The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce the Top 20 players for its inaugural All-Star Weekend, presented by Rogers Communications Inc., taking place March 31-April 1 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
“We’re pleased with the caliber of players who will be bringing their talents to Halifax for this exciting event,” said Andre Levingston President & CEO of NBL Canada and the Halifax Rainmen.
Over 213,000 fans cast their votes for the inaugural NBL Canada All-Star top 20. The results were submitted to the seven NBL Canada Head coaches for the final decision.
Top-ranked London has three players on the roster, Gabe Freeman, DeAnthony Bowden and Eddie Smith, who has been chosen as a team Captain.
"I think that it is a great accomplishment for DeAnthony, Gabe and Eddie to make the All-Star Team," said London Lightning head coach Micheal Ray Richardson. "It just goes to show that if you put in the time and work, good things will happen. I think it's great that Eddie Smith has been named a team captain; he's a guy that's come off the bench and performed at a high level every game this year. It is a great accomplishment."
Host city Halifax will count on players Taliek Brown, Joey Haywood and Tyrone Levett as ambassadors for the inaugural event. Haywood was also named Captain.
Captains Smith and Haywood will partake in a Fantasy Draft via conference call tomorrow afternoon at 12:00 p.m. AST to choose their teams. Follow their selections live on NBL Canada’s Twitter and Facebook. The two coaches who lead their teams to the finals will coach the two All-Star teams.
Saint John and Oshawa tied for the most players with four apiece. Anthony Anderson, Darren Duncan, Kevin Francis and Isaac Kuon from Saint John; and Omari Johnson, Morgan Lewis, Brandon Robinson and Tut Ruach from Oshawa.
Rounding out the All-Star selections are Moncton’s Trayvon Lathan and Darrell Wonge; Quebec’s Ralphy Holmes, Ricky Volcy and Yannick Anzuluni; and Mike Williams from Summerside.
Six of the top 20 players are Canadian. Summerside’s Chris Cayole was chosen as an All-Star, but due to injury has been replaced by Quebec’s Anzuluni.
"This is a great honor for our players to be named to the All-Star," said Quebec Kebs head coach Rob Spon. "It's also nice that both of our Canadian players - Ricky Volcy and Yannick Anzuluni - have been named All-Stars. The fans in Halifax will be seeing a great game with the best talent in the league."
All-Star Weekend will consist of exciting, family-friendly events ranging from an All-Star breakfast and youth basketball clinics to a three-point shoot out, slam-dunk contest, legends game, and of course the All-Star game.
All-Star Weekend tickets are on sale now at Ticket Atlantic locations at the Halifax Metro Centre or Superstore locations. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketatlantic.ca or by calling toll free at 1-877-451-1221.
Floor seating and minor basketball, senior and military discounts are available exclusively through the Halifax Rainmen corporate offices. Contact the Halifax Rainmen at 902-444-7246.
For more information on All-Star Weekend visit nblallstar.ca.
TOP 20 – By Team
LONDON LIGHTNING
DeAnthony Bowden
Gabe Freeman
Eddie Smith (captain)
HALIFAX RAINMEN
Taliek Brown
Joey Haywood (CAN) (captain)
Tyrone Levett
MONCTON MIRACLES
Trayvon Lathan
Darrell Wonge
OSHAWA POWER
Omari Johnson
Morgan Lewis
Brandon Robinson
Tut Ruach (CAN)
QUEBEC KEBS
Yannick Anzuluni (CAN)
Ralphy Holmes
Ricky Volcy (CAN)
SAINT JOHN MILL RATS
Anthony Anderson
Darren Duncan
Kevin Francis (CAN)
Isaac Kuon (CAN)
SUMMERSIDE STORM
Mike Williams
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The Raven TV Spot
Also, incase this is the first you're hearing about it, here is the full international Trailer
Wait...What?! Who?
Two New Rumored Couples #1 The Third Olsen - Elizabth
Lauren Conrad .......AND......
AND.....
Alexander Skarsgard!
#2....is......
Yeah...That's Stephen Dorff!
DEV Tour Dates
Wanna See Dev on tour?? Here's where she'll be!
Wed, Mar. 28 New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
Thu, Mar. 29 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy Theatre
Sat, Mar. 31 Las Vegas, NV - Pure
Mon, Apr. 2 Scottsdale, AZ - Martini Ranch
Wed, Apr. 4 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
Thu, Apr. 5 Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
Mon, Apr. 9 Toronto, ON - Mod Club
Tue, Apr. 10 Montreal, QB - Corona Theatre
Wed, Apr. 11 Orlando, FL - University of Central FL Arena
Fri, Apr. 13 Stockton, CA - University of Pacific
Mon, Apr. 16 Boston, MA - Middle East
Tue, Apr. 17 The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Thu, Apr. 19 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
Fri, Apr. 20 Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar
Sat, Apr. 21 Indianapolis, IN - Butler University
Thu, Apr. 26 York, PA - York College
Fri, Apr. 27 Morrisville, NY - SUNY Morrisville
Friday, February 24, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Yay!!!....wait what?
Pretty Happy about this.......but........did you notice this on the cups?
DO NOT MICROWAVE??? It's on the non-Roll Up The Rim Cups too......
Friday, February 17, 2012
Meet Trixie Whitley.
A Thousand Thieves on Nowness.com.
A Thousand ThievesFilmmaker Matthu Placek's Tempestuous New Video for Trixie Whitley's Soaring BalladA heartbroken but defiant Trixie Whitley faces a storm of emotions in the video for her new song, “A Thousand Thieves,” directed by filmmaker Matthu Placek. The daughter of blues legend Chris Whitley, Trixie grew up between Belgium and New York in a family of passionate musicians, artists and writers, learning drums, guitar and piano at an early age. For the past two years the singer-songwriter has been recording and touring with Black Dub, the band of super-producer Daniel Lanois who worked with Brian Eno on U2's The Joshua Tree and has produced records for artists like Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Willie Nelson. Currently soloing across Europe, Whitley caught Placek's attention with her soulful, smoky vocals and sensitive tunes while performing at New York salon Le Poisson Rouge. "All of a sudden, she lets out her voice and I just flew against the wall," says the former V magazine and Vogue photographer. They bonded that night, and soon Whitley was standing in a Balenciaga dress singing into four high-powered fans over a 14-hour day to the single take. "She really knows what she wants," says Placek. "You'd think she's this shrinking violet—and she is––but she is strong. She's very true to herself."
I am forever looking for music to fit a mood or a feel I have for an idea for a Photoshoot. This is one of them. I LOVE this, I can't wait to shoot with this song on. EMOTION EMOTION EMOTION!
Seriously, A French Bulldog, and her Little Piglets!
BERLIN - Forget the three little pigs hiding from the big bad wolf. These six little pigs have found a new friend in a maternal French bulldog named Baby.
The Lehnitz animal sanctuary outside Berlin said Baby took straight to the wild boar piglets when they were brought in Saturday, three days old and shivering from cold.
Sanctuary worker Norbert Damm said Wednesday that, as soon as the furry striped piglets were brought in, Baby ran over and started snuggling them and keeping them warm, even though they're almost her size.
The 8-year-old bulldog has stayed right by their side since then, making sure they're OK, Damm said.
"She thinks they're her own babies," Damm said.
It isn't the first time Baby's taken to new guests at the sanctuary — she's also raised raccoons, cats and many other animals, Damm said.
"She's an uber-mother," he said.
The piglets' own mother was likely killed by a hunter and the litter of three males and three females was found abandoned in a forest.
At the time they were found they weighed in at under a kilogram (two pounds) each but are being bottle-fed at the sanctuary and are growing well, Damm said.
He said they can't be released into the wild because they have no fear of humans, but it should be possible to set them free in a nature reserve in about three months, once they can feed themselves.
Wild boars are common in Germany, even in big cities, and herds have been growing as expanding commercial crops have provided them with more food.
Recent estimates have put the boar population at more than 10,000 in Berlin alone, where they live in extensive wooded areas and often venture into backyards and sports fields, tearing up turf to look for food.
http://stupidknews.com/2012/02/17/bulldog-adopts-6-wild-boar-piglets/
The Lehnitz animal sanctuary outside Berlin said Baby took straight to the wild boar piglets when they were brought in Saturday, three days old and shivering from cold.
Sanctuary worker Norbert Damm said Wednesday that, as soon as the furry striped piglets were brought in, Baby ran over and started snuggling them and keeping them warm, even though they're almost her size.
The 8-year-old bulldog has stayed right by their side since then, making sure they're OK, Damm said.
"She thinks they're her own babies," Damm said.
It isn't the first time Baby's taken to new guests at the sanctuary — she's also raised raccoons, cats and many other animals, Damm said.
"She's an uber-mother," he said.
The piglets' own mother was likely killed by a hunter and the litter of three males and three females was found abandoned in a forest.
At the time they were found they weighed in at under a kilogram (two pounds) each but are being bottle-fed at the sanctuary and are growing well, Damm said.
He said they can't be released into the wild because they have no fear of humans, but it should be possible to set them free in a nature reserve in about three months, once they can feed themselves.
Wild boars are common in Germany, even in big cities, and herds have been growing as expanding commercial crops have provided them with more food.
Recent estimates have put the boar population at more than 10,000 in Berlin alone, where they live in extensive wooded areas and often venture into backyards and sports fields, tearing up turf to look for food.
http://stupidknews.com/2012/02/17/bulldog-adopts-6-wild-boar-piglets/
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Don't get me wrong I LOVE my DC's but in the summer.....Chucks call my name
I'm prolly gonna scoop up a pair of these!
The collection includes four different graphic design images that were created by award winning designer and Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett. All four styles utilize the classic Converse Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker as the canvas, finished off with the clean white midsole to round out the colorful uppers. The collaboration will include a free single entitled ‘DoYaThing’ featuring James Murphy and Andre 3000. The sneaker will release in a few weeks on February 23rd, 2012 and will be available for purchase directly through the Converse online store. http://play.converse.com/blog/2012/02/01/murdoc-on-the-wire/
The collection includes four different graphic design images that were created by award winning designer and Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett. All four styles utilize the classic Converse Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker as the canvas, finished off with the clean white midsole to round out the colorful uppers. The collaboration will include a free single entitled ‘DoYaThing’ featuring James Murphy and Andre 3000. The sneaker will release in a few weeks on February 23rd, 2012 and will be available for purchase directly through the Converse online store. http://play.converse.com/blog/2012/02/01/murdoc-on-the-wire/
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