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Who knew that Kevin Costner is, or was, a Baptist? Funerals are the kinds of events when it's hard not to get religion, to feature at least some of those quotes that talk about eternal issues and ultimate choices.
The nearly 4-hour funeral of superstar Whitney Houston was no exception. I watched much of the live-streamed coverage on CBS.com and, truth is, the network's online wrap-up story about this event -- part home-church Going Home celebration at Newark's New Hope Baptist Church, part celebrity cable-TV special -- captured some, repeat "some," of its religious content.
There was plenty of preaching, of course. The overarching theme on this day was that Houston stumbled and fell at many points in her Christian walk, but that she knew Jesus as her Lord when she was young and that she kept coming back to that spiritual home base throughout her life. As producer-actor Tyler Perry said:
"There are two constants that I know about Whitney Houston," Perry said. "There was a grace that carried her from heaven down through Miss Cissy Houston, a grace that brought her up through singing. The other thing I know for sure: Whitney Houston loved the Lord."
The preachers said that, too, but no one expects the mainstream press to focus on what preachers' say -- in part because it's so hard to yank just one strong quote out of a full-tilt sermon without letting the readers know the context and the larger themes that shaped that quote. That's hard work for journalists with only a few lines of type to spare. Can I get an "amen"?
That's why it is so significant that Costner -- who spoke for nearly 20 minutes -- opened up and talked so bluntly about his relationship with the gospel singer turned Hollywood superstar. Costner knew he was in church.
Costner remembered his co-star in "The Bodygiard" as a movie star who was uncertain of her own fame, who "still wondered, 'am I good enough? Am I pretty enough? Will they like me?' "
"It was the burden that made her great and the part that caused her to stumble in the end," Costner said.
And later, there was this additional content from that Costner eulogy:
When Costner gave his remarks he made the crowd laugh at various points while remembering their friendship and working relationship. He talked about what the pair had in common: Both had been raised in the Baptist church and both liked to sing. He said Houston, of course, was a much better singer.
"I thought she was the perfect choice," Costner said about casting Houston in "The Bodyguard," her first movie role.
"Whitney if you can hear me now, you weren't just good enough," he said about Houston despite her insecurities. "You were great." Costner, his voice cracking, ended by saying, "When you sing before Him, don't worry, you'll be good enough."
Of course, it's much easier to hear the capital "H" in "Him" when Costner's full final quote is left intact. The ABC News coverage of his talk featured some very blunt material about the actor's blunt words -- including advice to the singer's own daughter -- content so blunt that it will be interesting to see if it surfaces in other reports.
(Costner) offered advice on behalf of Houston to her daughter and millions of other aspiring singers.
"To you, Bobbi Kristina, and to all those young girls who are dreaming that dream, thinking that maybe they aren't good enough, I think Whitney would tell you, guard your bodies," he said. "And guard the precious miracle of your own life. Then sing your hearts out. "
He choked up towards the end. "Off you go Whitney, off you go," he said. "Escorted by an army of angels to your heavenly father. When you sing before him, don't you worry. You'll be good enough."
I believe, under Associated Press style, that passage near the end should be, "Escorted by an army of angels to your Heavenly Father. When you sing before Him, don't you worry." Don't you think?
There are many other things to point out in the service. I thought, in many ways, that one of the most poignant pieces of content came near the very end, when some of The Winans performed "Tomorrow," one of their gospel classics that Whitney Houston had performed, as well. The lyrics were powerful, at the funeral of a believer who died too soon after making tragically bad choices.
Here's a slice or two of that:
Jesus said Here I stand Won't you please let me in And you said I will -- tomorrow
Jesus said I am he Who supplies all your needs And you said I know -- but tomorrow ...
Tomorrow Tomorrow is not promised Don't let this moment slip away Your tomorrow could very well begin today
That's challenging stuff to put into mainstream news copy. I know that.
I mean, it's so much easier to simply focus on the celebrity details in this kind of event. That religion stuff just goes on and on and takes up so much room.
What does this look like in practice? This final segment of the ABC News live-blogging feed, which includes the "Tomorrow" performance, says it all:
2:59 p.m. ET: Pastor Marvin Winans, a Houston family friend, is delivering Whitney's official eulogy. He thanks Cissy Houston for her willingness to "forget about everything else" and have the service at their family church.
3:08 p.m. ET: Now the whole Winans family is performing "Tomorrow."
3:12 p.m. ET: Marvin Winans reveals that N.J. governor Chris Christie is at the church. He thanks Christie for standing by his decision to lower the state's flags to half mast today.
3:34 p.m. ET: Winans appears to be wrapping up his eulogy. He asks everyone to bow their heads for a prayer.
3:36 p.m. ET: Whitney's golden casket is covered with flowers -- the arrangement is almost as big as the casket itself.
3:38 p.m. ET: Prayer turns to song -- the choir is singing "Amen."
3:41 p.m. ET: The service appears to be over. They're figuring out logistics of getting the casket out of the church and clearing out the packed house. "As you can see, we have more stars here than the Grammys," the man at the podium says. "That says something."
Help your GetReligionistas watch for the final stories in the newspapers tomorrow. Also, if anyone sees solid video roundups after the evening news shows, please leave URLs in the comments pages. I won't be watching now, since it's Saturday night -- which means it's time for Vespers. And Great Lent is coming.


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Just-in-time-for-Super Bowl TV deals: Real or hype?
It's that traditional time of year when people think about upgrading their TVs in time for the big game. The deals sound good, but are they really?
Consumers making a play for a new TV in advance of the Super Bowl will need to be as savvy as a quarterback.
Commercials and newspaper ads touting big screens for the big game began even before the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers earned their way into the Feb. 3 matchup in New Orleans. The week before the Super Bowl is the third most popular for TV buying — behind Black Friday week and the week following Black Friday.
Yes, there are bargains to be had, but TV buying is a different game than during the annual Black Friday deal deluge. Some models may actually be priced higher than they were weeks or months ago.
"The ads are so prevalent and eye-catching it seems that everything is on sale. What was really surprising was that there are more products that actually increase in price" leading up to the Super Bowl, says Andrew Mahon, vice president of marketing for buying assistance site ShopAdvisor.
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Using ShopAdvisor.com's price watchlist functions, Mahon tracked 18 popular TVs from a variety of manufacturers, sizes 32 inches to 65 inches. The prices on five sets have dropped since December, but seven went up, he says.
Users can set price alerts on various models using the ShopAdvisor website or smartphone apps. "If you just want a big TV and you are not particular about the model, then you are going to get a good deal. If you are particular about the model then you need to watch it on almost a daily basis," Mahon says. "Some of the low-priced items will be aggressively discounted to get you into the store. And then that $1,800 model might sustain its high price or maybe even be bumped up a little."
Consumers have been opting for bigger screens. In past years during the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, nearly 60% of TV spending was on big screens, 46 inches or larger, according to The NPD Group.
Overall, TV sales for 2012 were down 7% to $16.2 billion compared with 2011. But consumers bought 82% more TVs larger than 55 inches (about 1.6 million sets). They spent $2.6 billion on TVs that size, 66% more than in 2011, says NPD.
In general, shoppers can expect to spend about $160 less for sets over 55 inches, says NPD analyst Ben Arnold. Last year, the average price for such sets was $1,557, he says. During the pre-Super Bowl buying period, he says, "We could see average pricing of $1,400, which is 10% lower than it was last year. We are on a trajectory toward those bigger screens becoming more affordable."
This season, the TV sweet spot appears to be 55 inches, based on retail activity from BuyVia, another shopping app. That size set was the most popular one searched for on the BuyVia.com site or scanned with the smartphone app, says company CEO and founder Norman Fong. "We're in the heat of the yearly love affair between our TVs and the Super Bowl," he says.
Target is among the retailers gearing up. On Sunday it drops prices on several HDTVs as well as other home theater equipment. Promotions include a 60-inch Vizio reduced by $400 to $899 (sale starts Friday) and a 70-inch Sharp set reduced at selected stores (and online) $500 to $1,999.
Best Buy is catering to big-screen shoppers with a 55-inch Insignia TV reduced to $549.99 from $799 and a $400 price cut on a 70-inch Vizio model ($1,599.99). "These door-buster Black Friday-like deals will appeal to people who are getting stuff set up for the Super Bowl and the awards shows," says Best Buy's Jeff Haydock. "With each passing year, it seems larger TVs become more appealing to people."


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The Pirate Party Effect: German Greens Scramble To Draw Up Digital Policies To Hold On To Voters
from the political-dominoes-start-to-fall dept
The founding of the Pirate Party in Sweden in 2006 was regarded by many as a joke. After all, the argument went, who would want to be associated with "pirates" or vote for such a narrow platform? This overlooked the fact that the traditional political parties had consistently ignored the concerns of voters who understood that the Internet raised important questions about areas such as copyright and privacy. By focusing on precisely those issues, the Pirate Party gave disaffected voters the opportunity to express their dissatisfaction with the old political parties and their outdated policies.
This they have done not just in Sweden, where two Members of the European Parliament were elected in 2009, but increasingly in Germany. In Berlin, the Pirate Party recently obtained nearly 9% of the vote in the latest Berlin state parliamentary elections, a level of support that is being mirrored across Germany if you believe the latest opinion polls.
Among those most threatened by the rise of the Pirates are the German Greens, a party which has traditionally appealed to precisely the voters that the Pirates are drawing their support from. The risk for the Greens is that the Pirates could take over as the main "alternative" option in German elections, turning the former into an anachronistic throwback to pre-digital times.
To head off this threat, the German Green party has drawn up a 16-page proposal entitled "Openness, freedom, participation – Exploiting the opportunities of the Internet – Making the shift to digital green", which aims to position the Green party as a defender of all those things that make the Pirates attractive to some voters (German original.).
There is support for a shopping list of digital-friendly ideas like Internet freedom, Net neutrality, privacy, data protection, online anonymity and pseudonymity, free software, open access, open data, open government, CC licenses – even for things like free public wifi and DDoS attacks, which the Greens regard as "civil disobedience". There's also a list of things that the Greens don't want: Net censorship, "three strike" exclusions, data retention, online surveillance, software patents and the export of surveillance tools.
That's all good stuff, but the really interesting part of the proposal concerns copyright, because it's here that the Greens are being forced by the Pirate Party to make the most radical shifts, and where the biggest battles within the Green party seem to be taking place. According to a report in the magazine Der Spiegel (original German), the "cultural" wing of the party want copyright to remain as it is, while the "Internet" wing want its term reduced to just five years.
That gulf explains the rather vague statements of the Greens' policy paper on the subject:
We Greens are committed to a modernization and reform of copyright law and to a fair balance between the interests of copyright owners and users; that is, for all Internet participants. We want to strengthen the copyright owners and artists against the exploitation and marketing of their content, but also to provide adequate financial compensation for the free use of their copyrighted content on the Internet. At the same time we want to end the criminalization of non-commercial use of copyrighted works on the Internet and facilitate access to them. If copyrighted material is offered directly on a website or platform, which has a significant (higher than cost recovery) income from contributions from members or through advertising or links, then this counts as commercial scale.
Among the concrete proposals is a right to make private copies:
Private copying may not be prevented by technical measures, such as digital rights management (DRM), or by legal restrictions. Such a copy for private use and the right to copy it to personal devices, be it a laptop, an MP3 player, a tablet PC, or transferred to a smartphone, does not automatically include the right to share it with others publicly.
The proposals contained within the paper are currently just that: not official statements yet. But the fact that the party felt the need to address these issues in such detail shows that it is acutely aware of the challenge posed by the German Pirate Party, and it seems likely that many of the ideas will make it into the Greens' final platform.
Moreover, it's not just the German wing that is moving closer to the Pirates: as a Techdirt story from October reported, the European Green Party has also adopted many of the Pirate Party's key policies on copyright. Both are testimony to the impressive knock-on effects of the Pirates' appearance on the European political scene five years ago, and to the increasing importance of copyright in particular, and digital rights in general, to political platforms in the Internet age.
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite: Witness Recounts Brown Shooting to MSNBC: Saw 'Fire Come Out of the Barrel'
Aleksander Chan / Gawker: The FBI Will Investigate the Shooting of Unarmed Teen Michael Brown
Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN: What we know about Michael Brown's shooting
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Black lawmakers want DOJ to investigate St. Louis police
Black lawmakers want DOJ to investigate St. Louis police
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Last Refuge
Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Police use tear gas on crowd in Ferguson, Mo., protesting teen's death
Police use tear gas on crowd in Ferguson, Mo., protesting teen's death
Discussion: The Daily Banter, Daily Kos, Feministing and Jezebel
Tommy Christopher / The Daily Banter: Watch Police In Ferguson Force a Pregnant Woman To the Ground and Fire Tear Gas At Protesters
Barbara Morrill / Daily Kos: Missouri police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at people protesting the shooting of unarmed teen
James Hamblin / The Atlantic Online:
Robin Williams Lived Intensely — Robin Williams is dead at 63. The comedian carried insecurity and self-doubt with contagious intensity. He was so grandiose and wild that it would've irritated audiences to their cores had his eyes not betrayed an insatiable melancholy, imploring, please, I just want to be liked.
Discussion: Guardian, CNN and The Daily Banter
Russell Brand / Guardian: Robin Williams divine madness will no longer disrupt the sadness of the world
Todd Leopold / CNN: Robin Williams and the dark side of comedy
Chez Pazienza / The Daily Banter: If You Live With Depression, You Understand Why Robin Williams Took His Own Life
A. O. Scott / New York Times:
Robin Williams, an Improvisational Genius, Forever Present in the Moment — Some years ago, at a party at the Cannes Film Festival, I was leaning against a rail watching a fireworks display when I heard a familiar voice behind me. Or rather, at least a dozen voices, punctuating …
Discussion: The Great Debate and BillMoyers.com
Los Angeles Times:
Robin Williams dies in apparent suicide; actor, comic was 63
Robin Williams dies in apparent suicide; actor, comic was 63
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate: My Unforgettable Day in the Recording Studio With Robin Williams
Adam Harrington / CBS New York: Robin Williams Found Dead In Calif. Home In Suspected Suicide
Pamela Leavey / The Democratic Daily: RIP Robin Williams
Chris Raia / WPRI-TV: Actor Robin Williams dies; suicide suspected
Aaron Goldstein / American Spectator: Robin Williams, R.I.P.
Nicole Sperling / Inside Movies: Robin Williams dead at 63
James Joyner / Outside the Beltway: Robin Williams Commits Suicide
Barbara Morrill / Daily Kos: Robin Williams has died
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide
Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The White House, Guardian, Capital New York, White House.gov Blog, The Verge, TVNewser and Shakesville
Dorian De Wind / The Moderate Voice: High Praises for Robin Williams
Ryan Gilbey / Guardian: Robin Williams obituary
Alex Weprin / Capital New York: Robin Williams dies at 63
Ezra Mechaber / White House.gov Blog: President Obama on the Passing of Robin Williams: "He Was One of a Kind"
Chris Ariens / TVNewser: Robin Williams Dead at Age 63
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: RIP Robin Williams
Robin Williams Dead — Commits Suicide
Robin Williams Dead — Commits Suicide
Discussion: Scared Monkeys, The Urban Daily, Western Journalism and Mashable
Scared Monkeys: Actor and Comic Robin Williams Dead at the Age of 63 from an Apparent Suicide ...NA NU NA NU, Rest in Peace
SkyyHook / The Urban Daily: Celebrities Take To Twitter In Overwhelming Response To Robin William's Death
B. Christopher Agee / Western Journalism: Breaking: Robin Williams Dead At Age 63
Steve Martin / Fox News:
Robin Williams dead at 63 in suspected suicide
Robin Williams dead at 63 in suspected suicide
Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications and protein wisdom
Darleen Click / protein wisdom: RIP Robin Williams
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
Was an Accusation of Plagiarism Really a Political Attack? — There aren't too many worse things you can suggest about an author than that his or her work is plagiarized. It's the book-world equivalent of spreading the word that a financial adviser has cooked the books or that the parish priest has designs on the altar boys.
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite, Hullabaloo, Balloon Juice and The Dish
Hadas Gold / Politico: Sullivan slams NYT plagiarism charge
Arthur Macmillan / Agence France-Presse:
Iran congratulates Iraq's PM pick, snubs Maliki AFP 1 hr ago — Tehran (AFP) - Iran officially ended its long-time allegiance to Iraq's sidelined Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday, swinging its support behind newly designated premier Haidar al-Abadi in a congratulatory message.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Bloomberg, Reuters, The PJ Tatler and Guardian
Lesley Wroughton / Reuters: U.S. to consider more support for Iraq once new government formed: Kerry
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Obama, Iran Agree: It's Time for Maliki to Go
Tom McCarthy / Guardian: Iraq crisis: Cascade of support behind Abadi to take prime minister slot live
New York Times:
Iraq Needs a New Prime Minister
Iraq Needs a New Prime Minister
Discussion: ThinkProgress, National Review, Foreign Policy, Institute for the Study of War and Outside the Beltway
Mario Loyola / National Review: NYT: How Obama Contributed to the Rise of ISIS
Gordon Lubold / Foreign Policy: FP's Situation Report: Pentagon to arm the Kurds; Are the pesh up to it? …
Institute for the Study of War: Iraq's President Selects Haider al-Abadi as Prime Minister as Maliki Shows Force in Baghdad
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: The Case Against American Action In Iraq
Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
Iraqi president names Haider al-Abadi new prime minister, defying Maliki
Iraqi president names Haider al-Abadi new prime minister, defying Maliki
Discussion: McClatchy Washington Bureau, Firedoglake, Business Insider, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler
Nancy A. Youssef / McClatchy Washington Bureau: Pentagon says U.S. airstrikes won't break Islamic State's ability to wage war
Ariel Cohen / The Daily Caller: Biden Supports New Iraqi Government As Current Prime Ministers Resists Turnover
Patrick Poole / The PJ Tatler: Middle East Meltdown: Here's What's Happening
Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Inside Obama's Push for Regime Change in Iraq
Exclusive: Inside Obama's Push for Regime Change in Iraq
Discussion: The Dish, Guardian, Outside the Beltway, The Hill and Fox News
Katharine Murphy / Guardian: Senior Iranian official congratulates new Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi
James Joyner / Outside the Beltway: No, Obama Isn't Seeking 'Regime Change' in Iraq
Justin Sink / The Hill: Obama seeks Iraq regime change
New York Times:
Times Reporter Is Injured in Iraq Helicopter Crash — ERBIL, Iraq — A helicopter carrying aid from Iraq's Kurdish autonomous government to stranded Yazidi refugees in the Sinjar mountains of northern Iraq crashed on Tuesday, killing the pilot and injuring other passengers …
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Dylan Byers / Politico: NYT's Alissa Rubin injured in Iraq crash
Adam Weinstein / Gawker: Longtime New York Times War Reporter's Helicopter Downed in Iraq
Colin Campbell / Business Insider: Times Reporter And Politician Who Made Emotional Plea To Save Yazidis Injured In Iraqi Helicopter Crash
Misstripleem / Twitchy: Reports: Aid helicopter crashes over Mount Sinjar; NYTimes reporter on board [photos]
Dylan Byers / Politico:
David Gregory's flight to nowhere — David Gregory wasn't supposed to host "Meet The Press" on Sunday. He was on a planned vacation in Nantucket, where, the night before, he had hosted a special presentation of the Boston Pops, sponsored by Coastal Living and Real Simple.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Power Line, TVNewser, Hot Air, NY Daily News, National Review and The Moderate Voice
Scott Johnson / Power Line: Don't double down on clichés! — In The Elements of Style …
Jordan Chariton / TVNewser: Politico: David Gregory Cut Vacation Short to Host 'Meet the Press'
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Politico's "exclusive": Gregory out at MTP, Todd in ... maybe
David Hinckley / NY Daily News: 'Meet the Press' moderator David Gregory to be replaced by Chuck Todd, report claims
Jonah Goldberg / National Review: Chuck Todd To Replace David Gregory?
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Obama's standing among voters is hurting Democrats, poll finds — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is dragging down his party and hurting the prospects of fellow Democrats as they head into midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Obama's Immigration Plan Should Scare Liberals, Too
Obama's Immigration Plan Should Scare Liberals, Too
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg View: Obama Needs Naysayers
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Go big: Immigration activists beg Obama to legalize eight million illegals or more
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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary — Technical information: (202) 691-5870 • www.bls.gov/jlt Media contact: (202) 691-5902 JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER - JUNE 2014 — There were 4.7 million job openings on the last business day of June, little changed from 4.6 million in May …
Discussion: Economic Policy Institute, Capitol Report, Campaign for America's Future and Calculated Risk
Heidi Shierholz / Economic Policy Institute: June JOLTS Data Show the Labor Market Remains Lukewarm Five Years Into the Recovery
Ruth Mantell / Capitol Report: Competition for jobs drops to lowest pace in six years
Isaiah J. Poole / Campaign for America's Future: After 5 Years Of 'Recovery,' Still Only Half As Many Jobs As Job Seekers
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Koch-linked group cancels Michigan ads — A powerfully funded group backed by the conservative Koch brothers has canceled over a million dollars' worth of Michigan ads for the month of August, according to sources tracking the 2014 air war. — Freedom Partners, which had booked …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Dana Milbank: Obama vacations as the world burns — President Obama must really be teed off. — Hillary Rodham Clinton, his once-loyal secretary of state and his likeliest successor, has gone rogue, criticizing his foreign policy as too timid. — Dana Milbank writes about political theater in the nation's capital.
Discussion: Althouse
Ann Althouse / Althouse: Should the President go on vacation?
Rick Manning / The Hill:
More lost emails — When will Democrats have enough? — Twenty different Obama administration officials have lost or destroyed a portion of their email traffic. Email traffic that was, in some cases, under subpoena or in others requested as part of a larger inquiry into the conduct of the executive branch.
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
King, Roberts get testy over Iraq — Rep. Peter King on Tuesday got involved in a testy exchange with MSNBC host Thomas Roberts while calling for greater U.S. military involvement in Iraq. — The New York Republican criticized President Barack Obama for his handling of the situation …
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Matthew Gamber is a Boston-based artist with an MFA from School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University and a BFA from Bowling Green State University. Recent exhibitions include Basic Ingredients of a Complex World, Gallery Kayafas, Boston, 2013; Second Nature: Abstract Photography Then and Now, and the 2012 deCordova Biennial, both at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA, and Flash Forward (2011), Magenta Foundation, Toronto; Sum of All Colors, Sasha Wolf Gallery, New York, 2011. Awards include: Traveling Fellowship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2011; Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Finalist, 2011; and Humble Art Foundation, New Photography Grant, 2011. Teaching appointments include Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Boston College, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, College of the Holy Cross, Savannah College of Art & Design, and Massachusetts College of Art & Design.
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SPRINGFIELD – The mother of the youngest victim gunned down five years ago in a massacre at Northern Illinois University asked lawmakers Tuesday to give local police a say in issuing future permits to carry concealed weapons.
Mary Kay Mace told the House Judiciary Committee that county sheriffs often know the people in jurisdictions better than criminal background checks or mental health histories might reveal. The testimony came during a three-hour hearing on court-required gun legislation.
Mace is the mother of 19-year-old Ryann Mace of Carpentersville, one of five students killed on the DeKalb campus in February 2008 by Steven Kazmierczak, a former NIU graduate student with a history of mental illness who nonetheless was able to buy weapons legally.
"Many local law enforcement officials in smaller and rural areas know their citizens personally. These local officers are well aware of who stumbles out of the bar after having imbibed too much," Mace said. "... These local officers know which of their citizens is a hothead who menaces his or her spouse."
The mother's soft-but-steady testimony crystallized perhaps the fundamental issue surrounding the likely adoption of concealed carry here: Should Illinois be a "may-issue" state, in which local police can deny a permit despite an otherwise clear background, or a "shall-issue" location where anyone who meets prescribed criteria must get a permit to carry?
Gun-rights advocates such as the National Rifle Association believe they have the upper hand, with good reason. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in December that the Illinois ban on carrying concealed weapons – the only statewide ban remaining in the nation – is unconstitutional.
The court gave the General Assembly until June 9 to draft a law. After that, NRA lobbyist Todd Vandermyde said, "the clock runs out" and the court will implement its own law.
"We went to court and we won," said Vandermyde, who left open the door to negotiating fair legislation, but noted his constituents' patience is waning, given what he said has been the governor's and Chicago officials' unwillingness to compromise.
"We cannot ban violent criminals. We cannot ban mental illness, said Valinda Rowe of the pro-gun-rights group IllinoisCarry. "We can't keep drawing imaginary circles around our communities, around our schools, declaring that they are gun-free zones, and then pretending that the violent criminals and mentally deranged won't cross that line and harm our children."
Debate during the hearing in a packed, ornate state Capitol hearing room ranged from Thomas Jefferson's views on armed citizens to the 70,000 monthly applications the Illinois State Police receive for firearm owners' identification cards, despite nearly 1.5 million FOID cards already issued in Illinois.
Illinois State Police Lt. Darrin Clark said the fee for issuing a future concealed carry permit must cover the cost of processing. FOID cards cost $12 to produce, Clark said, while the 10-year fee for a card is only $10.
House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat, scheduled the hearing to gather testimony over gun-safety legislation. Another hearing is scheduled for Friday in Chicago.


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The Houston Museum of Natural Science was founded in 1909 – meaning that the curators of the Houston Museum of Natural Science have been collecting and preserving natural and cultural treasures for a hundred years now. For this yearlong series, our current curators have chosen one hundred exceptional objects from the Museum's immense storehouse of specimens and artifacts—one for each year of our history. Check back here frequently to learn more about this diverse selection of behind-the-scenes curiosities—we will post the image and description of a new object every few days.
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This description is from Dan, the museum's curator of vertebrate zoology. He's chosen a selection of objects that represent the most fascinating animals in the Museum's collections, that we'll be sharing here – and on hmns.org – throughout the year.
The Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti) is a large bird that is endemic to the mountain valleys of northern Colombia. The tasty flesh of this turkey-sized bird, combined with destruction of the rainforests it thrives in represent the primary threats to this and other members of the Cracid family.
This species is considered Critically Endangered by the Cracid Specialist Group, as its global population certainly can not exceed 2000 individuals. It is certainly among the rarest of vertebrates in the collection.
You can see larger and more detailed images of this rare specimen – as well as the others we've posted so far this year – in the photo gallery on hmns.org.


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As the debate over the size and scope of our nation's anti-ballistic missile defense system continues, one thing remains constant: Iran continues to engage in a provocative game of military brinksmanship.
Days ago, the Iranian Defense Ministry proclaimed that their nation had "successfully" launch tested an upgraded version of its Fateh A-110 missile. According to Iranian officials, this new version of the Fateh A-110 was capable of striking land targets up to 300 kilometers away, placing it within ever closer striking distance of forward-deployed U.S. troops and our allies in the Middle East.
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi stated, "The armed forces will be able to hit and destroy land and naval targets, the gathering points of enemy (forces), command posts, missile sites, munitions depots, radar systems, and other targets with pinpoint precision using fourth-generation Fateh 110 missiles."
The veracity of Iranian claims notwithstanding, the latest provocations by Iran should be considered unsettling.
As the tightening grip of sanctions continues to squeeze the Iranian government, its latest rhetorical salvo only seeks to intimidate and weaken U.S. resolve to prevent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Now more than ever, the U.S. should commit to deploying the missile defense arsenal necessary to protect American interests both at home and abroad.
If Iranian declarations are true, the latest missile test represents another step in its progression into a more capable regional and geopolitical belligerent.
More advanced than the earlier generation short-range SCUD missile system, the Fateh A-110 can carry a payload of up to 500 kilograms. While ostensibly designed to deploy high explosives, chemical, or submunitions warheads, the Fateh A-110 could be outfitted with a nuclear or biological payload.
And given the increased range of this latest iteration of the Fateh A-110, this enhanced offensive capability places multiple strategic American targets squarely in the crosshairs of the Iranian government, including the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet stationed in Bahrain.
The ongoing development of the short-range Fateh A-110, coupled with the medium and longer range Ashoura and Shahab-3 missiles, rescind any doubts as to Iran's desire to exert a more dominant role in the Middle East.
Given Iran's stated desire to wipe Israel off the face of the earth and its government's loathsome attitude toward the U.S., it would be incredulous to expect that, if after having acquired the capability to deploy nuclear or biological weapons against the U.S. or its allies, it would not do so.
Each successive Iranian provocation should serve as a reminder of this reality, and with these reminders the U.S. government should stand firm in its resolve to provide for the common defense of our nation's citizens, allies, and national security interests.


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The Amazon EMR price is in addition to the Amazon EC2 price (the price for the underlying servers) and Amazon EBS price (if attaching Amazon EBS volumes). These are also billed per-second, with a one-minute minimum. There are a variety of Amazon EC2 pricing options you can choose from, including On-Demand (shown below), 1 year & 3 year Reserved Instances, and Spot instances. Spot Instances are spare Amazon EC2 capacity available at up to a 90% discount compared to On-Demand prices. See Spot Instance price savings vs On-Demand by filtering for "Instance types supported by EMR" on the Spot Instance Advisor page.
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The Amazon EC2 prices above are for On-Demand Instances. On-Demand Instances are the most expensive but give you the most flexibility. EC2 also offers Reserved Instances and Spot Instances.
- Reserved Instances give you the option to make a low, one-time payment for each instance you want to reserve and in turn receive a significant discount on the hourly charge for that instance. You can choose between three payment options when you purchase a Reserved Instance. With the All Upfront option, you pay for the entire Reserved Instance with one upfront payment. This option provides you with the largest discount compared to On-Demand Instance pricing. With the Partial Upfront option, you make a low upfront payment and are then charged a discounted hourly rate for the instance for the duration of the Reserved Instance term. The No Upfront option does not require any upfront payment and provides a discounted hourly rate for the duration of the term.
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With the rear seat folded it's nearly 30 cubic feet, and the high-swinging hatchback enables giant things to fit inside, making the Beetle handy for hauling.
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The Volkswagen Beetle is now in it's third generation and has been designed as a modern interpretation of the original Beetle that respects the past and looks forward to the future.
The Volkswagen Beetle is a front-wheel drive, four-seat hatchback powered by either a 170-hp 2.5-liter inline-five cylinder or a 200-hp turbocharged four-cylinder. Transmission choices include a five-speed manual or six-speed automatic for the 2.5L, and a six-speed manual or six-speed DSG with the 2.0T. Safety features include front and side-impact airbags, anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, tire pressure monitoring system, and daytime running lights.
After skipping the 2011 model year, the Beetle is back and completely redesigned from top to bottom.
All-new version is an engineering tour de force.
After 13 years as a New Beetle, the iconic VW bug goes back to being just a Beetle.It does this in a big way, with a clean-sheet redesign that makes it new again.It's the new Beetle, not a New Beetle.
The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle jumps like a bug on a skillet from its heritage.It's 7.3 inches longer, 0.5 inches lower, and 3.3 inches wider than the 2010 New Beetle, last one made.The stretch morphs it into a real car, not so much a cute little thing.It's less round.It looks good with more dynamic proportions.It's still unmistakably VW Beetle.
The coefficient of drag, 0.37, is surprisingly good, although not near the lower (by 2 inches) Honda Civic, at 0.315, or the smaller Ford Fiesta at 0.33.But even the taller New Beetle made 0.38 (the original Beetle was 0.48).
The expanded exterior makes the four-seat interior roomier.Interior volume has grown by 5 percent, from 81 to 85 cubic feet.The roof is lower, but because it's also longer, there's a bit more rear headroom.In the front, it gains 1.9 inches in legroom and 2.5 inches in shoulder room, making the 2012 Beetle feel less like a capsule.
The front legroom is 0.7 inches more than that in the all-new 2012 Toyota Yaris, but the Beetle's rear seat has just 31.4 inches of legroom, which is 1.9 inches less than the Yaris, on a wheelbase that's 1.1 inches longer.
The trunk of the 2012 Beetle is spacious at 15.4 cubic feet.With the rear seat folded it's nearly 30 cubic feet, and the high-swinging hatchback enables giant things to fit inside, making the Beetle handy for hauling.
The seats and trim are neat but not fancy.The bucket seats are clean, simple, and comfortable, with excellent bolstering.
Instrumentation is so clean it's memorable for its rarity.In the center of the big clear speedometer there's a multi-function digital display, accessed with a flick of the driver's right thumb, scrolling a small wheel on the steering wheel.All you need to know is right there, almost automatically without thinking or searching for it.It makes for safe driving!
The 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder engine, with an iron block and double overhead cams, is carried over from the New Beetle, but the horsepower increases by 20, to 170 hp.Torque increases by seven foot-pounds, to 177 foot-pounds at 4250 rpm.It's mated to a standard 5-speed manual gearbox, or optional 6-speed automatic transmission that didn't wow us.We've driven a VW Golf with that 5-speed manual transmission, which is satisfying and gives the car pep from 0 to 60.We recommend the manual.
Acceleration in the 2.5L is adequate, and 75 mph on the freeway is smooth and mostly effortless.The 6-speed manual automatic transmission isn't as much fun as the manual, especially with this engine.The automatic's side-to-side semi-manual shifting using the lever at the floor was better than nothing, but not very racy.
A 2.0-liter Turbo model is also available that comes with a 6-speed manual transmission and a different rear suspension.The turbocharged engine makes 207 horsepower and 217 pound-feet of torque at a low 1700 rpm, and it gets about the same fuel mileage although on high-test gas.It's hot, with acceleration not far behind a Mini Cooper S.
If you want jaw-stretching torque and fuel mileage on the far side of 40 mpg, there's the TDI, coming in summer 2012 as a 2013 model.It's a 2.0-liter turbodiesel with direct injection, making 236 pound-feet of torque.The engine has been used successfully for some time in the Golf and Jetta TDI.
The chassis is rigid and the body solid, with subframes front and rear, supporting the suspension.The rear uses a torsion beam, although the Beetle Turbo uses a more sophisticated multi-link, for the higher threshold of cornering.The freeway ride in the Beetle doesn't suffer for the torsion beam.It's comfortable and consistent.Potholes don't hurt, but rough pavement can make the rear end of the car want to dance.
There is a stripped-down Beetle ($18,995), but good luck finding one.It existed when the Beetle was introduced in the fall of 2011, mostly as an advertising draw; in 2012 you have to ask your dealer to order it.It uses the 170-horsepower 2.5-liter inline 5-cylinder engine and 5-speed manual transmission.It comes standard with 17-inch alloy wheels, front and rear disc brakes, power windows, cruise control, leather steering wheel, cloth seats, 50/50 split folding rear seat, trip computer, and 8-speaker sound system.
The 2012 Beetle 2.5L ($19,795) adds body-colored mirrors, V-Tex leatherette seating, 6-way manual seats with lumbar, heated front seats, a second glovebox, Bluetooth and MDI (Media Device Interface).A 6-speed automatic transmission is available ($20,895).Options include heated front seats, three-color interior ambient lighting, a panoramic sunroof, 18-inch alloy wheels, and Fender audio system.
The Beetle is available as a Panoramic Sunroof model with added features such as keyless entry and touch-screen radio.It's available with manual ($22,295) or automatic ($23,395).There's another model with Sunroof, Sound and Navigation ($24,095 manual, $25,195 automatic) that includes 18-inch alloy wheels, xenon headlamps and LED taillamps, the premium audio system, and navigation.
The Beetle 2.0T ($23,395) uses a 200-horsepower 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder turbocharged intercooled engine with a 6-speed manual gearbox.The 6-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic-manual transmission ($24,495) is available.The Beetle Turbo comes standard with Bluetooth, iPod connectivity, three-color ambient lighting, larger brakes with red calipers, second glovebox, sport seating surfaces, 18-inch alloy wheels, rear spoiler, foglights, three additional gauges, and alloy pedals.There's a Beetle Turbo with Sunroof ($26,395 manual, $27,495 DSG), and Beetle Turbo with Sunroof, Sound and Navigation ($27,995 manual, $29,095 DSG).
Available in summer of 2012 as a 2013 model is the new Beetle TDI, using a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder diesel engine with turbocharging and direct injection.It makes 140 horsepower with a fat 236 pound-feet of torque, using either the 6-speed manual or 6-speed DSG.It will be well equipped.
Safety features on all VW Beetles includes ABS, Electronic Stability Control, frontal airbags and airbag curtains, and Volkswagen's advanced Intelligent Crash Response System that shuts off the fuel pump, unlocks the doors, and switches on the hazard lights under some crash situations.
Inches matter, when you're trying to change a circle into an oval.That's how the silhouette of the Beetle changes, by making it 7.3 inches longer, 3.3 inches wider, and 0.5 inches lower.The new shape is more dynamic and muscular; gone is the cuteness, although not the identity.Its coefficient of drag is 0.37, a good number that still lags behind some competitors, and reveals the legacy of a round bug.The sleek 2012 Honda Civic, for example, comes in at 0.315.
Looking head-on at the new Beetle, it's wide and chubby enough that the lines are actually horizontal.A narrow black mouth under the bumper spans the face like a pinched grin, under perky headlamps like eyes, and a hood seam that seems to define a wide nose, having one chrome nostril with VW in it.
At profile, the good-looking roofline is like a stylish tight arc, with roadster lines tracing to a 2005 concept car called the Ragster, that had the look of a chopped-top hot rod.
The wheel cutouts are perfect semi-circles dropping down toward the pavement.In contrast to the smooth curves of sheetmetal everywhere else, the fender flares have squared edges, offering contrasting definition to the shape.
The Beetle might be called a hatchback.The rear gate is massive.You could probably load a refrigerator in there.No compromises to the car's shape, for the utility of cargo loading.When the hatch is closed, it flows invisibly into the car's roundness.
We take pleasue in saying that every control is easy to access and understand, making driving a joy because you can think about driving.It's like the old bug, in a welcome way.
There's a decent amount of room inside the 2012 Beetle, 85 cubic feet.Rear headroom, and front legroom and shoulder room is more than that in the New Beetle, so it doesn't feel so much like a capsule.But being a capsule is part of what a VW is all about, and it's not all lost.
Front legroom is 0.7 inches more than the all-new Toyota Yaris, and with the Beetle's standard tilt-telescope steering wheel, drivers of all sizes can fit with no problem.
The two doors are wide (note: there is no four-door Beetle), and the front seats flop forward easily, so access to the rear seat is good.But it's not so roomy in the rear, with just 31.4 inches of legroom, which is 1.9 inches less than in the Yaris, despite the Beetle being nearly 14 inches longer.However, that excess length is mostly overhang; the Beetle wheelbase is only 1.1 inches longer than the Yaris.
The 2012 Beetle trunk has grown to a spacious 15.4 cubic feet, a whopping increase of 27 percent over the New Beetle; and with the 60/40 rear seat folded, there's a vast 29.9 cubic feet behind the front seats.The rear trunk lid is like a hatchback or wide liftgate, so giant things can fit inside.We were astounded when our Beetle swallowed three huge boxes from Harbor Freight.With the dear old VW bug, there would have been no way, for even one of them.
There's good visibility out the front and rear, even with the low roof and high beltline.And it's a quiet ride.That five-cylinder engine is smooth and more silent than a four-cylinder.
Volkswagen says that some of the interior colors and shapes harken back to the original Beetle.For example the extra glovebox, called the kaeferfach or Beetle bin.For sure the simplicity of the instrument panel harkens back, which is good.
Volkswagen does gauges well, and the Beetle's are super clean.There's a big speedometer in the center, insanely optimistic at 160 mph, with organic white numbers and red needles.There's a small tach to the left of the speedo, balanced on the right by a big analog fuel gauge.The TDI will have an additional instrument pod with oil temperature, turbo boost, and a stopwatch.
In the center of the speedo there's a multi-function digital display, accessed with a flick of the driver's right thumb, scrolling a small wheel on the steering wheel.Everything you need to know is right there, almost automatically without thinking or searching for it.It makes for safe driving!
The 2.5L Beetle radio is the best! A big screen tells you what's playing.Big dials and buttons are easy to reach, and you can spin through the many satellite stations.You can get in this car for a first time and easily tune the radio.We're guessing that we can only do that with maybe one out of every three or four cars we test nowadays.We used to blame this complexity on German thinking, but the Beetle disproves that.
However, the Sunroof model comes with a touch-screen radio.We didn't get to try it, but we can't imagine how a touch-screen radio could be better than the basic one with knobs and dials, as well as a big informational screen you just look at, and don't have to figure out and don't have to make decisions about while you're driving, and don't have to touch.
A navigation system is available, but a rearview camera is not available for the Beetle.
The seats and trim are neat but nothing fancy and no tricks, clean and simple, comfortable bucket seats with excellent bolstering.
In the small convenience department, there's a big flat cubby on the dash, a small cubby forward of the shift lever, and a coin cubby and shallow console under the flip-up armrest between the seats.Two cupholders, and door pockets with elastic straps that are a bit lame.
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The 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder engine, transversely mounted, cast-iron block, is carried over from the New Beetle, but horsepower has increased from 150 to 170, and torque from 170 to 177 foot-pounds at 4250 rpm.It's mated to a 5-speed manual transmission or 6-speed automatic with a manual mode.
Acceleration performance is adequate, and 75 mph on the freeway is smooth and mostly effortless.
We were not wowed by the automatic transmission, whose side-to-side shifting with the lever at the floor was better than nothing, but won't inspire boy racers.We didn't get to test a Beetle with the manual transmission, but we have driven a VW Golf with that same transmission, and besides being satisfying, it picks up the car's acceleration, particularly from 0 to 60.
If you want killer torque, coming in summer 2012 as a 2013 model is the Beetle TDI, a 2.0-liter turbodiesel with direct injection, making 236 pound-feet of torque.The engine is proven, as used in the Jetta and Golf TDI.It comes either with a manual transmission or VW's double-clutch DSG automatic manual transmission.The TDI will deliver the most fuel mileage by far.
For the best fuel mileage in your 2.5L, the manual transmission is EPA-rated higher than the automatic, at 22 City/31 Highway, vs.22/29 mpg for the automatic.We landed in the middle, at 24.5 mpg with the automatic, running about 200 miles on both the freeway and around-town.
As with any new design today, the chassis is rigid and the body solid, with subframes front and rear, supporting the suspension.The same torsion beam rear suspension as the old New Beetle and the recently redesigned Jetta is used, and Volkswagen does a good job with this technology that some might call ancient.However, the Beetle Turbo uses a more sophisticated multi-link rear suspension, for the higher threshold of cornering that will be expected of it.
The freeway ride in the Beetle doesn't suffer for the torsion beam.It's comfortable and consistent.Potholes don't hurt, but rough pavement can make the rear end of the car want to dance.
Most new cars are going to electric power steering nowadays, because it's less of a drag on the system and the cornering is crisper; but the Beetle uses hydraulic assist for its rack and pinion, and this detracts some from the precision.The Beetle has limitations in the twisties, although it stays with you in moderation.However, if sporty handling is what you want, the Beetle Turbo and Golf both use multi-link rear suspension and electric power rack-and-pinion steering.Whether hydraulic or electric power steering, the Beetle's ratio is the same tight 16.3:1.
The 2.0-liter turbo with the DSG transmission is the hot rod, but it's not nearly as hot as the Golf R with its pumped-up horsepower and all-wheel drive (and $10k higher cost).It's a boost thing, and balance thing.The Beetle Turbo is heavier, doesn't handle as well, and its DSG is programmed relatively wish-washy.But that doesn't mean it's still not a lot sportier than the 2.5L Beetle, and more fun, if you need snappier acceleration.If what you want first is a Beetle and then sport, the Beetle 2.0T works.
The redesigned 2012 Beetle wins in almost every area.It's smooth, quiet, comfortable, economical, and fast enough to flow with all traffic.Instrumentation and controls are beautifully simple.Rear legroom is tight, but access is easy.The hatchback and fold-down rear seats create huge cargo space.For performance there's the Beetle Turbo, and for fuel mileage the 2013 Beetle TDI, a turbodiesel.
Sam Moses filed this NewCarTestDrive.com report from Portland, Oregon.
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A's finding fans in latest Power Rankings
Once again, it's getting wild out west.
The Oakland A's have emerged as one of the best teams in baseball, having long dispelled the notion that last year's American League West title was a fluke.
Once again, it's getting wild out west.
The Oakland A's have emerged as one of the best teams in baseball, having long dispelled the notion that last year's American League West title was a fluke.
But nobody expected Bartolo Colon to be leading the way for the first-place Athletics. The veteran right-hander is 9-2 with a 2.89 ERA and is making a strong case to be an All-Star next month. The bullpen has also been stellar, allowing only one run in 19 2/3 innings spanning the past five games.
In the National League, the first-place D-backs have a narrow lead in the NL West, but the Rockies and Giants are within striking distance and the Padres, winners of six in a row, might be the hottest team in baseball.
Don't blink. The division standings could look dramatically different next week.
And don't count out the Dodgers yet.
But can the best of the NL West compete with the NL Central or the AL East?
Once again, it's time to hear your voice and your vote.
MLB.com has set up a panel of experts to vote on the top 15 teams each week. The group includes MLB.com vice president and executive editor Carlton Thompson, VP and executive producer Jim Jenks, columnists Mike Bauman, Hal Bodley, Anthony Castrovince, Richard Justice, Matthew Leach, Terence Moore and Tracy Ringolsby, reporters Barry M. Bloom, Marty Noble, Jesse Sanchez and Lyle Spencer, and MLB Network analyst Mitch Williams.
Agree? Disagree? The power to rank the teams is yours.
1. Cardinals
The Cards are coming off their first series loss since April, but they still have the best record in baseball and remain the team to beat in the NL Central. The pitching, especially the starting rotation, has been outstanding all season. The starters have the lowest ERA in the big leagues with a 2.97 mark.
Last week: 1
2. Red Sox
The Sox have a narrow lead in the AL East standings, and the offense could use Mike Napoli back in the lineup. The starting first baseman has missed the last two games because of "general illness" and is being treated for dizziness and nausea. It's unclear how long the club will be without Napoli.
Last week: 2
3. A's
The first-place A's have split their last eight games, but they have benefited from the Rangers' poor play to remain on top in the division. The bullpen has been stellar, allowing only one run in 19 2/3 innings spanning the past five games. Closer Grant Balfour is a perfect 17-for-17 in save opportunities.
Last week: 8
4. Reds
Talk about a home-field advantage. Reds pitchers have dominated at home, striking out at least 10 hitters 23 times this year, including 16 times at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati hurlers have also struck out at least 11 hitters at home 10 times. What's more, they have at least 15 strikeouts in a game three times. Not surprisingly, the Reds are 24-12 at home.
Last week: 6
5. Tigers
While Justin Verlander understandably gets most of the attention, it is Max Scherzer who could make the record books in his next start. The right-hander has a chance to become the first pitcher in 112-year history of the franchise to start the season 10-0. The Tigers lead the second-place Indians by 4 1/2 games, the largest margin separating the top two teams in a division in the AL.
Last week: 5
6. Braves
The Upton brothers are among the most interesting set of teammates in the big leagues. Justin Upton has slowed down from his torrid pace and has only three home runs in the last month and a half. The slumping B.J. Upton appears more comfortable at the plate, and he is hitting .250 in his past 10 games, a stretch that includes a two-home run game.
Last week: 3
7. Orioles
This Manny is just being himself. O's third baseman Manny Machado is riding a career-high 14-game hitting streak. He also leads the big leagues in hits (99) and doubles (32) in 70 games this season.
Last week: 11
8. Pirates
The Pittsburgh pitching staff is a big reason why the club has stayed in contention all season, and it just got better. Gerrit Cole, the top pick from the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, was called up to the big leagues and became the first Bucs pitcher to win each of his first two Major League starts since Josh Fogg in 2002.
Last week: 9
9. Yankees
First, the good news: The Yanks snapped a five-game skid Sunday, and staff ace CC Sabathia appears to have returned to familiar form. Now, the not-so-good news: Mark Teixeira's right wrist problems are flaring up again, and he could be headed to the disabled list.
Last week: 7
10. Rangers
Texas is struggling, having lost six in a row and eight of its past 10 games. The Rangers have also dropped four straight series and are hitting just .219 in the past 16 games.
Last week: 4
11. Rockies
The Rockies are creeping up on the D-backs for the top spot in the NL West standings, and they could be the new division leaders by the end of action Tuesday. Michael Cuddyer and Carlos Gonzalez are two reasons why it could happen. Cuddyer is hitting .383 with nine RBIs during his current 14-game hitting streak, and Gonzalez has a hit in six straight games.
Last week: 14
12. D-backs
The first-place D-backs have lost three in a row and seven of their last 10 games. Once considered one of the team's strengths, the starting pitching has been inconsistent and the bullpen has not helped. Paul Goldschmidt continues to carry the offense and has put himself in the middle of the conversation for the NL MVP Award.
Last week: 10
13. Rays
A successful seven-game road trip against the Red Sox and Yankees could put Tampa Bay right back in the mix for the division lead. But for now, the club will have to deal with the reality that it has lost six of its past 10 games. David Price (left triceps strain) has been on the disabled list for a month, and his rehab was delayed because of soreness.
Last week: 12
14. Giants
Yes, the Giants are coming off of two heartbreaking losses and emerged from their stretch of 12 road games in 14 dates with a 6-8 record, but nobody is panicking in San Francisco. The reigning World Series champs fell only one game farther behind the D-backs in the NL West standings during this span.
Last week: 13
15. Nationals
The preseason World Series contenders are now 34-34 and only two games ahead of the Phillies in the NL East. Bryce Harper is still on the disabled list but Stephen Strasburg is healthy. The club will need both players if it expects to stay on top.
Last week: 15


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Steven Tepper Talk on Teaching Creativity• September 26, 2012 Share:
Wabash College will present a talk by Steven Tepper, associate director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University. Tepper will give his talk at 4:15 p.m., Thursday, October 4, in Lovell Lecture Room (101) in Baxter Hall. The title of Tepper's presentation is "Creative Work and the Work of Creativity: How Colleges and Universities Can Prepare Graduates to Reinvent Our World."
Tepper also serves Vanderbilt as an associate professor in the department of sociology. He the leading writer and speaker on U.S. cultural policy and his work has fostered national discussions on cultural engagement, everyday creativity, and the transformative possibilities of a 21st century creative campus. In his recent book, Not Here, Not Now, Not That! Protest over Art and Culture in America, Tepper examines a range of controversies over films, books, artworks, clothing, music, and television in many cities across the nation, probing into the complex nature of public protest.
Tepper holds a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; a master's in public policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government; and a Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University. Prior to Vanderbilt, Tepper served as deputy director of the Princeton University Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies.
In addition to his Thursday lecture, you are invited to join in a conversation with Professor Tepper on the topic of art and public protest on Friday, October 5, at 12:10 pm, in Center Hall, room 216,
Both events are free and open to the public.