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2012 NBA Trade Deadline Diary
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Steve Kyler – 03/15/12 3:43 p.m. EST
Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Portland Trail Blazers have fired head coach Nate McMillian.
Portland has promoted assistant Kaleb Canales to interim head coach.
Alex Kennedy – 03/15/12 3:38 p.m. EST
The Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers have completed a three-team trade. The Wizards will acquire Nene, the Nuggets will acquire JaVale McGee and the Clippers will acquire Nick Young. Other players and picks may be included. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports first reported the deal.
Steve Kyler – 03/15/12 3:07 p.m. EST
The Houston Rockets triggered a second trade today sending Jordan Hill and his expiring contract to the LA Lakers in exchange for guard Derek Fisher and the 2012 Dallas Mavericks draft pick the Lakers acquired for Lamar Odom.
Yannis Koutroupis – 03/15/12 2:55 p.m. EST
While the Los Angeles Lakers have secured a point guard in Ramon Sessions, they are still actively trying to get Minnesota Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley. However, Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the deal is quickly falling apart with little time to put it back together. The trade deadline is less than five minutes away.
Steve Kyler – 03/15/12 2:53 p.m. EST
Give the Charlotte Bobcats credit, they tried really hard make a deal but at the end of the day they could not find a taker for Boris Diaw or DJ Augustin after aggressively shopping both players.
Barring a last minute Hail Mary play, the Bobcats may not be players at the deadline after all.
Steve Kyler – 03/15/12 2:47 p.m. EST
With the Houston Rockets apparently filling their need at center with Portland's Marcus Camby in a deal that will send Hasheem Thabeet and Jonny Flynn and a 2nd round pick to the Blazers.
Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that New Orleans may not have a deal for Chris Kaman and that he is expected to remain with the team past the 3pm EST trade deadline.
New Orleans has expressed some interest in doing a new deal with Kaman beyond his current deal, however there are several teams like the Miami HEAT that are holding out hope that Kaman would be bought out of his deal and hit free agency.
The Hornets say buying out Kaman is not an option, we'll have to see if that changes after 3pm EST.
Alex Kennedy – 03/15/12 2:29 p.m. EST
The Portland Trail Blazers have traded Marcus Camby to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jonny Flynn, Hasheem Thabeet and a second-round pick, according to sources close to the situation. Marc Spears from Yahoo! Sports first tweeted about the trade talks.
Steve Kyler – 03/15/12 2:11 p.m. EST
Yahoo!'s Marc Spears is reporting that the Golden State Warriors are in talks with the San Antonio Spurs on a deal that would send Richard Jefferson to Golden State in exchange for Stephen Jackson, who was just acquired by the Warriors in their Monta Ellis deal with Milwaukee.
Alex Kennedy – 03/15/12 1:33 p.m. EST
The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired Ramon Sessions from the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to sources close to the situation. The Lakers will land Ramon Sessions and Christian Eyenga in exchange for Luke Walton and a first-round pick (top 14 protected) in the 2012 NBA Draft.
Alex Raskin – 03/15/12 1:10 p.m. EST
Thanks to reports from Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski and CBSSports.com's Ken Berger, the Nets-Blazers deal is starting to take shape.
The deal would be for Gerald Wallace and the Nets would be giving up a first-round pick (we don't know which one), Shawne Williams (who is out for the rest of the year with a broken foot, but will likely pick up his player option next year) and Mehmet Okur's expiring contract.
Depending on which pick Portland got from New Jersey, this is either a great deal or simply a cap-clearing deal. The Nets' pick from the Rockets is top-14 protected, while their own pick could be in the top five of a very good draft this June.
Steve Kyler – 03/15/12 1:01 p.m. EST
The Orlando Magic have called a 1pm EST press conference to announce that Magic center Dwight Howard has officially opted-in for the final year of his contract.
The process now locks Dwight into Orlando through July of 2013.
The Magic are aggressively trying to add pieces around Howard and have several offers out.
Steve Kyler – 03/15/12 12:51 p.m. EST
The Houston Rockets are being aggressive. Rocket's GM Daryl Morey has been flooding teams with conversation trying to drum up the right package of assets to add a significant player to his team.
As one Western Conference Executive joked "I can't imagine Daryl's phone bill."
The Rockets have nine names out in the market – Courtney Lee, who dislocated a finger and tore a ligament in his non-shooting hand last night, Luis Scola, Terrance Williams, Hasheem Thabeet, Jonny Flynn, Chase Budinger, Jordan Hill and Patrick Patterson.
New Orleans' center Chris Kaman is one target the Rockets are pursuing. Word is the Hornets have lowered their asking price on Kaman. The Hornets had been pushing for an unprotected first round pick as part of a deal for Chris, however it seems they may be willing to do players alone which gives Houston room to work.
Jason Fleming – 03/15/2012 12:35 pm EST
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports is reporting the New Jersey Nets and Portland Trail Blazers are "close" on a deal to send forward Gerald Wallace to Jersey.
Considering Portland's desire to remove Wallace's $9.5 million option year in 2012-13 from their cap, the deal could be for the $10.9 million expiring contract of Mehmet Okur and a draft pick, but that's speculation at this point.
Update: The deal is for Okur, Shawne Williams, and a protected first-rounder (likely from Houston).
Alex Kennedy – 03/15/12 12:16 p.m. EST
With less than three hours until the trade deadline, two new suitors have emerged for Jamal Crawford. The Los Angeles Lakers and New Jersey Nets have expressed interest in Crawford, according to sources close to the situation. The two teams have contacted the Portland Trail Blazers and talks will continue up until the deadline.
Bill Ingram – 03/15/12 11:40 a.m. EST
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! is reporting that the Boston Celtics are seriously shopping Ray Allen as the deadline approaches. Asking price is a good young player and a draft pick.
Jason Fleming – 03/15/2012 11:28 am EST
Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports has reported, and Indiana sources have confirmed, the Pacers have acquired guard Leandro Barbosa from the Toronto Raptors for as second-round pick.
Shooting guard was a need for the Pacers, but the impact of this means they no longer will have any desire for Portland's Jamal Crawford, Houston's Courtney Lee or Memphis' O.J. Mayo. Indy was seen as the backup plan for Portland if the three-way deal with Minnesota and the L.A. Lakers involving Michael Beasley and Steve Blake fell through.
Bill Ingram – 03/15/12 11:20 a.m. EST
The Memphis Grizzlies found the cap saving more they were looking for on Thursday morning, trading Sam Young to the Philadelphia 76ers for 2005 second round pick Ricky Sanchez, currently playing in Argentina. Ronald Tillery of the Memphis Commercial Appeal has tweeted the trade, and is promising the story will be up shortly at the paper's website.
Bill Ingram – 03/15/12 11:00 a.m. EST
Don't turn your back on the Dwight Howard saga, as you'll miss the latest twist, turn or reversal. This morning, HOOPSWORLD's Steve Kyler reports that Orlando's mercurial big man is now prepared to opt in for next season:
Orlando Magic star Dwight Howard has been waffling about his decision to stay in Orlando. Early yesterday he told teammates and family members that he wanted to finish what he started in Orlando and would be Opting-In for the final year of his contract with the Magic, then hours later reversed that decision in a conference call with the Orlando Magic.
After last night's loss to the San Antonio Spurs, Howard reversed his course yet again saying he would indeed sign his Early Termination Option (ETO) paperwork this morning and would be staying with the Magic through the 2012-2013 season.
Read the latest on Dwight Howard's situation here!
Alex Raskin – 03/14/12 10:45 p.m. EST
The Nets aren't necessarily pursuing a trade for Dwight Howard with the Magic at this point. One league source said if Orlando wants to make a deal, that franchise needs to approach New Jersey. That doesn't mean a trade can't be worked out, but it does seem like the Nets are confident they can sign Howard in free agency.
Steve Kyler – 03/14/12 8:20 p.m. EST
So the Dwight Howard story continues…
ESPN's Marc Stein is reporting that during a Conference Call with magic executives Dwight Howard told the team that he would not be opting-in to his contract.
Stein goes on to report that Magic officials asked him why he told people today that he would , with Stein's source saying Howard "didn't fully understand the ramifications" of surrendering his Early Termination Option.
ESPN is reporting that the Magic are continuing to field trade calls involving Howard, and that New Jersey is still very much in the mix for Howard.
More as this crazy story develops…
Alex Raskin – 03/14/12 6:55 p.m. EST
With Dwight Howard reportedly opting in with the Magic, many expected the Nets to start shopping soon-to-be free agent Deron Williams. The prevailing wisdom had been that Williams would only re-sign with the Nets if they added Howard before moving to Brooklyn next season.
However, the Nets aren't willing to trade Williams before the deadline, league sources have told HOOPSWORLD. The team believes Williams will re-sign if they can make themselves competitive in the offseason. They're also not sure they'd be able to get significant pieces back in a trade.
Alex Raskin – 03/14/12 6:50 p.m. EST
The Magic had been rumored to be interested in acquiring Atlanta forward Josh Smith, but sources have told David Aldridge that there have been "no discussions" between the two teams.
Steve Kyler – 03/14/12 6:17 p.m. EST
The New Jersey Nets have a tough decision to make… with word leaking out that Dwight Howard will opt-in to the final year of his contract, the Nets may have lost out on the second star they were hoping to pair with Deron Williams.
Nets source say that Deron's situation is not nearly as connected to Dwight Howard as one might think, and that they are not sold Deron will leave the team even if the club misses on Howard.
During All-Star Weekend in Orlando, well connected NBA sources pegged Williams as headed to Dallas if things didn't come together in New Jersey, so the Nets will have a tough decision to make in the next 20 plus hours.
Do the Nets hold on to Williams or do they panic and trade him rather than risk losing him in July?
Eric Pincus – 03/14/12 3:48 p.m. EST
Sources confirm, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowksi, that the Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers are in talks to bring Michael Beasley to LA, Jamal Crawford to the Wolves and possibly Steve Blake back to the Blazers.
The Lakers have been trying to get Beasley since the offseason but weren't partial to taking on his $6.3 million salary without sending out additional payroll in return. The Lakers would be on hook for Beasley's entire salary in taxes, even if they only pay a small porition for the remainder of the season.
Blake, if in the prospective deal, has been a steadying force on the bench but he's set to make $8 million over the next two years. If LA did send out the reserve guard, they'd likely have another deal lined up to acquire a point.
The Wolves have been looking for a legitimate two-guard for some time and Crawford would clearly fit the bill. The Blazers have been struggling and are looking to preserve cap space.
More as it develops.
Bill Ingram – 03/14/12 1:50 p.m. EST
Adding to the Dwight Howard frenzy, one option being explored now that Monta Ellis is gone is the possibility of Orlando acquiring Josh Smith from the Atlanta Hawks. The rub is that the Magic would need a third team to get involved to make a trade work for Atlanta, and that team could be the Minnesota Timberwolves and Michael Beasley. That's just one of myriad scenarios out there regarding the ever more popular Beasley.
Alex Raskin – 03/14/12 1:52 p.m. EST
The Magic are prepared to trade center Dwight Howard if he doesn't opt in to the final year of his contract, ESPN.com's Chris Broussard is reporting.
Orlando's front office reportedly believes that Howard is trying to manipulate the proceedings, so they've begun telling teams that they will deal him before Thursday's 3 p.m. deadline if he doesn't make some commitment to the Magic for after this season.
Broussard is also reporting that the Magic are furious with Howard's agent Dan Fegan, claiming that the veteran representative is the one who's pushing Howard out of Orlando. Specifically, the suspicion, reportedly, is that Howard and Fegan are trying to get to the Nets as a free agent this summer so the team doesn't have to be gutted at the Thursday's deadline to acquire Howard in a trade.
If they didn't have to trade for Howard, the Nets could keep their multiple first-round picks, center Brook Lopez and shooting guard MarShon Brooks.
Steve Kyler – 03/14/12 12:29 p.m. EST
With the dust settling around Dwight Howard's bomb last night, suggesting that the Magic "roll the dice" and hang on to him for the balance of the season has sparked some discussion that all of this is a sham by Howard.
The prevailing thought is that Howard simply wants to stay with playoff bound Magic, instead of being traded to New Jersey where the Playoffs are almost out of reach.
Equally, reports that suggest that Howard is telling the Magic what they want to hear so New Jersey does not have to give up assets for him in trade, are a common theme.
There are a few things about this… win, lose or draw Dwight Howard is testing the waters of Free Agency and Brooklyn will likely be his first stop in July.
Its long been believed that Howard will join Deron Williams in Brooklyn for the next 4 years, however the wrinkle that surfaced during NBA All-Star is that both Howard and Williams desire a third significant player before either would commit to a long-term future in Brooklyn.
The prevailing belief is that New Jersey will need to make a deal before the trade deadline to rid themselves of long term money, hence their talks with Charlotte surrounding the ending contract of Boris Diaw and a CJ Miles discussion with Utah centered on moving off Johan Petro and Anthony Morrow.
Magic fans have been saying the team should simply dump Howard now, however if the demands for a third significant player in Brooklyn are true, the Nets may not be able to give their assets to Orlando, they may need them along with draft picks and some cap room to go after a Josh Smith, Andre Iguodala or Monta Ellis-type player.
Sources in New Jersey are adamant that if they can get Howard now, they would trigger a trade, the question remains how much can New Jersey give the Magic if they have to have assets to get that third chip?
Bill Ingram – 03/14/12 12:14 p.m. EST
The Washington Wizards were walking around the visitors' locker room in American Airlines Center in Dallas last night looking like a bunch of deer in headlights with the trade deadline approaching. HOOPSWORLD's Derek Page took the pulse of the team and the general feeling is that just about anyone not named John Wall could be moved. Check out that full story here!
Bill Ingram – 03/14/12 11:30 a.m. EST
One of the hot topics around the NBA this morning is Minnesota Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley. The Timberwolves have basically been considering giving him away for a first round pick, as they don't plan to pay him this summer anyway, but now so many teams are calling with offers that it seems the Wolves may get a solid piece to help them in this season's playoff effort. The Orlando Magic have offered Jason Richardson, but the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and a few other teams remain in the mix, as well.
Bill Ingram – 03/14/12 11:00 a.m. EST
This morning seems a little bit like a throwback to last year's trade deadline, with the rumors surrounding Dwight Howard taking just a moment off to give way to . . .Carmelo Anthony.
Anthony, the subject of incessant rumors that eventually led him to be traded to the New York Knicks, is supposedly telling people he's ready to be traded elsewhere because Knicks management doesn't trust him to give input on personnel moves.
In other words, he's starting to feel the heat from Knicks fan who see him as the primary cause for the team's struggles and he wants to quickly deflect the attention.
One report has Anthony looking for a trade away from the Knicks, another has his agent – Leon Woods – denying the report, and still another has Knicks owner Jim Dolan saying he will not trade Anthony under any circumstances.
Stay tuned . . .
Eric Pincus – 03/14/12 1:00 a.m. EST
While some sources are claiming the Los Angeles Clippers are in talks with the Utah Jazz for Raja Bell, those close to the team deny Los Angeles has any interest in the veteran guard.
The Clippers would like to add in a defensive-minded two guard who can score, but Bell doesn't appear to be on their wish list. Raja's $3.2 million salary fits easily into LA's $3.8 million trade exception and wouldn't cost a first-round pick but given Bell's age and $3.5 million salary next year, he just doesn't appeal to the Clippers.
The younger C.J. Miles might be more attractive (also at $3.7 million a player who fits in LA's exception) but he's probably not someone the Clippers would give up Eric Bledsoe or a first-round pick to attain.
Sources tell HOOPSWORLD that the Utah Jazz and New Jersey Nets have discussed deal that would swap Miles for pieces like Anthony Morrow and Johan Petro. The Nets would like to trim off as much salary as possible for the offseason, when they hope to attain the services of center Dwight Howard. Miles has an expiring deal while both Morrow and Petro have another at a combined $7.5 million.
It remains to be seen what the Jazz intend to do with their $10.9 million trade exception from the Mehmet Okur trade but they are a team with tremendous flexibility.
Bill Ingram – 03/13/12 11:00 p.m. EST
After the Orlando Magic defeated the Miami HEAT on Tuesday night Dwight Howard told the media that he has been talking to the Magic's front office guys for the last three weeks and his message is this: he doesn't want to be traded. He feels like there is something special going on with this year's team and he wants to ride it out and see how far they can get. He's not willing to commit to next season before the time comes in July, so the Magic will have to "roll the dice" and gamble that he'll be around for at least one more season.
More coming from HOOPSWORLD's Steve Kyler and Alex Kennedy, who were involved in the conversation with Dwight.
Yannis Koutroupis – 03/13/12 8:39 p.m. EST
We have our first major deal! Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors have agreed to a deal that sends Monta Ellis, Ekpe Udoh and Kwame Brown to Milwaukee in exchange for Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson.
Alex Kennedy – 03/13/12 8:13 p.m. EST
The San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves are discussing a three-team deal, according to sources close to the situation. Nothing is imminent, but the teams will continue to talk over the next two days.
In the rumored deal, the Spurs would acquire Josh Howard, the Timberwolves would acquire C.J. Miles and Jamaal Tinsley and the Jazz would acquire Danny Green and Wayne Ellington. Other players and draft picks will likely be included in the finalized trade.
Utah holds a $10.9 million traded-player exception and San Antonio holds a $854,400 traded-player exception as well.
Sources described the talks as ongoing, but stressed that no deal is imminent.
Steve Kyler – 03/13/12 7:05 p.m. EST
In the game of try and read the tea leaves… it's not looking good for Orlando.
The Magic have been as aggressive as anyone trying to bring in players to beef up their squad. But with less than two days to go before all deals have to be final, the Magic do not look like a team that has a deal to make.
At least not one that doesn't involve Dwight Howard wearing another uniform on Friday.
Magic owner Rich DeVos told several Magic players before the game that the team was a family, regardless of what happens and that they need to remain strong, and moments later he told reporters he did not think anything major was going to happen.
Magic CEO Alex Martins told reporters that he was not going to talk about specific conversations he's had with Dwight Howard, but said there has never been a "will you stay or will you go" kind of discussion.
Martins says his club will be ready to make a decision when its time and that the Magic have heard from enough teams to know what their options are.
The Magic will fly to San Antonio after tonight's game.
Magic sources say there have been daily "war room" type meetings to discuss the teams options, that's expected to continue through Thursday.
Bill Ingram – 03/13/12 4:55 p.m. EST
The wheels appear to be coming off the machine in Oakland, where a number of Golden State Warriors players took some time after shootaround to talk about how much they would like to be on another team.
"I probably could go to Orlando or Chicago and get a championship," Ellis said. "But if they don't move me, what can I do? Hopefully — if they don't move me — they get somebody in here so we can win and I don't have to go through this every year."
Tim Kawakami tweets that Andris Biedrins and Dorell Wright intimated they would also be fine with a trade.
Perhaps the Monta Ellis to Orlando talks might get started up again, given Ellis' clear desire to get out of town.
Bill Ingram – 03/13/12 4:35 p.m. EST
The love affair between the Houston Rockets and Kevin Martin continues to be on-again-off-again, and now it's more off than on. Martin, according to a source close to the Rockets shooting guard, is tired of being pushed out of the rotation to make way for Courtney Lee. He and Lee are quite close, but Martin has had enough of head coach Kevin McHale's unexplained rotations. Terrence Williams expressed similar frustrations over the weekend in talking with HOOPSWORLD's Alex Raskin.
The word out of Houston is that they prefer to keep Kevin and may look to move Courtney Lee, whose agent asked for a trade over a month ago. Of course, the New Orleans Hornets have interest in Martin and would likely send Chris Kaman out in a deal. They know they're losing Kaman anyway.
As for Courtney Lee, the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers have all been linked to talks about Lee, and any of those could still be in the running.
The bigger picture in Houston – according to Martin's camp – is that Rockets players are rapidly tiring of McHale, as well as GM Daryl Morey. Either one of both could be on the outs if Houston can't get this thing turned around in a significant way before the end of the season.
Alex Kennedy – 03/13/12 4:04 p.m. EST
The Milwaukee Bucks won't trade Brandon Jennings prior to Thursday's trade deadline, according to sources close to the situation. "He's not available," said the source.
With that said, the Bucks continue to listen to offers for Andrew Bogut. The Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards have expressed interest in the center.
Stephen Jackson's struggles in Milwaukee, on and off the court, have killed his trade value. If the Bucks decide to move Bogut, they will try to include Jackson in the deal.
Alex Raskin – 03/13/12 3:15 p.m. EST
As expected, the Knicks are shopping combo guard Toney Douglas, according to a report by ESPNNewYork.com's Jared Zwerling. Douglas has been out of the rotation since Jeremy Lin emerged last month.
The team would most likely want to add depth behind center Tyson Chandler.
Alex Raskin – 03/13/12 3:12 p.m. EST
The Magic want the Lakers to get back in the Dwight Howard sweepstakes, sources have told Sporting News' Sean Deveney.
As we've reported here at HOOPSWORLD, the Magic are still trying to put pieces around Howard to entice him to opt in for the final year of his contract, but the front office is also listening to offers for Howard as well. And since they haven't been offered anything better than Lakers center Andrew Bynum, they're inclined to re-consider. Remember, the Lakers were one of the team's Howard supposedly wanted to join, but more recent rumors have suggested that his priority is joining the Nets as they move to Brooklyn next season.
Bill Ingram – 03/13/12 1:40 p.m. EST
The Indiana Pacers continue to have a great deal of interest in landing a shooting guard, but they are unwilling to upset their core group in order to do it. They were interested in the Grizzlies' OJ Mayo, but he is apparently off the market now, and would also love to add Houston's Courtney Lee, whose agent would like to relocate his client to a team that would sign him to an extension. All of that said, the Pacers also really like the group they have in place and wouldn't be opposed to finishing out the season with that group.
Alex Kennedy – 03/13/2012 1:21 p.m. EST
The Golden State Warriors and Orlando Magic have ended talks regarding a possible Monta Ellis trade, according to sources close to the situation. The Magic have been pursuing Ellis for several weeks, but the Warriors won't trade the 26-year-old to Orlando.
Orlando was hoping that an Ellis trade might persuade Dwight Howard to opt-in to the final year of his contract. Now, with Ellis no longer an option, what's next for the Magic?
They've tried to make a splashy move, but they likely don't have the trade chips to acquire a star-caliber player. What they lack in assets, they make up for in their willingness to take back bad contracts. But they've been trying to land a notable player for weeks and they've been unsuccessful.
Sources in Orlando continue to say that the Magic won't move Howard before the deadline. However, if they're unable to acquire a second star and Howard reiterates his unhappiness, Orlando's plan may change.
Jason Fleming – 03/13/2012 12:56 p.m. EST
A bit of a clarification on the intentions of the Portland Trail Blazers:
It's been reported in various places that the reason the Blazers want to trade Crawford is because of the fear he could decline his $5.2 million Player Option this June and then leave for nothing.
Actually, the opposite is true.
Crawford may/will be moved specifically because of the fear he could INVOKE the option and Portland would lose that $5.2 million in cap space to spend this summer. They want to trade him to make sure whether he does or does not invoke the option doesn't matter to them because he in no way, shape or form is part of whatever the team ends up being in 2012-13.
If they move Gerald Wallace, it's because of the same reason.
The Blazers are looking for additional cap space this summer so they rebuild around Aldridge and Batum – they don't want this worry about will or will not Wallace and Crawford invoke their Player Options so they can begin their planning as soon as possible.
Don't give much credence to any Blazers rumor that has them taking on more money than they are sending out unless it brings them back an All-Star. And since nothing they are offering will return an All-Star…look for it to be ending contracts. If it's a rookie scale deal, that's a little different.
Jason Fleming – 03/13/2012 12:50 p.m. EST
Ken Berger of CBS Sports is reporting Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob has no interest in trading Monta Ellis to the Orlando Magic in a move that could theoretically help the Magic keep Dwight Howard. The Warriors still feel they can make Howard a good pitch.
As of right now the Warriors will be about $10 million under the cap before any draft picks and cap holds this summer. If they can clear another $6-8 million in cap space via another trade, they would have the ability to offer Howard a max deal and add him to Monta Ellis, David Lee and Stephen Curry.
It's still an outside shot, but one the Warriors seem to be more comfortable pursuing rather than trading their leading scorer for spare parts that don't fit any kind of long-term plan.
Steve Kyler – 03/13/2012 12:37 p.m. EST
Lakers' forward Pau Gasol may not be as easy to trade as you might think.
One team source whose team had been linked to Gasol warned that while Gasol is still a very good player and that his club could use him, the size of Gasol's paycheck is a problem for smaller market teams.
The source went on to explain that Gasol's $18.7 million salary this year represents more than 32% of the salary cap, and while some very deep pocketed owners might not have issue with writing a paycheck of that size, a large number of teams would have material issue with tying up that much of the salary cap into one player for what amounts to the next two years.
The source explained that his scouting staff is enamored with what Gasol could be for his club, but that there was no way his owner could be sold on tying up that much of the cap on one guy that's not a young, up-and-coming star.
Laker fans may want to see Gasol cashed out, and it's likely the Lakers have arrived at the same conclusion as others, but finding a team willing to risk 32% of their cap or 27% under the tax line for Gasol seems to be a bigger undertaking than you'd expect.
Alex Kennedy – 03/13/2012 11:47 a.m. EST
It's no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are searching for a starting-caliber point guard. They'll continue to work the phones and weigh their options as the trade deadline approaches.
The Lakers love Kyle Lowry and are trying to pry him away from the Houston Rockets. However, the Rockets have held their ground and insist that they won't trade Lowry, even in a deal for Pau Gasol. Los Angeles has several alternatives lined up, but their hope is that Houston has a change of heart and decides to part ways with Lowry.
Ramon Sessions is a more obtainable option. The Lakers have been linked to Sessions for weeks and they continue to express significant interest in the Cleveland Cavaliers' point guard. While other teams have called about Sessions, the Lakers are believed to be the frontrunner to acquire his services, if they decide to pull the trigger on a deal.
Raymond Felton has also been mentioned as a possibility for Los Angeles. The Lakers have had discussions with the Portland Trail Blazers and that remains a back-up plan for the team.
Between the rumors swirling around Pau Gasol and their ongoing search for a point guard, the Lakers will be extremely active over the next few days.
Bill Ingram – 03/13/2012 11:20 a.m. EST
The Minnesota Timberwolves were close to a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers that would have sent Luke Ridnour to Portland for Jamal Crawford, but that seems to be completely off the table now that Ricky Rubio is out. There is still some logic to it, as Crawford can play the two, but the leadership that Ridnour brings is something the Timberwolves are reluctant to cash in.
There is some internal discussion going on about whether or not the team can still expect to make the playoffs, and they absolutely expected to make the playoffs before Rubio went down with the ACL injury. Now that he's out, many in the front office believe the playoffs are out of reach, but with Rick Adelman you never know. He spent his entire time in Houston manufacturing wins in the wake of major injuries.
There is a reasonable chance that Crawford could still land in Minnesota, especially after the way the Timberwolves handled the streaking Suns on Monday night. But right now the Timberwolves are definitely leaning towards keeping Ridnour.
Bill Ingram – 03/13/2012 11:15 a.m. EST
The Houston Rockets are working the phones as aggressively as anyone right now, with Pau Gasol continuing to be one of their primary targets. The hang up there continues to be the Lakers' insistence on getting an elite level point guard in the deal, and they see Kyle Lowry as a player with that kind of potential. The Rockets do too, however, and have stuck to their guns on not including him in any deal. They have explored Andrew Bogut as an alternative, though sources vary on whether those talks are dead or not.
The question becomes whether or not Houston gets desperate enough to land Gasol that they cave on giving up Lowry. Goran Dragic has played well at times, and could handle the full-time starting role if he were called upon to do so. The rub for Houston is that Gasol is just over the prime of his career, somewhat on the downside now, and even in his prime he wasn't someone who could get out of the first round of the playoffs alone. Why would he suddenly become that player for the Rockets now? If they can get him for Luis Scola, who is at a similar stage of his career, and other assets, it makes sense. But giving up a budding young point guard like Lowry, who is now the heart and soul of the team, is a tough pill to swallow.
Sending him to the Lakers also puts Los Angeles back in the championship hunt, which is something the Rockets would really hate to do.
Steve Kyler – 03/13/2012 11:01 a.m. EST
One thing is always connected to another…
The Orlando Magic believe they can trigger a major deal to add pieces around Dwight Howard. The problem is they want some kind of decision from Dwight.
They are not asking Dwight to pledge a long-term future; they may be content with just a pledge for a short-term future.
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*Yukon River basin. Region of mountains, glaciers, forests, and rivers. This place was well known to Jack London, an eager participant in the Klondike gold rush of 1897. Buck, stolen from Judge Miller's place in California, is taken north where he is pressed into service as a sled dog, repeatedly making the grueling round trip between Dyea, on the coast, and Dawson, the rough-hewn territorial capital more than four hundred miles inland. In winter, this trip encompasses 95 miles of ice-packed lakes and 350 miles of frozen river. The lakes (Marsh, Tagish, Bennett, and Laberge), the differing stretches of the river (Thirty Mile, Five Fingers, and Hootalinqua), and the intersections of other rivers (Big Salmon, Little Salmon, and Pelly) become the weary round in which Buck's transformation to wildness evolves. He becomes increasingly aware of the world beyond the sphere of man. Buck senses in the cold and the silence of the vast wilderness surrounding him a primitive call to run free. Eventually the weary dog is sold to Charles, Mercedes, and Hal, hopelessly inept and ill-prepared prospectors. They mistreat their dogs, finally starving them and beating them unmercifully. Buck is saved from death at their hands by John Thornton, a prospector encamped for the winter where the White River flows into the Yukon.
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The Klondike Gold Rush
Many early settlers in North America had migrated in search of the gold that Spaniards had found in Central and South America. Dreams of a continent paved with gold did not begin to come true until the 1840s, when gold was found in California. In the subsequent decades, gold was found in many regions of the West. Most prospectors that traveled to California never realized their dream. By the 1880s, mining had become big business, making it even more difficult for optimistic individuals to seek their fortunes.
When gold was found in the Klondike region in 1896, part of the Yukon territory of Canada, new dreams were kindled in the minds of many who viewed it as the last opportunity to make it big. This gold rush attracted hoards of people to the Alaska territory, which adjoined the Yukon. This forbidding region had barely been explored, and most had very little idea what to expect. Many were totally unprepared for the harsh conditions, like Charles, Hal, and Mercedes in The Call of the Wild. For the first time, towns were established in the interior of Alaska. In 1897, the year Jack London set sail for Alaska, the Klondike yielded $22 million in gold.
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The story begins in 1897, at the start of the Klondike gold rush. The discovery of gold in the Klondike—a region in northwestern Canada's Yukon Territory— prompted thousands of goldseekers to head for the far north, all of them desperately in need of dogs to pull sleds across the harsh arctic trails. Buck, a large dog who has enjoyed a leisurely life on a California ranch, is stolen and shipped to the Yukon. Buck learns to survive in this cruel environment; he begins to discover the primitive instincts of his ancestors, and in time he responds to the call of the wild.
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Literary Style
Point of View
Point of view is the narrative perspective from which a work is presented to the reader. The Call of the Wild is told from a very unusual point of view—that of a dog. Yet a human narrator stands outside of Buck's consciousness and makes sense of the dog's universe to human readers. London also tries to maintain Buck's believability as a dog. So while he explains his motivations, London reminds the reader that Buck does not actually think. After a lengthy passage about Buck's moral decline, explaining why Buck steals food from his master, London writes, "Not that Buck reasoned it out....unconsciously he accommodated himself to the new mode of life."
Setting is the time, place, and culture in which the action of a narrative takes place. The Call of the Wild is neatly divided into two regions that are diametrically opposed—the Southland and the Northland. The former represents civilization and the latter the wild. In the South, Buck lived a domesticated and perfectly stable life. When Buck arrives in the North, he realizes that survival is the only concern.
The difference between the two regions is typified by their climates. In the South, it is warm, food grows easily, and people enjoy their leisure. In the North, the harsh, cold conditions are very dangerous if one is not prepared, and people must work hard and suffer much to survive.
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Literary Techniques
London, who claimed to have learned style from Herbert Spencer's "Philosophy of Style" and praised the plain style of Rudyard Kipling, always maintained that matter should take precedence over form. In his least successful works this desire to write novels of ideas results in fragmented narration and static prose, but in The Call of the Wild London tells his story through action and character, avoiding the impulse to preach.
London believed wholeheartedly in the dictates of realism, maintaining that "A thing must be true, or it is not beautiful"; yet the particular power of The Call of the Wild comes from London's careful progression from the prosaic to the visionary, a stylistic transformation that parallels his protagonist's. Buck's experiences in the Southland of Judge Miller's ranch are described in subdued, matter-of-fact language; his initiation to the merciless violence of the Yukon is portrayed through terse, active statements; and his transformation into the mythical Ghost Dog of the North is described in passages that have been called tone poems. Thus, in The Call of the Wild London's manner skillfully complements and completes the matter.
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Literary Qualities
The Call of the Wild exemplifies the features of a turn-of-the-century movement known as literary naturalism: the story is presented realistically and directly, and dramatizes the force of environment in shaping character. The Call of the Wild is widely acclaimed as London's best work of fiction. The author's firm control of the plot and focused point of view give the story its remarkable coherence. London's diction is unusually rich, full of complex and mellifluous words. His style is lean and vigorous, and grows increasingly resonant with mystical overtones near the end of the book.
An often-cited literary precedent to The Call of the Wild is Frank Norris's 1899 novel McTeague. Norris's work traces the downfall of a San Francisco dentist who inevitably destroys himself and those around him when his alcoholism and violent tendencies erupt. Like Norris, London explores the hidden character traits, triggered by interaction with one's environment, that determine an individual's fate.
Many readers have found allegories for human experience in Buck's struggles. Some see The Call of the Wild as a fable of sorts, for, like Aesop's fables, the novel tells the story of an animal who triumphs through strength and cunning. Other readers, like critic Earle Labor, describe Buck as a mythic hero who sets out on a perilous adventure, journeys to a mysterious, faraway place, and is thoroughly transformed.
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Social Concerns
When Jack London and his brother-in-law headed for the Yukon in 1897, the news of the gold strike had only been known for eleven days. Like thousands of other adventurers, the pair responded immediately to the opportunity to relive the spirit of the frontier, to test their manhood against a hostile environment, and to win the prize of great wealth. Similarly, the atavism of The Call of the Wild answered the nation's desire for an escape from the growing complexity of the modern world.
London's own experience of poverty, grinding factory work, life on the road, and imprisonment had shown him that, for many, life was a brutal struggle for survival. A social Darwinist, influenced by the writings of Herbert Spencer, London was convinced that many of the beaten and degraded people that populated the lower strata of society were there because of hereditary and environmental circumstances effectively beyond their individual control; yet, The Call of the Wild also dramatizes London's belief that the same competitive pressures that brutally eradicate the weak and unlucky can develop the rare, special individual, the Nietzschean superman. Thus, The Call of the Wild encompasses London's contradictory attractions to strength and love, Nietzsche and Marx, individualism and cooperative action, materialism and romanticism.
Additional Commentary
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Ideas for Group Discussions
1. Compare Buck's life on the ranch with his life in the wild and discuss which is better for him.
2. What qualities does Buck have that make him superior to the other dogs and which make him an effective leader?
3. What is the "law of club and fang?" How does it operate? Is it effective? Just?
4. Why are Hal, Charles, and Mercedes unable to survive on the trail?
5. Buck begins to dream of a ragged, hairy man crouching before a fire. Where do these dreams come from? What do they mean?
6. Trace the stages in Buck's retrogression, noting the chief factors responsible for his change.
7. How does Buck's attitude toward human beings progressively change as a result of his experiences?
8. Explain how Buck eventually becomes part of the Yeehat legend.
9. William Golding's novel The Lord of the Flies (1954) is another story about retrogression in the wild. Compare the two for their views of humans in nature and their themes of survival.
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Compare and Contrast
1900s: Americans recognize the need for conserving or protecting the environment. The U.S. government begins forest preservation efforts in 1891. In 1892 John Muir founded the Sierra Club.
1903 President Theodore Roosevelt created the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Today: The Sierra Club still exists and is a major force in the environmentalist movement. Business and environmentalists clash frequently over America's natural resources and endangered species.
1900s: Indigenous to the area, wolves inhabit most of the northwestern United States, Canada, and Alaska.
Today: Wolves have long ago disappeared from most of the United States. A project to reintroduce wolves to Yellowstone National Park is hotly contested by local ranchers, but is implemented with some success in the 1990s.
1900s: Alaska, which became part of the United States in 1867, was sparsely populated until the gold rushes in Juneau (1880) and the Klondike (1897). The excitement regarding these discoveries brought streams of fortune hunters to settle the interior.
Today: Alaska became a state in 1959. For many years, oil was the major economic product of the state. But in the 1980s, with the depression of the oil market, Alaska's economy suffered. When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989, the oil polluted more than 1,285 miles of shoreline, including the Prince William Sound...
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Topics for Discussion
1. Compare Buck's life on the ranch with his life in the wild. Which is better for Buck? Why?
2. What qualities does Buck have that make him superior to the other dogs? What qualities make him an effective leader?
3. What is "the law of club and fang," and how does it operate?
4. Why are Hal, Charles, and Mercedes unable to survive on the trail? Explain several different causes for their failure.
5. Buck begins to dream of a ragged, hairy man crouching before a fire. Where do these dreams come from? What do they mean?
6. Trace the stages in Buck's retrogression, noting the chief factors responsible for his change.
7. Jack London uses such words as "primordial," "inexorable," "carnivorous," and "wraith" to describe Buck. What do these words mean, and how effectively do they characterize Buck?
8. How does Buck's attitude toward human beings progressively change as a result of his experiences?
9. Explain how Buck eventually becomes part of Yeehat legend.
10. What can you learn about the skill of dog-sledding from reading The Call of the Wild? What skills are necessary for survival on the trail?
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Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. London's book White Fang tells the story of a wild dog who becomes tamed. Compare White Fang to The Call of the Wild. Which book do you prefer? Why?
2. Write a report on the Klondike gold rush of 1897. Explain how this gold rush differed from the California gold rush of 1849.
3. Robert Service was a very popular poet who wrote ballads about the Yukon at the same time Jack London was writing essays and fiction. Read some of Service's poems, and compare the attitudes of the two writers toward the arctic wilderness.
4. For centuries, Eskimos in Alaska and the Yukon have learned to adapt to their environment. How has their environment and their way of life been threatened by modern civilization? Consult magazines and newspapers for current articles.
5. William Golding's novel The Lord of the Flies (1954) is another story about retrogression in a wild environment. Read Golding's novel. Do you find it more pessimistic than The Call of the Wild, or more optimistic? Why?
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Topics for Further Study
Research the philosophies of the "superman" and the "survival of the fittest" as espoused by Friedrich Nietzsche and Herbert Spencer, two thinkers who influenced London. Compare them to London's philosophies found in The Call of the Wild.
Read Ralph Waldo Emerson's seminal essay "Self-Reliance" (1841). Write an essay considering whether or not you think it was possible for Buck to be a "self-reliant" individual at the end of the nineteenth century.
For decades The Call of the Wild has been considered by many to be a children's book. Do you think it is an appropriate book for children, and why? Who do you think the intended or most appropriate audience for this book is—children, teens, adult readers, or literary scholars?
Research changing views of nature and the American wilderness in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, studying such figures as Henry David Thoreau, Theodore Roosevelt, and John Muir. Write an essay in which you discuss London's place within these debates/traditions.
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Literary Precedents
The philosophy behind The Call of the Wild was shaped by London's reading of Charles Darwin, Herbert Spencer, Karl Marx, Immanuel Kant, Benjamin Kidd, Friedrich Nietzsche, and others. Buck, the novella's canine protagonist, is both a product of natural selection and an example of Nietzsche's heroic morality.
But the archetypal nature of The Call of the Wild links it with the tradition of great American symbolists: Poe, Hawthorne, Melville. London's connection with Melville is most interesting, for both authors explore the limits of knowledge and utilize powerful animal symbols in hostile environments. Buck's response to the mystical call of the wild and his transformation into a mythical figure are reminiscent of Melville's symbolic use of the white whale in Moby Dick (1851).
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The Call of the Wild has been adapted to film several times. A 1923 version directed by Hal Roach starred Jack Mulhall. In 1935, William Wellman directed Clark Gable and Loretta Young in a Hollywood-style romance about a young widow and a Yukon prospector. A popular success, this version of the film took various liberties with London's plot. In 1972, Charlton Heston and Michele Mercier, directed by Ken Annakin, starred in a film that was more faithful to the original story; filmed in Finland, the movie features impressive scenery. In 1976, James Dickey wrote the script for a made-for-television adaptation of The Call of the Wild.
London intended his novel White Fang to serve as a sequel and "companion book" to The Call of the Wild. An optimistic book, it reverses the direction of Buck's development: White Fang is born in the wild and becomes domesticated. Some readers find it a more satisfying book than The Call of the Wild.
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Media Adaptations
Jack London Cassette Library, read by Jack Dahlby, includes readings of The Call of the Wild, Martin Eden, and The Sea-Wolf.
The Call of the Wild is read by Arnold Moss on a cassette made by Miller-Brody.
The Call of the Wild was first captured on film in 1935 by United Artists.
In 1972, a film was made of The Call of the Wild starring Charlton Heston as John Thornton. It is available on video.
The Call of the Wild was adapted for television in 1983. This version stars Rick Schroder as John Thornton and is available on video.
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What Do I Read Next?
Social Darwinism in European and American Thought, 1860-1945: Nature as Model and Nature as Threat (1997), written by Mike Hawkins, explores the way individual thinkers and larger social groups define and interpret the theories of Social Darwinism. It also examines the traditional and revisionist approaches historians have taken with Social Darwinism.
Modern Man in Search of a Soul (1933) summarizes many of Carl Jung's psychoanalytical theories. London discovered Jung's work late in life and found in it an expression of many ideas that corresponded with his own. Most notably, Jung's theory of the "collective unconscious" was anticipated in The Call of the Wild.
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1895) is a collection of tales featuring Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves. The stories take place in the jungles of India and include a cast of talking animals who teach Mowgli valuable lessons. These stories were among the most popular animal stories for children when London wrote The Call of the Wild.
Martin Eden (1909) was London's most autobiographical novel. It chronicles the story of a young man who rises from poverty to fame as an internationally-acclaimed author.
In The Road (1907), London describes his early tramping experiences and traces his development from hobo and "blond-beastly" adventurer to an author and a socialist.
In White Fang (1906),...
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For Further Reference
Hamilton, David Mike. "Jack London." In Research Guide to Biography and Criticism, edited by Walton Beacham. Washington, DC: Beacham Publishing, 1985. Provides an overview of the major biographies and studies of Jack London.
Labor, Earle. Jack London. New York: Twayne, 1974. This introduction to the life and work of Jack London is probably the best place to begin. It is authoritative and clearly written.
London, Jack. Jack London: American Rebel. Edited by Philip S. Foner. New York: Citadel Press, 1947. This collection of London's autobiographical and social writings includes such articles as "How I Became a Socialist" and "What Life Means to Me."
London, Joan. Jack London and His Times: An Unconventional Biography. 1939. Reprint. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1968. This book by London's daughter focuses upon the development of Jack London's socialist perspective.
Walker, Franklin. Jack London and the Klondike. San Marino: Henry E. Huntington Library, 1966. This scholarly book examines Jack London's experience in the Klondike and its influence upon his writing.
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Bibliography and Further Reading
Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 92, November, 1903, pp. 695-96.
Jonathan Auerbach, "Congested Mails': Buck and Jack's 'Call'," in Rereading Jack London, edited by Leonard Cas-suto and Jeanne Campbell Reesman, Stanford University Press, 1966, pp. 25-45.
Joseph Campbell, The Hero and the God," in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Princeton University Press, 1968, p. 36.
Mary Kay Dodson, "Naturalism in the Works of Jack London," in Jack London Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 3, September-December, 1971, pp. 130-39.
J. Stewart Doubleday, in a review of The Call of the Wild, in The Reader, Vol. 2, No. 4, September, 1903, pp. 408-09.
Andrew Flink, "'Call of the Wild'—Jack London's Catharsis," in Jack London Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 1, January-April, 1978, pp. 12-19.
Joan D. Hedrick, "The Call of the Wild," in Solitary Comrade: Jack London and His Work, The University of North Carolina Press, 1982, pp. 94-111.
Earle Labor and Jeanne Campbell Reesman, Jack London, Twayne, 1994.
Abraham Rothberg, in the introduction to The Call of the Wild and White Fang, by Jack London, Bantam Books, 1963, pp. 1-17.
Charles Watson Jr., "Ghost Dog: 'The Call of the Wild,'" in The Novels of Jack London: A Reappraisal, The University of Wisconsin Press, 1983, pp. 33-52.
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Bibliography (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Revised Third Edition)
Labor, Earle, and Jeanne Campell Reesman. Jack London. Rev. ed. Boston: Twayne, 1994. Analyzes the elements that went into the stories that London wrote. Recognizes London's use of mood and atmosphere. Discusses The Call of the Wild chapter by chapter.
O'Conner, Richard. Jack London: A Biography. Boston: Little, Brown, 1964. Delves into London's childhood and formative experiences. Chapter 7 covers the writing and success of The Call of the Wild.
Perry, John. Jack London: An American Myth. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1981. Discusses the validity of London's works, including London's misleading depiction of wolves. Covers the issue of the accusations of plagiarism that haunted London.
Roden, Donald. Jack London's "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang." New York: Simon & Schuster, 1965. Begins with a brief overview of Jack London's life. Then follows with an in-depth discussion of The Call of the Wild.
Walcutt, Charles Child. Jack London. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1966. Gives a well-rounded overview of the life and works of Jack London. Covers the effect of Darwinism and the other philosophies that London studied on his works. Discusses the use of the dog's point of view in the story.
(The entire section is 194 words.)
Source: Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults, ©1999 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
Source: Novels for Students, ©2013 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
Source: Cyclopedia of Literary Places, ©2003 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
Source: Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Revised Third Edition, ©1998 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.


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A convicted rapist might be just weeks away from going free. News10NBC learned he's going to be registered as a level 2 sex offender.
News10NBC wanted to know why John Horace could possibly be released. In 1996, Horace raped a 29-year-old woman named Kathy, who was in a coma because of a car accident. He impregnated her and she gave birth before passing away. It all happened while Kathy was at a healthcare facility in Brighton where John Horace worked as a nurse's aide.
According to the New York State Department of Corrections's website, John Horace is scheduled to be released March 4. News10NBC learned the state has no choice. If a prison inmate stays out of trouble, he or she receives credit for good behavior. So despite raping his patient, a young woman by the name of Kathy, who was in a vegetative state, at 69-years-old, John Horace will be back out on the streets.
Jerry Soloman, former Assistant Attorney General, said, "At the time of sentencing, I know Howard Relin, the district attorney at the time, stood up before the media and said he hoped John Horace would die in jail."
It was Jerry Solomon's hope as well. Now retired from the state attorney general's office, Solomon was the leading prosecutor on this case that shocked the community.
Solomon said, "It was such a heinous crime because of the conditions. How vulnerable Kathy was and the fact is he was a sexual predator."
Horace was convicted and sentenced to 8 1/3 to 25 years for rape. He's done two thirds of the maximum sentence. In March, he will be a free man. We wanted to know why he's being released.
Solomon said, "Inmates who don't get in trouble in prison basically max out on their sentence at 2/3 of the sentence. At least at the time John was sentenced, his maximum sentence was 16 and 2/3 and they have to let him out they don't have a choice."
Horace has maintained he didn't rape Kathy. He told News10NBC's Brett Davidson that back in December of 2004.
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The AFL's 17 other clubs have called on Essendon to avoid fighting its bitter battle with the league in the courts, and have offered their unanimous confidence in the AFL's handing of the dispute.
One day after Essendon chairman Paul Little asked for AFL Commission Mike Fitzpatrick to step in and take over the handling of football's supplements investigation - and the same day Bombers coach James Hird launched Supreme Court action against the AFL - the other club presidents resolved to fully support of the league in its attempts to "preserve the integrity of the competition".
Speaking on behalf of the other clubs, Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon emerged from the two-and-a-half hour meeting at AFL House on Thursday to read a prepared statement.
"After discussions [with] both the AFL and Essendon chairman Paul Little, the 17 other clubs met in the absence of the AFL and Essendon to consider the Essendon dispute," Gordon said.
"We resolved to unanimously express our support for the integrity of the AFL Rules and the need for those rules and the integrity of our competition to be preserved," he said.
"In our view, is is of paramount importance that every effort be made to resolve these matters within the AFL industry.
"We wish to unanimously express our confidence in the AFL Commission and the AFL management.
"In the meantime, we call upon all parties to exercise restraint and discretion in any public comments about this matter and with the safety and welfare of players and their families and the integrity of the game as the paramount considerations."
The Bulldogs president had earlier stressed that the AFL has the support of the other club presidents to 'protect the integrity of the game' in the league's increasingly bitter battle with Essendon. He also said clubs were becoming increasing concerned by the dispute.
"I do think it's time that we, as the other clubs, make it clear that not only do we support the AFL but we expect the AFL to do its job to protect the integrity of the game, which from my point of view that's what they are doing," Gordon told ABC radio.
"Clubs, apart from Essendon, are increasingly concerned by this dispute.
Hawthorn president Andrew Newbold said rival sporting codes would be revelling in the AFL's dramas over Essendon's supplements saga.
The AFL on Wednesday released a 34-page document detailing the grounds on which it had had charged the Bombers with bringing the game into disrepute. Coach James Hird, assistant Mark Thompson, football manager Danny Corcoran and club doctor Bruce Reid are also facing the same charge, which the club and all four individuals plan to fight.
Hird launched Supreme Court action on Thursday aimed at having an independent body, not the AFL Commission, hear the charge against him. He also sought a ruling that the league provide more detail on its evidence plus a list of witnesses it will call.
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"It needs to end as soon as it can," the Hawks president told reporters. "I'm really concerned about the good of the game and the effect that it's having on the sport in general, on the kids out there.
"The other codes in Australia must be looking at us and rubbing their hands in glee."
Newbold referred to an emotional call from the mother of an Essendon player to a Melbourne radio station on Thursday.
The unnamed woman outlined her fears for her son and expressed frustration, saying that the Bombers seemed more concerned for protecting themselves than potential health repercussions for their players.
"The most heart-wrenching thing that I've heard in this whole saga was the mother on the radio," Newbold said.
Port Adelaide president David Koch said resolving the issue before next month's finals series was a key priority.
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"We've got a duty of care to one of our players as well and that's really important for us to get to the bottom of the whole thing," Koch said. "No one wants a public slanging match. We've got to get on with the footy. We've got to get on with the finals. That's top of mind for everyone."
Gordon said Essendon have the right to defend themselves, but it was the AFL Commission's job to uphold the code's integrity.
"We look to the AFL and the AFL Commission to be the keepers of the code and to defend the integrity of the game," the Dogs' man said. "So it's appropriate they embark on that course and maintain that course and we ought to all support them in getting to the outcome as efficiently as possible and as justly as possible."
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Book Review of The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science by Arun Bala
Reviewed by Ruveyda Ozturk*
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Figure 1: Front cover of The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science, by Arun Bala (Source).
The book published recently by Arun Bala under the significant title The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science examines the grand question of the roots of modern science and the contributions of different cultures to its genesis and development. Bala presents the view that modern science initiated through the 'dialogue' of various civilizations and opposes the Eurocentric view that it's essentially rooted in Europe. He offers arguments against a number of historians of science and major studies created on this topic that undermine the contributions of many non-European cultures to the birth of modern science by giving specific and detailed historic examples throughout his book.
The study by Bala, developed through 20 years of research and experience, identifies the unique and critical inventions and developments achieved by Egyptian, Chinese, Indian and Arab civilizations and the influence these have had on the findings made by scientists throughout the birth and rise of modern science. Bala emphasises that recognising the non-European roots of modern science will not over-shadow the European achievements but rather reflect the great achievements of European scientists in combining and integrating discoveries across different fields, from a number of civilizations in order to create and establish modern science.
He identifies a number of benefits of recognising and acknowledging the non-Western roots of modern science, arguing that it as an opportunity to open new dialogue with traditional knowledge holders to create future opportunities for the growth of science and to ensure that scientific history is not used erroneously to glorify one nation or point out the limitations experienced by other cultures. In this regard, Bala argues that proving the interaction of cultures in the development of modern science can show that civilizations can avoid confrontation through scientific dialogue and benefit from sharing knowledge and learning from one another.
Bala tackles the question on the birth of modern science by dividing it into two parts, dealing first with "Why did modern science fail to develop in civilization X?" and later addressing why it developed in Europe. Consecutively, he argues that praise for the development of modern science should be distributed justly and that non-European cultures should be acknowledged for their contributions while blamed for being ineffective in achieving modern science. Similarly, the European civilisation should be blamed for not fairly recognising the importance of such traditional discoveries for the birth of modern science.
Figure 2: Diagram from Kitâb al-manâzir (Book of Optics) by Ibn al-Haytham, showing a chiasm (the joining nerve) from the Arabic manuscript at the Sulimaniye Library (Fatih Collection), Istanbul (Source).
Bala also suggests that some of the factors put forward by historians of science as negative elements that disabled the birth of modern science in non-European cultures like the Islamic religion in the Arab context, provide a very biased view as when examined closely, most of those factors actually guided and encouraged the scientific process and had a positive influence. He argues that many studies on the topic pick only on the negative sides and aspects of these cultures instead of taking an overall view and realising the importance of these factors on the growth of science initially. He shows this by pointing out at the different approaches taken towards Greek science as opposed to other cultures, as it is highly praised and recognised for its positive influence even though it did not contribute much to the birth of modern science and certainly did not achieve it. Bala states that even though the cultures are praised for individual scientific achievements in many studies, their overall impact and contribution is marginalised to maintain and strengthen the Eurocentric view. He criticises the studies on modern science for the delay in recognising the contributions of non-Western cultures and still lacking the initiative to accept a dialogical perspective on modern science due to the firm belief in "Western priority in this field".
Figure 3: Frontispiece of the Latin translation of Ibn al-Haytham's Book of Optics printed by Friedrich Risner in 1572 with the title Opticae thesaurus: Alhazeni Arabis libri septem, nuncprimum editi; Eiusdem liber De Crepusculis et nubium ascensionibus. (Source). Digital online version of the 'Opticae Thesaurus' (Strasbourg University).
Bala also deals extensively with the issue of transmission of ideas to Europe from other cultures, strictly underestimated by many historians of science who argue that European scientists were not significantly influenced by scientists and thinkers of other nations before or during their time. He presents a number of historical evidence to show the influence non-Western cultures and their ideas had on the European scientists and the great effect to which this resulted in the modern science. The study also provides the suspicion through the narrative of the development of the Renaissance in Europe, that the phenomenon of the 'Dark Ages' were created in a political aim to undermine the Arab-Muslim contributions in science and Chinese contributions in technology in an aim to Euro-centralize the scientific revolutions.
The book establishes that the 'Wider Copernican Revolution' which essentially led to the birth of modern science could not have been achieved without the great studies and findings made by a number of scientists from the Arab, Egyptian, Chinese and Indian cultures such as the Alhazen Optical Revolution, The Modern Atomic Revolution, the development of universal mathematical rules, and various studies on fusing solar and cosmologies which are discussed in depth. By referring to the writings of leading European scientists of the Scientific Revolution including Galileo, Kepler, Descartes and Newton and drawing attention to the extent to which they were influenced by scientists of non-European cultures and their findings on a great variety of fields ranging from the numerical system developed by the Indians to the notion of the central status of the sun in the Egyptian tradition, Bala asserts that modern science was fundamentally achieved by the contributions of these cultures. However he clearly states:
"Nevertheless, the revolution itself was not a mere adding of notions from diverse cultures. The makers of the revolution – Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes. Newton, and many others – had to selectively appropriate relevant ideas, transform them, and create new auxiliary concepts in order to complete their task… In the ultimate analysis, even if the revolution was rooted upon a multicultural base it is the accomplishment of Europeans in Europe."
Figure 4: Front cover of Ibn Al-haytham: First Scientist by Bradley Steffens (Morgan Reynolds Publishing, 2006). Click here for sample chapters and resources.
As a whole, this comprehensive and well-structured book provides an almost indisputable alternative view on the birth of modern science. Bala's extensive research and use of resources is impressive as the long list of notes and bibliography at the end is alone worthy of reading and consideration for anyone interested in the topic. Even though it is an academic text that gets into fine detail and becomes hard to comprehend at times, it nevertheless is a great resource for any reader who is willing to discover the real roots of modern science.
About the Author
Arun Bala is a physicist and philosopher. He is currently Visiting Professor at the Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Canada and Visiting Senior Research Fellow with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, where he is coordinating a project on Asia-Europe dialogue and the making of modern science.
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The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford has purchased the medieval Arabic manuscript Kitab Gharaib al-funun wa-mulah al-uyun popularised under the title the Book of Curiosities, an exceptionally rich text on cosmography. The treatise is one of the most important recent finds in the history of Islamic cartography in particular, and for the history of pre-modern cartography in general. The manuscript, a highly illustrated treatise on astronomy and geography compiled by an unknown author between 1020 and 1050, contains an important and hitherto unknown series of colourful maps, giving unique insight into Islamic concepts of the world. Portions of the text are preserved in later copies, but the copy owned by the Bodleian library is the only nearly complete coy and the one to have been extensively studied and released in an electronic edition which represents a model for online publishing of Arabic original manuscripts. This high-quality digital reproduction includes interactive displays, through mouse-over techniques, as well as access to a modern Arabic edition and an annotated English translation. Turkish Cuisine: A Book Review by: FSTC LimitedTurkish cuisine is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, which can be described as a fusion and refinement of Central Asian, Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisines. Turkish cuisine also influenced these cuisines and other neighbouring cuisines, as well as western European cuisines. The Ottomans fused various culinary traditions of their realm with influences from Middle Eastern cuisines, along with traditional Turkic elements from Central Asia such as yogurt. The following article reviews a book containing a collection of papers on the history of Turkish cuisine in the writings of some prominent historians of gastronomy, with a focus on the Ottoman palace and civil cuisine traditions and recipes.