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I think a critical aspect that can't be overlooked is that with Woodson's expanded rotation, players are getting more rest and they're getting it earlier in the game. How many games this season have we started out the first half looking fresh and ready to go, staying neck-and-neck with some of the best teams in the league? But once the third quarter started we would watch the Knicks' lead and our hopes slowly erode and crumble away into nothingness.
Now the starters have the energy to close out games, and even the second unit could theoretically close out most games. I think we're going to see a lot more 20-minute cameo's for Melo, Amare, Lin and Chandler against the lesser opposition we have left on the schedule.

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Domaskin, Andrea. "Fleischkeüchle Queen; Beulah Dairy Queen Known for its Cool Treats, German Eats." Minot Daily News, 14 July 2003, sec. A1 and A7.
Beulah - The local Dairy Queen serves blizzards, sundaes, peanut buster parfaits, slushes, burgers and fries - all the foods people go to Dairy Queens to eat.
But at this Dairy Queen, the ice cream isn't always the draw. It's the fleischkeüchle.
Fleischkeüchle, a German dish made of seasoned ground beef wrapped in dough and deep fried, are an often-ordered dish at this restaurant. They're even the lunch special on Mondays.
"You can go to 20 Dairy Queens, and not find another one that serves fleischkeüchle," said Beulah Dairy Queen owner Phil Eastgate.
The Dairy Queen franchise is flexible enough to allow individual restaurants to serve foods that are popular in their area, and for 18 1/2 of the 20 years the Beulah restaurant has been in business, it has served up fleischkeüchle.
Fleischkeüchle are a testament to the area's heritage, which is predominantly German and Germans from Russia. Most local restaurants serve fleischkeüchle, and local festivals and fairs offer the food. Even a few roadside stands in the area sell fleischkeüchle.
The Dairy Queen has served "thousands and thousands and thousands" of fleischkeüchle, Eastgate said.
"Obviously it is a very popular food."
When Lee and Carla Wolf of Center, about 35 miles from Beulah, came to town for a doctor appointment, they made a point to stop at Dairy Queen to order the food. They've been coming to the Beulah Dairy Queen for a long time, the said.
"It's the homemade fleischkeüchle," Carla Wolf said as she took one of the golden delicacies out of the wrapper. "They're just the best. They're homemade and they're good."
People order fleischkeüchle to eat in the restaurant and top them with pickles and ketchup. They order dozens of them to go to serve at family reunions. Some people take them home to eat later, straight from the refrigerator.
"The real die-hard Germans, it's a middle of the night snack," Eastgate said.
Out-of-towners sometimes try the food, said Dairy Queen employee Cris Flemmer, and she can tell when they've never had it before because they have trouble pronouncing fleischkeüchle (It's fleish- KEE- kla).
Flemmer can probably tell pretty easily by now - she's been at the Dairy Queen for 14 years. The restaurant has several longtime employees who have been there almost from the beginning.
Betty Hausauer is one of them. Hausauer, of German-Russian heritage, makes the fleischkeüchle.
She is something of a fleischkeüchle guru.
"She's known as the fleischkeüchle lady," Eastgate said.
The Wolfs, who aren't even from Beulah, said they had heard of her - they had a connection through someone who works with Carla Wolf.
Hausauer cooks up her dish using a special recipe in a room in the basement of the Dairy Queen. There, she mixes the dough, forms it into balls and runs the balls through a roller to form circles. she spreads the carefully-seasoned ground beef on one side of each circle and folds the dough over.
"The key is the spices," she said.
It's her particular combination of salt, pepper, onions, garlic and perhaps other ingredients that make her fleischkeüchle taste so good, she said.
She works for six to eight hours per day, four or five days per week, depending on the demand. In the winter, she said, the restaurant isn't as busy and so she doesn't work as much, and in the summer, the demand can be much higher. She said there have been times when she's worked seven days a week, 12 hour a day to keep up with the demand for fleischkeüchle.
Once Hausauer finishes the fleischkeüchle, they're frozen. They are deep fried to a golden-brown when people order them. Hausauer also makes ethnic soups - borscht and knoefla which are popular items at the restaurant.
She began making fleischkeüchle at the Dairy Queen because of an enterprising former owner, Bob Alexander. She baby-sat his children, and cooked fleischkeüchle for them, among other things.
Alexander thought they could be a good fast food because they could be frozen and then deep fried, Eastgate said. He was right.
Hausauer has been preparing the fleischkeüchle the entire time. She said she never planned to become a cook.
"I always wanted to become a teacher or a nurse," she said. "But whenever anybody cooked, I watched, to see what they did and how they did it." She worked at a restaurant when she was in high school, and figured out how to make some of the restaurant's dishes by watching the cooks. She said she's always done that.
"It's not just the ingredients you use, it's how you put it together," she said.
Ethnic foods, she said, can take a lot of time to make. Although she whips out fleischkeüchle, borscht and knoephla soup in mass quantities at the Dairy Queen, for her family she usually cooks many of the favorite foods - such as kuchen, a German coffee cake, or platchinda, a pumpkin turnover - on special occasions because cooking them is so time-consuming.
"It takes a lot of time to make them," she said.
That might be why so many people enjoy fleischkeüchle at the Dairy Queen, workers there speculate.
"It just doesn't even pay to make it at home when you can come here," Flemmer said.
A recipe from Betty Hausauer
1 egg, beaten
1 cup half and half or canned milk
2 cups milk
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp salt
enough flour to make a smooth dough, let rest while preparing filling
2 lbs ground beef
2 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper or to taste
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup water to make filling spreadable, or put onions in water and in blender.
Mix ingredients.
Divide dough into small balls the size of lemons. Roll each out the size of a small plate. Spread tablespoons of meat filling on one half of dough, fold over and seal. Prick twice with fork to let steam escape while cooking. Deep fry at 350 to 375 degrees.
Reprinted with permission of the Minot Daily News.


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The Toronto Maple Leafs return to action tonight, kicking off a three game, all Canadian Western road swing beginning in Edmonton as they tangle with the Oilers. Â The Leafs are coming off a positive swing through the top teams in the East, finishing with a 3-2 record against Boston, Washington, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Montreal.
The Storyline
Not only will the Toronto Maple Leafs be looking to build on the little success they have had lately, but they will also be looking to avenge the happenings of December 2nd, when the Edmonton Oilers came into the Air Canada Centre and embarrassed the Maple Leafs in a 5-0 rout. Â Sam Gagner, Ryan Jones, Taylor Hall (2), and Jordan Eberle all scored for Edmonton that night, while Nikolai Khabibulin picked up the shutout. Â The Leafs are 4-5-1 in their last ten games.
The Oilers, meanwhile, are looking to rebound after a dismal 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Â The Oilers amassed a mere 12 shots on goal in the contest, and spent the majority of yesterday's practice working on ways to improve their firepower.
And as if they needed the extra motivation, Taylor Hall made sure the Leafs were fired up with a little bulletin board material.Hall spoke to reporters yesterday. Â "Hopefully we can compete a lot harder. Â Because Toronto is a team that, if we do, it's there for the taking."
No doubt at all that Ron Wilson was in the Leafs dressing room extra early this morning taping that one to the wall for all his players to see.
Hot Players
Taylor Hall: After struggling a little to start the season, the first overall pick has come on strong as of late for the Oilers. Â Hall has tallied four goals in his last five games for the Edmonton, and has scored seven in his last 11 contests.
Magnus Paajarvi: Between the talk about Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle (all deserved, mind you) we sometimes forget about the third part of the triad in Edmonton, Magnus Paajarvi. Â A smooth skating forward with speed and creativity, he has scored 12 points (three goals) in 28 games with the Oilers this year. Â He is, however, showing signs of positive adjustment to the NHL level of play. Â Paajarvi has six points in his last six games.
Dustin Penner: He has had his difficulties in Edmonton since being signed to an offer sheet via Anaheim, but big Dustin Penner has really rounded out his game. Â He is contributing more offensively to the team. Â His efforts seem better and more concentrated, and there hasn't been the need to remind him about consistently applying himself. Â Penner has three points in his last three games and is currently on pace for a 25 goal season.
Mikhail Grabovski: While he was kept off the scoresheet in Montreal, Mikhail Grabovski has been one of the more consistent point getters for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. Â A more focused and determined Grabovski has saw him gather 20 points in 29 games, including goals in three straight games before Saturday's contest against the Canadiens.
Tomas Kaberle: He finally got the firs goal monkey off his back, but despite not finding the twine, Kaberle has been a steady contributor to the Maple Leafs offense once again this year. Â He has five points in his last four games, and has been as solid as ever in creating plays and manufacturing offense for a team that has had trouble doing so throughout the season.
Kris Versteeg: Versteeg is not only hot, he is borderline on fire. Â 12 points in his last 15 games has the speedy winger out of his early season scoring slump, and contributing regularly to the Leafs attack. Â He's on pace for a 26 goal season, and leads the team in powerplay goals, with five.
The Goalie Match-Up
The Toronto Maple Leafs will start J.S. Giguere tonight against the Oilers. Â Giguere was solid against Montreal on Saturday night, giving up just one goal on 23 shots. Â Giguere has a goals against average of 2.78 this season, while his save percentage has dipped to .894.
The Oilers are likely to counter with Nikolai Khabibulin, the goaltender who was between the pipes when the Oilers recorded a 5-0 win over Toronto in early December. Â Khabibulin has a goals against average of 3.46, with a save percentage of .897.
Oilers: Jim Vandermeer (ankle), Ales Hemsky (groin), Shawn Horcoff (knee).
Leafs: Mike Brown (finger), Mike Komisarek (finger), Jay Rosehill (nose)
Keys To The Game:
After a week that has to be considered a confidence booster for the Leafs, they look to continue to build on it with a swing through Western Canada. Â The Maple Leafs haven't had the best of luck lately when it comes to playing in the West, and their record has reflected that. Â However, with several Maple Leafs hailing from Western Canada, there should be a little extra motivation for the team to perform at top level in front of friends and family.
It also should not be lost on the Maple Leafs that this Oilers team came into their home rink just a few weeks ago and laid a beating on them in front of their own home crowd. Â There's no way this won't serve as motivation for the Leafs.
As we saw from Saturday night, good things happen when you score first, like the Leafs did against the Canadiens on Hockey Night In Canada. Â While games like the comeback win against the Capitals are memorable when all is said and done, the fact remains that the level of intrigue from trying to mount a comeback does not outweigh the hole you dig for yourself as a team when allowing the opposition to score first. Â For the Maple Leafs, getting the first goal on the road could well be a key to securing a victory over the Oilers tonight.
Bottom line is, we should be in line for a great game. Â The Maple Leafs and Oilers have similar levels of speed, which could make this a fun, run-and-gun style game tonight in Edmonton. Â Add to that the motivation of the Maple Leafs trying to erase the memory of a painful defeat courtesy of the Oilers earlier this month, and the friends, family, and fans of the Maple Leafs in attendance, and tonight could be a very fun night to be a fan.
Tonight's game begins at 9PM Eastern time, and will be shown on Rogers Sportsnet.
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where heavy chemotherapy can irreparably damage the developing bio-computer.
Though her group uses the same family of polymeric nanoparticles, the delivery
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carrying capacity and the way it releases the cancer toxin into the body. Most
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Hannah Pellegrino & Honors Class of 2017
The Honors Program at James Madison University is pleased to welcome 208 first year students as members of the 2017 Class of Honors Scholars. Members of the incoming JMU Honors freshman class were selected in the spring from a group of more than 1,200 applicants. Harrisonburg native Hannah Pellegrino was one of them. "Last year, I certainly didn't picture myself attending JMU," Pellegrino admits. "Yet here I am studying Psychology and Spanish, and I couldn't be happier."
'It's such a great location and a really cool community to grow up in.'
Pellegrino walked right across the street to come to college. Growing up in Harrisonburg gave her a unique familiarity with the campus, events, and some of the social aspects. "It's such a great location and a really cool community to grow up in," she says. "The quad was my playground, and the big rock sitting there – the 'Kissing Rock' – was my whale. I used to climb on top of it and pretend I was on a sea voyage.
A graduate of Eastern Mennonite High, Pellegrino served as class president her senior year and captain of the school's 2013 state champion soccer team. She was deeply involved in many other service groups and activities there, including the chapel planning and social committees, and the Christmas fund drive. An accomplished soprano, Pellegrino sang with a competitive touring choir and Virginia's District Chorus. Pellegrino also volunteered in the evenings, providing childcare to parenting classes for struggling families in the community. "I watched the kids while the parents went to class," she remembers. "It was very rewarding, but also eye-opening to see that, in my own community, there were people hurting."
Pellegrino joined a medical mission trip to Honduras, where she worked shoulder to shoulder with healthcare workers, soothing children as they had warts and other growths removed from their faces without anesthetic. Numerous times she's been to the slum of La Carpio, Costa Rica with her mother, helping a local woman develop a preschool program for children and teachers. "The entire slum is built on a landfill," Pellegrino says. "They are literally living on trash. It can seem hopeless from afar, but I got to see firsthand all the little pockets of hope."
JMU students on an Alternative Spring Break trip in Jamaica. Pellegrino participated in service-learning trips like this in high school.
Pellegrino also participated in a school-led trip to Marantha School for the Deaf in Jamaica, where she learned that it was possible to harmonize musically without producing a single audible note. "We were doing worship with the kids at this school and it came time to sing," she recalls. "None of these kids can sing. But they can still express themselves through their hands. It was absolutely stunning. They were signing with incredible emotion, and as a wonderful ensemble." Pellegrino says she realized at that moment that everyone on the earth can be connected as a single people, and that building community, kinship, and relationships with others is one of the most important things we as humans can do.
A member of the Psychology Learning Community in Hoffman Hall, Pellegrino says she is fascinated with the developmental side of the field. "I did a senior research project on empathy in infants and young children. I'm interested in how children build relationships at a very early age, and how important those relationships become later in life." Hoffman residents are involved in field work at Western State Hospital in Staunton. "I've got such a community of support," she says. "My hall mates are fantastic. I'd like to branch out into other areas too, and really soak up as much as I can about all kinds of psychology."
Hannah Pellegrino lives and learns in the eco-friendly Hoffman Hall, home to Madison's learning communities.
Pellegrino advises other freshmen to be open to opportunities rather than decide well in advance precisely what they intend to do. "Don't have an agenda for yourself. Don't feel like you are going through a checklist of experiences or things you need to do or not be involved in. Push yourself to step out of your comfort zone and try things you wouldn't ordinarily try. Don't be afraid to ask questions. If you are lost, ask someone. I got totally lost in the bowels of Taylor Hall. People were excited to help me."
'My professors here really want to make me a better person, and care deeply about my education.'
Pellegrino warns classmates not to "get on such an academic track that they lose the value of learning" too. College, she says, is not all about getting grades and graduating to something better. "My professors here really want to make me a better person, and care deeply about my education. I'm going to continue to learn how to think and debate and talk about how the world works. It's a process that none of us should really rush." She notes that this is especially good advice for Honors students, who so often end up on a "speedway where the 'normal' feels behind and the 'advanced' feels normal." Pellegrino is a member of the National Honor Society, a Rotary Scholar for service, and one of JMU's prestigious Thomas and Karyn Dingledine Scholars.
It isn't all studying and volunteering for Pellegrino, however. She likes to hang out at Starbucks with her friends and watch movies back in the residence hall. "I've loved getting to know new people and build new friendships inside and outside of class."
Acceptance into the Honors Program comes with access to a unique curriculum, access to a living-learning community in Shenandoah Hall, a dedicated computing lab in Hillcrest House, special study abroad opportunities, and individualized faculty mentorship on an undergraduate senior research project. Honors students receive preparation for post-baccalaureate education and careers, and expand their horizons to all corners of the globe. A number of co-curricular activities supplement the in-class curriculum, including field trips, concerts, speakers, and other special events.


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Jesse Parish just took a wrong turn. A down-and-out musician with a bad dug habit, he's stumbled on a drug deal gone awry and found himself a suitcase full of money, which he aims to keep. But where's a bum, with a fortune worth killing for, to go? Jesse heads home to Galveston, Texas, to the people he deserted seven years ago when he left in search of fame and fortune. But drug money brings nothing but trouble- and the people who want their money back. No living thing is going to get in their way- at least no living thing that'll stay alive for long. Jesse has risked everything for easy money, only to discover, there's no such thing. It'll cost more than he can afford in the lives of people who loved him. And if he wants to live to see tomorrow, only three words can keep him alive- DON'T LOOK BACK.
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Final M.A. Project TopicsThe Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) Graduate Program held its fourth annual ES&P Graduate Program Annual Symposium on Wednesday, February 17, 2010.
2010 Graduates and their Topics
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Determining Real Land-cover Changes Using Unvalidated Maps
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Dependent on the Sea: a Survey on the Challenges to Fishing Communities in Rhode Island
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The Role of Economic Incentives in Environmental Regulation: An Analysis of Market Tools Essential for Electric Vehicle Dissemination
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Community Forest Management in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam: A Critical Review on Policies of Community Forest Allocation Based on Sustainable Forest Management Process
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Burning Sea: Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Ecology
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Impact Assessment of Resettlement Programs in Kenya and its Sustainable Development Implications: The Case of Land Settlement Schemes in Lamu District
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Facilitating Alternative Livestock Production in Massachusetts
Tara Kurland
Stepping on Another Man's Turf: The Debate Over the Regulation of Synthetic Grass
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A Discussion of the Voluntary Carbon Market as a Climate Change Mitigation
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From Brown to Green: The Feasibility of Using New England Brownfield Sites for Willow Energy Crop Plantations
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Outdoor Education from Theory to Practice
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Study on Prospect Approaches for Improving Food Safety in China
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Inge, Sandoval hold narrow leads for All-Star roster spots
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
This one is close, maybe closer than any of Major League Baseball's previous seven Final Vote events. The candidates are packed together, and campaigning has reached such new heights of zeal and imagination that anything is possible in the homestretch.
Inge, leading all AL third basemen with 19 homers for the first-place Tigers, overtook Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler, who was right on his heels in this seesaw race. Inge's lead is only nine percentage points. Still closely behind Kinsler in succession are Angels third baseman Chone Figgins, Rays first baseman Carlos Pena and Blue Jays DH Adam Lind, all of whom have registered at least two million votes since 2 p.m. ET on Sunday.
How close is the NL voting? This paragraph initially had Victorino leading after the stunning previous 24 hours of campaigning by him and on his behalf, and then while the story was being completed, Sandoval had another surge and moved barely into the lead. It marked the fifth NL lead change already after three days of the four-day Final Vote.
Surging immediately behind Victorino is D-backs third baseman Mark Reynolds, and many people are waiting to see what kind of impact it might have that Arizona Sen. John McCain just endorsed him. That included McCain tweeting an endorsement to nearly 1 million followers on Twitter, another way the campaign bar has been raised in 2009. Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp is close behind Reynolds and followed by Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman.
Balloting remains ahead of last year's record pace as 34.3 million votes have been cast exclusively on MLB.com and the individual club sites. After a final early morning update on Thursday, winners will be announced shortly after the conclusion of balloting at 4 p.m. ET. There is no limit to the ballots you can cast, and you can follow @MLB on Twitter to see constantly retweeted campaign tweets and up-to-the-minute examples of this voting craze.
Mobile voting is available exclusively on Sprint capable mobile phones and fans can send the word "Vote" to 1122 to receive the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote ballot. Standard text rates apply. In Canada, fans should text the word "Vote" to 88555.
As one way to measure the reach of this year's Final Vote, consider what McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, just did. He voiced his backing for Reynolds through an interview during the D-backs game Tuesday, and then tweeted an endorsement to 964,953 followers on his Twitter page. It read:
Vote for Mark Reynolds for All-Star! He is a great athlete and an outstanding role model. Go D-backs, 3 in a row!
Speaking of Reynolds, who is tied for second in the Majors with 24 homers, McCain told Fox Sports Arizona: "He's a great athlete."
Creative grassroots campaigning has been a fixture in the Final Vote ever since Brewers outfielder Geoff Jenkins was selected by fans in 2003, the second year of this event. It has taken on a life of its own. Witness the new Vote for Pablo dance video making the rounds on YouTube, or the friendly wager between Hawaii and Pennsylvania governors over which state can cast more votes for Victorino, the Phillies' "Flyin' Hawaiian."
The latest voting alliance has been formed by the Tigers and Phillies organizations, two of baseball's most storied franchises. They atre encouraging businesses located throughout Michigan and Pennsylvania to allow their employees time today and Thursday to vote for Inge and Victorino.
Each nominee has his player behind him, and here's another reason why it is easy to see Inge staying at the top of the race until the finish: Tigers fans who vote for him at least 100 times are now eligible to win a "Deliver the Game Ball to the Mound" fantasy package.
The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity allows a fan to deliver the game ball to the pitcher's mound prior to the first pitch and two infield box seats and parking for the Tigers game on Aug. 4. Additionally, the winner will receive a Tigers batting practice jersey, dinner for two in the Champions Club, a picture taken at the pitcher's mound during game ball delivery and a scoreboard announcement of the winner's name as they deliver the game ball.
Fans who vote for Kinsler at texasrangers.com will be entered into a sweepstakes with the prizes being a suite for 20 at the Rangers game against the Red Sox on July 20 or an All-Star Autograph package that includes autographed bats from Josh Hamilton, Michael Young and Kinsler.
Kinsler had 53 RBIs through Tuesday to go along with his 20 home runs, and that means he is on pace to join Darin Erstad as the only player in Major League history to drive in 100 runs as a leadoff hitter. Erstad finished with 100 for the Angels in 2000. Four other players have driven in 90 or more runs. Alfonso Soriano had 99 for the Yankees in 2002, Nomar Garciaparra had 98 for the Red Sox in 1997, Johnny Damon had 91 for the Red Sox in 2004 and Grady Sizemore had 90 for the Indians last season.
"I have a lot of respect for Darin Erstad," Kinsler said. "He's a guy who carries a lot of respect around the league. He has a football mentality. He plays hard every game and every pitch. To be the second guy with him would be pretty special."
To get out the vote for Sandoval, the Giants intensified their multicultural efforts by stepping up their "Vote for Pablo" campaign for Spanish-speaking fans. The club's push to heighten Sandoval's profile in his native Venezuela already had taken root. "We've gotten a ton of inquiries from the Venezuelan media today," said Staci Slaughter, the Giants' senior vice president of communications.
The Giants also continued their "2009 Vote Pablo All-Star Game Final Vote Sweepstakes." The grand prize includes a McCovey Cove-full of giveaways, including use of a ballpark suite for the winner and 15 guests during a Giants home game; a 30-minute field visit that features a meet-and-greet with one or more of the club's All-Stars; and an All-Star jersey signed by one or more of the team's All-Stars. A first-prize winner will receive the last two prizes, along with two premium tickets to a regular-season home game.
"He's definitely making his case, even though he shouldn't have to at this point," Giants closer Brian Wilson said. "I think he should be on that team and he should start. Unfortunately, I couldn't vote a million times and get him on there. Hopefully the world will see what he has been doing and start paying attention to what he's achieving and how much of an asset he is to a ballclub."
D-backs catcher Luke Carlin was asking Reynolds for instructions on how to vote Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, he was a pro. Sitting in front of his locker in the quiet early morning hours, Carlin was voting time and time again for Reynolds.
"I've got it down now," Carlin said while showing a visitor how he was able to continue to vote without having to move the computer mouse. When asked how many times he voted, Carlin said: "I don't know. A lot. He deserves to go."
These nominees were presented to fans by the All-Star managers, Charlie Manuel of the Phillies and Joe Maddon of the Rays. There is little doubt that one or two players are going to miss out by the narrowest of margins and thus be left off the rosters completely. Alas, there still will be a glimmer of hope in that event, because typically a handful of All-Star selections become available due to injury and it's not out of the question that a Final Vote runnerup could still be added. Ranking high in the Final Vote standings would not hurt that person's chances.
The All-Star Sprint Game Final Vote program has seen nearly 140 million votes cast since its inception in 2002, including last year's record-setting total when fans chose Evan Longoria of the Rays and Corey Hart of the Brewers. Previous winners of the All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote are: Hideki Okajima (AL, 2007); Chris Young (NL, 2007); A.J. Pierzynski (AL, 2006); Nomar Garciaparra (NL, 2006); Scott Podsednik (AL, 2005); Roy Oswalt (NL, 2005); Hideki Matsui (AL, 2004); Bobby Abreu (NL, 2004); Jason Varitek (AL, 2003); Geoff Jenkins (NL, 2003); Johnny Damon (AL, 2002); and Andruw Jones (NL, 2002).
The 80th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International, with pregame ceremonies beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In 2016, the Paraguayan economy stood out from other economies in the region because of its relatively high rate of growth, despite the recessions in its leading trading partners, Brazil and Argentina. The country, which is particularly reliant on the production and exports of its primary sector (almost 20% of GDP), recorded a very good soya harvest and expanding beef production, alongside increased hydroelectricity generation and private investment. Growth in 2017 should prove resilient, with the dynamism of the automotive parts assembly and textiles segments within the country's "maquillas" and of the construction sector, and should help offset the potential negative impact of the La Niña climatic phenomenon on hydroelectricity generation and the agriculture sector. Improvements in the Brazilian and Argentinian economies should prove positive for Paraguayan exports, subject to unforeseen climatic events. Increased public spending will also help underpin activity but political disputes could delay the implementation of a number of infrastructure projects (roads, urban transit, airports). Household consumption should also remain at a sustained level bolstered by the ongoing reduction in extreme and chronic poverty (the country improved from 11th place to 5th out of 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries between 2011 and 2014, according to the World Bank).
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The Phoenix-Goodyear Airport (PGA) Superfund site is geographically situated approximately 17 miles due west of Phoenix, in the western part of the Salt River Valley in Central Arizona. During EPA's Remedial Investigation of the site, two distinct contaminant source areas were identified: one centered under the Unidynamics Phoenix Incorporated (UPI) facility north of Yuma Road and the other associated with Goodyear Aerospace/Loral Facility adjacent to the Litchfield Airport (presently known as the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport). Thus, the PGA National Priorities List (NPL, commonly called Superfund) Site now consists of two distinct areas: 1) the former UPI facility, referred to as PGA-North, and 2) the former Goodyear Aerospace/Loral facility, referred to as PGA-South. PGA–North is bisected by US interstate 10 and PGA–South is bounded on the southern side by Highway 85. The two study areas cover a total of 35 square miles.
Except for the airport, which is owned by the city of Phoenix, the PGA Site lies almost entirely within the city of Goodyear, Arizona. The City of Avondale occupies about 2 square miles along the eastern border of the site. Current land uses on and near the site include agriculture, residential, and commercial development. Land use trends predict a future increase in residential and commercial development with a corresponding decrease in agricultural usage. The general area within a radius of about 5 miles has a combined population of about 75,000 people including residential development west of the airport.
Site History: PGA-South: The United States Navy established the Litchfield Naval Air Facility (NAF) in Goodyear, Arizona in 1943 as an Auxiliary Acceptance Unit. The Unit accepted modified aircraft for the Navy from the Goodyear Aircraft plant located adjacent to the airport.
From 1946-1968, the airport's primary purpose was the preservation and activation of military aircraft. The preservation of aircraft involved treating the engines to repel dust, rust, and moisture and then spraying the aircraft with a protective latex coating that contained a ketone solvent. Stripping off the protective coating required the removal of the latex with a solvent and returning the parts to working order. This process was repeated every six months and the effluent [waste material discharged into the environment] from the process entered drains which discharged directly into the main airport drainage ditch. Up to as many as 2,000 aircraft per year were preserved at the Litchfield NAF. In addition to the preserving and stripping chemicals which were discharged into the drainage channel, it is assumed that other liquid substances generated as a part of routine aircraft maintenance were also discharged. A sample taken of the drainage channel discharge on April 20, 1951 had the following physical characteristics: "...30% dark colored, oily, floating liquid, approximately 5% granular settleable solids and the balance was fairly clear, chrome colored liquid...From the color of the oil free sample, there is no doubt some chromate present." (Letter dated May 24, 1951 from Process Engineers Inc. To Public Works Office, 11th Naval District, San Diego, CA).
In 1952, the Navy upgraded its on-site domestic sewage treatment tank to accommodate secondary treatment, and industrial wastewater from the drainage ditch was diverted to the plant for treatment using a gravity flotation process. Oil and other floatables were skimmed off the top and spread over the airport grounds as weed control. Solvents, such as trichloroethylene (TCE), which are heavier than water, would not be removed in such a gravity separation tank, would remain in the wastewater, and be subsequently discharged back into the drainage channel.
In 1968, the Navy transferred ownership of the property to the City of Phoenix, and the airport became the Phoenix-Litchfield Municipal Airport. Goodyear Aerospace Corporation, Arizona Division (GAC) began operations in 1942, at which time it was owned by the United States Government and operated by Goodyear Aircraft Corporation. The plant was closed from 1946-1949, when it was reopened under Goodyear Aircraft Corporation. During the 1940s, aircraft from the Naval Air Facility were brought into the hangars of the plant for machining of parts and parts installation. This included cleaning engines with solvents prior to maintenance work.
More recently, major operations at the facility have included the manufacture of electronics equipment, transparent products such as windshields, structural equipment such as the MX missile transporter, and aluminum shelters. The major waste streams generated at Goodyear Aerospace have been: solvents (trichloroethylene, trichloroethane, acetone, etc.); chromate sludge from chrome plating operations; acids (sulfuric, hydrochloric, chromic, acetic, and hydrofluoric); process waste waters (cooling waters, boiler blowdowns, etc.); and domestic sewage. Three on-site sludge ponds were used for waste disposal.
Site History: PGA-North: Unidynamics Phoenix, Inc. was established in 1963 as a research, development, and manufacturing plant for defense and aerospace equipment. Typical products included: separation and recovery systems (safing, arming, and fusing devices), destruct systems (pyrotechnic devices), and munitions. The primary operations at the plant included manufacturing rocket propellant, processing and blending powder, assembling ordinance, machining, testing explosives, ballistics and related functions. Contaminants of concern from operations on-site include perchlorate (the primary chemical ingredient of solid rocket propellant) and VOCs such as TCE which were associated with waste disposal at the UPI facility. Eleven dry wells and two unlined oxidation ponds were used at the facility for direct on-site disposal of most wastes up until 1980. Prior to 1978, all waste solvents were disposed of on-site in four dry wells outside and to the west of the manufacturing facility. The two oxidation ponds were used for on-site disposal of washing and cooling water with traces of process chemicals, oils, and powder. Wastes generated by the facility have included: trichloroethylene, toluene, acetone, methanol, cobalt nitrate, ammonium carbonate, perchloric acid, and fuel oil.
Contaminants and Risks
Contaminated Media
- Groundwater
- Soil and Sludges
- Environmentally Sensitive Area
In 1981, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) discovered that groundwater in the PGA area was contaminated with solvents and chromium. Additional sampling of wells in 1982 and 1983 by ADHS and EPA revealed 18 wells contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE). Six of these wells exceeded ADHS' drinking water action level of 5.0 parts per billion (ppb). Three of these well were used for drinking water. As a result, the EPA added PGA (originally listed as the "Litchfield Airport Area Superfund Site") to the National Priorities List (NPL) on September 8, 1983 (see Federal Register, Vol. 48, No. 175, p. 40671).
In 1984, EPA began a Remedial Investigation of the then Litchfield Airport Area to characterize the site, investigate the extent of the contamination, and identify the potential sources. Drinking water supplies, industrial water supplies, and irrigation water come solely from groundwater that is pumped from the alluvial deposits of the western Salt River Valley underlying the entire area.
Contaminants of Concern found in the groundwater at the PGA site include: TCE; chromium; perchloroethylene (PCE); 1,1-Dichloroethylene (1,1 DCE); chloroform; and carbon tetrachloride. Contaminated groundwater is actively being treated and is not being used as drinking water; therefore it poses no current risk to residents in the surrounding area. Several organic and inorganic compounds were also found in the soils at the site which exceeded AHDS health-based cleanup levels, including: chromium; cadmium; aluminum; copper; TCE; and PCE. In addition, concentrations of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and acetone were detected as high as 659 mg/kg and 888 mg/kg, respectively, in the northern area of the site. Carbon tetrachloride, benzene, TCE, and PCE also exceeded the AHDS guidelines in air samples. Current levels of contamination in air and soil on the site do not pose a risk to construction workers, commercial/industrial workers, or trespassers.
Most of the contaminants identified at PGA can be classified as organic compounds. Several of these compounds (e.g. carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, PCE, and TCE) may produce liver injury at high doses. Carbon tetrachloride and chloroform have more serious effects on the liver than TCE and PCE. Carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, PCE, and TCE have been classified by the EPA as probable human carcinogens via ingestion. Exposures to these compounds at high doses through inhalation may result in central nervous system depression, including anesthesia. Other effects may include irritation of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat and irritation to the eyes.
Inorganic compounds, including metals, were also found at the PGA site. Some of the inorganic compounds detected at the site, such as chromium, are much more toxic than others. Chromium has been identified in some water samples taken from the site in both the trivalent and hexavalent states. Chromium compounds in the trivalent (+3) state are of a low order of toxicity. Hexavalent chromium may cause liver and kidney damage, internal bleeding, and respiratory disorders and has been designated as a human carcinogen. At PGA-South, chromium in the groundwater is approximately 80% hexavalent and 20% trivalent.
There is no current health risk at the site because contaminated groundwater is not being used as a drinking water source. Also, there is no current health risk from exposure to soil or soil vapor as levels of contaminants are low in these media.
Environmental Risks: Within the PGA site, there are no unique habitats nor any threatened or endangered species. Native vegetation is sparse. However, located immediately south of the site, the lower Gila River represents the most important riparian habitat in southwestern Arizona. Species that inhabit or migrate through the area include four federally listed or endangered species. These are: the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), the Yuma Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis), the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), and the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). The PGA area, particularly near the Gila River, supports viable hunting populations of mourning dove, Gambel's quail, and various waterfowl. The area is especially popular for dove hunting and is known to support one of the largest breeding dove colonies in the Southwest.
In August 2014, a burrowing owl survey was conducted at PGAS prior to installing additional remedy pipeline. A total of eight active burrows were discovered and pipeline was moved accordingly to prevent impacts to owls.
Who is Involved
This site is being addressed primarily through potentially responsible parties' actions with federal and state oversight.
Investigation and Cleanup Activities
The Record of Decision (ROD) for the final remedy at the PGA site was signed by the EPA Regional Administrator on September 26, 1989. To date, five 'Explanation of Significant Differences' (ESDs) have been executed to modify or clarify the final remedy. Two Consent Decrees prescribing tasks to complete the remedy at the southern portion of the Site were signed by EPA and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in May 1988 and May 1991. A Consent Decree for 15 tasks designed to complete the remedy at the northern portion of the Site was signed by EPA and Crane Co. in June of 2006. EPA proposed an improvement to the remedy for the northern portion of the site in February 2014. Work with in-situ treatment of contamination in the Main Dry Wells Source Area began in 2015 and is ongoing.
Initial Actions
Initial Actions: In the southern portion of the site, the former chromium sludge drying bed has been cleaned up by using on-site solidification technology. Construction of the remedy was completed in early 1993. Solidifying the sludge bed has prevented migration of chromium into the groundwater and chromium dust particles into the air.
Remedy Selected
For the southern part of the site, the remedy consists of extraction and treatment of contaminated Subunit A groundwater and Subunit B/C groundwater, and soil vapor extraction for contaminated soils. The Subunit A groundwater remedial action requires a pump and treat system using air stripping to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the groundwater. The Subunit B/C groundwater remedial action requires two separate pump and treat systems using liquid granular activated carbon to remove VOCs from the groundwater. With respect to VOC soil contamination at the southern portion of the PGA site, the ROD selected a soil vapor extraction (SVE) system with emission controls. ESD #3 added two additional technologies. Air sparging is used in conjunction with the SVE system to enhance cleanup of the Subunit A groundwater. This results in an estimated cost savings of approximately $900 per pound of VOCs removed. Advanced Affinity Chromatography uses a treated resin to remove chromium from the Subunit A groundwater at a well with elevated levels of chromium.
The remedial action selected for the northern half (PGAN) of the site is similar to that chosen for the south (PGAS) and includes a Subunit A groundwater remedy, a Subunit C groundwater remedy, and a soil remedy. The groundwater remedy consists of a network of fifteen groundwater extraction wells (11 in Subunit A, 1 in Subunit B, 3 in Subunit C) and fifteen groundwater injection wells designed to contain the plume and restore the contaminated aquifer. The extracted water is treated at five ground water treatment facilities. One of the five facilities uses air stripping to remove VOCs and the treated water is either re-injected into Subunit A at the former Unidynamics facility or used for irrigation. The other four facilities utilize Liquid-phase Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) to remove the VOCs and the treated water is either re-injected, discharged to the Roosevelt Irrigation District (RID) canal for use as irrigation water, utilized in construction to suppress dust or is delivered to one of the local golf courses for turf irrigation. In 2008, two additional systems were added for treatment of groundwater in the Northeast Section of the plume. This water is being used for irrigation, or being re-injected back into the aquifer. In 2011, an additional treatment system was added for treatment of groundwater in the Northwest Section of the plume and that water is being re-injected back into the aquifer.
The soil remedy consists of a SVE system with air emission controls in the source area at Unidynamics. The ROD identifies the source area, or "target area," as that area where VOCs were detected in soil samples and the area where soil gas samples exhibited VOCs greater than 1 microgram per liter. The ROD provides that this area may be expanded or reduced, as necessary, to include removal of 99 percent of the contaminants. In addition, the ROD states that excavation and treatment may be required to remove residual contamination where soil vapor extraction is not effective. The SVE treatment system for the PGA-North area was in operation from 1994-October 1998 on a periodic basis. In October 1998, the SVE system was turned off to evaluate the need for continued soil vapor extraction at PGA North. The SVE system was restarted in 2004 and has removed more than 2100 pounds of TCE through June 2016.
Cleanup Ongoing
Following issuance of a final ROD in 1989, EPA, the state of Arizona, and Goodyear Tire signed a consent decree for remediation of PGA-South in 1991. Goodyear Tire, as the leading potentially responsible party (PRP), has complied with all required cleanup actions including: (1) cleanup of metal contaminated soils, (2) cleanup of VOC contaminated soils, and (3) cleanup of contaminated groundwater in both upper and lower portions of the aquifer. Action (1) is complete and actions (2) and (3) are in the Operations and maintenance (O&M) phase. Soil Vapor Extraction has been very successful for the cleanup of VOC contaminated soils and has removed approximately 2,524 pounds of VOCs. Goodyear Tire asked EPA and the State of Arizona to approve the closure of the third and final SVE remedy in 2003. This became the first successful total closeout of VOC contaminated soil cleanup at an Arizona Superfund site. In 2014 - 2016, optimization of the groundwater treatment system at PGAS is underway.
Approximately 4,000 cubic yards of chromium contaminated soils have been removed to date.
With 3 groundwater remediation systems operating, EPA has been a high level of success in containing the TCE plume to prevent off-property migration. Approximately 2.2 billion gallons have been pumped from the contaminated aquifer, removing 3,300 pounds of VOCs. To date, an estimated 75% of the total VOC mass in the groundwater has been removed. In addition, the treatment system has removed approximately 2.8 pounds of chromium from the Subunit A groundwater.
Crane Co. is conducting the cleanup activities at PGA-North under the authority of a Consent Decree which was signed in June 2006. The on-site groundwater treatment facility and soil vapor extraction system have removed over 57,000 pounds of TCE from the soil (10,000) and groundwater (47,000) on site. The new treatment facilities, which Crane Co. voluntarily constructed at the northeastern and northwestern extents of the plume, are now removing approximately 1,500 pounds more of TCE per year.
EPA recognizes the importance of protecting water resources, especially in the Southwest, and has evaluated seven alternatives for speeding up the current remedy in PGA-North in the Focused Feasibility Study, completed in 2013. EPA signed a Record of Decision Amendment in September 2014 to treat Source Area at PGA-North.
Cleanup Results to Date
While construction has been completed at PGA-South, the construction completion date for PGA-North is planned for September 2020.
Potentially Responsible Parties
Potentially responsible parties (PRPs) refers to companies that are potentially responsible for generating, transporting, or disposing of the hazardous waste found at the site.
The PRP for PGA-North is Crane Co., and the PRP for PGA-South is Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Documents and Reports
Community Involvement
Public Meetings: Community Advisory Group (CAG) meetings are held quarterly. Contact Carlin Hafiz, EPA, below, for meeting dates and schedules.
Public Information Repositories
The public information repositories for the site are at the following locations:
Goodyear Branch Library
14455 West Van Buren Road, Ste C-101
Goodyear, AZ 85338
(602) 652-3000
The most complete collection of documents is the official EPA site file, maintained at the following location:
Superfund Records Center
Mail Stop SFD-7C
95 Hawthorne Street, Room 403
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 820-4700
Enter main lobby of 75 Hawthorne street, go to 4th floor of South Wing Annex.
EPA Site Manager
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
Mail Code SFD
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
EPA Public Information Center
State Contact
1110 W Washington St
Phoenix, AZ 85007
PRP Contact
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
Community Contact
Frank Scott
Diane Krone
Citzens Advisory Group (CAG) Co-Chair
Citzens Advisory Group (CAG) Member
Other Contacts
After Hours (Emergency Response)


text: ^^ All the sig really means is that after '79 I stopped liking Trek on a consistent basis. The franchise gradually changed/evolved into something different. Some of it I liked and much of it I didn't. There are parts of the movies I liked and many parts I didn't. There are TNG and early DS9 episodes I liked and much more I didn't. Goes without saying I didn't like anything about VOY, ENT, the TNG era films or the recent Trek XI. If you really want to get picky there were even some parts of TOS and TAS I wish had been done differently, but such is life. Presently I'm catching some TNG and DS9 episodes being rerun on SPACE here in Canada after I get off work. Some is a little better than I remember and some not.


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Get AC back in the game we need a ball handler. Get STAT off the floor he's hurting the team at this point.
Get AC back in the game we need a ball handler. Get STAT off the floor he's hurting the team at this point.
Bill Walker nice bounceback game after that horrid performance in game 2.
Can we get a BROWN sighting in the 2nd, half the starters act like they dont wanna play. I still got faith tho. THE SECOND HALF IS OURSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
The King Of Clutch
Well we seriously have to look in the mirror guys.Were down by only 8 points after that horrible half. Stat and Melo have to start hitting shots because the bench has stepped up and we need more than just them.
Also on D were doing pretty good theres just one problem ...REBOUNDING! Once they miss we have to grab the ball! Go after it like we did in game 2 because right now their 2nd chances are killing us. And stay attached 2 Ray!
Watching Jared Jeffries try to generate offense is like watching a kid trying to learn how to ride a bicycle. Only the kid actually ends up learning how to ride the bicycle after enough tries. Jeffries it's not that hard, you're 6'11" for God's sakes, DUNK THE BASKETBALL!!!!
Jeffries is the worse bball player I've ever seen!
Well on the bright side. Its only an 8 point lead. I pray that CP3 was serious when he made his toast at the wedding.
Why didn't we sign Chris Johnson when we had the chance?
7', athletic, can play D, and even w/o being D12 on O he's a beast compared to JJ
Amare should sit out, if he's not hitting his shots he's going to be useless.


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Obito : So what is your answer naruto?
Naruto : I will protect my friends....
Obito : ( in mind) that girl really changed the energy of naruto....I need to kill her first.
Scene changes to kakkashi and Shikamaru
Shikamaru : My father have said something to you before he died ? isn't it?
Kakashi : Ya....( in mind) he is sharp.
Shikamaru : what is it then kakashi sensei ?
Kakashi : It is about the power of our clan .Hatake clan. You know that nara , akimichi and yamanka have blood line limit jutsu which can be used to block the enemies. But this time to control or defeat juubi we need more than blocking.But my clan, hatake clan have some secret jutsu which can kill or defeat large number of enemy in an instant by heavy attack.
Shikamaru : ( in mind) Secret technique of hatake clan...I never know hatake clan have something in their arsenal
Shikamaru : kakashi senesi ..Is it some kind of teleportation jutsu......you said defeating large no enemy's in an instant.
Kakashi : ( smiling ) this technique is originally used by my father and Only hatake members can use it......and It can do many things...
By saying that kakashi do some hand seals
Kakashi : Shikamaru kun I need some time....
Shikamaru :I under stand. Ino connect me to naruto..fast. ( Ino connect shikamaru's mind to naruto and talking to him..) Naruto..Kakashi sensei is going to use some secret ninjutsu.He need some time.My mind is connected to every one in this battle field. Thanks to Ino.We will move accord to my plan. You should use kyuubi's power .When I say attack ..you will do as I say. Okay?
Naruto : Shikamaru I am sorry about your father..
Shikamaru : Nah,, this is not the time...
Madara :I think they still have some one in the battle field who is very smart.But nothing will work against juubi's final form
Obito : Juubi's final form? I thought... I thought transformation is completed .You are hiding some thing from me...tell me what is it...
the next instant Naruto throws a wind shuriken against them by jumping to the air. But juubi's tail nullified it... and a lot of other ninjas throws weapon against them..
Madara :These pity full attack...I think they are buying time for something.I need to use biju dama against them.
Obito :It will not work there are earth element users.They will use the earth under our feet.
What is the next trans formation of juubi?
Madara : You will know when the time comes.....
Chouji's father use some hand seals and a large barrier is placed on juubi madara and obito
Madara :A barrier? Then it must be from akimichi clan...
Obito : Do you have counter techniques against this?
Madara activates his rinnegan and try to absorb the barrier jutsu.
Shikamrau : Ino this is the time.Use your jutsu to talk with your clansmen and give the order to control their mind.Then we will attack with kakashi sensei's secret jutsu.
Suddenly a white chakra envelops kakashi.Gai sakura Ino shikamaru every one looks at kakashi with a wonder....and kakashi's hair starts to grow, his mask is teared by growth of face and his teeth now similar to that of wolf.
Gai :kakashi...Is this some kind of formation
Kakashi :Yaa....It's what made my father a genius.....The technique created by Sakumo hatake.


text: I'm not convinced that Francis is finished as a player. I'm convinced that he's finished as a Knick. But then again he's been injured 3/4ths of the season so it should be expected for him to be out of it. He can still be effective with another team but he's not an all-star and never will be again. Those days are gone.


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Sefko: Disappointing 1-3 trip ends with blowout as Mavs' playoff hopes fade
OKLAHOMA CITY — When the Oklahoma City Thunder was scoring for the sixth consecutive possession in the second quarter en route to pummeling the Mavericks, Rick Carlisle called a timeout — again.
And he laced into his team — again.
And he got the same, unproductive results — again.
Perhaps this was inevitable. The Mavericks were finishing up a longer-than-it-sounds eight-day trip to four cities with mostly miserable results. So on Monday, after playing with great gusto in the first three games on the trip, the Mavericks went belly-up.
Oklahoma City played like a team with the second-best record in the Western Conference, waxing the Mavericks in every way imaginable for a 112-91 victory at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Mavericks simply couldn't finish this trip. They couldn't finish in the first two games when they lost on last-gasp plays. And they couldn't finish in the finale.
They gave up the paint like they were going to have to pay property tax if they spent too much time in there. The Thunder blew open a tie game with a 9-0 run late in the first quarter and extended the lead to 27 late in the second and 33 in the third.
"When we substituted, we struggled," coach Rick Carlisle said. "Not having Vince [Carter] out there was a big factor. But we got to play better, too. That's where it's at."
Carter missed the game with an illness. He's been the leader of the bench that has been solid more often than not lately.
Asked if the level of competitiveness was adequate, Carlisle said:
"I'm going to have to defer on that until I look at the film. What I did see is a lot of untimely turnovers that led to big problems. When you put these guys in the open floor with catastrophic turnovers, they're going to make you look bad. I think that was it more than anything.
"But obviously when you get down 30 in a game, you're not competing well enough. There's no question about that."
The Mavericks could have skipped the last leg of the trip and saved face.
At least they didn't have to worry about losing in overtime, like they did in the first two meetings with the Thunder.
"Our second unit today obviously was in trouble without Vince, without [Chris] Kaman," Dirk Nowitzki said. "I didn't think we had enough playmakers out there. And we had some stupid turnovers that always get us in trouble."
And the defense was miserable. Through three quarters, the Thunder shot 52 percent and outrebounded the Mavericks, 36-28. The Mavericks had 12 turnovers at that point for 20 Thunder points.
"Even when we had our defense set, we didn't get much going," Nowitzki said. "They got 3's, they got layups, they got backdoor cuts. We were ball-watching. Just an all-around tough night."
At least Nowitzki said his strained right adductor muscle gave him no problems.
So in the end, it was a wipeout of a road trip. Going 1-3 probably hurts even more when the Mavericks look back on the two losses that they opened with at Portland and Golden State. Both games could have easily been wins.
Their playoff hopes, already faint, grew considerably bleaker with those two hard-luck losses.
But one like Monday night reinforces the fact that they bear no resemblance to a playoff team at this point in the season.
"First two games were murder," said Shawn Marion, who had a season-high 23 points. "This should have easily been a 3-1 trip."
The way the Mavericks played Monday, it looks more like they got what they deserved.
"I've been with teams where we've been able to come back from a hole that big," Marion said. "But that ain't us, right now. This game was lost in the second quarter."
Follow Eddie Sefko on Twitter at @ESefko


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Bucs place Contreras on DL, bring back Morris
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
DETROIT -- Apparently, there was a reason Jose Contreras had difficulty throwing strikes during his costly relief appearance in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Tigers: He couldn't bow his back -- a baseball euphemism for giving extra effort.
The Pirates on Tuesday placed Contreras on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his lower back. To take his place, right-hander Bryan Morris was recalled from Indianapolis, where he had been optioned only Monday morning.
Taking over in the seventh inning of a game the Bucs trailed, 4-3, Contreras allowed two runs, one on a bases-loaded walk, one of four passes he issued. Thus the Pirates' ensuing two-run rally in the eighth wasn't enough for a comeback win.
Contreras joined the Pirates earlier this month after completing his rehab from last June's Tommy John surgery. He has appeared in seven games, with five strikeouts and six walks in five innings.
Morris returns hoping to pick up where he left off. The former No. 1 Draft choice (2006, by the Dodgers) has made 11 relief appearances for the Bucs, with a 1-2 record and 3.45 ERA in 15 2/3 innings.
Young Bucs sweep up Minors' weekly honors
DETROIT -- Players in the Pirates organization dominated Minor League play last week, collecting a trio of Player of the Week awards.
Matt Hague, who saw extensive action with the '12 Bucs, led off the haul as Player of the Week in the Triple-A International League after collecting seven extra-base blows among his eight hits for the week.
Stetson Allie, the former pitching prospect who transitioned to the other side of the ball less than a year ago, keeps racking up offensive awards. West Virginia's DH/first baseman was named the Double-A South Atlantic League's Player of the Week for after batting .517 with 15 RBIs.
It's the second POW award of the season for Allie, a No. 2 pick as a pitcher in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft who resurfaced as a position player last June. For the season he is hitting .340 with 13 homers and 47 RBIs in 49 games.
Finally, shortstop Alen Hanson picked up the Class A Florida State League Player of the Week award after going 9-for-21.
Inge gets taste of his own medicine vs. Tigers
DETROIT -- Getting back the way he used to give, Brandon Inge fell victim to a gumball ambush by his former Tigers teammates during Monday's game at Comerica Park.
Showering guys -- both on his team and the other -- with gumballs was a favorite of prankster Inge, and he got some of his own medicine while playing third base, within easy reach of the Tigers' dugout.
To hear Inge tell it, the pelters -- Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera among them -- were getting more on the gumballs than Justin Verlander was getting on his pitches.
A late addition to the lineup when Starling Marte withdrew because of migraine symptoms, Inge got to face Verlander for the first time after having played behind him for years.
"He's pretty good," Inge deadpanned. "I remember his fastball being a lot faster than that. Of course, it was 100 [mph] back then. I really saw only two fastballs. I think he was scared of me, so he threw me all offspeed stuff."
Inge went hitless in three at-bats against Verlander, with two of the ace's 13 strikeouts.
Barmes effusive with praise for Sanchez
DETROIT -- Clint Barmes admits having been spoiled by all the seasons he spent in Colorado making his throws from shortstop to three-time Gold Glove-winning first baseman Todd Helton.
"With Helton I knew if I had to rush a throw, all I had to do was throw it hard at his feet. If the ball was close to him, he'd get it," said Barmes, who is finding the same security in Gaby Sanchez.
Garrett Jones, the Bucs' other frequent first baseman, can pick it himself. In particular, Jones made two terrific digs of throws in the dirt by third baseman Pedro Alvarez on difficult plays during a 1-0 victory over the Cubs last Wednesday.
But Sanchez has stood out during this road trip by repeatedly scooping up low throws from shortstop. Barmes owes his error-free trip to Sanchez's quick hands.
"He definitely has great hands," Barmes said. "He's saved me a ton of times this season. It's so important to have someone so solid at the position. He makes you relax, and gives you confidence when you have to make a play in a hurry."
First number, last word
.260: Miguel Cabrera's career average at PNC Park, where the Pirates-Tigers action resumes on Wednesday night. The ex-Marlin has homered three times in 24 games by the shores of the Allegheny.
"What a humbling experience before the game, sharing the field with so many men and women who have served this country to protect our freedom." -- outfielder Travis Snider, on ceremonies preceding the Memorial Day game between the Pirates and the Tigers
Worth noting
• Marte was back in the lineup on Tuesday, feeling better after receiving medical treatment for the migraine symptoms that forced him to be scratched on Monday. Marte has suffered from migraines in the past and is confident in what he needs to do to deal with them.
• James McDonald's rehab assignment for Double-A Altoona got off to a rocky start on Monday night, as the right-hander, fighting back from discomfort in his shoulder, could not get out of the first inning. Facing Richmond, he allowed three runs on two hits and four walks while making 33 pitches in two-thirds of an inning.
• Charlie Morton's return to the rehab mound was smoother, as he reached his target of five innings with Indianapolis, against Pawtucket. He was originally due for only one more rehab start, but the Pirates may decided to have him make a few more after he gave up seven hits and three walks while allowing five runs (four earned).
• Also hitting the rehab trail on Monday night was infielder John McDonald (lower back and elbow), who went 0-for-3 while starting at second base for the Indians.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Kerry Washington + Nnamdi Asomugha Got Married
Congrats to Kerry Washington! The stunning 'Scandal' star tied the knot to San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha.
Us Weekly reports that the pair married in secret late last month in Idaho. Asomugha and Washington filed for a marriage license June 24 in Blaine County, Idaho, but the actual ceremony was performed by Asomugha's sister in Hailey, Idaho with Washington's parents as witnesses.
The Blaine County clerk confirmed, saying in a statement, "It has been recorded in the Blaine County clerk's office that Nnamdi Asomugha and Kerry Washington have been married on the 24th of June in the town of Hailey, Idaho."
Washington and Asomugha have been dating since summer 2012. Washington was previously engaged to actor David Moscow, from whom she split in 2007 after quite a few years together.
It's pretty clear that Asomugha hit the jackpot — just look at her! But Washington didn't do too badly herself, either. How do we know Asomugha's a catch (other than being handsome, rich and in the NFL)? His last name is pronounced — no joke — pretty close to "awesome-wa." Or as this writer says it, "I-wish-he-played-for-the-Jets."


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White Material [2009] [Criterion] (DVD)
Claire Denis
In White Material, the great contemporary French filmmaker Claire Denis (Chocolat, Beau travail), known for her restless, intimate dramas, introduces an unforgettably crazed character. Played ferociously by Isabelle Huppert (Story Of Women, The Piano Teacher), Maria is an entitled white woman living in Africa, desperately unwilling to give up her family's crumbling coffee plantation despite the civil war closing in on her. Created with Denis' signature full-throttle visual style, which places the viewer in the center of the maelstrom, White Material is a gripping evocation of the death throes of European colonialism and a fascinating look at a woman lost in her own mind.
Product Details
- Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Isaach De Bankole, Nicolas Duvauchelle, William Nadylam
- Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
- Language: French
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: The Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 04/12/2011
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Catalogue #: 560
Special Features
- New Digital Transfer, Supervised and Approved by Director Claire Denis and Cinematographer Yves Cape
- New Interviews with Denis and Actors Isabelle Huppert and Isaach de Bankole
- Short Documentary by Denis on the Film's Premiere at the 2010 Ecrans Noirs Film Festival in Cameroon
- Deleted Scene
- A Booklet Featuring an Essay by Film Writer Amy Taubin


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