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Virginia Johnson, of Masters & Johnson fame, has passed.
In my rap song, Sex Behind The Iron Curtain, she got a mention.
In an era when even talking about sex was virtually taboo, Virginia Johnson had a way of putting research subjects at ease, persuading them to participate in groundbreaking investigations that changed the way human sexuality was perceived.
Johnson, half of the renowned Masters and Johnson team, was remembered Thursday as one of the key figures in the sexual revolution. Johnson, whose legal name was Virginia Masters, died Wednesday of complications from several illnesses at an assisted living center in St. Louis. She was 88.
"She has one of the most extraordinary lives of any American woman in the 20th century," said Thomas Maier, author of the 2009 book "Masters of Sex, the Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love."
"She literally came in without a degree and became one of the most well-known female figures in medicine in her time," Maier said.
Johnson grew up in rural Missouri, near the small town of Golden City. By the late 1950s she was in her 30s and twice-divorced, raising two small children and looking for a job.
She landed work as a secretary in the medical school at Washington University in St. Louis. That's where she met Masters, an obstetrician-gynecologist who hired her as his assistant for his research into human sexuality, studies performed first at Washington University and later at the Masters and Johnson Institute in St. Louis.
It was a strange indoctrination: Masters convinced her that having sex with him was part of the job. They eventually became lovers and wed in 1971. (They divorced 20 years later.)
Over time, Johnson grew from an assistant to co-collaborator. They were a good fit together: Masters had impeccable academic and research credentials, a brilliant scientist but aloof and lacking in people skills. Maier said it was Johnson who managed to recruit the countless volunteers needed for the studies – graduate students, nurses, faculty wives and other participants for what was almost certainly the largest human sexuality experiment ever in the U.S.
"He was a rigorous scientist most comfortable in a white coat," said Dr. Robert Kolodny, who worked alongside the couple for years and was associate director of the Masters and Johnson Institute.
"Ginny had people skills and a warmth about her, and projected an interest in humanity that was a very good foil to his austere scientist demeanor."
In after-hours research, Masters and Johnson shattered basic precepts about female sexuality, including Freud's concept that vaginal – rather than clitoral – orgasm was the more mature sexual response for women.
She took the case studies and asked the uncomfortable questions. Hundreds of couples, not all of them married, participated in the observed research.
That research was later discussed in their 1966 book, "Human Sexual Response." And their 1970 book, "Human Sexual Inadequacy," explored a therapy they'd developed for men and women with sexual problems.
Both books were best-sellers translated into dozens of languages.
Kolodny said Johnson played a major and creative role in devising their sex therapy, which helped people focus on sensation of touch rather than performance. Before Masters and Johnson, Kolodny said, medicine was in the "dark era" when it came to human sexuality
"She gave women sort of permission to honor their own sexuality," Kolodny said.
At the height of their careers, Masters and Johnson were huge celebrities, the topic of late-night talk show hosts and on the cover of news magazines.
Their work had its critics, and it was often frowned upon in some circles in an era when sex was seldom discussed publicly.
"There was a lot of grief," Johnson's son, Scott Johnson, recalled. "There were threats, things of that kind. She was a very strong woman."
As Masters' health was in decline in the 1990s, and Johnson was caring for him, he announced he was divorcing her, leaving her to pursue a sweetheart of his youth. The Masters and Johnson Institute closed in 1994 after Masters retired. He died in 2001.
Scott Johnson said his mother also retired in the 1990s.
But their work still fascinates and resonates. Showtime will debut a TV series in September, "Masters of Sex," based on Maier's book.
"She brought equality to women in the field of sexuality," Maier said. "Their studies underlined the power of female sexuality."
Along with her son, Johnson is survived by her daughter, Lisa Young, and two grandchildren. Private funeral arrangements were pending.


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The tourism community is still anxiously awaiting the
verdict on the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association's plan to raise
room tax rates for increased funds for destination advertising, but if approved,
survey results could be vital in helping the town decide how to spend the
Andy Malis of MGH Advertising, the town's contracted
advertising agency, presented the survey results to the Tourism Commission,
highlighting the positives and negatives that were garnered from the results.
Online surveys were made available from June through
September this year and as of Sept. 24, resulted in 2,202 responses. Malis
explained that more responses were received, but only surveys that were
completed in their entirety could be included in the results.
Malis highlighted three key findings in the survey
results, which indicated that Ocean City is delivering a great experience, that
visitors are loyal, and that visitors are disappointed in the high costs in
Ocean City.
Malis reported that the majority of visitors are pleased
with their experience in Ocean City. Seventy percent of people scored an eight,
nine, or 10 on a 10-point scale, indicating that they are very satisfied with
their most recent trip to Ocean City. Fifty-three percent classified their most
recent trip as equal to that of past trips and 36 percent classified it as
better than past trips. Malis explained that the results show that Ocean City
is still providing a great experience to its visitors, with the majority still
enjoying their time in Ocean City.
Loyalty to Ocean City was also revealed in the survey,
with 71 percent of people reporting that they expect to take the same number of
trips to Ocean City next year. Thirty-nine percent reported that they would
only consider Ocean City as a vacation destination next year. Seventy-four
percent agreed that Ocean City is a tradition that matters to their family.
Malis pointed out that these were encouraging numbers, which reinforced the
notion that Ocean City is a family resort built on tradition and customer
Despite encouraging results from some areas of the survey,
the issue of cost did not warrant the same positive outcomes. The reported
number one reason for disappointment in the Ocean City experience was high
costs. Malis explained that when rating their experience, participants rated
"great value for the money" as last. In open-ended answers, people indicated
that high costs were the number one reason for going somewhere else.
"This doesn't necessarily mean we're too expensive," Malis
said, pointing out that it may not be Ocean City that has dramatically changed
in price, rather other vacation destinations. Cruises and all-inclusive
vacations have become an increasing competitor, providing discount prices for
their summer off-season. The commission agreed that the value of Ocean City
needed to be reinforced through advertising.
The top areas that visitors found to be disappointing
centered on cost, the traffic problems, the closing down of old favorite
places, and the feeling that town is overbuilt or overcrowded. Although these
results are not encouraging, it is also not surprising, given the often-heard
mumblings of visitors and locals who feel favorite spots, i.e. Trimpers, could
be closing down and turned into yet another condo.
Participants of the survey chose the beach, Boardwalk and
ocean as the best parts of Ocean City, with 47 percent choosing the beach. The
majority also reported that their Ocean City vacation is about relaxation,
family, tradition and getting away.
"These are qualities any brand would want to have," Malis
Ocean City's competition is Myrtle Beach, the Outer Banks,
Virginia Beach, the Jersey Shore, Disney World, and cruises, according to the
survey. The majority of visitors were reported as being from Maryland and
Pennsylvania, a result that could be skewed based on the people who chose to
fill out the surveys.
The topic of length of stay generated a lot of discussion
among business owners in Ocean City this summer, with people noticing that
vacationers were no longer staying the whole week, rather staying for extended
weekends. The survey results reinforced this theory, showing that 47 percent of
visitors were only staying two to four nights.
"That's a disturbing trend but an interesting trend,"
Malis said.
Mayor Rick Meehan noted that he didn't see it as a
reflection of price but rather a reflection of a change in vacation trends.
Meehan noted that the husband and wife work dynamic coupled with an increase in
children's camp and summer schedules have resulted in a new vacation style. The
commission agreed that it was a factor that needed to be absorbed and targeted.
Malis explained that he would be returning in November
with a full report and more in-depth analysis for the commission to
review. The review will reveal more
information regarding new visitors versus long-time visitors, an analysis of
group travel size and an analysis of visitor trends by month. Malis also noted
his plans to repeat the online survey in the 2009 season in an effort to track
trends as well as incorporating qualitative studies.
OCEAN CITY – At a Tourism Commission meeting on Wednesday
afternoon, officials were presented with some surprising and some not so
surprising results of a visitor's survey, completed by over 2,000 Ocean City
vacationers this summer.


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Knox County Civil Rights Lawyers
David G. Webbert
(207) 623-5110
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Timothy Zerillo
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Donald Grey Lowry
(207) 775-3819
Harvard UniversityMaineMaine State Bar
Peter Bennett
(207) 773-4775
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Helen Grace Scott Keenan
Workers Alliance
Office of Strategic Services
Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Helen Grace Reswich Scott Keenan, more commonly, Helen Grace Scott was an American citizen employed in the Office of Strategic Services and later the Office of U.S Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis War Criminals on the staff of Justice Robert H. Jackson during World War II. She was also a spy for the Soviet Union.
Between 1933 and 1938 Helen Scott served on the Executive Committee of the Workers Alliance, a Comintern affiliate front organization. In 1944 she worked for Congressman Boulton. Keenan had been a freelance journalist in the 1930s before beginning work in the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (CIAA) as a writer and editor in 1945.
Scott Keenan first worked for the New York line of KGB, then later the Washington D.C. KGB.
Helen Grace Scott Keenan's code name in Soviet intelligence, and later as deciphered by the Venona project is "Fir" (or "Spruce"). "Firtree" and "El" also occurred. Keenan is referenced in the following Venona decryptions:
- 326 KGB Moscow to New York, 5 April 1945;
- 3614–3615 KGB Washington to Moscow, 22 June 1945.
- John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999)
- Underground Soviet Espionage Organization (NKVD) in Agencies of the United States Government, 21 February 1946, FBI Silvermaster file (65—56402), serial 573.


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Although our computer systems are currently based in the United States of America, we operate internationally. We will process your personal data in the United States where data protection and privacy regulations may or may not be to the same level of protection as in other parts of the world, such as in the European Union. By visiting the JUNTOS Sites from outside the United States, you consent to the collection and processing in the United States of your identifiable information.
We use the information that you provide to respond to your requests, assist our sales team to reach an appropriate audience, improve our stores and the JUNTOS Sites, manage our contests, and to communicate with you. Here are the types of information we gather.
1. Information You Give Us. You can enter certain information on the JUNTOS Sites, including your name, age, e-mail address, survey information or other site registration data, hobbies, interests and your URL. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of some of the features of the JUNTOS Sites.
2. Automatic Information. Certain data is automatically collected from you and all visitors whenever you visit any of the JUNTOS Sites. This data includes your IP address and the type of browser you use to surf the Internet. Your IP address tells us both your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the general geographic location from where you are connecting. We may also use your IP address to track the date and time you accessed the JUNTOS Site, how long you stayed at the JUNTOS Site, and what pages you visited. If you have configured your browser with your e-mail address, this data may also be available to us.
3. Cookies. Like many websites, JUNTOS makes use of "cookies" on the JUNTOS Sites. A cookie is a file transferred from a website to the hard drive of your computer so that the website may track your activities on the website. Cookies, by themselves, do not let a website know any personally identifying information about you, such as your real name, address, etc., unless you previously provided that information at the website or have set your preferences in your browser to provide that information. JUNTOS does not collect personally identifiable information about any one person using cookies. Cookies technology allows JUNTOS to keep track of the sites you visit and store your preferences. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, now to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether.
4. Blog Comments. If you wish to participate in the "blog comments" or any other "chat room" type feature offered on any JUNTOS Site, you will be asked to enter your name, e-mail address, and URL. When posting a comment, you can do so under a pseudonym. If you do choose to post any information about yourself, please be aware that JUNTOS cannot control and assumes no responsibility for the collection, use or misuse of this publicly accessible information by other visitors to the JUNTOS Sites.
5. Surveys. Occasionally, JUNTOS will request you to fill out a user survey. Such surveys are optional to you, the users, but these surveys allow JUNTOS to better understand the perception of the product, the demographics and interests of our users. Your responses in combination with the responses of our other users help JUNTOS to improve the JUNTOS Sites.
6. Contests. JUNTOS may occasionally run contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions sponsored by JUNTOS or our partners and sponsors. As part of entering the contest, JUNTOS may request your name, age, e-mail address and mailing address. JUNTOS may share such information with the third-party sponsors. Any information supplied to a third party may be retained by such third party and will be out of the control of JUNTOS.
7. E-Mail. If you contact JUNTOS through the regular mail or via e-mail, JUNTOS may keep a record of that correspondence. Any personally identifiable information contained within your communication will not be used for a commercial or unlawful purpose.
8. Newsletter/Bulletin. JUNTOS may produce a newsletter or email bulletin. If you choose to subscribe to this feature, you may be asked to provide your e-mail address and mailing address. Your e-mail address will be used only by JUNTOS to distribute the newsletter or bulletin and any promotions or marketing that we feel may be on interest to you. To no longer receive newsletters or bulletins, please review how in Section 4 of this Online Privacy Statement.
JUNTOS puts the ammonizes identifiable information gathered whenever you visit the JUNTOS Sites and the information volunteered by you to several uses.
1. Your IP address is used to assist us in diagnosing problems with our server and to administer the JUNTOS Sites.
2. We may use the information provided to perform statistical analyses of the characteristics and behavior of the users and decide where to invest our resources. We may use this information to update the JUNTOS Sites, to notify you about information that may be of interest to you or display content for which you may have shown a preference.
3. We may use personal contact information volunteered by you for promotional and/or marketing purposes.
4. If you provide us with your telephone number, you will only receive a telephone call from us with information in relation to a contest or logistical issue.
1. Unless required by law, user information provided by you, including but not limited to demographic information, will not knowingly be shared with third parties that are unaffiliated with JUNTOS, with the exception of third-party sponsors of contests.
2. User information provided by you, including but not limited to demographic information, may be shared with affiliates or partners of JUNTOS, and may be used for promotional and/or marketing purposes.
3. From time to time, JUNTOS may offer contests and sweepstakes sponsored by third party business or in connection with third party content providers. JUNTOS may share with such third party's entrant information collected by JUNTOS. JUNTOS encourages all third parties to adhere to our policies regarding the privacy of our users, but JUNTOS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the third parties use of such information.
4. JUNTOS responds to subpoenas, warrants or other court orders regarding information that is contained within our access logs concerning any user. JUNTOS also reserves the right to release the information concerning a user who we believe is in violation of our content guidelines, even without a subpoena, warrant, or other court order. JUNTOS cooperates with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our servers for illegal activities. We also reserve the right to report any illegal activity to law enforcement for prosecution.
You have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and/or to opt out of permitting us to share your information with affiliates and third parties sponsors by sending us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com or sending us a letter at JuntosProject.com, 1110 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL, FL 33131 and telling us that you do not want us to send you any communications and/or permit us to share your information with affiliates or sponsors of our contests.
1. JUNTOS believes that it is particularly important to protect the privacy of minors online. JUNTOS defines a "minor" as any person less than 13 years of age. JUNTOS does not knowingly share personal information about minor users with third parties without a parent's permission.
2. JUNTOS recommends that parents review our Online Privacy Statement before allowing their children to access the JUNTOS Sites, especially the message board or blog areas. Children should always ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to anyone online. They should also be instructed not to fill out any forms or register at any domain without a parent's knowledge and consent.
We employ several physical, electronic and managerial safeguards to protect collected user data.
1. All users should be aware while using any service where you disclose personal information online voluntarily, including on message, bulletin boards or blog, or through e-mail, that such information can be collected and used by others. If you use these services on the JUNTOS Sites and voluntarily provide any information on our blog areas, you do so at your own risk. JUNTOS cannot make any representations regarding the security of such transfer of information.
2. You should be aware that the JUNTOS Sites contain links to outside sites. JUNTOS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
3. JUNTOS reserves the right to change or modify this Online Privacy Statement at any time by posting such change or modification on this page. Users should check this page regularly for such updates. However, we stand behind the promises we make, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of the affected customers.
4. This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal right in or on behalf of any party.
If you have any questions about this Online Privacy Statement, the practices of the JUNTOS Sites, or your dealings with any of the JUNTOS Sites, please send an email to email@example.com or send us a letter to:
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Model Magazine showcase
Reporter: DigiDio
Date: Nov, 2015
Model Magazine This magazine was created in the new upcoming v1.5 release. It is a special portfolio showcase magazine for the models who like to have a magazine for them self or they can use it for casting purposes. All the pictures in the magazine has been taken by myself in order to feed my photographical study. This helps me to create art on both sides.
- 1. Model Magazine A4 size
- 2. 16 pages full colour RGB
- 3. Printed by Peecho
Perfect job Scribus, cheers developers and the community. 2015 bring us hopefully the new upcoming v1.6 release let we hope for it.
Magazine production
Reporter: ClausM
Date: April, 2015
We are a small group in a non-profit organization (DanChurchSocial) who are making an internal magazine. I am the layouter and until now I have made it with LibreOffice because if there were changes in the group, anyone can download, use and continue the production of the magazine. LibreOffice is a great text editor however not the best for layout of 10-12 pages or more (and it is growing). I have researched for better solutions, software which are easier and more accurate to work with. We did look at the commercial softwares but the costs was far to high. Then we found Scribus which as we see it offers the same solution and features as the commercial software. Maybe there is a difference (of course in exchanging files with users of other software) - anyway we find it very hard to justify the high cost of the commercial softwares. Again, anyone in the group can download Scribus, use it and continue the production.
First time I used Scribus it took less than 1/3 of the time I used to spend on layout, editing photos etc. It was a nice surprise to learn that you can edit a photo directly in the layout and it beautifully opens in GIMP.
--ClausM (talk) 11:25, 27 April 2015 (CEST)
Series of books on OpenSource software
Reporter: Gerrit Bruijnes (gbratipaa.nl)
Date: January, 2015
Scribus Version: v1.4.4
After producing a book on 'how to produce and publish your own book using Scribus' [1], I had taken up the task of writing a book on OpenOffice 4.x. Due to some complaining German speaking guys at a Linux ralley somewhere in the Netherlands, this title was quickly edited to serve LibreOffice 4.x users as well.
So now we have two titles on sale in the Dutch language:
Soon there will be a next new title dealing with the advanced use of formulas & functions in Calc,
which is used both in OpenOffice and LibreOffice. And there's more to come!
Of course the layout will be done in Scribus version 1.4.4.
Here [2] you can find the cover, originally designed in InDesign :-) by Hans Hollestelle [3] from Kampen
in The Netherlands. The design was then rebuilt using Scribus.
(Some people still have to be persuaded into using OpenSource...)
I find Scribus 1.4.4 a fine program to use in OpenSource publishing in combination with one of the major
Dutch Printing On Demand firms, Scanlaser [4], beit that the interface could do with some improvements.
Eagerly awaiting version 1.5 because a little bird has whistled some promises regarding the interface...
Bimonthly publication of magazine Sennaciulo
Reporter: Nicolas Raymond
Date: August, 2015
Platform: Linux (Scribus v1.4.4), Windows (Scribus portable v.1.4.5)
Scribus Version: v1.4.4 & v.1.4.5
Sennacuilo is the magazine of the Esperanto-speaking SAT. I took over from someone who was using Scribus v.1.5 (unstable), it was incompatible with my version, so I had to do everything from scratch. That was my real first time for desktop publishing, but thanks to the documentation, etc, I managed to do something that I can be happy about.
With other tools like LibreOffice and Gimp, we can be proud of saying that this publication is (almost?) 100% open source-based.
I found Scribus quite powerful already. Congratulations to the team!


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The experiences of the groups that define the term "Asian-American" are as diverse and unique as their languages and cultures.
• Diverse voices share similar stories
• Push to achieve tied to Asian-American suicide rate
• Immigrants became 'paper sons' to enter the U.S,
• Gallery: Notable Asian-Americans
• A glance at some Asian-American pioneers
• CNN's Betty Nguyen on being Asian-American
• CNN anchors recount their experiences
Watch as CNN takes a look at some of the issues confronted by the Asian-American community.
• Are Asian students smarter?
• The cost of diversity
• An Asian glass ceiling?
• Asian men want 'real' roles in Hollywood
• The hopes of Asian mail order brides
• What it's like growing up as a Hapa
• Dr. Gupta: Spotlight on Asians' health


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Very Spiky
Spent the afternoon at the Los Angeles Arboretum today and had fun shooting a few of the plants there. This very spiky plant appealed to me because of the symetry of its leaves.
Fluffy Three
These soft looking cactus appeared to be new shoots on this cactus plant. I thought they looked really cute grouped together.
I really liked the patterns and repetition of the leaves of this plant, but it did look like it could do a little damage with those thorns.
Yellow Surprise
This plant is a succulent of some type. It has always had green leaves, but now has grown these pretty yellow leaves--a surprise. I liked the yellow with pink markings.
Judith Sparhawk
Pink & Yellow
This is some type of succulent plant, which I saw at my son's house in San Diego. As long as I have known it, has had green leaves. This time the new growth leaves were yellow, with these great pink markings.
Green & Red
This pretty succulent plant was photographed at the Lavender Festival last year. I liked the colors and petal-like leaves.
White-Edged Cactus
This cactus looked very different from most of those at the Living Desert, with only tiny spines, all along the edges. I liked the lines of the edges shown here.
Pink & Green
**This image was selected as Photo of the Day by Imaging Resources, January 31, 2018**
This cactus was photographed at the Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA. I liked the variation of colors, especially the pink and green stripes, with the star-shaped clusters of spines.
A Pile of Cactus
This round barrel type cactus grows one after another, all in a bunch. I've always liked how they look like a family of all different sizes and ages. Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA.
Ocotillo Stalk
This is a close-up of the stem of an Ocotillo plant, with the sun coming through the leaves. The stems are thorny and bare before the rains, with red blossoms at the tips of the stems.
Cactus Spirals
I liked the spiral formations of the ridges on this cactus. Whitewater Canyon Preserve, CA.
Cactus Flower
Photographed in Morongo Valley, CA.
More to Come!
I loved the beautiful cactus blooms I saw in Morongo Valley, CA, as well as the 6 buds soon to bloom.
Flowers Three
This was one of several cactus bloom photos I took in Morongo Valley, California.
Desert Stars
This cactus had these wonderful star-like spines on it. I couldn't resist a close-up. Taken at The Living Desert, Palm Desert, California.
Judith Sparhawk
Magenta & Green
This very pretty cactus was photographed at the Living Desert, in the columnar cactus garden. I loved the wonderful spines and the striking colors of this cactus.
Judith Sparhawk
Sunset Blooms
In August in southeast Arizona, these round barrel-type cactus bloom, forming a crown on flowers, yellow-to-orange, colors of sunset.
Crazy Cactus
This strange-looking cactus was in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. Eight shoots came out from a base, with buds coming to bloom on all eight shoots. The whole plant stood about 5 feet high.
Saguaro Morning
View of one of the large Saguaro cactus, with mountains and cloud. Saguaro National Park East, Tucson, Arizona.
Cactus Surprise
This pretty little flowering cactus was found at Saguaro National Park in Arizona. In a place with huge cacti, towering many feet into the sky, this little cactus was about 5 inches high, maybe 2 or 3 inches wide. It had dainty little flowers, and was a treat to find.
Texas Gold
~ April in Texas brings many yellow blossoms on the prickly pear cactus.
Cactus Beauty ~ A beautiful yellow cactus flower, April in Texas.
Blossoms-To-Be ~ These prickly pear cactus plants were loaded with buds. When they all bloom, it will be an amazing sight to see!
Ceres Close-Up
~ This beautiful bloom lasts only one day, and usually blooms at night, so I was glad to capture it before it was gone. Huntington Library Gardens.
One Night Stand ~ This beautiful Ceres flower blooms at night, to be pollinated by a certain moth, then wilts and dies the next day. This flower was still open and waiting for my camera, soon to be gone. Huntington Library Garden.
Flower Sprout ~ The Huntington Library cactus and succulent garden has some really strange plants. This one qualifies, I'd say. Strange, but interesting.
Cactus Cluster ~ These cactus buds were clustered together, about to bloom. Huntington Library Gardens.
Close-up Blues
~ Another shot of the beautiful turquoise blue flowers, cactus and succulent garden, Huntington Library Gardens, San Marino, CA.
Blue Blooms ~ I didn't catch the name of this unusual plant, but I loved the color of the flowers. They were in the Huntington Library Gardens in Pasadena, CA.
Cactus Flower ~ This pretty flower pops up from a not very special looking cactus stalk. Huntington Library Gardens.
Cactus Family ~ This photograph is of just a very small portion of a group of this cactus, all nestled together. Huntington Library Gardens.
Patterns and Lines
~ This interesting plant was in the Huntington Library cactus and succulent garden.
Red & Green ~ Close-up of a pretty succulent, opening up in an almost rose shape. Huntington Library Gardens.
Cactus Balls ~ I liked the wavy pattern of the vertical rows on this cactus, topped off with round balls. What fun! Huntington Library Gardens.
Red Spikes
~ This unusual cactus had red spines or spikes at the top. I liked the contrast in colors, and the repeated pattern. Huntington Library Gardens.
Succulents Abloom ~ This group of succulent plants was photographed in the Huntington Library Gardens in the Pasadena area, California
Solo Bloom ~ This flower was on a type of Barrel Cactus. I liked the long pink spines on the cactus.
Barrel Cactus Bloom ~ These pretty blossoms were on a type of Barrel Cactus in the Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. I was surprised to see these blooms in November.
On the Edge ~ A view of a large cactus plant photographed in Desert Hot Springs, California.
Aloe in Lavender ~ After shooting many aloe plants at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, I had fun playing with the colors on my computer. I liked this (very unlikely) lavender and turquoise version.
Aloe in Green ~ During a trip to the Los Angeles County Arboretum, I visited the aloe garden, enjoying shooting the various lines, patterns and stripes of the many aloe species. This was one of them, in its natural colors.
With Purple Thorns ~ The variety of colors and shapes of the succulent/cactus type plants made for a fun photo shoot.
Heart of Thorns
~ Close-up view of the central stalk of the plant, showing the birth of the "leaves" of this plant, the formation of the stalks of thorns, and the patterns in the flesh of the plant.
Layers ~ Another view of the layers and patterns of the plants in the garden of the San Ysabel Mission.
Thorns of Green ~ I spent a little while at San Ysabel Mission, enjoying the gardens, the chapel, and the historic cemetary. In the garden there were a variety of yucca-type plants, which I enjoyed shooting, making thorny abstracts.


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We present the First Annual Grantland NBA Draft Lottery Preview — our attempt to make sense of the confusing and depressing spectacle that will take place in Newark's Prudential Center on Thursday night. There is no way to discuss this particular draft without stating the obvious — it is bombed out and depleted. Outside of Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams, the two players vying for the honor of joining the Dan Gilbert hate-train, this year's class is a collection of low-ceiling college guys and complete unknowns. What's worse, the teams in this year's lottery are all at least two, and sometimes as many as five, quality guys away from winning a playoff series. It's hard to imagine these teams finding the talent they need Thursday night, but just in case there's an All-Star hidden among this NBA chaff, Grantland has broken down each lottery team with a statistical analysis,1 a profile of its front office, a weigh-in from a current NBA GM, and predictions on whom it should and will draft. Dive in and prepare for the 2011 NBA draft, which could be remembered as the night Jonas Valanciunas was picked and changed the league forever. Or, it could just be the weakest draft since 2000, the year Kenyon Martin, Stromile Swift, and Darius Miles went 1-2-3, and the rest was history.
14. Houston Rockets
State of the Team: The Rockets have consistently been on the verge of breaking through, but seem to have settled into a rebuilding cycle. Outside of Yao, the Rockets do not have an All-Star-quality player on their roster. Last season, the Rockets traded away expensive pieces such as Aaron Brooks and Shane Battier for future picks. Given Daryl Morey's history of personnel decisions, those picks may be flipped in the future to acquire veterans, bypassing a true rebuilding process.
eFG% RECORD: 42-40
Only five teams in the league allowed more offensive rebounds than the Rockets did. As you might expect, this has something to do with what happens when you start a 6-foot-6 center. For all of Chuck Hayes' ability as a defender, he was only able to capture 20.7 percent of the defensive rebounds available to him — the sixth-worst rate in the league for starting centers. Nominal backup Brad Miller would have been even worse, at 19.9 percent, and while Hasheem Thabeet has the size that Hayes lacks, the Tanzanian Sensation was only able to pull down 20.9 percent of the available rebounds in Memphis during his rookie season. Houston may also have found a way to fix the problem during the second half of the campaign, as they outrebounded their opponents in exactly half of their 50 games in 2011.
Front Office Profile: Daryl Morey is the executive who is pioneering statistical analysis in the NBA, but prefers to pickpocket teams through trades rather than build through the draft. Morey is a star among NBA GMs, and is unparalleled when it comes to finding undervalued assets — just ask Moneyball favorite and former Rocket Shane Battier. In acquiring players such as Luis Scola (and his lunch pail), Hayes, and efficiency maven Kevin Martin, Morey has assembled a team of cost-effective castoffs. They're the perfect complement to a star like Yao Ming — who may never play a full season again. For now, then, Morey's pocket protector Rockets remain a work in progress.
They Said It: "Everyone is playing poker, trying to get the best deal they can." — Morey on draft strategy (Houston Chronicle)
The NBA Executive Says: "USC's Nikola Vucevic is a sleeper for them here. I think Houston will take a long look at him."
They Should Pick: Nikola Vucevic
13. Phoenix Suns
State of the Team: Once upon a time, Steve Nash had players like Amar'e Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, and Shawn Marion filling lanes and flaring out to the 3-point line for his passes. Now, he's got Jared Dudley, Channing Frye, and Josh Childress. Phoenix's search for a backup point guard to help rest Nash turns eight years old next season, and it has been such a failure that Suns fans openly pine for the return of Goran Dragic. Yet Nash, now 37, soldiers on. He led the league in assists last year despite the weakened supporting cast, and he seems plenty capable of doing it again. Dealing for Marcin Gortat at last season's trade deadline improved Phoenix's interior scoring and defense, but they also picked up Vince Carter in the same exchange. Phoenix is coming off a 40-42 season, with a late lottery pick in a weak draft. There's not much hope the Suns will reclaim their place as Western Conference contenders or run-and-gun fan favorites anytime soon, but we can still pray that Nash be traded to a contender.
eFG% RECORD: 44-38
The Suns collected the third-lowest percentage of available rebounds in the league on both offense (23.7 percent) and defense (71.6 percent). They did this despite the presence of one great rebounder, Marcin Gortat, who had the league's second-highest defensive rebound rate (28.6 percent) among centers. Solve for x and you realize that the Suns had some awful rebounders playing at forward in 2010. Grant Hill grabbed just 8.1 percent of available boards. Jared Dudley was at 8.6 percent. Channing Frye got all the way to 11.7 percent, and Hakim Warrick hit the lofty heights of 12.1 percent. The league average for forwards with 1,000 minutes or more was 11.9 percent! Congratulations, Hakim.
Front Office Profile: Suns managing partner Robert Sarver's drafting methodology is a bit mysterious. At times, he seems awfully fond of drafting players his general managers are ecstatic about, then promptly sending them down to the D-League for seasoning. (Alando Tucker demonstrated the merits of that strategy by once winning D-League Performer of the Week in 2007 then never playing for the NBA squad again.) Mostly, Sarver's tendency to shed picks is both (1) a well-intentioned, cost-cutting inclination to fund critical research on the Steve Nash Fountain of Youth project, and (2) a fool-proof way to create room on the roster to sign the Hakim Warricks ("There's so much Amar'e in him!") and Josh Childresses ("Great hair!") of the world to morbidly obese contracts.
They Said It: "I realize it may not be the most popular route all the time, but you have to consider your roster. We were just fired up to get Tucker." — Steve Kerr on former Wisconsin great Alando Tucker (Associated Press)
"We're not going to do something to save us a bunch of money if it causes us problems on the court going forward." — Managing partner Robert Sarver (East Valley Tribune)
The NBA Executive Says: "Possibly Tristan Thompson or Chris Singleton. Ultimately they need to find a replacement at point guard, but there's no one that good that's left when they pick."
They Should Pick: Kawhi Leonard
12. Utah Jazz
The Jazz are picking twice in the lottery, third and 12th.Their write-up can be found at the no. 3 pick.
They Should Pick: Jordan Hamilton
11. Golden State Warriors
State of the Team: The Warriors are another team without an identity. Mark Jackson, the incoming coach, is vowing to preach defense to a team with no defensive standouts, but he'll have to beat the Don Nelson out of them first. A backcourt of Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry is always entertaining, sometimes dazzling, but only occasionally winning. In order to build a deeper team, Golden State may ultimately trade one or the other. The front office brought in Jerry West as a consultant and it remains to be seen what his role will be or how directly he will shape the organization's future. A shrewd first move for West would be trying to unload David Lee and the $69 million remaining on his contract, but finding a taker doesn't seem likely.
eFG% RECORD: 38-44
David Lee isn't going anywhere and seems unlikely to suddenly improve as a defender, but his rebound rate fell from 18.2 percent of all (estimated) available rebounds as a Knicks player to just 15.4 percent with the Warriors last year. The club might trade Andris Biedrins to get a better defensive center in the lineup, but Biedrins is the team's best rebounder. Even with Biedrins around for 59 games, though, the Warriors only captured 69.3 percent of the rebounds available to them on defense. That was the worst rate in the NBA.
Front Office Profile: Larry Riley is the incumbent and a basketball lifer with about four decades of experience. But how much authority he will have going forward is debatable. Bob Myers is being groomed as the future of the organization, and while it is doubtful West will have full autonomy, he will be an influential voice in the ear of new owner Joe Lacob.
They Said It: "The way we play, we feel we can never have enough shooters on the floor." — former GM Chris Mullin (Contra Costa Times)
The NBA Executive Says: "I don't think they'll find the answers in the draft for their problems, but possibly Klay Thompson, Marcus Morris, or Donatas Motiejunas. They really need some type of defensive presence.
They Should Pick: Donatas Motiejunas
10. Milwaukee Bucks
State of the Team: Of all the bad teams in the NBA last year, none was as offensively anemic as the Bucks, who averaged just 91.9 points per game. Their field-goal percentage (43 percent) also ranked as the league's lowest. Despite those statistical deficiencies, the Bucks missed the playoffs by only two games. Much of that is due to coach Scott Skiles, a defensive drill sergeant known for squeezing maximum results out of limited rosters (and with Earl Boykins, Jon Brockman, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, limited is definitely the word). But this is Skiles' fourth year with the Bucks, and the demanding coach is known for wearing out his players. Phoenix's performance dipped in its third year under Skiles, and the Bulls fired him after a 9-16 start to his fifth season in Chicago. Be on the lookout for any signs of dissent from starters Brandon Jennings, Andrew Bogut, and John Salmons.
eFG% RECORD: 37-45
The Bucks had the league's worst field goal percentage (.430) and eFG% (.467). Michael Redd played only 10 games. The problem here is obvious, right? Not really. The Bucks were ineffectual in places where Redd's absence wouldn't seem to have had an impact. Namely, they were the worst-shooting team in the league at the rim, converting just 57.9 percent of their shots within three feet of the basket. (League average is 64.1 percent, per HoopData.) They were merely below average in every other facet of the shooting game. Among players who averaged 20 minutes or more, Milwaukee had four of the 29 least accurate shooters in the league near the rim: Chris Douglas-Roberts, John Salmons, Carlos Delfino, and Brandon Jennings. Salmons and Douglas-Roberts have been better in the past, and Delfino's almost exclusively an outside shooter anyway, but Jennings's struggles are disconcerting. The scary thing is that he actually improved at the rim last year; in 2009, he shot just 42.7 percent at the rim.
Front Office Profile: John Hammond was hired as Milwaukee's general manager in 2008. All he's done since then is draft Jennings, trade for Salmons, and, for these efforts, win the organization's first Executive of the Year award. With the no. 8 pick, in 2008, Hammond drafted Joe Alexander, whose lasting contribution to Milwaukee was as a piece of the trade that brought Salmons to the Bucks. Milwaukee's 2010 draft choice, Larry Sanders at no. 15, started 12 games this year.
They Said It: "I think this kid has a very mature side to him, presents himself that way. I think there's a perception about who and what he is. As people had a chance to get to meet him through this draft process, they found out he's a very interesting guy, a very mature guy, and a guy who has a lot of things going for him." — John Hammond on Jennings. (Wisconsin State Journal)
The NBA Executive Says: "If Jonas Valanciunas is still on the board, that's who they'll take. This is a team that already has a decent amount of talent. Alec Burks may be a possibility also."
They Should Pick: Jan Vesely
9. Charlotte Bobcats
State of the Team: Oh, look at that: The Bobcats are in the lottery again. Of course they are. They've picked in the lottery six times in the franchise's seven years. The only exception, actually, was last season, when they didn't have any draft picks. But it's because of this preferred place in the draft that the Bobcats have acquired young players who don't make Michael Jordan cover his eyes while watching his own team. What they still lack is a big man, preferably one who can contribute before he falls prey to a rookie vice that Mark Cuban calls the pizza-and-Twinkies diet — which, in the Tar Heel State, means midnight runs to Bojangles.
eFG% RECORD: 37-45
To nobody's surprise, an offense that relied upon a 32-year-old Stephen Jackson as its primary scorer failed to produce points on a consistent basis. Charlotte ranked 29th in points per game and 26th in offensive rating (points per 100 possessions). Jackson had the second-lowest offensive rating (OR) of any player who took 1,000 shots or more last season, producing just 98 points per 100 possessions. The league average for such players was 110.5. Meanwhile, backup guard Garrett Temple was the worst offensive player in the league (minimum: 200 minutes), putting up a 73 OR. He used 25 percent of Charlotte's possessions while he was on the floor, but he turned the ball over 30 percent of the time and was 12-of-42 from the field. The only young player on the roster who has exhibited any hope as a scorer is forward D.J. White, who had a .526 eFG% (effective field goal percentage) in 24 games after being acquired in the Nazr Mohammad trade. And he's blocked by Tyrus Thomas.
Front Office Profile: The Bobcats recently hired Rich Cho, who lasted as Portland's general manager for less than a year. Cho, a former Boeing engineer, caught on with Seattle's basketball operations department, moved to Oklahoma City when the SuperSonics became the Thunder, and ascended to assistant general manager under Sam Presti. The Trail Blazers hired him as GM last July, and the highlight of his brief tenure in Portland was convincing Charlotte to swap Gerald Wallace for Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham, and the 19th pick in this year's draft. Michael Jordan must have taken note, so now Cho will be running the Bobcats' front office while his Airness perfects his short game. Cho is a renowned stat-head whose draft process will rely heavily on quantitative analysis, and like his one-time mentor Presti, he won't hesitate to trade the pick in either direction.
They Said It: "You see a guy who's seven feet tall, a 7-8 wingspan. I played with a guy named Manute Bol and he changed the game. I mean, he wasn't an offensive player or a traditional center where you catch it on the post and make your move on the block, but in terms of defense you were always looking for him. I played against him as well as with him, and he had an effect on the game." — President of basketball operations Rod Higgins on drafting Alexis Ajinca (Winston-Salem Journal)
"We will get this right." — Higgins on this year's draft (Charlotte Observer)
The NBA Executive Says: "They've identified their needs. They need shooting and a big man. They may go for Biyombo, Tristan Thompson, Markieff Morris."
They Should Pick: Tristan Thompson
8. Detroit Pistons
State of the Team: The slow decay of the team that won the championship in 2004 is nearly complete. Richard Hamilton, one of the last hangers-on, is now an organizational pariah. The coachless Pistons suffered the added indignity of watching ex-head man Rick Carlisle win a championship with the Dallas Mavericks. Detroit will enter next season under new ownership with the sale of the franchise to Tom Gores complete.
eFG% RECORD: 27-55
Some of the names from those great Pistons defenses are still around, but their chops have vanished. Detroit opponents put up a .526 eFG%, the highest shooting rate in the league. The team's best defender — statistically speaking — was Ben Wallace, but he was playing only 22 minutes a night and turns 37 this year. He was part of their most frequently used lineup, but even that five-man unit (which included Wallace, Jason Maxiell, Tayshaun Prince, Rip Hamilton, and Rodney Stuckey) allowed 114 points per 100 possessions, well above the league average of 107.3. The dismal result could be an artifact of the team's quitting on the now-deposed John Kuester, but the metrics on veterans such as Prince and Hamilton have been in free fall for years now. The returning Jonas Jerebko could help, but the Pistons desperately need some fresh legs on D.
Front Office Profile: The Detroit Pistons won, and won often, in the past decade, churning through eight consecutive 50-win seasons and trouncing the Lakers for the 2004 title. They did it chiefly by relying on a collection of crafty (substitute savvy/wily/creaky) veterans. President of basketball operations Joe Dumars trusted the very adult Chauncey Billups, along with young folks-but-old souls Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince, to play smart, defense-first basketball. This is, of course, the same brand of hoops that got Dumars elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006. That the Pistons made the playoffs for eight years straight under three different coaches is a testament to Dumars, and to his trust in veteran teams able to motivate and police themselves. Of late, though, the mature Pistons seem fed up with any coach at all: Michael Curry barely made it through the 2008 season, and kindergarten cop John Kuester marched the team straight into rebellion. Dumars has understandably stressed character in recent drafts, but this comes at a cost. While Greg Monroe, Austin Daye, and Jonas Jerebko seem like very nice people, they play defense like — well, very nice people. As the Pistons roster finally begins to turn over — Prince and Hamilton are surely on the way out — Dumars has the chance to draft an upstanding young man, and maybe even one who can guard the rim.
They Said It: "As you all know, I put a premium on character and have guys represent us the right way. Sitting back and watching us go through all the issues we went through last year, I said, 'Never again are we going to be in a situation where we go through those issues and drama.'" — Dumars (Detroit News)
The NBA Executive Says: "I think they'll look for a big. If Enes Kanter is still up for grabs, they'll take him; otherwise, they'll look at Bismack Biyombo."
They Should Pick: Bismack Biyombo
7. Sacramento Kings
State of the Team: The Sacramento Kings seemed ready to become half-decent after Tyreke Evans' 2009-10 Rookie of the Year campaign and the drafting of DeMarcus Cousins. Those good vibes feel like ancient history for the 24-58 Kings. In his second season, Evans missed 25 games due to injury, and his field goal percentage dropped from 46 to 41 percent. Cousins was as erratic as advertised, capable of both notching 27 points in an upset over the Lakers and earning fines for cussing at the Sacramento conditioning coach. The rest of the roster features names such as Jason Thompson, Francisco Garcia, and Beno Udrih. The outlook is even bleaker off the court. With the debt-ridden Maloofs shopping the team, and the chances of finding someone willing to drop nine figures on a new arena looking dim, the Kings may leave Sacramento in the next few years. Filipino tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan (known throughout Manila as "MVP") has been mentioned as a possible buyer. Pangilinan might have the money to keep the Kings in Sacramento. He might also stock the bench with assistant coaches from his teams in the Philippine Basketball Association. So long, Mario Elie and Pete Carill. Hello, Bong Ravena and Boyet Fernandez.
HoopData's numbers suggest that the average team converted 64.1 percent of their shots taken at the rim. The Kings allowed opposing teams to convert on 70.1 percent of those shots, the worst rate in the league. In five years of shot location data available, nobody has come within even a percentage point of the Kings' performance last year. The difference between that gruesome conversion rate and league average would have been about 2.9 points per game for Sacramento last year. We're being exceedingly simplistic here, but if you subtract 2.9 points from the opposing total at the end of each Kings game last year, their record improves by five wins. And that's just league average! Imagine if they actually got good at the whole defense thing.
Front Office Profile: Geoff Petrie, the Kings GM since 1995, has an eye for talent. In recent years he's drafted Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins in the lottery, and earlier in his career he landed Kevin Martin, Jason Williams, and Hedo Turkoglu with later first-round picks. (Then again, he also drafted Spencer Hawes and Quincy Douby.) Petrie engineered the first great Kings rebuilding when he acquired Chris Webber in 1998 and built a team around him that was a Robert Horry game-winner and a referee-tainted Game 6 away from the 2002 Finals. Now, with Evans, Cousins, and the late-season addition of Marcus Thornton, Petrie has again managed to assemble some impressive talent, but he needs to find a player or coach who can make Sacramento's young guns work together.
They Said It: "How can people not take a center who is this talented?" — Petrie on DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Bee)
The NBA Executive Says: "I think they'll look to add a point guard to complement Tyreke Evans. If they can't do that, they'll look for shooting."
They Should Pick: Jimmer Fredette
Slight aside: This is a "should pick" on several levels, and one is the backcourt of Jimmer and Tyreke would be hilarious for so many reasons. Here are some of the movies they would make together:
THE FARM: When an evil real estate entrepreneur (GREG ANTHONY) moves into town and threatens to bulldoze a sacred neighborhood rec center, two cops (JIMMER FREDETTE, TYREKE EVANS), each from opposite ends of life, must team up together to save the town they love and teach the fat cats that money doesn't buy everything. Co-starring Paul Rudd. Directed by whoever directed Love and Basketball.
THE BOOGIEMAN: When a truculent, soul-devouring blob (DEMARCUS COUSINS) shows up in Sacramento, the mayor (KEVIN JOHNSON) releases two bikers (TYREKE EVANS, JIMMER FREDETTE) from prison to drive the beast out of the city limits, possibly to San Francisco. Co-starring Beno Udrih. Directed by Zach Snyder. Should feature at least 30 minutes of scenes in which the bikers smash the blob with chains and spiked bats. Soundtrack by Tool.
WEDDING RIVALS: In his last game of high school basketball, a cocksure combo guard named Jimmer (JIMMER FREDETTE) is fouled hard by his longtime rival Tyreke (TYREKE EVANS). The coach at Tech U (ED HARRIS) decides to drop Jimmer's scholarship and signs Tyreke. Their lives afterward are a study in contrasts. One life is good. The other is a turd sandwich. Years later, Tyreke is washed up and Jimmer has become a successful real estate mogul. Their children fall in love and announce that they are getting married. Oh crap, a wedding must be planned! Co-starring Rihanna and Zac Efron.
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: Jimmer Fredette (JIMMER FREDETTE) has just been drafted to Sacramento, one of the worst destinations in the NBA, to play alongside a notoriously difficult and oftentimes selfish star named Tyreke Evans (TYREKE EVANS). What's worse, the fat cat owners (MALOOFS) are threatening to move the team to Anaheim. At first, Jimmer secretly hopes this will happen. But during one of his first days in Sacramento, he comes across a young girl who tells him about how much it meant to her to watch Bobby Jackson play basketball. She says, "Home is where the heart is." Inspired, Jimmer goes to practice with a crazy idea: WE WILL WIN ENOUGH GAMES TO KEEP THE TEAM IN SACRAMENTO. His earnestness (read: Mormon) is met with ridicule and scorn by Tyreke Evans. The team gets off to a rocky start. Bedraggled and discouraged, Jimmer seeks out the advice of a wise sensei (KEVIN JOHNSON) who tells him some shit about teamwork and how it makes the dream work. Jimmer invites Tyreke over to his house. It is an awkward exchange, but Tyreke can sense that Jimmer really means it. They have beers and share life stories. At the end of the long share-time, Tyreke says, "I'm in."
Cut to Tyreke and Jimmer driving really fast in 2012 Dodge Chargers. There are cops everywhere. There is a bank safe attached to the back of their cars, but the HEMI engines are kicking ass. Then they go under a bridge. We can't see it 'til the closing credit scene, but there is some sort of safe swap that goes on. Kevin Johnson, who is now a bad guy, is trailing them in a police car, alongside the Maloofs. Tyreke and Jimmer do some crazy chain-safe-Charger maneuver, whereby the safe sideswipes the cop car, sending it over an embankment. Tyreke says, "Safe travels." The movie ends abruptly.
6. Washington Wizards
State of the Team: Much of Washington's future will depend on how quickly and fully John Wall develops into a franchise player. When you look beyond last year's no. 1 overall pick, the Wiz have six players under contract and none to be particularly excited about: The league's second-highest-paid player is putting up a staggering 11 points a game (Rashard Lewis), the power forward they locked up through 2015 has a career rebound rate of 13.8 (Andray Blatche), and the best wing-scorer on the roster put up an agonizing 45.6 TS percentage in his rookie season (Jordan Crawford). The lack of a proven or even promising player at almost every position leaves Ernie Grunfeld with the (sort of) luxury of picking the best non-point guard available. Of course, in a draft with (maybe) two potential All-Stars, this isn't the best time to be rebuilding.
eFG% RECORD: 23-59
Pick a shooting-rate stat and the Wizards ranked toward the bottom of it. Twenty-ninth in eFG%. Twenty-fifth in field goal percentage. Twenty-eighth in 3-point percentage. Twenty-fifth in free-throw percentage. The worst shooter on the team was unquestionably Jordan Crawford, who used a team-high 26.9 percent of Washington possessions after being acquired on February 23. He took 101 threes and hit just 24, the worst rate in the league for a guy with 100 attempts or more. Crawford finished with a .417 eFG%, the third-worst figure in the league for guys with 1,000 minutes played.
Further development from John Wall and a shock collar to help prevent Josh Howard from taking 3-pointers (30-for-115, a .260 shooting percentage over the past two years) should help.
Front Office Profile: Ernie Grunfeld was responsible for 11 consecutive playoff seasons (no titles) while running the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks. He played in the NBA, too, as an effective role player, and seems to apply lessons learned as an eighth man to his work running teams: find one or two very good players, and get out of the way. In the post-Arenas era, Grunfeld has been prudent with contracts — after Rashard Lewis, no one will make more than $6 million next year — and for now, the plan is to let John Wall be John Wall, while everyone else scores 10 to 12 points a game. They're probably not far from a playoff berth and a first-round exit — all straight out of the Grunfeld playbook.
They Said It: "Basketball is a big man's game and it's hard to get a 7-footer with a lot of athleticism and the ability to run the floor and a 7-foot-6 wing span. He has all of those qualities." — Ernie Grunfeld on JaVale McGee (Washington Post)
"As players get picked we take them off our board, and the player we picked was the highest player left on the board. We feel good about this kid. We really do; we think he's one of the more mature players in the draft." — Ernie Grunfeld on Nick Young (Washington Times)
The NBA Executive Says: "It's a team that's hungry for young players and young talent, and they are stockpiling draft picks. They'll probably look to add a versatile forward, maybe Jan Vesely."
They Should Pick: Jonas Valanciuanas
5. Toronto Raptors
State of the Team: The Raptors were ill-prepared for life after Chris Bosh. (And yes, that statement says everything.) The roster is a reflection of the ill-fated attempts to build around their departed "superstar." Andrea Bargnani could be the second scoring option on a decent team, but nobody should build a team around his jump-shooting, porous defense and even more porous rebounding. To remedy Bargnani's deficiencies, the Raptors drafted Ed Davis last year, but injuries kept him off the floor. The rangy and athletic DeMar DeRozan showed that if he learns to handle the ball and shoot, he could become a potent offensive weapon.
eFG% RECORD: 28-54
When is Andrea Bargnani going to become a great shooter? Since he entered the league in 2006, 73 players have taken 1,000 3s or more. Bargnani's taken 1,368 and hit 37.1 percent of them. Among those 73 players, he's 40th in accuracy. Not terrible, but he's behind Ron Artest. Fortunately for Bargnani, he looked pretty good compared to the guys around him last year. The average team hit 35.8 percent of the their 3s last year, but the Raptors hit only 31.6 percent of their shots from downtown, good for worst in the league. Toronto had just one player take 50 3s with a percentage above that league average, and Leandro Barbosa was only able to get his rate up to 36.5 percent. Respect is truly due to DeMar DeRozan, who was an impossible 5-for-52 from beyond the arc. That 9.6 percent success rate is the worst in league history for a player who took 50 3s in a season or more. On the bright side, the three worst seasons from downtown before DeRozan's feat belong to Hall of Famers: Dennis Johnson (1986-87 and 1988-89) and, yes, Michael Jordan (1987-88, when Jordan went 7-for-53 from 3).
Front Office Profile: Bryan Colangelo helped craft a dynamic Phoenix team, but has not found the same success in Toronto. He picked Bargnani first overall in the 2006 draft instead of LaMarcus Aldridge or Rudy Gay. Both Hedo Turkoglu and Jermaine O'Neal played poorly after Colangelo brought them in. And last summer's contracts to Linas Kleiza and Amir Johnson appeared ill-advised at the time and even more so now. Despite this track record, Colangelo was signed to a multiyear contract extension last month and will be shaping Toronto's roster for the foreseeable future.
They Said It: "A lot needs to play out in the coming weeks. I'm not going to sit here and tell you I'm confident that Chris [Bosh] is coming back. That's why the selection of Ed Davis at this spot is one that looks to be the right piece." — Bryan Colangelo on Ed Davis (TSN)
"He's got the physical tools reminiscent of Vince Carter." — Colangelo on how DeMar DeRozan is a lot like the player who torpedoed the franchise
"We felt Andrea Bargnani was really the best pick for the future of this organization going forward. It's not about today; it's about today and tomorrow and we think Andrea is a player that's not only going to help us in the short run, but we think is going to grow into a terrific star in this league." — Colangelo on Bargnani
The NBA Executive Says: "They'll likely take the point guard that Utah didn't pull the trigger on, whichever one is left after Cleveland and Utah picks."
They Should Pick: Kemba Walker
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavs are picking twice in the lottery, fourth and first. Their write-up can be found at the no. 1 pick.
They Should Pick: Enes Kanter
3. Utah Jazz
State of the Team: Before last season, Utah's head coach-GM combo was the epitome of stability. Heading into this draft, the Jazz are without their superstar, their coach, and a team identity. The haul from the Deron Williams trade left Utah with the young assets they'll need to retool, but a return figures to come slowly. Derrick Favors was always seen as a high-ceiling player whose eventual impact will take time to realize, and Utah has the unenviable task of selecting third in what many consider a two-player draft. Despite the turnover, the Jazz is left with a solid and relatively young front court. Paul Millsap was very efficient in getting his 18.2 points per game last season (.536 eFG%), and although Al Jefferson isn't lighting the world on fire, a consistent line of 19 and 10 is something most teams would jump at. The concern is that the player Utah could use is a young point guard to step in for Williams, and that type of talent is nowhere to be found in this draft.
eFG% RECORD: 42-40
The Jazz commit fouls like nobody's watching. They allowed the highest rate of opposing free throws per field goal attempts last year, the fifth year in six they've finished at the top of the league. (They were fourth in 2008-09.) It's just how the Jazz operate. Usually, the Jazz trade fouls for an active, effective defense, but Utah was just 23rd in defensive rating last year, allowing 110.1 points per 100 possessions. They were in the top 12 in each of the three preceding seasons, but the ongoing turnover in their personnel doesn't augur impending improvement. As effective defenders such as Deron Williams and (presumably) Andrei Kirilenko leave, the Jazz are left with a hodgepodge of uninterested (Al Jefferson), slow (Gordon Hayward), and inexperienced (Derrick Favors).
Front Office Profile: The guide to Utah's steady franchise, Kevin O'Connor stayed in the background for much of the past decade, selecting players who suited Sloan's system, including Deron Williams. That's until this year, anyway, when many outlets reported that a heated exchange between O'Connor and his coach over their star point guard precipitated Sloan's resignation.
They Said It: "We think he's a multiple-position player and winning counts for something. He's been a winner wherever he's been." — O'Connor on Gordon Hayward (Associated Press)
The NBA Executive Says: "When a team has two picks in the lottery, they like to work on a string. The likelihood is Utah takes a point guard first and looks to take a wing player with the second pick. With their second pick, I think they'll look at Alec Burks, Tristan Thompson, and Jordan Hamilton."
They Should Pick: Brandon Knight
2. Minnesota Timberwolves
State of the Team: Minnesota's future is tied to the 2009 draft, when GM David Kahn selected three point guards in the first round, among them Ricky Rubio. Rubio is finally signed and expected to join a team that finished at the bottom of the Western Conference in each of the past two seasons. But the same reason he finally signed — the expiration of the bargaining agreement and the special threat a lockout would have on his salary — may also be the reason his debut is delayed.
Kevin Love, the team's best player, had the third-highest rebounding rate and the fourth-highest PER (player efficiency rating) in the league. Although it could be argued that his rebounding stats are padded by the fact he plays on the same team with Michael Beasley, proud owner of the NBA's 158th-best rebounding rate, Love has established that he could be the second-, maybe third-best player on a championship-caliber team.
It's hard to imagine that any of the players in this draft could be this team's lead dog. Although Derrick Williams vindicated the God-fearing population by dunking all over Duke in the NCAA tournament, Minnesota's glut of athletic wings with Beasley, Anthony Randolph, and Wesley Johnson is a roster problem nobody wants to solve. But the promise of Williams should hold more value than any, or really, all of the other three.
eFG% RECORD: 24-58
OK, so maybe it's a little harsh, but the most obvious problem here is roster construction. Although the ridicule has centered on the fact that Minnesota has too many point guards, the bigger problem could be that the team has too many forwards. While the combination of Love and Beasley makes sense on paper — an athletic scoring wing complemented by a rebounding big man who can pass and hit open jumpers — the promise of Beasley/Love guttered out pretty quickly. The early excitement over Beasley was mostly comparative. He was better than he had been in Miami, and, as a result, the trade to bring him to Minnesota seemed better than anything else Kahn had done. But by year's end, Beasley's PER was only 15.54, good for 118th in the league, one spot above Craig Smith. What's worse, Beasley used 28.2 percent of his team's possessions while he was on the floor, the 10th-highest rate in the league. What this means is that not only is Beasley a black hole, he is an inefficient black hole.
Minnesota will be picking second in a draft whose second best player is Derrick Williams, an athletic wing player.
Let's all yell it together: KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHN!
Front Office Profile: David Kahn's two-year tenure as Minnesota GM has been tumultuous, to say the least. The point guard jokes have gone stale since Kahn's first draft, and this will be the year Ricky Rubio either provides some redemption or the final punch-line. The moves since the 2009 draft haven't done much to slow the criticism. Wesley Johnson did little to justify his top-five selection in last year's draft, and although trading a second-round pick for Michael Beasley was initially lauded during Beasley's quick start, the former no. 2 pick regressed significantly by season's end. Minnesota has valuable assets in this year's second overall pick and young star Kevin Love, and whatever choices Kahn makes with those pieces will be crucial for a team that needs some excitement.
They Said It: Kahn told jittery supporters he believes Rubio, the fifth overall pick, and Jonny Flynn, the sixth pick, will play off of each other extremely well. "Together," he said, "we will have one of the most dynamic defensive backcourts in the NBA over time." — Kahn on Rubio/Flynn (Associated Press)
"It's not how I would handle it, no. I think everybody has reasons for why they conduct their business in the way they want to conduct their business. If you're asking me if that's what I'd do, no. That's not how I would handle things, but everybody's different." — Kurt Rambis (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
The NBA Executive Says: "This is probably the most likely pick to be moved. If they don't trade it immediately, they'll probably take the best player on the board and look to move it at a later date."
They Should Pick: Derrick Williams
1. Cleveland Cavaliers
State of the Team: In a season filled with stunning lows, the willingness of owner Dan Gilbert to pay and rebuild already showed dividends in how Cleveland landed the top pick: The Cavs received the draft selection from the Los Angeles Clippers as compensation for assuming Baron Davis' contract. The rebuilding process in Cleveland will certainly take more than one year, but having two of the top four draft selections, even in a weak draft, should provide a measure of hope for a team whose best player is J.J. Hickson.
eFG% RECORD: 19-63
As judged by eFG%, the Cavaliers were outshot in 53 of their first 65 games. In their last 10 games, they were outshot only three times. Part of the change can be attributed to the arrival of Baron Davis, whose eFG% (.522) was nearly 0.1 points better than that of the man he replaced, Mo Williams (.424). Beyond Davis, the Cavaliers had 12 other players use more than 15 percent of the team's possessions while they were on the floor. Not one was able to put up an eFG% greater than 50 percent. Davis can create shots for himself and others, which means the offense won't be totally hopeless again in 2011, but Baron is also a perpetual injury risk. The Cavaliers desperately need a wing-scorer. You know, like LeBron James. The defensive side wasn't much better, as they also allowed the league's second-highest eFG% (.524).
Front Office Profile: This will be the first draft spearheaded by Chris Grant, who replaced Danny Ferry last summer. Grant is Ferry's former assistant. Over the past five years, Cleveland selected late in the first round, which gave the front office the leeway of selecting picks that could be considered moldable projects like Hickson and Christian Eyenga. They no longer possess that leeway. The Cavaliers need both of their draft picks to produce immediately. Again, the best player on this team, and the only decent guy under the age of 30, is Hickson.
They Said It: "We want to get to know him and get our arms around who he is. At some point we'll develop a plan for the kid. I don't know how accelerated it would be." — Danny Ferry on Christian Eyenga (The News-Herald)
"We need to re-sign LeBron, and we'll speak to him [Saturday] and get into our plans for him. And we'll continue to sign other free agents or make trades going forward. So this is kind of what you do during this year. So it doesn't necessarily seem stressful or abnormal. It's just that there's a lot going on and a lot of attention, right here in Cleveland." — Chris Grant (NBA.com)
The NBA Executive Says: "They'll look to add a point guard and a big guy with the fourth pick."
They Should Pick: Kyrie Irving
— by Jay Caspian Kang, Jonathan Abrams, Rafe Bartholomew, Bill Barnwell and Robert Mays
Additional reporting by Sam Schube and Danny Savitzky
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that Toronto was still searching for a coach. The team profile was written yesterday before news broke that the team had hired Dwane Casey as coach.


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ATLANTA -- The Falcons held on for the win, which was the most important thing.
They still don't look like the same team as a year ago.
Roddy White had seven receptions for a season-high 147 yards and Atlanta fended off a comeback led by rookie quarterback Jake Locker, beating the Tennessee Titans 23-17 Sunday.
The defending NFC South champion Falcons (6-4) were solid but hardly spectacular, struggling to finish drives and settling for three short field goals by Matt Bryant. They had to sweat it out at the end after Locker, taking over for the injured Matt Hasselbeck, nearly led an improbable comeback.
"We made it a little harder than it needed to be," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "There's a number of things we need to address, that we need to get fixed."
Locker took over late in the third quarter after Hasselbeck went out with a sprained right elbow, having endured an ineffective day even before he was hurt.
The youngster hooked up with Nate Washington on a pair of touchdown passes that made a game of it, but the Falcons managed to run out the clock after Matt Ryan completed a third-down pass to Harry Douglas that was barely enough for the first down.
At least the Falcons shook the hangover from their stunning overtime loss to New Orleans the week before. The Saints prevailed 26-23 in the crucial division game after Smith made a much-debated decision to go for it on fourth down deep in his own territory. Michael Turner was stuffed, and the Saints kicked the winning field goal.
But, as they've done so many times under Smith, the Falcons bounced back. They improved to 16-3 after losses since their coach took over in 2008.
"It starts at the top," said Ryan, who completed 22 of 32 for 316 yards. "In this league, you're going to have some tough losses. You need to move on from that."
Atlanta jumped out to a 13-0 lead on Ryan's 17-yard touchdown pass to Tony Gonzalez and Bryant's first two field goals. Turner, who rushed for 100 yards, stretched the lead to 20-3 with a 4-yard touchdown run on the opening possession of the second half. But Turner's fourth-quarter fumble deep in Tennessee territory allowed the Titans (5-5) to get back in it.
But Tennessee simply made too many mistakes to win on the road for the second week in a row. The Titans were penalized 10 times -- two of which came on third down to extend Atlanta scoring drives -- and Hasselbeck threw an interception that led to the first Atlanta field goal.
Plus, Chris Johnson had one of the worst games of his career in what has already been a hugely disappointing season. He followed up a 130-yard effort against Carolina with a season-low 13 yards on 12 carries, his longest gain going for only 6 yards.
"You go back to the last game and I got 130 and everything was good," Johnson said. "You come back to this game and nothing is working. It goes back to the offense not executing, not being consistent."
White was in the midst of a disappointing season, as well, leading the NFL with nine dropped passes. He bobbled another one against the Titans but more than made up for it with his longest reception of the season, a 43-yarder that set up Turner's touchdown. White also took a short pass for a 32-yard gain, leading to Bryant's final field goal and a 23-3 lead that looked safe, especially when Hasselbeck went out.
"I got in a little groove," White said. "I feel like I get faster into the game, get a groove going, when they get me the ball early in the game."
Locker at least gave the Titans hope. On his third snap, he threw a deep pass to Washington, who came down with the ball and got away from two defensive backs for a 40-yard touchdown.
The Falcons were driving for the clinching score when Turner had the ball knocked loose at the Tennessee 8 by Colin McCarthy. Will Witherspoon fell on the ball, and Locker guided Tennessee on a 14-play, 84-yard drive capped by a 4-yard scoring pass to Washington with 3:06 remaining.
The rookie didn't get a chance to complete the comeback, watching as Ryan kneeled down in the final seconds.
"It was a lot of fun," said Locker, who was 9 of 19 for 140 yards. "I would have liked a better outcome, but it was fun to be out there competing."
Hasselbeck, who passed for 124 yards, injured his elbow when a Falcons defender struck him on his follow-through. Coach Mike Munchak said he didn't think the injury would keep Hasselbeck out for an extended period and left little doubt he's still the No. 1 quarterback.
"I'm happy for the team that we bounced back," Hasselbeck said. "It hurts to come up short."
Game notes
Bryant connected from 19, 33 and 24 yards and is 18 of 19 on the season. ... Tennessee didn't cross midfield until late in the second quarter, driving into position for Rod Bironas' 46-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining in the half. ... Gonzalez also became just the 13th player in NFL history to go past 13,000 yards receiving. He finished with six catches for 74 yards.


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LRA Cenla Chapter Presents "Taste Of Mardi Gras"
As Central Louisiana's most well-known Mardi Gras event, it will feature "tastes" of the most delicious restaurants in the area, a silent auction of more than 50 packages and entertainment by the band, Stormy, which will perform 9 p.m.- midnight. A cash bar will be available all evening.
"The LRA Cenla Chapter is excited to host, once again, the best Mardi Gras party in town," said LRA Cenla Chapter President Johnny Scalisi, managing partner of Texas Roadhouse in Alexandria. "For 17 years, we have been providing a fun and safe option for family members of all ages to celebrate Carnival."
At last year's event, more than 2,800 revelers were in attendance. This year, enjoy tasty creations from more than 25 restaurants, including Atwood's Bakery, Backwoods Catering, Mi Tierra Restaurante and Tunk's Cypress Inn.
A portion of the proceeds from "Taste of Mardi Gras" benefits the LRA Cenla Chapter's annual LRA Education Foundation (LRAEF) goal. The LRAEF, in turn, will use monies raised to further promote the restaurant industry as a career choice through its ProStart® program, enhance the restaurant community through expanded educational and career opportunities and provide scholarships to those students studying the culinary arts. The Children's Miracle Network will also receive a portion of the proceeds.
The LRA Cenla Chapter would like to thank its generous sponsors for this year's event: Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Coca-Cola, Progressive Waste, Southwest Beverage Company and Venture Marketing.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at for adults and for children (10 years and younger). They can be purchased at the following locations in Alexandria:
· Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 707 Second Street
· Atwood's Bakery, 1125 MacArthur Drive
· Critic's Choice, 415 Murray Street and 5208 Rue Verdun
At the door the night of the event, tickets increase to for adults and for children.
Reserved VIP Tables are also available in advance for 0, which includes reserved seating for eight and early admittance at 6 p.m. and can be purchased at the Alexandria/Pineville Area CVB. Call (318) 442-9546 or e-mail email@example.com. For forms to reserve your table(s), be a sponsor and/or be a vendor, contact LRA Chapter Member Services Coordinator Angela Chisholm at email@example.com or (318) 366-1326.
For other Alexandria Mardi Gras events, visit www.alexmardigras.com.
Note: Valid ID is required for alcohol purchase/possession/consumption. No outside food, beverages or ice chests allowed.


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I emailed the guy that makes the USB UIRT 5 days ago but unfortunately, he hasn't responded. I may go ahead and order one and put it at the top of my rack also and hope for the best. Any time money changes hands and the seller is not responsive I get a little nervous but since you guys highly recommend it, I'm willing to give it a shot.I'll post back my results.
Keith, While this can be done (with appropriate software), it often does not work well in practice. The USB-UIRT's current software does not permit it to receive and transmit simultaneously. Best Regards, Jon


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Feng Shui for Stress Relief
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William Cho The number one root of all illness, as we know, is stress. – Marianne Williamson, Author As some of you may have noticed, I haven't been writing a lot lately. And that is mostly due to being overly … Read More »


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9/11 Memorial
The new World Trade Center transportation hub.
One World Trade Center
The new World Trade Center with the tall mast is the tallest building in the western hemisphere and the sixth tallest building in the world.
Brooklyn Bridge
St. Patrick's Cathedral alter.
Bridge Over...
A graceful bridge in Central Park.
Exchange Place
In the financial district of New York City.
The iconic Flatiron building on 5th Ave.
Money Shot
The American Stock Exchange, New York City financial district.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
The architecture of this iconic church is breathtaking.
A small graveyard at Tiffany Episcopal Church in New York is the final resting place of Alexander Hamilton.
National Museum of the American Indian
A retro look for a historical building.
Ups & Downs
An architectural look at a New York apartment building.
Darling Starling
A beautifully colored starling in Central Park.
An old water tower services a high rise apartment building in New York.
Hazy Skyline
A view across Central Park.
Sunset Liberty
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The Bush administration was yesterday accused of systemic tampering with the work of government climate scientists to eliminate politically inconvenient material about global warming.
At a hearing of Congress, scientists and advocacy groups described a campaign by the White House to remove references to global warming from scientific reports and limit public mention of the topic to avoid pressure on an administration opposed to mandatory controls on greenhouse gas emissions.
Such pressure extended even to the use of the words "global warming" or "climate change", said a report released yesterday by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Government Accountability Project. The report said nearly half of climate scientists at government agencies had been advised against using those terms.
Yesterday's hearings, overseen by the new Democratic chair of the House committee on oversight and government reform, Congressman Henry Waxman, follow years of complaints by scientists that the Bush administration was seeking to put its own spin on scientific research at government agencies. They also complain of a reduction in funding for climate research since the 1990s.
The committee was warned that the campaign by the Bush administration discouraged free academic inquiry. "If you know what you are writing has to go through a White House clearance before it is to be published, people start writing for the class," said Rick Piltz, a former senior associate at the US Climate Change Science Programme. "An anticipatory kind of self-censorship sets in."
The balance appears to have shifted somewhat since the Democrats took control of Congress this month. At least five bills proposing mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions - an idea that is anathema to the White House - have been introduced in the House and Senate.
However, Mr Piltz told Congress even he was taken aback by the extent of the political interference, in technical reports, public meetings as well as exchanges with the media, in which scientists were assigned minders from the administration.
In the survey of 1,600 government scientists by the Union of Concerned Scientists, 46% had been warned against using terms like global warming in speech or in their reports. The scientists interviewed were working at seven government agencies, from Nasa to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Forty-three percent of respondents said their published work had been revised in ways that altered the meaning of scientific findings. Some 38% said they had direct knowledge of cases where scientific information on climate was stripped from websites and printed reports.
"There were a very large number of edits that came at the 12th hour after all the earlier science people had signed off," said Mr Piltz, who eventually resigned from his job because of such pressure. In one such case, a White House appointee, Phil Cooney, demanded 400 last-minute changes which significantly changed the meaning and tone of the report.
No detail was beyond the scrutiny of administration officials, it seemed. Drew Shindell, a scientist at Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, described how officials repeatedly objected to the title of a report which measured rapid warming in Antarctica before dictating their own choice. "Word came back from above that it should be: 'Scientists study Antarctic Climate Change'," Dr Shindell said. "I thought it was so watered down it would be of little interest to anybody."
Much of the testimony yesterday centred on the influence exerted by Mr Cooney, a former lobbyist for the petroleum industry who was put in charge of the Council on Environmental Quality. Mr Cooney now works for Exxon Mobil, the committee was told. In one instance, Mr Cooney personally edited out a key section of an Environmental Protection Agency report to Congress on the dangers of climate change. "He called it speculative musing," Mr Piltz said.
Mr Waxman said he knew of further evidence of such tampering but had been stonewalled by a White House which had repeatedly resisted requests for documents about Mr Cooney's involvement in controlling information.


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Jessops hit as digital camera sales bomb
Smile and say 'cheese'
The sale of digital cameras bombed in February according to the latest industry figures. While sales of digital cameras grew by 36 per cent in November they only managed a measly increase of 0.1 per cent in February.
The sudden drop in demand has been highlighted by high street camera shop Jessops, which reported today that trading in February and early March saw "an unprecedented decline in digital camera sales and the toughest trading conditions...since digital cameras were launched onto the market in the mid 1990s".
It explains that the industry-wide plummet in sales gives "some context to the sudden decline in the [company's] sales in the second quarter".
Digital cameras are a major part of Jessops' business accounting for 45 per cent of the company's total sales over the last six months. While total sales were up 4.2 per cent to £161m in the six months to the end of March, profit fell 18 per cent to £5.7m.
Despite the apparent collapse in digital camera sales, Jessops remains upbeat. With just a third of UK households owning a digital camera (compared to eight in ten that own a standard camera) it reckons there's still plenty of scope for future sales.
"We expected to see a gradual recovery in sales from the very disappointing and significantly negative store like for like sales experienced in February," said the retailer.
In March, shares in Jessops plummeted by almost a third after it warned that demand for digital cameras had tailed off.
Although Jessops said it maintained its market share overall, it admitted that sales were "considerably below management's expectations". The "difficult trading conditions" have been made worse as rival retailers cut prices to compete for fewer shoppers. ®
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Stranger by the Lake
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Frank (Pierre Deladonchamps) spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel (Christophe Paou), an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love. When a death occurs, Frank and Michel become the primary suspects but they choose to ignore the dangers and instead continue to engage in their passionate and potentially lethal relationship.