Stupid Celebs Exclusive: One-on-One with Game of Thrones? Sibel Kekilli

Stupid Celebs Exclusive: One-on-One with Game of Thrones’ Sibel Kekilli

The latest hit show on HBO, ?Game of Thrones,? has been gaining a legion of fans. And every single one is glued to the television on Sunday nights. I know, it?s that good! Well, guess what? I got to snag an interview with one of the actors on the critically acclaimed show! Sibel Kekilli, who ...

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Damian Lillard is NBA Rookie of the Year

FILE- In this Dec. 22, 2012, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard calls out a play during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns in Portland, Ore. The Trail Blazers are expected to announce Lillard as the league's Rookie of the Year on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

FILE- In this Dec. 22, 2012, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard calls out a play during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns in Portland, Ore. The Trail Blazers are expected to announce Lillard as the league's Rookie of the Year on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

FILE- In this March 2, 2013, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, left, shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dante Cunningham during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. The Trail Blazers are expected to announce Wednesday, May 1, 2013, Lillard as the league's Rookie of the Year. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

FILE- In this Dec. 13, 2012, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, left, battles for a loose ball with San Antonio Spurs forward Danny Green during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. The Trail Blazers are expected to announce Lillard as the league's Rookie of the Year on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard sits on the floor after losing the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Lillard scored 21 points as the Warriors won 99-88. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? It's unanimous: Damian Lillard is the NBA's Rookie of the Year.

No, it never was in question.

Lillard, the sixth overall pick in last June's draft out of Weber State, led all rookies with a 19-point scoring average. He also averaged 6.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds, playing in all 82 games this season.

He broke Stephen Curry's rookie record for 3-pointers in a season, finishing with 185, and became just the third NBA rookie with at least 1,500 points and 500 assists, following Oscar Robertson and Alan Iverson.

And he swept all six of the league's Rookie of the Month awards this season.

"I can't stop smiling," Lillard said when he was awarded the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy on Wednesday.

Lillard is the fourth player in league history to win the Rookie of the Year unanimously, joining Blake Griffin in 2011, David Robinson in 1990 and Ralph Sampson in 1984.

All season Lillard has been winning accolades from across the league.

"He's fantastic, really fantastic," Kobe Bryant said after the two squared off in a game earlier this month. "A lot of players get hot, but he's got the moves, the patience, intelligence, the balance on his jumpers. He's the real deal."

Utah Jazz forward DeMarre Carroll is also a fan.

"He's a complete player," Carroll said. "He's a young guy but you've got to give him credit, he plays hard and the team really relies on him. He's not afraid to take the big shot. The sky's the limit."

At the ceremony to announce the award at the Rose Garden Arena, the smartly dressed guard spoke about his upbringing in Oakland and how it shaped him as a hard-working player.

He was disappointed when he broke his foot to start his junior season at Weber State, because he had hopes of jumping to the NBA. He redshirted, and came back the next season to earn All-American honors. He was voted the Big Sky's Most Valuable Player.

When he let Weber State know he was going pro, Lillard announced his first goal was to win Rookie of the Year.

"I came out and I proved it up," said the 6-foot-3 guard, who was proclaimed the team's franchise point guard from the start by Blazers general manager Neil Olshey.

"I know that Damian's best days are ahead of him," Olshey said Wednesday. "This is the first step in a bright future."

Lillard is the fourth Blazer to win the Rookie of the Year award, joining Geoff Petrie (1971), Sidney Wicks (1972) and Brandon Roy (2007).

"The thing you love about him more than anything else is he plays with a chip on his shoulder," Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey said: "He's one of those underdogs who went to a small school who is out to prove to everybody he's an NBA player."

Lillard has made a point of being active in the Portland community with an anti-bullying campaign. More than 6,000 fans have signed a pledge to help end bullying as part of his "Respect" program.

"He was never satisfied," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said of Lillard. "He had well-deserved accolades throughout the season. He had milestones throughout the season. He was never satisfied."

Indeed, Lillard was already thinking about what's next.

"I think the best thing for me is to take it all in," he said. "Then tomorrow I've got to let it go. I've got my whole career in front of me."

Associated Press

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Samsung, BlackBerry devices cleared for use on U.S. defense networks

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday cleared BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks, a step toward opening up the military to a wide variety of technology equipment makers while still ensuring communications security.

Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart, a Pentagon spokesman, said the department cleared the use of BlackBerry 10 smart phones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets using its Enterprise Service 10 system, as well as Samsung's Android Knox.

"This is a significant step towards establishing a multi-vendor environment that supports a variety of state-of-the-art devices and operating systems," Pickart said in a statement.

The Pentagon said on Wednesday it also expected to clear Apple mobile devices using the iOS 6 system at some point in early May.

The move to open up Defense Department networks is expected to set the stage for an intensified struggle for Pentagon customers among BlackBerry devices, Apple's iPhones or iPads and units using Google's Android platform such as Samsung Electronics' phones.

The Pentagon currently has some 600,000 users of smart phones, computer tablets and other mobile devices. The department has 470,000 BlackBerry users, 41,000 Apple users and 8,700 people with Android devices. Most Apple and Android systems are in pilot or test programs.

The move to open up the networks to a broader array of mobile devices is part of a Pentagon effort to ensure the military has access to the latest communications technology without locking itself in to a particular equipment vendor.

To ensure security, mobile devices and operating systems go through a security review process approved by the Defense Information Systems Agency. Once their Security Technical Implementation Guide - or STIG - is reviewed and approved, the devices can be used on the network.

Pickart said the decision on Thursday did not result in product orders. But it will enable user groups within the Pentagon to purchase the devices most appropriate for their work as the need arises.

"We are pleased to add Blackberry 10 and the Samsung Knox version of Android to our family of mobile devices supporting the Department of Defense," he said. "We look forward to additional vendors also participating in this process."

(Reporting By David Alexander; Editing by Tim Dobbyn and Eric Walsh)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-blackberry-devices-cleared-u-defense-networks-034126352.html

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Rental Perks You Might Get -- If You Ask | AOL Real Estate

By Doug Mack for MyFirstApartment.com

Most apartments will never come with the same perks as hotels. No room service. No wake-up calls. No daily housekeeping. No fancy soap in the bathroom or mint on your pillow. But while your typical apartment lacks these instant-gratification niceties, many come with at least one or two alluring perks of their own. A yard, rooftop deck or other outdoor space for hanging out. A pool or fitness room. On-site laundry (or even that elusive, magnificent find: free on-site laundry). Most of these amenities are well-advertised as part of the landlord's sales pitch. Other perks, for various reasons, aren't offered, and you have to ask for them. There's no guarantee your landlord will say yes to any of these extras, but it's worth making the inquiry.

Parking and storage: In all buildings, particularly in big cities, space is at a premium. Income-generating use (that is, rentable space) typically gets priority over everything else -- hence the tiny studio apartment wedged into the basement corner, just past the mechanical room. Even in these buildings, though, there may well be a parking spot or two in back, or a storage room down a dank hallway. If they exist, however, there's probably not enough space for everyone in the building. So how can you grab one of the spots? It may be as simple as just asking. You may have to settle for putting your name on a waiting list, or you may have to pay a nominal additional monthly fee, but at least you'll end up with more options than you had otherwise.

Permission to have pets: You've found your dream apartment, and the price is perfect, too. But the fine print of your lease bars your four-legged companion from living there. Bummer. Don't walk away quite yet. As with all the lease terms, it's worth asking the landlord directly if there's any flexibility. Sometimes, especially if you're dealing with a landlord who owns just one or two properties, the lease may be all boilerplate that even the landlord doesn't wholly understand (and didn't draft). Explain that your pet is well-behaved and you're a good neighbor. (Now would be a good time to provide references from previous places you've lived). And know that even if your landlord gives the OK, you may be charged slightly higher rent or an additional damage deposit. If you're renewing an existing lease and decide to get a pet, you have an even better bargaining chip: You've already established yourself as a responsible renter. The landlord knows you, trusts you and most likely doesn't want to lose you.

Incentives for referring a friend: Your friend needs a new apartment. There's one available in your building. Sweet! Your pal gets a place to live, and you get a cool new neighbor. Don't forget one more perk: Some landlords and management companies offer referral incentives (say, $50 or $100) if you find them a new renter. Ask the landlord upfront, before your friend signs the lease, just so it's clear that you really did recruit this new tenant. And, of course, if your landlord does give you something, it's only fair to offer your pal a cut; at the very least, buy him or her a cup of coffee as you show off the new neighborhood.

New appliances/fixtures: That rusty refrigerator or broken sink in an otherwise awesome apartment doesn't need to be a deal-breaker -- if the landlord is willing to replace it. Explain your concern and make the case: The sink seems like it's going to fall and cause a flood, or the refrigerator's obvious problems are going to result in your calling the landlord to fix it on a weekly basis. Obviously, you can't go overboard: No landlord is going to redo the bathroom just because you asked.

Getting first in line for another unit: You like your landlord and your neighborhood, but not your current living arrangement. Your unit is too small, too big or too expensive. Something's not quite right. Ask your landlord to notify you of any openings in the building -- or any others under the same ownership -- and put you first in line for other units that better meet your needs. You may be able to upgrade without the hassle of application fees or a new rental deposit.

Lower rent if you sign a longer lease: A standard rental lease is 12 months; often, when you renew, the landlord will give you the option to sign on for another year or switch to month-to-month, which costs more but gives you more flexibility if you're thinking about moving. But what if you're quite happy staying put and have no desire to live anywhere else for the foreseeable future? Ask your landlord about longer leases -- not just one year but two or more. You might catch him or her by surprise (such leases aren't terribly common), but if the answer is yes, you could end up saving a nice chunk of change.

With all of these perks, the key is to ask nicely. Don't be too pushy. Not all landlords can or will offer all or any of the things listed above. And do your research to know what's reasonable; get advice and guidance from friends in similar circumstances or other tenants in the same building. You're asking for something extra, so you need to have the confidence and knowledge to make your case.

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Intel Iris: Integrated Graphics Are Finally Awesome

Intel's integrated graphics have taken plenty of heat over the years, and most of it deserved. But the climb to respectability that started back with Sandy Bridge is about to get a turboboost. Meet Iris, the biggest generation jump in Intel's integrated graphics to date. Get ready to game.

Intel's Iris graphics are going to provide a 2x improvement to 3D performance over Intel's current HD 3000, and HD 4000 that are wrapped into Ivy Bridge cores. Basically, games that would crawl, stutter, or not run at all on older boxes (like your Call of Dutys and Bioshock Infinites) are going to be up for grabs once ultrabooks with Haswell start rolling out.

Iris will come in two flavors: Intel Iris Graphics 5100, which you'll find on the Intel 4th Gen Core i7-4000U series for ultrabooks, and Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 which will be making its appearance on H and R-series chips that'll be packed into beefier laptops and all-in-one desktops respectively. So your ultrabooks are going to be up to gaming snuff (if you're down with sacrificing some of the crazier settings), but your more serious (and less portable) machines are going to get an even bigger boost.

Intel's boasting that 2x performance increase across the board from ultrabooks on up, and three times the processing power for all-in-ones with R-series chips and eDRAM high-speed memory. And of course, all this comes with support for things like OpenCL, DX11.1, OpenGL4.1, three-screen collage display and 4K UltraHD display resolution. Or in layman's terms: those games that are coming out now? Yeah, you'll be able to play them right out of the box, and with a decent chunk of the fancy settings turned on to boot.

Intel's Core 2 Duos were a big deal going to Sandy Bridge, and the move to Ivy Bridge brought even bigger graphic gains. And now with Iris, we're seeing the biggest generational gain ever, with increases on the order of 50 times compared to the Sandy Bridge cores we had two years ago.

And all this is just gravy compared to Haswell's big power-efficiency push. The new generation promises advancements that could allow for things like 24 hours of laptop usage on a single charge. But for the moment, Intel is playing those particular cards a little closer to its chest.

In the meantime, these beefed up graphics specs are icing on the cake. Sure, integrated graphics on an ultrabook aren't going to rival a dedicated gaming setup with discrete graphics, but this is a huge push forward that will finally let us leave Ivy Bridge's aging built-in graphics capability behind and hope into the modern gaming fray with nothing but our integrated graphics. We can't wait to see how these benchmarks hold up in the wild once these things get out there, but this is looking killer for what it is.

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Take Five with Marilyn Stablein, poet, author and bookseller ...

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Marilyn Stablein

Author of 11 books

Marilyn Stablein has the geniality of a native Californian. She possesses a self-effacing modesty and quiet attentiveness that figures in her work but that belies her accomplishment. She is the author of 11 books. Splitting Hard Ground, a poetry collection, won the New Mexico Book Award. Other books include the memoir Sleeping in Caves, and a collection of short fiction entitled The Census Taker.

She and her husband Gary Wilkie own Acequia Booksellers, 4019 4^th Street, an excellent used bookstore in the North Valley and on-line at acequiabooksellers.com where Marilyn?s books are available for purchase.

ABQ A&E: Sleeping in Caves is an account of the seven years you lived in India and Nepal. It impressed me that you integrated Tibetan Buddhist practices into daily living. What can you share with readers contemplating the expatriate life?
I dropped out of UC Berkeley during the Free Speech Movement in 1964-5. My boyfriend and I had hardly any money. When I needed to eat, I taught myself to cook. When I arrived, I learned women could not expose the crotch, so my jeans had to go. It was a good time to travel. It wasn?t a frivolous experience but a way to gain knowledge. On an extended journey, every traveler should keep their eye, ear and mind open. Each river and mountain has a story and history to tell. Ask questions. Learn the local customs. Develop a poet?s eye, a humanist?s awareness.

ABQ A&E: Splitting Hard Ground is an ?ethnography of memory,? a collection that includes poems of grief, loss, letting go. Was it a difficult book to write?
It was difficult in that it took a long time?about seven years. My son was born and conceived in Nepal. He died tragically at 28. ?Grief takes a long time to process. After five or six years, I was able to gain more distance and wrote some of the key poems. I?m a slow writer.

ABQ A&E: Can you talk about your writing process?
I wrote haiku in high school. It was a short poetic form, accessible and portable.? Since I had no typewriter, it was the only creative writing I did while traveling. Later I?d expand and elaborate the work into poems and stories. After my son passed, I got back into poetry. You don?t really want to elaborate on grief. Recently, I?ve finished another book of poetry and a collection of essays titled Ink, Paper, Words and Text about learning to write, books that influenced me as a child, the arts of bookmaking and calligraphy.

ABQ A&E: The Census Taker reads like a series of vignettes about a female traveler in Asia. What writers have have influenced your work?
The humor in the stories emerges from the crazy juxtapositions of East and West. I hadn?t read any fiction about Asia, except for Herman Hesse?s Siddhartha. I?ve been lucky to have had good teachers like Donald Barthelme, James Welch and Raymond Carver for fiction, Carolyn Forche and William Matthews for poetry, and Philip Lopate for nonfiction. Since then I?ve gravitated away from fiction, because it?s hard to write about subjects like family, and fiction seems to require grittier, juicier stuff. I tend to a more reflective sort of writer?and slow.

ABQ A&E: Still, I?m astonished by your productivity. Can you offer aspiring writers any secrets?
I?d advise beginning writers to keep journals, write regularly, and don?t worry about editing at first. You can always do that later. Just write. I keep three journals: a writing journal, a dream journal, and a visual arts journal. In fact the title of The Census Taker appeared to me in a dream. As for social media, I only use it to publicize events. I don?t have time for anything else.??

??Richard Oyama is a freelance writer. His first novel, The Orphaned, is?forthcoming.

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