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I had stated on the last post that if Favors is the guy we select then we really have a while until we are going to be good. A contender could be in place 4 years from now.
I love Iggy and I think he deserves better then what he has with this team and how he's been perceived by this city. I worry about an athlete like him breaking down when he hits 30 (Vince carter anyone.) This would be the time when we start having our young guys coming into their prime and Iggy will most likely be on his way down.
With Utah sitting at 9 in the draft I think they would be thrilled to get a player of Iguodala's caliber. He would really improve that team and I think they would rather take him more so then a guy in this draft. I think he deserves to go to a contender like Utah and we get a late lottery pick and continue to rebuild. Ray Allen was worth the 5th pick a few years ago and I think Iggy's value is reasonable for a 9th pick. Kirelenko comes off the books in 2 years so a package could be made for a trade if we are going with the youth movement. I would take Favors at # 2 and Avery Bradley at # 9. We might want to wait to do a trade to make sure Bradley was still on the board at that spot.
We could stay with Iggy this year and wait and see. I trust Collins will probably want to do that. I'm fine with that too. I just don't see him on this team still when we are finally ready to be a contender. He could really shine on a team like Utah. We'd obviously be doing him a favor by doing this and giving him a chance for a championship next year.
The #9 pick is a fair price for Iguodala? I'm going to have to disagree with that.
If the NBA could re-do the 2004 draft, where to you think Iguodala gets picked?
He may very well go 2nd, although other people might argue in favor of the following:
Devon Harris
Al Jefferson
Josh Smith
Jameer Nelson
Some people might argue Kevin Martin too but your right Igoudala would probably be picked 2nd. Of course that's more a reflection of how weak the 2004 draft was than Igoudala.
It definitely wasn't weak. It just wasn't the '03 draft which most people would compare it to.
I guess weak wasn't the best term to use but considering it really only produced one consistent all-star level talent, I would say it wasn't a good draft. Besides Howard any non-bust from that draft is just the 2nd or 3rd best player on a good team.
I don't think anyone can compare the 2003 draft class to another. 2003 was such an aberration (4 all-league players, 8 all-stars) that it probably will not be seen again.
What would be fair in your eyes for Iggy in the draft? Top 5?
Here is the ESPN's breakdown on Avery Bradley:
Explosive scorer
Very quick
Long arms
Wiry strong
Big-time vertical leap
Terrific first step
Good midrange shooter
Lockdown defender
Undersized for his position
Lacks NBA 3-point range on his jumper
Summary: May 13 Update: (Vegas Workout Report) Freshmen John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Derrick Favors may be all the rage at the top of the draft, but in April of 2009, ESPNU ranked Texas combo guard Avery Bradley as the top prospect from the high school class of 2009. Bradley didn't dominate in college the way Wall or Cousins did, though. He started the season coming off the bench and didn't really get it going until midseason. After that, his play was up-and-down. He'd score 29 points one night and get just 3 points the next.
But a few things became clear over the course of the season. First, Bradley was, hands down, the best perimeter defender in college basketball. His physical, up-in-your-grill approach frustrated virtually everyone he matched up with.
Second, Bradley has the type of elite quickness and explosiveness that has come to define a new breed of top NBA guards, like Rajon Rondo and Russell Westbrook.
What Bradley lacked was a concrete position, a definitive role on his team and a sense of confidence.
NBA teams have been all over the place on his evaluations. A few have looked at him as a late lottery pick. Others have him as a bubble first-rounder. I've sort of split the difference all year on the Big Board and have had him consistently in the late teens to early 20s on our Top 100.
After spending two days watching him both in drills and in 3-on-3 play, I think it's time to move Bradley up into the late lottery.
I'm still not sure if he's a pure point guard, and that's a serious drawback. But everything else looks pretty good. He's super-quick and can change speeds on a dime. He showed an excellent jumper, with NBA 3-point range. He displayed the ability to score from just about everywhere on the floor. And when he got into it with the likes of Sherron Collins and Armon Johnson, his stifling defense gave them lots of problems.
Bradley measured 6-foot-1½ in socks and 6-3 in shoes, but has an impressive 6-7 wingspan, ran a blazing 3.03 seconds in a three-quarter-court sprint and showed off an impressive 37.5-inch vertical jump. Those numbers are quite similar to his two closest comps, Westbrook and San Antonio's George Hill. And like Westbrook and Hill, no one is exactly sure what position Bradley plays. He sees the floor fine, but he rarely makes a showstopping pass.
I spoke with Bradley after the workouts about his up-and-down season at Texas. He said he felt he was on par with the more heralded freshmen like Wall and Cousins. What he lacked was a coach who turned the keys over to him. Texas had seniors like Damion James and Dexter Pittman and he tried to fit in and defer to them -- a role he said Rick Barnes asked him to play.
I think he'll be in serious consideration for a few lottery teams, like the Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors (who sent a scout to the workout), that could use help at the point.
Sounds like Thad minus terrific first step, midrange shooting, and lock-down defending.
Hmmm....I'm interested.
You're talking just for a draft pick, with nothing else involved? Yeah, it would have to be top five, maybe top four.
I don't know, are we a better team with Wes Johnson and Evan Turner than we are with Iguodala and Evan Turner? We're younger and cheaper, maybe better balance on offense, because I think Johnson is going to be an excellent shooter. Much worse on defense. I'd probably consider it for a top 5 pick, but that can't happen until after july 1st, and I doubt any of the teams with cap space will be trading their top five pick plus $12+M of cap space for Iguodala, straight up.
"I don't know, are we a better team with Wes Johnson and Evan Turner than we are with Iguodala and Evan Turner?"
No, you do know. The answer is "no." Johnson may be a better pure shooter than Ig already but whether he will develop in the near future (or ever) into a better all around scorer is questionable. And, of course, one might reasonably predict that he will never do numerous other things as well as Ig. Ig has already proven that he is a elite all around player and has played at just below all star level for a few years now. For all we know, the quality of Wes Johnson's career may never get beyond the level of another Syracuse product: Billy Owens.
btw, I love Bradley. Not sure he's worth the #9 pick, but he's definitely a guy I'd target in this draft if I could pick up another pick. He's not a guy I'd trade Iguodala for, if that's the question, though.
I think Ford's overrating Bradley's first step and midrange game. He does have a good first step, but he doesn't have much clue on how to use it. His average of less than 2 fta's is incredibly disturbing.
Overall though, I'd love to replace guys like Louis Williams and Willie Green with guys like Bradley. I'd love to get another pick and take him. For our current (RE: post lottery) team, I might have him ahead of someone like Xavier Henry.
I still dont get what clearing the cap by trading Iggy and taking 400 steps back in the wing department is going to do for us. Seriously - for just the #9 pick? That would be one of the worst trades in NBA history. We already know what we have in Iguodala.
One of the worst in NBA history? I seriously doubt that. How can a # 5 pick for Ray Allen be considered a great pick for both sides but Iggy for # 9 is soooo bad? Ray Allan atleast had some all-star games under his belt. We're talking about 4 spots.
Ray Allen was 32 and coming off serious ankle problems. Iguodala's 26 and never misses a game. There's a big difference.
Are you saying Boston overpaid for Ray Allen? I think it was a fair trade all around.
What draft pick would you want in return for Igoudala? 4th? If the Timberwolver were to give us the 4th and another piece (future #1, Gomes or Love) I would have to consider that deal. Trading for Jefferson wouldn't make us any better but I think he is a little bit more talented than you give him credit for. He has just been injured a lot.
If you could get the 9th pick for Iguodala straight up without taking any salary back you'd be getting a great value (note would be a bad trade because losing his salary really wouldn't change much, i don't think it's enough to get us a good enough talent or enough cap space to make a difference. No way Iguodala's value is a 4th pick straight up, If iguodala was on a cheaper contract, then yes he'd be worth the 4th pick in this draft+ Wolves 16. But i think you guys are underestimating how much Iguodala's contract kills his value.
I think you're overestimating your ability to understand worth and value in the NBA.
Can you explain to me why trading Iguodala, a talented guy who has never been injured, for a less talented guy who has a checkered health record is a good thing?
And no, I'm not saying Boston overpaid for Allen, what I'm saying is that Allen wasn't the player when that trade went down that Iguodala is right now, and he was making MORE money than Iguodala is. Ergo, if Allen's value was the #5 pick, Iguodala's value should be higher than that.
it 100% isn't, that's why i put "note would be a bad trade" , but a 9th str8 up without us taking any salary back is fair value for iguodala at this point. simply put Iguodala is unmovable, only way we get a good trade is if someone else makes a mistake.
Phoenix, Dallas, Houston and Cleveland all reportedly had interest in Iguodala at the trade deadline this season, in fact they were willing to take on Dalembert's contract in order to get Iguodala. How that qualifies him as immovable is beyond me.
There's one NBA city in this country where Iguodala has little to no value, unfortunately for him, it's Philadelphia (at least if you ask most of the fans and Stephen A Smith).
So you would trade a top 4 pick for Igoudala straight up? I would take that in a second. To be honest even though there are some bad GM's out there I can't imagine one making that trade. Don't you think your overvaluing him a little bit? I mean he's a good player and would help any team that traded for him but if the Wolves or any other team in the lottery (Utah excluded) traded for him would they become contenders? I would think that if you are picking in the top 5 a team would be looking for a player that could make them contenders.
Mike Miller and Randy Foye. That was the price of the #5 pick last season. Is Andre Iguodala worth more?
That was a horrible trade and I gaurantee if the Wizards GM got a do-over he would take that trade back in a second.
I think that Iguodala's value to the sixers is more than it is to any team that has the ability to make a fair trade for him. Only teams that would value Iguodala as much as sixers do are contenders, but they usually don't have enough valuable young players/picks to make a good offer. Odds are we will be seeing Iguodala here for a while lol(hopefully, if he's not odds are we got flat out taken advantage of in a trade. I really wish Iguodala had a no trade clause just for the sake of preventing a bad trade.)
Your right a bad team would have no use for Igoudala becuase he wouldn't make them any better. They would still be in the lottery or stuck in basketball purgatory like we've been the 2 years before Jordan. His skills would be valuable on a good team that can contend for a ring. Sadly unless we get extremely lucky we're not going to be at that level for awhile. That's why I would be interested in the Utah idea being floated around.
And I really don't care at all whether any of the teams in the top four would trade the pick for Iguodala. I'm not saying trade him for a top-four pick, you're asking me what I think a fair haul is, in return for him. That's my price. I need a guy in return who has a decent shot of being as good as Iguodala is right now in a couple of seasons, otherwise I'm not trading him.
i think we can take advantage of minny being so desperate here (and stupid). they need a wing so bad. so would you do iggy for al jefferson and the 16th pick? With the 16th pick you can pick up a shooting guard like henry or james anderson who are falling around there and can both shoot three pointers.
no youre running out a lineup up jrue, xavier/anderson, turner, al jefferson, and sammy. this lineup has shooters, low post scoring, and strong rebounding. youre going away from running, but this lineup has all the needs to play a strong half court game.
i know many people value jefferson way less than iggy, and i fit that boat as well. i think iggy is a great player. but if we can get a potential 20/10 guy and a starting shooting guard capable of dropping 3's at 40%, i think you can pull the trigger at that deal. maybe ask for the #23 pick as well try to pick up a back center like alabi for when sammy leaves. but i dont know if they would give up that pick as well.
i think the twolves would do it because they could run out a lineup or rubio, brewer, iggy, love, and cousins.
i'd hate to trade iggy, but if we can get two quality starters to play with jrue and turner, i think i would do it.
Absolutely 100% would not make that trade. Jefferson is not a very good player at all, and this doesn't even help you against the cap. No way.
Patience? You won't get this from Philadelphia fans.
I really think we just need to wait it out one season and see what Collins brings to this team.
Hopefully there won't be a lockout. Can you imagine how fat Speights would get?
Vegas should put a line on Cousins' body fat after the lockout vs. Speights' body fat after the lockout.
By the way, I should've mentioned it above, but this doesn't only apply to Iguodala. Trading Brand right now is a very bad idea as well unless someone makes you a stupid offer. You're going to have to pay a premium to get out of that money, and that premium is undoubtedly going to be an asset in the form of a young player, a pick, or an even worse contract coming back. There's no need for that, the longer Brand is here from this point, the shorter his remaining contract, the higher his value.
i've been saying this since the Sixers got the #2 pick. The Sixers need to just draft Turner or Favors, let that team grow, adding a couple pieces along the way, and when Brand becomes an $18 million expiring contract flip him for a piece.
Like Doug Collins said, there is a certain element of luck involved with these things, and hopefully there will be a team, when that time comes, that wants to shed salary and would be willing to part with a major piece to do so. Kind of like what the Lakers did with Memphis to get Gasol.
Just saw the results from the Combine for Favors/Turner
Max Verticle Jump Height: 12' 1.5 "
Max Verticle: 35.5"
Max Verticle: 34.5"
Favors/Turner both tested comparably to Dwight Howard/Brandon Roy.
I'm still a Favors fan with this data. Could you imagine if Dwight Howard had a PG to feed him the ball with the potential that Jrue Holiday possesses? We can't pass up on his talent playing alongside Holiday. I'm sure Doug Collins was watching Dwight Howards game last night. His decision just got a little tougher come draft day.
I wouldn't get too hung up on these combine measurement numbers as they're not a great predictor of success in the league. Kevin Durant was the only player at his combine who could not lift the weight one time! That didn't stop Seattle from drafting him second and look at him today. As a recall, Jason Smith had pretty good measurements (other than comparatively short arms) and agility/strength numbers for a big man but he's barely hanging on in the league. Look over some figures for past combines and you can see that other athletes with great combine numbers never made it in the league.
I wonder what Charles Barkley's standing jump figures would have been? Certainly his standing reach would have been pretty low for a prospective NBA power forward.
I have a funny feeling that now that we have a good coach both Sam AND Kapono may have more value to keep at less money than letting go for a player. If Turner is picked Kapono has more value than Thad to me because his skill set benefits our 2 best players [Turner and Iggy].Sam also fits if Turner is the pick because, like Iggy, he can concentrate on his strengths and not worry about scoring, etc. .
If Favors is the pick than clearing money and acquiring young assets would be my goal. If Iggy gets me cap space, a young piece, and a future #1 than I do it because his departure allows this team to get 2 more top 10 picks before becoming real good. Minn., Clippers and Sac. all have cap space, impatient fan bases and the need to get good fast so maybe Iggy gets a real good package from one of those teams. With Collins here to teach I believe we will show patience knowing there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Yeah, if Turner is picked, I can't see why they wouldn't shop Thad pretty hard. I know Collins mentioned how he sees Thad as an undersized PF, but with Brand and Speights already on the roster at that position, what we really need to complement them is a physical bruiser down there. Honestly, Thad's kind of the opposite of what we need.
SF: Iggy, Kapono
PF: Brand, Speights
I say, shop Thad for a backup point guard or backup center.
My feelings exactly. Thad for a mid-first round pick pick (and maybe some other considerations from both teams involved) and use that draft pick for a backup center or point guard.
Luukko on the Sixers' eight coaches in a little over seven years: "That's something we can't have in this organization. That's been very disappointing. You can't create an identity when there's that much instability. That's why bringing in a guy of Doug's caliber, we expect him to be here for years."
One thing teams can do -- such as the Sixers next summer and a bunch of clubs this year -- if they're under the cap is to take back more salaries than they give out. For example, acquire a player making $11 million for one at $5 million. For teams up against the luxury tax (such as Philly this year), that's a viable option.
If they're under whatever the new cap is, that is an option. So is taking on bad expiring contracts and picks. It's never a bad thing to be under the cap, and they probably will be, but actively making the roster much worse in the hopes that you'll land a max-deal player is a different animal altogether, and they don't need to be in that frame of mind at this point.
Is there a veteran out there the sixers can trade for with the expiring contracts of kapono,green,dalembert plus young peices such as speights/williams/young? Something similar to the Garnett trade. I was thinking a sign and trade for Chris Bosh.
.....err yeah, I dont think the Raptors will like that offer.
If Bosh goes somewhere with LeBron or Wade, he's going to do fine. If he goes somewhere for max money to be the man, that team is going to struggle. I'm not a fan of his, and I find the sudden increase in muscle mass on the eve of his free agency a bit coincidental.
If they make a deal before this roster even gets to practice together under Collins that would be a real shame. I'd just like to see how Turner/Iguodala/Young plays itself out before making any hasty deals. EJ screwed this team up so badly I don't think it's easy to gauge the youngsters based off last season.
Everyone seemed to comment on the fact that trading Iguodala for the #9 pick is a ridiculous idea due to the lack of value we'd get back for him.
Nobody seemed to comment on the reason for trading Iguodala, though. I think it's fair to say that he will most likely begin to decline athletically right when Jrue and our #2 pick begin to hit their prime.
So, is it really worth keeping Iguodala around if he won't be at his best when the rest of our young team is?
Do we think Iguodala will make up for what he loses with age, with what he gains from experience in the league? Will he become more crafty?
Should we hold onto Iguodala for this year assuming his value will go up and we can get back more for him next summer? Or is now the time to trade him if we know we are going to move him?
I'm an Iguodala fan, and I would hate to see him go. But timing seems pretty important when building a contender in the NBA.
At what age are you projecting a decline in Iguodala's game? With the way he works and keeps himself in shape, I seriously doubt he's going to lose a step before 30, which is when his current contract expires.
I did not think about the fact that his contract will expire when he's 30.
I was thinking that Jrue will probably hit his prime around 25 or 26. So in 5 years (wow 5 years) Iguodala will be 31. At that point I imagine he won't be playing 40 mins a game for a whole season.
Maybe it's actually better to keep Iguodala so we can use his expiring contract to trade for a quality player right when Jrue is about to hit his prime.
Thinking about this just makes me realize how young Jrue is. Wow he is young. With his vision he could end up being so crafty as he gets more experience in the league. I think I need to buy a Holiday jersey.
For me, the idea is to start building now, get Jrue and Turner/Favors into the playoffs early in their careers, and then when the older pieces expire, they've got experience under their belts and as a team, you have a good idea of their strengths/weaknesses and the cap flexibility to fill out a roster around them.
I offered a similar trade the other day, and although I would have no problem going to camp with Igoudala on the team, if you could make this trade, I would. AI + Jason Smith to Utah for AK47 & #9. Utah could lose Boozer,but they still have Millsap. Add Kobe stopper (Phil Jackson's words) at SF and Utah is still a credible contender in the West. If they can resign Boozer, they could always shop Millsap whose got one of the most reasonable contracts in the NBA (6 mil a yr). We get a SF that can do a lot of the things that Igoudala can do, just not quite as well, plus we also add a top ten pick. AK47 comes off the cap after the season, and even though signing Carmelo is a long-shot, trading for anyone becomes a lot easier.
Also, and I haven't seen anyone mention this, but with the new Nets owner saying his team will make the playoffs this year and being Russian, maybe it's possible we could flip AK47 and #9 for #3 and take Favors.
If you could have Turner and Favors, would you sacrifice Igoudala and J. Smith?
I would give up Iguodala and J. Smith for Favors and Turner.
Can't say I agree that NJ would trade the #3 pick for AK47 and #9.
I wonder what it would realistically take to obtain a second top 5 pick in this draft. Cause that would be incredible. Might be next to impossible, though.
the second trade does not seem realistic, and I just do not see anyone at 9 that would be as useful as Iguodala running with the youngin's. comon guys, hes not that old. If you want to know why our cap is stretched thin, its because we signed a PF at 25min/game player @18 m avg for the next 900 years coming off serious knee surgery.
Agreed that Brand is the problem but he doesn't have any value around the league, which Igoudala does. I mean at this point we are stuck with Brand unless Stefanski does something really dumb (trading #2). I think the reason people, myself included, would think about trading Igoudala is because we could hopefully get another piece that would be able to grow with Jrue and the #2 pick.
The only way that would make sense is if you got salary relief right? This would mean, your #9 pick and the salary cap space you relieved from getting rid of iggz contract and taking the AK expiring deal, you'd sign someone else to fill in the gap. I'd say that is as big a risk move as any thing else. Landing good free agent talent at AK's expiring deal rate has been as challenging as drafing someone who even gets MINUTES at 9. So two moves, two that are very risky. It doesn't make sense.
From what I understand, the Sixers won't have enough money to sign a max player unless they unload another salary in a lopsided trade.
I guess you guys have all seen that Chad Ford has us taking Favors now at #2. Maybe i am just a waffler, but i am down with the idea, especially if Favors projects as a 5. This is my rationale, you draft Turner, you plug that gaping hole at 2 guard, you have Collins, you are better, you make the playoffs like you should and you are still stuck trying to find that big man, that final piece that brings it all together. Ultimately, you don't really become a contender without a semi-dominant big man. Now, can Favors become that? I don't know. But i would think, worse case scenario, he is your replacement for Sammy. And i do think that it is easier to find a 2 guard with a pure stroke at 15 in the draft than it is a big with major upside. So what do you do? I think you take Favors to balance things out. You've got Jrue and Iggy that are going to handle the ball and you try and develop Favors to compete with the other dominant bigs in the league. We basically have no bigs. Speights cannot be counted on, Brand is what he is and Sammy will always be a frustrating player on a bad team. Plug the 5 spot for the next 10 years and move on to the next area of need. Could you move Thad for Brandon rush? Something like that? Could Jodie Meeks play spot minutes at the 2 and stretch the floor. I mean look at the guys they surround Stoudemire and Howard with? Barnes/dudley/etc. Favors would replace Sammy's athleticism on the back line and free us up for a expiring dump of Sam before the deadline.
Maybe i am just talking myself into this, but going big has its merits.
Yeah, I'm still in the Favors camp, for a lot of these reasons. Think it's very unlikely (even more unlikely if Ford is reporting it), but it's the pick I'd make.
I agree. Finding an "adequate #2 is much easier than a dominant 4 or 5. Would you start a baseball team with a DH. No you get a shortstop, center fielder and a catcher with some pitching. We have Meeks, Williams and Green (still? thank you Billy King!) who can fill in at the 2. Plus Brand can tutor Favors for a year and then we only have Brand, Favors and Speights to rotate the 4/5. The problem with Brand is that he's overpaid, not that he can't play 25 minutes a night. Ed screwed up so why dump him now when his trade value is at a low point. Next year can just be about maturity for Jrue and Favors, figuring out if Meeks or Williams can play the 2, figuring out what to do with Thad (I'd trade him and keep Iggy), elevating Brand so that we can trade him and waiting for 2011-2012 when we have some salary room. Thereafter we can take shots at some 2 and 5 in the draft from the 15-20 position and maybe get lucky. You'll never get lucky from the 15-20 position with a player like Favors for he'll be gone by 10.
Ummm yea I agree with what brian said. Keep iggy. His contract will expire when jrue is about at his prime. So keep him and draft turner. I haven't gave up on speights or thad at the 4. I don't think turner and iggy are that much alike so they could co-exist. The backcourt of turner and holiday will make iggy and the frontcourt players better.
Or what about Thad for Rudy Fernandez? Something like that to fill that 2 guard/shooter hole?
iggy/kapono (good thing iggy leads the world in minutes)
Good times!
is Thad for Rudy possible? Would Portland do that? why wasn't he playing there? After the gold medal game i know he can play. He scared the shit out of us.
That's definitely a possibility. Rudy's kind of been begging out of POR. He ran into a ton of problems when they plugged him in to replace Roy, when he doesn't have the skills to play that kind of role. If you put him on the Sixers and have Jrue, AI9 and maybe Turner making the plays, he can just be a finisher & shooter, which is pretty much as much offensive responsibility as he can handle. My main problem w/ Rudy is his frailty.
All of the measurements are on insider. Here is a link to a copy…
Player – No step vert – Max vert – Bench press (185 lbs) – Lane agility – 3/4 court sprint
Solomon Alabi 22.5 26.0 10 13.2 3.68
Cole Aldrich 23.0 28.0 10 11.48 3.35
Aminu, Al-Farouq 27.0 33.5 13 11.29 3.3
James Anderson 30.0 35.5 14 11.86 3.19
Luke Babbitt 29.5 37.5 15 10.98 3.4
Eric Bledsoe -N-a -N-a 9 -N-a -N-a
Trevor Booker 31.0 36.0 22 11.15 3.1
Craig Brackins 26.0 35.0 6 11.65 3.39
Avery Bradley 31.5 37.5 2 11.47 3.14
Derrick Caracter 25.0 30.5 22 12.78 3.61
Sherron Collins 27.5 33.0 -N-a 12.31 3.24
DeMarcus Cousins 23.5 27.5 -N-a 11.4 3.55
Jordan Crawford 31.5 34.5 7 11.03 3.37
Ed Davis 31.0 36.0 -N-a 11.7 3.21
Devin Ebanks 23.5 32.0 6 11.69 3.44
Derrick Favors 31.5 35.5 14 11.74 3.25
Keith Gallon 23.5 28.5 14 13.44 3.7
Charles Garcia 24.5 30.5 2 11.65 3.23
Paul George -N-a -N-a 4 -N-a -N-a
Luke Harangody 24.0 28.5 23 11.83 3.41
Manny Harris -N-a -N-a 11 -N-a -N-a
Lazar Hayward 31.0 36.0 15 10.87 3.31
Gordon Hayward 30.5 34.5 10 11.73 3.22
Xavier Henry 28.5 36.5 8 11.1 3.18
Darington Hobson 29.0 34.0 -N-a 11.68 3.25
James, Damion 29.0 33.0 13 10.89 3.2
Armon Johnson 31.5 38.5 18 11.25 3.19
Wesley Johnson 32.0 37.0 16 11.43 3.14
Dominique Jones 26.0 32.5 19 10.88 3.31
Jerome Jordan -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a
Sylven Landesberg 28.0 32.0 8 11.59 3.36
Gani Lawal 27.0 31.5 20 11.61 3.24
Greg Monroe 25.0 29.0 15 12.1 3.35
Daniel Orton 24.0 30.5 13 12.32 3.39
Artsiom Parakhouski 25.5 26.5 16 12.07 3.33
Patrick Patterson 28.5 33.5 17 11.14 3.25
Dexter Pittman -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a
Andy Rautins 23.5 30.5 8 11.27 3.49
Ryan Richards 25.0 28.5 4 11.33 3.37
Stanley Robinson -N-a 37.5 6 11.65 3.23
Larry Sanders 25.5 28.0 7 12.49 3.27
Jon Scheyer -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a
Lance Stephenson 27.0 33.0 10 11.39 3.38
Mikhail Torrance 23.0 32.0 8 11.43 3.17
Evan Turner 27.5 34.5 9 11.06 3.27
Ekpe Udoh 31.0 33.5 10 11.15 3.29
Jarvis Varnado 29.5 32.5 3 11.61 3.37
Greivis Vasquez -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a
John Wall 30.0 39.0 -N-a 10.84 3.14
Willie Warren 23.0 31.5 10 11.21 3.5
Terrico White 31.0 40.0 10 11.38 3.15
Hassan Whiteside 27.0 31.5 12 11.83 3.54
I have a better vert than Cousins.
and Cousins has a better vertical than Cole Aldrich (shocker).
So is Babbitt the Joe Alexander of this draft?
Avery Bradley 31.5 37.5 2 11.47 3.14
DeMarcus Cousins 23.5 27.5 -N-a 11.4 3.55
Ed Davis 31.0 36.0 -N-a 11.7 3.21
Derrick Favors 31.5 35.5 14 11.74 3.25
Xavier Henry 28.5 36.5 8 11.1 3.18
Wesley Johnson 32.0 37.0 16 11.43 3.14
Gani Lawal 27.0 31.5 20 11.61 3.24
Greg Monroe 25.0 29.0 15 12.1 3.35
Daniel Orton 24.0 30.5 13 12.32 3.39
Patrick Patterson 28.5 33.5 17 11.14 3.25
Dexter Pittman -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a -N-a
Larry Sanders 25.5 28.0 7 12.49 3.27
Evan Turner 27.5 34.5 9 11.06 3.27
Ekpe Udoh 31.0 33.5 10 11.15 3.29
John Wall 30.0 39.0 -N-a 10.84 3.14
Hassan Whiteside 27.0 31.5 12 11.83 3.54
It's funny, I watched Wall do the agility test and he really didn't look that fast. He was kind of herky-jerky on the side-to-side portion, clearly very quick on the forward and back, though.
In terms of measurables, what do you see as the most and least important?
IMO, important:
Wingspan, reach, max vert, agility. The last two as a proxy for athleticism.
Standing Reach, no step vert reach, agility
I think for a big who you project to be a shot blocker, both jump numbers matter, as does max vert reach. Agility is important for everyone. The sprint is probably the least meaningful to me. I'd like to the time on a full-court sprint with the ball, that would be more meaningful for guards IMO.
I believe Whiteides numbers were in flip flps. Is that correct :)
Whiteside had the best standing reach in the draft, right? He's probably only an inch or two behind Favors in max vert reach.
Yeah. 1st pick for the Pro Beach Volleyball tour.
Wow. Jrue's agility time last year was 10.64.
One of the better all time.
But I'm not sure these numbers are perfectly comparable year to year. For example agility may depend on floor conditions.
Also, I saw this:
Luke Harongody:
2009: 27" no step, 31" max
2010: 24" no step, 28.5" max
Damion James:
2009: 30" no step, 37" max
2010: 29" no step, 33" max
Gani Lawal:
2009: 30" no step, 34.5" max
2010: 27" no step, 31.5" max
Patrick Patterson 28.5 33.5 17 11.14 3.25
Evan Turner 27.5 34.5 9 11.06 3.27
Ekpe Udoh 31.0 33.5 10 11.15 3.29
Udoh and Patterson had nice combine imo. What is the standard for a guard in lane agility and the dash?
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Luke Harangody 24.0 28.5 23 11.83 3.41
Gordon Hayward 30.5 34.5 10 11.73 3.22
look at how close their lane agility and the dash is.
Aldrich was as good almost as A.Bradley in lane agility.
That's even more impressive than you think. He did it with 2" lifts in his shoes.
The more I think about this draft, the more I think this could be '03 all over again (sans LeBron). Not saying these guys will necessarily play like those guys, but could Wall have the same impact as Wade, Turner = Melo, Favors = Bosh? I'm really having a tough time deciding who I'd prefer between Turner and Favors. Wish there was a way we could get both.
I will be happy with either Favors or Turner, would be confused if we picked Johnson or Cousins. But I am starting to want Favors a little bit more. The one thing I was wondering do ya'll think he can play both the 4 and 5 spots during the course of the year or do you think that would hurt his development?
I think he can, and will, play either position. Ultimately, I think if the Sixers take him, he's the five of the future.
Collins just said he spoke with Dre today for 2 hours about the direction of the team. That's really good to hear. I just really like Doug Collins Tactics. He probably bought the ticket for iggy to sit at the LA/Phoenix game too. Wouldn't surprise me.
Very good to hear.
just found an elton brand mix
Thanks, that was actually pretty cool.
You know, from watching that video, it looks to me like Brand gained some weight as the season went on too. Maybe he was hanging out w/ Speights.
yea, hopefully Queen Latifah can help him with his rehab
For the record, if Iguodala took the shot Kobe just took, you guys would've crucified him and called him selfish.
When Iguodala scores 81 pts in a game, we won't crucify him . Anyway this really blows. I really wanted to see a Pheonix-Orlando series. Isn't it funny that Iverson has gotten further in the playoffs than Nash?
OK, so a bad shot isn't a bad shot if Kobe takes it. Got it.
I'm joking, relax. It was a bad shot, but you must admit a part of you thought that it was going in because it shot by Kobe.


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I have searched the Internet looking for some advice on staining oak a darker color. I have been having problems getting the oak to be a more uniform color and wondered if your Transtint dyes could be a product that would help with this. I have mahogany doors which are a very dark hued color. I am trying to do a banister and newel in a similar uniform color. However being oak it picks up too much of the grain and I don't like the look; it looks too stripey. I would appreciate any advice or product you can sell me.
Rick Holubowicz
Brookfield, WI
Dyes used for coloring wood have a much smaller particle size than standard earth-based pigmented stains. The dye will bring things darker, but you may still see the variation between the late wood and early wood in the grain. The pore openings have a different structure and thus take the color at different rates.
Your best bet would be to try a sample of the dye on a bare wood scrap. Because the Transtint has no binder (you mix it into water or denatured alcohol) you can apply follow-up coats and the wood will get a deeper tone. Standard pigmented stains have binders that cure (like linseed oil). This binder makes it hard for follow-up coats of the stain to deepen the wood. The wood is "sealed" and cannot take on more stain.
You can follow up with a standard stain on top of the applied dye if it moves the color in a direction to your liking.
Do keep in mind that because the dye has no binder, you need to have top coats to lock down the color. Also, dyes are not very resistant to fading due to sunlight exposure. Wood colored with dyes will fade sooner than wood colored with a standard pigmented based wood stain.
Just remember, do test samples so you know your methods and your results before you start working on the actual woodwork. It is very hard to go backwards once you apply color.
Ed Scent
Highland Woodworking
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New School In The Philippines Will Teach You How To Be A Mermaid
I've had many conversations with Janna about how much she wanted to be a mermaid when she was little. Well, now her dreams can come true (kinda) as long as she can make her way to a new school in the Philippines!
The Phillipine Mermaid Swimming Academy in Manila offers lessons in how to swim like the mermaids by strapping on a tail and learning underwater breathing techniques.
For about $40 per class, students can take two hour long "mermaid snorkeling" lessons that are taught by certified diving instructors, and for $120 you can spend two hours doing "mermaid scuba diving"!
The school caters to all age groups and genders, and strives to "make your fantasy come true and escape into the mysterious mythical world of mermaids."


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Last month this intrepid Dogs of the Index analyst began applying dog dividend methodology to each of eight major market sectors. In alphabetical order these sectors are: basic materials, consumer goods, financial, healthcare, industrial goods, services, technology and utilities.
The ninth sector, conglomerates, according to Yahoo Finance, contains just eight companies, five of which pay dividends. Thus the reporter declined to apply Dogs of the Index metrics to such a limited universe, declaring, "such a task is comparable to a dog show judge trying to evaluate a Chihuahua based on St. Bernard conformation standards."
Dogs of the Index Metrics Used to Select The Top 10 Sector Stocks
Two key metrics determine the yields that rank index or sector dog stocks: (1) stock price; (2) annual dividend. Dividing the annual dividend by the price of the stock declares the percentage yield by which each dog stock is ranked. Investors select portfolios of five or 10 stocks in any one index or sector by yield to trade. They await the results from their investments in the lowest priced, highest yielding stocks they selected and pray that the price of every stock they now own climbs higher (having locked in a high yield percentage at purchase).
This Dogs of the Index strategy, popularized by Michael B. O'Higgins in the book "Beating The Dow" (HarperCollins, 1991), reveals how low-yielding stocks whose prices increase (and whose dividend yields therefore decrease) can be sold off once each year to sweep gains and reinvest the seed money into higher-yielding stocks in the same index.
Comparative Methods Used
First, the entire list of financial sector companies is sorted by yield as of January 20, using Ycharts.com to reveal the top 30. Market performance of these 30 selections is then reviewed using four months of historic projected annual dividend history from Yahoo Finance.
Thereafter, today's article goes on to assess the relative strengths of the financial sector top 10 dividend dogs as of January 20 vs. the Dogs of the Dow January 13, stock list. Annual dividends from $1000 invested in the 10 highest-yielding stocks in the sector and index are compared with the aggregate single share prices of the top 10 stocks in the sector and index.
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Financial Dividend Dogs
The top 10 financial sector stocks paying the biggest dividends in January represent seven industries. Top financial sector stock American Capital (NASDAQ:AGNC) is one of five REITs in the top 10. Three (American Capital , Armour (NYSE:ARR), and Two Harbors (NYSE:TWO) are residential REITs, Chimera (NYSE:CIM) is a diversified REIT, and Resource (NYSE:RSO) is a retail REIT. The remaining five include Life Partners (NASDAQ:LPHI) life insurance, Invesco (NYSE:IVR) mortgage investment, BBVA Banco (NYSE:BFR) foreign regional bank, Arlington (NYSE:AI) investment brokerage, and MCG Capital (NASDAQ:MCGC) asset management in the top ten.
Of the top 30, 16 companies are REITs. Nine are Residential REITs, six are Diversified REITs, and one a Retail REIT. Other financial sector industries represented by more than one company are: diversified investments and asset management, with three; mortgage investment and investment brokerage with two.
Vertical Moves in Financial Dividend Dog Stocks
Going back four months, American Capital claimed the top of this list by yield for the first two months of the quarter, then BBVA Banco rose from 10th place in October, to take the lead by yield in December by virtue of a price drop from $6.69 to $5.15 in two months. January finds AGNC back on top. Meanwhile, the middle and bottom of the list featured the most active shares. For instance, CommonWealth (NYSE:CWH) in November moved from 30th place by yield to 28th by virtue of tanking from $18.90 to $17.43 in one month, then CWH dropped further to 26th place at $16.60 in December, and reversed course in January to blast off the chart with a price boost to $19.17. Also Britton & Koontz moved higher in yield from 30th to 24th place recording a 12%
price decline to $5.94 in December, then rallied to $8.30 to disappear in January. More consistently, Hatteras (NYSE:HTS) gained value overall moving from eighth place at $24.49 in October to seventeenth place at $27.39 in January for a 11.8% gain.
Color code shows: (Yellow) companies listed in first position at least once between October 2011, and January 2012; (Cyan Blue) companies listed in 10th position at least once between October 2011, and January 2012; (Magenta) companies listed in 20th position at least once between October 2011, and January 2012; (Green) companies listed in 30th position at least once between October 2011, and January 2012. Duplicates are depicted in color for highest ranking attained.
Dividend vs. Price Results for Financial vs. Dow Dogs
Below is a graph of the relative strengths of the top 10 financial dividend sector stocks by yield as of January 20, 2012 compared with those of the Dow. Using four months of historic projected annual dividend history from $1000 invested in the 10 highest yielding stocks each month and the total single share prices of those 10 stocks creates the data points for each month shown in green for price and blue for dividends.
Conclusion: This Pack of Wolves Failed to Howl
The January financial collection of 30 dividend payers shows general 19.5% market price decline over the four monthly points surveyed. Dividends from $1k invested in each of the top 10 declined 6% for the period.
Meanwhile, the Dow index moved to within $3.50 of convergence as dividends from $1k invested in the top 10 nearly overlap aggregate total single share prices this month. The financial sector top 10 show huge dividends (with equally huge risk) at nearly $284 lower aggregate share price than the Dow as of January 20.
At the end of each month, two summaries will conclude this new series of articles by showing comparative results of yield and price for all eight sectors reported: basic materials, consumer goods, financial, healthcare, industrial goods, services, technology and utilities.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and shall not be construed to constitute investment advice. Nothing contained herein shall constitute a solicitation, recommendation or endorsement to buy or sell any security. Prices and returns on equities in this article are listed without consideration of fees, commissions, taxes, penalties, or interest payable due to purchasing, holding, or selling same.


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On a newly-released music video for 'Let's Do This', 'Hannah Montana: The Movie' soundtrack, Miley Cyrus and her entourage are seen rocking the stage.
A music video aimed to support Miley Cyrus' "Let's Do This", which serves as theme song for "Hannah Montana: The Movie", has been debuted. The video features her on-stage performance singing the song with several backing dancers during a live event.
"Hannah Montana: The Movie" itself is due to be released in the U.S. theaters on April 10, 2009. This Walt Disney Pictures comedy movie revolves around the story Miley Stewart when she deals with an overwhelming success as pop superstar Hannah Montana and tries to find once again what is really important in life by going back to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee.
In the forthcoming movie, Miley Cyrus will be playing Miley Stewart while her father Billy Ray Cyrus will be seen as Miley's father, Robby Ray Stewart. Other cast to bring the movie's story to life include Jason Earles, Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso and Vanessa Williams among others.
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I've teamed up with The Bellwether to create some cute cross stitch patterns and kits featuring my kawaii characters! The Kawaii Breakfast set includes four cute characters - Pancake, Fried Egg, Donut and Apple and the designs are easy enough for even the absolute beginner.
You can stitch up the designs for display in frames or hoops, and we also include tips on how to make them into coasters and pocket mirrors for great gifts. Choose from a full kit or printable chart.
Cross Stitch Kits
Includes charts for all four characters, plus enough thread and fabric for ONE character of your choice, needle and instructions, all packed in a cello bag.
Digital PDF Charts:
PDF charts are available in my Etsy shop.
These kits and charts are for personal use only - you may not sell items you make using this pattern without my written permission.


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Robin Givens has been (or will be) noticed in "Little Hercules in 3-D" (2008) as Dana, "The Family That Preys" (2008) as Abby, "Burn Notice" (2008) as Kandi, "House of Payne" (2008) as Tanya, "The Verdict" (2008) as Ayira, "Queen of Media" (2008) as Wendy Williams, "Take 3" (2006) as Diane McNeil, "Restraining Order" (2006) as Diane McNeil, "Captive Hearts" (2005) as Jade Marlo, "Flip the Script" (2005) as Rain Jones, "One on One" (2004) as Sheila, "Hollywood Wives: The New Generation" (2003) as Kyndra, "Love Chronicles" (2003) as Monifa Burly, "A Good Night to Die" (2003) as Dana, "Head of State" (2003) as Kim, "Antibody" (2002) as Dr. Rachel Saverini, "Book of Love" (2002) as Iyanna, "The Elite" (2001) as Ashe, "Spinning Out of Control" (2001) as Erin, "DAG" (2000) as Jennifer, "The Expendables" (2000) as Randy, "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (2000) as Counselor, "Everything's Jake" (2000) as Publisher, "Cosby" (1999) as Ms. Malone, "Michael Jordan: An American Hero" (1999) as Juanita Vanoy Juanita Jordan, "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" (1999) as Dana Chase, "Forgive or Forget" (1998) as Hostess, "Secrets" (1998) as , "Sparks" (1997) as Wilma Cuthbert, "Moesha" (1997) as Ladonna, "A Face to Die For" (1996) as Claudia, "In the House" (1996) as Alex, "Courthouse" (1995) as Suzanne Graham, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1995) as Denise, "Me and the Boys" (1995) as Nina, "Dangerous Intentions" (1995) as Kaye Ferrar, "Blankman" (1994) as Kimberly Jonz, "Foreign Student" (1994) as April, "Angel Street" (1992) as Detective Anita King, "Boomerang" (1992) as Jacqueline 'Jackie Jack' Broyer, "Angel Street" (1992) as Det. Anita King, "A Rage in Harlem" (1991) as Imabelle, "Head of the Class" (1990) as Darlene Merriman, "The Women of Brewster Place" (1989) as Kiswana, "The Penthouse" (1989) as Dinah St. Clair, "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye" (1986) as Token Ware, "Beverly Hills Madam" (1986) as April Baxter, "Diff'rent Strokes" (1986) as Ann, "The Cosby Show" (1985) as Susanne, "The Wiz" (1978) as Guest at Aunt Emma's Party
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|Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Second & Main
Wood-Ridge, NJ
A Brief Sketch of the Parish
In the early part of this century, Catholics of Wood-Ridge had to go to neighboring towns for the celebration of the sacraments as well as their Sunday Eucharist.
It was not until the Spring of 1926 that Wood-Ridge would form a separate Catholic parish. The old church was built on the site of the present Friary. It's cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1926, the feast of Our Lady of the Assumption. Fr. Edwin Garrity, O.F.M. was the first pastor and he celebrated the First Mass in Wood-Ridge on November 28, 1926. The rapid growth of the parish coincided with that of the town itself.
A convent and a school were built in 1938 by the then pastor, Fr. Edgar Barrett, O.F.M. By the time that Fr. William Hayes, O.F.M. arrived in the parish in the mid-fifties, plans were being formulated for a new church, an addition to the school, and a new friary. It was also during Fr. William's tenure that the friars first became residents of Wood-Ridge (formerly they resided at St. Joseph's in East Rutherford). The first friary was the old Goerner house at Second Street and North Avenue.
Many of the present parishioners of Assumption remember the drive for the building of our new church, the beginning of the actual work on December 20, 1956 and dedication on December 7, 1958.
One of the great beauties of the new church was the stained-glass windows. Much research and planning by Fr. William and Fr. Germain Badgley, O.F.M., as well as the artists and window-makers themselves, went into the design of the windows. The windows depict Our Lady as she appears under many titles.
|The Stained Glass Windows in Assumption Church
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Our Lady of the Assumption
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Hope of Pontmain
Our Lady Queen of the Universe
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Our Lady of Knock
Our Lady of Beauraing
Our Lady of the Kremlin
Our Lady of Victory
Immaculate Conception
Our Lady of LaSalette
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Our Lady Queen of the Franciscan Order
Our Lady of Peace
Our Lady of Fatima
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Submitted to: Journal of Food Protection
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/4/2005
Publication Date: 8/15/2005
Citation: Geveke, D.J. 2005. Ultraviolet inactivation of bacteria in apple cider. Journal of Food Protection. 68(8):1739-1742. Interpretive Summary: The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the use of ultraviolet (UV) light as a means of reducing harmful bacteria in juice products; yet, very few juice producers use this technology which promises to preserve the juice's delicious taste and nutrients. A simple and effective UV pasteurizer was developed that destroyed E. coli bacteria in apple cider without heating it. The level of E. coli was reduced by more than 99.998%, and another type of bacteria, Listeria innocua, was reduced by 99.68%. The UV pasteurizer that was developed in this study is small and portable. Processing studies are recommended to evaluate cost and efficiency of this technology in cider operations.
Technical Abstract: Apple cider, inoculated with bacteria, was processed using an ultraviolet (UV) apparatus that is simple and effective. The apparatus consisted of a low pressure mercury lamp surrounded by a coil of UV transparent tubing. Cider was pumped through the tubing at flow rates of 27 to 83 ml/min. The population of Escherichia coli K12 was reduced by 3.4 plus or minus 0.3 log after being exposed for 19 s at a treatment temperature of 25 C. The population of Listeria innocua, which was found to be more resistant to UV, was reduced by 2.5 plus or minus 0.1 log after being exposed for 58 s. The electrical energy for the process was 34 J/ml and is similar to that for conventional thermal processing. UV processing has the potential to improve the safety and extend the shelf life of apple cider while maintaining more of the fresh-like qualities of the cider compared to thermal processing.


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Water-soluble polymers are known to be used in chemically enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes, but their applications are limited in high-temperature and high-salinity oil reservoirs because of their inherent poor salt tolerance and weak thermal stability. Hydrophobic association of partially hydrolyzed polyacryamide (HAHPAM) complexed with silica nanoparticles to prepare nano-hybrids is reported in this work. The rheological and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) properties of such hybrids were studied in comparison with HAHPAM under simulated high-temperature and high-salinity oil reservoir conditions (
Among various enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods, polymer flooding (PF) has been considered an attractive alternative to conventional water flooding because of its high potential for recovering more oil from reservoirs [
Partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) is the most widely used water-soluble polymer and has been successfully employed in tertiary oil recovery worldwide [
To obviate the limitations of HPAM, many laboratories have been active in developing HPAM with improved thermal stability, shear stability and salinity tolerance. Hydrophobically associating polymers containing a small proportion of hydrophobic groups in the form of pendent side chains or terminal groups has been of increasing interest in improved oil recovery [
The addition of nanoparticles can be used to manipulate the optical, thermal, magnetic, and electric properties of polymers [
In this work, silica nanoparticles were introduced into HAHPAM solution to form HAHPAM/silica nano-hybrids in brine. Reported here are the rheological behaviors and core flooding results of these hybrids in simulated high-temperature and high-salinity oil reservoirs, investigating the effect of silica nanoparticles on the thermal stability, shear resistance and EOR. For comparison, HAHPAM was also tested under the same experimental conditions.
The rheological properties of an injected chasing fluid have an important effect on oil-displacing efficiency in the chemical flooding process. The additional increase of viscosity precludes viscous fingering so that volumetric sweeping is expanded; the oil displacement efficiency is enhanced due to the microscopic deformation of the long-chain molecular structures so that the residual oil can be hauled out in dead ends or pore throats and on the rock surface [
In order to study the pure effect of silica nanoparticles on the HAHPAM solutions, strong hydrophobic associations caused by C12-tailed dimethylaminoethyl methacrylates in the HAHPAM molecule should be avoided. The polymer concentration is fixed below the critical association concentration (CAC) for the purpose of obtaining HAHPAM/silica hybrids without any intermolecular hydrophobic associations. Therefore, the concentration dependence of HAHPAM was studied first so as to determine the CAC.
Intermolecular hydrophobic associations may play against the interaction between HAHPAM and silica nanoparticles, thus, rheological behaviors of HAHPAM/silica hybrids were studied at a fixed polymer concentration of 0.5 wt% (<CAC).
Presented in
Dependence of apparent viscosity on silica nanoparticle concentration for HAHPAM/silica hybrids in brine and silica suspension (TDS = 32,868 mg∙L−1, [Ca2+] + [Mg2+] = 873 mg∙L−1,
Compared in
Similar to the formation of hydrogen bonds between the amide groups of NIPAM units and the silanol functions at the surfaces in the PNIPAM/silica system [
Apparent viscosity plotted as a function of shear rate for HAHPAM/silica hybrids in brine with different silica loading (TDS = 32,868 mg∙L−1, [Ca2+] + [Mg2+] = 873 mg∙L−1,
FT-IR spectroscopy was employed to check if there are some hydrogen bonds formed between silica and the polymer. As depicted in
Comparison of FT-IR spectra of (
Viscoelastic properties of polymer solutions are used extensively to gain insight into the structure and conformation of polymers in solution, and elastic modulus (
Storage modulus (
In the PF process, polymers have to stay in the high-temperature and high-salinity oil reservoirs for several months before interacting with oil, and the continuous aging of the displacing fluid is detrimental to tertiary oil recovery [
Long-term thermal stability of 0.5% HAHPAM/0.5% silica hybrid in comparison with 0.5% HAHPAM and 0.5% silica (TDS = 32,868 mg∙L−1, [Ca2+] + [Mg2+] = 873 mg∙L−1,
Although HAHPAM/silica hybrids show promising potential for chemical EOR in high-temperature and high-salinity oil reservoirs, no core flooding test has been performed yet. Plotted in
Recovery factor, water cut and flooding pressure plotted as a function of injected volume of the samples: (
Core parameters, displacement process and recovery factors.
|Core No.
|Permeability (mDarcy)
|Pore volume (cm3)
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|Slug injected (PV)
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|Ultimate recovery (%)
|Oil recovery factor (%)
The molecular structure of HAHPAM (x = 25.0 wt%, y = 74.85 wt%, m = 0.1 wt%, n = 0.05 wt%).
The silica powders were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA) and used as received. The suspension of silica nanoparticles was prepared by dissolving defined quantities of silica powders into pure water and finally conditioned at 10 wt%. According to the product specification, the average diameter of these particles is 7 nm, and the corresponding specific area is Sspe = 395 m2∙g−1.
HAHPAM/silica nano-hybrid samples were prepared by mixing silica suspensions with HAHPAM brine solution at the designed recipe rates following a previously-reported procedure for mixing silica nanoparticles with copolymer solutions [
The Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) of HAPAM and HAPAM/silica hybrid were registered in solid sate using a KBr pellet method in the transmittance mode. A Nicolet MX-1E FT-IR spectrophotometer (Waltham, MA, USA) was used to record the spectra within the scanning range of 900–4000 cm−1.
All rheological measurements were carried out on a Physica MCR301 (Anton-Paar, Graz, Austria) rotational rheometer equipped with a CC27 concentric cylinder geometry. The radii of the measuring bob and the measuring cup are 13.33 and 14.46 mm, respectively. Samples were equilibrated at 85 °C for no less than 10 min prior to experiments. The rheological behavior of samples was determined under both steady and oscillatory shear to obtain the steady and dynamic viscoelastic properties. The temperature was controlled by a Peltier system that provides fast and precise adjustment of the temperature during heating. A solvent trap was used to prevent evaporation of the solvents during measurement.
The samples for long-term thermal stability experiment were prepared in synthetic brine, and the TDS and hardness of the brine are close to those of connate water in the high-temperature and high-salinity condition in the Shengli Oilfield, China. The sample solutions were distributed into 120-mL glass bottles, and then sealed with a cover, followed by placing them into an oven and aged at 85 °C. At consecutive time intervals, the samples were taken out for viscosity monitoring at the MCR rheometer mentioned above.
The core flooding tests were performed under the simulated high-temperature and high-salinity oil reservoirs in Shengli Oilfield of China, and followed a previously-reported procotocol [
The effect of silica nanoparticles on the rheological and EOR properties of HAHPAM solutions under simulated high-temperature and high-salinity reservoir conditions were examined. It was found that the apparent viscosity and elastic modulus of HAHPAM solutions increased with addition of silica nanoparticles. The main reason for these results is that silica nanoparticles can interact with HAHPAM molecules by the formation of hydrogen bonds between the silanol functions of the silica and the amide groups in the HAHPAM molecular chain. These interactions can reinforce the polymer structure and increase the viscosity and elasticity. In addition, the oil recovery factor of HAHPAM flooding was 5.44% in the laboratory core flooding test, whereas that of HAHPAM/silica hybrid was 10.57%. Along with their improved shear resistance and long-term thermal stability, the HAHPAM/silica hybrids thus show great potential to enhance oil recovery from hostile oil reservoir environments.
The authors are grateful to the financial support from the Distinguished Youth Fund of Sichuan Province (2010JQ0029) and Natural Science Foundation of China (21173207 and 21273223).
Dingwei Zhu and Yujun Feng developed the idea of the HAHPAM/silica hybrid and contributed to the discussion of the results. Limin Wei and Biqing Wang prepared the polymer and silica nanoparticles. Dingwei Zhu performed the experiments and wrote the paper. All authors have given approval to the final version of the manuscript.
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The Great Patriot Race is a fundraiser benefiting the Pioneer High School Band, Choir, Cross Country and Track & Field programs. Our first annual race was held in 2010 and raised over $1500.00 for each program. This year, we have added a 10K route and improved 5K. Our completely volunteer group composed of parents and teachers work year round to make this event happen. This year's event will be held on March 17 . We are sponsored by Fleet Feet Sports, Davis and professionally timed by Synergy Race Timing. The 10K and 5K race routes take us through our community on asphault streets and paved sidewalks. Kids 5 and under are free. Join us and make a difference in the lives of many students. See you there!Event schedule and timesMarch 30, 20137:00 am Day of Registration and Preregistration packet pick-up begins8:30 am Same day registration closes9:00 am 10K race begins (walkers & runners)9:05 am 5K race begins (walkers & runners)10:30 am Finish line timing closes Race results posted at event10:45 am Raffle begins11:30 am Event concludes12:00 Clean up concludes
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The future of oil and the wedge of hope
10 Nov 2010
The future of oil depends a lot on what we can call "the wedge of hope." That's the name my wife came up with in a snap, when I showed her the graph below:
It's from the International Energy Agency's new World Energy Outlook, published yesterday, with the "wedge of hope" being the light blue triangle in the middle, representing "fields yet to be found." (It doesn't say "the wedge of hope" on the original graph, of course, or else my wife wouldn't be very clever. I added that in myself.)
As I reported for National Geographic News ("Has the world already passed 'peak oil'?"), the IEA said that the world may have passed the all-time peak of crude oil production, back in 2006. (That's the dark blue hump forming the base of oil production.)
Whether we've already passed the peak of crude oil, the IEA says, depends on countries' climate policies, the demand—and hence the price—of oil, and other factors. In their "New Policies Scenario," which takes countries at their word that they'll stick to the climate change commitments that they've made over the past couple of years for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Assuming they'll stick to these commitments might be overly optimistic. But on the other hand, these pledges are fairly weak compared with what most scientists say is necessary to avoid severe climate change. So we'd better hope that they would at least stick to those commitments.
In any case, it'll take probably another decade or so to see for sure whether we've passed the all-time peak.
After the peak in 2006, the IEA is now forecasting only a slight dip, and then a plateau for the next 25 years. But this plateau is strangely flat, suspiciously flat. It this plausible? How did they arrive at this?
One way of approaching it is to look at the wedge of hope. It starts off as a sliver, right now, and then gradually grows until, in 2035, it's responsible for about 20 million barrels a day of production. However, it takes time to get new fields online—several years, at least—and it's taking longer all the time, as the projects become more expensive and more technically difficult , and oftentimes more politically fraught.
Kashgan, a huge oil field in Kazakhstan's part of the Caspian Sea, was discovered in 2000, and its first oil is expected by 2012, according to one site, Offshore Technology. That might be overly optimistic. But even if it pans out, that's a 12-year lag between discovery and first oil, and then it would still take at least a couple of years for its production to ramp up to its peak.
I think the wedge of hope may have to be shifted into the future, about a decade. If so, it looks to me like there wouldn't be a flat plateau for 25 years, but instead would be a decline of crude oil. It would be a real, clearly defined peak.
I'll have more to say about other parts of the World Energy Report over the next several days. Stay tuned!


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The rumored 3-D music video is unveiled in its standard form with BoA and her male companions invading the dance floor.
"Hurricane Venus" music video from BoA has made its way out for fans' viewing pleasure. It sees the South Korean recording artist going through several costume changes and doing her best dance routine with several male extras.
A 3-D version of the video is rumored to have been made with the help from Pace HD, the cinematography team behind James Cameron-directed hit movie "Avatar". Coming out in a standard form, the video itself indeed has an array of special effects which are sure to give an eye-popping experience in 3-D.
BoA is going to list the song in an album of the same name "Hurricane Venus" which has been released in South Korea on August 5. This effort marks the tenth anniversary of her career debut and becomes her first Korean-language album since 2005 "Girls on Top".
Beside having a new album, BoA reportedly is also set to make acting debut in a new Hollywood dance movie. The 23-year-old singer allegedly will star in a not-yet-titled film directed by "Save the Last Dance" screenwriter Duane Adler.
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More wet weather this week
As a brief high pressure area currently sitting over New Zealand is squeezed away this week, a broad low is expected to take its place,bringing areas of cloud and spells of rain.
MetService Media and Communications Meteorologist Daniel Corbett commented,"The frequent progression of low pressure systems experienced over the last few weeks is very reminiscent of spring."
"This week will bring further spells of rain, heavy and thundery in some places, as another active weather system spreads across the country. A change to a southwest flow by the end of the week will also make it feel cooler than we have been accustomed to recently."
This approaching weather system will spread a band of rain across the country during Tuesday and into Wednesday. A much cooler, showery southwest flow will cover most of the country through the remainder of the week. It will feel cold for this time of year, with temperatures struggling to get out of the low to mid-teens in some parts of the country.
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To borrow a line from John Belushi in Animal House, now that Arizona has gotten off its keister and extended the drinking cutoff until 2 a.m., we advise you to start drinking heavily. And there's no better place to start drinking heavily than at McDuffy's Wide World of Entertainment in Peoria, which has 21 different beers on tap and at least the same number in bottles. This sleek, 13,000-square-foot sports bar is jam-packed with large-screen TVs tuned to all of your favorite athletic competitions, and then some. McDuffy's also offers off-track betting year-round, so you can lose your shirt (or win a bundle) while getting hammered. And the kitchen prepares some of the best bar food, bar none, everything from beer-battered fish and chips and roast beef sliders au jus to hand-crafted pizzas, made to your exacting specifications. Moreover, with its half-price happy hour -- and a reverse happy hour on Sundays that includes Sabbath tourneys of "beer pong" (Yahweh must love that one), McDuffy's has become a destination drinking, dining and fun zone for the entire west side. If only Belushi were still around, he'd love it. Readers' Choice: Four Peaks Brewing Company
One of the surprises of moving to Phoenix for the first time from some place like Los Angeles or New York is being able to have a pint of P-town's "home brew" -- Kiltlifter Scottish Ale -- on tap at a local saloon. Let's be honest, when you're a newbie transplant with some of that El Lay or Gotham 'tude, your first reaction to PHX -- not knowing the area -- might be, "Why, God, why?" But a draught of Kiltlifter, the flagship ale of the Four Peaks Brewing Company in Tempe, is enough to convince you that not only is there civilization in P-town, but it has produced a damn fine brew-ha-ha, one worthy of incessant quaffing. Kiltlifter is an award-winning, Scottish-style amber ale that uses peat-soaked malt (the same used in making Scotch) to give the beverage a smoky sweetness, accented with a touch of English hops. It's a sophisticated, refreshing drink, and Phoenicians should be as proud of it as they are of the Arizona flag.
Hey, Dancing Queen, if those shoes haven't scuffed a dance floor since disco, it's time to leave the house. Deciding where to bust your latest Beyonc moves isn't easy, but there are a few diva-worthy dance floors out there -- all of them inside the confines of The Buzz.
The Buzz is perfect for the schizophrenic dancer who's not really sure what groove to follow. The maze of bars and themed rooms surround a large dance floor lighted by hypnotic lasers and energized by scratch-happy DJs who spin everything from house to funk to hip-hop.
Save the last dance until you've perused the rest of the two-story fun bar. The Rat Pack Lounge offers a little Sinatra-inspired R&R -- perfect for rejuvenating yourself -- and the rooftop patio is essential for airing out those sweat-soaked digs of yours. Don't lounge around too long, however. The Buzz is best experienced by dancing yourself dizzy. Readers' Choice: Axis/Radius
This place would impress even the Queer Eye guys. From the opera bar to the leather couches to the jumbo shrimp appetizer, everything about Amsterdam is perfectly appointed, particularly the help -- and the clientele. You'll feel like you've died and gone to cable when you sink back with a martini (we recommend the French) and enjoy the, er, view, as well as the live piano music and frequent drag shows. For you fag hags (and boys who do the mani-pedi thing), we highly recommend "Martinis and Manicures" -- just $5 for a mani, $10 for a pedi, 7 p.m. to close, plus $5 martinis.
Don't bother asking for a "facial." It's not that kind of place. Readers' Choice: Amsterdam
Thankfully, you'll be hard-pressed to find a mullet here. E-Lounge draws patrons of all ages, but its largest draw is the twentysomething crowd. With ample, cushy couches, reasonably priced drinks, and hordes of hot women, E-Lounge is fast becoming the nightclub that local lesbians have wanted for years. The inside decor resembles a grotto inferno, with dark red brick walls, paintings of exotic, scantily clad women, and a spacious, sunken dance floor -- a perfect pit for exhibitionists, and a great eyeful opportunity for voyeurs. Add some of the Valley's hottest DJs (Domenica, Pete, and Laura B.) to the mix, and there's bound to be beautiful booty shakin' until last call -- and maybe more booty after that. Readers' Choice: Ain't Nobody's Bizness
Dwelling in our desert burg the way we do, with temps rocking C-note plus, what better escapist fantasy could one have than an evening at Scottsdale's Drift Polynesian Restaurant and Tiki Lounge? Drift's like that flick Blue Crush come to life, with Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez look-alikes walking around in clam diggers and midriff-baring tops, serving you pupu platters and exotic tropical drinks -- such as the Evil Bastard, Pele's Eruption, and The Grotto -- all in wild, Polynesian-style glasses.
The atmosphere is kick-back, with huge Easter Island-style heads, glowing blowfish bodies, and Gilligan's Island torches. And then there's the big, glass-topped bar that wraps around a large aquarium, with two big TV screens playing Hawaii Five-O or surfing videos up above it all. The music's an eclectic mix of hip-hop, funky electronica and Top 40, and there are plenty of circular booths to chill with friends and scope the crowd. The food's tasty, the drinks are frosty, and the booties are bouncy, so put on that shiny shirt and be there, fool!


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* TSX closes down 259.98 points, or 2.05 pct, at 12,422.12 * Nine of 10 main index sectors decline * CP Rail train derails; shares off 3 percent * TD names new CEO; shares down * Manulife slips 3 pct after executives in Asia leave By John Tilak TORONTO, April 3 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index tumbled more than 2 percent on Wednesday, recording its biggest one-day percentage decline in more than nine months, as sluggish U.S. economic data dampened hopes for a smooth recovery. The selloff erased all the gains the index has made since the start of the year and took it to its lowest point in more than three months. U.S. data showed companies hired at the weakest pace in five months in March as recent strong demand for construction jobs evaporated, while growth in the vast services sector slowed. The reports sparked concern that the recent pick-up in U.S. economic growth is losing momentum and provoked caution among investors ahead of Friday's all-important government report on employment for March. Wall Street, oil and commodity prices all slumped in response. "It's a broad selloff based on fear that there isn't going to be a rebound anytime soon," said Fred Ketchen, director of equity trading at ScotiaMcLeod. "People are nervous," he added. "They're saying, 'I'm going to run for the hills and I'm going to take my money with me.'" The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index closed down 259.98 points, or 2.05 percent, at 12,422.12, putting its year-to-date return in negative territory. It was the biggest percentage drop for the index since June 21, 2012. "I think the market is ahead of where the fundamentals would put it," said Michael Sprung, president of Sprung Investment Management. "There's likely to be a correction, and this could be the beginning of it." The benchmark Canadian index, falling for the third straight session, has had a wobbly climb since its lows in November, and it has badly trailed the record runs of its U.S. peers. Nine of the 10 sectors of the index were in the red. Financials, the index's weightiest sector, lost 1.4 percent. Royal Bank of Canada declined 1.4 percent to C$61.34. Shares of Manulife Financial Corp were down 3.2 percent at C$14.58 after news the insurer was losing two of its top executives in Asia. In other company news, Toronto-Dominion Bank said Chief Executive Ed Clark plans to retire in late 2014, and Bharat Masrani, group head of U.S. personal and commercial banking, will succeed him. TD shares closed down 1.2 percent at C$83.43. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd shares were down 3 percent C$122.51. The company said early estimates are that about four barrels of crude oil were spilled when one of its trains derailed in northern Ontario. The energy group gave back 3.3 percent. Suncor Energy Inc also fell 3.3 percent to C$30.17. The materials sector, which includes miners, fell 3.4 percent. Shares of gold producers dived 4.7 percent, extending this year's dramatic decline. The group is down more than 20 percent this year to date. The price of bullion fell 1.5 percent, hitting a nine-month low. Barrick Gold Corp fell 5.6 percent to C$27.09. Outside the main stock index, Absolute Software Corp soared 16.4 percent to C$6.39 after the company said Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will use its software, which tracks stolen mobile devices.


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Northrop Grumman, under contract to the U.S. Navy, has selected Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, Long Island, N.Y., to provide a multimode maritime radar system for the Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.
A $33 million contract was awarded to provide the development, production, integration and testing of nine radar systems.
he new Telephonics RDR-1700B+ radar will give the MQ-8B Fire Scout critical wide-area search and long-range imaging capability to complement the focused capabilities of its current electro-optical infrared payload.
Northrop Grumman is the Navy's prime contractor for Fire Scout, the only vertical unmanned aerial system program of record.
The Navy put the company under contract to assess and select a radar system that would best match the MQ-8B Fire Scout's maritime operational requirements.
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Harris: Steelers' season feels like deja vu
CINCINNATI — Will this be 2006 all over again• Will history repeat itself for the defending Super Bowl champion Steelers?
The Steelers don't normally blow 11-point leads in the fourth quarter.
They never lose to the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium — at least they didn't until this year.
You know the Bengals. They wear big, red noses and dress up in clown suits whenever the Steelers visit.
That is, until Cincinnati's stunning, 23-20 comeback win against the Steelers on Sunday — when up was down, right was wrong and the Bengals finally turned the tables on their AFC North rivals.
Clutch fourth-quarter comebacks are usually reserved for the Steelers, not the Bengals.
Cincinnati ended an eight-game home losing streak against the Steelers along with a five-game overall losing streak to the Steelers going back to Sept. 24, 2006 — three years and three days to the date.
"Is that right• Now, we have to start over," defensive end Aaron Smith said.
There's something about the Steelers playing in the month of September the season after winning the Super Bowl that's worth noting.
Just as they were in 2006, the Steelers are 1-2.
If it happens once, it's a coincidence. If it happens twice, that usually signals a trend.
"Correlation• Nah. That's two different years,'' Smith said. "The fact is, we had plenty of chances to put this game way and didn't do it. This was a division game; it had nothing to do with anything else."
Added cornerback Ike Taylor: "I don't remember that far back. I don't even care right now. It's 2009."
Uncharacteristic defensive breakdowns and squandered scoring opportunities against Cincinnati leave the Steelers in third place in the division behind first-place Baltimore and the Bengals.
"The Super Bowl champions (being) 1-2 is not how we envisioned our season starting out," wide receiver Hines Ward said. "We left a lot of plays on the field. If we score touchdowns in the first half, that's not even a ballgame. That's 24-0 or 24-3 (instead of 13-3).''
In the third quarter, crossed signals between quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Santonio Holmes resulted in Johnathan Joseph's 30-yard interception return for a touchdown that cut the Steelers' lead to 13-9.
"It was a miscommunication," Roethlisberger said. "We won't point fingers or put blame on anything.
"It's adversity that we have to face, but we've faced similar situations before."
Defensively, inside linebacker James Farrior blamed himself for Cincinnati's winning touchdown. Two plays before Carson Palmer's 4-yard scoring toss to Andre Caldwell, Farrior said he didn't stop Brian Leonard's 11-yard reception on fourth-and-10.
The last time the Steelers opened 1-2 the year after winning the Super Bowl, they missed the playoffs.
Ironically, the Steelers faced San Diego in their fourth game in 2006 — the same opponent they'll play host to next week at Heinz Field. The Steelers lost to the Chargers three years ago and fell into a 1-3 hole they couldn't climb out of.
"It's a matter of making plays and not making plays," defensive end Brett Keisel said. "If we don't start making them, it's going to be a long year."


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Anderson Cooper revealed Friday night [9/21/12] that CNN had found U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens' personal journal following the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed him, and acknowledged the network used the journal in its reporting without previously disclosing the source.
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On Wednesday on his show, "Anderson Cooper 360," Cooper told Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that "a source familiar with Ambassador Stevens' thinking told us that in the months before his death he talked about being worried about the never-ending security threats that he was facing in Benghazi and specifically about the rise in Islamic extremism and growing al Qaeda presence." The source, Cooper continued, "also mentioned [Stevens] being on an al Qaeda hit list." Read story;


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PAUL Cook saw Accrington Stanley slip to the third defeat of his tenure as they were beaten at Paolo Di Canio's Swindon this afternoon.
The League Two leaders secured a ninth successive victory after taking an eighth-minute lead through Paul Benson, who headed home from 12 yards.
Benson then fired home a second goal in the 29th minute to leave Stanley with a mountain to climb.
The Reds replaced centre backs Dean Winnard and Toto Nsiala at the interval, with Peter Murphy and debutant Michael Liddle filling in, before substitute Bryan Hughes limped off with a hamstring injury just two minutes after coming on.
Craig Lindfield directed a shot into the side netting in an improved second half display but Stanley could not find a goal as they dropped to 14th in the table.
Stanley: Lee Nicholls, Danny Coid, Toto Nsiala (Bryan Hughes 46, Michael Smith 48), Dean Winnard (Charlie Barnett 46), Michael Liddle, Jamie Devitt, Peter Murphy, Luke Joyce, Kevin McIntyre, Padraig Amond, Craig Lindfield. Subs not used: Ian Dunbavin, Kurtis Guthrie.