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SECRET BI-RACIAL DAUGHTER–This Jan. 31, 2005 file photo shows Essie Mae Washington-Williams during a book signing in Washington. Washington-Williams, the daughter of one-time segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond who kept her parentage secret for more than 70 years to avoid damaging his political career, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. She was 87. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, file)
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the mixed-race daughter of one-time segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond who kept her parentage secret for more than 70 years, has died. She was 87.
Vann Dozier of Leevy's Funeral Home in Columbia said Washington-Williams died Sunday. A cause of death was not given.
Washington-Williams was the daughter of Thurmond and his family's Black maid. The identity of her famous father was rumored for decades in political circles and the Black community. She later said she kept his secret because, "He trusted me, and I respected him."
Not until after Thurmond's death in 2003 at age 100 did Washington-Williams come forward and say her father was the white man who ran for president on a segregationist platform and served in the U.S. Senate for more than 47 years.
"I am Essie Mae Washington-Williams, and at last I am completely free," Washington-Williams said at a news conference revealing her secret.
She was born in 1925 after Thurmond, then 22, had an affair with a 16-year-old Black maid who worked in his family's Edgefield, S.C., home. She spent years as a school teacher in Los Angeles, keeping in touch with her famous father.
While Thurmond never publicly acknowledged his daughter, his family acknowledged her claim after she came forward. She later said Thurmond's widow, Nancy, was "a very wonderful person," and called Strom Thurmond Jr. "very caring, and interested in what's going on with me."
Paul Thurmond, a South Carolina state senator and son of Strom Thurmond, said in an email to The Associated Press, "I was sorry to hear of the passing of Ms. Washington-Williams. She was kind and gracious and I have the greatest respect for her, her life and her legacy."
Washington-Williams was raised by Mary and John Washington in Coatesville, Pa. When she was 13, Mary Washington's sister, Carrie Butler, told Essie Mae that she was her mother.
Washington-Williams met Thurmond for the first time a few years later in a law office in Thurmond's hometown of Edgefield.
"He never called my mother by her name. He didn't verbally acknowledge that I was his child," Washington-Williams wrote in her autobiography, "Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond."
"He didn't ask when I was leaving and didn't invite me to come back. It was like an audience with an important man, a job interview, but not a reunion with a father," she said in the book released January 2005.
It was the first of many visits between Washington-Williams and her father.
He supported her, paying for her to attend then-South Carolina State College at the same time Thurmond was governor. He also helped her later after she was widowed in the 1960s.
"It's not that Strom Thurmond ever swore me to secrecy. He never swore me to anything," she wrote. "He trusted me, and I respected him, and we loved each other in our deeply repressed ways, and that was our social contract."
Washington-Williams watched from afar as Thurmond ran for president as a segregationist for the Dixiecrat Party in 1948, saying "all the laws of Washington and all the bayonets of the army cannot force the Negro race into our theaters, our swimming pools, our schools, our churches, our homes."
Washington-Williams recalled once asking her father about race.
Thurmond defended his beliefs as part of the "culture and custom of the South," she wrote.
"I certainly never did like the idea that he was a segregationist, but there was nothing I could do about it," Washington-Williams said in 2003. "That was his life."
Thurmond later softened his political stance and renounced racism. But he never publicly acknowledged his oldest daughter or the active role he played in her life. Thurmond and his first wife, Jean, were married in 1947; she died in 1960. They had no children. He had four children with his second wife, the former Nancy Moore, whom he married in 1968.
Washington-Williams was left unsettled by her father's death. At her daughter's encouragement she decided to make her story public.
"In a way, my life began at 78, at least my life as who I really was," Washington-Williams wrote. "I may have called it 'closure,' but it was much more like an opening, a very grand opening."
A statue of Thurmond on the Statehouse lawn was originally cast saying he had four children. Thurmond's family agreed to have Washington-Williams' name added.


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As twilight descended on Washington on Friday afternoon, about 50 gun-control activists clustered on the pavement outside the White House for a candlelight vigil to urge action from the President after a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school left 27 dead, including the gunman.
There will be an appropriate time for chewing over national gun policy, White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters earlier Friday, "but I don't think today is that day." The activists disagreed. Many toted placards reading "#todayIStheday." Another hand-scrawled sign bore a fatalistic warning: "Today: Sandy Hook. Tomorrow: ?"
The vigil had a slapdash feel; it was assembled on the fly earlier Friday by a coalition of anti-gun advocates already in Washington for meetings. Preachers, professional activists and sympathetic passers-by offered prayers for the President, testified to how gun violence had impacted their lives or simply joined in chants of "We Shall Overcome."
Many praised the tone of President Obama's tearful call for "meaningful action" earlier Friday, during brief remarks delivered in the White House briefing room named for a shooting victim. But they said the sentiments alone were insufficient. "It's not enough, Mr. President," said Toby Hoover, the executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence. "It's just not enough." Leroy Duncan, an activist from Minnesota, spoke movingly of the 86 Americans who die of gun violence each day. "These people need heroes," he said. "President Obama, you can be that hero."
It just wasn't clear how. Amid the recent spate of mass shootings that have wracked the U.S., even many lawmakers who believe in gun control have been glum about the prospects of imposing the most modest curbs on guns. For all their rallying cries, most of the activists were vague when it came to policy prescriptions. Some echoed Carney's statement that the day of a massacre wasn't the right time to delve into details. Others who named specific ideas — from better mental health care to restrictions on assault weapons or high-capacity magazines — said they had little faith that a Congress that has seemingly bowed to the force of the gun-rights lobby would find the courage to act now. "I have no confidence that anything is going to be done," says Jerald Lentini, a writer and lawyer from Silver Spring, Md. "It's a matter of political will, and I really don't see it."
Gun-rights activists recoil at the practice of harnessing tragedy to promote a political agenda. To many of their opponents, there is no better moment to combat the gun violence than when the wounds are still fresh from the senseless deaths Friday morning of 20 children at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., the rampage that also killed six adults and ended with the death of the 20-year-old gunman.
"Nothing is more powerful than a classroom of kindergarten kids getting killed by assault weapons," says Bob Edgar, a preacher and former Democratic Congressman who is now the president and CEO of the liberal advocacy group Common Cause. Or, as a government employee who wandered over to the vigil from work put it: "It helps that it was a bunch of white children in a school."
As the activists chanted, a few dozen members of the crowd raised flickering candles in the gathering darkness. Some brushed away tears, their lips quivering. Christmas lights festooning the tree under the White House's front portico twinkled. Over the White House, the flag flew at half-mast. After the last speaker finished, before heading home, the protesters heeded the instructions of a pastor and hugged the person next to them.


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Brazilian Portuguese (ptBR) - Ackis Recipe List é um addon que irá escanear suas profissões e lhe provirá informações de como obter receitas.
Latin America Spanish (esMX) - Ackis Recipe List es un addon que escanea tus habilidades comerciales y provee información de cómo obtener las recetas.
Italian (itIT) - Ackis Recipe List è un addon che scansiona le tue competenze nelle professioni e fornisce informazioni su come ottenere ricette.
Russian (ruRU) - Сканирует ваши профессии и составляет список отсутствующих рецептов. Также отображает информацию о способах их приобретения.
Profession AddOns
Due to the increasing data size and memory usage with each WoW expansion, the professions have been split into their own AddOns; you need only download the ones you'll be using. Each installed and enabled profession AddOn will load whenever it's first accessed by the ARL core.
The individual profession AddOns can be found here:
- Alchemy
- Blacksmithing
- Cooking
- Enchanting
- Engineering
- Inscription
- Jewelcrafting
- Leatherworking
- Mining
- Tailoring
Note that Ackis Recipe List will not work without the AddOn for the profession you are trying to scan. If you attempt to scan a profession that is not installed, you will be informed.
Where to get it
- WoW Ace - Alpha Quality
- Curse - Stable release
- WoWInterface - Stable release - Quite out of date
Do this first
Read the documentation located at these locations:
How to get it to work
You open up a trade skill window (ie: Enchanting) and click on the Scan button which is attached to the trade skill window. Results will be printed out to the chat frame, or into a separate window depending on preference.
Command Line
Ackis Recipe List has a GUI to change parameters. Type /arl to open up the GUI. Acceptable commands include:
- Opens up the about panel, listing information about the mod:
/arl about
- Opens up the sorting options:
/arl sort
/arl sorting
- Scan a profession:
/arl scan profession
- Opens up in-game documentation regarding ARL:
/arl documentation
- Opens up display options:
/arl display
- Opens up profile options:
/arl profile
- Prints out a list of all the profession tradeskill links:
/arl tradelinks
- Opens up the sorting options:
Ackis Recipe List will behave differently depending on which modifying keys you use to click.
Scan Button
This is the functionality that occurs when you are clicking the scan button.
- Normal Click
- Performs a scan of the current tradeskill displaying recipes in a new window.
- Shift Click
- Generates a text dumping of the current tradeskill in a format (CSV, XML, BBC) specified by the user.
- Alt Click
- Removes all waypoints on the World Map and Mini-map generated by ARL.
- Ctrl Click
- Provides development code for use when updating trainers, vendors, etc in the recipe database.
This is the functionality that occurs when you click on a recipe.
- Normal Click
- Expands or contracts the recipe acquire information.
- Shift Click
- Generates an item link of the item that the recipe will make into your default chat box.
- Ctrl Click
- Generates a spell link for the recipe you clicked.
- Alt Click
- Adds or removes a recipe from the exclusion list.
- Ctrl-Shift Click
- Adds the specific recipe acquire methods to the World Map and Mini-map.
Contacting the Authors
Please use the bug reporting feature to submit bug reports. Do not contact us via Curse PM. Do not submit bug reports in comments.
Feel free to join us on irc at [[irc://irc.freenode.net:6667|Freenode]] in the channel #arl
Freenode Webchat
Freenode has come up with their alternative to Mibbit. Webchat
Known Issues
- When gaining a reputation level recipes for that faction will still appear in red when doing a scan.
- Recipe acquire information is slightly inaccurate. We are updating recipes daily as information is identified. If you find something inaccurate or wrong, submit a ticket here and we will get it updated.
Feature Requests/Bug Reporting
Read the Bug Reporting and Feature Requesting information before submitted a bug report or feature request. Posting reports in the comments is not the place to do so. Ackis had to turn off the comments at Curse.com because of constant bug reports and feature requests. Comments are for questions on how to use the mod, or you can see the thread on WoW Ace. Please follow these small little instructions to make our lives easier. The easier you make development for Ackis Recipe List, the more time we will have to develop other addons.
Bug Reports
Please use the WoW Ace tracker to file bug reports. Posting bugs in the comments is not the place to do it.
Feature Request
Please use the WoW Ace tracker to add suggestions and feature requests. Not all suggestions will be accepted: there are many people who use this addon, each with separate views. We will, however, try to make it as user friendly as possible...but when a decision is made please accept it.
Ackis Recipe List strives to integrate with existing trade skill mods out there. If you have a request for integration, please submit a feature request at WoW Ace. We make no promises to implement the feature at all. There is a limited API documented to interface with the ARL database. If you are a developer and would like more functions, please contact us on IRC. Currently, the mod works with:
If your mod should be on this list, please submit a ticket.
Detailed Documentation
- Bug Reporting and Feature Requestiing
- In-game Documentation
- Localization
- YouTube Videos and External Reviews
- Ideas for the mod came from FGTradeLacker (original mod no longer updated, however someone has taken over updating the recipes for it).
- Ace community for listening to my questions on the IRC channel and helping me out, and fellow mod authors for developing such great add-ons.
- Please see the X-Credits field for more Acknowledgments. Any code snippets borrowed or inspired from are credited in the code files. The main display also lists all people who are in X-Credits.
- Everyone who has helped me with localizations.


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Title: | Gerotu Tokanchi Gipiratkaluru | Yine NT |
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"Wane rixa galuklepotutna Goyakalu tye psolchijne gajeneko, giyagni renekna satupjerutu Gituru, wa pejnuruneko ralixjene ma mamginitipa, wa waneyapna ruwekinrina gike rixiniko mnikawnakatupa.
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When you use the time-traveling t-shirt-wearing retro-Fred from the planet Tridork to promote your event or product, you send a strong message, and that message is: "I conducted a cursory stock photography image search and used the first photo that came up."
The New Yorker does seem to be changing its approach somewhat though by simultaneously embracing the Internet and pandering to an aging readership with a median age of 126. (When J.D. Salinger died at 91 the typical New Yorker reader sighed, "Oy, so young...") This may be why the magazine engaged one of it's young hipster writers to compose the following blog post against bike lanes, as forwarded to me by a reader:
Like any well-reasoned anti-cycling argument, it's crucial to establish that you not only used to be a cyclist yourself, but that you did it stupidly:
I don't have anything against bikes. As a student, I lived in the middle of Oxford, where cycling is the predominant mode of transport, and I cycled everywhere. Twenty-five years ago, when I moved to the East Village, I paid a guy on Second Avenue thirty dollars for a second-hand racing bike (probably stolen). Of a Sunday afternoon, hungover from the previous night's carousing at neighborhood bars and clubs, I would pedal furiously up First Avenue, cross over to Park or Madison, continue up to Central Park and then race back down Fifth, all the way to Washington Square. In those days, there were few cyclists on the roads, and part of the thrill was avoiding cabs and other vehicles that would suddenly swing into your lane, apparently oblivious to your presence. When I got back to my apartment on East 12th Street, I was sometimes shaking.
The bitter rant of an angry motorist? Perhaps. Since 1989, when I nervously edged out of the Ford showroom on Eleventh Avenue and 57th Street, the proud leaser of a sporty Thunderbird coupe, I have owned and driven six cars in the city, none of which could be classed as a fuel-economy vehicle: the Thunderbird, a Mercedes E190, an ancient Oldsmobile Delta 88 that could have done double duty as a paddle steamer on the Hudson, two Cadillac Sedan de Villes, and (my current heap) an old Jaguar XJ6.
"Nervous edging" aside, that is one of the most embarrassing successions of automobiles I've ever seen. He should leave the New Yorker and start a magazine called Car and Doofus. An Oldsmobile? Two Cadillacs?!? Did I miss some mid-1990s "Florida retiree chic" trend while I was off at college? And this was a Thunderbird in 1989:
I can just see him "nervously edging" this thing out of the dealership, his hair slicked back, a Madonna "Like A Prayer" cassingle blaring on the stereo in eternally-looping auto-reverse. 1989 was the first year Ford started impregnating the wet dog hair and stale tobacco smell of the Thunderbird into the upholstery at the factory in order to save owners the trouble of adding it themselves. Cassidy must have been a real chick magnet "back in the day"--if by "chicks" you mean middle-aged recent divorcees from Lynbrook. I mean, its Mercury counterpart was actually called the Cougar.
A minor but not completely insignificant example. Like many New Yorkers who don't live in Manhattan, one of my favorite pastimes is to drive from Brooklyn, where I live, into the city for dinner and find a parking space once the 7 A.M.-7 P.M. parking restrictions have lapsed. Years ago, this was a challenge, but a manageable one. These days, especially downtown, it is virtually impossible.
Sure, maybe you can't park now because of the bike lanes. Or, maybe you can't park because, in recent years, Brooklyn has become full of quasi-intellectual douchebags who are all driving to the same overpriced Manhattan restaurants in the neighborhoods they gentrified and left, and so now between the increased amenities and the nostalgic douchebags you can't find parking. Why blame this on the fact that some people would rather buy a bike than lease a stupid Thunderbird? If you like to drive to restaurants, why not just eat in Brooklyn? Go to Red Hook--trust me, there's plenty of parking, even with the new bike lanes. Or, go to Williamsburg--it's just like the East Village was when you used to live there (by which I mean in the process of being ruined by people like you) and I think you'll find that, despite the new bike lane on Kent Avenue there's plenty of parking there too.
Sadly, these riders succeed in validating pretty much every anti-cycling sentiment today, and when the police officer who arrives at the scene after you've been a victim of a hit-and-run tells you to be more careful next time and asks you if you were wearing a helmet, you know exactly who to blame. Speaking of helmets, I think every person in this race has a camera on theirs:
At this current moment in the pretend-rough-and-tumble world of the urban "bike culture," people are no longer individuals--they're just content providers and conformists who are going through the motions so they can upload them later and see how cool they looked.
Either that's a very irritated rich person who's going to put even more pressure on the city to give you a ticket for not having a bell on your bike, or it's the rider's mom and she's trying to help him win. Either way, it's pathetic.
Next, the cameraman's mom shows up, and he starts "skitching" too:
Though we don't get to see the moment where she rolls down the window and gives him a juice box.
Here's still more "skitching:"
I wonder if the driver is that New Yorker guy on his way to dinner.
Take that, establishment.
"My mom never bought me ice cream after she took me to the museum, and now you're going to pay."
Of course, the best part of competing in an "alleycat" is gaining the approval of your identically-clad peers:
Not only that, but there were also wagon wheels there--not only the Mavic kind, but actual wooden wagon wheels:
There were also wooden components and rims:
Here's one showgoer pricing a rim that would look great as an artisanal plant hanger:
Yes, a bargain at $185:
I'm looking forward to a 100% flammable NAHBS by 2015.


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Did you overeat during Thanksgiving? Who didn't?
Do we stuff the turkey as a dress rehearsal for what's going to occur 'a table ?
I was planning to post this tomorrow, but when I saw
French Word of the Day
trop = too much
Nous allons beaucoup trop manger pendant les fetes. We are going to eat way too much during the holidays.
I thought this is a sign...
Last summer I lost 15 pounds because of this book.
No special diets, no daily scale inspections, no deprivation - it was effortless. Just changing the way I think about food and changing some acquired habits. That's it. Dr. David Kessler, when he was head of the FDA vanquished the tobacco industry. Now he'd like to set the food industry straight. Certainly he wants to us know how we're being manipulated to experience food as entertainment.
This is a good time for me to brush up the subject before I fall off the holiday wagon and to share it with you.
I get emails from you all the time:
"You must weigh 500 pounds"
"I always wonder how you stay slender with your sweet tooth!"
wrote Julie.
"Looking at PB makes me fat!"
etc. etc.
First it's impossible to hold a camera still and carry around a bunch of pastry bags.
And I'm too busy running down streets after Parisien pups...
Or stalking Parisien shoppers to eat everything I see or shoot.
Dr. Kessler does address the so-called "French Paradox" (page 175), He says in fact, it's a result of smaller portions and traditional social structures (no snacking between meals, structured meals), not because of infusions of red wine and dark chocolate. Sorry folks 😳
Look what the French provide for us? HMPH
While they eat beautifully designed salades like these...hmm
This was often my lunch in Paris, from Chez Jean, 9, rue La Fayette (5 euros)


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TORONTO (AP) — Apple's iPhone is outdated, according to the chief executive of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd.
Thorsten Heins made the comment Thursday on the eve of the much-delayed launch of the new touchscreen BlackBerry in the United States. AT&T begins selling the Z10 touchscreen BlackBerry on Friday, more than six weeks after RIM launched the devices elsewhere.
Heins also told The Associated Press that a new keyboard version of the BlackBerry won't be released in the U.S. until two or three months from now. He previously said it would be eight to 10 weeks, but now he's saying it could be delayed an additional two weeks.
Both the touchscreen and keyboard models are part of RIM's attempt at a comeback after the pioneering brand lost its cachet not long after Apple's 2007 release of the iPhone.
Heins said a lack of innovation at Apple has left iPhone's user interface outdated. He noted iPhone users have to go in and out of applications and the device doesn't allow for multitasking like the new BlackBerry Z10 does.
"It's still the same," Heins said of the iPhone. "It is a sequential way to work and that's not what people want today anymore. They want multitasking."
RIM's new software allows users to have multiple applications open like on a desktop, he said, noting that with BlackBerry you don't have to close an application to check an email.
"We're changing it for the better because we're allowing people to peak in the hub," Heins said.
Heins said the iPhone was revolutionary five years ago, but he said it's now "just kind of sitting there."
Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris declined comment.
But the delay in selling the new keypad BlackBerry, called the Q10, complicates RIM's efforts to hang on to customers tempted by the iPhone and a range of devices running Google Inc.'s Android operating system. Even as the BlackBerry has fallen behind rivals in recent years, many BlackBerry users have stayed loyal because they prefer a physical keyboard over the touch screen found on the iPhone and most Android devices. But the temptations to switch grow with each additional delay, despite favorable reviews for new system.
Heins said the Q10 keyboard version BlackBerry is just not ready yet and said part of the reason is out of his control.
"It's our job to deliver the right software package and the right software quality to the carriers," he said. "Then it is on the carriers to decide how intense they want their testing cycle to be and that really can range from a few weeks to three months."
U.S. carriers reportedly haven't made testing a priority because RIM, which is based in Based in Waterloo, Ontario, has dramatically lost market share. The U.S. has been one market in which RIM has been particularly hurting, even as the company is doing well overseas. According to research firm IDC, shipments of BlackBerry phones plummeted from 46 percent of the U.S. market in 2008 to 2 percent in 2012. The iPhone and Android now dominate.
Heins said the company has to regain market share in the U.S. for BlackBerry to be successful.
"You got to win here to win everywhere else," he said. "That's just the way it is. We've lost market share quite a bit, to put it mildly, and we absolutely need BlackBerry 10 to turn us around."
Heins said initial sales in other countries are encouraging, but he could not release numbers ahead of RIM's earnings report next Thursday.
"I get more and more excited every day," he said. "I really have to make sure I stay grounded and I don't lose my sense for reality. But for the whole company this is so important to finally be here, and to see people buying it, after we were told 30 months ago when we started that two quarters down the road we would be bankrupt, we would be out of business."


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9 Animals Confused By Trampolines
Raise your hand if you love trampolines! We sure do, particularly because they're like an instant way to revisit our inner five-year-old. While trampolines are no doubt fun, they can be hilariously painful, too (see: epic fails). If you think about it, though, the trampoline concept is also straight up confusing. That's why these animals are all, "what the heck, man?!"
Ok so the main reason we're fans of these GIFs is obviously the adorable factor, but where else can you see a buffalo trying to get in on some bouncy fun? Nowhere we've been. So check out nine animals who are totally perplexed by trampolines.


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Today's Names to Know: Brett Favre, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Missouri, West Virginia, Redskins, Dolphins, Tom Osborne, Tommy Tuberville, Darren McFadden, Johan Santana, Jose Reyes, Phil Jackson, Isiah Thomas, OJ Mayo, Michael Beasley and More! TONS to talk about today...
Cowboys beat Packers: The big story is that Brett Favre is hurt (twice: throwing-arm elbow, non-throwing shoulder), putting his consecutive-start streak at risk and putting the Packers' dream season in jeopardy. Adding insult to injury: T.O. has a pretty fun TD celebration, pouring a fan's popcorn into his facemask, and Tony Romo has eclipsed Brett Favre as the NFC's top QB.
Oh, and
CFB Weekend Preview and Picks: It's very simple. If
If both lose... you don't really want to think about that: I have a hard time giving it to a team that didn't even play for its conference title (
UPDATE: Upon further review, if LSU wins (even over an over-matched Tennessee team), you can't possibly take VT over the team that waxed it head-to-head. People will scream "SEC bias" and the "losing-to-two-unranked-teams" thing still bothers, but an 11-win SEC champ has a pretty strong claim.
See? You really don't want to think about it.
(Good thing it'll be a moot point:
The Picks (BCS Implications):
7 LSU over 13
8 USC over UCLA (Rose Bowl clincher)
More Top 25 Picks:
19 BYU over
Non-Top 25 Bonus:
Central Florida over
Navy over Army
Stanford over
NFL Weekend Preview and Picks:
This Week's Top Storyline:
(1) Redskins Grieving: How will they respond?
(2) Dolphins 0-16 Watch: Home vs. 2-win Jets
(3) Pats 19-0 Watch: It will be ugly in Balto.
(4) Game of the Week: Jags at Colts
(5) Star Watch: D. Hester! A. Peterson? K. Smith.
The Picks:
At Titans over Texans
At Colts over Jags
Chargers over at Chiefs
At Rams over Falcons
Jets over at Dolphins
Lions over at Vikings
At Eagles over Seahawks
At Redskins over Bills
49ers over at
Broncos over at Raiders
Browns over at Cards
At Bears over Giants
At Saints over Bucs
At Steelers over Bengals
Pats over at Ravens
More NFL: Do Packers fans feel better about Aaron Rodgers, after his substitute performance for Favre? 18 of 26 for 201 yards, a TD and zero INTs. He also had 5 rushes for 30 yards. I'm sure the PT was unexpected, but he aquitted himself well, even in a Packers loss.
CFB Coaching Carousel: Tom Osborne names HIMSELF the interim coach. That's one way to handle things. I appreciate the need (recruiting), but wouldn't it be easier just to make the hard decision of naming a real coach? (Far better: I want Osborne to come back and coach the season next year; he'll make Bobby Bowden look involved, which is a trick.)
Meanwhile, is Tommy Tuberville headed for
Joe Paterno makes $500,000: My first reaction, like many of you... THAT'S ALL?!
Will Darren McFadden turn pro? He would be crazy not to, given his status as the top running back in college football and guaranteed spot in the Top 5 of the draft (No. 1, depending on who is doing the picking.) Given the way teams are regretting not taking Adrian Peterson higher than 7th (7th!) and that McFadden is even better than Peterson, he will go really high. Anyway, McFadden's "I'll wait until the season is over" is nice to say, but this is a done deal.
MLB Hot Stove: Johan Santana to the... Red Sox?! The most shocking part is what little the Red Sox seem to have to give up. Crisp? Lester? A top position-player prospect? Seriously, that's all?!
That would be a robbery, and I'm quite sure the Twins know a deal like that is a quick way to get the Yankees to pony up a better package.
Meanwhile, the Mets say they won't trade Jose Reyes for Santana. Cripes: Of COURSE not. Do you see the Red Sox dangling ANYONE they REALLY value in trying to get Santana? Hell no.
Is Santana more valuable to the Mets than Reyes (or more valuable to the Red Sox than most any position player they currently have)? Probably. But the market price for Santana has been set: And it is NOT a superstar in return.
MLB PED Scandal: HBO to turn "Game of Shadows" into a movie. I think it would make a much better documentary, but if they insist on fictionalizing it, it begs the question: Who plays Barry?
NBA: Phil Jackson staying with the Lakers for 2Y/$24M. You'd think he wouldn't want to stick with the mess in
Celtics obliterate Knicks, 104-59: The score is relevant not just because it is a massive ass-kicking, but because the 45-point win was the Celtics' largest since 1970.
It's a good thing Bill Belichick wasn't coaching THIS
Will Isiah be fired... finally? If there was ever a symbolic moment to fire Isiah, this is it. (As symbols go, it also is the biggest one yet representing the Celtics' dramatic single-season turnaround.)
It was one of the Knicks' worst losses ever, but for all intents and purposes, it was the Knicks' worst loss ever -- the nadir of the Isiah Thomas regime.
CBB Last Night: Spotlight on Mayo and Beasley. The USC Mayos, playing at home, beat
CBB This Weekend: Game of the Weekend (Sunday):
CFB Last Night:
Coming Monday: A bold new experiment in Commenting. (Intrigued, Commenter "Regulars?" See you Monday.)


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You will begin your studies in the Fall Semester.*
The application procedure for a course place is divided up into three stages: 1. clearance of formal admission, 2. search for a supervisor and 3. writing a letter of motivation and definitive application.
The DOK Programme Committee will make its decision concerning admission on the basis of the documents received. You may be invited for an interview.
Formal admission
Formal admission to Ph.D. studies at the University of St.Gallen is subject to central regulations. The "Admission to a Ph.D. programme" pages provide you with information about admission procedures and requirements. The Admissions Office will establish informally whether you can be admitted to Ph.D. studies before you submit your definitive application.
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Your ability to apply for a place on the programme will also be contingent on the declaration of a faculty member that he or she will supervise your thesis. A fact sheet will help you to look for a supervisor. Please note that a great number of postgraduates apply for a place in the DOK programme and that at present only a small number of applicants can be granted a place on the course.
Letter of motivation
An application has to be accompanied by an informative letter in which you describe why you are interested in the DOK, present your idea for a thesis and set out the reasons why you regard the DOK at the HSG as the appropriate programme for your project. You can obtain the template from the website of the Admissions and Crediting Office.
Schedules and procedures
The website of the admission office specifies the relevant requirements and provides you with information about the formal admission procedures and the application time frames.
*Exceptions may be possible. Please contact the Executive Director.


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Earlier this week, the Association for Financial Professionals released its "2013 AFP Compensation Report," which tabulates the results of a survey of more than 2,700 finance professionals throughout the United States. Respondents across the board reported increases in their base salaries from January 1, 2012, to January 1, 2013. Those at the executive level earned the largest increase—3.8 percent, on average, vs. 3.5 percent for managers and 3.1 percent for finance staff. CFOs and treasurers each saw an average increase of 4.3 percent in their base salary.
||In addition to their base salaries, 73 percent of this year's survey respondents reported that their company provides incentive-based compensation bonuses for finance executives, managers, and/or staff. Among the companies that offer incentive pay, 98 percent give cash bonuses and 34 percent give stock-option bonuses.
|The average bonus for a finance executive in 2012 was 2.5 percent higher than in 2011 and 21 percent higher than in 2010, but bonuses for lower-level finance staff didn't fare as well. Managers saw their incentive compensation drop by 6 percent from 2011 to 2012, and bonuses for finance staff fell nearly 9 percent over the same period. Moreover, executives have seen their bonuses increase as a percentage of their base salary, as their base salaries have risen substantially, while results have been mixed for finance professionals at lower levels.
|||The AFP survey revealed that a wide range of factors impact the type and size of performance bonuses in the finance function. Fifty-nine percent of companies base finance professionals' bonuses on achievement of operating income or EBITDA goals. Other key financial metrics that affect bonuses include hitting profit targets (50 percent), sales or revenue targets (32 percent), cost control or cost reduction targets (32 percent), and cash flow targets (26 percent). Fewer organizations hang bonuses for the finance team on softer performance measures, such as completion of specific projects (52 percent) or customer satisfaction (18 percent).
||When asked to identify influences on career advancement in their organization's finance department, 29 percent of respondents said that an MBA or other advanced degree helps finance professionals get ahead. The survey found that a finance pro with an advanced degree such as an MBA earns an average of $10,000 more than a finance pro with only a bachelor's degree. In staff-level positions, the financial bump for a graduate degree is 19.2 percent.
|Geographic region is another influencer of compensation. Across all job titles, respondents in the West make the most, followed by those in the Northeast, in the South, and in the Midwest. Among treasurers, however, jobs in the Northeast pay more than 10 percent better, on average, than jobs in any other region.
||Not surprisingly, the survey found that the largest determinant of salary differences among individuals with the same job title is the size of the organization. CFOs in companies with annual revenues over $1 billion make more than twice as much as those in companies with less than $100 million in revenue, and assistant treasurers in the largest companies make more than treasurers in the smallest companies.
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Phobias in Children and Adolescents
What is a phobia?
A phobia is an identifiable and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable and is triggered by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation. Children and adolescents with one or more phobias consistently experience anxiety when exposed to the specific object or situation. Common phobias include fear of animals, insects, blood, heights, closed spaces, or flying. In children and adolescents, the identified fear must last at least six months to be considered a phobia rather than a transient fear. Types of phobias seen in children and adolescents include the following:
Specific phobia. Anxiety is associated with a specific object or situation. The phobic object or situation is avoided, anticipated with fear, or endured with extreme anxiety to the extent that it interferes with normal routines and activities.
Panic disorder. An unpredictable, unexpected period of intense fear or discomfort compounded by shortness of breath, dizziness, lightheadedness, shaking, fear of losing control, and an increased, racing heart beat (called a panic attack). Symptoms can last several hours, but usually peak after 10 minutes.
Agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is defined as a fear of open spaces, such as being outside or leaving home alone, related to one or more phobias or the fear of having a panic attack.
Social anxiety disorder. Fear of one or more social or performance situations in an age appropriate setting with others within the same age group (for example, school play, recital, giving a speech or book report in front of the class).
Separation anxiety disorder. This is characterized by fear or anxiety of being separated from an attachment figure, which interferes with regular activities.
Selective mutism. The inability to speak in specific social situations in a child or adolescent who can and does speak in other situations.
What causes phobias?
Research suggests that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the onset of phobias. Specific phobias have been associated with a fearful first encounter with the phobic object or situation. The question still exists, however, whether this conditioning exposure is necessary or if phobias can develop in genetically predisposed individuals.
Who is affected by phobias?
Anxiety disorders are common in all ages, with 25 percent of children and adolescents experiencing an anxiety disorder during their lifetime.
What are symptoms seen in an adolescent with a phobia?
The following are the most common symptoms that may occur when a child or adolescent is exposed to, or anticipates exposure to, a specific object or situation that produces intense fear or anxiety. However, each adolescent experiences symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Increased heart rate
Trembling or shaking
Shortness of breath
Feeling of choking
Chest pain or discomfort
Upset stomach
Feeling dizzy or faint
Fear of losing control or going crazy
Fear of dying
Chills or hot flashes
In panic attacks, at least four of the above listed symptoms must occur with or without a known and identifiable cause.
The symptoms of a phobia may resemble other medical conditions or psychiatric problems. Always consult your adolescent's doctor for a diagnosis.
How are phobias diagnosed?
A child psychiatrist or other qualified mental health professional usually diagnoses anxiety disorders in children or adolescents following a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation. Parents who note signs of severe anxiety in their child or teen can help by seeking an evaluation and treatment early. Early treatment can prevent future problems.
Panic disorder, however, may be difficult to diagnose in children and adolescents and may require multiple evaluations and tests in a variety of settings.
Treatment for phobias
Specific treatment for phobias will be determined by your adolescent's doctor based on:
Your adolescent's age, overall health, and medical history
Extent of your adolescent's symptoms
Type of phobia
Your adolescent's tolerance for specific medications or therapies
Expectations for the course of the condition
Your opinion or preference
Phobias, like other anxiety disorders, can be effectively treated. Treatment should always be based on a comprehensive evaluation of the adolescent and family. Treatment recommendations may include individual or cognitive behavioral therapy for the adolescent (focused on helping the adolescent learn new ways to control anxiety and panic attacks when or if they do occur), family therapy, and consultation with the adolescent's school. Some adolescents may also benefit from treatment with medication--specifically, medications to stop the occurrence of panic attacks. Parents play a vital supportive role in any treatment process.
Prevention of phobias
Preventive measures to reduce the incidence of phobias in adolescents are not known at this time. However, early detection and intervention can reduce the severity of symptoms, enhance the adolescent's normal growth and development, and improve the quality of life experienced by children or adolescents with anxiety disorders.


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— Hanley Ramirez (@HanleyRamirez) July 25, 2012
Aaron Harang (7-5, 3.46) vs. Kyle Lohse (10-2, 2.71)
And with the above tweet, the Hanley Ramirez era begins for the Dodgers. With all the comparisons to the last time the Dodgers traded for a Ramirez, how funny is it that Hanley's first game will be #99? (Maybe. No lineup or word of his arrival, as of this writing.)
EDIT: He has arrived.
He arrives at the perfect time, as the bats could use a shot of life after last night's 8-2 thumping. This highlight is old as hell (LOL Brian Falkenborg!), but hopefully it's a sight Dodger fans will be enjoying on a regular basis.
Photo: @Dodgers


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The "forget" command:
Usage: fossil rm|delete|forget FILE1 ?FILE2 ...? Remove one or more files or directories from the repository. The 'rm' and 'delete' commands do NOT normally remove the files from disk. They just mark the files as no longer being part of the project. In other words, future changes to the named files will not be versioned. However, the default behavior of this command may be overridden via the command line options listed below and/or the 'mv-rm-files' setting. The 'forget' command never removes files from disk, even when the command line options and/or the 'mv-rm-files' setting would otherwise require it to do so. WARNING: If the "--hard" option is specified -OR- the "mv-rm-files" setting is non-zero, files WILL BE removed from disk as well. This does NOT apply to the 'forget' command. Options: --soft Skip removing files from the checkout. This supersedes the --hard option. --hard Remove files from the checkout. --case-sensitive <BOOL> Override the case-sensitive setting. -n|--dry-run If given, display instead of run actions. See also: addremove, add


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Sony Introduces the aNEX-3N: The World's Smallest and Lightest Interchangeable Lens Camera with an APS-C Size Sensor
Stylish New Camera Features Advanced 16.1 MP APS-C Sensor, Fingertip Zoom Control, New Auto Object Framing and more
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony's new α NEX-3N digital camera delivers professional quality photos and Full HD videos in an ultra-compact body weighing in at just under 7.5 ounces, making it the world's smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C size sensor*.
The new NEX-3N camera will be offered as a kit with the sharp, compact SELP1650 motorized zoom lens, offering the ultimate package of portability and performance in a compact system camera. The camera features a newly added zoom lever on top of the body, allowing for smooth fingertip control of lens focal length. The lever can also adjust digital zoom on the camera if a powered zoom lens (SELP1650 or SELP18200) is not being used.
The powerful, 16.1 effective megapixel APS HD CMOS sensor in the new NEX-3N camera is identical in size to those found in traditional DSLR cameras. Its large surface area takes in more light during image capture, allowing the camera to produce flawless, low-noise photographs with blurred backgrounds and highly detailed full HD videos (60i/24p). It also boosts maximum camera sensitivity to ISO16000, resulting in exceptional low-light shooting performance.
"The new NEX-3N is the ideal camera to introduce consumers to the creative world of interchangeable lens photography, offering new levels of performance and convenience never before realized in a mirrorless model," said Mike Kahn, director of the Alpha business at Sony. "By pairing the camera with our retractable SELP1650 lens, loading it up with a host of our newest, most advanced technologies and offering it at a great price point, we've created a palm-sized powerhouse that promises outstanding value for our customers."
The NEX-3N camera debuts new Auto Object Framing technology, which allows shooters to create professionally framed photos with each composition. This innovative feature identifies the main object of the framed scene – whether it's one person, two people or even macro and moving subjects – and then automatically trims the scene around the object to create a professionally-styled composition. The cropped photo is then boosted to full resolution using Sony's unique By Pixel Super Resolution technology, which uses pattern matching to maintain superb image detail, tones and textures. Both the original and cropped image files are saved for review.
Additionally, the NEX-3N model is built with an evolved BIONZ processor that utilizes the same area-specific noise reduction technology featured on Sony's acclaimed full-frame α99 camera. The high-power processor individually adjusts level of noise reduction and sharpness in different imaging areas, assuring crisp, ultra-low noise handheld shots in all types of lighting situations without loss of detail.
The NEX-3N is also the first E-mount interchangeable lens camera from Sony that offers support for new "TRILUMINOS Color". This allows consumers to experience a dramatically expanded palette of vivid, ultra-realistic colors when videos and still images from the camera are played back on any BRAVIA TV with support for "TRILUMINOS Display."
Other convenient essentials include a crisp, bright, 7.5cm (3.0-type) LCD screen that flips 180 degrees for hassle-free self-portraits, as well as a new, easy-to-hold textured grip.
Shooters can now choose from a range of 13 high-quality E-mount lenses available for use with the NEX-3N camera to realize its full creative potential. The line-up includes a variety of telephoto, zoom, wide angle, and macro lenses manufactured by both Sony and Carl Zeiss® to suit any shooting situation. Each model blends superb optical performance with elegant styling to complement the E-mount camera line.
Pricing and Availability
The new NEX-3N compact digital camera will be available this April in black and white in a kit with the motorized 16-50mm zoom lens (model SELP1650) for about $500.
The camera kit and a range of compatible E-mount lenses and accessories including the LCS-SB1 sling bag will be available at Sony retail stores (www.store.sony.com) and other authorized dealers nationwide.
*Among interchangeable lens cameras with APS-C size sensor and built-in flash, as of February 2013
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Taking Care of You: Support for Caregivers
If your child has a serious illness, the caretaking that falls to you is undoubtedly intense. But of course you do it willingly. After all, you'd do anything for your child, including switching places in a minute if only that were possible.
Instead you give all that you can, in every other imaginable way. It's harder than anything you've ever done, and honestly, there are moments when the sheer magnitude of what you're up against is so overwhelming that you just want to run and hide.
Ask any parent who's done this before and you'll find out something very important: You're not alone.
The Caregiver's Dilemma
When you're the caregiver of a child who is seriously ill, it can feel as if the whole world is on your shoulders. Your sick child needs you. You may have other children who need you. Your spouse needs you. Your job — however pointless work might seem right now — needs you.
Yet there's only so much you can give before you will feel mentally, emotionally, and physically drained. That's why it's a necessity — not a luxury — to spend some time taking care of yourself so that you can recharge and feel empowered to continue to support and care for your child.
Tips for Caregivers
Many of these tips might seem easier said than done at first, and a few may seem downright frivolous. But to make it through the long haul, consider the wisdom of that air-safety rule about putting your own oxygen mask on first before helping others. Here are some ways to do that:
Take breaks. It's essential to regularly schedule a few times each week — even for just an hour or two — when you can get away while a family member, friend, or a health aide stays with your child. Once away, that time is yours, so don't feel guilty about how you spend it. Nap, read, have coffee with a friend, go shopping, whatever allows you to relax. While you're out, your child will probably enjoy having someone else to talk to and you'll feel refreshed when you get back.
Eat right. It's no surprise that living on coffee and picking at hospital leftovers can leave you feeling tired and run down. If you know you're going to be out, carry nutritious snacks with you, like fruit, granola bars, sandwiches, or nuts. And if friends offer to bring homemade meals to your home to help out, take them up on it.
Exercise. Whether through a brisk walk, a bike ride, or yoga, most people find that exercise helps clear the mind, boost energy levels, and improve sleep. Even 20 minutes can do the trick, so save a bit of time every day to get moving.
More Tips
Stay organized. Keep all the information you've accumulated about your child's illness in one place, including medication schedules, important phone numbers, and insurance information. When you think of questions for your doctor, write them down immediately so you won't forget. And since dealing with insurance companies can often seem like a full-time job in itself, enlist the help of your spouse or another trusted family member or friend to help keep it all straight. Use a notebook to keep all of the information in one place.
Ask for help. Your friends and family likely want to help you, but might not be sure about what you need. If someone says, "If there's anything I can do…" — and there is — say so. You'd be surprised at how running an errand, doing some laundry, or just sitting and listening to you talk about the day can not only benefit you, but also can make a loved one feel useful.
Find a support group. Ask your child's doctor, nurse, or social worker for information on local support groups related to your child's condition or caregiving in general. If you feel more comfortable sharing anonymously online, then look there. The important thing is to get beyond the feeling of isolation by reaching out to others who've been in your shoes.
Acknowledge your feelings. Your child is sick — of course you have feelings of anger and frustration, and days when you wish you didn't have to deal with it all. Does this make you a bad parent? No, it makes you human. Accept these negative feelings and the often painful fact that no matter how much time or energy you invest in your child's care, you can never be completely in control of your child's health and happiness.
Be aware of the signs of "caregiver burnout." Caregiver burnout is a true state of exhaustion, both physical and emotional. It tends to happen when caregivers try to "do it all" without getting the help or rest they need.
Because caregivers tend to be on autopilot, they're not usually quick to recognize burnout in themselves. Other people might notice the symptoms first, which can include changes in appetite and sleep patterns, withdrawal from social activities, increased anxiety, or emotions that are either heightened (such as excessive crying or irritability) or decreased (feeling empty or unconcerned). Take it seriously if someone you trust notices any of these things in you.
Getting Help
If you feel like you may be experiencing caregiver burnout, depression, or anxiety, explain your feelings and symptoms to your doctor, who may recommend that you see a counselor or therapist (especially one who specializes in caregiver needs).
Your doctor also may encourage you to take a temporary break from your duties by looking into respite care (the kind needed would depend on how ill your child is). Medications for anxiety or depression could be an option, too.
Finally, remember that you are not superhuman. You're a parent doing your best. So give your child your time, your encouragement, your attention, and your unconditional love. Just be sure to save a little bit for yourself.
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer. Time now for sports.
WERTHEIMER: A big week for Major League Baseball. The trade deadline came, the trade deadline went, but the pennant races are close, games were won in the final at-bats, but everyone is still talking about a clinic in Miami - Biogenesis - and the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the major leagues.
To break it down we're joined by Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine. Hi, Howard.
HOWARD BRYANT: Good morning, Linda. How are you?
WERTHEIMER: Not bad. I wonder, what would you have to say about baseball? The MLB is expected to make an announcement before Monday about suspending players who use banned substances. What's happening here?
BRYANT: Well, what's happening is that baseball thought that its steroid era was over, and like track and cycling and everything else, it's very much alive. And I think that what baseball's doing now is they've decided, with a lot of help surprisingly from the players who say they want a clean game, to really throw the book at a lot of these players.
And one of the things that they're doing is, I think that already you've got Ryan Braun out for the rest of the season and now you're going to get about eight other players, but the big guy people are talking about is Alex Rodriquez because he is the only player so far who has said he is going to fight any suspension that Major League Baseball attends to levy upon him, and baseball has responded by saying, OK, well, if you fight this then we're going to try to ban you for life.
So, we've got a big showdown at the same time he's telling people he wants to return to the Yankees on Monday morning. So, once again, it's going to be quite a battle to see whether or not the Yankees get their third baseman back or whether or not we've got a Pete Rose situation here where a player is actually in trouble of losing his career.
WERTHEIMER: So the focus is on Alex Rodriquez because of his big salary, because of his - because he's a star.
BRYANT: Well, it's interesting because the focus on Alex is mostly because they feel - they being Major League Baseball - feels that Alex Rodriquez has lied to them repeatedly and to the public and to the game, that they believe that he has used performance-enhancing drugs, at least my sources and a lot of sources say, pretty much since he admitted using them in 2009, and that he's been using them every single year despite saying he's been clean.
They say they have evidence of this. They also say they have evidence of him trying to destroy the documents that prove that he was a user in his relationship with Biogenesis before Major League Baseball's investigation acquired those documents. So, those two obstruction of their investigation and also his related steroid use are reasons for the ban.
And I think that part of this is very, very dangerous territory because you have the players also saying, look, we want a game that's clean and we're going to go so far to clean this game up that we are willing to have contracts voided, and Alex Rodriquez is still owed $95 million in his contract.
And also to support lifetime bans. One shot, you know, one steroid offense and you're gone for life, and that is an extreme response and Alex Rodriquez is at the center of this. I think on the one hand, you've got people who have said, look, the only way you're going to get a clean game is to threaten people's money and to threaten people's livelihood.
On the other hand, you have other people saying, look, there's still a due process here and you can't make an example of Alex Rodriquez when you have many other players - Mark McGuire, who used steroids and admitted using steroids is still in the game. He's a hitting coach right now for the Dodgers.
You have Miguel Tejada, who admitted to lying to Congress. He's still playing for the Royals. How do you have this selective justice? It doesn't - you don't have justice if you have selective justice. So, the question once again is going to be how Major League Baseball is going to try to discipline one player that is an easy target, that nobody likes, everyone's tired of, against the fact that they have their own inconsistencies in how they deal with everybody else.
WERTHEIMER: Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine. Howard, thank you.
BRYANT: My pleasure. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.