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Successful pregnancies have been reported in all types of solid-organ transplant recipients on a variety of immunosuppressive regimens. Immunosuppression is essential to maintain the transplanted… (More)
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Patent US7896757 - Football center training aid - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA football center training aid comprises a box-like training device in the form of a framework, covered on its top and sides with open-mesh netting, which provides a guide to encourage accurate passing of a football by a center to a place-kick holder or quarterback, and which allows observation by a...http://www.google.com/patents/US7896757?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7896757 - Football center training aidAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7896757 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/581,135Publication dateMar 1, 2011Filing dateOct 14, 2006Priority dateOct 14, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20080090680Publication number11581135, 581135, US 7896757 B2, US 7896757B2, US-B2-7896757, US7896757 B2, US7896757B2InventorsNoel P. HorkanOriginal AssigneeHorkan Noel PExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (12), Referenced by (1), Classifications (10), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFootball center training aid
US 7896757 B2Abstract
A football center training aid comprises a box-like training device in the form of a framework, covered on its top and sides with open-mesh netting, which provides a guide to encourage accurate passing of a football by a center to a place-kick holder or quarterback, and which allows observation by a coach or trainer of the passing action of the center. The device encourages the preferred distance and alignment of the center in relation to the place-kick holder or quarterback. The device is readily portable, and may optionally be adjustable in both height and length to adapt the dimensions to players of differing ages, sizes, and to differing training objectives. The device allows the complete actions of passing the football by a center and catching by a place-kick holder or quarterback, and complete observation of the action, so that a complete and realistic assessment of the effectiveness of the passing action may be made by the coach or trainer, and corrective actions immediately taken and assessed.
1. A portable football center training aid consisting in combination of:
a rectilinear framework having at least four rigid vertical support rods having upper and lower ends, and having at least four rigid horizontal support rods, including a front and a rear horizontal support rod and at least two side horizontal support rods, said horizontal support rods having first and second ends, removably joined to said upper ends of said vertical support rods, said vertical and horizontal support rods thus forming first and second side openings, front and rear openings, and a top opening;
a flexible cover covering said first and second side openings, and said top opening, said cover being removably attached to said vertical and horizontal supports;
wherein said cover is formed of open mesh netting;
at least four angular couplings;
said upper ends of said vertical support rods and said ends of said first and second horizontal support rods being removably-press fitted into holes formed in said at least four angular couplings to position said support rods at desired angles.
2. A training aid of claim 1, wherein said cover is formed of separate first and second side panels and a top panel, which are removably joined together.
3. A training aid of claim 1, wherein said vertical support rods and said at least two side horizontal support rods are in the form of telescoping rods, said vertical and at least two side horizontal support rods allowing adjustments of a height and length of said rectilinear framework.
4. A training aid of claim 2, wherein said vertical support rods and said at least two side horizontal support rods are in the form of telescoping rods, said vertical and at least two side horizontal support rods allowing adjustments of a height and length of said rectilinear framework.
5. A training aid of claim 1, wherein said removably attached flexible cover is attached to said rectilinear framework by hook and loop material.
6. A training aid of claim 2, wherein said removably attached flexible cover is attached to said rectilinear framework by hook and loop material.
7. A training aid of claim 3, wherein said removably attached flexible cover is attached to said rectilinear framework by hook and loop material.
8. A training aid of claim 1, wherein said lower ends of said vertical support rods include protective caps.
9. A training aid of claim 2, wherein said lower ends of said vertical support rods include protective caps.
10. A training aid of claim 3, wherein said lower ends of said vertical support rods include protective caps.
11. A training aid of claim 4, wherein said lower ends of said vertical support rods include protective caps. Description
This invention relates to a training aid for the game of football, and, more particularly, to a device which assists in teaching a player in the position of center, to correctly pass a football to another player in the position of place-kick holder or quarterback.
The effective passing of a football, by a player assigned to the position of center, to a player assigned to the position of place-kick holder or quarterback, is not always readily learned, particularly in the case of a young or novice football player. A football play from scrimmage is initiated by a snap of the football by the center, either as a direct handoff to the quarterback who is located immediately behind the center, or as a pass to a place-kick holder or the quarterback who is located several feet behind the center. At the instant that the center begins to pass the football to the place-kick holder or quarterback, the football play is initiated and the players of the opposing team may, and normally do, vigorously rush forward, contacting the center and other players in the center's team, with the intention of disrupting and interfering with the accurate passing of the football by the center to the place-kick holder or quarterback, and with the planned action of the place-kick holder or quarterback after receiving the football. In the case of the location of the place-kick holder or quarterback several feet behind the center, at the initiation of the football play, the center's pass must be forcefully and accurately directed to the place-kick holder or quarterback, to maximize the ability of the place-kick holder or quarterback to catch and control the football and immediately take the planned action, and to minimize the ability of the opposing players to disrupt or interfere with the place-kick holder's or quarterback's control of the football and successful execution of the planned action. The extremely rapid and diverse sequence of actions by the center's team and the opposing team, and the vigorous actions of the opposing team, make effective training and practice essential to the preparation of the center for the crucial activity of accurate passing of the football to the place-kick holder or quarterback. The most effective training and practice requires that the football be passed to a player serving the role of place-kick holder or quarterback, in order that the trajectory, accuracy and force of the pass can be directly and realistically assessed. Preferably, the trajectory is nearly straight rather than substantially arched, the football is aimed accurately at the hands of the place-kick holder or quarterback and the force is in the range most appropriate for the football to be readily caught by the place-kick holder or quarterback. Accordingly, it is desirable to present a training aid which urges an accurate passing action by the center, and facilitates observation by a coach or trainer of the trajectory, accuracy and force of each pass, to enable self-correction and effective guidance by coaches and trainers.
Known prior art devices have not successfully addressed the above problems. Various patents disclose devices and complex apparatus designed to provide targets for actions in football and other sports, in which accuracy is assessed by the projectile striking a target, which may include a bag or similar structure to capture the projectile. Such devices and apparatus do not provide the opportunity for the accuracy and effectiveness of the pass to be realistically assessed, by the ability of a second player serving the role of place-kick holder or quarterback to catch the football. Realistic assessment of the accuracy and effectiveness of a center pass requires that a second player have the opportunity to attempt to catch the pass, which cannot be provided if the football strikes a target or is captured by the device. Such devices also do not encourage the preferred location and alignment of the center in relation to the second player, do not provide realistic framing of a target area corresponding to the preferred trajectory of a center pass in the game of football, and do not provide immediate feedback regarding substantial inaccuracy of the pass by having a surface which the football strikes in the event of such inaccuracy. (U.S. Pat. No. 4,068,846; U.S. Pat. No. 4,239,235; U.S. Pat. No. 4,826,166; U.S. Pat. No. 4,836,542; U.S. Pat. No. 4,932,657). U.S. Patent Application No. US2005/0192126 A1 discloses a training device which presents a net at a height and configuration resembling a basketball net, which does not require a center's pass to follow the trajectory required in a normal center pass to the quarterback; further, the disclosed device does not permit a second player serving the role of place-kick holder or quarterback to receive the pass and thus assess its effectiveness.
In response to the needs described I have invented a box-like training device in the form of a framework, covered on its top and sides with open-mesh netting, which provides a guide to encourage accurate passing of a football by a center to a place-kick holder or quarterback, and which allows observation by a coach or trainer of the passing action of the center. The device encourages the preferred distance and alignment of the center in relation to the place-kick holder or quarterback. The device is readily portable, and may optionally be adjustable in both height and length to adapt the dimensions to players of differing ages and sizes and to differing training objectives. The device allows the complete actions of passing the football by a center and catching by a place-kick holder or quarterback to be observed by a coach or trainer, so that a complete and realistic assessment of the effectiveness of the passing action may be made by the coach or trainer, and corrective actions immediately taken and assessed.
It is therefore a general object of this invention to provide a training aid in the form of a device which permits and encourages a realistic passing of a football, by a player in the role of center, to a player in the role of place-kick holder or quarterback.
A further object of this invention is to provide a training aid, as aforesaid, which allows unobstructed observation of the passing action by a coach or trainer.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a training aid, as aforesaid, which is readily portable.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a training aid, as aforesaid, which is adjustable in height, to allow adaptation to players of different ages or sizes, and to different training objectives.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a training aid, as aforesaid, which is adjustable in length, to allow adaptation to players of different ages or sizes, and to different training objectives.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a training aid, as aforesaid, which provides visual cues to encourage a center and a place-kick holder or quarterback to position themselves in the preferred locations and alignment in preparation for the passing action.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a method of training of players in the role of center, to effectively pass a football to a place-kick holder or quarterback, by use of the aforesaid device.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first player (7) in the role of a football center, in position to pass (center) a football (8) through the training aid (1) to a second player (9). The training aid is a box-like framework with vertical supports (2), and horizontal supports including a front support (3); a rear support (4) and side supports (5). The side and top openings of the framework are covered by an open mesh netting (6), while the front and rear openings are uncovered to allow passing of the football.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the framework showing first (2A) and second (2B) front vertical supports, first (2C) and second (2D) rear vertical supports, front (3) and rear (4) horizontal supports, first (5A) and second (5B) side horizontal supports, first (6A) and second (6B) front angular couplings, first (6C) and second (6D) rear angular couplings and protective caps (10).
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the top of the framework including front (3) and rear (4) horizontal supports, and first (5A) and second (5B) side horizontal supports.
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the framework showing the first (2A) and second (2B) front vertical supports, first (2C) and second (2D) rear vertical supports, front horizontal support (3) and rear horizontal support (4).
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the open mesh net cover (6), designed to cover the top and side openings of the framework. The central section of the open mesh net cover is a top panel, designed to cover the top of the framework; the first (6A) and second (6B) side panels of the net cover are designed to cover the first and second sides of the framework.
Turning more particularly to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows the training device (1) and a first player (7) in the role of a football center, positioned near the front of the device and grasping a football (8) in preparation for passing the football through the device to a second player (9) in the role of a place-kick holder, positioned near the rear of the device, and prepared to catch the football.
FIG. 1 also shows the box-like, essentially rectilinear framework of the device, including rigid vertical support rods (2) and rigid horizontal support rods (3, 4, 5) removably joined by angular couplings, and open mesh net cover (6) covering the side and top openings of the framework
FIG. 2 shows the framework of the device, including four vertical support rods having upper and lower ends, removably joined to four horizontal support rods having first and second ends, at the upper ends of the vertical support rods by four angular couplings, The vertical support rods include two front support rods, a first front vertical support rod (2A) and second front vertical support rod (2B), and two rear support rods, a first rear vertical support rod (2C) and second rear vertical support rod (2D). The lengths of the vertical support rods are adjustable, so that the height of the horizontal support rods from the playing surface can be varied as desired according to the sizes and ages of the players, and the training objectives. FIG. 2 also shows the four horizontal support rods, including front (3) and rear (4) horizontal support rods, and first (5A) and second (5B) side horizontal support rods. The front horizontal support rod (3) can be straight, or the mid-section can be recessed in the horizontal plane, as shown in FIG. 2, to provide a niche to aid the first player in taking the desired position. The rear horizontal support rod (4) can be straight, or the mid-section can be elevated in the vertical plane to provide a niche to aid the second player in taking the desired position. The first (5A) and second (5B) side horizontal support rods are adjustable so that the front-to rear length of the device can be adjusted, as desired according to the sizes and ages of the players and the training objectives.
FIG. 2 also shows the four angular couplings removably joining the vertical and horizontal support rods, in the desired angular positions. The first (6A) and second (6B) front angular couplings join the front vertical support rod (3) to the first (2A) and second (2B) front vertical support rods, and the first (6C) and second (6D) rear angular couplings join the rear horizontal support rod (4) to the first (2C) and second (6D) rear vertical support rods. The vertical and horizontal support rods can be readily removed from the angular couplings, so that the device can be disassembled for portability. The lower ends of the vertical support rods can be fitted with protective caps (10), to protect the lower ends from abrasion and soiling by the playing surface.
FIG. 3 shows the top of the framework including front (3) and rear (4) horizontal supports, first (5A) and second (5B) side horizontal supports, first (6A) and second (6B) front angular couplings and first (6C) and second (6D) rear angular couplings. The front horizontal support (3) can be straight, or the mid-section can be recessed in the horizontal plane, as shown in FIG. 3, to provide a niche to aid the center in taking the desired position.
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the framework showing the first (2A) and second (2B) front vertical supports, first (2C) and second (2D) rear vertical supports, front horizontal support (3) and rear horizontal support (4). The rear horizontal support (4) can be straight, or the mid-section can be elevated in the vertical plane, as shown in FIG. 4, to provide a niche to aid the second player in taking the desired position.
FIG. 5 shows, in its extended form, the open mesh net cover (6), designed to cover the top and side openings of the framework. The net cover (6) is designed to rest on and be supported by the horizontal supports. The central section of the cover is a top panel, designed to cover the top of the framework, and the first (6A) and second (6B) side panels are designed to extend downward essentially to the playing surface.
The device, shown in FIG. 1, includes top and side openings covered by the net cover. The net cover provides immediate feedback to players, coaches and trainers if the pass by the center is so inaccurate as to strike the net cover. The rear opening, framed by the rear vertical supports (2C and 2D) and the rear horizontal support (4), provides a general target area, in which the second player is positioned, with a specific target provided by the hands of the second player.
Optionally, the open mesh net cover can be designed having the three panels, the top and two side panels, separate and removably joined to permit disassembly for portability.
The open mesh net cover is attached to the framework by removable means, to provide essentially complete coverage of the top and side openings, so that a football pass directed to any part of the top or side openings will be deflected. The attachments of the open mesh net cover to the framework can be removed, so that the device can be disassembled to provide for portability.
The vertical and horizontal support rods are rigid and may be of metal or of high-impact plastic.
The angular couplings may be of molded or formed high-impact plastic, or of metal.
The open mesh net cover may be of Nylon�, other flexible elastomeric polymer material, or any strong and flexible material.
The vertical and side horizontal supports may be adjustable in length, adjustments being by means of snap buttons and holes; threaded ring clamps, or other conventional means.
Removable attachments of the cover to the framework may be by means of hook and loop fabric; flexible ties or other conventional means.
The protective caps for the lower ends of the vertical supports may be of rubber or any resilient elastomeric material.
In operation the training device is positioned by the user at a desired location on a playing surface, the player in the role of center grasps a football and takes a position near the midway point of the front opening of the device, facing away from the training device, and holding the football on the playing surface. A second player takes a position near the midway point of the rear opening of the device, facing towards the training device. At a signal from the second player or a coach, the center passes the football through the device, from the front to the back of the device, towards the second player who is positioned near the rear of the device, and who may catch the football. The second player or coach may assess the accuracy, force and trajectory of the football, in regard to accepted criteria in the field. In the event that the passed football strikes the open mesh net or the framework, the player engaged in training for the role of center would receive effective feedback regarding the lack of accuracy of the pass, and the football would remain near the device, reducing the need to retrieve the football from a greater distance.
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It's called baby fat! Bec Judd proudly shows off her newborn son Tom as she playfully tells her fans to 'check out' the two month old's 'arm rolls'
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9781402722608: Funny Cartooning for Kids - AbeBooks - Mike Artell: 1402722605
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Other guides to cartooning only help kids draw—this one also shows them how to think funny! That’s because a good cartoon always makes the reader smile...and that requires a clever idea and an understanding of what elements make a picture witty. Cartoon master Mike Artell presents an entertaining lesson, with plenty of laugh-out-loud images to demonstrate his every point. As children try out a series of imaginative exercises, they’ll learn why exaggeration adds humor, why simplifying details makes a character “cartoony,” and why doing the opposite of what’s expected can be so effective, and why having animals do “human” things is so amusing. Best of all, there really are no hard and fast rules—so budding cartoonists can have fun getting creative.
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Meet the Money Whisperer to the Super-Rich N.B.A. Elite - The New York Times
Business|Meet the Money Whisperer to the Super-Rich N.B.A. Elite
Who’s the guy Klay Thompson and other N.B.A. stars trust to manage their wealth? One who knows how to rebound with $8,000 stuffed into his underwear.
Every day of Joe McLean’s job, as the premier wealth manager of the N.B.A. elite, requires him to make the kind of purchases that most of us make only once or twice in a lifetime. He bought 25 cars on behalf of his clients last year, and he probably sold nearly as many. He closed on four houses in February alone. You wouldn’t believe how many pool tables he’s bought, let alone how many pools.
Managing basketball players’ money is not the same thing as managing their wealth. It’s Mr. McLean’s job to protect his clients’ assets no matter what form they take. Their cars need customizing. Their houses need renovating. Their private bowling alleys need polishing. Their koi ponds — filled with 30 creatures, each worth around $5,000 — need a specific kind of emergency netting installed when the team is on the road and there’s a hurricane bearing down.
That particular fish-lover was Hassan Whiteside, the Miami Heat’s quirky 7-foot center, who also owns about a dozen custom indoor fish tanks. “He’s named every single fish in his ponds,” Mr. McLean said. “He calls them his Little OGs. He speaks to them. He talks about them every day.”
This is not to say Mr. McLean’s clients are profligate. To retain his services, each player must agree to put aside at least 60 percent of every dollar he earns, with the rate climbing to 80 percent if he’s fortunate enough to land a long-term deal. Or they’re gone. Mr. McLean has fired two clients for ignoring the policy. He hates it, because “in my mind it means I’m giving up on them,” he said. “But they didn’t buy into it.”
Joe McLean came within an eyelash of making an N.B.A. roster. He left sports for a decade — and then discovered a way back.Credit...Winni Wintermeyer for The New York Times
As Mr. McLean described his business one evening in March, over crab cakes at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C., you could see why some of the country’s best-paid athletes have entrusted him with their money. At 45, he radiated steadiness and precision. Black rectangular reading glasses elegantly set off his pale complexion and top-to-bottom verticality: tall body (6-foot-6), tall nose, tall forehead. His slender blue J.Hilburn suit didn’t bunch in the places that even well-tailored suits tend to bunch. His tie formed a knot that can only be described as spectacular. Everything about him communicated the sense that he’s got this covered.
This off-season, at least three of Mr. McLean’s clients are likely to sign mega-contracts in the range of $200 million. One of them, Klay Thompson, whose Golden State Warriors are currently trying for their third straight N.B.A. title, is just 29 and single, but he has worked out with Mr. McLean a plan to provide for his future family for a century.
At the Ritz, Mr. McLean was waiting for another pending free agent to arrive on the Orlando Magic team bus. Nikola Vucevic was having a transformational season, from second-tier center into all-star, which meant that he was also about to transform from rich to filthy rich. But Mr. Vucevic’s monster payday was four months away, and Mr. McLean wanted to talk to him about buying a special kind of insurance, in case of injury. “Some guys do it, some guys don’t,” Mr. McLean said. “Part of my job is to give them all the information.”
In the coming weeks, he would have a similar conversation with Mr. Thompson, whose situation is simple: If the Warriors offer him a five-year maximum contract, which could be worth up to $190 million, he’s staying put. And if they don’t? Will he shop around? “He shouldn’t have to,” Mr. McLean said, grinning. “If he has to, he will. But hopefully he doesn’t have to.” (The Warriors have given every indication that they plan to keep Mr. Thompson.)
Mr. Gordon, 23, is unusually self-aware for a rich young athlete, and he knew it was exactly what he needed to hear. “Joe helps me pump the brakes,” he said over the phone in April, the night before Orlando’s first playoff game in more than a decade. “I like the idea of instant gratification. I want to hit home runs every single time. Joe’s been dealing with money for a long time, and he understands it’s not about home runs, you know, it’s about the singles, it’s about the doubles. Longevity.”
“Say I need golf clubs — like, custom golf clubs,” Mr. Gordon continued. “He knows exactly where to go, who to get it from. Or say I need my car shipped across the country. He does that. He’s just a do-it-all guy. He has so many resources. And he connects you with the right people so you don’t get, basically, played.”
Mr. McLean earns players’ trust in part by doing the work — sourcing the golf clubs, buying the koi nets — almost entirely himself. His company, Intersect Capital, manages contracts worth $1.7 billion for about 50 athletes, and it could add another billion in value this summer alone. And yet his firm, which is in San Ramon, Calif., employs only 10 other people, because the white-glove treatment is the whole point.
“One hundred percent, all in,” Mr. McLean said, “for any aspect of their lives, 24/7.”
Then he stuffed $8,000 into his underwear
Mr. McLean likes to say he got his first lesson in wealth management in 1997, at age 22, before a game in a small gym outside Barcelona. After playing college ball for Arizona and then a semipro stint in North Dakota, he’d signed with a Spanish team. But two months into his contract, he still hadn’t been paid.
A few hours before tipoff, Mr. McLean and an American teammate decided to refuse to suit up until they got what they were owed, which was about $16,000 each. “I don’t think the coach had noticed until the team took to the floor during layup lines, and we’re still sitting there in jeans,” Mr. McLean recalled.
Once they explained — “No pay, no play” — the coach stormed off and fetched the general manager. Then he stormed off to fetch the owner, who stormed some more and then relented. Twenty minutes later, Mr. McLean said, a lackey appeared with “literally a brown bag stuffed with cash.”
Now he and his teammate had a new problem: $32,000 and nowhere to stash it. An American backpacker whom they’d recently befriended happened to be in the crowd, and so they offered him $500 to guard half of the money during the game.
“We put him right next to the scorers table,” Mr. McLean said, “and I told him, ‘I barely know you. I swear to God, if you even get up to go to the bathroom, I will run off this floor and chase you down.’”
Then they stuffed $8,000 into their underwear and hit the floor. “We actually both had really good games,” Mr. McLean said.
At another stop in Cyprus, spectators registered their displeasure by heating coins with cigarette lighters and flicking them at players on the bench. “Very passionate fans,” Mr. McLean said, dryly. More than once, he was hit on the shoulder with scalding currency. He made a final run at making an N.B.A. squad, and survived all the way through training camp with the 1998 Sacramento Kings. But when he showed up to catch the bus to the airport for the season opener, he was met by the head coach.
“He looked me in the eyes and then just put his head down,” Mr. McLean said. The Kings had replaced him. “And that’s the closest I ever got to making it.” A few steps from the team bus. “It was brutal. Just brutal.”
Bitterness consumed Mr. McLean for a while, and he left sports for a decade to focus on mastering a new career in finance. He began managing the assets of normal, unable-to-dunk people, but before long, some of his old Arizona teammates enlisted his help. They knew he was good with money, and they knew he could be trusted with theirs. And because he was a former athlete, one who’d come within an eyelash of the N.B.A. himself, he knew what made them tick.
Mr. McLean understood that athletes, the special ones anyway, are goal-oriented. They want to be pushed, they want to be coached. It started to dawn on him that this was his path, at long last, back to the N.B.A.
$5,000 a week to cut grass
The top stars in every American pro sport make gobs of money. Mr. McLean also has clients in the N.F.L. (Jameis Winston, Whitney Mercilus), Major League Baseball (Nolan Arenado, Dexter Fowler) and the P.G.A. (Sergio Garcia), but the gobs are the biggest in the N.B.A. The league-average player salary is nearly $10 million, compared with about $3 million in the N.F.L. James Harden, the N.B.A.’s best-paid player, will make nearly $50 million in the 2022-23 season.
All those riches attract opportunists, and some outright crooks. “The guys are much smarter now,” Mr. McLean said. But players still get conned. Recently, the Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball sued a family friend, accusing him of siphoning $1.5 million from an apparel company Mr. Ball’s father had started. Far more common is garden-variety exploitation — overcharging, skimming off the top, dumb deals done in good faith.
“The first couple people that came to the property were sending these invoices trying to charge $4,000 to $5,000 a week to cut grass and do some power washing,” Mr. McLean said. Mr. Gordon has a big house, but not that big — it should have cost around $500. “So I’ve got to go back to Orlando and get people that we trust on the property. I’ve got to speak to everyone that goes near it, because they’re all signing N.D.A.s.”
“The power of paying the bills,” he added, “is seeing when someone’s trying to exploit them.”
For some players, it’s not crooks they need protection from — it’s their own teams. In the 2017 postseason, Boston’s Isaiah Thomas earned near-folkloric status across Celtics Nation by playing through an injury and the sudden death of his little sister. But grinding it out made the injury worse, and Mr. Thomas underwent major surgery. Suddenly, instead of going into a contract year healthy and likely to fetch $100 million, Mr. Thomas was an undersized 30-year-old with a bum hip. Boston traded him, and he’s now making the league veterans’ minimum.
Even in the “business is business” world of sports it was staggeringly callous, and the wounds are still raw, including for Mr. McLean. Mr. Thomas is one of his oldest clients. “It’s not done,” Mr. McLean said at one point, although it was unclear if he was referring to the possibility of litigation against the Celtics or the karmic boomerang that Boston has experienced since the trade. (He declined to elaborate.)
Mr. Thomas is now trying to rebuild his career with the Denver Nuggets, his fourth team in three seasons, and there’s a good chance he’ll be on the move again this summer. Mr. McLean will handle all the logistics — the next house in the next city, new schools for the kids — so his client can focus on basketball.
“The last six or seven years, I’ve been through so much,” Mr. Thomas said, speaking by phone in April before a playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs. “And Joe’s been right by my side. Whether he has to tell me, ‘O.K., this month you spent too much, we gotta calm down these next few months’ — I trust him that much.”
Mr. Thomas was the very last player selected in the 2011 draft. He is listed at 5-foot-9, making him one of the shortest players in the N.B.A. “It’s like, ‘This is just how it’s always been.’ We’ve hit lows and we’ve hit highs, but we’ve hit them together. I think that’s where the trust lies, because it’s bigger than my finances.”
‘Cars.’ ‘Cars.’ ‘Cars.’
About an hour into dinner at the Ritz, Mr. McLean’s phone lit up with a text from the Magic’s Mr. Vucevic. Fifteen minutes away. While we waited, Mr. McLean pulled out a notebook and opened it to a list he’d pulled together of everything his job had required over the previous two weeks.
To do all this, Mr. McLean charges clients an administrative fee, plus a percentage of their assets invested with his firm: 1 percent on the first $5 million, and less for larger amounts.
“I’m a man of balance,” Mr. Gordon said. “So one car is really fancy — a Rolls-Royce. And then just to balance it out and put Joe’s mind at ease, I went and bought a Tahoe. Very efficient car.”

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Matthew Higham is jailed for life for the murder of his 16-day-old daughter | Daily Mail Online
Father is jailed for life for the ‘evil and horrifying’ murder of his 16-day-old daughter at home while her mother was visiting a sick relative in hospital
Matthew Higham, 23, pleaded guilty to murdering his 16-day-old daughter
He beat her to death in bloodied and 'sustained physical assault' at home
Higham had been looking after girl whilst her mother visited elderly relative
He was jailed for life for the 'evil' murder of Florence Liberty Mae Higham
Published: 10:54 EST, 12 January 2016 | Updated: 03:58 EST, 13 January 2016
A father has been jailed for life for the ‘evil and horrifying’ murder of his 16-day-old daughter after he beat her to death in a ‘brutal and frenzied attack’ while her mother was visiting a sick relative.
Matthew Higham, 23, was sentenced to a minimum term of 25 years after pleading guilty to killing Florence Liberty Mae Higham at their home on the first day of his trial at Preston Crown Court.
Prosecutor Mr Gordon Cole QC said the little girl had received 'extensive injuries' at the hands of her father, consistent with being 'repeatedly punched' or 'repeatedly slammed against a hard surface'.
Murderer: Matthew Higham (left) has been jailed for life for killing Florence Liberty Mae Higham (right) at home
The court was told that Higham carried out the bloodied and 'sustained physical assault' after an argument about money when Florence's mother, Sharon Collins, visited an elderly relative hospital.
Two days prior to Florence's death, the court heard, social services had paid a visit and were to reduce the level of association with the family due to a 'decreased level of concern'.
Following the attack, Higham - who still claims that he cannot remember carrying out the killing - attempted to clean the bloodied house before emergency services arrived.
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The little girl was taken to Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport but was pronounced dead at 8.38pm on July 29 2015.
Blood-stained clothes were found in the dustbin and, following a two day investigation, it was claimed Higham had moved his daughter around the house as she continued to bleed.
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Kerr said that the 'evil done' in the 'brutal and frenzied attack' was greater than in other cases he had considered.
He added: 'You battered her to death, her injuries were horrifying.
'It was a crime of such unspeakable violence it is difficult to understand how any human being could do such a thing.'
Higham (left) had told police how Florence (right with her mother Sharon Collins) began to bleed as he fed her, before stopping breathing. Miss Collins was visiting an elderly relative in hospital when her baby was killed
The court heard that Higham had made an attempt to clean the house before emergency services arrived
Mr Cole said that Higham, who suffers from ADHD and bipolar disorder, told paramedics Florence was 'bleeding out of her nose, mouth and ears' but denied that she had sustained any trauma whilst with him.
He has maintained that he has no account of what happened or how he caused the injuries, which included multiple skull and rib fractures, facial injuries and bruising, resulting in acute brain damage.
Following his arrest he gave a statement denying his involvement in the death of his 'perfect' baby, adding it had been 'out of the blue'.
A young girl, barely two weeks after her birth, was snatched away from a loving mother, siblings and grandparents by the actions of a man who can only be described as barbaric
Duncan Thorpe, Senior Investigating Officer at Greater Manchester Police
The statement said: 'I'm not responsible for the death of my lovely little girl Florence. She was the light of my eyes. I have not shook her or dropped her.'
During the case, Higham, of Shaw Road South, Shaw Heath, Stockport, Greater Manchester, remained with his head in his hands as Miss Collins sobbed.
Mr Kerr said: 'You say you do not remember doing it. Whether or not that is true, by your plea of guilty to the murder of your baby daughter you have accepted, very late, that you inflicted those injuries on her with the intention of killing her or doing her really serious harm.'
The court was told that the findings of a post-mortem examination, conducted by Dr Naomi Carter at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, were consistent with repeated punches to the face or repeatedly being slammed against a hard surface.
Pathologist Dr Carter said she could not rule out that Florence was also kicked, squeezed or stamped on. Fingertip bruises were also found on the baby girl's arms, legs and chest, indicating she had been 'gripped and pinched with considerable force'.
Mr Kerr added: 'The victim was a baby barely two weeks old, defenceless and completely dependent on you.
On trial: During the case, Higham, of Shaw Road South, Shaw Heath, Stockport, Greater Manchester, remained with his head in his hands at Preston Crown Court (pictured) as Miss Collins sobbed
'You still say you do not remember what happened, but now you accept that you intended to kill or cause really serious harm to Florence. Only this morning did you finally accept that the game was up and that the trial need not proceed.'
Senior Investigating Officer from Greater Manchester Police, Duncan Thorpe, said it was one of the 'most heart-wrenching cases' he had ever encountered.
He said: 'A young girl, barely two weeks after her birth, was snatched away from a loving mother, siblings and grandparents by the actions of a man who can only be described as barbaric.
'It is almost impossible to believe that anyone could subject a tiny baby to such a disgusting attack, let alone her own father.
'Higham is fully deserving of spending the rest of his life in prison.'
Andrew Webb, director of services to people at Stockport Council, said that a multi-agency Serious Case Review would be carried out.
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I’ll second the LX100 as a great small non ILC camera with full photographers controls. The Olympus E-M10 II is almost the same size and a nice interchangeable lens alternative.
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That’s how some chefs and nutritionists feel about seaweed—or “sea vegetables,” as they prefer to call the many varieties of edible plants that grow in the ocean. Chock-full of iodine and other nutrients, they’ve been cultivated for centuries along Asia’s coasts. But they’re only now starting to make inroads in the US. Thanks to their ubiquity in all forms of sushi, varieties such as nori and wakame are starting to make their way into salads and marinades beyond their original Japanese-food ken.
But even if you eat seaweed often, you might not know what kind you’re eating. Sea vegetables’ names are unfamiliar and so is their appearance, especially when they’re dried and packaged on a grocery-store shelf.
To help understand these vegan fruits of the sea, I talked to Larry Knowles, owner of Rising Tide Sea Vegetables in Mendocino, California. One of only a few seaweed producers in the United States, Knowles’s small company sustainably harvests several types of sea vegetables from Pacific waters, so he was the perfect candidate to explain the different varieties.
See our full interview with Knowles here.
Claim to fame: Probably the most ubiquitous seaweed in America, nori is what’s in those paper-like sheets that wrap california rolls and other maki sushi.
You’ve eaten it in: Sushi rolls, or straight from the package as a snack.
Where it grows: All over. But making sheets of sushi nori is a labor-intensive process, and it’s difficult for small, domestic companies to do it efficiently, Knowles said. So the nori sheets you find in the supermarket will almost definitely be imported from China or Japan.
How to use it: If you’re over traditional maki, try this recipe for nori veggie wraps from A House in the Hills. You can also crumble nori on top of rice—or buy a shaker of furikake, a nori-based seasoning that’s all the rage in the Philippines.
Claim to fame: It’s the leafy greens in miso soup.
You’ve eaten it in: Miso soup, seaweed salad.
Where it grows: In the Pacific. But if you buy local on the East Coast, you’ll be getting a slightly different plant known as alaria, AKA Atlantic wakame.
How to use it: Throw it in your miso or try a fancy seaweed salad, such as Yotam Ottolenghi’s version with watermelon (via the Guardian) or a more traditional cucumber-based version from Food & Wine.
Claim to fame: Its nutritional value. The variety of edible kelp includes nutrients such as polysaccharides and iodine.
You’ve eaten it in: Japanese soup stock, or dashi.
Where it grows: True kombu, AKA saccharina japonica, only grows in Asia, but American sea-veggie purveyors on both coasts gather similar varieties of kelp.
How to use it: Due to high levels of glutamic acid—the naturally occurring amino acid MSG is derived from—kombu packs a wallop of umami flavor. If you’ve already mastered a recipe for kombu dashi (like this one at Just One Cookbook), challenge yourself to try chef Jesse Koide’s Tuscan-style beans. According to the Kitchn, the glutamic acid in kombu can tenderize beans and meat.
Claim to fame: Hijiki’s long, black threads look like thick, black hair. As a result, according to old folktales, consumption of hijiki is what gives Japanese people thick, black hair themselves.
Where it grows: Along the Pacific Coast in Asia.
How to use it: Both varieties add flavor to grains and vegetable sautés and go particularly well with carrots. Try this recipe for arame with sautéed carrots, onions, and sesame from Coconut & Quinoa or this one for hijiki with carrots from the Kitchn.
Claim to fame: Its blood-red color makes it stand out from its sea-vegetable brethren.
You’ve eaten it in: Vegan chowder recipes, where it imparts a fishy taste, eliminating the need for actual fish. It’s often eaten raw as a snack in Ireland and Iceland.
Where it grows: The northern coasts of the Atlantic.
How to use it: For starters, try sprinkling it on a salad, as in this simple avocado salad recipe from The Rawtarian.
Claim to fame: One of the most mild-tasting seaweeds, this species’ long, narrow fronds “don’t have a strong fishy taste—they’ve got more of a land-green flavor to them,” Knowles said.
You’ve eaten it in: You haven’t, unless you eat a lot of raw, vegan food and live on the West Coast. This is one of the only seaweeds on this list that’s not common in Asian cuisine. Knowles has heard of sea palm being covered in tomato sauce and eaten like spaghetti.
Where it grows: The West Coast of North America.
How to use it: Try out the recipe for sesame sea palm and cucumber salad, created for Rising Tide Sea Vegetables by raw vegan chef Cherie Soria, founder of the Living Light Culinary Institute.
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Patent US4417266 - Power and ground plane structure for chip carrier - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA chip carrier having a plurality of leads thereon for external interconnection with preferably only one of the leads utilized to provide a source of power to the chip and preferably a single lead utilized as a ground connection. The power and ground leads are connected in a bus structure around the...http://www.google.com/patents/US4417266?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4417266 - Power and ground plane structure for chip carrierAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS4417266 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/293,052Publication dateNov 22, 1983Filing dateAug 14, 1981Priority dateAug 14, 1981Fee statusLapsedPublication number06293052, 293052, US 4417266 A, US 4417266A, US-A-4417266, US4417266 A, US4417266AInventorsDimitry G. GrabbeOriginal AssigneeAmp IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (2), Referenced by (148), Classifications (22), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPower and ground plane structure for chip carrierUS 4417266 AAbstract A chip carrier having a plurality of leads thereon for external interconnection with preferably only one of the leads utilized to provide a source of power to the chip and preferably a single lead utilized as a ground connection. The power and ground leads are connected in a bus structure around the chip at the center of the chip carrier with the chip being secured to the chip carrier with the bus structure over a thermal pad formed within the bus structure. A decoupling capacitor is located in close proximity to the chip on the substrate to assure low reaction due to switching.
What is claimed is: 1. A system for carrying semiconductor chips and the like comprising:(a) an electrically insulating ceramic substrate, (b) a copper electrical conductor pattern having a copper oxide surface adjacent said substrate and fused to said substrate, said conductor pattern extending to plural locations at the edges of said substrate, (c) an electrically and thermally conductive pad at the center of said substrate for receiving a semiconductor chip thereon, (d) a first electrically conductive pattern on said substrate surrounding said pad and connected to a lead of said conductor pattern, and (e) a second electrically conductive pattern on said substrate surrounding said pad within said first conductive pattern and connected to a lead of said conductor pattern. 2. A system as set forth in claim 1 further including means connecting said pad to said conductor pattern.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION By using solid copper leads, the resistance is substantially reduced and it is possible to form a bus structure on a ceramic substrate with the chip in the center allowing the chip with its multiple power connections to be bonded directly to the bus structure. The copper lead frame is secured to the ceramic substrate by oxidizing one surface of the lead frame to form copper oxide and then forming a bond of the copper oxide and ceramic by the procedure described in the U.S. Pat. Nos. of Burgess et al. (3,744,120), Babcock et al. (3,766,634), Burgess et al. (3,854,892), Burgess et al. (3,911,553), Cusano et al. (3,994,430) and Cusano et al. (4,129,243).
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The FIGURE is a top view of a chip carrier having a lead structure in accordance with the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the FIGURE, there is shown a semiconductor chip carrier 1 of standard construction. Such chip carriers are usually formed from aluminlum oxide, beryllium oxide, or other similar electrically insulating ceramic types of material. A copper lead pattern 3 is formed on the chip carrier 1 as described hereinbelow, the leads 5 and 9 of the lead array being utilized to provide power and a source of ground potential respectively from an external source to the semiconductor chip as will be described hereinbelow. The lead 5 includes a portion 7 which is coupled to a lead portion 15 which surrounds the area in which a semiconductor chip (not shown) will be disposed on the substrate. A lead portion 17 is connected to the lead 9 through the lead portion 11. It can therefore be seen that the power lead 15 surrounds the ground lead 17 around the center portion of the chip carrier over which the semiconductor chip will be mounted in a manner to be described hereinbelow.
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English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators: Else V. Hamayan, Rebecca D. Freeman: 9780972750769: Amazon.com: Books
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