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|Drama . Thriller . Crime
A cop (Matthew McConaughey) who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer (Emile Hirsch) in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister (Juno Temple).
|Matthew McConaughey , Emile Hirsch , Thomas Haden Church , Gina Gershon , Juno Temple , Marc Macaulay , Gralen Bryant Banks , Carol Sutton , Danny Epper , Jeff Galpin
|William Friedkin
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Credit goes to the actors (especially Gershon) for giving almost as good as they get in seriously demanding roles, and to Friedkin for having what it takes – guts, chops and a refreshing lack of artistic caution – to bring things thundering home.The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Full Review
It's McConaughey who is the real revelation: All Grim Reaper strut and cutthroat stare, he savors each of Letts's vividly ghoulish lines.Time Out New York Full Review
A hideously funny tabloid noir.Village Voice Full Review
With an eye for gritty, shameless fun, Friedkin unleashes the play's guilty pleasure center. Friedkin holds nothing back, but it's Letts' rambunctious plotting that enables the director to chart a path to the wild climax.indieWIRE Full Review
This is not some nostalgia-soaked throwback to the noir of old, but a rude, shit-kicking thriller that co-opts - and merrily defiles - a classic like "Double Indemnity." Whatever its shortcomings, at least they're never failures of nerve.The A.V. Club Full Review
It won't change the face of cinema history, and it won't win any awards (it's too downright dirty for that), but it's furiously entertaining, and a very strong piece of drama from a director who hasn't much luck in the last thirty-odd years.The Playlist Full Review
An unflinchingly ugly -- but downright mesmerizing -- tale that plumbs the depths of human immorality and, along the way, offers a dash of subtle commentary on just how far we, as a 312 million-member nuclear family, might have lost our way.New Orleans Times-Picayune Full Review
This is a movie that's just out there, beyond our normal experience in a theater. You may walk away impressed or offended by Killer Joe, but Friedkin and McConaughey make sure you won't walk away indifferent.Arizona Republic Full Review
By far the film's deadliest weapon is McConaughey. The way the actor leans into threats, dropping his voice, wrapping eloquence in sinister tones, is skin-crawling. The muscles in his neck literally seem to tense one by one. And if the eyes are the window to the soul, you really don't want to peer for long into his. It is not an easy performance to watch, but it is unforgettable.Los Angeles Times Full Review
As splashy as Killer Joe is, it's also, beat by beat, meticulously orchestrated, with no shortcuts to the carnage. When it comes to mapping psychoses, Letts and Friedkin are diabolically single-minded cartographers.New York Magazine (Vulture) Full Review
Friedkin's still got it - the "it" being his ability to infuse every frame of the film with powerful ambiguity and doubt, and also his ability to attract terrific actors and propel them in unexpected directions.Salon.com Full Review
McConaughey's fans might be shocked to see him in this role - more likely, they'd skip the opportunity - but they ought to give his performance a shot. The dimpled demon lover proves he can be just as seductive playing Texas's creepiest, craziest cop.Time Full Review
A likeably unpleasant slice of adults-only Texas noir, which aims at the funnybone as much as the jugular.The Hollywood Reporter Full Review
Friedkin's unflinching trailer-park noir features ugly characters, game performances, degradation and the obscene abuse of a chicken drumstick. Highly recommended, then.Total Film Full Review
It's ostensibly a Southern-fried comedy of terrors, but what little humor the film evinces almost immediately lodges in your windpipe like an errant bit of K-Fried-C gristle.Austin Chronicle Full Review
Killer Joe is twisted pulp, and the actors chew on it bravely, boldly, and with varying degrees of success.Philadelphia Inquirer Full Review
A gleeful and unapologetic descent into delicious decadence, Killer Joe is proud of what it is and never tries to be something it isn't.ReelViews Full Review
The hardest thing to describe is tone, but it's the thing that most sets Killer Joe apart and makes it one of the most interesting and satisfying movies of the year so far.San Francisco Chronicle Full Review
One hell of a movie. It left me speechless. I can't say I loved it. I can't say I hated it. It is expertly directed, flawlessly cast and written with merciless black humor by Tracy Letts.Chicago Sun-Times Full Review
Even when the film goes too far over the top to be saved, McConaughey mesmerizes.Rolling Stone Full Review
It thrills in seeing dumb people getting their due in hyper-stylized displays of violence, and yet it never feels contemptuous of them.Slant Magazine Full Review
The family that slays together pays together in Killer Joe, a nasty little Texas noir that transfers Tracy Letts' 1993 play from page to screen with generally gripping results before devolving into an over-the-top splatterfest.Variety Full Review
In its own way and to its own detriment, William Friedkin's splattery, southern gothic return to the screen seeks to amuse as well as shake and stir.Movieline Full Review
Killer Joe is one of the most repugnant parodies of small-town stupidity that you will ever see, and Friedkin amplifies the shrill obscenities with blaring cartoon and kung-fu footage from his art director's fever dreams.St. Louis Post-Dispatch Full Review
Family dysfunction to make Jeremy Kyle blush, but thanks to McConaughey's oily power and Friedkin's unflinching purpose it's a compelling beast.Empire Full Review
It is up to McConaughey's crooked cop to carry the picture: a sleek, loungingly casual loner whose hunger for violence, like his hunger for fried chicken, is finally and horribly gratified.The Guardian Full Review
You end up feeling sorry for all the actors forced to humiliate themselves, except for McConaughey, whose portrayal of sadistic, manipulative evil is mesmerizing, in part because it was so unexpected. He continues to surprise. Friedkin, sadly, continues to coast.Miami Herald Full Review
The bone-crunchingly violent film has luridly entertaining moments. But by its resolution, this sleazy Southern Gothic nightmare has simply gone off the rails.USA Today Full Review
Even if you like your movies sick and black, as many people do, it's hard to miss the irony: in the very act of trying to intensify his Southern tale, Friedkin dilutes the impact.The New Yorker Full Review
Mr. Friedkin, a director with a talent for kinetic screen violence, never finds his groove with Killer Joe, which lurches from realism to corn-pone absurdism and exploitation-cinema surrealism.The New York Times Full Review
Killer Joe throws down a dare by expecting its audience to be the cool connoisseurs of the story's "comic" outrageousness, then rubbing viewers' faces in close-up scenes of brutality that reasonable people ought not to be able to watch. That up-close experience, however effectively done, is a movie specialty that's its own kind of mean.Entertainment Weekly Full Review
When this sick, ludicrous cocktail of sex, violence and mayhem was first unveiled a year ago at the Toronto International Film Festival, one wag aptly described it as "the ghost of Tennessee Williams meets the spirit of Quentin Tarantino."New York Observer Full Review
The pleasure of watching McConaughey strut, preen, and menace his way through this Southern-fried black comedy (at least I think it's a comedy) isn't quite enough to save Killer Joe. The whole movie has something tonally off about it, not to mention a theatricality that works against it in a way Bug's didn't.Slate Full Review
Killer Joe isn't as outlandish in premise as it is in execution, which is saying something.Boxoffice Magazine Full Review
The action and dialogue find the same squalid level in time for the climactic scene, the cruel humiliation of a central character. That's when sensitive viewers should do what the bloody-minded Joe could never imagine: Walk away from the mess he has made.Washington Post Full Review
What's most notable about this aggressively cynical project is how much talent it wastes.New York Daily News Full Review
A sleazy and pointless film about sleazy and pointless people, Killer Joe reminds us that what Quentin Tarantino does isn't easy.New York Post Full Review
Killer Joe is, at bottom - and I mean bottom - ugly and vile, not to mention dumb and clumsy.Wall Street Journal Full Review


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Ambon city, located in Ambon island is the capital city of Maluku Province. It is one of the largest cities in eastern Indonesia.
There are plenty beautiful scenic in Ambon especially the white sand beaches that spread all over the place. The most famous beach in Ambon is Natsepa at Baguala Bay. Other beaches worth to visit are Namalatu, Pintu Kota, and Latuhalat. All of them are located in Nusaniwe district, Ambon.
At Ambon's beaches, you can watch a group of turtles, Cakalang fish (Katsuwonus Pelamis), or dolphins passed through near the shore.
There is a tourism object in Tulehu Village, Salahutu district, Central Maluku. The name is Wailatu (Wai means water, latu means king). It is a pool, 80 m length and 30 m width, fulfilled with tens of eels, more than 1 m long. These eels are sacred, people are not allowed to eat them. People can swim in this fresh water together with the eels. The animals are friendly, they never bite people who swim in the pool. This object is very interesting to see.

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"Beyond" was a famous rock band in Hong Kong that was founded in 1983. Like their hero Sam Hui, they have always identified with the people of Hong Kong, as reflected in their songs about social issues, pursuit of dreams, politics, and peace. Wong Ka Kui's " 海闊天空 (''Boundless Oceans Vast Skies'') & 光輝歲月(''Glorious Years'') are two of their best known works.
Beyond stands out in the Hong Kong music industry due to the fact that they are one of the very rare groups who compose and write their own music. With the exception of a single song, a tribute to their hero Sam Hui, Beyond has never recorded a cover in the studio.
Beyond consists of:
*Wong Ka Kui vocals, guitar
*Wong Ka Keung vocals, bass
*Paul Wong Koon Chung vocals, lead guitar
*Yip Sai Wing drums
Formed in 1983, the original members were Wong Ka Kui (vocals, guitar), Yip Sai Wing (vocals, drums) and Lau Chi Yuen (keyboards). Ka Kui's younger brother Wong Ka Keung (vocals, bass) joined in 1984 followed by Paul Wong Koon Chung (vocals, lead guitar) in 1985. Other members for brief periods have included Chan See On and Kubert Leung. Lau Chi Yuen left the band in 1989 to pursue studies in...
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Animation veteran Steven Paul Leiva is reviving his show The Top Ten Funniest Hollywood Cartoons Of All Time!! for an event at Los Angeles' Pomona Fox Theater on Sunday, March 4th. The event, hosted by the Friends of the Pomona Fox, is set to start at 2pm with tickets priced at $8 for Adults and $3 for Children 12 and under. In addition to showcasing these ten cartoons, Leiva will also be talking to animation Roger Allers (The Lion King) and animator Mark Dindal (The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Groove).
This program was originally produced by Steven Paul Leiva in 1991 for the Montreal Juste pour Rire/Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. The ten films were chosen by a panel of expert advisers through a polling of their personal choices. Levia stated, "Although I came up with the idea of producing this show – and am happy to take all credit for it – I turned over the actual choosing of the ten films to a panel of expert advisers through a polling of their personal choices, thus deflecting all the blame to them. So if you don't like or agree with any or all of the films on the list, you go talk to Martin Scorsese!"
The program will include a screening of the 10 cartoons with commentary and a conversation between Leiva and Roger Allers, codirector of The Lion King, storyboard artist on The Little Mermaid and winner of the Tony Award for writing the Broadway adaptation of the film and director of the upcoming animated feature based on Khalil Gibran's The Prophet, on the influence of these classic shorts on the renaissance of animation features that started with The Little Mermaid and continues to this day. They may be joined by other top talents in animation to be announced.
The original advisers Leiva asked to choose the 10 cartoons were: Martin Scorsese, director Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, King of Comedy, and this year's winner of the Golden Globe for best direction for Hugo; Joe Dante, director Gremlins, Gremlins II, and Looney Tunes Back in Action; Paul Fusco, television producer/writer/director and creator of Alf; Chuck Jones – Three time Academy Award winning creator of the Coyote and Road Runner; co-creator of Bugs Bunny; Mike Lah, Animator on the Tom and Jerry shorts; Shamus Cullhane, Animator of such characters as Popeye, Betty Boop, and Disney's Pinocchio. Cordell Baker, director of Academy Award nominee The Cat Came Back; Richard Williams, animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Academy Award winning director of A Christmas Carol (1971); Darrell Van Citters, director of 1990's Box Office Bunny, at the time the first new theatrical Bugs Bunny short in years; Rebecca Rees, directing animator on The Brave Little Toaster, writer on Aladdin; Kelly Asbury, director, Gnomeo & Juliet, Shrek 2; John Musker, co-director The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast; Michael Giamio, production designer of Box Office Bunny, art director for Disney's Pocahontas; Mark Kausler, animator at Disney Animation, animation historian; Jay Cocks – Writer screenwriter Gangs of New York, Age of Innocence; Stefan Kanfer, author/critic, senior arts editor for Time Magazine; Tom Shales, Pulitzer Prize winning television critic for the Washington Post; John Canemaker, animator and animation historian biographer; Tom Kenny – Standup comic, the voice of Sponge Bob Square Pants; Richard Belzer – Standup comic, author, actor, regular on Law & Order SVU; Robin Budd, director on the animated Beetlejuice; Brad Caslor, director of Get a Job and creator of Bob Dog.
The 10 chosen cartoons are:
- One Froggy Evening (Chuck Jones—Warner Bros.)
- Bad Luck Blackie (Tex Avery—MGM)
- Duck Amuck (Chuck Jones—Warner Bros.)
- Red Hot Riding Hood (Tex Avery—MGM)
- Bear For Punishment (Chuck Jones—Warner Bros.)
- Birds Anonymous (Friz Freleng—Warner Bros.)
- The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (Bob Clampett—Warner Bros.)
- Quiet Please (Hanna-Barbera—MGM)
- King Size Canary (Tex Avery—MGM)
- The Clock Cleaners (Ben Sharpsteen—Disney).
When asked why he had decided to choose the 10 Funniest Hollywood Cartoons of All Time, Leiva responded, "Comedy! Comedy, folks, is what Hollywood animation has always been about. Comedy! Not — really, I swear this is true — not fairy tales or furry tails, but comedy!"
On the success of the original program, he further stated, "On opening night we had a line around the block to get in and a full house. The show was so popular, the Rialto Theater ran it for three weeks after the festival was over."


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The Crystal Mosque or Masjid Kristal is a mosque in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. The mosque is located at Islamic Heritage Park on the island of Wan Man. Crystal Mosque is a mosque which is very popular with the uniqueness of the mosque and made one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaysia.
The mosque is located in the in the Islamic Heritage Park in Wan man Island. Mosque was built between the years 2006 to 2008 and was officially opened on 8 February 2008 by 13th in Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu. The mosque in lightly coat the steel, glass and crystal that is used as the main ingredient in the development of three and form a look that is truly remarkable and it's amazing. Crystal Mosque has a capacity to accommodate more than 1,500 worshippers at one time and made one of the most beautiful Mosques in the world. This mosque is the mosque of tourism are good with interesting sites. Build the mosque to spend the funds very much at all. You come to this mosque will get carried away once excited, because you can enjoy the beauty of the mosque here, which was very good. The mosque is an awful lot of tourists from different countries to come here, to see the beauty of the mosque is a very solid foundation of all.
Crystal Mosque has become popular once in Malaysia and the tourists to see the mosque. Every day, a lot of tourists come here. Because of the beauty of the mosque is very beautiful and very stunning beauty. Hotels in the vicinity of the mosque has also brimming with tourists as the hotel here in complete with suitable facilities for your weekend getaway with Spa and massage to relax. If you want to find and eat here also there is a restaurant which is very delicious and very tasty. The mosque is very unusual and very unique, once in a while.


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Ok Great! So weekend or weekday evening?
Toronto (Gta) Brides Meet Up?!
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Posted 22 May 2015 - 08:17 AM
I'm jealous!! I want to come (I'm in Chicago.)
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Posted 22 May 2015 - 08:36 AM
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Posted 22 May 2015 - 08:43 AM
Either work for me!
@beckys98 road trip to Toronto?
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@veryvalentine I would love to meet you regardless! And hear all the stories from your wedding!
@perianjay Downtown patio sounds perfect! I'm in Etobicoke so can easily shoot down on the subway.
I've picked up a few weekend shifts this summer, but right now August is the most clear for me - is that too far? And the weekend would probably be best I think.
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What a great idea you guys!!! there's nothing quite as special as girlfriends to share and understand each other.....best of luck with a great meeting - cheers!!! team MTM
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Posted 23 May 2015 - 06:22 PM
If you don't mind old, I'd love to join. I'm in Mississauga, but work at University & Queen. And I think any brand new brides should absolutely join you ladies. That way you can get all the details! And no - I do not mind if you'd rather keep it to the young ladies!! lol
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Posted 25 May 2015 - 05:07 AM
This is so exciting!
Should we pick a weekend in August? It's still a couple months away so gives us all lots of time.
I'm good for any weekend except the long weekend (first weekend in August). How is everyone else?
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text: Clashes in Syrian town injures 15 Saturday, March 22, 2014 Middle East, National, Syrian forces clash with armed opposition in Kesab town in northwestern Syria on Friday HATAY – Fifteen people have been injured and brought to Turkey for treatment after clashes between Syrian regime forces and armed opposition members on Friday in the town of Kesab in northwestern Syria.Several people have died in the ongoing clashes in the town, which is currently under the control of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.The injured were brought to the Syrian neighboring town of Yayladagi in Turkey. One person died after arriving at hospital. Copyright © 2014 Anadolu Agency


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Nothing says LUV like a gift from The Glove Box, a gift shop within Gomez.
Art supplies also make a great gift, the gift of giving your loved one what they need to be creative.
Gomez art supply is your place to be for finding the best selection of both quality and budget art supplies in the region!
At Gomez Art Supply we strive to create a friendly neighborhood atmosphere, the owner and sole operator Peggy Gomez is an alumna of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (UNL) and also taught in the Art Department at UNL part-time both Drawing and Printmaking. Peggy is knowledgeable about products sold in the store and happy to answer questions. We carry an intriguing variety of art supplies geared toward the aspiring art student to the seasoned professional.
The Glove Box Collective now open! Handmade stickers, patches, journals, cards and framed linoleum cuts and screen prints. Reasonably priced for reasonable people. The loft inside Gomez Art Supply.
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NEW YORK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - For most people saving for retirement, buying a non-tradeable real estate investment trust that charges fees and commissions of 11 percent or more doesn't sound like a good deal.
But for a growing number of stockbrokers in a corner of the securities industry known as "independent" broker-dealers, such products are a big part of their income and their firms' revenue.
Many brokers are fuming over a proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule that would block them from selling any investment into a retirement account in return for a commission. Instead, the DOL would restrict a broker's compensation to a fee based on a financial adviser's hours or a flat percentage of the value of a retirement account.
The goal is to curb an adviser's temptation to sell products with the highest commissions rather than those that serve the best interests of customers saving for retirement.
The DOL would allow commissions for easily valued investments including exchange-traded stocks and bonds, but only if brokers sign contracts giving customers the right to bring class-action lawsuits if their best interests are not met.
The prohibition on commissions is particularly acute for the independents because they monopolize sale of nontraded products. Fearing lawsuits and revenue restrictions that they say will put some small broker-dealers out of business, they are lobbying Congress in a last-minute campaign to pressure the Labor Department to modify the rules.
It's not up to the government to tell investors where they can put their money or how brokers should be paid, they argue, and no one understands their clients' needs better than their advisers.
Brokers say the DOL rule will deprive the middle- and lower-income investors served by most independent brokers of the opportunity to invest in potentially high-yielding products that are given to wealthy people who can afford hedge funds and other pricey "alternative" investments.
"It's the first time the DOL is limiting what type of investments can be in an IRA," said Lisa Bleier, a managing director at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the industry's main lobbying group. "There is no good explanation for why they did it."
The independent brokerage community includes more than 900 firms and about 290,000 brokers who act as their sales force but are not their employees. Independent investment advisers and brokers, many affiliated with insurance companies, are the fastest-growing sector of the brokerage industry. The two biggest firms as measured by their sales groups are LPL Financial Holdings and RCS Capital Corp.
Shares of LPL are off 15.2 percent over the last year as of Aug. 31, RCS Capital is down 91 percent and Ameriprise Financial , which sells primarily through independent brokers but also has an employee sales force, is off 8.8 percent.
In addition to selling conventional stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, independent brokers are the primary sellers of nontraded REITs that invest in real estate and mortgage securities, of nontraded business development companies that make loans to small and midsized companies and of oil-and-gas partnerships.
Brokers say that they would have to abandon giving retirement advice to thousands of middle- and working-class investors who cannot meet the minimum balance requirements for fee-based advisory accounts if the DOL proposal is not changed.
Investors who manage to hit the minimum could still be hit hard because the financial services industry will likely raise its fees to compensate for lost retirement-account commission revenue, Fitch Ratings wrote in July.
Merrill Lynch already does not pay advisers on any accounts with less than $250,000. Its parent, Bank of America, services such accounts through the bank's no-frills Merrill Edge unit.
The brokerage industry as a whole told the Labor Department in July that the so-called best-interest fiduciary rule would cost U.S. securities firms more than $5.8 billion, much of which could be passed to investors.
The Financial Services Institute, the trade group for independent broker-dealers, calculated that its members would spend $3.8 billion alone for such startup costs as new record-keeping and disclosure systems to implement the rule, almost 20 times the estimate made by the Labor Department.
The rule will force small firms out of business, giving "small and medium-sized investors" less access to needed retirement advice, it wrote in a comment letter.
Still, both opponents and supporters believe the rule, which is backed by President Obama and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, will withstand the lobbying onslaught.
"What's different here is that regulators usually back down in the face of so much industry opposition," said Barbara Roper, the director of investor protection at the Consumer Federation of America, a lobbying group, who testified in favor of the proposed rule. "There will be tweaks but the [Department of Labor] staff really believes in this."
Investors are drawn to nontraded securities by the relatively high income they offer. Dividend yields on private real estate investment trusts in recent years have been just over 6 percent, compared with about 5 percent on real estate investment trusts that are listed on stock exchanges, according to data from Robert A. Stanger & Co., an investment bank that advises sponsors of nontraded products.
But to get that sort of yield on a private REIT, investors pay broker commissions of 7 percent, with the total bill rising to 11 percent or higher once offering expenses, property acquisition fees and other operational costs are added.
Once bought, the products are hard to liquidate. The principal way to cash in at a profit is to hope that a product sponsor lists the stock on a major exchange. If that occurs, it does not happen until six to nine years after the two-year fund-raising period, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co.
Out of 125 nontraded REITs that have been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission since 2000, 47 have been listed and nine are pending. Out of 19 business development companies (BDCs) effective since 2009, when the product was first offered, two have been listed.
Investors held about $84 billion of nontraded investments at the end of 2014, with 41 percent of the REIT money and 48 percent of the BDC investments in individual retirement accounts at brokerage firms, according to research firm DST Systems. That makes the investments a relatively small part of the retirement asset universe- Americans had about $24.7 trillion of retirement assets at the end of 2014.
The Labor Department rule, which was discussed in four days of hearings at the department in August, is expected to be reissued in September for a brief comment period and go into effect in the second half of 2016. (Reporting by Jed Horowitz, Editing by Dan Wilchins and John Pickering)


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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Twins made their first round of cuts Thursday, March 15, optioning six players to the minors and sending three others to minor league camp. In the process, they narrowed the field of competitors for their open bullpen spots and put a few of their prospects in positions for more work.
Lester Oliveros, the pitcher acquired from Detroit for Delmon Young last August, was one of the first players to go. The right-hander will head to Triple-A Rochester, where he'll get some extra work after making 19 appearances with the Tigers and Twins last year.
"He's a kid," general manager Terry Ryan said. "He's going to be over there at Triple A. He just needs to refine his pitches. We like a lot about him. We think he's made up right. We think he has a good arm. He certainly has a fastball that's intriguing. He can spin the ball enough. But he's a young kid. He was pushed up here last year because of necessity, and now it's time for him to go down and see if he can dominate Triple A."
Sending Oliveros down so early is a sign Ryan is comfortable assembling a bullpen out of the remaining relievers. The Twins entered camp with plenty of questions about middle relief, but Kyle Waldrop, Jeff Manship, Jared Burton and Matt Maloney have pitched well.
"Now the A rosters are up. People are starting to go across the street," Ryan said, referring to minor league camp. "Things start to change when you get into the mid to late part of March, and now we need to see productivity.
"Every time one of these guys goes out, we can't see too many of these bumps. The (Glen) Perkinses and (Matt) Cappses and (Brian) Duensings, those types of guys, it's a different story. But some of these other guys, this is the time of the spring where every inning, every opportunity, every viewing is going to be huge in who makes this club and who doesn't."
Pirates shell Doyle
With Scott Baker missing his scheduled start for the Twins because of discomfort in his right elbow, Rule 5 pick Terry Doyle started in his place.
The first inning wasn't even done before Doyle's day was.
He allowed eight runs on seven hits in just two-thirds of an inning before Anthony Swarzak relieved him as Pittsburgh jumped out to a 10-0 lead.
"I gave up a couple hits on curveballs, a couple hits on fastballs," Doyle said. "The only pitch that worked decent for me today was my changeup."
Doyle hadn't allowed a run in two starts this spring before Thursday.
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What does Accuracy mean?
Definitions for Accuracyˈæk yər ə si
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Accuracy.
Princeton's WordNet
accuracy, truth(noun)
the quality of being near to the true value
"he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
"the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"
The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exactness; nicety; correctness
The value of testimony depends on its accuracy.
Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.
Origin: * First attested in the 1660's.
Webster Dictionary
the state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy
Origin: [See Accurate.]
Editors Contribution
The extent to which a given measurement agrees with the standard value for that measurement.
Standard Deviation
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Accuracy' in Nouns Frequency: #2072
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Accuracy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Accuracy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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Errors did not have a material impact on overall accuracy of the report.
If you're looking to the CBO for accuracy, you're looking in the wrong place.
He saw the drawing on air, and he said he was astonished by the accuracy. So I was subpoenaed.
The Russian army is an heir to the Soviet army and accuracy of strikes was never a priority for it.
There is also a serious need for regional cooperation in data sharing to increase lead time and accuracy of forecasts.
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- точност, акуратност, прецизностBulgarian
- přesnostCzech
- præcision, nøjagtighedDanish
- Genauigkeit, PräzisionGerman
- ακρίβειαGreek
- akuratecoEsperanto
- exactitud, precisiónSpanish
- täpsusEstonian
- صحت, درستیPersian
- tarkkuusFinnish
- précision, exactitudeFrench
- helyesség, pontosság, precizitásHungarian
- exactitude, precisionInterlingua
- accuratezza, precisione, esattezzaItalian
- ᓇᓛᒎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅInuktitut
- 正確性, 確度, 正確, 精密, 精密性Japanese
- دروستی, ڕێکیKurdish
- ketepatan, kejituan, kebenaranMalay
- eżattezzaMaltese
- nøyaktighetNorwegian
- nauwkeurigheid, precisieDutch
- dokładnośćPolish
- exatidão, correção, precisãoPortuguese
- precizie, acuratețe, exactitateRomanian
- точностьRussian
- noggrannhetSwedish
- ఖచ్చితత్వంTelugu
- 準確性Chinese
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Gilnean distric
Pandarem distric
Night elf distric
Paladin´s unique bastion
"Do not lose time on daily trivialities. Do not dwell on petty detail. For all of these things melt away and drift apart within the obscure traffic of time. Live well and live broadly. You are alive and living now. Now is the envy of all of the dead." ~ Emily3, World of Tomorrow
A second dwarven district
Would love to see some sort of vegas style district, casino's and what not.
From where do you want to get earth to fill up the hole?
He who sees his own doom can better avoid its path. He who sees the doom of others can deliver it.
I'd like to see a place built for the rebels that left for Westfall, as kind of a peace offering. Stormwind abandoned them, and managed (twice) to end their attempt at retribution. Wouldn't hurt to welcome them home.
I'd like to see a Gilnean district although I suppose it won't happen due to Blizzard not really caring about the Worgen after their pretty cool starting area and the fact that they sort of already have one in Darnassus. I don't think a Pandaren china-town area will happen unless they get one in Orgimmar as well (and we don't really have the room for it). I think the most probably thing is it'll be rebuilt in a future expansion and it'll be related to whatever features that expansion has (a district for some new class or race).
"Lordaeron belongs to the Forsaken. Always and forever!"
Perfection is so horribly dull, don't you think?
Dogtown or pandatown.
Now you see it. Now you don't.
Dalaran has no "kingdom" anymore. If we take the Silverpine/Hillsbrad quests as canon (Which why wouldn't we?), then the vast majority of Dalaran forces in that region is gone. Comparing Quel'thalas to Dalaran is entirely disingenuous. Silvermoon is not a city-state, as Eversong, the Ghostlands, and Quel'danas fall under Silvermoon's jurisdiction. Why would they waste time having people from Theramore "rebuild" instead of just move into Dalaran now that Jaina rules it and its solely Alliance based.
I'm not sure what you're using to judge it a total waste from a "lore standpoint."
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i wanna see "you got owned" banner signed by deathwing ^^
It's why it being a crater still bothers me besides it's appearance, as I'm left scratching my head as to why one sixth of Stormwind was destroyed.
Horde District.
Warender - Orc Enhancement Shaman - Mal'Ganis US
Deathwings chin.
Actually come to think of it I just remembered something.
Back when not much was known about the Theramore incident beyond that it gets destroyed by a mana bomb and Jaina's hair goes all white as a result I had this theory that Jaina had gone all "mage super saiyan" and pulled off some kind of insane teleportation spell that basically ripped her tower in Theramore out of the ground (much like the Kirin Tor did with Dalaran) and teleported the whole thing across the ocean to Stormwind to spare it from the blast putting it down in the remnants of the park with a new district being built up around the tower in remembrance of Theramore. I didn't know Jaina would become the new top dog of the Kirin Tor and thought it would be an idea to have her live in Stormwind.
Of course this didn't happen and the only reason anyone survived was because of Rhonin but I still think it might be a good idea to have whatever they put there be related to Theramore in some way.
"Lordaeron belongs to the Forsaken. Always and forever!"
Perfection is so horribly dull, don't you think?
He who sees his own doom can better avoid its path. He who sees the doom of others can deliver it.
Gilnean district, think it would look rather nice in the same shape as the park with there style buildings. They could also make park like center too.
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Gilnean District... those guys Don't have home. There is few on them in darnasus and their king is in Stormwind... Y ? if goblins and trolls have their own district in ogrimmar and gnomes in ironforge Y shouldn't pitty worgies have their own corner...
P.S. to those to like mix of draenei worgen and pandarian district mix, have some imagination !!! those r 3 totally different races and to mix their "culture" in 1 district would be ridiculous: Dull misty houses mixed with exotic Pandarean nature and their Asian buildings and with them would be mystical/magical crystals from Draenei ship.... Come on !! fu
According to what? The Silverpine quests have you killing everyone there and then they become Forsaken. They even participate in the final battle against Gilneas on the side of Sylvanas.The events at Ambermill did get retconned if that's what your referring to.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers says it has found electrical problems at the National Security Agency's $1.7 billion data center in Utah that could delay the new facility's long-awaited opening this fall.
The data center is filled with super-powered computers designed to store massive amounts of information gathered secretly from phone calls and emails. When it opens, the facility will be the NSA's largest data storage center in the U.S., constantly using 65 megawatts of power — enough to power 33,000 houses.
What exactly will be happening inside the center has been shrouded in mystery. There is no visible marker bearing the facility's name and operator, and the NSA has been tight-lipped about what they'll be doing there.
The Army Corps of Engineers discovered the problem during tests ahead of the scheduled Oct. 1 opening of the facility south of Salt Lake City, on a National Guard base, Corps spokeswoman Diedra Cordell said in an emailed statement.
The Corps, which is in charge of construction, says experts are working to correct it. Cordell did not provide details about the exact nature of the electrical problem, or say if it has caused any major damage.
NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines acknowledged the problem in an email but declined to provide any more information.
"The failures that occurred during testing have been mitigated," Vines said in a statement. "A project of this magnitude requires stringent management, oversight, and testing before the government accepts any building."
The problems were first reported by the Wall Street Journal (http://on.wsj.com/1bF9VUr ).
The Army Corps also found an air flow problem with the generators that they are working to fix, Cordell said. The agency is working to complete its final inspection of the center before handing it over, she said.
NSA officials have said the agency chose the Utah location over 37 others because electricity is cheaper here, and because it was easier to buy enough land to build the center's long, squat buildings that span 1.5 million square feet. The center sits on a hill in Bluffdale, a community of about 8,000 people 25 miles south of Salt Lake City that is known for its rodeo and annual Old West Days.
The utility that powers the data center said it determined the electrical problems are the fault of the NSA data center and not the power grid. The utility's engineers did a detailed analysis of their systems during the times the NSA reported problems, said Rocky Mountain Power spokesman David Eskelsen.
"It's something internal to the NSA system," Eskelsen told The Associated Press.
NSA officials say the center will play a key role in the nation's effort to protect national security networks, and allow U.S. authorities to monitor for potential cyberthreats. The secrecy is necessary to protect classified information that is highly sought-after by foreign spies, said a former U.S. intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss the program publicly.
Richard "Dickie" George, who retired from the NSA in 2011 after 40 years, says the facility isn't nearly as mysterious as some think. The center only holds data, with NSA agents elsewhere combing through the information to understand how terrorist groups operate and who plays what roles. George calls it no more than a "big file cabinet" out West.
James Bamford, the author of several books on the NSA who last year wrote about the Utah center in Wired magazine, said the problems sound very serious from what he read in the Wall Street Journal story.
The center has some standard servers, but most of it is extremely unique, state-of-the-art equipment that is expensive. It's not surprising to Bamford that they are encountering problems considering how much data they are trying to store and make available around the world via fiber-optic cables.
"There's never been a time in U.S. history where they've tried to collect so much data in one place and then try to access it from other places on a cloud," Bamford said.
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Man hurt after being struck by Sydney bus
A bus has struck a man in Sydney's west.
Late on Saturday night a man, 24, was taken to hospital in a stable condition after her was hit by a bus in Concord.
The driver of the bus, a 75-year-old man, underwent a roadside breath test which was negative.


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The Calm Ghazal
Feeling Love flies higher than light butterfly wings
I dreamt then I'd fashion the heart to net Love in.
Feeling blessings approach as the unfolding Spring
I wished to have them all welcomed but not dragged in.
Seeing Wisdom walk the hillsides, Love guiding him
I throw open the doors here, let them walk right in.
Essences of leaf and petal fill to the brim
the cup that holds my drop of ocean deep within.
I am Adam flown from a fruiting tree to know
the stars, Love the never-ending sky I move in.
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Luxury Wines from a Land of Value
Posted by Wine Reviews | Posted on 11-28-2012| Posted in
Last weekend at my sister's wedding, my family served a lot of wine to a lot of people. Our vino of choice was an everyday Concha y Toro from Chile, poured out of magnums, helpfully plastered with American-friendly varietal names like Cabernet-Merlot, Malbec, and Chardonnay. The wines were undemanding, easy drinking accompaniments to the party.
Many people view Chilean wines as an inexpensive, approachable budget alternative. However, the industry as a whole has been trying to shake this image and stand on equal footing to some of the world's other high-quality, luxury wine labels. (Mike Veseth wrote about this challenge on Tuesday.) It's a difficult journey, as most people who are going to spend $100+ on a bottle don't want to take a gamble on an unfamiliar producer from a region that has historically billed itself on bulk wine.
I recently had the opportunity to visit the high end of Chile at a fantastic tasting and lunch hosted by Wines of Chile at New York's Colicchio and Sons. It was a really special, well executed event featuring ten equally special Chilean wines. I left with three main takeaways.
First, I'd rather have a one bottle of $70 high quality Chilean wine than 7 bottles of $10 good quality Chilean wine. For me, the jump in quality is exponential relative to the jump in price.
Second, Chile, unsurprisingly, is a land of tremendous diversity, both geographically and with its wines. It is a joy to explore, even with the chance that you'll come across those crazy green Carmeneres sometimes.
And finally, while Chilean cuisine hasn't quite come into its own, Chilean wine is worth inclusion on wine lists at fine restaurants. The high-end treasures are worth exploring and worth sitting next to the plate of a great meal.
Below the fold are my tasting notes and highlights. I encourage you to seek them out.
- Cipreses Vineyard 2011, Casa Marin (Lo Abarca, San Antonio Valley): Herbal lime and a little grapefruit on the nose; spicy herbs, saline, and freshness on the palate. Really nice Sauv Blanc & one of the crowd favorites. (SRP: $28)
- Casa Real 2009, Santa Rita (Maipo Valley): From one of the oldest wineries in Chile; a strange descriptor but I smelled warm clay & blueberry; a sensual perfumed flavor palate of spicy dark plum. (SRP: $85)
- Don Melchor 2008, Concha y Toro (Puente Alto, Maipo Valley): Dark, brooding, and beautiful wine with dark chocolate, a little cedar, cigar box, light & toasty vanilla, integrated tannins and an after taste of coffee. Not for everyone. (SRP: $95)
- Carmin de Peumo 2008, Concha y Toro: Intensely concentrated nose of deep plum; the palate matches in a mouth-coating finish; just a tiny bit green. (SRP: $150)
- Altair 2007, Altair (Alto Cachapoal, Cachapoal Valley): Spicy and cedar on the nose; graphite, licorice, very old world profile on palate. (SRP: $75)
- Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve 2007, Errazuriz (Aconcagua Valley): Really big bright acidity, integrated tannins, dark fruits, blueberry bomb; a decidedly food wine. (SRP: $110)
- Sena 2007, Sena (Aconcagua Valley): Gamey, black pepper, tobacco, chocolate; and a little green to me, but not unpleasantly so. (SRP: $110)
- Alpha M 2010, Montes (Apalta, Colchagua Valley): Rustic tannins, searing acidity, BIG, but I think it has a lot of room to open up over time. (SRP: $90)
- Clos Apalta 2009, Lapostolle (Apalta, Cochagua Valley): Pencil lead, minerality, mocha, dark fruits, baking spices and pretty perfume; really nice blend. (SRP: $90)
- Folly 2009, Montes (Apalta, Colchagua Valley): Gamey, opulent dark fruit, spice, balanced tannin/acidity; enjoyed! (SRP: $90)


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IAEA, WHO, UN (UNDP), Studies, Institutes, Politicians and Science today try to sell the Philosophy of
The Principle of Substantial Equivalent
Basically THEY say: Radiation and Radioactivity were before Atomic Age, atomic reactors and atomic bombs.
So it is natural and therefor atomic explosions and emissions of atomic reactors and radiation from reactor accidents cannot be linked to illness, mutations, handicaps and deaths.
But they want to forget one thing: Radioactive Iocine, Strontium and other Radionucleides didn't exist before atomic age.
Since 1929 genetic and cancer creating effects of radioactivity are known.
In 1946 Hermann J. Mueller got for his experiments the nobelprice: Source
…and don't you forget this. So, even Science itself is backing the real truth not the ideological truth today.
IAEA, WHO, UN (UNDO), Studies, Institutes, Politicians and Science try tell us the following:
People suffer from Radiophobia and there lifestyle.
This is absolutely crazy. Ever wanted to see your own child to grow in these areas? Yes? No? Which truth?
No problem with 2 million people still living in contamined areas in Belarus (from Chernobyl fallout, reactor explosion 1986), no problem with people becoming and still ill after atom bomb explosions in Japan (1945), or people in Rahjestan / India.
This is all a LIE.
KiKK Study – Higher Risk of Children Cancer near German atomic reactors
Radiation – background and manmade
If you want to show the link between radiation and possible illness – you get not subsidies – as a reporter and as a (independent) scientist. 80 % of research in the EU is paid by the industry. There is hardly independent science. One of the biggest money givers is also one of the biggest money takers (37,000,000,000 EUROs) – atomic industry. Along with the Genetic engineering industry. They also use the Principle of Substantial Equivalent to sell their ideology and products.


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Pearland 15, Clear Lake 10, end of first quarter.
The Oilers jumped out to a 13-2 lead by the 3:46 mark in the first quarter. Pearland hit six of their first eight shot attempts while Clear Lake hit just one of its first one of its first six.
Anthony Gatlin leads in scoring for Pearland with six points.


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The Houston Rockets and New Orleans hornets complete their season series on Friday, January 2013, both teams on very different trajectories. The Houston Rockets look to reassert their style and get back to their winning ways after a brutal January slump. The New Orleans have won 7 of their last 10, and are coming together now that Eric Gordon is healthy. In each of the previous three games, the Hornets have given the Rockets a real challenge to the team and to their system. The Rockets need this win to take the season series and avoid falling below .500 for the first time since December 16th.
The last time these two teams faced off, the Hornets held the Rockets to a season-low 79 points, including a 10 point fourth quarter. After that brutal loss, the Rockets went on to fall in their next six games, only managing a win against the Bobcats between then and now. The Hornets, on the other hand, went on to win 4 of their next 7, and now seem well on their way to building a skilled young core in New Orleans. Eric Gordon, though he may have wanted to play in Phoenix, is a part of New Orleans' long-term plans and seems well on his way to a place in the upper echelons of NBA shooting guards. Anthony Davis, despite not having the earth-shattering rookie season many expected, has been allowed to grow with his team, and shows not only skill, but also promise.
The Houston Rockets have looked gassed and frustrated ever since their game-heavy spate of January games began. Their bad habit of falling behind in first quarters continues unabated, and their turnovers continue to climb to towering levels. With the chaos of uncertain rotations in the mix, the Rockets are vulnerable at a time when they badly need wins to right the ship. Hornets head coach Monty Williams is a highly capable coach, especially on the defense, and his team will be all too happy to swarm James Harden. If the Rockets still can't find their legs and create legitimate threats from three point range, the Hornets and their shot-blocking Rookie will invite drives into the teeth of their defense.
This game as well features what may well be the first real duel between newly minted all-star James Harden and Eric Gordon, a player who hopes to nip at his heels. Eric Gordon shot poorly and largely disappeared in their last meeting, but has been worked more and more into the Hornets' offense. While ordinarily one would easily choose Harden to be the winner of such a duel, he's shot poorly the past few weeks, while the Hornets in general are exceeding expectations.
Greivis Vasquez vs Jeremy Lin is another notable matchup, with Vasquez playing far better than anyone expected of him as recently as last season, and Lin failing to meet the herculean expectations piled upon him. Both have shown the ability to make excellent passes, though Vasquez seems to exhibit a patience and stability that Lin has recently been lacking.
Head coach Kevin McHale seems to be undecided about his guard rotation, subbing new blood Patrick Beverley in at times over Toney Douglas, and other times keeping both in the game. Lin seems to be losing minutes late in games, while Harden's high minute load continues. McHale may eventually see what he's looking for, but until some convincing wins materialize, it seems likely that the rotation experiments will only continue.
As the first night of yet another back to back, the Rockets' minute loads will be a concern, though McHale seems to pay little heed to fatigue adjustments. The best case scenario for the Rockets is obviously a blowout win with plenty of rest for their starters, but if the previous games against the Hornets are any indication, it may well go down to the wire. A close loss to the Hornets and long minutes for the starters would be the worst that could happen. But in this month, the Rockets have seen enough worst case scenarios to be ready for another.
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She didn't see the blaster bolt coming until it was too late. The short yellow strip of light zoomed towards her knee, tearing through it. She had been battling with a humanoid from the Outer Rim. His skill with his durasteel blade didn't match hers with her lightsaber, and she killed him quickly. As she turned to find another opponent, the bolt hit her knee. She had seen it streaking through the air a split second after it hit her knee. The bolt tore her delicate ligaments, to meet the bone itself. Pain shot through her knee as she staggered, and she dropped her lightsaber, its violet blade still activated, as both of her hands went to her injured joint. She fell, her vision hazy. Anakin and Zekk both saw her as they were dueling, but Anakin's opponent was too strong for him to go and rescue his sister. Zekk, however, saw her and swiftly plunged his orange blade into his enemy's heart. He ran forward and picked up her blade. He deactivated it and hooked it on her belt.
She wanted to scream, Don't worry about my blade! Get me to a medic! But her mind was closing from the intense pain. She could barely see Jacen having trouble fighting, most likely because of her pain radiating through their bond. Zekk slipped his arms under her, and picked her up, bridal style. She rested her pounding head on his chest, content to let the man of her dreams hold her. She could feel his concern wash over her once he opened their bond. He let his head bend a little, so his face was centimeters from hers, though her face was turned in toward Zekk's chest. He was so warm, holding and comforting her, that Jaina's eyes started to close. Or it might just be the pain.
"I love you, Zekk." The words escaped her mouth, pulling at her heavy lips to form them. Having struggled to get him to hear them, she started to close her eyes and draw her legs in, her hand automatically going for her wound. Her last vision was Zekk moving his lips soundlessly as he looked at her with his gorgeous eyes, shock, pleasure, worry, and fear, all blended into one expression, love. Then her vision turned black as she passed out.


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Memorial's Corey Dauphine competing in three events at region track meet
Published 11:01 pm, Thursday, April 24, 2014
Memorial track coach Darrel Granger has seen this before.
The work ethic. The drive. The mindset.
Granger said Port Arthur Memorial junior Corey Dauphine models some traits of the school's most-famous graduate.
"He's a very humble kid," Granger said of Dauphine. "Anything you ask him to do he does 100 percent. He reminds me of Jamaal (Charles). They both work in practice every day like they're preparing for the Super Bowl."
All that time invested will be needed today and Sunday with the 5A Region III Meet occurring at Turner Stadium in Humble. Dauphine will be competing in the 200-meter dash, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay.
An opportunity to qualify for the State Meet at the University of Texas is on the line.
"We're concentrating on dominating in everything to do," Dauphine said.
The Texas Tech football commit has been running on the varsity track squad since his freshman year. That season he went to Austin as part of Memorial's 4x400 (mile) relay team.
Dauphine's experience has helped mold him into an athlete who leads by example. At the District 21-5A meet, he brought home Memorial's only gold in boys track events by winning the 200-meter dash in 21.71 seconds.
"His leadership as a junior on this team goes a long way," Granger said. "Corey is someone everybody looks up to."
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Meet Dr. Pam
"I have a strong interest in nutrition and helping people stay
healthy or to regain their heath when needed."
Dr. Pam is dedicated to her practice, her family and her community.
She graduated Cum Laude from Texas Christian University and the Baylor College of Dentistry. She was awarded the Oral Pathology Award and was the first female dental student to be elected to the Student Honor Society. This was a great honor as "women were a rarity in dentistry back then!"
During her college years she worked in a nutrition research lab in Texas which helped to fuel her passion for total body wellness throughout her dental studies and into private practice today.
Dr. Pam moved to Whitefish, Montana in 1993 where she raised her family and dedicated herself to bringing health to her community and surrounding areas.
Accredited Member International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT)
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
Academy of General Dentistry
Pam has been married for 36 years. She has three grown children and two grand babies ("I finally got to join this club!"). She attends church on a regular basis and likes Christian contemporary and country music. Her hobbies include photography, hiking, reading, cross country skiing and golfing, "on the same course but not at the same time of year."


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Anderson, Peggy Perry, Joe on the Go. Sandpiper, 2012. EARLY READER.
Joe wants to go, go, go and play, but no one wants to do it with him. He's either too big, too small, too fast, or too slow. Can Joe find someone who wants to play with him?
Although some of the words seem a little difficult for an easy level one, readers who are a little more secure with their reading will enjoy this book. The use of sight words and rhyme are entertaining and enjoyable. The pictures are fun to look at and help to tell the story. Overall, young reader who are learning to read through the sight word approach and like frogs will enjoy reading this book. EL (K-3). OPTIONAL. Reviewer: Jessica Moody, Library Media Specialist, Olympus Jr. High.


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Atletico Madrid chief Miguel Angel Gil Marin has ruled out selling Sergio Aguero to Real Madrid.
The Argentine has been linked with city rivals Real.
But Gil Marin says: "I received offers from Real Madrid for Diego Forlan and Sergio Aguero. El Kun has a buyout clause, which is 45 million euros, and that's what we agreed by mutual agreement between the parties if he renewed.
"He can leave for any club for that clause - other than Real Madrid.
"We agreed he could not go to Real Madrid and he will not go to Real Madrid, even if they pay the clause. I'm sure he will not go there."
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Terror Arrests In Dearborn MichiganTopics: War on Terror
Yes, it's Dearborn Michigan in the news about terrorism again. And for you feel good "hate everything (about Bush and the war ogainst radical Islam) Bush lied, soldiers died" voters in Conecticut that swallowed hook lyin and sinker the bright shiny object Lamont was dangling in front of them, the easy peace, all glittery and yours for the asking, that are waking up from their gauzy dream this morning and remembering what Joe Lieberman stands for - Dearborn Michigan is in the United States.
Today's news on Dearbornistan has it that two Muslims from Dearborn Michigan have been charged with supporting terrorism. These "alleged, freedom-loving (sic), American Muslims" had airplane passenger lists and security information in their possession when arrested--and 12 untraceable disposable cell phones, out of 600 they had purchased recently: Michigan Men Charged In Ohio With Supporting Terrorism. (Hat tip: Little Green Footballs)
MARIETTA, Ohio -- Investigators in southeast Ohio said they were working to unravel how two Michigan men charged with supporting terrorism came to have airplane passenger lists and airport security information.Continue reading...
Osama Sabhi Abulhassan, 20, and Ali Houssaiky, 20, both of the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, were being held at the Washington County Jail on $200,000 bond each, which could be raised at a Thursday afternoon court hearing. Each was charged Wednesday with money laundering in support of terrorism.
Deputies stopped the two on a traffic violation Tuesday and found the flight documents along with $11,000 cash and 12 phones in their car, Sheriff Larry Mincks said.
It wasn't clear what significance the airline information might have. Assistant County Prosecutor Susan Vessels declined to comment on whether the manifests were for upcoming flights or those that already had flown. She also would not give the origin or destination of the flight or flights.
FBI spokesman Mike Brooks in Cincinnati said his office was investigating.
Abulhassan and Houssaiky admitted buying about 600 phones in recent months at stores in southeast Ohio, said sheriff's Maj. John Winstanley. They sold the phones to someone in Dearborn, Winstanley said. Vessels declined to say how the phones, cash or flight information involved terrorism.
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Posted by Richard at August 10, 2006 1:08 PM
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Hi I have a suspected fuel leak at the top of my fuel tank. When I parked nose first up a hill with a full tank the next morning I had 1/4 of a tank and a rainbow of fuel out the back of my car. What can I look for to find out where it is comming from and how much will it roughy cost to get it fixed? I also have an acceleration problem when I put my foot to the pedal (not flooring it either) it revs extreamly high in first gear but I do get my regular acceleration why could this be? Thanks
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Before tonight's game, Coach Jackson addressed possible backups for Derek Fisher in the event that he is forced to the bench with his foot injury. "Sasha would be a guard in a backup situation," said Jackson. "He definitely has point guard capabilities." Jackson said that he would not sit Fisher unless he or Derek saw reason too.
Jackson also addressed Kobe Bryant's injured ankle, relaying that he participated in the team's shoot-around today and was on the upward end of the mending process.
With the Lakers in the heart of the race for the Western Conference's best record, Jackson was asked whether or not he was already tasked with balancing the team's final positioning with getting players healthy. Jackson said, "Not yet. Next week, week, we have a couple of says off after Sunday's game, we have two days in between games. Hopefully we can get some rest in that particular period of time…we've still got a ways to go."
Jackson also said he notified Kobe that he was at the brink of a suspension should he pick up another technical foul in the team's final 10 games. However, no further talk has occurred with the coach only saying that, "We (Jackson and Kobe) talked about the fact that we appreciate his energy when he puts in the ball game…"


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Kirk Hinrich came through in the clutch Saturday night, scoring a game-high 25 points in Sioux City West High's 65-57 Iowa Class 4A state championship victory over West Des Moines Valley at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Des Moines.
Hinrich, a 6-foot-3 Kansas University basketball signee, hit six of 10 shots, including four threes. He also hit nine of 10 free throws as West finished the season with a 22-3 overall mark.
The state crown was the first in Hinrich's four-year high school career.
Gooden's team second: KU signee Andrew Gooden scored 18 points and grabbed 17 boards in El Cerrito (Calif.) High's 77-71 loss to Fresno Washington Union High in the California state title game in Sacramento.
The 6-foot-10 Gooden finished the season with a 23 point scoring average. He logged 16.3 boards per game.
Collison all-tourney: Nick Collison of Iowa Falls (Iowa) High School, a 6-foot-9 KU signee, was named captain of the Iowa Class 2A all-tournament team following Friday's 66-42 state championship championship victory over Pella Christian.
The 6-foot-9 Collison scored 25 points in the Cadets' 66-42 win, their 52nd win in a row and 26th this year against no losses..
Iowa Falls became the first Iowa school to win back-to-back titles since Mason City won in 1996 and `97. Pella Christian had been the last 2A school to win two in a row in 1992-93. Only 14 schools in Iowa have won two consecutive crowns.
"I'm disappointed that it's over, but I'm certainly thankful and excited we are able to end it this way," said Dave Collison, Nick's dad and coach of Iowa Falls.
Collison scored 68 points in three state tournament games.
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National Transfer Accounts: Understanding the Generational Economy
The goal of the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project is to improve understanding of how population growth and changing population age structure influence economic growth, gender and generational equity, public finances, and other important features of the macro-economy. Research teams in more than 60 countries are constructing accounts that measure how people at each age produce, consume, and share resources, and save for the future. These accounts are designed to complement the UN System of National Accounts, population data, and other important economic and demographic indicators.
The NTA project is shedding light on many areas of importance to policymakers:
- Public policy on pensions, health care, education, and reproductive health
- Social institutions, such as the extended family
- The full economic contribution of women
- Social, political, and economic implications of population aging
What's New
Submit Abstracts for NTA 12 Mexico City
The 12th Global Meeting of the NTA Network will be hosted by CONAPO and held in Mexico City in July 2018 (exact date to be announced soon). Please submit abstracts at your earliest convenience. Deadline is March 15. The preferred method for submitting abstracts is to use the google form that was emailed to NTA members or can be accessed through this link:
Please let us know through CONTACT NTA if you have any problems.
Workshop on Effective Use of Data for Policy Making on Aging, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 5-7 December 2017
The NTA working group for Asia and the Pacific held a Workshop on the Effective Use of Data for Policy Making on Aging from 5-6 December 2017 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The workshop brought together about 100 participants from 20 participating countries and three international and regional organizations. Participants included academic experts, government officials, parliamentarians, and representatives from civil society and international organizations.
Workshop presentations, agenda, participants
New Results for Moldova
With support from UNFPA-Moldova, Expert-Grup has completed NTA estimates and a comprehensive analysis of the demographic dynamics in the Moldova economy. The report and a NTA dashboard are available here: Outside Publications that Feature NTA Results
New Global Demographic Dividend Estimates
New estimates of demographic dividends for 166 countries around the world are now available. The estimates were constructed in cooperation with the United Nations Population Division in conjunction with the 50th United Nations Commission on Population and Development. More information including downloadable data are available here: Dividend Data
Demographic Dividend and African Development: 11th Global Meeting of the NTA Network, Dakar and Saly, Senegal, 20-24 June 2016
|The 11th Global NTA Meeting began on 20 June 2016 with a one-day High Level Symposium on the Demographic Dividend and Development in Africa. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Senegal, H.E. Mahammad Boune Abdallah Dionne, opened the Symposium, which took place in Dakar, Senegal. In his opening remarks, the Prime Minister recommended improving policies and increasing investment in youth employment. The Prime Minister was joined by former African presidents, ministers, leading scholars, community and religious leaders, and representatives of key regional institutions to review evidence and to discuss action needed to capitalize on the demographic dividend in Africa. Regional and global institutions represented included the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the United Nations Population Program (UNFPA), the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa, and the United Nations. More information about the Dakar High-level Symposium and the Saly NTA Conference
Counting Women's Work Project
|This NTA project has developed methods for using time-use data to estimate the monetary value of unpaid services produced and consumed by gender and age groups. Combining estimates for the market and the household with the age dimension in a cross-national comparative context will bring women's total economic contributions into view and establishes sound terms of public discussion and policy debate around issues of gender and the economy. For more information see NTA Bulletin 11: Counting Women's Work: Measuring the Gendered Economy in the Market and at Home and the CWW website.
Recent NTA Publications
NTA Bulletin 12: Sharing the Demographic Dividend: Findings from Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Asia
|Recent work by NTA teams in Asia has shed light on how both the contributions and benefits associated with population change are shared-—among age groups, between genders, among income groups, and between urban and rural residents. Better insights into these distributional issues can help policymakers maximize the potential of demographic change to stimulate economic growth and reduce the disparities among population groups.
Download PDF: NTA Bulletin 12
All issues of the NTA Bulletin
Second National Transfer Accounts Data Sheet: August 2016
|NTA's second data sheet provides estimates of 23 variables for 59 countries in Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Europe. Estimates cover per capita consumption by children and the elderly, support ratios, fiscal support ratios, human-capital spending, labor income of young adults, and sources of economic support for children and the elderly.
PDF file: NTA Data Sheet 2016
Excel file: NTA Data Sheet 2016 excel
NTA Bulletin 11: Counting Women's Work: Measuring the Gendered Economy in the Market and at Home, January 2017
|The Counting Women's Work (CWW) initiative is measuring the full economic contribution of women, including paid work in the marketplace and unpaid care and housework at home. This issue of the NTA Bulletin describes the project and reports some illustrative results from Ghana, Mexico, Senegal, the United States, and Vietnam. These examples demonstrate how CWW analysis makes it possible to quantify the differences between men and women in market work and wages, the excess total work time that most women spend relative to men, the potential barrier that household responsibilities represent to women's education and career development, and the "hidden" costs of children.
Download PDF: NTA Bulletin 11
All issues of the NTA Bulletin
For a more complete list of NTA publications, go to the Publications section.
Recent Scholarly Publications by NTA Members
Narayana, M.R. (2017). Universal social pension for elderly individuals in India: Public expenditure requirements and fiscal sustainability. Indian Growth and Development Review. 10(2):89-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/IGDR-07-2017-0047
Abstract: Public expenditure requirements for the universal social pension scheme (USPS) scenarios are remarkably higher than current expenditure on the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS). Short-term analyses offer economic justifications for an increase in pension benefits either by a single adjustment factor or combined adjustment factors. Long-term analyses show that the IGNOAPS and proposed USPS scenarios are fiscally sustainable but sensitive to five parameters (productivity growth, inflation rate, discount rate, income elasticity public pension expenditure and income elasticity of health expenditure).
Temple, Jeromey B., James Mahmud Rice, and Peter F. McDonald (2017). Mature age labour force participation and the life cycle deficit in Australia: 1981-82 to 2009-10. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. 10: 21-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2017.08.001
Abstract: With inexorable population ageing, successive Australian governments have sought to implement policies, on both the production and consumption side, that place a greater onus on older citizens to be financially self-sufficient as a means of offsetting costs due to ageing. Over the previous 30 years, a time of considerable labour market growth and policy change, mature-age labour force participation increased significantly in Australia. In this paper, we utilise the National Transfer Accounts methodology to examine the impact that the increases in mature-age labour force participation have had on the Life Cycle Deficit – the difference between what age groups consume and what they produce through their own labour. We expected and found that the age entering the life cycle deficit is strongly influenced by changing patterns of mature-age labour force participation. Both cross-sectional and cohort analyses show that over this 30-year time horizon, the ages at which the life cycle deficit moves from positive to negative territory and vice versa have gradually increased over time. The growth in mature-age labour force participation since the turn of this century has led to large increases in mature-age labour income, the most important effect of which appears to have been a substantial increase in private saving by mature-age Australians. Implications of a recent slowing in mature-age labour force participation in Australia are discussed.
Dramani, Latif and Oga, Idossou Jean-Bapiste (2017). Understanding demographic dividends in Africa: The NTA approach, Journal of Demographic Economics, doi:10.1017/dem.2016.30.
Lee, Ronald, and Andrew Mason (2017). Cost of Aging. Finance & Development. (International Monetary Fund's quarterly publication). 54(1): 7-9.
Summary: As populations age and grow more slowly, GDP and national income growth will most certainly slow down, but the effect on individuals—-as measured by per capita income and consumption—-may be quite different. Whether population aging is good or bad for an economy defies simple answers. The extent of the problem will depend on the severity of population aging and how well public policy adjusts to new demographic realities.
Vargha, Lili, Robert Ivan Gal, and Michele O. Crosby-Nagy (2017). Household production and consumption over the life cycle: National Time Transfer Accounts in 14 European countries. Demographic Research. 36(32): 905-44.
Summary: We show that the nonmarket economic life cycle of men differs from that of women. The gender gap in household production is not evenly distributed over the life cycle. Women of working age contribute the most in net terms, while the main beneficiaries of household goods and services are children and to a lesser extent adult men. These patterns are similar across countries, with variations in the gender- and age-specific levels of home production and consumption.
For a more complete list of scholarly publications by NTA members, go to the Publications section.
NTA Classics
|NTA Manual.
|Population aging and the generational economy.
Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason, principal authors and editors
For a more complete list of NTA publications, go to the Publications section.
Other Publications that Feature NTA Analysis
2015-2016 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Global Monitoring Report
|The 2015-2016 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Global Monitoring Report (GMR) focused on demographic trends that will impact future economic growth and development. Analyses of NTA data took center stage in the discussion of how changing population age structures shape development trajectories in many countries. GMR 2015/2016 link, and online snippets are available HERE.
Website on the Demographic Dividend
A website, co-hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Population Reference Bureau, prominently features NTA's work on the Demographic Dividend in Africa. The objective is to host resource materials available from a number of organizations engaged in research, advocacy, and policy work related to the demographic dividend. Organizations are encouraged to share their collective and individual contributions to the research literature and base of policy communication materials on the demographic dividend by emailing either a link or a PDF file.
Video featuring NTA work on the Demographic Dividend
The Graying of the American Economy: Fiscal Math Is Daunting: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's 2015 Annual Report
Gretchan Donehower provided NTA information to the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank on taxes and social contributions paid and public benefits received by age. Two NTA charts are featured in the on-line write-up of the bank's 2015 annual report.
Recent NTA Meetings
NTA: Principles, Methodology, and Construction, Moscow NRU HSE, 20-22 June 2017
A Workshop on National Transfer Accounting: Principles, methodology, and the main problems of construction was organized in Moscow on 20-22 June 2017. It was held at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. The participants represented 12 countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
NTA Conference in Europe: Selected Presentations Available
The Hungarian Demographic Research Institute recently hosted a conference on National Transfer Accounts as part of the European FP7 AGENTA project funded by the European Commission. All presentations from the open session of this 3rd AGENTA Project Meeting, held in Budapest on 9 March 2017, are available online. More information about the Agenta Project is also available.
For more information about NTA meetings, go to the Meetings section.
NTA in the News: Recent Articles
8 July 2017: The Economist special report on aging and longevity draws on NTA analysis
Two articles in this special report quote NTA members Andrew Mason and Ronald Lee:
- Footloose and fancy-free: Retirement is out, new portfolio careers are in
- Your money and your life: Financing longevity
A fuller list of media coverage of NTA is at NTA in the news
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By Glen McGregor
OTTAWA — Canadians have used the comments section of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Facebook page to critique his management of the economy, his position on abortion, and the Conservative omnibus crime legislation.
But some of the most critical comments posted have been deleted.
A Postmedia analysis found that more than 300 comments on facebook.com/pmharper have been purged over the past few months.
Many were sanitized because they contain foul language or posted links to other sites. But more than 100 comments erased from view were simply criticism of Harper and his government.
Numerous comments on Harper's Facebook message calling on Canadians to donate to East Africa drought relief were spiked.
"We don't have starving people like they do . . . Have a heart people you don't like seeing starving people in canada get up and do something about it yourself instead of complaining about it . . ." said one comment, since sent to the recycle bin.
Another said: "Stop sending our money to these people!"
Many comments related to abortion were also erased, such as, "What about the violence that is happening on our own soil P. Harper . . . What about the violence that is occurring to unborn and now even the new born children of this country . . ."
Dozens of commenters posted links to the website wewantthedebate.ca, which calls on Harper to reopen the discussion about abortion he has said he has no intention of revisiting. These comments were purged, apparently because the page administrators block those that contain addresses of other sites.
Someone who runs a pro-Palestine Facebook page posted: "No im busy watching muslim children die in wars you supported mr harper. Sorry to busy for your side show antics at the harper circus."
Several comments about Harper marking Korean War Veterans Day were also spiked, including: "Mr. harper, the average age of a veteran is now, 37,,,, the old guys love ya for the support, were not gettin the same level. on our playing stage"
When Harper's page announced Canada's condemnation of an assault by Syrian security forces against protesters, a commenter wrote, "this is very hypocritical imho. as his omnibus bill is a violation of human rights, and to not recogniSe that cannabis is a medicine. and hasnt killed anyone in human history. but he wants patients like me, to either die or go to jail." It was also deleted.
Still, many other critical comments remain on the page.
To track the deletion of comments, Postmedia News used a custom computer program that checked all the comments on Harper's Facebook page every 30 minutes and compared them to the previous comments list. Although the comments were deleted from Facebook, they were retained in the Postmedia database.
Harper has two Facebook pages with nearly identical content. The more heavily trafficked page, with more than 66,000 "Likes" from other Facebook members, is run by the Conservative party. The Prime Minister's Office is responsible for the other, less-visited version.
Conservative party spokesman Fred DeLorey said the comments on the Harper page are mostly courteous, respectful, factual and on topic. However, there are times when they are not, so they are removed.
The PMO says Harper's Facebook page is used to let Canadians know about government initiatives and share some lighter, personal moments.
Comments are always encouraged and welcomed, as long as they are courteous and respectful, press secretary Sara MacIntyre said in an email. Messages with links to other websites are removed, as well as those that are inaccurate, offensive or have abusive language.
McIntyre says it's possible that some of the posts were deleted voluntarily by the people who wrote them.
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Season Summaries
Letters to Sally
Letters from Sally
Felicity Porter[Keri Russel]
She had her life all planned out untill she met Ben then all her dreams went out the window.(they weren't really hers anyway) She ahs had a crush on Ben since 10th grade blood drive. She is an artist. Works at admissions office fileing student applications.
Ben Covington [Scott Speedman]
The most popular boy in Felicity's senior class. Seen argueing with a women possibly his mother. Says he came to NY because he and his dad always argued and that depressed his ma. He holds Felicity's opinon high. Seems to have a crush on Felicity.
Julie Emrick[Amy Jo Johnson]
A music major? She plays her guitar first day of class she saw Felicity crying and tried to console her. When she met Ben instant attraction she slept with him(the slut) anyways later she decided that her friendship with Felicity was more impotant. Although last episode she threw it in her face! She was adopted and came to NY because her birth mother lives there.
Noel Crane [Scott Foley]
The sophmore Resident Advisor for the floor he call himself the floor shrink. Has a big crush on Felicity.He also has a girlfriend who is going to Northwestern. Her name is Hannah. Can you believe he was such a jerk to cheat on his girlfriend!
Elena[Tangi Miller]
I love this girl. She is direct and straight to the point she does not beat around the bush like everyone else on thi show does. She is honest.
Sally Reardon [Janeane Garofalo]
She was Felicity's French Tutor. They worked together for years. Sally was supposed to be married but three months before her wedding her man was killed. He was driving a motorcycles and the guy who hit him was in a jeep. Sally couldn't deal so she moved away.


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Last week, we called up Luke Walton for a summer update in which he detailed his back rehabilitation, and made his selections for a Lakers volleyball starting six.
Below is the rest of our conversation, which includes Walton's off-season update on some of his teammates, his diet, his relationship with Phil Jackson and details from his post-Finals vacation that took him through South Africa, France, Italy and Hawaii:
MT: What kind of contact have you had with your teammates throughout the offseason? Any updates?
Walton: We don't keep in touch that much during the summer. I've seen Kobe at the gym the last couple weeks rehabbing his knee. He's itching to get back on the court. He shows up every morning at seven at the team's facility and is kind of wrapping up around the time I get there at around 9 a.m. Lamar, I've talked to a couple of times, watched a few of his games with Team USA. I know he's looking forward to getting back to L.A. … he has had such a busy summer. I spent some time with Jordy (Jordan Farmar) before we sent him off to New Jersey a few days ago … I'm happy for Jordan. He wants the opportunity to run a team, and he's going to hopefully get that opportunity at some point out in New Jersey. Obviously I'm going to miss him; he was a big part of our team and my best friend on the team the past few years. I've seen Shannon (Brown) at the gym a few times and I talked to Fish (Derek Fisher) a bunch right after he signed, but haven't talked to him recently. Talked to a few other guys that won't be with us next year like D.J (Mbenga), Josh (Powell) and (Adam) Morrison, to wish them luck and that type of thing. I met Steve Blake at the gym last week, he was in there doing some work. That's about it.
MT: What are your thoughts on the addition of Blake to the team?
Walton: I think Blake is a great fit for this team and for the triangle offense. I've been playing against him since college and have always been a fan of how he plays, the intensity he plays with and his unselfish style.
MT: Didn't you play against him once in college?
Walton: We beat his Maryland team in (2001-02). They were top five in the country, we had just lost Richard (Jefferson), Gilbert (Arenas) and Loren Woods. Whoever the geniuses are that do the preseason rankings took Arizona out of the Top 25 for the first time in years, and Maryland was No. 3, Florida was top five in the preseason N.I.T. We took them out on back-to-back nights, winning the tournament. Jason Gardner was scoring like 30 points a game, I was doing my thing, Ricky Anderson was playing great with young boys like Channing Frye and Salim Stoudemire. How do you keep that team out of the Top 25? It was the year after we lost to Duke in the championship game. They had actually lost to Duke in the Final Four the game before us.
MT: Although Farmar's no longer here, I know you also hang out a lot with Odom throughout the season. You mentioned watching some of his Team USA games, and it looks like he's taken up a key leadership role with the Americans. What's it like being teammates with him for six seasons now?
Walton: He's as good a teammate as you can have. He wants to win, he does all the little things. He sacrifices his own personal achievements for the better of the team. He's always making things fun and is simply a great person, player and teammate that's a huge reason for our success. It's just his every day attitude. He's always in a good mood unless the team needs someone to yell at them, and then he has no problem being vocal and speaking his mind. If times are tough and things aren't going well for you, he'll come to your room and sit there and have serious, deep conversations with you. He can read people really well and he knows how to interact differently with different people. I hang out a lot with Lamar, and I've seen him do it with his friends and people around him as well. He just always makes things better when he's around.
MT: We made a big deal out of Odom's eating candy two seasons ago, but I noticed him eating a lot more fruit before games and on the plane in 2009-10. How has your diet changed since you entered the league?
Walton: You get older, you get wiser, you realize how important it is to not only train and keep your body going but how important it is to keep your body fueled. When you're younger you just eat whatever is convenient. My diet has changed a lot since when I first got into the NBA. I love good food though, so I'm not just going to eat a salad and chicken every day. I'll mix it up, but when I mix it up, I'll make sure to get a side of fruit instead of a side of fries, little stuff like that. I make sure I'm getting the necessary food into my body so I can compete, but I don't (go crazy with it).
MT: OK, moving on, how important was getting Derek Fisher and Phil Jackson back?
Walton: It's huge. Obviously you've seen the success we've had since Fish has been back. Having Phil go for his 4th three-peat is absolutely insane. Knowing that we have both of those guys back really puts us in a confident position, feeling that we should three-peat.
MT: You've developed a really good relationship with Phil Jackson over the years; he seems to be an advocate for your style of play especially within the triangle…
Walton: I love playing for Phil. Every year when we have our exit meetings we have good talks, and I always tell him that I've learned so much from him and I hope he'll be back. I know he said this is going to be his last year, but I'm going to try to convince him after this year to come back again. He's one of the greatest coaches in the history of all sports. Any chance I have to be able to learn from him and grow as a player and a person, I give him all the credit for that. He has that quality to really connect with people, treat everybody differently, motivate people in different ways. Playing for him for so many years now, I've adopted a lot of his philosophies, and they make both the game and life a lot easier. Instead of being on a roller coaster, you just take things for what they are and enjoy where you are at the time.
MT: Fair enough. Finally, did you have a good vacation right after the Finals?
Walton: I started my summer with a great vacation. We – myself and a bunch of my guy friends from all home, college, the NBA – went to the World Cup for about a week and checked out a few games. Just an unreal experience. We saw Portugal vs. Spain, and then the Netherlands vs. Slovakia. Then we flew up to France, and our girlfriends all met us out there. We had a big boat there and went to different ports in France and Italy. Then my girlfriend and I flew to Rome for a day, and then flew to Hawaii where my oldest brother got married. I finally came home and started with the serious back rehab after Hawaii. The coolest place we went to was Portofino (a small Italian fishing village). That and Sardinia (second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea) were my favorites. The highlight was obviously going to my brother's wedding right on the beach in Maui. I made a little speech, as did my other two brothers. It was a really nice wedding.
MT: I'm guessing you had to find some time to monitor your back even while on vacation?
Walton: Every day I was on the road I'd dedicate an hour to doing stretches and back exercises, and keeping it as manageable as possible but knowing that once I got back I'd be full blown doing two to three different kinds of workouts trying to get it all good. It's working out so far.


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