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There is no more debate. EVEN THE COACH, MIKE D'ANTONI, ADMITS HE DESERVES TO BE FIRED!Before the game, D'Antoni was asked about his job performance in light of the fan outrage.
"They're right,'' D'Antoni said of fans calling for his head. "Every coach understands you can't come out and play bad and then say, 'Oh, I'm doing my job.' I got to change things up and get better. It's my responsibility at the end of it.''
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This thread is meant to clarify any misnomers regarding the coach of the New York Knicks Mike D'antoni.
This subject has been debated for over three years now, and it can all be summed up in the following:
Those that believe in his philosophy, abilities, and results
Those that don't
The motivation behind the myriad of arguments presented, is based on the accomplishments of the New York Knicks over the last three years, and takes into account Mike D'antoni's entire body of work.
We've heard arguments for and against Mike such as: he needs time, there's roster turnover, the Knicks are incomplete, they need this type of player, that type of player, time to gel, etc...
Really, I probably could not fill an entire page with the analysis provided for and against D'antoni; his style is polarizing to say the least. I and many others have even broken down the unintended consequences of using Mike's approach. And to some, that wasn't enough. These people were labeled as excuse makers.
To be honest both sides have valid points, and that's coming from one who does not support D'antoni. An example was our record and playoff appearance last year. We went 42-40 and made the playoffs for the first time in years. What more could you ask for?
Everyone has the answers. They know why we look so poor. It's Melo who lied to us about his abilities, Jeffries who should be a starter, STAT and Melo can't coexist, give it time, etc... well I have the answers.
We look so poor because of the following:
Everyone recognizes there are differences and similarities between organized ball and "street ball" or "freelancing". The same is true in any sport. In organized ball there are refs for instance, a bench and depth chart, more rules and regulations. This is obvious. But similarly you shoot with proper technique on the playground and while on a team. The rules, environment, and even the nuances may change, but the fundamentals and techniques remain the same. In baseball, you take your stance, stride, rotate your hips, release the bat through the zone, and follow through to hit a ball, whether playing stick ball or organized.
Every sport has techniques. After years of studying in real situations both in controlled and uncontrolled environments, there are proper mechanics in almost every sport move we know. Proper ways to drop back and throw a football, ways to tackle, shoot jumpers, everything to sliding. There are also unwritten rules to the games and sportsmanship we interweave in our sports, like not throwing at a persons head. But note, some techniques leave room for variety and adaptation.
Take shooting a basketball for instance. There are many ways to shoot a basketball, and there are things experts feel to look for to determine effectiveness. The lift, off-hand, release, rotation, and arch of the shot are a few key factors to pay attention to, even grip on a ball. Remember though, there are many ways to shoot a basketball or throw a football ,but even with the variety available, the key indicators remain the same.
A pitcher in baseball could throw righty or lefty, side arm or three-quarters, hold the seams this way or that way, but the indicators of his probable success will remain to be: speed, control, effectiveness, movement, no matter his technique or style. When it comes to Mike D'antoni what we have seen is flawed and this is how it affects everyone.
In sports, we have so many metrics that we can make simple determinations just based on numbers. Like no football team has won the Superbowl and been last in team defense. In basketball we know the effects of high percentage shots. We know the detrimental effects of turnovers.
To an earlier point, we know there are players who perform well in unorganized sports but not at a pro level. We are always looking for those who can translate their talent from just playing basketball outside to being able to do the same on a team in an organized fashion. But those who have good mechanics and fundamentals stand a better chance of being successful. It's funny, but even though we want guys to play organized ball, we love those who can "play like they're on the playground". That goes for all sports. I guess we predispose the minimal pressure and fun, and doing it "for the love if the game" when it comes to the playground. No pressure, no money or motives, just love.
In the NBA and many sports there's the lifers and those who just picked up the sport at an older age. It's all about the learning curve and natural ability. All those things come into play when we see the product, and what he/she can do. How fast have they learned their technique and honed their skills? A coach like D'antoni is thought to need players with specific skills. A passing pg who can hit the three, many three ball shooters, and a pick-and-roll player are examples. He uses his success in PHX as a blueprint needed to be followed.
We also know that his system stresses the pick&roll, ball movement and perimeter play primarily, and this appears fundamentally sound, and could be with the right decision makers (and luck of course). We know any successful system must incorporate using the biggest players on the floor (PF, C) and must be predicated on obtaining the highest percentage shots as much as possible. Obviously, higher percentage shots equate to higher more efficient scoring, which translates to higher probability of victory. But another caveat not really mentioned is Mike D'antoni's desire for players who can just play, as I said earlier, "like they're on the playground". Free flowing not restrictive; easy and relaxed, not complicated. Basically keep the ball moving, make the pass, take the shot if it's open... easy. Mike seems to believe that in tough situations players can revert to playing like they always have. I'm not sure if he realizes that players need structure and a system to fall back on that overcomes the deficiencies of their natural playground talents, not the other way around. Again, almost opposite from what's taught, and there is a blatant neglect in defense both because of this approach (similar to the offense in just playing, no real concrete strategy, and no mistakes corrected), and because of neglecting arguably the most important side of the ball.
That sounds simple enough right? Yes there is a system, the spread pick-&-roll, but he asks players to be easy, read the defense and do exactly what they did outside on the courts, or in their driveways. That's the mentality he want's players to have, that's the selling point for his tutelage. This is said to be attractive to many players because Mike "just let's them play", although there are some right for his system, and some not. Some feel this is why Steve Nash should be credited with Mike's success because he took the system and perfected it by having good decision abilities, passing skills, an outside shot, and an ability to ad lib. The counter argument is that there are a few pg's who "Mike has made better". The retort is that the system produced increased possessions thus skewing the stats.
Back to my point. Mike is looking for guys who can play with good technique and natural ability. He's not going to take a raw talent and mold him into a beast. Counter argument to this is look at Nash and Amare. But did he teach them or did the system allow their natural talents to shine, that's debatable. And it's not the same; Nash and Amare would be good in mostly any system.
Anyway I hear people saying we don't have the talent. To this I vehemently disagree. The issue is Mike want's players to play like they're on the playground, but these professionals have been taught their entire basketball careers to not do that. Don't just come up and shoot, get players involved. Don't settle for jumpers, go to the hole. Don't leave your man, stay on him.
Everything that these players have been taught, practicing, and believe, is different and basically opposite to what Mike is telling them. What we are seeing, what we've been seen since last year when we got real professional veterans like Billups and Melo, are players who have honed their craft doing things as fundamentally sound as they can; with a belief system dictated by years of observations. Again things like high percentage shots, not settling for jumpers, boxing out and crashing the boards are not what Mike D'anotni stresses nor what his system is predicated on. Those with great technique in their jumper can thrive on that alone in Mike's system, but they were not taught to approach the game further away from the basket. Really some do have the mentality that can handle being asked to shoot as a primary approach, defense is secondary, with no problem. Just use my jumper. That leads to false positives where players want something because they see the benefits without the negative effects.
These vets know the difference and they're betwixt and not buying in. Now last year Amare came out and mentioned the players having to buy in to the system , it works he advocated. Amare knows nothing else. Douglas knows nothing else, at least not professionally. Those that have been conditioned that this method is not fundamentally sound are having trouble, and resist as it's making them look bad. D'antoni is attempting to deprogram them and recondition them to think different.
These player like Melo resist for many reasons. He might not be able to do what he's asked and probably doesn't believe in it. He doesn't believe nor was taught to see a player like Harrellson as a three point threat primarily. To swing the ball around the perimeter until a jumper opens up. He was taught and observed soundly that 6'10 guys like Jorts belong around the rim, doing their dirty work on the boards and such. Jorts doesn't know any better; he's a rookie thats going to do what he is asked.
This is the crushing dilemma for D'antoni and every coach and it starts with the realization that the players are safer in their positions than a coach, especially if the stars don't buy in. D'antoni probably didn't want Melo or the trade but was here before Melo, so we can't assume Melo really endorsed D'antoni. Melo does have experience in this system from the olympics so it's safe to say he was comfortable with Mike, but how do we know he doesn't believe that this system was just good versus sub-par international competition?
That's my analysis. I still believe this system is self defeating and has long and short term flaws. It hasn't, and doesn't work towards championships. Too many mitigating factors along with too many statistical fundamental errors and outcomes. Players know this, it's unorthodox, and against most fundamentals they were taught. The other things they were told not to do are actually being stressed here and they must know this isn't right. The only way a player would be willing to oppose this knowing full well in theory it sounds good but a poor idea and approach is if they are secure, have a solid reputation, and a real respect for the game.
After I wrote this I thought, only Carmelo Anthony fits that description. I hope he and Dolan have a mutual respect, and that he as a leader and franchise player, has some say-so in what goes on. At the least if he can't convince Dolan to remove D'antoni, then I hope he definitely does not endorse him going forward. He who loves this game has to know that this is a recipe for disaster on so many fronts. Be a leader. Do not let the lure of street ball convince you this can win a chip. Let your supporting cast know you do not believe in nor agree with this approach, the poor results are apparent, and that you are too serious in your quest for greatness to allow this to continue. The sooner the better.
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That pic represents how fans should feel. Embarrassed.
We either:
1. Run the offense from inside out and play conventionally while 'antoni falls back (and he can still get the credit)
2. Keep hoping players "buy-in", and trying to fit a round peg into a square hole
When we play using sound fundamentals like scoring inside we thrive, when we forget and chuck senseless jumpers, we look awful. Its that simple. Play conventional ball and we win.
Watch Moneyball... If team's don't evolve they die. We're dead right now because Dolan, D'Antoni & family can't evolve.
I guess Dantoni was being boldly sarcastic in his response.Before the game, DAntoni was asked about his job performance in light of the fan outrage.
Theyre right, DAntoni said of fans calling for his head. Every coach understands you cant come out and play bad and then say, Oh, Im doing my job. I got to change things up and get better. Its my responsibility at the end of it.
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I'm sure if this was Dantoni first season with the Knicks his response
would be totally different.
Dantoni is to old to change his flawed coaching habits.
It is very hard to convince me that Dantoni know how to coach 7.0 Tyson
Chandler....after watching 16 pitiful Knicks games (6-10 record) where
Chandler never set any high or low screens for his teammates, and 7.0 rookie
Jorts is at the 3-ball line rather than developing his NBA bigman skills by
establishing a pick n roll, or setting a high screen, or posting up down low to
score inside on a layup or alley-oop, or using his bigbody to box-out for a
put-back or offensive rebound.
Excellent post Red. I think you gave an in depth explanation as to the issues we have today and in the past. Certainly not all the blame goes to Antoni, but no matter which players underperform, its ultimately under his watch.
I'm hoping Antoni is dismissed by this weekend.
Real Talk
It's all on the coach. He has a talented team but can not play them to their strengths. He's forcing his flawed gameplen so much that he consistantly has Melo trying to be the point (LMFAO). The coach is a fraud. This is easily seen when Mello gets on TV and tells the reporters something like " I don't know whats wrong, maybe I'm shooting too much too fast, and maybe thats taking the rest of the team out of the game"... wtf...u think?
Every basketball player and coach in the NBA knows the game of Amare and Melo. Keeping Amare away from the paint by having him circling the 3pt line is a clear sign of not knowing what the hell you're doing. Having Melo running the point just to take quick shots before his teammates grab rebounding position is a clear sign of not knowing what you're doing.
Hell, even the very basic playground ball and a little bit more patience can turn this team around quick fast. No Knick fan should be happy with what they see, making excuses for this fake coach only exposes your knowledge of the game. When you let an inconsistant Gallo get a carrear high on our talented team after he only scored 3 or 5 points the night before... you have to be blind not to see just how weak our coach is.
His departure is long over due.
I have always been a "give a guy a chance" type, but enough is enough.
I understand, D'Antoni's offense is a shoot if you're open and he doesn't discourage anyone from ever shooting the open 3...But at some point a coach has to step in, like when Shumpert is 0-7 and amare and melo aren't getting touches, while the Grizzlies build a double digit lead in the first quater.
But D'Antoni lets him conitue to bring the ball up, and take an open 3 from the outside after zero ball movment. ending in a terrible shooting 1st half for shumpert 2 or 3 for 15. the knicks down by almost 20pts...and amare getting only a handful of shots. He ended with 7 total shots, melo 11 shots, and shumpert 20 shots(hitting 5) and only 3 assists total. resulting in an awkward offense and an embarassing defeat. No excuse, that one falls to the coach.
Let's...Go...Lottery! Let's...Go...Lottery!!! Say it with me Knicks fans!
When Antoni gets fired, he'll still have enough money to buy season tickets.
Jeremon Linbury
Bottom line, I agree, D'Antoni's system is flawed. It can work in the perfect storm. With a master making decisions. Like how bruce lee, made several forms of martial arts flow into one fluid form. Not set ridgid style. The Theory is solid, but hard to execute if you are not a master at each first.
The appeal of the school yard flow, isn't ignoring the fundamentals. As you said, you can't remove them from the sport. The school yard flow is changing the play from a pick & roll to a give & go seamlessly. Changing from popping of a screen for a shot, to changing to hit a cutter for a layup.To go from one fundamental to the next fluidly. To not demand a strict structure unbending structure. like we are running the pick and roll and nothing else this next play. A master/creator like steve nash does this. A master like Peyton manning changes the play to fit the defense. Who is the creator on the knicks? Several pg performed sub par.
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Perfectly said....having a talented team but clueless on coaching the teams
strength....everyone should be aware of Melo/Stat/and Tyson Chandler's
best talents, it should be a capital-crime to watch how these star-players
talents are being repeatedly miss-used game after game with EXCUSES.
Dantoni's departure is long over due
Dantoni has been coaching bad habits to all our young players....especially
Jorts who remind me of a young "Horry", who strong inside game made all his
oponents happy when they seen Horry on the peremeter not given them hell
in the paint. Kentucky NCAA playoffs Jorts raised all kind of hell in the paint
to make him an early 2nd round draft pick.
This season Melo has a lot of reasons to be upset with Jorts, there were so
many times in games where Jorts bigbody couldve screen or pick off Melo's
defender for Melo to have an open shot, but Jorts ran to the 3-ball line
looking for Melo to pass him the ball.


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From the U.S. budget to Israel, from morality to Facebook, here's why you should be following the amazing events in Cairo.
If you're a reader of my blog, you probably care a lot about foreign policy and you've probably already been riveted by events in Egypt, including President Hosni Mubarak's latest attempt to cling to power by offering largely meaningless concessions. But maybe one of your friends has asked you why Americans should care at all about who is governing that country or why it matters what its political system is. Although I think one can exaggerate Egypt's importance to the United States, here are 10 reasons why Americans should care about what is happening there.
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The United States gives Egypt about $2 billion each year in economic and military aid (mostly the latter). This is partly a bribe to reinforce the Egypt-Israel peace treaty and encourage Egypt to collaborate with the United States in other ways (extraordinary rendition, anyone?). That's not a huge amount of money for a country whose economy is $13 trillion, but in these troubled budgetary times, every dollar counts. So if you care about where your money is spent and on whom, you might want to pay attention to Egypt.
2. America's Reputation
Whatever strategic benefits the United States has received from the tacit alliance with Egypt (and there are some), it has also associated the country with a government that buggered elections, tortured its own people, suppressed free speech, and behaved in a lot of other unpleasant ways. Backing Mubarak at all costs thus made the United States look hypocritical at best and callous at worst. And that's why you might want to ask whether change is a good thing from America's point of view, to say nothing of the Egyptian people's....
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Participants can choose to be punished in a 10-, 20-, or 30-mile trail run. The course is 10 miles, so those doing 30 miles would circle it three times. The obstacles are natural—rocks, roots, stumps, streams and hills. Race director Paul Maopolski says it's challenging.
Maopolski started the race four years ago because he loves trail running, but found limited trails in the area and no trail runs. He and other runner friends would meet at Prompton State Park to run the trail, and he said it "sparked the idea that we needed a local trail run."
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From huli huli chicken to pickled mango, you can find vendors hoping you will stop and satisfy a craving.
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The health department says because of budget cuts, it has been seven years since they have done spot checks on weekends and after hours. That changes this month.
An extra five inspectors and extra money for overtime will mean a crackdown.
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Violators could face a hefty fine of up to $1,000. But, the department says it is willing to work with people to get them into compliance.
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The fruit stands that sell whole fruits and vegetables don't need health department permits.
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Our cameras stopped at one popular North Shore stand. Health officials asked to see if their permit was in order.
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In response to a letter to the editor recently published in The River Reporter about Shohola, I must say that I find it hard to believe that some of the residents of Shohola are still ignorant about what is going on in this town. For the past year and a half, allegations against the previous administration have been made as to the legality of their behavior. Yet, all I hear from Mrs. Eisenhauer is how George Fluhr and Greg Hoeper are the cause of the upset in Shohola. Wasn't it obvious that something was going on in this town with the abrupt resignation of Steven Dellert, when he decided to jump ship rather than face the residents? And after that, the township's solicitor resigned as supervisor Hoeper was entering the municipal building for his first meeting as supervisor. Was this just a coincidence?
I also find it hard to believe that the residents of Shohola never questioned the former administration, yet continuously point their fingers at George Fluhr and Greg Hoeper. Is that fair? False rumors? A grand jury is not summoned on rumors. Unanswered questions? Ask your friend Mrs. Wall, she may have the answers. Denial of requests? The township secretary is spending in excess of 25 percent of her time furiously filling open records requests. It seems that the township is doing everything to fulfill its obligations.
Why do you continue to judge George Fluhr and Greg Hoeper? Why do you and your associates continue to heckle and attempt to disrupt public meetings? In my opinion, they are both being used as scapegoats for all the turmoil in Shohola.
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And I get the gelling; it will take time. A few weeks sounds right, truthfully. But the individual efforts just aren't coming through, either; STAT's offensive inefficiency, compounded by asinine D and awareness is just absurd.
I'm not even mad, because I never had overly lofty expectations, but it just sucks to see this.
STAT has always been extremely flawed; but his flaws were sufficiently masked by being the most dominant inside scorer in the NBA, and being lethal enough to carry an offense and be a centerpiece on that end.
When people were lobbying for us to sign Amare, pointing to his destruction of the Lakers in the playoffs (offensively), I was pointing to the trend of him being outrebounded by Steven Nash, and porous D.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: "Best Friends" Charm Bracelet Sets
Units: About 19,000
Importer: Claire's Boutiques Inc., of Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Manufacturer: Dae Yeon Industries Corp., of China
Hazard: The heart lock charms attached to the bracelets contain high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by children and can cause adverse health effects.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The "Best Friends" three bracelet sets are silver-colored chains with metal pendants containing one of the words "Best," "Friends" or "Forever" and heart lock and key charms with different colored stones.
Sold exclusively at: Claire's stores nationwide from February 2009 through January 2010 for about $12.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled bracelets away from children and return the heart lock charms or the entire bracelets to any Claire's for a full refund or replacement product.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Claire's toll-free at (866) 859-9281 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.claires.com
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The Howard Hughes Corporation announced Tuesday the next milestone in the transformation of Ward Village -- a 60?acre, master planned community located in the Kaka'ako district of Honolulu.
The first phase of the redevelopment includes a workforce housing tower, two market?rate residential towers and a new information center and sales gallery in the iconic IBM building, currently undergoing renovation.
The company submitted a development permit application to the Hawai'i Community Development Authority for its first workforce housing tower and is
preparing for its first hearing on this project in June.
The Howard Hughes Corporation first announced its "forWARD" vision for Ward Village in October 2012, with a plan to create a dynamic neighborhood offering a vibrant urban lifestyle with more than 4,000 residential units and more than one million square feet of retail and commercial space.
The development will feature an urban residential neighborhood surrounded by community open spaces and pedestrian friendly streets, creating an energetic environment to encourage walking and biking.
The vision incorporates strong principles of sustainability and cultural respect across the 9.3 million square foot mixed use development, according to The Howard Hughes Corporation.
In its planning for Phase One, The Howard Hughes Corporation has gone beyond many of the requirements for development under the master plan approved by the HCDA. Phase One towers will have a mauka?makai orientation, which will showcase the breathtaking views for residents while preserving the skyline for others.
New buildings along Ala Moana Boulevard will be set back to create a greenbelt lined with townhouses, establishing a residential character and a new face for the neighborhood.
The company also plans to build more than three times the required workforce housing in Phase One, ensuring that Ward Village will offer a substantial amount of opportunities for local, first?time homebuyers.
Click here to see more renderings of the new Ward Village.
The Howard Hughes Corporation is among one of the first developers in Hawaii to create a set of sustainability goals for a master planned community, aimed at earning the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development certification.
Specific goals include the following:
- obtaining LEED?ND building certification for at least 90 percent of new buildings in Ward Village;
- installing flexible cooling systems to reduce energy use;
- covering more than 50 percent of available rooftop space with gardens or solar?reflective materials;
- and implementing water efficiency measures to reduce usage.
"After months of careful preparation and meetings with numerous community partners, we are thrilled to take the next step in delivering the first phase of Ward Village," said Nick Vanderboom, Senior Vice President of Development for The Howard Hughes Corporation. "We view the opportunity to reshape
the urban core of Honolulu as a great responsibility and intend to be good stewards of this land."
Throughout the planning and development of Ward Village, The Howard Hughes Corporation will continue its ongoing consultations with recognized cultural descendants, the O'ahu Island Burial Council , the State Historic Preservation Division, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the HCDA, the City and County of Honolulu and other community stakeholders.
"Kaka'ako is transforming into a vibrant 'third city' and already attracting a broad range of residents," said Gov. Neil Abercrombie. "By focusing on sustainable development and smart growth in the urban core, we can curtail urban sprawl and provide a viable and integrated community where residents of all ages can live, work and play."
A relatively short distance away, construction recently commenced at ONE Ala Moana, a luxury high?rise development by HHMK Development, a partnership comprised of well?respected local developers, The MacNaughton Group and Kobayashi Group, and The Howard Hughes Corporation.
Beginning three months ahead of schedule, the 23?story, 206?unit tower made headline news in December 2012 when the residences sold out within the first two days of being offered. Expected for completion in late 2014, the high?end residences are situated within Ala Moana Center on top of the Nordstrom parking
The first phase of Ward Village development is projected for completion in 2016, nearly two years after ONE Ala Moana. Ward Village Phase One represents more than $1.25 billion in local economic impact and almost 9,000 direct and indirect jobs throughout the island of Oahu, according to a study by ALH Urban & Regional Economics.


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Steampunk Ruterra 2 BDR Apartment
Size80 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Pets allowed
- Internet/WiFi
- Elevator in building
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Ostrovní, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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2. Spacious rooms
3. City...its Prague! ;)
Trust me, you will enjoy!
The 65m2 apartment is situated on the 1st floor of an elegant building in historical building
This apartment is perfect for big company of friends – up to 6 people, or family, also good for 2 couples who wants to sleep in two separate bedrooms.
Apartment consist of:
*the living room you will find a foldable sofa-bed for 2 people, mezzanine bed, leather sofa and TV in front of it.
*bedroom with double bed and huge wardrobe
* well-equipped kitchen, including an oven, a cooker, a microwave, a dishwasher, coffee machine, toaster, crockery.
* bathroom with shower unit
* separate toilet
Guest Access
We also provide:
*Wi fi
*bed linens and towels
*iron and ironing board
*washing machine with dryer
*good recommendations where to go and what to see in Prague
*24 hours support during your stay
The Neighborhood
Let yourself fall in love with this historic part of Prague and be sure to visit the National Theater that is located just a few minutes from the apartment. The famous Wenceslas Square and magical Old Town Square with its astronomical clock are also located close by.
To get around the city with ease the Národní Třída tram stop (line 22) is located just 5 minutes away and will take you to the Lesser Quarter or the stunning Prague Castle.
The apartment location allows to get deeper into life of an Old and New Town in the same time with a specific unforgettable atmosphere, wagging streets with small medieval squares and numerous cafes and restaurants. It all promises an unforgettable experience of your visit to Prague.
Really easy to reach main attractions in Prague, as
*Old town square (up to 10 min walk)
*Wenceslav square ( up to 10 min walk)
*Charles bridge (10-15 min walk)
Getting Around
It takes 30 minutes to get to your apartment from airport by taxi. We can organize a transfer from the airport directly to the apartment - the cost of this service is 20 EUR/car for 1-3 ppl, 25 EUR/car for 4 ppl, and 35 EUR/car for 5-6 ppl. In this case our driver will meet you in the arrival zone, drive you to your apartment and hand you in all needed maps and keys.
Parking is not included in price, but no worries about it, when you will arrive we will explain you all details about parking and show you where you can park your car, for the lowest price. The nearest public parking is located on the Narodni str. and parking costs 12 eur/day (weekends and nights for free)
House rules
- Please leave the apartment in the same condition as you found it. All bed linen/tea towels and other textile as well.
- Check-in from 15h00 (we will do our best to prepare your apartment as soon as possible) and check-out until 11h00 (you can leave your luggage in our office afterwards)
- We kindly ask you not to make any noise in the hallways and other common areas in the house after 22h00. There are many old people in the house and we have promised the neighbors to keep the peace and maintain friendly relations.
We love our guests so much that we provide them with a welcome set consisting of tea, coffee, sugar, detergent (dishwasher and washing machine), hair&body 2in1 shampoo, kitchen utensils, towels and bed linen.
- If you stay in our apartment for more than 7 days – we will clean and change towels/linen once a week for free.
- If you break something, please tell us. It happens, life is life :)
Thank you for understanding.
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It is a nice location not too far from the city center. For an appartment however some essentials were missing and some things broken. The appartment was not cleaned very well; there was dust and even some dirt when we arrived.
If these things were fixed, it would be a nice location.
our stay was very smoothly, accommodation is very good, very spacious and very bright. the only small problem with no air conditioning ... when it is very hot as we were hard to find fresh ... Thanks however the hosts for their responsiveness because we closed the garage with the beep inside they came the next day to help us out. The house is within easy access from the ring road and shopping centers, and 1/4 of an hour from the city center by car. Good experience worth repeating.
notre séjour s'est très bien déroulé, le logement est très bien , très spacieux et très lumineux. les seul petit hic pas de clim... quand il fait très chaud comme nous avons eu difficile de trouver du frais...Merci cependant aux hôtes pour leur réactivité car nous avions fermé le garage avec le bip à l'intérieur ils sont venus le lendemain pour nous dépanner. La maison est à un accès facile de la rocade et des centres commerciaux, et à 1/4 d'heure du centre ville en voiture. Bonne expérience à renouveler.
We loved the apartment very fresh and good location. The driver from the airport was very helpfull and showed us alot of places! 5stars to him
A modern apartment clean and extremely comfortable, strategic position and owner very nice and friendly!
Un appartamento moderno pulito e ricco di comfort , posizione stategica e proprietaria molto gentile e cordiale!
The apartment is located really very nice, barely 20 minutes from the beautiful Old Town (walking distance!). It was all very clean and the basic necessities for the few days was also present. We felt ourselves very well, thank you! :)
Die Wohnung ist wirklich sehr schön gelegen, kaum 20 min von der wunderschönen Prager Altstadt entfernt (zu Fuß!). Es war alles sehr sauber und das Nötigste für die paar Tage war ebenfalls vorhanden. Wir haben uns dort sehr wohl gefühlt, danke! :)
Well organaised, nice apartment. Decent location
Nice appartment, no surprise. It is also nice that the office, open 7 days a week is right next to the main train station, so as you get in the city, they welcome you and give you some precice direction to the appartment, and the rest of the city.
We were very satisfied. It is relatively na city (with tram 2 stops). During the next Prague like we book it again.
Wir waren sehr zufrieden. Es ist relativ city na (mit der tram 2 Stationen). Beim nächsten Prag buchen wir es gerne wieder.
flat was fine; location good; despite prior notice, bed for 4th guest was not prepared; handling of key's return easy and comfortable; wifi slow
our impression is mixed 1 / we are not in the apartment we had booked because no hot water! 2 / we asked to change accommodation drnier because it was not equipped with component and were struggling to dormir.Heureusement we leave as a water leak occurred when we left!! = Waste of time to move and carry the bags 3 / Ilya, very nice and offered us another apartment supposedly equipped with shutters ... but still the same! we had to hang every night the bed covers up the window for the darkness (with stool of the apartment). positive: quiet and well placed negatives: no lighting ds bathroom - no current in Electrical sockets. - No blackout curtains - the refrigerator broke down ... In summary: We booked one apartment, we moved to another and we move to have the same problem in a third! thank you Windu
notre impression est mitigée
1/ nous ne sommes pas dans l'appartement que nous avions réservé car pas d'eau chaude !
2/ nous avons demandé de changer de logement car ce drnier n'était pas équipé de volet et avions du mal pour dormir.Heureusement que nous partons car une fuite d'eau s'est produite à notre départ !!!! = perte de temps pour déménager et porter les valises
3/ Ilya , très sympa,nous a proposé un autre appart soit disant équipé de volets ...mais toujours pareil ! nous étions obligés d'accrocher ts les soirs le couvre lit en haut de la fenêtre pour avoir de l'obscurité (avec escabeau de l'appart).
point positif : calme et bien placé
points négatifs : pas éclairage ds salle de bain - pas de courant dans prises élect. - pas de rideaux occultants - le réfrigérateur est tombé en panne ...
en résumé : nous avons réservé 1 appart, nous nous sommes installés dans un autre et nous avons déménager pour avoir le même problème dans un troisieme !
merci Windu
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A beautiful woman practicing modesty in swimsuit burqa / Two women oppressed in abbayas
Throughout time it has been rough being a woman. The role of mother and wife have been held in such high esteem that men have viewed it their duty to protect women. The protection quickly becomes control and the woman, once viewed as a personal queen, becomes nothing more than an object.
Right now the worst place to be a woman seems to be the Islamic world with a distance-decay of things getting worse as one is closer to Wahhabi Saudi Arabia.
Things are still pretty bad in the
An outlier is
The borders of the Islamic world tend to be more tolerant to women. Eastern European Islamic women dress in Western or traditional clothing and have about the same amount of rights compared to their male peers. The same goes for
The borderland theory of people becoming more passionate as they become more distant from the core becomes evident as things take a sharp turn towards horrible for some in Europe. In the Western world where women are considered legal equals and are "liberated" some Muslim men believe their duty is to enforce Arab morals to "protect" women. Those who are "too Western" run the risk of being killed by their families. Organized groups exist to enforce harsh rules. The persecution of Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an example of what happens when a women steps "out of line."
Just as the West once had horrible restrictions on women; the Islamic world may change. Time will tell.
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1. Indiana Pacers (32-7)
The No. 1 seed is officially Indiana's to lose. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
2. Portland Trail Blazers (31-9)
Portland is 4-0 against the Spurs and Thunder. Just saying. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
3. San Antonio Spurs (32-9)
Gregg Popovich was ejected in the third quarter of the Spurs' 109-100 loss to Portland last Friday. He was probably just trying to avoid the pre-fourth quarter interview. (Photos by D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images)
4. Oklahoma City Thunder (31-10)
Kevin Durant has scored 48+ points three times since Jan. 4, including a career-high 54 in a win against Golden State on Friday. That's big time. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
5. Miami Heat (29-11)
After losing three straight games – all to losing teams – it's safe to say the Heat lack any sense of hunger or urgency at this point in the season. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
6. Golden State Warriors (26-16)
The Warriors are 12-3 over their last 15 games, but Monday's home game against the Pacers will be telling. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
7. Los Angeles Clippers (28-14)
The Clippers are 7-2 since New Year's. They're 0-2 against the Spurs and Pacers – losing by a combined 38 points – and 7-0 against everyone else. This team is not elite yet – with or without Chris Paul. (Photo by Brock Williams-Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)
8. Houston Rockets (27-15)
The Rockets have won six of eight, but let's see how they fare at home against Portland on Monday. (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)
9. Dallas Mavericks (24-18)
Love him or hate him, Mark Cuban is always entertaining. That's 20 fines since 2000. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)Love him or hate him, Mark Cuban is always entertaining. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) FILE
10. Atlanta Hawks (20-19)
Atlanta is 2-5 since New Year's. They're holding on to the No. 4 seed, but just barely. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
11. Toronto Raptors (20-19)
Props to Toronto, especially Kyle Lowry. This team is 14-7 since trading Rudy Gay. (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)
12. Phoenix Suns (23-17)
Phoenix has lost four of six – all by five points or fewer. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
13. Denver Nuggets (20-20)
After beating Oklahoma City and Golden State in a six-day span, the Nuggets lost at home to Cleveland. That can't happen. (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
14. Memphis Grizzlies (20-19)
Memphis is the only team in the league that has both a winning record on the road and a losing record at home. (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
15. Minnesota Timberwolves (19-21)
Saturday blowout win over the Jazz snapped a season-high three game losing streak. (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
16. Chicago Bulls (19-20)
To Bulls fans complaining about Jimmy Butler's 60-minute game against the Magic last Wednesday: Derrick Rose is hurt, and Luol Deng was traded. At this point, who exactly do you want Tom Thibodeau to play? And hey, the Bulls won. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
17. Brooklyn Nets (16-22)
Joe Johnson is 2-0 against his former team, the Hawks, and has scored the game-high both times. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
18. Washington Wizards (19-20)
The Wizards have had three three-game winning streaks this season. That fourth win is proving elusive. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
19. Detroit Pistons (17-23)
Detroit has won three of four – this after dropping eight of nine. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
20. New Orleans Pelicans (15-24)
Jason Smith (knee) joins Ryan Anderson (herniated disk) and Jrue Holiday (shin) on a growing list of ailing Pelicans. (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)
21. Utah Jazz (14-28)
Trey Burke finished with 20 points and a career-high 12 assists in a 110-89 win in Detroit last Friday. It's scary to think he's only 21.(Photo by Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images)Trey Burke finished with 20 points and a career-high 12 assists in a 110-89 win in Detroit last Friday. It's scary to think he's only 21.(Photo by Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
22. Charlotte Bobcats (17-25)
The Bobcats started the season 7-7. They're 10-18 since. (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)
23. New York Knicks (15-25)
The Knicks were finally starting to play semi-respectable basketball. Now they'll be without Amar'e Stoudemire and Kenyon Martin for the next two weeks. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
24. Cleveland Cavaliers (15-25)
The Cavs are the only non-playoff team in the Eastern Conference with a winning record at home. So there's that. (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
25. Los Angeles Lakers (16-25)
Kobe Bryant, who has been sidelined with a left knee injury since Dec. 17, says he intends to come back this season. Why? (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
26. Sacramento Kings (14-24)
Isaiah Thomas had 38 points and six assists on Sunday – and the Kings still lost to the Thunder by 15. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
27. Boston Celtics (14-28)
Once 10-12, the Celtics have lost 16 of 20. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
28. Philadelphia 76ers (13-27)
Since winning four straight out West, the Sixers have lost six of seven. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
29. Orlando Magic (11-30)
Orlando, which has lost 10 of 11, has the worst road record in the league (3-17). (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
30. Milwaukee Bucks (7-33)
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Mary "Arlene" Moore, 70, a resident of Elkins, passed from this life, late Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, 2012, at Huttonsville at the home of her daughter surrounded by family.
Arlene was born Saturday, May 30 1942, at Mill Creek, a daughter of the late Russell Jennings Herron and Jettie Lenora Taylor Herron.
She was married to Denzil Keith Moore, who preceded her in death Dec. 31, 2003.
Left to cherish her memory are one son, Arnold Moore of Elkins; three daughters, Teresa Cave and husband, Tom, of Montrose, Tammy Hedrick and husband, Billy, of Elkins and Pam Hammonds and husband, Jimmy, of Huttonsville; two brothers, Doyle Herron and wife, Judy, of Elkins and Delbert Herron of Delray; three sisters, Arra Currence and husband, Buck, of Dailey, Jean Ramsey and husband, Denny, of Beverly and Freda Burton of Pin Oak; and 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Ann Wolford; and one sister, Dorothy Mason.
She attended the schools of Randolph County, and had worked at Reidboard Brothers, Beta Shoe Co., Companion Care and Elkins-Randolph County Senior Center from which she retired. She was a stay at home mom, and she enjoyed playing bingo and Farmville.
Visitation will be conducted at Randolph Funeral Home Friday from 6 until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted from the funeral home chapel Saturday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Terry Cannon officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain State Memorial Gardens.
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Senior Luis Riojas and juniors Travis Smith and Gage Saenz qualified for the national finals in the Team America Rocketry Challenge in Virginia next month. The boys will be up against the top 100 teams in the nation with $60,000 in scholarships on the line.
Sophomores Nidhi Rathod, Vanessa Stewart and Lonnie Reyes will be up for $1,000 scholarships as the TRHS Cyber Dawgs robotics team in the regional engineering design fair of the South Texas Engineering Alliance in Kingsville on May 11.
"When we started, we didn't think we would make it to regionals," Rathod said. "The other teams were so into it because they had been doing it for more years, and this was our first year; but now that we know what it is like, we will know what to do next year."
TRHS chemistry and physics teacher Judy Hudek started and coached the teams through the season. Hudek said she has produced six engineers from similar competitions throughout her teaching career.
"It is going to go on our resume, I think all three of us want to be engineers," Saenz said. "When we got started it took weeks to build, but now we can do it in three days."
Hudek said the students have developed such an interest in engineering that they've petitioned for an engineering class to be formed.
For the rocket team, the competitions aren't just a matter of successfully launching and landing. The teams have to meet specific qualifications such as reaching 750 feet and landing within 48 to 50 seconds while weighing less than 650 grams without breaking an egg contained inside.
"Our first flights were failures, and we didn't think we had a shot at nationals," Riojas said.
But, practice made perfect for the rocket team as the season progressed. The team flew about 40 times with local South Texas Aerospace Club members Bill and May Yates who certified their flights.
"I think for a 1A school like Three Rivers, it is a huge accomplishment...I can't describe how impressed I am with these kids; they are hard workers and do what I ask," Hudek said. "It is a great competition and something different to put on college resumes and this sets them apart."
Just like the rocket competition, the robotics team faces more than just constructing their models and making them work.
"It's not just building a robot; it's marketing it and programming it and engineering," Stewart said.
The robotics team won awards for their ability to present their robot to a panel of judges and another for their meticulous record-keeping and blueprints.
"We want to get more people involved so we could have more of an attention grabber," Reyes said.
All of the equipment to make this happen comes at a cost. For the rocket team, each flight costs about $25 since the engines are only good for one flight.
Hudek said the team needs to fly about 40 to 60 more times before nationals in order to gain a more consistent launch, and the team will include all sponsor's logos on their uniforms.


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Documents: Men arrested in Vt. plotted to kill Justin BieberThe Associated Press | December 13,2012AP File Photo
Justin Bieber accepts the award for favorite album - pop/rock for "Believe" at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards, in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office appealed on Wednesday, a criminal court judge's ruling tossing anti-paparazzi counts against a photographer charged with driving recklessly in pursuit of Bieber.LAS CRUCES, N.M. - An imprisoned man whose infatuation with Justin Bieber included a tattoo of the pop star on his leg has told investigators in New Mexico he hatched a plot to kill him.
Court documents in a New Mexico district court say Dana Martin told investigators he persuaded a man he met in prison and the man's nephew to kill Bieber, Bieber's bodyguard and two others not connected to the pop star.
He told investigators that Mark Staake and Tanner Ruane headed east, planning to be near a Bieber concert scheduled in New York City. They missed a turn and crossed into Canada from Vermont. Staake was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Ruane was arrested later.
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The Phillies continue their visit to Atlanta.
The Phillies (45-39) will continue their three games series with the fourth place Braves (40-44) with a night game at Turner Field. The game will start at 7:10 pm Eastern. The Phillies' starter for tonight's game will be Adam Eaton (2-6, 4.86), who is coming off a tough lost against the A's on June 26, where he would go seven innings, giving up only three earned runs on six hits, in the Phillies' 5-0 lost. He has lost his previous three starts, although pitching rather well in two of them. The Phillies in his previous sixteen starts are 7-9, thanks mainly to a lack of runs support from the offense. He has already faced Atlanta once this season, pitching a no-decision against them on June 8, during the Phillies' sweep in Atlanta, going six innings, giving up only three earned runs on eight hits, in the Phillies' 6-3 win. He will be trying for his third victory of the season, while hoping that the bats are indeed back and will this time score some runs for him. The Braves will counter with Jorge Campillo (3-2, 2.54), who is coming off a win against the Brew crew on June 25, where he would go seven innings, giving up only two earned runs on four scattered hits, in the Braves' 4-2 win. He has faced the Phillies already once this year, a no-decision on June 8 as Eaton's opponent. In that game he would pitch five and a third innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits, in the Braves' 6-3 lost. He will be going for his fourth win of the year, while trying to put the Phillies' bats back to sleep, and to help the Braves avoid losing their fifth straight game at home against the Phillies.
The Phillies will be hoping that yesterday's game will mean the return of their red hot bats, and the start of a break away from the other teams in the National League East. Meanwhile, the Phillies' starting rotation is still in flux during Brett Myers' reassignment to the Iron Pigs. Who will the Phillies use in the rotation spot left vacated by Myers? In the meantime, the Phillies have brought up R.J. Swindle from the minors, to help the team while Clay Condrey is still in Texas as his wife gives birth. Will Swindle be the left-handed reliever that the Phils have been looking for to compliment J.C. Romero? Only time will supply the answers to all three questions.
The Phillies will enter tonight's game with a one game lead over the Marlins as the fish have defeated the Nationals this afternoon. Their lead over the Mets is still three and a half games as they prepared to played the third game of their four games series with the redbirds. The Braves trail the Phils by five game as they prepare to continue hosting the Phils at their home ballpark. The Phillies will be trying for their first two game winning streak since their 20-2 blow out of St. Louis back on June 13, as well as their first series win since their sweep of the Braves back on June 6-8.
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I am hoping for a rainout in Atlanta tomorrow. If not, the next step is for me to file a grievance to the league requesting that Braves fans should not be subjected to watching the Phillies own their team night in and night out, thus having Marlins fans watching the Phillies dominate the oppostion the same days the Fish edge out a win agaisnt a last place club. Seriously, enough is enough….I used my remaining 24 votes for the all-star game tonight, and Burrell was on my ballot for all of them. He does deserve it.
I don't see it as happening. In fact, I'm rather looking forward to the sweep. File a grievance? Now that's funny. Let us face facts, the Phillies are just getting even for all those time that the Braves were throwing Glavine, etc., at them back in the '90s, when the Braves' were the divisional gorilla. Revenge is sweet.🙂
On Burrell, I wish him luck, as I'd voted several times yesterday, and I'd voted for him every time, it would take a real miracle to see him get voted in by the fans. He'll just have to pray that Hurdle will select him as one of the reserves (although I don't see that happening).


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Two dead, 1 hurt in Route 7 head-on crashBy PATRICK MCARDLE
STAFF WRITER | July 16,2014BENNINGTON Two men were killed and a woman was seriously injured in a head-on crash in Bennington on Monday night, police said.
Jamie R. Sorel, 36, of Bennington, and Danny C. Thomas, 26, of Pownal, were killed. Tory Green, 19, of Pownal, was taken to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington and then flown by helicopter to the Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center with what police said were traumatic injuries.
Police believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Bennington Police Chief Paul Doucette said members of the Bennington Police Department, the Bennington Rescue Squad and the Bennington Rural Fire Department were called to the scene of a reported two-vehicle crash around 11:35 p.m. Monday.
When emergency responders reached the crash, they found there were three vehicles involved, Doucette said. Two of the vehicles had crashed head-on, Doucette said.
He said the drivers of both cars, Sorel and Thomas, died at the crash scene. Green had been a passenger in Thomas car.
After a preliminary investigation, police believe Sorel was traveling north on Route 7 in a 2002 Oldsmobile. Sorel tried to pass a tractor-trailer truck driven by Steven D. Klatt of Weare, N.H.
Doucette said Sorel was driving north in the southbound lane when Thomas, driving a 1998 Volkswagen Jetta, came around the bend just south of Carpenter Hill Road.
The Oldsmobile and the Jetta collided head-on in the southbound lane, Doucette said.
The impact caused major crush and intrusion damage to both cars and collapsed the drivers compartments.
The Oldsmobile lifted off of the ground, spun and struck the side of the tractor-trailer.
Both cars came to a stop in the southbound lane of Route 7, and Klatt, 57, who was not injured, was able to stop his truck.
A representative from the Vermont Medical Examiners office responded to the crash scene along with an employee of Mahar and Son Funeral Home, to help emergency responders free Sorel and Thomas from the cars.
Sorel, Thomas and Green were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
Route 7 was closed for about four hours while emergency service workers investigated the crash. Doucette said the investigation will continue.
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2011: An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude strikes Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 185 people and injuring more than 1,500 more. More than half of the deaths occurred in the six-story Canterbury Television Building, which collapsed and caught fire in the quake.
2011: Adele releases her second album, "21," in the United States. The record would top the charts in more than 30 countries, including a 24-week run at No. 1 in the U.S., become the top-selling record of 2011 and win six Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Album of the Year.
2007: Basketball Hall of Fame guard Dennis Johnson, who won three NBA titles, dies of a heart attack at age 52 in Austin, Texas. Johnson led the Seattle SuperSonics to their only NBA championship in 1979, winning the NBA Finals MVP Award, and won two more with the Boston Celtics in 1984 and 1986.
2002: Animator Chuck Jones, the creator of the famed "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" shorts for Warner Bros., "Tom & Jerry" cartoons, the TV version of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and many other well-known animated classics, dies of heart failure at the age of 89 in Corona Del Mar, California.
1997: In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly had been successfully cloned, becoming the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. She was born on July 5, 1996, and she lived until the age of 6, at which point she died from a progressive lung disease.
1993: Radiohead's first album, "Pablo Honey," is released. The album featured three charting singles: "Anyone Can Play Guitar," "Stop Whispering" and the band's most well-known hit on mainstream radio, "Creep."
1989: Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus of the pop duo Milli Vanilli win a Grammy for Best New Artist. The Grammy was later revoked after their producer, Frank Farian, publicly admitted that they never sang a note on their debut "Milli Vanilli" album and that they lip-synch when they perform live. Morvan (left) and Pilatus (right) are seen here with National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences President C. Michael Green at the rehearsal for the 1990 Grammys.
1989: Jethro Tull wins the first Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for the album "Crest of a Knave," beating out the heavily favored Metallica and their album "...And Justice for All." The award was highly controversial as many did not consider the album or even the band to be hard rock or heavy metal.
1987: Artist, director and writer Andy Warhol, a leading figure in the "pop art" movement and who coined the term "15 minutes of fame," dies in his sleep from a sudden post-operative cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 58 in New York City. Warhol had been recovering from a routine gallbladder surgery.
1984: David Vetter, who was born with severe combined immunodeficiency, a disorder that causes the immune system to not work, dies from Burkitt's lymphoma at the age of 12 in Montgomery County, Texas. David lived his entire life in a sterile environment to avoid a fatal infection, earning the nickname "David, the bubble boy" in media reports. The only cure at the time was a bone marrow transplant, and none of his family members was a match. At the age of 12, doctors decided to attempt an unmatched transplant from his sister, but while it initially appeared successful, David became ill a few months later. His autopsy revealed that the donor bone marrow contained traces of a dormant virus, Epstein-Barr, which had been undetectable in the pre-transplant screening. Although his full name was known by the media, it was withheld in news reports in order to give David and his family privacy. His last name was not revealed to the general public until 10 years after his death.
1981: American screenwriter Michael Maltese, a long-time story writer for classic animated cartoons, dies at the age of 73 in Los Angeles after a six-month bout with cancer. He is especially known for working with Warner Bros., where he wrote the stories for such classics as "For Scent-imental Reasons," "Hare Trigger," "Baseball Bugs," "Rabbit of Seville," "Duck Amuck," "One Froggy Evening," "Ali Baba Bunny," "Robin Hood Daffy" and "What's Opera, Doc?" He also collaborated on the 1960s "Tom and Jerry" theatrical shorts for MGM and worked at Hanna-Barbera Productions on television cartoons such as "Quick Draw McGraw," "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons."
1980: In what would be called the "Miracle on Ice," the United States hockey team defeats the heavily favored Soviet Union hockey team 4-3 in the medal round at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. The team, made up of amateur and collegiate players and led by coach Herb Brooks, would go on to secure the gold medal by beating Finland two days later.
1976: Singer Florence Ballard, one of the founding members of the Motown group The Supremes, dies at age 32 in Detroit, Michigan, from cardiac arrest caused by a blood clot in one of her coronary arteries. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with The Supremes, including 10 No. 1 hits, before Motown founder Berry Gordy removed her from the group in 1967. Ballard was posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Supremes in 1988.
1975: Actress Drew Barrymore, whose breakout role came in 1982 as a 6-year-old in Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," is born in Culver City, California. A member of the Barrymore acting family, she has since gone on to star in movies such as "Poison Ivy," "Boys on the Side," "The Wedding Singer," "Never Been Kissed," "Charlie's Angels" and "50 First Dates."
1974: Would-be President Richard Nixon assassin Samuel Byck commits suicide inside a DC-9 airliner at Baltimore/Washington International Airport during a standoff with police. Byck was aiming to crash the jet into the White House in an attempt to kill Nixon but the plane never left the gate. He shot three people in his attempt, killing two of them.
1973: The animated movie "Charlotte's Web," based off the bestselling children's book by E.B. White, premieres in New York City. The film, like the book, is about a pig named Wilbur (voiced by Henry Gibson) who is saved from being slaughtered by an intelligent spider named Charlotte (voiced by Debbie Reynolds).
1968: Rock group Genesis release their first record "Silent Sun."
1968: Actress Jeri Ryan, best known for her TV roles on "Star Trek: Voyager" (pictured) and "Boston Public," is born in Munich, West Germany.
1964: "Dawn (Go Away)" by The Four Seasons hits No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it would remain for three weeks trailing two Beatles songs, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You." The song was gradually bumped by more Beatles songs until the Fab Four held all of the top five spots on April 4, 1964.
1962: TV personality and herpetologist Steve Irwin, known as "The Crocodile Hunter" after the name of his TV show, is born in Essendon, Victoria, Australia. Irwin, known for his exuberant and enthusiastic personality for putting himself in risky situations with often deadly animals, died at age 44 on Sept. 4, 2006, after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming an underwater documentary film.
1959: Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500 in a controversial finish that would take several days to sort out. Petty and Johnny Beauchamp drove side-by-side across the finish line for a photo finish. Eventually, Petty was crowned the inaugural champion of the race, winning $19,050. The race, NASCAR's second 500-miler following the Southern 500, has been held every year since.
1959: Actor Kyle MacLachlan, best known for his movie roles in "Blue Velvet," "Showgirls" and "Dune," and for his TV roles in "Twin Peaks," "Sex in the City" and "Desperate Housewives," is born in Yakima, Washington.
1956: Elvis Presley enters the music charts for the first time with "Heartbreak Hotel." The song would eventually top the Billboard Hot 100 chart, become his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956.
1950: Hall of Fame basketball player Julius Erving, the high-flying player known as Dr. J who won ABA championships with the Virginia Squires and New York Nets and an NBA title with the Philadelphia 76ers, is born in Nassau County, New York.
1944: Film director Jonathan Demme, best known for directing 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs," which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, is born in Baldwin, New York. Demme is also known for directing "Philadelphia," "Rachel Getting Married" and the Talking Heads concert movie "Stop Making Sense."
1936: In Paris, France, Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie wins an unprecedented 10th consecutive World Figure Skating Championships. After the 1936 World Figure Skating Championships, Henie gave up her amateur status and took up a career as a professional performer in movies and live shows.
1934: Frank Capra's romantic comedy "It Happened One Night," starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The movie would go on to become the first to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay), a feat that would not be matched until 1975's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and later by 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs."
1934: Hall of Fame baseball manager George "Sparky" Anderson, who managed the Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships and then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers, is born in Bridgewater, South Dakota. Anderson, who also played one year for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1959, was the first manager to win World Series titles in both the American League and National League. He died at age 76 on Nov. 4, 2010.
1932: Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy, the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is born in Boston, Massachusetts. Ted Kennedy entered the U.S. Senate in a November 1962 special election to fill the seat once held by his brother John. He would represent Massachusetts in the Senate until his death in August 2009, making him the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history. He's seen here in 1962.
1929: Actor James Hong, who has appeared in more than 350 roles in film, television, and video games over a 50-year career but is best known for roles in "Big Trouble in Little China," "Blade Runner," "Black Widow" and "Wayne's World 2," is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1924: U.S. President Calvin Coolidge becomes the first U.S. president to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House.
1918: Charlie Finley, an American businessman best remembered for owning Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics, is born in Ensley, Alabama. Finley purchased the team while it was located in Kansas City and moved it to Oakland, California, in 1968. During the early 1970s, the A's became a powerhouse, winning three straight World Series from 1972 to 1974 and five straight division titles from 1971 to 1975. Finley's also remembered for pushing for the designated hitter, interleague play and night starts in the postseason and All-Star Game. He died on Feb. 19, 1996, three days short of what would have been his 78th birthday.
1918: Don Pardo, the radio and television announcer known as the voice of the long-running late night sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live," is born in Westfield, Massachusetts. Pardo was also the announcer for early incarnations of such shows as "The Price Is Right," "Jeopardy!" and "NBC Nightly News." He died at age 96 on Aug. 18, 2014.
1909: The 16 battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by the USS Connecticut, return to Hampton Roads, Virginia, 26 months after departing on a voyage around the world. The voyage was ordered by President Theodore Roosevelt to demonstrate growing American military power and blue-water navy capability. The battleships from America's Atlantic Fleet got their name because their hulls were painted white, the Navy's peacetime color scheme, and decorated with gilded scrollwork with a red, white and blue banner on their bows.
1907: Actor Robert Young, best known for his leading roles in the TV shows "Father Knows Best" and "Marcus Welby, M.D.," is born in Chicago, Illinois. He died of respiratory failure at age 91 on July 21, 1998.
1879: In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens a five-cent Woolworth store. It failed within weeks. He would open his second store in April 1879 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, expanding the concept to include merchandise priced at 10 cents. In 1911, the F. W. Woolworth Company was incorporated with 586 stores.
1872: The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee. Today, it is the oldest existing third party in the United States.
1862: Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the president of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on Feb. 18, 1861.
1857: Robert Baden-Powell, the soldier, author and Scout movement founder, is born in London, England.
1856: The Republican Party opens its first national organizing convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1819: By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for $5 million. In addition, the treaty settled a boundary dispute along the Sabine River in Texas and firmly established the boundary of U.S. territory and claims through the Rocky Mountains and west to the Pacific Ocean. The treaty would be officially ratified two years later.
1732: George Washington, the first president of the United States, is born near present-day Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
1630: Popcorn is introduced to the English colonists in Plymouth, Massachusetts, by Quadequina of the Wampanoag tribe, who brought it in deerskin bags as his contribution at their first Thanksgiving dinner. Native Americans were growing popcorn for more than a thousand years before the arrival of European explorers.
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Carol A. ThomsonAugust 25,2014
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WEST HAVEN Carol Ann Thomson, 68, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on Nov. 22, 1945, the daughter of Richard and Lucille (Mielcarek) Schaaf.
In New York, she graduated from West Seneca (N.Y.) High School in 1964, received her associate degree from Niagara Community College and earned her bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education from Brockport State.
Mrs. Thomson taught at Middlesex Elementary School, worked as a substitute teacher at several Danby area schools, and was the librarian at Wallingford Elementary School. She retired in 2007 as an employment counselor for the State of New York, following 30 years of service.
She was a member of Castleton Senior Citizens Center and enjoyed crocheting, fishing, camping and playing bingo. She was known as a master seamstress.
Survivors include her husband, John Thomson of West Haven, whom she married in Danby Nov. 24, 1973; one son, John Thomson of Dickinson, N.D.; a brother, Richard Schaaf Jr. of Cheektowaga, N.Y.; two grandsons; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mrs. Thomson was predeceased by two siblings, Karen and John Schaaf.
The funeral service will be held at noon Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Mallory Funeral Home in Fair Haven, where friends may call from 11 a.m. prior to the service officiated by the Rev. Marshall Hudson-Knapp, pastor of First Congregational Church of Fair Haven.
Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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