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Dodgers, Red Sox play for 115,300
Exhibition game at LA Memorial Coliseum draws masses
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
LOS ANGELES -- Frank McCourt finally cleared the Snake River Canyon. Excuse the mixed sports allegory, but it is warranted. Ever since the Dodgers' chairman announced a one-night return to the Memorial Coliseum, and even more so as talk turned to a crowd of 115,000-plus in an 85-year-old facility that holds 92,500, he sounded a little like Evil Knievel pumping about flying his motorcycle across that Idaho chasm. Knievel fell short -- literally, and, for him, painfully -- in 1974. McCourt, however, landed safely on the other side of faith. It had been a huge leap of faith, and the Dodgers pulled off the perfect beginning to a 50th Anniversary season. Come Monday, the editors of the Guinness Book of Records will get word back to the Dodgers about whether Saturday night's crowd of 115,300 was an international record for a baseball game. But chances are that the enterprising architects of the event will have tilted back some Guinness, or whatever the ale of their choice, before then to toast an undeniable MLB record. In the simplest terms, 115,300 people came out to see the Dodgers and the Red Sox play an exhibition game, and to look in a giant rear-view mirror, where perhaps they could spot the reflection of a departed grandparent, parent or aunt. They came to see Duke Snider doff his cap, to hear Vin Scully humbly call himself "an ordinary man given an extraordinary opportunity," to feel a spouse's grip tighten as Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. finished harmonizing the National Anthem. They came, as reminded at one point by Dodgers broadcaster Charley Steiner, emcee for the occasion, "to a day you will never forget." No, they didn't come to see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar bounce the ceremonial pitch before the bottom of the second inning 20 feet in front of the plate. But the basketball great, born Lew Alcindor in New York the day after Jackie Robinson snapped baseball's color line with his Dodgers debut on April 15, 1947, quickly stole the show by asking for the ball back and skyhooking a perfect strike to Dodgers' catcher Russell Martin. No one is going to remember who won the thing (if you must know, it was the Red Sox, 7-4). Just as no one remembers the winner on the Coliseum's biggest previous baseball occasion, the May 7, 1959 night 93,103 held up lit candles to salute wheelchair-bound Roy Campanella during a Dodgers-Yankees exhibition (if you must know, it was the Yankees, 6-2). This wasn't about the score ... unless considering the two scores and 10 years since the Dodgers had last played baseball here. This was foremost about a grand launch party for ThinkCure, Boston native McCourt's Jimmy Fund spinoff, for which a million-plus to fund cancer research was raised. "This is the beginning of a dream come true," McCourt, genuinely grateful for the response to his plea, said over and over again. "The combination of the emotional tug of returning to a former home and an undeniably good cause is connecting generations. "That represents so much of what we love about baseball. I think that's what drew people: it's for a good cause, and because it's so unique." This was for Ebbets Field, Crosley Field, the Polo Grounds, Shibe Park and Forbes Field and all the other long-gone baseball shrines no one can ever revisit. And this was to connect a team with its DNA and with its fans, in numbers and proximity seldom seen. Perhaps Dr. Charles Steinberg, chief of marketing for the Dodgers, captured best the lure of "the opportunity to take people back to the time in their lives when they may have fallen in love with baseball." By noon, seven hours before first pitch, the area around the Coliseum was awash in blue. The smell of tailgaters' smoked links wafted through the air. "I Was There" T-shirts, bearing details of the event, were big sellers. People were drawn to the clearing just outside of the peristyle, east end of the Coliseum, where the Baseball Festival was in full swing. There, all the blue -- tops, bottoms, shoes, wigs - swam in a unicolored palette. Popular with photographers was a trio of bare-chested young men who had painted their torsos blue, Los Angeles' own take on that other Blue Man Group. The stage shook from '60s rock music. Nothing as mellow as Paul Mauriat's "Blue, blue, my world is blue ..." No, this was Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon rocking the house all the way from Palisades Park. Younger fans gyrated to the music. Older ones kept time by rapping their canes against the ground. Cannon's set ended, and the most magical part of the day was about to begin. As loudspeakers thumped out the title song of the Dodgers' new theme -- From Brooklyn, New York to L.A., and this is what the fans all say, the Dodgers are the heart of L.A. -- a convoy of four buses pulled up at the very edge of the milling mob. The buses' doors flung open, and Dodgers and Red Sox disembarked to part the blue sea, one-by-one filing through flabbergasted and delirious fans to crowd the stage as fans would eventually crowd the Coliseum stands. "Nomar!" "Tommy!" and "Jeff!" shrieks filled the air as the players scaled the few steps to the stage. When the Red Sox followed them, there was a groundswell of "Let's go Dodgers!" But when everyone was gathered, shoulder-to-shoulder, the same fans offered their peace feather to the Red Sox: "Yankees (blank)!" They gave their little speeches in the shadow of the eternal flame topping the peristyle, native son Nomar Garciaparra and adopted son Russell Martin eliciting the biggest cheers. "It's a privilege to share this with the Boston Red Sox," said Joe Torre, the current Dodgers and former Yankees manager. "Excuse me -- the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. For some reason, that doesn't bother me anymore.": Then they receded, to start their workday, a nine-inning trip through time. Some things never change. Fifty years ago, the Dodgers in the dugout were rubbernecking for Doris Day. Saturday night, Boston manager Terry Francona said, "My favorite part of the whole night was when there was a foul ball and, like 57 guys ran to protect Pam Anderson." Recognitions and honorary pitches interrupted the play, but you had the sense the players -- neither today's nor those visiting from the past -- were not the featured attractions here. They were the fans. The 115,300 who spanned McCourt's Snake River. The 138 million to whom Scully dedicated his newly-presented bronze plaque. At 8:17 p.m. PT, this blue sea roiled with -- what else? -- the biggest wave, as the 115,300 alternately stood to reenact another relic. The spontaneous act caught on instantly, as if orchestrated by unseen forces. Of course: tides are caused by the moon's pull, and this doubtless was a blue one.
Tom Singer 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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What it the advantage of having your program organized as follows - just organization?
main.cpp - the main part of your program
object.h - the defitions for an object your program uses
object.cpp - the implementation for the object, based on the definitions in the object.h file
I've always just stuck the object's definitions AND the object's implementation in a .h file, then only had one .cpp file for my project, but I've noticed a lot of projects do it the way I mentioned above.
And how do I compile a program like I mentioned above - like this?
g++ main.cpp object.cpp -o main.exe
Also, what is the difference (with GCC) between
gcc main.cpp Person.cpp -lstdc++ -o main.exe
g++ main.cpp Person.cpp -o main.exe

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Early Impressions/Peca Notable
After Monday this team has two games in ten days in Florida before playing Dallas a week from this coming Thursday 10/23, plenty of time to get DiPietro sharp and even start a game in Bridgeport.
I think the biggest clue was Scott Gordon talking about the Florida trip, if I was forced to guess I think that is where he will make his first start.
If I'm coaching and MacDonald plays like this against Buffalo he keeps starting until he stops doing it regardless who the other goalie is and whether he is healthy.
Having written all of this of course DiPietro will start Monday.
Will be interesting to see how this defense adjust from MacDonald who is not a mobile puck-handling goaltender back to DiPietro. Aside from the Panther game some of these defenders have not worked with DiPietro.
I guess Skinner gets the call to sit in the stands if Martinek is out Monday and beyond but unless Skinner gets a break on Sunday he will be at a game four days in a row.
I expect Hillen will be back in the lineup.
Nothing so far about Nate Thompson's game that impresses me, not a great skater and seemed weak on the puck. There was a reason Boston put him on waivers and could not find a deal where they got something. I'm not seeing it so far unless he goes out and gets in a fight or two or throws some big hits.
But it is early.
I'm waiting for that first big chance from Nielsen or Tambellini to get them some confidence, still a little too tentative when the puck comes to them.
Hunter looked good beyond his goal as always, does so many things to win a game in the corners and shorthanded.
Jon Sim got through his second game and it sure seems an article on much he was missed last season is appropriate because he was a pest all night and had his quickness driving to the net. That was badly needed last season.
I thought that was Meyer who threw the big early hit?
Highest marks to Mr Dey and the Islanders for getting that building full last night and the fan response given the over the top negative media attention doing seemingly everything possible to keep people away. I have been in that building for an opening night that had only 11,000 and no television coverage a decade ago.
If Martinek is out for a long stretch does this mean Garth Snow call up Berard's agent before he heads for Russia? No answer in terms of defense but someone who does know the organzation.
Too bad Garth Snow was not a former broadcaster so the media would have gone easier on him like John Davidson who's club finished behind New York last season.
I like Andy Murray but can folks tone down the mantra about how great a coach he is because he's lost for a long time now going back to Los Angeles.
Do I really care what the Islanders play after they score a goal? Not anymore.
I may be the only one but I sure miss our classic siren, this is the only thing after a goal that works for me.
Colmubus Dispatch: Aaron Portzline has the latest on former Islander Michael Peca who will face disciplinary action for physical abuse of any official which carries an automatic suspension of ten games.
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I did not see this but that seems completely out of Peca's character and if he says he hit the glass with his stick I tend to accept that. Of course if he was still playing for Toronto the Leafs media can claim Greg Kimmerly jumped into Peca and that's why there was contact with the offical being at fault.
No doubt a few folks get where I'm going.
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1) The DiPietro situation is a real head scratcher. Especially for a non Islander fan/an outsider. It just doesn't seem to add up.ReplyDelete
2) IF Ricky is healthy you would think he would start the home opener, despite a good game from their backup in the opening night loss
3) However IF Ricky isn't 100% healthy it would be extremely risky to have him even dressed. As you wrote, he may still be getting into shape,. We respect your opinion here. However, wouldn't you agree that the organization/DiPietro would be best served to play some games (even if its in the AHL) to get into game shape?
4) The bottom line is as long as the NHL insists on allowing teams to hide the extent/real degree of injury to players, the media/bloggers will write speculative articles like TSN did this weekend) and fans won't know why their favourite player isn't playing.
Hi Faux,ReplyDelete
I'm not seeing much of a situation at all here. A goalie had his summer surgeries and just started taking live shots and played one preseason games. He will work his way back into game shape and there will be conditioning and physical tweaks along the way.
If it were worse than that the club would not have let him take any practices and simply recalled Yann Danis.
We could be coming to a point where he plays an AHL game, after tomorrow Isles only have two games in about ten days.
Tsn reported a broken back for McCabe that was not as advertised and now this with no quotes or even a writer listed.
As for the Islanders my guess is being upfront with the media sure has not helped some of the over the top negative reporting so why tell them anything.
We have general managers in this league that almost never speak, Snow seems to go out of his way to speak to everyone and it does not help so why not keep things in house.
Thanks again.
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Welcome to the hatchback portion, where almost all contenders have a hatchback. Of course, we could have employed a strict door policy, but then the BMW M235i came along. Clearly, it's a coupe, yet it's based on the M135i - one of our favourite hatches - and therefore qualifies for this group. Besides, with modern platforms and whatnot, the basic hot-hatch layout can be squished or stretched, so what was once a stout five-door could now be a curvy coupe. Being a BMW, it's also rear-wheel drive, which mixes things up a bit more. And why not? After all, it joins a front-wheel-drive Seat Leon Cupra and the four-wheel-drive VW Golf R and Audi S1. The Golf, Audi and Seat use the same - or near as dammit - 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo. The BMW has a 3.0-litre, straight-six turbo.
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Speed Week: The Hot Hatches
We'll begin in the Beemer. It might have ditched the upright rear for a swoopy roof - and it's notably longer, lower and wider than the 1-Series Coupe it replaces - but that seems to have been lost in the translation from sketchbook to metal. It's just a bit… pudgy, don't you think? Alright, so it's not supposed to be a pumped-up M car, but it could do with turning some of that visual weight into muscle. Maybe a bigger set of wheels might help. Inside, the perceived plumpness is exaggerated by a fat steering wheel, which - like everything else in the cabin - is swaddled in leather. All of this adds up to a kerbweight of 1,530kg, and although that hardly makes it lardy, it's still the heaviest of this foursome.
Good job it has that meaty straight-six up front, because once this thing gets going, you forget the fat talk. The combination of the turbo and six cylinders gives the M235i a thick spread of power, without feeling too boosty in the middle. Rather, you feel as if the turbo is there to lend a hand, not to grab all the attention. Then, where other - typically four-cylinder - turbos run out of puff, this one finds an extra pair of lungs. So you can keep going and going until it's really growling and hungry for another gear from the ever-so-slightly gristly manual 'box.
Nothing to be scared of when it comes to corners, though. With the power coming in such broad strokes, it rarely threatens to overwhelm the rear tyres. And although it's a touch stiffer than the M135i on which it's based - more so with the adaptive dampers set to Sport - it still takes a moment to ease itself into the appropriate posture. There's plenty of grip, and despite the rear-wheel drive and limited-slip diff, it's not a wilful drifter. Sure, it'll go sideways if you want it to, but you'll have to work for it. So, instead of showing off like you might in its big-brother M4, it's more satisfying to settle into a tidy rhythm.
While you're doing that, look out for the Leon. In the hands of The Stig, it lapped Castellolí 1.2 seconds faster than the BMW… and when you consider it has 46bhp less than the 235i, this seems like a rather respectable achievement. Not only is it Seat's fastest-ever road car, it also holds the record for the fastest front-wheel-drive time around the Nürburgring. Alright, so there's a new and often arbitrary 'Ring record every week or two, but from a Seat? We've not seen that before. Looks good, too. Almost as pointy as the Leon touring car parked a bit further down the pitlane.
Once upon a time, the Cupra was forced to make do with the Golf GTI's old underpants. But thanks to the economics of modern carmaking, it now shares all the shiny new stuff with Volkswagen. So it's built on the same MQB architecture as the new Golf and has the same 2.0-litre turbo, in this case turned up to 276bhp. This pulls it away from the GTI and places it much closer to the Golf R with which it competes here. Yet to make sure it doesn't embarrass its corporate superior, it sticks with front-wheel drive, rather than four, though it does get a mechanical limited-slip diff. Good.
Off we go, in Cupra mode for sharper steering, a more alert throttle and a marginally meaner engine note (still a fairly dull sound compared with the other three). Around a few corners, a little squirt of power. Feels neat and balanced, if a touch non-theatrical. So far… so Golfy. But then you turn off the traction control, which lets the front wheels off the leash and gives the diff something to do. And that's when it really earns its keep.
Because even if you're dead clumsy, giving it lots of lock and too much throttle, it somehow turns this into useful traction. Meanwhile it manages to feed all this information to your hands, so you can feel what's what. The messages are clear enough to decide how much grip you have, which tyre is responsible for it, and therefore how much more power you can add. The throttle is sharp rather than spiky, which helps you to make little adjustments. Judge it just right, and you'll do 0-60mph in 5.7secs. And that's our time, not Seat's claimed.
The little Audi S1 will get there even faster. In 5.5secs, to be precise. As we may have mentioned already, it has the same engine as the Seat - making 227bhp here - though we suspect it took a little longer to cram it into the Audi's cosy engine bay. Perhaps an even bigger headache was the job of swapping the standard A1's torsion beam rear suspension for an independent set-up, which required a whole new bootfloor. So this isn't just a lightly microwaved A1. It's had a proper nuking.
Inside is a handbrake operated by an actual hand, and a gearstick connected to a six-speed 'box. The steering is electrically assisted rather than hydraulic, but there's no speed-sensitive nonsense. In other words, this is about as analogue as Audis get these days, and that's a very good thing indeed. Start the engine, and it settles into a fairly mechanical idle, with its new quad exhausts throbbing away. It's bursting with energy, this thing, and delivers its torque in a big dollop between 1,600 and 3,000rpm. You'll need to work through the 'box fairly briskly to make the most of it, shifting up before it runs softly into the limiter. It might be punchy, but it's not overly revvy.
With such a short wheelbase, you only have to suggest a bit of cornering before it darts towards the apex. That independent rear suspension keeps the back end nice and tidy, and where some cars of this size - most of which have a torsion beam - might skip around or cock a wheel, the Audi behaves itself. It'll even grab an inside brake here and there, helping to tug you into a bend. Of all the cars gathered here at Castellolí - including the really exotic stuff - the S1 feels the most cheeky and chuckable, and maybe even channels a bit of the old Quattro spirit. It's been a while since we've said that about an Audi.
You feel the 4WD pushing and pulling in all the right places, and the quick-witted diffs work hard. It's constantly searching for grip, but it does so with a smile on its face, unlike other Audis that joylessly batter the road. Perhaps that's what makes it so likeable, and a contender for outright victory - not just among the hatchbacks but among all the cars at Speed Week. Which is why it was a slight shame when, after a brisk-ish lap in the hands of editor-in-chief Charlie Turner, it returned to the pits slightly on fire…
Conspiracy theorists may say this was a ploy to kill off the Audi and make room for his beloved, definitely-not-shonky Caterham in the final five. But he's the boss, so obviously nobody would suggest such a thing. Besides, prime suspects were the tiny brakes, which do a good enough job of stopping you, however, on more than one occasion became smoky. But no… it turns out - after the car was collected and examined by Audi - that an incorrectly installed hose had interfered with a heat shield near the catalyst. Extinguisher duty fell to Fireman Sam Philip. Complete meltdown averted, but still game over for the S1. It was in with a good shout, too. (Audi is currently examining all RHD S1s and replacing the hose and shield where necessary, before deliveries commence).
That leaves us with the Golf R, which - in principle - has much in common with the S1: four-wheel drive, 2.0-litre turbo (yes, that one, albeit with a few mods) and VW Group genes. But obviously it's bigger, and uses the new MQB platform and latest generation of Haldex 4WD system. This year, we've already driven it on a frozen lake, through a wintry German forest and across the breadth of Britain. Each time, we've been rather impressed, not only with its excellent chassis but also with its sheer speed. Officially, it does the 0-62mph sprint in 4.9 seconds, but if you knock off 2mph and go for the good old 0-60mph metric, it'll get there in 4.5 seconds. Or so said our timing kit anyway.
That makes it the fastest Golf ever, and - frankly - a proper bargain at under £30,000 for the basest version. In other words, it's just as fast as a Porsche Cayman GTS, for £25k less. So it's extremely rapid, yet utterly flattering at the same time. It goes where you point it and stays there. Some might say that such unfaltering obedience makes for a dumbed-down driving experience, that its performance is a little too businesslike. But when you're hanging onto the tail of a Porsche 911 Turbo on a greasy country lane, you probably won't feel that way.
Should you feel really adventurous, you could disengage the traction control completely, which is a first for any Golf. Fine. But you'll likely be more interested in the new Hero mode, otherwise known as ESC Sport. If it thinks you're in control, it leaves you alone and allows a bit of slip and slide… then when you misjudge your angles or get too excited with the throttle, it'll brake a wheel or power an appropriate one to coax you back into shape. It works off-throttle too, helping to cure lift-off oversteer.
The Haldex diff makes dependable decisions, sending up to 100 per cent of power to whichever end needs it most. And where some diffs can be aggressive, this one's not. It's happy to let the front tyres do the initial hard work, then if it detects a little understeer, the rear is awakened after the briefest of thoughts. On hot, dry tarmac this is a fairly subtle process.
With 296bhp, it's the healthiest of the 2.0-litre turbos. But the extra shove isn't gained merely from a tweak of boost. The cylinder head, valves, valve springs and pistons have all been beefed up, allowing it to rev higher and harder than the S1 and Leon. Sounds good, too. At low revs, only the inner two exhaust pipes are played. At around 2,500rpm, the outer pair add a little more bass. All the while, an induction amplifier - not an artificial synth - adds a sort of gurgle effect before doing a surprisingly decent V8 impression as the revs pile on. For a four-cylinder engine, it has bags of character.
Perhaps most telling of all is the amount of miles the Golf R did over our time at Castellolí. You can install all the timing gear you like, but ultimately you could rank these cars by the amount of time they spent on track and by the amount of squabbling over the keys. By this deeply unscientific (yet trustworthy) measure, the S1 and Golf are clear winners, with the Leon not far behind. The BMW, despite its charms, spent the most time parked in the pits. If it weren't for the fact that the S1 spontaneously combusted, it might have gone through to the final showdown. But it did, and therefore it can't. So the Golf R it is, then. Time to see what's next on the track…
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Hawks on Iraq Prepare for War Again, Against Hagel
By JIM RUTENBERG
Published: January 12, 2013
In the bitter debate that led up to the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska said that some of his fellow Republicans, in their zest for war, lacked the perspective of veterans like him, who have sat in jungles or foxholes and watched their friends get their heads blown off.
Those Republicans in turn called him an appeaser whose cautious geopolitical approach dangerously telegraphed weakness in the post-Sept. 11 world.
The campaign now being waged against Mr. Hagels nomination as secretary of defense is in some ways a relitigation of that decade-old dispute. It is also a dramatic return to the public stage by the neoconservatives whose worldview remains a powerful undercurrent in the Republican Party and in the national debate about the United States relationship with Israel and the Middle East.
To Mr. Hagels allies, his presence at the Pentagon would be a very personal repudiation of the interventionist approach to foreign policy championed by the so-called Vulcans in the administration of President George W. Bush, who believed in pre-emptive strikes against potential threats and the promotion of democracy, by military means if necessary.
This is the neocons worst nightmare because youve got a combat soldier, successful businessman and senator who actually thinks there may be other ways to resolve some questions other than force, said Richard L. Armitage, who broke with the more hawkish members of the Bush team during the Iraq war when he was a deputy to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.
William Kristol, the editor of The Weekly Standard, who championed the Iraq invasion and is leading the opposition to Mr. Hagels nomination, says the former senator and his supporters are suffering from neoconservative derangement syndrome.
Mr. Kristol said he and other like-minded hawks were more concerned about Mr. Hagels occasional arguments against sanctions (he voted against some in the Senate), what they deem as his overcautious attitudes about military action against Iran and his tougher approach to Israel than they were about his views on Iraq aside from his outspoken opposition to the American troop surge there that was ultimately deemed successful.
Mr. Kristols latest editorial argues that Mr. Hagels statement that he is an unequivocal supporter of Israel is nonsense, given his reference in a 2006 interview to a Jewish lobby that intimidates lawmakers into blindly supporting Israeli positions.
Id much prefer a secretary of defense who was a more mainstream internationalist not a guy obsessed by how the United States uses its power and would always err on the side of not intervening, he added. Of Mr. Hagel and his allies, Mr. Kristol said, They sort of think we should have just gone away.
In fact, the neoconservatives have done anything but disappear. In the years since the wars messy end, the most hawkish promoters have maintained enormous sway within the Republican Party, holding leading advisory posts in both the McCain and Romney presidential campaigns as their counterparts in the realist wing of the party, epitomized by Mr. Powell, gravitated toward Barack Obama.
And while members of both parties think the chances are good that Mr. Hagel will win confirmation, the neoconservatives are behind some of the most aggressive efforts to derail it, through television advertisements, op-ed articles in prominent publications and pressure on Capitol Hill, where some Democrats, including Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, have also indicated reservations.
Their prominence in the fight over Mr. Hagels nomination is testament to their continued outsize voice in the public debate, helped by outlets like The Weekly Standard, research groups like the American Enterprise Institute and wealthy Republican financiers like the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, whose nearly $100 million in political donations last year were driven largely by his interest in Israel. The Republican Jewish Coalition, on whose board of directors Mr. Adelson sits, was among the first to criticize the Hagel nomination.
The most outspoken among them had leading roles in developing the rationale and, in some cases, the plan for invading Iraq and deposing Saddam Hussein.
One critic is Elliott Abrams, a national security adviser to Mr. Bush during the Iraq war who pleaded guilty in the Iran-contra scandal to withholding information from Congress. He called Mr. Hagel an anti-Semite who has some kind of problem with Jews in an interview on NPR last week. (The Council on Foreign Relations, where Mr. Abrams is a senior fellow, distanced itself from his comments.)
The Emergency Committee for Israel, a conservative group, has run a TV advertisement and has a Web site calling Mr. Hagel an inappropriate choice for the Defense Department, citing some of his votes against sanctions on Iran and Libya and his calls to engage in direct talks with groups like Hamas. Its donors have included the activist financier Daniel S. Loeb, and Mr. Abramss wife, Rachel, serves on its board.
And of course, there is Mr. Kristol himself, who in the late 1990s helped form a group called the Project for a New American Century. In 1998, the organization released a letter to President Bill Clinton arguing that Saddam Hussein posed a potential nuclear threat to the United States, Israel and moderate Arab states and should be ousted.
It was signed by several future members of the Bush national security team: Donald H. Rumsfeld, who served as defense secretary; Paul D. Wolfowitz, who served under Mr. Rumsfeld; Mr. Abrams; and outsider advisers, including Richard N. Perle, a former chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee; and Mr. Armitage. Serving as a research associate was Michael Goldfarb, who is helping to direct the Emergency Committee for Israels attacks against Mr. Hagel.
Around the same time in the late 1990s, Mr. Hagel was allied with Mr. Kristol and other hawks calling for the commitment of ground troops in support of the Clinton administrations intervention in Kosovo. Mr. Kristol went so far as to suggest Mr. Hagel as a potential running mate for Mr. Bush in 2000, calling him an impressive and attractive first-term senator.
Their relationship broke with Mr. Hagels criticism of the Iraq war, and his rare status as a Congressional Republican critical of the intervention led to plentiful TV bookings and the antipathy of the wars architects and supporters. Besides being a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Hagel had added cachet by way of two Purple Hearts from his service in Vietnam, which left shrapnel embedded in his chest and, he has said, a unique perspective on war.
Here was a Republican with national security credentials saying that the Republican president was being irresponsible on national security thats potent, said Kenneth L. Adelman, a member of the Defense Policy Review Board at the time and a frequent sparring partner with Mr. Hagel on television. It drove me up the wall not so much that he was Republican, because I didnt care that much from a political point of view I thought the substance of his arguments were just wrong and unfounded.
Mr. Hagels earliest concerns arose before the Congressional vote authorizing the use of force. You can take the country into a war pretty fast, he said in an interview with The New York Times in 2002, but you cant get us out as quickly, and the public needs to know what the risks are. In the interview, he took a swipe at Mr. Perle, then one of the most visible promoters of the war, saying, Maybe Mr. Perle would like to be in the first wave of those who go into Baghdad.
Mr. Perle had never served in the military. Along with Mr. Hagels comment in Newsweek that many of the wars most steadfast proponents dont know anything about war, his criticism prompted a national discussion about chicken hawks, a derisive term for those advocating war with no direct experience of it. And his comments drew a rebuke from The Weekly Standard that Mr. Hagel was part of an axis of appeasement.
Mr. Hagels words appear to sting to this day. Normally you hope your cabinet officers dont resort to ad hominem argument, said Mr. Perle, who is now a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. In an interview, he said his opposition to the nomination stemmed from his fear that Mr. Hagel was among those who so abhor the use of force that they actually weaken the diplomacy that enables you to achieve results without using force.
Yet Mr. Hagel did ultimately vote to give Mr. Bush the authority to go to war. He has said that he did so to give the administration diplomatic leverage and that he now regrets it. Explaining his vote on the floor of the Senate, he warned, We should not be seduced by the expectations of dancing in the streets after Saddams regime has fallen.
If Mr. Hagels call for caution seems prescient, several opponents have argued that his prediction that the 2006 troop surge would fail was not a position sure to come up frequently as confirmation hearings get closer.


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Explosives and green tech aren't two things you might always think of as going hand in hand. However, new breakthrough research from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) not only promises to improve conventional explosives, but also make processing less toxic through the use of organic compounds.
The research focuses on a class of compounds known as molecular crystals. Molecular crystals are extremely powerful compounds that are also surprisingly stable. They are used in drugs, pigments, agrochemicals, dyes and optoelectronics, as well as in explosives. Since many of these compounds in unusable disordered form are bound together by strong hydrogen bonds, processing via typical organic solvents in nearly impossible due to lack of solubility.
As a result, toxic inorganic solvents are typically used to partially dissolve and reform the material into useful crystals. The process is inefficient and produces toxic byproducts, such as ammonium chloride.
Researchers at the LLNL, under the Transformational Materials Initiative (TMI) Laboratory Research and Development project, discovered a class of organic solvents that could be used and would process the material more efficiently. They turned to ionic liquids – a special type of molten salt that becomes liquid under the boiling point of water (100 degrees Celsius). This type of solvent is considered attractive due to its lack of vapor pressure and tendency not to evaporate even under high temperature (evaporation of solvents can yield toxic fumes and also limits the usable liquid). Also, scientists can custom tailor the types of positive and negative ions they want to use.
Lead author Amitesh Maiti used quantum simulations to narrow the selection of ions to a class of solvents with fluoride ions, which is very good at dissolving hydrogen bonds. He describes, "The design of custom solvents through first principles modeling opens up new possibilities for the dissolution of materials that are hard to dissolve."
After the theoretical work was complete, researchers led by Phil Pagoria tested dissolving and reforming molecular crystals with the solvent. The result was large defect-free (97 percent pure) crystals, which were vastly superior to current commercial offerings.
The key crystal compound tested was a special type of explosive known as TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene). This explosive is widely used for its exceptional stability by the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense and the mining industry. The refined crystalline version is even more stable. Larry Fried, the project's principal investigator and a co-author of the paper states, "Improving crystal quality and purity leads to explosive materials that are safer (less likely to react violently) when subjected to mechanical impact or heat."
This is of particular interest to national security, as TATB is thought to be used in all of Britain's nuclear warheads, and the majority of the U.S.'s warheads as a detonator, due to its already favorable stability. The purer crystals could provide detonators capable of surviving even more severe punishment without an accidental detonation.
Aside from TATB the technique could be used to process a broad array of other commercial substances containing molecular crystals, including polymers (plastics) and molecular solids (pharmaceuticals, paints, propellants, explosives). For example, the same solvents were shown to break down cellulose into basic sugars. This could prove a boon to efforts to create ethanol and other biofuels from cellulose, a typically energetically intensive process.
In the short term it means the ability to not only process higher quality, safer TATB, but to minimize the environmental impact from processing.
The research is reported in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.
Other researchers on the project included Alex Gash, Yong Han, Christine Orme and Richard Gee.


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IN HARLEM WITH: Paul Robeson Jr.; Finding His Own Voice And Learning to Use It
AS the family archivist and proud son, Paul Robeson Jr., is dedicated to preserving his father's place in history, particularly for younger generations who might not know that Paul Robeson was an internationally acclaimed singer-actor and black ra...
October 21, 1993, Thursday
Gotti's Lawyer Confronts Mafia Turncoat in Court
Bristling with his trademark anger, Bruce Cutler confronted Salvatore Gravano in court yesterday, portraying him as an unreliable witness who betrayed and killed people who had trusted him. Mr. Cutler, the longtime lawyer for John Gotti, was con...
April 16, 1993, Friday
Drug Dealing Was Banned By Mob, U.S. Witness Says
Under cross-examination, Salvatore (Sammy Bull) Gravano conceded yesterday that any member of the Gambino crime family who dealt in drugs in the 1970's and 1980's would have been risking his life by breaking the family's rule against drug traffick...
April 15, 1993, Thursday
Witness Gives Step-by-Step Description of Killing
Salvatore (Sammy Bull) Gravano, a Mafia leader who turned informer, provided the anatomy of a murder for a jury yesterday as he described how he led a "hit team" that used guns, walkie-talkies and three cars to carry out the killing of a Queens ma...
April 14, 1993, Wednesday
An Informer Returns to Testify Against Two Gambino Brothers
Salvatore (Sammy Bull) Gravano, the Mafia informer whose testimony helped send John Gotti to prison for life, returned to the witness stand yesterday to testify in a packed courtroom against two brothers accused of running a major heroin ring for ...
April 13, 1993, Tuesday
8 Are Charged in Drug Slayings
Eight people were charged yesterday with participating in a Bronx gang whose members posed as city police officers, kidnapped reputed drug dealers for ransom or their drugs and then murdered six of them. The six slayings took place in two incide...
March 25, 1993, Thursday
3 at Sloan's Held in Fraud With Coupons
The three principal owners of the Sloan's Supermarkets chain were arrested yesterday on charges of obtaining more than $3 million in a scheme to redeem manufacturers' coupons that did not come from customers who were buying groceries. Federal pr...
March 13, 1993, Saturday
Concern Over Post's Mortgage Postpones Completion of Sale
The sale of The New York Post to Steven Hoffenberg was further delayed yesterday when the Securities and Exchange Commission raised concerns over who would guarantee the mortgage on the paper's South Street headquarters. At a hearing before Judg...
March 2, 1993, Tuesday
Court Fight Over Parade Continues
The longtime sponsor of the St. Patrick's Day Parade contended in court yesterday that New York City was threatening this year's march by insisting that a homosexual organization be allowed to participate. Ernest L. Mathews Jr., a lawyer for the...
February 23, 1993, Tuesday
U.S. Judge Will Hold a Hearing Before a Post Sale Is Completed
A Federal judge said yesterday that he would hold a hearing on whether to freeze the assets of Steven Hoffenberg before Mr. Hoffenberg completed his purchase of The New York Post. The action appears to raise an additional obstacle to the purchas...
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MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. - A private contractor will test a hair that was found in the hand of a New Baltimore man who was slain along with his wife in 2006 for DNA after the Michigan State Police could not perform the test.
That was the outcome of a pretrial murder hearing in Macomb County Thursday for Ronald F. Jabalee. The 41-year-old Clinton Township man is charged in the stabbing death of his parents Ronald G. and Christine Jabalee, both 58.
The hair was sent to the MSP Crime Lab for testing, but conventional DNA testing methods performed by the MSP Crime Lab could not test it.
The follicle will be sent to a private company, possibly Bode Technology Group Inc. in Virginia to perform the mitrochondrial DNA Test, officials told the Macomb Daily.
Defense attorneys said the results of the test could be significant depending on whose DNA is discovered.
The New Baltimore police will pay for the $1,000 test. Results are expected back in about six weeks.
Officials are also waiting for DNA test results taken from six crime scene locations.
Defense attorneys approved the additional DNA tests because DNA found on one of the victims belongs to an unknown donor.
Judge Richard Caretti set a pretrial date for June 3.
He is expected to rule whether the testimony of an FBI expert's crime scene assessment can be included in the trial.
Agent Robert Morton testified recently that the victims knew their killer, and the killer was familiar with the Jabalee's garage, where the bodies were found. He also said the attack followed a "long-standing conflict" between the victims and their assailant.
The couple?s death reaped attention after detectives revealed that months after the initial investigation, a message that read ?SSEUIC? was written in Christine Jabalee's blood. The message was found next to the couple's body.
The homicide perplexed police because nothing from the home had been taken.
Ronald Jabalee was arrested in June 2009 after a grand jury indictment.
Prosecutor's originally indicated money as murder motive, but have de-emphasized that in recent months.
The Jabalee's owned RJ Meats in Detroit?s Eastern Market, but it was run by their children. Ronald Jabalee was the youngest son.
He was arrested at the family business.
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Hi all
I'm trying to generate some text files and have the name of each file created increment or be random (doesn't matter which), but am having difficult as the way I know of creating txt files is by placing the name of the file between double quotes. I have tried replacing the name part with rand(), and also by placing a variable where the name appears and then incrementing the value of the variable on each iteration of the loop (variablename++).
Both failed.
Here is my code, pretty standard:
So I just wondering how I should go about this.Code:#include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <cstdlib> using namespace std; void main() { for(int a =0;a<99;a++) { ofstream out("WantToIncrementThis"); if(!out) { cout << "cannot open file"; } out << rand() << rand() << rand()<< rand() << rand() << rand()<< rand() << rand() << rand(); out.close(); } system ("pause"); }
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Pudge among Tigers' ballot reps
Catcher joined by Sheffield, others in running for All-Star Game
By Jason Beck / MLB.com
While Jim Leyland will be running the American League squad on the basis of the Tigers' trip to the World Series last fall, he has very little power in determining the roster. He has no say in the lineup, which again will be decided by the fans.
Major League Baseball released this year's ballot on Wednesday, the first day of online balloting. While the Tigers' early offensive struggles don't give them anyone with the momentum of, say, Chris Shelton last year going in April, they'll have no problems with recognizable names coming off their World Series appearance.
Ivan Rodriguez's quest for an even dozen All-Star starts begins here, as does Gary Sheffield's hope to return to the Midsummer Classic. Any chance of Curtis Granderson starting his first, however, will have to be as a write-in candidate.
Rodriguez, a 13-time All-Star and 11-time starter, will try to extend his record among catchers. He took advantage of a late surge in balloting last summer to beat out Boston's Jason Varitek for the starting nod, pushing him past Mike Piazza and Johnny Bench and into record territory. If he can repeat, he'll also become the first Tigers player to make four consecutive All-Star teams since Lou Whitaker made it five straight times from 1983-87.
Sheffield is a nine-time All-Star who made it in three straight seasons with the Braves and Yankees before injuries left him out of last year's Midsummer Classic. But with the game in a National League ballpark and the designated hitter not available, Sheffield's inclusion as an outfielder meant another Tigers player had to be left off.
That bit of tough luck fell on Granderson, one of the better-hitting Tigers on the team over the first two-plus weeks of the season. Though Granderson has battled with strikeouts, he has also shown a quicker bat on his way to productivity atop the batting order.
Others have their hopes, as well. Placido Polanco's torrid start gives him some much-needed momentum in hopes of taking the starting spot at second base. Mark Loretta, last year's surprise AL starter at second, is now with the Astros in the NL, opening up the race.
Magglio Ordonez is on the ballot in hopes of making the team for the second straight year with the Tigers. Carlos Guillen, coming off one of the best seasons of his career, re-enters the AL's crowded ballot at shortstop hoping for his first appearance since 2004.
Outfielder Craig Monroe, third baseman Brandon Inge and first baseman Sean Casey round out the ballot.
Fans can cast their votes for starters up to 25 times with the Monster 2007 All-Star Online Ballot at MLB.com and all 30 club sites until Thursday, June 28, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Voting at Comerica Park begins on Sunday and runs through June 14.
Fans around the world will again have the opportunity to select the final player on each All-Star team via the Monster 2007 All-Star Final Vote. The vote will begin immediately following the 2007 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show Presented by Chevrolet, which will be televised by Turner Sports on Sunday, July 1.Selecting the rosters isn't the end of the fun in 2007, either. Concluding the All-Star balloting process, fans will have the opportunity to participate in the official voting for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player presented by Chevrolet at the All-Star Game via the Monster.com 2007 All-Star Game MVP Vote at MLB.com.
The All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive national radio coverage, while MLB.com will offer extensive online coverage and MLB Radio will have exclusive play-by-play coverage of the game on the Internet.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Global Warranty and Service Contract Association (GWSCA) announced recently that Sub-Zero Group Inc. has received its 2014 Excellence in Warranty award. Sub-Zero and Wolf, the industry leaders in premium refrigeration, wine storage and cooking equipment, are highly regarded for their achievements in refrigeration and cooking innovation and customer satisfaction. "Unrelenting dedication to quality, innovation and customer satisfaction is how we keep our promise to our customers of a superior ownership experience," said Bob Schroeder, Vice President of Quality, Reliability and Customer Service at Sub-Zero Group. "We are pleased that GWSCA recognized the premium we place on quality, and on continuously improving our responsiveness to customer care inquiries. We couldn't do that without our customer loyalty analytics partner, SAS."
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Sub-Zero began using SAS® quality analytics solutions in 2004. Since then, Sub-Zero and Wolf have seen an improvement in service incident rates, and Sub-Zero's Consumer Reports rating has climbed. Additionally, J.D. Power and Associates has ranked Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances within its top two positions in its annual Home Appliance Studies since 2010.
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List of Deals
- 1938 Commonwealth Edison Company: principal documents pertaining to the registration and sale of $33,000,000 first mortgage 3 1/2% bonds, series I, $39,113,600 convertible debentures, 3 1/2% series due 1958
- 1938 Commonwealth Edison Company: principal documents pertaining to the registration and sale of $33,000,000 first mortgage 3 1/2% bonds, series I, $39,250,000 convertible debentures, 3 1/2% series due 1958
- 1952 Commonwealth Edison Company: financing of July 1952 $40,000,000 first mortgage 3 1/4% bonds series O due 1982
A group of Chicago businessmen founded Western Edison Light in 1882. The company was renamed Chicago Edison in 1889.
Samuel Insull took over the presidency of the company in 1892. Insull pioneered the electric power industry. He popularized mass production and selling at the lowest possible cost, developed modern public relations, and devised methods for marketing securities in a way that led to the large public corporations of today. Insull established an advertising department in 1901 and published and distributed a free tabloid, Electric City. Insull also began publishing annual reports fifteen years before they became standard.
A rival company, Commonwealth Electric, was established in Chicago by a group of politicians who hoped to extort $1 million from Insull. The group gave Commonwealth Electric a fifty-year franchise to provide the city's electricity; they were unaware, however, that Insull owned the rights to electric equipment needed to run the company. Chicago Edison bought out Commonwealth for just $50,000, and the two companies merged in 1907 to form Commonwealth Edison ("ComEd"). Insull added ComEd to Middle West Utilities, a large utility holding company over which he retained control.
The company grew rapidly. In 1906 ComEd's customers numbered 50,000, and in 1909 its customers numbered 100,000. In 1912 it completed the largest steam generator that had been built at that time. The company continued to thrive after World War I and added over 75,000 new customers in 1923. The Depression hit ComEd hard; by 1932, utility stocks had plummeted. Insull was also charged with fraud and embezzlement in connection with Middle West Utilities. Around that time, the company extended its control over other fields by controlling companies through direct and indirect stock ownership. ComEd's control over the production, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity and gas expanded through its interests in Public Service Company of Northern Illinois, Western United Gas and Electric Company, and Illinois Northern Utilities Company. The company's subsidiaries, Super-Power Company of Illinois and Chicago District Electric Generating Corporation, owned and operated electric generating stations in the area. By 1938 certain subsidiaries provided heating services, by steam or hot water, to approximately 1,000 customers and water service to approximately 7,000 customers. ComEd gained control over a steam railroad through its interest in Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Company.
World War II stimulated further growth; in 1943 about 40 percent of the company's yearly output was tied to war production. In 1947 the city of Chicago examined ComEd's practices and found that the company was significantly overcharging its customers. The company spent twice as much on advertising as any other utility, and customers bore the brunt of such expenditures. Ultimately, consequences for the company were slim, and the city signed a forty-two-year franchise with ComEd after the investigation. The company remained successful, and in 1951 its assets were over $1 billion.


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Hi I was talking with VCF a few minute regarding the Cardio C product they have, and discussed my past history, he suggested I send some information about myself.
First I started on the Pauling program via buying pills and now have worked my wayy up to the following doses since last Wednesday
Vit C = 12 grams
L-Lysine = 4 grams
L-Proline = 2 grams
Co Q 10 = 1.2 grams
Vit E = 1000 IU
I also take medications as prescribed by my Cardo Guy, who yes is mis lead. However, I had a by pass in July of 1995 and the last Cath showed all the graphs okay, and one small vein that could only be treated for Angina which I just started about 3 weeks ago.
I came in contract with Black Mold and was in a construction location for a restaurant I was doing and unknowing how much damage could occur. I got a viral infection that lead to a water build up in lung two months after the infection ended, and 4 months later had a small heart attack. My refraction rate dropped to 43 per cent and remained there at that level as
of October 2010. I lived in Central American for a while and Oct 2010 hadan arrthmaya; *sp and was revived via Defibrillation. I returned to the USand had a Defibrillator put into my chest and it seems that my heart condition is not going anywhere but down.
My cardo guy said not to help but take pills and more pills, I came across Pauling Theory purchased the supplements and start ed on Wednesday with a buildup of grams to where I am now. VCF suggested that LProline may not work since I had a by pass in 1995 and asked me to consult you. I put my order in for Cardo C and would like to move onto and see how I can improve the quality of my daily living and hopefully get off the mediciations to
some extent or completely. The results to this point have indicated some good feels, more energy and etc. Can you please comment on the process before the order is processed tomorrow.
James L.
Sir, if you are willing to list all the pills you have been prescribed, one or more of our experts may comment.
I like the dosages in your current regimen, but yes, we are cautious about the proline soon
after a bypass graph operation because we believe the Lp(a) may help these vein graphs become stronger. (Proline seems to lower the Lp(a) cholesterol) But 1995 should be plenty of time! Our caution usually extends to about a year after the operation. Now your body makes some proline, so our caution may be misg uided.
I think the Cardio-C product is fine, but if you want to be overly cautious, the Tower Labs CardioAde product is only vitamin C and lysine - no proline.
As far as t= he lung infection, I had a similar experience and a positive result from a nebulizer with using hydrogen peroxide. Too soon to recommend.
Do you have any idea why B P would shoot up even when medicated with Isosobe Mono, cozar and coreg cr? I woke up at 11:30 pm last night angina was noticeable in the background however BP was 185 over 110 I laid down and made it until the next dose of isosobe Mono? Just wondering.


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Miss Fuller [1]
"I am absurdly fearful and various omens have combined to give me a dark feeling ... It seems to me that my future upon earth will soon close ... I have a vague expectation of some crisis--I know not what." Shortly before returning to America from Europe, the famous 19th century feminist Margaret Fuller wrote these words.
This small elegantly designed historical novel is a pleasure to read. Besides the famous activist Fuller, it presents portraits of other famous 19th century literary heroes including Thoreau, Emerson, and Hawthorne. But these are basically side characters; it's really about Margaret Fuller, the activist, writer, and revolutionary who changed the world's thinking about women.
It's divided into two sections. The first tells the story of Fuller's shipwreck off Fire Island, New York. This section is told primarily through the viewpoint of Annie Thoreau, the famous naturalist's younger sister and helpmate. What makes Annie's viewpoint interesting is that at the beginning she does not like Margaret. Like many in the politically active town of Concord, Annie felt that by concentrating on the problems of women, Fuller was stealing fire from the anti-slave movement.
The second section of Miss Fuller [3] is an autobiographical letter/diary that Margaret hopes to share with her sister. In it, she describes her recent years living, travelling, and speaking in Europe. She was also involved in the Italian fight for democracy.
The usually esteemed reputation of Emerson takes a nosedive in this book. Emerson refused to help Fuller financially even though he could have well-afforded to give her an advance on work that he had commissioned from her. His reasons were not practical as much as judgmental. He did not agree with Fuller's lifestyle, the fact that she married an Italian and that rumors circulated (in most cases falsely) about affairs that she had in New York and in Paris.
At the same time, Emerson and members of his circle demanded that she return home, that it wasn't proper for an American lady to live in Europe even though she had an Italian husband. In fact because of her poor pecuniary state, Fuller chose to bring her family home (husband and baby son) on the cheapest possible ship, a merchant ship ferrying marble and statuary to the States. A hurricane grounded the ship and the heavy marble ripped through the hull only hundreds of yards from the beach.
The characters of Margaret and Annie are incredibly well-drawn. April Bernard, who is also a poet, describes 19th century life so well that you can see the fashions, Thoreau's room, and the shipwreck site that Thoreau explored trying to find papers and other possessions of his friend. Annie disappears after the first half of the book into marriage (for the most part), a detail that reinforces Margaret's belief that after marriage women were almost always shut off from the world and unable to use their talents beyond the domestic sphere. If you are interested in women's history or discovering the Transcendentalists in a more personal light, try this intriguing novel.
And if you want to learn more about the real Fuller's life, try John Matteson's well-reviewed The Lives of Margaret Fuller [4] that also was published this year.


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I assume that the new Frontier truck has front torsion bar suspension, just like older hardbody models. The first thing you do when you do wheel alignment on these trucks, is to adjust the riding height. This is done by adjusting the preload on the torsion bars. If this preload is uneven, one side of the truck may be lower than the other side and this can cause problems. Did they check and adjust the riding height first?
Second, I have experienced slight pull to the right in a passenger car due to a defective tire - the alignmnet was perfect and replacing the tire cured the problem. This is worth checking. Rotate your tires from the rear to front and give it a try.
There is a possibility of other suspension problems here,e.g. defective ball joints.
jjpeter Posts: 230Has anyone heard or read about Nissan putting the 3.5 liter V6 in the Frontier? They have put that marvelous engine into just about everything else, its a matter of time before they replace the old 3.3.
Any news?
Some time ago I read that there is simply not enough room to install a 3.5 liter engine in the Frontier pickup. Whether this is a fact or opinion I cannot state. I agree that 3.5 liter engine in the pickup would be a big improvement over the 3.3 liter, even its supercharged version. Are these engines different or do they use the same block?
dranchak Posts: 1The 3.5 liter engine is wonderful, but Nissan already has an engine that would be a great option -- the 3 liter turbodiesel that is available in the rest of the world. More torque than the 3.3 and good fuel economy. But with the long involved certification process for new engines and our poor diesel fuel, don't expect it anytime soon.
jerrydinmd Posts: 2I have an '03 Crew Cab-right before the 3,750 oil change i started getting a slight right hand pull.Dealer checked it and said it was slightly out and reset it-it felt fine for 300-400 miles then started to pull again. Took it back and was told front end was within specs and it was probably the tire. Now I have to get with a local Bridgestone dealer and try to get the tire replaced! With less then 5,000 miles on the truck I can't see why Nissan can't get it replaced for me. They sold the vehicle to me not Bridgestone!
dustyk Posts: 2,926Tires are almost always warranteed separately by the tire manufacturer. Nissan's response is the industry standard.
tonor Posts: 3The one tire probably wore out a little because of the allignment being off. This can be a big problem in 4x4 models. If you have a 4x4 make sure you change both tires. because the difference in diameter even though small can put a stress on your powertrain.
No, this is not standard industry response by Nissan. Nissan replaced thousands of defective Bridgestone Potenza tires on 02 and 03 Maximas and they were ordered and replaced by Nissan dealers. I had Mazda dealer replace a right front tire on my Mazda 626 under warranty becuase it caused the vehicle to pull to the right. Even though the tires are warrantied separately by the tire manufacturer, Nissan has obligation to honor this warranty, order the tire for you and mount and balance it free of charge. This is the way it is commonly done. So my advice is go to another Nissan dealer. It is not your job to convince the tire manufacturer that the tire is defective. Nissan has trained technicians who should make that determination.
Sorry, but I don't know how else to contact you so I'll do it here.
I started a thread on Frontier Actual Fuel Economy and you have frozen it. Also you refereed me to the general discussion thread,this one, for dialogue on my question. I have searched this thread and there is no information that I can find that deals with the actual mileage experience with a 4 cylinder, manual transmission, King Cab. If you can give me a direct reference to that I will certainly look it up.
I think I understand your need to control the number threads on this board, but don't you agree that fuel economy is a topic that deserves its own thread? In my opinion the general thread is far too big now and the board could be far more useful if popular topics were split off the general board.
I'd appreciate it if you would get back to me. Thanks.
PF_Flyer Pennsylvania Furnace, PAPosts: 7,965That's why I pointed you here. This is where people are talking about all aspects of the vehicle. If we start a topic for Frontier fule mileage, then we're going to have one for Frontier handling, Frontier towing, etc... There is a relatively new topic here dealing with mileage:
Good MPG from trucks....Is it possible?
... but as your post was geared towards the Frontier, I felt this was more the place you were looking for.
You have a specific question that I felt would be best put in front of people who are talking about your vehicle. My apologies if I gave the impression that the answer you were looking for was already posted in this topic.
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Here's the question I was referring to in one of the above posts:...
I am contemplating purchasing a new compact pickup. I've pretty well narrowed it down to the Toyota Tacoma and the Nissan Frontier. It seems to me that while I like the quality of the Tacoma, it is very light in the payload department and doesn't seem to deliver in the claimed horsepower department. So I'm favoring the Frontier at this point.
I'm looking at the King Cab XE 4 Cyl, Manual shift. What I want to know is what is the experience in regard to the fuel consumption with owners of a similar vehicle. Also if anyone has any other comments about this truck, good or bad, I would like to hear them.
I know somebody who owned both a regular cab and king cab Frontier 4X2 with a 4 cyl engine and a manual transmission. He was fairly impressed with the fuel economy - claimed to get mid twenties to high twenties MPG in normal driving (no towing or hauling anything).
I also know someone who had a king cab 4 cyl Frontier with an auto transmission. His mileage was in very low twenties.
You will always get much better fuel economy with a 4 cylinder 5 speed combination and a 4X2 configuration. The 2.4 liter 4 cylinder was used in the 4X4 version of the king cab in 1996-99 (before the V6 was introduced again). The mileage was disappointingly low in those trucks due to low gearing and excessive weight.
I have a 95 SE V6 king cab 4X4. My mileage is consistent 17 MPG combined with A/C on most of the time. The truck is heavy for its size and geared really low to make up for low engine power (153 HP. 180 ft-lbs of torque). When I tow a 5000 lb boat/trailer, the mileage drops drastically - something like 12 MPG at 45 MPH.
According to the Edmunds test report, the superchaged 4X4 version of the crew cab Frontier delivered dismal mileage - 12 MPG in combined driving. This truck also requires premium fuel. Ouch! This kind of fuel economy is appropriate for a full size Dodge truck with the 5.7 liter Hemi engine.
As for V6 Frontier models in general, none of them are known for great fuel economy, especially the crew cab models.
I made a deal on a new '03 4X2 King Cab, 4 Cyl, Manual shift today. I'll probably pick it up after New Year. I'll break it in for awhile and then start recording the fuel economy and post it here.
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utstimpy Posts: 2I can't get those links to work...
I tried removing the space, that doesn't work. I tried going to nissannews.com and searching. Can only find 2004 stuff.
help plz
moparbad Posts: 3,868I like the looks of the new Frontier. Trucks should be funtional and look functional like a tool. New Frontier is Bulldog ugly which is a good thing. The new Frontier and the Tital also have more of a earlier Nissan look like the hardbody trucks and having a shared look for both the full size and compact is smart.
Ustimpy- take a look at the 2005 Frontier topic. It has working links.
i just bought and picked up an 03 frontier kc sve 4x4 5 spd in black at the dealer. it was a leftover hail damage vehicle from the factory in tenn. the sticker was 22,000 and i paid 16,700 plus 100 doc fee, 25 tags, and 1002 for sales tax. so far (only about 20 miles) i am happy with the purchase and deal. its not a "deal of the century" or anything but i think it's fair. just noticed last night they are offering 3000 off on 03 frontiers so used that as a negotiating tool (nissan does not offer incentives on hail vehicles). it's a nice truck and looks cool. have already made an appt with dent doc to see if they can do anything more for the dings.
just saw the pics of the new frontier and i think it looks great, looks like a mini-titan. i agree it's good they have made a close resemblance between the two. also, it says 3.5 on the liftgate, so i would assume they mean the legendary 3.5 twin cam motor. that should really rock in the smaller frontier (and a big improvement over the old 3.3, s/c or not)....
according2me Posts: 236The underhood photo shows a 4.0L V6 emblem.
I also see a lot of the pre-2001 in the frontend. I like it.
Our local dealership has a new (undamaged by hail) 03 king cab SVE 4X4 5 speed. The sticker is around $ 22K. I could buy the truck for less than 18K with all the incentives. I am tempted because I like manual transmissions and Nissan does not offer manual in the SVE crew cab model. So SVE king cab is it for the supercharged manual combo. I am concerned about the supercharger reliability issues and strange noises (like marbles rolling inside a coffee can) described by some owners. There is supposedly a service bulletin on this. Also, how is the gas mileage on your truck? I would like to know because Edmunds.com tested a crew cab SVE and reported horrible fuel economy (12 MPG combined with premium fuel required). My 95 SE V6 4x4 5 speed king cab pickup still looks and runs very well, gets 17 MPG combined on regular gas, and I would sure hate to get a lemon supercharged truck that is a gas guzzler on top of everything else. Keep us posted about your experience with the truck.
hey p100,
i'm not sure if the current incentive is 2500 or 3000 on the 03 frontiers. but am surprised to hear of an 03 sve 5spd in dealer stock. what city is it in? i bought this one in ky, so it was surely the only one within several hundred miles. i think the sve is a stellar buy: less money than a similarly equipped xe v6 4x4 and has better wheels plus the s/c. as to the s/c reliability, i have no idea, just that this one runs fine so far. it has strong torque off the line and makes nice mechanical noises, but its no ford lightning accel wise. so far it looks like my first couple hundred miles pottering around town are about 15 mpg so i would not be concerned with the 12 reported by edmunds, i think the epa est is pretty close (roughly a couple miles less than a n/a 3.3).
the new 05 frontier sure looks nice, and there's a photo of a manual (i was afraid they would not offer, as the case with the new titan). i have only owned my sve for a couple days, but so far am happy, particularly with the shift quality from the tall lever, smooth/positive clutch, and decent, solid truck-feeling ride, plus the cool looks. i would say go for it, buy an extd powertrain warranty if you are concerned about the s/c. i really don't think you could get more truck for less than 18 grand. my frontier is a replacement for my 92 pathfinder 4x4 (similar to your pickup)...
The truck is in Cocoa Beach area, Florida. Speaking of Ford Lightning, it cannot stand up to the new 04 Dodge Ram SRT-10 truck. It has the 500 cu in V10 Viper engine with 500 HP and a manual 6 speed behind it!! 525 ft-lbs of torque!! 5.2 sec from 0 to 60 MPH. This must be the most powerful mass production pickup that anybody has ever built. And the cost is $ 45K, which is not outrageous. Looks like horsepower war is on and here to stay for a while.
have checked my first tank in my new 03 frontier kc s/c 5spd 4x4...it is about 17 in mixed driving. not bad for first tank. engine really honks on the freeway at around 75 mph...
after actually buying the gas and calculating the mileage, it came out to 13.8 mpg. my initial estimate was a little off. that was in mixed city/interstate driving. am expecting mileage to improve to epa (15/18) or maybe a little better....
2nd tank has been 16 mpg
Are you using premium fuel in this truck? No funny engine noises so far?
besides the s/c whine, no funny engine noises. do get a little clatter at initial startup however. also, power is a little peaky in the higher revs, like above 3500 rpm or so. it seems to run quite a bit nicer lugging between 1000 and 3000 rpm most of the time, as opposed to running it up to it's supposed power peak (210 @ 5000rpm).
have been 15 and 16 mpg respectively. this was mainly in highway driving 70 to 80 mph. maybe it will be a little while to hit the 18 highway mpg!
yeah, i am running 93 octane in it so far.
nissanman2 Posts: 4IN JAN 2003 I BOUGHT A NEW FRONTIER. NOW,1 YEAR LATER I HAVE 18,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A 4 CYLINDER/AUTOMATIC/EXTENDED CAB/PS/PB/AC/ETC. MY M.P.G.IS 25 CONSISTANTLY.THE 4 CYLINDER TO ME HAS PLENTLY OF JUICE. I DRIVE 1 HOUR TO WORK VIA EXPRESS WAY AND PASSING IS NO PROBLEM. I CRUISE AT 75 MPH AND THAT 4 BANGER PURRS LIKE A CAT AT 2900RPMS ON THE TACH.(THANKS TO THE OVERDRIVE TRANNY AND 16 VALVE MOTOR. I HAVE (NEVER)HAD 1 BIT OF TROUBLE WITH THE 2003 FRONTIER.N-E-V-E-R! THE ONLY THING I WOULD CHANGE IS THE 15 GALLON GAS TANK TO A 19 OR 20 GALLON TANK. I DID ADD A NEW SOUND SYSTEM IN THE FRONTIER. (KENWOOD HEAD UNIT,AND FOSGATE 12" SUB,AND 400 WATT FOSGATE AMP.)ALSO I HAVE A FLAT COLOR CODED TONNEAU COVER PUT ON MADE BY LEER. MY NEXT PURCHASE IS 17" CUSTOM CHROME WHEELS AND LOW PROFILE TIRES. I JUST L-O-V-E THIS FRONTIER. VERY DEPENDABLE,EXCELLENT SILVER PAINT,QUALITY WORKMANSHIP,COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE,SMOOTH RIDE,ETC!!!!!!!!!! THE BEST FEATURE OF THIS FRONTIER TO ME IS THE FRONT END! (MEAN AND UGLY)....ONE OF A KIND...BIGTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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A rundown about the lawmakers and the issues they'll face during the 89th General Assembly:
WHAT'S AT STAKE? - The top issues facing lawmakers revolve around the state's Medicaid program. The Department of Human Services has proposed cuts to several services to make up a $138 million shortfall in the program. They include eliminating the lowest level of nursing home care paid for by the program. The program cuts are included in a $4.9 billion budget that Gov. Mike Beebe has proposed for the coming year. Lawmakers are also considering whether to expand the Medicaid program under the federal health care law.
WHO'S IN CHARGE? - For the first time since Reconstruction, Republicans are. The GOP holds 21 of the 35 seats in the state Senate and 51 of the 100 seats in the state House. Incoming House Speaker Davy Carter of Cabot and Senate President Michael Lamoureux of Russellville are both Republicans. Beebe is a Democrat serving his second and final term as governor.
WHAT WILL IT COST? - House officials estimate their costs at about $13,000 a day during the session, while the Senate estimates it costs about $12,300 each day.
HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? - Arkansas' constitution says regular legislative sessions cannot go longer than 60 days unless two-thirds of the House and Senate approve an extension. The 2011 regular legislative session lasted 94 days.
WHO'S MY LEGISLATOR? - Both chambers have sites where you can find your legislator by putting in your ZIP code or address. The Senate website is www.arkansas.gov/senate/ and the House website is www.arkansashouse.org
CAN I MAKE A DIFFERENCE? - Definitely, if you take the time. You can track bills and legislative activity on the General Assembly website at www.arkleg.state.ar.us
CAN I WATCH? - Yes, but it's easier to watch in person than online. The House broadcasts its proceedings online at www.arkansashouse.org but the Senate does not broadcast anywhere. The Joint Budget Committee's proceedings also won't be broadcast online. At the state Capitol, the House and Senate galleries are open to the public, and there is seating for the public at committee hearings. For a schedule of committee hearings and agendas, go to www.arkleg.state.ar.us


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Location: Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research
Project Number: 5030-22000-017-06-T
Project Type: Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Feb 1, 2009
End Date: Sep 30, 2013
Assess the effects of resistance alleles on the frequency, timing, and survival of interplant movement by European corn borer larvae on single- and multiple-toxin Bt hybrids. Evaluate how resistance allele frequencies influence entry into diapause, overwintering survival, and timing of European corn borer adult emergence.
European corn borers resistant to Bt corn will be used to measure the impact of Bt resistance alleles on survival, development, and behavior. Experiments will examine how resistance alleles affect the frequency, timing, and survival of interplant movement by larvae on non-Bt, current Bt hybrids, and pending Bt hybrids ("pyramids"). The effects of Bt resistance alleles on corn borers entry into diapause, winter survival, and timing of adult emergence by overwintering generations also will be assessed.


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After dodging jail time, the excited NFL star gave his lawyer a playful tap on the butt - and the judge wasn't amused
By Bob Glauber
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A playful gesture from Chad Johnson inside a Florida courtroom has landed him in jail.
The former NFL receiver, who still hopes to make a comeback after being released by Miami last summer in training camp following a domestic dispute, was slapped with a 30-day jail sentence after slapping his attorney on the rear end.
Earlier on Monday in a Broward County (Fla.) courtroom, Johnson had accepted a plea deal — with no jail time — for violating his probation in connection with a domestic battery conviction last year that stemmed from an altercation with his former wife, Evelyn Lozada.
But after Circuit Court Judge Kathleen McHugh told Johnson he should thank his attorney (Adam Swickle) for doing a "great job for you," Johnson patted Swickle on the butt. The people inside the courtroom erupted in laughter, and McHugh changed her mind, according to News10 television station's website.
The case was recalled, and after Johnson again pleaded guilty to a violation of his probation, McHugh sentenced him to 30 days in jail. Johnson's probation was also extended to Dec. 21, and he must perform 25 hours of community service. Before Johnson was hit with the jail sentence, McHugh had simply extended his probation and required him to do the community service.
During his probation, Johnson must attend counseling sessions twice per week.
According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, Johnson violated the terms of his probation by failing to meet with probation specialists on Feb. 15 and March 15 and for failing to show proof of enrollment and completion of the Batterers Intervention Program (B.I.P.).
He pleased no contest last September after being accused of head butting Lozada during an argument at his home in Davie, Fla., on Aug. 11. The couple subsequently divorced.
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If a UK video game developer wants to qualify for tax relief, it will need to create a game that passes the country's new cultural test.
The cultural test judges games on their level of… Britishness. Games that score at least 16 points pass the test and will earn the developers the tax relief.
Points are earned for a British setting, British characters, and recording the game's dialogue in the English language or in a recognized regional or minority language. Games that manage to promote the development and enhancement of the country will score an additional four points.
Developing the majority of a game in the UK also pulls in a few points. The more British employees that are working on the creative team, the higher the score.
If you want to get into the nitty-gritty, the full breakdown of points can be found here.
Racking up the highest score seems like a game of its own for developers to play.
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England 15-16 South Africa, Twickenham, November 24
Robshaw 'haunted' by penalty decision
ESPN Staff
November 26, 2012
England captain Chris Robshaw chats to referee Nigel Owens during Saturday's clash with South Africa © PA Photos
England captain Chris Robshaw has revealed that his controversial decision to kick for goal with a late penalty in Saturday's 16-15 loss to South Africa rather than push for a try "haunted" him all night.
Robshaw instructed replacement fly-half Owen Farrell to kick for goal rather than to the corner for a lineout with England trailing South Africa 16-12 and with just two minutes on the clock. Robshaw then asked referee Nigel Owens if he could change his mind and was denied. Farrell made the kick but England failed to recover the ball from the re-start and the Boks closed out the victory.
As a result England's decision making returned to the spotlight just a week after Robshaw was subject of similar criticism in the wake of his side's 20-14 defeat to Australia. On that occasion England sent the ball to the corner in search of a game-defining try when trailing by just six points and with 20 minutes to play. The Wallabies held out and England were left to rue the decision not to increase the pressure on the visitors from the kicking tee.
"Taking tough decisions is what captaincy is about and I have learnt some harsh lessons over the past couple of weeks," Robshaw wrote in his column for the Daily Telegraph. "When I took my decision to kick for points when there was just over two minutes remaining and England were trailing South Africa by four points on Saturday, I honestly believed it would give us the best chance of winning the Test match.
"I thought we still had time to get the points. South Africa had been giving penalties away in their own half and I thought we could win the restart, play a bit and then get ourselves potentially into dropped goal or penalty range. But it is all well and good thinking it in your head, it is about executing it, and unfortunately it didn't come off."
Robshaw also stressed that his thought process was not influenced by what had happened the previous week. "I know it is on me and I have to back up my decisions. People have said I was influenced by what happened against Australia when we didn't take the points on offer but you have to assess each situation based on what gives us the best chance to win a Test match," he said.
"On the day you can't be affected by external circumstances and opinion. It didn't work out on Saturday and of course people are entitled to say that it wasn't the right call. You learn lessons from every Test match and hope to become a better player and captain but that doesn't make such a defeat easier to take.
"I must admit I found it difficult to put the decision out of my mind on Saturday night. I watched the video of the match when I got home and analysed it. I then tried to switch off and have a break but it was lurking at the back of my mind throughout the night."
England coach Stuart Lancaster has since dismissed any suggestion that he would change his captain and reiterated his support for Robshaw. "Chris has done a fantastic job for us and we are 100% behind him," Lancaster said. "When I was captain, you always tend to have a debate with your fly-half because you have the decision between you - is it in your range, should we go for the corner?
"I am not concerned we have a split or a leadership dynamic that is causing me problems as a coach. I saw Chris on my own (when he came back into camp last night) and he was a bit flat. But I saw him a little bit later and he said 'I feel so much better because everyone has come up to me and said don`t worry about it, we are all behind you'. I am proud of the team they have behaved in that regard."
Regarding the decision to go for the posts, Lancaster added: "It was not black and white. Either decision could have won the game. The probability of winning the game was slightly higher by going to the corner - but there was no guarantee we would have won the lineout there.
"The pressure of international sport is that decisions and execution get scrutinised but we learn and move on. The bottom line is we support the captain. The players are ultimately disappointed we (as a group) didn't make it work for Chris because he is the one who has been given the blame and it is unfair in our opinion. Games are never won and lost on one moment and we stand behind him."
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Kick Drop: Air Jordan Retro 1 Hi "Black/Gold Patent"
When these Air Jordan OG 1s were originally released back in 1985, Michael Jordan was just another slim rookie making a name for himself.
This April, Nike gives the shoe its first re-release since 2003. The patent leather OGs come equipped with gold stitching, white midsole, and translucent gold sparkled gum outsoles.
You can grab a pair of these rare additions on April 13 at Jordan Brand retailers. Grab them up early for the $140.00 retail price though. You already know how prices change after they're sold out in stores.


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Randolph with 5 rebounds in 8:30, Mozgov with 14 rebounds...play these guys, we need more rebounding and for once we beat someone at it
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Randolph with 5 rebounds in 8:30, Mozgov with 14 rebounds...play these guys, we need more rebounding and for once we beat someone at it
Wtf!!!! where did that come from. Are you sh**tin me Moz went Baby Shaq an I missed it!!! :facepalm:
Can we blame D'ant now for costing us games not playing "The Mozernator"
Between Gallinari, Felton, and Stoudemire, we should be OK if AR and Mozgov just focus on rebounding and try not to do too much.
I think AR's biggest problem was that his lack of maturity made him think that he had to impress on the court via scoring a ton of points.
We all know that there's more to being a good basketball player than getting the ball into the basket and AR demonstrated that he's OK with that since he only took one shot in those 8 minutes and instead dedicated his effort and energy to rebounding and blocking shots. I think he knows what he has to do, he just needs to adapt a bit and work himself into the fact that on a team with Amar'e, Gallo, Felton, Chandler, he's going to have to prove himself and maturity is a big part of it
WOW. I didn't understand the Mozgov selection coming into the season. I thought, here is a guy that needs more time in the D and Euro Leagues. He's too green. Too uncoordinated, too much of a bruiser, too many faults and rough edges.
But I have seen the light. I know that this was against a garbage detroit team, but the boy can play. Now i know why they wanted to start him in the beginning of the season.
But the call to keep him on the bench was right. Now he has matured and developed, watching games, playing against Amar'e and Turiaf, talking and being involved in games, even tho he wasn't playing. I think he's ready for more minutes and I know Amar'e and Turiaf will welcome him into the fold. Both of them are feeling the added wear and tear this season has been putting on them and Mozgov getting siginifact backup minutes would be fantastic. Even more fantastic if he works himself into the starting line-up, putting Amar'e back at the 4.
AR is also proving that his talents can be controlled enough to be effective. the guy is too good to be kept off the floor for long. if he does go in a trade, metro was right and we will be sorry.
Really a great game all around, hard to be ecstatic over a win against this pistons team, but it is very encouraging.


text: So let me get this straight, the zombies in this film won't attack anyone who is terminally ill because it won't propagate the zombie virus. Since when are zombies that intelligent?!? Or is the zombie virus ITSELF intelligent, and is using the zombie bodies as a kind of Borg collective?