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The King of Vintage Couture
Cameron Silver in his store on Melrose
There are times When I really love this job. Not because I have a head-start on the season's trends and first dibs on face creams, but because of the fascinating people I meet. People such as Cameron Silver.
No, I hadn't heard of him either, at least not until his book, Decades: A Century of Fashion, landed on my desk with a resounding thump. A3 in size and weighing approximately 2 lbs, Decades is the macher of coffee-table books, and though you may need a trolley to get it home, the reward for your effort lies within the 250 pages of stunning fashion images — many of which have not been seen before.
The book does not claim to be a definitive history of fashion. "It is my own history," says the Los Angeles-born author, and he is really proud of it. But what is so special about Cameron Silver that Bloomsbury have agreed to publish this mighty tome of first-person fashion essays?
Quite a bit as it turns out and most of it is fascinating because he is such an eloquent storyteller. Dapper and refined with a smooth accent, the 43-year-old Silver is the sort of world traveller one hopes to sit next to on a long-haul flight. Midway across the Atlantic he would tell you about his theatre degree, then his career as a singer of 1930s German cabaret songs that allowed him to indulge his passion for scouring second-hand stores for vintage clothing between gigs.
"I snapped up YSL suits from the '70s, Pucci ties from the '60s, but wherever I went I found more interesting women's clothes than men's — and though I certainly wasn't interested in wearing them, I found myself compelled to buy every single truly wonderful thing I came across."
Though Silver cut a music album, it was the thrift shop splurges that paid off and resulted, in 1997, in him opening Decades, his incredibly glamorous vintage boutique on Melrose Avenue in LA. Today it is regarded as the home of historic couture for A-listers, celeb stylists and a number of princesses — "not all of whom are Jewish," he jokes.
"My store actually got its big break when Nicole Kidman chose a Loris Azzaro couture gown to wear to the premiere of Moulin Rouge and the pictures of her in the dress appeared all over the world. After that, Grace Coddington [Vogue's creative director] dedicated eight pages to vintage, which was risky but it signalled the start of mixing old and new for 21st-century women."
Silver's challish for fashion can be attributed to his mother, Margot, who, "when being social in the eighties",dressed in Mugler, Sonia Rykiel and Valentino.
Cameron with Sex and The City's Kristin Davis and Burlesque star Dita Von Teese
"For my barmitzvah she had a dress modelled after something worn by Princess Diana," says Silver, whose very presence at catwalk shows these days is a seal of approval for the exhibiting designer. "I don't think Chanel cares if I'm there or not because it is such a big machine, but the LVMH group is into me and I've done some things with Marc Jacobs at Vuitton." "Some things" for Silver can range from hosting an exclusive party in Singapore next Tuesday to narrating Andy Warhol.
Currently, it's the film, Versailles '73, that he's promoting. "It's about the battle for fashion eminence between the French and Americans. Haven't you heard about it?" he asks.
I am loathed to admit that I haven't, just as I hadn't heard about the French fashion socialites Jacqueline de Ribes and the late Baron de Rede who introduced Yves Saint Laurent to Paris society. Apparently. But those are the names you get when you ask the font of fashion knowledge to pull together a guest list for an imaginary Friday night dinner.
"I'm afraid it would mostly be dead designers," says Silver, adding Halston to the list. "I'd also like the Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli to be there, but then I couldn't invite Coco Chanel as they didn't get along."
As I said, he is a fashion expert and in recent years has noticed a real decline in the number of aspiring Jewish designers. "It was all about Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein… but they are now the old guard," he says.
"Alber Albaz at Lanvin is wonderful and I threw a dinner for him in LA, but there are not that many young ones. It's also not the schmutter business it once was as it's now all about conglomerates and there is so little manufacturing done in the US. There are lots of Jewish CEOs, but I fear the artistry has gone."
Silver has plans to build his own conglomerate by revitalising old brands and investing in small designers who need cash. He will also have his own clothing line —"evening wear mainly as I'm not into basics. There's a way I like a woman to dress," he says.
In the New Year the US channel Bravo is launching a reality show built around Silver and his store and he is hopeful it will be good for business.
"When Decades first opened people came to buy. Now they want to borrow and where do I make money from that?" asks the man who once paid $4,000 for a Schiaparelli walking stick. "But it can work out as when I did Kristin Davis's entire wardrobe for Sex and The City II — she bought all of it.
With "hold on to anything by Hermes" as his mantra, he says he doesn't get emotional about the gowns he buys to sell at Decades, but during our time together he regaled me with stories about his finds.
"The incredible thing about vintage couture is that there is only one of something wonderful and I listen to every word my sellers tell me and sell their stories on with their dresses," he says. "And that story continues, as new owners more often than not send pictures of themselves wearing whatever they bought."
I'm not sure I have anything vintage of value to entice Cameron Silver to visit, but anyone this interesting will always be on my Friday night dinner wish-list.
'Decades: A Century of Fashion' is published by Bloomsbury at £22
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by Omar Cabezas
Recently the New York Times quoted a U.S. intelligence official who suggested that overthrowing the Nicaraguan government would be as easy as "falling off a log." That unnamed spook should read this remarkable memoir of the determined Sandinista revolution that in 1979 overthrew the brutal Somoza dictatorship, which was long backed by the U.S. Cabezas recalls the early days of the movement, when poorly equipped bands of guerrillas roamed the dense jungles, living on corn and monkey meat, combating mud, hunger and loneliness as well as Somoza's National Guard. Cabezas, who went from college student to Sandinista guerrilla commander, writes a muscular, passionate prose devoid of rhetoric and enlivened by a scatological humor reminiscent of Richard Pryor. He recalls, for example, hiding in the bushes outside a sympathizer's house during a party, only to have drunken revelers stumble out and accidentally urinate on him. ("After the first spray of piss, we took the burlap bag we had with us and put it over our heads and managed to survive the remaining blasts.") Cabezas is an ideologue capable of irony, a revolutionary toughened by the brutalities of war yet full of tenderness for the dirt-poor sharecroppers who hid him from his enemies. Cabezas has become a Sandinista Interior Ministry official in charge of political education, but this book ends in 1975, so we'll have to wait for a sequel to see what he thinks of the way things have turned out. (Crown, $13.95)
Picks and Pans Review: Fire from the Mountain
updated 07/15/1985 AT 01:00 AM EDT
•originally published 07/15/1985 AT 01:00 AM EDT

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Structure incentives to benefit the employee (and not abuse the customer)
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The 1 p.m. event had been touted to the media the day before, and television cameras and reporters awaited Vallas' arrival in the district headquarters auditorium. The five members of the commission, his bosses, were waiting, too.
But Vallas, feeling he had been unfairly scapegoated and tarnished for the district's budget deficit, had left the building an hour and a half earlier and had no intention of returning.


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Chat with Tim Griffin
Griffin joined ESPN.com in February 2008. He has covered the Big 12 since its inception, among a variety of beats during a 24-year career at the San Antonio Express-News. Griffin, a Memphis State University graduate, lives in San Antonio with his wife and son.
Send your questions now and join Griffin in The Show at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday!
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Tim Griffin (4:01 PM)
Welcome everybody for my pre-Thanksgiving Day chat. Feel free to fire away with any and all questions.
D.B. (Southlake, Texas)
Tim, I would like you to pose these questions to your ESPN colleagues that believe so strongly the Big 12 South is truly a two-team race and that the head-to-head trumps all. If Oklahoma loses to OSU and Tech beats Missouri for the conference title, would they move Tech ahead of Texas for a spot in the BCS title game? If Oklahoma wins the South tie breaker via Sunday's BCS but then loses to Missouri in KC, would they put Tech ahead of Texas? If Oklahoma is removed by a loss to OSU or Missouri, the situation is reset to a two team race between Tech and Texas - in which case - per many people, the head to head should trump all. I want to know from the pro-Texas side if they would be willing to agree to put Tech ahead of Texas under those circumstances. I'm guessing not. I can live with this one - who do they think is the best team in the Big 12 right now? If they think Texas then so be it but the three-way tie should basically come down to this question (if all take care of business on Saturday).
Tim Griffin (4:03 PM)
D.B. - I agree with you, If 45-35 has become such a big part of our sports vocabulary the last few days, I think 39-33 should be as well, if it's applicable.
Tim Griffin (4:05 PM)
Dave: I have heard Chuck Long's name. I've also heard guys like Phil Bennett, Dan McCarney and Dana Dimel as well. But I think that Snyder would be well-served to stack his staff with young coaches. I think for the kind of rebuilding job he's going to have, he's going to need guys with a lot of boundless energy.
Joe (New York, NY)
If missouri shocks the nation and wins the Big 12, does either of the 1 loss teams that dont make the big 12 title game then get a national championship shot anyway?
Tim Griffin (4:06 PM)
Joe: They could. In previous seasons we have examples of where championship game losers - OU in 2003 - and those not even in the championship game - Nebraska in 2001 - got opportunities. So it should be interesting.
Rob (Dallas)
How come you always mention Texas beating OU as an argument in favor of the Horns, but ignore Tech's win over UT? And don't give me that home field line because UT has beaten no one on the road this year.
Tim Griffin (4:06 PM)
Rob: I guess you didn't see my earlier post about 39-33.
Rick (Austin, TX)
What's gonna be on your plate Thursday for dinner that you're looking forward to most?
Tim Griffin (4:07 PM)
Rick: How about the El Arroyo at DKR tomorrow night? But I better say the meal that my wife and 4-year-old are having at Luby's before I leave. If that's the case, how about a light helping of turkey and dressing?
Patrick (Austin, TX)
Hey Tim, does it bother you (or any of your colleagues) that, if the Big XII had the same tiebreaking rules as the SEC and the ACC, there would be no debate about who wins the Big XII South? It would be Texas. Its very clear that Texas is going to get screwed despite having the best Big XII win of the season (Oklahoma on neutral field) and a far better overall resume than Texas Tech. Its a shame.
Tim Griffin (4:08 PM)
Patrick: Yes, I do wish that the Big 12 used the tiebreaking scenario employed by the SEC. I think it would be cleaner and eliminate messy situations like this.
Jack (Pittsburgh)
If UT and OU played today on a nuetral field, who wins?
Tim Griffin (4:09 PM)
Jack: Based off their most recent games, I say Oklahoma. I think Stoops kicks away from Jordan Shipley and Austin Box fills in at middle linebacker. But I'd love to see them play another time in Miami.
Jonnathon, Grand Island NE
ESPN - errors support punitive nonsense. Why are you the only one mentioning the NU CU game this weekend? I remember when espn actually covered games on national TV. How about making up for your co-workers incompetence & offering some love for a game that is always played hard regardless of records.
Tim Griffin (4:14 PM)
Jonnathon: Check out my blog post earlier in the day. But the rivalry is losing its relevancy, as much as I hate to say it. Colorado better get better quick, or I could see a game like Missouri-Kansas inheriting that spot.
Brian (Phx)
Joe Ganz for Heisman? What do you say?
Tim Griffin (4:15 PM)
Brian: Maybe not that high, but he would definitely be an all-league quarterback in many conferences. He's got the best single-season passing numbers in Nebraska history and is my vote for the nation's most underrated player.
God (Heaven)
The Big 12 is masquerading as the best conference in the nation, but they will be exposed in the bowl games. Florida over Texas, USC over Oklahoma, and Ole Miss over Texas Tech.
Tim Griffin (4:15 PM)
Big guy: We'll see.
Andrew (Denver, CO)
Tim, I saw your post with your prediction on the OU-OSU game. What makes you think this game will be a close one, considering that same logic was thought to be true before the OU- Tech game? And we all see what OU did to the #2 team in the country.
Tim Griffin (4:16 PM)
Andrew: It's tough to have that kind of effort in back-to-back seasons. I considered what OU has done in past seasons at OSU. Stoops has never beaten them by more than six points at the Boone. So I think it will be a tough game for them - besides the fact that OSU had last week off and OU didn't.
Rory (Austin, TX)
Tim, your blog is great. Love reading it. Your colleague Mark Schlabach recently wrote a column giving the Longhorns the advantage in Schedule, Wins, and Losses. Do you agree/disagree? Why?
Tim Griffin (4:18 PM)
Rory: I agree with Mark to large degree, although I don't think their schedule was uniformly that much better. They had games against UTEP and Cincinnati. Others I agree with, as well as the ultimate decision breaker in head-to-head. But I still think OU is a tad better than Texas is today. That could change this week, however.
Hunter Olson (Shawnee, KS)
Tim, Love reading the blog--great work. Curious to know what you think about Nebraska losing Joe Ganz after this season. Sounds like there is a chance he'll join the team as a coach in some capacity, but how will the Huskers offense do without him on the field? Lee? Witt? Spano? Green? Can Ganz help these kids with a semi-complicated offense if he steps in as a GA or an assistant? Which of these kids do you like under center next year and why? Keep up the great work. Happy holidays.
Tim Griffin (4:20 PM)
Hunter: I'm led to believe that Lee will get the first crack but Green might be the best long-term solution. I would think Ganz would be an ideal assistant becuase of his perseverance and dedication. That remains my biggest questions about the Cornhuskers is who their starting quarterback will be. I'm still waffling on who will be my preseason Big 12 choice. Missouri if Maclin remains, or maybe Kansas because it will have the most experienced quarterback.
Dave(Alpena, Mi)
Any chance FSU can upset Florida this weekend?
Tim Griffin (4:21 PM)
Dave: I wouldn't think so, but stranger things have happened.
John Swofford (Greensboro, NC)
Is it just me or is the AP Trophy a pathetic excuse for a national championship trophy in college football? They could have at least tried to match or upstage the BCS Trophy.
Tim Griffin (4:22 PM)
John: Have you seen how the newspaper business is the last few months? We poor ink-stained wretches can't afford the baubles that you guys in the college sports business can.
Robert (Kansas City)
Tim, what chance do you give Mizzou against the "winner" in the South?
Tim Griffin (4:23 PM)
Robert: Better than you might think. The fact this will be their second Big 12 title game and that they have this week to prepare rather than battle through a tough game like whoever emerges in the South will give them an edge.
Brian (St. Louis)
Any thoughts on Mizzou locking Gary Pinkel up long term?
Tim Griffin (4:24 PM)
Brian: Thought it was huge to continue the continuity and also keep the motorcyle population up in the Show Me State. Looks like he might have to fill his first staff vacancy in the next several weeks, which should be interesting.
Steve Denver
Tim, what chance do you give Utah against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl?
Tim Griffin (4:25 PM)
Steve: I've seen Utah play and I think they are a pretty good team. But I don't think many people will give them much credit. The memory of Hawaii is too fresh for many people.
Magnates (Tycoons, TX)
Oklahoma State has T. Boone Pickens. Who does Oklahoma and Texas have as their main sugar daddies?
Tim Griffin (4:26 PM)
Magnates: Look to professional sports for a few of them. OU has the Gaylord family that owns the daily newspaper in OKC. Texas has a bunch of them - Red McCombs, Tom Hicks and famed trial lawyer Joe Jamail.
Ross (Nebraska)
Tim, Did the Cornhuskers surprise you at all this year under first year head coach Bo Pelini? And where do you see the Huskers possibly being in a year or two? Thanks Alot!
Tim Griffin (4:28 PM)
Ross: I'm not surprised that the Cornhuskers are where they are. I picked them for second in the North before the season. I bet they wish they had a chance to play Missouri late in the season now rather than early. And as for the future, I'm curious the kind of offensive talent that Pelini will be attracting. The key will be to find a solid replacement for Ganz. They do that and they can climb back into title consideration in the North Division pretty quickly
Adam, MO
Tim what are your thoughts on Bill Snyder returning and the effect it will have on recruiting. Do you think good young athletes will respond to him and pick K-State over other programs?
Tim Griffin (4:30 PM)
Adam: Didn't surprise me that Snyder came back to football. I remember seeing him at functions the last couple of years and seeing how much he seemed to miss football. He needs to get a couple of young guys who are recruiting wizards to get the program up and running. As I've said, I think the North is winnable rather quickly by just about everybody. It was interesting to me that Snyder talked so much about technology changes during his opening press conference. Remember, this was the same coach who frowned on his staff using laptops during his previous coaching tenure. But if he's learned that technology is a good thing, maybe they contend quicker than most might presume.
J.B. (Dunmore, PA)
What Big XII team do you pick to win its game this week without scoring at least 30 points? You are pretty good at this.
Tim Griffin (4:32 PM)
J.B. - How about none. I think Nebraska, Texas, Texas Tech, Missouri and Oklahoma all will hit that mark. And all pretty easily, too.
Tim what is your prediction for the bowl game Texas Tech will attend
Tim Griffin (4:33 PM)
Joe: How about the Cotton Bowl. I know it's probably not what you were thinking about last week, but it's still a solid New Year's Day game.
Dave (Austin)
I heard a rumor that Texas plans on rolling out a nationwide 30-second commercial during the UT-A&M game arguing its BCS case complete with highlights from the UT-OU game. Any truth to this?
Tim Griffin (4:33 PM)
Dave: Have not heard that. But if anybody can afford it, it might be the Longhorns. That would make those Walter Cronkite "We Are Texas" commercials seem pretty cheesy, wouldn't it?
Brent (Atlanta, GA)
Tim, I'm thankful for your blog this Thanksgiving. How do you like Georgia Tech's chances in Athens, Ga this weekend? That multiple formation option is looking good in the 21st century, huh?
Tim Griffin (4:35 PM)
Brent: Nice transition. I'm thankful for the Varsity in both Athens and Atlanta when I travel through there. I just wish that they would build one at Hartsfield. But I think Paul Johnson will have trouble winning between the hedges. But his offense is pretty salty - particularly in the ACC.
David (San Angelo)
Tim-How can you say OU is the better team? What have they done and against who to prove it, besides Texas Tech that never even showed up? Since the RRR, (which we won BTW), OU has beaten ONE RANKED TEAM! Texas has beaten two, came up just short, and slaughtered a team OU slipped by (KU). I just think this "improvement" thing is COMPLETEL opinionated.
Tim Griffin (4:36 PM)
David: All polls are opinionated - that's why they call them polls. What might look green to me looks orange to you. That's what makes football polls so much fun. And tell me one other thing. Does the NFL have this much fun during its regular season? Didn't think so.
Can ND beat USC?
Tim Griffin (4:37 PM)
Cathy: Nope. I hear the Irish might be heading my way - maybe El Paso for the Sun Bowl.
J.B. (Dunmore, PA)
Pardon my ignorance here but isn't the Varsity the hot dog place? I think I saw it featured on the Travel Channel. The dogs are really that good, huh?
Tim Griffin (4:38 PM)
J.B. - Hot dogs and hamburgers. They are the world's largest distributor of Coca-Cola in a single restaurant. But when you go - ask for a F.O. - that's a frosted orange for us regulars.
Tuck (Oklahoma)
Anyone else agree Texas fans are the biggest bunch of cry babies they have ever seen?
Tim Griffin (4:39 PM)
Tuck: I won't go that far. Just say that college football promotes more controversy than any other sport. One of the reasons I like it so much.
Bo Pelini (Lincoln, NE)
Raise your hand if you expected that I'd be coaching a better team than Les Miles by Turkey Day. Nobody? Yep, pretty much. Do you agree, Tim?
Tim Griffin (4:40 PM)
Bo: Yes I do. Major reason why is because you started trusting in your defensive line talent and Suh started looking like the second coming of Bob Lilly for us old-timers.
Dan (Austin)
Tim: Im sorry but you aren't answering some of us Longhorn fans' questions directly. What do you base your reasoning on that OU is the better team that would outweigh seeing the two teams meet head to head and UT coming out on top?
Tim Griffin (4:42 PM)
Dan: Right now I give Oklahoma the edge for a couple of reasons. Their defense is playing much better than before. Stoops has learned to squib kick rather than chance long returns. Major reason on offense is because the Sooners' running game has reinvigorated with the return of DeMarco Murray. He and Chris Brown are a pretty potent duo. But I'm not saying it's by much. I could answer Texas if I see the Longhorns have a big offensive performance against A&M to match the defense I saw at Kansas. I thought that was Muschamp's best game since coming to the Forty Acres.
Tuck (Oklahoma)
Ok, i'll compromise. College football IS controversial.....but Texas is still full of cry babies.
Tim Griffin (4:43 PM)
Tuck: Don't know if I would go that far. I think that whatever team is on the bottom of the stick will always have some complaining.
J.B. (Dunmore, PA)
I root for a Big Ten team but have to say, the hatred between Texas and Oklahoma fans is one heck of a lot of fun when the two teams are so good.
Tim Griffin (4:44 PM)
J.B. - I agree. It's fun to live in the middle of it with no rooting interest in either school. That's why I think having them play one more time in Miami would be so much fun.
Jerry Lubbock TX
Tim how do you think TTU will do next year. Do you think Leach will run a new offense? He is loosing many players.
Tim Griffin (4:45 PM)
Jerry: It will be a challenging season for Leach without Harrell and most likely without Crabtree. But I know they like Taylor Potts and I wouldn't expect Leach's philosophy to be transformed - if he's even in Lubbock.
Brent (OK)
Agreed.....I think OU and Texas might be the two best teams in the nation. How about a 4 team playoff this year with the SEC and Big XII championships serving as the semi-finals?
Tim Griffin (4:46 PM)
Brent: I like your thought process. Let's make you king of college football.
Will J (Portland, OR)
Tim, so you'd rather enjoy seeing a rematch between OU and Texas than Texas or OU playing Florida, USC, or Alabama?
Tim Griffin (4:46 PM)
Will: Yes.
Ross (JC MO)
Dose Chase danels have a shoot at the hisman or is his run over.
Tim Griffin (4:47 PM)
Ross: Sorry, Chase. Those losses in October doomed you. But would you trade it in for a Big 12 championship?
charles manhattan ks
what do you think the kstate wildcats will do next year under coach snyder
Tim Griffin (4:47 PM)
Charles: I'm guessing they'll probably play an easier non-conference schedule.
Andrew (TX)
Tim, I know the North is still the little brother in the league, but it seems every time the South forgets that, we rise up and slay the giant (ala KSU against OU in 2003). What is your prediction for Mizzou against OU/TX in KC?
Tim Griffin (4:48 PM)
Andrew: South teams have dominated in the championship game and won by a 15-3 margin in the conference this season. But it's going to be cold at Arrowhead. I'll say the South team should be about a touchdown favorite.
Charles (Charlotte, NC)
Which conference is better? Big 12 or SEC?
Tim Griffin (4:49 PM)
Charles: This year, I think it's the Big 12. And if you like offense, it's really a lot better.
Carl (Louisville, KY)
What are the chances Tebow wins the Heisman again?
Tim Griffin (4:50 PM)
Carl: He'll make it to NYC, but I don't think he's winning it.
JP (Florida)
Tim, if Florida and Alabama both win their games this week, then that means that the SEC chamionship between these two teams will decide on of the teams that will contest for the National Title. Who do you pick in that game?
Tim Griffin (4:51 PM)
JP: I give Florida an edge because of Tebow and Harvin, although Alabama's strength in the trenches makes me think they have a puncher's chance of snagging an upset. How about Florida 30, Alabama 20?
Will J (Portland, OR)
Tim, I sure hope Oregon St goes to the Rose Bowl, then USC can play Oklahoma or Texas in the Fiesta Bowl. We'll see who's the best.
Tim Griffin (4:52 PM)
Will: I'd like to see it too. I'd like to see the Beavers hit Pasadena - big admirer of what Mike Riley has done in Corvallis.
Jeff (San Diego, CA)
Tim, what do you think about incorporating the great rivalry of Nebraska and Oklahoma into the Big 12 schedule every year and putting that game on Thanksgiving weekend?
Tim Griffin (4:53 PM)
Jeff: I like the idea, although I don't think that Nebraska and Oklahoma officials would willingly agree to play each other every season if it would end up that Missouri, Kansas, Texas or Texas Tech ended up with an easier schedule. They have more of a sense of self-preservation than anything else.
Amber (OKC)
Give us a score for the Bedlam game.
Tim Griffin (4:54 PM)
Amber: I'll stick with my pick I made with the rest of my predictions. OU 35, Oklahoma State 33
Mike Riley (Corvallis)
Tim, do you think we'll see old "powerhouses" Nebraska, Notre Dame, Washington, become prominent programs again?
Tim Griffin (4:55 PM)
Mike: Thanks for checking in. I think with the right coach, Notre Dame would have the easiest path to a mega program again. Nebraska is hamstrung by playing in the Big 12. Washington will struggle because of Pete Carroll and the strength of the Pac-10.
Scott (Austin, TX)
Tim, I know it's unlikely but what would have to happen for Baylor to upset Tech. Any one factor in particular?
Tim Griffin (4:56 PM)
Scott: How much too much turkey for Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree. Don't see it happening. When the game will be played the Red Raiders will be playing for a shot at the Big 12 title.
Lloyd Carr (Ann Arbor, MI)
Does Nebraska get a crystal football in 1997 if Osborne doesn't announce his retirement prior to end of the 1997 season?
Tim Griffin (4:57 PM)
Lloyd: Probably not. Maybe that's why he announced it when he did.
Ross (JC MO)
If Mizzou loses the big 12 championship game what bowl do u see them going to, Tim. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Tim Griffin (4:58 PM)
Ross: Thanks and you have the same. How about the Holiday Bowl or the Alamo Bowl.
Glory (Immortality, CA)
Worst play-call...Urban Meyer's play-call on 4th and 1 at the MISSISSIPPI 32 with 01:22 to go in the 4th Quarter this season or Pete Carroll's play-call on 4th and 2 at the TEXAS 45 with 02:13 to go in 4th Quarter of the 2006 Rose Bowl?
Tim Griffin (4:59 PM)
Glory: Probably Carroll's call in the Rose Bowl, although I think him taking a time out before the two-point play was just as bad. If the Trojans have one more play (after a timeout) they might have gotten a field goal in that game.
Brian (Osage Beach, MO)
Will Shonn Greene make it to NY?
Tim Griffin (5:00 PM)
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Would you really like to see a rematch of PSU/Oregon St in the Rose Bowl? Did you miss that in Sept? My guess is yes, you Big 12 guys don't get out much.
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Who do you believe to have a better defense right now? Oklahoma or Texas? The way Oklahoma shut down Tech I'd have to say Oklahoma. And being first in the nation in sacks doesn't hurt either.
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Travis: Again, it's very close, but if the Sooners play like they did last week, I might give it barely to them. I think that was the best OU defensive performance (against a good team, I might add) since Mike Stoops left Norman.
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Patrick: I think the Buckeyes and Sooners get bashed about equally for their BCS problems.
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Should a 3 yr old view an open casket?
I think your question is valid. I'm trying to picture my son at a funeral of a loved one. I think that because he's very particular about people sleeping and alarm clocks, I'd be concern that he'd loudly say, "___ It's 8 oclock, time to wake up!!!" And I feel like THAT would be harder on other people than it would be on him. We also don't really talk about heaven with him. We haven't had the need to, not that we'd purposefully kept the concept from him. I just wonder whether or not he would ask to go to heaven to be with the loved one because he will tell us "I want to go on vacation" when my in laws are on vacation. Not that he knows what vacation is in particular, he just wants to be with his grandparents. Just a thought. You will do what is best for your child as each child is unique.
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We just buried our kids great-grandmother on Saturday. We took all of our kids, including our 3 year old. And my dh's cousin brought her 18 month old. It's a time for family, IMO. We explained, the best we could that "granny" was in Heaven with Jesus now.
In our 3 year old's mind Granny is sleeping now and he understands she won't wake up. He stayed for part of the visitation and then my parents kept him during the funeral. DH's cousin had her in-laws come keep her little boy during the funeral too.
Honestly, having two little boys full of life brought a little comic relief to such a sad day and we know that our granny would have wanted to be surrounded by all her grandbabies, as she loved them dearly.
Do I think either of them will be scarred for life? No, it is what it is.
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We took DD who was 2 1/2 to her great grandmothers funeral and she was fine. Everyone enjoyed having a child there to break up the sadness. She behaved great during the service and even said that grandmother was in heaven. There was no casket because she was creamated so we didnt have to worry about that. I don't think viewing the casket would be appropriate because even I find that kinda creepy as an adult. DH was glad to have DD there as a distraction as well (it was his grandmother). Death is natural part of life and personally, I don't think we should shelter children from it. Just make sure you have age appropriate discussions about it.
That is probably an extreme but I was taken to funerals as a kid and I am not sure if any of it was related. So I do talk to my kids about death and heaven but wouldn't show them a body.
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I am a little late to this but absolutely yes I would. I was never kept from anything and grew up going to all funerals that my parents went to. My grandfather past when i was 5 and was cremated. We went to view him before he was burned and my sister was 2 at the time. My parents took her in and she told them to "get that man off that table, he shouldnt be sleeping like that!" They explained the sitaution to her then. I don't even remember it at 5 but I know I have never been scared to go to a funeral. Obviously I am afraid to die like most people and death is always sad but I think it's needed. It's not something I will shield him from; it's life. If his grandma passed I could not imagine not taking him to say good bye to her. He is also very smart for his age and I know he's understand. But I'd take his sister too (shes only 8m old but still). I've already have to explain dying to him when he tried to sufficate his baby sister with a giant bunny. I think it's more traumatizing being shielded and then having to face it later and not knowing how to react than to grow up knowing it's normal. And I'm not super religious either so I don't explain it in that sense either.
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Pretty pics Jenn! Your hunting season opens early...ours doesn't open for several more weeks yet. Hubby isn't much of a deer hunter. He does like to hunt birds...dove & geese mostly. I don't hunt anything except my chicken's eggs!! lol. Hope you get that big boy!!!
We did not see the buck. Brad saw a couple of does, but they didn't come into range, so he didn't get to take a shot at one. They didn't come out until the wind died, which was right as the sun dropped below the tree line in pic #2. We're going to go out again tomorrow night and Monday night.
Thinking out loud here...
First and foremost, Brad and I hunt to fill our freezers, not to get a trophy buck, or be the one to take down the deer, etc. We don't hunt competitively - we hunt for the survival aspects of it. One deer will provide a LOT of meat for the family to eat. That being said, I have never shot a deer. I have shot AT a deer, but have never shot one. Do I want to? Sure. Am I going to be disappointed if I don't? Sure, but only b/c my tag/license cost $60 and I'll be out that money if I don't get one. If Brad and I shot the buck (monster or not), we'll keep his antlers, but not his head. We have two sets of antlers mounted - one set on our wall. The first set that got mounted was a deer that I killed when I hit it with my truck in 2003. My dad took possession of the dead animal and processed it for his use. As a shit-head joke gift, he mounted the antlers and gave them to me for Christmas. (He's silly like that). The first year Brad and I were married, said mounted antlers served as stocking hangers. ;)
This brings me to my frustration (I have a lot of them...) Early muzzleloader season started today. We have two tags to fill. Brad informed me that if one of us hits a deer, we will use my tag to make the deer legal b/c in early muzzleloader, you're not allowed to "party hunt", which means everyone has to possess an unfilled tag in order to hunt. So, if Brad shoots a deer and we use his tag to mark it, I will have to hunt by myself. This is unappealing to me, so I am happy to sacrifice my tag to take possession of the deer. Will I be bummed that I didn't get to shoot one myself? Sure, but not nearly as upset as I'd be if I had to hunt by myself (however, Brad said he'd sit in the truck at my Grandma's house (we're hunting her property) and would wait for me to call and say I'd shot a deer, and he'd come out and help me find it and gut it for me. He's such a peach. :) ) I'm not sure if it's even legal for him to help me search for it or for him to gut it without a tag... idk.
Anyhow, since neither of us like this single person hunting, we've been talking about how we'll do it next year. I think the plan is for Brad to get two tags and for me to get one. That way, if he gets a deer, he can use one of his tags and the two of us can still be out there together til I fill my tag and if he gets a second, so be it... if not, no worries. Two deer in the freezer is all we're really interested in anyway. If it wasn't so cold, I'd suggest we hunt late muzzleloader (there are fewer rules about party hunting and weapon use in late muzzleloader), but that is the last week of December into the first week of January. Too cold for me! Brrrrrr....
Today, MIL took the kids so we could hunt. She came over at 6 and sat at the house til the kids woke up and then took them to get breakfast. After breakfast, she took them to the park and they fed the ducks. Makenna go bit by a goose b/c she wasn't dishing out the bread fast enough. lol There was no harm but Makenna was shaken by it. After that she took them to the park by the riverfront and Makenna came home super excited b/c they'd seen two "boats swimming". lol We called MIL when we came in from the timber at about 10 and asked her to drop the kids off when she came back into town. She asked when we were going to go back out the the timber and we told her 3 and that we would bring the kids back to her before we leave. She asked if she could keep them b/c she and FIL wanted to take them to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch. Wow... I didn't expect that. She hasn't asked to take the kids or to do anything with the kids for a long time... I think the last time may have been before the daycare was opened. So we were overjoyed and told her she could have them. About 1 pm, though, I was missing my kiddos, so I walked over and hung out for a while. She was still waiting for FIL to get home from work, so they were just hanging out at her house. It made me very happy that she wanted our kids and wanted to do something with them. Like really really happy. I was pretty much convinced that she didn't like our kids anymore. So, she had our kids from 6 am til after 7 pm tonight... that's a long day, but they had so much fun and she said they were very well behaved (now, I'm pretty certain she had to have taken someone else's kids... lol). Both kids crashed at 8:30. Hopefully they stay crashed all night long and sleep in tomorrow. :)
I suppose, I'll stop rambling now... :)
Sounds like you had some good hunting fun. Good luck nailing a deer and putting that tag to good use.
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That's pretty awesome that MIL and FIL had the kids for the entire day! :) Hope you both get a deer tagged and bagged soon! :)
I am feeling more and more that I would like to hunt deer for consumption, but I don't even know how to go about learning the basics.
Sabine, first step is to take Hunter Education. It'll teach you the basic laws and rifle handling/marksmanship. After that, it's probably best to get teamed up with someone with hunting experience who can show you how it works. Lucky for me, I have my husband and father-in-law and dad to train me. It really doesn't take much training... ensure you're confident with a rifle/shotgun/bow, whatever you plan to hunt with, go out to the woods, see a deer and shoot it. Of course, make sure you know where your party is placed so you don't shoot someone. We sit in deer stands and I know where Brad's is and there's no chance I'll shoot him, or visa versa. Our stands sit back to back with a few yards between us. We'd have to turn clear around in our stands to accidentally shoot each other. Makes me comfortable b/c my biggest fear last year was accidentally shooting my husband or FIL.
Today is mine and Brad's 8th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe we made it this far considering some of the trials we've been through, but we made it this far, so it seems silly to give up on us now. It's been a wild ride - not anywhere near calm as would be preferred, but we held on and made it. My heart is joyful and happy today. Right now, my poor guy is in bed with a migraine. I had one on Sunday and Brady had one yesterday... makes me wonder what kind of sickness is working its way through our house.
Brad got his deer last night. It was little, but will provide some meat for our freezer. Now I have to go hunting by myself and hope to get one. If I get one, I'll call Brad and he'll come field dress it for me and take it to the locker. We were going to use my tag to mark this deer, but he really wants me to get a chance to shoot one, so he talked me into holding onto my tag. And he said that unless it's got spots, it'll be bigger than his. lol
It's rainy and cold today so I don't know if I want to go out today... there's nothing quite like sitting in a tree stand waiting for the off chance that a deer will walk by while getting rained on and chilled through to the bone... Unless it warms up, I probably won't go today. I'll still schedule my leave for 2 pm in case it warms up. If it doesn't, oh well... it's 2 hours off work. Maybe I can get something done in that time if I don't hunt.
Off to read some journals. Have a grand day everyone.
Happy Anniversary! :) Good luck bagging your deer! :)
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If you're in the market for a new car, I'd wait until about mid-June to see what other car manufacterers (namely GM) will be offering in response and then make my buying decisions then.
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1. Opening tonight is downtown Buffalo's first fully dedicated mecca for mirth. It's the 325-seat Helium Comedy Club, installed in what used to be WJ Morrissey's Irish Pub at 30 Mississippi St. in the Cobblestone District. Drawing the first laughs as headliner will be Rachel Feinstein, whose resume includes an appearance in the 2010 season of "Last Comic Standing," a Comedy Central special, and stints as a writer for the Onion and a voice for characters on the Adult Swim show "Venture Brothers." Performances are at 8 p.m. today and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Opening will be a parade of local comics, two per show. Tickets are $10 to $15, and there's a two-item minimum. January bookings include Rob Schneider and D.L. Hughley.
2. Curious about what Kwanzaa is all about? Well, that's the topic of a talk that will be given by Evan Doyle, a local chronicler of African-American history, at noon in the Central Library on Lafayette Square. Kwanzaa, which starts next Wednesday, is a weeklong cultural celebration of seven principles to live by, culminating in gift-giving that includes a book to emphasize the value placed on learning and a heritage symbol to reinforce the commitment to history and tradition.
3. A lot of people think it's time to get tougher on animal abuse, and Assemblyman Sean Ryan is one of them. Today, he will announce he's sponsoring "Phoenix's Law," for the Jack Russell Terrier puppy who was set on fire last month and is currently recovering. The legislation would double penalties for felony aggravated animal cruelty from two years in prison to four, and fines from $5,000 to $10,000.
4. Haunting and history are part of this weekend's holiday programs in the Iron Island Museum, 998 Lovejoy St. In the Railroad/Children's Room, historians will recount the origins of the neighborhood's names, explore its industrial past and tell tales of the children's spirits that sometimes inhabit the room. The Military Room will feature stories of local men and women who went to war and of the veteran whose cremated remains were found in the building's basement. In the Chapel Room, the Iron Island churches will be celebrated, along with their ghosts. Programs will be given at 7 tonight and 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $5. Reservations are recommended. Call 892-3084.
5. The Erie County Republican Committee celebrates its successes in the November elections at its annual holiday reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Sonoma Grille, 5010 Main St., Snyder. Among those honored will be Stefan Mychajliw, who won election to become the next Erie County comptroller. Tickets are $99, $175 per couple. For reservations, call 856-8700.
6. An old-fashioned community carol sing is on tap at 7 p.m. at the gazebo in Centennial Park in the center of the Village of Angola. Barry Dietsch, the retired Lake Shore Central School choral director, will lead the program, and a brass ensemble from the high school will provide the music. Song sheets will be handed out to all who come to the park. Afterward, there will be free hot chocolate and cookies in Updyke Hall of First Congregational United Church of Christ on Main Street. If the weather is bad, the entire program will be held in the church.
7. The Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel has spent $8.5 million to renovate its restaurant, and at noon it will be unveiling the brand-new Thunder Falls Buffet, which opens to the public this weekend. It will feature more than 100 food items across six food stations, with a focus on healthy and ethnic dishes as well as Western New York comfort food. The restaurant will be directly connected to the gaming floor and offer a series of interactive cooking stations, high-tech video screens and lighting displays.


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There are lots of great functions out there that exhibit weird characteristics.. for example... consider the following: For each rational number p/q (where p/q is represented in lowest terms), let f(p/q)=1/q. For each irrational number x, let f(x)=0. This function has the unusual characteristic of being discontinuous at every rational point, but continuous at every irrational point (you have to use a strong epsilon/delta argument to show it, but it's not that hard)..
Might as well provide a link for your function: Thomae's function (aka. the "popcorn" function)
I'm quite fond of the Lambert W function mainly because it's a very simple function that really isn't taught in schools, and so makes people question what they mean by the terms "elementary function" or "closed-form solution".
... augh! continues at all and ONLY at the irrationals? that's evil and twisted! :)
the "popcorn" function
I've always called it the Christmas-tree function.
salt and pepper function
The Devils Staircase also known as the Cantor function. Quoting from wikipedia:
The Cantor function challenges naive intuitions about continuity and measure; though it is continuous everywhere and has zero derivative almost everywhere, c goes from 0 to 1 as x goes from 0 to 1, and takes on every value in between. The Cantor function is the most frequently cited example of a real function that is uniformly continuous (and hence also continuous) but not absolutely continuous. It has no derivative at any member of the Cantor set; it is constant on intervals of the form (0.x1x2x3...xn022222..., 0.x1x2x3...xn200000...), and every point not in the Cantor set is in one of these intervals, so its derivative is 0 outside of the Cantor set.
Math is always smashing my "naive intuitions" :( This might take the strange function cake.
In unrelated news, that link lead me to the Wikipedia page for almost everywhere, where it says,
In measure theory (a branch of mathematical analysis), one says that a property holds almost everywhere if the set of elements for which the property does not hold is a null set
So it holds almost everywhere, but there aren't any cases where it doesn't hold? Can anyone unconfuse me?
Null set doesn't mean empty set, it means a set of "measure" zero, which basically means, as I understand it, "given a certain rule for measuring how big a set is (not necessarily "how many elements it contains"), that bigness is zero"
There go more of my naive intuitions...
"measure" is basically just a way of generalizing and talking about notions analogous to length, area, volume, that sort of thing.
A finite set of points, for example, would have zero total length, area, etc (as appropriate), yet still not be an empty set.
In terms of subsets of the real line, a "null set" is essentially a set of zero length, (often isolated points in some sense.)
In particular, a countable subset of the reals will always have measure zero! So a function could have a positive derivative on, for example, the rational numbers (which are countable), and still have this count for literally zero length along the real line.
So a function could have a positive derivative on, for example, the rational numbers (which are countable), and still have this count for literally zero length along the real line.
In fact, if I remember correctly, the square of the function mentioned in the original post has this property. Or, if not this property, then one not entirely unlike it. :-)
given a certain rule for measuring how big a set is (not necessarily "how many elements it contains"), that bigness is zero
It's more like "given a fixed rule" --one can make up a rule that assigns to every set measure 0. :-)
To fudge a bit (I'm actually defining outer measure; but it turns out not to matter for null sets), the measure that's relevant here (i.e., on the real line) is the smallest total length of a collection of intervals covering the set in which we're interested. Thus, the statement is that one can wrap up the points of the Cantor set in intervals of arbitrarily small total length. The standard 'middle-3rds' construction already does this: Take [0, 1] and remove the middle 3rd --i.e., (1/3, 2/3). This leaves us with 2 intervals, [0, 1/3] and [2/3, 1], of total length 2/3. Remove the middle 3rd from each --i.e., (1/9, 2/9) and (7/9, 8/9). This leaves us with 4 intervals, [0, 1/9], [2/9, 1/3], [2/3, 7/9], and [8/9, 1], of total length 4/9. After n steps, we're left with 2n intervals, of total length (2/3)n. "In the limit" --meaning, by intersecting these intermediate results-- we get the Cantor set, so the Cantor set has (outer) measure at most inf (2/3)n = 0.
EDIT: Swapped open and closed sets.
Another weird thing about the Cantor function is that you can use it to make another function which is strictly increasing everywhere and yet has derivative equal to 0 almost everywhere.
f(x)=sin(1/x). As it approaches zero, it oscillates between -1 and 1 infinitely often :)
This has to be one of my favourites. Let f(n) be the number of ways n can be expressed as sum of powers of two, using each power no more than twice.
It can be proved that f(n)/f(n-1) takes all possible positive rational values. Proof
This is OUTSTANDING. I love this function. Thanks for that. The proof is in essence simple too..
I like the Blancmange Function. Its continuous at every point in the unit interval, but nowhere differentiable
I got exactly that curve as an answer when solving an actual problem a few weeks ago, I had no idea it had a name and was well know. This is why I love math, everything is connected and things from one area of math keep appearing in areas seemingly unrelated all the time.
The Alexander horned sphere isn't a function, but it's damned strange.
This thing looks awesome :)
The picture on that page looks slightly wrong - should not the second set of punctured torus loop outside the first pair of punctured torus, the way that the first pair extends past the radius of the original torus?
Anyways, cool concept, I didn't know about that.
I don't know a name for it:
f(0) = 0
f(x) = e ^ (-1 / (x * x))
The wierdness is that f's MacLaurin series is zero (i.e., it has no nonzero term), because for all n, (nth deriv. of f(x)) @ (x = 0) is zero.
It's the simplest well known example of function that's not equal to it's MacLaurin series (even where the series converges).
Rosenbrock's Banana. There's nothing really special about it, I just really like it.
Riemann zeta of course.
We looked at a similar function when I was in high school, where f(x) = { x if rational, -x if irrational}. Doing the epsilon/delta proofs for that, you can find that it is continuous only at a single point, x=0. I've always thought that a function which is "continuous" at one point defies the natural language meaning of the word, and was interesting for that reason.
A function that is continous everywhere but differentiable nowhere : the Weierstrass function
When most of the people think of continous fonction, they think of a function they can draw. In fact, if you can draw a function, it is differentiable.
a lot like the function pointed by tirpen
In fact, if you can draw a function, it is differentiable.
I always thought that I could draw the absolute-value function ….
Abs(x), as well as GeoKangas' function, are differentiable everywhere except on a set of measure zero, to which some people might wave their hand and say, "eh, close enough".
Also see this.
Of course, one has to be a little careful with ignoring bad behaviour on sets of small measure --see Luzin's theorem. On the other hand, you did say measure 0, not small measure.
<quibble> You can draw a non-differentiable, continuous curve, by wiggling your pencil tip with Brownian motion. </quibble>
Also, before I had a computer, I drew some pretty decent approximations to fractal curves by hand.
I always liked this one: Sum from n=1 to infinity of (2-n)g(x22n) where g(x)=g(x+4) and g(x)=1-|x| for -2 <= x <= 2. The approximation is a little easier to visualize than the Weierstrass function I find. Plus it's easier to prove that it is nowhere differentiable but cts everywhere. I believe it was inspired by the Weierstrass function.
In case someone didn't know there are still only countably many such functions, since a continuous function is uniquely defined by what it's values are on the rationals,(or any countable dense subset in the case of a general topological space). Hence there are only countably many continuous functions from R to R. This is probably not a surprise to most.
the dirac delta function is pretty neat. it amazes me how neatly it all works out for something that doesn't even satisfy the requirements to be a function in the first place.
it amazes me how neatly it all works out for something that doesn't even satisfy the requirements to be a function in the first place.
I think this needs some qualification. Qua function, it's a perfectly reasonable function from the real line to the real line together with infinity (which is a perfectly good topological space, or even semigroup, if you like). It's only when you want to start getting into integrating test functions against it that there's some fakery involved.
I've always been fond of the Ramanujan tau function, it has some rather beautiful relations.
Not a function, but the Cantor Set did my brain in when I first saw it.
Tupper's Self-Referential Formula Does a inequality plot count?
I think so :-)
f(x) = 0 when the weather next Tuesday is rainy. f(x) = 1 otherwise.
Hey, it's an imperative programmer!


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When word leaked that the Suns were involved in a three-team deal that would send Jared Dudley to the Clippers, ship a second-round pick to Milwaukee and bring point guard Eric Bledsoe to Phoenix, it was reminiscent of another deal made about 25 years ago.
That one brought Kevin Johnson to the Valley.
This isn't to say that Bledsoe is the next KJ. But there are some parallels.
Bledsoe, a first-round pick in 2010, is a 6-foot-1, 195-pound point guard who has gotten limited playing time the last two seasons behind Chris Paul, arguably the best playmaking guard in the NBA.
In his three NBA seasons, Bledsoe is averaging 6.7 points and 3.0 assists in only 19.6 minutes a game. Nobody knows yet just how good he can be.
KJ, meanwhile, was still a rookie when he came to the Suns but had been drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers and was getting limited playing time behind Mark Price, who would become a four-time All-Star.
The 6-1, 190-pound KJ was averaging 20.1 minutes, 7.3 points and 3.7 assists at the time of the deal. Nobody knew yet just how good he could be.
Like KJ, Bledsoe has explosive quickness and athleticism. He has better shooting range than KJ did when he arrived here, and he is on a whole different level as a defender.
While KJ once recorded a triple-double that included 10 steals and was assigned to guard Michael Jordan in the NBA Finals, defense wasn't his calling card. It's Bledsoe's, and he comes calling with regularity, ranking third in the NBA last season in steals per 48 minutes.
On the other hand, few players have had the ability to slash like KJ or get to the free-throw line as frequently as he did thanks to his ability to drive the ball. And he was a master of the pick-and-roll.
But this is what really reminded us of KJ's arrival: When he got here, the Suns had a young, 6-foot-3, 190-pound point guard named Jeff Hornacek.
Of course, Hornacek is now the Suns head coach, who happens to have a young, 6-foot-3, 190-pound point guard named Goran Dragic.
In 1988, the Suns slid Hornacek over to the shooting-guard position and he evolved into an All-Star. KJ and Hornacek were essentially a pair of combo guards who played together.
Like his coach then, Dragic has the ability to play off the ball or run the offense. Bledsoe and Dragic are essentially a pair of combo guards who could, potentially, play in the same backcourt, too.
With KJ, and then the addition of Tom Chambers in the off-season, the Suns made what was then the biggest turnaround in NBA history. We're not anticipating anything like that from the Suns this season.
We won't even know until the deal is officially announced how the Suns plan to use Bledsoe and Dragic because team officials can't discuss it until it is finalized later this week.
But General Manager Ryan McDonough and Hornacek quickly are putting their stamp on the franchise, first with the selection of mobile, athletic center Alex Len with the No. 5 overall pick in the draft, and now the Bledsoe transaction. Both players have the potential to be important pieces of the team's core far into the future.
The Suns have until Oct. 31 to sign Bledsoe to a contract extension or allow him to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season. We feel fairly confident they wouldn't have agreed to the deal without having a pretty good idea what an extension is going to cost, and won't want other teams to bid up the cost with offer sheets.
The Suns seem finally to have a plan and are going about rebuilding the right way.
Teams almost always overpay for marquee free agents, and frankly some names on the marquee this summer have the potential to go straight to video.
The Suns are better off building through the draft and with trades, filling holes with second-tier free agents. If there is a big-time free agent down the line who can put them over the top, that's the time to spend.
Meanwhile, let's give the previous management group some credit. We have been critical of a lot of moves made in the past by Lon Babby, the Suns president of basketball operations, and his former general manager, Lance Blanks.
But along the way, they also accumulated draft picks and cleared salary-cap space that gave McDonough flexibility to make the deal for Bledsoe. The Suns had to take on the $8 million contract of forward Caron Butler to get Bledsoe, but it expires at the end of the season, so the Suns haven't hurt their cap position going forward.
In the meantime, there has been speculation that with Bledsoe's acquisition, Dragic is now expendable.
Don't bet on it.
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Heartsaver CPR and First Aid class - 8 a.m.-2 p.m., June 7, J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital Education Center, Huntingdon. Cost is $75. To register in advance, call 643-8839.
Kiwanis blueberry sale - 4:30-8 p.m., June 24, pickup across from Vince's Pizza, Burnham. Cost is $27 per 10 pounds. To order call 899-7478 or 994-5495 by June 12.
Safe sitter class - 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, June 13 or Monday, June 16, J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital Education Center, Huntingdon. Fee is $40. To register call (814) 643-8839.
Chicken barbecue - 11 a.m.-2 p.m., June 14, Crossroads Church of God of Prophecy, East Salem. To order takeout call 463-2379.
Brain injury support group - 7 p.m., J.C Blair Memorial Hospital Education Center, Huntingdon. Register by June 9 by contacting Lisa Cullen at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 1-800-237-9009, or Beth Thomas at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Griefshare Bible study/support group meeting - 6:30 p.m., Pine Glen Alliance Church. For more information, call Faith Weidman at 899-6972.
KeyStone Gamers - 6-9:30 p.m., Moose Family Center, 80 Brady Lane, Lewistown. Do not have to be a Moose member to join. For more information email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fairmont retirees and former employees breakfast - 9 a.m.,Vince's Pizza and Family Restaurant, Burnham.
Machine Shop 1 breakfast - 8 a.m., Danny's BBQ, Lewistown.
Juniata County Democrat Committee meeting - 7 p.m., Mifflin Fire Co. Annex. Use rear entrance. Call Gregg Specht at 436-5422 with agenda items or for more information.
Friday, June 6
Free community movie night - 8-9p.m., activities, 9:30 p.m., the movie "Monsters, Inc." will be played, Hartman Center, Milroy. The event is rain or shine. Refreshments will be provided. Bring a chair or a blanket.
Chicken and waffle dinner - 4-7 p.m., Alfarata Cookhouse. Benefits local young man struggling with cancer. Sponsored by St. Mark's Dormantown Lutheran Church.
Movie night - 7 p.m., Wayne United Methodist Church, Lewistown. There will be a showing for adults, "The Book Thief" and "Frozen" will be played for children.
Saturday, June 7
Yard sale - 8 a.m., Mountain View Chapel, Reedsville.
General Thomas Mifflin Chapter NSDAR meeting - 10 a.m., Bread of Life Restaurant, McAlisterville. The speaker will be Suzanne Burchfield of Port Royal whose topic will be "Women in the Military" as she recounts her experiences in Qatar. For more information, call Nora Houser at 527-4296 or visiting www.dar.org.
Beef and ham pot pie sale - 4 p.m., Rescue Hose Company No. 20, 222 S. Sassafras St., Beavertown. Proceeds benefit the fire company. Takeout only.
Partners in Care support group - 1 p.m., Pine Grove United Methodist Church. A support group for caregivers of family members with a disability. For more information, contact Sharon Ferrante at 436-8065.
Kathryn's Kloset - 9-11 a.m., Leininger's Church Social Hall, Mount Pleasant Mills. Free household goods for community. For more information, call church 444-3360.
Clothing closet - 9 a.m.-noon, Evangel Baptist Church basement, 375 W. Fifth St., Lewistown. Sandwiches and soup available.
Ice cream festival - 4 p.m., Maple Grove School House, Licking Creek. Sponsors Maple Grove Sunday School. Homemade ice cream and food.
Free concert - 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., Village Acres Farm and FoodShed. Eric Shellenberger and 61/49 will be performing. Sponsored by Juniata Cultural Arts Committee.
Milroy American Legion Post No. 287 officer elections - noon-7 p.m., Milroy American Legion Post No. 287.
Yard and bake sale - 9 a.m.-2 p.m., American Legion, Lewistown. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary.
Yard sale - 7 a.m.-2 p.m., ROFF Headquarters, 133 No. Walnut St., Burnham. All proceeds go toward ROFF.
Yard sale - 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Grace Covenant Church, 205 Washington Ave., Lewistown. Proceeds will help youth group attend youth conference. Call 248-4579 for more information.
Shoe bank - 9 a.m.-noon, Grace United Methodist Church, Lewistown.
Sunday, June 8
Ham dinner - 11 a.m.-1 p.m., McClure Volunteer Fire Co., West Specht Street, McClure. Takeouts are available. Cost is: $9 for adults; $5 for children ages 6-12; and free for children younger than 6. For more information, call Gordon Fultz Jr. at 513-8626 or Marleene Hassinger at (570) 658-3363.
Mifflin County Chapter of PA Association of School Retirees board meeting - 10:30 a.m., Burnham OIP. Officers and committee chairs should attend.
Susquehanna Valley Spinners and Weavers guild meeting - 2 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 361 Chestnut St., Mifflinburg. For more information contact Ruth Burnham at (570) 523-8311, Brenda Ocker at (570) 966-9489 or Joyce Howard at (814) 577-7881.


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Degree-seeking graduate students are eligible to apply for Federal Stafford Student Loan funds. Graduate students may borrow up to $8,500 per academic year in a Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan and up to $12,000 in a Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for a total of $20,500 per year. The aggregate maximum borrowing limit for graduate students is $138,500 of which no more than $65,500 can be subsidized.
Students must be enrolled at least half-time each semester in order to borrow Stafford loan funds for that semester. Half-time is defined as four to six credit hours and full-time is defined as seven or more credit hours per semester.
Applicants must apply for need-based financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Office of Financial Aid will then determine the amount of a loan that the student may qualify for and certify the student's loan according to the amounts accepted on the student's Financial Aid Award Notice.