Cavs Zip the Clippers: A Photo Flood (19 images)

Drew Gooden pounds the lane for a layup.
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Ouch! Drew makes the best faces!
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Eric Snow breaks down the defense and penetrates the lane. He does what the Cavs need to win.
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Eric Snow gets fouled and will shoot a couple from the line.
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This guy looked lost.
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LeBron James gets to the hole too.
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Zydrunas Ilgaukas had 19 points and 15 rebounds.
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Z goes in for a slam.
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Cory Maggette put up 26 points for the Clippers.
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But LeBron James put the game away in the fourth quarter with several rebounds and two big 3-pointers.
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This is how they do that t-shirt flinging thing.
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Anderson Varejao did his usual high-energy stuff.
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Anderson Varejao takes a charge from Elton Brand.
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Anderson Varejao and LeBron James provide a double-team on defense against the Clippers.
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The game wasn't as much of a nail-biter as Lebron James would have you believe.
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This promotion is so dumb. All you get is a stupid lottery ticket.
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Many fans think Jeff McGinness will be all alone next year.
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Who is this guy? I read the article about Moondog in the PD this morning but I wanted to know who does these great stunts.
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Victory was sweet tonight coming off a road win in New Orleans. Cavs are now 2-0 and may be building some momentum for the playoffs. Let's hope so.
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Copyright © 2005 James D. Fisher
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Jamestown - Chautauqua NY: A Photo Safari

It was time to take a trip up to Chautaugua NY for a weekend of tromping through the snow and slush and mud. While the region still enjoys a pretty solid tourism economy the Jamestown area is still looking pretty grim. When you cruise around Jamestown you can tell from the fine homes and industrial buildings it had a strong manufacturing base from the 1910's to 1970's. Then like many Midwest communities built on manufacturing economies it began a long, slow decline. Today, the factory buildings are empty and decaying (why aren't the building owners required to tear them down when their useful life is over? I've never understood that.). There are sections of old homes which are quite delapidated. The Main street has some shops open. But overall its a mix of old and new.

Jamestown is trying to draw the tourism crowd from the Chautauqua Lakes area by capitalizing on two of their most famous sons and daughters, Lucille Ball and Roger Tory Peterson. They constructed an Institute to commemorate Peterson's career as a naturalist. It's housed in a beautiful and rustic looking building surrounded by 27 acres of woods. The library inside has a good collection of works on nature and the walls are covered with artwork and photography on the subject. Unfortunately the exhibits are not very appealing. One exhibit on the Rainforest consisted of some OK photos of the rainforest, a few snake and animal skins and pelts on the floor and a stuffed fruit bat. The main exhibit commemorated Peterson with a bunch of grainy and out-of-focus pictures as well as some drawings by the naturalist. It looked like the Institute took all the memorabilia they could find and put them on display just to show they had them. Overall, you don't get a simple picture of Peterson and his contribution to mankind. The nature trail that surrounds the Institute is unimpressive as well. We lumbered down the paths looking for markers which acknowledges different trees in the woods. If you're really into the subject then go, otherwise head back to Bemis and fire up the snowmobile.

On the other hand, the Lucille Ball draw is a much more commercial and coordinated attempt. We spotted a Lucille Ball museum, a little theatre, a gift center and several murals of Lucille and Desi. It's too bad Lucy is not an nostalgic icon for today's 18-25 year-old crowd like Marilyn Monroe. She was probably the greatest female comedian (I still remember Lucy working at the pie factory assembly line). So Lucy is what Jamestown has to work with and they're doing all they can with it. Here's some scenes. Enjoy!

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute in Jamestown, NY.
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A nature walk at the Institute.
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Tree trunks in winter.
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Let's look up for once.
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Bark that is worse than my bite.
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The Library at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute.
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Nate and Lilly check out birds from thw window.
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Dueling snapshots.
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Uneeda Biscuits!!! I saw one of these mural ads in New Orleans.
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The Church of Jesus and Appliance Repair, Jamestown, NY.
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Funny Easter Bunny getting prepared.
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Everyone loves Lucy around here.
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Yes, there is even a Lucy Museum.
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Lucy Lucy everywhere.
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More Lucy.
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Giant Lucy.
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From the porch of the Bemis Point cottage looking down over the lake.
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Cavs vs. Pistons: We finally win.

Right from the tip-off this was a game the Cavaliers decided they were going to win.
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The Cavs defense smothered Detroit in the second half.
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But that didn't stop Rasheed Wallace from breaking to the hoop for several spectacular dunks.
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Even Chauncey Billips made his points in the lane. But the Cavs perimeter defense made a big difference in this game.
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You can't say enough about Anderson Varejao. His energy, blocks and two incredible fly down the floor dunks turned the game to the Cavs.
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Varejao challenged and pestered Wallace up and down the floor. When Wallace starting challenging him back Varejao didn't back down.
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New coach Brendan Malone will try to guide the Cavs to the playoffs. Usually a team that just fired its coach will win the next game. But overall I don't think the Cavs have what it takes to go anywhere in the playoffs.
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Former Cavs guard Steve Kerr takes in the action courtside as a commentator for TNT. What's he thinking about the Cavs now?
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Craig Sagars of TNT roamed the sidelines. The Cavs were once the NBA media up-and-comers. Now how will we play in the NBA's boardroom?
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As long as the Cavaliers have this guy the cameras will come.
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LeBron is all over the court tonight. Fortunately for the Cavs Richard Hamilton was out.
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Moondog joins in the head-spinning action during timeouts.
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More on Varejao with his Sideshow Bob haircut and Latino fire.
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LeBron James makes a twisting move.
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New Cavs owner Dan Gilbert (in red shirt) likes what he sees tonight.
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But it still comes down to Lebron James.
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