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2011 NBA Draft
48. Keith Benson, C, Oakland
Grade: D
The gangly, 6'11" Golden Grizzly doesn't have the upside of golden-locked former A-Town Dancer Briana. But at least the Hawks didn't trade Josh Smith on draft night.
27. JaJuan Johnson, F, Purdue (via Nets)
55. E'Twaun Moore, G, Purdue
Grade: C
After trading MarShon Brooks to the Nets for Johnson and drafting Moore, it's only a matter of time before the C's bring in Robbie Hummel as an undrafted free-agent, effectively reuniting Purdue's "Big Three."
7. Bismack Biyombo, F/C, Congo (via Kings)
9. Kemba Walker, G, Connecticut
TR. Corey Maggette, G/F (via Bucks)
Grade: A
Michael Jordan lit a victory cigar after this haul — drafting Congolese shot-"Smack"-ing center Biyombo and 2010-11 Triple Crown Tourney champion (Maui, Big East and NCAA) point guard Walker, while also trading cancers in a three-team deal that netted Corey Maggette and sent Stephen Jackson packing.
23. Nikola Mirotic, F, Montenegro (via Rockets)
30. Jimmy Butler, F, Marquette
Grade: B +
Da Bulls will stash Real Madrid's Mirotic overseas for a year or three. Butler snagged the last guaranteed contract of the draft as the final pick of the first round and brings his Michael Oher-style — or "Michael O'Hair" as ESPN's Andy Katz prefers — rags-to-riches story to Chi-town.
1. Kyrie Irving, G, Duke
4. Tristan Thompson, F, Texas
54. Milan Macvan, F, Serbia
Grade: A
Dan Gilbert still has a shot an winning a title before LeBron James. The Lottery-winning, Comic Sans-writing owner brought in two solid building blocks in the first two one-and-dones (Kanter was a none-and-done) off the board — an 11-game college veteran and Canadian lefty who shot 48 percent from the free throw line last year.
31. Bojan Bogdanovic, F, Croatia (via Heat)
TR. Rudy Fernandez, G (via Blazers)
Grade: C –
Draft? What draft? Dirk Nowitzki and Lil Wayne kicked it at Club LIV on South Beach earlier this month after the Mavs "drafted" the Larry O'Brien Trophy and a three-foot bottle of champagne.
22. Kenneth Faried, F, Morehead State
26. Jordan Hamilton, G/F, Texas (via Mavericks)
56. Chukwudiebere Maduabum, F, NBDL (via Lakers)
TR. Andre Miller, G (via Blazers)
Grade: B
There was a rare Chupacabra, er Chukwudiebere, sighting on draft night. But only after the Mile High City landed arguably the two longest free-fallers of the night, Faried and Hamilton — who, come to think of it, should provide plenty of rebounds for Faried.
8. Brandon Knight, G, Kentucky
33. Kyle Singler, F, Duke
52. Vernon Macklin, F, Florida
Grade: B –
Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, John Wall… and Knight. If Joe Dumars is basing this pick solely on John Calipari's track record with NBA point guards, he could do much worse — although it could be argued that only one of the Fab Four is truly a true point guard.
11. Klay Thompson, G, Washington State
39. Jeremy Tyler, F/C, San Diego H.S. (via Bobcats)
44. Charles Jenkins, G, Hofstra
Grade: C +
"Mama, there goes that man!" shouted new coach Mark Jackson. He was either talking about Mychal's sharpshooter son, the Tokyo Apache big man who skipped his senior year of high school or the first Hofstra player drafted since Speedy Claxton. Who knows?
14. Marcus Morris, F, Kansas
20. Donatas Motiejunas, F, Lithuania (via T-Wolves)
TR. Jonny Flynn, G (via T-Wolves)
Grade: B –
Split for the first time in their lives, Marcus' twin brother Markeiff joked he will "probably send him some flowers or fruit or something." Meanwhile, Flynn is just happy to be out of Minnesota's point guard purgatory.
TR. George Hill, G (via Spurs)
Grade: C
After trading for Darren Collison last year, Larry Legend made a move for George Hill this year. Sooner or later, the Pacers will find a point guard.
37. Trey Thompkins, F, Georgia
47. Travis Leslie, G, Georgia
Grade: D
After trading away the pick that ultimately became the No. 1 overall lucky Lottery powerball, the Clips drafted a pair of Bulldogs who led UGA to a fourth-place finish in the SEC East. Sweet.
41. Darius Morris, G, Michigan
46. Andrew Goudelock, G, College of Charleston
58. Ater Majok, F, Sudan
Grade: C
On draft night, Ron Artest announced his intentions to change his name to "Metta World Peace" — which is still not as strange as the playoff pairing of mystery superfan James Goldstein and Danish ubermodel Amalie Wichmann.
49. Josh Selby, G, Kansas
Grade: B
Kate and Will's favorite club went for a prospect with Pippa upside and Harry risk.
28. Norris Cole, G, Cleveland State (via T-Wolves)
Grade: B +
Don't cry, Chris. Smile, hot Heat dancer. Cole will bring the high-top fade back to South Beach, even if Pat Riley claims he's never bringing his Gordon Gecko look back to the sideline.
19. Tobias Harris, F, Tennessee (via Bobcats)
40. Jon Leuer, F, Wisconsin
TR. Stephen Jackson, G/F (via Bobcats)
TR. Shaun Livingston, G (via Bobcats)
TR. Beno Udrih, G (via Kings)
Grade: C –
The real fear is that none of these players will ever make an impact in Milwaukee.
2. Derrick Williams, F, Arizona
31. Bojan Bogdanovic, G, Croatia (via Heat)
38. Chandler Parsons, F, Florida (via Rockets)
43. Malcolm Lee, G, UCLA (via Bulls)
57. Targuy Ngombo, F, Qatar (via Blazers)
TR. Brad Miller, C (via Rockets)
Grade: B
Counting Ricky Rubio — the No. 5 overall pick of 2009 — as a rookie improves this year's incoming class. Trading Kevin Love and Derrick Williams for Pau Gasol (then adding younger bro Marc in free agency), as was rumored, would have been the type of Spanish blockbuster only David Kahn could make happen. Or not.
25. MarShon Brooks, G, Providence (via Celtics)
36. Jordan Williams, F, Maryland
Grade: B –
Shawn Carter and Mikhail Prokhorov have a blueprint for success. When asked why Brooks and Williams, Prokhorov simply said, "Just Cause." Please, no Kremlin jokes. Then, Jay-Z chimed in, "I'm not a businessman, I'm a business… man." Neither answered the question.
Grade: DNP-CD
Not much to cheer about, Honeybee baby. The Hornets logged the dreaded "did not play, coach's decision" at this year's draft. Only ESPN got less value — with Jon Barry and Stuart Scott — on draft night.
17. Iman Shumpert, G, Georgia Tech
45. Josh Harrellson, F, Kentucky (via Hornets)
Grade: C +
Spike Lee "didn't know who Landry Fields was, either," the director claimed during a lukewarm endorsement of the Shumpert selection. More important, be on the look out for a Spike Lee "Jorts" joint about Harrellson — who went from being locked in the bathroom by Billy Gillespie to becoming a folk hero in Big Blue Nation for John Calipari after Ene Kanter's suspension.
24. Reggie Jackson, G, Boston College
Grade: C +
The Sonics were a classic franchise that should still exist. Shawn Kemp won't even accept courtside playoff tickets from OKC. Worse, Seattle was stripped of arguably the best young team in the league — and now the NBA owns the Hornets, who played in OKC not so long ago.
32. Justin Harper, F, Richmond (via Cavaliers)
53. DeAndre Liggins, G/F, Kentucky
Grade: C –
Read you loud and clear, Dwight. Harper, a stretch four with toughness issues, isn't exactly the Horace Grant sidekick Shaq had. At least Liggins can defend… and take 2.4 threes per game (in '10-11).
16. Nikola Vucevic, F/C, USC
50. Lavoy Allen, F, Temple
Grade: C –
Vucevic was the tallest player at the Combine (6'11.75") and Allen is a local Temple product if that floats your boat. No? How about the Sixers dancers' calendar cover?
13. Markieff Morris, F, Kansas
Grade: C +
Morris joins fellow twin Robin Lopez down low; neither is as exciting as the Gorilla who dunks through a burning ring of fire.
21. Nolan Smith, G, Duke
51. Jon Diebler, G/F, Ohio State
TR. Raymond Felton, G (via Nuggets)
Grade: C
The "other" Duke point guard and 3-bler were solid college players who may be a step slow in the pros. Portland did, however, land Felton, who could be the long-term answer at the point.
10. Jimmer Fredette, G, BYU (via Bucks)
35. Tyler Honeycutt, F, UCLA
60. Isaiah Thomas, G, Washington
TR. John Salmons, F (via Bucks)
Grade: B –
There could be a culture clash for the (Anaheim? Las Vegas?) Kings' newest young gun. Beloved by the Maloof Brothers, Whitney Wonnacott's boyfriend is off to Sac-town (for now) to share shots with Tyreke Evans and befriend DeMarcus Cousins.
15. Kawhi Leonard, F, San Diego State (via Pacers)
29. Cory Joseph, G, Texas
42. Davis Bertans, F, Latvia (via Pacers)
59. Adam Hanga, F, Hungary
TR. Erazem Lorbek, F/C (via Pacers)
Grade: A
Tony Parker probably thought he was on his way out of San Antone. Instead, it was young George Hill headed to Indy. The savvy Spurs did it again, landing Leonard — a wing whose huge hands and long arms made Jay Bilas lose it — and Joseph, who fill's Hill's shoes as the new "point guard of the future."
5. Jonas Valanciunas, C, Lithuania
Grade: C +
Reportedly debated taking Bismack Biyombo before pulling the trigger on the tallest Jonas brother.
3. Enes Kanter, F/C, Turkey
12. Alec Burks, G, Colorado
Grade: B
The NCAA may not have loved Kanter, but the coeds at UK sure did. But hey, wait a minute, who's that other guy? He's not Jimmer. And no one in Utah will ever forgive Burks for that.
6. Jan Vesely, F, Czech Republic
18. Chris Singleton, F, Florida State
34. Shelvin Mack, G, Butler
Grade: A
The star of draft night, the high-flying, aggressive Vesely took it strong to the hole as soon as his name was announced, kissing 6'3" Czech-one, Czech-two model-type girlfriend Eva Kodouskova for a timely Wizards highlight that immediately overshadowed John Wall's first pitch for the Nats. Look out, Barack and Michelle, there's about to be a new tall, good looking power couple and inside-out combo on the hardwood in D.C.
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This is definitely an older hotel. They are renovating the lobby. Our chief complaint was that there was no hot water in our room during our stay. When we notified staff at check out, they did not even apologize but said they would look into it. Hot tub was not hot. Fitness center does not open until 10 am and check out is at 11, so don't plan for a morning workout! There were cigarette butts in the stairwell, despite their "strict" no smoking policy.
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Rooms were nice
Lobby under renovation and no one let us know before making reservation
Plenty of room to spread out. Hotel has a very reasonable and accommodating pet policy though we weren't traveling with one. There were many who did, but they didn't disturb. Porch was a nice touch. Didn't use pool, but it seemed nice. Breakfast was good. Parking was a bit crouded. Go Mountaineers!!!
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The tub was dirty and the caulking was black or missing
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I wanted to use the swimming pool. The water was cold and I don't believe anyone else was using the pool.
I thought I was going to pay one price but the actual bill was around $35.00 more.
I can get the same value room for a cheaper price.
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Convenient, all amenities readily available
Noise level from other guests until 11 PM.
We booked our stay on the way to the mountains. When we got there they did not have our type of room available so they upgraded our room! It was awesome! The view was breathtaking! The staff were all smiles and so friendly.
The pillows were too firm. The ceiling fan in our bedroom did not work.
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The World's First Acoustic Field Rotator, Described in Applied Physics Letters, May Help to Improve the Imaging Capabilities of Medical Ultrasound Devices
A Chinese-U.S. research team is exploring the use of metamaterials -- artificial materials engineered to have exotic properties not found in nature -- to create devices that manipulate sound in versatile and unprecedented ways.
In the journal Applied Physics Letters, the team reports a simple design for a device, called an acoustic field rotator, which can twist wave fronts inside it so that they appear to be propagating from another direction.
"Numerous research efforts have centered on metamaterial-based devices with fascinating wave-control capabilities such as invisibility or illusion cloaks," said Jian-chun Cheng, a professor at the Institute of Acoustics, in the Department of Physics at Nanjing University. "An acoustic field rotator, however, which can be [considered] a special kind of illusion cloak with the capability of making an object acoustically appear like a rotated one, doesn't exist yet."
Field rotators for electromagnetic waves and liquid waves have already been demonstrated and show promise in their respective areas, but "another important type of classical wave, an acoustic wave, is a much more familiar part of our daily lives and could find applications in a variety of situations," Cheng noted.
Cheng and colleagues designed what they believe to be the first feasible acoustic rotator model and also fabricated a prototype to validate it.
"We were surprised to discover that by using metamaterials, acoustic waves can be rotated in a manner similar to their electromagnetic or liquid wave counterparts -- so sound has finally joined the club," Cheng said.
Another surprise the team discovered was that acoustic and electromagnetic rotators can be designed based on the same principles. In this case, the researchers used anisotropic metamaterials, which possess physical properties that differ along different directions.
"It's much easier to implement highly anisotropic acoustic metamaterials than electromagnetic ones, and an acoustic rotator may provide even better performance than its [electromagnetic] counterparts," said Cheng.
The team hopes their acoustic rotator, with its ability to freely manipulate acoustic wavefronts, will improve the operation of devices like medical ultrasound machines, which require the precise control of acoustic waves. The ability to rotate the sound waves could improve the contrast of ultrasound devices and allow them to image damaged tissue or diagnose diseases in ways they currently cannot. This is significant because ultrasound devices may be cheaper than other imaging modalities and do not use X-rays.
What's ahead for the team now that they've shown the possibility of building an acoustic rotator by exploiting acoustic metamaterials? "We've fabricated the simplest proof-of-concept device, which at this point can't serve as a mature and practical device, so it's worth further improvement and optimization," said Cheng.
In the future, acoustic rotators could "serve as useful building blocks for constructing more complex structures with richer acoustic manipulation functionalities, if properly combined with other kinds of components," he added.
The article, "Broadband field rotator based on acoustic metamaterials" by Xue Jiang, Bin Liang, Xin-ye Zou, Lei-lei Yin, and Jian-chun Cheng appears in the journal Applied Physics Letters (DOI: 10.1063/1.4866333). The article will be published online on February 25, 2014. After that date, it can be accessed at: http://tinyurl.com/pv78pok
The authors of this paper are affiliated with Nanjing University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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The motivations for the surprising deal between the Likud and Kadima don't
concern me at all. Politicians jumping sides or changing tones is nothing new.
The fact remains that the historic agreement between Prime Minister Binyamin
Netanyahu and Kadima leader Shaul Mofaz may save the future of
Israel.There is finally a government which does not need the
ultra-Orthodox parties in its midst to survive. As a result, the most pressing
problem in Israel can and must be addressed by this government in the next 17
months.Many point to the inability of the middle class to sustain itself
as the most pressing issue in Israel today. Others are concerned with the lack
of peace or too many concessions toward peace. While all of these are issues
which need to be discussed, we are forgetting about the events of this past year
when focusing on these issues. Extremism, religious coercion, and unity are the
issues which truly threaten our future internally and the new unity government
can address these issues for the first time in decades.We must take the
city of Beit Shemesh as a microcosm for the entire country to truly understand
this point. Citizens of Beit Shemesh, many of them Likud members, have been
turning to Likud MKs for the past two years for help regarding the extremist
direction of our city. Many of them wanted to help us but could not get the
prime minister on board because he needed a "stable coalition" which meant
satisfying the ultra-Orthodox parties.So, our city continued on its path
toward extremism. Then, little girls were the subject of extremist
attacks. We figured for sure that would awaken the prime minister to step in and
help. We were wrong. "Coalition stability" trumped doing what was right to
protect little Jewish girls. Then, I was blessed to be part of a historic rally
in Beit Shemesh just a few months ago, in which the entire country stood
together in unison against the extremists.That rally forced the prime
minister to direct one of his representatives to invite a group from our city to
meet with him. But, alas, Moshe Gafni from the ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah
party stood before microphones and suggested that the prime minister entering
into the issue of the ultra-Orthodox and Beit Shemesh could cause him coalition
issues and, in the end, no meeting took place.How are we in a situation
as a country where the national responsibilities are not shared and tens of
thousands, way more than can possibly be capable of studying Torah day and
night, are exempt from service "because of their Torah study?" How do we have a
situation where we are funding too many young men to study instead of creating a
framework for them to study and earn a dignified living? How have we allowed a
community to remain isolated to the point that extremism reared its ugly head
against little children this past year? How have we allowed the rabbinate to
become so extremist that instead of providing religious services and embracing
all Jews, it actually pushes people away from religious practice and Jewish
identity? It is because the ultra-Orthodox parties have been the king-makers for
most coalitions over the past few decades and have been able to move their
isolationist, extremist and self-serving agendas forward.Well, that is
no longer the case. There is finally complete and total "coalition
stability." We now have a coalition which can do whatever it wants to do
without regard to the ultra-Orthodox parties. If this government wants to do
what is right, it can do so without any fears of Shas and/or United Torah
Judaism bolting the coalition. They can be shown the door and perhaps feel the
comfort of sitting in the opposition with the anti-Zionist Arab
parties.Let it be clear. Prime Minister Netanyahu has no more excuses.
This government empowers him to address the issues which threaten to tear our
country apart. He can address the extremism and unfairness with regard to
construction in cities like Beit Shemesh because stopping the takeover of an
entire city and providing housing for IDF veterans and those who pay taxes is
the right thing to do.He can open the rabbinate to more moderate and
Zionistic forces because that will help unify our country and enable people to
once again embrace Judaism. He can solve the conversion crisis and fight racism
and discrimination because core Jewish values and tradition demand doing so. And
the extremist, ultra-Orthodox parties cannot do a darn thing about
it.The next 17 months will demonstrate if this prime minister has core
values and concern for the citizens of Israel, or whether he simply wanted to
avoid challenges within his party and also go down in history as the prime
minister who had the largest coalition ever.Three nights ago, while
Prime Minister Netanyahu and Shaul Mofaz were meeting, extremists walked down a
street in a Zionistic neighborhood in Beit Shemesh and tore down all Israeli
flags from people's homes and cars. How symbolic! Now is the time for Netanyahu
and Mofaz to show whether their agreement was to secure their own political
futures or to secure a better future for the citizens of Israel. Did they make
this agreement to further shine the spotlight on themselves or was it to lead
Israel to become a moderate, Jewish state which is a light onto the
nations.Mr. Prime Minister, which one will it be?The writer is an
ordained rabbi, educator, author and community activist in Beit Shemesh. He is
the director of the English Speakers Division of the Am Shalem movement.
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We have spent so much more than we have for so long that spending cuts alone probably will not be sufficient to eradicate our deficit, our debt, and fund our future entitlement programs. While we should certainly try to fix the problem just by cutting spending, it's almost a certainty that we're going to have to increase taxes at some point to prevent defaulting on our obligations. — John Hawkins, 5 Somewhat Unpleasant Assumptions I Make About Taxes, July 13, 2011
One of the most quoted statistics on the Right over the last election cycle has been that 47% of Americans pay no income taxes. Many conservatives have noted the obvious, that it's not healthy for the country that so many Americans are getting benefits from the government without paying for what they're receiving. However, there's a political implication to that number as well: Income tax cuts mean nothing to these people since they're already not paying any taxes. Meanwhile, 8 of the 10 wealthiest districts in America voted for Obama over Romney. So politically, the benefits we're getting out of pushing for tax cuts at this point are extremely minimal.
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During his radio address over the weekend, President Bush urged the American public to remain calm in the face of current anthrax attacks.
For a lesson in calm, I met four uniformed sixth grade girls from Miss Saeeda's class, 6A, at Karachi Public School. It's Saturday afternoon, and they're standing outside the school library, where Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" sits on the shelves. News broke here about the first discovery of an anthrax-laced letter delivered outside America, and it was delivered just down the road from these children's school to the office of the country's leading Urdu newspaper, the Daily Jang.
Is all this talk about anthrax frightening these young girls?
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Why not? Quratul-Ain, in the spirit of her famous namesake (eclectic, cutting-edge Urdu novelist Qurratulain Hyder), explains from behind her spectacles: "Our God is with us." Of course, she believes that's the same God who happens to be watching over America. But Pakistanis, from elementary school-aged children to the reporters in the Daily Jang office, are taking the news of this scare with a calm that doesn't seem to be the case in America — partly, they say, because this is a society that is unprotected by EPA clean-air regulations, Transportation Department air bag rules or Agriculture Department poultry farm requirements. They're not used to having their health monitored and protected.
It's a reaction that's maybe a bit macabre considering the four deaths linked to anthrax in the United States. But to understand it in this Muslim society is to understand that the Quran spells out that death is predestined, so to fear it is essentially pointless. "Every soul shall have a taste of death," says sur'ah Ali Imran. It's a mantra I've heard much as a child of Islam. Our deaths are written before we are born. Live wisely, but fear not that which is an inevitable consequence of birth.
Back on Oct. 23, one of the commerce desk reporters here for the Daily Jang opened an envelope that spilled out white powder. Last Friday, the contents were announced to contain anthrax spores, according to tests at the very posh Aga Khan University Hospital, a Western-style campus that could have been dropped here from Southern California (students shouting to each other, "Yo! Where ya been?").
Now, on Sunday night, in the midst of this anthrax scare, I go to see how the newsroom is reacting. The office is down a narrow lane usually crowded with reporters' motorcycles and scooters. A rusty beat-up vehicle, a cross between a van and truck, sits outside with "PRESS" emblazoned on its front. On the way over, my dapper driver Gul Hussain shrugs off the anthrax scare. "The people of America fear death," he says in Urdu. "The people of Pakistan do not fear death."
Indeed, this is a place where the face of death and despair stares at you during even a simple drive, in the sunken faces of beggars who knock their knuckles on your window at intersections, the child who tries to sell you cummerbunds (the white cotton cords tied to keep shalwars up) for five rupees outside the Taj Medical Complex, the men piled without helmets on motorcycles, the teetering buses barreling by, threatening to tumble upon you.
A gentle-looking, middle-aged, uniformed guard sits on a stool inside a grilled gate pulled shut except for a narrow passageway. I slip up the stairs at the end of the lobby as if I belong there, without pausing at the guard desk. Nobody stops me. Nobody asks to check my little Samsonite Royal Traveler purse.
During a visit earlier in the week, there was a "PUSH" sign at the front door that somebody had altered to read "BUSH." CNN played on the Sony TV in the Karachi editor Mahmood Shaam's office. The air conditioner blasted away. Now, the PUSH/BUSH sign has been taken down. Highlights from Pakistan's cricket match against Sri Lanka fill the TV screen in Shaam's office (the World Series has no audience here). On his Philips computer screen, Shaam has the wire story about arrests in the anthrax mailing to his office. With his salt-and-pepper beard and spectacles, he is as good-humored and philosophical as he was almost a week earlier.
"We are not scared," he says, laughing lightly. "We enjoy these things. They're excitement for us. We know it's part of our life in Third World countries."
Ever since a Muslim, Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman, started the newspaper in New Delhi under British colonial rule during World War II (thus the name "Jang," which means "war"), Daily Jang reporters have survived imprisonment, kidnapping threats and raids on their offices by disgruntled political parties (thus, the numerous metal grill gates outside the offices). Shaam spent two months in prison during the military dictatorship of General Zia ul-Haq, bunking in a cell with criminals his newspaper had helped send to jail (they were forgiving, he says). The jailing of journalists here is so commonplace an occurrence that it's hardly a badge of honor.
A Boston Globe reporter calls from Islamabad. Shaam cradles the phone to his ear. "Hello? Yes?" He answers her questions with a trademark chuckle here and there. He asks her a question with another chuckle: "How are you finding time" to care about this anthrax scare "when your defense minister" — Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld — "is in Islamabad?"
CNN, BBC, the Associated Press, Reuters all call Shaam. There is little news, though the police have arrested two suspects. In the newsroom, a man with a Sindhi topi (hat) fiddles with his moustache; another man sips a cup of tea; another flicks his cigarette on the blue tiled floor.
"Europeans, Americans have protected lives," says Shaam. "We think environmental protection is a luxury. We have bigger problems."
No one has yet tested positive for anthrax exposure, Shaam says. The offices were closed for one day to be decontaminated. Everyone in the office has been offered Cipro; some have taken it, others have not.
Education and health reporter Arif Ishaq, a senior journalist here, slips into a black chair with the factory plastic still covering it. "I can't say why Americans are so afraid. We are not. There are so many problems we are facing. Social, health, economic," he says. "This is nothing." Garbage here is dumped on the side of roads, not tossed into Hefty garbage bags that are then stuffed into neat garbage cans. Recycling? Ha.
So the reporters relish taking a brave pose.
"Civil society has not developed that much here," says Shaam. "The water we drink, if it is drunk by an American, they will get sick. When there is a sun eclipse, a moon eclipse, people here run to the roofs to see it. You protect your eyes. When there is a cyclone here, people rush to the ocean." In America, by contrast, we've got beeps interrupting TV broadcasts for warnings about hurricanes like Michelle, now raging in the Caribbean.
Haroon Leghari, director of Jang's London operations, draws on a Swiss Villiger No. 7 cigar. "If anthrax germs were exposed to the germs around us," he says, "they'd run for their lives. They'd come out and they'd say, 'This ain't New York!'"
Around the office, they joke about getting anthraxed. "Have you been anthraxed?" laughs Faisal Jamal Ayoob, group director of productions, who works next door to the "anthrax zone" — the area possibly exposed to the contents of the spilled envelope.
In this parlance, I get anthraxed. I sit in a dingy chair at the commerce desk where the reporter opened the letter. The chair wobbles on its wheels. An "Urdu Keyboard Layout" is taped to the CPU sitting on the top ledge of this long, two-tiered desk. The desk is empty right now, but not from fear. The reporters just aren't around. A plastic trashcan (without a liner) is filled nearby with red betel nut juice from the men here who chew it and spit it out like chewing tobacco.
Abrar Bahtir, news editor, sits a few desks away. He just got the photo captions for Monday's paper, a photo of a banner from a World Trade Organization protest on his computer screen ("Make World Trade Work for the WHOLE WORLD"). He is on Cipro, but he isn't worried about this disease that is said to come from animals, even if the anthrax is now produced in laboratories. "Pakistan may jahnwar kay sath zindaghee guzarthahay." In Pakistan, we spend our lives living beside animals.
It's true. On Ma Jinnah Road here in Karachi — just like on nearly every other road in Pakistan, including the motorways (as highways are called) — donkeys and horses leading wagons gallop beside auto rickshaws and yellow taxis with rusty doors.
My phuppa (the husband of my father's sister), M. Qamaruzzahaman Khan, a homeopathic doctor now retired from a bank, flips through a homeopathic manual and stops at "Anthracinum," a homeopathic drug used to fight anthrax. He hasn't had any customers lining up outside his door. Americans are "nazook," he says. That means weak. He doesn't mean to be insulting; it's just that this is a culture without free-flowing pasteurized milk or filtered water — the best most people do is boil their milk and water on stoves.
Look, he admits, he was impressed with the toilet seat liners he remembers from the Greyhound bus station in Chicago. But that's a thing of fantasy in this country, where folks cover their faces, Taliban woman-style, just to protect themselves from the clouds of diesel fumes that follow beat-up motorcycles. "Americans are over-spoiled. Pakistanis are under-spoiled," says Qamaruzzahaman Phuppa.
And as a result, the deadly anthrax spore, regardless of its potency, has yet to rattle Pakistan, and has created an even greater cultural distance here when the public watches reports of the anxiety seeming to take hold of America.
One of my cousins watches a BBC profile of a U.S. postman fearful of getting anthrax. But the postman's dangerous working conditions don't catch his attention. Instead, he is impressed by the fancy dining-room table the postman and his family sit around for the interview.
"Look at how well postmen live in America!" he yells to his wife.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Crazy weather stats
This is rainfall at Eisenhower National Airport (Wichita's official rain total) for the month of July. Of course, most of this was yesterday. It's more than what we typically get during the ENTIRE month of July. In the entire month of June, Eisenhower National recorded 2.20".
UPDATE: Through 1 p.m., we're now up to 3.76".
On a side note, I had 3.75" yesterday at my house between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. I ended up with 4.68" for the 24 hour total. The total at my house during the entire month of June: 1.54".
I love weather stats.
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