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By Robert Horton Herald Movie Critic
Toppling a dictatorship is a subject not generally covered in comedies, despite rare examples such as "Bananas" and "Moon Over Parador." But put aside all thoughts of Sacha Baron Cohen when it comes to the latest example of a very small subgenre.
"No" isn't exactly a comedy, anyway; more like a feel-good exercise in deep, deep irony. The setting is 1988 Chile, where a national referendum will decide the future of strongman Augusto Pinochet: a Yes vote will allow Pinochet to remain in power, a No vote will trigger an open election.
Although it is assumed that the Yes forces will easily triumph, an unexpected wrinkle enters the scene: advertising.
Each side in the campaign will be allotted 15 minutes a day on the networks to plead their case. The No campaign calls in the services of a blithely amoral ad genius, a "Mad Men" type whose own life may be empty but who knows how to sell, sell, sell.
His name is Rene Saavedra (played by Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal), a composite of a couple of real-life figures from this time. There's little indication that he's political, but he turns around the No campaign with his sure sense of what the public wants.
The anti-Pinochet operatives are certain that showing the widespread poverty and social misery caused by the Pinochet regime will win the day. Rene knows better; that stuff doesn't play in a 30-second ad. What the No campaign needs is a good jingle.
In quietly giddy strokes, the movie shows how an upbeat, frequently absurd ad campaign sells the idea that freedom is superior (and more fun) than dictatorship. At times the movie seems to become a Frank Capra picture reborn in South America.
Director Pablo Larrain maintains a near-flawless tone here; the movie's not silly (at times Rene is reminded of the lethal seriousness of his opposition), yet it trades in silliness. Larrain and cinematographer Sergio Armstrong shot the movie with an ancient kind of videotape, so it blends in with newsreel footage and gives the whole enterprise the look of a vintage-1988 VHS tape.
Larrain's previous films, "Tony Manero" and "Post Mortem," were remarkably good, and remarkably downbeat.
You'd almost think he changed his tune from full-time miserabilist to neo-Capra, except for the way he signals to us that something as phony as advertising has so much power. That adds just the wry dash of bitters to this otherwise buoyant cocktail.
"No" 3 and 1/2 stars
The 1988 Chilean referendum on whether to keep strongman Augusto Pinochet in power gets an unexpectedly buoyant treatment here; the campaign to oust Pinochet is aided by an advertising man (Gael Garcia Bernal) who sells an upbeat take on the election. The movie's both wry and giddy, and shot on VHS-style videotape that looks just like '88. In Spanish, with English subtitles.
Rated: R for language.
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Hard Drive versions of the EverythingPAK or UltraPlusPAK do not require any hard disk space when run directly from the external hard drive they are shipped on. DVD drive for shipped versions of the MegaPAK or Pro version.
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GOELAMS SA4 Study: the Role of Fludarabine in the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Elderly
This study has been completed.
French Innovative Leukemia Organisation
Schering SA
Information provided by:
French Innovative Leukemia Organisation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 31, 2009
Last updated: June 19, 2009
Last verified: June 2009
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Detailed Description:
In this study, patients were randomly assigned to either receive fludarabine or not (20 mg/m2/d) in addition to induction chemotherapy, consolidation chemotherapy and the 3 subsequent re-induction courses during maintenance.
|Acute Myeloid Leukemia
|Drug: Active comparator (no fludarabine) Drug: Experimental (fludarabine)
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Study of Fludarabine in Part of Induction and Postremission Treatment for de Novo Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in Elderly Patients
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia familial acute myeloid leukemia with mutated CEBPA
MedlinePlus related topics: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Leukemia
Drug Information available for: Fludarabine Fludarabine phosphate
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Myeloid Leukemia Acute Myeloid Leukemia Acute Non Lymphoblastic LeukemiaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by French Innovative Leukemia Organisation:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Event-free survival (EFS) [ Time Frame: long term results (median follow up: 71 months) ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- evaluation of the CR rate, remission duration disease-free survival (DFS) overall survival (OS), [ Time Frame: long term results (median follow up: 71 months) ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 1996
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2004
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2000 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 1
Control arm without fludarabine
Drug: Active comparator (no fludarabine)
Other Name: Arm A
Experimental: 2
Fludarabine arm
The same regimen with fludarabine 20 mg/m2/day IV for 30 minutes
Drug: Experimental (fludarabine)
The same regimen with addition of fludarabine in every treatment sequence
Other Name: Arm B
Detailed Description:
Eligibility for enrollment in the study was limited to patients aged 60 to 75 years old with previously untreated de novo AML as defined morphologically by the French-American-British (FAB) classification with the exception of M3 and M7 subtypes.10,11 The bone marrow aspirate had to show at least 30 percent of nonerythroid blast cells. Patients were not eligible if they had a performance status before diagnosis of 2 or more according to the World Health Organization (WHO) grading system, congestive heart failure or abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction, severe hepatic or renal disturbances if not related to leukemia (hepatic enzymes levels over four times the normal values, serum bilirubin over 35 micromol/L, creatinine over 150 micromol/L). Patients with previous unexplained cytopenia were eligible for the study. Conversely, patients with a history of documented myelodysplastic or myeloproliferative syndrome or previously treated with chemotherapy or radiation could not enter the study. The study received in June 1996 approval from the ethics' board of the Nancy Hospital and written informed consent was given by all eligible patients before entering the study, in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The enrollment period was open from November 1996 to April 2000.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|60 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients aged 60 to 75 years old
- untreated de novo AML
- performance status less than 2
Exclusion Criteria:
- performance status more than 2
- congestive heart failure or abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction
- severe hepatic or renal disturbances
- history of documented myelodysplastic or myeloproliferative syndrome
- patients previously treated with chemotherapy or radiation
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00925873
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00925873
|Tours, France, 37000
Sponsors and Collaborators
French Innovative Leukemia Organisation
Schering SA
|Principal Investigator:
|Francis WITZ, MD
|French Innovative Leukemia Organisation
More Information
Keywords provided by French Innovative Leukemia Organisation:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 24, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Dr Francis WITZ, GOELAMS
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00925873 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 31, 2009
|Last Updated:
|June 19, 2009
Keywords provided by French Innovative Leukemia Organisation:
elderly patients
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia, Myeloid
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Fludarabine phosphate
Antineoplastic Agents
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 1:48 AM, Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>wrote: > My biggest complaint is related to setting the threshold for the % > operator. It seems to me that there should be a GUC to control the > default, and that there should be a way to set the threshold for > each % operator in a query (if there is more than one). The > function names which must be used on the connection before running > the queries don't give any clue that they are related to trigrams: > show_limit() and set_limit() are nearly useless for conveying the > semantics of what they do. > I think this problem can be avoided by introducing composite type representing trigram similarity query. It could consists of a query text and similarity threshold. This type would have similar purpose as tsquery or query_int. It would make queries more heavy, but would allow to use distinct similarity threshold in the same query. ------ With best regards, Alexander Korotkov.
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Professionally working in the wine Industry for 7 years, on the creative side of the label- advertising, branding, etc. I really love what I do and yes, I drink the koolaide–I love to drink wine actually. I do take my career seriously, but understand the meaning of work/life balance and know there's more to it than just material wealth.
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I eat well and exercise 5 times a week. I love to swim and took 2nd in my age bracket in last years Alcatraz swim.
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Martyn Sherriff <firstname.lastname@example.com>
st: Concord - plottting problem
Tue, 7 May 2013 07:36:21 +0100
I am using concord (package concord from
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/c, 3.1.0 10nov2010 TJS & NJC
graphics improvements ) to look at agreement. I have several sites to
look at, so I stacked the data as x1, x2 and site as a variable to
select the data. When I use the plotting options of 'loa' and 'qnormd'
selecting on the value of site the plots are satisfactory. However
when I use the option 'ccc', the one that I am interested in, the axes
take the maximum values of the entire dataset ignoring the 'if'
condition. I have tried to limit the axes to no avail:
concord x1 x2 if site == 1,loa
results in an x-axis upper limit of 100, whereas
concord x1 x2 if site == 1,ccc
results in an x-axis upper limit of 400
The summary data is:
. tabstat x1 x2,stats(n min max) by(site)
Summary statistics: N, min, max
by categories of: site
site | x1 x2
1 | 13 13
| 13.82 13.82
| 98.36 98.4
2 | 17 17
| 37.77 38.25
| 360 369
Total | 30 30
| 13.82 13.82
| 360 369
I realise that I am missing something quite simple in the syntax but I
just cannot see it.
Any advice gratefully received.
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All Styles and Types of Bras on One Page
There are few styles and numerous types of bras which every lady should be able to identify and name appropriately. It will take us forever to describe every type of bra as there are over fifty, so let's take a look at the most widely used ones.
The Push-Up Bras
This is probably the most popular type of bras, regardless of age, status or clothing style preferences. Fashion will always dictate the need of having perfectly shaped, higher positioned and fuller breasts. That is exactly what push-up bras are purposed for, along with making your clothes fit better and look more fashionable (especially when it comes to a deep cleavage).
By lifting up breasts, push up bras enhance physical appearance and put an emphasis on feminine curves. Along with that, push-up bras make a necessary type of bra for sagged boobs, keeping them at the right position.
Take a look at the fabulous push-up bras in all its exciting variety. Visit the https://www.bra4her.com/push-up-style and get admired by the greatest collection of push-up bras from dozens of worldwide lingerie brands.
Push up bras come with or without padding.
Demi – is one of the most popular types of push-up bras with half to quarter cups, coming with removable padding. Demi bras suit perfect for average to large breasts size.
Plunge bras
Plunge bras come in handy when your cleavage is going to be strikingly deep. The edges of plunge bra cups are cut in a specific fashion to make bra invisible under the low line clothes.
Plunge bras support and lift up breasts like push-up bras do, but in addition to it plunge bras push boobs together, enhancing your cleavage at its max. As you may see in the picture, plunge bra cups allow your cleavage go down quite far in the middle, without parts of a bra flashing from under the dress. It's an absolute must have for wedding outfits and evening gowns.
Unlined bras
This category includes several types of bras which have one thing in common – no padding.
Here is the brief list of most widely used unlined bras:
Bralettes became the hottest trend of 2016 year for a reason. Made of translucent finest lace, cotton or microfiber, bralettes come in the endless variety of styles and colors and suit beautifully for absolutely every occasion and clothing style. Bralettes' breasts supportive function is way lower due to the absence of underwire or boning, therefore bralettes are preferred for a smaller size of breasts.
Minimizer bras
Minimizer bras are designed for delicate, gentle support of large breasts, making them visibly less. Minimizer bras are purposed for making woman's figure more proportional by lifting and tightening breasts area, without giving up comfort. The correct size of minimizer bra should bring feeling like you are wearing a second skin.
Seamed bras have a seam going through the middle of cups. Unlike seamless bras, cups of seamed ones consist of two pieces of fabrics. Seams give cups better shape, minimizing the pressure on breasts inside the cups. Seamed bras perform more support than seamless ones and suit perfectly for blouses, casual dresses, and t-shirts.
Full-figure, Plus size and Nursing bras
Those types of bras are designed to provide you with full comfort while making your breasts fully supported and placed at the correct position. Coming normally without padding and boning, full-figure bras come with big sized cups to fit your curves flawlessly.
Nursing bras come in two types which are pregnancy bras and breastfeeding bras which both are purposed to deliver delicate yet reliable support with utmost comfort for woman's body. This all is possible through wider stronger straps and band, which allow distributing pressure equally. Cups are stretchy with (often) removable upper or front part for comfortable breastfeeding without taking the bra off.
T-shirt bras
T-shirt bras are probably the most preferred type of bras when it comes to making your clothes (particularly T-shirts) look like there is no bra underneath.
Absolutely unnoticeable with smooth, undecorated surface of cups, they don't show a hint of underwear lines on your T-shirt.
Take a look at the exciting choice of styles and colors of T-shirt bras at https://www.victoriassecret.com/bras/t-shirt-bra and wear your favorite T-shirts like a goddess!
Whenever you are going to wear the low dress or a dress without shoulder straps, it's also the occasion for the gorgeous strapless bras. There is no need to worry about underwear peeking out from under the outfit. Bra without straps supports your breasts without letting anyone know it is there.
Those are the most common types of strapless bras:
In fact, bandeau bras are the strip of a stretchy fiber, wrapping around you breasts area. Pressing your tightly yet gently, bandeau makes a very comfortable garment for wearing under strapless blouses and sports clothing. Bandeau normally comes with double-layer "cups", with of without padding.
Adhesive, STICKY and Backless bras
Are you wearing a backless dress tonight? There is no need to refuse of bra with the significant variety of adhesive and backless bras.
Adhesive bras are available in an impressive variety of shapes and colors (more about sticky and adhesive bras you can read in this post). Just pick the shape, fitted for your breasts size and stick bra tightly. Adhesive sticky gel at the inner size of cups let the bra hold your breasts reliably.
Backless bras are must have for special occasions. Same as adhesive ones, backless bras resemble the typical bra from the front side but have no band at the back side. Smooth cups edges and therefore absence of lines show no signs you wear something under your dress. Look here more about this type of bra.
You will definitely want to wear one of these with your evening low dress or wedding dress. Take a look here:
Convertible bra
Convertible bras are designed to be worn in several different ways. The straps are removable and replaceable and can be attached to different spots of the bra, depending on the neckline shape of your dress or shirt. Convertible bras are truly universal ones, bringing impressive versatility of ways to wear.
Longline bras
A longline bra speaks for itself – it's a bra with an extended line. Longline bras are recommended for every type of figure, making the body shape more like the hourglass.
Bustier and corset bras
Bustiers are the bras with a band extended down to the waistline, coming with or without straps. An endless variety of bustier styles allows wearing them both as underwear (lace bustiers) and as a separate part of the outfit.
Corset bras have a bra line extended to the hips and just like bustiers could be worn as a separate part of the outfit. Some corset bra masterpieces deserve the title of the sexiest item of woman's lingerie wardrobe.
Sports bra
Designed to deliver enhanced support, sports bra gently compresses breasts area and effectively limits breasts movements during sports routine.
Usually sports bra a made of elastic breathable microfiber which lets bra adjust to the body shape easily.
Racerback bras are a pretty new type of bras, getting increasingly popular among young and middle-aged fitness generation. The straps of racerback bra go through your back, starting at the center point of the band. Fit perfectly for racerback sports top.
Compression bras
A compression bra stays aside from the whole range of sports bras due to its specific function – compressing breasts against the chest. The compression bras are mainly designed for soft yet strong breasts support during post-surgery period (usually after breasts augmentation). Elastic but dense texture keeps breasts in a proper position, restricting unneeded breasts movements until everything is healed.
Front closure bras
Those are the front fastening high-impact bras for intense sports exercising. Making the silhouette smoother front closure bras fasteners are easier for women to reach.
At the Underarmour you can find the greatest collection of sports bras and front closure bras in particular.
A balconette bra cups have a horizontal cutting line, slightly above the middle line of the bust. Many confuse balconette bra with the demi bra type, but there is an essential difference exactly in the angle of cups line. Often, balconette bras cups barely cover the nipples line making the breasts displayed at its fullest, while beautifully uplifted. Balconette bras are considered an epitome of femininity, embodied in lingerie. Take a look at this and you'll understand why:
If there is a most powerful weapon women can use anytime, with no chance for men to resist it – it's the sexy and sensual lingerie. Sexy bras are designed for seduction rather than for supporting breasts, so the cups are usually translucent, sheer and made of a lace.
Sexy lingerie is not about the youth or slim figure. Even if you are a breastfeeding mom you simply must have one of these seductive masterpieces for special occasions with your loved one.
Lace bras are at the top of men's preferences for a reason. A woman, wearing lace is absolutely irresistible; her body speaks in the language of desire so beautifully, that it's impossible to take the eyes of. Lace bras come in unlimited variety of styles and colors and often look like a true piece of art.
Shelf and Open cup bras
Shelf bra and open cup bra are actually the same, standing for bras with partial or no cup, revealing the breasts for seeing. It's a special occasion type of a bra, wearing to show rather than to cover.
See through and Sheer bras
See through bras allow the skin under the cups tease and seduce, revealing just a little but enough to make heart race faster.
Sheer bras could come with semi- or totally sheer cups with boning or completely wireless. The transparent, smooth and sheer fabric is weightless on the skin.


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Art of Asia and the Pacific
FA288 (Liberal Arts) Art of Asia and the Pacific 3 hrs. 3 crs. This course is a survey of the art of Asia and the Pacific islands as an interrelated cultural region. The course's main focuses will be the art of India and the Himalayas, East Asia (China, Korea, Japan), Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia etc.) and selected groups in the Pacific islands from New Guinea to Easter Island.


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Yea, I don't understand why they would sign Battie. I understand you need a body to fill a spot on the bench and MAYBE play if like 5 people get the flu, but seriously I would have rather signed a ham sandwich. I remember when we originally "pulled off" the Brand signing and everyone was all "in stefanski we trust" but everything since that moment has been complete dog shit. I'm willing to come out and say it...I'd rather have stuck with Billy King...at least his name reminds me of Burger King.
When you say Elton Brand has been an above average player, you meant before he signed here right? Not last year
Nah, he was above average last year. Not by much. Before he got here he was actually a stud.
He was without a doubt an above average sixth man during the stretch where he was coming off the bench last year. That was one of the few decisions EJ made that worked well (at least until they had to abandon it).
Come to think of it, the last few years everyteam seems to have gotten better in some way (even in the slightest).. Trades... Free agent signings.. I don't think there is another roster that has been as "unchanged" as the sixers in terms of effectiveness.. I mean like the last few years teams had changed a bit like west players going to east and vicer versa... Like Brian said we're just collecting rubbish journey men and have been for the last few years... The only dramatic changes I can remember is getting c Webb and brand... I'm sorry if my post just seems like ranting but I'm just feeling really frustrated at this team.. Seems like we don't go anywhere.. Last few years same story, 1st round exit (if we made it to playoffs) and not shit enough to get a high draft pick (until efj) an not good enough to advance past 1st round.. What is a fan to do??
The truth is that half the teams have gotten better and half have gotten worse.
Looking back to say 2007-08, a few years ago.
The Sixers have gotten worse. They won 40 games that year. This team won't win 40. In fact, they may have a better chance at not winning 20 than winning 40.
Some teams that are pretty unchanged in their effectiveness I would argue are the Pacers and the Clippers.
Looking around the league, I'd say the Clips have gotten better, or should if Griffin can stay healthy. The Pacers, Blazers and probably the Spurs have stayed about even.
Teams that have gotten worse: Sixers, Hornets, Cavs, Raptors, probably the Suns.
Well Chris Paul (unsurprisingly based on his earlier summer comments) looks like he's demanding a trade, but I don't know if it'll get done but that's not going to help the Hornets. I don't know for sure that the suns got worse, but I guess we'll see how important Amare is and how much is the system.
We all seem to be forgetting our new coaches role in this; every move since his hiring had to be approved by him, I presume. If Battie and Nucioni have limited roles and can get near what Ratliff and Marshall gave than fine, if not lets include Doug in these arguments.
Brian, you continue to treat Hawes like a piece of garbage , yet say Spieghts and Thad are players to look forward to watching; he ,to me, has as much chance or more of succeeding as those 2 and I am looking forward to seeing him and Elton play together as much as Turner.
We have added 2 starters since last year and a new coach yet it seems people want more changes; it is put up or shutup time for our young kids.
Thad and Speights have shown they are capable of contributing in a meaningful way on one end of the floor. Hawes has not.
I agree with your sentiments. I think it is ridiculous to keep ranting about a 22 year old center who is likely at least four years away from his topside and has yet to even play a game for the team. The kid has clearly improved from his first year and is probably not finished with his development. Give the kid a chance. What was the major part of the opportunity cost of acquiring him? Not having Dalembert for one more year? Oh yeah, the team also acquired Nocioni for two more years. And, of course, everyone is absolutely positive that he'll contribute nothing but a bad haircut.
I simply don't see the point of ceaselessly ranting about acquisitions at least until they prove they are guilty. But, that's the mind frame of some major figures on this page. Once a player or other team personnel gets assigned to the worthless list he never gets off. Perhaps the most lamentable discovery one makes while traveling Web pages is that regardless of the subject matter (sports, politics, music, etc.) the majority of individuals in our nation are absolutely hard wired in their thinking.
Well, yeah, I agree to some extent, but Brian makes a very good point about the trash Ed's bringing to our team. It's extremely clear to even the average fan what this team needs: A big brute down low and a suitable backup point. Instead the roster has one point guard, eight 2s and 3s of various skill levels, and a couple very soft 4s and 5s. It looks like a complete moron put it together.
"Instead the roster has one point guard, eight 2s and 3s of various skill levels, and a couple very soft 4s and 5s."
That is a reasonably accurate (and amusing) description of the team (although I still wouldn't categorize Brand as very soft). But the front office may still have another player trade or two in mind.
I'm not sure where I ranted about Hawes. What I said was that he hasn't shown anything in his first three seasons to indicate he's a legitimate rotational player.
I am curious about how you see improvement over his first three seasons, though. Looks to me like he's basically been flat, with some regression in key areas.
Not a fan of Fast Eddie's moves, aside from Turner, even though it was luck and I have a huge feeling I will be wrong about Favors. Management has been a huge disappointment, but I'm still optimistic about the coaching staff and the players enough to where I think we can make the playoffs, and possibly win a series.
Brian, I'll be in Brooklyn tomorrow night, any recommendations for food/drinks around Williamsburg or in the Soho/Village area?
Hmmn, don't spend much time in Williamsburg. I've eaten at Peter Luger's -- which I'd recommend if you're up for an expensive steak -- and the Beer Garden (or Biergarten if you tend toward douchery).
I can recommend a bunch of places in Park Slope, if you can escape Williamsburg.
If you really want a great meal that isn't too expensive, check out Lucali in Carroll Gardens. That's the place we take any visitors, just awesome food.
Appreciate it. Not committed to Williamsburg, just seeing a concert at ERSP. Staying downtown, and have the weekend, so I'll try and check that place out.
Is Williamsburg a no nonsense part of town, should I take a cab straight to the park, or can I feel free to use the sub system and gallivant around without worries?
Sort of an Iguodala rumor.
It seems the league is desperate for headlines; has a player of M.Barnes level ever gotten this much ink?
What do you think of Collins role in these signings?
Teams going for a championship reach out and sign young players with upside [San Antonio-G.Neal] and [Chicago-S.Samuels] and we go old; doesn!t make sense.
What do you think it would take for a trade to happen?
I think Jordan, Gordon and an unprotected 2011 1st would do and be darn good for the Sixers.
I'm not sure they'd be willing to part w/ Gordon. Create a hole to fill a hole if that's the case.
I don't see a deal happening, and if one does happen, I guarantee we get completely screwed in the deal. I have zero confidence in Stefanski in any of these negotiations.
I'm not biggest Iggy supporter but I know he has to have a great deal of value because of his defense and ballhandling that should make him worth Eric Gordon in a trade. They have to give up something. And they just got Foye in the offseason, who is not as good as Gordon, but they do similar things. So, he'd have to fill that hole. That's not an unfair trade at all.
Plus, I put my faith in Collins. He seems to be calling the shots as far players go. That's just my hunch.
Looks like the Clippers are not interested in Iggy according to Lisa Dillman who coves the team for the LA Times...
Before day gets away (again), hearing that the Clippers are not interested in Andre Iguodala. Goes beyond that massive contract too.
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Here are some contract numbers to ponder before lunch. Iguodala: 2010 ($12.3 mil), 2011 ($13.5 m), 2012 ($14.7 m) and 2013 ($15.9 m).
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Thanks for the update.
The situation is the "perfect storm" in many respects. You have a GM that's clearly in over his head trying to please owners who are only interested in putting butts in the seats as cheaply as they can. Then when they make lame-ass moves like this, the weak-ass media in Philapelphia (Jasner & Cooney) run from asking the tough questions & worse...put out crap trying to put a happy face on the situation! It's messed up man...messed up!
I miss K.Fagen and if she lost her job for being honest and criticle of the team than that sucks. I can!t even read Cooney or Jasner anymore.
She posted an article today. It contains two errors.
"Battie said he chose the Sixers, who finished last season with a record of 30-52,"
"Hawes, recently acquired from the Sacramento Kings for center Samuel Dalembert, and 24-year-old Jason Smith."
that second one's not an error. She's listing players in the frontcourt, which Jason Smith is a part of, not that Jason Smith was part of the trade.
Wait, what?? Are you just speculating that Fagan got fired, or did it really happen? She was the only good basketball writer they had.
The sad part is that I just want the Sixers to just stop everything until we get an entirely new front office. If they would have signed Lebron for the MLE, I still wouldnt have trusted it somehow.
I don't have the time to write a full post, but Chris Paul apparently wants out of New Orleans in a big way, before the season starts. You'd have to expect NO is looking to save money and add young assets.
Dalembert's expiring contract would've been a big help if you were trying to put together a package, but whatever. Green + Kapono + Thad + Jrue + at least one future #1 pick for Paul? I don't think New Orleans goes for it, but that's an awful lot of cap relief.
Anyway, he reportedly wants to join a super team because he isn't good enough to elevate the talent around him. Good for him.
Tough one there.
He is playing in a dead city with a bunch of bums around him. I'd want to leave if I were him.
And going to a better team would be a positive thing I would think.
Go back and read it again, according to the reports, yes, Chris Paul wants out, but ONLY to the Lakers, Magic or Knicks, he wants to go form himself 2/3 of another 'super team' I guess. I doubt the Lakers would go it because, seriously, they don't need him. Magic and Knicks make sense for Paul but not sure either can get the deal done without help.
A package starting with Nelson, Gortat and picks could be a starting point for Orlando but the Knicks have hardly any picks left?
If he goes to Orlando I'd assume there would end up being a 3rd team involved for Jameer Nelson.
Don't know if Orlando can do it though, especially if NO wants them to take back Emeka Okafor. Would end up having 35 million a year being paid out to Emeka and Rashard Lewis.
I hope Orlando gets him. If they do, Miami might never make it out of the East, let alone win a championship.
Who would be a better core:
or Wade/Lebron/Bosh
The Lebron crew has more talent, but the CP3 group should have better chemistry.
Wade, LeBron, Bosh is better. Better defense too. CP3/Howard/Rashard (or VC) is better than all of those, though.
I agree about the the defense. But I think CP3 would be able to get Melo and Amare the right kinds of looks to maximize their talents and create easy scoring. While Wade and Lebron don't complement each other (but Bosh does.)
Howard + any prolific scorer is a great combination.
I think they could run into some personality problems as well in NYC.
He leaving because the young bol Collison make what he was doing look not so hard. Hetookisjooooob!
You're right, he's threatened by Collison. Being one of the best in the league at your position and playing for a cheap owner with a crappy roster and wasting the prime of your career while others seem to be making moves to make money and win titles has nothing to do with it.
Neither does the owner paying a guy 1/10th of your salary to guy to replicate your production.
How was my sarcasm, good?
I suppose it's ok, but if you think COllison gives you the same production as Chris Paul (you know, replicates), I think you need to take a closer look.
Collison is good, no doubt, but Chris Paul is in the top 3 of point guards currently playing in the league. Collison isn't even as good as Jrue Holiday
Even Kobe couldn't win without Pau; even Duncan couldn't win without Parker, Ginobili and the best or second best defense in the league. Even Garnett, at one time arguably the best player in the league, chose to bail and join a super team.
If I was in the NYC area I'd definitely check out a few Red Bull games with Thierry Henry, one of the all time great strikers of international soccer. He may have lost a step, but his ability to score from distance and his ball skills shouldn't be much affected by being 33.
"You have a GM that's clearly in over his head trying to please owners who are only interested in putting butts in the seats as cheaply as they can."
Stefanski may not be a star GM but I don't think he's over his head considering his level of experience. Now the last part of your statement makes a lot of sense as an underlying explanation for all of this.
Battie makes 14 players, last year they carried 13, do they move somebody for future considerations?
Supposedly, they are trying to unload Kapono- but I'm not sure if anyone wants him. he has an expiring contract but its over 6M. And I'm sure the Sixers are not willing to take anything back since they have already committed 7M to the Mullet.
In fact, the Sixers have 55M committed to 2011/12. Who knows what the new CBA will bring, but they may be hard pressed to re-sign Young and Hawes. Even a 5M starting salary for each pushes them to 65M.
I know your feelings on L.Will. but to balance the roster, and with Meeks here now, if moving Lou for D.West [releasing him] and a future #1 allows the possible resigning of Thad and Hawes, if they earn it, do you move him?
If you think the sixers could get such a package for Louis Williams I believe you're over valuing louis williams
The Miami #1 picks are probably 26 to 30 in the 1st round, picks that tend to be moved anyway.
I don't think anyone gives a #1 for Lou. And if they get one it will be so late in the 1st where it would make more sense just to buy it outright.
Lou is a decent roster piece. Losing him would not be a big loss- nor would it help the team. At best they pocket the savings to avoid future tax. No way it gets turned into a better asset.
Yes, but I thought that they may have carried 14 the year before. Future considerations is a thought. Who would you suggest? No one may be excited by Battie but I think the Sixers acquired him with the idea that they may have to use him at times. Smith appears to be a goner after this year but what could they get for him. Maybe they could get a decent second round pick for Green. I think they want to see a little more from Meeks before they would package him. Seems like Ig and Lou (and possibly Speights) are their most appealing trade pieces now but they would have to get something more valuable in return for them.
I resectfully disagree. The moves (as Brian detailed) that Stefanski has/hasn't made clearly indicate just how clueless he is. Plus when you factor in how he handled the Andre Miller situation (not mentioned by Brian)& the Jordan/Iverson debacle & the indictment grows exponentially...he's in over his head & has got to go!
Paul said: "Stefanski may not be a star GM but I don't think he's over his head considering his level of experience."
IMO Thorn made all of the decisions in NJ. While Stephanski treats the Sixers like the Mortgage broker he is...
He gives away teasers (1st rounders, Korver, Carney etc) in order to acquire distressed properties (Brand.) He then assumes his current holdings will appreciate (the "young core") and that the market (cap) will always go up in order to accommodate his getting over his head by overpaying for assets. And the team ends up underwater.
The Sixers have become a distressed property that Stefanski has tried to flip- and hes stuck with the overpriced, structurally unsound house in a bad neighborhood that no one wants to buy. At least none of the local fans have bought in.
Spot on tk76...a very astute comparision!
Half of those players were brought in as 11th or 12th men. 2 of them, Kapono & Marshall, were brought in as situational players and seemed like decent risks. Marshall, in fact, was a 12th man. Other teams are signing above-average rotation players when they already have 10 or 11 players under contract? Signings like this happen all the time. Last year's finalists had Shelden Williams, Tony Gaffney, Adam Morrison and DJ Mbenga, not to mention Michael Finley. Is that what you have in mind? Adonal Foyle, maybe? Jarred Jeffries? Look around, there are guys like this on every roster. This idea that we're the only team that makes dumb moves is biased, the negative kind of bias that Philly fans thrive on to the point of being proud of it. They seem to love wallowing in the depths of despair. I mean, these are the fans who think Donovan McNabb stinks.
How can you say Spencer Hawes and Jason Smith "don't belong in the league"? That's a little presumptuous, isn't it? Are you some kind of hoops savant? I don't think you'll find a single coach or scout who would say that about Hawes, except maybe Paul Westphal, who's a terrible coach. And Smith just finished a season coming off a wrecked knee playing in a chaotic "system" under a coach who is incapable of working with players. I'm not saying he's going to make it as a rotation player, but he's about where Bill Laimbeer & Ben Wallace were at similar points in their careers.
"Look around, there are guys like this on every roster. This idea that we're the only team that makes dumb moves is biased, the negative kind of bias that Philly fans thrive on to the point of being proud of it."
Well said. I'm not a big fan of Stefanski but this quibbling about the end of the bench seems silly when, as you say, the end of most benches don't look much different. We should also add that Jason Smith, from what I understand, is still here because he exercised HIS option for additional years on the contract and that contract was formulated before Stefanski's arrival.
I agree that the back of the bench is not a big deal. When you are seen as a good team you attract better reserves. The Sixers were able to get good minimum guys like Ratliff and Donyell right after the Brand signing- when people thought the Sixers were going to be a top team. While now they get the dregs, because the are a dregs team.
But I do think it is fair and appropriate to drag Stefanski over the coals for failing to build a winner in 3 years and for having no vision for how he expects this team to become a contender in the near or distant future. But that is criticism for the front half of the roster, and its lack of star power. While the back half is irrelevant and easily remedied if the team ever acquired the legit stars needed to compete.
I'd love to have a couple impactful moves Stefanski made to ponder, but I can only work with what he's done. 14 players added to the roster, one of them an impact player in any kind of meaningful way, every other move was either a bandaid, end-of-the-bench scrub, or over-the-hill scrub, or just a waste of oxygen.
If I'm only allowed to talk about guys in the 8-man rotation, then fine. Here's his history:
Traded Korver for cap space
Signed Brand
Let Miller walk for nothing
Traded Dalembert for garbage
Is that a more fair assessment of his time with the team?
Well said, my friend.
The team picked up Smith's option. First round picks have team options for the third and fourth seasons.
"The team picked up Smith's option. First round picks have team options for the third and fourth seasons."
Are you sure about that? Seems that I remember reading that Smith exercised a player option. I realize that contracts are usually structured the way you describe, but maybe this one differed.
Yes, you are correct about Smith's option. Maybe the original article I read had it wrong. Well, that doesn't speak too well of Stepanski.
but he's about where Bill Laimbeer & Ben Wallace were at similar points in their careers.
Eventually, I'll get better at ignoring moronic statements like this. Step one is just pointing them out, I guess.
The best comp I can find for Hawes through three years in the league is Michael Olowakandi.
How can anyone compare Ben Wallace to Hawes? I can't think of two centers whose games are more different.
I agree that we don't yet know whether Hawes belongs in the league. He's a very young player. Granted, he was supposedly a very skilled player and those skills don't seem to have translated over. Those players rarely get good after a few years if they're not successful initially; the players who take some time are usually the raw athletic prospects. But there's still a chance.
The raw athletic types are also the ones teams end up waisting years on to develop let them go and see them flourish for someone else. Trevor Ariza, Jermaine O'neil ect.
Ariza was plenty productive in his time in Orlando.
O'Neal was buried in Portland; had they played him more things would probably have been different.
This is being discussed elsewhere, wanted peoples opinions. Clippers are inquiring about Iguodala. The Clippers have a #1 pick of the T-Wolves, top 10 protected 2011, unprotected 2012.
Given the T-Wolves are such a bad team, I'd think that that #1 pick + TPE is almost worth Iguodala all by itself. Throw in DeAndre Jordan and I think it is worth considering.
This was my original take:
I'm not saying Jordan is all that great, but Jordan, TPE, Minny 2011 #1 for Iguodala would be a good trade- and I'm not usually for trading away good players for nothing.
So for summer 2011 the Sixers would have:
Minny #1 (top 6 likely)
Sixers #1 (top 10 likely)
Tons of cap space (to rent out in exchange for more #1 picks Presti style)
Starters: Jrue/Turner/Thad/Brand/Hawes
Bench: Lou/Meeks/Nocioni(expiring)/Speights/Jordan
And they would have big expirings as wel in 2012(Nocioni) and 2012(Brand/Lou)
Sounds like a bad short term, but a much stronger long term situation to build a sustainable winner. Multiple young prospects at every position and lots of extrta picks and finatial flexibility to make advantageous moves.
And the best part... the losing this year would result in Stefanki being replaced , which is unfortunately why a move like this will never happen under Stefanski's watch. he prefers them to die slowly over several years...
First, I'd start Jordan over Hawes in a second. Second, they wouldn't have the Minny pick in 2011 if it was top 6, that would fall under the top ten protection.
Now, would I do it? If you promised me two things, I'd consider it. #1: Stefanski wouldn't be allowed to make any moves that took on contracts that extended beyond next seasson. #2: Stefanski would not be fired by the time any cap space materialized.
Yeah, I made my post before I knew the details of the protection.
And I guess the Clippers are not interested in Iguodala, so this is moot.
That should read "Stefanski would be fired by the time any cap space materialized."
As I've said before- I would consider Aminu/Jordan for Iguodala.
Not a great trade by any stretch- but IMO makes sense long term if you want a rebuild targeted for success in 2-3 years.
I like that trade too.
I don't see why you are about trading a good player, Iguodala for a bunch of maybes.
Call me crazy, but I'd like to keep the good players on the team and try to give to get other good ones... not swap a good one for a maybe good one and a maybe high pick.
Call me crazy, but I'd like to keep the good players on the team and try to get other good ones*****
I'm of the same mind, for the most part. The logic behind moving Iguodala now is that you create cap space for when Jrue and Turner are nearing their prime, and Iguodala is possibly at the end of his. Personally, I don't agree with the logic, but whatever.
I don't trust that this FO can or will add enough good pieces to make the team a contender if they keep Iguodala, and I don't have any confidence they'll make smart moves with the maneuverability trading him would provide, so you're screwed if you do, screwed if you don't.
I realize you say you don't agree with the logic.
I just have some problems with people thinking Jrue/Turner are the players to be building around. They might be the players to build around, but the proof isn't there yet.
I like watching Jrue and I like the way he plays, but when I separate myself fromm what I see, the numbers tell a different story. His 2nd half numbers tell a great story, but plenty of guys have had good 2nd halfs. I definitely would love to see how Jrue develops over the next couple years as a Sixer(Turner, too) but Iguodala is what Jrue and Turner already is what Jrue and Turner could only hope to become.
Perhaps it is because I think Iguodala is a great player, eventhough he isn't a number one scorer.(which is a silly, completely stupid thing to hold against a player, since scoring is just one important part of great game in basketball)
In the end, I guess I am just frustrated because I can't even fool myself into thinking this team is going somewhere.
You're preaching to the choir. The odds of using the cap space to get a player equal to Iguodala are very, very low. The odds of Turner and/or Jrue reaching Iguodala's level are also very low.
I'm much more hopeful with Jrue, simply because he isn't missing anything. He's got the requisite size and athleticism to be an elite PG. He's got the instincts, contributes in all areas of the game. For a guy like him, I think it's about how much work he's willing to put in, and from everything I've seen/heard/read, he's a very hard worker.
Turner's a trickier case, because I don't believe he has the requisite athleticism to be a very good player in the league, and I don't believe he has enough size to overcome the lack of athleticism. If he's going to reach Iguodala's levels, it's going to have to be through the development of skills. It's going to be a tougher road for Turner, IMO.
Am I the only person that thinks Turner is going to have a really strong rookie campaign?
Hmmn, define really strong rookie campaign.
contending for ROY?
I try not to let Summer League color my thinking that much... but prior to it I thought Turner would be about as good as Iguodala by 2 months into the season.
I was unsure about his ceiling, but assumed he was extremely NBA ready considering he is from the same HS class as Eric Gordon, OJ Mayo and Derrick Rose- all who are already very good pros. And I did not think staying in college and becoming dominant at a high level would retard his NBA learning curve other than a brief adjustment period of a couple of months.
But the Summer League makes me think he is less NBA ready than I first thought. I still hope is is making a big splash by March.
About as good all around as Iguodala that soon? That's crazy, imo. Maybe about as good as Iguodala as a scorer, but not overall, no way.
He could be in the conversation for ROY, though. There are two ways he could do it. (1) The team plays over its head and he puts up solid all around numbers, like 15 pts, 6 boards, 4 assists on decent shooting. (2) The team sucks and he winds up gunning for points. If his PPG winds up close to 20 he's in the conversation.
Obviously, I'd prefer the former. I'm not sure either is very likely.
Here was my logic:
Players in the same HS class, same age and where picked:
OJ Mayo(3)
Kevin Love(5)
Eric Gordon(7)
IMO Rose>Iguodala>Mayo/Gordon
I don't think Turner should be any worse for having stayed in school and become dominant. So why should he not be able to perform somewher between Rose and Mayo next year at a level between Rose and Mayo?(after an initial adjustment.)
Other older high who were great in college picks have like Wade and Roy played at a high level after a few months into their rookie year. Why should I expect less out of Turner?
Sorry about the typos- getting late.
Since Turner is nearly 22, and players in his HS class are already impact players- I would say Turner better be extremely good by March, or it is unlikely he will ever be a star. He is not some raw 19 year old who we won't know for sure about for 2-3 years.
Well, the hole I see in this logic is that Turner wasn't really a stud coming out of high school who just decided to stick around college because he liked it. He was ranked 53rd in his high school class and probably wouldn't have even been a first round pick after his freshman year. He made a leap in his sophomore year, the same time Rose made a leap, only Rose made the leap against real competition. Turner improved again against college level competition in his junior year, while Rose put another season against real competition under his belt.
I don't think it's reasonable to expect the strides Turner made, against the Big 10, to be equal to, or greater than, the strides his classmates made playing in the NBA.
I'm also not so sure Rose is clearly better than Iguodala. He's a defensive sieve, and I need to see at least one season where he produces more than Iguodala before I'll admit that, he hasn't done it yet. In fact, he hasn't matched Iguodala's rookie season yet.
I don't think its unreasonable to think he can put up 15,6 and 4. Since everyone is using the Summer League as a legit measure of his ability...He showed us that he has a nose for the ball off the glass, he showed that he is a willing passer. He sees the court well, he looked good in the open floor. He probably won't be a defensive stopper, but he showed that he puts in effort on defense and should be above average in a legit defensive system...
I'm not saying he'll be better than Iguodala this year or anything. I just think he'll put everyone's concerns at ease very early on.
Sixers are going to be garbage until Stefanski gets fired and we have a new owner.
Just accept it and pick a real team to enjoy until that happens. For me, I have chosen the Thunders. Oh Kevin Durant, why are you so awesome?
They're going to have a tough decision on their hands next summer. I don't think Jeff Green is worth much money, but people consider him part of their core. If they give him a healthy extension, they're going to regret it.
The important part was locking up Durant. Green is no superstar but he is important to the teams make up as a garbageman who likes being a garbageman.
But yeah, getting his contract right is very important. It needs to be somewhere in the 5 million dollar a year range. Then they just need to lock up Westbrook and they will be good for a long time.
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erm, sorry for double posting instead of just posting in 1 lol..
Disagree with things he says about rebuilding and moving Iguodala, but I like where Stefanski is ranked.
The Spurs are so damn smart. If they get away with this Jefferson stuff, that will just add to their legend.
They are under the tax now. Someone correct me if I am wrong... That move is going to save them like 20 million in cash this year. lol.
What are the terms of the new deal he signed with them?
He was 15 million this year...
They got him for 4 years 38.8. So that probably starts around 7.5?
They are right against the tax... so they will save 7.5 x 2 and then get the redistribution money... which is going to be like 5 millionish?
I might be forgetting something, but that seems to be the case.
ahh, more like 8.3 for this year. So they are only going to save like 15-18 million this year.
The one move they blew was Scola, they said he wouldn!t except being a role player yet seems to be the ultimate play without the ball ,no ego, role player personality. He and Duncan couldv!e been an interesting combo.
what a difference a year makes.... funny how you were defending the crap out of Big Ed just last summer
The old saying says "Be careful what you wish for". Our fan base should have taken that to heart when Snider didn't let BK finish the post-AI rebuilding and brought in ES and the saying haunted most of the fan base again when ES short-sightedly got rid of Mo Cheeks and flipped that into Eddie Jordan. I thoroughly enjoy and relish seeing you blog and rip into his ass now as we are rarely on the same wavelength, because you spewed much venom and ridicule my way last summer when I was riding him hard for his obvious ineptitude.
BK had his faults (as you said) but I never wanted to see him leave b/c as you said also he was making attempts at making us better. I was furious when ES traded away Korver (one of the few reasonable contracts BK gave out). And I was past livid when he shafted Mo Cheeks like he did after those two extensions.
As bad as I pined for it here and wanted it to happen, I STILL can't believe he didn't get shown the door along with EJ. Ugh...
There was at least a logic to the Korver trade. An end game. The moves Stefanski made early on made some kind of sense at the time. Everything since hiring Eddie Jordan has just been an utter abortion, the guy is circling the drain and making the situation worse with every move he makes. I tend to give people a long rope, players, coaches and GMs. I guess I'm an optimist at heart.
I guess that is the heart of the argument. It made sense to see how Stefanski's initial moves played out. It was a bold win-now while building a core of young players for long term success. It was risky and ultimately failed.
This was not completely Stefanski's fault... but that is besides the point. Once this started collapsing, Stefanski was not the right guy to try and right the ship. He is too invested in the initial plan to be willing or able to take the bold steps to turn things around. So instead the team is rudderless and he is playing out the string as GM.
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TORONTO -- The NHL lockout has reached its most critical point yet. If
a deal doesn't get ironed out over the next six days, the NHLPA will
files its Disclaimer of Interest and the season is going to be wiped
But the two sides are working diligently to prevent such an outcome
(better late than never, I guess), and while updates have slowed
significant at 12:45am ET on Sunday, as I'm writing this, I figure I'd
get a head start on a new section I'll be writing throughout the year
called "Remember When."
In this section, you'll read all my ramblings surrounding the NHL, its
players, special events, games (whenever those get going), and stuff
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1. The Winter Classic, All-Star Game, and 34-30 regular-season games
(depending on whether we see a 52, 50 or 48 game season this year)
have been wiped out because of this lockout? Good times.
2. Guys like Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk are
getting around $10 million each to play in the KHL this season? No
wonder they love it so much over there. I would.
3. Speaking of the KHL, remember when they're planning on expanding to
Italy and Croatia as early as next season? I've been all over most of
Italy, but haven't gone north of Florence. I smell a trip to Milan
coming up in the not-too-distance future.
4. Everyone thought a new CBA was going to be ironed out in November?
Many believe a deal could and should have been done back then, but
conspiracy theorists suggest the NHL's hidden agenda has been to kill
half a season, save a chunk of the players' salaries, make the NHLPA
sweat it out, and then get a deal done.
5. I may be a conspiracy theorist?
6. Some teams were under the impression the season was going to get
underway in December, so they notified some of their staff that this
was going to be the case? Oops.
7. Lightning owner Jeff Vinik gave all full-time team employees an
extended paid vacation over the holidays? Good karma for him. Great
gesture, and shows his character. The Bolts have a quality man behind
them, and he's got the pockets.
8. A few NHL players have joked about how bad the quality of hockey is
going to be in the first part of the season, when/if it gets underway?
With a week to get everyone to their respective cities and to
practice, I don't disagree. Not everyone has signed overseas or in the
ECHL and is in game-shape. A good chunk of guys have found it
difficult to motivate themselves during the lockout to go through the
same skating routine without high-end competitive practices. Some guys
haven't gone through an NHL skate since April.
9. Katie Alexander of the Bikini Hockey League (yup) came on our radio
show a few weeks ago and said one of her teammates took a "puck to the
chest like a champ?" You can't make that stuff up.
10. We've been limited on the kind of guests we get on our show during
the lockout?
11. Two of the first few questions Patrick Kane took during his intro
press conference on Swiss team EHC Biel back in October revolved
around cab drivers and partying?
12. Pierre LeBrun gets the award for the best line of the lockout thus
far, when he called it "the most embarrassing work stoppage in the
history of pro sports."
13. Doug Gilmour slammed the penalty box door while playing for the
Habs and it shattered? Go YouTube it, because I just did.
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A Guide to the James A. Eidson Papers, 1850-1900
Biographical Note
James Allen and Charity E. (Rice) Eidson lived in Hamilton, Texas, where James worked as a lawyer. The couple had eight children, including Arthur Richelieu Eidson, who served as Hamilton County Attorney and District Attorney.
Freeman, Diana. "The Edison [sic] House: Hamilton's Best Kept Secret."Texas Hill Country Magazine (Winter 2006). Accessed November 22, 2010. http://www.hillcountrymagazine.com/issues/winter-2006/55/the-edison-house-hamiltons-best-kept-secret/.
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Land grants, deeds, notes, receipts, survey maps, and other legal documents comprise the James A. Eidson Papers, 1850-1900, documenting the law practice of Eidson. The collection primarily relates to the transfer of land in Texas and Tennessee for Eidson and others, such as the Bailey family, Samuel A. Maverick's heirs, and the Rice family. It also consists of Eidson and his wife Charity's notes with financial institutions, such as the Texas Loan Agency, Hamilton National Bank, and Equitable Securities Company.
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Clan Donald
|Clan Donald
|Hieland an Islands
|Plant badge
|Common heath
|Godfrey James Macdonald o Macdonald
|The 8t Baron Macdonald, Chief o the Name an Airms o Macdonald, Heich Chief o Clan Donald an 34t hereditary Chief o Clan Donald.
Clan Donald is ane o the lairgest Scots clans. There are numerous brainches tae the clan. Several o these hae chiefs recognised bi the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald o Sleat, Clan Macdonald o Clanranald, Clan MacDonell o Glengarry, Clan MacDonald o Keppoch, an Clan MacAlister. Notable brainches without chiefs so-recognised ar: the MacDonalds o Dunnyveg, MacDonalds o Lochalsh, the MacDonalds o Glencoe, an the MacDonalds o Ardnamurchan. The MacDonnells o Antrim dae no belang tae the Scots associations an hae a chief offeecially recognised in Ireland.
History[eedit | eedit soorce]
Oreegins[eedit | eedit soorce]
The Norse-Gaelic Clan Donald traces its descent frae Dòmhnall Mac Raghnuill (d. circa 1250), whose faither Reginald or Ranald wis styled "Keeng o the Isles" an "Laird o Argyll an Kintyre". Ranald's faither, Somerled wis styled "Keeng o the Hebrides", an wis killed campaignin against Malcolm IV o Scotland at the Battle o Renfrew in 1164. Clan Donald shares a descent frae Somerled wi Clan MacDougall, who trace their lineage frae his elder son, Dugall mac Somhairle. Their dynasties are thegither commonly referred tae as the Clann Somhairle. Furthermair they are descendit maternally frae baith the infamous House o Ivar an the Earls o Orkney, through Somerled's wife Ragnhildis Ólafsdóttir, dochter o Olaf I Godredsson, Keeng o Mann an the Isles an Ingeborg Haakonsdottir dochter o Haakon Paulsson, Earl o Orkney. It is possible that Somerled wis a male line descendant o Echmarcach mac Ragnaill an Ivar o Waterford.
Gaelic tradition gave Somerled a Celtic descent in the male line, as the medieval Seanachies traced his lineage through a lang line o ancestors back tae Colla Uais an Conn o the Hunder Battles. Thus Clan Donald claimed tae be baith Clann Cholla an Siol Chuinn (Childer o Colla an Seed o Conn). Possibly the auldest piece o poetry attributit tae the MacDonalds is a brosnachadh (an incitement tae battle) which wis said tae hae been written in 1411, on the day o the Battle o Harlaw. The first lines o the poem begin "A Chlanna Cuinn cuimhnichibh / Cruas an àm na h-iorghaile," (Ye children of Conn remember hardihood in the time of battle). A later poem made tae John o Islay (1434–1503), last o the MacDonald Lords o the Isles, proclaims "Ceannas Ghàidheal do Chlainn Cholla, còir fhògradh," (The Heidship o the Gael tae the family o Colla, it is richt tae proclaim it), givin MacDonald's genealogy back tae Colla Uais.
Housomeivver a recent DNA study haes shown that Somerled mey hae been o Norse descent in his male line. Bi testin the Y-DNA o males bearin the surnames MacDonald, MacDougall, MacAlister, an their variants it wis foond that a substantial proportion o men testit shared the same Y-DNA an a direct paternal ancestor. This distinct Y-chromosome R1a1 haplotype foond in Scotland haes been regardit as aften showin Norse descent in the Breetish Isles. Accordin tae the Clan Donald USA DNA Project aboot 22% o testit participants hae this signature, but despite the sensational claims it remains far frae proven that Somerled hissel wis o paternal Norse ancestry. A non-paternity event remains a possible cause.
Scots-Norse War[eedit | eedit soorce]
The MacDonalds haed aaways supportit Norawa. Housomeivver, this alliance brak when the Norsemen wur defeatit at the Battle o Lairgs in 1263 bi Scots forces. Norawa's Keeng Haakon wis defeatit an his fleet wis wrecked bi the skilled manoeuvres o Keeng Alexander III o Scotland and the Clan MacDougall. Three years later, the Norsemen submittit their last islands tae the Scots croun. Aonghas Mòr, the son o Dòmhnall, then made peace wi Keeng Alexander III o Scotland.
Wars o Scots Unthirldom[eedit | eedit soorce]
The MacDonalds fought wi Robert the Bruce at the Battle o Bannockburn in 1314. It wis Donald's great grandson, Angus Og o Islay who wis the 6t Laird o the Isles who sheltered Keeng Robert the Bruce. Angus led a sma baund o Islesmen at the Battle o Bannockburn. In recognition o Clan Donalds support King Robert the Bruce proclaimed that Clan Donald wad aaways occupy the honored position on the richt wing o the Scots airmy.
First Laird o the Isles[eedit | eedit soorce]
The clan takes its name 'Donald' frae the name o the 1st Laird o the Isles who wis the grandson o Keeng Somerled who lived till 1269. Donald's son wis the oreeginal 'Mac' which means 'son o'. It was Donald's great grandson, Angus Og who wis the 6t Laird o the Isles who sheltered Keeng Robert the Bruce. In recognition o Clan Donalds support Keeng Robert the Bruce proclaimed that Clan Donald wad aaways occupy the honored position on the richt wing o the Scots airmy.
15t century[eedit | eedit soorce]
Earldom o Ross
The title an territory o the Earl o Ross haed oreeginally been held bi the Chief o Clan Ross. Housomeivver Angas Og's grandson, Dòmhnall o Islay, Laird o the Isles marrit the first female heiress o the Earl o Ross. He later successfully claimed the position o Earl o Ross through marriage. This wis secured bi the Battle o Harlaw on 24 Julie 1411 whaur maist o the hieland clans supportit Donald in preventin the Duke o Albany an his airmy o Scots Lawlanders frae claimin the position for hissel. Housomeivver bi 1415 the Earldom o Ross wis lost as Murdoch Stewart, Duke o Albany haed seized Dingwall Castle an Easter Ross. Dòmhnall prepared for war an proclaimed hissel "Lord o Ross". Although Albany appointit his awn son John Stewart, 2nt Earl o Buchan as the new Earl o Ross. Housomeivver, later the MacDonald chiefs wad again become the Earls o Ross, firstly Alexander o Islay, Earl o Ross an then his son John o Islay, Earl o Ross who surrendered the earldom in 1476 tae James Stewart, Duke o Ross.
- Battle o Dingwall, 1411, The Clan Mackay wur defeatit bi Clan Donald. They later joined forces an fought at the Battle o Harlaw.[2]
- Battle o Split Allegiances, 1429, This conflict wis atween forces led bi Alexander MacDonald o Islay, Earl o Ross, 3rd Laird o the Isles an the Ryalist airmy o Keeng James I, Keeng o Scots.[3]
- Battle o Inverlochy (1431), While chief Alexander MacDonald of Islay, Earl of Ross was imprisoned by King James I, the Clan MacDonald were led by Donald Balloch, the nephew of Alexander. The MacDonalds were victorious in defeating the Earl of Mar's army.
- Battle of Blàr-na-Pairc, 1477, Fought between the Clan MacDonald and Clan MacKenzie.[4]
- Battle o Bloody Bay 1480. The battle wis fought atween John MacDonald o Islay, Earl o Ross, Laird o the Isles an chief o Clan Donald (Eoin Mac Dòmhnuill) against his son Angus Og Macdonald (Aonghas Òg ). John MacDonald o Islay, chief o Clan Donald wis supportit bi men frae the Clan MacLean, Clan MacLeod, an Clan MacNeil. He wis opposed bi his son, Angus Og Macdonald, who wis supportit Allan Macruari, chief o the Clan MacDonald o Clanranald.[5] and Dòmhnall Mac Aonghais (Donald Mac Angus) chief o the Clan MacDonald o Keppoch[6][7]
- Battle o Skibo an Strathfleet, 1480, John MacDonald o Islay, Earl o Ross invadit Sutherland an fought against men o the Clan Sutherland an Clan Murray.[8]
- Battle of Drumchatt, 1497, In 1495 King James assembled an airmy at Glesga. Then on Mey 18 mony o the Hieland Chiefs made their submissions tae him, includin the Mackenzie and Munro chiefs. Soon after this Alexander MacDonald of Lochalsh and his clan rebelled against the Keeng. He invadit the fertile lands of Ross-shire where he was defeated in battle by the Clan Munro and Clan Mackenzie at a place called Drumchatt where he was driven out of Ross-shire.[9]
16t century[eedit | eedit soorce]
The position o Laird o the Isles which the MacDonald chief haed held syne the 13t century haed been revoked in 1495. Housomeivver the MacDonalds remained a pouerful clan an retained muckle o their lands till muckle violence brak oot in the middle o the 16t century.
- Battle o Flodden Field, 1513, Durin the Anglo-Scots Wars the son o Alexander MacDonald o Lochalsh led the Clan MacDonald o Lochalsh against the Inglis airmy. On his return he attemptit tae take control o the govrenment-held Urquhart Castle.
- Battle o the Shirts, 1544, The Clan Macdonald o Clanranald fought against the Clan Fraser at the on the shores o Loch Lochy. Legend haes it that anerlie five Frasers an aicht MacDonalds survived.
- Battle o the Spoiling Dyke, 1578 MacDonalds o Uist an the Clan MacLeod.[10]
- Battle o the Wastren Isles, 1586, Fought on the Isle o Jura, atween the Clan MacDonald o Sleat an the Clan Maclean.[8]
- Battle o Traigh Ghruinneart, 1598, Fought atween the Clan Donald an Clan Maclean on the Isle o Islay.[8]
17t Century an the Ceevil War[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Battle o Coire Na Creiche, 1601, Clan MacDonald o Sleat defeatit the Clan MacLeod on the slopes of the Cuillin hills.[11]
- Battle o Morar, 1602, Fought atween the Clan MacDonell o Glengarry an the Clan Mackenzie.[8]
- In 1642 on Rathlin Island, durin the Erse Rebellion, Covenanter Campbell sodgers o the Argyll's Fuit wur encouraged bi their commandin officer Sir Duncan Campbell o Auchinbreck tae kill the local Catholic MacDonalds, near relatives o the Scots Hielands Clan MacDonald, this they did wi ruthless efficiency throwin scores o MacDonald weemen ower cliffs tae their daiths on rocks belaw.[12][13] The number o victims o this massacre haes been put as law as 100 an as heich as 3,000.
- The Wars o the Three Kinricks o 1644-47 wis in lairge pairt a clan war atween the MacDonalds an Clan Campbell. the MacDonalds sidit wi the Ryalists in the Inglis Ceevil War an the Erse Confederate Catholics in the Wars o the Three Kinricks. The Campbells sidit wi the Scots Covenanters. A MacDonald clansman, Alasdair Mac Colla raised an Erse force in 1644 an landit in Scotland, wi the aim o linkin up wi the Scots Ryalists an takin back the lands that Clan Donald haed lost tae the Campbells. Efter a year o campaignin aroond Scotland, in which Mac Colla's men ravaged the Campbell lands, the twa sides met at the Battle o Inverlochy (1645). This battle wis atween the Scots Argyll govrenment forces o Clan Campbell led bi Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess o Argyll an the Ryalist forces o the Marquess o Montrose mainly made up o Erse O'Kanes, O'Neills, Ulster Erse Clan MacDonald, Clan MacLean an ither MacDonalds. Through cunnin tactics the Ryalist force o 1500 MacDonalds, Erse an MacLeans defeatit the Argyll Campbell force o 3000.
- In 1645 durin the Ceevil War, Kinlochaline Castle o the Clan MacInnes wis attacked an burned bi MacDonalds servin unner James Graham, 1st Marquess o Montrose.
- Battle o Mulroy, 1668, The Clan MacDonald o Keppoch an Clan Cameron defeat the Clan Mackintosh an Clan Mackenzie
- Massacre o Glencoe, 1692, 38 unairmed MacDonalds frae the Clan MacDonald o Glencoe wur murthered in the Massacre o Glencoe when an initiative tae suppress Jacobitism wis entangled in the lang runnin feud atween Clan MacDonald an Clan Campbell. The slaughter o the host MacDonalds at the haunds o their Campbell guests wis a major affront tae Scots Law an Hieland tradition.
18t century[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Durin the Jacobite risins o 1715 the Breetish Govrenment forces, including some units drawn frae Clan Campbell fought against the Jacobite rebels, made up, amangst ithers, o the men o Clan Donald who wur unner MacDonald of Keppoch an the Clan Macdonald o Clanranald whose chief wis killed. Housomeivver there wur in fact some Campbells who teuk the Jacobites' side, led bi the son o Campbell o Glenlyon whose faither haed commandit the govrenment troops at the Massacre o Glencoe 22 years earlier. The twa young men buried the hatchet an swore tae be brithers in airms, fechtin side bi side in the Battle o Sheriffmuir. The Breetish forces defeatit the Jacobites.
- The Clan Donald fought on the side o the Jacobites durin the 1745-1746 uprisins wi three regiments frae Clan Macdonald o Clanranald, Clan MacDonnell o Glengarry, Clan MacDonald o Keppoch an the Clan MacDonald f Glencoe fechtin at the Battle of Prestonpans, Battle o Falkirk (1746) an the Battle o Culloden. A number o MacDonalds wur killed at Culloden although mony o them left the field efter seein the slaughter o ither clans who chairged the govrenment lines afore them.
- The Clan MacDonald o Sleat branch did no take pairt in the Jacobite Uprisins therefore the Sleat possessions remained intact.
Clan profile[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Clan chief: Godfrey James Macdonald o Macdonald, 8t Lord Macdonald, Chief o the Name an Arms o Macdonald, Heich Chief o Clan Donald an 34t hereditary Chief o Clan Donald.
- Chiefly airms: The coat o airms o the current chief is blazoned: Quarterly, 1st, argent, a lion rampant gules, airmed an langued azure; 2nt; Or, a hand in armour fessways holding a cross-crosslet fitchee gules; 3rd, Or, a lymphad sails furled an oars in action sable, Flagged gules; 4t, vert, a salmon naiant in fess proper, ower aw on an escutcheon en surtout, Or, an eagle displayed gules surmuntit o a lymphad sails furled, oars in action sable (as Chief o the Name an Arms o Macdonald). Abuin the shield is placed his lairdship's coronet, thereon an helmet befittin his degree wi a mantlin gules doubled ermine, an on a crest coronet Or is set for crest a haund in airmour fessways couped at the elbow proper hauldin a cross-crosslet fitchee gules, an in an escrol ower the same this motto 'per mare per terras', an on a compartment o rocks an heather proper issuant frae the waves undy alang wi this motto 'fraoch eilean', are set for supporters twa leopards proper.
- Clan member's crest badge: The crest badge suitable for members o the clan contains the chief's heraldic crest an motto. The crest is: On a crest coronet Or, a haund in airmour fessways couped at the elbow proper hauldin a cross crosslet fitchée gules.
- Clan badge: The clan badge or plant badge attributit tae the clan is common heath. This plant is attributit tae the ither Macdonald clans an some ither associatit clans such as Clan MacIntyre an the Macqueens o Skye.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Clan Donald - List of Family Names, Branches and Septs
- ↑ "History of the House and Clan of MacKay" (1829) by Robert MacKay, p.53 - 54, quoting from the "Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland" by Dir Robert Gordon (1580 to 1656).
- ↑ The Battle of Split Allegiances@Clan Cameron.org
- ↑ Conflicts of the Clans Battle of Blar-na-Pairc@Electric Scotland
- ↑ "The Clan Ranald".
- ↑ Notes
- ↑ MacRuarie – McCreary
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 'Conflicts of the Clans' published in 1764 by the Foulis press, written from a manuscript wrote in the reign of James VI of Scotland. [1]
- ↑ Donald Gregory's History of the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland from A.D. 1493 to A.D. 1625.
- ↑ Clan MacLeod@Electric Scotland.com
- ↑ Roberts, John Leonard (1999). Feuds, Forays and Rebellions: History of the Highland Clans, 1475-1625. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 140–1. ISBN 9780748662449.
- ↑ Royle, Trevor (2004). Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660. London: Abacus. ISBN 0-349-11564-8. p.143
- ↑ The Carolingian Era, macdonnellofleinster.org. Retrieved 28 August 2008


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Hungry Shark
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Published: 2011-06-27, by Manu Galvez.
This is the paid version of Hungry Sharks. There aren't both either scoring limits nor ads.
As all the animals on Earth, the sharks need to be fed. The sea is full of food to satisfy their appetite. So, help this one to survive by catching marine biodiversity and to survive in deep ocean.
There are different animals (and even human beings) to it, and depending on its size or on how rare they are, they will make you score more points. You will also get extra points by catching objects coming from the world above. The more you eat, the bigger you get. The shark's body size will change every time you level up. There's only one game mode, a sort of "Endless mode" in which you'll have to survive by feeding the shark and by avoiding marine mines, jelly belly and other enemies. However, you can get some achievements by completing challenges. You can shares your scores on online leaderboard to show other how good you manage the game.
The shark is controlled by tilt controls (to move), and alternate touch controls (to boost). The controls aren't as accurate as they should be, specially regarding tilt controls.
Hungry Sharks Free has been developed by Future Games of London, an emerging developer who has launched just this app and its updating releases.
Hungry Shark Free is a good timewaster. We're missing more game modes and more accurate tilt controls, but the game is still really worth. High recommendable.
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What film has best captured your sense of the city?
When I was going to uni there was a kung fu movie, Mr Nice Guy, being filmed in Melbourne. It had spectacular fight scenes, with Jackie Chan riding up and down escalators at Melbourne Central, but the geography never fitted. Melbourne is about the hidden treasures. I think of the Jackie Chan movie as some sort of ruse so people can't discover the real Melbourne that we want to keep secret.
Where do you go for inspiration?
A lot of my inspiration drifts in passively while I'm bringing my dogs around Carlton Gardens and song ideas drift in. When I was younger I used to spend a lot of time in the Baillieu Library at Melbourne Uni. I'd go up to the very top floor to write essays - more often than not thinking about music when I shouldn't have been. Those quiet moments, walking the dogs or in the library, are when interesting things are most likely to happen.
Favourite piece of architecture?
The Fitzroy Town Hall sprouts out of suburban homes. All of a sudden, in the middle of these side streets, you see this gargantuan town hall that's straight out of Gotham City. It's like some Godzilla-like creature picked it up and plonked it down in the middle of houses. It deserves to be on a main street. It's only seen by a select few, but part of what makes it special is how displaced it is.
Your most exciting recent discovery?
The creative centre of Melbourne is moving out, north and west. There are some amazing places to hang out now, and Some Velvet Morning is a great discovery. It's a bar in Clifton Hill where you can have a summer cocktail as the sun sets. There's an intimate venue out back that is the kind of place I imagine Bob Dylan would have played in New York City in the early days.
The best place to perform?
When we had a show at the Forum Theatre, I wanted to organise a wireless mike and climb up on the Roman statues at the side of the stage and sing. But Occupational Health and Safety prevented me. The Forum somehow captures a hugeness while maintaining an intimacy as well. It's a special combination. The exterior is rotting and that adds a sense of authenticity. I'll actually shed a tear when they shine up those gargoyles on the outside.
Favourite place to relax?
I love the stationary Grub Food Van. On a summer's day, it's a great place to soak in the rays. This photo was taken days after I had come back from the States and I really needed some vitamin D. My dogs were near me, I could sip on a cocktail and eat some good food. I remember being awash with lazy Sunday afternoon vibes and I didn't want to be anywhere else in the world.
Where do you take overseas visitors?
I live in Carlton, so I usually take people to D.O.C., where everyone is young and speaks Italian. If it's full, we go around the corner to Donnini's, which has the best pasta in Australia, followed by a trip to Brunetti for cake. Jimmy Watson's used to be full of academics but it's recently had a makeover. If you feel professorial, you can sit with grey-haired sophisticates downstairs or you can head upstairs and hang out on the funky rooftop terrace. Carlton's having a resurgence.
The doorway you'd most like to step through?
I spend so much time away on tour that the Melbourne doorway that I most like to go through is my own. I yearn nostalgically to go through my doorway and then head out again with my wife and dogs. I really love what I do but, ironically for me, I'm on holiday not in the Whitsundays but when I walk through my own door.