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Letter From the editor
12 News
Beer lobby gives $10,000 to no on 19...
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L.A. City Attorney Again Enforcing Pot Shop OrdinanceCity Attorney sent out 46 letters to property owners
The Los Angeles City Attorney sent out 46 letters to property ownersThursday, warning them that they aresuspected of operating illegal medical marijuana dispensaries and mustcease-and-desist or face criminal sanctions, a City Attorney spokesman toldthe Weekly Friday.
The City Attorney's office, which is in litigation over the pot shop ordinancethat took effect in June, had previously told the Weekly that it was giving theout-of-compliance pot shops a reprieve until the litigationwas settled. And so the infamous KFC pot shop boldly re-opened.
Perhaps responding to the awkward political atmospherics -- are we enforcingthe ordinance or not? -- City Attorney Carmen Trutanich seems to have reversed fields and is going aftershops deemed out-of-compliance.
The City Attorney is still holding off on shutting down about 130 shops in litigation. The ordinance, it was believed at the time, would shut down all but those 130 or so of the 580 thought to be in existence in June.The 130, it was believed, would be eligible for final approval because they set up shop before a 2007 mora-torium on new shops.
But of the 130, just 41 met all the conditions of the ordinance to move on to final approval, according to theCity Clerk. Conditions included having the same owner and management since opening; having stayed inthe same location unless forced to move by the credible threat of DEA action; andpassing a criminal background check.
The City Attorney is waiting to shut down those out-of-compliance shops until receiving a ruling from JudgeAnthony J. Mohr that the ordinance is constitutional. The judge will hear oral arguments Tuesday. Even if theordinance is ruled legal, the fight won't be over. Mohr gave the shops 45 days to make a case that they arein compliance with the ordinance and were wrongly denied approval by the City Clerk.
A separate set of shops, closed in June, is also suing over the constitutionality of the ordinance. Mohr's ruling on the constitutionality of the ordinance will apply to those cases, as well.
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/marijuana/la-city-attorney-pot-shops/
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So perhaps the beer distributors see legal pot asa threat to their buzzy business model and fearlegally stoned Californians would spend lessmoney on beer.
Rhonda Stevenson, director of public affairs forthe California Beer & Beverage Distributors, saidthe group's opposition comes from concernsabout public and worker safety. She relied on talk-ing points from the California Chamber of Com-merce stating that if Prop. 19 passes, employerswould have no ability to monitor or regulate potconsumption of employees, thereby creating thedanger of stoned truck drivers and sales peopleon the roads, and stoned forklift drivers in thewarehouses.
Stevenson said with some certainty that Prop. 19specifically says employers can't test workers forpot. It says no such thing, though the CaliforniaChamber has made the case that some slipperywording in the initiative amounts to the samething. Let's turn to The Huffington Post for moreon this controversy:
A political action committee of the California Beer & Bev-erage Distributors recently gave $10,000 to the campaignto defeat Proposition 19, the November ballot initiative thatwould legalize pot and its cultivation and distribution.
Hmmm....What could be going on here?
Perhaps we should call it: Sobriety for thee, but not for me.
Big business interests have long used the political processto block competition. Here in L.A., a coalition of brick-and-mortar restaurants is lobbying for new regulations on foodtrucks, which, in the view of the restaurants, would levelthe playing field with the trucks and their cheaper coststructure.
The alcohol industry is itself heavily regulated and pres-ents high barriers to new entrants. Ever notice how youcan't buy a bottle of Absolut or case of Bud from the com-panies' Web sites? Why not? Because the government --heavily lobbied by the deep-pocketed distributors and re-tailers -- won't let you. (Add: To be fair, there's a solid policyrationale for the added layer of regulation here: Alcoholisn't your average consumer product, and a heavy regula-tory hand is certainly justifiable.) Anyway, you can't buy acase of Bud, but you can buy this fantastic "Grass CanCoozie Six Pack," however.)
(Prop. 19 advocates) point to the state Legisla-tive Analyst's Office's determination that em-ployers would "retain existing rights to addressconsumption of marijuana that impairs an em-ployee's job performance."
Mainly at issue is a section of the propositionthat says no one can "be denied any right orprivilege" because they engaged in legal con-duct permitted by the act, such as smoking pot.
The section continues: "The existing right of anemployer to address consumption that actuallyimpairs job performance by an employee shallnot be affected."
The chamber claims the proposition would cre-ate a new, ill-defined standard of "actual impair-ment" that would prevent employers fromdisciplining workers simply for consuming mar-ijuana. Instead, according to the chamber'sanalysis, employers would have to prove thatpot impaired an employee's job performance.
,Beer Lobby Gives $10,000 To 'No' On Proposition 19 Pot Legalization
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For example, if a forklift driver showed up reeking ofmarijuana smoke, an employer could not take discipli-nary action until it could be proven that the employee'sjob performance was 'actually impaired' by the mari-juana use (for example, after an accident occurred),"the chamber wrote.
The Proposition 19 campaign said in a statementThursday that employers under the law would still beable to prohibit and punish employees for marijuanaconsumption that impairs job performance just as theywould for alcohol.
This is a big one. You can't be punished or denied priv-ileges based on pot smoking. The only exception isemployers preventing you from smoking pot on the job.Note the "actually impairs job performance" language.This is the loophole through which some attorney isgoing to drive a big truck delivering us freedom fromworkplace pee testing for cannabis. Pee test metabo-lites do not prove workplace impairment.
Referring to the workplace provisions, Belville writes:
Stevenson said the beer distributors are also opposedto Prop. 19 on the grounds that it doesn't create an ef-fective regulatory regime for the newly legalized drug.She notes that when Prohibition was repealed, therewere already in the works solid state mechanisms forcreating an effective regulatory structure.
Prop. 19, on the other hand, leaves regulation and taxa-tion in the hands of local governments. "They're allowingsome 500 different authorities. It's unenforceable andwould probably be very confusing to distributors."
On this point, Stevenson is on much safer ground: Itwould appear that Prop. 19's passage could create reg-ulatory chaos.
Stevenson said the beer distributors don't have a posi-tion on pot legalization per se and emphasized the groupis not opposed to Prop. 19 on the grounds of marijuana'sstatus as a competitive product.
That's an expected answer, the veracity of which weleave to you, reader.
Update: Email from Tom McCormick, of the craftbrewers group, to The Informer:
Some California craft brewers have been receivinginquiries from beer enthusiasts regarding their rolein the California Beer and Beverage Distributors(CBBD) opposition to Prop. 19.
Quite simply- there is none. The CBBD is the tradeassociation representing beer distributors in Califor-nia. The members of the CBBD are independentbeverage distributors and are not directly associ-ated with craft brewers. Many craft brewers contractwith beer distributors to deliver their products to re-tailers, but the CBBD does not represent in any waythe political interests of the craft brewing communityorindividual breweries.
The craft brewers of California are represented bythe California Small Brewers Association (CSBA).The CSBA does not take a stance on non-industryrelated issues and has no stated position on Prop.19. Additionally, the CSBA is strictly a grass rootsorganization. We do not contribute PAC money toany initiative or make campaign contributions to anycandidates.
,By J. Patrick Coolica, L.A. Weekly
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If you're not keen on tree-based paper, or even re-cycled paper made from trees, there's plenty of al-ternatives starting to appear on the market - but you'llstill need to hunt around.
Approximately one out of every three trees harvestedtoday ends up as pulp for paper products and unfor-tunately trees from old growth forests are still oftenfelled to meet the demand.
According to Rainforest Web, the United States hasunder five percent of the world's population, yet con-sumes more than thirty percent of the world's paper.
It's encouraging that more plantation timber is beingused for paper products and more paper is being re-cycled; but perhaps the way of the future is totallytree-free paper and blends - from other forms ofwaste and made from plants that grow incredibly fast,thrive in poor conditions and allow for a more re-source friendly and less energy intensive method ofpaper production.
A while back I wrote about kenaf as a treeless papersolution. Kenaf is a type of hibiscus, originating inAfrica; but there are many other alternative too.While tree-free paper isn't yet a mainstream productgenerally available from stationers; here's a few op-tions you may want to search around for:Bagasse - the pulp that remains after extracting juicefrom sugar cane.
Mango - Mango paper is usually from Thailand. It ismade from kozo (paper mulberry) and mango leaf.
Banana - Made from waste bark of banana treewhich is cut after the bananas have been ripened.
Cotton - Can be made from old cotton rags, clothingand general cotton waste
Jute - you've probably seen jute twine; usuallybrownish in color and quite coarse. It can also bemade into high-quality writing and specialty papers
Elephant poop - yes, you read it right, poop - but it'sbacteria free and odor free :).
Hemp - Did you know that Benjamin Franklin wasthe owner of a mill that made hemp paper and thatThomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Inde-pendence on paper made of hemp? Hemp hassomewhat of a undeserved general reputation; butindustrial hemp is an incredibly useful plant.
Straw - as straw fibers are very similar to woodfibers, it makes an excellent paper. Oddly enough,the USA was once the largest producer of straw forpaper making; but the industry no longer exists.
Tamarind - contain petals and leaves from tamarindtree
Coconut - the husks of coconuts were usually dis-carded, but the fiber is now being used to createpaper with a thick texture
A great resource for learning more about tree-freeand hand made paper is The Earth Paper - I noticedthat the site even had information on paper madefrom abandoned birds nests!
As mentioned, finding tree-free paper outside ofcountries like India and China isn't the easiest task.You'll need to hunt around online for supplies in theUSA, Canada, Australia and Europe - but somethingwe can all do is ask our stationers about stockingtreeless paper; as where there's demand, supply willfollow.
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What is the UNICEF Tap Project?In 2007, the UNICEF Tap Project was born in New York City based on a simple concept: restaurants would ask their patrons to donate $1 or more for thetap water they usually enjoy for free, and all fundsraised would support UNICEF’s efforts to bring cleanand accessible water to millions of children around theworld.
Growing from just 300 New York City restaurants in2007 to thousands across the country today, theUNICEF Tap Project has quickly become a powerfulnational movement.
During World Water Week, March 20-26, 2011, theUNICEF Tap Project will once again raise awarenessof the world water crisis and vital funds to help the millions of children it impacts daily. All funds raised support UNICEF's water, sanitation and hygiene pro-grams, and the effort to bring clean and accessible water to millions of children around the world.
UNICEF’s RoleUNICEF has saved more children’s lives than anyother humanitarian organization, and UNICEF is com-mitted to doing whatever it takes to achieve the goal of reaching the day when ZERO children die of pre- ventable causes. Currently, UNICEF provides access to safe water and sanitation facilities while promotingsafe hygiene practices in more than 100 countries.
In alignment with the United Nations Millennium Devel-opment Goals, UNICEF is working with its partners to reduce the number of people without access to safewater and basic sanitation by 50% by 2015, which willalso save children at risk from waterborne illnesses,the second highest cause of preventable childhooddeaths.
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Prop. 19 - End Marijuana Prohibition, vote yes...By Debra J. Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
"In almost every respect imaginable, Prohibition was a failure," former New York Times public editor DanielOkrent concluded at the close of his new book, "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition." "It encouragedcriminality and institutionalized hypocrisy. It deprived the government of revenue, stripped the gears of thepolitical system, and proposed profound limitations on individual rights."
America's laws against marijuana have had similar effect. About 40 percent of Americans have tried theweed. In March, the Partnership for a Drug Free America reported that 38 percent of ninth- through 12th-graders studied in 2009 reported consuming marijuana in the past month.
The last three presidents opposed legalizing marijuana, even though President Obama says he smoked mar-ijuana, George W. Bush hinted that he did and Bill Clinton said he did not inhale. Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger inhaled on camera - and the most he'll say now is that it is "time for a debate" on Proposition 19, theNovember ballot measure that would legalize marijuana under state (but not federal) law.
In 2005, Harvard economist Jeffrey A. Miron looked at the cost of marijuana prohibition. He estimated that legalizing and taxing marijuana would yield $6.2 billion in annual tax revenue nationally - assuming that governments levied taxes comparable to alcohol and tobacco taxes. In addition, the federal governmentwould save $2.4 billion, while state and local governments would save $5.3 billion on enforcement.
Miron has argued that usage rates would not necessarily rise if marijuana is legal. I think usage will go up;even proponents admit that Prop. 19's passage probably would lower the cost. There is no way to sugarcoatthe possibility that, despite bill language that legalizes possession only for adults 21 years old or older, someteens may find it easier to get pot. And that is not a good thing.
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On the other hand, it's not as if prohibition has put a dent in teen usage. The same survey that found thatfound 38 percent of high school students had used marijuana found that 39 percent consumed alcohol in thepast month.
Okrent believes that legalizing and regulating marijuana could make it harder for young teens to get. The repeal of Prohibition - with closing hours, age limits and government's ability to shutter violators - "made itharder, not easier, to get a drink."
Pleasant Hill Police Chief Pete Dunbar told The Chronicle Editorial Board that the violence associated with themarijuana trade makes it "the most dangerous drug" of all. Hence his opposition to Prop. 19.
But the group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition includes a growing number of former cops and prosecu-tors who support Prop. 19 because they want to starve criminal enterprises.
Stephen Downing, a former Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief, likened drug gangs to a starfish - cut off one limb, and they grow another. "If you take away 60 percent of the cartels' traffic, it will have a realimpact on their profits," Downing told me.
"California's No. 1 cash crop is marijuana," he added. California growers, under regulation and paying taxes,could squeeze Mexican cartels out of the trade.
Downing told me he sees it as his "patriotic duty" to fight for Prop. 19.
Dunbar called the measure "too loosey-goosey." Prop. 19 leaves it to local governments to decide if they wantto regulate and tax the production and sale of marijuana - and that means different laws for different locales.
But as attorney James Wheaton, who wrote the measure, explained, "Oakland is going to have completely different issues than Humboldt County." Communities that want to ban the sale of marijuana will be free to do so.
When I was younger, I knew kids who started using drugs and never reached their full potential.
Today, I have a lot of successful friends who used marijuana when they were younger, are glad they neverwere arrested, but say they will vote against Prop. 19 because they don't want to send the wrong message. In part, I think, they want the government to do their parenting for them. But it's wrong to criminalize behavior -possession of up to an ounce of (nonmedical) marijuana remains a misdemeanor in California - to send a message. You criminalize behavior that threatens public safety. While marijuana use can threaten publicsafety, in every way, laws against marijuana enrich criminal cartels.
What is the benefit? To decrease the chance of kids using drugs - by what, 1 percent? - the public for yearshas backed laws that fuel criminal practices.
Two years before repeal of Prohibition, smart people were convinced that Prohibition would never be over-turned. Its author proclaimed that there was as much chance of re-pealing the 18th Amendment as there was for a hummingbird to fly toMars "with the Washington Monument tied to its tail."
Okrent told me he didn't know he was for Prop. 19 until he started pro-moting his book. "People are going to consume this stuff," he told me.
It's just that simple. That's why the law doesn't work.
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How to Go Green: Halloweenby PlanetGreen.com
Once a Celtic celebration of the harvest and a new season, Halloween is now a little less spiritual and a lotmore commercial; total up candy sales, costume shopping, and decorations, and it's an industry worth al-most $6 billion a year. With that kind of consumption comes a hefty carbon footprint and an environmentalimpact that lasts long after you've see the last of those fun-size Snickers bars.
Luckily, the basics of Halloween—spooky tales, playing dress-up, things that go bump in the night—don't re-quire massive quantities of cash or a wasteful amount of resources as long as you're willing to think aheadand let your imagination run wild. Making your own costume will put a huge dent in the consumerism of theholiday (and earn you more than a few impressed glances at the office party)—and we'd bet you'll find thematerials right in front of you, if you just look around. Simple makeup designs and hairstyles created withnatural products can give your look extra impact, and your home gets a makeover of its own with biodegrad-able decorations from the local farmers' market (plus you're still celebrating the harvest!). As for the sweeterside of Halloween, indulge your sugar habit with Fair Trade and organic chocolate, lollipops, jellybeans, andcandy bars.
An at-home Halloween party will let you save energy if you live in a spread-out neighborhood where trick-or-treating would require a car: dim the lights, set out some soy candles, and get the younger set bobbing forapples, making crafts from recycled paper, and telling their favorite ghost stories. Whichever green optionsyou and your family take advantage of, you'll feel better on November 1 knowing you helped combat theholiday's terrifying eco-damage—just in time for Christmas.
What's really in that plastic Halloween costume? Where can you find organic Halloween candy? What's re-verse trick-or-treating? We've got the answers and lots more questions about Halloween in our quiz: Do YouCelebrate a High Impact Halloween? Click on over to get started and learn tons of great green knowledgealong the way.
Top Green Halloween Tips
1. Skip the plastic costumesIf you're trying to be the most realistic pirate, superhero, or, um, mustard bottle at this year's bash, then acheap, store-bought costume is the way to go?though the hidden dangers and environmental impact shouldoutweigh even the most enthusiastic compliments from other party-goers. Watch out for the soft vinyl—simi-lar to shower curtain material—in many mass-produced costumes: that's likely polyvinyl chloride (PVC),which releases dangerous chemicals. Not exactly something you want covering your face (or your child's)—plus, it can't be recycled.
2. Get creative at homeSo what to do instead? With a little planning and creativity, even the least handy DIYers can put together acostume with items they have at home?—try stringing old ping pong balls for Wilma Flintstone's classicnecklace, or bending old wire hangers into butterfly wings. Scour your closets (and your friends', and neigh-bors', and local thrift stores) for flashback fashions you can pair up, trim down, sew together, or dye (natu-rally, of course).
3. Face factsYou just won't look like Marilyn Monroe without red lipstick, or turn into a zombie prom queen without plentyof eyeshadow. But do choose organic, natural makeup for your transformation, and avoid the mercury, ptha-lates, parabens, and fragrances that come standard in most big-name brands. You can make your own, findan organic retailer, or special-order vegan makeup for exactly the right shade. The same goes for hair dye—eco-friendly brands let you rest easy when you see it all going down the drain (aka, back into the water sup-ply), but don't underestimate old-fashioned techniques, like a handful of baby powder for a junior AlbertEinstein. Check out our guide for How to Go Green: Women's Personal Care, for more makeup details.
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5 Choose a kid-friendly carryallWhen it comes to hauling all those treasures home, reusable canvas bags get the win over plastic or paperfor safety and environmental reasons. Buy your own blank bags and let the little ones decorate them with on-toxic paint—they're sure to be an annual highlight—or browse craft stores and online retailers for seasonalofferings that sport witches, ghosts, and goblins galore. Then keep your kids visible to passing cars with bat-tery-free flashlights.
6 Set the moodThe soft flickering of traditional candles gives Halloween its spooky feel—and what's a jack-o-lantern withoutone?—but the paraffin in wax candles releases toxic chemicals like toluene and benzene through smoke andsoot. Clean up your home and keep your lungs healthy with organic soy candles, which last longer andcome from renewable soy bean crops. And as for that jack-o-lantern, buy him from a local farm (and don't lethis seeds go to waste; toast them) or, better yet, buy a ceramic one that you can reuse next year.
7 Keep it simpleThe rest of your decorations—plastic spiders, dangling skeletons, spooky scarecrows—should be one-timepurchases that you use every year, just like the rest of your holiday decor. When possible, look for reclaimedmaterial; if you?re buying things you know you can't keep—like streamers or paper plates—be sure to lookfor brands that are both recycled and recyclable.
8 Eat—and decorate—locallyIf spiders and skeletons aren't your thing, you can draw inspiration from the harvest bounty; think pumpkins,gourds, straw bales, and corn husks (all from your local farms, of course). Serve up snacks and nibblesmade from other farm-fresh, seasonal produce, like squash soup, carrot cake, and apple cider. Check in withLocal Harvest to find farms and other local spots to get the best of the harvest in your neck of the woods.
9 Support Fair Trade with 'reverse trick-or-treating'As a way to highlight the plight of cocoa farmers and to showcase the benefits of Fair Trade, the folks atGlobal Exchange have started a Reverse Trick-or-Treating program to help raise awareness while collectinggoodies on Halloween. It's really easy. Sign-up through the 'Reverse Trick-or-Treating website to receivesamples of Fair Trade chocolates, along with some cards that outline the program. Kids hand out the cardsand samples to adults when they go to the door on Halloween.
10 Skip the candy aisle altogetherIf you're such a Halloween purist that you can't bear the thought of handing out anything but sugar, then seeour ideas above. But if you're the non-traditional type, try stocking up on healthy treats: organic dried fruit,granola bars, and popcorn packets all work (and come individually packaged, so even the most discerningparents won't trash them for safety reasons). GreenHalloween.org also offers a list of non-food ideas, likehair barrettes (which you could make yourself), seed packets, small toys made from recycled plastic, stick-ers, and soy crayons.
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General Electric unveiled the WattStation 220-volt public electric car charger Tuesday. The WattStationwas designed by Yves Béhar.
Yves Béhar, the Swiss-born designer who founded the San Francisco-based fuseproject, may be bestknown for his work on the $100 “XO” laptop computer, but that may change with the General ElectricWattStation 220-volt public electric car charger.
“In scale it’s much closer to a parking meter than a gas pump,” said Mr. Béhar, who designed the WattSta-tion, in an interview before the product’s introduction in San Francisco on Tuesday. “It’s not very high —you approach it much like you would a bank teller machine — and the display is angled toward your eyes.It is very much speaking to you directly, and it’s a soft-looking shape with no angular elements.”
The introduction of the WattStation was part of a larger G.E. presentation, during which the company saidit would double research and development spending in clean energy technologies to $10 billion from 2010to 2015.
To cope with the stresses of city life, the WattStation was designed to be durable and easily cleaned, Mr.Béhar said. The charging cable retracts when not in use. The cool factor is enhanced by an LED ring oflight around the charger’s display that uses different colors to signal drivers whether the station is free andfunctional. The WattStation will recharge a 24-kilowatt-hour battery pack in four to eight hours, G.E. said.
GE WattStationAn Electric Car Charger With a Designer TouchBy JIM MOTAVALLI
One of the vehicles you could charge at theWattStation is the fuseproject-designed MissionOne electric motorcycle, which reportedly has atop speed of 150 miles per hour.
G.E. is a technical adviser to Project Get Ready,an offshoot of the Rocky Mountain Institute, an en-vironmental research firm that is preparing commu-nities and regions for E.V.’s. In May, G.E. signed athree-year memorandum of understanding withNissan “to explore new technologies” for smartE.V. charging.
Michael Mahan, a senior product manager for low-voltage equipment at G.E., praised Mr. Béhar’s“fantastic, beautiful look” for the WattStation. Hesaid the charger would be modular and upgrade-able, and thus “future-proofed.” He said it was de-signed to integrate with the smart grid and isprogrammed to charge late at night, when the gridis less stressed and when “time of use” lower rateswill be in effect.
Depending on features, the WattStation, whichrolls out globally in 2011, will sell for $3,000 to$7,000. A wall-mounted home unit will be intro-duced in two months, Mr. Mahan said, and will sellfor $1,000 to $1,500.
How will G.E. sell the coming residential version ofthe WattStation? According to Megan Parker, aG.E. spokeswoman, “Nothing is confirmed yet, butwe’re looking into partnerships with big-box retailstores.”
G.E. and Better Place to Partner on E.V. Charging
When General Electric announced the WattStationelectric car charger last July, it seemed likely that itwould need a charging company partner to makesure its E.V. station, styled with a designer touch byYves Behar, would reach a wider world. It’s one thingto produce a nice piece of hardware, but quite an-other to actively engage with automakers, govern-ments, businesses and interest groups to make surethey get installed, both in public and in homegarages.
Last summer, G.E. spokeswoman Megan Parkersaid the company might partner with big-box retailersto sell the residential version of the WattStation, but itwas plain that further partnerships were needed. OnWednesday, G.E. announced that it would be work-ing with one of the most experienced players in thefield, Better Place, with the parties promising to col-laborate on technology, battery financing, fleet elec-trification and consumer awareness.
Better Place, based in California, is working to wiremunicipalities, states and whole countries for E.V.s,with the work most advanced in Israel and Denmark.In an interview, Better Place’s chief executive, ShaiAgassi, said that teams from the two companieshave been working together for the past 60 days on“practical things we identified that will have value forboth of us.”
Mr. Agassi said that the companies fit together well,with G.E. offering the ability to scale up quickly andBetter Place bringing its experience working onlarge-scale E.V. and charger deployment. He alsonoted congruence in that Better Place has been con-centrating on charging at home and work, and G.E.is focused more on public charging that will be avail-able at such locations as sports arenas, movie the-aters and cultural events.
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“We’re seeing less interest in charging at retail locations where people are going to be spending just 10 or15 minutes,” Mr. Agassi said. “It might not justify the hassle of connecting the cable. There’s more oppor-tunity at places where you park for two or three hours.”
An early order of business will be to get the G.E. WattStation integrated into the Better Place service net-work as its deployments move forward. Better Place is committed to putting 100,000 Renault electric carswith switchable batteries on the road, first in Israel then in Denmark. In the Better Place model, con-sumers own the car but Better Place owns the battery packs for them to lease. In partnership with G.E.,the company will begin a pilot program aimed at financing up to 10,000 such packs in Israel and Denmark.
The partnership will also focus on electrifying corporate fleets, and the companies are planning to collabo-rate on pilot projects to make such options more visible. The pilot programs are targeting the San Fran-cisco Bay area, Honolulu and the Canadian province of Ontario, plus locations in Asia, Europe andAustralia.
In an interview, David Searles, director of G.E.’s Ecoimagination program, praised Better Place’s “solid,strong vision about how the E.V. will evolve. We agree that by doing things together we can help eachother achieve our goals more quickly.” He also said that G.E. is “compelled” by its partner’s battery swap-ping plan because “it allows the E.V. to become a vehicle with all the same functionality as an internal-combustion car — it won’t be limited by range.”
Mr. Searles said he had driven one of the Renault Fluence Z.E. cars with swappable batteries in Israeland was “pleasantly surprised” by its superior performance. Asked when the first fruits of the collaborationwould become visible, he said, “We expect 2011 to be a very exciting year.”
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Volcano Vaporizer* Rank: #1
volcano weed vaporizer
The Volcano Vaporizer has been getting rave reviews since it debuted back in1997. And for good reason… this unit has all types of cool things to make“smoking” easier, is very quiet, does a killer job of vaporizing, and is built tolast forever.Not to mention that it’s incredibly easy to use. All you have to do is grind up
some bud and put it in the filling chamber. Just keep in mind that the Volcano Vaporizer isn’t like using abong or pipe, so you don’t want to pack it tight. Instead, let it sit loose so that the heated air can movethrough it easily.
Arizer Extreme Vaporizer with V-Tower* Rank: #2
This review will cover the Arizer Extreme Vaporizer with V-Tower. It’s themostpopular vaporizer from Arizer and it definitely has some really cool thingsabout it… and maybe one not-so-cool thing (you’ll have to decide). I’ll do mybest to touch on everything.
So, let’ start with the cool things. The craftsmanship on the V-Tower Extremeis easily among to top in it’s class. The exterior is stainless steel, and the en-tire unit feels sturdy to the touch.
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Benefits of Marijuana Vaporizers
Why? Because you’re lungs will thank you. When smoking marijuana, you really want to smoke2 ingredients, THC and CBN. Although you end up smoking the plant too, which contains harmfulcarcinogens. Vaporizers are great because they simply heat up the herb until pure THC andCBN’s are released, NOT burning the plant. This makes vaporizers a smart, and healthy methodof using marijuana. Read below to discover the many health benefits of vaporizing marijuana.
How They Work...
Vaporizers heat up marijuana to around 180-190 degrees Celsius, where active cannabinoid va-pors are released. Noxious smoke and carcinogenic toxins are produced at a higher temperature,230 degrees. Vaporizers allow us to bypass these nasty toxins.
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Silver Surfer Vaporizer* Rank: #3
I can’t say enough good things about the Silver Surfer Vaporizer. Clean,sleek, streamlined, efficient… the adjectives I could use would fill this entirereview. So, instead I’ll stick to the actual facts so you can see for yourself whyI’m digging this unit.
First, each and every Silver Surfer is unique. The heat covers and glass tempknobs are handcrafted from marbles, so your unit will most definitely look dif-ferent than mines. What they will have in common is the rock solid anodizedaluminum, ceramic heater and acrylic base. You have the choice of yellow,
green, blue, red or purple for the standing base, with the actual vaporizer being a sleek “indestructible” alu-minum.
Da Buddha Vaporizer* Rank: #4
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The Da Buddha Vaporizer is one of the best out there on the market espe-cially for the price. The Da Buddha Vaporizer uses a high quality ceramicheating device, and when it arrives at your home in the mail it will be pack-aged nice and safe with tons of padding. This is a very sturdy vaporizer thatis also silent because it’s not powered by a fan. Also it doesn’t take very long
to heat up at all and the vapors it produces are simply AMAZING!
The Da Buddha Vaporizer uses a very simple design that achieves maximum results. Da Buddha uses awhip action motion instead of a fan to deliver the vapor to the user. Just fill the glass bowl (which is attachedto the whip), insert it into the vaporizer and you are ready to begin enjoying your favorite herbs!
Hot Box Vaporizer* Rank: #5
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The Hot Box Vaporizer is surprisingly very efficient, and affordable comparedto many of its competitors. It has a very sleek and stylish design and is madefrom ceramic tile. There are a variety of different color choices available aswell. It is shaped in the form of a box and will add to the decor of any home.
The Hot Box doesn’t require the use of dials to find the correct vaping temperature, which can oftentimes bevery hard to use. Instead, the optimal heating temp that is automatically built into the device. You can justplug it in and be ready to go. This model is an excellent choice for anyone who wants to enjoy a high qualityvaping experience.
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State of Green Business 2010
In this third annual edition of our State of Green Business report, we continue our efforts to measure the en-vironmental impacts of the emerging green economy. This year’s effort was colored by the Great Recessionand its myriad of impacts on individuals, companies and governments around the world. Would the eco-nomic downturn nip the green economy in the bud?
Of course, 2009 also was a time of political transition in the United States, the principal arena of our focus.How would regime change affect companies’ environmental policies, performance and progress? Wouldcompanies envision a new era of environmentally activist government? If so, would that compel them to be-come more proactive or to dig in their heels?
The answers aren’t simple, and therein lies the foundation for this report. As in previous years, it shows amixed bag of encouraging and discouraging news and trends.
On balance, however, we were pleasantly surprised by what we found. First and foremost, green businessactivity did not go away amid the harsh economic environment. It survived — and even thrived. In somecases, such as with energy efficiency, the recession provided a stimulus, as the need to cut operating costsin order to maintain competitiveness became ever more valued by executives, their boards and their share-holders.
Our quest for information gathering for this report isn’t an end to itself. As in previous years, we try to providecontext to the robust green business taking place and to help answer the question: Is all of this activity actu-ally moving the needle? That is, did all of the hundreds of environmental announcements and achievementsby companies during 2009 actually result in their doing better, environmentally speaking, than the year be-fore?
Clues to the answers can be found in our annual GreenBiz Index, in which we look at 20 measures of green-economy progress, from energy use to e-waste to employee commuting habits. In many cases, progress isevident, though not necessarily at the scale and speed needed to effectively address climate change, watershortages, resource scarcity and the toxicity of consumer products, among other pressing issues.
Definitive answers to our questions can be subjective, often in the eye of the beholder. We’ll leave it up toyou to decide for yourself whether all of this amounts to good news or bad or, more likely, something in be-tween.
How will all this play out as the recession ebbs and the economy rumbles back to life? Will newfound effi-ciencies and sensibilities fall by the wayside, or have things indelibly changed?
How the green economy fares during the economic recovery will be thesubject of another year’s report. Hopefully, the next one.
— Joel Makower, Executive Editor, Greener World Media, Inc.
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Health
Most of us consider running shoes essential. But what happens whenyou decide not to lace 'em up?
As a teenager, I loved to run barefoot on theConnecticut beaches, splashing through thewaves. A few years later, I often ran withoutshoes while training for the college cross-countryseason, completing workouts that were the hard-est, fastest, most puke-able, and yet most enjoy-able of my life.
Those are strange bedfellows: extreme effortand high pleasure. I have wondered if someonewas spiking my Kool-Aid, a popular sports drinkof the time. Then I close my eyes and recall howmy friends and I snuck onto Shennecossett GolfCourse as dusk descended. How we giddily re-moved our shoes, and felt the fairway underfoot.How we ran an undulating six-mile fartlek loop,sprinting and jogging, sprinting and jogging, thesummer sweat cascading off our bodies. Howwe finished, not another gasp of oxygen in ourlungs, and flopped onto the 14th green. Thekinesthetic memories are fullblown, from theslight chill of the grass on my feet to the heavingchest and the lightheaded dizziness of the effort.Was it the barefoot running that made the mem-ory so vivid?
Famous runners had gone barefoot before us,of course. In 1960 Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila, thegreatest Olympic marathoner of all time, won thefirst of his consecutive gold medals sans shoesin a world record 2:15:17. My high school coach,"Young John" J. Kelley, was the leading Ameri-can finisher (19th, 2:24:58) in that 1960 RomeOlympic Marathon, and his descriptions of thetorchlit race have always entranced me. Exceptthe part about the stones.
Interest in barefoot running seemed to waneuntil 2001, when Michael Warburton, an Aussiephysical therapist and 2:42 marathoner, pub-lished an online paper titled, simply, "BarefootRunning."
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By Amby Burfoot RunnersWorld.com
Should You Be Running Barefoot?
(You can view the paper at the sports science web sitesportsci.org.)
In his section on running economy, Warburton pointsout that the extra weight of shoes on your feet is muchworse than a pound or two around your middle.Weight on your feet is subject to constant accelerationand deceleration (runners call these movements"strides"), which have a high energy cost. Accordingto Warburton, research has shown that 100 grams ofextra weight on your feet decreases your runningeconomy by one percent. Simple math says that two10-ounce shoes will make you more than five percentless efficient. That's a big deal. When you add fivepercent to Paul Tergat's marathon world record2:04:55, he's a 2:11 guy, which doesn't net himenough for a warm bowl of ugali in the Kenyan high-lands.
But we don't think much about running economy whenwe buy a pair of new running shoes. First we wantprotection from harmful objects. And then we expectcushioning and/or motion control--the stuff of injuryprevention. But this is where things get strange, be-cause scientific studies have had a hard time provingthat shoes represent a big step forward from thenaked foot.
To learn what's going on inside the body, which, afterall, is where we runners develop all our stress frac-tures, Achilles strains, and so forth, a medical teamneeds to take measurements from--ouch!--inside thebody. I've actually seen this take place in a biome-chanics lab, and it's a blood sport. The combatantstypically include a mad Ph.D. scientist and severalgrad students (a.k.a. the "volunteers") desperate tofinish their degree work. ("Sure, I'll be happy to let youdrill a metal accelerometer into my shin bone beforemy next treadmill run," says a grad student.)
The results of several of these intrusive experimentshave shown little change in shock absorption or mo-tion-control in shod versus unclad feet. This apparentdifference seems hard to believe. All that foampadding and all those posts, bridges, and dual-densitymidsoles have to be doing something, right?
"On the ancient Appian Way, we had to run on huge,rounded cobblestones that were completely unyield-ing,"
Kelley says. "They had no 'give' at all. I rememberthat I was afraid of slamming down too hard on them,and I still can't imagine how Bikila did it."
While Bikila was making Olympic history, England'sBruce Tulloh was running European record timesfrom 1955 to 1967, almost always in bare feet. Heran 13:12 for three miles on grass, and 27:23 for sixmiles on cinders. Later, Tulloh taught in Africa,coached, wrote books, and ran solo across America(2,876 miles, albeit in shoes). At 68, his mind is assharp as ever, and he is ever eager for a good bare-foot jaunt. "I'll be running on the beach at Devon thisweekend," he said in early summer. "The only reasonthat more people don't run barefoot is that they'reafraid to be unconventional."
That wouldn't apply to either Charlie "Doc" Robbinsor Zola Budd, both important contributors to barefootrunning. Robbins, winner of two USA NationalMarathon Championships in the late 1940s, com-pleted 50 straight Thanksgiving Day Road Races inManchester, Connecticut, before calling it quits twoyears ago. Most Thanksgivings, Robbins went shoe-less, though he would resort to a pair of socks if thetemperature dipped below 20 degrees.
Budd set a track world record in January 1984 when,just 16, she ran 5000 meters in South Africa in15:01.83, more than six seconds under MaryDecker's existing record. (Too bad Budd is betterknown for her fateful collision with Decker in the 1984Los Angeles Olympic 3000 race. Decker was thrownhorribly off-balance, and twisted and fell to the infieldgrass.)Of course they are; they're deceiving the body.Here's an explanation, based on your body's propri-oceptive abilities--that is, the way it can communicateup and down all pathways. When you run barefoot,your body precisely engages your vision, your brain,the soles of your feet, and all the muscles, bones,tendons, and supporting structures of your feet andlegs. They leap to red alert, and give you a high de-gree of protection from the varied pressures andforces of running.
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On the other hand, when you run in socks, shoes, inserts, midsoles and outsoles, your body's proprioceptivesystem loses a lot of input. "This has been called 'the perceptual illusion' of running shoes," says Warburton."With shoes, your body switches off to a degree, and your reaction time decreases."The way I see it, there's a simple explanation for the high IQ of barefoot running: We descended from the treesto walk and run this planet's surfaces six million years ago, and we've had time to get really, really good at it,from the soles of the feet to the top of the brain.
By now, you might be worried about your Reebok stock or your friends who work at the local running store. Iwouldn't sweat it too much, at least not to judge from the number of bare feet I saw at my last big road race(zero). Even though a guy named Ken Saxton is running a marathon a month this year (barefootrunning.org), I doubthis preference will take off the way instant messaging, low-carb diets, and The Apprentice have.
Besides, many podiatrists think it's dangerous. "Most of my patients aren't worldclass runners," says foot doctorStephen Pribut, DPM. "It wouldn't make sense for them to risk getting twigs and glass in their feet. And I thinksome soft surfaces increase plantar fascia and Achilles problems. Of course, what doesn't kill you might makeyou stronger."
This a-little-medicine-is-good-for-you perspective is shared by a number of other podiatrists, physical therapists,and coaches. Their theory: Modern man does spend too much time in shoes, and this weakens many of thefoot and leg structures. To correct this, you can walk barefoot around the house, do simple foot strengtheningexercises, or run a few barefoot miles a week on safe, secure surfaces. And then put your shoes back onbefore you hit the pavement. Even Abebe Bikila gave up his barefoot ways. Four years after winning in Rome,he wore Pumas in the Tokyo Olympic Marathon. He won again, despite having had an appendectomy 40 daysearlier, and set a new world record, 2:12:11.2. Apparently, the shoes didn't bother him at all.
Santana ~ September 21, 2010 Darius Rucker - October 12, 2010
Phil Collins ~ September 28, 2010 Seal ~ September 28, 2010
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Hatchet II
OCTOBER MOViEpreviews
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Adam Green’s Hatchet II picks up at the exact mo-ment that 2006’s Hatchet ends, wherein the quietbut hot-tempered Marybeth (Danielle Harris) is in asmall boat in the Louisiana swamps, screaming forher life as she tries to free herself from theclutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling killerVictor Crowley (Kane Hodder). Crowley has mur-dered Marybeth’s family and other fellow vacation-ers who had come together on a tourist excursionin the swamplands outside of New Orleans.
Marybeth escapes from Crowley and manages tomake it back to civilization, where she once againencounters voodoo shop proprietor ReverendZombie (Tony Todd), who had helped to arrangeMarybeth and company’s earlier, ill-fated tour ofthe area. To help Marybeth and also serve his ownsecret agenda, Reverend Zombie recruits a hard-ened pack of hunters to head back into the swampto seek revenge on Victor Crowley.
Director: Adam Gren
Cast: Danielle Harris, Tony Todd, Kane Hodder, Pary Shen, Tom Holland.
In Movie Theaters: October 1, 2010
Chain Letter
When high school senior Jessie Campbell (NikkiReed) and her tight-knit group of friends begin toreceive a series of foreboding email chain letters,they have no idea the terror that awaits them. Witha warning that if they break the chain, they willlose a life, the seemingly harmless email turnsdeadly when one-by-one the friends that do notforward the chain letter are hunted down and grue-somely killed by horror's newest villain, the Chain
Man.
Director: Deon Taylor
Cast: Nikki Reed, Keith David, Brad Dourif,Betsy Russell, Ling Bau
In Movie Theaters: October 1, 2010
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An alienated 12-year-old boy befriends a mysteriousyoung newcomer in his small New Mexico town, anddiscovers an unconventional path to adulthood inLet Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller writtenand directed by filmmaker Matt Reeves (Clover-
field).
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz,Richard Jenkins, Cara Buono, Elias Koteas
In Movie Theaters: October 1, 2010
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2010-2011 NBA Season Preview:Western Conference By www.gacksports.com
Let’s take a look at the upcoming NBA season and rank the 15 teamsof the Western Conference. Who is #1? who is #15? Nothing is set instone, but as of today, here are where they rank:
No. 15, Minnesota TimberwolvesThe Timberwolves are essentially the same team as they were lastyear. The only exception is they just traded away their best player, AlJefferson. They still have a talented young group of players and theyalso acquired Michael Beasley, who is yet to prove his worth as a for-
mer No. 2 overall pick. Watch for this team to compete, but don’t expect them to go anywhere.
No. 14, Sacramento KingsThe Kings have a few good pieces and they got even better with their 5th overall draft pick, DeMarcus Cousins.He and Tyreke Evans will make a nice pair, but just like Minnesota, they are young and inexperienced. Watchfor Sacramento to make some noise in a few years.
No. 13, New Orleans HornetsLast year, the Hornets did not make the playoffs and that was because Chris Paul was injured. Look for thisteam to climb up the ranks, but also look for 2nd year point guard, Darren Collison, to challenge Chris Paul forplaying time. Collison picked up the reigns after Paul went down. Friction between the stars will eventually ruinthe team. Either trade Paul or let New Orleans fall into ruin. Also, New Orleans has left Paul without a coach hecan really trust, as the Hornets fired Byron Scott after a slow start.
No. 12, Golden State WarriorsThey were just bought for a record $450 million and might move to Las Vegas, but since they are still the GoldenState Warriors, they will still be at number 12. They still have Stephen Curry, Monte Ellis, and just acquired all-star David Lee from New York. This team finally has a decent inside-outside presence that will be harder toguard while playing Nellie Ball.
No. 11, Memphis GrizzliesLast year wasn’t a fluke, the Grizzlies were something other than bad. Although they didn’t make the playoffsthey were good enough to be decent. Essentially the same team, watch out for an improved O.J. Mayo and therise of Marc Gasol. Rudy Gay will be his dominant self and make another run as an all-star.
No. 10, Houston RocketsYao Ming will be back, but what does that mean for the Rockets? They have Aaron Brooks and Trevor Arizasigned on to help with the scoring, and Kevin Martin will be a year into his time with Houston to provide a formi-dable 1-2-3 option. Look for them to make a run, but don’t put them anywhere near the top.
No. 9, Los Angeles ClippersThe other team in LA will be good next year but will come up a little short in the playoff race. The Clippers willhave Baron Davis, Eric Gordon, Chris Kamen, and finally, Blake Griffin. They will be a strong team, but the onlything stopping them from getting into the playoffs is themselves; they are the Clippers, after all. Essentially, TheClips are a cheap version of the Lakers.
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No. 8, San Antonio SpursThe oldest team in the NBA just got another year older. Tim Duncan is waning out, Manu Ginobili is tired, andTony Parker is still in awe of being married to Eva Longoria. However, they are a team with 4 championshipsand a future hall-of-famer in Tim Duncan, so watch out, the old dog still has a nasty bite.
No. 7, Portland TrailblazersThis is Brandon Roy’s team, and this team is stacked. They managed to win 50 games last year, all with injuresto key players. What would happen when they are all healthy? Check out this lineup: Brandon Roy at guard,LaMarcus Aldridge at PF, Marcus Camby at C, and finally a healthy Greg Oden! This team will be making arun, but hold on… they are only number 7.
No. 6, Oklahoma City ThunderLast year the Thunder gave the Lakers a very hard time in the playoffs. They have an all-star in Kevin Durantwho is a scoring machine, Russell Westbrook who can get by anybody, Jeff Green who can handle the 3 spotwith the best of them, and 2nd year player James Harden who will blossom into something great. Look for thisteam to dominate the western conference…but not just yet.
No. 5, Phoenix SunsThe Suns made it to the Western Conference Finals last year, don’t you think that there would be less room forimprovement? Well, Ama’re Stoudemire bolted to New York, and Steve Nash is all alone in the desert. But,Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress have signed with the Suns, and now they look as fit as ever. A lineup withSteve Nash, Jason Richardson, Hedo Turkoglu, Grant Hill, Robyn Lopez, and Josh Childress will make anyteam fear them. However, the only thing that’s preventing them from reaching the Finals is their defense. Alack of it will ruin any team in the long haul of an NBA season.
No. 4, Denver NuggetsIn 2009, the Nuggets were 2 wins away from the NBA Finals. In 2010, the Nuggets lost in the first round. Theirroster hadn’t changed, and the players were working their butts off, the problem was that Coach George Karlhad cancer and couldn’t participate in the playoffs. Unmotivated and weakened, the Nuggets folded. But in the2010-2011 season, look for Coach Karl to be back in coaching mode. Watch out for these boys in blue.
No. 3, Dallas MavericksDirk Nowitzki is in, Jason Kidd is in, Jason Terry is in, Brandon Haywood is in, Caron Butler is in, and ShawnMarion is in. Did I just name the greatest lineup ever? Well, no, but it comes close. Owner, Mark Cuban is useto putting stars under one banner, but hardly any teamwork comes in play. Look for the Mavericks to make itto at least the semi-finals and then fade out as quickly as a whisper. Another 55 to 60 win season, but no ringis waiting for them at the end of this journey.
No. 2, Utah JazzCarlos Boozer is in Chicago, Kyle Korver is in Chicago, and Ronnie Brewer is in Chicago, how the hell did thathappen? Well, the Jazz fired back and got Al Jefferson from Minnesota, so expect their rebounding and interioroffense to hold up. They drafted Gordon Hayward, who was a shot away from becoming a NCAA NationalChampion, and they still have Deron Williams. Young, determined, and coached by Jerry Sloan, watch out forthis team, a diamond in the rough. Expect nothing else but excellence.
No. 1, Los Angeles Lakers - 2009-2010 Western Conference Champs - 2010 NBA CHAMPIONS2008, 2009, and 2010, the Lakers made it to the NBA Finals, winning in 2009 and 2010. The back-to-backchampions are clearly the favorite to once again reach the NBA Finals. Kobe, Gasol, Bynum, Artest, Odom,and Fisher are all signed to long term contracts. The championship team has essentially returned (Jordan Far-mar signed with New jersey). Phil Jackson is motivated to end his historic coaching career with championshipnumber 12, and a 4th Three-Peat. Their length is a problem to many teams, and with a player of Kobe Bryant’scaliber, the Lakers are poised to return to the NBA Finals.
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2010-2011 NBA Season Preview:Eastern Conference By www.gacksports.com
Let’s take a look at the upcoming NBA season and rank the 15 teamsof the Eastern Conference. Who is #1? who is #15? Nothing is set instone, but as of today, here are where they rank:
No. 15, Toronto RaptorsWho do they have again? Well, Chris Bosh went to Miami and HedoTurkoglu went South to Phoenix. When you get rid of your two bestplayers its time for change. Expect rookie Ed Harris todo something and DeMar Derozen to make this his team, but don’t expect them to shoot up the rankings anytime soon.
No. 14, Cleveland CavaliersLeBron – Cleveland = No. 14. The only reason why they aren’t last is because they still have Mo Williams,Antawn Jamison, Anderson Varejao, and Anthony Parker. Watch them to be passionate when they play, sub-stituting the memory of LeBron into a few wins. However, things will never be the same in Cleveland, expect them to lose 50-60 games this season.
No. 13, Detroit PistonsTrading Chauncey Billups didn’t work out after all. The chemistry in Detroit just isn’t there. They have somegood pieces, but they play like a junior varsity squad in a varsity league. Hope rookie Greg Monroe can dosomething about the situation in Detroit.
No. 12, Indiana PacersDanny Granger will continue to blossom into a star, but nothing can prevent this ship from sinking. BrandonRush, T.J. Ford, Mike Dunleavy, and Troy Murphy compliment his game, see them try to stay above water forawhile. Also, they drafted Paul George, yes, that Paul George. Wait, who? Larry Bird better find a way to makeIndiana a contender soon or he will be out of a job.
No. 11, Philadelphia 76ersThe Sixers got Evan Turner with the 2nd overall pick, and finally can move Andre Iguadola to the 2 spot. Thelineup for Philadelphia isn’t so bad. They have Jrue Holiday, Andre Iguadola, Evan Turner, Elton Brand, and asmall guard named Allen Iverson. Strong team, but chemistry is the strong factor in winning, and don’t expecta lot of wins next year.
No. 10, New Jersey NetsDon’t expect the Nets to go 12-70 again, Brook Lopez and Devin Harris have learned their lesson and won’tlet that happen again. Courtney Lee will finally be at home in Jersey and will finally play well enough. Theydrafted Derrick Favors with the 3rd overall pick, so expect him and Lopez to handle the low post and give NewJersey something to look forward to next season.
No. 9, Washington WizardsJohn Wall and Gilbert Arenas will finally be sharing the back court in Washington. What does that mean? Thatmeans that it’ll be a more glamorized version of the Golden State Warriors. Two small guards dominating theball will mean lots of highlights, lots of scoring, and lots of fun. However, just like the Warriors, wins won’t bepart of that equation.
No. 8, New York KnicksWith Amar’e Stoudemire and Raymond Felton arriving in New York, watch for a new exciting version of MikeD’Antoni’s fast pace offense. Both can run the floor and will be counted on with a mimic version of the PhoenixSuns. Even though they lost the sweepstakes for LeBron James, expect this team to be an improvement fromlast year. However, just like all of D’Antoni’s teams, don’t expect too much defense to be played.
No. 7, Charlotte BobcatsMichael Jordan is finally in charge and they made the playoffs last year for the first time in their short history.They just traded Raymond Felton to New York, but everything only looks up for Charlotte. They still have thedynamic duo of Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson. The only downside here is that they share the SoutheastDivision with the Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks, and Miami Heat.
No. 6, Milwaukee BucksA healthy Andrew Bogut, a signed John Salmons, and a season tested Brandon Jennings will keep this teamafloat in a now weakened Central Division. They will also be getting a healthy Michael Redd and just addedCorey Maggette into the mix. This team will create some problems at the guard spot. The only weakness istheir lack of frontline presence.
No. 5, Atlanta HawksThe roster hasn’t changed; they even might add Shaquille O’Neal to the mix and they fired Mike Woodson astheir coach. They will be a good team during the regular season, but when the playoffs begins watch for JoeJohnson to burn out and watch the Hawks to fall early.
No. 4, Chicago BullsThey got rid of Kirk Hinrich and added Carlos Boozer, Kyle Korver, and Ronnie Brewer. They still have TajGibson, Luol Deng and Derrick Rose. They just got a whole lot better. They will easily win the Central Divisionand guarantee homecourt in the 1st round. Michael Jordan would be smiling. However, this Derrick Rose-ledteam has never been past the first year. But this is their year, just don’t count on them to reach the EasternConference Finals.
No. 3, Orlando MagicEveryone is back and ready to make a run at another NBA Finals appearance. Dwight Howard will probablywin a 3rd straight Defensive Player of the Year and the wins will come easily. However, their strength is alsotheir weakness, Howard has to improve his freethrows and low post if the Magic can have any chance of win-ning a title.
No. 2, Boston Celtics - 2009-2010 Eastern Conference ChampsRay Allen – check, Paul Pierce – check, Kevin Garnett – check, Rajon Rondo – check. The team is very muchthe same. They even added Jermaine O’Neal to replace Kendrick Perkins for a few months. Yes, they aregetting old, but they were 1 win away from championship number 18. They will not finish the regular seasonas high as number 2, but it’s all about the playoffs with this team.
No. 1, Miami HeatA consensus pick to reach the NBA Finals in 2011, the Heat just added the top 3 free agents this summer.They added 2 of the top 3 players and 3 of the top 10 players in the league. They even got Mike Miller andUdonis Haslem into the mix. The only thing hindering them is they will only be playing with one ball. CanLeBron James and Dwyane Wade share nicely? Expect them to win ALOT of games this season (between60-70 games).
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