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Dodgers Acquire Hendrickson and Hall
Jon Soohoo / Dodgers
The rumors are true. We've acquired Mark Hendrickson, one of the top lefties in the AL this year and catcher Toby Hall, plus cash, for Dioner Navarro, Jae Seo and a player to be named later. I've pasted the press release below. We're also putting Brett Tomko on the 15-day DL, so we'll carry three catchers at this time.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Public Relations
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 (323) 224-1301
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that they have acquired left-handed pitcher Mark Hendrickson and catcher Toby Hall from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, along with cash considerations for right-handed pitcher Jae Seo, minor league catcher Dioner Navarro and a player to be named later, according to Dodger General Manager Ned Colletti.
"Mark will add some depth to our starting rotation as we head into the second half of the season," said Colletti. "Toby is an experienced catcher who will serve us well both behind the plate and off the bench."
Hendrickson, who turned 32 on Friday, has been among the top left-handers in the American League this season, posting a 2.20 ERA on the road, the lowest mark in the league. He has also held AL batters to a .241 batting average which ranks eighth in the league. Overall, he has posted a 4-8 record and 3.81 ERA in 13 starts, going six or more innings in 11 of those outings while receiving just 3.1 runs per start by his offense (40 runs/13 starts).
Among AL lefties, Hendrickson ranks eighth in ERA behind Johan Santana (2.75), Scott Kazmir (3.21), Mark Buehrle (3.27), Barry Zito (3.36), Nate Robertson (3.38), Kenny Rogers (3.44) and Jamie Moyer (3.51).
Hendrickson began his professional baseball career in 2000 following a four-year career in the National Basketball Association. The six-foot, nine-inch southpaw was a second-round pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996 and spent four season with Philadelphia (1996-7), Sacramento (1997-8), New Jersey (1998-99) and Cleveland (1999-2000), averaging 3.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in his 114-game career and became the 10th player in Major League history to also appear in the NBA. He will become the tallest player in Dodger history and joins teammate Derek Lowe as two of the 12 players in franchise history to top six-feet, six-inches in height.
The Washington native played baseball and basketball at Washington State University and was drafted six times in baseball from 1992-97. He made his big league debut in 2002 and has won 37 games in the Majors, including team-high totals of 11 victories in 2005 and 10 wins in 2004. This season, most of his success has come on natural grass, where he has a 2.09 ERA in six starts, compared to a 5.40 mark on artificial turf.
Hall, 30, is hitting .231 with eight homers and 23 RBI in 64 games this season. In seven Major League campaigns with the Devil Rays, he has a lifetime average of .262 with 44 homers and 251 RBI, including career-highs of .287 in 2005, 12 homers in 2003 and 60 RBI in 2004. He has thrown out 35 percent of runners attempting to steal off him in his career (145-for-412).
Navarro, 22, batted .280 with two homers and eight RBI for the Dodgers before suffering a contusion to his right wrist and being placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 5. The Tampa resident was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on June 15 after being reinstated from the DL.
Seo, 29, appeared in 19 games for the Dodgers, including 10 starts, posting a 2-4 record and 5.78 ERA. In 90 career big league games (76 starts), the right-hander has a 24-26 record and 4.13 ERA.
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Great trade for Hendrickson, way to go Ned !! But why another catcher unless someone is going to the minors or in another trade ?? Or are we going to cut Alomar loose ?? And who's the starting catcher now Martin or Hall ?? I'm sure Ned has his reasons so I'll sit back and wait.
Keep it going Ned !!
GO Dodgers !!!
great! .. all we need to do now is get rid of mr. soul glow…but does this trade send chad billingsley back to the minors?… i hope not..
i dont think billingsley is going down, they have at least one rotation spot open, and with tomkos injury/lack of production another spot open atleast for a couple turns. release perez.
Sounds like a good trade. So far we've not given up anything that we'll miss. I wish Navarro all the best in the other league. Never really got to appreciate Seo, since he didn't do anything but struggle with us. Maybe he can be resurected in the American League. Hope the player to be named later list does not include any of our present rookies or Guzman. I hope this will give our starting pitching a boost.
I LOVE how Ned makes these trades and moves without giving up too much. I mean will anyone really miss navarro and seo? Not me. Kudos to Ned!!!
not a #1 starter, but certainly serviceable. really wish we were getting a top top guy, but he's certainly better than our current 3,4,5,6 guys.
really too bad seo hasn't panned out for us, esp since we gave away sanchez for him — and boy could we use him right now — but at least we've got our backup catcher of the future (sandy likely out next year)… and another of our big concerns has been addressed (backup catcher if we trade navarro and if martin goes down).
is there any market out there for jose cruz?
Do you guys think that Navarro and Seo will help the Rays? I haven't seen any of either of them.
Hopefully you will – I see why the Rays are making this sort of deal – younger for older, cheaper, that sort of thing – But Mark Hendrickson has looked excellent this year, and Toby Hall is Mr Reliable. He's slumping a bit right now, but is great behind the plate.
Hopefully it's worth our while!
Being left-handed, Odalis Perez is now a whole lot more dispensable. Stat highlights:
* Hendrickson's Opponent's BA has droped of hugely this year to .241.
* He's not a strikeout guy, but he's gotten his pitch counts lower this year.
Surprisingly, he's given up more walks this year (as well as had more strikeouts), but has still been effective.
* His home run rate is 1 every 8 innings for his career, and is about there at 1 every 9 this season.
* He has made it to the 6th inning in every outing this season.
* He has thrown as many as 123 pitches in a game, going 9 innings for a game that ended in extra innings since Tampa Bay only scored 1 run for him in the first 9.
* He is 0-3 against Toronto because Roy Halladay has been his opponent each time.
* Worst start this year was May 2 against the Texas Rangers, where he gave up 3 homers and 6 runs over 5.1 innings. Game score: 32.
* Best start this year was April 6 against Baltimore, a complete game shutout. Game score: 85.
way to spin it Josh, "one of the top lefties in the AL."
Are you joking me?
Sweet, we got one of the top lefties in the AL. Then why is he 4-8, although he does have a very good ERA. I hope Ned has another move coming, this isn't enough. However, it should be helpful to have a reliable lefty, gives the opponent a different look. If only we would show up against the good teams…..
Dreed – his run support 3.1 is lower than his ERA – 3.85. Hard to be 8-4 with that. He is a good acquistion for little cost. I really hope Navarro does well but in reality the Dodgers couldn't keep two young catchers. One has to sit which doesn't improve his trade value. Martin has earned the spot. Hopefully Seo will also do well. Hall is a good back up. Not sure what Alomar's status is. Expect he is hurting too much to catch. Good job GM Colletti. Not looking to beat the world in one shot. Looking to improve the Dodger rotation without giving up the future. Also not sure who will be named later. Perhaps, Delwyn Young a nice young player who seems to be the odd man out in the OF. Perhaps Aybar.Perhaps someone lower in the system. I bet we will all be surprised when it is announced.
A National League source said the Dodgers approached the Marlins within the past week with a package of highly-regarded prospects and big-league ready players. According to the source, Florida said Willis wasn't available.
Quote is from the Marlins website. Not good if they want to give up the farm
Gary: Im pretty sure Martin has the starting catching job locked up!
Looks like we overpaid once again. Seo and Hendrickson are a PUSH, in my opinion, its just Hendrickson has performed better recently. Kinda like how Ned went after Seo because he had a stong second half last year. That worked out for ya well didn't it Ned! Hendrickson's career ERA is over 5! Sure he should fare better in the NL West vs. the AL East but this guys no more than a #4 or 5 starter. We definitely haven't gotten the best of any recent deals -Carter and Baez for Tiffany and Jackson…Seo for Duaner Sanchez…VASTLY overpaying for Furcal when we had an (injured) gold glove SS- but Ramon Martinez/Oscar Robles would have given us as much, and probably more than Raffy and his 16 errors. Ned's ONLY good move has been signing Nomar. He was handed an A+++ Farm system (thank you Logan White) that is saving his behind right now!
And what a horrible comment by Ned "Mark adds depth to our rotation…" DEPTH!?!?! are you serious…Lowe,Penny,Sele,Tomko,Chad,Seo,Perez…thats 7 starting pitchers you were carrying on the active roster are you really looking for DEPTH at this point? And how do you add depth by adding one pitcher and giving one away? You need a QUALITY #2 or 3 guy! I dont get it…
There should be no way the player to be named is a top prospect/major leaguer. Better be a single A guy, or you truely got hosed Mr. Coletti!
I think we were better off yesterday. Hendrickson has put up some good numbers this year, and hopefully that continues…but at this price (top prospect + major league starting pitcher) for him and a backup catcher…Too much.
Only bright side I see here is at least Hall can throw out baserunners (@ a 35% clip). Thats more than we could say about Mr. Navarro.
have seen hendrickson a few times on the dish the last two years. plus i know him as sixer here in philly.
he looks like "big unit" but throws as hard as odalis. might top off at 90 mph, no lie!
i know his stats are eye-raising, esp in tampa bay, but i agree, its really a wash with seo. hendrickson at best is a #4 and who knows how he pitches in a real race, with a full house and major media market.
still glad to see navarro leave. still can't figure why depo was so high on him.
he's fat, slow and can't throw. nice guy and all, but never lived up to the "baby pudge" label. wish him and seo a better start in a no pressure environment
have seen hendrickson a few times on the dish the last two years. plus i know him as sixer here in philly.
he looks like "big unit" but throws as hard as odalis. might top off at 90 mph, no lie!
i know his stats are eye-raising, esp in tampa bay, but i agree, its really a wash with seo. hendrickson at best is a #4 and who knows how he pitches in a real race, with a full house and major media market.
still glad to see navarro leave. still can't figure why depo was so high on him.
he's fat, slow and can't throw. nice guy and all, but never lived up to the "baby pudge" label. wish him and seo a better start in a no pressure environment
Probably should add Liriano to that list of AL lefty pitchers. He might be better than all of them.


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Friday prayers at the newly opened Islamic Center of Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Aug. 10. The center was the subject of protests and court action by groups opposed to the mosque since construction began two years ago. The mosque opened in the final days of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
On Sunday and Monday, when Muslims will celebrate the end of Ramadan, even many who are less observant the rest of the year will be at mosques to pray. But many worshippers will celebrate amid heightened security after a recent spike in attacks on mosques and other places of worship.
"We recommend a security guard during prayer hours," said Abed Ayoub, legal director of the nonprofit American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, or ADC. "Take measures and use common sense. Keep an eye on people who don't seem to fit in. We ask them to install video cameras at the doors and throughout the mosque. Limit access to areas such as the kitchen, furnace or storage where someone could hide."
This is not the first time that Muslims have been advised to exercise caution. There was a spike in crimes aimed at the religious minority after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States by Islamist terrorists, and Ayoub said there has been an increase again since 2010, starting around the time of the bitter dispute over Park 51, the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" in Manhattan.
The latest round of cautionary alerts was set off by the bloody attack on a different religious group. On Aug. 5, six Sikh worshippers were killed and others wounded when Wade Michael Page opened fire at their temple in Oak Creek, Wis., before killing himself.
Because the suspect is dead, his motives remain unknown. But he had white supremacist connections, so many observers concluded that his attack was a hate crime targeting strangers who were minorities.
"What happened in Wisconsin was a tragedy, and it shed light on the bigotry that unfortunately still exists in this country," said Ayoub.
Muslim groups expressed solidarity with the Sikh community, and fears of their own.
"Within an hour of the Sikh shooting we were on the phone with the Dearborn metro law enforcement, and beefed up security that evening," said Ayoub, who is the legal director for the Washington-based ADC. The group has offices in Dearborn, Mich., which is home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the country.
In the 12 days since that deadly shooting, at least eight cases of vandalism and attacks on mosques, including a suspected arson, have been documented by the ADC and other civil rights groups.
Investigators have not been able to prove a fire that destroyed a mosque in Joplin, Mo., on Aug. 6 was intentionally set, the FBI said on Thursday, but they have video surveillance of an apparent arson attempt at the mosque one week earlier and have described the second fire as "suspicious."
In Morton Grove, Ill. while 500 were attending evening prayers at a mosque in the Chicago suburb, a man shot at the building with a pellet gun, only slightly damaging the building, but nearly hitting a security guard. The man arrested in connection with the incident turned out to be a neighbor who had a history of complaints and opposition to the mosque, said Rizwan Kadir, who is on the board of the mosque and school.
In Oklahoma City, vandals defaced the Grand Mosque, firing paintball guns at it while it was filled with worshippers. In Lombard, Ill., a "MacGyver bomb" hit the window of an Islamic school that was being used for evening prayer. The soda bottle, filled with chemicals and aluminum foil that react to make an explosion, did not break the window and exploded outside, so worshippers were rattled but not hurt. In Hayward, Calif., four teenagers were arrested after vandalizing a mosque by throwing lemons, oranges, eggs, and firing BB guns.
"If you look at the smaller incidents in isolation you can deal with it, but when you see all these things happening, it does take its emotional toll on people," said Kadir.
Kadir said many people in the area, local Christian and Jewish groups, as well as the police and Morton Grove mayor and trustees have come forward to show solidarity with the Muslim community since the shooting.
"All these are positive things," he said. "At the same time we are on our guard."
Council on American Islamic relations: Safety and security tips
While no one is saying that the attacks are connected, many Muslim leaders and civil rights advocates see common fuel in the anti-Muslim rhetoric that they say has intensified during the current election cycle.
"When the rhetoric gets bad, the hate crimes and attacks go up," said Ayoub, of ADC. "Unless the rhetoric changes, I feel there will be more happening before the election.
On the list of politicians he says are fueling bigotry is Michele Bachmann, who recently led the call for a federal investigation of senior State Deparatment official Huma Abedin. Bachmann accused Abedin of using her position to influence policy in favor of Egypt's Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.
The charge outraged many Muslims. Even some of Bachman's fellow Republicans protested the attack, including Sen. John McCain, who defended Abedin as a "true patriot."
Another politician becoming well known for his persistent warnings about the threat of "homegrown radicals" among the Muslim population is Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., a member of the House Homeland Security Committee.
"While the overwhelming majority of Muslims are as peace loving as everyone else, there are radical Islamists right here in the United States trying to kill Americans and destroy this country," he told a town hall meeting in Elk Grove Village, Ill.
The ADC draws a direct line between Walsh's comments and the "MacGyver bomb" attack on the worshippers in his district, saying his comments incited fear. In a statement on Wednesday, the group called on "all politicians and elected officials to change the national discourse, distance themselves from xenophobic rhetoric and put an immediate end to the culture of hate and violence."
Walsh's office rejected the idea that the congressman's statements incite or condone violence against ordinary Muslims. Walsh was merely restating what has been said in a series of committee hearings on homegrown radicalization of Muslims, according to spokesman Justin Roth.
"Not one time has Congressman Walsh said that we need to go get those Muslims," said Roth. "He condemns these attacks just as he condemns the more than 1,000 attacks against Jews every year (that take place) simply out of hatred."
Ayoub and others urged Muslims to reach out to police in their areas seeking additional patrols and support, especially for crowded Eid al Fitre prayers on Sunday and Monday.
"It's very important to keep everybody calm, don't let your people be afraid," said Ayoub. "We don't want people not going to the mosque because they are afraid. We want to ensure that people go and leave safely."
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World UFO sightings December 2012 [part 2 of 2]
Posted by dandare on December 19, 2012
Many of the sightings reported are sensationalized, with usually a lot of information missing.
Please keep this in mind as you view these postings from the local and national press.
I'm afraid many also fail to follow-up on their initial leads, and many reports just remain forgotten.
Some incidents could be UFO balloons (please see: https://dandare.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/ufo-balloons-what-are-they/ for more details, from a previous article).
There are also many other IFOs ( Identified Flying Objects they could be as well).
However, as i have said before, i am not sure what value they are to any UFO research.
Also for real-time UFO map from MUFON see here
Please be patient whilst i catch up on information/links/articles…. thank you.
Large object reported hovering over small Pennsylvania town (examiner.com)
" Five Pennsylvania witnesses reported watching "a large, brightly-lit object hovering over Macungie" that soon disappeared without movement or sound, according to December 17, 2012, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database " [extract from article].
Officer claims UFO sighting (policeoracle.com)
" West Midlands police said the force was aware of the incident but that 'the officer had been off-duty on the night in question and he did not report anything officially to the control room'.
UFO expert Nick Pope, who previously investigated alleged alien sightings for the Ministry of Defence, told Birmingham's Sunday Mercury: 'This could be the real thing – a UFO in our airspace and military aircraft scrambled to intercept' " [extract from article]. Nick Pope off again!!! how many times has he said that. the Birmingham mail article can be seen here . ***[Watch out for- a blog post, in the new year, mainly about Nick Pope].
I saw a bright-looking object in the sky (iol.co.za)
" One alien spotter known only as Michael posted: "Appearing from behind Lions Head, travelling into the wind, two vapour shapes that resembled trumpets, one behind the other, moved towards Table Mountain. Into a strong head wind the vapour cloud kept its shape, and a bright light appeared briefly moving behind the cloud."
Many also posted pics on the UfoRSA website.
The group says: "The goal [of the website] is either to prove or disprove UFOs, with the help of volunteer UFO enthusiasts over South Africa " " [extract from article].
Don't come to our 'safe' village for the end of the world: mayor (theage.com.au)
" French authorities have pleaded with New Age fanatics, sightseers and media crews not to converge on the tiny village some believe will be one of the few places spared when the world supposedly ends on Friday.
"I am making an appeal to the world — do not come to Bugarach," said mayor Jean-Pierre Delord, echoing calls from regional officials who noted that police will from Wednesday block access to the southwestern village of 200 residents " [extract from article].
Ho, ho, no! Sightings of UFOs in our skies (Petersfield Post)
" The two globes appeared to be carrying out high speed manoeuvres north of Petersfield between 9pm and 10.15pm on consecutive nights over the weekend of Saturday, December 8, said witnesses " [extract from article].
Truth is out there (Bendigo Advertiser)
" 'It was definitely a conversation starter," recalls John "Cooka" Campbell about his post-high school days when a spaceship took pride of place in the backyard of his Canberra share house.
"The white flying saucer was there when I moved into 14 Currie Crescent, Kingston, in the early 1970s and still there when I left some six years or so later," the long-time Canberra resident explains " [extract from article].
UFOs many times appeared in Vietnam? (Vietnam.net)
" Most recently, an UFO appeared on the sky in the central province of Thanh Hoa. A picture showing a strange flying object was made public. The author of the picture was Le Khac Dat, 19, who lives in Hoang Ha Commune of Hoang Hoa district.
Dat said the picture was taken at about 5 pm of December 9, 2012. Dat did not discover any strange thing when he took picture. However, later, when he reviewed the picture, he discovered an unfamiliar subject on the picture" [extract from article].
UFO seen over safford (Eastern Arizona Courier)
" A strange occurrence happened over Safford on Jan. 27, 1920. A bright object was seen coming out of the south, flying in a northeasterly direction.
People gathered in the streets and called for their friends and neighbors to come and see.
It was a shiny object, barely seen at first. Many thought it was a bird or flock of birds, but it moved in a straight direction, heading right over Downtown Safford.
Some people panicked and yelled to others to get their guns. The object was getting closer to town now, and the townfolk could hear a high-pitched noise " [extract from article]. Amazing-the first reaction to the a plane flying over this area.
Tome Slemen: Angels over Merseyside (Liverpool Echo)
" IN the winter months of 1984 going into 1985, the North West was the scene of one of the most inexplicable mysteries of all time, although it was only mentioned by the ECHO and Radio City.
It all started about a week before Christmas, when scores of people from Llandudno, Wirral, Liverpool, Southport and Blackpool saw strange coloured lights flying across the skies " [extract from article].
Strange UFO encounters (Northern Star)
" Australian Close Encounter Research Network principal Mary Rodwell said her recent experience with network Ten's The Project, on December 4, had left victims of claimed experiences reluctant to talk to the media.
A qualified nurse and counsellor, Mrs Rodwell said after almost 20 years researching UFO encounters she could recall countless times that the stories of people's encounters were misrepresented in the media.
"To be quite honest some of the articles that I have read … I have looked at my interview and I can't even see any similarity to what I actually said," she said " [extract from article].
UFO Expert Nick Pope says Humans will make Alien contact in 2024 (Cleveland Leader)
" Pope says that with the emergence of new telescopes, which will be 50 times more sensitive and survey the sky 10,000 times faster than any existing telescope, humans will make alien contact with aliens in 2024" [extract from article].
Mysteries, conspiracies: it's a slow week (taranaki daily news)
" The festive season is a popular time for UFO reports in Taranaki. A week after a Government report on UFOs report was released in December 2010, mystery lights were seen over Hawera, Napier and Christchurch.
Last February, a pre-wedding dinner party sparked a series of UFO sightings in New Plymouth. During a banquet for the bridal party, a series of floating lanterns were sent into the sky – sparking a series of UFO reports. In Hawera 10 months earlier, remote-controlled helicopters, kites with electric wires and Chinese lanterns were among the likely culprits for lights seen over Hawera " [extract from article].
UFO seen in sky or a complex reflection (AEG India.org)
" Just before the Christmas, a real video was captured from the plane showing a UFO(expected) flying next to the plane. The video was uploaded on YouTube by a man named Mauricio Ruiz on 23rd December 2012 when he left New York about 5:30 pm and flew to Chicago. Soon it became the Internet buzz as anything with UFO spread the most. The questions that arises are still puzzled as is it a hoax, cabin lights or a flying saucer" [extract from article].
Christmas UFO sighted Filmed and Photographed Above Wellington: It's a f**king chinese lantern (Scoop News)
" Wellington Scoop editor Lindsay Shelton has pointed out that when you listen to the audio someone can be heard saying "Its a f**king Chinese Lantern. You light them up and they go up into the sky". [Editor's Note:This would appear to be a satisfactory explanation for the phenomena as reported. However Scoop is temporarily suspending disbelief till we hear back from B. Martin to whom we have sent a bunch of further questions " [extract from article].
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Weve broken into our Round of 32 in Chris Craziness. Todays matchup includes a famous voice from The LEGO Movie versus a famous voice from Fleetwood Mac.
Alrighty, folks, its time for the Round of 32. For the past two weeks or so, weve taken 64 Chrises and matched them up in a showdown that gave us some pretty surprising results. Just to remind you, each day we roll out four pairs of Chrises, but only half of them can proceed. How do we decide who moves on and who gets left behind in the rubble of unfortunate Chrises? Well, we let the people vote, of course. So if youre not following us on Twitter, you have no say in who stays and who goes. Which means, you need to get to followin on Twitter to stay up to date with each days new contenders.
Round 1
Chris Pratt (Actor)
Early in the Round of 64, Chris Pratt met with a singer from Coldplay and quickly asserted his dominance over Chris Martin. If youve heard that song Something Just Like This, Martin sings about not looking for anyone with superhuman gifts. But apparently, he did, in fact, need a little more oomph to defeat Star-Lord. So now, Pratt lives to see another day and go up against a singer of a different kind.
Christine McVie (Singer)
This Rock n Roll Hall of Famer also crushed the game early, but her ascension wasnt as swift as her new challengers. She was almost defeated by Sex and the City star, Chris Noth. Though, to be fair, Chris Noth feels more like Peter Florrick nowadays. While Noth has starred in many things, Christine McVie is known for one thing and one things only: Fleetwood Mac.
Will her legendary music help her defeat Prattprattpratt?
Its up to you to decide. So vote!
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During the ARTEFACT festival for art and new media, the STUK building will be reinvented by Belgian and international artists. For six days they will use images, sounds and technology to build a fascinating and poetic world.
The program consists of installations, concerts, theatre & performances, a symposium and a software / video exhibition. ARTEFACT will connect to other locations over the internet, one of the highlights of the selection will, to a large extent, be an online experience.
Physical space and how it is perceived will be the common element in the program. All participating artists are looking for surprising forms of presentation, sublime moments, corporeal experiences and emotional technology. Artists and scientists will research space, place & distance and translate it into new forms.
The varied musical program of ARTEFACT features the encounter of architecture and music: sounds become places, and spaces become music.
more info & program: www.artefact-festival.be
tickets: www.stuk.be
Lawrence Malstaf (BE) - Kurt d' Haeseleer (BE) - Mateusz Herczka (PL) - Dominique Leroy (FR) - Tale of Tales (BE/US) - LAb[au] (BE) - Ief Spincemaille (BE) - Michael J. Schumacher (US)
Crew (BE) - Orthographe (IT)
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Maryanne Amacher (US) - Michael J. Schumacher (US) - Chris Watson (UK) - Olivia Block (US) - Pole (DE) - Jan Jelinek (DE) - Andrew Pekler (DE) - Apparat (DE) - Rotorscoop (BE) - Champ d'Action (BE) - Carsten Nicolai (DE) - aMute (BE) - Ricardo Villalobos (CL) - Rhythm & Sound (DE)
lectures by Timothy Druckey (US) - Simon Pope (UK) - Tale of Tales (BE/US) - Thomas Laureyssens (BE)
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During the International Film Festival Rotterdam alternative television makers from five disparate cities come together in a temporary television studio, newly elaborating ideas in on the spot production projects and freshly elucidating documents of their earlier work.
Satellite of Love is the name of this commune, where surrounded by media-art of the most diverse dimensions, creators and viewers can meet in invigorating circumstances, where television is not only being produced but also newly thought through, and perhaps even reinvented. Manifold 'lean forward' presentations and workshops are being programmed (Tea Time TV) as well as 'lean backward' screenings of particular licks in television-taste (TV Dinners). Naturally, a smorgasbord of screens will also encourage encounters with national television, VPRO's digital channel and local broadcasters; an inclusive variety of Exploding Television.
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We open this week with the SONOFAGOD PICTURES of Gilbert & George. Now on show in the White Cube in London. "Lustrous, ornate, pictorially complex, vividly coloured, yet suffused with tenebrous solemnity, the SONOFAGOD PICTURES have all of the dramatic visual impact which one might expect to find in neo-Gothic medievalism - in Victorian reclamations of Celtic or Moorish symbolism, for example, regally bejewelled and portentous with romantic mysticism", writes Michael Bracewell.
Are Freud's intimates just more dirty laundry? This video activated piece adds more dirty laundry to the washer with detected movement from the user. Once paired up, the intimate apparel slowly drifts off screen for privacy.
This piece was part of Double-Vision's performance of "Evolutionary Patterns and the Lonely Owl, mutation #1" at the Mad Horse Loft,Oakland, CA. Watch a two minute excerpt of the performance of 'Sigmund´s Laundromat' by Jessica Gomula
Like a number of artists of the Chinese avant garde, Huang Yan calls on China's tradition of ink and colour painting in his works. His photos of a male model whose torso is painted in traditional Chinese landscape combine one of the great Chinese art forms with body art. Body replaces paper and the traditional art form becomes signifier. With an austere purity Huang Yan affirms his place as an artist of the Chinese avant garde. The series is called Tattoo, a play on the finished product but also an indication of something which cannot easily be removed.
Encore II. Isaac Julien is one of Britain's most innovative and provocative filmmakers. He has been involved with forging a new language around black representation.
Hope you will enjoy the videos.
Best wishes from,
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Last November, Alan Goldfarb, the then CFP Board chairman, was asked to resign, after the Board informed him that he was under investigation for improperly disclosing his compensation. At the time, I criticized the Board (AdvisorOne blog on Nov. 7, 2012, "Clear as Mud: The CFP Board's Blackbox Oversight Process on Ethics") for not being more forthcoming about the nature of Goldfarb's alleged infraction. Now, more details about the case have come to light, revealing what can only be described as a curious ruling by the Board—with-far reaching consequences for the advisory profession.
While the Board still hasn't broken its silence over the case, on Tuesday Goldfarb issued a four-page statement on the matter and granted interviews with reporters including yours truly, in which he said he expects the Board to "issue a public admonition letter next Monday." His infraction: failing to accurately describe his compensation on the FPA's website.
According to Goldfarb, these are the facts of the case:
— He was employed by his former firm Weaver Wealth Management, in Dallas as a financial advisor, and compensated in the form of a salary, which was based on AUM fees collected from his clients.
— His firm was owned by Weaver LLP, an accounting firm that also owned brokerage and insurance subsidiaries.
— As "the only person at the accounting firm with a securities principal's license," he served as president of brokerage firm, and was given a 1% "non-compensating" equity stake in both the brokerage and the insurance subsidiaries.
— He fully disclosed these relationships, and "any conflicts arising from them," he told me, "on his form ADV, the client engagement letter, other disclosure documents, in oral communications with his clients and prospective clients, and on the firm's website."
— When filling out his profile on the FPA's advisor search website, he was presented with four compensation boxes from which to choose: fee-only, salary, commission, and fee and commission. He chose "fee-only," and later changed it to "salary," as he "felt that was more descriptive. There was no place on the form for explanation or qualification, and since I wasn't paid any commissions, and they seemed the only reasonable choices," he said.
However, "The CFP Board felt that listing his compensation as both 'fee-only' and then 'salary' on the FPA's website was misleading," according to Goldfarb. He begs to differ: "At worst, it should have been dismissed with a caution. I still don't think I did anything wrong."
Goldfarb believes that the Board reached the wrong conclusion for two reasons. First, it "totally ignored all the conflicts and compensation disclosures that all prospective clients received," he wrote. "More importantly, the CFP Board's [case is based on the misperception that] because the broker-dealer and the insurance company charged commissions, [my] salary paid by the accounting firm came from revenues and profits of those entities."
As I said, it's a curious ruling, on many levels. Given Goldfarb's disclosure everywhere else, and the limited choices on the FPA's website, it seems as if it was, at worst, an honest mistake; appropriately remedied by a private request that he change his FPA listing. Yet even that raises the question of whether Goldfarb violated any rules in the first place.
As the CFP Board has not to date responded to my requests for comment on the case, we only have Goldfarb's account of the Board's decision. By Monday, "you will have heard that I had received a public letter of admonition for violating Rules 2.1 and 2.2 of the CFP Board's Code of Ethics," he wrote. "They state in part that a certificant shall… …disclose to prospective clients an accurate and understandable description of the compensation arrangements being offered including information related to cost of compensation to the certificant and/or the certificant's employer."
Did Goldfarb in fact violate those rules? Or more specifically, how accurate is the Board's contention that a salary paid by a parent of a commission-charging subsidiary can only be described as "fee and commission" compensation? To get a better understanding of the legalities involved in situations such as these, I called Dan Bernstein, a compliance attorney at MarketCounsel, in Englewood, NJ. Dan is very familiar with the structure of accounting firms owning commission-paying brokerage or insurance subsidiaries.
According to Bernstein, "Legally, only securities licensed individuals can receive any portion of a commission on the sale of a security. Consequently, brokerage or insurance subs cannot pass along the commissions they receive nor any portion of them to a parent accounting firm. The only way an accounting firm can benefit from owning a brokerage subsidiary is to charge it directly for services offered or as reimbursement for direct expenses such as overhead."
So much for the Board's pass-through-commission theory. What's more, it seems that if anyone would have a clear picture of what's fee and what's commission comp it would be NAPFA, which limits its membership exclusively to fee-only advisors. Here's what NAPFA's membership standards say about "ownership interests and employment relationships:" "Neither a member nor an affiliate may own more than a 2% interest in, or be employed by, a financial services industry firm that receives transaction based [commissions]."
While at the time of this writing, I haven't received a call back from anyone at NAPFA either (I'm starting to get a complex), it seems to me that with his 1% stake and no compensation from the brokerage subsidiary, Alan Goldfarb would have qualified for NAPFA membership. Does the CFP Board really have higher "fee-only" standards than NAPFA, or did the Board simply fail to understand the reality of his compensation, as Goldfarb contends?
With an increasing number of advisors claiming fee-only status these days, it seems incumbent upon the CFP Board to truly understand the nuances of fee compensation before it starts playing the role of "fee-only" police. Goldfarb put it this way: "The ramifications of [the Board's] position are dramatic, since employees at any financial services firm that has an interest in another firm that accepts commissions can never describe themselves as salaried or fee-only."


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Jay-Z is putting his money behind his politics. The Roc Nation head and his R&B superstar wife Beyonce is set to host a fundraiser for the POTUS at his 40/40 Club.
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While I cannot say the past week was light, it definitely was quieter than most I encounter.
I'm still digging out the trench but the skies are clear.
Here are a couple of items that caught my attention this week.
Utilities and Tools
- PDF Stream Dumper was recently updated to version 0.9.320. Check the second link for a summary of the new features; one is a VirusTotal plugin.
- usboblivion - Google Project Hosting. This is actually an "anti-forensics" tool of sorts to strip out evidence of USB connected drives from the registry. It would be interesting to see if the tool itself leaves a signature of its usage (besides a clean registry I suppose…) behind.
- Exploring Symbol Type Information with PdbXtract - Mandiant blog - New tool to explore programming database files. Probably most interesting to malware analysts.
- triage-ir - Triage: Incident Response - Google Project Hosting. Another script-based tool to collect key information from a suspect system. Based on the Sysinternals Suite along with a few other key utilities. Kenneth Johnson has some thoughts recently in his Tools in the Toolbox - Triage post at the Random Thoughts of Forensics blog. Triage was updated to version 0.7 back on April 16th. More on the Automated Triage Utility here.
- For those that still haven't tried WinFE…. - Windows Forensic Environment blog. Brett Shavers shares a quick-start guide to encourage the hesitant on just how easy it is to build your own WinFE boot disk. Check it out.
- Z-VSScopy Freeware - Z-DBackup - (free for personal use/$ for commercial use) - Very interesting tool new to me that allows you to browse VSS snapshots, cerate new ones, and copy files from a snapshot back out. It is actually a module of their Z-DBackup backup software, which makes sense as being able to leverage VSS shadow copies makes running backup jobs a bit smoother. Spotted in this AddictiveTips blog post: Create, Access, Delete & Mount Shadow Copies On Any Windows Version - Z-VSSCopy . Other well-known tools for monitoring/accessing VSS: ShadowExplorer and the VSC Toolset: A GUI Tool for Shadow Copies.
Tips and Reminders
- The Weakest Link in Data Protection [INFOGRAPHIC] - TrendLabs Malware Blog. Nice for cubicle wall hanging!
- Memory Forensics Cheat Sheet - Forensic Methods
- USB Flash drive Serial Numbers - "UNIQUE"? - digfor blog
- DFIROnline - WriteBlocked - Great collection of online video/audio/presentations on forensic topics. Next best thing to being there in person perhaps! At least you won't feel so left out if budget/travel belt-tightening is restricting your ability to addend these meetups and sessions.
- IChallenge: What can you do with Funky Directory Names (Part 2) - ISC Diary - More fun with CLI tricks from Mark Baggett. As always, read the comments that follow to get the full experience.
More Mandiant Goodies!
Investigating Indicators of Compromise In Your Environment With Latest Version of Redline - This is an outstanding overview of the use and functionality of Mandiant's free Redline tool. It really shows the power this tool can provide during a system assessment and incident response…if you are very familiar with it!
If not, after you have read Doug Wilson's guided walk-through above, dive deeper into the Redline User Guide.
Then hop over to the OpenIOC Framework page and check out the details there. Need some more Indicators of Compromise (IOC)? Drop into the IOCs on the MANDIANT Forums.
One more item: IOC Finder to collect host system data and report IOC's.
An Eye on the Malware Front
- Ransomcrypt Decryption Script - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab. The F-Secure team cracks the ransomware Trojan:W32/Ransomcrypt code to free the files. Interesting reading.
- Pwning a Spammer's Keylogger - SpiderLabs Anterior. This is a must-read post showing just how powerful the information a trained and determined malware analyst can be. Inspirational.
- Resolving post-malware problems - TinyApps bloggist finds two great specialized tools for dealing with post-malware issues on a system.
- The System Forensics blogger goes to town analyzing a sample piece of malware in two posts.
- "Type www." – "Ok, w-w-w-d-o-t"; antagonising call centre scammers - For lighter fare, Troy Hunt is primed and ready when cold-called by a virus call-center scammer. No foolin this dude! With a 45 min screen capture, grab the popcorn!
Windows 8 forensic previews
The forensic learning and exploring is underway for the new Windows 8 system. Here are just a few posts I've found touching on the new system.
Windows 8 Forensics - Recent post by Ethan Fleisher at the Senator Patrick Leahy Center for Digital Investigation, Champlain College. Ethan goes long and in this first review covers passes at Recycle Bin properties and USB Drive activity.
Windows 8 Forensics Part 2 - Ethan pickups up at Internet History.
Future topics of coverage promised by Ethan include Win 8 "reset and reload" feature, Event logs, Prefetching, Jump Lists, and File History features.
The Computer Forensics at Champlain College Blog where these posts came from contains a great collection of fresh material and the addition of this blog to my RSS feed list seemed a no-brainer!
Windows 8 Forensic Overview - Random Thoughts of Forensics blog - An extensive post by Kenneth Johnson covering Windows Registry artifacts. Note, Kenneth updated his original post to reflect changes in observations between the Win8 Developer version and the newer Win8 Consumer version. Kenneth's experience does highlight the challenge examiners and students have when a new OS is released in alpha/beta versions. It's a great start to the learning process, however the path may be fraught with dead branches and dead-ends. Nothing will be 100% certain until the final release comes out. And even then, I suspect it will take some time for the forensic knowledge-base to be fully built-up. There is still much to learn about Windows XP systems, and the books are still being written on Windows Vista/Win7 even as Windows 8 appears on the horizon!
The "X" Factor
Beyond the bits and bytes, deeper than the registry keys and that which lurks in unallocated space at the far-end of the hard drive, there is something special that sets some incident responders and forensic investigators apart from the rest.
Whenever I get a bit discouraged of the drudgery and lack of "play-time" learning new tools and techniques and getting my boots dirty in the trenches on a good investigation, I take heart from posts like these that are reminders that it really does take something special--an "X" factor--to be a great responder.
The Core Duo - The Digital Standard blog - From cepoug's post
So I have recently been doing a lot of speaking and teaching, and came to an interesting conclusion about what are the core (an in my opinion, critical) skills of our trade, which I have affectingly dubbed, "The Core Duo".
When I really started to think about it, what we do (Forensics and Incident Response) really boils down to only two things.
1. Spotting Patterns
2. Spotting Anomalies
Now, I know this sounds really simple...maybe too simple, but let me explain. First of all, simplicity is something that I think is frequently minimized as being undesirable. I think there are a lot of folks who think something to the effect of, "If something can be explained in simple, easy to understand terms, it must not be very complex". I challenge that this is not the case. I think, that even the most complex situations (which we all know, cyber investigations are among the most technical and convoluted anywhere) is made up of components that can be broken down and simplified. Being able to do this is a critical element in actually understanding what you are doing and why you are doing it. That in turn leads to be successful at what you are doing. Which finally, leads to you solving the case, and potentially, some bad guy going to jail.
What makes a good forensicator? or how to get a job in Digital Forensics... - WriteBlocked. Michael Wilkinson opens up his review of key traits this way:
If you are already working in IT, it is possible to complete either an industry certification or graduate study or even transfer directly into a forensic position, although this is becoming harder as the pool of qualified applicants continues to grow. However no matter how qualified you are this will never guarantee you a job. Certifications and qualifications are only good for getting past the HR screening process. After that the decision will be based on other factors, partially on your performance in the interview and partly on your performance in previous jobs. When I am looking for employees I am looking for two things, motivation and the ability to solve problems. I will take these attributes over certifications any day.
A Fistful of Dongles: Border Collies - A Fistful of Dongles - Eric Huber turns to the four-legged friends for a nice analogy.
You will live and die by the people you hire and the leadership that you give them. The most critical element of your security program is having the right people on your team and providing them with the leadership and resources that they need. You absolutely need proper tools to secure your enterprise, but the tools are secondary to the people who use them. The purpose of the tools is to help your people do their jobs. Too many organizations treat their people as glorified tool drivers rather than security professionals. If you are spending more money each year on your tools than you are on your people, you're probably in a very bad place with your security posture.
Information security is very hard. It takes tremendous time, effort, and expense to even come close to mastery of critical information security skills such as incident response, malware analysis, and digital forensics. There is no tool that can ever substitute for a highly skilled and well led information security professional.
Meet Jet the Border Collie. You will find no creature on Earth more in the moment than a Border Collie like Jet chasing sheep. This is what they live to do. They are fantastic at it and they enjoy it immensely. Incident response people are the modern day information security Border Collies. We live in a time where we have an information security community made up of incident responders who absolutely live to get up in the morning and chase people out of our networks.
Eric goes on to expand his meme wonderfully.
This week I'm going to walk into the workplace with a Border Collie mentality; motivated, focused, and ready to perform.
--Claus V.


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David Toms has taken over the lead at -10. At the moment Nick Watney, who had the lead at the start of the day, is one stroke back. As I'm typing this, Bubba Watson just hit a drive 341 yards and Sergio Garcia toyed with danger on 17. But don't worry, 17 got the better of Paul Goydos (Sergio smiled /2008'd). Speaking of Sergio, will his putter be his friend or his enemy?
David Duval opens with a -2/70 and follows it up with a +4/76; he missed the cut.
Defending champion, Tim Clark withdrew after 10 holes with an apparent elbow injury.
Geoff Ovilvy also withdrew with a left shoulder injury after 9 holes.
Rickie Fowler started the day at +5 with a 77, managed to shoot -4/68 while fighting the flu. But his hat stayed on forward. Let's not get sand in our vagina's.
Rory Sabbatini is the worst at basically everything.
Phil Mickelson eagled 16. He is currently sitting at -2 after back to back rounds of -1/71. Today Phil was disappointed with inconsistency today. He shot a 31 on the front and the big 4-0 on the back. Speaking of a disappointed Phil, he's had some things to say as of late. When asked about his performance in the first round, on the 13th hole, Phil had this to say:
"I don't know what to say. I don't know if it's the set-up or the design, but I just don't agree with that, I thought the question was would it stay up on top and be by the hole or was it going to roll down in the low area? I didn't know it could possibly go in the water. I think when I design golf courses, I try not to screw the player like that. I try to keep it a little bit fair. I don't know what I could have done differently. I'm disappointed with myself and my focus throughout the round today. I can do better than that. There were some low scores out there this afternoon today, and I felt like I should have been one of them. But I'll get out here tomorrow morning and see if I can put it together.
Matteo Manassero, the 18 year old Italian is the youngest player ever to make the cut. He had rounds of E/72 and -2/70.
Hunter Mahan, I hate you too. But not as much as Rory Sabbatini. I'm a beard kind of guy, but shave that shit bro. You look like you molest collies.
I can't find video of this yet, but Michael Bradley has apparently thrown his driver in the water. Some fans dove in after it, and some how he is using it again.
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So does Jere.
(Here's an odd screenshot.)
1 comment:
- Jere said...
You know what's amazing? That guy sat there, flipped the bird, and seemed to say "fuck you" before putting it down. When I was going for the shot (taken of the screen with a camera, old-school style), I knew the moment was coming, since it was NESN's replay of the game, but I waited til I saw the bird, and snapped. I happened to get that particular moment of the bird-incident (mouth in the "fff" position, about to say "fuck").
So what are the odds that SG's screen shot is literally the exact frame as I happened to catch with my one random snap?
It was also funny hearing Don and Jerry react to it. Don was saying how members of Red Sox Nation were down...then the guy flips the bird, we hear a slight grunt from Remy..then silence...finally broken by Don who says, "not only sad but ANGRY!"
- July 3, 2008 at 9:50 AM


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Until recently, the island's only weakness was the lack of a decent hotel. So if you like your luxuries the Pousada Maravilha, owned by the scions of some of Brazil's wealthiest families, is reason to rejoice. There are just eight white, bright rooms, very contemporary, and all with billowy curtains and bouncy beds. Views stretch out onto a brilliant peacock-green ocean, and you can enjoy outdoor jungle showers, a private Japanese hot tub and lazy-time hammocks. If you can bear to leave your room, the sleek infinity-edged pool is rock-star cool, with funky low-level day beds and more of those awesome views.
During the day your best bet is to hire a beach buggy, bomb around the quiet roads and discover the most breathtaking deserted beaches – many of them lurking at the end of bumpy, dusty tracks, and some with cavorting dolphins. Divers will delight in the gin-clear water – visibility up to 50m – and ridiculously rich marine life; those who prefer to stay on shore can watch baby green turtles hatch on the beach in the dead of night. Showtime runs from December to May.
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Walt Whitman Shops to add up to 30 new stores in 2013
At the Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station, formerly known as Walt Whitman Mall, a plan years in the making is finally coming to life.
"It's been a lot of work, but it's a very exciting transformation," said Francis Scire, assistant vice president of leasing for Simon Property Group, who has been working on the project for two and a half years.
The plan, which includes adding up to 30 new stores and at least three new restaurants in 2013, will give the mall an outdoor and indoor presence and a downtown shopping feel, Scire says.
The shopping center will extend 40 feet outward from where it currently stands and will include a pedestrian walkway and a new row of shops and eateries facing Route 110.
Standing out to passersby on the busy road is a main goal, Scire said, estimating that 50,000 cars drive by each day.
The row will include Italian restaurant Brio Tuscan Grille, which will have outdoor seating, Chinese restaurant P.F. Chang's, which will have patio seating looking out at the mall, Cups Frozen Yogurt and upscale burger and wine spot Zinburger. In between will be a Brooks Brothers flagship store, a two-level Urban Outfitters, Carhartt and a Pottery Barn that will sell Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm (the only location on Long Island to carry the full line of products).
Construction started south at the Bloomingdale's entrance and is moving north toward Lord & Taylor. It is expected to be completed in stages between August and November.
"We wanted to have distinctive shops that are unique to the center as well as the favorites that people want to see everywhere," Scire said, adding that they still aim to keep Walt Whitman a small, tranquil shopping environment.
Inside, anchor stores Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor and Bloomingdale's will stay put, though they, too, are remodeling. Lord & Taylor revamped its shoe section and is working on handbags next, Scire said, and Bloomingdale's is currently refurbishing its first floor and will have a new home for Burberry, Fendi and Ferragamo collections.
"Everybody's raising their standards and freshening and wanting to be a part of it," says Deborah Weber, Walt Whitman Shops' general manager.
The mall will be reorganized, putting core stores together on one end and clustering contemporary and upscale stores on the other. Some leasing is still in the works, but confirmed newcomers are furniture company LoveSac, opening this spring, C. Wonder, Kate Spade New York, Lululemon and Hugo Boss, opening this summer, and Lucky Brand Jeans opening this fall. Starbucks will expand from a kiosk into its own storefront with a larger menu.
There will be more parking, new lighting structures including a chandelier in center court, a statue of poet Walt Whitman welcoming shoppers, new seating and indoor and outdoor landscaping.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 18, 2011) – The U.S. Men's National A2 Team lost to Brazil 25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 28-26 in the Sixth Men's Pan American Cup gold-medal match played Saturday evening in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
The U.S. Men were attempting to win their fifth Pan American Cup as they had won the event in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In the process, Brazil won its first Pan American Cup in the sixth annual event.
Brazil held an 18-11 lead in the opening set, but had to score the final two points to win 25-23 after the Americans tied the set at 23-all. The second set had seven lead changes and 12 ties, but a U.S. 6-1 scoring run rallied it from a 13-12 deficit en route to a 25-21 victory. Despite Brazil's Raphael Oliveira leaving the match with an injury and 12 points at 8-7 in the third set, Brazil never flinched in building its lead to 13-9 and pushing to the 25-17 victory. Brazil rallied from a 7-2 deficit in the fourth set to close out the match with a 28-26 victory.
Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) and Will Price (Laytonsville, Md.) led the Americans with 17 points each. Tarr scored all his points on kills via 27 attacks, while Price totaled 16 kills and a block. Jayson Jablonsky (Yorba Linda, Calif.) totaled 11 kills on 23 swings and four blocks for 15 points. David Smith (Saugus, Calif.) charted five kills, five blocks and two aces for 12 points. Andy Hein (Carol Stream, Ill.) tacked on five points, while Jeff Menzel (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Murphy Troy (St. Louis, Mo.) added two kills. Jonathan Winder (Irvine, Calif.) rounded out the scoring with a block.
Dustin Watten (Long Beach, Calif.) and Price each handled seven digs as Brazil out-dug the Americans 36-26 for the match. Winder contributed 27 assists on 89 attempts. Tarr was credited with 21 successful service receptions on 27 attempts, while Watten added 18 on 28 attempts. The U.S. totaled 87 service reception chances with 56 deemed successful, while Brazil was 54 of 76.
"I'm proud of the way our guys fought, it was a really tough match," said Tarr, who served as the team capain. "We had our opportunities to close it out in that fourth set and couldn't do it."
U.S. Men's National A2 Head Coach Gordon Mayforth started Smith and Hein at middle blocker, Jablonsky and Tarr at outside hitter, Price at opposite and Winder at setter. Watten was the libero for the match.
The U.S. out-blocked Brazil 12-5, but the Brazilian serve netted a 7-2 advantage in aces. The Americans committed 30 errors in the match, while the South Americans limited their miscues to 20. Both teams collected 57 kills in the match. The U.S. held a 49.6 kill percent with a .339 hitting efficiency, while Brazil held a .325 hitting efficiency with a 48.7 kill percent.
The U.S. and Brazil are using developmental and National Team reserve players during the Pan American Cup with both countries participating in the FIVB World League Pool A at the same time. The two squads will meet each other June 24-25 in Tulsa for a pair of matches.
Paulo Silva led Brazil and all scorers with 23 points with 20 kills, two aces and a block. Vinicius Siqueira added points, while Anderson Rodrigues - Oliveira's replacement – scored eight points in less two sets to keep the Brazilian momentum.
Earlier today, Canada defeated Puerto Rico 25-14, 25-20, 25-21 for the bronze medal, while Mexico was awarded a forfeit victory (25-0, 25-0, 25-0) over Venezuela in the fifth place match as the South American squad did not have enough players to compete. Argentina finished the tournament in seventh place with a 25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 25-15 victory over Dominican Republic.
The U.S. committed consecutive hitting errors to open the first set giving the Brazil a 2-0 lead. Brazil went into the first technical timeout leading 8-5 following a block, then scored a third straight point on a kill out of the timeout. Tarr collected consecutive kills to cut the deficit to 9-7 out of the timeout. Brazil pushed to a six-point advantage at 15-9 with four unanswered points, then extended the gap to seven points at 18-11. The Americans stopped the run with a Troy kill and Brazil error at 18-13. Brazil responded with back-to-back points for a 20-13 lead. Jablonsky scored two kills around a Hein kill to narrow the deficit to 20-16. The U.S. closed to 23-21 with a Tarr kill followed by Smith picking up a block and kill. Out of a Brazil timeout, Smith put up a block for a fourth straight U.S. point on Tarr's serve slicing the deficit to a single point at 23-22. Price tied the set at 23-all with a kill off the block. However, Brazil scored the final two points to win the set 25-23. Tarr provided six points for the Americans in the opening set, while Price added five points. The U.S. committed nine errors in the set.
After four lead changes and five ties, Brazil earned the first two-point edge of the second set at 7-5. However, Jablonsky and Tar connected for consecutive kills to knot the score at 7-all. Price and Tarr pocketed back-to-back kills to give the Americans a 10-9 advantage, the fifth lead change of the set. Brazil regained the advantage at 13-12. Price answered with three kills and a block for a four-point U.S. run to take a 16-13 lead into the second technical timeout. The U.S. increased the lead to 18-14 with consecutive Tarr kills. Jablonsky and Tarr hammered back-to-back kills to send Brazil into a timeout down 21-16. Brazil narrowed the deficit to 21-19 with three consecutive points capped by an ace. Smith answered with consecutive blocks to regain a four-point edge for the Americans at 23-19. The U.S. sided out the rest of the way for a 25-21 victory. Tarr and Price each scored six points in the second set, and the Americans picked up four blocks and held their errors to five.
Brazil earned the first two-point cushion of the third set at 7-5, then inched the lead to 10-7 with an ace. Brazil extended its margin to four points at 13-9. Brazil scored points on each side of the second technical timeout to push the score to 17-12, then increased the margin to 20-13 with a three-point scoring run. Brazil finished out the set with a 25-17 victory. Jablonsky scored four points for the Americans in the third set, but seven U.S. errors and three Brazil aces provided a key source of points on the other side of the net.
Winder and Jablonsky netted consecutive blocks and Brazil hit long to give the Americans a 5-2 lead in the fourth set. Out of Brazil timeout, Smith served consecutive aces to push the lead to 7-2. Brazil scored consecutive points to close to 7-4. Brazil came out of the first technical timeout with consecutive points including a Rodrigues ace at 8-6. Brazil closed to within one at 10-9. However, the U.S. rebuilt a three-point edge at 13-10 with consecutive Brazil errors. Brazil chipped back to within one at 14-13, then tied the set at 15-all. Price pounded an overpass kill after a Brazil service error to yield an 18-16 American advantage. The U.S. increased its lead to 21-18 with a Tarr kill and Jablonsky block forcing a Brazil timeout. Brazil responded with consecutive points to close to one at 21-20 after an American attack error, then tied the set again at 22-all. Brazil went in front 24-23 with a Rodrigues ace. The U.S. saved two match points and went in front 26-25 with a Brazil service error and attack error. However, Brazil scored back-to-back points to regain the lead at 27-26 and won the match on its third opportunity. Jablonsky scored six points for the Americans in the fourth set, but nine U.S. errors hurt in the end.
U.S. Men's A2 Team Roster for Men's Pan American Cup
No. - Name (Position, Height, Weight, Hometown, College)
1 - Jeff Menzel (OH, 6-6, 210, Santa Barbara, Calif., UC Santa Barbara)
4 - Garrett Muagututia (OH, 6-5, 225, Oceanside, Calif., UCLA)
6 - Murphy Troy (OH, 6-8, 240, St. Louis, Mo., Southern California)
7 - Jonathan Winder (S, 6-8, 216, Irvine, Calif., Pepperdine)
8 - Andy Hein (MB, 6-11, 232, Carol Stream, Ill., Pepperdine)
9 - Ryan Meehan (MB, 6-8, 209, Dana Point, Calif., Long Beach State)
11 - Kawika Shoji (S, 6-3, 194, Honolulu, Hawaii, Stanford)
12 - David Smith (MB, 6-7, 190, Saugus, Calif., UC Irvine)
16 C - Robert Tarr (OH, 6-6, 200, Cape Canaveral, Fla., Long Beach State)
17 - Will Price (Opp, 6-5, 207, Laytonsville, Md., Penn State)
18 - Jayson Jablonsky (OH, 6-5, 205, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)
19 - Dustin Watten (L, 6-0, 162, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach State)
Head Coach: Gordon Mayforth (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Team Leader: Jon Roberts
Assistant Coach: Sean Byron
Therapist/Trainer: Shawn Patchell
Technical Coordinator: Jacob Schick
Medical Support: Chad Eichten
2011 Men's Pan American Cup
June 13-18 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Schedule (all times PT)
Group A (Brazil 2-0, Mexico 1-1, Venezuela 0-2)
June 13: Brazil def. Mexico 25-22, 25-20, 25-15
June 14: Mexico def. Venezuela 25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 25-15, 15-13
June 15: Brazil def. Venezuela 25-23, 25-14, 25-11
Group B (Canada 2-0, Puerto Rico 1-1, Dominican Republic 0-2)
June 13: Canada def. Puerto Rico 25-17, 25-17, 25-17
June 14: Puerto Rico def. Dominican Republic 25-27, 25-23, 28-26, 25-17
June 15: Canada def. Dominican Republic 25-18, 25-23, 25-14
Group C (USA 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Panama 1-2, Bahamas 0-3)
June 13: USA def. Bahamas 25-14, 25-12, 25-12
June 13: Argentina def. Panama 25-16, 25-23, 25-21
June 14: Argentina def. Bahamas 25-20, 25-16, 25-9
June 14: USA def. Panama, 25-14 25-14, 25-11
June 15: Panama def. Bahamas 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-18
June 15: USA def. Argentina 25-15, 25-21, 25-19
June 16: Venezuela def. Panama 25-20, 25-13, 25-15 (Classification 5-10)
June 16: Dominican Republic def. Bahamas 25-20, 25-14, 22-25, 23-25, 15-12 (Classification 5-10)
June 16: Puerto Rico def. Argentina 25-20, 25-17, 20-25, 27-25 (Quarterfinals)
June 16: Canada def. Mexico 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-18 (Quarterfinals)
June 17: Bahamas def. Panama 21-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-18 (9th Place)
June 17: Venezuela def. Argentina 25-11, 26-24, 16-25, 27-25 (Classification 5-8)
June 17: Mexico def. Dominican Republic 25-21, 25-22, 25-23 (Classification 5-8)
June 17: USA def. Puerto Rico 25-18, 25-17, 25-14 (Semifinals)
June 17: Brazil def. Canada 25-20, 29-27, 25-16 (Semifinals)
June 18: Argentina def. Dominican Republic 25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 25-15 (7th Place)
June 18: Mexico def. Venezuela 25-0, 25-0, 25-0 in forfeit (5th Place)
June 18: Canada def. Puerto Rico 25-14, 25-20, 25-21 (Bronze Medal)
June 18: Brazil def. USA 25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 28-26 (Gold Medal)