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businessman, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.". Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.After a standout career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' National Championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat".Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 199394 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 199596 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 6, 2009 and was inducted on September 11, 2009.Michael Jordan wowed us year after year with breath taking abilities while still managing to attain every accolade possible. MVP, Finals MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA, All-Star, Slam-Dunk Champion and Olympic Champion are awards that highlight Jordan's memorable career. Many people, including MJ himself, wonder how all that greatness would translate to today's game. In the era of the "Black Mamba" and "King James," one has to wonder how Jordan would fare. Well, wonder no more! The following list tells you exactly how a prime Michael Jordan would fare on each team in the NBA today, including their playoff result.
Lionel Messi's first-half goal ensure that this tie, which looked over after the first leg, when Shakhtar were obliterated in the Camp Nou, reached a tame conclusion.Messi's goal, his 48th of the season, set up a probable semi-final tie against their Spanish rivals Real Madrid, barring a miracle comeback from Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 down after the first leg on Wednesday night.Shakhtar, who knocked out Roma in the previous round, started well and dominated the early stages of the game while Barcelona lay back and soaked up the pressure from the Ukrainian side without ever really being troubled.But, as with every side that has faced Barcelona this season, Shakhtar learned the hard lesson that if you cannot punish the Catalans when you are on top, then they will punish you. And so it proved just before half-time.Dani Alves found space on the right hand side. He squared the ball to Messi and the Argentinian danced around a few defenders before slotting the ball past Andriy Pyatov in the Shakhtar net. It was his ninth goal in 10 Champions league games this season.The second half brought more of the same from both sides. Shakhtar continued to press, and required Victor Valdes to pull off some good saves in the visitors' goal. But Barcelona were once more able to contain with Messi again the star of the show. Barcelona are now in the semi-finals for the fourth successive season and face the prospect of playing Real Madrid four times in different competitions over the coming weeks. Serena Williams has set her sights on a return to action by early summer - possibly at Wimbledon - after undergoing emergency surgery as a result of a blood clot in her lung earlier this week.The 29-year-old four-time reigning SW19 champion admitted the last few days had been 'extremely hard, scary, and disappointing' after it was confirmed she had received treatment on Monday for a haematoma, suffered as a result of a pulmonary embolism which was diagnosed last week.'Thank you everyone for all of your prayers, concerns, and support,' the former world No 1 said in a statement. 'This has been extremely hard, scary, and disappointing. I am doing better, I'm at home now and working with my doctors to keep everything under control.'I know I will be okay but am praying and hoping this will all be behind me soon.While I can't make any promises now on my return, I hope to be back by early summer. That said, my main goal is to make sure I get there safely.' A separate statement released on Wednesday confirmed the 13-time grand slam title winner would spend the immediate future under close medical scrutiny.'Serena did indeed suffer from a pulmonary embolism last week, and the haematoma was another unexpected scare that was subsequently removed. Thankfully everything was caught in time,' the statement read.'With continued doctor visits to monitor her situation, she is recuperating at home under strict medical supervision.' The Women's Tennis Association expressed relief that the worst appears to be over for Williams, saying in a statement: 'We are
very heartened to hear that despite the serious medical situation that she had to deal with, Serena is now recovering and on the road to full health and a possible return to professional tennis in early summer.'Serena is a champion on and off the court, and we, along with her millions of fans around the world, wish her a speedy recovery.' Williams has been out of competitive action since winning Wimbledon in July. She subsequently cut her foot on some broken glass, an injury which has required two operations.Despite her lengthy absence, she is still ranked 11th in the world. On Sunday night, the day before her reported emergency treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, she attended the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles.
Jefferson (zero of three) in the Lakers' 99-83 victory March 6. The Lakers' defensive presence was a large reason they went 17-1 after the All-Star break and it could be a huge if they were to overcome San Antonio's homecourt advantage and sixth-best offense, averaging 103.83 points a game. Why the Lakers would lose to the Spurs in the playoffs: The Lakers' effort in stifling Duncan has had little correlation to actual victories. For example, Duncan finished with a one-of-seven clip in two games this season, but one came in the Lakers' 97-82 loss Dec. 28 and the other came in the Lakers' 99-83 victory March 6. Their defense in general also did very little to stop San Antonio. That's because the Lakers performed abysmally on the offensive end.The Lakers' 35.4% clip in their double-digit loss to September mostly pointed to Bryant shooting eight of 27, but only Bynum and Matt Barnes shot above 50%. Bryant also shot only five of 18 in the Lakers' one-point loss in February. Surely, two of the Lakers' games against the Spurs came when L.A.'s chemistry wasn't as sharp as it was after the All-Star break, showing why the Lakers blew out the Spurs so drastically. But the Spurs are quite familiar with the Lakers and could disrupt them enough offensively at least to cost them a game in the series. Considering that the Spurs would have homecourt advantage and own a two-game winning streak at Staples Center indicates they're capable of stealing a road game, that would be a lethal combination. But here's more. The Spurs' bench has proven vastly superior to the Lakers'. San Antonio boasts George Hill (17.3 points on 56% shooting in his last seven games) and three-point specialists in Matt Bonner and Gary Neal, who have been instrumental to the team's league-leading 39.9% shooting from three-point range. The Lakers can count on only Lamar Odom off the bench, which also features a cold-shooting Shannon Brown, a tentative Steve Blake and a previously aggressive Matt Barnes, who hasn't looked the same since returning last month from surgery on his right knee. That's why it comes as no surprise that Jackson removed his reserves in the Lakers' win in March after they allowed San Antonio to creep back into contention.
Barcelona and Manchester United moved a step closer to a rematch of the 2009 Champions League final yesterday, as both clubs earned victories to extend their first-leg advantage and reach the semis.Lionel Messi scored his club-record 48th goal of the season in the 43rd minute to give Barcelona a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk and secure a comfortable 6-1 aggregate victory that had never looked in doubt.There was more drama at Old Trafford, where Park Ji-sung secured a 2-1 win for United over 10-man Chelsea, scoring the winner less than a minute after second-half substitute Didier Drogba had equalised for the London club in the 77th.Javier Hernandez scored the opener in the 43rd, as United advanced 3-1 on aggregate."I think we played very, very well against a very, very good team," United manager Alex Ferguson said. "Chelsea played a big part in that game today. I thought we were the better team on the night. In a team game we had some fantastic performances, Park, Chicharito (Hernandez), all over, no one let us down."Barcelona are now looking at a likely semi-final against arch-rival Real Madrid, which hold a 4-0 edge over Tottenham going into the second leg of their quarter-final today.United will face the winner of Schalke and defending champion Inter Milan, with the German club having won the first leg 5-2 in Italy.No rest for the starsBarcelona, who beat United 2-0 in the final two years ago, only needed to avoid an unlikely collapse in Ukraine following their 5-1 rout in the first leg. But coach Pep Guardiola still opted against giving stars like Messi, Xavi and David Villa a rest despite upcoming games against Madrid in both the league and Copa del Rey final.While Shakthar came out attacking from the start, Barcelona soaked up the pressure and repeatedly threatened on counter-attacks. Messi provided the breakthrough in the 43rd when he received a pass from Dani Alves before holding off a defender in the box and slotting the ball past Pyatov for his ninth goal in 10 matches in the competition this season. Yamaha boss, Masao Furusawa, disclose the reasons why he took the decision to retire. People who have enormous influence in the success of Yamaha in the MotoGP arena, said the departure of Valentino Rossi to join Ducati in the 2011 season a major factor in his deciding to quit.It is undeniable, Furusawa is the "brains" of the success of MotoGP Yamaha to rule in the last seven seasons. He started an era of success when the hook Rossi of Yamaha Honda team at the end of 2003, and since then Yamaha transformed into the most respected teams.The proof, they successfully brought Rossi won four world titles, and last season's turn Jorge Lorenzo who continued triumph of "The Doctor". In fact, Lorenzo appear very dominant and record history by creating the highest point in the history of MotoGP.Furusawa, however last month announced that his retirement. The news was not too surprising, because it has had time to calm the issue. It also (news Furusawa retirement) which triggers Rossi to
lift the foot of the Japanese team, and off to Ducati.However, the MCN Furusawa revealed the reason he chose to retire. Men born in Kyushu, Japan, February 17, 1951, said that Rossi's departure a major factor in him deciding to quit, despite Yamaha's senior management had tried to convince him to survive."I actually really wanted to ask Valentino to retire with us and become ambassadors Yamaha for the future. But he changed his mind. MotoGP is very pleasant for him but I've decided to quit."If Valentino decided to stay with Yamaha, I would probably stay for two more years. But once he decided to go to the Ducati, I immediately decided to quit."I received several requests from the President of Yamaha to continue to survive, but I need time to enjoy my life. I still would have a position at Yamaha for another year as an adviser."
Publicly, players and the league are still staying positive about the possibility of averting a lockout by reaching a new collective bargaining agreement before the current deal expires on July 1. But behind the scenes, both sides are hunkering down for a long work stoppage. As one player agent told Sporting News this week, Weve been preparing for this for a while. No big new purchases, make sure you have enough to meet your obligations for six-to-12 months. Theres never been a sense that there was going to be a chance that a deal would get done without at least a short lockout. Apparently, the league agrees. According to the New York Daily News, the NBA has canceled the annual Las Vegas Summer League, which usually gives teams their first looks at draftees and offers a chance for unsigned free agents to show their wares. Last year, the Vegas league featured 22 NBA teams and ran from July 9-18. Its also an important meeting post for front-office executives looking to talk trade and agents hoping to make pitches for their clients. The Daily News report, citing league sources, also said that the NBA is canceling its summer intern project and wont be sending any teams abroad to conduct training camp or play preseason games. Barcelona and Manchester United moved a step closer to a rematch of the 2009 Champions League final yesterday, as both clubs earned victories to extend their first-leg advantage and reach the semis.Lionel Messi scored his club-record 48th goal of the season in the 43rd minute to give Barcelona a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk and secure a comfortable 6-1 aggregate victory that had never looked in doubt.There was more drama at Old Trafford, where Park Ji-sung secured a 2-1 win for United over 10-man Chelsea, scoring the winner less than a minute after second-half substitute Didier Drogba had equalised for the London club in the 77th.Javier Hernandez scored the opener in the 43rd, as United advanced 3-1 on aggregate."I think we played very, very well against a very, very good team," United manager Alex Ferguson said. "Chelsea played a big part in that game today. I thought we were the better team on the night. In a team game we had some fantastic performances, Park, Chicharito (Hernandez), all over, no one let us down."Barcelona are now looking at a likely semi-final against arch-rival Real Madrid, which hold a 4-0 edge over Tottenham going into the second leg of their quarter-final today.United will face the winner of Schalke and defending champion Inter Milan, with the German club having won the first leg 5-2 in Italy.No rest for the starsBarcelona, who beat United 2-0 in the final two years ago, only needed to avoid an unlikely collapse in Ukraine following their 5-1 rout in the first leg. But coach Pep Guardiola still opted against giving stars like Messi, Xavi and David Villa a rest despite upcoming games against Madrid in both the league and Copa del Rey final.While Shakthar came out attacking from the start, Barcelona soaked up the pressure
and repeatedly threatened on counter-attacks. Messi provided the breakthrough in the 43rd when he received a pass from Dani Alves before holding off a defender in the box and slotting the ball past Pyatov for his ninth goal in 10 matches in the competition this season.
promessas corriqueiras e pessoais? Avida, somente sera nova, quando olharmos o espelho do mundo ou o nosso internoe vermos refletido um mundo melhor, um ser mais humano, menos egoista eindividualista! Caminhandopara o bem, nao so no pessoal, mais de toda humanidade, sofrida e massacrada,pelo muro da intolerancia, do apartai social das classes, da imposicaoreligiosa e da penuria dos refugiados, naufragados no sonho de liberdade, embusca de um novo lar, o poder pelo poder, o estampido das armas de grandecalibre e potencial de destruicao, silenciando a esperanca de tantos inocentes sonhadores com uma vidamelhor! Emnosso pais, sem contar com as armas que matam e mutilam inumeros lares, aindaenfrentamos a ganancia e a corrupcao, matando o sonho de milhares debrasileiros, diante da impunidade! Anonovo, ano velho, que, seja o despertar para a fraternidade, irmandade efortalecimento do elo da corrente do amor! Projetando,seres do bem, para o bem, sem rancor e odio!https://www.jcdigital.com.br/edicao/impressa/665/19-01-2017.html#
orepartir, o se dar o ano todo?Quantos papais-noeis existiriam, quantos sorrisosseriam distribuidos, quanto seria bom para os mais necessitados e quanto fariabem aos mais abastados...Que felicidade seria, se o mundo desse as maos epulasse num so coracao...Como seria bom, se a violencia fosse sucumbida, pelosmilhares de sorrisos do Natal!Poxa Pai, voce tudo pode, porque nao fazemos doespirito do Natal, uma constante em nossas vidas?Trocariamos o odio pelo amor, a violencia pela paz, eai, quem sabe, viveremos o verdadeiro sentido do nascimento do Salvadorcomemorado no Natal!...http://www.jcdigital.com.br/flip/Edicoes/17058%3D25-12-2016/054.PDF
maos desses pseudos politicos, que, levaram o pais a esteestado letargico e agora pintam como salvadores da patria, e com a aprovacao degenerosas emendas parlamentares, para seus estados, o governo parece brincarcom nossas vidas, destruindo sonhos! Ninguemfez nada, nao sabe de nada, nao conhece ninguem e nunca participou de nada! Erradosomos nos, que acreditamos em politicos e utopia!https://www.jcdigital.com.br/edicao/impressa/1108/17-04-2017.html
Coraline: Janela InterativaCoraline, o tao esperado filme de animacao baseado no romance infantil homonimo, de Neil Gaiman, vem chamando a atencao pela ousadia de sua producao. Para seu lancamento foi preparado um esquema promocional diferenciado. Todas as acoes de midia e nao midia para o lancamento do filme foram coordenadas pela agencia Wieden + Kennedy, uma das mais respeitadas do mundo. Em uma das acoes (nao midia), janelas interativas foram espalhadas por sete cidades importantes dos EUA. As "janelas", criadas em parceria com a Inwindow Outdoor, tinham forma de espelho e utilizavam de varias tecnologias, como video, audio, captura de movimento, hologramas e realidade aumentada, dando as pessoas a simulacao de estarem com olhos transformados em botoes pretos.No filme, ao encontrar uma dimensao ludica e cheia de fantasias, Coraline percebe que as pessoas nao tem olhos. No lugar de pupilas, ha botoes pretos, indicando que aquelas almas foram parar em algum outro espaco. Confira o video produzido pela Inwindow Outdoor com as imagens das janelas e a reacao das pessoas que participaram da acao.Nao deixe de ler o livro e assistir ao filme. E imperdivel, um dos melhores lancamentos previstos para 2009/2010!Artigo sobre Coraline:CORALINE: O OUTRO LADO DO ESPELHO DE NEIL GAIMAN Como um romance escrito para criancas pode ser uma das melhoresleituras para adultos nos ultimos tempospor Eneias Tavares "Enquanto dizia essas palavras, seu pe escorregou, e no momento seguinte, tchumbum! Estava com agua salgada ate o queixo... No entanto, ela logo entendeu que estava na poca de lagrimas que tinha chorado. Gostaria de nao ter chorado tanto! disse Alice, enquanto nadava ao redor, tentando encontrar o seu caminho. Vou ser castigada por isso agora, pelo visto, morrendo afogada nas minhas proprias lagrimas! Vai ser esquisito, com certeza!Mas tudo e esquisito hoje. Quando pronunciou essas silabas, no capitulo dois de Alice no Pais das Maravilhas , de Lewis Carroll, mal sabia a pequena Alice que estava colocando em simples palavras o enigma da infancia encerrado dentro de cada um de nos: nao apenas a pressao do mundo adulto para crescermos sabios e fortes, como tambem a estranheza de um mundo em que os pais estao longe e todo um universo nada mais e do que, segundo Alice, esquisito. Recauchutando essa ideia de forma mais do que original, o escritor ingles Neil Gaiman brindou-nos com a melhor versao moderna do romance de Carroll: um livro para criancas, que deve tambem ser lido por adultos, chamado Coraline . Quando a graphic novel em tres edicoes Orquidea Negra foi publicada pela DC Comics em 1988, tanto seu autor Neil Gaiman como seu ilustrador, Dave McKean, eram praticamente desconhecidos fora da Inglaterra. Com o sucesso de Orquidea Negra e com a continua parceria da dupla, como roteirista e capista, respectivamente, na serie mais premiada dos quadrinhos, Sandman (de 1989 a 1994), ja era de se esperar que a dupla voltasse a trabalhar novamente em outros projetos, o que de fato aconteceu. Assim, quando foi anunciado em meados de 2001 que estavam preparando um pequeno romance para criancas, a atencao nao foi pequena. Em 2002, lancaram