Many thanks to Brad Miller , one of the co-sponsors of the Miller-Moore amendment, who has been doing the rounds of the blogs trying to explain what it does and doesn't do. He left a comment on my blog on Sunday, and another on Yves Smith's today; I then spent a good chunk of this morning on the phone to him, nailing down the thinking behind the amendment. Conceptually, what's happening here is that...
Pace Eff eFG FT/FG OREB% TOr Chicago 85.0 115.3 50.0% 22.5 19.5 7.1 Portland 143.5 61.6% 43.8 42.4 11.8 In Denver, after the second of what is now three-straight blowout losses, Vinny Del Negro went off on the team's apparent lack of effort . I didn't watch much of that game, but it didn't appear this is ever a team that won't try hard, since they simply have to in order to be competitive. That's the...
[Last minute preview help . Thanks to new best friend of BaB Teri! -ed.] Since nobody did a preview for this game, as a semi Blazer fan, I did a brief preview of tonight's game. It's my first, so here goes... The fourth game of the annual "circus" trip takes the Bulls into the Rose Garden to face the Portland Trailblazers. The Bulls had lost 4 straight games against the Blazers, and the last...
Pickens writes "The NY Times reports that a program to detect plutonium or uranium in shipping containers has stalled because the United States has run out of helium 3, a crucial raw material needed to build the 1,300 to 1,400 machines to be deployed in ports around the world to thwart terrorists who might try to deliver a nuclear bomb to a big city by stashing it in one of the millions of containers...
Shortage Slows a Program to Detect Nuclear Bombs The Department of Homeland Security has spent $230 million to develop better technology for detecting smuggled nuclear bombs but has had to stop deploying the new machines because the United States has run out of a crucial raw material, experts say. The ingredient is helium 3, an unusual form of the element that is formed when tritium, an ingredient...
Thank goodness Homeland Security isn't a big program with awesome responsibilities for the safety of the nation or anything , because if it was we would be so screwed. The?Department of Homeland Security'has spent $230 million to develop better technology for detecting smuggled nuclear bombs but has had to stop deploying the new machines because the United States has run out of a crucial raw material,...
Ira Stoll submits: When the FDIC chairman, Sheila Bair, gave a speech in Istanbul on October 5 floating a proposal to limit the claims of secured creditors of failed banks, we commented that the change would "make it harder and more expensive for banks to raise capital." When we checked if her proposed 20% haircut would apply just to newly issued debt or retroactively to existing secured...
LYNNE SLADKY Associated Press Jimmie Johnson says, "I don't expect the fan appeal to come easy. I've always had to earn it." The walk from the Arco Arena floor to the loading dock where the visiting team's bus routinely parks is a short one. But that didn't keep former Kings swingman John Salmons from losing his way Tuesday, veering more toward his old team's nearby practice facility...
As you probably know, a group that I have dubbed The Infamous 53 , recently sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposing freedom for all Americans to travel to Cuba. Transcripts of the letter were available on the Internet. What was not ready available was the actual names of the 53. An alert reader of Cuba Journal sent to me a PDF file link with the text and the signatures and the names of the 53....
Andrew Bynum said he sprained his right ankle when he picked up his fourth foul against Brad Miller in the third quarter. Bynum didn't believe it was serious, but said he'd know more in the morning when he goes for...
[Thanks to Prevenge for today's game preview . -ed.] Or, as it is otherwise known, "The Return of Crazy Pills". You may have heard of the Los Angeles Lakers . They're a pretty good basketball team. Have one or two good players. Well, then they have Crazy Pills, or [as he is otherwise known] Ron Artest , the man who is changing his number to 37 because that's the number of weeks Michael Jackson's...
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It's time to make some phone calls. It will take less than 10 minutes. Here are the Democrats who support the auditing of the fed. Rep. John Adler, NJ: (202) 225-4765 Rep. Travis Childers, MS: (202) 225-4306 Rep. Steve Driehaus, OH: (202) 225-2216 Rep. Rubén Hinojosa, TX: (202) 225-2531 Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, FL: (877) 956-7627 Rep. Dan Maffei, NY: (202) 225-3701 Rep. Brad Miller, NC: (202) 225-3032...
Last night I was watching some NBA basketball on television. I was enjoying the Chicago Bulls versus Sacramento Kings basketball game when Brad Miller decided to drive to the basket . This caused me to have some laughs. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a true copy of the game because of 'blackouts' and 'legal restrictions', so this video will have to do. Nothing says aesthetic quality quite like a videotaped...
PAUL KITAGAKI JR. pkitagaki@sacbee.com Jason Thompson has the ball poked away by Chicago's Jannero Pargo, right, as former King Brad Miller tries to stay in front of Thompson. The Kings had 21 turnovers. There will be nights the young Kings will play like young Kings. They will look unsure of what to do on the floor and make mistakes. Tuesday night at Arco Arena was one of those nights. Learning when...
Tuesday night’s game between the Chicago Bulls and Sacramento Kings was a reunion of sorts as former Kings John Salmons and Brad Miller came by for a visit. The visit was pleasant, especially for Salmons as he scored 23 points in leading Chicago to the easy 101-87 win over Sacramento at Arco Arena. The first quarter was [...]
MIAMI – Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to push his career total to 10,005, reserve Udonis Haslem had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat stayed unbeaten by downing the Chicago Bulls 95-87 on Sunday night. Carlos Arroyo scored 12 points, Mario Chalmers added 11 and Michael Beasley overcame a 3-of-12 shooting night to finish with 10 points and 11 rebounds for Miami (3-0), which took the lead...
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