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by Breeanna Hare
(CNN)-We've winced with "Grey's Anatomy's" past departures, but this one really hurts.
Shonda Rhimes has confirmed that Sandra Oh, the actress who's embodied Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC's endless medical drama since its 2005 debut, is leaving the series at the end of its 10th season.
This exit, Rhimes says, feels different.
The showrunner told The Hollywood Reporter that she knew Oh's exit, announced Tuesday, was on the way, but that doesn't make it any easier.
"For a long time the show has essentially been a love story between (Ellen Pompeo's) Meredith and Cristina more than anything else," Rhimes said. "Meredith, Cristina and (Justin Chambers') Alex, for me, were always very important characters. … (T)his feels different. We've been doing this for 10 years — I've known these people longer than I've known some members of my family who married in. It's a different feeling and a different emotion. This is the first one of the five that's leaving where nobody wants them to leave; it's that feeling."
Oh has said that she feels "ready to let (Cristina) go," and is in a place where she thinks she's given the character all she can creatively.
"It's been a great privilege to play the character of Cristina Yang … and I am both sad and excited to see where this, her final season will take her," the actress said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. "It was an emotional and deeply creative decision for me and I feel fully supported by Shonda and the writers. It's so rare in an actor's life to be able to explore and grow a character so fully, so completely. I am profoundly grateful to everyone at GA for the opportunity."
While Rhimes knows how Cristina Yang's story will conclude, she's being as tight-lipped as ever — even in regards to how this will affect Kevin McKidd's Owen or Pompeo's Meredith, and their central relationships with the character.
Instead, Rhimes has assured "Grey's" fans that her team has "a story that we want to tell and we want to tell it really well, and that story isn't about her leaving the show as much as it is Cristina Yang's growth as a person and as a surgeon."


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text: With mine, it was always candied walnuts. She had a walnut farm not far from her house when i was growing up and the owner would let her, my Mom, and my aunt come over and pick through the leavings on the ground once all the nuts had been picked from the trees. So she was always making walnut dishes and candying them as well. I think putting together IKEA furniture should be a 400 level university course sometimes, but I also enjoy assembling TKD (Total Knock Down) furniture myself. There is something about being able to look at the finished product and know that you assembled it yourself that cannot be described. Agreed. Even if every grandparent in the world sat their grandkids down and taught them all the different things they know (like whittling, baking, or car repair), these things would not stick with the grandkid unless there is a genuine interest in doing it. And if the young person is interested, these days there are places like Michael's where you can go and take classes. For me, it's cooking/baking. A few years ago, I realized that one of the things that made holidays and special occasions truly special for us was my Grandma's cheesecake. So, with her getting older and less able to travel to attend a lot of these occasions, I sat down with her and asked her to share her recipes with us.


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Ally_Cat wrote:Lioness Rampant wrote:Ally_Cat wrote:I agree too! I also probably part of the minority that would take Jasper over Edward, especially after hearing his story in Eclipse. I love how he trusts Alice. although he worries about her, he always has faith in her.
Well I'm glad my feelings are shared by others
We are a special group, us Jasper lovers
It's a mental debate in my head that goes back in forth daily depending what mood i'm in.. But I suppose Jasper could make that all better so really Jasper is better!?


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As Kentucky's championship celebration from Bourbon Street to Lexington drew to an end, baseball's Opening Day debuted this past weekend. In between the taste of alcohol in N'awlins and smell of hot dogs filling the lazy summer days at the ballpark, the Los Angeles Dodgers are now relevant again thanks to one of the city's own original caretakers: Magic Johnson. He became the first African-American owner of a MLB team and instantly the face of one of the most iconic franchises in sports history.
Unlike His Airness' whack track record running the Charlotte Bobcats, Magic Johnson is determined to make the $2 billion investment translate into perennial World Series success for the Dodgers. When Magic sold his 105 Starbucks franchises along with his 4.5 percent stake of his Showtime Lakers for a combined $100 million in 2010, one knew he was up to something bigger and better soon. We just didn't know at the time exactly what his next move would be. After flirtations with his hometown Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors and the pipe dream of bringing the NFL back to L.A., he seized the opportunity to hit a home run and honor the values of Jackie Robinson when he broke the color barrier nearly 70 years ago.
Moreover, Magic Johnson's ownership of the Dodgers represents his humility, business acumen and friendly personality that any city and fan base would embrace. Players don't have to possess a cold-blooded disposition like Jordan or his game-winning jumpers to own a team some day. With so many cats going broke like Antoine Walker, Magic sheds light once again on what it takes to be successful after one's playing days.
These next five players come from a similar cloth as Magic; and would make great owners for any professional sports franchise.
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Yea, he's been out the league for five years now. But so what?
Since his flattop days as Butch McRae in Blue Chips, Penny Hardaway has maintained a well-liked reputation in the public eye. Despite the numerous injuries that cut his career too short, basketball fans and sneakerheads have a distinct reverence for him that other retired superstars lack. Most players just fade into the shadows and are never heard of again. Penny, however, has recently made strides back into the mainstream. With All-Star Weekend in Orlando this season, it's been a natural and gradual reemergence for one of the all-time greats.
In order to be a great owner, a player needs to understand what it takes to build a winning team and be a part of it. That Blue Chips acting gig proved to be the initial signs of what greatness looks like. Apparently, Penny's hoop skills were not outshined by playing as one of the protagonists in the film.
"Shaq and I had hit off so well, the chemistry so great, that big man coach Pete Newell — God rest his soul — he was telling Shaq, 'You need this guy in Orlando with you,'" said Penny to us here at Dime in an exclusive interview a few months ago.
The first basketball movie that actually let real basketball players act as basketball players set the stage for a real little man/big man combo to develop into a fearsome duo right from the jump. The time they shared together there immediately sparked the Orlando Magic to a 167-79 combined record and an Eastern Conference Finals and NBA Finals appearance to show for it. This brief three-year run showed how to build a contender with two superstars instantly. For his part, Penny dropped better stats virtually each season during that span. Whether it was points (16.0, 20.9, and 21.7), field-goal percentage (47, 51, and 51 percent), dimes (6.6, 7.2, and 7.1), or overall PER impact (17.4, 20.8, and 24.6), he brought it every night and made everyone better in the process.
As the Magic quickly climbed up the ranks, they only scratched the surface of their potential. Everything was in place for them to continue to rule the league throughout the mid '90s like Biggie and Tupac did the rap game. Of course, it's normal for anyone to wonder what could've been had Shaq not dipped to Hollywood, but particularly for Penny himself.
"I was crushed! I thought that we would at least have one championship, I thought multiple…things would have definitely gone different with Shaq staying around and not leaving," said Penny as he reminisced further on those glory days.
Besides the familiarization of a winning team environment, owners have a duty — or should make it a high priority at least — to grasp the culture of the community and give back at the most grassroots level. Those that neglect or dismiss this important responsibility are bound to alienate their entire fan base. Just ask Los Angelinos about Frank McCourt or New Orleanians about George Shinn. Penny, though, has long had an affinity and passion to lend a helping hand to his native Memphis.
This past year Penny returned back to his middle school to coach kids as a favor for a friend who was battling cancer. He took this opportunity to instill values of education and self-confidence in these kids' lives. It's one thing for kids to cop his kicks still and recognize him because of them; it's another for these same kids to see firsthand how he genuinely cares about them through spending the time he did.
"I wanted to make sure they understood that education is more than sports. A lot of these kids go from home to home to live. I had to make sure they're doing their homework, make sure they're going to class, and make sure they're not sleeping in class. It's all to make them know that I do care," said Penny in a recent CNN profile.
Some of the coaching Penny preached sounded like this: "Don't use not having a father as an excuse. There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to drive you."
And how did these kids feel about him?
"Penny loves me. And I love him," said Robert Washington, the team's star who posted a stat-line of 23 points, 17 rebounds, and five blocks per game, all while, most impressively, he increased his GPA from a 2.0 to 2.9 with Penny on the sidelines.
If Michael Heisley were to ever seriously consider selling the Grizzlies, he should look no further than in Memphis' own prodigal son. All Penny has to do is tell Nike to produce some more Lil' Penny ads and it's money in the bank.


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(Hishou Shukumei Kunai) Flying Destiny Kunai
Type: Weapon
Rank: S
Range: Short
Chakra: 40
Damage: N/A
Description: The Flying Destiny Kunai (Hishou Shukumei Kunai) are custom-made kunai. They differ from a standard kunai in that they have three thin blades instead of one and the blades (which is thicker than normal) is hollow, carrying different ninja tools inside the hollow kunai. These tools can be anything from; Senbon, smokebombs, tags, flashbombs etc. They are also slightly heavier than normal kunai, which also makes them more lethal in melee fighting. The mechanism behind the kunai is that, when the kunai strikes any surface or is stop in mid air, it will detach the end of the blade and release the hidden weapon inside the kunai. The mechanism can also be activated by simple weaving the tiger hand sign. These kunai can also be utilised in close combat and therefor they have a special ability to when, the wielder inserts his chakra into the kunai it will extend a small chakra blade onto it's original blade making it longer and more lethal in combat.
- The kunai can emit a small blast of fire around the wielder when struck into the ground for defensive purpose (Can defend against C-rank earth and stop an enemy from closing in on you)
- All techniques used through the kunai count towards the move count
- All techniques used through the kunai does not need hand seals
- The user can carry up to 15 of these special kunai
- Can only be wielded by Gutsy Jiraiya
Changed the abilities, restrictions & put a limit of Kunai's carried
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Summoning Animal: Secretary Bird
Scroll Owner: Gutsy Jiraiya
Other Users who have signed contract: N/A
Summoning Boss if existing: N/A
Other Summoning Animals tied to contract: N/A
Description and Background: The Secretary Bird is a large, terrestrial bird of prey. The Secretary Bird has an eagle-like body on crane-like legs which increases the bird's height to as much as 1.3 meters in height. This bird has an eagle-like head with a hooked bill, and it has rounded wings. When in the air the Secretary Bird looks more like a crane than a bird of prey, the tail has two elongated central feathers that extend beyond the feet during flight. It's flight feathers and thighs are black, while most of the coverts are grey with some being white. The adults have a featherless red face as opposed to the yellow facial skin of the young.
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Summoning Technique: Shuji Tori Kingu Shen (Secretary Bird King Shen)
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 40
Damage points: N/A
Description: After performing the necessary hand seals and wiping blood across his left hand, slamming his hand upon the ground, summoning The King of the Secretary Birds, Shen. Shen is the largest of the Secretary Birds, he is the same size as Gamabunta. He is the only Secretary bird whom have mastered wind release. Shen has red skin and grey and white feathers all over his body except for his back which is entirely black. He has mastered wind release to such an extend he is capable of absorbing the powers of a wind release jutsu and strike back with equal force upon the enemy. He is one of the fastest birds of his kind, and capable of dodge attacks head on.
Note: Must have signed the Secretary Bird contract
Note: Can only summon once per battle
Note: Can only absorb Fuuton up to 3 times per match
Note: Fuuton counts as a move
Note: Absorbing Fuuton counts as a move
Note: User can not use Fuuton during this summon
Note: No other Secretary Birds can be in play during this summon
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Dec. 4
Horses gone wild!
6:45 a.m. — 2800 block of 48th Drive East. Animal complaint. The responding deputy arrived in reference to a call of a large horse running loose in the 2800 block of 38th Avenue East. Upon his arrival, the deputy observed the horse repeatedly attempt to enter the pasture located between 30th Street East and U.S. 301 from 48th Drive East to 38th Avenue East. The deputy had dispatch attempt several phone calls to locate the horse's owner. The deputy attempted to push the horse toward a gate into the pasture but was unsuccessful. The horse skirted the perimeter of the property, attempting several times to push through the fence. The horse made his way to the 2700 block of 48th Drive East and was nearing U.S. 301. The deputy cut the horse off with his vehicle, trying to turn him away from 301. The horse continued to ram the fence trying to get to the pasture.
Click here to read this week's East County Cops Corner.
Nov. 24
It's not them, it's you
7:30 p.m. — 1300 block of South Tamiami Trail. Trespassing. A coffee shop employee called police to report a customer who kept harassing the staff. Police located the suspect outside, and he explained "the entire city just wants to harass him" and stated various businesses around town have issues with him. When he was handed his trespass notice that banished him from the property, police explained that the problem most likely lies with him and not all the businesses in town.
Click here to read this week's Sarasota Cops Corner.
Nov. 26
Chauffeur service
10:25 p.m. — 3100 block of GMD. Public Service. Police checked on the welfare of a woman, who said she was OK and was waiting for the bus to Sarasota. The woman was still waiting 45 minutes later, so police drove her to Sarasota themselves.
Click here to read this week's Longboat Key Cops Corner.
Nov. 6
Where am I?
4:04 a.m. — 5300 block of Ocean Boulevard. Impaired Person. A caller complained that when he woke up, a man he did not know was in his hotel room. When a deputy arrived, the deputy found the man sleeping in a chair in the room. The man appeared to be intoxicated; the deputy had difficulty waking him. Once he was awake, the man didn't know where he was or how he had ended up there. He also told the deputy he had no idea where he was staying in Sarasota, and he could provide no phone number for the deputy to call, to reach someone to take care of him. The man said he had drunk 24 beers the previous night, but he would not say whether he was an alcoholic. He did tell the deputy he drinks every day. The deputy invoked the Marchman Act and transported the man to Sarasota Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Police are appealing for information after a man suffered gunshot wounds in an incident in Bradford.
Officers were called to Heaton Road at about 7.26pm on Sunday (July 6) after receiving reports that a man had been shot in the chest.
A 20-year-old man was taken to hospital and remains there today in a stable condition.
Police believe this to be a targeted attack.
Detective Chief Inspector Jim Dunkerley, of Protective Services (Crime), said: "We would like to hear from anyone who was in the Heaton Road area in the time leading up to the attack, as they might have seen something which could prove vital to our investigation.
"We would also like to speak to anyone who saw a blue VW Golf car in the area at the time, as it is possible that the attackers might have travelled to and from the scene in this vehicle.
"Reassurance patrols are being conducted in the area today and officers will be on hand to speak to residents with any concerns."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


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American Time Use Survey (ATUS), 2007 (ICPSR 23025)
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Joba to undergo reconstructive elbow surgery
By Bryan Hoch and Matt Fortuna / MLB.com
He will have plenty of time to pound out responses. Chamberlain has been scheduled for Tommy John surgery on his pitching elbow, which will end his season and is likely to cost him at least the beginning of 2012.
"It's easy to deal with," Chamberlain said. "I know I've got to get better. It's not life or death. I'm just happy that I can fix it and come back and be stronger for it. Hopefully, I'll have a long career."
The Yankees said that Chamberlain will leave the team on Wednesday and is set to have the procedure performed on Thursday by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla. The expected recovery time is 10 to 14 months.
"Generally, you see these guys and it's around a year when you have Tommy John," manager Joe Girardi said. "I'm not sure when we'll get him back, but we'll get him back as soon as we can."
Chamberlain was diagnosed with a complete tear of the medial collateral ligament in his right elbow on Thursday, and he underwent a dye contrast MRI exam later in the day that confirmed the Tommy John recommendation.
"This is a surgery that a lot of people have," Chamberlain said. "People understand that you can come back from this. Surgery is just one-third of this; the rehab is two-thirds of what's going on. That's the most important part.
"And obviously the guy doing it has done it a few times, so I'm pretty confident that he'll do a good job. The rest lies on me and making sure that I get back to what I can be and stronger."
Chamberlain said that he feels no pain, with the only physical indication of the injury coming on Tuesday, when he felt tightness near his right forearm and mentioned the issue to the Yankees' training staff.
Chamberlain said that he has spoken with several people in the Yankees' clubhouse who have gone through the rehabilitation process, including pitchers A.J. Burnett and Lance Pendleton, as well as coaching assistant Brett Weber.
"It's long -- that's about it," Chamberlain said. "Everybody's different. Some people's pain threshold is better, some are worse, some people take longer and some take shorter. You just have surgery and make sure it goes well."
Chamberlain is the third Yankees reliever this year to be sent to Andrews, but he will be the first to actually undergo surgery. Rafael Soriano and Pedro Feliciano have also paid visits to Andrews' Pensacola, Fla., office, but thus far, only rehab has been recommended for those pitchers.
Jeter nine from 3,000 after latest hit
NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter took another step toward baseball immortality in the seventh inning of Friday's 11-7 Yankees win over the Indians by notching his 2,991st career hit.
With the Yankees holding a 7-2 lead, Jeter doubled to right field off reliever Chad Durbin with one on and one out, moving Francisco Cervelli to third. It was Jeter's fifth hit across the first four games of this 10-game homestead, and it came five innings after he was robbed of a single by Jack Hannahan, who made a diving stop at third on a Jeter grounder.
With six games remaining on the homestead following Friday's game, Jeter needs nine hits to become the 28th player in Major League history to reach the 3,000-hit plateau.
With Martin out, Jorge would catch if needed
NEW YORK -- Yankees catcher Russell Martin was out of the starting lineup for a third straight game on Friday against the Indians due to back stiffness, though the team does not believe a roster move is necessary at this time.
Francisco Cervelli again got the nod behind the plate as the Yankees opened a four-game series. Martin said that he has felt some improvement and hopes to be ready to catch on Sunday.
"I'm probably going to hit and swing [Saturday], and there's a good chance I'll be ready to play Sunday," Martin said. "That's what we're hoping for. I'll have to see what happens when I hit and throw [Saturday], but right now, with the progress I'm having, I don't think it should be a problem to catch."
Martin said that he is still feeling slight discomfort but added, "Compared to the first couple days, it's night and day."
Girardi said that having Jorge Posada on the roster as an emergency catcher has provided him with some comfort, reducing the urgency of getting another catcher to New York.
"I still think we're OK for a while, just because we do have Jorge in case of emergency," Girardi said. "It'd be different if we didn't have Jorge."
Then again, Posada has not caught since last season, told by the team to concentrate only on his duties as the designated hitter.
Posada, 39, did not catch at all in Spring Training, and Girardi mentioned then that the effects of repeated concussions were a concern. Girardi said that Posada has not done so much as squat for a bullpen session recently.
"If we're using him, it'll be in an emergency situation," Girardi said. "My hope is, he hasn't forgotten."
Posada said after an extra-inning game in Baltimore last month that he would have been ready to come in to catch, had there been a reason to.
Girardi said that he hopes to have Martin starting behind the plate on Saturday or Sunday, and that Martin's issues have not given him any pause in reconsidering how the team views Posada.
"None whatsoever," Girardi said. "Our plans were to have Russell Martin be our catcher. When a guy goes down for a couple of days, you don't throw your whole plan out the window. Russell has caught a lot of ballgames for us and been very good back there."
Yanks promote Whelan for bullpen depth
NEW YORK -- The Yankees added right-hander Kevin Whelan to their bullpen for Friday's game against the Indians, optioning outfielder Chris Dickerson to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The 27-year-old Whelan was in line to make his Major League debut heading into Friday's series opener. He was 1-1 with a 1.67 ERA in 25 appearances at Triple-A this season, leading the International League with 18 saves.
His big league debut was marked by wildness: Pitching with a nine-run lead in the eighth inning of New York's eventual 11-7 victory over the Indians, Whelan walked four and recorded just two outs before being relieved, having issued a bases-loaded walk to rookie Cord Phelps.
"I said, 'We've all been through that first moment, the first time that we're on a big league field,'" manager Joe Girardi said. "There are a lot of nerves there, and you're never sure how you're going to react. The sun comes up the next day. We're not going to judge [him] too quickly on a first appearance."
In the Minors, Whelan had not allowed a run over his last seven outings, dating back to May 23. He was signed to a big league contract on Friday, with New York transferring right-hander Joba Chamberlain to the 60-day disabled list.
Whelan was acquired by the Yankees from the Tigers in November 2006 as part of a three-player package for outfielder Gary Sheffield.
Dickerson, 29, hit .357 (5-for-14) with three RBIs after being called up from Triple-A on May 17.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @bryanhoch. Matt Fortuna 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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Tottenham imposed a vice-like grip on the game by setting a fast tempo from the start which left Liverpool bewildered
Starting sluggishly, Liverpool were penned back by an excellent performance from Tottenham Hotspur. They passed the ball with speed and the visitors found the energetic and intelligent movement bewildering. Most importantly, Spurs' early pressing was vital in setting the initial tempo of the game.
Tottenham's main thrusts came down the left, where Gareth Bale's pace reduced Martin Skrtel to frantic defending from the first minute. The makeshift full-back needed close cover from either of his centre-backs as Luka Modric, Emmanuel Adebayor and Benoît Assou-Ekotto threaded balls between and beyond the Slovak and his defensive colleagues.
Stewart Downing, prior to Charlie Adam's dismissal, needed to drop deeper to limit the passes that were flowing freely and unopposed down Tottenham's left side. When he switched wings Jordan Henderson should have played wider to assist his defence but the odds were stacking up against Liverpool, who were conceding too many free-kicks and looked pedestrian as Scott Parker, Adebayor and Modric orchestrated a fine first half.
Jermain Defoe turned José Enrique before firing home crisply after the interval and Tottenham resumed their first-half rhythm. Defoe dovetailed well with Adebayor in a partnership which will produce danger signals for Premiership defenders.
Skrtel's thoughtless challenge on Bale after 62 minutes exacerbated Liverpool's problems. Losing the midfield battle comprehensively, now they had to regroup again, finishing with an unlikely back-four trying to contain Tottenham's fine, purposeful possession football.
The importance of imparting your team philosophy and gaining early ascendancy was never better illustrated. Tottenham started on the front foot. Liverpool, pressured at every opportunity, exuded negativity. They looked a team on the back foot.
When Skrtel, in possession, looked forward he saw no passing opportunities and he was pressured by Bale early. Each Tottenham player followed in type. Skrtel, forced towards his own goal, played the ball to Jamie Carragher, dropping deeper, but he was closed down by Defoe. Liverpool were prevented from playing out and the ball was repeatedly rolled back to the keeper.
This early pressing raised the crowd and Liverpool were penned in. A tempo had been set. The outcome was a game in which Spurs had all the bonuses and the visitors were truly second best.
One could not pick out an inferior performance from a Spurs player – Brad Friedel was never tested. Liverpool may point to the handicap of the sendings off but in truth the first 20 minutes set a pattern, with the vice-like grip of Harry Redknapp's energetic, hard-working side setting a platform for their dominance of the ball.


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What an amazing weekend spent with the Raider Nation. Special thanks to Mike Sommers of the Raider Fan Convention for having us as his guests for the event.
At the event we had the extreme pleasure of meeting The mayor of Oakland Jean Quan, her husband and staff member Susan Piper. We also were very honored to meet NFL Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff and his wife Angela, who were there to sign autographs in support of their organization the Biletnikoff Foundation.
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Da Capo Press's Best Music Writing 2007* just arrived — I mean seriously just arrived — in my inbox. This is one of my favorite book-arrival moments of the year: the quick perusal, the head-shaking, the nodding, the wondering why I haven't gotten around to reading last year's edition yet. This year, I think, I will read it. I will read it soon.
The '07 tome's guest editor is Robert Christgau, which is completely appropriate, especially following his abrupt dismissal from the Village Voice — to me it seems like a way to acknowledge how wrong that dismissal was, and how Christgau's place in the music writers' pantheon is a solid one. Not that the world's about to forget him; he's writing for Rolling Stone, and he'll make his voice heard one way or another, the opinionated git (this is said admiringly, if my tone's not clear yet). I often disagree with Christgau, or simply find that the things that stand out to him are exactly the opposite of what stand out to me, and I'm still put off that his entire argument at one of the EMP Pop Conference panels last April seemed to be based on the assumption that of course the Bob Dylan record was the best record of last year; if you didn't agree, you were simply wrong, no questions asked or discussion encouraged. But I respect the guy, as music writers and listeners really should.
The Best Music Writing list, at first glance, looked like a Who's Who of that Pop Conference, from keynote speaker Jonathan Lethem ("Being James Brown," from Rolling Stone) to den mother Ann Powers ("Latinos Give New Life to Neil Diamond Anthem," Los Angeles Times) to Carl Wilson ("If Music Is the Answer, What's the Question?") to Portland's Douglas Wolk ("The Syncher, Not the Song: The Irresistable Rise of the Numa Numa Dance," The Believer). It made me roll my eyes a little, I admit it. But that wasn't quite fair: sure, the Pop Conference had a certain clubhouse feel for the great majority of the time, but if I'm forcing myself to be honest, many of those folks knew each other from previous years, from jobs, from everything else in life, and if I felt like a stranger there, it was at least partly my own fault. (Confession the second: I refused to wear my name badge because I didn't like the way I'd see people's eyes glide over the badges of attendees they didn't know or recognize.) Plus, well, there's a reason those folks were presenting papers at the conference, and it's the same reason they're in the damn book: They know their shit.
And beyond that, when you start digging a little deeper into BMW, you find some funny things. A handful of online pieces come from both names you know (David Byrne) and names you probably don't (Jane Dark). The big papers and magazines are there, but smaller ones are too, and a couple of weeklies crop up as well. I have a particularly high level of respect for the alt-weekly folks simply because I never seem to have the time to think about music as much as I ought to, and clearly they're making time in better and smarter ways.
So what's my point? Well, firstly it's just that this book is always interesting (it comes out in November; the complete list of selections should be online soon, but I can't find it yet). And secondly it's that music criticism is doing something that other forms and outlets for writing ought to be doing: broadening the circle. At the AAN (Association of Alternative Weeklies) conference in Portland in June, there was a disappointing smugness apparent in a discussion of food bloggers and how they might affect alt-weeklies' own food coverage and commentary. All four panelists seemed to shrug off the very possibility that bloggers — a misleading term to begin with, since it encompasses everything from 12-year-olds with the hots for Britney to the likes of Sasha Frere-Jones and the insightful folks at film blog The House Next Door — could have something meaningful to add to the conversation.
But here we have Christgau — one of the most recognizable names in his field — picking from the old standards and the new pages on the block. He's not the first to do so; it's not the first time internet-based stories have appeared in the annual collection. But it makes me happy all the same to see it continue; to see that you can still get in the damn pool.
* Full disclosure: I know (from college) and admire series editor Daphne Carr. But I'd read the damn book anyway, were her name not on it.
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FLORIDA MESA – A single-car accident closed a section of U.S. Highway 160 east of Elmore's Corner on Friday afternoon.
Four adults inside the vehicle were taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center with relatively minor injuries.
The crash occurred about 3:40 p.m. a quarter mile east of County Road 225A, said Trooper Scott Hubner, with the Colorado State Patrol.
The vehicle, a four-door Cadillac sedan, was traveling westbound toward Durango when the driver apparently fell asleep, Hubner said.
The car drifted off the right side of the road and went down a steep embankment, he said. It hit a delineator post, went through a fence, hit a tree and landed in the Florida River, he said.
A 3½-mile stretch of Highway 160 – between county roads 225A and 223 – was closed while authorities worked to extricate a woman and pull her up the 20-foot embankment. Traffic was rerouted on County Road 223.
The vehicle was occupied by two men and two women. They were reportedly en route from Missouri to attend a wedding in Durango.
The driver was cited with careless driving, Hubner said.
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Rockies take lefty Moll with third-round pick
The Rockies began Day 2 of their 2013 First-Year Player Draft by selecting lefty Sam Moll with the 77th overall pick.
At 5-foot-11, 187 pounds, Moll may not be the biggest guy in the world, but the Memphis southpaw makes up for it with arm strength. Moll, Memphis' Saturday starter, can touch the mid-90s at times with his fastball.
The Rockies began Day 2 of their 2013 First-Year Player Draft by selecting lefty Sam Moll with the 77th overall pick.
At 5-foot-11, 187 pounds, Moll may not be the biggest guy in the world, but the Memphis southpaw makes up for it with arm strength. Moll, Memphis' Saturday starter, can touch the mid-90s at times with his fastball.
While Moll made 15 starts with the Tigers this year, some scouts say his arsenal is best-suited for a bullpen spot as a short-term reliever.
"We're going to provide the best tools available, meaning in this case, Sam Moll is a left-hander that has started, and time could dictate that we might make a move to the bullpen," Rockies senior director of scouting operations Marc Gustafson said. "But we're not going to talk about that yet with this young man."
Moll's curveball is a potential out pitch with a hard, sharp break to it, and his changeup has the chance to be an average offering, though he has to become more consistent with his arm speed.
In 48 2/3 innings, the junior limited opponents to a .202 batting average and struck out 67 batters. Moll went 5-2 with a 2.77 ERA for the Tigers. He earned 2013 preseason All-Conference USA honors, voted on by the league's nine head coaches.
He was the third-highest draft pick in program history and the third Tigers player drafted by the Rockies. Strong and athletic, he has a bulldog mentality and goes right after hitters.
"He's an up-tempo, high energy, competitive kid that throws strikes, and it is always important with these young pitchers that they get their development process in between starts," Gustafson said.
After Moll, Colorado drafted right fielder Jordan Patterson, a dangerous swinger out of South Alabama. In the fifth, the Rockies grabbed right-hander Blake Shouse out of Middle Georgia College and then third baseman Dom Nunez from California's Elk Grove High School in the sixth.
The seventh round brought a proven college right-handed starter in Arizona's Konner Wade. In the eighth round, the Rockies drafted center fielder Terry McClure -- a raw but athletic prospect -- from Riverwood International Charter School in Georgia.
The Rockies' spent their ninth round selection on defensively-gifted UCLA shortstop Patrick Valaika. Their final pick in the 10th round reeled in right fielder Michael Tauchman from Bradley, the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year.
The Rockies' Minor League system is loaded with offensive talent, and a lefty like Moll will certainly help the Rockies bolster their depth on the mound. By grabbing hard-throwing righty Jonathan Gray with the third overall pick and taking four other pitchers in the first 10 rounds, Colorado demonstrated its primary objective was to find reliable arms that can handle hitter-friendly Coors Field.
Patterson and McClure -- the two primary outfield prospects -- could eventually fill the holes around the Rockies' two offensive centerpieces, Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez. However, top outfield prospects like Kyle Parker and David Dahl have a head start in the path to the big leagues.
Nunez and Valaika could both turn into defensive studs, helping to round out a Rockies lineup with plenty of powerful bats.
Ian McCue is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Worst Oil Spill in Five Years off South China Coast
BEIJING — Two container ships collided and spilled some 450 tonnes of fuel oil off China's southern coast, the country's worst oil spill in five years, a maritime official said on Thursday.
The heavy oil spilled from a German-registered container ship after it collided with a vessel registered in Panama near the mouth of the Pear River on Tuesday night. The spill has spread to an area of 20 to 200 metres (65 to 656 ft) wide and nine nautical miles long, the officia said.
"It is the worst ocean pollution event in five years," said the official, who declined to be named.
There were no casualties and the two vessels were not in danger of sinking.
"The oil leakage has been controlled but it will take some time to clear the oil on the sea," said the official from the Ministry of Communications, adding that strong winds in the area had slowed clearing work.
Helicopters were monitoring the spill from above and hundreds of tonnes of cleaning materials have been sent to the area, the official said.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rave Cinemas Colonel Glenn 18 + Xtreme movie theater is back up and running a full schedule of showtimes after losing power from the massive snow storm that recently hit the area over the holidays.
In order to give customers incentive to get back to the movies, the theater will honor the $5.00 Tuesdays discount on New Year's Day (normally not valid for holidays) for any feature showing in regular 2D format. Customers will also enjoy the Tuesday discount for premium features although the regular surcharge will still apply for movies showing in 3D and on Rave's giant Xtreme screen.
"We're really excited to have Colonel Glenn 18 back up and running so that our patrons can come enjoy the incredible slate of films showing this holiday season. We know our customers are ready to get out of the house and enjoy these great movies and we want them to know we appreciate them so we're honoring the $5.00 Tuesdays discount even on New Year's Day," said Danny DiGiacomo, Director of Marketing for Rave Cinemas.
Rave will also give customers reason to use those holiday gift cards and Director's Club discount tickets. Throughout the month of January 2013, movie-goers will get a free 46 oz. popcorn when they pay for their admission ticket with a Rave gift card or Director's Club pass. The box office can provide customers with details on any limitations that may apply.
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Discussion in 'Pro Match Results and Discussion' started by Beryl, Feb 17, 2013.
And Tsonga DF's to hand Tomic 2 MPs. 8-7.
DF what? Saves another MP wow!
5th time lucky maybe? 9-8 Tomic.
Tsonga saves 5th match point.
Nope, saves another.
rofl. Tomic serves a great serve, Tsonga gets it back and forces the error. Saves a 4th.
Tomic wins the next.
Tsonga to serve. 9-8
9-9 Tsonga survives a 5th MP with another winner!
This is a great match. Both guys playing up to their capabilities.
Ace and 1st MP for Joe!~
Now watch Tomic to lose this on his 1st MP.
BOOOM ACE MP Tsonga
Tsong aces. First MP on Tomic' serve. 10-9. Incredible.
another MP for JWT
MP number 2 for tsonga, this time on serve. epic.
Tomic survives that one with a winner.
Tsonga wins the next, gesturing to the crowd. 11-10. MP on his serve.
No freakin way that was awesome! saves 5 mp's.
5 MP saved, wow !
exciting tie-break !!!
PS: did i see arazi in the crowd ?
Tsonga wins the match, saving 5 MPs!
Tsonga beats the OZ Smug Brat .......:twisted:
Who is up next in the Quarterfinals ?
JJ V Berdych!
How on earth anyone calls Tsonga a "mental midget" is beyond me. His nerves have never been a problem, rather his tendency to lose focus. What gutsy display from the Frenchman.
Bit late, but yeah, no BPs in that game.
At least get it right if you're going to be aggressive
You're wrong. Tsonga had a breakpoint in the 5th game of the third. I commentated the match through out. If you're going to correct someone, make sure you're right next time
I always make sure I'm right
Joey Barton's there...expect him to get sent off before the match is over.
Well.. there was that QF in Roland Garros against Djokovic.
Tuning into Berdych - Janowizc now. I'm expecting short points and lots of fireworks
What was that? Del Potro playing poker? haha
Seems like that is legit. Was certain Tsonga had a BP there. Played on getting that right and feel free to rub it in.
Tsonga messed up on one point out of those 5 MPs. The rest were on Djokovic' racket. Tsonga's not a choker.
Haha, I won't. There are no winners in internet disagreements, and we all make mistakes (me more than most).
I'm glad you didn't, cause you know what? It turns out I'm actually right
We do indeed all make mistakes 8(
Man, Simon is ON HIS GAME today.
You can say that again. That forehand pass, wow. Simon breaks 3-1
There isn't one player on the planet who would beat Simon today except maybe Rosol. This is incredible stuff.
What. A. Rally.
Simon takes the match and from what I saw of the match, played uncharacteristically aggressive.
6-4 6-3
Simon is so god dang fasst
this is a bit of a myth...we've all seen the Simon vs Monfils horror shows, but when Gilles is playing well he has no fear to rip FH cross court or BH up the line very flat and with pace
That said he did work the net more than usual and it paid off! Still, those legs! That 30-30 point in the last game was insane
Sure. I also vividly remember his match vs Nadal in Madrid 08, where he was ripping some shots. His FH dtl is the shot I think of the most, when he's ripping stuff. But let's not kid ourselves, he is a counterpuncher, who sometimes can inject some pace on his shots. What I meant by him being uncharacteristically aggressive today, is as you pointed to, him, following an aggressive shot, coming to the net. He did that a couple of times in the 2nd, as well as hitting some nice passing shots.
Hopefully both Tsonga and Simon will be able to sustain the level they showed today.
I guess there are, but it's not you here, hehe
this was fun to read
agreed i think of murray as a better simon
I guess I learned my lesson about taking flashscore as gospel. I have my pie (the humble variety). Now who has a spoon?
Matosevic has to be the most improved so far this year, he has been a revelation.
yeah Simon is a counter puncher no doubt, but plenty of people say he has no weapons. He has plenty of weapons, just prefers patience vs aggression normally.
but yes, the coming in to net was refreshing today and really won him some cheap points.
Simon vs Nadal in Madrid is one of my favorite matches to rewatch
Tsonga beats Simon 6-2,6-2 in their semi.
Didn't see the match but seems to have been quite a beat-down from Tsonga. Thought Simon would have ran him closer than that (he usually does).
Tsonga looking really good!
Anybody watch the match? I guess the Simon who played delpo didn't show up today...
i saw a few latter games... simon was making errors and seemed a bit out of it, like he was in the final set of a 5 set match or something.
i didn't see the whole match though. Simon was a beast* against delpo.
* never thought i'd use that word to describe him!
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hi all,
does anyone know of a c library implementation of a snpp client.
at the moment i'm installing sendpage and calling snpp on the command line to send pages. sendpage is written in perl.
i've downloaded and am looking through qpage, which is written in c. any others around - all i need is a client library?
TIA, rotis23


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Discussion in 'College Tennis Talk' started by mackimac, May 5, 2014.
Anyone predicting some first round upsets?
Not likely. Tulsa should go down in 1st round but you can't call that a upset
Ole Miss over Northwestern.
Denver over Kentucky! Did anyone see them beating Florida last year either?
4-0 for Kentucky is more likely than 4-3 for Denver. This year's Denver team is not comparable to last year's team. They have beaten no one, particularly on the road. They lost 5-2 to Nebraska, a weak team compared to Kentucky.
also not a real upset
only by ranking
if ole miss comes to play outdoors they easily can beat the Wildcats
if ole miss not comes to play then nwestern will win
First round only upsets?
Oregon over NC State
Florida State over USGF
San Diego over Boise State
Drake over Memphis
UNC-Wilmington over Penn State
I disagree. If Northwestern can get passed Ole Miss I see them having a good shot to beat ND. Also watch out for Memphis over Illinois to make sweet 16. I like Vandy over Columbia at Vandy. Wake Forest at OSU will not be easy for OSU either. Tennessee at Duke will be interesting as well
I have virginia tech winning that regional
Wake forest can advance from that regional
UNCW over Penn St
Etsu can beat Columbia
Ole miss over northwestern and notre dame
Fsu over USF
Auburn over Harvard
Tulsa will beat Stanford
Like the Memphis and Vandy picks!
0-7. Good try
ole miss was not that bad pick
they nearly did it
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First, nice hand shot! Second, is it really bad that I'm glad he cut his hair? There it's just a mess, and not in the good way. Now it's more bedhead, and that is a good thing.ReplyDelete
I have a sudden urge to sit on his lap to get his attention in the first picture.ReplyDelete
@Anonymous I agree! I love his hair now! Yum...ReplyDelete
YAY! Mexico!<-----I'm from here! too bad I wasn't a twifan when he came! yeah, I know, that's awful :/ReplyDelete
Yum Hottness ;)ReplyDelete
He's adorable when he smiles! It's too bad that we don't see that smile much anymore with all the stress he's under. :(ReplyDelete
That white shirt and tie will embellish my dreams tonight. Oh Robert...ReplyDelete
The man takes my breath away. Absolutely GORGEOUS !!!!!ReplyDelete
He has the SEXIEST HANDS/FINGERS I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE !!!! Mmmmmmmmm.......yummy !!ReplyDelete
I must agree, his hair is perfect right now(Edward-length);-)It's just a bit too long and messy (OMG there really IS such a thing?) in these pics.
Those hands.... we're such a bunch of pervs for getting so excited about THE hands :-D
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Chris's Viva jacket in Oxfam Haiti auction
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Bidding open now in charity fundraiser
22 January 2010 10:28 am
Bidding open now in charity fundraiser
Good morning. Oxfam have just launched a special eBay auction to raise funds for their emergency response in Haiti. The items include Chris's navy blue Viva tour jacket, signed by all four members of Coldplay. Click here if you'd like to bid for it. (This is, of course, a different jacket from the one sold in the Coldply's recent Clearout Sale - but both have been worn on stage many times.) The auction closes on February 2.
You can donate to Oxfam's Haiti Earthquake Appeal at www.oxfam.org.uk.


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The Job Market May Be Bad; What About The Applicants?
The internet is making it easier for more job seekers to find job postings, but that -- almost by definition -- isn't making those jobs any easier to get. Worse, it may also be affecting the quality of the applicants, or at least their applications. AVweb recently spoke with Jeff Richards, manager of the online aviation employment resources website JSfirm.com. Richards believes that the economy is bad, but that "the aviation industry is hanging in there." But he also fears that a positive shift in the economy might not be the only thing the aviation industry needs to assure its footing. According to Richards, much bigger systemic forces are causing problems that could outlast any economic downturn, and as an industry we may begin feeling their impact, soon. Below we'll take look at the market and how job applicants can best position themselves. Then we'll address the broader concern.
About The Source
JSfirm has served the aviation and aerospace industry since 1999. It has offices in Fort Worth and outside of Pittsburgh. For employers, the company's website provides a platform to showcase open job positions. For job seekers it provides a place to showcase their resumes and search an actively maintained database of real aviation jobs. JSfirm networks with about 4,000 aviation websites to advertise positions, recruit personnel, and provide other services around those functions. It stores a database of over 200,000 resumes and has hosted roughly 130,000 job ads -- many of those for multiple positions. The service is free for job seekers, and sponsored by job providers. "These are real jobs," says Richards.
Richards has served the company as manager for the past five years -- a difficult stretch for most sectors of the economy. He sees and actively works to assist both sides of the jobs equation, job seeker and job provider. And from where he sits, the problems facing aviation aren't pinned to the hiring side.
Aside from the employers, Richards works with job seekers, advising them where he can to help them better showcase their skills and find the right match for their skill sets and aspirations. Online communication helps with that, but Richards is aware that the facility of electronic communication also comes with pitfalls, especially for job seekers.
"I work for a dot com," Richards explains, "what keeps me up at night is being user friendly. I almost fear we're making it too easy to apply to jobs now." He knows what you're thinking. "I know that sounds insane," says Richards, until he explains his logic. Richards explains that hundreds of applicants aren't just applying for the same job, they're applying for hundreds of jobs. It puts different stresses on both the employer and applicant. In many cases the end result is that more employers are getting fewer targeted applications and more job seekers aren't hearing back. In each case, there are different reasons.
But, according to Richards, applicants need to stay aware of how the economy has dictated the rules of the game. Richards says companies need to be efficient with their time and they need to find the best fit for the lowest cost. At the same time pplicants need to remember that it's not the same on their end -- to be competitive they need to make the extra effort regardless of whether or not that effort is returned.
Getting A Job
Richards counsels job seekers with common sense. "I hear from my companies � guys showing up for interviews not wearing professional business attire. Where do we correct that? I don't know." It may be a digital age, but the old rules still apply. "People need to send a cover letter," he says. "They need to make the case for why they want to work for that company. They need to explain why the company should hire them. And if they had an interview and didn't hear back, they still need to send a thank you letter."
It may seem like job-search 101, but in the world of instant electronic application filing, with no reply expected, Richards reminds job seekers that they are making a mistake if they allow feeling like a faceless resume to turn them into one. "We're getting less formal on both sides. Seekers need to realize how they're playing into it, too." The process may be different but, according to Richards, things really haven't changed so much. "The cover letter will likely be the difference-maker. 'Dear Sir, here's why I like your company and here's why I'm qualified.'" Richards says in the eyes of an employer you're either a set of statistics or you're a person. Richards believes people get hired, and a personal touch makes that difference.
We asked Richards how current conditions affected greenhorns just trying to break into the industry � if employers had shifted their interests to lower cost employees with more room to grow or if they favored more experienced, more expensive hires. Richards' response was that, generally speaking, employers haven't changed. They still want the most qualified individual they can get for the best price. And he went on to describe how that statement could hold opportunity.
Applicants who can bring something above and beyond the outright qualifications, like a degree or training in a related area, are likely to have a leg up on the competition, according to Richards. But those extra degrees aren't likely to help much if the rest of an applicant's qualifications are weak. "This is a problem that's not unique to aviation," Richards says. "If you come out of school with a management degree, that doesn't necessarily make you qualified as a manager." It will, of course, help if the company chooses to use a degree to set the bar. "They choose to require a four year degree, for example, as a requirement."
But it's all about context, says Richards.
"A 22-year-old kid with a degree isn't going to get much attention. But, an A&P mechanic with real work experience who goes back to school to get a degree � they're well sought after." The question for the experienced applicant may be whether a financial investment in more education is worth the return financially and otherwise. As far as Richards is concerned, "a qualified guy with real world experience who goes to get the degree, he'll be OK." As always, greenhorns -- but pilots especially -- often just need to take what they can get.
Playing For Advantage
A few years of recession can deliver odd benefits, even for the industry's greenhorns. "The downturn drove a lot of people out of the industry -- they needed work and they found it elsewhere. They're not coming back," says Richards. And that may bring some opportunities, even now, as the industry attempts to regain its footing. "Now there's more demand for fabricators, sheet metal, structural builders, CNC operators, bench technicians and wire harness installers. It seems they're kind of coming back a bit."
Richards feels he's seeing some rebound in those areas of the industry and is expecting to see some positive growth in 2013, particularly at companies on the smaller end of the scale. "I'm seeing the biggest uptick in smaller companies � 30 people and under � for them, I think 2013 is going to be their year." The uptick is relative. "If you've got a 20 person company hiring five people, that's a 25 percent increase in growth for that company," Richards explains. "Those companies took a beating three and four years ago. You won't see them making big splash news headlines. It's the end of the industry that tends to get forgotten about. But that's where I think most of the jobs are going to come from this year." For job seekers, that may be a suggestion of where to look. But not necessarily for pilots.
"For pilots, it's always going to be the same," Richards says. "You're going to spend a fortune to get certified. The FAA increased the minimum time. You're going to make low pay to start. And you're going to have to move. That's somewhat unique to aviation -- you do have to move to get a job." And Richards doesn't mean moving across the country. He means moving out of it. "Especially now, you have to move to where the market is hot. Right now, for fixed wing, you might have to look at a move to Asia. The Middle East has demand for helicopter and corporate pilots. And mechanics are in pretty high demand. The airlines aren't pulling as many people, there, though. For that, there is some movement in Asia."
The Bigger Problem
Putting a focus on pilots is a bit of a sore spot for Richards whose mission is to place all manner of aviation professionals into good aviation jobs. The work naturally provides him with a wider field of view and a passionate perspective. "Maybe it's a pet peeve of mine, but I'm tired of hearing about a pilot shortage. It's coming. It's here� . It's true, the recent regulatory changes, the increase in hours required, that won't help. But the industry is a lot more than pilots. The pilot situation gets a lot of press, but the lack of attention in other areas may hurt us."
Richards sees a broader problem that sometimes gets lost in the glamour surrounding the pilot base. "A healthy aviation industry is just as much about the guys who build and prepare. You don't see articles about the skilled trades that build and maintain the industry. There's a whole support system that needs to be strengthened," he says. Richards sees that the foundation upon which we build a healthy industry has been weakened, in part due to the economy. But the affects of that weaker infrastructure may be longer lasting.
"When the economy tanked, people left aviation," he says. "The jobs have waned a bit and we're not getting those people back." Richards sees a shift in societal culture that is leading people away from aviation. "World War II, the baby boomers and that whole generation saw the birth of aviation. Now flying is common. It isn't sexy anymore. And we're not getting a good solid influx of kids coming in to fill the ranks. I'm going to offend some people, but we're not getting the same quantity of quality applicants. Good, quality, kids still become engineers,' says Richards, "but most of them work for Google."
Is There An Answer?
If Richards is right, and it's not addressed by foreign talent with a different view of aviation, Richards suggests the scale of the problem needs to be reflected in the scale of the solution. "The industry as a whole needs to do a better job of promoting itself. The manufacturers, the associations and the schools� . We need to find a way to get people excited about aviation and start a career in aviation. I don't have a simple answer for that. But that needs to happen soon."
But what if it doesn't? "Companies in our industry are feeling it now. We have a recruitment problem. Wait another five years and they're really going to be feeling it." Richards final comments on the subject are delivered like the warning that they are:
"We need to work on driving people into aviation. Now."


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Notes: Burke, Lamb both start
Garner opts to shuffle lineup, sit Taveras in Game 4
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
The answer: both.
Garner slotted in Burke as the No. 2 hitter, playing center field. Lamb played first base, hitting fifth. That meant Willy Taveras, who has started almost every game this season in center field, would sit out for the first time in the postseason.
Playing both Burke and Lamb gives Garner the luxury of utilizing his hottest postseason hitter and the player who has five hits in 12 at-bats off Cardinals starter Matt Morris.
Burke entered Saturday's game hitting .625 in the playoffs. logging five hits in eight at-bats. Lamb is 5-for-14 against Morris, and three of those hits were home runs.
"Lamb's numbers are good, and he is swinging the bat good," Garner said. "If Lamb wasn't swinging the bat good, I might not do it this way."
Taveras, the odd man out, was disappointed to not be playing Game 3 but handled the news well.
"They want to play [Burke], and he's been coming up big for us," Taveras said. "I'll be ready for whatever they want me to do. It's the manager's decision. It's whatever he thinks is best for the team. It's about winning -- it's the playoffs."
Said Garner: "This is just a today thing. I don't plan to do anything beyond today. When I talked to Willy, I told him he's playing great. We'll try this today. Burke's got a hot hand right now. Lamb's swinging the bat well, too. We'll give this a shot and see how it looks."
Burke, who started 73 games in left field during the regular season, made only one start in center. Coincidentally, that was the game that knocked him out of commission for a while when he dislocated his shoulder making a diving catch.
Burke said that mishap will not deter him from making another risky play if the situation arises.
"It's the playoffs," he said. "If a diving opportunity comes up, I'm going to take it."
More decisions: Garner briefly considered sitting Jason Lane in favor of Burke. Lane is hitting .200 in the postseason (4-for-20).
"He's had some tough games, but Lane's bounced back," Garner said. "We all have a game or two where we can look tough. They've pitched him tough, too. Anybody can look bad on any given day."
Garner also switched Adam Everett and Brad Ausmus at the bottom of the order. Everett hit eighth, Ausmus seventh.
On the mend: Andy Pettitte's knee was the size of a grapefruit after Game 1 of the NLCS, but in the three days since, the swelling has significantly decreased and the left-hander sees no reason why he would not be able to start Game 5 on Monday.
"The hard part was getting my leg up the day I pitched, because of the swelling," he said. "I was able to do that yesterday. I feel a lot better and there's no concern at all. I'll be fine for my start."
"I think you'll have to chain him down to not make that start," general manager Tim Purpura said.
Pettitte took a batted ball off the inside of his knee running the bases during batting practice prior to Game 1, and that injury likely was responsible for his subpar start against the Cardinals that night.
Since then, Pettitte has benefitted from regular treatments that helped eliminate the fluid that was filling up inside of his knee.
"It's spreading out nice, throughout my hamstring, my thigh, down to my calf," he said. "It's not concentrated there.
"The big thing is being able to heat it up. When you have a contusion like that, you can't put heat to it. You have to ice it. When you keep putting ice to something, it makes it extremely stiff. Once you get a little blood circulating there, it felt much better."
As much as he likes to take that first jog around the bases during batting practice, Pettitte said he'll probably chuck that tradition for the rest of this season.
"I guess I won't do it," Pettitte said. "They'll probably have a nervous breakdown if I do do it."
Alyson Footer 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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Back in 2007, late great Vanity Fair writer Christopher Hitchens irked oodles of women, and men, in a meandering article, asking, "Why are women, who have the whole male world at their mercy, not funny?" A slew of others have followed suit over the years. Former Man Show host Adam Carolla sniped to the New York Post in June, "The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks."
Tell that to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the newly minted co-hosts of next year's Golden Globe Awards.
NBC, Dick Clark Productions and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association named the Saturday Night Live alums on Monday as hostesses of the 70th annual awards ceremony, set to air live Jan. 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills.
While Ricky Gervais spread his feisty, punchy, spitfire brand of Brit humor for the past three years as a popular, yet feared, host of the boozy show, next year's telecast marks the very first time a duo of gals will host the Globes, the HFPA confirmed to EW. There have been previous female co-hosts such as Raquel Welch, in 1985, who co-hosted with Michael York, and Joan Collins and Wayne Rogers in 1983, but no solo female hosts either.
So why should this, two women hosting, and specifically Fey and Poehler, be celebrated, cheered, yelled from rooftops, if one's energetic enough? Because Fey, the star of her own show, 30 Rock, and Poehler, the star of her own sitcom, Parks and Recreation, are the kind of funny, truly funny, women that deserve to host a ceremony that's just as freewheeling, sassy and entertaining as they are, while also honoring both television and film.
The pair have great on-screen chemistry, from being co-anchors on SNL's Weekend Update from 2004 through 2006, to costarring in Baby Mama to going super viral as Sarah Palin (Fey) and Hillary Clinton (Poehler) on SNL during the 2008 presidential election, back in '08. Who can forget Poehler's frozen-though-furious face as Clinton, with Fey mugging behind her in glasses and a hair bump as Palin? Classic.
In August, EW mused about who could host the Globes, if Gervais didn't, mentioning funny women such as Margaret Cho, who would likely stomp on the A-list audience's more vulnerable sensibilities, Wanda Sykes, and fellow SNL alumna Kristen Wiig, so charming and saucy in last year's ensemble Bridesmaids.
With more hybrid actress-writer-TV showrunners around such as Fey, Mindy Kaling and Lena Dunham, now's the time for multiple women to step to the front and proclaim, "Yes, we're damn funny. Waddya gonna do about it?"
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According to a Fact Sheet from the National Alliance on Mental Illness:
• Culture biases against mental health professionals and health care professionals in general prevent many African Americans from accessing care due to prior experiences with historical misdiagnoses, inadequate treatment and a lack of cultural understanding; only 2 percent of psychiatrists, 2 percent of psychologists and 4 percent of social workers in the United States are African American.
• African Americans tend to rely on family, religious and social communities for emotional support rather than turning to health care professionals, even though this may at times be necessary. The health care providers they seek may not be aware of this important aspect of person life.
• Mental illness is frequently stigmatized and misunderstood in the African American community. African Americans are much more likely to seek help though their primary care doctors as opposed to accessing specialty care.
• African Americans are often at a socioeconomic disadvantage in terms of accessing both medical and mental health care: in 2006, one-third of working adult African Americans were uninsured in the preceding year.
• Across a recent 15-year span, suicide rates increased 233 percent among African Americans aged 10-14 compared to 120 percent among Caucasian Americans in the same age group across the same span of time.
• Social circumstances often serve as an indicator for the likelihood of developing a mental illness. African Americans are disproportionately more likely to experience social circumstances that increase their chances of developing a mental illness.
• African Americans comprise 40 percent of the homeless population and only 12 percent of the U.S. population. People experiencing homelessness are at a greater risk of developing a mental illness.
• Nearly half of all prisoners in the United States are African American. Prison inmates are at a higher risk of developing a mental illness.
• Children in foster care and the child welfare system are more likely to develop mental illnesses. African American children comprise 45 percent of the public foster care population.
• Exposure to violence increases the risk of developing a mental illness; over 25 percent of African American children exposed to violence meet criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder.
For more information and resources visit http://www.nami.org


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Last year's 12.12.12 benefit concert for the victims of Sandy came packed with memorable moments: Pete Townshend changing the lyrics of "Baba O'Riley" to decry a "Sandy wasteland." Adam Sandler transforming Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" into a irreverent anthem of defiance ("Sandy, screw ya/We'll all get through ya"). Paul McCartney turning over the finale to Alicia Keys, who led the crowd in a rousing version of "Empire State of Mind."
But the strongest parts of the all-star spectacle were the segments showing the fresh devastation wrought by the storm through the weary eyes of victims, many of them only a few miles from Madison Square Garden.
The televised concert, filmed for a movie to be released Friday, succeeded in not only raising a reported $30 million in ticket sales alone, but in striking an appropriate balance between entertainment and showcasing the reason the entertainers showed up.
That's the bittersweet byproduct of the music establishment having too many occasions to mount benefit concerts following natural disasters and other tragedies. Sadly, with the nearly unfathomable destruction wrought in the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan, there's yet another cause for the showbiz world to band together.
Top musicians can be a powerful positive force in raising money and awareness, while offering solidarity and comfort – even if in some cases, amid post-disaster chaos, it takes time for the message to get through. The ability to do good on a large scale has evolved and grown over the last four decades, from George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh to Bob Geldof's Live Aid to 12.12.12. to Blake Shelton's fundraiser in the days after the tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., six months ago.
The concerts offer evidence of shared humanity, wrapped in the bonds of music – whether the show takes place near the tragedy scene or half a world away. The celebrity-packed events also provide a reminder of the responsibility that comes with fame at a time when too many folks are fixated on whether somebody twerked too much or lit up something resembling a joint on TV. Then again, the world would be a better place if the most we had to worry about were MTV live show antics.
There's a danger in benefit concerts becoming well-practiced affairs with repetition that threatens to inure audiences to the latest dire need. But at their best, the shows can inspire – delivering a modicum of solace and, hopefully, a spur to action.
As the next big fundraiser, little doubt, is being discussed, check out the trailer for "12.12.12," whose proceeds will go to victims of Sandy:
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is also the author of "Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family." Follow him on Twitter.


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Yankees Short Hops: Game 3
A-Rod, Jeter continue to rake for Yankees in postseason
By Brittany Ghiroli / Special to MLB.com
The Yankees jumped on Jered Weaver, but the Angels rallied and sealed the victory on a walk-off double from Jeff Mathis off Alfredo Aceves. Frozen moment
With the score tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, New York's defense erased a leadoff double by former Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu. Melky Cabrera relayed Abreu's hit in to Derek Jeter, who pivoted and threw to a waiting Mark Teixeira at second base to catch Abreu off the bag. Big number
4: Solo homers hit by the Yankees, who have scored 15 of their 27 postseason runs via the home run. Game balls
Alex Rodriguez
A-Rod continued his phenomenal postseason with a fourth-inning solo homer. The Yankees' cleanup hitter has four homers and nine RBIs in this postseason, including an RBI in seven consecutive playoff games.
Derek Jeter
As usual, the Yankees' captain was crucial when his team needed it most. Jeter homered on the third pitch of the game, giving him 20 career postseason long balls.
Mariano Rivera
The veteran closer, who inherited a runner on second, bounced back from a fielding blunder to get out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the 10th inning unscathed.
Sense of October
Jeter immediately silenced the rowdy crowd at Angel Stadium with a leadoff homer to start the game.
Lines of the Game
Jorge Posada
Comment: Posada's eighth-inning blast tied the game at 4, as the veteran catcher continued a fine postseason at the plate.
Phil Hughes
Comment: After Joba Chamberlain gave up a tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, Hughes kept the Angels at bay and exited after allowing his first hit, a double to open the ninth inning.
"This is the type of series we expected it to be. We've had two extra-inning games out of three games. They've been hard-fought games. [Tuesday's Game 4 is] a new day, and we'll be back." -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi
Pitching on three days' rest, CC Sabathia will take the ball for the second time in the series on Tuesday night, looking to stop the Angels' momentum.
Brittany Ghiroli is a contributor to MLB.com This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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LOS ANGELES – A thoroughly choreographed Hollywood opening gave way to a totally unscripted Hollywood ending on opening day at Dodger Stadium.
Working on 37 years rest, Sandy Koufax couldn't reach home plate with his ceremonial first pitch. For the next nine innings, Clayton Kershaw made it impossible for the San Francisco Giants to get there. Kershaw capped a masterful performance by leading off the bottom of the eighth inning with his first career home run, breaking up a scoreless pitcher's duel and sending the Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Giants on Monday.
The day belonged to the left-handers.
"It made the day complete with Sandy throwing out the first pitch and Clayton throwing the last pitch," Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis said. "It was almost like a passing-of-the-torch day – two iconic Dodgers lefties pitching off the same mound on opening day."
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly will never be cheered for making a pitching change as loudly as he was Monday – or praised as much for not making one. As part of an elaborate pregame ceremony, Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson took the mound to throw out the first pitch with Orel Hershiser catching.
But Mattingly emerged from the dugout, walked out to the mound and took the ball from Johnson, waving for a left-handed reliever.
"I've been working on my acting skills," Mattingly joked later.
Koufax popped out of the Dodgers dugout to a roar of applause from the sold out crowd and Vin Scully's voice announcing the pitching change over the stadium sound system.
"We had no idea," Ellis said of the staged surprise. "We saw Sandy around the clubhouse. He was wishing us all good luck for the season and I thought there might be something up. But he didn't go into the dugout until the last minute then Donnie went out and got the ball from Magic and called for the lefty."
Kershaw has dealt with comparisons to Koufax almost from the beginning of his career with the Dodgers. He fairly lived up to them Monday, holding the Giants to four hits while walking none, striking out seven and allowing just one runner to advance past first base — Pablo Sandoval was stranded at second after a two-out single in the first inning.
"Sandy's awesome," said Kershaw, who was focused on his pregame preparation and didn't see the ceremony on the mound. "I don't think of him as this historic person because I'm able to be around him so much. But I understand what he means to the Dodgers.
"I just don't want to disrespect Sandy (by accepting comparisons to him). He doesn't deserve that. He was the best left-handed pitcher ever. … Obviously I'm honored by the comparison but I don't put any merit into that. I've got a long way to go."
Giants ace Matt Cain matched zeroes with Kershaw for six innings but then gave way to the bullpen. Cain had allowed the first two Dodgers to reach base in the first inning and needed 29 pitches to work out of that jam. He stranded two more in the fourth and left Mark Ellis at second after a leadoff double in the sixth. All of that inflated his pitch count to 93 after the sixth inning.
"That's really what separated them – that first inning," Mattingly said.
Kershaw by contrast had thrown just 85 pitches when he retired the Giants in the top of the eighth, making Mattingly's decision easy. He let him lead off the bottom of the inning, giving very little thought to a pinch-hitter.
"Not there," Mattingly said. "If his pitch count stayed low in the eighth I was going to give him the chance to pitch the ninth."
That might stand as Mattingly's most popular move all season. Kershaw drilled a 92-mph first-pitch fastball from Giants reliever George Kontos over the wall in center field. It was Kershaw's first career home run, the first by a pitcher on opening day since the Cardinals' Joe Magrane in 1988 and the first by a Dodgers pitcher since Don Drysdale in 1965.
"It was pandemonium," Ellis said of the reaction in the Dodgers dugout.
"Shock," Kershaw said of his own reaction. "What an awesome feeling. … I didn't know what I was doing, honestly. I probably wasn't feeling my feet hit the ground while I was running around the bases."
After finishing off the shutout (he has not given up a run in 19 innings over three opening-day starts), Kershaw was greeted near the Dodgers dugout by another member of the new ownership group, chairman Mark Walter, who hugged Kershaw in his excitement.
"He's a big cheerleader," Kershaw said. "It's awesome to have that type of enthusiasm from our owners. They want to win too."
Kershaw was asked if had taken the opportunity to make a pitch for the $200 million contract extension that could be coming his way.
"That didn't cross my mind," he said with a laugh.


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Rough House #1
Original Concept: Mike L. Taylor
Writer: Elizabeth J. Musgrave
Artists: Mike L. Taylor and Frank Forte
Rough House is a gritty, action-packed horror movie and comic book series that combines the brutal fight scenes of Fight Club with the twisted horror of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
An athletic young woman known only as "The Girl" is kidnapped and thrown into a bizarre world of gladiator-style mixed martial arts contests gone horribly wrong. She soon proves herself able to hold her own in death matches against colorful masked killers with names like Bone Job, Baby Fat, and Skeeter the Devil Boy. As her psyche is worn down by brainwashing and drugs, she becomes more and more of a stone cold killer herself. She must decide whether she still wants to escape the Rough House or stay focused on her true target, the ringleader called "Big Daddy".
Rating: Mature
Format: Full Color, 24 pages
Type: Digital
Price: $1.99
Release Date: TBA
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