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Bottom line, nobody knows what kind of shape he's in, except for Jared. It's a guess game for everyone else.
He plays 25 minutes and gets burn on the defensive game unless the guy he's guarding is posting him up. How winded can one get? Even fat lamar can play that time of game and not get winded
And nobody knows how hurt he really is except Jared.
Last game- knee feels better
Last week where he posted 0 points and 1 rebound. Must be the knee!
^Ah, I think he's dealing with an injury too in case you didn't know.
Yeah he got that plasma blood treatment because he though it was cool, lol.
That's a big reason I never liked the use of those stats as well. some players don't get to average 36 minutes, foul trouble, fatigue, matchups..etc. Some players shrink in the fourth quarter while others don't. I look at players like Redick, who scores in the first but level out throughout the game, or players like Chris Paul who coasts through the first half offensively then like to heat up in the second half. When comparing players you can get a great evaluation of these patterns by watching their film. Such as what tendencies they have, when they like to score, what players can lock them down, ...etc.
And as you are I am especially dubious of PER 36, especially when one of the players involved in the comparison hasn't exactly reached a point where they can be on the court for that long.
You do have to acknowledge that Jared has gone back and forth on the tendonitis. All sarcasm aside there is a fluctuation on his performance and how this affects his play drastically from one day to the next. The fluctuation with Dudley is incredible to say the least.
We all know exactly how hurt he is actually. Read yesterday's LA Times article. It's been referenced and linked to numerous times.
Apparently it's worse then SOME people though.
Haha that's patently false. Every word of it.
And Blake just got his elbow drained
Yup. People need to watch the game and see how the player impact the games.
Actually, it's perfectly normal. Read the LA Times article from yesterday. Tendinitis is inflammation. It goes up and down. Agent0 mentioned his personal experience with tendinitis and said it was really bad some days and pretty good on others. Too much cynical conspiracy theory talk around here
Ok Jared Dudley is a top notch defender who can keep a guy in front of him and also can play up to 36 mins. True right?
Conspiracy theories, no just differing opinions on a players performance and how much of it is attributed to what circumstances
This is hilarious...no, he isn't Andre Igudala or Tony Allen. But to say he does nothing but get blown by is just lying. He held Lebron to five points dude. Check the play-by-play game log. Doc talks about how Dudley used to shut down Paul Pierce and how it never made sense to him until he realized what a smart defender Jared is. He has little ability to move laterally on his knee right now so "top notch" is hardly the term I would use for him at this juncture lol. Jared's knee being able to handle 36 minutes is a question I don't want answered, but cardiovascularly there's no reason to think he couldn't. Lamar was a big sweaty mess after three minutes last year. Jared is in exponentially better shape than Lamar was. I haven't seen Jared look winded once this season, have you? Speaking of which, if you were implying that even a fat Lamar is fine for playing 25-30 a night, why is Dudley's obviously superior fitness of concern to you?
I thought the issue we had was that you said things like "he looks fat and lazy" and "he is overweight". That is different from saying he could be in ever better shape, very different. One statement is saying you can get better, the other is saying you are bad.
I don't understand how you are combining two players to make up one players per minute production or advanced stats. Kevin Durant is you only option.
Do you mean like adding two 14/3/3 per 36 guys and that's 28/6/6 per 36? Only problem is that if you add their production, then you add the minutes, so that's 72 minutes, not 36. So their per 36 numbers still falls back down to 14/3/3.
Now, if you had two players who each put up 14/3/3 in 18 minutes (28/6/6 per 36), but could only play 18-20 MPG because of something that I don't know of, you do essentially have the equivalent of a 28/6/6 player in the combination of those two players. Problem is that doesn't happen. If you did, you would just tell them to work on their stamina and play one at each wing and then you have two superstars, lol.
Per 36 is really about rate of production, not about predicting what a guy will average in 36 minutes, though in terms of validity, per minute numbers have been shown to hold true for players with a good sample size of production.
If you look at a lot of guys who get MIP or are in the races. they are just players who got more minutes and maybe also a slightly bigger role, but they were already producing on a per minute basis.
We aren't talking about players who have some obvious deficiency in stamina or style that prevents them from maintaining their production. Also, some players, more minutes actually increase their production rate.
Casspi has no value to me, so adding him to a trade except for to balance contracts is meaningless. If you gave me Dudley and Koufus for he 70%+ assisted guy that Afflalo was the 3 seasons before, then he's, I'll take it if I need a big man.
Afflalo was behind Davis and Redick and then behind Tobias who became the go to guy after the trade for Orlando. Before this season, Afflalo had never shown success in being a shot creator, so this 22/5/5 version isn't indicative of his level of play, he's usually just a 3/D non creator.
I measure value in this case by does this guy give my team as much as I'm paying him, and are his extra advantages over a cheaper player worth it. Lebron = yes. Deng = no.
If I have this team:
Paul / blank / blank / Griffin / Jordan
If I have that base roster and my options are pay Deng $14M and fill the roster with minimum contracts, or spread that money and balance my roster, I'll choose the later.
I'll pay Trevor Ariza $7M to be my SF and pay two guys $3.5M each to be my other wing and backup big and I'll be confident my team would be more successful than Deng at SF plus minimum guys.
Deng should play less anyways. Deng isn't a good creator, he's a 3/4 option. He was still assisted 69% of the time without Rose and was behind Boozer and Robinson as an option last year.
In the playoffs, Deng has averages 14 PPG each of the last two seasons with <100 Ortg, that's his without Rose, he's better with. Is just his defense and rebounding worth $7M more than Trevor Ariza who can also defend and rebound, but in addition is a superior 3PT shooter? I don't think so, but others might.
So you agree he could be in better shape? That's exactly what I have been saying all along. I may have been a little extreme in calling him fat and lazy but I really think he looks and is overweight for an athlete who is trying to play at his best which includes being in his best shape.
He looks bigger than the last couple years more like he did pre Phoenix weight loss.
For me it's a pet peeve that these guys are paid so much cash and they won't be in peak physical condition. Many players complain about having to work out too much or restrict their diet... Guess what Jared makes 42x what I do in a year! They should have higher expectation on them and be required to stay in unbelievable shape.
That's a fair point of view, but I have to ask: what kind of shape do you think Jared would APPEAR to be in if his knee was healthy? Without his knee slowing him down you probably would never have thought he was overweight. 6'7" 225 is proportionate according to BMI height and weight charts. 242 lbs would be proportionate even.
Java's logic at work again. Oy vey.
Apples and oranges procedure, but carry on.
You know that this is a totally different argument than saying he is fat, lazy, overweight and out of shape, right?
Could Jared get to a higher level of fitness, probably, I honestly don't know how he works and can't truly make conclusions from his body shape, but he's certainly not alone in that amongst NBA players. Is he underperforming for his job though? No, he isn't, he's just not being an overachiever.
Money is only so much of a motivator, I think we tend to forget that sometimes. Everyone says "if it was me making that much with all those resources, I would do so much more", but the reality is that it isn't the case. Most people tend to the average, some do the bare minimum, and some will go above and beyond. Maybe Jared is just an average man.
Does he actually look bigger than Phoenix? I mean it's been a couple of months since he was there, nothing crazy.
As a fan I always hope for and expect the best out of players that play for our team. Clearly not all fans have the same perspective and are fine with mediocrity.
It sounds like Dudley is finally getting healthy. Hopefully this means he'll better on defense and hit his jump shot more consistently.
Oh come on, get of your high horse, lol, please.
Straw man alert
I wonder if Mullins got in better shape would that help him.
First, I'll never trade Lebron period not for Durant not for ANYBODY. He brings too much to the game.
I agree that per 36 is a good indicator of predicting what a player will produce but it's a terrible stats to use to compare two players especially when one can maintain production and capable of playing large minutes because the player is not a defensive/offensive liability and can defend without fouling.
You said some guys increase their rate but some guys rate also decrease. It can work both ways.
About Afflalo, Just caused he wasn't leading the team in scoring doesn't mean he wasn't the go to guy. Would you consider Blake the go to guy since he lead the team in scoring. Same goes for Afflalo.
I prefer Paul, Deng, Jordan, and griffin. I'll take that any day with some fillers. Why? because length and athleticism can do wonder into a team defense.
I don't know why you count deng being assisted 70% of the time a negative. That just means he puts himself in scoring position a lot. You got to get easy basket in the league. Is it his fault that he knows how to run the floor and slash? Also assist is a funny thing in the NBA. If Deng receives a pass and face up and shoot without dribbling that pass would have counted as an assist. Deng gets the ball pump fake and takes one dribble that's still consider an assist. Those number might have been inflated a bit.
I know that there's pure shooter in the league like Novak, Redick etc. but some shooting percentages have a lot to do with floor spacing. Not all but for some teams have such horrible spacing that most of the 3 points shots that the players attempt are easily contested. I am going to take Jodie Meek for example. Last year with Howard and Kobe's horrible floor spacing he struggled at the 3 point line but he's having a career year this year just like a lot of inflated stats we used to see in Phoenix back in the day.
Damn good post...Even though we disagree 95% of the time.
I wouldn't trade Lebron for anyone either, but your question didn't really make sense cause you were talking about combining per minute numbers or something that. The only player that could make some sense is Durant, but the two players equaling one's production stuff, that makes no sense, not sure what that was about.
I agree, some do go down, but we generally see the same range of production. Players production in the same role generally fluctuates around a certain per minute range.
What does per 36 mean?
Per 36 compares the rate of production of different players. It's actually just production per minute. The number 36 is only used because it is approx the average starters minutes in the NBA now and gives us a baseline. When players used to play 40 MPG in the early 2000's we used per 40.
We use per 36 because it makes more sense to people to say this guy puts up 15 pts/36 or 20 pts/36. That gives you an idea of his scoring acumen. If I said this guy puts up 0.55 pts/minute and therefore when on the floor is as capable a scorer as this other guy who puts up 0.5 pts/minute, does that even mean anything. How do you interpret that?
So I multiply that number by 36 and it gives me a number more palatable to how we look at players stats. So if you say player A scores 22 PPG and is a better scorer than Paul, but player A plays 42 MPG. I can say Paul averages 0.54 pts/min, player A averages 0.52 pts/min. Is he actually a better scorer or just on the court longer?
Or I could just say Paul averages 19.3 pts/36 and player A 18.9 pts/36, which one is better for discussion? You tell me... (I'll personally take per 36 over per minute because in the end I'll be converting per minute to something that makes more sense)
That's what we use per 36 for. it isn't about whether someone can play 36 minutes, 36 minutes is just a good baseline because we understand numbers based on that. If the average player played 24 mins, we would understand numbers based on that. A good rebounder is now someone averaging 6-7 rebounds, not 10. 20 PPG scorers are 13 PPG scorers. A great scoring season is 16-17 PPG (25+ pts/36).
What follows after?
After that, we can now proceed from that conversation and say "can Paul play 42 minutes" (he can btw). Then we maybe ask "will he have a drop-off in production because of the extra minutes". Maybe, maybe not, let's say he drops 5% on average in those extra 6 minutes. So if Paul averages 0.56 pts/min (20 pts/36) he would average 0.53 pts/min (19 pts/36) for his extra 6 minutes (on average). So in 42 MPG he would average 23.1 pts (19.8 pts/36) as opposed to 23.3 predicted by per 36, but come on, 0.2 pts.
Of course there are more variables. Does he slack more on defense for those 3 minutes a half to save energy? Does he pace gmself more, those are more relevant in a big minute change. The average player doesn't have any drop off in a small minute change and the average player can maintain production for at least low 30's in MPG, seemingly, most up to mid 30's.
It's not "advanced", it's just common sense.
So yes, it has value in comparison when we look holistically. Also when we are talking about someone already playing >25 MPG, or Dudley in this case who played 31.1 MPG already and had his best per 36 scoring and rebounding numbers that year while still at .575 TS%. 36 minutes is 5 more MPG. It isn't 5 straight, it is 2.5 per half. The question becomes whether I can get Dudkey 2:30 seconds a half of non high fatigue playing time where he maintains his production. Maybe, maybe not.
Afflalo and Orlando
When Orlando needed buckets late in games, they ran sets for Redick first, then secondarily for Afflalo. Their late game offense had a lot of Glen Davis and Jameer Nelson as the primary's options when those guys actually played. Afflalo did have to create more in the 4th since defenses to lock down more, he wasn't specifically good at it.
Later in the season, Tobias Harris was given isolations. Was there actually a point where Afflalo was just the focal guy?
You're comparing apples to oranges with Afflalo and Paul. Paul is a primary ball handler, high level playmaker and elite isolation player. Afflalo played none of those roles last season, so his shot distribution was quite indicative of his role in the offense.
$14M on Deng or not
With Paul, Griffin, Jordan and Ariza, I have actually more length and athleticism which will do wonders to my defense also, and I have better 3PT shooting, which compliments my stars better on offense, and $7M more to spend on my roster. I could get one player, maybe someone like Kevin Martin. I could get two, I have options. I could sign Afflalo as a free agent.
Now I have Paul / Afflalo / Ariza / Griffin / Jordan, even more length and athleticism and very good shooting. You take your Deng with Willie Green level players starting at SG (and I like Wilie), I'll take this option. Deng is not a superstar! hardly even an All-Star right now. Now if it was Paul George, I'll take him and Willie Green.
I agree on NBA assists, they are too generous, and where did I say it is a bad thing. You are the one that is saying one of Deng's attributes is the ability to create. My point is that Deng is not much of a creator. Let us understand that Caron Butler is a better shot creator and isolation player than Luol is. If you aren't actually creating effectively, what is the value to the team? I'd rather Paul iso's than Deng iso, and if Deng is less efficient on his assisted baskets than a Dudley, how is he better for my offense; because he's more capable and willing to put the ball on the floor and take a low percentage shot?
Jodie Meeks
I doubt he maintains 48% 3PT. He has so far this season, His struggle was shooting 1.7% less than his career average and 0.8% less than the previous season. That could just be fluctuation from the mean.
Meeks doesn't need "spacing", Meeks IS the spacer, so I don't even get what you mean by their horrible floor spacing hurting his shooting. He's shooting he same type of shots, open jumpers, other people not spacing well, I don't get the effect on him. He doesn't need others to space, he needs others to draw in defenses, he needs to provide the spacing, they need him to space the floor.
Now if you are saying that defenses were stretching more and not sucking in because of Kobe and Howard! that would seem to counter then general sentiment that the pairing or Gasol and a Howard was congesting the lane, not opening it up.
You prefer Deng over Redick and Dudley? He is getting a lot more money than both players combined. Getting Deng would make us have very little cap flexibility and there is no doubt in my mind that one team will try to give him a near max contract.
Deng helps us a lot defensively but he also makes us significantly worse offensively. It would neuter our shooting not to mention how much he is paid. Its a pretty terrible tradeoff. Not to mention our biggest defensive woes come from our bench particularly our bench bigs not our starting unit and getting Deng would make it very hard for us not to go over the luxury cap if we wanted to upgrade our bench front court.
$14m is a lot of money and really Deng isn't an upgrade of both Redick AND Dudley. Defensively it makes us better but offensively it makes us a lot worse due to less floor spacing.
I get what per 36 is but i just don't like the stat as a sole stat to compare to players. In basketball, a lot of your production depends on teammates, and coach. Look at Asik, with the assertion of Howard in the line up we saw his production at its lowest. Will it be fair to compare DJ and Asik game solely by looking at per 36?
Well Afflalo being forced to create in the 4th did bring his averages down. You don't think his number would have inflated if he was playing with CP3? Afflalo's number was a product of his coach and teammates.
I don't think Ariza would give you more shooting. They basically have the same number and Deng doesn't necessarily have the best offensive coach in VDN and Thibs. But Deng can get to the line more effectively which in my opinion pays teams dividend in the 4th. I can also count on Deng being the iron man of the team.
I mentioned the assist because if you watch the game when was the last time you see Dudley take anybody one on one. Dudley only shoots WIDE OPEN shots. I was trying to say that Deng can score with defenders on him and not necessarily cut and drive with no one guarding you. I am not saying let's have Deng Iso but if you watch Clippers games, CP3 is doing too much because we have two people in the starting line up that can't create or dribble. If Deng's responsibility is only to shoot wide open shots like Dudley then Deng's number would be more attractive. Again product of coach/team.
I used Meek as an example of someone who can thrive with a better set of teammates since his game depends solely on how the team use him and the opportunities his teammate creates
Another example is Xavier Henry. Some considered a bust because he played with defensive coaches like Monty and Hollins. But now he's playing with D'Antoni and he is now an asset. Per 36 is higher due to product of coach and system.
All I am saying is watch the game and see what guys can/ can't do
Yes. After this year Deng should be in the 6-9 million range. At least what I predict. From watching Redick and Dudley, I think we're a great regular season team but will struggle in the playoff. We got too many players that depends solely on CP3 to score.
We struggled in last year's playoffs partly because we had no reliable 3 point shooting (also partly because our defense was bad). Also because our shooters were primarily spot up, which made the offense very stagnant and predictable. With JJ and Jared, it's less predictable and more active. And we shouldn't have to rely on Paul like we did last year. We got those guys, plus Blake, plus Jamal.
Straw man, red herring, false dichotomies..etc. I applaud your familiarity with these terms. These are all types of phallacies, great for a debate class but this is a sports page why do you constantly bring these up? Some here aren't even familiar with these terms.
Dude you are the one who went there stating that Jared Dudley is fine where he is even though he could be in better shape. I am dead serious and it's no straw man argument. You on the other end have an empty argument and red herring going into a diatribe about cardiovascular health, and the difference between that and being cut or ripped.
You my friend are a funny guy! Thanks for the laughs in the thread.
If I was an owner I wouldn't tolerate having out of shape players on my team. That's not a high horse it's calling demanding more than the minimum.
Well put CB24. Especially after the offseason acquisitions we were predicted to be one of the top two teams in the west by some like Stephen A. Smith and others. The meandering we have done in the standings all season long is hard to accept, and I would say that I have higher standards for our guys than most.
Yeah it's not like I don't remember what it was like to be a fan of a losing team. I just want all the players to be committed to doing all they can to help the team. Physical condition is a big part of that picture.
I mean seriously which player that is visibly in great shape is in bad cardio shape since that was brought up? We are talking the ultimate distraction argument right there, lol.
This was a big issue last year as well. I remember someone calling out Lamar Odom because he looked fat in pictures right before the season began. Others quickly chimmed in that Lamar has never been a chiseled or athletic looking guy and that it wasn't anything to worry about. As the season went along we all found out that the criticism of the picture was not just an occurrence of one CTB member being pessimistic (or negative) but an actual lack of conditioning on Lamars part.
To make a long story short I remember this member of CTB got so much flak and got called a fake fan by others...turned out he was right Lamar was struggling with weight. Overtime things will be revealed, which is why its good for people not to attack or ostracize others opinions. Sometimes they turn out to be right.
That's definitely not what we want to happen again.
Good reminder to stay open minded though. We are all clippers fans at the end of the day
Interesting quote from JJ redick tonight how he said the key to him being able to put pressure on the opposing defense by constantly moving. He attributed it to "being in good shape." Wow I never would have thought it was important, lol. But he probably doesn't know what he is talking about.
Dudley crashed down to earth tonight. Need some consistency from him.
God you're a troll. We all know the importance of being in shape to play professional basketball. So does Dudley. What some people don't know is that injuries actually do effect athletic performance. How's that for trolling? The beautiful truth buried within your mountains of BS is that we all know you'd have nothing to say about Dudley's weight if his knee was healthy. FACT.
^ Maybe "good shape" varies daily. Dudley can go for 21 one night, and 3 the next.
My wife would say I'm the same. Sometimes I can go into triple-OT being aggressive the whole time, other times I'll just sit there for 15 minutes... "taking what the defense gives me".
But she'd also say that my career averages are very good!
It's really all about that team chemistry, you always gotta know where your teammate wants it. Never I say NEVER go for the back-door cut unless they call for it and there is a clear opening.
Those are the keys to a long career together. If you don't follow these two simple instructions your teammate might call for a replacement sub for you...or worse, switch teams.
Too true. Knowing how and when to make that backdoor cut is what got me a ring!
OMG, LMAO, that was two epic Posts.
I would hope the reason he is out of shape is solely based on his knee and nothing else. And sorry it's not trolling when I have been slammed by so many of you posters saying how ignorant I am and stupid. All I am doing is bringing the facts to the table and you guys really can't say anything except attack me personally.
Seriously though, he made Melo look skinny last night in comparison. Anyone could see that. That's not a good thing especially for a player who has a knee injury.
Dudley needs to put more effort into rebounding. No point in him leaking out when not athletic enough to finish consistently.


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Seeking Symmetry on the Information Front: Confronting Global Jihad on the Internet
K. A. Taipale
Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy
National Strategy Forum Review, Vol. 16, Summer 2007
Warfare is the use of extraordinary power -- that is, power that seemingly violates the ordinary normative rules governing civil activity -- to compel an adversary to submit to one's political will; and, asymmetric warfare seeks to do so by avoiding an adversary's strengths while applying one's own advantage against the other's weaknesses.
In the face of overwhelming U.S. military and economic power, America's adversaries -- including non-state actors such as al Qa'ida -- are increasingly turning to asymmetric strategies to oppose U.S. interests.
This essay provides a brief overview of the 'information battlefront' in the confrontation with militant Islamic extremism. In particular, this essay outlines how terror networks are increasingly using advanced information technology and the global communications network to expand their capacity and capability to wage a global insurgency against U.S. interests and surveys what counter-strategies might be employed in response.
It is beyond the scope of this essay to address the broader political or policy issues relating more generally to the global "war on terrorism," or to address the legal or ethical implications of employing the counter-strategies discussed below in any specific context. Rather, this essay focuses simply on surveying some of the information operations strategies that might be used to counter certain online activities of insurgents.
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Normally, the business of caring for stray, lost or abandoned animals is no a laughing matter.
But a break from the norm and a healthy dose of hilarity promises to be just what the doctor ordered — make that veterinarian — at the 9th annual Wags to Riches fundraiser, Saturday, June 29.
And what's the buzz about a helicopter and $2,500 cash prize? Well, more on that in a moment.
Sponsored by Friday Harbor Animal Protection Society, Wags to Riches is the biggest benefit of the year for the APS-managed Friday Harbor Animal Shelter, where on any given day as many as 25 cats and kittens, and 3-4 dogs, are provided with safe haven, nourishment, medical treatment and a helping, caring, loving hand.
Anywhere between 60-75 cats and kittens are adopted year-in and year-out through the animal shelter, where each animal is treated and given medical clearance prior to adoption. Adoptions of dogs and puppies number about 35-40 a year, collectively. The shelter remains a "no-kill" facility for any adoptable animal
With as many as 150 animals a year to care for, or more, that's serious stuff, with an overhead of about $150,000 a year. A little humor offers a nice change of pace.
So, with three nationally renowned comedians set to share the spotlight of the San Juan Community Theatre stage, this year's event is entitled, most suitably, as "Comedy to the Rescue". It stars Elayne Boozler, founder of Tails of Joy, an animal rescue and advocacy foundation, who's making a second appearance at Wags to Riches, award-winning standup comic Emo Philips, and veteran late-night talk show comedian Wendy Liebman, whose "Taller on T.V." special debuted on Showtime in 2012.
That's not all, not by a long shot.
In addition to rib-tickling performances by three veteran comedians, admission to the show includes gourmet hors d'oeuvres and tasty beverages as well as great raffles and a live auction. The event also features an online silent auction that begins - goes live - Friday, June 21, a week before Comedy to the Rescue hits the stage (for access to the silent auction, go online at, biddingforgood.com/apsfh.).
Oh, and the helicopter and cash prize?
An added attraction to this year's fundraiser is Wags to Riches "Howl-in-One Balldrop" and raffle drawing. At about noon on the day of the event, Dane Armstrong will be hovering over a yet-to-be-determined green at San Juan Golf & Country at about 200 feet, with a cargo of golf balls purchased as part of the Wags to Riches raffle, $10 a ball, no limit on entry, in the belly of his aircraft. The owner of the first ball to roll into the hole will win $2,500 cash, and additional prizes await for those with the five closest balls to the hole (winners will be announced at the Comedy to the Rescue show).
Three comedians, live and silent (online) auctions, gourmet food and drink, a first-ever helicopter ball drop — and all for a good cause — put it all together to make Wags to Riches truly something to bark about.
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A general study of the influence of bars on the distribution of chemical composition across disks of spiral galaxies is presented. This work is based on abundance surveys, employing narrow-band interference filters, performed on a large number ($>$ 50) of HII regions within a small sample of barred galaxies. Relations between O/H gradients and some bar properties (axis ratio, age, star formation activity) are established. For example, the correlation between the slopes of the global O/H gradients and bar axis ratios is discussed. Also, following a recent study of the oxygen distribution in the barred spiral NGC 3359, it is shown that a break in the slope of the abundance gradient indicates that the bar is young, in agreement with the presence of intense star formation activity observed along the bar. We then used star forming activity along bars as an indicator of the age of the barred structure. From this, we suggest that the slope of the global O/H gradients in barred spirals becomes flatter when star formation becomes moderate or absent along the bar, and at the same time becomes active in the galaxy center. All these results are in good agreement with recent numerical simulations of barred galaxies, indicating that large-scale mixing due to gas flows induced by bars plays a major role in the chemical evolution of galaxies.\\ \indent This work was supported by NSERC (Canada) and FCAR (Qu\'ebec) postdoctoral fellowships, and in part by the NSF through grant AST 90-19150.
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It's been a while since our last Bokah Mix. In all honestly, we weren't quite sure how to top Maribou State who quite simply, delivered on all fronts. Well, we've been searching low and high and think we found just the right producer to roll out our fifth mix. If his name isn't familiar to you, it will be soon – we're expecting big things from this budding young artist. Spinning some funky house, bass driven garage, and 90's styled house-movers, our fifth mix is brought to you by Aaron Lipsett.
Hailing from West Ireland, Lipsett is starting to make real impressions on the burgeoning UK scene. Following a string of superb productions on his Soundcloud, most notably his collaborations with fellow Irishman Fion, the pair have begun to gain a huge following and much deserved label interest. Perhaps the breakthrough tune for them was their re-jiggle of Brandy's 'Best Friend', aptly titled 'Cognac'. Pure old-school R&B, sharpened up to a bouncy beat and slick synths; a fresh breath of life into a recognisable sample – one Groove Armada fans are no doubt familiar with.
Aaron has since released on the mighty Black Butter Records, with his remix of Clean Bandit's 'Nightingale' being featured on the EP single. You can listen to the Bestival king Rob Da Bank airing the tune on his Radio 1 show last month; some feat for an up-and-comer like Lipsett. Now snapped up by Kerri Chandler's unstoppable MadTech label, Aaron's 'Know This' got the debut release for their free download imprint, MTDL. As well as hearing the track in this mix, you can grab it over on XLR8R where it's being hosted.
Catch Aaron playing at next week's Eton Messy night alongside Fion, Pále, AZ&TOR and Sly One at The Croft in Bristol. He'll no doubt be rolling out a set similar to this mix; packed full of bubbling house and catchy hooks, keeping the pace going throughout. Look out for gems from iO, Plezier, and Frankie Bingo, as well as that absolute stomper from Jason Burns. Listen and download the mix below, and read our interview with Aaron beneath that.
Krystal Klear – My love Is Burning
Toyboy & Robin – No More Sunshine
iO – Always Something
Pasteman & Herobot – Off The Chain
Queenie – And Every
Zak Zoms – Bring Me Down (Stanton Warriors Vocal Mix)
Frankie Bingo – Chain Of Fools
Figgy – Only You
Real Connoisseur – Nobody's Fool
Samuel Dan – Good Love
Aaron Lipsett – Know This
Jason Burns ft. Reva Devito – Lightning / Ditto – Baybe
Plezier – That Was Me
Hi Aaron. It's great to see you're playing at the next Eton Messy night, what can people expect to hear when you play out? Is this Bokah mix you've put together for us a good representation of that?
Yeah, this mix would be something similar to the type of stuff myself and Fion play in our sets. We try to keep the set's quite floor friendly, so plenty of 4/4 house and garage with a few different bits thrown in to mix it up a bit.
Your recent remix of Clean Bandit's 'Nightingale' got some air time on Radio 1; how was it having Rob Da Bank play your track? Do you think radio still plays a vital role in gaining exposure for underground producers like yourself?
Yeah, it's amazing hearing your track on Radio 1, something everybody starting off aims to achieve I guess – I wouldn't have imagined it six months ago. I do think radio is still quite vital, although not nearly to the extent that it used to be, with the internet and whatnot. I think more and more people are turning to specialist websites where they can pick and choose what they want to hear, and can also be linked to the artists page. However, it's great that stations as big as Radio 1 are so involved with the music scene and unheard of artists…quite different in Ireland.
And what about the Eton Messy channel, has this played a large role for you in gaining support and exposure? Do you think platforms like this are responsible for the success of smaller artists?
Definitely, for me personally it has helped so much; 'Cognac' was first picked up by the channel a few months back and helped so much with building followers etc. I think it's great that people starting off with no management, can send on their tracks and if they're of a certain quality then they can be put on the channel for thousands to view and share. Eton Messy, along with the other channels are a major reason the genre is spreading so fast, I think a lot of people don't have the time for Soundcloud and these channels are definitely helping gather great music in an accessible way.
Are there any more releases or productions that you're working on at the moment that you can share with us?
Just working on my own stuff at the moment, one or two I'll be throwing up for free. Have also been asked about doing more remix work over the past few days, so time depending, I'll see what I can do.
For your fellow tech heads and producers out there, what software/hardware do you use to make your tracks?
I use very little hardware, bar a midi keyboard. Software-wise I'm currently using FL Studio, but I'm catching up on Ableton as that's where I want to be at – I think it suits my workflow a lot better. With regards to VST's, I rarely use anything except 'Massive' by Native Instruments; it's just such a great tool.
Are there any up-and-coming artists you can recommend our readers to look out for in the near future?
There are so many, I couldn't choose just one. I guess one artist I think will do very well is TCTS; I know he's not exactly unknown at the moment, as he's doing very well, but I think he will go very far this year – his production quality is of such high standard.
And finally, what track can't you get enough of at the moment?
Hard question – somebody posted 'Codex' by Radiohead a few days ago, I know it's not new but I've been rinsing it lately. It's a classic.
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Vision + Action: Equality in Motion, Vision 2020's Second Annual Congress [2]
October 12
Chase Tower, 10 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Join leaders from all 50 states to discuss women's leadership! The purpose of Vision 2020 [3], a national initiative developed by the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine, is to help the US reach gender equality in political leadership by 2020. Rocky Mountain Regional Director Katie Groke Ellis and Illinois Program Coordinator Katie Verb will be there to represent The White House Project.
Reserve your seat online [4]. To learn more, visit http://drexel.edu/vision2020 [5].
Go Lead [6], a series of monthly trainings designed to increase your leadership and give you the skills to be an effective advocate, will be taking place in multiple cities.
"Public Speaking," Minneapolis: October 13, 2011
"Canvassing 101," Denver: October 19, 2011
"Intro to Campaigning," Minneapolis: October 24, 2011
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Commissioners disburse room tax funds
WELLSBORO – Tioga County commissioners disbursed funding Tuesday from the county room tax to non-profit organizations involved with tourism promotion.
Funds will be disbursed as follows: $5,000 for the Wellsboro Chamber of Commerce for the annual state Laurel Festival, $4,000 for the Green Monster Pine Creek Running Challenge, $3,650 for the Country Western Jamboree at Dean Center, $3,000 for the Tioga County Early Days Association, $3,000 for the American Association of Community Theaters Festival Circuit through Hamilton-Gibson Productions, $3,000 for the Mansfield Fabulous 1890s weekend, $2,735 for the Endless Mountain Music Festival's Winter Jazz Event and $2,095 for their annual Summer Music Festival, $2,000 for the Liberty Blockhouse Festival, $2,000 each for the Mansfield and Wellsboro Grower's Markets, $1,400 for the 23rd Upper Pine Creek Trout Tournament, $1,000 for Mill Cove Earth Day, $1,000 for the Mansfield 4th of July celebration and $820 for the Blossburg Community Festival.
"Most of this funding goes toward advertising to bring more people into the county to attend these great events," said Commissioner Mark Hamilton, adding that the room tax helps to "keep the tourism industry alive in Tioga County."
In other business, the commissioners approved a three-year agreement with Forward Thinking Systems LLC for 10 GPS units to be installed in Department of Human Services vehicles at a cost of $13,520 funded with natural gas impact fee money.
County Clerk Derek Williams said the units were "a management tool for safety, so if we don't know where an employee is, if they don't return to the office, or if something happens, we can know where their vehicle is, and we can track where they have been all day.
"Employees also can program a route for the day, so it saves time and fuel," he added.
The units also are equipped with speed indicators so the agency can be more aware of how employees are driving, Williams said.
"They will save on damage from speed-related accidents and if they are speeding we can talk with them about that," he added.
Commissioners also:
Approved a technical and cost proposal from Larson Design Group for bridge inspections between 2013 and 2017 in the amount of $737,655.
Set their next meeting for 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Mansfield Borough office.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: August 15, 1996 Steve Conway Cray Research 612-683-7133 Michael Schneider Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center 412-268-5869
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisc., Aug. 15, 1996 -- The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) today formally accepted the first production model of the CRAY T3E. Produced by Silicon Graphics subsidiary Cray Research, the CRAY T3E is one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, a "highly parallel" system that teams tens, hundreds or thousands of processors to work simultaneously on the same computing task.
PSC's CRAY T3E system will have 512 processors and be capable of more than 300 billion calculations per second. This represents a four-fold increase in scientific productivity over PSC's current highly parallel system, the CRAY T3D.
This new system substantially boosts the computational capability of U.S. scientists and engineers, said PSC scientific directors Michael Levine and Ralph Roskies: "This is a big step forward in U.S. high-performance computing."
PSC, in partnership with Cray Research, has consistently been the first National Science Foundation supercomputing center to provide the most powerful computing resources to solve important scientific problems, and scientists in 50 states and the District of Columbia, including corporations such as ALCOA, USX Corp., Dupont and Westinghouse Electric Corp., have worked with PSC to carry out their research.
Research at PSC has received a number of awards for work such as:
More information on these and other PSC research projects is available on World Wide Web at http://www.psc.edu/science/.
The acceptance event, held in Cray's Chippewa Falls manufacturing facility, included representatives of Congress, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Carnegie Mellon University, Westinghouse Electric Corp., Silicon Graphics and Cray Research.
Cong. David R. Obey (D-Wisc.) said, "Through its support for Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and other NSF supercomputing centers, the National Science Foundation is advancing U.S. scientific, engineering and technology leadership -- a cause I've championed in Congress for many years. The CRAY T3E supercomputer will be a boon to the national research community."
"The placement of the CRAY T3E at Pittsburgh reflects NSF's commitment to provide leading parallel systems to the academic and industrial communities through our supercomputer centers," said Mel Ciment, deputy assistant director of the National Science Foundation's Computing and Information Science and Engineering Directorate.
Cong. Mike Doyle (D-Penna.) said, "The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center has had a substantial positive impact on the economy of the Greater Pittsburgh region. It has become an important incubator spurring the rapid growth of technology-related firms in our area."
According to Cray Research president and CEO Robert H. Ewald, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center historically has been the first customer for the company's newest supercomputer systems. "Cray views our relationship with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center as an important partnership. PSC's demanding requirements help keep Cray at the forefront of technology innovation, and Cray gains valuable feedback from the center's staff and users." Ewald said the company has more than $200 million in advance orders for the new system, making it the world market-leader for systems of this type.
"The T3E system is a major milestone that signals Cray Research and Silicon Graphics' strong commitment to the high-end supercomputing market," said Edward R. McCracken, chairman and chief executive officer of Silicon Graphics.
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh together with Westinghouse Electric Corp., was established in 1986 by a grant from the National Science Foundation, with support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Cray Research, Inc. (Eagan, Minnesota), a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Graphics, Inc., provides the leading supercomputing tools and services to help solve customers' most challenging problems.
PSC news release, First Cray T3E Customer System is Shipped to Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.
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The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today proposed new regulations that would revamp how American homeowners interact with mortgage servicers.
One set of rules aims to provide homeowners with clearer, timelier information about changes to interest rates and options for avoiding foreclosure. A second set of rules requires servicers to credit payments promptly, correct errors, stay accessible and limit foreclosures if homeowners are working on loan modifications.
"Millions of homeowners are struggling to pay their mortgages, often through no fault of their own," CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in an e-mailed statement. "These proposed rules would offer consumers basic protections and put the 'service' back into mortgage servicing."
Cordray summed up the policy underpinning the rules as "no surprises and no runarounds." The bureau is seeking public comment on the proposals by Oct. 9, and will finalize them by January 2013.
The proposal would cover major bank servicers, such as Bank of America Corp., as well as smaller non-bank players like Ocwen Financial Corp.
Isaac Boltansky, an analyst with Compass Point Research & Trading LLC in Washington, said in a research note that the new rules would support a "secular shift in the mortgage servicing industry" away from big banks toward specialty servicers like Ocwen.
"We expect the big bank servicers to offload a sizable portion of their servicing assets," Boltansky wrote.
The new regulations go beyond the standards for mortgage servicing that state attorneys general wrote into a court settlement reached with major banks on March 12, according to a senior CFPB official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity. For example, the CFPB proposal requires servicers to acknowledge receipt of complaints or information requests within 5 days, and respond to the borrower about the inquiry within 30 to 45 days.


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I love T2, but T1 will always be the king of the hill: T1 > Alien > Aliens > T2
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Yea, this is like asking which do you prefer, left or right arm. Funny little thought train though, Terminator was written and directed by James Cameron. So wasn't Aliens.
both had Michael Beihn as the lead male hero, Bill Paxton in it as comic relief, and Lance Henricksen as interesting side character. Also, watching the first Terminator, you can see the design for the Colonial Marines from the Resistance fighters.
I would say Terminator over Aliens for a few reasons. One it is a much deeper film on the whole, simply just scary and intense and talks about our ultimate fate being wiped out by our own creation. Even this game references it by putting "No Fate" on Hick's shotgun, "No fate but what we make." Truthfully it was also the inspiration for The Matrix and most current day post apocalyptic films. It goes that deep. It made the Top 100 films of all time along with Alien, not Aliens.
Second without it nobody would have given Cameron the chance to do Aliens and include all these awesome actors.
Lastly and certainly not least, it made Arnold Schwarzenegger a big star. Which also lead to Predator and so much else, Terminator is still going strong and getting solid sequels. T3 really being the worse one and that really wasn't horrid, the closet we got to an Alien sequel as of late was AVP:R and this canon entry. Prometheus was more or less a tie in, but still lacking.
Really, they just are all great movies sharing one theme like Hellraiser and Halloween, watch the first 2 films and forget the rest. Even Halloween I go as far as to say only watch the first and preserve the awesomeness of that film.
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Marius_D posted...Your idea has been done aswell, more or less. It even had flying/driving sections aswell as a plot that lead into the first movie. Good game.
Took awhile to reply but only just read this, the game was Terminator Future Shock on the PC. Created by Bethesda if i recall right.
Each level was pretty much an open map, you were given your objectives and then left to go about it. Some buildings were seperate maps you could look around for weapons/health/ammo, different types of Terminator roamed around, overall a fun game.
The sequel to it wasn't bad either, but if i remember right that was more a MP focused game.
You know what game wasn't bad? That Terminator 2 game on the NES. I'm not talking about the shooter, I'm talking about the one that's like a sidescrolling beatemup with a really short looking arnold. It even has a t-1000 that hunts you down and keeps reforming after you shoot it.
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Aliens for me, but then I consider Terminator to be better than Terminator 2
Terminator was a dark and gritty horror movie and having a human as a protector gives so much more tension to the plot.
Besides, that club scene and the two car chase scenes are among the best action scenes in the movie franchise.
As for Alien vs Aliens, it's probably the most slimmest margin ever. Alien is this claustrophobic nightmare with a lot of terrifying scenes but Aliens has so many memorable scenes and characters that it's a tough call.
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Zartog is the evil alien and the main villain in the movie, Space Chimps. He was a dictator to the other aliens, and he wants to live on Earth like the people do.
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After an unnamed NASA space probe is pulled into a wormhole, it lands on a planet called Malgor, and is discovered by Zartog. From the probe, Zartog learns much about the culture of Earth, and wants to live like people. After discovering how to operate the probe, Zartog uses it to enslave the population and puts them to work, building his palace to resemble a casino. Those who resist are dunked into a substance called freznar.


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By Patricia Corbett Conole
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David and Kristin Muraco updated their four-bedroom 1950s ranch on Cazenovia Lake with a variety of faux finishes, new hardwood and tile flooring, special moldings and coffered ceilings.
The couple hired decorator Rene Settinari, of Rene Designs, to coordinate the project, which began eight months after they purchased the house in June 2008. The project took four months to complete.
The home is not for sale.
David knew he liked the bones of the house because he grew up in a house in Fayetteville, built by the same contractor. He said he bought the house after keeping a close eye on it.
"I grew up sailing on the lake, so I watched the property," said David, a local developer.
The palette of fresh colors carried throughout the house reflects David's love of warm reds and earth tones, the decorator said. The ranch style house with a finished walk-out basement, sits on more than 11 rolling acres that slope down to the lake. The house takes full advantage of the water views with an abundance of casement windows across the back.
Inside, the four-season sun room doubles as an entry/mudroom to the home. Old vinyl tiles were ripped out and replaced with 12-inch-by-12-inch stone textured tiles. To give warmth to the year-round room, the corner gas fireplace mantel was painted a Moroccan red. Two skylights and atrium doors bring in sunlight and open the room to a cedar deck overlooking the lake.
The pass-through area between the sun room and dining room was updated with a wide earth tone marble serving counter. The rich earth tone shades of the marble blend with the freshly painted olive green paneled walls in the dining room. The decorator complemented the space with the same tone on the ceiling.
"Using a color on the ceiling brings the eye upward," said Settinari, who decorated JMG homes for 10 Parade of Homes. "Always pay attention to the ceiling; it's a fifth wall."
A stylish oil-rubbed bronze chandelier and recessed lights illuminate the room, equipped with a wall of built-in cabinets surrounding the picture window.
In the living room, the Muracos removed the original pine floor and replaced it with a smooth red birch, which matches the original natural cherry mantel. The decorator's faux painter, Debbie Levey of Room Service, painted the existing blue and white tiles a greenish gold to blend with the historic greenish gold walls from Benjamin Moore paints. Vibrant red, green and gold faux paint colors peek through the crisscross white coffering on the ceiling.
An 18-foot expansion of casement windows, treated with airy embroidered sheers, overlooks the sloping lawn and lake. French doors open to David's home office, painted a deep olive color with a lighter tone on the ceiling. Judges paneling was also added to give character to the room and a new window installed to bring the outdoors inside. Olive green and gold plaid sheer drapes add a stylish touch.
In the hallway leading to the master bedroom, a "stria" faux paint style was used, which combines colors in a vertical effect, Settinari said. A pearl faux finish on the walls and gauzy white drapes on the windows give a simple, yet elegant look to the master bedroom. The decorator gave a new look to the existing drapes by painting the hardware including the finials, and rings with a gold faux finish.
A pale green faux finish in the main bathroom is the new updated backdrop for the double cherry vanity, covered with a pumpkin, black and burnt red marble countertop. A new cherry railing with black wrought iron balusters creates a Tuscan flavor on the staircase leading to the lower level.
Settinari gave a facelift to the existing white cabinets in the kitchen by contrasting them with black granite countertops, cherry red walls and a sage green vaulted ceiling. The dark knotty pine paneling in the walk-out lower level was transformed using a light olive green faux finish. The walls provide a soothing backdrop for the antique brick-faced gas fireplace and the wine, green and gold Berber carpet.
"The colors we used are historic and timeless," Settinari said.


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By Ann Yu, The China Post
November 14, 2012, 12:21 am TWN
The China Post--The government will subsidize vaccinations for children aged between 6 months and 6 years and for those over 65 ahead of the upcoming flu season, Premier Sean Chen announced yesterday.
Chen emphasized the importance of being immunized, which he said is the best means of strengthening the body and preventing flu outbreaks. Such measures are especially important during November, as December is the peak month for flu cases.
The premier said he has instructed the local government to work intensively with the Department of Health (DOH) under the Executive Yuan, and to give special attention to high-risk groups such as toddlers, infants, the elderly and those working in the livestock industry. He also urged local governments to raise public awareness to increase vaccination rates.
Citing information from the DOH, Chen said that of the 262 cases of influenza diagnosed this year, 245 were the type A subtype H3N2 (AH3) strain. Twenty-four of these cases resulted in death, a stark reminder of how dangerous AH3 is and that it should be treated with extreme caution, Chen said.


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On Sunday Nick Underhill penned a column saying NBA fans who are still mad at LeBron James' " The Decision" should "get over it" and move on.
James' made-for-TV spectacle where he announced his plans to sign with the Miami Heat and leave the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise was roundly criticized and ridiculed by the media and fans across the country.
While there is a part of me that agrees with Underhill's take the reality is I'm still rooting against James every time I see him play. Perhaps it's still okay to be upset, and I'm not alone?
I'm not mad at LeBron for leaving Cleveland. I'm not a Cavaliers fan, and while I do know that losing key players from teams hurts, it's also a reality of sports in the free-agent era. James, like every other athlete out there, had a right to pursue his career where he felt he would be happiest.
So my heart wasn't broken the night LeBron announced his choice. In fact I was more than ready for the entire spectacle to end. How a person goes about making and communicating a decision does give an indication of that person's priorities and thought process. For mega-star athletes such as LeBron James they are what they are because fans don't just casually enjoy watching them, they follow their every move and track every game. It is exactly that type of passion that allowed for LeBron James to even entertain having a show such as " The Decision".
Ray Allen is a first ballot NBA Hall Of Fame shoe-in. He was also a free agent last summer. He's a star - no doubt. He never could have pulled off a show such as " The Decision" though. He's just not at the same level as LeBron. It's rarefied air that very few pro athletes ever breathe. As LeBron found out being in the spotlight can be as difficult as it is rewarding.
LeBron found out that with passion comes some potential negatives. It was one thing for LeBron to leave Cleveland, it was another thing for him to drum up the drama by going on a heavily hyped national free-agent tour, and it was even more uniquely silly for him to have a staged, made-for-television, one-hour LeBron fest called " The Decision".
When the negative feedback spiraled out of control and his public approval tanked it was no more uniquely unfair than the rest of his life was uniquely charmed. If you stoke passions intensely one way you can't act surprised when the pendulum swings dramatically in the opposite direction.
How an athlete conducts himself in public does impact public opinion. If anyone got a chance to tune into this weekend's Yankees-Mariners series in Seattle you heard a fairly loud cascade of boos whenever Alex Rodriguez strolled to the plate. A-Rod left Seattle for mega-bucks in Texas ten years ago and he's still hearing it. Red Sox fans made it their mission in life to heartily boo Roger Clemens after he left for Toronto as a free agent in 1997. Clemens didn't have a TV special but he did hold an infamous press conference announcing his departure and his attitude toward the fans of Boston during that press conference painted him as a villain in Beantown for the rest of his career.
The other positive point Nick made about LeBron's decision is that it wasn't all about money. The point is valid. LeBron could have made more money by staying in Cleveland but the difference, particularly for a multi-million dollar athlete, was negligible. As for LeBron being a "pawn" in the creation of " The Decision" that I'm not buying. Regardless of the advice being given to him the final decision was his. If he really felt that it was not a good idea he could have spoken up and stopped it.
The Decision was a uniquely self-serving, contrived event. That's saying something in the world of professional athletics. LeBron didn't really betray Cleveland as some accused him of doing. He just rubbed an entire city's collective noses their noses in the choice he in fact did have a right to make.
Am I still mad at LeBron over The Decision?
No, but my opinion of him was altered. Instead of just marveling at his unique skill set and amazing talent I find myself consistently rooting against him. I'm sure he's not a bad person, but he sure made a bad choice when he conjured up that show, which in the made him look like nothing short of an ego-maniacal jerk.
Dwight Howard and Chris Paul will both soon be NBA free agents and Albert Pujols is likely to test the market in baseball. I'd be shocked if any of them choose to announce their future plans in the manner in which LeBron did. It was a public relations disaster that continues to haunt James even as he plays the best playoff basketball of his life.


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Wages of Wins: Dave Berri -- an noted Pistons fan -- with a rather bleak statistically-supported argument for why the team will not do well this season.
The Baseline: If you haven't read the excerpts from the Tim Donaghy book, they're pretty damning. And surprise: the revelation that many referees did not like Allen Iverson.
Detroit4lyfe: What are the chances that the Pistons start the season 4-1?
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HOLLAND -- A former Wackenhut guard testified today that he took pictures of other guards assaulting Janet Chandler at a guest house where police say she died.
Ronald Wirick, a guard assigned to take photos of the Chemetron strike activities, said Arthur Paiva asked him to be at a Jan. 31, 1979 party.
He said he ended up witnessing guards raping Chandler. He said Paiva, one of four defendants in the Chandler murder case, specifically asked him to snap a photo of him having sex with Chandler.
"He wanted me to make sure I had a picture of him and her together," Wirick testified in Ottawa County Circuit Court.
Wirick identified Paiva, James "Bubba" Nelson and Freddie Parker as assaulting Chandler and said a woman also was in the room "encouraging them to do stuff with her."
Wirick denied assaulting Chandler himself. He described Chandler as being bound and gagged and said she "seemed like she was out of it. She seemed drugged."
He said he later gave the 24-exposure roll of film to fellow guard Avery Grant, who was supposed to give it to Paiva. It was unclear what happened to the film after that.
Like other witnesses, defense attorneys focused on Wirick's past statements to police in which he changed his story several times. During an October 2006 interview with police, he failed to identify Nelson as being at the party.
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Since I spent my "Amazing Race" offseason falling in love with a soap opera character who subsequently GOT KILLED BY A TRAIN, I'm relieved to be returning to reality TV where there are no scripts or "writers" who can tear out my heart with their poison pens. Because reality shows are COMPLETELY unscripted, right? Heh. Right.
This year's lineup includes (in no particular order, in deference to our beauty queen):
Brook and Claire, Home Shopping hosts
Nick and Vicki, dating
Ron and Tony, best friends
Michael and Kevin, father/son
Chad and Stephanie, newly dating
Nat and Kat, doctors and friends
Gary and Mallory, father and daughter (Miss Kentucky 2009!)
Connor and Jonathan, Ivy League a cappella singers
Jill and Thomas, dating
Andie and Jenna, birth mother and newly found daughter
Katie and Rachel, beach volleyball players
Who will I love? More importantly, who will I loathe? Buckle up, y'all! Here we go!
Hey, Phil! (waves vigorously!) The teams are leaving from Gloucester, Mass. and there's a nice, shiny new prize for the team that finishes the leg first. An "Express Pass" that they may use at any time to get out of performing a challenge. That could be handy.
WITH APOLOGIES TO MY FRIEND BILL: All those Smart Cars looked so silly snaking their way to the airport! Like a parade of Little Tyke Cozy Coupes.
JUST SAY NO: In his opening interview, Chad (who has been dating Stephanie for 8 months) says he's going to ask her to marry him while they're on the Race. Judging by his boorish and borderline verbally abusive behavior in the first episode, not to mention his anger issues, Steph should run far, run fast from this nasty piece of business.
OH, I THOUGHT THEY SAID ACAPULCO: Connor and Jonathan are (bad dudes) in the a cappella world, they assure us. Ah. That explains why they're so nice to everyone.
HOW EXACTLY DID THAT CONVERSATION GO? Andie gave Jenna up for adoption when she was born. They found each other again. The first time they ever heard the other's voice was during the application video. Really? Really. Deciding to reunite after all these years, the best they could come up with was "Hey! Let's go on 'The Amazing Race!'" What about coffee and going through family albums?
THE SHRILL OF IT ALL: Miss Kentucky Mallory has such a high-pitched voice I had to rely on my wonderdog, Bandit, to tell me what she was saying most of the time. Although I DID hear her probably unintentionally funny remark to the jester.
IF YOU GO ON THE RACE: Don't have a food phobia. Don't hate people who speak their native language that isn't English. Learn to drive a stick shift. (Andie and one of the volleyball players are already having trouble with that last one.)
SO THAT'S THE TATTOO SHE'S MISSING: Vicki has "never heard of Stonehenge. And then I found out it was a bunch of rocks." Kind of like the ones in your head?
YOUR MOTHER WAS A HAMSTER ... : Racers had to storm a castle, climbing a ladder while a threatening mob dumped mucky water on them. At least they didn't taunt them a second time or do anything unseemly in their general direction.
FEELING MELON-CHOLY: One member of each team had to use a huge, sling-shotty thingy to hurl watermelons at a suit of armor 50 feet away, knocking it down. One of Claire's melons flew backwards, smacking her on the side of the face. A sympathetic Brook said "Rub some dirt on it." Or something like that. When Claire said she couldn't see, Brook said "You have to finish. They don't call it the Amazing Race for nothin'." I don't really get the connection between "painful" and "amazing," but with friends like her, who needs name-calling volleyball players?
ARE YOU A BATTLEMENT? Are YOU an idiot? No. Don't answer ... too late. The clue told teams to storm the castle, get a flag from the battlement, find a lake and cross it in a boat (that looked like a tortoise shell). Nick and Vicki climbed and then asked everyone "Are you a battlement?" After finally finding the flag, they stood by the boats saying "We probably have to go somewhere else to get a boat." Once they finally arrived at the Pit Stop, Phil asked Vicki "What country are you in?" "London." "Yes," Phil said sadly, eyebrow cocked. "You're in the country of London."
ORDER OF FINISH: Jill & Thomas; Kat & Nat; Connor & Jonathan; Brook & Clair; Katie & Rachel; Gary & Mallory; Kevin & Michael; Chad & Stephanie; Andie & Jenna; Nick & Vicki. After arriving at the airport first, Ron and Tony were the last to arrive and have been eliminated.
WHAT DID YOU THINK? I didn't see an obvious favorite emerge. Everyone made their share of mistakes. I don't understand why Tony and Ron didn't stop sooner to get directions. Chad needs to dial down the anger a couple of notches or he and Stephanie will implode. I like Connor and Jonathan; they're self-deprecating and good natured. And more competitive than the others thought they'd be. I'm sensing that Brook, Chad and the mean volleyball girls may feel the brunt of my snark this year.
I wasn't overwhelmed by the episode, but that's OK. Phil hasn't let me down yet. Who do you like? Dislike? Any surprises? Next week they move to Ghana. Hope Vicki can take it.


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Terry High track team begins season on solid footing
By Kay Braddock
Performing at a level normally seen later in the season, the Terry High School track team earned top scores at last week's two track meets, both held in Glendive at the Dawson County High School track field.
At Thursday's Wibaux meet the Terry boys' team finished in third, with Class A teams Sidney and Glendive taking top billing, while the Terry girls' team placed fourth, just 10 points under the third-ranking Savage team. Saturday's Baker Invitational saw the Terry boys' team finish second under the Circle Wildcats, with the girls' team placing fifth.
Head coach Leann Lantis is anticipating a rewarding season for both girls' and boys' teams, but said she is tempering the teams' excitement with solid reminders that this is just the beginning.
"We're already producing some good times and throws," Lantis acknowledged, adding, "We've got to stay consistent and only improve that."
Lantis said she hopes to see the teams aim for a solid performance at the upcoming district and divisional meets.
"I'm happy with those times," Lantis said. "But I'm looking into the divisional to see where we'll be there."
With five more meets scheduled before the May 13 District meet in Miles City, Lantis expects both girls and boys will have plenty of room to lower times and increase distances in the track and field events.
Freshmen and sophomores from Terry's track team are adding one more event to their season by participating in the April 15 Plentywood Froshmore Invitational. The meet will begin at 4 pm.
Nearly half of the track team is absent this week as participants of the Close-up organization take part in their week-long trip to Washington D.C. Lantis noted their absence will likely significantly affect team results at the April 17 meet in Beach, N.D.
Wibaux meet track results
Glendive 165, Sidney 112, Savage 63, Terry 53
Dani Dukart – High jump, 1st, 4'8"; Shot put 2nd 35-6; Javelin, 2nd, 106-7; Discus, 3rd 98-11
Carly Stickel – 200m, 4th, 29.40
Lorna Wollman – 200m, 3rd, 29.31; Long jump, 3rd, 14-11
Girls' Relay (Lorna Wollman, Lindsay Stickel, Dani Dukart, Carly Stickel), 4th, 55.40
Sidney 128, Glendive 107, Terry 72, Baker 59
Sergey Fredrickson – 800m, 4th, 2:21.44
Jerett Freiboth – Javelin, 2nd, 153-8; Shot put, 5th, 37-1; Discus, 5th, 108
Layne Lantis – 3200m, 1st, 11:04.59; 1600m, 2nd, 4:57.2
Weston Luedtke – Shot put, 3rd, 43-7
Taylor Pisk – Javelin, 1st, 157-7
Tanner Stickel – 110m hurdles, 2nd, 18.21; Triple Jump, 2nd, 39-.5; High jump, 4th, 5-6; Long Jump, 5th, 19-3
Baker track meet results
Fairview 97, Bowman N.D. 90, Savage 73, Circle 69, Terry 57
Dani Dukart – Javelin, 1st, 108-2; High jump, 1st, 4-9; Discus, 2nd, 94-0; Shot put, 2nd, 33-8
Anna Fredrickson – 800m, 6th, 2:50.4
Shanya Larsen – High jump, 6th, 4-6
Carly Stickel – Javelin, 6th, 84-4
Lorna Wollman – 200m, 3rd, 28.91; 100m 3rd, 13.9
Terry Girls' 400m Relay – 3rd, 55.13
Circle 114, Terry 83, Baker 78, Glendive 66, Bowman N.D. 52
Sergey Fredrickson – 800m, 4th, 2:17.2
Jerett Freiboth – Javelin, 1st, 155-1; Discus, 5th, 108-7; Shot put, 6th, 36-8
Layne Lantis – 1,600m, 1st, 5:03.0; 3,200m, 1st, 11:00
Weston Luedtke – Shot put, 2nd, 42-4
Taylor Pisk – Javelin, 2nd, 152-1
Tanner Stickel – 100m hurdles, 1st, 17.52; Triple jump, 3rd, 38-7.5; Long jump, 2nd, 18-3.5; High jump, 3rd, 5-6
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