t to do it

NEW YORK (AP)—Mike D’Antoni sounds OK with it. Mike Krzyzewski wouldn’t do
it.

Isiah Thomas’ return to the New York Knicks as a consultant while still
coaching a college team has raised plenty of questions—starting with whether
it’s even legal.

D’Antoni, who became the Knicks’ coach after Thomas was fired two years ago,
said Tuesday his predecessor could provide an advantage for the organization and
he supported bringing him back on as long as team president Donnie Walsh
approved.

“I’m sure that Isiah has a lot to offer. Donnie will call on if he needs it
and be in consult,” D’Antoni said.

Thomas had a similar role after he was fired as general manager and coach in
2008. However, he has since become coach of Florida International, which is
where the conflict could arise.

Krzyzewski, the Hall of Fame coach of Duke and the U.S. national team, would
decline a similar position because he believes college and NBA jobs should be
separate.

“I would decline to do that just because I shouldn’t be perceived to have
an advantage in whatever way over another college coach, so that’s why I
wouldn’t to do it,” he said after the Americans practiced. “I don’t think
there’s anything ethically wrong with it or whatever,and nuclear reactors., I just think that it’s
probably better to keep it separate.”

The NBA is reviewing the agreement to see if it violates league rules, which
prevent team officials from having contact with players who aren’t yet eligible
for the draft.

“Have we served as consultants to the pros? Yeah,” Krzyzewski said.
“People call us before the draft, ‘What do think of this, what do you think of
that?’ I think it’s better to have it like that.”

The Knicks have taken a beating since announcing Thomas’ return Friday by
people who recall how badly his tenure at Madison Square Garden was. Thomas
started as team president in December 2003, and the Knicks never won a playoff
game under his watch despite always having one of the league’s highest payrolls.

Plus, a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against Thomas and the
organization by former team employee Anucha Browne Sanders also cost MSG $11.6
million.

But Thomas still has a good reputation among younger NBA players who
remember his Hall of Fame playing career in Detroit. The Knicks think that can
help them, and even called upon Thomas in their recruitment of LeBron James(notes).

“Donnie is very smart to be able to tap into it when he needs it, and if
it’s an advantage to the Knicks then we’ll use it,” D’Antoni said.

But D’Antoni, who was coaching Phoenix during Thomas’ tenure in New York,
understands why many are so confused by the Knicks’ decision to bring Thomas
back. There have been reports that Walsh was against the move, and speculation
that Thomas will eventually get a bigger role in the organization—perhaps even
his old one.

“The only thing is, it does get a life of its own and it’s not going to
change what Donnie does, what he has done and how good he has done it,”
D’Antoni said. “And again, if it can help us, which I think in certain areas it
can, then we will use that and so there’s no negatives to it other than it
created a story with (the media).”

was also among the players named by Basketball Australia.

SYDNEY (AP)—Portland Trail Blazers guard Patrick Mills(notes), a former St. Mary’s
U.S. collegiate star, was among 12 players chosen Friday to play for Australia
at the world basketball championships in Turkey.

Mills was signed by Portland last year after being picked in the second
round of the NBA draft and 55th overall. David Andersen(notes), who was traded to the
Toronto Raptors from the Houston Rockets on July 28, was also included.

Andrew Bogut(notes) of the Milwaukee Bucks and Nathan Jawai(notes) of the Charlotte
Bobcats had already said they would not be available for Australia at the Aug.
28-Sept. 12 world titles. Veteran point guard C.J. Bruton, 34, also withdrew
last month from the team.

Brad Newley(notes), a former Rockets’ draft pick who played for Australia four
years ago in Japan, was also among the players named by Basketball Australia.

The squad contains seven European-based players—Newley, Joe Ingles,
Matthew Nielsen, David Barlow, Mark Worthington, Aron Baynes and Steven
Markovic. Adam Gibson of Gold Coast and Damian Martin of Perth were the only
players from Australia’s National Basketball League included.

Australia will be led by former San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Brett
Brown, who replaced Brian Goorjian as head coach last year.

“I believe that we have a well-balanced team,not specifically the Mandela family., with the right people put
into the right positions,” Brown said in a statement.

Australia will be in Group A and open its tournament against Jordan on Aug.
28 followed by games with Argentina, Germany, Serbia and Angola in the
preliminary round at the Turkish city of Kayseri.

In 2006 in Japan, Australia advanced out of its group before losing to the
United States in the quarterfinals.

Australia: David Andersen, David Barlow, Aron Baynes, Adam Gibson, Joe
Ingles, Steven Markovic, Aleks Maric, Damian Martin, Patrick Mills, Brad Newley,
Matthew Nielsen, Mark Worthington.

also urged the public attention to sunstroke.

AP 24, according to Japanese media reports, Japan has been around since the 17th week of high temperatures continued to have caused 52 people died of heat stroke,he said. “, there are nearly 5900 people were admitted to the hospital emergency treatment, heat stroke patients are often elderly.

According to "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported that 23 many parts of Japan, the maximum temperature over 35 degrees Celsius, which Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture temperatures as high as 38.9 degrees Celsius. According to statistics, the Japanese throughout the week at least 52 people died of heat stroke, in which as many as 18 in Saitama.

Reports that were sent to hospital for treatment of stroke patients to the older crowd. Kyoto Women's University Professor Seiichi Nakai said that older people regulate temperature decline, the body of water less than the young, hot feeling on the relatively slow, so add less water, easy to heat stroke.

Japan's meteorological department forecast hot weather will continue for the future, also urged the public attention to sunstroke.

Related reports: west wind "hunting" leads Hot

AP Currently, the Northern Hemisphere, Japan, Russia, Europe and China have been heat waves, some Japanese researchers recently told local media, in the northern hemisphere over the hot weather is the Central latitude westerly winds from west to east, winding like a snake as road making. Climate Information Division Japan Meteorological Agency said the Northern Hemisphere westerly winds generally move slowly along the diagonal, around the globe, but early this month, starting from the westerly wind suddenly began to bend to move on. 12,000 meters of altitude observation Jude Biao air, you will find that if the Arctic wind direction west bend, west wind in the south latitudes will be shrouded high-pressure, air temperature rise. Conversely, if the trend of the flow of the south west bend, then the mid-latitudes the temperature is reduced. (New Express)

 

Lianhe Zaobao"

BEIJING, Aug. 16 Xinhua Singapore, "Lianhe Zaobao" 16 Journal article said that the United States known as the master of contemporary thought and scholars to visit Taiwan for the first time Chomsky has criticized the United States as the global situation in the manipulation of the classic gangster movie " The Godfather, "which performed and that the two sides of the issue should be resolved within, it is Taiwan's government to reconsider.

Article excerpts are as follows:

Known as the master of contemporary American scholars thought Hang YEE (Noam Chomsky, Chomsky China translated) the cross-strait academic institutions should be invited for the first time to visit Taiwan, on Aug. 9 in his "Academia Sinica" the first lecture attract not only scholars in various fields to be attached to the international news agency correspondent in Asia and almost all attended the packed auditorium, and even open up the live broadcast of rooms are full of listeners.

HANG YEE not just the U.S. "Science" magazine out, including Albert Einstein, including the twentieth century's greatest scientists in the world's only living, and even more unusual is that he is also the United States "the world's most influential contemporary," 100 public intellectuals ranked first. Although Taiwan's former "minister of education,This year I’," Tseng Chih-lang said, "Hang YEE to 'The Godfather' to describe the United States is a personal point of view ... ... ... ... there is no right or wrong," However, because the fathers did, and the Taiwan people's lives, hence of necessary.

HANG YEE's speech that the United States in the global control of the situation "just like the classic gangster movie 'The Godfather' speech, because the Godfather can not tolerate any violation of the meaning, as long as there is a grocery store owner dare not pay protection money, the godfather would He sent for repair to prevent the formation of other co-owner is not a domino effect, he thinks the U.S. is so dominant in other countries. "

He also criticized "the U.S. government claimed to oppose terrorism, but in fact the world's number one terrorist state is the United States."

HANG YEE said in his speech: "the U.S. government want world peace and stability, in fact, just to other countries to submit to U.S. hegemony, Tiaozhanqiangquan is considered 'unstable' and harmful to the world."

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in July in Vietnam, the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting held in the South China Sea concerns highlighted in the U.S. national interest. Some people think that Hillary Clinton was endorsed at the ASEAN and Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia acts words and deeds, a direct challenge to the "Taiwan Relations Act", provoke thinking: "US-Taiwan relations," based on unilateral U.S. interests in East Asia first?

10 HANG YEE speech at Tsinghua University in Taiwan, said "two sides to resolve their own internal problems, on both sides so as not to produce great changes." However, Taiwan still seems bogged down in "independent reunification" quagmire, for example, DPP Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu has TV interview that the ideology of the past is willing to apologize to the community, and he even behind the ECFA, results of Green Camp not agree.

Hang YEE invited lecture in Taiwan should not be low cost, but if the opposition can not reconsider the issue, that ultimately it is a scholarly worship! (Institution of Technology in Taiwan to Associate Professor Chun)

 

Jiang Wei

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China Daily reported on August 7 According to U.S. media reports,. Such as asphalt, the Hewlett-Packard 7,MBT Kisumu Sandals cheap, announced the resignation of CEO Mark Hurd.

Mark Hurd is together and Hewlett-Packard for his investigation of sexual harassment after the resignation request.

53-year-old Mark Hurd joined HP in April 2005. September 2006, was appointed Chairman of the Board.

HP board of directors has appointed current Deputy Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Jack post. The Board will look for a new CEO.

(This article Source: China Daily on: Jiang Wei)

 

But for Manchester United is not entirely all bad news

AP with a win in Manchester United have just started the new Premiership season of their journey. In the team's defense line, with Nemanja Vidic and Evans formed a new central defender combination is quite reassuring, Newcastle in the opening withstood the \a threat. After the game, \It is precisely for this reason, Ferguson was able to calm face,MBT Changa Shoes, the absence of Rio Ferdinand or Jiangzai the fact that a month.

news from the Manchester United official website announced that the World Cup before England defender Rio injured - Ferdinand, recovery is not optimistic because of injury, will also bid farewell to track up to a month's time, which means that the defense gate not only the absence of the field and Newcastle's league opener, respectively, in the next game against Fulham at Manchester United,MBT Imara Sandals, West Ham, Everton, even on September 19 and Liverpool's strong-strong dialogue, Ferdinand will be sidelined.

\the point of tears, but still very troublesome to restore them. \encountered formidable muscles, but he is accelerating the pace of reunification. Rio Gary received from a number of comfort and encouragement, I hope that next him not to suffer a less serious injuries. He experienced a bad 12 months, hope everything will get better as soon as possible. \\But the news of Ferdinand's injury recovery poor, can only helplessly give up the idea.

But for Manchester United is not entirely all bad news, they say once the golden boy Michael - Owen, in a recent accept the \then play on for Manchester United for 5 years. \Wind Youth ', but I changed my style of playing, so I feel the state can maintain a peak 4 to 5 years. \

\know the importance of a good team, so coach can comfortably rotate every team harmony. So I trained hard every day, waiting for coach's call, I am convinced that he was definitely have its uses. \Then he talked about the new season's title team situation. \Tottenham played the last season was perfect. But in any case, Ferguson is the best, and our team has, like Ryan Giggs, Gary - Gary Neville and Paul Scholes that veterans hold the line, this is no match. \

On the front line of competition, Owen on the \groups, comparable to the year 索尔斯科亚, York, Cole, Sheringham still 4 in combination. Kiko's performance against Aston Villa will be the year as he did, I hope Hernandez can bring us more victories, he will enter a lot of balls. \

(Chen Chi)

including a police officer

According to U.S. media reports, Iraqi police on August 15, said people in the capital Baghdad,the Japanese 150 million people, the way to work the day after another bomb exploded in the attack, killing four people were killed and 16 injured.

explosion which occurred in the local time at 7:15 on the 15th, when one also sent from the even to the downtown neighborhood of Sadr City, a small bus pass. Police said the incident caused three deaths,cheap MBT Imara, including a police officer, and another nine injured. A staff member near the hospital confirmed that the number of casualties.

3 other explosions took place earlier in the day, three each spaced a few meters of the bomb exploded simultaneously in the central business district. Police and hospital officials said a passer-by were killed and several wounded.

(Source: China Daily Xiaotang Editor: Fang Ying)

(This article Source: China Daily)