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For me, this personality, notwithstanding his fundamentally optimistic attitude, had a tragic note. The enormous mental resilience, without which no chess player can exist, was so much taken up by chess that he could never free his mind of this game, even when he was occupied by philosophical and humanitarian questions.
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1) Mechanics' Institute Chess Club News 2) Russia Wins World Team Championship 3) State Champion of Champions Event 4) Here and There 5) Upcoming Events
The Mechanics' will host the Pierre Saint-Amant G/45 this Saturday starting at 10am.
A Tale of 2 Moves: Miami scrapes by the Mechanics after two missed chances.
by IM Greg Shahade
San Francisco vs Miami
1. IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs GM Julio Becerra (MIA) 1/2-1/2
San Francisco had been storming along in the past weeks and came into the playoffs as the hottest team in the league. The Mechanics had won four straight matches to win the division at the last moment. On top of this, they held a 2-0 record against the Sharks and would have draw odds in their playoff match. One would think this could spell trouble for the Sharks, but with their 3 top boards all being competitors in last years US Championship, you can never count them out.
David Pruess got the Mechanics off to a fast start with a quick win over IM Blas Lugo. Pruess got way ahead on the clock early in the game and this cost Lugo once the position became complicated. This game was really insane and very difficult for me to give any comments on.
Pruess,D (2432) - Lugo,B (2426) [A21]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qc2 Nf6 4.a3 Bxc3 5.Qxc3 Nc6 6.b4 0-0 7.e3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qc5 Re8 10.Bb2 Nb6 11.Qc2 Bg4 12.Nf3 e4 13.b5 exf3 14.bxc6 Qg5 15.cxb7 Rad8 16.h4 Qd5 17.Rg1 h5 18.gxf3 Qxf3 19.Rg3 Qh1 20.f3 Qh2 21.Rg2 Qxh4+ 22.Ke2 Nd5 23.Qc4 Qg5 24.Kf2 Nxe3 25.dxe3 Qxe3+ 26.Kg3 Bxf3 27.Bc1 Qe5+ 28.Kxf3 Rd4 29.Qc6 Qf5+ 30.Kg3 Qe5+ 31.Kh3 Rd6 32.Qf3 Rf6 33.Qg3 Qf5+ 34.Kh2 Rg6 35.Qf4 Qxf4+ 36.Bxf4 Rb6 37.Ba6 Rxa6 38.Bxc7 f6 39.Rb2 g5 40.Rd1 Kf7 41.Bd8 Rxa3 42.b8Q h4 43.Qc7+ 1-0
Pruess vs Lugo after 24...Nxe3
As you can see the position is completely out of control, with pieces placed in crazy positions, I mean what is the white pawn doing on b7!. Lugo sacrificed two pieces at this point and it seemed as if he would have enough to draw and perhaps win, but due to his slow play earlier in the game, he was down to only one minute on the clock and was unable to sift through the complications. Pruess fought back the attack and scored a crucial victory for San Francisco.
Bhat,V (2485) - Becerra,J (2622) [D13]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 e6 7.e3 Nh5 8.Bg5 Qb6 9.Bb5 h6 10.Bh4 Bd7 11.0-0 g5 12.Bxc6 Bxc6 13.Ne5 Ng7 14.Bg3 f6 15.Na4 Qb5 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qc2 Kf7 18.Rfc1 Rc8 19.Nc5 h5 20.a4 Qb6 21.Nd7 Qd8 22.Nxf8 Qxf8 23.f3 Qe7 24.Ra3 h4 25.Bf2 Rc7 26.Rc3 Rb8 27.Rc5 Rb6 28.Be1 Rcb7 29.b4 Nf5 30.Qd3 a5 31.Rxa5 Rxb4 32.Bxb4 Qxb4 33.Rac5 Qxa4 34.Rxc6 Rb3 35.R6c3 Rb2 36.R3c2 Rb3 37.Rc3 Rb2 38.R3c2 Rb3 39.Rc7+ Kg6 40.Qc2 Ra3 41.Qxa4 Rxa4 42.Kf2 Ra3 43.R7c3 Ra2+ 44.R1c2 Ra1 45.Rc6 Kf7 46.Rc7+ Kg6 47.g4 hxg3+ 48.hxg3 Rh1 49.g4 Nh4 50.R2c6 Rh2+ 51.Kf1 Nxf3 52.Rxe6 Rd2 53.Ree7 Nh2+ 54.Ke1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2
With an early 1-0 lead, it seemed as though there was simply no chance for Miami to pull this one out, as their positions on the other boards didn't look so great. The next game to finish was between IM Bhat and GM Becerra. Bhat played the quiet exchange variation of the Slav, and perhaps feeling that his team needed him to win, Becerra went all out to create complications yet in the process played some pretty ugly moves. Bhat is a strong and solid player and is not likely to be easily confused by such tactics, so with a few precise moves Vinay gained a clear advantage. If Bhat could have finished Becerra off, then San Francisco would immediately head to the finals, however Becerra found a nice practical defensive resource:
Things look dreadful for Becerra. White is simply going to win the c-pawn and crash through black's position. With Vinay Bhat very low on time (about 1-2 minutes left, with the 30 second increment) Miami's first board now found a nice practical chance with 30...a5!? 31. Rxa5 (31.e4 Ng7 (forced) and then capturing on a5 was an easy win - Vinay) 31...Rxb4!?!. Becerra gave up the exchange but in return gained some serious activity for his pieces. Bhat could find no effective way to simplify to a won position and the following exchange ahead endgame was reached:
Despite the extra exchange, it's very difficult for white to break through, as black has no weaknesses. Bhat attempted to make something happen with 47.g4 hxg3 48. hxg3 Rh1 49. g4 Nh4 50.R2c6 (after this white has no hope) Rh2+ 51.Kf1 Nxf3 (now the game is drawn easily) 52.Rxe6 Rd2! (the king is in an inescapable net) 53. Ree7 Nh2+ 54.Ke1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2
Becerra displayed some very impressive defensive skills here as he saved a lost position with some well timed sacrifices. Things still looked bright for San Francisco however, as there was no reason to suspect they would lose both of their final two games, which is precisely what would have to happen for Miami to advance to the finals. Unfortunately for the Mechanics they reverted to their early season play, instead of displaying the technique that they've shown during their 4 match winning streak.
The Mechanics had two chances to immediately draw/win the two remaining games and missed them both. With just one accurate move at the right moment by Zilberstein or Lee, the entire course of the league would have been changed. Instead San Francisco will watch online, while the Miami Sharks have a chance to become League Champion. Let's take a look at the chances San Francisco missed:
Cabrera,J (2093) - Lee,A (2231) [A16]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.d3 Nh5 8.Rb1 f5 9.e3 e5 10.Nd5 Ne7 11.b4 c6 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7 13.b5 c5 14.Nd2 Be6 15.a4 Rad8 16.b6 a6 17.Nb3 Qf7 18.Na5 Rd7 19.Bb2 Rfd8 20.Qe2 d5 21.Rfd1 e4 22.cxd5 Bxd5 23.dxe4 fxe4 24.Bxg7 Nxg7 25.Qc2 Ne6 26.h4 Qf5 27.Rxd5 Qxd5 28.Bxe4 Qe5 29.Nxb7 Rd2 30.Qc4 R8d4 31.exd4 Qxe4 32.Rf1 Rxd4 33.Qxa6 Rd7 34.Nxc5 Nxc5 35.Qc8+ Kg7 36.Qxc5 Qxa4 37.Re1 Rd1 38.Qe7+ Kg8 39.b7 Rxe1+ 40.Qxe1 Qb5 41.Qe6+ Kg7 42.Qe7+ Kh6 43.Qg5+ Kg7 44.Qxb5 1-0
On board 4 the Mechanics were hoping that Lee would defeat his much lower rated opponent. Lee had performed quite well in the USCL up to this point, and Cabrera's results were not spectacular. Cabrera showed some power in this game with an impressive exchange sacrifice that put Andy Lee on the defensive. Cabrera is close to winning but Lee has a chance to force an immediate draw with 33....Nf4!! 34.gxf4 Qf3!. After this series of moves, white has absolutely no chance to stop perpetual check, and Lee would draw the game and send the city of San Francisco to the USCL finals. Instead Lee blundered with 33....Rd7? which loses quickly to 34. Nxc5! Nxc5 35. Qc8, regaining the knight on c5 and forcing an endgame with a whopping 3 extra pawns!
Dmitry Zilberstein had the chance to bail out Andy Lee by drawing with FM Marcel Martinez, but wasn't able to come through in the clutch:
Martinez,M (2469) - Zilberstein,D (2435) [C66]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.c3 g6 6.0-0 Bg7 7.Re1 0-0 8.Nbd2 Bd7 9.Nf1 Qe8 10.Ne3 a6 11.Ba4 Ne7 12.Bb3 Bc6 13.Nc4 b5 14.Na5 Bd7 15.d4 Nc6 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Bc2 h6 18.a4 Qe7 19.h3 Rfe8 20.d5 Bd7 21.Bd2 c6 22.dxc6 Bxc6 23.axb5 axb5 24.Rxa8 Rxa8 25.Bd3 Qb7 26.Qc2 Nd7 27.b4 Nb6 28.Bf1 Nc4 29.Bc1 d5 30.exd5 Bxd5 31.Nd2 Nd6 32.Nb3 Kh7 33.Na5 Qc7 34.Rd1 Be6 35.Be3 f5 36.f3 Nb7 37.Nxb7 Qxb7 38.Rd6 Ra6 39.Qd2 e4 40.Rxa6 Qxa6 41.fxe4 fxe4 42.Qd8 Qc6 43.Bd4 Bxd4+ 44.Qxd4 Bd5 45.Kf2 Kg8 46.Ke3 Qd6 47.Qc5 Qg3+ 48.Kd4 Bf7 49.Bxb5 Qxg2 50.Bc6 Qf2+ 51.Kxe4 Qe2+ 52.Kd4 Qd2+ 53.Ke5 Qh2+ 54.Kf6 Qxh3 55.Ke7 Qc8 56.Qd6 Qf8+ 57.Kd7 Qg7 58.Qd4 Qf8 59.b5 Qe8+ 60.Kc7 Qe7+ 61.Bd7 Be6 62.Qd6 Qxd6+ 63.Kxd6 Bc4 64.Be6+ 1-0
After a long and hard fought game, both players were down to about 2 minutes on their clock (although you still have time to search for good moves due to the 30 second increment). Marcel's last move was actually a blunder which loses a pawn for nothing if Zilberstein had found 42....Qa1, threatening the c3 pawn and threatening ...Bc4. Dmitry would have almost no chance to lose such a position and a great chance to win, either which would have been sufficient to send San Francisco to the finals. However with his clock ticking, Dmitry opted for 42...Qc6, allowing Marcel to make a very favorable bishop trade with 43. Bd4!. Now suddenly white had some advantage although there were still plenty of defensive resources for black.
Fans thought that Zilberstein had escaped the worst when he played 54...Qxh3, threatening Qe6 checkmate, however Martinez boldly advanced his king to e7 and found a nice haven on the opposite side of the board. After black ran out of checks, the queenside pawns were simply too fast. The game continued: 54....Qxh3 55.Ke7 Qc8 56. Qd6! Qf8 57. Kd7 Qg7 58.Qd4 Qf8 59.b5 Qe8+ 60. Kc7 Qe7 61.Bd7 Be6 62.Qd6! Qxd6 63.Kxd6 Bc4 64.Be6 1-0
Suddenly Miami was headed to the USCL finals after an improbable turn of events. A lot of credit has to be given to Marcel Martinez for his determination to win this game, in what was a pretty difficult position at times. Also Cabrera has to be commended for coming back after last week's awful performance, and playing aggressive and dynamic chess this week to send his team to the finals.
The match between Miami and Baltimore will take place in 2 weeks, as there is an International Tournament happening in Miami next Wednesday. The Sharks and Kingfishers haven't played since Week 1, when the Sharks won by the score of 2.5-1.5. Baltimore has become much improved since then and most pundits believe they are now the favorite to win the title. However anything can happen under such pressure and Sharks have shown they have some serious bite behind them. A matchup of GM Becerra and IM Charbonneau on Board 1 should be a tremendous matchup and will likely occur in the finals. Will Miami and their largely Cuban born lineup take down the first ever USCL Championship or will it go to the Baltimore Kingfishers, led by league MVP Pascal Charbonneau? Tune in and find out in 2 weeks!
2) Russia Wins World Team Championship
In the dramatic final round Russia defeated China with the required score 3½-½ to become the World Champion. Grischuk and Bareev scored convincing wins with White, while Morozevich outplayed Ni Hua with Black in the game, which was the last to finish. In total Morozevich scored 5½ out of 7, winning only with Black. Bareev was another hero, scoring 5½ points in 6 games. The Russian team won all 8 matches. China took the silver medals with Zhang Zhong scoring 5 out of 7. The was the first time the Chinese men have ever medalled in a World Team or Olympiad competition. High-rated Israel playing on home ground was undoubtedly disappointed with its result.
Final standings:
The US team's finish was right in the middle with three match wins, three losses and two drawn matches and was in medal contention until a disastrous 3.5 -.5 loss to the Chinese men. A final round defeat of a strong Israeli team allowed the US to finish on a positive note.
US Team Members scores and average opposition faced
1. Onischuk 3.5/7 vs. 2692
The results of Onischuk, who showed once again he had can hold down the first board against the world elite, and new-comer Ibragimov (+3!), were the highlights of a solid team performance. It would have been interesting to see where the US team would have finished with Kamsky and Nakamura playing. Perhaps next May's Olympiad in Turin will answer this question.
3) State Champion of Champions Event
by John Henderson
50 State Champions, 1 U.S. Championship Qualifier
Seattle - November 10, 2005 - The America's Foundation for Chess and the Internet Chess Club are again pleased to announce the running of the second State 'Champion of Champions' event, the winner of which will win through to a guaranteed spot in the 64-player field battling it out for the $250,000 U.S. Chess Championship to be held next March at the NTC Promenade in San Diego.
The U.S. Chess Championships was first held in 1845, and is rightly regarded as one of the world's most famous national titles. Now, with our online partners at the ICC, state champions from Alaska through California to Hawaii and from Maine through to New York and Florida will come together as one over the internet for a unique online event that will run 19-20 November at www.chessclub.com, with four qualifying zone winners going forward to the knockout finals held 3-4 December.
"Chess is the ultimate mind sport and the Internet is the ideal medium for chess," said AF4C President and co-founder Erik J. Anderson. "We have always looked at ways to bring all of American Chess together to feel part of the U.S Championship experience - and thanks to this perfect symbiosis with our online partners at the ICC, the State Champion of Champions event helps us work towards that goal."
This innovative event demonstrates that online chess and over-the-board (o.t.b.) chess can indeed be a perfect mix - even for one of the world's most famous national championships. First, each player in the tournament had to prove themselves o.t.b. by winning their relevant state championship to be invited, then they have to play online on the ICC (both double-round all-play-all Blitz in the 4 zonal groups, and then Game 60 in the finals), with the player being crowned State Champion of Champions going forward to the U.S. Championship next March in San Diego.
"The Internet Chess Club has long been the icon for reliability and service in the continually growing world of online chess," added Joel M. Berez, President and CEO of the ICC. "For 10 years, we have run thousands of tournaments in a club house that never closes its doors - and thanks to the partnership between the ICC and AF4C, we can now offer a unique chance for a state champion to play for a spot in the U.S. Chess Championship."
All the rules and regulations for this U.S. Championship Qualifying event can be found at www.uschesschampionship.com, and at the ICC site www.chessclub.com. For more information about the U.S. Chess Championships or the events surrounding the 2006 games, please visit http://www.uschesschampionship.com/
America's Foundation for Chess
Founded on the hope of making chess a subject taught in every school in the United States, AF4C, http://www.af4c.org/ a nonprofit organization, is committed to making chess a larger part of America's cultural fabric - accessible in schools and in popular culture. AF4C hopes to elevate the profile of chess in America so that it will soon become a regular part of every child's classroom experience.
Internet Chess Club
Founded in 1995 in Pittsburgh, the for-profit ICC (http://www.chessclub.com/) is one of the first premium sites on the Internet with a club house that's open 24/7. Now in its 11th year, the ICC is regarded as the premier online chess service, with over 30,000 members, 1,600 Grandmasters, more volunteers, and more loyalty from its members than any other classical game service on the Internet.
About NTC Foundation
The NTC Foundation, a 501[c][3] nonprofit organization, is responsible for the renovation of the 26 historic buildings on 28 acres at the former San Diego Naval Training Center in Point Loma into a new arts, civic and cultural district called NTC Promenade. NTC Promenade will be the permanent home for the U.S. Chess Championship.
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4) Here and There
It looks like FIDE will have a competitive election for the first time in many years next May.
Anatoly Karpov is thinking of running and the following news just appeared.
A new and serious bid for the Presidency of FIDE has emerged, jointly launched by Bessel Kok, representative of the Dutch Chess Federation; and Ali Nihat Yazici, President of the Turkish Chess Federation. The election take place in May 2006, with the incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov running for a further term. Press release.
The next election for FIDE President will be held during the Chess Olympiad in Turino, Italy, which will take place from from May 20th to June 4th 2006. The Olympiad will be hosting the FIDE Congress, where the incumbent President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is standing for reelection ).
Press release
The Right Move
The Royal Dutch Chess Federation and the Turkish Chess Federation, supported by the Czech, Maltese and Slovak Federations, announce the candidature of Mr. Bessel Kok and Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici for the posts of President and Deputy President of FIDE (The World Chess Federation) at the forthcoming elections in Turin in May 2006.
The Federations express their confidence in the success of this highly accomplished team. The key objectives of the new team have been laid out below.
Sam Sloan reports that NM Barry Popik (2291 USCF) received more than 44,000 votes but finished second to Scott Stringer, who received more than 200,000 votes, in the race for Manhattan Borough President. Stringer spent more than $1.5 million on his election campaign, whereas Popik spent less than $10,000. Popik's showing is respectable in a heavily Democratic city where the Republican Party did not even bother to run candidates for Comptroller, Public Advocate or District Attorney.
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Mongolian IM Ganbold Odondoo, who have been living in Oakland, recently relocated to Los Angeles where he won the latest LA Masters with a 3.5 from 4 score, good for $200.
Strong Round Robin in Miami, 4 Sharks are competing!
by IM Greg Shahade
On the dates of November 16-20th there will be a closed GM norm tournament in Miami Florida at the World Chess Hall of Fame. The tournament features 3 experienced GM's along with many norm hopefuls. Boston Blitz player, IM Eugene Perelshteyn is one of the strongest IM's around and will be shooting for a GM norm. Sharks 2nd board Marcel Martinez is clearly IM level and it's just a matter of receiving the opportunities for him to receive his title. IM Blas Lugo of the Sharks will be going for his second GM norm, as he earned one in sparkling fashion many years ago at the New York Open. Other USCL players in the event are Miami's first board GM Julio Becerra, who will be shooting for first place as the highest rated, and Dr Eric Moskow, whom despite being outrated quite a bit by the field, just narrowly missed an IM norm in a recent European tournament, and hopes to have a similar performance here.
One nice feature to this event is that no draws will be allowed before move 30. I believe that such standards should always be set in such tournaments, as although there is more fighting chess these days at the top level, in "norm" tournaments you often find players coasting just to get the required score necessary for the norm.
Below are the details of the tournament as given to me by Marcel Martinez:
From November 16th till November 20th the World Chess Hall of Fame in Miami, Florida will host a closed invitational tournament with chances to obtain IM and GM norms. There will be ten players, nine rounds under the round-robin system (all play all ). During 4 days double-rounds will take place and one day will be single rounded. Probably the singled rounded day will be around the middle of the event. The 3 GM's taking part in the event will get a playing fee of $500.00 dollars.
All of the games will be shown live on the Internet on ICC ( Internet Chess Club) the most active chess playing site on the net. There will also be an enforced dress code as a show of appreciation from the players to the sponsors and the venue itself. All the players must commit to play in suit and tie attire.There will also be in effect the 30-move draw rule. The players should not agree to a draw beforehand. They should at least play 30 moves.The prizes will be as follows:
1st $1500 USD
The complete roster for the event it's as follows:
GM Julio Becerra 2549(USA)
Average rating is 2445 FIDE which will probably give GM norms scoring 6.5 out of 9.
5) Upcoming Events
Pierre Saint-Amant - Nov. 19
A Heritage Event!
Nov. 25-27 or 26-27 EBCC Thanksgiving Swiss GPP: 20 N. California
St. George Chess Club North American Warm-up 5SS, G/60
Date: December 18, 2005
Prize fund: $1200 absolutely guaranteed.
Rounds: 1st round 9:00 am. Next rounds ASAP.
What to bring: chess clocks and a pen.
The Susan Polgar Foundation and the South Texas Chess Center proudly present the First Annual Susan Polgar National Open Championships for Girls under 21
Format: 6 SS | Sections: K-2, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, Open section (for girls under 21 as of 1-27-06)
Time control: G/45 or G/40 with 5 seconds delay
Prizes: Trophies to top 20 individuals and top 4 teams in each section. Special medals to 21st - 30th place individuals and 5th - 7th teams. 3 or more from the same school & section or same chess club and section (top 3 scores added to give team final standings). Every player receives a special hand signed certificate from Susan.
Special Prizes: Any school with 20 or more participants will receive a set of 6 Winning Chess the Easy Way Training DVDs by Susan Polgar ($175 retail value). In addition, there will be 2 beautiful trophies for the schools with the most students competing in the championship (Top from Texas and top outside of Texas).
Addition Individual Prizes to each section: A desktop or laptop computer to 1st!! $200 in prizes to 2nd | $150 in prizes to 3rd | $100 in prizes to 4th | $50 in prizes to 5th! Any player with 6-0 score in the main event will also receive a digital chess clock!!
Prizes for Blitz / Puzzle Solving Championships: Trophies to top 5 players in each section. Special medals to 6th - 20th place. Blitz / Puzzle Solving Championships will be only 1 section but trophies to separate categories.
Friday, Jan. 27: 3:30 PM Lecture for players/parents/coaches by Susan / 5:00 PM Puzzle Solving Championships / 6:15 PM Tandem Simul (Maximum 70 players)
Saturday, Jan. 28: 10:00 AM Opening Ceremony / Rounds: 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM, 4:00 PM / 7 PM Blitz Championships (G/5 - 7 SS)
Sunday, Jan. 29: Rounds: 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM / 4:00 PM Closing Ceremony
Main Event Entry Fees: $28 if received by December 1, 2005 | $38 if received by January 1 | $48 if received by January 15 | $58 on site (On site registration: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM Friday and up to 9:30 AM on Saturday)
Blitz EF: $10 - Puzzle Solving EF: $10 - Simul: $15 | Special $25 entry fees for all 3 side events (Blitz, Puzzle and Simul) or $18 for Blitz and Puzzle
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Post subject: Diagnosing wiring with multimeter/Antiquity pickups
I built a Vox teardrop using a 3 way switch and SD Antiquity II jaguar pickups. I was surprised the pickups did not come with covers.
The bridge is a hardtail strat style and I grounded it by running a wire from beneath the bridge to the back of the vol pot. I had some initial problems with the ground and checked with a multimeter on a string and on the ground ring of the input jack. The input jack ground was soldered to the tone pot. Set to continuity, I got nothing, but I got a beep from the string when I moved the other probe to the vol pot, so I moved the input jack ground to the vol pot and all is good.
Here's my problem now:
Plugging into the amp I get a good sound from the strings, but typical amp noise is much worse.
Is it most likely that the ground still not as good as it should be? I suspect this because the beep in continuity setting is a little crackily.
What about the pups with no covers or potting? Seems strange to me that they would sell them that way. Do covers have any impact on sound.
My plan is to set the multimeter to get a resistance reading and see how it reads. If its not 0 from the string to the ground, then I guess that's my problem.
This is my 10th build and I've never had an issue before. Would love anyone's thoughts
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100% sure you have the output jack wired the right way around? The symptoms are right. I've made that error more times than I care to admit.
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I'm not sure if this is related but talking about pickup covers, I recently got a Telecaster Thinline with humbuckers pickups in a CL trade.
Since it was a long distant trade, we met at a half-way point so I did not try out the Telecaster when we made the trade. So I brought it home and for some reason, every I ouch the bridge pickup cover with the switch in bridge position, there was hum. I experience this once when a friend brought his guitar to me. The pickup was not grounded. The end was floating. I grounded the wound end and that solve the problem. Same with this Telecaster.
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Bosniaks Not Killed, Mistreated in Sokolac – Witness
|Institute for War and Peace Reporting
|Rachel Irwin
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Current mayor of Sokolac says he never heard that departing Bosniaks suffered harm.
A defence witness at the Hague tribunal this week claimed that Bosniaks and Serbs in his municipality were treated the same way regardless of ethnicity, and that Bosniaks who left the area did so voluntarily. The witness, Milovan Bjelica, acknowledged that some Bosniaks were detained but said he did not take an interest in why that happened.
Bjelica was testifying for the defence in the trial of wartime Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic.
Now mayor of Sokolac, Bjelica was head of the Sokolac municipal board for the Serbian Democratic Party, SDS, when the Bosnian war broke out in 1992.
He previously testified in the trial of senior Bosnian Serb politician Momcilo Krajisnik in 2006.
His witness statement was entered into evidence, and Karadzic asked only a few additional questions, including whether Bosniaks were killed by Serb forces in Sokolac during the war.
Bjelica said this did not happen. Local Muslims were "well fed", he said, and those who left their villages returned to their lands after the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords.
Prosecutors allege that Karadzic, the president of Bosnia's self-declared Republika Srpska from 1992 to 1996, is responsible for crimes of genocide, persecution, extermination, murder and forcible transfer which "contributed to achieving the objective of the permanent removal of Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats from Bosnian Serb-claimed territory".
He is also accused of planning and overseeing the 44-month siege of Sarajevo that left nearly 12,000 people dead, as well as the massacre of more than 7,000 men and boys at Srebrenica in July 1995.
Karadzic was arrested in Belgrade in July 2008 after 13 years on the run. He represents himself in the courtroom.
During the prosecution's cross-examination, lawyer Katrina Gustafson pressed Bjelica on numerous inconsistencies in his previous testimony and current witness statement.
Gustafson pointed out that in his statement, the witness said he "assumed detained persons [in Sokolac] did not have the required hygiene since the [facilities] were not envisaged for this purpose." In another part of his statement, he said that the "hygiene was satisfactory".
"You are saying contradictory things," Gustafson said.
"It is true that hygiene was not satisfactory and later on toilets were introduced," Bjelica replied. He added that no one fell ill, and that prisoners ate the same food as the soldiers guarding them, but he admitted he never visited any of the detention facilities himself.
Gustafson then told him about a 62-year-old housewife taken from her village and detained in the Sokolac primary school in July 1992. The lawyer produced a document addressed by the exchange commission in Sokolac to the head of the Bosnian Serb army's exchange commission, listing the woman as a prisoner, along with others.
"You say [in your statement] that as far as you know, Muslims who were suspected of taking part in terrorist and sabotage operations were detained in these facilities. Did you know that a 62-year-old housewife was imprisoned first in Sokolac primary school and then in [another village]?" Gustafson asked.
"No, I didn't. I see this for the first time. I don't know what reason are for her detention was since there were women taking part in operations, carrying weapons and setting up explosives. I don't exclude that she was one of them. No one says here why she was detained and she doesn't mention that in her statement," Bjelica said.
"In fact, Mr Bjelica , you don't have a clue as to why the people on list were detained, isn't that right?" Gustafson asked.
"No, I wasn't interested. It was up to the security organ and I had no right to meddle. They must have taken part in certain activities. There were other inhabitants who were certainly not detained. There must have been justified reason why they were brought in," the witness said.
Gustafson pointed out that he had seen these documents during his testimony in the Krajisnik case, and at that time he said he "didn't have a clue" why this woman and others were detained.
"I don't know why they were brought in. There must have been a reason. Maybe someone knew [the woman] had done something.," Bjelica said.
Gustafson then moved on to the departure of Bosniaks from the municipality.
"You said that some Muslims remained in their homes until end of the war. It's true by late 1992, there were very few Muslims left in the entire municipality. No more than 30 to 40 households total, right?" she asked.
"I don't know, in any case the majority left before the end of 1992. I don't know how many households exactly," Bjelica said.
The lawyer pointed out that in his testimony in the Krajisnik case, the witness said 30 to 40 households were left.
Bjelica said there were "12 family homes" and "30 to 40 apartments where Muslims resided".
Gustafson noted that Bjelica had said that other villages "had asked for mutual departure in late 1994" and that this was arranged by international organisations.
In fact, the lawyer said, it was the Republika Srpska exchange commission that arranged the departure, and the residents of one village were taken to prison under police escort.
"I don't know about that. I don't know where taken to. I did hear that after Dayton accords they returned to their homes and rebuilt them. I didn't hear that they suffered any harm. Some left before Dayton and some after," the witness said.
"It's true that after the war, you've publicly advocated public separation and stated that you don't want to live with Muslims, right?" Gustafson asked later in the testimony.
"No, it's not right. It would best for us to live next to each other. As time [went] by, nobody advocated division of any kind but just to live next to each other, and Muslims themselves wanted that," Bjelica said.
Gustafson then produced an article from the Washington Post newspaper dated July 26, 2004. In an interview, the witness is quoted as saying that "we did not want to live with them and we don't want to be buried near them", and that "Bosnia has no future has a single state and the three ethnic groups should go their own way".
"That's what you stated to the Washington Post journalist in 2004, right?" Gustafson asked.
"I don't know, it's possible I said that, but I don't remember. When I said, we wanted to separate from Muslims, the position of the Serbs is clear - either Yugoslavia, or a separate state for Serbs if they didn't want to live in Yugoslavia.… Overnight they took away from us the state we had lived in. We were afraid we would be exterminated [as in the Second World War] and that another one million of us would be missing. It's best to live next to each other, pursuant to Dayton," Bjelica said.
Gustafson reminded the witness that in his previous testimony, he admitted to making the comments but claimed they were taken out of context.
"Now you have jogged my memory, and thank you for that," Bjelica said.
Gustafson then read out the last paragraph of the article, which stated that "Bjelica makes no effort to hide his admiration for Karadzic".
"'I knew him during the war and I followed him. I wouldn't like anything bad to happen to Radovan.' You said that to the journalist on this occasion, right?" Gustafson asked.
"Yes, and I stand by that even today," Bjelica said.
The trial continues next week.
Rachel Irwin is IWPR's Senior Reporter in The Hague.


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inane criticism
Many people emailed me regarding the New York Times article titled Confusion on Where Money Lent to Kiva Goes. Essentially it lends weight to a month long controversy in the blogosphere started by David Roodman's 'revelation' that Kiva does not directly disburse loans to lenders, but rather through intermediary Microfinance Institutions. But this was not a revelation, merely a realization that Kiva's logistical nuts and bolts evaporate the magic image of direct-payment poverty eradication.
The New York Times article runs with Roodman's valid concerns but makes inane criticisms. Specifically I want to comment on the following: money lent through Kiva may not support the selected borrower, the viability of Kiva's model, the money lent finances broader institutional programs and Kiva's reliance on volunteer auditors.
Financial institutions of any kind function on the fundamental premise that money is fungible. In other words, when you lend through Kiva it is like pouring a cup of water into a river that has tributaries spreading across the world. Your specific loan becomes indistinguishable from the flow of currency. So a microfinance institution posts two borrowers seeking loans of $100 to Kiva's website and you decide to fund one in full. Your $100 becomes part of their overall pool of faceless capital from which all loans are disbursed.
What may seem dishonest is that Kiva's model assumes that money is also fungible across time. Meaning, the MFI posts a $100 loan yesterday and you fund it today. The net effect is the same in that you have ownership of that loan. And for anyone who thoroughly reads a borrower profile this process is totally transparent (note the "About the Loan" section: "Date Listed" vs "Date Disbursed").
Like I said, this removes some of the Kiva magic but serves a purpose. The reasoning behind the temporal fungibility directly implicates viability. Both Roodman and the NYT seem to perceive Kiva strictly as a tool for the lenders. In reality, it is much more a tool for the Mircofinance Institutions. They are the ones who find the borrowers, interview the borrowers, photograph the borrowers and upload the borrower profiles and journals. The most effective way to execute the loan transaction is via immediate disbursal to a worthy client and then have Kiva lenders reimburse the MFI.
And to be blunt, if it were done the other way around (where borrowers would only receive a loan if it were fully funded on Kiva) it would be appallingly offensive and degrading to people. And if that were the case, Kiva would become nothing more than a popularity contest of individuals begging and not applying for loans.
Notably, neither Roodman nor the NYT offer a different peer to peer lending model. I came up with two possible alternatives through a thought exercise. The first logical solution was Santa Claus. One volunteer with a form of green transport that can take him around the world in one night, disbursing loan increments to all the worthy borrowers. Perfectly effective, carbon neutral and no loss of the magical Kiva image.
The second alternative would be to change Kiva from a web platform that connects lenders with borrowers to an MFI. It would need hundreds of branches all over the world that were technologically equipped. It would need motorcycles at every branch (to reach the far off rural borrowers), credit officers and currency-filled vaults. It would employ armies of local accountants and lawyers to navigate the pitfalls of conducting business in foreign legal systems.
The further the thought experiment goes the more non-viable it becomes. Kiva would go from a lean operation that has 50 employees with hundreds of volunteers, which I believe is part of its appeal, to a global financial non-profit with billions in overhead csts. Where would that level of funding come from? How can one maintain transparency and accountability at that size? And how would good governance be enforced?
Moreover, why would Kiva try to replace an already existing infrastructure? What I just described is how Microfinance Institutions already work. They are doing the heavy lifting necessary to diminish poverty and democratize access to capital; but most of the MFIs that Kiva partners with are non-deposit taking institutions and need sources of capital to continue their work. Unlike what the NYT asserts, Kiva loans do not fund broader institutional programs. Although money is fungible, accounting rules still apply and capital for loans must be used to make loans. If Kiva capital were being used for any other reason by an MFI, we would terminate the partnership.
I would have agreed if either Roodman or the NYT were making the valid criticism that the interest charged by MFIs on Kiva-funded loans, a detail that Kiva does not clearly state, is used to fund their programs. But the programming is pivotal to poverty reduction when it comes in the form of agricultural workshops, financial skills workshops, computer training workshops, etc.
Finally, as one of the 'volunteer auditors' I want to make clear that the NYT did not research its piece properly. Ernst and Young audits our largest partners for us without charge. Kiva has an in-house team that evaluates the quarterly financial statements of every partner MFI. As Fellows some of our responsibilities are to audit the borrowers and confirm that the MFIs are keeping accurate records and uploading accurate information to the website. We also assemble reports to send back to Kiva's risk team.
I am tremendously disappointed at the NYT's attempt to nail Kiva to a cross of inaccuracies using shoddy journalism and misinformation. Development and poverty relief are complex problems. Kiva attempts to support the necessarily complex solutions, while at the same time providing a sleek interface that allows anyone to participate. I think the real revelation that Roodman and the New York Times touch on but do not acknowledge is that the lenders, though generous, are not the true heroes of the Kiva model – that distinction goes to the Microfinance Institutions.
For a fantastic response to Roodman's original post please read this article: Breaking Our Dependence on the Donor Illusion
the regular
I think my previous post was appropriately themed considering that tomorrow is my last day as a Fellow. But the theatric wording did not accurately represent the normalcy of my life over the last few months.
No matter where we go I believe that we naturally seek regularity. A routine lets one take comfort in habit and extend the illusion of control and predictability to an otherwise chaotic world. And my experience as a Kiva Fellow has been no different.
I was a regular customer at certain establishments, was in regular contact with people back home (Ian and Jamal, you guys kept me sane), and even had a regular running path where either every night or every morning I would jog by all of my haunts.
In other words, I had a regular life outside of the 'glamour' of Kiva and I thought that would be the most appropriate thing to share in my final post (for now). I will miss my solitary and growth-filled life in Chiclayo but I am ready to keep traveling and come home for Christmas.
So for everyone who has encouraged me, supported me or contributed financially to this experience, thank you!
Click here if you want to the pictures I have taken in Peru so far. I will post links when I update with photos from Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.
11.05.09 – the regular
getting there
Cultural issues surrounding privacy can be one of Kiva's biggest challenges regarding implementation in the field. Not everyone wants their photo publicized and many hold suspicions when it comes time to sign a waiver. But I think the biggest challenge for Kiva is far more prosaic. The act of getting to a borrower can be an ordeal in and of itself, and things just got more 'adventurous' at my MFI.
EDPYME Alternativa has created a new loan product – called Capital Semilla or Seed Capital – destined specifically for clients who will become Kiva borrowers. Loans of $300 or less at a low interest rate are now offered to rural entrepreneurs. Finding them for the interview generally involves a unique combination of collective vans, collective taxis, mototaxis and walking aimlessly through fields – for hours.
And the journeys take us through landscapes that are beautiful whether through unforgivingly desolate desert or knee high cornfields with palm and locust trees spotting the hazy windless horizons.
For your viewing pleasure I have chronicled one day's worth of transportation that Manuel (the Kiva Assistant) and I embarked on in order to find just 4 borrowers.
10.28.09 – getting there


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We have bowling tomorrow starting at 7 am, we have to be there by 6:30 to check in. We also have bowling Saturday at noon. Sunday we'll be cleaning and packing.
Luckily we don't have any snow or ice, temps are suppose to be near 30 today, an actual heat wave for us! =)
We have my nephew's first birthday party on Saturday and my stepdaughter turns 14 on Sunday. Hopefully it won't be too cold.
very sick of this snow and cold. I hate not being able to enjoy the outside. I am ready to plant my garden, go swimming, go for walks.
I am ready for my husband to take his projects outside instead of in my kitchen or front room. I have and 8x8 bar being made in my front room. So over it, over the messes. This weekend I am praying this bar will be gone, but it won't cause we had to order sealent and this lovely snow has it trapped in the carolina's. Yea me...
But on a good note, I get to spend time with my hubby. :)
Hopefully, if we don't get anymore snow ... we have appointment to take our new pickup to the dealership for a recall notice; imagine, a 2014 getting a recall already! We have a 9:00 appt. so I'm hoping we'll go get breakfast after, but we shall see. Other than that, just normal weekend stuff ... grocery shopping and laundry.
LOL, you're staying home because of it but are out in it? Are you shoveling snow or playing in it?
Quoting goodmama85: Staying home from this wicked snow which I'm out in now o.O.
I don't blame you. It never really snows down here but we did get some a while back - 0.8" lol - just enough to be pretty and make the roads icy. How much snow have you gotten where you are?
Quoting Mommy2Boys0900: I don't plan to leave my house at all this weekend, starting tomorrow. I hate the snow. Spring, hurry up & get here!


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Wentworth Miller is Boxed In
Whistler (Chris Vance) and Michael (Wentworth Miller) come face to face with Susan B. (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, pictured below) in the Prison Break episode "Boxed In" airing Monday, Nov. 19 @ 8PM ET/PT on FOX.
FOX really varied Michael's costume with two red stripes on the sleeve on his shirt! How DARING.
"Boxed in" Synopsis: Michael finds himself in solitary confinement and must talk his way out. His interlocutor: Sona's new commanding officer. Meanwhile, Susan B. finds a way to keep Linc motivated; Lang has a parting gift for Mahone; Sucre makes another delivery to Sona and Susan B. makes him an offer; T-Bag makes Whistler an offer and Sofia confronts him; Bellick's refusal to mop up a mess puts him in a very messy situation; and a mysterious American woman travels to Panama to see Michael.
The Prison Break double episode "Photo Finish/Vamonos" airs tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 5 @ 8PM ET/PT on FOX.


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Most of us will at some time be told by our doctors to go on a "liquid diet" for a couple of days so that we can do tests and undergo various procedures. Colonoscopies and blood tests are among these tests. It is guaranteed that anyone going on a liquid diet will lose weight, because the body simply can't live of off liquids for too long.
This is why some people decide to go on a "liquid diet" with the sole purpose of losing weight, with no other medical reason. This decision can be a dangerous one and that's why we'll discuss about the nature of the liquid diet in this article. Let's start with the basics:
What is the Liquid Diet?
When on the liquid diet you are supposed to only be ingesting clear liquids. These can be clear broths, juices and sodas.
What happens when you only drink clear liquids and eat no solids, is that your body simply can't absorb enough calories to sustain your weight. Liquids are quickly excreted from the body and your intestines stay empty. This is the fact that makes liquid diet so good for tests concerning the digestive tract. Without any food in your digestive system, doctors can have a clear look at what might be going wrong.
The liquid diet is not pleasant at all and should not be attempted without a doctor's supervision. It isn't an "easy solution", since you will feel extreme hunger and discomfort after more than a day.
Benefits of the Liquid Diet
There are plenty of benefits when it comes to a liquid diet, which is the reason why it is medically approved in some cases. Here are some of these benefits in a nutshell:
- Rapid weight loss. If you stick to clear liquids your body just has to get rid of body fat to get the energy it needs.
- Great solution for people who simply can't lose weight on their own. Doctors might resort to having patients go on a liquid diet to lose weight, so that they can do life-saving surgery.
- Important for medical procedures. Sometimes a liquid diet is necessary for tests to be done correctly.
Even though the liquid diet is beneficial in some very specific circumstances, sadly there are far to many disadvantages to consider it safe.
Disadvantages of the Liquid Diet
You should never attempt to do a liquid diet without your doctor's permission, because:
- It is extremely hard to get all minerals and vitamins you need. You body simply can't live for long without a balanced diet, which can't be achieved with liquids alone.
- Your body needs proteins and fats. Clear liquids won't offer you enough macronutrients to stay healthy for long.
- It can be very painful. Having starved your body like that will cause you a lot of distress. Generally suffering like this for a few lost pounds usually leads to more weight gain once the old eating pattern re-emerges.
- It can't be done for long. If you go on a liquid diet for more than a week you might actually get very sick, sometimes with permanent consequences. Those who go on liquid diets for long are usually in hospital and constantly monitored.
It's quite obvious that a liquid diet can't even count as a fad, because it is simply far too dangerous and poor in nutrients.
It is actually extremely hard to make a balanced liquid meal plan. Some diets which include one or two solid meals along the liquid diet can actually work very well, because you can get all the necessary protein and fats from those small solid meals and still have an impressive weight loss because most of your meals are liquid and meagre.
Most of us know that the only efficient way to get lean and stay lean is to have a lifestyle we can actually live with for the rest of our lives. Since you absolutely can't live on a liquid diet, happily and healthily, for long, you know that at best it can be a tool to help you try out something better.
The most important message one has to remember about liquid diets is: Never attempt one without your doctor's supervision and blessing. It is not a good idea to attempt a liquid diet at all unless you are told by a professional that you have to.


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John Kerry has gotten his very own teachable moment. Of course, that moment has been an utter waste of, well, all the time he's been Secretary of State. The U.S. is stepping back from trying to get the Palestinians to talk peace, because John Kerry has discovered that it's impossible to have peace when at least one of the partners isn't interested in actually achieving it. Of course, he blames Israel as much as the Palestinians. But let us review. Israel freed over a hundred convicted terrorists, including murderers. Israel froze settlement building for nine months. Israel has continuously come to the talks with the idea of compromising. In the meantime, Abbas has refused every single chance at compromise, insisted that Israel must retreat to the 1949 Armistice lines, release all Palestinians in Israeli jails, and allow Palestinian refugees to overwhelm Israel in any agreement. Oh, and since Israel refused to release the last group of murderers without a Palestinian promise to continue talking past the end of April, Abbas signed papers to get the PA into 15 UN organizations in yet another move to make an end run around talks to establish a Palestinian state.
John Kerry, and I presume Barack Obama, have finally learned what every president since Jimmy Carter has learned: The Palestinian leadership does not want peace. It wants all of Israel. And Kerry offered the worst deal ever: Jonathan Pollard goes free if Israel releases more terrorist murderers. How unprecedented is that, to offer to release an American prisoner in exchange for Palestinian prisoners? It just begs to encourage the Taliban to demand prisoners from the U.S. in exchange for our captive soldier.
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Harang, Braves nearly no-hit Mets
Wright's 8th-inning single only N.Y. hit; Mets trade Davis
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Aaron Harang threw no-hit ball for seven innings but was pulled after 121 pitches, and reliever Luis Avilan gave up David Wright's two-out single in the eighth as the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 6-0 Friday night.
Before the game, the Mets traded slumping first baseman Ike Davis to Pittsburgh, parting ways with a power hitter who proved to be too inconsistent at the plate. Pittsburgh sent minor-league right-hander Zack Thornton and a player to be named to New York for the 27-year-old Davis.
As Harang's pitch count increased on a chilly evening, it seemed doubtful manager Fredi Gonzalez would let him go the distance. Harang worked around six walks, including two in the sixth inning and another pair in the seventh.
Harang (3-1) left for a pinch hitter during a long, four-run eighth. He was never in the on-deck circle — the decision had already been made that he was done.
Jordan Walden completed the combined one-hitter.
The Mets hit few balls hard against the resurgent Harang, who lowered his ERA to an NL-best 0.70. The closest they came to a hit off the 35-year-old right-hander was actually on a check-swing tapper by Travis d'Arnaud in the second inning.
Second baseman Dan Uggla charged, snapped a throw and d'Arnaud was called out. Television replays appeared to show d'Arnaud might've been safe with an infield hit, and manager Terry Collins discussed the call with first-base umpire Eric Cooper. But Collins didn't challenge it because Lucas Duda, who had been on first, tried to advance to third and was easily beaten by first baseman Freddie Freeman's return throw.
Wright spoiled the combo no-hit bid with a clean single to left field.
The 6-foot-7 Harang took a no-hit try into the seventh inning for the second time this year. He did it in his season debut, giving up a leadoff single in the seventh at Milwaukee. He has never pitched a no-hitter in 13 major-league seasons.


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The slog that is known as the perjury trial of Roger Clemens and its series of scheduling problems may make it difficult for jurors to reach a fair verdict, the presiding federal judge said Tuesday
His comments come as the trial, entering its eighth week, has only one remaining alternate juror, down from an original four. U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton said he is concerned about the panel feeling rushed once they begin deliberating the baseball legend's fate, possibly as early as next week.
In the six weeks since testimony began, two jurors have been dismissed for sleeping on the job and another excused after her mother died. Walton told lawyers Tuesday that one of the remaining 13 jurors plans to travel to Germany on June 19 to attend a six-month program. The judge also is worried that another juror may be dozing in court.
Walton noted that jury deliberations in the trial of former senator John Edwards lasted eight or nine days.
"If that happens here we're in trouble," said Walton, whose own travel plans mean the trial will recess for two days next week.
As testimony continued Tuesday, one of Clemens's former Red Sox teammates called by the defense team testified that he watched the pitching legend get injected with liquid vitamin B-12 by an athletic trainer in the clubhouse at Fenway Park.
"It was commonplace for trainers to give shots back then," former right-handed pitcher Mike Boddicker testified.
Clemens is charged with committing perjury, making false statements and obstructing Congress in 2008 when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs during a House hearing. The hearing followed a report by former Sen. George Mitchell about the abuse of steroids in big league baseball.
Prosecutors allege that Clemens obstructed Congress when he told House investigators in a deposition that he was routinely injected with the vitamin B-12 by his strength coach and chief accuser, Brian McNamee. Clemens also told investigators that syringes of the vitamin were "lined up ready to go" after games.
The government's witnesses, including New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, have testified that McNamee and other strength coaches would not have had access to or the authority to give such injections. And they testified that they never saw pre-loaded needles in team clubhouses.
Defense attorney Rusty Hardin questioned Boddicker to suggest that the vitamin injections were part of the culture of big league baseball in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
On cross-examination, assistant U.S. attorney Steve Durham suggested that teammates were like family, conditioned to protect each other's reputations and secrets. Boddicker agreed: "What happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse."
But Hardin quickly tried to undo any impression that Clemens was engaged in untoward activity when he asked Boddicker if there was anything the ballplayer did that he asked his teammates to keep secret. After batting practice, Clemens left the ballpark in his uniform to visit sick children at a local hospital, Boddicker told jurors.
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Mumbai, July 11 -- Dev Patel, who is best known for his role in the Academy Awardwinning Slumdog Millionaire (2008), will soon team up with the District 9 (2009) director, Neill Blomkamp. The upcoming sci-fi project is based on Blomkamp's short film, Tetra Vaal.
At present, Dev seems to be on a movie signing spree. A few days ago, he signed on as the lead actor in The Man Who Knew Infinity, a biopic based on the life of mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. And now, he is all set to come on board Blomkamp's project, Chappie, opposite Sharlto Copley.
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With Lazio keen to move on from Saturday's heavy defeat in Tuscany, Edy Reja has promised a strong reaction will follow from the Lazio players.
The Aquile fell to a surprising and resounding 4-0 defeat to Siena in Serie A's first match of the calendar year, something that Reja immediately apologised for after the final whistle.
Speaking on Monday, the 66-year-old Coach reiterated that message to fans.
"There is no excuses for the performance at Siena, you cannot argue with a game of this kind because we produced a performance below the quality of Lazio.
"This is a group and when this happens all are responsible, including the Coach. I hope that this expierence is used to start again from, so we can return to better times at Lazio."
President Claudio Lotito and sporting director Igli Tare held a 40-minute meeting with the players on Sunday morning at training, to reportedly make clear that the recent performances to Siena and Chievo were unacceptable.
"The President's intervention was right and he had every reason to do so," admitted Reja. "The confrontation with the guys in the dressing room ended with the belief that there must be a reaction. We all agree that a general performance is not acceptable.
"If the team does continue in this way, we will need to reflect on the situation and find a solution.
"We have said that we will turn a page and start again tomorrow in the Coppa Italia match with Hellas Verona.
"Tomorrow I will put together the strongest team available to try to go through, this is our will. I think there will be five or six changes, with respect to Saturday."
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Delhi gang-rape: girl has lot of inner strength, say docs
Doctors treating the 23-year-old gang-rape victim at New Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital may attempt to wean her off the ventilator on Friday to see if she can breathe on her own. HT reports.delhi Updated: Dec 21, 2012 01:58 IST
Doctors treating the 23-year-old gang-rape victim at New Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital may attempt to wean her off the ventilator on Friday to see if she can breathe on her own.
The girl has been on ventilator in the hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) since Monday morning when she was brought to the hospital after being subjected to a brutal sexual assault by four men on a bus on Sunday.
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"Our aim is to bring her out of the ICU eventually. We have observed that she is capable of breathing on her own but we didn't attempt weaning her off as yet because it has not even been 48 hours after we performed the second procedure on her," said a senior doctor.
The girl has been put on what is called a T-piece trial, which is one of the testing methods used for weaning patients off the mechanical ventilation that involves pumping oxygen directly into the trachea through a connected tube.
If the person is able to breathe successfully than the ventilator is removed, otherwise the patient can be reattached to the artificial support.
"If we succeed tomorrow, she will be able to talk properly rather than communicating through chits," the doctor added.
Doctors at the AIIMS trauma centre were also called in for their opinion on her condition.
The girl is at present on various medicines to maintain her vital parameters and the doctors will gradually see whether her body will be able to sustain on its own without the medicinal and ventilatory support.
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"The initial gangrene threat has been overcome and now our concern is smouldering infections in her many injuries. But if she continues to respond the way she is responding to treatment at the moment, there is a possibility she may pull through," said Dr Athani.


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Employers cry foul over NSSF Bill
Saturday September 7 2013
The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) and the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) have accused the government of fraudulently trying to take over operations at NSSF by ejecting their representatives from the board.
The umbrella bodies Saturday jointly accused the government of secretly introducing an amendment to the recently published National Social Security Fund Bill 2013.
"We wish to jointly object to the provision of part III section 6(d) (i)(ii) of the newly published NSSF Bill 2013. The section published is an affront to the employers and workers in Kenya," said FKE Executive Director Jacqueline Mugo.
Mrs Mugo said the amendment would give absolute powers to the Labour Secretary to appoint the Fund's managing trustee and all the trustees as well as to remove the representatives of workers and employers from the board.
"The Bill is designed and intended to oust representatives of employers and workers from the NSSF Board of Trustees in preference to any Tom, Dick and Harry the minister wishes to reward with appointment to the board," she said.
As a result, the two bodies withdrew their support for the Bill that is due to be taken to Parliament. They have now written to the Attorney-General demanding that the Bill be withdrawn and revised, saying they were not consulted when the amendments were made.
The Bill states: "Two persons who shall be appointed by virtue of their knowledge and experience in matters relating to human resource, investments, banking or corporate management, one of whom shall be opposite gender, to represent employers in Kenya."
This, the FKE and Cotu read as mischief meant to perpetuate cronyism which could introduce interference in the management of NSSF. The Bill also states that two representatives of employees shall be appointed on the basis of their knowledge and experience in matters relating to labour relations, law or business, one each of opposite gender.
FKE and Cotu alleged that the government is dismantling the structure of NSSF board which, over the years, has been tripartite (government, workers and employers) and in line with international standards. "We are curious to know why the government, which is not a contributor to the fund, would have 100 per cent control on the management of the Fund by appointing both the managing trustee and all the fund trustees," said Mrs Mugo.
"The government must come out clearly if it is trying to turn NSSF into a government entity," she said.