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LG monitors to attain 5000:1 contrast ratio
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LG has developed a range of high contrast LCD monitors, which it claims boosts the highest contrast screen currently available from 3000:1 to 5000:1.
Some of the monitors included in the range
The company isn't giving much away about the monitors just yet, but a spokesman for LG told Register Hardware that all its existing lower contrast ratio monitors may eventually be superseded with the new 5000:1 ratio.
LG claims that a technology dubbed Digital Fine Contrast (DFC) which, although isn't new, is used in its 5000:1 monitors to increase the crispness and brightness of moving images, whilst making darker images more distinguishable and reducing distortion. Samsung uses a similar technology called Dynamic Contrast Ratio (DCR).
However, the spokesman did give away one tasty snippet of information: the 5000:1 range, which will be released between before 2007's out, will include a 22in monitor priced between £190 (€215/$390) and £240 (€265/$480).
By comparison, Samsung's SM226CW 22in LCD monitor, which uses DCR, but has a 3000:1 contrast ratio, retails for around £170 (€193/$315).
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cars are all the rage today, and are being pumped out by auto manufacturers
from all around the world. Electric vehicles get their motivation from
batteries that can be charged by a power outlet. The catch is that pure EVs of
today have limited driving range and can take a long time to recharge making
them impractical for many.
Some drivers of the Nissan Leaf, one of the few true EVs on the market today,
have previously complained that the vehicle driving distance estimation is
often very off leaving some drivers stranded on the side of the road. The Leaf
also has a confusing EPA rating of 99mpg despite the
fact that it uses no gasoline.
Nisan has announced that it is aware of a new issue in which the Leaf will
not start. According to Nissan, the complaint has surfaced in both Japan and
the U.S.
Nissan is investigating the cause of the start failures right now and at this
time there is no intention of a recall since the issue isn't affecting safety
of the vehicle. Reuters reports that
Nissan has tracked the problem back to the Leaf air conditioning system.
At this point Nissan isn't sure if the issue is with a component in the AC
system or with the software. Nissan spokesman Toshitake Inoshita said,
"When we know the exact cause, we will decide whether to issue a service
bulletin, or take other steps."
So far, the Leaf has sold 452 units in the U.S. and 3,300 units in Japan.
Exactly how widespread the issue is at this point is unknown.

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text: Many car enthusiasts complain about The Beige, the boringness which supposedly defines Lexus and Toyota. They equate consistency and reliability to dullness, "it's so predictably good that it bores me." But that's a cop out. It's like saying that the Lakers are boring because they win a lot of championships. Read the full story on the front page.


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There's nothing more supreme in Paris than the ordinary. The tucked away cafes with wrought iron fencing. Elegant, mature women walking their petite dogs. A scruffy man dripping with masculinity and Euro chic walking with intention, a burning cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth.
My last stay there involved a twelve bed dorm and while the stroll to my hostel along the Seine held charm for me, it's not quite the same as struggling with a bag of groceries just purchased at the market until I"m standing at a chipped wooden door with a brass knocker, where I insert a key listening for all cylinders to connect and push it's crafted weight open to a set of creaky wooden stairs that I climb, alternating between balancing a bag of food and my swollen feet, when I turn a key yet again to enter a flat. One that's been shut up all day and smells like garlic, soap and wine.
With Roomorama, I got to do just that. Fantasize for a moment that I'm a resident of the 11th arrondissement, an active neighborhood of cafes, stunning architecture and the mundane.
Sometimes I miss the mundane, yet in Paris it's usually anything but. It was nice to have access to a flat. It was nice to sit down across from a local and talk about his world.
I'm not going to tell you that Roomorama offers rock bottom, backpacker prices, because they don't.
What they give you is an experience. That sentiment may sound like a brochure, but that's the only way I can describe it.
See, travel is composed of a series of windows in a building and these windows interconnect, form patterns as much as they veer into nonsensical encounters. The best way to view this building is to stand at a street corner and select a window, any one of them, and once you do – it all makes sense. Places you stay, people you meet.. they are all those tiny windows. Just peer in.
As usual, I strive to give you a visual of the varied accommodations available on Roomoroama.
And photographs. Why not?
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An outspoken Democrat like O'Neill, Paul Gray of Russellville has taken this American politician's words to heart throughout his life.
"I guess you could say I was a normal child," Gray said during a recent interview with The Courier. "Except I was fascinated with maps, and every day I would come in from playing at 5 o'clock to watch Walter Cronkite. I was always in tune to the news."
Gray was born in Russellville while his parents attended Arkansas Tech University but moved to Mena, where he graduated from high school in 1979. He then served in military intelligence in the U.S. Army for five years before returning to Tech to complete his bachelor's degree.
"I come from a family of teachers," Gray said. "My father was a band director for 37 years, and my grandmother was a teacher. It's something I always knew I wanted to do."
So after finishing his degree in 1992, Gray got a job at Russellville High School teaching U.S. history, and has been there ever since. He now teaches geography and international relations, as well as coaches the school's Model United Nations (UN) team.
And while politics were part of the curriculum Gray has taught throughout the years, he decided to become more involved.
Gray was elected to a two-year term on the Russellville City Council in January 2002.
"I was always taught to take a stand," Gray said. "Will foreign policy affect each of us directly? Maybe, maybe not. But people usually care about taxes and potholes when they're faced with these issues as an adult. Then all things around you matter, and the closer you are to the issues, the more they affect you. ... That's why local politics are the most interesting."
Gray now jokingly says he only served one term on the Russellville City Council because his outspoken nature may have offended people. But now, Gray uses that quality to his advantage twice a month when he appears on the local television show, "Equal Time."
On the show, produced by IMC Studios in Russellville, Gray is the Democrat voice alongside Republican Andrea Lea and Libertarian Gerhard Langguth. The three hash out the goings-on in the Russellville area, from the Intermodal project to Weir Road development to issues facing the City Council. Lea is also a former council member.
Gray and his co-hosts recently recorded show No. 30, celebrating their one-year anniversary at episode 24. "Equal Time" airs on SuddenLink Channel 6 in Russellville at 10 p.m. Fridays, 9 p.m. Saturdays, and 4, 7 and 11 p.m. Sundays.
And although politics are a big part of Gray's life, he said teaching is still his first love.
"I absolutely love teaching," he said. "When I'm in the middle of a classroom, I don't feel like I'm working at all."
Aside from his regular teaching responsibilities and Model UN coaching, Gray is also a member of the school district's Personnel Policies Committee, a member of the Russellville Education Association, a class sponsor and the department chair of social sciences. He also works as an educational consultant, performing seminars at various universities teaching other teachers about AP courses, and is an adjunct geography instructor at Tech.
Gray has three children, ages 18, 14 and 8. He recently married Beth Wilson.


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Garda killers will do 40 years, Taoiseach vows
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has vowed the killers of Det Gda Adrian Donohoe will serve the maximum 40 years in prison.
During special Dail statements this evening on the brutal murder, Mr Kenny said the minimums mandatory sentence for killing a member of the force is four decades.
"And they will serve it," Mr Kenny vowed. "I can assure everyone here, everyone in his family and in the country that we will do everything possible to bring those who murdered Adrian Donohoe to justice. And we will not rest, we cannot rest, until we have done so."
Justice Minister Alan Shatter told the House the minimum sentence for killing a member of the force is 40 years, but added: "I emphasise that this is a minimum sentence."
Mr Kenny also said the thugs ended up not stealing a Credit Union, but "a human life".
"And in doing so they stole a family's happiness, their dreams, they stole the future they imagined living in together, and all that would happen there."
Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore said Det Gda Donohue's murder "starkly illustrated" that the Garda Siochana are not "just the guardians of our communities; they are the pillars of our community".
"An attack on a member of An Garda Síochána is an attack on us, as citizens, and on the community they serve."
Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin said: "Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe embodied the best traditions of community engagement. For him public service was not simply a job but a way of life."
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams also apologised to the family of Jerry McCabe for his brutal killing by the IRA Mr Adams apologised for other shootings and killings of Gardai by republicans "in the course of the conflict".
But he acknowledged "no words of mine can undo their hurt".
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AP reports that Tammy Baldwin is the winner in Wisconsin. She will become America's first openly gay Senator.
Obama projected winner in Pennsylvania.
AP reports that Tammy Baldwin is the winner in Wisconsin. She will become America's first openly gay Senator.
It's all over but the crying.
Romney will go down to defeat, and the huge wargarbl will begin tomorrow.
Be very interested to see the stats for African American and Hispanic vote, because I think it's going to be typical (for African Americans, i.e. 95%+) and historic for Hispanics (60-65%+).
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has defeated Republican Josh Mandel in the Ohio Senate race, the AP reports.
Fox News calls Wisconsin for Obama. Win Ohio and it's over.
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Wisconsin for Obama.
It's over . . . for America.
Obama wins New Hampshire.
Joe Donnelly wins Senate seat in Indiana agaisnt Richard Mourdock according to Fox. Huge upset.
4 more years of this nonsense.
calm down. such dramatic sissies in this place
Pretty sad and speaks loudly that Mitt lost michigan (born in), massachusetts (gov of), and wisconsin (Ryan's State).
W got 40 percent in 2004 Romney may get as low as 25 percent..sharp,sharp drop.
By the way to you die hard repubs you can thank Dick Morris if you lose.He had Romney in a rout,even Hannity doubted him on that.He is the Mike Greenberg of predictions.I have never seen that guy get a prediction right
Romney also has a home in NH and CA, he already lost NH and will obviously lose CA.
I am shocked that florida might go to obama. driving around here...working in the sticks....it is ALL romney everywhere and this deep rooted hatred of the brown man exists
If I had to wager I'd say Pres. Obama is going to win Florida, he's up right now narrowly with 85% in, still a lot of votes to be counted in Democratic leaning Miami-Dade county. I had Obama losing Florida, we'll see.
Romney will win NC.
he really is a terrible candidate. he has that classic politician look with a terrible reek of insincerity to boot. repubs would have done better with a warmer, uglier candidate
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Chris Wondolowski and the San Jose Earthquakes are not going away.
Wondolowski scored his 10th goal of the season to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 1-0 victory against the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday at Buck Shaw Stadium. It was a league-high seventh game-winning goal for Wondolowski, MLS' reigning MVP, and it moved the sixth-place Quakes (13-11-8) within one point of the Rapids (13-10-9) and LA Galaxy (14-11-6), who hold the West's last two playoff spots.
San Jose improved to 4-0-1 in their last five matches as the 2012 Supporters' Shield winners attempt to complete an improbable comeback to make postseason play. The Quakes extended their unbeaten streak at home to 15 straight matches.
Colorado kept Wondolowski off the scoreboard with multiple saves before the reigning league MVP broke through in the 69th minute, snapping a powerful header from a Shea Salinas corner kick that left Rapids goalkeeper Clint Irwin flat-footed.
Although he won't win another Golden Boot, Wondolowski has now struck for double digits in league scoring for four straight years.
Wondo slipped deftly through a pair of Rapids defenders to walk in alone in the 51st minute, but Irwin quickly came off his line to smother the shot.
Colorado center back Drew Moor delivered a pair of goal-line saves in the same 64th-minute sequence – the first on Wondolowski with a slide, the second against Alan Gordon while prone – to keep the Quakes temporarily at bay.
Irwin had to make a diving deflection with his left hand to prevent Wondolowski from scoring off Salinas' free kick in the 69th minute. But Irwin could do nothing with the ensuing corner kick, which was a fitting result from the Quakes' perspective; San Jose took eight corners to Colorado's two, keeping the Rapids defense under pressure for much of the evening.
Gordon almost scored on an early corner, crashing a ninth-minute header high off the post and away from Colorado's goal.
Vicente Sánchez missed a golden opportunity to put the Rapids ahead in the 19th minute, but his 9-yard header off a dissecting cross from Edson Buddle skidded a foot wide of the open far post.
Colorado, who finish with a home-and-home series against hard-charging Vancouver, still hold their playoff hopes in their own hands. They next host the 'Caps on Oct. 19 before closing at Vancouver on Oct. 27.
San Jose, meanwhile, still need help even if they close the season with victories against the Galaxy (Oct. 16) and FC Dallas (Oct. 26).
Scoring Summary:
SJ - Chris Wondolowski (Shea Salinas) 69'
Disciplinary Summary:
SJ - Chris Wondolowski (caution) 78'
Colorado Rapids lineup: Clint Irwin, Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor, Shane O'Neill, Chris Klute, Hendry Thomas, Nathan Sturgis (Danny Mwanga 75), Martin Rivero (Nick LaBrocca 85), Atiba Harris (Jaime Castrillon 53), Edson Buddle
Substitutes not used: Matt Pickens, Germán Mera, Diego Calderon, Anthony Wallace
San Jose Earthquakes lineup: Jon Busch, Steve Beitashour, Jason Hernandez, Clarence Goodson, Jordan Stewart, Shea Salinas (Justin Morrow 87), Rafael Baca, Cordell Cato, Sam Cronin, Alan Gordon (Adam Jahn 86), Chris Wondolowski
Substitutes not used: David Bingham, Jaime Alas, Walter Martinez, Dan Gargan, Michael Fucito
Referee: Allen Chapman
Attendance: 10525
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
|What We Saw
|Shea Salinas (SJ)
|Everything went through the speedy winger, and Rapids were on their heels mostly due to his surges.
|Chris Wondolowski (SJ)
|Only one of his close chances went in the net, but that's all San Jose needed from their captain.
|Clint Irwin (COL)
|Drew Moor's off-the-line stops were massive, but Irwin's five big stops kept game under control.


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Mills' Homark helps build 'bunkhouses' for Canadian gold mine
If the show lot at Homark Homes in New York Mills seems sparser than usual lately, it's not for lack of business.
Known best for its residential modular homes, the company has recently expanded into the construction of stacked 'bunkhouses' for a gold mine in Canada.
This big undertaking has kept the Homark factory busy. But Roger Anderson, vice president of retail sales, said in an interview this week that more model homes are expected on the lot by spring.
"Our inventory has been a little lax, but our intention is to have more inventory next spring," Anderson assures. "People can still order a home from us. There are just fewer on the lot right now."
Homark is working on two 28-feet wide by 282-feet long bunkhouses for a mine in Musselwhite, Ontario. Each will consist of two-bed units to house 76 workers. The bunkhouses will help meet a housing shortage in Musselwhite.
When the opportunity to work on this sizable and lucrative project came up, said Anderson, Homark "couldn't turn it down."
The company is also working on some other commercial ventures in Canada, including a motel and a senior living facility.
But Anderson said Homark Homes' focus is still on residential housing.
They company is known as the source for high quality, affordable, manufactured and modular homes, he said, and that's not changing. The larger commercial projects have resulted in a temporary shortage of display homes, but the NY Mills factory-direct store has still sold four homes off the lot this year. And additional homes have been sold through orders.
Homebuyers are always able to order the Homark model of their choice, regardless of whether that particular model is currently showing on the lot.
Anderson plans to order fresh inventory in January. The homes on display this spring, he said, will include some of the new 'park models,' which are becoming more popular.


text: (3#cr.) P: SPEA V561, V564, V567. This course is the required capstone course for all graduate students with a concentration in urban management. Course is combined with student's required internship. Students are assigned selected reading in current urban management issues as well as research projects and case studies on/in the communities they are serving.


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|By Charles A. Sanga-Former Ambassador of Tanzania to China
Any nation in the world is branded by certain characteristics, good and bad. Tanzania is branded by beautiful characteristics such as peace loving country; Country of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Spicy Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; Country of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Beautiful brands abound that make every Tanzanian very proud including the author of this article. Many scholars and other actors have done a great job to brand Tanzania and I feel inadequate to do any better job.
It has been heard many times that the Chinese are famous of doing everything with Chinese characteristics. Indeed it is true. To begin with, the Chinese language is composed of characters-every word is characterized. The Chinese eat with Chinese characteristics-using chopsticks made mainly from bamboo. The genesis of chopsticks is a subject to be taken up at another occasion. The Chinese nation is governed under "One nation, two systems." Hong Kong and Macau enjoy the Special Administrative Region status. Practically, these two regions are on their own except for some areas of national interest, that Beijing has some influence-it is a system with Chinese characteristics.
The Chinese pride themselves of their culture. For them agriculture is culture; education is culture; cuisine and eating are cultures; economic development is culture; sports is culture; martial arts and kongfu, drama, traditional medicine are all cultures and the list is endless. Without culture there is nothing Chinese. As a result the uniqueness of this cultural behavior, the Chinese culture is inherited from one generation to another generation without any interruption-these are Chinese characteristics.
The Chinese people may be curious about other cultures and that is all that matter-curiosity. It is short lived because at the end of the day the Chinese culture is all that matters. This attitudinal behavior calls for an article of its own.
China has proved beyond any doubts that doing things with Chinese characteristics has paid off handsomely. Had China been a faithful disciple of the classical economic theoreticians the world would not have had an opportunity to marvel at the Chinese amazing economic development in modern times. The economic development path taken by China is yet another example of the Chinese character – characterizing those paths. The success of the Revolution in 1949 against the Kuomintang Regime was done with Chinese characteristics. Chinese characteristics embrace pragmatism. The Cultural Revolution in the early 1960s and the Leap Forward policies were cases of trying to be pragmatic. Today the Chinese people look at the weaknesses of those policies in typical Chinese characteristics-learning lessons from mistakes and carry forward reforms with new zeal without condemning the leaders who initiated those policies.
The leader of China leads more than a sixth of the world's population. A Chinese leader respects theories or R&D no less than other reasonable leaders the world over. But the leader in China has to shoulder the burden of leading 1.4 billion people at any time of the day. It is therefore understandable for Chinese leaders to engage more in immediate result oriented actions through what is commonly known as the on the spot guidance than waiting for theory driven actions. That being said let there be no misunderstanding. A Chinese leader is one who must have proven of being solid morally, intellectually and practically. The Chinese characteristics in choosing a leader are based on the three premises.
In Chinese characteristics, morally solid will imply unwavering commitment to the principles contained in the Constitution of the Communist Party of China. Suffice it to say that patriotism and nationalism capture the essence of genuine love to the Motherland and that is being morally solid. With that guidance, corruption, love for wealth, love for power, irresponsibility and non accountability among other intolerable behaviors are promptly dealt with in the characteristics of the Chinese.
Intellectually solid embraces the characteristics of formal education and appropriate mind set. Appropriate mind set requires the leader to use the acquired education to deal with social problems. The leader must also be in the frontline to moralize and educate others filial duties, loyalty, honesty, good manners, justice and to be incorruptible.
According to the Chinese characteristics a leader who does not practice the knowledge gained either at school or in practice; if such a leader does not practice that is preached or said to the people, such a leader betrays the people and therefore does not deserve the trust of the people.
Before the Chinese economic reforms were applied to the whole nation, Deng Xiaoping allowed the reforms to be put into practice at a village in Anhui. As expected the reforms started with agriculture reforms before applying them to other sectors. Deng Xiaoping was just being practical-practical because the peasants, peasantry as they may appear are the greatest contributors of peace and stability in developing countries like China.
A nation which cannot feed itself is bound to lose peace and stability as well as general security. A hungry person is a very angry. Think of a situation in which a billion people are angry of hunger. Chinese characteristics demand self reliance in food production for the nation. Successive leaders have never provoked their people through food supply constraints. The coupon system, laughed at by today's generation was a perfect Chinese way of averting denial of essential items to some people in the community.
Why are the Chinese characteristics so successful? Emperor Tangtaizong of the Tang Dynasty said: "Looking at a bronze mirror, people can dress themselves up. While looking into other's past experience, people can do self examination." A chaotic situation must always be mitigated instead of aggravating it otherwise misery will dominate the society.
Deng Xiaoping was right when he said: "Whether it is a white cat or a black cat. It is a good cat as long as it catches mice." It actually meant that any policy to be used must be applicable to the Chinese situation that will help the economic recovery, social stability and better livelihood. Practicality governed the reforms which were initiated in 1978. However practical as it was meant to be, the Chinese characteristics demanded caution through the theory of "Wading the river by feeling the way." This reminds me of a Swahili saying: "Haraka haraka haina baraka." This could literally be translated as: "Anything done in a hurry is bound to fail." A failure of any action is likely to bring misery to the people.
Mao Dze Dong saw the misery of his people. Practical as he was, freedom was the answer to address the misery. He had a burning desire to end the misery and through sacrifice he was prepared to die for the dignity of his country. Without freedom the Chinese people would have perpetually lived in misery. He liberated the nation, unified the people and ensured peace, stability and harmony for the whole nation.
Jiang Zemin the leader for the Third Phase government made practical reforms in the Communist Party and make it all extensively inclusive. Hu Jintao following the footsteps of his predecessors, he has embraced the nations of the world as China's strategic partners. Each leader has a landmark that serve as a useful mirror for self examination.
Tanzania and China have longstanding cooperation. Let Tanzania look into the experience of this great nation to better serve the people of Tanzania. Each member of this nation, peasants, law makers, the judiciary, administrators, medical doctors in hospitals, military people, the police force and other security organs etc are all duty bound to make a contribution for the betterment of the livelihood of fellow compatriot. Just like the Chinese characteristics are serving well the Chinese people, let the Tanzania characteristics be rejuvenated to serve this Island of Peace and tranquility.
It can be done, play your part.


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Season: 21-9
I am off to my worst start ever in terms of winning percentage on my picks, but for the second consecutive week I am thrilled with one of my misses. I said in my prediction capsule last week that Lakeside High would need to force a couple of turnovers to beat Jones County, and senior defensive back Stephen Houzah took care of that.
Greenbrier (22-3, 9-1)
Well, I bounced back last week going 5-1 with my only loss being Lakeside's 24-20 victory over Houston County. I picked Houston County to win 30-26, but knew this one could go either way. As a matter of fact, I actually flipped to Lakeside on Friday on my radio show. Either way I am happy for Coach Hibbetts and the Panthers. I am especially happy for junior QB Nick Patterson. He was coming off poor performance against Evans. He seemed to put too much pressure on himself facing an archrival. He was outstanding in the win over No. 9 Houston County and highly touted QB Jake Fromm.
Last Week: 3-3
Total for Season: 14-5
Ouch. 3-3? Not a great week.
I must congratulate Evans on a terrific victory on the road at Lakeside. This was a matchup of two good football teams. In the end, Lakeside made too many mistakes.
The Knights shut down the Panthers' running game and came up with big plays to record a huge win in the county rivalry.
This Week's Picks:
Evans (3-1) at Cross Creek (1-3)
Well, nearly a perfect week last week. I picked Augusta Prep to beat Edmund Burke Academy 14-13. The two teams tied 21-21, so that is a tough loss, but I will take 5-1. Here are this week's picks:
Evans (1-1) at Grovetown (1-0)
Last Week: EHS lost to Northside 38-6/ Grovetown lost to Houston County 41-10; Last Meeting: Evans won last year 37-17
All-Time: The series is tied at 2-2
Grovetown had no answer for Houston County's young QB Jake Fromm. This week they face another good QB in the Knight's Matlin Marshall. Evans should be able to get the victory.
On Saturday, Evans, Ga. will be home to its first half marathon. The event begins at the Evans Fitness Club at 7:30 a.m. and all of the proceeds will be used to raise awareness and for research of Ovarian cancer. The run is the brainchild of Traci Smith, whose husband Bill is one of the owners of Evans Fitness Club.
Last Week: 2-0
Evans (1-0) at No. 2 Northside Warner Robins (1-0)
Last week: Evans idle / NS Warner Robins idle
Last meeting: Northside topped the Knights 35-13 last year
All-time: Northside leads the series 18-6
Slowly, but surely, Columbia County is continuing to grow as a football county. With seven high schools fielding teams in the county and youth programs at the Columbia County Recreation Department, CAYFA, and Pop Warner, the sport has never been more popular, or had as much participation.
Well, the popularity of the sport and the emphasis on the youth level of football in our county has led to more prep standouts earning scholarships to play at the next level.
Well, the 2014 football season is here. In less than a week, all but one of our county prep football teams will take the field to open this year's campaign. There is a lot of excitement at several of our schools.
I have been banging the drum loudly about how incredible this season will be in terms of football recruiting in the county. Well, let's face it, this is still a baseball county, and 2014-15 proves once again that Columbia County keeps churning out big-time players on the diamond. So, while I cannot wait to cover all the kids being recruited on the gridiron this year, I must admit I am proud to wave the Columbia County flag this baseball season too. In case you have not been keeping track, the county already boast four Division I Baseball commitments.
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Ice cream social planned
The Southwest Meadowview Community Club will meet at 7 p.m. July 24 for their annual ice cream social.
July 25
Gardening with succulents
The Onslow Cooperative Extension will hold a gardening class �Gardening with Succulents� from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 25 at Tarawa Terrace Community Center. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 910-450-0480.
July 26
A Chair for Aaron benefit
A Chair for Aaron benefit concert will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. July 26 at the USO of NC, Jacksonville Center located at 9 Tallman Street in Jacksonville. The benefit concert features The Buzz Rocket Band featuring classic rock to country classic music. Proceeds will go to purchase a memorial chair at the MIT Library in the name of Aaron Whitehouse.
July 27
SwanFest concert
The Seaside Arts Council continues its free summer concert from 6:30 to 8 p.m. July 27 at the Pugliese Pavilion stage at Olde Town Square in Swansboro. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the eclectic music of Justin Castellano.
July 28
Blood drive
The American Red Cross has scheduled a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 28 at the Ann Street United Methodist Church at 500 Ann Street in Beaufort.
July 29
Summer history camp
The Beaufort Historic Association offers a summer history day camp for ages 8 to 11 years from July 29-31 at the Beaufort Historic Site. The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and participants will learn about life in early America. Cost for the three-day camp is $40 and scholarships are available. For more information, call 252-728-5225.
July 30
Aquarium ABCs
The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores offers �Aquarium ABCs� at 8:30 a.m. July 30 at the aquarium. Preschoolers ages 2 to 5 years will learn about aquatic species and wildlife with live animal encounters crafts to bring home, storytelling and outdoor explorations. Cost is $10 and space is limited. Register online at ncaquariums.com/pineknollshores.


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By Charles K. Trainor
Recently, unethical behavior by top leaders has been in the spotlight worldwide. In August, Afghanistan's chief prosecutor, who was responsible for rooting out corruption, was fired. International observers believe the country's leadership did not want the prosecutor to initiate fraud-related charges against 25 members of the Afghan administration.
At home, the chief executive officer of a major U.S. corporation was forced to resign his multimillion dollar position following accusations that he submitted inaccurate expense reports. And the U.S. House of Representatives' Ethics Committee investigated two members -- one from New York, the other from California -- for questionable behavior.
Unfortunately, school districts are encountering similar problems. For example, in August, Georgia's governor appointed a special investigator to review the testing records of Atlanta's public schools because of suspected administrative cheating on student test scores. In July, a Minneapolis charter school's former executive director pleaded guilty to eight counts of theft by swindle. The crime totaled more than $1 million, which was spent on houses, cars, and strip clubs. The school was forced to close.
Last January, the former superintendent in Clyde-Green Springs, Ohio, was sentenced to eight years in prison and required to make $400,000 in restitution payments after he pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts, including theft in office, filing false or fraudulent tax returns, tampering with records, and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. According to prosecutors, the superintendent created fake companies, stole money from student booster clubs, and made unauthorized purchases.
Even school board members have been dishonest. In June, a Broward County, Fla., board member pleaded guilty to one charge of bribery and was sentenced to more than three years in prison on a corruption charge. A sting operation caught the board member taking cash bribes from FBI undercover agents acting as contractors trying to secure construction projects.
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Execution by lethal injection has shone a harsh light on the complicity of health professionals - physicians, nurses and paramedics - in carrying out capital punishment. In a 2001 survey in the prestigious journal, Archives of Internal Medicine, an astonishing 41 percent of physicians surveyed said that they would assist or even carry out an execution by lethal injection and there is little evidence that the percentage has changed significantly since then. Deborah W. Denno JD, PhD, a leading scholar of death penalty litigation at the Fordham University School of Law in New York City, remarked that physician participation in executions is more prevalent than one might think, although exact numbers are not available because of the secrecy surrounding executions. And this does not even include the nurses and paramedics (also known as Emergency Medical Technicians or EMTs) who head up the execution teams in many states. Interestingly, the leadership of several major organizations have taken a more enlightened view on executions than many of their members.
Execution medicine is not a new specialty. Two centuries ago, physicians helped to design the guillotine, which remains an iconic symbol of the French Revolution. In the United States, hanging was the punishment of choice until 1890, when New York State carried out the first execution with the electric chair - invented by a physician, touted for its humaneness by an oral surgeon and carried out secretly by Thomas Alva Edison.
Throughout most of the 20th century, the electric chair remained the favored means of execution in the United States, though the gas chamber, the firing squad and the gallows all had their partisans. Today, it seems virtually certain that all these means for taking life will pass into history. Of the 35 states that allow capital punishment, all do so by lethal injection. For this, we have to thank the former medical examiner of Oklahoma and part-time pharmacologist, A. Jay Carson, MD, who compounded a three-drug cocktail that has, until recent years, been promoted as a more humane way of dispensing justice than bullets, gas, rope or electricity. Dr. Carson's cocktail consists of sodium thiopental, an ultra-short-acting barbiturate anesthetic, pancuronium bromide, an agent that paralyzes the skeletal muscles (including those of breathing and speech) and potassium chloride, which stops the heart in high doses. Though conceived in Oklahoma, it was Texas that carried out the first lethal injection execution in 1982. In subsequent years, lethal injection progressively supplanted all other means of execution.
Even in the heyday of the electric chair, physicians played a pivotal role in the death chamber. Though the executioner was an electrician, it was the physician's job to "pronounce" the prisoner dead - and, if a heartbeat was detected, to signal the executioner that another jolt or two was required. Clearly the physician's role was not exactly congruent with the fundamental credo of medicine, "Do No Harm." And with the growing popularity of lethal injections since the 1980s, physicians, nurses and paramedics play a significantly more important role in executions because of the greater medical demands of the procedure.
Killing by lethal injection involves the insertion of two long tubes (catheters) into the veins of the condemned person, one for the drugs and the other for "backup." The catheters snake through a hole in the wall of the execution chamber, where the prisoner is strapped down to a gurney, into an adjacent room where the drug dispenser hangs. All this is done behind a closed curtain to conceal the identity of the executioners. With the catheters in place, the curtain is parted and the drugs are administered. First goes thiopental, hopefully in a sufficiently hefty dose to ensure deep sleep. Next comes the muscle-paralytic agent, pancuronium, and finally the coup de grace: potassium chloride. Throughout all this, the electrocardiogram is monitored and when the EKG is flat, the execution is deemed a success.
In the view of those who believe in such a thing as a humane execution, the Carson cocktail seems just the ticket because - theoretically at least - thiopental ought to render the condemned deeply asleep before the other two drugs kick in. There are, however, several ways that a lethal injection execution can be botched. Veins can be hard to find, especially in the obese or in drug addicts, who have destroyed their superficial veins from years of shooting up. Many hospitals and clinics use specially trained technicians, called hemophylists, to draw blood and insert catheters - and not surprisingly, some states have started to use hemophylists on death row, because the failure to properly insert a catheter into a vein may be the major reason for botched executions: instead of entering the circulatory system, the drugs just spread through the surrounding tissue. Inadequate doses of thiopental are the second error, with the result that the condemned is not asleep when the other two drugs hit home. Pancuronium will make the condemned feel as if he or she is suffocating - as he or she indeed is - but the witnesses to the execution haven't a clue what's really happening because the person on the gurney can't even cry out. The victim's agony is even worse with the injection of potassium chloride, which causes excruciating burning pain until it finally stops the heart.
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Two years before the first lethal injection, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued a policy statement that it is a breach of medical ethics for a physician to participate in an execution. The AMA does not take a position on capital punishment per se - only the participation of physicians in the mayhem. Nor did the AMA prescribe sanctions for physicians who violate their oath. The American Nurses Association and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians have also taken the moral high ground, but have yet to punish a member for choosing the low road. The latest and most emphatic stance comes from the American Board of Anesthesiology.
With mounting evidence of botched executions and invigorated court challenges to lethal injections, some states have been going out of their way to procure the services of anesthesiologists, who, as experts in putting people to sleep, are uniquely qualified to put people to sleep permanently. This did not sit well with the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), which issued a statement in 2010 that "patients should never confuse the practice of anesthesiology with the injection of drugs to cause death." The ABA went on to warn its members, called diplomates, that "anesthesiologists may not participate in capital punishment if they wish to be certified by the ABA." This ruling spells the kiss of death for an anesthesiologist who gets caught moonlighting in the execution chamber or, indeed, helping out in any manner, because few hospitals would open their operating rooms to an anesthesiologist who has been stripped of his or her board certification.
So far, there are no hard data to tell whether the ABA's position is gaining traction; such clues as exist come from anonymous anesthesiologists quoted on various Internet web sites, where one reads that the ABA policy will have a "chilling effect" or, "It sure will deter me." However, since the states go to great lengths to conceal the identity of their execution teams, the ABA may not have an opportunity to implement its policy. Then, too, the states can just recruit the services of other physicians, nurses or paramedics.
A state-by-state review by Amnesty International three years ago found that most death-penalty states either "allow" or "require" physicians to participate in executions, but their specific duties are not spelled out. These duties may be buried in regulations - addenda to the laws themselves - and Professor Denno notes that it could take years to get these data via the Freedom of Information Act. What we can say is that the duties range from consulting to carrying out the execution.
If a health professional were expelled by his/her licensing board, he might well seek redress in court and it is far from certain that this would have a welcome result for opponents of the death penalty. Appeals courts have generally upheld the death penalty and it would certainly be naive to expect the Roberts' court to overturn the death penalty. Already there are ominous indications from lower courts, both state and Federal. In 2007, the North Carolina Medical Board decided to revoke the licenses of physicians who participate in executions, thereby making it impossible for them to practice medicine. Two years later, this policy was overturned by the State Supreme Court. What is more, death penalty states are passing "shield" laws to shroud the identity of executioners in secrecy and to protect health professionals from disciplinary action by their licensing boards.
It is not exactly surprising that medical ethics clash with the belief systems of prosecutors and hanging judges. But sometimes it seems as though proponents of the Hippocratic Oath are on a collision course with attorneys for death row inmates. Desperate for a hook on which to build an appeal and, if not to save a life, then at least to make the death less painful, these lawyers have been attacking the poor training of execution teams in a number of states, which use prison staff rather than health professionals to carry out the executions. And the strategy, at least, is buying time for their clients. According to Richard C. Dieter JD, executive director at the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, DC: "The latest challenges to lethal injection have already held up more executions and for a longer time, than appeals involving such broad issues as race, innocence and mental competency." It remains to be seen how much time this strategy will buy; it will vary from state to state and, with the passage of time, anything can happen, such as a change in the state's law, as recently happened in New Mexico. However, Dieter does not think that "cruelty" issues will bury the death penalty. Reflecting on the generally steady downward trend in executions since the 1990s, Dieter speculates that, eventually, executions may become so infrequent as to become "arbitrary," and therefore "unusual," in the language of the Eighth Amendment.
Ideally, health professionals and death row lawyers will find a way to work together, with one group declining to be complicit in executions and the other pressing for more medically accomplished executions, thereby catching the criminal justice system in a whipsaw effect. That is admittedly a long shot, for just as law schools will continue to churn out prosecutors and judges who "believe" in the death penalty, so the research of Professor Denno and others show that there is no shortage of health professionals prepared to take their place beside the death gurney.
In the meantime, the ethical compass of health professionals with respect to capital punishment was unambiguously articulated by Marlene Martin, a board member of the nationwide Campaign to End the Death Penalty and a registered nurse, who said, "The ABA's tough-minded decision is a welcome new development that merits the support of all opponents of the death penalty. The medical community needs to draw the line and stay on the side of healing, not of killing. All of us in the medical community should refuse to play any role in the execution process, from finding a vein to injecting a lethal dose of drugs."


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January 21, 2010
It's The Anna & Craig Show!
So Craig Ferguson makes me giggle on his own - but with Anna on the show - oh epic lol!
I really want them to double up - can you imagine a "Donny and Marie" (or contemporary equivalent) type set up with these two? Full of win!
Thanks Shraddha!
- Lorabell
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Very funny. I love Anna a little more now. :)ReplyDelete
Oh my word I officially ADORE Craig Ferguson now. Who knew he was so stinkin' funny?! And Anna is supercute.ReplyDelete
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New Interleague slate brings clubs to new territory
Cards, Cubs to be the latest teams to visit cities for first time in franchise history
By Adam Berry / MLB.com
Shortly after 7 p.m. PT on Tuesday night, a little bit of Interleague history will be made at Angel Stadium and O.co Coliseum.
If the matchups on those fields -- Cardinals at Angels, Cubs at A's -- don't look familiar, it's because they've never happened. The Angels have never played host to the Cardinals in Anaheim, and the A's have never welcomed the Cubs to Oakland.
Those clubs have met before, of course. St. Louis has won five of its nine games against the Halos, but they've all come at home. The Cubs are 4-2 all-time against Oakland, but their trips to the Bay Area have been limited to the San Francisco side of the Bay Bridge.
We'll see an equally rare meeting in California next month, when the Rays head west to Dodger Stadium for the first time. The Dodgers and Rays have split six games at Tropicana Field since Tampa Bay's first season in 1998, but that matchup will finally make its way from the Sunshine State to the Golden State for a three-game series Aug. 9-11.
When that series rolls around, we'll be left with only one site-specific pairing that's never come across the schedule: Padres at Blue Jays, SoCal vs. the Great White North. Toronto has played nine games in San Diego, and won five of them, but the Padres have never made the trip to Ontario.
Entering this season, there were nine site-specific matchups that had never taken place in the regular season, excluding those involving the Brewers, who moved to the National League in 1998, and the Nationals, who were the Montreal Expos from 1969-2004.
Five of those previously unseen matchups have already taken place this year: Braves at Royals (June 25-26), Rangers at Cardinals (June 21-23), Twins at Braves (May 20-22) and White Sox at Mets (May 7-8). Half of the remaining four will come off the board Tuesday night.
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Often blamed for overexploiting fish stocks, local fishermen in Hawaii are keenly aware of external impacts on the health and integrity of marine ecosystems and fish populations. At the latest WRFMC meeting in Honolulu, they argued in support of taking a more comprehensive ecosystems management approach, specifically zooming in on how land use and associated runoff from cities, agriculture and industry are harming marine ecosystems and fisheries.
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City in no rush to create Cubberley 'master plan'
Original post made on Jun 12, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 10:58 PM
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Jun 12, 2013 at 8:08 am
> The council should welcome the public's suggestions
> on how to fund new facilities,
The City should put every facility/recreation asset on "true cost" accounting, and then charge the users of these facilities/assets accordingly. It's difficult to believe that the Cubberley Center is only being used by Palo Alto residents. Accordingly, it doesn't make sense to tell Palo Alto property owners they have a moral obligation to pay for facilities used primarily by non-residents while these non-resident users are not paying the total cost of operating these facilities.
If the City were to add in a "facilities" surcharge in its rental/lease fees, and that surcharge were deposited in Reserve Funds for future maintenance/refurbishment, then having these huge "infrastructure" charges pop up every 30-40 years would not be as likely to happen. The City could start by putting the Cubberley Center on a P&L accounting (Profit and Loss), so that the public could easily see where the costs are, and what the revenues are.
The underlying belief that Palo Alto is a "rich city" and therefore, it has an obligation to spend tends of millions of dollars a year for recreational facilities for people from other cities needs a serious rethinking. City-provided services should be offered at "true cost" to the users. Palo Alto property owners should not have to subsidize these activities through property taxes.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 12, 2013 at 10:07 am
The key is that City needs to stop believing multi- use could be an option.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jun 12, 2013 at 10:25 am
Wayne....I couldn't agree with you more. Very well stated.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 12, 2013 at 1:56 pm
A breathe of sanity by Mr. Martin. Collect information before rushing ahead into a program.
And to consider asking non-residents to pay for use of taxpayer supported amenities is such a radical idea I'm sure the City Council will never consider it. After all it's not their money - well a little bit is I suppose.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 12, 2013 at 2:12 pm
I agree with you all; city council, please don't needlessly throw away millions of dollars into an ostentatious development project. Keep it a high school and leave it as it is with its current design. There is a vocal contingent of older Palo Alto residents and Cubberley graduates who want Cubberley, and its history preserved. What one group calls "progress", another group calls doing away with everything in their home town that makes their town home.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jun 12, 2013 at 3:17 pm
This city council should stick to childish topics, like what color flag to fly over city hall. This council is so utterly inept, it's best that they just talk and discuss topics, but not implement any projects. Hopefully the next city council will be in tune with the desires of the town citizens, and also be a sensible bunch.
a resident of Community Center
on Jun 12, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Which is cheaper? Taking back Cubberley, rehabbing it and turning it back into a high school that will very soon be needed--but losing all that rent? Or, keeping Cubberley rented out and building a new high school from the ground up?
That, I think, is the bottom line.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jun 12, 2013 at 5:29 pm
The rent the City receives does not come close to covering the cost of operating the Cubberley Center. Also the City pays the PAUSD $7 million a year; so keeping the Center for the small rent income is not a good argument to keep it until the school district wants it.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 12, 2013 at 6:50 pm
The School District may not need the Cubberley site until 2028 or later which is the year the PAUSD says they will outgrow the two existing High Schools with enrollment increasing at 1.3/4% per yr. However, by 2028 physical buildings for a high school may not be needed since high school maybe "on line" by then.
Ladadog: Did you read that kindergarten enrollment has declined this year. We may be entering another 22 year cycle of declining enrollment.
The problem is Cubberley is becoming ever more "run down" and may not last in it's present form until 2028. The School District and the City are on two different time lines.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 12, 2013 at 7:09 pm
PA Neighbor
Kindergarten enrollment declining is due to the fact that the cut off date meant that only 11 months of birthdays were included in this year's enrollment. The cut off date is being brought forward each year from 1st December to 1st September, one month each year.
The enrollment for high schools is still below 2,000 students, but the high schools are being geared up for 2,400 students. That does not mean that our high schools should reach the 2,400 levels. The bigger the high school, the easier it is for a student to feel invisible and the harder it is for an individual student to get on the football team or become class president. Some of us feel very strongly that mega sized high schools are not the best for Palo Alto.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 13, 2013 at 10:32 pm
Surveying what people "want" tests what people want at that moment. Chances are that the next month, or with the next event, or news item, they will "want" something else. But we keep spending money to survey - then there's a gap of time when priorities change as other priorities are highlighted.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 16, 2013 at 12:42 pm
2,400 is not a mega high school. In large metropolitan areas they have High Schools of over 5,000 - that is a mega High School.
I hope Resident will be willing to have his/her children transferred out of Paly or Gunn to attend any proposed High School at Cubberley. In 1978 Cubberley was closed because many students had already left Cubberley and gone to Gunn and Paly.
Cubberley was closed because it died - nobody wanted to attend an inferior school in the furthest South-East corner of Palo Alto. The School Administration are well aware of it's past history.
a resident of Mountain View
on Jun 27, 2013 at 10:41 am
@ Jan; If you feel the council is inept, then vote those inept fools out of office.


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By Douglas B. Reeves
One of today's most popular education trends is the use of "formative" assessment. Unfortunately, much of the assessment occurring in schools is decidedly uninformative. The reason is not a lack of good intention by teachers and school leaders, but a failure to provide the time, leadership, training, and collaboration essential to ensure that the formative assessment is successful.
As a result, two schools can use the identical assessment but have dramatically different results. In the first school, the assessment yields information that guides improved teaching and leadership decisions. In the second, the assessment yields the same information, but constraints on time and attention force teachers and leaders to ignore the information and, thankful that the assessment intrusion has passed, continue current practices.
John Hattie's groundbreaking research on more than 250 million students confirms that formative assessment has a profoundly positive impact on student achievement. His book, Visible Learning for Teachers, is a landmark in educational research. Still, education leaders and policymakers face a central challenge: Assessment is not "formative" because of the label, but rather because of how teachers and school leaders choose to use it.
Districts are making huge investments in assessments, but the return depends not merely on the quality of the test or dazzling technology, but on the teaching and leadership decisions that accompany it. Maximizing the value of formative assessment requires leaders to shift from observation to insight, from effects to causes, and from impressions to impact.
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HOUSTON - The USO is responsible for so many programs helping our veterans, including USO centers at Houston's airports.
The centers at Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports assist veterans and their families as they travel abroad and back home.
More than 200 wounded troops were greeted with hugs as they traveled through Houston on Friday. The veterans were on their way to a warriors weekend fishing tournament in Victoria with other injured military members.
The USO center at Hobby Airport supplied a place for the veterans to rest and get free refreshments.
Gail Muskiet with Moms USA volunteers with the USO.
"They are doing so much. They have chosen a life of service and this is one thing I can do to give back," she said.
A large crowd greeted them with homemade signs and thanked them for their service. The support brought some to tears.
You can help the USO continue its mission to help our heroes. Donate to USO Houston this Memorial Day by calling 713-271-1905 until 6:30 p.m. Monday.
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When others worry, Damon shrugs it off
Despite '09 playoff struggles, veteran not losing any sleep
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
The thing is, Damon doesn't particularly care. It's not that this slump hasn't hurt his pride -- it has, to the point that Damon felt obligated to march into Yankee Stadium for optional batting practice on Tuesday. It's not even that Damon knows he has nowhere to go but up -- a theory that would seem to be true.
It's just that Damon, quite simply, has not needed to hit.
"It's very easy to put it behind you when you win three games to nothing," he said.
And the Yankees did win the ALDS, 3-0, dispatching the Twins before returning home to prepare for the Angels in a best-of-seven AL Championship Series that begins on Friday at 7:57 p.m. ET on FOX. If the Yankees plan on beating the Halos to advance to the World Series, they'll need more strong pitching from CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, more timely hitting from Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira.
But they'll also need Damon to produce.
"We need to get my bat going," Damon said, "as well as a couple other guys."
Yankees at a glance2009 record: 103-59
2008 record: 89-73
AL champions
World Series matchup:
Phillies at Yankees
Postseason tix: Information
• Girardi: Confident in moves
• Vet quartet: On the verge
• Damon: Got his groove back
• Teixeira: D offsets slump
• Rivera: Has no equal
• Robertson: Invaluable
• Jeter: Legend grows
• Teixeira: Dependable
• Girardi: Fresh cup o' Joe
• Damon: What, me worry?
• Rivera: Stoic and steady
• Gardner: Finds his niche
• Teixeira: Fully adjusted
• Hughes: Difference-maker
• Chamberlain: Happy in 'pen
• Jeter: Ready to lead
• Sabathia: Deserves Game 1
• Swisher: A year wiser
• A-Rod: Nothing to lose
Lost in the Yankees' sweep of the Twins was the fact that Damon, other than a walk in the sixth inning of Game 2, did little to help. His lone hit was a one-out single in Game 1, after which he was quickly erased on the basepaths. He misplayed a Brendan Harris hit in Game 2, resulting in a triple. And he struck out four times in Game 3, three of them against Carl Pavano.
Certainly, Damon was not the only Yankees player to struggle against Pavano, who struck out nine batters in total and generally kept the Yankees off balance all day. And certainly Damon referenced those collective struggles in his explanation, noting that he "didn't see the ball well at all" off Pavano. But none of that stopped Damon from coming into Yankee Stadium on his off-day, taking BP and trying to eliminate what he called some excessive movement of his head.
"I just wanted to come in and get some peace of mind," Damon said, "and make sure that I'll be ready to go come Friday night."
For Damon, this is all somewhat strange. The author of so many memorable postseason moments in Octobers past, Damon is now seeing how champagne flows from a different angle. Of course, he would rather win as a team than produce at the plate. But ideally, he'd prefer to do both.
Then again, Damon has struggled a bit in postseason play since 2004, the year he famously grew out his facial hair and hit a grand slam to sink the Yankees in Game 7 of the ALCS, before leading the Red Sox to a World Series victory over the Cardinals.
Since that October, Damon has hit just .217 in four postseason appearances, the first three of them first-round exits. No longer able to contribute regularly with his glove, Damon must produce with his bat to be useful. In two of the Yankees' Division Series games against the Twins, for example, manager Joe Girardi replaced Damon late in the game with defensive whiz Brett Gardner -- a practice that was not uncommon during the regular season.
But Gardner won't be starting games in left field anytime soon, nor will anyone not named Damon. A 1-for-12 slump is hardly reason to panic for a player who hit .282 with a career-high 24 homers during the regular season.
"All hitters have gone through times when they haven't gotten hits," Girardi said, referencing Derek Jeter's struggles back when the shortstop was chasing Lou Gehrig's all-time franchise hits record in September. "I feel really good about Johnny at this time of year, because Johnny has played at this time of year and played at a very high level."
Pointing to the quality of Damon's at-bats in a simulated game setting Tuesday, Girardi said he could not honestly worry about his No. 2 hitter. And Damon agreed that he had no reason to lose sleep, knowing in large part that he won't be facing Pavano anytime soon.
Instead, in Game 1, Damon will face John Lackey, against whom he is a .333 hitter over 48 career at-bats. Damon will also be back at Yankee Stadium, where he hit 17 of his 24 homers this season. He will be rested, no small detail for a 35-year-old outfielder with two balky hamstrings. And he will know in the back of his mind that he is only a swing away from busting out of his slump.
"That's why I'm not going to beat myself up over what happened in Game 3," Damon said. "I felt like I had a chance every time I stepped to the plate. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way. But my teammates picked me up, and they helped us get a big win and they helped us get to this part. So here we are."
Anthony DiComo 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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Renteria named AL Player of the Week
Shortstop hit .667 over six-game stretch
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The right-handed hitter, who had struggled in his first few weeks with the Red Sox, regained his form in a big way. Both the Blue Jays and Yankees had no clue how to get him out during a six-game stretch between May 24-29, which saw Renteria go 16-for-24 with seven runs scored, two home runs and six RBIs. The signature moment from Renteria's red-hot week was a grand slam struck during Boston's 17-1 rout of the Yankees last Saturday.
During the six-game span alone, Renteria raised his average from .239 to .295, hitting safely in each game. Renteria had two home runs, six RBIs, seven runs scored and a .680 on-base percentage. He led the AL with 25 total bases while finishing fourth in slugging percentage at 1.042, and had five multihit games.
The Red Sox have been awed by Renteria's resurgence.
"He just keeps working and working," said Sox designated hitter David Ortiz. "That's the only way you can change things around. He's doing it."
Renteria has put in plenty of hours with hitting coach Ron Jackson.
"He made little adjustments here and there and he's taking off," Jackson said. "He's staying back on the baseball better. He's getting through the baseball better. What's helped him too is he's faced a lot of lefties and has gotten his confidence back up. His confidence was a little down. He's not trying to do too much. You know he's going to hit. If you have confidence, you're going to hit."
Renteria is the second Red Sox player to be named Player of the Week this season. Slugger Manny Ramirez received the award on April 25.
This is the first career AL Player of the Week Award for Renteria, who won the award twice as a National Leaguer. It marks the 95th time a member of the Boston Red Sox has captured the weekly honor since the award's inception in 1974, which is more than any other club.
Bank of America, the official bank of Major League Baseball, is the presenting sponsor of the American League and National League Player of the Week Awards, which reflect the bank's long-standing tradition of promoting and recognizing higher standards of accomplishment.
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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Joe Shambaugh, who raised millions from gullible donors before federal investigators caught up with him, was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison for wire fraud.
Shambaugh, 56, a convicted felon, was the behind-the-scenes operator of four Santa Ana-based charities — the Association for Disabled Firefighters, the Coalition of Police and Sheriffs, the American Veterans Relief Foundation and the Disabled Firefighters Fund. The fourth group was not named in the charges.
The charities raised money through telemarketers who kept most of the money and passed the rest to Shambaugh, who kept a large cut before passing what little remained — to the charities.
According to his plea agreement, less than 1 percent of the donors' money ever went to charitable causes. The reported loss to donors: $7 million.
The real loss may be much higher.
The four Shambaugh charities were among the subjects of a 2006 Register investigation. According to their public financial reports, they raised almost $16 million from 2000 through 2004 and spent just $184,571 — 1.1 percent — on charitable programs. That's counting the one charity, the Disabled Firefighters Fund, that the feds ignored.
The Association for Disabled Firefighters shut down a few years ago. The other three groups shut down under a consent order with the Federal Trade Commission in May 2009 over charges that they misled donors.
Shambaugh, who was a fugitive for three years after his February 2006 indictment, has spent the past three years in the Santa Ana Jail. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office, said his jail time will probably count toward his prison sentence. So he could be out in less than two years.
A disbarred lawyer, Shambaugh acted as his own attorney. For most of the past three years he mounted a vigorous defense, filing hundreds of motions and issuing subpoenas to the attorneys general of California, Arizona, Ohio and North Dakota — all states where his charities had been investigated — as well as the FBI.
After Shambaugh fired his public defender in early 2010, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter appointed a private investigator and an advisory attorney to aid Shambaugh's defense. Carter also granted Shambaugh permission to hire as an expert witness, at public expense, perhaps the nation's most prominent expert on charitable solicitation law, Kansas City attorney Errol Copilevitz.
Copilevitz argued the landmark 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that threw out state restrictions on charitable solicitation fees.
But in September Shambaugh gave up and pleaded guilty.
"He's realized the light at the end of the tunnel was bleak if he went to trial," advisory attorney Katherine Corrigan told Carter.
Shambaugh could have received 20 years if he had been convicted by a jury of wire fraud.
The son of an attorney, Shambaugh suffered from meningitis as a child and mental illness as an adult, according to court records. He fared poorly in his own career as a lawyer, getting jailed for 10 days for contempt of court in 1985 and suspended from the bar the following year for failure to pay his bar dues.
After that he blundered into a business deal that quickly went bad. Suspecting his partner had stolen the profits, he tried to arrange a mob hit on his partner — and his own father.
The "hit man" turned out to be an FBI informant, and their meeting place was wired for video.
He spent six years in federal prison.
But after his release in 1993, Shambaugh found a new career assisting Mitch Gold, the king of charity telemarketing. When Gold was forced out of business by state and federal investigators in 2000, Shambaugh stepped into the void.
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