But he has been aiming for Sunday all week.
Rodriguez is eligible to come off the disabled list on Thursday, but he said, "We're aiming for Tuesday at home, after the off day".
"We will be aiming for Wednesday, if by that time we are able to agree on a number of the positions that we recently have been discussing intensely," he said.
If he cannot play Tuesday, Anthony said he would aim for Thursday, when the Knicks play the Chicago Bulls — the first game of a back-to-back-to-back set.
Its U.N. ambassador, Li Baodong, told Reuters the 15-nation Security Council was aiming for a Thursday vote on a draft sanctions resolution, which was agreed to by Washington and Beijing after three weeks of negotiations.
Rihanna also ran through her ballad "Stay" on Thursday, and while she waited for cameras to move into place, her band launched into an impromptu rendition of Radiohead's "Everything in Its Right Place" — an indication of the eclectic musical mix Grammy producers are aiming for on Sunday's show.
Hancock is aiming for a 60-day occupation.
Also aiming for gold on Friday are the women's 470 pair of Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark, who go into their medal race leading the standings on the same number of points as the New Zealanders, Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie.
Five portions of fruit and vegetables a day – a familiar mantra for those concerned about their own and their children's health – may not, after all, be enough, according to a new report by scientists, who suggest we should instead be aiming for seven a day, and mostly vegetables at that.
Mr. McConnell, White House aides and Mr. Reid were to continue talks on Saturday, aiming for a breakthrough as soon as Sunday.
The French hosts are aiming for a final draft Saturday, a day after the scheduled end of the two-week talks.
