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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson is seen during his team's English League Cup semi-final first leg soccer match at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England, Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009.
Actress Conchata Ferrell of "Two and a Half Men" arrives at the 35th annual People's Choice awards in Los Angeles January 7, 2009.
NEW YORK - JANUARY 7: Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers looks on during warm-ups prior to their game against the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden January 7, 2009 in New York City.
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 07: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) meets with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd-L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd-R), former President Jimmy Carter (R) and former President George H.W. Bush (L) in the Oval Office January 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nations�s 44th president.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R in the front row) visits the Chollima Steel Complex at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 25, 2008.
Balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets released by former North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists fly towards the North in Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 3, 2008. Dozens of activists, who demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North, launched about 90,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets in helium-filled balloons near DMZ on Wednesday.
An Israeli woman and her two children take cover during a rocket attack near Kfar Aza, just outside the northern Gaza Strip January 7, 2009. The woman came to meet her husband, an Israeli army officer currently serving on the Gaza border. Rockets exploded as they were waiting for him. Israel postponed on Wednesday a decision on whether to order its armed forces to storm the Gaza Strip's urban centres, an Israeli official said, citing Egyptian- and French-led efforts to secure a truce with Hamas.
One of the best venues I’ve ever been a part of was the year St. Joe's beat Villanova in the Palestra with Delonte West and Jameer Nelson ... The environment was every bit as good as any place I've ever been. That type of passion is lost nationally - people nationally don’t understand the tradition and the underlying hostility that goes along with Big 5 rivalries. 
Those basketball purists like myself we know what that rivalry means ... But because of the growth of the Big East and the Atlantic 10 over the last 15-20 years, I think it negates, sadly, the importance of the Big 5, at least nationally.
The thing about 'Nova that makes them so dangerous is they have an outstanding set of guards [and] they’ve got one of the most improved players in the coutnry in Dante Cunningham ... It’s been remarkable the way he’s improved over the four years, to the point where I think he’s going to be an NBA draft pick.
The simple fact that some teams are going to be playing for seemingly an eentire week I think is going to be detrimental to the league ... You’re talking about a really good team playing the fifth, sixth or seventh seed that’s going to potentially wear itself out going through the Big East Tournament. It’s going to be a Bataan Death March for the middle-of-the-pack teams.
It’s unwieldy, but manageable - there are inherent complications in having 16 teams ... The fact that they’ve been able to maintain some sense of Big East traidtion has been positive, but there are somet things that are negative about the fact that the league is too big.
The talk of the best league of all time, I don’t buy ... I coached at Providence in 1990-91 when seven of the nine teams got into the NCAA Tournament. The eighth team, Providence, knocked off Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament and we thought we got in.
When there’s a young man like Sergio Olmos who may not be good enough to be signed by a professional club, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s not good enough to come over here and be an impact college player
Spanish kids are typically very bright kids and easily coachable, so it’s no surprise that someone with Sergio’s size and agility has started to develop into a quality college player ... He’s put himself into a position to come back and be a very serviceable Spanish league player - which to me is the best league in Europe. It’s the best league in the world underneath the NBA.
