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big tee to maternity tee refashion
All I did was add 1/4" elastic to both side seams. I started just below the bust, secured the elastic with a few stitches, and then stretched the elastic as I sewed down the seam using a zig-zag stitch (the more you stretch the elastic, the more gathered the fabric will be). I stopped the elastic about 1/2" above the bottom hem of the shirt.
Here's what it looks like from the inside (not my tidiest work, but oh well):
Very easy! You still have plenty of room for the growing bump, and don't have to wear a tent. Hurray for that.
82 comments:
- Melanie said...
Super cute idea. I didn't know it was called "ruching" or whatever you would say!
Smart idea.
Oh, where in CA do you live? My husband's job is relocating to Irvine and I'm a little nervous it will be tooooooo expensive to live there. Is California all right? I know you moved from out east, so it might not have been a big deal for you, but I'm sweating bullets!
- March 01, 2010 2:00 PM
Super cute idea, Jill! You are sooooo clever.
- March 01, 2010 2:05 PM
- Amber W. said...
I love this! I'm not pregnant, but I will definitely bookmark this idea for next time. My sister is pregnant, though. I'll have to pass this on to her!
- March 01, 2010 2:12 PM
- Mom Jeans and Minivans said...
I am going to have to bookmark this one. I can't stand wearing the "tents" but with my first two I've found it inevitable.
- March 01, 2010 2:14 PM
- Emily said...
Awesome! Great job and I love the color. Thanks for sharing.
- March 01, 2010 2:14 PM
- PinkLady said...
That looks great. I'll have to remember it for when I'm next pregnant! Cute little bump too! xx
- March 01, 2010 2:21 PM
- Meredith said...
Great idea!!!! Thanks for sharing!
- March 01, 2010 2:21 PM
- The Oxford Family said...
That turned out great! Thanks for the tips!
- March 01, 2010 2:26 PM
- EvaMarieva said...
I love these posts. Thanks!
- March 01, 2010 2:30 PM
- Sweetie Pie Bakery said...
@Melanie-I don't live in California but some of our best friends moved out there (from the Chicagoland area) and actually live in Irvine. They pay about $2,000/mo. for rent for something that would cost about $1,000/mo. here. Things seemed very expensive to me even at the grocery store. It's the area! They are actually looking to relocate to AZ in the next year or so because it's SO much cheaper there! Just thought I'd throw my two cents in ;)
- March 01, 2010 2:32 PM
- Heather said...
You're rad!!! The End.
- March 01, 2010 2:32 PM
- Molly said...
I had that same idea about a week ago, but I wasn't sure how to go about it. Thanks for the how-to!
- March 01, 2010 2:33 PM
- Laney said...
Very smart (and cute) idea!
- March 01, 2010 2:41 PM
- Lettie said...
Love it. I am hating most of my (hand me down) maternity clothes from the first 2 kids, and this is a great way to freshen things up.
- March 01, 2010 2:47 PM
- Jill said...
Thanks, friends!
Melanie - I'll email you about CA cost of living.
- March 01, 2010 2:54 PM
- Devil Dog Momma said...
I only have a few weeks left incubating baby number 3 but when it's time to carry baby number 4 I am definitly making over my maternity wardrobe with the tips you have provided. Great work!
- March 01, 2010 3:29 PM
As I read this I keep looking at the tent I am currently wearing! Thank you so much for all your ideas...I need them!
- March 01, 2010 3:34 PM
- Travis'wife said...
This is awesome!! I'm wearing a rather large maternity shirt right now that is a tent on me, and now I can fix this today!!
- March 01, 2010 3:35 PM
- Chris said...
Adorable. Too bad I didn't run across this two years ago! :)
- March 01, 2010 3:37 PM
- Jessica said...
What a great idea! You saved about $40 doing that! Wish I'd thought of that when I was pregnant!
- March 01, 2010 3:49 PM
- Liz @ LivingMySweetLife said...
this is awesome! i must remember to come back to this if I ever decide to try for #3!
- March 01, 2010 4:08 PM
- sue said...
I love this idea!!!
- March 01, 2010 4:09 PM
- Jan said...
I LOVE this!!! My favorite maternity shirts were the ones with the ruched sides. They always looked the most flattering on me. I love this idea! Thanks for sharing how you created yours!
- March 01, 2010 4:23 PM
- Heather | Cookie Mondays said...
- March 01, 2010 4:26 PM
- March 01, 2010 4:39 PM
- Katie said...
That is so cute! And so simple! Thanks for the instructions. Oh, and congrats on having a girl! How exciting!
- March 01, 2010 4:57 PM
- Maman Tattoo said...
This is an idea I'm going to steal! I have 17 weeks done and I could use "new" shirt, since I was tired of my maternity ones some weeks before giving birth to the first :P
Would it work even with no zig-zag? I have a very old Singer that only do back and forth...
- March 01, 2010 5:03 PM
- Deanna said...
YAYYYY! No more tent shirts! I bought about 7 maternity t-shirt, same style, just different colors with my first pregnancy 7 years ago...still wearing them the third time around, the darn things wont wear out! LOL! Now I know what to do with them! THANK YOU!!!!! SO VERY MUCH!!!
- March 01, 2010 5:08 PM
- The Cowgill Family said...
Did you have to take in the sleeves too? When ever I buy a bigger top to fit my curvey belly ( when I was prego and now with my post baby belly and hips) the sleeves seem really big odd looking.
- March 01, 2010 7:30 PM
- Kirsten W. said...
wow! thanks for this idea! I'm going to try it on a big shirt I already own (I'm just getting to my 3rd trimester).
- March 01, 2010 7:34 PM
- Erin said...
cute! you have an adorable baby bump!
- March 01, 2010 7:39 PM
- Miz Dinah said...
Way to go, yummy mummy! Great work!
- March 01, 2010 8:02 PM
- Red said...
Great idea! And what a good deal. Maternity clothes are soooo expensive.
- March 01, 2010 10:07 PM
- ghislaine said...
What a great idea! I am 29 weeks pregnant now and am desperate need of a wardrobe fix. This is a great quick and easy project :).
- March 01, 2010 10:48 PM
thank you so much! i was trying to figure out how to do this since I just couldn't get myself to pay $29 for a similar shirt yesterday and the regular shirts I bought are still too big. Now if only I had some energy:)
- March 02, 2010 6:47 AM
- casserole said...
Awesome maternity shirt!! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
- March 02, 2010 7:00 AM
- Allison and Ben Brandt said...
thanks so much for posting this, i thought that was how you do that but wasn't sure, i recently bought a non preggo shirt that was like this
- March 02, 2010 7:29 AM
- joolee said...
yay! this is what i've been wanting to do with a couple larger, unfitted maternity shirts that i have. thanks! btw, when are you due? you look fabulous!
- March 02, 2010 7:32 AM
- Michael and Rachelle said...
Love this post and the last about maternity clothes. I am on # 6 and really don't want to buy new clothes but really want to look cute. Thanks so much for helping us pregos look better while we feel huge and save money. I love your blog!
- March 02, 2010 7:40 AM
- Amanda said...
That's a great idea. I didn't know at first if you had used elastic thread. This is so easy, thanks.
- March 02, 2010 7:44 AM
- Mauri said...
I just bought a couple of shirts like this at Motherhood and I thought, I can do that! Thanks for the tutorial!
- March 02, 2010 8:33 AM
- Joanne said...
I think this would be cute for non-pregnant women, too – add some styling to a regular t-shirt.
- March 02, 2010 8:51 AM
- Sew Much Ado said...
That is SO cute and SO smart! I love it.
- March 02, 2010 9:59 AM
- e_donaldson said...
love your design! thanks so much for sharing :)
- Miss Imagination
- March 02, 2010 10:07 AM
- Annie said...
Thank you for sharing your fabulous idea!
- March 02, 2010 10:20 AM
- chelsea said...
Pure genius, I will have to remember this if I get pregnant again. Thanks for sharing!
- March 02, 2010 1:09 PM
- Paula said...
so was this just a normal t-shirt or was it a maternity shirt? If it was a normal shirt, why aren't the shoulders huge on you?
- March 02, 2010 1:47 PM
- Jill said...
I used a normal women's fitted t-shirt (target brand), not maternity. When I tried it on pre-refashion, it fit well in the top, but was extra long and much wider than a typical shirt I would wear. I didn't do anything to the shoulders or sleeves, because they already fit well.
If you were to do this with a very large t-shirt or a men's t-shirt, I'm guessing you'd have to alter the sleeves.
- March 02, 2010 2:20 PM
- Rachelle said...
I just gave you an award on my blog that should be named after you--you're so darn creative! Thanks for your amazing talent. Come pick up your award.
- March 02, 2010 7:55 PM
- Little Birdie Secrets said...
You are a genius, Jill! I have three sisters-in-law who are pregnant and I'm going to have to make them each one! Congrats, by the way!
- March 02, 2010 11:22 PM
- Sandee said...
rock on! as soon as the opportunity presents itself *winkwink* i'll be sporting a refashioned tee! keep the good ideas coming! :)
- March 03, 2010 8:00 AM
- luvinthemommyhood said...
Love the tute, so I had to add it to our "link luv roundup" this week! FAB refashion!!! http://bit.ly/d8hv9k
p.s. you look gorgeous, love the belly!
- March 03, 2010 8:43 AM
- mkchilds said...
You are my hero! Great idea!
- March 03, 2010 9:14 AM
- Andrea said...
Great idea! I love doing this on my daughter's sleeves when they are too long. Great idea to turn a large shirt into a maternity shirt. Were the neck and sleeves too big still? They look fine in the picture.
- March 03, 2010 10:52 AM
- Michelle said...
How creative to just make this for yourself! I might give that a try next time I have a bump! :)
- March 03, 2010 2:31 PM
- *MICHELLE CAUDLE* said...
Genius! I have a couple shirts like this that I bought at Ross and they are my FAVORITE... now I know how to make my own (someday when I need them again!!)
- March 03, 2010 7:16 PM
- Nic said...
I have to say that I LOVE this idea. I'm not a great sewer at all, but I think this is one I could actually do. Now I just need to get pregnant. :)
- March 03, 2010 8:25 PM
- carina said...
You have a nice blog. A 40-week pregnancy is really just a blip in our whole life time, but the problem with clothing during that time is very painful. Keeping this in mind, two best friends and mother of two children each started http://www.bellybundles.com. We have high quality maternity clothes there and we would like to hear your feedback on our products.
Carina - Maternity clothing
- March 04, 2010 4:23 AM
- Miss Sews-it-all said...
This is sweet! Great idea! I did a t-shirt maternity makeover when I was pregnant, but I like yours better! Find mine here:http://www.berninausablog.com/read/t-shirt-makeover-tutorial
- March 04, 2010 2:42 PM
- BJ_Mama said...
OH< WONDERFUL!!! I need to do this with a few Tees, now! Thanks!
- March 05, 2010 12:43 AM
- Galimamphigouri said...
It's a good idea!
That reminds me the ones I did 4 years before when I was pregnant. I 've just written a post on my blog (and I put a link to your post).
- March 06, 2010 2:34 AM
- Brooke said...
I was wondering if I could turn my big T's into this!!!! I had a MUCH harder plan in mind!
- March 06, 2010 7:52 AM
- Phoenix Rising said...
It's THAT easy?! I'm going to get pregnant just so I can do this!
- March 08, 2010 8:38 AM
I did not know you were preg. Congratulations. I cannot wait to see all the cute things you will do for a girl. Get ready, they turn out expensive IMO lol
- March 16, 2010 6:28 AM
- Joy said...
I used this idea and turned one of my too tight tees into a cute shirt for my daughter. Thanks for another great idea! I linked to you here
- March 19, 2010 5:51 PM
- Jessica said...
I love this idea!! I always wanted to do this, but never had the motivation when I was pregnant! Maybe I'll make one now for next time :) SO adorable!
- March 30, 2010 12:51 PM
- Mrs. P said...
omg I love this idea I am going to go get to work right now xoxoxox
- April 01, 2010 2:50 PM
- Terri Peters said...
I just did this with two ribbed tank tops I picked up for $2 each at WalMart this morning. Definitely beats the $25 for the same top at the maternity store!
Thanks, you're awesome!
- April 07, 2010 12:16 PM
- Collections from my Heart said...
This is an awsome idea! thanks so much for sharing! I wish I would have that tip when I was pregnant... oh well next one! hehehe
- April 19, 2010 3:09 PM
- Amandiiine said...
Great idea ! :-)
- May 12, 2010 6:50 AM
- Kimberlee said...
I linked back to this post on my To-Do List for my T-shirt refashion project.
- August 09, 2010 12:41 PM
- Anne said...
I love this idea! When I was pregnant with my son it was so difficult for me to find shirts that weren't tents, especially toward the end when NOTHING seems to fit over that bump but a humongous shirt! Good thing to keep in mind for when I have the next one!! :o)
- December 12, 2010 1:33 AM
- Linda said...
If the shirt is too wide and droopy looking at the top, try adding elastic to the shoulder seam from the neck to the sleeve.
- February 15, 2011 3:20 PM
Just found out I'm pregnant and money is an issue so thank god for people like you!!
- March 24, 2011 4:04 AM
- Donna Close said...
I used this idea to make a 4th of July shirt for my daughter. She's almost 6 months into her first pregnancy. I bought a women's XL red, white and blue tie dyed tank from Walmart for $3.00. My daughter usually wears a size 6. I sewed elastic in the side seams as you did but also added it to the armholes just over the shoulder from front to back to take up the slack in the larger armholes. I tried it on myself and found that the neckline gapped a bit so I added elastic from over the breast on one side in the front, over the shoulder and to about the corresponding place in the back. Did the same on the other side. Looks like it will be darling on her. She lives out of town and will have to try it in this week end when she visits.
- June 23, 2011 1:17 PM
I LOVE this idea! I have the perfect shirt for this! When i was pregnant the first time I had a blue TENT that I had bought online from a maternity department. It was so terrible I never wore it. This is going to make it actually usable for this baby!! Thank you so much!
- June 24, 2011 12:11 PM
- Jennifer M said...
Just a simple question do you know about how much elastic you used each side. I have a friend that is pregnant and kinda short on funds thought i would hit the second hand stores for some shirts....
- June 25, 2011 6:19 AM
- homemade by jill said...
Jennifer M - I don't know how much elastic I used because I didn't cut it before I sewed. I started it just below the bust and then stretched it down as far as I wanted it to go, sewing along the way.
- June 27, 2011 3:04 PM
Wow, really good idea.
I'm pregnant and on a tight budget, so this is going to save me a lot of money.
Thank u!!
- December 01, 2011 4:11 AM
Thank you! Having an impossible time finding petite maternity shirts let alone ones that are not super tight and too big in the shoulders. Now I have a plan of attack for modifying to make my own!
- June 12, 2012 11:14 PM
- James Reed said...
Very good information.thanks for sharing
- January 02, 2014 2:18 AM
- Marisol Castaneda said...
Did the top half of the shirt fit you well though? That's the only reason i hesitate to buy oversized shirts to do this with.... I've always thought about doing this though!
- June 04, 2015 5:10 AM


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To complement the mole, we have paired it up with dishes like ceviche, a crisp, crunchy jicama salad, rancho gordo beans, tomatillo-braised pork sopes, and lamb albondigas braised in a sweet, earthy apricot chile mulato sauce. We look forward to sharing this special menu with our many wonderful guests this Monday, May 5th. Buen Provecho!
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This Italian Sausage, Tomato, and Macaroni Soup with Basil is one I came up with for a family party, and when it was a hit at the party, I wished I'd written down the recipe. Luckily I managed to re-create it a few days later, and now I have a few containers of this in the freezer for those cold winter nights.
If you end up having quite a bit of this soup left over, the macaroni will absorb some of the liquid and make the soup quite a bit thicker than it would be if you ate it right away. You can always add a bit more chicken stock when you re-heat it if you'd like a thinner soup, or just invite friends over when you make it and I guarantee there won't be leftovers.
Italian Sausage, Tomato, and Macaroni Soup with Basil
(Makes 6-8 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
8 cups homemade chicken stock (or use 5 cans chicken broth)
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. ground fennel
2 cans petitie dice tomatoes with juice
1 T + 1 tsp. olive oil
1 pkg. (5 links/19.5 oz.) hot or sweet turkey Italian sausage
1 onion, chopped into small dice
1 T minced garlic (or less if you're not that fond of garlic)
1 C dry macaroni (use Dreamfields Macaroni or whole wheat macaroni for South Beach diet)
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil (or 2 T chopped frozen basil)
freshly grated Parmesan cheese for serving (optional)
Add the other tsp. of olive oil to the frying pan if needed, then saute the onions for 3-4 minutes, or until they are starting to soften. Add the minced garlic and cook 1-2 minutes more. Add the onion and garlic to the soup pot. Deglaze the frying pan with about 1 cup of stock from the pot, adding that back to the soup. Let this simmer on low heat for 15-20 minutes.
Add the macaroni, stir, and continue to simmer the soup for 15-20 minutes more, or until the macaroni is soft. Stir in the chopped fresh or frozen basil and cook 5 minutes more. Serve hot, with freshly grated Parmesan cheese if desired.
If you store leftover soup in the refrigerator or freezer, the macaroni will absorb some of the liquid, leaving you with a thicker soup (and puffier macaroni too!) You can add a little more chicken stock when you reheat the soup if you want, or just enjoy it a bit thicker, which is what I did.
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A look at the history of Lawrence v. Texas shows why the two men who fought the sodomy law, both now deceased, deserve our respect
Former Houston residents John Lawrence and Tyron Garner, both now deceased, couldn't possibly have realized 13 years ago that one of the most mortifying events of their lives would wind up changing the course of history for an entire society of people.
The two gay men, who arguably were the unlikeliest pair of gay advocates to ever play high-profile roles in the U.S. LGBT rights movement, turned out to be the catalysts for striking down centuries of oppressive American law and establishing same-sex relations as a basic civil right. Prior to the filing of a landmark LGBT rights lawsuit on their behalf, the men had no involvement with gay rights organizations.
In June 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the 1973 Texas Homosexual Conduct Law in its review of Lawrence v. Texas, effectively striking down the 14 remaining state sodomy laws that prohibited sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex. In doing so the high court reversed its 1986 decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, which had upheld Georgia's sodomy law.
In rendering the decision the justices wrote that gay men and lesbians were entitled to privacy, and that states had no right to restrict their personal sexual lives, a startling contrast from the ruling in the Georgia lawsuit that maintained there was no fundamental right to homosexual relations.
Even Justice Antonin Scalia, a dissenting voice in the court's 6-3 vote, acknowledged that the Lawrence decision by the high court supported a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
It was a remarkable turn of events sparked by unremarkable men who apparently had never entertained any ideas of gay activism prior to their arrest in Lawrence's Houston-area apartment in 1998 when a sheriff's deputy entered the apartment to investigate a false crime report.
The deputy claimed he saw the pair engaged in a sex act rather than the disturbance that was reported, and he arrested them on deviant sex charges.
Despite the horror of being humiliated, arrested, taken out of the apartment virtually undressed and then jailed, the case had a relatively quick initial disposition. Lawrence and Garner paid fines of $125 and court costs of $141.25 for the Class C misdemeanors while pleading no contest.
Robert R. Eubanks — the also now-deceased boyfriend of Lawrence who had, in a fit of jealously, called 911 with the false crime report — spent two weeks in jail as punishment for his part in the fiasco.
It was there the story could have taken a much different turn than it did. But Lawrence and Garner ultimately decided on a course of action that the law enforcement authorities who arrested them probably never dreamed might occur.
The two gay men resisted oppression by following the advice of Lambda Legal attorneys who wanted to wage a legal battle against the antiquated, discriminatory law, which was rarely enforced.
At that point Lawrence and Garner became to the LGBT community what Rosa Parks represented to the nation's African-American community in 1955 in Montgomery, Ala., when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. Her civil disobedience against the city regulation sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and it became a major symbolic force in propelling the civil rights movement forward.
The success of the Lawrence case had a similar impact on the nation's LGBT community, and the gains have been monumental during the past eight years.
Although Parks was active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as secretary at the time, she was just a seamstress in a local department store. She lost her job over the incident and eventually moved to Detroit to find similar work.
It would be years later before Parks was honored for her bravery and became known as the "first lady of the civil rights movement" and the "mother of the freedom movement." Parks lived another 50 years and received many honors during that time.
The parallel between Lawrence, a white man, and Garner, a black man, and Parks is their socio-economic status and ordinariness at the times they made decisions that would have such far-reaching effects upon their communities.
Lawrence, who was 68 when he died on Nov. 20, 2011, was a medical technologist until his retirement in 2009. His death from a heart condition apparently went unnoticed for at least a month by the media, legal advocates and the LGBT community — until his Houston lawyer, Mitchell Katine, reportedly tried to invite him to a commemorative event for the court ruling.
Garner was 39 when he died Sept. 11, 2006 of meningitis. He had been unemployed at the time of his historic arrest in 1998. But he had worked at a number of different types of jobs, and he had a criminal record that included two convictions for assault in 1995 and 2000.
Both Lawrence and Garner were "quiet, passive" men who preferred to avoid public scrutiny, according to Katine. Lawrence reportedly was intimidated because he was still closeted to so many, but his outrage over being taken to jail in his underwear motivated him to push forward as one of the faces of the legal challenge.
The pair, who had been occasional sex partners but never lovers, lived out their lives separately. Lawrence lived with a partner at the time of his death, and Garner was being cared for by his brother when he died.
Eubanks, who introduced Lawrence and Garner to each other and put everything in motion by making the false 911 call, was beaten to death in 2000. The case was never solved.
It probably was more by design on the part of Lawrence and Garner that their contributions to the LGBT rights movement have largely gone uncelebrated during the past eight years, but it might be a good time to pay them more respect.
After all, they could have easily just paid the fines and walked back into the obscurity of their lives rather than stepping into the glare of public scrutiny and the pages of history. If that had happened, we might still be where we were when they were first arrested.
David Webb is a veteran journalist who has reported on LGBT issues for three decades. Contact him at email@example.com
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition January 6, 2012.


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LAGUNA NIGUEL – A woman who died after being shot inside her home early Friday morning has been identified as a 24-year-old dental assistant.
Officials with the Orange County Sheriff's Department said Johanah Wade suffered a gunshot wound to the torso when her husband fired a weapon in their home. Her husband called 911 at 1:25 a.m., and investigators are trying to determine the circumstances behind the shooting, said Jim Amormino, spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Wade's husband, whose name has not been released by authorities, was interviewed by investigators Friday morning but was not detained, Amormino said.
Deputies were called to an apartment building at the 30000 block of Pacific Island Drive by Wade's 25-year-old husband, Amormino said.
Wade suffered a single gunshot wound and was alive when deputies arrived, he said. Deputies administered CPR, and Wade was taken to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo to be treated.
She was pronounced dead a short time later.
Deputies had not been called to the home previously. Amormino said no one else is believed to have been at the home at the time of the shooting.
Sheriff's officials declined to say what Wade's husband told investigators during his interviews. Citing an active investigation, officials would not provide details as to what led to the shooting.
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Ken Berger
Decision expected from Nene by the end of the day on hefty offer from Nets. Four years, $64M is the most they can offer
so im guessing its either Nets or Nuggets?
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Ken Berger
Decision expected from Nene by the end of the day on hefty offer from Nets. Four years, $64M is the most they can offer
so im guessing its either Nets or Nuggets?
Except it would restrict our ability for better "these kinds of deals" over the next few weeks. If this were something done in January, I could see Larry being involved. Otherwise? No.
Foster is literally twice the rebounder Turiaf is.
for those who were wondering about chad ford's max numbers. the 12.9 is the pro-rated amount of the 14.5 max and the 15 is the pro-rated amount for the 30% max number 17.4.
if the pacers signed nene to a max contract, the salary cap amount would be 14.5 or so. but the pacers would only pay 66/82 of that amount the first year since this is not a complete season.
like most of chad ford's stuff, it is technically correct, but uniformative. kind of like microsoft help.
No ****.
Think about it though, we probably still think that we're in it for Nene. That's 15 mil or so right there. New York had to unload Turiaf quicker than we could commit to something like that.
Not everything is gonna be done this week. Hell, cap space is probably going to be a bigger deal early in the season than it is right now.
Chad Ford
Lots of speculation that Emeka Okafor is in the new CP3 deal. Source says he is not part of trade.
RT @johnhollinger: Would seem to me Nene is waiting on this Pau trade. Rockets could go 4-64 or thereabouts if they wanted to.
That's fantastic. Since Bynum can barely be considered a basketball player, we are basically looking at a Howard for Okafor swap. Not very often do we get to see a team make the right call on a debated #1 overall pick to then go back and swap out for the wrong pick.
Maybe next year we can see the Bulls trade Rose for Beasly followed by the Thunder swapping out Durant for Oden.
If this trade goes through we SERIOUSLY need to call the Hornets about Scola. Can't a guy be traded by himself after being traded? Like Rasheed Wallace from Atlanta to Detroit a few years ago?
Am I missing something?
Bynum's barely a basketball player? I'd hate Howard in LA as much as anyone, but c'mon now.
No. That would be a good idea.
New orleans would have a pretty nice firesale with KMart, Odom and Scola.
I can't believe LRMAM signed that offer sheet. That will arguably be the best non-rookie deal in the league.
Considering over the last 4 seasons Bynum and Jermaine O'neal have played in the exact same number of games, it's not that far from the truth.
@HowardBeckNYT: Also official now: Knicks waive Chauncey Billups under amnesty provision
Note this is amnesty and not buyout, so from what I understand only team under the cap can bid on him and the highest bidder wins him. So unlike rip who's going to end up playing for a contender for minimum cash, Billups will be stuck somewhere in a team that has cap space and is willing to pay.
However, Billups already stated through his agent that if he ends up in a bad team, he's going to retire.
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Archive The New York Knicks have acquired Tyson Chandler via a sign-and-trade as part of a three-team deal.
The Knicks sent veteran center Ronny Turiaf, cash considerations and a 2013 second-round pick to Washington. They also dealt second-year guard Andy Rautins to the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas sent a second-round 2012 draft choice to Washington and the draft rights to Ahmad Nivins and Giorgos Printezis to New York. Washington also sent a future second round draft choice to Dallas.
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In addition, to create enough cap space to sign Chandler, the Knicks waived veteran guard Chauncey Billups, designating him as the club's amnesty player. Billups and his $14.2 million contract will not count against the Knicks' salary cap.
"This is an important day for the New York Knicks," acting general manager Glen Grunwald said in a statement. "Signing a player of Tyson's caliber, with championship experience, to this roster, is an opportunity we could not pass up."
Chandler opted to sign with the Knicks after being heavily courted by the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, among other teams.
The sign-and-trade gives Dallas a sizeable trade exception.
The Knicks had to move Turiaf (scheduled to make $4.8 million this season) and Billups to create cap space to sign Chandler. According to the New York Times, the terms of Chandler's deal are believed to be in the range of $58 million for four years.
The 7-foot-1 Chandler brings size and paint presence the Knicks have lacked in recent seasons.
"He brings everything that we didn't have," coach Mike D'Antoni said on Friday, before the deal was announced. "... We got a lot better, real quick."
The Knicks will introduce Chandler in a formal news conference on Saturday afternoon.
He served as the defensive backbone for the NBA champion Mavericks last season, averaging 10.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 74 games. Chandler also finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
"We were looking for a center and Tyson Chandler's a perfect fit for us," Amare Stoudemire said. "It's something we talked about doing when I first signed here ... looking to build a championship-caliber team. And with the guys we have, we feel like we are on the right track."
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Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
it's an empty threat. Bilups is not going to give up $14 million on principle. His agent is trying to bully him into free agency, and I hope somebody calls his bluff.
Any team that bids on him has NOTHING to lose by doing so. If he retires, you owe him zilch.
The Clippers would be a great fit for him, especially with Bledsoe out.
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johnhollinger John Hollinger
Blatantly obvious Billups strategy likely to be copied by other amnesty players. If nobody picks him, can double dip and get more $$
I find it very hard to believe nobody would bid on Chauncey Billups.
Is there any chance of this folks???
Bill Simmons
If the Lakers get Okafor in the CP3 deal, I hope they don't spin Bynum to Indy, Minny or Portland for multiple pieces. That would scare me.
that's just bill thinking out loud.
LA DOES have to move Bynum, though. They can't hope to win a championship with him as their third best player by a mile.
Come on Larry, get him just if only for the pure entertainment value of seeying what Chauncey will do .
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Sure there is. Bynum is the only asset LA has left to deal, and they have multiple gaping hols that need to be filled by something better than minimum wage vets.


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New product innovations are happening all over the seed industry, but they seem to be especially prevalent in what producers call snacking vegetables.
Basel, Switzerland-based Syngenta AG, also offers what it calls a sweet baby broccoli, a hybrid that has a long stem and smaller head. The entire stem of the broccoli is meant to be eaten, and is sweeter than conventional varieties, Andreas Steiner, director of marketing.
Two new varieties of tomato, Amadoro and Premadoro, are just starting to be commercially available, Steiner said. The tomatoes hit the market for the first time in test markets two years ago.
Amadoro is a date-shaped, very aromatic tomato, while Premadoro is a round tomato. The Angelle, meanwhile, was recognized at Berlin's Fruit Logistica for an Innovation Award.
De Lier, Netherlands-based Rijk Zwaan recently introduced the Brioso tomato, a greenhouse cocktail tomato that was a follow-up to the Amoroso. The company plans to unveil a few new European-type tomatoes within the year, said Gretchen Raymond, NAFTA manager.
The company's U.S. subsidiary is Rijk Zwaan USA Inc., Salinas, Calif.
Morgan Hill, Calif.-based Sakata Seed America Inc.'s new Amai grape tomatoes are bred for their rich deep red color and good flavor, as well as the plant's ability to produce a uniform shape and size throughout the production cycle, said Atlee Burpee, senior product manager and Eastern sales manager.
Amai is suitable for indoor or outdoor production, he said.
Sakata also is marketing a new variety of broccoli seed, Green Gold. It is ideal for crown-cut and short-trim markets, as the broccoli has a smooth, heavy dome, Burpee said.
San Diego-based Ahern International is ramping up production on a few varieties that were available only on a limited basis this past year.
In cucumbers, it has the new Corinto and Macario varieties, both meant to mature a week earlier than other varieties to give the grower access to better market conditions, and to product up to 20% more fruit than other varieties, said Ana Maria Cota, saleswoman for west Mexico and Arizona.
Its Pascola and Jacobo varieties of zucchini sold out last year during their first limited-availability season, so the company ramped up seed production for this season. Both varieties also offer grower benefits, including a disease resistance package and higher yield.
Ahern International also is launching the Fascinato greenhouse bell pepper in commercial production this year, Cota said.
Feasterville, Pa.-based Abbott & Cobb Inc.'s patented and trademarked Summer Sweet sweet corn also is available on larger quantities this year as it continues to be rolled out, said Lisa Zaglin, marketing director.
"Summer Sweet seed features stronger germ and vigor, equaling better stands for excellent yields of very high quality, tender sweet corn," Zaglin said.


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RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- The planned completion of the Rhinebeck Gardens housing project is a step in the right direction toward having affordable living options in the town, Supervisor Tom Traudt says.
Traudt said the fact that there will be 17 affordable units among 173 apartments at Rhinebeck Gardens proves that new planning tools in the town are working.
"Now we have it so if a developer comes to town and puts in five or more units in a piece of property, they have to participate in an affordable housing program," Traudt said in a recent phone interview. "It allows either (12 percent) of the units to be workforce housing ... or if they don't provide workforce housing, then they have to contribute funding for affordable housing programs so it can be done somewhere else."
Developer Rhinebeck Gardens LLC took over the project in June 2011 after village and town officials sought to have the former developer, Selvin Green, complete a planned 255 units at the site, which covers 145 acres near Astor Drive.
Rhinebeck Gardens LLC agreed to pay $360,000 toward affordable housing programs while including eight affordable units in the current phase of construction and nine in the next phase.
"We worked out an agreement ... where basically 10 percent of the housing would be workforce units," said Rhinebeck Gardens LLC's David Silver.
The project's first phase, comprising 83 units, was approved in 2001 and completed in about two years. The second phase, comprising 80 units, was approved in 2004, but work on the buildings was inconsistent and then was halted in early 2008 when the town found problems with a letter of credit. A third phase, consisting of 92 units, had been planned until the financial problems became public.
Residents of the completed first phase complained in 2009 that there were code violations in their homes when the project received certificates of occupancy. They also said vandalism in the then-unfinished buildings was not being addressed by the mortgage holder.
"It was a project that had fallen apart until the new developers came in and took over," Traudt said. "They came in and did a high-end job on the property."


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It took Upland resident Ro Ruffalo 10 years to write one sentence, and when she finally did, it was a dream come true.
"It was the most awesome feeling," said Ruffalo, about the last sentence of her book, "Truly Disturbed, The Upland Murders." "I'd always known what the first sentence and the last sentence of my book would be, but when I finally got to write it, well, it was just such bliss."
"Truly Disturbed" is the mystery writer's first book and follows Upland policewoman Jasmine Kincaid as she hunts for a serial killer all over the Inland Empire. It was born from a short assignment out of one of her Chaffey College creative writing classes back in 1999.
"The prompt I got was a policeman with 10 cats," she said, laughing. "I started writing about this serial killer and I never got the story out of my head."
Also in 1999, after being nominated by her instructor Bonnie Spears, she was awarded the Mabel Stanford Memorial Scholarship.
Now more than a decade later, Ruffalo will appear at the South Pasadena Library on Jan. 30 as a special guest during a Mystery Author Night to speak about her book and sign copies.
Headlining the event is veteran writer Frank Girardot, editor of the Pasadena Star-News. Girardot will be featuring his latest true crime thriller, "Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery."
"I'm excited to be paired with an author of Ro's caliber," Girardot said. "She's so talented and I'll bet 'Truly Disturbed' is the first of many great books."
Ruffalo's book, though fictional, has many real-life, accurate components that came from years of meticulous research of serial killers and police procedures.
"I wanted it to be very authentic," she said.
Aside from Upland, the book has other roots in the Southland with such locales as Pomona, Montclair, Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario and Chino as backdrops for several scenes of the book. Familiar landmarks include San Antonio Community Hospital, San Gabriel Mountains, Mt. Baldy, Ice House Canyon and Chaffey High School.
To get an intimate understanding of law enforcement, Ruffalo completed Police Department's Citizen's Academy courses for Upland and Pomona, volunteered for Pomona, and spent countless hours going over case files.
"Much of the book is written from the serial killer's point of view," she said. "He's a composite of several serial killers I researched. He's a little Bundy, a little Night Stalker and some others."
Ruffalo lets readers in on the killer's back story; the "why" of it. She even goes with him to therapy.
"Character development is very important to me," she said. "I really got to know these characters; lived with them."
But when it came time to write, Ruffalo only really knew two things about the story: where it started and where it ended.
"I knew where I wanted it to go, I just had to figure out how we were going to get there," she said.
When Ruffalo finally wrote that last line, her elation was soon followed by sadness as she knew she had to partwith characters she'd grown to love. And that's when she decided not to.
"It became clear to me that this needed to be a series," she said.
The sequel, "Deeply Flawed," is planned for a June publication and will take the newly promoted Detective Kincaid deep into the mental heath system.


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The world was devastated to recently learn of a high-speed train derailing in Spain, killing 78 passengers and leaving many others seriously injured.
D.C.-area resident Ana-Maria Cordoba was among the deceased, according to media reports. Cordoba was an employee of the Arlington, Virginia Catholic diocese. Cordoba's husband and daughter, who were with her on the train, survived and are reported to be in stable condition.
Shortly after the accident, shocking video footage of the train accident emerged, which appeared to show the train traveling at an extremely high rate of speed around a mild turn. In an interview with Spanish radio, the senior transport official in Spain's Development Ministry said the train looked like it was traveling much faster than the 50 mph speed limit for that part of the track. The train was traveling between 96 and 112 mph when it derailed and crashed, according to an Associated Press analysis. The train's driver is being investigated by police for criminal behavior in causing the accident.
Last week's tragedy was the deadliest train crash in Spain since 1972, when a train hit a stationary train car, killing 86 passengers and leaving 112 injured.
Unfortunately, train accidents like that in Spain are often avoidable and can be caused by negligence and carelessness. Although the law in Spain may differ, American railroads owe their passengers a legal duty of care. If the railroad fails to meet this duty of care, the law provides passengers the power to seek justice against the railroad.
In the United States, passenger train operators are usually considered common carriers. Passengers entrust their lives and health to common carriers and, as such, the law holds common carriers to a higher standard of care than other businesses. Some of the things that train operators and companies may be held responsible for include:
- Faulty traffic signal that causes an accident;
- Sleepy, or drowsy train driver;
- Collisions;
- Failure to follow government safety regulations;
- Substance abuse by driver causing an accident;
- Derailment due to excessively high speed or other negligent behavior;
- Negligent or careless braking;
- Aged and faulty tracks that have not been repaired;
- Train driver sending text messages or using a cell phone while operating a train;
- Maintaining an unsafe speed;
- Negligently transporting dangerous cargo on unsafe tracks or routes;
- Failure to repair cars, signals, equipment, and tracks;
Injuries suffered by train accident victims include injuries to the brain and spine, burns, broken bones, and abrasions. Claims against train companies can range from a negligence lawsuit against a train operator's employer to a defective product suit against a train parts or equipment maker. By bringing a lawsuit, train accident and injury victims may recover costs for hospital bills, lost wages, emergency medical-related travel, caregiver and housekeeping expenses, and compensation for pain and suffering.
There is a wide array of rules and case law relevant to train accidents. Where a train involved in an accident was operated by a government entity, the victim may need to file notice quickly in order to maintain a claim. If the crash occurred in a foreign country or different state from where the victim lives, there may be jurisdictional issues as well. Another relevant consideration is the legal doctrine of respondeat superior, which is Latin for "let the master answer," which can be used to hold railroad companies liable for the negligent actions of their employees.
The Federal Railroad Administration reports that train accidents cause 1,000 deaths annually in the United States. The D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area had its own train accident tragedy four years ago when a Metro subway train crashed into a separate train at the Fort Totten station. The Metro crash left nine people dead and more than 70 injured. It was the worst accident in the D.C. Metrorail's history.
The Cochran Firm DC represented many of the Fort Totten crash victims and was co-liason counsel for all plaintiffs in the consolidated litigation. The Cochran Firm DC's train accident lawyers learned firsthand of Metrorail's poor safety supervision. Information revealed during lawsuits over the train accident revealed a culture of neglect. In the four years since the accident, Metro executives and government safety officials have stated Metro has made progress on safety issues. Local D.C. media have reported that Metrorail changed to manual train controls from their poorly-maintained automatic control system, made large investments into its system, and improved other safety procedures.
Large corporations and government entities often do not change safety procedures without economic incentives. Because of this dynamic, lawsuits can serve as a powerful tool for positive social change, the promotion of a safety culture, and accident prevention. The train accident in Spain was a horrifically tragic event and many hope that train operators and companies will constructively use this terrible catastrophe to improve passenger safety in the future.
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On June 29, 2013, in the swamps of New Jersey, Edmonton will finally get back a player in the Andrew Cogliano trade. The 2013 entry draft could include a lottery selection, depending on if/when the season is played and the Oilers final position. Are there some worthwhile names to add to the cluster of selections that began in 2010 with Taylor Hall? Damn straight.
I always do a final top 30 and now is about the time I get out the slide rule and begin ciphering. My list owes much to Gabriel Desjardins' NHLE and always pushes those who possess a wide range of skills above one dimensional types. I usually have one or two players at the end of the season who are considered 'wonky' or 'strange' picks so would encourage you to pursue the Redline, ISS, Corey Pronman and Bob McKenzie lists for a more realistic view about how its all going to break down.
- D Seth Jones, Portland (WHL). 28, 7-17-24 +25 21pims. Crazy size for a teenager (6.04, 206) and he's an outstanding defensive player at the junior level. The total package, size, can skate, exceptional defender with a wingspan that Boeing would envy. A little light on the offense early (NHLE: 82, 6-15-21) but his PP numbers (1-6-7) suggest the Winterhawks feel he has some ability there (Derrick Pouliot is the club's top powerplay option on defense). He appears to be paired with Tyler Wotherspoon most often.
- C Nathan MacKinnon, Halifax (QMJHL). 28, 22-26-48 +27 33pims. The most famous prospect in this year's draft, MacKinnon combines speed and skill along with what scouts have termed tremendous determination. His size (5.11, 179) is a little bit of a concern based on his style of play, and his NHLE (82, 18-21-39) is not the strongest number in the draft. Still, he's clearly a 5-tool center with all kinds of good arrows based on scouting reports and could very well be a franchise player.
- C Sean Monahan, Ottawa (OHL). 24, 12-24-36 -3 8. I really like this player's scouting report. Quoting the pre-season Button prose: Sean is a very well rounded player who has versatility in his game and can play multiple positions and situations and do it extremely well. His skills may not be flashy but they are very good with a mind that is exceptional. His skating is very good but what he does so well is change speeds and keep opponents off balance. He is quick and very difficult to knock away. He recognizes opportunities very quickly and is able to take full advantage of them. Call him 'opportunistic' if you will, but he finds a way to be productive. He has a very good touch around the net, his shot is accurate and he is deceptive in his approach. He can play on the wing and he can play a defensive role, but the beauty of Sean is that he understands what is required of the various positions and roles and doesn't necessarily need to score to contribute to winning. A very balanced player who performs when it counts. That's always going to be my favorite player, a guy with a range of skills. His size (6.02, 193) and NHLE (82, 12-25-37) make him an intriguing player when mulling MacKinnon.
- C Sasha Barkov, Tappara (SM-Liiga). 30, 14-14-28 +8 4. 6.02, 205 and a tremendous offensive talent (his NHLE: 20-21-41). Barkov is an interesting player for the Oilers--he has size, is a good skater and is very skilled--McKenzie compared him in style to Dale Hawerchuk. He looks like he has some power to his game, too.
- C Elias Lindholm, Brynas (SEL). 30, 5-13-18 -3 2. Center plays in a pro league and has a reputation for having a complete player's skills. Craig Button: His game is founded on an intelligence and understanding that is exceptional. He's capable of adapting to any situation with the ability to make the right play regardless of the challenge. They call these types of players 'a coach's dream.' He is a very good skater who is quick and agile and combined with his IQ, it makes him a very difficult player to play against and try to get an advantage on.His NHLE (82, 11-27-38) is outstanding.
- L Jonathan Drouin, Halifax (QMJHL). 22, 15-28-43 +20 14pims. Drouin is ripping up the draft lists, to the point were Redline Report has him #2 (and ahead of MacKinnon). His NHLE is the best of the top end skill guys (82, 16-29-45) and Redline gushed about him in November: has every conceivable elite offensive tool, has grown to an adequate 5-11, 182 pounds, and can elevate the play of those around him better than anyone else in this year's class. Combine that with his advanced positional game, unreal hands and big-game mentality, and you have a pretty impressive package.
- L Hunter Shinkaruk, Medicine Hat (WHL). 28, 19-24-43 +3 12pims. A very slow start (12, 6-6-12) has given way to a strong performance in the last several weeks (16, 13-18-31) and his PP numbers (28, 6-10-16) tell us he's doing very well at even strength. NHLE: 82, 17-21-38. The Scouting Report says "has the best set of hands in tight since Jordan Eberle roamed these parts" and Oiler fans know that's high praise.
- D Ryan Pulock, Brandon (WHL). 25, 9-17-26 +13 12pims. Right handed defender with nice size (6.01, 211), Pulock has been turning heads for awhile now. His NHLE (82, 9-17-26) suggests his drafting team is going to get a solid powerplay performer (25, 4-9-13) with a booming shot from the point. The Scouting Report: Pulock is a reliable defender who is good in all 3 zones and a positionally sound player who seems to be continually refining his defensive tendencies to adjust to the game. His skills with the puck are solid and his NHL caliber slap shot is obviously a huge asset for him on the powerplay. While Pulock is not overly physical, he anticipates the play well and uses his body to separate the man from the puck at the right opportunities. As a solid defender with the offensive skills he possesses, Pulock has the type of top pairing potential NHL teams are looking for.
- R Anthony Mantha, Val D'or (QMJHL). 30, 25-20-45 +12 37 Big winger with terrific skill is trending. Redline: The big winger is just busting out all over the place. With good skating ability, plus great size and scoring touch, he's one of our fastest risers. NHLE is 82, 19-15-34 and at 6.03, 200 in his last 20 games, he is 18-10-28.
- D Josh Morrissey, Prince Albert (WHL). 31, 8-16-24 +12 37. At 6.0, 185, Morrissey is just average in size but gets a lot of attention because he's such an outstanding skater. Expert puck mover, quality passer, he'll need to work on playing a more aggressive defensive style but the tools are there. Plays in all three disciplines, scored 4 goals at evens, 3 on the powerplay and 1 shorthanded so far this season. His PP totals (31, 3-10-13) should be ridiculous by season's end.
A reminder, that's my list and it favors more complete player types and forwards usually do better on my list than others. Its early, though, plenty of time for change.
Seth Jones! I can only imagine what the Oilers would look like 5 years from now if the club added a stud like Jones, but the chances of Edmonton finishing 29th or 30th are not good (stop laughing. Stop it!).
I really like Monahan, Barkov and Pulock on this list, and it appears to me this is tracking as a deeper draft than a year ago. Curtis Lazar remains a player of interest and appear to be finding the range recently.
Miles to go.
It's early, but with the world juniors around the corner this is a good time to get familiar with these names. From here through spring, we'll spend some time each week getting to know these talented young men. No matter the lockout, the business of hockey's renewal continues with these 17-year olds working to become this year's elite.
Wow, heated today.
I agree we should take Jones if the hockey gods are fit to pay us back again this year. If not I like the idea of trading some prospects to get higher up in the draft (assuming we aren't already there). If we can't get Jones, then I think we should take a Barkov like guy, bug skilled center. From there we can use what we have to trade for another D man, and all looks right with the world.
As for the two other items of note, I would trade for Getzlaf if I knew he wanted to stick around in a second. The Oilers need some veteran leadership, and he is still one of the best centers in the game.
As for Gagner, he is underrated for sure, and I'm not sure if that ever changes. The comparison to Sedin was good, however, I think we have a much better undersized center in Nuge, and that's why Gagner gets traded or upgraded for someone with size. Throw in either Magnus, or Harti (whomever develops into that LW with size) and you now have to lines with a mix of size, skill and speed, that is nearly unrivaled in the NHL in terms of balance and potential.
December 09 2012, 11:54AM
Gagner may be small but his heart and desire make up for any deficiencies that he has.
Playing along with Yakapov and Hemsky he maybe able to overcome his lack of speed. This will be an interesting trio to watch and may surprise some people, myself included.
December 09 2012, 12:32PM
This draft is perfect for the Oilers to finish off the rebuild, defense and centres.
I say, I suppose like every draft!, that they should try to acquire another high pick.
Pick up two quality prospects to shore up the long term depth issues by cashing in a few players that aren't going to be given a snowball's chance anyway (for prospects before they are worthless - Pajaarvi, Omark, any and all of the sideburns crew), find a properly chosen vet or two, and get this party going.
December 09 2012, 01:14PM
Hey DSF, if Gagner & Wellwood are the same player, how come you love one of them and hate the other one?
Curious minds want to know.
Hey DSF, if Gagner & Wellwood are the same player, how come you love one of them and hate the other one?
Curious minds want to know.
Can't say I love or hate either one of them.
What I can say is that, if I was a GM trying to build a winner, neither player would be on my wish list for second line centre.
Justin Schultz for Ryan Getzlaf straight up.
December 09 2012, 03:11PM
Justin Schultz for Ryan Getzlaf straight up.
And how fast you think Anaheim would have Getzlaf on a plane to Edmonton?
December 09 2012, 03:26PM
Can't say I love or hate either one of them.
What I can say is that, if I was a GM trying to build a winner, neither player would be on my wish list for second line centre.
I guess after reading 5,000 pro-Wellwood comments and a like number of anti-Gagner comments, I must have leaped to a premature conclusion.
My bad.
I guess after reading 5,000 pro-Wellwood comments and a like number of anti-Gagner comments, I must have leaped to a premature conclusion.
My bad.
Comparing the two would hardly qualify as pro or anti.
As I've always maintained, they are very similar players small, slow, easy to knock off the puck but with good hands.
Wellwood was close to a PPG one season with the Leafs and then had his career go off the tracks mainly due to injury.
Gagner may avoid that fate.
December 09 2012, 06:35PM
Why have you ignored the post that compares the stats of Gagner vs. Sedin?
December 10 2012, 07:35AM
Why have you ignored the post that compares the stats of Gagner vs. Sedin?
because it is easier to spin a web full of random facts and cherry picked stats rather than actually have to address someone who throws a kink in his panty party.
The DSF playbook is basically:
insert one of:
- Horcoff sucks
- snowpants wellwood
- durrr JEFF SKINNER
- Schultz will never sign in edmonton
sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.


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Although Henry was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, it was only when she arrived at the University of Miami that she began to seriously consider singing as her calling. As a member of the university's gospel choir, she was asked to be a background singer for musician Billy Mann at a show in Miami Beach. "To see that this is his job; this is his career! That was the first time I thought that this was something that I could do."
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Meanwhile we can trust in the power of our commitment to right practice and our shared aspiration for concord and understanding.
Bhikkhu Bodhi even posted a supportive letter here:
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Why is Washington out to stop it?
It was football season, and one west Texas gambler named Chris was bored. Other than the trips he made to the Las Vegas sports books once or twice a year, betting on games had become more frustrating than fun for this recreational gambler.
His bookie wasn't around when he needed him. Sometimes he wouldn't handle action on games Chris wanted. And Chris, who runs a sports memorabilia business from his home, always wondered what would happen if he hit big, like a five-figure score on a four-team parlay. Would he ever see his winnings? Whom could he complain to if he didn't?
He'd heard about sports gambling sites on the World Wide Web, so he typed "sports" and "gambling" into his search engine. What he found was a virtual Strip of Web sites touting Las Vegas-style wagers and more. A list scrolled up his computer screen of sports books offering parlays, teasers, gimmick bets, tennis and golf tournaments, soccer, even odds on camel races.
One in particular intrigued him. It was called World Sports Exchange, and during certain events it operated like the stock market. You could buy stock in the Dallas Cowboys, for example, at $50 to win $100. As the game progressed, you could sell for a profit if the stock had gone up, buy more shares, even hedge your bet by buying the other side. "At any point in the game, you can buy shares on either team against the point spread for anywhere from $1 to $99 to win $100," Chris explains now. "That's what attracted me. Las Vegas doesn't have anything like that."
One Sunday evening, Chris turned on his television and his computer and settled in to watch New Orleans play Chicago. "The kind of game you couldn't possibly be interested in if you weren't betting," he says. The Saints were giving three and a half points, meaning they had to win by four to cover the point spread. Considering that unlikely, Chris invested $800 in the Bears, buying 20 shares at $40 each.
The game was stultifying. By the fourth quarter, with New Orleans ahead 10-6, television sets had been flipped off across America. Because Chris still held his shares, the game still held his interest. As the remaining minutes dwindled away, he watched his Bears move the ball into Saints territory and saw the price of a share move from $40 to $60. He could have sold for a tidy profit. He chose to wait.
The Bears scored a touchdown in the final minute. Chris cashed out at $87, making a profit of $47 times 20, or $940. But he wasn't finished. With only a few seconds remaining in the game, shares in the Saints had sunk to $10. Chris bought 20 on a lark. When the Saints returned the kickoff for a touchdown, the price shot to $100. Chris pocketed another $1,800. "All of that took 10 minutes," he says. "Ten of the most exciting minutes of my life."
Chris no longer uses his bookie. He also no longer makes his annual trip to Vegas. He wires money to World Sports Exchange at the start of the football season because it doesn't accept credit, and he attempts to keep it alive through the Super Bowl. Like many Internet gamblers, he requested payment shortly after his first win to make sure the virtual bookies were on the level. When the money arrived the following day, he sent it back to reestablish his account.
U.S. law enforcement officials are well aware of what gamblers like Chris are doing. Two years ago, the cofounder of World Sports Exchange, which has grown from 800 customers to more than 12,000 today, returned home to the United States from the Caribbean island of Antigua to face charges of violating the 1961 Interstate Wire Act by accepting sports bets over telephone lines. He was handcuffed, booked and fingerprinted.
In February, 32-year-old Jay Cohen was convicted, and faces a jail term of up to five years. Sentencing is pending.
The suit-and-tie world doesn't like Internet gambling. Many lawmakers consider gambling a vice rendered fit for public consumption only through careful monitoring and regulation. Perhaps no industry, neither alcohol nor tobacco and certainly not firearms, is regulated as stringently in the United States as legal gaming. You can buy a gun in all 50 states, but you can legally wager on most sporting events in only one.
The suits and ties in Nevada really hate Internet gambling. They've spent years building up the reputation of Las Vegas as a reputable place, controlled by the government and not the Mob. They sell Vegas as an orderly place where winners get paid and cheaters get thrown into the street, as opposed to the other way around. Conversely, unchecked Internet operators freely run casinos online, handle pari-mutuels like horse racing and take sports bets in the middle of games, all without U.S. government regulation. They could be mobsters, charlatans or anyone. The state government gets no cut of the proceeds, unlike when the gambling is sanctioned as in Vegas or Reno. And local businesses like restaurants and hotels show no earnings. Instead, the money flows offshore to the Caribbean, Costa Rica--and beyond.
Professional and amateur sports leagues like the NBA, NFL and NCAA, they hate Internet gambling, too. They fear gamblers with millions of dollars in play, that they'll pay players to shave points or throw games, although that was happening long before the Internet existed. And they loathe seeing so much money being made--reportedly up to $50 million annually for some offshore sports books--on their product.
In the halls of legislative power in Washington, the suits and ties are hard at work making Internet gambling even more illegal than it already is. "The Internet is an especially pernicious form of gambling because there is no check or balance on it," says Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona. "You get up in the morning and log on to your computer and start to gamble. It plays to the addictive nature of many people, especially kids. As one Harvard professor has said, it is the crack cocaine of gambling."
Kyl has sponsored a bill that would take the 1961 law and extrapolate it to the Internet era. The bill would attempt to make service providers cease carrying Web sites of accused gamblers once an indictment has been handed down. It remains unclear how this would be accomplished, but if nothing else, Kyl wants these sites to be forced to continually alter their Internet addresses. "It's possible that you can keep thwarting law enforcement by hopping around, but in order to be commercially viable, you have to be found," he says.
Kyl wants to be clear that he isn't necessarily morally opposed to gambling. His main purpose, he says, is to protect problem gamblers from themselves. Though sports gambling is readily available at Las Vegas casinos, Kyl points out that gamblers have to make a special effort to get to them. For most people, such bets are unavailable on a daily basis. However, the Internet allows gamblers to roll out of bed and get money down on the NCAA Tournament before the Pop-Tart is out of the toaster.
"You're sitting at a bar watching a game, and you say, 'Bet you $10 they don't score another touchdown,' that's one thing," Kyl says. "But you can get in serious trouble by logging on at your computer with nobody around. You can get in very, very deep."
Kyl is a conservative Republican. A strong backer of Kyl's bill in the Senate is the liberal Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California. When Kyl brought the bill to a voice vote in the Senate in its most recent incarnation this year, it passed unanimously. At press time, a similar bill was set for a floor vote in the House of Representatives.
Sitting in a booth in an Italian restaurant tucked into a suburban Virginia shopping mall, Geoff Bacino runs his hand through his hair. An engaging man in his late 30s and a lifelong sports fan, he has been hired by several Internet companies, including World Sports Exchange, to tell their side of the story to the right people. Given weeks to find a senator or representative to counter Kyl's arguments, this well-connected lobbyist produced none. (Some governors, however, oppose legislation as it would also apply to Internet lotteries.)
It's not Bacino's fault. Every possible interest group, from state tourism councils to sports franchises to gaming interests, is lined up on one side of the bill: Kyl's side. Bacino's only ally is an association of several small Indian tribes that see the bill as a possible assault on their sovereignty. They aren't actually running casino or sports gaming sites, but they might want to in the future.
Beyond that, he stands alone. "The casinos worked a long time to establish legitimacy," Bacino acknowledges. "They worked long and hard to ensure that when you walk into a casino in Las Vegas or Atlantic City, you're not going to get ripped off. And because of the explosion of these Internet sites, you can't make the same claim for all of them. It's a problem."
The solution, he is paid to believe, is regulation. Instead of attempting to enforce a ban on these sites, the better action is to sanction those that meet stringent requirements. "Every one of the legitimate sports books that operates on the Internet is saying, 'Regulate us!' 'Tax us!'" Bacino says. "They're not trying to escape the law, they want to be covered by the law."
The Internet is in its infancy. Technology will only get more efficient at bringing the wonders of the world into the home. "We're heading toward more things that raise these issues, not fewer," Bacino says. "Why not start regulating them now? You can get their tax dollars, and they'll even provide details of their transactions to the IRS so big winners can be taxed. The legitimate businessmen out there know you have to pay a price to be in business, and they're willing to do that. But so far, they've been told, 'You're money's no good here.'"
Bacino takes a sip of his soft drink. He has made the argument to one congressional staffer after another, in the overstuffed chairs of Senate conference rooms, in the closet-sized offices of legislative assistants, over countless iced teas in the malls and shopping centers that dot the Virginia countryside. He has combed his hair and knotted his tie and spoken eloquently, but he is up against people who have no reason to hear what he is saying. No reason at all, except the reality of the modern world.
"You want to outlaw 'em? Outlaw 'em," Bacino says. "But they're not going away. You can pass the bill. Meanwhile, click-click. I just took Utah State on Thursday. And it hasn't gone away."
The wind is blustering today, so Haden Ware has pulled on jeans instead of shorts with his white T-shirt. At 11:45 on a Wednesday morning, he is sitting under a thatched roof 10 yards from the Caribbean Sea, sipping on a beer and tugging at a Marlboro Light, waiting for his lobster-salad sandwich. Behind him, a woman sits at the bar in a yellow string bikini, sipping a rum punch. For the third time, the waitress calls out to Ware that a call has come in for him, the third in an hour. "I used to rule my world from a pay phone," Jimmy Buffett once sang. This isn't far off.
Ware, 25, has been a partner in World Sports Exchange since Cohen left Antigua to face felony charges in New York two years ago. He'd met Cohen and Steve Schillinger while working as a runner on the Pacific Stock Exchange during his freshman year at Berkeley. They were traders, and he'd go get them lunch.
Schillinger had grown up in Arlington Heights, Illinois, "by the racetrack," he says, and dropped out of college to work at the Chicago Options Exchange. He hustled backgammon with the traders and realized he was smarter than they were. Soon he was trading. He bought and sold stocks for nearly two decades in Chicago and San Francisco, but had more fun handling action on the side.
One year he ran an NCAA pool on the floor of the Pacific Exchange using stock-market methodology. Traders would come running over and ask him how much a share in UConn was going for. "There was incredible interest," Schillinger says. "It was everything I loved, with the numbers and the odds. But I also know a lot about sports, a lot more than about any of the companies I'd ever traded in."
When Schillinger and Cohen told Ware they were moving to the Caribbean to start a sports gambling Web site, it sounded like a grand adventure. They'd consulted lawyers and chose Antigua because sports books were legal there. Ware wasn't getting much done in college, so he figured he'd wander south for a year, help them set up and let the soft breezes and the rum punches clear his head. He'd be getting rich in Margaritaville. "All they had to say was, 'We're going to the Caribbean, are you in?'" Ware says. "That's all it took."
Cohen had the marketing insight to target stock traders who might not ever have placed a sports bet. This demographic was far more lucrative than that of the typical sports gambler, and stock traders innately understood the interactive methodology. He established the wsex.com URL for World Sports Exchange because it was memorable and had a frisson of naughtiness. The Wall Street Journal wrote about them early on, and word of mouth did the rest. The betting volume exceeded their expectations almost immediately. Life was good.
Then the indictments arrived.
Cohen, a stock trader who'd been trained as a nuclear physicist, decided to return to the United States and go to trial. He would draw attention to the hypocrisy of prosecuting Internet gambling and call for regulation. Not yet 30, he looked and sounded good on television. He'd be the articulate voice of World Sports Exchange and the industry beyond. Besides, he didn't believe he'd done anything wrong. He was running a business in a country where that business was legal--like selling Cuban cigars on the streets of Havana. If he had customers who lived in the United States, that shouldn't be his problem. He had faith in the American criminal justice system, he said, and left for the airport. Hours later, he was in custody.
Schillinger was already in his mid-40s. His wife, two children and two step-children were in Antigua with him. He had no interest in returning home to face a trial. "I wouldn't spend one day in jail if you paid me $20 billion," Schillinger says. "I would not get off the plane and be handcuffed and fingerprinted like Jay was for any amount of money." For him, the decision to stay was easy. This was a job of a lifetime, the culmination of a career spent calculating odds. And the money was rolling in.
The country of Antigua, population 68,000, holds a certain cachet in the Internet gambling world. Currently, 57 Antigua-based sports books (and about 48 Antigua-based casino sites that don't include sports) operate on the Internet, making it by far the industry leader. All have been sanctioned by the Antiguan government, which gets a $75,000 annual licensing fee from each.
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Charles Krauthammer advises Republicans they shouldn't bargain as if they have no cards. His advice: Tell the president to either give real spending cuts or "strap on your parachute" and go over the fiscal cliff. [National Review]
Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich recommends that Republicans simply "back out" of negotiations with the president over the fiscal cliff: "One of the things I would say to House Republicans is to get a grip." [Daily Caller]
Veteran D.C. reporter Ron Fournier's moving piece on his son (with cameos by Bush & Clinton): "I learned that while Tyler was not my idealized son, he was the ideal one." [National Journal]
Noam Scheiber gets a look at the internal polls that led Mitt Romney to believe he'd win. [New Republic]
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace experts list ten pressing global challenges facing President Barack Obama in his second term, from inequality and the new energy bonanza in the U.S. to Syria and China. [Carnegie Endowment]
A Guardian columnist on why David Cameron is likely to fast track legislation for gay marriage in the U.K. [Guardian]
Deutsche Bank economists scrutinize the debate over U.S. unemployment: Is it mainly a lack of demand for goods and services or something more long-lasting, structural mismatch between jobs and workers? It's demand, they conclude. [DB Advisors]
Cautionary note for President Obama: Second terms have a long history of scandal and disaster, from Watergate to Monica Lewinsky, writes John Avlon. [The Daily Beast]
New York Fed President Dudley sums up economic effects of Superstorm Sandy (negative, but temporary), fiscal cliff (should be avoided), deficit-cutting (not painless) with a new metaphor (economy is like car stuck in mud). [NY Fed]
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Mexico's attorney general compiles list of more than 25,000 who've disappeared in past six years, many likely victims of drug dealers. [Washington Post]
Unemployment in the euro zone hit 11.7% in Ocober 2012 vs.. 10.4% in October 2011. US: 7.9% in October vs 8.9% a year earlier. [Eurostat]
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The United Nations vote to give Palestinians observer status in the General Assembly: 138 to 9, with 41 abstentions. [WSJ]
Seven years and $140 million: That's what David Wright appears to be getting in a new contract with the New York Mets. [New York Daily News]
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The annual number of births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 dropped 8% in the U.S. from 2007 to 2010, down to 64 births per 1,000. Rate dropped faster, by 14%, among foreign-born women. [WSJ]
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CSNNW has learned that former #Blazers F Craig Smith (The Rhino) is in preliminary talks with the Indiana Pacers. Nothing imminent.
Already beat ya to it within the Offseason Rumors and Speculation thread!!!
Hollinger analysis on Insider...
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/playe...31/craig-smith+ Short, crafty, powerful power forward with great feel for scoring in paint.
+ Unusually good at shooting floaters. Poor shooter and rebounder.
+ Conditioning an issue. High foul rate. Strong, but struggles defending long bigs.
Smith remains one of the league's most underrated performers, because his flaws are obvious (he's short, stocky and can't jump or shoot), while his positives are subtle. Smith is a tremendous finisher in the paint area despite his lack of size, shooting 55.3 percent last season -- his fourth straight year above 55. Around the rim is his specialty: Despite being vertically challenged, he shot 67.3 percent in the basket area and drew a high rate of fouls. Moreover, he is as good as any big man I've ever seen at shooting floaters -- often off a quick move from the high post. Last season, he was 28-of-48 from 3-to-9 feet; while that's a small sample size, it's not uncommon territory for him.
Defensively, Smith compensates by fouling early and often -- only three power forwards did so more often than his 5.73 per 40 minutes -- and certainly his matchups need to be managed carefully. However, his numbers are quite competent; Synergy, adjusted plus-minus and 82games.com all show him to be a middle-of-the-pack defensive power forward. While that probably overstate things -- he was placed in situations where his defense was least likely to be exposed -- it shows his basketball acumen helps offset some of his physical limitations.
I'm not saying he's a star by any means. But he's a productive player on a bargain contract, one that the league largely overlooked in free agency twice because he didn't look like a basketball player.
sounds better than Tyler was last season, i'm for signing him to a bargain contract.
Augustin/Green/Lance/Smith/Mahinmi is something I could get behind and would certainly take over our bench last season.
Goes without saying.
I'd still rather have Fez.
Nothing I see about the guy makes me think he's proven he'd be an upgrade to TH. I'd be more interested at letting Pendergraph have a crack at 2nd unit PF than this guy, assuming Tyler continues to underwhelm. This would essentially be a DEEP bench signing.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
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When you start to question whether Smith or Pendegraph, end of the bench guys, are good value compared to Hansbrough, you know it's time for Hansbrough to show the full package, if there's one.
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Craig Smith is not getting playing time over Tyler if both are on the roster. I can guarantee that.
"The greatest thing you know Comes not from above but below" Danzig
I like Craig Smith when he was with the TWolves. He used to always eat the Pacers up on the inside. He's a better finisher around the basket as a big man than anyone on the team other than David West.
He's a scrappy and underrated player. I wouldn't say he's a poor rebounder since he hasn't ever been a player that's played many minutes. He's not a great rebounder either but with the Pacers style of play he could be effective on the offensive glass. More effective than Lou Amoundson and Tyler at converting those offensive boards into points, IMO.
I got excited, then I realized you didn't write Greg Smith.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
dont care. will be one of the last guys on the bench if we sign him
Maybe he's a goon like in Hockey?
This dude was an awesome rebounder...in nba 2k9
Getting Craig Smith will be the cherry in top of the famous 3,4 or 5 years rebuilding process....
'Meh' guys to fill out the roster. And someone who can slam Dexter Pitman's fat tail to the ground if he decides he wants to be fake tough again.
So is it known whether we have signed him yet or not?
We have not signed him.
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
Another Portland guy for Pritchard. Dislike.
Except for the strong / rebounder part, it sounds like we are in essence trying to get Ike Diogu back.
The question is, why? Finishing inside is great, but it does little good if we don't have what it takes on the second unit to get him the ball.
No thanks, his stays suck. I would rather have Tyler. Waste of money/roster space.


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Carlton's Mitch Robinson has a fractured eye socket and has been fined $5000 by the club after being caught up in the same early morning brawl for which teammate Jeff Garlett was punished by the club.
Robinson will be sidelined for three to four weeks with the injury, suffered during an altercation in the city at 5.10am on Sunday. The two players were allegedly bashed in the early morning incident. Four men have already been charged with assault-related offences.
''Neither Robinson or Garlett have been charged over the incident,'' the club said in a statement on Thursday night. ''The club's primary concern is the welfare of both players.
''However, Robinson and Garlett breached the club's code of conduct and both players have been sanctioned.''
This week Malthouse aborted his plan to recall Garlett from a two-month stint in the VFL – along with fining him $2500 – as punishment for the small forward being out until the early hours on the weekend.
Malthouse was seething his player was still out so late.
"Whatever time it was, it was too late and clearly the wrong area. Jeff will be made very, very aware of that, and has [already] been made aware of it," Malthouse said.
"It's not good, it's not a good look.
"He was in the side on Monday morning [to play Gold Coast this weekend] when we picked it and he's not in the side [now], I can categorically tell you that. The players know."
Carlton's football operations manager, Andrew McKay, said players were expected to adhere to high standards.
"It's disappointing it has come to light that both players were out in the early hours of Sunday morning – had they not put themselves in that position then this incident could have been avoided," McKay said.
"It should serve as a warning to all our players that they need to take responsibility for their behaviour and the situations they put themselves in. As professional athletes we expect them to lead by example.
"This type of behaviour will not be tolerated at our football club."
Garlett was dropped in round 12, and has since kicked four goals in his seven matches in the VFL.
Robinson also was involved in an altercation at last year's Big Day Out music festival, resulting in him having to complete two months of community service and donate $1000 to charity.
The Blues midfielder became involved in the altercation with a friend ''after initially taking steps to prevent his friend's anti-social behaviour'', the club then admitted.
McKay said Robinson should not have put himself in a position to be involved in such an incident.
"This type of behaviour, no matter what the circumstances, is not acceptable or in line with club policy," McKay said.


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