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This book is for teachers, parents, and community organizers who are on the side of working-class children. It's about the resistance of working class children to the kind of education they typically receive, education designed to make them useful workers and obedient citizens. It's about working-class habits of communication and ways of using language that interfere with schooling. It's about a new brand of teachers, followers of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire who are developing effective methods for teaching powerful literacy in American working-class classrooms. It's about teacher networks where teachers devoted to equity and justice find mutual support. And it's about community organizers who are bringing working-class parents together around education issues and helping them mount effective demands for powerful literacy for their children.
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Patrick J. Finn is Associate Professor Emeritus of Education at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Finn was named the Robert F. and Augusta Finkelstein Memorial Lecturer for Fall 2008 at Adelphi University.
He is the coeditor (with Mary E. Finn) of Teacher Education with an Attitude: Preparing Teachers to Educate Working-Class Students in Their Collective Self-Interest, also published by SUNY Press.
Also in the "Attitude" series is Urban Education with an Attitude, edited by Mary E. Finn with Lauri Johnson and Rebecca Lewis.
Finn's previous books:
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What happens when daddy plays nanny once in a while?
Far beyond the stereotypes of She-Dads and Mr. Moms, a Kansas City father showed that he can manage babysitting well. In a time-lapse video, Emio Tomeoni showed the hardships and the lasting memories created whenever he's in charge of their 21-month-old son.
His wife usually arrives to a clean house after work and missed the moments when their house is a total mess after Tomeoni's epic play dates with baby Xavier.
To show his wife what goes on when she's away, Tomeoni captured on tape their typical afternoon playtime.
Xavier dropped the toy chest on the carpet and scattered them all across the room as they played. The two built towers from blocks and played musical instruments. Tomeoni did not forget to feed him and changed his diaper.
Throughout the day, Tomeoni was by his son's side, tirelessly watching and following him wherever he went. He even crammed himself inside an inflatable toy to keep his son amused.
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DailyDirt: Useful Fungus
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- Maybe we can use fungi to clean up dispersed radioactive waste -- Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a species of fungus that thrives in radioactive environments (near Chernobyl, for example). These kinds of fungus could help people collect and concentrate radioactive materials to prevent the spread of toxic radiation. [url]
- Mushroom insulation has similar insulating abilities as foam board insulation, but it can be composted (and made without the direct use of petrochemicals). Mushroom insulation can also have the same fire resistance as conventional materials, but presumably it isn't as toxic. [url]
- One of the often-repeated examples of futuristic engineering is the ability to "grow a house" -- and that possibility could become a reality with fungus growing into pre-determined shapes. The MyceliumChair is a step towards growing furniture with fungus and a 3D printed scaffold. [url]


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D-Wright grooming advice from Zoe
Do I think we're gonna do it tonight? Hellz yeah I think we're gonna do it tonight. But just to add my wee bit o' help: David Wright, I love ya. And I do think that the scruffy look suits you aesthetically in terms of lady appeal. BUT. As longtime readers will know…methinks you hit better clean-shaven.
Why is this? Perhaps some of the strength from your arms and legs has been rerouted toward your facial hair follicles? Perhaps the tips of your scruff absorb water that should be hydrating you? Perhaps the added bit of "bad boy" repels some of that down home Virginia boy aura that's worked so well for you before?
Whatever it is, D-Wright–we all know what you can do. Just maybe let a razor help out. Then you can do my favorite David Wright Clean Shaven Dance of Joy:
Finally, a big shout out to William Radie, who has sent his 3 favorite Mets bloggers personalized logos for luck. I may just have to figure out how to make an iron-on patch out of this because of its rockingness. Thanks Bill!
Now Let's Go Mets! Like you've never gone before! Or as Gary Cohen Who Thinks I'm Crazy would say: Go 'til IT'S OUTTA HERE!
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Tonight's the night!!!!
Yo, what was up with the Glavine facial hair last night???
Sigh. Let's Go Schick! Let's Go Schick!
We don't care Mark. : )
I love that baseball graphic Zoe.
I also noticed Tommy's facial hair when the camera got up close and personal.
Maybe the Mets left their razors in NY or didn't have time to shave or just wanted to give Zoe something to blog about.
See? I told you the clean shaven was good. The HR he got: SHAVED! It doesn't work when he's all dirty looking LOL
Beleiving on this side of the US
**You Gotta Beleive Fairy Dust**
He got a GRAND SLAM shaved. Let's hope the Schicks come out at night.
And I'm sure Mark's facial hair will only work in our team's favor. He's grown it giving us great coverage. I'll hope for more Mets pics and vids to compete with his Cards!
Zoe.. you are right! Some of the boys have been sporting some whiskers lately, and it's definitely not working in our favor! Mets in 7…
~ Eddie @ Willie Ball
Mets in 7 it SOOOO IT !
What a job by Maine last night! Guess that Kris Benson trade worked out OK after all! lol
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#124922 - 03/09/04 02:11 PM philaletheia
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This seems a useful word, but I can find no authority for
Philaletheia, the disinterested love of scholarly truth, can lead one into some strange places. The connection of the two marginalia is the urge to recover the sense of an ancient text in full and accurately; to probe past the obscurity of poet and translator alike, to what Lycophron's persona thought was to happen in those beds.
#124923 - 03/09/04 06:31 PM Re: philaletheia
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Sounds like it should mean 'love of forgetfulness' but Liddell and Scott gives philalethes as 'loving truth'.
#124924 - 09/06/05 10:49 AM Re: philaletheia
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In a heideggerian moment, it seemed to me that it might mean 'love of undressing, uncovering'._________________________
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
#124925 - 09/06/05 01:08 PM Re: philaletheia
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OK, just what are you reading at the moment?!
#124926 - 09/06/05 01:35 PM Re: philaletheia
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>OK, just what are you reading at the moment?!
hazarding a guess, I'd say he was reading the collected works of wwh. which could answer your implied question.
#124927 - 09/06/05 04:37 PM Re: philapillahilla
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OK, just what are you reading at the moment?!
Well, currently Charles Fries' American Enlgish Grammar, 1940, and Jacques Barzun's House of Intellect, 1959. But, yes, whenever I see something by the glorious wwh, I stop what I'm doing and read it._________________________
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#181121 - 12/22/08 07:09 PM Re: philapillahilla [Re: zmjezhd]
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It looks like this strain of thought has expired. I hope you all
enjoyed what you were reading._________________________
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By BILL FRANCIS
"It's like spring break for old guys," joked William J. Ryczek, the keynote speaker at the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Nineteenth Century Committee's fourth annual Frederick Ivor-Campbell Base Ball Conference.
Ryczek, the author of three books on 19th century baseball, was referring to the two-day event, held at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's Bullpen Theater, which concluded Saturday afternoon.
"A lot of people have done some incredible research that the general public might not be interested in hearing but to us it's fascinating stuff," said Ryczek, attending his fourth conference. "We all have a common interest, and for 55 of us to get together and enjoy each others company is a great time."
Ryczek's initial interest in 19th century baseball began in the early 1980s and came about because it was unknown to most people. "It was a big and vast void that very few people had ever touched," he said. "So to learn about something that is unknown to most people and trying to figure out what it was all about, why things happened, why it evolved the way it did, really interested me."
Ryczek's used a portion of his keynote address to compare himself with the three who had given the keynote addresses in the past - John Thorn, Peter Morris and David Block – who he considers great 19th century baseball researchers.
"I'm not a great researcher. And I compare them to pitchers with a 98 mile per hour fastball like Justin Verlander and myself, in terms of research, to Jamie Moyer," Ryczek said. "But Jamie Moyer has been a very effective major league pitcher because he knows what he can do and knows what he can't do. He works the corners, he changes speed. I as a writer and historian can work the corners and change speeds to contribute to the knowledge of 19th century baseball."
Attending the conference was Thorn, a prolific writer as well as Major League Baseball's official historian, who began researching the national pastime's pre-1900 era for many of the same reasons as Ryczek.
"What I loved about 19th century baseball when I first started looking hard at it in the early 1980s was that there were so few people who cared about it," Thorn said. "I felt like I was going to the dark side of the moon. So much of my early work to me seemed solitary.
"So when Mark Rucker and I, who shared this enthusiasm, created the 19th century baseball research committee in 1982 we imagined that one day there might be 50 of us. And now I believe the committee size is something like 700, 800. We have a lot of people who like this stuff."
And though Peter Mancuso, the Nineteenth Century Committee Chairman who runs the conference, initially had misgivings about holding the conference at the Hall of Fame, where it has been held since its inception, it didn't take long to change his mind.
"I had a lot of trepidation about putting the conference in Cooperstown because I know it's not the easiest destination to get to," he said. "But my vice chair, Bob Bailey, was absolutely convinced that by having it in Cooperstown it would take on a life of its own. And that has really proved out to be correct."
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Diversity and cross-cultural issues in Bulgaria
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|In fulfilling the Peace Corps' mandate to share the face of America with their host countries, Peace Corps is making special efforts to see that all of America's richness is reflected in the Volunteer corps. More Americans of color are serving in today's Peace Corps than at any time in recent years. Differences in race, ethnic background, age, religion, and sexual orientation are expected and welcomed among our Volunteers. Part of the Peace Corps' mission is to help dispel any notion that Americans are all of one origin or race and to establish that each of us is as thoroughly American as the other despite our many differences.
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In fulfilling its mandate to share the face of America with host countries, the Peace Corps is making special efforts to see that all of America's richness is reflected in the Volunteer corps. More Americans of color are serving in today's Peace Corps than at any time in recent years. Differences in race, ethnic background, age, religion, and sexual orientation are expected and welcomed among our Volunteers. Part of the Peace Corps' mission is to help dispel any notion that Americans are all of one origin or race and to establish that each of us is as thoroughly American as the other despite our many differences.
Our diversity helps us accomplish that goal. In other ways, however, it poses challenges. In Bulgaria, as in other Peace Corps host countries, Volunteers' behavior, lifestyle, background, and beliefs are judged in a cultural context very different from their own. Certain personal perspectives or characteristics commonly accepted in the United States may be quite uncommon, unacceptable, or even repressed in Bulgaria.
Outside of Bulgaria's capital, residents of rural communities have had relatively little direct exposure to other cultures, races, religions, and lifestyles. What people view as typical American behavior or norms may be a misconception, such as the belief that all Americans are rich and have blond hair and blue eyes. The people of Bulgaria are justly known for their generous hospitality to foreigners; however, members of the community in which you will live may display a range of reactions to cultural differences that you present.
To ease the transition and adapt to life in Bulgaria, you may need to make some temporary, yet fundamental compromises in how you present yourself as an American and as an individual. For example, female trainees and Volunteers may not be able to exercise the independence available to them in the United States; political discussions need to be handled with great care; and some of your personal beliefs may best remain undisclosed. You will need to develop techniques and personal strategies for coping with these and other limitations. The Peace Corps staff will lead diversity and sensitivity discussions during pre-service training and will be on call to provide support, but the challenge ultimately will be your own.
- 1 Overview of Diversity in Bulgaria
- 2 What Might a Volunteer Face?
- 2.1 Possible Issues for Female Volunteers
- 2.2 Possible Issues for Volunteers of Color
- 2.3 Possible Issues for Senior Volunteers
- 2.4 Possible Issues for Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Volunteers
- 2.5 Possible Religious Issues for Volunteers
- 2.6 Possible Issues for Volunteers With Disabilities
- 2.7 Possible Issues for Married Volunteers
Overview of Diversity in Bulgaria
The Peace Corps staff in Bulgaria recognizes the adjustment issues that come with diversity and will endeavor to provide support and guidance. During pre-service training, several sessions will be held to discuss diversity and coping mechanisms. We look forward to having male and female Volunteers from a variety of races, ethnic groups, ages, religions, and sexual orientations and hope that you will become part of a diverse group of Americans who take pride in supporting one another and demonstrating the richness of American culture.
What Might a Volunteer Face?
Possible Issues for Female Volunteers
Bulgaria has been working to align its laws with the requirements of the European Union, which it joined in January 2007. Yet legislation to protect women against sexual harassment and discrimination has only recently been introduced.
As with any other social matter, there is a large difference in attitudes toward gender between smaller communities and big cities and between the older and younger generations. Traditionally, especially in more rural areas, Bulgarian women are expected to cook and look after other needs of their husbands and children while they also hold jobs outside of the home. In turn, women often expect men to open doors for them, to give them their seats on public transportation, and to show them other signs of courtesy. Women also often expect men to help if they are performing a task that is considered difficult or demeaning, and men will offer to help women whom they believe are confused by minor mechanical or equipment-related problems. Female Volunteers may therefore feel that their skills are questioned in the typically male professional environment. Another common occurrence is for young women to be honked at by drivers or yelled at by groups of young men in the streets. If this happens to you, it is best to ignore the behavior and avoid making eye contact, as any response is likely to aggravate the situation.
Possible Issues for Volunteers of Color
You may be the only minority trainee or Volunteer within a particular project. You may not receive, or be able to receive, the necessary personal support from other Volunteers. While staff and your fellow Volunteers will do their very best to support you, there may not be current Volunteers or staff role models who can personally relate to your experiences.
Once you move to your site, you are likely to live among people who have no experience or understanding of a non-Caucasian-American culture. Because of ignorance, stereotypes, cultural perceptions, or Bulgaria's historical involvement with certain countries, you are likely to encounter varying degrees of harassment in your day-to-day life. You may not be perceived as being American, or you may be evaluated as less professionally competent than other Volunteers. In any community where you are not known, you need to be prepared for staring, pointing, and comments. Finally, you should be prepared to hear derogatory terms and racial comments that would be completely inappropriate in the United States. Such offensive terms usually are uttered because people are not aware of acceptable terms in English, although in some instances the intent is to harass or offend. Bulgarians as a whole tend to be very accepting, curious, and open to individuals once they get to know them on a personal level. Because of this, many Volunteers of color have been extremely well-accepted and well-liked in their communities, once their communities came to know them. Their time in these communities has had a significant and positive impact on how the community members understand and appreciate diversity.
Volunteers who could be taken for a member of the Roma minority (who are descended from migrants from India) probably have the most trouble with casual racism.
Peace Corps/Bulgaria currently has African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and other members of minority groups among its Volunteer corps. They all manage these issues in their own way. Members of the Peace Corps staff will do everything they can to help you manage any difficulties.
Possible Issues for Senior Volunteers
Overall, senior Volunteers are highly valued for the wealth of experience they bring to their communities and counterparts. Yet you may sometimes feel isolated within the Peace Corps community because most Volunteers are in their 20s. They may have little understanding of, or respect for, the lives and experiences of senior Americans. You may also find that while younger Volunteers cannot always offer you support, they still look to you for advice and support. While some seniors find this a very enjoyable part of their Volunteer experience, others choose not to fill this role.
Training may present its own special challenges. Older trainees have sometimes found that the learning environment does not completely match the learning style and material they are most comfortable with in terms of timing, presentation of materials, comfort level, and health. You may need to be assertive in developing an effective individual approach to language learning. And, when possible, you may need to collaborate on identifying sites and assignments most appropriate for an older Volunteer. Peace Corps staff has much experience supporting and mentoring Volunteers of all ages and is here to work to support you.
Before leaving for Bulgaria, you should consider how you will deal with issues such as possible family emergencies, maintaining lifelong friendships, and deciding who will have power of attorney for attending to your financial matters.
Possible Issues for Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Volunteers
In general, Bulgarians view homosexuality as immoral. There are, of course, many Bulgarians with alternative lifestyles, but their lifestyle would not be well-accepted in Bulgaria if they chose to be open about it. Most Bulgarians choose to keep their personal lifestyles private, and there seems to be an attitude of acceptance when a community does not need to acknowledge a person's sexual orientation. You may discover that you cannot be open about your sexual orientation in your assigned community. Dress and mannerisms considered normal in the United States, such as particular hairstyles or earrings on men, may be viewed with disdain in your community. In addition, your civil liberties may be ignored and you may be hassled in bars or on the street Relationships with host country nationals can happen, but as with all cross-cultural relationships, they may not be easy. Lesbians, like all American women, are likely to have to deal with constant questions about boyfriends, marriage, and sex. Wearing an "engagement ring" may help. Gay men may have to deal with machismo: Talk of sexual conquests, girl watching, and dirty jokes. Volunteers with alternative lifestyles have occasionally set up informal forums for support and information sharing.
The most popular singer in Bulgaria, Azis, has achieved a level of fame (or notoriety) for being sexually ambiguous. He usually dresses in drag and is bisexual.
In the past, gay and lesbian Volunteers have requested to be placed in or near large cities, where there people are more likely to be accepting of homosexuality. There are several gay bars and one lesbian bar in Sofia.
Possible Religious Issues for Volunteers
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is the dominant religion (83 percent of Bulgarians consider themselves members), so you may not be able to find an active Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, or Muslim congregation near your site and may need to travel to a bigger city to attend religious events or ceremonies. Only Christmas and Easter are observed as official religious holidays. Alternatively, you could be living in a primarily Muslim community, and only Muslim religious services may be easily accessible.
Some Bulgarians hold stereotypes about members of other faiths. Volunteers have reported being asked about their religion and some have been subject to rudeness or hateful speech. One possible response to questions about one's religious beliefs is to say that in America, people sometimes prefer not to discuss their religion. In general, Bulgarians are not an overly religious people, but Bulgarian culture and religious heritage go hand-in-hand for many Bulgarians. Peace Corps/Bulgaria has Volunteers of many faiths, and most of them find that the question of religion does not interfere with the work they are doing in Bulgaria.
Possible Issues for Volunteers With Disabilities
As a disabled Volunteer in Bulgaria, you may face a special set of challenges. Bulgaria has an old, poorly maintained infrastructure that does not always accommodate individuals with disabilities. Few public places, for example, have been made accessible to wheelchairs. Because sidewalks are uneven and cars frequently park in pedestrian areas, visually impaired Volunteers may have a harder time moving around on their own. If you are reading this Welcome Book, the Peace Corps' Office of Medical Services determined that you were physically and emotionally capable, with or without reasonable accommodations, of performing a full tour of Volunteer service in Bulgaria without unreasonable risk to yourself or interruption of your service. Peace Corps/Bulgaria staff will work with disabled Volunteers to make reasonable accommodations in training, housing, job sites, and other areas to enable them to serve safely and effectively.
Possible Issues for Married Volunteers
Married couples should expect to live separately during their pre-service training. Typically, married Bulgarian trainees, particularly those working in the same Peace Corps sector, live with separate host families in the same community during their pre-service training, and attend language classes together daily. If you do live in separate communities, it would be due to logistical necessity based on the design of the training program and your work area. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate proximity and visitation concerns. All married couples will live together following pre-service training when they move to their permanent sites as Volunteers.
Married couples may face challenges stemming from traditional Bulgarian gender roles. A married female Volunteer may find herself the object of gossip among older Bulgarian women, who may wonder whether she is taking proper care of her husband, can cook and preserve enough vegetables for the winter, or spends too much time with other men. While the wife may be expected to do all the domestic chores, the husband may be expected to assume an overtly dominant role in the household. In addition, the independence exercised by each member of an American couple may be perceived as immoral behavior. Still, many married couples have served successfully in Bulgaria without having to make unreasonable compromises.


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I think a buyout is more likely than a trade at this point.
Hoopshype says the meeting today between Marbury, Walsh, and Players Union attorney last 35 minutes with no results. So, we'll have to be patient.
Also, remember the Ron Artest situation in Indiana? Walsh had Ron Artest sitting at home for almost half a season, though the fans were pissed far more than now (Artest messed up a contender after all). And he got a nice trade out of that mess - Peja Stojakovic, later Al Harongton.
So if I have to guess, Id say Marbury will get buyout at the end of February, or a trade just before deadline. As for a trade, what do u think of this:
Marbury, Robinson to Sacramento
Brad Miller, Kenny Thomas to Knicks.
Sacramento saves almost 20 mil in cash. Clears frontline minutes for rebuilding with Hawes and Thompson. Gets Nate.
Knicks get nice passing center in Miller. Still have same cap space for 2010 (actually even more, since Nate wont be resigned). Get some value from Marbury. Brad-Lee frontcourt would give us some good times in these 2 years.
And Sacto might even play Marbury, they have ugly situation at pg.. Looks like a good deal for both teams, since Sacto isnt getting to playoffs anyway.
OFF TOPIC: Don't u think the dude is the biggest marketing genious in the NBA right now? I mean, it's one thing when great players like Dwight Howard or Shaq put on media shows during All Star, and get nicer shoe deals. Marbury hasnt shown anything good for years, but looks like he could still get a few millions from Miami or some other place just because media cant forget him. That's some marketing lol
I think a buyout is more likely than a trade at this point.
I don't like the trade at all. Nate looks like he can be very successful in this system, and we can't give him up for 2 scrubs. Miller is alright, but he's past his prime and he can't help us as much as Nate. I'd rather just let Marbury's contract come off the books, than do that trade.
I doubt we will be able to trade Marbury. His contract is way too large for most trades to work, and most teams don't wanna pay that much for him.
We should keep cap space for 2010, and thats when Miller and Kenny Thomas expire.
Kenny Thomas is a scrub, but Brad Miller is pretty good and Walsh's favorite. He had similar stats to Lee before the Golden State game, plus great assist numbers. Looks like a better fit at center in this system than anyone we have now.
And do we really need a roster spot? I mean we do right now, these days. But I just dont see Marbury getting off the roster until February. In February, we will probably have Mobley playing, and Gallinari back.
From what i hear, Gallinari may be similar to Diaw in D'Antoni system, a high assist point forward who can sub 2-4, and distribute when necessary (I may be wrong, I havent seen him play in Europe last year). With SF/PF crowded with Wilson, Harrington, Quentin and Lee, Gallinari could get some burn backing the 2, instead of Nate.
Remember, D'Antoni always distributed minutes among 8 or so players since Phoenix times, everyone else is DNP.
And anyway, do u really think we will resign Nate after this season? Some team will offer him a deal near midlevel, and no way we will match.
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Curry+Jeffries + 2 max contracts (say LeBron and Bosh) + Gallinari, Chandler, Lee and Nate = over cap.
Not to mention other spots - we may go for veterans like Nash, Raja Bell, to surround the max guys.
We'll probably have to choose between Lee and Nate even if we get rid of Curry and Jeffries. and we wont get rid of them unless we throw in Lee or Nate, or Mark Cuban signs Isiah.
Knicks have to just buy him out already, they desperatley need a roster spot, they cant play 7 guys for the hole season, they need to bring back Ewing.
I remember hearing that if Marbury is going to be bought out of his contract, it's going to happen in January so that Cablevision won't have to include the $21 mill into the 08 books for the company.
never heard it before, but yea, that cablevision thing makes sense. I wondered where those rumors that Dolan doesnt want buy out are coming from
Ewing would be great help if we buyout Marbury like right now... but that wont happen. If we sign him once Mobley and Galli are back, he'll just be DNP all the time. Remember, D'Antoni always played 8-9 guys max, even in Phoenix.
Although I also recall reading that Dolan did not want the buy-out during 2008 for Cablevision tax reasons, I do not believe it.
Without a buy-out, Marbury's contract provides, I assume, for payments over the period of his employment. The pay-outs would certainly extend into 2009. Apparently Marbury is currently owed $18.3 M out of $21.9M. That means he has already been paid $3.8M. Just as Marbury could be paid less than what is left on his contract if there is agreement, he can agree to take whatever money is agreed upon at any time he agrees to. In other words, the buy-out could always have included an agreement to delay payment into 2009.
Apparently there is an issue under the CBA as to whether the team can simply send Marbury home even though they continue to pay him. i expect that we will hear a lot about that unless there is a prompt resolution.
This stand-off over a couple of milllion dollars makes no sense for either side.
OFF TOPIC: Euro agent says Marbury would get rich offers from Euro teams once he's available.
Wouldnt be surprised, they are paying insane money for star players over there, 3-4 mil euros with all taxes payed + free apartments, car, personal cooks, and so on. And the season there is only like 40-60 games, depending on the country... That's like getting 8-10 mil $ a year here for half nba season.
+ you get to be a star with a clean slate again...
crazy world
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President Obama made clear to Syrian President Bashar Assad and those under his command that "the world is watching" and the use of chemical weapons would be "totally unacceptable." If Syria does try to use those weapons, Obama added, there will be consequences. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
President Barack Obama warned Syrian President Bashar Assad Monday that the use of chemical weapons by the regime would be "totally unacceptable."
"The world is watching," Obama said.
"The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable," he added.
U.S. officials told NBC News that the Syrian regime had ordered Syria's military chemical corp to "be prepared." The officials stressed the directive was not an order to use chemical weapons and did not come from Assad directly, but that order and a considerable increase in activity around Syria's chemical weapons sites have raised serious concerns.
Syrian state television reported that the Syrian Foreign Ministry denied the country had any plans to use chemical weapons, no matter the circumstances.
The U.S. officials say the fear is that Syrians are at least preparing to mix the precursor chemicals for sarin nerve gas that could be used in artillery shells – but acknowledged it's not clear that process has begun.
Once the precursors are mixed, the sarin produced has a relatively short shelf life. In artillery shells, the precursors are packed separately inside the shells and "mixed" immediately before or shortly after the shells are fired.
Despite Obama's warning that if Syria uses chemical weapons, "there will be consequences," U.S. military forces have not been put on alert or given warning orders to prepare for any possible military action against Syria. According to a senior U.S. official, there are "plenty of assets in the region which could respond quickly."
A dramatic report from northern Syria shows how rebels control much of the countryside but remain locked in deadly battle with government forces who have the fire power. Some displaced civilians have taken refuge in the ruins of one of the Dead Cities of Syria, the ancient city Serjilla, abandoned around 1600 AD. NBC's John Irvine reports.
Earlier, the State Department said the "use or proliferation of chemical weapons" in Syria is a red line for the United States and would result in the administration's taking "necessary steps or actions."
"We are concerned about any move that might signal that they are somehow ready to use those chemical weapons on their own people," spokesman Mark Toner said Monday, adding that the U.S. is concerned that Assad's increasingly beleaguered regime might seek to up the ante in the 20-month-old uprising.
When asked if the chemical weapon stockpiles are secure, Toner said the U.S. is monitoring them, but "it is hard to say, in Syria today, that any stockpile of weapons is secure."
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A senior U.S. defense official said Monday that U.S. and allied intelligence have detected Syrian movement of chemical weapons components in recent days.
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"I realized that it wasn't for me anymore and I was doing this for so many other people all around, not just the county, and not just the state, but the nation and possibly even the world," Cassidy told Los Angeles TV station KTLA. "So I am so proud to win this, not just for me but for everyone out there."
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#201027 - 07/07/11 06:36 AM AArgh!
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Loc: British Columbia, Canada
The blasted mouse is back! The little @$&$*#@%*#! just walked calmly across my dining room floor.
I slept to much today because of my cold and now I'm up late enough to see him.
I'll have to set traps and let the landlord know tomorrow.
#201029 - 07/07/11 06:47 AM Re: AArgh! [Re: Zed]
Registered: 09/21/10
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Loc: down under
you need a cat Zed!
#201032 - 07/07/11 09:38 AM Re: AArgh! [Re: Candy]
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Or adopt it as a pet. Difficult part in this that all mice look alike so you can't be sure if "your" mouse is still your mouse or one of his twenty brethren.
#201037 - 07/07/11 11:06 AM Re: AArgh! [Re: BranShea]
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Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
They have the tendency to come inside when the weather turns
colder, but you should be in the summer season. Is there food
out somewhere? or a nest in the walls? Sure hope not. I'm
having trouble now with raccoons who like to visit nightly.
See their beady little eyes in the moonlight._________________________
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#201040 - 07/07/11 12:38 PM Re: AArgh! [Re: Zed]
Registered: 08/27/02
Posts: 2154
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
It's an elderly apartment building so my guess is a nest. Certainly the kitchen is a bit of a mess right now as I am sick with a cold and not keeping up with things. The last thing I feel like doing is leaping up for thorough spring cleaning of my kitchen.
#201061 - 07/08/11 11:53 AM Re: AArgh! [Re: Zed]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
Motivation is always a big problem when you are not feeling up
to par_________________________
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#201090 - 07/09/11 12:44 AM Re: AArgh! [Re: Zed]
Registered: 08/27/02
Posts: 2154
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
I think I got the mouse outside. I noticed a hole dug into the soil of the big potted palm so I put it outside soaked it with water and shut the patio door (ground floor.) A few minutes later something brown flickered past and disappeared. Ha!
I also let the landlord know so pest control can deal with mousie when he comes back with reinforcements.
#201092 - 07/09/11 12:55 AM Re: AArgh! [Re: Zed]
Registered: 09/21/10
Posts: 1706
Loc: down under
Ha...good solution. And I hope you are feeling better now too.
I worry about snakes coming inside, when I leave the door open but I'm told cats are good for keeping them away too!
#201095 - 07/09/11 01:23 AM Re: AArgh! [Re: Candy]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
Yes, you could get a cat. I wouldn't, but you could._________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#201101 - 07/10/11 12:25 AM Re: AArgh! [Re: Zed]
Registered: 08/27/02
Posts: 2154
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
To paraphrase Dave Mitchell why would I get a large furry animal I don't want, to solve the problem of a small furry animal that I don't want.
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The Second Amendment
1791: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Second Amendment, the U.S. Constitution.
Back in 1999, David Barton (www.wallbuilders.com) wrote this article below about the Second Amendment in response to the tragic Columbine School shooting. It's titled "A Tale of Two Philosophies."
"Shortly after the nation's attention was captured by the school shootings in Littleton, CO, the Juvenile Justice Bill came to vote in Congress. That bill provided an opportunity to debate how to prevent future occurrences of school violence. The House and Senate pursued very different philosophical approaches to the solution. Interestingly, the two different approaches were set forth long ago by Speaker of the House Robert Winthrop (1809-1894), who declared:
"'Men, in a word, must necessarily be controlled by a power within them or by a power without them; either by the Word of God or by the strong arm of man; either by the Bible or by the bayonet.'
"The message of all history is clear: human behavior can be restrained by only two means—either internally, through the influence of God's Word upon the heart, or externally, through coercion, restraint, and regulation. The Senate primarily chose the latter approach while the House focused on the former.
"For example, even though the individuals responsible for the shootings at Littleton had broken 18 different gun control laws to accomplish their carnage, the Senate believed that perhaps a nineteenth or a twentieth law would have made a difference. Consequently, many Senators pursued additional gun control laws.
"The House approach, however, focused not on the external regulations but on providing internal restraints through influence of religion. Individuals on the House side told me, 'We got bushwhacked in the Senate, but it will be different in the House. Every time they talk about guns, we're going to talk about God. Every time they talk about what's in the hands of kids, we're going to talk about what's in their hearts.'"
If you take away the guns from all of us, then we the people will no longer be able to protect ourselves from the criminal, the tyrant politician, or the invading army. Meanwhile, the same sick, evil people, who murder innocent men, women and children, will find other means to carry out what is embedded in their own heads and hearts. God bless America? In God we trust?
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you took this from that other guys post where he wrote on the picture.
Originally Posted by K3nny24
you took this from that other guys post where he wrote on the picture.
Who are you talking about? And find that post for me please, Because when you
search this title on google: The Kakashi in Chapter 604 has no headband. So he's a zetsu clone?
You will only get one source and that's Narutobase. This thread doesn't exist anywhere else but here.
Originally Posted by NarutoFan20
This is just something I noticed. Kakashi is not wearing his headband in Chapter 604 on the last page.
But in the links below Kakashi always had his headband on.
http://www.narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/599/11 (young kakashi)
http://www.narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/602/18 (young kakashi)
Is this Kakashi a zetsu clone on the last page of Chapter 604?
WOW good eye man never wouldve noticed it myself
Hmm ok lemme use your logic:
Kakashi didn't have his head band on when he thought the hidden stone shinobi, this isn't the real kakashi either!!
You know what against hidan he didn't have it at one point during the battle, that was zetsu tooo!!!!!!
Originally Posted by 4bdN
WOW good eye man never wouldve noticed it myself
Thanks +rep back at you
Originally Posted by The Hidden Shinobi
Hmm ok lemme use your logic:
Kakashi didn't have his head band on when he thought the hidden stone shinobi, this isn't the real kakashi either!!
You know what against hidan he didn't have it at one point during the battle, that was zetsu tooo!!!!!!
After Minato rescued Kakashi and Rin from all those cloud Ninjas, he should have took them back to the leaf village and ordered kakashi to get a new headband.
Remember Obito hasn't been training in the cave for hours, its been days or
possibly months since his hair grew so long. So why does Kakashi look exactly as he did when obito was supposed to die? but Madara rescued him.
But you won't believe me so we have to wait until next week.
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Well, it could have fallen off in the previous battle before he Raikiri'd Rin. Just sayin....
hm,this is new+rep for original finding
Originally Posted by flcl724
god you people are fin stupid
the kakashi who stab rin is not freakin zetsu.
there is no ****ing way a zetsu clone can copy sharagin,
obito saw what happen thur the eye he gave kakashi some how.
rin is more than likely
1. not who she appears
2. a spy/betrayer
dont see how obito could see thur a zetsu clones fake sharagin eye.
kakashi is not the one to being questioning, plus he was crying i didnt know clones could cry and use human emtions
Excellent find. +rep I still believe it was just Kakashi though
Also if you pay attention he looks exactly the same as when they were on the mission obito was killed. Remember when kakashi got slashed in the eye, and his mask got cut a tad bit? Look at his mask on the last page of the new manga, the small cut is there. So zetsu probably cloned him during that mission, and used it afterwards to kill rin and take obito.
Originally Posted by NarutoFan20
I take back my post lol
is it kakashi who stabbed rin is Zetsu clone?
i dont think so, thanks to some of you who notice the kakashi tears.. i think that its the real kakashi becoz:-
1) obito also see rin faces as it was from his left eye( the eyes he gaves kakashi) soit would be impossible for a zetsu clone to cast some kind of genjustu (making obito seeing from his left eyes). yes a zetsu clone could replicate not only physically but also chakra and jutsu, u can find this in the old chapter when zetsu clones copy itachi and kisame vs kakshi teams. after defeated then it change back to zetsu.
2) the tears in kakshi eyes.. its likes he was regret plus must do the stabbed...
3) Kakashi was never speaks about his teamates before and espescially about Rin... and kakshi always went to the Ninja cemetery , i think he is not only thinking of obito but Rin (especially).
But i have a questions to ask?
1) is there a possibility that the Rin is a zetsu Clones? but is a 30% predictions because if it was a zetsu clone kakashi would not drop a tears while stabbing her.
2) What makes kakashi stabbed her??
a) Is it Rin has become a traitor? so kakashi missions is to kill her..
b) she was trap in genjutsu.. making them fighting each other.. unable to control their body.. thats why kakashi tears becoz he cannot stop himself from killing Rin.. maybe it is Madara doing.. and plot.. by taking obito to the scene to watch it...
c) mistakes.. kakashi was mistakely stabb rin... but it sound not kakashi to mistaken stabb rin.
3) next chapter predictions...
a) did obito rush to aid Rin or not? my guess not... becoz maybe zetsu stopped him.. maybe to many mist ninja appeared.. to risky to fight... zetsu took obito and retreat.
Very nice.
Originally Posted by Hipster Madara
He no longer has it in the last segment of Kakashi gaiden... forgot why
Thank you. I hate how everyone jumps to the conclusion that he's a clone.
He was crying after all, and since he already hit her, he'd have no reason to cry otherwise for appearances.
Their eyes are connected and as we saw obito looks throw his left eye that kakashi has.
When Obito reviled himself don't you think he would of said I'm here because you killed Rin. He sad I'm here because you let Rin die. ( sorry would post the manga but on phone don't know how)
Maybe the rin we see here is a zetsu clone who killed the real rin. may explain the tears of kakashi.
just a stupid thought :]
really head bands proves nothing but it is a zetsu clone to make obito loyal to madara,this is all drama manuplated by madara
just think why would zetsu help obito to go dere?(unless madara orders zetsu to do it)
but i think that zetsu is not kakashi,coz their sharingan is same(kakashi and obito)
but i think rin is zetsu
the zetsu killed rin,and became zetsu(as we saw in real episodes)
so thats why kakashi killed him
and kakashi tears may explain the situation
Last edited by asad70ful; 10-05-2012 at 06:48 AM.
No way, Both kakashi & Rin are Real I believe
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"I was a little anxious after I landed my triple flip; it was probably one of the worst landings I've had on my triple-triple all week. I just trusted my training at that point and pulled in and landed the toe."
"Flatt called her first two jumping passes "shaky" but was pleased by how she could call on her training to get through them."
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Also the 2006 Olympics is not part of the so-called selection criteria. Seems nationals is 90 percent of the criteria, so if Cohen gets in the top 2, but fine, she's in.
But if she gets 3rd or 4th, I would hope she would graciously bow out and let the other girls have their experience, just like she did when she was 17. Wagner is 18, Flatt will turn 18 in July. Nagasu will turn 17 in April. Yes they have a shot in 2014, but I think it would nice for these women to have the Olympic experience early. Also, as we learned with Hughes and Meissner, a lot can happen in four years.
I think if Sasha ends up in the top 3, she will go to the Olympics. If it is Flatt, Nagasu, Cohen, or Nagusu, Flatt, Cohen, they will send the winner and Sasha.
But if the top three consist of some combination of Flatt, Nagasu and Wagner, and Sasha is 4th, I think they will send the top two.
She was great and being obsessed with skaters from the boot down, I must also admit that I was more impressed with Sasha's edges than anything else... If y'all are sending out crow for the doubters, I believe I deserve at least a wing... because I never doubted she'd be in the top two - but I did doubt it would have less to do with her outstanding performance and more to do with the lack of quality skating I've witnessed from the other US ladies this season. No gifts for Sasha, just sheer talent. Loved it!!
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If the placement is:
1. Flatt
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It will be Flatt and Cohen
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It will be Nagasu and Cohen
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It will be Nagasu and Flatt.
If USFSA does name Sasha to the team in any way beside her having a top 2 finish, I think it would be such a shame. Yes, the program needs a star, but most likely that would only be through this year. Yes getting medals and high placements are important, but so is building your program for the long-term and you do that by having your skaters (if they earned it, of course) go to high-level international competitions. I know that Flatt/Wagner/Nagasu have all done the GP, but I don't think that's really the same thing as a Worlds or an Olympics when everyone is all in the same place.
The other thing, at this point I think Mirai has as good a shot at making the Olympic team as Ashley, and probably better. Mirai has "faltered" in the FS before, but for Mirai, faltering means URs, not falling on her butt two or three times. Her jump technique looked amazing last night, so if her jumps look like that tomorrow, she should be fine. I mean, her FS at SC was not amazing but pretty darn good. Also, she has an 8 point lead over Ashley. 8 points is a lot, I know Ashley can be good in the FS, but the thing is I don't think a clean Ashley will be 8 whole points above a clean Mirai.
In terms of who's freeksate is the strongest, I would have to go with Christina and Rachael, in that order. In terms of consistency and being able to land combos they are actually pretty similar. Both know how to skate TWO solid programs.
Mirai and Ashley I see as being able to land all their planned jumps, but not all with good quality. But Mirai's Carmen is so charming, if she can pull off the jumps and really become Carmen I can't see anyone beating her. Can we fly Akiko's coach over here to give her a pep talk before the long? I've always had a sneaking suspicion Frank Carroll is not the greatest at giving free skate pep talks.
You have to remember they don't care about feelings, they only care about winning. If they think sending a 4th-5th place Sasha to the Olympics gives them the best chance of winning a medal.... they will do it.
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In a span of just two days, these vine-ripened tomatoes could make it to your kitchen table with the help of O'ahu Fresh.
"How can we make it as easy as possible for people to appreciate local produce?" asked Matt Johnson, co-owner of O'ahu Fresh. "And that's where we came up with the idea of delivering it to homes and offices."
For $20 a week, O'ahu Fresh puts together a bag of different produce from half a dozen farmers across the island and personally delivers it to you.
"We put what's in the bag depending on what we're hearing from the farmers and depending on availability, so we are mixing up the bag each week," said Johnson.
Most of the fruits and vegetables in the bag are common.
"This week, we have hydroponic lettuce. This is from a farm in Waimanalo," said O'ahu Fresh co-owner Lisa Zeman. "String beans and radishes -- these are both from a farmer out in Kunia."
But, every once in a while comes a product which may be a bit unique.
"We've got green eggplants here. These are from Ho Farms," said Zeman. "These are a different variety of eggplant. Most people are familiar with the Thai or the Italian rounds, but these are really mild and go really well with curry."
When Johnson and his partner Zeman started the company three years ago, they only had five customers and now have 120. The farm to door is a new concept on Oahu and growing in popularity with local farmers.
"I love it. It's the perfect way to get our tomatoes to our customers," said Shintaku. "They are fresh. There's not a whole lot of handling in between."
O'ahu Fresh mainly delivers in the Honolulu area, but does special drop-offs as well.