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As stocks push further into record high territory, there's plenty of unease that the six-year-old bull is poised for a messy collapse. For most of the year, stocks have zigzagged, and it took until late May for the S&P 500 SPX, -0.49% , Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.80% and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.59% to all close higher for the year on the same day. But now investors have to navigate their way through a historically weak period for stocks (May through October plus midterm elections), the anticipated end of Federal Reserve monthly asset purchases, and economic data that doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. We asked professional stock pickers why they were bullish — or not — and for the charts that made their case. Here's what they said.
—Wallace Witkowski
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1. Stocks need a wall of worry
Russell Rhoads, senior instructor at the Options Institute at CBOE, said there's a "justified complacency" in the market right now. The CBOE Volatility Index VIX, +9.04%, which is at historical lows, continues to pull back from brief spikes following small shocks like the Russia-Ukraine conflict. What's missing from the current market is a confluence of two unexpected negative events, a "double whammy" that could undercut confidence and trigger a massive selloff, he says. Until that happens, stocks are likely to continue climbing the wall of worry, making minor pullbacks along the way.
— Wallace Witkowski
2. The small cap retreat was overdue
Some investors fear this spring's sharp selloff in small-cap stocks portends a broader market decline. Brian Belski doesn't think so. BMO's chief investment strategist says small caps have performed exceedingly well over the course of the bull market, making a respite "long overdue." At the same time, the long run of small-cap outperformance has lulled many investors into believing that small caps "always work" and that the market is headed for trouble when they don't. Belski dismisses that idea, reminding that while small-cap performance is one internal indicator of market strength, it's hardly the only one or the most reliable. He notes that other internal indicators, including cyclical stocks (see chart) and the Dow Jones Transportation Average DJT, -0.47% are at or near records and remain in a sharp uptrend.
— William Watts
3. Average returns still have way to go
Yes, the bull market is in its sixth year, but stocks still could have room to run. The chart shown here is good evidence for the stock market's advance continuing, suggest the market strategists at Bespoke Investment Group. Over the last ten years, the S&P 500 is up 64.8%, they wrote in a recent blog post about this chart. "This might seem like a lot, but compared to past runs for the index, it barely shows up." The index's average rolling 10-year return since 1937 has been 103%, so the current 10-year gain of 64.8% is only two-thirds of that average, according to Bespoke. And that could be taken as a sign that the bull run will keep going.
— Victor Reklaitis
4. Treasury yields not signalling recession
There's a belief that the only thing that really kills off a bull market is a recession. Shake off that worry, says Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial. He says a recession is not imminent because of the current difference in short-term and long-term Treasury yields. Kleintop argues that an "inversion" of the yield curve, when short-term Treasury yields climb higher than long-term ones, has predicted market tops for the past 50 years. "Even if long-term rates stay at the very low yield of 2.6%, to invert the yield curve by 0.5%, the Fed would need to hike rates from around zero to over 3%!" according to Kleintop. Federal Reserve members indicate that a fed funds rate of 3% or more is not likely until 2017. The 10-year Treasury yield on Tuesday was at 2.5%.
— Wallace Witkowski
5. Weak gold favors stocks
Gold often has an inverse correlation to U.S. equities but that's been more obvious in the last year or so, with prices in 2013 for gold futures GCM24, -0.15% losing about 28% versus a nearly 30% gain in the S&P 500 Index. On Tuesday, gold futures settled at their lowest point in nearly four months. "A de-coupling of the S&P 500 and gold chart can be seen, giving further evidence of investors' flight towards risk for additional return," said Adam Koos, president and portfolio manager at Libertas Wealth Management Group. "On both ends of the spectrum, there are clear signs of stalling as of recent," he said. Gold can't seem to find a clear direction and the S&P 500 is trading back and forth in a similar range-based fashion." Short term, Koos said that investors should be "cautiously optimistic" about stocks and keep gold in their back pocket as a hedge. Based on the chart, however, and taking on a longer-term perspective, Koos said "the relationship between gold and U.S. equities still favors the latter."
— Myra Saefong
6. Small-cap stocks are actually oversold
Katie Stockton, BTIG's chief technical strategist, leans bullish, and she points to the adjacent chart as a reason to be upbeat. The chart is bullish for small-cap stocks, and it's also encouraging for the broader market, she says. The chart shows that small caps are at their most oversold level since late 2012, while remaining in a long-term uptrend, according to the BTIG technician. "This in turn is also bullish for the broader market, given the negative sentiment surrounding small caps and high beta," Stockton told MarketWatch in an email. The Russell 2000 RUT, -0.11% regained its 200-day moving average in late May and is up a little over 1% for the month.
—Victor Reklaitis
7. Bear call: beware the complacency of the low VIX
The VIX could also be sounding a warning for stock holders. The low VIX along with technical levels of the Russell 2000 RUT, -0.11% and the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.49% are signalling a bearish case of complacency, according to Jonathan Krinsky, chief market technician at MKM Partners. "We are clearly in a lower volatility regime of late, but the question is how long can that last. The bulls will argue that a low VIX shows there is nothing to fear, and therefore the market should continue to drift higher with limited volatility events. The bears will argue this is a sign of complacency, and a reversion is likely. We tend to side with the latter, and at a minimum would be looking at hedging strategies," Krinsky said. Even with the Russell 2000 bouncing back, Krinsky said we're "not out of the woods yet," adding that it's hard to get enthusiastic about the S&P 500 reaching a record high on Friday on the lowest volume of the year.
— Wallace Witkowski
8. Nikkei weakness could be contagious
It's been a rough year for Japan's Nikkei index NIK, +0.16%. After storming higher in 2013 as the Bank of Japan ramped up its own version of quantitative easing and drove down the Japanese yen, the index has retreated by around 10% year-to-date. There's been a bit of a recent rebound, but Chris Kimble of the Kimble Charting Solutions blog warned that the Nikkei is in danger of breaking an important support level that could lead to a further decline. That bears a resemblance to what happened in 2007, Kimble writes, when the Nikkei broke support in a similar pattern and indexes around the world soon followed it lower. "In my humble opinion, the Nikkei remains a global leader in both the bull and bear markets and the action of late in this index should be respected and watched closely," he wrote.
— William Watts
9. Bullish sentiment still too high
The evidence is mounting that the S&P 500 is headed for a seasonal correction, although not the end of its bull run, according to Ari Wald, technical analyst at Oppenheimer Asset Management. He sees a warning in the adjacent chart, which shows 65% bullishness in a composite investor sentiment index. "To become more constructive on the S&P 500 we would like to see fewer bulls in the sentiment survey data," Wald told MarketWatch in an email. He said his team is "looking for 40%-50% bullishness to mark a buying opportunity." They also believe "sector and stock selection should be a more rewarding exercise than anticipating market direction in the coming months," he said, adding they like big-cap tech, industrials and energy stocks.
—Victor Reklaitis
10. Good-bye QE, good-bye bull
The S&P 500 could fall 15% to 20% this year as the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program draws to a close, says Peter Boockvar, chief market analyst at The Lindsey Group. He says the underpinnings of such a decline have apparent with the performance in the Russell 2000 and high-flying stocks. "This market is being supported by Fed policy. When you take one of those crutches away, you are going to get a negative effect on the stock market," he said in an interview.
Stock-market declines have come after the end of the Fed's two previous bond-buying programs, also known as quantitative easing. After the first program ended in March 2010, the S&P 500 dropped 16% from its highest point on April 23, 2010 to its lowest point on July 2, 2010. The second program, which finished at the end of June 2011, was followed by a 19% decline between July 7 and October 3 of that year. Of course, it's not completely fair to compare the time periods because the U.S. economy was in different shape and external factors such as the Greek debt crisis also weighed on stocks. But Boockvar said the current presence of "major" evaluation risks – profit margins are at record highs, for example – will lead to the same result. "The stock market to me is extremely overvalued," he said. "I still think the end result is the same, in that a lot of the QE fluff that drove the market in 2013 is going to come out in 2014."
—Saumya Vaishampayan
11. Bubbles a-brewing for a 2016 pop
Jeremy Grantham sees a stock market in the grip of growing bubble, but he doesn't believe it will pop imminently. In his quarterly letter earlier this month, the co-founder and chief investment strategist at GMO lays out the case for a desultory climb higher in stocks. But make no mistake, he writes: "the market bubble will burst, as bubbles always do, and will revert to its trend value, around half of its peak or worse." So how does he define a fully blown bubble? His analysis would have it that valuations need to be two standard deviations — or 2-sigma — above their actual value. But as the chart at left illustrates, we're not quite there yet: we're closer to 1.4 standard deviations. That means the S&P 500 is likely to keep rising to a peak of about 2,250 around the time of the 2016 elections. That's when investors would be well advised to look out below.
—Ben Eisen
11. Bubbles a-brewing for a 2016 pop
Jeremy Grantham sees a stock market in the grip of growing bubble, but he doesn't believe it will pop imminently. In his quarterly letter earlier this month, the co-founder and chief investment strategist at GMO lays out the case for a desultory climb higher in stocks. But make no mistake, he writes: "the market bubble will burst, as bubbles always do, and will revert to its trend value, around half of its peak or worse." So how does he define a fully blown bubble? His analysis would have it that valuations need to be two standard deviations — or 2-sigma — above their actual value. But as the chart at left illustrates, we're not quite there yet: we're closer to 1.4 standard deviations. That means the S&P 500 is likely to keep rising to a peak of about 2,250 around the time of the 2016 elections. That's when investors would be well advised to look out below.
—Ben Eisen


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The 2011 Person of the Year issue is the product of a year's worth of reporting and thinking
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Yangsan, South Korea, Shut down the illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses and markets.
If you want to help fight the grisly South Korean dog and cat meat trade and make a difference in South Korea, here are a few quick actions you can take that could save millions of dogs and cats each year.
In Yangsan, there are countless dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets and restaurants where the dogs, who are tortured their entire lives, end up being slaughtered in the most inhumane ways, such as by electrocution, hanging or beating; and then thrown into boiling water – sometimes while they are still alive. In many places, dogs are being killed in full view of other terrified, caged dogs; and this takes place in broad daylight. In addition, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this industry, and are subjected to the same cruelty. Click HERE to learn more about Yangsan's massive dog meat industry.
Video: Dog meat farmers trading hundreds of dogs in the hillside in Yangsan.
Video: The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea
Video: South Korea's horrific dog slaughter. Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE)
A Search Engine reveals the sickening scale of Yangsan's dog meat demand.
Shown below are two search results on Naver (the most popular search engine in Korea) – the first one was for so-called "Health Food Shops" which commonly sell dog elixirs and cat elixirs (also known as dog soju and cat soju); and the second one was for "dog meat restaurants".
The searches resulted in: 79 Health Food Shops; and 42 dog meat restaurants in and around Yangsan.
Even if half of these 'Health' Food Shops and restaurants serve dog and cat 'ingredients' in one form or another, just imagine how many dog/cat slaughterhouses must be present in and around Yangsan in order to supply all of these outlets.
There are laws in South Korea against selling dogs and cats for consumption yet these laws are blatantly ignored.
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Please sign petition, call, write and email the Yangsan Mayor and the City Council TODAY!
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Mayor Kim Il-Gwon
City of Yangsan
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Postal Code 50624
South Korea
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Yangsan City Council
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Postal Code 50624
South Korea
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Subject: Yangsan, South Korea, Shut down the illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses and markets.
Petition: Yangsan, South Korea, Shut down the illegal dog meat farms, slaughterhouses and markets.
Dear Mayor Kim Il-Gwon and the Yangsan City Council members,
Please watch this documentary, "The Dog Meat Professionals: South Korea" https://youtu.be/cCdTceduKcY.
We ask you to take immediate action to crack down on the illegal dog farms, slaughterhouses, markets and restaurants that serve dog meat in your city. We request that an official document be issued, mandating that the following existing Korean laws be enforced by its government officials, police and judges:
Unauthorized processing of food waste fed to dogs in the meat trade is a violation of the Wastes Control Act, Article 15-2, Article 25, Section 3. Suppliers of food waste and transporters of food waste to dog meat farms are violating this regulation.
Food waste fed to dogs in the dog meat trade is a violation of the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act, Article 14, Section 1 & 2. Unauthorized collection of food waste and the act of feeding it to dogs in the meat trade is in violation of this regulation.
Excrement and resulting environmental damage produced as a by-product of the illegal dog meat farm is a violation of the Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta Article 11. The excrement produced at dog meat farms causes environmental damage to the immediate and surrounding area.
The act of the slaughtering of dogs for human consumption is a violation of the Animal Protection Act Article 8, Section 1, Clause 4. The act of the slaughtering of a dog, without justifiable ground – such as out of necessity for veterinary treatment, or in circumstances of immediate threat, harm or damage to human life or property, is a violation.
The slaughter of dogs by electrocution is a violation of the Animal Protection Act, Article 8, Section 1, Clause 1. Inflicting injury or death to any animal by the following means: battery by tools, exposure to drugs, exposure to extreme heat or fire, electrocution and drowning is subject to legal punishment. Therefore, the routine slaughter of dogs by butchers and farmers by these methods is in violation of the Act. Further, electrocution as a method of slaughter is internationally recognized as an inherently cruel method of slaughter and banned globally.
The slaughter of dogs from an unauthorized slaughterhouse is a violation of Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Article 7 Section 1. The Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, states that dogs are officially recognized and classified as "animals" that are "prohibited from being slaughtered and distributed as food for human consumption". Therefore, those vendors operating dog slaughterhouses are operating outside of the parameters of the law and in violation of the law.
The slaughter of dogs for his/her own consumption is a violation of the Animal Protection Act, Article 10. The intent of the Act is to ensure that no animal is slaughtered in a cruel or revolting manner, and shall be free from unnecessary pain, fear, or stress during the process of slaughter. Therefore, the only humane way of slaughtering dogs would be by euthanasia (lethal injection). All currently practiced methods of slaughter by butchers, farmers and traders excludes euthanasia as a method of slaughter, therefore they are all in breach of this Act. This is also a violation of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act Article 7 Section 1 Clause 2. According to the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, the slaughter of animals for his/her own consumption is allowed only for the livestock animals that are publically announced as classification of livestock in the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act and dogs are not classified here.
The display and sale of dog carcasses in traditional outdoor markets is a violation of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 4, 5. Violation of laws banning the sale of harmful food due to the contamination from unsanitary and illegal slaughter of the animal and display of the dog carcass. For example, dog carcasses are routinely contaminated by microorganisms that cause human diseases and food poisoning; this can lead to serious and life threatening health complications. There are also strict laws that ban the sale of meat from sick animals, due to the fact that there is no quality control or formal monitoring of slaughter practices in the dog meat trade it is very likely that violation of these laws is happening routinely.
Dog meat restaurants' sale of dog meat soup made with dog carcasses from an unknown source is a violation of Food Sanitation Act Article 44 Section 1 Clause 1. Uninspected livestock products must not be transported, stored, displayed, sold or used for manufacturing or processing of food for human consumption.
Please refer to the legal information regarding the dog meat consumption in South Korea published by KARA (Korea Animal Rights Advocates): https://www.ekara.org/activity/against/read/7537 https://koreandogs.org/kara-publishes-legal-information-booklet-ending-dog-meat-consumption/
The United States House of Representatives has formally passed H.Res. 401, "Calls for an end to the dog and cat meat industry and urges all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade." (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/401)
International coverage of the brutal dog and cat meat trade in South Korea has stained your city's image. The time to end this tragedy is now. The favor of your reply is requested.
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If souls go out their way of the netherworld to ask for prayers from the living, how eager would these souls be once they know of a person who is as eager as to pray for them even without them asking for it?
And how the soul helps you out especially when you, the intercessor, never know its name!
The soul I wanted to pray for was the soul of the father of a friend.
But this friend would not give me the name of her father no matter how I insisted.
It might be because this friend resented over my non-appearance to her father's funeral.
I was broke at the time, nothing to even buy load for my cellular phone to contact and inform her of the matter.
I was even too sick to walk my way to the wake.
And because of this, I never knew the cemetery where the remains of her father were to be buried.
After the burial, I was able to secure some money to contact her and asked for the name -- for prayers!
But she would not reply pertaining to her father's name.
I was thinking, she might change religion that never believes in soul-praying.
Well, enough of speculations!
The soul would find ways to let me know its name.
For, I do believe souls are in dire need of prayers.
Souls even visit the living through dreams to tell of this intercessory need of theirs.
I left everything to the soul and I let myself forget about it.
One day, I came to visit my mother's grave.
And after praying for my mother's soul, I decided to do "slow-walking" towards the interior of the cemetery while saying another rosary -- this time, for other souls.
Along the way, towards the end of the cemetery, I noticed a freshly-laden grave with the name "Severino" of the family name of my friend.
"Was your father's name Severino?" I asked my friend via text message.
Her reply was vague.
It could be understood as "no" or "yes" by our dialect.
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Every week -- often with your help -- Food52's Senior Editor Kristen Miglore is unearthing recipes that are nothing short of genius.
Today: You can make baguettes at home -- in 4 hours, from nothing -- and they'll disappear faster than your favorite bakery's.
Raise your hand if you've always wanted to get into the rhythm of baking your own bread. Now raise your hand if you've actually done it.
Too many of us have hesitated, then let the thought slip away. We froze at the technical abyss of caring for a sourdough starter, couldn't commit to consecutive days of planning and tending. We don't know what we're making for dinner tonight, let alone in three days. (But one day we swear this will all come naturally, just as soon as we've got that wood-burning oven and proofing cabinet.)
Right. This recipe is the aggressive, no-more-excuses shove that we need.
It comes from Dan Leader, founder of Bread Alone, via William Alexander's IACP-award winning Saveur Magazine story on American Bread. Leader developed the recipe to fit in home cooks' ovens and nestle into their schedules, with ingredients and equipment they've got nearby -- but he told me, "If I had to make it at Bread Alone, I'd make this recipe."
If I can make a really good baguette -- in 4 hours, from nothing -- you can too. It will have a resilient, toffee-colored crust and a honeycombed middle that huffs hot, yeasty air when you tear into it. The smell of it baking will simultaneously make you feel hungry, safe, and accomplished. It will taste like home and like Paris. It might have arrhythmic slashes across the top -- some would call them unprofessional; I call them spunky. (If you want to look like a pro, buy a nice lame.)
And it will only take you 4 hours of intermittent attention, and won't require a starter nor any equipment you don't already own. You have an oven, baking sheets, an ice cube tray, a skillet, parchment, and a pair of scissors, right? (Don't you love quizzes like this?) I'd bet you also have salt, flour, and water, probably even active dry yeast. (If not, the closest corner store does.)
"There are times when I plan out a menu only to realize I forgot to buy a baguette or two and can make this quick." Food52er Ashley Marie told me. "In addition, I find they're fun for when I want bragging rights for guests ('Why yes, these are really HOMEMADE baguettes I made fresh today')."
Here's how to do it -- as Leader says, "bread baking is more wait than work."
Stir together yeast and warm water. 10 minutes later, stir in flour.
Let that hang out for 20 minutes to hydrate.
Now add salt and knead for about 10 minutes, till it's smooth and springy. You could do this in a stand mixer with a dough hook -- or food processor, which Alexander prefers -- but I think a good knead is better than an hour of psychotherapy, and it's free.
Plop it in a greased bowl, seal it with plastic, and park it in a cold oven (or microwave) for about 45 minutes. Its girth will double.
Fold it like a T-shirt, then put it back. Within an hour, it will double again.
Now roll it into three baguette-like tubes. Don't use much flour -- a little sticking will help keep them from sliding around.
Line your tubes up on a floured piece of parchment, then scoot them together with parchment poking up between each tube of dough. Stick rolled towels on each side as ramparts, so the baguettes rise up, not outward in their last stint.
While they double again, heat your oven to 475° F, with a baking stone (or rimless or upside-down baking sheet) in the middle and a cast iron skillet in the bottom (you'll see why soon).
Once the baguettes are puffed and the oven is scorching, slash the tops with your fancy lame, or just snip them with scissors -- a trick I learned from our Test Kitchen Assistant, Erin McDowell. A knife that isn't razor sharp won't help you here.
Now this is the only part that takes coordination -- pull out your middle oven rack, confidently slide the parchment with loaves onto the stone (or faux-stone), then tuck the rack back in and pour ice cubes into your hot skillet. Shut the oven and walk away. Set a timer for 20 minutes. This steam will help the loaves finish rising before the crust forms.
And what a crust it will be. Four hours ago, this was still flour in a bin and yeast in a packet. You brought it to life, with the hands you have, the bread experience you don't. And you'll do it again soon.
Dan Leader's 4-Hour Baguette
Adapted slightly from Local Breads (W. W. Norton & Company, 2007) and Saveur Magazine
Makes 3 baguettes
1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) tap water, heated to 115° F1 teaspoon (1/8 ounces) active dry yeast3 1/4 cups (14 2/3 ounces) all–purpose flour3 teaspoons (3/8 ounces) Diamond Crystal kosher saltCanola oil, for greasing bowl1/2 cup ice cubes
See the full recipe (and save and print it) here.
Got a genius recipe to share -- from a classic cookbook, an online source, or anywhere, really? Please send it my way (and tell me what's so smart about it) at [email protected] Thanks to Food52 community member Ashley Marie for this one!
Photos by James Ransom
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A group of "brazen crooks," in the words of the New York Post, stole two pallets of iPad Minis, or 3,600 Minis, worth $1.5 million from JFK airport. The iPads had just arrived from China.
The crooks drove into the airport with a white tractor trailer around 11 PM on Monday night. They then used one of JFK's forklifts to load the two pallets worth of iPads into the truck. They left behind three other pallets worth of iPad Minis.
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The slide was caused by the failure of a timber wall on private property above the trail. A portion of what remains of the wall is resting against, and is supported by, a clump of trees directly above the Burke-Gilman Trail.
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U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland
The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw building was constructed in response to the destruction of the previous embassy building in World War II. It was built to house the U.S. mission to Poland, and serve as the center of diplomatic activity. The structure therefore required security considerations and unique space considerations that involved a main chancery building for office and public use. Aesthetically, the building was a representation of the United States on foreign soil, and was meant to incite respect and admiration for the country it was constructed for.
The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw complex consists of a five-story main chancery building and a three-story annex, named the Piekna Annex after the street which it faces. The plan of the complex consists of a rectangle with a central courtyard and a front facade which is taller than the rest of the building. The annex is an extension that forms an arm to the side road. The main facade is characteristic of the Modern Movement in its distinct simplicity and lack of ornament, use of new materials particularly metal, glass, and concrete, and its flat, horizontal arrangement and rhythmic balance of windows. The glass is the focus of this facade, lending to an ever-changing play of light and color in the appearance of the building.
Late 1950s to Early 1960s
The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw is located on Ujazdow Avenue (Aleje Ujazdowskie) between Ulica Wilcza and Ulica Piekna. It is located in the Srodmiescie district of Warsaw, which means the "downtown" or "city center" and houses both the Old Town (Stare Miasto) and New Town (Nowe Miasto) historic districts. The U.S. Embassy is neighbored by the embassies of other countries, including Romania, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Latvia, and New Zealand.
The embassy is a glass, concrete, and metal facade, materials typical of the work done by Welton Becket & Associates.
The diplomatic relationship between the United States and Poland began in 1871 when the first U.S. consulate was established in Warsaw, which was then under Russian Administration. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson recognized Poland as independent and in 1930, the American Legation to Poland was elevated to embassy status. With the outbreak of World War II, the embassy was moved from Warsaw to Paris, and then to London, before the mission was finally terminated on July 5, 1945. With the end of the war, the mission was re-established in Warsaw on July 31, 1945, less than a month after its termination in London. In the two years following, consulates were also established in Poznan and Krakow.
During World War II, the building that served as the U.S. Embassy was destroyed. In the interim between the re-establishment of the embassy and the construction of the new building, the mission took place in a Warsaw hotel. The need for a new building was clearly identified and the nearly seventy-five year diplomatic relationship between the United States and Poland necessitated a rebuilding of the U.S. mission to Poland and its physical markers.
The Foreign Building Office's decision to hire private architects for the design of new diplomatic buildings in the post-war construction period was based on the design requirements of the office. The designs were challenged not only to be contextual to the country's architecture, respectful of both the historic buildings and local traditions and customs, but also be inspiringly American, new, and boldly modern, in order to garner respect for the United States. The architects chosen were those that the FBO believed had exhibited these qualities in previous work.
Welton Becket & Associates was a prominent Los Angeles firm known primarily for office and corporate buildings. However, Becket also worked on a wide range of building types, including stores, hotels, airports, hospitals, and urban master plans. The firm grew to be one of the largest in the nation, and possibly the world, and therefore gained a wide variety of commissions abroad, such as the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt, and the Manila Jai Alai Building in Manila, Philippines. With this renown and international experience, Welton Becket & Associates was a natural choice for the design of one of the new embassy buildings.
Becket's other commissions vary widely in design but are adherent to the philosophies of modernism. One trend in his designs is that of the low, horizontal facade with a strong emphasis on windows, which the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw is a part of. Other buildings by Becket boast curved facades, complexes of multiple tall towers, and many other forms.
In relation to Becket's other buildings, this embassy has been greatly overshadowed. Buildings such as the Reunion Tower in Dallas, Texas, and Disney's Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida received more attention as Welton Becket designs than did the embassy. The embassy was also the center of criticism by the Architectural Advisory Panel in 1957, which cited the expanse of glass in the facade as a security concern for the embassy and stated that the entire facade was unable to provide the architectural dignity and appropriateness that masonry could provide.
In the mid-1940s and early 1950s, the Foreign Buildings Office of the United States began an extensive embassy and diplomatic building program. The feasibility of this program was primarily due to the post-war boom, in which funds were available, land was cheap, political or facility requirements changed (including the establishment of new nations), and, as in the case of Warsaw, embassy buildings were destroyed and needed to be rebuilt. In 1954, Pietro Belluschi, who was hired as an architect for the Foreign Buildings Office, created a memo nominating prominent architects and firms for the design of the future embassy buildings. Welton Becket was on the list, and was also one of the architects to later receive a commission. That commission was the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw.
Welton Becket's design for the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw is typical of corporate modern architecture in the late 1950s and early 1960s as well as the stock of other designs by his firm. It is characterized by a clean and simple facade, a significant use of glass, rhythmic window placement, and a distinct lack of ornament. Even with the criticism it faced at its outset, the design was successful in its purpose, and is even considered to be one of the best examples of embassy architecture in Poland. The design is also in harmony with other U.S. embassy architecture of the period, contributing to the context as a whole.
Hunt, William Dudley. Total Design; Architecture of Welton Becket and Associates. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971.
Inspection of Embassy, Warsaw, Poland. U.S. Department of State Office of Inspections. Report Number ISP-I-11-64A, September 2011.
Loeffler, Jane C. Architecture of Diplomacy : Building America's Embassies. New York, NY, USA: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.
Loeffler, Jane C. "The Architecture of Diplomacy: Heyday of the United States Embassy-Building Program, 1954-1960." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. Vol. 49, No. 3 (Sep. 1990):251-278.
Poland. U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian. Web. 10 February 2013.
United States Diplomatic Mission to Warsaw, Poland. U.S. Department of State. Web. 10 February 2013.
Welton Becket Associates. Welton Becket Associates. Los Angeles, Ca., 1950.


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Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Undergoing Surgery
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00671476
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Verified June 2009 by National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : May 5, 2008
Last Update Posted : January 10, 2014
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may make the tumor smaller and reduce the amount of normal tissue that needs to be removed.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying the side effects of doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome and to see how well it works in treating women with ductal carcinoma in situ undergoing surgery.
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|Drug: pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride Genetic: DNA methylation analysis Genetic: TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling assay Genetic: fluorescence in situ hybridization Genetic: loss of heterozygosity analysis Genetic: polymerase chain reaction Other: immunoenzyme technique Other: immunohistochemistry staining method Other: laboratory biomarker analysis Procedure: breast duct lavage Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy Procedure: therapeutic conventional surgery
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- To demonstrate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant intraductal pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride in women with ductal breast carcinoma in situ undergoing surgery.
- To demonstrate the ability to identify and cannulate the duct demonstrating precancerous disease in these women.
- To integrate the Humboldt Community Breast Health Project into the planning and execution of this study.
OUTLINE: Patients undergo identification of the intraductal lesions via cannulization. Patients receive pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride (PLD) intraductally through the inserted cannula. Some patients are randomized to receive saline instead of PLD. Within 4-6 weeks, all patients undergo surgery.
Patients undergo tissue and ductal fluid sample collection at baseline and at surgery for correlative laboratory studies. Tissue samples are assessed for histomorphology, proliferation (Ki67), cell death (apoptosis index), genetic markers, necrosis, inflammation, and loss of heterozygosity by HE stain, IHC, TUNEL, and PCR. Nipple aspirate and ductal lavage fluid samples are analyzed for cytomorphology (cellular atypia), proliferation (Ki67), cell death (TUNEL), differentiation (G-actin), and genetic markers (FISH) by quantitative fluorescence image analysis. Samples are also analyzed for bFGF and CEA by ELISA, and methylation by PCR.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 6 months for at least 2 years.
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|Intraductal Therapy of DCIS: A Presurgery Study
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|February 2008
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|February 2011
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Diagnosis of ductal breast carcinoma in situ by core needle biopsy
- No pathological invasive or microinvasive disease in the affected breast
- Mammographic microcalcifications are limited to one ductal system or one quadrant of breast
- Hormone receptor status not specified
- Menopausal status not specified
- Must be able to undergo necessary surgery
- Not pregnant
- No prior surgery or radiotherapy to the recently diagnosed breast
- More than 12 months since prior chemotherapy
- No prior subareolar breast surgery to the affected breast
- Not concurrently involved in a research protocol for unapproved new drug evaluation
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00671476
|United States, California
|St. Joseph Hospital
|Eureka, California, United States, 95501
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|Doctor Susan Love Research Foundation
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Topoisomerase Inhibitors
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Liposomal doxorubicin
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
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Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
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Interaction and integration with the community is one of the most effective ways for individuals with behavioral, emotional and intellectual challenges to practice various skills as well as gain confidence and pride.
Everybody can be great
because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve.
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a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.
Interaction and integration with the community is one of the most effective ways for individuals with behavioral, emotional and intellectual challenges to practice various skills as well as gain confidence and pride. These skills provide our individuals a foundation for future happiness and accomplishment. At Devereux, our children and adults seek happiness by giving back to the community through many volunteer activities, some of which are profiled below.
In fall 2011, a walk to cure diabetes was held in Wilmington, Delaware. In keeping with the CBHS Brandywine Program's Sanctuary Model Commitment to Promoting Social Responsibility, many of the children and staff gave of themselves to participate in the walk. There were numerous sponsorships and donations, and many walkers from both the Brandywine and Mapleton programs actively participated in the event. The outpouring of support, due in large part to the spirit and commitment of the children and adolescents in our programs, resulted in Team KENCANZ being the largest contingent and was one of only three teams that raised over $10,000 for juvenile diabetes ($11,317 and counting, to be exact).
We are very proud of each and every member of Team KENCANZ!
Students at the CIDDS Kanner Learning Center show their support for the Coatesville Soup Kitchen and Coatesville Children, Youth and Women's Alliance by collecting items they may need including clothing, hangers and shoes.
The CIDDS Girl Scout Troop has been busy this year. For a service project they donated one half of the money they raised selling cookies to a local homeless shelter. Now they are assisting a fellow troop with their Silver Award project—the design and decoration of banners for the light poles on the CIDDS campus, ultimately making it a more "kid" friendly area.
Keep up the good work!
Maurice, a gentleman who is part of the Adult Services family, has been volunteering at the local SPCA. This year he participated in the annual Walk-For Paws, their yearly fund raising event. On his own, he raised $155 for the charity and was asked to walk one of the shelter dogs that is up for adoption. For his efforts he earned the thanks and respect of those with whom he volunteers and a T-shirt. However, he decided not to wear it until Monday so he could show everyone at work at The Shops.
Great job Maurice!
David, an individual from Community Supported Employment, has begun a book cart program at Bryn Mawr Terrace, a local assisted living facility. His goal is to help people who cannot get to the lobby or library easily to access reading materials.
Congratulations David!
During October 2011, staff and children at CBHS held a very successful bake sale in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month. All proceeds were donated to the American Cancer Society—Breast Cancer Foundation.
Congratulations everyone on a great effort for a great cause.
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Welcome to the New Normal
The 2012 Olympics are just weeks away and NBCOlympics.com has pledged to live stream every event and sport for the first time ever — more than 3500 total programming hours, all viewable from your tablet or smartphone.
While watching the Olympics, you'll be able to view instant replays, send highlight videos to your friends, tweet on the latest play action, check stats…in short, enjoy a rich multimedia Olympics experience over the mobile network.
Welcome to the new normal.
Want to control the camera angles as you watch your favorite basketball team? This season, TNT NBA coverage offered viewers command of four different camera angles.
Welcome to the new normal.
Now imagine those same powerful experiences on a continuous and global scale. 2012 marks a milestone. This year, the number of Internet-connected mobile devices will exceed the world's population. This is a paradigm shift to what we call the "new normal": millions of people continuously using their mobile lifestyle devices throughout the day as they access and send video, social networks, games, news, email, and browsers – all simultaneously. Definitely not accepting frozen screens, slow feeds, or (speaking from personal experience) kids complaining that their movie/game/show is messing up.
In this new normal, mobile architectures must deliver the increasingly rich experience users expect — not just for the Olympics or NBA, but every day in every environment — while also achieving viable economics.
Truly innovative solutions are needed to thrive in this new mobile world.
Cisco just unveiled the industry's first elastic architecture for the next-generation mobile Internet. The mainstay of this elastic architecture, the Cisco ASR 5000 Multimedia Core Series, including the ASR 5500, has the ability to stretch and auto-size in response to rapid-fire changes in network demands. (Imagine a million fingers tapping on keypads as the underdog team suddenly moves ahead in the last 30 seconds.) This is the innovation that today's mobile networks need to thrive in the new normal.
Welcome to the new normal, your way.
It's an exciting time to be involved with Cisco. Together with our most innovative customers, we are constructing the infrastructure that will transform the human experience for millions!
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There were a couple sites that had some emigration databases you can search for when your ancestor would have left. One of them is on the website, www.dunbrody.com which is the page for the 1845 Emigrant Ship exhibit in New Ross, Ireland. On our research trip last year we visited this exhibit and were able to see what the conditions were like on this small ship, sometimes when you stand in a spot that holds such history you can feel your ancestor's story, maybe comprehend a little of what they must have went through. I recently watched a video that really brought home what our Irish ancestors went through during those Famine years and I recommend it highly to you.
The story is in the Spring of 1849, a coffin ship called Hannah, carrying 180 Irish emigrants fleeing Ireland's potato famine; hit an ice reef in the strait near Cape Ray, off the coast of Newfoundland. The captain, a 23 year-old Englishman, took flight in the only lifeboat, leaving his passengers to either drown or freeze to death. Seventeen hours later, the survivors were rescued by another famine ship, the Nicaragua. The video is a Canadian production of descendants of these survivors who travel the route their ancestors did and "feel" their story by being there. I've read many books and watched other things about the Great Famine but for some reason this really hit me as to what the horrors actually were and made me all the more determined to learn more about my Irish ancestors life during this time and what happened to the ones left behind. Sometimes we have tunnel vision on our research and are only interested in that next document find, but it is good to stop and realize these names and dates were people and they laughed and cried and suffered like all humans and they want us to know their story.
Good hunting and I hope you "feel" this video like I did. If you would like to learn more about the Irish famine join us on our Irish Research trip in 2014.


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Forwards Willie Cauley-Stein and Kyle Wiltjer are remaining with the University of Kentucky men's basketball team, but freshman guard Archie Goodwin is submitting his name in the NBA Draft pool, Wildcats coach John Calipari said today.
"I'm excited that Willie and Kyle have decided to return for next season," Calipari said. "When we talk about a players-first program, our goal is for each player to reach his dreams. Willie and Kyle believe it is in their best interest to return to Kentucky next season to achieve those dreams, and I fully support their decisions.
"Although I really wanted Archie to return for his sophomore season, I fully support him choosing to pursue his dreams. He has the drive and desire to be great and I will continue to do everything I can to make sure he succeeds in life both on and off the court.
"I believe, with another year of hard work and competition, they all can take their games to the next level. I look forward to seeing them all grow into young men."
Cauley-Stein was named to the Southeastern Conference all-freshman team this season after averaging 8.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in a disappointing run for the team. Kentucky became the first defending national champion in three years not to return to the NCAA tournament the next season.


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"My life has been changed. There is no question this procedure was the right fix for me," says Betheny Moseley of Buxton, Maine, who had severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for more than five years. "I'm a cancer survivor, and the treatment I was receiving increased my risk for osteoporosis, as does the medication for the treatment of my GERD. This was worrisome for me and I wanted to get off the GERD meds, but my symptoms were so bad I couldn't fathom it."
Moseley connected with David Rattner, MD, chief of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery at the MGH Digestive Healthcare Center, and on Oct. 9, 2012 became the MGH's first patient to receive a new, FDA-approved procedure called the LINX® Reflux Management System. The MGH was the first hospital in New England to offer this procedure, in which a flexible bracelet of magnetic titanium beads is laparoscopically implanted around the esophagus.
"GERD is caused when the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes either too often and for too long allowing acid from the stomach to reflux back into the esophagus," explains Rattner. "When the magnetic bracelet is in place, it augments or strengthens a weak lower esophageal sphincter – the muscle that opens and closes to allow food to enter and stay in the stomach."
"I have had zero GERD symptoms since the surgery," says Moseley. "I'm off of all the GERD medications, I don't get the painful indigestion, and I can eat what I want, when I want. The procedure has made a huge impact on my life."
Rattner says that while effective, this procedure is not for everyone. "The LINX® procedure is reversible; it's simpler to perform and it may avoid some of the side effects associated with other traditional anti-reflux operations. However, full evaluation is still needed to determine if someone is a candidate for this procedure, and long-term data are now being obtained."
To learn more about this procedure or to make an appointment, call 617-726-1893 or request an appointment online.
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For a variety of reasons, the redesigned diesel-powered Lazer Z mowers may be the right choice for your cutting needs. They make quick work of the largest, toughest jobs and raise the bar for cut quality, operator comfort, fuel efficiency and ease of handling. Our large 96-inch flex wing deck is capable of mowing over 9.5-acres per hour, making it the most productive mower Exmark has ever built.
- Improved Handling: The engine and radiator have been placed lower to the ground in the redesigned Lazer Z Diesel. This provides an even lower center of gravity leading to improved traction and a smoother ride.
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- Fuel Capacity: For longer work intervals, the Lazer Z Diesel has a 12.0-gallon capacity with two tanks. This will keep you mowing longer with fewer fill-ups.
- Tire Size / Ground Speed: The 26" x 12"-12" drive tires allow you to reach speeds up to 12.5 mph on machines equipped with the 1.6 Liter Common Rail engine. The large drive tires also provide superior traction and handling, giving you the ability to manage diverse terrain and conditions.
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- Drive Tires: 26x12-12, 6ply Multi Trac®
- Cup Holder: Standard
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- Steering Control: Hydraulically dampened twin levers, adjust fore and aft., also adjustable to 2 height positions. Adjustable dampeners (3 positions) to customize drive responsiveness.
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- Electrical: 12-volt battery with 55-amp alternator.
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- Engine Brand: Yanmar
- Engine Model: 3TNV88C
- Engine Displacement: 1,642
- Engine Series: TNV
- Engine Type: Common Rail Diesel
- Engine Speed: 3,000 RPM
- Air Filter: Heavy-duty canister air filtration system with electronic vacuum sensor
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Fuel Capacity: 12-gallon (45.4-L), side fuel tanks
- Fuel Indicator: Yes - mechanical float type
- Drive: Hydro-Drive
- Drive Description: Kanzaki KPS-18T Transmission, 15-quart oil capacity, spin-on filter. 18 cc shoe type pumps and 17.84 cubic inch Hydro-Gear HGM-H motors, hydraulic oil cooler.
- Speed: Infinitely variable speed selection from 0-12.5 mph (20 kmph) forward, 0-7 mph (11 kmph) reverse.
- Carb Compliant: Yes
- Deck Lift: Hydraulic
- Safety Package: Operator Presence Controls (OPC) and drive system interlock, with safety interlock system indicators.
- ROPS: 2-post foldable ROPS standard with seat belt and latch.
- PTO Engagement: Integrated wet clutch system in transmission, connected to right angle gearbox on deck via drive shaft
- Drive Wheel Release: Allows unit movement without engine running.
- Casters: .50" thick caster yoke arms.
- Model Description: Lazer Z Diesel 37 HP** Yanmar 3TNV88C Diesel w/72" UltraCut Series 4 Deck, Susp Seat & 15" Semi-Pneum
- Width / Cutting Deck: 72"
- Deck Style: Floating Deck
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- Deck Construction: 10-gauge top that is formed and continuously seam welded, 7-gauge side skirt and 7-gauge reinforced spindle mounting locations for improved strength and reduced weight.
- Blade Tip Speed: Approximately 18,500 fpm
- Cutting Heights: 1.0" (2.5 cm) to 5.5" (11.8 cm) in 0.25" (0.64 cm) increments adjustable from operator's seat.
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- Length: 99.6 in. (253.0 cm)
- Height: 72.5 in. (244.6 cm)
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NOTES:*The gross horsepower of these gasoline engines was laboratory rated at 3600 rpm by the engine manufacturer in accordance with SAE J1940 or SAE J2723. As configured to meet safety, emission and operating requirements, the actual engine horsepower on these mowers may be significantly lower. **The gross horsepower of the 3TNV80FT was laboratory rated at 2600 rpm; the 3TNV88C was laboratory rated at 3000 rpm by the engine manufacturer in accordance with SAE J1995. As configured to meet safety, emission and operating requirements, the actual engine horsepower on these mowers may be significantly lower.
- Engine Manufacturer
- Yanmar
- Engine Type
- Displacement
- 1,642cc
- Transmission
- Hydro-Drive
- Wheel Size
- 26x12-12, 6ply Multi Trac®
- Fuel Capacity
- 12 gal. (45.4 L)
- Deck Size
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This past week, I was tabbed out of the game writing an OverAchiever on Bloody Rare as a follow-up to our guide on Northern Exposure when something interesting started happening in the background. In the sliver of laptop screen dedicated to WoW, the chat channels exploded with warnings that the Alliance was attacking Orgrimmar. Given that the Midsummer Fire Festival is still going on with lots of players busy stealing enemy fires, this isn't particularly unusual. I shrugged and went back to work.
And yet, the warnings just kept coming. Curious, I tabbed back into the game to discover that a full 40-man Alliance raid was fighting its way to Garrosh Hellscream. Other players said that none of the other Horde leaders had been attacked, so I can only assume the raid was starting For the Alliance! with the toughest foe among them.
Now, Garrosh is by no stretch of the imagination anywhere near as popular as Thrall was, but lots of Horde players are still willing to defend him from attack because, well, he's got his moments. Orgrimmar's central district quickly became a lagfest of epic proportions as dozens of players who'd been gossiping in trade or loitering around the Auction House rushed to defend Garrosh. The Alliance raid was ultimately defeated, but they rallied and tried again -- unsuccessfully -- an hour later.
This was the first of three days that I saw the same Alliance raid desperately trying to kill Garrosh, and something started to niggle at me by day two. Namely, For the Alliance! and For the Horde! are among the very few achievements that are significantly tougher if you play one faction over the other.


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Nationals beat Tigers 5-4 for 2-game sweep
Ryan Mattheus, Drew Storen and Rafael Soriano combined for shutout relief after Dan Haren nearly squandered a four-run lead, and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Thursday to complete a two-game sweep of the AL champions.
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Ryan Mattheus, Drew Storen and Rafael Soriano combined for shutout relief after Dan Haren nearly squandered a four-run lead, and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Thursday to complete a two-game sweep of the AL champions.
Adam LaRoche singled in the first and second innings for his first consecutive multihit games this season, helping the Nationals to their first four-game winning streak of the year. Ryan Zimmerman, in a 2-for-14 slide coming in, had three hits.
Bryce Harper hit an RBI groundout in the first following Denard Span's leadoff double, and Harper came home from second when LaRoche singled and centerfielder Austin Jackson let the ball get past him for an error. Ian Desmond followed with a run-scoring single for a 3-1 lead.
Tigers pitcher Doug Fister (4-1) had an RBI single in the second off Haren (4-3), but the Nationals made it 5-1 in the bottom half on consecutive run-scoring singles by Zimmerman and LaRoche.
LaRoche has eight hits in his last 14 at-bats, raising his average from .129 through May 1 to .196.
"I like where he's at," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said before the game. "I think he's seeing the ball better. His timing's coming around."
Haren allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings, giving up a three-run homer in the sixth to Matt Tuiasosopo. That was the Tigers' first home run by a pinch hitter since Ryan Rayburn at the Chicago White Sox on Sept. 14, 2011.
Washington's three relievers had identical lines, each giving up a hit and striking out a batter in an inning. Soriano conveted his 12th save in 13 chances, retiring Prince Fielder on a game-ending flyout to the center field warning track with a man on.
Fister gave up five runs - four earned - eight hits and four walks in three innings, his first loss since Game 2 of the World Series at San Francisco last October. He was removed for a pinch hitter in the fourth. It was his shortest career start other than an outing at Cleveland in August 2011 when he was taken out after two innings because of a lengthy rain delay.
Fister drove in a run with his first hit since June 26, 2011, for Seattle. It was the first RBI by a Tigers pitcher since Rick Porcello had two on June 12, 2009.
Detroit had entered with nine wins in 10 games only to get swept for the first time since losing three games at the Los Angeles Angels from April 19-21. Omar Infante had three hits for the Tigers.
NOTES: The game was a makeup of Tuesday night's rainout. Rain fell during the second and third innings Thursday but play was not halted. ... Nationals OF Jayson Werth (strained right hamstring) took batting practice but missed his fifth straight game. Johnson said Werth's MRI was "pretty negative," indicating no serious problems. ... The Tigers' Jim Leyland has managed at every current big league ballpark other than Marlins Park, which opened in 2012. ... Ross Detwiler (1-3, 2.50) will face Cubs RHP Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 3.09) on Friday night in Washington. ... Max Scherzer (4-0, 3.43) starts at home Friday, opposed by RHP Cleveland's Corey Kluber (2-1, 3.06).