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Quarterly Report Card: Wolves Slide into Season's Halfway Point
After last evening's blowout loss at Oklahoma City, the Timberwolves reached the season's midway point. They have a 12-29 record. That they were at one time 8-8 and have not suffered any serious injuries this season (knocks on all of the wood) tells you just about everything you need to know about how their second quarter of the season — the last 20 games — went for them. They won 3 of those 20, defeating the Nets, the Kings, and the Jazz who were without most of their best players due to injuries. Many of the 17 losses, like last night's, were lopsided.
However, since I need to write something and this represents a calendar benchmark of sorts, I'll dig into the bloody details of the past quarter of the Wolves season. Just like last time, I'll do letter grades, with each one representing the player's performance in the last 20 games only. All advanced stats referenced come from nba.com if they aren't otherwise linked, and refer to the last 20 games of the season.
As with last time, grades take role and expectations into account. An A for one player doesn't necessarily mean he's playing better basketball than someone else with a B.
Ricky Rubio: A- (First Quarter Grade: B+)
Rubio grades out slightly better than last time (B+) for the simple reason that he played in all 20 games of the season's second quarter. Health has been a major concern for Rubio in his career to date, and it's nice to see him playing without any injury problems. His minutes remain a little bit low compared to how crucial he is to the team (30.4 per game) but some of that owes to the lopsided losses the Wolves have suffered in recent weeks. In those 30 minutes per game, Rubio has compiled impressive all-around stats including an assist-to-turnover ratio of 8.7 to 2.3. He averaged 2.7 steals per game in the second quarter of the season. Russell Westbrook leads the NBA with a 2.4 average overall. (Rubio trails him slightly at 2.3, playing fewer minutes.) Rubio's net rating (+/- per 100 possessions) has been negative (-2.4 to be exact) but much better than all of his teammates who play significant minutes.
The two most interesting Rubio stats from the season's second quarter: (1) When he sits on the bench, the Wolves are outscored by 18.3 points per 100 possessions. That is simply incredible. This team has simply been unable or unwilling to address its backup point guard problem in the last few seasons and it remains an abject disaster in the minutes Rubio doesn't lead them; (2) Rubio is shooting 41.7 percent from three-point range. His form doesn't look any different, but hey: We'll take it! Almost nothing would be better for this team's progress than Rubio improving as a perimeter shooter. In the occasional possession where the Wolves properly space the floor around a double-teamed Andrew Wiggins, the ball often ends up in Ricky's hands with a three-point shot to be had, if he'll take it. The better he becomes at knocking those down, the better the team will be.
Rubio remains a good player and despite how disastrously his team has been playing, he continues to do everything he can to help them try to win.
Zach LaVine: D (First Quarter Grade: B+)
A primary reason for the catastrophic performance when Rubio sits is the poor play of Zach LaVine. After demonstrating wide-ranging improvement in the first quarter of this season, LaVine has regressed and has played poorly. He had the worst net rating of all regulars, at (-15.5) and the eye test confirms pretty clearly that his play is a substantial contributing factor to the team's struggles when he's on the floor. LaVine has been back to point guard duty, and he's rocking an assist-to-turnover ratio that's not much better than 1:1 (2.5 to 1.8 to be exact, unacceptable for a point guard). He's shooting under 40 percent from the field and only 27.9 percent from three-point range.
In Sam Mitchell's illuminating interview with Britt Robson for MinnPost, the most significant takeaway was how frustrated Mitchell has become from coaching LaVine. After describing a play where LaVine demonstrated poor fundamentals, Mitchell said, "You would think that's just natural. But who coached him? I don't know his high school coach. I don't know his AAU coach. I know who his college coach was, but he didn't start or play but 18 minutes a game in college."
Of all the young Wolves being developed right now, LaVine remains the most interesting case. He has the eye-popping athleticism and the maddening struggles with the basics. Whether Mitchell coaches just this one season or many after it, I believe that a significant part of his ultimate legacy here will turn on how The LaVine Project turns out. Sam assures the media that Zach is going to come out these struggles a better and tougher player. Watching the last 20 games did nothing to inspire confidence in that projection. I guess we'll just have to wait and see, and try not to go crazy when the Wolves second unit is blowing game after game after game.
Andre Miller: Incomplete (First Quarter Grade: A-)
Miller is almost entirely out of the rotation now, only having played 73 minutes in the last 20 games. For whatever it's worth, the Wolves were a net-zero in those minutes, far from the (-15.5) with LaVine on the floor. Their backup point guard management has eyes on the future, while looking purposefully away from the on-court wreckage in the present.
Tyus Jones: D+ (First Quarter Grade: Incomplete)
Tyus actually got to play for few games, logging a total of 84 minutes. In that time, the Wolves were outscored by 56 points. (!) He's not ready for the NBA. His ball skills, and general point guard instincts look good enough, but his body needs a lot of work to play at NBA speed. I think most people understood this coming into the season so hopefully it doesn't come as a surprise that he struggled. I think the Wolves were smart to get him out there a few games just to allow him a feel for where he needs to get, and have also been smart to pull him out of the lineup so they don't break him too badly.
Kevin Martin: D (First Quarter Grade: D+)
Martin has been pulled out of the rotation for stretches of games to allow more playing time for both LaVine and Shabazz Muhammad. In the time that K-Mart has played, his struggles have continued. In the last 20 games his field goal percentage is just 36.8. In the Robson interview, Mitchell said, "K-Mart is supposed to be a shooter" when describing his team's shooting woes. (Ouch.) His effort and ability on defense remain poor. Martin has the worst defensive rating on the team (115.3) aside from Jones and the fresh-off-Achilles-surgery Nikola Pekovic.
The Wolves have been trying to trade Martin for some time now, and probably will unload him before the deadline. Unfortunately, the return will be insignificant; probably an expiring contract and maybe a minor pick swap that might not even favor the Wolves.
Andrew Wiggins: B (First Quarter Grade: B)
Wiggins has been fairly consistent in ways both good and frustrating.
The good: Wiggins scores on a nightly basis. He attacks defenses and goes hard to the rim, either converting the shot or drawing fouls. He averaged 20.9 points per game on 45.2 percent shooting in the season's second quarter. Wiggins is not yet a great defensive player but he's a pretty good one and the Wolves defend better when he's on the floor (106.7) than when he's off it (108.1). While his assist numbers are low (1.9 per game) he has shown improving floor vision when facing double — sometimes triple — teams and the Wolves have the floor spread out. Wiggins suffers more than anyone else on the team from their cramped spacing.
The frustrating: Wiggins hasn't developed reliable three-point shooting range, and he doesn't rebound very much. He's connecting on just 23.3 percent of three-point attempts, and pulling down only 3.8 rebounds per game. He can become too stationary when he isn't directly involved in plays, trying to score himself or defending the ball. In order to become a better player, Wiggins could increase his activity level going for rebounds and seizing transition opportunities by running the floor harder.
He's a good young player who probably has a bright future. But 1.5 seasons into his career, there are some identifiable flaws that need work if he's to become an All-Star.
Tayshaun Prince: B- (First Quarter Grade: B)
Prince is what he is. He knows where to be on defense and has enough length to mostly offset his age-driven lack of athleticism. Prince doesn't have a quick enough release, or enough range on his shot to be a helpful offensive player. He spots up in the short corners because for whatever reason the corner three is just outside of his comfortable shooting range. That limits the Wolves spacing and offensive productivity when he's on the floor. Mitchell has said that he'd prefer to not play Tayshaun so much (because he'd like to develop his younger players) but he needs some stability when things get out of control. Things get out of control a lot on this team, and Prince is nothing if not stable. He can also be observed teaching on the bench during games, and outside of huddles during timeouts. I noticed him having what appeared to be a detailed conversation with Tyus Jones the other night, gesticulating about something which I found interesting mostly because Jones was in street clothes and would've had to seek out Prince to ask about whatever issue it was that they were discussing. It seems that Prince is taking the mentorship role seriously.
Shabazz Muhammad: B+ (First Quarter Grade: C-)
Hey, a player who is doing significantly better now than at he was at the beginning of the season. Shabazz has gotten his shooting going. In the second quarter of the season, he shot 49.3 percent from the floor and a whopping 43.8 percent from downtown. Muhammad does two things that his young teammates would be wise to imitate: He spots up in the corners, ready to shoot, and he runs as hard as he can up the sideline when he sees that there might be a transition opportunity. For whatever reason, he is the only Timberwolves player who completely plays a "pace and space" style, which seeks out the most efficient shots possible. The results are pretty clear in those shooting percentages. Bazz gets dunks and corner threes. He's a smart player. Mitchell has been playing Bazz more, citing his responsiveness to coaching and his improvement in sharing the ball with teammates instead of shooting every time he touches it. Muhammad's plus/minus stats are not good, but for this season's second quarter anyway, I'll willing to shift most of that blame elsewhere (read: LaVine) because Bazz has been playing pretty good all-around basketball of late.
Kevin Garnett: A (First Quarter Grade: A-)
The context of Garnett's grade is more important than the grade itself: His knees are shot, and despite world-class preparation he can barely get himself ready to play the 13.1 minutes per game (and 0 minutes on back-to-backs) that he logged in the season's second quarter.
But when he's on the floor, KG is simply a master on defense. In the 210 minutes he played — certainly against opposing first units — KG's lineups have posted a defensive rating of 94.4. Leaguewide, only the Spurs (93.6) defend better than that, and they're putting together one of the best defensive seasons in modern history. For more context, when KG sits on the bench the defensive rating rises up to 110.5. That's 3 full points worse than the Lakers defend, and they are dead last in the league. In other words, whether Garnett is on the floor determines whether the worst play elite-level defense or shockingly-bad level defense.
In some ways, it's too bad that KG isn't playing for a contender because in limited minutes, he could definitely help win a championship right now. Hopefully, here in Minnesota, these young players are learning from him while they can.
Nemanja Bjelica: D+ (First Quarter Grade: C+)
Bjelica seemed to lose whatever confidence he had, to the point that Sam Mitchell was instead opting to play the erratic Adreian Payne over Bjelly at times. In the season's second quarter, Bjelica shot a miserable 32.6 percent from the field.
This has been one of the big reasons for the Wolves struggles after the promising start to the season where they had a .500 record after 16 games. When KG sits, they don't have a reliable power forward to replace him. Bjelica has played better in the past handful of games, which will hopefully signal a big turnaround for his rookie season and his NBA career. He has intriguing skills — particularly as a passer when he dribbles into the lane and fires bullets to open corner shooters — but will need to show consistency and energy before anyone feels too optimistic about his NBA future.
Damjan Rudez: Incomplete (First Quarter Grade: B)
Rudez played fewer minutes than any other Timberwolf. He's not in the rotation right now.
Adreian Payne: F (First Quarter Grade: B)
Payne shot 27 percent from the field in the season's second quarter. After it looked like he might be improving a little bit at the start of the season, he's now got negative win shares and a PER of 6.4, lower than his rookie season's 7.7.
Uh… moving on.
Gorgui Dieng: B (First Quarter Grade: B+)
Sam Mitchell loves Gorgui Dieng. We know this much, by now. He's played him over Karl-Anthony Towns in a lot of key situations, and has almost always emphasized that those decisions were made because of "G," and not because of anything KAT did wrong. In the last 20 games, Gorgui is 4th on the team in minutes played, trailing only Wiggins, Rubio and Towns. Gorgui's overall production has remained pretty stable. Per 36 minutes, he gets about a double-double (10.5 points, 9.3 rebounds in last 20) with both more assists (2.5) and turnovers (2.8) than you'd expect from a backup center.
In the Robson interview (Wolves bloggers will inevitably citing this all season) Mitchell said he was "ecstatic" about Dieng, because he has improved. He continued, "He has taken what we have asked him to do, and have coached him hard to do, and he has started implementing it. And now he understands."
I don't think Dieng's improvement is as easily observed to outsiders as it apparently is to Mitchell. He still turns the ball over too much. We're not privy to what is being asked of the big men. But it is helpful to know that Dieng is doing what coaches ask because that's a translatable skill in and of itself. Whether Mitchell is this team's coach going forward or not, Dieng will do what's asked.
A final detail about Gorgui's second-quarter performance: His net rating of (-6.9) was better (less bad?) than most of his teammates, including Karl-Anthony Towns. When Dieng sat on the bench, the Wolves were outscored by 9.9 points; a 3-point swing for the worse, which is kind of interesting.
Karl-Anthony Towns: A- (First Quarter Grade: A+)
Towns is still playing very good basketball, and outstanding basketball by "one-and-done rookie" standards. In the second quarter he averaged 15.9 points a game on 51.2 percent shooting. He averaged 9.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, in barely over 30 minutes. His jumpshooting has cooled off slightly in recent games, and the Wolves would be smart to run more plays to directly set up shots for KAT. In the flow, he isn't always sure whether to shoot, and he always seems to miss when he has initial hesitation.
During preseason and the early part of the regular season, when the Wolves were winning, KAT talked about reaching the playoffs this year. That is obviously not going to happen, and hopefully the team's 17 losses in the past 20 games are not killing his spirit. He still plays hard and shows emotion on the floor during games. He still says all of the right things about KG and Mitchell as mentors and there is no indication whatsoever that he has any sort of problem with what's going on, beyond the losing of games. But Towns seems more competitive than most rookies, and I don't think he'll tolerate the type of re-re-re-building, and the mountains of losses, that other Wolves draft picks have had to experience. The organization needs to do something so that the team stops embarrassing itself so much.
Towns is probably the best rookie in what seems to be a great class. Kristaps Porzingis is his only competition, so far. The Wolves will have a strong shot of holding the past two Rookies of the Year, with another high draft pick on the way.
A parting shot about the coaching situation, and what's happening with this team
It is clear to anyone paying attention that the Timberwolves, right now, are playing worse than they should be. They have a talented, if flawed, roster and there is absolutely no reason that they should be playing such consistently-bad basketball. The primary criticism of Sam Mitchell's coaching — the high volume of long, two-point jumpshots compared to low volume of threes — is entirely legitimate and is a cause of the team's poor offensive performance.
Let me offer another potential reason for the bad play in games, of late:
The Wolves are, quite literally, practicing and teaching during NBA games. You can see this every time Mitchell calls a timeout, or when a player comes off the floor and he grabs him to discuss a concept. This is true for Zach LaVine more than anyone else, and he is the player who is struggling more than anyone else right now.
One of my favorite sports-psychology tips I've ever read comes from the golf world, and Harvey Penick's famous "Little Red Book." When describing how to best prepare for a big match, Penick emphasized that the driving range shortly before the round starts is no time to make a change to your swing or grip, and instead "You must 'dance with what brung you.'" In other words, to compete at your best you have to just play that day, and worry about practice and technique later. Right now, the Timberwolves have players — players logging serious playing time — who are being corrected on technique, and inevitably then THINKING ABOUT technique, right in the middle of the damn game.
Think about the Spurs or the Thunder or the Warriors or the Cavs. Do you think that their best players are giving any thought to basketball fundamentals when they go out to play a game? Not a chance. Their focus is levels above the basics. They're picking up subtleties in the opposing defense, finding its weak spots to create open shots for themselves or their teammates. When they are doing this, Zach LaVine is thinking about how his legs should be set up when he catches a pass, or how he should misdirect his defender just to get open to catch a pass.
This is not an excuse. The Wolves would not have to do things this way and there is no certainty that this will work as well, or better than coaching to try to win every game instead of teach so much. But I do think that this is a big reason why the Wolves sometimes play worse than they would if they had no coach at all, but just rolled the ball out and played. There is a lot of thinking going on that is counterproductive to competition, and they're hoping that there will be a long-term payoff.
For now, the only tangible benefit that we can be sure of is another high draft pick.
5 responses to "Quarterly Report Card: Wolves Slide into Season's Halfway Point"
Andy, I totally agree with your insightful point about coaching fundamentals during the game. Don't they have time to discuss and teach this when they are studying tape of the previous game? I'm assuming that they DO study tape!?! This is what makes me wonder whether Mitchell and his staff are indeed the right guys to coach this team or not. Remember, if Flip was still around so would the rest of these coaches as well. The big question is…WHO is the best person to coach these guys? Who should fill out the staff? It's like your previous POST. You showed easily the offense could flow if the Wolves spread the floor, let someone create off the dribble, and pass to an open shooter for a wide open "3." But that's not the offensive philosophy of the Wolves right now, and plays like that happen more by accident than by design.
Grandpa Grimsrud
Flip put together a team composed mostly of boys and their grandpas to play against the dads of the NBA. Maybe that equals mid-career production
but apparently not. At what point are there too many coaches and too many grandpas telling the young men what to do? This team is slipping and time to make changes. We need a "Cunningham" or two, like we saw from the Pelicans tonight. "Dads" Rubio, Pek and Martin need to earn their huge salaries on a consistent basis.
Chris F.
As always, your and Patrick's work are top shelf, and I check in at your website all the time. I've read Britt's interview with Coach and it was one of the most illuminating pieces that I have ever read on what goes on beneath the surface in basketball. Anyway, I see Mitchell gets a lot of criticism for his spacing and offensive philosophies. However, Mitchell went on to say that he has coached a team (Toronto) that has made the three-point shot a focal point of their offense. I think Mitchell is suggesting that if he had the personnel, the Wolves would be taking more threes. I suppose it is understandable for a coach to make this type of assertion, but what do you think? Is the majority of the "blame" on the personnel that Flip assembled? And since Mitchell talks so much about teaching fundamentals to the young players, how much do you figure his lack of a head start (due to Flip's illness and uncertain return) plays into the team's inability to, for instance, space the floor better? From all that I've seen and heard, I think he should be given the chance to at least coach this team for the year and see if he can get noticeable improvement from the young players.
Ronald A Mitchell
Yesterday Karl Anthony Towns was on a offense and defense roll and guess what? Sam Mitchell decided it was time to take him out the game, Killing his flow, That's what happens when the coach is not watching the game and not coaching, He also took Rubio out during a Wolves offensive run and replaced him with guess who? Killing the flow, Sam Mitchell don't know how to coach.


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Students discuss feminism, political correctness at Political Discourse Society debate
By Sophie Haber on November 13, 2017
(Left to Right) Eleanor Halloran '18, Will Cook-Healy '19, Will Berlin '19 and Natalie Winters '19 debate feminism and political correctness. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle
Conservative and liberal students discussed feminism and the culture of political correctness at the first Political Discourse Society debate as observers lined the aisles of Rugby Auditorium and an overflow crowd watched from monitors in the hallway Monday.
Intentionally seated in line from most left-wing to most right-wing, Eleanor Halloran '18, Will Cook-Healy '19, Will Berlin '19 and Natalie Winters '19 answered questions aimed to spark political dialogue within the student body.
Winters said the future of feminism should be focused on the plight of women in the Islamic world, rather than issues in the U.S.
In rebuttal, Cook-Healy said that while there are issues overseas regarding women's rights that need to be addressed, they cannot be used as an excuse to ignore domestic issues.
Halloran added to his point by saying that the status of women's rights is not equally dismal across the Islamic world, explaining that several Muslim countries have had female heads of state.
"It's a generalization to assume that the Islamic world is necessarily worse off than ours in terms of female issues," Halloran said, which audience members said shocked them.
Winters also said that the survey, which yielded the commonly referred to statistic that says 1 in 5 women on college campuses are raped, is flawed. She then cited a study conducted under the Obama administration's Department of Justice in which 6.1 students in every 1000 reported rape and sexual assault.
"I think we're at the point at which the only way to necessitate your [feminist] movement is based on erroneous and fallacious statistics," Winters said to the audible gasps of the crowd. "I think you know how nonessential your movement is, whether it be the gender pay gap or the campus rape culture myth."
Cook-Healy responded to the question of what the future of feminism is by saying that he thinks it will continue to grow and gain strength in the US.
"If feminism is cancer isn't the future of feminism to kill us all?" Cook-Healy said, referring to a comment that Winters made during the first Right on Point podcast.
Answering the question of whether politics should be discussed in a classroom setting, Berlin said that teachers should make an effort to present both sides of any issue, to allow students to make decisions regarding politics.
"A teacher who pushes their opinions too frequently and too prominently can create an unsafe environment where students are afraid to express themselves," Berlin said.
Winters added that she feels teachers sometimes use their position to impose their viewpoints on their students.
In response, Cook-Healy and Halloran said they think teachers should be allowed to express their views freely and speak to their experiences, as they feel presenting a centrist viewpoint is presenting a political opinion in and of itself.
"I wouldn't want a conservative teacher trying to say what they think my point of view is in the classroom," Halloran said. "I would want to have a full discussion where maybe I disagree with the teacher, but the teacher is free to say what they think and so am I."
Discussing the culture of political correctness on campus, Berlin said that while he recognizes that political correctness can be used to prevent the exclusion of people, he said that it can also perpetuate the exclusion of people with minority viewpoints. He cited incidents at UC Berkley, where the Antifa movement turned to violence in order to prevent conservative speakers from coming to campus.
Cook-Healy countered by saying that the culture of political correctness is not one of exclusion but of respect for everyone.
"I don't think that political correctness is a free speech issue or people trying to stifle others," Cook-Healy said. "It's just us trying to make sure that we propagate a culture of respect."
Winters said that people use political correctness to suppress the conservative views that she wants to express.
"I ask you, where's the respect for conservative viewpoints?" Winters said.
Halloran said that she thinks some viewpoints should not be protected.
"When you make a space that is safe for all viewpoints, including viewpoints that are dangerous for underprivileged people, you make that space unsafe for underprivileged people," Halloran said.
Halloran said she feels conservative students are a represented population at the school.
She said that since she thinks the school works to level the playing field between all groups, it takes the advantage away from any one particular group.
"When you're used to privilege, equality feels like oppression," Halloran said.
Winters responded by saying that Halloran cannot ignore the fact that there is a bias on campus against conservative viewpoints.
"When the podcast that I had came out, I got dirty looks from students, from teachers and deans," Winters said. "Those are people who are employed by the school, who are teachers here, and they're looking down on me. When you can create an environment where teachers feel empowered to act that way towards a student who expresses conservative viewpoints, I would say that you don't create a space that's a safe space for conservatives."
The debate was originally scheduled to take place Oct. 9, but Political Discourse Society faculty advisor Francine Werner said she postponed it in order to ensure that debaters had more time to prepare. In the interim, students had a chance to listen to conservative speaker Hugh Hewitt so that the content of the debate would not be solely focused on comments made in the first Right on Point podcast.
The Political Discourse Society also added Cook-Healy and Berlin to the format as more moderate voices.
"I really thought all four people did a good job," Werner said. "Whether people agree with them or not, I thought they all really thought things through.
Moderator JP Cherry '18 said the next debate will likely focus on foreign policy issues.
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Alternatively, day 11 could be spent on a day trip to the Haa Valley, one of the most picturesque districts in Bhutan. Reached via the beautiful Chelila Pass, Haa Valley is characterized by its surrounding rugged and mountainous terrain. Overnight at your hotel in Paro.


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With roughly 114,000 weddings in a year, Las Vegas is the second most popular destination in the world to get married. The No. 1 location is Istanbul, Turkey.
Getting Married in Las Vegas? Did You know that Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie did? The spent 189 dollars at the Little White Wedding Chapel.
There are so many options but the one thing I have learned is look into all Your options very carefully. The typical wedding Chapels in Las Vegas can be ready to marry You within an hour of arriving, without reservations. If You are going to use one of those, a good plan would be to arrive one day before Your wedding day and take a look at each one in person, it is amazing how different they look from the website pictures. Also, most of them offer live webcam weddings now and will allow You to view one.
However, if You choose to get married in one of the Resorts, You will need to give them plenty of notice. I suggest that You stay in the same Hotel You decided to get married in. Why? This will cut down on the planing as far as renting transportation to move from the hotel to the Chapel. Being in the Hotel that You get married in will also cut down on possible problems with getting there on time. Plus, if You get married in the warm months You can find comfort in the fact that You will not be sweating to death when You arrive at the altar.
Think You can only afford one of the small chapels separate from the Resort Chapels? A lot of the Resorts will scale down a package so that You can afford it. Do not be afraid to tell them Your budget. If You only want to spend 500 dollars then say so, no need to waste Your time listening to the details until They know how much You are willing to spend. Cutting out the transportation charges will help make the resort option a cheaper deal. Remember, the economy is still bad and Everyone wants Your business and most will be flexible to get it.
I have heard from a lot of People that the Flamingo Hilton is the most beautiful setting for a wedding on the Strip. You might get Bellagio or Caesar's to say different but the Flamingo waterfalls and Tropical landscaping are hard to beat.
There is also the Stratosphere to consider. You can get married 80 floors up, overlooking the Strip for the most dramatic view. Resorts like the Stratosphere are more flexible with wedding options, You could both jump off the top of the tower as You say Your I Do's or do the same on one of the crazy rides at the top.
Las Vegas is pretty flexible, not just with Your budget but with Your imagination. If You can think it, Las Vegas can provide it. Never be afraid to ask.


Does coffee have any nutritional value?
Over the years, the reported health effects (both positive and negative) of consuming coffee have been inconsistent and study results can seem contradictory. We now know through the field of study called Nutrigenomics that caffeine metabolism has a genetic component. The CYP1A2 gene controls the rate at which caffeine is broken down in the body and it is this rate of breakdown that determines whether the consumption of coffee (and other caffeine-containing products) has harmful or protective benefits.
It turns out there are slow metabolizers and fast metabolizers, and the answer is in your genes. You can't determine by "feel" if you're a fast or slow metabolizer of caffeine; only the genetic test will reveal your status. It appears that it's a fifty/fifty chance. Half of us are slow metabolizers, meaning that it can take eight to 10 hours for our caffeine level to drop by half. Slow metabolizers have a greater risk of high blood pressure and heart attacks when caffeine intake is high. People in this group should try to limit their intake of caffeine to 200 mg or half a cup of coffee per day. Those who are fast caffeine metabolizers actually have a lower risk of heart disease with moderate coffee consumption than those who consume no coffee at all.
Based on genetics, 50% of the population can safely consume up to four cups of coffee per day. Between one and four cups per day may provide health benefits such as decreased blood pressure and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, possibly due to the polyphenols and other antioxidants found in coffee bean.
A warning to go along with these findings: just because coffee is safe to consume, that doesn't give us carte blanche to consume a bottomless cup. Keep in mind that the size of the cup quoted in studies is six to eight ounces (177 to 237 mL), which is smaller than most cups at your local coffee shop. Adding sweeteners and high-fat dairy products every time is not a health-enhancing habit either. Even if you are one of the lucky ones who can see some health benefits from coffee, keep in mind that you could still experience negative side effects from caffeine, such as anxiety, irritability and insomnia. Furthermore, excessive coffee intake can increase your risk for low bone density and reduce your ability to absorb minerals such as iron or calcium.


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Wow... amazing work. You sure are right about those pics doing all the talking.
Indeed he did. Would anyone please reupload the R142A? The link has been dead for atleast 3 months now.
Awesome work on the R142 man, the amount of detail being added to newly released content is mind boggling. And to think I used to think it couldn't get any better back in the days of the old legacy routes.
Also, would anyone mind reuploading the R142A? The links posted a few months ago are dead.


Description Grave marker in the Logan, Utah, Cemetery (1000 North 1200 East). Image is of a headstone for two people. To the left of the headstone is a pot of red flowers. There are also two large black vases attached to the base of the headstone on the left and right of it. Both have red and yellow flowers in them. In front of the right vase is a small teddy bear figure sitting on a box with words on it that say, "There'll never be another you." Sitting on top of the headstone is a fake bushel of sun flowers. Also to the right of the headstone is a green plant that appears to be growing there and in front of the headstone is a large pumpkin with "Ronnie" written on it in black marker. The headstone has an elaborate engraving of mountains and trees on it. Slide.


It can be challenging to come up with cool design ideas for greeting cards, mainly because so many graphic designers have already tackled this medium and there are already so many variations on similar themes on the market. If you stray too far from an expected theme, your greeting card designs can lose effect; similarly, if your greeting card designs look like everyone else's you won't get anyone's attention. Finding a balance between established themes and originality is key, and when you combine your design prowess with proven print marketing techniques you can be inspired by the following cool design ideas for greeting cards.
Illustrations are a designer's savior, because you can always manipulate tried-and-true thematic elements in creative new ways without risking significance. Excellent examples include caricatures of famous people or holiday characters, such as Santa Claus and St. Patrick's Day leprechauns. You can also play with colors to make a four leaf clover into a logo for your company or vise versa. Illustrations are never held to the limits of photography; though the two can go hand-in-hand when you combine them in a powerful graphic design program such as Photoshop or Illustrator. Thus, when it comes to greeting cards your opportunities are boundless if you're a good illustrator.
A really cool accent to use in your greeting cards design is the foil stamp. Sparkling, bright, yet elegant foil stamps turn heads and draw people in for a closer look. They also help to establish credibility and a sense of prestige. You can use foil stamps as official seals, as outline accents for your text or graphic elements, as entire greeting card covers or as graphic dividers in your greeting card designs.
A traditional five-inch by seven-inch greeting card design is appreciated, but an oversized 13-inch by 17-inch greeting card design is talked about. Oversized greeting cards can't be ignored - they're practically guaranteed to be opened and read. They mean more, and they generate free word-of-mouth advertising for your business. They're different, which says you're different from the competition. With so many virtues to designing and printing oversized greeting cards, the relatively low investment to do so can pay huge dividends.
Personalization is one of the most powerful ways to earn a response from your greeting cards, even if it's a simple thank-you card in return. When you set out to create your greeting card design, be sure to leave room to write a personal note and signature on the inside panels. You'll also want to make sure your greeting cards are printed on thick 14-point C1S glossy paper stock, which is coated for a high sheen on the outside and uncoated for easy ballpoint pen writing on the inside. If you don't need (or want) to personalize your greeting cards, you can print them on super-thick 16-point C2S glossy cover stock (which is coated on both sides) or 13-point recycled matte cover stock for premium, professional sheen.


This policy setting disables the detection of slow network connections. Slow link detection measures the speed of the connection between a user's computer and the remote server that stores the roaming user profile. When the system detects a slow link the related policy settings in this folder tell the computer how to respond. If you enable this policy setting the system does not detect slow connections or recognize any connections as being slow. As a result the system does not respond to slow connections to user profiles and it ignores the policy settings that tell the system how to respond to a slow connection. If you disable this policy setting or do not configure it slow link detection is enabled. The system measures the speed of the connection between the user's computer and profile server. If the connection is slow (as defined by the "Slow network connection timeout for user profiles" policy setting) the system applies the other policy settings set in this folder to determine how to proceed. By default when the connection is slow the system loads the local copy of the user profile.


Painting activities can be transformational to your house regarding how it looks and feels. It is necessary that you get highly effective painting services so that they will accomplish the kind of environment you intend to create in your home through painting. This makes it essential for you to consider different aspects of a painting company before you can hire its services. Some of the top factors to consider when you need painting services are those provided below.
You need to establish the level of expertise that a particular home painting service provider has in providing similar services. A company that has been offering painting services that are pleasing and attractive is likely to do the same in your home. You can request the company to provide you with a gallery of some of the projects that it has done for you to determine whether or not the service delivery will be as effective as you needed to be. You may also want to determine the level of experience that the particular company has based on the number of years that the company has offered painting services. The quality of the products that are used by a particular company in providing painting services is also necessary to be considered. It is essential that you choose the company that you will feel confident about its effective service delivery.
It is necessary to consider the range of services that a particular painting company can provide. You may need different painting services in your home, and this is necessary that the company that you choose can handle the various aspects of painting services that you need. For instance, you may need exterior painting, interior painting, cabinet painting, and drywall removal services, and any other painting job in your home area. You should choose a company that can provide you with the range of services that you need so that you do not have to seek different painters to deliver different kinds of painting services.
You need to consider the prices at which the painting services will be provided. It is necessary that you get the needed services at reasonable prices so that you can derive maximum benefit from the money you spend on the services. Some company started giving you an estimate of how much it can cost depending on the particular painting services that you need, and after this, you can negotiate and get the deal that is most satisfactory for you.


The stunt racing scene is offering a double rewards boost this week, with 2X GTA$ and RP on all Rockstar Stunt Races and Transform Races. Also this week you'll earn 50% more GTA$ on Import/Export Sell missions.
Plus Double GTA$ and RP on this week's Time Trial, "Up Chiliad".
Unlock the Toe Shoes T-Shirt just playing GTA Online this week.


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Mission Impossible: Fallout (PG-13) ★★★★
Posted on July 28, 2018 September 19, 2018 by Sarah Knight Adamson
Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt in "Mission Impossible: Fallout" Photo Credit: Paramount Studios
Intense Adrenaline Filled Ride
The "Mission Impossible" film series launched in 1996 produced by and starring Tom Cruise at age 33 brought Cruise's action skills to the forefront. In "Fallout," 2018, the sixth film in the series, Cruise now age 56, continues to astound as an action hero. Age has its advantage here—as you can't help but commend his perseverance in continuing to not only perform most of his own stunts, (at his age), but he continues to 'raise the action bar'—regardless of your feelings toward Cruise as an individual his astonishing action skills can't be ignored.
Cruise has also made some smart choices in casting by continuing with screenwriter and director Christopher McQuarrie, of the prior film "Rogue Nation," as well as expanding the female roles by adding more characters. Actress Rebecca Ferguson (Ilsa Faust), a former MI6 agent who has her own agenda at times shares the lead with Cruise. Bringing back (Michelle Monaghan) Ethan Hunt's wife and resolving that storyline; gives us Ethan's soft side, while visually showing us he's human.
Another brilliant move is the addition of Angela Bassett (Erika Sloane), as the tough as nails CIA Director as she brings a different type of attitude to the character; she is ultra strong in her position with no hesitation in questioning the MIF on their motives and actions. Both female characters Erika Sloane and Ilsa Faust are timely in leveling the action genre playing field by providing intelligent, powerful and strong women roles—I applaud this move.
To be frank, adding Jeremy Renner as a side-kick in the prior films was a good move in sharing Cruise's spotlight, however; "Fallout's" character changes are decisively a greater mix. Casting a bearded Henry Cavill a CIA Operative Assassin (August Walker) best known as (Superman/Clark Kent 2013, 2016, 2017) ultimately provides a deeper appreciation for Ethan Hunt also works well.
Aside from the character changes, the visual effects and stunt work is another reason the film is such a standout. I've learned a new acronym HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) referring to helicopter jumping— special military operatives have used it in order to go as secretly as possible into an area. In "Fallout" Tom Cruise completed over 100 HALO jumps to get the right sequence. The stunts are reminiscent of the "Fast and Furious" series at times particularly with the 'Tokyo drifting' car chases, and has the nonstop intense action feel of "Mad Max." It distinctly retains its own identity with it's star, (Cruise), Ethan Hunt's hyper speed running, motorcycle stunts and HALO jumps.
Most have seen the trailer of the battling helicopters; I can honestly say, "You ain't seen nothing yet, as the conclusion of that scene alone is worth the price of admission." Another thrilling adrenaline scene is the rooftop building jumps as in a Mario Bros. video game. Similar in concept, except MIF team partner Benji Dunn (Simon Peg) controls Hunt's moves via remote communication, as to the direction; right or left turns, leaping straight on from one building to another building or jumping down a few stories. The result creates hysterical banter between the pair all while the audience is clinching deeper into their armrests with intermittent sighs of relief as the moves land.
The plot centers on a group called the Apostles with the goal to create chaos employing suffering and death. It appears they've been scheming with an insider named John Lark to obtain plutonium to create three dirty bombs. Hunt's boss Alan Hundley (Alec Baldwin) sends him to Paris to locate John Lark before he's able to buy the plutonium. He's also given an unwanted sidekick, August Walker. Here's where the action starts to ante up, with motorcycle chases, Hunt running full speed, building leaps and plenty of martial arts hand to hand combat fighting.
After Paris, the film shifts to London, with the finale in Kashmir Valley in India at the base of the Himalayan Mountains. The ending has three different storylines running simultaneously with razor-sharp precision, all nail-biting till the end. The last 45 minutes contain some of the best action sequences to date. They are thrilling, intense and entertaining.
It also appears that filmmakers have a message they'd like you to take away from the film. Here's a line from the narrative regarding Ethan Hunt, "We need people like you that care about the life of just one as they do millions." I sense Hunt being called a hero without specifically saying the word; another character said to Hunt, "I sleep soundly at night knowing you're here." My take away—I appreciated the addition of the strong female roles, the exhilarating action scenes along with the film's implication—that all lives matter.
Sarah Knight Adamson®July 27, 2018
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Christopher Robin (G) ★★★


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Dear George, I'm new to your work and just started reading A Game of Thrones. I just ran across the names Kurleket, Lharys and Mohor. I'm sure I'm not the first to make the connection to the Three Stooges but, I did want you to know that I nearly fell on the floor with laughter. Thanks for the laughs! Are there more hidden characters? (I'm looking forward to the cameo appearances of Shempus and Kurle Johor.)
The Three Stooges? In my book? C'mon, you've got to be kidding. Would I do something like that? That's a very tense chapter, charged with menace, what are you laughing for? If I were to insist that the names were purely a coincidence, you'd buy it, wouldn't you?
Okay, okay, what can I say? Guilty as charged. I don't know what came over me. I'm not even that big a Stooges fan (that's my friend Howard Waldrop). I much prefer Abbott and Costello... hmmm...wonder if I can work in Bud and Lou somewhere...
Shemp and Curley Joe do not appear (yet), but there are indeed more "hidden characters," though I prefer to think of them as "homages" or "a tip of the hat." Writers, mostly -- fantasists or historical novelists whose names I borrow for background characters. A few funny book superheroes get mentioned in passing as well, and here and there you can spot places and people from some of my older books peeking through the bushes.
No, I won't tell you who they are or when to find them. Spotting them is half the fun.
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Aimee Asgarian received her BA from Western Washington University and her MA and PsyD from William James College in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her APA internship in Neuropsychology and Health psychology at Tewksbury Hospital in Boston and a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric and adult neuropsychology at University of Massachusetts Medical School/Memorial Medical Center. After completing her fellowship, she worked at Boston Children's Hospital in the Department of Developmental Medicine doing cognitive testing for two different NIH research studies. Dr. Asgarian moved back to her home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in 2013 where she continued her neuropsychology practice and also developed and implemented a mild traumatic brain injury program at a local rehabilitation clinic. Dr. Asgarian enjoys assessment and rehabilitation of persons with a wide variety of neurological conditions, with a particular interest in mild traumatic brain injury. She also performs fitness-for-duty evaluations for persons in safety-sensitive careers (e.g. pilots, physicians). In addition, she enjoys working with medical populations on adjustment to illness, and aims to provide psychoeducation to all her patients about self-care activities that promote cognitive and overall health. Dr. Asgarian is also bilingual, and regularly performs assessment and treatment of Spanish-speaking persons.


View the most popular fishing photos uploaded to Angler's Mail. Whether it's carp fishing or sea fishing, pike, bass or bream, Like My Catch? is a forum for sharing your best catch pictures and a great way to discover new photos of fish. Some catch pictures submitted to Like My Catch? also get into Angler's Mail magazine every week – and could even end up winning some fantastic Nash prizes, so make sure to post yours now!
PB 4LB 2 o.z Tench!!!
After a rain soaked day my last catch was this specimen crucian at 3lb 5oz. Well happy!
My son Freddie who is 7 been asking to fish for them for sometime now.... This is his first trip and managed to pull in this 66lb 8 oz cat, was absolutely chuffed!
Caught this beauty on 8mm ringers wafter at my local venue, Barnacre Fisheries Meols Wirral on method feeder and 8lb line, Was a intense fight (over 20 minutes of hard fighting action) then eventually landed this beauty.
25 minute fight eventually got this beauty in. Walter was fished on band on method feeder on a margin Shakespeare puddle Chucker rod.thought I was going to lose this baby a few times. Well chuffed ...now for a new pb.
caught in the margins on shimano technium pole.
fought like crazy, took 4 runs to get to bank but when i did i was well happy.
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Heritage Railways • Porthmadog • Things To Do
The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway – Photo © Mike Chapman
The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway formed in 1961 and is nearly entirely run by volunteers. It currently runs from March to November from their main station opposite the Network Rail station in Porthmadog (on Tremadog Road).
Trains run for half a mile (0.8 km) to Pen-y-Mount Junction, where the railway connects with the Welsh Highland Railway mainline. The train stops at Gelert's Farm halt on its return to allow passengers to visit a museum and a miniature-gauge railway.
The return trip lasts an hour, which includes a free guided tour around the museum.
Visit their website at whr.co.uk for more information.
Map showing all The Great Little Trains of Wales
Cwmorthin Slate Quarry
The Great Little Trains of Wales
Conwy Valley Railway Museum
Ffestiniog Railway
The Llanberis Lake Railway


Wide-leg trousers are a classic piece of clothing. You won't see them everywhere, but once you spot the right pair you get addicted. They can make a huge fashion statement regardless the event. You can wear them at any time of the year and pair them with different tops and shoes. There is some magic in the wide-leg trousers that makes you stand out whenever you go.
The key when buying wide-leg trousers is to look for fits that compliment your waist and hips. Wide-leg trousers should look flattering on your body and define your waist. Be mindful of your choices because a wrong fit may look too big and baggy. Skinny trousers or jeans are not making a huge difference to your outfit, but if you pair the simplest top with a pair of wide-leg trousers, you are ready to rule!
Wide-leg trousers are the perfect companion for shopping. You won't struggle with dressing them up and down while trying new clothes. Pair them with a loose shirt and feel super comfy while upgrading your wardrobe. If you decide to take a break from shopping, you can go to the nicest restaurant for lunch because your outfit is on point!
If you need to go to a classy dinner but you don't feel like wearing a dress, wide-leg trousers are the perfect solution. Regular trousers might look very casual for a dinner with your date. But if you choose wide-leg printed trousers and combine them with V-neck blouse, you get a stylish outfit that turns heads. Choose slightly revealing top if you want to fire your date's imagination.
Whether you are invited to your friend's engagement party or you are planning to throw your own birthday party, wide-leg trousers and a crop top are a perfect choice. Most ladies will decide on a dress for such event and this is your chance to stand out. For this kind of events, look for more formal-looking wide-leg trousers. If you want to bring the outfit to the next level combine them with a lace or off the shoulder ruffle top.
Grab your most comfortable pair of flats and literally any casual top that you own and pair them with comfy super wide-leg trousers. The result? A casual and chic outfit that is perfect for exploring the city.
If you thought that you couldn't look elegant and classy in pants " you thought wrong. Wide-leg trousers give you so many options for an elegant looking outfit. Ultra-wide styles of wide-leg trousers complemented with either a voluminous or tight top are great for spring/summer weddings. Many women won't consider pants for a wedding, so be the one who dares and wins! Additionally, choose a tiny chic clutch for a more sophisticated look.
If your workplace allows experimenting with clothes, wide-leg trousers are your opportunity to shine in the office. Any work-appropriate blouse or shirt will look great with your wide bottoms. The best thing about them is the comfort that you are getting. You will feel just as comfortable as when you are wearing your sweatpants. Make sure you get a pair for every time of the year!
You just can't forget your pair of wide-leg trousers at home! As ladies, we like to take a bunch of photos when we are on a vacation. On the top of that, we want to feel comfortable because it's our time to relax. Well, a great pair of wide-leg trousers seems to be the best choice in such situations. You won't need to compromise on anything. Style and comfort go hand in hand if you are wearing wide-leg trousers.
It's that time of the year when you still have a chance to show off without wearing too many layers. Refresh your autumn style with a wide-leg trousers paired with a wool crop top or a blouse. Play with accessories or leave the combination like that. In both cases, you have a winning outfit.


The Creation/Evolution debate is a subject which is not only vital for the Church in the 21st Century but is coming increasingly to the fore even in scientific circles as more and more "honest" scientists and evolutionists are being faced with the facts of evolution's inadequacy to explain the origin of the universe and of all animate life within it.
Let me begin by reminding you of the well-known words of Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth". This often memorized opening verse of the Book of Genesis has been the answer, from the beginning of recorded history until recent times, to man's question "How did the cosmos begin?" But today, in an age of skepticism and unbelief which has inherited the rationalistic criticism of the Bible from way back in the nineteenth century along with the so-called "indubitable findings" of modern science, can we say that statement is still relevant in this computer space-age? Is this a valid and believable account of our origins?
Theodore Beza, Calvin's close friend and successor in Geneva, was the quintessence of French politeness. He was the best fitted of all the Reformers to stand and defend Protestantism before the King and Queen of France. He was not only a Christian gentleman, he was also one of the most learned scholars of his day. And, he was the last of the 16th century Reformers, living more than a quarter of a century after the others had died.
Beza was born in Vezelay, France on June 24, 1519. He went to school at Orleans and studied under Melchior Wolmar who had such an impact on Calvin ten years earlier. Now he was the teacher of the boy who would be Calvin's successor. Wolmar influenced Beza to read the Bible, thus preparing him for Protestantism and the Reformed Faith. Beza was not converted immediately, but Wolmar's influence never left him, keeping him from becoming a man of loose morals, as were most young French gentlemen. Wolmar was to Beza what Wyttenbach was to Zwingli.
The traditional family has been under attack in Canada and other Western countries for years. One of the main opponents of the traditional family has been, and continues to be, the feminist movement. Feminists want women to be "equal" with men in basically every area of society. In their view, whenever women are not represented in a particular job or activity in the same proportion as men, discrimination must be taking place. For example, the fact that most police officers, firefighters, and soldiers are men is clear evidence of discrimination against women. The Canadian Armed Forces, which has apparently fallen for this ideological nonsense, is working particularly hard to recruit women to correct the imbalance.
One of the major obstacles to the feminist agenda is the biological difference between men and women. This is most obvious in the area of reproduction: women bear children and men don't. To the feminists, this gives men an "unfair" advantage because men can pursue their careers without interruptions for pregnancy and the care of young children. The feminists are therefore strong advocates of daycare; that is, they want women to drop their children off at daycare centers each day so these mothers will be able to pursue their careers unhindered by their children.
John Flavel's statement surprised me, not like someone slipping up behind me, but like a spotlight illuminating a brilliant truth.
These words were written by one of "the most noteworthy of the later Puritans," John Flavel [1628-1691], an English clergyman. He obviously believed the Bible to be the practical and mighty defense against temptation that it is. He was said to be the "physician of souls."3 His works are filled with short and interesting narratives, rich in simplicity and ingenious comparisons. Even today Flavel's writings win our hearts by their warm, personal kindness.


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In 2018, Tulsa was a winner for the Cities of Service Engaged Cities Award for its Urban Data Pioneers program, through which teams of city staff, citizens, and nonprofit partners examine city data and help the city address public problems. Urban Data Pioneers have helped the city effectively use data to identify and solve problems ranging from traffic incidents to blight. The program has fostered collaboration between departments in city hall and created new opportunities for city staff to work smarter, using data and the new skills they gain in the process. Urban Data Pioneers now includes more than 120 data scientists, technical professionals, city staff, and representatives from nonprofit organizations.
Tulsa is also one of 10 cities that took part in the Cities of Service Resilience AmeriCorps program. Through this program, the city engaged with citizen volunteers to build and sustain resilience in low-income communities by implementing the Cities of Service Sustainable Home Makeover Blueprint. With this Blueprint, Tulsa expanded the fortified home program and offering weatherization retrofits to low-income homeowners so that more homes can sustain extreme weather like tornadoes. The city also revived neighborhoods by mobilizing citizen volunteers to map and reduce blight throughout Tulsa with the Cities of Service Love Your Block Blueprint. Through Love Your Block, Tulsa has helped neighborhoods organize to provide valuable information to the city and address local needs.
Tulsa has been a member of the Cities of Service coalition since 2015.
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G.T. Bynum was sworn in as the 40th mayor of Tulsa on December 5, 2016. Prior to his election, Mayor Bynum served for eight years on the Tulsa City Council. During that time, he was elected as the youngest city council chairman in Tulsa history. Throughout his time in Tulsa city government, Mayor Bynum has focused on fiscal restraint, public safety, and infrastructure.
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Before joining the Bynum administration, Jack Blair served as the policy administrator for the Tulsa City Council. He previously worked as an assistant attorney general for the Muscogee Creek Nation.
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Sustainable Home Makeover
Sustainable Home Makeover is a high-impact service strategy in which the mayor's office engages volunteers to help homeowners assess and improve their home's energy efficiency through the implementation of simple renovations.
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Not content with being home to the world's tallest tower and fastest police car, Dubai has set a challenge for itself to become the world's happiest city.
In its quest to achieve this, the city in the sand is measuring people's happiness through interactive touchpoints around Dubai, called Happiness Meters.
There are three emojis on each meter — a happy face, a neutral face and a sad face — which people use to rank their satisfaction with everyday services. Results from the meters feed into a Happiness Index; the number of smiley faces tapped determines the city's "happiness score."
The meters are the work of Smart Dubai — a government entity tasked with transforming Dubai into a "smart city" — which believes that people will lead happier lives if their day-to-day experiences are seamless and efficient.
"In order to become the happiest city, we knew we would need a way to listen to everyone in the city, and understand their current levels of happiness with city services," Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr, director general of Smart Dubai, told CNN over email.
The current "happiness score" for Dubai, measured by over 6 million votes from Happiness Meters, sits at 90 percent, according to Bishr.
"Our goal is to increase Dubai's happiness index level to 95 percent by 2021," she added.
In an attempt to streamline public services, Smart Dubai has installed sensors in garbage bins to send alerts when they need emptying. It has also developed DubaiNow — an app for residents to pay their bills, fines and complete over 55 city services.
Smart Dubai's vision is for Dubai to be both the happiest city and the most technologically advanced city in the world. Its next step is to gauge deeper emotions through vocal emotions technology that analyzes tone of voice and other vocal properties.
But happiness is no laughing matter, and the UAE has invested a lot of time and resources into its people's subjective well-being.
The first Minister of State for Happiness in the UAE, Ohood Al Roumi, was sworn in last year, followed by 60 Happiness CEOs across government departments.
The Ministry of Happiness' role is to promote and prioritize happiness in government and everyday life.
This is all part of a bigger plan, laid out in the UAE Vision 2021, to put the United Arab Emirates' well-being at the forefront of government decisions. Through doing so the UAE hopes to become the "happiest of all nations" according to the program.
In Dubai there has been a plethora of happiness themed events organized by government including a "happiness park" to promote exercise, a "happiness journey" on International Happiness Day, and various happiness festivals including activities like laughter meditation.
But not everyone is happy with the UAE's Happiness Agenda.
A researcher from Human Rights Watch has labeled the Ministry of Happiness "Orwellian," while some have questioned how inclusive Dubai's "happiness renaissance" will be.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have highlighted human rights concerns in the UAE, such as restricting rights to freedom of expression and association and arbitrarily detaining and prosecuting those who criticize the government.
In response to this, Bishr told CNN that any action or decision taken by a government entity is to ensure better standards of living and happier lives for their people.
CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Denmark, Meik Wiking, agrees that happiness need to be at the core of public policy.
"Happiness should be the overarching goal of governments," he told CNN.
Despite the fast development taking place in Dubai, traditional ways of life continued to coexist alongside skyscrapers and cranes.
The 2008 global financial crisis brought a cloud over Dubai's economy leading to massive debt. Many real estate projects struggled to find buyers, and new projects were put on hold.
For centuries Dubai's economy depended on fishing and pearl diving, but it became more widely known as port from the beginning of the 20th century, when the emirate abolished custom duties on imports, opening up Dubai to merchants from the region and beyond.
From the outside, Dubai seemed to arrive on the world stage as a fully formed global metropolis. In about five decades, what was once a sleepy outpost in the desert has risen to become one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. But to understand Dubai's accelerated growth we have to look to its past.
Dubai has a long history of sailing boats trading with Iran, Pakistan, and further afield.
In 1971, Dubai became a founding member of the United Arab Emirates. Pictured, Dubai Creek crowded with dhows. On the right is the National Bank of Dubai.
The dredger barge pictured pumps sand onto the sea to create the Palm Islands of Dubai — one of the city's most extravagant projects and the world's largest artificial islands, built in the noughties.
In 1966 the Fateh oilfield was discovered offshore from Dubai. Following the discovery, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai from 1958 to 1990, initiated large scale development programs. The Cement Wharf in Dubai, pictured above, flourished during that period because of the construction boom.
Immigrants make up just under 85 per cent of Dubai's population, according to the 2015 World Migration Report. South Asians, especially Indian and Pakistanis, are the biggest immigrant groups, and often work in construction.
The massive construction project Sheikh Rashid started in the 1960s was taken further by his son Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum throughout the 1990s and the 2000s. Among the many building projects, Jumeirah Emirates Hotel and the Emirates Office Tower were completed in 2000.
Since then, Dubai has launched a series of cultural initiatives to boost tourism. The World Air Games in 2015 were part of a strategy to put the city on the arts and sports world map.
Small scale, traditional building techniques using local materials, such as bricks made at this yard, characterized the city before its building boom.
This is a view of the Palm Islands in 2007. The islands house hotels, spas, beaches and residential buildings. In the foreground is the luxury hotel Atlantis The Palm, still under construction at this time.
An eye-catching symbol of Dubai's ambitions is the Burj Khalifa, pictured under construction in 2005. <br />
And in recent years, construction has resumed, with countless ambitious projects underway.
In the foreground, Atlantis The Palm, which opened in September 2008.
By 2010, Burj Khalifa was completed. At 162 floors and a height of 828 meters, it is the tallest building on Earth.
Indian and regional traders made it an economic and cultural crossroads. Traders and Bedouins made up the majority of its inhabitants until the 1960s.
The new oil exports drastically expanded Dubai's economy and trade.
Dubai's rapid development required the construction of a transport infrastructure to meet the needs of more than 2.5 million residents.
Dubai International Airport is the emirate's primary airport, but Al Maktoum International Airport was built as part of the Dubai World Central development. Around 23 miles from Dubai, once completed the airport will have capacity for more than 160 million passengers a year.
Over 90 per cent of the emirate's residents live in the capital city and its suburban areas.
Throughout the 2000s and until the financial crash in 2008, Dubai's government undertook huge construction projects to cement the emirate's position as a financial, business and tourist hub.
The World Happiness Report 2017 ranked the UAE in 21st place. The report uses people's own life evaluation scores to measure subjective well-being.
"People are the best judges of whether they're happy or not," said Wiking.
The happiness rankings are then explained by looking at six key variables — GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption.
According to Wiking, those six factors are important indicators for why some countries rank higher than others.
"It is extremely ambitious to be one of the five happiest countries by 2021," Wiking said, commenting on the UAE's desire to become one of the happiest nations in the world.
"Norway just pushed Denmark out of first place this year. You're down to the second decimal now that separates number one from number two," he added.
Wiking has every confidence that Dubai is taking the right steps toward achieving its own goal. He has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE government, promising to share expertise and knowledge.
"I haven't seen many other governments as ambitious," he said.
"They have an explicit ambition of where they want to be, so that is something tangible and measurable."
While the World Happiness Report ranks nations' happiness, it doesn't do the same for individual cities. This makes it difficult for Dubai to asses where it stands.
However, Bishr said Smart Dubai is working on ways to compare levels of happiness in Dubai with other cities in the world.
"When a city commits itself to people's happiness, it is not only the individual who will benefit," explained Bishr.
"When people are happier the city benefits, which in turn feeds benefits directly back to the individual and so on in a positive cycle."
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