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As the US Open winds down, we wanted to corral author Nic Brown into throwing over a few of his thoughts the TSF way. We asked the Doubles novelist to send us a list of five things from the last 10 days and he came back with one extra in "Nic's six". The guy has a way with words, no? If you didn't notice, Nic's good friend and former ATP doubles expert Tripp Phillips was featured as a recruiter on the Straight Sets tennis blog. -NM
1. The Serbian (Fashion) Equation
Exhibit A: In the past, the cast in the Novak Djokovic box have simultaneously removed their shirts in celebration.
Exhibit B: During Djokovic's fourth round match against Mardy Fish, his father wore a black t-shirt emblazoned with a huge airbrush-type image of his son.
Exhibit C: Djokovic's new wardrobe is decorated with dragons seemingly inspired by Ed Hardy.
Closing argument: I do not know much about Serbia, let alone Serbian fashion. But I do know quite a bit about the sun-burnt population of the Carolina coastal region. Hence, I think during this Slam, I have, for the first time ever, uncovered a direct cultural parallel between monster truck fans in Myrtle Beach and Djokovic supporters in Belgrade.
2. Wheel Me It Isn't So
The Dostoevsky tattoos, the on-court glasses, the beard: Janko Tipsarvic is clearly rad. I have always loved this guy. But when he trotted out on court to play Andy Roddick wheeling behind him a giant tennis bag on wheels, he shot into the stratosphere for me. I guess he's already been sporting this thing for a few weeks this summer, but this was the first I saw of it. He clearly doesn't give a damn about toeing the traditional tennis line, and I love him for it. On a more complicated note, he has confounded my previous theories about Serbian fashion. There is definitely no one in Myrtle Beach who looks like Janko.
3. Spraying Balls as Performance Art
In the first seven points of Feliciano Lopez's round of sixteen match against Rafael Nadal Tuesday night, Lopez sprayed three balls into the stands off miss-hits. I don't takes cuts like Lopez does, and I'm not playing Nadal in post-Earl wind gusts, but still – if I lose one ball a set I'm embarrassed. Also, I'm not in the top twenty-five. I've never seen anything like it. It immediately erased any consideration I had that it was going to be a good match. And it wasn't. More interesting, though, is the fact that I just learned Lopez plays himself on a Spanish sitcom. Very performance art of him. Perhaps that's what was going on with the stray balls, too?
4. Back, And Looking Fabulous
Everyone seemed to think Roger Federer's Wimbledon back injury was caused by some infection of sour grapes, but I had some inside sources who told me it was quite serious. I still thought it was sour grapes. But I now have to say I think he really was injured in England, because he's moving so well again and looks better than he even did in Australia. If Nadal can't pick up his return game by Sunday, and if Federer gets past Djokovic in the semis, Federer might actually win a grand slam final against him for the first time in three years.
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Konstanze A. Knittler, PhD candidate, Department of History of Art, University of Glasgow
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The Lady Lever Art Gallery's collection is very rich in Famille Noire porcelains, a prominent type of Qing dynasty (1644-1912) porcelain that featured significantly in many British art collections around the turn of the 20th century. Famille Noire can be described as a sub-group of Famille Verte, which developed from the wucai palette (meaning five-colour) in the late Ming dynasty. The terms were coined by the French Jesuit and ceramic collector Albert Jacquemart in 1873 and Famille Noire can generally be defined as bearing a copper-green lead-based enamel over an unfired coating of Chinese cobalt 'émail sur biscuit' (on the biscuit). During enamel firing, the two combined to give an intensely black effect, with a hint of green. The technique was first used at Jingdezhen in the mid-15th century, but it disappeared again until the late 17th century, when it was taken up once more at the court of the emperor Kangxi (1662-1722). 1
Owing to this circumstance, Famille Noire has generally been regarded as having been produced in the Kangxi era of the Qing dynasty and, in literature around the turn of the past century, even been mistaken as late Ming (1368-1644). Many pieces bear a Chenghua (1465-1487) reign mark on the base, for which reason many experts were mislead at the end of the 19th century into believing that these pieces originated from the Ming period.
This misconception gave impetus to the author's further investigating this type of ware; during a personal examination of Famille Noire in the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection that houses the Salting collection, it could be established that due to their general appearance most of the pieces inspected were unlikely to date to the Kangxi period, and that from today's standards they could even be considered 'fakes' of the late 19th century, in imitation of Kangxi wares.2 The Lady Lever Art Gallery, in comparison, includes a considerable amount of similar pieces to the Salting Bequest and due to that apparent similarity, this essay will look into the question of collecting Famille Noire and the authenticity of the 'black ground' wares, as they were also referred to at the time.
Before taking a closer look into the actual Famille Noire objects from the Lever collection, and their stylistic analysis, it will be a necessary step to explain why these wares had become so popular during the late 19th century and early 20th centuries and how scholars and connoisseurs have perceived them in the past 100 years.
As early as 1881, O. du Sartel presented some Famille Noire vases within the section of Ming dynasty porcelains in his publication on Chinese porcelain. Although they bear Chenghua marks, he assessed them to be copies or imitations (of Ming ware), and he dated them towards the very early years of the Kangxi period. In addition, he illustrated some more Famille Noire vases, which he definitely assigned to the Kangxi.3
Cosmo Monkhouse's standard work from 1901 on the history of Chinese porcelain confused some of the Famille Noire objects as Ming originals, which was not an uncommon error, owing to the deceptive marks on some of the objects' bases. 4
An early calling into question of Famille Noire is however reproduced by W.G. Gulland in the second volume of his two-volume book Chinese porcelain, in quoting the American collector Thomas Lindall Winthrop who mentioned two categories of Famille Noire.5 First, he linked the category 'over the glaze' to pieces from the Salting collection, in particular to one vase illustrated by Gulland on p. 164 and then he compared this object to one vase of the art dealer Siegfried Bing in Paris. After careful examination of such an object, Winthrop was convinced that the decoration had been added to a white ground by being painted first and then filled with the black ground. Bing's piece displayed a rather mat black enamel with the edges washed with a delicate fawn colour. Winthrop's explanations are not entirely clear in terms of dating those vases, but he definitely regarded them as being of inferior quality than those of his proposed first category. He called pieces from the second category modern, which were covered with black enamel and painted with muddy colours with the design of flowers and butterflies. Those pieces were regarded worthless by Winthrop, having been imported to England by officers about the middle of the 19th century. The description of thick and muddy colours painted on top of the glazes certainly applies to several of the Lever pieces, as we will see later on.
There is no further evidence in contemporary literature that this ware should have been anything else than of the Kangxi reign, since even the renowned scholar and author of Chinese art, Stephen Wooton Bushell, assigned Famille Noire to that very period.6
For a technical definition of Famille Noire compare for example Wood Nigel, Chinese glazes. Their origins, chemistry and recreation, London/Philadelphia 1998, pp. 235-238
This handling session was carried out together with an expert on Chinese Ceramics, Gordon Lang, the Keeper of the Asian Department, Beth Mc Killop, and Dr Luisa Mengoni, Curator, Asian Department. I am very grateful for their help and support in this research.
Du Sartel O., La porcelaine de Chine, Paris 1881, pp. 168, 183, 192 and 194
Monkhouse Cosmo, A history and description of Chinese porcelain, with notes by S.W. Bushell, London 1901; compare for example p. 124
Gulland, W.G., Chinese porcelain, Vol. II, London 1902, pp. 325-326
Bushell Stephen Wooton, Chinese Art, London 1906, Vol. II, p. 36
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High Hampton Inn Officially Opens for 92nd Season
The start of our 92nd season is officially here, and we are eager to welcome you back to our family-friendly mountain retreat! Tradition and Southern hospitality continue to play a huge role in the culture at High Hampton Inn , and this year we have some exciting new changes waiting for you to indulge in when you return.
When you walk into the lobby this season, you will see a new friendly face waiting to help you plan your perfect North Carolina mountain getaway. A full-time "adventure specialist'' has been added to our family to help you take full advantage of the incredible activities available in the area surrounding the inn. Adventures in water sports, horseback riding, rock climbing, canopy tours, and more can now be booked from the comfort of the lobby with help from our concierge service.
Our younger guests can spend time playing on the new ark-style playground located next to Noah's Ark. It features a miniature climbing wall, smaller slide, and plenty of places for climbing and hiding out. The older kids will love the Teen Room makeover, which makes it more comfortable and inviting. The air-hockey, foosball, and ping pong tables are prepped and ready for siblings to settle their rivalries once and for all.
Afternoon tea is a long-time Southern tradition, and High Hampton Inn has added more options to appeal to every palate. Now you can quench your thirst every afternoon with a flavored lemonade or on Fridays you can indulge in a delicious root beer float. If you are looking to satisfy that little pang of mid-afternoon hunger, you can treat yourself to a variety of scones, mini-muffins, lemon squares and more during afternoon tea.
Our gentle giants are back this year to caddy your clubs or lead you on a llama hike. The bocce ball and shuffleboard courts have been resurfaced and are ready for a little friendly competition. Nature lovers can enjoy the magnificent and award-winning specimen trees on our Champion Tree Trail. The trees can be found alongside the inn and lake, and we have added markers to help you appreciate their significance and beauty.
You will also notice subtle improvements in the comfort of our dining room and the classy touch the new copper chafer serving dishes bring to the atmosphere. In addition, minor changes have been made to our stunning golf course. For those wanting to pamper themselves, new treatments have been added to the spa menu.
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Alyssa Shull of Charisma Magazine was none too happy with Beyonce's performance during the Super Bowl halftime show, claiming that the singer is being used by Satan. Oh, and she buys into all that "Illuminati sign" bullshit too.
For many girls, the Super Bowl performances on Sunday were a celebration of femininity and girl power. Talented artists like Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson sang and danced on the media's largest stage of the year: The Super Bowl. But imagine with me for a moment if all of this star power, talent, femininity and glamour was used to exalt the name of Jesus.
How amazing would that be?
Beyoncé, who is also very talented and beautiful, danced in a way that should only take place between a husband and wife (well minus the Illuminati signs and the worship 'I want to feel your energy' part).
The what?
Beyoncé has this beautiful gift, that the enemy (Satan) has twisted to use for his kingdom.
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Welcome to The High St Gallery
Situated at the heart of Kirkcudbright's historic artists' colony, high st. gallery exhibits Scottish Contemporary Art, Scottish and Kirkcudbright Fine Art, Decorative Arts & Collectables and Jewellery.
high st. gallery is owned by Maureen Briggs D.A. and Richard Ross D.A., both graduates of Glasgow School of Art.
Scottish Contemporary Art
Gallery artists are predominantly graduates of Glasgow School of Art and Edinburgh College of Art, from 1950 to the present day - many of whom live and work in Dumfries and Galloway. The gallery exhibits works by nationally and internationally recognised artists such as Peter Howson, John Bellany, James Macaulay, Davy Brown, Alexander R. Robb, Hazel Campbell, Frank Colclough, Tessa Asquith Lamb and Frank McFadden.
Scottish & Kirkcudbright Fine Art
The gallery regularly exhibits Scottish Fine Art works with a particular emphasis on the Kirkcudbright artists of the past, including Jessie M. King, E.A. Taylor, Tim Jeffs, William Miles Johnston, Anna and Isobel Hotchkis, and David Sassoon.
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high st. gallery now offers a greatly expanded selection of decorative arts & collectables, including Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts,
Scottish Pottery, Royal Doulton, Poole Pottery; hand-painted ceramics by Jessie M. King, Elizabeth Mary Watt, Helen Paxton Brown, May Wilson, and William Miles Johnston; and collectables including retro 1950's/ 60's pieces, Scandinavian ceramics and glassware.
Stunning handmade designer jewellery shaped from anodised aluminium by Miranda Peckitt, beautifully crafted designer jewellery by Mike Gill and unique contemporary jewellery by Jj Delega and Franca Bruno.
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Who has or can link me to some good short ringtones.
Between Twitter, Facebook, Viigo, BeeJive, BBM, BBM Groups...
I am sick of the default ringtones. I am not looking for songs or long tones. I am looking for 1/2 sec to 1 sec quick short sounds. like bells and horns and stuff, but not bells or horns. lol
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Salzburg Wiki: "Die WESTbahn ist eine Tochter der Rail Holding AG, die den privaten Intercity Eisenbahnverkehr in Zentraleuropa fördern will. Im Zuge der Eisenbahnliberalisierung wurden die Eisenbahnnetze auch privaten Anbietern zugänglich gemacht. Für die Gleisbenützung zahlt die WESTbahn Miete an die ÖBB Infrastruktur AG. In die Organisation und die neuen Züge investiert die Firma, die auch einen Schweizer Finanzinvestor an Bord hat, 130 Mill. Euro. Im August 2011 stieg auch die französische Staatsbahn SNCF mit 26 Prozent bei der WESTbahn ein.
Die WESTbahn wird ab dem Fahrplanwechsel am 11. Dezember 2011 zwischen Wien und Salzburg mit Stopps in Attnang-Puchheim, Wels, Linz, Amstetten, St. Pölten sowie Wien-Hütteldorf verkehren. Die Fahrzeit wird dabei zwei Stunden 57 Minuten betragen. Ab Dezember 2012 soll die Fahrzeit auf zwei Stunden 30 Minuten sinken – durch den Ausbau der Westbahnstrecke. Die Abfahrtszeiten der WESTbahn in Wien und Salzburg sollen so gelegt werden, dass die ÖBB-Intercityzüge und die WESTbahn jeweils um eine halbe Stunde versetzt fahren. Der Fahrplan sieht vorerst täglich je zwölf Verbindungen von Wien nach Salzburg sowie von Salzburg nach Wien vor. Der letzte Zug aus Wien (23.12 Uhr) und aus Salzburg (Abfahrt um 21.50 Uhr) endet jeweils in Linz. Der erste Zug von Salzburg startet um 5.50 Uhr, der erste in Wien um 6.16 Uhr."
Overview and HistoryThe history of Vienna is synonymous with that of Europe's biggest empire, so hang on to your weiner schnitzel.Vienna was named "Vindomina" by Celtic tribesmen around 500 B.C. The Romans called it "Vindobona", which means "good wine," and some remains from the Roman garrison there can be found at Hoher Market. Since it was on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, it suffered much chaos and destruction during Volkerwanderung (AKA "let's pillage").Throughout the later Middle Ages Vienna lived under the rule of the Babenberg family. They steadfastly warded off those persistent Mongolian raiders who keep popping up just when you least expect them.During the third great Crusade (1192 A.D), Richard the Lionhearted was captured near Vienna and held for a ransom most foul which amounted to eleven tons of silver! This tidy sum was collected from England and used for the creation of a mint and city walls, major steps in Vienna's ascension to proper city status.Good old kidnapping, who can get enough of it? You can still see remains of these city walls in the metro stop at Stubentor.1278 A.D. marked the beginning of Hapsburg rule over the Austrian lands, snatched from the clutches of Bohemian King Otokar II. This reign would last almost seven centuries and grow to be Europe's largest empire.Vienna twice defended against Ottoman attackers in the 16th and 17th centuries. As the story goes, the Viennese strained coffee technique traces its roots back to these Turks, who left sacks of coffee beans in the wake of their hasty retreat.Emperor Josef II granted freedom of religious expression in 1781, immediately attracting the likes of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. These composers created masterpieces of western music in service of the blossoming Viennese opera houses and concert halls.Vienna officially became capital of the Austrian Empire in 1804, of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after 1867, and capital of First Austrian Republic after WWI. The Hapsburg dynasty ended in 1918 with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, which launched WWI.Between the two World Wars, Austria experienced a revolution (the February Uprising) and autocratic government. Austria was captured by Germany and then Russia during WWII, but emerged as a sovereign nation again at the end of the war. However, it remained a divided and occupied city for another ten years, a period when international espionage cloaked more than a dagger or two within its four bristling regions.In recent history Vienna has become like a second capital of Europe after Brussels. In the 1970's Vienna built the Vienna International Center, a complex to house one of the four United Nations offices. Along with the UN, this complex houses OPEC headquarters, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Nuclear Test Ban Organization, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Did you know that OSCE is the world's largest intergovernmental organization?I wonder what Sigmund Freud would say?Getting ThereVienna International Airport is connected to the city by a sixteen minute train ride on the CAT system. Eight Euros and you're there! TransportationVienna has a smooth, well-built public transportation system. Like Prague, the city layout is organized by numbered districts which begin in the center and radiate outwards.You can get around here on buses, trams, trains and the underground metro. Don't forget to stamp your ticket in the blue machine!People and CultureWell, the border guards still check passports even though Austria is part of the "borderless" Schengen zone. In other words, Austria is a lot more formal than neighboring Slovakia and Czech Republic. Be advised.Food to sniff around for:wiener schnitzel -- pounded flat veal, breaded and sauteed in clarified butter.Eat it with dumplings, chase it with apple strudel, remember it over your palatschinken the next morning (these are like crepes).And of course, about every forty-five minutes you should be visiting a cafe for another magic coffee. Austrian caffeine addiction is legendary.Vienna is also one of the world's few capital cities which still has its own vineyards. Go for a Riesling tasting next time you're in town.Things to do & RecommendationsFirst off, location is everything. You can get to Vienna by bicycle on the greenway bike path, how cool!Opera, baby! We didn't really get into detail, but Vienna's opera houses and theaters are some of the best in all of Europe. Visit the Burgtheater, Volkstheater Wien and Theater in der Josefstadt, at the very least.Across the Danube you should take a stroll through the Karmeliter district, which has a cool art scene and lots of bars. You know how art makes you thirsty.For late night munchers, head to the area around Naschmarkt, maybe Cafe Drechsler or Grafin vom Naschmarkt, serving traditional Austrian chow for longer than anyone can remember.If that's not enough, you can throw pretzels in the world's oldest zoo, or maybe even at the Vienna boy's choir, but not in any of the 100+ art museums.And of course we are skipping all the obvious stuff such as Maria Theresien Platz, the residences of Beethoven, Mozart's grave... the list goes on. Seven centuries of royalty will accumulate quite a bit of architecture and noteworthy collections. Have fun!Text by Steve Smith.


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Cinema Priests: Morietti's 'We Have a Pope' pokes easy fun, misses satirical mark
I finally went to see the recent Italian film, "We Have A Pope," by filmmaker Nanni Morietti. I was the only person at the late showing yesterday, during what I assume is its last week in town. No worries, though, if you missed it. I almost wish I had, but I feel some kind of professional obligation to see films with religious themes since I taught courses on religion and film for more than 30 years.
The film's premise is promising. A back-bencher gets elected pope when there aren't enough votes for any front-runner. He accepts his election, but then gets cold feet. The Vatican finds ways to delay any public announcement once he escapes his minders and spends several days in the streets of Rome trying to decide what he should do.
As I say, it could have been interesting had the writer/director really been concerned with exploring the conflicted spirit of the man who, in the film's last scene (WARNING: plot spoiler) publicly renounces his papacy. For in his short remarks to the cheering throng he says that the pope needs to be strong enough to change things in the church, and loving enough to reach out to the wounds of the world. Then he announces: "I am not that man," and the crowd grows silent as the film ends.
Yet Morietti seems more interested in having a little Italian fun, and the film (even with the promising premise) is soon revealed as sophomoric farce. It is less concerned to explore the thoughts and motivations of the central character than to poke fun at two sets of "soul guides" – the cardinals assembled from throughout the world and the psychiatrists they invite to help the newly elected Pope come to terms with his election.
The new pope is very well-acted, and his various encounters – with church leaders, psychiatrists, people of Rome – provide ample opportunity to explore his character. But it turns out that they are just filler, with lots of beautiful scenery, to keep some suspense while Morietti gets to the real action – his satirical/farcical presentation of the cardinals and the divorced husband and wife psychiatrists. All funny enough, along with the gentle non-exploration of the central character, which is why most reviewers have been gentle enough in their criticism. So what's my beef?
It's once again "Hollywood's" general inability to deal with priest (and nun) characters – this time with a twist of Italian humor. Initially presented as somberly serious, the cardinals gathered to elect the new pope soon become "keystone cop" masquerades running hither and yon as they fret about their new man's indecisiveness. At least the satire on the shrinks has some clever density and bite. The cardinals become little more than a crowd of senile clowns, with little density or bite. (Same with the occasional shots of nuns playing stereotypically silent roles.) The intended satire shows itself as little more than superficial farce before the film is half over.
I'm not against satire or comedy directed at priests, even at cardinals and the pope. But when can we get beyond the endless clerical clichés that have filled our cinema, here and in Europe, for far too long? How about some truly insightful satire rather this tired slapstick? Probably that would have required more courage.
How about something that actually takes the plot's premise seriously? That looks seriously, even if sarcastically, at the human foibles and failures of the pope and other priests. Something like Karl Malden as the courageous priest in "On the Waterfront" – one of the few great priest characters in our American cinema. Or the great and occasionally comic depiction of a group of French monks in last year's "Of Gods and Men." But such real and dense presentation is rare in our cinema. What we mostly get is drivel like this.


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Oscar Inseparable: Daniel & Satsuki
Word is he's extremely uncomfortable at these events. Which is why he seems to cling to her for support. It's very sweet. Not like a limp dick or anything. Just… one person needing another. This isn't weakness is it?
F-ck me. Sleeplessness = Oprahliness.
Anyway, they made their way down the carpet, reluctant to detach even for a moment, and then as soon as they moved away from the final photo wall towards the steps leading up to the Kodak, he looked at her and they hugged. This is right after Laura hissed at me that Satsuki Mitchell is ugly.
She is not ugly.
She's just not conventionally goodlooking. And Laura is coming down with a cold.
Actually liked Satsuki's dress very much. It works for her. It wouldn't work on a blonde, say, like Katherine Heigl – shudder! - but on a woman with such unusually beguiling features, I do not object.
Of course you object.
She's one of those we will never agree on.
But let me ask you this: do you object more to her than you do to Sarah Jessica Parker. Heh.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20101001/bs_yblog_upshot/pentagon-burns-book-and-makes-it-a-best-sellerPublishers know that controversy fuels book sales. Apparently, so does burning them.
The Pentagon has only helped build buzz around "Operation Dark Heart," a firsthand account of special operations in Afghanistan, by burning 9,500 copies -- nearly all the first run. (Some review copies, released before publication, have filtered out and sold for more than $2,000 on eBay, according to Time magazine.)
Destroying books isn't an everyday occurrence. In fact, the Pentagon says it has never destroyed copies of a book before. But in this case, the Pentagon contends that Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's work includes classified information that shouldn't have been published and therefore it was the only option.
On Sept. 24, four days after the burning, publisher St. Martin's Press printed 50,000 copies of the book with supposedly classified information now blacked out. Even with redactions, the second run -- five times larger than the first -- is selling well. Time magazine noted that "Operation Dark Heart" hit No. 1 on Amazon's biography list and No. 2 on Barnes & Noble's political list.
he Pentagon may have succeeded in keeping thousands of unredacted copies from hitting the shelves, but it cannot be certain that the book's contents won't ever reach readers. In the digital age, it's nearly impossible to completely destroy anything. WikiLeaks, the secretive whistleblower site, called the Pentagon "Nazi punks" for burning the books and has already threatened to post an unredacted copy on the Internet. Some of the un-redacted pages have appeared online in an effort to look at the military's review process.
Steven Aftergood, of the Federation of American Scientists, has done a side-by-side comparison (PDF) of some excerpts of the two versions on the organization's website. Aftergood wrote that the comparison provides "a revealing snapshot of the way that the Obama administration classifies national security information in 2010."
In some cases, it's hard to figure out exactly why a redaction was needed. For instance, Aftergood notes that the most common redaction is Shaffer's cover name in Afghanistan, "Christopher Stryker." However, that cover name was already revealed in public testimony in 2006. Another name -- that of actor Ned Beatty -- is also redacted for some unknown reason.
Aftergood estimates that "perhaps 10% of the redacted passages do have some conceivable security sensitivity, including the identity of the CIA chief of station in Kabul, who has been renamed 'Jacob Walker' in the new version, and a physical description of the location and appearance of the CIA station itself, which has been censored."
So it's a bit unclear why the vetting process leads to so many redactions that may not actually be harmful if released. The New York Times reported last month that Shaffer's book "divided military security reviewers and highlighted the uncertainty about what information poses a genuine threat to security."
Aftergood seems to believe that the review process by intelligence agencies is flawed.
"In short, the book embodies the practice of national security classification as it exists in the United States today," he wrote. "It does not exactly command respect."
Reminds me of a certain night in Germany in 1933.
Sorry just had to say that one. :lmao
But the author should be given a fucking medal. This doesn't endanger our troops lives if their lives are already threatened to begin with. It's about time our military's crimes be revealed. I want to get an original copy if I can.


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Are the CSU Rams playing a 3-4 or 4-3 defense? McElwain's depth chart explains
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State released its first depth chart today, and there were a few surprises contained within it. And they started with an area that had been taken for granted — the defensive alignment.
Early on it was made known CSU's defense was switching from a 4-3 to a 3-4 this season. Only, on the depth chart these are the front seven positions on defense: LDE, DT, DT, RDE, SLB, MLB, WLB.
Shaquil Barrett — a preseason all-conference selection at linebacker — is listed as a right defensive end, along with Broderick Sargent and Steven Michel.
CSU coach Jim McElwain has already said that Barrett, the team's leading tackler from a year ago, would play both standing up and with his hand in the ground. The suggestion, however, was that he'd be a linebacker with the ability to put his hand in the ground, thus the team plays a 3-4.


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Despite having a timeless Richard Teague design, TransAm racing cred, and being the car that would break AMC out of its George Romney-era economy-car mold, the AMC Javelin's hi-po AMX version always appeared uncomfortable in its own skin. But will a total, pro-touring makeover solve its issues?
In this episode of Big Muscle, Mike Musto drives a heavily modified 1969 AMX, whose build was comissioned by a longtime Javelin lover who wanted one that drove like a modern sports car, not a wheelbarrow full of severed heads. Actually, outside of the body, glass and grille there's very little AMC content left. Oh, and the sun visors.
The powertrain, for example is a GM-Ford combo, with an LS3 hooked to a Ford 9" rear through a Keisler Engineering 5-speed. For suspension, it's got RideTech triple-adjustable coilovers instead of the original AMX's trunnions and bean dip geometry. So is it still an AMX? Or, like the famous TransAm racers of 40+ years ago, an AMC in name only?


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I did cricket a favour by rejecting Sachin: Lillee
Hoping to become a pacer, Tendulkar went to the MRF Pace Foundation in 1987. But his ambitions were crushed by the foundation`s coaching director, Lillee who advised the then young Tendulkar to focus on his batting instead of bowling.
Asked about his first encounter with Tendulkar, Lillee, who is bidding adieu to the MRF Pace Foundation after 25 years of service, said: "I actually feel very embarrassed because I rejected him as a fast bowler. "I think I did him and the game of cricket a favour. I am just joking, but I will never forget (the incident)."
"When he came back a year later he was just 15 years or so. I was there behind the nets. The first ball Sachin faced he hit it behind the bowler for a four. Sachin flicked the next ball for a four as well. The bowlers were not able to get Sachin and he was hitting them out of the park. When he was still batting with about 48 runs or so from 12 balls, I asked (the then head coach) T A Sekar who is this boy. Sekar laughed and replied you should know him, he is the boy whom you rejected when he wanted to become a fast bowler," he added.
Lillee said it was his fortune to have spotted Tendulkar before he made his foray into international cricket. "I was fortunate enough to see him before he made it to Test cricket and lucky enough to recognise him as the world`s best. Sachin is a very humble man. He is the greatest player and batsman to have ever built played. He just amazes me on many counts, his eye for the game, hunger for the game and continued success," said the 62-year-old former cricketer.
Asked about the fast bowling talents he witnessed during his stint at the MRF Foundation, Lillee rated Zaheer Khan as the best, just ahead of cricketer-turned-match referee Javagal Srinath. "To me number one is Zaheer Khan and number two is Srinath. As for Venkatesh Prasad I had always thought that he is going to be a Test player," he said.
"Irfan (Pathan), RP Singh and S Sreesanth were promising but sometimes I used to be disappointed with Munaf (Patel). Munaf is one bowler who used to bowl at 150 plus but someone had suggested him to slow down. To me he had some natural gifts. Not many people are bestowed with such attributes."
Lillee also said that he was never on the same page with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI).
The Australian said that he loves to do things his way and that might be a reason why the BCCI never utilised his knowledge in the best possible manner.
"It was disappointing for me personally. Got to remember that I have the same relationship with the Cricket Australia too. I do not do anything unless I do them my way. I do not want other people pushing things on me," Lillee insisted.


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Representatives from both political parties pledged their support for President Obama's upcoming decision on the war in Afghanistan, telling the commander in chief in a Tuesday meeting that they'd be behind whatever choice the White House makes.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirmed that in the Tuesday meeting, which brought together lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, GOP and Democratic representatives alike told Obama "whatever decision you make, we'll support it." Reid also said Republicans would be more likely to support Obama if he could get the majority of the U.S. commanders in the region on board with his choice.
Obama is facing pressure from lawmakers, constituents and the military alike to make a decision on whether or not he'll send more troops to Afghanistan, where over 60,000 U.S. forces are currently stationed. U.S. Commander Stanley McChrystal made what some considered a political gaffe last week when he publicly requested some 40,000 more troops to be sent to the region.
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MUSTANG HOOFPRINTS: SMSU busy hosting prep postseason contests
Hello Mustang Fans!
The action continues for the Southwest Minnesota State University Department of Athletics as we become a partner with the Minnesota State High School League to host section volleyball and football playoffs this week.
Section 3 Tournament volleyball, which began at SMSU's R/A Facility on Tuesday, continues today and Saturday.
On Thursday, the Class A Section 3 North Division Tournament championship match will feature Minneota playing Central Minnesota Christian at 6 p.m. After that contest, the Class A Section 3 South Division Tournament championship match features Tracy-Milroy-Balaton playing Murray County Central at 7:30 p.m.
On Friday, Southwest Minnesota State is the host of four section championship football games at The Schwan Regional Event Center.
In 9-Man competition, No. 1 seed Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley (10-0) meets No. 2 seed Mountain Lake Area (10-0) at 12 p.m. In Class A Section 5, No. 1 seed Dawson-Boyd (9-1) takes on No. 2 seed Wabasso (9-1) at 2:30 p.m. In Class A Section 3, No. 1 seed Adrian (7-2) faces No. 3 seed Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (7-3) at 5 p.m. In Class 2A, Section 3, Jackson County Central (9-1) plays No. 2 seed Maple River (9-1).
On Saturday, SMSU is the host of volleyball Section 3 Tournament championship matches in Class 2A at 5:30 p.m. and in Class A at 7 p.m.
The R/A Facility and The Schwan Regional Event Center are great venues to host section competition. SMSU and the Department of Athletics are proud to host our area high school teams as they look to advance to the MSHSL state tournaments.
Congratulations and good luck to all the teams who will be competing at SMSU this Thursday, Friday and Saturday!
It takes a great effort by many departments at Southwest Minnesota State to successfully host playoff competition. A big thank you goes to Assistant Athletic Director Rolly Muller and the entire SMSU Department of Athletics staff for all the hard work and dedication they have during MSHSL state playoffs.
Last Sunday, our student-athletes and coaches were out and about in Marshall for the annual SMSU Work-a-thon.
As a member of NCAA Division II Athletics, the Mustangs are committed to providing our student-athletes opportunities in building character and creating a positive collegiate experience focusing on learning, service, passion, resourcefulness and balance.
The SMSU Work-a-thon is a civic engagement event that provides community members with help getting those fall chores done before winter hits southwest Minnesota. Our teams helped to rake leaves, clean garages and perform miscellaneous tasks for Marshall residents and businesses.
Thank you to our student-athletes and coaches who participated in Sunday's service project.
For all the latest information on the SMSU Department of Athletics go to SMSUmustangs.com.
This Week in SMSU Athletics
Women's Soccer
The SMSU women's soccer team (14-1-1 overall, 10-1-1 NSIC) moved up from No. 25 last week to No. 19 in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire National College Top 25 poll. With a scoreless tie in double overtime at Minnesota State on Sunday, the Mustangs also moved into second in this week's NCAA Division II Central Region rankings, right behind MSU.
The Mustangs went 1-0-1 last week recording a 3-0 win over Concordia-St. Paul and a 0-0 double-overtime tie with No. 4-ranked Minnesota State.
SMSU plays its last regular season home match at 3 p.m. today against Wayne State (1-14-1 overall, 1-11-1 NSIC) at The Schwan Regional Event Center. SMSU concludes its regular season by traveling to Sioux Falls, S.D., on Sunday to play Augustana College at 1 p.m.
The No. 8-ranked SMSU volleyball team (15-5, 10-2 NSIC) went 2-1 last week with victories over Bemidji State and Minnesota-Crookston after being upset last Tuesday by the University of Sioux Falls.
The Mustangs dropped two spots in this week's AVCA national rankings. Concordia-St. Paul remained the No. 1 team in the ranking for the fifth consecutive week and earned all 48 first-place votes and 1,200 total points.
Central Missouri, which held the No. 3 spot and earned two first-place votes in last week's poll, fell to No. 5 with its first loss of the season last weekend. Tampa (1,149 points) remained No. 2 for the second consecutive week, while Minnesota-Duluth (1,085) inched up to No. 3. BYU-Hawai'i (1,046) and Central Missouri (981) rounded out the top five. West Texas A&M (913) and Nebraska-Kearney (869) came in just ahead of the Mustangs and their 838 total points. Wingate (762) and Western Washington (718) rounded out the top ten. Other Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference schools ranked in the poll were No. 18 Wayne State, Neb., and No.23 Northern State.
The Mustangs head north this weekend, competing at St. Cloud State at 7 p.m. Friday, before traveling to No. 3-ranked UMD for a 4 p.m. match Saturday. A win Saturday in Duluth would play big for the Mustangs, who are soon heading into postseason play.
The SMSU football team (4-4 overall, 2-2 NSIC South) is coming off an exciting 52-48 win at Upper Iowa last week in Fayette.
Saturday's contest will be the last home game of the season as the Mustangs welcome Winona State University (5-3 overall, 3-1 NSIC South) to Mattke Field at The Schwan Regional Event Center for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
SMSU enters the game tied for sixth in the conference standings, while WSU is tied for fourth place. The Mustangs are looking to snap a four-game losing streak to Winona State and earn just the third victory over WSU since 1993.
On Saturday, the SMSU football team will pay tribute to 15 seniors as they play their last game at The Schwan Regional Event Center. Those players include J.J. Bobrowicz, Tate Bunkers, Cody Condon, Anthony Dean, Kyle Hahn, Adam Iversen, Kyle Johnson, Justin Knakmuhs, Dashawn Miller, Brandon Puffer, Lance Schuveiller, Alex Sedrel, Jake Thiel, Britt Wickett and Brad Wiest.
Cross Country
The SMSU men's cross country teams finished in eighth place out of 13 teams, while the women's squad finished 11th out of 15 teams at the NSIC Championships held Saturday at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Augustana won the men's team championship with 18 points, well ahead of second place Sioux Falls, which finished with 84 points. The SMSU men's team finished with 218 points led by Trent Smith who finished in 24th place out of the field of 111.
Minnesota Duluth won the women's team title with 50 points, while Augustana was second with 67 points. The SMSU women, who recorded 369 points, were led by Amanda Grengs, who finished the race in 63rd place.
Both SMSU teams will return to competition Saturday in the NCAA Region Championships, which will also be held at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls.
Men's Basketball
The Mustangs men's basketball team chalked up bragging rights over the Alumni Team on Saturday with a 78-64 win on Andy Wiersma Day at SMSU.
William Giddings led the current Mustangs with a game-high 21 points, while former Mustang Jordan Miller ended up with 18 points for the Alumni.
SMSU continues exhibition play Sunday by hosting Wisconsin-Eau Claire starting at 4 p.m. at the R/A Facility.
The Mustangs are in action this weekend as they head over to Brookings, S.D. on Sunday to compete in the Daktronics Open at South Dakota State University. The tournament begins at 9:00 a.m.
Women's Basketball
On Monday, the SMSU women's basketball team will take the floor in an exhibition game versus St. Catherine at 7 p.m. at the R/A Facility.
I would like to wish all of our teams the best of luck this weekend!
Go Mustangs!
Trivia Contest
Congratulations to Kory Grant and Rick Haberman, who both provided the correct answers (at the same time) to last week's Mustang Hoofprint's Trivia Question: In 2008, SMSU defeated Upper Iowa 38-31 on a last second hail mary pass, who was the quarterback that through the pass to win the game?
Josh Shudlick threw the hail mary pass to Sean Patrick O'Leary, leading the Mustangs to 38-31 victory over the Peacocks.
Trivia Question
When was the last time the Southwest Minnesota State women's soccer team qualified for the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament?
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The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, requires foreign banks, insurance companies and investment funds to send the U.S. Internal Revenue Service information about Americans' offshore accounts worth more than $50,000.
The United States has struggled to implement FATCA since it was enacted in 2010 following a scandal over secret Swiss bank accounts. Enforcement of FATCA penalties was delayed once already from an original 2013 start date and has now been pushed back to July 1, 2014.
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The latest FATCA delay comes a week after the postponement until 2015 of part of another complicated law - a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. healthcare insurance system. Both laws were signed by President Barack Obama in March 2010.
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Foreign businesses that do not comply with the law can be effectively frozen out of U.S. capital markets because of a 30-percent withholding tax on U.S. source income.
Immediately after the law was signed, foreign banks and other businesses started complaining about its costs and its scope, saying in some cases it conflicts with home-country banking laws that shield account holder information.
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"It's still disappointing" to see the law delayed, he said.
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Noel Painter and the Crimson take on Yale this weekend (Photo Courtsey: Harvard Athletic Communications).
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Harvard downed Holy Cross, 4-0, last weekend to capture the first win of the season. Freshman Sarah Finnemore paced the offense in the second half with two goals, while teammates Noel Painter and Elizabeth Jacobs each added a goal.
Related Link: Second-Half Outburst Gives Field Hockey 4-0 Win at Holy Cross
Freshman Sarah Finnemore, who leads the Crimson in scoring with three goals, was named Co-Ivy League Rookie of the Week and Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week. The Norridgewock, Maine native recorded two of the four goals in the Crimson's first win of the season.
Related Link: Finnemore Tabbed Co- Ivy League Rookie of the Week
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Senior goalkeeper Jenn Hatfield has played in all three games for the Crimson registering 19 saves giving up only five goals. The St. Louis, Mo., native currently boasts a .792 save percentage and ranks 30th in the nation with a 1.67 goals against average
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Ivy League play gets underway this weekend. The first match of the season is Friday, Sept. 20 when Brown visits Columbia. On Saturday, two games in addition to the Harvard Yale game will be played; Cornell takes on Penn, and Princeton faces Dartmouth.
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Yale enters the contest with a 1-3 record after most recently dropping a 4-3 overtime decision to Hofstra on Sept. 15. Yale lost its first two games of the season to No. 4 Virginia, 6-1, and No. 11 Albany, 4-2. The Bulldogs scored six goals against Sacred Heart for its lone win of the year.Senior Georgia Holland leads the squad with eight points on three goals and two assists, while classmate Gabrielle Garcia has totaled three goals and an assist so far in 2013. Six Bulldogs have found the back of the net this season. Senior Emily Cain and junior Heather Schlesier have split time in the goal for Yale.
All-Time Against the Bulldogs
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Follow Friday: Around the Blogosphere - November 12
It is literally impossible to select only a handful of these posts to feature in today's Around the Blogosphere, so I am providing a link to where all of these tributes are assembled via the Geneabloggers news feed. I encourage you to take time to read as many as you can.
Read all posts from A Day to Remember Veterans
Other blog posts that I enjoyed this week include:
Kerry Scott of Clue Wagon asked for help on identifying the use of a "hen in the nest" dish. Many people jumped in with their comments about dishes they had that were similar to this one.
Holly Hansen of Family History Expos did a nice piece on preparing to attend a genealogy conference. The Family History Expo is in Atlanta this weekend, so check out Facebook and Twitter (#fhexpo) for on-the-spot coverage from the Bloggers of Honor.
The Flip-Pal scanner is catching on like crazy in the genealogy community. Maureen Taylor writes about why she loves her Flip-Pal. I love mine, too!
John Reid of Anglo-Celtic Roots offers advice on the many genealogy ebooks available for Kindle. He advises what to watch out for when purchasing ebooks.
Becky Jamison is the blogger whose very personal project touched my heart deeply this week. On her Grace and Glory blog, she shared her project of compiling a family history book for her son and his birth mother. Then she shared the photos of presenting him with the books and his family tree. Becky's love and kindness shows through in these posts. These are the "must read" blog posts of the week. Hats off to Becky!
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Tips for sewing with Jersey fabric
I made this dress on my overlocker, using the sewing machine to topstitch. If you have an overlocker the chances are that you've had at least some experience of sewing with jersey – you must be a pretty keen sewer to have invested in a second machine, right? If you don't have an overlocker, have never sewed with jersey, or have overheard whispered stories about how scary and difficult sewing with jersey is – fear not, it isn't. It's actually really easy, although there are a few things you do need to bear in mind:
Change your needle. If you use a standard needle it will cut through the fibres as it sews. This can cause you problems with your stitches and weaken the fabric. Get Stretch or Ballpoint needles to sew knit, stretch of jersey fabrics – you'll find them in your sewing shop. As the name suggests, the needles have a teeny tiny little ball on their tip, this stops the needle from cutting through the fibres, and instead pushes the threads in your knit fabric out of the way without damaging them.
If you have a walking foot, use it. If not, don't worry about it. A walking foot will keep the jersey from stretching under the presser foot during sewing. If you don't have one, just take your time and keep an eye on your fabric to make sure it isn't stretching out of shape.
Choose an appropriate stitch. Fabrics such as jersey stretch, and straight stitches don't. Check your sewing machine manual to see what stitches it can offer for sewing with stretch fabrics and try them on a scrap piece of the fabric you're going to be sewing to see which you prefer and which would be most suitable for your project. Be aware though, if your machine does a 'Stretch Stitch' and you need to unpick it, you'll be there until next Tuesday. I speak from sour experience. If you have a simpler machine with just straight or zigzag stitches, a narrow zigzag will work perfectly.
Finishing your seams. On an overlocker your seams will be finished for you as you sew. With a sewing machine you need to finish them yourselves. A Zigzag stitch close to the cut edge will do, but your sewing machine might have other options to explore, including perhaps even a faux overlock stitch that you might like to experiment with.
Topstitch using a twin needle. Twin needles are basically two parallel needles attached to a single shank. They come in various widths, make sure you don't choose one wider than the hole in your throat plate. Check your sewing machine manual for instructions of how to thread the twin needle and then use it to sew two perfectly parallel lines of straight stitching wherever you need to topstitch. Because of the way the bobbin thread links the top two threads, there is just enough stretch in a twin needle stitch to allow the topstitching to move and stretch with your jersey fabric (within reason, don't expect lycra elasticity here).
That's all you need to know about sewing jersey fabric – honestly, it's not nearly as tricky as people like to make out. So if you're ready, read on for my quick tutorial on how to cheat at making a jersey dress!


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OMAHA, Neb. — Michael Allen shot a 7-under 63 Friday and broke away from the pack for a 5-stroke lead after the second round of the U.S. Senior Open.
Allen was among seven players who shared the first-round lead at 3-under. He birdied five of the first eight holes and eagled the par-5 14th while shooting his best round of the year in hot, breezy conditions at the par-70 Omaha Country Club.
Allen's 36-hole lead is the largest in the event's 34-year history.
Rocco Mediate, at 5-under, is his closest pursuer. Mediate finished with 14 straight pars while shooting a bogey-free 67. Jeff Sluman, who also shot 67, is at 4-under after missing an 8-foot par putt on the 18 th.
Allen was short with his birdie putt on the last hole, ending his bid to match the U.S. Senior Open record of 62 by Loren Roberts at Prairie Dunes in 2006.
The 54-year-old Allen never won in 394 starts on the regular tour, but he has four victories since joining the Champions Tour four years ago, including the 2009 Senior PGA Championship.
He had top-10 finishes in the U.S. Senior Open in 2010-11 and tied for 33rd last year. His game has been on the upswing lately. He won the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic in March and came to Omaha with three top-10 finishes in his last four events.
It looked as if Allen and Mediate would match birdies early. Mediate had three in four holes to start the afternoon and took a brief lead.
But Allen, playing in the group behind him, got on a tear. He hit every green in regulation while going out in 30 and made the turn with a 3-shot lead.
Allen's strength is his irons, and he was hitting them pure on the front nine, seemingly oblivious to the southerly winds gusting to 25 mph and the course's elevation changes.
The most impressive of his six birdies came on the 477-yard eighth hole, which has been playing as the toughest on the course. He hit a 210-yard 4-iron to 15 feet, then raised his right hand and gave a quick thumbs-up after his straight putt dropped into the cup.
That birdie, however, was trumped a short time later by his round-defining eagle.
The eagle was timely, for it came after he started to struggle a bit. He came up short with a 9-iron into the wind on the downhill, 138-yard 11th. The ball wound up in the bunker in front of the green, but he got up and down with a curling 8-foot putt.
He drove into the right rough on the 12th, chunked his second shot and overcooked his third into the long grass behind the green. He chipped to 6 feet and had to settle for his only bogey.
Allen bounced back with a birdie on the 13th and the eagle on the 14 th.
He hit his second shot onto the bottom shelf of the two-tiered 14th green. With his long putter anchored to his chest, there was no threat of Allen coming up short on the 50-foot uphill putt. The ball went up the ridge, hit the back of the cup, popped up and dropped in.
Allen raised his hands, looked to the sky and slapped the fist of playing partner Kohki Idoki before walking to the 15th tee with a 5-shot lead.
Defending champion Roger Chapman was among the players who missed the cut. He followed his first-round 74 with a 76.
Allen's 63 gives him 5-shot lead at US Senior Open
OMAHA, Neb. — Michael Allen shot a 7-under 63 Friday and broke away from the pack for a 5-stroke lead after the second round of the U.S. Senior Open.


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