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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm F3.5-4.5G VR Lens
- Product Info
Product Info
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR lens
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- Genuine Australian Nikon Warranty (via registration)
- Peace of Mind Purchase Guarantee (bottom of page)
- 3.6X Standard Zoom
- Ideal for FULL HD Video Capture
- VR II Image Stabilisation
- smooth, silent and precise autofocus operation.
- Extra Low Dispersion (ED) Glass
OVERVIEWAdvanced and versatile FX-format standard zoom with VR II image stabilization.
Covering a versatile wide angle to medium telephoto zoom range, the new AF-S NIKKOR 24–85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR delivers noticeably sharper photos and HD videos thanks to Nikon's Vibration Reduction technology (VR). Nikon VR (Vibration Reduction) image stabilization provides 4.0 stops* of blur free handheld shooting, assuring dramatically sharper still images and HD video capture.FEATURES
A range of possibilities - Versatile 3.6x standard zoom for brilliant photos and HD videos
The AF-S NIKKOR 24–85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR covers wide-angle and medium telephoto perspectives, making it a great multipurpose lens for photography and HD video recording. At its widest focal length (24mm on FX-format D-SLRs, 36mm on DX-format D-SLRs) it's ideal for travel, landscapes, interiors, group shots and more. At its longest focal length (85mm on FX-format D-SLRs, 136.5mm on DX-format D-SLRs), it's ideal for close-ups, portraits, interviews and more.Razor-sharp, high contrast results - Nikon's VR II Image Stabilization with Tripod Auto Detect
Nikon VR (Vibration Reduction) image stabilization provides 4.0 stops of blurfree handheld shooting, assuring dramatically sharper still images and HD video capture. Slow down the shutter speed to capture maximum natural light without sacrificing sharpness. Nikon's in-lens VR also includes tripod detection, which automatically recognizes when your camera is mounted on a tripod and delivers a specialized VR correction that is ideal for HD video recording.
Unwavering performance - Nikon innovations for consistent performance
Nikon's innovations in optical design and lens technology have brought forth a remarkable new generation of NIKKOR lenses with unparalleled versatility. The AF-S NIKKOR 24–85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR is no exception. From its Silent Wave Motor (SWM) to its Super Integrated Coating (SIC), Extra-low Dispersion Glass Element (ED) and Aspherical Lens Element Design (AS), the AF-S NIKKOR 24–85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR is an advanced lens that draws peak performance from today's D-SLR and HD-SLR cameras.Nikon Vibration Reduction
Learn more about Nikon's in-lens VR image stabilization which assures dramatically sharper still images and video capture when shooting handheld.TECHNOLOGY
Vibration Reduction
A Nikon in-lens technology that improves image stability by automatically compensating for camera shake. Lenses that offer VR will feature the abbreviation VR on the lens barrel.
Silent Wave Motor
AF-S NIKKOR lenses feature Nikon's Silent Wave Motor (SWM), which represents a significant advance in AF lens technology. SWM uses ultrasonic vibrations—rather than a gear system—to focus the lens, providing incredibly smooth, silent and precise autofocus operation.
Select NIKKOR lenses have a focusing mode which allows switching from automatic to manual focusing with virtually no lag time by simply turning the focusing ring on the lens. This makes it possible to seamlessly switch to fine manual focusing while looking through the viewfinder.
AS stands for Aspherical lens elements. This type of lens utilizes non-spherical surfaces on either one or both sides of the glass in order to eliminate certain types of lens aberration.
Super Integrated Coating
Nikon Super Integrated Coating is Nikon's term for its multilayer coating of the optical elements in NIKKOR lenses.
ED (Extra-Low Dispersion) Glass
An optical glass developed by Nikon that is used with normal optical glass in telephoto lenses to obtain optimum correction of chromatic aberrations.
IF Lens
A NIKKOR lens in which only the internal lens group shifts during focusing. Thus, IF NIKKORS do not change in size during AF operation, allowing for compact, lightweight lenses capable of closer focusing distances. These lenses will be designated with the abbreviation IF on the lens barrel.
Peace of Mind Purchase Guarantee & Declaration of Warranty
This product is supplied directly via Nikon Australia and enjoys the FULL benefits of the 'Nikon - I am Piece of Mind, full 2 YEARS AUSTRALIAN WARRANTY'. (You may also be entitled to other consumer warranties as provided by the Australian Consumer Guarantee and these entitlements are not limited by this warranty). In the event that this product should fail please contact our service department to arrange service for this product or you also have the option of speaking with Nikon Australia directly. Your 2 Year Nikon Warranty requires registration on the Nikon Australia website.
NO Frills Electronics IS an AUTHORISED Australian retailer for Nikon Australia.
This product will be shipped from our Sydney Warehouse and you are welcome to pick it up directly from our store in Sydney. This product is NOT DROP SHIPPED from overseas.
- Tech Specs
Technical Specifications
- Mount Type - Nikon F-Bayonet
- Focal Length Range - 24
- Zoom Ratio - 3.5x
- Maximum Aperture - f/3.5
- Minimum Aperture - f/22-29
- Format - FX/35mm
- Maximum Angle of View (DX-format) - 61°
- Minimum Angle of View (DX-format) - 18°50'
- Maximum Angle of View (FX-format) - 84°
- Minimum Angle of View (FX-format) - 28°30'
- Maximum Reproduction Ratio - 0.22x
- Lens Elements - 16
- Lens Groups - 11
- Compatible Format(s) - FX, DX
- VR (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilisation - Yes
- Diaphragm Blades - 7
- Distance Information - Yes
- ED Glass Elements - 1
- Aspherical Elements - 3
- Super Integrated Coating - Yes
- Autofocus - Yes
- AF-S (Silent Wave Motor) - Yes
- Internal Focusing - Yes
- Minimum Focus Distance - 0.38m
- Focus Mode - AF, Manual
- G-type - Yes
- Filter Size - 72mm
- Accepts Filter Type - Screw-on
- Dimensions - (Approx.) 3.1 x 3.2 in. (Diameter x Length), 78 x 82mm (Diameter x Length)
- Weight - (Approx.) 16.4 oz. (465g)
- Supplied Accessories
- LC-72 Snap-on Front Lens Cap
- HB-63 Bayonet Lens Hood
- LF-4 Rear Lens Cap
- CL-1118 Soft Lens Case
- In The Box
What's Included?
- Nikon AF-S 24-85mm F3.5-4.5G VR Lens
- LC-72 Snap-on Front Lens Cap
- HB-63 Bayonet Lens Hood
- LF-4 Rear Lens Cap
- CL-1118 Soft Lens Case
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working with parents is criticial in learning outcomes.
central to AFA
AFA focus on positive communication.
2nd recommendations -Achievement for all
in terms of assessment- very useful tool
community of practise moving into Europe
all about aspiration
how do you make Achievement for All purposeful to all pupils?
need to increase resources that are available
ICT changes how pupils learn; every child has the opportunity to access learning.
ICT allows SEND to achieve and exceed
AfA raises expectations
More work to do re ICT in secondaries
Ofsted report re weaknesses in T&L& ICT is being tackled - teachers are supported and enabled to change. Re-energised
Leaders need to work with AfA, parents need to be engaged and heard (not just when there are problems), pupils need ICT skills - SEND pupils are highest proportion using mobile technology to support learning, SEND in the classroom - AfA is mainstream and supporting equal opportunities
ICT enables wide range of differentiation techniques, Computers, web technologies, IWBs - performance and tools to facilitate learning, Creation of apps, can replace cost of communication aids. Specialised & free apps eg talk-type apps (voice recognition), Pupils can use phone to record & present work - evidence of learning, QR code readers for presernting pupil evidence, Lever under-used resources, Record parent conversations for review & consideration later. Parental engagement enhanced., "Spy pen" records meeting as well as producing notes, Apps for children - needs planning for effective use. Apps are engaging/exciting for pupils, Musical apps, diagrams - accessible from home, Talking devices enrich displays, take-home information, EAL. eg talking faces, talking tins etc. Speech recognition even on old computers. Pupils review & chhose to revise work, Communication-friendly environments, Tweeting - excellent writing tool
Use of TAs to support pupils to use technology generated resources
Texting parents - positives not all negatives
Avoid aiming too low - better to aim high & not quite reach goal
What is being offered now?, How are we going to embrace this with parents?
4/5 of a childs time is spent at home., parental involvement is very imporatnt
small steps to success., Big message to parents, Parents will be supported through the journey
generation of parents, typing, texting generation
anything stops when phone rings, technology can get in the way
AFA - striking a balance - everything spread over a wider spectrum
low key devices, talking photograph book, cheap and easy way to provide a home link, Talking pens, Talking Tin Lids
Learning that comes from home raised teachers awareness of another life for them
Twitter and Blogs, Picture of what is going on in school., Only a certain amount of parents tweet, need to keep that balance
parents often say 'they know more than i do', must tell them how to do that
E-safety is a huge area, On going relationship, Start this in primary school
where are we going to move to next?, digital and non digital play, need to explore it all
Pupils want to know how to improve
Classroom monitor is an example of technology to support this
Use of RAG rating - makes understanding rich data easier
Focussed advice for improvement
Paper free, live reports
Writing Achievement targets has improved teachers understanding of levels and assessment, Some subject more enthusiastic
Hope to engage pupils & parents in targets
RAG reports present data in form easily understood by parents & pupils
"Labelled children" not bad - bored, Access to ICT helps engage, Gaming technology to motivate & engage, Identified what is attractive about gaming, Misbehaving through frustration, Gaming - demonstrable motivation, Communication problems, Technologies to support communication & improve confidence, Appropriate medium, opinions valued, safe environment
Empower teachers just as we do children & value their hard work
#mmafa Background to AfA - charity and the programme. Focus on leadership, working with parents, learners and schools. cyberbrikkie John Cuthell Sonia outlines AfA achievement for all programme is.gd/lwZi3z #mmafa theokk theo kuechel Sonia Blandford quotes from Seldon(2010) to confirm the role of ICT for the AfA programme.#mmafa cyberbrikkie John Cuthell Teachers need support with ICT to change in the AfA programme.#mmafa cyberbrikkie John Cuthell #mmafa all schools say we are "inclusive" but what does that really mean? theokk theo kuechel #BETT #mmafa teachers only contact parents when there are problems - how many teachers are accessible to parents via email? ethinking Pete Yeomans #mmafa #BETT how many teachers are still using personal email addresses for official school business?? ethinking Pete Yeomans #mmafa AfA engages with parents meaningfully - not just when the child misbehaves theokk theo kuechel Blandford gives interesting anecdotes about schools reengaging with parents of SEN children #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson @ethinking how many teachers are contactable at all? #mmafa theokk theo kuechel @RachaelHKnight have a look at achievement for all #mmafa useful for the new @plymuniprimary SEN specialist focus BEd course ethinking Pete Yeomans
I'd would be happy I've we would have a programme like this in Germany! #mmafa david_obst David Obst
Professor Sonia Blandford is currently opening today's Achievement for All session at BETT. Follow along on Twitter using #mmafa AFA3AS Achievement for All
#mmafa Maggie Wagstaff AfA school coach next theokk theo kuechel
Oh dear. I think the twitterfall has fallen over #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
#mmafa 2web connection becoming very flakey now…… theokk theo kuechel
#mmafa #BETT2012 #bett QR codes on books to link direct to pupil data - now that's cool ethinking Pete Yeomans
#mmafa Maggie recommends using speech to text apps (Dragon) for student writing and note taking theokk theo kuechel
#mmafa if painting apps are good enough for Hockney they are good enough for us (education) … <agree theokk theo kuechel
Excellent point about free software widgets and tools already within iwb software. #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
#mmafa Maggie makes case the digits media texts (audio/video) are just as valid / if not more so than written …. theokk theo kuechel
#mmafa definitely going to find out more about achievements for all after susan bamfords talk. youandme1234567 youandme1234567
#mmafa using fun apps for Children as a resource bank using voice Maggie Walstaff youandme1234567 youandme1234567
#mmafa A wealth of digital resources can extend and transform the learning and work of students. - Achievement for All. cyberbrikkie John Cuthell
RT @cyberbrikkie: #mmafa A wealth of digital resources can extend and transform the learning and work of students. - Achievement for All theokk theo kuechel
maggie presents lot of nice apps! seems to me that i'm the only one without a smartphone in the room :) #mmafa david_obst David Obst
#mmafa tweeting is the most wonderful tool for helping pupils develop writing theokk theo kuechel
Getting teachers to get things out of cupboards. That is the challenge. #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
#mmafa maggie says teachers need to stop preserving resources and start wearing them out #bett #ukedchat ethinking Pete Yeomans
@mattpearson ban cupboards!!!! #mmafa theokk theo kuechel
Some teachers may even store cupboards in cupboards. How to tackle that #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
Resources are only of any use when they are used - useless when they're in cupboards.#mmafa learners only learn when they're learning. cyberbrikkie John Cuthell
#mmafa How about teachers start by completely emptying their cupboards at the beginning of every new year and start afresh? Works for me kvnmcl kevin mc laughlin
#tmtakeover @HGJohn yes will be back in 20 mins - @ClassrmMonitor you are speaking soon? I'm in #mmafa listening to how a school use us ethinking Pete Yeomans
#mmafa #BETT_Show #bett online assessment can support communication with parents and flow of data ethinking Pete Yeomans
Spread the word Achievement for all. For everyone @ afas3as.org.uk #mmafa NT_Mktg Nuala Beardsall
Linking up and automating data flow and assessment was raised by chris yapp at previous mirandamod #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
#mmafa Sonia - afa is not a fixed programme - it is a way of thinking theokk theo kuechel
#mmafa What assessment is really effective?Is the learner at the heart of the process, or the focus of the process? A subtle difference. cyberbrikkie John Cuthell
#mmafa Donna Burton-Wilcox on developing software to engage disaffected boys. Shakespeare and gaming. Frustration and boredom=disaffection. cyberbrikkie John Cuthell
RT @merlinjohn: 2nd #mmafa session at #bett. Great inclusion insights by Sonia Blandford and Maggie Wagstaff in 1st is.gd/Q9fS2S theokk theo kuechel
focus is on school support for learners in a digital age, Sonia Blandford talking at #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
#mmafa theme; Parents, carers and the wider community supporting vulnerable learners theokk theo kuechel
#mmafa AfA is moving into Europe < both interesting and significant theokk theo kuechel
#mmafa looking for 1000 more schools to become involved this year is.gd/lwZi3z theokk theo kuechel
meetings with parents based on 'sharing and understanding the child' outlined by Blandford speaking at #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
The Virtuous Circle #mmafa #BETT_show brynll Bryn Llewellyn
#mmafa Maggie Wagstaff - talk in plain English - not eduspeak - child's identity is their *name* not their *level* theokk theo kuechel
#mmafa Inclusive participation Is they key to success for schools with AfA. cyberbrikkie John Cuthell
'everything stops when our phone rings' - - do we give full attention to children? #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
The dangers of technology getting between children and adults: attention is lost. #mmafa
cyberbrikkie John Cuthell
use of 'low key' devices, things which have been around for a long time...talking photoframes for instance.. Wagstaff at #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
powerful evidence of the potential miscommunication between school and home and how to overcome this #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
Remember...small steps to success...#mmafa #BETT_show brynll Bryn Llewellyn
look in your web browsing history...do we spend too long looking for things, and not enough time doing them? #mmafa mattpearson Matthew Pearson
#mmafa most have devices that can b record / take notes /communicate and offer feedback / assessment yet schools still predicated on paper theokk theo kuechel

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Elsa Pataky on her way to yoga class in Venice Beach (2/18)
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+ Ashley Greene is all sweaty [Popoholic]
+ British Octagon hottie Carly Baker [Guyism]
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+ Slap dat ass! [Busted Coverage]
+ Kelly Clarkson is a bitch [Socialite Life]
+ Lisa Lampanelli called Lena Dunham a "nigga" EVERYONE PANIC [Dlisted]
+ I think I'm in love [Double Viking]
+ The new Dallas Cowboys team bus is nicer than your house [Brobible]
+ Unlike that bitch Taylor Swift, Harry Styles takes the high road [Evil Beet]


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Lil Za: I Give Girls Ecstasy Because They "Love It"
Lil Za drugged young women to "satisfy" them, according to legal documents that surfaced on Wednesday as the rapper struck a plea deal in his felony drug and vandalism case.
Back in January, Za was arrested during the infamous raid on his pal Justin Bieber's house; he was subsequently charged with multiple felonies, and just reached an agreement with prosecutors.
He pleaded no contest to felony drug possession. As a result, the judge will reduce the drug charge to a misdemeanor if Za completes a drug program, performs 20 hours of service picking up trash, and does not break any laws for a year.
But the more interesting development may be what TMZ found in the official report linked to the case. In it, Za told police he gave young women MDMA (ecstasy) because they "love it," informing the authorities that he had "pure MDMA," which he referred to as "purple moon rocks."
The probation department noted that Za appeared to keep the drugs "to satisfy young girls that he is around." In the report, he also called himself Bieber's "personal assistant."


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Kenyans Do Some Soul-Searching After the Rape of 71 Schoolgirls
By JANE PERLEZ,
Published: July 29, 1991
MERU, Kenya, July 24— Outwardly, St. Kizito's co-ed boarding school, set in the coffee-growing country of central Kenya, was much like any other in this African nation: overcrowded, poorly managed, staffed with underpaid teachers yet apparently calm.
But one night this month 71 teen-age schoolgirls were raped by male students and 19 others died in a night of dormitory violence that reportedly began with a protest over fees and then ran on unchecked by the local police or teachers.
Now 39 of the 306 boys who studied at the school are being held without charges in prison here. And the rampage 10 days ago has caused a furor among politicians, educators and others in Kenya, which prides itself on providing better education than most African nations. The 'Lamentable' Lot of Women
On a recent visit, none of the students, watchmen or teachers who were at the school that night were available for interviews because St. Kizito's has been closed. But unusually bold coverage in the Kenyan press has disclosed details of the events and given insights into the soul-searching they have prompted about the nature of modern Kenyan society, with Kenyans citing the stark inequality between the sexes as a primary cause of the violence.
"This tragedy has underscored the abominable male chauvinism that dominates Kenyan social life," wrote Hilary Ng'Weno, editor in chief of The Weekly Review, the nation's most widely read magazine. "The lot of our women and girls is lamentable. We treat them as second-class beings, good only for sexual gratification or burdensome chores. We bring up our boys to have little or no respect for girls."
Mr. Ng'Weno's magazine suggested that the rapes at St. Kizito might not be an isolated incident. 19 Die Trying to Escape
According to accounts in the Kenyan press and by people here in Meru, the trouble started at St. Kizito when the 271 girls -- like the boys, aged 14 to 18 -- refused to join in a strike planned by the boys. The boys complained that they had been humiliated when the school administration failed to pay the fees necessary for their participation in an interschool athletic competition.
The police in Meru said the boys decided to take their anger out against the girls, who lived in three separate dormitories. Sensing that the boys might attack, all 271 girls sought protection by huddling in the biggest and most secure of the dormitories, a one-story brick building with a corrugated-iron roof where 120 girls slept in bunk beds.
The boys cut the electricity and phone lines and used large stones to knock down the doors to the dormitory. A school worker and the local authorities said some of the boys were shrouded in sheets and carried flashlights, apparently to pick out several girls whom they suspected of having sexual relations with school officials.
In the stampede to escape, the police said, 19 of the girls were crushed to death or suffocated when beds collapsed on them.
Francis Machira Apollos, a local probation officer, said 71 of the girls were raped in the tall grass alongside the dormitory building. Mr. Apollos will be responsible for counseling and psychological services as the boys pass through the judicial process.
How many of the school's boys took part in the events that night is not clear. The girls are being transferred to other schools and St. Kizito, a cluster of one-story brick buildings off a dirt road, remains closed and cordoned off.
Many politicians have blamed a breakdown in discipline and drug-taking for the incident. Some educators have alluded to widespread political cronyism in the selection of the staff as a reason for lax management.
But The Kenya Times, a newspaper owned by the governing political party, has given prominence in its reporting to the theory that the low status of women here was a root cause. Some experts on juveniles have agreed.
It is an explanation that has resonance in a society in which women sit together in the front of buses to avoid molestation by men and in which educated urban women say they have to sit at home nights while their husbands take out their girlfriends.
In a report splashed across its front page, the newspaper said that the rape of girls at St. Kizito was a "common occurrence" sanctioned by the principal and his staff.
The principal, James Laiboni, told the reporter for The Kenya Times, "In the past, the boys would scare the girls out of their dormitories and in the process they would get hold of them and drag them to the bush where they would 'do their thing' and the matter would end there, with the students going back to their respective dormitories."
The deputy principal, Joyce Kithira, was quoted by the paper as having told President Daniel arap Moi when he visited the destroyed dormitory: "The boys never meant any harm against the girls. They just wanted to rape." Strikes at Other Schools
The violence at St. Kizito came amid a series of strikes and riots by students at other government boarding schools, including 21 strikes in the 100 or so secondary schools in the Meru district, Mr. Apollos said. Police action has been needed to quell several of the disturbances, he added.


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By IVES GALARCEP
The Minnesota Stars are under new ownership, and the signs of that new ownership group's influence are starting to show.
The Stars have been known for fielding one of the best teams in the NASL on a consistent basis under head coach Manny Lagos despite not having the financial backing of an owner. Now, with new Stars owner Bill McGuire backing the team, the Stars look poised to build a powerhouse.
Enter Pablo Campos, the reigning NASL MVP. The Stars are set to sign Campos to a new deal, snatching the free agent away from the San Antonio Scorpions , sources told SBI on Sunday.
Campos scored 20 goals for the Scorpions to win the NASL Golden Boot and MVP honors. A former Real Salt Lake forward, Campos is expected to be joined on the Minnesota squad by midfielder Bryan Arguez, who is also expected to be signed by the Stars in the coming days.
What do you think of these developments? See anybody stopping Minnesota in the NASL this year?
Share your thoughts below.
There goes the Scorpions season… and with their new stadium… this sucks.
Go get someone else? The world is full of soccer players. This is a funny comment given how please Hal is that NASL has free agency unlike MLS…
"There goes the Scorpions season." Funny that's what I said as watched that clown get a red card in the playoffs against Minnesota. Utter buffoonery.
Interesting that with the new stadium coming they didn't feel it was necessary to hold onto the only reason they won any games lol
Two comments and two people who didn't see the 2012 playoffs. You can't win with guys who lose their cool 25 minutes into a game.
I really hope we can get the Stars into the MLS within the next five or six years.
NASL has free agency. Why doesn't MLS?
MLS is a stable, successful, rapidly expanding league. For some odd reason teh decisionmakers seem to value that other arbitrary logistical talking points like no cap, single entity, lack of pro/rel, etc.
and how would free agency lead to instability? There are dozens of other leagues around the world in a similar situation as MLS and of similar quality. All of them have free agency and not one of them in is danger of collapse.
The Imperative Voice
NASL has free agency for probably the opposite reason, so that teams on shoestring budgets can offload players. At minor league salaries the players are probably only somewhat empowered ($30K?). You want more than x go beg MLS for a bench job.
Plus, anyone knowing the disappear/reappear history in US soccer wouldn't be holding up the minors as an example. It's basically a big experiment where MLS now cherrypicks the best locations from them.
NASL has free agency because there is ZERO chance of NASL clubs overpaying and bidding each other up for the type of player that is available to NASL.
It's the same reason MLS should have free agency.
Are you kidding? MLS teams would quickly drive up the prices on mediocre players.
The NASL has free agency because most players sign one year deals so they can get into MLS.
no they wouldn't. The international player market in soccer is the least volatile of any player market. This is not the MLB where you have a small number of teams competing over an even smaller number of players. There are hundreds of players of similar quality available to MLS. And the type of American players staying in MLS are not going to break the bank. The top American players want to move on to Europe.
So please bring some facts to the conversation instead of the same tired debunked arguments.
I know Etienne Barbara didn't do much with Vancouver last year (in fairness he had injury issues), but it would be nice to see NASL MVP or golden boot types get a shot in MLS. If this guy was available, why didn't some MLS team take a chance on him like Rennie with Barbara?
I'm pretty sure that Rennie brought Barbara with him from the Carolina Railhawks. Even so, it would be great for more high-quality NASL players to move up to MLS.
The Imperative Voice
It was more roundabout than that, Montreal squatted Barbara (I think the rumor was Rennie was headed there then changed his mind) and made Vancouver give up considerations for him.
IMO the CBA is very protective of MLS roster spots especially after the freeze deadlines when you might get the idea to call in a minor leaguer for a late season trial. You can't just cut someone to create the slot….at least not easily.
Well, I have to say, as a long-time Minnesota fan, this has me a bit confused. Not confused as to why the Stars would bring him in–that's obvious. The guy is a proven, prolific goal scorer. But he's also one of the worst divers in the league, a hot head, and not typically the type of guy you'd find in the Minnesota locker room.
Who knows. Maybe our guys' positive attitude and kindness will rub off on him? (Not holding my breath.)
Bullsear–look at Kallman three years ago as an example. Lagos will reign him in.
Well, the Stars have an owner that couldn't have cared less about Minnesotans when he was CEO of United Health Care. Made getting treatment more difficult for Minnesotans to get while raising their payments while inking a sweet deal for himself ($400 million of it he had to return to avoid a class-action lawsuit). ***all google-able, btw***
Bill McGuire doesn't care about Minnesota values. He just cares about money.
as long as you're team wins, the means don't matter.
are you sure you're from mn? you seem like deep, south red state material to me.
Deep south red state material? Nice generalization there. Think harder about your insults. It's unbecoming of a Minnesotan.
"I just care about money."
– said no one who bought a d2 soccer franchise in the United States ever
Just what Campos needs; a touch of Minnesota Nice, instead of Texas Trash Talkin'. He'll figure out how to get along in Minnesota.
And of course he dives; that's how it's done in Brazil. It's what he was taught. If he gets out of line, its up to the Refs and the fans to keep him in line.
I'm sure he's reading these comments: Hey Campos!! Welcome to Minnesota! Can't wait to meet you at Bricks', Bro!! Make us proud!
It's certainly a risk taking on players with a criminal record and you're smart to be cautious with Campos considering he murdered the 2012 Scorpions playoff run.
Campos is a great addition for Minnesota, strong presence up front keeps the opposing defenders on their toes and is a great target man. The kind of guy you love on your team and despise on others. Looking forward to seeing him tie up the defence and allowing the skillful smaller players to light up the NSC.
Vinz Clortho
I didn't know where IC went after RSL. Glad to see he's had some success elsewhere…
Is McGuire interested in MLS? MN seems like a natural fit for the league. The only thing missing has been an owner.
The parallels to Seattle are amusing. NASL team, politics, Scandinavian roots, corporate sponsor potential, etc.
The Imperative Voice
Stadium. I played at Blaine a couple times for tournaments and the stadium at NSC is basically HS/college level, capacity 12,000. You hear the Metrodome or whatever the Vikings get tossed around.
Also, I think it would be risky because unlike Montreal or even say Rochester at one point they have not been incredibly well attended. It would be a dice roll that the fans would be more attracted by MLS. Kind of like people love Miami as an idea. But then, Toronto was never much of a minor league fan magnet, and look how it turned out. So who knows.
Montreal or Rochester do not have the many potential corporate sponsors MN has. Health Care, Target, etc., all fit the demo that would be attractive to MLS.
The new Viking stadium will be downtown. That could work if they do it right. Seattle fills their NFL stadium. MN could do the same. I really wouldn't put Blaine attendance figures into the equation since that is minor league soccer out in the boondocks. Not comparable to MLS in downtown MSP.
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A downtown stadium plus MLS soccer might improve attendance but the basic question is the interest level. 3k/game is 2012 attendance. Compare that to 9K for San Antonio. If people will already attend SA at near-MLS levels (9K would have been MLS level 5-10 years ago), why do I move MN ahead of them? Sponsorship?
To me unless a minor league team is getting 5K plus it's not worth the risk.
Old schoool NASL in MN was hip and averaged 20-30,000 fans 30 years ago. I don't see attendance as a problem. If anything, the market is even better for pro soccer now. Of course they don't draw for minor league soccer at that dump out in Blaine. Total outlier and I wouldn't consider it.
It all comes down to an owner who can get a good stadium situation. Downtown stadium in MN = Seattle type MLS success story.
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What was the attendance for Montreal before they announced MLS? Or Seattle? Or anywhere for teams who made the move from lower divisions to MLS? I understand what you're saying, but you're shooting from the hip here and haven't looked at the data.
You can always check out MLS4MN .com and just read through the FAQ there.
You could double or triple attendance instantly just by moving the team downtown.
Opening Stars game at the dome last year was nearly 10k. Their first five home games in the dome this year will tell the story of the location.
Pablo is the Carlos Ruiz of lower tier American soccer. In no particular order, he's a prolific goalscorer, a diver, a hot head, card-prone, lazy. He's an enigma. You have to take the good with the bad with Pablo. I for one am glad he is one and done in San Antonio. His goals were much needed in the team's first season, but the franchise can do better going forward.
Yeah Pablo the headbutt Campos served his purpose but as a Scorpions fan… I'm not sad to see him leave. We need strikers who can actually create opportunities not just poach goals. I'm excited for this new season in Toyota Field…
Richard Mendez
I live in San Antonio and I liked Pablo Campos. He is skilled and a good goal scorer. It just came down to him wanting too much money, from what I can remember from an article a few months ago, and it doesn't make sense for the Scorpions to dump a lot of money on him when players are available throughout the world. Does anyone know what the average salary is of a division II player? I am just curious. Under Hankinson, I'm confident the Scorpions will be fielding a winning team this year.
Wll the Stars will play 6 games at the Metro Dome, lets see if people come to see NASL soccer in a downtown venue.
Just to clear up a few misperceptions some of you have about the current soccer situation in Minnesota…
MLS Interest in MN: Has been there since the beginnings of the league. Back then we lacked a deep pocket owner with interest and suitable stadium.
The board of 10 that owned the Vikings in the last half of the 90's had no interest in MLS, nor did the next owner in '98, McCombs. The owner of the Thunder, Bill George, had the pockets, but didn't like the structure of the MLS. That, coupled with his imminent retirement from business to head the Business School at Harvard, led to his selling the team to owners who lacked the finances to join MLS. Subsequent owners, until the latest, also lacked investment capital or primary tenant status in the Metrodome. That lack of capital has been reflected in marketing budgets inadequate for this size and type of sports market, resulting in a plateauing of attendance in the 2000 to 4000 per match average. Individual matches that have been marketed more extensively have drawn, for the most part, between 5,000 and 21,000, with 5 drawing 10,000 or more.
The current owners of the Vikings, the Wilf Family, have expressed interest in MLS, stating their desire to have a franchise to fill the new Vikings Stadium, scheduled to be ready in 2016 and in which they are the primary tenant. MLS has preliminarily approved the stadium and tenant arrangement, subject to future negotiations.
The current owners of the Stars, have expressed interest in moving to a more central location, but have not advanced any plans for a new stadium or named an alternate current site for relocation. The team's plans to play this year's first mini-season in the Metrodome and the second mini-season at the NSC is in part, to compare attendance figures and marketing opportunities in the two locations.
The likeliest out come will be an MLS team in the new stadium within the first couple of season's of it's opening. The Wilfs will either form their new team themselves or offer to buy the Stars, depending in how successfully the current owner builds the brand. The Vikings and Stars have had talks and continue to "keep in touch", but no commitments have been made.
Bill McGuire, current owner of the Stars with currentn estimated wealth of between $500 million and $1.2 billion, has been very vague about the future of the team, except to say he is serious about building a franchise that will last and has a preliminary goal of averaging 10,000 fans a match, preferably this year.
A less likely, but still real possibility is that the Wilfs form their own team and the Stars remain active in minor league soccer. I believe that the Stars could remain viable, in a vaguely similar way that the St. Paul Saints minor league baseball team has remained viable despite the presence of the Minnesota Twins.
The Stars are done if MInny gets MLS. Nobody up there cares about the Stars now. And Bill McGuire, who has a shady past, is going to be in for a reality check about owning a minor league team. I don't see him staying around long.
…What's to say the Stars won't be the team to go to MLS, and McGuire won't be the guy to take them there.
I doubt the Wilfs commitment to MLS. He already owns one crappy team, and I would expect any MLS team that he would own to also be crappy by virtue of his penchant to hire cheap coaches.
Inserting the "exclusivity" clause for MLS into their lease agreement is proably nothing more than a ploy to extract millions from a future MLS team owner in the new stadium. MLS has not granted any exclusivity to the Wilfs. It didn't hurt for Wilf to ask for it, and it didn't cost the state anything to let the Wilfs "own" soccer in the new stadium for five years.
Mark my words. Despite the rhetoric (which has vanished with the stadium discussions), the Wilf family will never field any soccer team in Minnesota; not even divison 4 MASL team.
JUST FYI – A beat writer that has talked to several front officer persons here in San Antonio indicated that Pablo Campos was making $80,000 last season with the San Antonio Scorpions. Due to a great NASL MVP 20 goal season, Campos wants 3 times the salary to return for the Scorpions. CAMPOS WANTS TO MAKE CLOSE TO $250,000. That is ridiculous for NASL salary. No wonder the Scorpions (the best run team in the league/the league model in NASL) are willing to say goodbye to him. Otherwise, the Scorpions could easily retain him and pay him a reasonable salary based on them clearing a profit this season.
Sorry to drop some science here but…….BOOOM.
250,000 is ridiculous if you can't afford it I guess.
The Scorpions player budget was around 400k last year. I am not sure if Campos was making 80k. That sounds too high. The top guys in the NASL make around 40 to 50k.
250k is the craziest thing I ever heard. That is half of the budget for any NASL teams.
Also funny how Campos can't get back into MLS. He was actually one of the worst foreign players in league history.
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YES!! One of the benefits to having a billionaire owner! Well done, Stars!
If only Brian Quarstad were around to write about this! 😦
Time to pile on! The Stars picked up Daryl Sattler and Barbara. http://www.startribune.com/sports/187986431.html?refer=y


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ST. LOUIS – You might beg to differ if you consider yourself among the devotees of the other 63 teams whose names so systemically filled the 65 slots on the bracket sheet that was unveiled on March 13.
But chances are that the collective wish of the college basketball-watching world has proven the 2005 NCAA Tournament's command:
The teams from the universities of Illinois and North Carolina are going to hook up Monday night in the Edward Jones Dome, with a national title at stake.
And, after the way in which the Illini (en route to a 72-57 decision over Louisville) and the Tar Heels (during an 87-71 victory against Michigan State) thoroughly dominated in the second halves Saturday night in front of 47,754 Saturday night, does anyone believe that what is in store for us may be nothing short of sensational?
If I get started right now on all the reasons why this might be the most eagerly anticipated final in years and years – and it's the first time the No.'s 1-2 teams, with Illinois being the former, have met in a title game since UCLA and Kentucky did so in 1975 --- I might be writing until Tuesday morning.
We'll save the details for the next column you'll be reading that's produced on this Compaq laptop . . . stayed tuned.
For now, let's dive into what happened in front of all those orange- (Illinois), red- (Louisville), blue- (North Carolina), green- (Michigan State) and miscellaneous- (everyone just wanting to experience a Final Four, in the flesh) clad folks who showed up Saturday night:
Why had Illinois won 36 of 37 games before its semifinal with Louisville?
The Illini put all of the reasons on very public display against the Cardinals.
The long-range marksmanship was its usual dependable presence, even on an evening when two of the three Illinois prime perimeter threats (Deron Williams and Dee Brown) combined to clank 11 of 14 attempts.
Luther Head (six of 11) and Roger Powell (two 3's after intermission) more than compensated nicely, thank you very much.
The crisp passing and selflessness that 99 percent of the head coaches can only fantasy about?
Illinois Coach Bruce Weber has viewed it, first hand, since his team started practice in October.
And both were in full bloom Saturday night, with the conclusive evidence coming via 21 assists on 27 field goals.
Did Illinois take care of the basketball? Sure enough, with a single turnover in the first half and only six giveaways after intermission.
We can wax poetic all we want about the fluidity and efficiency of the Illinois offense.
But we'd better pause, take a deep breath, and get ready to ladle on a heaping helping of praise on the defense the Illini play.
Saturday night the same Louisville team that dropped 93 each on Washington and West Virginia in Albuquerque was held to 57 points.
There are teams on the USC's football schedule next fall that are going to have a hard time holding the Trojans to that few points.
The Cardinals' offensive staple of "penetrate off the dribble, draw a help defender and kick it to an open shooter" met with much resistance from Weber's band of willing and focused man-to-man defenders.
Louisville's three prime offensive threats, Francisco Garcia, Taquan Dean and Larry O'Bannon, were dealt lock-down mode defensive efforts from Deron Williams, Dee Brown and Luther Head, who harassed the three into missing 25 of 35 field-goal attempts.
The team Illinois will be facing Monday night has been considered anything but an overpowering defensive club.
The Tar Heels' defensive performance Saturday, though, especially after the team fell behind, 38-33, at intermission, looked a lot more "national championship-like" than most expected from UNC Saturday night.
The Spartans missed 24 of 34 shots from the field in the second half, courtesy a lot of hard, on-the-ball pressure and the shot-blocking ability the UNC front-court players.
And the Tar Heels' offensive attack over the final 20 minutes couldn't have been much more high octane.
Junior center Sean May, who looked like someone apt to make a lot of John R. Wooden Award voters want to re-cast their ballots, scored 18 points after intermission despite usually having a post defender in back of him and one or two other Spartans slapping at the ball once he caught it.
May's classmates, playmaker Raymond Felton (16 points and five assists) and wing Rashad McCants (17 points), had little difficulty in jetting by defenders in the open court in transition, or getting them on their hips and they toying with them in half-court situations
And the Williamses (Jawad and Marvin) and David Noel were much too active and much too bouncy along the baseline and in the key, offensively and defensively, for anyone who tried to match up with them Saturday night.
So, as most of us think college basketball is a rather grand pastime have anticipated since department stores were still elbow-to-elbow with holiday shoppers, we've got a final night match-up of Illinois and North Carolina, with 99 victories and only five defeats between them.
I'm guessing that channel surfing is next to nil Monday night.
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TORONTO -- Andy Sonnanstine's fastball was erratic, but he stuck with it long enough to beat the Toronto Blue Jays.
Sonnanstine pitched six innings, Eric Hinske homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night, snapping Toronto's five-game winning streak.
Sonnanstine (5-1) allowed four runs and 10 hits, becoming the fastest five-game winner in Tampa Bay's 11-year history. He walked one and struck out two.
"That's typical Sonnanstine right there, a little bit of a bending but no breaking," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Andy really battled through that whole thing well."
Sonnanstine is 4-0 against American League East opponents and has not lost since April 9 against Seattle. He has a 2.45 ERA in his past four starts.
The 25-year-old right-hander put runners on in every inning but the first, yet succeeded by continuing to use all his pitches, even when his command failed him.
"They were all erratic at different times but I stuck with the fastball, even though there were some fastballs that got hit pretty hard," Sonnanstine said. "I was battling all night."
Sonnanstine didn't have the same faith in his pitches during his 2007 rookie season.
"A few starts last year, I definitely would have gone slider, slider, slider and fallen in love with it and probably would have got hurt real bad with it," he said.
After beginning his major league career 1-8, Sonnanstine is 10-3 in his past 16 starts.
Dan Wheeler worked the seventh and eighth while Troy Percival pitched the ninth for his seventh save.
The Rays beat Toronto for the fifth straight time and got back in the win column after being swept in a three-game series at Boston over the weekend.
"It was tough in Boston for us," Hinske said. "Losing three in a row, you don't want to get to that fourth game and lose it. The first game of a series, it's a big win for us, a huge win for us."
Hinske, a rookie of the year with Toronto in 2002 before he was traded to Boston in 2006, crushed an A.J. Burnett (3-3) pitch off the windows of the centerfield restaurant in the sixth for his seventh homer.
"Off the bat I thought it was kind of a line drive and it just kept going," Hinske said. "It's always a good one when you hit the windows, for sure."
Hinske has gone 7-for-15 (.467) with two homers and six RBI against his former club this season.
Toronto shortstop John McDonald had to be carted off the field after injuring his right ankle in the sixth, just one inning after coming on to replace David Eckstein, who left with a sore hip.
"That doesn't happen too often," manager John Gibbons said. "That's not a good situation. I wouldn't expect to see either one of them for a few days."
Marco Scutaro replaced McDonald, who appeared to roll over on his right ankle as he tried to come up with Gabe Gross' grounder. McDonald fell to the ground in pain, clutching his lower leg, as his teammates rushed to his side.
"It was scary," outfielder Vernon Wells said. "On turf, you never know what can happen."
Burnett gave up five runs and nine hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out 10, but failed to win back-to-back starts for the first time this season.
The Rays took a 3-0 lead in the third on RBI singles by Akinori Iwamura and B.J. Upton, and a sacrifice fly by Carl Crawford.
Toronto replied with two runs in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Eckstein and a sacrifice fly by Scott Rolen.
The Blue Jays tied it at 3-all in the fourth when Wells tripled and scored on Overbay's sacrifice fly, but Iwamura doubled home a run on the fifth and Hinske homered in the sixth.
Toronto cut it to 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth. Wells led off with a single and scored when Overbay doubled off the top of the wall in center.


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SAN ANTONIO -- The games that got away from Ashland (33-1) and Shaw (28-6) are the ones that have helped get both teams ready for Friday's national championship game, the first title-game appearance for both schools.
Ashland dropped its season-opener by 17 points to Minnesota Mankato 63-46. Star players Kari Daughter and Jena Stutzman struggled, shooting 4-of-17 and 4-of-15 from the floor, respectively. There was no cohesion and the Eagles started questioning themselves.
"I remember looking at the [assistant] coaches and saying, 'Are we ever going to win a game this year?' " Ashland head coach Sue Ramsey said.
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"We got pushed around. We didn't play Ashland basketball," Stutzman said.
"After the game I held it together until I saw my mom. She gave me a hug and I started just balling. I said what is going on? How could I shoot that bad? I mean 4-of-17 is really bad," Daugherty said, "She's like, 'Kari, you're going to have a bad game once and a while and you just have to move on to the next one. I knew I had to get better if we were going to do anything this season."
Daugherty and Ashland have been on fire ever since. The Eagles are on a 33-game winning streak, the longest in their school's history in any sport, and Daugherty was named GLIAC Player of the Year -- another first for Ashland -- as she led the conference in scoring, and led Division II in rebounding and double-doubles (26).
The streak has not been a one-woman show. Across the roster, everyone took the loss hard and picked up her game.
"I know every coach says take it one game at a time, and don't look down the road," Ramsey said. "I've been coaching 33 years. I don't think there's a team that has used that motto as much as this team has, and really put it into practice. It's an amazing thing."
Amazing is how you could sum up Shaw's season as well. The Lady Bears were hit with significant injuries from the start. Knee surgeries crippled the team and they limped to the end of 2011 at 4-5.
In the first game of 2012, Shaw dropped a game at New Mexico State 61-53 it felt it should have won. The injured players had finally returned and the Lady Bears believed they could play much better despite the poor record.
"That one left a bad taste in our mouths," Shaw head coach Jacques Curtis said. "We got to the locker room after the game and said, 'We're not going to lose another game.' "
He was almost right. The Lady Bears won their next 10 games before their lone loss the rest of the season 68-66 to Johnson C. Smith. Curtis said this was the loss that changed everything.
Mix ups on the floor allowed a J.C. Smith's Terran Quattlebaum to score 27 points. She was 10 of 15 from the floor and 5 of 9 from 3, against the defensive-minded Lady Bears. Shaw played the Golden Bulls twice more and Quattlebaum tallied a combined nine points.
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It helped advance the Lady Bears to the semifinals for a second-consecutive year, where in 2011 they lost to eventual champion Clayton State.
"We want that joy moment, but then again you need that pain," Curtis said.
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The "Fall" of the Roman Empire
"Fra gli uomini del V secolo, invece, essa passò quasi inosservata. L'impero, infatti, era in mano ai barbari già da tempo. Barbari riempivano i vuoti lasciati dai romani nelle campagne è nell'esercito, collaboravano all'amministrazione dello stato, comandavano le truppe imperiali. Alcuni, potentissimi, sposavano figlie, nipoti, sorelle di imperatori, altri facevano da tutori, cioè da guide e protettori, ai piccoli principi romani destinati a regnare." -- Il racconto dello storico
"For the people of the fifth century, instead, it went almost unnoticed. The Empire, in fact, had been in the hands of the barbarians for some time. Barbarians had filled the gaps left by Romans in the country and the army, collaborated in the administration of the state. Some, powerful, had married daughters, nieces, and sisters of emperors, others had been tutors, in other words, guides and protectors, of young Roman princes destined to rule."
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The odd notion that the empire never actually fell has been an academic fashion for a while. Because we can never ever admit that an empire was good for something. Aside from its implausibility the notion is decisively refuted by the archeological evidence. Bryan Ward-Perkins wrote an excellent short book a few years ago. The collapse of the Roman empire in the west was an epic calamity in its effect on prosperity, order, literacy, trade.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ken, it sounds like you copied a blurb from his book. I don't think the idea being promoted was that Rome "never fell," but that there was no sudden, dramatic event, but rather a transformation that took several centuries.Delete
Oh, and the reason this has been a "fashion" is the historical evidence.Delete


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