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I'm known mostly for my versatility, but my speed is what gives me the ability to play different positions and bat at the top of the lineup.
If I did not have good speed, I probably would not be where I am at today. Speed has been a big key to my success as has my ability to play different positions. Without those assets, I would probably be at home trying to figure it out.
Stolen bases are just part of it. I don't set any goals for base stealing because I don't know how many opportunities I'll get as a utility player. It's hard to steal a base from the bench, so I just try to get as many as I can get. I just let it roll as it rolls.
Defensively, my speed helps me play all over the field. You want to be pretty quick to run down balls when you play the outfield, and speed and quickness are big assets when you play second, short or third, too.
This past season, I batted leadoff all year long. Take away my speed, and I would probably be hitting in the seven- or eight-hole. For the most part, my on-base percentage has been OK. I was able to get a few walks here and there, but without the speed I would probably be lower in the order. This game is all about inches, and speed can make a big difference over the course of nine innings.
The last few injuries I've suffered have been to my lower body. That hurts me more than most other players. A first baseman with a pulled hamstring might be able to get away with it, but I rely more on my legs than most others.
I work really hard in the offseason, and I made a lot of changes to help get myself strong. It's something I have to stay on top of.
I started my big-league career with Toronto. My style of play fits better over here in the National League, though. I'd have liked to have played in the NL when I was first coming up. There's more strategy involved, like double switching and hitting and running -- things that necessitate having players like myself.
With the Reds, I feel like I've been in the right place at the right time.
The versatile Ryan Freel set career highs with 30 doubles and eight home runs this past season. He amassed 37 stolen bases, matching his 2004 total and eclipsing his 2005 output by one.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Chicago examiner dpirt one cv nt «" Chicago u<t elsewhems rkill ul ueiin 1 buburls two cents vol xiii no 141 a m friday Chicago june 4 1915 friday resristered d s patent offlc suit to dissolve steel go lost in u.s court injunction plea refused directors exonerated judges are unanimous on degree agree on ruling though not in complete accord in every step in the reasoning unlawful price-fixing agree ments stopped trade commis sion control is recommended by international news serrtee trenton n j june 3 the united states district court for new jersey in session here to-day decid ed the government's suit to dissolve the united states steel corporation against the government and in favor pthe corporation the court was composed of judges buffington hunt woolley and mc pherson judge buffington wrote the prin cipal opinion and judge woolley wrote a concurring opinion in which judge hunt concurred the court stated that all the members of the court are in agreement as to the de cree that will be entered although they are not in complete accord con cerning every step by which that result is reached these decisive points are outlined in the decision refusal to issue an injunction holding that certain price-fixing agreements which followed the gary dinners but which stopped be fore the bill was filed have been unlawful allowing the government to move to retain jurisdiction of the bill if such price-fixing practices are renewed but suggesting that matters now . may be . controlled by the new trade commission largely business facts judge buffington's opinion declares that this case a proceeding under the sherman anti-trust law is one largely of business facts and continues by saying that all of the trust cases thus far determined only such combinations are within the sherman act as by reason of the in tent of those forming them or the in herent nature of the contemplated structing aun naun unaun nuaunaan act wrong the public by unduly re stricting competition or unduly ob btructing the course of trade the suit was started by the gov ernment against the steel corporation in october 1911 two years were oc cupied in taking the testimony which covered 12,000 printed pages and also 4,000 pages of exhibits the case was argued in philadelphia in october last the argument covering two weeks llt was heard by the three circuit dges of the third circuit — bufflng n mcpherson and wooley — and with em was associated circuit judge unt who after the abolition of the jurt of commerce was assigned by lief justice white to service in the ird circuit 10 pages in opinion the opinion of the court which rvers the case generally as filed by idge buffington embraces about 150 iges its opening is that we may say in advance that all le members of the court are in agreement as to the decree that will be entered although they are not in complete accord concerning every step by which that result is reached judge buffington says in his opin ion that the construction of the sher man anti-trust law has been settled by the supreme court in the stand ard oil and the tobacco cases and ap plied in the third circuit in the pow iir trust and keystone watch cases it then analyzes the sherman act and shows that its object is as its title kays act to protect trade and corn high financial circles rejoice at decision in high financial circles last night it was accepted as almost certain that the present administration in washing ton which did not institute the prosecution would willingly accept the sweeping verdict rendered unanimously by the four new jersey judges in the steel corporation case es pecially as the federal trade commission just organized will hereafter be able to supervise all acts of the corporation elbert h gary said last evening in new york that the tension and pressure upon him were at times so great that only the consciousness that the corporation had done abso lutely no willful wrongful act enabled him to bear the burden and the strain since the Taft administration began the prosecution judge gary has aged in appearance very much but he was a happy man last evening from all quarters telegrams and other messages of congratulation poured in upon him the general comment was that it was a personal victory for judge gary wall street had rumors that the decision would be ren dered after the stock market closed and 19,000,000 par value of the common shares changed hands at an advance of nearly 5 per share when the actual news came after 3 o'clock there were bids for the stock at much higher prices • • ♦ judge gary issued a brief statement which follows : i am very much gratified by information from philadelphia that the circuit court of appeals composed of judges buffing ton mcpherson woolley and hunt have unanimously decided the government case against the united states steel corporation in favor of the defendant i feel this decision approves the general policy of the steel corporation it should have a great and good effect upon busi ness conditions throughout this country w t all street is now hopeful that other government suits such as those against the american can company and the corn products refining company also will be decided in favor of business and that no more prosecutions will be instituted at least for the present in influential circles it is understood president wilson is convinced that business is now being conducted with hon est intent and that he will do nothing to retard the return of prosperity since the 1916 election may be governed very largely by the condition of the country then depression usually means the overthrow of the party in power : prosperity its retention * * • according to the unanimous opinion these conclusions were reached : in 1901 wkea the corporation was formed its competitors were doing 60 per cent of the country's steel and iron business the test of monopoly is not the size of that which is ac quired but the trade power of that which is not acquired the corporation's competitors have grown faster than it has grown the case is largely one of business facts there was nothing wrong in acquiring the t c & i com pany during the financial panic of 1907 president roosevelt's action is thus inferentially approved the purchase of the t c & i and other concerns earlier in the life of the corporation were the honest exertion of one's right to contract for one's benefit unaccompanied by a wrong ful motive to injure others andrew carnegie a party to the alleged violation of the law merely sold his stocks and bonds in order to retire from business rules that in healthy normal virile competition in in dividual is in no peril from monopoly or trade restraint shows few people outside the iron and steel field who the corporation's competitors are or the amount of thi competi tors resources declares size of business is not the question but how it is carried on holds steel and iron trade is not being monopolized and can not be shows aid given other manufacturers by corporation's ships which offered accommodations for trade not otherwise possible holds that there is no need to return to the old competitive trade methods prince william back at german front by international news service berlin june 3 — prince august william fourth son of the kaiser who was injured in an automobile ac cident during the winter has re turned to the western front pope prepares note to killers of europe by international news service rome june 3 — the pope has pre pared an important document ad dressed to the heads of the european states which will shortly be commit ted to their hands through diplomatic channels guards follow miss barker to foil kidnapers omaha friends fear publicity over her visit may cause plot for ransom i international v sen ice omaha june 3 — to prevent a possible kidnaping for ransom miss katherine barker of Chicago was guarded by detectives here last night when she attended a party at a country club miss barker is in omaha to act as bridesmaid at a friend's wedding when she ar rived yesterday the newspapers fea tured her as the richest girl in her own right in the united states and printed her picture on the front pages later her friends became alarmed and without her knowledge had private detectives follow her during the evening german gas death awful says bacon by international news service new york june 3 — bayonet wounds and shrapnel are merciful compared to the effects of the poi sonous gas the germans are now us ing according to robert bacon former united states ambassador to france bacon returned to-day from paris and london and the western theater of war in the interests of the red cross and american ambulance corps death from gas is slow strangulation he said it liquefies the lungs by destroying the tissues dewitt clinton blair banker dies at 81 by international news service new york june 3 — dewitt clin ton blair eighty-one years old sen ior member of the banking firm of blair & co died in his home here to day of pneumonia his father was the late john i blair of blairstown n j greatest american railroad builder the elder blair built the lackawanna the Chicago & north western and many other railroads dewitt c blair's fortune is estimated conservatively at 20,000,000 votes for all in 1916 is prediction that national suffrage will be a reality in 1916 is the belief of miss doris stevens national secretary of the congressional union for woman suffrage miss stevens stopped in Chicago yesterday en route to san francisco where she will take charge of the organization of the first na tional convention of women voters we expect to have delegates from every state in the union said miss stevens mothers pensions ordered by villa mrs henry neil 318 forest ave nue oak park received the follow ing telegram yesterday from her hus band who is in texas advocating a mothers pension law after con ference with villa at the army head quarters at juarez to-day a proclam ation was issued signed by pancho villa putting all women and chil dren in mexico under mothers pen bion system villa's commissary will be extended to provide for all jane addams meets swiss president by international news service geneva switzerland june 3 — p a stone american minister at berne switzerland has presented miss jane addams of Chicago and her party in cluding american women delegates to the recent conference at the hague to president motts he said he did not believe the time opportune for a movement for lasting peace all of london at zeppelins mercy by international news service berlin june 3 — the official wolff agency says that during the zeppelin raid on london one airship reached finchley on the north side and must therefore have flown over the greater part of the city from the same source it is learned that the damage caused was much greater than announced the weather Chicago asd vicinity partly cloudy to-day and to-mor row little change in tempera ture temperatures yesterday highest 62 lowest 52 average 57 rule or ruin of nation in labor hands lloyd george says everything depends on unfailing supplies of ammunition to bring victory ministers urge that men em ployed in state services be put under gontrcl of government by international vrs service london june 3 — the astonishing speech of lloyd-george at manches ter in which he stated that the very existence of the british nation de pended upon unfailing and literally overwhelming supplies of ammuni tion is only part of a desperate prop aganda on the part of the new cab inet ministers are urging that all work men engaged in the manufacture of supplies and monitions or employed in vital state services such as mines and railways should be put under di rect government control and be in effect under martial law they consider methods of compul sion in state work necessary but to get the output required but to abro gate trade union relations during the war and to transfer and distribute labor as and when required martial l,aw urged state register of men engaged in such manufacture or available for enlistment which possibly will be made and which taken by itself might afford useful information is desired by these ministers only as the first step to the introduction of martial law in workshops llyod-george's remarks were re ceived with wild enthusiasm espe cially when he declared that if the allies in the west had been as well equipped with ammunition as the germans the latter would now be out of france and flanders and fighting to protect their own borders he introduced his speech by saying that he was the state's emissary on the most urgent errand ever declared to any audience the speaker cited the tremendous assistance the private firms of france have been to the state as showing what is possible the late victories of the french armies in piercing the german lines were largely attributed to the private workshop of france he declared the minister appealed to the work ers of lancashire to help equip the british armies with the means of breaking the lines of the enemy's frpnt very emphatically he an nounced that he would not appeal vainly he said he possessed very great compulsory powers under the defense of the realm act and if the necessity should arise he will use them appeals to patriotism he softened this threat however when he continued by saying that he was convinced that he could get more by an appeal to their patriotism at the same time the compulsory powers would be a great help in enabling them to organize quickly and to get rid of difficulties without delay they could not wait to argue with unrea sonable persons and one unreason able person might clog the whole ma chine compulsion he said will be very useful in pushing such persons along it is not aimed at the majority it is not needed by the majority a great discussion is going on re ' gardlng the question of conscription j we are discussing it as if we were discussing land reform or national insurance in the full leisure of peace you cannot argue under shell fire you can only decide to introduce compulsion as an im portant element in organizing the nation's resources of skilled industry and trade does not necessarily mean conscription independence of britain depends on workmen of nation — lloyd-george by international news service manchester eng june 3 david lloyd-george minister of munitions the newly-created office in the coalition cabinet in a speech here to-night brought the most urgent message ever told a british audience he declared that it depended more upon the masters and men of the workshops of britain than almost upon any other section of the community whether britain emerged front the colossal struggle beaten humiliated and stripped of her power honor and influence and the mere bondslave of a cruel military tyranny or whether she should come out triumphant free and more powerful than ever for good in the affairs of men referring to the fall of peremysl he said the germans achieved a success — a great success — not be cause of the superior valor of their soldiers but because of a shower of shot they poured upon the russians two hundred thousand shells were concentrated in the course of a single hour upon the russians had we been in a position to apply the same pro cess to the germans on our front they would have been turned out of france and we should actually have pene trated into germany and have seen before us the end of the war 29 airmen in raid on prince french aeroplanes drop 178 bombs and thousands of ar rows on german base by international news service london june 3 — swooping from on high in the gray light of early dawn a french air flotilla of twenty nine aeroplanes this morning dropped 178 bombs on the field headquarters of the german crown prince the air squadron left its base be hind the french lines while it was still dark and between 4 and 5 o"clock appeared above the german head quarters amid a hail of shell and shrapnel the aviators took turns dropping their supplies of high ex plosives and their work ended flew away unharmed the french midnight communique received here from paris fails to state the location ot the crown prince's headquarters but it is be lieved his army is now on the east ern portion of the western front be sides bombs the airmen loosed a hail of steel arrows several thousand be ing thrown a number of the bombs it is stated reached their mark but no estimate of the damage done is possible sir edgar speyer self-exiled in n y by international news service new york june 3 sir edgar speyer driven from london by at tacks upon his loyalty arrived here to-day on the american liner phila delphia accompanied by his wife and their three children sir edgar a member of the speyer banking firm until the war was one of the most popular men in england then be cause of his german birth he became the target for violent verbal attacks the anxieties of life in london have worn me out and i need a long rest he said to-day berlin hotels try to oust americans chiasso june 3 — several ameri can families crossed the frontier to day en route for genoa and the united states their departure from germany was occasioned by a social boycott life has become intolerable for americans in berlin and an at tempt by hotel proprietors to expel american guests was only prevented by the police after representations had been made by the american em bassy germans drive upon lemberg garrison and supporting lines routed warsaw again the objective petrograd june 3 via london june 4 3:25 a m — the loss of the russians of pere mysl is admitted in an official communication issued to-night by international »«« service london june 3 — an athens dispatch states that bulgaria is concentrating an army on the turkish frontier this has occa sioned great alarm in constanti nople with the result that troops are being recalled from the gal lipoli peninsula and rushed to adrianople and kirk-kilisseh to meet eventualities by international news service london june 3 — peremysl has been retaken by the austro-gerraan armies ten weeks after its capture by the russians great numbers of men and an enormous quantity of military supplies has fallen into the hands of the victors converging teutonic armies are advancing on lemberg the routed russians in full retreat before them sweeping from the south the legions of linsingen the teuton commander are gaining fresh suc cesses on the sector north of stryj and are smasi ng forward to add their numbers to the work of clear ing galicia of the russians move toward warsaw hoping to catch the russians off their balance and pierce the lines be lieved to have been weakened for the defense of peremysl and lemberg the germans are hurling thousands at the bzura-rawka front in an ef fort to hew through to warsaw massive guns against which the russians with their weak artillery were unable to combat explain the recapture of the great fortress off peremysl after a siege of twenty days when in march the stronghold capitulated to an army of 120,000 russians it was after a siege of six months and only when the garrison were eating their boot straps the iron ring of russians having cut off all supplies of food starvation won for the russians in six months krupp guns for the germans in twen ty days stormed by night the last defense of peremysl were stormed by the austrians and ger mans in the darkness of early morn bernstdrff sends special envoy to kaiser britain threatens control of labor russ officially adit peremysl's fall president drafts note to germany wilson makes firm demand on whether humane principles will guide sea war in future envoy's messenger will explain attitude of u s to emperor move may delay berlin reply washington june 3 to-day 1 was big with developments of a nature not paralleled since the day3 preceding the spanish-american war events of great portent upon which may hinge the amicable relations between the imperial german gov ernment and the government of the united states followed in quick suc cession they may be stated as fol lows count von bernstorff the ger man ambassador has selected * personal ambassador to proceed at once to the great headquar ters of the german army and lay personally before the kaiser a thorough and explicit statement of the attitude of this govern ment and the feeling of its peo ple with regard to the conduct of the german submarine cam paign this personal envoy mey«r gerhard sailed for denmark to day on his way to berlin i the state department by ■hasty arrangement with the al lied nations arrayed against the german government has guaranteed safe conduct for him most important of all presi dent wilson has drafted the form of a note to be sent to th imperial german government which is not an answer to th german reply to the american note on the sinking of the lusl tania but a reiteration in clearer and more pointed language of the first note which asked about the continuance of the german submarine campaign it is in effect a question which may be put as follows does the imperial german government intend to be guided in the future by the human principles prescribed by intern tional law for the conduct of warfare upon the seas this note is to be sent without reference to the action of count von bernstorfl in his attempt to place personally before the kaiser the true state of feeling of the american peo ple and will doubtless reach berlin in advance of count von eernstorff's envoy but the reply to the grave question of the president doubtless will await with the consent of this government the arrival and comple tion of the mission of such special envoy j cabinet gets draft to-day the cabinet meets to-morrow and j president wilson's draft of his com j munication will be placed before its i members with their approval it will be dispatched by saturday or early in the following week both the president's note and th selection of the envoy are develop ments of count von bernstorff's per sonal interview with the president at that time the german ambas dor told the president that he de sired to start on his way within a day or two a man with trustworthy qualifications who could personally discuss with the kaiser the situation in the united states this d tep was prompted the am bassador told the president by the on 4th page ist column > continued on 2d page sth column i extra lum
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Average air temperatures above might appear a bit low for Barcelona and Spain if you look at the diagram below, but remember that average air temperatures are measured in the shade and out of the wind - they are not measured in direct sunlight. All official air temperatures on all weather forecasts are always measured in the shade. It will always feel hotter if you are standing in direct sunlight because what you are feeling is the air temperature and on top of that you are feeling the "heat" radiation caused by the direct light of the sun. So it will always feel and be hotter in the sunlight than in the shade. The same applies to a thermometer. It will give a higher reading in direct sunlight than in the shade. Because the amount of sunlight can be very different depending on the time of day and the cloud cover, rain etc, the average air temperatures are always measured in the shade and also out of the wind, so that the thermometer only reads the temperature of the air around the thermometer.
Rainfall in Barcelona
The amount of rain that Barcelona gets in the winter is much less than northern Europe. It it really doesn't feel like it rains very often, even in the winter. It is also quite rare in Barcelona to have many consecutive cloudy or rainy days like one often sees in the northern Europe. Most days in Barcelona the whole year round are sunny, bright and clear.
Things to do when it rains in Barcelona
Humidity in Barcelona
Humidity levels in Barcelona are generally high and can become quite unbearable in July and August. Here are the average levels:
Sunshine hours Barcelona
Sunshine is a big attraction of a visit to Barcelona. A sunny climate does make life here seem more agreeable than in northern European countries. But Barcelona is not hot all year round, Summers are long and hot and winters are much cooler, but with lots of sunshine. Barcelona gets 2500 hours of sunshine a year on average. That's an average of 7 hours a day. Rainfall varies and can cause low water levels in reservoirs at times, and lack of rain the the spring can cause increases in forest fires.
With so many sunshine hours it is natural for Barcelona to be on the forefront of solar energy. Barcelona was one of the first cities in Europe to introduce special legislation concerning the use of solar energy. The Solar Ordinance law, which came into force in August 2000, applies to newly built, rehabilitated and fully renovated buildings. This law makes the use of solar energy compulsary for 60% of sanitary hot water supplies. This regulation applies to buildings intended for residential, health-care, sports, commercial and industrial use and, generally, any activity involving the existence of dining rooms, kitchens, laundries or other circumstances that lead to a large consumption of hot water.
Seasons & climate Barcelona
There are four seasons in Barcelona and they follow the rest of Europe seasonal calendar. The difference is that Barcelona seasons are more stable. Every year in Barcelona almost without fail you can expect 6 months of warm dry weather from the beginning of May until the end of September. The months of May, June and September are usually the months with the highest numbers of sunshine hours sometimes up to 13-14 hours a day. July and August are the hottest months, which is why the Mediterranean countries traditionally take a holiday for all of August, because it is simply too hot to work. Temperatues can reach 40°C (= 105°F)
Swiming months Barcelona
Swimming at Barcelona beaches and water temperature of Barcelona beaches. We often get the question 'when can you swim in Barcelona?' or 'which months can you swim in Barcelona?' You can swim comfortably in the sea at the beaches of Barcelona for around four or five months of the year from end of May to end of September. The warmest and best months for swimming in the sea are July, August and September. Here are the following average temperatures at the Barcelona beaches.
Sea water temperatures Barcelona
Early October is really the last chance to swim in the sea in Barcelona without too much discomfort. From November to April the beaches are closed and the water temperature is around 12 to 14 degrees Celcius. This is fine for surfers, kitesurfers and windsurfers, who you will often see in the water in Barcelona and on the beaches outside Barcelona. Click on the links below for Barcelona beach weather forecasts and beach water and sea water temperatures.
sea water 14 - 16 degrees Celcius - cold
sea water 17 - 19 degrees Celcius - chilly
sea water 18 - 20 degrees Celcius - chilly
sea water 20 - 22 degrees Celcius - nice
sea water 23 - 25 degrees Celcius - nice
sea water 24 - 26 degrees Celcius - lovely
sea water 24- 25 degrees Celcius - lovely
sea water 20 - 22 degrees Celcius - nice
Early October is really the last chance to swim in the sea in Barcelona without too much discomfort. From November to April the beaches are closed and the water temperature is around 12 to 14 degrees Celcius. This is fine for surfers, kitesurfers and windsurfers, who you will often see in the water in Barcelona and on the beaches outside Barcelona. Click on the links below for Barcelona beach weather forecasts and beach water and sea water temperatures.
Water temperatures of Barcelona beaches
Sea water temperatures beaches north and south of Barcelona
Wind conditions Barcelona
Beaches north and south of Barcelona
Rain in Barcelona
It does rain in Barcelona which is good for farming and for filling water reservoirs but not so much fun for tourists.
Things to do when it rains in Barcelona
. But it can be weeks or months between rainfall, so in general you should always try and avoid wasting water. On the link below you can find a useful rain radar alert to track rainfall if you are planning a road trip from Barcelona.
See radar rain alert Barcelona
Snow in Barcelona
Does it snow in Barcelona? Yes but not very often. Barcelona can get a very light fall of snow about once a year but generally snow is a rare sight in Barcelona. There can be some frosty nights, especially up in the hills of Tibidabo and Collserola. See photos of
Barcelona snowstorm
in March 2010. For a cold snap there is a city plan of action called
Operació Fred d'Emergència
to deal with icy road conditions in the hills. This plan has salt spreaders and even 5 snow ploughs on the alert for any significant snowfall. Salt bins can be distributed around the higher parts of the city in the districts of Les Corts, Gràcia, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Horta-Guinardó and Nou Barris, so that residents can salt pavements if need be. For the homeless, municipal shelters are made ready in case the temperature drops to freezing levels and emergency teams of city aid workers and Red Cross (Creu Roja) volunteers around the city keep a watch for homeless people and offer them a place in a shelter. If you are a skiing or snowboarding fan or just want to see snow, then head for the Pyrenees mountains where there is an abundance of snow and ice at the many
ski resorts near Barcelona
in the Catalan/Spanish and French Pyrenees.
Snow reports ski resorts near Barcelona
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Listen to Two Versions of the New Michael Jackson Song 'Love Never Felt So Good'For an entire globe full of fans, the wait is over. Michael Jackson's new single, "Love Never Felt So Good" has hit the internet.
Austin Mahone Drops 'Till I Find You,' New Album Track ListingAustin Mahone fans may have to wait until May 27 for a new album, but the wait for new music is over. Early today (April 18) Mahone dropped the beat heavy "Till I Find You," off his forthcoming album 'The Secret'.
Jennifer Hudson Drops Sultry Timbaland-Produced 'Walk It Out'"You must have the rap producer with the know-how of putting tracks together on a new recording," a robotic voice booms at the beginning of Jennifer Hudson's new song, "Walk It Out". Who could it mean?
Lana Del Rey Shares Slinky, Sad New Song 'West Coast'The slinky, breathy ode to a boy and the western seaboard of the United States, the song stays in Del Rey's melancholic lane. Is it, as she claimed of her new album, "so dark it's almost unlistenable"? No, not in the slightest.
The Neighbourhood Release New Song, 'Honest' From 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' SoundtrackComposed by Hans Zimmer, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack, out April 22, features the Magnificent Six, comprised of Incubus' Mike Einziger, Johnny Marr, Junkie XL, Andrew Kawczynski and Steve Mazzaro.
With an Assist from Pharrell, Ed Sheeran Can 'Sing'It wasn't enough that the whole world got "Happy," now Ed Sheeran and Pharrell want them to "Sing."
Lana Del Rey Unleashes New Single 'Meet Me In The Pale Moonlight'With her new song, "Meet Me In The Pale Moonlight," Lana Del Rey is playing the girl of your dreams, making it known she'll be your one-time baby, your little dairy queen. All for one little kiss.
Sia Releases New Song 'Chandelier'At first listen, you might mistake Sia's new song "Chandelier" for something by Rihanna. And you're not off the mark to think so.
Jennifer Lopez's Drops New Single, 'I Luh Ya Papi' Featuring French MontanaThe sunny and infectious tune is sure to soundtrack many beach parties once the temperatures soar. Yes, this winter will eventually end.
Listen to M83's New Song 'I Need You' Off the 'Divergent' SoundtrackM83's new song "I Need You" off the Divergent soundtrack is a cross between Bon Iver and Kenny G. And if that description doesn't strike your fancy, we're not sure what will.
Stream Pharrell's New Album, 'G I R L'Now you can be as happy as Pharrell says he is. The singer's new album, G I R L, which features his Oscar-nominated song "Happy," is currently streaming on iTunes Radio.
Coldplay Release Video for Their New Song 'Midnight'Coldplay surprised fans today with the unexpected release of a new track and accompanying video titled "Midnight," presumably from their forthcoming album.


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Johnson reflects on past year with Nationals
By Mike Fiammetta and Greg Luca / MLB.com
Riggleman resigned on June 23 due to a contract dispute with general manager Mike Rizzo, leaving the team with a 38-37 record -- the latest point in the season since 2005 the Nationals were over .500. After John McLaren managed on an interim basis for three games, Johnson finished out the season with a 40-43 record.
"It feels like about a month or so," Johnson said when asked how long it feels like since he's been back as a manager. "When you're back in baseball, it doesn't leave you. You think about it year-round, offseason. One day runs into the other."
This season, Johnson has the Nationals leading the National League East with a 40-28 record, 2 1/2 games ahead of the Mets entering Saturday. Though it may be tempting to look ahead to the postseason and what would be the franchise's first playoff berth since moving to Washington in 2005, Johnson insisted he's maintaining a day-at-a-time mentality.
"All of the questions I've ever had from anybody is, 'What about a guy's next start?' Or, 'What about three days from now?' And my answer has always been, 'I put all of my energy on today, with an eye on tomorrow,'" Johnson said. "That doesn't go any farther than that, and that's the way I basically live my life.
"I'm very comfortable living in the short term," he continued. "I think I'm lucky to be here as I am here now, with all that's happened to me. I've had a very fun life, very exciting, in baseball, with the Olympics, the World Cups, the World Baseball Classic, some great teams. This is my fifth Major League team, I've enjoyed every minute of every situation I've been in, and for me to think about what challenges I'm going to face six months from now is a useless exercise. Why go there? Who cares?"
Right shoulder causing issues for Zimmerman
BALTIMORE -- Ryan Zimmerman endured another poor outing at the plate on Saturday night, raising the possibility that his ailing right shoulder might need another cortisone shot -- or, perhaps, a second stint on the disabled list.
Following a 3-1 win over the Orioles, manager Davey Johnson admitted that while Zimmerman isn't the type of player to speak up when something is physically wrong, he is concerned about his veteran third baseman. That quickly prompted questions as to whether Zimmerman, who wound up on the disabled list on April 27 with shoulder inflammation, could end up back on the DL.
"There's no question about it," Johnson said. "I think possibly even getting another injection in the shoulder. I'm that concerned."
Saturday night, Zimmerman went 0-for-4, dropping his batting average to .218. Though it's still early -- and he did hit .289 last year while missing 61 games -- Zimmerman hasn't had a multihit game since June 8, and for the month he's batting .167 with one home run and four RBIs in 78 at-bats.
"It's just one of those things; it's frustrating because it feels fine when I throw, it feels fine when I play defense," Zimmerman said. "When I hit BP, it's OK. It just hasn't translated into the game, obviously."
Johnson did say after Friday night's game -- another 0-for-4 outing -- that he would not consider moving Zimmerman down in the lineup.
"Well, for me, it's not like I'm swinging at bad pitches," Zimmerman said. "I'm just missing pitches that I usually hit. It'd be different if I was striking out swinging at sliders in the dirt or fastballs above my chest or whatever, but I've been working decent counts and getting good pitches to hit and I just foul them back. Particularly for me, if I'm in a hitter's count and I see a fastball, I'm usually not continually late pitch after pitch, so that's what's so frustrating."
One option could be having the cortisone shot and then using the All-Star break, beginning on July 9, to rest.
"At some point, you kind of have to look at it and say, 'Is it smart to keep going through this?' Or should we try and do something using the All-Star break to get it better so that, during the second half, I can actually be 100 percent, or a lot closer to 100 percent, and be a good hitter in the middle of this lineup on a team that has all signs looking that we're going to be very competitive in the second half?" Zimmerman said. "That's important."
Johnson sticking with Clippard as closer
BALTIMORE -- Not too long ago, it seemed Drew Storen was destined to reclaim his closer's role with the Nationals once his rehab from right elbow surgery was complete. But with Tyler Clippard going 12-for-13 in save opportunities, it's going to take a strong effort for Storen -- or anyone else -- to take the closer's spot.
After Clippard saved Saturday night's 3-1 win over the Orioles with a perfect ninth inning, manager Davey Johnson said he's sticking with Clippard.
"Right now, he's my closer, and I can't see me going to somebody else," Johnson said. "[Another pitcher] would have to show up here probably in a setup role before they'd have the opportunity to close."
Despite his stated preference to be a closer, Clippard began the season as a setup man. But once Henry Rodriguez proved unreliable as the closer, Clippard slid into the role in late May. Since picking up his first save of the season on May 22, Clippard has appeared in 13 games, allowing zero runs and just one hit in 12 1/3 innings.
"I feel really good about having the confidence of Davey and my teammates, and that goes a long way," Clippard said. "When you're out there grinding and you know that everyone has got your back, it makes it that much easier."
Storen, who underwent surgery on April 11 to remove bone chips from his right elbow, has been targeting a return around the All-Star break. In 2011, he saved 43 of 48 opportunities, finishing the season with a 6-3 record and 2.75 ERA.
DeRosa feels great, nearing return
BALTIMORE -- Mark DeRosa has told Nationals manager Davey Johnson that he feels great, and Johnson said DeRosa's return to the active roster could come as soon as Sunday.
Johnson added that DeRosa could be back on the field within two or three days. The utility man has been playing third base during his rehab stint with Class A Potomac, and Johnson said DeRosa would serve as the primary backup to third baseman Ryan Zimmerman in the Majors.
"[DeRosa] left me an email and said that he was feeling great," Johnson said. "He wanted to know what the plan was, and I said, 'Well, the plan was for you to get some at-bats and start feeling really good and let me know when you're feeling really good.' His answers was, 'I'm feeling great.'"
DeRosa has been on the disabled list with a strained left oblique since April 29. He also spent a few days away from the team to visit his ailing father, who passed earlier this month following a long battle with cancer.
DeRosa was 0-for-4 with two walks and two strikeouts in his two outings with Potomac entering Saturday. In 13 games with Washington before his injury, DeRosa played 82 2/3 innings in the outfield and 10 at third base, going 3-for-37 at the plate.
Worth noting
Even after last night's 2-1 loss to the Orioles, the Nationals are 30-15 (.667) on the road since last Sept. 12, the best mark in MLB.
Ian Desmond has an eight-game hitting streak dating back to June 13. In that span, he is batting .300 in 30 at-bats.
Mike Fiammetta is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Greg Luca is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Alaska Airlines' Fainting Pilots
Alaska Airlines says illness caused one of its pilots to pass out Thursday, while flying a Boeing 737-700 with 116 aboard out of Los Angeles for Seattle, leading the copilot to declare an emergency, divert, and land safely at Portland. The pilot, who has reportedly flown with the airline for 28 years, stood up while the aircraft was at cruise and flying on autopilot. While leaving the cockpit, he became dizzy, lost consciousness and fell to the floor in the cabin in front of passengers. The airline says the pilot suffered from an illness that it reported non-specifically as a food or flu-like virus. Alaska Airlines experienced a similar fainting episode on Jan. 22.
In the most recent incident, the copilot, an 11-year veteran of the airline, assumed command when the pilot became incapacitated. A doctor was summoned from the cabin and gave care to the pilot until they were met by medical personnel upon landing. The flight continued with different crew members. The Jan. 22 incident involved an Alaska Airlines flight out of Seattle for Las Vegas with 146 aboard. In that case, the copilot briefly lost consciousness while the aircraft was flying on autopilot roughly one half hour before landing. The pilot declared an emergency and landed with priority at Las Vegas. The copilot was taken to a hospital for evaluation and the hospital declined to release more information. In both cases, the pilots held current medical certificates.


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There are a lot of things you can say about Elemental: War of Magic. But the most important thing might have come from Brad Wardell, the President and CEO of Stardock, and the Executive Producer of the game. "In most [strategy] games, it's really about your empire, your kingdom, your civilization," he said. "In Elemental, it's about you. The first question you're asked in the game is, 'Who are you?'"
"The story elements," Wardell added, "have been something I've been working on for over a decade. It was originally intended for a trilogy of books but when the opportunity came to make a fantasy strategy game, it made perfect sense to bring this fleshed out world to the game."
But that was only the beginning. Thanks to a deal with Random House, Wardell was able to fulfill his dream of publishing a novel, Destiny's Embers, that's based on the Elemental universe.
"During the course of developing Elemental, we began talking to Random House," he revealed. "They were starting on a new venture in which they would collaborate with people like us to create an overall world in which stories could be made that could be released in different mediums (books, games, etc.). Elemental was early enough in development and had enough of a backstory from my own work that we could really flesh out the world."
Wardell said that he and everyone else at Stardock were amazed by Random House's flexibility. "For a big corporation, they were able to move on things and ideas that we wanted to do very quickly. I can't imagine another company [behaving this way], with all of the legal stuff that has to be done.
"But late in the stage [of development] we realized it would be kind of fun if we created an additional campaign. So we said, 'Hey, why don't we make it so that people who buy the book can play this extra campaign.' And [Random House] went, 'That's great!' That was it, and they added it to the back of the book in like a day."
"Elemental: Destiny's Embers is my first novel," he added. "It was a great experience and I got a lot of help and advice from Random House's writing team and especially Dave Stern, who led the in-game writing efforts.
"During the writing of the book, I got a newfound respect for fiction authors. When I typically write for our games, I only have to come up with very brief snippets. There is rarely any exposition. But in a novel, you have to connect to the reader in a way you don't have to in a game. In a properly designed game, the game itself builds a connection with the player. But in a book, the writing is totally responsible for that, and that was a challenge for me to learn to do."
What about other mediums? Could we see Elemental work its way to the world of anime or comic books? "Depending on how successful Elemental is, there are a lot of other directions I'd love to see it grow into," Wardell teased. "There is a lot of 'world' there to explore."
Elemental Modding
Stardock is no stranger to mods, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that they will be a huge part of Elemental: War of Magic. Wardell said, "For the casual gamer who wants to be able to download mods, they'll be able to do it right in the game using Impulse. These are mods that have gone through our moderation process where we've rated them and we denounce stuff that we think isn't of a high enough quality or is problematic in some way. That's what we're doing in terms of quality control for the mods."
"But," he added, "users who find that too restrictive will still be able to go online and download mods themselves and put them in their own directory just like a traditional system. So they can try out stuff that may not be able to get through our modding system because it's too radical for the general player base."
Wardell revealed that the campaign that comes with Elemental was made entirely with the in-game modding tools. In terms of what's possible, Wardell said, "one of the things we did was in coding we used the term, 'Eat your own dog poo,' [which means to] make sure you can use your own tools for what they're supposed to be able to do."
Building a Dynasty
Who says that being a bachelor is the best way to live? In Elemental: War of Magic, it's wise to settle down.
"Over the course of the game, you can get married and have children," Wardell revealed, noting the benefits of doing so. "Magic users are extremely rare. It's not like I can recruit a guy and he has this magic book of thousands of spells. Rather, if you want to turn one of your champions into a magic user, you actually have to sacrifice some of your magic and give it to them. Whereas your descendants are born with that magic, so there are some real advantages to being fruitful and multiplying as much as you can."
The Ups and Downs of Original Games
As you may have heard, Stardock had once considered the possibility of developing a sequel to Master of Magic. But Wardell said that the legal requirements were too much of a headache so Stardock decided to build its own fantasy strategy game.
He then took a few moments to explain the pros and cons of developing a new game versus developing a sequel.
"Let me give you an example," he said. "A city gets conquered in Elemental and you want the camera to go over there and show the city getting conquered, but at the same time you also have a unit that's ready to move. Well, if you're doing a sequel, that's an [element] you've already [created]. But if you're doing a brand-new game with a new engine, you have to program that functionality. So if it's not there, it's just bad.
"The betas on Elemental have been very, very rough. If a feature isn't done, it's not like there's a previous implementation of it from the first version that we can fall back on. That makes things a lot more difficult and challenging to polish the game because you're doing it from scratch.
"Still, it's amazing to be able to start from scratch. It's very nice to not have a bunch of gameplay that the fans are going to scream about if we change. I never liked the economics system in Galactic Civilizations, for example, but in the beta every time I tried to change it, the fans would go nuts about how they liked the 30 slider bars and stuff. Whereas in Elemental I feel I don't have to worry about all that 'cause it's all new.
"It makes me tempted to, on a future beta (for Galactic Civilizations III, for example), we'd probably be inclined to limit the beta so we can make some of the changes we really want to make without there being an uproar in the forums over every little thing."
"That would be the hypothetical Galactic Civilizations III that has not been announced," added Stephanie Schopp (of Tinsley PR).
Wardell continued: "To be honest it's not even on our development schedule right now. But my point is that when you're doing a sequel, the upside is that even though it may look completely new and different, under the covers [the general rule is] 33% new stuff, 33% modified stuff, and 33% is just the same old, same old. So you only have to program 33% of the stuff, and the rest of [the time] you can, especially during beta, rely on the old stuff. Whereas with a new game, [everything] is all-new."
"I think that's one of the reasons why so many of the new games that come out are first-person shooters," he added, "because the engines and assets for a shooter [are readily available], so if you don't have something you can fall back on what's already there."
The Gamer's Bill of Rights
Two years ago, Stardock introduced the Gamer's Bill of Rights, which was described as a "statement of principles that it hopes will encourage the PC game industry to adopt standards that are more supportive of PC gamers." When asked if any progress had been made since that time, Wardell noted that when we first spoke in 2008, "We were still in the area where you had to put your DVD or CD into the drive. Copy protection had gotten more aggressive in terms of not wanting users to load their game onto more than one machine. Now it's rare that you have to keep your CD in the machine."
Regarding Ubisoft's decision to require a consistent online connection to play Assassin's Creed II and other PC versions of their games, Wardell said that while it was one of the more controversial developments, he understands what they're trying to do. "But I don't think that's the most effective way to get what they're going for in terms of balancing good will versus effective anti-piracy," he said.
"But in terms of a general, formal program, like the Gamer's Bill of Rights/PC game alliance, I think what's happened has been a lot more informal. Developers and publishers are a lot more aware of what users will and will not put up with and have tried to soften it a lot more. The Steamworks DRM is fairly soft. Obviously we still don't put any copy protection on our retail titles. Other publishers have really backed off from the more draconian form of copy protection, with a couple exceptions."
Other Tidbits
Elemental will be Stardock's first game to feature Facebook integration. Said Wardell, "When you're in the game, in multiplayer in particular, you can actually invite Facebook friends into the game or organize get-togethers."
The campaign mode will contain several tutorial elements. "[But] in terms of an interactive tutorial where it's like, 'Now click on this,' we're staying away from that. I know some people like it. But it really drives me nuts. In my experience, I really just need someone to say, 'This is how you play the game,' so I'm not lost, and that's what we're looking to do."


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Eczema - self-care
Eczema is a chronic skin disorder that involves scaly and itchy rashes. Atopic dermatitis is the most common type.
Atopic dermatitis is due to a hypersensitivity reaction (similar to an allergy) in the skin, leading to long-term inflammation of the skin.
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Avoid scratching the rash or skin if you can:
Antihistamines taken by mouth may help with itching or if you have allergies. Often you can buy them yourself over the counter.
Keep the skin moist (called lubricating or moisturizing the skin). Use ointments (such as petroleum jelly), creams, or lotions 2 - 3 times a day. Moisturizers should be free of alcohol, scents, dyes, fragrances, or other chemicals. A humidifier in the home will also help.
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Vermont Senate committee zeroes in on tax changes
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A committee of the Vermont Senate this week is expected to complete work on a revenue bill that, among several other changes, would limit how much a homeowner could deduct for mortgage interest when filing state income taxes.
Finance Committee Chairman Tim Ashe says the committee is looking at a range of possible caps, from $10,000 to $15,000 in how much could be deducted from taxable income.
The Vermont real estate industry is complaining that the change could hurt middle-class homeowners and chill sales of homes. But Ashe says the typical Vermont homeowner pays $7,300 in mortgage interest and so would be under the cap.
Another notable change would remove the sales tax exemption from bottled water.
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Imagine this: We're sitting in the locker room 15 minutes before kickoff, waiting for Coach Pryor to share his last-minute thoughts on how to win the game. The coach walks in and sits down, facing us. He picks up a heavy manual, opens it, and begins to go over the rules of the game.
"Gentlemen," he says, "let me begin by reminding you that there are four quarters of 15 minutes each."
We'd be pretty puzzled, right? We'd probably think our beloved leader had suffered some kind of breakdown. Of course, this wouldn't happen in any locker room, but governing is another game entirely.
A call for help
Several months ago, a board president and superintendent called me, opening the conversation by saying, "We think we need help, but we're not exactly sure what we need."
I asked them to describe the situation, and they set the stage by telling me about an elaborate policymaking process they'd spent several months on last year. The result was a board handbook featuring:
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Another "Romeo & Juliet" movie? Garden Gnomes? We thought we've seen every zany, modern remake of Shakespeare's epically tragic tale, but it's 2011 folks, and this story is told through the world of garden gnomes.
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"Gnomeo and Juliet", directed by Kelly Asbury, hops it's way into theaters everywhere on February 11th, 2011. Check out the first official trailer below.
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Bird swoops on LankansAndrew Wu, Sydney
Published: January 3 2013 - 12:48PM
LUNCH: Sri Lanka 2-80 after 26 overs (Jayawardene 30, Thirimanne 4)TEA: Sri Lanka 4-169 after 54 overs (Thirimanne 37, Mathews 0)STUMPS: Sri Lanka, all out 294 after 87.4 overs (Pradeep 17)
22 Streak of captains winning the toss in SCG Tests and electing to bat, until Clarke chose otherwise in this match.
24.13 Sri Lanka's average opening partnership over the past five Tests. The visitors' record in the past two years – 30.60 – is not significantly superior.
4 Excepting Jackson Bird's successful new-ball spell of five overs, no seamer was given more than four, as Clarke seemed compelled to ensure all got an opportunity to bowl.
SECOND-GAMER Jackson Bird marked his home debut by becoming Australia's unlikely saviour after Sri Lanka showed the stomach sadly lacking in Melbourne to at least make a contest of the series finale in Sydney.
The Australians remain hot favourites to complete a series whitewash against the world No. 6 but were forced to wait longer than expected before they could reap the rewards of their bold gamble at the selection table.
Bird was set to sit out the final Test of the summer but a greener than usual SCG pitch persuaded Australian selectors to unleash a four-pronged pace attack at the venue for the first time in nearly 60 years.
If not for an overrule by video umpire Nigel Llong, the 26-year-old, who had to leave the mainland for a crack at first-class cricket, would have taken a fairytale maiden five-for in just his second appearance in the baggy green.
''I grew up here for 24 years and it was good to have my friends and family here and do well in front of them,'' Bird said.
''I don't think I felt like I had a point to prove, it was nice to go back to my home ground.''
Although being the seventh fast bowler picked this summer, Bird's strong start to his Test career has left him in contention to book a seat on the plane to England later this year.
Sri Lanka defied modest expectations to avoid collapsing until late in the first day, but if not for Bird the visitors could have posted a far more challenging first innings than the 294 they managed after being sent in by Michael Clarke.
At 5-250 in the final session, the Sri Lankans were well placed to put pressure on Australia's new-look top order but lost 5-44 to uproot the foundations they had diligently laid down.
''The odd ball was doing a little bit. If you bash the wicket you got a little bit more out of it,'' said Bird, the best of Australia's bowlers with 4-41.
''We probably bowled the right length towards the end of the day when there wasn't much movement.
''In the morning we didn't utilise conditions as much as we should have.
''At lunch we had a bit of a chat and we felt we probably bowled two sides of the wicket.
''[We were] a little bit short with the new ball and probably weren't patient enough. I thought in the second session we were pretty good.
''Towards the end of the session we built up a bit of pressure and then the last session we built up that pressure and got the wickets.''
The most inexperienced member of Australia's five-man attack, Bird was clearly the home side's most consistent performer.
Whereas Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson, who both possess the raw pace lacking in Bird's game, copped some rough treatment at times, the adopted Tasmanian was unerring in his approach, which has been likened to former great Glenn McGrath.
''It's always nice to get comparisons to one of the greats of the game - it's only my second Test match and McGrath took 500 Test wickets,'' said Bird, who bowled into the wind for much of the day.
''I've got a lot of hard work to do before I can even get close to Glenn but it's always nice to hear comparisons like that.''
Bird, who played his grade cricket with Manly in Sydney, had opening pair Dimuth Karunaratne and Tillakaratne Dilshan caught behind the wicket after finding steep bounce, then collected the scalps of tailenders Rangana Herath and Suranga Lakmal to finish off the visitors.
In between he had fly-in replacement Lahiru Thirimanne given out lbw first ball only to be denied the chance of snaring a hat-trick after the batsman successfully had the decision overturned.
Thirimanne's fighting 91, made after more than 3½ hours of graft, has given the Sri Lankans a fighting chance of posting a historic maiden Test victory in Australia.
The onus is now on Australia's new-look top order to avoid a slip-up on Friday or else risk being exposed in the final innings to last year's leading wicket-taker, spinner Herath.
Nathan Lyon extracted enough spin and bounce from the first-day pitch to leave the Sri Lankans thinking their bowling talisman can have an impact later in the game.
''It's a good thing we didn't have to go out and bat for a nasty couple of overs in the end,'' Bird said.
KEY BATSMANIf it seemed incongruous that Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara last month cited 23-year-old Lahiru Thirimanne as one of the three young batsmen to succeed the team's veteran greats, despite not being a part of the Test squad, this innings showed why. While the left-hander was saved by video intervention after he was given out leg-before for a golden duck and also seemed awkward at times against the short ball, the more significant legacy of his innings was his impressive strokeplay. Given the pressure Sri Lanka faced after it lost Mahela Jayawardene during the second session, it was admirable how the inexperienced Thirimanne, one of his team's four injury replacements for this match, took control from his captain.
KEY BOWLERGiven Jackson Bird was the most likely seamer to make way had Australia plumped for a conventional bowling attack – three seamers, one spinner – it was fortunate he was playing. By lunch he had removed both of Sri Lanka's openers. He also had the scalp of Sri Lanka's best batsman for the day, Thirimanne, before it was withdrawn after a video review. For most of the day the right-armer had the dual honour of being Australia's most threatening and most economical bowler, not conceding more than three runs an over in any of his first six spells. One frustration was that Australia's surfeit of seamers meant he was not given the long spells to which he is both suited and accustomed.
PLAY OF THE DAY: MAHELA JAYAWARDENE (SL)For all the admiration Jayawardene has earned in his career, few Australians have seen that first-hand. In his preceding 12 innings here, he had reached 50 only once and averaged a paltry 25.67. Despite the burden of that poor record, the captain selflessly promoted himself to No.3 to cover for the injured Sangakkara. While he survived a rare Mike Hussey slips lapse on four, for the vast majority of his 154-minute innings he was clearly on top of Australia's bowlers. His two boundaries off Peter Siddle in the first over after lunch were superb, while he also flayed Nathan Lyon for a six and a four – very nearly two sixes – in the over after the second drinks break.-JESSE HOGAN
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/bird-swoops-on-lankans-20130103-2c6ij.html


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The Call Me Ishmael Project: First Lines from This Week's New Books
This week's big new book releases include Ben Macintyre's ambitious non-fiction account of a talented spy who climbed the ranks of Britain's counterintelligence while secretly passing information to the Soviet Union. The book itself is climbing the ranks on Amazon's Best Sellers list, now positioned at number 13. "Away" author Amy Bloom has returned with "Lucky Us," which follows two young women as they travel across 1940s America. Liane Moriarty, whose novel from last July, "The Husband's Secret," was a bestseller, has published a new summer read and what looks like another hit: "Big Little Lies."
"First Lines: The Call Me Ishmael Project," is a weekly series that features the first sentence from three buzzy new releases each week—plus an opening line from a classic work of literature. Below are the first lines from "A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal," "Lucky Us," and "Big Little Lies."


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Class members met at 5:30 p.m. and finished up some class business, read their senior wills aloud and the entire time, most eyes were on the time capsule that was situated at the front of the room.
When the time came to open the capsule, though, there was hesitation. Who was going to open the pressurized stainless steel canister?
Jerry Don Woods had a friend on stand-by with a sawzall, just in case muscle power wasn't enough.
Ernest Goins stepped up to the canister and after some manipulation, the vessel opened.
After a few gasps and cheers, the room was quiet as the class members and spouses waited to see what was in it.
"It's wet," Goins told the group.
It looked as though the gasket on the time capsule had slipped and allowed weather elements in over time. The articles were placed inside a heavy-duty black trash bag that aided some in the defense against the elements.
Goins braved the dampened canister and pulled out all, and in some cases, its gooey contents one piece of memorabilia at a time.
"It was kid of a bummer," Woods said. "We were all so excited about this. To come this far and have the contents be damaged is a letdown for sure, but I think we're all just as excited that we had the opportunity to get together as a group again. Some of us haven't seen each other in ages. This entire weekend has been a blast."
Kim Graves, a former cheerleader, was the first to have contents that were legible. She wrote what appeared to be an essay that included a segment on women's right and explained cheerleading to future generations.
The contents ranged from essays on such topics as cheerleading, impending nuclear war, women athletes and fun on a Friday night to collages of pictures cut out from magazines showcasing hair styles, homes, cars and industry.
The time capsule was a U.S. History project, so each student either chose or was assigned a current subject to memorialize for future generations.
As Goin continued to remove the contents, others placed the soggy items on the floor to sort, decipher and when possible match the item to the owner.
One person in attendance, Marilyn Jane Dukes, was excited to just be a part of the group, time capsule or no time capsule.
The class of 1977 was her first teaching job when the students were in the fourth grade. Dukes arrived in the Arkansas River Valley in 1969 by bus to apply for a teaching job in Russellville. The bus ride from Trenton, N.J., was lengthy and by the time she arrived, the teaching position was filled. The school called Dardanelle and sent Dukes there to apply for a position in Dardanelle school district and she was hired.
She taught three years at Dardanelle — fourth, then fifth and then third grades. She taught the class of 1977 two years in a row and said they are still one of her favorite memories of teaching.
Her husband, Randy, said his wife had literally been on "cloud nine," looking forward to the reunion for three months.
"When Jerry Don called me about the reunion and time capsule, I was so excited," Dukes said. "It has been a joy to look forward to for three months. I'm very fond of my time here and this class in particular. This is my last year teaching, so it seems fitting that I started my career here and I'm visiting here during my last year."
Woods said tracking Dukes down in Florida after all these years was a miracle in itself.
Woods and the others in attendance agreed that while opening the time capsule to find its content not in pristine condition was a let down, the event itself was priceless and well worth the anticipation.


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The first resident Cirque du Soleil show, Mystere, debuted in 1993. O, a water show, opened in 1998. Based on fairy tales, La Nouba was created for Walt Disney World in 1998. In 2003, Zumanity, the first Cirque du Soleil show intended for mature audiences, made its debut. A story about imperial twins, Ka arrived in Las Vegas in 2004. Based on the music of the Beatles, The Beatles: Love opened in 2006. A seasonal winter show that opened in 2007, Wintuk played at Madison Square Garden for a limited time each year until 2011. A recent show from 2008, Criss Angel: Believe stars the magician Criss Angel. Enjoy these and many other Cirque du Soleil shows with Cirque du Soleil tickets.


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Justin Verlander discusses what it's like to throw a no-hitter, the Tigers' stable of young hard-throwing pitchers and what he has to do to help the team get back to the World Series in a recent Players Talk show.
It's been a great start to the career of the 24-year-old right-hander. After being selected with the second pick in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, the 6-foot-5 Verlander reached the big leagues that same season, won Rookie of the Year the following season, and in 2007 is among the league-leaders with 11 wins and a 3.49 ERA.
After posting a career high in innings pitched in 2006, Verlander was predicted by many to regress in '07. But the Old Dominion alum has been dominant and efficient. Verlander credits his continued success to a more exhaustive winter workout regimen.
"I feel much stronger and more mentally prepared for what I have to go through in an entire season," Verlander says. "It's long and I wasn't ready for it last year -- I got fatigued at the end. I worked really hard this offseason to strengthen my body and especially my shoulder so I can make it through the whole season."
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