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Just as the 2010 football season moves into full swing, Broadway salutes a gridiron legend with an entertaining 90-minute drama called Lombardi. But since a theatrical presentation of an iconic figure can go in all sorts of directions, it is worth asking, as those Blackglama fur ads asked a few decades back, What becomes a legend most? The portrayal could be dark and disturbing, like the depiction of the artist Mark Rothko in "Red," which won last season's Tony Award for Best Drama. Or it could be joyful, like those in some of last season's prize-winning musicals (like "Memphis," "Million Dollar Quartet" and "Fela!"), which were celebrations of outstanding figures in the world of music, from Elvis Presley to the Afrobeat singer and political activist Fela Kuti.
Vince Lombardi has become a legend not only in football, but also in the wider culture of 20th-century America. He first gained attention in 1937 as one of the "Seven Blocks of Granite" of the Fordham University team's offensive line. Soon after graduation (magna cum laude), he embarked on a coaching career that reached its climax in an eight-year run in Wisconsin from 1959 to 1967, leading the Green Bay Packers to five league championships, including two Super Bowl victories. Shortly after his death in 1970, the championship trophy was given his name as an annual reminder of his achievements.
The overall tone of admiration that permeates this play should come as no surprise; the show's producers include "The Friends of Lombardi" and the National Football League. The show is inspired by the 1999 biography of Lombardi, When Pride Still Mattered, written by the Pulitzer prize-winning author David Maraniss. But a 90-minute drama cannot offer much of the more detailed and revealing picture found in Maraniss's 500-plus pages.
"Lombardi" portrays a gruff and passionate man who, despite his daily Mass attendance, was no saint. His anger could be fierce, his demands on players relentless, his relationship with his wife and two sons problematic and his devotion to the job all-consuming. In this version of the story, however, these and other failings seem almost forgivable in light of the man's triumphs and—win or lose—devotion to the game. As his wife, Marie, remarks at one point, Lombardi was passionate about three things: "God, his family, and the Green Bay Packers—not necessarily in that order."
Based on a real incident described in Maraniss's book, the action of the play is set in 1965, when the Packers are coming to the end of the season and preparing for a pivotal game against San Francisco. Look magazine has sent a fresh-faced reporter named Michael McCormick to write a piece on Lombardi to balance the harsh treatment given the coach in another magazine. Warned that he would not get much information out of Lombardi, McCormick interviews Marie, who is more than willing to talk to him, especially after a couple of martinis. The players he tries to interview—Paul Hornung, Dave Robinson and Jim Taylor—are hostile and suspicious until McCormick overwhelms them with his encyclopedic store of football statistics, especially about their own careers.
The narrative arc, built around whether McCormick will manage to file his story on time, may be a useful device to confine the action to a single week, supplemented by flashbacks. But it seems trivial compared with the larger struggles Lombardi and his team are facing. The story line is almost lost in the collection of incidents in the drama and fails to generate much suspense.
The play is constructed of some 15 scenes, alternating between the Lombardi living room, the practice field and the locker room. Played in the round, with the seating resembling a small football stadium, the production allows Lombardi to speak—or, more often, shout—at the audience as if it were his team. Each scene typically concludes with an exit line, which almost always evokes applause from the audience, turning it into a cheering section throughout the play.
There is much to cheer about. Marie's sardonic comments about her husband and her own situation are crowd-pleasers. And Lombardi is a font of quotable remarks. One of his best comes as he recalls the N.F.L. championship loss to the Eagles in 1960: "We didn't lose; we just ran out of time!" Marie's wry observations, however, do not completely mask her utter lack of interest in the game, the monotony of the season's weekly routine and her dislike of Green Bay in comparison with New York and New Jersey, where her days were happier. While Lombardi's grumbling and tantrums are often played for laughs, the audience glimpses a darker side of his personality. Once, he slips and calls McCormick "Vincent," suggesting a paternal fondness that Lombardi does not feel for his own son, Vincent Jr. When the coach rails against the shenanigans of his star player Paul Hornung, one character suggests that Lombardi secretly wishes he could be as free-spirited and fun-loving. There is even an early indication of the colon cancer that will claim Lombardi at 57.
The Lombardi philosophy reveals his religious and educational roots. In a confrontation with Jim Taylor, he barks that he doesn't need any more trouble from him, "I had four years of pain at Fordham." He claims that his belief in "freedom through discipline" and adherence to "a strict schedule" are bits of wisdom he picked up from his Jesuit professors. In a speech to the team, he quotes from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians about "running to win."
The acting is uniformly excellent. Dan Lauria assumes the Lombardi persona with the familiar bull-dog grimace, bent shoulders and high-volume (maybe too high, too often) speech. Judith Light's dry New Jersey working-class patois and sarcasm bring Marie to delightful life, while the smart-aleck, New York attitude of the up-and-coming Keith Nobbs captures the energy of every sports fanatic-turned-journalist who has ever made it big in the business. It is a tribute to the cast that at curtain call it comes as a bit of a surprise that there are only six performers. The world of the play seems more fully populated. While "Lombardi" may not make it into the theatrical Hall of Fame, it does make for a pleasant return to a legendary time in American sport presided over by the man whom the young sportswriter, near the end of the play, describes as a "perfectly imperfect man."
A more original, sophisticated and riotously comic look at another grand American figure, the seventh president of the United States, has opened this season. The rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson was a smash hit Off-Broadway at the Public Theater last season and is likely to enjoy similar success in its Broadway transfer. With anachronistic dialogue and situations, Jackson is portrayed as a rock star, sexy and rebellious, winning the presidency in 1828 on a wave of populist fervor, a rejection of the "elite Easterners" like John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren and others, who are portrayed as hilariously foppish, effete and self-absorbed.
The show's charismatic young star, Benjamin Walker, dominates every scene, employing what might be called the "dude comedy" style of Keanu Reeves's dopey characters in his early films and everything that Ashton Kutcher does. Jackson swaggers and swears, boasts and seduces to the emo-rock music of the inventive Michael Friedman. And the clever lyrics of the songs are clearly articulated and accessible (unlike almost every rock musical from "Tommy" to "American Idiot").
Much is made of Jackson's backwoods boyhood and stirring military victories, but most is made of what can only be called his mistreatment of Native Americans, whom he either slaughtered or forcibly moved by the hundreds of thousands onto barren reservations. Many of President Jackson's decisions are painted as a cautionary tale to those who want "someone just like us" running the country today.
One suspects that this is not the most accurate portrayal of either the man or the politics of his era, but it is fun in its mix of history lessons and commentary on our current political mood. And it provokes a desire to head to the library (or flip on one's Kindle) to find out more about this legendary president.
"Lombardi," by contrast, doesn't inspire the same curiosity about its hero's actual life. But Maraniss's book is on sale in the lobby, just in case.
Mr. Lombardi's high school diploma, from St. Francis Prep in Brooklyn, is framed on the wall of the Lombardi Steak House restaurant at the Paper Valley Inn in Appleton WI. The Prep was staffed by the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn and celebrated 150 years of education in 2008.


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At Gunn High, the M-A boys handily won the SCVAL championship with an 11-5 triumph over defending champion Menlo School. The Bears' aggressive defense and outstanding team hustle thwarted the Knights' offense, earning coach Steve Kryger and his team their first league title.
M-A finished the year with an 18-4 record and with a No. 3 Central Coast Section ranking by Laxpower.com. Menlo ends the year 12-11 with a No. 6 ranking.
The starting attack again led Bears scoring. Duncan McGinnis scored four and had two assists, to lead all scorers. Fellow attack Kotaro Kihira got three goals and an assist, while midfielder Pierce Osgood scored two goals and an assist.
Earlier in the day, the Menlo girls scored early to grab a 15-5 halftime lead before coasting to the WBAL title. Junior Michaela Michael set the tone of the game by scoring Menlo's first goal just 45 seconds into the match. Burlingame eventually rallied and got to within 8-5 before the Knights scored seven unanswered goals, two by junior Brooke Bullington.
Nine different Menlo players put points on the board, with Michael leading the way with seven goals and one assist. Bullington finished with four goals and two assists, Ali Kim added two goals and two assists while Sophie Sheeline, Kaitlin Frangione and Savannah McKinnon all scored twice.
Michael finished the season with 131 goals and 31 assists for 162 points. She is the school's all-time leading scorer with more than 400 career points.
Menlo School coach Craig Schoof should be feeling pretty good following the opening round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs. A path to the finals has been cleared for the Knights once again.
If history is any indication, Sacred Heart Prep's 6-5 upset of top-seeded Palma on Wednesday has opened the door for Menlo.
Last year, Palma also was seeded No. 1 but lost in the second round to Santa Cruz. Menlo wound up beating Santa Cruz in the championship game, 4-0.
In 2010, Scotts Valley was the No. 1 seed and lost its opener to Hillsdale, which advanced to the championship game. There, Hillsdale fell to Menlo, 8-2.
And, in 2004, Carmel was the No. 1 seed in Division III but lost to Scotts Valley in the semifinals. In the championship game, Menlo topped Scotts Valley, 7-5.
Second-seeded Menlo (20-7) is now the highest remaining seed and is two wins away from reaching the finals for a third straight year. The Knights need to beat No. 7 San Lorenzo Valley (15-7) on Saturday to earn a semifinal date against either No. 3 Monte Vista Christian or No. 6 Monterey.
In the bottom half of the bracket, No. 16 Sacred Heart Prep is matched against No. 9 Pacific Grove (17-10) in Saturday's quarterfinals. The other game has No. 4 Soqual (16-10) against No. 5 Carmel (19-9). Those winners meet Tuesday in the semifinals.
If Sacred Heart Prep advances to the finals to meet Menlo, it will be their first championship matchup since 1989 when the Knights won the 2A Division crown.
The Gators were a huge underdog to No. 1 Palma on Wednesday in the opening round of the playoffs. That obvious disadvantage didn't seem to bother the Gators, who pulled the upset of the tournament over the host Chieftans (21-6). The Gators got a 90-pitch, complete-game victory from Tyler Vau Dell and four RBI from Joey Papangellin, who had a bases-clearing double in the fifth inning to give SHP a 6-4 lead. Matt Martella had three hits while Mike Covell, Luke Thomas and Nick Sinchek all contributed two hits for the Gators.
In Atherton, Freddy Avis hit a pair of home runs to pace Menlo School to a 10-0 victory over St. Thomas More in five innings to open the playoffs. Davidson-bound senior lefthander Jake Batchelder threw the third CCS no-hitter in Menlo history. Batchelder struck out seven and walked three in the five-inning complete-game effort. Batchelder also doubled in the first run and knocked another in the third on a groundout.
The real hitting stars for the Knights were Avis and Mikey Diekroeger. Diekroeger got Menlo going with a leadoff line drive home run in the third to put the Knights up 2-0. That was one of his three hit on the afternoon. Avis then hit two titantic blasts, the last estimated at over 400 feet.
In Division I action, Ozzie Braff belted a three-run homer to spark Palo Alto to a 9-0 victory over No. 16 seed Evergreen Valley in the opening round. B.J. Boyd, Clay Carey and Christian Lonsky all had two hits for the Vikings, who belted out 12 hits. Paly used four pitchers who combined on a three-hitter, with starter Kevin Kannappan getting the win with three innings.
The No. 1 seed Vikings (26-6) next will play No. 8 Bellarmine (15-14), a 6-3 winner over No. 9 Santa Teresa, in Saturday's quarterfinals.
In other Division I action, Menlo-Atherton gave up four runs in the second inning on five hits, a walk and an error and couldn't make up the deficit while dropping a 7-1 decision to host Mitty. The No. 6-seeded Monarchs (17-12) wrapped things up in the fifth by scoring three runs on a hit batter, a walk, two singles and a sacrifice fly.
Castilleja saw its season end in a 14-0 loss to host and No. 4 seed Notre Dame-Salinas in a CCS Division III opener on Wednesday that was shortened to five innings by the 10-run mercy rule. Frances Hughes had the only hit for the No. 13 Gators (11-16), a single in the first inning. Senior Aryana Yee struck out seven in her final game.
Menlo School juniors William Boyd and Michael Hoffman finished second in the doubles portion of the CCS Individual Tournament that wrapped up Wednesday at Imperial Courts in Aptos. Boyd and Hoffman, the No. 4 seed, reached the finals by upending No. 2-seeded Nick Chu and Rohan Shankar of Bellarmine, 6-2, 6-1, but fell in the title match to the No. 3-seeded team of Anthony Bello and Spencer Simonides of Los Altos, 6-1, 6-3.
Track and field
Utilizing its superior sprint crew once again, the Palo Alto boys' track and field squad ran off with the team title at the SCVAL Qualifier last weekend at Santa Clara High. The Vikings won five events, including both relays, while scoring 129 points.
Junior E.J. Floreal had a big hand in four of the victories as he anchored the 400 relay to a 42.42 triumph. It was the same time the Vikings ran while winning the SCVAL De Anza Division title last week. Tremaine Kirkman, Jayshawn Gates-Mouton and Morris Gates-Mouton gave Floreal a big lead.
Floreal then won the 100 in 10.61, his second-fastest time ever. More important, the Vikings finished 1-2-3-4 and scored 28 points to duplicate their finish at the league meet. Kirkman was second in a season-best 10.96 while Matt Tolbert and Jayshawn Gates-Mouton each ran 11.26.
The 200 didn't provide another 1-2-3-4 finish for Paly, but Floreal won easily in 21.88 with Jonathan Alee second in 22.61. Kirkman was fourth (22.99) and Jayshawn Gates-Mouton sixth (23.12) as all four qualified for the CCS semifinals next Saturday at Gilroy High.
Floreal capped his busy day by leading off the 1600 relay that won in a season best of 3:26.73. Nikolai Solgaard, Alee and Morris Gates-Mouton rounded out the squad.
Earlier, Solgaard won the 800 in a personal best of 1:56.31 to put him among the contenders at CCS.
The Menlo School girls' and boys' track and field teams swept the WBAL finals Saturday at Westmoor in Daly City.
The Knights finished the trials on Wednesday with the boys needing about four points to take over No. 1 and the girls needing about six. The teams came through in the finals, marking the first time in league history that one school won both the girls' and boys' events.
The Menlo girls, despite only fielding eight competitors, scored 79.5 points to edge Notre Dame-San Jose (78) and Mercy-Burlingame (73.5) to win their first-ever title.
The Menlo boys took first with 126 points, beating second-place Sacred Heart Prep by six points.
Laura Gradiska, Shannon Lacy, Matt Myers, Maddy Price all had multiple victories to boost the Knights.
Next up will be the CCS semifinals on Saturday at Gilroy High. Field events begin at 9 a.m. with running events starting at 1 p.m. The last scheduled event is the boys' 1600 relay at 5:10 p.m.
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A Connecticut man took his beef over a sandwich order to the extreme, calling 911 on the deli for getting it wrong.
Rother McLennon can be heard on a recording of Wednesday's call complaining that he "specifically asked for little turkey and little ham, a lot of cheese and a lot of mayonnaise," and the Grateful Deli in East Hartford screwed up, The Associated Press reported.
"You're calling 911 because you don't like way that they're making your sandwich?" the dispatcher is heard asking.
"Exactly," McLennon said.
In the call, the dispatcher's advice is simple: "In the future, just don't buy the sandwich."
Tila Azinheira, who owns the deli, told Harford TV station WVIT that McLennon placed a phone order for 14 sandwiches. She said they made them the way he asked, but then he didn't want to pay for them.
Azinheira said the deli not take the sandwiches back because they were special orders, so McLennon then used the deli's phone to call 911.
McLennon called the deli on Thursday to apologize, and said he would be coming back for more sandwiches, WVIT reported.
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A parade celebrating the Lakers' 16th NBA championship will be held Monday, starting at 11 a.m. at Staples Center.
The players will ride aboard flat-bed floats down Figueroa Street, toward past the USC campus, then turn left onto Jefferson Boulevard before concluding the 2-mile route at the Galen Center. Coaches, family members, the Buss family and the Laker Girls will follow in double-decker, open-air buses and other vehicles.
Unlike last year, there will not be a rally at the Coliseum.
City officials recommend fans take the Metro Rail system to the Pico/Chick Hearn station adjacent to the parade route rather than attempt to drive into the STAPLES Center and Figueroa area. Parking will be available in the downtown lots surrounding Staples Center, although many streets will be closed.
The City anticipates closing Figueroa Street between Olympic Boulevard to the north and Jefferson Boulevard on the south beginning at midnight Sunday.
Other road closures include Chick Hearn Court between Figueroa Street and Cherry Street; Cherry Street between Olympic and Pico Boulevards; Flower Street between Washington and Jefferson Boulevards; Jefferson Boulevard between Figueroa and Hoover Streets; and all intersections along the two-mile route as designated by the Los Angeles Police Department and Department of Transportation.
More parade info at lakers.com.


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Notes: Blake's '08 role undetermined
Third baseman focused on playoffs; Key stretch closes
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- The thought creeps into Casey Blake's mind every so often. He just tries to drown it out with visions of the postseason. Still, Blake can't help but wonder what 2008 has in store for him. Sure, Blake is the Indians' everyday third baseman today. But with Andy Marte out of Minor League options next year and Asdrubal Cabrera's superb play causing some to wonder whether he'll bump Jhonny Peralta from shortstop to third, Blake wonders where he'll fit in. "You can't really help but think about it," Blake said. "But my main focus right now is just on winning and getting to the playoffs and the World Series. That's what most of my thoughts are about. Maybe if that happens, the other thing gets taken care of." If nothing else, Blake at least has experience being in this predicament of not knowing where he'll land. Last winter, he was expecting to bounce around between first base and right field this season. It wasn't until Spring Training that he began taking grounders at third, and it wasn't until Marte, the Opening Day third baseman, suffered a hamstring injury in April that Blake became the everyday man at the hot corner. "That was probably the turnaround of my season, I think," Blake said. "The way our team was fitting together, [Ryan] Garko was hitting the ball well, and they wanted to get him in the lineup at first. It just kind of fit. The team started to play pretty well at that time. I'm not saying that's [directly the reason], but having me at third gave our team more options." It also fortified the infield defense, which has been solid all season. "When [Blake] took over, he got off to a real good start, offensively and defensively," manager Eric Wedge said. "He's had a solid season for us. He's a very unselfish player. He's willing to do anything we ask, as long as he feels and we feel it's best for the ballclub." Blake, however, isn't as happy with his season as Wedge is. He feels he can do better than a .265 average, 15 homers and 66 RBIs. "I just know I'm better than what I've been playing," he said. "I know I can be that player and be better than what I am right now. At the end of the year, they'll look at statistics, but right now that doesn't mean anything. I just want to help the team get into the postseason." Blake's statistics will come into play when the Indians evaluate his situation this offseason. He signed a two-year deal with the club in 2005 and had his '07 option exercised, but he'll be 44 days of service time shy of free agency this winter, so he'll be eligible for salary arbitration. He wants to stay here. And he wants to stay at third. "I think it's the right fit for me," Blake said. "I know I can be a very valuable player for somebody at third base. I hope it's the Indians. I've had better years, and I just know that I can play a lot better than I have been." Lineup shakeup: Wednesday is the final day of the Indians' marathon of 23 games in 23 days, and Wedge decided to use it to rest two of his regulars. Travis Hafner and Peralta were both given the day off. Cabrera filled in at short, opening up second base for a rare start by Josh Barfield, and Trot Nixon took over DH duties for the afternoon. "It's a good day to do it, coupled with the off-day [Thursday]," Wedge said. "We've been pushing both of them pretty hard." Garko made his first start of the season in Hafner's No. 3 spot of the batting order. Franklin Gutierrez was bumped up to No. 5. Beat the shift: Hafner doesn't remember when, exactly, teams began employing the dramatic defensive shift to the right side of the field against him. But he doesn't blame them for doing so. "When you look at a player's charts, you can figure out most of the balls hit on the ground are pulled," Hafner said. "Over the course of a season, it's going to be the right defense." And it's a defense that has played a big part in Hafner's less-than-sparkling .253 average this season. No, he hasn't been driving the ball nearly as well as he has in years past, but the shift has also robbed him of a number of would-be hits. Pronk said teams didn't use the shift against him in the Minors, because he wasn't a pull hitter then. "I was more of an opposite-field hitter," he said. "I didn't pull the ball until my second or third year in the big leagues." Tribe tidbits: The American League's top team will have the choice of beginning the ALDS on either Wednesday, Oct. 3, or Thursday, Oct. 4. "It's interesting," Wedge said of the new arrangement. "I'm not sure what to think of that. It's not something we need to think about right now. We need to stay in the moment." ... The last time the Indians had three 15-game winners, as they do now with C.C. Sabathia (17-7), Fausto Carmona (16-8) and Paul Byrd (15-6), was in 2005. That year, Cliff Lee won 18 games, and Sabathia and Jake Westbrook each won 15. ... The Indians are 33-21 (.611) against their remaining five opponents this season. Down on the farm: Double-A Akron's bid for its third Eastern League championship in five years got off to a rough start Tuesday night. Reliever Ryan Edell gave up the go-ahead runs in the seventh inning, as the Aeros fell, 5-3, at Trenton in Game 1. Adam Miller started the game for the Aeros, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits over four innings. Eastern League MVP Jordan Brown homered in the loss. Game 2 is set for Wednesday night in Trenton. On deck: The Indians get their first day off in more than three weeks Thursday. They'll return to action Friday, kicking off the final homestand of the regular season with a 7:05 p.m. ET game against the Royals. Cy Young candidate Sabathia will start opposite Rookie of the Year candidate Brian Bannister (12-8, 3.46 ERA).
Anthony Castrovince 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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Matheny trying to find spot for Wigginton
By Jay Greenberg / Special to MLB.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Ty Wigginton's 5-for-9 career numbers against Cole Hamels did not get him his second start of the season Thursday, but there is a good chance his 7-for-22 vs. Roy Halladay will get him in the lineup Friday night.
"Today was certainly a consideration but there's a couple guys on this staff he hits pretty well," said Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. "There is a good chance Ty will get a start here."
Wigginton came into the series 2-for-13, mostly in a pinch-hitting and late-inning replacement role. But on a team that leads the Majors with a .392 average with runners in scoring position, he is not the only Cardinal for whom Matheny is searching for at-bats. Matt Adams was 11-for-21 and didn't start Thursday night, either.
"It's an incredibly challenging problem to have," said Matheny. "But we have some very good players who came into this season as our everyday guys who are doing a good job.
"We just have extra depth. There is no reason to send Matt Adams to Triple-A. He has nothing to prove there, so it's just a matter of keeping him active and fresh and out there a couple times a week. It will give guys more rest.
"It does seem to work itself out over time. We would rather it not because that means somebody went down."
Carpenter gets nod as Cards' leadoff hitter
PHILADELPHIA -- It was no reflection on Jon Jay and his .292 on-base-percentage, said Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, that Matt Carpenter led off Thursday night for the first time in his 136-game Major League career. Carpenter, normally the two-hole hitter, has top-of-the-order skills that Matheny felt could be put to good use against a top-of-the-rotation-caliber left-hander like Cole Hamels. Jay was moved to the seventh spot in the lineup.
"Jon Jay does a nice job in the leadoff role and will continue to do so," said Matheny before his team opened a four-game series in Philadelphia. "There are times when the matchup looks [right] to get a [guy like] Carpenter in there.
"He has really shown an ability to have tough at-bats, especially when you are going up against a tough left-hander like a Hamels. [Carpenter] can take a borderline pitch, one that is away from the zone where your approach is for that particular at-bat or particular pitch.
"He also has the ability to drive in runs so there are times he could be more aggressive down the lineup. He has such a knowledge of balls that he can hit hard. Not that he is going up to take pitches -- he is just waiting for a pitch in a particular area or a particular pitch, depending upon who he is facing.
"It's a great approach. Not everybody can get away with it because not everybody has the knowledge of the strike zone, the ability to see the ball the way he does."
Carpenter seconded that notion, even as he moved up one spot, and not for the first time in his baseball existence.
"I did it here and there at other levels," he said. "My style of bat is very conducive to normal leadoff hitting, so I am not going to try and change anything."
Carpenter went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Thursday.
Worth noting
• "We're not making any statements one way or another as to who we use where," said Matheny about his bullpen by committee that, in the absence of Jason Motte, so far has pitched to a .296 opposition batting average, highest in the National League entering Thursday. "We'll stay consistent with it. We're just going to have to see every night; that's just how it is going to be for a while."
Jay Greenberg is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A-Rod continues climb up career RBI list
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Rodriguez stroked a ground ball through the right side of the infield while facing Nationals hurler Gio Gonzalez, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead as they played the franchise's first game at Nationals Park.
Due to discrepancies in historical stats, some numbers may differ according to the source. Elias is the official statistician of Major League Baseball and credits Foxx with 1,924 RBIs.
Other historical sources believe Foxx -- who played 20 seasons during a Hall of Fame career with the Athletics, Red Sox, Cubs and Phillies from 1925 to 1945 -- collected a total of 1,922 RBIs.
Cano gets first break from starting lineup
WASHINGTON -- Robinson Cano was out of the Yankees' lineup on Friday for the first time this season, and manager Joe Girardi explained that it was a "preemptive" move to avoid burning out his second baseman.
Cano said that he told Girardi he was prepared to play and that the benching had nothing to do with his left ankle, which had been spiked on a play at second base on Wednesday against the Braves in Atlanta.
"I was surprised, but he's the manager and he's the one that decides," Cano said. "Obviously things happen for a reason. He said, 'Be ready any time.'"
Cano had started all 62 of New York's previous games this season, with two dates serving as the club's designated hitter.
Jayson Nix, who was 3-for-7 lifetime with a home run against Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez, made the start at second base in Cano's place. Cano had been hitless in nine at-bats against Gonzalez.
"We're going to have this stretch of games, then we've got 13 in a row," Girardi said. "I felt if there's a time to do it, now is the time. Nixy has seen Gio, had some success off him, so I figured it works out OK."
Robertson returns, Phelps sent to Minors
WASHINGTON -- The Yankees welcomed David Robertson back to the bullpen on Friday, as the right-hander was available for eighth-inning relief duty.
"It's good. We haven't had him for, it seems like, a long time," manager Joe Girardi said. "It's good to have him back. We're encouraged."
Robertson was reinstated to active duty on Thursday, as the Yankees optioned right-hander David Phelps to Class A Tampa in order to get stretched out as a starting pitcher following a stint in long relief. Girardi said that Phelps took the demotion in stride.
"He was good. He understood," Girardi said. "It's never a fun time to listen to that conversation, but this is a young man that we have high hopes for. We think he's going to be a starter for us in the future.
"Our starters have been giving us a lot of distance, so he's going to go down and start. They're building him up down in Tampa, and then he'll go to Triple-A. If we need him before that, we'll call him back."
Robertson made two appearances while on a Minor League rehab assignment for a strained left oblique, last pitching a scoreless inning with a strikeout on Tuesday. He last appeared in the Majors on May 11.
Yanks help Pettitte celebrate 40th birthday
WASHINGTON -- The Yankees had some cupcakes in the visiting clubhouse at Nationals Park that could double as a birthday treat for Andy Pettitte. The bigger problem might have been rounding up 40 small candles for the celebration.
"I went out for stretch and Raul [Ibanez] said, 'How's it feel? I had a little anxiety for a couple of days,'" Pettitte said. "It's not really much different. I feel like I did yesterday, so that's a good thing."
Since Jamie Moyer is toiling in Triple-A for the Orioles, Pettitte temporarily owns the title of baseball's oldest starting pitcher. He is joined by Ibanez, who turned 40 on June 2, and 42-year-old Mariano Rivera in the Bombers' plus-40 club.
"We've got two 40-year-old guys in there now, and one on the DL," manager Joe Girardi said. "It's really pretty amazing. Time goes fast. It's hard to believe he's 40 years old. As long as he's around, I still feel young."
Pettitte said that he "definitely feels old around here" and that he is "the butt of a lot of jokes right now." But his focus is on pitching Saturday, when he'll have to contend with a Nationals lineup that should include 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper.
"Especially when I've got a kid that in three or four months is going to be 18, that's definitely strange," Pettitte said. "You've got to go to the scouting reports and try to figure out how to get the kid out. I'll be out there grinding."
Bombers bits
The Yankees welcomed back former head athletic trainer Gene Monahan for the weekend, strapping on his scissors and tape roll to perform his old duties. Monahan, who retired last year and relocated to North Carolina, was asked to return because head athletic trainer Steve Donohue is leaving the club to attend his daughter's graduation ceremonies.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi reiterated that he believes outfielder Brett Gardner will be able to rejoin the club after the All-Star break. Gardner was seen by Dr. Timothy Kremchek on Thursday, who concurred with the Yankees' diagnosis of a right elbow strain and recommended three to four weeks of rest.
Major League Baseball authorized a scoring change for the June 7 Yankees-Rays game, changing Drew Sutton's fourth-inning two-run double to a double with one run scored and an error for Jayson Nix. The edit deletes one earned run from CC Sabathia's line, as Sabathia now allowed five runs and one earned.
On this date in 2011, Mark Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate in a 12-4 Yankees victory over the Rangers. It was the 11th time Teixeira had accomplished the feat, tying Eddie Murray and Chili Davis for the most such games all-time.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The England captain became his country's Test century-maker after his 23rd hundred helped put England in charge against India at Eden Gardens.
Record centurion Alastair Cook puts England in control of third Test
Alastair Cook became England's most prolific centurion when he completed his 23rd - and third in successive matches - at Eden Gardens to put his side firmly in control of the third Test against India.
Cook (136 not out) is also the youngest batsman in history to 7,000 runs, a milestone he passed with his 88th this afternoon as he and Nick Compton took control in an opening stand of 165 on day two of the third Test against India.
By the time Cook reached his hundred, a fifth in consecutive Tests as captain dating back to his time as Andrew Strauss' deputy in Bangladesh almost three years ago, the tourists were well on their way to a stumps total of 216 for one, in reply to 316 all out.
His latest century inches him one ahead of teammate Kevin Pietersen - as well as three other greats in Geoff Boycott, Wally Hammond and Colin Cowdrey.
Cook is still only joint-20th in an all-time list headed by India's own Sachin Tendulkar on 51, but at the age of 27 should have many years ahead of him to move up the table.
England's openers needed a little fortune to go with their skill, against pace and spin, as they turned their fourth 50 stand in succession into a first century together.
Cook was dropped on 17 when he edged Zaheer Khan low to slip, where Cheteshwar Pujara could not hold the catch.
Otherwise, though, the most likely mode of dismissal appeared to be a run-out as Cook and his apprentice partner took chances with scampered singles and more than once were in danger of midwicket collisions as they kept holding the same line.
There were to be no such mishaps, though, and Cook duly reached his 179-ball century with a leg-glance off Ravichandran Ashwin - having previously also hit the off-spinner for one memorable straight six to go with his 14 fours.
Compton (57) had fewer obvious scoring options but also profited from using his feet, hitting Pragyan Ojha for a six of his own over long-on, on his way to a maiden Test half-century in 123 balls.
Grandson of Denis, and two years Cook's senior, Compton therefore claimed a notable milestone of his own - albeit on a reduced scale to his captain's - before Ojha got his revenge.
Cook was safely past his hundred when Compton missed an attempted sweep at the slow left-armer and was, eventually, given out lbw by umpire Rod Tucker just as the batsmen completed what they thought by then was a leg-bye.
Jonathan Trott had made two ducks in his last three Test innings, but did enough here to help Cook consolidate an advantage which gives England clear prospects of pushing for a second successive win over their hosts.
Monty Panesar had earlier finished with four for 90, to add to his 11 wickets in the series-levelling victory in Mumbai, as England picked up the last three Indian wickets for 43 runs this morning - despite some late belligerence from Mahendra Singh Dhoni (52).
The home captain made his intent clear immediately, up the wicket to the second ball of the day to crunch James Anderson past mid-off.
His overnight partner Zaheer was dropped by Graeme Swann off Anderson, but was soon gone anyway - lbw to a Panesar arm ball.
Panesar also made short work of Ishant Sharma, but the last-wicket pair frustrated England for more than half an hour.
Ojha made no runs but kept out 19 balls, allowing Dhoni to club Panesar for successive sixes over long-off and long-on as England brought the field up for the final two deliveries of one over.
The cat-and-mouse continued, with four consecutive maidens at one point, until Cook had to rest Anderson for Steven Finn.
It was a change which brought Dhoni's 50, with his fifth four from 113 balls crashed past cover, but then the end too when he gloved the next ball and Swann did well to make ground from slip to complete a diving catch.
England had done well to restrict Dhoni's attempt to alter the momentum of a match which was to swing still further the tourists' way thanks to the next historic tour de force from Cook's remorseless repertoire.
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There's been a whole lot of controversy over gay marriage of late but what about Live Ins?
Why do married couples receive special treatment when unmarried couples who pay the same taxes and some, probably more, into benefits packages, don't.
Live Ins are what I call people living together, raising their kids, who aren't married. Shouldn't they get the same privileges as married couples get when it comes to health and other benefits?
If you are taking religion out of marriage, which is why gay couples can't get married in the first place, why not Live Ins? Politics and religion are supposed to be separate in this country yet many of our laws are based on religious values or beliefs.
Don't get me wrong, I don't have any problem with people of the same sex getting married, as long as it's not in the church. And churches are not forced to marry same sex couples if their beliefs are that it's a sin. No privilege should be taken away or given to a person because of his or her sexual preferences, as long as both parties are over 21 and consent.
Gay marriage will eventually be approved by every state just like laws affecting women and Blacks. But the bigger issue is taking religion out of government or laws. For every one gay person who wants to be married I bet there's 100 or more that don't. But government is forcing them into marriage because of the lack of benefits.
If two people are living together and can prove it, why can't the one with the better health care insurance add the other to his or her benefits? And if one dies why can't the other receive all the benefits a spouse would receive.
In the latest stats, it's said that 67 percent of all American households are headed by women, and 74 percent of Black households. I beg to differ.
Many if not most of these households have men living in them but they aren't married to the woman. And in many cases the two are raising children. The older kids are generally the woman's by another man and the younger ones by the one she's living with.
If you talk to the majority of people in this country they have lived with their mother and a boyfriend, or boyfriends. Or their mother and father lives together but isn't married.
The argument is that if you love them then marry them. Well love, lust, nor money has been able to keep marriages together in this country. Nearly 60 percent end in divorce. So why do so many privileges go with marriage.
I'm just saying let's keep the playing field level. Take religion out of government. Yes, it should be a guideline for right and wrong but if there's no victim then don't make it illegal. That's why I feel drugs should be legalized. I believe gambling should be legalized. I believe prostitution should be legalized, as long as the people are consenting adults over 21.
Oh, I'm sorry. Gambling is now legal in Pennsylvania and most other states. But remember the big battle over legalizing gambling. The world was going to come to an end. Marriages would be broken up. Yes, some marriages have but the world is still spinning.
I just think that if I'm paying taxes, and I'm over 21 the government shouldn't be telling me how to live, as long as I'm not hurting anyone. And if a woman and I , or a man and I want to live together then we should have the same rights as everyone else.


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Domino's pushing carryout business to add to store-level profits
Domino's Pizza is extending its early-week carryout special to Thursday. Previously the promotion — a large, three-topping pizza for $7.99 — ran Monday through Wednesday each week.
Domino's is marketing the extension through a new television commercial featuring Scott Boyle, a franchise owner, and Patrick Doyle, CEO. In the ad, Boyle asks Doyle if the company has "gone crazy" in adding a day to the promotion.
"We continue to focus on giving people what they want and, in this case, taking a great deal and making it even better," Doyle said. "While Scott and I lightheartedly argue during the ad, we certainly agree on the fact that customers deserve a lot of pizza at a terrific value — and that is what the carryout special is all about."
Carryout has grown steadily in the past few years and now makes up about one-third of all U.S. orders. Boyle said a benefit with the carryout special is that it brings customers into the store, where they can witness team members at work and experience Domino's new store design.
During Domino's Investor Day in January, Mike Lawton, Domino's chief financial officer, said the company has been intentional and "careful" with its recent promotions, including a push toward carryout.
"We are trying to encourage carryout, which is an incremental opportunity for us in many cases. Our carryout business continues to grow each year as a percentage of mix and in total and we are going to keep pushing," he said.
The early-week nature of this push is also intentional. The company is leveraging early-week opportunities to try to take some costs out on packaging, Lawton said.
"Early in the week, there is a lot of labor in stores, fixed costs. If we can push a few more orders in there, which we have done with some very specific promotions, that's good for profits at the store level," he said.
However, Lawton cautioned against deal saturation by hosting such promotions.
"In many cases, you are offering what looks like a very good discount to the customer and you are still making more money because of the way they are cost at," Lawton said. "You have to be real careful because you don't want to cannibalize your weekend sales. You're going to be at higher prices (on weekends). As long as we are careful, this is a good way to go."
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The woman running the new Brook Farm Shop in Stoneleigh was not thinking about starting her own business until she saw a sign .
Claire Hartry, who has a masters degree in global journalism, was running a journal for the Association of Applied Biologists in Wellesbourne when she spotted a 'to let' board at the farm.
She said: "I hadn't thought about going into business but I was driving home from work and saw the 'farm shop for rent' sign at Brook Farm. It got me thinking. I love food, I love cooking and just thought it was me. I wanted it to be very much about local produce – good quality, organic meats and vegetables. But I had no idea about business plans or how to get it all started so I rang the local council and was put in touch with the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce."
Last summer, Claire attended a one-day start-up course in Nuneaton, which was part of a programme supported by the ERDF and local councils, before being assigned business adviser, Margaret Bull, by the chamber.
Margaret helped to hone Claire's business plan ahead of a pre-Christmas launch.
The Brook Farm Shop opened its doors on December 6 and following strong festive trade has continued to be popular since the turn of the year.
She said: "Margaret was absolutely amazing. She gave me technical advice with regards to my business plan but also kept saying how much she believed in me and the idea.
"That really gave me the inspiration to keep going."
Claire's produce – all sourced within 30 miles of the shop – including beef from Ettington and free range eggs from Kenilworth – is now flying off the shelves. She's already taken on a member of staff and has plans to expand into supplying vegetable boxes to customers in the area.


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About a year ago, I inquired whether anyone was in the process of compiling the various articles written by Mr. Parkhouse for the MOA publication and putting them in book form...is there any progress on this front?
I don't know who owns the rights to his work after it is submitted, but it does seem to me, that everyone would profit if these articles were collected, categorized, printed up and made available for sale.
I'm relatively new to the MOA, 3 or 4 years, so if others wrote articles worthy of being part of this package, their inclusion would be fine with me.
Is there some obstacle preventing this from being done?


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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - This year, the Sabes Invitational put on by the folks that run the Nike backed Howard Pulley Panthers basketball program celebrates it's 10th anniversary. While not one of the largest events in the country in terms of total teams, the Sabes has annually fielded some of the top programs from around the Midwest.
Friday night, action kicked off at the seven court facility at Bloomington High and it was a player from the host team and another local that stole the show as rapidly emerging 2011 wing Joe Coleman and recent Iowa State signee Calvin Godfrey both put on a show.
Minneapolis Wing Explodes In Front Of Home Crowd
We first got a look at 6-foot-3, maybe 6-foot-4, shooting guard Joe Coleman of Howard Pulley Blue back in April at the first session of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League/Boo Williams. At Boo, the looked to be a lean, strong and explosive slasher who could play above the rim.
Friday night, Coleman was all of that and much, much more. He spotted up for kick-out passes and swished home deep jumpers from either wing. He took weaker defenders into the high post and killed them with turnaround jumpers and when all else failed, he drove to the cup and tried to dunk on anybody in his way as violently as possible.
If what we saw Friday night is the real Joe Coleman and he can replicate anything close to this type of effort against good competition, then he could be well on his way to four star status. Regardless of ranking, he's a guy who is making the jump to the next level with his game and Midwestern high majors should be tracking him quite closely.
More Friday Night Notables
Technically, recent Iowa State signee Calvin Godfrey really has no reason to be playing this weekend. But, we're sure glad that we are able to get a look at the beastly 6-foot-7 insider who is taking the floor with Minnesota Grassroots. Bearing a striking resemblance to former class of 2009 standout Karron Johnson, he's a wiry strong kid with powerful shoulders and explosive hops. He tries to tear down the rim at every opportunity, has good hands and is ready to rumble at the drop of a hat. He will undoubtedly need skill development, but he brings an edge to the table that a rebuilding Iowa State program could sure use.
Some in the state of Iowa have gone so far as to proclaim that 6-foot-5 freshman wing Peter Jok could even better than class of 2010 stud Harrison Barnes. Frankly, that's silly and sets completely unrealistic expectations. That being said, the star of Kingdom Hoops 15 and under squad is certainly one to watch. For a little over a half, the slim wing had his way with KC Pump 'N Run's 15U bunch. He hit deep jumpers, scored on a series of pretty post moves and played selfless, team basketball while looking like a guy that high majors need to keep an eye on. However, we've got to credit KC PNR's Manny Watkins -- a long 6-foot-3 wing and the son of Missouri assistant Melvin Watkins -- for totally shutting down Jok over the course of the final 10 minutes of the game as KC pulled away for the victory.
As they usually do, the Houston Hoops rolled into town with a very talented squad. Notably, the Hoops have a wealth of young guard talent and on Friday night it was 2012's Rasheed Sulaimon who stepped up to the plate. A slim 6-foot-2 shooting guard who can slide over and play some point, Sulaimon's jumper was a thing of beauty as he hit on several deep jumpers. While not a high flyer, he is also quite crafty off the dribble and he makes defenders pay with floaters. Next up for him is to improve his lateral quickness and work on developing some strength.
Back home in Wichita, KC Pump 'N Run 15U standout Conner Frankamp is known by the nickname of "White Chocolate". In Minneapolis, there was no need for nicknames because he was too busy getting buckets. Off the dribble, off of deep catch and shoots, the 5-foot-11 point did it all. Like his name would suggest, he's got some flair off the dribble but he's also a sneaky athlete who can convert tough finishes at the rim. He had a big freshman campaign (shot over 50% from three) at North High in Wichita and could be one to watch down the road.
Observations From Around the Gym
His future is going to be on the gridiron, but man is Everett Pleasant of the Houston Hoops fun to watch. Totally opposite of his last name on the floor, he scraps, tosses around elbows and dunks with aggression whenever possible. If a fight breaks out in the gym, you best hope he's on your side. …. Even though he's sidelined by a broken foot, 2012 stud point guard L.J. Rose is on hand to show his support for his Houston Hoops teammates. … We'll mention just one more Houston Hoops guy and then we are done talking about them for the night. Southpaw 2012 combo guard J-Mychal Reese actually benefits some from Rose's absence. With Rose out, the athletic Reese gets more of an opportunity to showcase his PG skills. There's been a raging debate among many scouts about whether he projects more as a PG, SG or a combo and he'll get more a chance to show whether or not he can run the show full-time until Rose returns. … Some low and maybe even mid majors who are still looking for an available point guard might want to check in on Lou Cox. He's skinny and on the smallish side at 5-foot-10, but the product of Minneapolis (Minn.) Patrick Henry is a waterbug who can fill it up from deep when left open. … Finally, we are interested in getting a better look at 2013's Akoy Agau from Omaha. A 6-foot-7 forward, he looks to have some tools and hasn't yet matured. He put up 18 points and 15 rebounds in the Nebraska state championship game so it's obvious he's got to have some game.


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Stratolaunch, SpaceX Part Ways
Stratolaunch Systems, which plans to launch satellites from an enormous airplane high in the atmosphere, has parted with its rocket subcontractor SpaceX, but Stratolaunch says it's still hoping to fly the airplane in 2016. Stratolaunch has hired Orbital Sciences Corporation to come up with a new design by sometime in the spring of 2013. The launch system, funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, was announced a year ago to mark what Allen said was "the dawn of radical change in the space launch industry." The carbon-fiber aircraft, designed by Burt Rutan, will have a 385-foot wing joining two fuselages and a carrier mechanism in the middle. The rocket booster was to have been an adaptation of SpaceX's pad-launch rocket but that turned out to be too much of an engineering stretch.
It turns out the rocket needed by Stratolaunch would require some significant design changes (including a fin/chine) to the SpaceX rocket currently in production and SpaceX doesn't want the diversion from its goal to enter the commercial space business as an orbital launch contractor. "Over the past few months, as our teams got further into the design of the new rocket, it was clear that it would be a significant departure from SpaceX's Falcon 9 manufacturing process and its overall business plan and goals," Stratolaunch said in a statement. "Building the Stratolaunch rocket would require SpaceX to significantly modify its processes, which both companies agreed would not be beneficial to the project." A few days after the announcement, SpaceX announced it had won two military launch contracts.


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Jonathan Martinand Maggie Haberman / Politico:
The Draperizing of Mitt Romney — The Draperizing of Mitt Romney is under way. — He may not drink or cheat, and he lacks the fictional ad-maker's charisma, but Democrats, despite the potential perils of such a strategy, remain determined to paint Romney as a throwback to the "Mad Men" …
Hart Williams / The Moderate Voice: The War on the War on Women Woman
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog: HEY, DEMS: ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DRAPE THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE U.S. MIDDLE CLASS AROUND ROMNEY'S NECK?
Josh Peterson / The Daily Caller: Hilary Rosen banked millions destroying Napster
Jordan Bloom / The American Conservative: No, Mitt Romney Is Not Like Don Draper
Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog: Obama's Attack On Apple: The Politics of Envy and Its Prosecutions
Taylor Marsh: Politico Concocts Romney as Don Draper, While Fabricating Mormon Card Against Democrats
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Alex Alvarez / Mediaite: Donny Deutsch Unimpressed With Democrats' 'Draperizing' Of Romney: 'People Have A B.S. Detector'
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Morning Jay: Obama's Troubled Reelection Strategy — Karl Rove had a spot-on column in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. He wrote, in part: … Exactly. If I had to offer a brief summary of Obama's campaign strategy this year, it would be this: — Clearly, this is not an ideal strategy, for any candidate.
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David Weigel / Slate:
The "War on Women" Is Over — The life cycle of a political talking point, from birth to adolescence to death. — A moment of silence, please, for a talking point that was taken too soon. The "war on women" began its life in a February 2011 House speech about abortion.
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon: Stay the Course — As a political slogan, "war on women" …
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos: Joe Biden: The Republican 'war on women is real ... it's going to intensify'
Jennifer Epstein / Politico: Joe Biden: 'War on women is real'
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS: War In A News Cycle (The Note)
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Rosen: Only Republicans Spread The "War on Women" Term, Obama Campaign "Does Not Use It"...
Maggie Haberman / Reuters: Dems on defense in war over women
Jonah Goldberg / National Review: Hilary Rosen's Spin
Michael Barbaro / The Caucus: Ann Romney's Résumé Includes More Than 'Stay-at-Home Mother'
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama aides say Rosen shows president will take on friends — Senior Obama aides say President Obama's criticism of Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen's comments show he's willing to stand up to his friends, unlike Mitt Romney. — The argument from the aides is an effort to find a bright spot …
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Tina Korbe / Hot Air: Obama aides: This whole Hilary Rosen episode shows that Obama is willing to take on his friends
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Does the 2012 Presidential Election Matter? — Matt Stoller is a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. You can follow him on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/matthewstoller — If you picked up a newspaper in DC this week, it would have been hard to avoid noticing that a bizarre …
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Clay Waters / NewsBusters.org blogs: New York Times Goes Mild on Insult of Ann Romney: 'Some Women saw an Opportunity Squandered'
Jonathan Bernstein / A plain blog about politics: More on That Awful NYT Rosen Article
Michael D. Shear / New York Times: Hilary Rosen's Comments Spark Campaign Debate
Steve Hynd / The Agonist: Electoral Kabuki For Millionaires
Michael Froomkin / Discourse.net: Yes, But Not Enough — Matt Stoller asks, Does the 2012 …
Dr. Keith Ablow / Fox News:
Nasty comments toward Ann Romney cast light on haters who can't handle feminine role
Nasty comments toward Ann Romney cast light on haters who can't handle feminine role
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Towleroad News #gay and The New Civil Rights Movement
Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay: FOX News Columnist Keith Ablow Finds a New LGBT Target: Hilary Rosen
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Rosen cancels her appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
Rosen cancels her appearance on NBC's 'Meet the Press'
Dylan Byers / Politico: Hilary Rosen to skip Meet The Press
Hilary Rosen / msnbc.com: Statement from Hilary Rosen
James Crugnale / Mediaite: Hilary Rosen Reveals Why She's Skipping NBC's Meet The Press
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
The flap over Hillary Rosen's comments disparaging stay-at-home-moms …
The flap over Hillary Rosen's comments disparaging stay-at-home-moms …
Discussion: RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Politico
Ben Howe / RedState: The War on Moms is Real
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Feigned outrage over feigned outrage
Maggie Haberman / Politico: Romney fundraising appeal off Rosengate in 3, 2, 1...
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
NOW president: Ann Romney lacks "life experience" and "imagination" to relate to most Americans
NOW president: Ann Romney lacks "life experience" and "imagination" to relate to most Americans
Discussion: Mail Online, LifeNews.com, Althouse, The PJ Tatler, ABCNEWS and BuzzFeed
Toby Harnden / Mail Online: Hilary Rosen debacle is payback for Democrats over their Rush Limbaugh attacks and 'war on women' meme
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com: NOW: Stay at Home Mom Ann Romney "Lacks Life Experience"
Ann Althouse / Althouse: "Class warfare" and "the war on women" — 2 wars or 2 fronts in the same war?
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: NOW Hates Stay At Home Moms Too
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: The silly season
First Thoughts: The silly season
Discussion: The Huffington Post, Politico and The Daily Dish
William Klein / The Huffington Post: Solving Hilary Rosen's Problem by the Numbers
Maggie Haberman / Politico: Establishment comes to Lugar's aid
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: Fake Controversy Of The Day — Yesterday, Hilary Rosen …
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Hilary Rosen flap a "win in every regard" for GOP, says Nicolle Wallace
Hilary Rosen flap a "win in every regard" for GOP, says Nicolle Wallace
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Slate and Gawker
David Weigel / Slate: Romney Camp Will Keep Calling Hilary Rosen an Obama Adviser Because Shut Up That's Why
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org blogs:
NOW Prez: Ann Romney Lacks 'Life Experience' And 'Imagination'
NOW Prez: Ann Romney Lacks 'Life Experience' And 'Imagination'
Discussion: neo-neocon, americanthinker.com, Pundit & Pundette, Hot Air and GILL REPORT
Thomas Lifson / americanthinker.com: Hilary Rosen's and NOW's Karma Ate Their Dogma
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Awww: Rosen declines spot on Meet the Press
New Jersey Online:
Newark Mayor Cory Booker taken to hospital after rescuing woman from house fire — NEWARK — Newark Mayor Cory Booker was taken to a hospital tonight for treatment of smoke inhalation he suffered trying to rescue his next-door neighbors from their burning house.
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress: Cory Booker Runs Into A Burning House To Save A Life: I Did 'What Most Neighbors Would Do'
Velvet Roper / The New York Observer: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Hospitalized After Fire Rescue, Exposure to Kryptonite
David Weigel / Slate: Cory Booker, the Mayor Who's Everywhere
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Describes 'Terrifying' Rescue Of Woman From Fire
Bucky Turco / ANIMAL: Imagine Mayor Bloomberg Saving Someone From a Fire
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: Future Governor/President Rushed To Hospital
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Moonlights As Action Hero, Saves Woman From Burning Building
Julia La Roche / Business Insider: AMAZING: Details Of Cory Booker's Rescue Of A Woman From A Burning Building Last Night
Alex Koppelman / News Desk: To-Do List: Cory Booker, Superhero
Cassie Murdoch / Jezebel: Your Morning Swoon: Mayor Cory Booker Races Into Burning Building to Save Woman's Life [Swoon]
Rebecca Schoenkopf / Wonkette: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Breaks Into Building, Abducts Woman Inside
Darius Dixon / Politico: Mayor Booker saves woman in fire
Brett Smiley / New York Magazine: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Hospitalized After Rescuing Neighbor From House Fire
CBS News:
Newark Mayor Cory Booker: Race into home fire was a "come to Jesus moment" — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) Newark Mayor Cory Booker called it his "come to Jesus moment" when he ran into a burning building to save a neighbor's life. — Booker arrived home last night to discover …
Discussion: Business Insider, Human Rights Campaign, Newsy, The Raw Story, Joe. My. God., newsfeed.time.com, Colorlines and Gothamist
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: Cory Booker Stories: The Heroic Newark Mayor Has Already Created An Internet Frenzy
Eric Cameron / Human Rights Campaign: Allies for Equality Make Headlines
Stephen C. Webster / The Raw Story: Newark Mayor Cory Booker runs into burning house, saves woman's life
Jorge Rivas / Colorlines: Newark Mayor Corey Booker Boosts Superhero Credentials by Saving Neighbor From Fire
John Del Signore / Gothamist: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Rescues Woman From Burning Building
Jay Carney / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama and Vice President Biden's 2011 Tax Returns — Today, the President released his 2011 federal income and gift tax returns. He and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported adjusted gross income of $789,674. About half of the first family's income …
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Weekly Standard, ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Don Surber, CNN, Campaign 2012, Business Insider, Wonkette, Villainous Company and Politico
Olivier Knox / ABCNEWS: Obama's 2011 Tax Returns Show He Paid a 20.5 Percent Rate Amid 'Buffett Rule' Fight
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard: Bidens Donate 1.5 Percent of Income to Charity in 2011
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress: What Obama's Tax Returns Tell Us: His Taxes Would Go Up Under His Own Plan
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post: Obama's taxes all about Mitt Romney
Joel Gehrke / Campaign 2012: WH: Don't ask Obama to write a check to the IRS
Maggie Haberman / Politico: Hilary Rosen: No apology
Brendan Smialowski / ABCNEWS:
President Obama's Secretary Paid Higher Tax Rate Than He Did
President Obama's Secretary Paid Higher Tax Rate Than He Did
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Keith Koffler / White House Dossier:
Did Obama Pay a Lower Rate Than His Secretary?
Did Obama Pay a Lower Rate Than His Secretary?
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon
TRENDING: Tax fight gets personal as Obama and Biden returns released
TRENDING: Tax fight gets personal as Obama and Biden returns released
Discussion: Hot Air, The PJ Tatler and Weasel Zippers
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Failed North Korean Launch a Setback for Kim Jong-un — SEOUL, South Korea — For the new North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, his government's failure to put a satellite into orbit on Friday was a $1 billion humiliation. — Mr. Kim wanted to mark his ascension to top political power …
Marcus Noland / piie.com: Sputnik? Kaputnik. * — North Korea executed its highly …
Joshua Keating / FP Passport: The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Sayonara Santo
Virginie Grzelczyk / Guardian: A fizzling rocket won't rock the North Korean regime | Virginie Grzelczyk
Justin Sink / The Hill: Romney: Obama 'incompetence' led to missile launch
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: North Korea Fires Test Missile Into Ocean - White House Tweets a Water Fight
Bruce McQuain / Questions and Observations: Sure would hate to be a rocket scientist in NoKo right now
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon: Kim Jong Fail
Jen Chung / Gothamist: North Korea's Failed Rocket Launch A "$1 Billion Humiliation" For Kim Jong-un
Mike Scarcella / The BLT: The Morning Wrap — Some Assembly Required: North Korea's launch …
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: North Korean Rocket Launch Fails
Susan Duclos / Wake up America: North Korean Rocket Launch: Crash And Burn
Charles Mudede / The Stranger …: Life in North Korea
Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test
Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, FP Passport and New York Magazine
Isaac Stone Fish / FP Passport: Kim Jong Un tries to launch his rocket
Brett Smiley / New York Magazine: North Korean Rocket Launch Declared a Failure
Melody Guyton Butts / Durham Herald-Sun:
Ailes lectures young journalists — CHAPEL HILL - Fox News chief Roger Ailes offered more than a few words of advice Thursday in a room filled mostly with young journalists, starting with a recommendation that elicited at least a few eye rolls: "I think you ought to change your major."
Discussion: TVNewser, The Political Carnival and Real Clear Politics, more at Mediagazer »
Scott Conroy / Real Clear Politics: Gingrich Unloads on FOX News in Private Meeting
Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post:
Roger Ailes: Soledad O'Brien Was 'Named After A Prison' … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Roger Ailes, Soledad O'Brien, Roger Ailes Soledad o'Brien, Soledad o'Brien Roger Ailes, Media News — Roger Ailes made a jaw-dropping comment about CNN's Soledad O'Brien during a college lecture on Thursday night.
Discussion: Mediaite, Poynter and Hullabaloo
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: Fox News Chief Roger Ailes On CNN's Soledad O'Brien: 'That Girl That's Named After A Prison'
Julie Moos / Poynter: Roger Ailes tells journalism students: 'I think you ought to change your major'
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Obama order coordinates federal oversight of 'fracking,' gas development — President Obama signed an executive order Friday establishing a high-level task force charged with coordinating federal oversight of domestic natural gas development. — The task force is charged with ensuring …
Discussion: Politico
Dan Berman / Politico: Obama issues executive order on natural gas
The White House:
Executive Order — Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources
Executive Order — Supporting Safe and Responsible Development of Unconventional Domestic Natural Gas Resources
Discussion: White House.gov Blog and Green
Heather Zichal / White House.gov Blog: Facilitating Safe and Responsible Expansion of Natural Gas Production
John M. Broder / Green: A New Oversight Panel on Fracking
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Harvard Prof. Alan Dershowitz: Zimmerman Arrest Affidavit 'Irresponsible And Unethical' — Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz appeared on MSNBC's Hardball where fill-in host Michel Smerconish asked him his opinions of the arrest warrant issued and carried out for alleged Trayvon Martin murderer, George Zimmerman.
Discussion: Booman Tribune, Taylor Marsh, TalkLeft, msnbc.com, Macsmind, JustOneMinute, Orlando Sentinel and Trayvon Martin
msnbc.com: Trayvon Martin's mom retracts 'accident' characterization, says Zimmerman killed him in 'cold blood'
Mac Ranger / Macsmind: Zimmerman Affidavit Analysis - Based Charge Solely on Martin's call with Girlfriend on Cell Phone
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: Zimmerman Arrest Affidavit Described
Howard Berkes / NPR:
GOP-On-GOP Attacks Leave Orrin Hatch Fighting Mad — Utah Republican Orrin Hatch has spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate, including stints as chairman of the Judiciary and Labor committees. He's in line to become chairman of the Finance Committee if Republicans gain control of the Senate in November.
Discussion: Mediaite, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller and The Spectacle Blog
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run: Sen. Orrin Hatch "doggone offended" by "radical libertarians," threatens to punch them (us) in the mouth.
Steven Nelson / The Daily Caller: Orrin Hatch 'doggone offended' by 'radical libertarians' trying to take away his Senate seat
W. James Antle, III / The Spectacle Blog: Hatch Despises the 'Radical Libertarians' Who Oppose Him
Obama Campaign Claims Romney Would "Outlaw Abortion" — It's a stretch, based on a single remark in 2007, and accompanied by the false claim that Romney wants to shut down Planned Parenthood. A silver bullet against the Republican — or Obama over-reaching to alarm female voters?
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Romney's Own Words On Abortion
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos: Is Mitt Romney really pro-life? Of course he is! Duh.
Associated Press:
Vermont governor Peter Shumlin chased by 4 bears in backyard — MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says he was chased and nearly caught by four bears that were raiding his birdfeeders. — Shumlin says he was in bed in his rented Montpelier home late Wednesday night when he heard …
Discussion: Vermont Public Radio News and Guardian
James E. McWilliams / New York Times:
The Myth of Sustainable Meat — THE industrial production of animal products is nasty business. From mad cow, E. coli and salmonella to soil erosion, manure runoff and pink slime, factory farming is the epitome of a broken food system. — There have been various responses to these horrors …
Discussion: The Jawa Report, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse
Erik Loomis / Lawyers, Guns & Money: Sustainable Meat and Localized Agriculture
Ann Althouse / Althouse: "The Myth of Sustainable Meat."
Dave Schuler / The Glittering Eye:
Does it really matter who is elected to the presidency in November? — Regardless of who is elected the U. S. will continue to be interventionist in its foreign policy. — Regardless of who is elected the "Bush tax cuts" will be sustained. There may be some tweaking around the edges.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Ezra Klein
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Does It Matter Who Wins In November?
Geneva Sands / The Hill:
Florida Dems release 'Sh** Allen West Says' video after 'communist' remarks — The Florida Democratic Party released a video Friday titled "Sh** Allen West Says," in the style of the viral YouTube meme, slamming the Florida congressman for his controversial comments.


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The General Council of Monty Python have today rejected moves to enable women to become directors of Monty Python films. This comes twenty years after it was agreed that women could attempt to tell jokes on screen, but were not allowed to ascend to the position of director.
Hopes had been high that women would be allowed to achieve this status, however opponents had pointed out that the holy texts had made it perfectly clear that women were only allowed to direct if they were portrayed by Terry Jones in drag. The Forward in Farce group – which opposed women telling jokes, feeling their role is clearly defined in the sacred texts whilst rejecting Fawlty Towers as mere apocrypha – celebrated the result today.
However, a majority did vote in favour of the move, including overwhelming votes in the House of Upper Class Twits and the House of Gumbies. A majority of the House of Fans was in favour of the change, but did not achieve the two-thirds majority required under the rules (designed by the Silly Party).
"My brain hurts." A member of the House of Gumbies said after the vote. "Other comedies have women directors, but not the Python? Need brain surgeon."
In other news, the Church of England's credibility has passed on, is no more, has ceased to be, has expired and gone to meet its maker. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. Its metabolical processes are of interest only to historians. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible.
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Core Record
|Adoration of the Magi
|Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
|Attributed to circle of Goes, Hugo van der (early Netherlandish painter, ca.1440-1482)
|Date Earliest
|probably about 1460
|Date Latest
|possibly about 1500
|The Virgin appears three-quarter length at the centre of the compressed composition, framed by a cloth of honour. She presents the naked infant on a white cloth, perhaps a reference to the sacrament of the Eucharist. To the left, the oldest of the Magi kneels to worship the child. Joseph appears to the right of the composition, cap in hand. Behind him are the ox and ass, and an abbreviated landscape background framed by the rudimentary structure of the stable. In the distance are mounted figures and camels, perhaps the entourage of the Magi, with the star above.
|Current Accession Number
|Former Accession Number
|animal (camel, horse, ox, ass); religion (adoration of the Magi, Holy family, Epiphany, Virgin and Child, St Joseph); landscape
|43.3 x 72.3 cm cm (estimate)
|tempera on panel (hardwood {oak})
|Acquisition Details
|Given by the executors of Mons. James Shepherd, before 1900.
|Collection of Conolly family, Midford Castle, by 1871; bequeathed by Mrs Jane Conolly to Mons. Charles Parfitt, Prior Park, Bath, 1871; bequeathed (;) by Mons. Charles Parfitt to Mons. James Shepherd, Prior Park, Bath, 1886.
|Principal Exhibitions
|Early Flemish and Modern Belgian Painting, Guildhall, London, 1906, cat. no. 14); Bath Assembly Exhibition, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, 1948; L'Art Flamand dans les Collections Britanniques et la Galerie Nationale de Victoria, Bruges, 1956; We Three Kings: The Magi in Art and Legend, Buckinghamshire County Museum, 1995-96, cat. no. 19.
|Destrée, J., 'An Adoration of the Magi by Hans Memlinc', Connoisseur, X, Nov. 1904, pp. 182-84, and idem., XII, June 1905, pp. 88-92; Conway, M., 'A picture by Hugo van der Goes at Bath', Burlington Magazine, XXXI, August 1917, p. 45; How to look at Pictures, Bath, 1918, pp. 10-11; Catalogue of Pictures: Exhibition of Pictures in the Possession of the Corporation of the City of Bath, Bath, 1948, p. 20; L'Art Flamand dans les Collections Britanniques et la Galerie Nationale de Victoria, Bruges, 1956; Winkler, F., Das Werk des Hugo van der Goes, Berlin, 1964, pp. 207-11; figs. 167-71; Friedländer, M.J., Early Netherlandish Painting, Leyden & Brussels, 1967-76, IV, pp. 38-9 & 72, no. 21a, plate 35, fig. 21a; Van Schoute, R., 'Le dessin de peintre chez Hugo van der Goes: La Mort de la Vièrge du Musée Groeninge de Bruges, l' Adoration des Mages, de la Victoria Art Gallery de Bath', Revue des archéologues et historiens d'art de Louvain, V, 1972, pp. 59-66; Wright, C., Old Master Paintings in Britain: An Index of Continental Old Master Paintings executed before c.1800 in Public Collections in the United Kingdom, London, 1976, p. 79; Ringbom, S., Icon to Narrative: The Rise of the Dramatic Close-Up in Fifteenth Century Devotional Painting, 2nd edition, Doornspijk, 1984, p. 100; Sloman, S., Victoria Art Gallery: Concise Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings, Bath, 1991, p. 108; Sander, J., Hugo van der Goes: Stilentwicklung und Chronologie, Mainz, 1992, p. 255, n. 58; We Three Kings: The Magi in Art and Legend, Aylesbury, 1995, p. 15 (fig.), p. 24, cat. no. 19.
In correspondence dated 1990, Lorne Campbell agreed that this work and the related composition (formerly in Madrid) were correctly attributed to the 'Circle of Hugo van der Goes'. He added that there is no evidence that these compositions are copies after a hypothetical lost work by Goes, as suggested in some literature including Friedländer.
A related composition, described as inferior in some literature, was formerly in the Don Juan de Valencia Collection, Madrid (illustrated in Friedländer, IV, pl. 21 b).
|Rights Owner
|Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
|Dr Susan Steer
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