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Money for town hall debated

2006-08-25T12:13:00.000-07:00

Fear factor of money politics Speaker: It s like the disease cancer

PENANG: If you love Malaysia, say no to money politics. It is the least you could do for your country. This is the underlying message conveyed by SMK St Georges student Hannah Patrick, 17, in her winning speech at the 25th Youth Speaks For The Nation elocution contest held here yesterday.

Money for town hall debated

WESTMINSTER -- Heated arguments over additional money for a new town hall filled the Board of Selectmen's meeting Monday night, while selectmen met with other town representatives and the project's architect.

Money for town hall debated

2006-07-31T21:33:00.000-07:00

Fear factor of money politics Speaker: It s like the disease cancer

Money for town hall debated

African musicians to raise money for Niger hunger

2006-07-27T10:19:00.000-07:00

African musicians to raise money for Niger hunger

A host of African musicians will stage a concert to raise money to fight a hunger crisis in Niger today, where an estimated 3.6 million people are facing food shortages, the culture ministry said.

Womyn's Poetry Slam

2006-07-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

Up first:
a debut from flow bee. This piece was recently birthed at a weekend workshop given by the Gaylord Rehabilitation Center.

smudge womyn on the mountain

smudge womyn on the river

you take with your clippers

and you are a giver

give us the peace and communy

and make our bad feelings seem puny

Next up is Sea Monkey:

Here's what's on tv:
The Things We Do For Love: A Paralized Woman
Thanks Her Ski Instructor.

Just to show...

2006-07-20T20:20:00.000-07:00

...that I wasn't making it up about the ugly crap in the previous posting...

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All done? Good. Let's continue.

As I was saying, just in case some of you think that I was exaggerating just how much the crap that I was sent offended my designer's sensibilities, I post for your edification ONE side of the offending flyer:

(Please note - I'm only including one-half of the total ugliness that I received since revealing such crapulosity in its entirety to the untrained viewer could cause blindness, madness, hair on the pal... uh, no, wait... That's something else... Well, in any case, it wouldn't be good for you. Trust me; I'm a trained professional.)

Now, I realize that, as a non-driver, I simply may not havet been exposed to a lot of car-dealerships' direct mail pieces and they might, in fact, ALL be this ugly (in which case, I weep for my people...) but that doesn't change the fact that this is one ugly@$$ piece of trash!

For those of you whom I have not already bored to tears with this diatribe, let me explain my thoughts on graphic design.

Leaving aside the concepts of "good" and "bad" for a moment (Don't worry; we'll come back to them shortly!), I believe that there are two types of graphic design:

1 - Design that is intended for USERS and;
2 - Design that is intended to impress other DESIGNERS.

The intent of the former is to pass on information in the clearest, most readily-comprehensible way possible; the intent of the latter is to show off one's bad@$$ chops and proclaim one's alpha-dogness in the kennel.

I believe that it *IS* possible to do both, but it's generally beyond the skills of 99.9 percent of the designers out there.

(For the sake of full disclosure, I should point out that I include myself in that 99.9%. I'm a solid, meat-and-potatoes cook; I'm not Escoffier!)

In designing for end-users, the designer should be, essentially, invisible. Shoving one's way in between the users and the information that they're hoping to obtain is the cardinal sin for a designer in this case.

In designing in the hopes of impressing other designers, then the FACT of one's existence and influence on the viewing experience IS the information being imparted and gets top billing.

Both of these are fine and valid methods of working - I'm just an end-user designer. Always have been, always will be. Possibly because my initial impetus in graphics was in drawing comics, storytelling seems to be the basis of what I'll call, for want of a better term, my aesthetic. The question that I'm always trying to answer as I work is, "What is the minimum amount of data that is necessary for me to include for the reader to understand the story that I'm telling?" Because if they don't get the story, then I've failed in my job as a communicator. I don't have the quote right in front of me (and, of course, he put it much more succinctly), but Robert Heinlein pointed out in an article on the craft and business of writing that it's perfectly okay to have an ulterior motive in writing a story (aside from the obvious one of paying the mortgage) - you may have a point of view that you want to express, a warning to give, or a philosophy to expound - but if you can't do that while first and foremost entertaining the paying customers, then you're going to be going back to real work pretty darn quickly!

The "good" and "bad" only comes into the equation if the design of your piece doesn't do the the job that it's supposed to do! If it doesn't let the end-user get the information that s/he is looking for as easily as possible, or alternatively doesn't show the rest of the pack just WHY you ARE the (wo)man, then it's bad design. Otherwise, the worst that can be said about it is that it's inappropriate to the task at hand.

The examples that I usually use for the two types of graphic design are:

1 - end-user information - Popular Science
2 - design-mojo demonstration - Wired

If you're in the middle of re-plumbing your bathroom using a Popular Science article, you REALLY don't want to have to hunt for the next step; alternatively, I've never seen Wired Magazine as actually being about presenting information as much as being about the edgy, pushing-the-envelope look and experience.

Now the excrescence that started all of this, really (in mine 'umble opinion) succeeds in neither of these functions... Actually, in all fairness, that's not quite true...

If we assume that the purpose of the flyer is to impart the information: "We've got a metric sh*tload of cars that we need to unload in a Gawdawful hurry and we can't afford the space to tell you anything really useful about all of them, so instead we're going to cram as much randomly-sized disjointed verbiage and as many uselessly small pictures as we possibly can into the limited space that we have available in hopes that you'll be curious or, heck, even confused enough to come out to see what we're trying to sell you," then I will have to admit that it succeeds admirably.

If it has ANY other intent, it fails miserably.

That's my opinion, anyway.

Closing Thought for Today:
"efficiency + elegance = excellence “ -- Torley Wong

The past few days in news and politics...

2006-07-18T12:34:00.000-07:00

If things keep going the way that they are going, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest will break $300 million this year, and maybe even touch $400 million. Currently, it's now the highest grossing movie of 2006, breaking the numbers set by X-Men: The Last Stand this year.

The Jewish Sports Review named their All-America baseball team which included senior infielder Jason Newberger.

In baseball today, Chipper Jones tied a major league record for consecutive games with an extra-base hit set in 1927 by Paul Waner. It also extended his hitting streak to 16 games. In my mind, Chipper Jones is a Hall of Famer.

Bayh and Lugar both comment on the situation in North Korea."You try diplomacy, but it has to be backed up by tangible consequences if he doesn't do the right thing," said Sen. Evan Bayh. "Because, whether it's North Korea or Iran, with these radical regimes, you have to be tough in order to convince them it's in the world's best interest and their best interest, too."Freedom Hall wasn't being very nice and for the first time since the 1980's or 70's, UK will play host to Indiana University at Rupp Arena. Chatanooga will play the Cats in Freedom Hall as a result.

ABC Family is starting to air more original programming rather than shows aired in syndication. The 8-10 slot, usually reserved for movies, is starting to get filled in with original shows. Mondays include Kyle XY and the Canadian series Falcon Beach. Fallen starting on July 23rd is a three-movie miniseries. They will air the first this year, and the next two in 2007. If they were smart, they would air them in consecutive weeks. Another series that might catch on is Three Moons Over Milford which debuts on August 6th for eight weeks at 8 PM.

My condolences to the family of Alan Senitt, a rising star in British politics whose life was tragicly robbed.

Apparently, Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska thinks the internet is a bunch of tubes."I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the internet commercially.[...]

"They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the internet. And again, the internet is not something you just dump something on. It’s not a truck. It’s a series of tubes."Mike Weaver held a rally in response to the visit by VP Cheney in Owensboro.

In CT, Jewish leaders speak out in support of Joe Lieberman. Speaking of which, it appears that many are treating this race as a one-issue vote. It should never be about one issue. Single-issue parties have historically never survived. Frankly, I think it's a waste of money being spent by Moveon.org and others. Joe will survive the primary and cruise to an easy re-election in November.

Many Jewish groups are calling on the international community to condemn the attacks by Hezbollah."The American Jewish community is being mobilized to support Israel’s right to self-defense, including measures taken to end the more than 1,000 rockets fired from Gaza, the repeated missile and other attacks across the Lebanese border, and all other acts of terror," the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations said in a statement Wednesday.

The call came after Hezbollah, a Lebanese terrorist group, killed eight Israeli soldiers and kidnapped two others in a cross-border attack.

Other groups issuing statements included Hadassah; the Reform movement; the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the umbrella body for Jewish Community Relations Councils; and the Anti-Defamation League.I stand with Israel and I will continue to stand with Israel.

BangItOut.com sent this to those on it's mailing list.Top Ten Improvements to the Beirut Airport:
10. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah's 3rd attempt to make "Mile High club" with donkey put on permanent hold
9. Finally a night when Suha Arafat isn't the only one "gettin' bombed" in the first class lounge
8. Annoying metal detectors no longer detecting small things like nail clippers, belt buckles, missile launchers
7. Iran Air now offering upgrades to all Al Quaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas members
6. Runways named "holiest" site in all of the Middle East
5. The "Mesha'al puts the Dumb-Ass in Damascus" tshirt - Top giftshop seller!
4. As usual, all Shoe-Bomber shoe shines are free!
3. Lots more bomb/leg room for all first class terrorists
2. Thanks to Israel, Hezbollah Frequent Flyer Mileage will be valid for a very very limited time
1. With the airport in ruins, flying the Friendly Skies has really become a whole lot friendlierGo here for the DVD extras.

That's all for this week. See you next week.

How to clip a raksaksa's toenails

2006-07-17T12:26:00.000-07:00

If anyone has last year's issue of TIMES where they published the "100 most useless invetions", let me know. I'm looking for one invention in particular--toenail clippers for fat people.

You guys have seen it? I can't seem to find my copy of that issue. But let me try to describe it. It looks like a normal nailclipper, only it has a longlonglong handle attached to it so that the FAT person who cannot bend down past his round belly can still reach his toenails to trim them. So, the person in question can still be in a standing position, as opposed to a fetal position to trim one's toenails. And get this, it has a small mirror attached to it too, for those who have a little more than the maximum-protruding tummy and can't see their toenails.

I can't remember who invented it, but most probably someone from Japan. They are well-known for inventing the knicks and what more the knacks. The only thing that I can remember is that when I saw it, the first thing I said was, "Hey Abang, we should get this for you."

I've only trimmed 4 people's toenails. My own, of course. My cutie-mutie's, of course. Imad's and my arwah grandmother's. She used to come to me once in a while and ask me, "Lin, tolong ketip kuku Opah." Sigh. I miss her. And I would always remember the time when I lived with her, and she used to CUT my fingernails with one of those little silver scissors that could fold up. I used to protest saying that mom says to use a nailclipper. And Opah would tell me, "Nanti berdarah kang." I was 5. What would I know.

So last Sunday (a little bit cooler from the someone-forgot-our-anniversary feeling), I took out the nailclippers again to give someone a pedicure. I don't bother with the fingernails. He's a nailbiter. Let me rephrase that. He's a nailchewer. Needless to say, since we have been married, I've only managed to trim his fingernails once.

Me: Abang, your toenails are like dinosaurs'.
Him: You mean big?
Me: No. Big and UGLY.

And you guys better believe me! Try trimming a whatever-saurus' toenails. Chances are, you'll wreck your clippers. And I had to get Akif out of the hazard area, or else he will be attacked by toenail bits flinging and zigging across the living room. After that, I applied lotion on his raksaksa feet. He laughed. He said it was the only time in his life that lotion had ever touched his feet. But he was pleased.

ha! I think I'm too good for him...

Your Clippers Fix

2006-07-11T23:53:00.000-07:00

I like to introduce myself. My name is Tollis and I am the News editor for the blogger. Not really an editor of any type, but more like a media rat that finds Clippers related news. I will periodically find post for all my fellow Clippers. Today is a game day so it is time to get hyped up for the game. The best way to start your pregame ritual is by reading Pinto's Preview by matt pinto. It will give you a lot of insight on the match ups and what to expect.

http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/pp0506_MIN_060313.html

After watching the game, come back to the blogger and get Jordan's report after the game. On none game days you will see more of me and there is are great info in the LA Confidential http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/pp0506_MIN_060313.html and Around the cooler http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/atc0506_060311.html Don't forget to catch up on more Clippers news on hoopsword where Eric Pincus is on point.
http://www.hoopsworld.com/CLIPPERS.shtml

So we got all your Clippers news so that you can get your fix.-Tollis

Attack of the Clippers

2006-07-10T18:10:00.000-07:00

If it's midnight, don't reach for these:
despite how creative you've been feeling all day.

You might end up with this:

Stay tuned...there's a knitting post on the horizon.
For now -- g'night. Tis 1am. Toddlers crow at 6am. eek.

Attack of the Clippers

2006-07-10T18:09:00.000-07:00

Attack of the Clippers

2006-07-10T18:08:00.000-07:00

Attack of the Clippers

2006-07-10T18:05:00.000-07:00

Clippers Advance for First Time in 30 Years

2006-05-08T19:45:00.000-07:00

LOS ANGELES, May 1 (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Clippers are headed to uncharted territory.

Cuttino Mobley and Corey Maggette scored 23 points apiece as the Clippers advanced out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 30 years with a 101-83 victory over the Denver Nuggets.

2006-04-16T16:31:00.000-07:00

Clippers new articles for Sunday, April 16, 2006Clippers Sinking in Cold Waters
For more than a month now, there’s been jokes about the Clippers wanting to slip ... A fifth place finish would match the Clippers against either the San Antonio ... It just so happens that the Clippers were sailing along with a better ...

Lakers vs. Clippers
Your Los Angeles Clippers can win the season series for the first time in 13 years and we can all start buying our Clippers playoff tickets. ... All the Clippers get is Charles Barkley suggesting Sam Cassell looks like Gollum. ...

Lakers Win Battle, Clippers Win War
Despite the Lakers 17 point win over the Clippers Sunday night (which evened up the season series at two apiece), the Clippers are just about guarenteed to finish the season with a better record than the Lakers for the second straight ...

The LA Clippers Return to the Playoffs!
I was originally going to write this great article about the return to the playoffs by the Clippers. Then, I discovered that Bill Simmons already wrote one this week that obviously trumps anything I could have written, as its funny and ...

Nowitzki's shot with 0.7 left beats Clippers
Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

CLIPPERS FIND NEW GEAR FOR PLAYOFFS: REVERSE
Forget about rolling into the playoffs; the Clippers are limping -- slouching -- to the finish line and playing several notches below any other playoff team in the West. After last night's 75-73 loss to the Dallas Mavericks at Staples ...

Pending Pinstripes: Columbus Clippers Organizational Report 14 ...
Those were the only real "high"lights for the Clippers. Matt DeSalvo walked five batters in thre innings and change, allowing four runs and took the loss. Justin Pope allowed another four runs, and only recorded three outs. ...

Kobe, Lakers Beat Playoff-Bound Clippers

Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter, Lamar Odom had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers 100-83 on Sunday night. ...

Lakers & Clippers Fight Tonight
The Lakers and Clippers will square off tonight in the battle for LA supremacy. In their prior 3 games, the Clippers are so far the LA Champs with 2 wins to 1 ... If the Lakers win, they save face with a 2 - 2 tie, where as the Clippers ...

4/15/06 Box Score: Sonics 97 Clippers 101
Help Value (hv=Reb+Ast+Blk+Stl-TO) Earl Watson led the Sonics with +12, followed by Ray Allen at +10 and Nick Collison at +9. Brand led the Clippers with +17, and Chris Kaman had +13. Swift/Petro line of the night: Uhh… ...

Clippers, Nikky Z
Clippers won last night, 12-6. Apparently, my plea for Parrish worked because after going basically hitless so far this season, he went 3-for-4 last night with two runs scored. *pets him* Good boy. I have spam, which includes ...

I'm the LA Clippers of Fantasy Baseball
I've been in a fantasy baseball league (Forkball) for several years now and I've been a perennial cellar dweller. I tried to forget this but since the league is hosted on Yahoo! and Yahoo! has created a player profile that tracks ...

Clippers spam, Fedorov spam, misc life rambling
That the Clippers were knotted at 4 was a testament to the bulldog approach of Henn. After breezing through 5 1/3 innings in the season opener for the victory last Thursday, he struggled early against the Knights. ...

Game Thread: Sonics VS Clippers
Expect an unruly crowd full of drunken troublemakers at tonights Clippers / Sonics game. If we all make it home alive then the night can be considered a success…

SIMULBLOG FOR SONICS V. CLIPPERS
The prop bet tonight is Ray Allen's threes or Mariners hits off Curt Shilling.

Help the LA Clippers fight heart disease
The Clippers are looking to help "clip" the spread of heart disease. Nearly half of the population will suffer from a heart attack or stroke in his or her lifetime. Close to 100 million American adults have high cholesterol, ...

Clippers, shitty sports weekend, 24.... soccer?!?!
Weather should remain beautiful today, and mid-70s to boot, so it's totally a go for the Clippers game tonight. *excited* I need to find a harder cardboard backing for my scorebook this afternoon so I can actually write in it. ...

LA Clippers .vs Memphis Grizzlies -- Feb. 10, 2006
Posted by Picasa.

Flu shot - Clippers’ 45th Win Ties California Mark (AP via Yahoo ...
The Los Angeles Clippers are aware they need to improve significantly in the next week or so if they’re to have any shot of being successful in the playoffs. Playing the way they did Wednesday night won’t get it done. ...

HANDICAPPING THE NBA'S FINAL FORTNIGHT
As of now, they'd play the Clippers in the playoffs and would NOT have the homecourt advantage [LA has a better record]. So, there is that to look forward to. They have Portland, Seattle and Houston to go along with the Jazz and Kings ...

2006-04-10T22:06:00.000-07:00

Clippers new articles for Tuesday, April 11, 2006Day 1 in Lockup.
This could be a time the Mavericks send a message to the Clippers. ... Remaining: Minnesota,@Charlotte, @Houston, LA Clippers, @Minnesota ... Vladimir Radmanovic, Clippers He surrendered his Larry Bird rights when he accepted the deal ...

15 Seconds Of Clippers Fame
The Clippers started as the NBA's Buffalo Braves back in the 1970s, from 1970-78. After moving to San Diego for a few seasons, replacing a Rockets team that had moved to Houston, the Clippers sailed for the occupied waters of Los ...

An Immodest NBA Proposal
The Grizzlies and Clippers have no incentive to finish fifth in the West ... At the moment, both the Clippers and Grizzlies have better records than the ... Let's say the fifth-seeded Clippers decide they match up best against the ...

Kobe Puts his Foot Down; Team's Future is Brighter
"We played good defense tonight," said Odom, whose team forced 17 turnovers and held the Clippers to 43 percent shooting. "We played the same way throughout the whole game. That is what we needed to do, especially against a playoff team ...

CLIPPERS ARE CHOKING DOGS, KINGS THEIR OWNERS AND MASTERS
If the Sacramento Kings are "queens," then the Clippers are mere court jesters. They played the fool again Friday night at Staples Center, coughing up a late four-point lead in a 96-93 loss, their thirteenth in a row against Rick ...

LA Clippers @ Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns -8 (-106). The Clippers don’t match up well with the Suns, and given last night’s huge come back win vs Denver Phoenix has a good shot at sweeping the Clippers this year, again by double digits.

Attending Columbus Clippers Open Practice
Sunday may have been the “official” start of baseball season. For those of us that follow the Minor Leagues, Sunday was merely an appetizer for the excitement that begins on Thursday night when the Minor League season kicks off. ...

Clippers still can’t win in Utah
Clippers still can’t win in Utah San Jose Mercury News, USA - Mar 4, 2006… has been invited to be among the 25 players to try out for the US basketball team that will participate in the world championships and the 2008 Summer Olympics … ...

Confessions
Ok I fessed up. What about you? Anyone NOT have any books lying around??? Anyone want to attempt to describe my personality from my detritus? (Yes, my hands are dry in winter. I cannot account for 3 pairs of clippers though.) ...

Kings Turn Away Clippers
Ron Artest had a good all-around performance, scoring 26, making five steals and handing out five assists to power the Kings to a 106-96 win over the Clippers on Sunday. Brad Miller added to the offensive attack, dropping in 25 points ...

Getting Up And Down
My favorite note was from Carl in Tampa, a frequent viewer/e-mail correspondent, who suggested "Tampa Bay Clippers." Carl's reasoning: "If the new owners aren't willing to shell out for players, is it just about owning a team to stroke ...

Craziness
After that ended I waited around for the Lakers-Clippers game to start. Since the Lakers blew their 2 1/2 ... The Lakers picked up an important win over the Clippers and kept pace with the Queens who beat the Rockets last night as well. ...

May, and June Madness
Dallas versus Clippers, see the Nash comment above. Dallas still doesn't play defense, so despite a fantastic regular season, still expect an early playoff exit. Especially given that the difference between being the one seed and being ...

LAKERS BEAT THAT OTHER LA TEAM! The LA Lakers beat the LA Clippers ...
The LA Lakers beat the LA Clippers 100-83. Lakers cruised throughout the 4th period and win it by 14 points. ... Brand has put up these All Star numbers every season with the Clippers but his team was never this good. ...

[NBA] NBA Power Rankings Roundup for Apr 5 2006
8, Nuggets, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Grizzlies, Clippers, Grizzlies. 9, Grizzlies, Clippers, Nuggets, Nuggets, Suns, Clippers. 10, Clippers, Grizzlies, Clippers, Clippers, Nuggets, Nuggets. 11-30, more, more, more, more, more, more.

Way to choke Denver
I had to leave the office early which is why my post yesterday ended abruptly to head to Staples Center again this time for the Clippers-Nuggets game. The Nuggets started out on fire, especially Marcus Camby who did not miss from the ...

Charter Change: Bicameral vs Unicameral
This places the Clippers at 14 games over the break-even mark, ... With eleven games remaining on their schedule, the Clippers have a chance to post their ... The Clippers will be playing five games against playoff-bound teams (as of ...

How To Clip Your Dog's Toenails -- Quick & Easy
Toenail clippers come in both scissor and guillotine style but, for ease of use your pet's comfort, the guillotine style are more highly recommended. The sharp blade neatly slices off the excess toenail, whereas scissor-style clippers ...

The Geography of New US Nuclear Plants
GAFFNEY, SC — Bill Whelchel, working the main chair at Elmore's Barber Shop on Limestone Street, paused the clippers above his customer's half-sculptured crew cut to consider the question of atomic energy. ...

2006-04-02T20:59:00.000-07:00

Clippers new articles for Sunday, April 02, 2006Kings Beat Clippers for 12th Straight Time (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ron Artest scored 26 points, Brad Miller had 25 points and nine rebounds and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers for the 12th straight time, 106-96 Sunday night.

Kings welcome Clippers to ARCO (The Sports Network)
(Sports Network) - Two teams with playoff fever square off tonight at ARCO Arena, as the Sacramento Kings host the Los Angeles Clippers.

Clippers to End Year With Winning Record (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Los Angeles Clippers will have a winning record this season. Seriously. For the first time since 1991-92, the Clippers are assured of finishing above .500, thanks to a 106-91 victory over Utah for their 42nd victory.

Clippers Post 1st Winning Season Since '92 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Elton Brand was not even in high school the last time the Los Angeles Clippers finished a season over .500. Brand and Sam Cassell scored 22 points apiece Friday night to lead the Clippers to a 106-91 victory over Utah that ensured them their first winning season since 1991-92.

Clippers Post 1st Winning Season Since '92 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Elton Brand doesn't want to get too excited about the Clippers' assuring themselves of their first winning season since 1991-92. "It feels good, but we still have a lot more to accomplish," Brand said Friday night after he and Sam Cassell scored 22 points apiece in a 106-91 victory for the Clippers' 42nd victory of the season.

Clippers are no joke this season (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Clippers will have a winning record this season. Seriously.

Preview: Clippers at Kings (Covers.com)
GAME: Los Angeles Clippers (42-29) at Sacramento Kings (37-36) . TIME: Sunday, 9 p.m. EST. LINE: Oddsmakers have Sacramento listed as a 3 1/2-point home favorite. The total is set at 193 1/2...

Clippers to End Year With Winning Record (ABC News)
Clippers to Finish Season With Winning Record for the First Time Since 1991-92

Clippers Post 1st Winning Season Since '92 (ABC News)
Elton Brand, Sam Cassell Score 22 Points Apiece, Lead Clippers to 106-91 Victory Over Utah

NBA Notes: Clippers assured of winning record (Seattle Times)
The Los Angeles Clippers will have a winning record this season. Seriously. For the first time since 1991-92, the Clippers are assured of...

Clippers

2006-02-10T22:36:00.000-08:00

In 1984 the Clippers moved to Los Angeles, California, playing in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena while the Lakers, with a better reputation, continued to play at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, a few miles south. The Clippers were completely overshadowed by their cross-town counterparts, who were in the midst of a championship run with future Hall of Famers, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and James Worthy. The Clippers, under head coach Jim Lynam (and later Don Chaney) and new acquisitions Marques Johnson, Junior Bridgeman, and Harvey Catchings (all acquired via trade from the Milwaukee Bucks), finished with a disappointing 31-51 record in the first season in the City of Angels.