#allen donaghy

[hamstr]

allen is my non wol oc whose life goal is to annoy estinien

[wankerwatch]

Lords Vote

On: Crown Estate Bill [HL]

Baroness Humphreys moved amendment 6, after clause 2, to insert the new clause Devolution of Crown Estate management to Wales. The House divided:

Ayes: 74 (74.3% LD, 10.8% Con, 8.1% XB, 2.7% PC, 1.4% Bshp, 1.4% Lab, 1.4% ) Noes: 147 (86.4% Lab, 6.8% XB, 3.4% Con, 2.0% , 0.7% DUP, 0.7% UUP) Absent: ~608

Likely Referenced Bill: Crown Estate Bill [HL]

Description: A Bill to amend the Crown Estate Act 1961.

Originating house: Lords Current house: Lords Bill Stage: Report stage

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Liberal Democrat (55 votes)

Addington, L. Alderdice, L. Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville, B. Barker, B. Beith, L. Benjamin, B. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B. Brinton, B. Bruce of Bennachie, L. Burt of Solihull, B. Clement-Jones, L. Dholakia, L. Doocey, B. Foster of Bath, L. Fox, L. Garden of Frognal, B. German, L. Glasgow, E. Goddard of Stockport, L. Grender, B. Hamwee, B. Harris of Richmond, B. Humphreys, B. Hussain, L. Hussein-Ece, B. Janke, B. Kramer, B. Ludford, B. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L. McNally, L. Newby, L. Palmer of Childs Hill, L. Pidgeon, B. Pinnock, B. Purvis of Tweed, L. Randerson, B. Razzall, L. Redesdale, L. Russell, E. Scott of Needham Market, B. Scriven, L. Sharkey, L. Sheehan, B. Shipley, L. Stoneham of Droxford, L. Storey, L. Strasburger, L. Taylor of Goss Moor, L. Thomas of Gresford, L. Thomas of Winchester, B. Thornhill, B. Tope, L. Tyler of Enfield, B. Wallace of Saltaire, L. Walmsley, B.

Conservative (8 votes)

Douglas-Miller, L. Dundee, E. Foster of Oxton, B. Helic, B. Howell of Guildford, L. Soames of Fletching, L. Strathclyde, L. Trenchard, V.

Crossbench (6 votes)

Aberdare, L. Berkeley of Knighton, L. Carlile of Berriew, L. Clancarty, E. D'Souza, B. Thomas of Cwmgiedd, L.

Plaid Cymru (2 votes)

Smith of Llanfaes, B. Wigley, L.

Bishops (1 vote)

Bristol, Bp.

Labour (1 vote)

Morgan, L.

Non-affiliated (1 vote)

Altmann, B.

Noes

Labour (127 votes)

Adams of Craigielea, B. Allen of Kensington, L. Alli, L. Amos, B. Anderson of Swansea, L. Armstrong of Hill Top, B. Ashton of Upholland, B. Bach, L. Bassam of Brighton, L. Beamish, L. Beckett, B. Berkeley, L. Blackstone, B. Blake of Leeds, B. Blower, B. Blunkett, L. Boateng, L. Bradley, L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Browne of Ladyton, L. Bryan of Partick, B. Campbell-Savours, L. Carter of Coles, L. Chakrabarti, B. Chandos, V. Chapman of Darlington, B. Coaker, L. Crawley, B. Cryer, L. Davidson of Glen Clova, L. Davies of Brixton, L. Donaghy, B. Eatwell, L. Faulkner of Worcester, L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Gale, B. Glasman, L. Golding, B. Goldsmith, L. Grantchester, L. Griffiths of Burry Port, L. Grocott, L. Hacking, L. Hannett of Everton, L. Hanson of Flint, L. Hanworth, V. Harman, B. Harris of Haringey, L. Hayman of Ullock, B. Hayter of Kentish Town, B. Hazarika, B. Healy of Primrose Hill, B. Hendy of Richmond Hill, L. Hendy, L. Hermer, L. Hodge of Barking, B. Howarth of Newport, L. Hughes of Stretford, B. Hunt of Kings Heath, L. Hutton of Furness, L. Jones of Whitchurch, B. Jones, L. Kennedy of Cradley, B. Kennedy of Southwark, L. Kingsmill, B. Kinnock, L. Lawrence of Clarendon, B. Lennie, L. Leong, L. Liddell of Coatdyke, B. Liddle, L. Lister of Burtersett, B. Livermore, L. Mallalieu, B. Mann, L. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L. McIntosh of Hudnall, B. McNicol of West Kilbride, L. Merron, B. Monks, L. Morgan of Drefelin, B. Morgan of Huyton, B. Morris of Yardley, B. Murphy of Torfaen, L. Nye, B. O'Grady of Upper Holloway, B. Pitkeathley, B. Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L. Prentis of Leeds, L. Ramsay of Cartvale, B. Ramsey of Wall Heath, B. Rebuck, B. Reid of Cardowan, L. Ritchie of Downpatrick, B. Rooker, L. Rowlands, L. Sahota, L. Shamash, L. Sikka, L. Smith of Basildon, B. Smith of Cluny, B. Smith of Finsbury, L. Smith of Gilmorehill, B. Smith of Malvern, B. Spellar, L. Stansgate, V. Symons of Vernham Dean, B. Taylor of Stevenage, B. Thornton, B. Timpson, L. Touhig, L. Tunnicliffe, L. Turnberg, L. Twycross, B. Vallance of Balham, L. Warwick of Undercliffe, B. Watson of Invergowrie, L. Watson of Wyre Forest, L. Watts, L. Wheeler, B. Whitaker, B. Whitty, L. Wilcox of Newport, B. Winterton of Doncaster, B. Wood of Anfield, L. Woodley, L. Young of Norwood Green, L.

Crossbench (10 votes)

Bew, L. Chartres, L. Craigavon, V. Hayman, B. Kerr of Kinlochard, L. Mawson, L. O'Loan, B. Patel, L. Somerset, D. Watkins of Tavistock, B.

Conservative (5 votes)

Forsyth of Drumlean, L. Leigh of Hurley, L. McLoughlin, L. Naseby, L. Roberts of Belgravia, L.

Non-affiliated (3 votes)

Austin of Dudley, L. Foster of Aghadrumsee, B. Patel of Bradford, L.

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown, L.

Ulster Unionist Party (1 vote)

Elliott of Ballinamallard, L.

[the-overanalyzer]

tagged by @cosmic-navel-gazin

Make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite

tagging @enbyofdionysos @talysalankil @tigerliliesandcherryblossoms @nutella-icecream @blurrilines, and anybody else!

[intrxvertandproud]

BAU Death Toll

I had a couple hours to kill (pun intended) one day, so just for funsies, I tallied up the body count of each BAU team member.

I went through each episode on the Criminal Minds Wiki and looked to see which unsubs were dead and who shot them. With the ones where multiple team members fired, I did have to watch the scenes to see who most likely had the kill shot. The only ones I had to watch closely were the shootouts and firefights. Overall, the whole thing took me about two hours.

Not all of these are completely confirmed, but here goes...

Aaron Hotchner with 23

Derek Morgan with 22

David Rossi with 14

Jennifer Jareau with 11

Spencer Reid with 8

Emily Prentiss with 6

Matt Simmons with 5

Tara Lewis with 3

Elle Greenaway, Alex Blake, and Luke Alvez, all with 2

Kate Callahan, Stephen Walker, with 1 each

And for those of you that like all the information, spoilers for Seasons 1-15 under the cut

You'll notice some names are repeater. Those are the one where multiple team members fired, and the unsub's death was most likely caused by all of those shots.

Aaron Hotchner

Cult Member (1x17)

Marvin Doyle (1x18)

Charles Holcombe (2x22)

Armando Salinas (4x05)

George Foyet (5x09)

Drew Jacobs (6x10)

Robert Bremmer (6x22)

Robert Adams (7x04)

James Heathridge (7x19)

Matthew Downs (7x24)

Willie Kestler (8x11)

Bryan Hughes (8x13)

Colin Bramwell (9x03)

Tivon Askari (9x14)

Corrupt Cop #2 (9x24)

Owen McGregor (9x24)

Steven Parkett (10x01)

Hayman Vasher (10x03)

Serial Killer Inmate #2 (11x23)

Anarchist #2 (11x23)

Anarchist #6 (11x23)

Anarchist #7 (11x23)

Anarchist #8 (11x23)

Derek Morgan

Mark Gregory (1x20)

Paul Mulford (2x21)

Charles Holcombe (2x22)

Benjamin Cyrus (4x03)

Miranda Jakar (5x08)

Dale Schrader (5x11)

Ronald Boyd (5x19)

Billy Flynn (6x01)

Trafficking Ring Leader (6x24)

Trevor Mills (7x15)

David Roy Turner (8x06)

Joshua Moore (8x08)

Willie Kestler (8x11)

Terrorist #1 (9x14)

Justin Mills (9x24)

Corrupt Cop #3 (9x24)

Jacob DuFour (11x09)

Edgar Solomon (11x16)

Solomon’s Man #1 (11x16)

Solomon’s Man #2 (11x16)

Solomon’s Man #3 (11x16)

Solomon’s Man #4 (11x16)

David Rossi

Max Poole (3x06)

Greg Phinney (6x21)

Linda Collins (7x16)

John Curtis (8x24)

Terrorist #2 (9x14)

Donnie Mallick (10x13)

Patrick Sorenson (11x17)

Anarchist #3 (11x23)

Thomas Yates (12x09)

Sara McLean (12x20)

Cult Member #1 (14x01)

Stephanie Carter (14x14)

Rolling Devil #4 (15x05)

Beaumont Unsub (15x08)

Jennifer Jareau

Jason Clarke Battle (3x09)

Willie Kestler (8x11)

Jonathon Ray Covey (8x21)

Michael Hastings (9x14)

Corrupt Cop #1 (9x24)

Corrupt Cop #4 (9x24)

Colin Dupley (10x23)

William Taylor (11x08)

Zac Rubenis (11x11)

Shelby Mattson (15x03)

Everett Lynch (15x10)

Spencer Reid

Phillip Dowd (1x06)

Tobias Hankel (2x15)

Chloe Donaghy (7x01)

Daniel Milworth (9x10)

Terrorist #2 (9x14)

Andrew Meeks (11x15)

John Bradley (11x16)

Casey Allen Pinkner (14x15)

Emily Prentiss

Charles Holcombe (2x22)

Dale Schrader (5x11)

James Thomas (6x04)

Ray Donovan (6x13)

Michael Lee Peterson (11x19)

Benjamin Merva (14x01)

Matt Simmons

Desi Gutierrez (13x07)

Nathan Butler (13x19)

Cult Member #2 (14x01)

Dustin Eisworth (14x11)

Louis Chaycon (15x05)

Tara Lewis

Matt Franks (11x06)

William Taylor (11x08)

Anarchist #2 (11x23)

Elle Greenaway

Timothy Vogel (1x01)

William Lee (2x05)

Alex Blake

Leland Duncan (9x06)

Terrorist #2 (9x14)

Luke Alvez

Justin Franco (13x15)

Cult Member #3 (14x01)

Kate Callahan

Peter Folkmore (10x15)

Stephen Walker

John Malone (12x18)

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Ex-NSA whistleblower says she and other US ex-spooks targeted Americans on behalf of UAE

Lori Stroud is an ex-NSA spy who also contracted with the NSA through Booz Allen, who says that after she left the NSA, she was recruited to work on Project Raven, a secret, offensive surveillance and digital attack squad working for the autocratic United Arab Emirates regime alongside other ex-US intelligence operatives, working with the knowledge and approval of the NSA.

Stroud says that while she originally believed she was only targeting non-US persons for surveillance and electronic attacks -- primarily journalists and dissidents, including children who had spoken out against the UAE's rulers -- she eventually realized that Project Raven was also targeting US people, including journalists and activists.

Stroud was responsible for hiring Edward Snowden, and after he blew the whistle on wrongdoing in the NSA, she says she and her colleagues were in such bad odor with the NSA that she left. She was recruited by Cyberpoint, a Maryland-based cybersecurity company founded by Karl Gumtow, and relocated to a converted mansion in Abu Dhabi codenamed "the Villa."

Reuters has obtained documents from Cyberpoint that say that while Project Raven was publicly tasked with defensive targeting of terrorists, that a secret "Black Briefing" described a second "offensive, operational division," called  Project Dread, that " will never be acknowledged to the general public."

Stroud worked at the Villa for years, and some of the dissidents she helped target have since been arrested and tortured by the UAE. But what really made the situation untenable was eventual attempts by the UAE to force Cyberpoint to sell out to a UAE-based company, and the subsequent power-struggle that saw the US Project Dread staffers isolated from their UAE counterparts, who had their own target lists, including -- as Stroud eventually discovered -- Americans.

This was a bright line for Stroud, as a former US intelligence operative: she did not feel that she could work to help foreign governments spy on Americans.

Stroud's story was corroborated for Reuters by eight other Project Raven alumni who declined to be named for the story. Reuters say the FBI is investigating whether any of the ex-NSA employees -- who earned several multiples of their government salaries while contracting for the UAE -- revealed US state secrets in the course of their duties.

Stroud's story provides some vital, missing puzzle-pieces for recent high-profile news stories, like the 2016 Citizen Lab investigation of cyberattacks on UK journalist and human rights activist Rori Donaghy, who is now revealed to have been of the targets of Project Raven.

Cyberpoint founder Karl Gumtow denied that his company participated in offensive operations, sticking to the cover story spelled out in the leaked Project DREAD briefing documents.

https://boingboing.net/2019/02/14/literal-american-exceptionalis.html

[fromthe-point]

The ECHL on Thursday announced the following fines and suspensions.

Idaho’s Kessy suspended Idaho’s Kale Kessy has been suspended for eight additional games as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #517, Allen at Idaho, on Jan. 18.

Newfoundland’s Ferguson fined, suspended Newfoundland’s Brady Ferguson has been suspended for four games and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #538, Newfoundland at Worcester, on Jan. 19.

Rapid City’s Harrington fined, suspended Rapid City’s Matt Harrington has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #532, Florida at Rapid City, on Jan. 19.

Orlando’s Fitze fined, suspended Orlando’s Dylan Fitze has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #156, Orlando at South Carolina, on Jan. 20.

Orlando’s Donaghy fined, suspended Orlando’s Cody Donaghey has been suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in ECHL Game #156, Orlando at South Carolina, on Jan. 20.

[4evahaka]

It's no secret #NBAReferees had it in for Allen Iverson #NBARefs met to plan how they were going to retaliate against #AllenIverson because they claimed he threatened #SteveJavie (Who's now a Minister) & should have been suspended instead of a $25,000 fine! "I thought I got fouled on that play, and I said I thought that he was calling the game personal, and he threw me out," Iverson said after getting rejected late in the game. "His fuse is real short anyway, and I should have known that I couldn't say anything anyway. It's been something personal with me and him since I got in the league. This was just the perfect game for him to try and make me look bad. (#Iverson)" #TimDonaghy, the former ref who was sentenced to 15 months in #FederalPrison for a gambling scandal, admitted to it in his first major television interview after completing a sentence.  "We felt as a group that he should've been suspended & because he wasn't, we felt like we would teach him a lesson." The next game, the refs began their revenge campaign against A.I. as the #DenverNuggets faced the #Lakers. The superstar guard was even called for a discontinued dribble, which is rarely called in the #NBA. Donaghy said the crew DELIBERATELY LOOKED PAST a few plays where The Answer was obviously fouled. As a result, Iverson, who entered the game averaging 28.3 points per game, put up 16 on 5-17 from the floor, and the Nuggets lost 123-104. In an interview with #CBS, Donaghy even said that a referee supervisor laughed about the treatment of the Nuggets guard during the game with the crew. Donaghy said he officiated "a lot" of the estimated 100-plus #NBAGames that he placed bets on. He had a success rate of 70 to 80 percent, solely based on inside information instead of having to affect the outcome personally. Despite all of it, Donaghy said he never attempted to fix games.  But he was the one leading the campaign AGAINST Allen Iverson. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc39gMQPNsU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[adultalternative]

It is the year 2017. Goldfrapp’s 2006 album is back on Spotify. Hooverphonic’s 1998 album returned, too. Saint Etienne’s catalogue is back. Even Vanity 6 and Dionne Farris, to speak nothing of la diabla blanca, have their albums on Spotify, too! But who else is there to wait for? I compiled a list.

Jasmine Guy- Did you know Jasmine Guy had an album? I did, if only because I frequent a blog for out of print albums and noticed her name (Along with Debbie Allen’s) eventually. This album is on Youtube, and it’s your run of the mill new jack swing, but I like it. My favorite song is Johnny Come Lately.

Vanessa Williams- Her debut album isn’t on Spotify, although the rest of her discography is. It’s unfortunate if only because Vanessa seemed to give up pop after her second album in favor of more respected styles of music. Her second album had more ballads than I would prefer, so I want to know the fun songs from her debut that aren’t on her greatest hits. Like Jasmine Guy, my new jack swing playlist needs her.

Jill Jones- This Prince prodigy’s album isn’t on Spotify even though Prince and Vanity 6′s albums are on.

All Saints- I usually roll my eyes when people talk about them, if only because I have no clue what I’m missing. Sure, All Saints has the rest of their discography on Spotify, but what’s the point if I miss out on the album that Wikipedia says is inspired by‘ electronic, hip hop, R&B, soul, swing, quiet storm, synthpop, trip hop and UK garage music‘?

Sugababes- I was going to merge them with All Saints because they more or less have the same issues, but Sugababes’ first album feels slightly more crucial. Their lineup changed with each album I think and their first two or three albums aren’t on Spotify. And neither is the Blood Orange produced song that the OG members did outside of the group.

N’Dea Davenport- I found out about her through Natalie Merchant’s Wikipedia. I was going to ask if that’s common but I guess that’s where most people would hear of her. RateYourMusic calls her Acid Jazz and Smooth Soul, which sounds promising.

Nicola Roberts- Before making this post, I asked myself ‘Are these albums not on Spotify because of some conspiracy, or are they for the most part, just out of print?’ Before I remembered the All Saints and Sugababes albums, I just assumed the second one (See also, Tisha Campbell, who I didn’t bother including in this list). But this album came out in 2011. 2011! It’s not even on Youtube. Not even the singles. I remember I saw pretty glowing praise for it when I was curious but I’m too lazy to find it now.

Siobhan Donaghy- She’s from Sugababes. I remember listening to her album on Youtube 2 years ago because Wikipedia called it trip hop. I don’t really remember it but yeah. I feel bad for her because she’s a popular alumna from a popular British girl group yet her label doesn’t even feel like putting her albums on Spotify.

Hooverphonic- A few months before they uploaded their 1998 album, I noticed that they had a compilation with singles from their 1998 album on, and I was pretty excited. Now, they have their entire 1998 album on, but no word on their 2002 album.

Aaliyah- Yes, this is one from my last post, but you know what? Public shaming has been proven to work. Since that post, Aaliyah hasn’t been uploaded on Spotify, but you know where she has been recognized for her importance? Songpop. Her Songpop playlist, with pretty much everything besides a song for the Sunset Park soundtrack and a B-side from One in a Million, was uploaded last week, about a month after I got back into it.

Other people I forgot to include: Imani Coppola’s first album, Suede.

[hamstr]

devs be damned

here is my bnuuy in the fem dancer gear

[female-buckets]

Well that's extremely convenient for the NBA, isn't it? Because if the FBI came to any other conclusion, the NBA would've lost hundreds of millions of dollars. So it's a good thing the FBI got David Stern involved in the investigation from the beginning.

I don't believe for a second that Tim Donaghy was just "one bad apple."

There's also a ton of overlap between NBA and WNBA officials. It's a lot of the same people officiating both leagues. And the same official will officiate in a very different way in each league. They shift their judgment to match the different league priorities.

I believe NBA/WNBA officiating is definitely a game. It's a game that reflects league priorities like promoting certain fan markets and extending playoff series. For example, helping the Lakers survive the 2002 semifinals. Or this year, in Storm/Aces game 2, giving the Aces 23 free throws and giving only 11 to the Storm.

It's a game where bench players get stricter calls than superstars. Ezi Magbegor and Brionna Jones get whistled all game long on the same moves Stewie, A'ja, and Candace use.

And referees also retaliate against controversial stars that they feel don't represent the sport well. Players like Allen Iverson, Diana Taurasi, and recently Skylar Diggins Smith.

NBA/WNBA officiating is a game because that's the only explanation for how these leagues are officiated. It doesn't mean they're constantly wrong and unfair. But there's a dozen 50/50 calls in a single game of basketball. And that's where the officiating game comes in.

I don't think there's an epidemic of referees betting on their own league. But any referee who wanted to could pick 75% of the games correctly just like Tim Donaghy. Because they understand league priorities, which players are supposed to get calls, and which players aren't.

I just watched Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul

And like... wow.

The NBA tells referees to make sure semifinals and finals series go to as many games as possible. They tell them to favor certain stars and certain franchises. The officiating is part of the NBA business model.

So, is WNBA officiating part of the WNBA business model?

[matthewfrancey]

Mabel Taps Dre Skull For “Bad Behaviour”

Dre Skull has been tapped to produce the latest single from British singer/songwriter Mabel.

Echo Location Talent

Production duties on “Bad Behaviour” were handled by Dre Skull, who is also responsible for Drake’s “Too Much,” PartyNextDoor’s “Not Nice,” Lily Allen’s “What You Waiting For,” Santigold’s “Crashing Your Party,” Wiz Kid’s “Daddy Yo,” Tkay Maidza’s “Follow Me,” and Popcaan’s “Silence.”

The track was co-written by fellow recording artist Marlon Roudette, whose other credits include Sinead Harnett’s “Unconditional,” Louisa Johnson’s “Road to Rome,” Siobhan Donaghy’s “Twist of Fate,” Nadia Rose’s “Airplane Mode,” Wiley’s “My One,” and Jax Jones’ “Ring Ring.”

[jraineygarppractical]

301 Deaths of Staff and Officers in the RUC between 1969 and 1998. In chronological order.

Arbuckle, Victor

Donaldson, Samuel

Millar, Robert

Patterson, Cecil

Buckley, Robert

Leslie, Robert

Cunningham, Cecil

Haslett, John

Dodd, Ronald

Devlin, Alfred

Corry, Stanley

Russell, William

Hurley, Dermot

Moore, Walter

Denham, Raymond

Gilgunn, Peter

Montgomery, David

Carroll, Raymond

Morrow, Thomas

Logan, William

McAllister, Ernest

O’Neill, Bernard

Houston, David

Laverty, Robert

Nicholl, Robert

Calvin, Joseph

Keys, Robert

Nixon, James

Chambers, George

Sandford, Henry

Dorsett, David

Wilson, Mervyn

Morrison, Charles

Wylie, Raymond

Macauley, Ronald

Purvis, David

McIlveen, William

Campbell, William

Doherty, John

Megaw, Robert

Rolston, Maurice

Logue, Michael

Rodgers, John

Baggley, William

McClinton, Thomas

Wilson, Cyril

Robinson, Frederick

McCall, Thomas

Ross, John

Bell, Brian

Forsythe, John

O’Connor, Daniel

Flanagan, Peter

Elliott, William

Henderson, Arthur

Forde, Robert

McNeice, David

Coulter, George

Harrison, Mildred

Gray, Paul

Davis, Noel

Johnston, Andrew

McPherson, Robert

Love, David

Baird, Andrew

Clements, Joseph

Maxwell, Patrick

Clarke, Samuel

Evans, Clifford

Bell, George

Cummings, Neville

Blakely, James

Murtagh, William

Hamer, William

Crooks, William

Keys, Henry

Kettyles, Francis

Evans, Harry

Hunter, James

Nelson, Kenneth

McCambridge, John

Baggley, Linda

McAdam, Ronald

Johnston, George

Cush, Thomas

Heaney, James

Craig, Albert

McKay, Arthur

McCabe, Noel

Scott, Joseph

Campbell, Norman

Armour, Samuel

Greer, James

McNulty, Patrick

Harrison, Robert

McKane, Samuel

Cobb, Harold

Campbell, Joseph

Brown, William

McCracken, John

Sheehan, Kenneth

North, Robert

Martin, Hugh

Davison, Samuel

Lynch, Kenneth

Morrow, David

Simpson, Charles

Moore, John

McAllister, Millar

Struthers, Robert

McConnell, Hugh

Turbitt, William

Rankin, Jacob

Lamont, John

Donaghy, Howard

Gray, Paul

Lockhart, Robert

Baird, Richard

Webb, Noel

Prue, Norman

Wray, Stanley

Dunne, Alan

Hanna, Stanley

Thompson, Kevin

Scott, John

Walsh, George

Davidson, Derek

Davidson, Gerry

Hazelton, Stanley

Crilly, Robert

Purse, David

Rose, Joseph

Howe, Winston

Montgomery, Bernard

Magill, Stephen

Wilson, Fred

Allen, Wallace

Johnston, Ernest

McDougall, Lindsay

Stronge, James

Lewis, Charles

Scott, Alexander

Acheson, Kenneth

Martin, Gary

Ellis, Philip

Vallely, Samuel

Robinson, Mervyn

Dunlop, Colin

Kyle, Christopher

Quinn, Neal

Smyth, John

Wood, Andrew

Evans, Mark

Montgomery, Stuart

Proctor, John

Stewart, George

Beck, Alexander

Lyttle, Silas

Coulter, William

Duddy, Norman

Brown, David

Caskey, Samuel

Reeves, David

Eagleson, John

Crothers, Charles

Quinn, Sean

McCloy, Alan

Hamilton, Paul

Ewing, Garry

Irwin, Ronald

Corkey, Snowdon

Brown, Eric

Quinn, Brian

Olphert, John

Magill, Edward

Wilson, Gordon

McCormack, Lindsay

Morton, Frederick

Cathcart, Gerald

Carson, Colin

Wasson, John

Finlay, William

Ferguson, James

Hallawell, John

Martin, John

Fyfe, Stephen

McDonald, William

McFadden, John

Fitzpatrick, William

Clarke, Paul

Fullerton, William

Savage, William

Bingham, Thomas

Dawson, Michael

Elliott, Trevor

Gray, Neville

Todd, Michael

White, Malcolm

Murphy, Francis

Donaldson, Alexander

McGookin, Rosemary

Campbell, Geoffrey

Price, Denis

McFerran, Paul

McHenry, Sean

Topping, David

Dowd, John

Kelly, Ivy

McCormac, Hugh

Bell, John

Kay, Michael

Wilson, William

Rodgers, Stephen

Baird, David

Doak, Tracy

Agnew, Willis

Gilliland, William

Vance, Martin

Hanson, David

Clements, William

Gilliland, George

McCandless, James

Williams, Michael

Breen, Derek

Hazlett, James

McBride, David

Smyth, William

McVitty, John

Blackbourne, Karl

Kilpatrick, Peter

Allen, Charles

Dobbin, Desmond

Patterson, Derek

Crawford, Ivan

Nesbitt, Peter

Wilson, Austin

Bennison, John

Shaw, George

McLean, Robert

Armstrong, Frederick

Ead, David

Cooke, Thomas

McClean, Samuel

Guthrie, Robert

Kennedy, Norman

Malone, Michael

Carson, Ernest

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David Stern, Transformative N.B.A. Leader, Dies at 77

David Stern, who during a 30-year run as commissioner of the National Basketball Association masterminded its transformation from a league in peril to a multibillion-dollar industry and the first American sports league to thrive internationally, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 77.

His death was announced in a statement from the N.B.A. He suffered a brain hemorrhage about three weeks ago and underwent emergency surgery.

The N.B.A.’s fourth commissioner, serving from Feb. 1, 1984, to Feb. 1, 2014, Mr. Stern intimidated many with his domineering ways but also possessed a marketing vision and instinct that helped lift the league from its darkest period to new levels of prosperity — and popularity — both domestically and abroad. N.B.A. stars were the first from North America to achieve global notoriety like their soccer counterparts, with the biggest becoming household names even in the remotest regions of the world.

The N.B.A. was lagging behind the National Football League and Major League Baseball in both revenue and television profile when Mr. Stern took over. But by the time he stepped down — having surpassed Pete Rozelle of the N.F.L. as the longest-tenured commissioner in the history of major North American team sports — he had overseen the league’s growth from fears of extinction in the late 1970s to a $5 billion enterprise. Television revenue increased more than 40-fold in that span, crossing the $1 billion threshold.

He succeeded largely by keeping the focus on the N.B.A.’s biggest names — Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley — understanding that it was they who gave the sport its worldwide appeal. Mr. Stern’s tenure practically began with the launch of the Jordan era; the 1984 N.B.A. draft, with Jordan and Barkley among its marquee players, was held soon after he started in the job.

In a 2014 interview with The New York Times, Mr. Stern said that one of his most cherished memories was seeing such stars come together to form the victorious 1992 United States Olympic men’s basketball team — known across the globe as the “Dream Team.” For a league that had seen hard times not many years before, he said, it was stirring to see them “being feted like a combination of the Bolshoi, the Philharmonic and the Beatles” on their march to the gold medal.

Seven new franchises were introduced during Mr. Stern’s tenure, including two in Canada in 1995: the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver (now Memphis) Grizzlies. The league, headlined by new stars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, reached 30 teams in 2004 with the arrival of the Charlotte Bobcats (now Hornets). Other Stern innovations included the creation of the Women’s N.B.A. in 1997 and the N.B.A.’s developmental league, known as the G League, in 2001.

In 1985, Jerry Reinsdorf bought the Chicago Bulls for $16 million. In 2014, shortly after Mr. Stern’s exit, Steve Ballmer purchased the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion. And as franchise values rose during Mr. Stern’s stewardship, so did players’ salaries.

“I think people see all the money in sports and think that it was always like that,” Charles Barkley, now a television analyst for Turner Sports, said recently on the program “Inside the N.B.A.” “When I got to the N.B.A. in 1984, which was Commissioner’s first year, the average salary was $250,000. It’s almost $9 million now. And he is largely responsible for that.”

By the time Mr. Stern ceded his title to Adam Silver in 2014, the N.B.A. had opened offices in 15 cities outside the United States and signed agreements to televise games in more than 200 countries, in more than 40 languages.

The effects of that international growth were apparent on opening night this season, when 108 players from 38 countries and territories populated N.B.A. rosters. It was the sixth consecutive season in which the league had at least 100 international players.

Mr. Stern’s success stemmed from a relentless focus and a hands-on style that he had learned from working weekend shifts at his father’s Manhattan delicatessen. Yet he earned his share of criticism along the way for what some saw as a dictatorial manner; he was prone to scream at N.B.A. employees, team officials, league partners and reporters.

A Lawyer Out of Teaneck

David Joel Stern was born on Sept. 22, 1942, in Manhattan to William and Anna Stern. His father ran Stern ’s Deli in Chelsea. David grew up in Teaneck, N.J., and graduated from Rutgers University in 1963 before attending Columbia Law School.

His affiliation with the N.B.A. began in 1966, when, as a recent law school graduate, he was hired by Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, the prominent New York law firm, which represented the N.B.A.

Among the cases Mr. Stern worked on was a landmark antitrust lawsuit brought against the league by the Hall of Fame guard Oscar Robertson in 1970. Robertson sought to block a proposed merger with the American Basketball Association and outlaw the so-called option clause, which tied players to their teams. The lawsuit ended in 1976 with a settlement that enabled the N.B.A. to expand by adding the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and New York Nets of the American Basketball Association — but only after allowing N.B.A. players to become free agents for the first time.

Mr. Stern grew up a Knicks fan and attended games at Madison Square Garden with his father. “Even though they didn’t have a good record, they were my Knicks,” he told The Times in 1983.

He played the sport briefly in adulthood, saying he was “without most of the cartilage in my right knee from playing basketball with my firm’s team in the New York Lawyers League.”

Professional basketball looked on the wane when Mr. Stern joined the N.B.A. in 1978 as general counsel under Commissioner Larry O’Brien. The league was slipping into irrelevance — seven N.B.A. finals games from 1979 to 1981 were relegated to tape-delayed broadcasts on CBS that began at 11:30 p.m. Eastern time.

The league incurred further damage to its image after a report in The Los Angeles Times in August 1980 estimated that 40 to 75 percent of its players used cocaine. In the ensuing 1980-82 season, 16 of 23 teams reportedly lost money.

Mr. Stern, elevated to executive vice president in November 1980, negotiated a drug-testing policy in 1983, making the N.B.A. the first major sports league in North America to implement one. As soon as he became commissioner, the N.B.A. sought to help disadvantaged small-market franchises by adopting a salary cap of $3.6 million per team for the 1984-85 season (about $9 million in today’s money).

Those measures helped the N.B.A. regain stability as a business, enough for it to capitalize on the revival of the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry throughout the 1980s — fueled by Bird and Johnson — as well as Jordan’s spectacular ascendancy to six championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s.

Mr. Stern found his true niche in the game under Mr. O’Brien, who put him in charge of marketing, television and public relations in addition to business and legal affairs. When Mr. Stern walked away from the league’s day-to-day operations, Mr. Silver called him “one of the founders of modern sports marketing.”

“When I arrived at the league in the early ’90s, leagues weren’t considered brands the way they are now,” Mr. Silver told reporters in 2014. Mr. Stern, he said, was one of the first “to take modern state-of-the-art marketing practices, whatever the technology happened to be at the time, and apply them to sports leagues.”

Perhaps nothing made Mr. Stern prouder than the league’s role in supporting Magic Johnson after he disclosed on Nov. 7, 1991, that he had contracted H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS.

In his N.B.A. office hung a photograph of Mr. Stern presenting Johnson with the Most Valuable Player trophy at the 1992 All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla., just months after Johnson announced he had the virus and retired as a player (though he would later return for one season).

Mr. Stern supported Johnson’s desire to participate in the game as a leading All-Star vote-getter, amid a backlash in some corners over his participation and despite the fact that he was no longer an active player. Johnson’s presence transformed the league’s All-Star Weekend that year into a virtual convention for H.I.V. and AIDS awareness.

“It sort of us helped us begin to firm up our view that there was something about the medium of sports that resonated with people,” Mr. Stern told ESPN in 2014. “We could effect change,” he said.

Johnson told the sportswriter Jackie MacMullan that without Mr. Stern, “I wouldn’t be standing here today.”

“He gave me my life back,” Johnson said.

Brickbats Were Also Tossed

Mr. Stern had no shortage of detractors and adversaries over the years. He may have labeled himself “Easy Dave” to the news media during labor talks in 1994, but behind closed doors he was known for his temper, and for an approach that some found tyrannical at times.

Throughout the 2005-6 season he was widely questioned after instituting a dress code for players before and after games that some saw as racist. The Philadelphia 76ers star guard Allen Iverson described the policy as “targeting guys who dress like me — guys who dress hip-hop.”

Entering the 2006-7 season, Mr. Stern sanctioned the introduction of a new microfiber basketball that was received so poorly by the players that the N.B.A. abruptly went back to the traditional leather ball on Jan. 1, 2007.

Soon after, Mr. Stern was dealing with one of the most difficult challenges of his stewardship, when an F.B.I. investigation revealed that the referee Tim Donaghy had bet on games at which he had officiated. Mr. Stern also remained a pariah in Seattle for his role in allowing the SuperSonics to relocate to Oklahoma City after the 2007-8 season.

Some punishments that Mr. Stern handed down were seen as draconian, notably the myriad suspensions that followed an infamous Detroit-Indiana brawl in November 2004 and the yearlong suspension in 1997 of Latrell Sprewell for choking his coach, P.J. Carlesimo.

In considering his accomplishments, Mr. Stern told Sports Illustrated in 2018 that he most valued the tough assignments. “I think about Magic announcing he was H.I.V. positive, and Latrell Sprewell deciding to choke P.J. Carlesimo, Ron Artest going into the stands, Donaghy betting on games,” he said. “Those were places I had to step up and protect the league, and that comes with the job. That wasn’t extra stress. That was the job.”

Negative reviews began accumulating more frequently in his latter years as commissioner. In 2011, when the New Orleans franchise was placed under league control after the team owner, George Shinn, could no longer afford to operate the club, Mr. Stern refused to allow the team’s general manager, Dell Demps, to go ahead with a three-team trade. The trade would have sent the disgruntled All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Lakers.

“Basketball reasons” was the explanation given by the league office on Mr. Stern’s behalf — leading to numerous interviews in the succeeding years in which he continued to be asked for a more detailed explanation.

“I did it because I was protecting the then-Hornets,” Mr. Stern told Sports Illustrated in 2018. “No team sells or trades a future Hall of Famer without the owner signing off, and I was the owner’s rep.” He added that he “didn’t do a great job of explaining it at the time.”

Perhaps the harshest criticism Mr. Stern endured came during a labor impasse in the summer of 2011; it was just the second work stoppage in N.B.A. history to cost the league regular-season games. (The first was in 1998.) The HBO commentator Bryant Gumbel essentially blamed the N.B.A.’s “infamously egocentric commissioner” for the lockout and responded to Mr. Stern’s hard-line negotiating tactics by likening him to “some kind of modern-day plantation overseer.”

Mr. Gumbel’s comments gained little traction; Mr. Stern ’s reputation as “an honest broker” for his largely African-American player pool and a figure who “respects the men who play in his league and the community from which they come,” as described by the noted sports sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards, was well established by then. But Mr. Stern made it clear how much the remarks by Mr. Gumbel still bothered him in June 2017, when he called him “an idiot” in an interview with The Washington Post.

“I’ve done more for people of color than Bryant Gumbel has,” he said.

Even after resigning as commissioner, Mr. Stern could not detach from his workaholic tendencies. He served as an adviser to Mr. Silver with the title commissioner emeritus. He also advised the investment bank PJT Partners, the venture capital firm Greycroft Partners and the technology, media and telecommunications arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, as well as several sports-technology start-up firms.

His survivors include his wife, Dianne Bock, and two sons, Eric and Andrew.

Mr. Silver has won praise as Mr. Stern’s successor in part for employing what is regarded as a more collaborative and open-minded style. But Mr. Stern’s impact on the league continues to be felt, especially in its efforts to expand its brand beyond the United States.

When the league announced that Mr. Stern had fallen ill, the Dallas Mavericks — owned by Mark Cuban, a frequent Stern antagonist — were playing the Detroit Pistons in Mexico City.

“He was incredible to me,” Mr. Cuban said, “even when he was yelling at me.”

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Your Tuesday Morning Roundup

With the Sixers and Flyers not playing, there’s not a ton of stuff going on.

Even the Bryce Harper news has died down just a bit. Jim Bowden said a deal could be done by the end of the week, which I feel like we’ve been hearing for the past few weeks.

The Crossed Up gang discussed the Harper saga and more in their new episode.

Baseball will also use a pitch clock in Spring Training. There’s nothing else right now. Maybe Harper/Machado news picks up today. Or tomorrow. Or sometime soon. That’d be great.

The Roundup:

The Flyers are back in action tonight as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Puck drop is 7 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Maybe Cam Talbot starts tonight?

Next week is the NHL Trade Deadline. It could mean the last few days of Wayne Simmonds in the orange and black.

A brand new episode of Snow The Goalie dropped yesterday, with interim head coach Scott Gordon as a special guest.

There’s some time for the Sixers to relax before their next game against the Heat on Thursday.

Ben Simmons was on Kevin Hart’s Cold as Balls series, while Joel Embiid is a sellout with Hulu.

In the “can you please shut the hell up” portion of the Sixers section, Angelo Cataldi says Brett Brown personally called him during the Boston series last year. And Markelle Fultz is still a clown.

Mel Kiper Jr. has the Eagles taking a cornerback in his latest mock draft.

In other sports news, former NBA referee Tim Donaghy fixed games he betted on.

This was a fun exchange:

Last summer, Jalen Ramsey said “I think [Josh] Allen is trash.”

This weekend, @JoshAllenQB responded with an autograph at the request of a fan. pic.twitter.com/CLPnWBWr8g

— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) February 19, 2019

Lol thank you for answering for me @BigCatCountry #YES tf he thought! https://t.co/vIJua1CF1C

— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) February 18, 2019

Paul Felder suffered a collapsed lung in his UFC win on Sunday.

In the news, some SEPTA stations are being transformed thanks to artists.

Bernie Sanders is running for President. Again.

DraftKings is offering some good Oscars odds.

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11-3-18, Search for Biological Parents:  Our next stop was St. Vincent's Hospital where Carla had been born.  We started at the office of records and inquired about records for Susan Ann Gates.  The receptionist pull up the file, glanced at it, and called another lady to the front office.  In a few minutes the lady came to the front office and introduced herself to Carla and me.  After we introduced ourselves to her, she asked.  "Are you the adoptive father, Mr. Barger?"  "Yes, I am, and this is Carla, my daughter, I said." "Mr. Barger, I can't discuss any of the contents of this file with you without a court order from a judge."  "My daughter's name was originally Susan Ann Gates.  She is now twenty-six years old.  Can you not discuss the contents of the file with her?" "Mr. Barger, Arkansas law is very precise in telling us what we can do and cannot do.  I'm sorry, but I can't help you,"  she said.  "Do you know anyone who might be able to help us?" She wrote down a name and phone number for an Allen Pettinger, Registry Coordinator with the Department of Social Services, Little Rock, Arkansas.  "He works in the Donaghy Building," she said.  Both Carla and I left St. Vincent's Hospital disappointed.  We were running into road blocks.  When we got in the car, I called Allen Pettinger's phone number and his secretary said he was out for lunch.  She made me an appointment with him at 1:30 P. M.  To be continued...……………….. 

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NBA 2K8 Review Article - 2K Sports Has Actually Done It Again

NBA 2K8 is video game that is available specifically for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and also the Xbox 360. All of the things you see an NBA player do in genuine life is done well in the video game. The game is a remarkable basketball simulation, as well as players will certainly see every little thing they would see if they were viewing an actual NBA game, and Nba live mobile apk.

 The gameplay is the most genuine I have seen in any type of NBA game. Every player in the game can have their look tweaked to look anyhow they desire. NBA 2K 8 is not just for avid NBA followers; the game can be taken pleasure in by beginner gamers.

 Calling a play will certainly have arrows as well as designations on the basketball court that make the game intuitive. Team chemistry really has an influence on a team's efficiency this year. For instance, putting a team together with Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant will have devastating effects. Gamers with meaningful sensations (like Rasheed Wallace) could ruin team chemistry if they are not effectively accommodated. The post-game show is certainly a view to behold. Gamers could view the most effective plays of the game and the player of the game. You could also conserve the replays and also include them to your very own personal collection. Plus, all of the typical data could be seen after the video game. There are the primary cost-free company as well as profession options, so obtaining a function gamer can put you well on your means to the NBA championship. The visuals in the video game are magnificent. Players look exactly like their the real world counterparts. Allen Iverson has his corn rolls, Ben Wallace has his afro hair style, and Rasheed Wallace has an absurd bald

Two original features in the game is recognized as foot growing as well as head monitoring. This offers a much even more reasonable feeling to the game. Rather than looking away from the basketball, gamers will look at the ball when they capture it.

 The only gripe I had with this video game is the audio. Commentary should be bolstered. Periodically, the commentating is complicated. The shade analyst (Kenny Smith) will claim something and just stop talking for a prolonged period of time (ala Irritated 2006). I believed the discourse in the video game was somewhat robot. The street mode is back, but it is not as engrossing as the season gameplay. There is even a Tim Donaghy betting training setting where you could bet your life away. Moreover, the Isaiah Thomas unwanted sexual advances gameplay element is superb. I am certainly being ludicrous, however I would not be stunned if something like that could be playable in the game.