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Aerial views of airfield in Illesheim, Germany, at the end of World War II. Numerous single-engine airplanes are parked in various places on the airfield. Among them are P-47s of the U.S. 9th Air Force. View from above of a U.S. P-47 taking off from the field. Flights of P-47s fly overhead and break formation to land.
Immediately after the end of World War II in Europe, all personnel. of the U.S. Army Air Forces 562nd Fighter Group, walk past the camera between two parked P-47 aircraft, on Illesheim Airfield, Germany.
Nazi soldiers at attention with guns drawn in Berlin during World War 2. U.S. soldiers on watch from damaged Berlin building. Man watching Berlin wall with binoculars while sitting in car. Pan American passenger airplane in flight after the war. Pan American passenger reading Time and other magazines. Aerial view of Berlin early 1960s. Pan American plane landing at Tempelhof Airport. Pan American passengers descending to tarmac under sign that reads, "Today Pan American has completed 93153 Transatlantic Crossings" Brandenburg Gate early 1960s. Drive through Brandenburg Gate in the 1920s. Drive through Berlin in the 1920s. Tourist bus flying American flag departs in Berlin 1920s. Berlin University 1920s. Early Nazis driving in Berlin streets. Hitler saluting parade. Hitler addressing Germans. Berlin in ruins Spring 1945 as tanks pass in front of Brandenburg Gate. Old starving woman walks on streets of Berlin amist ruins in 1945. Ruins of Berlin include Reichstag Building during 1945 battle. Women and children emerging from underground Berlin bunker in 1945, to a scene of devastation and rubble in the city. Ground view of the ruined Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche or Gedächtniskirche). Interior of ruined Reichstag Building. Potsdam Conference 1945, Map of WWII Europe. Berlin map, including official Berlin map with signatures showing Zones of Occupation. Germany allied control authority gathering including American, British, and Soviet representatives. French, American, Soviet flags in Germany. Rebuilding of Berlin mostly by women clearing rubble, using shovels, wheelbarrows and cleaning old bricks for reuse. Over crowded train in Germany post-WWII filled with civilian refugees abandoning the cities and heading to the countryside of Germany to resettle.
6th Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg, in 1934, featuring a "Totenehrung" ceremony, honouring dead. Nazi SA ( Sturmabteilung) and SS (Schutzstaffel) troops in precise formations fill the Zeppelin Field Luitpold Arena , leaving only a wide pathway to the Ehrenhalle war memorial. View from behind honor guard standing at the Ahrenhalle, as Adolf Hitler, flanked by SS leader, Heinrich Himmler (in Black) and Viktor Lutze, head of the Sturmabteilung (SA), approach. Three huge banners with swastikas are seen in the far background. Scene shifts to 1945. American troops are now assenbled at the main grandstand (Ehrentribüne) of Zeppelin Field. The American flag covers the wreathed swatstika sculpture at the top of the Grandstand. View of German soldiers, who have been mustered out, mingling with civilians in a town. Some speak with an American soldier, who is part of the U.S. occupying force. Scene shifts to the Yalta conference in February, 1945. Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin are seen seated while their most senior military staff members stand in the background. Allied leaders sit around a large conference table. U.S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, sits near Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Scene shifts back to Nazi era. Joseph Goebbels, Reichminister of Propaganda is haranguing a crowd. In contrast, German soldiers are seen conversing with occupying American soldiers. This is contrasted with more scenes of Nazi leaders giving empassioned speeches to a hall filled with Nazi faithful. German soldiers, prisoners of war are seen directed by U.S. military police, behind a barbed wiire enclosure. Large numbersof German prisoners of war in an open holding area. Closeups of some. Bucolic scenes of farmers working in fiields and herds of sheep and cattle. Hitler haranguing an audience of rapt listeners. German civilians standing quietly in a group. (Narrator refers them being the people of Beethoven, Goethe, and Martin Luther, as statues of those iconic Gernmans are shown.) In dramatic contrast, numerous dead bodies of victims are being shown to German citizens by American troops, at Nordhausen, Buchenwald, and Belsen concentration camps. This is contrasted against views of German people folk dancing in traditional costumes, German contributions to science (view of Albert Einstein speaking) and industry (view of professional glass blowers at work). Glaring contrast shows German civilians moving the body of a concentration camp victim; several civilians beubg shot dead by a firning squad (unseen); Rudolf Himmler; and an image Germany being destroyed, as result of the Nazis. American sooldiers are loosely assenbled in an open field. by the Elbe River at Torgau, Germany on 26 April 1945. American and Russian officers greet each other at the site, where their armies have met in World War 2. American ans Russian soldiers mingle and greet one another. Views of Allied forces entiering Germany. Another scene of victims' bodies stacked at a concentration camp. French soldiers examine stake where prisoners were tied and executed in the Gestapo headquarters on Paris France. Other views of the Gestapo prison, where victims were buried. Examples of torture devices used to coerce information from prisoners. More views of stacked bodies of victims. Germans carrying bodies from a condentration camp. General Dwitht D. Eisenhower and General George Patton visiting the Ohrdruf Concentration Camp. Burned remains of victims. Closeup of General Patton. German officials and citizens confronting horror as they are compelled to walk through the camp. A huge wagon loaded with bodies of the dead. Gernan women appalled and repelled by the sights. Countless numbers of dead victims covering a large courtyard. German citizens compelled to carry body of a victim from the yard. Others carrying bodies of victims. Large numbers of Gernan citizens , seemingly shamed and remorseful at the revelations. A group of Gernnan men carrying shovels and others carrying crosses to commence burying the victims appropriately. Men carrying victims bodies in open wooden caskets along a road llined with spectators. Coffins of victims laid out in a cemetery. (Narrator alludes to them never forgetting.) German men gently place covered coffins in a long mass grave. .
Opening scene shows some German infantry surrendering with hands raised. Next scene shows people thronging Times Square in Manhattan, New York, celebrating VE Day ( May 8, 1945) when Germany surrendered to end World War II, in Europe. Image of the first atomic explosion (Trinity) on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico, United States. Scene shifts to deck of the U.S. Battleship, USS Missouri, where Japanese foreign minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, is seated and signing the instrument of surrender., on September 2, 1945. Closeup profile of General Douglas MacArthur. Another glimpse of Mamoru Shigemitsu signing. Next, MacArthur is seen signing the document. He turns and presents the pen to Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright , who is standing behind him alongside British Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival. Brief glimpse of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center with flag appearing to be at half staff and a long awning extending from its entrance to the sidewalk. View of representatives at the first United Nations meeting there . Views of audience in auditorium shows many notables. Closeups of Soviet Ambassador, Andrey Gromyko and Soviet Foreign Minister, Vyacheslav Molotov.. Next, President Harry S. Truman is seen broadcasting a greeting to the delegates, from the Capitol, Washington, DC, on April 25, 1945. The delegates are seen listening to the broadcast and then applauding.
Representatives of three nations, seated around table at Potsdam Conference held at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany. British prime minister, Clement Attlee; President of United States, Harry Truman; and representative of Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, July 1945. They deliver an ultimatum of unconditional surrender to Japan. Swarms of B-29 bombers and Aircraft Carrier Task Forces destroy Japanese homeland. Planes on carrier decks.Navy Grumman carrier-based TBF aircraft dropping bombs.. Destruction of ships at sea. Mushroom cloud due to atomic bombing. Chart depicts the power of one atomic bomb. Britain's 'grand slam' bomb, most destructive conventional bomb ever produced. Doctor Ernest Orlando Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron (atom smashing machine). A man works at the Cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. General Leslie Groves, head of the project speaks. He is seated with Dr Vannevar Bush, government director of science and research, and Dr Richard Tolman, technical expert. Quantities of uranium shipped from Alberta, Canada are used in bombs. The atomic bomb process (Manhattan Project) is developed in widely separated areas; scenes from Hanford Project plant in Richmond, Washington. Project personnel exit cars and enter into the search area before starting their work day. Lieutenant colonel Franklin T Matthias with the army corps of engineers, appointed to the Hanford Project. Sign of 'Oak Ridge' in Tennessee. Largest of the three atomic bomb plants located near the TVA dam. Employed personnel in atomic bomb plants are seen going to work. Man and woman employees at the plan read and smile at a Knoxville Journal newspaper in August 1945 with news headline "Power of Oak Ridge Atomic Bomb hits Japs" after the atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima. View of dense prefabricated home communities to house large number of Oak Ridge plant workers. View of families setting up their houses in trailer towns after the prefabricated homes were full. People come out from the Henebry's Jewelers and super market, among stores setup to meet the needs of the quickly built city. Scenes changes to show view of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at conference. Russian artillery and troops in a parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia (these parade scenes are from the May 1, 1945 May Day parade, just days before Germany's surrender). President Harry Truman reports on the latest developments regarding the war with Japan. He states that the United States is prepared to destroy every productive enterprise in Japan and the U.S. shall completely destroy its power to make war. He warns of an attack by the U.S. due to the rejection of the July 26th ultimatum at Potsdam. He warns that Japan "should expect a rain of ruin from the air; the like of which has never been seen on this earth." Truman notes that it will be followed by an unprecedented sea and land invasion of Japan.


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Heads Up: There's a Satellite Falling to Earth Next Week
Take a good long look at the satellite in the picture above. So that you can recognize it when it comes crashing down to earth next week!
That's NASA's Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite, which, after 20 years floating in space doing whatever it is that satellites do, is coming home, in "at least 26 large pieces... somewhere between the latitudes of northern Canada and southern South America." (Ah, great, that narrows it down quite a bit.) It's projected to hit on September 23, give or take a day.
Don't worry, though; NASA says the chances of a person being hit by space metal are "extremely [Some might say astronomically! - Ed.] remote" at about 1 in 3,200. Most likely it'll crash down in the ocean somewhere.
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Living in disordered neighborhoods gets under the skin
Living in disordered neighborhoods gets under the skin (click to see the original article)
Living in a violence-plagued neighborhood may cause such great stress that a person's gene expression may be altered. These are the findings of Katherine Theall, Stacy Drury and an interdisciplinary team of Tulane University researchers.
Theall is associate professor of global community health and behavioral sciences at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and Drury is assistant professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine.
In their recently conducted study, the co-investigators found that in a group of children, ages 4 – 15, more than 50 percent had experienced at least one life adversity, including witnessing some form of violence.
While psychological distress among the children would be expected, Theall says, "The exposure to violence also was associated with physiologic, internal stress."
Theall refers to this stress as that which gets "under the skin."
The researchers took saliva samples of the children to gather data on the length of the children's telomeres. Telomere length is a cellular marker of aging and a potential marker of stress exposure. In kids who had experienced more violence and lived in more disordered neighborhoods, telomere length was shorter than in children who lived in more stable environments.
Theall is leading researchers from public health, medicine, science and engineering and social work in the Tulane Stress and Environment Research Collaborative for Health Disparities, which has lab space in the newly renovated J. Bennett Johnston Building.
Taking a "transdisciplinary" approach, the researchers are exploring how stress is biologically and behaviorally embedded to influence health. This is stress in the broadest sense – community, interpersonal and individual. They are looking at critical periods – in utero, early infancy, childhood and adolescence – when exposure to stressors may matter most.
"If we could take our work, overall, or project by project," says Theall, "and use it to influence positive changes, whether policy in the neighborhood environment or how we think about parenting and early childhood education, that would be the biggest accomplishment."


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GR: "I've already said on the podcast that I've never beaten a Metal Gear Solid game. I've also never beaten a God of War title. Most of my shameful inexperience comes from the fact that I didn't own a PlayStation console until the PS3. The same can be said of my short-comings in PC gaming experience."
My only shame is that I am not good enough online to ever get 10,000 kills playing Resistance 3 online to get my Platinum trophy.
I never beat Shadow of The Colossus got to Colossi 13 and stopped on PS2. Got the game for PS3 and dont have a PS3 yet(was on sale). Really though in Shadow of colossus stopping is winning
My gaming shame? I have more games than I can physically play and so some sit on the shelf indefinitely :( Although I don't want devs to stop making good games :D
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The Colorado Rapids selected Wake Forest midfielder Jared Watts with the 14th pick in the second round, the 33rd overall selection in the SuperDraft.
The Rapids had acquired the pick from the LA Galaxy in June 2013 in the trade for Pablo Mastroeni. Ironically, Mastroeni is now part of the Rapids technical staff that made the selection.
Watts was a four-year start for the Demon Deacons at defensive midfield. He finished his college career by playing in 73 games, five goals, and 10 assists. He was a three-time All-ACC First Team selection.
He has also been part of the U.S. U-20 and U-17 National Teams. In 2009 he captained the U.S. U-17 side at the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria.
On his bio on MLSsoccer.com, he's describe as: "A defensive-minded player who can play both defense or midfield, Watts is not just a simple goon set out to crunch anyone who comes near the ball; his feet are still good enough that he can pass well to either switch fields or connect with the offense over distance, dribble his way out of tight spaces, and even play higher up the field if necessary...is great in the air and can head the ball well, but his greatest strength might be his intangibles; the Demon Deacons' midfielder was the heart and soul of his team, and his leadership and ability can elevate his teammates' game...For any team looking for a tough, skillful defensive midfielder, though, Watts will definitely be one to watch.
Position: Midfielder
College: Wake Forest
Height: 6-1
Weight: 155
Date of Birth: February 3, 1992
Hometown: Statesville, North Carolina
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Car Deals
Minivan Deals: August 2012
With so many models to choose from, it can be hard to pick the right minivan. It can also be difficult for buyers to find the best deal, with incentives changing monthly and frequent equipment revisions. We've rounded up some of the best August deals to arm shoppers with good information before they begin narrowing their search for the perfect minivan.
Dodge Grand Caravan
Dodge is offering a long list of incentives on its 2012 Grand Caravan throughout August, with deals available for customers looking to lease, finance or buy outright. For lease shoppers, Dodge is offering its base-level Grand Caravan SE for 39 months with payments as low as $279 after $2,999 at signing. Qualified buyers who would prefer to finance will find interest rates as low as zero percent for up to 60 months, or up to 36 months on the base-level Grand Caravan "American Value Package." For buyers looking to pay in full, Dodge is offering cash back deals of up to $1,750 on SE, SXT, Crew and R/T models, or $500 back on the already inexpensive American Value Package trim, which starts at around $22,000 including destination.
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Honda Odyssey
Honda's popular Odyssey is available in August with a purchase offer and two generous lease deals. For qualified buyers looking to finance a 2012 Odyssey, the automaker is advertising interest rates as low as 0.9 percent for up to 60 months. Lease shoppers, meanwhile, will find two deals: The first touts a 36-month term on a base-level Odyssey LX with payments as low as $259 after $1,999 at signing. The second lease incentive also covers the 2012 Odyssey LX, though it differs from the first offer by boasting nothing due at signing and monthly payments of $310 for 36 months. For shoppers who would prefer an Odyssey EX, we think it would be easy to lease the feature-laden van for under $300 per month after around $2,500 at signing, or under $400 per month with nothing down.
The compact Mazda5 is among our favorite minivans thanks to its unique combination of strong fuel economy, car-like maneuverability and generous standard equipment. It also includes seating for six despite a small size that makes it perfect for city-dwelling minivan shoppers. Through the end of August, Mazda is offering an impressive incentive on the van, touting zero percent interest for up to 36 months. If that's not enough to move you, Mazda is also advertising no payments for 90 days, meaning buyers who buy a new Mazda5 in August won't have to make their first payment until November.
Nissan Quest
The bold Nissan Quest is available in August with lease and purchase offers. For shoppers looking to lease the minivan, Nissan is advertising a 39-month term on its base-level Quest S that starts at $299 with $2,999 at signing. While several rivals offer a lower monthly payment, the Quest S boasts the newest design in the segment and generous equipment levels, which include iPod connectivity, keyless access with push-button starting and a muscular 260-horsepower V6 engine. For shoppers who would prefer to buy a 2012 Quest, Nissan is offering interest rates as low as zero percent for 36 months and 1.9 percent for 60 months. Buyers paying in full can take advantage of a great deal in August, with Nissan advertising up to $2,750 cash back depending on trim level.
Toyota Sienna
For shoppers interested in financing their next minivan, the Toyota Sienna offers an unbeatable deal in August. According to the automaker, qualified buyers can get interest rates as low as zero percent for a whopping 48 months--a rare deal among minivans, and especially unusual coming from Toyota. The automaker is also offering a 36-month lease special on well-equipped, V6-powered Sienna models in August, touting monthly payments off $279 after $2,999 at signing. Toyota also points out that the 2012 Sienna comes with its Toyota Care plan, which provides complimentary roadside help for the first two years of ownership or the first 25,000 miles.
What it means to you: It can be hard to choose the right minivan, but our list of August deals points out incentives that may help buyers narrow the field.


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The New Jersey housing market continues to strengthen, according to the New Jersey Association of Realtors, citing the lower inventory of unsold homes, higher median prices and the more rapid pace of home sales.
According to NJAR data through September, produced in conjunction with 10K Research and Marketing, the number of homes for sale in all markets is down 15.5 percent from last September, but closed sales in all markets throughout New Jersey have risen 21.8 percent.
For single-family homes statewide, the median sale price is up about 7 percent since last September – from $295,000 in 2012 to $315,000, according to NJAR. Single-family homes also are spending fewer days on the market, with that number down to 89 days in September 2013.
According to NJAR, similar trends are seen in the townhouse-condo and adult community markets in New Jersey. NJAR CEO Jarrod C. Grasso said the monthly statistics that NJAR now generates on the New Jersey housing market mean that "figuring out how the real estate market is faring is no longer a guessing game."
This is the second monthly report; NJAR launched its new report in September with data for August. Patrick O'Keefe, director of economic research at the accounting and consulting firm CohnReznick, said the report "gives us a much better feel for what the market conditions are than anything we've had prior to this."
He said the report shows that year to date, total sales are up 18.3 percent from the prior year. "That is significant: we are not back to where we were pre-recession but we see an acceleration in the gains."
He said a key reason inventory is down is "price reservation" on the part of would-be sellers: "Because prospective sellers recognize that they would still have to take a fairly severe discount in order to move the transaction, they are just not willing to list their homes."
O'Keefe said prices are improving more slowly in New Jersey than elsewhere due to the large overhang of foreclosed homes. Once that significant foreclosure inventory hits the market, he said, "they will clear very, very quickly — that has been the experience throughout the country — and the depressive effect will be eliminated in short order and we would see more buoyancy in prices."


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FOXTEL subscribers will be able to watch Tron: Legacy in 3D, high definition and standard definition on their FOXTEL iQ set top boxes on April 20 — the same day as the physical DVD and Blu-ray release. A 48 hour rental of the movie will cost FOXTEL subscribers $7 with unlimited viewing during that time.
The FOXTEL On Demand video download service will be updated with the movie on April 20. FOXTEL's media release advises subscribers to switch their televisions to 'side-by-side' 3D playback mode when viewing the movie in 3D.


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Canons Ashby - National Trust
A tranquil Elizabethan manor house set in beautiful gardens:
* There are some beautiful Tudor/Jacobean wall paintings, Jacobean plasterwork and several tapestries with some excellent C17 needlepoint chairs
* The Kitchen and dairy offer an intimate view of life 'below stairs'
* Colourful formal gardens, old orchard and sweeping parkland
* St Mary's Church, the relic of an Augustinian priory
* The Park encompasses the Deserted Medieval Village
Venue Type:
Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site, Sacred space
Please check the National Trust website before visiting.
Adults: £7.50
Children: £3.75
Family: £18.75
National Trust members FREE
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Collection details
Weapons and War, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Music, Social History
Canons Ashby Tudor Experience
School groups are invited to find out what life would have been like in a house like Canons Ashby at the end of the 16th century. Children learn about the life of Tudor servants in the kitchen and the house, learn about the life of the house owners, are taught some Tudor dances and find out about Tudor architecture as they are shown around the house. Group size max 36. KS2. 10:00 - 14:00
Tudor Activity mornings
An intensive 2 hour 'Hands On' morning activity session, where the children learn about the house in Tudor times through a range of quick fire activities held in the actual building.
Activities range from such things as writing their name in Tudor script to learning how a bread oven worked.
There is a chance to stay on in the afternoon for teacher led extension activities in the church or park.
How to obtain
Please contact Siân Watson at Canons Ashby House to enquire about availability. 01327 860044.
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Thu, Mar 28 2013
LeTourneau University recently awarded grant more than $23,500 in funding to seven faculty members to pursue research initiatives. The faculty from biology, engineering, language arts and theology were awarded giant checks to represent the grants they will use to pursue their research.
Faculty Scholarship Grant recipients include (pictured from left):
"LeTourneau University applauds these faculty members for their scholarship initiatives and understands that faculty scholarship informs and improves their excellence in the classroom," said LETU Associate Provost and Dean of Faculty Steve Mason, who awarded the checks.


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Polar Patterns Explained
Directionality - The sensitivity to sound relative to the direction or angle of arrival at the microphone. Directionality is usually plotted on a graph referred to as a polar pattern.
The polar pattern shows the variation in sensitivity 360 degrees around the microphone, assuming that the icrophone is in the center and 0 degrees represents the front or on-axis direction of the microphone.
There are a number of different directional patterns designed into microphones. The three basic patterns are omnidirectional, unidirectional, and bidirectional.
Omnidirectional Microphones
The omnidirectional microphone has equal response at all angles. Its coverage or pickup angle is a full 360 degrees. This type of microphone can be used if more room ambience is desired. For example, when using an omni, the balance of direct and ambient sound depends on the distance of the microphone from the instrument, and can be adjusted to the desired effect.
Unidirectional Microphones
The unidirectional microphone is most sensitive to sound arriving from one particular direction and is less sensitive at other directions. The most common type is a cardioid (heart-shaped) response. This has full sensitivity at 0 degrees (on-axis) and is least sensitive at 180 degrees (off-axis).
Unidirectional microphones are used to isolate the desired on-axis sound from unwanted off-axis sound. In addition, the cardioid mic picks up only about one-third as much ambient sound as an omni.
For example, the use of a cardioid microphone for a guitar amplifier, which is in the same room as the drum set, is one way to reduce the bleedthrough of drums on to the recorded guitar track. The mic is aimed toward the amplifier and away from the drums. If the undesired sound source is extremely loud (as drums often are), other isolation techniques may be necessary.
Both patterns offer narrower front pickup angles than the cardioid (115 degrees for the supercardioid and 105 degrees for the hypercardioid) and also greater rejection of ambient sound. While the cardioid is least sensitive at the rear (180 degrees off-axis), the least sensitive direction is at 125 degrees for the supercardioid and 110 degrees for the hypercardioid. When placed properly they can provide more focused pickup and less room ambience than the cardioid pattern, but they have less rejection at the rear: -12 dB for the supercardioid and only -6 dB for the hypercardioid.
Bidirectional Microphone
The bidirectional microphone has full response at both 0 degrees (front) and at 180 degrees (back). It has its least response at the sides. The coverage or pickup angle is only about 90 degrees at the front (or the rear). It has the same amount of ambient pickup as the cardioid.
This mic could be used for picking up two sound sources such as two vocalists facing each other. It is also used in certain stereo techniques.
Other directional-related microphone characteristics:
Ambient sound sensitivity - Since unidirectional microphones are less sensitive to off-axis sound than omnidirectional types, they pick up less overall ambient or room sound. Unidirectional mics should be used to control ambient noise pickup to get a cleaner recording.
Distance factor - Since directional microphones have more rejection of off-axis sound than omnidirectional types, they may be used at greater distances from a sound source and still achieve the same balance between the direct sound and background or ambient sound. An omnidirectional microphone will pick up more room (ambient) sound than a unidirectional microphone at the same distance. An omni should be placed closer to the sound source than a unit about half the distance – to pick up the same balance between direct sound and room sound.
Off-axis coloration - A microphone's frequency response may not be uniform at all angles. Typically, high frequencies are most affected, which may result in an unnatural sound for off-axis instruments or room ambience.
Proximity effect - For most unidirectional types, bass response increases as the microphone is moved closer to the sound source. When miking close with unidirectional microphones (less than 1 foot), be aware of proximity effect: it may help to roll off the bass until you obtain a more natural sound.
Understanding and choosing the frequency response and directionality of microphones are selective factors which can improve pickup of desired sound and reduce pickup of unwanted sound. This can greatly assist in achieving both natural sounding recordings and unique sounds for special applications.


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Hot dogs are us. No, really.
We're in line at Disneyland. The North Dakota guy in the back asks me where I'm from. When I say "Canton, Ohio," I know what's coming next: Football.
"The home of my favorite hot dog," he says. My pride blows me away. I asked him which one, Sugardale Coneys or Superior's Frankie the Keener Wiener, regular or Bunz size?
"Two made in Canton? Buddy, you are so lucky."
He said it. Not me.
Canton suffers an identity crisis.
The football thing may be our only viable tourist trap, but it's far from the whole enchilada. A study a few years ago found many more of us attend cultural events than football games. Where's the parade for that?
Still, we all take Coneys and Frankies for granted, three pounds for $2.24. We grew up with them, cut into small pieces for teething babies, graduating to grillers with neon-colored cheese, sweet onions and tangy chili sauce. On steam-warmed buns. With brown mustard. Time out — I need one now, or two.
Many hot dogs are crafted in Canton. Millions, perhaps billions, have poured out of our factories. Hot dogs rule lunch.
FreshMark, owner of Superior's and Sugardale, has quietly made our fair city the weenie capital of the universe. It's time to brag our pride.
In hot dog circles, they call it the "noble sausage," and that's not just a marketing fling. The first hot dogs were served in 13th century Germany at the coronations of royalty.
At the very least, a national hot dog burnoff would be a natural here, coupled with one of those dog-eating contests we see all over TV. If you doubt the market, check the attendance at Indians games on dollar-dog nights. Hot dogs keep the Tribe in town.
The South is the land of hot dog stands everywhere. So are the red-hot carts in New York City and the wiener trucks in downtown Los Angeles. The Chicago Dog is a culinary masterpiece celebrated on Food TV.
With all this mustard on our lips, where is the Canton Dog? It's only a memory for us old timers, the Dick's Sandwich Shop coneys in the Arcade Market and the dogs-by-the-bag at the Golden Pheasant that once fed starving office workers.
Not even the anti-hot dog campaign of Michelle Obama can blunt our cravings.
Pigskin is our alleged city football mascot. Frankie, a walking hot dog, is the Keener wiener mascot. Guess who gets the most applause at the Hall of Fame Festival? Kids go bananas for, envelope please — Frankie. I rest my case.


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While Dr. Mark Midei was allegedly implanting unnecessary cardiac stents in hundreds of patients at a Towson hospital, stent manufacturer Abbott Laboratories was paying for crab and barbecue feasts at his Monkton home and building a business strategy around the Maryland cardiologist's high output, according to a federal report being released today.
Abbott, a $30 billion-a-year, Chicago-based pharmaceutical firm, ranked Midei among its top-volume doctors in the Northeast and made plying him with research money and "VIP trips" part of its business plan in late 2008 — about the time Midei's usage of Abbott-brand stents soared, the report said.
The 170-page document contains the findings of a months-long investigation by the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance into allegations of inappropriate and potentially harmful cardiac procedures performed by Midei at St. Joseph Medical Center. It calls the case "a clear example of potential fraud, waste and abuse," noting that St. Joseph billed government and private insurers more than $6.6 million for the procedures.


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Dino Singas has owned Park Grill & Spirits, 257 Park Ave., Worcester, since March 2012. The restaurant is the former Biagio�s Grille.
�My initial goal from day one was to get a feel for the place, work out the kinks and make it successful again,� said Singas.
It appears he�s right on track.
If you�re not familiar with the new owner, or the business, here�s the dish:
The restaurant with comfortable bar and dining areas got a needed facelift, including a new glass entryway.
It�s interesting to note that Park Grill didn�t close during renovations.
�All the work and cleanup was done during early morning hours,� said Singas.
Described as �An American Grill with Mediterranean Flair� on its website, www.parkgrillworc.com, the restaurant has a new menu with a good selection of entr�es, appetizers, wraps, subs, sandwiches, salads, signature burgers and pizza and calzones. Daily specials are featured.
A few diners� favorites from the old Biagio�s, such as Eggplant Rolatini, are available.
Singas put together the new menu with the help of kitchen staff and a culinary consultant, working out recipes as they went along. Diners� comments about the former restaurant were taken into consideration during the recipe development stages.
Singas, who was born in Greece, grew up in the Elm Park area of Worcester. He previously worked in real estate development in Florida.
Singas operates Park Grill & Spirits with his wife, Eileen I. Ortiz, a former teacher. Singas� parents, Arthur and Niki Singas, owned and operated New England Pizza in Oxford for 21 years. Dino Singas is a former partner in Northboro House of Pizza, owned and operated by his brother, Chris Singas.
Park Grill & Spirits is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The kitchen closes at 10 p.m. during the week; 11 p.m., weekends.
The downstairs dining room, located in a separate area from the bar, accommodates 54. Food is served in the bar/lounge area, which seats 46. An outdoor patio is seasonal.
The restaurant�s upstairs function room with full bar seats 60. Private parties and weekly comedy shows are held in the room.
Visit Park Grill�s website or call (508) 756-7995 for more information about the comedy show schedule, the Open Mic held 7:30 to 11 p.m. Thursdays, and weekend live entertainment.
A New Year�s Eve comedy event is planned at Park Grill & Spirits. Festivities, including a buffet, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Contact the restaurant for more information about cost and reservations.
If you missed the �ribbon cutting and holiday open house� held this week at the restaurant, there�s still time to enjoy the holiday spirit there.
I�m sure the owner would like to hear what you think about changes to the restaurant.
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Mr. Food�s Test Kitchen and the Idaho Potato Commission teamed up to create a free, downloadable �Game Day Recipe� e-cookbook featuring 30 crowd-pleasing recipes.
The �recipe playbook� was timed to coincide with the �Famous Idaho Potato Bowl,� which took place Dec. 15 at Boise State University�s Bronco Stadium.
�Game Day Recipes: 30 Best Munchies for a Crowd� is filled with finger foods, pizzas, dips, spreads and sweets. The recipes are easy to make and triple-tested to ensure they taste great.
Visit www.idahopotato.com and click on Game Day Favorites to download the cookbook.
From Mr. Food�s Test Kitchen are these butter cookies, which are slightly sweet, slightly salty. Add them to your holiday cookie trays.
Potato Chip Cookies: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl, cream 2 cups (4 sticks) butter, softened, and 1 cup sugar. Slowly add 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until well blended. Stir in 1-1/2 cups coarsely crushed potato chips; mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoons two inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Using a fork, flatten each cookie. Bake 20 to 22 minutes, or until light golden around edges. Let stand 5 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool. Makes four dozen cookies.
Test Kitchen Tip: After cooling, sprinkle the cookies with confectioners sugar or drizzle with melted chocolate. To make melted chocolate, in a small microwaveable bowl, melt 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening 45 to 60 seconds in the microwave, or until melted and smooth when stirred together.
Pepper�s Fine Catering in Northboro recently held a �Delectable Date Contest� on its Facebook page in celebration of the company�s 25th anniversary.
Owners John and Susan Lawrence asked people to share the story of how they met their significant other or spouse. The winner, selected at random, would receive a romantic dinner for two created and delivered by Pepper�s.
Eva Kolezi-Shqina of Worcester won the contest.
This is her story as posted by John Lawrence on his chef�s blog ( www.pepperscatering.com/blog):
�I met my husband when I was only 14 years old. He came to our house to pick up my brother to go to a soccer game. I saw him and I froze. My grandma asked me, �Sweetie, what�s wrong?� And I told her, �Nana, he is the one whom I�m going to marry!� She started laughing and told me that I was very young and I would meet plenty of people on my journey. Years passed and I emigrated in Greece with my family. After a year there, I saw him again. He had also emigrated in Greece, in the city and the neighborhood where I was living. We never separated after that. We have been married for 18 years, have thee wonderful children and building our life here, in Worcester, MA.�
Eva Kolezi-Shquina is married to Bersan Shquina. She said she was �very surprised� when she was notified she won the contest, and the couple are looking forward to the �romantic dinner for two.�
Note: Susan Lawrence opened her food business Nov. 8, 1987. Four months later, John Lawrence entered the scene, seeking a food service opportunity. In his words, �Something magical began to unfold, but the magic wasn�t just in the kitchen.� The couple fell in love �over food,� married and have built their lives and a successful business around it, he said.
A reminder that the Skyline Bistro at Worcester Technical High School in Worcester will be closed for school vacation beginning Dec. 20, reopening Jan. 8.
Congrats to the culinary team at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in Charlton for taking home the Judges Award and the People�s Choice Award at the annual Gingerbread Castle Competition held Dec. 15 at Higgins Armory in Worcester. The school entered in the Amateur Division.
Sodexo Catering at Assumption College received the Judges Award in the Professional Division.
I was a judge with John Lawrence, executive chef/owner of Pepper�s Fine Catering in Northboro, and Janet Amorello, vice president of marketing at UniBank.
Congrats to all the participants. The gingerbread castles were fantastic.
Merry Christmas!
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Voice of Tony the Tiger dies
Lee Marshall, who was one of the voices of the advertising icon, was 64.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Lee Marshall, one of the actors who supplied the booming voice of Tony the Tiger in commercials, has died. He was 64.
His son, Jason VanBorssum, tells the Los Angeles Times that Marshall died of esophageal cancer on April 26 at a Santa Monica hospital.
Marshall began voicing the Kellogg's Frosted Flakes mascot in 1999, filling in for the original actor, Thurl Ravenscroft.
Marshall got his first full-time radio job at the age of 14 in Phoenix. He had a prematurely deep voice and lied about his age. His career included radio newsman, rock 'n' roll disc jockey, sports broadcaster and wrestling ring interviewer.
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BlackBerry's Do-or-Die Marketing Challenge
Feb 14, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Frank Boulben is the new chief marketing officer at BlackBerry and he has his hands full. Did you ever stand in front of a mountain of work and wonder how to get started? Marketing was one of several key weaknesses before RIM became BlackBerry. Can Boulben refresh, reinvigorate and save the smartphone maker? No one yet knows; however, marketing is key -- and Boulben is now center stage.
The question is simple: Will the new BlackBerry 10 succeed or fail? No one knows yet, but the initial devices are being rolled out. There will be many BlackBerry 10 devices rolled out this year, and they will continually be updated. Marketing is the next key step in this process.
Major markets like the U.S. have to wait till sometime in March. This timing was handled poorly. Forcing the customers to wait that long was a mistake. The excitement created during the launch event will have cooled by then.
OK, it's finally time to throw BlackBerry in the water and see if it can swim. These new BlackBerry devices have both strengths and weaknesses compared to competitors. They are not perfect, but then again neither are Apple and Google. All competitors have different strengths and weaknesses.
You may ask, so if the device is ready, what else matters? One word: marketing. Can BlackBerry become a top marketer? It never was before. It never understood the importance. Of course, you may say it wasn't important back then -- but a few years ago, it became critical, and the tank was empty.
So that's the question. Is BlackBerry ready, and does it understand marketing? To tell you the truth, I don't yet know, but I have heard some pros and cons.
Missing in Action
I have been watching BlackBerry for signs of marketing life. Where is the magic potion it needs? What I have seen is good progress -- but is it good enough? Will it wow the marketplace?
BlackBerry hired Frank Boulben last year from LightSquared to head up the marketing department. At the time, his hire did not get much attention, but today Boulben may be the single most important factor in whether BlackBerry succeeds.
Over the last year, I have seen examples of both good and bad, and while BlackBerry marketing is better than before, the nagging question is simple -- is it enough?
Here is an example of a BlackBerry mistake. Many users need a feature that BlackBerry once offered. It lets them synchronize information between an older version of Microsoft Outlook on their computer with their BlackBerry. On Outlook, the feature is called "Notes." On the BlackBerry, it's called "Memo Pad." The problem is the new BlackBerry 10 does not let users do this as all earlier versions did.
In fact, Apple quickly added this feature to the iPhone after the first year or two. Without this feature, many BlackBerry users who stuck with the smartphone may have to switch to another device like Apple's iPhone, which still offers it.
This is one example of the concern I have for BlackBerry. Does it see the forest or just the trees?
BlackBerry must update, of course, but it must keep all the features and functionality its existing users are used to and still need. There are reasons BlackBerry users have stuck with the company. The new design is great, but it shouldn't lose some key features. Getting rid of features will carve away user loyalty, and that's the last thing that needs to happen.
BlackBerry used to be No. 1. Then the iPhone and a slew of Android smartphones entered the marketplace about six years ago. Now they dominate the market. BlackBerry has fallen very quickly.
However, the situation is not really as bad as it sounds. Six years ago, the smartphone market was tiny compared to today. RIM could still have all the customers it had back then and be No. 3 today. Still, it has lost plenty of business -- lots of business.
Expect 2013 to be the battle for the No. 3 position. Competitors like Microsoft, Nokia, Sony and many others will be vying with BlackBerry for that spot.
Can BlackBerry Market?
So, can BlackBerry's Boulben convince the marketplace that its new offerings are right for them? Can it solidly capture the No. 3 position and start to grow again? The question is simple: Is there a future for BlackBerry, or is it a thing of the past? The answer depends on how well it does with the customer, as well as with marketing, public relations, media relations, analyst relations and investor relations.
BlackBerry has developed so many new and exciting features and so much new functionality. It's really a breath of fresh air. The company has a couple of great new devices -- and its products will continue to get better over time. What could make BlackBerry hot is already here.
However, one concern is that the new BlackBerry may leave off many important features that existing users like. A bigger concern is whether BlackBerry will be able to really create a meaningful marketing push, which is something it has never done before. I'm not sure.
I hope so. I want BlackBerry to win. I want the company to be a solid competitor against Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia and others. I only hope it is ready to pull out all the stops and make its dream a reality. BlackBerry has to hit this one out of the park -- a single won't be good enough.
OK, Frank. As they say in baseball, "Batter up!"
My Pick of the Week is the Nokia Lumia. There are different versions. The 920 and 820 are available from AT&T Mobility; the 822 from Verizon Wireless; and the 810 from T-Mobile.
I can only talk about the AT&T Mobility version -- the Nokia Lumia 920 -- since that is the unit I've been testing. AT&T passed it out during its analyst meeting a few months ago.
I didn't think that I would like it, but to tell you the truth, this is a very impressive device and operating system. It's fast, does everything very smoothly, and has tons of apps. It just works very differently.
I have to admit, letting us play with it is the best way to let people really know about how different, how innovative, and how good this device is. It's very different from both the iPhone and any of the Android-powered phones on the market.
What makes this device different is the Microsoft Windows 8 interface. The Nokia Microsoft partnership fits well here. It's another choice of operating systems, and more choice is always better.
So, which smartphone is best for you -- an iPhone, an Android or a Lumia? Aha. That's the million-dollar question. I can't answer that one. That's up to you -- everybody is different.
To make matters more confusing, there are other new operating systems entering the marketplace -- like the BlackBerry 10 later in March. So there will be plenty more to choose from. That's ultimately good news.
The Nokia Lumia 920 using Microsoft Windows 8 is definitely worth your consideration.


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Why Mens Health Is a Feminist Issue
By Adina Nack
Jorge (not his real name) feared his girlfriend would dump him. He'd been diagnosed with genital warts before meeting her, and hadn't yet told her about his infection. Jorge was being careful—no skin-to-skin sexual contact—but the disclosure was looming. So he'd done some research and learned what caused genital warts. Armed with that knowledge, he hoped that his girlfriend wouldn't reject him, especially since he knew she could be protected from contracting warts "because of the Gardasil vaccine."
It never occurred to Jorge that Gardasil, made by the pharmaceutical company Merck, could also have protected him. But that's probably because it was only last October that the Food and Drug Administration approved a "male" Gardasil for preventing genital warts. And the FDA has yet to put its stamp on another promising usage of the vaccine for men: preventing cancer, especially highly prevalent oral cancers.
Since Gardasil was FDA-approved in 2006, it has received a huge marketing push for preventing cervical cancer in women. It has come into frequent—if sometimes controversial—use for females 9 to 26 years old because it's designed to guard them, before they ever have sex, against contracting a virus that has been linked to cervical cancer.
That virus is HPV, human papillomavirus, which causes one-third of all sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. Gardasil offers protection against four of the 30 to 40 types of sexually transmissible HPV.
While it's fear of cervical cancer that have motivated young women to get HPV vaccines, it can lead to oral, anal and penile cancers as well. In fact, the combined U.S. death rates for these cancers are at least twice that of cervical cancers. Oral cancers should be of particular concern, to both men and women. Some researchers believe that HPV may soon cause more oral cancers in the U.S. than alcohol or tobacco combined.
So far, Gardasil is only approved to protect men from genital warts, but that could change. Since the virus is an equal opportunity infector, it would seem that the vaccines should be equally accessible and affordable for men as well as women. But as it stands, with CDC vaccination recommendations currently less forceful for men, some predict HPV vaccination for males will be more expensive because insurance companies may be less likely to cover the costs.
STIs are medical conditions, not moral ones. Women and men should be encouraged to seek testing, consider vaccinations and, if infected, pursue treatment. When a contagious disease is stigmatized, infected individuals may be more likely to delay testing and treatment, place others at risk by not disclosing, and distort our notion of who is at risk.
ADINA NACK, PH.D., is associate professor of sociology
and gender and women's studies at California Lutheran
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Kendra Wilkinson Wedding Pictures -- FIRST LOOK!
Check out these first wedding pictures of Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson and NFL player Hank Baskett from the Playboy mansion in Los Angeles on Saturday (June 27)!
Kendra's former Girls Next Door costars Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison were bridesmaids (pictured below in lavender). Playboy boss Hugh Hefner was also in attendance amongst the 500 guests.
"I could not be more delighted," Hefner told E! "This is one of the happiest days in one of the happiest places on earth."
After the ceremony, Kendra blogged, "Wussup everyone???? It's the new Mrs. Hank Baskett!!!!!!!!! Ahhhh hahahahahha!! I cant believe I'm a married woman! Yayyyyy."
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Browns cut Gocong, Young
Cleveland, OH – The Cleveland Browns released linebacker Chris Gocong and defensive back Usama Young on Tuesday.
Gocong missed all of the 2012 season with a ruptured right Achilles. He came to Cleveland via trade from Philadelphia in 2010 and recorded 141 tackles, 5 1/2 sacks, six passes defensed and three forced fumbles in 32 games over his two healthy seasons with the Browns.
Cleveland signed Young in 2011 following a four-year stint with New Orleans. In two seasons with the team, he made 19 starts and totaled 118 tackles, four interceptions, 1 1/2 sacks and eight passes defensed. He appeared in a total of 29 games with the Browns.
The Browns did make an addition to their squad on Tuesday, agreeing on a contract with kicker Brandon Bogotay, a former backup to Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl selection Blair Walsh at the University of Georgia.


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that's very exciting!may God give u peace and protect you from the evil attacks of the enemy.and pls pray for us too, our church votes on a new patriarch tomorrow, creating a shortlist of 3; one of which will be chosen next sunday, God willing.
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I didn't know that I can separate the two, i belive that always come together. Now I'm using a packet linear depth into a RGB 24 bit texture, but I'm not really confortable with this.
So it's possible to bound depth as target (because stencil test) and as texture (reconstruct positions) if it's read only both operations? (I mean with separate depth/stencil)
I was thinking for example with deferred decal where I perform a stencil operation to draw it on specific mesh (and dont paint others in the volume). It's possible with only one depth?
If you use a cone, two issues: cone angle, and cone length.
Regarding cone angle, I can tell you I really dislike OpenGL's point light source cone angle attentuation function because it never fades out to 0 until 180 deg. This means the actual angle you need for a bounding cone may vary all over the map depending on your tone mapping function, overlapping lights, etcetc. So I don't use it. Instead I use the D3D9 cone angle attenuation function because it is, guarenteed -- no fooling, 100% gone by the outer cone angle.
Regarding cone length, that's a bit tricky so you just have to be conservative. Thing is how far out its significant depends on tone mapping and other factors.
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The concept is fairly simple: instead of taking a G-buffer read and lighting buffer write fill hit for EVERY light source, bin the light sources by which tile(s) of the screen they cover (tile = MxN pixel block), and render ALL of the light sources for each bin at once (i.e. read G-buffer -> +light+light+light+light+light+light -> write/blend lighting buffer). Essentially, it's just batching light sources that overlap influence regions together.
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HAMPSTEAD � Had it only taken winning two sets to make it to the NCHSAA 2-A East Regional volleyball finals, East Duplin would be on its way.
But it takes three.
HAMPSTEAD � Had it only taken winning two sets to make it to the NCHSAA 2-A East Regional volleyball finals, East Duplin would be on its way.
But it takes three.
And there�s the rub. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead over Topsail on Saturday night, the Panthers dropped the final three sets as the Pirates outscored East Duplin by nearly a 3-to-1 margin en route to the 19-25, 19-25, 25-13, 25-9, 15-2 victory.
Topsail (22-3), the top seed out of the East Central 2-A Conference, advances to the regional final against the winner of the Cedar Ridge-South Granville match. East Duplin, the No. 2 seed out of the ECC, finishes 22-3, with all three losses to the Pirates.
�If you only had to win two to go to the next round, we�d have had them,� said East Duplin coach Elizabeth Turner, whose club had been swept by the Pirates in their two regular-season matches. �I don�t know what happened.
�I don�t know if we got tired, they got in their heads, if we got down a little bit or we just played down the rest of the match because the last three were more like the three sets we got beat earlier in the season.�
What happened was Topsail senior Carlie Smith, who is being recruited by UNCW and Charlotte, among others. Smith finished with 33 kills, with nearly two-thirds coming in the final three sets.
�We were struggling the entire first two games and we really couldn�t get Carlie involved at all,� coach Hill Pearsall said. �In the last three games she got set almost the entire (time) and we rode her back in those three.�
That East Duplin won the first two sets was a surprise for the simple reason that Topsail had won 42 of 43 sets during the regular season against ECC foes and had also swept league opponent Croatan to advance to take on East Duplin.
But the Panthers were the better team early, seemingly a step quicker any time the ball was in the air. With the score tied at 18 in the first set, East Duplin closed on a 7-1 run, clinching the set on a kill by Lydia Elmore after back-to-back kills by Kendall Lego.
The second set was more of the same. Down 13-11, the Panthers stormed back, outscoring the Pirates 14-6, with Mikayla Byrd coming up with three kills and a block before a long shot gave the visitors a 2-0 lead.
Then everything changed.
Topsail bolted to a 5-1 lead in the third set, but East Duplin fought back to tie it 6-6. But it was all Topsail from there as the Pirates scored 19 of the final 26 points behind Smith, who had two kills and two blocks.
Topsail dominated the final two sets, jumping out to an 8-0 lead in the fourth set, polishing off the set on an ace by Reagan Holloway. And the fifth set was equally lopsided. The Pirates led 8-1 and coasted to the victory.
�The first two sets we outsmarted them. We outplayed them,� Turner said. �We were the better team. The last three sets we allowed them to get the momentum. We played from behind and we never got back in it.�
East Duplin 25 25 13 9 2
Topsail 19 19 25 25 15
LEADING PLAYERS� ED: Lego 10 kills, 11 digs; Byrd 16 kills; McGowan 3 kills, 33 assists, 15 digs; L. Williams 32 digs, 2 aces; C. Williams 40 digs, 1 ace; Elmore 7 kills, 3 blocks. T: Smith 33 kills, 12 digs, 2 blocks, 2 aces; Poage 4 aces, 46 assists, 12 digs, 1 kill; Hyatt 13 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs; Skipper 28 digs, 2 assists. RECORDS�ED 21-3, season complete. T 22-3, vs. Cedar Ridge-S. Granville winner in NCHSAA 2-A East Regiionalfinal, TBA.


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NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez was speaking on a conference call.
NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez was speaking on a conference call.
"A huge debacle," he said. "Distasteful."
That was on Dec. 13, 2007, when he re-signed with the Yankees and was discussing his decision 1� months earlier to become a free agent.
Now those words describe how some in the team's front office feel about A-Rod's $275 million, 10-year contract.
Once considered a player who could shatter the career home run record, Rodriguez has transformed from All-Star to annoyance for some in the Yankees organization. He hasn't played a full season since he was voted his third AL MVP award in 2007, he's out for at least the first half of this year following hip surgery on Jan. 16 and now he's been accused of again receiving performance-enhancing drugs — an allegation he denies.
Even before the charges were published Tuesday by the alternative weekly Miami New Times along with accusations against Melky Cabrera, Nelson Cruz, Gio Gonzalez, Bartolo Colon and Yasmani Grandal, some Yankees executives were wishing Rodriguez would just go away. Speaking on condition of anonymity because the team isn't publicly commenting on A-Rod's latest troubles, they revealed their frustration with the slugger.
And they have a big incentive for A-Rod to disappear. If he doesn't play again due to a career-ending injury, about 85 percent of the $114 million he's owed by the team would be covered by insurance, according to one of the executives who spoke on condition of anonymity.
New York also might be able to free itself from having the $27.5 million average annual value of Rodriguez's contract count in its luxury tax payroll in each of the next five seasons, a key factor as the Yankees try to get under the $189 million threshold in 2014.
If Rodriguez is on the disabled list, his contract is included. But if he's on the voluntary retired list, it would not be part of the total.
New York is not likely to be able to void A-Rod's deal.