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Reflecting back on it, I can't think of single thing that has changed more since the day I was born than the sport of college basketball. From the four-year player, to the prep-to-pro era and two or three different incarnations of the one-and-done, this sport continues to evolve, continues to change and repeatedly takes on a new look every few years. To the detractors, they say that the sport will never be the same as it was 20 years ago. Well, you know what I say to the detractors? I don't give a crap what you think… I'm ready for some hoops! And thankfully the hoops are ready for me too, as these next few days might also double as the single greatest college basketball kick-off week I can ever remember. From Michigan State-UConn to Kentucky-Maryland, the Champions Classic and Syracuse-San Diego State, I can't ever remember a season starting with more quality games with more quality teams playing one and other than this one. It's also why it's time to dust off one of my favorite columns of the year, my "50 Reasons to be Excited for College Basketball Season." Sure the whole concept is a bit corny, and yes, the jokes aren't as funny on paper as they are in my head. But who cares? I'm ready to talk hoops! Here are 50 Reasons I'm excited for the 2013 season. 1. Friday's Maryland-Kentucky Opener at the Barclay's Center: Which once again proves that not only do Jay-Z and John Calipari have one of the most bizarre friendships in the history of college basketball, they've actually got one of the most bizarre friendships in the history of, umm, friendships. And frankly, I couldn't be any more cool with that fact. 2. Michigan State vs. UConn, Friday at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany: I don't care if you're a fan of either of these programs, this event is damn cool. It's also damn cool that college basketball is doing so much to honor the military in the lead-up to Veterans Day. 3. The North Carolina State Wolfpack: Who undoubtedly have enough talent to win the National Championship this year. But don't they also have enough "crazy" to lose in the second round of the tournament too? 4. Creighton forward Doug McDermott: Who, per NCAA rules apparently has to be mentioned in every piece of college basketball literature that is printed this preseason. (No seriously, someone from the NCAA actually called me this morning and mandated I put McDermott on this list. You think I'm kidding…) 5. UCLA forward Shabazz Muhammad: Look, I don't care what happened during Muhammad's recruitment (which I've heard from a lot of people was, umm, "a lot of shady stuff"). I'm just excited to see the kid play basketball. You know, if he ever gets healthy. Or cleared by the NCAA. 6. Indiana freshman point guard Yogi Ferrell: I don't know if Ferrell will be good or not, but what I do know, is that the world is a better place with one more "Yogi" in it. 7. Indiana center Cody Zeller: If you're picking anyone other than Zeller to win National Player of the Year, well, you're doing it all wrong. 8. The Arizona Wildcats: Who make this list because, well, somebody's got to win the Pac-12, right? 9. The 'Big Monday' crew of Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas and Bill Raftery: Look, I'm not saying they're the most entertaining broadcast team in all of sports… oh wait, that's exactly what I'm saying. 10. New SMU head coach Larry Brown: Who also doubles as "The greatest thing to happen to SMU basketball, pretty much ever." 11. Duke's Mason Plumlee: Who is now entering his 27th year on campus, and his 26th straight year of preseason "break out" buzz. To which I say, first off, the only place Mason Plumlee might "break out" this season is on his forehead. But on the basketball court? Not so much. Secondly, how does this guy still have eligibility? 12. The Champions Classic: Which I'm just as excited to watch in year two as I was last winter. I mean, Duke-Kentucky and Michigan State-Kansas, are you kidding me? How did we all get so lucky? 13. The Northwestern Wildcats: Look, you know they're going to miss the NCAA Tournament and I know they're going to miss the NCAA Tournament too. How about we don't even get our hopes up this year, ok? 14. Syracuse's Final Year in the Big East (and Pitt's Too): Admittedly, I can't stand Jim Boeheim. Admittedly, I also can't stand the idea that Syracuse won't be in the Big East after this season. The conference itself will be fine, but the spectacle that is the Big East Tournament will never be the same without them. 15. Florida's Kenny Boynton: A man, who, to his credit is never afraid to take a big shot late in the game. Unfortunately that big shot is almost always to the detriment of his four teammates on the floor with him. 16. Florida's Mike Rosario: Who won't score much this season (thanks in large part to Boynton), but who will still remain amongst the nation's leaders in the categories of "neck tattoos," "chest tattoos," "back tattoos," "total tattoos" and "tattoos per square inch." 17. Jamie Dixon: Who is easily one of my Top 5 favorite "Former child actors that has since become a college basketball head coach" in the sport right now. 18. Tennessee's Jarnell Stokes: A guy who is not only the single most ferocious rebounder I've seen in years, but also the man who wins the "I have no idea why I like him so damn much, but I just do" award for the 2013 season. 19. Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel: Six years ago Justin Timberlake brought "sexy back." Now, in 2012 Nerlens Noel has brought the flat-top back. And America is a better place because of it. 20. The Texas Tech Red Raiders: Who, let's admit it, will be 6,000 percent less interesting this year without Billy Gillispie as their head coach. 21. The End of the Renardo Sidney Era at Mississippi State: Which admit it, you're a little sad about, aren't you? 22. The End of the Robbie Hummel Era at Purdue: Which admit it, you're kind of ok with, aren't you? 23. New UConn head coach Kevin Ollie: I'm not saying he's going to be as good as Jim Calhoun, because, well, Jim Calhoun is one of the five greatest coaches in the history of the sport. What I am saying is that I feel a lot better today about the future of UConn's program than I did three months ago. 24. UNLV's Mike Moser: Who might be the best player in college basketball player nobody knows about, and who along with Anthony Bennett and Khem Birch make the Rebels the most fascinating team no one is talking about either. Speaking of which, how is UNLV not in everyone's preseason Top 10? What am I missing? 25. North Carolina's James Michael McAdoo: If Michael Kidd-Gilchrist proved anything last year, it's that "having three names" is the most surefire way to guarantee you end up on an All-American team at the end of the year. I fully expect McAdoo to follow MKG's lead. 26. The West Virginia Mountaineers: A club which is now entering its first year as a member of the Big XII. For some reason, that seems much weirder in basketball to me than it did in football. Speaking of the Mountaineers, how about... 27. How about their opener at Gonzaga next Monday night?: Which is quietly one of the best games of the early season that no one is talking about. 28. The Kansas Jayhawks: I don't care if they lost Thomas Robinson or Tyshawn Taylor. As long as Bill Self is coaching this team, I'm going to chalk them up for at least 27 wins and a Big XII title. 29. Ohio State point guard Aaron Craft: I'm not saying I'm sick of hearing about Craft… ok, that's exactly what I'm saying. If I hear one more announcer gush over his on-the-ball defense, I may have no choice but to drown myself in my bathtub before the season ends. 30. Frank Martin: Who immediately earned the nickname "Mouth of the South" upon taking the South Carolina coaching job last spring. Speaking of which… 31 You forgot Frank Martin was the head coach at South Carolina now, didn't you?: Only he did, and it's awesome. It's also going to lead to some fascinating matchups in the SEC East this year between Martin, Calipari, Billy Donovan, Cuonzo Martin, Frank Haith, Kevin Stallings and Kevin Stallings' ugly suits. 32. Baylor point guard Pierre Jackson: Who not has an awesome name (doesn't "Pierre Jackson" just sound like a basketball player), but a pretty legit game too. Frankly, he might be the most underrated player in college basketball entering the 2013 season. 33. The Maryland Terrapins: Who just got wayyyyyy more interesting with the news that Dez Wells is now eligible to play for them immediately. Does that mean they'll beat Kentucky on Friday night? Probably not. Does it mean that the Terps are a major dark horse in the ACC? Absolutely. 34. New Rhode Island coach Danny Hurley: I went to URI for one year of my college education, and I'm telling you, this school is one of college basketball's sleeping giants. They finally appear to have the coach to awake that giant. 35. UConn's Shabazz Napier: In two years at UConn, Napier's career seems to have more plot twists than a season of "The Real World." At the same time, I love 'Bazz, and as long as he's still playing college basketball (and as I'm still making these lists), he's going to stay on them. 36. New Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber: Who, if things go as planned will immediately lead the Wildcats to the Final Four… before immediately driving the program off a cliff in the years to come. 37. Michigan State's early season travel schedule: Which includes a game against Germany on Friday, followed by an immediate flight to Atlanta for the Champions Classic on Tuesday. To which I ask: Hey Tom Izzo, mind if I borrow some frequent flyer miles? 38. Georgetown forward Otto Porter: Who not only will be the most improved player in the Big East, but…come on, how can you not root for a guy named Otto? 39. The Wisconsin Badgers: Who you just know are going win 25 games this year… and who will also bore you to tears in the process of doing it. Same with… 40. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Enough with the "burn offense" already. The only ones getting "burned," are us fans who waste our time tuning into these games. 41. The Marquette Golden Eagles: Who make this list if only because, well, how could I leave Buzz Williams off of it? 42. The Atlantic 10: Which got about 200 times more interesting with the addition of Butler and VCU this off-season. Is it possible this will be a six or seven big league come NCAA Tournament time? Speaking of the A-10, no preseason college basketball list would be complete without… 43. Shaka Smart: Who will undoubtedly win the title of "College Basketball's Coolest Coach" for the third straight season. Basically, this 44. The Stanford Cardinal: Who apparently are going to be pretty good this year. Yes, in basketball. Who knew? 45. Murray State's Isaiah Canaan: There's no joke to make here. The kid is just a baller. 46. New College Gameday host Jalen Rose: Frankly, I don't know how Rose is going to pull off double-duty with Gameday and NBA Countdown, and frankly, I don't care. The guy is one of the best broadcasters in all of basketball, and the college game is lucky to have him. 47. New ESPN college basketball analyst Bruce Pearl: A job title which, admit it, you're totally cool with. You also know you're damn excited to see what kind of goofy, Craig Sager-esque suits Pearl breaks out this year. 48. Gonzaga guard Kevin Pangos: Just write down the name, and thank me later. 49. Louisville's Chane Behanan, Wayne Blackshear and Peyton Siva: Who I expect to lead the Cardinals to their second straight Final Four, along with Kentucky, Missouri and… 50. The Indiana Hoosiers: Will they go down as one of the historically great teams in college basketball history? Of course not, but they are the best of a flawed group of teams this year. They'll also be your 2013 National Champions. (*** Note: if you enjoyed this article, Aaron has now started a once-weekly e-mail newsletter for updates on all his writing, podcasts and giveaways. 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SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — San Mateo County officials say so many cars were in line for a gun buyback program set for Saturday that they decided to get started a little early.
Authorities are offering up to $100 cash for a handgun, shotgun or rifle, or up to $200 for an assault rifle at the event at the San Mateo Event Center.
The buyback was scheduled to run between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., but more than an hour before the event was scheduled to begin cars were already lined up down a street approaching the center.
Officials say by 11 a.m. they had already collected more than 200 firearms.
The San Mateo County buyback comes after hundreds of guns were turned over in exchange for cash in similar recent buyback programs in San Francisco, Oakland and Marin County.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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Michael Cuesta
Jeremy Renner
Rosemarie DeWitt
Ray Liotta
Tim Blake Nelson
Barry Pepper
Oliver Platt
Michael Sheen
Paz Vega
Michael Kenneth Williams
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Kill the Messenger (R)
Drama 112 October 24, 2014
The giant is the CIA. In 1996, Webb published a thunderbolt piece in the San Jose Mercury News connecting the facts in a conspiracy that linked the government to the Nicaraguan Contras to the crack dealers of South Central Los Angeles. Yet in the two years between his piece hitting print and the government's mea culpa, Webb's career was trashed. No one threatens him or his family with violence. Instead, they destroy the man by destroying his credibility -- and to an investigative journalist, the two are the same.
Like Webb himself, Kill the Messenger is a little rumpled. The film doesn't elevate him into a hero. He's a hunter, and when his rivals scrutinize his past, he's made enough personal mistakes that he's easy to discredit. (So have we all.) In Webb's case, he has a temper, he had a mistress, and when he gets spooked by stalkers outside his house, we know enough about the news cycle to scream, "Put down that gun and look normal!"
For media junkies, Kill the Messenger plays like s&m porn -- it hurts so good. Yet, when the sting fades, so does the film. It doesn't entirely engage, in part because it's so determined to correct the story that it can't let us explore it ourselves.
Michael Cuesta Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Paz Vega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Peter Landesman, Nick Schou, Gary Webb Pamela Abdy, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner, Scott Stuber Focus Features


text: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2188671/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Two movie actors. Vera Farmiga cleverly disguised as a blonde, and Charlie Bucket from the Chocolate Factory movie with Johnny Depp about 4 feet taller than when I last saw him. I never got the Horror of Psycho, it's just stabbing a girl in a shower, anyone could stab a girl in a shower, even you could. It's easy, naked people are too busy trying to bashfully hide their private parts to worry about some knife repeatedly plunging into their torso creating many huge new worrying holes. This is why you shouldn't pick on nudists. Meh. The mother's name is Norma. Shit. This kid is doomed. At first I thought Bates Motel was set in the past. Norman's wardrobe is straight out of Classic Sesame Street, it was 15 minutes into the story when some girl takes an iphone out and the entire genre changes from historical reenactment to Gossip Slasher Girl... But what really grabbed my attention was the rape scene. Yup. As brutal as that was, I couldn't help but laugh at the use of a Flat Iron weeks after Monopoly decommissioned the Flat Iron in favour of a Kitten. It's like in the middle of a woman being abused that the producer decided to make a social comment on the current state of Monopoly that today in the modern world how Flat Irons are still relevant if you are being raped and perhaps maybe in other situations too. That's cold? But the Bates family made Dexter look like an impossible savant genius, watching these two lumber through the disposal process of their first corpse. It's like they were almost incompetent. I can only assume they accidentally find themselves in a position where they might as well kill some one each week whereafter Mother and Son get a little better with practice after each murder, but they were hella-calm throughout all... Oh? Which is when I rewound the tape to see again how Norman's father died at the beginning of the episode and if it was really an accident after all? It's wasn't. These Bateses are crazy. Bates spelled backwards is almost Stab. Just saying. And then with seconds left before the credits start rolling, we find that someone thinks that "Hostel" is a how to guide because this other psycho in town is keeping young drugged girls chained up in their basement. Good times ahead.


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Pennington makes big league debut
A's first pick in 2005 First-Year Player Draft plays third base
By Jane Lee / MLB.com
"Who's Pennington?" asked the 40-year-old veteran after seeing the name printed in the ninth spot.
That name happened to represent the 47th player used by Oakland this year -- a number that ties San Diego for second most in the Major Leagues. The name belongs to infielder Cliff Pennington, who was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday after the A's decided to option pitcher Lenny DiNardo to the River Cats.
"We'll see how he does and give him a chance," said manager Bob Geren, who wasted no time in putting Pennington in the lineup -- where he played third base.
To clear a spot on the 40-man roster for the A's first pick in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, 21st overall, Oakland designated infielder Brooks Conrad for assignment. The move followed a 10-game road trip during which the A's went 1-9 -- and third baseman Jack Hannahan went 2-for-36, giving the A's reason to take a close look at Pennington.
The 24-year-old was batting a combined .280 with two home runs, 34 RBIs, 31 stolen bases and a .404 on-base percentage in 115 games with Double-A Midland and Sacramento. Even more, he was leading the Minor Leagues with 93 walks and was tied for sixth with 89 runs scored at the time of his promotion.
"I'll just be sticking with the same thing that's worked all year," Pennington said of his hitting technique in the A's clubhouse before batting practice. "Sometimes they fall, sometimes they don't. Lately they've been falling."
The switch-hitter appeared in 80 Minor League games at shortstop, 32 at second base and three at third base this year. Geren, however, expressed much confidence in the newcomer's ability to make plays at the hot corner.
"It's not his No. 1 position right now," the skipper said, "but this is an opportunity to get him in the lineup."
That's just fine by Pennington, who learned of his promotion Monday night -- just enough time to get his mother and wife to Oakland to be present for his Major League debut.
The infielder wasn't the only A's player making his home debut, though. Pennington was looking forward to playing alongside Gio Gonzalez, Tuesday's starting pitcher.
"It's a good thing," Pennington said of having a familiar face on the field. "I've got a few games behind him already."
The rookie's promotion, though, meant a demotion for DiNardo, who enters his second stint of the season with Sacramento. The relief pitcher suffered a nightmarish eighth inning Saturday night, allowing five hits and four runs (three earned) against the Tigers. Overall, he was 1-2 with a 7.43 ERA in 11 outings this year.
The transaction forced Geren and his crew to appoint Dan Meyer as the team's new long man. The southpaw gave the A's five solid innings of work against Detroit on Saturday while making a spot start for the injured Sean Gallagher.
"I thought Meyer's been pitching really well," Geren said, "so I decided to go with him. But I feel confident with both pitchers."
Jane Lee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Gattis latest Brave to battle stomach bug
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
WASHINGTON -- After hitting his first home run of the season in Friday afternoon's game against the Nationals, Braves starting catcher Evan Gattis returned to his hotel room and began battling the same stomach bug that weakened two members of Atlanta's starting rotation earlier this week.
With Gattis unavailable, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez opted to utilize Ryan Doumit as his starting catcher for Saturday night's matchup against Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg. To get another left-handed bat in the lineup against Strasburg, Gonzalez opted to play Doumit, a switch-hitter, instead of Gerald Laird, Gattis' primary backup.
David Hale began vomiting during Wednesday afternoon's series finale in Milwaukee, and remained sick as the Braves spent the evening hours traveling to Washington. Hale woke up feeling weak on Thursday morning. But he regained enough strength to toss five scoreless innings and get the win in Friday's series opener against the Nationals.
"It works quick, it's not one that lasts," Hale said of the bug.
Alex Wood started feeling sick shortly after he completed seven innings and earned the win in Tuesday night's game against the Brewers. He regained his strength over the past couple of days, and he does not believe he will be bothered by the after effects when he starts Sunday afternoon's series finale against the Nationals.
While the Braves are hopeful that Gattis also realizes a quick recovery, Laird will likely serve as Atlanta's starting catcher on Sunday.
Braves looking at Wednesday for Santana's debut
WASHINGTON -- Ervin Santana will make his Braves debut next week as long as he gets through the side session he is scheduled to complete on Sunday or Monday. Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said he is still leaning toward sending Santana to the mound to start Wednesday's game against the Mets.
"We've got really high hopes that [on Wednesday], we can pencil him in there," Gonzalez said.
Santana remained a free agent until the Braves signed him to a one-year, $14.1 million contract on March 12 -- two days after Atlanta had lost Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy to season-ending elbow injuries within a 24-hour span.
Santana's lengthy stint on the free-agent market put him slightly behind schedule. But the 31-year-old right-hander has made up for lost time over the past couple of weeks. He allowed six runs -- five earned -- and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings for Triple-A Gwinnett in Friday night's game against Durham.
After holding Durham scoreless through the first three innings, Santana allowed at least one run in each of the final three innings in which he appeared. Durham's three-run sixth inning was aided by errors charged to right fielder Joey Terdoslavich and second baseman Tommy La Stella.
"[Santana] pitched better than the numbers show," Gonzalez said. "The reports showed there were some plays that could have been made, or were close plays."
Gearrin looking to get another opinion on elbow
WASHINGTON -- Braves right-handed reliever Cory Gearrin appears destined to undergo Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery. But Gearrin wants to get another opinion before going through with the surgical procedure that would likely sideline him for an entire calendar year.
The Braves' medical staff found a partial tear in Gearrin's ulnar collateral ligament, and Dr. James Andrews confirmed this diagnosis during an examination this week.
Despite the fact that the Braves and Andrews have suggested he needs to undergo Tommy John surgery, Gearrin is currently seeking another opinion.
Gearrin seemed destined to win one of the final available spots in Atlanta's bullpen before he experienced right elbow discomfort during his March 25 Grapefruit League start against the Tigers.
Worth noting
• Beginning Tuesday, the Braves are scheduled to play a game on 16 consecutive days. Gonzalez said he plans to give three members of his bench -- Jordan Schafer, Ramiro Pena and Tyler Pastornicky -- a chance to start at least one game next week.
• Mike Minor was pleased with the arm strength that he had during the two innings he completed during a Minor League rehab stint with Double-A Mississippi on Thursday night. Minor playfully pointed out that his fastball touched 94 mph. He is aiming to join Atlanta's rotation on April 23, which would allow him to make three more rehab starts.
Mark Bowman 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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Author: Stefan
Date: August 8th 2012
Temperature: -37.5 deg C
Wind Speed: 5 knots
Temp with wind chill: -45 deg C
Sunrise: n/a
Sunset n/a
It was extremely difficult for me to get my head around just exactly how the transition of the seasons work down in Antarctica, but I guess the best way you could describe it is:
• 24hr constant sunlight
• 3-4 weeks of ambient light (without seeing the sun) getting shorter everyday
• 24hr constant darkness, with some illumination from the moon, when clear
• 3-4 weeks of ambient light (without seeing the sun) getting longer every day, and with a great deal of illumination from the moon.
First sun of the season on the Hut, 26th August, 1911
Now, learn'd folk reading this, will be saying "yeah! obvious…derrrr", but until you experience that mixture of tiredness, confusion, and firsts, trust me, the events of everyday, come as a bit of a shock. Just the other day, four of us watched a huge fiery golden globe rising over the horizon, although we knew it was the moon, it didn't stop us asking each other over and over "it's definitely not the sun, right?"
Nacreous Clouds forming over Mt Erebus
Equal to the aurora's, nacreous clouds unfurl in the sky like smudges of diesel, making you feel like you're inside a huge opalescent mussel shell, (indeed the word is derived from 'nacre' or mother of pearl).
I've never really had any time for solstice events but the joy of seeing the light on the snow here does place you in tune with all of your thoughts, and a real sense of time passing, life changing. Looking over Mt Erebus and seeing the light emission of the swirling pinks and violets, there is a desperation to be naive to all you've learned of science and to see it as a cauldron of magic, that will soon spill over and bring only good.
It's nice to think that the explorers would have begun their long hauling seasons with this fever of positivity in their veins.


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Photo courtesy of Shinola
At a time when many people were deserting Detroit for lack of opportunities, Montana native Daniel Caudill moved to the Motor City thanks to a career boost. As creative director of Shinola, the booming watch, bicycle, and leather goods manufacturer — which set up its factory and headquarters in a section of a former GM research lab three years ago — Caudill seized the chance to become part of a revival. "I think of Detroit as the equivalent of the Lower East Side in New York in the '70s or Seattle in the '90s," he says. "They're places in transition, where great people meet a vibrant art scene and generally have great energy." Here, Caudill shares his favorite spots in his new hometown.
Photo courtesy of Bigalora
1. BIGALORA WOOD FIRED CUCINA "I tell my friends to go here for brunch and try the homemade, Nutella-like spread. It's great with fresh cream and banana on the waffle made with pizza dough. They usually come back to me saying it's the best thing they've ever had." 711 S. Main St., Royal Oak; Bigalora.com
Photography by Colin M. Day, NEKST Murals, 2013 by DONT, VIZIE, POSE, OMENS, REVOK, and SKREW
2. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROIT "There's no better place to see modern art than MOCAD. They host a dinner series, The Hunt, whose location changes every time. They only give you the address when you turn up at the museum, so you never know where you're going to end up. I've had meals in an abandoned building, a huge mansion, and even in the middle of a field." 4454 Woodward Ave.; MocaDetroit.org
Photo by Regina Boone
3. INDIAN VILLAGE "Every time I drove through this neighborhood, I fantasized about living there. Finally, last October, I bought a house on the best street. There's a great bar nearby called Craft Work (pictured above). It has a casual, fun atmosphere. I always order tequila on the rocks with a splash of lime juice, and their tempura chicken salad is just perfect." Craft Work, 8047 Agnes St.; CraftWorkDetroit.com
4. THE GUARDIAN BUILDING "My favorite landmark. This iconic deco building reflects the beauty of Detroit as it was in its heyday. Some of the city's buildings are starting to fade but not the Guardian. There's still a vibrancy that recalls Downtown Detroit in the early 20th century. Everything happened there." 500 Griswold St.; GuardianBuilding.com
Photo courtesy of Bucharest Grill
5. BUCHAREST GRILL "This place is a hidden gem near the Detroit baseball field. Try the Bucharest shawarma: grilled marinated chicken, garlic sauce, tomatoes, and french fries in a pita." 2040 Park Ave.; BucharestGrill.com


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PSB Imagine home theater speaker system
The Short Form
|$4,000 (as tested) / PSBSPEAKERS.COM / 905-831-6555
|An impeccably engineered and beautifully designed midsize speaker system that's not cheap but couldn't be much easier to set up, listen to, or live with
|• Clear, super-neutral sound • Slick industrial design • Just plop 'em down and plug 'em in
|• Expensive for their size •Home theater use demands addition of a subwoofer
Key Features
|• Imagine T ($2,000 a pair): 1-inch tweeter, (2) 5 1?4-inch woofers; 37 1?4 in high, 41 lb • Imagine C ($800): 1-inch tweeter, (2) 5 1?4-inch woofers; 20 1?2 in wide, 41 lb • Imagine S ($1,200 per pair): (2) 1-inch tweeters, (2) 5 1?4-inch woofers; 12 5?8 in high, 16 lb
Barton's speakers are renowned for technical excellence - but until recently, they've been renowned only for that. Last year, Barton adopted a new philosophy when he created Synchrony, a line of speakers designed for both visual beauty and sonic perfection. The new Imagine speakers make the Synchrony available at more affordable prices.
Obviously, Barton is responding to the demands of the market, just as the aforementioned rock stars did. But will he, like Collins, be able to carry over his core aesthetic values into a more commercially viable product? Or will he abandon everything he once stood for and just go for the money, as Cetera did?
The new line consists of the Imagine T tower speaker, the Imagine B bookshelf speaker, the Imagine C center speaker, and the Imagine S surround speaker. For this review, the company sent two towers, one center, and two surrounds. The industrial design grabs you at first glance. The cabinets couldn't be less boxy. Except for every speaker's bottom and the tops of the surround speakers, they have no flat sides. The curves stiffen the cabinets and minimize acoustic resonances inside. Stout construction further reinforces the cabinets. The front baffles are made from 11?2-inch-thick medium-density fiberboard (MDF), and seven laminated layers of 3mm-thick MDF form the sides, tops, and bottoms.
All of the Imagine speakers have a 1-inch titanium-dome tweeter and a 51?4-inch woofer with a mineral-filled polypropylene cone woofer. Rubber trim rings hide the speaker fasteners. With each Imagine T, C, and B, PSB provides a rubber bass port plug that lets you tune the response to suit your room or your taste.
On the Imagine S surround speaker, PSB provides separate speaker terminals for the front- and rear-facing halves. By removing the jumpers and connecting each half separately, you can create a seven-channel system using only five speakers.
PSB designs its speakers so that the sound off-axis nearly matches the sound on-axis, which makes them less sensitive to placement and acoustics. Getting good sound from the Imagine T tower speakers was as simple as plopping them in place about a foot and a half from the wall behind them and pointing them straight at my listening position. I preferred the sound with the rubber port plugs inserted (which left one port open in each Imagine T and no ports open in the C). The bass wasn't as full with the plugs in, but it was more precise. I suspect, though, that fans of Collins and Cetera alike will greatly prefer the no-plugs sound.
Since the Imagine C has a curved bottom, PSB supplies a rubber wedge that holds the speaker in place and tilts it up or down. Here's the only place where I encountered setup difficulty. The wedge is too large to allow the Imagine C to sit flat - it has to tilt up or down - so I tossed the wedge aside and used big blobs of Blu-Tack reusable adhesive to secure the speaker in a flat position atop my stand.
No such problems with the flat-bottomed Imagine S surround speakers. They can hang on the wall from the supplied brackets or sit stably on stands or shelves.


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Well, here goes Chris Bosh again, talking too much and thinking too little.
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/bal...urn=nba-264480SI.com: What place should loyalty have in free agency, from the perspective of the team and the player?
Bosh: It should have none. Loyalty is an added bonus. It's great that some guys want to be loyal, but you can be unhappy trying to be loyal, and there's no reason to bring loyalty into the business room. It's like if you try to buy something from your friend for five bucks and then find another guy is selling the same thing for four, and your friend wants to know, "What about the loyalty?" And you're thinking, "I don't want to spend five dollars."
People have to look at it as a business. Fans get very wrapped around it because it's a sport. And sports are a little different but they're businesses first and that's how we have to choose sometimes. Sometimes people understand, sometimes people don't.


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What's Included
About This Organizer
Wings Gymnastics is a non-profit society whose primary mandate is to provide its members with safe and enjoyable gymnastics programs at both a recreational and competitive level. We are proud of the fact that we are a family oriented club with a strong connection to the communities of Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Burnaby because of our location across from Lougheed Town Centre and on the border of all three municipalities.
We offer boys and girls, ages 4-16, the opportunity to enjoy gymnastics in a safe and supportive environment no matter what their skill level. Wings owns a full complement of apparatus, and our coaches are fully certified through the National Coaching Certification Program and registered with Gymnastics BC.
Wings operates its programs out of the Cameron Recreation Complex in Burnaby and at TAG Gymnastics Centre in Port Coquitlam. With our emphasis on "Gymnastics for Fun and Fitness", holiday events and special displays involving all Wings gymnasts are also an essential and exciting part of our season.
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August 1, 2009
Bobby Long on Vamp Radio right NOW from TwiCon
Ask Bobby your questions via the chat!
Thanks Twilight Examiner - enjoy the show ;)
- Lorabell (<---crushing on Marcus)
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i live in houston and so wanted to go to this. grr stupid ecomony.ReplyDelete
Love Bobby folk,soul voice- haven't had a chance to see him live yet-was going to see him in NYC- just haven't had the time. I just listen to him on my i-pod.ReplyDelete
@ Liza - sorry you weren't able to see him, maybe next time he's in town you'll go.
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Voting problems: Issues cropping up in spots around U.S.
WASHINGTON — Sporadic problems were reported Tuesday at polling places around the country, including a confrontation in Pennsylvania involving Republican inspectors over access to some polls and a last-minute court fight in Ohio over election software. One Florida elections office mistakenly told voters in robocalls the election was on Wednesday.
Although the majority of complaints were simply long lines, the Election Protection coalition of civil rights and voting access groups said they had gotten some more serious calls among more than 35,000 received on a toll-free voter protection hotline.
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"''It's already started and it's busy," said Barbara Arnwine, president of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
In Philadelphia, the Republican Party said 75 legally credentialed voting inspectors were removed from polling places in the heavily Democratic city, prompting the GOP to seek a court order providing them access. Local prosecutors were also looking into the reports. Democratic Party officials did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
The battleground state of Ohio was the scene of yet another court battle, this one involving a lawsuit claiming voting software installed by the state could allow manipulation of ballots by non-election board officials. The lawsuit wants a judge to order Ohio not to use the software — something state elections officials said would "unnecessarily thwart the smooth operation of the election."
The Florida robocall glitch occurred in Pinellas County, location of St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay. Officials said the calls intended for Monday were wrongly recycled Tuesday, telling possibly thousands of voters they had until "7 p.m. tomorrow" to vote, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Nancy Whitlock, spokeswoman for the county's supervisor of elections, said officials immediately stopped the calls Tuesday morning when the problem was discovered and a second message went out telling voters to disregard the previous call.
Elsewhere, the Election Protection coalition reported problems with ballot scanners in the Ohio cities of Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo; late-opening polling places in minority neighborhoods in Galveston, Texas; and some precincts in the Tampa, Fla., area where voters are being redirected to another polling place where they must cast a provisional ballot.
Meanwhile, voters in several storm-ravaged areas in New York and New Jersey expressed relief and even elation at being able to vote at all, considering the devastation from Superstorm Sandy. Lines were long in Point Pleasant, N.J., where residents from the Jersey Shore communities of Point Pleasant Beach and Mantoloking had to cast their ballots due to damage in their hometowns. Many people still have no power eight days after Sandy pummeled the shore.


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yamltodb - YAML to Database
yamltodb -- generate SQL statements to update a PostgreSQL database to match the schema specified in a YAML file
yamltodb [option...] dbname [spec]
yamltodb is a utility for generating SQL statements to update a PostgreSQL database so that it will match the schema specified in an input YAML formatted specification file.
For example, given the input file shown under dbtoyaml, yamltodb outputs the following SQL statements:
CREATE SCHEMA s1; CREATE TABLE t1 ( c1 integer NOT NULL, c2 smallint, c3 boolean DEFAULT false, c4 text); CREATE TABLE s1.t2 ( c21 integer NOT NULL, c22 character varying(16)); ALTER TABLE s1.t2 ADD CONSTRAINT t2_pkey PRIMARY KEY (c21); ALTER TABLE t1 ADD CONSTRAINT t1_pkey PRIMARY KEY (c1); ALTER TABLE t1 ADD CONSTRAINT t1_c2_fkey FOREIGN KEY (c2) REFERENCES s1.t2 (c21);
yamltodb accepts the following command-line arguments (in addition to the cmdargs):
Specifies the name of the database whose schema is to analyzed.
Specifies the location of the YAML specification. If this is omitted or specified as a single or double dash, the specification is read from the program's standard input. However, if the --multiple-files option is used, that takes precedence.
Specifies that input should be taken from YAML specification files present in a two-level (metadata) directory tree. See `Multiple File Output` under :doc:`dbtoyaml` for further details.
Compare only a schema matching `schema`. By default, all schemas are compared. Multiple schemas can be compared by using multiple :option:`-n` switches.
Wrap the generated statements in BEGIN/COMMIT. This ensures that either all the statements complete successfully, or no changes are applied.
Execute the generated statements against the database mentioned in **dbname**. This implies the :option:`--single-transaction` option.
When generating SQL, use delimited (quoted) identifiers around reserved words used as identifiers, e.g., a table named "order". Normally, only identifiers with embedded spaces or other disallowed characters are quoted.
Given a YAML file named moviesdb.yaml, to generate SQL statements to update a database called mymovies:
yamltodb mymovies moviesdb.yaml
To generate the statements as above and immediately update mymovies:
yamltodb mymovies moviesdb.yaml | psql mymovies
yamltodb --update mymovies moviesdb.yaml
To generate the statements directly from the ouput of dbtoyaml (against a different database), with statements enclosed in a single transaction, and save the statements in a file named mymovies.sql:
dbtoyaml devmovies | yamltodb -1 mymovies -o mymovies.sql


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A folding Bluetooth custom keyboard that's stored inside an aluminum cover and can be easily converted into a stand for tablets or smartphones!
A promotional cord wrap imprinted with your logo is a clever way to keep your cords organized while promoting your business.
Promote your brand with promotional computer keyboard accessories. If your company does anything remotely related to technology, chances are your clients and customers spend a lot of time at their computers. Why not have keyboard accessories with your promotional message right in front of your target audience? ePromos has a range of computer keyboard accessories ideal for use as promotional giveaways at tradeshows and other promotional events, WHERE attendants might need extra computer accessories, having left theirs at home. Customized keyboard accessories work with both laptop and desktop computers, and most of our branded accessories are extremely portable and practical products."


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In a response to an application that was originally reported to allow users to strip DRM encoding from Windows Media files, Microsoft has quickly issued a patch that circumvents the utility. Engadget.com originally reported on a small utility called FairUse4WM able to remove DRM information from WMA files to allow playback on any device. The new update from Microsoft updates the individualized blackbox component (IBX) that exists in PlayForSure. The update was released on Monday and content service providers received an email from Microsoft advising to install the update. According to the Microsoft's email:
In response, on August 28, 2006, Microsoft released an update to the individualized blackbox component (IBX) designed to ensure that client applications using the Windows Media Format SDK version 9.5 who individualize to this latest version are robust against a new circumvention tool.Consumers are not at risk in any way. Content services can require that the updates be present in order to issue licenses by following the instructions below. Please note that the version number of IBX was not incremented as part of these updates to avoid delaying the release of these critical breach mitigations. Consequently, the only way to determine if the update is installed is to query the build number of the IBX. This requires code executing on the client.
As of now, the update is not available for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 UR2 users or for the Windows Media Format 9 series FSDK. What's interesting however is that it only took Microsoft a mere three days to issue the DRM fix. Clearly protecting media content is in Microsoft's best interests -- it's highly publicized Zune portable media player is coming.


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© 2009 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved.
Moorad sets sights squarely on Padres
Resignation as D-backs CEO helps pave way to ownership of Friars
By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- Jeff Moorad resigned as chief executive officer of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday to pursue his purchase of the San Diego Padres. Moorad will be replaced immediately as chief executive by Derrick Hall, the Diamondbacks' president. Moorad said that it had reached the point in negotiations with the Padres when he could no longer act in his day-to-day role with the Diamondbacks. "An exclusive window of negotiations with the Padres opened today," Moorad said during a conference call Friday. "There's an agreement in principal that all parties are comfortable with. The transaction is one that should take place sometime in the next few months." Moorad remains one of the D-backs' five general partners and will have to divest himself of that piece of the franchise if he becomes part of the San Diego ownership group. He is the principal owner, holding about 20 percent. The Padres released a statement on Friday confirming that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to sell the team to a group led by Moorad, and said that any transaction that might result from such negotiations would likely be completed in the first quarter of 2009. Moorad said he expects to take a majority position with the Padres over time, and it is apparent Moores may remain in a controlling capacity until that happens. Moores declined to speculate about how long he would remain as part of the Padres ownership group, saying that he would address the matter at length after a pending meeting of the club's three-person executive committee. Moorad said that he expects Moores to remain. "For a period of years," Moorad said. "Beyond that, the deal's specifics will be forthcoming, but it's probably not appropriate to talk about it today." The status of the franchise has gotten considerable media attention in part because of divorce proceedings involving John and Becky Moores. They own 90 percent of the team, and Becky shares 50 percent of that asset. Their daughter, Jennifer, owns 5 percent and the other 5 percent is owned by Glenn Doshay, a San Diego businessman. Moorad said he expects to assemble a minority partnership as part of his new group. "I'm piecing together a select group of friends and others," Moorad told MLB.com in a phone interview. "It will include several individuals from the San Diego area." Though Moores and Moorad declined to speak about the cost of the transaction, this past April, Forbes Magazine valued the Padres at $385 million, 19th among the 30 Major League teams. Moorad, a former player agent, became part of the D-backs ownership group in August 2004, during the transition in which Jerry Colangelo sold his portion of the team. A year later, Moorad was approved as an owner by Major League Baseball with the stipulation that he was not positioned as the managing general partner in control of the decision-making apparatus of the franchise. Kendrick, who owns a 12-percent share, assumed that role and it has remained that way ever since. Kendrick said on Friday that any resistance to Moorad among the other 29 owners has dissipated since then. Most of it was hard feelings that developed after owners dealt with Moorad as an agent. "He's proven himself through the years with us," Kendrick said. "And I think Major League Baseball, through discussions I've had with them directly, would be comfortable now with Jeff assuming the control position with another club. And frankly, if I were to step down, I'd be happy for him to assume it here. He's proven himself as a very able executive. He's given us good leadership here, which I think baseball now sees." When Moorad joined the Diamondbacks, it was a franchise with a high annual debt on Chase Field and in financial disarray. But after raising millions of dollars by taking in a group of limited partners and paying down substantial deferred player-related debt, the D-backs now find themselves on much more sturdy financial footing than they faced nearly five years ago. Moores purchased the Padres prior to the 1995 season for about $80 million. He said he's invested $100 million in the team since then and has a sizeable debt service tied to the construction of PETCO Park at a cost of $457 million. The ballpark, after two years of court delays, opened in 2004 and the Padres assumed about $150 million of the construction cost in bonds that are being paid off annually. For varying reasons, the two franchises are similar. They must maintain modest player payrolls, but both have been successful recently in the National League West with the Padres winning the division in 2005 and 2006 and the D-backs doing it in 2007, that after winning the World Series in 2001. Moorad said he expects his experience in Arizona will aid him in San Diego, despite the slumping global economy. "In general I think sports teams will be challenged going forward, as all businesses will be in the short term," he said. "But I'm bullish on baseball. And I'm particularly bullish on baseball in Southern California. As we've shown in Arizona there are ways to not only survive, but to win even on a medium-sized market payroll."
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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International police co-operation boosted by Brazil decision to recognize INTERPOL passport
LYON, France – Brazil has become the second INTERPOL member country to formally recognize the INTERPOL passport for individuals travelling on official police business.
Confirmation by the Brazilian government that the INTERPOL passport will be accorded the same status as the United Nations laissez-passer follows the decision earlier this week by Pakistan to grant visa waiver status to INTERPOL passport holders.
Welcoming the decision by Brazil, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said each member country's acceptance of the INTERPOL travel document provided greater opportunities for enhanced police co-operation.
"Officials travelling on police business using an INTERPOL passport, often at the request of a member country in response to a terrorist attack, major crime or natural disaster, need to be in place as quickly as possible," said Secretary General Noble.
"Giving the INTERPOL passport the same legal recognition as the UN laissez-passer or visa waiver status significantly increases not only our ability to provide a faster response to calls for our on-site assistance, but also for law enforcement officials in each of our 188 member countries to provide mutual support where needed and requested," added Mr Noble.
"The decision by Brazil and Pakistan to provide this status to the INTERPOL passport is an example for other countries to follow," concluded the head of the world policing body.
Officially unveiled at the 2009 General Assembly in Singapore, the state-of-the-art INTERPOL passport incorporates a range of security features such as laser engraving, an electronic chip and holographic, micrographic and optical security elements.


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Breathing Deeply
Nothing Short of a MiracleBy: Roxanne Jones
SPECIAL NOTE: Eisenhower Medical Center recently opened the Eisenhower Pulmonary Specialty Clinic on the main campus in the Wright Building, Suite 201. For more information, call 760-834-3564.
Betty Benner was only in her late forties in 1991 when she began experiencing extreme shortness of breath. An avid walker, she had been clocking five miles almost daily, yet found herself having to stop to catch her breath.
"At first, I attributed it to getting older," she says. "But I wasn't that old."
By the time Benner reached her mid-fifties, she was really struggling. "I was having trouble singing lullabies to my grandchildren," she recalls. "I couldn't walk across the street without gasping for breath and no one could figure out what was going on."
In 1997 at a hospital in Oregon, Benner had her first perfusion lung scan, an imaging exam that shows the pattern of blood flow in the lungs. It revealed that she had a condition called chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
In people with CTEPH, blood clots lodge in segments of the lungs. This condition increases the blood pressure in the pulmonary (lung) artery, which carries oxygen-poor blood from the lower chamber on the right side of the heart (right ventricle) to the lungs where it picks up oxygen. The increased pressure puts a strain on the right ventricle and, as a result, it begins to weaken. This, in turn, causes symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness and fainting, heart palpitations and chest pain — all with only minimal exertion.
Benner spent a week in the hospital on a heparin drip (a blood thinner administered intravenously) to help restore blood flow to her lungs, and was told she'd have to take Coumadin® (warfarin, a blood thinner taken orally) for the rest of her life to prevent clot formation. The doctor told Benner's husband that she might have only two to five years to live because her condition was progressive and couldn't be cured.
Over the next few years, their business took the Benners to live in Maui, Hawaii, then to Roseville in northern California. During this time, Benner saw several different pulmonologists.
"They all reviewed my films, but other than keeping me on Coumadin, no one thought there was anything they could do," says Benner.
In 2008, Mrs. Benner and her husband visited the Coachella Valley for a "winter warm-up." They liked the desert so much that they moved, settling in La Quinta.
Benner began seeing Eisenhower Medical Center Internist John Samples, MD for her primary care. He suggested that she contact Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP, a specialist in interventional pulmonology and critical care.
"I was burned out," says Benner. "I'd had every test possible and had resigned myself to 'this is what it is.' But Dr. Samples made sure I got an appointment with Dr. Bencheqroun, and the rest is history."
"When I first saw Betty, her opening statement was 'every year, I'm losing a little bit more of my breath,'" Dr. Bencheqroun recalls. "She could walk, but the distance was getting shorter and shorter, and she used a wheelchair whenever she went shopping. She was on supplemental oxygen. Once in a while, she'd have heart palpitations and feel lightheaded, signs of severe blood clots in her lung that were putting a strain on her heart."
Benner also remembers that first meeting. "He was such a delight," she says. "He said, 'I will not be afraid of telling you the truth, and I will always treat you like one of my own.'"
Dr. Bencheqroun ordered a series of tests for Benner. He also had Benner see a hematologist (blood specialist) to see if she could find a cause for why Benner's blood formed so many clots. Dr. Benchegroun suspected she might have a genetic predisposition, since several of her family members had had early heart attacks and strokes.
"There was a pattern of blood anomalies in my family, but no one else had put it together before Dr. Bencheqroun," recalls Benner.
Most importantly, however, Dr. Bencheqroun believed that Benner was a candidate for a surgical procedure called a pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, a highly specialized, open-chest operation in which chronic blood clots are physically removed from the arteries in the lung. The world's leading experts in this procedure happened to be at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and they agreed that Benner's case was operable.
"When you remove the obstacle, the blood can do its job, and the patient can regain her quality of life," explains Dr. Bencheqroun. "It also can extend her life."
Why had no one recommended this surgery before?
"People don't know much about CTEPH, therefore it goes unrecognized and untreated," Dr. Bencheqroun says. "But my message to Betty and others with this condition is, 'You don't have to live like this.' Of all the causes of pulmonary hypertension, CTEPH is the only reversible one. Something can be done about it. And here at Eisenhower, we keep abreast of the latest advances."
Mrs. Benner underwent the surgery at UCSD on May 7, 2012. Three days post-operation, she was off oxygen. After ten days, she was out of the hospital. Three months later, she took a Mediterranean cruise with her 20-year-old granddaughter. And when she returned, she and her husband took a 4,000-mile road trip throughout the West, visiting such high-altitude destinations as the Grand Tetons and Cascade Mountains.
"My husband had more trouble breathing at high elevations than I did!" smiles Benner. "I really do have a new lease on life."
"Betty has essentially been cured," notes Dr. Bencheqroun. "She just needs to stay on a blood thinner due to her inherited disorder, but she can go through the rest of her life naturally."
"There are no words to describe what I think of Dr. Bencheqroun and Eisenhower Medical Center," Benner says. "I applaud him and his commitment to make other doctors more aware of circumstances like mine."
"I want people to know about this condition and to ask their doctors about it," adds Dr. Bencheqroun. "If we put a face on surgery like this, I hope people will be less afraid, and know they can come out the other side even better."


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She was born on May 21, 1927 near Oklahoma City, Okla., the daughter of the late Frank and Alice Gillihan. She was a member of Faith Church in Dardanelle. She and her husband, Jack, owned and operated Richey's Gulf Station in Russellville for 18 and a half years, Richey's Curve Inn in Dardanelle for 10 years, and then a home-based business in Dardanelle selling seasonal fruits and vegetables.
She was an accomplished homemaker, cook and baker, most notably known for her home-made biscuits, rolls, and chocolate gravy. No one left her home hungry or unloved.
She was preceded by her parents; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Homer and Ella Richey; a son, Jim Richey; four brothers; and four sisters.
Survivors include her husband of 67 years, T.R. "Jack" Richey of Dardanelle; three sons, Bob Richey (Rae Ann) of Dardanelle, Terry Richey (Nancy) of Malvern, Frank Richey (Kathy) of Lebanon, Pa.; one daughter, Jackie Taylor (Doug) of Dover; and one daughter-in-law, Sandra Richey of Buttermilk Community. She was blessed with 19 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 at Faith Church in Dardanelle. The Revs. David Jay and Reverend Bobby Dowling will officiate. Burial will be at Brearley Cemetery in Dardanelle by Humphrey Funeral Service. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., on Tuesday, at the funeral home. Pallbearers are Danny Taylor, Stewart Richey, Ryan Jones, Rusty Jones, Larry "Opie" Harrower and Andy Lindemann. Honorary Pallbearers will be Frank Ray, Hoyt Crowe, John Parker and Howard Ringer.
Internet obituary and on-line guest book are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com.


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i never thought i'd say this, but my hightlight of the 2011 worlds is miki ando's exhibition numbers. she just moves me, as a person, and her skating is starting to catch up. i am happy she was able to give the people of japan a good memory from this year's worlds. there's an interview with her on FSU that just breaks my heart.
runner up: carolina kostner's long program, yeonah kim's long program.
daisuke's bad luck and the laughing hyenas in suits
yeonah and mao not being physically and mentally in the best of conditions to skate the way we all know they can when they're at their best.
ETA: additional lowlight: people jumping on the chance to bash rachael flatt, making all sorts of unreasonable claims about her character, how nagasu would have surely secured 3 spots--i even saw (tongue in cheek?) assertions that nagasu would be 2011 world champion if only rachael flatt had withdrawn *sigh*


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The night was fading slowly when I decided to call two friends, Drew and Mark. Plan was to rendevouz at the beach at 10pm and catch the last few hours of the incoming tide. I loaded my SUV with my Penn 133lh (4/0 Wide) and 50TW international. Both loaded with powerpro.
Upon set-up, a blue -streaked meteor flew by and knew it was time to paddle out the spread. I paddled the 50tw and 4/0 out while Drew paddled his Senator 6/0 out. We had a few smaller runs and landed a 7ft Nurse shark and were debating on whether to stay.
We decided to paddle two more baits out on the 4/0 and 6/0.This is where things get interesting. At the end of the incoming the 4/0 starts to run at a fast steady rate. I get to the rod drop the tip, engage strike, and hold on. The T-head takes long and violent 400 yard runs for just under an hr. At this point in the battle Drew's 6/0 starts screaming. He gets to his rod and gets down to business and game on for him! We are both back to back fighting our sharks for about 30 minutes. Mark who we can't thank enough manned the remaining 3 rods as they were going off!
After that melee it was time to land, measure, photograph, and release our double trouble. 8'9 Greater Hammerhead and 9'0 Lemon Shark
Bait: Assorted Carcasses.
Line:80lb Power Pro Hi Vis
Leader:10ft 500lb mono-#19 AFW Wire
Depth of drop:8ft
Turbidity:Tanqueray gin clear
Other notes: Sand flea hatch, sporadic pompano, lots of eagle rays, clear night, east winds 10knts
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'Hornet's Nest,' the final film in the Millennium Trilogy, is a talky, gloomy affair
If you haven't read one of Stieg Larsson's books in the Millennium Trilogy, centered on a bisexual, semi-autistic, tattooed Swedish computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace), you've missed the literary event of the decade. Since they emerged, Larsson's books have sold better worldwide than John Grisham and Stephen King.
If you haven't seen one of the film versions, however, you're not so bad off. So far, the three films — The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and the latest, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest — have been, at best, moderately entertaining disappointments. All are Swedish-made (American versions start coming out next year), and while the stories don't require a Hollywood gloss to be interesting, they could use some punching up as movies.
Director Daniel Alfredson has created a style that's gloomy but without a sense of moodiness. From the photography to the pacing of the courtroom scenes to the unsatisfying final moments, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest more closely resembles an installment in a rambling made-for-TV miniseries than a punchy feature film. Where's the crescendo, the heart-racing action, the "big reveal?" Even a thinking man's thriller can try to get the blood boiling. (Rapace, who had a steamy lesbian sex scene in Played with Fire, doesn't have any sex this time — a definite hole in the structure.)
Hornet's Nest really doesn't stand alone, at least not as well as the other two. It's a direct sequel to the second film, with Lisbeth recovering from injuries after she fought off her father, a Russian gangster who survived her attack. If any of that confuses you, it's not much clearer watching it onscreen.
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DEETS: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest with Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist. Rated R. 145 minutes. Now playing at the Angelika Film Center Mockingbird Station.


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Many launched into action in successful search for Arlington boy
Police reported the Arlington youth was located at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Sunday by a ground search team, approximately one-and-three-quarters of a mile from where he was last seen off Route 7. Police said Joseph "Jo Jo" McCray, 7, was able to walk out of the woods on his own, but he was subsequently transported by ambulance to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center for medical evaluation as a precaution.
Hospital officials reported McCray in "good" condition in the early afternoon after he was admitted for treatment. Under medical privacy law, that general condition indicates all stable vital signs and the patient is conscious and comfortable.
Extended family members at the scene of the search expressed relief shortly after word arrived the boy had been located. Also weary and relieved, two firefighters packing up from Arlington said they had been involved in the search since the initial call went out. They said McCray was in remarkable condition given what he had just gone through.
The National Weather Service indicated area temperatures had dropped into the mid-20s overnight.
At 11:30 a.m. Sunday, rescuers moved McCray by stretcher from an all-terrain vehicle to a waiting Bennington Rescue ambulance backed into a trail, just west of Route 7 at exit 3.
Authorities said McCray had been with a family group hunting in that wooded area when he became separated from the others Saturday. Police said they received the missing persons report shortly before 3 p.m. after the child failed to meet at an arranged time and place.
No one was injured during the course of the search and rescue, which involved approximately 120 volunteers and members from the Vermont State Police Search and Rescue and a K9 unit; Fish and Game; and an assortment of local fire departments. Vehicles lined both shoulders of Route 313 at the intersection with Route 7 during the height of the search. Two helicopters, from Customs and Border Protection and Vermont Army Aviation, responded to assist from the air.
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text: Was waiting for a guy who was a few minutes late to a match so I was practicing serves on the court we were supposed to meet up on. The guy I'm playing with walks onto the court. Instead of grabbing his racket he starts yelling at the people playing doubles next to us that they should have stopped their point to let him walk through and they had bad etiquette. That argument lasted about 2-3 minutes. I was worried what this guy was gonna do. Then in warmups he almost exclusively hit drop shots the entire time. I'd feed a ball, he'd slice a drop shot. Or he would feed, i'd hit, and he'd hit a drop shot. After that fiasco he actually was a pretty nice and normal guy. He didn't hit all drop shots and I ended up winning 3&1 and he was gracious. So was it gamesmanship or is he nuts?


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ByNathan Hodge
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who once led the polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, all but conceded the race Sunday to his rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
In an interview with "Fox News Sunday," Mr. Gingrich called Mr. Romney "far and away the most likely Republican nominee," adding that he would throw his support behind the front-runner if Mr. Romney secured the required delegates for the nomination.
"If I end up not being the nominee, I have already talked to Chairman Reince Priebus at the Republican National Committee," he said. "I'd want to work this fall to help defeat [President Barack] Obama any way I could. Whatever the team thinks I can do to be helpful, I would do."
Both Mr. Gingrich and Mr. Romney hit each other hard during the primary race. "It turned out he had more things to hit with than I did," Mr. Gingrich said. "And that's part of the business."
But while acknowledging Mr. Romney's likely nomination, Mr. Gingrich said he would stay in the race to influence Republican thinking on issues from U.S. energy independence to revamping Social Security.
"Platforms matter in the long run in the evolution of the party," he said. "And the party is more than just a presidential candidate. It's Senate candidates, House candidates, state legislators."
Mr. Gingrich's comments come as Rick Santorum, Mr. Romney's strongest remaining opponent, canceled campaign events on Monday after his youngest daughter, who has a genetic disorder, was hospitalized.
Mr. Gingrich, who won the South Carolina primary Jan. 21, pointed to the Florida primary 10 days later as a turning point in the race. Florida "got to be a real brawl" that demonstrated Mr. Romney's fundraising prowess, he said. "Unfortunately, our guys tried to match Romney. It turned out we didn't have anything like his capacity to raise money."
Mr. Gingrich said his campaign continues to operate "on a shoestring," and added that he had "slightly less" than $4.5 million in campaign debt.


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Diego Simeone's men comfortably dispatched Osasuna on Sunday night to go level on points with the Catalans, meanwhile there were wins for Getafe and Zaragoza
The honours were even at Cornella-El Prat on Saturday afternoon as Espanyol and Malaga played out a 0-0 stalemate.
Manuel Pellegrini's side were coming off a superb 1-0 victory over AC Milan in the Champions League, but were unable to build upon the result and were largely frustrated by the struggling hosts for the majority of the match.
Martin Demichelis came closest to opening the scoring in the first half for the visitors but saw a couple of headed attempts go wide of the mark. Malaga did come within inches of stealing the points in the dying minutes when Roque Santa Cruz glanced a low header towards the bottom corner only to see Espanyol goalkeeper Cristian Alvarez turn the ball round the post.
Real Betis temporarily moved into the Champions League positions with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Valencia at the Benito Villamarin on Saturday afternoon.
The home side went ahead in just the ninth minute when Salva Sevilla latched on to a loose ball on the edge of the area to drill a shot at goal that proved too hot to handle for Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves.
Roberto Soldado had the best chances to claw a goal back for Los Che but saw a header flash wide of the post before being denied by Adrian in the last minute when the Betis goalkeeper came out on top of a one-on-one situation.
A goal each from Mario Bermejo and Juan Dominguez in the first half saw the Galician derby between Celta Vigo and Deportivo end in a 1-1 draw.
The hosts managed to edge ahead in the eighth minute when Bermejo latched on to Iago Aspas' saved shot to slot home from close range. However, Depor equalised just before the half-hour mark when Juan Valeron slipped a pass into the path of Dominguez, who squeezed a shot into the bottom right-hand corner.
Deportivo looked to have been awarded an advantage in the 52nd minute when Gustavo Cabral was given his marching orders after earning a second yellow card for a foul on Riki, but the game ended all square despite the 10 men of Celta pushing for a winner.
Real Zaragoza netted twice in the last 10 minutes of the first half to earn a 2-1 victory over Sevilla at La Romareda.
Helder Postiga danced past the challenges of Alberto Botia and Andres Palop to pass into the empty net nine minutes before the break. The hosts doubled their lead moments before the half-time whistle when Cristian Sapunaru rose highest in the area to head home Victor Rodriguez's free kick.
The visitors pegged one back with 20 minutes remaining when Glenn Loovens failed to clear Gary Medel's headed attempt at goal. But the damage had been done and Zaragoza held out to claim another valuable win.
Levante recorded their fourth win on the bounce thanks to a double from Obafemi Martins and a strike from Pedro Rios against Granada on Sunday afternoon.
The Nigerian struck first when he took advantage of some lackadaisical defending from Inigo Lopez to steal possession and fire the ball past visiting goalkeeper Tono. The 28-year-old struck again on the hour mark when he bulldozed his way through the opposition defence before slipping a shot underneath the keeper.
Rios continued his goalscoring form and put the game beyond Granada 17 minutes from time when he capped off an excellent move from the hosts by sweeping home for the third.
Youssef El-Arabi pulled a goal back for Juan Antonio Anquela's side with a slammed shot past Gustavo Munua, but it proved to be no more than a consolation.
A goal in either half from Getafe compounded more early season misery for Athletic Bilbao as the capital club overcame the Basque side 2-1 at San Mames.
Marcelo Bielsa's men had only won two league matches heading into this encounter, and they got off to a poor start when Juan Rodriguez headed home Pedro Leon's cross after just 11 minutes.
Alvaro Vasquez doubled the lead just before the hour mark when he volleyed home from close range. Mikel San Jose netted from Ismael Lopez's corner in the final minute to claw a goal back, but it was too little, too late for Athletic.
Atletico Madrid maintained pace with Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Osasuna at the Vicente Calderon.
A five-minute salvo just after the half-hour mark gave the hosts a commanding lead. First, Miranda flicked the ball into the net following Gabi's free kick, before Raul Garcia took advantage of a miscue from Javi Arribas to fire home from inside the area.
Osasuna got themselves back into contention two minutes before half-time in spectacular fashion when Roland Lamah curled the ball into the top corner from 25 yards.
However, prolific striker Radamel Falcao was not to be outdone in the goalscoring stakes, and took the game beyond the visitors 17 minutes from time when he expertly stayed onside before turning a volley past goalkeeper Andres Fernandez.
Antoine Griezmann's double proved enough to earn a draw for the Basque side, and their first away point of the season.
Griezmann opened the scoring in the 35th minute, pouncing as the ball bobbled loose after a corner and slamming home.
Patrick Ebert impressed throughout for the hosts and got his side back into the contest jsut before half-time with a powerful drive from the edge of the box.
Sociedad regained the lead, after Griezmann rattled the crossbar, the French winger crashed home a long-range effort, although Ebert was once again involved as Valladolid equalised again, the German crossing for Oscar to head home with 15 minutes remaining


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1 Moist white cake mix, 15.25 - 18.25 oz.
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B8610-001: Integrated Marketing Strategy
R - Full Term, 02:15PM to 05:30PM
Location: URI 307
Instructor: Len Sherman
Prerequisite(s): B6601: Marketing Strategy, B6701: Strategy Formulation
Integrated Marketing Strategy focuses on what business managers need to know to create strategies that achieve competitive advantage for products and services. The course will provide the insights and tools required to understand how marketing strategy integrates with key functions across the enterprise – product development, operations, finance and sales -- in developing and executing successful business strategies. The course will also focus on marketplace dynamics -- how to understand, anticipate and effectively respond to competitor actions.
While the course will build on a theoretical foundation, it is designed to be practical, hands-on, and applied, giving students the opportunity to analyze and plan integrated marketing strategies drawing on examples from firms in a variety of industries. Students will gain a deep and practical understanding of integrated marketing strategy from four mutually reinforcing approaches:
• Interactive presentations of relevant concepts and frameworks
• Guest speakers drawn from senior executive ranks of major corporations (see below)
• Case discussions spanning numerous industries including consumer packaged goods, airlines, pharmaceuticals, data new media, high tech et al
Guest speakers during the semester include:
• Vicky Stennes, Vice President, Jet Blue
• William Deutsch, CEO, W. J. Deutsch & Sons (US Importer of Yellow Tail wine)
• Tony Tjan, CEO, Cue Ball Group
• Saul Berger, Global Strategy Lead, IBM
• Mike Ward, President, IKEA, North America
• Jane Friedman, ex-CEO, Harper Collins; CEO, OpenRoad Media
Prerequisites: B6601 "Marketing Strategy" and B6701 "Strategy Formulation".
Len Sherman
Adjunct Professor of Business
Len Sherman brings over thirty years of business experience and academic research on
growth strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship to Columbia Business School. At CBS,
Professor Sherman teaches "Integrated Marketing Strategy" and "Entrepreneurship in
Large Enterprises to MBA and EMBA students, earning the Dean's Award for Teaching
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Yanks confident in backup catcher Murphy
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- The Yankees are not hiding their high hopes for catcher John Ryan Murphy, who was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday and will serve as the backup catcher to Brian McCann for the immediate future.
With Francisco Cervelli on the 60-day disabled list with a Grade 2 strain of his right hamstring, the 22-year-old Murphy received the call over a more seasoned option in Austin Romine, who was up in the big leagues earlier this season.
Manager Joe Girardi said that it was "probably a pretty close call; they both have experience, but we went with Murph." Murphy was batting .192 (5-for-26) at Triple-A and had just two hits in 26 Spring Training at-bats (.077), but the Yanks liked what they saw defensively from Murphy, a second-round pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft.
"I think I've found a little bit more of a comfort level as far as learning how to manage a game and work with my pitchers a little bit better, and know their personalities," Murphy said. "I think that's really what's made the most improvement is on my catching side."
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told the New York Daily News that Murphy was the best catcher available in the organization.
"Now with the injury to Cervelli, we need the best catcher possible, and that's Murphy," Cashman said. "Romine will have a chance to play every day, which is great for him. In most organizations, he'd be in a higher position than he is right now, because he's not a backup, per se. We have catching depth, and he's the No. 2 priority at Triple-A and Murph's the No. 1. Murph has really come along and he's made himself the priority."
"That gives me a little bit more confidence, I think," Murphy said. "It's good to hear that from those people. I'm going to help the team any way I can here, I'm looking forward to doing it and I'm going to have fun."
Jeter returns to lineup for twin-bill nightcap
NEW YORK -- After having more time than anticipated to rest his tight right quadriceps, Yankees captain Derek Jeter is scheduled to return to the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader against the Cubs.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi had initially planned to give Jeter just Saturday off against the Red Sox, but he said that he decided to give Jeter a rest on Sunday as well after the 39-year-old shortstop was spotted stretching his quad during Friday's game.
An off-day on Monday and Tuesday's postponement due to inclement weather gave Jeter four full days off. Girardi started Jeter against Cubs left-hander Travis Wood in the nightcap of the twin bill; Jeter went 1-for-5 in the Yanks' 2-0 win. Jeter said that he still puts up the same fight to stay in the lineup.
"I've always understood it, but I still don't like it," Jeter said. "I still like to play every day, but I get the fact that it's a long season. I understand that part of it."
Jeter, who was placed on the disabled list last season when he strained his right quadriceps in his first game of the season, said that he did not complain about the tightness that he felt on Friday against Boston.
"I was running to first and evidently someone saw me stretching. I don't know who," Jeter said. "Joe said, 'Did you hurt yourself? We saw you stretching.' I said, 'No, it was just tight, no big deal.' That was the end of the conversation.
"Saturday, he was not planning on playing me anyway, then it got to Sunday and he said I was going to take Sunday off. I said, 'I don't want Sunday off.' He said, 'I'm going to give you Sunday off,' and that was it. The conversation, I didn't run to him and say there was something wrong."
Sizemore rewarded with start at third base
NEW YORK -- Scott Sizemore held the lineup card in his hands for a few extra beats at his Yankee Stadium locker on Wednesday, scanning the Yankees' lineup and finding his name in the No. 9 spot, playing third base in the opener of a day-night twin bill.
After two reconstructive left knee surgeries and some doubts about his future in baseball, Sizemore said that it was "absolutely" significant to have that tangible reward of all the hard work he put in during his rehabilitation.
"The last two years have been extremely tough, a grueling two years of rehab," Sizemore said. "To get a chance to be under the lights again, it's a rewarding feeling.
"... Maybe best case would have been to make it out of spring, but I had a lot to prove and that I was healthy and all that good stuff. To get a chance this early in the year is great."
Sizemore, 29, went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in the Yanks' 2-0 nightcap victory over the Cubs, and will provide manager Joe Girardi with more infield versatility. Sizemore has played second and third base in the big leagues with the Tigers and Athletics, and he said that he is about 95 percent back to his expected range and agility.
Girardi said that it is also possible that Sizemore will see time at first base if Kelly Johnson needs a day off before Mark Teixeira's expected activation from the disabled list.
Sizemore was taking ground balls at the position with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he batted .344 (11-for-32) with four runs scored, three doubles and five RBIs in 10 games.
"Obviously the more practice you get, the more comfortable you feel, but I feel like I'm a good enough infielder and a good enough athlete to do it," Sizemore said. "It's just learning the position and knowing the responsibilities is probably what would be the most challenging thing."
Roberts better, dealing with lower back strain
NEW YORK -- NEW YORK -- Brian Roberts said that he is feeling better after being diagnosed with what he called a lower back strain, but manager Joe Girardi wanted to give the Yankees infielder all of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader off.
Roberts said that he aggravated an injury by taking extra batting practice on Saturday. A precautionary MRI came back clean, and Roberts said that he was given some medication to alleviate the discomfort.
"It's just some back spasms. He's much better," Girardi said. "I just would probably stay away from him today and see where we're at [Thursday]."
Roberts said that he came to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday and played catch, in addition to doing cardio and core exercises. Roberts planned to hit on Wednesday, and he said that he could have played if needed.
"I took a bunch of swings Saturday morning. I was trying to get things going," said Roberts, who is off to a 4-for-31 (.129) start at the plate. "Maybe I should have just stuck with where I was."
Bombers bits
• Mark Teixeira (strained right hamstring) is working out at the Yankees' complex in Tampa, Fla. Teixeira has said that he hopes to be activated from the disabled list for Sunday's game against the Rays at Tropicana Field, the first day that he is eligible.
• Tuesday's postponement means that the Yanks will need a starting pitcher for Sunday's game against the Rays. Left-hander Vidal Nuno seems to be one option, but manager Joe Girardi said that he is not ready to name a probable starter.
"It's going to depend on a lot of things. We'll figure it out when we get there," Girardi said.
• Wednesday marked the seventh doubleheader in the history of the current Yankee Stadium. Two were played last season: on June 19 against the Dodgers and on Aug. 20 against the Blue Jays.
• On this date in 2009, the Yankees played their first regular-season game at the current Yankee Stadium, a 10-2 loss to the Indians. CC Sabathia threw the first pitch, Johnny Damon recorded the first hit and Jorge Posada hit the first home run.
• The Yankees recalled right-hander Shane Greene from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre between games of Wednesday's doubleheader. Greene will serve as the 26th man for Wednesday's second game and then will be returned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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'Second' chances favor Philly, not LA
Dodgers starter Billingsley struggles in key inning of Game 2
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
If you wanted to look at the sequence as the difference in Philadelphia's 8-5 win in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, it would be hard to argue.
Billingsley, the Dodgers' starter, took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the second inning of Friday's game. He made the inning's first two batters, Pat Burrell and Jayson Werth, look silly on called third strikes before allowing a single and a double to tie the game.
Still, the pitcher's spot was due up, so Billingsley still had every chance to get out of the frame with a tie score. He couldn't get it done.
Billingsley made a decent pitch to his opposite number, Brett Myers, a slider down and on the inside part of the plate, but Myers did a better-than-decent job of stroking it up the middle for a go-ahead single.
And once the door was opened, Myers and his teammates crashed through.
Jimmy Rollins poked a ground-ball single to center field just out of the reach of second baseman Blake DeWitt. Had DeWitt been playing elsewhere, it might have been a harmless infield grounder, but instead it was another hit.
"No chance," DeWitt said of fielding the ball, "not the way I was shading him to pull."
When Matt Kemp bobbled it for an error, Rollins was able to motor to second and Myers huffed and puffed all the way to third, working hard for every one of those extra 90 feet.
"I saw Myers running and kind of rushed it and bobbled the ball," Kemp said. "My mistake."
It turned out to be a pivotal mistake, as the next batter, Shane Victorino, lined yet another single to center field, bringing home both runners for a 4-1 Phillies lead.
"It was pitch selection," Billingsley said. "Things just got away from me there. I just wasn't able to execute. They hit a couple cutters, and that's been a good pitch for me. I didn't throw enough inside. The one pitch I'd like to have back is the one to Victorino with runners on second and third. I should have gone something offspeed."
That chased Billingsley, who in the NL Division Series had been so outstanding.
"He gets the first two hitters out, the five and six guys, and then all of a sudden strange things happened," said Dodgers manager Joe Torre. "He gets ahead in two counts and wasn't able to put people away. And that may have unnerved him a little bit, but, again, you have to sort of fix this thing while it's going on."
The entire sequence stood in stark contrast to the preceding half-inning, when Myers held the Dodgers to a single run after Los Angeles opened the inning with a single and a double. The Phillies took advantage. The Dodgers didn't.
"That's what this game is about," Victorino said. "It's about capitalizing on mistakes, or getting extra outs, and when you get that extra out, finishing the deal and trying to get what you can out of it. That's what we were able to do tonight."
Matthew Leach 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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HANCOCK, N.H. Is absolute data security achievable? That's a question much on the minds of national security officials as quantum cryptology moves out of the labs and into commercial systems that leverage advanced optical-networking technology.
Three companies Quantique SA (Geneva), MagiQ Technologies Inc. (Somerville, Mass.) and Tokyo-based NEC Ltd. have brought out encryption systems for optical networks that rely on fundamental physical laws to block eavesdropping. Meanwhile, a group based at Austria's University of Vienna is quickly moving toward a commercial quantum-encryption system based on a novel photon entanglement approach.
Even as these products find their way into the arsenal of IT professionals, however, some quantum-information experts are questioning whether the Heisenberg uncertainty principle the bedrock of quantum-encryption schemes is the absolute barrier to data theft claimed by proponents of the approach.
Indeed, quantum encryption appears to be following a familiar pattern experienced by past encryption technologies: A new approach that is viewed as "uncrackable" works its way into practice, only to be defeated by a clever attack unsuspected by its creators.
The accepted wisdom driving the recent surge in quantum-encryption schemes posits that physical laws cannot be violated, and thus the quantum properties of photons offer an absolute level of security to optical networks. But Richard Kuhn, a computer security expert at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Gaithersburg, Md.), has published a method for defeating several quantum-encryption schemes, although Kuhn's method will not work with the BB84 protocol used in commercial systems.
Using a classic gambit called a man-in-the-middle attack, Kuhn shows that an eavesdropper could intercept the photons representing an encrypted sequence of qubits-binary data encoded in the quantum state of single photons-and resend the information without detection.
Such data interception was thought to be impossible since any attempt to observe information encoded in quantum states would randomly perturb the data, leading inevitably to detection of the observation. But Kuhn has come up with variations through which an attacker could use quantum entanglement of photons to extract information without being detected.
In order for this attack to work, the encryption scheme would have to use quantum entanglement as part of secret-key generation. Several proposed encryption schemes are based on entanglement, which is attractive because it produces robust single-photon transmission capabilities.


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San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 5: Giants put the X on the Cubs
Giants 76-58
Dodgers 72-63
Lead: 4.5 games
Magic number: 24
When the Giants signed Xavier Nady to a minor-league deal early last month, no one was really sure what they were getting from the oft-injured veteran outfielder.
After two games, the Giants are getting quite a bit.
Nady went 2 for 2 with a double and two walks. He scored two runs, and it was his ninth-inning walk that sparked a two-run rally in the ninth, leading the Giants to a win.
The victory gave the Giants a 5-1 road trip. Given they were playing the two worst teams in the NL, it was a good results. But only slightly more than expected.
In two games with the Giants, Nady is 3 for 5 with two doubles, two runs, two walks and three RBI.
In fact, the Giants scored three runs in the third, two in the sixth and two in the ninth. All three of those rallies were ignited by Nady: a single in the third, double in the sixth and walk in the ninth.
On Monday, the Salinas native will play in his first game as a Giant in AT&T Park. Over his career as a visiting player, Nady has hit .299 with 1 HR and 6 RBI in 77 at-bats at AT&T Park.
And the change of scenery won't be the only change. Nady, who has worn No. 68 in his first two games with the Giants, will wear No. 12 on Monday, Nate Schierholtz's old number.
With the success he's been having so far, why would Nady want to change anything?
"Hopefully, it's not the jersey that affects you," Nady said.
Probably not, but why risk it?