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Tygart: Parallels between Olympics and Horse Racing
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Tygart said that even if federal legislation is enacted, various stakeholders within the horse industry would still have the ultimate authority of how a drug enforcement plan is carried out.
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The CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says there are parallels between issues facing the U.S. horse industry and the Olympics when it comes to ensuring the integrity of those sports, specifically with regard to oversight on medications.
Travis Tygart, CEO of United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), was in Lexington, Ky., April 14 to speak to a group of about 50 horse industry stakeholders brought together for an informational meeting organized by the Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA). Member of WHOA are seeking to stop race-day medication. Among those present for Tygart's presentation were a diverse group of equine industry professionals, including farm owners, breeders, owners, stable managers, equine insurance professionals, regulators, and trainers.
The USADA has been designated in legislation introduced in Congress with responsibility of having oversight on drug issues. The bill is "The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act" (HR 2012/S 973). The USADA, a private, nonprofit company, is most notably known for its work in compiling the report on the doping activities of cyclist Lance Armstrong and his teammates in its role as the anti-doping organization for Olympic sports.
Tygart said his company agreed when asked by Congress to be included for consideration as the drug oversight body for any federal legislation regulating horse racing.
"We got asked by Congress, at no initiation by us, if we were willing to be named in a piece of federal legislation," said Tygart, whose company receives some federal funding as a result of its role within the Olympics drug oversight role. "We said we are in the business of protecting sport; horse racing doesn't fall under our mission but we believe all sport should be safe, clean and held to a standard that is fairly and evenly enforced. So we said, 'Congress, if you are asking us to do this, we will consider it as we move forward.' "
Tygart said that in USADA's limited experience looking into medication and integrity issues facing horse racing, it has become abundantly clear that the many rules and regulations spread across 38 different state racing jurisdictions and the vested interests of so many groups involved in the horse industry are not unlike those faced by the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic Committee in the 1990s.
"It was a myriad of rules and regulations across the Olympic games," Tygart said, noting that more than 48 sports from over 150 countries were involved. "We are not here to be the experts, but we can see parallels between the Olympics and horse racing."
While the proposed federal legislation has not advanced, Tygart said horse racing does not necessarily need congressional action to get a drug enforcement system. He noted that there is no federal law that mandates the Olympics' drug testing mechanism.
"It goes without saying that at the end of day, the tenets of fairness, health, clean competition are the ultimate goal," Tygart said. "I have yet to hear or see any reason your industry or any other industry or sport that wants to protect its integrity can't go through and have success having a similar process. There is federal legislation out there (for the horse industry). It didn't take federal legislation in the Olympic movement around the world.
"The USADA is not here to say it must be federal legislation ... we are here to say there is a model here that can help and be done much better than is being done."
Tygart said that even if the federal legislation is enacted, the various stakeholders within the horse industry would still have the ultimate authority of how a drug enforcement plan is carried out.
"If there is a third party that comes, what has to happen is a consultant period and stakeholders ought to have input—standing committees of stakeholders—that provide guidance and consultation," Tygart said. "Everyone in the industry should be given a voice in that process. And then whatever comes out and is approved by the higher board overseeing the sport, that is the criteria."
Whether through the USADA or some other body, Tygart said the most important elements of an effective drug oversight mechanism are not just the policies that are adopted but how those policies are enforced. He cited the example of how Russia had a set of policies for Olympians but was not following through on the implementation and enforcement.
"There are really two questions: How good or not good is the policy. And once you have uniform policies, then the question is whether the implementation of those policies is uniform or not," Tygart said.
Tygart said developing tests to detect new drugs that might have made their way into any sport is key to staying ahead of those trying to get around the rules, but noted that an inordinate amount of new tests to be implemented could be counterproductive. He said a balance is needed between the desire to perfect new tests and getting them into the field and into effect.
Originally published on BloodHorse.com.
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Top prospect Fried shut down with sore forearm
By Corey Brock / MLB.com
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Left-handed pitcher Max Fried, regarded by MLB.com as the top prospect in the Padres' Minor League system, will be shut down for two weeks with soreness in his left forearm.
Fried, the seventh-overall pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, had been expected to participate in the team's annual prospect minicamp, which began on Wednesday.
"He experienced some soreness during his offseason throwing," said San Diego general manager Josh Byrnes. "We examined him in San Diego and again in Peoria and have decided to shut down any throwing until the symptoms are completely resolved."
Fried, who turned 20 in January, has gone 6-8 with a 3.50 ERA in 136 1/3 professional innings, nearly all of them coming last year in his first full professional season with Class A Fort Wayne of the Midwest League.
Fried, who attended Harvard-Westlake High in Los Angeles, is expected to begin the season pitching in the Class A Advanced California League for Lake Elsinore.
Fried had an MRI exam in San Diego on Feb. 11 that showed no damage to his elbow ligament.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Gansu Poverty and Education Project, Wave 1, 2000 (ICPSR 28661)
Principal Investigator(s): Hannum, Emily, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Institute for International Development; Zhang, Yanhong, Statistics Canada. Center for Education Statistics
China's dramatic economic and educational changes over the past 20 years have stimulated concerns about the education of children in rural areas. Recent empirical studies give evidence of growing disparities in educational opportunities between urban and rural areas and socio-economic and geographic inequities in basic-level educational participation within rural areas. These studies also point to a persisting gender gap in enrollment and to the disproportionate impact of poverty on girls' educational participation (Hannum 1998b; Zhang 1998). This study focused on the influence of poverty on the schooling of 11 to 14 year-old children in rural Gansu, an interior province in Northwest China characterized by high rates of rural poverty and a substantial dropout problem. Substantively, this study was innovative in adopting an integrated approach: it focused on the community, family, and school contexts in which children are educated. Methodologically, the study combined information on children's academic performance and school characteristics, with a household-based sample that allowed examination of the academic experiences of children who have left the education system as well as those who have persisted in it. Finally, the project was the baseline wave for the first large-scale, longitudinal study devoted to education and social inequality conducted in rural China. Results of this study contribute to an understanding of basic social stratification processes and provide insights for developing intervention strategies to improve educational access and effectiveness in rural China.
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Geographic Coverage: China (Peoples Republic), Global
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Unit of Observation: individual, household, school
Universe: All 11-14 year-old children in the Gansu province of China.
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Study Purpose: This project is the baseline wave for the first large-scale, longitudinal study devoted to education and social inequality conducted in rural China. Results will contribute to an understanding of basic social stratification processes and provide insights for developing intervention strategies to improve educational access and effectiveness in rural China.
Study Design: The need for an integrated approach to the study of poverty and education in China provides the motivation for this study and the guide to its design. This study collected information on children's homes, communities, and schools that can be linked together to allow an integrated analysis of the barriers to educational equity. This design, arising largely from observations about the principal investigators' own research and that of others in rural China, meshes closely with recommendations provided at a recent workshop convened to assess priorities for national data collection related to child outcomes in the United States (Board on Children and Families et al. 1995). In the proceedings from this workshop, Brooks-Gunn et al. (1995) describe an emerging "resource framework" for studying the effects on child and adolescent development of such factors as the time, money, and emotional resources of parents and the institutions and "social capital" present in communities. This framework formalizes an emerging tradition of an integrated approach to analyzing the effects of poverty on child development and education conducted in the United States (for example, Booth and Dunn 1996; Brooks-Gunn et al. 1995, Brooks-Gunn et al. 1997; Duncan and Brooks-Gunn 1997, Huston 1991).
Sample: In collaboration with the Gansu Provincial Office of the State Statistical Bureau (SSB), information was collected from a representative sample of 2,000 rural 11-14 year-olds drawn from updated SSB census lists. These ages represent children who should be enrolled in the later grades of elementary school and in junior high school. Using the existing census and national survey data collection personnel and facilities available through the SSB, household interviews were administered to target children and their parents. Village leaders were interviewed at the same time to collect information on the economic, demographic, and educational circumstances of the communities in which the sampled individuals reside. A survey was conducted of all primary and secondary schools and a summary survey of all teachers in the schools in the counties where the survey data were collected. An extended questionnaire probing attitudes and practices was administered to homeroom teachers of target children. School and teacher data, as well as scores on province-wide achievement tests, was linked to individual target children. Finally, a series of focus-group discussions to probe attitudes toward education among a subset of sampled target children, their parents, and village teachers was conducted.
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Hi All,
Can someone tell me the names of these trees?
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I think Hawthorn tree
No, it is a lime tree (and not the citrus type of lime), sometimes also called linden.
There are a few possible species; Tilia euchlora and Tilia oliveri seem close.
If you need a firmer ID, please tell me about the leaves:
- Is the underside silvery or grey (due to a fine pubescence)?
Or is there pubescence only on veins or in tufts in the vein axils?
If there is pubescence in such tufts, is it orange or buff?
- Is there pubescence on the petiole (leaf stem) and shoot?
Or is the shoot green and hairless, petiole nearly hairless?
- Are the leaf buds a shiny dark red?
Or some other colour?
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CABOT - The Russellville Junior High Whirlwind cross country teams completed their season with a strong performance at the Wal-Mart Invitational in Cabot.
For the first time, RJHS split into East and West squads in both divisions for the 2-mile race.
Russellville East captured a second-place finish in the boys' division behind a first-place finish by Thomas Fancher, whose winning time was 11 minutes, 33 seconds. Rounding out the top five for the East 'Winds were Michael Norris (fifth, 12:21), Kevin Gwaltney (16th, 13:03), David Carman (18th, 13:07) and David Norris (24th, 13:19).
RJHS West finished fifth in the meet. Kyle Harris led the West runners with a 13th-place finish in 12:56, followed Todd Willey (15th, 13:02), Henry Stolz (46th, 14:11), Devin Dodd (56th, 14:18) and Anthony Priore (60th, 14:22).
Russellville West finished fifth in the girls' division with 245 points. Batesville won the meet with 57 points.
Celeste Martin led the West Lady Whirlwinds with a 22nd-place finish in 14:27. Mirah George (29th, 14:42), Brooke Vaughn, (50th, 15:37), Denise Gomez (65th, 16:09) and SHelby Sutterfield (79th, 16:54) rounded out the top five.
Russellville East did not field enough members to compete, but Brittany Barnes (fourth, 13:16), Alex Wilcox (18th, 14:13) and Bonnie Stribling (52nd, 15:38) competed for the East Lady Whirlwinds.
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Lamar dominated the Class 5AAA conference country meet Thursday at Old Post Road Park with victories in three of the four divisions.
The Lady Warriors finished with 22 points, six points ahead of Clinton (28), in the senior high division for the win in the 5K race. Pottsville finished third with 68 points.
Julia Huie of Clinton finished first overall with a time of 21:40. A trio of Lamar runners followed, with Melanie Rayburn finishing second in 23:48, Jamie Faubion third in 24:32 and Bridget Harris fourth in 24:54.
The Lady Warriors won the junior high division as well, as they finished well ahead of Pottsville (56), Dover (58) and Atkins (59).
Jessica St. Martin of Lamar won the 2-mile race with a first-place time of 13:16. She was followed by Melissa Crassy of Dover (13:42), while Whitney Brown of Lamar (13:47), B.B. Arnold of Lamar (13:59) and Danni Alexander of Pottsville (14:17) rounded out the top five.
Lamar's junior boys also came away with a victory by posting a score of 15. Dover was the only other team to field a team to count in team competition and finished with a score of 40.
A quintet of Warriors led the way with Micahel Roberts finishing first in 12:41. Roberts was followed by Donny St. Martin in second with a time of 12:21, Ethan Bush third in 12:28, Devin Brown fourth in 12:52 and D.J. Smith fifth in 12:24.
Atkins avoided a Lamar sweep by winning the senior boys division with 45 points. Pottsville finished second with a score 62, Subiaco Academy third with 70 points, Lamar fourth with a score of 71 and Clinton fifth with 85 points.
Jeffrey Rehm of Subiaco Academy finished first overall in the 5K race with a time of 19:12. Sim Barrow of Dover (19:19), Denton Bowles of Atkins (19:51), Scott Cook of Lamar (20:05) and Ron Oslicick of Subiaco Academy (20:46) round out the top-five finishers.
The high school teams will conclude their seasons next weekend at the Class AAA state meet at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs.


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Gerard Piqué dropped off his girlfriend, Shakira, and their baby son, Milan, at the Barcelona airport yesterday. Before the family parted ways, Shakira and Gerard held each other and shared a kiss goodbye.
Shakira and Milan have been bicontinental while she focuses on her judging duties for NBC's The Voice, where she is quickly making her competitive presence known. During the show's first night of battle rounds on Monday, Shakira swiftly used both her steals to pick up two acts from veteran judge Adam Levine. Baby Milan has taken to the judge's seat as well and was pictured on set with Shakira last week. The new mom is apparently snap-happy on and off her show set. On Monday, Shakira tweeted another photo of Milan, saying, "I swore I would never do this and now I am one of those annoying moms showing pics of her baby!"


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In a release week dominated by a quintessentially millennial rapper, the ageless pop icon slips back into the fold with her first album in 12 years, Closer to the Truth. We could pile on a few statement pointing out the obvious regarding the changes in the musical landscape since 2001, when Cher released Living Proof, but we'll spare you the navel-gazing and just say this: everything's changed, but Cher does not have to.
As Cher reiterated a few times throughout our sitdown, she doesn't overthink her career. Hell, she said she forgot to make an album — that's why it took her so long. She follows her heart and puts total faith in her collaborators, which this time around included fellow outspoken pop force Pink, Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears (on the campy-as-hell "Take It Like a Man") and house music mainstay Paul Oakenfold (on lead single "Woman's World"). Pink co-wrote two of the album's most dramatic tracks, which is really saying something considering this is Cher we're talking about. The first, "I Walk Alone," is the album's so-called "country song," thanks to its banjitar and foot-stomping beat. The second Pink track, "Lie To Me," is the kind of sweeping-strings ballad that could live on adult contemporary radio for years to come, should Cher choose to release it as a single.
"These songs, I just loved from five seconds into them," Cher said of Pink's contributions. "She's just a great singer and she's great songwriter – she's the total package. I understood them, and when you hear them, you'll understand why I understood them. They're so personal, but they work for both of us."
One song, however, that did not work for both parties involved was Cher's Lady Gaga duet from 2011, "The Greatest Thing," which leaked online in recent months after Gaga declined to use the track. When asked if she was disappointed by Gaga's decision, Cher replied, "Oh God yeah!"


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A stroll through my Google Alerts this morning leads me to wish a big congrats to former Fire captain Chris Armas on his induction with the inaugural class into the Long Island Soccer Hall of Fame this past Saturday.
The second captain in club history, the Brentwood, N.Y. product racked up 273 competitve appearances (4th all-time) along with 12 goals and 50 assists (2nd all-time) in his 10 seasons in Chicago. He joins C.J. Brown and Zach Thornton as the only three players in club history to be part of all six domestic championships and is one of seven men enshrined in the Ring of Fire.
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I did some further digging and found out that although he was unable to be in attendance at Saturday's ceremony, Fire owner and Long Island native Andrew Hautpman helped support the event by purchasing a table at the dinner and had this letter read to honor Armas' career achievements and contributions to the Chicago Fire Soccer Club:
Greetings Fellow Long Islanders –
I wanted to extend heartfelt congratulations to Shep Messing, Paul LeSueur, Kim Wyant and Chris Armas for your induction into the Long Island Soccer Player Hall of Fame. Your contributions to the sport of soccer and to Long Island have helped shape the game and our community in positive and powerful ways.
I apologize for not being able to attend tonight's event (ironically, it's the home opener for my beloved Chicago Fire!). Speaking of which, I would especially like to acknowledge and thank the 'one and only' Chris Armas for his efforts with the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Chris is the type of individual who has always done things the right way. His industriousness, talent, attention to detail and spirit has always separated him from his competitors on-and-off-the-field.
Having also grown up playing soccer on Long Island (in Smithtown where my mother designed all of the patches for the Smithtown Traveling Soccer Club), I immediately bonded and felt a closeness with Chris, not to mention having also admired his approach to the game. Chris is as hard working a player you will ever encounter and is perhaps the best holding midfielder of his generation. Despite winning five domestic trophies, being a five-time Best XI midfielder and earning 66 appearances with the U.S. Men's National Team, Chris remains humble and true to his Long Island roots.
Before owning the Fire, I always looked at Chris as someone who exemplified all of the characteristics I valued in a soccer player. Once I was leading the club, I realized that Chris exemplifies all of the characteristics I value in a person. Chris is a trusting and caring individual who treats everyone with the utmost respect and tries to do the right thing...always. Above all, he is a committed family man and a wonderful human being.
Chris, thanks for your spectacular contributions to the game of soccer, to Long Island and to the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. I'm am truly honored to have gotten to know you and consider you a trusted colleague and a friend.
Again, congratulations to all of those being honored tonight -- I look forward to seeing the Hall of Fame grow from strength to strength.
Best regards,
Andrew Hauptman
Hopefully Saturday's recognition for Chris isn't the only Hall of Fame he enters in 2013. Armas, who made 66 appearances and scored two goals for the U.S. Men's National team, was once again on the ballot for the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame this year.
The announcement on the 2013 class is set to come later this month...


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Young the Giant, the latest rock sensation to emerge from Orange County, has released a new single, appropriately titled "It's About Time." The song, which became available Monday morning via iTunes, is the first from its sophomore album, Mind Over Matter, due Jan. 21 on Fueled by Ramen Records. The dancey tune and accompanying video, created by visual aritist David Vincent Wolf, is currently streaming on the band's official website.
The Irvine-spawned quintet — vocalist Sameer Gadhia, guitarists Jacob Tilley and Eric Cannata, bassist Payam Doostzadeh and drummer Francois Comtois — signed to metal and heavy rock staple Roadrunner Records in 2009, releasing its smash self-titled debut the following year. Singles "My Body" and "Cough Syrup" reached the top of nearly every rock and alternative music chart, helping land the band in front of large audiences with sets at Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Sasquatch! and Lollapalooza. A live performance of "My Body" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards put YTG further in the spotlight, introducing them to millions of TV viewers.
After the band's run opening for Incubus in 2011, we caught up with the guys while they were living in a house in Los Angeles, where that December they settled in to write and start recording. Even then, the band acknowledged that crafting a follow-up to its breakthrough would take some time due to a hectic tour schedule. Along the way, in addition to joining a new label, YTG enlisted the talents of producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen, the occasional Beck bassist who has previously helmed works by Paramore, Tegan and Sara, the Naked and Famous and Neon Trees.
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I doubt Melo...
Bench Melo, get Novak in there to hit some 3s.
Jesus Melo come on
We're better without Stat and Melo. Their defense is not worth their offense. Either way... We would be winning though if the refs weren't corrupt.
Play JR, Baron and Novak, lets get this "deadly" bench goin
OK. We dont get home court calls, but at least call the game fair. These refs are brutal...
Amarknee bricking his jumpers and jerking off on defense - GTFO!
Lamelo doing nothing - GTFO!
Im not sure why Fields is gettin so many minutes...we have JR Smith now
perimeter dee is hurting, anytime a team goes buck wild on 3's, its a reason to be concerned... Antoni?
i think Knicks are playing OK, but STAT is not aggressive enough,
Chandler is hurting, Melo is rusty. Lin playing fine, should be handling ball more and driving.
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Hi Clive.... think I'm suffering from Seed Bug confusion!! I thought previous posts had discussed the Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis) as being a recent immigrant. Is it a similar situation with Leptoglossus corculus (which seems to be referred to as the Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug)? If these are indeed two UK species, my next question is how do we tell the them apart.....
Though you would have better success if you Googled Western Conifer Seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis . This North American species found its way to Europe through imported plant stock and has become well established. In the last two years there have been increasing records in the UK, mostly near to the south coast, but many inland records as well. To date I am not aware that any nymphs (immature) have been found in the UK and it appears as if all the UK records so far have been of adults that have flown in from mainland Europe. That said it is likely to become an established species in the UK soon.
It is considered a pest of conifers - but its a super bug. It's a coreid by the way (Hemiptera: Coreidae).
Hi Clive - to my knowledge Leptoglossus corculus has not been recorded in the UK. It certainly hasn't made it to the checklist yet whereas L. occidentalis has, so just the one species.


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(a) Examinations for the trade or trades applied for shall be administered by the board, a designated member of the board, or another person designated by the board. Examinations shall be in such foffi1 as the board prescribes and shall be based upon academic and/or practical experience and generally recognized principles of the trade or trades applied for. As such the examination may be written and demonstrative. The examiner may require samples of work, if appropriate, or may require the doing of appropriate tasks for grading by the examiner.
(b) The examination prescribed by the board may be in lieu of the final examination for government employees who have completed the 3-year on-the-job training program for specific trades as described in the publication of the ASG entitled "Standard Titles and Definitions for Upgraded Positions, Supervisory Titling Procedures and In-Service Training Programs," a copy of which is attached to the rules codified in this chapter.History: Bd. of Tradesmen Examiners Regs., eff 28 Dec 72, Reg.2.05.


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'Good chance' Zito will work in relief against Padres
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Zito's five-inning effort Wednesday night probably was his final start with the Giants. But it might not have been his final game.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy indicated after Thursday night's 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that Zito, whose seven-year, $126 million contract is about to expire, could appear in relief during this weekend's season-ending series against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park.
"There's a good chance he'll be out there," Bochy said.
Zito, who's 5-11 with a 5.75 ERA, was dropped from the starting rotation twice this year but was given Wednesday's assignment to acknowledge the positive attitude he has maintained throughout his uneven Giants career.
Sandoval scratched vs. Dodgers with flu-like symptoms
SAN FRANCISCO -- Third baseman Pablo Sandoval was scratched from the Giants' lineup for Thursday night's series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers with flu-like symptoms.
Rookie utility man Nick Noonan replaced Sandoval at third base. Second baseman Tony Abreu and shortstop Brandon Crawford, originally slated to bat seventh and eighth, respectively, each moved up a spot in the batting order as a result of Sandoval's vacating the sixth position.
Paradoxically, Sandoval's illness might have proven timely in one respect. Giants manager Bruce Bochy said that Sandoval reported back tightness after Wednesday night's game, when he contributed a two-run homer to the Giants' 6-4 victory over Los Angeles.
On the other hand, Sandoval owns a .462 batting average (6-for-13) against right-hander Edinson Volquez, who started Thursday for the Dodgers.
Bochy: Selig will be 'missed' after retirement
SAN FRANCISCO -- Manager Bruce Bochy and left-hander Javier Lopez saluted Commissioner Bud Selig for altering Major League Baseball's landscape during an eventful tenure.
The pair of Giants spoke Thursday after Selig announced that he had finalized plans to retire in January 2015.
"I feel like the game's headed in the right direction and he's been a big part of that," said Lopez, an 11-year veteran, focusing on Selig's efforts to halt performance-enhancing-drug use. "You're seeing the game get back to its pure level," Lopez added. "The competitive balance is a lot better."
Said Bochy, "I think he's left quite a legacy with the changes he has made."
Bochy cited the All-Star Game format, which under Selig became a vehicle for assigning home-field advantage in the World Series. "He's done some good things to create more interest in baseball. He'll be missed."
Lopez observed that Selig presided over one of baseball's most challenging eras, given the drug controversy and work stoppages he endured. Lopez noted that Selig succeeded in helping forge an improved relationship between management and the Players Association, as well as continuing expansion and launching Interleague play.
"It helps to have a commissioner who's willing to take the chance and the opportunity," Lopez said.
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Showalter wants to keep Schoop versatile
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
BOSTON -- Jonathan Schoop started at second base on Sunday night, with manager Buck Showalter --despite saying previously he didn't want to move the rookie around -- wanting to make sure Schoop wasn't too far removed from across the diamond.
"When Manny [Machado] comes back, I want to keep all our options open," Showalter said. "[Schoop's] fine anyplace. I think it's good for him to stay connected to both places. Because you don't know how Manny is going to do, he may have a setback tomorrow, you never know what's going to happen. So, I want to keep all our options open at second, too. I think that's where [Schoop] may end up. Who knows?"
Machado's pending arrival will complicate things for the current setup of Schoop, Steve Lombardozzi and Ryan Flaherty, who all have Minor League options and could be sent down if needed.
"I do think about it. In quiet moments, private moments. What would you do if it's today?" Showalter said. "But it's not. There's a lot of things that could happen between now and then that might make it an easier decision. I hope it doesn't. I hope it's a real tough one."
Gausman has strongest Triple-A start to date
BOSTON -- Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman turned in his best outing of the season on Sunday afternoon despite picking up a no-decision in Triple-A Norfolk's 6-3 win over Durham.
The 23-year-old Gausman allowed four hits over five shutout innings, walking two and stiking out four. He threw 48 of his 74 pitches for strikes, lowering his ERA to 3.24 through four starts this season.
The five innings marked the longest outing of the season so far for Gausman, who dealt with a blister on his pitching hand in his last start.
"The last one was more blister than the one before that," manager Buck Showalter said of the report on Gausman's outing. "I think they are managing his innings a little bit."
Worth noting
• Machado was scheduled to be off in his rehab Sunday, and he will play seven innings at third base on Monday before serving as designated hitter in an extended spring game on Tuesday. He could be eligible to start a rehab assignment after that, although Showalter said a lot of that will be based off how Machado feels after playing nine innings.
• Troy Patton will join Norfolk on Tuesday and stay there for his entire rehab assignment. His 25-game suspension ends on April 30, meaning the Orioles have to activate him off the restricted list by then.
• Delmon Young was held hitless on Saturday, snapping a 14-game hitting streak out of the Orioles' designated hitter spot.
Brittany Ghiroli is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Britt's Bird Watch, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter @britt_ghiroli. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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V: Body and Soul Feud
Think you're the only one with skin issues? Well, it turns out that even duplicitous reptilian alien invaders have their own dermatological concerns. Let's explore these and other interesting tidbits concerning life, death, and f***ing hipsters from last night's V.
Three episodes in and already this season of V is lightyears ahead of where we were at this point during season 1. We've seen visitor babies, we've seen visitor skeletons, and now we've seen the visitors do... whatever this is:
Some would say it's just your run-of-the-mill alien attack stance. To me it looks like the same face I make in whenever I'm in the vicinity of Shake Shack. What can I say? Those burgers are to die for.
Know what else is? Apparently our souls. It isn't just Father Jack who has a vested interest in our eternal damnation. Tonight we learned that Anna and the visitors seem to believe that our belief in an eternal soul poses a looming threat to their master plan. She and Joshua began experiments on "hundreds of thousands" of human test subjects in an attempt to isolate our souls and determine it's roots and weaknesses. Once they've discovered all of that Anna believes they'll have the key to conquering us all for good. But there's one tiny flaw that I can see with the way she went about beginning these experiments on board the mothership, however, and that's with the subjects she chose.
See that? A sleeve tattoo. My advice to you, Anna? If you want to find the key to the souls of humanity you might want to begin by not limiting your search to Bedford Avenue hipsters. (Full disclosure: I'm a Bedford Avenue hipster with a sleeve tattoo.)
Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Fifth Column kidnapped Erica's FBI partner—a visitor, duh—in search of answers about what may or may not have been done to Tyler while Erica was pregnant with him. Unfortunately their hostage was a really big let down in the information-on-birth-manipulation department and all we were left with was the information we learned in the very beginning of the episode from the newest member of the Scooby gang. We learned that the visitors managed to somehow alter Tyler's genes by eliminating strands of his DNA thus leaving holes in his genetic code. If you recall from Jurassic Park, this same problem occurred when the good scientists on Isla Sorna began cloning dino-DNA. They filled the holes with frog DNA and were able to create new breeds of dinosaurs that could breed in a single sex environment. Will Tyler also be able to reproduce by himself? As a fan of man-on-man action myself I wouldn't be too opposed to watching him try if that's the direction the producers decide to take this thing in. Only problem is he does seem to love that Lisa chick. You know, the one with all of that luscious blond hair, those piercing blue eyes... oh, and that good old fashioned reptilian breeding skin.
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Anna says this is all normal. Lisa is going to have to expect that her body will go through some changes all so that she can become exactly like Anna. Are you there god? It's me, confused about why she'd need to go through puberty twice when clearly she has boobs and we've seen that other visitors can have children. Is Anna some sort of queen like in a beehive? Is she everyone's mother? And what does this mean for Anna if her daughter is becoming a queen too? Nothing, Anna says. But Diana warns her that Lisa maturing into her queenliness is only the beginning of the end for Anna. And, speaking of Diana, can we please give Jane Badler some more screen time? These little snippets of screen time for her from inside the prison cell that time and natural lighting forgot isn't nearly enough for a die-hard Diana fan like myself.
As for the rest of the episode, Father Jack was tricked by Anna into becoming an internet meme, Chad Decker finally figured out that the V's were more than meets the eye, and—gasp!—Ryan may or may not expose the rest of the Fifth Column to Anna! Will he? Probably not, but what a great way to not let people down by ending the episode on yet another cliffhanger ABC! Now, if you'll excuse me, I think there's a fair trade coffee shop somewhere in Brooklyn with my name on it.


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What is your number one asset? (A) Home, (B) Car, (C) Another valuable possession (D) None of the above.
The answer may surprise. Drum roll…if you guessed (D) None of the above, you guessed right. Your most valuable asset is your ability to earn an income. In order to provide food, clothing, shelter, transportation and other necessities and luxuries for you and your family, you need an income to pay for it. By the way, your income is your most powerful wealth-building tool–but that's another topic.
If you become disabled and cannot work, will you have enough money to buy food, make the house payment, keep the lights and other utilities on, pay the car note and put gas in the car? Statistics show that roughly 40 percent of all foreclosures are the result of a person becoming disabled. Long-term disability (a disability generally lasting 90-days or more) is more devastating on a family's finances than death. In the event of death there are no ongoing expenses associated with the deceased. When a loved one becomes disabled, a family incurs additional expenses due to the cost of providing care to the disabled person while at the same time they lose the income once provided by the person who is now disabled. Most of us understand the negative effects that death has on a family's finances. Therefore, many people have life insurance in place (although most are under insured). However, people tend to underestimate the need for disability insurance. As a result, a large percentage of people don't have disability insurance. Of those who do have disability insurance, far too many have skimpy coverage.
You're 12 times more likely to become disabled than you are to die over a 30-year working career.
About half of all employees will have a disability that will last at least 90-days. One out of every 10-people can expect to be permanently disabled prior to age 65.


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Andy rautins and landry fields are at the table next to me in Mortons in Cleveland... I have a raging boner
Andy rautins and landry fields are at the table next to me in Mortons in Cleveland... I have a raging boner
Take a picture!
I want to talk to them but I don't want to bother
Fields is a cool dude. He won't mind
Do it! Do it now! Buy them beers!
do it man! buy them a beer or something! tell them about KO.com and all their supporters!!! i like rautins, canada reppin'!
lol I'm 16 I can't buy them beers... I'm gonna talk to them on the way out
Go up to fields and say "Hey dont you work at the modells near greenburgh NY?"
he will get a kick out of it considering that video he did about working in modells and no one recognized him.
"do you guys have anything on sale? there's a lockout pending and I need to save cash" - fields
haha Talk to them! These aren't girls, dude. They'll be friendly and you won't be heartbroken even if they did give you an attitude, which they wouldn't. Chris-Douglas Roberts seemed appreciative that I talked to him in a supermarket once. Even responded to me on twitter about it. You'll regret it if you don't say something to them!
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Definitely do it bro, it'll be worth it. Actually met Mark Sanchez on NYE out at dinner and went up to him and asked for a picture. Real cool dude, don't think the 17 year old was with him at that point. Sexy lady table though.
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It's Friday night in a dangerous Chicago neighborhood, and a steady stream of teenagers slip inside the gym at Kennicott Park.
Peorrie Celestine is among the first on the basketball court, and his father, Pierre, just loves to talk about his 13-year-old son's ability to dunk on an 8-foot rim. Duryea Wright, two years older, makes a couple of long 3-pointers despite the low ceiling, drawing a "You better guard him" comment from one of the boys waiting for a turn. Park Supervisor Renee Shepherd shuffles in and out, making sure everyone signs in on this chilly evening on Chicago's South Side.
About 80 teenagers are here as the games really get going. The bustling gym is, in fact, a sanctuary for some of them. A handful of players went to school with Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old drum majorette who performed at events surrounding President Barack Obama's second inauguration and was gunned down in a nearby park just two months ago.
"Yeah, I knew her. It was sad," said Marcus Burks, 17, who attends King College Prep High School. "We was actually in here playing basketball when she got killed."
Welcome to Windy City Hoops.
A torrent of gang violence pushed Chicago above 500 homicides last year for the first time since 2008, then 40 more people were killed in the city's deadliest January in more than a decade. There was a drop in February and March, but the drumbeat of heartache kept going.
Pendleton was shot to death on Jan. 29 as she talked with friends after school in a park about a mile from Obama's Chicago home. Janay McFarlane, 18, was killed on the same February day that her 14-year-old sister attended a speech by Obama pushing for gun control legislation. A 6-month-old girl died on March 12 after a gunman ambushed her father while she was sitting in his lap in a minivan.
"It's a big concern, because I know like the stuff that goes on around here, I know it's like a war zone right now, different gangs and stuff like that," said Robert Milligan, 18, another King College student.
The violence captured the attention of one of Chicago's most famous basketball sons.
Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, who grew up on the city's West Side, helped organize two tournaments last summer that brought together members of rival gangs. But Thomas kept going from there.
"I had been to a basketball game at Christ The King where Isiah Thomas was there, but I had come early and he and I were talking," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said, "and he made the offer to me, it goes back to November, he says 'You know I want to do anything to help kids, you know, get off the street, and whatever I can do, we're going to do.'"
A week or so later, Thomas and Emanuel met in the mayor's office and came up with an idea. They decided to start a fundraising campaign to expand the park district's Windy City Hoops program, taking it from a seasonal schedule to a year-round plan that offers boys and girls 13 to 18 a place to play organized basketball on Friday and Saturday nights.
The price tag is $480,000 and organizers are still more than $50,000 short. Two organizations pledged a total of $365,000, and an online campaign is shooting for $62,000, said Jessica Maxey-Faulkner, a spokeswoman for the park district.
The expanded program was launched last month at 10 parks, mostly on the South and West Sides of the city.
"Through basketball and just sports, we believe that if the people really get to know each other, particularly young people, they'll have a hard time killing each other," Thomas said. "Sports play has been taken out of the community, in terms of the park district, and what we want to do is just open up the park districts again and make them available."
The 10 sites were selected based on high crime levels, low median income and the facility itself. The park district is hoping each location will field at least eight teams of 10 for each of four sessions during the year.
U.S. cities have used sports to help fight gang violence for years. But there is still something hopeful about this program that potentially could take thousands of kids off the streets and put them in a gym for a couple nights each weekend.
"It doesn't so much curb youth violence as it gives good kids a place to go," Emanuel said.


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A really good read, worth the click.... although it doesn't really give any more insight beyond what we've been discussing around here:
There are roughly three ways to assemble a championship caliber team in the NBA, where one or two players can so easily dictate the course of a franchise. The first -- be a free agent destination for superstars -- isn't really open to the Raptors and won't be at least until they establish themselves as a place where championships are won.
The second is kind of what the Raptors have been attempting to do: add some decent, if not transcendent talent in the draft (Jonas Valancuinas, Ed Davis, DeMar DeRozan); layer in some quality veterans (Kyle Lowry) and hope that over time and with the right added pieces a solid playoff team emerges. Call it the Indiana Pacers or Milwaukee Bucks approach. It's not easy and requires its share of luck too.
The last is a complete high-wire act. It might get you across that canyon, but it might send a franchise tumbling. The third option is the 'draft basketball Jesus' approach.
When it works, it works spectacularly well -- see Cleveland with LeBron or Chicago with Derrick Rose or Oklahoma City with Kevin Durant and on and on.
The Raptors have never really embraced that route, in part because it involves giving up on an entire season and sometimes more, and Colangelo, whatever his flaws may be, can't stand the prospect of just such a thing.
But circumstances change and opportunities present themselves accordingly.
There is a kid named Andrew Wiggins who will be available to be drafted in June of 2014. There are people who make a living evaluating basketball talent who feel that the 6-foot-7 live wire is as gifted an NBA prospect as has emerged in the past decade. A franchise-changing player, in other words: A saviour.
On a rational level, it's crazy talk. The kid is a kid. Being talented is a long way from being able to lift a franchise. They call it the draft lottery for a reason -- the balls don't always bounce the way they should.
I go option 3 and it isn't about Wiggins. Other 2 routes have been spectacular failures.
Blow it up!
Embrace what has not been done before. Get as many picks over the next 3 years as possible. Then go option 1 in 2015.
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Jeff Withey recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, as No. 14 Kansas routed Texas, 73-47, on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Withey also blocked two shots to move past Texas' Chris Mihm for first place on the Big 12's all-time blocked shots list with 265 rejections.
"It definitely means something to me," Withey said of the record. "I put a lot of hard work into getting it. I have a lot more games to play. Hopefully, I can put some distance on it and make sure it doesn't get touched for 20 years or so."
Travis Releford also finished with 15 points, while Ben McLemore and Elijah Johnson added 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Jayhawks (21-4, 9-3 Big 12), who have won two straight on the heels of a three-game skid to move into a tie for first place in the conference with Kansas State and Oklahoma State.
Myck Kabongo led the Longhorns (11-14, 3-9) with 13 points and Connor Lammert added nine for Texas, which has lost three of its last four games.
"All the things we talked about that we wanted to do, we didn't do," Texas coach Rick Barnes admitted. "I think we have to give them credit with their defense, but we had a lot of looks that we would have liked to make, but you have to make them."
The Jayhawks led from wire-to-wire in the rout, as Releford opened the contest with back-to-back 3-pointers around a Lammert layup before Johnson added a triple of his own to give Kansas a 15-8 lead just over five minutes in.
McLemore then added to the 3-point barrage with a trey near the midpoint of the half, sparking a 13-2 Kansas run that Withey capped with a pair of free throws to make it 28-11 with just over a minute left.
The Jayhawks carried a 28-15 cushion into the break before opening the second half on a 13-4 spurt to build a 41-19 lead and put the contest out of reach.
Texas never got closer than 17 the rest of the way, as Kansas pushed its lead as high as 35 before cruising to victory down the stretch.
Game Notes
Kansas owns a 22-7 advantage in the all-time series and has won eight of the last nine meetings ... Kansas shot 46.4 percent (26-for-56) from the field, while limiting the Longhorns to 21.8 percent (12-for-55), including a 2-of-21 mark from three-point range ... Kevin Young added six points and seven rebounds for Kansas.


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This is a very very very long prediction. It will take a VERY long time to go through. So please enjoy and feel free to ask questions. I can always PM answers.
My 601 + 602 are in the spoiler if you wish to read it. If you have read it please continue onto 603.
Gai: Uchiha....Madara?! I thought the Edo Tensei was released?!
Madara: Those who know the seal to Edo Tensei can release it at any time. Now that I have defeated the 5 Kages, nothing stands in my way!
Gai: Kakashi..like I said earlier...the world is in our hands. We must take out Obito as its our fault this as happened! Its time to show them my youth! Eighth Gate: Death Gate!
Kakashi nearly out of chakra activates Kamui one last time.
Obito: There's no hope for you kakashi. To use that jutsu Kakashi don't you remember wha...(Obito is suddenly hit by a Fuuton: Rasengan on the right side of his chest.)
Madara: This boy never ceases to amaze me. He has tamed the Kyuubi to an even higher degree then prior...but no matter. (Madara activates Perfect Sussanoo and slashes at naruto).
Naruto suddenly moves like a yellow flash to avoid the slash when bee uses a Tailed Beast Ball at perfect Susanoo.
Madara: Useless technique against my power. (Madara slashes at the ball and it dissipates.)
Obito stands up and a white zetsu substance is dripping from his chest.
Gai instantly appears before Obito and punches at him.
Obito: Like Kisame said the bizarre beast is a dumb one as wel...(Obito's arm is blown off)
Obito: Impossible I avoided that attack! How could you of hit me!
Gai: The eighth gate unleashes a power comparable too that of the sage of six paths. With its powers, I can punch through dimensions and shatter any obstacle in my path.
Madara: This is a power I have not seen since the days before Konoha. No matter I must focus my efforts on you.
Madara uses Tskuyomi on Gai while Obito prepares to Kamui him. Suddenly Kakashi counter Kamui's while Naruto releases him from the genjutsu.
Obito: I see I am going to have to take you down first kakashi before I destroy this "bizarre beast".
Naruto creates 1,000 clones and has them go into sage mode!
Madara: I can see why you had trouble fighting against this group of ninja, they consist of powers that would of given Hashirama trouble.
With that madara coats his Perfect Susanoo with Amaterasu and swings at Gyuki while in his transformed state, naruto throws a rasen shurriken de-materializing the sword while the others throw rasen shurrikens at Madara.
Madara's susanoo becomes engulfed with a Katon and Fuuton Rasen shurriken when tobi uses his S/T jutsu to create a vortex engulfing the entire dimension within a fire storm.
Kurama: Naruto even with my chakra will you be safe this fire storm is going to destroy the us along with the entire dimension.
Kakashi: Obito...I'm sorry for what has happened..but I must save my comrades even if I die!
Kakashi uses his Kamui to warp Bee, Maito Gai, and Naruto out of the dimension.
As they are being warped away kakashi collapses, everything in the dimension starts to crumble as the 1,000 rasen shurikkens combined with Katon vaporize everything.
Kakashi: I guess this is it, after not being able to save my father, Rin, Obito, Hiruzen, my master, or sasuke I was finally able to save my friends.
Gai: Roar my youth!
Gai punches into the air and with his punches he rips a hole in the space. Seeing kakashi he grabs him and uses one final attack on Obito.
Gai: This attack will rip apart everything in its path, even if I can't finish Madara off this attack will destroy you and the Gedo Mazo. Evening Lion!
Gai punches straight into the ground de-materializing and crushing everything around him. Obito's body is split in half from his previous wound and Madara begins to crumble.
Naruto grabs Gai with his chakraarms and pulls him out of the dimension. In attempts to keep him in tact.
Kurama: Naruto listen to what I have to say! My chakra consist of only Yang. Yang chakra has the ability to restore life and create it. Quickly transform and put then on you so I can heal them.
As Gai and Kakashi are recovering, we can see Kakashi's sharingan has gone blind, and Gai is alive but unable to move.
Obito and Madara appear although Obito is in serious condition.
Naruto: How could you of survived that! That attack destroyed the space and time surrounding it!
Obito: Zetsu has the ability to merge with life, he also consist of yang chakra and was able to heal me even if it was not back to how I was.
Madara: Enough talking! We must destroy them i'll have to use that jutsu.
Scene switches to the kages laying in a burning barren wasteland
Tsunade: I can't believe Madara had a jutsu like that..his perfect susanoo pails in comparison too what has just happened.
Lying across from Tsunade she see's Onoki laying there with his legs decapitated, Mei with her arms gone.
Tsunade: I must heal them..we cannot lose hope.
Scene Switches to Sasuke
Orochimaru: Madara is destroying the shinobi world as we know it, I have no issue's with this but it might be in your best interest to attempt to stop him. You are the only one a counter that jutsu.
Sasuke: This jutsu you speak of orochimaru...could it be.....
Edo Madara: Perfect Susanoo does not rival the Bijuu on its ability to destroy life with a single slash alone! I can end all battles in merely one move!
Madara's eyes takes the form of the Rinnegan overlaid with his EMS. He performs Tsukoyomi into his blade causing anything it damages to go into a deep genjutsu. While doing that he coats it with Amaterasu.
Madara: Watch as I destroy all of our enemies Obito!
Susanoo slams its sword into the ground, causing the earth to tremble and rupture. Amaterasu shoots in walls like a Tsunami while Tsukoyomi is even further ahead putting all targets to into genjutsu.
Kurama: This is bad, I never would of imagined someone besides the old man had a power like this.
Kurama and Gyuki wake Naruto and Bee from the genjutsu and they move above the wall of Amaterasu.
Naruto: Take Fuzzy brows sensei and Kakashi sensei to safety Bee!
Madara: You think that will save you!?
Three Susanoo's appear and begin to form seals. Meteors come crashing down with clones of Madara riding on them.
Clones: Katon: Gōka Messhitsu
The air singes everything around them, the earth is turning into a burning inferno as amaterasu continues to move and meteors come raining down on Naruto.
Naruto: Kage Bunshin no jutsu! Naruto creates clones and they transform into Perfect Bijuu mode.
Naruto: This power is still not enough! Kakashi and Gai are out of the fight, and bee is taking them to safety. I must use everything I have learned!
Naruto's clones go into sage mode along with Perfect bijuu mode.
Edo Madara: This power...I can feel this world is ripping apart.
Naruto uses his extension of nature combined with his chakra arms to grab hold of the meteors throwing them at Obito and Madara. Naruto creates rasen shurrikens as he is at his limit of Perfect Bijuu Mode.
The meteors crush Madara and Obito is sent flying under the rubble!
Madara: So he used Nature along with Yang Chakra to grab a hold the meteors and control them. Not even Hashirama had abilities like you do.
Bee arrives back on the battlefield to notice naruto creating them. He suddenly moves into the air next to naruto and creates clones of his own, infusing the Rasen Shurrikens with his lightening Element.
Kurama: Switch with me naruto! This is our final attack!
As Kurama takes possession of naruto's body he infuses the Raiton Fuuton Rasen shurrikens into Katon Raiton Fuuton Shurrikens. The sky starts to unwind as space is being ripped apart from the intensity of the jutsu.
The clones throw the Rasen Shurrikens destroying everything around Madara and Obito.
Naruto out of breath: It looks like....this finished them off...but Madara is still...
We see Madara reform into his Perfect Susanoo to use that jutsu again.
Madara: You truly are superior to any ninja I have encountered, however I am an immortal with the powers of Hashirama and Izuna. There is nothing I cannot accomplish!
Naruto harnesses sage mode in an attempt to fight back against this power knowing that it is futile when suddenly Sasuke appears slashing through Madara's perfect Susanoo.
Sasuke: I have learned the truth! You assisted in the destruction of the Uchiha Clan!
Scene Switches to team 11
Sai: What is this intense pressure!
Sai draws birds for the rest of the team to fly on as they watch the forest disintegrate immediately.
They look over in the distance and see the 5 kages laying there immobile.
Scene Switches back to Sasuke, Naruto, and Bee
Madara: I presume you are the last of the Uchiha?
Sasuke: You assisted my brother in the murder of my clan! I will destroy you along with anyone else associated with the leaf!
Madara: Quite big talk for someone who doesn't possess the skills to match me. My next Jutsu will finish you off and I won't even have to lay a finger on you.
Kakashi in a daze: Gai..are you alive? He reaches out to feel Gai's pulse it is beating very slowly.
Kakashi: I must get up and continue to the battlefield...even without a sharingan, I can still fight. I'll show them why I was known as a genius.
Orochimaru: This body..it is Obito..could he possess the sharingan I am looking for?
Obito in thought: I must teleport back to Madara. I must save this world from pain and suffering.
Obito and Kakashi arrive at the battlefield at the same time.
Madara: Summoning: Impure World Ressurection!
Three caskets appear. Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha come out.
Sasuke: Father...Mother....
Madara: Don't think I forgot about you kakashi I have a special summoning just for you.
Rin appears out of the 3rd casket.
Rin: Its been far too long Kakashi. I wish our meeting could of been different.
Obito hides in the background confused as to what Rin is doing there.
Rin: Its a shame I must fight for the man who killed me..kakashi i'm sorry please stop us!! Rin screams as she becomes a killing machine lunging towards Kakashi with her Kunai.
Obito uses Kamui and puts Rin into his dimension! His eyes are glowing red with rage!
Obito: What did she mean by you killed her! I watched her die with my own eyes!!
Madara: You were merely my puppet Obito. I created a genjutsu showing rin getting killed by kakashi. I needed you to awaken your Mangekyou Sharingan as well as make you my loyal servant..now perish along with this world!
Obito goes into a flashback.
Obito's Mother: Our family has always been different, you and shisui have always been peaceful and loving. You never wanted to fight and never held animosity towards the senju.
Obito: Shisui we must always protect the village and those who are dearest too us. Our family resides in this village, and even with our cursed lineage we must protect them.
Obito talking to kakashi: Those who don't care about their companions are even worse then trash.
"Present Time"
Obito: How could I of been deceived all this time, I forgot to protect those who mean the world to me...if only I could of gone back and talked to Kakashi.
Obito: Where am I?
Unknown person: You are within the earth, I have rescued you from your death.
Obito: What is this sticky substance? Who are you? What happened to Rin and Kakashi?
Unknown person: I am Uchiha Madara. I created that substance, it is known as zetsu. It is the DNA of Hashirama Senju as you see before you! Furthermore Rin is dead.
Obito: What happened to Rin!
Madara: I will show you (activates EMS and uses Tsukoyomi)
Kakashi: Do you think his body is still here?
Rin: I hope so, he deserves a proper burial.
Suddenly a huge explosion happens.
Rin: Kakashi help I can't move.
Rin is sinking into the earth as a swamp has taken a hold of her body. Suddenly Iwakagure ninja attack kakashi. He is forced to retreat and watches Rin sink to her death.
Obito: This...can't...be....
Madara: You now understand pain. I have a way that will end all suffering on this planet and will save them from all sorrow.
Obito: I will fight for that dream! (Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan is awakened)
"Present time"
Madara: My plans are finally into fruition. Even though the Ten Tails is stuck in Obito's dimension, I can put him in a genjutsu and retrieve it.
Obito: I was taught by Hiruzen, that it is possible to merge two elements even if you don't have a Kekkei Genkei. This has been unique to many ninja such as Haku and Hashirama. Well now I will give it a try.
Obito: Doton: Melting swamp
Madara's Susanoo becomes engulfed in a burning muddy swamp making him stuck.
Obito: Kakashi...please come here..I have a way of becoming your eyes once again.
Obito uses Transcription Seal:Space–Time Migration
Kakashi: What is this power?
Obito: Every Uchiha's right sharingan has a unique power. Sasuke's right sharingan can manipulate Amaterasu. Itachi's can control the length of the Tsukoyomi. Madara can form seals with his Susanoo. I can manipulate time and space with mine. Use this power and never let Madara get a hold of the Ten tails. That dimension is melting, Rin and the Ten tails will be vaporized for the rest of time..
Kakashi: I understand...I will use this power to lock Madara away forever!
Tsunade: Mei..Onoki..Gaara..are you guys alive?
Gaara: I cannot move my body, I used the last of my Chakra to guard you four from the Dozens of Amaterasu waves.
A emerges from the rubble in a lightening explosion
A: I can't believe we let him get away, we must continue to fight!
Mei: My arms have been blown off in the explosion...I cannot form seals. I am no longer of use in this battle.
Onoki: My legs have been blown off as well, I can fly but I will not last long fighting against someone of his power.
Tsunade: Mei, I will be your arms! You can manipulate Lava without the use of seals. You will fight with us you are an invaluable ally.
Gaara: Hokage-Sama please heal me. I must protect Naruto-San no matter the cost.
Scene Switches to Madara
Madara: It appears as if those pathetic Kages have some life in them. I'll have to destroy them with my meteorite technique. Too bad for Obito, his jutsu was in vain.
Naruto deep in thought: Kurama we have no way to seal this monster. How can we beat him?
Kurama: Gyuki has the ability to seal with his ink. I have an idea, but it will take time in order to seal him. Time that we do not have.
Kakashi: Naruto! Bee! You must find a way to seal him, I will use every jutsu in my arsenal to combat Madara. You must hurry.
605 (or whatever number this)
Madara: First things first, I must eliminate the Kages. Ram-Snake-Bird Meteorite Technique!!
Two meteorites appear going towards the kages.
Kakashi: Water style: Piercing white water!
Water shoots out from the ground and hits the meteorites causing them to fall apart in mid air.
Kakashi: I'm not done yet! Katon Fire Napalm Dragon! (Third hokages technique)
We see kakashi utilize the fires that are being burnt to melt the meteorites coming at the kages.
Madara: So it appears I am fighting a combination of Uchiha and a Senju. Well....your nothing compared to me!!!
Kakashi opens up the alternate dimension and uses Water Style: Great water encampment!
Madara: It appears that the vortex you have put me in is melting me away.
Kakashi: I'm nearly out of chakra...Naruto needs to hurry.
Scene Switches to sasuke
Sasuke: I will destroy you two and then go after Madara.
Fugaku: My son seeing how itachi has taken care of you has freed our soul from this binding.
Sasuke uses Susanoo and shoots arrows at Madara.
Madara: Childs play! Shinra Tensei!!
Sasuke: I thought your abilities were superior to mine Madara.
Madara: What are you talking about? I'll destroy you with my...
Madara's no longer has control of his susanoo.
Madara: You hid sealing tags under the amaterasu flames. An Uchiha who studied Finjutsu. You sure are a rarity. Its a shame that i'll have to kill you.
Bee and Naruto are talking.
Naruto: Alright lets do this!
Bee transforms into Gyuki and prepares to spit sealing ink!
Naruto Transforms into Kurama and creates a hard chakra shell (Like tailed beast ball shell)
Bee spits sealing ink into that ball while Naruto increases its size into a massive explosion.
Madara: I pity you ninja, the rinnegan can absorb all ninjutsu no matter what attributes it holds. Not even a sealing jutsu can defeat someone like me. Allow me to finish this battle. I really am getting bored around such weak ninja.
Madara creates two more perfect Susanoo's. The first one summons 2 Meteorites. The second one creates a wave of amaterasu. The third one slashes his sword out at naruto.
Kakashi: No this fight will end here!
Kakashi Absorbs the wall of Amaterasu, the sword, and two meteorites.
Kakashi: My body...I cannot keep up this fight anymore...I'm sorry.
Kakashi collapses on the ground feeling the effects of his new jutsu.
Madara: No matter, I can simply create more!
Onoki: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique
The clones of Madara are destroyed and Madara absorbs the dust release as it reaches him.
Madara: I should of killed you when you were a child. Let me demonstrate what fear is!
Gaara: Madara you are too arrogent. This next jutsu will use all of our chakra, but you will be destroyed along with it.
Gaara raises 50 tons worth of sand into the air.
Mei: Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique
Mei spits lava all over the sand turning it into glass
Raikage: Let me show you why Raiton is the most deadly element!
A electrifies the solid glass turning it into solid lightening.
Tsunade: This is for the ninja world!
Tsunade punches the glass sending it towards Madara going at speeds faster then light. Madara's susanoo is shread apart and the earth starts to crumble as the glass punctures the earth.
Madara: If this is the best you got, then you have failed.
Naruto: This is it Madara!
Naruto launches a Tailed Beast Bomb full of sealing ink right into Madara!
Madara gets consumed and become incapacitated.
Madara: It appears I cannot move, no matter how do you think I got to Tobi's dimension in the first place.
Madara dissapears and reappears instantly with the juubi fully transformed emblazoned with Amaterasu.
Madara: This is MY CREATION I will now seal this monster into my body and control the planet.
Kakashi: My body...this presence i'm feeling...I'll die with this next jutsu...but it will give Naruto a fighting chance.
Kakashi: Death Reaper Seal!
Kakashi absorbs 25% of the juubi. As it goes into kakashi his body is unable to contain it properly and turns to ash. I was able to protect my friends and family. Now I can finally meet with Rin, Obito, and Sensei.
Naruto: Kakashi...
Unknown person: Naruto! Do not let my rivals sacrifice go in vain! He did this for you. Do not let him down fight until your last dying breathe!
Scene shows Madara with the juubi inside him swatting around the kages like flies.
Kurama is talking to naruto: The old man said all 9 of us would be together in a new form! I believe it is time to realize his dream.
Naruto: How are we supposed to do that?
Kurama: Release all but the last strand of sealing from me, so I may come out of your stomach! When I come out I will swipe Madara taking the juubi from his body and putting it into yours. The chakra will overwhelm you but in time you will get used to it.
Naruto unseals most of the Tori Seal on his Stomach.
Madara: You think i'll just stand there and watch you attack me?
Sasuke: It would appear as if you have no choice!
Sasuke uses the sword of Kusanagi mixed with Raiton to slice off Madara's arms and legs.
Madara: You bastard! I will destroy you!
Kurama swipes at Madara taking the juubi from his body.
Naruto: This chakra, it feels as if I am about to die. I cannot breathe.
Madara: I still have a chance, I can still take back what is mine!
Tsunade grabs hold of Madara and uses Sealing jutsu: Four symbols seal.
Madara: Even if I get sealed, I will take over your body!
Madara becomes sealed inside of Tsunade.
Tsunade: I can feel his power overcoming me, I cannot hold him back much longer. Please seal me Gaara!
Gaara uses his Desert Encampment Sealing to consume Tsunade and seals her. He places a desert on top of her. A swift flash of light appears to go with the sealing.
Naruto: We must make sure no one can ever get to Tsunade! Naruto utilizes the Tailed Beast and separates Tsunade from the land.
Naruto uses Kurama's charka arms to rip the earth apart creating a separate part.
Killer Bee uses his sealing ink to create a protective barrier over the desert Gaara has created and Onoki creates a massive amount of earth to cover it.
Onoki: This should keep anyone from getting a hold of Tsunade, we'll have to bury her under the sea!
Suddenly the seal breaks and we see sasuke burst from the sand.
Sasuke: I have gained the powers of Tsunade Senju, Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna, and Senju Hashirama! Naruto I will destroy you and your precious village!
I hope you guys like it. Sorry about killing off Kakashi and Obito. I meant to kill off Gai as well but completely spaced out and forgot about him. Don't worry i'll get him next time :shrug:. Cheers!


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Sox performing at high level during right time of long year
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
For a team that took the AL East lead on April 18 and never gave it back, perhaps this shouldn't come as a surprise. And neither is the fact that the Red Sox have advanced to the AL Championship Series.
"This postseason, we've played with a lot of efficiency and tremendous execution," Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said in a champagne-soaked clubhouse following Sunday's 9-1 win in Game 3. "In '04, against the Yankees, it became more about emotion. So far this year, we've been pretty methodical and systematic in our execution, and it showed with a great result on the field. There's a lot to be proud of in our clubhouse with these players."
All season long, the Red Sox have set the tone with their pitching, defense and timely hitting. In this series, they got all of that, plus the combination of star sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez getting hot at the same time.
"It was huge," said Epstein. "Those guys put us on their back and carried us the whole series."
The beauty of the 2007 Red Sox has been their balance. And that came to fruition again in these last three games against the Angels.
Was third baseman Mike Lowell surprised by the sweep?
"Yes and no," said Lowell. "The way we play, not really. I think we played a complete game of baseball, and our pitchers did a great job. Anaheim is a very good team. I don't think you ever think going into a series that it's going to be a cakewalk."
But the Red Sox -- hardly gregarious "Idiots" this time around -- stayed with their matter-of-fact approach and reaped the rewards. And they won't get complacent until they achieve their final goals.
"We didn't come to Spring Training to win the first round," said Lowell. "We want to win the world championship. But it's hugely satisfying the way we went about this. We played a complete game of baseball."
After winning their first division title since 1995, the Red Sox began the postseason on a roll. Josh Beckett fired a masterpiece in Game 1, a four-hit shutout. Ramirez hit a majestic walk-off homer against elite closer Francisco Rodriguez in Game 2. And in the finale, the Red Sox rode another big-game performance from Curt Schilling and got a late-game offensive barrage.
"You have to be excited about what's going on with this team," said Ortiz. "We're playing good. Hopefully, the four or five days off doesn't affect us. We're playing good."
The Red Sox, after stumbling through parts of September with injuries and fatigue, have grabbed their second wind in a big way.
"Any time you can look methodical out there, almost as if it's second nature, that's a tribute to the journey and professionalism of our players, and letting their talent take over," said Epstein.
Late last season, when Boston fell apart due to injuries and an aging team, Red Sox principal owner John W. Henry gave Epstein the green light to be more aggressive with offseason spending.
The rewards are starting to come into focus.
"You play a long, long season -- 162 games," Henry said. "After all that work, you hope everybody is healthy. We came in healthy, and it's so gratifying that all the pieces have come together so well and that we played so well."
But the fun might just be getting started.
"We're almost there," said Red Sox veteran setup man Mike Timlin. "We've got a couple of more steps. We'll try to complete the task that everybody set out to do. We're almost there."
Before looking ahead to Friday, and the start of the ALCS against either the Indians or Yankees, Epstein felt it appropriate to at least take a brief look back.
"These guys worked so hard and executed so well in this series that they have a lot to be proud of," Epstein said.
The Red Sox will try to keep their wire-to-wire success going in the next round, where four wins is what it will take to get to the World Series.
"The key is for us to stay strong and healthy at the same time," closer Jonathan Papelbon said. "If we can do that, we should be fine."
Ian Browne 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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The Department also offers a separate program in Mathematics.
|Sample Program - Class of 2012
|Freshman Fall
MA131 Calculus I
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PH131 Physics I
FY100 First Year Seminar
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MA211 Foundations
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KA Course
|Sophomore Spring
MA231 Calculus III
MA339 Applied Linear Algebra
STAT383Applied Statistics I
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KA Course
|Junior Fall
MA377 Numerical Methods
MA3xx Math/Statistics Elective
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|Junior Spring
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