Tony Jones: My sources tell me that the Hawks owner was really disappointed by this season. And that, you know, there’s some some pressure on Travis Schlenk to win next year
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Tenitra Batiste: “We made the decision last year…to run the same group back…We probably should’ve tried to upgrade as opposed to stay status quo…The way the season played out, we’re certainly going to try to upgrade the roster moving forward into next season.”-Travis Schlenk to @929TheGame
As it turns out, Jeff Teague is back for a third stint with the franchise that drafted him. You heard that right: Jeff Teague is now a scout for the Atlanta Hawks. “I’ve been all around the world watching basketball,” he said, “so I’ve got a pretty good eye for who I think can play at a certain level.”
Teague planted the seed for the idea the second time the Hawks acquired him via trade in January 2020. “When I was there for my second tenure with the Hawks, I told Travis (Schlenk) that I wanted to look into working in the front office,” Teague said. “(I asked if) once I got done playing if he would be open to trying to help me out. And he told me when I first got there that first day that when I was done playing, if he was still there that he would look out for me. So I just reached out and he kept his word.”
Atlanta Hawks General Manager Travis Schlenk was not in a good mood this morning. During his interview on 92.9 FM The Game, Schlenk scorched the earth. Apparently, fans are not the only ones unhappy with the first half of the Hawks season. Schlenk said bluntly, “It’s a hard pill to swallow when you’re team isn’t playing as well as you think it should. Maybe I should lower my expectations for this team.” He’s not wrong. Last year, the team made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. This season, they are flirting with the Draft Lottery. The Hawks porous defense is near the bottom of the league, and that’s clearly wearing on their GM. “There’s no sense of urgency to make a stop. There’s no sense of accountability that ‘I’m going to stop my guy.’ It’s just not there… it doesn’t bother them. I hope it’s a switch we can flip, but I don’t know at this point.”
Schlenk wasn’t even close to being done venting. “It’s just frustrating because we’ve seen this group have success. And, to see the group not make the necessary effort plays to win an NBA game, it’s just become frustrating.” “We have a few weeks before the trade deadline here, and this is what I need to figure out. It’s my responsibility to put a product on the floor that can win, and right now, I’m not sure I have done that,” said Schlenk.
Hawks president of basketball operations Travis Schlenk and members of his front office are expected to receive contract extensions by next offseason, sources said.
This past offseason’s moves were key to their possible pursuit of trading for a superstar at some point because they have the veteran contracts for salary-matching purposes, the young talent who have yet to reach their potential and all of their future first-round picks. A big, inevitable trade depends on Ressler’s patience in accelerating the path to a championship. I’ve been told by numerous people inside the organization that the plan general manager Travis Schlenk laid out at the beginning of his tenure has been followed almost perfectly without straying from his plan. That plan has been approved by Ressler, and they are in tandem in keeping on that path. Ressler knows the process to get a championship roster doesn’t happen overnight.
Kevin Chouinard: Travis Schlenk’s statement on hiring of Landry Fields as asst. GM: “Landry has quickly risen through the ranks, bringing a unique combination of playing experience, sharp eye for player development and strong skills as a communicator. He will be a welcome addition to our group.”
The Hawks and 22-year NBA veteran Vince Carter have had preliminary discussions on a role for him with the team, sources said. Nothing is imminent. Carter has continued to reside in Atlanta after finishing his career with the Hawks, and had been pursuing broadcasting.
Another part of your job is the constant communication you have with your GM Travis Schlenk and your owner, Tony Ressler. How often are you in conversations with Travis and Tony? Lloyd Pierce: Travis and I have short conversations daily. He’ll send his joke my way. I’ll send my complaint or criticism his way one day and we’ll laugh everything off, or we’ll just strategize on what we should be doing right now. We talk about everything. I think the strength of our relationship has been that we keep each other up to date on both of our worlds because they’re all going to overlap. If I need to know something about Kevin Huerter, Travis got the information from his agent. It’s a good heads up. It’s a really positive relationship to have, so no one’s really ever caught off guard.
“We want progress, we expect progress, we demand progress,” Ressler said. “And (second-year coach Lloyd Pierce) feels it, (general manager Travis Schlenk) feels it and I feel it. And by the way, if that means all of us feel pressure, that’s what we signed up for.”
The Atlanta Hawks today announced multiple promotions and hires within the Basketball Operations group, including the promotion of Travis Schlenk to President of Basketball Operations and General Manager.
“We are extremely pleased with the direction that Travis and our entire basketball operations team has us heading as a franchise. He has used the draft to build an impressive young core, hired one of the NBA’s top young coaches in Lloyd Pierce and positioned us to have the cap space, draft picks and financial flexibility needed to have long-term success in the NBA,” Hawks Principal Owner Tony Ressler said.
In addition to Schlenk’s announcement, Atlanta has elevated Chelsea Lane to Vice President of Athletic Performance and Sports Medicine, Dan Martinez to Vice President of Team Operations, Derek Pierce to Vice President of Player Personnel, Dotun Akinwale Jr. to Director of Scouting, Mike McNeive to Director of Player Personnel, Daniel Starkman to Senior Manager of Basketball Operations, Nick Ressler to Manager of Basketball Operations, Paul Jesperson to Assistant Video Coordinator, Chris Mast to Data Scientist, Athletic Performance and Sports Medicine and Connor Smith to Assistant Athletic Trainer.
Chris Vivlamore: The Hawks have also named Stephen Giles as Pro Personnel Director. Was an advance scout for Hawks.
Zach Klein: Hawks GM Travis Schlenk and the Hawks have agreed to a multi-year contract extension per NBA league sources. The Hawks are entering their 3rd season under Schlenk and he’s set them up for a fantastic future (Trae, Collins, Huerter, Reddish..)
General manager Travis Schlenk and the Hawks have agreed to a multi-year contract extension on Monday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Hawks have not announced the agreement but are expected to within the next day.
Marc J. Spears: The Hawks promoted Tori Miller to Assistant General Manager of the G-League College Park Skyhawks. Miller spent the last two years as Manager of Basketball Operations for the team, including time with the Erie BayHawks.
Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk is not in a hurry to fill his recently vacated position of assistant general manager. Last month Jeff Peterson left to take the same position with the Nets after seven years in the Hawks organization.“I told our group when he left that we are not going to do anything (right away),” Schlenk said last week. “We’ll worry about it in July. I want everybody focused on the draft. That’s the most important thing on the front right now. We’ll evaluate that in July. I’m not sure what we are going to do. We’ve got swarmed with people who would love this job but whether we promote from within, bring somebody in, or bring somebody in at the bottom and move up, I don’t really know.”
Chris Vivlamore: Statement from Travis Schlenk on Peterson: “Jeff grew into a key member of our basketball operations team over his seven years in Atlanta and we are appreciative of all of his work during his time here. We wish him and his wife Lauren the best moving forward.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Jeff and his wife, Lauren, to Brooklyn,” said Nets General Manager Sean Marks. “Jeff is an innovative basketball executive who shares our strategic team building vision and will fit seamlessly within our culture. His extensive scouting and front office experience will be tremendous assets to our group as we continue to move forward.”
Chris Kirschner: The Hawks have no immediate plans to replace Jeff Peterson’s position with him leaving to take the same position as the Nets’ assistant GM.
Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk made it clear that his team is certainly listening to trade offers ahead of the Feb. 7 NBA trade deadline. The team is clearly in rebuilding mode and almost certainly won’t make the playoffs this season, which makes Atlanta one of a handful of sure sellers. The Hawks were sellers last year and most people thought they would trade Marco Belinelli and Ersan Ilyasova at the deadline, but they didn’t because they couldn’t find the right deal to make. Schlenk repeated that the Hawks aren’t going to make a deal this year if it doesn’t make sense for them. “We’re looking for future assets,” Schlenk said. “We already have five picks in this draft and more than likely, two firsts and three seconds. Any of the deals we do will be future assets or a deal that maybe will increase our (cap) flexibility moving forward. We’re still on the same trajectory. We’re certainly listening to a lot of stuff, but we’re not going to do a bad deal or do a deal that will hamper our objectives.”
One of those players who has shown growth is John (Collins). When you were projecting him out of Wake Forest, did you expect this player to emerge in his second year? In his past 12 or so games, he’s averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds and shooting 40 percent from 3-point range. Travis Schlenk: “Listen, we had John ranked higher on our board than where he was drafted. We were happy to see he was still there. One of the things that we really liked about John was the growth he showed in his game from his freshman year at Wake to his sophomore year. He had a great summer. He stuck around here and got a lot of work in through a lot of change. We redid the training staff. We redid the coaching staff. It wasn’t a perfect offseason for a young player. Seeing the growth he had during his freshman to sophomore year at Wake, we expected to see some growth here, and we’re really excited what he’s going to be able to do with one continuous staff. We’re excited about him and his upside as he gets more experience and becomes an older player.”
Well, maybe not this summer, but two to three summers down the road, Trae’s ability to be a playmaker will potentially grow and become marketable for big-name free agents. When you are making your future projections, how much is that something you’re considering? Travis Schlenk: “I think, certainly, guys want to score, but we have to promise that we’re going to be a winning team. The majority of the time when free agents decide where they want to go, they are looking for a place that they want to be successful. We hope with not just Trae but all of our young guys that free agents will look at them and say, ‘You know what? If I go there, we have a chance to be a good team.’ That’s more of the plan than pinning it just on one player.”
I mean, I’m sure you’ve heard the criticism from at least a segment of the fanbase over the decision. When people do criticize your decision and see what Luka (Doncic) is doing, what do you say to them? Travis Schlenk: “It comes with the territory, right? We work in a profession where decisions are judged, and that’s what makes working in sports great. People care passionately about your decision. What I have said is we make these decisions, and our thought process is if we can turn one lottery pick into two, then that’s good. The draft is an inexact science. What makes the draft so hard is you’re trying to project, in this case, two 19-year-old kids three, four years down the line. I think it’s short-minded to judge the success of a rookie one half into a season. We want these players to be great three, four years down the road. You have to understand that there’s going to be a learning curve and a growth curve with all of these rookies. How they work every day and what they do in the summer for the next four years is what’s going to determine who they are. You can find tons of examples of this. Michael Carter-Williams was the rookie of the year several years ago for Philadelphia, and he’s out of the league now. I always go back to the Steph Curry draft because that was my first draft. Tyreke Evans was the rookie of the year and averaged 25 [points] and five [assists] that year. James Harden was in that draft. Steph Curry was in that draft. Blake Griffin was in that draft. To say 41 games into these guys’ careers that we know who they are is very shortsighted. We’ll know three, four years down the road.”
Which brings me to Hawks owner Tony Ressler. If there is one reason to feel good about the franchise’s future, it’s him. That’s bound to get lost at some point because the Hawks finished 24-58 last season and are not expected to be any good this season (notwithstanding their win Sunday in Cleveland). Ressler has significantly moved the franchise forward in several ways the past year, and equally important, he acknowledges his early missteps put the franchise in a dreadful hole. “Let’s cut the bullshit — I didn’t know what I was doing,” Ressler said. “I can blame someone else, I can blame you, I can blame my wife. But there was only one schmuck in the room, and that was me.”
Ressler purchased the Hawks in April of 2015, as a 60-win Atlanta team was beginning the playoffs. Former general manager Danny Ferry was in purgatory at the time, and the basketball operations were being run by Mike Budenholzer, the NBA’s coach of the year, and assistant general manager Wes Wilcox. Ressler did the easy and seemingly most logical thing after the playoffs: He cut ties with the polarizing Ferry, promoted Budenholzer to team president and elevated Wilcox. Boom goes the dynamite. “It was a recipe for disaster,” he said. “Total dysfunction.” Budenholzer and Wilcox constantly disagreed on direction and personnel decisions.
Ressler said he wasn’t surprised by Budeholzer’s decision at the end, nor will he speculate as to his state of mind during the season. “Bud was not the right coach for us,” he said. “He was desperate to coach a superstar. I don’t know where Bud’s head was; you’ll have to ask him. But I do think when some people have a very short life as the decision-maker, and they no longer have it, sometimes they miss it. I know this: Getting a Lloyd Pierce, a coach with his attributes who works hard and wants to help young guys get better, is exactly what I wanted and exactly what Travis wanted.”
The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club today announced several additions and promotions within the basketball operations department. The new hires include Chelsea Lane as Executive Director of Athletic Performance and Sports Medicine, where she will oversee the Hawks’ Athletic Performance Team and medical staff. Additional new hires to the APT staff include Michael Irras Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, John Dusel as Assistant Athletic Trainer/Strength & Conditioning, and Ty Terrell as Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach. Dwight Lutz recently joined the organization as Director of Basketball Strategy & Analytics, Dipesh Mistry has been hired as Head Video Coordinator, veteran NBA executive Larry Riley has been named Senior Advisor, Nick Ressler has been added as Coordinator of Basketball Operations and Victor Williams has been named as a Security Consultant.
Promotions include Rod Higgins, who has been named Vice President of Basketball Operations, and Daniel Starkman, who has been elevated to Manager of Basketball Operations. Additionally, Therian Williams moves into an Assistant Video Coordinator role.
Michael Cunningham: Hawks name Derek Pierce as GM of G League affiliate in Erie, Pa. Replaces Malik Rose, who joined Pistons front office. Pierce will maintain current role as Hawks dir of pro personnel.
Marc J. Spears: Former NBA forward Malik Rose is expected to be hired as the @Detroit Pistons assistant general manager tomorrow, a source told @TheUndefeated. The two-time champion has been the @Atlanta Hawks basketball operations manager since 2015.
Shams Charania: Sources: Atlanta Hawks executive Malik Rose has agreed to a deal to become assistant general manager of the Detroit Pistons.
When Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk found out who other teams were planning on drafting and that he’d be able to select Kevin Huerter with the 19th overall pick, there was no need to trade up to get the Maryland guard. Schlenk told 95.7 The Game in San Francisco on Friday that he had a deal in place to acquire the No. 17 pick from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for a draft pick, but he never had to make that deal because the media were projecting picks prior to them being announced.
Michael Cunningham: Schlenk says he passed on bigs available at No. 3 because Hawks had Doncic and Young rated higher. Also because his “personal preference” is for play-makers over bigs.
Jeff Schultz: Hawks GM Travis Schlenk on Luka Doncic vs. Trae Young: “In all honesty, our group was split between the two.”
Michael Cunningham: Hawks GM Schlenk on Young and Schroder: “Both guys can play together.”
Michael Cunningham: Schlenk: “We wanted to get players we want and be able to accumulate more assets. We were able to do both.”
Shams Charania: The Detroit Pistons have offered a front office role to Atlanta Hawks executive Malik Rose and sides are in conversations toward deal, league sources tell Yahoo. Rose was awarded G League Executive of Year this season with Erie.
Q. (Cunningham) I like Jaren Jackson Jr. a lot. He’s very good defensively and seems he has good potential as a scorer around the basket. What’s your opinion on that? A. (Jeff Peterson, Hawks assistant GM) He’s intriguing because he’s so young. It’s almost like there is a lot of room to mold and to help grow him. He’s obviously been coached well with Michigan State and (Tom) Izzo. I do think he’s pretty good with both hands around the basket. Good touch. And with him it’s pretty neat because he’s not only capable of scoring on the interior but he can also step outside and shoot the basketball. He shot at a very high clip this year (38-for-96 on 3-pointers, 39.6 percent). He’s confident in his shot. He’s an unbelievable rim protector. Very good on the defensive end. Just instincts and plays hard and doesn’t give up. He blocks shots, challenges shots. It’s very exciting when you are watching him.
Q. Can he defend in space on switches? A. (Jeff Peterson, Hawks assistant GM) Yeah, I think he’s pretty good in that area. But the thing is, with all of these guys, they have to get better. When you are going against the guy from Iowa vs. you are going against John Wall, it’s a little different. But I think he can. I think in time he can get there. Some guys, nobody can guard. You are not staying in front of John Wall; it’s probably not happening. The length and the willingness will help Jackson.
Q. (Cunningham) Americans don’t get to see Doncic very much. I watched some of his games on video and it seems his vision, his passing and play-making are off the charts. Are those the things that make him a top prospect? A. (Jeff Peterson, Hawks assistant GM): Yes. Just his ability to make guys better, make the game easier for guys really stands out. Up until this (Rockets-Warriors) playoff series I think you saw a lot of ball movement especially with Golden State. I think they reverted back to the (isolation plays) this series just because of the (defensive) switching that was occurring. But, in general, the NBA is moving more toward ball movement, player movement and (Doncic) really thrives in that area. It’s his vision, his willingness to make passes, his unselfishness. His size allows him to see over guys and find guys in different angles. He’s a decent shooter. The thing with him is, he’s not afraid to take big shots and he makes big shots. He has a ton of confidence to be able to do what he’s doing at that age at that level in that league is pretty impressive.
Is he a point guard? A wing? Or does it even matter? Jeff Peterson: I don’t think it matters. He’s comfortable with the ball in his hands and he’s comfortable without the ball in his hands, too. He’s shown that with the Slovenian national team with he played with (Miami Heat point guard) Goran Dragic. Dragic had the ball a lot and they would play off one another. And Doncic is smart so he can figure it out with or without the ball. I think he’s one of those guys that you put him out there and you figure it out. He’s a guy you want out there because he’s reliable and comfortable with the ball in his hands and typically makes good decisions.
Vincent Ellis: Another name to add to the #Pistons front office search: Malik Rose, Atlanta #Hawks manager of basketball operations and GM for the Hawks’ G-League affiliate in Erie, Pa.
David Hein: Speaking in Germany at a German Basketball Federation DBB press conference, Dennis Schröder about the current situation with the Atlanta Hawks: “I don’t know what the organization has in mind, that’s why I am going back in a week. Of course, Atlanta is my city, I was drafted there, have a lot of memories there, but like I said, I have to look individually at what’s best for me.”
David Hein: An elaboration from Dennis Schröder about the next few days and the up-coming talks with the @ATLHawks: “I will talk to the general manager and owner of the team and we will talk about the organization and what they want to do in the future. My agent will also be there and he will talk to them tomorrow and Wednesday and see how it continues on.”
David Hein: Dennis Schröder told a press conference in Germany that @Pacers (he has a good relationship with Victor Oladipo) and @Bucks would be teams he could imagine being traded to: “Of course I have my thoughts and my friends with other teams. For example, Indiana or Milwaukee wouldn’t be too bad. Those are the teams where you can say the organization is going in the right direction.”
David Hein: Dennis Schröder said he wants to stay in Atlanta if it looks like things are going in the right direction. But he said he wants to compete while in his prime: “I will be 25 in September and of course you want to win a title some time. In my prime – 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 – I want to compete. I cannot be second to last in the Eastern Conference. That’s why I will have these talks with the Hawks.”
The Hawks are following a rebuilding path like Philadelphia’s. When Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk set out to find a new coach, he said the person should have the ability to connect with young players and help them develop their skills. Pierce’s Hawks candidacy was buoyed by working with Schlenk for part of one season in Golden State.
Schlenk interviewed seven candidates for head coach. The Hawks hoped to hire David Fizdale before he accepted the head coach job with the Knicks. After that, Pierce emerged as the favorite among a group of finalists that also included Blazers assistant Nate Tibbetts, Hornets assistant Stephen Silas and Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga.
“This is a day I’ve been working towards for a long time and it’s an honor to be the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks,” Lloyd Pierce said. “I have great respect for Travis and strong belief in his plan to bring a championship to the city of Atlanta. After spending time with ownership, it’s clear they have a deep investment in and commitment to making this a model organization. This opportunity is a perfect fit for me, and I’m eager to get started.”
Chris Mannix: Hawks announce Lloyd Pierce as head coach
Sam Amick: Hawks tab Lloyd Pierce as head coach, come to terms on three-year deal with a team option for a fourth. Sixers assistant will partner with new GM Travis Schlenk in rebuilding effort. Press conference Monday...
While speaking to Business Insider, Hill admitted that he might not be able to come up with fixes for tanking because of his role with the Atlanta Hawks. “Look, I’m Vice Chairman of the Atlanta Hawks, so I’m probably not, you know…,” Hill said in response to Silver’s comments. “I’ll defer to Adam Silver and the brain trust in the NBA to figure out what’s in the best interest of the NBA.”
By contrast, Collins is the only one of Atlanta’s potential building blocks selected by current general manager Travis Schlenk, who took over last spring “The way I’ve been playing, obviously people are going to expect a certain way for me to play going forward and are going to expect for me to progress and get better,” Collins said. “So, obviously, it’s a little bit of pressure.”
KL Chouinard: Schlenk said yes when asked if he or Coach Bud had sat down to talk to players 1-on-1: “We don’t feel pressured to do anything because of (future flexibility), but if there’s an opportunity that makes sense for us, then we’re certainly going to take a hard look at it.”
(On having 1-on-1 discussions with players about trade rumors) “Yeah. That’s one of the downsides to being where we are right now. It’s real easy to throw our guys out in the media, right? There are some rumors that are true and certainly some that aren’t, especially when you start looking at, you know, I think there for one stretch that every single day one of our guys was on the cover of HoopsHype. I would say this: We’re not shopping any of our guys. Teams know where we are, and team have interest in our guys just like we have interest in our guys. “We talk with the players directly. I communicate with the agents anytime there’s something that’s out there that is completely false, we step up right away and say, ‘Listen. Don’t worry about it.’ “I’ve jokingly said to Garin (Narain, Hawks Senior VP of PR) earlier, ‘We’re just kind of low-hanging fruit out there right now. It’s really easy to throw us out there.”
Michael Gallagher: According to Chris Mannix of NBCS Boston and Yahoo!, several GMs have told him “everyone on the roster is available” from the Hawks roster (on Celtics broadcast).
The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club has hired nationally-recognized, sports sales and marketing executive Michael Drake as its Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Premium Sales. He most recently served as SVP & Chief Revenue Officer of Business Operations for AMB Sports & Entertainment (AMBSE), overseeing all ticket operations, service initiatives and marketing and analytic strategies for suite, loge, season ticket and seat license sales for the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United and Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS).
The worst thing you can be in the NBA is mediocre, and that’s where the Hawks were. Majority owner Tony Ressler had to be convinced to let Millsap go, but he signed off on not re-signing Millsap, and then went all-in on Process South, replacing former GM Wes Wilcox in May — who remains with the franchise as a consultant — with Schlenk, who was the assistant GM with the Warriors the last five years. “Well, we had two choices, the way I saw it,” Ressler said Friday, in the new owners’/VIP digs, which are hard off the new Hawks Bar that is directly behind the baseline, steps off the floor — one of the many parts of the Philips renovation, which is scheduled to conclude next year.”
“We never had the choice of being a contender. We weren’t,” Ressler said. “I saw the team go from 60 wins to 48 to 43. And we didn’t make many changes going from 60 to 48 to 43. We thought we made additions. Let’s just say I concluded, with Travis’ help, with Bud’s help, I concluded that we were not going in the right direction. Truly, there are three options in the NBA, I would argue: being a contender, being a competitive team, and being young and fun. At least that would be my opinion. And we didn’t have the option of being a contender. So we could be competitive, or more competitive, and maybe, shall we say, with a whole bunch of higher-priced vets that made us older and made our payroll less flexible, and made our future more cloudy.”
“Organizationally, this is the way we’re organized now, and this gives us the best chance going forward to have a chance in Atlanta to have success,” Mike Budenholzer said. “I’m passionate about coaching. I love coaching. But I’m passionate about everything. And I think, I believe in our ownership, I believe in all the changes we’ve made and what we’re doing going forward.”
How serious do you think (Hawks GM) Travis Schlenk is about trading Dennis Schroder? And what might those trades look like? Here’s one thing I know about Travis Schlenk: He wants nothing to do with long-term contracts. Schlenk craves flexibility, and his early moves – trading Howard, making little effort to retain Paul Millsap – tell me he’s thinking well into the future. Schroder is a little different though. There’s legitimate talent there, which can’t be dismissed. But more importantly, there is no real market for him. I ran Schroder’s name by a few team executives this week, and each recoiled. There’s a toxicity surrounding Schroder right now. A reputation as a selfish player has gained significant traction throughout the league. His arrest on battery charges last month – an incident the Hawks have deemed “unacceptable” – is an example teams cite of his immaturity. Said a Western Conference executive: “I don’t need that kind of headache.” Perhaps Atlanta could give Schroder away. But at 24, Schroder is a terrific talent. Maybe the Hawks can work with him and hope he matures. Really, they don’t have much of a choice.
The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club today announced that General Manager/Head of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk will be featured on a weekly segment this season on SportsRadio 92-2 The Game, the team’s official sports talk partner and flagship station. Schlenk was hired on May 25, 2017 after spending 12 seasons with the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
With weekly segments featuring Head Coach Mike Budenholzer and CEO Steve Koonin returning once again to the station, Hawks leadership will be featured on the Hawks’ radio flagship on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during the season. “We are very pleased to continue our great relationship with the Atlanta Hawks,” said Terry Foxx, Program Director at SportsRadio 92-9 The Game. “Having Coach Bud along with CEO Steve Koonin and now the new GM of the Hawks, Travis Schlenk, will further enhance our overall coverage of the Hawks. When you add the legendary voice of the Hawks, Steve Holman, we have a continued amazing partnership with the Hawks and our fans.”
Bembry was familiar with the Hawks’ interest in him. And when then-general manager Wes Wilcox and head coach Mike Budenholzer called to let Bembry know the Hawks selected him at No. 21, it was a bittersweet moment. His childhood dream come true, Bembry had a quiet moment with his mother and grandmother in tribute to his brother before hugging his screaming family and friends. “I was in the hallway on the phone and I waited for them to call my name and then I was just running around, running around,” Bembry said. “Everybody just started yelling. Yeah, emotions were around. A lot of energy. At the time of the call, I was first thinking, ‘I made it to my dream.’ At first, it was just me, my mom and my grandmother in the room just in there, happy, of course, of what happened. Of course, we talked about my little brother and how much he would have been happy for me.”
Judging by the questions each man got this week, there is interest in how new Hawks GM Travis Schlenk and coach Mike Budenholzer will coexist. That makes some sense because Schlenk now has the franchise-shaping power that Budenholzer once had. But it also seems there’s a perception that there’s no way Budenholzer is OK with Schlenk’s rebuilding plan and that this will cause friction between the two. Both Budenholzer and Schlenk said they are on the same page, but that won’t stop outside speculation about potential rifts. Maybe I’m weird, but I’ve never had much interest in interpersonal front-office drama. Leaders have different personalities and styles. Roles change and evolve in professional sports, and at some point, all coaches and executives must adjust. Ultimately they are judged by the final product.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Sources: Karnisovas and Wilcox will travel to Milwaukee for additional meetings with organization officials later this week.
The Atlanta Hawks are working on a contract agreement to hire Golden State Warriors executive Travis Schlenk as general manager, league sources told The Vertical. Barring any unforeseen snags, a deal could be completed as soon as Wednesday, league sources told The Vertical.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Golden State assistant GM Travis Schlenk has emerged as a frontrunner for Atlanta Hawks GM opening, league sources tell @The Vertical.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Travis Schlenk is Atlanta’s choice to become new GM and sides are entering into contract talks, league sources tell @The Vertical.
ESPN Cleveland: Windhorst: Griff could be a candidate in other places, including Milwaukee. Not sure Atlanta will wait. Griff wants a substantial offer.
The Cavs have also denied permission to the Atlanta Hawks for Griffin to interview for their open general manager position, sources said. Griffin, whose contract expires at the end of July, has recently held talks with Cavs owner Dan Gilbert about his future with the team but nothing had been agreed to as of Monday afternoon, sources said.
The interview is expected to occur Tuesday in Los Angeles, sources say, and it is believed the organization isn’t looking to drag out the hiring process.
Washington Wizards vice president of basketball operations Tommy Sheppard and Golden State Warriors assistant general manager Travis Schlenk have emerged as the new names of note in the Atlanta Hawks’ front office search, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPN that the Hawks have conducted interviews with both Sheppard and Schlenk this week and continue to have interest in ESPN television analyst Chauncey Billups as well as Boston Celtics assistant general manager Mike Zarren as they search for a new lead voice for basketball operations.
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“I think anyone asked that question who plays basketball, if he said no, he’d be a liar. It’s a team that won multiple championships, a team with one of the greatest players, if not the greatest player to ever play this game. It’s a no-brainer, everybody would love to play for Chicago. Down the line, you never know. You never know how life brings it. Maybe I play for Chicago,” Antetokounmpo said. “But right now, I’m committed to Milwaukee.”
Dave McMenamin: The L.A. Clippers will tip off their regular season against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 20, a source told ESPN, in what will be a designated ‘road’ game for LAC. The Clippers currently have a seven-game winning streak versus their Crypto.com Arena cohabitants
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue is unbeaten in seven games against the Lakers since taking over two seasons ago, while it will be Lakers coach Darvin Ham’s first meeting of arena tenants since his hiring in May. The game will be the Clippers’ season opener, while the Lakers will open two days earlier, on Oct. 18, at defending champion Golden State, according to a person with knowledge of the schedule.
Duane Rankin: #Suns at #Nuggets Christmas Day, sources confirm to @azcentral. Phoenix 2-1 vs. Denver last season, winning last two. Won at Denver 140-130 Mar. 24 for 60th win. Devin Booker 49 after Amir Coffey’s face was on screen instead of his in starter intro. “That was disrespectful.” pic.twitter.com/7sPb2PDQ0J
On Sunday, Durant sent a tweet hinting that he’s going to delete his account on the platform amid the talks that it is ruining his legacy. However, he has since deleted the post. What’s interesting is Kevin Durant sent it out after people kept criticizing him for being the culprit in the current state of the player empowerment era in the NBA. A lot of players seem to be abusing that power to get out of situations they don’t like despite signing their contracts and teams paying them tons of money.


This particular story focused on the “laid back” atmosphere found in Flagler Beach, but this entire area of Florida falls into that same category. Fishing, swimming, gardening; these are only a few of the many things that residents around here do on a daily basis.
A short portion of the story that we read in the Daytona Beach News Journal said:
“Southern Living magazine in its June issue named Flagler Beach one of the South's best 'Laid–back Beach Towns.' "It goes without saying that when an editor at Southern Living magazine contacts you because they want to include your destination in a feature story, you feel honored...said Amy Lukasik, director of tourism marketing for the Flagler County Tourism Development Office, in a news release.”
Source: Real Estate: Homes for sale in Flagler Beach, ranked best 'Laid-Back Beach Town' by Aaron London & Edward Lawson.
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Russia’s sovereign fund opens first foreign office in Saudi ahead of Putin visit
Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said on Tuesday that it has opened up its first overseas office in Saudi Arabia ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expected visit to Riyadh.
The office will carry out the fund’s activities in the Kingdom, which include ongoing deals and projects with its partners in the country, the RDIF said in a statement seen by Al Arabiya English.
“This will elevate our partnership to new levels and speaks highly for our mutual trust,” said Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
“We expect to develop existing projects as well as to find attractive new industries for joint investments and further support the entry of our companies into each of our markets,” he said.
He added that the RDIF is the first Russian investment institution to open up an office in the Kingdom.
The fund said it’s also involved in cultural exchange between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and that the office will help boost cooperation in that regard.
Russia and Saudi Arabia have so far funded and approved bilateral projects worth $2.5 billion across several sectors, including artificial intelligence, infrastructure, transport, and medicine.
Saudi Aramco and the RDIF are also mulling projects in the oil services sector with a total investment value of over $1 billion, and in the oil and gas conversion segment worth over $2 billion.


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Title: Something More than Night
Author: Ian Tregillis
Genre: “… a Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler inspired murder mystery set in Thomas Aquinas’s vision of Heaven.”
Source: Galley received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewer: Kristen R.
The angel Gabriel is dead and the Jericho Trumpet has gone missing. Why was Gabriel killed and by whom? What connection does his death have with a possibly crooked priest, the recipients of a plenary indulgence and body-mutilating penitentes?
Bayliss is an angel and a hard-boiled detective, complete with the dialogue to accompany the roll. When he kills Molly, a human, and turns her into a fellow angel, he fills the hole left by Gabriel’s murder and keeps order in the universe. Bayliss is a poor mentor and Molly causes havoc due to her lack of knowledge and her human way of thinking. The pair is roughed up by angels who do not like the questions they are asking about Gabriel and this causes them to push harder for the truth, if only to preserve themselves.
This story presents an interesting take on the manner of the universe. The heavens, angels, and reality are not the typical sort that one usually imagines. This is in no way the common Christian idea of the angels and heaven. There are no souls of the faithful departed amongst the heavenly Choir, nor are the angels at all concerned with the affairs of humans (who they call “monkeys”). The universe is held together by a disinterested Choir of angels who live in the Plemora, the wilderness where most angels make their home.
Complex prose and complex concepts. Due to the nature of the story there are many philosophical themes and explanations. There were times in which there was so much technical description going on that it was hard to follow. However, because I found it confusing I was able to understand how confusing all of these concepts were for Molly.
The world building is smoothly integrated into the story. This is not quite the Earth of today. We are sometime in the future, sometime that has different technology and a slightly different culture. Tregallis interweaves these details lightly and delicately throughout the narrative and the reader is fed little bits of this information as the story progresses. Nicely done.
4 out of 5 bookmarks. Beautiful and engaging prose. I recommend this book for someone looking for a mystery with philosophical underpinnings. This is not for everyone, but is certainly great prose and an interesting premise.

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The 2015 Calendars are ready and waiting. Each year we take the highlights from our rescue stories and tell the story in pictures. This years, entitled "So God Made A Dog" shares many of our babies and chronicles the year's story in pictures. You will see Briddle, distemper survivor, Whiskey, the original Sweetpups Plott Hound, Peaches, Pinkie, The Silsbee Pack 30, Pepper, Good Foot of the Goody Foot Gang and many more. All proceeds from the sale of this calendar go to our community program for animals in need. Calendars are available for only a $20 donation sent to us by paypal or simply drop a check in the mail. You can also purchase one in Vidor, Texas at Me and Her Creations. Calendars are located in the Sweetpups booths. Come get you one!

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Joel 1:2; Joel 1:5; Joel 1:12; Joel 1:14; Joel 1:19; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:6; Joel 2:12; Joel 2:28; Joel 2:32; Joel 3:2; Joel 3:4; Joel 3:9; Joel 3:11-12; Joel 3:18
Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?
Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips.
The vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree— all the trees of the field—are dried up. Surely the people’s joy is withered away.
Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.
To you, LORD, I call, for fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness and flames have burned up all the trees of the field.
Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand—
At the sight of them, nations are in anguish; every face turns pale.
“Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.
I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.
“Now what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon and all you regions of Philistia? Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done.
Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, LORD!
“Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side.
“In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the LORD’s house and will water the valley of acacias.


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Former Priory student Stuart Bramwell, 18, from Shrewsbury, has been given the opportunity of a lifetime working for the renowned LA composer and music producer, Mark Portmann, as his Assistant.
Mark Portmann’s music has been heard all over the world – working with artists such as Christina Aguilera, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Diana Ross, Ariana Grande, and film stars including Tom Cruise. He’s received nine Grammy nominations and 10 writer ASCAP/BMI awards and has worked with the London Symphony Orchestra, The Hollywood Recording Orchestra and has also been the Director of music at the Lincoln Centre, New York.
On getting the position with Mark, Stuart said: “It’s a massive milestone for me and I am learning an awful lot from it. The work has to be industry-standard and it’s a real eye opener for me. I help Mark with his workload and the samples I work on with him form the basis of music for films and trailers amongst other media, much of which I can’t reveal as they haven’t been released yet!”
Stuart is a budding film music composer himself and has written music for an animated commercial for international company Seametrix as well as documentaries and a short film that hasn’t been released yet. He is a talented violinist and writes and records his own live violin pieces which he works into the samples of music.

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If you have lived in India, you have definitely heard the word Kanchipuram being thrown around in conversations. The female gender has a great propensity to use that word because of the famous Kanchipuram sarees that come from the town. That however is another tale and we shall get into it in another blog post. While we were planning our road trip through Tamil Nadu, we found that Kanchipuram would make a great stop. Our main agenda was to see how the saree weaving is done first hand. The half an hour pit stop however became a 3 hour stop as we wandered through the Kanchipuram temples. Yes! There are many and we covered just a few. Without much ado let me take you through the ones that we visited.
OUR GUIDE THROUGH THE KANCHIPURAM TEMPLES
Our guide Puranjyoti stopped for a pose.
Our first stop was the Kanchi Kailasanathar temple in Kanchipuram. Initially that was the only temple that we were going to visit. Then we happened to meet a cheerful man named Paranjyoti. He offered to be our guide for INR 100. Since we already had a car, it was a mere mater of driving from temple to temple while he offered insights into the history and the architecture of the Kanchipuram temples.
THE KAILASANATHAR TEMPLE
The oldest of the Kanchipuram temples that we visited.
The Kanchi Kailasanathar temple is oldest of the Kanchipuram temples. It is a Hindu temple that is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The walls of the temple are covered with ornate carvings. We were surprised at how well these carvings appeared to have been preserved. The Pandit of the temple however informed us that the preservation of the temple was difficult because it had been plastered over during the British era. This had covered numerous paintings that were part of the temple’s charm.
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If you look at the pillars closely, you will notice why they inspire the Kanchipuram weavers.
The Ekambareswarar Temple is probably the largest temple complex among the Kanchipuram temples. It covers over 25 acres of land and is said to be one of the largest in India. The Ekambareswarar temple has smaller areas where people worship in different corners of its structure. Tall pillars are laced with intricate designs which are said to be the inspiration for the Kanchipuram sarees. The Ekambareswarar Temple dates back to the 9th century and was built during the Chola dynasty. This temple too was dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.
A brief view of the temple.
We did not get a chance to enter this temple but our guide Paranjyoti told us that the Karchapeswarar temple is famous because it has a thousand identical pillars inside it. From the outside, this Kanchipuram temple certainly looked magnificent. We couldn’t really determine why we were not allowed to go in but from what we understood it was because there were ongoing renovations.
SRI VARADHARAJA PERUMAL TEMPLE
The Sri Varadharaja Perumal temple is another one of the old Kanchipuram temples that can be found in the city. This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and I guess that is how the suburb gets the name Vishnu Kanchi. The temple was built by the Cholas in 1053 and is believed to be one of the temples that Vishnu visited. That makes it very popular among his devotees.
KANCHI KAMAKSHI AMBAL DEVASTHANAM
A lot of the devotees flocked to worship at the temple.
We did a quick walk around the Kanchi Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam. This Kanchipuram temple is dedicated to Kamakshi who is said to be a form of the Hindu Goddess Parvati. The temple was beautiful and it had a lot of work that was done in gold which glittered in the sunlight.
There are numerous temples that are present in Kanchipuram. In fact, Kanchipuram is one of the temple cities in India and people frequently go there as a form of pilgrimage. It is amazing how much you can learn as you travel. Despite being Indians, our knowledge about this famous town was limited to the handloom sarees that are produced there. It definitely felt good to get out and explore. Have you been to Kanchipuram? Which temples did you visit? Let us know in the comments below.

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I Love My Library
Coming from a small town, our library selection left a lot to be desired...and the service often left even more to be desired.
When I called in to that library to inquire about getting a library card the lady I spoke to all but verbally spat at me as if I was a low-life that was going to come in and steal the (mostly outdated) books from them in an effort to further reduce literacy in that county.
And when it came to actually getting a library card?
Well, let's just say it stopped just short of fingerprints, a blood sample and an act of Congress to get it. It was kinda unnecessary.
But whatever. I submitted all the information--references included--and waited out the two week waiting period for my slip of approval to arrive in the mail.
And it finally did and I went down to the library so that I could load up on all of the wonderful books that I had in my heart to read.
And they had like three that I was interested in.
And those weren't even new books. They were just old books by an old favorite author that I hadn't yet read.
So that was disappointing.
Which is why, when we moved to Hot Springs, one of the first things I wanted to do was check out the local library.
And so began my love affair with the Garland County Library.
1. I was given a library card on the same day I requested it after simply providing my driver's license for address and identification and signing my name on the little signature card.
2. I can have up to 30 things checked out at a time.
3. I can renew and reserve books online from anywhere at anytime.
4. GCL actually has a section for "New Books" that are ACTUALLY NEW BOOKS--not just "new to the library but with a 1990s (or earlier) copyright date".
5. I can also check out DVDs, audio books, computer software, video games, and I'm not 100% sure, but I think that digital books are available or soon to be available, too. Oh and I can check out FISHING RODS too! How cool is that!
6. If I'm hanging out in the library, I can either read, surf the net on one of the stationary computers or I can check out a library laptop to use inside the library.
7. Two words. Coffee machine. :) :)
8. The staff are incredible AND incredibly nice!
9. They actually get people community involved. From nightly activities for the kiddos, including arts and crafts, bedtime stories, and even a night where everyone can bring (or check out) a Nintendo DS and link up and play with old or new friends.
But my favorite thing about Garland County Library....
10. I like that they understand that someone who's coming into a library is probably there because they enjoy reading, so there was no criminal background check necessary and no one treats you like you're trying to steal something. It was kinda like "Want a book? Go pick out a book, take the book, enjoy the book, and I'll see you in three weeks when you're done!" They're pretty nice like that.
Ashley is a thirty-something wife and mother of two boys. She enjoys spending time with her family, as well as reading and decorating their home. Her blogging adventures began in 2006 as a single mother and have carried on through marriage and a new life with a husband, a ten-year-old, and an infant.

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To be fair, there aren’t enough words to describe the most incredible and highest feeling in the world - the feeling of love. It is mysterious for all of us and cannot be explained by anyone, but just be felt. How many beautiful words are born in love, and how many of them remain unsaid? Love is in action, love is in detail. Everyone creates images and memories, and they are always different from each other, isn't it incredible?
Magical Monkey symbolizes the various positive and bright features that each of us certainly would like to have. Passion, joy, happiness. We are able to get all these feelings only when we love. Love sincerely, frankly, spontaneously, passionately! And of course, when we are truly loved! No wonder monkeys are depicted in different colors - red and blue because love is two sides of the same story: cold and hot, passion and ice!
Therefore, let yourself love and be loved, let yourself be fascinated by love! And our amazing monkeys on this stylish t-shirt will be an excellent souvenir of love and fidelity. They help to tell about your feelings with no words, they become a symbol of the eternal and the unknown. And of course, this T-shirt is a great gift as a token of love. Hurry up to share this T-shirt with your beloved ones and make them feel, well....loved?


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|Publication number||US6174950 B1|
|Application number||US 09/013,093|
|Publication date||Jan 16, 2001|
|Filing date||Jan 26, 1998|
|Priority date||Jan 24, 1997|
|Also published as||CA2224952A1, CN1190100A, EP0855407A1|
|Publication number||013093, 09013093, US 6174950 B1, US 6174950B1, US-B1-6174950, US6174950 B1, US6174950B1|
|Inventors||Denis Tembou Nzudie, Didier Vanhoye|
|Original Assignee||Elf Atochem S.A.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (12), Non-Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (11), Classifications (22), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
1. Technical Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to water-in-water dispersions and more especially, to highly concentrated aqueous dispersions comprising water-soluble polymers and having low viscosity.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Aqueous dispersions of water-soluble polymers are used in various applications and, in particular, as flocculants for the treatment of industrial and municipal waters, the dewatering of sludges, as thickeners and agents for the treatment of soils.
It is known to this art that aqueous water-soluble polymer systems having a high solids content are in the form of a gel and exhibit very high viscosities, which renders them difficult to handle and store. Need exists in this art for such aqueous systems, but which simultaneously have a high solids content and a low viscosity. It is also necessary for such systems to be stable on storage.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,403,883 describes the polymerization, in water, of a mixture of monomers comprising one or more hydrophilic monomers or one or more hydrophobic monomers and, optionally, one or more amphiphilic monomers. The polymerization results in a water-soluble polymer having a high molecular weight. The operation is carried out in the presence of a dispersing polymer incompatible with the water-soluble polymer prepared. The dispersant has a weight-average molecular weight of less than 500,000. A typical dispersant is poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), hereinafter denoted as “poly DADMAC.”
However, this system of aqueous dispersions exists in the form of a transparent gel having a relatively high viscosity.
It has now surprisingly been determined that, by using certain other hydrophilic monomers or certain other dispersants, aqueous water-soluble polymer dispersions are prepared which are of low viscosity and which are not gels. These dispersions can also be formulated as opaque emulsions.
More particularly according to the present invention, in a first embodiment thereof, a water-soluble polymer comprising recurring structural units (a) of at least one hydrophilic monomer A1, (b) optionally, of at least one amphiphilic monomer B, and, (c) also optionally, of at least one hydrophobic monomer C, is prepared in the presence of a polymeric dispersing agent, incompatible with the water-soluble polymer synthesized, said dispersant comprising vinylaromatic recurring structural units and unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride recurring structural units. The dispersant is imidized and then salified or quaternized. A representative dispersant according to the invention is a styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer imidized and then salified by means of acetic acid, hereinafter denoted by SMA+.
In a second embodiment of the invention, a water-soluble polymer comprising (a′) at least one hydrophilic monomer A selected from among at least one hydrophilic monomer A2 and, optionally, at least one hydrophilic monomer A1, (b′) optionally, at least one amphiphilic monomer B, and (c′) also optionally, at least one hydrophobic monomer C, is prepared in the presence of a dispersing polymer D incompatible with the water-soluble polymer.
The water-soluble monomer Al must include at least one ionic group. It is advantageously a monomer having the following general formula:
in which R1 is H or methyl, and Q is a positive charged metal ion, such as Na+ or K+, or an ammonium ion NH+, or a monomer having the following general formula:
in which R2 is H or methyl, and R3 and R4, which may be identical or different, are each H or a C1-6 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl or C5-12 cycloalkyl radical, or a monomer having the following general formula:
in which R5 is H or CH3, Z1 is 0, NH or NR6, wherein R6 is a C1-6 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl radical, and:
wherein R7 is a C1-6 alkylene or hydroxyalkylene radical and L1, L2 and L3, which may be identical or different, are each H or a C1-6 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl or C5-12 cycloalkyl or C6-12 arylalkyl radical.
The preferred monomer Al according to the invention is acrylamide.
The water-soluble monomers A2 advantageously have the following general formula:
in which R8 is H or methyl, Z2 is 0, NH or NR10, wherein R10 is a C1-6 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl or C5-12 cycloalkyl radical, R9 is a C1-6 alkylene or hydroxyalkylene radical, L4 and L5, which may be identical or different, are each a C1-12 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl or C5-12 cycloalkyl or C6-12 aryl radical, and X is an ion, such as Cl, SCN, or the like.
The preferred monomer A2 according to the invention is acryloyloxyethyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride.
The amphiphilic comonomers are advantageously selected from among:
(i) compounds having the following general formula:
in which R12 and R15, which may be identical or different, are each a C1-6 alkylene or hydroxyalkylene or C5-12 cycloalkylene radical, Z3 is 0, NH or NR17, wherein R17 is a C1-4 alkyl or cycloalkyl radical, R11 is H or methyl, R13, R14 and R16, which may be identical or different, are each a C1-6 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl or C5-12 cycloalkyl radical, and X is an ion, such as Cl, SCN, or the like;
(ii) compounds having the following general formula:
in which R18 is H or methyl, R19 is H or methyl, Z4 is 0, NH or NR20, wherein R20 is a C1-6 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl radical, y is a C1-4 alkylene radical, and n is a whole number ranging from 1 to 8.
The following are also considered amphiphilic monomers:
(iii) compounds A2 in which R11 has from 7 to 12 carbon atoms, and L4 and L5, which may be identical or different, are each a C1-12 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl or C6-18 cycloalkyl or aryl radical;
(iv) compounds having the general formula:
in which R5 is H or CH3, Z1 is 0, NH or NR6, wherein R6 is a C1-C16 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl radical, and
wherein R7 is a C6-C18 alkylene radical and L1, L2 and L3, which may be identical or different, are each a C6-C18 alkyl, C6-C18 cycloalkylene or C9-C18 arylalkylene radical.
The hydrophobic comonomers are advantageously selected from among:
(1) compounds having the following general formula:
in which R21 is H or a C1-9 alkyl radical, and R22 is a C1-4 alkyl, C5-12 cycloalkyl or C6-12 radical;
(2) compounds having the following general formula:
in which R23 is H or CH3, Z5 is O, NH or NR25, wherein R25 is a C1-4 alkyl radical, and R24 is a C1-9 alkyl, C5-12 cycloalkyl or C6-12 aryl radical.
In another embodiment, the dispersions of the invention are based on water-soluble polymers prepared by polymerizing:
from 70% to 100% by weight of at least one water-soluble monomer A1,
from 0% to 30% by weight of at least one amphiphilic comonomer B, and
from 0% to 30% by weight of at least one hydrophobic comonomer C,
in the presence of a polymeric dispersant comprising maleic anhydride recurring structural units which is imidized and then salified.
In another embodiment, the dispersions are based on water-soluble polymers prepared by polymerizing:
from 70% to 100% by weight of at least one monomer A2,
from 0% to 30% by weight of at least one comonomer A1,
from 0% to 30% by weight of at least one comonomer B, and
from 0% to 30% by weight of at least one comonomer C,
dispersed in a polymeric dispersant D, such as polymers which comprise imidized and then neutralized or salified maleic anhydride, or poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride).
The dispersing polymer D and the water-soluble polymer are incompatible. They must not form a blend when they are mixed together. The weight-average molecular weight of the dispersing polymer advantageously ranges from 500 to 500,000 and preferably from 1,000 to 400,000. The dispersing polymer D must have at least one functional group selected from among the following: ether, hydroxyl, carboxyl, amine, quaternary ammonium, imine, and the like. The dispersant can also be any copolymer containing one of the functional groups indicated above. It can be any copolymer prepared from one of the following monomers: maleic, fumaric or itaconic acids and the corresponding anhydrides, imides or quaternized imides, as well as (meth)acrylic acid and its salt, acrylamide or methacrylamide.
A characteristic dispersant according to the invention is poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), hereinafter denoted (poly-DADMAC), or, alternatively, the styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer imidized and salified by acetic acid, hereinafter denoted as (SMA+).
The water-soluble polymers can be synthesized via polymerization techniques well known to this art. The water-soluble polymers according to the invention are advantageously prepared by radical polymerization of the mixture containing at least one water-soluble monomer, optionally the amphiphilic monomer and optionally the hydrophobic monomer, in the presence of 1% to 30% and preferably of 2% to 15% of dispersing polymer. The monomer mixture typically constitutes from 10% to 40% and preferably from 15% to 30% of the water, monomers and dispersant mixture. The polymerization can be initiated by various means, such as by free radical generators, for example peroxides, diazo compounds or persulfates, or by irradiation. The preferred technique according to the invention is initiation by means of 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) chloride, hereinafter denoted as (ABAH). These initiators can be combined with a decomposition accelerator. The polymerization temperature advantageously ranges from 0° to 100° C. and preferably from 40° to 95° C. The polymerization time is usually on the order of 8 hours. The final conversion is greater than 95%.
In order to further illustrate the present invention and the advantages thereof, the following specific examples are given, it being understood that same are intended only as illustrative and in nowise limitative.
The procedure to follow is applicable to all tests carried out using SMA+ as the dispersing polymer.
277 parts of water, 9.5 parts of acetic acid and 52 parts of imidized styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer were introduced into a 1-liter reactor. The reactor was heated to 65° C. over 30 minutes under nitrogen. 89.5 parts of an 80% solution of acryloyloxyethyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (Quat BZ) in water, 46.8 parts of 50% acrylamide (acryl) in water, 5 parts of butyl acrylate (BuA) and 0.01 part of ABAH, diluted in 5 parts of water, were then introduced. The temperature was maintained at 65° for 2 hours. 0.1 part of initiator, diluted in 10 parts of water, was then added again and the temperature was increased to 80° C. After reacting for 1 hour and a half at 80°, 0.025 part of initiator, diluted in 5 parts of water, was again added. After 1 hour and a half, the latter operation was repeated and the temperature was maintained for 1 hour. The mixture was then cooled to 30° C. and the reactor was emptied.
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated, except that part of the acryloyloxyethyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (Quat BZ) was replaced by acryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride (Quat MC).
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated, except that the amount of dispersing polymer was reduced.
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated, except that the hydrophobic monomer was eliminated.
The results of these tests are reported in Table 1 to follow.
201.3 parts of water, 171.3 parts of a 35% aqueous poly DADMAC solution, 62.5 parts of an 80% solution of Quat MC in water, 5 parts of butyl acrylate and 45 parts of acrylamide were introduced into a 1-liter reactor.
The mixture was heated to 65° C. under nitrogen. 0.01 part of ABAH, diluted in 5 parts of water, was then introduced. After reacting for 3 hours, the mixture was heated to 80° C., 0.1 part of ABAH, diluted in 10 parts of water, was then added and the reaction was allowed to continue for 1 hour and a half. The reactor was then cooled to 30° C. and emptied.
The procedure of Comparative Example 6 was repeated, except that Quat MC was replaced by Quat BZ.
The results of tests 6, 7 and 8 are reported in Table 2 to follow:
Active polymer, %
Active polymer, %
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While the invention has been described in terms of various preferred embodiments, the skilled artisan will appreciate that various modifications, substitutions, omissions, and changes may be made without departing from the spirit thereof. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of the present invention be limited solely by the scope of the following claims, including equivalents thereof.
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This was the first of many obstacles that Gilgamesh has to face through the course of the epic. When Enkidu dies, Gilgamesh travels into the wild in search of Utnapishtim. This is the beginning of his quest. While on this journey, Gilgamesh encounters giant scorpions, and a woman that tries to stray him from his path, but he perseveres. These events all correlate with the mold for an epic hero. Also in his journey, Gilgamesh meets Utnapishtim, who tells him the story of the flood, and how he was rewarded with eternal life. After Gilgamesh insists on receiving eternal life, Utnapishtim challenges him to stay awake for one whole week. He fails the test, and is asked to leave.
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Sujit Choudhry resigned his position as dean of Berkeley Law on Thursday, following Tuesday’s filing of a lawsuit seeking damages from both Choudhry and the Regents of the University of California for sexual harassment.
Tyann Sorrell, who had worked as executive assistant to the law school’s dean since June 2012, sued Choudhry and UC for what the suit describes as “near-daily” harassment, including hugging and kissing from September 2014 until March 2015, when Sorrell used her own sick and vacation time to go on leave (read the full suit). Choudhry moved from New York University law school to become dean in July 2014, succeeding Christopher Edley.
UC Berkeley Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) had investigated Sorrell’s complaints in 2015. It found that Choudhry had violated the university’s policies. According to Sorrell’s complaint, Choudhry admitted in the OPHD investigation to “hugging, kissing, messaging [sic], and/or caressing Plaintiff at least multiple times per week.”
OPHD passed its findings to Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Claude Steele for a disciplinary decision. On Aug. 14, 2015, Sorrell was informed that Choudhry’s discipline would consist of a one-year 10% reduction in salary and writing a letter of apology to Sorrell (in 2014, Choudhry’s total compensation was $472,917). Sorrell only received the letter when she met Steele on Oct. 27. According to the complaint, Steele told Sorrell “he had seriously considered terminating the Dean but that the reason he had decided not to was because it would ruin the Dean’s career, that is, destroy his future chances for higher appointment.”
Choudhry stayed on as dean and Sorrell remained on leave until Tuesday’s lawsuit. On Wednesday, Choudhry announced an indefinite leave of absence, and Thursday he announced his resignation. He remains a member of the law school faculty.
An official statement from Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Steele accepting the dean’s resignation said, “Under the University of California’s tenure policy, Choudhry remains a member of the school’s faculty at present.” Choudhry is faculty director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law
Dirks and Steele’s statement continued:
“We believe the dean’s resignation is an outcome in the best interests of Berkeley Law and the university as a whole. At the same time we are under no illusion that a resignation could or even should bring this matter and broader, related issues to a close. It is clear, as we heard during our meeting with law school faculty this morning, that the initial decision not to remove the dean from his position is the subject of legitimate criticism.
“We can and must do better as a campus administration. We must move in the direction of stronger sanctions, and in doing this we want and need the broad input of the campus community.
“We are sharply focused on this issue and committed to ensuring a supportive and safe environment for every single person on this campus. We will act quickly to generate action that will produce lasting change in our culture and practices.
“Tomorrow we will be reaching out to faculty leaders for their help in quickly putting all of these commitments into motion.”
Friday morning, the Associate Deans and Senior Administrators of Berkeley Law released a statement in which they said they were “looking forward, as a community, to confronting and addressing the concerns raised by this conduct—including how it was addressed administratively—and the broader issue of ensuring a safe and supportive environment for all faculty, staff, and students.” Read the full statement.
Law school students and alumni have issued strong statements condemning the university’s actions prior to the resignation.
Kyneshawau Hurd, co-chair, Coalition For Diversity, and Sloan Patrice Whiteside, Boalt Hall Student Association, 3L Class Co-President, issued a “Student Indictment & Demand for Institutional Accountability” Thursday, writing: “We are outraged and disgusted by the University’s deliberate withholding of information concerning the safety of students, staff, and faculty.”
A signature effort from some law school alumni states: “As long as Choudhry remains at Boalt or the University of California in any capacity, we cannot in good conscience contribute financially to Berkeley Law or to the University. Nor are we comfortable encouraging prospective students to attend Boalt. Let us be clear: we cherished our time at Boalt and consider its faculty members and students to be mentors and friends to this day, and we thus make these demands with heavy hearts. But we cannot recommend our alma mater when it apparently allows a confessed repeat harasser to hold its highest position of power and the University appears to aid him in covering up such blatant misconduct.”
According to Business Insider, the alumni campaign had gathered over 450 signatures by Thursday afternoon.
Choudhry’s resignation as dean comes less than five months after Geoff Marcy, an acclaimed member of UC Berkeley’s astronomy department, left the university following a campus investigation that found him guilty of sexually harassing students. Buzzfeed broke news of the investigation on Oct. 9 and Marcy resigned on Oct. 14 (Marcy has since insisted he retired and did not resign). Nature and other publications obtained the university’s 120-page investigation report on Marcy in December.
This story was updated after publication with a link to the statement released by the Associate Deans and Senior Administrators of Berkeley Law.
Berkeley school board gets annual bullying report (12.09.15)
BHS Stop Harassing takes campaign to Berkeley council (09.18.15)
Berkeley High anti-harassment student group wins award (06.12.15)
BHS students allege BUSD refused access to federal investigators over sexual harassment (05.15.15)
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The hit animated TV show The Simpsons mocked US presidential candidate Donald Trump in its latest episode which parodied the now infamous 3am phone call that Hillary Clinton exposed in a TV ad against Barack Obama during the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries.
The Simpsons struggle with making a decision about who they should vote for in the upcoming 2106 presidential election in a highly humorous new clip that went viral on the social media recently.
In the video, Marge Simpson, is indecisive whether to vote for Hilary Clinton or Donald Trump in the upcoming elections
With a little help from Trump, ‘Simpsons’ to create history
"Yep, it's the American way," Homer Simpson can be heard saying as he reaches for the television remote and switches on the TV.
Suddenly a political ad can be seen on the TV screen, asking, "It's 3am in the White House. Who do you want to answer that call?"
What happens next is highly comical, as former president Bill Clinton can be seen answering a red phone by his bedside. "The situation room? I'll be right there?" he states, before the realisation hits him that he's not the president.
'The Simpsons' predicted Trump's presidency 16 years ago
"It's for you," he says, handing the phone to his wife. "Yes," Hillary replies. "From now on, it's always for me." An alternate scenario finds Trump in bed and ignoring the emergency call as he is too busy tweeting about Elizabeth Warren.
Trump then calls the situation room, informing them that he will be right there, but first the real estate mogul summons his team, who over the course of countless hours apply powder to his face, spray on self-tanner, remove his nightcap to place a fluffy dog on his head and slip on a pair of larger hands.
The phone rings again and Trump sees that now he's too late for the meeting and a Chinese fleet is advancing towards the United States. He proposes a solution to the crisis. "Build another wall. Yes, in the ocean, loser!"
Homer suggests to vote for Trump but Marge does not take that well..
"If that's your vote, I question whether I can be with you ever again," she sates.
"And that's how I became a Democrat," Homer says.
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CHICAGO (March 6, 3:15 p.m. EST) — DuPont and Procter & Gamble Co. have agreed to invest in Packtion, a Web site for the packaging industry.
Chicago-based Packtion launched operations in January. The company was founded in April with an investment from Silgan Holdings Inc., Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Equity and consulting firm DiamondCluster International Inc.
The site provides design, manufacturing and procurement functions for buyers and sellers of packaging.
"Through our combined efforts, we will offer an array of online solutions that enhance packaging innovation and speed to market," said Edward Lapekas, Packtion executive chairman, said in a news release.


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This week, the Fraser Institute, a Canadian public policy think-tank, published its annual Economic Freedom of the World Report that analyzed economic freedom around the world and looked at 42 variables in five contributing areas: government size, legal system and property rights, sound money, regulations and international trade freedoms.
It essentially concluded that the United States has dropped 15 spots from second place in the year 2000 to No. 17 this year. Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand landed in first, second and third places, respectively. Congo, Myanmar and Venezuela were ranked dead last in economic freedom.
With the U.S. falling behind Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, one must be asking: how? How did the U.S., the beacon of liberty and economic freedom, decline in such a short time period? Well, it’s simple: the growth of government.
Over the past 13 years, the federal government as well as many state governments have grown so rapidly. Whether it’s the Patriot Act, Obamacare, quantitative easing, rising debt levels and many other pieces of legislation that grows the size of government, the American people should be wary at more proposals that just increases the size and scope of government.
As Groucho Marx once said: “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” Truer words regarding government and politicians were never spoken.
This report coincides with another troubling finding. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, middle-class families today make less than middle-class families 25 years ago, towards the end of the Reagan administration: a middle-class family in 1989 earned $51,681, while a middle-class family in 2012 earned $51,017 (both figures adjusted for inflation).
A lot analysts, pundits and public officials like to lay blame on the private sector, corporate profits and so-called greed for the lack of growth among the middle-class, but can these elements be blamed? The government is taxing the middle-class to oblivion, the Federal Reserve is devaluing the dollar and government policies are hurting small- and medium-sized businesses, which then cannot expand or maintain its present workforce.


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ARGENTI MOTORSPORT CONFIRM AUSSIE RISING STAR MARCOS FLACK FOR 2021
Argenti Motorsport have officially confirmed Australian rising star Marcos Flack will join their line-up for the 2021 F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford EcoBoost season.
Flack makes his graduation into single seaters in Britain’s FIA Formula 4 series on the back of a successful career in karting at domestic and international level, and recently reached the world final of Ferrari Driver Academy’s scouting programme.
The 14-year-old also impressed on selected testing outings for Argenti – multiple race-winners and podium regulars after just one season on the grid at this level – towards the end of the 2020 campaign.
Flack’s experience means he will also be eligible to compete for Rookie Cup honours and will undoubtedly prove to be an asset as Argenti target a Teams’ Championship.
Choosing British F4 for a full-season campaign means Flack’s career will now benefit from the series’ slot on the high-profile British Touring Car Championship support package.
That means live, free-to-air television coverage via ITV4 and capacity trackside crowds when COVID-19 restrictions allow, as well as putting Flack in the spotlight on the series’ well- publicised digital channels to aid his rise through the ranks.
“I’m really excited to confirm I’ll be racing for Argenti Motorsport in the F4 British Championship this season,” said Flack.
“Testing with the team has been really positive; I’ve enjoyed driving the car and starting to learn some of the UK circuits.
“It’s an excellent championship, and the perfect place for me to make the step up into single seaters. It’s important to make a mark at this level, like many of the previous drivers have done, so I’ll be aiming to do the same.
“I can’t wait to get going, and I’m very excited about what the season ahead will bring.”
Team Principal Michael Meadows echoed Flack’s sentiments and is looking forward to a strong start to their partnership.
“It’s great to have Marcos unveiled as an Argenti Motorsport driver for 2021,” said Meadows.
“There’s no doubt he’s a serious talent, his performances in testing last year were very impressive, he’s clearly got a bright future ahead of him and we’re excited to play a role in his development.
“Our first season in British F4 was good – we won races, took podium finishes at every meeting bar one and had all three cars regularly mixing it in the top ten.
“There is always more to be done, we are pushing to make the small gains, and I’m confident Marcos will prove an asset to the team as we continue that push forward.”
The 2021 season will get underway at Brands Hatch’s Indy circuit on 03-04 April.