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| + | == 'The Way, Way Back's' Liam James takes his star == | ||
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| + | <html>LOS ANGELES - In a heart-rending scene from Fox Searchlight's "The Way, Way Back," 14-year-old Duncan is asked to rate himself on a scale of 1 to 10 by his mother's emotionally cruel boyfriend. A "6," the boy grudgingly replies after some thought. You're more of a "3," the boyfriend retorts,[http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?campid=5336182395&customid=pubster&toolid=10013&mpre=http%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4Pcs-24CM-PVC-LED-CAR-TRUCK-FLEXIBLE-LIGHT-STRIP-YELLOW-/320606899868 What Is The Purpose Of Marketing], delivering the blow Duncan knew must be coming. | ||
| + | When Liam James, who plays Duncan in the film, rates himself, he has a little more fun with the idea. The 17-year-old actor, who also has recurring roles on AMC's "The Killing" and USA's "Psych," plays down his rising star. | ||
| + | "I'm definitely a solid 4.5 with my eyes," he says of his one blue eye and one green, "and a 3 without." | ||
| + | And while the Vancouver, Canada, native is having a laugh, it's nice to see a newly made celebrity stay so grounded. The film is the teen's first starring turn and has had him crossing the country for press junkets and high-profile events, to which he has invited his family and high school friends. Since his returning to school, some of his classmates have commented on his budding career, James says, but unlike that other Canadian star Justin Bieber, everything has stayed pretty normal at home. | ||
| + | "A local newspaper where we were filming in Boston called me the Justin Bieber of Canada. I don't think they realized Justin Bieber is from Canada," James says. "I hope someday I can just be the Liam James of Canada," he adds. | ||
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| + | James says his "always embarrassing" mother, Bonnie, came into his room playing the theme song for "The Way, Way Back" the day they heard he had landed the role to let him know he'd be playing alongside Rockwell. He said he was shocked and excited at the news. | ||
| + | "It was such an amazing experience," James says. "Now I'm really proud to call him my friend." | ||
| + | Just as Duncan finds support and encouragement from Owen in the film, James says there existed parallel encouragement and advice between the actors off-screen. From warm-up exercises to hanging out on set, the two developed a friendship that translated onto the screen. | ||
| + | "He was so into making me perform the best I could," James says of Rockwell. "Him being so great to me really strengthened our bond in the movie." | ||
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| + | The former Olympic wrestler not only taught James how to pin someone on the mat, but how to fight for other things in life. | ||
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| + | Though his career is blossoming, James says he still has not been able to out-wrestle his father, one of his ultimate goals. "I try every day to beat him up," James says with a smile, "I'm getting close. I will one day - when he's like 95."</html> | ||
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| + | == DLCA seizes 10 video slot machines on St. Croix == | ||
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| + | DLCA Commissioner Wayne Biggs Jr. said Wednesday that no money was confiscated along with the machines and that they were turned over to the V.I. Casino Control Commission for further investigation. | ||
| + | Bar owners were not penalized for having the machines in their establishments, but the issue of illegal machines is something that the Casino Commission and the Attorney General's Office have taken up recently. | ||
| + | Last week, in his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, Attorney General Vincent Frazer cited the confiscation of the machines as an example of an alarming trend toward illegal gambling operations in the territory. | ||
| + | Of particular concern are sports betting parlors, poker games and foreign lotteries cropping up on St. Thomas, Frazer said. | ||
| + | The Gaming Enforcement Division of the Justice Department suffers from short-staffing, and vacant positions are not considered critical, which would make them exempt from the hiring freeze imposed in 2011, according to Frazer. | ||
| + | This will make it difficult to handle an increase in case volume associated with the illegal activities or the added enforcement required should another casino open in the territory, Frazer told the Senate committee. | ||
| + | "These activities siphons off revenues that should go to the Virgin Islands Lottery and its sponsored games, as well as lost taxes from these operations," Frazer said. "We will make efforts to address this violation of law. However, it will take us a little while, due to the shortage of our staff." | ||
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| + | "We were able to confiscate them because the license they had on them was inappropriate. Vending machines are machines where you give a dollar or some change and receive a snack or a toy in return. These were not vending machines," Biggs said. | ||
| + | Biggs said the confiscation was the first of its kind, but that he had reason to believe there were many more such machines throughout Frederiksted. | ||
| + | "We know that there were other machines in other bars throughout Frederiksted, but we think that once we confiscated the 10, the word got out and other vendors withdrew their machines," Biggs said. | ||
| + | The machines come from Puerto Rico, Biggs said. | ||
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| + | The bill has drawn opposition from legislators in the Puerto Rico House, who blame the spread of more than 45,000 such machines on the island for the closures of some casinos and the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue. | ||
| + | According to Biggs, such machines are allowed on St. Thomas and St. John, but not on St. Croix, where regulations are designed to protect the operation of the Divi Carina Bay Beach Resort and Casino. However,[http://www.openio.nl/w/index.php?title=Gebruiker:Master719#Ultimate_Rockets_Shaq_bashes_Howard.2C_calls_Houston_.26 Ultimate Rockets Shaq bashes Howard, calls Houston &], even had the machines been found on St. Thomas, they were improperly licensed and could have been subject to confiscation on those grounds, he said. | ||
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| + | == Ultimate Rockets Rockets retain Garcia; Casspi OKS d == | ||
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| + | <html>The Rockets had not finished celebrating landing Dwight Howard when they moved to begin filling the roster around him. | ||
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| + | They quickly reached agreements to bring back Francisco Garcia and to sign his former Sacramento Kings teammate, Omri Casspi, two individuals with knowledge of the deals said Saturday. | ||
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| + | They agreed to terms Saturday on a two-year veteran’s minimum contract worth $2.6 million, the second season at his option. | ||
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| + | Garcia’s play was sporadic in a limited role after the trade late in the season, but he excelled in the playoffs, defending Thunder star Kevin Durant and giving the Rockets an enormous offensive lift. Garcia, 6-7, averaged 6.4 points in his 18 regular-season games with the Rockets. In the six playoff games against Oklahoma City,[http://www.an-dream.com/joy/mjoyful.cgi?page=0%2520%255B0 Social media marketing consultants help with strat],[http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/Ravens-52-R.Lewis-black-kids-Jerseys-6304/ Ravens 52 R.Lewis black kids Jerseys], Garcia averaged 10.7 points, making 45.9 percent of his 3-pointers. | ||
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| + | “I feel good, man,” said Garcia, a guard/forward. “I like the team, the coaching staff, the organization. I’m glad to be back.” | ||
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| + | The Rockets added Casspi as a potential successor to Carlos Delfino. The first Israeli in the NBA, Casspi was selected by the Kings with the 23rd pick of the 2009 draft with the pick Sacramento acquired from the Rockets in the deal that sent Ron Artest to Houston. | ||
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| + | With the moves, the Rockets kept their “room exception,” worth $5.42 million over two seasons, available. They could bring back forward James Anderson, depending on the official salary-cap figure to be released Wednesday. Anderson is playing in the Rockets summer league with a non-guaranteed contract. | ||
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| + | They are also considering making an offer to forward Kostas Papanikolau.</html> | ||
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| + | == Ultimate Texans Examining the Texans’ lack of == | ||
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| + | <html>Just by watching the Texans in the red zone, their dearth of touchdowns passes thrown to the end zone is clear. | ||
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| + | Today, through the magic of ESPN s stat and info department, ESPN.com s Paul Kuharsky broke down numbers that showed the Texans throw passes to the end zone at one of the lowest rates in the NFL. | ||
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| + | Kuharsky also notes the Texans 22 touchdown passes last season weren t much lower than the league average of 23.7, and their 56.1 percentage of red-zone touchdowns was still in the top half of the league. But this isn t a team that s happy with average as the Texans talk openly about their championship aspirations. And that 56.1 percent is far below the Packers,[http://www.turkdizi.eu/showthread.php/168495-SEO-Packages-According-to-Business-Requirements?p=209353#post209353 SEO Packages According to Business Requirements], Saints and [http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/Patriots-18150/ Patriots],[http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/San-Francisco-Giants-White-Nike-Short-Sleeve-Practice-T-Shirt-27954/ San Francisco Giants White Nike Short Sleeve Practice T-Shirt], who scored touchdowns on at least 68.1 percent of their red zone trips. | ||
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| + | The numbers are interesting, and . | ||
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| + | I d be curious to take it a step further. The Texans scored anyway on the 62.2 percent of those touchdown passes that weren t thrown to the end zone, so one could argue this isn t that big of an issue. But how do they compare with the rest of the league in red-zone pass attempts thrown into the end zone? Kuharsky notes that only one of seven red-zone passes against the Bengals in the playoffs was thrown to the end zone. | ||
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| + | I d bet the rankings are similar. And I d also bet they change this year with a better receiving corps and more stable offensive line.</html> | ||
