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Serzh Sargsyan’s staff spent about 37 millions AMD in 2013, and 16 millions 337 thousand AMD intended from state budget was returned. Today announced staff head Vigen Stepanyan when presenting last year’s budget performance.

He presented a number of important events and activities. According to him, last year Serzh Sargsyan had 16 state, official, working visits, received English Prince Charles, heads of two states, Foreign Ministers of a number of countries, visited regions, made speeches. Serzh Sargsyan received 12 thousand application- letters, accepted suggestions of 6700 citizens. 789 pupils visited him in 2013. By the way, in 2013 Serzh Sargsyan managed to have 90 press conferences and more than 200 interviews.

Vigen Stepanyan considered that the number of people who got RA citizenship last year is a record- 21 thousand people. HHK deputy Levon Martirosayn was interested if all of them had dual citizenship, or if there were people, who refused their former citizenship and if Syrian Armenians were majority among them.

Mr. Sargsyan stressed that there were many applications from Syria and connected with dual citizenship, he said, “If a citizen applied for a citizenship, so he is a RA citizen in our perceptions. By the way, there are many countries, where dual citizenship is banned or not encouraged.”

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Toulon's Jonny Wilkinson slots a kick, Perpignan v Toulon, Top 14, Stade Aime Giral, Perpignan, France, August 18, 2012
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Jonny Wilkinson has revealed he would be happy to end his international exile for the British & Irish Lions' tour to Australia next year.

The Rugby World Cup-winning fly-half brought the curtain down on his 97-Test England career following last year's global showpiece but Lions coach Warren Gatland has declared an interest in securing his services for the trip Down Under.

"There's no way I could say no," the 33-year-old told the Daily Mail. "In terms of what that represents, everything about it, it's enormous - such a fabulous thing.

"The joy is the fact it doesn't have to come with international rugby. You start, you give it everything and you finish and say thanks very much. For me, that is the beauty of it. It doesn't matter where you come from. You have got six weeks, get your boots on and get into it."

Wilkinson cemented his status as one of the world's best players on the Lions' last visit to Australia in 2001 and the scars of their narrow 2-1 series defeat continue to motivate him. "It is niggling away at me," he said. "In 2001, I sat in the changing-room after the third Test and it felt like a World Cup Final loss. As disappointments go, it was up there, definitely.

"So much had gone into getting to a position of having a shot at it. It's like trying to run a marathon, getting to the 25th mile and someone saying, "That's it". To complete one you need to go right back to the start, knowing how hard the 25 miles were and knowing you could fall after 10 miles next time, like we did in 2005.

"Australia were on fire at the time and that first Test was incredible. The second Test was incredible up to a point and the third Test was just a great game. Knowing we had a shot, the disappointment was ridiculous.'

Gatland is unlikely to be short of contenders for the playmaker role with the likes of Ireland's Jonny Sexton, Wales' Rhys Priestland and the England duo of Toby Flood and Owen Farrell all boasting strong claims - a fact not lost on Wilkinson.

"It's difficult for Warren Gatland," he added. "People are going to ask him questions and he's going to respond with respect. I'm focused on having a massive season at Toulon, but selection is out of my control. I appreciate I'm playing in France - not so much out of sight, out of mind, but a little bit further away - and there are a lot of guys doing a lot of good things in home nations rugby at the moment.

"I'm a 33-year-old foreign player in France," he added. "I'm not England's mainstay fly-half, leading the team. All I can do is play and see if I fit into those plans. If I don't, I'll just have to make the best of what I've got here which, let's face it, is good enough."

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Perugini bolsters Italian front-row
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Italy boss Nick Mallett has made three changes to his side to face Fiji in Modena on Saturday, restoring Salvatore Perugini to a powerful front-row.

Italy will doubtless want to put the squeeze on up front against a Fijian side that has shipped penalty tries in their last two Tests, a loss to France and draw with Wales, while Robert Barbieri has been drafted into the back-row after a try-scoring cameo against Australia last weekend.

The third change comes on the wing, where the experienced Andrea Masi takes over from Tommaso Benvenuti.

Youngster Edoardo Gori continues at scrum-half after making his debut last week while the continued absence of Craig Gower means another chance for Brive's Luciano Orqera in the No.10 jersey.

Italy: L McLean (Benetton Treviso); A Masi (Racing Metro), G Canale (Clermont Auvergne), A Sgarbi (Benetton Treviso), M Bergamasco (Racing Metro), L Orquera (Brive), E Gori (Benetton Treviso), S Perugini (Aironi), F Ongaro (Aironi), M Castrogiovanni (Leicester), C del Fava (Aironi), Q Geldenhuys (Aironi), A Zanni (Benetton Treviso), R Barbieri (Benetton Treviso), S Parisse (Stade Francais, capt)

Replacements: C Festuccia (Racing Metro), A Lo Cicero (Racing Metro), S Dellape (Racing Metro), P Derbyshire (Benetton Treviso), P Canavosio (Aironi), R Bocchino (Aironi), T Benvenuti (Benetton Treviso)

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Exeter Chiefs 9-12 Leicester Tigers, Aviva Premiership
Leicester edge out Exeter
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Date/Time: Mar 23, 2013, 17:00 local, 17:00 GMT
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Exeter Chiefs 9 - 12 Leicester Tigers
Attendance: 10427  Half-time: 9 - 9
Pens: Steenson 3
Pens: Flood 4
Tigers turn up the heat on Premiership leaders

Leicester climbed to second in the Aviva Premiership with a narrow 12-9 victory over Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Saturday night.

Four penalties from Toby Flood steered the Tigers to second place, at least for 24 hours, as they moved to within a point of leaders Saracens with victory in a tryless contest. The Chiefs had to settle for a losing bonus point, after Gareth Steenson had kicked three first half penalties, as they remain in eighth place - but crucially 12 points outside the top four.

After a two-week break from Premiership action for the Six Nations, Exeter went into this game in front of a sell-out crowd at Sandy Park on the back of victories over London Welsh and reigning champions Harlequins. Head coach Rob Baxter had set his side the target of building on their two successes in a bid to continue their play-off aspirations, as well as achieving a second season of Heineken Cup rugby.

The home side were forced to make two late changes with flanker James Scaysbrook, whose wife gave birth earlier in the day, and centre Sireli Naqelevuki missing out due to a knee injury. Jason Shoemark and Dave Ewers came in. Leicester, who beat the Chiefs 30-8 at Welford Road in September, had England internationals Tom Youngs, Dan Cole, Geoff Parling, Tom Croft, Ben Youngs, Toby Flood and Manu Tuilagi in their starting line-up.

Flood led the Tigers for the first time in the absence of both Geordan Murphy and Louis Deacon while Leicester's director of rugby Richard Cockerill included Italy's skipper Martin Castrogiovanni in the squad as front row cover.

The sides were evenly matched in the opening minutes but it was Exeter who got the first points on the board after 10 minutes through a 30 metre penalty from fly-half Steenson. But after a period of sustained pressure the visitors were back on level terms, just before the midway point of the half, as Flood landed a simple 15-metre penalty after the Chiefs had strayed offside.

The Exeter scrum were outmuscled in the front row and conceded three penalties with Flood slotting the third through the uprights. The home side hit back immediately with Steenson's second after lock Dean Mumm was taken out at the line-out.

Flood's third penalty, from 38 metres in front of the posts, nudged the Tigers back into the lead to set up a crucial final 10 minutes of the half - but neither side had been able to make any real progress when in the opposition 22.

Leicester looked set to score the opening try in the final minutes of the half as Ben Youngs passed outside to Matthew Tait - but, with a three overlap, the full-back took the wrong option and was tackled short of the line by wing Jack Nowell. Shoemark was able to clear upfield which led, after a Tait knock-on and wing Niall Morris offside, to Steenson landing his third penalty of the half from close to the left touchline and level the scores at 9-9.

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Both sides upped the pace at the start of the second half and with 25 minutes remaining both clubs brought on reinforcements as legs began to tire. The introduction of Castrogiovanni did little to strengthen the Tigers' efforts as the Italian international was troubled by Chiefs Carl Rimmer and was pinged for standing-up.

Then, after a short break from Flood, Castrogiovanni was penalised on the Chiefs 22 for crossing. The physios were kept busy with running repairs to both sets of players as the Devon mist closed in. Flood took advantage of the wind at his back and landed a 35-metre penalty to put Leicester back in to the lead with 10 minutes remaining.

The home side won a penalty in the final minute when Castrogiovanni was penalised for collapsing the scrum - but Steenson's attempt from the left touchline fell just short of the target.

Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill admitted his side may have been a little lucky to escape with the win. "A 12-all draw would probably have been a fair result to be fair to Exeter - but this is a tough place to come," he said. "We worked very hard and we had to integrate players back into the side after international duty.

"From my own experience, when you have a poor experience with the national side you want to come back to your club and get straight back into it. That is probably what you need rather than having the rest. The key thing here is that your bread and butter is at Leicester because whatever happens on Test duty - hopefully it's good things - at some point that will end and you go back to your club."

Cockerill explained: "The importance from our point of view is Leicester and all the Test boys wanted to play in this game. "It's always going to be hard without eight of your players which is the fulcrum of your side. I'm delighted with this win, the attitude was great. We could have done things better at times but that is life and you take the points. We had a bit of luck but we earned that probably against a good side."

Exeter head coach Rob Baxter acknowledged his side's tactical choices may have cost them. "We had a kickable shot at goal when it was 9-9 but we turned it down and tapped and then we tapped again instead of clearing our lines with a kick," he said.

"This gave them a piece of pressure that led to their winning penalty. You look at two moments like that and you can pull your hair out thinking about what we are playing at. We do encourage the guys to go for it and make decisions but there were a couple of bad ones today.

"When we play the top Premiership sides, when they are coming full on with their internationals back in, you have to make sure that you are in the fight for the full 80 minutes. That part of it was fantastic for us but what we have to add to it is, along with all that physical endeavour, those couple of moments of clarity that decide a 12-9 game."

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A decade of dominance
Huw Richards
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England's Mike Tindall celebrates their win over the All Blacks, England v New Zealand, Twickenham, November 9, 2002
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So well established is the autumn international programme in rugby's contemporary calendar that it comes as a shock to recall that, like the Heineken Cup, it is less than 20 years old and a product of the game's professional era.

The forces that got all of the southern hemisphere's giants visiting most years were those which dominated the somewhat panicky years of the new settlement - a desperate search for new income with which to fund vastly increased costs. Only an extended international programme could be counted upon to do that.

So it is that when autumn matches resume this month after their World Cup year sabbatical in 2011, fans in Europe will be able to see not only the Boks, All Blacks and Wallabies, but the Pumas, Fiji and Samoa.

The extent of the transformation can be seen by comparing international records pre and post 1995. When Ireland entertain South Africa at the Aviva Stadium on November 10, it will be the 119th clash between one of the former Five Nations and one of the three traditional southern giants since 1995, an average of seven matches per year over 17 years.

The 90 years between the pioneering All Blacks and the change of 1995 saw 148 matches, an average of 1.64 per year, or less than a quarter of the rate of more recent teams. Take out the years lost to war, and the average still comes out at less than two.

What has not changed is a pattern of southern dominance. We get reminded of it much more frequently when all three visit most years, compared to the pattern of one each per decade that held until the 1970s, but there's not a massive difference between pre and post 1995 results. The southern trio won 93 and lost 47, with 8 draws of the pre-professional matches. They've done a little better since 1995, winning 81 to 32 with five draws, but there is only a five per cent difference - 70.76% against 65.54 - in their winning percentage. Those five draws, three involving Australia and two New Zealand, are a genuine oddity given that the drawn game has become such a rarity in modern rugby.

As so often with historical statistics, the breathtaking element is the dominance of the All Blacks. Over the entire period, their winning record as an away team against the Five Nations has been 82.96%. They have played 91 matches and won 73, with only 13 defeats. So great a collector's item is an All Black defeat that well-informed fans of the winning teams can usually reel off the years - 1905, 1935 and 1953 for Wales, 1936, 1983, 1993 and 2002 for England.

On November 9 they will complete a decade since they lost away to any of the Five Nations (the loss against France in the 2007 World Cup was on neutral ground, in Wales).

That is also long enough for most of us to have forgotten that this most recent loss was against an immensely strong England squad missing only one man - Josh Lewsey - of the 15 who started the World Cup final a year later, while All Black coach John Mitchell had chosen to bring an experimental squad and handed debuts to seven players, of whom only Andrew Hore and Ali Williams were to have long international careers. Even then they scored four tries to three and led by 12 points before a late England revival.

All Blacks' record in the autumn internationals
Opposition Win Lose Draw Overall %age
Wales 7 0 0 100%
Ireland 5 0 0 100%
Scotland 4 0 0 100%
England 6 1 1 75%
France 6 2 1 72.2%

South Africa has been the second most successful visitor, while playing fewer matches because there were none between 1974 and 1992. They have won 53 and lost 23 of their 80 matches for a 68.75% success record. Australia brings up the rear with 52.63%, 48 wins to 43 defeats in 95 matches.

What has changed between the pre and post 1995 eras is the relative fortunes of the teams. New Zealand had the best record to 1995, but not by much - 79.09% to South Africa's 76.31, which included a 23-match unbeaten run between losses to Scotland in 1906 and Ireland in 1965, while Australia lost more matches than they won for a 44.55% record.

New Zealand's professional record is little sort of stupefying, only three defeats - England in 2002, France in 1995 and 2000 - in 36 matches, of which 31 have been won and two drawn, a success rate of 88.89%. Australia has done much better, and its 63.75% from 40 matches just edges out the Springboks' 63.41% from 42, of which 26 have been won.

Among the battered hosts, England and France have the best records, both just over 40%. England have a marginal edge, but will lose it - albeit with a chance to leapfrog back a week later - should France beat Australia on November 10.

France, with 12 wins in 21 matches, have the best record against Australia and their six wins in 23 is comfortably the best against New Zealand. England, with eight wins and a draw in 18 matches, have been far by the Springboks' most troublesome adversary.

South Africa celebrate victory while Wales lament defeat, Wales v South Africa, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, November 13, 2010
The sight of South Africa celebrating at the MIllennium Stadium is nothing new © Getty Images

Scotland was little behind France and England pre-1995, but has struggled since, winning only three out of 21 matches to drop its all-time percentage to 27.08%. Ireland had by far the worst pre-1995 record but has done much better since, including a 50% record against the Springboks to raise its overall record to 24.41%.

That leaves Wales, most unusually for an all-time Five Nations table, in last place on 24.07%, weighed down by an abysmal record against South Africa - with only a single victory, in a half-completed Millennium Stadium in 1998, in 16 meetings. Three wins and a draw from 26 matches mean they edge out Scotland as the most accommodating hosts of the professional era.

England's record of 43.33% since 1995 conceals the one period in which a European team has truly dominated Southern visitors. Their record as host during Clive Woodward's period as coach (1997 to 2004, when his resignation coming ahead of the autumn matches in 2004) was P14 W8 D2 L4, a success rate of 64.29%. Their record otherwise in professional times has been a slightly less impressive four wins from 16 matches, or 25%.

Three wins from nine meetings this autumn would hold up Europe's rather unimpressive historic average, and indeed slightly improve the professional record. Both history and current form suggest those defeats are likelier to be inflicted on Australia or South Africa.

Any All Black defeat, particularly if they go down for the first time ever to Scotland or the first in 59 years to Wales, would go straight into rugby history. On average they go down roughly once every eight and a quarter years - 13 times in 107 years. But looked at another way, they're due, given the decade that has elapsed since they went down at Twickenham in November 2002.

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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta residence in the Vatican on Thursday. In remarks following the readings of the day, the Holy Father focused on the need to cultivate a real sense of belonging in and to the Church, and spoke of three temptations into which people who call themselves Christians often fall: “uniformism”, “alternative-ism” and “exploitation-ism”.

Taking his cue from the Gospel reading of the day, which was from the 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St John, and contains Our Lord’s prayer for the unity of the Church, the Holy Father spoke of some people, who seem to have “one foot inside" and one foot outside the Church, so that they reserve “the possibility of being in both places,” both inside the Church and out of it. The Holy Father said that such as these do not really feel that the Church is their own. He said that there are some groups that, “rent the Church, but do not claim it as their home.” He identified three specific groups or kinds of Christians: he began with those, who would have everyone be equal in the Church, whom he called “uniformists”:

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“Uniformity, rigidity – these are hard. They do not have the freedom that the Holy Spirit gives. They confuse the Gospel that Jesus preached, with their doctrine of equality. Christ never wanted His Church to be so rigid – never – and such as these, because of their attitude, do not enter the Church. They call themselves Christians, Catholics, but their attitude drives them away from the Church.”

The second group or kind of Christian the Holy Father identified is made up of those who always have their own ideas about things – people who do not want to conform their minds to the mind of the Church.  The Pope called these, “alternativists”:

"[They] enter the Church, but with this idea, with that ideology, and so their membership in the Church is partial. They have one foot out of the Church. The Church is not their home, not their own, either. They rent the Church at some point. Such as these have been with us from the beginning of the preaching of the Gospel: think of the Gnostics, whom the Apostle John beats so roundly, right?  ‘We are ... yes, yes ... we are Catholics, but with these ideas - alternatives.’ They do not share that feeling of belonging to the Church.”

The third is made of those, who call themselves Christians, but do not come from the heart of the Church. These are the “exploitationists” he said, “those who ‘seek the benefits’, and go to church, but for personal benefit, and end up doing business in the Church”:

“The businessmen. We know them well! They, too, have been there from the beginning: think of Simon Magus, or Ananias and Sapphira. They took advantage of the Church for their own profit. We see them in the parish or diocesan community, too, in religious congregations, among some benefactors of the Church – many, eh? They strut their stuff as benefactors of the Church, and at the end, behind the table, they do their business. These, too, do not feel the Church as a mother, as their own."

Pope Francis went on to consider that, in the Church, “There are many gifts, there is a great diversity of people and the gifts of the Spirit.” The Lord,” said Pope Francis, tells us, “If you would enter the Church, do so out of love,” in order “to give all your heart and not to do business for profit.” The Church, he remarked , “is not a house to rent,” the Church “is a home to live in.”

The Pope recognized that this is not easy, because, “the temptations are many.” Nevertheless, he stressed, it is the Holy Spirit, who achieves unity in the Church, “unity in diversity, freedom, generosity.” This, he said is the Holy Spirit’s task. “The Holy Spirit,” he added, “makes harmony in the Church - unity in the Church is harmony.”

“We are all different,” he noted, “we are not the same, thank God.” Otherwise, "Things would be hellish.” The Pope went on to say, “We are all called to be docile to the Holy Spirit.” Precisely this docility, the Pope said, “is the virtue that will save us from being rigid, from being alternativists, or exploitationists – or businessmen in the Church: being docile to the Holy Spirit.” It is precisely " this docility that transforms the Church from a rented house, into a home.”

Pope Francis concluded, saying, “May the Lord send us the Holy Spirit and may the Spirit make this harmony in our communities: parish communities, diocesan communities, the communities of the [ecclesial] movements – let it be the Spirit that achieves this harmony, for, as one of the Fathers of the Church said: the Spirit Himself is harmony.”

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Earthquake hits southern Iran

Baku, Azerbaijan, May 21

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An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook the Shabankareh district in the southern province of Bushehr in Iran on May 21.

The tremor occurred at 14:16 local time, according to the report of the seismography center affiliated with Tehran University Geophysics Institute, Iran's IRNA news agency reported.

The earthquake's epicenter was located at 50.83 degrees longitude and 29.61 degrees latitude.

There was no immediate report on possible casualties or damage.

Iran sits astride several major faults in the earth's crust and is prone to frequent earthquakes, many of which have been devastating.

The deadliest quake in the country was in June 1990 and measured 7.7 on the Richter scale.

About 37,000 people were killed and more than 100,000 injured in the northwestern provinces of Gilan and Zanjan. It devastated around 27 towns and 1,870 villages.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves (also commonly referred to as the T-Wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor. The Timberwolves played their home games in the Metrodome during its inaugural season, before moving to the Target Center in 1990.

Like most expansion teams, the Timberwolves struggled in their early years; but after the acquisition of Kevin Garnett in the 1995 NBA Draft, the team made the playoffs eight consecutive times from 1997 to 2004. Despite losing in the first round in their first seven attempts, the Timberwolves won their first division title in 2004 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals. Garnett was also named the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for that season. Since then, the Timberwolves have yet to reach to the postseason, and have been in rebuilding mode after trading Garnett to the Boston Celtics in 2007.

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NBA expansion

NBA basketball returned to the Twin Cities in 1989 for the first time since the Minneapolis Lakers departed for Los Angeles in 1960. The NBA had granted one of its four new expansion teams on 22 April 1987 (the others being the Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, and the Miami Heat) to original owners Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner to begin play for the 1989–90 season. (There were two American Basketball Association franchises, the Minnesota Muskies, in 1967-68, and the Minnesota Pipers, in 1968-69.) The franchise conducted a "name the team" contest [1] and eventually selected two finalists "Timberwolves and "Polars" in December 1986. The team then asked the 842 city councils in Minnesota to select the winner as the "Timberwolves" prevailed by nearly 2 to 1.<ref>http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/media/10-11_Wolves_Media_Guide.pdf</ref> The team was officially named the "Minnesota Timberwolves" on 23 January 1987. Minnesota is home to the largest population of timberwolves in the lower 48 states.<ref>http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/wolves/mgmt.html</ref>

1989–1995: Early years

The Timberwolves debuted on 3 November 1989, losing to the Seattle SuperSonics on the road 106–94. Five days later, they would make their home debut at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome losing to the Chicago Bulls 96–84. Just two nights later the Wolves would get their first win, beating the Philadelphia 76ers at home 125–118 on November 10. The Timberwolves, led by Tony Campbell with 23.2 ppg, went on to a 22–60 record, finishing in 6th place in the Midwest Division. Playing in the cavernous Metrodome, the expansion Timberwolves drew over 1 million fans<ref>http://www.apbr.org/attendance.html</ref> (an NBA record for attendance) including the third-largest crowd in NBA history at 49,551 on 17 April 1990, which saw the Timberwolves lose to the Denver Nuggets 99–88 in the final home game of the season.

The next season the team moved into their permanent home, the Target Center, and improved somewhat, finishing 29–53. However, they fired their head coach Bill Musselman. They fared far worse in the 1991–92 NBA season under Musselman's successor, ex-Celtics coach Jimmy Rodgers, finishing with an NBA-worst 15–67 record. Looking to turn the corner, the Wolves hired former Detroit Pistons general manager Jack McCloskey to the same position, but even with notable first-round selections such as Christian Laettner and Isaiah Rider, the Timberwolves were unable to duplicate McCloskey's "Detroit Bad Boys" success in the Twin Cities, finishing 19–63 and 20–62 the next two seasons. One of the few highlights from this era was when the Target Center served as host of the 1994 All-Star Game where Rider won the Slam Dunk Contest with his between-the-leg "East Bay Funk Dunk".

As winning basketball continued to elude the Wolves, Ratner and Wolfenson nearly sold the team to New Orleans interests in 1994 before NBA owners rejected the proposed move. Eventually, Glen Taylor bought the team and named Kevin McHale general manager. The Wolves finished 21–61 in 1994–95, and the future looked bleak. However, a change was on the horizon.

1995–2007: The Kevin Garnett era

In the 1995 draft, the Timberwolves selected high school standout Kevin Garnett in the first round (5th overall), and Flip Saunders was named head coach. Christian Laettner was traded along with Sean Rooks to the Atlanta Hawks for Andrew Lang and Spud Webb. Also, first-round pick Donyell Marshall was traded the previous season for Golden State Warriors' forward Tom Gugliotta. These trades paved the way for rookie Kevin Garnett to become the go-to player inside. Garnett went on to average 10.4 ppg in his rookie season as the Wolves finished in 5th place in the Midwest Division, with a 26–56 record.

In 1996, the Wolves added another star player in the draft, swapping Ray Allen to the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to Stephon Marbury, the 4th overall pick. The addition of Marbury had a positive effect on the entire team, as Kevin Garnett and Tom Gugliotta became the first Wolves to be selected to the All-Star team. Gugliotta and Garnett led the Timberwolves in scoring as the team made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history with a record of 40–42. However, in the playoffs the Timberwolves made a quick exit as they were swept by the Houston Rockets in 3 straight games. The T-Wolves also decided to change their image by changing their team logo and colors, adding black to the team colors and replacing the original logo with a logo featuring a snarling wolf looming over a field of trees. It was also during the season that Minnesota began to play on a parquet floor.

In 1997, Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury established themselves as two of the brightest rising stars in the NBA. Garnett averaged 18.5 ppg and 9.6 rebounds per game, while Marbury averaged 17.7 ppg and dished out 8.6 assists per game. Despite losing leading scorer Tom Gugliotta for half the season the Timberwolves went on to post their first winning season at 45–37 making the playoffs for the 2nd straight season. After dropping Game 1 on the road to the Seattle Supersonics in the playoffs the Timberwolves earned their first postseason win in Game 2 winning in Seattle 98–93. As the series shifted to Minnesota the Timberwolves had an opportunity to pull off the upset as they won Game 3 by a score of 98–90. However, the Wolves dropped Game 4 at home as the Sonics went on to win the series in 5 games.

In 1998, a year after signing Kevin Garnett to an unprecedented 6-year, $126 million contract, the Timberwolves were used as the poster child of irresponsible spending as the NBA endured a 4-month lockout that wiped out much of the season. With an already cap-heavy payroll the Wolves were forced to let Tom Gugliotta walk away in part because they wanted to save money in order to sign Stephon Marbury to a long-term contract and in part because Tom Gugliotta did not want to play with Stephon Marbury. This move proved unsuccessful, however, as Stephon Marbury wanted to be the biggest star on a team and subsequently forced an in-season trade by refusing a contract extension. In the 3-team midseason deal that sent Marbury to the New Jersey Nets the Wolves got Terrell Brandon in return and a first round draft pick in the 1999 draft (which turned out to be the sixth pick). The Wolves made the playoffs for the 3rd straight season by finishing in 4th place with a 25–25 record. In the playoffs the Timberwolves were beaten by the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in 4 games.

In 1999, the Timberwolves drafted Wally Szczerbiak with the sixth pick in the draft. He had a solid season finishing 3rd on the team in scoring with 11.6 ppg. Led by Kevin Garnett, who averaged 22.9 ppg and 11.8 rebounds per game, the Timberwolves enjoyed their first 50-win season finishing in 3rd place with a solid record of 50–32. However, in the playoffs the Wolves fell in the first round again, losing to the Portland Trail Blazers in 4 games.

Guard Malik Sealy was killed in a car accident in the summer of 2000 by a drunk driver. Souksangouane Phengsene, was driving the wrong way down the freeway Sealy was driving on, causing the fatal crash in his Land Rover. Sealy's number has since been retired, with the number 2 jersey memorialized with Sealy's name on a banner hanging from the rafters of Target Center. The drunk driver was convicted of vehicular homicide and sentenced to four years in prison. He was previously arrested for drunk driving in Iowa in 1997 and has since been arrested twice more for driving while intoxicated in 2006 and 2008.<ref>"Driver convicted in Malik Sealy death arrested again for DWI", USA Today, March 30, 2008. Retrieved on May 12, 2010. </ref>

Also in that season, a free agent deal signed by Joe Smith was voided by the NBA, who ruled that the Timberwolves violated proper procedure in signing the contract. The league stripped the T-Wolves of five draft picks (first round 2001-05), it was eventually reduced to three first round picks (2001, 02, 04), fined them $3.5 million and suspended general manager Kevin McHale for one year. (Smith would eventually sign with the Detroit Pistons before re-signing with the Wolves in 2001.) Despite the trouble the Wolves made the playoffs for the 5th straight season with a 47–35 record. In the playoffs the Wolves were eliminated in the first round again by the San Antonio Spurs in 4 games in the spring of 2001.

With the arrival of newcomers Gary Trent, Loren Woods, Maurice Evans and the return of Joe Smith; the Wolves started the season on fire by winning their first six games and a franchise-best 30–10 start. One of the wins included a franchise record 53 point over Chicago in November. They would finish with a 50–32 record, their second ever 50 win season that was highlighted by another All-Star appearance by Garnett and a breakout season by Wally Szczerbiak, who earned his first All-Star appearance. Once again, Minnesota lost in the first round of the playoffs, getting swept by the Dallas Mavericks in three straight.

2002–03 seemed to look up for the Wolves. Kevin Garnett had a great season, finishing second in MVP voting while averaging a solid 23.0 ppg and 13.4 rebounds per game as the Timberwolves finish in 3rd place with a 51–31 record. As a result, they were awarded home court advantage for the first time when facing the three-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. After being blown out at home in Game 1, the Timberwolves had a chance to take a 3–1 series lead as they led heading into the 4th quarter of Game 4 in Los Angeles. However, the Lakers came back to win the game on the way to winning the series in six games, and the Timberwolves were eliminated in the first round for the 7th straight year.

In 2003, the Timberwolves made two strong offseason moves, trading away forward Joe Smith and injured guard Terrell Brandon in a multi-player deal for Ervin Johnson, Sam Cassell and embattled guard Latrell Sprewell.

During the 2003–04 NBA season, the Timberwolves became the team to beat in the Western Conference. They finished the season as the top seed in the Western Conference with a record of 58–24, and beat the Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings in the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs. Kevin Garnett leapt upon the scorer's table upon the completion of Game 7 in the Sacremento series, one of the more defining moments in franchise playoff history. Unfortunately, the Timberwolves' run ended in the Western Conference finals as the team lost to the Lakers, the previous Minnesota franchise. Due to an injured hip, Sam Cassell played only sparingly during the series with the Lakers. Kevin Garnett finally earned his first MVP award with 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.

In the 2004–05 season, the Wolves kept the same team from the previous season. The team was plagued with contract disputes and the complaining of key players Latrell Sprewell, Sam Cassell, and Troy Hudson. Coach Flip Saunders was replaced in midseason by GM Kevin McHale, who took over the team for the rest of the season. The Timberwolves finished 44–38, and missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years. They missed the playoffs by 1 game, to the Memphis Grizzlies.

During the 2005 offseason, Kevin McHale and the Wolves started their search for a head coach. McHale interviewed Seattle assistant coach Dwane Casey, San Antonio Spurs assistant P.J. Carlesimo, former coach John Lucas and Wolves assistants Randy Wittman, Sidney Lowe and Jerry Sichting, among others.

On 17 June 2005, the Timberwolves hired Dwane Casey as the new head coach. This was Casey's first head coaching job. He was the Wolves' 7th head coach in their 16-year history.

In the 2005 Draft, the Timberwolves selected Rashad McCants, a shooting guard from North Carolina with the 14th overall pick of the 1st round. The Timberwolves also selected Bracey Wright, a guard from Indiana with the 17th pick of the 2nd round (47th overall).

During the offseason, they traded All-Star Sam Cassell and a protected future first-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for Marko Jaric and Lionel Chalmers. They also signed free agent Nikoloz Tskitishvili.

On 26 January 2006, the Wolves traded forward Wally Szczerbiak, centers Dwayne Jones and Michael Olowokandi, and a future first-round draft pick to the Boston Celtics. In return, they received forward/guard Ricky Davis, center Mark Blount, forward Justin Reed, guard Marcus Banks, and two second-round draft picks. In a separate trade on the same day, the Timberwolves traded Nikoloz Tskitishvili to the Phoenix Suns for a 2006 second-round draft pick. The Timberwolves finished 33–49, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

In the 2006 NBA draft, the Timberwolves selected future Rookie of the Year Brandon Roy with the 6th overall pick, Craig Smith with the 36th pick, Bobby Jones with the 37th pick and center Loukas Mavrokefalidis with the 57th pick. The Timberwolves traded Brandon Roy to the Portland Trail Blazers for Randy Foye and cash considerations. The Timberwolves then traded forward Bobby Jones to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 2007 second-round pick and cash.

On January 23, GM Kevin McHale fired head coach Dwane Casey and replaced him with Randy Wittman. McHale explained in a news conference that it was inconsistency by Casey that led to the firing. Casey had compiled an overall record of 53–69. They finished the 2006–07 season with a record of 32–50, allowing them to keep their 2007 first-round pick.

2007–present: Trading Garnett and rebuilding

On 31 July 2007, the Minnesota Timberwolves reached a deal to trade All-Star Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics for Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair, Ryan Gomes, two first-round draft picks, and cash considerations. This is the largest combination of players and picks ever traded for a single player in NBA history. Garnett and the Celtics went on to win the 2008 NBA Finals in six games over the Los Angeles Lakers.

That summer, the Timberwolves traded Mike James and Justin Reed to the Houston Rockets for Juwan Howard.<ref name="MikeJamestraded">Marc Stein (2007-06-14). Rockets, Wolves finalize swap of Howard, James.. ESPN.</ref> In October of the same year, the Timberwolves waived Howard after reaching a contractual buyout agreement, worth $10 million of roughly $14.25 million which Minnesota would have owed him. The team also traded Ricky Davis and Mark Blount to the Miami Heat in exchange for the Heat's Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac, Wayne Simien, and a 2008 protected first-round draft pick.

In the 2007 NBA Draft the Timberwolves selected Corey Brewer and Chris Richard from the two-time NCAA national champion Florida Gators.

Minnesota began the NBA preseason with two games in London and Istanbul, as part of NBA Europe Live 2007. On October 10, The Wolves lost to Kevin Garnett and the revamped Boston Celtics 92–81. To start the season, the Wolves began 0–5 before finally ending the drought with a home win over Sacramento. That drought also brought about speculation of the possible dismissal of current coach Randy Wittman. The youngest team in the NBA began adjusting to life after trading franchise star Kevin Garnett to Boston, meanwhile playing without budding talent Randy Foye for the first half of the season. Guards Sebastian Telfair and Marko Jaric were deputized as starting point guards during Foye's injury absence. The Timberwolves finished the season 22–60.<ref>ESPN - NBA Standings, Pro Basketball Standings, NBA Team Records</ref> On a handful of occasions during the season, the team showed flashes of its potential in wins or very close contests with top-tier teams.

In the 2008 NBA Draft, the Timberwolves selected O.J. Mayo out of Southern California with the third overall pick. When the draft concluded, the Timberwolves traded Mayo, Antoine Walker, Greg Buckner, and Marko Jaric to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for the 5th overall pick Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Jason Collins, and Brian Cardinal in a move that Jim Stack called, "a deal we couldn’t pass up.”

In 2008, in celebration of the franchise's twentieth anniversary, the team unveiled a new logo and uniforms. The new designs first appeared in the first preseason game against the Chicago Bulls at United Center on October 14, 2008. They also refurbished the floor at Target Center, returning to the traditional floor pattern and added touches of varnish while exposing most of the hardwood.

On 8 December 2008, after a 23-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers that dropped the team to 4–15, the Timberwolves fired head coach Randy Wittman and Kevin McHale took over. McHale also relinquished his vice president of basketball operations duties. It was unclear whether McHale's future with the team was dependent on the success or progress of the team which he had put together over the previous four years.

Those questions seemed to be answered when the Timberwolves went 10-4 for the month of January, giving McHale the coach of the month honors. But on February 8, 2009, the team's main star Al Jefferson tore his ACL in his right knee in a game at New Orleans, sidelining him for the rest of the season. At the time of the injury, Jefferson was having his best season to date, averaging 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. Without Jefferson and Corey Brewer (who also suffered a season-ending injury), the Wolves sputtered, to finish with a 24-58 record.

On 17 June 2009, new president of basketball operations David Kahn announced that McHale would not be returning to the team as head coach. Kahn did not give a specific reason for McHale's dismissal only saying "this is going to be a transition period." For his part, McHale said he wanted to come back but was not offered a contract. Later, in August, the Timberwolves announced the signing of Kurt Rambis, then an assistant for the Los Angeles Lakers, to a four-year, $8 million contract to be their new head coach. With Kurt Rambis, the team stumbled to the second worst record in the League, behind the New Jersey Nets. The Timberwolves yielded only 15 victories.

On 12 July 2010, Minnesota traded for Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley the second pick from the 2008 NBA Draft.<ref>Sources: Heat clear space, deal Beasley. ESPN (July 9, 2010). Retrieved on July 9, 2010.</ref> In a locally untelevised game on November 12, 2010, Kevin Love grabbed an astounding franchise-record 31 rebounds and scored 31 points, the NBA's first 30-30 game in 28 years.<ref name="KevinLove30-30">Associated Press (2010-11-12). Kevin Love posts NBA's 1st 30-30 game in 28 years as Knicks fade in 4th. ESPN.</ref>

Love was later named an All Star for the 2010-2011 NBA season, the franchise's first All Star selection since Kevin Garnett in 2007. Love would later break Garnett's team record of 37 straight double-doubles on 8 February 2011 in a win over the Houston Rockets. On 8 March 2011, Love acquired his 52nd straight double-double, surpassing the mark of Moses Malone for the most consecutive double-doubles since the NBA/ABA merger in a win over the Indiana Pacers.

On 21 February 2011, Corey Brewer and Kosta Koufos were traded to the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets respectively for Knicks Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry (plus $3 million in cash from New York and a 2015 second-round draft pick from Denver) as part of a larger trade that sent all-star Carmelo Anthony from Denver to New York.<ref>http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/116706764.html</ref>

On the downside, with a 121-102 loss to the Houston Rockets, the Timberwolves fell to 17-65, finishing last in the Western Conference for the second straight year. They also clinched the 2010-11 NBA season's worst record.

  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1989–1990)
  • Target Center (1990–present)

Current roster

Position # Nationality Name
F 8 Flag of the United States Beasley, Michael
G 19 Flag of the United States Ellington, Wayne
G 10 Flag of the United States Flynn, Jonny
F 32 Flag of the United States Hayward, Lazar
F 4 Flag of the United States Johnson, Wesley
F 42 Flag of the United States Love, Kevin
C 31 Flag of Serbia Miličić, Darko
C 14 Montenegro Peković, Nikola
PF 15 Flag of the United States Randolph, Anthony
G 13 Flag of the United States Ridnour, Luke
G 9 Flag of Spain Rubio, Ricky
G 3 Flag of the United States Telfair, Sebastian
F/C 44 Flag of the United States Telfair, Sebastian
G 5 Flag of the United States Webster, Martell

Retired numbers

  • 2 Malik Sealy, F, 1999–2000

Unassigned numbers

  • 21 Kevin Garnett, F, 1995-2007. The No. 21 has not been issued since Garnett was traded to the Boston Celtics on 31 July 2007.

International rights

PG Flag of Spain Ricky Rubio 2009 NBA Draft 5th pick
F Flag of the Netherlands Henk Norel 2009 NBA Draft 47th pick
F/C Flag of Brazil Paulão Prestes 2010 NBA Draft 45th pick
F Flag of Serbia Nemanja Bjelica 2010 NBA Draft 35th pick

Individual awards

NBA MVP of the Year

  • Kevin Garnett – 2004

NBA Most Improved Player

  • Kevin Love – 2011

All-NBA First Team

  • Kevin Garnett - 2000, 2003, 2004

All-NBA Second Team

  • Kevin Garnett - 2001, 2002, 2007
  • Sam Cassell - 2004

All-NBA Third Team

  • Kevin Garnett - 1999, 2006

NBA All-Defensive First Team

  • Kevin Garnett – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

NBA All-Defensive Second Team

  • Kevin Garnett - 2006, 2007

NBA Rookie First Team

  • Pooh Richardson - 1990
  • Christian Laettner - 1993
  • Isaiah Rider – 1994
  • Stephon Marbury – 1997
  • Wally Szczerbiak – 2000
  • Randy Foye – 2007

NBA Rookie Second Team

  • Felton Spencer – 1991
  • Kevin Garnett – 1993
  • Craig Smith – 2007
  • Kevin Love – 2009
  • Jonny Flynn - 2010
  • Wesley Johnson – 2011

The Timberwolves flagship station is KFAN 1130 AM. KFAN (known as WDGY until 1991) has been the flagship since the team's inception, except for a brief two year hiatus to KLCI BOB 106.1 FM for the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. Alan Horton serves as the team's radio play-by-play announcer. WCCO-AM will become the flagship station in 2011-12 [2]

Games are broadcast on WFTC My 29 and Fox Sports North. Broadcasters are Tom Hanneman and Jim Petersen.

Head coaches

No. Name Years Won Lost Win % Games Post Season
1 Bill Musselman 1989–1991 51 113 .311 164 -
2 Jimmy Rodgers 1991–1993 21 90 .189 111 -
3 Sidney Lowe 1993–1994 33 102 .244 135 -
4 Bill Blair 1994–1996 27 75 .265 102 -
5 Flip Saunders 1996–2005 411 326 .558 737 1997–2004
6 Kevin McHale 2005 19 12 .613 31 -
7 Dwane Casey 2005–2007 53 65 .449 118 -
8 Randy Wittman 2007–2008 38 105 .266 143 -
9 Kevin McHale 2008–09 20 43 .317 63 -
10 Kurt Rambis 2009–present 27 102 .206 129 -
21-year Total 1989- 700 1033 .404 1733 1997–2004

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Type of animal: Spider
Species: Colossendeis colossea
Length: 35 cm/1 ft 2 in
What it looks like: A red, land-based spider
Location: The Abyss (EO), Zahhab Region Depths (EO2)
Forms: Adult only

The Giant Sea Spider is a type of spider found in the ocean at the deepest depths

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Deputy Secretary Poneman Delivers Remarks on Nuclear Power at Tokyo American Center in Japan

December 15, 2011 - 4:14pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman spoke at the Tokyo American Center today about nuclear power after Fukushima.

Excerpts and full text of remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below:

“As two of the nations responsible for pioneering the peaceful use of atomic energy, the United States and Japan share an opportunity – and a responsibility – to safely speed that transition.  In fact, next week in the United States we will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Experimental Breeder Reactor 1 in Idaho, which marked the first time that peaceful atomic energy was used to generate electricity. Our two nations are well positioned to build on this rich history as we look to benefit from the global economic and export opportunities in this field.”

“For decades, we have worked in close partnership with Japan on nuclear issues, ranging from preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and confronting North Korea, to power generation and operational safety at civil nuclear plants, to deep commercial ties and industrial cooperation between Japanese and American companies.”

“The accident at Fukushima reminded the world of what we already knew – that nuclear safety must be our top priority, and that a nuclear accident anywhere is a nuclear accident everywhere.  Any nuclear accident generates consequences around the world, and therefore it is our responsibility as a global community to learn from Japan’s experience.”

“As one of the few large-scale, carbon-free sources of energy available for deployment today, safe, secure nuclear power is an important part of that puzzle.  Nuclear power can help meet the growing global demand for clean energy while creating new jobs, growing our economies, and at the same time, making our countries more energy secure.”

“This offers an important economic opportunity for the U.S.-Japan partnership in the global nuclear industry. By continuing to play a leading role globally, our companies can work together in ways that create new jobs and spur innovation in both nations.”

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The latest trend is led by "destroyed" or ripped jeans as the retro look sweeps the fashion scene this year.

The attraction of destroyed jeans is the rips that look natural and big holes around the knees, as if from long wear and tear.

Although they may only seem suitable for a casual look, they are surprisingly versatile. Matched with a white blouse, a pair of ripped jeans can create a lovely feminine look. It looks equally chic if worn with a rider's jacket or a loose T-shirt.

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"What I want to do is read this book."

Is it correct? Or, can I say:

"What I want to do is to read this book."
"What I want to do is reading this book."

Are all of the three sentences correct?

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The first two sound natural to me. The third sounds strange. –  TecBrat Jun 3 '13 at 2:53
What you want to do is search this site before posting. –  RegDwigнt Jun 3 '13 at 8:57

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The infinitive read
-- or to read if the complementizer to is retained (it's optional) --
is correct, and the gerund reading is not correct.

This is what's called a Wh-Cleft sentence (also "Pseudo-Cleft"); it's a variety of Clefting, which is a syntactic device to emphasize certain parts of sentences. Clefts come from simple sentences like

  • I want to read this book.

which they then proceed to dissect into parts, add various markers, and mix'n'match, viz.

  • What I want (to do) is (to) read this book. (Wh-Cleft, or Pseudo-Cleft)
  • What I want to read is this book.
  • This book is what I want to read.

  • All I want (to do) is (to) read this book. (All-Cleft)

  • All I want to read is this book.
  • This book is all I want to read.
  • All I want is to read this book.

  • It's this book (that) I want to read. (Cleft, or It-Cleft)

These are all grammatical, and they all mean the same thing, which is

  • I want to read this book.

The reason why read and not reading is correct here is that want takes an infinitive complement, not a gerund. Do is an infinitive, so read has to be an infinitive, too.

If you use a cleft construction, you have to remember what the main verb is, and match it up correctly. Even when it's been moved away, the verb still governs what kind of complement it takes. That's one of the costs of complex constructions.

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I love your answer –  Ahmed Masud Jun 3 '13 at 6:04
I have found this sentence in COCA, All they want is get a house for free, it should be to get. Isn't it? And in here in this sentence - What you must do is (to) apply for special leave - there should not be to apply, only apply, but CGEL says here in that sentence to is optional. I am getting a bit confused. Please help. Thanks. –  Man_From_India Feb 3 at 7:52
@Man_From_India: In the first one, I would use to get, but if "get a house for free" is a slogan in context, that would turn it into a noun phrase, so no to is needed. I dunno; hafta look at the context. It's not a normal sentence. In the second one the to is indeed optional. The difference is the do pro-verb in the first clause -- it must be matched by an infinitive in the second clause, but since do is a modal complement, it lacks to, and that state can -- optionally -- carry over by conjunction reduction to the second clause. –  John Lawler Feb 3 at 15:46
@JohnLawler Thank you for the clarification. But I didn't get your explanation why in the second it's optional. And I am sorry for the wrong info. It indeed appeared in COCA, but later I checked the website where that sentence occurred. And it was written by a user in a comment. The fat chances is that he/she might have made a mistake. –  Man_From_India Feb 3 at 16:11

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Does “I have studied Russian language” continued by “I have learnt …” use a correct tense?

With the meaning that I studied Russian language in the past, for 3 years, but I’m not studying it anymore and continuing the complex sentence with the same tense. What tense should I use?

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If you are talking about an activity that is no longer going on, you want the simple past tense, also known as the preterite: I studied the Russian language for three years, and during that time I learned an astonishing number of words that start with the letters Х and Ё.

If you use the past continuous tense (I was studying the Russian language, and I was learning how to cuss), we only know that you were doing that thing in the past - not whether you finished or stopped.
You might, if you wish, include the duration in the same sentence, but in that case the sentence sounds very strange if you don't reference the duration in the second part as well - I was studying Russian for three years and I was learning to cuss the whole time. Even so, that sentence would sound better without parallelism: I studied Russian for three years, and I was learning to cuss the whole time.

You could use the present perfect (I have studied the Russian language for three years, and I have learned to cuss like a моряк on shore leave.), but there is no indication that you've stopped - in fact, the assumption will be that you're still a student.

The past perfect could work for your purposes: I had studied Russian for three years, and I had learned to describe my friends' ancestry in detail. Once again, however, we only know that (at whatever time in the past we're talking about) you had already studied for three years - NOT that you had stopped. You still might be studying today.

There are a few other options, but I think those are the most common.

To amplify @John Lawler: when referring to русский язык, you can say the Russian language or Russian interchangeably, but not "Russian language" or "the Russian". And "learnt" will be understood by Americans, but will definitely look exotic.

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I can’t argue with the correctness of your reworded example, but unless you explain the issues, wouldn’t this be a “too localized” thing? I think the poster doesn’t understand the difference in aspect between simple past and present perfect in English. –  tchrist May 10 '12 at 23:13
@tchrist - Point taken. I'm afraid I do tend to focus too closely on answering the immediate question and not enough on general applicability for future Googlers... I'll take a crack at a more thorough answer. –  MT_Head May 10 '12 at 23:21
@MT_Head Thank you for a quick answer, but as tchrist mentioned, I can't understand why it should be simple past, since the fact that I studied Russian language happened in the past, but still has an effect on the present, could you explain it, please. –  Saras May 10 '12 at 23:36
@Saras - working on it... –  MT_Head May 10 '12 at 23:40
@Saras As John Lawler has kindly pointed out, one cannot usually say “I studied Russian language”. An exception would be if it were contrasting having studied Russian literature. Otherwise it’s “I studied the Russian language”, or more likely just “I studied Russian.” –  tchrist May 10 '12 at 23:42

There are a number of issues here. MT_Head's response corrected them, and more will be posted.

In the meantime, here's a few more points.

  1. Named languages take definite articles: the Russian language, the English language, etc.
  2. The English Present Perfect has four uses; but this is not one of them. Hence the Past tense.
  3. Learnt is a specifically UK English verb form. Americans say learned.
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I'm sure I've often said that I [have] "studied English language". I wouldn't normally use a definite article, because I think that would imply a greater depth of knowledge than I actually have. Anyway, part of the purpose of specifying "language" is to distinguish it from "literature". On the other hand, I'd have no problems with "John Lawler has studied the English language all his working life". –  FumbleFingers May 10 '12 at 23:51
Yes, if "English language" is the name of a specific course of study, then it becomes a proper noun and doesn't take an article. In fact, just the name of the language is preferred, and then there's no article to worry about. It's only if the whole phrase is used that the article is necessary. –  John Lawler May 11 '12 at 0:00
I hadn't seen it like that, but of course you're right. I've only followed one "named" course. To me, including the article implies more comprehensive and extended study of a vast subject. –  FumbleFingers May 11 '12 at 0:14

The use of present perfect in "I have studied Russian" effectively extends the "scope" of that past action into the present. The fact that you did it matters now.

You could continue this with another sentence like "I have learnt [something about Russian]". The present perfect's sense of "present relevance" can imply that you've relatively recently learnt something, or are still learning it. Or again, just that whatever you learnt is important right now.

But there's nothing wrong with casting the second sentence as "I learnt [something]". Just because you started with present perfect doesn't mean you have to continue with it. In fact, native speakers tend to avoid extended use of present perfect - it can end up sounding somewhat self-centered and "declamatory" - "I have been there, I have done that, I have got the t-shirt".

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Note that “I have got the t-shirt” for simple possession contrasts nicely with “I have gotten the t-shirt” for actual receipt of said garment. Those would be understood to be distinct things, at least cisatlantically. I’ve been given to understand that some Brits may have lost this useful distinction. Pity, that. Germanophobia, or what? –  tchrist May 11 '12 at 0:27
@tchrist: I'm not aware of any distinction there apart from the fact that have gotten is increasingly popular in America, but never had any standing with Brits. Even if you say you make a distinction, I doubt most of your fellow countrymen do. –  FumbleFingers May 11 '12 at 2:08
I am quite certain that the distinction is tantamount to universal in North America. “I have got something in my pocket” is opposed to “I have gotten something in the mail.” It is by no means just me who distinguishes got=possesion from gotten=receipt. I’m not making it up. Please read this fine posting by John Lawler about this matter. It’s very real. Americans can and do make distinctions that you are unable to. Plus per the OED2, gotten has been used by Brits (albeit w/o distinction) for centuries; best check it out. –  tchrist May 11 '12 at 2:46
As @JohnLawler (kind of) points out, there’s also a difference between “He’s got to play” vs “He’s gotten to play.” Every native speaker on this continent is perfectly familiar with this sort of thing, even if you are not. Ask people. Stop futzing around with Google. –  tchrist May 11 '12 at 2:53
@tchrist: Okay, when you put it like that I'm vaguely aware that I sometimes use gotten to emphasise acquisition, but I've gotta say that still wouldn't lead me to interpret "gotten the t-shirt" any different to "got the t-shirt." It gets even more complicated with the present tense of this somewhat versatile verb! –  FumbleFingers May 11 '12 at 3:33

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        DRY RIDGE — Grant County High School placed third in its class Saturday at the state marching band finals.

        Grant County was the only Northern Kentucky band to make it to the finals, held by the Kentucky Music Educators Association at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Sixty bands from around the state competed in the semifinals last weekend, with the top four bands from each class going to the finals.

        Under band director Chris Hedges, Grant County competed in Class 3-A — bands with 61-80 playing members — finishing third with a score of 89.24 out of 100. Harrison County, Daviess County and Elizabethtown were first, second and fourth, respectively.

        Grant County has qualified for the state competition for the past nine years, placing in the top four seven times and winning the state title twice.

        Five other Northern Kentucky high schools competed in the semifinals. In Class 1-A, Dixie Heights placed 11th, Williamstown was 12th, Ryle was 14th and Lloyd placed 16th. Campbell County placed 12th in the Class 4-A semifinals.

        Here are the top four finishers in the other finals competitions:

        • Class 1-A, 40 or fewer playing members: Nicholas County, Pleasure Ridge Park, Trigg County and Hazard.

        • Class 2-A, 41-60 playing members: Adair County, Madison Central, Muhlenberg North and Shelby County.

        • Class 4-A, 81 or more playing members: Lafayette, North Hardin, Tates Creek and Male.

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        COVINGTON — Residents can give more than candy on Halloween. They can give the gift of better sight.

        Holmes High School's chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is holding “Sight Night” on Oct. 31. Students will collect used eyeglasses to be cleaned, repaired and delivered to developing countries in need of vision care.

        The event is part of a nationwide program, Give the Gift of Sight, sponsored by the LensCrafters Foundation and the Lions Club International. Each year, the program sponsors optical missions to developing countries such as Tunisia, Mexico, Bolivia and the Philippines.

        Holmes students will be leaving advance notices on residents' doors where they plan to trick-or-treat for glasses. But if they don't come knocking at your door, glasses can be dropped off at the school or at any LensCrafters and Lions Club.

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        FORT THOMAS — Students at St. Thomas School are getting lessons in responsibility and community service.

        The school kicked off a new yearlong program called Wise- Skills in early September, geared toward building self-esteem and personal character.

        Part of a growing national movement in “character education,” WiseSkills uses several approaches to teach students positive character traits.

        Each homeroom spends about 10 minutes each morning on classroom lessons about honesty, respect or courage illustrated by the words and lives of figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Mother Teresa.

        The school also will host a series of community speakers who can be role models for students, talking about their careers and how they found success. For example, Northern Kentucky University basketball coaches Ken Shields and Nancy Winstel spoke to students and parents Monday night.

        St. Thomas students will also be participating in various community service projects.

NKU program wins "Best' rating

        COVINGTONCincinnati magazine has named the Northern Kentucky University community education program the “Best in the City” for professional development.

        From Spanish to grant writing to conflict resolution, the community education program, located on NKU's Covington campus, offers several noncredit training courses for professionals.

        Some of the regular courses include “Managing, Motivating and Retaining the Best of Today's Workforce” and “Values and Ethics in the Workplace.” The department also recently started a series of sales workshops and a program on being a successful supervisor.

        Several online business classes and computer courses are also offered.

        Winners were chosen by the magazine's editors and readers. The awards will be presented Nov. 5 at the Cincinnati Museum Center.

        For more information on the program's offerings, call (859) 392-2400.

       Education Notes are compiled by Lori Hayes, education reporter at The Kentucky Enquirer. Contact her with news items at (859) 578-5577, by fax at (859) 578-5565 or by e-mail at lhayes@enquirer.com.

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Title: Performance analysis of a protocol for real time token ring FOLAN
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Keywords: token ring protocols
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Citation: TENCON IEEE Region 10 International Conference on Global Connectivity in Energy, Computer, Communication and Control, 1, 7 - 12p.
Abstract: An extended IEEE 802.5 protocol suitable for transmitting time constrained messages in real time token ring fibre optic local area networks has been proposed and analysed for its performance subsequently. It differs from the traditional token ring protocols as time constraints of messages are incorporated explicitly. In this protocol, the laxities of messages are mapped into priorities. The message with the highest priority is transmitted first, thus, resulting in a delay dependent priority queue at a node of the network with linearly increasing priority function. So, this extended IEEE 802.5 protocol approximates the minimum-laxity-first transmission policy
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High Performance Concrete (HPC) / high-strength concrete in great demand by the construction industry worldwide, with applications in high-rise buildings, offshore, nuclear and bridges and precast concrete structures. The advantage of this high-strength concrete can increase the ease of implementation and strength, leading to the construction of a more efficient and faster, and more durable. Concrete is a strong material to the press and the relatively weak against the drag. Compressive strength 28 days ranged between ± 10-65 MPa. For reinforced concrete structures in general, use concrete with compressive strength 17-30 MPa, while for the concrete used in prestressed concrete with higher quality between 30-45 MPa. In SK SNI T - 15 - 1991 - 03 article 3.3.2 provides that stretch () calculated the maximum work in fiber concrete press the outer edge is 0.003 as the limit destroyed. Strain () is 0.003 maximum work may not be conservative for high strength concrete with a value of fc 'between 55-80 MPa. From the analysis of research on testing modulus of elasticity of concrete, for fc 35 MPa, 50 Mpa and fc fc '80 MPa, was found a different behavior. High-strength concrete has a more brittle character than normal concrete. Thus from the behavior graph of stress - strain of concrete can be seen that high strength concrete has a lower maximum strain value compared with normal concrete.

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Apparent sliding motion in the so-called Ouchi illusion has been attributed to the global integration of local motion vectors arising from the aperture effect (Fermüller et al, 2000 Vision Research 40 77 – 96; Mather, 2000 Perception 29 721 – 727). In a number of variants of the Ouchi illusion, we here demonstrate that sliding motion will also arise without a directional motion bias from local elements. Specifically, we show that in a disk – annulus pattern made from wiggly lines, sliding motion occurs although the local orientations within the disk and annulus are the same. We then argue that in an array of square-shaped checks, sliding motion originates from the interaction between the explicit orientation of the checks and the implicit orientation of the invisible diagonals. Finally, we demonstrate that a central array of filled black circles surrounded by a grey edge appears to slide relative to a surround of empty circles. We tentatively account for sliding motion in this figure by differences in speed signals, figure – ground segregation and apparent depth due to contrast polarity, edge blur, demarcation by a frame, and difference in shape.

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Development of a simulation framework for variable-rate irrigation of cotton

McCarthy, Alison and Hancock, Nigel and Raine, Steven R. (2008) Development of a simulation framework for variable-rate irrigation of cotton. In: 14th Australian Cotton Conference: New Beginnings – Cotton in a Climate of Change , 12-14 Aug 2008, Broadbeach, Qld, Australia.

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A simulation framework, VARIwise, is being developed to evaluate irrigation control strategies for lateral moves and centre pivots. VARIwise allows for field scale variations in input parameters and will simulate various levels of control strategies for site-specific irrigation at different spatial scales. The simulation model is presently OZCOT. The work reported on this poster provides a preliminary demonstration of the framework for conceptual purposes only.

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