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Who wants to see KStew doing a southern accent?! I DO I DO!
It seems KStews draw extends beyond the box-office - as part of an exclusive deal (i.e. to help bail a potentially flailing channel) Epix is going to be showing the Yellow Handkerchief...
1) Whoop for KStew fix!
2) Hopefully this paves the way for similar indieish movies - score :)
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KStew's "Yellow Handkerchief" on Epix
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- AnonymousAugust 6, 2009 at 8:03 PM
wuts epix? lolReplyDelete
Oh, this reminds me - - KStew's movie 'Speak' is going to be on the 'Lifetime' channel (I know, I know, ugh!) Saturday night at 9:00 pm (in the U.S.) in case anyone hasn't seen it.ReplyDelete
Hey thanx JennJam for the tip off! I've seen 'Speak' a long time ago but wouldn't mind seeing it again! Does anyone know whatever happened with that movie 'Welcome to the Riley's' staring Kstew?ReplyDelete
YW, THparkle. (p.s. I love your name, ha!!)ReplyDelete
- I heart Kstew's moviesAugust 9, 2009 at 2:27 PM
they're debating on whether or not to release it. Kristen's hoping that it is giong to be released but there seems to be a problem with the money..
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It's been a few months since we took the first infrared images with SOFIA and FORCAST. I promised some more detail on how we produced the "first light" images so here it is. Since people can't see infrared light we need a way to display the images from the camera using colors we can see. FORCAST records raw images through filters that pass infrared light of different wavelengths. These filters work just like red, green, or blue filters do in visibile light. When a computer displays a digital image it can be with any color map. A color map is a list of the colors the computer uses when it displays pixels of different brightness in an image. One of the simplest looking color maps is "gray scale"; shades of gray indicate brightness usually with white being brightest and black indicating faintest. But a color map can display brightness variations in an image in any color you like. Here's and image of Jupiter in visible light (color image at right) and in infrared light displayed with a blue color map:
For the first light image of Jupiter we used a red color map to represent infrared light recorded through a 37 micron filter, green to represent infrared light recorded through a 24 micron filter, and blue to represent 5.4 micron light. Here's the result:
Now we add the three images together to get a "false color" image of what Jupiter might look like if humans could see infrared (see www.ithaca.edu/frequent_flyer/first_light/ for more details on interpreting false color images). Note that false color images can represent any measurable quantity. Perhaps the most common false color image you have likely seen is a radar weather map of precipitation, which uses visible colors to represent reflectivity of radar waves (also a form of light that humans can't see) off of rain droplets. Our false color image displays infrared brightness at three different wavelengths. Here's the final result that USRA/FORCAST team member Jim De Buizer created:
The smaller dots in this image are three of Jupiter's moons. Note that we usually measure wavelength in microns (thousandths of a millimeter). We use the symbol 'µm' for microns so 5.4 µm is 0.0054 millimeters. For comparison, the average human hair diameter is about 50 µm.
We're back in Palmdale preparing for more SOFIA flights. We'll do two flights of telescope tests followed by three flights doing new astronomical observations! More updates coming soon.
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Need to switch to 4-3.
Over the summer, I wrote an article outlaying that very point. Wilkerson and Coples are versatile three down defenders.
Remember in 2011 when the Patriots ran out the clock on us? It's because we had smaller guys like Dixon and Westerman stuck in the game.
All this defense needs is an edge rusher who can win one on one battles.
People who call for the 4-3 have to realize that Rex will always run a hybrid defense. Yes, our base front is a 3-4 but we constantly change fronts during the game and one of Rex's principal defensive philosophies is to keep the offense guessing and give them a lot of different looks.
Coples had his best games for UNC when he was lined up inside and could provide pass rush from the inside. Facing more and more passing happy teams the biggest key is to get a pass rush up the middle, collapse the pocket and get the QB off his spot. With Wilkerson and Coples the Jets look to have a combination of players who can provide that for a decade to come and they are just beginning to realize their potential (Wilkerson more than Coples). The key to that is that we do not have to get these guys out depending on a running or passing down, they project as legit three down defenders.
How many pass rushers in the NFL make their money rushing up the middle? JJ Watt and that's about it. Haynesworth years ago is the second name comes to mind. NFL teams stack the middle with 330 lb Guards, Centers who shift and QB's who spend alot of time rolling out.
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Coples biggest problem is Rex - who won't put him on the field.
He gets about thirty percent of the snaps.
When he is given a chance he does well pressuring the QB:
Tenth in the league for inside rushers:
And that was his sack credited to Harris in the NE game.
There are plenty of players who are disruptive up the middle even though they might not all have the big sack numbers. Geno Atkins is a monster on the inside pass rush, Ngata, even Wilfork, the two Detroit tackles, Antonio Smith... Brady will just step up if the rush only comes from the outside. That's why Pittsburgh for years struggled with him as they had both their edge rushers crush in but didnt get a push up the middle.
In the end there are a lot of ways you can use him but I think his best value is as a pass rusher AND run defender on the inside.
could be a nice pick, in a yr or 2 will find out.. However clearly biggest needs were elsewhere, on O especially.. Would have taken DeCastro easily.. He would be Jets best guard for now and for next 10 years.. I know he got hurt but what would chances be he suffered same injury playing with jets in preseason..
Will take this pcik, ofcourse now this year must pick a guard up in first or 2nd round..


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SEATTLE -- Jacoby Ellsbury was removed in the seventh inning of Thursday's 6-3 Yankees win over the Mariners with what the club announced to be right hip tightness, but the outfielder is expected to be available to play on Friday against the Athletics in Oakland.
Ellsbury said that his already-sore hip stiffened after he hit the wall in left-center field in the fifth inning, making a leaping catch to steal a deep drive away from Seattle's Robinson Cano.
The discomfort continued through Ellsbury's sixth-inning at-bat, a popout to shortstop, and Ellsbury was replaced defensively for the bottom of the seventh inning.
"It was tight," Ellsbury said. "I'll expect to be in there tomorrow, but I think it was the right decision. I got some ice on it, did everything we could, and I plan on being in there tomorrow."
Manager Joe Girardi said that no tests are planned for Ellsbury, who finished the night 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and two runs scored, extending his hitting streak to 16 games -- the longest active streak in the Majors.
Ellsbury has been dealing with tightness in the hip for about a week. He was scratched from the Yankees' lineup on Monday against the Royals because of the issue, but the game was rained out.
"Technically I didn't miss anything, because of the rainout," Ellsbury said. "But hitting the wall, I guess it could have happened on anything. I was running at pretty good speed."
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PHOENIX -- For the third straight game, the D-backs walked off with a win over the Orioles.
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PHOENIX -- For the third straight game, the D-backs walked off with a win over the Orioles.
This one just took a bit longer than the others.Full Game Coverage
Aaron Hill was the hero this time as he singled up the middle to score Gerardo Parra with the game-winner in the 14th inning Wednesday afternoon, as the D-backs completed a three-game sweep with a 5-4 win.
"It's what we do," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said.
It certainly appears that way.
The D-backs have now won 10 games in walk-off fashion and they are 27-15 in one-run games, the most in the Majors. Their 26 wins in their final at-bat also leads the Majors, and they have recorded 35 come-from-behind victories.
"It's been like that all year, guys have been battling until the end and luckily we were on top today," Hill said.
While the D-backs have been treading water for the last couple of months, the surging Dodgers have leapfrogged them in the standings. Though the last three days haven't changed that fact, it has energized the Arizona clubhouse.
"These three games are bringing the confidence a little bit up," Martin Prado said. "We were a little bit down, but actually we're starting to believe we can do this, keep battling until the end."
Meanwhile, the games have had the opposite effect on the Orioles.
"We've had some tough ones before and we will again," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "It's part of the job description. Yeah, we're a little beat up, but no one is going to feel sorry for you."
The O's were out of relievers and turned to starter Bud Norris, who was scheduled to start Saturday, to begin the 14th. Norris walked the first two hitters of the inning on eight pitches before striking out Paul Goldschmidt to set the stage for Hill.
Goldschmidt had tied Tuesday night's game with a homer in the ninth and then won it in the 11th with another homer.
Was Hill surprised Goldschmidt didn't get the job done this time?
"Yeah," Hill said with a smile. "The whole crowd was like, 'Awww.' He's done it enough this year it's time for someone else, right?"
After fouling off a fastball to start the at-bat, Hill hit 95-mph heater back up the middle for the game-winner.
"Bud's got great stuff," Hill said. "I know he's been pitching well and he's been locating a little better than in the past. So for me it was just get the ball up and see if I can get something I can drive, and I got a fastball middle-away and put a good swing on it."
Norris declined comment following the game.
It was Hill who sent the game into extra innings in the first place.
The D-backs trailed, 4-3, heading into the ninth before Parra started the game-tying rally with a leadoff double to left field off Baltimore closer Jim Johnson. After Prado bunted into an out, the Orioles intentionally walked Goldschmidt to put runners on first and second.
Hill followed with a line-drive single to left that scored Parra with the tying run as Goldschmidt scampered to third. Johnson, though, retired Matt Davidson and Tuffy Gosewisch to send the game into extra innings.
Neither team could score until the 14th.
"Everybody was tired and we just kept going and kept going," Prado said.
Both teams used 21 players, but the D-backs were in better shape towards the end. Showalter was out of pitchers, while Gibson still had a pair of relievers -- Eury De La Rosa and Chaz Roe -- available to pitch.
All four of the Orioles runs came in the second inning off starter Patrick Corbin, including two on a homer by Manny Machado.
"The one mistake was the changeup up for the homer," Corbin said. "I just wanted to go out there and throw up some zeros and see how many innings I could go and try to stay in the ballgame as long as I could."
Corbin wound up going seven innings before turning things over to the bullpen. Meanwhile, the D-backs continued to chip away as the Baltimore bullpen blew its third save of the series.
"The Diamondbacks are fighting for their lives, too, in the playoff race, so you tip your caps," Orioles outfielder Adam Jones said. "They came back on us, can't do anything about that."
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You say it: CDs DVDs... etc.
I always said that it 'd be a good idea to sell ebooks on media too. Repeatedly and ad nauseam.
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Also, the DWA's statistics--garnered by answers from users of digital material--actually indicate that between deliberate taking and "casual" theft, nearly 4 out of 5 users are helping themselves to material for which they've not paid. Thus, the argument that the "vast majority of people are honest" isn't borne out. I used to believe that. I don't now. If you don't work in, or own, an environment in which you have to deal with theft daily, impacting your own livelihood, or ability to pay your own employees, it's nice to hold on to the idea that "most people are honest," but I wish I could still believe it. Anyone who wants an inside look at MY books, when I allowed clients to "pay upon completion" (no longer allowed) is welcome to the very ugly snapshot of humanity I can show them. Technically, people who ripped me off, by taking their completed books and not paying me, aren't "thieves" either; they, too, have "only" violated contract law. They "only" didn't pay me for our work, just like an author or publisher not being paid for his/hers by infringement. Funnily enough, I don't feel one iota less ripped-off, and calling the theft something else doesn't help me pay my vendors, employees and bills. (Dang...I did get into the semantics, more or less.)
@cybmole: I guess my 50+ years of buying books for my own private library, for my own enjoyment, makes me think that people who want to read can bloody well pay for THEIR private copies. If they want to borrow a book, there are plenty of mechanisms by which they can do that, both digitally and in DT versions. I can understand people stealing food, or medicine. Other vital necessities. Can't quite wrap my head around the idea of being "forced" to steal entertainment.
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I sympathise , but let's face it - you are in an endangered trade.
Amazon give away for free more e- books than I could ever hope to read, & faster than you could ever code; and as for authors - unless you are J.K. Rowling or lucky enough to write over-hyped trash like 50 shades... better keep the day job.
PS "the casual vacancy" is also overhyped trash, IMHO.
PPS - yours is not the only endangered trade. I play guitar - rather well IMHO - but my days of being paid for doing so are long gone. I do, OTOH, get a decent income from one-to-one tuition.
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Perhaps you can elucidate?
ETA: Let's just drop it, please. I'm not good at being okay with people stealing from me or my crew, no matter how well rationalized, justified or argued. It would be one thing if it was over the quality of the work, but it's not; it's over their ability to get away without consequences. So, respectfully, I'd like to drop it, thank you.
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consider it dropped -
but here's another passing thought on permissions. an epub is basically a zip, and zips can be locked + password protected. One of my shareware programs is sent to me like that for each update.
the pdf format also supports password locking, at 2 levels - you can lock just to prevent alterations ( that one is reasonably easy to remove) or you can lock to prevent unauthorised opening - & that requires a brute force crack AFAIK
does/could the epub spec support password protection ?
I realise that the current reader devices won't so it's not a full-on practical solution but in the future maybe ( & you could then block the kids from reading 50 shades of porn ! )
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I don't think the current ePUB standard allows for passwords. But let's assume it will someday.
You protect your book with a password, John Doe buys it, he has the password and can read the book, he gives the book to his daughter, along with the password so she can read it too. But the daughter's ebook reader does not work fine with passwords, so she extracts the files from the epub file (which is a zip) and packs them in a new epub, with no password. Then she shares the now unprotected file with her husband and brother-in-law... and the snow ball keeps rolling.
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Wow, I'm amazed at this feedback! Thank you all very much; I'm used to getting little input on other forums (about other matters, mind you). I'm going to read all of this verrry slowly --- clearly there are a lot of aspects to my question that I hadn't considered. Thanks again!
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@cybmole: With regard to the casual theft numbers, by the way--the numbers I cited were from the Digital Watermarking Alliance, which based that "nearly 4-out-of-5 figure" NOT on retailer estimates, or anything like that, but on the responses provided by those users/consumers taking the poll, about their own level of legal and illegal usage. If the numbers are bollocks, then it means that people exaggerated their own level of casual and piratical theft. Given people's ability to rationalize ripping other people off, I'd be surprised if that were the case; 99 times out of a hundred, someone is rationalizing how what they're doing is NOT theft; not overstating how much of it they do. The whitepaper is still on their site, I believe. I can find the link if you'd like.
My experience (and I've discussed this with other paid bookmakers of any size; their experience is identical, mind you) tells me that theft is FAR MORE RAMPANT, not less, than extrapolated by those purveying digital goods. If you think I'm angry about this topic, I am. It's not "victimless," which you're free to verify with the guy I nearly had to lay off the first quarter of this year because "authors" routinely walked away without paying their edits to the tune of his monthly salary, until I put my foot down and turned into a harridan about it, forcing everyone to pay for their edits before we made them. I see no bloody difference between the position I'm in (I make a digital product and people don't pay my contract, thus "not-stealing" the money from me, for having made it; it's not "theft," it's "breach of contract") that that of an author or publisher (who makes a book, puts it in digital form, and people "infringe" his copyright, thus "not-stealing" the money from him for having written and published it; it's not "theft," it's "copyright infringement," right?). It's a nice, victimless "crime" if you don't happen to be the one from which the money is being STOLEN.
Anyone who wants to argue with me that it's not THEFT is welcome to try. Cute semantic argument if you're not the one who has to pay the salary of the guys making the books. But, hey? So what if that guy HAD lost his job? It's not THEFT, right? Noooooooo, it's just "breach of contract," and it's a victimless crime, just like copyright infringement. Nobody gets hurt, right?
People will rationalize ANYTHING. And now, I really am done on this topic, because I know that my belief that copyright infringement = theft is not a popular one on this particular set of forums, and people will continue to tell themselves that they are not thieves for so long as it's not their money.
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Semantics are actually important, words have meanings. "Theft" is a loaded term, originally introduced by big content in order to elicit an emotional responce. Theft is a term "everyone" is familiar with, infringement is not. If you call it theft and John Doe feels that you're spouting nonsense, you have a problem. No, it's not OK. No, it's not theft. In a lot of cases it's more serious, according to law, than simple theft. In most people's opinion it's not equal to theft.
That last point is important, because you muddle the point seriously when you scream (yes, you used some capitals there...) theft. The points you raise are serious, but you actually damage our case when you deliberately misuse terms. People need to learn that infringing by copying books is bad (which they might not think too much about), not that it's theft (which they rightly feel it isn't, even the USSC, for instance, hasn't changed its stance on this).
If you want to argue this further I suggest that you start a new thread in an appropriate forum (General Discussion, maybe?). Feel free to drop me a PM if you do.
Now, let's give this a rest here and let the original poster have his thread back in case he wondered more about feasible ways of adding DRM
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I don't disagree that Semantics are important. I don't disagree that "screaming" muddies the argument--but I do get very, very sick and tired of the semantic distinction that 'copyright infringement' is somehow significantly different than theft. And, yes, thank you, I've read the SC Case, and pretty much all the other relevant cases on the issue, back to the earliest. My entire point was: a) the DWA statistics are not, as more-than-implied, grossly overstated, unless the "pirates" and casual (what, infringers?) deliberately overstated how much they're infringing, and b) "copyright infringement" is, from my perspective, no different than "breach of contract." Both things sound like "Not Theft." My explanation was to demonstrate that one may call it anything you like: but the end result is still that money my company rightfully earned was removed from my pocket. Now, to me, it's bloody hair-splitting to limit the "theft" part to someone physically dipping their hand in my pocket AFTER I've put the money there versus simply not paying me in the first place. The end result is precisely the same, and continuing to use decriminalized terms simply makes it more acceptable than it already is. Using the terms of "pirate" and (yes, legally-acceptable) "copyright infringement" is, to my mind, nothing more than a form of misdirection and verbal prestidigitation. In this matter, as in few others, the Court has made the use of proper semantics MORE muddying, not less.
And, FWIW, @cybmole did say: "PS I maybe need some mental re-programming, but 50 years of reading books for free, via public libraries, makes it hard to grasp that e-books should be paid for, especially as they are now also slowly making their way into libraries worldwide. " (underline emphasis added), which I think clearly imputed a discussion about whether or not copyrighted books should be paid for.
In my opinion, I'm not "deliberately misusing terms." I'm trying to get people to actually think about what a casual term like "copyright infringement" means, when it applies to real live people, with real live incomes and real live consequences. I think my own business is a perfect parallel; legally, nobody "stole" from me, under any definition in any statute. Just like "copyright infringement" isn't theft under the law, but has precisely the same consequence and outcome, to the person being stolen FROM. I don't see what's wrong with trying to draw an illustrative parallel, when I rather explicitly stated that that was precisely what I was doing. I wouldn't insult the members of MR by thinking that they actually misunderstood what I said.
Done now. I have ZERO interest in discussing this further, as the problem is never going to be resolved, or even agreed upon, particularly here.
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my final comment - I agree that discussion should be put to bed. When I read a "free" book from a public library it had been paid for ( .i.e someone had bought it & put it on the shelf ). it just was not paid for by me.
what I was getting at in my earlier post was that I was brought up to think that books were something you borrowed from a library and read for free. & that only very rich people went to bookshops & bought the things. I read voraciously in childhood & teenage years. must have gone thru the entire SF shelf. It never felt like "stealing"
in my ideal world there'd be living grants for creativity & the output would be free to all. Get rid of the competitive world of publishers in which most creatives starve & a very few have far too much money. just let the folks who create art, be it poems, paintings, stories, music have enough money ( from state funds) to ba able to focus on their art.
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What started well didn�t end that way for Carolina in Sunday�s offensively-challenged 36-14 home loss to Denver.
CHARLOTTE � What started well didn�t end that way for Carolina in Sunday�s offensively-challenged 36-14 home loss to Denver.
After scoring a touchdown on their second possession, the Panthers ended with 250 total yards of offense � their second-lowest total of the season, better only than their 190 yards in a 16-12 loss to Seattle.
�That was an embarrassing loss,� tackle Jordan Gross said. �That�s a good team. Everybody knows that. The defense played their tails off. They gave us a chance to win, and we didn�t do anything on offense. It was as bad a day as I can remember.�
Cam Newton passed for 241 yards and two touchdowns but was sacked seven times and intercepted twice.
The Jack Del Rio-coordinated Broncos defense also came up with a safety when Mike Adams sacked Cam Newton in the end zone with 10:32 remaining to give Denver a 29-7 lead. Del Rio served as Panthers defensive coordinator in 2002.
�Without watching tape, everybody took their turn looking bad,� Gross said.
Tight end Greg Olsen was the Panthers� brightest spot, hauling in nine passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Olsen�s 4-yard TD pass from Newton gave the Panthers a short-lived 7-0 lead at the 6:46 mark of the first quarter.
But once Denver claimed its first lead early in the second quarter, the Panthers couldn�t answer. Kevin Vickerson tallied two sacks while five other players recorded one each for the Broncos.
�We knew once they got the lead they were going to unleash those pass rushers,� Olsen said.
Defensive end Elvis Dumervil was one of those with one sack but left the game with a shoulder injury in the second quarter and never returned. The Panthers couldn�t take advantage of his absence.
The Panthers managed only 52 yards on the ground on 21 carries, with Jonathan Stewart�s 31 yards on eight carries leading the way.
Newton�s 5-yard TD pass to Olsen with 5:09 remaining allowed the Panthers to avoid tying the 36-7 debacle against the Giants for the lowest scoring output of the season.
Newton: blame goes around
When asked if Newton was frustrated with the offensive line after he was sacked seven times, he said there were plenty of things that went wrong.
�I think it�s more frustrating to lose the football game,� Newton said. �We�re going to have days like that. That�s the same offensive line that did an excellent job a lot of times today, so I�m not thrashing them. I don�t expect anyone to thrash them. Those same guys are capable of doing things.�
Newton completed 21 of 36 passes and carried four times for seven yards.
�I think personally I have to do a better job getting the football out, getting it out to my outlets,� Newton said. �Someone else�s mistakes have to be brought up by another player. Whether it be myself, the running game, receivers catching it, we�ve just got to make it happen.�
A week after the Panthers went on the road to beat the Redskins 21-13, Newton pointed at himself when it comes to the 2-7 team�s inconsistency.
�I attribute that to the person in the mirror,� Newton said. �I challenge myself to be better, and any competitor would do that. It�s not something the opposing team is doing because we have our opportunities.�
Happy Holliday
Trindon Holliday had a great day as Denver�s return specialist, with his biggest highlight a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown at the start of the second quarter. The score gave Denver a 14-7 lead.
The return didn�t deter the Panthers from continuing to kick to the former LSU star, as Holliday finished with eight punt returns for 125 yards � a 15.6-yard average. Holliday also returned two kickoffs for 44 yards.
The game marked the second time Holliday took a punt to the end zone against the Panthers this season. He was wearing a Houston jersey when he returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown during the preseason before the Texans cut him.
Holliday�s speed is also well-known in the track world as qualified for the 2007 World Championships in the 100 meters but didn�t compete.
On the inactive list for the Panthers on Sunday were quarterback Jimmy Clausen, wide receiver Joe Adams, safety D.J. Campbell, linebacker Jason Williams, tackle Bruce Campbell, defensive end Antwan Applewhite and defensive end Thomas Keiser.
The Panthers rolled out black jerseys and black pants for the first time in franchise history. � A large percentage of Peyton Manning and Broncos fans helped produce the third-largest Bank of America Stadium crowd this season as the number of distributed tickets was announced at 73,939. That ranks behind the Dallas (73,981) and New York Giants (73,951) games this season. It also ranks sixth all-time in franchise history and fifth at Bank of America Stadium. The best Panthers crowd was 76,136 against the 49ers in 1995 at Clemson. The highest total at the current stadium was 74,113 versus Tampa Bay in 2008. � Manning was efficient early on his way to a 27-for-38 outing for 301 yards and a touchdown. � Manning in the first quarter threw his 420th career touchdown, moving him into a tie with Dan Marino for second-most touchdown passes in NFL history. � The Panthers fell to 1-3 against the Broncos, with Carolina�s lone breakthrough a 30-10 win in 2008. � Denver won its fourth straight game and is averaging 34 points during that stretch.
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Maximize your harvest of peas, cucumbers, summer squash and melons by growing them up this space-saving trellis. The poly-coated steel poles clip together without tools to create a frame that's approximately 5' high x 5' long. This support gives you 42 square feet of growing space in a 15 square foot footprint. Support the vines by adding your own twine or netting, or use our Biodegradable Netting, sold separately.
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Very Sturdy and will hold multiple plants
By Judi
from Martinez, CA (San Francisco - East Bay)
The A-Frame support will hold several plants on each side. Plant lettuce or Radished under the A-Frame
Great addition to my veggie garden
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allows me to plant on both sides for bigger yield. Cubes love it!
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Adequate but not great
By Marsha
from St Paul Minnesota
Hopefully will be strong enough to support the squash when they develop. Seems flimsy.There are notches on the frame to attach the recommended netting, but they didn't work too well- not sure if the netting will stay in place once it has to support the weight of the vegtables.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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I had excellent A-frames 10 years ago and had expected something useful & similar. Here I had difficulty keeping the middle triangle of legs from falling off. Leg ends were deep in soil, but plastic clips to join pieces were inadequate and the whole thing continued to fall down -even before anything was growing on it. When I tried staking the ends with tent pegs and string, the top piece would fall off. The poles are quite thin adding to the flimsiness. Took it down after a week. I have loved growing cucumbers, peas, flowers and small melons in slings on an A-frame in the past. Great picture in your catalog.
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The plastic holders broke easily
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Using the structure to grow cucumbers. I assembled it by myself!! attaching the netting was a bit difficult and it has pulled away from the poles.
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Should have read other reviews before purchase they were all correct. I thought I hit the jackpot with the price. Poor quality I returned it right away.
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On May 12, 2012, Cheyney University celebrated its 175th Anniversary Commencement and welcomed the American legend, hero, and civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., who gave the keynote address. As I walked in front of Reverend Jackson during the processional entrance, it was clear that his contributions to civil rights and humanitarian causes were more than historically appreciated by the applauding thousands who had gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of future leaders. The love shown to Reverend Jackson was not only gratitude for the years dedicated to needed change in America, but also energizing new bridges to the future––to what can be.
Some parents approached him respectfully, and they thanked him for participating in the 175th Commencement activities. Hundreds took pictures with iPads, phones, and cameras to memorialize the special moment on the Historic Quad of Cheyney University.
At the end of his riveting address, Reverend Jackson called the graduates to action by reminding the students that "Graduation is a milestone, not an end zone," and challenging the graduates to "Heal the land."
Actor, musician, and deep thinker, Terrence Howard made a special appearance to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of CU and to share congratulatory remarks. His presence was a welcomed surprise to students and their families––as was evidenced by the screams that often follow a motion picture star of his magnitude. However, Dr. Terrence Howard, who portrayed Cheyney State College alumnus, Jim Ellis in the movie, Pride, addressed the thousands gathered with profound candor and insights that were appreciated by graduates and the families attending the memorable ceremony. Howard stressed that the graduates must be ready to adjust to change. He stated, "How you deal with change will determine how well you succeed."
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Cardinals get Furcal in another 'win-now' deal
Dodgers receive Minor Leaguer Castellanos for two-time All-Star
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
As the non-waiver Trade Deadline approaches, St. Louis has completed its second aggressive, win-now move in less than a week. Three days after acquiring four players from the Blue Jays to shore up their bullpen and starting rotation, the Cardinals have acquired shortstop Rafael Furcal from the Dodgers. In return Los Angeles will receive Double-A outfielder Alex Castellanos. The Cardinals will pay about $1.38 million of the remaining $4.8 million of Furcal's salary.
Furcal had the right to veto any trade as the result of his having 10 years' Major League service time, including the past five with the same team. As a result of that right, a 24-hour waiting period was required before the deal could be officially completed.
For a team with significant questions looming this offseason, an opportunity to win in 2011 is extremely compelling. Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter and Lance Berkman are among the key Cardinals who are eligible for free agency in the coming winter. St. Louis may not even be done, with reports swirling Sunday that the club is still in talks with the Padres regarding reliever Heath Bell and the Mariners regarding left-handed starter Erik Bedard.
The non-waiver Trade Deadline is at 3 p.m. CT Sunday.
"Whenever the organization is this committed, it is exciting," Berkman said. "We still have to do it on the field. They've certainly tried to help us, and now it's up to us."
Furcal, a two-time All-Star, would shore up one of the few positions in the Cardinals lineup that has lacked for production. He entered Saturday batting .197 with a .272 on-base percentage in 37 games, but the switch-hitting speedster has been slowed by injury for much of the year, and in recent weeks, he has been much more effective.
For his career, Furcal is a .283 hitter with a .349 on-base percentage and a .407 slugging percentage. He put up a .300/.366/.460 line for Los Angeles in 2010.
"We feel that Furcal will give us added veteran experience when it comes to a pennant race," said Cardinals' general manager John Mozeliak. "Rafael has been an excellent top of the order hitter and he brings plenty of athleticism and defense."
Furcal has been an average to above-average defensive shortstop for the bulk of his career, representing a needed upgrade in that regard as well. St. Louis fields a groundball-oriented pitching staff in front of a defense that has at times been too porous.
"He's a great guy," said former Dodger and current Cardinals shortstop Ryan Theriot, who had four hits in his first start at second base with the Redbirds in Saturday's 13-5 win over the Cubs. "Just was with him for about a month and a half, I guess, two months -- but a great guy. His track record speaks for itself. I was able to learn a lot from him. He's a winner, plays hard, plays the game the right way."
Theriot expressed no wariness of the Cards' pursuit of the veteran shortstop.
"Of course," he said, when asked if he's on board with the potential deal. "And if I wasn't, I have no choice. Look, when my name's in the lineup, I'm going to go out there and play hard."
The Furcal addition follows an eight-player deal with the Jays on Wednesday. In that trade, St. Louis acquired starting pitcher Edwin Jackson, relievers Marc Rzepczynski and Octavio Dotel, and outfielder Corey Patterson, while dealing away outfielder Colby Rasmus and three relievers. That move was made very much with the club's 2011 chances in mind, much like the Furcal deal.
Furcal is in the final year of a three-year deal that contains a club option for 2012. The option is worth $12 million, with no buyout. That is, if the club declines the option, it owes the player no additional money beyond the 2011 salary.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Obviously, You're Not a Golfer and follow him on Twitter at @MatthewHLeach. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Colts are supposedly looking for a starting O-lineman like us.
The Jets are not involved...If they are, FIRE TANNY
The Colts are supposedly looking for a starting O-lineman like us.
As for the Cro/Wilson debate, personally wilson hasnt lived up to what I would like. He had what should have been a terrbile PI penalty vs the giants were again he coudlnt locate the ball.
That being said, I think Cro is vastly overrated as he cant tackle and he has led our defense in penalties for 2 seasons. I dont think he is getting traded, and I dont think we have any involvement in this situation in indy.
My trade feeling is that we are going to see how howard does sunday night and what cuts come monday morning. After that, the landscape is much clearer and tanny can make a move for a RT. I also think we wind up with evan moore the TE from the browns, and dump cumberland.
Its not the Jets. All of our "good" players are essentially untradeable b.c of their contracts. And Wilson is not going to justify a "high pick". So he is safe, no need to worry about our beloved 1st round nickel back.
Our precious defense will remain intact.
some folks are confused by what the Colts are trying to do. They are trying to GET a big player thru a trade not trade one of their own lol. People here think every team wants to give us a starting RT for a 4th or 5th rounder or for a corner. Just stop typing .... As soon as you mention Cro or Kyle Wilson just stop typing. Rex isn't trading his corners nor is he trading a significant player on defense. Yes our top 3 CB's are significant with what Rex wants to do. We aren't trading Cro, Kyle Wilson, or any other started for a RT. Just stop it ...SMH ...
Some GMs have come out and said that this is just Irsay trying to stir things up. I would bet nothing comes of this.
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When Sahar Taha was growing up, she and the children of her Baghdad neighborhood would go house to house during Ramadan, singing songs and collecting sweets. She remembers it as a time of joy, when the community renewed its bonds through collective fasting and late-night visits. "I think today children have different interests and modes of expression," said Taha, resplendent in a turquoise abaya. "They don't even play in the street anymore.
"Today we are living in the era of globalization, which has also come to Iraq, so the habits of children have changed with the computer and the Internet. A lot of things disappeared in terms of customs and traditions."
Ramadan, like Iraq, may have changed in the years since Taha left, but she was happy to resurrect the spirit of old Baghdad for one night at the newly inaugurated Iraqi Cultural Center in Verdun, the first such center in the Arab world.
As Taha took to the stage Friday evening with Ashtarout, her seven-woman band, she wasted no time in addressing the specter of violence that seemed to hang over the audience, comprised mainly of Iraqis, Lebanese and Syrians. It was one day after 44 people were killed in attacks across Iraq and less than a week since a massive car bomb wounding dozens in the Beirut suburb of Bir al-Abed.
"Hopefully next Ramadan will be calmer and more hopeful," she said. "Tonight, although there are many great Iraqi songs for sadness, we have chosen joyful tunes because we must always hope for a better future."
For the next hour and a half, Taha kept her word, transporting the audience with lighthearted tunes from the 1950s and '60s, as well as newer compositions based on the works of contemporary Iraqi poets.
The opening strains of such favorites as "Shlonak Aini, Shlonak" (How are you, my love, how are you) and "Mali Shughl bil Souk," (I have no business at the market) drew cries of recognition bordering on relief, while the classic "Marou Alayi al-Helween," (The pretty ones pass by), made famous by the legendary Iraqi vocalist Nazem al-Ghazali, provoked cheers and spontaneous shouts of "Allah!"
Although the songs were ostensibly playful, the undertone of loss was unmistakable.
"Every song has its flavor, its significance and meaning, but they all talk about Iraq and love for one's homeland," said Taha, speaking to The Daily Star following the performance. "For us expatriates, nostalgia is a disease, and the longer we are away, the more the nostalgia comes flooding back.
"Music is the vehicle through which we express our longing and nostalgia, and release the pressure and the love," she continued. "Music is what brings people together. Politics divides us, but music brings us together."
Ever mindful of the historical and social contexts behind the traditions that influence her as an artist, Taha is as much a musicologist as a musician. She has written extensively as both a music critic and researcher, and even credits music with helping her beat cancer three times.
Her latest album "Ashaqouka Enta" (I Adore You) is a collection of songs based on the works of female Sufi poets from the 8th to the 21st centuries.
"Sahar is a committed artist, and a spiritual one at the same time," said the novelist Latifa al-Hajj Kodeih, who was in the audience Friday evening. "Especially during Ramadan, one feels that this type of art brings you closer to spirituality and turns you toward the heavens and the spaces that you need, especially in light of the crisis in the Arab world."
The center, which falls under the aegis of Iraq's Ministry of Culture, only opened last month. The concert last week was the first of four cultural evenings to be hosted by the center every Friday throughout Ramadan.
Ali Aweid al-Abadi, the center's director, said Beirut was a natural location choice. "There is a cultural depth and vividness in Beirut," he said, "and a deep relationship between the Iraqi and Lebanese cultures."
Abadi went on to say he hoped the center would play a central role in fomenting creative and intellectual exchange between Lebanon and Iraq with lectures, readings, concerts and other events.
Speaking as an Iraqi artist, particularly one who has been living outside her country for many years, Taha said founding a cultural center was a "necessary step" and expressed her readiness to help "in any way" she could.
"This center is a point of communication, a meeting point between Iraq and the outside, and between creative forces from all over the Arab world," she said. "Culture is much more important than politics."
For more information about upcoming events, call the Iraqi Cultural Center on 01-786-650.
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A new Washington Post poll of D.C.-area sports fans shows that most (61 percent) like the name of Dan Snyder's NFL Redskins franchise and two-thirds say the name shouldn't be changed. The poll comes as debate increases over the use of the term, considered offensive by many Native Americans, with even Congress involved.
However, among those who want to keep the Redskins name, most — 56 percent — say they feel the word Redskin is an inappropriate term for Native Americans. Only half as many — 28 percent — consider the term as an acceptable one to use.
"This seems to represent a huge movements in favor of name change, since one would logically expect more support for the team and its name among Washingtonians than among the general population," says George Washington University law School public interest law professor John Banzhaf.
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As the Post notes, "the Redskins name has been subject to much criticism and public debate this offseason, with both local and national leaders urging the team to consider a name change, a request the team has fervently resisted." Snyder recently told USA Today that the team will never change the name. But as the criticism and debate grow and intensify, it's possible that Snyder may actually be looking to make a change. And it's unclear if that would be an unpopular move. According to the Post, "A quarter of all area adults and slightly more than half of self-described Redskins fans say they 'love' the team name, yet both groups overwhelmingly say that in general a new name wouldn't make much difference to them."
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Spanning topics as wide-ranging as holography, steampunk literature, service learning, and obesity in American pets, nearly 90 students will present their research in the 36th Annual Student Symposium at Beloit College. The symposium—estimated to be one of the largest in the college's history—will take place Thursday, April 12, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and the day's events are free and open to the public.
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02. Promises, Promises – 4.25
03. Friends and Lovers – 4.07
04. Thieves – 4.16
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The Traneumentary: Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins is a legendary musical force, and like Trane, inspires people to this day with his masterful improvisations and amazing wizardry on the saxophone. Sonny is a true legend who respected John Coltrane and also had a beautiful friendship with him. In 1956, Sonny and Trane recorded a track entitled "Tenor Madness." Read more


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Sears proposes making Vt. AG an appointee
Under a bill proposed by the powerful chair of the Judiciary Committee, the Vermont Attorney General, now an elected office, would become an appointed position.
Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, wants to give the governor the authority to handpick the attorney general, with the consent of the state Senate.
Sears: Not politically motivated
The bill, S.270, would also make it possible for the governor -- and any member of the General Assembly -- to remove the attorney general from office for misconduct, inefficiency in office or failure to perform his or her duty.
The Vermont Attorney General enforces the state's laws, defends the state when it is sued and handles criminal and civil cases.
Sears says the legislation is not politically motivated or directed at the current Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell.
The bill would not go into effect until 2016 -- after the next election cycle.
"The reason I did that was because the attorney general has already announced for re-election and I didn't want it to be a slap at the AG," Sears said.
Sorrell was appointed Vermont Attorney General in 1997 by Gov. Howard Dean after Jeffrey Amestoy resigned to become chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.
Sorrell, who has been elected eight times, says taking away the electoral process for attorney general "arguably makes the position more political rather than less political."
"Most people appreciate the independence of the office," Sorrell said.
A gubernatorial appointee would be beholden to the governor, Sorrell suggested. He said the administration of justice by the state's chief law enforcement officer shouldn't be affected by the kind of partisanship in which politicians reward friends and punish enemies.
"I look forward to debating the issue with Sen. Sears and others, if the opportunity arises," Sorrell said.
Sears, who is chair of the Corrections Oversight Committee and a close friend of Gov. Peter Shumlin, says he simply wants the Attorney General to function more like the Defender General. Sears believes that an appointed AG would have more authority over state's attorneys.
Sears also wants to see more uniformity in the way cases are handled from county to county.
"One of the problems that I see is partly due to judges but also due to state attorneys," Sears says. "We have 14 systems of justice."
Sorrell says his office has concurrent jurisdiction over state's attorneys cases already. "Sometimes when state's attorney has a conflict, and sometimes when the case is multi-victim and cases get more complicated, some of offices would like us to assist or take over," Sorrell said. "I'm surprised the senator is unaware of that. I'm not sure how an appointed attorney general is able to better work with the state's attorney than an elected attorney general."
Sorrell has been criticized for losing three high-profile cases that have gone to federal court, two of which have reached the U.S. Supreme Court. The cases have been costly and some say humiliating for the state.
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Post-surgery, Wood can still bring the heat
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
CLEVELAND -- Count Indians reliever Blake Wood among the increasing number of Tommy John surgery success stories. During Wood's brief outing against the Royals on Tuesday night, one look at the Progressive Field radar gun was all one needed to know he is fully recovered.
Wood's first pitch of the ninth inning was a 100-mph fastball to Kansas City's Billy Butler and the hard-throwing right-hander did not let up. Only two of the dozen heaters fired at his former team registered under 98 mph in Wood's three-batter appearance.
"You feel stronger," Wood said, "because you've had more time than you've ever had to work out, get stronger and work on the stuff you wanted to work on that you didn't have time to do during the season, to feel right mechanically. It's that, plus the new ligament."
Wood and Indians starter Danny Salazar -- both with Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery on their resumes -- have reached triple digits on the radar gun this year. A few lockers away from Wood in the Indians' locker room, fellow Tommy John-recipient Josh Tomlin laughed.
"I got the same ligament he got," Tomlin said of Wood. "Same one as Salazar, too. Why am I still throwing 88?"
According to brooksbaseball.net, which compiles PITCHf/x data from every Major League game, Wood's 99.43-mph average on Tuesday night was the second-highest velocity average he has posted in a game since Aug. 29, 2011. Across the 2010-11 campaigns with Kansas City, the 28-year-old Wood averaged 95.5 mph with his fastball.
Wood, who underwent surgery on his elbow in May last year, fully understands that pitch speed is not the only important element on the mound. In 26 1/3 Minor League innings this season, Wood issued 18 walks between stints with four Cleveland affiliates. Through two relief outings for the Indians, the right-hander has three walks and one strikeout.
"You want to get physically where you want to be first, get your stuff back," Wood said. "And then you can work from there. Right now, I feel like, 'All right, my stuff is where I want it to be.' Now I need to start doing other things better, like controlling the running game, working on command. That's going to happen with getting to pitch more."
In 2011, Wood appeared in 55 games for the Royals, posting a 3.75 ERA with 62 strikeouts and 32 walks in 69 2/3 innings. Kansas City exposed him to waivers over the winter, and Cleveland claimed the sidelined reliever on Nov. 2, giving him a chance to continue his recovery with a new team this season.
"I couldn't be more thankful to an organization," Wood said. "At that point, I was five months out of surgery and I was just hoping to get a chance somewhere. It was a lot of hoping, not thinking that it was going to happen. I'm glad they did. I'm hoping they're glad they took a chance on me, because I'm certainly very thankful that they did."
Tribe takes time to honor soldiers on 9/11
CLEVELAND -- The Indians took a moment to honor returned United States soldiers on Wednesday, the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Prior to their game against the Royals, the Indians invited Major James Ruzicka to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, which was received at home plate by first baseman Nick Swisher. Ruzicka is currently serving his second consecutive year in Afghanistan as Office in Charge of Internal Operations of the Special Forces Base.
Ruzicka's wife, a native Clevelander and lifelong Indians fan, was on hand to share the experience.
As part of Major League Baseball's league-wide remembrance of 9/11, the Indians wore commemorative hats to remember returning solders. Cleveland also held a moment of silence before the game and had members of the Cleveland Police Department present the colors before the game's first pitch.
Tribe had inside info on infielder Ramirez
CLEVELAND -- The Indians did not doubt that infielder Jose Ramirez would be able to handle the big league stage, even without having any Triple-A experience under his belt. Much of that faith stemmed from the vote of confidence that came from the player-development team.
The combination of Ramirez's poise and style of play convinced the organization to summon him from Double-A Akron for Cleveland's stretch run.
"He plays like he feels like belongs," said Indians vice president of player development Ross Atkins. "I think that was probably the overwhelming sentiment that gave us the confidence that his performance would be the same in Double-A as it is here in the Major Leagues, or at least very close to the same."
Indians manager Terry Francona joked that the 20-year-old rookie was "all over the place" during his first Major League start on Monday. Ramirez collected a pair of hits, scored one run, was picked off at first base and made a throwing error, along with some solid defensive plays.
In the third inning against Kansas City, Ramirez sprinted from first to third base on a ground ball to Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas. That mad dash forced an extra throw by Kansas City's defense, created an error and led to an unlikely run for the Tribe.
"He also could've been thrown out," Atkins said with a laugh. "But he plays the game with very little fear. Everyone has some level of caution and fear, but he's not afraid to make a mistake."
In 113 games at Akron this season, Ramirez posted a .272/.325/.624 slash line to go along with three home runs, 16 doubles, six triples and 38 RBIs. Along the way, he also collected 38 stolen bases, scored 78 runs and walked (39) nearly as often as he struck out (41). In the field, Ramirez bounced between second base, shortstop and third for the Aeros.
Atkins said Ramirez could have a future as a regular second baseman or shortstop, or as a utility man for the Indians, depending on the club's needs. His future with the club might be undetermined, but there is one thing Atkins knows for sure.
"It's always fun to watch someone who plays with a lot of confidence," he said, "and plays almost as if they're playing in their backyard. It's certainly not something that you teach, but he doesn't view this level to be really significantly better than anywhere else he's ever played."
McAllister's mechanics appear source of woes
CLEVELAND -- Pitching has carried the Indians into contention in this season's second half, and the club's arms will continue to play a key role down the stretch. That is why the recent showing from right-hander Zach McAllister has been troubling for the Tribe.
McAllister fell victim to a big offensive inning in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Royals, marking the third consecutive subpar performance for the starter. Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway said some mechanical issues are to blame for the pitcher's recent slide.
"Mechanically, he was kind of spinning off a little bit," Callaway said on Wednesday morning. "The last few outings, I don't think he's had a great feel for his mechanics. His changeup hasn't been very good, he's been kind of peeling off toward first base and leaving balls up, and it's kind of cost him. It's just a bad three starts mechanically."
Through 21 starts this season, McAllister is 7-9 with a 4.11 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings. Over his past three turns, the right-hander went 0-2 with an 8.78 ERA, allowing a .309 opponents' batting average in 13 1/3 innings. In his previous seven starts, McAllister went 3-2 with a 3.66 ERA and a .224 opponents' average across 39 1/3 innings.
Big innings have been mostly to blame.
In Tuesday's loss, McAllister allowed three runs on three hits without recording an out in the sixth inning against the Royals. In his previous start, on Sept. 4, it was another three-run, three-hit burst that sent McAllister to the showers. On Aug. 30, McAllister was tagged for four runs in a disastrous third inning against Detroit.
"Lately, it seems like it's four or five batters where he can't make an adjustment," Callaway said. "And it ends up hurting him. This is a big situation and he wants to compete so bad. Maybe he's just over-competing instead of just doing what makes him successful, just making pitches and keeping the ball down."
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"That's the only team I had played for. I came up with them. I was with them for seven years. That was all I knew. I think it actually made me a little more comfortable, because I've seen those guys in the Minor Leagues and played with them on the back fields in Arizona. I've known those guys for a long time. I think, in that sense, it actually made me relax a little."
-- Indians reliever Blake Wood, on Tuesday's outing against the Royals, his former team
Smoke signals
• The Indians entered Wednesday with a 9-6 record against the Royals, but Kansas City has proven to be a tough opponent this season. Twelve of the teams' 15 games had been decided by three or fewer runs, with six of the contests being decided by one run.
"They've got a lot of fight," Indians third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall said. "They never give up. We've had a hard time with them this year. We've played good games. We know what we're getting when they come into town."
• Entering Wednesday, Indians center fielder and leadoff man Michael Bourn has posted a .216/.277/.290 slash line over his past 60 games (241 at-bats), dating back to June 29. In the 55 games he played before that (228 at-bats), Bourn hit .303/.348/.390 for the Tribe. Since Aug. 24, he had a .172 average over 16 games.
• The Indians wrapped up their series with a noon ET contest against the Royals on Wednesday. Heading into the contest, Cleveland boasted a 29-19 (.604 winning percentage) ledger in day games, marking the third-best record in the American League and the fifth-best day-game record in the Majors.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Arkansas News Bureau
Arkansas' run game was a big problem in last season's loss to Alabama. The Razorbacks built a 20-7 lead, but its struggles to run the ball and sustain drives in the second half played a big hand in Arkansas' 24-20 loss.
It's a question mark once again as the 14th-ranked Razorbacks (3-0) travel to No. 3 Alabama (3-0) on Saturday. Arkansas knows it must get production out of the backfield and, with Knile Davis out for the season, is turning to Ronnie Wingo Jr. to carry the rushing load.
Wingo is coming off a confidence-building performance in the Troy win, rushing for a career-high 109 yards with three touchdowns. Wingo will share carries with Dennis Johnson and De'Anthony Curtis at Alabama, but his performance could be vital to Arkansas'' offensive success.
So Wingo is a natural choice for this week's Q&A. The junior spoke about the Troy game, Alabama's defense and what it would mean to beat the Crimson Tide during a Monday interview:
Q: Do you feel like you really established yourself as an every-down running back this last game?
A: "I feel like it really started last year and in the spring, just getting better as a running back. Then just this year, the first couple games, just doing little stuff here and there. Going to the meeting room and just learning each week. Then I feel like this last week I put everything together. I just feel like I've got to do the same thing this weekend."
Q: People usually have a tough time running on Alabama. Why is that?
A: "They're a great defense and they've got great players. A lot of guys will be playing on Sundays in a year or two. But we just have to go out and execute and just believe in what we practice and believe in what coach Petrino is going to call and believe it's going to work."
Q: What did it mean to have Dennis Johnson back the other night?
A: "It was good having him back, just him on the field brings more towards us. We just feel like we're all together and everything. So it feels good. It's going to help us out this weekend. He's just getting his feet back wet because he hasn't played in so long. So I feel this Saturday he should have a good game."
Q: What do you remember from Tuscaloosa two years ago (a 35-7 loss)?
A: "We played a good team. The crowd was into it. We've just got to go out and don't let the crowd get into it and be able to communicate with the crowd noise and everything."
Q: What did you learn from last year's game (a 24-20 loss)?
A: "The main thing we've got to do is just finish. We had the lead last year in the fourth quarter, we just didn't finish the game out. I feel like we learned from that and we're going to have to finish this time around."
Q: Arkansas hasn't beaten Alabama since 2007. What would it mean to do it?
A: "It would be good for the seniors. It would be good for the program and just the state of Arkansas just to beat Alabama. And then we just know the sky is the limit from there. So we've just got to come out Saturday and just give it all out, and just take a shot, shoot for the moon."


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Plot Protection or Plot-no-Jutsu (PnJ) does not exist in Narutoverse. Here are the main reasons as to why people claim Plot Protection or PnJ:
- Their preferred character losses or is losing a fight.
- The story arc of the manga is not going how they want it.
- They can't comprehend the totality of the whole plot.
- They don't account for character personalities and traits that do have an effect on the plot.
To give out evidence, here are some of the most recent PnJ claims I've seen, disproved. I will also include an example of what a real PnJ is. Do not reply if you did not read as I will not answer.
A Real Plot-no-Jutsu (non-existent):
Naruto is fighting Pain and is about to die. Suddenly, Sasuke comes flying in and both saves Naruto and defeats Pain. He explains that he had encountered and defeated Itachi, and decided to come back to the village to see how things were going. Once he came back, he saw the situation and came to Naruto's aid because he unprecedentedly changed his mind set and goals.
Plot no Jutsus disproved:
1."OMG dude the Juubi could just wipe out everyone in the battlefield and then Madara and Obito could win! LOL Kishi is a stupid writer; plot hole and PnJ are so annoying!"
- No, and the reason behind it is simple. Madara and Obito are alive and doing all that they have done to fulfill their only goal: Eye of the Moon Plan.
- What is this? Also known as Infinite Tsukuyomi, the Eye of the Moon Plan is a very powerful genjutsu that can only be cast by the one who controls the Juubi. Its purpose is to entrap every living person in an illusion in order to make the world a better place by preventing war and hatred.
- If they wipe out the whole Shinobi Alliance –taking note that already countless men and women have died as part of the war- the only people left would be elderly men, a few reconnaissance shinobi like Shikaku and Inoichi, and the children. Not worth the whole Eye of the Moon Plan, right? Exactly. Moving on.
2."PnJ is so annoying! UGH KISHI WTF!?? Madara could just annihilate Naruto and the others so easily!"
- No, and again, the reason behind it is simple. You have to take into account that Madara has the attention span and attitude of a spoiled 5-year-old brat. This is why he fooled around with the Kages for I don't know how many chapters before finally beating them. He also wants to toy around with the Juubi's powers.
- He tried to kill Naruto, Bee, Kakashi and Guy with many TTBs and Countless TTB's but failed to do so. If you don't like it, that your problem. However, it is not a plot hole or plot protection. That's one of Madara's weaknesses, his personality.
3."Tobi could have simply kidnapped Naruto during the Uchiha Clan Massacre."
No. Here are the reasons why:
- The UCM occurred shortly after Obito's attack on Konoha with the Kyuubi. During this attack, he kidnapped Kushina and held baby Naruto hostage. He extracted the beast from Kushina and ordered it to attack Konoha. His plan ultimately failed because Minato defeated him and sealed the Nine-tails into Naruto. Obito retreated.
- He re-appeared during the UCM; however, this time with Itachi. Itachi let him aid in his massacre if he accepted to leave Konoha and Sasuke alone, Obito agreed.
- If Obito had tried to kidnap Sasuke, Itachi would have come after him. Something nobody wants. Secondly, if Itachi somehow failed, Hiruzen would have realized Naruto had been kidnapped and would have gone immediately just as Minato did. The reason being because the Jinchuuriki is a crucial aspect for the high-elite of any village. The common people might shun him away, but the higher-ups know that the Jinchuuriki is a powerful asset to the village's protection and attack power during any attack or war.
Characters make mistakes, they have personalities which guide their actions and the plot has a storyline more than just senseless VS battle –that, in many cases, could never be carried out coherently as we think they would. If you believe in PnJ, you simple do not understand the manga in its totality.


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Mathis back in Anaheim for first time since deal
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
The veteran catcher spent seven seasons in Anaheim, and until an offseason deal to the Blue Jays, it was the only professional team he had ever known.
Those past memories created somewhat of an eerie feeling for Mathis when he arrived at Angel Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
"It was a little weird coming back, going into the other clubhouse," said Mathis, who is hitting .294 in seven games this season. "But it was good to see the guys. Good to be here."
The Blue Jays landed late Wednesday night, and Mathis couldn't help but check the score of the Angels game upon arrival. It was then that Mathis noticed former teammate Jered Weaver had a no-hitter through six innings.
When Toronto arrived at its team hotel, the game was in the eighth, which allowed Mathis just enough time to watch Weaver record the 10th no-hitter in Angels history.
"That was pretty fun to watch," Mathis said. "It looked like him and Chris [Iannetta] were on the same page and anytime you put up that many zeroes and then you put up a zero in the hit column too, that's pretty special.
"I saw when I landed, I pulled it up on the Internet, and it was like the sixth inning, and I saw he got through that and I was like, 'Oh, dang.' Then when we drove from LAX ... so I went upstairs and came back down to see it."
Mathis has received just 17 at-bats this season as a backup to starter J.P. Arencibia, but he has two home runs and two doubles with five RBIs during that limited action.
Closer Santos hopes to return within two weeks
ANAHEIM -- Sergio Santos is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday and remains optimistic that he will be back in action within the next two to three weeks.
Toronto's closer has been out since April 21 with inflammation in his right shoulder. He was shut down from all baseball activities while receiving treatment but is nearing the point of being able to start his rehab.
"I'll do some shoulder program stuff and kind of strengthen the muscles around my shoulder and then start playing catch," Santos said.
"I don't know [a timeframe], but it shouldn't be too long. I'm assuming it should probably be a couple of weeks of getting my arm strength back to game form. Hopefully within the next 12 to 14 days -- that would be perfect."
Santos first experienced discomfort while recording a save against the Royals on April 20. He arrived at the ballpark the following day, and when the soreness didn't go away, he felt compelled to inform the coaching staff.
It was a new experience for Santos -- a former shortstop -- because it was the first time he ever suffered an injury as a pitcher. Even though it's possible that Santos could have pitched through the pain, both the club and the right-hander felt it was in his best interest to take a cautious approach.
"I want to come back as quickly as I can just because whenever you come to a new team you want to show what you've got," said Santos, who was acquired from the White Sox for pitching prospect Nestor Molina during the offseason. "The hard part is kind of holding the reins back and not letting me go.
"They are taking their time and it kind of shows that they care about me. They want me to get healthy and help this team because me being injured obviously doesn't help the team and me trying to play while I'm injured doesn't help much either."
Santos, who has allowed five runs in five innings this season, flew to California shortly after suffering the injury to be examined by Dr. Lewis Yocum.
While the injury was a disappointing setback, it did allow Santos to visit his family in a neighboring suburb of Anaheim while he waited to rejoin the Blue Jays on their West Coast road trip.
"It's bittersweet," Santos said. "I wanted to be at home to spend some time with my family but I want to be out with the guys, playing baseball with them. I've been watching, following them, on the MLB Network and my baseball package.
"It was nice but just being back in the clubhouse feels good, and it feels good to put your stuff back on and I'm feeling a lot better so I'm excited about that."
Santos is 6-8 with 33 saves in 120 career innings with the Blue Jays and White Sox.
Outfielder Davis day to day with hip flexor issue
ANAHEIM -- Outfielder Rajai Davis is listed as day to day because of a left hip flexor injury.
Davis sustained the injury during the fourth inning of Wednesday's 11-5 victory over the Rangers. It's not something that should keep him out of action for a long period of time, but there is no immediate timetable for a return.
"This morning he felt better than expected," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said. "He's still day to day, but at least it's not as severe as maybe first thought. Today has been better.
"He attempted to steal and it was a slide step. So he started and stopped real quick and that quick change in direction is when he felt it in his left hip flexor."
Davis, who is the Blue Jays No. 4 outfielder, is hitting .207 (6-for-29) with three extra-base hits and three stolen bases in 19 games this season.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?)
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