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2001 Cross Country: Earned All-District and All-Conference honors this fall. At the NCAA South Central Championships, she was the WaveâÂÂ?TMs lone runner and placed 19th with a time of 21:43 on the 6K course. At the Conference USA Championship, Gemmell was the WaveâÂÂ?TMs top finisher at ninth place in 20:26.7. She also added three top four finishes during the regular season.
2001 Outdoor: Recorded 17 points at the C-USA Championship by winning the 1,500-meter run and taking third in the 800 and eighth in the 5,000 (career-best time of 17:46.29). Posted a season-best time of 2:13.02 in the 800 at the Jesse Owens Classic. Her top 1,500 was a 4:30.44 at the Tulane Invitational. Ran the 3,000 at the Southern Miss Invitational in a career-best 9:57.64.
2001 Indoor: The C-USA Indoor Champion in the mile. Her best mile time came at the Canon Classic (4:54.15). Also was the second-fastest 800-runner for the Wave (2:16.59). Ran a leg for Tulane?s C-USA champion distance medley relay squad (11:48.41).
2000 Cross Country: Ran in five meets for the Wave. Her top finish was fourth at the two-mile SLU Invitational (10:51.54). Finished 15th at the Conference USA Championship and 35th at the NCAA District Championship.
2000 Outdoor: Ran the 800, the 1,500 and the 3,000 meters for the Green Wave.
2000 Indoor: Posted a season-best time of 2:15.37 in the 800 meters. Her top clocking in the mile run was 5:00.10.
1999 Cross Country: Won the LSU Invitational and was Tulane?s top finisher at the Tulane Invitational. Finished second at the Popeye?s Ragin Cajun Invitational. Placed sixth at the Conference USA Championships.
1999 Outdoor: Earned C-USA Freshman of the Year honors after runner-up efforts in the 800-meter dash (2:11.00) and 1,500 meters (4:26.44). Posted season-bests of 2:10.94 in the 800, 4:26.44 in the 1,500 and 10:15.81 in the 3,000. Also a part of record-setting 4x800 and 4x1,500 relays.
1999 Indoor: Named C-USA Freshman of the Year after winning the 800 meters (2:13.52) and the distance medley relay (11:47.13), while finishing third in the mile run (4:55.27). Earned All-America honors as part of Tulane?s nationally-ranked distance medley relay team that finished third at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 11:14.67.
Prep: A standout student-athlete at Freyberg High School. Ran a personal best of 2:09.10 in the 800 meters. Won the Grant Trophy for the top senior sportswoman in 1997. Named MVP of her cross country team.
Personal: Born October 30, 1979. The daughter of Colin Gemmell.
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College Hockey:Purcell Leaves Maine For LA Kings
The Los Angeles Kings have signed Maine forward Teddy Purcell to a multi-year entry-level contract, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi has announced.
Purcell played in 40 games this season as a freshman for Maine and had 43 points (16-27–43), seven power-play goals, five game-winning goals and 34 penalty minutes.
His 27 assists led the Black Bears and his 16 goals and 43 points were both ranked third on his team, which reached this year's NCAA Frozen Four.
Purcell was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year, and also earned Hockey East Rookie of the Month honors three times this season.
Purcell, a 6-3, 177-pound native of St. John's, Newfoundland, played for the Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) prior to attending Maine. With the Roughriders, he helped lead his team to back-to-back Eastern Championships and a Clark Cup in 2004-05. An assistant captain in 2005-06, Purcell led the USHL in assists that season with a franchise-record 52, and he was named to the USHL All-Star Second Team for the second consecutive year.
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Damon encourages Elena vamp to kill humans & more in this new Vampire Diaries season 4 spoiler tease. Recently, Examiner dropped a new,very interesting,Vampire Diaries season 4 spoiler tease,via Entertainment Weekly,and it looks like Damon will be up to no good with new vampire Elena as he tries to root her on into sucking on humans,and it definitely won't go over well with Stefan as he wants her to chomp down on nice,little, animals instead.
Executive producer Julie Plec told EW that Damon will be "rooting for Mystic Falls' newest vamp to give in to what he feels is certain to happen. 'In his mind, there's an inevitability to being a vampire that we should just get to and get past. It's the equivalent of kicking Elena out of the bird's nest and letting her fall and see if she can fly.' What do we say gang? Fight or flight?"
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What is the optimal solution to save the configuration for an Outlook (2007/2010) Addin when you want to also make sure that the configuration can also be automatically deployed through Windows Server means (e.g. the Addin should be installed by the Administrator on a multitude of PCs and the Admin should be able to supply the default config).
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In light of recent events, donations for Japan will be collected during the awards ceremony.
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"Since 2005, Viva con Agua's objective has been to create a world without thirst. Their unusual and cool activities reach and promote social commitment, particularly among younger people. Based in the Hamburg district of St. Pauli and founded by a former professional soccer player, Viva con Agua has grown incredibly fast. Committed and intensely focused on its aims, it continues to win people over every day and makes everyone aware of our right to clean drinking water", says GALA editor-in-chief and jury member, Peter Lewandowski. Viva con Agua initiator, Benny Adrion, will be present to receive the award from the weekly people and lifestyle magazine GALA on March 19 in Baden-Baden.
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I want to use Echo cancellation for my Skype calls and Empathy on Ubuntu 12.10 (pulseaudio 2.1). Anyone knows how to do that?
Skype handles echo itself, so this is not handled by PulseAudio. Empathy has a tick-box in preferences to enable echo cancellation, which will then make it tell PulseAudio to take the appropriate steps to enable AEC. Ideally, things should just work out of the box.
By default, PulseAudio will try to use the webrtc canceller which is pretty good. Unfortunately the 12.10 pulseaudio package does not use this. It will use the speex canceller which is reasonably good. I believe that enabling support for the webrtc engine is something being considered for the next Ubuntu release.


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CAST's work is directly informed by the real experiences of the clients it serves. Through a unique organizing approach, CAST launched the Survivor Advisory Caucus, a one-of-a-kind leadership development program where members of the Caucus organize to speak publicly on behalf of all survivors of trafficking.
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Since the inception of the Caucus in 2003, survivors have transformed into advocates and the impact of their voices on policies and public awareness have led to the development of stronger protections for victims in both California and Federal anti-trafficking laws.
In 2008, CAST Caucus members traveled to Sacramento to participate in a panel discussion on human trafficking that took place at the Border Governor's Conference and was led by California's first Lady Maria Shriver. A month later the Caucus members addressed media questions and mobilized supporters for a Green Card Campaign to provide victims of trafficking with legal status in the United States at the LA Metro Task Force's trafficking awareness event.
The Green Card Campaign is an example of the way the Survivor Advisory Caucus has trained and equipped victims to become powerful advocates for ending slavery. Caucus members used a CAST-designed strategy to record their testimonies regarding the inefficiency of the system to procure Green Cards to T-Visa holders within a promised two-year period of time and the impact that the delay had on their health, economic, and social stability. Members sent this document to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in collaboration with CAST partners. As a result of this advocacy effort, the DHS issued regulations allowing victims to adjust their status and apply for Green Cards in a shorter amount of time. These regulations fulfilled the congressional intention of the original Trafficking Victims Protection Act in 2000, as it allowed survivors freedoms such as visiting family and getting better jobs.
Through CAST's comprehensive client services programs, seeds of renewal are planted in a survivor's life, empowering victims of slavery and transforming them into powerful agents of change.
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The Caucus members have become influential advocates and the impact of their voices on policies and public awareness have led to the development of stronger protections for victims in both California and Federal anti-trafficking laws.
Each year, based on their own experiences, the Caucus identifies key areas of state legislation which they believe are most important to the identification and protection of trafficking victims. This year, the Survivor Caucus has chosen to focus its energies on two important state bills:
- SB 1193, which would give current victims a viable means of escape by posting information about forced labor and trafficking and providing hotline numbers where these victims could get the help they need. As survivors, the Caucus believes that SB 1193 can help free the thousands of victims still out there.
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- AB 889, which would provide more clear guidelines for employers of domestic workers, and help protect such workers from exploitation and abuse. As former enslaved domestic workers, many of the Caucus members were subjected to serious abuses inside the homes of their employers and thus believe that increased regulation in this currently unregulated realm will help save future victims.
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MONTVILLE TWP. — Trustee Ron Bischof said the township is starting a snow removal program for low-income seniors.
"Last year, I had a resident who was 90-some years old," he said. "Her niece gave me a call and asked if we had that particular program because she couldn't take care of the snow."
Trustees approved creation of the program at their Nov. 13 meeting. The township is accepting applications for the emergency snow removal program, which has a $25 fee good for eight snow removal vouchers.
"If we have a bad winter and they run out of coupons, we're flexible," Bischof said.
Paul Jeffers, township assistant zoning inspector, will administer the program, he said. Hinckley and Lafayette townships both have similar programs.
The city of Medina has offered a snow removal program for low-income seniors, the disabled and active-duty military personnel since last year. This year, Medina City Council increased the income eligibility to allow more seniors to join.
Applicants to Montville's program must be the owner of a single-family dwelling and be 65 or older or disabled. They also must meet the following 2011 gross adjusted income limits:
• $22,340 for a one-person household.
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• $38,180 for a three-person household.
• $46,100 for a four-person household.
Township residents who apply need to provide their 2011 IRS form 1040 along with the application, which is available at the township zoning office, 6665 Wadsworth Road.
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Oct. 6, 2012
Recap | Final Stats | Notes
HEAD COACH Curtis Johnson
Opening statement
"During the first half, I thought our defense played really well. We finally got some run stops with a four-man front and our secondary really didn't up many big plays. I thought we began to push them back a little bit. They are a good football team.
"Offensively, we couldn't get going because we didn't make the throws that we needed to make early on. We had guys open and finally we settled down in the second quarter. (D.J.) Ponder made some plays with (Justyn) Shackleford, including the long touchdown. I thought Orleans Darkwa ran very hard and so did Rob Kelley. I thought we ran the ball better, but we have to become a lot more consistent and not turn the ball over."
On the frustration of using timeouts for personnel issues
"The problem with the personnel today is we had so many injuries and we were short-handed in some packages, even with back-ups. We made some adjustments with the next guy up but sometimes the second string guy was already in, so we moved guys around and got it figured out."
On D.J. Ponder's performance
"We just tried to get him settled down and run some plays that he was familiar with and could be more accurate. But, coming in here after playing baseball all spring and summer and trying to learn this system in such a short period is just tough for anyone."
On the team's mindset
"The team is obviously disappointed. Whenever, you lose and you're a competitor you're very disappointed. I'm disappointed but I thought we fought harder tonight than we did the last two weeks and I thought we played better but didn't get the victory. Give ULL the credit, they are a good team."
SOPHOMORE WIDE RECEIVER Justyn Shackleford
On the touchdown catch
"On that play I just went outside. It was like a hole shot. I didn't see the ball and just stuck my hands out and the ball just fell and I just ran to the endzone. I saw the safety in my peripheral and I knew he wasn't going to catch me. I didn't know where the corner was, but I figured the safety was further than the corner."
On the game in general
"We come out here and play our hardest. We just have to execute more. We have to practice and get better during the week."
On Louisiana-Lafayette
"They ran what we figured they would run. They ran zone coverage. There was no man coverage."
SOPHOMORE SAFETY Sam Scofield
On playing at home
"It was a huge deal coming home. There were tons of people in the stadium."
On his interception
"The interception was great, but I had forgotten about because of how the game went. It is not about me, it is about the team."
On coming back from injury
"It was nice to come back. This is a really aggravating injury. Hopefully next week I'll be at 100 percent."
On the game in general
"I thought in the first half we played really well on defense. There just a couple big plays here and there, but we were ready. The second half they (ULL) just grinded us down. We just need to play better on all phases of the game."
SENIOR QUARTERBACK D.J. Ponder
On the game
"They came out and showed us what we saw on defense, but they blitzed us way more than what they showed on film. That was kind of an issue early, but then we got it straighten out. We started getting the hang of it after the first quarter."
On the touchdown pass to Shackleford
"It was a called short route to get the first down, but their corner was really aggressive with his eyes inside and Justyn (Shackleford) did a nice job and slipped outside of him and went straight down the field. He made a nice catch and a great run."
On the interception returned for a touchdown
"All interceptions are frustrating. The fact that it was an interception and that it was returned for a touchdown makes it even more frustrating. It was a good play call given the situation. The linebacker made a nice play and I should have thrown a better pass."
Are there any positives to take away from this game
"We ran the ball well. We were very effective running the football tonight and that is huge positive tonight. Our offensive line did well and Rob Kelley ran extremely hard and Orleans did also."
On what happened in the third quarter
"I don't think you can pinpoint a play. They got the ball and went right down and scored. We needed to answer right away and we didn't really do that. We sputtered at times offensively. It is all about consistency."


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UCLA's Royce hall resounded with an evening of Debussy, Chausson, Saint-Saëns and Strauss on April 13, expertly finessed by the American Youth Symphony, led by Music Director Alexander Treger.
Former AYS concertmaster and violinist Nigel Armstrong performed as soloist for Saint-Saëns' Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op. 28. Armstrong, a 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition finalist, was ferocious in his attack, but not without flourishes of delight. His fiery interpretation played at the extreme edge, threatening to ignite the strings. He transported the audience as well with his encore, Bach's gavotte en rondeau, Partita No. 3 in E major.
Assistant Conductor Radu Paponiu conducted Debussy's The Afternoon of a Faun with evident and high personal depth. Music Director Alexander Treger's handling of Strauss' An Alpine Symphony Op. 64 was masterful. The hall quaked whenever the 125-member orchestra was in full play. Musicians were in top form, earning several standing ovations. The Alpine Symphony's 22 titled sections were vivid, delivered with both powerful and subtle shadings.
The concert, billed as The Alumni Project, concluded AYS's 49th season. Orchestra members –– aged 15 to 27 –– often graduate the intense training and performance schedule to secure illustrious careers. Alumni hold principal positions with with the world's premier orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and others.
KUSC music commentator and critic Jim Svejda's has called AYS "the finest youth symphony on earth." Founding Music Director Mehli Mehta's believed that "it takes a lifetime to learn symphonic literature." The course Mehta laid out encompasses mastering "all the symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak, plus the last six symphonies of Mozart, five of Mahler, two of Bruckner and all the Strauss tone poems."
AYS concerts are free, attracting one quarter million people to Royce Hall since the series began nearly 50 years ago. AYS also provides crucial music outreach to the community. Donations comprise a portion of the AYS budget, and there are numerous ways to show generosity, ensuring optimal training for dedicated young musicians.


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Afternoon Roundup: Dan Brown's "Lost Symbol" is Million-Seller; Jessica Biel to A-Team; Burt Reynolds to Rehab
"Lost Symbol" Sales, and a Tipping Point for the Kindle?: Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol," released yesterday, is already a publishing phenomenon. The book sold more than a million hardcover and electronic-book copies in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. in its first 24 hours. Sonny Mehta, chairman and editor in chief of Bertelsmann AG's Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, called the figures "historic." But the book may ultimately be responsible for a more significant revolution: a Kindle-loving blog speculates that digital copies are apparently outselling those in hardcover on Amazon.com. Of course, this could be a conspiracy devised by the Freemasons. [WSJ] [The Kindle Nation]
Jessica Biel Signs on For A-Team: The cast for producer Ridley Scott's remake of the "A-Team" looks finally to be set. Jessica Biel is reportedly joining Liam Neeson (Hannibal), Bradley Cooper (Face), Sharlto Copley ("Howling Mad" Murdoch) and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (as Mr. T's B.A.). Female roles on the '80s action series were generally limited to damsel-in-distress or Face's ex-girlfriend; Biel is said to be playing a version of the latter. [Empire]
Swayze Memorialized by Dance Show, Memoir: The producers of the Fox reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" announced they would pay tribute to the actor/dancer — who helped out during their 2005 series debut — on their Sept. 23 episode. "Dance" will incorporate moves from Swayze's movies into the routines. Meanwhile, the actor's memoirs will be published later this month; excerpts were released by People magazine and NBC News today. [New York Daily News, Reuters]
Ratings Roundup: Sunday's second season finale of "True Blood" drew in 5.1 million viewers, more than double the first season finale. Meanwhile, the second episode of "The Jay Leno Show," attracted 11.1 million viewers (according to NBC's latest tally) — a more than 30% drop in viewers from the comedian's impressive Monday debut. [THR]
A Streetlight Named Mickey D's: At an intersection in Vancouver sits a piece of outdoor advertising, created by ad firm Cossette West created, pushing free coffee at the Golden Arches. It's getting some buzz from Web ad sites. Check it out–crass or cool? [Adrants]
Now Even Playmates Can Be Mad at Michael Vick: Hank Baskett, a starting wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles as recently as last week, has been cut from the team's roster to make way for ex-con QB Michael Vick. This comes after Baskett had his best season as an Eagle, catching 33 passes and scoring three touchdowns. Perhaps he can fall back on his other job, as a reality TV second-banana and husband of former Playboy "Girl Next Door" Kendra Wilkinson, whose own series, "Kendra," debuted on E! in June. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Burt Reynolds Enters Rehab: You're never too old to go to rehab. According to his publicist, the 73-year-old actor has checked into a clinic for treatment of addiction to prescription medication. [People]


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Jan. 7, 2013
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery will meet the media at 1 p.m. (CT) Tuesday to talk about the Hawkeyes' upcoming game against nationally ranked Michigan State on Thursday, Jan. 10.
The weekly briefing with local, regional and national media will be held in the Media Room inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and be available live from start to finish on Hawkeye All-Access, the multimedia portal inside hawkeyesports.com, the official worldwide website of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The Spartans are 12-3 overall, 1-1 in the Big Ten Conference. They have won eight of their last nine games, including an 84-61 win against Purdue on Jan. 5. Michigan State is led in scoring by junior guard Keith Appling (14.3 points per game) and freshman guard Gary Harris (13.1).
The Spartans have won the last four meetings, but Iowa prevailed, 72-52, the last time these teams met in Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Feb. 2, 2011).
Tickets are available for $22 (adults) and $10 (UI students and youth). It is also Dollar Dog Night at the arena.
In addition to live coverage of each of McCaffery's weekly news conferences, subscribers to Hawkeye All-Access also have exclusive access to weekly visits with the media of UI women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder, and head football coach Kirk Ferentz, live and exclusive coverage of Ferentz's, McCaffery's and Bluder's postgame news conference after home events, live and exclusive coverage of the weekly "Hawk Talk" radio shows of Iowa's head football, men's basketball, and women's basketball coaches, and the live play-by-play of every Iowa men's basketball game featuring the Hawkeye Radio Network's Gary Dolphin and Bobby Hansen and all football, women's basketball and wrestling events.
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Kevin has worked in Retail Banking since 2003, first at Citizens Bank and then BankNewport. He joined Washington Trust in 2013 as Flex Banker and was promoted into the role of Retail Sales and Service Manager for Washington Trust's Plainfield Pike Branch in Cranston, RI. Kevin holds a Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science from Rhode Island College. He is a member of the Exeter Town Council and has been a member of The United Way of Rhode Island's Community Advisory Board since 2011 and an active member of The United Way of Rhode Island's Young Leaders Circle since 2010.


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Calliope Debuts Monthly Cookbook-Based Dinners, and the First One Looks Amazing
The East Village restaurant is bringing calves'-tongue pot-au-feu back.
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Mike Clark graced the stage at The Shoe Factory, on Feb. 9. He was the headliner, Josh Dillard was the opening act and Desirae Garcia was the direct support. Clark played the guitar and provided vocals. Garcia and Kelsey Sprague were his special guests and provided backup vocals and danced.
Clark began his recital with "Sunny Side Up" and said the song was written soon after the passing of his dog, as more patrons found a place to sit down. He stated how he did not like the feedback the microphones were giving him, asked the crowd for permission to perform without them and they agreed with a unanimous decision.
Prior to "Its Over Again", Clark brought Garcia and Sprague to join him on stage. Afterwards—he said he was hoping to hold a music festival in his backyard in May and call it "The Kettle Fest". He mentioned he had lived in Colo. since Sept. and resided in "The Grove" section of town.
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Way to go Brandon! Great idea highlighting both of these guys. Lillard had a great game and Jimmer will eventually find his place in the league. Let's keep cheering on both our local legends.
- 11:11 a.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Did the media want to know why Jimmer entered the game at all? Did you pay attention to that shooting percentage? A player with those stats isn't going to be demanding starting minutes or minutes at all.
- 12:35 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Well done Brandon! It's nice to be able to follow Lillard and his stats as well. I look forward to reading the weekly update on both players.
- 12:53 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Finally we get some "Lillard Watch" even if it can't make the title of the article. Fantastic week for the rookie of the year.
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JimmyRay, Jimmer's 3-pt, 2-pt, free throw percentages and player efficiency rating are all higher than the Kings average. He has a higher shooting percentage and player efficiency rating than Lillard.
- 1:54 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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"He has a higher shooting percentage and player efficiency rating than Lillard."
Against other 2nd and 3rd stringers. And let's remember the defensive liability. Not trying to hate on Jimmer, just keeping it real. I still believe Jimmer could find a spot to be more productive somewhere in this league, but it's not as easily done as most on these Jimmer threads want to believe.
- 2:20 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Amen motorbike on both your comments.
- 2:50 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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I believe it will be challenging for Jimmer to find a place in this league. It took JJ Reddick a couple of seasons to find a niche and I see Jimmer as a similar player: A good role player who can affect the game with the deep ball.
Could you please name five point guards in the league right now, that are known to be strong defenders? D-Will certainly wasn't while here in Utah, Steve Nash is so-so and Chris Paul like Damian Lillard can be a liability down low against bigger points. Stephon Curry, JJ Barea, Ty Lawson, and even our own Mo Williams are a few more examples of more offensively minded guards.
- 3:28 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Lillard had a monster game against the Spurs. I hope he wins rookie of the year and becomes a strong player for years to come in the NBA. Its nice to see coverage of both players.
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Defense in the NBA isn't too much of an emphasis compared to college, but if you are looking for five good defensive point guards, I would suggest Kevin Martin, Russell Westbrook, Jamal Crawford, Mike Conely, and Tony Parker. They are up there in steals, +/-, rebounds for guards, etc.
Jimmer does alright on defense when he is playing against reserves. Playing against starters is a whole different thing. Lillard defense is not stellar, but he makes up for it with his offense, passing, and some intangibles against starters.
I agree mostly with your point about Jimmer, but I wouldn't lump him in with JJ Reddick. Reddick's college game was a little more controlled and team-oriented, which crosses over to the NBA better. Jimmer was allowed to go wild, which didn't do him any favors preparing him for the NBA.
I agree with you about Lillard--hope he wins Rookie of the Year. I hope Jimmer gets on a new team, but I think it's not a cure all like many think. He is making strides, but will have some more learning years ahead.
- 4:29 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Your comment verbatim "Defense in the NBA isn't too much of an emphasis compared to college..."
If defense isn't an emphasis in the NBA (a theory I agree with). Why do you, motorbike and many others continue to use this as a crux of why the Jimmer is not playing?
As for not comparing Jimmer with Reddick. Go back and check the stats, Reddick's stats are similar to Jimmer's in his first couple of seasons and Reddick was in a much better situation. Saying that Jimmer isn't in another bench players "league" is incorrect.
Jimmer did what had to be done at BYU. Unlike Reddick, he didn't play with multiple future NBA players i.e. Luol Deng, Sheldon Williams, Chris Duhon. Maybe it has hurt him in the NBA, but it was necessary.
Thanks for naming five guards, although Kevin Martin and Jamal Crawford are shooting guards, not point guards.
Cheers to you my friend
- 6:13 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Jimmer is the 5th best guard on the Kings.
Stats don't show how poorly he defends either.
If he can barely find minutes on the worst team in the league (most coming when they are getting blown off of the court), he won't find minutes if he ever plays for a decent team.
- 7:40 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Can we please change these updates to daily instead of weekly? It really pains me to have to wait a week.
- 9:53 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Because the NBA is poor when it comes to defense, it makes players who are good at defense that much better. Players can still be a liability when it comes defense. I think Jimmmer would be a liability against starters--he is fine coming off the bench. Lillard has some work to do on the defensive side against starters--but he can still more than make up for it with his other skills.
I am not saying Jimmer is not in Reddick's league. I am saying that Reddick played in a much more structured college game which crossed over to the NBA. Jimmer was allowed to try and create and take a majority of the shots--which no team would allow a rookie to do, unless extraordinary circumstances.
I think Jimmer's teammates fell in the shadows of Jimmermania. I think Emery was an excellent shooter, and Davies was still a big key down low. The coaches that realized this and didn't double Jimmer had better success. Sure Jimmer got a lot of points, but the open looks for Emery and other players weren't there.
Point taken on the guards.
Your friend in O-town!
- 7:05 a.m. Dec. 18, 2012
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Rather than spouting cliches about Jimmer's pros and cons, let's look
at something real I haven't seen mentioned on these boards: His +/-. For
those unfamiliar with this stat, it answers the question of "did your team
outscore the other team while you were on the floor"? In the end,
that's the only stat that matters, right?
It's only really useful when comparing players on one team, because naturally a player's +/- is going to look better if he's on a good team. I like the stat because (1) it's easy to understand, as opposed to measures like PER, and (2) it captures results of both offense and defense.
A look at Sacramento's +/- numbers show that Jimmer is the only guy on their roster with a positive number this year (+8). The bottom? The guy he's supposedly competing with for minutes, Thornton, at a -129. Yes, a good portion of Jimmer's minutes so far have been in garbage time, but not to the extent some of you seem to believe. Bottom line . . when Jimmer's been in the game, the Kings have been a much better team.
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Glad to hear Lillard doing great on his rookie season and hoping he will get the
FREE JIMMER. Kieth Smart either go or Jimmer transfer to another NBA team.
- 11:08 a.m. Dec. 18, 2012
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Interesting that this article written possibly less than a day before Jimmer scores 22 point in 22 minutes.
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Good post, I assumed your earlier post was stating that Jimmer wasn't as good as Reddick. When you said that you wouldn't lump him in with Reddick I must have misunderstood.
Emery was a much better shooter until Davies was suspended. In the Big Dance, he didn't shoot near as well as the Cougars needed. One other player that was probably in Jimmer's shadow was Hartsock.
See you next week on the Jimmer/Lillard Watch
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Looking around the world we live in it is easy to see changes that are wonderful and some which never would have been thought of 75 years ago. This is one little tidbit from Friday July 18th, 2014, Trupanion Pet Health Insurance went public on the Stock Exchange. This is a company which has been working with many to help defray the cost of not just the routine pet medical care, but also the emergent care which we are often ill-prepared for. All of us want to be the best facilitator of our pet's lives that we can and this is surely one step which meets that plateau.
However, as our troops went to or came home from WWI, who would have ever thought of health insurance for our pets. And as there are many out in the market, how wonderful that our company-growth in the U.S. has moved out of some of the hallmark business names to not just the tech-rich company but to pet health are. All this being said, it is interesting our frequently less than superb human health care giants are not looking at this as an example; maybe they will. Recently, there was a joke about 2 patients have fallen and broken their foot; one goes to the doctor and is sent for x-rays and referred to an Orthopedic Surgeon in two weeks; the other goes to the doctor is x-rayed and taken to surgery by his vet within the hour. (I do not take credit for this joke, nor do I know who wrote it – only that in many cases this is true.) Congratulations to www.TRUPANION.COM for the hard work and having the steadfast ability to bring this to our pets and country.


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A number of student musicians from the Amarillo area recently were named to the All-State Bands and All-State Orchestras at the Texas Music Educators Association convention in San Antonio.
Heather Sechrist from Caprock High School was named to the All-State Philharmonic Orchestra, as was Jennifer Burgess of Amarillo High School. Jessica Wan from AHS was named to the All-State String Orchestra.
Selected to the All-State Symphonic Band were Canyon High School Band members Stephanie Gonzales, Elyse Kahler and Kati Brown; as well as Randall High School Band members Autumn Crow and Dirk Stanfield; and Andy Smith and Joe Bufford of Amarillo High School.
Selected to the All-State Concert Band were Adrian Echevarria, Josh Zinn, Diana Ortiz and Stephanie Reavis from Canyon High; Savannah Gates from Bushland High School; and Aubrey Oliver and Bilal Siddiqui from Amarillo High School.
More than 42,000 students initially entered the All-State competitive process, but only 218 were named to the All-State Orchestras and 848 for the All-State Concert and Jazz Bands. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive.
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I've seen several Nuclear Reactor video tutorials, and they all seem to use a HV Transformer to allow their reactor to safely output its power to an MFSU. However my reactor has no transformer and safely outputs to a MFSU. What exactly determines the reactor's EU packet output so that I know when I must use a transformer?
The size of output packets is determined entirely by how much EU/t the reactor is putting out, which in turn determines whether and which transformers are needed.
An HV transformer is typically used because MV equipment maxes out at 128 EU/packet (regardless of EU/t), and a reactor design can easily scale up beyond that. The HV transformer is unusual in that it can accept any size of packet, which allows it to handle the typical High Voltage or Extreme Voltage that a reactor can put out.
Technically, a piece of equipment or wire can exceed its rated voltage if there are multiple sources of packets – two 32 EU/t sources will put 64 EU/t into the wire, but since the packets are only 32 EU each it still counts as LV. This makes using an EU meter to figure out wiring tolerance not actually very accurate, and you simply have to know what everything is outputting instead. So, a reactor being a single source, you can know its EU/packet will always match its EU/t, and you can figure out how big the packets it outputs are by measuring its EU/t.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Ok so I've finally done it. Ive commited to my first 5k, and I think I picked a pretty good one. The Color Run. For those of you that don't know what the color run is, it's a 5k where you run through the streets of your city and people throw color at you. I.e. Color Run! I'm super excited. I wasn't too excited because I didn't have anyone to go with. It was just too expensive, $60! Mind you, you do get a t-shirt, head band, color packet, registration, and an automatic donation, but still. So last night I decided to pay for my friend to go with me since she really wanted to go. Her birthday is coming up so done did it. haha
In other news. I need to start training for the Tough Mudder, coming up June 2013. I have 10months to be in amazing shape, so I have a fighting chance. I think it's do-able. Just need to get my eating under control. I work out pretty well with kickboxing and martial arts, but my eating ruins all of that. When I went to the store yesterday I went back to my old self and got a bunch of diet foods.... My mom wasn't too pleased, and neither was I. I don't like diet foods..... They are so full of chemicals and processed stuff, but it worked when I was using them... But yeaaa let's see what else... well work haha gotta go, if I get a break I'll continue this thought. It feels good to blog again. Makes me think I have people on my side keeping me in check.
Haha got a break, yay!
So yea our workout routine. We downloaded the tough mudder "maybe mudder" routine and tried it saturday. Emphasis on the tried haha. It looks like its going to be an amazing workout considering I was out of breath within the first 5 minutes, but unfortunatly a customer came in, so we had to stop and help her.... after about 20 minutes of chatting and a tour we finally got back to it. bout 5 minutes later, one of the training instructors walked in so we went ahead and called it quite so the next class could start. We didn't even finish one circuit hahaha. But we are very excited to try it out again.
Well something fun. Womens self-defense starts tonight! Yay! I'm not really sure how its gonna go since we didn't get as good of a sign up as we had hoped. But I think it might be better with a small class. More hands on personalized learning. I'm excited to learn some life saving skills.
Martial arts and kick boxing is going well, I just got my purple belt a couple weeks ago and I will probably try to test for my blue at the next testing. I really want to get out of the yellow suit haha. We call it the big bird suit :) Once I reach blue belt, then I will get the blue suit, which looks a lot better then yellow. The yellow is just sooooo loud. The other suit I won't mind wearing in public haha.
oh so skydiving... fail. The place I was supposed to go won't accept my expired groupon, so I had to go try to get into a suit to get my mula back. It was pretty expensive so I hope they will reimberse me. The I will save up money, loose at least 15 more pounds and go to a local sky diving place. Their max weight for women is 200 and since I'm about 215, I can't go. Here's the thing though. for men the max weight is 230. So how come they can take a 230 guy but not a 215 girl? weird.
annnnnywho, gotta get Mariah running with me. We have our 5k coming up! Gonna be fuuuun! wheew! After that I'm going to try to save up to run more 5ks. I think they are a good starting off point. I really like the non stressful charity runs. For one, your helping out a good cause and two it's an excuse to go running! well, have a great evening haha
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I think they do the electric shock last so that we forget it's the toughest event on the planet
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News about Estelle Parsons, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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The Role Is a Workout, but She's Fit
For the next several months, Estelle Parsons, the 80-year-old actress, will inhabit the physically demanding role of Violet Weston in the Broadway production of "August: Osage County."July 29, 2008 theaterNews
Theater Review | 'August: Osage County'
A Fiery New Incarnation of a Monster of a Mother
Estelle Parsons is giving a superb performance in the demanding role of Violet Weston in the play "August: Osage County."July 16, 2008 theaterReview
Review: In 'Unknown Soldier,' a War Echoes Through Generations
Michael Friedman and Daniel Goldstein's new chamber musical examines a family's past.
August 11, 2015, Tuesday
Talking Mom Out of Bombing the Brownstone
"The Velocity of Autumn," starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, is a wispy but amiable comedy-drama about the ravages of getting older.
April 22, 2014, Tuesday
Daniel Radcliffe Remains a Draw on Broadway
With the power of Daniel Radcliffe's name, Martin McDonagh's 1996 dark comedy, "The Cripple of Inishmaan," sold nearly every seat for its first two preview performances.
April 14, 2014, Monday
'Velocity of Autumn' Finds Broadway Home
The two-character play, starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, will begin performances at the Booth Theater on April 1.
December 12, 2013, Thursday
Mama's Molotov Cocktails
In "The Velocity of Autumn" at Arena Stage in Washington, Estelle Parsons is a feisty old woman who becomes an urban terrorist to avoid being forced from her Brooklyn home.
October 3, 2013, Thursday
New Broadway Play to Star Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella
The Academy Award-winning actress and the Tony Award-winning actor Stephen Spinella will come to Broadway in the spring of 2013 in Eric Coble's "Velocity of Autumn."
October 11, 2012, Thursday
'Lilly' Awards Given to Arianda, Paulus, Hall and More
Now in its third year, prize aims to recognize women working in the theater.
June 4, 2012, Monday
Been Back to the Old Neighborhood?
David Lindsay-Abaire's "Good People," a very fine new play starring Frances McDormand and Tate Donovan, is one of the more subtly surprising treats of this theater season.
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The Role Is a Workout, but She's Fit
For the next several months, Estelle Parsons, the 80-year-old actress, will inhabit the physically demanding role of Violet Weston in the Broadway production of "August: Osage County."
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It's really not a good idea to mess with Violet Weston, the fire-breathing dragon lady of Pawhuska, Okla., who presides over a feast of family combat in ''August: Osage County.'' As all who have seen Tracy Letts's celebrated comedy-drama on Broadway...
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The band X which mixed punk, poetry and rockabilly were never radio darlings or MTV moguls, but critics place them on the forefront of the L.A. punk scene in the early 80's that inspired the likes of Green Day and many others.
The four piece band which featured Exene Cervenka on lead vocal, John Doe on bass and vocals, Billy Zoom on guitar and DJ Bonebrake on drums, will make a stop at the Rock Hall this Tuesday, Sept. 9th at 7:00pm for a Q&A Session with Rock Hall staff member Dr. Jason Hanley. Tickets are limited, but free to the public. The session will also be streamed live on rockhall.com
The band came together after three of the band members placed individual ads in a local musician paper looking for fellow band members with similar musical tastes. Cervenka, who was not a singer at the time, joined the band at the request of Doe after he heard one of her poetry readings in a local cafe.
Ray Manzarek of the Doors happened to see the band perform a live show at a small L.A. Club and decided he wanted to produce their next record. He cited the band as being "the next version of the Doors".
Their debut album in 1980 Los Angeles ranks #286 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
"White Girl", one of the band's most popular songs, landed them a spot on American Bandstand.
After their stop at the Rock Hall next week, X will perform a three night stand at the Music Box Supper Club (Sept. 10th-12th) in Cleveland where they are expected to play their first four albums from start to finish.
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On October 3, 2003, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Vietnam.1
Macroeconomic performance has been strong over the past 18 months, fueled by strong export performance and domestic investment. Staff estimates suggest output growth near 6 percent in 2002, with slightly faster growth projected for 2003. Nonoil exports have provided an important stimulus, rising by 24 percent (year-on-year) during the second half of 2002 and 32 percent during the first half of 2003, as producers responded to improved access to the US market under the United States Bilateral Trade Agreement. Investment has also been vigorous, with imports of machinery and equipment up 38 percent in 2002 and 40 percent in the first six months of 2003.
Inflation picked up during 2002, but has eased slightly in recent months. Headline inflation averaged some 4 percent during 2002, after two years of mild deflation, falling back to 3 percent as of July 2003. Non-food inflation shows a distinctive trend from the headline rate, but could ease in the coming months with slower depreciation of the dong and the easing of world oil prices.
Stronger growth has been accompanied by a sizeable deterioration in the external current account position, notwithstanding surging exports. The current account deficit is expected to be around 3½ percent of GDP in 2003, as compared with a surplus in 2001, financed through a combination of higher long-term capital inflows and a reversal of the previously strong build-up of foreign assets by the commercial banks.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recorded a modest increase in its foreign reserves during 2002, followed by sharp growth in gross international reserves (GIR) during the first half of 2003. The jump in GIR this year reflects both sizeable foreign currency purchases by the SBV and a large shift in foreign currency assets of the commercial banks from offshore to the SBV. The dong continues to depreciate slowly against the US dollar, at a more modest pace in recent months. The daily trading band within which the rate is allowed to fluctuate was widened to ± 0.25 percent in July 2002 (from ± 0.1 percent).
The monetary aggregates have been growing at a rapid pace, reflecting the pace of economic expansion, ongoing monetization of the economy, and strong credit demand. Broad money rose by some 18 percent in 2002 and the first months of 2003, albeit with foreign currency deposits stagnating; credit growth continues at rates in excess of 20 percent per annum, with faster growth in credit to the non-SOE sector (30 percent) and in foreign currency credits (40 percent through April, from a low base). The SBV has adopted a largely accommodative stance, with the sizeable purchases of foreign currency during 2003 being largely unsterilized. Interest rates have shown little movement.
Budget performance was strong in 2002, aided by good non-oil revenue collections and public sector wage restraint, with the core fiscal deficit amounting to 2 percent of GDP. Revenue collections to date suggest the higher tax/GDP ratio can be at least maintained in 2003, but a sizeable (38 percent) increase in civil service wages and pensions is putting some pressure on the expenditure side of the budget. Onlending operations are on a rising trend, and could reach 3 percent of GDP this year while extra-budgetary debt creation arising from reform costs (mainly State Owned Commercial Bank recapitalization) is likely to be around 1 percent of GDP.
There has been continued progress in the areas of private sector development and trade policy reform. Registration of private firms has increased rapidly since the passage of the Enterprise Law in 2000, with strong growth in employment in small and medium-sized enterprises. Quantitative restrictions on imports were further scaled back in 2002, ASEAN Free Trade Area tariff reductions are proceeding as scheduled, and a wide-ranging Bilateral Trade Agreement with the US took effect in December 2001.
Reform implementation has proven more difficult in the state-owned sector. The equitization program fell behind schedule in 2002 and 2003, necessitating the preparation of a revised roadmap for reform in 2003-05 that has just been finalized.
The banking system is growing rapidly, with the bulk of funds still being intermediated through the major state-owned commercial banks. These banks face significant challenges in strengthening weak balance sheets and improving loan collections, while rapidly expanding their balance sheets. The SBV also faces important challenges in strengthening its supervisory capabilities to effectively monitor the expanding system.
The staff's medium-term scenario envisages growth averaging 7 percent per annum, supported by continued strong export expansion and investment. Inflation remains at modest levels (3-4 percent), while the real exchange rate, currently towards the lower end of the range in which it has moved since 1996, shows little change. The external position remains manageable, with current account deficits declining somewhat from the present level (3½ percent of GDP), and continuing to be financed by a mix of FDI inflows and medium-long term borrowings (still primarily ODA flows).
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors welcomed the opportunity to assess Vietnam's economic performance, and commended the authorities for their strong record of success in achieving high growth and poverty reduction in recent years. They noted that prudent macroeconomic management had provided an environment conducive to growth, and that the transition to a more market-oriented economy and increasing integration into the global economy had been key to poverty alleviation. Directors considered, however, that the transition process was still incomplete, and that the authorities faced important challenges, especially in the area of structural reform, in sustaining high growth over the medium term.
Directors welcomed the strong fiscal performance in 2002, attributable in part to buoyant oil revenues. They welcomed the authorities' intention to allocate one-half of any revenue overperformance in 2003 to deficit reduction. They recognized the need for public sector wages to remain competitive with those in the private sector but cautioned against further sharp increases in public sector wages. They encouraged the authorities to undertake a fuller assessment of the net benefits of public investments.
Directors considered that the medium-term fiscal position was manageable, provided that on-lending and off-budget liabilities are tightly controlled, and the risks to the revenue position, especially through a drop in oil prices and a reduction in import tariffs, are addressed through both tax policy reforms and improved tax administration. They welcomed the progress being made with the Fund-assisted program to introduce self-assessment by large taxpayers.
Directors welcomed the movement towards a market-based financial system, including the liberalization of most interest rates in 2002. They expressed concern, however, that the rapid pace of credit growth, including foreign exchange credits-which has supported economic growth-could overwhelm banks' still limited credit risk management capacities, and could lead to further impairment of already-weak bank balance sheets. In view of the added possibility of this credit growth contributing to inflationary pressures, which are moderate at present, they favored some liquidity tightening to slow its pace.
Directors agreed that a managed floating exchange rate regime was appropriate to Vietnam's circumstances, but argued that the policy could be implemented more flexibly over time, allowing larger movements in the rate. They noted the build-up of the State Bank of Vietnam's reserves during 2003 would help strengthen the external position. They also welcomed the removal of the foreign exchange surrender requirement.
Directors underscored the need for state-owned commercial banks and the Development Assistance Fund to conduct effective loan appraisal, which would help assure the long-term solvency of these state-controlled institutions. In this regard, they considered that strengthening the supervisory capabilities of the State Bank of Vietnam was an important supporting measure, and merited technical assistance from donors and the Fund. They emphasized the importance of accelerating the process of cleaning up the balance sheets of the state-owned commercial banks, and called for passage of guidelines that would impose a time-bound process for restructuring of financially distressed state-owned enterprises. Finally, they urged the passage of an effective anti-money laundering decree by year-end, followed by rigorous implementation.
Directors took the view that the government needed to develop more fully its strategy for the sizeable state-owned enterprise sector. They supported giving state-owned enterprises simpler channels of control, profit-focused mandates, and hard budget constraints, if they were to operate efficiently. In addition, they called for vigorous implementation of the equitization program for small and medium-sized enterprises, with greater reliance on auction-based pricing mechanisms.
Directors observed that employment growth over the medium-term would rely primarily on private sector expansion, supported by domestic and foreign investment. They emphasized that priorities for strengthening the business environment include improving transparency and governance, simplifying regulations and reducing bureaucratic discretion, strengthening the operation of key markets, notably for land, and ensuring the provision of competitively-priced infrastructure services.
Directors supported Vietnam's objective of achieving early WTO membership, while noting that it would require focused efforts to bring domestic regulations, practices, and laws into compliance with WTO norms. They encouraged the Vietnamese authorities to move towards acceptance of Article VIII obligations.
Directors welcomed the passage of the new Statistics Law and Vietnam's participation in the Fund's General Data Dissemination System. They commented, however, that Vietnam's macroeconomic statistics had significant weaknesses, and supported the provision of Fund technical assistance to improve the statistical base. They also pointed to the need for adequate resource provision to statistics-producing agencies and for effective inter-agency coordination.
Directors regretted the delays in completing the third review under the PRGF arrangement. In this regard, they noted the findings of the safeguards assessment and the remedial measures suggested in the staff report. They also noted the authorities' reservations about aspects of both the assessment and its recommendations, including the authorities' view that the safeguards measures should be in accordance with Vietnam's prevailing legal framework. Most Directors supported efforts to reach a compromise solution that would satisfy the safeguards policy within the existing framework during the period of the PRGF, while some others insisted on applying the Fund's policy on safeguard assessments vigorously and emphasized in this regard the importance of an independent external audit of the central bank in accordance with internationally accepted standards.
1 Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. A staff team visits the country, collects economic and financial information, and discusses with officials the country's economic developments and policies. On return to headquarters, the staff prepares a report, which forms the basis for discussion by the Executive Board. At the conclusion of the discussion, the Managing Director, as Chairman of the Board, summarizes the views of Executive Directors, and this summary is transmitted to the country's authorities.


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