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Fidrych stayed optimistic after career
Teammates, colleagues recall pitcher's upbeat nature
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He treated his post-baseball life, many said, with the same upbeat nature that helped make him so popular during his playing days. Instead of regretting what he had lost, he was grateful for what he had gained, a nature that stayed with him until an apparent accident on his farm took his life Monday.
"Even in those years, he was an optimistic, cheerful kind of guy," Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell said Monday. "Same old Mark."
Though Fidrych last appeared on a Major League mound in 1980, he continued pitching for three more years at the Triple-A level -- first with the Tigers' affiliate at Evansville under then-manager Jim Leyland, then with the Red Sox affiliate at Pawtucket. He finally retired in 1983, a reliever with the PawSox at age 29 after taking the Majors by storm at age 21. After years of struggling to regain the life in his arm that threw so many brilliant innings in 1976, he was eventually diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, too late to help him salvage his career.
Fidrych went back home to his farm in Northborough, Mass. -- the same farm he bought during his playing days and where his parents lived -- and settled into regular life. He was married and had a daughter. He opened a gravel business and bought a dump truck, which he drove himself.
Longtime Detroit sports writer Jim Hawkins, who wrote a biography on Fidrych soon after his rookie season called "Go, Bird, Go," said after his retirement, Fidrych turned down invitations for some baseball card shows if they wanted to charge for his autograph.
"He never really got down," Hawkins said. "He had his big year, and it's sad that was his only season in the sun, so to speak, but he never complained or said he got a raw deal. He never wanted any pity or anything. That was sincere, too."
It was in recent years that Fidrych became a more frequent figure in the organization. He made the short drive to Boston and visited the Tigers virtually every time the team was facing the Red Sox at Fenway Park. He took part in festivities when the All-Star Game came to Detroit in 2005. He traveled to Lakeland, Fla., to take part in Tigers fantasy camps for several years.
"We had him at the fantasy camps. He was terrific, always happy, always chirping," former Tigers player and current broadcaster Jim Price said. "He treated everybody the same. He was a wonderful, wonderful ambassador."
Fidrych was a frequent guest on Tigers radio and television broadcasts, his way of connecting with fans in Michigan. For Tigers radio play-by-play broadcaster Dan Dickerson, it was his chance to talk with someone he remembers vividly from his incredible summer of 1976, when Dickerson was a teenager in Michigan.
"He just had a natural exuberance around him that you couldn't help liking the guy," Dickerson said. "He was just very comfortable, working for a living, and seemed OK with that. I don't think his personality changed at all."
But generally, Fidrych stayed close to home. He didn't really need the celebrity life in retirement. He would haul gravel in his truck, and he would reportedly help his mother-in-law at her restaurant in Northborough.
"He loved his farm, loved his dump truck," said Arizona Diamondbacks coach and former Tigers great Kirk Gibson, a teammate of Fidrych in Detroit's farm system.
Former Alan Trammell said he last saw Fidrych when he was passing through Boston.
"He was one of those guys who never changed," Trammell said. "He liked to have a good time. He was the kind of guy that if you came over to his house, he cooked you dinner."
Fidrych was apparently working on his dump truck on Monday when an accident took his life.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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IBM announced ambitious plans to create a new supercomputer that will be 20 times faster than its current Roadrunner supercomputer. The new supercomputer, dubbed "Sequoia," will operate at a whopping 20 petaflops, and is significantly faster than IBM's previous supercomputers.
The new supercomputer will be used at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, and will allow researchers to use the powerful computer for simulations of U.S. nuclear weapons. Lawrence Livermore is using the IBM BlueGene/L system until Sequoia is ready.
The system will be stored and used in a 3,422 sq. ft. building in Livermore -- it will be energy efficient, with IBM expecting it to use 6 megawatts per year, which is equivalent to 500 American homes.
Sequoia may be able to provide a 40- to 50-fold improvement in the country's ability to provide data, including severe storm forecasting, earthquake predictions and evacuation routes due to national emergency, IBM said in a statement.
The system will use 45nm processors that have up to 16 cores per chip, and will have 1.6 petabytes of memory shared by 1.6 million cores. It will be 15 times faster than BlueGene/P and have the same footprint with only a "modest" increase in power consumption.
IBM's latest announcement comes just seven months after IBM delivered the fastest supercomputer, Roadrunner, to the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory. The supercomputer was the first system to break the 1 petaflop barrier, clocking in at 1.026 petaflops.
IBM also is working on other supercomputers that will be used by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and should be available before 2011.

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Moore solid as Rays knock three homers in spring finale
By Adam Berry / MLB.com
ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays lefty Matt Moore and Tigers right-hander Doug Fister didn't put up dazzling Spring Training numbers, but Saturday, both could say that they went into the regular season on a relatively high note, as Tampa Bay tied Detroit, 3-3, in both teams' final spring game.
Making their last spring appearances, Moore logged four scoreless innings and Fister gave up two solo shots in six frames.
It looked like Moore's rocky, inefficient spring might have ended on a similar note after a 25-pitch first, but he quickly turned it around and needed only 29 pitches to get through his final three innings of work. Moore, who entered the game with a 4.67 ERA this spring, exited after four innings having allowed one hit and one walk while striking out five on 54 pitches, 37 of them for strikes.
"I feel like the tempo was quicker. I don't feel like it was speeding up on me. I felt like I was just going at a nice tempo that was easy to work at," Moore said. "Even the first inning, it was a tough at-bat to Austin Jackson and Torii Hunter coming up after that. I still wound up keeping Jackson on first base."
Fister, meanwhile, started the day with a 6.52 ERA in spring games, prompting a reporter to ask Tigers manager Jim Leyland before the game if Saturday was an important start for Fister. Leyland fired back that it wasn't nearly as important as Fister's next start, Detroit's home opener against the Yankees, but Fister pitched well either way, allowing seven hits and no walks on 96 pitches, 63 for strikes.
When Moore left, the Rays began a parade of one-inning appearances for several of their top relievers. Jamey Wright gave up a two-run homer to Brayan Pena with no outs in the fifth inning, breaking the scoreless tie. Wright allowed four homers over 11 innings in spring games despite allowing only two over 67 2/3 innings in 2012.
Tampa Bay got one back in the bottom of the fifth, when James Loney clubbed a line-drive solo homer, his first of the spring, to right field off Fister. They got the second back in the sixth, as Ryan Roberts hit a solo shot of his own, also off the Tigers' starter.
In the top of the seventh, the Tigers scored their third run on a triple from Pena and an RBI bunt single from Don Kelly. In the bottom of that inning, the Rays tied it up again on a Sean Rodriguez homer off Tigers' reliever Will Clinard.
Up next: Tampa Bay has two days off before its Opening Day matchup with Baltimore at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. The Rays will take Sunday off, work out Monday at the Trop then begin their three-game series against the Orioles at 3:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner David Price will start for Tampa Bay and face Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel.
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Under the direction of Vice President, Global Kostas Papazoglou, L.B. Foster Friction Management "will combine the talents of the personnel of former Portec Rail Products, Inc. businesses located in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Australia into a single, worldwide team," the company said.
To support this initiative, L.B. Foster made the following management appointments in addition to Papazoglou:
Dr. Donald Eadie is Vice President Technology and Innovation focusing on mobile friction management application systems and consumables. He has responsibility for the company's Centres of Engineering Excellence located at the Vancouver, Sheffield, and China sites. He will also work with the Vice President Technology and Business Development to lead the global technology team.
Dr. Kevin Oldknow is Vice President Technology and Business Development. He will focus on trackside friction management delivery systems and will have responsibility for the company's Centres of Engineering Excellence at the Pittsburgh, Montreal and Australia sites. He will also be responsible for developing and implementing strategy along with the execution of business development and marketing activities.
Brian Vidler is Director Friction Management Technical Sales with responsibility to drive the growth needed to achieve the team's strategic objectives. He will direct various activities of the technical sales resources with North American Class I railroads as well as in international markets and transit agencies globally.
Five other appointments were made to provide local leadership, management and coordination of inside/outside sales, customer service, production planning, accounting and field service as well as work closely with the engineering and technical sales functions. These include Steven Fletcher, General Manager, Vancouver; John Musser, General Manager, Pittsburgh; Mr. Gerry Clark, General Manager, Montreal; Mr. Peter Jones, Managing Director, UK and Mr. Gary Elliot, Commercial Director, UK.
"This team will rely on its world class wheel/rail interface expertise as a leading edge to create innovative, value based solutions to a growing global rail customer base, supported by industry recognized problem solving capabilities and applications specification and design competencies," said Papazoglou. "It will drive these solutions with products, technologies, project management, and performance verification to promote profitable revenue growth for L.B. Foster."


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SANTA ANA – The process for appointing Orange County's next clerk-recorder – from among almost 900 people who applied for the vacant elected post – got more complicated Friday.
Shawn Nelson, chairman of the county's Board of Supervisors, had hoped to streamline the process by requesting that each of the five supervisors submit just two names of applicants to be considered for interviews. Other supervisors wanted to include more candidates in the interview pool.
At a special meeting Friday, the board approved Supervisor John Moorlach's proposal that each supervisor submit as many as 20 names. Moorlach also suggested combining the clerk-recorder's office with the public administrator, another vacant elected post. The county counsel's office will research that idea.
The board also discussed a design flaw in the county's online job application software that incorrectly labeled some applications as incomplete. Some 236 of the 893 applications were initially marked incomplete because they did not include resumes or cover letters.
However, it turned out that at least one of those 236 applicants – Steve Rosansky, former Newport Beach councilman – did include a resume and cover letter. The board asked county staff to go through those applications again to see if more were incorrectly marked.
After the supervisors submit as many as 20 names each, Nelson will eliminate duplicates and distribute the remaining names to the board members. Each supervisor will then whittle down that list to five candidates who should be interviewed. A full day will be set aside for the supervisors to interview those candidates at a public board meeting, with candidates being sequestered until their turn to be interviewed.
The board adopted the selection process on a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor Janet Nguyen absent. Nguyen gave birth Thursday night to her second child, a boy. Timothy Minh Nguyen Bonikowski weighed in at 8 pounds, 14 ounces. His older brother, Thomas Bonikowski III, is 2 years old.
Nguyen, a Republican who was reelected to a four-year term on the Board of Supervisors in June, also confirmed Friday that she will run for state Senate in 2014. She will seek the redrawn 34th District seat held by Democrat Lou Correa, who will term out next year.
Jose Solorio, a Democrat and former state Assemblyman, also said Friday that he is seeking the 34th Senate seat.
The clerk-recorder vacancy was created when Tom Daly, the elected clerk-recorder since 2002, won a seat in the state Assembly in November. The person appointed to replace him as clerk-recorder will have to run for election in 2014 to keep the $140,000-a-year job.
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While Wilshere might not be able to scratch Arsenal's acute itch for silverware on his own, he is the surest bet for Wenger to begin restoring hope to an uncertain future at the Emirates. The way the 20 year-old unleashed his devastating left-foot finish on Wednesday night, and then wheeled away thumping the badge on his shirt in celebration, was a heavenly sight for fans desperate to end almost a decade deprived of silverware with an FA Cup triumph.
Wilshere's majestic flourish was precisely the tonic they needed after 85 minutes of fruitlessness. And there might yet be better news. Theo Walcott was on Wednesday on the cusp of signing a 3½-year £20 million deal worth up to £100,000 a week, although unlike his feted British team-mate, a fresh contract could not buy him a goal.
Walcott huffed and puffed but he still could not blow Swansea's defence down. First he had a shot blocked by Kyle Bartley, then he put the ball wide in a one-on-one with Michel Vorm. When another point-blank effort struck the shoulder of Danny Graham, it seemed he was fated for a night of gut-wrenching near-misses.
The goodwill towards Walcott from an otherwise dissatisfied crowd was palpable. Cries of "Theo" rose from the stands every time he hared goalwards but as so often, even when unleashed in his coveted position through the middle, he lacked the clinical finish. The sight of his 82nd-minute effort rebounding off the inside of the post and into the hands of Swansea's Dutch goalkeeper was nearly too much for him to bear. It took Wilshere's flash of genius, driving the ball beyond Vorm in the blink of an eye, to rescue him.
The worry for restive Arsenal supporters is that Wenger appears to regard the assurance of Walcott's loyalty of some form of panacea for this team's ills. He assumes that the 23 year-old can join Wilshere, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey and Carl Jenkinson in forming a tight-knit young British corps of talent who can safeguard the club's philosophy and embody its values. He holds fast to the logic that the faithful Walcott can buck a grim trend started by Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie, both of whom ran down their contracts.
But the cold reality is nothing like so straightforward. As Wenger sits on his hands through London's bleak midwinter, the movements of the January transfer market threaten to leave his project standing. Just across town at QPR, Loïc Rémy is en route to Loftus Road, with long-time Wenger target Yann M'Vila rumoured to be following suit from Rennes.
With new signings, this most stubborn son of Strasbourg moves as fast as an Alpine glacier. Wenger trusts his home-grown twentysomethings can bring his idealistic vision to fruition. It is doubtful, though, that Arsenal fans will tolerate this much longer.
Even Wenger seems to find his conviction crumbling. Once he would exhort his players' character and mental resolve ad infinitum, but now timidity and naivety have been his watchwords. There is an apparent acceptance that his blueprint of success through youth is flawed. Why else would he have admitted that Arsenal's performance against Manchester City lacked authority?
He is even starting to talk of Cesc Fabregas coming back, as if in the grip of some nightmare from which he will awake when the prodigal son returns. But the horrors were at least briefly allayed as the Emirates resounded as one to the cry of: "There's only one Jackie Wilshere."


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This shop is where I buy most of my Civil war fabric and I have not been disappointed ,I get the sale fabric and it is very good .. Barbara
Melody, you go girl. Long as we get a peek at the finished product. You can always catch up later. It is taking me two months to get one month block done.
Melody, thanks for the update, can't wait to see it .barbara
I love the blocks in the Borderland Butternut and Blue book. But, if I had one issue it would be that she doesn't give square up dimensions. Most patterns do give dimensions of each section of a block. I guess she figures we should be sewing correct seams and not have issues with weird sizes?
Not a complaint, more a comment as I'm really enjoying this project.
In the beautiful Pacific Northwest!
Judy, could just be my sewing seam allowences but the two I have finished so far have been about 14-1/4 ". If they say the finished size of the block is 14" then I guess you square them to 14" I thought they said the finished size of the block. Kinda have been taking quilting holiday right now. But, I will be back at it Tues. I hope. I know I won't feel like it tomorrow after Church. Unless I could do this colonoscopy prep and put my sewing machine on a TV table in front of the toilet. Hmmmm....how to get to the ironing board.? ; 0
LaJuan Sukochi Lee:the two I have finished so far have been about 14-1/4 ". If they say the finished size of the block is 14" then I guess you square them to 14"
You need to square them to 14-1/2". 14" finished means after you've joined all the 14-1/2" blocks together. I seem to always be about 1/4" short no matter what I do.
I will have to check this out JUdy as I have not squared mine up yet. So far really haven't had to . but I 'm gald yo mentioned this . Thanks
Sukochi and Barbara, I have not forgotton about your blocks. The last couple of months have been rough months and I just haven't gone into the sewing room. We had to put my husbands dog to sleep today as he was so sick he could not even stand up. The vet could not give us any real answers or hope that he would survive and we could not watch him suffer anymore. This is just one month and two days after my dog died. My goal ist to get back into the sewing room this week. i am sorry that it is taking me so long to get these block to you but they are coming.
Oh, Margaret, this is just heart breaking. When we lose our furry family members it just cuts our heart. I am so sorry. Don't worry about this. Your healing from this pain is more important. Thanks for telling me.
Margaret, that is so sad , I'm good ,you just get to it when you can, Life happens . and I know it will be done ..


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A former staffer for Donald Trump's presidential bid has accused the campaign's then-North Carolina state director of pointing a loaded handgun at him.
Vincent Bordini filed a civil lawsuit in state court against the Trump campaign and recent state director Earl Phillip. The lawsuit alleges assault and battery and seeks monetary damages for emotional distress. Bordini says Trump's national campaign leadership refused to address the February incident.
Wednesday's lawsuit — first reported on by WBTV in Charlotte — says Bordini and Phillip were traveling in the director's Jeep to "check on campaign volunteers at a hotel in Greenville on Feb. 13 during the GOP primary in South Carolina. According to the lawsuit, Phillip suddenly pulled out a gun and pressed the barrel to his kneecap.
"Phillip's gun was loaded and the safety was off. A bump in the road would likely result in a bullet hole, and worse, in Vincent's knee," the complaint alleges.
Bodini says he reported the inicident to Stuart Jolly, described in the lawsuit as Trump Campaign's national field director, and then told then-Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski a month later — but "nothing happened."
Phillip told The Associated Press Wednesday he resigned as state director and deputy chair of Trump's National Diversity Coalition, referring further questions to his lawyer.
The lawsuit also claims at least two other campaign members also had a gun pulled on them by Phillip, WBTV reported.


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Season 14 is doomed!!!! I guess that means Kisha & Jen are next.
Season 14 is doomed!!!! I guess that means Kisha & Jen are next.
"Fish are friends, not food, but everything else is fair game." ~ Pating, Survivor Cagayan Pool
Let me get this straight...skip a week...then a 7 person finale (2 hours) the week following. Right?
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker, (attributed)
Not the biggest Luke fan, but man, I really felt for him this leg of the race. Was so nice of the Indian men to give support to Luke at the end of the task. Also very kind of the GT's to take the time to encourage L&M.
What the heck was up with K&J and that bottle of Snapple? If it wasn't for the guy that the younger sister snapped at they would have continued hugging that bottle until they were eliminated.
Zev-the meltdown begins. I don't recall seeing many of his sensory issues last go around but looks like next week the noise becomes an issue for him. Will be interested to see how many of the issues he will be able to tolerate and bounce back from.
Loved the part when Kent was being all formal by dropping to one knee and presenting the tea ingredients and the GT comes right behind him and says "here ya go homie". The GTs crack me up!
ETA- I heard no mention of a finale in two weeks. I only heard them say that they return in two weeks.
"Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace".
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They didn't say finale, only two weeks, and the TV Guide listing online only shows that it's one hour. I don't think it's the finale.
I may be in the minority here, but I am glad to see Luke/Margie gone. Luke is such a whiney baby. Watching him, I get the idea when things do not go his way he throws a temper tantrum and mommy fixes it. It was not a difficult (physical) task, like the ones Margie always does. What the heck was he bawling like a baby about? Sorry, but glad he is gone.
There's no place like home!
Amazing Race normally runs 12 episodes, occasionally 11. Tonight's show is episode 6, with the show off next week, if there are 6 more episodes then the finale will be on May 15. This makes ratings sense.
Also if you do the numbers there are 7 teams left and only 6 episodes left. Since there are normally 3 teams in the finale there is also one more episode which will be a non elimination leg or the finale will be 2 episodes long.
No goat killers on my island.
I am sorry Luke and Margie are gone I wish they had had a faster cab and beaten the Globetrotters.
No goat killers on my island.
Cowboys for the win, I hope.....they are darling!


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A photo of prisoners at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is shown during a presentation by Ret. Major Leonard Berney at Congregation Ner Tamid in Henderson Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Berney was a member of British forces that liberated the concentration camp during Word War II. The presentation was part of International Holocaust Memorial Day.
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The train's engineer, Thomas Harding, former MM&A manager of train operations Jean Demaître, and rail traffic controller Richard Labrie were arrested on Monday. Each is to be charged with criminal negligence causing the deaths of 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, after the unattended MM&A slipped its brakes and started a high-speed runaway that ended in catastrophe.
Hermon, Maine-based MM&A itself is in the final stages of sale to New York-based Fortress Investment Group.
Defense lawyers will argue matters of legal responsibility for the deaths that followed the derailment and fireballs that devastated the town center. The event has been thoroughly investigated and publicly reported by Canada's Transportation Safety Board.
A fire erupted in the locomotive after it had been left unattended on a main line downgrade. The engine had been kept running to maintain air pressure in the brake system. Firemen shut off the engine, and after handing over responsibility to MM&A the train was again left unattended, this time without the engine running.
Maximum penalty for criminal negligence causing death is life imprisonment. There is no limit on the size of the fine that can be imposed on the company.
These are the first criminal charges arising from the disaster that has disrupted the carriage of crude oil from the Bakken shale. Investigators have also seized records from the cargo's consignee, Irving Oil of New Brunswick. Safety board investigators have affirmed that this and other shipments of Bakken crude were incorrectly classified as low-risk when in fact they were as explosive as gasoline.


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Bear Motorsports Junior Dragster Program presented by Wiseco Pistons started the Mr. Gasket Super Series Championship Event.
In the Advanced category, both the #1 (Scott Chitty) and #2 (Dylan Northup) point leaders lost in the first round of competition. Normally, this would have been devastating for a point's leader. However, this was not the case for Chitty. He came into the event with 21 points and a feature win, just one point ahead of Northup. Since Northup also lost in the first round, the next closest competitors were Nina Jacob and Jaedan Durst, but they were 6 points back and there were not enough rounds to challenge his lead. Therefore, losing first round was easy for Chitty to swallow.
Jaedan Durst went the distance today. In the final, he met up with last year's class champion, Heather Saalman. Durst left first and had a better light against Saalman. She had to chase him down the track, which ultimately caused her to breakout. Not only did Durst win today's event, he moved up two positions. The feature win breaks the tie for second place with Northup.
The Intermediate race wasn't decided until the semi-final round, but the only person stopping Steven Crowell from taking all the spoils, was Aubry Collins. Crowell began the day in second place, just two points behind the point's leader Zac Gill. When Gill was defeated in the second round, his path towards victory and winning the championship became a little less congested that is until he met Collins in the final.
When it comes to final round appearances, Crowell is the veteran. Just this season alone he had been to four finals and was the victor in one of those battles. Collins on the other hand, had never seen a final round appearance in her short racing career. Normally, experience prevails, but not in this case. Collins faced her competitor head on. She lined up against Crowell having the slower dial-in. The tree drops and she cuts a better light and there was no stopping her. She takes the stripe having a .0464 margin of victory over Crowell. This defeat didn't hurt Crowell in the least bit, as he was still able to capture his second Championship Title in just three years, with his first in 2011 in the Novice ranks.
The Novice Class has been a tight battle all season long between Allyson Downs and Alexa Hurst. Between these two young ladies, out of nine races this season, one or both of them were in six of the finals, each having two feature wins. Anyone lining up against one of these two racers, knew they had their hands full. Ava Lawson didn't let their records frighten her in the least bit. When Lawson entered today's competition she was seated in the 8th place and she had her work cut out for her. Everyone she faced was ranked higher in the points and all had feature wins.
In the first round of competition, Lawson defeated Bryce Buehrer (5). In the second round, she met up with Downs' nemesis, Alexa Hurst (2). When Hurst breaks out, this sealed the Championship for Downs. But that didn't seal the deal for another victory. Lawson draws the bye in the semi finals to face off against Downs. On paper, experience would dictate that Downs had the advantage, but since races are not contested on paper these two had to battle it out on the dragstrip. Lawson left first and had a horrible light when compared to Downs .140 reaction time. But in the end, Downs was off pace and couldn't run her dial-in, and Lawson takes the win.
The adult program of the Mr. Gasket Super Series, started with an upset in the first round of Mr. Gasket Pro, as the number one (Joe Oswald) and number two (Kevin Chess) point leaders were both defeated in the first round of competition. At this point, it became a dog fight between Wes Buckley (3), Steve Obertanec (6) , Nick Hastings (7) and AJ Buchanan (9). The championship was not decided until the semi-finals when Rick Baehr defeated Hastings. Buckley breaks a three-way tied between Joe Oswald and Nick Hastings by having two feature wins along with his 25 points.
The final round of eliminations saw Matt Obertanec beating Baehr on a double breakout.
There was no drama in Wiseco/Cycle Tech Superbike, as the season championship was finalized in the first round of competition. Rick Poole came into todays race with 25 points, a 4-point lead over Kevin Adams. Adams (2), Craig Adams (3), Gary Godwin(5) and Rick McWaters (7) all lost in the first round. At this point, Poole's lead was substantial enough no one could dethrone the Champ.
However, tonight's final saw a rarity as a father and son dueled for the victory. David Liguori defeated Ted Harvey, Perry Paugh (6), Mike Chongris (20), Bart McGee Sr (26) before lining up against his dad Darren Liguori. Darren Liguori path to the final looked like this. First he defeated Craig Adams (3), then Bart McGee Jr (30) and Paul Samora (tied 15) before taking Tom McGowan in the semi-finals. In the final, David dialed an 8.54 to his dad's 8.60. Darren left first and had a horrible light (.113) to David's (.052) and it just got ugly from there, as Darren was not able to run the number. David takes the stripe with a margin of victory of .1498 by running an 8.599 ET.
Like the super bike championship, the championship race for Mallory Super Pro was decided early in the competition. Randy Scheuer Jr started the evening with a 3- point lead over Scott Sill. At the end of round #1, Nicholous Akoury (3), teammate Chris Bear (5) and Eric Manuel (6) all were defeated. In the second round, the only threat Scheuer Jr. had was between Scott Sill (2) and Barney Barnhart (4) but both of them lost in the second round of competition. From there, the nearest competitors to even challenge Scheuer Jr. were Justin Vickers (7) and Kirby McLennan (8) but they were 8 points behind him. At this point in the game there just were not enough rounds left in competition for either of them to take over the lead. Therefore, Scheuer Jr was announced the class champion.
Starting the evening in Mallory Super Pro, John Boes was 20th in the points. Therefore, going into this race, he had nothing to lose, but everything to gain. Boes took out two of the top 10 points leaders before meeting up with Ronald Zeller in the final. Again, we saw a double breakout with Boes defeating Zeller.
Going into the Mr. Gasket Championship event, James Ring was leading Accel Sportsman delivered on time by TFC Transportation by 2 rounds over reigning champ Joe Childs. But it just wasn't in the cards, as Ring is defeated in the first round by Lucas Buckley (5). Buckley wins on a double break-out, as Ring is late off the tree and tries to make it up at the other end, but can not do it.
The real battle of the evening was between Joe Childs (2) and Katrina Moss (3). Moss gave it her all and it came down to the final round of the evening. But veteran Pat Brumbaugh stole her thunder by defeating her in the final as Moss was a bit anxious and broke out. Had she won, the outcome was still the same, as Childs had wrapped up the repeat championship in the semi finals by scoring 31 points over the season and capturing 2 feature wins.
Points for all classes will be tabulated and posted by Tuesday of the coming week. For final round results, click here.


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LASD hosts kindergarten information nights
The Los Altos School District has scheduled kindergarten information nights at each of its seven elementary schools 7 p.m. Dec. 5.
Interested families are invited to attend the event at their home school. Presentations are slated at Almond, Covington, Gardner Bullis, Loyola, Oak Avenue, Santa Rita and Springer schools.
Each school's principal will discuss how the district approaches learning for all students, offer more information on the school's programs and highlights and provide an overview of student registration.
For more information, call the district office at 947-1150 or visit lasdschools.org/District/4309-Kindergarten-Registration.html.
St. Francis hosts Holiday Home Tour
The St. Francis High School Women's Club has scheduled its 25th annual "Christmas at Our House" Holiday Home Tour Dec. 5, 6 and 7 in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.
The tour will feature four homes decorated in holiday themes, with live entertainment by St. Francis High musicians and vocalists, and a complimentary tea. A luncheon, Christmas boutique and Santa's Workshop Donation Drawing will follow at Fremont Hills Country Club, 12889 Viscaino Place, Los Altos Hills.
The event will also include a special Joe Escobar Diamonds Showcase Drawing valued at $5,000.
The Twilight Tour and Gala is scheduled 4-10 p.m. Dec. 5. The Holiday Home Tour and Christmas boutique are slated 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7. The holiday buffet luncheon is set 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7.
Tickets are $45 for the home tour, $30 for the luncheon and $125 for the preview party (includes special Twilight Tour).
Tickets for the Joe Escobar Diamonds Showcase Drawing are $25 each, five for $100; and tickets for the Santa's Workshop Donation Drawing are $5 each, five for $20. Tickets are available through Dec. 4.
Cares and Shares sponsors toy drive
Cares and Shares, Courtyard Marriott's community support program serving Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto, has scheduled a toy drive through Dec. 20.
Cares and Shares, in partnership with the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, is collecting unwrapped toys for youth ages 5-18 at the Courtyard Marriott, 4320 El Camino Real, Los Altos. Donors will receive a complimentary breakfast and a Starbucks coffee.
In addition to the toy drive, Cares and Shares facilitates nonprofit organizations in fundraising by encouraging local residents, visitors, sports teams, merchants and businesses to book weekend or holiday room nights at the Courtyard Marriott in Los Altos. For every night booked, the group will receive a $30 donation from Courtyard Marriott.
For more information, visit caresshares.com or marriott.com/paocy.
BCS students perform in play
Bullis Charter School fifth- and sixth-grade students are scheduled to perform in "Finn McCool and His Fearless Wife" 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 and 2 p.m. Dec. 7 at the school, 102 W. Portola Ave.
The little hamlet of Limerick is full of colorful characters, but none more colorful than boastful Finn McCool, strongest man in all of Ireland. One problem: Finn is actually as weak as a kitten. Terrified that his boasts will get him in trouble with the rest of the town, Finn is fortunate that his wife, Oona, is not only the cleverest citizen in Limerick, but also fearless. But when three mischievous leprechauns trick the fearsome Banshee Queen into coming after foolish Finn, can even the courageous Oona save her husband's skin?
Tickets will be available at the door before each performance.
For more information, visit bullischarterschool.com.


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No. It is Tesla proprietary. J1772 only supports AC charging, AFAIK.
Yes, it is proprietary, but the car comes with several adapters for J1772, NEMA 14-50, and your standard 3 prong wall outlet.
The American/EU standard is (will be?) the SAE standard, but 0 cars have it so far. It is a hi-power extension of the J1772 standard (for which US & EU have different plugs!). CHAdeMO is the Japanese standard, and Leaf etc. currently use it.
Neither is powerful enough for the Model S, so Tesla did their own "standard".
Some historical data from way back in May, 5 months ago:
The Tesla Supercharger network is fine, but it may not exist where you want to go.
As they did by supplying a J1772 adapter to allow charging at stations using that plug, is it not likely that Tesla will make another adapter available to allow fast charging at stations which have the updated SAE Fast-Charging J1772 plug?


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Rays' eruption in fifth sinks Jays
Gomes' home run highlights inning; Hammel solid in start
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at Dunedin, Fla.
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Rays at the plate: Tampa Bay took advantage of an error-filled fifth inning by Toronto, piling on 10 runs in the frame. Outfielder Jonny Gomes highlighted the onslaught with a solo home run to open the inning, and had two more singles in the game. In the fifth inning alone, the Rays received doubles from Carlos Pena, B.J. Upton and Eric Hinske.
Blue Jays at the plate: Toronto designated hitter Frank Thomas, who entered Tuesday with a .108 (4-for-37) average for the spring, doubled. Shannon Stewart had two singles, the last of which came in the ninth, and he was thrown out trying for a double.
Rays on the mound: Right-hander Jason Hammel, who will open the season as either the fourth or fifth starter in Tampa Bay's rotation, spun four shut innings in his sixth outing (fifth start) of Spring Training. Hammel surrended three hits and tallied a pair of strikeouts, finishing with 65 pitches, including 46 strikes, in the outing.
Blue Jays on the mound: Toronto ace Roy Halladay exited during the 10-run outburst by the Rays in the fifth inning, which included five errors by the Blue Jays. In four-plus innings, Halladay was charged with 10 runs, four earned, on nine hits with three strikeouts and one walk, finishing with 76 pitches, including 51 strikes.
Grapefruit League records: Rays 17-5-2; Blue Jays 9-16.
Rays up next: The Rays will travel to Fort Myers on Wednesday to play the Twins in a 1:05 contest at Hammond Stadium. James Shields will start for the Rays in what will be his final tuneup before his Opening Day assignment Monday in Baltimore.
Blue Jays up next: Right-hander Jesse Litsch, who has captured the fifth starter's job for Toronto, is slated to take the hill against the Reds at 7:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Knology Park in Dunedin, Fla. Righty Aaron Harang will counter for Cincinnati.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Wobbler Syndrome
Is My Horse Neurologic or Lame?
Gait-altering conditions such as EPM and wobbler syndrome can be tricky to spot and difficult to diagnose.
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CT Scans Allows Quantitative Wobbler Syndrome Evaluation
Quantitative information provides better data for determining treatment and prognosis, researchers said.
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CT for Imaging Neck Lesions: Not Just for Small Horses
A custom-designed equine CT table and a commercial Big Bore scanner make it possible to image neck lesions in horses.
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Wobbler Syndrome: What's Going on With the Neck Vertebrae?
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Study: Some Wobbler-Affected Thoroughbreds Can Race
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What's Behind Wobbler Syndrome?
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Wobbler Syndrome in Older Horses
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Three Beauty Uses For Beer
Beer: Three Ways It Does a Beauty Good
You may not love the Taste of the Rockies now, but you might after you find out just how useful a couple cheap cans can be. Whatever ale's rolling around in your fridge can make for several great beauty treatments—and there really is no better guy pickup line than "Hey there, I just bathed in beer." So keep reading, because this Bud's for you.
- Beer makes a nice hair rinse. Both alcohol and hops are astringent, which means that they can help get product gunk and sebum out of your hair as well as unclog pores in your scalp. Beer has low levels of alcohol, and most varieties aren't too hops-y, so a beer rinse is gentle enough that even people who have dry scalps can use it. Just pop a can/bottle and work it through for a minute before you shampoo.
- The beer facial. According to Kegerators, you can also make your own beer mask with one cup of beer, an avocado, a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, and a tablespoon of honey.
- As this Men's Health writer found out, beer makes a pretty good bubble bath. Just pour it under the faucet, or if your tub has jets, put it in and then turn them on for a eminently bubbly experience.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Drivers across a Kansas River bridge near Lawrence might have some trouble keeping their eyes on the road.
The guardrail on the east side of the bridge has been decorated with hundreds of decorated bras. The display is to publicize Breast Cancer Awareness Month and promote Health Care Access, a clinic that provides health care for poor Douglas County residents.
The Bras Across the Kaw exhibit is not a new display. But Shelly Wakeman, director of the Health Care Clinic, says people didn't always know who hung the bras, or the purpose of the display. Two large pink banners hung this year explain those points.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports money raised by the display will go to Health Care Access. The display will be up through Oct. 20.


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Discuss recent games of the NBA 12-13 Season.
Did anyone see Terrance Ross breakout game for the Raps? Dude scored 26 off the bench.
Anyone see him as a potential 18 ppg scorer? I believe he has what it takes.
Enes Kanter had 15 and 8 in 20 minutes...may have to pick him up in fantasy.
Greveis Vasquez is exploding and is emerging from a C level to PG to a B level PG...keep an eye for him, he's putting up big time numbers and won WC player of the week.


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The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show By The Numbers
But before you curl up with a hot chocolate to watch the veritable who's-who of supermodels strut their stuff in bedazzled bras and wings that would make a swan jealous, read our fun behind-the-scenes facts. Feel free to share this wealth of knowledge with your boyfriend, we just can't guarantee he'll be listening.
Ranging from petite wire versions to lavish, floor-sweeping showstoppers, each pair was the collaboration of an entire team of artists. Feather maestro, Parisian Serkan Gura, concocted extravagant wings inspired by tropical birds. Marian "Killer" Hose, sculptor extraordinaire, bent thousands of metal rods and handcrafted their beaded and chiffon-wrapped coatings. Shapeways, a company specializing in cutting edge 3D printing, was enlisted to create intricate snowflake structures. We aren't experts, but we're pretty sure these wings should end up in a museum.
Sophia Neophitou, stylist extraordinaire, worked alongside a meticulously culled group of artisans from around the world to create costumes for the 6 themes: British Invasion, Shipwrecked, Pink Network, Parisian Nights, Birds of Paradise and Snow Angels.
The 18th Fantasy Bra and Belt will be worn by Candice Swanepoel and costs a whopping $10 million dollars, second only to the $15 million Red Hot Fantasy Bra and Panties modeled by Gisele Bundchen in 2000. The 18-karat gold set was designed by Mouawad and features handset diamonds, blue and yellow sapphires, and a dangling, 52-karat pear-shaped ruby.
Not all of the models are Angels! This year's Angels are Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge, Behati Prinsloo, Karlie Kloss, Lindsay Ellingson and Candice Swanepoel. But we are are equally pumped to see some of our favorite catwalkers though, like Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn, and Joan Smalls, as well as the newcomers Josephine Skriver, Ming Xi, and Sigrid Agren, who will be walking for the first time in the show.
Makeup Artist Dick Page moved away from the glittery va-va-voom styles of years past, creating a paired down, natural look for the girls. He applied VS Color Drama Lipstick in Taken ($14) on the nose and cheeks before applying foundation. The smudged brown eyeliner on the upper lash line was dusted with VS Makeup Eye Shadow Quad in Eye Contact ($20) and topped with a pop of gold on the inner eye. The look was finished with a few swipes of black mascara (no excessive fake lashes here!) and by pressing VS Shine Lip Drama Lip Gloss in Flawless ($12) on the models' lips.
Of course the British Invasion portion of the show needs a queen, and who better than Victoria's Secret Fashion Show veteran, Adriana Lima? The look is inspired by an old English tradition where working class neighborhoods decorate clothes with pearls and mother-of-pearl buttons for their monarchs. Hopefully she'll loan us that pearl-encrusted military cap.
The stunning stilettos look killer, but must be quite a workout up and down that seriously long runway. Thankfully, these girls are professionals, and probably lost all feeling in their feet years ago. Sophia Webster also designed a set of 12 delectable shoes for the Shipwrecked portion of the show.


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I will use the lights in large a mercury ball at Christmas.
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Some did not work but were replaced immediately. Gardeners supply is very customer oriented. I did buy them on sale. I placed a string into 3 of the Mercury Globes leaving the battery pack outside under a bit of greenery so I could turn them on and off. Very nice effect. I fed the lights through a small opening in the bottom of an open work vase leaving the battery pack out side behind a book for easy on off. Place lights into the opening of a beautiful Christmas ball ornament, carefully put cap and hanger back on bulb and hang anywhere leaving battery pack tucked into greenery for easy on/off. These are my favorite ways to use them.
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Hannity: Media 'dysfunctional and illiterate'
Conservative radio host Sean Hannity on Wednesday said the "god-awful" fiscal cliff deal illustrates how the media is "dysfunctional and illiterate."
Hannity told his radio show listeners that Congress's fiscal cliff deal is "insanity" — but if you listen to the press, he said, that's not the picture that emerges.
"You are watching, literally, dysfunction, at a level that I have not seen in my lifetime," he said. "Decisions that are so bad, and yet, if you listen to the press, 'oh, we avoided the fiscal cliff.' The problem is it's not the problem here."
"None of what they're telling you is true," Hannity added.
The deal, Hannity said, stemmed from the media and President Barack Obama working together to create a "manufactured crisis."
"What was passed last night was an awful, I mean a god-awful deal, that was the result of a media, Democrat President Obama, manufactured crisis that literally has nothing to do with the real fiscal problems that face this country. Nothing. Zero," he said. "And it illustrates just how dysfunctional, not only the government is, but how dysfunctional and illiterate, frankly, the media in this country is as well."
Hannity didn't just attack the media for the fiscal cliff deal — the radio host also blasted conservatives in Congress who agreed to it. Some Republicans, he said, "didn't have the stomach for the fight."
"The deal in every way is a bad deal, and it's one, frankly, that conservatives should have rejected outright," Hannity told his listeners. "But from the very beginning, because there was a timeframe on this, the president used that to his advantage and he argued that Republicans were going to bring the nation over the fiscal cliff and everybody's taxes were going to go up. So he had the media on his side and some Republicans didn't have the stomach for the fight. And that's troubling to me — when are they going to have the stomach for this fight?"


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Dining at Roosevelt Field
Big, booming Roosevelt Field has taken gastronomy far beyond the food court. With its many offereings, the place may arguably be called Long Island's new restaurant row.
Here are 10 to try.
Skinny Pizza
Skinny Pizza: This counter-service spinoff of the Roslyn Heights original specializes in thin-crust pies, available whole or by the slice, as well as low-calorie wraps and salads. The savory "shroom" pizza, with its whole-wheat crust, is a surprise winner. Calorie counts posted on everything allow for informed choices.
Skinny Pizza offers calorie-conscious pizzas such as this 16-inch, 8-slice skinny Margherita pie, with 190 calories per slice for a 16-inch pizza.
Chipotle Mexican Grille
Chipotle: The national chain, known for its locavore sensibility, is situated on the main level across from Skinny Pizza. Here, you move along a line and select components of your burrito, taco (hard or sort corn), salad or bowl. Protein choices: spicy, dark-meat chicken; barbacoa (spicy, shredded beef braised with chipotle); and carnitas (highly seasoned seared and braised pork).
At Chipotle, you can order any of the burritos as bowls, including the carnitas (seasoned pork) with black beans and guacamole.
Havana Central
Havana Central: This big, bold, brassy eatery pays homage to the Havana before the revolution. You'll find knockout mojitos and a menu of such Latin specialties as empanadas, ropa vieja (shredded skirt steak with peppers and onions), garlicky-good shrimp mofongo and, of course, a Cuban sandwich.
Havana Central's refreshing shrimp seviche with citrus, avocado and red onions is served in a martini glass.
La Bottega
La Bottega: Brick-oven pizza, panini, entrees and salads are the main attractions at this 3-year-old branch of a burgeoning Long Island chain of authentic Italian eateries.
La Bottega's Alexandro pannini, made with Angus steak, avocado and hot and roasted red peppers, and served on ciabatta bread.
Bobby's Burger Palace
Bobby's Burger Palace: Iron Chef Bobby Flay's burgers are big and juicy -- and, best of all, done to requested temperature. There are turkey and vegetable burgers, too. Standouts include the signature crunch burger, with potato chips on the inside, hand-cut fries and an array of milk shakes and malteds, regular or spiked. Order at entry; your food will be brought to your counter seat.
Bobby's Burger Palace serves its Carolina burger with smoked American cheese, green onion slaw and a mustard barbecue sauce.
Houston's: In a dramatically dark space with a decor that evokes Frank Lloyd Wright, you'll find what may be the smokiest, most flavorsome vegetable burger going. The cheeseburger, Thai steak and noodle salad and rotisserie chicken are all are part of a well-edited, carefully executed American menu done with seasonal, well-sourced ingredients.
Houston's veggie burger, served with a side of couscous.
Seasons 52
Seasons 52: A sophisticated setting and a seasonal New American repertoire of dishes racking up 500 calories or less is geared to the calorie-conscious. Consider a lemongrass salmon salad (460 calories), a chipotle shrimp flatbread (400 calories) and a mini indulgence dessert (300 calories or fewer). A well-conceived wine list and live piano music add to the allure.
Seasons 52's crispy shrimp flatbread appetizer includes poblano peppers, pineapple and feta cheese.
The Capital Grille
The Capital Grille: This handsome link in a polished chain of high-end steak houses -- decorated with portraits of such American luminaries as Charles Lindbergh and Jacqueline Kennedy -- offers such culinary incentives as rich lobster and crabcakes, satisfying grilled swordfish and a first-rate bone-in, Kona coffee-crusted, dry-aged sirloin.
The Capital Grille's lamb chops.
Grand Lux Cafe
Grand Lux Cafe: In a sprawling faux-Venetian palace, the decibel level runs high, as does the overall esprit. Check out the daily changing lunch bento box or get a salad, sandwich or entree, such as miso-grilled salmon, followed by a house-made dessert. The apple pie is a standout. Worth the calories, as well, are banana pecan pancakes, one of several inventive selections at weekend brunch.
Honey-roasted chicken at Grand Lux Cafe in Garden City.
Sixth & Pine
Sixth & Pine: This newly minted restaurant on the third floor of Nordstrom offers table service and varied seating options: counter, tables or upholstered booths. You can begin lunch or dinner with the moist jalapeño cornbread served in an iron skillet, followed, perhaps, by the sprightly cilantro-lime chicken salad, a turkey Reuben sandwich or a roasted half chicken. Finish with warm apple cobbler a la mode, topped with fresh whipped cream and caramel sauce.
Sixth & Pine's turkey avocado sandwich.


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Popovic says more to come from Wanderers
Western Sydney boss Tony Popovic sees plenty to come from his fledgling side after suffering the greatest disappointment of his short A-League career.
The Wanderers let an early lead slip to lose 2-1 at home to Newcastle on Saturday night.
Western Sydney dominated the latter stages, but couldn't convert any of several opportunities as their two-match winning streak came to an end.
"Today was probably even a better performance than in those two games where we've got the wins, but unfortunately today we didn't get the points we deserved," Popovic said.
"We just keep working hard and keep being positive, because there's a lot to work on there from a positive point of view.
"Performance-wise we can see the improvement and there's a lot more to come from that group."
Popovic was pleased with the efforts of his Japanese star Shinji Ono, who was involved twice in the buildup to Joey Gibbs' early goal.
"Early on was the best he's been at the start of a game and his passing range and creativity was there for everyone to see," Popovic said.
He said his side needed to eliminate periods like the one in the first half, during which Newcastle scored both their goals.
"We haven't been outplayed by anyone in this league so far, we've been in every single match," Popovic said of the draw and three losses in their six-match history.
"Today was probably some of the best football we've played this season and we've come away with nothing from the game.
"It just shows you that you can dominate a match and sometimes you don't get the rewards you deserve and you've got to try and limit those mistakes that you make or limit those bad periods.
'We've got to get those periods smaller and smaller."
Captain and defender Michael Beauchamp withdrew from the game after coming down with a bug, but is expected to be back for next Sunday's away game at Perth.
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Phil Kessel made a statement today. A big one. It's now put Brian Burke between a rock and a hard place. A decision must be made and it looks as though the Leafs (arguably) best sniper has put that responsibility on Brian Burke and only Brian Burke.
"It's not working out here," said a frustrated Kessel after being demoted to the third line during practice on Sunday. He's now sitting on the right wing of one Darryl Boyce and one Joey Crabb. "Maybe there needs to be a change."
Phil Kessel has sounded an alarm today, and all Leafs fans should be listening.
It's perhaps the understatement of the year, but looking at how streaky Kessel and the Leafs have been this year, there's no question frustration has seeped through to each and every one of the members of the Toronto Maple Leafs. That said, Kessel's next comment is what can make the All-Star poll for "worst coach" earth-shattering for Leafs fans.
"Me and Ron don't really talk."
Yeah. You trade away two first round picks to bring in a young player with the potential of breaking the 40 goal plateau, and while the Leafs have struggled this season you have a head coach that doesn't even make an attempt to keep their (should be) best player in a positive frame of mind to aid him through difficulties?
Which leads me to my next question.
Why the hell hasn't Ron Wilson been fired yet?
"He's so focused on scoring goals, he's forgetting about the other part of the game," said Ron Wilson after practice. "If you're struggling to score, don't be scored against."
Yeah, that's nice. Ron Wilson seems to be forgetting another part of being the head coach – motivation. Yet every loss the Leafs earn themselves he tends to throw a player under the bus. Maybe it's just me, but in any business, if you are struggling you tend to lift spirits, not crush them until you get what you want… unless what you want is failure or to find a new job, and perhaps that's what Ron Wilson is looking for.
I'm no head coach, but it eventually gets to a point in which personalities will conflict and after reports over the summer that Tomas Kaberle does not get along with Ron Wilson, the All-Star break question putting Ron Wilson in a 25% voting of "coach I don't want to play for" and now Kessel stating that they don't even talk and a change is needed… something is up.
Meanwhile, Ron Wilson's Team America counterpart, Brian Burke, remains silent in the shadows. I'd expect him to come out and say "we had a chat with Kessel and it's been resolved." But in all honesty, at this point, how can that be believed? Brian Burke must have an amazing PR because he's been able to silence just about every crack that starts to leak from the Leafs damn.
I, personally, agree with Kessel. A change is needed, and maybe it needs to start at the top and work its way down. After all, we can all be frustrated with the Leafs lack of scoring ability this season, but Kessel and others are still on pace for 30 goals. The fact that Brian Burke is unable to get any deal done with pretty much any team not named the Boston Bruins to aid the franchise now is becoming a glaring difficulty. Add to that a coach who is unwilling to compromise his own strategies and you have a recipe for disaster.
Maybe Paul Maurice and John Ferguson Jr. weren't so bad after all.
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2006 appears to be a banner year for Google. It purchased
the highly popular YouTube
online video site in early October and saw its stock price dance with the $500 mark
in November. Now according to ComScore Networks Inc., Google Inc. has slightly edged
in front of Yahoo! Inc. to become the second
most visited website for the month of November.
ComScore's figures show that Google's site traffic rose by
9.1% to 475.7 million visitors while Yahoo's traffic rose just 5.2% bringing
its tally to 475.3 million visitors. Microsoft still held on to a 26 million
visitor advantage at 501.7 million.
News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media sites also saw a
significant increase in traffic thanks to the booming popularity of
MySpace.com. Traffic for the company rose to a healthy 130.4 million visitors.
YouTube, Google's recent acquisition, saw its visitors rise
24-fold to 107.9 million.


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It's a bit out of left field, but I'd love to see what some of you can cook up on this e-card site. There are some hilarious dudes in KO, and I'm always looking to add something to my game threads, so, go on, make an inappropriate and childish e caed here: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] and bring some cheer. I'll put the funniest ones in my GTs.
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Paid Dues 2013: Tech N9ne, Talib Kweli, Trinidad James and More Perform at California Hip-Hop Festival
The eighth annual Paid Dues hip-hop festival descended upon San Bernardino, California this past weekend.
Three stages nestled between the backdrop of the San Bernardino mountains held turnt-up sets by headliners Black Hippy — Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock; Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Scarface, WC, Tech N9ne, Immortal Technique, Talib Kweli, Sugafree, Mobb Deep, De La Soul, Killer Mike, Dom Kennedy, Trinidad James, Juicy J, Chevy Woods with special guest Wiz Khalifa, Nipsey Hussle and more.
Check out photos from hip-hop's favorite festival in the gallery ahead.
All photos by Ryan Spencer


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Live Journal: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow….
Originally posted February 14, 2007:
Well, as I'd thought, old man winter came back yesterday. As snow. And although it's no longer snowing, it's coming down as freezing rain. Gee, I thought it was suppose to be getting warmer with all this global warming talk. Guess all of the hot air from the wind bags just haven't reached the atmosphere yet. I know, I know, bad lion, bad lion! Like I give a care.
Anyway, the pitchers and catchers will be reporting for Spring Training tomorrow. Wee, I can't wait. Can you see me bouncing around the room like Tygger? You can't? Sorry, but, I can't help that.
Looking into the Spring Training section of the Philadelphia Daily News. Huh? Conlin is already predicting the Phils will win the National League East? I just hope the old boy isn't blowing smoke. Anyway, the article is interesting. I just hope it's the team's actual opening day and after lineup. Well, guess we'll see come April 2 against those pests from Atlanta. What was their name again? Oh, yeah, the Braves. Time to keep them down while we have the chance. I don't want to spend another winter seeing National League Eastern Division Champions the Atlanta Braves. GGGRRRRRR!!!!!!!


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Tutu rejects EU peace prizeFri, 30 Nov 2012 8:38 AM
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and two other Nobel Peace laureates have written to the foundation in protest at the decision to award the 2012 prize to the European Union.
The "EU is clearly not 'the champion of peace that Alfred Nobel had in mind when he wrote his will", they said in an open letter.
The letter was also signed by Northern Ireland's Mairead Maguire, who won the prize in 1976, and Argentina's Adolfo Perez Esquivel, 1980.
"The Norwegian Nobel committee has redefined and remodelled the prize in a manner that is not consistent with the law," they said, adding that the committee should respect the original wishes of the Nobel founder who died in 1896.
The three also called for the prize money of €930 000 ($1.2-million) not to be paid to the EU.
Eighteen European leaders have accepted an invitation to next month's ceremony while six others have declined, the Nobel Institute said on Thursday.
British Prime Minister David Cameron leads the list of leaders who plan to snub the 10 December event in Oslo, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have said they will attend.
European Union President Herman Van Rompuy called on all its 27 member states and soon-to-be-inducted Croatia to send attendees to the ceremony after the EU won the award on 12 October — a controversial decision that came as a surprise amid the economic crisis racking the bloc.


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Division II Super Bowl: Wahconah's football march is headed for Gillette today
The backdrop of a National Football League stadium won't be the only dazzling sight the Wahconah football team sees in tonight's Western Mass. Division II Super Bowl.
Once the Warrior defense takes the field at Gillette Stadium, South Hadley's offense will show them quite a bit, too -- namely, speed and a lot of motion before the snap.
"Because their spread offense is so multiple -- in other words, they give you a lot of eye candy, a lot of things to decipher quickly -- we need to decipher what sets they're in right away to align us," Wahconah coach Gary Campbell Jr. said. "That might be the key to the ballgame."
The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. kickoff in Foxborough.
Wahconah (8-3), looking for its first Super Bowl victory since 2003, faces a South Hadley squad that hasn't lost a Division II game all season. The Tigers (9-2) won their last Super Bowl two years ago.
If the Warriors are to prevail on the state's biggest stage tonight, they'll definitely have to change at least one part of the game plan that got them to Foxborough. In a 22-0 semifinal win over Hoosac Valley, Wahconah quarterback Lane Grogan only attempted two passes.
"I thought we would have to throw a lot more, but that was a credit to our offensive line, I think, more than anything," Campbell said. "Field conditions dictate that, too. For artificial turf, it was as bad of conditions as you can get. Sloppy, wet, cold. Those types of things. It ends up being a ball-control [game]."
South Hadley coach Eric Scammons expects more than just a strong run game from the Warriors. He sees a lot of similarities in the teams' spread offenses, and has a lot of respect for Grogan, a throwing and rushing threat on offense.
"I think it all starts with Grogan," Scammons said. "He's a multi-threat. You can tell that just by reading his statistics. It really stands out when you watch him on film.
"They don't run a ton of different plays, but they run a lot of different formations. I think they try to find a way they can get an advantage ... and when they find that, they attack it."
Campbell believes the Warriors' offense will keep the Tigers honest, as he said, and expects a more balanced game out of his team tonight.
"Defensively, they will, if we get into any of our power sets, add guys to the line of scrimmage," he said. "We're used to that. I think, in Berkshire County, you get used to eight-, even nine-man fronts."
The Tigers can put plenty of points on the board, as evidenced in wins over Ludlow (49-0), Cathedral (67-16) and Amherst (49-7). They beat Commerce 28-8 in Tuesday's semifinals to reach Gillette.
South Hadley's strength is in its ground game -- namely wing backs Bryan Shippee and T.J. Fitzell -- but the Tigers threw three touchdown passes in the win over Commerce.
Scammons doesn't expect the turf of Gillette to give his speedy players too much of an advantage, though. After all, Wahconah's fast players are on the same turf.
"It's all relative," he said. "I know our guys like playing on the turf, so if that makes a difference psychologically for them, that's a slight advantage."
Scammons was South Hadley's offensive coordinator in the early 2000s, and has lost to Campbell's Wahconah teams twice. He expects the Warriors to have outstanding linemen, and thinks the game will go to the team that controls the line of scrimmage.
"We were fortunate against Commerce," he said. "We put the ball on the ground a little too often. Some of those, we got back. [Wahconah] can dominate time of possession if you can't take the ball away from them.
"Our offense isn't really built for third and long or second and long."
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