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In June, 1941, German armies invaded the Soviet Union, a Communist nation whose goal was the destruction of capitalist governments. Someone asked British Prime Minister Winston Churchill what would be his stand against allying with a Communist government given his past history of opposing Communism. Churchill responded with words to this effect: I will work with any government if the end result is survival of the British empire. Churchill was also the one who argued, 'jaw, jaw, not war, war." In other words, it was incumbent upon a leader to work with any government, any opposing leader if the end result was peace in the world. Palestinian President Abbas announced an agreement with his enemy, Hamas, and this resulted in claims of horror from the Israel government. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "The government of Israel will not hold negotiations with a Palestinian government that ids backed by Hamas, a terrorist organization that calls for Israel's destruction."
1. For over fifty years conservative and liberal American presidents negotiated with the Soviet Union, a nation that ostensibly wanted the end of capitalist nations.
2. Since the 1970s, the United States has been negotiating with Communist China, a nation that was allied with North Korea during the Korean war that resulted in the deaths of over 25,000 Americans.
3. Among the original leaders of Israel were men and women who participated in terrorist groups including those which blew up the King David hotel and killed dozens.
Negotiation has to do with today, not with yesterday. In a world with atomic bombs, we must always negotiate and do not have the right to refuse. Who knows, getting Hamas into working for peace with Israel!!


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Sadness has always been a "glass half-empty" kind of emotion. It's hard to stay positive when she's seen ice cream scoops fall to the ground for no good reason.
Large Figure Sadness stands at 6.5" tall and wears fabric clothes. Squeeze her belly and she will slump in sadness while saying one of six phrases from the movie! Sadness also comes with a Mind Manual.
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* Banks benefit from report of bumper earnings * iPhone fills out KDDI forecast * HSBC cuts Japan rating, but BNP sees 13,000 for index By Sophie Knight TOKYO, Jan 29 Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday morning, buoyed by optimism over earnings of major banks after initially opening lower on profit-taking. The index briefly pierced a 32-month high of 11,000 on Monday. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) rose 5.2 percent, while Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) added 2.9 and 4.4 percent, respectively, with all three in the top-four most traded stocks on the mainboard by turnover at mid-morning. The Nikkei newspaper said the recent stock market rally would boost the banks' shareholdings and net profit for the current financial year. A positive outlook for mobile carrier KDDI Corp, which lifted its full-year forecast by 1 percent to 505 billion yen ($5.57 billion) as contracts for smartphones have increased faster than expected, propped the stock up 3.6 percent. By mid-morning, the Nikkei was up 0.8 percent at 10,905.21. "I think earnings are going to be pretty weak, but most companies are going to get ignored as most people are looking forward to improvements in the yen," said a hedge fund manager who declined to be named. The yen has slid around 10 percent over the past two months, signalling improved profits for exporters whose overseas revenues will increase once repatriated. It firmed against the dollar on Monday to 90.5 versus the greenback. "There are going to be some bombs, and that will be greeted negatively, but there's a decent amount of names people are waiting to buy once the bad news clears out, so I think it will be better for the markets," the hedge fund manager added. Maeda Corp tumbled as much as 13.4 percent to a 10-week low after the contractor forecast an operating loss of 7 billion yen, down from a previous estimate of 5.2 billion yen profit, citing deteriorating profit margins. "The two factors to watch now are whether foreign investors, who drove the recent rally, remain bullish and continue buying, and whether retail investors continue to buy into emerging stocks that are relatively immune to the exchange rate," said Yoshihiro Ito, chief strategist at Okasan Online Securities. Foreign banks have mixed outlooks on Japan. While BNP Paribas has raised its target for the Nikkei to 13,000, 19.8 percent higher than its current level, HSBC shifted Japan back to "underweight" its global stocks portfolio after raising it to neutral in December. "We feel the excitement over "Abenomics" is now priced in, and the Bank of Japan has yet again shown it will do nothing dramatic to end deflation, said Garry Evans, global head of equity strategy at HSBC, in a note on Monday. The BOJ announced a 2 percent inflation target at its last policy meeting on Jan. 22 and committed to buying open-ended assets, but only from 2014, which disappointed some investors that were hoping for more immediate action. Societe General, however, pointed to the heat around emerging stocks, which market watchers say retail investors have been piling into, partly because of credit deregulation starting in January that enabled them to use the same collateral for multiple margin trades in the same day. "In Japan, the Nikkei 225 was essentially flat after the much anticipated announcement from the BOJ proved a bit of a damp squib. However the Mothers index of small cap companies continue to fly...yet no one really seems to have noticed," said a Societe General note. The Mothers index, or the "market of the high-growth and emerging stocks", has risen 48 percent so far this month and has packed on 72 percent since a low struck in early June 2012. By mid-morning, the broader Topix was up 0.9 percent at 922.12. Despite the recent rally, the benchmark remains well below the 2008 financial crisis while the S&P 500 Index and Germany's benchmark stock index have both already exceeded that level.
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I'm 25 w/five kids I've been wanting implants since my first child when they get full of milk lol
so finally it's came closer then ever but now just confuse about the size and if it really matters whether its silicon or saline???
so can someone who's gone thought this plz help me I have 7days to go getting so nervous all I do is think what could go wrong don't know just need help somebody plz post ASAP!!


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An artist/paleontologist, Star Trek actor and writer, and local comic book fans-turned-pro are among the many guest artists and writers who will appear at Ithacon 38: The "Cabin Fever" Comic Book Show hosted by the Comic Book Club of Ithaca. The comic book show takes place on Saturday, March 2, from 10am-4pm, at 123 The Commons, Ithaca, NY (formerly Race Office Supplies). Admission is free and the convention is open to pop-culture fans of all ages.
Other guests will include creators from across the comics industry, from Marvel and DC Comics writers and artists, to indie comics creators and fantasy artists. In addition, several comic book vendors will be at the convention to buy, sell, and trade old and new comics, plus related items such as action figures and DVDs. Sales of selected items will go to benefit Tompkins Learning Partners, Inc.
Founded in the mid-1970's, the Comic Book Club of Ithaca is the oldest continuously running comic book club in the country, and held its first comic book show way back in 1976.
Guests at the "Cabin Fever" Comic Book Show include:
Artist and paleontologist Richard Kissel and designer Kelly Kennard, the creators of My Secret Treehouse, a treasure trove of cartoons about dinosaurs and other creatures, current and extinct. Kissel, a researcher at PRI and educator at the Museum of the Earth, is the artist of T. Rex Go Boom, an exhibit that ran at the MOTE in the fall of 2012.
Other guests include:
DC Comics editor -- and Ithaca native -- Will Dennis. Dennis, a senior editor at Vertigo Comics, a division of DC, is a graduate of Ithaca High School and Ithaca College. His most recent credits include Spacemen, and the Before Watchmen series.
Actor and writer J. G. Hertzler, who has portrayed 7 different characters within the Star Trek universe, and is best known for his portrayal of the Klingon officer General Martok on Star Trek: Deep Space 9. He has also had roles on programs as diverse as Everybody Loves Raymond, Quantum Leap, and General Hospital. Hertzler has also co-written two Star Trek novels featuring Martok: The Left Hand of Destiny, Books 1 and 2. He has recently voiced the role of Deathstroke in the series game Injustice: Gods Among Us.
Artist Aaron Kuder, a native of Trumansburg, has illustrated comic books written by the rock group Coheed and Cambria; Green Lantern comics for DC Comics and Spider-Man comics for Marvel; and will soon be drawing comics featuring Superman.
Cartoonist Jim Brenneman, whose motto is "Cartoons About Politics, Cultural Absurdities, Random Nonsense and the Coming Apocalypse."
Illustrator Storn Cook, who specializes in paintings for collectible card sets, including character cards for Legends of the Five Rings and Warlord CCG, and covers and interior art for Hero Games, including Ninja Heroes, Champions, and Fantasy Hero.
Artist Steve Ellis wrote and illustrated Scream: Drawing Vampires, Werewolves and Other Monsters. He co-created and drew Box 13, the first comic developed directly for the iPhone, and High Moon, a werewolf western webcomic, and an online comics/game tie-in to the TV show Breaking Bad.
Artist Rusty Gilligan, the creator of Mac and Trouble, a funny-animal science fiction comic featuring two feline adventurers.
Writer and storyboard artist Warren Greenwood, who worked on animated cartoons such as The Tick, Tiny Toon Adventures, Duck Tales: The Movie, and She-Ra. He is currently working on Grasshopper and Cricket, a graphic novel, and a play, Cartoon Graveyard.
Writer Mark McCracken , co-creator of the indie comics company Divine Authority Comics.
Syracuse-based cartoonist and fantasy artist Joe Orsak, the artist of Yellow Rose of Texas, a historical graphic novel about the young African-American woman who was the inspiration for the classic folk song. His second graphic novel, Virgin Vampires, a historical fantasy that co-stars a teen-age Bram Stoker, debuted in October of last year.
Mike Raicht, the co-writer of Stuff of Legend, a comic book series from Th3rd World Studios. He has also written issues of G.I. Joe (IDW Publishing) and Army of Darkness (Dynamite Entertainment).
Colorist Mike Garland, web-comics creator Ethan Young, local artists Jon Haeffner, Camilo Nascimento, and Rob Piecuch, and small-press comics creator Jim Coon.
Several of the guests self-publish their work, and will be happy to explain what is involved in getting one's work out there, in print or on-line. All of the guests will be available to autograph copies of their work, and several of the guest artists plan to do convention sketches and caricatures, so if you ever imagined yourself as a super-hero or villain, or as your favorite RPG character, here is your chance to see your daydreams get put on paper.
Ithacon is sponsored by the Comic Book Club of Ithaca. The CBCI is a registered non-profit organization that runs its conventions on a break-even basis. Club meetings are the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:00pm at the Tompkins County Public Library, corner of Cayuga and Green Streets. Meetings are free and open to all.
For more information -- including links to the guests' websites -- check the Club's website at www.comicbookclub.org


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Free snacks
Boys and Girls Clubs of the CSRA provides free snacks for members 2:45-3:45 p.m. through June 20, Lakeside Middle School, 527 Blue Ridge Drive, Evans
Republic Women
Greater Columbia County Republican Women meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, Best Bites Mediterranean Bar & Grill, 4017 Columbia Road, Martinez; Leo Buehler, speaker; buffet dinner included; $13; reservations required; (706) 925-5330, email@example.com, gccrw.org
Several people qualified last week to run for one of three Grovetown leadership positions on the ballot in November.
Two people qualified to run for the mayoral seat – incumbent Mayor George James and former city police chief Gary Jones. James has served nearly seven years as mayor and previously served more than six years on the Grovetown City Council.
Jones, who was fired from his public safety job in April, is now a district manager for Sizemore Inc.
An Augusta chef will be heading to the Columbia County Library in Evans Saturday for a special event.
French-trained chef Virginia Willis, who specializes in Southern cooking, will be at the library at 12:30 p.m. for a tailgate party, where she will share her newest cookbook Lighten Up, Y'all.
A Martinez mother and her boyfriend will not face murder charges in connection to the June death of her infant son.
A Columbia County grand jury did not indict Lexis Fay Russell, 24, and Jacob Drew Harris, 26, on murder charges or any connection to the death of 5½-month-old Bentley Royce Reeves. Bentley died on June 17 in the home the couple shared with the baby and his 2-year-old brother.
Columbia County's Mobile Operations Center will soon be outfitted with new gear, thanks to a federal grant.
The county Emergency and Operations Division was recently awarded a $62,375 federal Homeland Security Grant that will be used to upgrade the communications and technology equipment on the MOC.
"It's all grant money," said Emergency and Operations Deputy Director Rusty Welsh. "That is something that doesn't come out of our normal budget."
Columbia County officials honored military veterans and service members Tuesday with the dedication of the county Military Memorial Wall.
"It's been a longtime desire of mine to have a military memorial that honors the military as well as those who have given their lives for our country," county commission Chairman Ron Cross said. A facility to honor all who have served in the military."
Military uniforms, patches, hats and salutes were common in the large crowd gathered behind the Columbia County Library in Evans for the dedication ceremony.
Heather Graves has always been a nurturer. That's why it seemed natural to her that she become a nurse.
"I wanted to help people and had a caregiving personality, so it made sense to begin taking courses to prepare me for the nursing profession," said Graves. "I quickly realized I did not have the drive or interest to ensure that I would be successful in the field of nursing."
Even as President Obama appears to have the votes lined up in Congress to support the nuclear agreement with Iran, U.S Rep. Rick Allen said the president's push to seal the deal will damage the Democratic Party and relations with the country's main ally in the Middle East.
Columbia County officials are hoping to lure an upscale, full-service hotel to the Grovetown gateway area to complement and support the county's Exhibition Center.
County commissioners voted Tuesday to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Columbia County Development Authority to market a 3.1-acre tract adjacent to the Exhibition Center to interested hotel developers.
Commission Chairman Ron Cross said the hope is to create a convention center that will incorporate the county's $7.3 million, 47,000-square-foot Exhibition Center, which opened in August 2013.
The following accounts were taken from Columbia County Sheriff's Office incident reports:
Teen charged in Augusta crash
An Appling teen was charged with aggravated assault after he said he rammed another vehicle as an attempt at suicide.
Columbia County News-Times ©2017. All Rights Reserved.


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Mak's Noodles: Size doesn't matter
Big flavors come in tiny packages at this popular wonton joint
G/F, 77 Wellington St, Central +852 2854 3810
G/F, 77 Wellington St, Central +852 2854 3810
Monday to Sunday 11am - 10pm
Monday to Sunday 11am - 10pm
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Mak's Noodles has been serving the city's tiniest and arguably the best shrimp wontons for nearly five decades.
The restaurant's Chinese name loosely translates to "Mak's stingy noodles" and they live up to it by serving bowls of wonton noodles little larger than the size of your palm.
Apart from the delicately wrapped wontons, the hole-in-the-wall eatery also does flavor-packed slow-cooked beef brisket and a variety of other noodle dishes. Expect to see diners wolfing down two or more dishes in one go. It's best to stay away during weekday lunch hours as Mak's Noodles is usually packed with office-goers.


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Sandalwood powder with rose water creates a thick mask for the face. It removes blemishes and cools the skin. This is particularly useful for sunburn or excessive sweat. This application tends to dry out the skin, however, so individuals with dry skin should replace rose water with milk. A mixture of sandalwood powder and almond powder clears blemishes over time. Sandalwood powder with camphor and water relieves skin allergies, light burns, and rashes. It is also a useful treatment for eczema and psoriasis. For younger looking skin, mix sandalwood powder with one egg yolk, honey, andlavender essential oil. The mixture creates a thick paste that tightens saggy and wrinkly skin. The same mixture, minus honey, also relieves bug bites, reduces swelling, and serves as an effective insect repellent. Additional skin remedies include red sandalwood, which effectively fades scars.
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Hampton Inn Clemson
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Hampton Inn Clemson
About the Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Hampton Inn Clemson, you'll be centrally located in Clemson, convenient to Little John Coliseum and Clemson University. This hotel is within close proximity of Memorial Stadium and Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.
Make yourself at home in one of the 117 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. 32-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served daily.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Clemson? This hotel has facilities measuring 450 square feet (41 square meters), including a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Free WiFi
- Express check-out
- In-room accessibility
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- One meeting room
- Year Built 2016
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free breakfast
- Conference space size (feet) - 450
- Smoke-free property
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Number of floors - 4
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Conference space size (meters) - 41
- Total number of rooms - 117
- Accessible bathroom
- Free self parking
Room Facilities
- Phone
- Free toiletries
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Premium TV channels
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free local calls
- Private bathroom
- Microwave
- Free WiFi
- Refrigerator
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Hair dryer
- Free weekday newspaper
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
Hotel Policy
Know Before You Go
- Up to 3 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- Alcohol is not served at this property.


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This sophisticated southern country home, with its updated Craftsman facade and spacious interior design, is both flexible and dramatic.
A three car garage, screened porch, spacious country kitchen, a 1,535 sq. ft. bonus area and an optional 2,352 sq. ft. basement make this home irresistible!
Relax in the luxurious master suite which includes a tray ceiling, a sitting area, his and hers walk-in closets, and exquisite bath. The 14′-3″ x 22′-6″ country kitchen, with a walk-in pantry, is open to the vaulted family room. A French door leads to the vaulted screened porch. The deck is accessible from both the screened porch and master bedroom. A decorative square column and tray ceiling adorn the elegant dining room. Bedrooms two and three each feature walk-in closets and individual baths. Tucked behind the functional laundry room are stairs accessing the optional basement and future bonus area.
Follow the steps down to the basement where a whole new world awaits! The family recreation area has a game room with plenty of space for a pool table. Also in this space is a full bathroom with access to a mechanical closet. Located right off the rec room is a home theater with a snack area for those movie-time munchies! A safe room and large storage closet make the most of this below ground space. The boat garage is accessible through a rec room door. Completing this lower level is an in-law suite with a private bathroom, walk-in closet and a kitchenette.
*Monthly payment and interest rates may vary based on your credit score and ability to secure a loan
|General Information
Stories: 1
Bonus Access:1st Floor
|Exterior Style
|Finished Sq. Footage
Main Level: 2156 sq. ft.
Lower Level: 2352 sq. ft.
Total: 2156 sq. ft.
|Unfinished Sq. Footage
Bonus: 1535 sq. ft.
Type: attached
Size: 3
|Ceiling Height
1st Floor Ceiling:9′
2nd Floor Ceiling:8′
Maximum House Height:25'4″
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The only thing I am worried about is my aunt and uncle 2 1/2 years ago signed for me and my x to get a car. The car was solely in my aunt and uncles name. She printed a lease agreement on line from Ford and put her information in where there's would be. I gave the car back to my aunt and uncle stating that I could not pay for the car anymore. She is trying to fight me on this and has already right before I filed Bankruptcy tried to garnish my wages. What do you think would be the outcome of this. Will the Bankruptcy make me pay this.
So your aunt is the car lessor, exactly as if it were Ford Credit. You gave the car back after 2 years, with a balance due. So outside of bankruptcy you owed them money. They sued and tried to garnish. All that is fine - Ford would have done that too. Then you filed bankruptcy. That imposed a stay, and absent an exception to discharge should result in discharge of your liability, just as if they were Ford.
The only real difference is that, as your relatives, they may know more about your situation, and they may be personally angry and motivated to punish you. So what can they do? If you committed fraud in the transaction, they could try to have the debt declared non-dischargeable (but it would have been hard to defraud them if the knew of your situation - presumably they knew you had bad credit and thus needed their help). And if you committed bankruptcy fraud - failed to accurately complete your schedules, etc. - they could seek to deny your whole discharge. They could also try to say you have too much income to file Chapter 7 and should pay at least some of your debts in chapter 13. Based on your post, I can't say whether there would be any basis for them to do any of this. All I can say is that there is nothing about what you said that suggests that they would have a basis to do it.
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Yes I do have a lawyer. Yes they knew I had bad credit. And I am barely making my bills now as it is. She knows that I do not have any money. She is trying to get back at me, she has made the statement to many people that she will get her money anyway possible. Even went to the extent to say I have a life insurance policy on him. So I WILL GET MY MONEY. I really don't have any money I could pay her. If I did I would have kept the car.
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Re: Adding text labels and such to 3D plots?
On 9 Nov 2004, at 15:37, AES/newspost wrote:
> *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm)
> Pro*
> If I'm reading The Mathematica Book correctly, one adds Text and
> similar
> added graphic stuff to 3D graphics by positioning this added stuff at
> or "vector" points in 3D space.
> But what if I'd just like to add text labels or other stuff at
> (scaled?)
> 2D points in the 2D frame within which the 3D graphic is drawn,
> entirely
> independent of the 3D graphic and its coordinate system? Any simple
> way
> to do this?
> (Would my favorite graphics command, DisplayTogether[ ], allow
> overlaying or superposing a 2D graphic on a 3D graphic? I can try this
> for myself, and will, but perhaps someone else already knows the
> answer.)
You can always convert a 3D graphic ot a 2D one:
gr = Graphics[Plot3D[x^2 -
y^2, {x, -1, 1}, {y, -1, 1}, DisplayFunction -> Identity]];
Show[gr, Graphics[Text["hello", {0.5, 0.7}]]]
and so on.
I have no use for DisplayTogether but as you can see Show works as
might be expected.
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Well Jeffrey, can we please have an update on this? Pretty please?
You might want another vocal on that.
Nice song BTW .
The reason it doesn't validate, is because of CSS3 effects. I would gladly write a long documentation, if i could get some kind of indication, that my item would be accepted.
I just submitted my theme, and got it rejected. I senced from the email that the design is not satisfying, so if anyone could help me improve it, i would be grateful.
Designerlab 1
Shit I was looking at the wrong picture (no.1, didn't yet have a look at 4 because it just looked like the logo by itself lol). Man you're brave LOL You should def win. Can beleive you did that lol.
I still think it's disgusting. More stupid than brave – but well, i only have 1 vote…
OMG … MSFX , you're out of your mind… you need to unplug man..
Please, please, please don't let it win! That's a bit disgusting i must say…
Here you go: http://designerlab.dk/storage/IMG_0010.JPG (Quite heavy file, 4mb, take care :P)Blimmy you've been here for one day and you already love Envato, thats some good going
Well, with envatos awesome community, it sure is.
My hosting company closed the account, without notifying, and i would ask how to download my own file? So i can rehost it? Is that possible, and if so, how?
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Low-income housing, also known as Section 8 housing or the housing choice voucher program, is a federal assistance program that provides subsidies for low-income renters. The program is funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered at the local level through public housing agencies. In addition to the income and asset requirements to qualify for the program, prospective and current tenants are subject to strict screening policies regarding criminal activity, alcohol and drug abuse.
Features of Low Income Housing
Federal housing assistance programs date back to the Depression era and currently involve a program that provides low-income renters with vouchers that cover as much as 60 percent to 70 percent of the monthly rent. A voucher may be project-based, meaning it is limited to use in specified apartment complexes, or tenant-based, in which case it can be used in any private unit. Local public housing agencies, such as the San Francisco Housing Authority, administer the voucher program by screening prospective tenants and paying the housing subsidy directly to the landlord on behalf of qualified tenants.
One Strike Rule
By the mid-1990s, criminal activity in public housing complexes became a national issue that was highlighted in President Clinton's 1996 State of the Union address, during which he stated that a "one strike and you're out" rule should apply to low-income housing. Congress responded to the president's statement by enacting laws giving HUD the authority to adopt stricter regulations to address criminal activity, including alcohol and drug abuse, regarding the Section 8 housing voucher program. These regulations would have to be adopted by all public housing agencies participating in the program.
HUD Regulations
Starting in 1997 and continuing through today, HUD issues regulations designed to bring about a one-strike rule for criminal activity in public housing, some of which are mandatory while others are discretionary for the public housing agencies to follow. For example, all public housing agencies are required to perform a criminal history background check as part of the application screening process for all individuals applying for housing vouchers. Any individual whose criminal history includes a lifetime registered sex offender status or a conviction for producing methamphetamine in federally subsidized housing is barred for life from participating in the housing voucher program. If an applicant has a criminal history that does not fall within these two categories, HUD permits each public housing authority to evaluate applicants on a case-by-case basis.
Section 8 Administrative Plans
All public housing agencies are required to prepare a written plan that includes, among other things, its policies regarding criminal history checks for prospective applicants for the voucher program. For example, the San Francisco Housing Authority issued its latest administrative plan for the Section 8 Voucher Program in July 2008 that includes a provision requiring a review of an applicant's criminal background for the past 10 years. The SFHA will be looking for any criminal history of violence against another person or property and drug-related activity. If any drug-related activity is found within the 10-year period, the applicant is automatically denied participation in the voucher program.
Family Member Criminal Histories
Not only can an applicant be denied participation in the voucher program because of an adverse criminal history, but also an applicant who has a family member with a criminal background can be denied. The SFHA will deny applicants whose family member has been evicted from public housing within the past five years because of the manufacturing or selling of illegal drugs. An applicant may also be denied if a family member has been involved in illegal drug use.
References (5)
- Homes & Communities HUD: Housing Choice Vouchers Fact Sheet
- Corporation for Supportive Housing: Public Housing Authorities and Re-Entry Populations
- Code of Federal Regulations: Section 982.552--PHA Denial or Termination of Assistance for Family
- SFHA: Section 8 Administrative Plan
- City of Oceanside, California: Section 8 Rental Assistance
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An urgent care clinic can be a good option when you or your child's doctor may not be in the office. At MultiCare Urgent Care clinics, you can get x-rays, stitches and care for a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses that aren't life threatening, yet require medical attention on the same day, after work or on weekends.
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We have it - its the benchmark contrib - just run the mirco or standard benchmark alg. Matthew Hall wrote: > Sorry to interject, but I think that the most useful thing that could > be done to this page would be the creation of a standard benchmark > test suite that someone could simply download and run on own systems. > > That way the benchmarking numbers for all users could be easily > compared between boxes etc... etc. > > Perhaps a simple modification of the lucene demo that includes some > sort of .. largish data source to index, and then a configured number > of searches run against that corpus with known parameters? (yes you > could in fact go alot further than this, but I figure its a start) > > All users would have to do is download the somewhat large tar, and > then run some sort of test harness script that was included, and then > post their results. > > I'm sure its not feasible to do something like this with the current > release schedule, but I think it would be nice to have. > > Matt > > Chris Hostetter wrote: >> : Prob want to run it on decent hardware as well (eg mabye I >> shouldn't do >> : it with my 5200 rpm laptop drives). >> >> as long as both are run on the same hardware, and the page lists the >> hardware, it's the relative numbers that matter the most. >> >> >> >> -Hoss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com >> >> > > -- - Mark http://www.lucidimagination.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Hey there,
I was wondering has anyone sprayed anti chewing spray directly to a dogs fur?
My little dog keeps getting mouthed on her back by my GSD puppy .
I want to spray the anti chew spray by whal directly on her back .
Is this safe ?
Thanks for the advice.
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It depends on WHAT spray you're spraying on her. We sell a product at work that can be safely sprayed on the dog and prevents them from licking/chewing due to the taste. But I wouldn't recommend spraying just anythingon the dog.
You might be better off in the long run working on a "leave it" command. Our pup chews/plays with our other gsds and he's having to learn this. You may also try to redirect her to some other toy or engage her in play yourself.
I just wish she respected that the smaller dog is a lot smaller than her .....
I'm probably being overprotective as they are good buddies generally .
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Yet Another Custom Radar Detector Mount!
Have a radar detector? Wish you could mount it above the mirror with the suction cup mount, but couldn't because of those darn "shade-dots"?
Here's my solution! It cost me about $5 in parts. First off, here's a pic of my Passport on the mount above the mirror:
Here's a picture of the mount by itself:
OK - This is easy to construct - here's how:
1) Buy a strip of aluminum, 1.5" wide by a 12" long, 1/8" thick. You'll also need 3M's double-sided automotive adhesive (the generics always seem to peel easily under heat), self-tapping sheet metal screws (#10) and some finishing washers (for aesthetics). I'm assuming you have your detectors suction cup bracket.
2) Measure about 2.5" - 2.75" of the aluminum and use a hacksaw to cut off the small piece. Use a file to clean up the edges and corners for burrs and such.
3) Remove the suction cups and place that part of the mount on the aluminum. Drill pilot holes where the screws will go, making sure the screw head will overlap a good part of the detector's bracket (the suction cup holes are usually bigger than the screw head.)
4) Screw the bracket onto the aluminum, making sure the finishing washer is between, and centered. DON'T overtighten - it's easy to do, and unnecessary.
5) Using a Dremel or similar tool, grind off the protruding part of the screw on the backside, and make it smooth.
6) Apply multiple strips of the 3M tape to the side you just grinded/smoothed and trim the excess 3M off of the edges. You're almost done!
7) Clean the area of the "dots" above the mirror with rubbing alcohol and "test fit" the placement of your new mount.
8) Peel the backing off the 3M tape and firmly press your new mount onto the windshield. Here's another good part about this mount: if you "accidentally" set the mount slightly crooked, you can loosen the screws and recenter the radar!
9) Enjoy! You'll still need to hardwire your detector, but I'll leave that up to you.
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Boost offers a $55 a month unlimited talk text and web plan. For every 6 on-time payments, the price drops by $5 a month until it hits a floor of $35 a month. The unlimited data is 4G for only 2.5GB before the speeds get throttled. Video gets streamed at 3G speeds.
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By Vijaykumar Ijeri, Komal Shah and Snehal Bane, Grauer & Weil (India) Ltd., Mumbai, India
As plastics are replacing many of the metal parts, there is often a need to have metallic coatings on plastics and other non-conductors. This paper will describe new processes of preparing ABS plastic substrates for subsequent metallization. A process replacing the traditional chromic acid etching step with a room temperature, environmentally-friendly etchant is described. The etchant gives the plastic substrate an increased hydrophilic surface and a microroughened, microporous resin topography.
Further, due to the high cost of palladium there is a need for a palladium-free activator. A non-precious metal activator useful for obtaining uniform, adherent coatings of metal layers on plastic substrates has been developed. The resultant colloidal solution is active and believed to adsorb on the hydrophilic surfaces of the etched plastic. A specific reducing agent is used to transform the adsorbed complex into a conductive layer which allows the plating of subsequent conducting metal layers. The possibilities of direct electroplating (without an electroless step) are also discussed.
Keywords: Plating on plastics, chromium-free etchant, palladium-free activation, hexavalent chromium substitutes
Rapid advances in polymer chemistry and production technology have resulted in the replacement of metals by plastics in a wide range of applications. Plastics provide the advantages of weight reduction, ease of fabrication and design flexibility. The electroplating of plastics was introduced commercially in Europe and North America in the early 1960s with limited acceptance. The major breakthrough that led to growth in the industry was the development of chemical processes for the surface preparation of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), which enabled good bonding to be obtained between the plastic substrate and the metallic coating. The major driving force for plating-on-plastics (POP) was the automotive industry. The need for increased fuel efficiency called for a reduction in vehicle weight. Consequently, plastics were found to be useful in automotive components. Bright finishes have a popular aesthetic appeal, which is achieved by nickel/chromium plating. ABS remains the most widely used plastic for plating applications and excellent quality is obtained routinely in the industry. Metal-plated plastics find use in the automotive industry, hardware, plumbing fixtures, knobs, RFI/EMI-shielding and electronic applications.
Prior to electroplating, the plastic surface needs to be treated and made conductive. This generally involves the following steps:
- Cleaning in mild alkaline solution with surfactants, which removes any dirt accumulated on the parts during handling.
- Etching of the plastic to provide hydrophilic and micro-roughened surface that is useful for adhesion of subsequent layers of coatings.
- Activation of the etched surface to produce catalytic sites that will enable chemical deposition of nickel or copper to form a thin conductive top layer.
Once this conductive layer is formed, the parts can be electroplated with copper, nickel and chromium. This paper will discuss the developments in etching and activation processes leading to an overall economical and environmentally-friendly plating system.
ABS is a thermoplastic terpolymer that has an acrylonitrile-styrene matrix with butadiene rubber uniformly distributed in it. This quality makes it unique for plating, as the butadiene can be selectively etched out of the matrix (Fig. 1), leaving microscopic holes that are used as bonding sites for activation and electroless deposits. Other factors influencing the choice are low cost, low thermal expansion, ease of molding, good metal adhesion to the substrate and good appearance after plating.
Figure 1 - Schematic diagram of butadiene rubber in ABS plastic (L) and the etched ABS plastic surface (R).
The etching solutions normally used are made from mixtures of chromic acid and sulfuric acid. Typically they contain 375-425 g/L CrO3 and 180-220 mL/L H2SO4 and are operated at 50-65°C.
The toxicity of chromic acid, more specifically in the plating industry, was recognized several decades ago.1,2 The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) issued in 2007, asked to ban several toxic substances including hexavalent chromium. Hexavalent chromium plating has been classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an environmentally-unfriendly process. These policies have stimulated search for a cleaner alternatives to hexavalent chromium.
The etching or dissolving of the butadiene phase in ABS requires strong oxidizing agents and an acidic medium. A recently developed proprietary chromium-free etchant for ABS plastics, accomplishes two purposes: (1) making the surface hydrophilic and forming microscopic holes in the surface of the plastic to provide the bonding sites for activation and metal deposition. These sites are needed for adhesion between the plastic and the metal.
The main difference between metallic and nonmetallic surfaces is the nature of the bond between substrate and coating. While adhesion to metal is of an atomic nature, the adhesion to organic and inorganic substrates is primarily mechanical. The basis for obtaining adhesion to these materials is to develop the proper surface morphology by means of chemical or mechanical treatment. The chromium-free etchant gives the desired morphology to anchor the colloidal Sn-Pd activator (Fig. 2).
Figure 2 - Scanning electron micrographs of (L) non-etched ABS plastic and (R) ABS plastic etched in the proprietary chromium-free process.
The chromium-free etchant is very convenient as it is operated at room temperature (20-30°C) and it emits no fumes. The process sequence is the same as that used with chromic-sulfuric etchants, and hence can be easily adapted in a plating shop (Fig. 3). A chromium neutralization step is not required in this process.
An adhesion test is important for determining etchant performance. Poor adhesion, indicated by the peeling away of the electroplated layers (i.e., separation at the metal-plastic interface) is an indication of ineffective etching. The adhesion achieved by the chromium-free etchant was verified by a 90° bend test. Further, mechanical adhesion between the metal layer and the ABS substrate was studied by a qualitative Scotch tape test as described in ASTM D3359. This method consists of applying and quickly removing pressure-sensitive adhesive tape over sixteen 1 × 1-mm cross-hatched squares. This standard test allows a direct comparison of the adhesion of films obtained under various conditions on similar substrates. In all cases (etched either in chromic acid or in the Cr-free process) only 0-5% area was peeled away.
Thermal cycling of plated parts according to ASTM B604-91 showed no blistering, peeling or distortions of the coatings.
Figure 3 - Typical process sequence for plating on ABS plastics.
Figure 4 shows samples of plated plastic parts that have been processed using the proprietary chromium-free etch solution. It can be seen that the surface appearance is very good. When compared with finishes produced with chromic-sulfuric acid etches, there is no discernible difference in appearance.
Figure 4 - The image on the left shows plated ABS ring pieces using the process sequence shown in Fig. 3: (L) after electroless Ni; (C) after electroless Ni + acid copper and (R) electroless Ni + acid Cu + bright Ni. The image on the right is of a Cu-Ni-Cr deposit on ABS components.
Nonmetallic surfaces lack catalytic properties and therefore require activating treatments that will render them catalytic. In general, this activation is done by seeding the surface with a catalytically active metal, usually from palladium and tin salts. The parts are then plated with electroless nickel or copper. This forms the conductive base for the electroplating steps to follow.
The catalyst or activator bath contains a colloidal suspension of palladium and tin ions. The function of this bath is to deposit the colloidal palladium into the surface cavities of the part to be plated. Palladium is a catalytic metal that causes the subsequent reduction of copper or nickel to form a continuous conductive layer. This deposition is aided by the dissimilar charges of the plastic and catalyst. The plastic becomes positively charged during the oxidation of the surface molecules.3
After activation, the parts pass through an acceleration step. The accelerator is typically composed of organic / mineral acid solution or mixtures thereof. The function of this bath is to remove the excess tin ions from around the palladium nuclei that were deposited in the activator bath to promote quicker reaction initiation in the following electroless deposition step.
CuSO4 + 2HCHO + 4NaOH → Cu + Na2SO4 + 2NaCOOH + 2H2O + H2
NiSO4 + 3NaPO2H2+ 3H2O → Ni + 3NaH2PO3 + H2SO4 + 2H2
The metal ions receive electrons from the reducing agents (formaldehyde, sodium hypophosphite, etc.) changing them from ionic to a metallic form. The rate of deposition and thickness of the deposit are governed by temperature, time and concentration.
The Pd-Sn activator bath is a very expensive chemical bath, and thus there is a need for a palladium-free activator in the market. A proprietary activator comprising multiple metals from among the transition metals or d-block elements. An appropriate combination of metal salts and complexes provide for the catalytic activity on the surface for the subsequent metallization process. The different possibilities, including direct plating, are shown in Fig. 5.
A conventional way would be to deposit copper from an electroless bath after activation and post activation steps. Thereafter, layers of nickel and chromium are electroplated onto it (Fig. 6 and 7). Another route is to electroplate directly with nickel after the post-activation stage.
The palladium-free activator is also a colloidal solution. The size of colloids has a profound impact on coverage and skipping. The activator must be present on every area to be plated. If for any reason, the catalyst is not present on the surface of the part, a plating void, or "skip plate," will occur. This skip plate defect can result from poor catalyst absorption or catalyst removal from the surface. Hence, the smaller the colloidal size the better will be the coverage and the lesser the consumption.
Ultrasonic vibrations were used to reduce the particle size of the colloids. The best results in terms of coverage and consumption were obtained when the particle size dispersion was less than 1,000 nm (Fig. 8).
Figure 5 - Chromium-free, palladium-free and direct plating possibilities.
Figure 6 - An ABS component electroplated with Cu+Ni+Cr after palladium-free activation and electroless copper.
Figure 7 - Appearance of ABS pieces after each step in the ECOPLATE palladium-free activation process.
Figure 8 - Particle size distribution of Pd-free colloidal activator: (top) as-prepared and (bottom) after ultrasonication for 20 min.
The term "direct plating" or "direct metallization" in the technology of plating on plastics means the process of electroplating of the plastic material without going through the electroless Cu/Ni step. This has the advantage of reduced number of steps in the overall process.
After the palladium-free activation, it is possible to proceed to either electroless copper deposition or nickel electroplating. The intermediate step involves a reducer that converts the activator film into a catalytic conductive / semi-conductive layer which enables electroless deposition of copper from regular formaldehyde baths or direct electrodeposition of nickel from sulfate or sulfamate baths.
Images of cross-sections of ABS plated by the direct metallization process are shown in Fig. 9. Adhesion between layers is maintained even at high thicknesses.
Figure 9 - Cross section of multilayered plating by the direct metallization process: (L) optical microscope image and (R) SEM image.
New options for plating on plastics have been presented in this paper. The use of chromium-free etchant provides several advantages, such as:
- Freedom from carcinogenic hexavalent chromium,
- Freedom from ozone-depleting and bioaccumulative fluorocarbon chemicals that are used to prevent chromium mist,
- Fume-free operation at room temperature, which is worker friendly.
Further, in combination with palladium-free and direct plating options, it is possible to plate on ABS with an environmentally-friendly and cost effective process.
Note: Coating thickness and imaging of surface morphology was done by scanning electron microscopy (FEI–Quanta 200 ESEM, Netherlands).
1. H. Royle, Environmental Research, 10 (1), 141-163 (1975).
2. S. Katz & H. Salem, J. Appl. Toxicology, 13 (3), 217-224 (1993).
3. R.L. Cohen & K.W. West, J. Electrochem. Soc., 120 (4), 502-508 (1973).


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Bake chicken, get engaged. What will the ring-hungry think of next? (Includes recipe!)
We swear to God. Some women treat a marriage proposal like it's an ancient rain dance or some witchcraft-type of ritual requiring a full moon, a lock of hair, linens from Tibet, three lit candles and a stack of self-help books. Steve Harvey Advises Ladies To Think Like Men
We've suffered through The Rules. The Bachelor. Countless lady magazine articles. He's Just Not That Into You. But now they're bringing chicken into this. And lemons. Why?!
Get thee to the kitchen! Engagement Chicken is on the menu tonight, and if you follow this recipe, some are saying that diamond ring is good as yours, my friend.
Glamour was the first to jump on the Engagement Chicken phenomenon back in 1982 when, according to their website, then-staffer Kim Bonnell gave the recipe to her assistant Kathy Suder. Kathy made the chicken and fed it to her boyfriend and, yeah, yeah, you know what happened next. Engagement Ends In Suit Over Ring
"It's a meal your wife would make," Jon Suder said. "It got me thinking." Jon asked Kathy to marry him within a month. Howard Stern's wife Beth Ostrosky supposedly cooked the meal and snagged him afterward, too.
It's a pre-pre-pre-feminist wet dream. Tighten that apron, keep your mouth shut, cook a nice meal and sometime after he digests, "ring shopping" will magically appear on his to-do list.
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I have faced one problem regarding increment of Brackers. I have purchased on campaign, but when i review the cword funding data it is showing me price 0, nothing incremented on brackers, It showing me 0 % in every purchased campaign funding.
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Woman found in shallow grave identified as Arianna Villareal
Perdock charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon
INDIO, Calif. - UPDATE: Riverside County Coroner has officially identified the victim in a Sky Valley Murder last week as 33 year old Arianna Villareal of Desert Hot Springs.
ORIGINAL STORY: Murder and assault with a deadly weapon charges were filed Tuesday against a Thousand Palms man suspected of killing a woman whose body was found in a shallow grave in Sky Valley last week.
The criminal complaint from the District Attorney against Carl Richard Perdock, 46, includes special circumstances of infliction of torture and murder committed during the course of a kidnapping in the slaying of 33-year-old woman from Desert Hot Springs. The circumstances mean the DA can seek the death penalty.
Perdock appeared in court Tuesday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in
Indio, but his arraignment was rescheduled to Oct. 16 so that an attorney
from the capital defender's unit of the Public Defender's Office can be
appointed to represent him, since the death penalty could be pursued.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge William S. Lebov ordered Perdock
held without bail, which had previously been set at $1 million.
The body was found between 2:30 and 3 a.m. Friday near a residence in the 23000 block of Longvue Road in Sky Valley. She was killed Thursday with a shotgun, according to the criminal complaint. The complaint also states he attacked another man, Brian Arnold with a shotgun.
Sheriff's Cpl. Angel Ramos said a man called the sheriff's department
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South African junior flyweight champion Mfundo Gwayana makes the fifth defence of his title when faces former champion Sizwe Sinyabi on Saturday at the Nangoza Jebe Hall in Port Elizabeth. This is a rematch after their closely fought draw at the Orient Theatre in East London in June last year. Sinyabi (18-8-2, 9 KOs) has been inactive since then, whereas Gwayana (11-3-1, 6 KOs) made a successful title defence in October 2009 against Thabo Sishwane whom he stopped in the tenth round.
Both fighters hail from Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, but Sinyabi is now based in Gauteng and trained by Nick Durandt while Gwayana is trained by former IBF junior featherweight champion Vuyani Bungu,
Gwayana won the vacant title in November 2007 and has made successful defences against Samoro Msophi, Motswaki Moselesele, Sinyabi and Sishwane.
Sinyabi won the SA junior flyweight title in October 2004 when he outpointed Vuyani Kheswa and after making a successful defence against Thembelani Maphuma he lost it to Muvuhso Nedzanani in February 2005.
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Even before he utters his first words in public, the new pope who emerges from the conclave this week will send Roman Catholics around the world a message encoded in the name he chooses.
It may not be one they immediately understand. Picking an unlikely one from the distant papal past - for example, Hilarus or Zephyrinus - would send Catholics scurrying to their history books to see what it could mean.
But one harking back to modern popes - Benedict or John Paul or John - would signal right away the new leader of 1.2 billion faithful wants continuity with the papacy his name refers to.
One name making the rounds in Rome before the 115 cardinal electors filed into the Sistine Chapel for their conclave on Tuesday was Francis, a name Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley might take if he emerges as the new pontiff.
O'Malley is a Franciscan friar who prefers the brown habit and white rope belt of his Capuchin order to his red cardinal's finery. No pope has ever taken the name of Saint Francis of Assisi, the 13th century reformer who lived in poverty and told followers: "Preach the Gospel always, if necessary use words."
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I didn't leave my bed, because I was like, 'Man, if I walk outside somebody might just try to hit me with their car or say anything negative to me
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center wise yes....all time prolly top 5-10 for sure
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1. Michael Jordan
2. Hakeem Olajuwon
3. Wilt Chamberlain
4. Jeremy Lin
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Exchange Jordan and Hakeem - same teammates, same coach, and now how many titles do they each have?
Hakeem is easily the best all around Center of all time, there isn't anyone that can even offer a decent alternative, besides a mythically healthy Walton.
Low post offense? Top 4 all time, including power forwards (McHale says hi)
Overall defense at C? top 2-4 all time
Out of the paint offense? Top 6-10 all time
Steals? Yeah Steals - #1 all time for a Center
Rebounding? About 5th
Athleticism - #1 all time
Passing - ahh now you have him, not top 15 at C.
Dominating competition in his time - well since the league got fairly competitive at Center around 1965 name me a guy that dominated his peers as well as Hakeem? Maybe 3 other guys?
Pretty good all around - no?
Shaq was a dominating low post offensive player, no doubt. His defense was pretty much done after 5 years. Strong as an ox, not fast, couldn't hit foul shots (had to be sat at times late - ohhhh the shame), couldn't play in an uptempo offense. Shaq can be Hakeems back-up.
BTW, I don't like ranking best or second best. I choose a mythical team that could play together for years (which means 12 scoring champs that don't play D isn't my team, also means the guys can play an all around game). Hakeem is clearly my choice for starting Center, to be joined by Duncan, Bird, Magic, Jordan. What's the absolute rankings of those 5 guys? Who cares? They won't lose with any regularity to any team real or imagined. What's the next best team with a current flair? Shaq, KG, James, Wade, Paul? Not bad - but they don't pass as well, and as a team they have as much proven intestinal fortitude to win. Although at the #2 and #3 my team is a bit lighter on 1 on 1 D. But I'd pay big money to watch it.
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6/27/09: We expect [Rondo] to play by the rules and be a leader as a point guard. We need him to be more of a leader, Ainge said. There were just a couple situations where he was late this year, I dont know if he was sitting in his car, but showed up late and the rest of the team was there. We have team rules and you have to be on time. He was fined for being late, he said he was stuck in traffic, and its just unacceptable.
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Well I think the greatest player at each position is
PG- Magic
SG- Jordan
SF- Bird
PF- Duncan
C- Olajuwon
I put Olajuwon over Duncan. I put him over Bird. Do I put him over Magic?
Tough Call.
I'd say
1. Jordan
2. Magic
3. Olajuwon
Hakeem is the most skilled center of all time, and IMO is the greatest defensive center of all time (some would argue Russel was). I think he can out-match every center in NBA history in a match up. Although I would have really wanted to see 2000-2002 Shaq (his peak years) against 94-95 Hakeem, that would be a great show. But in terms of career dominance I'd go with
in terms of NBA all-time greats/career/accomplishments etc
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