Through that all he has been productive

As of this writing, the Portland Trailblazers are 4-0 since switching to their new four-guard starting lineup.Wait, you ask. Four guard lineupThat's right. With Greg Oden starting, Portland now has four players who can handle the ball and run the break. If you don't believe me, check out this video: http:// all seriousness, though, by moving Brandon Roy to the small forward and starting a back court of Andre Miller and Steve Blake, Nate McMillan solved his point guard dilemma with one stroke of genius.Before the move, some fans and writers were calling for the Blazers to start Andre Miller. After all, Miller is a better player than Blake. He makes Greg Oden better. He runs the break better. He runs an offense better, period.However, others have (rightfully) written that Blake is the better complement to Brandon Roy. Blake is, in some ways, like Steve Kerr and John Paxson were to Michael Jordan. He hits open shots, makes the occasional play and stays out of Brandon's way. Plus, a lot of Blazer fans love Steve Blake, while Miller has yet to really endear himself to Portland.McMillan was able to solve the problem in a way that makes partisans on both sides happy. The result has been better ball movement, fewer turnovers, more running, and an undefeated record. It also opens up the Blazers rotation so that Travis Outlaw, Rudy Fernandez, Joel Przybilla, Martell Webster, and Jerryd Bayless all get minutes.Of course, both Roy and Webster have each had to sacrifice part of their game for this to work. But they are probably the two players on this team who are most willing and able to adjust their games for the good of the team. And, of course, there will be nights when Brandon runs into a small forward he just can't handle, such as LeBron James. But nobody handles LeBron James, so that doesn't matter. What does matter is this: Right now, in spite of all the naysayers, Portland seems to be clicking on all cylinders, and McMillan's chemistry experiment just might be working. . This is PR NEWSWIRE transmitting news releases, advisories andother information to the news media around the United States since1954.If you have questions regarding your PRN teleprinter, your PRN computerservice, or if you wish to arrange to receive PR NEWSWIRE in your editorialcomputer system, please call: PRN Media Services at 201-946-5589 (Outside New York State:800-832-5522, ext. 5589)For repeats or other information, please call the PRN editorial desk at800-776-8090, or your nearest PR Newswire bureau:Atlanta404-231-1814 Nashville615-783-1632Austin 512-328-1006 Orange County714-251-6993Boston 617-482-5355 Philadelphia 800-523-4424Charlotte704-338-9366 Phoenix602-655-8892Chicago888-776-6551 Pittsburgh 412-232-3050Cleveland216-566-7777 Salt Lake City 801-350-9402Dallas 888-776-3971 San Diego619-456-5740Denver 303-291-0550 San Francisco415-543-7800Detroit248-352-5200 San Jose 408-295-3600Houston800-776-8390 Seattle206-624-2414Los Angeles213-626-5500 Tampa813-228-8810Miami305-461-8666 Washington, D.C. 202-347-5155Minneapolis612-331-7800Note:All copy is transmitted "for immediate release" unless otherwisedesignated and may be used in preparation of subscribers' own printed orbroadcast news reports with, or without, credit to PR NEWSWIRE.All other uses of PRN's daily news release file, including but not limitedto any electronic redistribution or database storage and retrieval whetheror not for resale in full, in part, in full text or in abstract, isprohibited without the express written consent of PR NEWSWIRE.Inquiries concerning the use of PR NEWSWIRE copy should be addressed to:Ken Dowell, Vice President of Media and Content Development, PR NEWSWIRE,806 Plaza Three, Harborside Financial Center, Jersey City, NJ 07311.Members of PR NEWSWIRE are responsible for the fact and accuracy of allinformation submitted by them for transmission by PRN.The soleresponsibility of PR NEWSWIRE shall be to use its reasonable efforts tocorrect any error of fact, timing or omission brought to its attention.SOURCEPR Newswire. "There's a tropical cyclone now which caused tides of five to six metres. The ferry left Pare-pare, on the island of Sulawesi, late on Saturday afternoon and was heading for Samarinda, in East Kalimantan, but got into difficulties and sank at around 4 a.m.

A transport agency spokesman earlier said 18 people were known to have survived, but did not give details. Another official at the Transport Ministry said a rescue was under way. "We are checking and our people there are trying to save people now," said Bambang Ervan, spokesman for the ministry. Ferry accidents are common in Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago.(Reporting by Olivia Rondonuwu, Telly Nathalia and Karima Anjani, Writing by Sara Webb, Editing by Dean Yates). DUBAI (Reuters) - State-owned Qatar Airways is in talks to revise delivery of Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jet and is seeking compensation after the manufacturer's latest delay affected the airline's expansion.Ali al-Rais, the airline's executive vice-president, commercial, said no new delivery deadline has been set yet."They already know they have been at fault," he told reporters in Dubai. "They know that the standard clause will kick in."Qatar Airways, which has a fleet of more than 60 planes and has been expanding rapidly, has about 200 planes on order including 30 787 Dreamliners.Boeing pushed back the schedule for its troubled 787 Dreamliner for the fourth time last December, making its new plane almost two years late.Qatar had originally expected a 12-month delay, but as of yet no new schedule was set."We have not banked totally on the 787 and do have an agreement with Airbus ...

We will not be hassling our supplier, there is compensation and we are discussing the schedule."Rais declined to say how much the airline would receive in compensation.Rival Airbus, a unit of European aerospace group EADS, was forced to pay hundreds of millions in dollars in compensation after its A380 superjumbo fell two years behind schedule. Now Boeing may face similar claims from carriers.SLOW DELIVERIESMore than 50 airlines are waiting for 892 Boeing 787s, worth a combined $145 billion at list prices The 787 has been held up as the U.S. The airline has ordered five of the world's largest passenger plane from Airbus.Qatar Airways, which begins flights to Houston on March 30 to tap into the U.S. energy hub's close links with the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, expects to receive at least 12 Boeing 777s in 2009, Rais said.Rais said it had become a "tougher market" for financing, but the airline had sovereign guarantees and a consortium of banks that were supporting it.In December, the carrier, which is looking to expand to at least 120 destinations from 83 at present within five years, raised $500 million to purchase three Boeing 777.The airline is looking at passenger growth of as much as 35 percent this year despite the global financial crisis as it looks to focus its expansion into Asia, Africa and the Middle East."There has been a drop in Europe, but we still have the rest of the world ... we are able to redesign our strategy," Rais said.Rais said the airline has not bid for Greece's loss-making state-owned Olympic Airlines and was not looking to expand through acquisitions."We have never been interested in taking any other airline or any other ventures," he said "We never bid for it... our focus is Qatar Airways."Greece said last year Qatar Airways was among companies that had expressed an interest in buying Olympic.(Writing by Amran Abocar; Editing by Anshuman Daga and David Cowell). The Minnesota Vikings haven't played a single snap since roughly 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time and yet we keep on winning. Last night Jay Cutler (aka the Human Turnover Machine or the Gift That Keeps on Giving) gave us another gift. With the Bears at 4-5 they stand 4.5 games behind the Vikings. Of course we all remember the early Christmas present that Tampa gave us last week when they defeated the hated Pack.If the Vikings can win on Sunday we would eliminate the Lions from contention for the division. Assuming the Packers lose the next two games and we win against the Seahawks we would have eliminated the Packers from contention. And of course if we can complete the cupcake home stretch sweep by beating the Bears we would eliminate the Bears. So in the span of three weeks the Vikings could officially clinch the National Football Conference's North Division championship. How sweet would that be. Talk about a 180 from this time last year. It's why I for once actually find myself in agreement with Colin Cowherd on something. We both believe Favre should be the MVP if he holds up all the way through. Even if Brees or Manning end up with better stats Favre has changed the culture of Minnesota. I have always said that Vikings fans remind me of the pre-2004 Boston Red Sox fans, we're always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Waiting for that one moment where our favorite sports franchise sticks the dagger in our hearts just a little bit more. But now Favre we are confident. We believe, no we know we can beat anybody. Colts, Saints, Steelers, Patriots, we can play with all the big shots. I am hoping that this will be a permenante lasting impression though (in typical Viking fan fashion) I am cynical and fear that it will leave when the Gunslinger finally hangs 'em up.Oh yeah, there's a game this Sunday. The overmatched and outgunned Detriot Lions will stumble there way into the Metrodump on Sunday to take on our beloved Vikings. The Lions do have a few bright spots on their bleak radar though, most notably Megatron Calvin Johnson. That guy is sick. He is in my opinion hands down the best wide out in the game, period. Look at the clowns, ehh quarterbacks he has had throwing him the ball: Dan "Oh no I am out of bounds, safety" Orlovsky, Drew Stanton, Daunte "way past my prime" Culpepper and the rookie Matthe Stafford. Through that all he has been productive. And I mean he is the only playmaker they have on that offense, I mean opposing teams just put 11 defensive backs on the field and they all cover him but he's still good for astat line of 2 catches 89 yards and 1 touchdown. He may only catch 25 passes all season by God he makes them count.Basically the defensive strategy needs to be pressure the rookie into making rookie mistakes. Throw the kitchen sink at Stafford, test that bum knee. In the secondary, just cover CJ, forget about..um...well you know..