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4/20 Special: A Complete History Of 'Fastlane,' Marvel's Amazing Anti-Marijuana Comic
If you were reading Marvel Comics in 1999, you read Fastlane. For four solid months, it was absolutely unavoidable, an eight-page anti-marijuana insert that would pop up right in the middle of every single Marvel Comic to let you know about the dangers of weed, a drug that was glorified in the media and would lead users to a dangerous world of addiction and deadly hallucinations that was so over the top even the producers of Dragnet thought that maybe they should tone it down a little. And if you're a certain kind of person who was reading Marvel Comics in the '90s, you actually kind of love it.
I mean, I do. And that's why, with 4/20 and all its attendant celebrations coming up this weekend, it's time for a look back on what might actually be the highest circulating (and most bizarre) Marvel Comic of all time with a Complete Oral History of Fastlane, from artist Gregg Schigiel, Editor Steve Behling, Head of Marvel Creative Services Mike Thomas, and Senior Vice President for Strategic Promotions and Advertising John Fraser.

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by Kieran Mulvaney
Before Saturday night, Mike Alvarado and Ruslan Provodnikov had staked rival claims to the Fight of the Year. But now they have joint ownership in a new contender for that honor, following a battle that was every bit as absorbing, skillful and downright brutal as had been predicted, and which ended when Alvarado, no longer able to resist the Russian's relentless aggression, yielded in his corner at the end of the tenth round. With the victory, Provodnikov has a junior welterweight belt and a world of possibilities.
When we last saw Provodnikov (23-2 with 16 KOs), in mid-March, he nearly knocked out Timothy Bradley on more than one occasion before falling short in a points decision. Two weeks later, Alvarado (34-2, 23 KOs) boxed and fought his way to a revenge victory over Brandon Rios, who had issued him his first professional defeat the previous October. Both fights had been compelling, but given these two fighters' styles and commitment to combat, there was genuine optimism that this meeting could match them both. And with the very first action of the very first round, it began to live up to that billing.
Provodnikov, from Beryozovo in Siberia, stalked forward from the outset, looking to inflict instant damage. Alvarado, intending to box, circled and retreated, his hands held high, as Provodnikov landed heavy leather. In the second and third, the American, fighting in front of a boisterous hometown crowd in Broomfield, Colorado, managed to gain more distance, and showed signs of turning the contest into a lesson in power boxing, as he switched back and forth between orthodox and southpaw stances, rattling the onrushing Provodnikov with short uppercuts, popping jabs and overhand rights, and, when his opponent did close the gap, turning his left shoulder to deny his foe a clear target.
But although Provodnikov was known for his strength and power, he showed guile and adaptability, too, using Alvarado's technique against him from the fourth round onward, by sliding to his right off Alvarado's shoulder and launching potent left hooks from the side. What might appear to be an Alvarado round could suddenly change in an instant, as a blow to the body rooted him to the spot, enabling Provodnikov to tee off with a succession of short but punishing punches to the body and head.
If the first four rounds appeared relatively easy to score, with the two men seemingly all even, the next few were anything but. Each man had his moments: Alvarado, rattling his challenger with uppercuts and short, straight combinations; Provodnikov happy to yield the advantage for two minutes of every round in order to rain punishment in the remaining 60 seconds. By the seventh, both men were showing visible signs of damage: Provodnikov was bleeding from his nose and outside his right eye, while Alvarado's own right eye was starting to swell into a gargoyleish mess as a consequence of the Siberian's left hooks.
The momentum shifted dramatically and permanently in the eighth. Another body shot, followed by a sweeping left hook, stiffened Alvarado. Provodnikov, sensing immediate opportunity, pounced, opening up with rights and lefts, hammering Alvarado into the ropes and putting him down onto a knee. Alvarado stayed on the canvas, collecting his breath and perhaps considering his options, until referee Tony Weeks reached the count of nine, and only then rose to his feet. The sight of a vertical Alvarado was merely encouragement for Provodnikov, who returned to the assault and in short order put Alvarado down against the ropes again, this time on the other side of the ring. Again, Alvarado took a knee as Weeks counted; but he looked more annoyed than hurt, and once again resumed battle.
Suddenly, the worst seemed over for the man from Colorado, as he resisted the onrushing Russian tide with a right hand and a big uppercut of his own, before Provodnikov closed the frame with yet another hook and a right. Alvarado survived the ninth by circling and backing up, but now it appeared evident that his apparent Indian summer in the previous round was, in fact, a false dawn. Although he threw enough punches with enough authority to prevent Provodnikov from rushing forward without consideration of the consequences, those blows no longer carried the force they did before, and Provodnikov's continued targeting of his body only made it harder to summon up the strength he had lost.
The end came at the end of the tenth, a round that closed out with Provodnikov again launching a lethal flurry with Alvarado's back against the ropes and then landing a short right hand that wobbled him into the ropes anew. The local man survived that onslaught, but looked out of sorts as he walked wearily to his corner, where interrogation from his trainer and from referee Weeks resulted in the latter calling a halt to the contest.
"I knew what I had to do was break him," said an amped-up Provodnikov afterward. "That's what I told my team. I don't care about the titles. It's all about the war we had today. I had to break his will to win this fight, and I did that."
Alvarado predictably, was more downcast, but philosophical.
"I give him all the respect," he said. "He did what he had to do. I was winning that fight. I was boxing, but I gave him a little bit too much. I was keeping him out as best as I could. The fight was just destined to go that way."


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East Lynne Theater Company Opens SHERLOCK HOLMES, Today
"We're not getting all the evidence. I feel it in my bones. Unless some lucky chance comes our way, I fear that the Norwood Disappearance Case will not figure in that chronicle of our successes." Sherlock Holmes is speaking to his loyal friend Dr. Watson. They are trying desperately to prove that a young lawyer did not commit murder, while Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard is convinced of it.
Step back in time, on Friday Nov. 2 and 3 at 8:00p.m., when the award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes' Adventure of the Norwood Builder" in the style of a radio broadcast, complete with live sound effects and commercials, just like the Sherlock Holmes' radio series on NBC that premiered in 1930. Artistic Director Gayle Stahlhuth, wrote the script.
Lee O'Connor is once more portraying Holmes, and Fred Velde returns as Dr. Watson. Lee first portrayed Holmes in ELTC's William Gillette's "Sherlock Holmes" and has become one of the main storytellers for the company's "Tales of the Victorians." Fred, who was in ELTC's "Anna Christie," "Rain," "Dulcy," and "The Poe Mysteries," has appeared in over fifty shows in NYC, including the off-Broadway revival of Mae West's "Sex."
Portraying several other roles are Thomas Raniszewski, James Rana, Rob LeMaire, and Gayle Stahlhuth. Thomas recently received critical acclaim as Warren in the Philadelphia premiere of "The Twentieth Century Way." ELTC shows include "Berkeley Square," "It Pays to Advertise," and "The Poe Mysteries." Actor, writer, and variety artist, James Rana, adapted and was in "The Poe Mysteries" that premiered this past summer in Cape May before traveling to Ocean Professional Theatre Company in Barnegat, and Wyckoff, NJ, presented by the town's public library as part of the National Endowment for the Arts' "Big Read." James works regularly at NYC's Ensemble Studio Theatre, Classical Theatre of Harlem, and Pan Asian Rep, and had also appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England and the Globe Neuss in Germany. He is adapting "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" for ELTC next summer. Rob LeMaire, who appeared in several ELTC productions including "Helpful Hints" and "The Ransom of Red Chief," with his son Bobby, is also portraying several roles, and operating the live sound effects. Gayle Stahlhuth, who will be performing ELTC's Christmas show, has fun with several roles, and is the director.
The performances are at The First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., where the company is in residence. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $15 for full-time students, and, as always, anyone age 12 and under is free. For information and reservations, call 884-5898 or go online to www.eastlynnetheater.org. "Adventure of the Norwood Builder" is part of Cape May's "Sherlock Holmes' Weekend." For other Sherlock Holmes' events, contact The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities at 884-5404 or online at www.capemaymac.org.
East Lynne's production season would not be possible without season sponsors Curran Investment Management and Aleathea's Restaurant, The NJ Dept. of State, Division of Travel & Tourism; NJ State Council on the Arts/Dept. of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; and the generosity of many patrons. An opportunity to come out and support The East Lynne Theater Company is on Thursday Nov. 8 at ELTC's annual fundraiser at Aleathea's Restaurant. Contact the theater for details.


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Texas Waterfowl Seasons Finalized with No Changes
HOUSTON — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted waterfowl regulations for 2008-09 with no changes, but hinted next year's process could see significant alterations.
Texas waterfowl hunters will once again have the Hunter's Choice bag limit and a 74-day season in the North and South Duck Zones, and 89 days in the High Plains Mallard Management Unit.
This season will mark the third and final offering of the experimental Hunter's Choice, which allows hunters to shoot five ducks daily, but only one in the aggregate of certain species. In the aggregate category, that one bird could be either a pintail, or a canvasback, or a "dusky duck" (mottled, black duck or Mexican-like duck) or a hen mallard.
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Duck Daily Bag Limit: The daily bag limit shall be 5 ducks with the following species and sex restrictions — 2 scaup, 2 redhead, 2 wood duck; only 1 from the following aggregate bag: 1 hen mallard, or 1 pintail, or 1 canvasback, or 1 dusky duck (mottled duck, Mexican-like duck, black duck and their hybrids), all other ducks not listed — 5. Merganser Daily Bag Limit: 5 in the aggregate, to include no more than 2 hooded mergansers. Possession Limit: Twice the daily bag limit.
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Western Zone Daily Bag Limit: Light geese — 20 in the aggregate; Dark geese — 4 Canada and 1 white-fronted goose.
Light and Dark Geese — Nov. 8, 2008-Feb. 8, 2009
Light Geese (Conservation Order) — Feb. 9, 2009-March 29, 2009
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Sports Features of Thursday, 28 February 2013
Source: Frank Apeagyei
Once again the critics have mounted their 'Hobby Horse', doing battle against the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in their pursuit to have it toppled by whatever means. Led by Mr. Joseph Ade Coker, the call to probe the GFA by Government is loudest today as published in the 'Daily Graphic' of February 25, 2013, than ever before.
The problem I have with this call is that it is coming from a gentleman who, by his long association with football clubs (Olympics and Olympiakos) and his involvement in the administration of the GFA itself, having once occupied a top position as Vice Chairman, ought to know that the Government of Ghana does not finance or resource the GFA to administer the business of Football in the country.
The GFA is not a subvented Organisation. It receives no grant or aid or subsidy or stipend from the consolidated fund or from the budget. Not a dime is paid by Government to assist its administrative and other costs.
However, since it is the responsibility of the sovereign State to take care of the national teams, by virtue of the fact that they play under the banner of the national flag, ordinary financial requirements in terms of allowances, bonuses, board and lodging etc are handled by Government.
It must be made clear that to keep itself afloat, the GFA relies heavily on internally generated funds (however meager) buoyed up by sponsorships as well as remittances from FIFA for specific projects.
To say that the tasks facing the GFA in the promotion and development of football in Ghana is onerous, is to state the obvious. With no initial capitalization, GFA embarks upon Youth Football Development, Women's Football Development, National League Organisation and Management, Technical Development with reference to Referees, Sports Medicine and the training of Coaches, Technical Handlers and Football Administrators.
I believe the public must be informed about the fiduciary arrangement between the GFA and Government in order that minds are not continuously, polluted by those determined to ruin reputations of the fine gentlemen and ladies who have given themselves up to render national services through football against their personal and professional interests.
Mr. Ade Coker calls upon the Government to "restructure all the National Football Teams to make them, as he puts it, "more competitive and worthwhile".
Put aside anything that calls for laughter and simply ask the question: In what way would Government handle this assignment? Can it sidetrack the mandated body that put the teams together and announce new players to form the national teams?
What is more, the report goes on to say he bemoans the lack of transparency in the GFA and questions why the Government, which funds the various national teams, cannot investigate how the taxpayers money is spent.
The truth is that the GFA has nothing to hide. It is as transparent as its obligation pushes it to be and has been accountable to its stakeholders including Government as the laws in its legal framework demands of it. Mr. Coker knows this because he has been through it.
Or is anything being done differently now from how things were done in Mr. Coker's administration in terms of accountability?
Many are those who are unaware that the GFA's accounts are audited by the Auditor-General whose reports go to Parliament for scrutiny. Besides, the GFA has established the Public Interest Committee (PIC) on which Government appointees serve and these appointees have accounting background sufficiently strong enough to scrutinize payments from Government to the national teams.
Mr. Coker mentions "money doled out to the GFA to cater for the Black Stars prior, during and after the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign" and raises an alarm to "the citizenry and Government not to overlook it". Fair enough, but he forgets that such monies are usually kept and disbursed by the Ministry and not the GFA. And in this case, the delegation was led by a Minister of State who was designated the co-ordinator in the person of Dr. Edward Omane Boamah. So the alarm, so sounded, may be in the right direction particularly as supporters numbering over 1000 are reported to have received allowances of USD 100 or more each.
Mr. Ade Coker further urges the new Minister of Youth and Sports to be "firm and interrogate the actions and dealings of the FA" wondering "why the FA had been allowed to act arbitrarily at will in the name of respecting its independence by both the State and the general populace"
Poor him! When can he learn that the GFA is not part of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAS) of Government and that the last time EOCO intruded into the affairs of the GFA, they got some unpleasant verdict from the court.
What is worrying, however, is the fact that these calls are aimed patently at inciting the public to act and in a way that he himself does not define.
He surprises everybody when he urges a Minister of State to disrespect the independence of the GFA. Perhaps, he needs a reminder that the charter of the Association forbids Government's interventions, or interference in the affairs of the Association which, like any of the privately organized groupings, is not under the control of a Minister.


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UFV announces downtown Chilliwack location
A former bank building is getting a brand-new lease on life as a centre of higher learning in downtown Chilliwack.
Bank of Montreal officials announced Friday the donation of their former branch building on Yale Road to the University of the Fraser Valley, to be transformed into an education "plaza" focused on business development and training.
The gift of $850,000 from BMO Group to UFV, along with $650,000 from CEPCO for renovations, make for a total donation of roughly $1.5 million to build the newest UFV campus in the heart of downtown.
"This makes it the largest one-time gift in the bank's history in B.C.," said BMO Group spokesman Henry Donkers. "Best of all the use of the building fits in with our commitment to giving to lifelong learning. It makes for a perfect model."
BMO management told city officials of their strong interest in helping with downtown redevelopment efforts, and the bank has a distinguished history in the community, dating back 106 years in various downtown locations.
"We are proud to have to contributed to the social-economic life of Chilliwack over the past century, and to have helped our customers reach their financial goals," Donkers said.
Mayor Sharon Gaetz called it an "exciting day" for the city since the heart of the downtown is at Five Corners.
"So I'm glad Santa Claus came to town a little early this year," Gaetz said.
The community was left with a feeling of sadness and "What now?" when the BMO announced it was pulling the branch out of the downtown to move to Eagle Landing, she recounted.
"With this announcement today you have added new breath and new life into the City of Chilliwack," Gaetz said, adding that UFV has become "a force to be reckoned" with.
CEPCO board spokesman Bruce Van Den Brink said the move by BMO Group also "sets the bar" for other local businesses to similarly work together.
"It's a great testament to the type of company they are and what they have done for the community."
While some were "obviously disappointed" when the bank announced the move from the downtown, they managed to turn it into a positive.
"Rather than turning their back on it, we saw them turning around and donating the building to the university," he said.
In terms of selling Chilliwack as a destination community on the global marketplace, a well-educated work force is "key" since that's what potential employers are looking for, he said.
"Welcome to the newest campus of your university, the University of the Fraser Valley," said UFV president Mark Evered. "I'm here to express sincere appreciation to those visionary and community focused people who made this happen."
He thanked the BMO, CEPCO and city officials for the biggest one-time donation the university has ever received.
"Thank you for recognizing what a university brings to a community," Evered said, "and for your confidence in our ability to bring the type of quality programming that will transform this part of Chilliwack."
UFV goals are two-fold, he said, aside from striving to offer "the best undergraduate education in Canada," the second goal is to be "a leader in the development of the Fraser Valley," on social, cultural, economic and environmental levels.
"We hope you can see this project in the fulfillment of both of those goals," he said, as well as "evidence" of their commitment to the valley through "direct community engagement, here in the heart of Chilliwack.
The downtown core will be "transformed" with the new UFV facility being created in the middle of it, although he said it was too early to say exactly what kind of courses and training will be available at Five Corners.
The term "incubation" centre came up in the vision for supporting existing small businesses or startups.
"It's early on in that conversation," Evered said. "We're exploring a number of ideas, like opportunities in continuing education and business programming."
But as a principle, the courses and programs will specifically address "local needs," he underlined.
"Stay tuned as we roll out over the next few months our courses and programs."
Renovations will start in the new year, with the new UFV Plaza expected to open in September 2013.


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Maurice A. Auerbach plans to expand line
Marking its first anniversary in a new, 60,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution center, Secaucus, N.J.-based Maurice A. Auerbach Inc. is looking to add to its roster of organic offerings, said Bruce Klein, marketing director.
"We're pretty comfortable in our facility, and we're just looking to grow the business," Klein said.
"We're in the process of getting HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) certified, and we have an immaculate warehouse and packing facility," he said.
The new building preserves the cold chain "from docks to packing," Klein said.
Charlie's Produce adds local growers
Seattle-based wholesaler Charlie's Produce is bringing in more growers, said Diane Dempster, manager of Farmer's Own, the local organic program at Charlie's.
"We're working with some local growers we haven't worked with before and expanding the number of local growers we're bringing in," she said.
The wholesaler is working with six new growers from Oregon and two or three from Washington, Dempster said.
Earl's Organic makes staff changes
San Francisco-based organic wholesaler Earl's Organic has been shifting a few key personnel and bringing in others, said Earl Herrick, owner of the company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
"We've gone through a hiring spree the last 14 months," owner Earl Herrick said.
The most recent hire is George Speckman, who heads up quality control. Speckman, who arrived at Earl's in May, had been with Berkeley Natural Foods.
"He wanted to grow in the industry and felt going to a wholesaler was the next thing," Herrick said. "He got well-trained there."
Earl's also promoted six-year employee Christie Biddle from a logistics slot to assistant buyer on Oct. 1.
Seventeen-year Earl's employee Patrick Stewart is now the company's sales manager. Stewart, who was hired originally as a porter, was the first truck driver at Earl's and is credited with having developed the company's transportation division.
He also headed up the wholesaler's information technology efforts after the firm became computerized.
Harvest Sensations hires general manager
Pam Castellano, a longtime veteran of the herb industry, is now general manager of Los Angeles-based Harvest Sensations, an affiliate of Monterey, Calif.-based foodservice distributor Pro*Act.
Castellano joined the company in early October.
Castellano had been with Herb Thyme Farms of Pico Rivera, Calif., for several years until 2009 after having owned her own company, New England Herb Co., in Claremont, N.H., for 28 years.
Castellano succeeds Mike Henry, who shifted to Special Projects with Harvest Sensations.
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Porterville, Calif.-based Homegrown Organic Farms has added two employees, said Cherie France, sales and marketing assistant.
Craig Morris is now citrus category manager, and Gunnar Avinelis is sustainable systems/business intelligence coordinator.
Morris replaced Seth Tillery, who is the company's regional grower and operations manager for the San Joaquin Valley.
Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo shipping Fair Trade
Pescadero, Calif.-based Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo, a grower of organic specialty produce and culinary herbs, is shipping organic and Fair Trade-certified Cavendish bananas grown in Peru year-round.
Bananas and other Fair Trade-certified items, such as avocadoes, mangoes and limes, were introduced in 2012, said Marina Pace, marketing director.
Lakeside Organic Gardens hires staff
Watsonville, Calif.-based Lakeside Organic Gardens has hired Fernando Marquez, a Watsonville native, to its sales staff, sales manager Brian Peixoto said.
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Marquez is new to the produce industry, Peixoto said.
The Nunes Co. expands organics
The Nunes Co., based in Salinas, Calif., is making a major push with organic vegetables, said Matt Seeley, vice president of marketing with the grower-shipper, which markets product in the Foxy brand.
"We've been converting ground and continue to do that, step by step," Seeley said.
The Nunes Co. recently added clinatro, kale, parsley and other bunching vegetable items to its organic line, Seeley said.
"As items come on, and we feel they make a good fit, we'll continue to grow and add them to the category," he said.
Wish Farms ramps up berry production
Wish Farms, based in Plant City, Fla., is increasing its Florida strawberry production and, this year, is moving into domestic organic blueberry production, said Amber Kosinsky, marketing director.
"Last season, consumers were asking for more organic product, general questions about it, and that led us to plant more acreage of organic strawberries," she said.
The company is adding Florida-grown organic blueberries to its established volume of Chilean product, she said.
Wish Farms will highlight its U.S.-grown product by adding a U.S. flag to its label, Kosinsky said.


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10 oz. low-fat turkey Italian sausage, hot or mild (about 3 links if you're using that type)
2-3 T olive oil, divided (if you use a nonstick pan you'll need less oil)
3 large cloves of garlic, minced + 3 more to season the oil
pinch hot pepper flakes (optional)
1 (14.5 oz.) can petite dice tomatoes with juice (or use 2 generous cups chopped fresh tomatoes)
1/4 cup water
1 tsp. ground fennel (or less if you're not crazy about fennel)
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5 T chopped fresh basil
2 T chopped fresh parsley
1 T chopped fresh oregano
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Travel to Norway and Finland on this Scandinavian vacation as you traverse a pristine landscape of steep, rugged mountains, narrow ocean inlets, and vivid blue fjords. During this comprehensive journey, you'll explore Finland's Lapland region—a realm of astonishing beauty—where you will encounter the enduring culture of the indigenous Sami people. Then, cruise through the Norwegian fjords by coastal ship for five nights near the top of the world, stepping ashore to discover small, colorful cities and quiet fishing villages. Once you disembark your ship, you'll visit Bergen, a maritime wharf of charming restaurants, gift shops, and museums. Then, wind down your explorations with two nights in Oslo, Norway's capital, a nature-lover's dream of 40 islands and more than 300 lakes. As you travel—by both land and sea—you'll experience Nordic cultures with enduring ties to nature's majesty.
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Day 1Depart U.S.
Travel to Scandinavia today as you depart on your flight to Helsinki, Finland. Please refer to your individual air itinerary for exact departure and arrival times.
Day 2Helsinki, Finland
Arrive in Helsinki today, where a driver will meet you at the airport and assist you with the transfer to your hotel.
Helsinki's historic center dates from the early 19th century, when Russia ruled Finland and designated this city as the country's new capital. As a result, the city has both a Russian look and a more modern layout than other European capitals. Graced with many buildings by noted Finnish architects such as Alvar Aalto, Helsinki today is a masterpiece of urban design.
Depending on when you arrive, you may also enjoy a guided orientation walk with your Program Director to give you the lay of the land in your Helsinki neighborhood. Tonight, get acquainted with your Program Director and your fellow travelers—including those returning from their pre-trip extensions to St. Petersburg, Russia or Stockholm, Sweden—over a Welcome Dinner at your hotel.
Day 3Helsinki
After breakfast and an orientation briefing, set off on an included Helsinki city tour this morning.
Among the highlights is Senate Square, where you'll discover many ornate Empire Neo-classical buildings, including the 19th-century Lutheran Cathedral, whose central tower dominates the city. Like Times Square in New York City, this is the place where residents gather for celebration of special occasions, such as New Year's Eve and Independence Day (December 6th). Admire the onion domes of Uspenski Cathedral, the most important Russian Orthodox church in Finland. As you wind your way through the city, you'll notice how the sea is an integral part of Helsinki; the city spreads out onto islands, peninsulas, and along coves among which boats of all descriptions navigate.
The afternoon is yours, and lunch and dinner are on your own today. If you want to explore Helsinki further, you'll find many attractive options within easy walking distance, or with a short ride on the city's convenient public trams. Stroll through Esplanade Park, which is flanked by a wide variety of shops, many of which feature distinctively Finnish products. Head for the National Gallery to see Finnish art from the 18th-20th centuries, take a boat excursion on the harbor, or head for the city's open-air folk museum.
Day 4Helsinki • Ivalo
After breakfast, depart for Ivalo in northern Finland—flying to Rovaniemi then completing the journey overland by bus (about a four-hour drive).
Ivalo is a gateway to Lapland, the home of the Sami, the indigenous people who have lived in northern Scandinavia since prehistoric times. Lapland, also called Samiland, spans northern parts of Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Although the Sami are a minority of today's population in northern Finland, their cultural traditions endure.
Enjoy an included dinner at your hotel tonight.
Day 5Ivalo • Siida Museum • Home-Hosted Lunch • Sami family visit
After breakfast this morning, you'll ride north through Lapland to Inari. Here you discover more about Lapland's fascinating uniqueness at the Siida Museum, which focuses on Sami and northern Lapland culture and nature.
Then, get a taste of Finnish cuisine during a delightful Home-Hosted Lunch with a local family. Join your hosts for lively conversation over a meal of freshly-prepared, home-cooked lunch, for an up-close and personal encounter with everyday Finnish life.
Next, visit with a Sami family, where you'll learn about the importance of reindeer and their role in the life of the Sami. Enjoy another taste of local culture during this evening's included Sami-style dinner. Traditional Sami cuisine often features reindeer meat and woodland fruits, such as cloudberries, with cheese.
Day 6Ivalo • Kirkenes, Norway • Embark ship
This morning, you'll travel to Norway through rural Lapland and cross the border to Kirkenes, a Norwegian port near the Russian border. Strategically significant for its iron ore resources and its location near the Russian port of Murmansk, Kirkenes was occupied by 100,000 Nazi troops during World War II.
Board your Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Voyages ship early this afternoon in time for lunch onboard. Shortly after you embark, the ship sets sail to begin one of the world's most scenic coastal cruises, with the islands and mountains of Norway as your constant companions. Your ship calls at many ports, and at some of them (definitely in Trondheim on Day 10) you'll have time to go ashore for sightseeing. However, this is a working vessel that also delivers cargo on a strict schedule, and some port calls may not allow you any time on shore.
Please note: On select departures, some Hurtigruten ship cabins feature double beds which cannot be separated. Please call our Travel Counselors for details.
Day 7Hammerfest • Tromso • Coastal cruising
As you cruise along the coast of the Norwegian county of Finnmark today, you sail through a region filled with "northernmosts." First, the ship calls at Hammerfest, Europe's northernmost city, where the midnight sun shines from mid-May to late July.
Tonight—midnight—the ship also calls at Tromso, a city of more than 50,000 that sprawls across three fjord-indented islands. This is the largest city in northern Norway, and it has been the starting point for expeditions by famous Arctic explorers, including Norway's own Roald Amundsen, who in the 1900s became the first person to reach both the North and South poles. Tromso is also home to the northernmost university in Europe. The city comes alive during the long hours of summer daylight as the locals (including 13,000 university students) enjoy the Arctic's brightest season.
Day 8Stokmarknes • Svolvaer • Stamsund • Coastal cruising
Cruise south today, reaching the Lofoten Islands, where towering mountain peaks rise sharply from the sea to form dramatic vistas in the arctic light. This is one of Scandinavia's scenic highlights, which has inspired generations of artists.
You'll step off the ship at Harstad for an included Grand Circle tour of Vesteralen's mountainous landscapes, as well as Stokmarknes, a small town located on the island of Hadsel, and home to the Coastal Express Museum. Museum exhibits feature photographs, model ships, films, and paintings displaying the history of Norwegian coastal steamer traditions.
The ship will then call at Svolvaer on the island of Austvagoy, beneath the two-horned mountain called the Svolvaer Goat (Svolvaergita). Explore the town during a discovery walk with your Program Director, during which you'll see an abundance of fish-drying racks, evidence of the importance of the historically rich fishing grounds in this area.
You'll then cruise to Stamsund, a small village known for its colorful rorbuer, traditional Norwegian fishermen's shacks.
Day 9Sandnessjoen • Bronnoysund • Rorvik • Coastal cruising
From the Lofotens, your cruise takes you across the broad Vestfjord. This morning, you'll cross the Arctic Circle.
Call next at Sandnessjoen, located on the island of Alsten, with soaring views of the De Syv Sostre ("The Seven Sisters") Mountains. After a discovery walk on the island, you'll then cruise to Bronnoysund, a town that has seen a rise in economic growth in recent years—including serving as home to the largest limestone mine in Northern Europe, as well as prosperous industries like wood processing. You'll explore the town on an included discovery walk.
You'll continue south to Rorvik. The fjords in this area, like many along the cruise route, are a birdwatcher's paradise.
Day 10Trondheim • Molde • Coastal cruising
Today, you'll call at ports displaying amazing contrasts between old and new. First, enjoy an included Trondheim city tour. Founded in AD 997, this was once the capital of Norway, as well as an important pilgrimage site for followers of St. Olav, a Norwegian king and Catholic martyr. The city's old veitene (narrow alleys) wind among its markets, Archbishop's Palace, Old Town Bridge, and historic 17th-century warehouses. You'll tour the city and get a look at the outside of the city cathedral before returning to the ship.
Resume your cruise by sailing out through the beautiful Trondheimsfjord.
The last port-of-call today is Molde, Norway's "City of Roses," scenically situated near the mouth of the Romsdalsfjord. Rebuilt in the aftermath of World War II, Molde today is well known among jazz aficionados for the international music festival it hosts each year in mid-July.
Day 11Disembark ship • Bergen
Today is your last day of cruising. You'll enjoy your morning at leisure.
On the final leg of your cruise, you'll cruise past the mouth of the Sognefjord, Norway's longest and deepest fjord, as well as a beautiful archipelago of islands as you draw nearer to Bergen.
Disembark the ship and set out on a tour of Bergen. The Bryggen (Wharf) area contains the fascinating historical buildings that inspired UNESCO to declare the city a World Heritage Site. Built after the Great Fire of 1702, these old wooden counting houses and warehouses with their stately gables stretch along the harbor and narrow alleyway and once served as the headquarters for the Hanseatic League.
After you check in at your hotel, enjoy a walking tour of the area with your Program Director. Dinner is on your own this evening.
Day 12Bergen • Optional Music of the Fjords tour
Enjoy a day to experience more of Bergen at leisure. You could explore the 13th-century Bergen Cathedral, the charming Old Town, and the Aquarium, known for its rare penguins.
Or, join us for an optional tour to discover the Music of the Fjords. Begin your exploration of Norway's musical legacy at the home of Edvard Grieg, one of the most important composers of the Romantic era of the 19th century. Grieg's works helped to launch Norway into prominence on the international scene, and to define the Romantic genre as a whole. Learn more about his legacy during a tour of his home (now a museum) and then be treated to a piano concert performed by a professional pianist.
Your introduction to Norwegian music continues at your next stop, where, after lunch, you'll attend a demonstration of the Hardanger fiddle, a unique stringed instrument reminiscent of the violin, which is centrally featured in the performance of Norwegian classical music. An expert fiddle player will introduce you to its unique sound during a short performance.
The remainder of the day is yours to explore more of Bergen independently. Dinner is on your own tonight.
Day 13Bergen • Norway in a Nutshell tour • Oslo
Today, embark on an included Norway in a Nutshell tour, making discoveries by both train and motorcoach. Travel by train from Bergen to Myrdal early this morning. At Myrdal, you'll hop aboard the vintage Flam Railway for a spectacular ride across the steep and narrow Flam Valley. You'll admire waterfalls and glacier-carved ravines as you ride towards Flam, where you'll board a motorcoach that will take you to Oslo. Arrive in Oslo this afternoon and check into your hotel.
Dinner is on your own in Oslo tonight.
Please note: Your itinerary for the day is subject to change based on available train schedules.
Day 14Oslo
Explore Oslo on an included tour after breakfast this morning, during which you'll stop at the Viking Ship Museum to see some of the best-preserved Viking ships in the world.
Enjoy lunch and the afternoon on your own. This evening, join your fellow travelers at your hotel for a Farewell Dinner to recount your favorite memories from your Norwegian vacation.
Day 15Oslo • Return to U.S.
Today, you'll transfer to the Oslo airport for your flight home. Or begin your post-trip extension in Oslo, Norway, or Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Copenhagen's native son Hans Christian Andersen rendered Danish life as a fairy tale, but you'll see plenty of evidence that the real thing is just as memorable. Revel in a three-night stay that allows you to explore the city at your own pace, following your own interests. After an overnight ferry ride gives you a taste of Scandinavian sea life, you'll benefit from an included Copenhagen Card that allows you access to historical sites and museums, and free transport in the city's extensive public transportation system.View Extension Itinerary


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The 2017 Nissan Maxima is enigmatic. While its modestly sized interior places it firmly in the midsize sedan class, it comes at a price on par with larger, full-sized sedans. The Maxima has humble badging but then is unexpectedly refined, impressing with its stylish interior that feels quality-made to the touch, the type we'd expect from an entry-level luxury model. Its power performance runs right with the pack for its midsize class but then nimble handling and a polished driving feel point again to entry-luxury rivals. These difficult to classify attributes leave us feeling a bit quizzical. Regardless, the Maxima is exciting and stylish and etches out a unique niche for itself that just may be attractive to the buyer who values driver experience over brand cachet.
Fully redesigned one model year prior, the 2017 Maxima returns largely unchanged. It does get a technology upgrade in the form of Apple CarPlay which joins the Maxima's already easy-to-use tech controls. Its 8.0-inch touchscreen features the NissanConnect infotainment system. The Maxima is Nissan's first model to offer CarPlay smartphone integration, which is newly standard equipment on Nissan's flagship sedan. Hold tight Android fans; Nissan has yet to integrate Android Auto functionality.
Drivers can rest assured that underneath its desirable styling the Maxima offers stellar safety features. It earned an overall five-out-of-five stars in government crash tests in both total front-impact and total side-impact tests. There are, however, a few areas where we think the Nissan Maxima falls short. While we brag that it has better handling than we'd expect from a midsize sedan, there's no all-wheel-drive option like that offered on many other comparatively priced models. Additionally, the lack of space in the back seat and trunk leave us wanting more room, especially at the Maxima's price point.
Fuel economy on the Maxima is an EPA-estimated 25 mpg combined (21 city/30 highway).
The midsize Maxima seats five passengers and is offered in five trim levels: S, SV, SL, a sporty SR and a plushly optioned Platinum. An impressive electronics suite comes standard on the base level S and up. SV and SL models add a plethora of cabin-comfort features while the SL and higher boast safety technology for the concerned driver. The SR appeals to performance lovers with its paddle shifters and sport-tuned suspension (though overly firm in our evaluation). The Platinum trim offers a finely honed mix of additional luxury and safety upgrades.
It may have an odd assortment of characteristics but the 2017 Maxima is reasonably affordable and polished beyond the average family sedan. If you're in the market for a midsize sedan, the Maxima is one of the most interesting, defies easy classification and is worth consideration.
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Opera House Concert Hall, February 6
THE generation of composers born in the 1860s - Mahler, Debussy, Strauss, Sibelius and others - were path-breakers. Formed by Wagner, old enough to see the twilight of Romanticism and young enough to see beyond it, they set the foundation stones for music in the 20th century.
Two of those stones framed this thoughtfully structured, vividly presented opening to the Sydney Symphony's year, which is also Vladimir Ashkenazy's last as principal conductor and artistic adviser.
Ashkenazy has restrengthened Sibelius's place at the core of the orchestra's repertoire, performing and recording all seven symphonies in 2004. Written in his 20s, the Lemminkainen Suite, which opened the concert, predates all the symphonies yet is indispensible to understanding Sibelius's orchestral language.
His capacity to build imposing large-scale shapes through impressionistic orchestration and telling small motives is brilliantly unveiled in the four tone poems. The Sydney Symphony etched these exquisitely coloured textures with clarity, subtle balance, warmth and intensity.
In The Swan of Tuonela it was not only the mournful beauty of Alexandre Oguey's Cor Anglais solo that created such an absorbing experience, but the fine balance of the whole, the delicate colour of the muted strings, the unsettling insistence of the quiet cello solo. There seemed a momentary wobble in the fourth movement, but what Ashkenazy particularly brought to the performance was his strong belief in the music, transmitted to players and listeners with indefinable force and intensity.
At the other end of the program, Debussy's La Mer, from about a decade later, could be said to bring the art of impressionistic tone painting to its apogee. The experience was intimate, gently mutating and, at the close of the first and third movements, searingly iridescent.


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MLB.com Columnist
Bill Ladson
Out of lineup, Werth says ankle injury not serious
MIAMI -- Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth was not in Tuesday night's starting lineup against the Marlins because of a sprained right ankle that he injured the previous night.
Although he is listed as day to day, Werth entered the Nats' 3-0 loss in the ninth inning, flying out to right field, and he hopes to back in the lineup by Wednesday. He spent most of pregame getting treatment to get the swelling down in the ankle. Werth believes he needs a day or so to fully recover. He did not have an MRI exam.
"If he [manager Matt Williams] needs me, I'll be available," Werth said before Tuesday night's game. "If it wasn't as bad, I would probably be playing."
In the top of the seventh inning Monday night with the Nationals leading, 6-0, and right-hander Sam Dyson on the mound, Werth hit a leadoff single near the right-field line. Werth tried to stretch it into a double and was thrown out by right fielder Giancarlo Stanton.
"I like to be an aggressive baserunner," Werth said after the game. "I felt when [Stanton] cut the ball off, which was a surprise, I still thought it was going to take a perfect throw. He made a perfect throw. ... I would take that chance tomorrow if I had the opportunity."
After Werth slid awkwardly into second base, he was seen limping back into the dugout. He was replaced by Nate McLouth in right field to open the bottom of the inning. McLouth was in Tuesday's starting lineup.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the Time. He also can be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A week, and sometimes a day, doesn't go by without those of us in the legal industry hearing about adding value. Value add is often determined by service providers deciding what will be valuable to their clients. To find out what's truly valued by clients, one must ask the client. And every individual with whom the firm has a relationship at any given organization may have a different answer.
Defining value isn't easy for in-house counsel either. During a recent round of client surveys, we asked 18 in-house counsel this question: "What does 'value add' mean to you?" We received a range of responses from these GCs and senior litigation counsel, including:
From a global insurer: "Value is a function of how satisfied I am with the representation overall. If the firm is providing competent, relevant, appropriate legal advice that is consistent with the company's strategy and objectives, I'm not going to shop around."
From a technology giant: "It should speak volumes that we fired a lower-cost national firm and hired this firm. If you don't understand our business and we have to spend time going through things like our CEO's tolerance for risk or our distribution channels or our suppliers and the industry challenges, then we're not interested in your firm no matter how good the lawyers are. There are a lot of good lawyers. You can't provide value if you don't understand our business as well as we do."
Snell & Wilmer's litigation head Barbara Dawson knows alignment with clients is critical and seeks out ways to listen and add value. Her perspective: "I like to try to understand client internal priorities. Organizations have unique personalities based upon what is most important to them. Being able to see legal issues within the framework of an organization's own priorities helps outside counsel to add value, as the client would define it."
One partner who asked not to be identified provided this thought: "We value our clients and work diligently at understanding what they value and how we may better align with their goals and expectations. We do this on our own clock and do not charge the client for any time we spend learning about their business and what will be of value to them. That said, there are times in-house counsel could provide their outside counsel with guidelines and suggestions on how to best add value, how to meet the business people behind the deal/case, and how to retain clients. This is a two-way street after all."
Some may see these comments as arrogant; they were said with good intent and sincerity. These challenging times for the industry affect both in-house and outside counsel. And as inside counsel know well, their company's customers are also demanding more value, so it's a circle that continues on through their service providers and vendors.
One senior IP litigation counsel from a larger financial institution suggested: "One of the ways in which outside counsel might add value from my perspective is to show you care about the relationship. For example, I am a Miami Heat fan even though I live in San Francisco. Call me for a few minutes and talk about the game. …Our days as in-house counsel are very busy; our time is scheduled for us and we are in many meetings. Sometimes it's a welcome break to know someone is thinking of me even if I only have a few minutes for the call. It's an interesting way to show you care and that is valuable to me."
Whether it's in-house counsel or outside counsel, it's wise to ask clients how the firm or the department may add value. Client input, after all, is invaluable.


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"The webinars introduced the latest applications of SPR technology for drug discovery workflows and provided valuable updates on the instrument's software and hardware," said Dr Ralf J. Hosse, Antibody Engineering Group Leader at Roche Glycart in Switzerland.
Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease Applications
In a July 2012 webinar, Dr Lily Sommer of the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research in Manchester, U.K., described the identification and characterization of novel phosphoinositide-binding proteins using the ProteOn XPR36 system. Phosphoinositides are signaling lipids whose misregulation has been linked to cancer. The studies were undertaken using Bio-Rad's ProteOn liposome capturing kit, which uses DNA hybridization to selectively capture liposomes to detect phosphoinositide-protein interactions.
Marco Gobbi of the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, Italy hosted a webinar session titled "Novel Applications of SPR to Study Amyloidogenic Peptides and Proteins." He discussed novel SPR screening applications for both mutation analysis and investigating the effects anti-amyloidogenic drug candidates. The results of this work were published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry in June 2012.
An increasing number of diseases are now being associated with misfolding, aggregation, and tissue deposition of specific proteins, such as in Alzheimer's disease. Soluble oligomers of the amyloid-ß (Aß) peptide play a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, but their elusive nature makes detection challenging. Gobbi and his team demonstrated that SPR measurements can be particularly useful for the kinetic analysis of the elongation of amyloid fibrils and the detection of soluble oligomeric species, which cannot be achieved by other techniques.
Best Practices in SPR
The webinar series kicked off with a session that focused on guidelines developed by Professor Gideon Schreiber of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel advising researchers on how to best perform label-free interaction analysis. Dr Schreiber is well known in the label-free field and has hosted and chaired many conferences on this topic.
Drug Discovery and Development Applications
Dr Dalia Shezifi, manager of the Bio-Rad Haifa Applications Team in Israel, focused on label-free analysis of small molecules and peptides binding to liposomes. Her work demonstrated how the ProteOn liposome capturing kits have been used to address important issues in drug development, such as the binding of small molecule drugs to liposomes when estimating the intestinal absorptivity of new drugs.
To conclude the series, Gary Ross, a Bio-Rad field application specialist, described how the ProteOn system was used to perform antibody quantification and full protein kinetic analysis in a single 45-minute experiment. This application is an important advance for researchers involved in antibody screening, as it provides rich data in a single experiment on a single platform, saving bench time.
"The presentations were a good way to inspire new ideas and assays that may be performed in the future," said Johan Nilvebrant, a PhD student at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.
New Season, New Series
Bio-Rad's next SPR webinar series will take place this fall, kicking off on Sept. 25 with a presentation by Dr Carlotta Chiappa, a research scientist at the DiaSorin Research Center in Geranzano, Italy, on antibody screening for the development of a diagnostic test for Clostridium difficile. In October, Dr Jonathan Popplewell, a Bio-Rad application scientist, will present a webinar focusing on best practices for SPR data processing and downstream analysis. Dr Lisa Scalfone, a postdoctoral researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine, will talk about how the ProteOn XPR36 system was used in a novel workflow to develop antibodies against the influenza virus. The last speaker in the fall series, Dr Ladislav Bumba, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Microbiology in Prague, Czech Republic, will discuss the analysis of the interactions of bacterial toxins with target cell molecules in bacterial pathogenesis.
Please visit http://bit.ly/PO_Webinar_Registration to register.
All the webinars from this series can be viewed at http://bit.ly/ProteOn_YouTube.
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A San Diego teacher charged with possessing child pornography has tried to commit suicide in his prison cell.
U-T San Diego ( http://bit.ly/10GRqnl ) says 39-year-old Timothy Hensley tried to kill himself Monday at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego.
His cellmate, Ricardo Escobedo, tells the newspaper that he found Hensley hanging from a bar in the cell. The inmate says he got Hensley down and tried to resuscitate him before he was taken to a hospital.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Omar Castillo confirmed the suicide attempt on Thursday but didn't immediately have details.
Hensley taught at Bell Middle School in Paradise Hills. He was arrested on Jan. 15 and held without bail.
Information from: U-T San Diego, http://www.utsandiego.com


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A loving brother dedicated his 24th birthday to running the marathon in aid of a charity that is helping fight a rare disease afflicting his sister.
LAM Action supports women who suffer from the rare disease Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, which affects the lungs.
Nat Field, from Wimbledon, took on the 26.2 mile challenge on Sunday in aid of his sister Aimee, 28, who had the condition diagnosed in 2011.
Mr Field, who was running his first marathon, said: "One of the hardest things is the fact there was very little information on LAM because it is so rare.
"Aimee puts twice as much effort into everything she does as anyone else I know and she does it on 30 per cent of the lung function the rest of us enjoy, but she carries on with such good grace. "
He was able to complete the course in 3 hours and 45 minutes, and has so far raised £1,836.
To support him visit www.justgiving.com/Nathanael-Field1


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The last time Rose drove the lane and it hurt...he was untouched and he tore his acl!
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The last time Rose drove the lane and it hurt...he was untouched and he tore his acl!
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
A hard foul that includes making a play on the ball is totally different than being a cheap shot artist. There's no place in basketball for "defenders" who intentionally step under a jump-shooter with the intention of hurting them. It's weak and cowardly, and I have no respect for players who intentionally do it.
It'd taint the championship just a little in my mind yes.
I don't know what my thoughts are on this. Watching the play in question. Jalen makes it look very natural and not on purpose.
Is it suppose to be a foul if you don't allow the shooter to come down? (assuming he comes straight down?)
Still not sure. I am certainly not outraged. But is it "right" not sure.
Maybe I'm still irritated at the NFL's inconsistent application of so-called safety rules, which are only being applied to protect offensive players, but we're really sissy-fying sports right now.
I believe Jalen intended to close out on him at basketball speed. And he did. And when you do so, and when the other guy is also moving at basketball speed, then bumps, collisions and injuries happen and that doesn't require an apology or to be labeled as a cheap shot.
Frankly, I think Jalen is just trying to get some attention. Misguided.
Watching the play, I don't see how you could say anything about intent other than Jalen intended to defend the shot and not just give it to him. There wasn't a leg-whip, there wasn't a pronounced movement of the leg. The only way, at full speed, for Jalen's foot not to get in there was for Jalen to pull up short, at less than full speed, and not contest the shot.
I happen to think that's what me means - that he intended to contest the shot and when you do so you may get too close, your feet may get tangled, somebody might turn an ankle.
I don't buy the idea that, with both players at full speed, Jalen was thinking "the only way I can trip him and get away with it is to make it look like I'm challenging the shot."
We've had other guys (Bowen) who weren't really defending the shot but sticking their legs in there to cause harm. That's dirty. We've had other guys (Reggie) add an unnatural kick to their jumper to keep the defender from getting too close. I wouldn't call it dirty, but I would call that an offensive foul. And that seems more of an intentional play to me than the situation Jalen is describing. I know what Jalen said, but I don't think it makes any sense in the context of the play so I'm dismissing it as an effort to keep his name in circulation.
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
Understood. I just think there's a difference between sticking your foot underneath a guy and hitting someone in the knee with a billy club.
More from Jalen: That time Vince Carter Body Slammed Sam Mitchell
Can't believe that VC/Sam Mitchell story got out before, at least as far as I know. Spreewell had a history and his incident with Carlesimo was worse (he went after him twice and threatened to get a gun), but it's still attacking a coach. Wonder if some of Carter's missed games to injury were more of the "injury" variety and he got suspended and it was kept in house.
Also, man, for as young as they are the Raptors have had some really great players. And done jack with them.
Jalen sure has no problem telling these kind of things to the public.
Too bad he didn't knock Kobe out longer and significantly increase our chances at landing a ring that season.
Only Jalen would say that. He loves criticism. He doesn't care what people think
Smothered Chicken!
Hurt does not equal injure.
The step under move leads clearly to high INJURY risk. Giving a guy a hard hit typically is meant to make the foul hurt but without injuring the player. If the player is tough and doesn't care about a little pain he can continue to come into the lane hard, whereas if you intentionally injure a player he has no choice in the matter regardless of how tough he is.
And sadly there might be something to be said for giving the Pacers a chance, at least when you look at the game 5 outcome where Kobe beat the Pacers in OT all by himself. I like seeing them win, but not like that.
Fixed that for ya.
lmao no he didn't. Why would he even want to? Granger was hardly even a threat
Smothered Chicken!