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Johanna Fagen, M.A.
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Men's Basketball Media Day Coverage
Oct. 15, 2013
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Head Coach John Calipari
Q. Now that you've had a few practices, what have been the revelations or maybe surprises to you about your team so far?
COACH CALIPARI: No revelations, but Marcus Lee is better than I thought. Derek Willis is better than I thought. I just got done watching our practice tape from yesterday. Jarrod Polson and Dominique (Hawkins) played well. Guys are learning new ways of playing and are making strides.
Everybody that walks in the building, the guy that they're saying is the standout is James Young, like every day. We've had NBA scouts in here every day. They're all speaking about him, and I'm kind of watching everybody so not seeing it.
Jon Hood is getting better. Jarrod Polson is getting better. Willie (Cauley-Stein) yesterday for the first time practiced, and James practiced. Now you've got a couple of 7-footers on each team, a couple of 6'9"s on each team, a couple of 6'8"s on each team.
Q. Cal, just a couple of your comments the last couple of weeks, it seems like you've gotten some of the swagger back. Just how excited are you for this team compared to where you were a year ago?
COACH CALIPARI: You know, everybody keeps saying, well, I sound different. Well, there's a process that we teach with, and you guys who have watched me know I don't need a team in October playing like it's January.
We have not done any defense, none. Yesterday was the first rebounding that we've done. We've done no pick and roll. So I'm not letting them play pick and roll basketball, making them cut in space and create, instead of two guys playing and three standing.
That being said, we do have an out-of-bounds play on the baseline, we do have one on the sideline. We have nothing -- no zone, but what I like is the instincts of the players.
So their instincts are normally right. They're not thinking. They're instinctive, and that makes it kind of fun, especially as fast and as aggressive as we play.
Q. What is it that's impressing people that come in here about James Young?
COACH CALIPARI: He is really fast. He's now not settling for jump shots. So you're seeing a young man get his head and shoulders by people, take contact, and make baskets, which a month ago he was not going in there.
In transition, he's kind of like Michael Kidd (Gilchrist). If he's out ahead, you throw him the ball. Something good will happen. And he has a chance of being a terrific defender.
Part of what happened to us last year with Nerlens (Noel), some other guys we thought would be good defenders really weren't. I think this team could and should be, not just because you have a shot blocker. We have a couple of big kids. We can guard the ball better.
Q. You've been quite open about 40-0 as a goal or a target, and most coaches say the day-to-day process is what brings results. How do you --
COACH CALIPARI: What I've said -- let me, again -- I feel like Jay Carney up here. Let me again tell you what I've said for about eight years.
I've said, before I retire, I would love to coach a team that goes 40-0. Now, as a Democrat, you can say what I said, as a Republican, you can say what I said, but I'll say it again. I've said it for eight to ten years. Before I retire, I would like to coach a team that goes 40-0. Will that happen? I don't know.
Every game we play, we play to win. We're not playing any game not to win. The reason I like the mentality of every game matters is you don't want to get upset by people that you shouldn't be beat by. That game matters as much as a North Carolina or Michigan State or whoever else. Those games matter too.
We don't talk about it as a team. I mean, I don't -- it's not like, oh, we're going 40-0. We don't. The way we do this is a process.
Now, being that's something I would like, who knows whether the team would like that. Now, that being in mind, I've had three teams that already did it. We started talking -- three teams almost did it, and by not doing it, we won the most games in the history of the NCAA. No team has won more games, two of my teams.
So you may not go 40-0, but you're doing special things.
Q. Should this team be the No. 1 team in the country?
COACH CALIPARI: I haven't seen anyone else. So I don't know.
Q. But don't you --
COACH CALIPARI: Really, I don't know anyone else. So I can't really tell you.
Q. You've coached No. 1 teams before, though.
COACH CALIPARI: But they were veteran teams. You're talking about an inexperienced team. We'll be the most inexperienced team in the country, but we're really talented. We've got great size and speed and skill.
Will we be a great defensive team and rebounding team, and will we share the ball? If we do that, we have a chance to be one of the best teams in the country.
Are we right now? I have no idea because I don't know where anybody else is.
Q. Independent of experience, is this the most talented team you've had?
COACH CALIPARI: Boy, that first team I had here was really talented. That first team was like, whew. 2012 -- it's funny, we talk about the 2011. How did we ever get to the Final Four?
I like to say it's my coaching and my system and my style of play and all that, but Brandon Knight's in the league. Terrence Jones is in the league. Doron Lamb is in the league. Josh Harrellson is in the league. Darius Miller is in the league. DeAndre Liggins is a league player. We had good players that year. They just weren't as good as the year before.
I'd like this to play out a little bit and look back. I will tell you, this team is deeper than that team. We have a couple more that we didn't have, but you just had two guys sign max deals in the NBA. So, you know.
Q. If you can remember back to this, compared to how you felt about that 2012 team at this stage, when you look at them, when you watched them practice through however many number, how does that compare when you look at these guys and see what they can do early?
COACH CALIPARI: It's a totally different backdrop now. We just lost in the first round of the NIT. So I'm saying that to this group. That group's coming off a Final Four, and if we didn't win a National title, it was a total failure to try to build that up so that we would fail.
So I like -- you won't believe this. I like my team. And anybody that's watched this knows we have good kids that are listening, that are sharing. We had the women's clinic, 660 women come out, and as we did go up and down, I saw some showtime stuff.
Now, is that what's going to happen when there are people in the seats? I don't know. Hope not, but I saw a little bit of, stop, why did you do that? Where did that come from? Well, there's people here. I'm going to show them some stuff.
So there's a lot -- you know, I don't think it's going to happen, but we could start five freshmen. I don't think it's going to happen, but it may because I -- basically, I don't make that choice. It could happen.
Q. Jerry Tipton, Fox News. What --
COACH CALIPARI: (jokingly) The Republicans have shut down the government, and the Democrats are trying to feed everybody. What is going on here? Go ahead.
Q. How would you describe the leadership qualities of Julius (Randle) in terms of playing hard or just being a good player? Is what components add up to a good leader?
COACH CALIPARI: Well, what's happening right now, we're playing him in a position as though he's a two or a three. So he's just now getting comfortable being -- starting from 20 feet out.
You still have to offensive rebound, which he is not. He's not defensive rebounding the way he needs to. He is driving the ball better and recognizing better, trying to figure out when do I shoot jumpers, when do I drive?
Yet that being said, he's still playing hard. Yesterday, the thing, we had an unbelievable practice until 15 minutes to go, and then they all backed up, and it starts with one or two guys. We didn't finish the practice.
But he is -- you know, he's 6'9", 250, and he's -- you know, he's skilled. But I don't want to play him under the basket. That's not preparing him for what's ahead for him. I could play him at seven feet and try to win college games, tell him, I'm really helping you, or I can make him play out on the floor like we did Patrick Patterson. Do you remember Patrick went from standing under the basket to playing at the top of the key offensively? So it's going to take him time.
That's probably why people walked in and looked at James Young. It's more natural for him. He's playing like he naturally would, and the other guys are still learning and try to get their feel, their feet underneath them about how they're going to play this new way of playing.
Q. How much has it changed your approach, the idea that the rules and the way the game is called are going to change?
COACH CALIPARI: Well, I -- I've been saying, again, for ten years, I've said the same thing, and then everybody says, well, he's only saying that because he's trying to get attention. Scoring's gone down because we foul more. So now they're going to say you're not fouling. If you put a body hip-check on a guy dribbling full court, it is now a foul. If you hold a guy from getting open, it's now a foul. It's automatic.
Do you remember the charge block where I used to go crazy? You had to have your toe off the ground? Now if you're in an up motion -- I don't even have to jump yet. I'm in an up motion. If that man is not standing there, it is a block every single time. There's no more flopping.
So he comes in, I drive, and I beat my man, and I raise the ball, you'd better be standing there, which means as a driver, your head had to be down to run him over because, if your head's up and he's standing and he's there, unless you don't know how to play, you're not going to run the guy over.
So I think scoring will go up. It's going to open the game up. Here's what a press will be now. If you want to press and hold and bump, you're going to foul out your whole team, but you can track quick and try to steal the ball, but if you don't steal the ball, you've got to run back because, if you bump that driver, it is now a foul.
It's according to what they've told us. The one I'm not sure of is post defense. That's a little bit harder to decipher how they're going to play it. If you don't give the guy motion. If you put a hip, if you -- forearm in the back or two, they're going to make calls. That one is a little less clear to me, but the others are clear.
You drive the ball and you get your head and shoulders by the guy, and there's contact, where before they could sometimes say, well, the offense created it. No, the rule states, you get your head and shoulders by the guy and there's contact, that's a foul on the defense. It's the new rules. Not my rules, it's the rules.
If you drive and raise a ball and weak side defender comes as you're raising the ball and his feet aren't set and then you continue to jump, that is a block every single time. So I think it eliminates flops. I mean, you can't get there. Unless you're standing there and the guy has his head down and runs -- just bowls you over into cheerleaders and two officials.
So I think it's good for the game, but we'll see. They've got -- what we all say is they'll call it in November and December. Are they going to call it in January, February, and March? They are convinced they are, and I think it's good for the game.
Q. The last few years, you've had three guys with (Derrick) Rose, (John) Wall, and (Anthony) Davis, who won a National Player of the Year Award. Is (Julius) Randle in that group?
COACH CALIPARI: Yeah, he's good, but we've got guys on our team playing better right now, but he is that good.
My thing will be -- I'll give you an example. I come in last night. I'm in my office about 11:00. 10:30. He's in there shooting. This morning, I hear blup, blup, blup, and I look out my window in the morning, and he's got a full sweat going, and he's going to practice today.
So when you ask me, does he have a chance at that? Yes, he does because of that. The only kid that worked like that that I've had has been a Brandon Knight, who willed himself in the league, willed himself to be a top five, six, seven pick because, physically, you look at him, and there's no way, but he willed himself. This kid has got that body and he does it.
But listen, he's -- we're changing how he plays. So he's not as confident. He doesn't have the swagger that he had right now because we're changing -- you can't do it from seven feet. Now get out there and do it from the perimeter.
Q. Coach, you said earlier that you want to win every game you play, but then you said, if you just wanted to win college games, you'd play Julius down low. Can you talk about the seeming inconsistency with those statements.
COACH CALIPARI: If I'm about my players and I do right by their growth, we'll win our college games, make it simple for you.
So there's -- I'm just going to worry about winning college games. Whatever happens after, that's not on me. Or I can say I'm really going to work on these individual players even if I know we win more games with them here, I'm going to teach them here, and if I really teach them and they get going, we'll win college games. It's just a different approach.
Okay, we got a system. Here's how -- we don't have a system here. We're going to run more dribble drive this year since 2008 with this team and these rules, which means we're going to face a lot of zones and a lot of sagging defenses. So we've got to be prepared.
Q. Since you've now been here about 25 years, Cal -- it probably feels like that -- how have you changed as a coach since you left Memphis?
COACH CALIPARI: The only thing I'll tell you, we have a video that we take into homes in recruiting, and it has me at the first press conference. Did you chase me? No, you chased the other guy.
And when I -- when people see that picture and they see me standing there, they're like, you've aged more than (President) Obama. In this job, you age. It's just part of what you do. You're on a treadmill, and I love it. I love the fact that our fans are so active and a part of it. I mean, we have a Media Day, and look at this. It's ridiculous. This is what it is here.
It's a different deal. It just is. But it's what you strive for when you're coaching. You want to be a part of that kind of program, and the hard thing is sustaining that. I always say, you take mediocre players and try to win, that's one thing. But go take the best players and get those guys to come together as a team and then win with that team, it's a different thing.
I was just talking to a guy driving in here who helped build a company in Louisville, left the company, went out west, and is trying to rebrand another company. You know what he said? Two totally different jobs. Totally different. I built a company out of nothing. Now I'm coming to an established company, and we're trying to rebrand and take it to another -- it's two other -- this is different than most of those kinds of things. It's a different deal.
Q. I'm wondering if you can give us a comment on Tod Lanter, Sam Malone, and Brian Long, what they bring or any sort of comment on their contribution.
COACH CALIPARI: The walk-ons, it's tough because I'm coaching those 12 guys, and those walk-ons, it's hard here because it's hard to get on the court.
Now, you look at Jarrod Polson, guess what, he was that walk-on. Now all of a sudden, if you watched tape yesterday, people walked off and said, man, he's good. Now think about who he's had to play against every day for four years. Think about the guards he's had to guard and be out there with.
So you want those guys to grow. They're good kids. They're as big a part of the team as anybody. They just don't get on the floor that much.
Q. John, one of your players before you all began workouts, said that in the pickup games, defense has been really something to see. I see you grinning. Is that an attitude you want to hear?
COACH CALIPARI: Yeah, but I don't know if they always played zone and now they're playing man and they think they're really playing.
We have not talked about defense at all. So there's all kind of ways of doing this job. You can help them offensively and build their confidence and then go to your defense when you've got confident players, or you start right with the defense, and we're going to make that our staple, and then it kind of squelches that offense because the defense gets ahead of the offense and the offense can't even make plays.
We just do it the other way. That doesn't mean it's the right way, but you want to establish that. We've always become a pretty good defensive team, but we've done nothing. Haven't done pick and roll defense, post defense, playing the screen. All we do in a dribble drive, you've got to guard the dribble, and they start figuring out how to guard the driver, and that's the hardest thing to teach in the game.
Q. Cal, what is your thought process when you have this many talented players on your roster in terms of dealing with egos, bruised feelings, things like that, playing time such as -- I mean, you're in control, but how do you --
COACH CALIPARI: Not really. They're in control. They -- the thing that makes this tougher in a normal situation, if it you remember what Coach (Dean) Smith used to do at North Carolina, they'd have their top seven or eight, and then they'd bring in the bomb squad five. Remember they used to do that?
And they'd just say, you're going to play four straight minutes a half, and you're going to play four straight. But he had a veteran team of eight that didn't need that extra time.
The problem we have right now is we have a brand new team every year, so it's hard to say, okay, we're going to play these seven or eight, and these five are going to play four minutes.
But the whole thing is they earn it. No one's promised anything here. You're going to have to earn minutes.
I tell them the thing about sharing the ball, we played Louisville in the semifinal game in the NCAA Tournament. No one took more than nine shots. No one took more than nine shots. We had the number one and two pick in the draft, and six guys got drafted. So obviously, shots don't matter.
Had a guy come in, I'm just not maybe getting the ball enough. Really? So you think that's what -- how they're going to judge you, you getting the ball and scoring. You really think that's how -- no. So why are you worrying about that? Go rebound, defend, run the floor, make baskets, do the things that help us win and make you look good. So you just have to explain it.
The other thing is, as long as the kids know you're about them, you're not saying I'm about you but really you're about the program or yourself. As long as you're about them, they'll listen. They trust you, they'll play hard. You're not getting as many minutes because of this and this, but we've got your back. You're fine. You're going to be good. That's a challenge when you have a good, full team.
Q. John, after 2010, you said that you had to figure out that last little skip over the hump for a young team, and obviously, they did it in 2012. What is that element? What can you call upon for these guys?
COACH CALIPARI: This will be a team that, when they get teams down, will they bury them, or do they go to showtime? Do they let up off the gas? If you ask me right now, that will be our Achilles heel early. We'll let up off the gas. We'll have it going good and then back up because that's what they've done their whole lives, and they're 18 years old.
So some of it is you've got to get dinged. Sometimes you've got to take losses to prove a point. Our game with Indiana helped propel us in another direction in 2012. So I think that's what will be the case, but I don't know.
Let them get on the court. We've got tough games early. We've got one of the best schedules in the country. We've got one of the most inexperienced teams in the country. So it will be interesting.
Q. In most of the preseason rankings, Kentucky, Michigan State, Louisville in some order are the top three. Does the team know? Do they realize that, and are they excited about it?
COACH CALIPARI: They might. Again, this thing is a process of us learning each time out and self-evaluating, where they know, okay, how do you learn? Well, you learn against teams like that, and you want to win every game. We play to win every game. But the biggest point is you've got to learn from every game.
So those are great learning experiences. Now, you hope you win and learn. You hope you learn from someone else's mistakes by watching and say, oh, we don't want to do that. The reality of it is it doesn't always work out that way.
Q. Coach, in 2012, a lot of people looked at that team, putting a young group of guys together and winning a National Title is kind of the exception. I wonder what you say about that. Is that the exception, or is that becoming the norm around Kentucky?
COACH CALIPARI: I don't know if that's the exception. We had a really -- we had good players, but more importantly, we were the best team. We were the most efficient team on offense. We were the best defensive team in the country. They played -- they were a great team, and we had really good players, but we were a great team.
Will this team become that? I don't know. We've had 10 practices. Today will be our 11th practice. Could we become that? If we choose to. But it's -- I just don't know. Is it the norm? I wish the rules would change and kids stayed for two years, or we did more to encourage kids to stay for two years minimum, but that's not the rule right now. So you have to deal with it.
And this -- I would not wish this on anybody every year, trying to coach a new team.
Q. When you all won it two years ago, Louisville last year, does that kind of push the reset button on the rivalry, and what pressure does that add?
COACH CALIPARI: I think both teams could have losing records, and in this state, it matters. I'm not sure nationally it matters as much, but I know in this state it does.
I remember saying, what if we won every game and lost to Louisville my first year? People around the state said, we'd be disappointed, bad year. I mean, that's just how they are.
So that game is going to be that game, and probably both programs look to have it done. Play the game, who wins, who loses, move on now because it takes on a life of its own.
Q. John, you had issues at point guard last year. This year it looks like you'll probably have a freshman at point, and yet the perception is you'll be better. How do you feel about that?
COACH CALIPARI: I'll also tell you Jarrod Polson is way better. He's -- like right now, if you watched him practice, you would say he's fine, and he's confident. He's stronger. He's more skilled. He knows how we're playing. He's just not as big.
Those two guys are 6'5", 220, and they're bulldogs. What I'm trying to do with both Andrew and Aaron (Harrison) are play faster, run faster, show your speed more. You don't have to -- either throw a lob or shoot a layup or shoot a five-footer. So I'm trying to create habits that they don't have right now.
They want to spin back. They want to throw scoop passes and bounce through -- you know, stuff that normal freshmen do.
But I will tell you, with their size and skill set, and they -- right now you'll notice I'm making Andrew keep his hair longer than Aaron's so I know who's who, but when the season goes, then we'll have them so the other team doesn't know who's who, and we'll have them cut it back down where no one will know.
There's -- I told Andrew he's got to keep one line somewhere on his head that I can see, and then I'll know it's him and not Aaron.
Q. If you have the locker room leadership that you want, does that solve your desire for sharing the basketball?
COACH CALIPARI: My job is to teach all these kids what leadership is and what it means and how to lead.
In our mind, we're trying to teach servant leadership. That you've got to be more about your teammates than yourself to really lead. I'm trying to teach the whole team that, not just one guy. You want to lead, you have to serve. You're not leading to say, Go get me the water. You're leading to say, Does anybody need water? Are we all right?
But that's not in their initial nature, and that's what my job is. What I'm hoping is, when kids leave us, they understand and have the basics for leadership skills to take over if they had to.
So right now, Willie has been hurt, practiced yesterday for the first time. Hard to lead, hard to make the club in the tub. And you have Alex just started practicing with his hamstring. So he's practiced. I think yesterday was his first full practice. So those two are veterans.
But I'll tell you, Jon and Jarrod are showing great leadership. I love it. Julius and Andrew and Aaron. James is not. He hasn't -- he doesn't have that yet. But he's a great kid on the court, unselfish. He's starting to talk more.
Q. You're already one of two coaches to lead three different schools to No. 1 rankings. When you hear that, what do you think?
COACH CALIPARI: Well, we've had a bunch of teams be No. 1, and you're right, three of them from different programs, and all of them were great defensive teams. I don't know exactly how many of my teams were No. 1 in the country. Do you know? Six.
If you look back at those six teams that all were No. 1 in the country at some point, they were all great defensive teams. They were efficient offensively. They rebound the ball.
Obviously -- are you ready? They were talented. You win because you have good players. If you don't have good players, you're not winning. Don't even want to talk to you. You have good players. That's why you win.
But those players have got to come together, they've got to share, they've got to be good defensively, they've got to be efficient offensively, and my best teams have been that way. We're not near that yet, but the team has a chance.
Q. Cal, has there been a moment in practice, or maybe more than one, where you saw somebody do something and say, `Hey, I didn't know you could do that.'
COACH CALIPARI: They are getting to the point -- you know, we have the helmet award. If you get dunked on, you've got to take the shot with the helmet on. So Derek Willis dunked on both Julius and Dakari (Johnson), like both of them. We just stopped practice like, oh, my gosh.
Derek Willis is going to be a really good player. He's learning. He's creating good habits. It's -- you know, this team is going to be a hard team to steal minutes, but I'll tell you what, he's playing as well as anybody.
And the other guy is Marcus Lee, who's just so active. What he is is a young Dennis Rodman. You're like offensively, where do I put him? Then you watch defensively, and he can guard every position. He rebounds like crazy. He's tipping balls in offensively. He's got a clubliness about him.
I sent him home for the weekend, and on Sunday he texts me about noon, and he said, Coach, I cannot wait to practice. How do you feel? I mean, that's who he is. There was no like -- that's just who he is.
Q. What have you seen from Dominique (Hawkins) early and how he might figure in?
COACH CALIPARI: Dominique had his best practice yesterday. You have to understand who he's going against. And the best thing that's happened for him, he's on the court with Jarrod Polson. So I made it so he and Jon Hood and Jarrod Polson are on the team. So he's got two guys leading him.
Jarrod has been the point guard and he's been the off guard, but when you play dribble drive, it really doesn't matter. There's four perimeter positions. So I told Jarrod, you've got to start letting him be the point. Well, he's not quite ready for that yet, but he does it some.
But yesterday's practice, he made jump shots, he made runners, and you're going against 7-foot now. There's always a 7-footer on the court, and there's always another 6'10" guy out there, and the guards he's going against are 6'5".
Not afraid. He's physically going to not back down. With the Wildcat code here, he and Julius are one or two. Every two weeks, as we judge it, he and Julius are one and two, two and one. So he does everything he's supposed to. He's a great kid.
Q. Best teams. How often -- what percentage of the time would you say the best team wins the whole thing?
COACH CALIPARI: Well, you start knowing in the middle of January, late January, okay, we've got a chance, and then you start looking at what could hold us back. 2010, we knew it was shooting. We knew. We had a bad shooing night, we were going to lose. You think of our team, that's what worried us the most.
This team, I don't know what that will be, but by the middle of January, late January, we'll know, okay, that's the Achilles heel. What will they try to do?
Q. Coach, you were asked about the point guard position. Who's going to be the backup point guard? Will it be Polson? If not, is that something you're working on?
COACH CALIPARI: Still trying to figure it out. There's two parts of this. You've got to keep some of these guys on the floor. No one is going to play 40 minutes, but you need to keep guys out there 30, 32 minutes, especially early, until they get a feel for what they're doing, especially against good teams.
I think what's going to happen, the way they're calling fouls, all of us coaches are going to have to adjust. You can argue the point, but we're all going to have to adjust. And that being said, I think there's going to be enough playing time, because of fouls, for everybody. So if you do have a deep team, you've got an advantage if they call these fouls.
Q. You haven't done much of anything defensively, but just athleticism-wise, can this be one of your better defensive teams and the potential there for that?
COACH CALIPARI: There's no -- the reason '12 was so good is that you had Michael Kidd, who could guard all five positions and guarded their best player, and if he had any slip-ups, you had a kid -- I think his name was Anthony Davis -- behind there, blocking everything in sight. And the other guys were physical enough to guard and do their thing.
I don't know. You don't have an Anthony, even though we have some good shot blockers, and I don't know if we have a Michael Kidd because Michael had the combination of toughness, mental toughness, and length to do it and athleticism. So that ended up making that team the best defensive team in the country.
So this team has a chance but for different reasons. Your guards are bigger. Your length -- you know, you're big at every position.
Q. John, is there any unique challenge at all to coaching identical twins? If you have to get after one, maybe the other one doesn't like that?
COACH CALIPARI: No, they get on each other. They are -- and their personalities are really different. I mean, they're -- what they -- the more I'm around them -- one, they're great kids. Everybody that's come through the building, every scout, all this, the myth about them is being blown up because you see, when they're being challenged and being coached, they respond the right way.
What they don't know how to respond to -- and neither did Derrick Rose, some of my best players. They don't know how to respond when they don't make a shot or they turn it over. That's what they're learning. Like they get upset on a missed layup except we tip dunked it. So why are you upset? I should have made it. No, we won the game because we tipped it in. So be happy. Jump up and down.
That's something that they're still learning. They're very critical of themselves, and I'm going to tell you, each other. So they do some yapping to each other.
But as far as being good teammates and coachable and listening and trying to do what you want, they've been great.
Q. In 2010 and 2011, if you needed a basket, Wall or Knight had the ball. In 2012, it kind of depended on the game. Is this a team where there's a Wall or Knight guy at the end, or is this a 2012 kind of defense?
COACH CALIPARI: Don't know yet because what will happen is there's three parts of this. There are guys that I will want to have the ball and they don't want it. And then there's guys that really want the ball and I don't want them to have it. And then there's guys that want the ball and I want them to have it, and the only way you figure that out is in those close, tough games. It comes down to who made the plays, who made the free throws.
I've heard great stuff from the USA Basketball coaches about Julius. When the games on the line, he took the games over. They said it wasn't close. I've heard the same things about Andrew, and what I'm seeing in practice about James, it could be him.
But you've also got to be able to make free throws, whoever that is, and you have to know, if they come at you, you have to be a good enough passer that we're basically playing through you, not saying you take the shot.
Q. Coach, this being the last year of the State Farm Champions Classic, is there anything on the horizon special-wise scheduling that you might be able to share with us? And could you talk about the conference, how it's gotten better, just different teams.
COACH CALIPARI: Boy, if we -- okay. So the decision being made on the Champions, do we continue? But we've also got, we'll probably announce here in the next two weeks to a month, another, which I would call ridiculous, event that we will be a part of. Again, we have that kind of schedule. They're adding two more leagues games, as you know.
The league has gotten better. Florida is going to be good. Tennessee is going to be good. You've got Mississippi is still going to be good. Missouri's talking they're going to be strong again. We're playing at Auburn again for the ninth straight year. I don't think Auburn -- has Auburn played here yet?
Tony's got those guys, they did a foreign trip, and they're better. So I may be leaving teams out, but I think it's going to be the same kind of league it was a year ago.
Q. You mentioned Michael Kidd, and I thought of DeAndre Liggins also, stopper on the perimeter. How important is it finding a guy like that, or can it be done as a team sort of way?
COACH CALIPARI: Do it both, but it's much easier if one guy can do it. Let me say this. That guy, if he's the guy and that other guy is trying to attack, you can't have that guy be your best offensive player, and the reason is they're going to call fouls. That's the emphasis.
So if I put my best offensive player and say, you stay in front of this guy, DeAndre and Michael were not the first option for us, even though they both could score and they've both done well. Foul trouble was not, you know, that big an issue.
Right now what we're doing is we're still fouling on drives. They come at you and go by, you've got to give ground. You can't hit. You know the old hit the guy out of bounds. The officials say the offense created it. They're not going to be able to say that anymore. If my head and shoulders are by you and there's contact, it is a foul on the defense every single time, 100 percent of the time.
So you put a guy you need in the game as your stopper, you're in jeopardy, especially early.
Q. You've got a couple guys on the roster in Willie and Marcus (Lee) who are really unique personalities off the court. Have you coached guys like that in the past? Are there maybe some challenges to coaching guys who aren't just basketball all the time?
COACH CALIPARI: Well, I've done this 20-some years now. So I've just seen or heard or coached just about any of that.
What you have is these kids all need us in different ways. They're not cookie cutters. Everyone's different. I want every kid to express himself as long as it's not hurting his teammates or hurting himself or his family. My job is to help protect them not only against others outside but also themselves.
But we're not against Facebook, Twitter, all that stuff because, I hate to tell you, all you old people in here, my son is not watching TV when he gets home. What's he looking at? The computer. I know, if you're my age, 46 or 47 --
[ Laughter ].
You don't want to hear that, but that's the fact. So to get these guys to understand that you can use this stuff, if you do it in a positive way and that you're -- everything you put out there is out there for the rest of your life. And if a guy doesn't do it, we'll counsel him and talk to him. We've got a great group of people here that watch everything they send out. There's nothing they put out that's not seen.
And we train them, just so you understand. They get training in social media. We bring people in to train them. They show them some of the stuff they put in, and the whole team cracks up. I can't -- why would you -- and we talk to them about it. I think, again, if it you're trying to prepare these young people for the rest of their lives, that's all part of it.
Willie is different than Marcus Lee, who's different than Derek Willis. You know, I'm trying to get those guys to speak a little bit, to talk, come out. Your personality's in there, come on, throw it, let us see it.
The thing that we're working on right now is failing fast. Fail fast. In other words, try things, go, attack, so I can correct and you can figure out what's not going to work and work. We don't have seven months. We've got a brand new team. Fail fast so we can work and move on, and they've been doing a pretty good job of that.
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#00 Marcus Lee, Fr., F
On John Calipari calling him a young Dennis Rodman ...
"I pride myself on defense and getting the job done, that's what is needed on the team. I saw we were extremely great offensively, and I tried to find a place for myself. I knew I could make a big impact defensively. You don't really have to work on it; you just have to have the pride to do it. Getting through that, I can bring the team together and work through it so we can all have it whole."
On if the level of competition is higher defensively ...
"It's definitely higher. Going through high school we've probably all been the guy where we've sagged off, not really done much and kind of helped where we're needed. Now that we're here, we have to battle every two seconds, because if we don't battle, we'll slip up, someone will get a dunk, and we're going the other way, already in trouble. We've learned here that we have to battle every moment, every second, so we can get the ball back and just keep working."
On if the team deserves the expectations and attention ...
"Right now, I have no idea. I couldn't tell you at all, I just know we've been working as hard as we've worked ever in our lives. I've been here maybe two extra months and I've never worked so hard in my life."
On keeping the teammates together, united ...
"I just try to keep our team together, even if we're away or not with each other all the time. I'll send tweets or text messages to all the players and all the coaches, just to make sure we're not forgetting who we are and we're always together. They all get excited when I text them randomly and it kind of makes their day and gets them ready for practice."
On going undefeated ...
"Since I've been here, we haven't talked about it at all, we've just talked about getting better and progressing as a team and learning as much as possible.
#1 James Young, Fr., G
On how things have been going ...
"I've been really excited about the practices. Everybody is learning how to play with each other and it's really exciting."
On how he feels like he is practicing ...
"I feel like I am going good. I am just trying to get better day-by-day. I feel like I can still do a little more."
On if he feels overshadowed by the guys on this team ...
"Not at all. I feel like I am just doing me. I am just trying to play my game."
On what he considers his game to be ...
"Score. I am starting to get better rebounding the ball."
On if he has a dance planned for Big Blue Madness ...
"I have been thinking about it, but I don't think I am."
On what he is expecting from Big Blue Madness ...
"I was here last year, and it was crazy. I feel like it's going to be the same thing this year."
On coach John Calipari comparing him to Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ...
"I'm just trying to be a team leader. I am just trying to be me."
#2 Aaron Harrison, Fr., G
On if he's looking forward to a certain game...
"I'm looking forward to every game, getting to play on TV a lot. I didn't really get a chance to do that when I was in high school. I'm pretty much excited for every game."
On practices...
"They're really intense. You have to go hard, like I said before. You just have to be ready for war every time because we're just trying to fight for playing time and fight for respect."
On if he's a perfectionist...
"I expect to make every shot even though I know it's not possible. I expect everything to be perfect even though I know it's not always going to go perfect. I think I'm a perfectionist."
On being undefeated for the season...
"We don't talk about it. Of course it'd be great to win every game and that's what we want to do. We think we can, but anything can happen in basketball. If it happens that would be great, but if it doesn't that's not our goal. We just want to get better."
On how he and Andrew were raised...
"My parents really didn't let us get away with much when we were younger. They were always tough on us about the little things and details because that's what mattered."
#3 Jarrod Polson, Sr., G
On how he feels going into season...
"I feel probably more confident than I ever have before. I really put in a lot of work. I have gained a lot of confidence from last year getting in the games and stuff. I'm not backing down from anyone and I'm just trying my best."
On what he is focusing on for this season ...
"I'm just trying to get the team together. We have so much talent this year but we don't have very much experience this year at all. I think my biggest thing will probably be when I'm on the court will be trying to get everybody together. As far as individual skill wise just be a knockdown shooter, play good defense, and stuff like that."
On how he feels about everything he is doing being his last ...
"Yeah it is kind of different. They were asking me what I was going to do for Big Blue Madness and I was like wow this is really my last one. I mean four years have gone by pretty quickly here. I am just going to try to do enjoy it the best I can."
On if anyone has surprised him ...
"I mean it's hard to put out one player but all the new guys have really surprised me. They're all really talented in there own ways. The returners like Alex (Poythress), Willie (Cauley-Stein) and (Jon) Hood have gotten so much better. Its just really exciting."
#4 Jon Hood, Sr. G
On what has stood out in practice more with this team compared to teams in the past ...
"This year we are having a lot of fun in practice."
On what his thoughts are going into his final season ...
"This year is all about fun for me, if it's not for that then there is no reason to play the game."
On if the Louisville game sticks out more than any other game ...
"No, not at all, it is just another game."
On player competition in practice for playing time ...
"There is player competition here every year, this year we are stacked at every position, we are just ready to play someone besides us."
On what he needs to individually do to get better ...
"(I need to) be good defensively and rebound, if you can do those two things, the coaches have to play you."
#5 Andrew Harrison, Fr., G
On how practice has gone thus far ...
"As of now it's going great. No one cares about scoring we are just trying to play as a team. The biggest difference between high school practice and practices (at Kentucky) is they are much more competitive. Everyone is on your level so you have to be a leader, step up and be challenged every day. I think that's the biggest difference. I try leading by example. No one is going to follow if you say what you're going to do and don't do it. We have to play. Our practices are very intense. Everyone wants to win every drill, and every sprint. What is crazy about it is you have to actually be mentally prepared for practice because it's pretty much a war. I'm excited for practice every day because I know we are going to get into it and it's going to be like a real game. You definitely have to learn, the first few practices are definitely the hardest. Sometimes you don't feel like practicing, but once you get in there and you see the competitiveness you can't do anything but bring up the level. I've been playing against a lot of my teammates since I've been nine or 10-years old so I know them. That made it a little easier to adjust."
On being compared to past point guards who played in college for John Calipari ...
"Being compared to a lot of those guys is great, but at the same time I have a lot of work to do to be on those guys' level. I have to be in the gym, and we have to win. That's the most important thing is winning."
On what Coach Calipari has him working on ...
"He has been getting on me about pushing the ball, so that's what I'm working on right now. We have had a lot of really good practices. I think we are pretty good right now, but we can always get better. With me and Aaron (Harrison) he talks a lot about speed. He sees everything on every play. If you even don't cut hard when you know you're not going to get the ball he's definitely going to let you know. You have to play hard on every play."
On dealing with expectations ...
"You can't really worry about expectations because that just comes from people that have nothing to do with you or your teammates. I'm pretty aware. I used to watch Kentucky basketball whenever it was on TV. I'm pretty aware, but we can't really compare ourselves to teams of the past. We have to be ourselves. You just have to become better, be yourself and make sure your teammates are playing together."
#15, Willie Cauley-Stein, So., F
On the responsibilities of being considered a veteran...
"Last year you could kind of sit back and watch what other people were doing. This year you are that person that other people are watching so you have to make sure you are doing the right things. If other people know that you are doing the right things, they can do what you're doing."
On how his hand has been since returning to practice...
"It still hurts quite a bit, but it's not that much of a bother. I kind of forget about it when I'm playing until I hit it against something and realize that it still hurts. Other than that, it's not that big of a deal."
On if Coach Calipari seems extra excited to get this year going...
"I think he's just excited to start again after the way we left last year. It left a bad taste in everybody's mouth. He was probably the most hurt out of all of us. He probably is really excited to try to start something new and do better than last year."
On if he likes being in the spotlight...
"It is fun to me now that I know how to do it. Not knowing how to be in the spotlight is the worst battle."
On if he keeps his emotions from last season in mind...
"I flushed it a long time ago. It is something that happened and you can't really dwell on it. You have to move on and work to be better."
#22, Alex Poythress, So., F
On how he will be a different player this year compared to last...
"I have a whole different demeanor. Just the way I approach the game. I am trying to be more aggressive out there as well as be more vocal and more of a leader."
On how he would evaluate his freshman year...
"It was a pretty good year freshman year, but it could have been better. I am just trying to make strides for this year."
On how the team chemistry is with all of the new guys...
"The chemistry is there. Everybody loves playing with each other. You can see how people are picking up playing with each other in practice."
On what kind of leadership he can provide to the team...
"I feel like my responsibility is to let them know what lies ahead of them. Just give them insight and guidance whenever they need it."
On the level of competition in practice...
"The competition this year is real good. Everyone is competing against somebody. Player battles are very good at every position."
On the hunger for success after experiencing last season...
"We don't want to end up like we did last year. It is a new year and we just want to do bigger and better things. We want to excel from what we did last year."
On his individual improvement from last year...
"I improved on a lot of things. I feel like I improved my ball handling and mid range jumper. I'm learning how to drive past people better. I'm just being more active out there so I feel like it is going to be a good year this year."
#25 Dominique Hawkins, Fr., F
On Coach Calipari's comment about his effort in practice the previous day...
"Yeah, I did feel like it was my best practice because I was making a lot of good shots and I was defending pretty well and I was putting all my effort in."
On how much Jon (Hood) and Jarrod (Polson) have helped him adjust to playing at Kentucky...
"They have helped me out a lot to be honest because they are veterans. They help me out if I forget a play or anything like how this drill is suppose to go. They help me anytime I need it."
On the difference between playing in high school and playing in college...
"During high school the weight room is not really that serious, we are just lifting dumbbells or whatever. Then coming up to college it's serious, the training is. We're doing different things that I've never done before and it's helping me out and making me a lot stronger. The biggest adjustment is not being around my family a lot. Now I have to be responsible for everything I do."
On who he thinks he is...
"I am just trying to find my role for the team to be successful. Just trying to get better each and every day that I am at practice."
On how he feels he has improved...
"Oh a lot! I feel like everyday in practice I'm improving because those (Harrison twins) are the top point guards in the nation and I have to go against them every day on offense and defense so it is definitely making me better."
#30 Julius Randle, Fr., F
On transition to college life so far ...
"It is a little bit hectic. Here, they love basketball. Where I am from (Texas), basketball has really grown but it is mostly known as a football state. To see all these people out here and all the media attention and stuff like that it is not something you can really be prepared for until you experience it."
On Aaron and Andrew Harrison and their differences on and off the court ...
"I have been playing against them since the fifth grade, and I have always been able to tell them apart for sure. I think it would be better for them to answer what they are good at. They are both really great players. Their games are a little bit different, but they are both great players."
On Coach Calipari saying he could play away from the basket this season and if that is why he choose Kentucky ...
"Yeah, for sure. I think the freedom that Cal offers us is one of the big things that attracted me here. I know I trusted him when I came here and knew it was the best fit for me."
On what he needs to work on the most to play on the perimeter ...
"In workouts I pretty much work on everything from shooting the ball, shooting the ball off the dribble, coming to one-two stops, shooting floaters right- and left-handed. Just have to keep working on that stuff and be patient enough to know it will work out."
On how much Coach Calipari talks to him about developing the right hand ...
"A lot. A lot. He knows how teams are going to try to defend me. I trust him enough from his experiences. He talks about it a lot."
On Coach Calipari's coaching style ...
"He is not going to tell you everything you want to hear. But at the end of the day you know it is what is best for you. I came here because I trusted him so I am going to do what he says. It can be difficult because you want to do things your own way, but from what I have learned so far in practice if you keep working on it and working on it the way he teaches you to do it then it starts to work out and you start getting good at it."
On what his expectations are for this team this season ...
"I am not for sure, it seems we have a really good team, but I can't speak on that until we go out there and play then I will have a better feel for it. I feel like we are going to be good and we have a lot of talent, but we are everybody's big game, so we will see when we go out there."
#35 Derek Willis, Fr., F
On being matched up against Julius Randle every day in practice ...
"(It's) good for me you know, I really like it. He's a super physical player. He's really strong, and he's going to be really good so it's really good for me to play against him everyday."
On surprising John Calipari in the early practices ...
"I'm more of the under-the-radar type of guy. Kids coming in didn't know what I could do but now they can see that I can play a little bit, and I'm just trying feel myself out on this team and I think it's going well."
On the whole experience so far ...
"It's been great. The fans are great. We always stop and talk to them. The whole grind of it all, the practices have been really tough and this is probably one of the hardest things I have done basketball-wise in my life."
On what he needs to work on to improve ...
"Strength. I feel like physically I can't really body up with people, and I'm not really mature yet physical-wise so probably just getting stronger and that comes with a lot of work."
#44 Dakari Johnson, Fr., C
On what he's looking to improve in his game...
"My quickness and speed, each and every day I'm trying to work on running the floor. I'm working on getting the ball up quicker to the basket. I think I'm doing pretty well so far, but I just want to continue to improve."
On how well everyone on the team has gelled together...
"We are working well together. We all know how to play with each other and I think we are doing a good job of that so far. We have to take it one day at a time and continue to get better."
On getting into better shape since he's been on campus...
"I feel a lot different. I'm getting up and down the floor much better and I'm having a good time. I'm much lighter on my feet, and I feel quicker."
On how practice has been going so far...
"Practices have been good so far, I'm really pushing myself. It's not easy. Each day you have to come in with the mindset that you are going to get through it, but I think it's making me a better player."
On if anyone has surprised him in practice...
"All of them really. I like playing with all of them and everyone is better than I expected. Each day we are pushing each other and practices are tough. That's the main reason I came here, is to get better each and every day. I get to practice against someone my size or bigger every day, so I'm learning how to play against the best."


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Le Royal Meridien Again, This time I've got a gorgeous view of the Bund. Picture during the day after the jump.
Le Royal Meridien Again, This time I've got a gorgeous view of the Bund. Picture during the day after the jump.
Flew to Shanghai for a quick stop. Was good to meet old friends over food. This is Molokai (摩罗街)
Shanghai weekend trip. Glad to get out of a heavily polluted Beijing and get into a comparatively speaking, only slightly better Shanghai. Glad to be in Shanghai non the less. This view is out of Le Royal Méridien. I used to always pass by this hotel and thought of it as just an average place. Turns out it's in a pretty awesome location and the staff gave me a good room with nicer than usual rate. The view of the park did remind me somewhat of Manhattan. Ok I know, to compare people's park to Central park is a travesty, I'm just trying to make the most of my moment here.
Having lived in Shanghai for 9 months I really appreciated how much this metropolis had to offer. At the same time, I felt a bit unfortunate since I was too busy working and didn't explore this city like I did with Beijing. Over the weekend I flew back to hand over the apartment keys to my landlord. I have to admit, I love this city more and more each and every time I'm here. Beijing, well, I'm feeling the exact opposite right now.
Thanks to Andrew Lok, I was able to get into a Hummer Limo today. Craziness.
On our way back, the road was blocked by these seeds, and farmers cracking their shells with hammers. I couldn't tell what kind of seeds they are, but they told me these are for some kind of Chinese medicine.
The one with the pointy star is Shanghai Exhibition Center, one of my favorite buildings in the city.
This year in Halloween, I'm a Nationalist
Food in Shanghai is great. At the moment, I'm addicted to Shanghainese cuisines, while others make me drool over too. The following are some of the places I've discovered so far. This is Tenya, a solid Japanese place Dwayne took me to.


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Google Summer of Code 2010 in Starting Blocks
Search engine maker Google is again providing scholarships in 2010 for student open source works. Information is now first hand this week in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe.
Wednesday, March 10, Dirk Haun, maintainer of the PHP-based Geeklog open source portal, will speak about Google's Summer of Code. The talk will take place at 7:00 PM at the offices of the Business Development Region Stuttgart GmbH.
Thursday, March 11, information about Google's scholarship program, as presented by its mentor organizations Debian and KDE, are available at the University of Karlsruhe in Building 50.34 (Infobau), room HS-101, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. KDE developers Lydia Pintscher, Sven Krohlas and Phillip Kern will have accounts of their experiences.
The meetings are important places to gather details about the 2010 Google Summer of Code. Open source project mentors are already starting to register with Google. Students interested in participating should begin discussing their projects with their mentor organizations on March 18. The deadline for student applications is April 9. Further details are on Google's Summer of Code webpage.
Issue 29: Linux Shell Handbook 8th Ed./Special Editions
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Trojan Turns Raspberry Pi into a Cryptocurrency Mining Device
Two trojans in the wild are targeting Linux machines.
Fedora 26 Beta Comes with New Features
The workstation comes with the latest Gnome desktop environment and support for many application build systems.
Raspberry Pi Foundation Merges with CoderDojo Foundation
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God's Mysterious WaysI grew up reading Guideposts Magazine. One of the articles that I always turned to first was "God's Mysterious Ways." These were short stories about the unexpected and often miraculous ways God intervenes in our lives. Here are three short examples of how we have experienced the providence of God in the last several weeks.
The Gift of Music Crosses 2 BordersIn the fall of 2009, while we were on our year of U.S. assignment, we met Canadian Singer/Songwriter Elizabeth Deveau at the First Baptist Church of Littleton, MA. She was performing several Christian concerts in the area. We invited her to come to Mexico. And in March 2011 she took us up on our offer! She and her husband Terry came to Southern Baja on vacation, and volunteered to share their music ministry. Elizabeth shared her testimony and music with Crossroads Christian Fellowship in worship on Sunday, March 27, and then also led a one-day women's retreat on Tuesday, March 29. Seventeen women were able to attend the retreat (Mexican, American & Canadian). Next door to the home where we held the retreat was a construction team building a house. The next day they asked the owner of the house, "What was happening over there? We heard the most beautiful music and it filled us with the most incredible peace!" From Nova Scotia, Canada, to Littleton, MA, to La Paz, Mexico. Who would have connected those dots? Only God!
Modeling JesusMelanie is a cruiser who sailed to La Paz with her husband about a month ago. She attended several of the women's Bible studies at Crossroads. One afternoon, in the Marina, she ran across two young men who were collecting donations for a drug rehab. Rafael and Danny also spoke some English. So Melanie began to ask them about their journey, and also told them she'd pray for them. She had picked up an invitation card from Crossroads with our email address on it, and she gave it to the young men hoping they'd come to church. Two days later we received an email from Danny's parents who live in Cabo San Lucas. They were thrilled to know that their son had made contact with a Christian community and hoped that we could reach out to their son. So far, he has yet to visit. But we know that in God's timing, it will happen. And God brought peace to his parent's hearts through the love of a woman who sailed from CA to La Paz and was an example of God's Love. You never know when you will touch a life with Jesus!
Let the Little Children Come to Me in Flip-FlopsCiudad de Los Niños is a not-for-profit children's home in La Paz. Some of the children are orphans, but most of them have families who can't afford to care for them, so they bring them to this home. One little girl was dropped off by her mother 5 years ago and has not seen her since. To provide for these 45 children, the priest who runs the facility looks to other organizations & churches in town for donations. Crossroads has been supporting this ministry to children for one year with $100 a month. Recently a group from Crossroads went and toured the home, and discovered some very specific needs of the children. One item was flip-flops for the shower.
Mimi, a Mexican member of Crossroads who also donates time to the orphanage, went on a hunt for flip-flops last week. A two-hour search one afternoon only resulted in finding some for 100 pesos a pair (about $8). So she came home and prayed, "God, I leave this in your hands!" The next morning another woman from Crossroads, Carolyn, called Mimi excitedly. "I just found flip-flops at Ley and they're marked down to 12 pesos (about $1 a pair). Mimi said, "I had a full schedule that day, but set aside my agenda for God's. It was a payday in La Paz and I wasn't about to let those flip-flops disappear!" She picked up Carolyn and they went to Ley. They found the aisle with all the flip-flops, got out their list with all the sizes, and began throwing flip-flops into their cart, checking off their list as they went along. Mimi says, "It was amazing! We not only found every size we needed, but also in the appropriate colors—blue if it was for a boy or pink for a girl. It had to be a God-thing!" Then they went to the check-out and discovered another surprise: the flip-flops were discounted even more . . . now they were only about 10 pesos a pair!
The 2 women then drove the flip-flops over to Ciudad de Los Niños. The priest and some of the girls came out to the car. Mimi told them, "I have a surprise for you. No, God has a surprise for you!" And she opened her trunk, and showed them all the flip-flops. The priest was stunned. The girls began jumping up and down. "Is my size there? Oh, they're brand new too!" The joy of giving ended with lots of hugs on all sides.
If God cares that 45 children in La Paz get new flip-flops, then don't you think He cares about the needs of your heart too?
Be surprised by God-connections this week. God does indeed work in mysterious ways!
David & Joyce
P.S. Aaron is off crutches! His foot still has one small spot that needs to heal over. So keep those prayers coming!


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"I think I'll decide after all my visits," Middleton said. "I think going to each school and experiencing it in person is gonna be important."
He doesn't have any official visits scheduled yet, but has visited Washington and Oregon previously.
"Washington is building a new program," he said. "They are young and up-and-coming. I also like the coaches a lot. They are cool people. I'm hearing from (assistant) coach Charlie Baggett a lot. He's a cool person and we seem to get along well."
Middleton camped at Oregon. "It was a great time," he said. "I liked being able to check out the competition and work with the coaches. They are great coaches too. I also like the facilities a lot because everything is new and top of the line."
Middleton says all of his favorites are recruiting him for offense, except Michigan, which wants Middleton for defensive end. "I get mail from Michigan everyday," Middleton said. "They are recruiting me the most. They send lots of stuff. I really like their program because they are always good and I like how fast and hard they play.
"Obviously, they are always a top team and I expect Michigan to have another great season," he said. "I think Miami will also be very improved. Michigan and Miami are the two schools I'm most looking forward to watching this season."
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A novel missense variant, PAX3:p.Pro32Arg, in Appaloosa horses with a splashed white phenotype in addition to their leopard complex spotting patterns.
several independent mutations in MITF (show MITF ELISA Kits) and PAX3 together with known variants in the EDNRB (show EDNRB ELISA Kits) and KIT genes explain a large proportion of horses with the more extreme white spotting phenotypes
The pax3 and Pax7 (show PAX7 ELISA Kits) paralogs cooperate in neural and neural crest patterning using distinct molecular mechanisms, in Xenopus laevis embryos.
PAK3 mutation has a role in intellectual disability and macrocephaly in monozygotic twins [family case report with two affected patients]
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FOXD3 (show FOXD3 ELISA Kits) is sufficient but not necessary to drive PAX3 expression in melanoma cells.
Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 3 (SFRP3 (show FRZB ELISA Kits)) Is Required for Tumorigenesis of PAX3-FOXO1 (show FOXO1 ELISA Kits)-Positive Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
findings suggest a tumor suppressor role for APC (show APC ELISA Kits)/C(Cdh1 (show CDH1 ELISA Kits)) in melanocytes and that targeting PAX3 may be a strategy for treating melanoma.
PAX3 phosphorylation has a role in determing melanoma phenotypes by affecting proliferation, invasion, and transformation
All affected members of pedigree IR-WS-20 carried the mutation c.1024_1040 del AGCACGATTCCTTCCAA in exon 7 of PAX3, while none of the unaffected members and 50 of the ethnic matched controls tested had this deletion.
PAX3 differentially regulates various downstream target genes involved in cell proliferation in melanoma cells compared to melanocytes.
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Report novel PAX3-NCOA1 (show NCOA1 ELISA Kits) gene fusions in biphenotypic sinonasal sarcomas with focal rhabdomyoblastic differentiation.
SNP and haplotype analysis of PAX3 gene provide evidence for association with growth traits in Chinese cattle.
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The Pax3(GFP) allele proved to be a convenient marker to identify and directly sort heterogeneous populations of melanoma cells within the tumor bulk at each stage of melanoma progression.
deletion of Foxc1 (show FOXC1 ELISA Kits) and Foxc2 (show FOXC2 ELISA Kits) specifically in Pax3-positive cells affects cell fate choices in the dermomyotome of somites at forelimb level, promoting the myogenic cell fate at the expense of endothelial cells that migrate to the limb
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Results suggest that regional Pax3 expression not only marks a novel subset of High-grade Brainstem Glioma but also contributes to PDGF-B (show PDGFB ELISA Kits)-induced brainstem gliomagenesis
we show that the ability of Pax3 to induce the skeletal myogenic cell fate occurs at the expenses of the cardiac lineage.
Pax3 activity is regulated by the Hippo pathway and Pax (show PXN ELISA Kits) factors are Hippo effectors.
Loss of Pax3 expression is associated with craniofacial abnormalities.
the PAX3-NCOA2 (show NCOA2 ELISA Kits) fusion gene has a dual role in the tumorigenesis of rhabdomyosarcoma
BMP, Wnt (show WNT2 ELISA Kits) and FGF signaling are needed for expression of the neural plate border specifiers pax3a and zic3 (show ZIC3 ELISA Kits) in zebrafish
evidence of YAP's role in regulating pax3 neural crest expression
Pax3 in zebrafish is required for specification of two specific lineages of neural crest, xanthophores and enteric neurons.
This gene is a member of the paired box (PAX) family of transcription factors. Members of the PAX family typically contain a paired box domain and a paired-type homeodomain. These genes play critical roles during fetal development. Mutations in paired box gene 3 are associated with Waardenburg syndrome, craniofacial-deafness-hand syndrome, and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. The translocation t(2\;13)(q35\;q14), which represents a fusion between PAX3 and the forkhead gene, is a frequent finding in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Alternative splicing results in transcripts encoding isoforms with different C-termini.
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This is exactly what I thought of the first time I saw the proto-snap boards. They have been a great learning experience for me, but this is now a much better path for beginners.
More pictures please. All sides of the enclosure would help. Also an example of how the camera board attaches to the case (internal?). And what the large slot in the top is supposed to be used for. The little ones seem to match up with the camera connectors.
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Pinterest For Foodies Reinvents The Cookbook
I Wanna Nom is a new visual bookmarking site for foodies that provides a discussion function to create more of an online forum.
We were recently introduced to the newly-launched I Wanna Nom, a visual bookmark-based index of the recipes and dishes you want to try later. Nom allows you to store, track and share that food porn that you want to refer back to or cook later, and to rate and comment on the dish (including if/how you modified it) afterwards. Nom allows you to search and filter based on the ingredient or item you're craving, and, of course, to connect to your personal community and take inspiration from what they're finding and cooking.
It's this last part of the service that we found the most interesting and differentiated among the visual bookmarking and inspiration sites (like Pinterest). I Wanna Nom can cultivate a community among foodies in particular — something that the broader interest-based Pinterest just hasn't quite nailed (you can Pin food porn – but there's little to no discussion around the community's experimentation with any given dish).
I Wanna Nom is the first project and product developed by We Are Nomadic, developers of 'new technologies that create utility and value from the things we all hunt and gather during our travels around the digital world.' If you're at SXSW this year, you may stumble into Danny Nathan and Chuck Masucci, the duo behind We Are Nomadic.


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McDonald Hopkins Government Strategies will have offices overlooking Capitol Hill. LaTourette, a Republican from Lake County, served 18 years in Congress. He didn't seek re-election last year, citing frustration with political gridlock. LaTourette's wife, Jennifer, has worked for a Washington lobbying firm for the past 10 years.
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Sweet-and-Spicy Bread-and-Butter Pickles
You'll want to put these pickles on every sandwich and burger you make.
- Yield: Makes about 6 cups
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Source: Martha Stewart Living, July 2007
- 2 pounds Kirby cucumbers or summer squashes, cut into 1/8-inch-thick rounds (about 6 1/2 cups)
- 1 medium white onion (about 8 ounces), halved and thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
- 2 heaping tablespoons coarse salt
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 3 cups cider vinegar or distilled white vinegar
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
- 3/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 3/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes or 3 dried hot chiles
To draw out excess liquid and increase crunch, toss cucumbers and onion with salt in a large colander. Add ice, and toss again. Place over a bowl, and refrigerate, tossing occasionally, for 3 hours. Drain. Rinse well, and drain again.
Bring vinegar, sugar, mustard and celery seeds, peppercorns, turmeric, and red-pepper flakes to a boil in a saucepan. Add cucumbers and onion. Return to a boil (if using squashes, add them, then remove from heat; do not return to a boil).
Ladle into 3 hot sterilized pint jars, leaving about 1/2 inch below each jar's neck. Wipe rims of jars with a clean, damp cloth; cover tightly with sterilized lids and screw tops. Using tongs or a jar clamp, transfer jars to a rack in a large canning pot or a large, deep pot filled with hot water, being sure to keep jars upright at all times. (Jars should be spaced 1 inch apart, and should not touch sides of pot.) Cover with water by 1 inch. Cover pot, and bring to a boil. Process jars in boiling water for 10 minutes. Let cool. Press down on each lid. If lid pops back, it's not sealed; refrigerate unsealed jars immediately, and use within 1 month. Sealed jars can be stored in a cool, dark place for up to 1 year.


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Identifying children at risk of developing mental health problems : screening for family risk factors in the school setting
Dwyer, Sarah Blyth (2002) Identifying children at risk of developing mental health problems : screening for family risk factors in the school setting. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
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Children's mental health problems are a significant public health concern. They are costly to society in both human and financial terms. This thesis contributes to the 'science of prevention' by examining issues related to the identification of children at risk of mental health problems. In particular, it was of interest to determine whether 'at-risk' children could be identified before the development of significant behavioural or emotional problems. Three areas were explored: family risk factors that predict the development of children's mental health problems, teachers' ability to identify family risk factors, and parent- and teacher-report screening methods.
Data were collected from the parents and teachers of over 1000 children in preschool to Year 3 as part of the Promoting Adjustment in Schools (PROMAS) Project. Parents and teachers each completed two questionnaires at two time points, one year apart. Parents completed the Family Risk Factor Checklist - Parent (FRFCP) and the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) and the equivalent instruments for teachers were, respectively, the Family Risk Factor Checklist - Teacher (FRFC-T) and the Teacher Report Form (TRF). The FRFC-P and FRFC-T were original to the current research and were designed to assess children's exposure to multiple family risk factors across five domains: adverse life events and instability (ALI), family structure and socioeconomic status (SES), parenting practices (PAR), parental verbal conflict and mood problems (VCM), and parental antisocial and psychotic behaviour (APB).
Paper 1 investigated the psychometric properties of the FRFC-P and the
potential for its use at a population-level to establish community risk factor profiles
that subsequently inform intervention planning. The FRFC-P had satisfactory test-retest reliability and construct validity, but modest internal consistency. Risk assessed
by the PAR domain was the most important determinant of mental health problem
onset, while the PAR, VCM, and APB domains were the strongest predictors of
mental health problem persistence. This risk factor profile suggests that, for the
studied population, the largest preventive effects may be achieved through addressing
parenting practices.
Paper 2 examined teachers' knowledge of children's exposure to family risk factors using the FRFC-T. While teachers had accurate knowledge of children's exposure to risk factors within the ALI and SES domains, they had poor knowledge of children's exposure to risk factors within the PAR, VCM, or APB domains - the types of risk factors found in Paper 1 to be the most strongly related to children's mental health problems. Nevertheless, teachers' knowledge of children's exposure to risk factors within the ALI and SES domains predicted children's mental health problems at one year follow-up even after accounting for children's behaviour at the first assessment.
Paper 3 investigated the potential of both the FRFC-P and FRFC-T for identifying individual, at-risk children. The accuracy of the FRFC in predicting internalising versus externalising disorders was compared against behavioural and simple nomination screening methods. For both parents and teachers, the behavioural screening methods were superior, however, the simple nomination method also showed promise for teachers. Both parents and teachers were more accurate at identifying children at risk of externalising mental health problems than children at risk of internalising problems. The performance of the FRFC and simple nomination methods in identifying children for selective interventions, before the development of significant behavioural or emotional problems, was also tested. Both the FRFC and simple nomination methods showed only modest predictive accuracy for these children.
Combined, the results suggest that while on the one hand, the FRFC is useful for population level screening to inform intervention planning, on the other hand, it falls short of achieving good predictive accuracy for individual children. Future research should investigate ways to optimise predictive accuracy for individual children, particularly those at risk of developing internalising disorders. One option may be to use the FRFC in conjunction with behavioural screening methods. The challenge is to develop accurate screening methods that remain practical to complete at a population level. Finally, this body of research provides insight into the feasibility of offering selective preventive interventions within the school setting. While significant obstacles remain, there were several promising indications that using screening methods such as FRFC-T or simple nomination, teachers may be able to identify children earlier on the developmental pathway, before significant behavioural or emotional symptoms have developed.
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Simon Cowell Cavorts with Ex-Fiance Mezhgan Hussainy in Barbados
Finishing out the year with a flirty beach vacation, Simon Cowell hit the waves with his ex-fiancée Mezhgan Hussainy in Barbados yesterday afternoon (December 27).
The "X Factor" mastermind thoroughly enjoyed himself as he pranced around the sand with his gorgeous former lover, sparking rumors that romance is back in the air.
Earlier this month, Simon chatted with Ryan Seacrest about a budding relationship with Carmen Electra, though he made sure to note that they weren't exclusive.
Cowell declared, "She's not my girlfriend. We're people who date. She's adorable, isn't she?" However, after this little getaway perhaps Ms. Electra won't be so adorable!
Enjoy the pictures of Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy on vacation in Barbados (December 27).
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Baseball Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
We made these for my husband for Father's Day. Chocolate Chip is his favorite cookie and now cake. I made them earlier so I could share with you. He already ate 4 of them!
These are easy to make and there's a couple options you can use for the ball and bat on top.
This is the first time I've ever made chocolate chip cupcakes and we all love them! I made the bats and balls, the hat and hot dog with fondant. Then I painted them with food coloring. You just shape them, let them sit out for at least 12 hours and then paint them.
Now the chocolate ones (in the photo below) are made with a chocolate mold. It's very easy and they do taste good with the chocolate icing. I just wanted to try making them with fondant once. Also, with the mold, you could use white chocolate and color it brown with food coloring.
The bigger one on the top I baked in a little aluminum pan I found at the store. Now that's my husband's! He gets the big one for Father's Day! It's all wrapped up so it'll be fine on Sunday.
These are just perfect for Father's Day if he likes baseball. Also, you can paint the hat whatever color his team uses.
For the grass frosting just color the icing green with food coloring. I used Wilton Tip #233. You just put the tip right above the cake, squeeze and pull up. Just try it on a plate or something, to practice. For red coloring on the ball, I used the Wilton Candy Decorating Pens. Yep, it's edible. If you don't want to paint the bats, you can always color the fondant before you shape it.
This next photo are the ones I made with chocolate icing and the chocolate molds. As you can see they don't look as good. I like the ones with the grass and all, better. Don't you?
Baseball Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Author: Mom 'N Daughter Savings
These baseball chocolate chip cupcakes taste delicious! They're perfect for Father's Day or any day, really. And if your man loves baseball, these are great for him!
- 2¼ Cups Flour
- 2 t Baking Soda
- 1 t Salt
- 2 Sticks Softened Butter
- ½ C White Sugar
- ½ C Brown Sugar
- 1 t Vanilla
- 4 Eggs
- 1¼ C Milk
- 1¾ C Mini Chocolate Chips
- Pre-heat oven to 350
- In a bowl Stire in flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
- In the Mixing Bowl, add the softened butter and mix until creamy
- Then add in the sugar, brown sugar and vanilla
- Beat 1 minute.
- Then add 1 egg at a time, beating 30 seconds for each one.
- Then alternate the flour mixture and milk, beating in between.
- Then just add the chocolate chips
- Fill your cupcake papers about ¾ full and
- Bake at 350 for 23 minutes. Each oven is different, so you might need a little more or a little less time.
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For record, that isn't legal most places. Thankfully I live in Arizona. If I any, I can put a minigun in my SUV. And I don't think there are are laws on concealed carry.
Even with an SMG, you'd want it on semi automatic fire. At that point it's just nice for ammo.
Melee weapons can be pretty much anything to want, granted you can wield it right. I'd personally go with anything blunt, as it's harder to hurt yourself being stupid. A machete is a good choice, but mind you the weight and such of the weapon.
As for a gun, I'd suggest a Mini Glock .45. These things are actually pretty common as backup guns for police officers I hear, and for good reason. They've got the kick of a regular Glock .45, but in a smaller, more concealable package. I also find it easier to place shots where I want.
For a bigger gun? I'm not very proficient in any, but I'd suggest an AR-15.
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- Expert Dragonborn
- July 17, 2012, 4:53 pm
Plan: Go up onto one of those billboard things. Live up there. Set it up as my home, like put a tent around it. Whatever to make it comfortable
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