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3. she dated tobey maguire... not spider-man -- the dork before he got bit. wack. |
4. she hangs with the "young hollywood" crowd, so hanging out with the homies would be like chinese water-torture. wack. |
5. she's friends with claire danes. double-wack. |
Paulino said... |
Wasn't she engaged to Tupac? |
BAMBU said... |
...her sister was... |
If you are looking for Michael Lewis’ new book THE UNDOING PROJECT to be another MONEYBALL, THE BIG SHORT or THE BLIND SIDE, you won’t find it. |
THE UNDOING PROJECT, published this year, is a cerebral look that undoes common wisdom about how we form opinions and make up our minds. The subtitle of the book, A Friendship That Changed Our Minds, uncovers the relationship between two Israeli psychologists, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, who together broke the mold into investigating the human decision-making process. |
Most appropriately, Lewis sets the scene for this work of non-fiction by explaining how the non conventional statistical analysis of the potential of baseball players as detailed in his book MONEYBALL was later used by the Houston Rockets basketball team. The narrative quickly transforms into an examination of exactly how psychologists Tversky and Kahneman through extensive scientific research in academia both in Israel and the United States discovered exactly how the mind works when forming judgements about people and their performance potential in specific situations. The book advances its own unique theory of a person’s ability to think objectively. |
Interspersed with the science is the personal story of two unlikely collaborators who formed an extraordinary friendship and dramatically advanced a greater understanding of how initial perceptions can overwhelm reality. The ” Halo effect.” How do we examine specific individual qualities separately from the whole? Deep but fascinating. |
Footy Finals Countdown: Quiz Answers |
Week One |
1. How many Grand Finals has Darren Lockyer won? 4 |
2. How many Grand Finals has Wayne Bennett won as a coach? 7 |
3. What was the score in last year's Grand Final? St George Illawara Dragons 32 - 8 Sydney Roosters |
4. Who scored the first try in last year's Grand Final? Mark Gasnier |
5. Who won the Clive Churchill Medal last year? Darius Boyd |
Week Two |
1. What year did the Gold Coast Titans play its first NRL match? 2007 |
2. When did Benji Marshall make his New Zealand debut? 2005 |
3. How many NRL matches has the retiring Rhys Wesser played? 218 |
4. At which club did Jonathan Thurston make his NRL debut? Canterbury Bulldogs |
5. Which NRL team calls Suncorp Stadium home? Brisbane Broncos |
6. Double your points code: X51P79 |
Week Three |
1. When did Willie Tonga make his State of Origin debut? 2004 |
2. The Wests Tigers are an amalgamation of which two teams? Western Magpies and Balmain Tigers |
3. Who last guided the Canterbury Bulldogs to an NRL grand final victory? Steve Folkes |
4. Which team opposed the Parramatta Eels for Nathan Hindmarsh's 300th game? Penrith Panthers |
5. Which NRL club sides has Ricky Stuart coached? Sydney Roosters and Cronulla Sharks |
6. Double your points code: W13D5M |
Week Four |
1. What year did the New Zealand Warriors make its only NRL grand final appearance? 2002 |
2. What was the final score in the 2002 NRL grand final? Sydney Roosters 30 – New Zealand Warriors 8 |
3. How many games did Des Hasler play for the Manly Sea Eagles before becoming the club’s head coach in 2004? 258 |
4. What was Craig Bellamy’s role before he became Melbourne Storm’s head coach in 2003? Wayne Bennett’s assistant at the Brisbane Broncos |
5. Jason King plays for which NRL club? Manly Sea Eagles |
6. Double your points code: GD0FNL |
Saturday, December 26, 2009 |
Association Sim (12-26-09) |
Using my latest roster, let's see if association gets anymore realistic... |
MVP: LeBron James (31.7 pts, 9.4 reb, 7.4 ast, 2.4 stl, 1.2 blk) |
ROY: Tyreke Evans (13.6 pts, 6.6 reb, 6.3 ast, 1.9 stl, 0.6 blk) |
SMY: Tracy McGrady (13.9 pts, 2.8 reb, 3.7 ast, 1.2 stl, 0.3 blk |
DPY: Josh Smith (18.0 pts, 9.7 reb, 1.8 ast, 2.1 stl, 2.8 blk) |
MIP: Chris Douglas-Roberts (15.0 pts, 5.9 reb, 1.3 ast, 0.7 stl, 0.9 blk) |
COY: George Karl |
All-NBA Teams (1st, 2nd, 3rd) |
PG: Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Baron Davis |
SG: Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Joe Johnson |
SF: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala |
PF: Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Smith |
C: Tim Duncan, Dwight Howard, Al Jefferson |
All-Defensive Teams (1st, 2nd) |
PG: Tyreke Evans, Rajon Rondo (that's interesting) |
SG: Dwyane Wade, Trevor Ariza |
SF: Gerald Wallace, LeBron James |
PF: Josh Smith, Chris Bosh |
C: Dwight Howard, Tim Duncan |
All-Rookie Teams (1st, 2nd) |
PG: Tyreke Evans, Brandon Jennings |
SG: James Harden, Marcus Thornton |
SF: Terrence Williams, Derrick Brown |
PF: Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough |
C: DeJuan Blair, Hasheem Thabeet |
This is the first time Tyreke Evans won ROY in my sim, and he's on pace to do it in real life at the moment. I dunno about all-defensive first team but we all know the game looks at reb/steal/block rather than how good a defender the player is. |
McGrady won Sixth Man which I suppose is realistic if he were to play a full season off the bench. The reason he doesn't start is he's rated lower than Trevor Ariza, which is why Ginobili can't win it (he'll start over Bogans/Mason every time). |
Let's take into account that players rarely get hurt in association sims and thus play more minutes than they would in real life. |
James 31.7 |
Wade 29.8 |
Bryant 29.3 |
Anthony 27.6 |
Martin 26.7 |
Durant 26.5 |
Granger 26.1 |
Nowitzki 25.9 |
Bosh 23.5 |
Jefferson 23.4 |
Ellis 23.3 |
Roy 22.8 |
Johnson 22.5 |
Paul 22.4 |
Deron 22.1 |
Pierce 21.9 |
Parker 21.8 (39 mpg) |
Rose 21.6 |
Stoudemire 21.3 |
Duncan 21.2 |
Redd 21.2 |
Howard 21.0 |
Harrington 20.5 |
Yao 20.2 |
Bosh 16.4 (4.7 off) |
Wallace 13.2 (2.5 off) |
Howard 12.9 (3.7 off) |
Duncan 12.8 (3.4 off) |
Lee 12.8 (3.3 off) |
Okafor 12.5 (3.1 off) |
Lopez 12.3 (3.7 off) |
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