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== RG3 to have surgery on injured knee  MailTribune.com ==

<div id="leftCol"> <p class="articleGraf">WASHINGTON &#8212; Robert Griffin III is having surgery Wednesday on a torn ligament in his right knee &#8212; and to see if there's a second ligament that also needs to be repaired.</p><p class="articleGraf">Baylor coach Art Briles confirmed to USA Today and The Associated Press on Tuesday night that the Washington Redskins rookie has a torn lateral collateral ligament. He said the surgery also will determine whether Griffin has damaged the ACL in that knee.</p><p class="articleGraf">A person close to Griffin, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Redskins have not made an announcement, also confirmed the details surrounding Griffin's injury to the AP.</p><p class="articleGraf">A torn LCL requires a rehabilitation period of several months, possibly extending into training camp and the start of next season. A torn ACL is a more severe injury, typically requiring nine to 12 months of recovery, although Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson make a remarkable return this season some eight months after tearing an ACL &#8212; and nearly broke the NFL's single-season rushing record.</p><p class="articleGraf">Griffin tore his ACL in the same knee while playing for Baylor in the third game of the 2009 season and missed the rest of the year. He was injured on the opening drive against Northwestern State but kept playing until halftime.</p><p class="articleGraf">Griffin came back to win the Heisman Trophy two years later, and Briles predicted a similar recovery this time.</p><p class="articleGraf">"RG3 will be good as new, though. I know that!" Briles said in a text message to the AP.</p><p class="articleGraf">Griffin sprained the LCL last month against the Baltimore Ravens and missed one game. He returned wearing a bulky black brace for subsequent games and reinjured the knee at least twice in Sunday's playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks, prompting a national debate over whether coach Mike Shanahan endangered his franchise player's career by not taking him out sooner.</p><p class="articleGraf">The Redskins said an MRI taken after the game was inconclusive, so Griffin flew to Florida on Tuesday for a more detailed examination conducted by orthopedist James Andrews. Andrews will perform the surgery Wednesday.</p><p class="articleGraf">Griffin, the No. 2 overall pick, was one of several rookie quarterbacks to make an instant impact on the league this season. He set the NFL record for best season passer rating by a rookie QB and led the Redskins to their first NFC East title in 13 years.</p><p class="articleGraf">But Griffin also had to leave three games early due to injuries &#8212; two because of his knee and one because of a concussion &#8212; and missed a fourth altogether because of the knee. Shanahan repeatedly said Griffin had clearance from doctors to return to play, but the coach also said he trusted Griffin's own word when deciding that the rookie should continue during Sunday's game &#8212; even though Griffin was clearly struggling after reinjuring the knee in the first quarter.</p><p class="articleGraf">Griffin remained in the game until the fourth quarter, when he hurt the knee again while fielding a bad shotgun snap.</p><p class="articleGraf">Cowboys</p><p class="articleGraf">Dallas defensive coordinator Rob Ryan was fired Tuesday after his injury-depleted unit struggled in a pair of season-ending losses that kept the Cowboys out of the playoffs for a third straight year,[http://www.jels.cz/w/index.php?title=U%C5%BEivatel:MichaelBanks#Take_a_walk_on_the_wild_side_in_the_Jacksonville_hills_Mail Take a walk on the wild side in the Jacksonville hills  Mail].</p><p class="articleGraf">Ryan was let go a day after running backs coach Skip Peete was fired, and less than a week after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said things were going to get "uncomfortable" at team headquarters in nearby Irving.</p><p class="articleGraf">"At this time, the decision has been made to move forward in a different direction philosophically on defense," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said in a statement. "I have an immense amount of respect for Rob as a person and as a football coach."</p><p class="articleGraf">Ryan spent two seasons with the Cowboys after he was fired two years into the same job in Cleveland. He didn't hide his displeasure over being let go by the Browns before the Cowboys played them this season. He struck a different tone Tuesday,[http://wiki.abokolleg.de/index.php?title=Benutzer:MichaelBanks Laughing matter  Oregon Healthy Living - MailTribune.com].</p><p class="articleGraf">"I enjoyed my time here," Ryan told The Dallas Morning News. "I have no hard feelings. But it doesn't matter if I coach here or not. I will find another spot."</p><p class="articleGraf">The Cowboys finished 14th in total defense this season under Ryan, the twin brother of New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, but couldn't stop the New Orleans passing game or the Washington rushing attack when they still controlled their playoff fate in the last two weeks of the regular season.</p><p class="articleGraf">Jets</p><p class="articleGraf">The New York Jets' housecleaning will bring three new coordinators in 2013.</p><p class="articleGraf">Tony Sparano was fired Tuesday as offensive coordinator after one season in which the offense ranked among the league's worst.</p><p class="articleGraf">Sparano was hired last March to replace Brian Schottenheimer and take over an offense that struggled mightily. Instead, the former Miami Dolphins head coach wasn't able to jumpstart the running game or figure out a way to use Tim Tebow consistently as the Jets finished 30th in the NFL in total offense.</p><p class="articleGraf">Also gone is defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, whose contract expired. Coach Rex Ryan, who worked with Pettine the last 10 years, said Pettine was interviewing for the same job in Buffalo.</p><p class="articleGraf">The contract of quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh also was not renewed.</p><br>  </div>

== Immigration reform's path to 218 House votes 0 ==

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With the kind of efficiency and competence we're not accustomed to seeing on Capitol Hill, the Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform  yesterday, despite the opposition of most of the chamber's Republicans. It was one of those rare instances in which a bipartisan group of lawmakers crafted a plan, stuck to it, and it actually worked.
But as is painfully obvious, the House of Representatives, led by a radicalized Republican majority that's openly hostile towards immigration, will be a far more difficult hurdle.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), unable to lead his own members, has already said he will not allow the Senate bill to receive a vote. Indeed,[http://susamix.altervista.org/php5//index.php?title=Utente:MichaelBanks#Donovan.2C_Holden.2C_Jack_Mac_Gold_Cup Donovan, Holden, Jack Mac Gold Cup], he's vowed not to bring any comprehensive immigration reform bill to the House floor unless most of his caucus gives him permission to do so -- which would suggest that reform advocates, thrilled by yesterday's success in the Senate, start dramatically lowering their expectations.
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First, Boehner may be bluffing. The Speaker has vowed to stick to the so-called "Hastert Rule," which is a made-up procedural standard, but he's changed his mind about this before. Indeed, Boehner has a habit of saying lots of things, only to change course later. It's true that on immigration, he hasn't left himself a lot of wiggle room, but he's also publicly endorsed a comprehensive solution to the nation's broken immigration system, suggesting he doesn't want to see the entire effort die, especially at his hands.
Second, the House might pass an alternative. The House GOP strongly objects to the Senate bill, for reasons that aren't entirely clear, but the lower chamber could, in theory, pass a related bill and send the whole thing to a conference committee. There's a bipartisan "gang" in the House that swears  with a bill,[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/nfl-tshirts-c-24 NFL T shirts for men], and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) has a plan of his own in mind. If the House can get its act together and pass something, a worthwhile package may yet emerge from bicameral talks.
Which leads us to my preferred option...

... there's always a discharge petition. As a rule, the only bills that reach the House floor for a vote are the ones House leaders allow to reach the floor. But there's an exception: if 218 members sign a discharge petition,[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/indianapolis-colts-c-24_38 Wholesale Indianapolis Colts t shirts], their preferred legislation is brought up for a vote whether the majority party's leadership likes it or not.
In terms of specific numbers, there are 201 Democrats in the House caucus. If literally all of them are prepared to support the bipartisan Senate bill, they would need 17 House Republicans -- just 7% of the 231 GOP House members -- to join them on the discharge petition. If, say, 10 conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats from Southern states balked, they would need 27 Republicans to break party ranks.
Just last week, we were told they were  who consider themselves moderates, unhappy with their party's far-right direction. Is there a chance half of these alleged centrists might sign a discharge petition and get immigration reform done? Sure there is.
The odds aren't great, but don't let all the "D.O.A." talk convince you the reform fight is already over.</html>

== Wizards’ Otto Porter Jr. happy to stay in second ̶ ==

<html>The wiry, 6-foot-8 Porter provides the Wizards with versatility, given his ability to defend multiple positions, rebound and shoot from the perimeter. Coach Randy Wittman?often poked his head in to see the Big East player of the year and first-team All-American play last season. After seeing Porter work out for the Wizards at Verizon Center two weeks ago, Wittman said he told Porter to tell his agent, David Falk, not to let him talk to anyone else.

“I was a little scared that he wasn’t going to be there and we’re ecstatic that he was there at three for us,” Wittman said. “He’s a guy, as a coach, you want guys like him. I loved playing with guys like him. He’s a guy that makes you better. He knows how to play. I really believe character is a skill and one that’s developed. Not only is he a good basketball player, he’s a good kid.”

The Wizards already have small forward Trevor Ariza under contract for next season and are interested in bring back free agent Martell Webster, who started at small forward most of last season. Wittman said he wouldn’t guarantee a starting job for Porter and plans to let the 20-year-old swingman determine his spot in practice – and Porter has no problem with that.

“I’m just going to work for it,” Porter said. “I don’t want anything given to me. I come from where I have to work for what I have and I’m just going to continue to do that.”

Porter was deemed by some scouts and rival executives as a safe pick that lacked the upside of some of the other top prospects in the draft, but Georgetown Coach John Thompson III scoffed at those assessments, rattling off similar analyses of former Hoyas Jeff Green, Roy Hibbert and Greg Monroe.

“He’ll show ‘em,” Thompson said of Porter,[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/cheap-los-angeles-lakers-24-kobe-bryant-super-star-black-nba-tshirts-p-1112.html Kobe Bryant t shirts], the highest Hoya draft pick since Allen Iverson. “When we were practicing to go to China the summer before his freshman year, after a couple of practices, we realized, ‘This kid is going to be pretty good.’ At that point, could I have said we’ll be standing here two years later? I’m not sure about that. But you’ve seen a steady progress. You’ve seen him come in as somebody who can do a lot of things on the court, to get to where he’s very good at a lot of different things…It’s a big adjustment going from the collegiate level to the NBA. His versatility, his work ethic, his caring, will help expedite that process.”

Porter’s father, Otto Sr., played a major role in keeping his son away from AAU basketball, encouraging him to focus more on individual skill work and fundamentals instead of getting some exposure by playing in some meaningless games. The younger Porter had to wait to get some attention, something he likely won’t be able to avoid as a high draft pick in the NBA, but Otto Sr. is not worried about his son,[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/san-antonio-spurs-c-73_84 wholesale San Antonio Spurs T Shirts], known back home as Bubba.

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Porter described his hometown in southeast Missouri as a “different world,” because “it’s more relaxed, more quiet, more nature, more country” than Washington. But he credits Cookson for nudging him to pay a visit that has paid off handsomely, and also his parents for helping him become the player and the person he is today.

“They knew that, ‘Hey, this kid has the talent. And he’s going to be very good if he continues to work on it.’ All he needs is a push,” Porter said. “Did they give it to me? Look at where I am now. Of course.”</html>

== New Risks To China's Property Bubble ==

<html>In late 2011 many were expecting China's property bubble to burst. It looked as though housing prices had peaked and signs of stress were beginning to appear (). But the correction turned out to be quite shallow and in spite of China's government's multiple attempts to arrest housing price appreciation (and partially succeeding - ), house prices went on rising.

With real rates on deposits remaining in negative territory for years, there were few places to turn for wealthy savers. Property became one of the primary vehicles to put away excess cash to escape inflationary pressures. Moreover,[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/new-york-knicks-c-73_82 New York Knicks T Shirts], municipal governments made large sums of money selling land to developers, while banks ("encouraged" by municipalities) have been happily lending. And in many cases lenders and developers have set up arrangements that are a bit closer than "arms length" (. Except for ordinary families who got shut out of the housing markets, everyone benefited from this rally.  Housing investment as percentage of GDP has been growing unabated,[http://www.planet-archeage.de/aa-kompendium/index.php?title=Benutzer:MichaelBanks#10_Guns_That_Shaped_American_History 10 Guns That Shaped American History],[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/cheap-nike-indianapolis-colts-12-luck-nfl-tshirt-men-blue-p-2007.html Andrew Luck t shirts], and in recent years started approaching levels that other nations experienced at the height of their property bubbles.

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Now, based on the house price to wage ratio compiled by the IMF, China's large cities have the most expensive real estate in the world. Beijing is particularly expensive, as party officials deploy their "hard-earned" cash.

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And while Western economists debate if China's property market is truly a bubble, major Chinese developers are openly admitting it.

: - China Vanke [one of the largest developers in China] chairman Wang Shi said the mainland's property market faces the risk of a "bubble", reiterating concerns the developer raised three months ago.

The bubble is not "light", Wang said at a conference in Shanghai yesterday. "If the bubble lasts, it will be dangerous."

Home prices have been increasing even as the government in March stepped up a three-year campaign to cool the market.

The measures have included raising down-payment and mortgage requirements, imposing a property tax for the first time in Shanghai and Chongqing, and enacting purchase restrictions in about 40 cities. New home prices jumped 6.9 per cent in May, the most since they reversed declines in December, SouFun Holdings, the mainland's biggest real estate website owner, said.

But bubbles can last for a long time. Are there indications that this market may have peaked? Two key economic developments point to rising risks to this multi-year housing rally.

1. Real rates on deposits have turned positive in China recently, which will reduce incentives to use property markets as a savings tool. If rich savers make more on interest than they lose to inflation, they are less inclined to look for alternatives to bank deposits.

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2. The recent madness in China's money markets and PBoC's "delayed reaction" to tight monetary conditions () could potentially spill over into the broader credit markets, resulting in increased lending rates and tighter credit conditions in general. That's not great news for property markets.

JPMorgan: - We expect liquidity conditions to ease in July, but in the near term, there is a risk that the tough line taken by the PBOC will create an artificial liquidity squeeze and cause an increase in the lending rate to the real sector (the SHIBOR rate also increased significantly, to 5.4%), putting further pressure on already-weak economic activity. In our view,[http://www.wholesalefootballtshirts.com/dallas-mavericks-c-73_77 Dallas Mavericks T Shirts], the PBOC should reintroduce reverse-repo [injecting liquidity] operations very soon to calm the panic in the interbank market.

These threats to China's property markets, combined with weakness in manufacturing, do not bode well for China's near term growth prospects.</html>