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...called, people focused their attention acutely on Tolbert, who had done nothing wrong on this night. His reputation, unfortunately, preceded him. He is pretty well-known by NBA fans in general as a brashly self-assured commentator who seemingly lacks the commentating chops. Arguably, he is Steven A. Smith, except white, not entertaining, and without the ability to angrily strike the fear of God into your heart. And so they pounced...
When asked if he has considered expanding or completely overhauling the MPAA ratings system, Glickman said, “I am in a steep learning curve right now so I’m not thinking of reevaluating anything in this job [or doing anything] except learning about it right...
...least, that's how the legend goes, being such a handy window on the life of the boy who was left to sink or swim as he was tossed between boarding schools and across time zones by his hard-driven diplomat father. Perfect story, admits Kerry, except that it's not exactly true. "There is so much mythology out there," Kerry says, with evident frustration. "Let's clear this one up." Yes, his father was an austere man, hard to please and even harder to know. But sailing was one of the things John and his father could share, like...
...Finance Ministry gives wide leeway to the departments to make their own spending decisions. In Sweden, Knut Rexed, who was chief adviser to the Ministry of Finance during the budget process changeover, says the change allowed the government to cut spending by about 11% without most people noticing - except within ministries and agencies. He adds: "All of Europe is now taking steps in this direction." In Canada the government fixes its initial budget number according to economic growth estimates by private-sector forecasters. In Finland, under a freedom of information act, the internal budget submissions from departments to the Finance...
...imagining that part from Duck Tales where Scrooge McDuck jackknifes into his mansion’s pool of gold coins. Except, this time, Scrooge was 6’11”, African American, wearing braces, and had reportedly mused about putting Jesus’ cross right over the cutout of Jerry West on the NBA logo...