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Top-secret documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden confirm that the NSA introduced weaknesses into computer security standards adopted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, putting at risk NIST's reputation as a disinterested purveyor of cyber guidelines.
As reported Sept. 5 by The Guardian and New York Times, one document illustrates how the NSA influenced international standards that encryption systems rely on, working covertly in 2006 to get its own version of draft security standards issued by NIST and approved for worldwide use.
Emerging details of NSA's influence on unclassified systems and the standards that govern those systems have put NIST on the defensive, and for good reason: These kinds of revelations damage the trust NIST standards typically command.
"This is a fundamental undermining of the basic kinds of secure communications tools to give people the trust they need to participate with federal agencies, and also between federal agencies as customers and sources of each other's data," said Joseph Hall, senior staff technologist for the Center for Democracy and Technology.
Amie Stepanovich, director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center's Domestic Surveillance Project, said any standards promoted or advertised that are less secure than they are billed puts the individuals and organizations who adopt them at risk.
In short, NIST standards – at least in this instance – were weaker than they should have been because the NSA "became the sole editor" of the standards, according to Snowden-leaked documents, and no doubt a throng of coders and cryptographers are looking at exploiting those vulnerabilities right now.
"There is no way to design vulnerabilities only the good guys can use, and though we haven't seen evidence of those vulnerabilities by bad guys yet, my feeling is we will see that soon because everyone knows they exist now and there'll be a massive hunt in a prioritized manner," said Hall.
The weakened standards in question were not revealed by the newspapers but are largely rumored in the cryptography community to be within one of the four algorithms recommended in Special Publication 800-90.
That algorithm, the Deterministic Random Bit Generator, is not widely used – NIST's last update shows fewer than 70 government vendors utilize it – but that is likely little comfort to IT leaders in federal agencies who spend millions of taxpayer dollars incorporating and adhering to NIST standards.
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NSA and NIST: Computer security responsibilities
Founded in 1901, NIST is one of the government's oldest scientific agencies and one of its most trusted, largely for standard-setting successes such as the Federal Information Security Management Act, which governs information security standards, and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, which raised the bar for federal cloud computing adoption. Through the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), NIST dictates how the government processes data, including tax records and Social Security information.
Since the Computer Security Act of 1987, NIST has been charged with the development and promulgation of security standards and guidelines for all unclassified federal computer systems.
The National Policy for the Security of National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems, a classified presidential directive handed down in 1991, charged the NSA with the same responsibilities for classified computer systems. Together, the act and the order are supposed to clarify the division of labor between NIST and the NSA.
"NIST is going to look immediately at who from the NSA was involved in setting those standards, and they might look at what other standards they touched," Hall said. "Any system administrator or CTO worth their salt is not going to want to be ignorant of this."
Officials from NIST were predictably tight-lipped about the revelations, offering only a statement and no further comment, though the agency does indicate it will commit significant resources to vet its standards.
"NIST works to publish the strongest cryptographic standards possible," a NIST spokesperson said in a statement. "We use a transparent, public process to rigorously vet our recommended standards. If vulnerabilities are found, we work with the cryptographic community to address them as quickly as possible."
Most feds followed the same keep-quiet narrative.
One federal employee with oversight responsibilities in a large civilian agency told FCW that revelations of the NSA-influenced weakened standards "raises questions" federal agencies will likely have to deal with for some time.
"It makes you wonder if other standards were intentionally or unintentionally weakened," the source said.
The vending community will likely do its own investigating, Hall said. Vendors create IT solutions for the government based heavily on NIST standards. If those standards aren't secure, neither is your product.
"By obeying and supporting a standard, you may be meeting to a letter the contractor requirements to be able to deal with those technologies, but you may be providing something that doesn't provide information assurance you need to provide," Hall said.
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And you automatically assumed that if New York Times published (or alluded to publishing) some powerpoints allegedly coming from NSA - it proves that not only our current computer security standards are "tainted", but other standards are as well?
I wish I could sentence to reality at least the media employees...
So much for NIST's credibility. I noticed they ignored the good stuff brought to them, now we know why.
So if our computer security standards are open to, lets call it "tweaking", I wonder what other standards that NIST regulates are "tweaked."
I am concerned about private use of products dependent on the tainted standards. If vendors produce sub-standard products for the federal government because of this, tough. I am sick and tired of one government branch claiming that their hands are Lysol clean while the other agency was the one swimming in a cesspool.
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BRADENTON, Fla. -- Left-hander Brian Matusz fired blanks in two middle innings as the Orioles downed the Pirates, 6-3, in Grapefruit League action Friday night.
Matusz worked around two singles and struck out two, part of a nine-strikeout night by four pitchers as Baltimore improved to 9-2-1 in Grapefruit League play. Starter Wei-Yin Chen (1-0) fanned four in 2 1/3 innings, and Tommy Hunter picked up two strikeouts while allowing a hit in 1 2/3 innings.
The game -- the Bucs' only preseason home tilt under the stars -- drew 6,353, a record crowd for a Pirates night game at McKechnie Field.
The Pirates' (4-9) offense consisted of Starling Marte, who followed singles in the first and a walk in the third with stolen bases and scored both times -- on Jose Tabata's sacrifice fly and Pedro Alvarez's single, respectively.
The Orioles jumped into a 4-1 lead in the third on consecutive run-scoring hits by Jason Pridie, Travis Ishikawa and Trayvon Robinson off Pirates starter Kyle McPherson (0-1).
Lew Ford added a seventh-inning homer off Vic Black, making it 5-2.
Up next: Top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy will make his first start this spring against the Red Sox in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday night. Kevin Gausman, who is ranked second on the list, will follow him for a 7:05 p.m. ET game that will also include Michael Belfiore, Zach Clark, Todd Redmond and T.J. McFarland. The Red Sox will start left-hander Felix Doubront.
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SANTA CRUZ - The man long known as the only Republican who could get elected in Santa Cruz is no longer a Republican.
Bruce McPherson said Tuesday he is dropping his GOP party affiliation and listing no preference, joining a growing bloc of California voters who've renounced party identification.
"That's who I am," McPherson said. "During my years in the California Legislature, I was widely recognized as the most independent voice in either the Assembly or the Senate. Now more than ever I think we need leaders who make decisions for the community and the people, not what's best for the party."
Since 1996, the number of independent California voters has doubled to 21.3 percent, according to the most recent statistics from the California Secretary of State's office. During that time, Democratic registration has declined 3.7 points to 43.4 percent, while Republican registration declined 6.8 points to 30.2 percent.
A former Secretary of State himself, McPherson may be the highest-ranking former state official to renounce party identification.
"It's as strident as I've ever known it to be," McPherson said of partisan politics. "I don't want to be identified as right or left."
An abortion rights supporter who's willing to discuss new taxes, McPherson was known as a moderate during his 11 years in the Legislature. During the years, he has endorsed local Democrats such as Fred Keeley, Henry Mello and Sam Farr.
He also touted his work on government reforms since he left Sacramento. As a member of California Forward, McPherson championed efforts such as redistricting changes that removed the partisan Legislature from the process.
He also is locked in what appears to be a runoff for the nonpartisan office of county supervisor in his bid to return to politics. First-time candidate Eric Hammer, a Democrat, appears to have cleared enough votes to force a one-on-one November vote, though some votes remain to be counted.
McPherson, who previously told the Sentinel he had mulled a party switch, said the move was not motivated by the election.
"I thought about it previously," McPherson said. "I know there's going to be some ridicule, let's say, but those comments are going to come from people who've misrepresented the things I've said to the community and in letters to the editor."
Hammer, who returns from a pre-planned vacation today, could not be reached to comment. A spokeswoman for the California Republican Party did not return a phone call or email seeking comment.
McPherson said he did not consider registering as a Democrat.
"No, because I think the far left of the Democrats is in the same situation as the far right of the Republican Party," McPherson said. "You just have to find a mean. I don't think anybody can find a politician who has been identified as a moderate more than Bruce McPherson."
During the June 5 primary, McPherson fell 48 votes short of an outright win in the county's 5th District, covering Scotts Valley, the San Lorenzo Valley and part of Santa Cruz. However, provisional ballots are still being tallied before results are made official July 3.
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Locutus of Bored, Apr 18, 2009.
Screencaps from the second part of the footage are in the link.
1. What the hell is wrong with you?
2. There's lots of garbage Transformers anime to grab your attention, why are you still here?
He's probably "still here" (one post means you're lingering around now?) because he's excited to see the movie, which you might have noticed in the same post had you not been in such a rush to jump down his throat for his subjective opinion of the prior cartoons.
It's a Michael Bay movie full of 'splosions, cheesy comedy, bad dialogue, and rapid fire cuts. It's going to get some criticism, even if people find it otherwise entertaining. If you're this insecure about the movie already due to a dislike of the cartoons, you're in for a long year of overreacting to complaints. Relax.
I'm sorry, but anyone who likes anime and not the original cartoon (which I'm not a huge fan of) is retarded. End.
As opposed to someone who apologizes before saying something insulting over an opinion about a cartoon they aren't even a huge fan of and then follows it up with a pretentious "end."
the cartoon sucked. the animated movie is a minor masterpiece. the Bay movie rocked. the G1 comics are awesome. most particularly Furman's stuff. END!
Yeah the comics are the holy grail, but the cartoon is a lot of fun. Not because of the plots (which were frequently stupid) or animation (which was frequently cheap), but the characters are so memorable - the voice actors really do try their very best to transcend the material.
The animated movie is half great, half average, with just enough stupid in there that it doesn't feel entirely disconnected from the cartoon.
The "lubricating" scene was dumb, but the "crying" is a way for the producers/directors to connect to the very young children. Remember, this movie isn't for a bunch of middle-aged men to get their rocks off on. It's for children of ALL ages
I thought the whole exchange was great! "You'll still be my first car" - okay that line was kinda meh, but the rest was pretty good. And I'm still trying to figure out why Mikeala was changing out of her jeans and top into the white dress and grabbed that bunch of flowers? I mean, was she waiting for Sam to propose or something? Not that watching Megan Fox change clothes isn't fun... hehe... but c'mon she makes even a flannel shirt and jeans and workboots look provocative.
Oh ho ho, I definetly need to pick up that particular toy! Love the R8
I'm definately buyin' that one too... ever since I saw that sucker in Iron Man last year it sort of went on my radar. Slick ass car. Although that new Corvette - Sideswipe - looks slick too. I'd like to repaint it black, add a fin and call it a batmobile LOL
^It indeed is, the R8 is actually even better in real life though. It's stunning how big a difference it is.
And the Corvette Concept is hot! But won't be made.
I'd like to buy Devastator but it's nearly 100 dollars!
Has this been removed? I can't seem to find this footage.
EDIT: Well, found it at youtube at any rate
What I would give to be one of the firefighters in the background.
I can't watch the video. Maybe it's the US-only bollocks again?
no, Paramount are going around yanking it.
This site still has a YouTube link up. Let me know if it doesn't work, and I'll look around for more.
Someone spotted that Blackout is apparently back from the dead (he's on the left in the countryside scene where Optimus gets thrown towards Sam), so I'm holding out hope for the return of Barricade and that awesome Saleen police Mustang.
orci confirmed that Barricade and Scorponok would return as well as Starscream, but he claimed Bonecrusher, Blackout and 'the tank guy' are all dead.
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Santiago remains on starter's schedule
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- After starting in his first Cactus League appearance Monday against the Giants, Hector Santiago is scheduled to follow Jose Quintana to the mound Saturday against the Reds.
It does not appear that Santiago is going to start the 2013 season as part of the rotation, with John Danks well on his way to recovery from Aug. 6 arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder. But Santiago continues to follow a routine that will stretch him out.
"I'm ready for anything," said Santiago, who will throw either two or three innings behind Quintana's two. "I thought I was starting [Saturday] and I came in and saw it, and it was, 'OK, I'm in relief, but I'm starting in my head.' It's kind of doing the best of both.
This starter preparation for Santiago included throwing a bullpen on Wednesday.
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SANFORD, Fla. - The body of a child discovered on Tuesday in Putnam County has been identified as a missing 2-year-old girl from Sanford.
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Sanford police said 32-year-old Rachel Fryer's 2-year-old daughter's remains were found at 117 Madison Ave. in Putnam County. Police said 2-year-old Tariji Gordan was found in a shallow grave in Crescent City. In the woods nearby, a suitcase was found and is believed to have been used in the crime.
Fryer, a mother of four, turned herself in on Monday night and was arrested on aggravated child neglect charges. She was taken to the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford and was being held on no bond.
Sanford Police Chief Cecil Smith says investigators found on Monday Fryer buried her child's remains in Putnam County.
Armed guards held the scene secure until Tuesday morning, when investigators found Tariji's body exactly where her mother said it would be.
Fryer told police she found Tariji unresponsive when she went to wake her up last Thursday morning after a Seminole County sheriff's deputy left her home. Only one of the four children was awake, officials said. The mother told officials that after the deputy left she went to wake up the baby and the child was unresponsive. In her arrest affidavit, investigators described how Fryer says she performed CPR on her child and heard the baby gasp for air.
She told police she used her child's asthma nebulizer but got no response.
Instead of calling 911 she wrapped her child's body in a blanket, put it in a suitcase and brought it to Putnam County, where she buried Tariji in a shallow grave and spent the night on the porch of the house nearby.
Family and neighbors gathered Tuesday night to remember Tariji during a candlelight vigil held at 13th Place and Oleander Drive.
Aja Lytle is Rachel Fryer's sister-in-law.
"That was my goddaughter. Of course it saddens me that she's no longer here," said Lytle.
But family and friends said they're withholding judgment until an autopsy is done on the little girl.
"She has mental issues. I'm thinking she panicked. All she was thinking is they're gonna take my kids, I just got my kids back," said Lytle.
A good friend, Lawanda Carr, believes the toddler's death was an accident.
"I've known Rachel since I was a little girl and doing something to that baby just don't sit well," said Carr.
Timothy Gordon, Fryer's boyfriend, turned himself into Sanford police for questioning on Tuesday evening and left shortly after.
Sanford police on Monday said they were notified by DCF to assist with a welfare check on a child living at a house on Oleander Avenue in Sanford.
The family had been reunified in November and continued to receive regular visits by case managers, according to officials. The last reported visit to the home was documented on Feb. 6, when the DCF caseworker came to check on the family.
The Department of Children and Families held a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, discussing the 2011 case with the family of the missing child and the reunification process.
According to documents released Tuesday afternoon, the agency has investigated six abuse allegations against Fryer since 1995. The documents also show DCF had two other children permanently removed from Fryer's custody.
DCF said Fryer's children were taken away from her two years ago when Tariji's twin brother, Tavont'ae Gordon died on May 13, 2011. Fryer did not have any criminal charges filed against her, as investigators deemed Tavont'ae Gordon's death as accidental, caused by Fryer accidentally rolled over on the child, according to DCF.
DCF found enough evidence of substance abuse to remove the four remaining children from the home and place them in foster care.
After placing the children in protective custody, the case was transferred to Community Based Care of Central Florida, which oversaw the foster care and reunification process.
DCF said Fryer completed the program necessary to be reunited with her children, but the children's father did not, so he was not reunified.
DCF said it was the court's decision to reunite the children with Fryer in November 2013 after she passed a case plan that was required of her, including drug tests. After she passed, the court had no legal ground to keep the children away from their mother, DCF said.
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Women as Bloodletting Heroes.
Being male, perhaps I am out of my element, yet I can't help but notice this recurring theme making the rounds in the media on "women as heroes (in movies)."
Two recent characters that are often pointed to as examples of women as heroes include Kristen Stewart's Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman, or Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games.
Yet both of these movies fit under the fantasy genre: Snow White and the Huntsman is a well-worn fairy tale with this latest take amplified by aggression, and The Hunger Games celebrates adolescent butchery.
Yet, I don't seem to recall anyone using Viola Davis' Aibileen Clark from The Help or Julia Roberts' Erin Brockovich from the movie of the same name as examples of women as heroes.
Or what of a woman as hero who is not (as yet) a part of a movie, Samar Yazbek?
I guess a woman has to show the ability to slash a throat – remaining stoic while watching the blood trickle – to be deemed a hero today, much in the same manner as males have been portrayed since the advent of the moving picture.
One could consider this a type of equality, with women now sinking to the same level of portrayals as men in the role of the bloodletting hero.
But just ask any veteran, who has been in the thick of war, whether they see anything heroic in bloodletting.
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Traveling over the holidays is a popular trend. Some families do it as a personal celebration; some do it to get away from the rush at home. But ALL families love seeing how other countries celebrate in their own way. Here are a few ideas:
Did you know that if you go to Baja over Christmas you may be invited to our guide's home to help decorate the Christmas tree, Mexican style. Then afterward, how about hunting for scorpions with a black light? Pretty cool, yes? Or travel on our December 26 trip, and have the opportunity to celebrate New Year's Eve with a bash at the famous Hotel California – we have a few tickets we'll include with your adventure!
On December 24th the largest and best Christmas pagent in all of Ecuador takes place in Cuenca. If you join our Galapagos Islands and Inca Ruins December 22 you'll have the chance to partake of the Pase del Niño festival, an all day event filled with music, floats, and costumes. Or try the Galapagos MultiSport Adventure December 25, and enjoy a miraculous New Year's Eve stargazing from your campsite on the beach.
Belize will be celebrating an event we just might not ever see again. December 21 represents the end of the Maya calendar, and the end of the 13th B'ak'tun, the Maya's linear long count cycle of 394 years. Though recently Maya calendars have been found that continue on in time, no one disputes this is expected to be a great time of change and transformation, and the festivities will be plentiful throught out the month. Arrive just in time for 'the end' on our adventure December 21, or come later (December 27) and celebrate New Year's Eve on the beach. Either way, it's a Mayan adventure from beginning to end.
Peru, Costa Rica, Panama – all of the South and Central American countires have deep traditons surrounding Christmas and the New Year, and each country tells the story in their own way. There can be special markets, festivals, fireworks. No matter your own traditions and holidays, why not learn how others do it?
Really you should be planning for December 2013 – so if you haven't figured it out yet for THIS year it's time to make a plan!


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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Voyager' started by Taylirious, Jan 27, 2013.
Tuvok as Barbossa is just so much awesome.
Voyager does My Fair Lady.
Seven - Eliza Doolittle, a flower seller
Doctor - Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics
Neelix - Alfred Doolittle, Eliza's father
Tuvok - Colonel Pickering, Henry's friend
Harry - Freddy Eynsford-Hill, Eliza's suitor
Janeway - Mrs. Higgins, Henry's mother
B'Elanna - Mrs. Pearce, Henry's housekeeper
Sam Wildman - Mrs. Eynsford-Hill, Freddy's mother
Chakotay - Zoltan Karpathy, Henry's Hungarian rival
Paris - understudy for Henry, Freddy, and Zoltan
As Seven would say: perfection
That is great!
I haven't seen VOY in a while but was Seven less tough in S7 than she was in like S4?
She acted like she was Batman, but it turned out that she barely more physically intimidating than Blue Beetle.
We need a Seven (or Janeway) video to the theme of Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman series.
edit: I did find a Janeway one, but it includes a clip of her turning into the Doctor, so I disqualify it.
When she had access to her Borg abilities she was kick-ass, the personal shield and all. What else can the Borg do? I know we didn't see everything with Seven.
Her arms used have hydrallic garage door openers in them.
Trading that for the strength of a 20th century model has to be humbling.
Actually every time the doctor took out a hydrallic pump and replaced it with muscle mass... He got to chose exactly how "fit" those muscles here. if he felt like he could have given her the muscles of an Olympian or the Muscles of a lay about.
Seven might not be so sexy with the body of Tony Soprano.
Janeway saw fit to turn Seven over to a computer program that was set to turn her into a human without regard for her wishes, essentially, to be assimilated again. Seven's overall arc, become quite unenjoyable for me.
If she didn't have to exercise and eat right to make her body, then she would have had Tony's body eventually, which is why the Doctor wouldn't have made her super fit rather than give her a goal to work towards. It's totally teach a girl to fish.
Sexy is what you do with what god gave you, no matter what god gave you.
Beautiful is some fluke when you win gods lottery.
If you're beautiful you don't have to try to be sexy.
It's redundant.
Ugly girls try harder.
That's one reason the character works so well, and I think was one thing that Ryan found interesting. Seven isn't aware she's hot, isn't aware how it affects others, and if she is aware of her looks, it's irrelevant to her.
To be fair though, opposing characters react to her like a 1940s cartoon with his heart exploding out of their chest, so really,compared to what she was to deal with in real life Voyager was a literal cartoon.
Remember those old (1970s?) adds for coolcharm kiss deodorant where marching bands would vere off course to follow a pretty girl who was wearing coolcharm body spray?
And this in the age of holodecks.
If Farscape could have an episode set in the Loony Toons Universe then Voyager is just a Punk.
I had to be careful watching that sort of stuff, I was married then.
If you were hiding your lust for deodorant commercials it must have been dry times indeed.
Well, I have to give her credit. I didn't have a roving eye, and she'd point out pretty girls to me when we were out.
I LOVE this vid!
"Will you marry me?"
"I don't think now uis the right time!"
Seven did "sleep" when she was regenerating. She went into a REM cycle and was able to contact the people of Unimatrix Zero in that fashion.
She was also asleep when the 3 BRG from her collective tried to reconnect. She didn't "wake up" just because 3 strangers entered the cargo bay, she woke up when they started to access her her memory files.
[Cargo Bay two] TWO OF NINE: Ready. Insert the interlink module.
THREE OF NINE: Ready.
TWO OF NINE: He's still worried about injuring her.
THREE OF NINE: If we fail, we'll never become individuals. We have to remember that.
TWO OF NINE: There is consensus. I've found her memory files.
THREE OF NINE: She's aware of our presence.
TWO OF NINE: She's trying to regain consciousness.
FOUR OF NINE: We must abort.
THREE OF NINE: No! We're too close.
SEVEN: I will not comply.
I liked Kes... but I grew to love Seven of Nine.
I'm sure, had TPTB had half the insight to allow the Ocampan the leeway to grow, change and die... Kes would have been equally interesting.
I mean really, why have a character that only lives 9 years, "live"?
Something I am confused with is people hating on Jeri/Seven because of Kes/Jennifer leaving...I liked both and thought TPTB made a mistake and should have tossed Robert B. or Garrett W. Obviously GW's pretty boy status was quite meaningless in retrospect.
Viva La Seven!
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Scuffling Middlebrooks given reprieve in finale
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- For just the second time this season, Will Middlebrooks was not in Boston's starting lineup for Sunday's finale vs. the Rangers. The third baseman has endured a sophomore slump in recent weeks, and is 3-for-19 on the road trip.
"Yeah, this is to get him off his feet," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "We had planned on this road trip to try to rotate some guys and get some guys off their feet, and today is that day for Will."
Yu Darvish, who has nasty stuff, was probably not a bad opponent for Middlebrooks to take a day off against.
"Yeah, Yu is a very good pitcher," said Farrell."I don't know if it's strictly because Darvish is on the mound. It's more where we are with the day game after the night game, and [had] a planned day down for him."
Shane Victorino, who recently came back from a back injury, also was out of the lineup. And catcher David Ross subbed for Jarrod Saltalamacchia behind the plate with the day game following Saturday night's contest.
Playing in his home state of Texas, Middlebrooks obviously wishes he was going a little better right now.
"I'm fine. I know I'm a good player," Middlebrooks said. "I know it's been a tough couple of weeks, tough couple of days, especially being home and everybody is here. It's tough to play like that. I know it'll get better. It's just a rough patch. Keep my confidence. I know I'm going to get just as hot as I am cold right now."
Ortiz goes deep, extends hit streak to 25 games
ARLINGTON -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz provided no subtlety or mystery when it came to whether he would prolong his career-long hitting streak another day.
In the top of the first inning against Rangers ace Yu Darvish on Sunday afternoon, Ortiz walloped a towering two-run homer to right to give his team a quick lead.
Dating back to July 2, 2012, Ortiz has hit in 25 straight games. Prior to this season, Ortiz's longest career hitting streak was 19 games. That streak came in 2002, when he was with the Minnesota Twins.
Ortiz has also reached base in 33 straight games, another career high.
His magnificent start to the season has come despite a right Achilles injury that prevented him from playing in Spring Training.
Ortiz started his season on April 20.
"I've been a hitter my whole life," Ortiz said. "It's not like I'm doing anything new. Same routine -- I haven't changed anything."
Bailey slated for MRI on biceps Monday
ARLINGTON -- Andrew Bailey was unavailable for Sunday's finale against the Rangers, as the Red Sox will have the closer undergo an MRI on his ailing right biceps in Boston on Monday.
Bailey first felt the injury on April 28 while pitching against the Astros, and he hasn't pitched in the ensuing week.
"We will stay away," manager John Farrell said about Sunday's game. "He's got an exam scheduled for tomorrow morning as much to give him some peace of mind in what he's dealing with, because it's in that last 10 percent of intensity where he feels some of the symptoms he's going through. For our own information and his peace of mind, we've got to get that looked at thoroughly."
Once the Red Sox get the results of the MRI, they can decide whether to put Bailey on the disabled list, a move that could be back-dated to April 29.
John Lackey was out for three weeks with a biceps injury earlier this season. But Farrell doesn't see much of a correlation between the two injuries.
"No, John's was in the belly of the muscle," said Farrell. "Down, closer in the mid range of the muscle. This is a little bit higher up. Obviously, he's getting some inflammation in there. To what extent, that's where the tests are going to come [in handy]."
With Bailey out of the mix, Farrell is trying not to ask too much of his other key relievers.
"We have everyone available today with the exception of Andrew, so we're fully covered for today," Farrell said. "But in general, in the bigger picture, yeah, we've got to be careful of certain guys. Innings by starters are key."
Worth noting
• Lefty Craig Breslow, who has made five Minor League rehab appearances, could be activated for Monday's game against the Twins. However, no decision has been made yet, according to Farrell.
• Felix Doubront, who struggled mightily in his last start and lacked velocity, had his side day on Sunday and long-toss was emphasized.
"His normal in-between starts routine," Farrell said. "There's been a little bit more emphasis on the long toss, in terms of its intensity. I can't say that we're going to ramp up the volume all that much more than what it's been."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: smh....anywho, for those of you who did not see it, the Knicks won a nail biter against Boston. Danilo Gallinari led the way with 10-15 shooting and 31 points, including a clutch shot with 36 seconds left to give the Knickerbockers the lead (and yall said he couldnt hit a clutch shot). Earl Barron has 17 points and 18 rebounds, 8 of which were offensive. Lee was playing his natural position tonight, and finished with 13 and 11, on a poor 6-16 shooting. Nevertheless, the celtics tried to rally in the 4th, but the Knicks barely held them off.


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Day Three of Re:Frame Austin was kind of like those season-ending cliffhangers that have become a staple of primetime TV: The Re:Frame Collective announced a location and a month for the next Re:Frame event, but precious little else. With the launch of the new Re:Frame website (www.reframecollective.com) this morning, the Collective revealed dates, location, a (nearly) complete speaker roster, and some tantalizing details about what RF:SF 09 attendees can expect for the three-and-a-half day event, which will take place at San Francisco's toney CLIFT Hotel in the heart of the city's historic Union Square shopping district, from October 19-22, 2009.
For those not familiar with the Re:Frame Collective, it's a group of four leading wedding filmmakers--Julie Hill of OC-based Elysium Productions, Kristen* of San Francisco-based Bliss* Productions, Bruce Patterson of Vancouver-based Cloud Nine Creative, and Jason Magbanua of Makati City, the Philippines--that set out 18 months ago to introduce a sort of videographer education hitherto unseen in the industry, and have done so (with a few personnel changes along the way) in two groundbreaking events to date, the first in New Orleans in October 2008, and the second in Austin, Texas in April 2009.
The Collective describes the RF:SF experience as "4 days of intense shooting techniques, business management, HD workflow, branding and marketing, creative storytelling techniques, and more," and promises attendees the opportunity to "break bread with international innovators of the wedding and event video world in an intimate setting." The bread-breaking is actually a signature component of the RF:SF event; attendees who elect to stay at the Clift (optional, and not included in the registration fee) will enjoy a full, sit-down breakfast and lunch in the hotel restaurant each day.
But naturally, education and networking are the main courses of the event, and the heart of the RF:SF 09 announcement is the speaker list. The program breaks down into 3 categories: Creative, Business, and Elective. On the Creative side, speakers include Moscow-based cinematographer Oleg Kalyan, making his stateside speaking debut and presenting a seminar on "creative innovation"; Pacific Pictures' Kevin Shahinian on "Weddings as Feature Films"; Joe Simon of Joe Simon Productions discussing shooting tools ("Simon says: Shoot It"); and Jason Magbanua, newest member of the Re:Frame Collective, with a presentation titled "behind the scenes of a Filipino empire."
Business track presentations include Elysium Productions' Alex Hill (making his long-awaited Re:Frame debut) on growing your business into a high-end, volume enterprise; David Robin of "Hayden & Madison-Magical Mystery Tour" fame on how to stay in the game (and stay on top); Dennis Lennie of UK-based tapelessmadeeasy.com on tapeless workflow; and L.A.-based wedding publicist Leila Khalil on strategic marketing.
Rounding out the speaker roster are two presenters of "elective" sessions (which allow attendees to choose one more creative seminar or one more business seminar): Red 5 Studios' Loyd Calomay on concept films (From Pitch t Production to Presentation), and Angela Desveaux of Cloud Nine Creative and WedLuxe Magazine (and the graphic designer responsible for much of Re:Frame's branding) speaking on design principles. The Collective describes the electives as "mini hands-on tutorials you can choose depending on your interests." There's one addition speaker slot on the schedule that remains TBA.
Also tapped for RF:SF 09 is DoP extraordinaire Philip Bloom, who spoke in Austin, and has been brought back for a return engagement to orchestrate the RF:SF 09 Shootout (a hands-on shooting experience in the streets of the host city that debuted in Austin). The Shootout is only one of several networking and community-building events that will be part of RF:SF 09; others include breakout rooms, the in-hotel breakfasts and lunches, and the signature Tuesday night event.
Part of the attraction of every Re:Frame event thus far has been the location and the atmosphere in which the event occurs. The RF:SF 09 event boasts a 4-star hotel in the CLIFT, with rooms available at a rate of $190/night (which appears to be roughly a $110 discount from reserving a room through the hotel), including a hot breakfast and lunch at the CLIFT's Asia de Cuba restaurant. Past Re:Frame events included lodging in the price of registration; with the costs separated out this time around, the registration fee has also dropped, even with the additional full day of seminars. A seat at Re:Frame Austin went for roughly $1,400. For RF:SF, "early bird" registration (before Aug. 1) costs $1,150, with a regular, post-Aug. 1 rate of $1,275. Re:Frame Alumni--anyone who attended Re:Frame New Orleans or Re:Frame Austin--can register for $975 until July 31. Registration for RF:SF 09, which is available now on the Re:Frame website, is limited to 150.
There's one more way to get into RF:SF 09: the event's "win a seat!" promotion. Would-be free attendees are invited to create a 30-second (or less) "creative film ... to tell the world why you want to attend" and submit it for posting on the Re:Frame blog. The clip that receives the most "unique, verified comments" will win. Details at www.reframecollective.com.
Re:Frame San Francisco is HERE!! Sign up today! from Julie Hill on Vimeo.
The other key element of RF:SF 09--and the one for which details remain largely TBA at this juncture--is Re:Frame's inaugural awards program, The Academy of Event Filmmaker Awards. The Collective promises details on the awards program within a few weeks. Stay tuned.
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Spending on Warren-Brown race nears $78M
BOSTON -- Democrat Elizabeth Warren and Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown together spent nearly $78 million in their hotly-contested Senate race that ended with Warren's victory, the latest finance reports filed by the campaigns show.
The spending total will continue to rise as the remaining campaign bills are paid.
The race was by far the most expensive political campaign in Massachusetts history and tracked as the costliest U.S. Senate race in the country in 2012.
Brown's campaign said Friday it expects to finish with a small amount of cash. On the other hand, Warren asked supporters for a little more money earlier this week to pay off campaign debt.
Democrats wanted to regain the seat held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy for nearly half a century, but won by Brown in a special election in 2010 following Kennedy's death. Both parties viewed the race as a potentially pivotal one in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate.
The latest campaign finance summaries filed with the Federal Election Commission cover a period ending Nov. 26.
Warren, a Harvard Law School professor making her first run for political office, reported total campaign expenditures of about $40.5 million. Brown's campaign reported spending more than $37 million. The Democrat's campaign reported total contributions through Nov. 26 of about $41.2 million, significantly more than the $28.5 million raised by Brown.
The incumbent, however, started the campaign cycle with about $7 million already on hand, most of it left over from funds that poured into his campaign during the final weeks leading up to the January 2010 special election. Brown's report also listed $460,000 in cash on hand, but the campaign said that figure will probably fall to about $150,000 or $200,000 when final bills are paid.
The Warren campaign listed more than $828,000 cash on hand as of the last reporting period. But on Wednesday, the senator-elect sent a fundraising letter to supporters asking for help paying off a debt that a campaign official estimated at about $400,000.
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The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup begins for FCD today as they take on the NASL's San Antonio Scorpions in the fourth round of the historic tournament kicking off at 8:00PM at Toyota Stadium in Frisco.
The Scorpions come into this match off a 2-2 draw against the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers in their final spring season match on June 7th. Josue Soto was a standout player from the match having only played in the second half but managing to score a goal and make a save at the post on a free kick. Their record this spring season was a very solid 5-2-2 which was good for third in the overall standings. Former FC Dallas man Eric Hassli has been solid for the Scorpions with the most goals(3) and asissts(3) on the team.
Looking back: Recapping FCD's run to the 2013 LHUSOC Quarterfinals
The Scorpions arrive in Frisco having overcome an early deficit in the third round of the Open Cup to beat the North Texas Rayados of the United States Amateur Soccer Association 4-2. Alberto Rodriguez scored their first goal in the 20th minute. In the 49th minute striker Walter Restrepo scored the second goal for the Scorpions. The next two goals came from forward Sainey Touray five minutes apart in the 64th and 69th minute.
This will actually be the second time FC Dallas and San Antonio have met this year with FCD and the Scorpions playing to a 1-1 draw in the final pre-season match of 2014.
Some guys you might recognize from the Scorpions besides Hassli include Richard Menjivar who was here just two weeks ago with the El Salvador national team against Ivory Coast, Danny Barrera who was a part of the Cal FC Open Cup heroics of 2011, and former SMU standout Josue Soto formerly of Chivas USA and Houston.


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I couldn't take it any more.
re paced by a six run 8th inning where they batted around. There was great production from top to bottom. Tim Hudson also pitched a gem. He surrendered just three hits in seven innings.
I couldn't take it any more.
Glad to see you had a good time in DC. I went there the year Nationals Park opened and I agree about how it is overlooked. They still have a ways to go as far as fan support goes, but for a city that had gone many generations without any baseball, it's getting there.
Waited a minute Matt! We can again post pictures? It has not been working. Glad that this is back.
Wonderful report and pictures! After reading this I want to go to D.C! and of course Camden Yards
Nice trip. This year I'm going to try it make it to a couple different ballparks. I would actually love to visit Pittsburgh for a game, it looks like a beautiful park.
Nice trip. This year I'm going to try it make it to a couple different ballparks. I would actually love to visit Pittsburgh for a game, it looks like a beautiful park.
I really enjoyed this post. You have a very lyrical and romantic way of writing about baseball and especially opening week! I also loved the addition of pictures because they really bring your writing to life. I agree with your last line that opening week really is the most wonderful time of the year.
Great photo with the Teddy Roosevelt 'toon.
Too bad the O's were not there…wish they had not been here this past weekend (lol). Still a 4-0 start is impressive for a young pitching squad like the Orioles.
Heard there is an interesting concession item at PNC this season. A pulled pork sandwich with two potao pierogies on a pretzel roll…….Sounds good 1,200 miles to the South.
Glad you had a great beltway venture….But it is almost time for a Pittsburgh roadtrip.
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Great pics of the game. I don't blame you for having the itch to see a live game asap. I'd love to have 60 degree weather up here.
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Oh hell yeah rockin' the Expos gear! Now that's a train I can get on board!
Two stadiums in one day? Sounds like a great time. And I'm not sure that the Nationals fans brought books for intellectual purposes…maybe they need a diversion from the painful game in front of them 😉
Matt: Congrats on the Pirates solid start! Nationals Park looks really nice, it's one I'm not too familiar with. Camden Yards is my favorite aside from Yankee Stadium.
That is a nice park…you do not hear much about it I think because it is so expensive. Everything is at least double the prices I pay in Philly. Parking is $40! Unless you want to walk 5 miles…then it is $20. That is probably why you see a lot of intellectual people there; they are the only ones who can afford to go ;o)
Two stadiums in one day? That sounds like a great trip to me! And I completely understand jonesing that hard for live baseball. I am getting downright twitchy out here myself. Fortunately opening day is tomorrow.
This is a very simple game…
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Banker Recognized
BERLIN — Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company President and CEO Raymond M. Thompson has announced the recognition of Reese F. Cropper Jr. for 50 years of continuing service to the bank. Cropper joined Calvin B. Taylor Bank in 1962. He later became president, succeeding his father, Reese F. Cropper Sr.
He is currently chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank and its holding company, Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc., and chairman of the Executive Committee of the bank. Submitted Photos
Hospital Head Honored
SALISBURY — For a second time, Peninsula Regional Medical Center President/CEO Dr. Peggy Naleppa has been named among Maryland's Top 100 Women. Naleppa was also chosen for the award in 2011.
Created by The Daily Record, a Baltimore-based business newspaper, the award recognizes the outstanding achievements of professional women who work or reside in Maryland. 2013 marks the 18th year that the award has been given. Over 500 nominations were reviewed by this year's selection committee.
"During the past nine years, I have had the privilege of seeing firsthand the far reaching impact of Dr. Naleppa's professional, community and compassionate leadership," wrote Kathleen Momme, Executive Director of the United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore in her nomination letter. "She is the perfect personification of a Maryland mentor for professional expertise, community leadership and personal sacrifice for the good of all." Momme was also selected as a 2013 recipient of the same honor.
Naleppa, who has served as PRMC's President/CEO since January of 2010, is responsible for the leadership of not only the 317-bed Salisbury hospital, but additionally the Peninsula Regional Health System. She provides executive oversight of Peninsula Regional's current Strategic Plan which focuses on, among other driving strategies, increasing physician numbers, advancing clinical and technological capabilities, evolving clinical integration of services, promoting an environment of patient-centered care and expanding ambulatory services, like the new Delmarva Health Pavilion currently under construction in Millsboro, Del. and slated for an opening later this summer.
Service Award Presented
WILLARDS — Laura Deeley Bren, President of Atlantic/Smith, Cropper & Deeley, recently presented Kiesha Lankford with the Top Customer Service Award for 2012 at the company's annual meeting in Ocean City. Lankford is a claims manager for the firm and was acknowledged for her outstanding work during Hurricane Sandy as well as "above and beyond" service handling for other claims throughout the year.
Bank Appointment
BERLIN – Shore Bank President and Chief Executive Officer W. Thomas Mears announced that John R. Schroeder has joined the Shore Bank's commercial banking team in Rehoboth Beach, Del. as Senior Vice President-Commercial Banking, reporting to James D. Barr, Delaware Market President for Shore Bank.
Schroeder brings over 35 years of experience in commercial lending in southern Delaware and surrounding areas.
"We are very pleased to welcome John to our team. He brings a proven track record, deep knowledge of the markets in the Delaware region, and decades of experience across all aspects of commercial real estate finance, including origination, underwriting, structuring, and servicing," Mears said.
Prior to joining Shore Bank, Schroeder served as Senior Vice President with Applied Bank in Rehoboth Beach, Del. From 1994 to 2009, he served as a Vice-President and commercial relationship manager with PNC and its predecessors, Baltimore Trust and Mercantile Peninsula Bank. Schroeder was a Regional Vice President Second National Federal Savings Bank in the Delaware markets from 1984 to 1994. Prior to that, he began his banking career as a Branch Manager for Sussex Trust Company.


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Acta a hit with fans at Town Hall
New Tribe skipper talks ball, garners standing ovation
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Before asking a question of Manny Acta at a Town Hall session Monday night, an Indians season-ticket holder took his moment at the microphone to start an ovation for the new Tribe skipper. Acta, of course, has yet to win a game with the Indians, so the applause might have been a bit premature, as Acta himself acknowledge. "We'll see about that ovation," Acta joked, "in September." Still, it was clear right then that personality has already won Acta some points in these parts. And in this question-and-answer session at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, in front of about 500 fans and the SportsTime Ohio cameras, the Indians put that personality on display with the intent of reaching out to their fans. Acta was here to generate interest in the 2010 season and to field queries from fans about a variety of topics, both broad and direct. The results will be aired on STO next week. What the fans saw was what the Indians saw last fall, when they considered dozens of candidates for their managerial vacancy and landed on Acta, the owner of a 158-252 career managerial record with the Nationals. While the jury is still out as to whether Acta can be successful at this level and in this "reloading" setting in which the Indians are operating, his engaging style of communication and his knowledge about the game in its current state are already winning some folks over. The applause proved as much. So, what exactly is Acta saying that has some fans feeling optimistic about a ballclub that finished in a tie for last place in the AL Central and traded away its two biggest stars last season? Well, for one, Acta has demonstrated obvious enthusiasm for the players coming down the pipeline. He name-drops prospects as if he's moonlighting as an editor of Baseball America. Mere minutes into Monday's event, he was talking up the likes of Carlos Santana, Lonnie Chisenhall and Nick Hagadone, none of whom will be on the Tribe's Opening Day roster, but each of whom could become cornerstone players down the road. "Fans don't know about these guys because they haven't been interviewed for the job here," Acta joked. "I did my homework. When I meet these guys, I tell them, 'I made my decision [to come to Cleveland] based on you guys.' We have a chance to put a good club together like we had in the '90s." But once that club is assembled, what kind of manager is Acta? One season-ticket holder inquired about Acta's policy on bunting, noting that his predecessor, Eric Wedge, tended to avoid the tactic. This would have been an opportunity for Acta to simply tell the fan what he wanted to hear, but instead he turned the tables on him, asking him if he would let one of his best hitters bunt with a man on first and none out in order to get the runner into scoring position. The fan answered in the affirmative, and Acta quickly told him he was wrong, before launching into his sabermetric-aided beliefs. He said unless the hitter in question is batting below .240, the stats suggest that you're better off letting the hitter swing away. "People think it's the absolute right thing to bunt [in that situation]," Acta said, "but you need to check the stats. Back in the day, we didn't have computers, we didn't have Twitter, we didn't have Facebook. They've come up with some things that make you open your eyes and not play like Casey Stengel used to play." When it comes to his philosophy on the basepaths, Acta said he's a "common-sense guy" who will base his tactics on his personnel. And he believes he has the personnel to be aggressive. "We have a chance to be not a normal AL club," he said. "We have guys like [Grady] Sizemore, [Asdrubal] Cabrera, [Trevor] Crowe and [Shin-Soo] Choo. We have a team that can run and run effectively." Acta plans to be equally aggressive in getting the Indians to avoid one of the slow starts that often plagued the teams managed by Wedge. "We have to make sure our guys are aware of what's going on," Acta said. "Even in Spring Training, we need to stress that winning is important. I feel better going to the showers after we win, even if it's an exhibition." Once the cameras clicked off, Acta didn't want to leave. He continued to field questions and sign autographs for those who stuck around. One fan asked him if his bilingual abilities will help him deal with the Latin players. Acta revealed that sometimes Latin players are misunderstood. They are groomed in their culture to put their head down when being spoken to by an elder, and this courtesy is often misinterpreted as disrespect. "It's a totally different culture," he said. "I know that. I'm not going to take it personally, because that's the way we were taught. But we have to keep encouraging these guys to adjust to our culture. That's the role we play." And in a long season -- the kind of season the Indians could indeed have in 2010 -- Acta said it's important that he not get overly emotional. "We are trained to not let too many things stop us from sleeping," he said. "It's a 162-game season. You can drop a ball through your legs and take a beating. But in baseball, the very next day you can get a game-winning hit. If you do have things that keep you up at night every night, you'll die. There are worries, obviously. Like our starting rotation. But it's not like you're not going to sleep. You're hoping these guys are going to get better, and I always hope for the best." The fans here hope for the best, too, of course. And they seemed quick to take the optimistic Acta at his word. One fan remarked, "I'm glad we beat the Astros to the punch and hired you," and Acta was once again quick with a quip. "September," he said with a smile.
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Paul Theroux
Paul Edward Theroux was born on April 10, 1941 in Medford, Massachusetts. The son of a French-Canadian father and an Italian mother, Theroux was one of seven children. Never much of an athlete, Theroux spent most of the 1950's reading. He never admitted, even to himself, his desire to be a writer and studied premed in college. Writing, he believed to be "incompatible with being a man--money is masculinity".
Theroux, who grew up a Boy Scout and a Catholic, graduated high school in 1959 and left Medford "the first chance I had". He attended the University of Maine where he wrote many anti-Vietnam war editorials and refused to join the required Reserved Officers Training Corps. He transferred to the University of Massachusetts and took a creative writing course from the poet Joseph Langland. That decision changed the way Theroux would perceive writing as a career. Theroux graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963.
At Syracuse University, Theroux trained for the Peace Corps and then lectured for a short while at the University of Urbino in Italy. Next he was sent to Malawi, Africa (then called the Nyasaland Protectorate, under British rule) where he taught at Soche Hill College and wrote sentimental articles for Christian Science Monitor. He also wrote articles for Playboy, Esquire, and Atlantic Monthly. He won the Playboy Editorial Award for Best Story four times. (In '72, '76, '77, and '79.)
In 1964, Theroux was involved in a failed coup d'état of the Malawi president-dictator and was thrown out of the Peace Corps. Yet, Theroux had obviously fallen in love with Africa. He returned to teach English at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. Here he met not only his future wife, Anne Castle, a schoolteacher from London, but also V. S. Naipaul, (2001 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature). This writer was to become his mentor. His first son, Marcel, was born in Uganda in 1968.
Waldo, Theroux's first novel, sold about 4000 copies. Theroux went on to write Fong and The Indians, published in 1968, Murder in Mount Holly and then Girls at Play, a novel about "the futility of African politics and the disintegration of tribal life." When an angry mob at a demonstration threatened to overturn the car in which his pregnant wife was riding, Theroux made the decision to leave Africa.
Theroux was next hired on at the University of Singapore, where he wrote his fifth novel, Jungle Lovers. His second son Louis was born in Singapore in 1969. It was in Singapore that Theroux realized that he had enough of the monotony of teaching and decided to become a professional writer. His wife got a job in London and he taught one last course at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 1972. Both Sinning With Annie and a criticism of V. S. Naipaul's early works were published in 1972. Theroux wrote Saint Jack, a novel about his time in Singapore, while living in the English countryside of Dorset. Saint Jack was made into a film by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Ben Gazzara as the main character, Jack. Theroux's seventh novel, The Black House is a macabre tale set in the English countryside.
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia was Theroux's first travel story and also the first work to distinguish him as a well-known writer. The book was a best seller (selling 35,000 copies). It was also a main selection for the Book-of-the Month Club. Theroux continued writing.
He wrote The Family Arsenal (1976), Picture Palace (1978) which won the prestigious Whitbread Award, and The Mosquito Coast (1982) which won the James Tait Black Award and the Yorkshire Post Best Novel of the Year Award. Mosquito Coast was later (1986) made into a movie directed by Peter Weir, starring Harrison Ford as the main character, Allie Fox. Theroux also published three collections of short stories, that mirrored some if his adventures while abroad: The Consul's File (1977), World's End (1980), and The London Embassy (1983). (Later these three short story collections were combined into one book and published as The Collected Stories.
At the request of his two sons, Theroux also wrote two children's stories: A Christmas Card (1978) and London Snow: A Christmas Story (1979). He also published Half Moon Street (1984) which contained two short novels: Doctor DeMarr (this book was also made into a movie starring Sigourney Weaver and Michael Caine, but received generally negative reviews.) He also continued to write travel novels, publishing The Old Patagonian Express in 1979 (also a Book-of-the Month choice), The Kingdom By The Sea (1983), Sailing Through China (1983) and The Imperial Way: By Rail from Peshwar to Chittagong (1985), a "coffee table book" which includes the stunning photography of Steve McCurry. Patagonia Revisited (1985) is based on a discussion between Bruce Chatwin and Theroux of Patagonia's influence on literature. Sunrise with Seamonsters: Travels and Discoveries (1985) is a collection of Theroux's articles and essays between 1964 and 1984.
Riding The Iron Rooster (1988) which chronicles Theroux's travels by train through China was followed by My Secret History (1989). Theroux wrote Chicago Loop (1990), To The Ends of the Earth (1990), Millroy the Magician (1994), The Pillars of Hercules (1995), and My Other Life (1996). (My Other Life, with My Secret History were long believed to be Theroux's "closet" autobiographies, until the publication of Sir Vidia's Shadow.) Kowloon Tong (1997) is a novel that approaches the subject of Britain's rule over Hong Kong. In 1998, Theroux wrote Sir Vidia's Shadow which was meant to be a biography of his mentor, V. S. Naipaul but is believed to be more or less Theroux's own life story. Fresh Air Fiend was the title of his 2000 collection, a reflection on his life and travel writings; a collection of articles written over the last fifteen years, it is almost a sequel to Sunrise With Seamonsters. Hotel Honolulu (2001) is Theroux's most recent novel. Additionally, he was the editor of Best American Travel Writing, also published in 2001, which even contains a short story by his son, Marcel.
In 1977, Theroux won an award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Theroux is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Geographic Society in Britain. Furthermore, he holds honorary doctorates in literature from Trinity College in Washington and Tufts University in Medford, Theroux's hometown.
Theroux currently divides his time between Cape Cod and Hawaii, where he lives with his second wife. Theroux also claims to have taken up his second profession: beekeeping. Theroux sells his honey under the brand name Oceania Ranch Pure Hawaiian Honey.


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Consumer Guide Reviews:Boy [Island, 1980]
Their youth, their serious air, and their guitar sound are setting a small world on fire, and I fear the worst. No matter where they're starting off--not as big as Zep, maybe, but not exactly on the grunge circuit either--their echoey vocals already teeter on the edge (in-joke) of grandiosity, so how are they going to sound by the time they reach the Garden? What kind of Christian idealists lift their best riff from PIL (or from anywhere at all)? As bubble-headed as the teen-telos lyrics at best. As dumb as Uriah Heep at worst. C+
October [Island, 1981]
War [Island, 1983]
Under a Blood Red Sky [Island, 1983]
The Unforgettable Fire [Island, 1984]
Wide Awake in America [Island EP, 1985]
The Joshua Tree [Island, 1987]
Rattle and Hum [Island, 1988]
Achtung Baby [Island, 1991]
Zooropa [Island, 1993]
Pop [Island, 1997]
The Best of 1980-1990 [Island, 1998]
All That You Can't Leave Behind [Interscope, 2000]
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb [Interscope, 2004]


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"Let's look it up" when we get home is a standard ploy of home-schoolers and other pushy parents to encourage dictionary usage and good research practices.
Well... that depends what "it" is
Parents being involved in the kids education, and continuing it outside school, is a very good thing.
Dictionaries are a very good thing; using them regularly is even better.
I'll defend a parent's right to homeschool their kids, no matter how goofy or paranoid their reasons may be, provided they don't cross the other lines which might cause the state to intervene for the child's welfare. And those lines should be pre


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Kylie Joson
Staff Writer
BERLIN – It's not
everyday the Eastern Shore gets a visit from an Olympic gold medallist and
national sports hero.
On Monday July 12, Kerri
Strug paid a visit to the Twister Gymnastics in Berlin to conduct a clinic. At
the clinic, she played a video and gave a short speech, which was followed with
questions and answers. After that, she led the gymnasts in a warm up with
conditioning and stretching. At the end of the clinic, she had an autograph and
photo session with the kids.
"I enjoy coming to do camps and clinics
across the nation. I have a DVD video where I show them what I did in 1996 and
my earlier performances," Strug said. "I talk about what gymnastics has done
for me and how it's important to stay focused and persevere. I tell them that
we should set small and big goals for our self and if we push ourselves past
where we think we can go we become that much better of a person mentally and
From Tucson, Ariz, Strug
was a member of the "Magnificent Seven," the gymnastics team that represented
the United States at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. She is best remembered for
her performance on the vault, despite having seriously injured her ankle. She
preformed a spectacular vault, landing on one foot before collapsing in pain.
It is widely believed that this vault clinched the gold medal for the U.S.
Strug became a national
sports hero for her final vault, visiting President Bill Clinton, appearing at
various television talk shows, making the cover of Sports Illustrated and
appearing on a Wheaties cereal box with other team members.
"I think I have a unique
opportunity because of my past to try to have an impact on today's youth,"
Strug said. "Many of them were not even born when I competed but the gymnastics
community is relatively small and with technology today I've been very lucky
that they can watch me on you tube."
Carmella Solito, coach
and owner of the Twisters Gymnastics, said, "It's great to have Kerri come visit
our kids plus I'm a big fan. It was great to see her push through and win one
for the team. That's one of the things I try to instill in our girls, it's
about team and working for each other. Someone like Kerri coming and
reiterating that to the kids is really special."
Solito added, "Kerri
coming to visit is a good motivation for the kids because this year the kids
did really well. We won a lot of state meets, we won the team cup and it helps
them strive for the next level of gymnastics. It's good for the recreational
kids too and everyone because it shows them that she is a real person and the
goals they set for them self are attainable."
The Twisters have
classes for every budget and start as young as 10 months old. They are
competitive but also recreational, which a lot of people don't realize.
One of the messages
Kerri wanted to pass on to the kids was, "How important it is to stay focused
and motivated."
She talked about how
being involved in gymnastics or being physically active helps you stay out of
trouble and can give you a healthy lifestyle. This may be in terms of making
the right decision when it comes to food choices or even just getting used to
exercising so when you decide to move on and not be so involved in gymnastics
arena, it's still apart of you and you want to be active and get those
endorphins moving.
"This is a really
important message with the epidemic we have with childhood obesity," Strug
In 2003, Strug moved to
the Washington D.C. area. She claims, "I really miss the west and my family
but, nonetheless, I'm really taking advantage of all that Washington has to
offer. … I've never been to Ocean City because I haven't had time but I do plan
on coming back for pleasure sometime in the future."


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The past 24 hours have been very eventful for party rockers LMFAO. It all began last night when group members Red Foo and SkyBlu were on the way to their scheduled American Idol performance.
Starting the night off on the right foot, the two of them ate at their favorite restaurant, Wahoo's. They even tweeted a photo of themselves at the popular LA eatery.
RT @RedFoo Me and @skynuts at wahoo's before american idol. It's our favorite restaurant #yeeeaahbaby instagr.am/p/JnUQBmizPv/
— LMFAO (@LMFAO) April 19, 2012
After they finished eating, they were on their way to their performance on Idol. Earlier this morning B96/Chicago reported, "Yesterday we told you how LMFAO might be in a bit of a tiff because there are arguments over who makes more money and who has more gigs. They are having an even worse day after yesterday. Right before they performed on American Idol, they were served with a $7 million lawsuit. Their old management company said that they brought them from 0-60 within a matter of months, and they deserve a lot more money than they got from the band. LMFAO fired them shortly after they got all this fame, and that company wants the money."
This little bump in the road didn't affect their live performance on Idol. LMFAO owned the stage with their most recent single "Sorry For Party Rocking." They turned the television studio into the coolest party ever, with neon ensembles, dancers, smoke machines and lasers.
After a night full of ups and downs, LMFAO has something to be proud about today. They have been nominated for 17 Billboard Music Awards. Perez Hilton already posted the story and congratulated them via Twitter.
@PerezHilton Yeeeaah baby!!! perezhilton.com/2012-04-20-201…
— LMFAO (@LMFAO) April 20, 2012
They have been confirmed to perform during the live broadcast on May 20th. Adele received the most BMA nods (18), but only beat LMFAO by one nomination.
-Danielle Clasing, B96 Chicago


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DENVER - Basking in the afterglow of a strong performance in the first of three presidential debates, Mitt Romney made an unannounced stop at the Colorado Conservative Political Action Conference and received a standing ovation from a surprised Republican audience.
"Last night I thought was a great opportunity for the American people to see two very different visions for the country," Romney told the crowd Thursday. "And I think it was helpful to be able to describe those visions. I saw the president's vision as trickle-down government and I don't think that's what America believes in. I see instead a prosperity that comes through freedom. We have two very different courses for America - trickle-down government or prosperity through freedom."
The Republican nominee first used the term "trickle-down government" during last night's debate, when he said the phrase described "government thinking it can do a better job than people pursuing their dreams." He told the CPAC audience that free enterprise and lower taxes -- not "trickle-down government" -- would create jobs and bring down the cost of energy.
Romney also continued to attack the Democratic ticket for Vice President Joe Biden's remark Tuesday that middle class has been "buried for the last four years." Biden said later they'd been buried by pre-Obama-administration policies supported by Romney, but the damage was done.
"If we continue down his path," Romney said Thursday of President Obama, "there's no question that the middle class, which the vice president noted has been buried, will continue to be buried with higher and higher expenses for gasoline, for food, for utilities, for health insurance."
It was not Romney's first appearance before the conservative grassroots organization this election season. In February he addressed the national conference in Washington, D.C., where he described himself as a "severely conservative Republican governor." At the time, Romney was struggling to rally support from conservatives while fending off challenges from Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and others.
Romney's visit to the conservative group here came after a debate performance that appeared designed to appeal to independent voters. The Republican nominee said he would work across party lines to break through Washington gridlock, and he embraced the health care law he signed as governor of Massachusetts as an example of such collaboration.
"I like the fact that in my state, we had Republicans and Democrats come together and work together," Romney told Obama during the debate. "What you did instead was to push through a plan without a single Republican vote."