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Suns’ Marion finds motivation in defensive snub (USA Today)

Raja Bell got a surprise Monday. So did Shawn Marion.Bell, the Phoenix Suns guard, was rewarded for his defense, notably his high-profile stalking of Kobe Bryant, by being named to the NBA All-Defensive first team .Marion, who stumped for defensive recognition in the regular season, was shut out again in voting by coaches.

Suns’ Marion finds motivation in defensive snub (USA Today)

Raja Bell got a surprise Monday. So did Shawn Marion.Bell, the Phoenix Suns guard, was rewarded for his defense, notably his high-profile stalking of Kobe Bryant, by being named to the NBA All-Defensive first team .Marion, who stumped for defensive recognition in the regular season, was shut out again in voting by coaches.

National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members

for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe (Japan)

WHITE, Simon D.M.; director, Max Planck Institute… University, Nagoya (Japan)

ITO, Masao; director, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Saitama (Japan)

IZQUIERDO, Ivan A.; professor of medicine and head, Memory Center, Institute

Bell adds defensive conscience to Suns (TSN)

Contrary to popular belief, the Phoenix Suns do play defence. No one will confuse them with the Pistons or Spurs, but they are getting better. That improvement is a reason they believe they can win an NBA title, and a factor in their 3-1 first-round playoff series lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns can finish off Kobe Bryant & Co. at home on Wednesday night.

Bell adds defensive conscience to Suns (TSN)

Contrary to popular belief, the Phoenix Suns do play defence. No one will confuse them with the Pistons or Spurs, but they are getting better. That improvement is a reason they believe they can win an NBA title, and a factor in their 3-1 first-round playoff series lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns can finish off Kobe Bryant & Co. at home on Wednesday night.

Defense puts Suns ahead of Lakers (Houston Chronicle)

The Suns can finish off Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in Game 5 on Wednesday night. If they do, they can thank a renewed focus on defense for the series win.

Defense puts Suns ahead of Lakers (Houston Chronicle)

The Suns can finish off Kobe Bryant and the Lakers in Game 5 on Wednesday night. If they do, they can thank a renewed focus on defense for the series win.

Softbank wins eighth straight (The Japan Times)

KOBE (Kyodo) Katsuki Yamazaki and Naoyuki Omura hit back-to-back RBI singles in the sixth inning Monday as the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks pulled ahead to extend their winning streak to eight games with a 3-1 win over the Orix Buffaloes in the Pacific League.

Spurs’ Duncan, Bowen make NBA All-Defensive team (Houston Chronicle)

Tim Duncan made his 10th straight NBA All-Defensive first team and San Antonio teammate Bruce Bowen earned his seventh selection, highlighting a group that also included center Marcus Camby and guards Kobe Bryant and Raja Bell.

Spurs’ Duncan, Bowen make NBA All-Defensive team (Houston Chronicle)

Tim Duncan made his 10th straight NBA All-Defensive first team and San Antonio teammate Bruce Bowen earned his seventh selection, highlighting a group that also included center Marcus Camby and guards Kobe Bryant and Raja Bell.

Lakers’ Bryant makes All-Defensive team for seventh time (Los Angeles Times)

The guard joins San Antonio teammates Duncan and Bowen, Phoenix’s Bell and Denver’s Camby on the first team. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was selected to the NBA All-Defensive first team for the seventh time, joining San Antonio forward Tim Duncan, who made his 10th straight first team, and the Spurs’ Bruce Bowen.

Lakers’ Bryant makes All-Defensive team for seventh time (Los Angeles Times)

The guard joins San Antonio teammates Duncan and Bowen, Phoenix’s Bell and Denver’s Camby on the first team. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was selected to the NBA All-Defensive first team for the seventh time, joining San Antonio forward Tim Duncan, who made his 10th straight first team, and the Spurs’ Bruce Bowen.

Nash passes Suns past Lakers for 3-1 series lead (USA Today)

A year ago, nearly to the day, a Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Lakers Game 4 went against Steve Nash. His two turnovers one late in regulation, the other in overtime led to a double dose of Kobe Bryant heroics and a 3-1 Lakers series lead. Nash, the two-time MVP point guard, dished off a career-high 23 assists as he, Amare Stoudemire and the Suns destroyed the Lakers 113-100 in another Game 4 Sunday.

Nash passes Suns past Lakers for 3-1 series lead (USA Today)

A year ago, nearly to the day, a Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Lakers Game 4 went against Steve Nash. His two turnovers one late in regulation, the other in overtime led to a double dose of Kobe Bryant heroics and a 3-1 Lakers series lead. Nash, the two-time MVP point guard, dished off a career-high 23 assists as he, Amare Stoudemire and the Suns destroyed the Lakers 113-100 in another Game 4 Sunday.

Bryant scores 45 as Lakers cut Suns’ lead (Albany Democrat-Herald)

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 15 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles rallied from a 17-point deficit to cut Phoenix’s lead to 2-1 in their first-round playoff series.

Waterfront @ Kobe, Japan

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Laurie Ljubojevic

May 2007

Seaside Gallery,

CAP House

3-19-8 Yamamoto Dori,

Chuo-ku, Kobe,

Japan…, Kobe, Japan (2007 and 2005)

Flying Teapot Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2001).

Selected group…),

CAP House, Kobe, Japan (2006),

TRUCK Contemporary Art, Calgary, AB (2004),

Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo, Japan (2004),

Art to Carry: Books and Objects, Aion Gallery, Vancouver (2004),

Tempo… technique while living in Tokyo in 2000, and since then has exhibited her work in

Japan, China

GSD&M Expands Interactive Department, Hires Dave Russell and LJ Kobe (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

GSD&M is pleased to welcome Dave Russell as Director of Digital and Interactive Media and LJ Kobe as Interactive Associate Media Director.

Last Post of April

Had a great weekend. Have finals coming up for this next weekend. Wish me luck. Three classes (and hard ones too). So far, I have all A’s though and even a 100 average in one class.

So far, things have slowed down quite a bit for Japan preparations. There’s nothing I can do now except wait for my placement information to arrive. I really, really hope they put me somewhere in the south like I requested. My first choice was Kobe . It seems like a nice city with a really pretty skyline

IT’S THE RIGHT STUFFING (New York Post)

RADIO host Rush Limbaugh is far from conservative when it comes to his big appetite. The Post’s Braden Keil reports that Limbaugh and a female companion lived large at Kobe Club last Thursday night, devouring bacon with truffles, Japanese…