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1989...Bo's Final Ride...
The year was 1989. Where were you? The original George Bush was in his first year as your President. The Berlin Wall had crumbled a mere 18 days earlier, just as Bush's predecessor Ronald Reagan had hoped when demanding that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev "tear down this wall!" 29 months earlier in a speech in West Berlin while at home, the South Carolina coast was trying to recover from $10 billion in damages caused by Hurricane Hugo in September. Bobby McFerrin was winning a Grammy for telling people to "Don't Worry, Be Happy," and "Driving Miss Daisy" was claiming an Oscar for Best Picture. Matt Stout was a senior in a suburban Columbus high school less than a year away from enrolling as a student-athlete at the University of Michigan, and living his dream of becoming a Michigan Man. And the Wolverines were about to send a legend off with one final victory in The Game.
Michigan entered The Game with a 9-1 record and ranked 3rd in the nation under the direction of 21-year coaching legend Bo Schembechler. The Wolverines had stumbled to defending national champion and number one ranked Notre Dame 24-19 in a battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2 to open the season but had rebounded with nine consecutive victories to head into The Game. Senior option quarterback Michael Taylor and the bruising rushing duo of Jarrod Bunch and Leroy Hoard led a punishing Michigan running game on offense while All-American defensive back Tripp Welborne anchored the steady Michigan defense. Unbeaten in the conference, a Michigan victory over Ohio would allow the Wolverines to win back-to-back outright Big Ten titles for the first time since the 1947-48 national championship teams of Fritz Crisler and Bennie Oosterbaan. The win would also send the Boys in Blue back to the Rose Bowl for the third time in four years.
Ohio State came to Ann Arbor with an 8-2 mark and ranked 20th in the country. In just his second year in Columbus, Ohio coach John Cooper had rebounded from a disappointing 4-6-1 rookie campaign to lead his team into the thick of the Big Ten championship race in late November. Early season stumbles against Southern Cal and Illinois had been followed with six consecutive victories as the Buckeyes made a run at a 26th Big Ten title. Veteran quarterback Greg Frey and tailback Carlos Snow were stand-out performers on the offensive side of the ball while senior Derek Isaman and freshman sensation Alonzo Spellman paced an improving defense. An Ohio victory would earn the Buckeyes a share of the Big Ten title, and keep the Wolverines from returning to Pasadena.
Despite Ohio's six game winning streak heading into The Game, Vegas odd makers tagged the Buckeyes as heavy 14-point underdogs to the Wolverines when the two bitter rivals met for the 86th time on the turf at Michigan Stadium.
For the first 30 minutes of The Game, Michigan proved worthy of their lofty ranking and heavy favorite's role, running up 272 yards of total offense and a comfortable 14-3 halftime lead. The Wolverines struck gold for the first time midway through the opening stanza when Hoard scored from the Ohio one while back-up tailback Allen Jefferson added a second scoring jaunt from two yards out in the second quarter. Only a 20-yard field goal from Pat O'Morrow late in the half and two Michigan fumbles deep in Ohio territory had kept the first half from being a complete disaster for the Buckeyes.
As the two teams came out of the locker room after the intermission, Ohio was in desperate need of a shift in momentum, and their big break came on just the second play of the second half. Ohio's Vinnie Clark picked off a Taylor pass, and the Buckeye offense went on the move before stalling at the Michigan 7. From there, O'Morrow booted a field goal from 22 yards out to close the score to 14-6.
Michigan took the football back on the ensuing kick-off and went nowhere against the suddenly stout Ohio defense. And when Wolverine punter Chris Stapleton shanked a 14-yard punt from his own 26, Ohio was quickly back in business at the Michigan 40. Nine plays later, Buckeye fullback Scottie Graham plunged in from the Michigan three and Ohio had closed the deficit to just two points. A missed two-point conversion attempt kept the score locked at 14-12 as The Game entered the fourth and final stanza.
As the final quarter began, the Michigan offense finally came off of life support. Rose Bowl MVP Hoard ripped off a 40-yard run to key a Michigan drive, and with a little more than 12 minutes remaining in The Game, Taylor hit Bunch for a five-yard scoring pass. The touchdown and subsequent point-after pushed the Michigan lead back to 21-12.
But Ohio responded, unwilling to bow to the heavily favored Wolverines in front of 106,137 at The Big House. The Buckeyes went 80 yards in just eight plays, concluding with a second touchdown run by Graham, this time from four yards out. Welborne blocked O'Morrow's point-after but the Buckeyes had pulled the score back to 21-18, and once again breathed hope into the Ohio sideline.
After Michigan punted with less than five and one-half minutes remaining, Ohio took the pigskin back, intent on pulling the upset. But with less than three minutes remaining, Wolverine defensive back Todd Plate picked off a Frey pass at the Michigan 41 to kill Ohio's final drive and the Buckeyes' final hopes for earning a share of the conference crown.
The punishing Michigan running game worked the clock for the final two and one-half minutes, with Bunch ripping off a 23-yard touchdown to seal a 28-18 Michigan victory and second consecutive trip to Pasadena.
Prior to New Year's Day, the legendary Schembechler announced that the 1990 Rose Bowl would be his final game on the sidelines after 21 seasons as Michigan's Field General. And while Michigan would fall to Southern Cal 17-10 in the New Year's Day Classic, Schembechler's accomplishments at Michigan – 194 victories, 13 Big Ten Championships, and 10 Rose Bowl appearances – would be unparalleled.
But just as importantly, Schembechler would leave a legacy on the University of Michigan that survives to this day and will continue to survive through the test of time. From Schembechler Hall on South State Street to The Big House at the corner of Stadium and Main, Bo's memory reminds us all that only "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions," and that no man is more important than the team, "The Team, The Team, The Team."
Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler – April 1, 1929 – November 17, 2006
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Eighty-three-year-old Arnold Palmer punched the air on an overcast morning.
The Masters was under way.
Three of golf's greatest players — Palmer, 77-year-old Gary Player and 73-year-old Jack Nicklaus — struck ceremonial tee shots to begin the first major of the year Thursday.
Palmer was clearly pleased with his effort, which settled right in the middle of the fairway. He pumped his right fist as the crowd roared.
"The only nerves are to make sure you make contact," Nicklaus quipped. "It doesn't make a diddly-darn where it goes."
Sandy Lyle, John Peterson and amateur Nathan Smith followed the former champions to the tee, beginning their rounds under gray skies after three warm, sunny days of practice. There was a chance of rain in the afternoon.
Lyle and Smith both left No. 1 with bogeys. Larry Mize, the 1987 winner, was the very early leader with birdies on the first three holes.
Four-time Masters champion Tiger Woods came into the week as the overwhelming favorite. He already has three wins this year and reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the world rankings.
"I feel comfortable with every aspect of my game," Woods said. "I feel that I've improved and I've gotten more consistent, and I think the wins show that."
But Woods hasn't won a major since 2008, and he has gone eight long years since his last win at Augusta. He was scheduled to tee off at 10:45 a.m. with Luke Donald and Scott Piercy.
"Obviously, Tiger is Tiger," Piercy said. "He's always going to be that target. He knows it, and that's how he wants it. But there's a lot of people getting closer. And the golfing gods, or whatever you want to call them, have a lot to do with winning. A bounce here, a bounce there. A lip in, a lip out."
Angel Cabrera got one of those bounces off a pine tree and back into the 18th fairway in 2009 that helped him save par and win a playoff on the next hole. Sure, he was a former U.S. Open champion, but the big Argentine was No. 69 in the world that year, the lowest-ranked player to win the Masters.
The hole got in the way twice for Charl Schwartzel in 2011, once on a chip across the first green that fell for birdie, another a shot from the third fairway that dropped for eagle. He finished with four straight birdies to win.
Zach Johnson was just a normal guy from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who would not seem to fit the profile of a Masters champion. He wasn't very long, didn't hit the ball very high and didn't go for the green in two on any of the par 5s. He won by two shots in 2007.
"The favorite is all media-driven, all public-driven," Johnson said. "There are no surprises out there. There's probably 70 or 80 guys that you would not be surprised one bit if any of them won."
Three-time Masters champion Nick Faldo didn't name them all, but his list kept growing when he talked about 20 players who could win the Masters, all from what he referred to as the second tier and described as "pretty darn good."
Justin Rose, Ian Poulter and Luke Donald. Brandt Snedeker and Bill Haas. Louis Oosthuizen and Schwartzel.
Not to mention three-time winner Phil Mickelson, defending champ Bubba Watson and former world No. 1 Rory McIlroy.
"Yes, Tiger is the favorite," Faldo said. "He's strong. He's determined. We will see. But he's going to be chased by a lot of really good players."
Augusta National chairman Billy Payne held his annual "State of the Masters" news conference on Wednesday, where of course the subject turned to the club's first female members, former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore.
"I hope the experience for Condi and Darla, as members of our club, has been every bit as enjoyable for them over the last eight months as it has been for their fellow members," Payne said. "It's just awesome."
While Augusta National had long resisted female members, with a former chairman famously declaring the club wouldn't change its all-male membership "at the point of a bayonet," Payne said his membership was now eager to lead the sport into a new era.
"What we've done is do what we're supposed do," he said, "and that is to be a beacon in the world of golf and do our best to influence others to want to be a part of it."
While claiming to look forward, Augusta National is about tradition more than anything.
That was never more apparent than during the Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, a chance for the sport to embrace its past and give the players an opportunity to unwind before the shots that really count.
Everyone from moms to small children — some barely old enough to walk — took on caddying duties. The greats of the game, long past their prime, thrilled the patrons with a few more swings. Technically, they kept score, but everyone knew it was all for fun. No need to get worked up about these nine holes. That's for Thursday, after everyone moves over to "the big course."
"It's a good way to unwind before the stress of the tournament starts," Brandt Snedeker said. "This is a great way to relax and spend time with your family."
This picturesque spot — nine exquisite little holes tucked into the northeast edge of Augusta National — provides another of those quirky trademarks that sets the first major apart from the next three.
Where else can you see a threesome that includes Nicklaus, Palmer and Player? Where else can you see former top-ranked tennis player Caroline Wozniacki on the bag for her boyfriend, McIlroy? Where else can you find 91-year-old Jack Fleck, who won the 1955 U.S. Open in one of golf's greatest upsets, taking a few whacks?
"It's fun down here," Fred Couples said. "It's a good little spot."
Especially when Nicklaus, Palmer and Player — with 13 green jackets and 34 major championships among them — stroll around the "little course" for an hour or so, providing a running commentary on the deteriorating state of their once-mighty games.
After Palmer sliced one into the water, he joked, "That was my last ball."
"I can loan you one," Nicklaus quipped, as he hunched over to tee up his ball.
"Is my credit good?" Palmer asked.
"Good with me," Nicklaus said.
No one has ever won the Par 3 Contest and gone on to win the Masters, which doesn't bode well for Ted Potter Jr. He beat Mickelson and Matt Kuchar in a three-way, two-hole playoff after they tied at 4-under 23. Ernie Els and Nick Watney also shot 23, but they had already left the club and didn't take part in the playoff.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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Crystal Lake's Joe Affrunti had three birdies in the final seven holes of the Travelers Championship on Friday in Cromwell, Conn., making amends for a triple bogey on No. 10, to finish the first two days at even par and stay just above the cut line.
Affrunti is playing his second PGA Tour event since returning from a wrist injury. He shot a 1-under-par 34 on the front nine and was even par on the back for an 18-hole score of 69.
He tees off at 7:21 a.m. Saturday with Chez Reavie.
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Moore Foundation funds DNA barcoding at UH HiloUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Director of Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (TCBES) Grad
Dr. Elizabeth Stacy
Assistant Professor of Biology and TCBES Graduate Program
The work by Price and Stacy builds on the Moore Foundation support of DNA Barcoding and related biodiversity-based research in the Pacific. This Barcoding project will use the Hawaiian Islands, and especially Hawaiʻi island, as an evolutionary laboratory:
1) to evaluate the utility of DNA barcoding for young species of plants and animals, and
2) to identify additional DNA "barcoding genes" useful for these groups.The world is rapidly losing species, largely through human-induced environmental changes. The conservation of Earth's remaining biodiversity will require improvements in species identification and delineation, as well as better understanding of the factors that create and maintain biodiversity. Because DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material of all life on Earth, it can be used to identify and catalog species. The "Barcode of Life" Initiative posits that species identification can be done using a short segment of DNA in the mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) for animals and a similarly short segment of DNA in the plant's chloroplast genome (cpDNA). The principle behind DNA barcoding is simply that after a gene pool is segregated into two or more separate gene pools through the process of speciation, evolutionary factors working independently on these gene pools will cause genetic differences to accumulate between species. Further, some of these genetic differences will be species specific and, hence, once identified, will be useful for delineating species. It has become clear, however, that this "single-gene" approach to barcoding is not sufficient for delineating all species. The most difficult challenges to barcoding are presented by young taxa, tropical taxa, and groups with strong geographic structure due to limited dispersal.
The Hawaiian archipelago, and especially young Hawaiʻi island, "Evolution Island," is an ideal natural laboratory for testing the utility of DNA barcoding for recently derived species and for identifying additional DNA regions for barcoding. The main Hawaiian Islands represent the most isolated archipelago in the world, and they derive from known geological processes operating on a well established time line — from 5-million-year-old Kauaʻi to Hawaiʻi island, which is still forming. The younger islands, especially Hawaiʻi island, are microcosms of environmental diversity, boasting extreme environmental and climatic gradients over small spatial scales. Lastly, the islands boast several species-rich plant and animal groups comprising a large number of young species (≤ 1 or 2 million years, depending on group) on the younger island regions (Hawaiʻi island and East Maui). This project will involve extensive sampling and DNA sequence analysis of two insect groups and two groups of flowering plants with a large number of young species on Hawaiʻi island and Maui. Species within these species-rich groups exist along broad environmental gradients that facilitate the processes of local adaptation and speciation. Determining the limits and usefulness of DNA barcoding on Hawaiʻi island will advance the global reach of this technique for studies on island systems and will resolve the utility of the technique for evolutionarily young species, which likely make up a significant portion of Earth's biodiversity.


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Caribbean Credit Union Growth Raises need for Stronger Oversight
October 14, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Numbers don't often lie, but there is usually more context required to understand most situations. That was the primary message delivered to 43 credit union supervisors from 17 Caribbean island nations who participated in the Caribbean Credit Union Supervision Workshop, a three-day workshop co-sponsored by World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and the International Monetary Fund's Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Center (CARTAC). The importance that strong financial performance numbers play in ensuring safety and soundness continues to increase as credit unions grow in size and influence throughout the region.
Credit unions in the Caribbean, more so than most areas of the world, are being swept up in moves toward increased prudential supervision and government efforts to improve the institutions' financial health. Growing liquidity in the region has brought the need for better supervision and stronger regulations to ensure that credit unions are making prudent investments on behalf of their members, who need access to deposit insurance systems comparable to those offered by banks. Credit union assets in eight Caribbean nations currently represent 10% or more of their country's gross domestic product, demonstrating their financial influences on their countries' economic systems. As economies improve, more nations will be joining that group, according to WOCCU Director Yvonne Ridguard, president of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CCCU), a WOCCU member organization.
"We support credit unions having prudential and proportional oversight appropriate to their activities," Ridguard said. "The workshop provided the kind of expert training and understanding of credit union activities that is needed in the region."
Participants received detailed training and examined case studies on asset quality assessments, credit union capital structure, credit union and bank comparisons and WOCCU's PEARLS monitoring system. Representatives from central banks, financial ministries and cooperative departments in the region, as well as credit union supervisors from the National Credit Union Administration in the United States, the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario, Canada, and CCCU participated in the workshop.
"This may be one of the most important training sessions that WOCCU and its partners have conducted," said Dave Grace, WOCCU's vice president of association services and workshop co-facilitator. "Open dialogue helped participants that traditionally only focused on the cooperative nature of credit unions recognize their financial aspects, while many supervisors that formerly only focused on the financial aspects walked away with greater appreciation for the credit union mission. We see it as a watershed moment."
WOCCU, along with the Canadian Cooperative Association, will co-sponsor a similar regional meeting of African credit union regulators and national associations representing 10 nations Dec. 1 – 3, 2010, in Malawi.
Materials from the Caribbean workshop can be found on CARTAC's Website, www.cartac.org/pageselect.cfm?page=67.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 68,882 credit unions in 109 countries serve 235 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.
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ST. JOHNS (WILX)-- One of Michigan's virtual schools has more than doubled in size since lawmakers removed the enrollment cap earlier this year.
When Michigan Connections Academy started in 2010 it had 400 students, it now has 1,600 enrolled.
On Thursday more than five hundred of those students (K-12) got to meet their fellow classmates, and teachers, for the first time (in person) as part of a field trip. It was a unique, but exciting experience for the kids.
"They could hardly sleep last night because they wanted to meet their teachers and their friends," said Edwina Gibson, guardian of three online students.
"It was just awesome. I never thought I'd get to meet my teacher in person. It was just awesome," said Nakyia Gibson, 5th grade student.
The virtual school's growing so fast that the it decided to put a cap on how many students it'll allow. Once enrollment reaches 1,800, the academy will stop accepting students for the year.
"More and more families are looking at the choices they have and the options out there, but I think growing at a reasonable rate is better. We want to make sure everyone is set up for success," said Carrie Zopf, 5th grade teacher at Michigan's Connection Academy.
Success is exactly why the parents decided to make the switch.
"She's talented and I needed her to be somewhere that would challenge her. She's done a hundred times better since she started the online academy," said Gibson.
"My daughter doesn't want to go back to the public school. I've asked her so many times. Michigan Connection is the perfect school for my child, she can go at a pace that perfect for her," said Misty Biniecki.
Michigan Connections Academy is a public school, even though it's online. The students take MEAP tests and log 31 hours a week to keep up to standards.
It may be a different way of learning but the goal is still the same, preparing our kids for the best possible future.


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Gareth Porter interviews veteran US officials about why US policy towards Iran needs to change.
GARETH PORTER, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER: Hi. I'm Gareth Porter for The Real News Network in Baltimore.
Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett are the authors of a new book, Going to Tehran, which challenges all the conventional wisdom about Iran and its nuclear program. They were both insiders in the U.S. national security state. They both worked as senior directors on Iran for the National Security Council staff, and then both worked for the State Department. But they quit the U.S. government in 2003 in disagreement over U.S. policy toward the Middle East.
Flynt, Hillary, welcome to The Real News Network.
FLYNT LEVERETT, FMR. NSC AND STATE DEPARTMENT STAFFER: Thanks very much.
HILLARY MANN LEVERETT, FMR. NSC AND STATE DEPARTMENT STAFFER: Thank you.
PORTER: First let me ask you both, as insiders or former insiders who went through a very rough transition to being outsiders, what was it like personally for both of you?
F. LEVERETT: You know, Hillary and I both left our positions at the White House on the National Security Council staff in March 2003 just before the Iraq War. I came out of government entirely just a couple of months later, in May '03, and began almost immediately criticizing publicly various aspects of U.S. policy toward the Middle East. And at the time, that was taken basically as a critique of the George W. Bush administration, which in important ways it was. And while that got me in trouble in some quarters, it made me acceptable, even in some ways useful, to, let's say, the center-left part of the foreign policy establishment. The first job when I came out was at the Brookings Institution.
But then when Hillary came out too and we began focusing more in our writing, our public statements on Iran, and what was wrong with U.S. policy toward Iran, that's when the establishment more generally began to get uncomfortable with us. And then, when Barack Obama was first elected and inaugurated, and we began criticizing him very early on, and it became evident that our critique was not just a partisan critique of Republicans and neocons, but we were saying that Democratic administrations were as guilty as the Bush administration in their own ways of pursuing a kind of counterproductive and, ultimately, very destructive drive for dominance, for hegemony in the Middle East, and that's when our relations, what was left of them, with the establishment, really began to fracture.
H. MANN LEVERETT: I mean, we of course lost friends when we parted ways with the Bush administration and with the establishment. But what we really lost under the Bush administration was the establishment platform in the media. So, for example, under the Bush administration we published an op-ed in The New York Times every three or four months. We published over a dozen op-eds in The New York Times from 2003 to early 2010. Today we can't get in The New York Times. Same thing with The PBS NewsHour. Flynt would go on maybe four or five times a year. Today maybe it's once a year. I used to be a regular on MSNBC during the Bush administration. Under the Obama administration, the same critiques are not really acceptable. And it's as if we learned less about Iran in the past three years, which has been problematic and it's something wrong with us and not something that is ever explored in terms of the establishment.
PORTER: So is the lesson of this experience that it's okay if you're seen as one of the two parties, but if you're outside the two-party consensus, that's a no-no and you lose access to [crosstalk]
H. MANN LEVERETT: That's precisely--if you criticize the drivers of U.S. foreign policy, that they're not partisan, they're not embedded in one party or the other, but there's something about the U.S. drive for dominance and hegemony in the Middle East and Asia in years past or maybe coming into today, that is problematic across the board.
F. LEVERETT: And by taking that on, you know, we've tried to do that. And by doing so, you know, at this point I don't think I probably could and wouldn't want to work at a mainstream think tank in Washington. I think those institutions have gotten far away from their original theoretical function anyway, so supposedly providing independent advice. But, you know, I now make my living as an academic teaching international affairs at Penn State and happy doing that.
PORTER: What were the key turning points? What were the incidents I should perhaps say that caused each of you to decide that you were going to have to get out of the system?
H. MANN LEVERETT: There were some pretty dramatic ones. I was the director for Persian Gulf affairs at the White House, the person on the staff dealing with Iran, and worked very closely with the Iranians right after 9/11. We had this exception to the rule where we could actually talk to Iranians over Afghanistan because it was in a multilateral context, it didn't have to do with U.S.-Iran affairs, and we worked closely and constructively with them to overthrow the Taliban, send al-Qaeda on the run, in Germany to stand up the new political order which became known as the Karzai government.
But within weeks of that, here I am at the White House working hard on that, going to meet with the Iranians in Europe with colleagues from the State Department, within weeks of the success of overthrowing the Taliban, ousting al-Qaeda, standing up the new government, President Bush gives his State of the Union speech. I'm the staffer on the Persian Gulf. I'm not told that he is going to designate Iran as part of the axis of evil. This was a jarring moment.
I decided to stay because I wanted to keep the talks with the Iranians on board, at least through the transition in Afghanistan, the lead-up to the war in Iraq, But I didn't want to stay at the White House. That was a bit too jarring. I left the White House, went to work for Colin Powell at the State Department. And while there, we get--the Iranians send in through the Swiss an offer for a comprehensive dialog for essentially a grand bargain. I take a look at that. I write the longest memo I think that Powell had received. He normally didn't want to receive a memo in more than two and a half pages. This was five pages. But it made the case for why we should test this offer, take the Iranians up on their offer for a grand bargain. Everything would be on the table--the nuclear program, Hamas, Hezbollah, everything. It went into this big black hole.
But I saw Colin Powell a couple of weeks later at a going-away party for someone. He comes up to me and he says, you know, that was a great memo, but I just couldn't sell it at the White House. I later learned from a colleague that Cheney was the one who vetoed it.
PORTER: Not too much of a surprise there. But I can understand why that would be a turning point, for sure.
H. MANN LEVERETT: It was. And it was really difficult with the invasion of Iraq, the war on terror, the treatment of Iran, to stay and do much more inside.
PORTER: Now, your book Going to Tehran suggests that the end of the Cold War was much more of an important turning point in terms of U.S. policy toward the Middle East in general and Iran in particular than is generally realized. Can you explain why you understand that it was so important? What is it that we've been missing about that turning point?
F. LEVERETT: I think we read American policy toward the Middle East and toward Iran as the real primary driver for it that cuts across Democratic and Republican administrations is a desire for dominance, a desire for hegemony, not to have or come to terms with independent power centers in the Middle East. This has been an American ambition going back all the way to World War II.
But when World War II was over and the Cold War got started, the presence of another nuclear-armed superpower put some real constraints on how robustly the United States could pursue this agenda. This is one reason, for example, the United States never put large deployments of ground or tactical air forces on the ground in the Middle East on an open-ended basis during the Cold War. Well, as the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union disappeared, that constraint also disappeared, and it freed the U.S. to pursue dominance in the Middle East in a much more robust and direct way.
H. MANN LEVERETT: And it coincides with or even feeds into the response toward Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, which for the first time we put half a million troops into the Middle East, something we would never have done during the Cold War and something which inaugurates this era of trying to get states, especially Arab states, to sign up to, to agree to, the governments in these states, highly militarized U.S.-led political and security order for the Middle East, which we then put it in terms of these feel-good words of a peace process--we inaugurate a peace process for the Middle East.
The peace process for the Middle East is just rhetoric. What it was about was to lock in Arab states in their weakened position--some of them, like Saudi Arabia, in fact occupied with tens of thousands of U.S. troops--to bring them into this highly militarized U.S.-led political and security order to cordon off the one remaining challenger to U.S. dominance, which was, after the Iraq War, the Islamic Republic of Iran, which, just as a final note, is the reason why we reactivate the Fifth Fleet to patrol the Middle East not with the Iraq invasion of Kuwait, not in 1990, not in 1991, in 1995, after we've defeated Iraq, when the only challenger is Iran. That's when we need the Fifth Fleet, and we reactivate it and base it in Bahrain.
PORTER: So tell me, how close did the United States actually come in the immediate post Cold War period to coming to terms with Iran, to actually engaging seriously with Iran?
F. LEVERETT: We had a real chance. Bush 41, at the beginning of his administration, sent messages to Iran that if they would help get the last American hostages out of Lebanon, he would reciprocate towards them. They delivered; but coming out of the Gulf War and the end of the Cold War, Bush 41 reneged.
H. MANN LEVERETT: The key thing here is that unlike the conventional wisdom in the United States, particularly inside the Beltway, the Islamic Republic of Iran is fiercely independent in its foreign policy, but it is not implacably anti-American. And so it has periodically worked with the United States--as Flynt said, in Lebanon, but also in Bosnia and Afghanistan. It has negotiated with the United States and other parties on the nuclear issue. They are willing to come to the table. They are willing to work with us. But the key is they will not subordinate their foreign policy to U.S. dictates, to a U.S.-led political and security order. They are determined to make the security order in the Middle East more balanced, where they can pursue an independent foreign policy.
PORTER: Thank you, Flynt and Hillary.
F. LEVERETT: Thank you.
PORTER: Join us, please, for part two of this interview with Hillary Mann Leverett and Flynt Leverett on The Real News Network.


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Wonder if it went like this. "I quit" "you can't quit" "why not" "cause your fired"
Wonder if it went like this. "I quit" "you can't quit" "why not" "cause your fired"
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
We won't "run anyone off" if they play the caliber basketball the elite programs of the nation expect. It doesn't mean the Final Four every year like moron talking heads suggest. But 25 losses in two years and back to back 8 seeds all the while claiming "I don't see the problem here" ISN'T Kentucky-caliber basketball. I'm sure UNC, Kansas, UCLA, Indiana wouldn't expect any different.
If I were a Kentucky fan, I'd be looking at John Beilein from WVU. All the guy ever does is win. He took WVU to the Elite 8 and the Sweet 16 in back to back years, and led a young team, that was picked last in the Big East, to the NIT final four, and nearly the Dance.
He's a proven winner.
"I saw Wedding Crashers accidentally. I bought a ticket for Grizzly Man and went into the wrong theater. After an hour, I figured I was in the wrong theater, but I kept waiting. Thats the thing about bear attacks. They come when you least expect it."-Dwight K. Schrute
I'm kinda sad things didn't work out with Tubby...he's a very likeable guy and represented the university well. Still, I have no doubt that the program will improve with the right coach. The downward trend of the past several years needed to stop.
I'm hoping they hire Tommy Amaker....
Take this for what its worth because its coming from other message boards but the rumor is that Tom Crean will be the man to replace Tubby.
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Delegate Yost to deliver commencement address at RU
Virginia Delegate Joseph Yost, a Radford University alumnus, will be the keynote speaker at Radford University's 2013 Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. on the university's Moffett Lawn.
Elected in 2011 to represent the 12th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, Yost represents the residents of Giles County, parts of Montgomery County and Pulaski County, and the City of Radford.
Yost was born and reared in Giles County and is a graduate of Radford University, earning both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in criminal justice.
"We are excited to welcome back RU alumnus and Delegate Yost to Radford University on this special occasion for our students and their families," Radford President Penelope W. Kyle said. "His leadership and service in both the General Assembly and the local community are great examples for our students as they apply what they have learned at Radford and look with excitement to the future."
At 26, he is the youngest member of the General Assembly and serves on the Education Committee; Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee; and Privileges and Elections Committee. During his time in the House of Delegates, Yost has become a leader on issues relating to education and mental health. In 2012, he was named the "Legislative Rookie of the Year" by the Virginia Education Association, and in 2013 he was named both the "Legislative Champion of the Year" by the Virginia Education Association and the "Legislator of the Year" by the Psychiatric Society of Virginia.
Yost also serves on a number of boards and authorities, including the board of trustees for the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, the Southwest Virginia Health Facilities Authority and the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium, and he chairs the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority.
A resident of Blacksburg, Yost serves as a board member on the Smithfield-Preston Foundation, the Virginia CARES Advisory Board and the NRV Smart Beginnings Business/Community Council. He is also a member of the Giles County and Montgomery County chambers of commerce.
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CEO Jean Thompson (certified Smart Chick) decided a year ago that she wanted to develop a line of good chocolates that women could identify themselves with as well as enjoy, and Chick Chocolates soon emerged. "These are chocolates targeted directly at women taking time to treat themselves every day," states Thompson. She spent months researching and polling women on their attitudes and their indulgent chocolate behavior. Three personalities were discovered to be the most popular, and these have become the new Chick Chocolates. Strong Chick, designed to help its eaters "kick serious butt," is made from 100% RDA calcium-fortified creamy 37% cacao milk chocolate. Nutty Chick, for the crazy ones, contains dry roasted almonds and bits of golden toffee in rich 37% cacao milk chocolate. Extreme Chick, for those brave ones always up for an adventure, features 55% cacao dark chocolate embedded with roasted cacao nibs.
But it was true, and it was, indeed, good. Anticipation was high when we opened up the chocolates, and they did not disappoint. Chick Chocolates are wonderfully rich and creamy enough to satiate any chocolate craving. The ingredients are top quality. The chocolate melts right into your mouth (and sweet tooth), and there is none of that somewhat waxy taste you get with some cheap store-bought chocolate. To sum it up, it was a little blissful bite of heaven. Strong Chick (besides being good for you with all that calcium), was good, simple, elegant chocolate, and can boost anyone's energy level. Extreme Chick was dark and creamy and perfect for dark chocolate aficionados (all you adventurous people). Nutty Chick, my personal favorite, had delightfully crunchy scattered bits of almond and toffee that added flavor and substance as you crunched your way through the milk chocolate. Does that make me zany, for liking it? Perhaps, but anyone could see why.


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Whackaloon. I heard it here and I've used it a few time IRL. The background for racist bagels and cavorting snowpeople wasn't true? It's been so many years, but it was a good story.
I heard batpoo crazy and beandip way before eHell so I don't think eHell originated those terms. ?
So Interesting Assumption isn't ours - it was heard elsewhere and brought here.
I know I first heard "bat-poo crazy" on here, and it has since made its way into my everyday speech. (Well, not EVERY day, but my normal lexicon at least!)
Scritzy's Coke Rule! That has to be from e-hell!!
QuoteScritzy's Coke Rule! That has to be from e-hell!!LOL! Yeah, I think we can definitely claim that one as ours!
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Go pro hero 3 for sick filming
Xo-1, rusty vxl, slash brushless i love traxxas
I want a baja 5t so I can convert it to electric!! But I bought a slash 4x4 so the five t is out for atleast two years
you could always sell the slash Ice.. hehe
God is good.
maybe something from towerhobbies. i am not sure yet, i know at tax time im getting a hero 3 GoPro black.
Take Responsibility do not text and drive.
Empire axe paintball gun
Rc...my wallet hates it...but my brain loves it
All the aluminum upgrades I can get my hand on. A clear body to custom paint myself. And a reciever & motor upgrade!!!! Is that too much to ask?
I made an updated and probably a final list for Christmas.
1: Big Bores for the pede.
2: blue aluminum bearing carriers, pede.
3: blue aluminum steering blocks.
4: blue aluminum shock caps.
5: blue aluminum toe links.
6: Mounted Proline 2.8 Trenchers 4 front offsets, much needed.
7: stock stampede body so I can hook up lights and leave em hooked up.
8: a G.P.S for my bike that at the least will measure max speed, average speed, and distance
9: New shoes.
10: Brushless E-maxx Edition with the blue body...
God is good.
3 days!!
God is good.
I'm SO excited!!!!3 days!!
Is owning 27 RC's too many? No way!
Well for my truck all I want is a new body jconcepts MT Ford, or the Bajr.
Then 2 sets of 2.8 trenchers and 2 sets of rear desperados.
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I want a new workbench. Saw this tonight and was thinking this would be a great replacement for my coffee table.
1: 2 tekin rs pro combos
2: Parts for my vintage Traxxas SRT and TCP.
3: Losi 22T
4: Spektrum DX3C
Simply the best. The beautiful Traxxas SRT and TCP
i want a traxxas summit. but at almost 800 bucks thats not gonna happen for a while. but what i really want is a losi five-t and convert it to electric unless i upgrade it to high heavens with parts to make it even better.
Cameron: That's one nice workbench.. Paint it black then it will match the Traxxas stickers!!
Jato builder: I want an E-Maxx Brushless Edition, don't think it's happening for a while either.. haha
God is good.
I'm sure there's still one out there somewhere...
God is good.
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there is alot i want but wont have cause of money. but time only tells at this point.
What was it at black Friday?
God is good.
Nah just a regular sale at Canadian Tire.
EMBE upgrades
Rpm a arms
FLM chassis and bulkheads
Steel Cvds and driveshafts
Matco tools
Truck parts :
Paint job
Tries for my new centerline wheels
Cheynne Emblems
That's about it lol
We went Christmas shopping for the first time yesterday, always go last minute, and I was asked what I wanted that wasn't rc related and since our wii is broken, I said a new wii...I got a new wii! Now I can play COD online again!
God is good.
One more day!!!!!!!!!!!!
God is good.


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The ExaScale IO (ESIO) library provides simple, high throughput input and output of structured data sets using parallel HDF5. It is designed to support reading and writing of turbulence simulation restart files, but it may be useful in other contexts. The library is written in C99 and may be used by C89 or C++ applications. A Fortran API built atop the F2003 standard ISO_C_BINDING is also available.
comedirecord is an oscilloscope program to record data from a COMEDI-compatible device. Its philosophy is to save the data in its original unfiltered form but allow comfortable viewing of the data during an experiment. One can acquire data from multiple DAQ boards simultaneously, and also append data via an incoming TCP port, which could be a telnet connection into comedirecord or data from another program. Low-pass, high-pass, and notch filters can be switched on for each channel. A DC filter can be switched on, which is useful when observing small voltage changes at a high gain (for example, measuring small temperature changes). The output format is ASCII so that the data can be imported into GNUPLOT, scilab, or octave.
astroPluto is modular Godunov-type code intended mainly for astrophysical applications and high Mach number flows in multiple spatial dimensions. The code embeds different hydrodynamic modules and multiple algorithms to solve the equations describing Newtonian, relativistic, MHD, or relativistic MHD fluids in Cartesian or curvilinear coordinates.
ViTables is a graphical browser for HDF5 and PyTables databases. It can open arbitrarily large files and browse their data and metadata in a variety of ways. Its capabilities include easy navigation through the data hierarchy, displaying of real data and its associated metadata, and simple yet powerful browsing of multidimensional data.
A Web interface for administering VLANs on HP L3 managed Ethernet switches.
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Sefira library is meant to provide a well tested and reasonably optimized implementations of some tree comparison algorithms, so that they can be tried out in practical applications. Finding the largest common subtree of two ordered labeled trees is a problem with increasing applications (e.g. in XML processing and computational biology), on which substantial progress has been made in recent years. However, papers on tree comparison may not be available without subscription to the appropriate journals and even when they are, they generally don't contain executable code, so using the new algorithms is non-trivial. Also, there isn't one "best" algorithm yet. Distance definitions differ, and even for the same edit distance, time complexity can be measured on different tree features.
JDiff is a tool which performs folder recursive comparisons and file comparison based on Myer's minimum set of differences algorithm. Based on this file comparison algorithm, it also provides a 3-way merge, which can run without a graphical interface. JDiff is released as an auto-executable jar file.
Oxygen XML Diff is a complete solution for comparing and merging XML files. It offers both directory and file comparison, six different diff algorithms, and multiple levels of comparison. The comparison can also be performed inside ZIP-based archives (ZIP, JAR, ODF, OOXML). Oxygen XML Diff includes two specialized XML-aware comparison algorithms: XML Accurate, tuned for precise comparison, and XML Fast, tuned for speed at the expense of some accuracy.
Replo is a cross-platform utility for performing syntactically-aware diff, find, and replace operations. It is similar to IntelliJ's "structural find and replace" feature but allows for configurable grammars. With Replo, users can compare, detect, and replace idiomatic structures without worrying about irrelevant stylistic inconsistencies. Common grammars (e.g. C, C++, C#, Java, Ruby) are provided, but users can also leverage ANTLR to define their own.
This program is especially useful when the main difference between the two LaTeX files is in permutation of sections, moved equations, etc. Given 2 LaTeX files, it prepares 2 annotated LaTeX files showing which equations of the 1st file are identical, or close, or similar, to which equations of the 2nd file. It does the same with the pieces of text. It also saves the snippets of text and equations from each text into separate files in 2 new folders, allowing the user to see the difference using a diff program.
owl2vcs is a set of tools designed to facilitate version control of OWL 2 ontologies using version control systems. It contains a commandline diff tool for OWL 2 ontologies integrated with Git and Mercurial. It detects axioms additions and removals, imports' additions and removals, ontology annotations' additions and removals, prefix additions, removals, modifications, and renames, ontology IRI and version IRI changes, and ontology format changes. It supports RDF/XML, OWL/XML, OWL Functional Syntax, Manchester OWL Syntax, and Turtle. It provides a changeset serializer and parser, two formats of changes, compact (like OWL Functional Syntax) and indented (the same, but more readable, using indents instead of parentheses), and four formats of IRIs: Simple, QName, Full, and Label.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd and catcher John Buck from the New York Mets.
Pittsburgh general manager Neal Huntington announced the deal on Tuesday afternoon. The Pirates will send New York minor league infielder Dilson Herrera and a player to be named later in exchange for two veterans Pittsburgh hopes will help the franchise to its first playoff berth in 21 years.
Byrd, 35, is hitting .285 with 21 home runs and 71 RBIs this season and will give the Pirates needed depth in the outfield while leadoff hitter Starling Marte recovers from a wrist injury.
Buck, 33, is batting .215 with 15 home runs and 60 RBIs. Since the beginning of the 2010 season, Buck's 63 home runs as a catcher rank third in the majors.
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Is there a public spreadsheet showing which referees have been selected by the BFA Refereeing Committee for Junior World Cups and proposed to the EFC for championships?
Also who are the selectors?
I could not find this info on the BFA site. I believe Murray Morisson is the Director responsible for this and Ian Hunter the Chair.


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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ...
An Empire has spread across the galaxy, and the few remaining Jedi defend themselves against the Sith. At the same time, a dispute over trade and treaties is interrupted by ... General Luke Skywalker?
A little confused?
That's because these familiar elements from "Star Wars" lore are part of George Lucas' rough draft for the first movie ("Episode IV: A New Hope" for the uninitiated), illustrated for the first time by Dark Horse Comics as "The Star Wars." The first of eight issues of the comic book series is out now.
When Luke is a much older man, Vader doesn't wear a helmet, Han Solo resembles a lizard and there is a character named Kane Starkiller, it might take some getting used to. But it's a fascinating part of movie history, no doubt.
CNN spoke separately to J.W. Rinzler, who adapted Lucas' script for comics, and artist Mike Mayhew.
CNN: What captured your interest when adapting this script?
Rinzler: It's so similar and yet so different at the same time. All the puzzle pieces are there but arranged to form a different picture. You've got Sith and Jedi, you've got a desert planet. You've got a planet with twin suns, an imperial city and a cloud city. When I read the rough draft, it had all those things which made me want to make it into a comic book. It's such a great story, George is a great storyteller.
CNN: Was it difficult to illustrate this story from a script written nearly 40 years ago?
Mayhew: Not at all. I've been in comics 20 years, and when I read the rough draft, I thought, I can make a comic of this tomorrow. It was just a very well-written screenplay, and that's what a comic book script is. This is genuinely George's first complete screenplay story of this tale, and it's wildly different.
You can see why some of it was changed because there's no way they could have done it. It was just too ambitious.
When you look at movies now like "Avatar" and "The Avengers," it seems prophetic. Audiences expect all that action and set pieces, and one thing after another. I'm sure back then they looked at this and thought, "What's this guy thinking?"
The other interesting thing is you see the origins of the characters we know and love. Darth Vader is kind of a general, he's one of the main heavies but he's not a lord of the Sith. Here, Vader is really three characters: General Vader, this Lord of the Sith named Valorum, and this mechanical man. You think you know these characters and then you discover their truer origins.
CNN: What do you think fans will take away from this book?
Rinzler: Based on early fan feedback from the first issue, they're really enjoying this alternate universe, and they're getting to read a story that's being told by George. Even through my adaptation, you feel his voice. You see many of the things you love in "Star Wars" but in a slightly different way.
You have the Tusken raider moment surging in front of the binoculars, except it's not a Tusken raider, it's a different character. Fans are saying they're reading it two or three times to take it all in.
Mayhew: This to me is the greatest "what if" story in comics. What if this made it to the screen? The mind reels at the possibilities.
CNN: Is there one particular thing that is farthest away from the "Star Wars" we know and love?
Rinzler: Everyone seems to latch onto the fact that Han is a big green alien. That's pretty far! He doesn't have his own ship. His character is probably the most different, although he can already talk to Wookies. It's fascinating to see all this stuff starting out, in a way.
What's really fun is that R2-D2 talks in this one. There's a couple of points where I felt like "R2-D2 should say something here," and I added a line and that was really fun.
Mayhew: The characters in this story are much different than the characters in "Star Wars." The relationships are a lot different and to me, more intense. Leia's story is a little more complicated, and she's more a part of the action. Annikin is more of a trained Jedi than Luke was. The older General Skywalker to me is so much cooler than Obi-Wan. This character is like Captain America, a bigger than life hero.
CNN: Is there a possibility that this alternate version of "Star Wars" could live on beyond these eight issues, at least in the fans' minds?
Rinzler: Fans have been asking already about this, because so many things are hinted at particularly in the first issue, about the past, or characters in the periphery, or just spoken of and not seen. They'd love to see those mysteries explained, but we have a little movie called "Episode VII" coming up and that will take precedence.


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For the nipple lovers on this site like me, let's discuss our love for nips, and post some pics of nipple play or some dudes with hot nips.
Ok, let's go!
For the nipple lovers on this site like me, let's discuss our love for nips, and post some pics of nipple play or some dudes with hot nips.
Ok, let's go!
my nips are a major erogenous zone for me ... they are directly connected to my dick. i'm not into pain, but i get off on licking 'em, sucking 'em, nibbling on 'em, tweaking 'em, lightly pinching 'em, kissing 'em ... you get my drift.
i feel bad for guys whose nipples aren't sensitive -- the feeling is exquisite.
as for pictures, i like to check out the thread started by "pornoboy" that has cartoons and drawings instead of actual photos. it is amazing that artists seem to accentuate a man's nipples and give them the attention they deserve. check it out.
I too have majorly sensitive nipples and love having them worked........It has been known for me to cum just through nipple play!
Take enjoy nipple play for man to man foreplay.
Nipples are totally hot! This is me after launching a load.
OMG I go wild when someone licks or plays with my nipples! Instant hard-on!
I am SHOCKED that Lil Bit seems not to have discovered this thread, yet!
Keep smilin'!!
WISDOM is the Knowledge you've gained ... After you could have used it! _Me
I love having my nipples played with or clamped up!
wouldn't it be hot to have a 'nipple party' where the only touching or body contact that is permitted is fingers or tongues (plus lips and teeth) to nipples. only the nips get any attenton. have 8-10 guys there who all think like we do. i would go absolutely wild ...
Li'l Bit approves of this thread.
Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite to a party. ~Joan Crawford
I need my guy to have sexy nips or its a deal breaker.
So do you prefer having your nipple pinched or are you a fan of sucking and tongue work? Personally having mine sucked is the best. I would love to have someone just sucking them for hours until i came, just pure worship of my nipples!
I get turned on by having my nipples played with, Play with my nipples and my cock goes hard.
Love mine twisted or nibbled and sometimes bitten. Not too hard of course lol. One of mine is more sensitive than the other for some reason. Play with the left one and it's like an on button for nx cock!
You look like you are really enjoying what ever you are doing
I also have very sensitive nipples and get great joy of mine being sucked, licked and played with I really enjoy doing the same to a guy. Nipples are great fun.
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WISDOM is the Knowledge you've gained ... After you could have used it! _Me
A friend informed me he was one of those guys who didn't think much about his nipples and certainly never considered them a pleasure zone during sex. I told him he'd simply not met the right guy yet.
Well, it happened a few days ago! And he was very excited to tell me about the guy who awakened his nipples with lots of tonguing, licking, kissing and sucking. The guy knows the erotic potential of nipples and simply treated my friend's chest the way he treats his other playmates. My friend, to his astonishment, shot a huge load as his nipples were being worked, and he is now a FIRM believer! So happy for him. It is disappointing to meet guys who say they have no interest in their nipples or anyone else's -- but let's be positive and urge them to keep an open mind. They need to meet the right guy!
^ ^ ^ thanx for sharing that, journo25. glad that your friend is now a 'convert!' I too am into gentle nipple play -- not the hard biting, twisting, etc. -- but the sense that my partner is making passionate love to 'em. that is all I need to explode and the sensation is as good as it gets.
drenched guys ... long-haired guys ... foodsex guys ...
myine are so sensitive I can play with them and cum I feel the orgasm first in my ass then it wells up love it.
Guys' nips ARE as sensitive as Girls'! Same type of tissue and resolution of nerve endings.
What's even MORE Sensitive, though, are your Hands and Feet.
And, the part of you that's the MOST Sensitive is your Anus!
Keep smilin'!!
WISDOM is the Knowledge you've gained ... After you could have used it! _Me
"Yoinked" from M4P
Keep smilin'!!
WISDOM is the Knowledge you've gained ... After you could have used it! _Me
Same here, it immediately gives me a hard on, nipple play is the best turn on
That would be my biggest fantasy too
Just wonderful lets do it!!
I rub my precum in my nipples whenever I jerk off. It heightens the experience. I'm doing it right now.


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FARMVILLE, Va. — The University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team was a 15-10 winner over Longwood on Saturday for the team's first win of the season.
Laura Puccia and Nicole Grote scored four goals apiece for the Wildcats and Kathleen O'Keefe recorded 10 saves.
UNH improved to 1-5 to mark the first career victory for first-year head coach Sarah Albrecht. Longwood is now 5-2.
UNH hosts Columbia (N.Y.) on Tuesday.
Dover trio sweeps Epping race
EPPING — Dover's Nathan Huppe, Casey Carroll and Ben Finnigan took the top three spots in Saturday's third annual Pursuit of the Holy Grail 5K road race.
Huppe, 33, finished first in 16 minutes, 4 seconds. Carroll crossed the finish line in 16:32 and 16-year old Finnigan, a St. Thomas Aquinas High School sophomore, made it a Garrison-City sweep of the top three at 16:39.
UNH gymnastics second at Ohio meet
KENT, Ohio — The University of New Hampshire gymnastics team scored a 194.675 to finish in second place at Friday night's Kent State quad-meet. The Wildcats concluded the regular season with a record of 17-7 following wins over Southeast Missouri State (194.025) and Cornell (192.450) and a loss to the host and 22nd-ranked Golden Flashes (195.975).
The Wildcats started the meet strong with first-place finishes on floor exercise from Erika Rudiger and Hannah Barile, who totaled matching marks of 9.825. Courtney Connors and Barile led the way on vault with co-team high scores of 9.775. On balance beam, Kayla Gray finished first with a 9.950 mark.
UNH will compete in the 2013 EAGL championship next Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Patriots re-sign Talib, Arrington; release Lloyd
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have released receiver Brandon Lloyd and re-signed defensive backs Aqib Talib, Kyle Arrington and Adrian Wilson.
The team made the announcements on Saturday.
Arrington tied for the NFL lead in 2011 with seven interceptions. Wilson is a five-time Pro Bowl selection who holds the NFL record for most sacks in a season by a defensive back, eight, and is the sixth player in NFL history to record 25 sacks and 25 interceptions in his career.
Talib was acquired by New England in a trade with Tampa Bay on Nov. 1 for a 2013 fourth-round draft pick. He started in five of six games for New England after the trade and had 19 tackles and an interception that he returned 59 yards for a touchdown.
Lloyd had 74 receptions for 911 yards and four touchdowns last season for New England, with 12 receptions for 102 yards and one touchdown in two playoff games.


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Manchester United look to be chasing Brazilian youngster Leo Baptistao after Sir Alex Ferguson send his brother Martin to watch the Rayo Vallecano star.
The 20-year-old has been in impressive form for the club from Madrid's suburbs in his debut season for the senior side and this has been noticed by scouts from Old Trafford, according to AS.
Formerly a teammate of Neymar at Santos in his youth days, Baptistao moved to Spain as a 16-year-old but it is only his first season in the first team.
Martin Ferguson is one of the Old Trafford boss' most trusted scouts in Europe and his reported presence at Rayo's 3-1 victory over local rivals Getafe would indicate Manchester United are seriously considering a move for Baptistao.
They will have been impressed by what they have seen of the young Brazilian as he has already notched six times this season, while also getting four assists.
Manchester United have a wealth of attacking talent with Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez and Danny Welbeck, while promising youngster Angelo Henriquez is currently on loan at Wigan Athletic.
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One speculation, first suggested in 1883, is that the occurrence of the Peshtigo and Chicago fires on the same day was not just a coincidence, but that all the major fires that occurred in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin on that day were caused by the impact of fragments from Comet Biela. This theory was revived in a 1985 book[12] and investigated in a 2004 paper to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.[13] Scientists with expertise in the area dispute that meteorites can ignite a fire; meteorites are cold to the touch when they reach the Earth's surface, and there are no credible reports of any fire anywhere having been started by a meteorite.[14][15] Additionally, various aspects of the behaviors of the Chicago and Peshtigo fires attributed to extraterrestrial intervention have more mundane explanations.[16] In any event, no external source of ignition was needed; numerous small fires were already burning in the area after a tinder-dry summer,[6][17] generating so much smoke that the Green Island Light was kept lit 24 hours a day for weeks before the main fire.[18] All that was needed to generate the firestorm, as well as other fires in the Midwest, were the winds from the front that moved in that evening.[17]
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A Packers fan is crediting pressure from fellow fans in helping get back his stolen ring.
Steve Tate, of De Forest, has been a fixture at Packers games since 1998, often wearing his foam cheesehead with "NFL Owner" written on it.
Tate's oversized commemorative Super Bowl XLV ring was taken at a fundraiser May 24 near West Bend. He handed it to a fan, but never got it back.
Press-Gazette Media reports a package with the ring arrived in the mail Wednesday.
Tate says he believes the ring is his. He says he's unconcerned about why the item was taken and who took. But he thinks societal pressures helped the person do the right thing.
Tate had previously received two offers to replace the ring, which cost him $160.


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Submission + - Nationwide Google Fiber Deployment Would Cost $140 Billion (businessinsider.com) 2
An anonymous reader writes: For a lot of U.S. internet users, Google Fiber sounds too good to be true — 1Gbps speeds for prices similar to much slower plans from current providers. Google is testing the service now in Kansas City, but what would it take for them to roll it out to the rest of the country? Well, according to a new report from Goldman Sachs, the price tag would be over $140 billion. Not even Google has that kind of cash laying around. From the report: '... if Google devoted 25% of its $4.5bn annual capex to this project, it could equip 830K homes per year, or 0.7% of US households. As such, even a 50mn household build out, which would represent less than half of all US homes, could cost as much as $70bn. We note that Jason Armstrong estimates Verizon has spent roughly $15bn to date building out its FiOS fiber network covering an area of approximately 17mn homes.' Meanwhile, ISPs like Time Warner aren't sure the demand exists for 1Gbps internet, so it's unlikely they'll leap to invest in their own build-out.


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Opal Ratcliff Stegman
Opal Ratcliff Stegman, 95 of Pine Bluff, Benton and recently residing in Baton Rouge, LA died Tuesday, Aug 9, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA. Opal was born August 11, 1915 in Willow, to the late Ella Brumley Ratcliff and Frank A. Ratcliff. She was reared and educated at Dellar. and had been employed as a dietician at Jefferson Hospital in Pine Bluff. Opal was a member of Greenlee Baptist Church in Pine Bluff.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Stegman whom she married in Sheridan; three brothers Lavern, Conway and Wallace Ratcliff and two sisters, Berta Fikes and Frankie Payne
She is survived by two daughters, Helen Merchant of Baton Rouge, LA and Cornelia Mendenhall of Benton; one sister, Melba Thompson of Fort Walton Beach, FL; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday, August 12 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Pine Bluff.
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The town of Grafton's temporary restraining order to prohibit the Grafton and Upton Railroad's delivery of four 80,000 gallons propane storage tanks will stand to at least until mid-January.
The town was seeking a declaratory and preliminary injunction Friday in U.S. District Court to enforce its cease-and-desist order against the Grafton and Upton Railroad Co. and its president, Jon Delli Priscoli, and to prevent the company from delivering four storage tanks.
Mr. Priscoli is planning to construct a propane storage facility at the railroad company site at 42 Westboro Road.
However, the Grafton Board of Selectmen says the five-acre site is in a residential district under the town's zoning bylaws and is also located in the water supply protection overlay district. In addition, an elementary school, a town library branch and many homes are all close by.
Grafton and Upton Railroad asserts that, other than the fire safety review, it is exempt from application of state and local regulations under the doctrine of federal pre-emption.
After hearing arguments Friday, Judge Timothy S. Hillman extended the temporary restraining order and took under advisement the motion for preliminary injunction. In addition, the judge ordered the parties to complete the limited discovery needed for a jury-waived bench trial set for 9 a.m. Jan. 14.
Judge Hillman said the Grafton and Upton Railroad cannot transport any storage tanks nor do any construction other than on the actual rails on its 16.5-mile stretch of railroad until the outcome of the trial.
Serving as Grafton town counsel, Ginny S. Kremer, of Bowman & Penski, said the town is in the process of filing a petition with the federal Surface Transportation Board seeking an order with regard to the scope of pre-emption under the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act.
Ms. Kremer claimed the route to transport the first of four storage tanks changed twice and the Grafton chief of police didn't know where he was escorting this "giant, massive tank." Although the state Department of Transportation did check out all the state bridges, Ms. Kremer said her clients have no way of knowing if two bridges in Grafton were properly inspected and could handle the 225,000 pound load.
Attorney John A. Mavricos, representing the Grafton and Upton Railroad, stressed that pre-emption deals with the permitting process and has nothing to do with safety standards. He argued the town can't stop the railroad if it hasn't violated any law.
Mr. Mavricos said the town has failed to show it has suffered irrevocable harm from any construction or potential transportation of the tanks. He did claim, however, the railroad has suffered "significant" harm because of the town's interference.
As to the propane transfer facility posing a threat to the town's water supply, Mr. Mavricos said propane has to drop to 45 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit, to become a liquid, and that would be a "cold day in hell."


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News Corporation, Sky Deutschland AG and its New Bank Syndicate Reach Agreement on Financing Measures
New York, NY – January 14, 2013 – News Corporation today announced it has reached an agreement with Sky Deutschland AG ("Sky Deutschland") and its new bank syndicate to support both a new financing structure and the issuance of €438 million of new equity.
The new bank financing, which will be guaranteed by News Corporation, will replace Sky Deutschland's current bank debt facilities. Additionally, News Corporation will guarantee certain rights payments associated with Sky Deutschland's Bundesliga broadcasting license and support the raising of additional funds of €438 million (which includes the outstanding €144 million of equity under the capital measures announced by Sky Deutschland on February 2, 2012) to support Sky Deutschland on the continuing execution of its strategy.
"We have always believed in Sky Deutschland's ability to transform the pay TV experience in Germany and Austria and this new financing structure further validates that longstanding commitment," said Chase Carey, President and Chief Operating Officer, News Corporation. "News Corporation's continued investment underscores the value we see in Sky Deutschland and the significant market opportunities it faces, and reflects our confidence in its management team and their strategies for growth."
Under the new financing structure, Sky Deutschland's existing bank debt facilities will be repaid in full and be replaced by a new €300 million five-year bank credit facility. News Corporation has committed to provide a guarantee to Sky Deutschland's lending banks and to act as guarantor to the German Football League (DFL) for Sky Deutschland's new Bundesliga broadcasting license for the 2013/14 to 2016/17 seasons in an amount of up to 50 percent of the license fee per season. In addition, News Corporation has agreed to extend the maturity of existing shareholder loans of €106 million plus accrued interest.
The €438 million of new equity includes a private placement today of 77.9 million new registered shares in Sky Deutschland issued to News Corporation at a price of €4.46 per new share for an aggregate price of €347.4 million. On registration, News Corporation's stake in Sky Deutschland will increase from 49.9 percent to 54.5 percent.
The remaining funds of €90.6 million to reach an aggregate of €438 million are expected to be raised by Sky Deutschland through a rights offering of new registered shares to be offered to Sky Deutschland shareholders. In order to ensure that the overall proceeds to Sky Deutschland amount to €438 million, News Corporation will provide a loan if the rights offering is not fully subscribed. News Corporation has committed to fully exercise its subscription rights, including those that will result from today's private placement, and has the right to subscribe in whole or in part for any new shares that are not subscribed for by other Sky Deutschland shareholders.
As a result of this transaction Sky Deutschland will become a consolidated entity of News Corporation.
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REPORT: Palm oil market and sustainability in India
The report underscores the negative environmental and social impacts of unsustainable palm oil plantations and highlights initiatives underway to address these issues, such as the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
It also focuses on the actions that the Indian government and companies operating in India can take to support sustainability in the palm oil sector.
India is the world's largest consumer of palm oil and is responsible for 23% of the global consumption in 2011-12. It is highly dependent on Indonesia for its palm oil supply, with Indonesia supplying almost 73% of India's local demand. The country therefore plays a key role in the global trade of palm oil and likewise can play a key role in making that trade more sustainable.


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How Do We Know Our Engagement Efforts Are Paying Off?
Dear By the Numbers:
You should be able to gauge the impact of your employee engagement efforts almost immediately. Most engagement programs produce their strongest gains in the early waves. The range is typically 5 to 15 basis points, with one basis point equaling 1/100th of a percent.
It should be easy at this stage to link changes in engagement levels to documented, positive changes in key business outcomes. The most common relationships are links to retention, attrition, productivity, sick days and a variety of other important business outputs.
Different engagement programs produce different definitions of engagement (and disengagement) so there are no standards or averages across all programs. That being said, most experts agree that you need a ratio of at least two to one of engaged employees to disengaged employees to start achieving business gains associated with engagement. Personally, I think you should target a three-to-one ratio.
Typically, and unfortunately, organizations often mirror the flow of a relationship, as in a marriage. As with a couple's relationship, companies often go through three stages in their employee engagement program.
Stage one is the honeymoon. The new approach creates energy, overcomes mistrust and reaps the low-hanging fruit of giving managers the basics for productive employee conversations, known as "bottom-up" engagement. In this stage, an organization becomes competitive on engagement and targets industry benchmarks. This stage tends to produce strong wave-over-wave gains of five to 15 basis points. The honeymoon typically last for two to three waves, with each wave being equivalent to about one year's duration.
Stage two is when the strong gains of the honeymoon are replaced by much smaller gains as the relationship matures. The low-hanging fruit has all been reaped. Now, the organization struggles to create the same level of energy around its strategic decisions on engagement. This is the reverse approach, known as "top-down engagement" in the parlance of consultants. During this stage it is harder to prove strong linkage to positive business gains. Many times, the focus is on maintaining or protecting gains made during the honeymoon period. Stage two usually lasts for two to three waves.
By stage three, an organization is looking for a change–similar to the proverbial seven-year itch of a marriage. It is driven by a need to break out of the mold in a mature relationship. Lacking strategic advice, and weary of bottom-up engagement, the organization produces flat to potentially negative engagement results. Rumors surface that managers are gaming the system. This is this stage at which organizations typically start searching for a new engagement partner.
The good news is that three stages don't have to exist in your company. The best practice is to make employee engagement a continuous process, completely integrated in year-round business management and planning. Engagement should be viewed as a strategic effort integrated with and aligned to the workforce strategy.
In summary, you can ensure long-term progress and honeymoon-like engagement by focusing on some core pillars:
- Align your program to key business strategies
- Focus less on the process and more on targeted outcomes
- Design the program to optimize both strategic insight and tactical advice
- Maximize the role of senior leaders and avoid putting all engagement responsibilities on your managers
Utilize dynamic technology to keep up with the real-time pace of business.
Source: Scott Ahlstrand, Right Management, Philadelphia, April 26, 2013
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Photo: Golden Eagle fans got their first glimpse of newcomers Chase Dunn (left) and Liam McMorrow Thursday night.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -– It didn't take long for coach Mike Sutton's "new look" Golden Eagles to make a good impression on Tennessee Tech basketball fans in Eblen Center Thursday night.
Like, three minutes.
Tech raced out to a quick lead and kept the pace on "explosive" mode all the way to a 95-46 exhibition victory over Carson-Newman College.
Junior guard Zach Bailey ignited a balanced attack that featured a variety of slam dunks to keep the crowd roaring.
Redshirt freshman guard Chase Dunn topped Tech with 15 points, including 13 in the second half as he went 3-for-4 from long range. Bailey finished with 13, all in the first half.
Junior transfer Liam McMorrow had 11 points and six rebounds in his Golden Eagle debut, while Jud Dillard added 10 points and led the team with seven rebounds. Zac Swansey, playing his first game after a redshirt season, had eight assists and two steals.
Senior Charles Newton, playing in front of his family including his grandfather, C.M. Newton (former head coach at Vanderbilt and Alabama, A.D. at Kentucky and chairman of the NCAA Basketball Committee), added six points, four assists and three steals.
Antonio Sullivan led Carson-Newman with 14 points and five rebounds while Ishmael Sanders had 12 points.
By halftime, the Golden Eagles had the contest in control with a 44-14 lead.
Part of the first half domination was Tech's deadly accuracy from the field, hitting 57 percent (16-for-28) including 4-for-9 from long distance.
Part of the difference was due to relentless defense by the Golden Eagles, who forced Carson-Newman into 10 percent (3-for-28) shooting from the field. The Eagles were 1-for-10 from beyond the arc.
Zach Bailey had a pair of 3-pointers as Tech raced out to a 14-3 lead in the first three minutes. The lead hit 20 points with seven minutes remaining in the half as Jud Dillard hit a jumper to make it 29-9.
With 1:39 to play, Tech went ahead by 30 points as Liam McMorrow's dunk pushed the lead to 42-12.
Nine of the 12 players who saw action in the first half put points on the board. For the game, 13 of 14 players scored (only Matt Marseille was scoreless, playing just two minutes before an injury sidelined him).
Tech shot 59.4 percent in the second half, finishing the game with a 58.3 mark (35-for-60). The Golden Eagles were 8-for-17 from long range and had a 51-30 advantage in rebounds.
Carson-Newman bumped its shooting mark to 31 percent in the second half, finishing the game at 21 percent (12-for-57).
Now the Golden Eagles turn their attention to opening the regular season at North Carolina State. Tech visits the Wolfpack on Friday, Nov. 12, for a 6 p.m. CST contest.
Following a second road contest at East Tennessee on Nov. 20, coach Mike Sutton's squad makes its Eblen Center regular season debut on Tuesday, Nov. 23, when Appalachian State comes calling for a 7 p.m. tilt.
Season tickets are on sale online at TTUsports.com, at the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center, or by calling (931) 372-3940.


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A man has pleaded guilty to murdering a couple in their Melbourne home.
Robert Adamson, 65, and his wife, Cheryl, 60, were found dead in February at the back of their Murrumbeena home.
Appearing via video link from prison during a brief hearing in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday, Thomas James Hemming, 21, also of Murrumbeena, pleaded guilty to two counts of murder.
He faces a directions hearing in the Victorian Supreme Court later this month.
Mr Adamson worked as an accountant and his wife was the senior teacher librarian at Melbourne Grammar School's primary school, Grimwade House.
Mrs Adamson's colleagues discovered the bodies in the couple's home when she failed to show up for work.


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Welcome to the WrestlingINC.com WWE Saturday Morning Slam Recap.
- We are welcomed to the show by the voice-over guy and a graphic is shown for Ryback vs. Damien Sandow. They show a short highlight package of both men narrated by our host.
- We go to the arena as Ryback makes his entrance. Josh Mathews is on commentary with Brad Maddox. Damien Sandow, accompanied by Cody Rhodes, makes his entrance.
Ryback vs. Damien Sandow
They lock up and Ryback shoves Sandow on his butt. Sandow goes to the floor to regroup and when Ryback goes out, Sandow goes back in and does a cartwheel. Ryback gets back in and connects with a super delayed vertical suplex. Ryback continues with power moves in the ring as we go to break.
Ryback hits a splash off the 2nd buckle for a 2 count as we return. Sandow side-steps a charging Ryback in the corner; they cut to Josh and Brad upon impact. Sandow takes control and works the left arm of Ryback. Sandow drops knees on the left arm as we cut to Josh and Brad. Sandow hits the Elbow of Disdain for 2.
Ryback catches Sandow off the ropes and drops him. Cody grabs Ryback's leg from under the ropes but Ryback just drags his body into the ring. Sandow is unable to take advantage of the distraction and Ryback takes his head off with a clothesline. Ryback hits Shell Shock for the win.
Winner by pin: Ryback
- This week's Saturday Morning Spotlight is Mick Foley. They show highlights from his 2 weeks in charge.
- We cut to the locker room where Cody is complaining to Mick Foley that that wasn't fair. Foley says it wasn't fair that Cody interjected himself into the match. Foley says it's only fair that Cody faces Kane next and Sandow is banned from ringside.
- Back from a break as Cody makes his entrance followed by Kane.
Kane vs. Cody Rhodes
Maddox says that Cody should have at least have gotten a chance to comb through his mustache before being forced into a match on such short notice. Kane tosses Cody through the ropes and to the floor. There is a sign in the crowd right in front of the hard camera that is blurred. I should go check my DVR from RAW; I don't recall an inappropriate or otherwise note-worthy sign.
Kane stays in control in the ring. He lifts Cody high over his head and threatens to throw him onto the announce table but he just drops him on the mat. Cody screams at the fans at ringside that he didn't ask for this match. Cody begs-off in the ring as we go to commercial.
- Brodus Clay brings us this week's PSA telling us to not try this at home. He says even as a little funkasaurus on Planet Funk he would never had attempted the moves he saw on TV.
- Back to action as Cody drop toe-holds Kane to the top turnbuckle and takes him down into a side headlock. Kane gets up and out but Cody hits a nice dropkick for 2 and goes back to a headlock. Kane escapes with a suplex and starts a flurry; he hits Cody with a side slam for 2. Kane goes up top and flies off with a clothesline.
Cody sees the chokeslam coming and escapes to the floor while dropping Kane's throat across the top rope. Cody runs back in and hits The Disaster Kick but we only see Josh's animated reaction which actually makes the move seem more impactful than it probably looked. Cody only gets 2. Cody goes up top but Kane catches him with a big boot on the way down for the win.
Winner by pin: Kane
Josh signs off with no mention of WrestleMania.
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33 games in 31 days: Game #12: Roy Halladay wins his seventeenth start as the Phils hold on to defeat the Brewers, 5-3.
Roy Halladay pitches his way into his seventeenth win of the season as the Phils turn back the Brewers to win, 5-3.
The Phils took the lead in the first as, with two men on, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits a three-run home run, his thirty-second home run of the season, knocking in Shane Victorino, who had started the game off with a single, then went to third on Hunter Pence's single, and Pence, who had just singled, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the seventh as, with two men on, and with two men out, Raul Ibanez hits an RBI single, knocking in Placido Polanco, who had earlier doubled, giving the Phils a 4-0 lead, while sending Howard, who had been intentionally walked, up to second base. Two batters later, after Pete Orr had hit a single, loading up the bases as Howard stopped at third and Ibanez had went up to second base, Carlos Ruiz hits an RBI single, scoring Howard, giving the Phils a 5-0 lead, while moving up a base both Ibanez and Orr. The Brewers got on the scoreboard in their half of the seventh as. with a runner on third, and with one man out, Yuniesky Betancourt hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Casey McGehee, who had earlier doubled, moved up to third on Taylor Green's ground out, 4-3, cutting the Phils' lead down to 5-1, although neither team's broadcast crew are sure that McGehee had actually touched home plate, as Ruiz had blocked part of home plate and the home plate umpire had never made a safe signal. The Brewers then cut the Phils' lead down to 5-2 in the ninth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Betancourt hits an RBI single, knocking in Prince Fielder, who had earlier singled, moved up to second base on McGehee's walk, then stopped at third on Jerry Hairston's ground out, 5-3, while sending McGehee, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Hairston's ground out. The Brewers then made it a 5-3 Phils' lead as Jonathan Lucroy's sacrifice fly, scoring McGehee. That would end up being the final score, as Ryan Madson finally ended the threat by getting George Kottaras to ground out, 4-3, for the final out, as he recorded his twenty-ninth save of the season.
Roy Halladay (17-5, 2.44) gets the win as he went eight innings, giving up a run on four hits and three walks, as he struck out nine. Antonio Bastardo pitched to two batters, getting neither one out, as he gave up two runs on a hit and a walk. Ryan Madson recorded his twenty-ninth save of the year as he pitched an inning, giving up a hit. Shaun Marcum (12-6, 3.25) took the lost, as he went six and two-thirds innings, giving up five runs on nine hits and four walks, striking out two. Takashi Saito, Francisco Rodriguez and Kameron Loe combined for two and one-third scoreless innings, giving up two hits (Saito), while striking out two (Saito (1), Loe (1)) between them.
The Phils had eleven hits in the ballgame, with Pete Orr leading the team with three hits, all singles. Raul Ibanez (Singles, RBI) and Carlos Ruiz (Singles, RBI) both followed with two hits each. Shane Victorino (Single), Placido Polanco (Double), Hunter Pence (Single) and Ryan Howard (Home Run, 3 RBIs) had the other four Phils' hits.
The Phils (93-48, 1st East) will continue their series with the Brewers (85-61, 1st Central) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Miller Park and will start at 7:10 pm EDT (6:10 CDT). The Phils will send to the mound Cliff Lee (16-7, 2.47), who is coming off a win against the Braves on September 5, as he pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just five hits, while striking out six, in the Phils' 9-0 win. He will be going for his seventeenth win, while trying to pitch the Phils to their sixth straight win. The Brewers will counter with Randy Wolf (12-9, 3.47), who is coming off a win against the Cardinals on September 5, as he pitched eight innings, giving up a run on four hits and two walks, while striking out five, in the Brewers' 4-1 win. Wolf will see if he can slow down his old team. The Phils will be trying to increase their present winning streak to six games.


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