Given the auspicious nature burberry ties of this year’s Kids Choice Awards — its 25th year! — few were spared the threat of a green goo shower at Nickelodeon’s annual fete for kids, held live from the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday.
“This year we are having the most slime ever,” promised host Will Smith, who opened the 90-minute show by leading Halle Smith to a front row target zone. As soon as the actress took her seat, she was doused from behind. Glee’s Chris Colfer got it right in the face (and mouth), and Taylor Lautner looked as if he was slimed by a cannon. And as usual, the ‘tweeners who filled the pit below the stage burberry outlet practically bathed in the icky (but non-toxic!) slop.
The show included performances by Katy Perry singing “Part of Me” and One Direction doing “What Makes You Beautiful,” while presenters (and potential slime victims) included Robert Downey Jr., Josh Hutcherson, Chris Rock, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Kristen Stewart. The venue was crawling with Secret Service because First Lady Michelle Obama was on hand to present the Big Help award to Taylor Swift for her help with tornado and flood survivors.
As if the screams throughout the show weren’t enough to bring down the roof, Justin Bieber took the stage at the end to accept the orange blimp for best male singer. He and Smith were then hit by a tidal wave of slime.
Harry Potter fans and press descended on Leavesden, near Watford, Hertfordshire on Saturday for the grand opening of burberry shoes for men The Warner Brothers Studio Tour - The Making Of Harry Potter.
Potter stars Tom Felton, Rupert Grint and Bonnie Wright attended the red-carpet launch of the studio tours, which gives followers of the popular film series (and the J.K. Rowling books that inspired it) an up-close view of some of the costumes, props, scenery, special effects and animatronics that have fired their imaginations.
Features of the three-hour tour include such memorable sets as Dumbledore's office, Diagon Alley, the Ministry of Magic, the Gryffindor Ray ban sunglasses common room and the Great Hall of Hogwarts School
"There are so many memories from in there and to share them with everyone is great," Grint told The Press Association. " There are so many highlights but the model of the castle is out of this world."
It's but a wee bit of time until the Nokia Lumia 900 officially launches on AT&T and savvy shoppers can pick Oakley sunglasses themselves up a brand-new Windows Phone for the simple price of one penny.
No, that's not a typo. AT&T might have the Lumia 900 listed for a cool $99.99 as of this article's writing, but a quick trip over to Amazon reveals that you can purchase the same device for a tiny piece of copper (technically, copper-plated Zinc, but who's counting?)
Is that strange? The amount certainly isn't: Amazon (and others) routinely discount smartphones to entice new users to sign up for full-fledged service contracts. The same holds true for the Lumia 900: It might burberry sunglasses 2012 cost a penny, but that's only if one commits to a full two-year service plan with AT&T. That's a bare minimum of $39.99 monthly for AT&T's basic 450-minute plan and an additional $20 for AT&T's cheapest, 300-megabyte data plan.
Hey, at least you'll be grabbing that data pretty quickly, given that the Lumia 900 taps into AT&T's 4G-LTE network (not to be confused with its "4G" network.) But don't expect to just be able to grab the Lumia 900 and quit out after a short period of time: AT&T's early termination fee applies, and it's a hefty $325 minus $10 for every month of service you complete.Chanel sunglasses - cheap chanel designer sunglasses sale 2012.
What is a little strange, however, is the fact that the Lumia 900 isn't even out yet and it's already getting discounted to virtually nothing. When's the last time that happened to any smartphone you purchased? One certainly doesn't get the latest Apple iPhones for free with a new contract, nor any top-shelf Android device.
Given that the Lumia 900 has routinely been described as Nokia's flagship device for AT&T — "our hero phone," said AT&T's Jeff Bradley in an interview with CNET — it's a little odd to see it so quickly discounted without any cheap louis vuitton mens shoes accompanying sale, promotion, or explanation.
That said, AT&T does win the day for no-commitment Lumia 900 smartphones. If you want your device sans contract, it'll cost you only $449.99 at AT&T's store versus $499.99 at Amazon's. In the world of online shopping, it's certainly worth checking every site…
2012年3月31日星期六
2012年3月30日星期五
Nadal is hoping for a speedy recovery
Nadal withdrew from the Sony Ericsson Ray ban sunglasses Open with a left knee injury on Friday hours before his scheduled semifinal match with Andy Murray, the 2009 champion.
Nadal, 25, has rebounded from knee injuries in the past to win on the world’s biggest stages. But he did not want to push himself to win his first Sony — a hole in a résumé that includes 46 professional titles, 10 Grand Slam championships and the 2008 Olympic gold medal.
The second-seeded Nadal, a three-time runner-up here, said his knee had bothered him since he lost to Roger Federer two Oakley sunglasses weeks ago in the semifinals at Indian Wells, Calif. The injury intensified on Wednesday, when Nadal needed 2 hours 50 minutes and three sets to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
“After the last match, I saw that the situation was to be complicated to play,” Nadal said. “But, as always, I believe that things can improve. I did a lot of treatment, waiting.
“But I am not ready to compete. I am very sorry.”
At 1 p.m. Sunday, Murray will face top-ranked burberry handbags Novak Djokovic, who will seek his third Sony championship after a 6-0, 7-6 (5) semifinal win against Juan Monaco on Friday night.
Djokovic needed just 27 minutes to win the first set. Buoyed by a crowd with a distinct South American flavor, Monaco, an Argentine, fought back in the second set to force a tiebreaker.
In the seventh point of the tiebreaker, Djokovic burberry watches won a 26-shot rally when Monaco’s shot sailed long, and he did not trail again.
Nadal will now turn his attention to the clay-court season, which culminates with the French Open, which begins May 27. With six championships at Roland Garros, Nadal is tied with Bjorn Borg for the most men’s singles titles at the tournament and will be the favorite to win No. 7 if he is healthy.
Nadal’s health has long burberry ties been an issue. His punishing style of tennis has helped him wear down opponents and win a career Grand Slam, but it also has taken its toll.
Even if he had been 100 percent on Friday, Nadal could have faced a tough challenge as he sought to win his first Sony Ericsson title. Nadal is 13-5 against Murray, the No. 4 seed, but lost to him in October in the finals women burberry shirts cheap at Tokyo.
Murray, 24, looking to break the Nadal-Djokovic-Roger Federer triumvirate, had relished another shot against Nadal.
“Every time you play against one of the top guys in the world, it’s always a good opportunity to see where your game’s at,” Murray said.Hugo boss eyeglasses for men, cheap hugo boss glasses for women 2012 sale.
Nadal is hoping for a speedy recovery, and he still plans to begin his clay-court season in mid-April at the Monte Carlo Masters.
“It looks like it’s nothing really different than happened a few times in the past,” he said. “Hopefully, with a few days off and with the right treatment, I will be in the right condition to start to practice on Cheap louis vuitton men shoes 2012 hot sale brown the clay. I know what to do to get better quick, and that’s what we’re going to try.”
Nadal, 25, has rebounded from knee injuries in the past to win on the world’s biggest stages. But he did not want to push himself to win his first Sony — a hole in a résumé that includes 46 professional titles, 10 Grand Slam championships and the 2008 Olympic gold medal.
The second-seeded Nadal, a three-time runner-up here, said his knee had bothered him since he lost to Roger Federer two Oakley sunglasses weeks ago in the semifinals at Indian Wells, Calif. The injury intensified on Wednesday, when Nadal needed 2 hours 50 minutes and three sets to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
“After the last match, I saw that the situation was to be complicated to play,” Nadal said. “But, as always, I believe that things can improve. I did a lot of treatment, waiting.
“But I am not ready to compete. I am very sorry.”
At 1 p.m. Sunday, Murray will face top-ranked burberry handbags Novak Djokovic, who will seek his third Sony championship after a 6-0, 7-6 (5) semifinal win against Juan Monaco on Friday night.
Djokovic needed just 27 minutes to win the first set. Buoyed by a crowd with a distinct South American flavor, Monaco, an Argentine, fought back in the second set to force a tiebreaker.
In the seventh point of the tiebreaker, Djokovic burberry watches won a 26-shot rally when Monaco’s shot sailed long, and he did not trail again.
Nadal will now turn his attention to the clay-court season, which culminates with the French Open, which begins May 27. With six championships at Roland Garros, Nadal is tied with Bjorn Borg for the most men’s singles titles at the tournament and will be the favorite to win No. 7 if he is healthy.
Nadal’s health has long burberry ties been an issue. His punishing style of tennis has helped him wear down opponents and win a career Grand Slam, but it also has taken its toll.
Even if he had been 100 percent on Friday, Nadal could have faced a tough challenge as he sought to win his first Sony Ericsson title. Nadal is 13-5 against Murray, the No. 4 seed, but lost to him in October in the finals women burberry shirts cheap at Tokyo.
Murray, 24, looking to break the Nadal-Djokovic-Roger Federer triumvirate, had relished another shot against Nadal.
“Every time you play against one of the top guys in the world, it’s always a good opportunity to see where your game’s at,” Murray said.Hugo boss eyeglasses for men, cheap hugo boss glasses for women 2012 sale.
Nadal is hoping for a speedy recovery, and he still plans to begin his clay-court season in mid-April at the Monte Carlo Masters.
“It looks like it’s nothing really different than happened a few times in the past,” he said. “Hopefully, with a few days off and with the right treatment, I will be in the right condition to start to practice on Cheap louis vuitton men shoes 2012 hot sale brown the clay. I know what to do to get better quick, and that’s what we’re going to try.”
2012年3月29日星期四
Others noted that as autism awareness has grown
Federal health authorities have burberry ties significantly raised their estimate of the prevalence of autism in children, concluding in a new study of 8-year-olds that 1 in 88 has some form of the disorder.
For the analysis, released Thursday, researchers scoured tens of thousands of health and special-education records in 14 states, looking for an autism diagnosis or the symptoms that would add up to one.
It is the latest in a series of studies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing autism rates climbing substantially in the past decade.
The previous estimate, from 2006, was 1 in 110.
The new figure, based on 2008 data, is sure to fuel debate over whether a growing environmental threat could be at work. But autism researchers around the country said the CDC data suggest that rising awareness of the disorder, better detection and improved access to services can explain much of the surge, and perhaps all of it.
Washington was not one of the states included in the study, and autism is not tracked by state health officials. But Dr. Bryan King, director of the Seattle Children's Autism Center, said the report of growing numbers of children with autism spectrum disorder wasn't news to those who work in the field. "We're up burberry outlet against a tidal wave of need," he said.
More than 1,000 families are on a waiting list for diagnostic and therapy services from Children's, he said. "Families are having to confront the difficulties in accessing services and providers are trying to keep up with the press of humanity at the door."
Nobody knows what causes autism, and there is no blood test or other biological marker. It is diagnosed by its symptoms — social and communication difficulties starting in early childhood and repetitive behaviors or abnormally intense interests — and has come to include a wide range of symptoms.
Milder forms are now recognized. One, Asperger syndrome, describes behavior that in the past might have been seen as peculiar and abnormal but not evidence of illness. Ultimately, a diagnosis comes down to clinical judgment.
Some experts questioned the validity of relying on records to estimate the disorder's true prevalence.
David Mandell, an autism expert at the University of Pennsylvania, said the CDC's numbers primarily reflect the degree to which the diagnosis and services have taken hold in different places and burberry shoes for men among different groups.
"As the diagnosis is associated with more and more services, this becomes a less and less rigorous way to determine the prevalence of autism," he said, referring to the CDC's methods.
The federal agency found that Utah, which has widespread screening programs, had the highest rate: 1 child in 47. The state was closely followed by New Jersey, which prides itself on its autism services, at 1 in 49.
At the bottom was Alabama, one of the poorest states. Its autism rate fell 20 percent between 2006 and 2008: from 1 in 167 to 1 in 208.
CDC officials acknowledged the limitations of Ray ban sunglasses their analysis. In surveillance areas where researchers had access only to health records, and not school records, prevalence estimates were generally lower.
"Our study really is more of a study of demographic differences and population differences," said Jon Baio, a CDC epidemiologist and principal investigator on the report.
The researchers hope, however, that the study will draw attention to the need for more vigorous screening early in children's lives. Research shows that early intervention offers autistic children the best long-term prospects
More than one-fifth of children identified as autistic by the CDC had no autism diagnosis in their records.
Dr. Coleen Boyle, director Oakley sunglasses of the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, said children "still aren't being identified enough."
In response to rising concern over the skyrocketing diagnosis rates in the 1990s, the CDC set up a network of surveillance sites nationwide. Researchers do not examine children but instead periodically review records of 8-year-olds.
In its first analysis, using data from 2000, the CDC Burberry keychain estimated that 1 in 150 children had some form of the disorder. The latest estimate of 1 in 88 is already being touted as evidence that something in the environment is driving up cases.
"Autism is now officially becoming an epidemic in the United States," Mark Roithmayr, president of the advocacy group Autism Speaks, said at a news conference with CDC officials Thursday.
Others noted that as autism awareness has grown, health-care providers and school officials are more likely to label a child autistic or note autistic symptoms in the documentation that the CDC researchers rely on.
In all, the CDC identified 3,820 children with some form of autism, out of 337,093 in the surveillance areas.
As has been previously established, boys were much more heavily affected: The rate was 1 in 54, compared with 1 in 252 girls.Tom Ford sunglasses, cheap tom ford glasses sale, 2012 promotion 50% off.
The rate for white children was 1 in 83, compared with 1 in 127 for Latinos and 1 in 98 for black people — but the data show those minorities have been closing the gap.
"What we're looking at is mostly due to practices and infrastructure and culture rather than some underlying biological phenomenon," said Dr. Daniel Geschwind, an autism expert at UCLA.
Autism often has devastating effects louis vuitton belts on families, and treatment requires time, skill and patience. Medical expenses for children with autism are six times higher than for children without the disorder. Behavioral therapy, often delivered one on one, can cost as much as $60,000 a year. The advocacy group Autism Speaks estimates autism spectrum disorders cost the United States $137 billion a year.
For the analysis, released Thursday, researchers scoured tens of thousands of health and special-education records in 14 states, looking for an autism diagnosis or the symptoms that would add up to one.
It is the latest in a series of studies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing autism rates climbing substantially in the past decade.
The previous estimate, from 2006, was 1 in 110.
The new figure, based on 2008 data, is sure to fuel debate over whether a growing environmental threat could be at work. But autism researchers around the country said the CDC data suggest that rising awareness of the disorder, better detection and improved access to services can explain much of the surge, and perhaps all of it.
Washington was not one of the states included in the study, and autism is not tracked by state health officials. But Dr. Bryan King, director of the Seattle Children's Autism Center, said the report of growing numbers of children with autism spectrum disorder wasn't news to those who work in the field. "We're up burberry outlet against a tidal wave of need," he said.
More than 1,000 families are on a waiting list for diagnostic and therapy services from Children's, he said. "Families are having to confront the difficulties in accessing services and providers are trying to keep up with the press of humanity at the door."
Nobody knows what causes autism, and there is no blood test or other biological marker. It is diagnosed by its symptoms — social and communication difficulties starting in early childhood and repetitive behaviors or abnormally intense interests — and has come to include a wide range of symptoms.
Milder forms are now recognized. One, Asperger syndrome, describes behavior that in the past might have been seen as peculiar and abnormal but not evidence of illness. Ultimately, a diagnosis comes down to clinical judgment.
Some experts questioned the validity of relying on records to estimate the disorder's true prevalence.
David Mandell, an autism expert at the University of Pennsylvania, said the CDC's numbers primarily reflect the degree to which the diagnosis and services have taken hold in different places and burberry shoes for men among different groups.
"As the diagnosis is associated with more and more services, this becomes a less and less rigorous way to determine the prevalence of autism," he said, referring to the CDC's methods.
The federal agency found that Utah, which has widespread screening programs, had the highest rate: 1 child in 47. The state was closely followed by New Jersey, which prides itself on its autism services, at 1 in 49.
At the bottom was Alabama, one of the poorest states. Its autism rate fell 20 percent between 2006 and 2008: from 1 in 167 to 1 in 208.
CDC officials acknowledged the limitations of Ray ban sunglasses their analysis. In surveillance areas where researchers had access only to health records, and not school records, prevalence estimates were generally lower.
"Our study really is more of a study of demographic differences and population differences," said Jon Baio, a CDC epidemiologist and principal investigator on the report.
The researchers hope, however, that the study will draw attention to the need for more vigorous screening early in children's lives. Research shows that early intervention offers autistic children the best long-term prospects
More than one-fifth of children identified as autistic by the CDC had no autism diagnosis in their records.
Dr. Coleen Boyle, director Oakley sunglasses of the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, said children "still aren't being identified enough."
In response to rising concern over the skyrocketing diagnosis rates in the 1990s, the CDC set up a network of surveillance sites nationwide. Researchers do not examine children but instead periodically review records of 8-year-olds.
In its first analysis, using data from 2000, the CDC Burberry keychain estimated that 1 in 150 children had some form of the disorder. The latest estimate of 1 in 88 is already being touted as evidence that something in the environment is driving up cases.
"Autism is now officially becoming an epidemic in the United States," Mark Roithmayr, president of the advocacy group Autism Speaks, said at a news conference with CDC officials Thursday.
Others noted that as autism awareness has grown, health-care providers and school officials are more likely to label a child autistic or note autistic symptoms in the documentation that the CDC researchers rely on.
In all, the CDC identified 3,820 children with some form of autism, out of 337,093 in the surveillance areas.
As has been previously established, boys were much more heavily affected: The rate was 1 in 54, compared with 1 in 252 girls.Tom Ford sunglasses, cheap tom ford glasses sale, 2012 promotion 50% off.
The rate for white children was 1 in 83, compared with 1 in 127 for Latinos and 1 in 98 for black people — but the data show those minorities have been closing the gap.
"What we're looking at is mostly due to practices and infrastructure and culture rather than some underlying biological phenomenon," said Dr. Daniel Geschwind, an autism expert at UCLA.
Autism often has devastating effects louis vuitton belts on families, and treatment requires time, skill and patience. Medical expenses for children with autism are six times higher than for children without the disorder. Behavioral therapy, often delivered one on one, can cost as much as $60,000 a year. The advocacy group Autism Speaks estimates autism spectrum disorders cost the United States $137 billion a year.
There have been times I’ve wanted to stop playing
Wright birdied five of her last nine holes at Mission Hills Country Club and was a stroke behind the leader, Amy Yang. But Wright’s louis vuitton mens shoes sale finish was not the reason for her good mood. Fourteen months ago, Wright began taking daily medication for anxiety and depression. Before her condition was diagnosed, she nearly quit golf and questioned what she had to live for.
“I could have shot 80 today, and I’d still feel really great,” Wright said. “I don’t feel like I’m swimming with weights and dragging around 10 pounds of excess baggage. I sleep better, and I’m happier.”
Wright, 32, grew up in Australia and attended Pepperdine. As a senior, she finished second at the 2001 N.C.A.A. championships to Candy Hannemann of Georgia. After playing on the Futures Tour, she matriculated to the L.P.G.A. tour, where she found the environment not at all collegial. Wright described feeling like an outsider and spoke of the homesickness and loneliness that settled into her marrow after months away from her family.
Describing the tour as “an insular, introverted, isolated world,” Wright said she found no relief during her too-brief trips home. “My best mates were having families and everybody seemed to be growing up, and I was out here doing this,” she said. “Which is nothing wrong; it’s a great lifestyle if you have a healthy balance.”
Wright played well in the first half of 2009, finishing fourth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and second at the L.P.G.A. Championship. “And after that,” she said, “it was kind of a downhill, slippery slope. It just kind of happened quickly. You have bouts, and without getting into the psychology and everything, it wasn’t a great time, and I just couldn’t really get through it.”
On the last day of 2009, Wright turned 30. That was one low point. Another came at the 2010 Women’s British Open, when Wright dissolved into tears on the Royal Birkdale practice green. She shot rounds of 77 and 73 and missed the cut.
“People would say, ‘Oh, what’s wrong with your golf?’ and I thought: ‘It’s not my golf. It’s my head,’ ” Wright said.
She added: “People think, ‘Depression — oh, just get over it if you’re in a bad mood,’ or whatever. It really impacts you physically, and playing on this tour, coming out and trying to play, grinding it out each week louis vuitton men hoodies when you’re not sleeping and you can’t concentrate or focus and the other symptoms with it, it just gets you down, and it’s a bit of a nightmare.”
Athletes are conditioned to fight through the pain, to plow through mental and physical barriers. Wright said she was brought up to believe that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. “Where I played golf and grew up, it’s like, you just get on with it and do it, get over it and move on,” she said.
Wright was at home when she watched a television program in which a woman discussed her depression. “That’s me,” Wright said she remembered thinking. Not long afterward, at the insistence of a friend who is not an athlete, Wright said she sought help.
“When I did go to the doctor and got a diagnosis, I realized, ‘Jeez, I really do have a problem here,’ ” Wright said.
She played in 16 events last year, taking off the last four months to explore life without competitive golf.
“I felt really like I was being smothered by it, by the lifestyle and golf,” said Wright, who worked in public relations at a few men’s and women’s events in Australia. She resumed practicing in January and won for the first time in eight years, at the New Zealand Open, in February.
“There have been times I’ve wanted to stop playing, but when I’ve wanted to, I thought, if I stop playing now is it the depression or is it that I don’t enjoy golf?” Wright said. “So I didn’t want to quit something I’ve worked my whole life for because I was mental, basically. So last year was that test for me. I played last year, and I really enjoyed it. I liked golf, but my heart was at home.”
Wright had decided that this would be her last year on tour. Her victory in New Zealand did not cause her to change her timetable on retiring from competitive golf — and she’s not sure a victory this week would, either.
“It would be nice to leap in the pond on Sunday, but it wouldn’t change the plan, no,” Wright said. “I just want to enjoy my life.”
STORMY HOUSTON OPEN Ángel Cabrera and Carl Pettersson each shot a seven-under-par 65 to set the pace in the Houston Open in Humble, Tex., before the first round was suspended because of bad weather.
Only 51 players completed their 2012 louis vuitton women shoes popular 2012 new white rounds before thunderstorms in the afternoon. The defending champion Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and Ernie Els were still playing their front nines when play was suspended.
“I could have shot 80 today, and I’d still feel really great,” Wright said. “I don’t feel like I’m swimming with weights and dragging around 10 pounds of excess baggage. I sleep better, and I’m happier.”
Wright, 32, grew up in Australia and attended Pepperdine. As a senior, she finished second at the 2001 N.C.A.A. championships to Candy Hannemann of Georgia. After playing on the Futures Tour, she matriculated to the L.P.G.A. tour, where she found the environment not at all collegial. Wright described feeling like an outsider and spoke of the homesickness and loneliness that settled into her marrow after months away from her family.
Describing the tour as “an insular, introverted, isolated world,” Wright said she found no relief during her too-brief trips home. “My best mates were having families and everybody seemed to be growing up, and I was out here doing this,” she said. “Which is nothing wrong; it’s a great lifestyle if you have a healthy balance.”
Wright played well in the first half of 2009, finishing fourth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and second at the L.P.G.A. Championship. “And after that,” she said, “it was kind of a downhill, slippery slope. It just kind of happened quickly. You have bouts, and without getting into the psychology and everything, it wasn’t a great time, and I just couldn’t really get through it.”
On the last day of 2009, Wright turned 30. That was one low point. Another came at the 2010 Women’s British Open, when Wright dissolved into tears on the Royal Birkdale practice green. She shot rounds of 77 and 73 and missed the cut.
“People would say, ‘Oh, what’s wrong with your golf?’ and I thought: ‘It’s not my golf. It’s my head,’ ” Wright said.
She added: “People think, ‘Depression — oh, just get over it if you’re in a bad mood,’ or whatever. It really impacts you physically, and playing on this tour, coming out and trying to play, grinding it out each week louis vuitton men hoodies when you’re not sleeping and you can’t concentrate or focus and the other symptoms with it, it just gets you down, and it’s a bit of a nightmare.”
Athletes are conditioned to fight through the pain, to plow through mental and physical barriers. Wright said she was brought up to believe that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. “Where I played golf and grew up, it’s like, you just get on with it and do it, get over it and move on,” she said.
Wright was at home when she watched a television program in which a woman discussed her depression. “That’s me,” Wright said she remembered thinking. Not long afterward, at the insistence of a friend who is not an athlete, Wright said she sought help.
“When I did go to the doctor and got a diagnosis, I realized, ‘Jeez, I really do have a problem here,’ ” Wright said.
She played in 16 events last year, taking off the last four months to explore life without competitive golf.
“I felt really like I was being smothered by it, by the lifestyle and golf,” said Wright, who worked in public relations at a few men’s and women’s events in Australia. She resumed practicing in January and won for the first time in eight years, at the New Zealand Open, in February.
“There have been times I’ve wanted to stop playing, but when I’ve wanted to, I thought, if I stop playing now is it the depression or is it that I don’t enjoy golf?” Wright said. “So I didn’t want to quit something I’ve worked my whole life for because I was mental, basically. So last year was that test for me. I played last year, and I really enjoyed it. I liked golf, but my heart was at home.”
Wright had decided that this would be her last year on tour. Her victory in New Zealand did not cause her to change her timetable on retiring from competitive golf — and she’s not sure a victory this week would, either.
“It would be nice to leap in the pond on Sunday, but it wouldn’t change the plan, no,” Wright said. “I just want to enjoy my life.”
STORMY HOUSTON OPEN Ángel Cabrera and Carl Pettersson each shot a seven-under-par 65 to set the pace in the Houston Open in Humble, Tex., before the first round was suspended because of bad weather.
Only 51 players completed their 2012 louis vuitton women shoes popular 2012 new white rounds before thunderstorms in the afternoon. The defending champion Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and Ernie Els were still playing their front nines when play was suspended.
2012年3月28日星期三
She also indicated she had first heard of the shortfall
Top MF Global executives and burberry ties their lawyers have been meeting with federal authorities investigating the collapse of MF Global and the firm’s misuse of customer money, according to testimony before a Congressional panel on Wednesday.
The testimony, delivered by the firm’s general counsel and two top finance officers, indicated that the federal investigation was progressing five months after the brokerage firm filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 31.
The investigation — led by regulators, federal prosecutors and the Federal Bureau of Investigation — has been constrained because an important MF Global employee had declined to cooperate without first receiving a deal excusing her from criminal prosecution.
That employee, Edith O’Brien, an assistant treasurer of MF Global, continued her silence before the oversight panel of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, as she invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination. A standoff ensued as lawmakers hurled pointed questions about transfers of customer money that Ms. O’Brien oversaw. But Ms. O’Brien did not take the bait.
“On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based on my constitutional rights,” Ms. O’Brien said, appearing to burberry outlet clutch a cross in one hand as she rebuffed lawmakers again and again.
Her silence was not well received by lawmakers.
“We’re extremely disappointed,” said Representative Randy Neugebauer, a Texas Republican who is chairman of the oversight panel. The panel, he said, would consider recalling her and Jon S. Corzine, the firm’s former chief executive, to testify in the coming months.
Ms. O’Brien was excused from the hearing early. She was chased by a throng of reporters as she left the hearing room.
The spotlight then shifted to three MF Global executives who remained: Laurie Ferber, the firm’s general counsel; Henri J. Steenkamp, the chief financial officer; and Christine Serwinski, the North American chief financial officer.
Each executive said he or she was cooperating with the federal investigation into MF Global. Ms. Ferber plans to meet with prosecutors on April 6.
Mr. Steenkamp’s lawyers have offered a so-called proffer statement, an initial but important step in which burberry shoes for men lawyers outline what their client may say in an interview with investigators.
Ms. Serwinski said she had twice met with investigators.
Otherwise, the much anticipated hearing, which was the fifth Congressional forum on MF Global, was short on major revelations. The witnesses repeatedly defended their actions or invoked ignorance about the intricacies of customer accounts.
“I am deeply saddened, upset and frustrated that money belonging to MF Global Inc. customers have not been returned in full,” Mr. Steenkamp said.
He added, “I unfortunately have limited knowledge of the specific movement of funds.”
During the three-hour hearing, lawmakers lambasted the witnesses for their broad denials and claims of ignorance about how more than $1 billion in customer money had disappeared from the firm.
“I appreciate your consistency in having nothing to add,” Representative Michael E. Capuano, a Massachusetts Democrat, said to the witnesses, Ray ban sunglasses eliciting laughter from the gallery of onlookers.
One central focus of the hearing was a suspect transfer of $175 million on Oct. 28 from MF Global to JPMorgan Chase. Ms. O’Brien oversaw the transfer, which was used to patch an account that MF Global had overdrawn at the bank.
Given the myriad ways the bank interacted with MF Global, JPMorgan employees could see the trail of transfers that allowed the brokerage firm to cover its overdraft.
MF Global first withdrew $200 million from customer accounts and placed the money in its own coffers.
The brokerage firm then transferred $175 million of it to cover the overdraft in an account at JPMorgan in London.
The transfer, the bank explained, was not problematic on its face. Futures firms often keep a cushion of cash in customer accounts to facilitate day-to-day operations in the event of situations like market Oakley sunglasses swings, and can draw upon the cushion at will.
But JPMorgan knew MF Global was in distress, and asked the firm’s chief executive, Mr. Corzine, for answers. The conversation set off a back and forth between the bank and MF Global.
“I had great respect for her,” Ms. Ferber said of Ms. O’Brien.
JPMorgan sent three letters to MF Global, each more specific than the last, looking for written confirmation from Ms. O’Brien that the source of the transfer had not violated regulations.
Ms. Ferber, MF Global’s general counsel, told the bank that the first letter was too broad, because it sought assurances about all transfers, not just the ones in question.
Ms. Ferber said she had no reason to believe that burberry sunglasses 2012 customer money was at risk.
A revised letter that mentioned just the transfer of Oct. 28 was finally sent. But Ms. O’Brien, who within the industry was considered an expert of sorts on the subject of protecting customer accounts, never signed it.
A JPMorgan lawyer testifying Wednesday, Diane M. Genova, said that MF Global employees repeatedly had given the bank assurances over the phone that the transfer was not funded by customer money.
Lawmakers on Wednesday asked Ms. Serwinski repeatedly about the wisdom of the transfer.Armani sunglasses for women, cheap armani glasses for men sale.
“Knowing what you know today would you have made that transfer?” Mr. Neugebauer asked Ms. Serwinski, who was on vacation during MF Global’s final week and did not play a role in specific transfers.
“No,” she replied.
In her written testimony, Ms. Serwinski said that there had been red flags regarding customer funds as early as Thursday, after the firm had burned through a buffer of money protecting customer funds. She also indicated she had first heard of the shortfall on Saturday, Oct. 29, a day before regulators were told of the shortfall.
Representative Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania, asked Ms. Serwinski, who cut her vacation short to return to the firm on the evening of Oct. 30., why she had not told any of the regulators when cheap louis vuitton mens shoes she became concerned.
“We did not believe it was a deficiency at that point,” she replied.
The testimony, delivered by the firm’s general counsel and two top finance officers, indicated that the federal investigation was progressing five months after the brokerage firm filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 31.
The investigation — led by regulators, federal prosecutors and the Federal Bureau of Investigation — has been constrained because an important MF Global employee had declined to cooperate without first receiving a deal excusing her from criminal prosecution.
That employee, Edith O’Brien, an assistant treasurer of MF Global, continued her silence before the oversight panel of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, as she invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination. A standoff ensued as lawmakers hurled pointed questions about transfers of customer money that Ms. O’Brien oversaw. But Ms. O’Brien did not take the bait.
“On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based on my constitutional rights,” Ms. O’Brien said, appearing to burberry outlet clutch a cross in one hand as she rebuffed lawmakers again and again.
Her silence was not well received by lawmakers.
“We’re extremely disappointed,” said Representative Randy Neugebauer, a Texas Republican who is chairman of the oversight panel. The panel, he said, would consider recalling her and Jon S. Corzine, the firm’s former chief executive, to testify in the coming months.
Ms. O’Brien was excused from the hearing early. She was chased by a throng of reporters as she left the hearing room.
The spotlight then shifted to three MF Global executives who remained: Laurie Ferber, the firm’s general counsel; Henri J. Steenkamp, the chief financial officer; and Christine Serwinski, the North American chief financial officer.
Each executive said he or she was cooperating with the federal investigation into MF Global. Ms. Ferber plans to meet with prosecutors on April 6.
Mr. Steenkamp’s lawyers have offered a so-called proffer statement, an initial but important step in which burberry shoes for men lawyers outline what their client may say in an interview with investigators.
Ms. Serwinski said she had twice met with investigators.
Otherwise, the much anticipated hearing, which was the fifth Congressional forum on MF Global, was short on major revelations. The witnesses repeatedly defended their actions or invoked ignorance about the intricacies of customer accounts.
“I am deeply saddened, upset and frustrated that money belonging to MF Global Inc. customers have not been returned in full,” Mr. Steenkamp said.
He added, “I unfortunately have limited knowledge of the specific movement of funds.”
During the three-hour hearing, lawmakers lambasted the witnesses for their broad denials and claims of ignorance about how more than $1 billion in customer money had disappeared from the firm.
“I appreciate your consistency in having nothing to add,” Representative Michael E. Capuano, a Massachusetts Democrat, said to the witnesses, Ray ban sunglasses eliciting laughter from the gallery of onlookers.
One central focus of the hearing was a suspect transfer of $175 million on Oct. 28 from MF Global to JPMorgan Chase. Ms. O’Brien oversaw the transfer, which was used to patch an account that MF Global had overdrawn at the bank.
Given the myriad ways the bank interacted with MF Global, JPMorgan employees could see the trail of transfers that allowed the brokerage firm to cover its overdraft.
MF Global first withdrew $200 million from customer accounts and placed the money in its own coffers.
The brokerage firm then transferred $175 million of it to cover the overdraft in an account at JPMorgan in London.
The transfer, the bank explained, was not problematic on its face. Futures firms often keep a cushion of cash in customer accounts to facilitate day-to-day operations in the event of situations like market Oakley sunglasses swings, and can draw upon the cushion at will.
But JPMorgan knew MF Global was in distress, and asked the firm’s chief executive, Mr. Corzine, for answers. The conversation set off a back and forth between the bank and MF Global.
“I had great respect for her,” Ms. Ferber said of Ms. O’Brien.
JPMorgan sent three letters to MF Global, each more specific than the last, looking for written confirmation from Ms. O’Brien that the source of the transfer had not violated regulations.
Ms. Ferber, MF Global’s general counsel, told the bank that the first letter was too broad, because it sought assurances about all transfers, not just the ones in question.
Ms. Ferber said she had no reason to believe that burberry sunglasses 2012 customer money was at risk.
A revised letter that mentioned just the transfer of Oct. 28 was finally sent. But Ms. O’Brien, who within the industry was considered an expert of sorts on the subject of protecting customer accounts, never signed it.
A JPMorgan lawyer testifying Wednesday, Diane M. Genova, said that MF Global employees repeatedly had given the bank assurances over the phone that the transfer was not funded by customer money.
Lawmakers on Wednesday asked Ms. Serwinski repeatedly about the wisdom of the transfer.Armani sunglasses for women, cheap armani glasses for men sale.
“Knowing what you know today would you have made that transfer?” Mr. Neugebauer asked Ms. Serwinski, who was on vacation during MF Global’s final week and did not play a role in specific transfers.
“No,” she replied.
In her written testimony, Ms. Serwinski said that there had been red flags regarding customer funds as early as Thursday, after the firm had burned through a buffer of money protecting customer funds. She also indicated she had first heard of the shortfall on Saturday, Oct. 29, a day before regulators were told of the shortfall.
Representative Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Republican of Pennsylvania, asked Ms. Serwinski, who cut her vacation short to return to the firm on the evening of Oct. 30., why she had not told any of the regulators when cheap louis vuitton mens shoes she became concerned.
“We did not believe it was a deficiency at that point,” she replied.
2012年3月27日星期二
The farewell posted online came after suspected members
Prior to Justin Bieber’s burberry ties eighteenth birthday, there was a lot of wonder about whether the teen idol could continue his success into adulthood. We likely won’t know the true answer to that for at least another decade, but let’s just say he’s off to a pretty good start. The Biebs’ new single “Boyfriend”, his first since being allowed to smoke, somehow moved an astounding one hundred and seventy-two thousand units during its four twenty-four hour period, and that’s arguably not even the best part.
For all his success, Justin Bieber has never really crushed the radio. His singles “One Time” and “Baby” got some solid airplay, but they actually peaked on the Mainstream Top 40 Airplay Chart at fourteen and sixteen respectively. With “Boyfriend” however, early tracking numbers indicate he could do far better. According to Billboard, the track may well enter the chart in the top twenty. As songs normally rise for a few weeks, he could well wind up in the top ten or even top five. If he does, it’ll be another notch in his belt and a promising signal for future success.
I like Bieber and wish him nothing but burberry outlet the best, but I must say I am a bit confused as to why the airplay seems to be so high for this song in particular. It’s definitely a bit more mature, but it doesn’t quite have the memorability of “Baby”. What do you think? How does “Boyfriend” compare? Listen to the song and then let us know what you think by rating in the poll below…
It can't be all victory tours and dessert buffets for "The Hunger Games": The film has some critics making controversial statements about star Jennifer Lawrence -- specifically regarding her weight.
The film tells of a malnourished North American nation, Panem, under the control of a sleek and excessive capitol city, with the participants in the annual fight-to-the-death Hunger Games depicted as skin-and-bones teenagers clawing for survival.
Some folks find that Lawrence looked a little too well-fed to play the bow-toting Katness Everdeen.
"A few years ago burberry shoes for men Ms. Lawrence might have looked hungry enough to play Katniss, but now, at 21, her seductive, womanly figure makes a bad fit for a dystopian fantasy about a people starved into submission," said Manohla Dargis of the New York Times.
A bold indictment, if you ask us, of a 21-year-old star who currently captivates the attention of impressionable young females and her same-aged peers in show business. But are the critical sentiments -- Vulture has a comprehensive roundup -- correct?
On the one hand, the content adapted from Suzanne Collins' dark novels dictates that these oppressed citizens are in fact emaciated. But by all standards Lawrence is hardly overweight, though widely attributed with that dread celeb magazine buffer of "curvy."
Chew the fat on this "Hunger Games" debate in comments. And if you need some photographic evidence, check out how Lawrence killed it on the carpet at the Los Angeles "Hunger" premiere.
A Lulz Security hacker group that bade farewell to Ray ban sunglasses the world last year appeared to make a comeback with a trove of data looted from a dating website for soldiers.
Hackers referring to themselves as "LulzSec Reborn" made a cache of information evidently stolen from MilitarySingles.com website available at online file sharing service Pastebin on Tuesday.
The file included a note saying "laughing at your security since 2011" and a message claiming to have mined personal information from nearly 171,000 accounts at the website.
In a message at an Anonymous News account at Twitter on Tuesday, the hackers promised to soon divulge "the Oakley sunglasses full database of military singles" including private messages.
LulzSec, which was associated with loosely knit hacker collective Anonymous, announced in the middle of last year that it was dissolving the group after having caused 50 days of havoc as intended.
The farewell posted online came after suspected members of the group were arrested.
"The original LulzSec gang had its summer of hacktivism brought to a swift end," Graham Cluley said in a Sophos Internet security firm blog post on Tuesday.
"Of course, on the Internet, anyone can cheap burberry sneakers claim to be whatever they want and so it's not particularly surprising to see that it was a group calling itself LulzSec Reborn" claiming credit for a hack of MilitarySingles.com.
Cluley said that email address, real names and even home addresses of "romance-seeking members of the military" were in the trove of information posted on the Internet by the hackers.
"If you know anyone who has ever used the Military Singles website, it would be a good idea to tell them to change their password as a precaution - and to ensure that they are not using the same password anywhere else," Cluely advised.Chanel sunglasses - cheap chanel designer sunglasses sale 2012.
ESingles Inc., which operates MilitarySingles.com, said it a public statement that it was investigating the hacking claim.
For all his success, Justin Bieber has never really crushed the radio. His singles “One Time” and “Baby” got some solid airplay, but they actually peaked on the Mainstream Top 40 Airplay Chart at fourteen and sixteen respectively. With “Boyfriend” however, early tracking numbers indicate he could do far better. According to Billboard, the track may well enter the chart in the top twenty. As songs normally rise for a few weeks, he could well wind up in the top ten or even top five. If he does, it’ll be another notch in his belt and a promising signal for future success.
I like Bieber and wish him nothing but burberry outlet the best, but I must say I am a bit confused as to why the airplay seems to be so high for this song in particular. It’s definitely a bit more mature, but it doesn’t quite have the memorability of “Baby”. What do you think? How does “Boyfriend” compare? Listen to the song and then let us know what you think by rating in the poll below…
It can't be all victory tours and dessert buffets for "The Hunger Games": The film has some critics making controversial statements about star Jennifer Lawrence -- specifically regarding her weight.
The film tells of a malnourished North American nation, Panem, under the control of a sleek and excessive capitol city, with the participants in the annual fight-to-the-death Hunger Games depicted as skin-and-bones teenagers clawing for survival.
Some folks find that Lawrence looked a little too well-fed to play the bow-toting Katness Everdeen.
"A few years ago burberry shoes for men Ms. Lawrence might have looked hungry enough to play Katniss, but now, at 21, her seductive, womanly figure makes a bad fit for a dystopian fantasy about a people starved into submission," said Manohla Dargis of the New York Times.
A bold indictment, if you ask us, of a 21-year-old star who currently captivates the attention of impressionable young females and her same-aged peers in show business. But are the critical sentiments -- Vulture has a comprehensive roundup -- correct?
On the one hand, the content adapted from Suzanne Collins' dark novels dictates that these oppressed citizens are in fact emaciated. But by all standards Lawrence is hardly overweight, though widely attributed with that dread celeb magazine buffer of "curvy."
Chew the fat on this "Hunger Games" debate in comments. And if you need some photographic evidence, check out how Lawrence killed it on the carpet at the Los Angeles "Hunger" premiere.
A Lulz Security hacker group that bade farewell to Ray ban sunglasses the world last year appeared to make a comeback with a trove of data looted from a dating website for soldiers.
Hackers referring to themselves as "LulzSec Reborn" made a cache of information evidently stolen from MilitarySingles.com website available at online file sharing service Pastebin on Tuesday.
The file included a note saying "laughing at your security since 2011" and a message claiming to have mined personal information from nearly 171,000 accounts at the website.
In a message at an Anonymous News account at Twitter on Tuesday, the hackers promised to soon divulge "the Oakley sunglasses full database of military singles" including private messages.
LulzSec, which was associated with loosely knit hacker collective Anonymous, announced in the middle of last year that it was dissolving the group after having caused 50 days of havoc as intended.
The farewell posted online came after suspected members of the group were arrested.
"The original LulzSec gang had its summer of hacktivism brought to a swift end," Graham Cluley said in a Sophos Internet security firm blog post on Tuesday.
"Of course, on the Internet, anyone can cheap burberry sneakers claim to be whatever they want and so it's not particularly surprising to see that it was a group calling itself LulzSec Reborn" claiming credit for a hack of MilitarySingles.com.
Cluley said that email address, real names and even home addresses of "romance-seeking members of the military" were in the trove of information posted on the Internet by the hackers.
"If you know anyone who has ever used the Military Singles website, it would be a good idea to tell them to change their password as a precaution - and to ensure that they are not using the same password anywhere else," Cluely advised.Chanel sunglasses - cheap chanel designer sunglasses sale 2012.
ESingles Inc., which operates MilitarySingles.com, said it a public statement that it was investigating the hacking claim.
2012年3月26日星期一
Smith's shot selection can give a coach nightmares
His second-leading scorer is a wild, burberry handbags crazy gunner whose shot selection is straight off a New York playground.
His center is a soft-spoken African still learning how to play the game.
His team finished seventh in the Big East in the regular season, including a 31-point loss to Providence.
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But he says this might be the most enjoyable ride he's had in his long coaching career, that he's never coached a group like this one.
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And Saturday, when his Louisville team advanced to the NCAA men's Final Four, Pitino smiled bigger than we've seen him smile in a long time and gushed into a microphone, "Aside from the birth of my six children, this is the happiest day of my life."
His team's next game — Louisville vs. Kentucky in the Final Four in New Orleans on Saturday — is all about the state of Kentucky, not Indiana. But it would certainly be fitting, and accurate, for Pitino to channel Norman Dale of the movie Hoosiers and, before they head onto the floor of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, softly tell his players, "I love you guys."
Theirs is a moving drama worthy of screenwriters and a musical score.
Like Dale, Pitino has endured scandal and embarrassment, most famously as a result of a woman being tried and convicted in 2010 for trying to extort money from Pitino, who is married, to keep secret a one-night stand in 2003.
The more the once-haughty Pitino talks about embracing humility, both in regard to that incident and because of his failure as coach of the Boston Celtics, the more sincere he sounds.Ray ban sunglasses, cheap gucci sunglasses, burberry sunglasses sale.
Like the Hickory team in Hoosiers, the Louisville Cardinals (30-9) were pounded from time to time early in the season. Their weaknesses were exposed. Their resolve was tested.
But they believed in their coach and themselves, they worked extremely hard and, when the stage got bigger and the games more important, they played their hearts out.
"These guys are complete warriors," Pitino says.
The whole thing reminds Pitino of 25 years ago, when he took Big East doormat Providence to the Final Four in 1987 while grieving the death because of heart failure of his 6-month-old son, Daniel.
That's a memory that is bittersweet and a connection that is eerie, because while Pitino has been coaching this team to the Final Four, he's been talking and texting with members of the 1987 Providence team about plans for their 25-year reunion celebration in May. And, in the West Regional final Saturday in Phoenix, his team beat Florida, coached by the star of the '87 Providence team and probably Pitino's favorite all-time player, Billy Donovan.
As they say in the infotainment business, this is a story with multiple entry points.
However you approach it, the tale of the 2011-12 Louisville Cardinals ends up being about a great bond that has been formed. "I've been proud of a lot of teams, and I've said this team reminds me of the '87 team," Pitino says. "I've never wanted a Final Four more in my life than in '87. Just to ease the pain that we were going through at the time of losing a son and to distract my wife and family from that.
"And I've never wanted a Final Four more than for these guys. They give me every single thing they have in their bodies. They're the burberry ties most incredible group to coach. And now they're going to get this experience. And the only thing I've asked them to do is not be satisfied by going."
Oh, there will be more things he'll ask, and demand.
Just ask Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng and Russ Smith. Their coach might be smiling more and bigger than usual, but embracing humility doesn't mean abandoning his drive and intensity.
Siva is the 6-0 junior point guard whom Pitino was screaming at Saturday for ill-advised fouls. He has had an up-and-down season but has shown some brilliance in the tournament and credits his coach for staying on him and helping him through tough times.
"Of course, he gets a little out of control at practice," Siva says. "He gets on us. … He's a great coach to play for. … Everybody grasps the fact that he has been there and knows what it takes to be successful."
Dieng is the 6-11 sophomore center from Senegal who is trying to be a sponge and soak up everything the wise, old sage can offer.
"This guy, he's always thinking like how he can get this kid better," Dieng says. "My freshman year, I was complaining a lot. I'm tired, my legs hurt. He changed my whole mentality. He made me tougher, and he burberry hats for women teaches me how this game can change your life."
And Smith is the no-conscience, fearless 6-0 sophomore who, though sixth in minutes played, leads the Cardinals in shot attempts … and led them to victory Saturday with some clutch plays down the stretch.
Smith's shot selection can give a coach nightmares.
But Pitino has a soft spot in his heart for him. He even made up a word for some of Smith's shots: Russ-diculous.
Sometimes Pitino has seen enough and he'll yank Smith from the game. Then, when he needs offense a couple of minutes later, he'll put him back in.
Smith, like Pitino a New Yorker, listens to his coach patiently, then goes in and keeps firing up shots.
Some go in.
But whether they do or don't go in for Louisville in New Orleans, this will always be one of Pitino's favorite teams, a reminder of 1987.
And it's not, he says, just burberry sunglasses because this team, like the one in '87, overachieved. It's because these guys worked hard in the classroom, have a Bible study, have each other's backs and always find something to laugh about.
"And," Pitino says, "because of their humility and the way they carry themselves."
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His center is a soft-spoken African still learning how to play the game.
His team finished seventh in the Big East in the regular season, including a 31-point loss to Providence.
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But he says this might be the most enjoyable ride he's had in his long coaching career, that he's never coached a group like this one.
Get your Final Four gear
Support your squad on the road to the burberry shirts for women cheap NCAA men's national title with Final Four gear available in the USA TODAY Sports Store.
And Saturday, when his Louisville team advanced to the NCAA men's Final Four, Pitino smiled bigger than we've seen him smile in a long time and gushed into a microphone, "Aside from the birth of my six children, this is the happiest day of my life."
His team's next game — Louisville vs. Kentucky in the Final Four in New Orleans on Saturday — is all about the state of Kentucky, not Indiana. But it would certainly be fitting, and accurate, for Pitino to channel Norman Dale of the movie Hoosiers and, before they head onto the floor of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, softly tell his players, "I love you guys."
Theirs is a moving drama worthy of screenwriters and a musical score.
Like Dale, Pitino has endured scandal and embarrassment, most famously as a result of a woman being tried and convicted in 2010 for trying to extort money from Pitino, who is married, to keep secret a one-night stand in 2003.
The more the once-haughty Pitino talks about embracing humility, both in regard to that incident and because of his failure as coach of the Boston Celtics, the more sincere he sounds.Ray ban sunglasses, cheap gucci sunglasses, burberry sunglasses sale.
Like the Hickory team in Hoosiers, the Louisville Cardinals (30-9) were pounded from time to time early in the season. Their weaknesses were exposed. Their resolve was tested.
But they believed in their coach and themselves, they worked extremely hard and, when the stage got bigger and the games more important, they played their hearts out.
"These guys are complete warriors," Pitino says.
The whole thing reminds Pitino of 25 years ago, when he took Big East doormat Providence to the Final Four in 1987 while grieving the death because of heart failure of his 6-month-old son, Daniel.
That's a memory that is bittersweet and a connection that is eerie, because while Pitino has been coaching this team to the Final Four, he's been talking and texting with members of the 1987 Providence team about plans for their 25-year reunion celebration in May. And, in the West Regional final Saturday in Phoenix, his team beat Florida, coached by the star of the '87 Providence team and probably Pitino's favorite all-time player, Billy Donovan.
As they say in the infotainment business, this is a story with multiple entry points.
However you approach it, the tale of the 2011-12 Louisville Cardinals ends up being about a great bond that has been formed. "I've been proud of a lot of teams, and I've said this team reminds me of the '87 team," Pitino says. "I've never wanted a Final Four more in my life than in '87. Just to ease the pain that we were going through at the time of losing a son and to distract my wife and family from that.
"And I've never wanted a Final Four more than for these guys. They give me every single thing they have in their bodies. They're the burberry ties most incredible group to coach. And now they're going to get this experience. And the only thing I've asked them to do is not be satisfied by going."
Oh, there will be more things he'll ask, and demand.
Just ask Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng and Russ Smith. Their coach might be smiling more and bigger than usual, but embracing humility doesn't mean abandoning his drive and intensity.
Siva is the 6-0 junior point guard whom Pitino was screaming at Saturday for ill-advised fouls. He has had an up-and-down season but has shown some brilliance in the tournament and credits his coach for staying on him and helping him through tough times.
"Of course, he gets a little out of control at practice," Siva says. "He gets on us. … He's a great coach to play for. … Everybody grasps the fact that he has been there and knows what it takes to be successful."
Dieng is the 6-11 sophomore center from Senegal who is trying to be a sponge and soak up everything the wise, old sage can offer.
"This guy, he's always thinking like how he can get this kid better," Dieng says. "My freshman year, I was complaining a lot. I'm tired, my legs hurt. He changed my whole mentality. He made me tougher, and he burberry hats for women teaches me how this game can change your life."
And Smith is the no-conscience, fearless 6-0 sophomore who, though sixth in minutes played, leads the Cardinals in shot attempts … and led them to victory Saturday with some clutch plays down the stretch.
Smith's shot selection can give a coach nightmares.
But Pitino has a soft spot in his heart for him. He even made up a word for some of Smith's shots: Russ-diculous.
Sometimes Pitino has seen enough and he'll yank Smith from the game. Then, when he needs offense a couple of minutes later, he'll put him back in.
Smith, like Pitino a New Yorker, listens to his coach patiently, then goes in and keeps firing up shots.
Some go in.
But whether they do or don't go in for Louisville in New Orleans, this will always be one of Pitino's favorite teams, a reminder of 1987.
And it's not, he says, just burberry sunglasses because this team, like the one in '87, overachieved. It's because these guys worked hard in the classroom, have a Bible study, have each other's backs and always find something to laugh about.
"And," Pitino says, "because of their humility and the way they carry themselves."
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2012年3月25日星期日
I saw him coming down the middle and I stepped up
Baylor couldn't — and the Bears' roster burberry ties is full of talent. Indiana couldn't — and the Hoosiers had beaten the Wildcats earlier this season. Iowa State couldn't — and it wasn't close.
The Wildcats have marched through the NCAA tournament on a mission, barely celebrating victories along the way, insisting they are not even watching other games. Reaching the Final Four wasn't an achievement. It was an expectation.
To win a national championship — and Kentucky fans won't be happy with anything less — the Cats will have to get through two very good basketball teams.
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Their next foe is a familiar one, Louisville. The Cardinals lost to Kentucky 69-62 on Dec. 31, but they've played their best basketball over the past month. Since losing to Syracuse at the end of its regular season, Louisville has won eight in a row.
Throw in Rick Pitino, his burberry handbags outlet rocky relationship with John Calipari and history with the Kentucky program, and Saturday's Final Four showdown will make for entertaining theater.
Even considering Anthony Davis' possible knee injury (which he returned from during Sunday's game), Kentucky remains the favorite. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is playing as well as he has all year, and the Wildcats' defense is unrelenting.
If Davis gets in early foul trouble or multiple Kentucky starters get injured, Saturday's game could be close. But the Cats will move on to face the winner of Kansas-Ohio State.
Two All-American big men will face off in Saturday's second matchup, another rematch. Ohio State played without its star, Jared Sullinger, and lost to Thomas Robinson-led Kansas in early December.
But this time both teams will be at full strength. Sullinger and Robinson both average more than 17 points and nine rebounds per game. Expect a physical but fun matchup there with Ohio State winning a close one.
In the next round, it won't matter. Kentucky has shown all season it's the best team.
It happened first in the 2008 national semifinals, and again Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome for the Midwest Region championship. In a game that burberry sneakers women had been tight throughout, Kansas scored the last 12 points to oust the top-seeded Tar Heels, 80-67.
The Jayhawks (31-6) will face the East champion, Ohio State (31-7), in a national semifinal next Saturday in New Orleans — the first Final Four appearance by Kansas since its 2008 national championship.
North Carolina (32-6), playing its second game without point guard Kendall Marshall (broken bone in right wrist), shot a sizzling 63.6 percent from the field in the first half but faded down the stretch, missing its final nine field-goal attempts and 14 of its last 16. In the second half, the Tar Heels made only seven baskets and went 0 for 10 on 3-point attempts.
Williams said he thought his team panicked at the end.
“It was pretty there for a while,” Williams said. “It just wasn’t very pretty those last five minutes.”
Tyshawn Taylor had 22 points and Thomas Robinson, named the regional’s most outstanding player, 18 points for No. 2-seeded Kansas. But two big blocks by the Kansas seven-footer Jeff Withey, playing with four fouls, helped the Jayhawks pull away in the final minutes. Withey finished with 15 points, making all five of his shots from the field, and had three blocks.
In a game that featured 13 lead changes and 15 ties, Kansas led by one when the Tar Heels seven-footer Tyler Zeller Ray ban sunglasses blocked Taylor on a drive. Moments later, Taylor stole the ball, and Elijah Johnson — shooting 2 for 10 from the field to that point — sank a pull-up 3-pointer from the left wing.
“I couldn’t go home thinking I had a shot and backed off it,” said Johnson, one of the most dependable Jayhawks in the second half throughout the tournament.
With 2 minutes 4 seconds to play, North Carolina’s 6-foot-11 John Henson, playing gamely after twisting his right ankle in the first half, drove for the basket. But Withey, the Big 12 defensive player of the year, swatted the shot, spied Taylor and tipped it ahead to him for a fast-break layup and a 3-point play.
“I saw him coming down the middle and I stepped up,” Withey said. “I just threw my hands up and he shot it into my hands. Then I looked burberry watches for men outlet where the ball was, saw Ty and tried to tip it to him.”
Taylor said, “It was the perfect play for us.”
Then Stilman White, starting for Marshall, saw an opening and drove inside. Withey blocked that too. Kansas broke the other way, and Travis Releford finished with a two-handed dunk to make it 76-67 with 1:29 to play — the biggest lead by either team to that point. After a 3-point miss by White, Releford sank one of two foul shots for a 10-point lead with 49 seconds to play.
“A lot of times, a guy with four fouls won’t guard you because he wants to stay in the game,” Williams said, adding: “It wasn’t just us missing shots. Jeff was a load inside.”
Releford dribbled out the final seconds as he and Taylor waved their arms at the stands, an unnecessary gesture in front of a crowd of 24,107 that was up and cheering. The preponderance of blue — and not the Carolina shade — suggested that Kansas fans had bought most of the tickets dumped by Ohio and North Carolina State fans after losses in the Round of 16.
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The Wildcats have marched through the NCAA tournament on a mission, barely celebrating victories along the way, insisting they are not even watching other games. Reaching the Final Four wasn't an achievement. It was an expectation.
To win a national championship — and Kentucky fans won't be happy with anything less — the Cats will have to get through two very good basketball teams.
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Their next foe is a familiar one, Louisville. The Cardinals lost to Kentucky 69-62 on Dec. 31, but they've played their best basketball over the past month. Since losing to Syracuse at the end of its regular season, Louisville has won eight in a row.
Throw in Rick Pitino, his burberry handbags outlet rocky relationship with John Calipari and history with the Kentucky program, and Saturday's Final Four showdown will make for entertaining theater.
Even considering Anthony Davis' possible knee injury (which he returned from during Sunday's game), Kentucky remains the favorite. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is playing as well as he has all year, and the Wildcats' defense is unrelenting.
If Davis gets in early foul trouble or multiple Kentucky starters get injured, Saturday's game could be close. But the Cats will move on to face the winner of Kansas-Ohio State.
Two All-American big men will face off in Saturday's second matchup, another rematch. Ohio State played without its star, Jared Sullinger, and lost to Thomas Robinson-led Kansas in early December.
But this time both teams will be at full strength. Sullinger and Robinson both average more than 17 points and nine rebounds per game. Expect a physical but fun matchup there with Ohio State winning a close one.
In the next round, it won't matter. Kentucky has shown all season it's the best team.
It happened first in the 2008 national semifinals, and again Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome for the Midwest Region championship. In a game that burberry sneakers women had been tight throughout, Kansas scored the last 12 points to oust the top-seeded Tar Heels, 80-67.
The Jayhawks (31-6) will face the East champion, Ohio State (31-7), in a national semifinal next Saturday in New Orleans — the first Final Four appearance by Kansas since its 2008 national championship.
North Carolina (32-6), playing its second game without point guard Kendall Marshall (broken bone in right wrist), shot a sizzling 63.6 percent from the field in the first half but faded down the stretch, missing its final nine field-goal attempts and 14 of its last 16. In the second half, the Tar Heels made only seven baskets and went 0 for 10 on 3-point attempts.
Williams said he thought his team panicked at the end.
“It was pretty there for a while,” Williams said. “It just wasn’t very pretty those last five minutes.”
Tyshawn Taylor had 22 points and Thomas Robinson, named the regional’s most outstanding player, 18 points for No. 2-seeded Kansas. But two big blocks by the Kansas seven-footer Jeff Withey, playing with four fouls, helped the Jayhawks pull away in the final minutes. Withey finished with 15 points, making all five of his shots from the field, and had three blocks.
In a game that featured 13 lead changes and 15 ties, Kansas led by one when the Tar Heels seven-footer Tyler Zeller Ray ban sunglasses blocked Taylor on a drive. Moments later, Taylor stole the ball, and Elijah Johnson — shooting 2 for 10 from the field to that point — sank a pull-up 3-pointer from the left wing.
“I couldn’t go home thinking I had a shot and backed off it,” said Johnson, one of the most dependable Jayhawks in the second half throughout the tournament.
With 2 minutes 4 seconds to play, North Carolina’s 6-foot-11 John Henson, playing gamely after twisting his right ankle in the first half, drove for the basket. But Withey, the Big 12 defensive player of the year, swatted the shot, spied Taylor and tipped it ahead to him for a fast-break layup and a 3-point play.
“I saw him coming down the middle and I stepped up,” Withey said. “I just threw my hands up and he shot it into my hands. Then I looked burberry watches for men outlet where the ball was, saw Ty and tried to tip it to him.”
Taylor said, “It was the perfect play for us.”
Then Stilman White, starting for Marshall, saw an opening and drove inside. Withey blocked that too. Kansas broke the other way, and Travis Releford finished with a two-handed dunk to make it 76-67 with 1:29 to play — the biggest lead by either team to that point. After a 3-point miss by White, Releford sank one of two foul shots for a 10-point lead with 49 seconds to play.
“A lot of times, a guy with four fouls won’t guard you because he wants to stay in the game,” Williams said, adding: “It wasn’t just us missing shots. Jeff was a load inside.”
Releford dribbled out the final seconds as he and Taylor waved their arms at the stands, an unnecessary gesture in front of a crowd of 24,107 that was up and cheering. The preponderance of blue — and not the Carolina shade — suggested that Kansas fans had bought most of the tickets dumped by Ohio and North Carolina State fans after losses in the Round of 16.
James Michael McAdoo had burberry shoes 15 points for North Carolina.
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2012年3月22日星期四
Erika Van Pelt and Heejun Han joined Deandre in the bottom next
E ven as Jennifer Lawrence is burberry ties telling everyone she won’t be overwhelmed by the intense fame she’ll gain from starring in the “Hunger Games” phenomenon, she has reluctantly agreed to the whole new team of bodyguards assigned to protect her from paparazzi and crazed fans.
A friend of Lawrence — a big politico close to the Obamas — told me the superstar-in-the-making doesn’t want protection 24/7, only at public events. “Hearing Jennifer lay down the ground rules for just how intrusive the bodyguards can or cannot get,” the source said, “reminds me of
Michelle Obama and her comments about the Secret Service, back in 2008!”
† While the “Hunger Games” franchise is expected to match or exceed the “Harry Potter” or “Twilight” films’ box office success, producer Joe Drake just revealed Suzanne Collins’ books came very close to becoming a TV series — instead of what likely will be a much more lucrative big-screen mega-hit.
† While “The Early Show” co-host burberry handbags outlet Gayle King and Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker make a very attractive couple — as they did at the New York premiere of “The Hunger Games” — I’ve been told in no uncertain terms that Booker and Oprah Winfrey’s BFF are simply longtime good friends and not romantically linked .
SPEAKING OF OPRAH: A spokesman for her OWN channel partner, Discovery Communications, is strongly denying the claim by the research and investment firm SNL Kagan that because of problems at Winfrey’s network, Discovery will lose nearly $143 million in 2012.
Calling the report “riddled with inaccuracies and bad information,” spokesman David Leavy insists, “The venture is on more solid ground with more momentum than ever before,” and they are “looking to long-term value we are building.”
FASHION FLASH: Even though Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s little fashionista daughter has been offered a ton of fashion endorsements — deals a source in the know calls “scary big” financially burberry sneakers women — Suri Cruise’s parents have either turned down or are completely ignoring the offers, at least for now.
HAMM CLAMS UP: When Jon Hamm’s pals heard he again took a swipe at Kim Kardashian, they went nuts, believing he needs to simply drop it now.
During an interview with Time Out London, the “Mad Men” star said he had no desire to be known as a Hollywood sex symbol. “Who cares, when its reduced to just that?” Hamm is quoted as saying. “You might as well be a Kardashian and have a sex tape.”
He realizes he needs to move on from dissing Kardashian and Paris Hilton, women he earlier had called “idiots.” Hamm told the New York press Tuesday, “The only way to win is not to play. So that’s all I’ve got to say about that now.”
REHAB UPDATE: While “Jersey Shore” star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has finally admitted he’s in rehab — claiming it’s to deal with a prescription medication issue — my show sources insist that alcohol is still his primary problem.
According to TMZ, the reality show personality is Ray ban sunglasses being treated at the very celeb-friendly Cirque Lodge in Utah.
SHOW AXED: In last week’s note announcing “The Apostles of Gospel” — featuring Jonathan Butler, Kirk Whalum and CeCe Winans — I jokingly wrote that the April 1 concert date was “no April’s Fool.”
Well, it has turned out to be an inadvertent one, as the concert at Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Morgan Park has been canceled.
"Last week, the goal was to make the summer tour," Ryan Seacrest said on American Idol Thursday. "This week if they survive elimination – the prize? Moving into the big mansion. ... It's a cool mansion."
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Erika Van Pelt and Heejun Han joined Deandre in the bottom next, while Colton Dixon and Phillip Phillips were declared safe.
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Michelle Obama and her comments about the Secret Service, back in 2008!”
† While the “Hunger Games” franchise is expected to match or exceed the “Harry Potter” or “Twilight” films’ box office success, producer Joe Drake just revealed Suzanne Collins’ books came very close to becoming a TV series — instead of what likely will be a much more lucrative big-screen mega-hit.
† While “The Early Show” co-host burberry handbags outlet Gayle King and Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker make a very attractive couple — as they did at the New York premiere of “The Hunger Games” — I’ve been told in no uncertain terms that Booker and Oprah Winfrey’s BFF are simply longtime good friends and not romantically linked .
SPEAKING OF OPRAH: A spokesman for her OWN channel partner, Discovery Communications, is strongly denying the claim by the research and investment firm SNL Kagan that because of problems at Winfrey’s network, Discovery will lose nearly $143 million in 2012.
Calling the report “riddled with inaccuracies and bad information,” spokesman David Leavy insists, “The venture is on more solid ground with more momentum than ever before,” and they are “looking to long-term value we are building.”
FASHION FLASH: Even though Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s little fashionista daughter has been offered a ton of fashion endorsements — deals a source in the know calls “scary big” financially burberry sneakers women — Suri Cruise’s parents have either turned down or are completely ignoring the offers, at least for now.
HAMM CLAMS UP: When Jon Hamm’s pals heard he again took a swipe at Kim Kardashian, they went nuts, believing he needs to simply drop it now.
During an interview with Time Out London, the “Mad Men” star said he had no desire to be known as a Hollywood sex symbol. “Who cares, when its reduced to just that?” Hamm is quoted as saying. “You might as well be a Kardashian and have a sex tape.”
He realizes he needs to move on from dissing Kardashian and Paris Hilton, women he earlier had called “idiots.” Hamm told the New York press Tuesday, “The only way to win is not to play. So that’s all I’ve got to say about that now.”
REHAB UPDATE: While “Jersey Shore” star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has finally admitted he’s in rehab — claiming it’s to deal with a prescription medication issue — my show sources insist that alcohol is still his primary problem.
According to TMZ, the reality show personality is Ray ban sunglasses being treated at the very celeb-friendly Cirque Lodge in Utah.
SHOW AXED: In last week’s note announcing “The Apostles of Gospel” — featuring Jonathan Butler, Kirk Whalum and CeCe Winans — I jokingly wrote that the April 1 concert date was “no April’s Fool.”
Well, it has turned out to be an inadvertent one, as the concert at Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Morgan Park has been canceled.
"Last week, the goal was to make the summer tour," Ryan Seacrest said on American Idol Thursday. "This week if they survive elimination – the prize? Moving into the big mansion. ... It's a cool mansion."
The night before, two singers got standing ovations from judges Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler for their performances of Billy Joel songs: early frontrunner Jessica Sanchez and Elise Testone, burberry shoes for men who landed in the bottom three for the last two weeks.
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Elise was one of the first – along with Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine – to find out she was safe, though Ryan couldn't resist torturing her just a bit.
Jessica was in the second group to be called to the front of the stage. She was also safe, along with Joshua Ledet, though Deandre Brackensick was told he was in the bottom three.
Erika Van Pelt and Heejun Han joined Deandre in the bottom next, while Colton Dixon and Phillip Phillips were declared safe.
In the end, Erika, who showed off burberry watches a stylish makeover and earned rave reviews from the judges this week, had to sing once more in an attempt to convince the judges to use their one save of the season.
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2012年3月21日星期三
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With Derrick Rose and Richard Hamilton sidelined indefinitely, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau again detailed his and the burberry ties organization's philosophy on playing availability.
"If someone is injured, regardless of where we are or who we're playing against, we don't want him to play," Thibodeau said before Wednesday's morning shootaround at Air Canada Centre. "If somebody is hurting and they can play, that's a different story. We want Derrick to be completely healthy. And when he is, he will play.
"Somehow this notion that you can miss the entire season and come back in the playoffs and play well, I haven't seen that. So I don't know what people are talking about. You have to build the right habits so you can perform well when it matters most."
Thibodeau continued his cat-and-mouse game of calling Rose a game-time decision with his groin injury, even though Rose hasn't begun running and is shuffling along rather than walking purposefully. There is no definitive timetable for either player's return, although Rose is more week-to-week than day-to-day.
Hamilton said Monday that he only recently became able to lift his right arm above his sprained shoulder. With just 17 games remaining, Thibodeau fielded a question on the ideal number of games at full strength to build continuity for the postseason.
"As many as possible," he said.
The follow-up question centered on if there is a minimum number of games Thibodeau would feel comfortable with for rhythm, timing and continuity.
"There are certain things you can't control," he said. "Whatever the circumstances are, we're going to deal with them as best we can."
Rose sat for the 15th time. Hamilton has missed 33 games.
Friendly foe: Joakim Noah said he contacted Ronny burberry handbags outlet Turiaf, his teammate on the French national team, after his buyout by the Nuggets. Speaking before Turiaf signed with the Heat later Wednesday, Noah offered a scouting report on the reserve big man.
"He's a great defensive player and somebody who is very underrated offensively," Noah said. "He can shoot it a little. He's good in handoff situations. He can finish well at the rim. Whoever picks him up is definitely going to get a great addition."
Milestone time: In words that surely would please his coach, Noah put Thibodeau's NBA record of reaching 100 victories faster than any coach in perspective.
"Thibs is the hardest-working guy in the NBA period, either player or coach, and he's very well-deserving," Noah said. "But we all understand we're playing for things bigger than that. We're playing for a championship."
After winning five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, Derek Fisher chose the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder as the team where he wants to go for No. 6.
Fisher signed with the Thunder for the remainder of the season on Wednesday, not quite a week after he was traded to Houston by the Lakers and subsequently bought out of his contract instead of playing with the Rockets.
He picked jersey No. 37, the same as his age, and hoped to play right away and perhaps be able to maintain his streak of consecutive games played.
More importantly, he burberry sneakers women wants to continue his run of postseason success.
"Right now, they sit on top of the Western Conference and I'm just hopeful that the things that I do, the things that I've always brought to every team I've ever played on, can be the right mix to help these guys continue to do whatever it is that they're already doing," Fisher said before the game.
The Thunder lost their backup point guard, Eric Maynor, to a season-ending knee injury in January but hadn't made any moves to address the position. All-Star Russell Westbrook had been taking on extra minutes as the starter, with rookie Reggie Jackson taking over as his backup.
Then Fisher became available when the Lakers decided to acquire Ramon Sessions from Cleveland and promote Steve Blake to the starter. Fisher had won five titles alongside Kobe Bryant in two separate stints with the Lakers, with stops in Utah and Golden State in between.
He had played 13 of his 16 NBA seasons with Los Angeles before getting dealt away at last week's trade deadline.
"I think that I was surprised by it, but since then I've very much realized that it's not so much about what went wrong and why it happened but more so where I'm going next and the next chapter of my life," Fisher said,Ray ban sunglasses declining to speak in depth about his divorce with the team until later.
Fisher figures to take over Jackson's backup minutes, although coach Scott Brooks called the 2011 first-round draft pick one of the Thunder's "important pieces going forward." Fisher has averaged 8.7 points and 3.1 assists during his career and has played in 209 playoff games in 13 trips to the postseason.
"He has winner all over his DNA," Brooks said. "You can never have enough winners in your locker room, and we have a locker room full of them. He just gives us one more winner."
Fisher played with the Lakers when they knocked Oklahoma City out in the first round of the 2010 playoffs on their way to a second straight championship. He said he's always respected the team because he's observed that the players play with energy every single game.
That approach was reinforced when he met with general manager Sam Presti while he was going through the process of clearing waivers and becoming a free agent.
"It's very clear that there's one common goal, and that's to maximize the abilities of every player on the team and try to bring, at some point, a championship to Oklahoma City," Fisher said.
Oklahoma City made room for Fisher cheap burberry sneakers by waiving forward Ryan Reid, a second-round pick in 2010 who had played in only five games over the past season and a half.
"He's got great poise, he's got a great basketball IQ, great recognition on both ends of the floor," Presti said of Fisher. "He understands the league, he's a well-regarded corner shooter and someone that we feel like can settle you down and make plays for you throughout the body of the game."
Presti praised Jackson and reserve Royal Ivey for filling Maynor's minutes over the past two months well enough to give Oklahoma City the league's third-best record, behind Miami and Chicago, heading into Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
"We have a lot of confidence in the group that we have in place, obviously, to be where we are right now," Presti said. "We know we can improve. ... We feel like Derek's someone that can help enhance where we are currently."
Two-time scoring champion Kevin Durant endorsed Fisher's arrival even before he had officially signed and envisioned him as a mentor to the young team who's still able to hit clutch shots and defend. He was hesitant to look forward and assess Fisher's impact on the Thunder's championship hopes.
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"If someone is injured, regardless of where we are or who we're playing against, we don't want him to play," Thibodeau said before Wednesday's morning shootaround at Air Canada Centre. "If somebody is hurting and they can play, that's a different story. We want Derrick to be completely healthy. And when he is, he will play.
"Somehow this notion that you can miss the entire season and come back in the playoffs and play well, I haven't seen that. So I don't know what people are talking about. You have to build the right habits so you can perform well when it matters most."
Thibodeau continued his cat-and-mouse game of calling Rose a game-time decision with his groin injury, even though Rose hasn't begun running and is shuffling along rather than walking purposefully. There is no definitive timetable for either player's return, although Rose is more week-to-week than day-to-day.
Hamilton said Monday that he only recently became able to lift his right arm above his sprained shoulder. With just 17 games remaining, Thibodeau fielded a question on the ideal number of games at full strength to build continuity for the postseason.
"As many as possible," he said.
The follow-up question centered on if there is a minimum number of games Thibodeau would feel comfortable with for rhythm, timing and continuity.
"There are certain things you can't control," he said. "Whatever the circumstances are, we're going to deal with them as best we can."
Rose sat for the 15th time. Hamilton has missed 33 games.
Friendly foe: Joakim Noah said he contacted Ronny burberry handbags outlet Turiaf, his teammate on the French national team, after his buyout by the Nuggets. Speaking before Turiaf signed with the Heat later Wednesday, Noah offered a scouting report on the reserve big man.
"He's a great defensive player and somebody who is very underrated offensively," Noah said. "He can shoot it a little. He's good in handoff situations. He can finish well at the rim. Whoever picks him up is definitely going to get a great addition."
Milestone time: In words that surely would please his coach, Noah put Thibodeau's NBA record of reaching 100 victories faster than any coach in perspective.
"Thibs is the hardest-working guy in the NBA period, either player or coach, and he's very well-deserving," Noah said. "But we all understand we're playing for things bigger than that. We're playing for a championship."
After winning five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, Derek Fisher chose the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder as the team where he wants to go for No. 6.
Fisher signed with the Thunder for the remainder of the season on Wednesday, not quite a week after he was traded to Houston by the Lakers and subsequently bought out of his contract instead of playing with the Rockets.
He picked jersey No. 37, the same as his age, and hoped to play right away and perhaps be able to maintain his streak of consecutive games played.
More importantly, he burberry sneakers women wants to continue his run of postseason success.
"Right now, they sit on top of the Western Conference and I'm just hopeful that the things that I do, the things that I've always brought to every team I've ever played on, can be the right mix to help these guys continue to do whatever it is that they're already doing," Fisher said before the game.
The Thunder lost their backup point guard, Eric Maynor, to a season-ending knee injury in January but hadn't made any moves to address the position. All-Star Russell Westbrook had been taking on extra minutes as the starter, with rookie Reggie Jackson taking over as his backup.
Then Fisher became available when the Lakers decided to acquire Ramon Sessions from Cleveland and promote Steve Blake to the starter. Fisher had won five titles alongside Kobe Bryant in two separate stints with the Lakers, with stops in Utah and Golden State in between.
He had played 13 of his 16 NBA seasons with Los Angeles before getting dealt away at last week's trade deadline.
"I think that I was surprised by it, but since then I've very much realized that it's not so much about what went wrong and why it happened but more so where I'm going next and the next chapter of my life," Fisher said,Ray ban sunglasses declining to speak in depth about his divorce with the team until later.
Fisher figures to take over Jackson's backup minutes, although coach Scott Brooks called the 2011 first-round draft pick one of the Thunder's "important pieces going forward." Fisher has averaged 8.7 points and 3.1 assists during his career and has played in 209 playoff games in 13 trips to the postseason.
"He has winner all over his DNA," Brooks said. "You can never have enough winners in your locker room, and we have a locker room full of them. He just gives us one more winner."
Fisher played with the Lakers when they knocked Oklahoma City out in the first round of the 2010 playoffs on their way to a second straight championship. He said he's always respected the team because he's observed that the players play with energy every single game.
That approach was reinforced when he met with general manager Sam Presti while he was going through the process of clearing waivers and becoming a free agent.
"It's very clear that there's one common goal, and that's to maximize the abilities of every player on the team and try to bring, at some point, a championship to Oklahoma City," Fisher said.
Oklahoma City made room for Fisher cheap burberry sneakers by waiving forward Ryan Reid, a second-round pick in 2010 who had played in only five games over the past season and a half.
"He's got great poise, he's got a great basketball IQ, great recognition on both ends of the floor," Presti said of Fisher. "He understands the league, he's a well-regarded corner shooter and someone that we feel like can settle you down and make plays for you throughout the body of the game."
Presti praised Jackson and reserve Royal Ivey for filling Maynor's minutes over the past two months well enough to give Oklahoma City the league's third-best record, behind Miami and Chicago, heading into Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
"We have a lot of confidence in the group that we have in place, obviously, to be where we are right now," Presti said. "We know we can improve. ... We feel like Derek's someone that can help enhance where we are currently."
Two-time scoring champion Kevin Durant endorsed Fisher's arrival even before he had officially signed and envisioned him as a mentor to the young team who's still able to hit clutch shots and defend. He was hesitant to look forward and assess Fisher's impact on the Thunder's championship hopes.
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2012年3月20日星期二
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Obama collected $21.3 million in his campaign account in February, not counting millions more he has raised for the Democratic National burberry ties Committee. No Republican candidate was expected to come close. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who has led GOP candidates in fundraising, previously announced raising $11.5 million last month.
However, some of the Republican Party's most established donors increased their support in February to the pro-Romney Restore Our Future super PAC ahead of a spate of March primaries. The super PAC, run by former Romney aides, has blistered his opponents Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich with millions of dollars in negative advertising in early voting states.
Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, a veteran Republican financier who helped fund Swift Boat attack ads against 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry, donated $3 million to Restore Our Future last month, nearly half the amount the group raised.
Republican donors "are either trying to resolve the nomination fight faster by helping Romney knock out his opponents or they consider the nomination fight resolved and they are aligning behind the person they think is the burberry handbags outlet winner," said Richard Briffault, a campaign-finance expert at Columbia Law School.
Restore Our Future collected $6.4 million in February alone, according to a report filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission. A pro-Gingrich super PAC raised $5.7 million, with $5 million coming from casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam. By contrast, the super PAC created to help President Obama, Priorities USA Action, announced that it took in $2 million last month — half of which came from a single donor, television host Bill Maher.
Campaign reports were due by midnight Tuesday. Texas Rep. Ron Paul reported raising $3.3 million in February and collected nearly $34.4 million for the entire election cycle.
Santorum raised $9 million in February, bringing his total for the election to nearly $15.7 million.He reported having $922,448 in debt and repaying himself for a $20,000 personal loan to the campaign.
Obama has collected burberry sneakers women more than $172.7 million since January of last year — a sum that swamps his Republican challengers, but falls shy of the $193.7 million he had raised at this point in the 2008 election, federal data show.
The president's campaign has implored donors to give. In a recent e-mail to supporters last week, campaign manager Jim Messina warned that Republicans "have groups ready to spend hundreds of millions of dollars."
Obama's "challenge is to persuade his financial supporters that it's not too early to give money," Briffault said.
Obama's team said it is working to register voters and encourage 2008 supporters to turn out again. The campaign had $84.7 million in the bank.
The Obama campaign reported spending nearly $3 million on online advertising, its biggest February expense, and another $2.1 million on salaries.
Restore Our Future has raised more than $43.2 million since Ray ban sunglasses the start of last year. In all, 14 donors gave more than $100,000 each to the super PAC.
Those big donors include Univision television network founder Jerry Perenchio, who gave $500,000, along with Dallas industrialist Harold Simmons and Chicago hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin, who each donated $100,000 in February. Earlier this month, Griffin told the Chicago Tribune that the wealthy have an "insufficient influence" on politics and should play a bigger role in elections to protect "economic freedom."
Simmons hedged his bets, also donating $100,000 to the pro-Gingrich super PAC Winning Our Future.
Major payday lending companies and their owners also contributed nearly $250,000 to Restore Our Future in February, burberry cap men a USA TODAY analysis shows.
Romney, who has taken heat for touting his friendships with the owners of NASCAR and NFL teams, saw another team owner support the super PAC backing his campaign. J. Wayne Weaver, CEO of the Jacksonville Jaguars football franchise, donated $25,000 to the committee last month, filings show.
Super PACs, which can raise unlimited sums from wealthy individuals, unions and corporations, have been big players in the 2012 election, spending more than $78 million in last-minute advertising and automated calls to influence contests.
The Republican National Committee, which www.egalass.com will aid the eventual nominee with advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts, said it raised $11.3 million in February and has $26.7 million in the bank.
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However, some of the Republican Party's most established donors increased their support in February to the pro-Romney Restore Our Future super PAC ahead of a spate of March primaries. The super PAC, run by former Romney aides, has blistered his opponents Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich with millions of dollars in negative advertising in early voting states.
Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, a veteran Republican financier who helped fund Swift Boat attack ads against 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry, donated $3 million to Restore Our Future last month, nearly half the amount the group raised.
Republican donors "are either trying to resolve the nomination fight faster by helping Romney knock out his opponents or they consider the nomination fight resolved and they are aligning behind the person they think is the burberry handbags outlet winner," said Richard Briffault, a campaign-finance expert at Columbia Law School.
Restore Our Future collected $6.4 million in February alone, according to a report filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission. A pro-Gingrich super PAC raised $5.7 million, with $5 million coming from casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam. By contrast, the super PAC created to help President Obama, Priorities USA Action, announced that it took in $2 million last month — half of which came from a single donor, television host Bill Maher.
Campaign reports were due by midnight Tuesday. Texas Rep. Ron Paul reported raising $3.3 million in February and collected nearly $34.4 million for the entire election cycle.
Santorum raised $9 million in February, bringing his total for the election to nearly $15.7 million.He reported having $922,448 in debt and repaying himself for a $20,000 personal loan to the campaign.
Obama has collected burberry sneakers women more than $172.7 million since January of last year — a sum that swamps his Republican challengers, but falls shy of the $193.7 million he had raised at this point in the 2008 election, federal data show.
The president's campaign has implored donors to give. In a recent e-mail to supporters last week, campaign manager Jim Messina warned that Republicans "have groups ready to spend hundreds of millions of dollars."
Obama's "challenge is to persuade his financial supporters that it's not too early to give money," Briffault said.
Obama's team said it is working to register voters and encourage 2008 supporters to turn out again. The campaign had $84.7 million in the bank.
The Obama campaign reported spending nearly $3 million on online advertising, its biggest February expense, and another $2.1 million on salaries.
Restore Our Future has raised more than $43.2 million since Ray ban sunglasses the start of last year. In all, 14 donors gave more than $100,000 each to the super PAC.
Those big donors include Univision television network founder Jerry Perenchio, who gave $500,000, along with Dallas industrialist Harold Simmons and Chicago hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin, who each donated $100,000 in February. Earlier this month, Griffin told the Chicago Tribune that the wealthy have an "insufficient influence" on politics and should play a bigger role in elections to protect "economic freedom."
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Romney, who has taken heat for touting his friendships with the owners of NASCAR and NFL teams, saw another team owner support the super PAC backing his campaign. J. Wayne Weaver, CEO of the Jacksonville Jaguars football franchise, donated $25,000 to the committee last month, filings show.
Super PACs, which can raise unlimited sums from wealthy individuals, unions and corporations, have been big players in the 2012 election, spending more than $78 million in last-minute advertising and automated calls to influence contests.
The Republican National Committee, which www.egalass.com will aid the eventual nominee with advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts, said it raised $11.3 million in February and has $26.7 million in the bank.
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That's when Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver steps on to the dance floor and shows off a whole new set of moves as one of 12 sequined celebrities competing on the 14th season of the popular ABC show.
You can bet Green Bay, the state of Wisconsin and Packers fans everywhere are pulling for "DD'' to kick a little ballroom butt, because the only thing sure to sparkle more in the national spotlight than the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy is his smile.
Driver, 37, and his pro partner, burberry handbags outlet the Australian-born Peta Murgatroyd, have been hard at work in rehearsals in Los Angeles since last month.
His tweets have made reference to an intense schedule in which he dances five hours a day – after first working out in the gym with a personal trainer. In between, there are interviews, wardrobe fittings (for pants he joked on Twitter were "too tight'') and finding time for his family. "It's crazy but fun!'' he tweeted last week.
As Driver gets ready to take on the Cha-Cha during Monday night's two-hour live premiere, we've assembled our own panel of local "DWTS'' judges to weigh in – minus the Len Goodman crankiness and bad Bruno Tonioli puns – on all the anticipation.
They'll be back each Sunday to give their thoughts on Driver's performance, have a little fun with whatever else goes down on the dance burberry sneakers women floor and look ahead to the following night's show.
Zoomie
Prediction for how far he'll go in the competition: "A touchdown reception with the Mirror Ball Trophy.''
"DWTS" judge she most identifies with: Depending on my caffeine consumption, probably Bruno because … well, because he's a little cuckoo.''
Her favorite "DWTS'' pro, past or present: "Of course, I love Derek Hough. My husband likes Julianne Hough. We really enjoy the sister-brother team together or when their childhood friend, Mark Ballas, teams up with them.''
Other star she's secretly rooting for this season: "Sherri Shepherd from 'The View' is someone I'd like to see do well. She's not afraid to take a lot of ribbing from her show mates and has admitted to not being very athletic. This show will wear anybody out.''
To those people who say they'd never be caught watching "DWTS," she says … "They probably sing and dance in the shower. How can you not like 'DWTS'?"
George Graphos
Chief meteorologist at WBAY, Channel 2
His dancing history/experience: Participated in the first local "Dancing with the Stars'' benefit for the Red Cross in 2009 and, two months later, found himself competing in the Wisconsin DanceSport Championship at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. "What did I know? Thought it would be fun, until I realized that 1,000 other competitors were there from all over North America. … I was in the deep end of the pool, so it was sink, swim or dance. Well, I'm a lousy swimmer, so I chose the latter and am still competing.''
What he thinks Donald Driver will Ray ban sunglasses bring to the ballroom: "His smile and personality will be a big plus. His athleticism and work ethic will be a huge benefit. My guess is he will probably be the hardest-working contestant in the show's history. His experience will serve him well, as he is comfortable with the process of being critiqued, then applying it to improve and perfect his routes. He also understands a sense of chemistry and timing. That's a huge factor in this type of dancing. And finally, he has the experience of succeeding under pressure.''
Dance he thinks he'll get his best scores for: "His first two dances are the Cha-Cha and Quickstep, if I'm correct. I expect he'll do extremely well in both, as they require quick and precise footwork. His upper-body core strength will serve him well regarding posture and arm position in the Quickstep. His nickname of 'Quickie' is no joke.''
Packer player or Green Bay celebrity he'd most like to see turn up to cheer him on from the audience: "How about Aaron and the other receivers?''
Prediction for how far he'll go in the competition: "I would not be surprised if he wins it.''
"DWTS" judge he most identifies with: "At times, all three. I think they complement each other. Len is conservative, traditional and by the book. Bruno is big on passion and emotion. Carrie Ann always is the most intuitive.''
His favorite "DWTS'' pro, past or present: "Oooh, I gotta be careful here. Karina Smirnoff — a world champ with the best legs on the planet. I have a soft spot in my heart for Cheryl Burke. Only my wife and close friends know why, but Oakley sunglasses I do have her autographed poster.''
Janet Gollnick
Director of DanceSport of Green Bay
Her dancing history/experience: A coach and former champion who teaches the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and St. Norbert College ballroom clubs. Her students at DanceSport range in age from 8 to 70-plus. For the last couple of years, DanceSport has partnered with the local American Red Cross to produce their version of "Dancing With the Stars'' to raise funds for the Red Cross. Last month's show raised $190,000. "Loving to teach has kept me on the floor and feeling young.''
What she thinks Donald Driver will bring to the ballroom:"Commitment to excellence, passion and that smile we all love.''
Dance she thinks he'll get his best scores for: "Tango, Paso Doble and Jive. But I bet his Rumba will also heat up the floor.''
Packer player or Green Bay celebrity she'd most like to see turn up to cheer him on from the audience: "I would love to see our mirror ball fund-raising champions from Green Bay's 'Dancing With the Stars': Kate Burgess, Staci Kring and Bob Warpinski.''
Prediction for how far he'll go in the competition: "DD has the potential to go to No. 1, and I believe he will. I can picture it clearly … the Mirror Ball, the smile, the cheers.''
"DWTS" judge she most identifies with: "My nature is Carrie Ann, but my technical training and experience are all Len. So burberry watches I am Carrie Len, I guess.''
Her favorite "DWTS'' pro, past or present: "I have two: Cheryl Burke, because she always danced with her partner, never over her partner, and the one and only Corky Ballas, a force of nature in dancing.''
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That's when Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver steps on to the dance floor and shows off a whole new set of moves as one of 12 sequined celebrities competing on the 14th season of the popular ABC show.
You can bet Green Bay, the state of Wisconsin and Packers fans everywhere are pulling for "DD'' to kick a little ballroom butt, because the only thing sure to sparkle more in the national spotlight than the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy is his smile.
Driver, 37, and his pro partner, burberry handbags outlet the Australian-born Peta Murgatroyd, have been hard at work in rehearsals in Los Angeles since last month.
His tweets have made reference to an intense schedule in which he dances five hours a day – after first working out in the gym with a personal trainer. In between, there are interviews, wardrobe fittings (for pants he joked on Twitter were "too tight'') and finding time for his family. "It's crazy but fun!'' he tweeted last week.
As Driver gets ready to take on the Cha-Cha during Monday night's two-hour live premiere, we've assembled our own panel of local "DWTS'' judges to weigh in – minus the Len Goodman crankiness and bad Bruno Tonioli puns – on all the anticipation.
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Zoomie
Prediction for how far he'll go in the competition: "A touchdown reception with the Mirror Ball Trophy.''
"DWTS" judge she most identifies with: Depending on my caffeine consumption, probably Bruno because … well, because he's a little cuckoo.''
Her favorite "DWTS'' pro, past or present: "Of course, I love Derek Hough. My husband likes Julianne Hough. We really enjoy the sister-brother team together or when their childhood friend, Mark Ballas, teams up with them.''
Other star she's secretly rooting for this season: "Sherri Shepherd from 'The View' is someone I'd like to see do well. She's not afraid to take a lot of ribbing from her show mates and has admitted to not being very athletic. This show will wear anybody out.''
To those people who say they'd never be caught watching "DWTS," she says … "They probably sing and dance in the shower. How can you not like 'DWTS'?"
George Graphos
Chief meteorologist at WBAY, Channel 2
His dancing history/experience: Participated in the first local "Dancing with the Stars'' benefit for the Red Cross in 2009 and, two months later, found himself competing in the Wisconsin DanceSport Championship at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. "What did I know? Thought it would be fun, until I realized that 1,000 other competitors were there from all over North America. … I was in the deep end of the pool, so it was sink, swim or dance. Well, I'm a lousy swimmer, so I chose the latter and am still competing.''
What he thinks Donald Driver will Ray ban sunglasses bring to the ballroom: "His smile and personality will be a big plus. His athleticism and work ethic will be a huge benefit. My guess is he will probably be the hardest-working contestant in the show's history. His experience will serve him well, as he is comfortable with the process of being critiqued, then applying it to improve and perfect his routes. He also understands a sense of chemistry and timing. That's a huge factor in this type of dancing. And finally, he has the experience of succeeding under pressure.''
Dance he thinks he'll get his best scores for: "His first two dances are the Cha-Cha and Quickstep, if I'm correct. I expect he'll do extremely well in both, as they require quick and precise footwork. His upper-body core strength will serve him well regarding posture and arm position in the Quickstep. His nickname of 'Quickie' is no joke.''
Packer player or Green Bay celebrity he'd most like to see turn up to cheer him on from the audience: "How about Aaron and the other receivers?''
Prediction for how far he'll go in the competition: "I would not be surprised if he wins it.''
"DWTS" judge he most identifies with: "At times, all three. I think they complement each other. Len is conservative, traditional and by the book. Bruno is big on passion and emotion. Carrie Ann always is the most intuitive.''
His favorite "DWTS'' pro, past or present: "Oooh, I gotta be careful here. Karina Smirnoff — a world champ with the best legs on the planet. I have a soft spot in my heart for Cheryl Burke. Only my wife and close friends know why, but Oakley sunglasses I do have her autographed poster.''
Janet Gollnick
Director of DanceSport of Green Bay
Her dancing history/experience: A coach and former champion who teaches the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and St. Norbert College ballroom clubs. Her students at DanceSport range in age from 8 to 70-plus. For the last couple of years, DanceSport has partnered with the local American Red Cross to produce their version of "Dancing With the Stars'' to raise funds for the Red Cross. Last month's show raised $190,000. "Loving to teach has kept me on the floor and feeling young.''
What she thinks Donald Driver will bring to the ballroom:"Commitment to excellence, passion and that smile we all love.''
Dance she thinks he'll get his best scores for: "Tango, Paso Doble and Jive. But I bet his Rumba will also heat up the floor.''
Packer player or Green Bay celebrity she'd most like to see turn up to cheer him on from the audience: "I would love to see our mirror ball fund-raising champions from Green Bay's 'Dancing With the Stars': Kate Burgess, Staci Kring and Bob Warpinski.''
Prediction for how far he'll go in the competition: "DD has the potential to go to No. 1, and I believe he will. I can picture it clearly … the Mirror Ball, the smile, the cheers.''
"DWTS" judge she most identifies with: "My nature is Carrie Ann, but my technical training and experience are all Len. So burberry watches I am Carrie Len, I guess.''
Her favorite "DWTS'' pro, past or present: "I have two: Cheryl Burke, because she always danced with her partner, never over her partner, and the one and only Corky Ballas, a force of nature in dancing.''
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After winning six of their last seven games, the Wolfpack (24-12) are on their way to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2005. They will face the winner of Sunday’s Midwest Region game between No. 2 Kansas and No. 10 Purdue when they get to St. Louis.
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“We weren’t picked to do anything in the beginning of the season,” Clark said. “Everybody doubted us. But as a group we believed in each other, and we proved a lot of people wrong.”
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Meanwhile, the Hoyas had to play without the foul-troubled center Henry Sims, who facilitates their Princeton offense from the paint, for longer than Coach John Thompson III would have liked. The 6-foot-10 Sims had 4 points in 22 minutes.
“We are better when Henry’s on the court, yes,” Thompson said. “But do we have other people that consistently all year have stepped up when he hasn’t been on the court? The answer to that is yes also.”
The loss of Sims, who played six minutes in the first half, made it hard for Georgetown to run its offense as crisply as it wanted. Sims is Georgetown’s assists leader and orchestrates the offense.
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“We had to really defend them well, which I thought we really did,” Gottfried said. “They had a couple of backdoor plays. They’re going to get some of those. We talked about that; that’s what they do. But they didn’t get very many.”
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Gottfried was hired after a two-year hiatus from coaching, having worked at Murray State and Alabama for 14 seasons. When some Wolfpack players considered transferring after he was hired, Gottfried told them he intended to win immediately. That bore true on Sunday.
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Meanwhile, the Hoyas had to play without the foul-troubled center Henry Sims, who facilitates their Princeton offense from the paint, for longer than Coach John Thompson III would have liked. The 6-foot-10 Sims had 4 points in 22 minutes.
“We are better when Henry’s on the court, yes,” Thompson said. “But do we have other people that consistently all year have stepped up when he hasn’t been on the court? The answer to that is yes also.”
The loss of Sims, who played six minutes in the first half, made it hard for Georgetown to run its offense as crisply as it wanted. Sims is Georgetown’s assists leader and orchestrates the offense.
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After an up-and-down season, North Carolina State barely made it into the bracket. The Wolfpack got into the tournament despite a 1-8 record against teams ranked in the top 50 of the Ratings Percentage Index and two losses to teams outside the top 100.
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Gottfried was hired after a two-year hiatus from coaching, having worked at Murray State and Alabama for 14 seasons. When some Wolfpack players considered transferring after he was hired, Gottfried told them he intended to win immediately. That bore true on Sunday.
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Jason Segel plays Jeff with unkempt likability, portraying a 30-year-old who lives at home, records his thoughts on the toilet and hasn't had a girlfriend since his father died when he was a teen.
There's nothing wrong with Jeff as a character; lovable stoners are a Hollywood fixture. But they're just tough to hang a movie on. Jeff is no exception: He gets little to do beyond drifting from one dysfunctional relationship to another, looking befuddled and offering advice like "go with your gut."
Thankfully, Ed Helms and Susan Sarandon burberry handbags outlet pick up where Jeff leaves off, and then some.
About the movie.
Sarandon has become an actress who has not only glided seamlessly into middle age, she's adroit at grappling with the slide onscreen. Her loneliness and fatigue with her sad-sack sons is heartbreaking.
Sweet and silly, Jeff begins with a hilarious homage to Signs, the M. Night Shyamalan thriller that posits that all events are predestined. It's a motif that rules Jeff the man and the movie. Jeff floats from toilet to bong to television, wondering what the universe has in store.
Jeff's brother Pat (Helms), meanwhile, is trying to convince his wife Linda (the terrific Judy Greer) that a financed Porsche will be the key to their ailing marriage.
Directed by burberry beige handbag brothers Jay and Mark Duplass (The Puffy Chair), Jeff begins as a sibling rivalry but soon becomes a showcase for Sarandon's Sharon, a mother who can't help but enable and curse her children.
Instead of being the Hollywood nagging mom, Sharon reveals scars that run far deeper than her kids'. With a single, insecure glance at her compact mirror, Sarandon conveys that this is a woman who never regained balance after her husbands death 17 years ago.
It's in those moments, of all things, that Jeff finds its stride.
Two scenes, in particular, are harrowing: A fight between Pat and Linda could have been lifted from a real marriage counselor's office. And a car crash in the film's finale unnerves for what it doesn't show.
It's not enough to make Jeff fire on all cylinders. burberry scarves Helms is solid as a stupefied Everyman, but it's largely the role he plays on The Office. And Segel's character simply isn't given enough back story; that his father died is tragic, but hardly an explanation for his oddball behavior.
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Becca Winstone (Judd) is a former CIA agent who retired 10 years ago after listening on the phone to her husband Paul (Game of Thrones' Sean Bean!) a fellow CIA agent, die a horrific death. Now, Becca must rely on her old training and contacts when her 18-year-old son Michael (Nick Eversman) is kidnapped in Rome. (Shows like this are the reason our parents never let us go on Spring Break and/or study abroad!) So it's so long normal life of running a flower shop, hello life of vengeance! Sounds like Becca and Revenge's Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp) would get along famously, no?
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"For a new species to go unrecognized in this area is amazing," said biologist Brad Shaffer of UCLA. "This shows that even in the burberry handbags outlet largest city in the U.S., there are still new and important species waiting to be discovered."
The frog is an entirely new species, the scientists determined by using DNA data to compare the new frog to all other leopard frog species in the region. The unnamed frog joins more than a dozen distinct leopard frog species.
The newly identified wetland burberry beige handbag species likely once lived in Manhattan, but the amphibian's range has since declined. It's now only known from being identified in a few nearby locations: Yankee Stadium in the Bronx is the center of its current range.
Scientists began suspecting that the frog was unusual because of its strange-sounding calls, which differ from the calls of other leopard frogs. Instead of the "long snore" or "rapid chuckle" heard from other leopard frogs, this frog had a short, repetitive croak, said study team member Jeremy Feinberg of Rutgers University in New Jersey.
"When I first heard these frogs calling, it was so different, I knew something was very off," Feinberg said.
The results were clear-cut: the DNA was distinct, burberry scarves no matter how much the frogs looked alike.
"If I had one of these three leopard frogs in my hand, unless I knew what area it was from, I wouldn't know which one I was holding because they all look so similar," said study team member Cathy Newman of Louisiana State University. "But our results showed that this lineage is very clearly genetically distinct."
The newly identified frogs have so far been found in scattered populations in northern New Jersey, southeastern burberry kids skirts cheap mainland New York and on Staten Island. Although they may extend into parts of Connecticut and northeastern Pennsylvania, and evidence suggests they were once common on Long Island, the frogs have since gone extinct in these areas.
Until scientists settle on a name for burberry bags outlet the frog, they refer to it as "Rana sp. nov.," meaning "new frog species."
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2012年3月13日星期二
Reinhart testified that after their conversation
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The band’s manager, Bruce Cohn, said the cause was cancer.
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The last-minute witness, a construction coordinator responsible for building the show's Wisteria Lane sets, took the stand on behalf of actress Nicollette Sheridan and recounted receiving an email on his work computer that he said discussed a plan to wipe hard drives clean of information relevant to her wrongful termination lawsuit.
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Jurors had been scheduled to hear closing arguments in Sheridan's case against "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry and Touchstone Television Productions on Tuesday, and the unexpected testimony from Reinhart sent a ripple of excitement through the packed courtroom. Summations are scheduled for Wednesday morning.
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Asked by a lawyer for Cherry and Touchstone, Adam Levin, if it was "possible you misunderstood the email," the witness replied, "Yes, it's possible."
Levin had argued strenuously against allowing Reinhart's testimony. After questioning him outside the presence of the jury, the attorney said he believed that the email was actually one of several memos in which a lawyer for ABC instructed employees to preserve all their electronic records for the case, not to destroy them.
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Reinhart did not mention his name, but the lawyer, Marc Baute, tracked him down on his home phone Sunday night. Reinhart testified that after their conversation, he left his home to avoid a subpoena and subsequently spoke with his personal lawyer and tried to contact an attorney for Touchstone.
He said that he regretted describing the email as a "definite conspiracy" and that he was concerned about future employment for himself and his set-building team. Reinhart said that when he worried aloud to Baute about committing "professional suicide" by testifying against his employer, the attorney responded, "What if I get you a job if you testify?"
Outside the courtroom, Baute denied making the comment.
Both sides have forensic examiners trying to find the email on Reinhart's computer, but the judge said she would not stop the trial for the analysis.
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The band’s manager, Bruce Cohn, said the cause was cancer.
Mr. Hossack played with the group from 1971 to 1973 and rejoined it in 1987. His drumming can be heard on early hits including “Listen to the Music” and “China Grove.” He stopped performing with the band two years ago.
Mr. Hossack, who grew up in New Jersey, played in various drum and bugle corps as a youngster. He said the experience had prepared him for playing in a two-drummer group like the Doobie Brothers.
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The last-minute witness, a construction coordinator responsible for building the show's Wisteria Lane sets, took the stand on behalf of actress Nicollette Sheridan and recounted receiving an email on his work computer that he said discussed a plan to wipe hard drives clean of information relevant to her wrongful termination lawsuit.
Michael Reinhart testified that he had no contact with the writers or actors on the show and believed he had been copied on the email in error. He said he immediately deleted it.
"I felt it wasn't burberry beige handbag intended for me; it wasn't my business," he said.
But, he told jurors, he remain disturbed by the message and contacted a lawyer for Sheridan on Sunday as her trial neared its end.
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Jurors had been scheduled to hear closing arguments in Sheridan's case against "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry and Touchstone Television Productions on Tuesday, and the unexpected testimony from Reinhart sent a ripple of excitement through the packed courtroom. Summations are scheduled for Wednesday morning.
Reinhart told Superior Court Judge Elizabeth White that the email had been "gnawing at" him and that he was losing sleep over what he had described to Sheridan's lawyer as "a definite conspiracy." But he acknowledged that he could not burberry scarves recall the specific language of the email, its sender or the other recipients. He said he remembered only Sheridan's name and certain words including "IT" "delete" and "hard drive."
Asked by a lawyer for Cherry and Touchstone, Adam Levin, if it was "possible you misunderstood the email," the witness replied, "Yes, it's possible."
Levin had argued strenuously against allowing Reinhart's testimony. After questioning him outside the presence of the jury, the attorney said he believed that the email was actually one of several memos in which a lawyer for ABC instructed employees to preserve all their electronic records for the case, not to destroy them.
White said it was up to the jury to decide the significance of Reinhart's testimony, but added, "I admit he appears to be confused."
Complicating his burberry kids skirts cheap account was its tortured route into the courtroom. Reinhart left a voice mail on the office line of Sheridan's lead attorney Sunday afternoon describing the email and signing off, "There was definitely a conspiracy to cover up the correspondence … in regards to Nicollette."
Reinhart did not mention his name, but the lawyer, Marc Baute, tracked him down on his home phone Sunday night. Reinhart testified that after their conversation, he left his home to avoid a subpoena and subsequently spoke with his personal lawyer and tried to contact an attorney for Touchstone.
He said that he regretted describing the email as a "definite conspiracy" and that he was concerned about future employment for himself and his set-building team. Reinhart said that when he worried aloud to Baute about committing "professional suicide" by testifying against his employer, the attorney responded, "What if I get you a job if you testify?"
Outside the courtroom, Baute denied making the comment.
Both sides have forensic examiners trying to find the email on Reinhart's computer, but the judge said she would not stop the trial for the analysis.
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2012年3月12日星期一
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