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This article was published 6/3/2014 (1262 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
During the Senate judiciary hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas in 1991, two things happened.
One: A law professor named Anita Hill was obliged to testify of the sexual harassment she endured working under Thomas at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission years earlier.
Two: Thomas effectively labelled Hill a liar when he categorically denied the content of her testimony, which included Thomas making suggestive remarks about the size of his sexual organ, and attempting to draw her into a discussion of a porn star named Long Dong Silver.
Essentially, it was Hill's word against Thomas's. We know what happened: Hill was widely deemed a feminist hysteric and Thomas has been sitting on the Supreme Court bench ever since.
One wishes this documentary was a little tougher. It stands as a tribute to Hill for the grace she showed under the duress of unprecedented media scrutiny, but it stops short of accusing the Supreme Court justice of being a liar, although all evidence certainly skews that way.
The film starts with the recording on Hill's answering machine left by Thomas's wife Ginni in October 2010, demanding an apology from Hill for those sexual harassment allegations.
"I would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full explanation of why you did what you did with my husband," chirps Ginni, now a full-blown Tea Party activist.
Ginni doesn't sound like the brightest spoon in the silverware drawer, but her assumption is probably shared by many of the people who watched those confirmation hearings.
In that respect, the doc does provide some important background, including the fact that Hill's testimony was not the result of a personal vendetta. Hill received a query from the FBI about her experience working with Thomas. She answered honestly about the job, from which she eventually resigned, discomfited by Thomas's apparent enthusiasm for inappropriate behaviour. Hill reported to the confirmation hearings because she was subpoenaed.
If 1991 wasn't all that long ago, the footage of that hearing is rather amazing, as Hill is queried by an all-white, all-male group of senators -- including Orrin Hatch, Edward Kennedy and Joe Biden -- who seem utterly clueless that such a thing as sexual harassment even exists.
The most liberal of her inquisitors -- Ted Kennedy -- is, shall we say, suspect when it comes to keeping separate the realms of sexual and professional relationships. (One Saturday Night Live sketch of the era shows Kennedy on the panel with a paper bag over his head.) Thomas cannily played the race card, declaring the inquiry a "high-tech lynching" without acknowledging that Hill was also black. (Looking back on it, Hill ruefully notes that Thomas had race and she had gender.)
It was a disheartening chapter in American history: Who says liars never prosper? But the doc offers comfort that, in becoming a reluctant lightning rod for the issue of sexual harassment, the modest and soft-spoken Hill achieved more than she could have anticipated in raising consciousness on the issue to the benefit of women everywhere.

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COPPERAS COVE — The Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation approved a memorandum of understanding Thursday to donate about 4 acres of the Narrows Technology and Business Park for a fourth city fire station.
"This is necessary," said Dan Yancey, the corporation's chairman. "The city needs police and fire protection in the east end of town. They don't have anything close. This will facilitate all that development."
According to Cove EDC documents, there will be no monetary loss to the corporation by donating the land to the city for the fourth fire station, which also may serve as a police substation. However, it was noted the 4 acres of land in the 72-acre business park could eventually be worth between $850,000 and $1.2 million.
While Yancey did not discuss the possible losses, he said the station would be a benefit to the Narrows and the surrounding area.
Having the fire station located off Old Copperas Cove Road and the future Charles Tillman Way will service the eastern portions of the city well and promote future growth.
"The bottom line in this stuff, is that infrastructure is key," he said.
The city, which is relocating Fire Station No. 2, expressed a need for the station at the Narrows along with renovating Fire Station No. 3, at 1050 W. U.S. Highway 190.
Residents approved a bond for about $4.7 million for the relocation of Fire Station No. 2 to Grimes Crossing Road and West Avenue B in November.
The possible construction of Fire Station No. 4 is expected to be put before residents at the ballot box.
Having completed the memorandum of understanding shows that the Narrows is moving forward, Yancey said.
"We are really excited that we are very close to breaking ground on the Narrows technology park, and we think that it will create better marketing for more business for Copperas Cove," he said.


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There's a lot to look forward to as far as the winter sports season is concerned.
The conclusion of the NFL season, college hoops and high school basketball and wrestling have taken center stage.
With four games left in the regular season, three on the road, how will the Rams finish?
Whether they go 4-0, 0-4 or somewhere in between, this team is much tougher and much more competitive than in recent years.
One thing I've learned about Jeff Fisher is he can really coach.
I'm looking forward to the Mizzou-Illinois basketball game Dec. 22 in St. Louis. Both teams are off to good starts and are nationally ranked.
You just get the feeling that the Tigers need something else. They need something or somebody to give them an extra push.
And that somebody could very well be Jabari Brown, a 6-5 guard who was a five-star recruit coming out of high school.
Brown had a cup of coffee with Oregon before transferring to Mizzou. By all accounts, he can really score. He'll be eligible to make his first appearance Dec. 17 against South Carolina State, the game before Illinois.
Speaking of college sports, the 1969, '70 and '71 Northeast Missouri State University football teams will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Wednesday in Kirksville.
The Bulldogs won the conference MIAA championship three consecutive years from 1969-71 under the leadership of Russ Sloan.
A total of 13 players from Washington, 11 from Washington High School and two from St. Francis Borgia, played on the Northeast team during that period of time.
Borgia players were Dale Gildehaus and Joe Feltmann.
Washington players were Ken Bebermeyer, Jim Gephardt, Deon Johanning, Dave Fleer, Steve Wilmesher, Tom Bueker, Tim Hayes, Mike Curran, Bill Harman, Dave Hoffmann and Rodney Ford.
Also on those teams was Greg Wilson, former Washington School District superintendent.
Washington probably is the area's best and deepest wrestling team. The Blue Jays finished second at the Westminster Tournament last weekend.
St. Clair keeps rolling after winning the Principia Tournament last Saturday.
Union and Pacific are a little beat up, but both should be strong teams as the season moves along.
Hopefully Borgia can get its program up and running in the right direction.
In boys basketball, congratulations to Borgia Head Coach Dave Neier for his 600th career win. That's an amazing accomplishment.
You can bet the Knights will win plenty of games this season.
Washington has been seeded fourth in the powerful 16-team Meramec Tournament, which starts Dec. 26.
Only CBC, Hazelwood Central and DeSmet are seeded higher. This will be a great chance for the Blue Jays to show everyone what they have.
Pacific was picked to win the Four Rivers Conference by the league's coaches, which is a good choice.
St. James will have something to say about that. The Tigers are 4-0 after winning the Potosi Tournament last weekend.
New Haven, Hermann and Sullivan all are off to good starts. Union will only get better. St. Clair is the best winless team in the state.
In girls basketball, the FRC once again is loaded.
Hermann (Montgomery County), St. Clair (Clayton) and St. James (Potosi) already have tournament championships in their back pockets.
Those three teams, along with Sullivan, currently are unbeaten.
Union is 4-2 after placing second last week at the Orchard Farm Tournament
Pacific finished third last week at a good Marquette Tournament. Both the Lady Indians and New Haven are 3-1. Owensville is a team that will be heard from.
Not to be overlooked is Borgia and Washington. Both teams lost their openers, but both have talented players who will help produce wins.


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I am developing an app for a demo. The thing is the data that i have to use are all in excel and i need to get this into a database and the data it self is full of formulas, with some of the column headers appearing of the vertically instead of horizontal. I have tried to rearrange the data but the formulas mean that some of the cut and paste are not working. I have there done what i know and imported the excel sheet into sql but now i need to normalise the tables.
To do so i need to say copy all the data in some columns from one or more tables and create a new table from it. Can someone help me with such a query(s)? Also if anybody has dealt with this whole excel to sql server import thing, i'll appreciate some tips and advice.
Well i have found a solution to copying table columns to form another table "INSERT INTO TABLE2 (COL1, COL2, COL3) SELECT COL1, COL4, COL7 FROM TABLE1" but will still welcome any general tips when on copying excel sheet into sql server
Well, you first need to fix your spreadsheets. I am not sure if you have accomplished this yet or if you are still struggling with that.
You can copy the values in your spreadsheets by doing a copy + past special then values. This will past the values and remove any formulas behind your cells.
Then the import to SQL part. Once all your sheets in your spreadsheets are formatted correctly, then I find it best to export the data in the spreadsheets to csv or flat text format before importing to SQL.
Then use SQL integration services (SQL 2005+) or DTS (SQL 2000) to create a text transform procedure and import your CSV files.
The main thing is getting your spreadsheets formatted correctly. Otherwise, you will have no luck importing this into a database format.
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Bill Gross ETF Off to Fine Start (TRXT, TIP)
Admittedly, we weren't throwing any parties right before or right after the Pimco Total Return ETF (NYSE: TRXT) debuted on March 1. That put us in a small minority of folks that really weren't all that excited to see an ETF answer to the world's largest mutual fund.
Well, in the essence of fairness, we should point out that in a mere five trading days, the Pimco Total Return ETF has raked in almost $135 million, according to the Pimco ETF Web site. It should also be noted the Pimco Total Return ETF has averaged almost 296,000 shares per day in turnover since its debut. Again, impressive.
Rounding TRXT's AUM up to $135 million, it's currently a tad less, and dividing by five trading days means the new Pimco fund is pulling in an average of $27 million per day in assets. No doubt, that's stellar, but that pace probably won't last forever and that's not a knock on TRXT. It's just reality in the world of new ETFs.
Some skepticism is warranted. Total Return in ETF form is cheaper than it is in mutual fund form and that begs the question "How much of TRXT's $135 million in AUM came courtesy of investors redeeming shares of the mutual fund and using the proceeds to buy TRXT?" Fair question because under that scenario, Pimco isn't gaining assets. It's actually losing basis points on management fees.
And we just couldn't resist trying to figure out how long it could take TRXT to become the world's largest bond ETF, an honor that currently belongs to the iShares Barclays TIPS Bond ETF (NYSE: TIP).
Rounding up slightly, the iShares Barclays TIPS Bond ETF had $23 billion in AUM at the end of February, according to ETF Industry Association data. Assuming TIP attracts no more assets and TRXT stays on the $27 million per day plan, it will be approximately 851 days and 20 hours before TRXT becomes the largest bond ETF.
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Centrally located! 10 minutes to Central Station. Sunny, bright and quiet 2-room apartment with kitchen and shower room. Bandel the street is a pedestrianized street of Tower Road.
Bedrooms: Futondoppelbett (1.40 x 2.00 m) and a wardrobe, parquet
Living room: armchairs, coffee table, sofa bed, single bed, TV, dining table, chairs, parquet
Kitchen: Fitted kitchen with stove and oven, dishwasher, sink and refrigerator, microwave, kitchen cabinets and under surface with crockery, cutlery etc., tiles
Bathroom: fully tiled, shower, toilet, sink, mirror cabinet
Nearby are shops (supermarket, bakery, Edeka center, etc.), cafes, restaurants, post office, banks, a market hall, an indoor swimming pool and recreation park Tiergarten.
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Children up to 12 years. 2 Euro discount per night
Berlin: city tax 5%
Final cleaning € 25.00
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Reviews for this host's other properties
Good, leuchtes and clean apartment, Internet fuktionierde unfortunately not optimal. In the near by bus and subway, about 20 minutes walk from the main train station, flexible hostess.
Gutes, leuchtes und sauberes Appartement, Internet fuktionierde leider nicht optimal. In der nahe von Bus und Metro, etwa 20 Gehminuten vom Hauptbahnhof, flexibele Gastgeberin.
The apartment met the specifications, was clean and everything worked well.
Die Wohnung entsprach den Angaben, war sauber und alles klappte gut.
The place is centrally located in a side street and quiet backyard, functionally furnished and indeed very bright.
Ideal for friends or family who know each other really well, as the one sleeping in the bedroom has to cross the living-room in order to use the bathroom. We did not find it very quiet at night, as we could hear the noisy neighbours next door.
The flat was clean, but if you love more than 2 towels, a bath mat for the shower and a tea towel, you'll need to bring those. Second floor here means three flights of stairs.
The building management was very friendly and accommodating.
Apartment functional but incomplete description ... It is a room with no elevator and this hinders the accessibility when you go with a baby. Final cleaning is included and was not very clean, especially the kitchen and accessories. Apart from that, proper accommodation and convenient
Apartamento funcional, pero descripción incompleta... Es un cuarto sin ascensor y ello dificulta la accesibilidad cuando vas con un bebé.
Se incluye la limpieza final y no estaba muy limpio, sobretodo la cocina y los accesorios.
Aparte de eso, alojamiento correcto y bien situado
We spent 7 days at Claudia's flat during august 2012. Globally the flat was in accordance with the description, it's a duplex with 2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms, television .... It was quite enough for our family group of 5 persons.
However we were a bit disappointed by two things : 1- the flat wasn't in the real MITTE district but in MOABIT district. It's true that moabit was now part of mitte agglomeration but for tourists it could be quite confusing. Be aware of this point.
2- The description announced that wifi connection was available in the flat. Once more time it wasn't really wrong but the internetbox was downstairs outside the appartment so the connection was particularly bad and we weren't able to use it.
Apart from these two points the flat was ok for a trip in Berlin.
The apartment was ok, but it just fitted so the price is right. The location was great. The apartment is centrally located and is also quiet despite the central location. Overall we had a nice stay.
Die Wohnung war ok, einfach ausgestattet aber dafür stimmt ja der Preis.
Die Lage war super. Die Wohnung liegt sehr zentral und ist auch trotz der zentralen Lage ruhig gelegen. Insgesamt hatten wir einen schönen Aufenthalt.
Nice and clean appartment. No complaints.
we were not in the apartment, she looked similar but no oven, no dishwasher, and with little dishes, cutlery for 10 people. Besides, it was Ok.
wir waren nicht in diese Wohnung ,sie sah
ähnlich aus aber ohne Backofen, ohne Geschirrspüler, und mit wenig Geschirr, Besteck für 10 Personen.
Ausserdem war es Ok.
Who is expecting great luxury and comfort here completely out of place. The apartment covers all basic needs adequately. The kitchen is well equipped and the bathrooms have a toilet, sink and shower clean and satisfactory. Couple in the 1.40 m wide beds it can sometimes be a little tight, but all in all it is ok. Overall, it is rather narrow, but if you, like us, the dwelling is little and you can enjoy the city for getting familiar with the situation. Small drawback: Although the nearest metro station is just 5 minutes away, but you had to if you wanted to reach the central points of the city, always change at least once. Conclusion: The apartment is ideal for short trips, on which the city is to be explored, the price is unbeatable. For a long time and intense stay in the apartment but it is not recommended due to the tightness.
Wer grossen Luxus und Komfort erwartet ist hier vollkommen fehl am Platz. Die Wohnung deckt alle Grundbedürfnisse ausreichend. Die Küche ist gut ausgestattet und auch die Bäder sind mit Toilette, Waschbecken und Dusche zufriedenstellend und sauber. Zu zweit in den 1,40m breiten Betten kann es schon mal etwas eng werden, alles in allem ist es aber in Ordnung. Insgesamt ist es eher eng, wenn man aber, wie wir, sich wenig in der Wohnung aufhält und die Stadt geniesst kann man sich gut mit der Situation anfreunden.
Kleines Manko: Zwar ist die nächste U-Bahn Station nur etwa 5min entfernt, allerdings musste man, wenn man die zentralen Punkte der Stadt erreichen wollte, immer mindestens einmal umsteigen.
Fazit: Die Wohnung ist optimal für Kurztrips, auf denen die Stadt erkundet werden soll, der Preis ist unschlagbar. Für längere Zeit und intensiveren Aufenthalt in der Wohnung selbst ist sie aufgrund der Enge allerdings nicht empfehlenswert.
These flats and duplex apartments are located in Mitte-Moabit, a charming neighborhood that must be rediscovered! Just 10 minutes by public transport to reach both city centers: east and west and just 5 minutes to get the Central Station! Although the building is in an inner patio, every flat is really bright anytime of the day. The space inside is pretty well divided. The furniture is not really my style, but I must say that the cleanliness was impeccable and he beds and sofas were extremely comfortable. HGV has 8 flats to rent here, so you can go with a big group of friends and rent their flats and duplex if they are available. That's exactly what we did!
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Japan: Same Type of Concrete Pumping Trucks Used at Chernobyl Are En-route to FukushimaApril 1st, 2011
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Some of the world's largest cement pumps were en route to Japan's stricken nuclear plant on Thursday, initially to help douse areas with water but eventually for cement work — including the possibility of entombing the site as was done in Chernobyl.
Operated via remote control, one of the truck-mounted pumps was already at the Fukushima Dai-ichi site and being used to spray water. Four more will be flown in from Germany and the United States, according to the German-manufacturer Putzmeister. The biggest of the five has an arm that extends well over 200 feet.
"Initially, they will probably pump water," Putzmeister stated. "Later they will be used for any necessary concreting work."
A construction company in Augusta, Ga., was among those redirecting the pumps to Japan. Its owner said he believes building a concrete sarcophagus will follow.
"Our understanding is they are preparing to go to next phase and it will require a lot of concrete," Jerry Ashmore told the Augusta Chronicle.
He did not expect the pump to return. "It will be too hot to come back," Ashmore said.
A cargo plane is expected to fly the truck and pump from Atlanta next week at a cost of $1.4 million.
Putzmeister concrete pumps were among those used to seal in the Chernobyl reactor after it exploded in Ukraine in 1986, and sightings of the first truck at the Dai-ichi complex last week led to media speculation that Japan was planning to do the same in Fukushima.
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5 Responses to "Japan: Same Type of Concrete Pumping Trucks Used at Chernobyl Are En-route to Fukushima"
Eileen Says:
April 1st, 2011 at 3:18 am
One can only hope that this hot reactor is given its proper tomb. Pitiful that this is taking so long to happen. Ans so sorry for the lights being out Japan. I say this as I sit in front of a glowing with EMF screen.
Peace and good health to all.
quintanus Says:
April 1st, 2011 at 3:56 am
So this building #4 is supposed to have thousands of pounds of aging bars of fuel? The roof of the building makes it unclear whether this stuff is inside secondary containment, which we can't see
mangrove Says:
April 1st, 2011 at 7:57 am
Don't want to be too far out there on the conspiracy fringe…. but, what if this is simply a public relations stunt to give the appearance that they tried everything (even though, this looks bad showing up so late)? Just posing the question. Prolly legit…. but why am I not hopeful? Doom overload I guess. But this is some serious shit going down, straight from hell.
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April 1st, 2011 at 10:27 pm
While entombment is an almost 100% certainty, and has been from early on, I'm very concerned about the decision process leading up to it.
Entombment is only useful once the fuel has been stabilized in some way – i.e. prevented from recriticality. Otherwise the unstable fuel will easly destroy the sarcophagus arrangement and anything else in it's way. Uncontrolled fission has complete command over any kind of matter you throw at it.
Chernobyl was not 'stopped' by planners. It paused by accident – when the fuel mixed with concrete sand and formed liquid glass, which held the fuel in suspension and inhibited fission. Even that isn't a permanent arrangement, because the glass component has been degrading each year.
In this case, chucking *huge* quantities of sand and/or metal chips in there is probably the first step towards calming the fuel before any attempt can be made to entomb.
Last note – if they mess up the entombment, they won't be able to reach the reactor any more. They had better get it right first time.
Complete disaster from start to end.
jfreon Says:
April 2nd, 2011 at 11:28 pm
They wanted to save their investment first. Now it is time to bury it, boron first.
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Short Film and Smiles
I received an email today that brought a smile to my face. You know as a middle-aged, opinionated woman I'm often guilty of wondering what this world is coming to and shaking my head at the younger generation (the older generation has received its fare share lately too). Does this show my age or what? I swore I would never be this way *hangs head and sighs* but I'm guilty.
It was wonderful to see hard working college students taking on a sizable project and going for it. I hope you will take the time to read the email and watch the inspirational video by following the link. You may want to help out these future movers and shakers too.
Hi Suzie,
My name is Bailey and I stumbled upon your books/blog when I was doing research for a script I was helping develop. I was new to this genre and wanted to get more familiar with the general idea so I was perusing the internet when I found your book Bad Luck Cadet. I read it and loved it! It not only gave me a better idea of the world I was entering but it also made me laugh and I truly enjoyed it!
This was several months ago and now the script your book helped me develop is becoming a reality. Me and the writer/director of this story worked hard to develop this story hoping to create it as one of our school projects, but our school rejected it saying we could not make it within their time frame. This was disappointing but we believed in the story and decided to make it anyway. We gathered an amazing team and the film, Calvari, is becoming a reality.
Calvari is a short film that follows Jeff, a city detective, and his wife Jenn as they go on a long awaited night out downtown. Jenn probes Jeff to let her in on what is happening in his work but he is reluctant, worried that she cannot handle the harsh realities of his experiences. As Jeff begins to let Jenn in he realizes his work has spilled into his personal life. A mobster seeking revenge has put a hit on Jeff, and he and his family are now in grave danger.
I wanted to share this with you for a few reasons. One I wanted to personally thank you and show you how your book impacted me and is helping me follow my dreams of telling stories on screen. Two I wanted to share with you a story that you helped impact. Your book helped me get a better idea of the world I was entering and has helped me develop the idea further with my director.
Thanks for taking your time and I hope you enjoy the story just like I enjoyed yours 🙂
Release Day: Street Justice by Holly S. Roberts aka Suzie Ivy
99 CENTS and the best 99 pennies you'll spend this month!
I'm really excited to announce the release of my new book, Street Justice. It's included in the Cuffed & Claimed Box Set with 9 other authors. These are romance stories about police officers. All author proceeds will go to the families of officers who gave their lives in the line of duty which is something near and dear to my heart.
The stories range from sweet to steamy (mine's on the steamy side) and all have lovable characters to curl up with and escape every day life.
Street Justice has humor, steamy romance, strong language, a small amount of violence, and a goofy but lovable dog who will steal your heart. The set is on sale for a limited time so grab your copy now!
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The Small Things
Thank you for your service!
My husband and I were shopping at Cosco when an older man stopped us and asked him about the Durango, Colorado shirt my husband wore. I took a trip to the lady's room while the two of them spoke about Durango. When I came back there was a woman, who I thought was the daughter of the older man, standing beside him waiting patiently for the conversation to end. She was around our age.
My husband and the man shook hands and we turned to walk away. The woman said to the older man, "Sir, I would like to thank you for your service."
I hadn't taken notice that the man's hat said Vietnam Vet until she spoke.
When we finished shopping, the two of them were eating together in the small food service area. I take my hat off to this woman. I know she made that man's day. She also made mine.
The people we take for granted.
Every Tuesday we collect the garbage from our trash bins, empty them and move the large outside bin down to the street. The trash is picked up at around 11am.
I love our front deck and it's a great place to read a bit and catch the morning sun. It's high above the street which offers a bit of privacy. I was lost in my book when I noticed the loud rumble of the garbage collection truck turning up our road.
The young boy who lives next door, about five or six years old, ran to the road to watch the truck. He was jumping up and down and waiving at the driver. I couldn't hear what he was saying, due to the noise, but there was something in his hand. The driver stopped his truck, turned off the engine and jumped down to see what the boy had.
Here is the conversation…
"My dad is teaching me to whittle and this is what I'm making."
"That looks mighty fine. Remember to be careful with knives and be sure to show it to me when you're finished."
"My dad is teaching me to be careful too."
"He sounds like a great dad. You be a good boy, now."
He turned and went back to his truck, started the engine, and picked up the garbage.
These small acts of kindness made me smile.
My goal in 2016 is to pass it on and hope that someone somewhere smiles over something I do.
Happy New Year,
Writer's Fact Check: 48 Hour Missing Person Myth
Months ago, my husband and I were watching a movie when I came unglued over a scene where the police made a woman wait 48 hours before reporting her friend missing. This is total BS and is harmful to the public. My dissing an incorrect police procedure from Hollywood is a common occurrence in my house but I don't usually jump out of my chair and scream at the television. My poor husband almost had a heart attack.
A few days ago, I was reading a really good romantic thriller and ran across the same situation. I marched downstairs, Nook in hand, and read the passage to my husband. He was working on his fantasy football draft. I must give him credit because he listened patiently to what I had to say. When I finished, he asked, "Didn't that recently upset you in a movie we watched?"
See, my screaming had a lasting effect and he remembered my outburst even during football draft.
So Authors! Get your facts straight. The 48 hour rule is not just a myth, it's dangerous to the people who read your books and believe you know what you're talking about.
As a detective, a woman in my community waited 48 hours to inform the police that her son was missing. I helped dig his burned body from a shallow grave. This is why I scream and stomp my feet. If you write mystery, thrillers, police procedural, the last thing you want to do is spread false information that could possibly do more harm than good.
So let's take a look at the truth:
- Police take the totality of circumstances into consideration. It's not against the law for an adult to take a trip and leave without telling anyone however police will always file a report.
- Did the missing person pack clothes, toothbrush, wallet or other essential items? What about their vehicle, is it gone too?
- Was there a family fight? Police can and will place an alert on a vehicle license plate.
- Is this a common occurrence?
- Do you live with the missing person and if not have you checked their home? The police will do what's called a welfare check. I've done my share. Many are for the elderly after out of town relatives call. Several have ended in finding a person dead of natural causes.
- Does the person have special needs; medication, mental or physical disabilities requiring assistance?
- Why do you feel they are missing and endangered?
It should go without saying that any missing child, 18 years of age and younger, is endangered.
Stop the myth and do your job as an author. Research please. Screaming fits in my living room are extremely bad for my husband's health and my blood pressure.
Rottweilers and Detectives
The Forever Team is available in paperback ($5.99) and eBook (99 cents).
Six months ago The Forever Team released as part of 10-Code Project to raise money for the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Fund. I don't have the figures yet but I'm very excited to see how much money we raised. Thank you everyone who purchased a copy.
I worked very hard this past month to make The Forever Team appropriate for age 10+ readers. This means I cleaned up the language and sexual innuendos that made it true to life. The changes don't effect the story but for the first time, my grandchildren can read a book I've written.
As a long-time rottweiler owner, I want you to know this story is very close to my heart. I had just lost my six-year-old Rottie to cancer when I wrote The Forever Team. There were so many tears shed it was hard to see my computer screen at times. I'm hoping there are a few more Detective Jolett books in me because I really want to revisit her world.
Buy links: Amazon Kindle * Paperback
New Cover
Bad Luck Cadet has a new cover and is re-edited to include more of the story and pictures.
Buy link: Amazon Kindle
Summer Reading
It's time to stock up on summer reading and I have just the book. Best of all it's 13 brand new stories and the cost is only 99 cents. My friends; New York Times, USA Today and Amazon best-selling authors, got together and published Romancing the Paranormal with fun and sexy stories for hours of reading on a sandy beach, back yard lounge chair, or favorite under the ceiling fan reading spot. It boils down to 8 cents per hot guy and is worth every penny.
My book in the collection, Fang Chronicles: Tyboll, can be read as a standalone and is a humorous tale of a grumpy bear shifter who meets his match with a bear shifting witch. I promise you'll laugh at what it takes to straighten him out.
Amazon US – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TUI7KK6
Amazon UK – http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TUI7KK6…
B&N- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121249890…
Kobo- https://store.kobobooks.com/…/ebook/romancing-the-paranormal
ITunes- https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id968896087
On a side note, I will get the rights back to my latest police story, The Forever Team, on June 1st. It's currently available on Amazon in the 10 Code collection and all proceeds benefit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund in Washington, DC. When this story returns to my hands, the gritty content will be removed making it appropriate for age 10 plus readers. The original story will no longer be available so if you don't have a copy and want to read it with true-life verbiage here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PR9QWJM
Now if the weather would finally get warm and stay there, I could pretend I was on a beach!
Happy reading,
What Type of Girl Grows Up to be a Cop?
As a child I had a fascination with police officers. They represented authority, an awesome uniform, and a courageous presence that I found intriguing. Why do kids grow up wanting to be cops? What will the next generation bring to the badge?
Cowboys and Indians were big when I was a child. I always wanted to be the Indian; wild and fighting back against the big bad cowboys. Yes, I know this is politically incorrect today but in the sixties it was big. I had a small bow and arrow set and fought against metal cap pistols totally out-gunned. I played with the boys because girl games were boring. Add small plastic dinosaurs and Match Box cars when indoors and I could entertain myself for hours on rainy days.
Even my music back then was considered badass for the time. I sang "Sunshine" by Jonathan Edwards loud and proud. "He can't even run his own life I'll be damned if he'll run mine." Cher's "Cherokee Nation" was another. "Took away our ways of life. The tomahawk and the bow and knife." I realize now, by screaming these lyrics at the top of my lungs, I was preparing for defensive tactics. What I was subliminally saying… "No one is taking away my weapons and I'll fight any cowboy who tries."
My mother had a lead foot when driving our 1966 Buick Sportwagon. I met quite a few friendly police officers who liked my mom's smile. She was always respectful and courteous. I honestly don't remember her getting a ticket. "Slow down ma'am," and we were back on the road. My mother never passed the buck. "I need to drive slower," was her usual response when we pulled away. I had blue stars in my eyes because the cop cars were so much cooler than ours.
I was the kind of girl who broke her arm playing football and broke it again roller skating down suicide hill. In high school I became a cheerleader. Not because I actually wanted to cheer the boys on but because they wouldn't let me play football. Standing so close to the sidelines, I could hear all the grunting, swearing, and yells clearly. It made the short skirts and ponytails almost bearable.
I was the kind of girl who grew up to be a cop.


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Reading your posts about your loss made me think of this poem. May you feel the nearness of him while Martin is away.
When we are old will we still send emails?
Even if we share the same bed, the same couch?
I hope not.
I hope you slide love notes under my pillow
so that I can smell the ink of your pen
and memorize each stroke of your handwriting.
I will tie them with ribbons and keep them
in a box in the pantry; and when you are away,
I will read each one again and again
to feel the nearness of you.


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Available hardware
As discussed earlier, OS4 will only run on AmigaOne motherboards, which are specially customized reference PowerPC designs that use UBoot as a BIOS. Unfortunately, OS4 will not install on any other PowerPC hardware, including older PPC Macintoshes. The OS is sold as a bundle with AmigaOne hardware, much like Apple does with OS X, and Amiga, Inc. wants to limit the operating system to licensed hardware only.
This would not be such a big deal, except that the single company that produced AmigaOne motherboards and systems in the past, UK's Eyetech, has ceased production of the systems. So for the moment, one cannot buy new AmigaOne hardware anywhere. The whole situation is reminiscent of the South Park episode where Cartman buys out a theme park and then advertises how great it is and how nobody else can come.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of people who are attempting to bring out new AmigaOne hardware in the new year. Hyperion has stated that they expect new hardware to be available soon, and I certainly hope that their promises prove to be accurate.
Many people have argued that Amiga, Inc. should abandon the PowerPC idea and switch to Intel processors and standard PC motherboards, as Apple has done. For their part, Hyperion states that they do not currently own the rights to port AmigaOS 4 to the x86 platform, but will not comment further on the subject. While I really like my Micro AmigaOne for its tiny size and low electrical power requirements, I would absolutely love to run this OS on the fastest and most readily available hardware I could get my hands on.
Still, the PowerPC does have some advantages going for it. Since all the early Amiga hardware accelerators were PPC-based, there is a wide library of classic programs that already take advantage of the more modern processor. In addition, as the PPC moves even more into the embedded space, Freescale is developing "systems-on-a-chip" that combine the CPU, the memory controller, and even things like Ethernet connectivity on a single die. This presents opportunities for ultra-small computing that OS 4 can take advantage of, such as PDAs and cell phones. Of course, it makes a great desktop operating system as well.
The release of AmigaOS 4 proves one thing: you can't keep a good platform down.
But is AmigaOS merely a fun hobby OS to play around with, or does it offer real value? My answer is that it is a little of both. As a fan of alternative platforms, you won't find many that are more esoteric than AmigaOS. But beyond being different for the sake of being different, OS4 provides something more interesting: a chance to experience a whole new way of computing.
Because the OS and its applications take up so few resources, it is possible to run an entire suite of programs—my typical usage is ten or so pages up in a browser, an IRC client, an MSN client, a text editor, a command shell, a 2D graphics editor, an e-mail client, a word processor, and a media player—and still have all these elements fit in a mere 256MB of RAM. Because the system never pages out to disk, switching between these applications is instantaneous: I cannot physically hit the Amiga-M switching keys faster than the OS can respond. This is a marvellously enjoyable way to work: you are never waiting on the hard drive or the operating system when you switch from one task to another.
Of course, there are many things that OS 4 can't do very well at this point in time. The biggest drawback is the lack of a CSS-compatible web browser, although this issue is being worked on and will hopefully be rectified soon. There are other gaps in the Amiga's software lineup, most notably video editing, which is a shame as the Amiga originally jump-started the digital video industry.
In my original review of the OS 4 beta and AmigaOne hardware, I compared the OS to riding around in Half-Life 2's dune buggy: intense fun, but one has to be prepared to flip over quite a bit. Well, with the final release of OS4, imagine that the dune buggy has been finely tuned so that it hardly flips over at all any more. It's still just as much fun, but now the OS is useful for actual work.
As an experiment to see if it was possible, I switched over my daily writing workflowwhich involves editing HTML, discussing stories in IRC and MSN, using FTP to put draft copies on a server, editing and resizing graphics, and using the web-based content management systemfrom a Windows XP box over to AmigaOS 4 on my AmigaOne. Not only was it possible to do this, but having done so I feel no urge to switch back. It is nice to not have any distractions when workingthere is no waiting for the system to swap out when switching between major applications, no constant reminders for updates or to download new virus definitions (there are no viruses or malware available for OS4, and unlikely to ever be) and even if the worst happens and the system locks up, it takes only seven seconds to reboot and get back to a functional desktop. It's definitely a different way of working, and it can be quite an intoxicating one.
Still, all this fun is a completely moot point if there is no new hardware available to run OS4 on. While I like my Micro AmigaOne, and am considering getting one of the new processor upgrade cards for it at some point, I would very much like to run the OS on newer and faster hardware. While a port to x86 processors would be nice, I don't think it is all that necessary. As long as PPC hardware is available, it is still probably the best choice for new Amigas. With the OS just having completed its transition to PPC, it is a little too early for an Intel switch, although I can see such a thing happening a few years down the road.
As a fan of operating systems in general, I never hesitate to try out new platforms and OSes. I've tried every version of Windows, and most versions of the Classic MacOS and OS X, and for historical reasons sampled both OpenStep and Rhapsody. I've tried countless distributions of Linux over the years, and am quite impressed with the latest Ubuntu release. I've played with BeOS (now Zeta, which I reviewed) and QNX and many other small niche operating systems. All of them have their own unique features and positives.
However, in all these years, there has been only one operating system that has captured my heart. While I missed the glory days of the Amiga in the late 80s and early 90s, and was only introduced to the platform a couple of years ago, I can see why its diehard fans have held on to the OS despite having to wait so long for a new version to be released. Call me crazy, but I'm an Amigan now, and will be as long as I can. This OS has struggled past incredible obstacles—both financial and psychological—just to exist, but I'm already anxiously awaiting its successor.


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NEW PORT RICHEY — Gulf coach Mike Quarto and Wesley Chapel's Karim Nohra are mirror images of each other.
Both yell out instructions to their floor generals on the court and can never take a seat for one second during the game, or after the game talking about the next matchup.
Thursday night, Quarto's Buccaneers won the first go-round and received a surprise performance from sophomore guard Leighlani Paselio (18 points) to narrowly defeat Nohra's Wildcats 47-37 at the Bever-Hicks Center.
Nohra cited the close game as just one of several battles between the two teams.
"Today they won the battle, but the war isn't over yet," Nohra said.
The game was won on the free-throw line down the stretch. For the game the Bucs (4-1) shot 15-of-25 from the line and the Wildcats (3-1) were 4-of-17.
Wesley Chapel took a brief 19-18 lead after Shantel Houston's steal (one of her four) and breakaway layup.
Gulf took a 20-19 lead into halftime and in the second half went on an 8-0 run to increase its lead to nine with 5:56 left in the third quarter. The Buccaneers' biggest lead was 11 early in the fourth quarter, but the Wildcats closed within 41-37 on Gabrielle Brown's short jumper from the wing with 2:03 left.
But Wesley Chapel was forced to foul and Gulf went 6-of-7 from the line in the final minutes.
"(Leighlani) gave us a great spark tonight," Quarto said.
"We are not as good as people think we are at this time of year, but hopefully we can get there."


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This is a travel book of photographs of the Redwood State Park, Prairie Creek, Del Norte Coast, and Jedediah Smith State Park. This book also contains photos of Trinidad Beach at sunset and the bay area along with the Rogue River and Crater Lake. This book is designed as a factual informational guide about the redwood trees.
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250 people are abandoned in the Arctic wilderness at the mercy of a murderous madman. Only Doc Savage can prevent wholesale slaughter on ice. Following a gun- and bomb-blasting battle on the New York docks, the Man of Bronze and his crew face northward to smash a sinister plot — and to expose the cruel secret of a bloodthirsty foreign dictator!
Four men have mysteriously died after receiving an innocuous box that vanishes within minutes of the murder! Doc and his crew race to crack the case — because Doc is suspect number one!
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Doc's musical accomplishments are almost as well known as his scientific genius — but even he can't match the peculiar talent of the strange yellow canaries whose sweet music is the song of death!
Senseless, machine-like humans of incredible strength and little humanity are scouring the city, and even Doc Savage is no match for them. Doc races to find a way to destroy them — but the world thinks he's their leader.
Something sinister causes a whole island to vanish! If Doc can't uncover the fiendish plot behind this startling act, he might be the next to disappear!
The Bantam cover of this novel reuses a part of the artwork from the Bantam edition of "The Green Death."
The Man of Bronze ride the mystery trail in a totally new kind of adventure. What is the strange fainting sickness? Who is the shadowy, white-haired McCain? Why would a starving man rather die than eat? And how many men must be brutally destroyed before Doc Savage can solve the riddle of The Green Eagle?
A mad scientist has invented a way to decapitate people and let them live as his headless slaves. The Man of Bronze and his crew pursue this deadly genius to Central America, where they are all trapped and captured. Only Doc Savage can prevent the headless horde from taking over the world — but he is strapped to a sacrificial altar and is scheduled to lose his head at midnight!
A terrified young lady tries desperately to contact Doc Savage, but she's burned to a crisp in a hotel lobby before she can reach him — thus launching Doc on one of his strangest escapades ever!
A golden man rises miraculously from the sea with the power to peer into the future and challenge the Man of Bronze. Doc Savage and his crew follow the mystery man's fabulous trail from South America to New York where they uncover his Dark Sanctuary — and come face to face with an evil cult of blackmail and murder!


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A cabinet maker in Belton is facing heavy fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Carmen Creative Cabinets LLC was hit with 32 violations for exposing workers to a variety of hazards, including combustible dust accumulations and amputations from unguarded saws.
OSHA's Austin Area office inspected the company's cabinet manufacturing facility in Belton upon receiving a complaint alleging hazards. The company could be forced to pay a total of $64,800.
"By failing to find and fix workplace hazards, this employer is exposing workers to possible injuries or much worse," said Casey Perkins, OSHA's area director in Austin. "The lack of machine guarding and the accumulation of combustible dust are obvious hazards that Carmen Creative Cabinets should have addressed."
The OSHA inspection revealed several safety violations that could potentially risk the lives of employees, according to Juan Rodriguez, spokesperson for the Department of Labor.
Rodriguez said the cabinet makers have not had any run-ins with OSHA in the past. He said the company, which employs about 30 workers, has 15 days to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA or contest the finding before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
"If the company does nothing, the case will become a final order and the citation/violations and penalty will become final with abatement and penalties due," Rogriguez said. "If no payment is received, the collection of payment will go through OSHA's collection procedures, which can include a referral to the National Treasury for collection."
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees.
Calls to Carmen Creative Cabinets had not been returned at the time of publication.


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Hi there,
I'm about to develop a heavily AJAX based website (this is because the website should look more like a brochure/leaflet). All of this should happen without harming it's SEO performance.I saw some solutions (but most articles were actually quite outdated).
Please correct me where necessary, this is how I see it:- One way to do it is by using a hash URL. something like www.website.com/#!/category/product-- with jQuery you can make the hash change however you want-- because of the '!', Google will ask for a HTML snapshot. Everyone is happy in that way.-- Question: will these clean urls (so the /#!/... ones) have the same value for Google as the traditional ../category/product urls?
What do you think about these 2 solutions? Which one is preferable? Do you have experience with one of them?
Edit: PS: it was difficult to choose in which section to put this topic (SEO or Javascript). But I guess there will be more javascript than SEO challenges in this development process.
Most browsers these days support the history API. The history API is a "HTML5" feature that makes it possible to change the URL and maintain history not to mention manipulate the back button. There is also a wrapper for it out there that provides back-ward capability with #! technique you described.
However, little of this has much to do with creating a persistent web experience that is accessible and gracefully degrades. In terms of that goal you should forget about JavaScript entirely, build the website with normal refreshes. Than once the website is fully functioning add the AJAX layer on top in a way to merely enhances the experience to that of one that is persistent without refreshes. So even without JavaScript the website functions.
The whole URL manipulation thing is really just a decorative touch. It by itself does not make for physically pages that can be crawled. It needs to be combined with what I mentioned above. In that you build a site that works properly with refreshes. Than add the AJAX layer on top and manipulation for the URL.
edit: Decorative isn't the right word to use considering it does make the state of the application restoreable in terms of book marking and navigating to the URL… when done right.


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T-shirts, Moleskines and other goods from advertising's renowned W+K
Preeminent advertising firm Wieden & Kennedy's "studio" recently released a new line of t-shirts, Moleskine notebooks, onesies and tote bags with an indie bent. The simple illustrations gracing the American Apparel tees span the quirky—Bear On Bike or Beardo—to neo-inspirational messages such as "The Work Comes First" and "It Takes As Long As It Takes."
In addition to clothing and office supplies, the team also asked artists to design posters to benefit Haiti. All proceeds will go to Mercy Corps, and W+K will match that amount. Shirts ($20), Onesies ($15), tote bags ($20) and posters ($25) are all made in Oregon and sell from their online store.
See more images in the gallery below.


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Law is a jealous mistress, or so goes the old saying. It demands a lot of time and attention, but what does it offer in return? We checked in with three attorneys at various stages in their careers.
Zofia Garlicka, 33, is from Warsaw, Poland. An associate at Carmody MacDonald since 2007, she focuses mainly on family law.
Q: How long have you been practicing?
A: I graduated from St. Louis University School of Law with an LL.M. in 2001. Before starting at Carmody MacDonald, I worked for an American-based law firm in Warsaw.
Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a lawyer?
A: My father was a lawyer and so were others in my family. They always made it look fun and cool.
Q: What attracted you to law?
A: I wanted to do something meaningful and important. I'm competitive, and I enjoy a fast-paced environment. Family practice is challenging because it involves many aspects of law, including financial, estate and trust issues.
Q: Is your career meeting your expectations, so far?
A: Absolutely. My bosses are so encouraging, and I'm developing my skills and taking on more complex cases.
Q: What's been the biggest surprise?
A: The degree of responsibility has had a huge impact on me. What I do as a lawyer has a direct effect on the lives of so many people. When I go home, I'm still thinking about my clients.
Craig Kallen, 44, has been practicing law for 20 years. He opened Kallen Law Firm last year and focuses exclusively on family law.
Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a lawyer?
A: It goes way back. My undergrad degree was in journalism with a concentration in advertising, but I started thinking about law during my senior year. I took the LSAT and did well, so one thing led to another.
Q: What attracted you to law?
A: I always wanted to stick up for people, especially those who can't stick up for themselves. I grew up with a single mom who didn't get child support. She worked 12-hour shifts as a nurse to support us. After one of my first cases, my client said to me, "No one has ever fought for me before." That sealed the deal for me. I knew I wanted to go into family law. I want to be there for the moms.
Q: Why did you start your own firm?
A: I've been fortunate to work at some of the finest firms around, but I reached a point in my 40s where I wanted to do it my own way.
Q: How has the legal profession changed during your career?
A: Times have changed, and that has affected the profession. Things are more informal now, and there's less decorum in the courtroom, and less respect for authority, tradition and law in general. I'm seeing more contempt of court than ever before. People don't obey court orders anymore. Too many guys get away with not paying child support.
Q: Has your career met your expectations?
A: Yes. I'm still proud to be an attorney. It's the most honorable profession there is, unlike the way it's portrayed sometimes by the press and public. I still believe you can walk into a courtroom in this country and get justice. That's what keeps me motivated.
Alisse Camazine of Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal has been in practice 30 years. She focuses on child custody and complex divorce and property litigation. Last year, she and law partner Alan Freed published Divorce in Missouri, a comprehensive overview about Missouri divorce issues written for a general audience.
Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a lawyer?
A: When I graduated from college, I thought about being a paralegal, but my dad refused to pay for my training. He said, "Go to law school."
Q: What attracted you to law?
A: My undergraduate degree was in political science, but I knew I wanted to help people. I took a few classes in social work, but worried that I wouldn't be good at listening to people's problems all day. It's funny, because that's what I ended up doing as a lawyer. I did personal injury and criminal work for a while, but didn't relish the prospect of getting guilty people off. My parents were divorced, and I liked the idea of making the process easier for people. So family law was the right choice.
Q: Has your career met your expectations?
A: Yes. It's a good feeling, helping others through a rough time. But anyone who wants to be a lawyer should know that there's absolutely no similarity between law school and the actual practice of law. Once you realize that, you'll be fine.
Q: How has the legal profession changed during your career?
A: Lawyers are more aggressive now. Too many of them forget their ethics, and it's ruining the system. They prolong cases so they'll make more money; they don't care that they're costing clients time, money and emotional turmoil.


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Brilliant Blazers season leads to questions about execution curve
The Blazers were fun, and good this year. But can they improve enough, especially defensively, to become a contender?
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Portland lost to the Spurs 104-82 Wednesday, losing their second-round series with San Antonio 4-1.
The Blazers were a feel-good story this season in the NBA, and to be honest, we kind of needed it. Kobe got hurt. Rose got hurt. The Knicks fell apart. The Eastern Conference sucked. Russell Westbrook got hurt. It was one disappointing thing after another. Even the Pacers eventually self-combusted to the point where I have no idea whether they can win one of two games against the mediocre fifth seed from the East, including one game on their home floor.
But the Blazers?
Man, the Blazers were fun.
Portland got hot early and that helped them find an identity. Run. Post. Pass. Shoot. They moved the ball fluidly. They spun rotations around like they were making clay pots. They managed to keep their defense afloat enough to make the fifth seed, and then put in a tremendous defensive performance capped by incredible clutch performances from Damian Lillard and cashed in a first-round upset.
It was special, it was exciting, it was thrilling, it was free.
... And then the Spurs killed them in five games.
I say all this to make it clear that this season should feel special to Portland and all its fans, and really NBA fans. This was a fun team to watch, a fun team to track, and they have every reason to look back fondly on this season.
Please stop reading if you don't like bad news.
Portland's defense was in fact their undoing. Don't get me wrong, the Spurs beat them on both ends. Portland managed only a 96.7 offensive efficiency against San Antonio, after averaging a 108.3 mark (points per 100 possessions) in the regular season. But much of that was because San Antonio was always back in transition, because the Spurs were scoring whenever they wanted. Portland gave up 104.7 points per 100 possessions in the regular season, 16th in the league. They gave up 113 per 100 possessions to the Spurs. San Antonio shot 49 percent from the field in that series.
That's not good.
OK, but the Blazers are this young, scrappy team still learning its way! It's only going to get better!
... Right?
Well, here's the thing.
LaMarcus Aldridge turns 29 this summer. Nicolas Batum, 26 next winter. Wesley Matthews, 28 next fall. Robin Lopez will be 27 when next year's playoffs begin. Even Lillard turns 24 this summer. This isn't to say that these guys are old. They're not. They're all just entering their prime.
But how do you take a team with no one who's really "raw" and make them into the kind of defensive squad you need to contend for a title? The common response is simply "continuity." Players playing together more solves a lot. Damian Lillard will improve defensively with more games in the NBA, even at an older age. And they will play together and get to know one another better (if the core is retained) and that will improve them. But will it be enough? How about this, from Aldridge?
LMA on Spurs: "It definitely shows us the quality of basketball we have to get to be one of these elite teams to win a championship."— Dan McCarney (@danmccarneysaen) May 15, 2014
Try and find a scenario where this Blazers team truly finds its way to that level of execution in the maximum four years that Aldridge has left in his prime. Meanwhile, the other solution that's brought up is to improve the bench. And yes the bench was horrible, and has maybe the most potential. Will Barton showed flashes. C.J. McCollum is set for a big year with a full training camp and summer of work. Thomas Robinson may have found a home.
But we're still talking about improving by inches, maybe feet, and not miles. (Or meters and not kilometers.) The curve the Blazers have to turn on to go from "fun" to "contender is incredibly sharp if they don't make a roster change, and any major roster move could compromise their offensive efficiency.
Hanging over all of this is Aldridge's 2015 free agency. Aldridge was excited more than any other season of his career, and the success ended a lot of offseason talk about his unhappiness. He seems to respect and love playing with Lillard, and one special year can make a player have emotional attachments to a team. But on the other hand, Aldridge may know this will be his last contract chance to find a contender. Is Portland going to get there?
In short, are these Blazers building like the offensive version of the 2000's Pistons or are they mid-2000's Clippers with Aldridge as a healthy Elton Brand?
I'm not saying Aldridge wants to leave. It's pretty clear he doesn't. But it's pretty reasonable for him to think about it, long and hard.
The Blazers were a great story, a fun team, and had a truly memorable and wonderful season. But going from good to great isn't the same in the West as it is for, say, the Wizards. Washington's perched with cap flexibility, two young superstars and the knowledge that if Miami has one injury year, the window for them is open. For Portland, they're still trying to get to the point they can reasonably say they belong. They proved themselves to be dangerous, to be a playoff team, to have heart and talent.
But the execution gap looms large.
How they bridge it will determine whether this season was the start of something or a blip in the dark.
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Apollo Missions Guiding Lunar Lander Design
NASA's next-generation Orion spaceship--scheduled for first launch in 2015--may look a lot like the Apollo craft in use 40 years ago. But as Space.com reports, the similarities are often just skin deep--and also draw from the Shuttle program as well. "The computing power of modern electronics just dwarfs what [Apollo engineers] had available," Jim Geffre, a NASA engineer working on Orion, said in the article. "That allows us to do a lot more and build more automation into the spacecraft. More performance that uses less power and less space allows us to build in redundancy that Apollo didn't have."
The Orion is also about four feet larger in diameter--16.5 feet, to the Apollo craft's 12.8 feet--which will enable four astronauts to travel to the moon instead of three, let all four descend to the surface (instead of just two), and allow for missions that run several weeks long. Originally posted to Gearlog.