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When he retired last year after three decades of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins, Ben Carson bought an organ. Carson has the money to buy a nice one. As he acknowledged in an address at last month's Conservative Political Action Conference, he is comfortably in the 1 percent.
Carson, 62, references his financial security regularly. The effect is, in part, to deflect suspicion that he's trying to cash in as a television commentator (he's now a Fox News contributor) or as an author (he's got a new book out next month, One Nation: What We Can All Do To Save America's Future). Carson has already achieved the highest level of status in medical practice, profited on the boards of Fortune 500 companies and, perhaps most impressively, had a made-for-TV movie about his life in which he was portrayed by Cuba Gooding, Jr. The other half of why Carson talks of his own success and status: He wants you to know that you, and any American, can achieve the same.
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But Carson's organ is languishing. "I think the Good Lord had a different plan," he said when we met recently.
Last February, Carson delivered a politically charged invocation at the traditionally non-political National Prayer Breakfast. With Barack Obama seated 10 feet to his right, Carson's prayer transfigured into a 27-minute admonishing of Obamacare. The speech garnered over three million YouTube views in the ensuing 14 months, which have been a barrage of Ben Carson media appearances and speaking engagements as a darling of the right-wing media. "After the prayer breakfast, things just exploded," Carson said.
In October, Carson made headlines again when he said that the Affordable Care Act's framework of mandates, insurance exchanges and federal subsidies amounted to "the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery." He meant the comparison literally. "It is slavery in a way," Carson, who is African American, went on, "because it is making all of us subservient to the government, and it was never about health care. It was about control."
That sense of loss of control over the practice of medicine is what has brought many doctors recently to become vocal in discussions of policy. Several dozen are even running for Congress this year, most as Republicans.
But it's Carson who has become one of those curious media stars that often shoots through American politics nowadays—so suddenly popular among conservatives that he bested such 2016 hopefuls as Chris Christie, Scott Walker and Marco Rubio at the CPAC straw poll. Though he does not identify with a political party—he says parties should be dissolved—Carson has spent months speaking to largely GOP audiences, elucidating a deeply Christian, libertarian vision of what the Founding Fathers had in mind. "I began to travel around and see enormous, record-breaking crowds everywhere, that people were just thirsting for common sense," he told me. "You couple that with the fact that many people feel hopeless, particularly a lot of elderly people who tell me, 'Until you started talking, I just wanted to die. Because I don't see America as the land of the free and the home of the brave anymore.'"
Carson has a penchant for this sort of over-the-top sound-bite, and a super PAC has gathered in his honor—the descriptively named the National Draft Ben Carson Committee—that raised nearly $2.4 million in the first three months of the year on behalf of a prospective run for the presidency in 2016. Already the group is running ads and is reportedly in the process of hiring regional directors—all this despite the fact that Carson denies political aspirations. He does, however, think that there ought to be more doctors involved in politics and policy. He likes to mention in his book and speeches that five physicians signed the Declaration of Independence. But unless he receives another call from the good lord, Carson says with a trained furling of the brow, he is simply a concerned citizen. If that's the extent of it, Ben Carson is one very concerned citizen.


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Sacrificing Africa for Climate Change
Western policies seem more interested in carbon-dioxide levels than in life expectancy.
Every year environmental groups celebrate a night when institutions in developed countries (including my own university) turn off their lights as a protest against fossil fuels. They say their goal is to get America and Europe to look from space like Africa: dark, because of minimal energy use.
But that is the opposite of what's desired by Africans I know. They want Africa at night to look like the developed world, with lights in every little village and with healthy people, living longer lives, sitting by those lights. Real...

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Movie Cliches 101: Plagiarizing Yourself/
If there are only six good stories -- or is it twelve? twenty-three? forty-two? -- how many good lines are there? Clearly Aaron Sorkin thinks there is a limited supply. Write something good once, might as well write it again, right?
It's been out and around for awhile but I still find "Sorkinisms -- A Supercut" kind of remarkable.


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Last night, some of the best chefs in Chicago set up shop in Lincoln Park for the Green City Market's Chefs' BBQ Benefit, which helps raise money for educational initiatives at the market. The original plan was to try and eat every single dish, but considering there were over 80 restaurants at the event, I had to make do with sampling as much as I could. I did pretty well. Check out the slideshow of some of my favorite dishes from the event, including way more lamb sausage than I had any right to expect.


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An enduring star of stage and screen, Anthony Hopkins is now best known as the creepy and manipulative serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. After first making a name for himself as a stage actor in England, Anthony Hopkins made his big screen debut in the 1968 film The Lion in Winter (co-starring Katharine Hepburn). He worked in television and movies throughout the 1970s and '80s, including the ventriloquist's-dummy-gone-wild feature film Magic (1978) and David Lynch's The Elephant Man (1980), but his star-making role was as the killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991, with Jodie Foster), for which he won an Oscar. Hopkins appeared in several films in the 1990s, becoming a reliable character actor as well as leading man. In 1993 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, but in order to become a United States citizen he renounced his title. His other roles have included playing writer C. S. Lewis in 1993's Shadowlands and Richard Nixon in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995). Hopkins played Lecter again in Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002, starring Ralph Fiennes). His other films include The Edge (1997, opposite Alec Baldwin), The Human Stain (2003, with Nicole Kidman) and Bobby (2006, with William H. Macy).
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Malloy, Foley trade opening-debate barbs
Malloy, Foley trade barbs on guns, jobs, education during first debate
NORWICH -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's and Republican challenger Tom Foley's first gubernatorial debate turned into a well-dressed sumo wrestling match with the truth on Wednesday, as they traded barbs, records and plans for Connecticut's future.
In dark suits and gray ties, sitting in easy chairs on the stage of an ornate brick-and-wood Victorian auditorium at Norwich Free Academy, Malloy and Foley launched the first of seven tentatively scheduled campaign encounters, raising the major issues that will underscore the 10 weeks leading to Election Day.
The debate, before 400 people in the 1885 Slater Memorial Auditorium on the campus of the public high school, was marked by a give-and-take on gun control, education, transportation, recruiting new businesses and allegations of twisting the truth by both sides.
Malloy pressed Foley on the state's 2013 response to the Newtown school massacre, charging that he has been vague on the issue of gun control in an attempt to seek wider support among conservatives.
"Since we have passed that landmark legislation, we have stopped 200 people from buying guns," Malloy said. "Some of those people -- this is unbelievable -- some of those people had domestic orders against them. I think that legislation is important. I also believe what we've done is make Connecticut safer."
Foley said the laws expanding the list of the state's prohibited military-style rifles and large-capacity ammunition magazines was "overreaching" in violation of lawful gun owners' rights.
"It was totally appropriate to have a response from the government and the leadership," Foley said. "But I said at the time to Gov. Malloy, I said `Gov. Malloy please respond to these needy citizens in the state who want something done to prevent another Newtown from happening.' Not only did he not do that, but he didn't do anything from preventing another Newtown from happening. So I don't think we are safer."
"Tom and I have not had a conversation about this, ever," Malloy countered. "Never. So when Tom says he told me something, he's not telling the truth. If we had that conversation, I would have asked him, should a person be able to buy a gun without a background check? I'm going to ask him today. Yes or no?"
"No," Foley replied.
"Should someone with a mental illness be able to buy a gun without a background check?" Malloy, a former criminal prosecutor, continued.
"Well that depends on the mental illness," Foley said.
"How about somebody with a protective order against them?" Malloy continued.
"Do you want to go over the whole bill?" Foley asked, stressing that he used the media to convey his opinions to the governor after the Dec.14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. "To say I'm not telling the truth is ridiculous."
Malloy also hammered Foley, the losing 2010 gubernatorial candidate, on his business experience taking over a Georgia textile company in 1985, loading it with debt, then selling it off in 1996. Foley said that was old news, and he would rather talk about the state of Connecticut's current problems.
"I think the governor and his staff have repeatedly tried to distort what's going on in the state," said Foley, who first took the offensive in the hour-long political grapple officiated by an editor of the local newspaper. "I think it's a lack of truthfulness that discredits a leader."
Malloy quickly countered.
"Let me remind everybody that there are three of us sitting on the stage right now, and only one of us has violated the law in Connecticut with respect to elections and paid a $16,000 fine this year," Malloy said of a civil penalty that the State Elections Enforcement Commission received from Foley. "I think you're absolutely right. History is a precursor to the future."
Foley, who earlier in the day issued a position on turning around the state economy, said Malloy has failed to foster business and has presided over a school system that has stagnated.
"The governor is driving jobs out of the state and is bribing people to stay here," Foley said, describing the governor's "nutty" attempt to bring Jackson Labs to the University of Connecticut campus, at a cost of $1 million per high-tech science job.
"He is taking multiple billions of dollars to get businesses to stay here," Foley said. "How about supporting employers and having policies and rhetoric that support employers? I would, first of all, have a pro-growth agenda."
Malloy said his late father, who left school to go to work after eighth grade and would have turned 102 on Wednesday, would be proud of what his son has accomplished in his four years in office.
"I can look myself in the mirror and say, `Dad, I'm trying to do what you would do' -- plan for the long run; no shortcuts; get control of spending, we're doing that; get control of taxes, we're doing that; make appropriate investments, we're doing that; speak to people whenever you can. I have been to about 70 towns in all regions, in the five-year period of time that Tom has been running for governor and did none. I'm proud of what we're doing. We're building a stronger and better Connecticut. We are investing in the future."
The debate was moderated by Ray Hackett, the editorial page editor of The Bulletin newspaper. Malloy's and Foley's campaigns each received 100 tickets and 200 readers of the newspaper were given the rest. Supporters of both candidates stopped the debate three times with their applause.
The next debate will be held on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at Hamden Middle School.
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Bastian's 2007 Award Winners
CLEVELAND — Greetings from Ohio, where I'm staying just a few blocks from The Jake. Out my hotel window, I can see a giant "Go Tribe!" sign plastered across a store front. The Indians worked out today and I'll be heading over to the ballpark for Yankees coverage tomorrow. Yep, yours truly drew the GA tag for the New York beat during the ALDS.
Before I head down the street for a cool brew at an Irish Pub tonight, I figured I'd toss up my year-end picks for this season's awards. My No. 1 choices probably won't stray too far from who you'd expect me to say, but I'll put my top three choices in each category to stir some debate. In the "Apologies to" category, the names are listed in no particular order.
Bastian's 2007 MLB Award Winners:
1. Alex Rodriguez, NYY — .314 AVG, 54 HR, 156 RBIs, 143 R, 1.067 OPS
2. Magglio Ordonez, DET — .363 AVG, 28 HR, 139 RBIs, 54 2B, 1.029 OPS
3. David Ortiz, BOS — .332 AVG, 35 HR, 117 RBIs, 52 2B, 111 BB, 116 R, 1.066 OPS
APOLOGIES TO: Vladimir Guerrero, LAA; Carlos Pena, TB; Curtis Granderson, DET; Victor Martinez, CLE; Jorge Posada, NYY
COMMENT: Having A-Rod and Maggs finish one and two for this accolade seems pretty straight forward. As much as people may loath Rodriguez, he had a season of historic proportions. In another season, Ordonez might've netted the MVP. You could make an argument for a number of guys for the three spot, but Ortiz still put up a monster season while battling a leg injury.
1. C.C. Sabathia, CLE — 19-7, 3.21 ERA, 209 K, 37 BB, 241 IP, 4 CG
2. Josh Beckett, BOS — 20-7, 3.27 ERA, 194 K, 40 BB, 200.2 IP, CG
3. Fausto Carmona, CLE — 19-8, 3.06 ERA, 137 K, 61 BB, 215 IP, 2 CG
APOLOGIES TO: Roy Halladay, TOR; John Lackey, LAA; Kelvim Escobar, LAA; Chien-Ming Wang, NYY; Justin Verlander, DET
COMMENT: This should be a very tight race between Sabathia and Beckett. I give the edge to C.C. based on complete games, innings, and having fewer walks with 40 more IP to his credit. Having watched Halladay (16-7, 7 CG) all season, I'd love to list him third. The season he had despite missing three weeks was amazing. But, even Roy said there were more deserving guys. That said, you've got to like the year Carmona had for Cleveland.
1. Dustin Pedroia, BOS — .317 AVG, 8 HR, 50 RBIs, 39 2B, .380 OBP, .442 SLG
2. Delmon Young, TB — .288 AVG, 13 HR, 93 RBIs, 38 2B, .316 OBP, .408 SLG
3. Hideki Okajima, BOS — 3-2, 2.22 ERA, 63 K, 17 BB, 69 IP, 66 G, 27 HLD
APOLOGIES TO: Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS; Reggie Willits, LAA; Jeremy Guthrie, BAL; Brian Bannister, KAN; Billy Butler, KAN; Alex Gordon, KAN
COMMENT: Young could easily win this award, and the Rays have certainly been pumping him up. When they were in Toronto, the Rays handed out a release detailing Young's season, trying to perhaps sway the writers. BUT, Pedroia has been phenomenol this season, and as a second baseman, he has a better OBP and SLG than Delmon — not to mention Pedroia's strong D. You could argue Dice-K could rank third here, or even Willits for that matter, but I was more impressed with Okajima this season.
1. Joe Torre, NYY (94-68)
2. Eric Wedge, CLE (96-66)
3. Terry Francona, BOS (96-66)
APOLOGIES TO: Mike Scioscia, LAA (94-68)
COMMENT: There was a point earlier this season when it seemed ludicrous that the Yankees would make the playoffs. Still, New York climbed back into the race after being 14 1/2 back of the Red Sox at one juncture and the Bombers gave Red Sox Nation quite a scare in September. Then again, you could easily give this award to Wedge for leading the Indians to the Central title or to Francona for helping Boston finally dethrone the Yankees in the East.
1. Matt Holliday, COL — .340 AVG, 36 HR, 137 RBIs, 50 2B, 216 H, 120 R, 1.012 OPS
2. Prince Fielder, MIL — .288 AVG, 50 HR, 119 RBIs, 109 R, 1.013 OPS
3. Hanley Ramirez, FLA — .332 AVG, 29 HR, 81 RBIs, 52 SB, 125 R, 212 H, .948 OPS
APOLOGIES TO: Jimmy Rollins, PHI; Chase Utley, PHI; Ryan Howard, PHI; Chipper Jones, ATL; David Wright, NYM; Albert Pujols, STL
COMMENT: No, I am not hopping on the Jimmy Rollins bandwagon, and I'll tell you why. A) I'm not convinced he's the best shortstop in the league. If Hanley Ramirez weren't on the Marlins, I think everyone would be talking about him right now instead of Rollins — and, yes, I know Rollins became the first player ever to have 30 HR, 20 3B, 20 2B, 20 SB. B) I'm not convinced Rollins is the most valuable player on his own team. You could easily make arguments for Howard and Utley. So, I split the votes between the three and Ramirez gets the nod for the three spot in my book. In fact, Ramirez is arguably the top shortstop in all of baseball. I think Holliday deserves the MVP, especially after the way the Rox stormed into the playoffs, and Fielder was the youngest ever to hit 50 bombs — Nuff said.
1. Jake Peavy, SD — 19-6, 2.54 ERA, 240 K, 68 BB, 223.1 IP
2. Brandon Webb, ARI — 18-10, 3.01 ERA, 194 K, 72 BB, 236.1 IP, 4 CG
3. Brad Penny, LAD — 16-4, 3.03 ERA, 135 K, 73 BB, 208 IP
APOLOGIES TO: Jeff Francis, COL; Carlos Zambrano, CHC; Aaron Harang, CIN; Cole Hamels, PHI; Ted Lilly, CHC (Did I just type Ted Lilly's name into a Cy Young Award list? That's strange)
COMMENT: Throw out that meltdown Peavy had against Colorado on Monday. He simply had a dominant year and finished with pitcher's Triple Crown (first in wins, strikeouts and ERA) in the NL. Webb finishes second for me based on his high innings total and logging 4 complete efforts in the NL, where CGs are rare nowadays. If Penny had more offense, he might've had 20 wins this season. His stats are pretty impressive, giving him the edge over the rest of the pack.
1. Troy Tulowitzki, COL — .291 AVG, 24 HR, 99 RBIs, 33 2B, 104 R, .987 FP
2. Ryan Braun, MIL — .324 AVG, 34 HR, 97 RBIs, 26 2B, 15 SB, 91 R, 1.004 OPS
3. Hunter Pence, HOU — .322 AVG, 17 HR, 69 RBIs, 30 2B, .899 OPS
APOLOGIES TO: Chris Young, ARI; Tim Lincecum, SF; Kevin Kouzmanoff, SD; Peter Moylan, ATL
COMMENT: Why even include more than two names in this race? The award is going to come down to Tulowitzki and Braun, and Braun may just get the edge in the actually voting. Braun's season didn't start until May and he still put up a season's worth of bloated numbers. I lean toward Tulowitzki, though, and it's because of his defense. Tulo's .987 fielding percentage at shortstop was the best mark in all of baseball. Braun was a liability at times in the field. One rook that stood out to me, too, is Moylan. He appeared in 80 games and posted a 1.80 ERA over 90 innings for the Bravos.
1. Bob Melvin, ARI (90-72)
2. Clint Hurdle, COL (90-73)
3. Charlie Manuel, PHI (89-73)
APOLOGIES TO: Lou Piniella, CHC (85-77); Ned Yost, MIL (83-79)
COMMENT: Early in the year, Yost looked like the frontrunner for this award, but the Brewers sure faded in the second half. You could also lobby for Sweet Lou, who led the Cubbies from worst to first in his first year at the helm on the North Side. I like Melvin, who defied mathematics in leading the D-Backs to the best record in the NL. The Snakes hit .250 as a team and gave up more runs (732) than they scored (712). How does that net 90 wins? Hurdle will also get votes for the Rockies' late push and Manuel may get the nod in the actual voting for exploiting the Metro's collapse.
Well, there you have it. Let the discussion begin. Feel free to tell me just how wrong I really am. — JB
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Any word on how Johnny Mac's surgery went today ?
I would agree with all your choices except I like Young for the ROY in the AL. I think its a tight race between Young and Pedroia , both putting up great numbers. Pedroia having the advantage by being on a playoff team .
Well there's not many I disagree with you on. In the Al, I'd vote for
Delmon Young instead of Petrolia, primarily because of the RBI's. I also think I'm more partial to Eric Wedge versus Joe Tore, although Torre is a good pick.
In the National league, I agree with Holliday, but would personally like Fielder to win. And my manager of the year is now Hurdle, because of how the Rox played down the stretch, but I think Pinella gets a lot of votes.
I've got to say, I'm all over the Jimmy Rollins bandwagon. I'm handing out stickers, going door-to-door, and calling you up during dinner.
That man can play!
going door to door-lol. He's a good player, but Holliday's numbers were monsterous
hmmmmm….sitting here waiting for the dinner invite . Free food is always good…..lol
particulary if it's Italian
Hem where are you?
Hem, if ya want us on yr team, we can all be bribed and be great Rollins supporters . lol
Italian is good but then so is Tai, Chinese, etc etc …..lol
Yes, there's not many kinds of food, I don't like either.
It is a great thing about TO, isn't it?
Hem are you listening? lol
I have never been called tough before , I am not sure how to respond to that …lol… I work with mostly males, I am the boss . We have a great time . I have np with males, bosox.
I hope you realized the comment Bosox made was in jest. He was trying to be funny, and it didn't come off too well. All he was trying to do was to get you back on the site posting.
Knowing him, I can assure you it was not meant to upset you. But the next time he comes on, I'll make sure he posts an apology.
So who do you pick to be in the series?
I am not upset . Like I said you can't hear the inflection of a voice with typed words
That is true, I've posted to im a lot more on both this site and Boston, so I know him better. Watch for his apology nevertheless.
So what would you think of a world series between the cubbies and boston-or NY how good would that be?
I usually like the underdog . Cleveland would be nice but I don't see it happening. I didn't expect the Cards to go all the way last year. I think it might come down to the Phillies and the Sox ( if the sox don't have a meltdown)
I'm not sure the sox can take the yanks-if it gets to that series. Cleveland, to me is the dark horse because of their strong starters, and could surprise everyone.
Phillie is strong, I guess I just want the Cubbies to get in it because they haven't won for so long.
I think the first series will be very telling in both leagues. Should be great baseball.
What did you think of The Mets meltdown? To me they were the favorite before that happened.
Yanks are the big obstacle for the Sox. They get into the Sox head and beat them mentally before the game even takes place. I give the Yanks credit for coming back and taking the wild card but I am not a fan and honestly hope they collapse under Cleveland /Boston and or the Angels
Mets were the favourites . I would have liked to see them in the WS . They dealt with a lot of injuries . In the end they were responsible for their own demise. I think they will come back strong next year .
Cleveland might surprise the Yanks; but if they face Boston, I'd bet on them, although I don't like them either.
Take care, I'm outta here. Don't be a stranger.
The Mets need to make a lot of changes to come back. There's a lot of older veterans on that team (like Boston) who are coming to the end.
Sorry to interrupt your little playoff conversation, but I gotta tell you who I'm covetting most for this offseason – Luis Castillo. I believe he's become a free agent this year, and I think he can offer a lot to help this team win in the leadoff spot. He'a switch hitter who can run, get on base, hit for average, and doesn't strike out a lot. Signing him would mean Hill has to move to the other side of second base, which I'm fine with – although he would be pretty expensive, given the thin market this offseason.
A bit of an inconsistency: placing defence as a premium for Tulowitzki over Braun but not Ramirez over Rollins. Rollins is perhaps Gold Glove SS while Ramirez is pretty bad.
I don't think you'll see the Jays messing with Hill's position. He could be an all-star 2nd baseman for years to come.
Castillo does have a good OBP, but is no where near the base stealing threat he used to be 3-4 years ago-he onloy stole 19 bases in 2007. I think injuries have hurt him over the last few years.
He also trns 34 next year and makes aobut 5 mill. So he'd be expensive with diminishing returns.
I don't see Hanley Ramirez finising in the top 3. He is one of the best players in the league but when you play on a team that ends up near the bottom in the division, your chances are very rare. Of course Dawson was the M.V.P. back in 1987 when the Cubs finished last. There are 3 worthy candidates in the N.L. for M.V.P.
Rollins, Holliday and Fielder, you can make a case for all 3. Ramirez you can't make a case for.
Indigo was offended by the off handed comment you made. I realize it was made in jest-but I think you owe her an apology.
I don't see where she was.
It sounds to me, she is waiting for her dinner invite from you.
I here McDonald's is the place you like to go on a first date. That is what garryugy said….
Phillies and the Tribe must win there first game. If those 2 don't, they're in DEEP TROUBLE!!!!
Are you still dreaming of getting Reyes from the Mets?
Humor me and apologize anyway, like the classy guy you are.
I'd like either Reyes or Ramirez.
Just because you take all your ladies to Macdonalds, don't expect others to do the same. lol
Good luck with the Angels, start Cash to slow down their running game
BOSOX: You're right, there's no way Ramirez finishes in the Top 3 for MVP voting. My list wasn't a prediction of who would finish in the top three, but a list of who I feel should be considered. I guarantee that Rollins places in the top three — maybe even in the top two in the actual voting.
NRAOEON: True, Rollins definitely is way ahead of Ramirez on D. But, again, the fact that there are two other guys on the Phils who could be argued as the MVPs of that team kind of splits the votes for me in the MVP race. In Tulowitzki vs. Braun for the rookie of the year award, the same thinking doesn't apply. Tulo doesn't have two other rooks on his club also in the mix for the award.
I just don't know how anyone could make a case for Hanley Ramirez as M.V.P. Is he one of the best players in the game, yes. But how valuable can he be to the Marlins? Without him they would have lost 100 games as opposed to 90 or more with him.
That Sox/Marlins trade back in Nov. 2005 has worked out for both teams.
So Walt Jockety is done in St.Louis. No word yet onwether he was fired or quit. This probably also means LaRussa wont go back there.
Who else wishes the Jays would clean house and bring these guys in?
Reading the release and considering Jockety still had 1 year left on his deal, I think it's safe to assume he was fired.
I'd pass on Jockety, but jump all over LaRussa, he is exactly the medicine we need.
Don't Mess with the pitching!Johnny Mac is more valuable at short if the offence returns to just 75% of what it was in 2006.As for speed, let's see what Johnson can do with decent time to get back from surgery.This team needs to heal and return to form.I think Johnny Mac was one of the shining lights this season and can't believe how the fickle faithful are so ready to throw him under the bus.
Hey, don't get me wrong, I love Johnny Mac. I do think if everyone comes back healthy and stays healthy next year we can contend.
However, as much as I think we can contend, I don't think we have a realistic chance at winning, unless we have a good leadoff hitter who's also a serious base stealing threat.
When you look at this lineup, theres realy only 2 spots that player could take, one is left field and the other is short stop.
Short stop is the most obvious, position because a lot of short stops have speed-so that's the position I feel we need to look at-if we can do the right deal.
Johnson will come back, but you have to assume 2006 was his career year and he only stole 8 bases in 2006, so he's not the guy we need.
I understand what you mean about the lead off spot and more speed.I just don't see giving up quality pitching for a big name/big contract SS.We need to find it in a young player who will grow with the team.Hill and Mac play so well together in the field it's a shame Mac doesn't hit better.The leadoff hitter should come from left field.If Reed can bounce back and do it,great.If not,I would consider moving Burnett as part of a deal but not any of our core young arms.I hate to see good pitching traded but A.J does have that out clause which there is a risk of him using after next season.I was bummed that team didn't use the speed they had this season.No reason Wells,Rios and Hill couldn't have put more pressure on pitchers and hit and run more and stole more.If our manager isn't going to have a plan to use what speed they have,what is the point in going after a speedy leadoff guy?


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Animals and Us: Help Us Hatch Our Next Issue
YES! online readers will soon have a chance to read what YES! magazine subscribers are already enjoying – our special winter issue on families. (Click here to find out how you can join them by subscribing to YES!).
Meanwhile, we are looking ahead to spring when the magazine will focus on "animals among us." For each issue of YES!, our team of editors looks for opportunities to reframe a crisis as an opportunity for breakthroughs. That's what we're doing now with the spring issue.
People have always lived with animals. But our relationships with animals have gotten a bit bizarre.
On the one hand, much of our diet comes from feedlots, gigantic warehouses where fryer chickens live out short lives in small cages, egg and dairy production facilities, and giant indoor hog-raising operations, all functioning more like factories than farms, much less like natural ecosystems. Conditions for the animals and the workers in these facilities can be downright inhumane.
On the other hand we believe ourselves to be animal-loving people. We buy sweaters for our pets, feed them expensive food, give them health care that can be better than an uninsured neighbor gets, and even buy them luxury cemetery plots. And we react with righteous indignation when public figures like Michael Vick get caught abusing animals.
So what gives?
Globally, hundreds, maybe thousands of species are going extinct each year. Humans are encroaching on the habitats of wild creatures in all parts of the world, changing the climate, polluting rivers, soil, and air. Scientists say we are causing the greatest wave of species extinction since the human species emerged. In spite of our high-tech ways, we rely on the health of ecosystems, and for that reason, if for no other, extreme extinction should worry us. A lot.
The spring issue of YES! reframes our relationship with animals. Instead of exploiting them for any purpose that makes us money or sentimentalizing them, this issue is about building relationships with the animal world based on respect and our long-term interest in a diverse and life-filled planet.
Among the questions we're asking:
• Should we eat animals?
• What do animals teach us about ourselves?
• What can we learn from some of the extraordinary abilities animals have?
• What can we learn from indigenous societies about relationships of respect and reciprocity with animals?
• What will it take to stop this wave of extinctions?
Your thoughts ...
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PORTSMOUTH — The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge could remain closed for another two days as crews from the N.H. Department of Transportation attempt to maneuver the center lift span back down into place.
The drawbridge's center span became dislodged Wednesday during a "routine lift" at about 1:20 p.m., according to NHDOT spokesman Bill Boynton. The bridge's tracking mechanism was damaged in the process, leaving the span stuck about a foot above the roadway, Boynton said.
Traffic was being detoured away from the bridge following Wednesday's mishap. NHDOT's bridge maintenance personnel assessed the damage and developed a repair plan Wednesday evening, and equipment for the job was being mobilized overnight.
Repairs were scheduled to commence this morning. At a minimum, fixing the bridge will require using torches to cut away damaged sections, Boynton said.
"This is a challenging fix, it looks like at this point, so it's not completely clear as to when they can fix it," Boynton said. "But they're hoping, optimistically, (Thursday)."
Completed in 1940, the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge provides a pivotal connection for motorists traveling between Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine. The steel structure measures 2,800 feet, and carries the Route 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua River. On an average day, an estimated 16,000 vehicles cross over the bridge.
The cause of Wednesday's mechanical failure has not been determined. Boynton said the bridge's center span was being lifted as a routine exercise to ensure it was still functioning properly in cold weather.
"It's a bridge that's had issues in cold weather before, and it also dates back to the early 1940s," he said. "We're doing everything we can to get it operational."


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We offer a wide range of hotels, from budget to luxurious. Most of them are in the historical centre of Prague near the Vltava River, which is easily accessible due to flat terrain. Visitors will find well preserved historical buildings to admire with each step, and there are also many opportunities for entertainment and shopping. For clients who do not like the hustle and bustle, we have contracts with hotels in quiet residential locations. We would recommend these places to clients with their own vehicle.
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AT&T stopped offering unlimited data plans for its cell phone customers long ago, but allowed those who already subscribed to such a plan to be grandfathered in. However, recently it's become very obvious that, grandfathered in or not, AT&T wants you off of the unlimited plan, and that they'd annoy you with slow data speeds in an effort to nudge you towards a tiered plan. Some users were seeing their speeds throttled down after using just 2 GB of data on their "unlimited" plans. After enough people complained, and enough press covered it, AT&T has finally decided upon what the throttling rules will be for unlimited data customers. If you have a smartphone that works on our 3G or 4G network and still have an unlimited data plan:
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- The next time you exceed that usage level, your speeds will be reduced without another text message reminder.
- If you have a 4G LTE smartphone and still have an unlimited data plan, the same process applies at 5 GB of data usage, instead of 3 GB.
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Report reconfirms earlier findings: no elevated incidence of brain tumors in Cameron, Missouri
A second report by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reconfirmed the findings of an earlier study of the incidence of brain tumors within the Cameron zip code (64429). No clustering of brain tumor cases, or deaths related to brain tumors, was reported in the Cameron area compared with the state of Missouri as a whole.
A similar study conducted in 2008 by the health department found no elevated brain tumor occurrence in the area. In both studies, the department gathered and analyzed data to determine whether there was an unusual number of brain tumor cases in the four counties that comprise the Cameron zip code, including parts of DeKalb, Daviess, Clinton, and Caldwell.
The Cancer Inquiry Report includes the following findings:
- No clustering of brain tumor cases or deaths related to brain tumors is evident in the Cameron area compared with the state of Missouri.
- There is no statistically significant increase in deaths due to malignant or benign brain tumors in these communities compared with the state of Missouri.
- Primary brain tumor rates in the Cameron area, as well as in the entire state, are lower than brain tumor rates nationwide.
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DES MOINES (AP) | Just two more seats in the state Senate could give Iowa Republicans complete legislative control for the first time in nearly 20 years, kicking off a new era for conservative policies like tax cuts or abortion restrictions.
But capturing those seats could be a challenge for the GOP in the November election, given that there are limited competitive races and Democrats have staved off similar attempts in the past.
Currently Democrats hold a 26-24 majority in the Senate chamber.
Republicans have a solid majority in the state House, with 53 seats to the Democrats' 47. That chamber is viewed as likely to remain in GOP hands, though Democrats are making a push to take the majority.
Senate Republican leaders said they were optimistic about their chances this fall, when half the seats in the 50-member senate are up.
"I'm encouraged by our candidates," said Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix, of Shell Rock. "I think we have top shelf people who want good government and want to make sure we're not spending more than we're taking in."
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, of Council Bluffs, said he expects Democrats will maintain the majority.
"Generally speaking if people found their way to the statehouse once, they can do it again," Gronstal said.
In recent years, lawmakers have found ways to work together in Iowa, one of just three states with a politically divided legislature.
During the 2013 legislative session they found bipartisan agreement on a major tax cut, new education spending and an expansion of Medicaid.
Dealing with a divided government isn't unusual in Iowa. The state has had one Democratic and one Republican U.S. senator for nearly 29 years and the four House seats are evenly split.
The state's redistricting process — in which a team of non-partisan analysts draw the congressional and legislative boundaries — helps ensure the districts reflect the electorate, unlike in other states where legislators can shift boundaries for partisan advantage.
"You cannot separate the Iowa form of redistricting from Iowa's permanent status as a battleground for both legislative chambers. That's the nature of Iowa," said Tim Storey, an elections analyst with the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Of the 25 state Senate seats that are up this fall, less than 10 are viewed as competitive, making the path to a GOP majority relatively narrow.
That includes several seats where the electorate is closely divided between the parties, and some that are open due to retirements. Factors like turnout and enthusiasm based on other races will likely play a role.
The years without a presidential election are typically viewed as favorable for Republicans. In 2010, Republicans won a huge majority in the Iowa House, though they didn't take the Senate.
In 2012, the control of the chambers didn't change, but Democrats narrowed the Republican's House majority.
Should the GOP take over the full Legislature, they would push some of the more conservative policies that have failed in recent years.
Dix said economic legislation would be a priority, focusing on limiting government spending. But Republicans would also likely pursue social policies, like further restrictions on abortion and a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in the state.
Still, Storey noted that single party control can present different problems, because all members of a party are not necessarily in lock-step on the issues.
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David Tennant and Billie Piper are set to reprise their roles as the tenth incarnation of The Doctor and his companion Rose Tyler respectively in the upcoming "Doctor Who" 50th Anniversary special.
In a just issued press release, it has been confirmed both actors are coming back to join current Doctor star Matt Smith and companion Jenna-Louise Coleman for the special. Also joining them is the legendary John Hurt in a major guest starring role.
Shooting kicks off in the UK this week on the special which is being penned by Steven Moffat and directed by Nick Hurran. It is expected to air in November.
The second half of the seventh season airs tonight on BBC1 in the United Kingdom and BBC America in the United States.
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Judd Apatow is a man who wears many hats: director, producer, screenwriter, husband, and father to name a few. His new movie, This is 40, explores the struggle many married couples face as they try to keep careers and children sorted while nurturing a strong relationship. Apatow talks about his relationship with his wife and collaborator, Leslie Mann, grappling with insecurity, and the source of his lifelong aversion to being the "bad guy." He also fills us in on the latest Pee-Wee Herman movie news.
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Jason Reece of the band …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead spent many of his teenage years listening to stereotypical punk music from the 80s, and while he loved music, he felt stuck and uninspired by the genre. Fortunately, he stumbled across the Fugazi album 13 Songs in a record store. The song "Waiting Room" changed his perception of what punk music could be.
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Dolly Parton's beautiful voice could have easily carried her through life. Parton's unwavering drive and embrace of hard work meant she was ready and willing to carve her own path, however, despite the great sacrifices such commitment required. Parton joins us this week to discuss some of these sacrifices, how they have affected her life, and how she feels about them now. She also shares stories from her childhood (having grown up in a large family in the mountains of Tennessee, Parton has no shortage of fondly remembered anecdotes) and relates the story behind one of her most well-loved songs, "I Will Always Love You."
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ego trip's Big Book of Racism takes the beloved coffee table book genre and flips it on its head – it's a book you might hesitate to display in your living room, just based on its provocative title. The content, however, is a pitch-perfect analysis of the absurdity of racism in modern and historical times – observations any host should be glad to broadcast to his or her guests.


text: by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design Greetings and welcome to my tutorial on how to create a "Windows Phone 7" style "theme" on an Android device. This is not an exact copy of the Windows UI, but rather a new graphical interface for my phone greatly inspired by the image icons of the prototype Windows Phone 7 (as seen on XDA) and the "Living Tiles" of the actual Windows Phone 7. NOTE: Be sure to scroll through this entire first post (it's getting kind of long) for new and updated information. There are already dozens of icons and files to download and information for other devices will be added as needed or requested. ANOTHER NOTE: The only rule of this thread is the size of images posted. Please keep images to 750-pixels or less - otherwise the thread "stretches" wide and people have to scroll horizontally to read the post! Thanks. This was completed on an unrooted HTC DROID Incredible running LauncherPro Plus. Uploaded with ImageShack.us All of the image widgets are placed using Desktop Visualizer. Other tutorials on this type of theme call for using LauncherPro Plus to "resize" the widgets, but this creates irregular spacing between them. My solution to this problem is to start with the correct pixel dimensions for the images. This way they place at exactly the right size and all widgets are spaced perfectly (approximately 10-pixels, depending on the device). Before you start placing widgets on the homescreen: 1. Make a blank (preferably black) wallpaper to go behind the widgets. 2. Assure that "Auto-Fit Items" option is selected in the LauncherPro settings. Click here for examples plus a "why-and-how" to make this adjustment. 3. Change the number of rows to 5 by pressing: [MENU]->[Preferences]->[Homescreen Settings]->[Number of rows]->[5]. Do not adjust the "5 Icon rows in homescreen" setting under "Advanced Settings". About the images: I created all of the icons from scratch myself using images from my personal photo collection, Google image searches, and Stock Exchange (stock.xchng - the leading free stock photography site). All images were resized by cropping in Photoshop (This post shows the process: Image Resizing Using Photoshop). Also using Photoshop, I added a 36-pixel high black rectangle with a 60% transparency and the white text with a small drop shadow (This post shows the process: Creating Image Labels in Photoshop). Use the "Save For Web" function under "File" and save the image as a .png file. Once completed, copy the .png files onto the phone (I put them in a "Widget Icon Images" folder in the /mnt/emmc folder). How to get the images as a widget: 1. Make sure the .png image files are on the phone. 2. Add a new widget to the homescreen (long-press empty space, select "Widgets" from pop-up). 3. Go to "Desktop Visualizer" and press the correct widget size (listed as width x height). 4. Press "Select Icon". 5. Press "Image File". 6. Search for and select your image (I use Astro File Manager for this as it shows a thumbnail and filename). 7. Press "Select Action". 8. Press either "Launch Application" and select application, ....-or- press "Other" to select a shortcut. ....NOTE: If you select "Other", "Activities", you can have widget trigger certain parts of ....certain apps (ie. go straight to "Alarm Clock" without having to go through "Clock"). ....ANOTHER NOTE: If you select "None", it will be only an image widget that does nothing. 9. Press the "Clear" button to delete all text in the "Label" box (If you leave the app name or type something in this box, it will show the label on top of the widget.. 10. Press "OK". Voila! You just created a widget with a custom image. Also... No LauncherPro widget resizing is necessary! For those who need a little help figuring out image sizes for the Desktop Visualizer widgets, the following list is based on LauncherPro's homescreen arrangement of 4-columns and 5-rows: 1x1: 110 x 125 1x2: 110 x 260 1x3: 110 x 395 1x4: 110 x 530 2x1: 230 x 125 2x2: 230 x 260 3x1: 350 x 125 3x3: 350 x 395 4x1: 470 x 125 4x4: 470 x 530 All dimensions are in pixels, width by height for a device with a resolution of 480 x 800. Image dimensions for other devices are listed in links below. When resizing images in Photoshop, I just used the "crop" tool, set the specific dimensions and ppi (I used 72) in the options box, then added the black rectangle and text. Android7 "Tile" Widgets: Now, I'm a graphics guy - not a code guy... so it took me a while to figure out how to make some "Living Tile" type widgets. Thanks to mykela25 for posting that she was "making custom unread count widgets". I asked her "how?" and she told me about APK Manager, which can "take apart" an app and allow for changing the image files for backgrounds, icons, etc. After a lot of trial and error I came up with some good, solid widgets that fit the style of this theme. Hopefully this helps to create an awesome and unique layout. EASY LINKS TO POSTS THROUGHOUT THIS THREAD Android7 Widgets for 480x800 Resolution (Solid color "Living Tile" type widgets) Android7 Widgets for 480x854 Resolution (resized by Curt941) Android7 Widgets for 320x480 Resolution Desktop Visualizer Widget Image Dimensions Direct links to every post in this thread that include pixel dimensions for proper alignment using Desktop Visualizer (updated 11/10/10): Desktop Visualizer Widget Image Dimensions - 576 x 1024 Resolution - Dock and Notification Bar ON Desktop Visualizer Widget Image Dimensions - 540x960 Resolution - Dock and Notification Bar ON Desktop Visualizer Widget Image Dimensions - 540x960 Resolution - Dock and Notification Bar OFF Desktop Visualizer Widget Image Dimensions - 540x960 Resolution - Dock ON and Notification Bar OFF HTC Incredible Desktop Visualizer Widget Image Dimensions With Notification Bar Hiding (480x800 resolution) DroidX Desktop Visualizer Widget Image Dimensions (480x854resolution) HTC Eris Desktop Visualizer Image Dimensions (320x480 resolution) HTC Sense Desktop Visualizer Widget Dimensions (480x800 resolution) Android7 Layout Using ADW Launcher - Without Dock or Notification Bar (480x800 resolution) Desktop Visualizer Widget Dimensions using GO Launcher (480x800 resolution) Desktop Visualizer Image Size Test - Use this if your resolution is not listed. Desktop Visualizer Widget Images Direct links to every post in this thread that include images for download (updated 12/19/10): NEW! Revised Android7 Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (480x800) with new font to match Android7 Widgets. Incredible Android 7 Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (480x800) - Part 1 Incredible Android 7 Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (480x800) - Part 2 Incredible Android 7 Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (480x800) - Part 3 Incredible Android 7 Stock Market Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (480x800) Incredible Android 7 "Games" Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (480x800) Incredible Android 7 "Mail" Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (480x800) Incredible Android 7 Desktop Visualizer Icons by Krze RESIZED (480x800) Incredible Android 7 Icons by Excedio (480x800) Android 7 Icons by djbucksta (480x800) Android 7 "Teeter" Icon by djbucksta (480x800) Android 7 Icons by BlondeeLox (480x800) Android 7 Icon ImageShack Album by BlondeeLox (480x800) HTC Eris Android 7 Desktop Visualizer Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Deisign (320x480) HTC Eris Android 7 "1950's Style" Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (320x480) DroidX Android 7 Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (480x854) - Part 1 DroidX Android 7 Icons by Paul M. Zahorosky of JerseyBoy Design (480x854) - Part 2 Incredible/EVO Android 7 Icons by dingopb New Expanded DroidX Android 7 Icons Images Only For Android 7 Theme Icons - Pre-Sized and Cropped Without Labels Android 7 Theme Desktop Visualizer Icon Libraries - ZIP files of all icons in this thread! Desktop Visualizer Widget Image Photoshop/GIMP Templates Attached files for easy download with every Desktop Visualizer widget dimension in a complete "blank slate" - ready for your images to be added (updated 11/10/10): View attachment 12477 - DroidX Desktop Visualizer Photoshop Templates View attachment 12904 - Incredible Desktop Visualizer Photoshop Templates HTC Incredible Desktop Visualizer GIMP Templates by Excedio View attachment 12734 - Dock Icons by paulmz @ JerseyBoy Design Fonts I used for my icons: Agency Myriad Pro Semibold Other useful posts: Direct links to other posts in this thread that have been particularly useful in completing this project (updated 11/10/10): Assign Desktop Visualizer Widget as a Direct Dial or Direct Message UPDATE: Enable LauncherPro Auto-Fit Option for Android 7 Theme Desktop Visualizer Update v. 1.1.1 Image Quality Setting Image Resizing Using Photoshop Image Resizing Using GIMP Creating Image Labels in Photoshop How to take screenshots of your Android based phone from Windows Desktop Visualizer Image Size Test - Use this if your resolution is not listed. Reskinning Widgets - A brief tutorial on using APK manager. Overlapping Widgets - Using ADW Launcher to make easy Android7 Tiles. How to slice one image into multiple tiles (by hard13). Here are the links to the xda-developers posts for the original idea: [Layout] Android Phone 7 (MDPI) - xda-developers [Layout] Android Phone 7 (HDPI) - xda-developers And, finally... This "theme" has been a lot of hard work. If you like what I have done and feel compelled to show your gratitude monetarily I accept donations through PayPal: Thank you to everyone who helped, contributed, and followed this theme.


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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) Lucky Jones and Mike McFadden scored 15 points apiece to lead Robert Morris past Sacred Heart 66-62 Thursday night in a Northeast Conference game.
Russell Johnson and Coron Williams added 10 points each to help the Colonials (11-7, 3-2) win their third straight game.
Trailing 37-36 with 14:07 left to play, Robert Morris scored 13 unanswered points, capped by McFadden's layup to go ahead 49-37 with 9:04 remaining.
Shane Gibson's layup with 1:27 left cut Robert Morris' lead to three, 62-59, but the Colonials made four free throws in the final minute while the Pioneers converted just one field goal to seal the victory.
Robert Morris shot just 34.6 percent (9 of 26) in the second half but made 18 free throws in the period compared to Sacred Heart's 11.
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1. Compare Photos 3 and 4. How does the exterior of Mechanics Hall differ from Photo 3 to Photo 4? What are some possible reasons why the building deteriorated? (Refer to Reading 2, if necessary.)
2. Why do you think the people of Worcester chose to restore Mechanics Hall to its previous appearance rather than change it or demolish it entirely and build a new structure?
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Robert Pattinson Reveals: Why I Can't Stand Being Edward Cullen! Watch
Rob is totally over playing a dreamy 'Breaking Dawn' vampire — he wants roles where he doesn't have to wear tons of makeup and contacts!
Robert Pattinson is saying goodbye to eternal life! The 24-year-old actor is incredibly busy filming the final scenes for Breaking Dawn but it turns out he much prefers his new role as Jacob Jankowski in the upcoming Water For Elephants. But there's one main reason he can't stand being in Twilight — the makeup!
"It's nice to be able to actually touch your face without thinking you're going to get a huge smudge mark over it," Rob tells Good Morning Arizona of his Twilight role as Edward Cullen. "Not having a big kabuki mask on and the contacts … [Water For Elephants] is a totally different experience."
But this isn't the first time Rob has complained about his golden black Twi-eyes — "I actually want to get some kind of plastic explosive … I want to reanimate them into something so I can kill them," he tells Entertainment Weekly.
Rob doesn't just stop there — he tells Australia's Mornings With Kerri Anne that a big franchise series like Twilight can't really be considered "film."
"When movies become these franchises and big machines people can't really see them as movies anymore it's so difficult for people to understand it," Rob says. "It seems to happen to every big franchise now, and people tend to think of the cultural relevance of it than the actually movie. So it's nice to do this [Water For Elephants]. Things that are made purely to be a movie. They are not going to be in any fast food restaurants."
It sounds like these past four years as a vampire have been less than thrilling for Rob — are you surprised?
Check out Water For Elephants when it hits theaters April 22!
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iAndroid phone, anyone?
Steve Wozniak, Apple's co-founder, thinks it's a good idea. The ever-outspoken Woz has conjured up another PR nightmare for Apple, telling Wired that he'd like to see an Apple phone running Google's Android OS.
"There's nothing that would keep Apple out of the Android market as a secondary phone market," Wozniak says. "We could compete very well. People like the precious looks of stylings and manufacturing that we do in our product compared to the other Android offerings. We could play in two arenas at the same time."
READ MORE: 10 things Apple should totally steal from Android for iOS 8
Of course, Wozniak isn't involved in the day-to-day running of Apple – which means that his suggestions are likely to fall on deaf ears at Cupertino, while Apple's boffins beaver away on iOS 8 and the iPhone 6.
It's not the first time Woz has lauded Apple's rivals, either; in a recent chat with Stuff, he sang the praises of Samsung's line-up, saying that "the Galaxy Note 3, the S4 and S3 were all very good phones," before noting that "I actually kind of like Windows Phone 8, appearance-wise."
While Apple might not be planning an Android phone any time soon, there are plenty of Android features that it could poach for its next version of iOS – check out a few of them here.
[Source: Wired]
READ MORE: Stuff spends 17 minutes with Steve Wozniak


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One of the first symptoms of pharyngeal cancer is a painless lump in the upper neck. Other symptoms include any of the following signs:
- Swelling of the neck
- Persistent headaches
- Nasal congestion (a blocked nose)
- Facial pain
- Nosebleeds
- Changes in hearing
- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
Many people have no symptoms.
These symptoms are also common in non-cancerous conditions. Most people with these symptoms do not have cancer of the pharynx.
Causes and Risk Factors
The exact cause of pharyngeal cancer is not known.
- Occurs more often in ages 50 to 60, but can occur at any age
- It affects more men than women.
- Exposure to the Epstein-Barr virus increases the risk of developing pharyngeal cancer.
Cooking salt-cured fish and meat releases a chemical called nitrosamine which might increase the risk of developing the disease.


text: My Dad and Mom, George C. O'Donnell, Sr and Catherine M. McCarry. In the late 1940's they both worked for the Yellow Cab Company in Philadelphia, PA. George was a cab driver and Cass was a dispatcher, but they did not know each other at work. They were introduced by my Mom's best friend, Jean Rose, who also knew Dad. Another friend was getting married and Jean asked Cass to help put up the decorations for the shower. She knew that George was also helping. Dad always told the story that he was putting up the decorations and Mom was going behind him taking them down because she did not like how he was doing it. She was always a perfectionist. It was a little while after that they started dating and later became engaged. This is their engagement picture. Once she broke off the engagement, the week before Easter. They had a date to go with two other couples to Valley Forge on Easter Sunday. Cass called George on Good Friday to ask if their date was still on and he said "I guess so". So the engagement was also back on. They were married, October 14, 1950.


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Kylie Can't Watch the Windows 7 Family Guy Commercial
You've got to hand it to Microsoft; the company is taking a very different approach to marketing Windows 7. The viral video and TV spots have been, by and large, great. Some are literal--they show you almost exactly what you can accomplish with Windows 7. Others are more clever. Microsoft, however, may have scored the biggest hit with the precocious Kylie, who uses her Windows 7 PC to accomplish things many of my friends still can't do on a computer.
Microsoft's most audacious marketing scheme, however, is yet to come. It's a 30-minute infomercial featuring the Griffin family: That's right, the lovable characters from Seth McFarland's Family Guy cartoon series. According to reports, this will be free of commercials--instead it'll be one long commercial.
Have you ever watched Family Guy? Of course you have. It's a cartoon, but in the vein of The Simpsons and South Park. In other word--it's not for kids. In fact, it's also not for some adults with delicate sensibilities. You know who else it's not for? Kylie. She may be smart as a whip, but what would she make of some of the subtle--and not-so-subtle-- jokes in these clips?
All I can say is I wish I could be a fly on the wall in Kylie's house when she demands that her parents let her watch the Family Guy/Windows 7 special. I'm sure she'll figure out how to watch it on Hulu.


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Changing an Appointment on the Outlook Calendar
You can be as fickle as you want with Outlook. In fact, to change the time of a scheduled item, you only have to drag the appointment from where it is to where you want it to be. Or back again . . . maybe . . . if you feel like it . . .
To change an Outlook appointment, follow these steps:
1. Click the appointment in the Calendar view.
A blue bar appears at the left edge of the appointment.
2. Place the mouse pointer over the blue bar.
The mouse pointer turns into a little four-headed arrow.
3. Drag the appointment to the time or date where you want it to be.
If you're in the One-Day view, drag an appointment to a different date on one of the small calendars in the upper right.
If you want to create a copy of an appointment for another time, hold down the Ctrl key while you use the mouse to drag the appointment to another time or date. You can easily create two appointments with the same subject and location, but different times.
If you copy an appointment to a different date by dragging the appointment to a date on the Date Navigator, you retain the hour of the appointment but change the date.
If you want to change an appointment to a date that you can't see on the Calendar, follow these steps:
1. Double-click the appointment.
The Appointment dialog box opens.
2. Click in the leftmost Start time block and then click the scroll-down button to the right of the date.
A pull-down calendar appears.
3. Pick the month by clicking one of the triangles beside the month's name.
Clicking the left triangle moves you one month earlier; clicking the right triangle moves you one month later.
4. Click the day of the month that you want.
5. Click in the rightmost Start Time text box and enter the appointment's new time, if you need to.
6. Make any other changes that you need in the appointment by clicking the information that you want to change and typing the revised information over it.
7. Click Save and Close.
Imagine your dentist calls to tell you that you don't need a root canal after all, but you still need a routine checkup. To change the length of an appointment, follow these steps:
1. Click the appointment.
2. Move the mouse pointer over the lines at the top or bottom of the appointment.
When you have the pointer in the right place, it turns into a two-headed arrow that you can use to drag the lines of the appointment box.
3. Drag the bottom line down to make the appointment time longer; drag the bottom line up to make the appointment shorter.
You can change an appointment's length by dragging only in multiples of 30 minutes.
To shorten an appointment to less than 30 minutes:
1. Double-click the appointment and click the End Time box.
2. Type the ending time.
3. Click Save and Close.
You can enter times in Outlook without adding colons and often without using a.m. or p.m. Outlook translates "443" as 4:43 p.m. If you plan a lot of appointments at 4:43 a.m., just type "443A."


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In 1991, Negativland's infamous U2 single was sued out of existence for trademark infringement, fraud, and copyright infringement for poking fun at the Irish mega-group's anthem "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." In 1992, Negativland's magazine-plus-CD "The Letter U and the Numeral 2" was sued out of existence for trying to tell the story of the first lawsuit. In 1995 Negativland released "Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2," a brand new 270-page book-with-CD to tell the story of both lawsuits and the fight for the right to make new art out of corporately owned culture.
The overwhelming (and very funny) "Fair Use" takes you deep inside Negativland's legal, ethical, and artistic odyssey in an unusual examination of the ironic absurdities that ensue when corporate commerce, contemporary art and pre-electronic law collide over one 13-minute recording (and to hear the actual single itself, go here:
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The book presents the progression of documents, events and results chronologically, contains the suppressed magazine in its entirety, and goes on to add much more that has happened since, to illuminate this modern saga of criminal music. Also included is a definitive appendix of legal and artistic references on the fair use issue, including important court decisions, and a foreword written by the son of the American U-2 spy plane pilot shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960.
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153: Cryptography
Title text: If you got a big keyspace, let me search it.
This comic refers to the study of cryptography. We can note the presence of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) logo in the lectern, an association that organizes the most important conferences in the cryptology field. Cueball, behind the lectern at the podium, is describing a proposed crypto system in which a computer program turns a very large number, called the "key," and a message into an encrypted form that can only be read by using the same key, based on the model of a Feistel cipher. Part of any Feistel cipher is the "round function," which determines how the key is applied to the original message; this is applied multiple times with a variety of tricks and techniques to ensure that the process can eventually be reversed. One common component of round functions is the S-box, a simple table that converts input bytes into output bytes, preferably in a way that doesn't correspond to any mathematical rules.
Here, the S-box would be implemented by doing the following (with the computer operation actually shown in the diagrams indicated in parentheses):
- Take the bitstring down (roll right by 1)
- Flip it (take its binary NOT)
- Reverse it (run the bits in the opposite order)
This would be run on each round of the cipher to further scramble the message for the next round. As the caption implies, the steps are based on a line from the Missy Elliott song Work It: "I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it." As with any encryption system, there must be a way to decrypt the cipher text. In Missy Elliott's song, the phrase "I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it" is repeatedly played backward, sounding like gibberish. In the same way, steps to a Feistel cipher-based algorithm are executed in reverse to obtain the original plain text from a cipher text.
The keyspace for a cryptographic algorithm is the number of possible keys the algorithm can possibly accept. For example, AES-256 has a keyspace of 2256 (roughly 1.1579209e+77) possible keys, simply because the algorithm specifies that each key is 256 bits wide. The title text is referring to "searching a keyspace," which is to say, simply trying every key until you find one that works. (For reference, a computer would require roughly the energy of a billion billion supernovas to even count to 2256, let alone actually try each one.) The precise wording, "If you got a big keyspace, let me search it" is, of course, another reference to the same song: "If you got a big **** let me search ya" (The word "penis" is censored by the trumpeting of an elephant).
Inside references and real life shenanigans[edit]
Cueball is banned from multiple conferences for similar pranks in 541: TED Talk. In response to 541, PyCon organizers jokingly announced that Randall Munroe was banned from PyCon 2009 due to "last year's disgraceful keynote, 'Web Spiders vs. Red Spiders'." They also said they instructed their volunteers to refuse admission to him and "any stick figures who may attempt to register, particularly if they are wearing hats."
Messages on the PyCon-Organizers mailing list show that this joke was intended to get Randall to come to PyCon: (The links will only work if you're subscribed to the mailing list.)
- PyCon mentioned briefly in today's xkcd:
- http://xkcd.com/541/
- We've still never gotten Randall Munroe to actually attend, have we? Anybody want to take charge of twisting his arm this time? I think we can still offer him a "press pass" (free registration). [...] [1]
- An invite would seem most appropriate given the cartoon. :-)
- We could also have an official PyCon blog post confirming his ban... [2]
- How about a public blog post LIFTING the ban and inviting him? [3]
- Confirming the ban is far funnier... He's definitely a disturbing influence on programmers. [4]
- Agreed, especially if we invite him concurrently with confirming the ban. [5]
- (a few posts later)
- I'm happy to participate in actually throwing some thin guy out of the conference, and then get some graphics savvy person to animate a stick figure over that. :) [...][6]
- here's a rough idea of what would show up if you invited him to actually do any speaking...
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJOS0sV2a24
- it's fairly long. he shows up in the beginning around 3:25. [7]
- For the record, I did try to convince him to come when got the art for the tshirt last year. He didn't seem super psyched, but then again emotions are hard to read via IRC.
- I love the idea of "officially" banning him, however. ;-) [8]
- (a few posts later)
- OK - posted to the PyCon blog, by the power vested in me as publicity chair. With Michael Foord's excellent sentence added.
- Now let him know that since he's banned, he HAS to come. [9]
- Confirming the ban is far funnier... He's definitely a disturbing influence on programmers. [4]
- How about a public blog post LIFTING the ban and inviting him? [3]
- [Randall Munroe (drawn as Cueball) stands behind a lectern on a podium in front of a large conference audience (consisting of Cueball heads), with a poster hanging beside him.]
- Randall: My cryptosystem is like any Feistel cipher, except in the S-Boxes we simply take the bitstring down, flip it, and reverse it.
- [The poster reads:]
- Decryption
- [inverter symbol]
- [crossed arrows]
- [Caption below the crowd:]
- I've been barred from speaking at any major cryptography conferences ever since it became clear that all my algorithms were just thinly disguised Missy Elliott songs.
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I think that executing that S-box twice would get you back where you started. gijobarts (talk) 05:28, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- Actually that's not true. Regardless of the bit in position 1 to begin with, you will always have a 1 in position 8 in the result. When you shift, you're adding a 0 in position 1 (assuming a 0 shift in), then the inverse is 1, and flipping would put the 1 in position 8. Jarod997 (talk) 14:06, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
- I think it would actually take a few rounds, but yes will eventually get back to the same as the input. Remember that you aren't just doing this operation, you are doing it to one half of the block and then XORing with the other half of the block. But yes I think after a few rounds the XOR's would combine to the identity. (assuming that it wraps, which makes sense to me). Also it is not shown at all how the key would be incorporated into this... so maybe that would help? (or you just add a round key in after doing this operation?) 220.127.116.11 16:32, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
" and so is the author Randall Munroe at PyCon"
- I think that post is a joke.
- It links to 541: TED Talk.
- It says "Registration volunteers have been instructed to refuse admission to Randall Munroe personally, and in fact, to any stick figures who may attempt to register"
- There isn't anything on YouTube or Randall Munroe's Wikipedia page about it.
- Another Python blog says that it was a publicity stunt, citing the organizers' mailing list archives. I didn't bother to sign up for access to the archive.
- Catherine Devlin claims that she banned Randall, so we could try asking her if she's serious.
- Another blog post about it
- gijobarts (talk) 16:48, 2 September 2013 (UTC) (edited 20:29 UTC)
In the same way, a steps to a feistel cipher based algorithm are executed in reverse to obtain the original plain text from a cipher text. is not true. The whole point of a Feistel network is that you execute the same steps in the same order. The only thing that is reversed is the key. You can do almost any amount of mangling of the input, without having to worry about how to reverse it, because the magic of XOR ensures that All Will Be Well when you come to decrypt. There are limits to the kinds of mangling you can do, of course, but the basic principle is that the same function used for encryption is also used for decryption. It's quite startling, really. Horst Feistel - kudos! --BinaryDigit (talk) 15:08, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
- +1 188.8.131.52 16:32, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
"This part needs editing" in what way? It looks fine to me. Clarify, or better yet, edit it in what way you think it needs editing.220.127.116.11 16:08, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
Why is this page marked as an incomplete explanation? 22.214.171.124 16:59, 8 November 2017 (UTC)


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Fla. Republican leaders back away from immigration reform plans
Can Florida legislators turn their backs on immigration reform?
That is the question hovering over Republicans this week after Rick Perry's performance in last week's presidential debate and the results of the Florida straw poll, which show that being soft on the issue can imperil Republicans strapped to a primary.
Florida's Tea Party activists say they will accept nothing short of requiring every employer to check the immigration status of their workers through the federal E-verify program in January when legislators convene in regular session. But armed with the support of Florida's powerful agriculture and business groups, the same legislative leaders who last year promised Arizona-style immigration reform are now barely offering tentative support for it.
Senate President Mike Haridopolos said his chamber is ready to revive a Senate bill, which gives police additional enforcement power. But the watered-down measure does not include E-verify and is too weak for many in the Tea Party.
Gov. Rick Scott, after requiring state agencies to use E-verify and campaigning for it to be implemented statewide, told the Herald/Times Thursday that his priority is not E-verify but to give law enforcement the ability to check the immigration status of people they stop.
"What we're more interested in is making sure that if someone is in our state illegally and they're doing something illegal that we're able to ask them if they're legal. That's my priority," Scott said.
And House Speaker Dean Cannon, whose chamber proposed but never passed an Arizona-style immigration enforcement plan last year, said that immigration reform may take a back seat to balancing the budget, reapportionment and strengthening the economy.
"It may drop behind the others in terms of jobs and the economy,'' Cannon said. "It's just too soon to tell."
The change of heart comes at the same time legislators are entering one of the most precarious election seasons in a decade. Because of reapportionment, every lawmaker must run in a newly-drawn district and, in some cases, answer to interest groups, ethnic groups and constituents they have not served before. The solution suggested by some Republican leaders is for the Legislature to do nothing now.
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Scientists with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Schlumberger - with support of the Gas Research Institute - have developed a radar system that accurately detects, locates, and creates underground 3-D images.
The GPIR (ground-penetrating imaging radar) enables underground infrastructure companies to create 3-D maps of the complex array of underground electric, gas, water, and communication lines that lie at depths as great as 10 ft (3 m). Armed with up-to-date information about the location of these structures, companies can now better manage, maintain, and build new underground networks.
"The growing economy places new pressures on underground utility infrastructure," says Ralph Bernstein, a technical leader at EPRI. "This new radar system will help energy companies improve underground planning and maintenance as well as avoid disruptive construction accidents."
This new system uses a transmitting antenna to send a high-frequency radar pulse into the ground. When the radar pulse encounters a buried object, such as metal or plastic pipe, the object reflects the pulse back to the surface where a receiving antenna picks it up. The radar system moves the antennas along the ground surface, and the timing of the transmitted radar pulses can be used to detect, locate, and map underground objects.
For more information about EPRI's technology development programs, visit www.epri.com.


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This weekend we decided to experiment with leftover Chicken Adobo and use all the easter eggs we have been making!
6 hard boiled eggs
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1/2 cup pulled chicken adobo
Cut the boiled eggs in half lengthwise and scoop out the egg yolks. Place the egg yolks in a mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise, and mash them with a fork. Stir in the chicken adobo, salt and pepper. Place the filling in a zip lock bag and carefully pipe them on the egg whites. Or you can just scoop the filling with a spoon one by one.


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AfriGeneas Genealogy and History Forum Archive
Re: Witherspoon Cemetery (Black)
In Response To: Death Certificate Question ()
Hi Shelia,
I thought this might be a clue. While visiting the Archive I copy the Lancaster Cemetery Listing:
Witherspoon Cemetery (Black)
The Witherspoon Cemetry is in the eastern part of the city of Lancaster. To reach it from North Main street, follow East Meeting Street past the jucture with East Barr Street, to Neal's Grocery Store which is on the left. Turn right at this point on to an unpaved street, follow this for a distance of about a block--cemetry is on the left.
Lafayette B. Belk and Audrey Crawford (Mrs. Adis were instrumental in getting these inscritptions.
TILLMAN Martha L./Wife of Rev. J A. Tillman/Nov 1875- Dec 3, 1910
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