Mammoths of the Ice Age Fri 24 January – Sun 20 April 2014 National Museum of Scotland.

http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/exhibitions/mammoths_of_the_ice_age.aspx

Mammoths of the Ice Age

Fri 24 January – Sun 20 April 2014


       

      

Walk in the footsteps of the woolly mammoths at the National Museum of Scotland.

Book your tickets now! Or call 0300 123 6789

Open daily 10:00–17:00
Exhibition gallery 1, Level 3
How to get to the Museum

The National Museum of Scotland is situated in Chambers Street, in the heart of the Old Town, a few minutes walk from the Royal Mile. Chambers Street links George IV Bridge and South Bridge.

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  Mastodon skeleton.
  

  Photo by John Weinstein © 2009 The Field Museum.

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  Woolly mammoths.
  

  Illustration by Velizar Simeonovski © The Field Museum.

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  This depiction of a mammoth, painted on the walls of Rouffignac cave in France, dates back 15,000 to 20,000 years ago.
  

  © Jean Plassard, Grotte de Rouffignac.

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  Woolly mammoth skull.
  

  © http://www.paleoart.com.

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  Clovis points (spear points), which might have been used for hunting mammoths and mastodons.
  

  Photo by Charlotte Pevny. Courtesy of the Center for the Study of the First Americans, Texas A&M University.

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  Illustration showing what Lyuba may have looked like when she was alive.
  

  Illustration by Velizar Simeonovski © The Field Museum.

About the exhibition

Journey back in time hundreds of thousands of years and discover the animals of the ice age at the first UK showing of this interactive, family-friendly exhibition. Joust with mammoth tusks, find out what mammoth fur feels like and touch the replica teeth of a colossal mastodon. Then meet Lyuba, an exact replica of a 42,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth, and learn why early humans both hunted and honoured these majestic animals.

There are lots of surprising mammoth facts to discover throughout the exhibition. For example, did you know that not all mammoths lived in snowy climates? Some mammoths sunned themselves on islands off the coast of southern California.
Not all mammoths were mammoth either – pygmy mammoths were only the size of a large horse. And Columbian mammoths ate up to 226kg of vegetation a day – that’s the same as 15 hay bales!
You might also be surprised to learn that mammoths were still alive in Siberia while the Pyramids of Giza were being built. But, contrary to the popular myth, they didn’t help with the building work.
Through original fossils, replica models and family-friendly interactives, discover the real facts about the mammoths of the Ice Age.
This exhibition was created by The Field Museum, Chicago.

My Review of The Night I Danced with Rommel by Elisabeth Marrion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I gave it Five Stars

The Night I Danced with Rommel is about the life of a young German woman, Hilde, who survived World War II. The author brings to life the time period, accurately describing the events, which shaped Hilde's life. The reader is drawn into a war-torn country where civilians are not privy to the truth of Hitler's regime, where speculation and fear dominate daily life. Hilde's courage is evident as she tries to maintain a degree of normalcy with her young children while her husband is deployed, which is severely tested during the bombing raids. The gamut of emotions is evident, no matter the nationality of the political arena. A great read and highly recommended.

 

 

Amazon US

http://www.amazon.com/The-Night-Danced-With-Rommel/dp/1291281126/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1389211657&sr=8-1

 

Amazon UK

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Night-I-Danced-Rommel-ebook/dp/B00B854ZXY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389211942&sr=8-1&keywords=the+night+I+danced+with+Rommel

 

 

The Phil Naessens Show: Are the San Antonio Spurs Doomed Come Playoff Time?

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Segment 1: Welcome to Loud City Lead Writer Zeb Benbrook joins Phil to discuss the trade between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago bulls that sent Luol Deng to Cleveland and Andrew Bynum to Chicago and take a closer look at the Golden State Warriors plus much more.

 

Segment 2: Pounding the Rock Lead Writer Aaron Stampler joins Phil to discuss how the San Antonio Spurs will deal with the injury to Tiago Splitter, if the Spurs are doomed in the playoffs because of their poor record against teams above .500, ESPN Writer Chris Broussard’s Carmelo Anthony for Blake Griffin trade speculation and how the Los Angeles Clippers will fare without Chris Paul and much more

 

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History Trivia - Vikings attack Lindisfarne Island (northeast coast of England).

January 8

794 Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island (northeast coast of England).

871 King Ethelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred (the Great) defeated the Danish Vikings at the Battle of Ashdown.

1081 Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor was born. The last of the Salic or Frankish family of rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Henry was crowned in 1111.

In the Midst: All for the love....

In the Midst: All for the love....: All for the love of bringing letter combinations to life  Daily schedule of an author working swing shift as an aircraft inspector.  ...

The Wizard's Cauldron: Ireland's Olive Collins...around the Cauldron!

The Wizard's Cauldron: Ireland's Olive Collins...around the Cauldron!: Add caption Late in 2012, I bumped into Irish writer Olive Collins' novel Crocheting with Kurt Cobain for reasons which are now los...

Mr. Chuckles was eavesdropping on the Wiz Phone, checking out Olive Collins' Irish accent

The Great Wizard says:

Late in 2012, I bumped into Irish writer Olive Collins' novel Crocheting with Kurt Cobain for reasons which are now lost to antiquity. It's not the kind of novel I was reading at the the time, but I found myself reading the preview and I was most impressed. 

There and then, I said to myself that Olive would be a valued addition to the Cauldron archives and this week, I spoke to Olive on the Wizphone as she ambled merrily along the lush green gallops of the Coolmore racehorse training complex, Ballydoyle, in County Tipperary.

 

Click on the link to read more:

 

http://greenwizard62.blogspot.com/2014/01/irelands-olive-collinsaround-cauldron.html

Life After Hell: Surviving Sexual Abuse By Gladys Quintal

After being separated from my mother twice in my 10 short years of life, I was more than a little excited at the prospect of being reunited with her again. Unfortunately, my elation was to be short-lived when the visits to my bedroom started. Threatening to send me away again or turn the loaded gun he kept in my wardrobe on us all, he kept my silence.

It was to be another six years until I escaped the abuse of my mother's husband and another 30 years before I was able to bring him to justice. Ironically, the one person that should have protected me and helped me fight to stop him, my mother, is still with him to this day.

http://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Hell-Surviving-Sexual-ebook/dp/B00FGY2N00

Miss Marge's January Activities

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A New year/winter

Add large calendar of January days to your bulletin board. Start your month off by marking off the days. Mention this is a new beginning. Add another display near it where you will put the students baby pictures, as explained in the next activity.

The ME board.

Begin this board in January, stressing a New Year beginning, and the beginning of each student.  In your December newsletter ask the parents to send a baby photo of their child. Suggest that they go through the family albums with child, letting the child chose his/her baby picture that they will want to take to school.Ask the parent to tell them of a story about them (something they did special) so the child can share it with the class.  (Be sure all names are on the backs of the photos so that the parents will get them back.)  On the first day of school in January have each child show their picture and share the story about themselves. Place the photo on the board, leaving room for the family picture for the next month.  
**No child should feel left out! If there is a case where any student, for some reason, cannot bring a baby photo change this activity into a hunt for babies. Instead of students bringing pictures from home, have them find baby pictures in magazines and choose one they like. Let them show that picture and make up a little story about the picture they chose.

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PUPPET FUN

Have your school puppet teach the student a new chant/rhyme.
January, January, month of snow
Put on our boots and out we go
Walking in Snow up to our knees
Without our boots our (ears) would freeze
One of the student will catch the error. Puppet says, “Oh, that’s not right? Well how about this?" Repeat it, adding another part of the body in (  ). Puppet acts as if he doesn't know what the students are talking about and continues to teach them the chant adding different parts of the body such as elbow, neck, etc. Students will have fun correcting the puppet. In the end (after a bit of laughter) your puppet says it correctly.
January, January, month of snow.
Put on your boots and off we go.
Walking in snow up to our knees
Without our boots our FEET would freeze. 
Of course after the first time, the students will say the chant correctly. This is good memorization, stretching their ability to remember and should be repeated on other days so add it to your songs during music time. 

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Craft sticks snow flakes.

Another kind of Snowflake to decorate your room.
Each student will need three craft sticks. Have them glue 2 craft sticks together in the middle to form an "X".
Glue the third craft stick horizontally at the center of the first two to complete the shape of a 6-sided snowflake. White glue will take at least an hour to dry. If you prefer a quicker drying time, use a hot glue gun instead, but make sure to do so with adult supervision.
Student paints the 'star' with white tempera paint and when dry spreads white glue over it. Sprinkle white paper confetti over the glue covered star. Can decorate with cake decorating sprinkles.  (Do not use tinsel which may get into eyes and cause eye injury.)

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Action Song.

DANCING SNOWFLAKES (Sing to 'Tiny Bubbles'.)
(Teach the students the words to the song before attempting to do the actions.)
Verse 1:
Many snowflakes, in the air,
Floating here and floating there.
Then each snowflake settles down,
Landing gently on the the snow-white ground.
(Directions) 
Lines 1 & 2: children float around room, arms out.
Lines 3 & 4: FLoat slowly to the ground - sit down. 

Verse 2: 
The children build a snowman white.
He stands so proudly through the night.
The sun  comes out, and melts him down.
See the ice pond forming on the ground.
(Directions)
Lines 1 & 2: Slowly stand up, arms outstretched like a snowman.
Lines 3 & 4: Slowly sink to the floor and lay flat.

Verse 3:
Laughing skaters, dressed so nice,
Making figures on the ice
Wish I were a skater too.
I'd take your arm and skate away with you.
(Directions)
Lines 1 & 2: Stand and make skating motions around the room.
Lines 3 & 4: Find a partner and pretend to skate around the room .. or back to where you want them to be when ending the song. 

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Making Paper Snowflakes.

What better way to practice useing of scissors than cutting out snow flakes. Every student I every had enjoyed this activity, so much that I had to keep the supplies for making handy in the free art center.  My room was full of snowflakes in January.  
You will need white easy to cut paper, scissors, and pencils.
Per student a 6 ½ inch paper circle.
(For older students give them a cardboard pattern and let them make their own circles on easy to cut paper.)
Instructions:
1>        Fold circle in half. Fold that half to make a triangle.
2>        If the student is handy with scissors, fold one more time into a smaller triangle.
3>        Keep folded, have student snip off a small piece off the top. Draw 3 or 4 notches on each edge and on the bottom, careful not to make them too close or the paper will fall apart.
4>  Cut out notches. Carefully open up the paper to reveal a unique snowflake.
**Lesson to teach here -- that each snowflake is unique, not like any other .. just as each child is special and different from any other child.

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WINTER FRIENDS

Once there was a Cardinal

Flying on a dark and stormy night,

She flew here and there, lost in flight,

She was looking for a sheltered spot

Where she could safely light.

The wind was blowing wildly,

And she needed to find a tree,

Or some other place to be,

But snow fell all around her,

And it was hard for her to see.

At last she came upon a house

With lights shining bright as day.

She heard a pleasant voice say,

"Cardinal, my friend, come down

Before the wind blows you away."

A snowman stood on the ground.

Two sticks stuck from his side,

Like arms that opened wide.

"Perch yourself upon my arm.

Rest on me," the snowman replied.

Cardinal landed with a sigh,

“You just saved my life," she said.

Without you here I'd be dead.

Well now, Glad I could be of help.

Hello. You can call me Fred.

You are welcome to join me, friend.

Feel free to rest upon my arm.

I will keep you safe from harm.

At least for a month or two,

Until the sun becomes too warm."

Cardinal stayed with Snowman Fred.

The bird and Fred was quite a pair

And together they would share

A song, a joke, or a dream or two.

She knew she was safe right there.

But when spring came to the yard,

And sun beat down hot and clear.

Poor Fred began to disappear.

It was time for the friends to part.

Cardinal tried not to shed a tear.

She built a nest on a tree near by,

And sang songs of good cheer

For all the folks around to hear,

While she waited for the winter snows

When Fred would once again appear.

                     ~~~

Author: M. C. Arvanitis: this story is free to copy off and use in your classroom but is copyrited to M. C. Arvanitis. So it can not be shared elsewhere in print or electrontically.

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SUGGESTED BOOK FOR JANUARY

Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by Pat Miller.

Squirrel knows that New Year's Day is a great day for making resolutions If only she can think of a resolution of her very own.
You can purchase this book at Amazon.com. http://amzn.com/0807575917 

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Color page for January. The space on the left side is where a snowman should be. Encourage student to draw his/her individual snow person there.

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The Family Manning Series - 2 books in 1 volume for only $1.98 for a limited time only.

 

 

The Family Manning Series - 2 books in 1 volume for only $1.98 for a limited time only.

This is an incredible tale of tantalizing misdeeds, family loyalty and the love of family. The incredible story with unexpected twists and turns will k...eep you turning pages until the very end.

US - http://www.amazon.com/The-Manning-Family-Series-Scott-ebook/dp/B00HGXKPL8

UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Manning-Family-Series-Scott-ebook/dp/B00HGXKPL8

Canada - http://www.amazon.ca/Manning-Family-Kim-Scott-ebook/dp/B00HGXKPL8

Brooklyn and Bo Chronicles by Brenda Perlin: The Making of the children's book "Ty The Bull"

Brooklyn and Bo Chronicles by Brenda Perlin: The Making of the children's book "Ty The Bull": Rex is joining me today on my blog. Together we are working on a children's book about two relevant topics, bullying and divorce.

The Making of the children's book "Ty The Bull"

Rex is joining me today on my blog. Together we are working on a children's book about two relevant topics, bullying and divorce. This story is based on true life events told from a ten year old boy who is rising against adversity. He is learning to live his childhood years that are far from a fairytale. 

Rex is very artistic and I am proud to be featuring his artwork in this book. This story is full of humanity as this young boy endures life's hardships from his own perspective. All illustrations are by Rex.

Excerpt~

"I love both my parents very much and I wish things could go back to the way they were before, when we were a real family. That is what I want above everything else. Even more than a new computer or the latest IPad. Those things would be great but if I could wish for anything it would be for my parents to be back together. Life was good back then. Before all this divorce stuff. Even though they had fights, I liked knowing I could live in a house with both mom and dad."

 

Bio:

Rex lives in Southern California with his mother. He is ten years old and his passions are his scooter, mixed martial arts, and drawing. 

Thank you Crystal Schall for your help & input and now Kim Mutch Emerson will be adding her magic to make this heartfelt meaningful story come to life. 

 

Wait until you see the cover Danielle Drake designed!!! Wow!!!!

All proceeds go to Rex's college fund.

The Phil Naessens Show: Should the Utah Jazz Be Tanking?

http://phillipnaessens.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/the-phil-naessens-show-should-the-utah-jazz-be-tanking/

 

 

On this edition of the Phil Naessens Show

 

 

We’re talking Utah Jazz basketball, the proposed Wheel draft option and take a closer look at the NBA Western Conference seeding and much more NBA talk!

 

Segment 1: SLC Dunk Managing Editor Amar joins Phil to discuss whether or not the Utah Jazz should be tanking, Trey Burke, trading for Andrew Bynum, Ty Corbin and much more.      

 

Segment 2: SlC Dunk Managing Editor Amar joins Phil to discuss the proposed Wheel that is supposed to prevent tanking and look at the NBA Western Conference seeding and much more.

Come over to DraftSheet and join me for a free Fantasy Basketball free roll and win cash. It's absolutely free. For Fantasy Basketball please click here . For Fantasy Football please click here and for Fantasy Hockey please click here

The Phil Naessens Show can be heard Monday thru Friday at Max Sports Channels, Talk Superstation, Armed Forces Radio Network , Kozmik Radio, First Online Radio, WRFN 1025 and Baseball Podcasts 

 

 

 

 

History Trivia - Francis, Duke of Guise, captures Calais

January 7

49 BC Julius Caesar was ordered to disband his army. He refused and crossed the Rubicon three days later, invaded Italy, which began a civil war.

 1327 King Edward II of England was deposed.

1451 the University of Glasgow Founded at the request of King James II of Scotland. Pope Nicholas V issued a bull of foundation for a studium generale. At first underfunded and lacking a place to hold lectures, the University nonetheless grew into a distinguished center of learning, its progress only briefly interrupted by the troubles of the Reformation.

1558 French nobleman Francis, Duke of Guise, captured Calais, the last English possession in mainland France.

1601 Robert, Earl of Essex led revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth.

1610 Galileo Galilei observed three of the four largest moons of Jupiter for the first time. He named them, and in turn the four are called the Galilean moons.

Gladiator's Pen - Noir Reading Challenge 2014 Are you ready to slip into the darker side of fiction?

Noir Reading Challenge 2014 Are you ready to slip into the darker side of fiction?

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Welcome to the first reading challenge sponsored by Gladiator’s Pen.

 Noir: crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings

I have had a love of this dark genre for a long time. Noir is the underbelly of fiction, the place where darker themes are explored. I can sit and devour hours watching The Maltese Falcon, The Long Goodbye, Casablanca, Detour, City That Never Sleeps and so many more. (Thank you God for Netflix!) Though, Noir is much more than film.

There are some fantastic books with hardboiled detectives, grifters, sexy molls, tragic cops and femme fatales that will fuel your imagination and make you crave more. So I’m going to challenge you to grab a book and step into the shadows just out of the streetlamp’s reach and join me in reading as many of these fantastic stories as we can in 2014.

How it works:

The Challenge begins January 6, 2014 and runs through December 31, 2014. You can join the challenge at any time between those dates.

1. Sign up with the Inlinkz tool below with a link to your acceptance/announcement post. Stating the challenge and what goal level (listed below) you are going for.

2. There will be a new inlinkz tool posted on the challenge page of Gladiator’s Pen once a week (hopefully up by each Monday) so you can add the url to the post with your progress, book review, or talk about something Noirish. Post at least once a month and link back to the challenge page so we can help each other gain new readers/followers as well.  Even better, if you would like to embed the linky list onto your post there will be a link available so you can pick up the code.

If you don’t have a blog, that’s okay too. Just post to your Facebook, G+ or Twitter with a link back to the challenge page for others to join in and find some great new books and authors too.

Challenge Levels

Read 1-5 books Grifter

Read 5-10 books Cool Cop

Read 11-15 books Hard Boiled Detective.

Read 16-20 books Femme Fatale

Read  20+ books Sam Spade

Here are a few suggestions for some great Noir reads to get you started

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

The Black Dahlia (#1 in the L.A. Quartet series) by James Ellroy

Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell

He Died With His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Joyland by Stephen King

Gold Coast by Elmore Leonard

Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher

If you can, try to post your reviews to Amazon or Goodreads also or even give the books you enjoy some stars to support a great author. Thanks for being a part of our first reading challenge here on Gladiator’s Pen and I hope you enjoy your journey into the darker side of the streets. :)

Do you have a favorite Noir film or book?

 

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Pagans and Warriors - The National Museums of Scotland

Vikings! Image © The Swedish History Museum.

http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/national_museum/past_exhibitions/vikings.aspx

Vikings!

Warriors, explorers, pirates and merchants – what do we really know about the people we call Vikings?

The National Museum of Scotland was the only UK venue to show this outstanding exhibition of more than 500 objects from the world-renowned collections of the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm. Rarely seen outside Scandinavia, these artefacts showed the Vikings in a new and intriguing light.
   

Warriors, explorers, pirates and merchants – what do we really know about the people we call Vikings?

Recent archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the Viking Age, challenging commonly held conceptions of this key period in European history.
The traditional view of the Vikings – stereotypes of raiders wearing horned helmets – has been replaced by a more complete and up-to-date picture.
The National Museum of Scotland is the only UK venue for this outstanding exhibition of more than 500 objects from the world-renowned collections of the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm. Rarely seen outside Scandinavia, these artefacts show the Vikings in a new and intriguing light.

• Silver Thorshammer pendant with filigree ornamentation.
• Animal-head brooch made from bronze, silver and gold.
• Silver and gilded pendant, perhaps of the goddess Frigg.
• Silver pendant in the shape of a male head.
• This silver pendant is considered to be the oldest known crucifix in present-day Sweden.
• The bronze figurine is probably a representation of the fertility god Frey.
• Trefoil brooch of silver and gold with animal ornamentation.

 

Discover the power of mythology and the symbolism of Viking ships; gain fascinating insights into domestic life and death rituals; and view evidence of astonishing Viking workmanship in jewellery, metalwork, textiles and objects made from glass, bone and amber. See the earliest Scandinavian crucifix along with other striking silver pendants representing the pagan Norse Gods.
By bringing together these unique objects with new research and hands-on displays, the exhibition reveals who the Vikings really were, and creates a vivid picture of how they lived more than 1,000 years ago.

 National Museums ScotlandChambers StreetEdinburghEH1 1JF

 

COMING JANUARY 2014! Book 3 - THE ADVENTURES OF CECILIA SPARK: DRAGON'S STAR

CECILIA SPARK'S WORLD

COMING JANUARY 2014!

BOOK 3 

THE ADVENTURES OF CECILIA SPARK:

DRAGON'S STAR

SYNOPSIS of The Adventures of Cecilia Spark: Dragon's Star

written by Ngaire Elder and illustrated by Peter Maddocks

 “The creature had been disturbed. Swishing its tail, it sailed effortlessly towards the noise source. It could clearly see something at the edge of the water ...The giant water creature was getting closer and closer to its substantial meal. With one final flick of its powerful tail, it would be over.”

 

Cecilia Spark is in a race against time.  Her challenge is to save the last Millennium Dragon, captured by a hideous Knight of Darkness, and reunite him with the star that gives him his power. With Orson, Ractus and Pacha by her side, Cecilia must rescue Fuego and save the Land of Dragons from an endless, desperate gloom.

Harassed by crooked imps, captured in the lair of a giant spider, lost in the darkest of dungeons and threatened by a hidden river monster, will Cecilia and her brave friends succeed in their quest?

http://adventuresofceciliaspark.blogspot.com/p/cecilia-sparks-world_24.html

Illustrated novel.  Age range 4 to 9 year old boys and girls.

The Phil Naessens Show: Fantasy Basketball, Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies

http://phillipnaessens.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/the-phil-naessens-show-fantasy-baketball-indiana-pacers-and-memphis-grizzlies/

 

 

Segment 1: Rotowire Fantasy Basketball Editor Kyle Mckeown joins Phil to discuss the injury to Chris Paul, Darren Collison, Jarrett Jack and a couple of Fantasy Basketball surprises thus far plus much more

Segment 2: Indy Cornrows Managing Editor Tom Lewis joins Phil to discuss the Indiana Pacers recent loss to Toronto, whether or not Lance Stephenson is playing his last season in Indiana, the upcoming week and much more

Segment 3: Grizzly Bear Blues writer Joe Mullinax joins Phil to discuss the Memphis Grizzlies win over Detroit, Head Coach Dave Joerger and the trade that will send Grizzlies guard Jerryd Bayless to Boston for guard Courtney Lee and much more.