text: W.Va. graduation rate matches U.S. average By Mackenzie Mays January 22, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- About 78 percent of West Virginia high school students graduated on time in 2010, which is a slight increase from previous years, according to a study released by the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday.The national average of high school students who graduated within four years of starting ninth grade is 78.2 percent -- the highest it's been since the mid-1970s, according to the report.While the state graduation rate is on par with the national average, West Virginia's dropout rate has remained essentially the same while the national dropout rate has declined.Between 2002 and 2010, the state's dropout rate hovered around 4 percent, with nearly 3,300 students dropping out in the most recent year recorded. The national dropout rate is about 3 percent.But Shelly DeBerry, dropout prevention specialist for the West Virginia Department of Education, said a recent statewide effort to get communities involved is working to decrease those numbers."What West Virginia has done, as many states have, is partner up with others so that this is no longer a school issue but a community issue," she said. "There have certainly always been programs in place, but I don't think it has ever been so systemically coordinated. Before, it was hit or miss. The big difference in the last few years has been the additional partners to come on board and work with us."Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin launched a dropout prevention campaign in 2011 that pairs education leaders with students and community members to target the reasons that contribute to students dropping out.The West Virginia Supreme Court launched another initiative in 2011 to combat truancy by cracking down on parents of students who missed too much school. The program pairs up the circuit court system, local school boards and social agencies to keep students going to class. Organizations such as The Education Alliance also have joined in, providing training to counties interested in conducting community forums to address the issue in their area.In addition, "innovation zone" grants have helped numerous counties implement new strategies in schools to help at-risk students. Seventeen of West Virginia's 55 county school systems are currently using that funding, DeBerry said.In its most recent effort, the state Department of Education teamed up with Johns Hopkins University to identify potential dropout indicators to establish "an early warning system." That system was made available for teachers and administrators to use this year."We all have a common goal, and that is to see students graduate from high school with career plans. Even from an economic standpoint, you can't have a successful state if students aren't graduating and moving into postsecondary opportunities," she said.As a former school counselor specializing in at-risk students, DeBerry said that when talking about dropouts, schools have to consider "home contributors."About 80 percent of people who drop out of school at some point in their lives will end up in jail, according to the educational nonprofit Mattie C. Stewart Foundation. Within West Virginia, 75 percent of all prison inmates are high school dropouts."If students do not live in home environments that promote or support completing your education, they have to have a positive connection to an adult at school and receive additional support academically," she said. "A lot of times, we don't know the stresses at home, but it's those students -- who don't have someone there to tell them they can do it when they feel like it's too hard -- that give up."Reach Mackenzie Mays at email@example.com or 304-348-4814. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Charleston restaurant 2 Gazette editorial: Capito has second chance to do the right thing 3 Rod Run and Doo Wop brings classic cars, music to Boulevard for 12th year 4 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction 5 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield Putnam officials look for savings on jail fees Previous Story New study: Fix W.Va. prisons this way Next Story


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It was hard not to be hopeful, at least, when Marshall Henderson presented an open letter to fans of the Ole Miss athletic program promising to become a better man.
That was in April, just before the Final Four, not long after he'd shot the Rebels into the NCAA Tournament round of 32 for the first time in more than a decade.
MORE: Henderson ranked No. 7 on Sporting News' top shooting guards
So at least he made it a couple of months.
Ole Miss announced Wednesday afternoon it was suspending Henderson indefinitely for a violation of team rules. CBS Sports' Gary Parrish reported the suspension was the result of a failed drug test, and that his sources indicated Henderson could be in jeopardy of dismissal.
"With only nine hours left to earn my degree, I want to help build this program and that means I need to be a leader for my teammates both on and off the court," Henderson wrote on April 3.
On the court, Henderson comported himself last season like a spoiled 6-year-old, amplifying every perceived slight, attracting inordinate attention to every small personal success.
Other basketball players have YouTube highlights of their fantastic dunks. Henderson's file includes his postgame misbehavior at Auburn, when he taunted Tigers fans after a couple of his made free throws allowed one of the SEC's best teams to defeat one of the SEC's worst.
There are some who merely point to Henderson's horrid shooting percentages and dismiss his value as a player on that evidence alone. Henderson shot 549 times last year and only converted 38.1 percent, including 35 percent of his 394 3-point attempts. Those are not attractive numbers.
Despite his horrid behavior, though, and despite his hideous shooting accuracy, Henderson is actually a terrifically valuable player. It was not by coincidence that Ole Miss went from a 20-14 NIT team to a 27-9 squad with an NCAA bid and SEC Tournament title on its resume immediately following his arrival. His ability to undermine defenses was the single biggest reason for that ascent.
Which is why it's so ridiculous that he had to undermine his own success so frequently last year, and such a shame he failed so spectacularly to deliver on his promise from a couple months back.
In retrospect, if you read it closely enough, even Henderson's apology contained a few too many rationalizations for it to signal the character change that was entirely necessary.
"I play the game with a lot of passion, and sometimes that passion boils over," he wrote. "I take responsibility for my actions this season and apologize to anyone I offended. However, my edge on the court has made me the player that I am. I can't change that, but I do understand that I can take things too far."
He lets himself off a bit lightly there, no?
And in his conclusion, Henderson wrote that he understood representing Ole Miss and the Rebels meant "I have to hold myself to a higher standard than people in the stands."
Seriously? What percentage of those in the audience, whom he so snidely attempted to shove beneath him, could have lasted a full 12 months, from April to April, without getting themselves into this sort of jackpot?
Tell you what: It's a number higher than Henderson's field goal percentage.


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Leo Radzihovsky, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is the winner of a prestigious 1997 Sloan Research Fellowship.
Sloan fellowships are given to recognize and support young scientists' research projects during their early careers. The fellowship includes a $35,000 award.
"This is an extraordinarily competitive award, involving nominations for most of the best scientists of your generation from around the country," wrote Ralph Gomory, president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The award should "convey a clear indication of the high esteem in which your past work and future potential are held by your fellow scientists," he said.
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Radzihovsky was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and emigrated to the United States with his family in 1980. He earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in four years from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was valedictorian, and then a master's and doctorate in physics from Harvard. He held a perfect grade point average of 4.0 while earning all four of his college degrees.
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The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is nothing short of impressive – but you must know this by now. If you don't, welcome to the party. Since its release, focus has mostly been on the Stingray as a whole, but we are now able to take a closer look and start to really appreciate the details. For instance, let's say the spot you park your butt behind the wheel of the beautiful C7. We're talking about the seats, which come in a Standard GT version as well as a Competition Sport seat.
"Better seats topped our list for interior improvements, and we knew offering just one style would not cut it," said Tadge Juechter, Corvette chief engineer. "Some Corvette drivers use the car for commutes, others as a grand tourer, and some drive it competitively. With two supportive seat options to choose from, drivers can pick the style that best suits their driving habits."
Gone are the days of seats that simply existed as metal and foam bolted into the floorboards of cars. No, that wouldn't do for the new Corvette. It's 2013, remember? These seats were created using a process similar to something out of a sci-fi movie. Basically, they utilized digital pressure-mapping, which is a type of technology used to scan people's backsides when seated. They even brought this technology to the test track to more accurately measure pressure points during high-velocity driving. The result is Corvette's new Competition Sport seat, which will be available as an option in December. The last time Chevrolet offered different seating for the Corvette was in the days of the fourth-generation (C4) from 1984 to 1996.
So basically the way it works is that a digital snapshot of a person's back and rear-end pressure distribution over the seat surface was taken from which a map is created, complete with more than 4,600 data points per second. A computer used the information to generate graphics illustrating how occupants were supported by the seat. The new Stingray is the first Chevy to use this process which judged performance and comfort using various test drivers: everyone from large males to petite females.
The new seats are based on an all-new lightweight cast magnesium frame for greater strength. When you sit in one, you'll notice that the frame's rigidity and the seat's hard back panel work in conjunction to bring the driver noticeable support during spirited driving. This is the result of the development team's experimentation with hand-modeled extreme bolsters, made out of duct tape and foam.
Said back bolsters are 35mm deeper than those one might find in the 997 generation Porsche Carrera S, and are approximately 35 percent deeper for more lateral support especially beneficial in hairpin turns. Thanks to the relocation of a re-engineered side airbag, the seat could be made slimmer, stiffer, and more supportive. Dual-heating and cooling ventilation exists within the seats to provide even more creature comfort.
"While most Corvette drivers will find the GT seat perfectly comfortable and supportive, those who go to a track will appreciate the extra support offered by the Sport seat," said Ryan Vaughan, design manager, performance car interiors. "They're both a testament to the enormous amount of work that went into them. These are the best seats Corvette has ever had."


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It all started with his big break in Jurassic Park, after which bigger roles started pouring in. He starred in hit movies like Swingers (1996), Return to Paradise (1998), Old School (2003), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wedding Crashers (2005), and Four Christmases (2008).
AppealVince Vaughn's height ensures that the fairer sex will always take notice of him, but that's not the only reason women love him. He has that look -- the "tough guy outside but nice guy inside" look that women find irresistible. Women love him because he supplies the bad boy image with the heart of gold waiting to be tamed. In his presence, we are left on the sidelines looking like munchkins.
SuccessTo us, Vince Vaughn will always be Trent from 1996's Swingers, a must see for all the guys who go out to clubs looking for love (both long-term and for one night). However, his big break was The Lost World (a.k.a. Jurassic Park II), a role that allowed him to get cozy with Steven Spielberg. He then starred in a few mildly successful but critically acclaimed films, such as Return to Paradise and the remake of Psycho, both costarring Anne Heche.
However, it is with Old School, costarring Will Ferrell and Luke Wilson, that Vince became the leader of the "Frat Pack," a group of six actors who consistently star in the same type of slapstick comedies. He went on to appear in Starsky & Hutch with Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, again with Stiller, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, with Will Ferrell.
More recently, Vince Vaughn has appeared in Be Cool with John Travolta and Uma Thurman, Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Wedding Crashers with Owen Wilson, The Break-Up with Jennifer Aniston, and Four Christmases.
Vince Vaughn BiographyBorn in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 28, 1970, Vincent Anthony Vaughn's name is the result of his mother's fondness of double "V" names, like his father's name, Vernon Vaughn. Born and raised in the heartland, Vaughn is the youngest of three siblings, with two older sisters, Valeri and Victoria. The Vaughns also had an extended family: their three dogs, Viking, Vero and Vladimir.
Many wonder whether Vince Vaughn's hip, trendy and ultra-suave character in the cult hit Swingers is autobiographical. The only thing that Vaughn and "swinger" Trent have in common is their hyperactivity. Vince Vaughn was sent to a psychiatrist on his elementary school's request, and was even prescribed Ritalin to calm him down, but his parents refused to give it to him.
While studying at Lake Forest High School, Vince Vaughn was a bad student, to say the least, and even ran for class president to decrease his chances of being expelled from school before graduation. Not only was he elected president, but he also graduated as part of the class of 1988.
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After graduation, Vince Vaughn moved to Los Angeles, joining the hoards of aspiring actors trying to make it in Hollywood. Vince Vaughn did have acting experience when he was young: at the age of 8, he played Daddy Warbucks in a theater production of Annie, while his costar was four years his senior! Playing orphan Annie's adoptive father was not such a hard feat, with Vaughn now standing at 6'5".
Convinced that he could make it as an actor after receiving a part in a national Chevy commercial, Vince Vaughn learned that getting that big break as an actor was not an easy task. In order to pay the bills, he took small roles on several TV shows, such as China Beach and 21 Jump Street.
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The struggling actor finally did land a role in the football movie Rudy (1993), but most of his scenes ended up on the cutting room floor by the time the film was released in theaters. He did, however, appear in the 1994 film At Risk, but since this role was Vince Vaughn's only one in three years, it seemed his chances of making it big were at risk.
Then came Vince Vaughn's opportunity of a lifetime. He was cast as Trent in the film Swingers (1996), which was written and produced by (and costarred) Vaughn's real-life friend, Jon Favreau. Jon Favreau had created Trent with Vince Vaughn in mind, inspired by Vince Vaughn's impersonations of the pretentiousness of his actor friends.
The film about a group of friends touring the West Coast club scene and picking up women in the process received rave reviews and spawned a whole new Swinger vocabulary, complete with how to pickup "beautiful babies" in clubs and act "money."
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Vince Vaughn's career began to take off. His big break came along when Steven Spielberg was shown Swingers during the production process, since Jon Favreau wanted to use Steven Spielberg's Jaws music for a pickup scene. Impressed by Vince Vaughn's performance and even more impressed after meeting the actor, Steven Spielberg knew that he would be perfect for the role of Nick Van Owen in the sequel to the monstrous hit, Jurassic Park.
After The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Vince Vaughn had a starring role in Return to Paradise (1998), costarring Anne Heche. That same year, he portrayed a serial killer in Clay Pigeons and starred as Norman Bates in the controversial remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
In 2000, he appeared in the suspenseful sci-fi film The Cell, sharing the screen with Jennifer Lopez, as well as in The Prime Gig. The following year, he teamed up with his Swingers costar Jon Favreau for Made, made an uncredited appearance in Ben Stiller's Zoolander, and played in Domestic Disturbance with John Travolta.
Not always a good boy, Vince was banned in May 2001 from Wilmington, N.C. bars, and was forced to undergo alcohol assessment and pay a $250 fine after a bar brawl in April.
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However, on the professional front, things were only getting better. In fact, it was with Old School (2003), costarring Will Ferrell and Luke Wilson, that Vince really made a name for himself and became the leader of the "Frat Pack," a group of six actors -- Vince, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, and Luke Wilson -- who consistently star together in the same type of comedies.
In 2004, he appeared in three Frat Pack movies: Starsky & Hutch with Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, again with Stiller, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, with Will Ferrell.
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Never one to put all his eggs in one basket, Vince Vaughn took a little break from the Frat Pack in 2005 to appear in Be Cool with John Travolta and Uma Thurman, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. However, in the summer of 2005, he went back to his pack to star in Wedding Crashers with Owen Wilson.
In 2006, Vince Vaughn appeared in The Break Up with Jennifer Aniston. The costars made headlines due to their public displays of affection, and dated for a short time.
Vince Vaughn's 2007 film projects included Into the Wild with Emile Hirsch and Kristin Stewart, and Fred Claus costarring Rachel Weisz.
vince vaughn in four christmases and couples retreatVince Vaughn added the flick Four Christmases to his acting resume in 2008, and his upcoming projects include 2009's Couples Retreat with Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, and Kristin Davis, and 2010's The H-Man Cometh with Elizabeth Banks.
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According to A&G, an auction for the store leases is slated for Feb. 18, with a deadline to submit bids to A&G Realty by Feb. 21.
"Bakers' real estate has begun to create interest among various shoe retailers, particularly those interested in access to premier locations in some of the top malls in the country," said Michael Jerbich, a partner at A&G Realty Partners, who is managing the court-supervised sale process.
Bakers Footwear Group, based in St. Louis, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October 2012; prior to its bankruptcy, the chain operated 236 Bakers and Wild Pair shoe stores in 37 states.


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Eden Prairie, Minn.-based C.H. Robinson's matching donation will help Eugene, Ore.-based Cascade Sierra Solutions provide fuel- and emissions-reducing technologies to small trucking companies, according to a C.H. Robinson press release.
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples has promoted SVP of business services John Burke to SVP, chief culture officer, a newly created role.
Burke will be charged with leading global efforts focused on building Staples' culture and for driving improved associate engagement. He will champion Staples' approach to ethics, environmental sustainability, community relations and diversity and inclusion. Burke will also serve as president of the Staples Foundation, the company's nonprofit philanthropic organization.
"Staples has a unique culture that is critical to Staples' long-term success," said Ron Sargent, Staples' chairman and CEO. "John has a long record of successful leadership and a deep understanding of Staples culture. He will be instrumental in ensuring that Staples' culture and values support our business transformation."
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"I am excited for the opportunity to help embed Staples' values more deeply throughout the organization at such a transformational time," said Burke. "This position shows our leadership's commitment to our associates and to our culture, values and behavior."
Burke joined Staples more than 23 years ago and led its business services team for 12 years. During his tenure, he built Copy & Print into a key growth vehicle and a critical part of Staples' future. Early in the company's history, he also served as VP of human resources. Most recently, Burke led Staples Global Print Solutions strategy.
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They scored only 35 runs in the first 12 games, averaging just under three per contest. Manager Joe Maddon talked about the low total before Tuesday's series opener in Baltimore, saying the problems with hitting can affect the team in several different ways.
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"It's a tough mindset for the pitchers right now; on defense, you don't want to make a mistake," Maddon said. "You know it's hard to cover mistakes right now, because the offense has been struggling."
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The Matt Garza Watch has ended.
The Chicago Cubs are sending their ace to Texas, where he'll join a Rangers team that enters Monday 1 1/2 games out of the second wild card and three games back of the Oakland A's in the American League West. The trade, which has been rumored for days but hit a snag that delayed its completion, was first reported by FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal on his Twitter account.
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Garza has a 3.17 ERA in 11 starts for the Cubs this season; in 71 innings, he's allowed 7.7 hits per nine innings and struck out 7.9 batters per nine innings. He was slated to take the mound Monday at Arizona, but was scratched from that start when the Cubs and Rangers reached an agreement.
The Cubs will receive third baseman Mike Olt—who was Texas' No. 2-ranked prospect in Baseball America's preseason list but has struggled mightily at Class AAA this year—minor league pitcher C.J. Edwards, starter Justin Grimm and a player to be named. Edwards has been dominant in the Class A South Atlantic League this year, rolling up a 1.83 ERA and 11.8 K/9 in 18 starts. Grimm had an unsightly 6.37 ERA in 17 starts for the Rangers this season.
Rangers starters have a 4.19 ERA this season, which is just ninth in the AL. Yu Darvish (3.02 ERA, 11.8 K/9) and Derek Holland (3.10 ERA, 8.6 K/9) have both been excellent, but the rest of the rotation has been somewhat of a mess. Alexi Ogando has a 2.93 ERA in 10 starts, but he's missed time with two stints on the disabled list; he's slated to make his return from shoulder inflammation on Tuesday.
Grimm and Nick Tepesch (4.85 ERA in 16 starts) have been inconsistent. Martin Perez, Josh Lindblom and Ross Wolf have all started at least three games for Texas this year, too.
Garza offers a pretty clear upgrade. Before joining the Cubs, he was a key contributor to the Tampa Bay Rays' unlikely ascension into the ranks of baseball's elite. In five career playoff starts for the Rays, Garza has a 3.48 ERA. He lasted at least six innings in all five of those games, and held the opponent to fewer than two runs three times.
That's just one element that had to be attractive to the Rangers, who have been to the playoffs three years in a row but have yet to win a World Series.
Texas has spent most of the season either in first or second place in the AL West, but a recent skid might have given general manager Jon Daniels an extra sense of urgency. The Rangers have lost seven of their past eight games, including a three-game sweep at home against an Orioles team that currently holds the second wild-card spot.


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I play at a windy course so putts can be tricky. I started with a 167 Z puttr but was a bit too domey. Switched to 160 something magnet, then to a 175+ magnet. I think I may want something more flexible but I still need something good in the wind and something that doesnt sink like my lead magnet. I really would like about 5 of every putter ever made and go nuts but that's not realistic.
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PPS I can putt consistant to about 15-20 feet. After that, it just sinks too much or I have put a lot of force to move it that far causing me to overshoot. I just cant get the long putts.


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pink_trike wrote:I stopped concretizing an identity as a "Buddhist" at the point that waking up became more important than being "identified".
Sanghamitta wrote:I think you are over thinking Lazy eye. I am convinced that the experience of the Buddha under the Bo Tree gave rise to the best explanation that I know of concerning the nature of things, and the way to transcend the inherent suffering therein by a process of understanding . The conventional appellation in the west for people who share that pov is Buddhist, ergo I am a Buddhist. Its that simple.
Sanghamitta wrote: The Zen people ( I dont often quote from Zen sources but it says it well ) talk about the thorn that you use to remove another embedded thorn, and then you drop both thorns. Buddhadhamma is a good tried and tested thorn with which to remove the thorn of dukkha. I am quite happy to be a thornist.
Sanghamitta wrote:Fear of labelling is a learned phenomenon like arachnaphobia.It arises within a culture that values individualism to an unbalanced degree. It will pass.
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One night in late October, Steven Sinofsky stood on a platform above New York's Times Square, smiling as a huge crowd roared at the unveiling of a Microsoft store, where Windows 8 and the company's new Surface tablet were about to go on sale.
Less than three weeks later, Sinofsky—who, as the head of Windows, was arguably the second-most important leader at Microsoft—suddenly left the company. His abrasive style was a source of discord within Microsoft, and he and Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, agreed that it was time for him to leave, according to a person briefed on the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
Sinofsky was admired for his effectiveness in running one of the biggest and most important software development organizations on the planet. But his departure, which Microsoft announced late on Monday, parallels in many respects that of Scott Forstall, the headstrong former head of Apple's mobile software development, who was fired by Apple's chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, in late October.
Both cases underscore a dilemma chief executives sometimes face: When do the costs of keeping brilliant leaders who cannot seem to get along with others outweigh the benefits?
The tipping point that led to Sinofsky's departure came after an accumulation of run-ins with Ballmer and other company leaders, rather than a single incident. It wasn't until this Monday, though, that Sinofsky and Ballmer both decided it would be best if Sinofsky left. Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman, supported the move, a person briefed on the matter said. Sinofsky served as a technical assistant to Gates in the 1990s.
In an email to Microsoft employees, Sinofsky said the decision to leave "was a personal and private choice". Many surprised Microsoft insiders noted that Sinofsky's departure was immediate, an unusual arrangement for someone with a 23-year track record at the company. A Microsoft spokesman, Frank Shaw, said Sinofsky was not available to comment.
Although Ballmer grew increasingly impatient with Sinofsky throughout the year, he held back from taking any action earlier to avoid disrupting the release of Windows 8, the most important product Microsoft has unveiled in years, a person familiar with his thinking said.
The final decision could not have come lightly. Although many people at Microsoft viewed him as a ruthless corporate schemer, Sinofsky ran the highly complex organization responsible for Windows as a disciplined army that met deadlines, and he was respected by people on his team.
He achieved hero status within Microsoft several years ago by taking over the leadership of Windows after the debacle that was Windows Vista. Sinfosky led the development of a new version of the operating system, Windows 7, which was positively reviewed and sold well.
Sinofsky's bridge to Ballmer began to weaken over time. Ballmer and other Microsoft executives were incensed by the failure of Sinofsky this year to take ownership of the company's failure to comply with an agreement with European regulators on Web browsers, which could result in a substantial fine. (Microsoft had committed to including a screen in its operating system that let new users easily install competing browsers.)
Ballmer was also frustrated by the relatively sparse selection of applications available for Windows 8. Ballmer has long been an advocate of the importance of independent developers in making Windows successful.
Sinofsky's success with Windows led to constant speculation that he was the heir apparent to Ballmer, whose own tenure as chief executive has been marked by missteps. Sinofsky, an engineer, had the technical chops that Ballmer, with a background in sales, lacked.
But Ballmer has revealed no plans to leave Microsoft. Even if he had, Sinofsky's detractors had predicted a mutiny within the company if he was given the top job. Furthermore, people who know Sinofsky do not think he was interested.
"It didn't strike me that it was his life's ambition," said Marco Iansiti, a professor at the Harvard Business School who wrote a management book with Sinofsky.
One concern in getting rid of forceful executives like Forstall and Sinofsky is that their employers will begin developing products by committee, rather than in the sometimes heated crucible of clashing personalities, where someone with the strongest vision can prevail.
But one Microsoft executive said Sinofsky's departure was not a choice of harmony at the expense of creative tension.
"You need both," this person said.
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By Mike Redmond
Don't follow barium with Chinese food, seriously
"Here," said the nice lady in the scrubs. "Drink this."
She handed me a cup of what looked like thin spackle. Tasted like it too.
Mmm. Barium for breakfast.
The occasion was a full work-up at a local hospital – a chance to look at all of my systems and see which ones were okay, which ones were underperforming and which were – well, I was going to say operating beyond expectations, but that doesn't seem likely at my age. Let's just call this what it was: A trip to the garage with orders for the mechanic to check under the hood and then get back to us with the estimate.
The day began way too early and way too hungry. You have to be fasting for this sort of thing, you know – the old "nothing to eat or drink after midnight" routine. They mean it, too. Bite a fingernail and they'll tell you to come back when you can follow the rules.
The fasting thing is tough for me. For as long as I can remember, I have been a person who wakes up hungry. When I was a kid I was known for jumping out of bed and going straight for my cereal bowl, getting the Quisp dished and the milk poured, and only then remembering that it might have been wise to visit the bathroom first.
So I was not in the best of moods to begin with when the large array of medical mechanics began enacting their voodoo rituals on me.
It started with giving blood. Lots of it. After that came the electrocardiothingie, where they stick rheostats onto your body and wire you up like a Silvertone console radio. I could have made it a lot easier on everyone by trimming my chest hair. No need, said the lady putting on the stickers. "Yes need," I said when she pulled them off and took large clumps of fur with them.
Then came the crowning achievement of the day, the upper GI X-rays with the aforementioned barium breakfast. If you'd like to try this at home, simply blend 12 pieces of blackboard chalk with a quarter cup of water. Gulp it down and you can spend the rest of the day feeling like you have a big hunk of modeling clay trying to move through your system.
(Note: Do not eat a large Chinese dinner on top of this stuff. Trust me on this one. I was up all night muttering various imprecations in Mandarin, a language I didn't know I spoke.)
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Lyles on pace to return in early August
DENVER -- Right-hander Jordan Lyles is on pace to return from his broken left hand when he's first eligible on Aug. 4 following Tuesday's successful live bullpen session.
Lyles is looking to start his rehab assignment this Saturday with Class A Advanced Modesto after tossing 50 pitches Tuesday.
His second rehab start would then come on July 31, lining him up to start again on Aug. 5, one day after he's eligible to return from the disabled list with the Rockies being off the day prior.
"He'll certainly be close, if not ready to go, at that point," manager Walt Weiss said.
The Rockies were originally hoping Lyles would be able to return on July 28 against the Cubs. But after follow-up X-rays showed his hand wasn't as far along in the healing process as they hoped, the team transferred Lyles to the 60-day DL on July 13 to make room for left-hander Brett Anderson on the 40-man roster.
Right-hander Christian Bergman also threw another live bullpen session Tuesday as he works his way back from a fractured left hand. Bergman isn't eligible to come off the 60-day DL until August 20, but should also be ready to roll around that point with how often he's been throwing.
Lyles broke his third metacarpal in his glove hand while covering a play at the plate on June 4. Bergman's injury occurred after being hit by a comebacker on June 20.
Lyles totaled a 5-1 record and 3.52 ERA in his first 11 starts with the Rockies since the team acquired him and outfielder Brandon Barnes from the Astros this winter for outfielder Dexter Fowler.
Bergman made his Major League debut for the Rockies on June 9 and compiled a 7.20 ERA over three starts before breaking his hand.
Cody Ulm is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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West Valley City Historical Society
The West Valley City Historical Society is seeking individuals or families who are descendants of the first settlers. Several pioneer founding families settled in the late 1800s and early 1900s in the areas that would become Hunter, Granger and Chesterfield, and West Valley City. Contact D'An Wadsworth at 801-966-8659 or Bill Barton, project chairman, at 801-9787-3363 with any information.
When • Monday-Friday, Feb. 28-March 6, 10 a.m.
Where • Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South , West Valley City
Tickets • Free
Sybarite5 is a New York-based group of string musicians who have gained a reputation for juxtaposing the likes of Stravinsky with Radiohead, or Dvorák with Led Zeppelin. Visit www.slcc.edu/sll/fine-arts-and-lectures-upcoming-events.aspx for information.
When • Monday, March 4, 7 p.m.
Where • Salt Lake Community College Taylorsville Redwood Campus, 4600 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville
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Utah Pride Festival Community Award Nominations
Organizers of the 2013 Utah Pride Festival are calling for nominations for the Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service Award and the Pete Suazo Political Action Award. Nominations for the awards are due March 3. Nominations can be made online at www.utahpridefestival.org or by sending an email to email@example.com.
When • Monday-Friday, Feb. 28-March 3, at 10 a.m.
Where • Utah Pride Festival, Salt Lake City
Dancing with the Salt Lake Stars
Local Salt Lake City celebrities are hoping their fancy footwork will help create a Utah with less cancer and more birthdays, as they take to the dance floor for the annual "Dancing with the Salt Lake Stars" competition supporting American Cancer Society Relay for Life. For more information, contact Debbie Nieuwenhoff at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 801-493-4704. For more information on Relay for Life, go to www.relayforlife.org.
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Where • Sheraton City Center, 150 W. 500 South, Salt Lake City
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Should Los Angeles name a street after legendary Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully?
Not according to Vin Scully.
"The mayor of Los Angeles has a great deal more important things to do than name a street after me," the 85-year-old Hall of Famer said in the statement. "And if he is considering the idea, better the street should be named after Walter or Peter O'Malley than myself."
The idea was floated by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti on a Sunday morning TV show, the Los Angeles Times reports.
"There's no honor that could be too great for Vin Scully, and I absolutely would love to rename a street for him," Garcetti said. "We'll look at a few around (Dodger Stadium) as a possibility. I know there's been a lot in the Twittersphere, a lot of people tweeting and Facebooking about this."
Scully joined the Dodgers before the move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for the 1958 season and will broadcast the team's games for the 65th consecutive season next year. He received the 1982 Ford C. Frick Award, given annually by the Hall to recognize excellence in baseball broadcasting.


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Andy Chritton and Andy Ludewig of Anoka Boy Scout Troop 606 received the Eagle Award May 5 at a ceremony at Anoka City Hall.
Chritton and Ludewig were classmates at St. Stephen's School in Anoka where they began their path to Eagle when they joined Pack 606 as Tiger Scouts in first grade. They progressed through Cub Scouts and Webelos to Boy Scouts.
Over the years, they participated in weekend camping trips including Apple River and North Winds, as well as spring and fall camporees. Summer camping trips included those to Many Point, Tomahawk and Medicine Mountain. In summer 2011, during their trip to Medicine Mountain, they were able to take part in performing the closing flag ceremony at Mount Rushmore.
Both Chritton and Ludewig attended the Grey Wolf leadership program. In this program, they learned more and better ways to show and use leadership skills. Parents of the Scouts are Dave and Evy Chritton of Champlin and Greg and Jan Ludewig of Andover.
For their Eagle projects they both worked with their communities. Chritton worked with the city of Champlin to identify storm sewers that drain to the Mississippi River. He and his crew stenciled "do not dump" statements on over 300 storm drains.
Ludewig worked with the city of Andover to plant a series of shrub beds in a small park near Andover Station. With assistance from a city employee, he planned the placement of the shrubs and then led a group of Scouts, parents and siblings in planting and mulching the plant beds.
Chritton is a recent gradate of Champlin Park High School where he has participated in a variety of activities including football, Animae Club, Dungeons and Dragons and Japanese Club. He would like to pursue a career in the area of graphic arts/design. At this time, his place of study has not been confirmed.
Ludewig recently graduated from Anoka High School where he has been involved with concert band and orchestra, pit orchestra, musical theater, marching band among other activities. His future plans are to study at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and to major in music education and mathematics.


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Forty-one GT3 competitors were present for Rounds 5 and 6 of the '08 FIA GT3 championship, held at Oschersleben Motorsport Arena in rural Germany. The three-car Matech Ford GT team had won all four of the previous races, and even with a 140kg (309-pound) weight penalty, it seemed unbeatable. Going into Oschersleben, the No. 20 Ford GT held a slim 2-point lead in the driver's championship over the No. 1 Callaway Z06.R of James Ruffier and Arnaud Peyroles.
Round 5 qualifying offered a surprise when a Lamborghini driven by Christopher Haase and Albert von Thurn und Taxis captured the pole. Peyroles had the fastest Corvette, in seventh, while Martin Matzke was 12th in his No. 38 MM Racing Vette. As the field took the green flag and headed toward the track's 90-degree left-hand corner, the driver of the fifth-place No. 21 Ford GT attempted to capture the lead. The Ford hit the second-place Aston, which in turn collided with the leading Lamborghini. When the dust settled, the Nos. 20 and 21 Fords and the Aston were out of the race. The No. 19 Ford avoided the carnage and took the lead, with Peyroles not far behind in third.
After a round of mandatory pit stops, Ruffier hit the track. He was quickly closing on the leaders when he was forced to pit with a flat right rear tire. The stop dropped him well down in the order, but he drove aggressively to claw his way back to 10th at the checkered flag. For the fifth time in a row, the No. 19 Ford took the win. In addition to Ruffier's 10th Place finish, Corvettes also captured Sixth and Seventh.
Sunday's race saw the No. 20 Ford GT sitting on the pole. Sascha Bert's No. 2 Corvette was third, Ruffier was fourth, and Jiri Skula's No. 38 Vette was ninth. When the green flag fell, Bert flew by the second-place Aston and set his sights on the thundering mid-engine Ford. The two cars were side by side on the first long right-hander when the Ford's left front tire made contact with Bert's right rear wheel. The contact broke Bert's suspension and put him out of the race, while the Ford was forced to pit for a tire replacement.
When things settled down, Ruffier had a 15-second lead over the second-place No. 11 Ferrari. But when several cars came in contact with each other in Turn 1, the safety car was dispatched and the lead evaporated. Seeing the crash, Skula quickly dove into the pits for the mandatory driver change. This allowed co-driver Martin Matzke to return to the race in first place. Ruffier, meanwhile, pitted near the end of the safety-car period because of a radio misunderstanding. This pushed his copilot, Peyroles, back to fourth place.
When the green flag fell, Marc Sourd in the No. 28 Corvette moved to second and began battling Matzke for the lead. A small mistake under braking pushed Sourd off course and back to fifth, while Peyroles passed a Viper to take over third. Shortly after the pass, he came up behind a slower Mustang and the lapped No. 20 Ford GT. Peyroles was blocked by the Mustang, which allowed the Viper to squeeze past and retake third place. When he finally got around the Fords four laps later, he was unable to catch up with the Viper before the checkered flag fell. Peyroles finished in Third, while Matzke took First in the No. 38 Vette. It was the Skula/Matzke team's first FIA GT3 victory, making them the series' youngest winners at only 18 years of age each.
Peyroles/Ruffier gained five valuable championship points over the weekend, putting them three points ahead of the No. 20 Ford GT team. In addition to gaining zero points over the weekend, the Ford drivers received a five-position grid penalty for hitting Bert and for not respecting the blue passing flag while a lap down. The GT3 teams have a long break until the next race at the picturesque Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. We'll keep you posted.


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A recent flow of bills targeting guns and ammunition has triggered frustration from some gun owners, and now another bill has been added to the list.
Assembly member Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, authored Assembly Bill 48, which passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee on a 5-2 party line vote Tuesday.
Skinner thinks there are more regulations to purchase alcohol, cigarettes and some cold medicine than there are to buy ammunition, according to her website. Yet, bullets are what makes a "gun deadly."
Current laws require that sellers of ammunition check IDs to verify age and to make sure it is not being sold to someone who is prohibited from owning it.
AB48 would require sellers to be licensed, buyers to present an ID, and ban kits that alter magazines to be able to fire more than 10 rounds. Purchases would need to be reported to the Department of Justice, and local law enforcement would have to be informed if someone buys 3,000 rounds of ammunition in five days, according to the bill.
The bill just sounds like something that will create a lot of paperwork, said gun owner Sean Evans, 45, of Chico. There seems to be new bills being introduced all the time.
California is "always trying to tell me how to live my life because I choose to be a gun owner," he said.
Some gun owners think the bills are stacking up while the ammo runs low.
The delays to buy ammunition are "ridiculous," said Michael Gray, owner of Chico Gun. People need to come back to their senses and calm down. There's a fear about availability and people begin stockpiling, he said. Prices have shot up significantly because of it.
A box of 9 mm ammo, which is among the most popular, was about $15 last year and now it runs at about $48, Gray said.
Evans thinks the increase in gun and ammunition regulation bills being introduced is contributing, he said. If someone walked into a store to try to purchase ammo in the evening, they'd find the shelves empty. People will wait in huge lines at 7 a.m. in hopes of purchasing some.
Having restrictions on how much ammunition people can buy is not going to help the frenzy either, Evans said. He can go through about 400 rounds a month, but people who go to competitions can go through up to 800 rounds a weekend.
Some people just opt to buy in bulk because that's when they can get a discount, he said.
The information gathered through AB48 will help law enforcement agencies avert mass shootings, according to a press release from Skinner's office.
"Californians should be pleased ... the Public Safety Committee recognized the need for sensible ammunition regulation ..." Skinner said.
Gray thinks adding AB48 wouldn't be efficient, because there are already enough regulations, he said. Customers looking to purchase a gun must sign about 10 forms, which just get piled in a filing cabinet, and might get checked once every 10 years.
They can't keep up with the regulations there are right now, Gray said.
Bills like it have already been tried and they don't work, Evans said. Portions of AB48 are similar to a bill that was passed and eventually overturned.
California Assembly Bill 962 was signed into law by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in October 2011, but on Feb. 1, 2012, two weeks before taking effect, it was ruled "unconstitutionally vague" by Fresno County Superior Court.
AB962, which was aimed at ammunition, would have required only face-to-face transactions when buying, required sellers to maintain records for no less than five years and purchasers to register to buy.
According to a University of Southern California and Los Angeles Times March poll, 79 percent of Californians are in favor of requiring ammunition buyers to provide an ID and thumbprint for background checks.
Looking to the laws to curb violence and crime isn't the solution, Gray said. People who want to commit crimes don't walk into his store to buy items.
The bills just make criminals out of law-abiding citizens, Evans said.
California's laws are very restrictive and already require more than other states, but the focus is not in the right areas, Gray said.
A good way to tackle this issue would be to integrate mental health records on a national scale for people who want to purchase guns and ammunition, Gray said. There needs to be a shift to focus on the people buying, not the items themselves.
Guns don't hurt anyone when they're just lying there, he said. Don't put guns in hands of people that shouldn't have them.
"We're not all bad people," he said. "There's a few rotten eggs that ruin it for everyone."
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text: Jetsfan80 73,481 Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) http://online.wsj.co...=googlenews_wsj Jets Ponder Another Running QB By KEVIN CLARK Cal Sport Media/Zuma Press The Jets appear to be the most interested suitor in Michigan quarterback-turned-wide receiver Denard Robinson. MOBILE, Ala.—After a season in which the Jets failed to turn Tim Tebow into an asset, they are seriously considering plucking another jack-of-all-trades quarterback in this year's NFL draft. The team appears to be the most interested suitor in Michigan quarterback-turned-wide receiver Denard Robinson. Jets brass met here with Robinson on Monday night, his longest meeting with any team so far. He said Tuesday that he felt the interest was genuine, calling the meeting a "great deal." Robinson is an intriguing prospect since he isn't expected to even attempt to play quarterback at the pro level, and for good reason. He is listed, generously, at 6 feet, and he broke Pat White's record for career rushing yards by a quarterback. In two of his four seasons at Michigan, he had more rushing attempts than he did passing attempts. And so at this week's Senior Bowl, Robinson—who isn't cleared for contact after a nerve injury in his right elbow sustained during the season—is trying to prove to the Jets and the rest of the league that he can do something else. Robinson returned punts Tuesday and said he is picking the brains of fellow Michigan receivers Roy Roundtree and Jeremy Gallon about playing wideout. When he leaves Mobile and resumes training, Robinson said he would focus on catching live-action punts with his Michigan teammates. He is expecting to play in Saturday's Senior Bowl, an annual showcase of top college players. If Robinson can play receiver, his quickness could help the Jets, who ranked 30th in pass yards this season. Their biggest receiving threat, Jeremy Kerley, had a respectable 827 yards this season, but the Jets had little beyond that. Jeff Cumberland was their second-leading receiver with 359 yards; Chaz Schilens (289), Stephen Hill (252) and late-season addition Braylon Edwards (125) rounded out the mediocre group. It is unclear where, exactly, Robinson will be drafted since this week is more or less his debut as a full-time wide receiver. He would constitute a pick of luxury for the Jets, since they have major holes at offensive line and safety, one of which they likely will address in the first round. They spent a second-round pick on Hill in last year's draft. Robinson said he is trying to model himself after former Kentucky quarterback Randall Cobb, who has become a star with the Green Bay Packers as a receiver and returner, and former Indiana quarterback Antwaan Randle El, who was a standout all-purpose player last decade with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Clearly, Robinson shouldn't model himself after whatever it was that became of Tebow with the Jets last season. Once envisioned as someone who could play a mix of quarterback, running back and punt protector, Tebow never found much of a role with the Jets, and his use in the "Wildcat" package failed to make much of an impact. Tebow finished the season with 39 passing yards and 102 rushing yards. The difference is that Tebow was married to the idea of playing quarterback, while Robinson, it seems, is open to doing anything. "I'm just focused on receiver and trying to get better at that," he said. He noted that he enjoyed his role in Michigan's loss in this year's Outback Bowl, where he lined up at running back and rushed 23 times for 100 yards against a talented South Carolina defense. "There's certainly no question about his quickness, and there's certainly no question about run-after-the-catch because he's a talented guy with the ball in his hands," said NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock. "So the questions are [whether he] can run routes—and by the way, we can teach that—and most importantly, what are his hands like?" Mayock said. And right now it's way too early for me, after one practice when he competed against defensive backs, to say whether he's a natural catcher of the ball or not, and that's what we need to figure out." Write to Kevin Clark at firstname.lastname@example.com Edited January 23, 2013 by Jetsfan80 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Hello my husband was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in November of 2012. He has undergone two regimens of chemo gemzar and cisplatin and then gemzar and xylota. We got to MD Anderson in April. Before that they the local surgeon said it was inoperable well MD Anderson says it is!! Surgery is set for Aug 20th. He has had a lot of difficulty with the stents....infection after infection. The stents have been replaced 4 times now. My husband is 45 years old....this isn't supposed to happen to young people we thought. So I would love to here your experiences are the similar to my husbands?? His tumor was rather large 8cm but it is local...should we be excited that they are going to do surgery or is their still a high possibility it will come back? I know lots and lots of questions. This ride has been a roller coaster ride for us


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Rosario, Argentina, May 29, 2011 -- Argentina used strong blocking and serving to secure a huge win over Serbia 3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-20) in the second match of the first weekend of the Intercontinental Round of the World League in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 5,000 at Newell's Old Boys Stadium in Rosario on Sunday.
Facundo Conte was the best scorer for the South American side with 18 points (including three blocking and one serving), while Sasa Starovic totaled 11 for the European team.
Argentina jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead thanks to a Pablo Crer ace and good blocking before Starovic was able to score the first two points for his team. The home team used their strong serving and blocking to keep the pressure on Serbia and at 6-2 Igor Kolakovic requested his first TO. A Rodrigo Quiroga spike saw the home side 8-4 up at the first technical timeout. Both teams kept scoring well with few unforced errors but the local team stretched their lead to six points before Serbia pulled back to 16-12 at the second TTO. Serbia's coach requested another timeout at 17-12, but the difference in blocking (5-2) and serving (2-0) was telling, and two great spikes by Crer, one from Conte over Starovic and the closing point by Pereyra gave Argentina their first set in this World League.
The second set started out even, but from 3-3 Conde's blocking allowed the hosts to move three points clear at the first TTO. Serbia stayed in the game and Milos Nikic leveled the scores at 13-13, but Argentina were out in front again at the second TTO, 16-14. With Argentina continuing to score with good blocking and spiking while Serbia were making unforced errors, Argentina maintained their lead, but Serbia rediscovered their blocking and levelled at 21-21. Argentina coach Javier Weber asked for a timeout when a Luciano De Cecco mistake gave Serbia the lead at 22-21, but three spikes by Conte and a block over Starovic earned Argentina a 2-0 advantage in the match.
The third set again started out evenly, but Argentina edged into ahead from 6-6 to 8-6 with the crowd urging them on. Kolacovic's team kept fighting and stayed close throughout the set, with dazzling performances from Starovic, Kovacevic and Stankovic, while Conte and Crer impressed for the home side. With the fans becoming the seventh player on the court, Argentina romped home for a historic win.


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The Pacers will probably have more than $7.7m because I really doubt both Cope and Scola will be on the roster next year.
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The Pacers will probably have more than $7.7m because I really doubt both Cope and Scola will be on the roster next year.
Danny has been a beast at the FT line. Need to figure out how to get him more FT attempts
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
Danny is our best player at getting to the line when he drives and would our best player at getting to the line period if he gets the shot attempts.
That's what it comes down to is just getting him a few more minutes and shot attempts and both are up to Vogel. Even last night with Lance out for half of the game Danny only got 23 minutes when it should have been 30+. Danny should be averaging more then 25 minutes and I'd like to see Vogel push that closer to 30.
2nd night of a back-to-back...and hes still coming back...in time...but 30 minutes wouldve been too much...Im pretty sure they have him on a pretty strict minute watch...especially on the 2nd niters....
As for the shot attempts...I think Danny is very conscious about "sharing" the ball and fitting in...as time goes by and somewhat to what you are alluding to, he may need to become a bit more "selfish"...and specifically do more of the driving, creating contact and getting to the line...something that would be good for all of our SF's to do more of
What's strange is that he gets a good arc on his FTs, but when I saw him shoot a couple of 3s, they were so flat. Why can't he get the same kind of arc as he does on his FTs? I honestly don't recall his shot always been that flat.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Apart from that, he sometimes is getting good arc on his shots, but other times I agree that he needs a bit more. Not sure what the problem is.
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I think that his 3pt shot is a "hit or miss"......more hit at the beginning of the game than towards the end of the game. Maybe it's a matter of conditioning as the season goes on....but hopefully he "gets his legs" underneath him more.
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I think Danny has shown he's able to handle the minutes at this stage of his return. I'd like to see 30 minutes in that situation not 40. On a nightly basis we should be seeing Danny on the floor at least 25 minutes and I'd like to see 30 in the near future. Both PG and Lance are logging too many minutes and it's showing in their defensive intensity these past 10 games. IMO the best thing for the team would be to see Paul and Lance average more like 33-35 minutes with Danny averaging only slightly less.
The question becomes how that logistically happens. The normal rotation is to have starters-bench-starters in each half. Does that mean Danny plays 14 consecutive minutes in each half? That seems like a lot. It's more than the Pacers ask any other player to play without a rest other than occasionally George. Or does it mean that Danny comes in for awhile, comes out, then comes in again? That would likely mean though that he would be finishing each half and ending the game on the floor.
If you go in with the thoughts that you want to play Danny close to 30 minutes, but you don't want him playing more than a quarter at a time, and you don't want him finishing the game, that becomes awfully difficult to do. It seems like Vogel has just decided to play him a few less minutes instead of violating one of the other principles.
It's not really that hard. We play our starters with our bench anyway so it's just a matter of pulling Lance or Paul a few minutes earlier and inserting Danny with both units some. In most games I like Danny finishing over Lance especially we're getting fouled and being sent to the line.
Which hasn't happened before the Atlanta game really... Most games have been relatively large margins of victory or defeat...
I thought the same thing, but then I tried to map it out. Try that as an experiment. Write down exactly when a player is going to go in and out during a normal game and try to make the numbers work. It is incredibly difficult unless you violate one of the premises.
As far as finishing games, I don't think the Pacers are at the level of wanting Granger in. Foul situations are a unique animal, and that's usually what a team has timeouts for. I think Granger will be in during those situations, but that's usually less than a minute of game time.
I think you look at Paul and Lance logging too many minutes as one issue and Danny not getting enough as another although ideally we have a split 3 man rotation at the 2/3. Even if we didn't give those extra minutes to Danny I still think both Paul and Lance need their time reduced by 3-4 minutes on average.
I don't believe in robotic rotations and I like the fact that Frank keeps a starter in with the bench most of the time. We need to be flexible within our rotations but I'd start by pulling either PG, Lance or GH earlier in the 1st quarter then bring in Danny and rotate from there. Danny could come in 6 minutes into the first quarter and play early into the 2cd, take a break and then close the half, then take a similar approach to the second half. If you have to play Lance a few minutes at the point alone then so be it. Some games Danny can come in early, go out and back in to close but some games he'd play for longer stretches or may log a few minutes at the 4. I don't agree with you on not having Danny close. Danny is a strong closer but be need whoever is playing well to close and we need to be flexible by going with what we need since all 3 players bring a different dimension. If we had Lance in last night instead of Danny I think we lose that game. We're wearing down Paul and Lance right now and it's obvious while at the same time we have Danny ready to contribute more. Frank just needs to change a little bit and find a way to make it work for the good of the team.
That means we can offer Scola his 4 million or less and Danny the 3.7 million we have left and wave goodbye to Lance? Or do we have 7.7m after we sign Lance? I don't see anyone in the NBA making us an offer for either Scola or Cope where they just take the salary and let us free up money. These kind of money problems are why teams pay GM's the kind of money they do. The difference in being a profitable org. and being a tax write off drain on the City and/or the Corp. that owns the franchise is in the hands of guys like Bird, who have(in most cases) no ownership in the team at all. Having said that, I would not be surprised if Larry has a stake in the ownership of the Pacers.
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I almost feel like Danny (a career 84.9% free throw shooter that is shooting 95.7% so far this year) has spent 2 years shooting nothing but free throws. Almost as if he couldn't run or jump due to a knee injury and had nothing else to do...
"Danny Granger is one of the top players in the league. To move Danny, you better get a lot back." - Larry Bird
In an attempt to bring the Danny discussion beyond "his FG% is crap, he sucks now" I have gathered some stats to take a more in-depth look at what is going on.
The Good:
The Pacers are +9.2 when Danny is on the court, and +7.8 when he is off for a net of +1.3, placing him 5th on the team ahead of Stephenson at +1.2.
Granger has the 6th best cumulative +/- on the team at +117 with only playing 24% of the minutes. In comparison Watson has played 38%, Scola 36%, and Mahinmi 32%. His per minue +/- is 5th on the team at +.1839 ahead of Lance at +.1734.
His Net48, the team's net points per 48 minutes of playing time for the player, is +9.2. Again fifth on the team ahead of Lance at +8.5.
His Win% is 65.4, 6th best on the team.
The team grabs 4% more rebounds with him on the floor.
His opponents at the SF position have a PER of 9.0. He is PER is 10.8, giving him a net of +1.8.
Drtg of 99 is the best of his career.
At home he has a 38.2% 3P%.
His 3P% is up to 36% in February, an improvement of 5% from January.
When playing between 20-29 minutes (17 games) he has a 3P% of 41.3% .
On 1 day of rest (13 games) his 3P% is 41.5%. 3 days of rest and he shoots 42.9%.
He shoots 43.2% FG% on Wednesday.
In February he is scoring 8.6 points on 2.7 FGM a slight improvement over 8.5points on 3.0FGM in January.
The Bad:
On the road he has a Drtg of 105
On 0 days of rest he has an Ortg of 92
TO% 12.8% tied for highest in his career
FTr, FTA per FGA, is .238 lowest of his career (not including the 5 games last season).
3PAr is .422 highest of his career
The Ugly:
With less than 5 seconds on the shot clock, which accounts for 13% of his shots, he has an eFG% of 30.4%. During which the amount of his shots being assisted drops from over 60% to 25%.
On the Road his 3P% is 25.6%, Ortg is 88.
When he plays 10-19 minutes (9 games) his FG% is 27.1% and his 3P% is 13.6%.
With 0 days of rest (8 games) his FG% is 33.3% and 3P% is 23.1%.
Granger is struggling on the road and with back-to-backs. His FG% isn't good anyways, except for Wednesdays oddly enough, but his 3P%, Ortg, and Drtg is drastically different at home vs away and 0 days of rest vs 1 day. This to me suggests he is still struggling some with his conditioning, and just the general grind of the NBA season. The Pacers have more back-to-backs than most teams, and since Danny has been back 6 of the 8 have been on the road (overall 14 of our 20 second night of back-to-backs are on the road).
You said more than half, right?
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Did he specify with the Pacers?
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia


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I'd like to meet the poor sap that buys the 3GS xD
Looks like a way to help boost some last-minute iPhone 4 sales for the next 6 weeks before the iPhone 5 allegedly drops.
Question for anyone who may know the answer......if I pay retail price for the iPhone 5, I still get to keep my Unlimited Data plan correct....since it will not involve a contract renewal?
Gotta be eligible for an upgrade huh? 2 year contract with these deals
Also, wow, this is a first for Apple, isn't it? I always remembered Apple charging full price for the old iPhones right up to the launch day of the next model... perhaps they're feeling some competition squeeze?
I believe if you have and upgrade available at at&t then they can't force you into changing your data plan. You would only be renewing your contract but everything should stay the same if you so desire. Or at least when I upgraded one of my lines a month or so ago they didn't take me off my unlimited data plan. And just in case nobody knew this yet. I talked to at&t customer service when i got my upgrade and they say you can actually upgrade a month before you actual 2 year renewal.
If you buy the iPhone 5 at full cost, you will be able to keep unlimited. If you buy it with a contact, you will get to keep unlimited.
I am wondering if this also equates to a cheaper off-contract price?
I can't believe how much you guys in the U.S getting taken to the cleaners for phones! When the iPhone 4 released over a year ago now here in Australia I got one on contract and you get the phone for free (32GB model as well). I pay $79 a month (my boss does actually) and I get like $800 worth of included calls 4GB of data a month free and unlimited text and mms worldwide and still I pay nothing for the phone upfront or at the end of my 2-year contract.
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