Not that I need or want any of Ted Kaczynski's stuff, Cheap Gucci Shoes since I already have a pair of sunglasses and a gray hoodie that are much better than his. My hoodie is nice and clean and says Disneyland on the back with an embroidered image of Grumpy (the cantankerous Snow White dwarf). It was a gift from my thinks-he's-funny husband when we were in D-land one time watching the Fantasmic show and it got a little chilly out by the Rivers of America and I allegedly grumbled. Even now whenever I wear it, I frequently assert that "I am NOT Grumpy!" with what I consider to be necessary self-defensive emphasis, to which my husband inevitably counters, "See?"

Still, I found it compelling to poke through the items up for auction in the Unabomber store, which is actually GsaAuctions.gov, which is actually the U.S. General Services Administration website that sells off seized property and "excess and surplus assets," which is basically the federal government's garage sale.

So far, Kaczynski's signature hooded-sweatshirt/glasses combo -- confiscated as evidence from his remote Montana shack after his arrest in 1996 -- is the big-ticket package, garnering a high bid of $20,025 with 18 potential buyers and a few more days left on the auction. The handwritten copy of his manifesto is up to $17,525. But never fear, there's still some incredibly breathtaking stuff available for cheap, such as his bank statements (current

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bid of $303) or "stamps and office supplies" (running at $410).

You know, I think I'm good just going to the post office and buying cute 44-centers with purple pansies and the word "LOVE" printed on them. Maybe if Kaczynski had used those stamps he wouldn't have been such a hater.

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Makes you wonder who wants all this "murderabilia," and who's willing to pay $20,000 to own it. As you likely know, the 69-year-old Kaczynski is serving a life sentence in a super-maximum-security prison in Colorado for setting off 16 explosions over a course of about 20 years that killed three people and injured 23 others. His infamous sweatshirt will likely end up in a glass case in some rich guy's darkened living room, spot-lit to emphasize the villainous grime, possibly positioned alongside a collection of Bernie Madoff's unscrupulous alligator loafers and one of Al Capone's scandalous cars. Yes, it's a big living room.

Kaczynski is challenging the government's right to sell his former possessions. Now while it's not as though office clerks at the National Agricultural Statistics Service or the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission are gonna use the money to buy lunchroom doughnuts (the proceeds will actually go to his victims' families), I can kind of see how he feels. I mean, if I were in jail and the feds were selling off my PEZ dispenser collection, especially my treasured Miss Piggy and Yosemite Sam PEZ, I would be miffed. Although I can't imagine what crime I could commit in which PEZ dispensers would be seized as evidence. An underground tasteless-candy counterfeiting ring, perhaps? My Boba Fett PEZ will never tell. Although Piglet might squeal.

Puttering around the GSA site, I learned some fascinating, life-changing information about the GSA itself. It's an independent agency established by President Truman in 1949 under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act and is considered the "business side" of the government. They've been known to auction off diamonds, Lamborghinis and mansions seized from shady Wall Street types and drug lords.

Also lots of not-so-glam surplus federal assets. Things like fork lifts, file cabinets, cameras, boats, spent brass casings. They have lots of railroad ties, aircraft towbars, various motors, conveyor belts, a sewing machine, a thoracic aspirator, a couple of French horns, a horse, a high-security paper shredder, a set of Hobart meat slicers. Ooh, an "oven prosthetic laboratory." Bake up some tasty appendages.

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Under "real estate" there's a lighthouse for sale. Isn't that cool? It's located near Simmons Island Park in Kenosha, Wis. You could turn the light on whenever you want and freak out passing ships. Maybe blare a siren song as a fog horn. I was a little disappointed by the NASA Shuttle/Hubble category. I thought you could maybe get a used Space Shuttle since they're not gonna need them anymore, but there's only stuff like an electronic residue box, assorted electrical wire and cable and assorted plastic materials, which you could put in the residue box. Maybe they didn't mean space shuttle, but rather parts from a shuttle bus from the NASA parking lot to the cafeteria.

Somewhat cool under the NASA category is an examination table, clearly for probing stowaway space aliens. And an "external tank transporter pallet." It's 75 feet long, 35 feet wide and 15 feet high, going for $4,025. It resembles a giant claw from a giant claw game, Louis Vuitton Shoes but upside down. It would only be good if they were also selling giant stuffed Nemos and SpongeBobs to go with it, but looks like they're fresh out. Kaczynski sure didn't have any. Maybe the feds need to bust Chuck E. Cheese.

The search for Donnie Walsh's replacement has officially begun for the New York Knicks,Cheap Gucci Clothing  and all indications are that it will take awhile.

With the potential for a lockout still looming over the New York organization and the rest of the NBA, the Knicks are in no rush to find someone to fill Walsh's shoes.

However, at some point a replacement will be found and the Walsh era will officially reach its conclusion.  It is an ugly truth, but a truth nonetheless.

There have been surprisingly few names thrown around in regards to whom will replace Walsh. When it comes to the New York scene, there is usually an abundance of rumors regarding recent personnel moves and vacancies.

However, we currently find ourselves without too many names, publicly that is, on the list of possible successors for Walsh.

There is no doubt that whomever takes over will have their work cut out for them.  Walsh will be a tough act to follow considering all he has accomplished for this organization. In effect, Cheap Chanel Boots the Knicks will have to be very selective when it comes to selecting his successor.

So without further ado, he are the odds for the top ten candidates to claim Walsh's old job.

Our countdown to the 2011 NBA draft continues with a look at 6-foot-10 forward/center Jeremy Tyler.

Tyler, 20, may have the most interesting story of all the draft prospects. At 17,Cheap Gucci Clothing he was considered the top high school player in the Class of 2010 and became the first American-born player to leave high school early and play professionally overseas, forgoing his senior season in an attempt to get more NBA-ready.

After a short-lived stint with Israeli team Maccabi Haifa in 2009, leaving with five weeks left in the season, Tyler eventually landed with the Tokyo Apache of Japan's professional league. 

He averaged 9.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 15 minutes in 33 games off the bench with the Apache, playing for former NBA coach Bob Hill. 

"It's definitely been a journey. But it's definitely developed me as a player, on and off the court," Tyler said after a recent workout for the New Jersey Nets. "I just wanted to grow up, I wanted to challenge myself as a basketball player and I wanted to challenge myself as a young man."

Tyler, who will work out in Portland Thursday, Cheap Chanel Boots measured out at 6-10.5 in shoes at last month's combine and boasts a 7-5 wingspan and 9-2 standing reach. He has shed questions about his maturity, attitude and desire, helping him rise up draft boards over the last month by impressing team personnel in one-on-one interviews.

Well let me start by saying I'm no fashion expert but the look that we will see tonight from Dwyane Wade and LeBron James seems more Ronald McDonald,Cheap Gucci Shoes  then any NBA shoes I've ever seen.

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DWade's red/white/taxi colorway was created custom for his trip to the NBA Finals and won't be available at retail.

NIKE LEBRON 8 PS

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LeBron has showcased a unique combination of power, agility and speed during the post season, a trilogy that led to the design of the LEBRON 8 PS which features a lighter, lower to the ground, more responsive approach on the court. As LeBron's first signature shoe featuring Hyperfuse technology, the LEBRON 8 PS Finals colorway is dominated with red and features hits of yellow,Air Max Shoes  black and white. The new colorway of the LEBRON 8 PS will be available in a limited capacity at retail,

Drew Gooden, who had last played in Bill Self's basketball campers game in June of 2005, brought his talents to Kansas University's Horejsi Center on Wednesday afternoon.

"I think it was just time for me to do it,Louis Vuitton Shoes  so that's why I'm here. It's great to be back. It feels good to be back," said Gooden, a nine-year NBA veteran who played power forward at KU from 2000 to 2002.

He scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the KU Alumni Team's 70-58 loss to the current Jayhawks.

"I wanted to come back and see the upgrades, see how the school looked, how the facility looked and compared to when I was going here. I mean, it's night and day," said Gooden, especially impressed by the new players' locker room and lounge.

The 29-year-old native of Oakland, Calif., who just completed the first year of a five-year, $32 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, admitted he felt like an old-timer while playing before 800 Self campers Wednesday.

"It's funny how the kids out there are 8-9 years old, and I've been in the league 10 years now," Gooden said. "When I was at Kansas, they weren't probably even thought of yet, so it feels good to see the youth coming in. It feels good to play with the younger guys on this team now. They're athletic. It seems like none of them even broke a sweat out there."

Gooden's losing Red team included 36-year-old former NBA power forward Scot Pollard, who, in playing for the first time in a full year, impressed with nine points and six rebounds. Oklahoma City Thunder center Cole Aldrich had 13 points and 10 boards, while recent KU grads Brady Morningstar and Tyrel Reed chipped in 10 and eight points, respectively.

KU junior forward Travis Releford scored 15 points to lead the winning Blue team. Elijah Johnson had 11 points, Thomas Robinson 10 points and seven boards, Conner Teahan nine points and Tyshawn Taylor eight points, six rebounds and six assists.

"We stayed with them for a while. We're old. We're out of shape. We got tired. They got easy transition baskets. A young team outran us," said Pollard, who will play two games in two days.

He will compete in today's Rock Chalk Roundball Classic charity game, (involving former KU players) set for a 7 p.m. tipoff at Free State High's gym.

"I just hope I can walk (today)," added the 6-foot-11, 275-pound Pollard, who played for five teams in an 11-year NBA career. "Last year's Rock Chalk Roundball Classic is the last time I touched the court or gym shoes or a basketball. I was lucky to even get to the rim today."

He had a blast being reunited with Gooden.

"I love Drew. It was a pleasure finally being teammates with him one year in Cleveland," Pollard said. "He is my kind of guy. He's a walking double-double. The guy knows where the ball is, he finds it, he gets rebounds without really trying. He and Nick Collison together in college was an unreal frontcourt. Drew's a great guy, and I love seeing him."

Gooden said there's a chance he and other NBA players just might be working out in Lawrence this fall and winter if there's an NBA lockout.

"I can envision that," Gooden said. "I'm one of the guys saying, 'Hey, if this does go into November, December, I mean, what better place would there be to train than here in Kansas?'

"To at least practice with the team or be around the facility, I think that's a great idea. That's been brought up. The union is trying to prepare some places in certain cities where a lot of NBA guys stay in the offseason and set up some workouts like that. There's going to be stuff for us to do if there is a lockout, but to come back to your school, there's no better atmosphere and focusing on getting ready for the season than that."

One of the stars of Wednesday's camp game would love to spend more quality time with Gooden, who, by the way, has played with a whopping nine NBA teams.

"I remember watching him a lot (at KU growing up)," said Kansas Citian Releford, who hit six of nine shots, including three three-pointers. "I got to guard him at the beginning of the game and most of the game. He was trying to come at me earlier, and I was going right back at him. It was a lot of fun."

Gooden, who missed 40 games last season because of a case of plantar fasciitis, enjoyed shaking off the rust.

"I am exhausted right now," Gooden said. "That's a talented team. Thomas Robinson is going to be a great player. He has great upside, great strength, leaping ability, skill. He needs more playing time at this level, show he can dominate this level, then one day be able to play at the next level. He has upside for that definitely."

Gooden said he'll be rooting for all the Jayhawks again next season.

"Something that's huge in an NBA locker room is representing your college, and me having to always be the only Jayhawk on the team, I'm always fending for myself and defending myself," Gooden said. "It's huge following college basketball. You don't understand how much NBA players follow college basketball and how big a fan they are of their alma mater."

Draft talk: Former KU forward Markieff Morris worked out for his hometown Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. He told the Philadelphia Inquirer it would "mean a lot" to be selected by Philly in the June 23 draft.

"I can help the team," he said. "I'm a stretch four, Cheap Gucci Clothing and I'm tough. I have that Philly pride, so they like that about me a lot. ... It was a good workout. I definitely wanted to impress these guys as much as possible."