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While Chinese stocks have massively underperformed their U.S. and developed market counterparts year to date, Russ explains the three reasons why he's still bullish on China.
As we head into 2014 (the year of the horse), I'm still bullish on equities in one country: China.
While Chinese stocks have massively underperformed their U.S. and developed market counterparts year to date, I'm retaining my overweight to the country's stocks, as I wrote in my new 2014 outlook.
In fact, there are three reasons why I expect Chinese stocks to gallop ahead over the long term.
1. Economic growth is stabilizing. China did not experience a hard landing in 2013 as many market watchers feared, and the economy now appears almost certain to meet its 2013 growth target of 7.5%. In addition, as China's gross domestic product (GDP) level is much higher now than a decade ago, China can afford to grow at a slower rate than in the past without damaging employment and wage growth.
2. Authorities appear serious about reforming China's economy.The reforms agreed to at the government's policy-setting meeting in November are far-reaching, aiming to strengthen the market-based economy with financial liberalization and land reforms and potentially changing the economic role of the government. Efforts to further liberalize the financial markets have mitigated concerns regarding the stability of China's financial sector. Land reforms and the easing of China's one-child policy should support China's move toward a consumption-oriented, rather than an investment-led, economy. This shift, in turn, should help sustain, and stabilize, China's growth over the next five to 10 years (consumption-driven growth tends to be more stable than investment-led growth, according to my team's research. In addition, today China arguably has too high of an investment rate).
3. Chinese valuations are attractive. Chinese stocks still look cheapconsidering the country's growth and profitability prospects. In fact, as I wrote back in June, there's now a strong case for viewing the Chinese market as a value - rather than a growth - play. In addition, the two main factors that have been depressing Chinese stocks — potential instability in the local financial sector and a potentially unsustainable growth model - are being addressed by the government's reform agenda. As the reforms progress, Chinese valuations should benefit.
To be sure, there is a chance that Chinese stocks will trot or even stumble, rather than gallop, in 2014.
Arguably, the biggest risk is that the Chinese reform progress becomes hindered by resistance from entrenched interests, as reform policy implementation is a key factor in my overweight outlook for China. There's also the risk that tensions in the region over a disputed air zone could worsen and lead to military conflict.
Finally, in the near term, Chinese growth could slow as support from housing and infrastructure investments fades with the transition toward a consumption-led economy, and as the overheated housing market and ballooning shadow banking system debt require policymakers to keep credit conditions tight.
Still, for the three reasons I cite above, I'm still bullish on China for now.
Russ Koesterich, CFA, is the Chief Investment Strategist for BlackRock and iShares Chief Global Investment Strategist. He is a regular contributor to The Blog.
Sources: Investment Directions, Investment Strategy Group research, Bloomberg
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|Whether it is plan reviews, inspections, investigations or teaching, Pullman's Fire Prevention Officer, Richard Dragoo will find these duties on his assignment list.
Richard joined the Pullman Fire Department in 1973 and was promoted to Captain / Fire Prevention Officer on Jan. 11, 1992. Since that day, the list of duties continues to grow as the city has grown. Plans for all new buildings proposed within the city are reviewed by Officer Dragoo for conformance to the International Fire Code, applicable City Codes and State Codes. He also reviews plans for fire suppression systems and fire alarm systems to assure code compliance. After the plans receive a thorough examination, Officer Dragoo then follows up at the building site for compliance with the approved plans.
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Officer Dragoo is the primary fire investigator for cause and origin on accidental fires. If arson is suspected, Dragoo then works closely with a member of the Pullman Police Department in a joint investigation of the fire. He even responds to outside agencies for fire investigations when requested as part of mutual aid. Officer Dragoo can also be found counseling juvenile fire setters to change their behavior prior to or post juvenile court sentencing.
Officer Dragoo is a member of the Washington State Fire Marshals, National Fire Protection Association, International Code Council, International Association of Arson Investigators, and a certified Fire Code Inspector I & II. Officer Dragoo attends seminars to keep his code and investigative skills sharp. He has taken multiple courses in basic and advance fire and arson investigations, vehicle fire investigations, and inspection courses to keep current on fire and building codes.
"I like to use the word 'we' when talking to clients about a code violation or a problem rather than carrying the heavy stick of enforcement," Officer Dragoo said. "I find when you take this approach, one in which you educate the client, you have far better response."
When Richard is off duty, you may find him swimming with the masters swim club or serving as an assistant scout master with the Boy Scouts. He also enjoys riding around the Palouse on his motorcycle.

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Leo Szilard, a physicist involved in the Manhattan Project, was known for his generosity of ideas and helpfulness toward his colleagues. This generosity was extremely useful, leading to such inventions as the electron microscope and the nuclear reactor, despite having only published fewer than 30 scientific papers over his lifetime. However, Szilard, despite his importance, is little known today, in comparison to physicists such as Einstein and Oppenheimer, and was not generally given his due even in his own time.
For too long, the measurement of scientific contribution has centered on the publication. Whether through the number of articles, the citations those articles have by other articles, or even other far more complicated metrics, most scientists are still measured by a derivative of the research article, the basic technology of scientific publishing that is well over 300 years old.
But science is much more than that. It's ultimately about being involved in making discoveries and creating new knowledge. It's creating data, helping others, commenting on previous work, and even using Twitter and blogging. If you help someone out or mentor a student, isn't that worthwhile as well? How can we begin to measure a person such as Szilard?
Let's take the example of being helpful. Alexander Oettl of Georgia Tech has studied the importance of this trait, despite its lack of appreciation. He combed through acknowledgments within the immunology literature, in order to find the most helpful scientists — those who read article drafts, provide helpful research advice, or even just act as sounding boards for ideas. And then he looked at what happened when these extremely helpful people died.
Oettl found that even if these people had only been moderately productive when it came to actually authoring papers, the productivity of their collaborators dropped by over 10 percent when these cooperative scientists died. Unfortunately, while simply being helpful is an important contribution to science, it often gets overlooked in academia.
Luckily, there is a growing movement within the scientific establishment to better measure and reward all the different ways that people contribute to the messy and complex process of scientific progress. This movement has begun to gather loosely around the banner of "altmetrics," which was born out of a simple recognition: Many of the traditional measurements are too slow or simplistic to keep pace with today's internet-age science.
Altmetrics are being explored in a whole host of areas not served by the traditional article. The simplest example is data. The lifeblood of quantitative research is the availability of datasets that can be used to test hypotheses and reach novel conclusions. But the accumulation of data, even if it doesn't result in a publication, is an important contribution to the scientific endeavour. There are now projects, such as DataCite, working to create a framework and culture where it is both acceptable and relatively straightforward to cite data sources from other people.
Unpublished work can now be part of the scientific conversation, whether measured in the form of working papers or even how a scientist shares the slides of a presentation at a conference. There are even ways to publish experimental procedures in a peer-reviewed format. Jason Priem, a graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill, who is helping to spearhead this movement toward altmetrics, is even exploring the idea of how to give the scientific seal of approval of peer review to such non-traditional forms as blog posts. If Priem's idea of creating the availability of peer review for non-traditional forms of contribution can work, this would open whole new areas for acceptable scientific contribution. As Priem argues, the "identification of good science need not be limited by venue."
Even more informal contributions to science such as mentorship have potential for quantification. There are proposals and initial implementations for metrics that calculate how many students a scientist has advised or served on doctoral committees, and metrics that allow the citational success of one's students to redound to oneself.
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Ultimately, properly measuring the multifaceted contributions to science, and rewarding them accordingly, opens a whole host of possibilities. While there is always the concern that tenure committees might reduce this all to a single number, the profusion of metrics now gives universities more nuanced options. As Priem noted to me, if a university only cares about citations, or even grant money, they can measure that. But if a university values blogging, online conversations, or the kind of informal helpfulness that only gets mentioned as acknowledgments, they now have the tools to make that possible.
The world of altmetrics allows us to move from rewarding what we can easily see to finally having a discussion about what truly furthers science, and what we ultimately value when it comes to the scientific endeavor.


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Do you know the secret of success? Do you know what to do to build a successful business? Do you know why many people out there fail to succeed in their businesses and in their life? One of the reasons is having a poor MIND coupled with lack of ENTHUSIASM. Your mind and your enthusiasm contribute 100% to the success of your business regardless of the level of your education.
The question now is "How do you use your mind to succeed in your business?" One thing you need to know is that everything you see around us had to be first an idea in the mind. Your mind is a storehouse of wisdom, understanding, intelligence and a source of ideas. What you store in your mind is what you get. If you practice success for your business, your mind will provide you with ways to succeed. It will give you ways to market your business to success.
If you think you can do your home business and succeed, then you can. That's the principle you need to adopt. But if you think you can't, the chances are that you cannot. We all have the same mind to start a business but the question is "How can we make full use of it to build successful businesses?" The answer is in having a lot of ENTHUSIASM to do our business. This is what separates winners from ordinary people.
ENTHUSIASM is the eagerness about doing or achieving something. It acts as a catalyst and motivator to do things. You MUST BE ENTHUSIASTIC about your business to get the energy and the wisdom to turn it into a successful business. Your mind is a success machine, which ordinary people never learn to use to succeed in their businesses. The day they learn to use it, they are no longer ordinary people and success becomes their trade name.
Whatever you program your mind to do, it will accomplish. Mentally think about your business succeeding, your mind will figure out ways for you to make it successful. Mentally think about your business failing, your mind will get for you a way to fail. This is why you need to be careful with what you set your heart on. It surely becomes yours.
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Exhibition: Llareggub: Peter Blake illustrates Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood
Sir Peter Blake presents his illustrations of Under Milk Wood (1953). This major body of work is the culmination of a 25-year project and is exhibited for the very first time.
The show includes portraits of each of the characters in the cast, watercolours of the dream sequences and collages and paintings of scenes and locations in the fictional village of Llareggub.
Blake's illustration of Dylan Thomas's 'play for voices' is one of his longest ongoing projects. He continues to illustrate characters, dreams, scenes and locations.
A longtime admirer of Dylan Thomas, the artist has always been fascinated by the radio play and remembers first hearing Under Milk Wood while at the Royal College.
The exhibition features portraits drawn in black and white pencil on tinted paper, watercolors illustrating the dream sequences in the play, 'narratives and locations' in a mix of media including collage, and photographs that Blake took himself in Laugharne in the 1970s.
Peter Blake emerged as a key figure of the Pop Art movement of the late 1950s and his early paintings include imagery from advertisements, music hall, entertainment, and wrestlers, often including collaged elements.
Throughout his career he has engaged with popular culture and especially the music industry.
This exhibition is a celebration and an exploration of Dylan Thomas's most enduring work, and a platform for related events including a special evening lecture, readings, a performance and a programme of learning activities for formal educational groups.
Part of Dylan Thomas 100 (DT100), the year-long celebration of the birth of Dylan Thomas.
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Tokyo - A Shore Thingby Janice Wald Henderson | 3.4.13
Essential tips on a pre-cruise visit to Tokyo for those about to embark on a cruise of Asia
Tokyo is a fascinating but complex city. All pictures copyright Janice Wald Henderson
This is Tokyo's prime time, when cruisers flood streets during pre-sail stays. And stay they should, as Tokyo is one of the world's most magical cities. This modern metropolis - home to more than 13 million residents - has it all: Gracious people, superb hotels and restaurants, exotic shrines and world-class shopping. However, Tokyo's not the easiest city to navigate, plus it's pricey, so read these Tokyo essentials to ensure a sensational stay.
Car services and taxis are frightfully expensive - especially for the long drive from the airport to downtown Tokyo. Instead, take the Airport Limousine Bus; it runs to and from the airport to most major hotels (limousinebus.co.jp/en). In town, walk or use the subway.
Forget American dollars; only yen counts. Exchange at ATMs for best rates.
Tokyo is squeaky-clean. Marvel at the litter-free streets, neat stores, spotless restaurants and snow-white headrests on taxi seat backs.
People are incredibly polite. Bowing is the preferred gesture, used as hello, goodbye and thank you. Queuing up, not pushing and shoving, are the norm.
Japanese use only chopsticks as eating utensils. Soup bowls are lifted directly to the mouth. Noodle-slurping is considered polite.
Restaurants generally have but one specialty; for example, tempura or sushi-only, unlike Japanese restaurants in the U.S., which offer a myriad of cooking
styles from one kitchen.
* Japan National Tourism Organization has a highly informative web site in English. (jnto.go.jp)
The Peninsula Tokyo wins my vote, although there are many fine hotel chains, such as Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton and Park Hyatt, in the city. The Peninsula Tokyo's location excels; across the street from the Imperial Palace (the Emperor of Japan's main residence) and just a three-minute stroll from Ginza, Tokyo's famous shopping district. Plus, it's right by the Hibiya subway station, with four train lines. (It's incredibly easy to take subways here.)
The Peninsula Tokyo
Interactive Video Wall at Peter Restaurant, The Peninsula Tokyo
Peninsula Bathroom
This swanky chain, renowned for service, really steps up to a difficult plate here. Service extraordinaire is a necessity; most residents speak little, if
any, English. That includes taxi drivers, restaurant staff and even, sales personnel in fine department stores. A major obstacle - unless you are staying
at a hotel that specializes in service. At The Peninsula, the concierge desk is incredibly patient as staff guides guests on how to navigate the city,
including creating personalized cards with addresses and expressions written in both English and Japanese.
The 267-room and 47-suite accommodations are grand. Even a Superior Room (least-expensive) features free Wi-Fi (which can otherwise cost a fortune), king
bed and large marble baths tricked out with a built-in flat-screen TV that mutes when the bath-side phone rings. I'd rather choose the cheapest room in a
six-star hotel than top digs in a bargain property. (That goes for cabins on cruise ships, as well. You get more for the money.)
In-house restaurants include Peter, where avant-garde design is the calling card at this 24th floor wowser. Take a private elevator to the exclusive
restaurant and get ready for breathtaking floor-to-ceiling views. The walkway to the dining room feels like a catwalk, with an interactive screen backdrop
that comes alive with your movement. I dined on delicious modern French food, although the restaurant is morphing into a high-end grillroom in a few weeks.
Breakfast is delicious (love the smoked salmon and bagels), served in the grand Lobby, and pastry chefs concoct frilly confections on the lower level in an
exhibition kitchen.
* Lastly - but what should come first for pre-cruisers - to revive from the long flight to Tokyo, check out the superior Peninsula Spa, with specialized treatments for jet lag recovery. Just inhaling the aromatherapy-scented air rejuvenates. The fitness center includes an indoor swimming pool. (peninsula.com/Tokyo)
Japanese Beef Rib Loin with Spinach Coulis and Red Wine Sauce at Peter Restaurant, The Peninsula Tokyo
Seasonal Greens, Feta, Beets and Spicy Macadamia Nuts at Peter Restaurant, The Peninsula Tokyo
Visiting Tsukiji Fish Market is wildly popular, even for non-foodies. It's one of the world's largest wholesale markets and the array of tuna and other
plucked-from-the-ocean fish is mindboggling. Unfortunately, the 5 a.m. tuna auction has been overrun by tourists, so it's no longer open to visitors.
Instead, arrive about 7 a.m., wander the many stalls hawking fresh fish and enjoy the ultimate sashimi breakfast. If you prefer visiting with a guide, The
Peninsula Tokyo and other hotels offer tours.
The Imperial Palace is not open to the public without reservations, so check with your concierge about guided tours. Imperial Palace East Gardens, replete
with moats and guardhouses, are open most days of the year without reservations.
Meiji-jingu Shrine, primarily destroyed during World War II, was reconstructed in 1958. Revel in this spiritual oasis amidst bustling Tokyo.
Sumo wrestling matches are must-see and this upcoming May, Tokyo hosts a Grand Sumo Tournament. Ask the hotel concierge for tickets.
Stroll Roppongi, not just for the nightlife, but also for browsing the many art galleries and museums in this lively district.
Hit a 100-Yen Store. These discount shops (similar to our dollar stores) make souvenir shopping doable and fun. Visit Mitsukoshi department store in Ginza
or Nihonbashi, for diversified shopping at varying prices.
Palace Hotel Tokyo, a luxurious new property that set the city abuzz, has a slew of ambitious restaurants spearheaded by serious chefs. My favorite is GO,
for authentic teppanyaki (food cooked on flat griddle), 180-degrees from Benihana. Guests sit at counter seats in front of the teppan grill. The chef
serves course after course of marvels, every item impeccably flavorful and fresh. Teppan-grilled prawns (so fresh, they are brought live to the teppan) are
unforgettable. First they're quick-steamed, then grilled, sprinkled with pinkish-hued red-wine salt and served with a swoon-worthy sauce (shrimp guts, or
perhaps, eyes, went into it). Fried flattened heads, served on the side, are crunchy-delish. (palacehoteltoyko.com)
Teppan-Grilled Shrimp at GO restaurant, Palace Hotel Tokyo
Teppan Chefs at Work at GO restaurant, Palace Hotel Tokyo
Premium Beef and Steamed Mushrooms at GO, Palace Hotel Tokyo
Dine cheap in department stores: Most big ones, like Mitsukoshi and Takashimaya, have markets and restaurants on basement floors. What fun to meet and
greet the various vendors - many offer free samples as they smile and bow. Ogle the richly marbled authentic Wagyu beef (it's nearly more fat than meat),
and taste countless varieties of seaweed, pickled vegetables, dried fish and other Japanese specialties. Food courts and tiny restaurants are tucked into
these basement corners and offer good food at bargain-basement prices.
Crusted prawns at Mitsukoshi department store basement supermarket
Pickled Vegetables at Mitsukoshi department store basement supermarket
Vendor at Mitsukoshi department store basement supermarket
* Tokyo's tempura temples are nothing like the U.S. restaurants serving heavily battered greasy food. There may be several contenders for Tokyo's top tempura toque; Yoshinobu Yamada is among them. This chef owns Tempura Masa, an intimate restaurant of unequalled taste. Yamada cooked at the Embassy of Japan in Paris and can coax flavor from food like few. Don't let the tiny size or counter seating fool you; Yamada's ethereal tempura is so light, it nearly floats above the plate. You will pay a small fortune to dine here but you won't regret it. The restaurant is in Ginza, a short walk from The Peninsula. Let the concierge make the reservation and point you in the right direction.


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How To Defeat 10,000,000 Adorable Kittens/
by Emily Best & Liam Brady EMILY: Recently I was a guest on an awesome show that brings together musicians, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs to talk, play, and pontificate. Here's the first question we were asked: we all know how much technology has helped music and film, but what about the challenges it poses?
There's no doubt in my mind that the greatest challenge technology poses to the arts is fragmentation. In a world where the audience's attention is so divided, how do you make something stand out? Audiences are more empowered than ever by technology: they can find whatever they want whenever they want it, mostly for free. So why would they ever choose my movie over 10,000,000 adorable cat videos (and then pay for it!)?
We've all become extremely adept micro-taskers. "This matters. This doesn't. This matters. This doesn't." These days, if what you're making doesn't matter, your audience clicks on to the next thing.
LIAM: I absolutely agree with the imperative to stand out by making something "that matters," but perhaps the first thing to realize is that we don't need to construct the "meaningful thing" for the purposes of competing directly with those 10,000,000 adorable kittens. We shouldn't imagine our audiences with their index fingers hovering over their keyboards ready to change the channel the second they're distracted by a brainwave. We should imagine our audiences as communities of trust with which we as artists and storytellers have built a relationship over time.
As artists we probably do ourselves a disservice if our strategy for gaining an audience hinges on making a splash. I still believe we can expect a model in which the audience sits down to watch a movie that was made for them, and they will do so because they know something about it, have become invested on some level, and therefore are willing to afford the filmmaker a little patience beyond the time it takes to deliver only one or two (captivating/beautiful/authentic/hilarious) images.
EMILY: Based on just such a vision, we launched Seed&Spark (barely two weeks old!) because we imagine a truly independent and sustainable filmmaking community inclusive of cinema's two essential sets: filmmakers and audiences. It's an environment in which filmmakers crowd-fund AND build their audience on the Studio side, and where they can deliver the finished film on the Cinema side and keep 80% of the revenue. We like to think of this as a Fair Trade Filmmaking model. It's a noble cause!
However, while we certainly think that our WishList crowd-funding tool, our oh-so sexy and sleek design, and our Fair Trade distribution model make us stand out against our competitors, nothing helped us better clarify how we might win over an audience for our website than having to answer this question from our Founding Filmmakers: "How do we build a really successful crowd-funding AND audience-building campaign?"
Unquestionably, the most successful pitches we have seen are the personal ones. The filmmakers are very clear about what they are offering to their community, not what they are asking from them. The filmmaker says: I need to make this project because it matters to me, and then supporters and audiences choose to support that offering because it matters to them as well.
LIAM: Yes, and getting personal about the process can be an extremely difficult adjustment for a filmmaker to make. Until now, as filmmakers, our "customers" were really only sales agents, distribution companies, and exhibitors. Audiences weren't our customers at all. But suddenly, we have the opportunity (the obligation?) to interface directly with our audience, and they don't choose the films they watch based on market quadrants and the results of test-screenings at the mall. If we're going to attempt to leverage them as a source of support, we do need to get more personal with our pitch in order to make it matter to them. It's a completely different animal (read: it is most certainlynot 10,000,000 cats).
The consequence of all this is that we need to think even more deeply about why we're doing what we're doing, and if this sounds like a lot of hard work, that's because it is. Asking "why" and attempting to answer that question with sincerity is a deeply personal and constantly evolving exploration. But what we already know is that the story of this process is deeply compelling to supporters, and these supporters are the first and most passionate tier in the network that will become your own self-made audience.
As filmmakers we must be willing to lay bare our personal drive to create, with faith that the audience for our films will respond. Only then will we have discovered the method by which to defeat those 10,000,000 adorable kittens.
EMILY BEST is the founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, a startup to build a truly independent community in which she would like to make moving pictures. Before producing Like the Water, the project that inspired it all, Emily produced theater, worked as a vision and values strategy consultant for Best Partners, ran restaurants, studied jazz singing at the Taller de Musics, tour guided and cooked in Barcelona, and before that, was a student of Anthropology at Haverford College.
LIAM BRADY is the Chief Operating Officer at Seed&Spark, and a writer/director by vocation. He is currently preparing to direct the short film FOG CITY, which tells the story of an amateur baseball player with a hidden past who must overcome his need for privacy after making an unnerving discovery on the beach. @LiamEdwardBrady


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Unidentified body found in Neches River
Orange and Jefferson county sheriff's offices are conducting a death investigation after a body was discovered in the Neches River near the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge over the Neches River over the weekend.
According to the report from the OCSO, the office received a call on Sunday, May 5, in regards to a human body behind Gerdal Steel Mill near the Port of Beaumont. Deputies from both OCSO and JCSO responded to the call. Orange County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Judge Derry Dunn is conducting the death inquiry and has ordered an autopsy. The body has been transported to the Jefferson County Forensic Medical Center for autopsy and identification. No other information was available for release, according to statement from OCSO, until autopsy report is complete and identification is made. Authorities are referring to the incident as a "death investigation" at this time.
According to OCSO Deputy Chad Hogan, an autopsy performed Tuesday, May 7, determined the body is that of a male, but the ethnicity of the man was not clear due to the condition of the body. Hogan said the man was wearing a bracelet that could help investigators to identify him. The bracelet was white with black letters reading "I'm sexy and I know it." No additional information was released as of Wednesday, May 8.


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Danny Ainge is less than 24 hours away from announcing the two draft picks he never wanted to make.
When the Celtics' president of basketball operations hit the detonation button on the second Big 3 era, it wasn't to bring in two first-round players this year, two more next year with the first-rounder acquired in the Doc Rivers trade, and two more in both 2016 and 2018 courtesy of the deal that sent Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn.
It was to take those assets and move them for the type of impact player he could pair with Rajon Rondo and march back into the NBA playoffs with after what everyone assumed would be a one-year hiatus.
Only now, with the Celtics holding the Nos. 6 and 17 picks in Thursday night's draft, and that precise impact player in Kevin Love apparently staying in Minnesota for the time being, Ainge has been detoured off the rebuilding highway into taking the scenic route through the draft.
Further steering the Celtics toward the status quo on Thursday is the specter that Love will, in fact, eventually get dealt.
The allure of remaining a player for Love could give Ainge — and even ownership — pause in potentially going the other way on draft night and trading Rondo for additional picks in this year's draft and next.
The problem with not pulling off a trade for Love by Thursday is that the Celtics will lose presumably the biggest trading chip they have — the No. 6 pick in this year's deep and talented draft. After Thursday's draft, the primary assets become the potential of Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk — talent evaluators are split on their potential — and future Brooklyn picks that all have boom-or-bust potential.
If they do keep the picks, the Celtics are faced with a similar question of whether to target the players best able to help them now or ones they feel have the best potential down the road.
Kansas center Joel Embiid has become a popular target since a navicular fracture dropped him from being a possible No. 1 overall pick into Boston's range. Handicapping the chances of this choice is nearly impossible without knowing the team's medical assessment on a 7-footer who has already dealt with significant back and foot problems in a short career.
Boston red-flagged Brandon Roy in 2006 and dealt away a pick that could have been used to take him in the deal that essentially sent the bloated contract of Raef LaFrentz to Portland for Sebastian Telfair. The move initially looked foolish as Roy made three All-Star teams his first four years in the league. But by 2011, Roy had retired from chronic degeneration in the red-flagged knee.
However, the Celtics took a chance on the value of injury-concern picks in both 2010 when Avery Bradley (knee) slid to them at No. 19 and in 2012 when Jared Sullinger (back) slid to them at No. 21. While both have had their share of injuries, both are now considered relatively healthy and upside players going forward.
If the Celtics turn away from Embiid — or he is already gone, along with Indiana freshman Noah Vonleh, when No. 6 rolls around — the pick will likely come down to the NBA readiness of Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart or the huge promise of Arizona forward Aaron Gordon.
Smart played two years at OSU and has the type of body and scoring ability that could make him an instant starter and Rookie of the Year favorite. Gordon may have the best potential of any player in this draft, but won't turn 19 years old for another three months and shot just 42.2 percent from the free throw line while averaging a mere 12.2 points a game in his freshman year at Arizona.
Boston could face a similar question at No. 17 as it chooses between the proven college record of a player like North Carolina State forward T.J. Warren or UConn guard Shabazz Napier, or the tantalizing upside of a player like UCLA guard Zach LaVine, who reportedly showed off a 47-inch vertical leap during a draft workout but only started one game as a freshman for the Bruins.
Those aren't necessarily choices Ainge wanted to be making this week. He likely envisioned trying to decide which veteran free agents to surround Love and Rondo with on the parquet.
But with dreams of a terrific tandem at least temporarily dashed, those are the decisions Ainge will have to settle for making in the TD Garden war room Thursday night.
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Monday, September 27, 2010
You meet the nicest people on the internet
But suffice to say that there is a lesson to be learned from such a meeting of the minds (aside from the need for sunscreen in September...Yowza!): The people who are clever, fun and engaging on the internet are doubly so in person.
(Except for Jordan Bastian. Who is a creep. Or so we've heard.)
Things noticed in passing as we yakked our way through the game
As has been noted elsewhere, yesterday's nail biter between the OriLOLes and our heroes kinda faded into the background as we kvetched and horsed around in section 211. But there were a few things that registered. Such as:
Leading off: Travis Snider is taking this leadoff thing way too literally. He's out there running the bases like he's Vince Coleman, getting his feet on the turf, stealing bags and getting tossed out like a goof on a fly ball to centrefield. For shame. We love us the Rosy Cheeked Phenom, but we hope that someone finds a nice place in the middle of the lineup for him so that he can slow it all down and focus on hitting jacks.
Hating your AL East rivals is fun! Buck Showalter would like to send a message to the Jays. And it is this: We're gonna throw shit at your guys, because we are a shitty team with nothing to play for but moral victories. "Guard yo' grill son! Here comes a reliever to plunk your best offensive player for the second time! On our last meeting of the year! Yoinks!"
Maybe hating the O's is like hating a two-legged puppy, but we want to see Baltimore suffer for the foreseeable future. And we hope Matt Wieters turns into the bust of the decade, and that all of their young pitching has unplanned meetings with Drs. Andrews and Jobe.
15 comments:
- sarah said...
Excellent picture choice, but are you sure you don't want to use a .gif? Why don't you have a seat over there.
- September 27, 2010 at 4:41 PM
Interesting what you say about Bastian.."Who is a creep. Or so we've heard."...It does explain a bunch of his actions-like trying to jinx the Jays pitcher every time he's throwing a no-no..Funny at the start of the season he posted some really good stuff on his blog and virtually nothing ever since...Maybe he just doesn't want to be here any more.
- September 27, 2010 at 5:02 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Actually, I don't really think that Bastian is a creep. I was being funny, or so I thought.
Just so that is clear, Bastian is NOT a creep from what I've heard.
He's just slow.
- September 27, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- The Ack said...
The Ack, on the other hand....total creep.
- September 27, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- Ian - BJH said...
Tao, good to hear I'm not the only one who got sunburned yesterday.
I mean seriously, who gets a sunburn in September? This guy.
- September 27, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Ack: You were certainly there in spirit yesterday. Everyone asked about you, and spoke of how nice it would have been to have you there.
And I told them that you liked to drown kittens, because I prefer when people are fawning over me.
- September 27, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- SP said...
Why does Snider lead off at all? Escobar is an experienced lead-off hitter.
- September 27, 2010 at 7:08 PM
Psssst! I heard that Bastian personally RUINED every single one of the Jays' no-no's this year with negative mojo and other tomfoolery.
Pass it on. Cause it's the truth.
- September 27, 2010 at 7:22 PM
Should the Jays kick tires on Prince in the offseason? http://tiny.cc/4638o180hg
- September 27, 2010 at 8:32 PM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
I was done being an asshole to the Orioles. Until yesterday. It's on. Good times, man. Pleasure to finally meet the legend that is the Tao of Stieb. Gotta do it again next season.
- September 27, 2010 at 8:52 PM
- Drew said...
The best part of Sunday was me big-leaguing the Tao, pretending I didn't know him because I completely didn't recognize him.
- September 28, 2010 at 9:07 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Argh! It's like a trident straight into my heart. It still stings.
I was promised fawning if I came to the game, but unfortunately, all the fawning was directed towards Drew.
This is what happens when you drop the veil a mystery just a little bit.
- September 28, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- Parker said...
If this gathering is going to happen again next season I would love to get in on it. I'd just need a little advance warning to put the trip together.
- September 29, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Drew GROF said...
In fairness, the Tao's "DANCE DINGER MONKEY" comment was my favorite of the day
- September 29, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
I've got a feeling the "Dinger Monkey" meme has only just begun.
Because when people are wondering why José Bautista isn't hitting a homer in every at bat next year...
- September 29, 2010 at 3:36 PM


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The dilemma when staying at Hacienda Guachipelin is trying to decide what to do. There is so much to choose from out of some of the best things to do in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
That's why the One Day Adventure Pass or the One Day Nature Pass really is your best bet. If you stay for several days, you can go for both! You don't necessarily have to be a hotel guest to enjoy the One Day Pass either – you can be a day tour visitor. An extravagant buffet lunch in Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin's restaurant is included in both passes.
One Day Adventure Pass
You can do a few or all of these top Costa Rica adventure tours. It is completely feasible to do everything if you start by 8:00 a.m.
- Canyon Canopy Tour
- Rio Negro Tubing Adventure
- Horseback Rides – choose one of many tours, or simply ride horses to get to Rio Negro.
- Volcanic mud bath and thermal hot springs at Rio Negro
The Waterfalls Canyoning Tour may be included in the One Day Adventure Pass for an extra charge of $20 per person.
The Nature Pass is a softer day of adventure, focused on wildlife and the Rincon de la Vieja area's natural beauty. This tour package is easily realized in a little over a half-day.
- Butterfly Garden, Serpentarium and Frog Habitats
- Walk to Look-out Point
- Visit the waterfalls and mineral hot springs at Rio Negro (transport by vehicle)
Hacienda Guachipelin's Adventure Center is open seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You should note that tours in the Rincon de la Vieja National Park do not include the park admission fee ($10/person), and that the park is closed on Mondays.
At the base of the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Hacienda Guachipelin is a top eco-tourism hotel and working horse and cattle ranch. Three rivers crisscross the 3,400-acre ranch, with waterfalls and natural thermal springs, creating an idyllic setting in the distinctive dry tropical forest.
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$60B in Sandy aid clears Senate
A $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy disaster aid package cleared the Senate Friday evening after Democrats beat back a Republican alternative promising less than half the funding and focused more narrowly on the immediate needs over the next three months.
"It would just stop dead in its tracks the recovery effort so desperately needed," warned Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). "You cannot plan a recovery on a three-month basis. The bottom line is if you want to build a tunnel, you can't say, 'I'll build a fifth of the tunnel now and then we'll see if there is more money later.'"
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Indeed, the final package — approved 62-32 — is heavily weighted with transit and community development funds, including long-term capital projects to strengthen the New York subway system and rebuild New Jersey's devastated shoreline.
An estimated $5.35 billion is provided for the Army Corps of Engineers, for example, and $11.78 billion would be allocated to emergency relief for public transportation. The $17 billion designated for community development block grants is more than eight times what Republicans had proposed for the same account, and the bill also appropriates substantially more to FEMA for its ongoing disaster relief efforts.
Gulf state Republican senators — remembering their own experiences with Katrina — helped to swell the final vote on passage. But the House GOP leadership remains cool to any package so large, making the scaled-back Senate alternative still a factor, even in defeat.
"We are not saying this is the be-all and end-all of what Congress will ultimately fund to meet the needs of those who have been impacted by Sandy," said Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chief sponsor. "We are simply saying that before rushing to a number — which has not been fully scrubbed … we think it is more important to provide emergency funding for those in immediate need over the next three months."
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) flatly predicted the Senate package would die in the House, given the little time left to this session of Congress. And he warned, "We had better get hold of ourselves as a Senate and as a nation."


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Airlines can't control the economy, but by limiting the number of seats for sale they are pushing up fares and earning their biggest profits in three years.
Delta, US Airways and the parent of American Airlines all posted higher-than-expected earnings for the peak summer travel season. They were helped by rapid growth in international traffic and a budding recovery in corporate travel. Delta and US Airways gave upbeat outlooks for the upcoming holidays.
Investors rewarded the companies by driving airline stocks sharply higher Wednesday.
Delta shares climbed nearly 11 percent to $12.97, American parent AMR Corp. soared more than 12 percent to $7.32, and US Airways Group Inc. rose nearly 9 percent to $10.97 in afternoon trading.
US Airways CEO Doug Parker said the airlines are reaping big profits despite a sluggish economy and relatively high fuel expenses. He said they've cut costs, raised money from fees, and grown smarter about pricing tickets.
"The airline industry is the industry recording record or near-record profits while the rest of U.S. industry is not," Parker told analysts and reporters. "That hasn't happened before."
Most of the other big U.S. airlines are scheduled to report results Thursday. Analysts expect the eight top carriers to post a combined adjusted profit of $2.4 billion, which would be their best performance since the third quarter of 2007.
When fuel prices soared and then the global economy slowed, airlines grounded planes and cut flights. They've restored some of those cuts this year, but not all of them, leaving fewer available seats than existed in 2008.
That's helped the airlines boost fares. American said passenger yield, or the average fare per mile, rose nearly 11 percent compared with last summer.
The biggest airlines — the ones that fly all over the world — are also benefiting now that international travel is growing much more rapidly than traffic within the U.S.
Delta Air Lines Inc. increased its presence in Asia when it bought Northwest Airlines, and it has added a dozen new nonstop trans-Pacific routes since 2008. Those moves paid huge dividends this summer.
Now the biggest U.S. airline to Asia, Delta made 54 percent more money from passengers on those flights than it did a year ago. Revenue from flights to and from Europe jumped by 25 percent.
American and United hope to cash in too, as both have recently announced plans to fly between Los Angeles and Shanghai, China. They would take on China Eastern Airlines, which already flies the route.
"It's a very important business route, and it's a big market for some of our corporate accounts in Southern California," said Virasb Vahidi, American's chief commercial officer.
The increase in international traffic and higher fares helped Delta raise passenger revenue 19 percent over last summer.
Delta said Wednesday it earned $363 million, or 43 cents per share, in the third quarter. Not counting one-time costs, many tied to debt reduction, it would have earned $1.10 per share, well above the 94 cents per share that analysts had forecast.
The Atlanta-based airline said it expects solid revenue gains during the holiday travel season. "We expect those revenue gains to help produce our first profitable December quarter in a decade," Delta Chief Financial Officer Hank Halter said in a memo to employees.
US Airways President Scott Kirby said that the airline thinks about the holidays in terms of peak days and off-peak days. Bookings on peak days are about the same as last year, while off-peak days are up 3 percent. "Yields are good," he added. "So we feel good about demand for the two holidays."
American parent AMR, based in Dallas, said it earned $143 million, or 39 cents per share, topping analysts' predictions of 32 cents per share.
AMR hadn't reported a profit since the third quarter of 2008, when it sold an investment business. It hadn't made money from its flying since 2007.
US Airways reported net income of $240 million, or $1.22 per share, beating the $1.17-per-share forecast from analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters.
US Airways, based in Tempe, Ariz., said it will recall all of its furloughed pilots and flight attendants by the end of this year to supplement its international service and expects to hire additional flight attendants early next year.
AP Airlines Writers Joshua Freed in Minneapolis and Samantha Bomkamp in New York contributed to this report.


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