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21. | UML™ for the IT Business Analyst: A Practical Guide to Object-Oriented Requirements Gathering By: Howard Podeswa Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 01-JAN-2005 Insert Date: 19-OCT-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: UML™ for the IT Business Analyst: A Practical Guide to Object-Oriented Requirements Gathering
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Howard Podeswa is the co-founder of Noble, Inc., a Business Analysis (BA) consulting and training company. He has 26 years of experience in many aspects of the software industry, beginning as a developer for Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., and continuing as Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, consultant, and author of courseware for IT professionals. He has provided consulting services to a diverse client base, including the Canadian Air Force (MASIS), the South African Community Peace Program, and major financial institutions (Deloitte and Touche, CIBC bank,...
22. | By: Dan Pilone; Neil Pitman Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 20-JUN-2005 Insert Date: 20-SEP-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: UML 2.0 in a Nutshell
System developers have used modeling languages for decades to
specify, visualize, construct, and document systems. The Unified
Modeling Language (UML) is one of those languages. UML makes it
possible for team members to collaborate by providing a common
language that applies to a multitude of different systems.
Essentially, it enables you to communicate solutions in a
consistent, tool-supported language. Today, UML has become the
standard method for modeling software systems, which means you're
probably confronting this rich and expressive language more than
ever before. And even though you...
23. | Unified Modeling Language User Guide, The, Second Edition By: Grady Booch; James Rumbaugh; Ivar Jacobson Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 19-MAY-2005 Insert Date: 29-JUN-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Unified Modeling Language User Guide, The, Second Edition For nearly ten years, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) has
been the industry standard for visualizing, specifying,
constructing, and documenting the artifacts of a software-intensive
system. As the de facto standard modeling language, the UML
facilitates communication and reduces confusion among project
stakeholders. The recent standardization of UML 2.0 has further
extended the language's scope and viability. Its inherent
expressiveness allows users to model everything from enterprise
information systems and distributed Web-based applications to
real-time embedded systems.
In this...
24. | By: Craig Larman Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 20-OCT-2004 Insert Date: 18-FEB-2005 Slots: 1.0 |
"This edition contains Larman's usual accurate and
thoughtful writing. It is a very good book made even
—Alistair Cockburn, author, Writing Effective Use
Cases and Surviving OO Projects
"Too few people have a knack for explaining things. Fewer
still have a handle on software analysis and design. Craig Larman
has both."
—John Vlissides, author, Design Patterns and
Pattern Hatching
"People often ask me which is the best book to introduce
them to the world of OO design. Ever since I came across it
Applying UML and Patterns has been my unreserved
—Martin Fowler,...
25. | By: Robert A. Maksimchuk; Eric J. Naiburg Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 26-OCT-2004 Insert Date: 16-FEB-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: UML for Mere Mortals® "There are many books that shine light on the darkest corners of
the UML, but Eric and Bob present just the essentials needed to
make you effective in modeling all the important aspects of a
software-intensive system."
—Grady Booch
"Bob and Eric have managed to capture key system and software
design techniques in a style that is refreshingly straightforward
to understand and apply, and to distill their ideas and insight
from more than a decade of practical use of UML into a book that
will increase your appreciation for UML and make you more
—Dr. Alan W. Brown, Distinguished...
26. | Designing Software Product Lines with UML: From Use Cases to Pattern-Based Software Architectures By: Hassan Gomaa Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 07-JUL-2004 Insert Date: 29-JAN-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Designing Software Product Lines with UML: From Use Cases to Pattern-Based Software Architectures "Designing Software Product Lines with UML is well-written,
informative, and addresses a very important topic. It is a valuable
contribution to the literature in this area, and offers practical
guidance for software architects and engineers."
—Alan Brown
Distinguished Engineer, Rational Software, IBM Software Group
"Gomaa's process and UML extensions allow development teams to
focus on feature-oriented development and provide a basis for
improving the level of reuse across multiple software development
efforts. This book will be valuable to any software development
professional who needs...
27. | Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual, The, Second Edition By: James Rumbaugh; Ivar Jacobson; Grady Booch Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 19-JUL-2004 Insert Date: 23-DEC-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual, The, Second Edition "If you are a serious user of UML, there is no other book
quite like this one. I have been involved with the UML
specification process for some time, but I still found myself
learning things while reading through this book—especially on
the changes and new capabilities that have come with
Seidewitz, Chief Architect, IntelliData Technologies
The latest version of the Unified Modeling Language—UML
2.0—has increased its capabilities as the standard notation
for modeling software-intensive systems. Like most standards
documents, however, the official UML...
28. | Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 27-MAY-2003 Insert Date: 02-DEC-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: UML FOR JAVA™ PROGRAMMERS UML for Java Programmers
Robert C. Martin
All the UML Java developers need to know
You don't use UML in a vacuum: you use it to build software with
a specific programming language. If that language is Java, you need
UML for Java Programmers. In this book, one of the world's
leading object design experts becomes your personal coach on UML
1&2 techniques and best practices for the Java environment.
Robert C. Martin illuminates every UML 1&2 feature and
concept directly relevant to writing better Java software--and
ignores features irrelevant to Java developers. He explains what
29. | Sams Teach Yourself UML in 24 Hours, Third Edition By: Joseph Schmuller Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 15-MAR-2004 Insert Date: 18-OCT-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sams Teach Yourself UML in 24 Hours, Third Edition Learn UML, the Unified Modeling Language, to create diagrams
describing the various aspects and uses of your application before
you start coding, to ensure that you have everything covered.
Millions of programmers in all languages have found UML to be an
invaluable asset to their craft.
More than 50,000 previous readers have learned UML with Sams
Teach Yourself UML in 24 Hours. Expert author Joe Schmuller
takes you through 24 step-by-step lessons designed to ensure your
understanding of UML diagrams and syntax. This updated edition
includes the new features of UML 2.0 designed to make UML...
30. | Real Time UML: Advances in The UML for Real-Time Systems, Third Edition By: Bruce Powel Douglass Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 17-FEB-2004 Insert Date: 17-APR-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Real Time UML: Advances in The UML for Real-Time Systems, Third Edition Praise for Real Time UML, Third
"I found Real Time UML, Third
Edition, to provide an informative and practical application of
UML 2.0 to the development of real-time systems, and well worth the
read by systems and software engineers. It is written in plain
English and provides the right balance of depth and
Friedenthal, Deputy, Corporate Systems
Engineering, Lockheed Martin Corporation; Chair: OMG
Systems Engineering, Domain Special Interest Group
"Douglass has again made highly
technical material accessible to everyone. This book is an
31. | Enterprise Patterns and MDA: Building Better Software with Archetype Patterns and UML Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 22-DEC-2003 Insert Date: 01-APR-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Enterprise Patterns and MDA: Building Better Software with Archetype Patterns and UML Praise for Enterprise Patterns and MDA
"I've never seen a system of business patterns as
detailed as this one. The completeness that Arlow and Neustadt
provide in these patterns is impressive. The explanations for why
the patterns are formed the way they are and how they're
interconnected are incredibly thorough. The patterns presented here
have the potential to impact business applications in the same way
the 'Gang of Four' patterns have impacted general
software development."
Engineer of Product...
32. | By: Craig Larman Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 13-JUL-2001 Insert Date: 25-JAN-2004 Slots: 1.0 | "People often ask me which is the best book to introduce them to
the world of OO design. Ever since I came across it Applying UML
and Patterns has been my unreserved choice."
—Martin Fowler, author, UML Distilled and
The first edition of Applying UML and Patterns: An
Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design quickly
emerged as the leading OOA/D introduction; it has been translated
into seven languages and adopted in universities and businesses
worldwide. In this second edition, well-known object technology and
iterative methods leader Craig Larman refines and expands...
33. | UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language, Third Edition By: Martin Fowler Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 15-SEP-2003 Insert Date: 09-DEC-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language, Third Edition
Would you like to understand the most important elements of
Class diagrams? (See page 35.)
Do you want to see the new UML 2.0 interaction frame notation
for adding control flow to sequence diagrams (see page 58) and the
unofficial notation that many prefer? (See page 60.)
Do you want to know what changes have been made to all versions
of the UML? (See page 151.)
Do you want a quick reference to the most useful parts of the
UML notation? (See the inside covers.)
Do you want to find out what diagram types were added to the
UML 2.0 without wading through the spec? (See page...
34. | Object Constraint Language, The: Getting Your Models Ready for MDA, Second Edition Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 27-AUG-2003 Insert Date: 10-OCT-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Object Constraint Language, The: Getting Your Models Ready for MDA, Second Edition Praise for The Object Constraint Language, Second
"MDA promises a revolution in the way we develop software.
This book is essential reading for anyone intending to adopt MDA
Clark, PhD
College, London
"Through examples, Jos and Anneke demonstrate the power
and intuitiveness of OCL, and the key role that this language plays
in implementing and promoting MDA. The theme, structure, contents,
and, not lastly, the clarity of explanations recommend this book as
the best advocate for learning, using, and promoting OCL, UML, and
MDA. I am...
35. | Service- and Component-based Development: Using Select Perspective™ and UML By: Hedley Apperly; Ralph Hofman; Steve Latchem; Barry Maybank; Barry McGibbon; David Piper; Chris Simons Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 24-JAN-2003 Insert Date: 24-SEP-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Service- and Component-based Development: Using Select Perspective™ and UML Select Perspective, from Select Business Solutions, is a set of
best practices for software development that has evolved over a
decade into a world-class component-based development (CBD)
process. It is a blend of approaches from several object-oriented
methods, improved and adapted to meet the new demands of CBD and
Web Services.
This book presents the authors' distilled wisdom and best
practice for the construction of software systems using Select
Highlights of the book:
Presents key workflows for supplying, managing and consuming
software assets to deliver business...
36. | By: Sinan Si Alhir Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 07-JUL-2003 Insert Date: 01-JUL-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Learning UML
Since the dawn of computing, software designers and developers have
searched for ways to describe the systems they worked so hard to
create. Flowcharts enabled the concise documentation of
program-flow and algorithms. Entity-relationship diagrams enabled
database designers to convey the structure underlying the
collection of tables and columns that made up a schema. From the
beginning, technologists recognized the descriptive power inherent
in visual representations of a system, yet it wasn't until 1997
that the first attempt to create a visual language that could be
used across all aspects...
37. | Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2002 and UML By: Terry Quatrani Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 09-OCT-2002 Insert Date: 20-MAR-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Visual Modeling with Rational Rose 2002 and UML Within the space of just a few years, the Unified Modeling
Language (UML) has emerged as the design medium of choice for
developing large-scale distributed object applications. The UML's
standard semantics and notation for describing object structure and
behavior make it particularly well suited to this function.
Augmented by the Rational Unified Process, an extensive set of
software development guidelines, and the Rational Rose visual
modeling tool, the UML greatly facilitates the process of
developing quality object-oriented applications that meet both
deadlines and requirements.
38. | Process Quality Assurance for UML-Based Projects By: Bhuvan Unhelkar Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 30-OCT-2002 Insert Date: 24-JAN-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Process Quality Assurance for UML-Based Projects Software quality, by its very nature, is elusive. Add to that
the issue of ever-changing user requirements and the vagaries of
software project management and "quality" can easily become a mere
word on a distant horizon. This highly acclaimed book demonstrates
how the Unified Modeling Language (UML) can be used within a
process framework to help reduce complexity, clarify requirements,
and add structure to project management in order to yield software
quality here and now.
Process Quality Assurance for UML-Based Projects focuses
on the crucial process aspect of software quality. In an...
39. | Building Web Applications with UML Second Edition By: Jim Conallen Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 03-OCT-2002 Insert Date: 23-JAN-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Building Web Applications with UML Second Edition This is a new edition of the widely acclaimed
Building Web Applications with UML. Based on the author's
extensive experience as a Web developer, it incorporates helpful
reader feedback, identifies and addresses modeling problems unique
to page-based Web applications, and offers practical advice and
straightforward solutions.
This thoroughly revised Second Edition
reflects the latest techniques and issues surrounding the
development of software and systems for the Web. You will find:
Updated, expanded examples and diagrams
Enhanced coverage of the latest Web application...
40. | Developing Applications with Java™ and UML By: Paul R. Reed Jr. Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 14-NOV-2001 Insert Date: 26-NOV-2002 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Developing Applications with Java™ and UML Developing Applications with Java™ and UML
focuses on the craft of creating quality Java software. The book
introduces the fundamentals of the Unified Modeling Language (UML)
and demonstrates how to use this standard object-oriented notation
to build more robust Java applications that fulfill users'
requirements and stand the test of time.
The book features the Rational Unified Process, using a
large-scale application to illustrate the development process: how
to establish a sound project plan, gather application requirements
using use cases, create a successful Java design with UML,...


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Examines the grisly murders of five University of Florida coeds and how law enforcement officials focused on the wrong suspect for over a year before finally capturing a Louisiana drifter who admitted his guilt. Features an interview with Danny Rolling, the killer who now sits on death row.
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Timothy Geithner continues to speak out about the expiration of the Bush tax credits. Alan Greenspan does, too. But even Ben Bernanke encouraged Congress to continue the cuts to support an already very fragile economy. You see, when you do away with the tax breaks for the "rich" (those making more than $250K a year) and raise capital gains, shove HealthCaid [ObamaCare] down our throats, tout "redistribution of wealth," strangle the financial Industry with regulations, and much more to come, it will be a disaster. Why?
First of all, if you are making $250K, for instance, you are definitely not rich. Now, let us say you are making $1 million or more a year. It is very likely that you spend a lot of money on products, good and services that the economy requires for sustained recovery. Taking 40% of a person's income right off the top, followed by state taxes, Social Security and everything else, is flat out wrong. Over 50% of a person's income is gone right out the window. Then, God forbid, you have anything left over to invest, and you will pay another whopping 20% if you ever make any money. Toward year-end expect a lot of people selling stocks so they don't get hit with another 5% tax in 2011 and the stock market will be a big problem once again. And whatever you do, don't die because all your life you were taxed egregiously and they will take half of everything! That alone is massive double and triple taxation.
Frankly, there is no way to tax America out of debt; there is just too much of it. Although even some Democrats are challenging this strategy along with some of our financial leaders, the drum continues to beat. If tax cuts are allowed to expire on the "rich" and maintained for what they say are 95% of Americans, you will have layoffs, hiring freezes and long-term economic woes for sure. It is already the case that the 95% are not buying things at the present tax rate now; and I think we all know those making more money are consuming a large percentage of products and employ a vast majority of the other 95%.
Now, on top of that, ObamaCare is coming and that just means another tax and trillions to support a social welfare system while the others have proven to be failures. The Debt Commission will be putting forth ideas to solve the growing crisis. Again, our leaders think we can tax our way out of this. I assure you, if taxes rise both on individuals and corporations, financial reform takes hold, HealthCaid, stimulus and only God knows what else is lurking around the corner, it will crush the economy.
The simple fact is if you tax people more, they will have less money to spend and invest and, worse, much less money to hire workers and a corporate tax rate that will be #2 in the world. Think about it and don't forget how much more attractive it's going to be for big companies to do business overseas.


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Over that last few weeks, I've tested five popular hair dryers (range in price from $40 - $300). I will mention the top two in this article, as the others aren't worth mentioning.
These are the hair dryers that I found worth sharing my findings:
CHI Turbo w/Cold Shot Hair Dryer
CHI hair dryer is the lightest in weight and the quietest of all the dryers tested. It uses ceramic heat which seals the cuticle (shinier hair) and repels humidity. The ionic technology in the dryer emits millions of tiny beads of negative ions that will break the water on the hair instead of boiling the water away.
The use of ionic technology cuts the time needed to dry the hair down considerably. Another great feature (not to be ignored) to this hair dryer is the low levels of EMF(Electromagnetic Fields) necessary to operate it or anything you plug up for that matter. Most hair dryers have an EMF level of 1000 or even 1500 microns which is a safety concern for our health and our environment. High levels of EMF's have been linked to leukemia and breast cancer. This dryer, however, has an EMF level of less than 1.5! Another plus is that it includes a diffuser.
Babyliss Thermal Ionic Hair Dryer
The use of ionic technology is the biggest feature of Babyliss hair dryer. The hair has more sheen than if it was used with a non-ionic hair dryer, because the negative ions will help dry the hair without frying it as we've already learned. It has six speed/heat settings including a turbo setting that gets really hot. Be cautious in using this setting, especially if your hair is chemically treated.
As far as my personal feelings about the top two dryers are concerned, I'd choose the CHI Turbo as the best hair dryer. It is the best I've ever used. It has many pluses that places it three, sometimes four steps ahead of other dryers. In the final stages of my hunt for the best hair dryer for ethnic beauties, I parted my hair down the middle. Then, I dried one side using the CHI Turbo and the Babyliss Thermal Ionic on the other. Upon looking in the mirror I could immediately see a difference in texture, sleekness, and body between the two sides. Although the Babyliss side felt smooth, it felt dry in comparison to the CHI side. It didn't move as much as the CHI side did. I was astounded at how shiny, bouncy and soft my hair felt. I took the pictures below to give a visual to my findings.
For highly textured haired people, drying the hair is serious business. It can have devastating results if done improperly. Beside bad technique, a hair dryer that simply blows hot hair will do far more than just dry the hair, it will dry it out. Dried out hair lacks luster and feels rough to the touch. Worst of all, it can lead to breakage.


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Part of the vision for this year is praying for your needs. To do that, you have to let your prayer needs be known. That's easy to do! Visit the PrayerWorks Page. You can give your name or be anonymous. You can give as much or as little information as you choose too! Just let […]
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Adding David Fincher to Stieg Larsson's "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" story "has proved counterproductive," Kenneth Turan says tonight in his review on the L.A. Times website. And Turan doesn't fault Rooney Mara, the actress charged with portraying Lisbeth Salander. Hiring a twist-the-knife kind of Hollywood suspense director like Fincher, Turan writes, "betrays a misunderstanding of what's at the heart of the phenomenal international success of the Millennium trilogy books, which clock in at 65 million copies and counting."
That would be the character of Lisbeth Salander, one of the most unlikely, idiosyncratic and compelling crime fighters to hit the scene since Sherlock Holmes. One reason Salander is catnip on the page is that she is anything but in real life. Antisocial when she's not downright furious, a sullen 24-year-old computer hacker with more piercings than friends, she is fierce, furtive and feral. You never want to get in her way.Though less well-crafted than the Fincher version, Niel Arden Oplev's "Dragon Tattoo" did have the crucial advantage of actress Noomi Rapace. Her savage Salander was as skittish and tattooed as she should be, but there was always a sense of an actual person inside those fierce defenses that enabled audiences to connect on screen in the way readers do on the page....
[Mara] committed herself totally to the "Dragon Tattoo" role and clearly did everything her director asked of her, but this film's cold, almost robotic conception of Salander as a twitchy, anorexic waif feels more like a stunt than a complete character, and so the best part of the reason we care enough to endure all that mayhem has gone away.
That had to be the fear of a lot of Salander fans who heard Fincher say early on that he didn't really feel her appeal in his soul. So it's maybe not a surprise he would mistake her for a waif, if an intriguing one, and not see her, as A.O. Scott writes in his New York Times review tonight, as "an avenger...an outlaw feminist fantasy-heroine, and also an avatar of digital antiauthoritarianism." Scott mostly likes what Fincher did with the story he was given, and is more fulsome than Turan in his appreciation of the handling of Salander: "It is her movie, and Ms. Mara's." Mara, he writes, "captures her volatile and fascinating essence beautifully."
More review snippets:
- "You can't take your eyes off Rooney Mara as the notorious Lisbeth Salander...[she] makes every scene that she appears in jump....It's Mara's shot at stardom, and [Daniel Craig] lets her have it." David Denby, The New Yorker
- "[Fincher] has made "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" into an electrifying movie by turning the audience into addicts of the forbidden, looking for the sick and twisted things we can't see. As Lisbeth Salander...Rooney Mara is a revelation." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
- "In the end, there's not much extra even David Fincher can bring to 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.'" Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter
"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" currently sits at 94% among top critics on the Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes, 87% among all critics.


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A daily lowdown on what makes New York, New York. It's a stylish look at the city's newest cultural happeningsDKNY is taking notes so that you don't have to.
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Looking for a new stylish spot to dial it down a bit on a Tuesday? Then check out Analogue, "a low-fi, low-key Greenwich Village imbibing spot with cocktails from an Employees Only vet," advises UrbanDaddy.com. Unwind with jazz on vinyl, candlelight, and some well-mixed drinks, like the Matahari, composed of cognac, chai-infused sweet vermouth, lemon, and pomegranate garnished with dried rosebuds. While you're there, take note of the photos on the walls, which were all shot by "the man who took the photo of Hendrix worshipping his flaming Stratocaster at Monterey."
Cocktails and Jazz in Greenwich Village
It's been almost a month since a devastating storm hit the Philippines, but recovery is far from over. While Jeepney hosted a donations drive last month, Riverpark continues the relief effort: "Riverpark is serving some Filipino dishes from now until the end of the year to benefit victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines," reports Eater.com. "For lunch there are dishes like longganisa with pork sausage, green papaya relish, and sweet potato chips, and for dinner, things like seafood sinigang with prawns, calamari, and Manila clams in tamarind broth." Talk about a dining win-win!
Riverpark Dishes Benefit Philippines Relief
White truffle season has officially begun in New York City, according to Eater.com. The site reported, "The first restaurant to receive those wonderfully funky Italian white truffles is West Village charmer Recette," which was followed shortly by Babbo. Recette chef Jesse Schenker is serving "fresh cut spaghetti with butter, parmesan, and fresh white truffles," and as the season continues, fans can expect truffle burgers, truffle pizzas, truffle tastings, and for the truly obsessed, truffletinis. Eater muses that "maybe Dominique Ansel will even stuff some truffles in a Cronut." Yum.
White Truffle Season in NYC
Speaking of speakeasies, Crif Dogs—the well-known front for PDT on St. Mark's—might have some competition in the "hot-dog shop that's more than a hot-dog shop" arena: This Saturday, head over to the opening day party for Old Man Hustle from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This Lower East Side newcomer is a frankfurter shack by day and an art bar by night. To celebrate they'll be serving up free custom-made hot dogs and lemonade, as well as free bouquets courtesy of Essex Flowers. Adding to the street carnival feel, there will also be raffles, face painting, live music, and more.
Old Man Hustle Grand Opening
As liquors of the moment go, gin is still hot. Some recent evidence of this spirit's hip factor? Brooklyn Gin handcrafted right in BK and The Winslow, a new East Village spot made for savoring this juniper-flavored drink in cocktail form or otherwise. Reports UrbanDaddy.com, "They're big on gin—big enough to have a whole menu of it, along with house-infused specialty tonics and a mezcal/gin hybrid." Adding to the bar's Anglophile vibe, there also a sweet-and-savory crumpet menu, with delish options like lemon curd or duck confit, depending on your after-work mood.
The Winslow
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The team behind LES hotspots the Fat Radish and Leadbelly on Orchard Street are moving on up to the UES. On Monday, they opened The East Pole, a dual-level restaurant showcasing "oysters just plucked from the sea, disconcertingly flavorful vegetables, and lively spaces that somehow feel just right," reports UrbanDaddy.com, which also added "this may just be their masterpiece." Situated on East 65th Street, the skylighted dining room and marble-topped bars are elegant enough for a dinner party—or cozy enough for a date. If you go, be sure to try the pork osso buco and bourbon-soaked cocktails.
The East Pole Dinner Perfection
The name is horrible. The concept is delicious. Meet Potatopia, a gleaming new antithesis to the ubiquitous salad bars which have cropped up on nearly every corner of late. Inside this new Greenwich Village shop that opened yesterday, everything is loaded with carbs, and yep, potatoes. Atkins, after all, is so 2007, especially if you've been out dancing until late. Recharge with the Comatoser, a bowl of fresh potato-skin chips piled high with nearly every topping at the salad bar—cheddar, asiago, pepper jack, scallion, red onion, jalapeño, broccoli, bacon—only much, much yummier. You'll say potato.
You might not have seen this culinary fusion coming, but hot on the heels of the ramen burger comes Shalom Japan, a new Williamsburg restaurant from chefs Aaron Israel and Sawako Okochi, reports Eater.com. "As the name implies, the menu has strong Japanese and Jewish influences, which is self-described as a playful and seasonal approach to New American cuisine, highlighting the chefs' connections to their respective roots." The menu changes daily, but some recent items have included chickpea tofu with eggplant and tuna tataki with black tahini.
Shalom Japan
The headliner of this week's New York Times' restaurant roundup, Khe-Yo opens tonight in Tribeca. A venture from chef-restaurateur Marc Forgione and his oft-collaborator Soulayphet Schwader, this new eatery features Southeast Asian cuisine inspired by Laos, the country where Schwader was born. Raised in the Midwest however, he recalls taking Laotian food for school lunch when all he wanted was a ham sandwich. Now older and wiser, he reinvents traditional recipes, like sticky rice embellished with sausage or duck, and spare ribs massaged with lemon grass, no ham sandwiches in sight.
Laotian Restaurant Khe-Yo opens in Tribeca
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Here's another video collage by HotLegsPansRuby, this time concentrating on Patti's performances with Ruby Flipper.
Thursday, 31 March 2011
4 comments:
- Suefan said...
From perfect Pans to perfect Patti, 1976 was a good year on TOTP. Another great comp HLPR which highlights Patti's tremendous range of emotional expression.
- 31 March 2011 08:21
- Ryan said...
I love these montages and this Patti one is no exception. I particually like her lovely wide smile in `The Wanderer` which is featured here( my fav Patti thing ever by the way) and the `Aria` music fits so well at the end. Nearly as good as Sues montage!!
- 31 March 2011 22:24
- PattiforPM said...
Fantastico. And YMG I've finished writing my lines:
I will not let Ryan wind me up.
I will not let Ryan wind me up.
I will not let Ryan wind me up.
Darn it this is better than the Sue montage! - 1 April 2011 03:33
- Carl said...
Wow, the Aria music at the end fits so perfectly with her dance moves, even though the dance is to the start of Love Hangover.
Nice to see some of the slow mo' shots of 'The Pout' at her best. - 2 April 2011 13:34


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It's been reported that FOX is paying Mariah $18million for one year making her the highest paid reality TV judge.
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Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly announced on Monday that Mariah Carey will be joining "American Idol" as a judge next season, filling the chair that was left vacant by Jennifer Lopez.
During a phone interview with TV critics, Reilly said he was able to land the "biggest recording artist", bigger than any of the other judges on the other singing competition shows.
Before he introduced Mariah to the critics on speaker phone he said "It's an artist many of these contestants have tried to emulate." He then put Mariah on speaker phone and she said: "I am so excited to be joining Idol. First of all, I wanted to be there today and I wish I could have been there to tell you, but I think you know this all kind of just happened real quickly, so I can't wait to get started in a couple months."
For the record, her first season on Idol, Jennifer made $12million and she earned $15million for her second season.
There is a rumor that Jennifer wanted a raise to return to the reality show but because ratings fell her second season Fox said 'no' to the raise.
No word on how much Mariah will be making, but her husband, Nick Cannon, recently said in an interview that Idol could not afford his wife.


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The Wilmington Police Department has charged a man with stealing a skateboard at a Wilmington business Monday night.
At 11 p.m., Wilmington Police went to Far Out, a business at 620 N. Fourth St., after a neighbor reported a man broke through a front window, took a skateboard and then hid under a bridge near the business. A K9 team found the suspect under vegetation beneath the bridge, according to the police department.
Police arrested Geoffry Martin Goldston, 32, and charged him with breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering. As of Wednesday morning, Goldston was in the New Hanover County jail under a $5,000 bond.


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The village of Waverley is essentially in a rural setting despite its proximity to the city of Halifax. It has no public library or public transportation services. As such, its isolation has benefited significantly from the availability of public computer access that has been made possible through the CAP Program. In addition, summer student support provided through the Halifax Regional C@P Association in partnership with the Waverley Ratepayers Association has facilitated IT learning opportunities for local seniors and new computer users throughout the summer months. The latter service is of special importance in promoting IT literacy over the full spectrum of Canadian citizenry. From my perspective, the C@P Program is likely one of the most highly leveraged government programs currently operating in regard to volunteers and infrastructure commitments from various participating municipal organizations and local governments making it one of the more cost–effective government–driven ventures.
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FULLERTON, Sara Latif:� Egypt is on fire, and America must intervene to save the country from further devastation. Two years ago, revolutionaries overthrew the dictator, President Hosni Mubarak. Protesters demanded democracy, human rights and jobs. The new president, Mohamed Morsi, had promised Egyptians he would fulfill these requests but came to office with a different agenda.
� Ever since Morsi took charge of the country, Egypt's economy has become paralyzed, causing a sharp decline in revenue and increase in unemployment. No progress toward establishing a democratic government has been made. Out of frustration, people are protesting in the streets, clashing with government supporters and causing violence and fires everywhere. Egypt needs America's support.
People are angry that there is no democracy. President Morsi stirred up emotions when he expanded his power and declared he could not be questioned, even by Egypt's high court. His party, the Muslim Brotherhood, unduly influenced Egypt's new constitution. Furthermore, the constitution was written according to Islamic law, which has infuriated Egyptians.
� Morsi ignored the voices of women, Christians, poor farmers and many others – all of this completely contrary to democracy. Egyptians are looking for a secular government to reflect the will of all Egyptians. What they are realizing is that Egypt has, again, fallen into the hands of another dictator who will listen to no one but his own party.
Regular demonstrations by Egyptians in the streets against police and the Muslim Brotherhood party testify to Egyptian disapproval of Morsi. Because of clashes with the police, law enforcement has weakened, and the people's security has become compromised. It is the lack of security within the country that has scared away tourists and foreign investors, two main sources of revenue for Egypt. The declining revenue has severely depreciated the Egyptian pound against the American dollar, driving up the cost of living.
America should not sit back and watch its closest Arab ally deteriorate until it collapses. Egypt is important to America. It is the only country in the Middle East to sign a peace treaty with Israel. America also gains important access to the Suez Canal, through which it sends warships into the Middle East. Since America does give financial aid to Egypt, it should be able to strongly intervene to aid Egypt in the transition to democracy.
America should play a strong role in overseeing upcoming parliamentary elections to ensure that all parties have a chance of getting their members elected. Moreover, America can play a role in the formation of a new constitution that promotes human rights and equality for all.
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FULLERTON, D.Q. Rosenow:� The pair of letters on "Gangs and guns" [Feb. 6] are prime examples of factual ignorance compounded by rank hypocrisy.
The claim that "crazy bad guys can buy/use ... military weapons" has been untrue since the days of Prohibition, when fully automatic "street-sweepers" were outlawed for civilians. Of course, that resulted in their being used only by outlaws.
Semiautomatic weapons are lawful and come in myriad styles and calibers. An AR-15 is but one of those weapons. It looks like a military weapon. (Just as former Gov. Michael Dukakis once pretended to be a tank commander, but wasn't one.) The AR-15 fires a .223 round no faster, no farther, no more accurately, and no more rapidly, than any other .223 semi-automatic rifle. One could, and should, look this up before mislabeling such rifles as "military weapons."
The truth is that, two centuries ago, American grunts carried flintlock muskets. The Constitution and the Second Amendment came into being at that time, which expressly recognized the right of every citizen to bear the same arms for the primary purpose of effectively opposing, when necessary, government tyranny.
Did the founders know that weaponry would be improved and enhanced over time? Trust that they wrote carefully, deliberately and brilliantly. The states ratified and endorsed that work.
Strangely, most of those who so vigorously cry for registries, and other regulations, for rifles and side arms are oblivious to the big fact: A 12-gauge pump-action shotgun can be had, its barrel sawed off, for about one-fifth the cost of an AR-15. Such a piece is many times more lethally efficacious at close quarters than a rifle of any style or caliber. Just ask any cop or Marine.
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With 6,500 writers graduating each year and "each one an educated, discerning and serious reader of contemporary fiction", we've got our work cut out for us
If September 11 didn't change the world, then does a rise in public panic mean we all just like being scared?
Can't wait to see STAR WARS Episode Two this summer? Someone has just seen ATTACK OF THE CLONES and tells all about it.
I once had this idea for a projectable keyboard that could display a touchtone telephone dialpad in the palm of my hand. But someone's beat me to it
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wpa4147 | Posted on: 2005/10/29 19:07 |
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Commander Problems I recently purchased the V-6 Commander and have had it in the shop 4 times for the same problem. In less than a month. Now Jeep is involved and I would like to know if there is anyone else having problems. Mine has a loud whistle or high pitched vibration that they can't seem to be fixed. Also a loud air sound from the right front air duct. Becoming very frustrated. Any suggestions out there?
thejeeper | Posted on: 2005/12/4 21:47 |
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Re: Commander Problems Hey WPA!
Your Commander- is the noise inside or outside? If outside, do you have roof rails on it? Are they factory or A/M? Try repositioning them to the rear of the Jeep and see if that changes anything for you. If it is inside, check door seals and rear vent flaps which would be hidden by the rear quarter panel fascias. If the noise is engine compartment, power steering pump will most likely be the culprit. Also - is this intermittent or does it happen at certain temps, speeds, turning, etc. Let me know- The Jeeper |
martinelli | Posted on: 2006/1/8 20:13 |
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Re: Commander Problems We just purchased a new Jeep Commander Limited with all the options and the 5.7 Hemi. Less than 1500 km ( Toronto, Canada ) the power steering failed - all the hydraulic fluid was lost. Went in for repair, Came back with engine problems, it's running rougher than before a very noticeable difference..Additionally while driving the tire pressure indicators intermittently drop in 7 PSI amounts - This happens on all for wheels and is very sporadic eg: the 2 front may indicate 234 and the rear tires are at 227, then it will reverse or sometimes only one will show the correct pressure. I suspect this is software related and maybe the onboard computer is trying to compensate in some strange way - hence the rough engine? Any one seen this. PS My dealership Unique Chrysler (Burllington) here in Ontario is absolutely useless..
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dcj | Posted on: 2006/1/17 19:07 |
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Re: Commander Problems Purchased 4.7 V-8 Commander 12-28-05 from Arrigo Dodge in West Palm Beach, Fl. Spent all day in shop trying to get high pitched whistle coming thru drivers side of dash fixed. It is extremely noticeable at speeds over 45 mph especially when driven into the wind. Service dept said they were aware of the problem but had no fixes nor had they rec'd any repair bulletins from Daimler/Chry. Suggested I use the recirculation selector and not fresh air intake. Sales dept said they didn't build the vehicle and if I wasn't happy I should file suit under the Lemon Law. Next step is to contact DaimlerChrysler Customer Center, PO Box 21-8004, Auburn Hills, Mi, 48321-1997. 800-992-1997. www. jeep.com.
Andretti | Posted on: 2006/1/28 21:58 |
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Re: Commander Problems Also the Limited with all options (Toronto, Canada). Only about 700kms. on her. From day of delivery I hear power steering pump whine at idle. On a very cold morning start up it's very loud for less than 1 second...
I hope not to have any problems. |
Commander0 | Posted on: 2006/6/1 21:58 |
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Re: Commander Problems I believe I know the source of the incredible Commander Whistle... at least on my Commander. I'll post it up one level along with comments on mileage and other things I strongly dislike about the vehicle.
walterfish | Posted on: 2006/6/11 22:27 |
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Re: Commander Problems Okay here we go....
My wife and I purchased TWO the same day. She got the regular Commander and I got the LTD. They both really looked nice. Driving off the lot with my brand new shiney vehicle, I noticed a light came on in the dash. It was the ESP warning light. I turned around and went right back to the dealer. They immediately took the thing into the shop and 20 minutes later came out and told me it was a "fibbing indicator" that there was nothing wrong with the Electronic Stability Program and that they did not have a program yet to vet out the programming issue. It was okay to drive, and they would call me when they got the upgraded software. By the time I reached the first service date I had not heard from them on the ESP thing so when I took it in for the oil change and check list, they said they would check it out. Got the thing back and the light was off. Great! Next day on my way through the Smokie Mountains it came on again, only this time when it did, the brake pedal "softened"....went down about 2 inches. Since it was "okay to drive" they told me when I called them, I finished my trip and took it in for what was supposed to be an hour. 3 hours later they said they couldn't find anything wrong. I left with the ESP light still on. They were going to call me after they talked to they factory...yeah, right, no call. Then, it stalled as I was pulling out into traffic. Then it stalled when I was on the ramp launching my boat, then it stalled when I was getting on I-24 at speed. Tonight, while my wife and I were coming home from Sonic.....her's stalled and she told me it was the 3rd or 4th time it had happened. Anybody else as thrilled with theirs as we are with ours? I am going Lemon Law, wouldn't you? Anybody know how that works? How much time have I got? We've had them since Deccember of 2005. They are 2006 of course. Thamks for any help! Walterfish |
bkcurtis | Posted on: 2006/6/13 15:23 |
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Re: Commander Problems I would think Lemon Laws will be different, depending on which state you live in.
In Indiana a few years ago, we had to use it on a DCX product. It had to be in for the same problem at least 3 times in a year's time (I think); no more than 18,000 miles on the vehicle; and all dealership options needed to be exercised before we could implement the Lemon Law. You'll have to be persistent; the dealership will try to stonewall you all along the path. |
fateddy | Posted on: 2006/8/2 22:46 |
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Re: Commander Problems I have the same problem. I just bought mine 2 days ago. Today I took the car on the freeway. At 55 mph, I started to hear this "whistling" coming from the windshield area near the driver's seat.
I am going to take the car back to the dealer next week - has your problem been fixed? |
jburdell | Posted on: 2007/4/30 10:56 |
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Re: Commander Problems I have the exact same problem. I took my first long trip after recently purchasing my Jeep Commander and I heard that same annoying whistle. Do we know where the problem stems from?
Also, not once, but twice, whilel driving, my friend's knee barely hit the ignition key while driving my Commander and it turned off the Commander while going 80 mph. We had to pull over on the interstate and it was really scary! Shouldn't it lock up while driving? This was a really scary experience and it happened to us twice. Anyone else experience that? |
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Now, just days before the second anniversary of his death, his father traveled from Denmark to Miami to ask for help in pressuring Cuba to arrest the guard who killed him.
Joachim Lovschall was in Cuba to learn Spanish, the eighth language he was to become fluent in, his father said.
After attending a theater performance on March 28, 1997, Lovschall walked on a sidewalk behind the Cuban Ministry of Defense.
He crossed the street to another sidewalk that was considered a military area, even though it was not blocked off, fenced in or clearly marked, Lovschall said.
He said he believes his son was lured across the street by the guards, then shot so that they could rob him. He said $100 that Joachim had on him was missing following the shooting.
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it was not the guard's intention to kill, but to prevent a presumed act of aggression. Lovschall allegedly ignored shouts and a warning shot fired by the guard.
The Danish government has protested the killing to Cuba.
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It's Wednesday night, late, nearly two weeks ago. For some reason, we've been out in the middle of the week and are both laughing.
There is something sticking out of our ridiculously inappropriate letterbox. It's the kind of mailbox where our mailman actually has to bend letters to squeeze them in. Been the death of many a fancy wedding invitation.
So I tug the sheaf of mail and out tumbles the catalogues for chemists I'll never visit and Thai restaurants about 30 kilometres from where I live. And a letter addressed to me. It's the only addressed mail in the entire bundle. The insignia looks familiar; and I think, that's strange. I've already had a mammogram this year.
I've already had a mammogram. By the time I tear open the thickish letter, I've rewritten my future; and I'm not laughing any more.
The letter tells me that as a result of my mammogram, I need to come in for another one. Believe me, I am pretty good at this medical stuff. If you come from a family with the kind of track record mine has, you go for check-ups when you are meant to go for check-ups. There's never been a diagnostic tool I haven't used. Again, the letter tells me that as a result of my mammogram, I need to come in for another one. And there are bright yellow lines of highlighter through key passages. The time. The date. The place.
Somehow, the night passes. As soon as I can make the call to the clinic, I do. I think 8am is too early but at 8.30am, someone picks up the phone. I'm hardly listening, my heart is beating so hard. The saliva in my mouth is sour as lemons. The next available appointment is the one that's already on the letter. There is nothing sooner. I think she says that the majority of people who get this letter end up being in the clear. Then I think she says that the majority of people who get this letter end up with cancer. There is blood thudding in my ears. No wonder I can't hear what she says.
And when I get off the phone, I have absolutely no idea what she said except that I would have to wait until 9.05am, July 26. They'd ring me if a vacancy came up - but that would be very unlikely. People don't cancel these appointments.
Did I sleep over those days? Astonishingly, yes. Did I talk to all and sundry. Astonishingly, no. I'm never private but this one time. In advance, I decide to take the day off work. Whatever happens.
I am at the clinic at 8.55am and I expect that it will be like all my other mammograms. It's not. A woman takes me into a separate office and tells me that I may have three procedures. The mammogram. An ultrasound. A biopsy.
And I hear the word biopsy and my legs turn to jelly and my vagina feels like it's falling out. Look, I say to whoever is making deals about my life, look, I'm not ready. As if you could ever be ready.
Move one: the new mammogram. I took photos of the last one because I have few inhibitions but I have no urge to take photos this time. It's over quickly. I ask the radiographer what she can see. She smiles but says she is no expert. I go to a waiting room. There are a dozen women in striped hospital gowns. Our breasts, our troublesome breasts, keep escaping, one wardrobe malfunction at a time. Some come and some go. Some tears. Mine, too.
A small neat woman calls my name and I follow. She is a breast physician who will be conducting my ultrasound examination. I lie on my back while she covers my left breast in runny cold gel.
And there is nothing to see. She can't find anything at all but I'm crying hot tears. She also says she's looked at the mammogram images of mine since 2007 and my breast tissue looks the same.
I leap up from the examination table with my breast still covered with glue; and maybe I looked too abandoned, too happy. She says: ''Don't forget to come back in two years.'' So it's not a leave pass forever. It's not a Get Out of Jail Free card. This week. This month. It's this time.
I leave the clinic and make sure I don't let anyone see my tears but others are crying too. And I hope to God it's for the same reason I am. Have you ignored your mammogram letter? Have you? Of course it's not pleasant. Your breast is smooshed. But it won't kill you.
If you haven't had a mammogram this time, go do it. It buys you more time.
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Free Agency Wish Lists
With the 2010 free agency period set to begin July 1 -- and teams able to sign players starting July 8 -- here's a look at what each team is in need of when shopping on the market.
Atlanta Hawks
There are few good options when it comes to dealing with free agent
Joe Johnson
. Sign him to the maximum deal he wants and that limits future flexibility to make the next step up the playoff ladder. Don't sign him and you take a step back and lose the focal point of the offense. Considering the Hawks' postseason flameouts the last two seasons (they were swept out of the second round both years), the time may have come to save the cash and try the unknown.
Boston Celtics
Are two Finals appearances and one title over the last three years enough? That's the question
Danny Ainge
will have to answer before deciding whether to re-sign Ray Allen, an unrestricted free agent, and possibly
Paul Pierce
, who can opt out of his $21.5 million deal for next season.
Tony Allen
, a backup to Allen and Pierce, is also a free agent and has said he wants to return. But there's nothing in his resume to suggest he's ready to start, which leaves the Celtics again deciding if they want to bring back the gang or begin the transition to a younger group.
Charlotte Bobcats
While injury-plagued center
Tyson Chandler
is reportedly considering opting out of his $12.6 million contract for next season and power forward
Tyrus Thomas
is set to become an restricted free agent, the Bobcats also must concern themselves with their point guard situation. Coach
Larry Brown
seemed to find a comfort level last season with
Raymond Felton
, who provided one of the few sources of offense on which Charlotte could count. The Bobcats and Felton couldn't agree on a long-term deal last year when he was a restricted free agent. Will anything change now that he's an unrestricted free agent coming off a season in which he helped lead Charlotte to its first playoff berth?
Chicago Bulls
Projected to have at least $20 million in cap space, the Bulls will be in the hunt for the elite, max-contract free agents. They need help in a variety of places as only six players are under contract for next season. A backcourt scorer to pair with point guard
Derrick Rose
and a long-needed low-post offensive option to play alongside center
Joakim Noah
are considered the top priorities.
Cleveland Cavaliers
The key to retaining
LeBron James
isn't a new coach but a roster upgrade, one that offers the promise of more crunch-time production. That won't be easy for the capped-out Cavs, but with owner
Dan Gilbert
's willingness to spend, Cleveland may be able to swipe a talent from a rival in cost-cutting mode. The Cavs could use more scoring at shooting guard or some younger options in the paint to replace the offense lost from the likely departures of free agents
Shaquille O'Neal
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
. Of course, the plan takes a severe detour should James leave.
Dallas Mavericks
Dirk Nowitzki
may not be the lead dog to take the Mavs to a title, but he's the main reason they are at least in the thick of contention in the West annually. So the offseason revolves around Dallas' efforts to re-sign the former MVP, who plans to opt out of his contract. Finding him some help is the next goal, and
Mark Cuban
is sure to hang the For Sale sign around
Erick Dampier
's $13.1 million non-guaranteed expiring contract.
Denver Nuggets
Denver doesn't have many options unless it wants to plunge further into luxury-tax territory than it already did last season. Perhaps that's why reports have surfaced that point guard
Ty Lawson
could be available in a trade. Would that be enough to secure the low-post depth the Nuggets desperately need? Or the rugged rebounder neither
Kenyon Martin
is now?
Detroit Pistons
Joe Dumars
essentially took Detroit out of this year's free-agent market when he signed
Ben Gordon
Charlie Villanueva
to $90 million worth of contracts last summer. You think Dumars would like a do-over? The Pistons are coming off a 55-loss season and they are in search of an identity. A big man who can score would be a good place to start.
Tayshaun Prince
's $11 million expiring deal is Detroit's most attractive chip.
Golden State Warriors
The team's being for sale translates into a frugal summer, a point illustrated in dealing
Corey Maggette
's remaining $31 million contract for big-man placeholder
Dan Gadzuric
(and his soon-to-be-expiring deal) and
Charlie Bell
(and his remaining $8 million). That isn't the type of move for the low-post threat this team desperately needs.
Houston Rockets
With all of the attention LeBron,
Dwyane Wade
Chris Bosh
have gotten for their impending free-agent tours,
Yao Ming
's ability to opt out and join them has received scant attention. Yes, he is coming off yet another season-ending injury, but if he's on track in his recovery from foot surgery and makes himself available, he'd certainly attract considerable interest. For all the talk that Houston may make a sign-and-trade play for Bosh, having to turn its attention to retaining Yao could complicate an important summer in which the Rockets already face a potential loss in the frontcourt should free agent
Luis Scola
Indiana Pacers
It's no secret that point guard is the priority:
Earl Watson
is a free agent,
T.J. Ford
was benched last season and
A.J. Price
is recovering from a torn ACL. Some scoring options in the backcourt would be an ideal way to take the pressure off
Danny Granger
Los Angeles Clippers
Most dismiss the idea that LeBron would join the Clippers, but any team with space for a max contract and a core as potentially good as
Blake Griffin
Eric Gordon
Baron Davis
Chris Kaman
shouldn't be ruled out entirely. Still, it's hard to see someone as title-driven and basketball-savvy as James casting his lot with
Donald Sterling
's record of misery. That doesn't mean someone won't take Sterling's money; the key for the Clips (who need a small forward) will be finding someone willing to take it because they want to win, not just because they are looking to get paid. Of equal importance is finding a coach with a guiding philosophy and the command to tell the owner to butt out when the team struggles -- not an easy task with Sterling at the controls.
Los Angeles Lakers
With the roster largely set for next season -- point guard
Derek Fisher
is an unrestricted free agent and his backup
Jordan Farmar
is a restricted free agent -- the obvious issue is
Phil Jackson
's future as coach. According to reports, owner
Jerry Buss
might ask Jackson to take a big pay cut from his $12 million base salary. With more championship rings than he has fingers, and the fallback option of knowing that he'd be in demand elsewhere, it's unlikely Jackson would come back at a significantly reduced rate. (Of course, if Jackson's health is an issue as he goes through offseason medical tests, no amount will bring him back.)
Memphis Grizzlies
If the Grizzlies hope to build on a 40-42 season, they have to match whatever offers restricted free agent
Rudy Gay
receives, and he figures to field plenty from teams that come up short in the LeBron sweepstakes. Such a deal may not be for fair value from Memphis' perspective, but in a market flush with money, 23-year-old, 20-point scorers won't come cheap. Assuming Gay returns, the next order of business is solidifying a point guard situation that
Mike Conley
has yet to control.
Miami Heat
The Heat are widely seen as heavy favorites to re-sign Wade, and they have the cap space to bring in a complementary star. But much like some other clubs that stripped down their rosters for this summer's free-agent shopping spree the Heat have a lot more holes to fill than merely adding partner for Wade.
Mario Chalmers
Michael Beasley
are the only players under contract for next season.
Milwaukee Bucks
Trades for Corey Maggette and
Chris Douglas-Roberts
will boost the offense and possibly soften the blow if
John Salmons
leaves as a free agent, though adding Maggette's contract cuts into Milwaukee's salary-cap flexibility next summer. With a restrained budget to work with the rest of the summer, the Bucks may have just enough to find a defensive- and rebound-oriented big man to help
Andrew Bogut
in the paint.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Even with a projected $21 million to spend, Minnesota's combination of losing, market size and cold weather doesn't make for a free-agent haven. But free agency isn't Minnesota's only option to bolster a team that is still a few years away from contending; the Wolves also have the ability to use that cap space to trade for an established player already under contract -- ideally a shooting guard or small forward who can score.
New Jersey Nets
The Nets have a tricky sell to make: Yes, they have a new owner worth $18 billion and the cap space to afford a max player and more. But less enticing is the fact that the franchise will spend the next two seasons playing before a New Jersey fan base that never supported the team all that well and has no reason now to embrace a group headed to Brooklyn in 2012-13. Still, with the right infusion of offensive talent to join
Brook Lopez
in the middle and
Devin Harris
running the point, the Nets could rebound from their 12-win debacle quickly.
New Orleans Hornets
With the Hornets facing a luxury-tax bill for next season (as the roster stands now) and the sale of the team remaining unsettled, it seems clear that New Orleans will be looking to shed money, not add it. The longer the sale remains in limbo, according to reports, the greater the likelihood the team considers giving up either
Chris Paul
Darren Collison
. After the way he handled the team while Paul was out this season, Collison will be attractive to teams searching for an inexpensive point guard. If the Hornets do trade a point, they need to acquire a frontcourt upgrade in return.
New York Knicks
While the truth is having the space for two max contracts in a free-agent-rich summer will translate into a hefty improvement with almost anyone the Knicks add, the media push for LeBron will make anything less feel like a failure.
Amar'e Stoudemire
and Joe Johnson, for instance, would make for a massive upgrade, but fans aren't likely to be too excited at having endured the last few seasons in exchange for two guys who aren't franchise players. Of course, LeBron could render this moot and make tabloid dreams come true.
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Thunder have been patient and frugal during their rebuilding. Now, with expectations rising, a playoff team in place and plenty of talent available through free agency or trades, this could be the time to strike. A low-post scorer may be all that is needed for the Thunder to reach the conference finals and, more important, persuade
Kevin Durant
to sign a contract extension.
Orlando Magic
Otis Smith
has said Orlando plans for a quiet summer, and with almost $80 million already committed for next season, there's some logic to that. Fortunately for the Magic, what they need most can be had for the mid-level exception or less: toughness, a nasty streak that was lacking after a veteran Boston team punched them in the mouth in the Eastern Conference finals. Ideally, the Magic would find that in someone who isn't afraid to slash to the basket consistently -- something
Vince Carter
was expected to do.
Philadelphia 76ers
Samuel Dalembert
's contract was a huge help in getting under the luxury tax. New coach
Doug Collins
has plenty of problem areas to consider, including defense, rebounding, low-post scoring (
Elton Brand
doesn't do much of it anymore) and three-point shooting.
Phoenix Suns
Keeping pending free agent Amar'e Stoudemire was the top priority until GM
Steve Kerr
departed after a reported dispute over money. That, in turn, might well cost the Suns Stoudemire, too, if the unhappiness his agent expressed over Kerr's departure cannot be smoothed over. Does owner
Robert Sarver
share the desire to retain Stoudemire that Kerr apparently did? A history of cash-stripping trades makes one wonder. Stoudemire isn't perfect, but 27-year-old big men with his kind of explosiveness are hard to find and expensive to keep. Without him, a rebuilding effort likely would begin quickly, which could see all manner of veterans asking -- or being sent -- out.
Portland Trail Blazers
The first order of business may be hiring a new GM, as
Kevin Pritchard
is popular with the fans but apparently on the outs with owner
Paul Allen
. Where a front-office change would leave Portland is anyone's guess. Might Greg Oden land on the trading block, especially with
Marcus Camby
signed to a two-year contract extension? Might last year's big free-agent addition,
Andre Miller
, be sent packing for someone more in tune with
Brandon Roy
and coach
Nate McMillan
? At the least, Portland needs another perimeter scoring threat to relieve pressure from Roy.
Sacramento Kings
Adding Samuel Dalembert was a good first step in advancing a rebuilding effort that began last year with the drafting of
Tyreke Evans
. The former Sixers center will add some much-needed help defensively, but the Kings still lack a reliable backcourt mate for Evans. Ideally, they could find one who will allow their Rookie of the Year point guard to shift into the off-guard role for which he seems built. The coffers are full enough to add just such a difference-maker, but with so many places to upgrade, GM
Geoff Petrie
has many options on this shopping trip.
San Antonio Spurs
They'd probably like to find a taker for small forward
Richard Jefferson
's $15.2 million expiring contract and bring in a younger, more versatile option in a sign-and-trade, but that sort of salary dump is usually reserved for the trade deadline. A more realistic goal would be to add more depth at shooting guard (and shooting in general), where
Manu Ginobili
has become increasingly brittle and
Roger Mason
is a free agent.
Toronto Raptors
You'd be hard-pressed to come up with a worse free-agent recruiting effort than what the Raptors produced last season: A game plan that didn't involve any semblance of defense, uninspired teammates and a finish outside the playoffs all opened the door wide for Bosh to depart. As painful as it might be to see Bosh walk, an astute sign-and-trade likely wouldn't set back a team too much that is already in the draft lottery, could it?
Utah Jazz
Are the Jazz OK with being a luxury-tax team again? Because that would be the likely consequence of re-signing
Carlos Boozer
. If Boozer walks,
Paul Millsap
could replace him as the starter at power forward and the Jazz could focus on re-signing
Wesley Matthews
or exploring other options at shooting guard.
Washington Wizards
New owner
Ted Leonsis
will have a nice drawing card in presumed No. 1 pick John Wall to go with some $20 million in cap space. After last year's debacle, any measure of progress will be seen as a plus, even if it entails only a few mid-priced pickups that raise the overall talent level. Indeed, initial reports indicate Leonsis won't spend freely after he was burned early in his tenure owning the Capitals with some big-money acquisitions.
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Regulation of the global financial services industry is evolving rapidly, on many fronts and in complex, overlapping ways. In this new recurring section, the heads of KPMG's three Regulatory Centers of Excellence – Giles Williams (EMA), Simon Topping (ASPAC) and Jim Low (Americas) – recently reviewed the major issues companies in each of their regions are facing from a regulatory perspective in 2012.
During the global financial crisis, complete catastrophe was averted partly by luck and partly by concerted action by governments and regulators. The G20 rapidly moved to the forefront of action to restore stability and began the process of building a more resilient global financial services structure.
So a key question is how far, and in which directions, will these regional agendas influence each other in future. How far will the US begin to reflect European concerns? Will the US agenda be increasingly reflected in Europe?
Giles Williams: We're going to talk in a moment or two about the KPMG 'Regulatory Heat Map' which captures the current impacts of regulation. But first I thought it would be helpful if we put it into a broader context. During the global financial crisis, complete catastrophe was averted partly by luck and partly by concerted action by governments and regulators. The G20 rapidly moved to the forefront of action to restore stability and began the process of building a more resilient global financial services structure. Markets and economies began to recover. However, I think all of us would agree that the global recovery has weakened in recent months and new trends are emerging. The regulatory debate is broad; with the systematic risk arguments, the role of capital and need for liquidity. This is in the context of the wider political dimension focusing on the role of financial services in the rest of the economy, the protection of consumers and the contentious issue of executive pay.
Jim Low: Right, and this is being felt, to a greater or lesser extent, across all advanced countries. The specter of 'double dip' recessions is looming closer. In the USA, the economy remains weak, and consumer confidence continues to be weighed down by a moribund housing market. In Europe, as you know well, sovereign debt concerns are spreading, and the risk of default by one or more members is calling the structure of the eurozone into doubt. Across the globe, excessive debt – and concomitant deleveraging – are dragging down economic performance already hit by increased commodity prices.
And this is the key background to the G20's commitment, in November 2011, to work towards a more stable and resilient international monetary system and to improve systemic stability in the global economy.
GW: So turning to the 'heat map', the G20 regulatory agenda is intended to:
The 'heat map' locates the principal regulatory initiatives currently being implemented on a grid relating five key themes – financial stability, conduct, market infrastructure, tax and finance and governance – to the three primary industry segments of investment management, banking and insurance. The color key reflects the main geographic regional impacts.
Simon Topping: What really comes across to me from our analysis is that we've seen a significant change in the regulatory landscape over recent months. One of the most obvious points to note is that the three industry segments look really quite similar. There are some differences of emphasis, for sure; but it is now clear that the impact of new regulation will be widespread and comparatively intolerant of special interests. In early 2011 it was still possible to argue that hedge funds should be spared the most draconian new requirements because they played no role in creating the crisis; or that insurers operate a fundamentally more stable business model and require different treatment. Now, however, there is little distinction; this is a real change.
JL: I think that's exactly right. The political agenda has ensured that the financial services sector as a whole is going to share the pain. But what we have now is a remarkably complex and ambitious agenda.
GW: The G20 would no doubt argue that it is deliberately comprehensive and consistent. I have a quote from the final declaration from the Cannes Summit in November 2011, where they emphasized:
"We are determined to fulfill the commitment we made in Washington in November 2008 to ensure that all financial markets, products and participants are regulated or subject to oversight as appropriate to their circumstances in an internationally consistent and non-discriminatory way."
ST: Well yes, but a more pragmatic assessment also raises a number of areas of concern notably:
JL: Our three Regulatory Centers of Excellence are uniquely placed to compare and contrast the impact in different geographic regions. Where are the agendas most strongly correlated across the three regions? Clearly, the most obvious area is where firms are truly global in the first place: regulation has to impose a consistent global framework. But there is a deeper area where the end-game itself implies convergence. For example, the pressure for structural reform in the banking sector may be stronger and more explicit in the UK and elsewhere in the EU. But the consequences will inevitably be felt here in the US, and in Asia, and will drive change towards comparable ultimate goals.
ST: Indeed. For instance, recovery and resolution planning is now a significant regulatory agenda item in Australia, impacting on companies which remained untouched by the crisis. So to a significant extent a common agenda is emerging, and common themes are extending across all geographical regions. But although the G20 emphasizes the international and global nature of the framework it believes is necessary, there are differences in emphasis, and the balance between the five themes is different.
GW: Some of the marked contrasts can be seen in the conduct agenda. This is not an especially significant imperative in Asia. It is of some relevance in the USA, but there it remains heavily colored by a strong caveat emptor principle: the customer needs to recognize and assume an appropriate degree of risk, and so the emphasis is on supporting information provision and understanding. In Europe, however, it is a key theme of the regulatory agenda: the cultural and policy mind-set is that the consumer needs protection, and cannot – or should not – be exposed to excessive risk.
ST: Nevertheless, despite such differences, I think we are seeing a kind of creeping convergence in individual regional agendas. Issues of governance run across all three regions, although the strength of implementation necessarily varies, from very prescriptive in the EU to – as yet – more consensual in the Far East. There is convergence too in the way the objective of strengthening financial stability is being extended into insurance through Solvency II; and in the way that protection against systemic impacts is leading to resolution and recovery planning for insurance companies.
JL: So a key question is how far, and in which directions, will these regional agendas influence each other in future. How far will the US begin to reflect European concerns? Will the US agenda be increasingly reflected in Europe?
GW: Yes, and one of the largest areas of uncertainty, and one which interests me in particular, is the extent to which the balance will change in future between returns to shareholders, customers, executives and employees. There are constant, and understandable, pressures from politicians and the public they represent to impose more drastic and punitive changes. So far, the limited evidence seems to show that policymakers and regulators are acting in a responsible and thoughtful manner, seeking to be proportionate and achieve the broad objectives of restoring stability and increasing resilience without unduly damaging competitiveness or economic value.
ST: Nevertheless, financial services will cost more, and deliver lower returns, to the extent that greater regulation imposes higher costs and lower profitability. The main problem arising from this is there is little evidence as yet that consumers accept the implications for the costs and benefits they receive. This is going to make the challenge for CEOs all the greater. But there are clearly some key questions they need to be asking themselves.
Giles Williams
Partner, Financial ServicesRegulatory Center of ExcellenceEMA regionKPMG in the UK
Tel: +44 20 7311 5434
Simon Topping
Partner, Financial ServicesRegulatory Center of ExcellenceASPAC RegionKPMG in China
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Jim Low
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i was watching t.v last night as the sun was setting, i noticed the sun coming through the window concentrating on the mantle piece, so i placed a glass paper weight on it. i quite liked the result.
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Very beautiful... with the reflection/shadow against the wall making it for me
What a wonderful effect! That's gorgeous! Quite makes me wish I had a paperweight! Lovely lighting. Well caught!
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What an original shot...a reflection of a reflection! Wonderful lighting, detail, and tones too. Great shot!
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