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Retail Businesses For Sale in DeLand FL
Searched the DealStream database for Retail Businesses For Sale in DeLand FL and found no matches. Expanded the search to nearby areas and found the following matches.
Cupcake And Ice Cream Biz For Sale Orlando #472064 posted Jul 14, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $125,000
Cupcake and Ice cream shop in prime Orlando location for sale. Just converted to a franchise in 2016 with a beautiful $60,000 build out - so all furniture, fixtures and equipment are like new. Don't waste time trying to set up your own business – this turnkey operation is ready to go with no waiting....
Mobile Jewelry Store For Sale In The Villages #470953 posted Jun 23, 2017
- The Villages, Florida, United States
- $159,000
Beautifully crafted products and amazing customer service separate this jewelry business from the rest! No lease needed! Currently, Sellers are working only 5pm-9pm, Monday-Thursday and participate in various shows on the occasional weekend. Books are clean and provable. Husband and wife sales team...
Franchise Cupcake Business for Sale #470627 posted Jun 19, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $39,900
Freshly baked, signature and custom cupcakes are displayed every morning, while the aroma of gourmet coffee encircles the room! Doesn't that sound like a delicious business model" Three, part time employees are likely to stay. Excellently located, aesthetically pleasing and warm atmosphere, and acceptable...
As Seen On TV Retail Store #469283 posted May 30, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $240,000
Retail store Located in a Large Regional Mall with excellent consumer exposure. The store specializes in products seen on TV., TY, Melissa & Doug, Home and Kitchen gadgets, fitness, health and beauty, self defense, IT. Visa possible Please refer to listing #230180550 when inquiring. Thank You!
Florist Shop in Metro Orlando #468250 posted May 12, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $99,000
This florist has been in business for 6 years in Metro Orlando. Located on a high traffic main highway. Offering a wide variety of floral arrangements, bouquets, centerpieces and corsages. Well known in the local market. Owners want to sell as they have other business ventures that require increased...
Florida Retail Pharmacy For Sale $100K #467904 posted May 6, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $100,000
Florida Retail Pharmacy For sale. 2+ Years Old Clean and No Audit Issues Ever Currently doing 50 RX per day (Patients not included in sale) All PBM Contracts (Caremark, Express, Prime, Humama Etc) and Medcaid Selling Stock with licences, PBM contracts, with or without POS Must move pharmacy...
Convenience Store with Grill #467876 posted May 5, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $149,000
Convenience store with kitchen/grill offering prepared food (Burgers, Philly Steaks, Wings, Pizza). Downtown Orlando location close to Camping World Stadium. Local customer base. Multiple income: Food, Lottery, Tobacco, Drinks, Phone Cards. Inside sales approx. $1,700 per day. Price includes $35,000...
Organic Foods Vitamins Online Business $15k #467848 posted May 5, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $15,000
Organic Foods | Vitamins Online E-Commerce Business $15k. Amazing fully turn-key online e-commerce Top Name Brand Organic Food Products and Vitamins business. SEO Details · Submitted to Google: Yes · Submitted to Yahoo: Yes · SEO Keyword Integration: Yes Drop Shipper Info · Drop Shipper...
Optometric Practice #464686 posted Mar 15, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $25,000
Optometric practice located in a well branded franchise retail eyewear store. 20+ years in the same location. This practice has approximately 10,000 patient records. Could be a perfect opportunity for an optometrist to step into a very busy productive practice. Seller is very motivated, buyer must have...
$25K - Women's Retail Clothing & Fashion Boutique #464314 posted Mar 10, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $25,000
Price Reduced - Located near Downtown Orlando this women's retail boutique features Tops, Dresses, Graphic T's and Accessories. It's located in a great high foot traffic plaza with lots of national anchors.Owner is absentee but financials would reflect an owner operator working 40...
Niche Garden and Design Center #464187 posted Mar 8, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $86,000
Niche garden center featuring creative solutions for home or office landscape design and enhancement. Strong staff and hands on management to provide unique solutions to create curb appeal and landscape layouts. Provides in ground and potted solutions for limited garden space or traffic areas that incorporate...
Unique, Scalable Retail Bakery and Coffee- Orlando #463869 posted Mar 2, 2017
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- $244,000
This one of a kind retail bakery was featured on a national reality TV show in 2014 (and many rebroadcasts since then). It primarily serves gourmet cinnamon rolls that are dairy-free, egg-free, and delicious and thousands of online reviews agree. This attractive and modern, social media friendly bakery...
Well Known Florist Shop #463754 posted Mar 1, 2017
- Palm Coast, Florida, United States
- $22,500
The owner of this long established Florist Shop is ready to retire and pass on the business to a new owner. The seller has admittedly slowed down over the last couple years, so you can purchase this business at a great price, bring in a new energy level and grow the business to past levels of revenue...
Highly Profitable Auto Sales/Repair Biz #462684 posted Feb 10, 2017
- Leesburg, Florida, United States
- $160,000
Sales/Repair business enjoys a great reputation selling affordable clean used cars within the local Leesburg community. Doing the right thing for customers has been the company's focus for over 7 years. Please refer to listing #230172559 when inquiring. Thank You!
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GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Don't look for Adam Miller to pitch any time soon.
The Indians are taking the cautious approach with Miller, who was told to stop pitching because of soreness in his surgically repaired right middle finger following a bullpen session six days ago. ¶
"We had Miller evaluated locally by a hand specialist,'' head trainer Lonnie Soloff said on Wednesday. ""He has inflammation of the finger. But it is not a re-injury. The inflammation developed because of the volume of throwiing he has done in camp, bullpens and in batting practice.''
Consequently, Miller will remain idle for several more days.
"Adam will be shut down for seven to 10 days, at which time he will return to a throwing program,'' Soloff said. ""If everything goes as planned, he will be able to pitch in four to six (exhibition) games.''
Miller does not have a secure spot on the roster. He came to Arizona trying to win a berth in the bullpen.
More important than Miller's immediate status is whether his current finger pain will surface again. Soloff believes the farther that Miller is removed from the finger surgery he endured last season, the less the chance he will suffer more further.
"He's nine months out now,'' the trainer said. ""We are hoping that the more time he puts behind him, he'll be in a better position.''
Soloff said the club must find out how much throwing Miller can tolerate without aggrvating the finger.
"We hope to frind out how much is too much,'' Soloff said. ""I think we found out that a normal spring training is too much. When he comes back, we will be overly cautious.
"It hard to say (if he will have a recurrence). This is such a unique case, we're operating in uncharted waters. But we're hoping for the best.''
A WIN -- The Indians beat the Cubs 5-4 for only their third win in eight games.
Carl Pavano gave up three runs and four hits in two innings, and Fausto Carmona gave up a hit and walk in two innings. Scott Lewis, competing for the No. 5 spot in the rotation, yielded one run and four hits in two innings.
Beau Mills hit his first homer of the spring and singled, driving in two runs.
SHAPIRO'S TAKE -- Asked if he had any concerns about Cliff Lee riding shotgun in an F-16 fighter jet today, the GM said, ""As long as he isn't flying the plane, I'm OK with it.''
UPDATES -- Closer Kerry Wood (sore back) threw 28 warmup pitches than pitched an eight-minute simulated game with no ill effects... Grady Sizemore (strained groin) took batting practice and ran for the first time Wednesday. He is scheduled to run again Friday and Saturday. He could be the DH as early as Sunday... Joe Smith (virus) threw all of his pitches in a 25-pitch bullpen for the first time since he fell ill more than a week ago. He will throw again on Friday.

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Best Of :: Bars & Clubs
Here's a reason to toast: Scientists say drinking three glasses of Champagne per week helps stave off brain disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease. So head to Pop Champagne & Dessert Bar and start exploring its extensive menu of bubblies, ranging from $10-per-glass proseccos and frizzante to $450-per-bottle vintage Champagne. Pop also serves a wide range of food and desserts, including its soufflé du jour. There's happy hour nightly from 5 to 7 p.m., as well as other specials aimed at bubbly bargain hunters: Tuesday, for instance, is Industry Night (happy hour prices for locals), while select bottles are 20 percent off on Wednesdays. (For more specials, check the website.) The purple-and-mirrored interior puts everyone in a good light at night, and adds an, um, pop of fun during the day. 33 E. Union St., Pasadena. (626) 795-1295, popchampagnebar.com. —Lisa Horowitz
A bright spot on an otherwise sleepy stretch of Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock, Colorado Wine Company has long stood out for its cheeky, unpretentious approach to the guzzling of the grape. (The annual white-trash wine tasting, which pairs things like tater tots and pinot noir, is always a sellout.) But since moving into new, cozier digs last November, it's become something else: a Cheers-like neighborhood bar in a neighborhood that desperately needed one. Most nights of the week — especially Fridays, when they pour a five-wine flight for a mere $15 — you can find a convivial mix of locals and cork dorks from all over town crowding around the rough-hewn hunk of reclaimed wood that serves as both bar and checkout counter. There's a rotating selection of wines by the glass and six beers on tap — but pop a bottle to share with your newfound bar buddies. Corkage is only five bucks — except Wednesdays, when it's free. 2305 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock. (323) 478-1985, cowineco.com. —Andy Hermann
Most beachside-bar real estate revolves around location in lieu of quality — a harrowing fact of life to the coastal craft beer lover. Where others have rested on the laurels of a nice locale, Venice Ale House unites a superb local beer selection with an ocean view. Plunk yourself onto a patio seat where you'll rub elbows with boardwalk commuters, or enjoy a slight remove at the bustling bar and choose from 32 beers originating from Colorado and points west. Note the "almost always" available chalkboard beer list in addition to the rotational selection — all are on tap. A "skate of beers" delivers a flight of four, six or eight samples suspended on an immobilized skateboard. With all that amazing beer and the enchanting sunset over the ocean, you're bound to need sustenance. Try the grass-fed burger to satisfy that primal, beer-induced hunger. This seaside pint — or flight — will be one you won't forget. 2 Rose Ave., Venice. (310) 314-8253, venicealehouse.com. —Erika Bolden
When you see a great hardcore band there's always tons of energy, and this is particularly true at the Vex Arts performance space. The stuffy, sweaty room is home to the most raging slam dancing, stage-diving and dog piles in Los Angeles County. Legendary East L.A. precursor the Vex dated back to the days of Black Flag but shut its doors in 1984. Thankfully, a year ago it returned in the new location as a multipurpose space. Again spearheaded by Joe "Vex" Suquette, it hosts everything from art shows and concerts to skateboard workshops. But the real ragers are the hardcore shows, featuring veteran acts like Infest and Chain of Strength alongside up-and-comers Stoic Violence and Nomads. Once you enter the mosh pit, you won't want to leave. (Until you start bleeding, that is.) 5240 Alhambra Ave., El Sereno. (323) 221-0971, vexarts.com. —Nicholas Pell
In decades past, jazz fanatic Clint Eastwood hung at Studio City jazz spot the Baked Potato. Oh, and Police guitarist Andy Summers gigged there following the supergroup's breakup, Slash played in jam sessions there after Guns N' Roses, and in recent years Joe Bonamassa has slipped in for sets before a hundred fans instead of the thousands that fill his arena shows. The venue was founded in 1970 by Don Randi, and his son Justin is there most nights now behind the bar and out front tweaking the room's legendary sound. Music fans from around the world pass through the doors, and the club can be considered L.A.'s answer to New York's Village Vanguard: a small room where some of the world's greatest musicians stop by to listen and play with their peers. The patrons themselves feel like they're sitting in. 3787 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Studio City. (818) 980-1615, thebakedpotato.com. —Tom Meek
The aptly named World Famous Barnyard is about as low-down and lively a blues venue as you'll find anywhere in the nation. Featuring live blues, soul, old-school jazz and R&B, this bring-your-own-booze celebration situation happens every Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. at 97th and Main in South Central. It's nothing but a vacant lot strewn with rows of used commodes and kitchen appliances, only partially paved and barely covered with an old awning. It features a revolving crew of hardcore local blues bands but, since there's no website, no publicist and no phone, you never know what to expect — except that it'll be as genuine as it can be. 9627 S. Main St., Broadway-Manchester. —Jonny Whiteside


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Responding to an industry call, ITU has set up a new group to work on standards related to the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on climate change. The new group will focus in particular on the reduction of ICT emissions and how ICTs can assist in cutting emissions in other industry sectors such as energy, transportation and buildings.
Since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol, in December 1997, the number of ICT users has tripled worldwide. It is estimated that the ICT sector produces between two to three per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. But ICTs are also seen as a part of the solution to the climate change challenge.
ICTs could help cut global emissions by between 15 to 40 per cent, depending on the methodology used to make these estimates. Two recent ITU symposia on ICTs and climate change in Kyoto in April and in London in June this year drew attention to the wide variation in these estimates. A key objective of the Focus Group will be to develop internationally agreed methodologies to describe and estimate the impact of ICTs on climate change, both directly and through their application in other industry sectors... [More... ]
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Nicole Kidman: "Grace of Monaco" Gal
Hard at work on her new project, Nicole Kidman showed up on the set of "Grace of Monaco" in Monaco this afternoon (October 9).
The "Eyes Wide Shut" actress channeled the spirit of Grace Kelly as she filmed scenes centered on her involvement with Monaco's Prince Rainier III under the direction of Olivier Dahan.
In a recent interview, Nicole confessed that while her ten-year marriage to Tom Cruise seemed fairly positive, she had a rough time overall.
"In those early years, it was like, 'I'm here and I'm clutching onto your arm, and it all feels a little overwhelming and really strange.' And I was shy. Deeply shy. I didn't feel comfortable at all. But I felt very comfortable at home."
On the other hand, Kidman eventually found her soul mate in Keith Urban. "He just gave me confidence. Through just being very kind to me and understanding me, opening me up to trying things, my sexuality, those sorts of things… (He has) a bigger, stronger personality; that's what I've been drawn to. I need protection. Everyone wants to feel someone's got their back."


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I agree with your philosophy- but when you have a team that lacks good low post scorers and good 3pt shooters you are going to get a lot of 2pt jump shots. Its not just the coach, its on the GM that built this roster. In the NBA there is no way you are going to generate a drive/layup consistently. You have to take a lot of either post shots, 3pt shots of long jumpers.
So you can try and maximize drives and hitting cutters (like the cluster tries to do), but there is only so much you can do if no one can knock down 3's or be a consistent low post threat.
i read this in an ESPN fantasy bball column. iguodala is listed as a SF bust, with the following logic
"Andre Iguodala, 76ers (from Tom Carpenter): Iggy once was a fantasy stud because he was the man in Philly. Now he's just one good player among many. He's going too early in drafts."
One good player among many ? lol Really? who? the guy is going to play 40+ i dont see any reason why iguodala would not be a fantasy stud
He never really scores many points.
He is like a worse version of Brandon Roy. Basically a Diet Lebron James. Defense doesn't count in fantasy so the reason he is valued so much doesn't matter.
Plus he can't shoot threes but loves to jack them up, murdering his FG %
He loves jacking them up
Or, as numerous reports have indicated, he was instructed to jack the up last year and has been instructed this year to not jack them up so much.
Either way, jacked they were.
He needs to stop shooting. That's all.
I think taking a 16 to 18 footer isn!t a bad shot for our bigs but the area past that is a no if I am the coach. Watching the offense on the previous post it seems that shot will be available and all our bigs can hit it. We will see a lot of zone for short stretches this year and I wonder if this offense works against it or if our coach has zone options to it.
We have a great wing core that should flourish cutting off the ball if good screens are set but we have talked for years about the I.Q. of our players and decision making seems a big part of it also.
Yeah, there is a difference between a wide open 18 foot jumper within the framework of a play and a contested fall away 18 footer by Iguodala. Sure a drive or an open 3 is preferable, but an open shot by a good shooter is still not a bad thing.
Sort of like making a 5 yard pass in the NFL. It can't be the staple of your offense, but sometimes you should take it if its there.
Yeah, I disagree here. I think drawing up plays to get long twos is a failure. I realize you aren't going to get into the lane or get an open three on every possession, but that should be the goal. The long two should only be taken when the other options are taken away from you by the defense.
Which- when you look at this team and its lack of post players and shooters- will happen a lot. Just the reality of the line-up and something a coach can try to minimize, but won't overcome.
I don't think we disagree about the schemes. I' just doubt coaching alone will make a huge difference in the shot distribution. But we can hope the right guys are taking the midrange jumpers, and that they are taking open jumpers instead of guarded step backs off of isolation.
Sort of like how last years team shot better from 3pt. Because for all of EJ's many faults, he did generate open looks from 3pts that helped guys like Lou and Jrue shoot at reasonable percentages.
BTW, you know I throw out positives about EJ just to get a rise out of people...
OT: Thad will lead this team in scoring next season. Now you all can laugh but I will get the laugh when the season ends.
Seems like a weird projection.
Andre Iguodala averaged more points per minute than Thad last year. So did Brand, Lou, and Speights.
So Thad is going to have to get a lot more shots up when he is on the court or lead the team in min/game.
I don't see him getting the 35 minutes he would need to have a good chance.
If I were a Sixers opponent, I'd pack in my 2-3 zone and let 'em fire away from outside.
Collins awaits Sixers coaching debut:
Turner looks forward to first preseason game:
I don't think this is viewed from the right perspective. My observations are quite different:
1. Very rarely does a coach put long 2 point jump shots as your primary offensive scheme (EFJ obviously is one of the exceptions). However long two pointers always have to be part of your backup plan, because very often good defenses can force opponents out of the paint and defend the three point line well at the same time. In these "emergency cases" the long two pointer is basically the only solution if you don't want to end up with a 24 second violation.
2. Long two point jump shots are low percentage (often lower than 3pointers) for a reason. Usually players are forced at taking them, because of the inefficiency of their primary offensive set. Forced shots always result in low percentage. It would actually be interesting to see how many of these long 2 pointers happen at the end of the shot clock (last 5 seconds) on a normal team (not the Sixers from last year).
All in all i absolutely support the idea about limiting the 2 point jumpers to a minimum, but at the same time i accept they are often inevitable and can actually be the highest percentage shot available. There is a reason why most of the all time greats from the wing positions were/are great at both the mid range and long range 2 pointers.
I think in theory the offense installed by Collins really works towards our players strengths and limits the two point jumpers from our low percentage shooters to a minimum. We still need to see though how opposing defenses react to it and how "defendable" it is...
P.S. All of the aforementioned views on the 2 point jump shot excludes an EFJ coached team. It requires a coach with at least basic common sense.
In 2006-7 Kobe shot 8.3 attempts per game from 16-23 feet. The Lakers won 42 games that year.
As the Lakers added better teammates Kobe's shot selection improved, despite running the same system under the same coach. Last year Kobe shot only 6.0 attempts from 16-23 feet.
It's a bit different for a wing, and the team's #1 option. You'd expect their percentages to be a little higher. When you're talking about bigs, though, I think it's a terrible, terrible trend. Brand isn't taking long twos as the shot clock expires.
That's a great example tk76. It just shows that unless you are forced to take them (meaning you have no other options), most good players and systems for that matter would not take the long 2 pointer.
BTW, Kobe complaisantly shoots 38-42% from 16-23 feet. Usually while closely defended.
Pau Gasol averaged 3.7 attempts from 16-23 feet his last year on a bad Memphis team. Last year he attempted 1.6 from that range (hitting at a much higher percentage- 48%.) IMO this has more to do with his upgraded team than coaching or the great "triangle."
Coaching aside, Teams with lots of talent get to take better shots because their weapons stress a defense. While bad teams with few weapons end up getting forced into bad shots.
Its sort of like the NFL. Weak offenses are forced to make short plays. While teams with lots of weapons can spread the field and open up both longer passes and better runs. Its not solely the coaches or the schemes.
Or bad QBs settle for 5-yard passes because they aren't patient enough to let their receivers get separation on the outside, as the case may be.
Or the quarterback lacks a strong enough arm to fit in deeper passes against a cover 2...
So when we are talking the Sixers... do they have the weapons to stress a defense? Do they have post scorers who force a defense to double and then scramble? Do they have main weapons who hit lots of 3's? No.
So no matter how well coached they are, the defense can dictate that the best shot will often be a wide open midrange jumper. They can be better than under EJ, but only by degrees.
More important is, when you take a midrange jumper:
1. Is the right player taking that shot (not Thad or Iguodala.)
2. Is the shot open and in the flow, or are you forcing it too early or taking a contested jumper?
Anytime in the first 17 seconds of the shot clock is too early, IMO. I'd almost prefer a drive into a packed lane than a quick play resulting in an open 18-footer for Hawes.
I don't know about Hawes... but a good NBA shooter will hit over 85% of his 18 footers if left wide open and in rhythm. Think someone like Haslem on the good Heat teams when he would be automatic from 16 ft, or David West left open.
That does not mean those guys hit for those gaudy percentages over the course of a season. But if you look at their "good shots" they are close to automatic. I believe Speights could be like that if he limits himself to the right shots.
And really great midrange shooters like Rip can be close to automatic even if lightly contested- but I'm not sure any of the Sixers qualify.
I'm not saying running an offense for midrange jumpers. But it should be part of the sets- where the right shooters when left wide open will make a defense pay. That's how you keep the defense from over-helping off of screens.
Just like the screen pass in the NFL. You'd never want that to be your staple- but judicious use is part of a balance offense and keeps the defense honest.
I'd say yes and no at the same time. The Sixers do have a few talented offensive players that CAN "stress" the defense, but it's impossible to put them all on the floor because of their terrible defense.
As for who should be allowed to take those jumpers i'd say only Kapono, Speights, Turner, Holiday and maybe Hawes should be allowed to even think about it... Everybody else ugh...
Lou puts a ton of stress on a defense ecause he is unguardable. The problem is he does not know how to use that to the team's advantage. Sort of like Jason Terry early in his career before he lost a step and developed an automatic jumper.
Kapono from 3point range and even Speights from mid range also fit the bill of putting stress on a defense IMO. However you can't put all three of them on the floor at the same time without being constantly punished for it on the defensive end.
Collins hasn't even inserted the pick-and-roll play into the Sixers' offense because he doesn't want the players to have that to fall back on. He wants them to push the ball when possible, and, in the half-court, use more of a read-and-react approach for now.
Brackins is another guy who likes long jumpers. Don't think he'll play all that much this year -- too much of a defensive liability -- though he's got a nice shooting stroke.
Saying someone is too much of a defensive liability when the other (realistic) options are
really says something
Playing Brackens at PF is sort of like playing Thad at PF...
He has to get physically stronger and into better shape.
He's also terrible on pick and rolls and doesn't get off his feet quick enough to be a shotblocker.
His entire defensive profile is pretty dreary, honestly.
Isn't 'terrible on pick & rolls' something the sixers look for in their big men?
Does anyone know if this game will be televised or is it available on nba.com?
Audio only webcast at sixers.com.
They need to invest in a quality webcam :)
Hey tk76, are you sure there is even an audio webcast? The link you gave in the previous post was for a preseason game last year, in 2009 (also against the Nets).
Wow. I passed that along from a poster at realGM. Good catch.
The long two, like most parts in basketball, is a tool used to generate better assists. Guards need to have a good pull up game because it prevents defenders from sagging off and denying penetration. Bigs need to have a good midrange game to pull defenders out and open up the lane. It needs to be flashed enough keep defenses honest. It can't be overused.
Any player, backcourt of frontcourt, I value the ability to hit the long two. I also value wise shot selection. It's one of my huge problems with Craig Brackins, who's probably worse at this than anyone on our roster (or, at least he was when asked to carry an offense at Iowa State).
How do you fairly evaluate someone like Brackins?
There are areas you can objectively look at like his physical attributes and skill-set and know he is a good shooter but physically weak. But its almost impossible to know what his shot selection and game will look like if he is not forced to be the man like he was at ISU.
He actually did better as "the man". He actually carried a much higher burden in 2008-2009 (when he averaged 24.8 pp/40 on 47.5% shooting, 1.26 pps) than he did in 2009-2010 (18.8 pp/40 on 42% shooting, 1.16 pps). The team added juco transfer Marquis Gilstrap, who was much better than anyone Iowa State had on the team during Brackins' sophomore year. Brackins took a LOT of contested jumpers early in the shot clock. He actually seemed to rush things with another scoring threat around.
Do you mean "can be overused" at the end of your first paragraph?
bah, yes. "Can be overused", not can't.
Thanks. Missed that.
Brackins sounds like a real treat. Did we acquire this front court of unathletic mid-range shooting big men by design, or was it an accident? On top of Brand and Speights, we've added Battie, Songaila, Brackins, Hawes, and I guess you can include Nocioni too. And Thad. Like is this the Rod Thorn philosophy?
No, we are building the perfect team for Eddie Jordan with multiple iterations of poor man's Jamisons :)
In Thorn's defense, I'm not sure how much better of young big he could have gotten in exchange for Willie Green. Brackins is skilled and athletic. He just lacks strength. And Darius came along for the ride.
Agree. Good trade.
You forgot the second half of that excellent comment.
Great trade, who did we get?:)
It's an okay trade by itself, but it all adds up to millions of jump-shooting big men.
Can't argue against the premise here--the long 2 is clearly the worst shot you can take--but one criticism. For a guy like AI9, who really plays his offensive game everywhere from the key to the three, that long 2 keeps the defense honest. I know you were being slightly hyperbolic when you said he'd be better off jacking up 300 more 3s, but realistically, opposing defenses have to respect that long 2. They're happy to give it up, but they also have to defend it. That prevents teams from manning Iggy real tough around the 3 and holding the paint down with a zone against him. The Sixers would be especially susceptible to this sort of D, since Iggy was our main source of offense.
Long distance shots only keep a defense honest if the defense feels there's a good chance you are going to make it. If not, they leave you open 'daring' you to take the shot (and he probably wasn't being too hyperbolic on the 3's comment, hence the PPS numbers he gave).
Andre Iguodala is not an outside shooter of great skill, so he's not going to keep a defense honest by taking the shots, in fact he's going to make the defense happy if he takes that shot. He's not kyle korver
Oh - the dreaded long two? you mean the AKA for the Sixers the last decade?
You know the 17 foot jumper represented about 80% of my shots in HS. And now you have gone and made me feel like a chucker. And up to know I just thought I was a stiff, but I guess I was inefficient on top of that.
Thanks. Maybe I was a victim of watching too many Sixers games (of course they were actually good back then.)
I just included the rare Know/now typo.
TK, my coach always gave a speech the first day about how a long two was the worst shot in basketball. Thus I only shot threes. Totally agree with this post BTW.
I was A PF/C but to skinny to pull off legit post moves. I would have loved to shoot threes- but our plays would not bring me that far from the basket (no EJ as coach.) And yes, I'm sure my jumpers were bad shots by definition. Part of being a bad player I guess...
Brian- I was thinking of putting up another (short) post to stir up some discussion. Better to put it up now, tomorrow or on Saturday?
Put it in now, maybe we'll run it tonight/tomorrow.
Gotta write it... but It'll be a quickie.
Have a link for tonight's game if anyone is interested.
If Brian gives me the go, I'll post it. If not email me and I'll pass it a along. firstname.lastname@example.com
You officially have the go. I didn't think anyone was televising it, though.
Its on their listing and this site has never let me down.
I think they tend to list all of the games, and then put up a link when they have it. But I hope your right.
First the dreaded know/now debacle and now a you're/your mis-step.
Hope you aren't operating today doctor ;)
It's my lousy typing skills and laziness. My fingers type what is easiest, and I fail to proof read. But feel free to call out the errors in my ways- as maybe it'll push me to start proof reading.
I can only imagine how bad my spelling would be without the built in spell checker.
Nah, just giving you a little grief, your/you're is just one of those internet things i have to accept/except.
If you ever write should of or would of or could of - then you're in trouble though :)
Nothing. Damn shame.
Speaking of long twos, did anyone see the Holinger scouting report on Speights? He mentioned that Speights' twos will become threes in a few years. Is that because of a shortening of the three point line or is he assuming Speights' range will increase?
Either way, that would be a disappointing evolution of his game to me at least. I want to see him get closer to the basket, not farther away.
John Hollinger has like the biggest crush on M16 in the entire basketball universe.
I think he is just posturing to save face seeing how Mo Speights is an outlier to his playing rating system.
I wouldn't call him an outlier so much as an indicator of how slanted towards offense Hollinger system is. It's purely a mathematical formula that takes into account player stats and adjusts them for pace and a couple other things.
It's a limited tool if one cares only about offensive production of a player
Brian, I quickly cobbled together a pretty lengthy post. I'll email it to you to decide how, when and if to use it.
Is this new news? Collins saying Turner is our backup point guard for the moment?
"He had a chance to run that team," Collins said. "Which I think was good for him." When asked if he'd play Turner primarily as a backup point guard, Collins said, "Yes, that's where he's comfortable."
Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20101005_Sixers__Holiday_to_play_key_role_this_season.html
Nope. Slow news day, I guess.
Oh, a number of big NBA blogs linked to it like this was the first time Collins definitively made that announcement.
Tom Moore has been reporting it since the first practice, right? Pretty sure I've read a bunch of other comments from Collins as well, plus he's definitely said Thad is starting at the three.
Comcast has two networks in philadelphia in which they air games right? Standard comcast sports net and CN8?
Even if the flyers do have a game tonight - I see no reason why a comcast owned team doesn't have it's preseason game aired at least on CN8, it's not like the phillies are playing.
It's 7:19 and according to NBA.com the game hasn't even started?
ESPN just updated the score 10-6 nets with 7:55 to play in the first, i don't expect a lot of current updating. They all usually probably work off the same kind of feed, and well, there's no feed today:)
Kate Fagan is giving updates on Twitter. They've basically been "The Sixers can't stop Lopez, Hawes already has 2 fouls" and "The Sixers are taking a lot of jumpers."
Gosh, Turner could score a hundred points and there will never be any video of it.
0/3 so far. He has as many misses as Hawes has fouls in the first half.
Well... Turner could score fifty points in the second half and there'll never be any video of it! Or he could do some crafty "facilitating." That's his specialty and all.
From Kate Fagan:
"Mid-quarter stat sheet: Lopez w/ 10 points, Nets shooting 53.8 percent; 76ers shooting 50.0 percent, Brand w/ 8 points. Nets ahead, 20-15."
Up by one at the end of one 27-26 (espn text alert)
Kate Fagan has a 'chat' going that just posts her twitter updates automatically
Sounds like Hawes is getting dominated
Wade leaves game with strained hamstring
Thad out of the second half corneal abrasion to left eye
I have a feeling Brian is going to end up hating Spencer Hawes more than any other Sixer in the last decade.
Hawes will make people miss sam
I've never met a person I liked named Spencer.
I worked for a guy named Spencer after I quit grad school...lasted 4 years...man what a loon
Lopez with 19 in the first half despite sitting with three fouls.
That's such a tall order.
Hawes will sign a 5yr/35M contract and gets lots of minutes to become the Willie Green of Sixer big men.
We really shouldn't do that.
Definitely not.
Elton has 1 rebound in 15 minutes. I don't know if losing all the weight is going to help him. At least he was strong last year. Now he's unathletic AND will get bitched around in the paint.
I live down in DC. I'm watching the Wizards play Dallas on CSN. John Wall looks just as fast as he did in college. He lost Jason kidd on defense a few times though. Overall he looks like the # 1 pick. I'll let you all know if I see anything else. WSH 31 - DAL 24. I'd rather be watching the sixers!!!
Hope I'm wrong, but I haven't seen Brand move much better or quicker at camp/practice than he did the previous two seasons.
down by 6 with 2 minutes to go. DC should have jrue hike the ball to Hawes and let him hit Iguodala on a deep slant.
Turner 12pts (on 10 FTM) and 7 reb. Speights 19 pts, but 4-13 from the fiekld. Brand 15 pts. Hawes got dunked on by everyone. Favors foulded out. 13min, 1 reb, 6 fouls... and I'd still trade Iguodala for him.
Good to see Turner getting to the line and grabbing boards, even though he didn't shoot well, if he keeps doing those things he'll get more minutes.
LOL at the Sixers 2-18 from 3pt. Avery probably had that huge grin going every time the Sixers put one up.
lol 14 assists, gonna be a long year. Also who is James Florence?
Speights +9 in his 30min (lived at the foul line.) Team remaining 18 minutes -16.
And not co-incidentally... Hawes was -17in his 16min, 5 fouls.
I'm really happy to hear Turner had 7 boards. Even more excited to hear that he got to the line 10 times. I'm assuming that meant he was able to get by his defender and take it to the rim. Hopefully he'll be able to finish once he adjusts to the physicality.
Cousins started at center tonight against Robin Lopez and has 8 and 5 (4-5 shooting) a little into the second quarter.
I can't wait till Cousins plays out of his mind and we all get mad.
Dear Evan, please get to the line 12 times every game and make us love you.
Now up to 14 (7-11 shooting) and 14. Brian may have to start a Demarcus Cousins Fan Club thread.
And he wraps up with 16 and 16 in 28 minutes. Yeah, that's auspicious.
I can't wait to bring up how we could have traded took Cousins and traded Iggy and change to gets Minn's 3 pick to bother everyone all year long.
Ignore that first trade I typed.
I am almost copyrighting the term "Reverse Jordaned" to explain our draft strategy in 2010.
But Evan is still fine with me for hte time being.
Tonight is also Blake Griffin's preseason debut. So far, 6 and 6 on the wrong side of a blowout.
Is there a user option to set up how I see comments here? On some forums/blogs you can select newest first, or newest last, you can change also how they are "stacked" like you guys have done or sequential?
I have been lurking and last year I really didn't post much because the formatting was so different than I am used to. Call me Easily Confused.
Also after a reply you go back to another page where you have to click a link to get you back into the thread.
I am using Firefox. It happens in Chrome as well, so I don't think it is a browser specific problem.
After you reply you receive a page that says 'return to original entry' which will take you back to the thread.
All blog engines are different
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Infrastructure is Key to Tapping New Markets, Conference Board Says
By Don Curren
Look forward to 2025, and the U.S. will still be Canada's biggest trading partner by a long shot.
But the real growth opportunities are in trade with emerging markets, opportunities Canada may not be able to take full advantage of unless key infrastructure keeps up with those markets' growing demand for raw material exports, the Conference Board of Canada said.
The non-profit think tank joined the lengthening list of Canadian opinion makers urging the country's exporters to broaden their markets and shift away from their long-standing dependence on the U.S. and other developed economies.
It believes governments as well as exporters have a role to play in ensuring that Canada is able to realize its full potential as an exporter.
"The U.S. is still going to dominate, but our trade is going to shift away from some of our older markets, more traditional markets like the U.K. and Japan," Kip Beckman, principal economist at the Conference Board, said in an interview. "It's an issue that politicians and governments are going to have to deal with. We're going to need more capacity to meet the demand."


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With kids, fast is slow and slow is fast
Parenting requires a lot of time and patience, but it's often those very things we're running short on. Dr Justin Coulson explains how with children, often the things that take time at first can save you time down the track.
I've noticed a pattern in my own parenting, and in the parenting of many mums and dads I work with.
We parents can often exhibit a relatively low tolerance with our kids – particularly when we ask them to do something and they don't do it. We typically expect that if we say jump, it will happen instantly. When it doesn't, some parents have been known to flip out!
And some of us also seem to struggle with patience when our children are learning a new skill, be it tying a shoelace, cooking their eggs, or navigating challenging social situations. We show them how it's done, give good advice, and expect that – hey presto - they're trained and competent.
The slow process of parenting
The trouble is, teaching our kids to get their food or clean their room isn't as simple as downloading the app or installing a driver. A one-off demonstration doesn't cut it for learning. Instead, the teaching takes time … precious time. We have to teach them, guide them through their mistakes, give them more chances to get it right, and continue the laborious process until they get it right.
We know this, obviously. And we know that it's our job to teach them. But it's the time issue that seems to create the stress and angst – for us and the kids! So often it's time we don't feel that we have.
An easy example is tying shoelaces. Put simply, we're somewhere between frantic and frazzled in the morning, so there isn't time to teach them to tie them. And we forget in the afternoon because of the extra-curricular rush, the dinner planning, and the final tidy up before bed.
Two problems
So we have two problems:
1. Kids not doing as they're asked, or
2. Kids not knowing how to do as they're asked.
Two solutions
So we end up doing one of two things…
1. In the first instance (when they don't do), we get cranky, start shouting and threatening, and make demands. Something like "do as you're told when you're told" ought to sum that one up.
2. In the second instance (where they don't know how), we tend to actually do things for our kids. We make life easy for them … but mostly for us.
It's faster that way.
We get more done.
We get out the door on time (or close to it).
We get the quick-fix results we need …
But it doesn't help our kids.
Fast is slow, and slow is fast
Some time ago I came across the phrase 'fast is slow and slow is fast', by the late Stephen R. Covey. Dr Covey was a giant in teaching about personal relationships. This idea resonated with me.
Of all the relationships we have, there is no relationship where this is more applicable than to our relationship with our children.
Kids aren't co-operating? A common parental response is to blow up, or we threaten, shout, and carry on. We might ridicule, dismiss, demean, or ignore. Or we bribe, dangle carrots, and go for the sugar-coated quick-fix. In each instance we rely on our parental power.
Our focus is quick results. It's about being fast.
But fast is slow
That's because our kids don't learn to do the right thing for the right reasons. They only learn to do the right thing when we are around so that they can get the goody or avoid the punishment. So their moral development is slow. Their progress into responsible, thoughtful, considerate, autonomously motivated individuals is slowed or even stopped when we go for 'fast'.
Same goes for doing things for the kids when they can't do it themselves. Fast means we just do it. We'll teach them later!
And slow is fast
Slow, on the other hand, requires considerable effort in the early phases. It's about laying a solid foundation in the relationship – one of trust, compassion, and emotional availability – and spending time in effortful dialogue, guidance, and teaching.
This stuff is slow, and it can be hard work.
But as time goes on, it is required less and less. And soon enough, slow becomes fast.
Kids trust us, learn from us, come to us for guidance, and love to be with us.
When the kids are doing the wrong thing, or ignoring us, we spend time with them. We speak quietly. We listen. We are patient. We consider their preference to wait until the ads, or until they lose a life in their game. When we HAVE to hurry, we talk with them clearly but kindly and explain rather than demand.
And when our children are developing a new skill, we tell them, we show them, and we let them try … over and over and over again!
In your next interaction with your children, rather than pushing for a fast result, slow down. Be present. Ask questions. Listen carefully. Respond with empathy. And watch how slow is so much faster.
More from Dr Justin:
- Are you a snowplough parent?
- The ugly truth about smacking our kids: Part one
- Is my family big enough? Or is there room for one more?
More related content:
- How to become a patient parent from Zen Habits
- Being patient: Tips and advice on parenting patience from Baby Zone
- 10 little things good parents do from Today's Parent
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NEW YORK (Oct. 2)
Liberian head of state Samuel Doe declared that to equate Zionism with racism — as the United Nations did in 1975 — is to "desecrate" Israel's struggle to achieve independence and nationhood.
The Liberian Commander-in-Chief made the assertion at a reception in his honor given last week at the headquarters of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith opposite United Nations headquarters.
Doe, whose nation resumed diplomatic relations with Israel in August, said that despite the severance of ties 10 years ago, "we never lost sight of those ideals which unite the Liberian and the Jewish peoples." Consequently in 1975, he said, "Liberia opposed the resolution in the United Nations which attempted to equate Zionism with racism."
To attack Zionism in this fashion, he went on to say, would be to "desecrate" it and associate Israel's struggle for nationhood with a "criminal and inhumane system of oppression."
Doe said that his decision to restore diplomatic relations with Israel was based on Liberia's "commitment to the promotion of international peace and security, based on justice, equality and human dignity."
In welcoming the Liberian leader, ADL national chairman Kenneth Bialkin praised his decision to restore diplomatic relations with Israel. He called it a "courageous and statesmanlike decision, "adding: "We hope there will be an ever growing and fruitful relationship involving the United States, Liberia and Israel."
In a toast to Doe and his aides, ADL associate national director Abraham Foxman called for "peace and friendship between the Liberian people and the Jewish people" and expressed the hope for "better relations between the continent of Africa and the State of Israel." Doe met with Jewish business leaders in New York prior to the ADL reception.


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Award-winning Lenovo notebook now available at Australian retailers
Sydney, Australia – June 2, 2008 – Lenovo today announced the availability of the IdeaPad U110 consumer notebook PC, the star of Lenovo's IdeaPad entertainment and fashion-oriented notebook collection and winner of three Best-of-Show awards at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. The red model of the IdeaPad U110 will be on sale in Australia at Dick Smith Powerhouse and Domayne. The full Lenovo Idea range of products can be seen online at www.lenovoideas.com.au.
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Older Australians and the Internet
Haukka, Sandra (2011) Older Australians and the Internet. ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Brisbane , Qld.
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In late 2009, Sandra Haukka secured funding from the auDA Foundation to explore what older Australians who never or rarely use the Internet (referred to as 'non-users') know about the types of online products and services available to them, and how they might use these products and services to improve their daily life. This project aims to support current and future strategies and initiatives by:
1) exploring the extent to which non-users are aware of the types and benefits of online products and services, (such as e-shopping, e-banking, e-health, social networking, and general browsing and research) as well as their interest in them
b) identifying how the Internet can improve the daily life of older Australians
c) reviewing the effectiveness of support and services designed to educate and encourage older people to engage with the Internet
d) recommending strategies that aim to raise non-user awareness of current and emerging online products and services, and provide non-users with the skills and knowledge needed to use those products and services that they believe can improve their daily life.
The Productive Ageing Centre at National Seniors Australia, and Professor Trevor Barr from Swinburne University provided the project with in-kind support.
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Scandinavia's TeliaSonera has taken a SEK0.4 billion ($61 million) hit on the sale of its 57% stake in Nepal Satellite to Zhodar Investment, blaming legal and regulatory challenges for its exit.
The operator had built up its stake in the Nepalese operator through a series of acquisitions in 2011 and 2012, hoping to strengthen its operations with a "complementary brand".
TeliaSonera (Stockholm, Sweden) already owned a Nepalese mobile operator called Ncell, which it bought in 2008, and says it will be free to concentrate on that business following the Nepal Satellite sale.
Elaborating on the difficulties it has faced regarding Nepal Satellite, TeliaSonera said that over the past 12 months "uncertainty regarding the regulatory and legal environment for consolidation and granting of licenses in Nepal has increased".
"Pursuing an acquisition of Nepal Satellite is therefore not considered possible for regulatory reasons," the operator added in a statement.
Despite the SEK0.4 billion loss, the divestment seems unlikely to have much impact on TeliaSonera's consolidated financial statements following deconsolidation because Nepal Satellite's operations remain very limited.
In contrast, Ncell is Nepal's largest mobile operator, serving about 10 million customers and reporting revenues of SEK2.7 billion last year.
TeliaSonera reported net income of SEK5.1 billion for the three months ending June, 13.5% less than in the same period of 2012, and flagged a 3.9% drop in revenues over the same period, to SEK26.3 billion.
Although operations in developed markets continued to wrestle with competition and regulation, Ncell grew its sales by 25.1% in the quarter, to SEK809 million.
Per-Arne Blomquist, TeliaSonera's chief executive, attributed organic growth in the Eurasia region to the demand for data services as well as addition of new mobile customers.
TeliaSonera expects to close the Nepal Satellite transaction within the next month.


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Andie MacDowell is a charming foil, and Stephen Tobolowsky is the perfect insurance salesman from hell.
A few months later, they met Andie, 56 at a poly retreat in upstate New York.
I loved this scene, because I secretly believed I was like Andie.
In came Donald and Melania Trump, Chloe Sevigny and Andie MacDowell, Julianne Moore and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Andie, in turn, began noticing the quality of the relationship between Larry and Rachel.
The President, Andie, just naturally expects me to tackle this new job?
I meant to speak of it at dinner, Andie, to you and Greg, but I forgot.
If that were to fly out and go through the bottom of the ship, Andie, would it sink her?
Why, I can't make out to see what I looked like then, Andie!
Lavis saw Andie brace his legs, and then, remindful and resentful, bound back to his station and set a hand to each of two levers.


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Sunny Breakfast Baby Shower
Hello, Kiddo! A Sunny Breakfast Baby Shower
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Hello, Kiddo! A Sunny Breakfast Baby Shower
While a heavy-on-the-dessert lunch might be your typical baby shower meal, we're loving the creative shower Costa Mesa, CA-based wedding planner Jesi Haack recently threw for a friend, who's expecting a little boy. Inspired by phrase "Hello, Kiddo," the morning affair featured a heavy dose of sunny yellow fabrics, golden flowers, and of course, orange juice, along with an omelet bar, kid-inspired foods, sweet signage, and a cute activity that would please even the most shower-game averse friend. Keep clicking to check it out!


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GenY connect sends UPA online
The UPA government has quietly hit an online milestone: nearly all its activities are now on "social media" sites. Not bad for a government seen losing some of its touch with the country's increasingly outspoken young population, writes Zia Haq.delhi Updated: Mar 25, 2013 02:28 IST
The UPA government has quietly hit an online milestone: nearly all its activities are now on "social media" sites. Not bad for a government seen losing some of its touch with the country's increasingly outspoken young population.
Information and broadcast minister Manish Tewari, a younger politician prompt on the e-mail, had told his officials after taking charge last year that disseminating public information in a digital era was a whole new ballgame. Old ways won't work and the government could be caught dead if it did not leverage the Internet.
Nearly 100 million Indians, more than Germany's population, use the Internet everyday and of this, the 40 million with broadband access are the ones most active on social media. Although Internet users are less than a tenth of the country's population of 1.2 billion, they form a powerful bloc shaping the political discourse.
"When I took charge, one of the gaps I saw in the information-sharing space was the absence of content-agnostic news media platform, including social media," Tewari told HT on Sunday. The minister then ramped up a drive to overhaul antiquated methods of government outreach entities, such the Song and Drama Division.
In one corner of a sprawling information ministry building, a small team of mostly young recruits tap away at their keyboards, delivering news feeds on Youtube, streaming live official events and uploading official information.
The minister has evolved a "hub-and-spoke model" where all government wings will need to direct their publicity stuff through the information ministry, whose mandate is to bring officialdom to the public.
Tewari and his top bureaucrat, Uday Varma, put together a team of in-house programmers who are now developing an exclusive I-phone "app" to complement their Android version. The ministry also rolled out All-India Radio services on YouTube and for mobile phone access. The drive could help the government connect better to a growing class of disenchanted urban youth, ahead of a general election.


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The science is interesting, the schmoozing is essential, the students are promising, but, at the end of the day, it is The Swag that is cool.
Last year's winner, the LSST little blue pedometer is back, with the promise of another piece of etched optical glass to the winner of the drawing from the ten-mile hikers.
But, as the arbitrary arbitrator of the contest, there can not be a repeat winner…
so, what have we got?
There's the usual calendars and poster, postcards and bookmarks, not to mention the luggage tags and key chains. Good basic swag, handy for handing to kids, marking books and, surprisingly, making goody baskets for charity auctions – you have no idea what the parents of an astronomy mad pre-teen will bid on a basket of NASA pins, Hubble calendar, stereogram Soho bookmarks and a set of Chandra postcards…
And then there is the original funky swag, the rare originals:
the Swift stress ball will come in handy, but bit basic, not up there with the old Lunar stress ball of meetings past;
Lockmart's Saturn Clock is cool, I'll treasure mine, but limited applicability;
Eureka's spinning thingy was cool, and promises hours of entertainment for the cat and kids, a close contender;
but, the unanimous winner, as voted by Steve Osterman, is clearly
it does edge detection, it can keep a dozen phd's amused for hours, it is very cute
Honorable mention should go to the NOAO – with their townhall put heads-up against NASA (say what?) they promptly offered entry in a drawing for an iPod Touch, iff you actually show for their townhall.
Hah, take that NASA!


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Rick Ross, Drake Shoot 'Rich Forever' Video
The Source magazine's Man of the Year, Rick Ross recently began shooting a visual for the title track of his new mixtape 'Rich Forever,' last night (Dec. 26), enlisting fellow artists Drake, Meek Mill, French Montana, and DJ Khaled.
While very little is known about the video, the group of MCs can be seen furiously typing on their phones, hanging out with a couple of luxury cars and otherwise doing what rappers do, thanks to a series of tweets from the set.
The follow-up to the Miami rapper's popular 2010 mixtape, 'Ashes to Ashes,' 'Rich Forever' will feature all-new material, and will be hosted by DJ Scream and XXL's Shaheem Reid. Check out the album artwork here.
Ross was recently chosen to be The Source magazine's Man of the Year. Donning a canary yellow fur for the cover story, the Maybach Music Group boss discussed his recent seizures, revealing that his "temporary setbacks" lead him to go in for an "eye-opening" consultation with a neurologist.
"I went and seen an actual neurologist to tell me what was really going on. My condition was basically extreme exhaustion," Ross told The Source. "It was a real eye-opener for me."
Look for the star-studded 'Rich Forever' video and mixtape to drop shortly. Rick Ross' fifth album, 'God Forgives, I Don't,' will be in stores in 2012.
Rick Ross Suffers Two Seizures


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AROM Cervical Extension
Professional Rationale
General ROM exercise that is particularly useful for most patients, including acute neck pain. Ensure a fracture or upper cervical instability isn't present prior to prescribing exercises for the neck, especially with post-MVA or post-traumatic injury.
Client Rationale
This is an active range of motion exercise for your neck, specifically neck extension. This is an exercise that helps to introduce gentle motion so that your neck does not stiffen up and it helps to clear inflammation.
- Standing or sitting with shoulders back and chest up, tip your head back.
- Return slowly.
- Work only in pain free range of motion.
- Do not apply overpressure.
- Do not experience any pain.