|
Smith: Nothin' but (Inter)Net
I think I fit well," he said. "It's the Dwyane-Shaq type of team. You've got a post-up guy and a pick-and-roll guy." T.J. Ford and Chris Bosh as Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal? A stretch to be sure. The two Raptors haven't won a playoff series yet, let alone an NBA championship. And we're not even going to talk about marketing and fame. But Kapono does bring up an interesting point. As a shooter, he played in Miami with two of the very best at giving him space to operate and that's what he hopes will happen with his new team. "There's lot of high pick and rolls, Jose (Calderon) and T.J. can get those; Chris is more of a face-up guy (than Shaq) but it's the same thing, it's all about spacing. "You have to understand how to create space, let a guy make a move, and ...
Clinton gets North Dakota support
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and my skin's thick enough to handle anyone with No Common Sense. That's what makes our country the best on the planet. I'll just sit on the side of the sandbox and watch the little ones throw sand at each other. But if they start tossing the Big Tonka Trucks, then I'm gonna head for the Monkey Bars.....! " .
September 2007
When you look at the actual results (PDF), the numbers are even more striking. For instance, respondents were asked, "If Massachusetts were to permit casinos to open, would you want them to be in urban or rural areas?" Check this out:Those who live inside Route 128 favor rural areas over urban areas, 54 percent to 18 percent.Those who live between 128 and 495 favor rural areas over urban areas, 40 percent to 23 percent.Those who live in Central Massachusetts favor rural areas over urban areas, 45 percent to 26 percent.Those who live in Western Massachusetts favor urban areas over rural areas, 36 percent to 27 percent.Those who live in "Southern" (which I take to mean Southeastern) Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands favor rural areas over urban areas, 44 percent to 24 percent.So there you have it.
McCain and Rove form a tentative alliance
We never had any ill will after the initial South Carolina thing. After we had the meeting with President Bush we moved on. I've seen Karl Rove many times when I've been over at the White House. We've always had pleasant conversations." A transcript of McCain's remarks is below, followed by the video of the event: QUESTION: Are there other signs you see that are encouraging to you... MCCAIN: Oh yeah. A lot of the fundraisers from other camps are coming on board. And yeah we're seeing that coming together really well. We're seeing it. [Inaudible] MCCAIN: Who? QUESTION: Karl Rove? MCCAIN: Oh I, listen, he ah. Nobody denies he's one of the smartest political minds in America. I'd be glad to get his advice.
PayPal acquires a security company in a renewed anti-fraud effort
EBay's PayPal division recently snapped up Israeli security company Fraud Sciences, in a move that could help advance eBay in its long battle against online scammers. Fraud Sciences' unique software is reportedly able to properly sort "between real and fraudulent transactions with unprecedented accuracy." Yesterday, its chief executives agreed to join PayPal's fraud management division, in a transition which could benefit hundreds of PayPal's merchant customers, and which could bring at least 200 more merchants to PayPal. .
Smith: Nothin' but (Inter)Net
I think I fit well," he said. "It's the Dwyane-Shaq type of team. You've got a post-up guy and a pick-and-roll guy." T.J. Ford and Chris Bosh as Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal? A stretch to be sure. The two Raptors haven't won a playoff series yet, let alone an NBA championship. And we're not even going to talk about marketing and fame. But Kapono does bring up an interesting point. As a shooter, he played in Miami with two of the very best at giving him space to operate and that's what he hopes will happen with his new team. "There's lot of high pick and rolls, Jose (Calderon) and T.J. can get those; Chris is more of a face-up guy (than Shaq) but it's the same thing, it's all about spacing. "You have to understand how to create space, let a guy make a move, and ...
Clinton gets North Dakota support
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and my skin's thick enough to handle anyone with No Common Sense. That's what makes our country the best on the planet. I'll just sit on the side of the sandbox and watch the little ones throw sand at each other. But if they start tossing the Big Tonka Trucks, then I'm gonna head for the Monkey Bars.....! " .
September 2007
When you look at the actual results (PDF), the numbers are even more striking. For instance, respondents were asked, "If Massachusetts were to permit casinos to open, would you want them to be in urban or rural areas?" Check this out:Those who live inside Route 128 favor rural areas over urban areas, 54 percent to 18 percent.Those who live between 128 and 495 favor rural areas over urban areas, 40 percent to 23 percent.Those who live in Central Massachusetts favor rural areas over urban areas, 45 percent to 26 percent.Those who live in Western Massachusetts favor urban areas over rural areas, 36 percent to 27 percent.Those who live in "Southern" (which I take to mean Southeastern) Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands favor rural areas over urban areas, 44 percent to 24 percent.So there you have it.
McCain and Rove form a tentative alliance
We never had any ill will after the initial South Carolina thing. After we had the meeting with President Bush we moved on. I've seen Karl Rove many times when I've been over at the White House. We've always had pleasant conversations." A transcript of McCain's remarks is below, followed by the video of the event: QUESTION: Are there other signs you see that are encouraging to you... MCCAIN: Oh yeah. A lot of the fundraisers from other camps are coming on board. And yeah we're seeing that coming together really well. We're seeing it. [Inaudible] MCCAIN: Who? QUESTION: Karl Rove? MCCAIN: Oh I, listen, he ah. Nobody denies he's one of the smartest political minds in America. I'd be glad to get his advice.
PayPal acquires a security company in a renewed anti-fraud effort
EBay's PayPal division recently snapped up Israeli security company Fraud Sciences, in a move that could help advance eBay in its long battle against online scammers. Fraud Sciences' unique software is reportedly able to properly sort "between real and fraudulent transactions with unprecedented accuracy." Yesterday, its chief executives agreed to join PayPal's fraud management division, in a transition which could benefit hundreds of PayPal's merchant customers, and which could bring at least 200 more merchants to PayPal. .
|
