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1. Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers (52.1 percent):
Mendenhall will return to action this weekend against the Philadelphia Eagles, and reports suggest he'll re-claim the top spot on the depth chart. He's coming off major knee reconstruction, so expectations need to be tempered. But any time a No. 1 running back is on waivers, you need to make a run at him. (G. Newman Lowrance/Associated Press)
2. Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB, Buffalo Bills (73.9 percent):
Fitzpatrick lost eight points in standard leagues for his four interceptions, and he still scored a solid 23.40 fantasy points in a loss to the New England Patriots. The Amish Rifle is now averaging just under 19 fantasy points per game in 2012. Matthew Stafford is averaging 15.79, and he's owned in 100 percent of leagues. (Gary Wiepert/Associated Press)
3. Brian Hartline, WR, Miami Dolphins (97.9 percent):
Hartline had 253 yards and one touchdown against the Cardinals. Wait, let me say that again. Hartline had 253 yards and one touchdown against the Cardinals. It's still hard to believe! The veteran wideout has now posted 100-plus yards in two of his last three games and has emerged as the best fantasy wideout in Miami. (Matt York/Associated Press)
4. Brandon Bolden, RB, New England Patriots (99.9 percent):
Patriots coach Bill Belichick is the new Mike Shanahan, as we never know which New England running back to start. Regardless, Bolden should be added in most leagues after posting 20.80 fantasy points in a win over the Bills. The once-unknown runner from Mississippi has found the end zone in each of his last two games. (Bill Wippert/Associated Press)
5. Jackie Battle, RB, San Diego Chargers (91.8 percent):
Surprisingly, Battle started ahead of Ryan Mathews and found the end zone twice in a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Whether he remains atop the depth chart remains to be seen, but Battle should at least be rostered in most fantasy leagues. Personally, I think Mathews will get his starting role back sooner than later. (Orlin Wagner/Associated Press)
6. Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers (82.4 percent):
Olsen had a slow start to the season, but he's made up for it over the last two weeks with a combined 187 yards and one touchdown (24.7 fantasy points). The clear second option in the pass attack for Cam Newton, the veteran tight end is now on pace to finish with 80 receptions and 1,024 yards based on his current numbers. (David Goldman/Associated Press)
7. James Jones, WR, Green Bay Packers (90.6 percent):
Greg Jennings was forced to leave Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints with a nagging groin injury, so his status for Week 5 is in some question. As a result, Jones now needs to be on your radar as a potential fantasy option. While he can be inconsistent, Jones does play in an elite offense with a stud quarterback. (Mike Roemer/Associated Press)
8. Owen Daniels, TE, Houston Texans (73.3 percent):
Daniels, who was listed in this space last week, put up another solid stat line with 72 yards and one touchdown against the Tennessee Titans. The veteran has now scored at least 8.60 fantasy points in three of his four games this season, including a touchdown in each of his last two contests. He's re-emerging as a nice option. (Dave Einsel/Associated Press)
9. Andre Roberts, WR, Arizona Cardinals (98.8 percent):
Don't look now, but Roberts has scored at least one touchdown in three of four games this season. That includes a 118-yard, two-touchdown effort in an overtime win over the Dolphins. While the talented wideout isn't going to post huge stat lines week in and week out, he definitely needs to be on your waiver-wire radar. (Paul Connors/Associated Press)
10. Greg Zuerlein, K, St. Louis Rams (92.6 percent):
I almost never list a kicker here, but Zuerlein has been ridiculous this season. He's scored double-digit fantasy points in three of his first four games, including 17 in a win over the Seattle Seahawks. Based on his current totals, the rookie out of Missouri Western is on pace to finish with an unreal 188 fantasy points. (Tom Gannam/Associated Press)
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The Broward County Sheriff's Office integrated cost effective and environmentally sound smart cars into airport and port patrols. BSO used four, Smart "fortwo" coupes as patrol cars at the two facilities. The environmentally-friendly vehicles consume about one-sixth the fuel of a full-sized patrol car while idling, and are expected to incur less maintenance and operating costs. They are also very maneuverable in heavily congested areas like the airport and seaport .
Photo At Right: One of the Smart coupes now visible at the airport and port.
Public transportation in Broward County has grown much faster than the population. In 1997, the County's population was 1,506,376. By 2007, it was 1,765,707, an increase of 17.2 percent or an average 1.56 percent per year. Broward County Transit's annual passenger trips increased from 25.1 million in 1997 to 39.2 million in 2007, an increase of 56 percent or an average 5 percent per year. The operation increased from 202 buses and 36 weekday routes in 1997 to 289 buses and 43 weekday routes in 2007. The largest growth in transit ridership occurred between 1999 and 2005, when increased funding to the transit system resulted in major system and service enhancements, including more buses, more frequent service during peak times, and additional and extended routes. BCT buses operate regionally in Southeast Florida with connections to Palm Beach and Miami-Dade county transit systems and Tri-Rail.
The County provides capital and operating assistance to 22 municipalities for Community Bus Service. Community bus vehicles are wheelchair accessible and because they are smaller than Broward County Transit buses, they are able to provide better access to city neighborhoods and services. Increased participation in the community bus service means fewer single passenger vehicle trips, shorter trips, better connections to neighboring cities and increased connections to traditional fixed bus routes.
Annual ridership has increased an average of 37 percent per year since 1997, from 504,858 to 2,396,195 annual passengers. Participating cities are Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Dania Beach, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hillsboro Beach, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Lighthouse Point, Margate, Miramar, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Pompano Beach, Tamarac and Wilton Manors.
Since 1997, Broward County has taken many voluntary actions to reduce greenhouse gases. These actions have resulted in 62,491 fewer tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to the emissions from 11,450 cars. Contributing to this reduction are an alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle program, in place since 1988. In the County fleet, there are:
The County's Fleet Services Division introduced biodiesel fuels, beginning in 2007 and has dispensed 173,330 gallons in County vehicles. The 20 percent blend (B20) does not require any alterations for diesel engines.
Broward County Transit transitioned from the use of low sulfur diesel fuel for its fleet operations to ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD). Fuel costs increased as a result of the conversion; however, there were environmental benefits. In addition, 42 replacement buses with newer pollution control technology are being incorporated into BCT's fleet. According to the U.S. EPA, these newer technology engines, when combined with the use of ULSD, will be up to 95 percent cleaner than previous models.
Fleet Services is testing the Hydro-4000, also known as a hydrogen cell, on a county vehicle. The Hydro-4000 is a device designed to save fuel, improve engine performance and provide a "green" alternative to conventional fuels like gasoline, ethanol and diesel.
Fleet Services Division implements a four-pronged approach to tire maintenance: recapping, maintenance of optimal tire pressure, proper tire disposal and tire replacement only as needed. This approach saves money, reduces waste and fuel consumption, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The Division also enforces an aggressive tire recapping policy on heavy equipment, impacting approximately 75 tires per year.
The growing Broward County Transit (BCT) fleet includes 12 hybrid-diesel/electric buses. The new buses are quieter than conventional buses, and expected to get 20 to 30 percent better fuel economy. They are also cleaner and emit 50 to 70 percent less hazardous air pollutants (particulate matter), fewer greenhouse gases, and less ozone (smog) forming pollutants. Because they operate cleaner by utilizing regenerative braking power, the new vehicles are also expected to have longer engine and brake life, and require less maintenance.
Thirty-five Fire/Rescue vehicles in the Broward Sheriff's Office fleet utilize synthetic oil.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) transports passengers to and from the terminals, parking garages and consolidated rental car center on one of the largest fleets of biodiesel and hybrid-electric buses in the nation. Broward County Aviation Department's agreement with the fleet operator, ShuttlePort, mandates the use of alternative fuels, thereby reducing emissions and airport dependency on fuel sources that emit high levels of greenhouse gases. The FLL fleet includes biodiesel vehicles and five hybrid-electric vehicles.
In 2006, airport management created General Transit Areas for ShuttlePort-operated biodiesel and hybrid-electric buses. During slow periods, buses are directed to this holding area where, weather permitting, drivers turn off their vehicles until they are dispatched to passenger loading areas. A similar area exists for taxis, where operators remain with their vehicles until they are dispatched to the terminals.
FLL introduced Pay-on-Foot and other automated parking payment programs designed to improve air quality by improving traffic flow, reducing congestion and thereby reducing vehicle emissions. Pay on Foot machines are conveniently located in the terminal exit areas or parking garages so that fees can be paid prior to exiting.
FLL's cell phone lot, located alongside the parking garage under the airport's access roadway system, accommodates up to 70 vehicles. Monitors provide timely information on flight arrivals. Since this facility opened, FLL has prohibited shoulder idling and idling in the cell phone lot, thereby reducing emissions and traffic hazards on highway shoulders and airport curbsides.
The Traffic Engineering Division implemented the Green Lights Program to retime and coordinate the traffic signals along major traffic corridors throughout the County. The retiming of the major east/west corridors and University Drive, has resulted in less vehicles stopping unnecessarily at red lights, which eliminated approximately 300,000 metric tons per year of greenhouse gas emissions, and in saved approximately $14,400,000 per year in fuel cost among drivers. Additional reductions will be achieved when the retiming of the major north/south corridors gets underway.
The Division also replaced approximately 26,000 red and green incandescent traffic signals that utilize 135 watts, with light emitting diode traffic signals at 12 watts each; and approximately 5500 incandescent pedestrian signals that utilize 90 watts, with LED pedestrian signals at 6 watts each, which produced approximately $1,223,000 in annual electrical savings.
Parks and Recreation Division staff uses a four-passenger electric GEM cart to patrol Topeekeegee Yugnee (T.Y.) Park and to transport concession staff. Routes or zones are established for employees working "in the field" to reduce cross-county driving. As part of the County's initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint, improve air quality and achieve operating budget savings by eliminating unnecessary fuel consumption, a policy has been implemented to limit idle time to no more than five minutes on all motorized County-owned vehicles and equipment.


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During my professional lifetime, I have encountered a few physicians and patients who felt that the physician's office and the medical literature were not the proper places to discuss religion. During the same lifetime, I have met many more physicians and patients who have welcomed faith, religion, and prayer as intricate and inseparable parts of the healing process. - Bernard Leo Remakus, MD
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"Clive Sinclair's ZX Spectrum is a quarter of a century old today. The machine that really launched the UK IT industry hit the streets of a depressed Britain on 23 April, 1982. Dark days, then. But lo, along came bespectacled Messiah Sir Clive Sinclair with the successor to his 1981 release, the black-and-white ZX-81. The ZX Spectrum boasted a visual cortex-melting eight colours at 256 x 192 resolution, blistering 3.5MHz CPU, and crucially, a crisp-repelling vulcanised rubber keyboard."


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Gifts From The Kitchen
Great food is synonymous with the holidays. Whether creating a celebratory feast, a cocktail party to ring in the season, or edible gifts for family and friends - the kitchen is an active place this time of year. If cooking is your love, it can also be the perfect place to escape from a little of the pressure and craziness that generally accompanies the season. An afternoon spent amidst wisps of fragrant steam escaping from pots on the stove and enticing aromas wafting from the oven is just the thing to put you in the holiday spirit - and just the thing to remind you that true holiday spirit comes from the joy of giving of one's self.
It's hard to say which is more gratifying - the sense of accomplishment that comes from surveying the bountiful buffet you created, or reveling in the look of utter contentment on the faces of loved ones after the buffet has been consumed. The delight in the eyes of a child as they spy a plate of festively decorated holiday cookies is a joy to behold. And the pleasure derived from gifting someone with a cheerfully wrapped homemade edible treat is deeply satisfying - it somehow epitomizes the spirit of the season.
Whether trying new recipes or making dishes handed down from generation to generation, there's nothing like sharing time in the kitchen to forge new bonds or strengthen old ones. The memories of the shared experience will last long after the material trappings of the holidays are gone and forgotten. In the whirlwind of the season, a little time spent together in the kitchen can be a precious gift in itself, and creating food for those you love is a universally recognized gift.
May your holiday season be filled with family, friends, good times, great food, and joy.
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Monk. First bishop of Nisibis, Mesopotamia (modern Nusaybin, Turkey) from 309 until his death. Spiritual director of Saint Ephrem of Syria. Participated in the Council of Nicaea in 325. Noted for praying for the death of Arius, founder of the Arian heresy. Known for his learning, his piety, his construction of a basilica and theological school at Nisibis. Launched the first known search by Christians for the mountain of Noah's Ark. Many writings have been attributed to him; scholars have recently determined they were authored by another Jacob.
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* c.338 at Nisibis, Mesopotamia (modern Nusaybin, Turkey) of natural causes
* relics at Edessa, Mesopotamia (modern Sanliurfa, Turkey)
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Every since I was little I would have this happen on average about once every year or so. I'm now 32 and it still occassionally happens.
The general routine is this... I wake up very early (from 3 to 6am usually), the world is spinning out of control and I'm beyond nauseous. Usually have to sprint to the bathroom to throw up.
After that, I no longer have the spins anymore at all. Throwing up helps much of the nausea go away and I feel better for a few minutes. Then the nausea creeps back in and after half an hour or so I can't take it and I'll go force myself to throw up again (which again helps w/the nausea).
Sitting up in bed or watching some TV helps... laying down is a good way to make myself nauseous again quickly. This continues usually for about 6 hours, give or take a few. Generally within 8 or so hours I feel as if nothing ever happened and I was never sick.
I used to think that this was caused by an average flu, but I'm really thinking now that it has something to do with my inner ear or balance or something. It's like waking up very sea-sick.
Has anyone ever heard of such a thing happening to other people? I have searched around on the NET but have yet to find anything.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
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Five ways to enjoy a Buffalo summer
Buffalo is certainly a city for all seasons.
Still, once our six or so months of cold and snow finally give way to sunshine and 70-degree days, it's pretty clear that summer in Western New York is something special. Obvious as it sounds, then, it's our duty to make the most of the summer while we have it.
Surely, you already have your own itinerary of trips, cookouts, bonfires and other outdoor activities that will take you right up to September. But there are a few major events that all true Buffalonians should fit into their season schedules – the time-honored traditions that are guaranteed to capture the best of Buffalo's summer, every summer.
It's not summer if you don't do some of these things.
1. Go to Shakespeare in Delaware Park – twice
There's no question of whether to be or not to be at Shakespeare in Delaware Park. It's the second-largest Shakespeare festival in the country, with roughly 50,000 people lending their ears to free, first-rate Shakespeare productions every summer. It's also the great equalizer of Buffalo theater, uniting the most diverse crowd of any local production, and there's something beautiful about seeing such an assorted audience on the grass every night for the sake of Shakespeare. So why go twice? Simple: There are two plays every summer, and there is no reason to miss either of them. For the festival's 38th season, you can revel in the madness and method of "Hamlet" (continuing through July 14), then return later in the summer for comic relief at "Measure for Measure" (July 25 through Aug. 18). Bring lawn chairs and wine, and see what all the ado is about. All shows start at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Visit shakespeareindelawarepark.org for more information.
2. Take in a Bisons game
The Sabres dominate the first few months of the year, and in the fall, the Bills will be the talk of the town again. But over the summer, we have only the great American pastime, which is the ideal game for these balmy, breezy days. Even if you're the kind of person whose baseball attention span can't stretch past a few innings, spending an afternoon or evening in Coca-Cola Field (275 Washington St.) is an enjoyable and essential experience. Just buy some peanuts and Cracker Jack, throw in a hot dog or Labatt Blue and spend a few hours relaxing at one of the most laid-back sporting events Buffalo has to offer. Better yet, plan your visit for one of the Bisons' many special events, whether it's the traditional Independence Eve game (July 3), Pirate Festival Night (Aug. 24) or just any game that ends with fireworks (every Friday). To see the full schedule and purchase tickets, go to milb.com.
3. Spend a Thursday at Canalside
We can complain about a lot of things in Western New York, but not having enough outdoor concerts should not be one of them. None brings the city together quite like Thursday at Canalside. The venue changed last year, and the name is new this year, but the 27-year tradition is the same as it ever was: Free concerts, downtown, every Thursday through Aug. 29. This summer's series already featured the Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and R&B star Teddy Riley (who headlines tonight's show), and the schedule only gets more eclectic from here, with concerts by Chicano rockers Los Lonely Boys (next Thursday), hardcore group Halestorm (Aug. 8) and classic rock star Todd Rundgren (Aug. 15). But for many Buffalonians, the music is secondary: Thousands of people show up and hang out every Thursday, regardless of who's playing, just for the camaraderie. And now that the series moved to the scenic, spacious harbor – one of the best places to spend a summer night – Thursday at Canalside is truly a perfect complement to the season. All concerts run from 5 to 9:30 p.m. See the full lineup at buffaloplace.com/thursday.
4. Do as much as possible at the Erie County Fair
Parades. Puppet shows. Magic shows. Laser shows. Animal shows and petting zoos. Historical demonstrations. An assortment of carnival games and activities. Demolition derbies. Dozens of food vendors. Concerts by Three Days Grace (Aug. 7), Sawyer Brown (Aug. 8) and the Eagles tribute band Hotel California (Aug. 9), among others. A chain saw artist, a hypnotist, a one-handed juggler and a "balloonologist."
Are we forgetting something? Many things, surely. It's hard to keep track of everything that's scheduled for the Erie County Fair, which, perhaps needless to say, is one of the largest county fairs in America, drawing about 1 million patrons summer after summer. The fair, now in its 174th year, runs Aug. 7-18 at the Fairgrounds (5600 McKinley Parkway, Hamburg), and you could probably visit every day and still not see everything it offers. Our advice? Block out a day or two, and get in as much as you can. Savor your favorite fried foods, watch a few shows while you digest, exhaust yourself at some of the rides or competitive games and then relax at one of the concerts or demonstrations before heading out. Experiencing only a fraction of the fair's festivities still makes for one of your busiest summer days. To browse the full schedule and purchase tickets for special events, go to ecfair.org.
5. Pick a festival, any festival
Do you like things? Then Buffalo has a festival, or two, or maybe five that will catch your interest sometime this summer. Foodies can treat themselves to the Taste of Diversity and Strawberry Festival (both on Saturday), the Taste of Buffalo (July 13-14) or the National Buffalo Wing Festival (Aug. 31-Sept. 1). The city celebrates its ethnic diversity at the Lebanese Festival (July 26-28), Serbfest (July 27-28), the Buffalo Irish Festival (Aug. 23-25) and the Ukrainian American Day Festival (Aug. 25). You can immerse yourself in the city's finest arts at the Buffalo Infringement Festival (July 25-Aug. 4), the Queen City Jazz Festival (July 27) and the Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts (Aug. 24-25). Obviously, this is just a partial list – we barely have the space here to list all the festivals for any given week, let alone the whole season. (But you can see our complete Festival Guide at buffalonews.com). Still, you get the idea: If it's the kind of thing that can be celebrated, it will be celebrated, again and again, at the flurry of festivals found around Western New York. So pick a festival, any festival, and mingle with your fellow Buffaloians while the weather still permits it.
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BABSON PARK, Mass. – MIT came up with a run in the ninth inning that proved to be the game winner, enabling the Engineers to come away a 6-5 win and a split of a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader with Babson College. The Beavers won the first game in a pitchers dual, 2-0.
Babson (7-6, 3-3 NEWMAC) picked up both of the runs in the first game in the first inning. With one away the Beavers loaded the bases on a pair of singles and a walk before Billy Miller delivered the first run with a sac fly to center. Conor Kortmann followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0.
From there it was all pitching for both teams. MIT starter, junior Aric Dama (Winfield, Ill.), was nearly perfect the rest of the way. After surrendering a pair of singles to start the second, he sat down the next 14 Babson hitters in order to finish the game. He finished with six innings of six-hit ball, walking one and striking out three. Derek Richards was stellar as well for Babson, throwing a complete-game, one-hitter. Sophomore Creed Mangrum (Sandy, Utah) broke up the no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the seventh. Richards struck out six while walking three to pick up the victory.
In game two MIT (6-7, 1-5 NEWMAC) saw its bats wake up early, scoring four times in the first. After senior Zach Carr (Chatham, N.J.) and freshman K.J. Parent (Knoxville, Tenn.) started the game with back-to-back base hits and moved up to second and third on a wild pitch, Mangrum delivered the first run with a sac fly to center. Junior Ricardo Perez (Vienna, Va.) followed with a double and senior Bryan Macomber (Los Altos, Calif.) added a single to complete the scoring.
MIT added a run in the third to take a 5-0 lead before Babson started a comeback with three in the fourth. With runners on the corners and one down Miller put the Beavers on the board with a run-scoring single thru the right side. Babson then got two-out, run-scoring singles by Sean Cleary and John Botelho to cut the MIT lead to 5-3. The Beavers then added single runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Miller and in the sixth when Pat Matvichuk delivered an RBI single that tied the game.
Freshman Reid Bishop (Cypress, Texas) started the ninth off with an infield hit for MIT. Junior James McKinney (Wakefield, R.I.) moved him up with a sacrifice before Mangrum's infield hit put runners on the corners. Perez then hit a grounder to third on which the Beavers were only able to get the out at second, enabling Bishop to come home with the go-ahead run.
Senior Torre Swanson (Redding, Calif.), who came on in the fifth, then retired Babson in order in the bottom of the ninth to pick up the victory for the Engineers. He retired the final seven hitters he faced, going five innings and allowing two runs on three hits, striking out five.
Perez and sophomore Sean Karson (Winter Park, Fla.) each drove in a pair of runs in game two for MIT. Perez, Parent and seniors Bryan Macomber (Los Altos, Calif.) and A.J. Hansborough (Deltona, Fla.) all had a pair of hits for the Engineers.
MIT's next action will be on Tuesday, March 27 when the Engineers will host Salve Regina University in a single, non-conference game starting at 3:30. Babson will play at Johnson and Wales tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.


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WORCESTER _ A young, talented girl follows her muse and finds her soul mate in a dingy bar, even though these two coming-of-age lovers aren't old enough to drink. If you are saying to yourself that this scenario sounds like something that would happen in the movies and at Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner, you are right on both counts.
WORCESTER _ A young, talented girl follows her muse and finds her soul mate in a dingy bar, even though these two coming-of-age lovers aren't old enough to drink.
If you are saying to yourself that this scenario sounds like something that would happen in the movies and at Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner, you are right on both counts.
"The Greens Are Gone," the latest movie to be filmed in Worcester, completed a daylong shoot Monday at the popular watering hole at 148 Grove St.
Michael Kristoff, one of the film's producers, has nothing but praise for the local hot spot.
"Ralph's Diner is kind of incredible," Mr. Kristoff said. "We couldn't have built a better set for this particular scene. It's really been great."
In the dysfunctional-family indie-film, Oscar-nominated actress Catherine Keener ("Being John Malkovich," "Capote" and Seinfeld's "Chapter Two" girl) plays Nancy Green, a matriarch who's trying to hold her fractured family together, Mr. Kristoff said.
"Two of the siblings are suffering from bipolar disorder," Mr. Kristoff explained. "The youngest sibling begins to unearth a part of the family's past, which causes a lot of drama to come to the forefront of things and, ultimately, ends up bringing the family closer together."
The film also stars Cary Elwes ("The Princess Bride"), Anton Yelchin (best known as Chekov in the J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" reboot) and Anne Starke (the daughter of Glenn Close; in her film debut), as well as "Saturday Night Live" alums Maya Rudolph and Molly Shannon.
"The film is definitely a dark drama but it has a little bit of lightness that certainly Maya helps bring to it," Mr. Kristoff said. "And the movie, ultimately, I think, ends on a hopeful note."
"The Greens Are Gone" is the work of first-time director and screenwriter Peer Pedersen.
"Peer has written a really cool script and he's directing the picture," Mr. Kristoff said. "We have a terrific cast. It's a testament to Peer and his script that it has attracted all these really good actors."
The key scene filmed at Ralph's featured Kaitlyn Dever (who plays one of Tim Allen's daughters on "Last Man Standing" and starred in "Laggies" with Keira Knightley) and Austin Abrams ("Gangster Squad"). There were 35 background extras.
"Kaitlyn's character is singing at an open mic night kind of thing. And Ralph's is supposed to be a bar that is no place for a 17-year-old but she sort of snuck in here," Mr. Kristoff explained. "Her oldest sibling character is a successful pop star who is estranged from the family and that's played by Riley Keough (the eldest grandchild of Elvis and daughter of Lisa Marie Presley). So Riley is a singer and she sings in the movie and, now, the youngest sibling is trying to follow in her big sister's footsteps."
In the scene, which takes up three-and-a-half pages of the script, Kaitlyn's character sings a syrupy ''70s hit (Mr. Kristoff was mum on what it was) that plays into a sequence of events, the co-producer said.
"The two characters are both 17. They're experiencing a very 17-year-old-esque love story," Mr. Kristoff said. "The Kaitlyn character is singing and the Austin character has a side job where he films these open mic nights for 40 bucks."
Mr. Kristoff said the film's location department scouted all over Massachusetts for the right bar, and when they saw Ralph's, they knew they had found it.
"Ralph's is one of a kind. I think anyone who comes here can attest to that. So it worked out perfectly," Mr. Kristoff insisted. "We saw Ralph's and said, look no further. This is the bar. We have to make it work. We have to figure out a way to film here. And, they were really nice to let us."
Worcester has had its share of visits from film crews. A few months back, scenes from "Tumbledown," starring Jason Sudeikis, Rebecca Hall, Blythe Danner, Griffin Dunne and Joe Manganiello, were shot on Grove Street and at Worcester State University. Scenes were also shot in Devens, Leicester, Leominster, Princeton and Westminster.
And, of course, in the spring of 2013 the multi-Academy Award-nominated "American Hustle" was filmed in various spots in downtown Worcester and at Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Auditorium and Union Station.
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As soon as HP announced in August it was ceasing development of webOS — leaving the HP TouchPad and Palm smartphones out in the cold — attention immediately focused on what other tech companies might be interested in licensing or acquiring webOS. Early speculation focused on the likes of Samsung, HTC, Sony, and even Intel, but a new report from VentureBeat indicates the most serious contender might be e-retailing giant Amazon — although other companies are still in the running.
Would it makes sense for Amazon to invest in webOS now that it's put serious development effort into Android devices?
The case for webOS
At first, Amazon's reported interest in webOS seems nonsensical: The company has just rolled out its Android-based Kindle Fire ereader, which has already turned the Android tablet market on its ear with its $199 price tag (and an apparent $210 in parts, meaning Amazon is selling them at a loss). Why would Amazon consider another mobile operating system when it's already using Android — let alone consider buying another operating system when Android is free?
First, consider that Amazon's Kindle Fire is in many ways an Android device in name only: Check out the Kindle Fire product page and see how many times the word "Android" appears. The answer? Once, in a subhead for email apps. The fact that the Fire runs Android simply isn't a selling point for Amazon, and it isn't concerned with marketing the Fire as an Android device. Amazon has put its own highly customized user interface on top of Android, divorcing users from a "true" Android experience. The Kindle Fire is a content-delivery system with a Web browser, and its Android capabilities don't even merit an also-ran mention. The Kindle Fire experience doesn't have to happen on Android: It could just as easily be running webOS and most consumers would never notice.
Basing future tablets and mobile devices on webOS would also enable Amazon to innovate on its own platform, apart from whatever directions Google wants to impose on Android. Call it "Google freedom." Google has been repeatedly accused of clamping down on Android device makers who want to push the platform in new directions, reportedly by restricting access to the latest builds and demanding rights to review tweaks to the platform. Amazon undoubtedly doesn't want to be treated like a second-class citizen in the Android device maker universe, even though it's suppressing the "native" Android experience. If Amazon were to acquire webOS, it would be more able to chart its own course without influence from a third-party OS developer.
Amazon may also gain some technical merits from a switch to webOS: Although it never really had a chance to succeed in the marketplace, webOS was nearly universally lauded for its multitasking and browsing experience, as well as its media capabilities. HP has already done most of the heavy lifting to move webOS from smartphones to tablets and other devices (like PCs and printers). Android has a lot of those same capabilities, but webOS has actually been around longer, and comes from the same folks who invented the PDA: webOS might be able to bring more capability to comparatively under-powered hardware, enabling Amazon to save money on manufacturing costs.
Another asset in a webOS acquisition might be former Palm chief Jon Rubenstein. During his tenure running Palm, he shifted the company from its encumbered Palm OS to webOS and launched what was considered one of the most promising smartphone platforms to date; if the company hadn't run out of money, Palm could have been a major player in the smartphone space. During his days at Apple, Jon Rubsenstein is also the man who designed the iPod hardware and played a major role in turning it into the dominant digital media player. The man understands hardware, understands how to make consumers devices — which is exactly what Amazon is producing — and he's already on Amazon's board of directors. HP and Amazon are known to have at least discussed Amazon using webOS in the last year.
The patent angle
Of course, no major deals happen in the mobile technology world without patents getting involved, and Amazon's apparent interest in webOS makes sense in two ways.
First, Amazon would either acquire or gain significant access to Palm's stable of technology patents. Let's not forget that Palm was the company that put personal digital assistants (PDAs) on the map, and later was on of the first makers of what we'd call smartphones today, so its patent library runs deep. When HP bought Palm back in mid-2010 for a whopping $1.2 billion, former HP CEO Mark Hurd stated outright that HP didn't buy Palm to get into the smartphone (or tablet) business: it bought Palm for the patents. With all the patent litigation in the mobile world, Palm and webOS have been almost entirely exempt. If Amazon were to bank on webOS for future Kindle devices, it would likely be able to sidestep litigation over Android (with Apple vs. HTC and Google vs. Oracle currently being at the forefront). The deep Palm patent portfolio would also put Amazon in a strong position if the company ever comes to loggerheads with Apple.
Second, going with webOS would enable Amazon to neatly sidestep the patent licensing tax Microsoft seems to be putting on Android device makers. The Redmond software giant has been very successful applying pressure to Android device makers with offers to shield them from possible future litigation in exchange for per-device royalties. The latest Android device maker to fall is Samsung, joining the likes of HTC, Acer, and ViewSonic. Microsoft's success has significantly tarnished the notion that Android is "free," and ironically may put the company in a position where it's earning more money from Android devices than Google does… or maybe even than it earns from Windows Phone devices, at the moment.
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By Margaret Regan
From the University of Arizona Alumnus Magazine Spring 2007
When Nancy Odegaard was recruited away from Harvard's Peabody Museum of Ethnology and Archaeology more than 20 years ago, she was dazzled by the pottery collection she found at the Arizona State Museum.
"It's the most complete Southwest collection anywhere," says Odegaard, conservator and professor, standing in the museum's new state-of-the-art restoration lab. "There are 20,000 vessels in the collection, representing 2000 years of pottery-making in the Southwest."
The anthropology museum's treasure trove of ceramic pots represents nearly all the Native cultures in the Southwest, including Arizona and New Mexico, as well as northern Mexico. Their names alone tell a tale of regional history: Anasazi, Hopi, Mogollon, Mimbres, Casas Grandes. Made by Native Americans from the clay they found in these desert regions, the pots help anthropologists understand their makers, their level of technology, their social groupings, their trade patterns.
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These ceramics are fragile, though, and when she arrived, Odegaard was dismayed by the poor conditions under which they were stored.
"These are old buildings," Odegaard says of the museum's two brick structures, located in the UA historic district near Old Main. "They were state-of-the-art at one time.
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Rolling Thunder - Ladies prize list beefs up
11 comments:
- myspace bestpage said...
ive done something here to have you a few cents!
- September 3, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Since the winner of the ladies race will more than likely be a committed cx rider, would it make more sense and increase participation if the bike were given away at random amoung the female competiors. I think that I could convince a few women to come and race if they thought that they could win a bike even thought they know that they are not going to win. 2 cents
- September 4, 2008 at 9:01 AM
Win the race that is. Not the bike which would be random.
- September 4, 2008 at 9:01 AM
- ShaunRadley said...
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll think about it. It's a big prize and I'd like have the winner earn it, but participation would go up it it was a raffle. I appreciate the feedback. Hope your getting out on your cross bike.
- September 4, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Give the winner loads of CASH and raffle the bike.
- September 4, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Raffiling a frame and fork will not increase racer participation. Racers will race because they enjoy the actual race.
If someone only would do the race because they "possibly" could win a frame via a raffle; well, most likely that person will not race too much in the near future. CX frames are not what is holding participation down.
Give it to the winner.
- September 4, 2008 at 11:12 AM
- ShaunRadley said...
Thanks for your feedback. I agree with you that racers are probably going to race no matter what.
What do you think is holding back participation?
- September 4, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Having to buy a weird esoteric bike, to participate in a kind of weird esoteric sport, perhaps? I do not know if you have noticed but even though we think that us bike racers are the coolest people on the planet, we are basically nerds that like playing bike games instead of chess. For that reason I think that we are special and uncommon. Cross racers are a sub species of the uncommon bike racer strain. That means we are even nerdier and therefore more special. For that reson when Tom Boonan says "I am specialized" I want you all to realize that what his is also saying is "I am really nerdy". But I digress, because I am having fun. Anyway if you are in doubt of how strange we are take your cross bike down to the local park and do some drills and then look around you at how uncomfortable the other park users appear to be. In short participation is low because this is a fringe sport and we live in a fringy place. Now I do disagree with the person who says that a bike raffle does not increase participation. I know that I am not going to win any Cat 3 races this year so a bike prize to the winner would make not help me want to justify gas money for travel. If a bike were being raffeled in a small field (as you are suggesting with the women)it would would greatly stay my decision. If you give it away as a raffel I will commit to bringing two female racers.
- September 4, 2008 at 2:34 PM
I have a few points to discuss. First, I think the prize should go to the winner. Yes the winner of the womens race will most likely already have a nice bike but i don't know one bike racer who wouldn't be stoked to receive a new top of the line frame/fork regardless of the fleet they already have. Regarding whether a raffle would increase ridership I think it would not. If you offer it in a raffle you get a few more average riders, if you offer it as a prize you get a few more top notch riders. In the long run more top notch riders will will increase numbers not raffle prizes. top notch riders means a bigger profile event, the bigger the event the more people want to be a part of it. People race to have fun and be a part of a big festival type atmosphere. There is a reason races pay big names appearance fees. It increases the profile of the race thus increasing ridership. lastly I think calling cyclocross esoteric a bit of a stretch. It may not be as popular as road/mtb but with 62 racers coming out to a rainy rolling thunder last year it was one of the biggest cycling races in the state. with those numbers it also had more participants than half the running races in missoula last year which are by far a more utilitarian event. As far as equipment goes you don't have to purchase an "esoteric" cross bike to compete. If you have two working brakes you are ready to roll. You and I both know that its really not about the bike seeing as phil grove lapped both of us consistantly two years ago riding a 32 pound steel mountian bike.
Joel Brown
- September 5, 2008 at 9:15 AM
raffles encourage people not to ride full throttle. Why would someone ride hard if they could win a prize in a bullshit fashion like a raffle? Last winter i did the rendezvous ski race and won a $250 set of ski poles in the raffle, not due to my skiing. I felt like a goon taking a prize from dozens of people who ski'd me into the ground. What are we in first grade? No one can be a winner? If you lose the race you should congragulate the winner and train harder next week.
- September 6, 2008 at 11:03 AM
I guess I like being rewarded for being a goon. I won a frame and fork last CX season just for registering on line with Sportsbase. It was awesome and huge a buge inprovement over my of steel beast. CX not esoteric? Well I think that we are just going to have to agree to disagree on that one. But that does not mean that I do not appreciate cx, I love esoteric, the weirder the better! You know what is sweet? Shaun can do whatever he wants with the bike and it will be really awesome either way. Who ever wins it will be psyched! I will be psyched for them! It is not my desire to tell Shaun how to run a race, in fact it is me who should shut up and learn from the master. So that is what I shall do,
PS Pippo, I did 1st Grade twice because i failed the first time. So I have twice the 1st grade education than all of you guys!
- September 8, 2008 at 8:57 AM


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Destiny Alicea, senior, Elgin High School in Elgin: Destiny has been involved in various student leadership groups throughout high school. She spends most of her time as a student youth leader and volunteers at her church throughout the week. She is involved in her high school's student mentor program, Link Crew. This year, Destiny received an internship through her school's Family and Consumer Science Department to be a sixth grade teacher's assistant at a local elementary school. After graduation, she plans to attend a university, major in education and become a teacher. She is the daughter of Jose and Ana Alicea and the oldest of four children and an additional four foster siblings.
Ernesto Alvarez, senior, Oswego East High School in Oswego: Ernesto is the founder and president of his school's National English Honor Society chapter. The society aims to channel each member's passion for the English language into the promotion of literacy. As an advocate for education, he began the PACE Hispanic Parent Outreach Group, serves as vice president of his school's Mu Alpha Theta chapter, and is a member of FIRST Robotics, Scholastic Bowl Varsity and various other clubs. Outside of school, Ernesto volunteers as a translator at the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry, as a certified CEP tax-site assistant, and an assistant teacher for a pre-GED course. He plans on pursuing a degree in school administration. Ernesto is the son of Jaime and Lucia Alvarez of Aurora.
Hannah Auten, junior, Benton Consolidated High School in Benton: Hannah has served on Student Council throughout high school and held office as vice president for one year. She is a member of the History Club, the Scholar Bowl Team and National Honor Society. Additionally, she is the treasurer of the Key Club and has served as an officer for the Pep Club for the past two years and is running for a third year. Hannah is serving her third year as the president of the Class of 2015. She is competing in her third season on the Speech Team and has advanced to state the past two years. Hannah is currently ranked first in her class and plans on majoring in biological sciences in college. Hannah is the 16-year-old daughter of Brent Clark and Kathy Clark, and David Auten and Laura Auten.
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Mary Casino, senior, Grant Community High School in Fox Lake: Mary has been active in Student Council throughout high school as well as many other clubs and organizations. She is the current vice president of FBLA Illinois Northern Area as well as president of her local chapter. She was inducted into the National Honor Society her sophomore year and is now serving as treasurer. In addition, she is the chapter treasurer of FCCLA. She has volunteered for various activities, including the Annual Fox Lake/Round Lake Rotary Neediest Children Christmas Party, Adopt-a-Highway roadside cleanups, and Bulldog Buddies, a program with the local library in which she reads to children once a week. Mary has also represented her high school at the Institute for Leaders in San Antonio, Texas, and the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. She is an alumna of the Illinois Leadership Seminars and is currently serving as the Alumni Board Secretary. She plans to major in pre-pharmacy and eventually receive a pharmacy degree. Mary is the daughter of Darryl and Norma Casino of Volo.
Tyler Cozad, senior, O'Fallon Township High School in O'Fallon: Tyler has played an active role with Student Council throughout high school, serving as the executive board vice president and senior class president. Tyler has been a member of the O'Fallon Marching Panthers since his freshman year and the Brass Coordinator for the last two years. He participates in his school's top Chamber Choir and has played lead roles in his school's spring musicals. Tyler is a member of National Honor Society and Thespian Honor Society. He plans to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology and major in petroleum or mining engineering. Tyler is the 18-year-old son of David and Lynda Cozad of O'Fallon.
Richard Cunningham, senior, North Chicago Community High School in North Chicago: Richard has served on Letterman Leadership Club throughout high school and is currently a captain of the Varsity Football Team. He participates in charity work around North Chicago. Richard is a member of the Renaissance program in his area, which acknowledges the top students at his school. He plans on majoring in business administration and minoring in elementary education. Richard is the 17-year-old son of Richard Sr. and Lucretia Cunningham of North Chicago.
Miles Healy, senior, North Clay High School in Louisville: Miles has served as a student council representative for three years and has been a member of enrichment for four years. In addition, he has served as president of Business Club and has been a member of National Honor Society. Miles recently attended the Youth to Washington Conference. He works at a bank and a grocery store. Currently ranked first in his class, Miles plans to attend a four-year university to study finance. He is the 17-year-old son of Scott and Julie Healy of Louisville.
Shelby Ireland, junior, Riverton High School in Riverton: Shelby has been a class officer for student government for three years and was able to attend a LEAD Conference in Chicago with several peers from across the nation. She is the president of Teens Against Drugs and Alcohol (TADAA) and is a member of National Honor Society. She has participated in softball, musicals, Spanish Club and Key Club. She co-chaired an American Heart Association fundraising event and volunteers at many school and community activities. Shelby serves on the local Teen Court Jury. She plans on majoring in speech-language pathology. Shelby is the 16-year-old daughter of Anthony and Jo Ireland.
Colleen Madden, sophomore, Carlinville High School in Carlinville: Colleen has been a member of Carlinville's track and cross country teams throughout middle and high school. She earned all-state honors in the 3200 meter run at the 2013 IHSA State Track Meet. Colleen is a member of the National FFA Organization and serves as secretary of the Carlinville chapter. She is an active member of the CHS marching, pep, and concert bands, as well as a participant in the All-School Musical. Colleen plays the piano. She was named a Young Achiever Medallion Winner in 2012 and maintains a 4.0 GPA. She is interested in studying food science with a concentration in dietetics. Colleen is the 16-year-old daughter of Elise Schwartz and Paul Madden.
Thomas Rice, senior, Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville: Thomas is involved in National Honor Society and is currently ranked first in his class of 593 students. He is a three sport athlete, participating in cross country and indoor and outdoor track. During his senior year, Thomas will serve as a Peer Tutor for Dundee-Crown. He is involved in Rotary International and Beta Club and previously participated in the DC Alumni Mentor Program. As a sophomore, he attended the National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) in Washington, D.C. Outside of school, Thomas works concessions at the local pool. After graduation, Thomas plans to pursue an undergraduate degree in civil engineering. He is the 17-year-old son of Bill and Laura Rice of Sleepy Hollow.
Khushi Singh Suri, junior, Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy in Forest Park: Khushi is treasurer of her school's Student Council this year and assistant editor of the school newspaper. Additionally, she is an active member of Debate Club, Class of 2015 Club, Yearbook Club and a programmer on her school's robotics team, the Monty Pythons. Outside of school, Khushi just completed her third year as a youth volunteer at the Brookfield Zoo. Last summer, Khushi traveled to the Himalayas where she took a three-month yoga course and is now a certified yoga instructor. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and writing. After graduating high school, Khushi intends to pursue a career in environmental sciences and law. Khushi is the daughter of Vijay and Deepti Suri.
Kayla VonBurg, junior, Carlyle High School in Carlyle: Kayla has served on Student Council throughout high school and currently serves as student body president. She is also active in Science Club, Spanish Club and the Varsity Volleyball team. She has been a member of the pit band for several musicals, both through school and a local cultural society. Kayla has been honored for academics and is currently ranked first in her class. After high school, she would like to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to major in pre-medicine. Kayla is the 16-year-old daughter of Craig and Linda VonBurg of Carlyle.
Rhett Warner, senior, Taylorville High School in Taylorville: Rhett has begun his second term as president of the THS concert choir and his second year as editor in chief of the THS newspaper. He is the vice president of the Taylorville chapter of the Key Club and a member of the swim and soccer teams. He participates in his high school's spring musical, Madrigals and the Taylorville Dance Factory. In his free time, Rhett is involved in several community theatre productions. Ranked first in his class, Rhett was recently inducted into the National Honor Society. He plans to pursue a major in psychology and a minor in musical theatre. Rhett is the 18-year-old son of Cindy and Wilson Warner of Taylorville.
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Austin M. Hansen, senior, Naperville North High School in Naperville: Austin is currently serving his fourth term on Naperville North High School's Student Government, and holds the executive position of Ambassador to the NCUD203's School Board. In his previous years on Student Government, he launched and maintained the first ever Student Government website, initiated a school-wide Intramural Program, and led a district wide petition (which was later passed) on behalf of 3,000 signed students from D203. Austin was his school's first Student Ambassador to the Naperville Education Foundation in 2012. He was elected as the Class of 2014's Executive Officer twice, and is a member of his school's National Honor Society. Austin is also an Elementary School Mentor, Youth Juror to the Naperville Police Department, adviser to two of Naperville's local non-for-profits (KidsMatter & NaperBridge), and the Youth Commissioner to the City of Naperville's Downtown Advisory Council. Additionally, Austin is conducting his own independent research on microalgae and their response to the rising temperature as predicted by global warming. He is CEO and founder of his own start-up company, AP Advertising & Marketing Solutions. Austin is the son of Brent Hansen of Batavia and Karen Sitzman of Naperville.
Sabrina Flohr, senior, Collinsville High School in Collinsville: Sabrina is involved in Latin Club and Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Science Club and Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Student Council, Junior Honor Society, Junior Classical League and Model United Nations. She has several leadership positions including President of Model United Nations, Vice President of Science Club, Secretary of Latin Club, and Treasurer of the Illinois Junior Classical League South, along with this being her second year as part of the ISBE Student Advisory Council. Sabrina plays on the varsity volleyball team, and is one of two captains. During her sophomore year, she was a part of the Diversity Awareness Partnership and during her freshman, sophomore, and junior years, Sabrina was recognized for academic honors for athletics and was on the honor roll. She plans on entering college as a biology major, then mastering in epidemiology. Sabrina is the daughter of Eric and Carol Flohr.
Morgan Rich, junior, Dee-Mack High School in Mackinaw: Morgan is a second year member of the Student Advisory Council. She is very active in her school. She is the feature twirler in band and a participant in cross country, track, scholastic bowl, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Peer Pals. Outside of school, Morgan is a competitive baton twirler at the state and national level, secretary for Woodford County 4-H federation, an Appaloosa Youth Association member competing at the state and national level, and volunteers with her church youth group. She is interested in pursuing a career in psychology. Morgan is the 16-year-old daughter of Allen and Cheryl Rich.
Danielle Segerstrom, senior, LeRoy High School in LeRoy: Danielle has served on Student Council throughout high school, being secretary her junior year and a co-chair her senior year. She is also the vice president of her senior class, and has been for two years. She has served in Key Club and is currently the vice president. Danielle is a member of National Honor Society and WYSE. She is a participant on the cross country and track teams as well. She plans on majoring in broadcast journalism. Danielle is the 18-year-old daughter of Scott and Kathy Segerstrom of LeRoy.


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Brazil Reduced to Emotional Paralysis
The Seleção's 7-1 Loss to Germany Was Its First Defeat on Home Soil Since 1975
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Brazil's ambitious and optimistic national campaign to win the World Cup on home soil for the first time didn't just end Tuesday. It fell to pieces as if there had been nothing holding it together in the first place.
In a 7-1 loss to Germany, the Seleção—as Brazil's national team is known—was humiliated so thoroughly that the 58,000 fans inside the Estádio Mineirão seemed to be in a state of emotional paralysis before halftime.
Goal by goal, the Germans rewrote Brazilian soccer history. The Seleção hadn't lost a competitive game on home soil since 1975. It hadn't conceded as many as four goals in a World Cup game since 1954. And it goes without saying that no team has ever given up seven goals in a World Cup semifinal.
At the end of the first breathless half, the score was 5-0, at which point the home fans booed and whistled their team off the field. These were the same canary yellow-and-green-clad men and women who sang the national anthem at every other Brazil game with such booming gusto that they added the second verse a cappella.
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"This is a catastrophic, terrible loss, the worst of a Brazilian national team," Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said in a postgame news conference-turned-apology. After leading the team to the 2002 world title—Brazil's record fifth—Scolari can now claim to have taken Brazil to its lowest moment. In a shockingly raw televised interview, Brazil defender David Luiz, eyes red-rimmed and welling with tears, apologized for the failure.
It was a Brazilian team playing without Neymar, its attacking star and celebrity lodestone. The Seleção also took the field without Thiago Silva, its inspirational captain and defensive leader.
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These absences had raised the very real prospect that some other country would be partying after the final in Rio de Janeiro on July 13. All the discontent Brazilians felt about spending $11.5 billion to host the tournament threatened to come flowing back. A year ago, when Brazil hosted the Confederations Cup, which acts as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup, there had been riots—and Brazil won that tournament.
What unfolded Tuesday guaranteed that 2014 could rival 1950 as Brazilian soccer's darkest year. On that occasion at the fourth-ever World Cup, Brazil went into the final game against Uruguay needing only a draw to win its first title, which it saw as its birthright. But as the Maracanã Stadium prepared for a national celebration, Uruguay silenced the crowd with a 2-1 victory.
Even after five World Cup successes, the 64-year-old disaster still stings here. Although for the generations that don't remember it, Tuesday's demolition will likely take its place as a milestone soccer tragedy.
"I think it was the worst day of my life," said Scolari, 65.
Brazil rode into the game on a wave of emotion. The team arrived at the stadium wearing hats to support Neymar, who is recovering from a fractured vertebra sustained in the quarterfinal against Colombia. They carried his jersey out for yet another belting of the national anthem. During warm-ups, Silva made a point of hugging each of his teammates on the field to offer a leader's advice.
Germany had no sympathy. Die Nationalmannschaft exposed Brazil for what it had been all along: a deeply flawed soccer team. The five-week party here and the optimism of 200 million fans had obscured the cracks—overreliance on a single star, a wobbly defense and a physical style that could never shake the Germans.
As the Brazilian defense crumbled, it was quickly apparent that Silva was a far bigger loss to the team than Neymar. The Seleção tried to attack, but Germany was deadly on the break.
"Everyone was organized until the moment of the first goal," Scolari, the Brazilian coach, said, referring to Thomas Müller's 11th-minute opener. "Then we got a little bit of panic and everything went bad for us."
For the record—before the list is banned by law in Brazil—the rundown of German goal-scorers included Müller, Toni Kroos (two), Sami Khedira, Andre Schurrle (two) and Miroslav Klose. In another small humiliation, Klose's goal was his 16th career World Cup goal, passing the mark set by Brazilian legend Ronaldo.
By the end of the game, the atmosphere became surreal. Brazilian fans celebrated Oscar's 90th-minute goal, which closed the gap to 7-1, as if they had taken the lead. They kept singing until the bloodshed ended. Schurrle even remembered them applauding him.
"We were looking at each other and couldn't believe it," he said.
Now Germany, which reached its eighth World Cup final, awaits the winner of Wednesday's game between the Netherlands and Argentina. Brazil must pick itself up for one more indignity—the third-place match in Brasilia on Saturday.
The World Cup trophy, meanwhile, will be handed over on Sunday in Rio inside the Maracanã, where Brazil saw it slip away in 1950 and coined the word Maracanazo to mean disaster. But in what will be the last Brazilian World Cup for decades, the Seleção's players won't have the chance to go back and lift the curse.
In Belo Horizonte, the curse came to them.
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Cyclops & Jean Grey Reunite! James Marsden & Famke Janssen Attend 'X-Men' Premiere!
James Marsden and Famke Janssen pose for a photo while attending the after party following the X-Men: Days of Future Past world premiere on Saturday evening (May 10) at SIR Studios in New York City.
The stars appeared in the original X-Men trilogy as Cyclops and Jean Grey, respectively, but they did not return for the new movie.
Also appearing at the premiere were the film's stars who also were featured in previous X-Men movies: Patrick Stewart (with wife Sunny Ozell), Daniel Cudmore (with wife Stephanie), and Shawn Ashmore (with wife Dana).
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"Laughter is the cure for 90% of your problems," Emile wrote on his Twitter account that night. "Crying the rest."
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Court issues mixed verdict in malpractice suit over stroke
The state's highest court Tuesday reversed a medical malpractice award of $9.6 million for pain and suffering that a jury awarded an Olean excavation contractor left paralyzed by an undiagnosed brain aneurysm that led to a massive stroke in 1998.
The Court of Appeals, however, left intact the jury's award of $7.12 million for other damages, including custodial care and supportive services for Daniel C. Oakes.
The appeals judges ordered a new trial for the pain and suffering damages.
"We feel that we're vindicated," said Francis M. Letro, Oakes' chief attorney. "You can see where the state's highest court said the proof of malpractice was compelling. That's what we've been saying for 15 years."
Oakes died last year while the appeal was pending.
Oakes was driving with his wife on July 18, 1998, when he suffered a severe headache and vomiting. The headache persisted for the next three weeks, during which Oakes consulted several doctors, including his primary care physician and a neurologist. He had a scan at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst. The hospital had an arrangement with Dent Neurologic Group for the reading of scans.
The aneurysm in a blood vessel in his brain went undetected until it ruptured Aug. 7, 1998, causing a stroke that left Oakes a quadriplegic.
The Court of Appeals noted the evidence at trial supporting a finding that the brain scan was either misread or not read at all, and that if it had been read properly, the aneurysm could have been detected and the stroke prevented.
Letro and co-counsel Ronald J. Wright said the failure to read the scan or do so accurately had devastating consequences for Oakes.
A Kaleida Health spokesman could not be reached to comment. The 261-bed hospital in Amherst is one of Kaleida's four hospitals.
Oakes and his wife, Lisa, filed their lawsuit in 2000. In 2008, after a trial on liability and damages, a jury awarded the Oakeses damages totaling approximately $5.1 million.
The jury ordered Kaleida to pay 94 percent of the award, with Oakes' Olean doctor, Rajnikant Pastel, ordered to pay 5 percent, and Jamestown neurologist Satish K. Mongia ordered to pay 1 percent through their insurance carriers.
State Supreme Court Justice Timothy J. Drury, however, ordered a new trial on financial damages in the malpractice case because he found the award too low.
In 2009, a second jury awarded Oakes and his wife $16.7 million, on top of $1.1 million that was allowed to remain from the first jury's verdict. The first jury's apportionment of responsibility was allowed to stand.
Kaleida and the co-defendants challenged the second jury's large malpractice award. "We reject most of their arguments," the State Court of Appeals judges said in their decision.
The appeals judges, however, ordered a new trial on damages for pain and suffering because they found the lower courts erred in holding that causation issues could not be litigated at the second trial, which was for damages only.
"Mr. Oakes had a pre-existing condition, an aneurysm in a blood vessel near his brain," the court ruled. "Defendants' malpractice did not cause the aneurysm. Defendants should have been allowed to show that, even with appropriate medical care, some of the injuries that Mr. Oakes suffered were inevitable."
The appeals court added, "The trial court was mistaken in thinking that the first jury's verdict resolved this question. The first jury did decide that the malpractice was a substantial factor in causing Mr. Oakes' stroke, but defendants were entitled to show that some of the pain and suffering that Mr. Oakes endured was not preventable."
By ruling the causation testimony inadmissible during the second trial, Drury in essence told the jury that "it could not consider the extent to which plaintiff's injuries resulted from the malpractice," the court said.
"We conclude that this error requires reversal of the second jury's awards [totaling $9.6 million] for pain and suffering," the court ruled.
Oakes died last year in his home. His wife had cared for him since his stroke, with help from health aides, Letro said.
Oakes started his business, R&D Oakes Construction, after high school in 1974 and remained owner and president until 2002, according to his obituary in the Olean Times Herald. He was the Town of Olean highway superintendent from 1994 to 1998 and was also the Pleasant Valley Cemetery superintendent for 12 years, according to his obituary.
"Our claim was he never should have had a stroke," Letro said. "While we feel vindicated, there's still no closure."
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