text:
Today's post will be a mixture of some of my conclusions about Spencer and his book, and some of his own conclusions. First up, I want to say loud and clear that I view Spencer as a dear departed brother in the Lord. I may disagree with him on a number of things- I certainly did with Mere Churchianity, but anyone who can write the following paragraph from the heart should be welcomed as a friend, and not condemned as an enemy. The context for this paragraph was Spencer realizing that partly … [Read more...]
Michael Spencer's Mere Churchianity: Conclusions
Mere Churchianity by Michael Spencer on Discipleship
I have already posted three times about Michael Spencer's first and last book Mere Churchianity:Mere Churchianity by Michael Spencer or What's wrong with the church Mere Churchianity Part 2: Where I disagree with Michael Spencer Mere Churchianity Part 3: Bringing Jesus Back to the CenteToday, we will be looking at Spencer's understanding of a disciple of Jesus. He is rightly concerned about people who merely make a declaration of faith in Jesus without exhibiting any evidence of t … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW – Mere Churchianity Part 3: Bringing Jesus Back to the Cente
I am back to agreeing with Spencer today when he argues that the biggest problem with both our society and the modern church is that we have sidelined Jesus himself: The culture—including the academy—has decided to adopt the "any Jesus but the one in the New Testament" approach, while leaders of the church have asked Jesus to step into the wings and wait quietly while they keep the audience entertained.Read more at location 1364Speaking of the Western Church as a whole Spencer is forthright … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW: Mere Churchianity Part 2: Where I disagree with Michael Spencer
Some of my readers might have been surprised, when I said in yesterday's post that I largely agree with Michael Spencer's criticisms of the church. The modern church is in a mess. And, I trust that many of you will echo his cry: I'm looking for a spiritual experience that looks like, feels like, sounds like, lives like, loves like, and acts like Jesus of Nazareth. It's that simple. Read more at location 1151 I even agree with Spencer that such an experience is often not to be found in the typi … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW: Mere Churchianity by Michael Spencer or What's wrong with the church
Michael Spencer was known to Christian blog pioneers as the Internet Monk. Although he described himself as in the post-evangelical wilderness, and often locked horns with the likes of the pyromaniacs, he never lost the respect of most evangelical and reformed bloggers. His message was bold. I would often strongly agree with around half of it and strongly disagree with the other half! We were both going to have our debut books published in 2010. Sadly, Spencer didn't live to see the fruits of … [Read more...]


text:
CommentsBack to Article
Contribute your own thoughts, experience, questions, and knowledge for the benefit of all MedPage Today Healthcare Professionals and Expert Patients™.Post a comment
susanna levin, NP
A picture of the poster would be helpful/informative..
J. Hager
Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is not only brainless, but often spineless as well. Unfortunately,it is not always harmless. It is a matter of educating ourselves and our patients as to what is effective vs. ineffective, and the risks/consequences of the latter..
p freedom
A 90% reduction would be a good start. But just as many cardiac stents are done quickly for a buck (and potentially harmful) a medical office can have the PA hand out prewritten rx's after spending a couple minutes with a patient. Quicker easier visit and can even raise the level of service. Screwed up monetary rewards by the system and physician greed cost the US billions and delivers worse health care as a result..

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Westside Interfaith Network tries to shine a light on homelessness
As the Sept. 1 deadline for the closure of Nickelsville homeless encampment looms the plight of the homeless and near homeless in the Seattle area brought together people of faith, from different churches in an effort to highlight the issue. The Westside Interfaith Network staged a "flashlight vigil" outside Nickelsville on West Marginal Way on Sunday evening, Aug. 25 as an act of compassion, awareness and belief that better solutions can be found.
Mary Anne deVry, who attends Hope Lutheran Church spoke to the West Seattle Herald about why the effort was being made. She had previously stated in a release, "As people of faith we help bring God's light into our world; and we shed light on the plight of the 10,000's who are homeless--or on the brink of homelessness--in our area. Where will the current--and future--homeless go after 9/1? Shelters are full; greenbelts are not safe. In the past 13 days, 9 newly-homeless families arrived at N'ville! This is simply our churches/community saying, "we care about our neighbors in need."
She expanded on that at the event. "We're here because of the nearly 200 homeless people here, there's probably another 100 in the greenbelt up here," she said pointing west. "If one, two, three, ten people come away thinking 'other people care, should I care? Is this important?' that's good. The resources we have to help people are maxed out. The operators at the 211 line for social service are the ones telling people to come here. In the last 21 days there have been newly homeless famiiies with little kids who have come here. None of them heard about the city offering to move people out. They've been in survivor mode for the past month, sleeping in cars or outside. These are local Seattleites."
Once Nickelsville closes she will be less likely to give homeless people money, as will others she contends, if they encounter somebody standing outside a drugstore or grocery store. "What we going to do? I don't know. And it grieves me."
But her comments at the vigil were also about the people she's encountered and their personal stories.
"A couple of days ago a family came in with three beautiful, lovely, intelligent kids. They came in at almost dark. I asked the young boy, 'Oscar, do you have any kind of toys?' because otherwise I bring them things, which did the next day. This little boy digs in his pocket and and he says 'I have something' and he pulls out a string, 15 inches long and says 'See! This is my toy'. He wasn't complaining."
"One of the most poignant homeless stories was a mother whose husband was beating her so severely in the Fred Meyer parking lot in Burien that bystanders called 911. While he was taken away she took her boys and had them pack things up in their school backpacks. She had had enough. She had four boys ranging in age from four to 13. For almost two months they had slept in downtown Seattle in parking garages that are deserted at night. On challenging nights she would take the kids and ride the city bus all night long. They would doze. During this she got her kids to school almost every day. Then finally she was riding a bus in West Seattle and she saw a deserted house. For the next ten days they snuck in and slept in that house. A police officer saw them acting oddly and guessed what they were doing. The officer approached them in the house, tapped on the window and said, 'I don't mean to frighten you. I'm a police officer. This is not safe for you and the kids. If you'll trust me and come with me in my car I will take you someplace.' He brought them here to Nickelsville. is this a person that doesn't deserve to be helped?"
The family stayed at Nickelsville for one week, then into a motel and finally did find an apartment DeVry explained. She talked to the mother a month later and, "She was actually laughing as she talked with me."
DeVry described how she works with the homeless. The City of Seattle has contracted with motels on Aurora and elsewhere for temporary housing. "I screen them, and work with KidsPlus (a program that focuses on the healthcare of children experiencing homelessness) then we weed out if there is a drug problem or felonies then the YWCA East Cherry Branch holds the purse strings to get them into these cheap motels. The problem is we've been maxed out. We have more homeless families than there are motel rooms. There they are receiving social services. They help the mom get a job at minimum wage. So they work them into some kind of low income housing. That's the good news. Most of these families stories are not a lot different than that."
Cheryl Banks was there with a flashlight too, standing up for the homeless.
"I got involved in bringing things to Nickelsville," Banks said, "because there was a baby here who at the age of four days had had a heart operation. The doctor had given the mother medication to keep the baby alive and it had to stay refrigerated and there is no electricity here. That just hooked me. I think it was because I'm a mother. When my own son had to go to the hospital at 19 months with spinal meningitis we had great insurance. I didn't have to worry about paying for it. But here she was with a newborn."
DeVry said there are places in the world, where homelessness is virtually non existent. Scandanavian nations are one example she cited. "Part of the problem is that our housing costs are astronomical. That's one of the major factors. The other issue, which is a touchy subject is the question of whether minimum wage is a living wage."
We encourage our readers to comment. No registration is required. We ask that you keep your comments free of profanity and keep them civil. They are moderated and objectionable comments will be removed.


text:
The Incipio Feather case is the most diverse and colorful carrying case solution. Choose from a rich and ever-expanding pallette that grows with fresh new colors of each season.
The feather® for iPhone 4 4S shields your device from harm by wrapping your device with a form-fitting polycarbonate shell. Featuring custom-cut holes, you'll have full access to the iPhone 4 4S camera hole.
A large cutout on the side of this feather® case allows you to control your iPhone's volume with ease. The toggle switch is exposed for direct and functional access.
Our popular feather® for iPhone 4 4S allows complete accessibility to all ports and buttons. Charge your device with ease through the open charge port while your device remains protected in this sleek case.
- A rigid polycarbonate frame holds structure and prevents unwanted dents
- Sleek, low profile protection surrounds your iPhone 4 4S while maintaining its form
- Functionality is not sacrificed with complete access to all ports and controls
- two surface protectors, applicator card, and cleaning cloth to ensure that your iPhone 4 4S stays in prime condition.
- Large variety of color options allows for every individual to make a personal statement
|Color of product
|Case Functions
|Two Piece Case
|Device Compatibility
|iPhone 4/4S
|Gender or Style
|For Boys, For Girls, For Men, For Women
Write Your Own Review
Refund/ Return Policy
Any product purchased through us can be returned for a full refund or exchange within 30 days from the date you made your order. Please read the below steps explaining how to exercise this.
1. Request a return number by e-mailing us or using on our website contact form before returning the product. Please include your name, order number, the reason for the return, and if you want to return for a full refund or exchange for another product. Within 1 to 2 business days after submitting the request you will be contacted via email with an RMA number and product return instructions.
2. Returned items must be complete condition and not missing necessary parts. When returning a product, please write your RMA number on the package.
3. We will not pay the return shipping costs for non-defective returns. It is also the customer's responsibility to ensure that the returned goods are packed properly.
4. Refunds will be issued back to the original payment method. The refund will be issued the same day as we receive your returned product. If the product is not required to be returned, the refund will be issued on the same date as we specify to you by email.
If you wish to get a replacement of the same product because of a defective product after 30 days from the date you made the order, all products we sell come with our own 6 month replacement warranty from the order date. Please email us with your order number and description of the defect for a replacement. We can send the same product or an equivalent product of similar value that you specify.


text:
Cosmetic Plastic Surgeons in Middletown
You can choose a cosmetic plastic surgeon in Middletown from this list with confidence, knowing that he or she possesses exceptional training, outstanding credentials and experience with all areas of the face and body.
This list features only plastic surgeons in the city of Middletown. To widen your search, choose a nearby city from the list to the left, or click here to search by ZIP code.
|Surgeons highlighted below have purchased an Enhanced Practice Profile
|Personal Website
Hakan Usal, M.D.305 Route 17 South Unit 3-100A Paramus, NJ Tel: Click for phone number201-967-9200
|40.05 Miles
John F. Farella, M.D., FACS666 Lexington Avenue Mount Kisco, NY Tel: Click for phone number914-241-7111
|40.06 Miles
Danielle DeLuca-Pytell, M.D.755 W. Big Beaver Road Suite 1200 Troy, MI Tel: Click for phone number248-273-7700
|40.06 Miles
David A. Palaia, M.D.400 E. Main St. At Northern Westchester Hosp N. Bldg. Mount Kisco, NY Tel: Click for phone number914-242-7610
|40.06 Miles
John F. Farella, M.D., FACS666 Lexington Avenue Suite 104 Mt. Kisco, NY Tel: Click for phone number914-241-7111
|40.1 Miles
Emmanuel A. Lat, M.D., FACS17 Arcadian Avenue Suite 103 Paramus, NJ Tel: Click for phone number201-843-0700
|40.19 Miles
Douglas A. Roth, M.D., FACSMount Kisco Medical Group 110 S. Bedford Road Mount Kisco, NY Tel: Click for phone number914-242-5647
|40.4 Miles
Anthony C. Berlet, M.D.908 Pompton Avenue Suite A-1 Cedar Grove, NJ Tel: Click for phone number973-857-7757
|41.4 Miles
Hakan Usal, M.D.146 Route 17 First Floor Hackensack, NJ Tel: Click for phone number201.298.6969
|42.31 Miles
Paul J. LoVerme, M.D., FACS825 Bloomfield Avenue Suite 205 Verona, NJ Tel: Click for phone number973-857-9499
|43.15 Miles
The surgeons listed above are members of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, licensed by the state of New York and certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS).
Choose Your Plastic Surgeon Carefully
Remember, any licensed physician is legally allowed to advertise as a "cosmetic" surgeon, even if he or she has no formal surgical training. Your body is nothing to take chances with, so avoid the risk. Selecting a board-certified plastic surgeon from this list is your assurance that your doctor has the highest quality training and advanced surgical skills.
ABPS Certification and ASAPS Membership Matters
The ABPS is recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties to certify doctors in the specialty of plastic surgery. Following medical school, ABPS-certified plastic surgeons must have completed a minimum of 5 years of surgical training, including an accredited plastic surgery residency program. Members of ASAPS must be in at least their third year of active practice following ABPS certification.


text:
May 20, 2014 — "To whom much is given, much is expected." This is my father's mantra. He has inscribed it in graduation cards and my middle school yearbook; vocalized it at points in my life when failure was a possibility and apprehension loomed; and, most importantly, lived and breathed it during his poverty-to-success lifetime. I have attempted to embody every last drop of his worth ethic and mentality. Growing up, "much is expected" meant putting in the effort for a task—the all-nighters for a project, countless one-on-one feedback meetings, and extra extra attention to detail. I expected a lot out of myself (my best friend has dubbed me the most intense person she knows, for better or for worse) and working hard would be the differentiator, regardless of circumstance.
A few formative classes, lectures, and employment experiences later, however, made one thing abundantly clear: working hard isn't enough for women in the workplace. And as evidenced by the success of books such as Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In, women across the nation recognize this as well. So, since I want to ultimately be at the top of whatever organization or industry I enter, I have started to carry my father's mantra in my back pocket, with an outward-looking addendum.
My father's mantra does not mean a woman must work hard to ensure that she herself succeeds; it means a woman must give a helping hand to those who come behind her. Women at the top need to help women at the bottom.
The good news is that research shows that they do. A recent Catalyst report, First Step: Gender Diversity at the Top Pays Off from the Boardroom to the C-Suite, showcases how greater representation of women on boards correlates with an increase in women executives. The even better news is that other research shows there is a trickledown effect, where leaders—especially women—advocate for women in the lower ranks.
This trickledown effect is incredibly important for millennial women like me who are in the pipeline. It's a talent retention issue, an employee value issue, and an "A-ha, I am not alone in this quest for success" issue. We need women at the top, as these women will advocate for women like me, who want a seat at the table. I credit my father for the strong woman I am today, and believe women need to follow his mantra. When they do, all women succeed.
The views expressed herein are solely those of the guest blogger and the individuals commenting, and do not necessarily reflect those of Catalyst. Catalyst does not endorse any political candidates. The commentaries and comments are presented as a public service in the interest of informing the public.


text:
The Philippines have issued a statement clarifying that their ongoing tax amnesty program also applies to estate tax. It's not a 100% clean slate but does give immunity from prosecution to qualified applicants. The program also imposes an "amnesty tax" of 5% on certain transactions depending on the types of taxpayers and their capitalization (for corporations). Amnesty is only allowable for tax years through 2005 – some other restrictions apply.
That, my friends, is brilliant.
Yes, I believe in tax amnesty. I understand the resentment that many folks have towards allowing those who haven't paid their taxes to get a substantial break. But this is the scoop.
Most of the folks that walk through my doors with a tax problem aren't repeat offenders because they want to willfully evade their taxes. Most of them made a mistake – usually connected to a divorce, payroll issue at their place of business or independent contractor gig (by far, the most common) – and they don't know how to fix the mistake. With interest and penalties, it gets bigger and bigger. So, they stop opening mail from the IRS. They stop filing taxes because they're hoping to get off of the radar screen. They ask to be paid in cash. They don't keep bank accounts. In other words, they more or less freeze when it comes to the IRS, taxes and money. If they could make it all go away, most of them would not make the same mistake twice.
I can relate. In law school, I checked out some books from the library. Summer came and went, and I forgot about the books. Then I moved to a new apartment so the books were packed away. Eventually, I rediscovered the books and tried to return them to the library – only the library made it hard. You couldn't simply drop them in a box. You had to go through security and return them in person at the desk. I was too embarrassed – after all, who is willing to admit keeping Marilu Henner's autobiography for that long? I called the library on a hopeful note: was there an amnesty program? No. So I kept the books on my desk, trying to figure out what to do. We moved again, this time to a house, and the books were again packed away. Years later, they resurfaced. All grown up now, but still embarrassed, I decided on a course of action. I packed the books up and shipped them to the library together with a check for fees, a note of apology and a donation. But it took me awhile to get to that point. If I could have just dropped them somewhere with a mea culpa, I would have felt better. And I wouldn't have kept any more books for that long (for the record, I haven't).
Amnesty offers a chance for a fresh start. Whether their reluctance to resolve their issues stems from fear or embarrassment, most taxpayers would welcome the opportunity to start over. Why not give them one?Want more taxgirl goodness? Pick your poison: You can receive posts by email, follow me on twitter (@taxgirl) hang out with me on Facebook and check out my YouTube channel.


text:
Man charged with assault on 3 Kalispell officers
MISSOULA, Mont. - Kalispell police say they had to taser a man who used pepper spray against them.
They arrested 24-year-old Brandon Haddon Saturday. Now he's charged with three counts of felony assault on a peace officer.
Police say it started when a Kalispell officer left the station and Haddon confronted him.
Haddon allegedly ran at the officer with pepper spray, yelling at the officer to shoot him.
Two other officers came to assist. One was able to taser Haddon as he sprayed all three with pepper spray.
Now he's behind bars at the Flathead County Detention Center.


text:
Cashless Tolling In NYC - Not Yet, But Moving Toward It
(New York, NY - WNYC) If the NY MTA is on a ten-mile march toward cashless tolling on its nine bridges and crossings, it has, roughly speaking, just passed the two mile mark and is going strong. But authority spokesman Judie Glave insists it could still quit any time.
That's a far cry from my report of yesterday, which declared the NY MTA ready to go the distance and put cashless tolling on all its crossings. It turns out I read too much into the words, "The pilot has been a success," spoken at a committee meeting yesterday by Don Spero, the authority's chief financial officer of bridges and tunnels.
He was referring to an experiment on the Henry Hudson Bridge, which connects the Bronx with the northern end of Manhattan.
In January, the MTA removed the gates from the bridge's EZ Pass lanes, which sped up toll collection while reducing congestion and pollution. Six months later, cash-paying drivers were given the option of buying an EZ Pass from a toll-taker at the bridge. Spero reported 7,500 tags had been sold in four months, boosting the bridge's EZ Pass usage by more than 5 percent.
The MTA will now be moving into Phase 2 of its pilot program on the Henry Hudson Bridge, which is instituting cashless tolling in the spring. Drivers will have two payment options: cruise through with their EZ Pass tag and pay $2.20 or have their license plate photographed and a bill for $4 mailed to their home.
That's the change I mistakenly thought was coming to all the crossings. In fact, cashless tolling will be tested on the Henry Hudson Bridge for about nine months and then evaluated. If all goes well, it could spread to the NY MTA's other bridges and tunnels: the Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, Verrazano-Narrows, Robert F. Kennedy, Cross Bay and Marine Parkway Bridges, along with the Brooklyn Battery and Queens Midtown Tunnels.
What will now become standard at those crossings is on-site sale of EZ Pass tags. Glave said the more drivers who use EZ Pass, the less it costs the authority to collect their tolls. And thanks to a change of contractor earlier this year, the NY MTA now pays $8.90 for each tag, down from $20.95. Spero said that alone saved the authority $9.3 million dollars on a recent bulk purchase.
Though the NY MTA is unwilling to commit to anything beyond a pilot program on one bridge, it seems safe to say the incentives for putting cashless tolling at all its crossing at some time in the future is already strong--and that would mark a major change in the way drivers pay to get around.
We'll keep you posted.


text:
You are herecontent / Bush Won't Answer Cindy, But Has to Answer Congress
Bush Won't Answer Cindy, But Has to Answer Congress
Bush Won't Answer Cindy, But Has to Answer Congress
By David Swanson
Cindy Sheehan has raised the right question: For what noble cause did her son die?
Were the reasons Bush gave Congress for why the war was necessary truthful ones? What did Bush tell Tony Blair three and a half years ago when he invited him, unlike Cindy, in out of the Texas sun?
If anyone can force Bush to answer these questions, or to concede that there are no respectable answers and that the war must end, it is Cindy. She is a remarkable woman. She's been accused of being used by leftwing groups, but she is driving them. Tonight's vigils (over 50,000 people have signed up to attend 1,627 events) is the biggest thing to ever hit MoveOn.org. The organizations are following Cindy's lead, not the other way around.
But I'm not betting any money on Bush choosing to end the war. Clearly it is to Congress that we need to look for elected officials over whom the people of this country may have some power. There is a Resolution of Inquiry sitting in the House International Relations Committee. It's called H Res 375, and if it passes, it will require the White House and the State Department to "transmit all information relating to communication with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq."
If Casey Sheehan died for a noble cause, Bush can volunteer the documents that this resolution will require him to produce. Not only has he not done so, but he has illegally refused to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from 52 members of Congress asking for similar information.
The National Security Archive today made available recently declassified documents obtained through a FOIA request that show that the Bush Administration was planning to remove Saddam Hussein as early as October 2001. I added this to the huge pile of evidence listed down the left side of the www.afterdowningstreet.org website. I know what Cindy's reaction will be when she reads it -- anger. That was her reaction to the Downing Street Memos and the other evidence that presents so powerful a case that Bush took this nation to war, and cost Casey Sheehan his life, on the basis of lies.
How many Americans can correctly name the two reasons Bush gave Congress for the war? And how many know that both were known by the Bush Administration to be false? How many know that lying to Congress is a felony and a high crime? Here is the formal letter Bush gave Congress on March 18, 2003:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/611 and here are the Downing Street Minutes:
But that is a British document. We should not have to turn to foreign whistleblowers to find out what our democratic government has been up to. We should be able to see similar documents from this side of the ocean. And we can demand to do so by asking our congress members to co-sponsor H Res 375. The more who co-sponsor (44 so far), the more likely some members of the committee are to vote for it.
If this Resolution does not pass, there will be another Resolution coming. But if it gains significant support, Bush's credibility will be even more strongly called into question, and the Democrats (all of the co-sponsors thus far are Democrats) will have taken a step toward becoming an opposition party.
It is not too late to schedule a meeting with your congress member while they're home for August. Everything you need to do so is here:
Demand that Bush meet with Cindy. But demand also that your Congress Member step up to the plate and ask Bush for answers in a way that can force him to reply. He may fly off in a couple of weeks and leave Cindy standing in his jet pollution, but Congress has the power of subpoena and can compel the President to appear.
In the words of Sean Hannity, Fox News, April 6, 1999, Bush must be made to "explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life."
David Swanson is creator of MeetWithCindy.org, co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet.org coalition, a writer and activist, and the Washington Director of Democrats.com. He is a board member of Progressive Democrats of America, and serves on the Executive Council of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, TNG-CWA. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director, with jobs including Press Secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign, Media Coordinator for the International Labor Communications Association, and three years as Communications Coordinator for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Swanson obtained a Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1997. His website is www.davidswanson.org
- Login to post comments
- Email this page
- Printer-friendly version
... and he told the truth?
What would happen if Mr Bush answered Cindy Sheehan honestly.
What would happen if in response to her question - "What noble cause did Casey give his life to serve?" Mr Bush spoke of the three strategic reasons he launched a war of aggression and subsequent occupation of Iraq.
How would each American respond to Mr Bush informing them, honestly, that Iraq's oil reserves must be controlled by America?
How would each American respond to the reality that Iraq has the largest fresh water system in the Middle East and that America now controls access to that life essential resource?
How would each American respond to the reality that the air bases America now controls in Iraq provide rapid strike capability anywhere in the Middle East and Central Asia?
Are we all prepared to receive from Mr Bush what we are requesting -- that he meet with Cindy Sheehan and speak the truth about why Casey died in Iraq?
Are you, my fellow Americans, prepared for the truth or would you prefer to not have Mr Bush stop the flowery rhetoric of 'noble cause' and 'spreading democracy'?
Be sure you really want the truth about the critical strategic reasons Mr Bush and his neoconster buddies entered the White House in January, 2001 knowing that they intended to achieve in Iraq, shortly thereafter.
The burden of that truth is profound, as some now realize.
How would America respond if little George told the truth that his personal motivation for this insanely stupid war was so that little George could be a heroic war time president and reap truck loads of political capital, and that he was willing to sacrifice 1850 US soldiers and tens of thousands of Iraqi weomen and children to further his very own selfish political goals.
"You want the truth, you can't handle the truth."
"Your damn right I ordered the code red!"
I strongly suspect that a very large number of Americans would be quite content with those explanations. Much of the reluctance to state them openly is probably due to wishful thinking involving international considerations -- i.e., that America's reputation can be salvaged as long as its true character remains unstated.
In part, this war is about globally repositioning ourselves to face the future challenges eminating from the middle east and central Asian states.
With that said, Bush really fucked up on the tactical side of things.
Bush nation building, spreading democracy, globally reposition etc.. is like having a baseball player perform neurosurgery with his bat..
The wrong person doing the wrong job with the wrong tools.
EXCELLENT comment...Very well put.
I get a very strong impression that many Americans (including a significant number of those who oppose Bush's wars) actually agree with, or at least tacitly accept, the proposition that their country does need to control other countries' resources AND HAS THE RIGHT TO DO SO -- either God-given or by virtue of capability alone.
Am I wrong, or is the major outcry against the Bush regime due merely to its lack of subtlety and the consequences thereof?
Yes, I have a very strong impression that many Americans would believe that the USA has a divinely-appointed right to rule the world and grab whatever resources are available. The very fact that many Americans defend the continued aggression and illegal acts committed by the USA as the actions of the "world cop" argues for this view. The fact of the matter is that the USA cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be seen as a policeman while it refuses to recognize the global judicial system (World Court) and refuses to sign treaties and agreements seen as commonsense by other nations. At best, the USA is the "Dirty Harry" of the world, and at worst, the "secret political policeman" of the world, keeping other nations in line with its ideology by stealth and/or brutality.
The whole "divine guidance" nature of US belief probably comes from many early American immigrants who found themselves thrown out of their home countries for their inconvenient religious beliefs, and saw America as the land of their salvation. For example, the original "Pilgrim Fathers" saw their exile from Britain as a pilgrimage to a promised land. With the possible exception of Israel, I can't think of another modern nation that has confused religion and nationalism to the same extent.
I strongly suspect that a very large number of Americans would be quite content with those explanations. Much of the reluctance to state them openly is probably due to wishful thinking involving international considerations -- i.e., that America's reputation can be salvaged as long as its true character remains unstated.
I believe Mr. Bush answered the question already when he declined to meet with Ms. Sheehan citing his need to get on with his life. He is very revealing if you actually listen to what he says. Just as we overlook his candor back in late 2002 about why we had to invade Iraq although the weapons inspectors had found nothing and were recommending diplomatic, not military, steps. At that time he said "I'm getting impatient". There you go folks- just listen to his words. The rationale for war was not WMD's. It was Mr. Bush's impatience. How honest can you get? Now he has pointed out that Casey Sheehan, and 1800 other American Service people have died (with many more grieously injured)for a noble cause. And it is he himself. He is the Noble. And he is the cause of the war. So shut up and let him get on with his life, already. Peasants.
In their own words - read The Project for the New American Century
(PNAC)- if you want the truth. Like the American version of Mein Kampf it spells out the plan set by the neo-cons. Stated they need an incident like Pearl Harbor (9/11) to set in motion their plans to secure the worlds dwindling natural resources through military might and economic dominance. Next to secure a military presents in Iraq and after which to partner with China (don't want to fight them) to dominate the world. The amassing thing is that you can see the signatures of those that signed onto this doctrine. And they're all the same pricks currently running this government.
That they will fail like all those before them who have tried to "take over the world" is self evident. The hell we'll have to pay for that failure is based on how soon we act.
Once you have thoroughly "scared-yourself-shitless" reading the
grand plan of the PNAC NEO CONs (www.newamericancentury.org) go back
and read about the "real" roots of the "Grand Old Party"
It is a sordid tale of an un-holy alliance between the American nouveau riche Industrialist and the British Ruling class, (hey, once the British saw TWICE that the Americans could kick their asses, they moved to the "Machiavellian Shadows.")
History takes on a whole new dimension when you realize the "War
Between the States/US Civil War" was a Machiavellian Coupe d'Etat
using "Free the Slaves" as a pretext to consolodate a Federal
Empire . . . "First our neighbors, then the world"
So, these "Republicans/Romans" that hijacked the "Free the Slaves" movement because of the "Dignity of Human Life" quickly went out and
"PURGED" the country of its indigenous population. These genocide
programs so impressed a young Adolf Hitler that he modeled
part of his Mein Kempf plans around them.
These white supremists, under the banner of "Eugenics" declared
that "Darwin Trumps the Constitution - All Men are NOT created
equal! We are the Supermen!!!" They infiltrated the Freemason
lodges, purged them of all non-"White Anglo Saxon Protestants", and set up a shadow government.
They then set out to destroy the Great Experiment of Liberty and
Brotherly/Sisterly Love.
- A very sad French Freemason
While Emperor Bush is answering to the US Congress . . .
this engineer, tax payer and "Mr. Wizard Fan Club Junior Scientist" would like him to explain again how burning jet fuel caused the World Trade Center buildings to collapse.
I know I am just peasant "white trash" from North Carolina, but I still don't get it.
(sorry for the long link)
And why were those Israeli guys happily jumping up and down across
the river? Was that some sorta "double secret Bohemian Grove
MOSSAD Hokee-Pokee" dance?
"Freedom's just another word
for nothing left to lose"
- Janis Joplin and Big Brother & the Holding Company
Thank you so much for that link, Mr. Blackburn. I have been wanting to send something that good to my father, who is a retired fire protection engineer, some solid material about this; I've sent stuff before for his imput but the truth about 911 sites are full dubious stuff and conclusions that are not warranted by the mere (well, it's not exactly 'mere') fact that the official version of the collapse scenario does not quite seem right and there seems the possibility of a controlled demolition involved in the collapses of the 3 WTC buildings. Proving there were explosives used would still not begin to answer how or who (or why), actually. But it does seem odd to the point of wierd to the point of suspcious that so many normal protocols were not observed, that the steel was removed so quickly, that the cause was so quickly concluded.
As we "Discarded Engineers turned Comedians" always say,
"Hey, you're such a lovely audience, we'd love to take you home with us!! We'd love to take you home." No, wait, that was The Beatles.
We "Discareded Engineers turned Comedians" always say,
"I'll be here all week, unless I get classified as an 'enemy
combatant', and then .. . well, ya know. . ."
"Hit 'em the funny bone,
That's where they expect it least"
- Bruce Springsteen
Tell the 25 million people that Sadaam Hussein had killed that this war had no purpose... or noble cause. Casey died to save about 16,500 people. And, tell all the people who lost loved ones due to terrorist attacks on America that the War on Terror is not just or has no noble cause.
Quality Joplin quote by the way!!!
25 Million??? Isn't that number a bit high?
"People that lost loved ones due on 9/11, we are trying to find out
who the 'Terrorists' are that killed your loved ones. We are sorry about your loss, but we have troubling news... we think 9/11 was
some sort of inside job called a 'False Flag Operation'."
To the millions of our brothers and sisters that are currently
rotting in American prisons because of Fascist laws, we love you."
To the millions of our children that have been tricked/forced
into taking "mind adjustment" drugs, we love you.
To the millions of our brothers and sisters that are struggling to survive in an economic system that consolidates the wealth of the country into the war chests of less than 1% of the population, we love you.
To the millions of our brothers and sisters that are currently wage-slaves for Corporations that are being forced to give up their Consitutional rights every time they "badge in" and live under constant fear of "Roman Decimation Layoffs", we love you.
To the millions of Americans that insist on justifying the invasion of Iraq by either 9/11 or the Anti-Saddam propagnada, WAKE UP!!!
This was an Illegal war and the British and the Americans have
made a mess of it. WASPs just don't like "Socialist" governments.
They like crowned heads and CEOs.
Apologies -
That last line should read:
These PNAC NEO CON WASPS just don't like "Socialist" governments.
They like crowned heads and CEOs.
(*hit the wrong button and suffered "premature post-ulation")
Most "White Anglo Saxon Protestants" I've met are sane people.
It's just these "Ruling Class Dysfunctional-Male Psychology types
trying to be Little Caesars" that I have a problem with.
Guess it was a lot higher, eh?
When I sit and try to unravel the various dynamics, lies, and stonewalling surrounding this war, I can't believe it happen. Would anyone have known documents exist relating to this war that would point to the crime of the century? Yes, it is a crime to unduly bomb a country, occupy its government and cover-up the true reason for why you did it. I think about the "oil for food" scandal and then I am reminded that there is 9 billion dollars missing from Iraq's treasury. I hear tell that there were large garage bags of money being used to do business. That is 9 billion dollars for which the only word for its accountability is embezzlement. If it is not the insurgents who took this money, then who? The Bush administration was so insistent on putting Bolton in the UN as to keep a diversion away from this nasty fact surrounding this large amount of money. So Bolton's job is to crate enough political up evil that no one will focus on what is really going on. Now we have been given Cindy, who has a gift for speaking with innocence and honesty. The Right is up in arms to get her off the air and out of the eye of the American public because until now, the Bush administration have been able to keep the truth from gaining any organized power dynamics. You go Cindy.


text: Cool weather and comfort foods were made for each other. It's too badthat eating too much comfort food makes us feel uncomfortable when wezip our jeans. Jackie Conn, from Weight Watchers, shares a recipe that's comforting and comfortable.PUMPKIN FLANServings: 8 Preparation Time: 15 min Cooking Time: 45 min Level ofDifficulty: EasyIngredients1/2 cup brown sugar (not packed) 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4teaspoon ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/8 teaspoon tablesalt16 oz canned pumpkin1 cup fat-free evaporated milk3/4 cup fat-free egg substitute1/4 cup orange juice8 tablespoons light whipped topping1/2 medium orange, cut into 8 thin wedgesInstructionsPreheat oven to 350°F.Stir together sugar, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne, and salt in a largebowl. Whisk in pumpkin, milk, egg substitute, and orange juice: divideamong eight 6-ounce custard cups.Set custard cups in a high-rimmed roasting pan and pour boiling wateraround custard cups to a depth of 1 inch. Bake until custard is firmaround edges and slightly puffed, about 45 minutes. Remove cups fromwater (being careful not to burn yourself), cool completely, cover,and refrigerate. Before serving, top each serving of flan with atablespoon of whipped topping and an orange wedge.Nutritional Value Per Serving: 133 calories: 1.5 g fat: 1.9 g fiber


text:
|incl. VAT
|£19.90 £18.90
|excl. VAT
Elegant ladies watch is distinguished by its simplicity, yet impress your surroundings and to wear a quickly fall in love. They become so popular fashion accessory to your outfit. The round case is made ??of base metal, plus it perfectly complements the comfortable leather Strap ensures maximum comfort for everyday wear.
The dial is protected by hardened mineral glass that resists scratches and minor accidents. The exact time ensures reliable Quartz clockwork powered batteries. The producer waterproof reaches 3 ATM. TimeCo 1001-1 is perfectly suited for everyday wear, but also through their representative appearance can wear at various social events.
Specifications can be changed without notice. Images are for illustrative purposes only. Retail Price (MSRP) means the manufacturer's/supplier's suggested retail price.
Link to Manufacturer's Website: Enter link to the external review


text:
Sea Power and the Asia-Pacific: Triumph of Neptune?
With particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this book examines the rise and fall of sea powers.
Faculty Bios
Patrick Bratton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
Program Chair, Diplomacy and Military Studies, and Political Science
MA and PhD, Politics, The Catholic University of America
MScEcon, Strategic Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
Maîtrise, History, Université de Rennes 2, France
History, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
He graduated with a BA in History from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He then went on to complete graduate studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (UK), the Université de Rennes 2 (France), and received his PhD from The Catholic University of America. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). In the fall of 2009 and in summer 2011 he was a Visiting International Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi, India.
He is a frequently invited speaker and commentator on Indian political and security issues, giving lectures at a range of institutions and universities ranging from the National Institute for Defence Studies (Japan), the IDSA (India), the Institute for Chinese Studies (India), the Slovenian Command and Staff College, the Regional Center for Strategic Studies (Sri Lanka), and many others.
In fall 2010 he was a visiting professor in the Department of Defence Studies at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and in fall 2012 he was a visiting professor at the American Graduate School in Paris, France. His research focuses on strategic studies - focusing in particularly on coercive diplomacy and foreign policy decision-making - and Indian foreign and security policy. He is currently working on a book on coercive diplomacy and a long-term project on the rise of India as a great power.
"The Creation of Indian Integrated Commands: Organizational Learning and the Andaman and Nicobar Command," Strategic Analysis (Special Issue on Indian Ocean Region), 36, no. 3 (2012): 440-60.
"An American Perspective on India's Defence Reforms", Op-ed piece in South Asia Monitor, August 2011
"Reform of Indian Higher Defence Institutions: Jointness and the Andaman and Nicobar Command," Strategic Analysis
"When Governments Collide in the South Atlantic: Britain Coerces Argentina during the Falklands War," Comparative Strategy (With Wallace Thies)
"Signals and Orchestration: India's Use of Compellence during the 2001-02 Crisis," Strategic Analysis, July 2010
"Franco-American Relations and Implications for the Pacific," Revue Juridique Polynésienne
"11/9-9/11: The Brave New World Order," in Villanova Law Review (With Harvey Rishikof)
"Coming to Terms: When Does Coercion Lead to Positive Long-Term Outcomes?" in Naval War College Review
"When Governments Collide in the Taiwan Strait," in Journal of Strategic Studies (With Wallace Thies)
"A Coherent Theory of Coercion?" in Comparative Strategy
"France and the Revolution in Military Affairs," in Contemporary Security Policy.
PacNet #50 - Cautious optimism? What to expect from Modi's India http://csis.org/files/publication/Pac1450.pdf
Talks and Seminars:
"The Future of the US as an Indo-Pacific Maratime Power", Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, March 2012
"Reform of Indian Higher Defence Institutions: Jointness and the Andaman and Nicobar Command", October 2011
"Coercive Diplomacy in the Asia Pacific", GIARI Political Integration and Identity Seminar, June 2010
"Coercive Diplomacy in the Asia Pacific": Seminar Details
Asia In Review: Whether India can be a global power, May 2010
"Upgrading India's Think Tanks", November 2009
"The Effects of Governmental Structure on Coercive Signalling", October 2009
National Elections in India - Prof. Patrick Bratton - YouTube
'Global Connections: National Elections in India" Join "Global Connections" host Carlos Juarez as he discusses the upcoming national elections in India (Apri...
International Updates with Chris Aguinaldo, Patrick Bratton and Kira Vinke - YouTube
Guest Host Chris Aguinaldo speaks with Dr. Patrick Bratton (Program Chair, International Relations/Political Science, Hawaii Pacific University) and Kira Vin...
Two Special Researchers: Sarah Connis & Richard Shaw - YouTube
Two current HPU graduate students doing work on their MA theses: Richard Shaw, a Navy officer, working on Japanese soft power and clean energy; and Sara Conn...


text: Hey everyone, if the blades are carbon, do I have to wrap the gas cap to match or do they sell different color covers. I may even wrap my blades in premier satin guard black, so, looking to make that dull silver cap black. Also, Ive seen some front grills without the black bracket, how was that removed? I dont plan on utilizing a front plate. Thanks everyone.


text:
The University of Washington offers graduate training in the pre-modern histories of East, South and Southeast Asia. The Chinese history program is particularly strong in social history and the history of women of the early imperial modern period, and the social, cultural and political history of the later imperial period. Our South Asia program is particularly focused on religious movements in the Mughal and post-Mughal period. Fields of specialization in Southeast Asian History include the pre-modern histories of Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, with particular focus on the politics of language. We are also able to offer instruction in pre-modern Sino-Vietnamese history.
The University of Washington offers graduate training in the modern histories of East, South and Southeast Asia. Fields of specialization in East Asian History include the cultural social and political history of imperial and modern China, the political and social history of modern Japan, and the history of imperial and modern Korea. The Chinese history program is particularly strong in the history of women of the imperial and modern periods. Fields of specialization in Southeast Asian History include the modern histories of Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, with particular focus on the related issues of social memory, colonialism, nationalism, and the politics of language.
The University's long-standing commitment to teaching in these areas is reflected in a significant infrastructure supporting study. The teaching of Asian histories draws also on the offerings of the Department of Asian Languages and Literature, which teaches beginning, intermediate and advanced Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese and Korean and Sanskrit. Instruction is also offered in Filipino, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese. The University has federally funded Interdisciplinary Area Studies Centers in East, Southeast and South Asian Studies, which provide fellowships and organize seminars and provide outreach to the community in their respective areas. In addition, there are endowed China, Japan and Korea Studies centers that also organize programs and provide fellowship and research support. The East Asia Library has significant holdings in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan; while South and Southeast Asian materials are found in the relevant sections of the Suzzallo Library.
Associated Faculty
Purnima Dhavan - Associate Professor, Mughal and Post-Mughal South Asia
Madeleine Yue Dong - Associate Professor, Modern China
Patricia Ebrey- Professor, Early Imperial China, Song Dynasty
Christoph Giebel - Associate Professor, Viet Nam
Matthew Mosca - Associate Professor, Late Imperial China, Inner Asia
Hwasook Nam - Associate Professor, Korea
Vicente Rafael - Professor, Philippines
Laurie Sears - Professor, Indonesia
Anand Yang - Professor, South Asia


text:
Baseball Hall of Fame Orioles manager Earl Weaver dies
(Reuters) - Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver, who saw the Baltimore Orioles to four American League titles and a World Series championship, died on Saturday, the club said.
Weaver, 82, who spent his 17-year managing career with the Orioles, died of an apparent heart attack, the team said on its website. The Baltimore Sun quoted a club spokeswoman as saying he had died during an Orioles-themed cruise.
Known as "the Earl of Baltimore," the fiery Weaver led the Orioles to six division titles, four American League pennants and one World Series title. He had two stints as the club's skipper, from 1968 to 1982 and from 1985 to 1986.
Baltimore finished in first or second place in the American League East in all but three seasons during his initial 15-year run. Weaver posted a 0.583 career winning percentage with 1,480 wins and 1,060 losses, ranking him seventh all-time among managers, and first for post-1960 skippers.
Led by third baseman Brooks Robinson, the Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds four games to one in the 1970 World Series.
"Earl Weaver was a brilliant baseball man, a true tactician in the dugout and one of the key figures in the rich history of the Baltimore Orioles," Baseball Commissioner Allan "Bud" Selig said in a statement.
Weaver, a St. Louis native, was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a second baseman out of high school but never played in the major leagues.
He started his coaching career in the Orioles' farm system in 1957 and worked his way up to managing the Triple-A Rochester, New York, Red Wings in 1966.
In 1968, he was promoted to Orioles first-base coach. Weaver replaced Hank Bauer as manager in July that year. Continued...


text:
It seems like cities all over America want to participate in the upcoming Nissan electric vehicle party. The latest locale to plug in to the program is Orlando, FL, home of more theme parks than you can shake a stick at. The automaker and the city will work together to promote the build out and use of an electric charging network in public places as well as at workplaces.
Nissan will help the city and the Orlando Utilities Commission will work together to streamline the requirements for installing charging stations. Nissan will also provide a fleet of Leaf EVs to the central Florida city. One of two charging stations recently installed by the utilities commission is solar powered. The commission will also purchase 10 Leafs for its transportation fleet.


text:
A dispute over who was supposed to wash the dishes has led to a three-year jail term for stabbing a man in the buttocks.
Kerry Godfrey, 23, Masterton, was convicted in Masterton District Court of intentionally causing grievous bodily harm and sentenced to three years and six months in prison.
On February 19 an argument over unwashed dishes ended with Godfrey stabbing a 48-year-old man in the buttocks with a hunting knife.
The injured 48-year-old man was taken to Wairarapa Hospital with three stab wounds.
His injuries were not life-threatening.
Defence lawyer Louise Elder said Godfrey had been provoked by the victim, who had come home from drinking and became abusive towards Godfrey for not washing dishes.
"Mr Godfrey was in his own home, minding his own business ... he sought to avoid the abuse by taking to his own bedroom, this man followed him into his bedroom, rammed him up against the bed post, still going on about [him] not doing the dishes."
Ms Elder said Godfrey could not recall stabbing the man and initially thought he had done it with a set of keys.
"He obviously got to the point where he didn't really know what was going on, except that he wanted to get rid of this guy."
She said Godfrey had shown remorse, he had stayed with the victim until an ambulance arrived, and spoke to police immediately after.
Godfrey pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity.
Crown prosecutor Will Taffs said Godfrey had continued to blame the victim and had not shown remorse at all occasions.
He said the remorse, therefore, was not entirely genuine.
Mr Taffs said the difference between the hunting knife and keys was "rather large".
Judge Tom Broadmore accepted the victim had pursued a trivial matter in an "inflammatory way".
"However that does not mean you were entitled to attack him with a hunting knife but it does go some way to explain why you attacked him at all."
Godfrey was given a first strike warning, which means the conviction will stay on his record.
For more articles from this region, go to Wairarapa Times-Age


text:
This section examines terrorist attacks before and after September 11, 2001. Through the lens of 9/11, we will focus on terrorist assaults conceived, directed or modeled after the al-Qaeda network and the cost of these attacks on individual lives and communities in the United States and around the world.
The events of September 11, 2001 are part of an ongoing story that began well before that late summer morning when 19 hijackers seized control of four commercial airplanes and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. As we work to build a national institution dedicated to memorializing those killed in the attacks of 2001 and 1993, preserving the history, and helping visitors to understand its evolving significance, this series will provide information aimed at demonstrating how 9/11 exists within the context of a continuing global story, of which other related terrorist attacks are also a part.


text:
Goldman Sachs , the Wall St firm that earned US$2.3 billion ($3.5 billion) last year, stands to get up to US$321 million if the state and city fail to meet construction and security deadlines at the World Trade Centre site.
Goldman Sachs is entitled to as much as US$160 million if the state does not fulfil obligations on eight projects, including a transit hub and the Trade Centre memorial, by December 31, according to the 2005 lease.
The firm can also recover a further US$161 million in rent on the headquarters it is building downtown under the terms of the lease.
The 6.4ha Trade Centre parcel remains a construction pit almost eight years after the September 11 terrorist attacks and is the focus of a financial dispute between developer Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey over development of three office buildings.
Goldman Sachs would get the money in addition to an estimated US$390 million state and city incentive package that the New York company received to build the US$2.4 billion skyscraper adjacent to the site.
"While we were aggressive, I think everybody who was involved in the discussions with Goldman Sachs downtown at that point firmly believed that 2009 was a realistic timeframe to achieve those deadlines," said John Cahill, who was former Governor George Pataki's chief of staff and chief negotiator with Goldman Sachs.
Almost none of the projects named in the 392-page ground lease will be done by December 31, according to projections by the Port Authority.
The lease allows an extension to March 31, 2010. Goldman Sachs' rent deferral will be awarded only if a security plan for the area is not in place by the end of the year, according to the lease.
Andrea Raphael, a Goldman Sachs spokeswoman, and Marissa Shorenstein, a spokeswoman for Governor David Paterson, declined to comment.
The city was confident it would meet the lease's security provisions by December 31 and avoid the loss of US$161 million, said David Lombino, a spokesman for the New York City Economic Development Corp.
"Goldman Sachs made a monumental investment in lower Manhattan at a critical juncture," Lombino said. "Obviously everybody's frustrated with the pace of progress. I don't think it's the city's place to comment at this stage on projects that are not in our control." The city was in discussions with Goldman Sachs over the terms of the lease, Lombino said. He declined to be more specific.
Goldman Sachs is entitled to receive up to US$160 million of sales tax exemptions for qualified headquarters expenses until June 30, 2028, under the terms of its lease with the state-controlled Battery Park City Authority, according to Leticia Remauro, an authority spokeswoman.
The firm can claim the exemption on materials acquired for the "core and shell of the building and the fit-out of the building", according to the lease. Those items include room dividers and flooring.
"The language in the lease is written in mandatory terms," said Shelby Green, director of the real estate law programme at Pace University School of Law in White Plains, New York, who examined the documents. "It says the tenants will have no further obligations to make any sales tax escrow payments after" December 31, she said.
The city and state can avoid paying Goldman Sachs by claiming "force majeure", a legal concept that means unexpected events prevented them from meeting their obligations.
An August 2007 fire at the former Deutsche Bank AG building, southof the trade centre site, mightqualify as such an event, Green said.
The fire, which occurred amid demolition of the building, had slowed construction at Ground Zero, said George Sweeting, deputy director of the city's Independent Budget Office.
The Port Authority plans to open the September 11 Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The memorial museum, which has to be constructed up to at least the sidewalk under the Goldman Sachs lease, is scheduled to be completed by 2013. The memorial plaza would be completed to grade by the second quarter of next year, the Port Authority said in an October 2008 report.
The Santiago Calatrava-designed transit hub is scheduled to be done by mid-2014.
The authority oversees both projects as well as the construction of Greenwich St and the vehicle security centre. Those projects may be completed by the second half of 2012, according to the report.
Goldman Sachs plans to move from its current headquarters at 85 Broad St and other downtown locations into the new 43-storey headquarters on West St by next year.
The sales tax agreement was one of several the company negotiated to ensure that the neighbourhood would be safe and secure when it moves in.
Goldman Sachs withdrew from an agreement in April 2005 to build on the Battery Park site because of uncertainty about the development of the area. City and state leaders worked to get Goldman Sachs to change its mind.
The state agreed four months later to raise the company's Liberty Bond entitlement to US$1.65 billion from US$1 billion, and included up to US$115 million of city and state tax breaks and energy savings.
"Goldman got the largest retention package in the history of New York City, as far as I know," said Jonathan Bowles, director of the Centre of an Urban Future, a New York policy group funded by foundations and labour organisations.
"I'm not ruling out the idea that maybe some incentive package was worth considering for Goldman Sachs, but it seemed like we gave away the store."


text:
Agriculture is an eco-system, not a solo sector, says Robin Sanders.
There is a need for more public sector, private companies, organizations and donors to come together to share both resources and expertise to develop new approaches to sustainable and successful development.
Innovative thinking needs to be done particularly in agriculture to address food security since land, water, and environmental management are not separate from agriculture sector development or long-term food security.
Continue reading The 4P approach to food security
A focus on the link between energy and food production in Africa at the Durban Climate Change Conference is much needed, says Robin Sanders.
The recent Durban Climate Change Conference is a follow on from Cancun which did not move a lot of things forward on key environmental issues ranging from CO2 emissions, carbon sequestration and credits), to land and water resource management.
The important fact that the conference is taking place on the African continent for the first time should not just boil down to its mere presence in Durban. But just like key sub-Saharan African economies are emerging, Africa's emerging voice on climate change policy is vital to a number of future developmental areas, not least of which is food security – including all of its pillars from food production to improving the continent's ability to feed itself and using renewables to spur better agricultural energy use.
Continue reading Africa, climate change and food security
The continent has the chance to shape its agricultural development differently, says Dr Robin R. Sanders.
Can sub Saharan Africa be the next bread basket for the world and help to address global food security issues?
The answer is yes; the challenge is how.
Sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the developing world have a key role to play in deciding, shaping and leading food security policy for the coming decades. Why? Because of several key indicators that should not be either underestimated or overlooked: population, economic growth, water and land use in sub-Saharan Africa – what I like to call key impact indicators on food availability.
Sub-Saharan Africa has an opportunity to do things differently and earlier on its development and modernization life, something that few other world regions have today outside of Latin America.
Continue reading Raising sub-Saharan Africa's profile on global food security issues (part one)
We need to keep the food security situation in northern Nigeria and other affected West African states on the radar, says Robin Sanders.
There have been few reports noting the growing food security issue that has arisen over the last few months in the West Africa Region. We all need to pay more attention to this so that it doesn't turn into a regional crisis.
Affected countries in West Africa are doing their best to manage the ever-growing food security issues related to staple commodities, particularly grains. The US Agency for International Development has called this the "Hunger Gap" as many of the regions poor have already exhausted not only available food stores but are also not having access to affordable and adequate food (nutritional food). See the FEEEDS™ blog-itrrs page, defining the elements of food security.
Continue reading 2010 Food Security Challenges in West Africa: Let's Pay Attention!


text:
This Fairview Township Police Department is dedicated to providing the finest police service possible. We encourage you to let us know about the quality of service you receive from our employees. If you wish to commend an officer or would like to file a complaint about one, please complete the appropriate form shown below.
Officer Complaint: Click on the words Officer Complaint, and it will link you to a complaint form. Please complete the form with as much information as you can, and then sign it. Once completed, the form should be returned to the police department so that the complaint can be addressed. Due to the serious nature of some of these complaints, we require complete information and a hand written signature in order to address the issue or begin the investigation into the allegation.
Praise an Officer: We accept positive feedback on officers electronically. Please fill out the form and click send when complete.


text:
Article Preview
The big wind and rain came out of the South without any previous ultimatum. It hit us hard, and our neighbors to the east and northeast harder. Some it killed and some it wounded, for we had no air force with which to repel the attack.
September 23, 1938
Thank you for visiting The New York Times archive.
New York Times subscribers* enjoy full access to TimesMachine—view 129 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared. 99¢ for your first 4 weeks.
Or, purchase this article individually for $3.95 and download a high-resolution PDF.
* Does not include NYT Now or Premium Crosswords subscribers.
Already a subscriber? Log in to view this article »


text:
WBA#12 Lee stops Big M
By Joe Koizumi
WBA#12 feather Retsuri Lee (14-1-1, 8 KOs), 126, absorbed good rights of Thailander Big M Or Boonchuay (10-11, 4 KOs), 123.5, in the first round, but decked him with a well-timed countering right in the closing seconds of the second, and finally floored him again with a left hook following a fusillade of punches en route to a fine TKO win at 1:20 of the third session on Friday in Tokyo, Japan.
Lee, a slick-punching boxer-puncher, had entered the world ratings thanks to his upset triumph over ex-OPBF ruler Hiroyuki Enoki this July, and it was his first appearance since. Though less fast and sharp than his Enoki bout, Lee battered the game Thailander almost at will from the second onward to hurt him effectively with solid combinations upstairs and downstairs. Lee will have a mandatory shot at the Japanese 126-pound throne against Naoki Matsuda in the annual Carnival of Champions (where all national champs are obliged to make a mandatory defense against top contenders) next spring.
Promoter: Yokohama Hikari Promotions.
Remarks: Lee is a Japan-based Korean born here, and his name is pronounced Ryol-Li Lee, but he himself wishes to have his name called Retsuri Lee in the Japanese language. This spelling was also confirmed by the JBC.


text:
Are you eating the foods you should be for energy, recovery, and fitness?
Your next workout may do more to help you bounce back than compression socks, ice baths, etc.
In training as in life, sometimes discretion is the better part of valor.
Enhance recovery, prevent injury and ultimately, boost performance with these four strategies.
Are you taking your time away from running seriously enough?
A professional runner provides insight to a better recovery.
We examine what might be worse than dehydration — over-hydration.
The best way to train depends on your age and how old you are and how long you've been in the sport.
A blood analysis is a great tool for amateur athletes to use if they want to become faster.
The most important training you do may happen after the race.


text:
Hi everyone,
I'm interested in black and white photography and want to learn some darkroom techniques.
My local college runs the City & Guilds 6923 & 69241 and I was thinking about enrolling.
Has anybody here completed any of these? If so, how did you find it? Did you cover a lot of B&W?
~kayz~Member Since 06 Apr 2006
Offline Last Active Apr 06 2006 12:18 PM
Community Stats
- Group Members
- Active Posts 1
- Profile Views 4,637
- Member Title Newbie
- Age Age Unknown
- Birthday Birthday Unknown
Not Telling
0 Neutral
User Tools
~kayz~ hasn't added any friends yet.
Latest Visitors
01 May 2011 - 17:57


text:
Investigators: late night Anderson fire arson
ANDERSON, Calif. - CAL FIRE investigators said a fire that broke out off Highway 273 in Anderson was arson.
Officials said the blaze at the abandoned home at 6574 on Highway 273 was reported by a passerby around 11:45 p.m.
The home is just south of the Jolly Green Giant.
Investigators said the blaze was ignited in four spots.
No one is believed to live in the abandoned building but there's evidence people frequented it.
However there's little evidence as to how the fire started.
"Usually in the area we're seeing more wild land fires or vegetation fires. To have an abandoned structure set on fire is unusual for that area," said CAL FIRE Captain Darren Stewart.
There are no witnesses and Stewart said people who live in the area have been contacted but CAL FIRE is still looking for answers.
If you believe you have information you're asked to contact CAL FIRE investigation at 225-2421.


text:
Healthcare politics
"There is too much involvement from politicians and disconnected managers so that the doers are not being heard or even allowed their say."
"There is no clear guidance from the government. The whole thing is ill conceived, everyone accepts that changes had to be made, but they should have been changes for the better. These changes are a gross waste of taxpayers money."
"The reforms look credible and even sensible on paper but implementation does not take into account local context or the impact of the economic crisis on services and jobs."
"No idea how private providers have any incentive to fully inform and co-operate with other providers where it does not impact on their profits."
"The new decision-making bodies are still being set up and they seem unclear about how things will work themselves."
"There are still too many unanswered questions about how foundation trusts will be accountable if someone wants to complain."
"Even though I work within the NHS I am reliant on the sketchy information available through the press and very doubtful that a seamless and comprehensive service can be attained. GPs have blind spots and unreasonable pet projects. Where are the checks and balances to come from?"
"Role of Monitor and registration for healthcare providers is still very unclear to me."
"In my field of sexual health and HIV, responsibilities are being split between three commissioning organisations, the NHSCB (NHS Commissioning Board), CCGs (clinical commissioning groups) and LAs (local authorities), without adequate guidance on the detail of the split or levers to reduce perverse incentives not to act. We will get through it and there will be services in place but the teething problems will be massively time consuming to sort through."
"I am doubtful that the CCG are going to be any better than PCTs (primary care trusts) at implementation."
"There are a small number of CCGs who are committed to the change and seem to be clear; however, many are floundering."
"GP reforms seem to be clear but unsure how hospitals will benefit."
"Too much is being left to CCG's and the GPs who didn't sign up to be in that role."
Effect on patients and services
"Still a lot of detail missing with lots of gaps where services could be lost."
"From the patients' point of view I am afraid that the time to talk, especially to the elderly, will be lost."
"All happening too fast with little co-production."
"I think it is clear what the reforms want to achieve but I think the lack of guidance will result in different levels of achievements towards this around the country."
"It is never clear when the NHS goes through changes, I have worked for the NHS for 28 years and am still confused, different areas seem to do their own thing"
"Local clinical commissioning groups will set their service priorities. The reforms are designed to fragment service providers and develop competition. That is exactly what it will achieve. Such an approach is incompatible with a "whole system" approach and integrated care.
"The challenge will be getting patients and the public to understand what benefit they are likely to bring. Local authority service cuts have already primed the public to be deeply suspicious, whatever change is proposed for health and social care services. The weakened patient representative groups, including Healthwatch, will not be able to hold service commissioners or providers to account. The NHS constitution is unlikely to be "owned" or actively promoted by service providers, some of whom are already struggling to maintain national outcomes – eg 18 week referral to treatment."
This article is published by Guardian Professional. Join the Guardian healthcare network to receive regular emails on the future of the health sector.


text:
Always stored under cover. Located on Old Hickory Lake in Gallatin Tennessee, Daddy's Girl Too is not land locked. Insulation Package, Thermal Windows, Bow and Stern Thrusters, 2 Hard Tops, 2 upper deck Bars, V8 motors, 5 Bedrooms, 31/2 Baths, Water Slide, Hydraulic Swim Platform, 4 Levels... Cuddy level, main level, sun deck, and upper sun deck. Satellite TV, Inverter, Lower helm rises out of floor. 22.5 KW Generator
Call or text Central Listing Agent David Benson for more information 615-390-2299 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Overhead Speakers, Ceiling fan, Fortress Anchor, All Chain electric Windlass, Teak and Holly step. Table and chairs, Bow Gate, Bow Ramp for going ashore. 3 50 amp shore power outlets. 15 hp bow and stern thrusters - 3/16 Upgraded Aluminum Hull.
Walking through the Vessel from the bow to the Stern... Massive salon with very high end furniture... Couch seating for about 8 to port. Entertainment to starboard. The lower helm drops down from the centerline and hides completely when not in use.
The dining table seats 8. The forward cuddy is aft of the salon to port. It features a king bed, roughly 5' head room, co monitor, flat screen TV
The Full Galley is to starboard just forward of the side hall. 6" taller splash.
The Number 1 Guest stateroom is down the hall with another King bed, ceiling fan, Flat Screen TV, Ensuite Head with shower and tile sole. The stateroom also has a Co monitor, Speaker control and dimmers.
Note: there is a sliding glass entry door in the side hall
The 2nd Guest Stateroom has a Queen with a dual entrance head. One entrance to the hall and the other to the stateroom.
Next aft to the 2nd cuddy with large twin beds and is also on the same level as the laundry center with real side by side washer and dryer.
The master is aft with King and ensuite head and oversized tile shower
Thermal Pane Super Insulation Package. Retractible Hidden Lower Helm Console, electronic engine controls, deluxe guage package.
5 ton heat pump
The engine room has twin 5.0 liter Mercruisers. The Generator is a 22.5 kw Westerbeke Co Safe with 1800 hours. Halon Automatic Fire Safety System.
The aft deck is equipped with an air conditioned day head with sink and toilet. There is an outdoor shower, Hydraulic swim platform, backup camera, 2 ceiling fans, docking lights.
Mercruiser Smart Craft, 95 Gallon PWC Gas Pump
4000 watt inverter with 12 batteries
Bracket Bars with solid surface tops under a Hard Top, Carpeted, 4 Speakers on the hard top, Trash Compactor, Ice Maker, Jennaire 6 burner grill, Fridge, Rope Lighting, 8 bar stools, Stainless sink
The Upper Sun Deck is simply a large deck area accessed by a spiral staircase with 8 lounge chairs closer to the sun. Annodized Rails, Deluxe Octagon Bar Package, Stainless Propane Grill, Stainless Ice, Compactor. Aft Deck Lockers.
The flybridge is covered by a 2nd hardtop. It seats about 15, Depth Finder, Smart Craft Systems Monitor, Rudder Angle Indicator, VHF, 36" Rails - Mesh snap on rail canvas. 30 foot fiberglass canopy over bar
Inverter, Purasan Type II waste treatment system, two 20 gallon water heaters
618 Church Street
Suite 500
Nashville, TN 37219
United States


text:
DJ mix: Marcel Vogel
The Amsterdam boogie man Marcel Vogel joins the Sharegroove shindig.
Sure, there are tons of great dance-music parties this weekend—everything from the underground-electronics-oriented Bunker at Output to the inimitable DJ Harvey at, er, Location TBA. But perhaps you're looking for something a bit more low-key, but nonetheless fab. In that case, may we recommend the Sharegoove bash at Bushwick's Tandem on Saturday, November 16? This installment sees resident DJs Steve Shakewell and Duckcomb welcoming Amsterdam's Marcel Vogel, the boss of the disco-and-house–oriented Lumberjacks in Hell label (home to the likes of Jamie 3:26 and Olivier Boogie) and a great spinner to boot. And just to prove that latter point, here's a supergroovy Vogel mix to get you in the mood.
Sharegroove with Marcel Vogel is at Tandem Saturday, November 16.
Follow Bruce Tantum on Twitter: @BruceTantum


text:
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Mark Topic as New
- Mark Topic as Read
- Float this Topic for Current User
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Printer Friendly Page
- « Previous
- Next »
Re: Why do people get so offended when...
really it is ones choice to be a girl or a guy avitar but the reason people get upseat is because its a way some guys try to pick up on girls or guys if they like the same gender as themselves... also some guys not all use that bit as a way of causing havock... but I dont see anything wrong with it. hope I was helpfull
Re: Why do people get so offended when...
That is because they're losers looking for a virtual date on a game or just weird.
Re: Why do people get so offended when...
Because the act of pretending to be a girl on Home, when one is actually a guy is inherently deceitfull. They are presenting themselves to others as someone they are not. No different then someone coming on Home and claiming to be some other Home user, or Donald Trump.
Not just a style of dress, or a costume that everyone knows is not real, but a fundamental shift in the dynamics of the interpersonal relationship they are hoping to establish with others they socialize with in Home.
A transgendered person is different. They honestly feel like the other gender. They think like them, act like them and relate to that gender more closely in their daily, real life. A transgendered person having an Avatar in home that is the opposite gender then what they actually are (biologically), is simply them trying to be as honest as possible. By saying "this is who I really am on the inside, please treat me accordingly."
Just some dude, using a female Avatar for s--ts and giggles, does not really feel like a woman inside. He is doing this strictly for his own amusement at the expanse of deceiving others into treating him differently then they normally would. Just so he can have a laugh or be entertained.
This tends to irk people, as most do not like being deceived by someone, strictly for that persons own selfish entertainment.
I'm not saying you can't have an Avatar of a different gender then yourself for fun, but expect some hostility. After all, in the giant game that is social interaction, you are the one breaking the rules.
Be One With The Game.
Re: Why do people get so offended when...
Greetings, it is your boy Matty that use this Girl avatar to have the most fun experience on Home with his golden voice LOL Hello it is Matty and Have A Mooshie Shoo Day =^_^= xoxox
- « Previous
- Next »


text:
Celebrate Earth Day with a documentary on climate change at UCR Palm Desert
PALM DESERT - UCR Palm Desert will observe Earth Day with the showing of a documentary on climate change tonight.
"Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science" will be shown at 6 p.m., and John Cook, UCR's director of sustainability, will lead a discussion about climate change afterward.
This documentary "explores the questions that surround climate change"
by following 40 scientists working in the Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean,
New Zealand, Europe and the United States," according to UCR. The film was
directed by geology professor Simon Lamb, who spent six years studying the work of climate scientists.
Seating is limited. For information, call (760) 834-0800 or email


text:
Speed up your debug routine!
Automated exception search integrated into your IDE
Tired of useless tips?
> library bluecove not available;
> resource not found bluecove_x64.dll
> load [bluecove_x64] no bluecove_x64 in java.library.path
> at
This site uses cookies, as explained in our cookie policy. If you agree to our use of cookies, please close this message and continue to use this site.


text:
March 27, 2014
Here's a quick look at how Tennessee competed in Thursday's morning preliminary sessions, plus who to watch for tonight. The finals start at 8 p.m. Eastern.
200 FREESTYLE RELAYWho's swimming tonight?
Tennessee - B Final - 1:17.54
The Vols will compete in the first race of tonight's evening session, swimming in the consolation final of the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Luke Percy, Troy Tillman, Gustav Aberg Ledjstrom and Sam Rairden finished in 1:17.54, just off their pace from the SEC Championships. It was the 11th-fastest time in the preliminaries.
200 IMTristan Slater gave the Tennessee school record a run for its money in the preliminaries of the 200 IM. He finished the race in a career-best time of 1:44.59, just .02 off Michael Christy's 2008 team record. The time was good for 23rd place. It took 1:43.66 to make the B final.
50 FREESTYLELuke Percy came up just short of the finals in his first career NCAA individual race, placing 25th in 19.56. It took 19.42 to make the final.
200 MEDLEY RELAYWho's swimming tonight?
Tennessee - B Final - 3:07.66
Tennessee is back for a second relay later in the evening, racing in the consolation heat of the 200 medley relay. The team of Sean Lehane, Renato Prono, Sam Rairden and Luke Percy recorded the 13th-best time in the field in 3:07.66. The race was plagued by DQs in the field with six teams getting DQed for early takeoffs on the exchanges.
1-METER SPRINGBOARDWho dove tonight?
Mauricio Robles - B Final - 3rd place (11th overall) - 358.20
Mauricio Robles scored the Vols' first points of the meet by placing 11th overall in the 1-meter springboard. He had the ninth-best score in the afternoon preliminaries and had to fight his way back in an up and down consolation competition get get back to third in the eight-diver field. It was his first career All-America honor on springboard. He finished ninth on platform as a freshman in 2012.


text:
By Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY
After spending 20 years in a rock band, you'd think Frank Portman would be used to attention.
Instead, the musician says he's overwhelmed by the recognition he has received for his debut novel, King Dork (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, $16.95).
POP CANDY: Read an excerpt, hear songs and more
"Until now, probably the most lucrative and high-profile (thing) I've done is, somehow, one of my songs ended up on a Wonderful World of Disney TV show called My Date with the President's Daughter," he says. "I stretched out that money for years."
Though his band, college-radio favorite the Mr. T Experience, has never scored a hit, King Dork already is going into its second printing just three weeks after its release.
The tale follows Tom Henderson (the King Dork of the title), a high school outsider who spends his time creating imaginary bands, criticizing The Catcher in the Rye and trying to comprehend his father's death. As one might expect from a man who has titled songs Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend and I Love You, but You're Standing on My Foot, Portman, 41, has written a book loaded with sharp and offbeat humor.
"The part that is true to my experience is just the overall feeling of being alienated, even from the alienated subcultures," he says.
The Oakland-based author says literary agent Steven Malk encouraged him to write a novel. Eventually, he typed up about 40 pages and sent them to him, "like a demo." The result: "The next time I heard from him, he said, 'OK, I've sold it to Random House.'"
Portman's creative marketing tactics for Dork have included doing a "virtual book tour" of popular blogs such as Gawker.com and Stereogum.com. He also has posted King Dork songs and a trailer online.


text:
Search in
Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov returned to practice on Friday after suffering a chip fracture in his right foot during Tuesday's game.
Bryzgalov is questionable for this weekend's game against Ottawa at home on Saturday and at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Comments are closed.
Who has the best chance of winning an award?
View Results
Politics Patrol
Philled In
Posting Up
Into the Outside
Varsity Insider
Putts & Pints
Fish Head
The Jughandle
Flyer Files
Eat My Words
Courier-Post Reader Rewards
Girlz Games
Varsity Football
Kevin's Corner
Cal Tipping
Visual Journalist
A.C. Uncovered
Copyright © 2015 archive.courierpostonline.com. All rights reserved.
Users of this site agree to the Terms of Service, Privacy Notice/Your California Privacy Rights, and Ad Choices


text:
|Ainge on Big Show: 'I didn't want to move' Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett
|02.22.13 at 6:09 pm ET
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge didn't want to trade Paul Pierce or Kevin Garnett at the NBA trade deadline — not for pennies on the dollar, he told the Big Show.
'We really like those guys,' said Ainge on Friday evening. 'I like Kevin and I like Paul a lot, and I didn't want to move them.'
Ainge wouldn't discuss how close he ever came to trading Garnett to the Clippers for Eric Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan — other than to say, 'I never talked to Kevin' — or dealing Pierce to the Nets for Kris Humphries, MarShon Brooks and a pick.
"You don't just give them away,' he said. 'There is great value in those guys.'
So, Ainge apparently wasn't offered a deal that matched the value he places on either Garnett or Pierce, so he never had the opportunity that Red Auerbach had. For some background, here's what Ainge told The Boston Globe two years ago (h/t @trubygreen):
|Straight out of China: D.J. White in Celtics' sights
|02.22.13 at 11:22 am ET
The Celtics are interested in the services of former Bobcats big D.J. White, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein.
Playing alongside Gilbert Arenas on the Shanghai Sharks, White averaged 21.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.3 assists in 33.0 minutes a night over 32 games in the Chinese Basketball Association this season. The Sharks finished their season on Sunday. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound power forward averaged 14.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per 36 minutes in 124 games over four NBA seasons with the Thunder and Bobcats. He's 26 years old.
Hearing that Celtics have former Charlotte big man D.J. White in their sights for 10-day deal now that White's season in China is over
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) February 22, 2013
|Irish Coffee: The day Kevin Garnett both slapped Jordan Crawford, barked at Ricky Rubio
|02.22.13 at 10:45 am ET
Remember the NBA lockout? Fun times. All those Rajon Rondo corn hole tosses, Ray Allen golf foursomes and Jeff Green exhibition games (thankfully not just corn hole, foursomes and exhibition). We cared about workouts, too, like those involving Kevin Garnett in Los Angeles. Newest Celtics guard Jordan Crawford was there as well, and they apparently didn't get along so well.
Yahoo! Sports columnist Adrian Wojnarowski (who else?) wrote this in a feature about Ricky Rubio on Nov. 19, 2011 (h/t @DDuggan21):
On this day, everyone was still buzzing over Washington Wizards guard Jordan Crawford's mistake of talking too much to Garnett a day earlier. When Boston Celtics teammate Paul Pierce tried to do Crawford a favor and push him away, Crawford urged Pierce to let K.G. go.
'I thought they were just kidding,' Rubio says, and maybe Crawford did too.
There are hard lessons to be learned in this league, lockout or not lockout. Eventually, Garnett reminded Crawford about that with a smack upside his head, a reminder to Crawford, Rubio and the rest of them: Elders will be respected.
Garnett has a history of initiating European players in the NBA, and one witness in the gym had recently watched him respond to a Rubio move with the ball by barking, 'That's a traveling here. We don't do that [expletive] here.' And on and on.
|What Jordan Crawford means to Celtics
|02.21.13 at 2:54 pm ET
Celtics president Danny Ainge could've gone two ways at the NBA trade deadline — completely rebuilding or fortifying the current roster with precious few pieces to deal in return — and he appears to have chosen the latter.
In trading Jason Collins, his 8.1 personal fouls per 36 minutes and the injured Leandro Barbosa's expiring veteran minimum contract to the Wizards in exchange for Jordan Crawford, Ainge got the backcourt support he was looking for, partly at the expense of the team's frontcourt depth.
In acquiring Crawford, the Celtics save a few hundred thousand dollars in salary and open another roster spot this season. They owe the 24-year-old shooting guard $2.1 million next year before he becomes a restricted free agent in 2014-15 — nothing too steep for a fourth guard option behind Avery Bradley, Courtney Lee and Jason Terry. Meanwhile, they hold on to The Fab Melo Project and inch closer to getting under the luxury tax line.
Considered a below average defender with poor shot selection, decent ball-handling skills and a knack for scoring in transition, Crawford is a poor man's Barbosa, and since Ainge recently admitted players of Barbosa's caliber aren't available, he appears to be the best available option. The C's weren't going to get J.J. Redick at this price.
|Report: Celtics trade Leandro Barbosa, Jason Collins for Jordan Crawford
|02.21.13 at 1:51 pm ET
The Celtics acquired Jordan Crawford from the Wizards, as first reported by David Aldridge.
Despite speculation that the C's would send Fab Melo in return, team president Danny Ainge instead dealt little used backup center Jason Collins and the injured Leandro Barbosa — both on expiring veteran minimum contracts — according to Yahoo! Sports columnist Adrian Wojnarowski.
The 6-foot-4, 195-pound shooting guard averaged 13.2 points , 3.7 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 26.2 minutes a night for the woeful Wizards. His field goal (41.5%) and 3-point (34.5%) percentages are both career-highs. Over three NBA seasons, Crawford has shot 40 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc.
Here's former ESPN.com analyst and current Grizzlies vice president of basketball operations John Hollinger's scouting report on the 24-year-old:
- Shoot-happy guard who takes terrible shots. Capable passer when mood strikes.
- Very quick and has a good handle. Can finish, but poor long-range shooter.
- Abysmal defender. Undersized for 2. Must add strength and dial up effort.
|Trade rumor: Celtics eye Kings guard Tyreke Evans
|02.21.13 at 11:47 am ET
The Celtics are trying to land Kings guard Tyreke Evans prior to the 3 p.m. NBA trade deadline, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein.
Rumors of the C's interest in the No. 4 overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft have surfaced before, and given Sacramento's willingness to part ways on Thursday with their first- and second-round picks from this past June's draft — Thomas Robinson and Tyler Honeycutt, respectively — along with longtime Kings wing Francisco Garcia, it's no surprise Celtics president of basketball relations Danny Ainge is eager to get Sacramento GM Geoff Petrie on the phone.
Evans has averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 31.1 minutes a night for the miserable Kings organization, but the question is whether the 23-year-old former NBA Rookie of the Year has been part of the problem in Sacramento. He has a $6.9 million qualifying offer for next season.
It's unclear what the Celtics would offer in return for Evans. Also, Yahoo! Sports' Marc J. Spears reported that both Evans and Kings teammate DeMarcus Cousins "have been given the impression they would not be dealt."
|Trade rumor: Fab Melo for Jordan Crawford?
|02.21.13 at 10:55 am ET
As Yahoo! Sports columnist Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Thursday, the Celtics are offering Fab Melo to any NBA team that can provide sufficient backcourt help, and ESPN.com senior writer Chris Broussard claimed Wizards shooting guard Jordan Crawford is "on their radar."
The 24-year-old Crawford has averaged 13.2 points, 3.7 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 26.2 minutes for a bad Wizards team. Here's former ESPN.com analyst and current Grizzlies vice president of basketball operations John Hollinger's scouting report on Crawford (WARNING: Don't get too excited.):
- Shoot-happy guard who takes terrible shots. Capable passer when mood strikes.
- Very quick and has a good handle. Can finish, but poor long-range shooter.
- Abysmal defender. Undersized for 2. Must add strength and dial up effort.
Crawford and newly signed Terrence Williams — at least for the remainder of his 10-day deal — would battle for the fourth spot in Celtics coach Doc Rivers' point guard-less backcourt behind Avery Bradley, Courtney Lee and Jason Terry. Crawford has shot 40 percent from the field and 30 percent from 3-point range in two-plus seasons.
Read the rest of this entry »
Latest from Bleacher Report
- Isaiah Thomas to Play vs. Wizards After Missing 2 Games with Knee Injury
- Ray Allen Not Invited to Rajon Rondo's NBA Title Celebration After...
- Isaiah Thomas Will Miss Next 2 Games for Celtics with Knee Injury
- Al Horford, Avery Bradley Out vs. Suns with Elbow, Hamstring Injuries
- Avery Bradley Returns from Achilles Injury for Celtics vs. Hawks
- Isaiah Thomas Criticizes DeMarre Carroll for Flagrant Foul in Celtics vs...