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By Tom Singer / MLB.com
PITTSBURGH -- If anyone had any doubts about how extraordinary A.J. Burnett's one-hitter on Wednesday night was, here are a couple of perspectives:
• In holding the Cardinals hitless for 6 2/3 innings -- until a double by Carlos Beltran -- Burnett took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the fifth time in his career. The only active pitcher who has done it more is Derek Lowe (six). Others with five include Mark Buehrle, Matt Cain, Ted Lilly and Justin Verlander.
• Relievers Mark Melancon, Tony Watson and Jason Grilli finished the one-hitter while picking up a strikeout each. Add Burnett's eight whiffs, and it was the first time in the Pirates' live-ball (post-1916) history that they allowed no more than one hit and no walks while striking out at least 11. Furthermore, it was the first time in the Cardinals' own long history that it was done to them.
After seeing a string of starters stagger through the first innings of recent games, manager Clint Hurdle immediately picked up on Burnett's fixation.
"He came out, and that first inning was electric. A.J. let them know he was there," said Hurdle, who then put into words the message Burnett's pitches conveyed: "We're going to have a ballgame. Here it is: Here's the spin, here's the sinker and here's the four-seamer. Go do what you can, because I'm throwing all three all night long."
Bucs' bats starting to break through
PITTSBURGH -- Now that Pedro Alvarez and Russell Martin have shown some long-ball life, is the Pirates' lineup two steps closer to realizing its full potential?
"That's a start," manager Clint Hurdle said after watching both key men slug their first homers of the season in Thursday night's 6-4 loss to Atlanta. "We'll see where it takes us. [Alvarez's 448-foot homer] will take your breath away, and I also like the way Martin swung the bat."
Martin picked up 50 percent of his hits output of the early season with the home run and an infield single -- the only one of the Bucs' seven hits that did not go for extra bases.
The Bucs had entered Thursday night's game riding the kind of streak the 2012 club could not assemble until mid-June: three consecutive games with five-plus runs and 10-plus hits.
That was interesting, given that the Pittsburgh "0-ffense" was meek through the season's first week, averaging fewer than four hits per game.
And downright amazing, considering the lower half of the lineup was still hitting below .100: Alvarez (4-for-45), Martin (4-for-39), Clint Barmes (4-for-36) and the pitcher in the nine-hole.
Barmes is the glove man, and pitchers have their own responsibilities, but the other two obviously can take this lineup from competitive to frightening.
"It can be very, very good," Hurdle said. "We can beat you a number of different ways. We have a combination of power and speed that is unique in today's game. We have the things you need, the weapons you need, to be way more consistent than we were the first week. And I believe we will be."
Given the lack of consistent production from Alvarez and Martin, the Bucs have to be pleased with their 7-8 record. And that gives them something in common with the 13-2 Braves, who are thrilled to own the Majors' best record despite two-thirds of their outfield (B.J. Upton and Jason Heyward) still hitting a combined .142
Morton, Liriano closer to joining rotation
PITTSBURGH -- Should the back end of the rotation be heeding Satchel Paige's timeless words?
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you," the sage of the mound advised.
Two high-end starters are turning the corner in their Minor League rehabs, and manager Clint Hurdle wants their footsteps to be heard.
"Guys know the clock is ticking," Hurdle said of his present starters. "We've got guys coming."
Left-hander Francisco Liriano, lights-out perfect in his most recent start, is stepping up to Double-A Altoona for a Saturday start of four innings or 65 pitches. Hurdle proclaimed him "three starts and ready."
Charlie Morton is considered "one start behind Liriano," according to Hurdle. Morton, working his way back from Tommy John surgery in June, went three innings in a Thursday-night start for Class A Bradenton. He allowed three hits and two runs, picking up two strikeouts and throwing 33 of 44 pitches for strikes. According to eyewitness accounts, his fastball reached as high as 96 mph.
Also due to appear for Altoona in relief on Saturday is Jose Contreras, a candidate for midseason bullpen help.
Clearly, complacency is not affordable by any starter behind A.J. Burnett and Wandy Rodriguez -- whose own status will be better known following his Friday-night start, his first since walking off Chase Field's mound on April 8 with a strained left hamstring. Jeff Locke, Thursday night's starter against the Braves, and Jonathan Sanchez and James McDonald, both of whom will be rebounding from shaky starts in their next turns, are apparently on the clock.
Number to note
39: Home runs by Neil Walker as the Pirates' second baseman; his next will tie him with George Grantham (1925-31) for second all-time, behind leader Bill Mazeroski (137)
Quote to note
"We'd love to get all the plates spinning at the same time." -- manager Clint Hurdle, channeling his inner juggler, on the holdouts of the Bucs' otherwise productive batting attack
Worth noting
• Jeff Karstens (shoulder inflammation) may not be on the forefront of pitchers recovering from injuries, but he also made progress on Thursday with a 30-pitch bullpen session in which he went through his entire repertoire.
"It was as good as I'd hoped it would be," Karstens said. "I'm where I need to be. No sense feeling frustrated about not yet being able to contribute. All I can do is move forward from where I'm at."
• Primary setup reliever Mark Melancon has made six of his nine appearances in the eighth inning, and he has retired all 18 men he faced in that frame.
• Ducky Schofield, utility man extraordinaire, had his 1960 World Series ring stolen in a recent burglary of his home in Springfield, Ill., according to grandson Jayson Werth, per CBSSports' Jon Heyman.
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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|Costa Rica, 506 Monteverde, Costa Rica
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The size of the room is 9 meters x 4 meters. A private bath complete with shelfs, sink and hot water.
The area is very green, with wonderful gardens on site, the studio/apartment has private parking with a gate to the main road. A private entrance and great location is a plus, no noise on site, very quite and easy to get to all the attractions in Monteverde. All tours pick up on site, no need to drive if you do not have a car. The town of Santa Elena is close at 1 (one) mile.
The location is on the road to The Biological Reserve of Santa Elena.
Weekly & monthly rentals available.
Wildlife is very abundant in the cloud forest and you can see many different species around, bird watching is a sure thing when you are in the mountain of Monteverde, home to the Quetzal. This area is home to three very important reserves in Costa Rica. The biological Reserve of Santa Elena, the reserve of Monteverde and the Eternal Children's Rain Forest, they all make up to over 30,000 hectares of protected primary forest.
House rulesNo Smoking inside the Studio.
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Our first stay, after arriving from the airport, was the withher son of Oscar and Larry in Monteverde. We could not have had a better reception in Costa Rica, this house and this family. An example of the friendliness and warmth of costarrricense. A cozy home, well located, and with the full support of his hosts about the places to visit, tours to take, meals to enjoy. And yet, their support went beyond kindness and cordiality, as so ended up with both breakfast every morning, and thanks to Larry (a great musician!) Have known and shared with him nights of music and beer. A great experience. highly recommended!
Nuestro primer hospedaje, luego de llegar del aeropuerto, fue lo de Oscar y suhijo Larry en Monteverde. No podíamos haber tenido un mejor recibimiento en Costa Rica, que esta casa y esta familia. Un ejemplo de la amabilidad y calidez del costarrricense.
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According to Roger Ormisher, a Fisker spokesperson, 320 Karmas parked on a New Jersey port were destroyed during Hurricane Sandy last week. This meant a $32 million loss for the company.
Of the 320 Karmas, one had a short circuit that caught fire and due to high winds, 15 other Karmas caught fire as well. The rest of the Fisker plug-ins parked along the port were damaged by floodwaters.
These Karmas were shipped from Finland and destined for U.S. dealers. Ormisher said there may be a temporary shortage of certain color or trim options for the Karma, and that he doubts this loss will impact the price of the Karma in the U.S.
This year has been quite a rollercoaster ride for Fisker. The automaker had two incidents where Karma vehicles
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Sorry to disappoint you [wikipedia.org], but the railway between Longbridge and Bromsgrove [google.co.uk] features a 1 in 37 incline
It's just round the corner from me (the green arrow on the Google map is Rubery), and should you ever want to come and see it, you could always coincide it with one of the Birmingham.pm technical meetings
The Lickey Incline is the steepest sustained adhesion-worked gradient on British railways.
Wikipedia is wrong - shocker! 1 in 30 is steeper than 1 in 37 (Unless you get really really pedantic about sustained. But I can't see why mile or so of the Folkestone Harbour Branch doesn't count as sustained). And in fact, what my travelling companions weren't sure about was whether the line up from City Thameslink to Blackfriars is actually steeper - they thought that it might be 1 in 29.
No that's me that got it wrong. For some reason I'd got it into my head the triangle was rotated through 90°. Now that would be a steep incline! I just remembered that the Lickey Incline was suposedly the steepest in the area.
I blame lack of alcohol on Father's Day!
Still, you're always welcome to come and see it
I got my Dad on the case as he a real railway buff, and a big fan of GWR. He believes the Folkestone Branch Line is the steepest working line on the UK mainline, so you were right. However, there was talk of that line closing, which would mean that The Lickey Incline would become the steepest working line. He also pointed me at the Cramford & High Peak Railway [wolvertonrail.co.uk], which was used between 1831 to 1892 and had a 1 in 14, but that only pulled up trucks by means of a stationary engine. I don't know the gradien
I always thought City Thameslink to Farringdon was steeper. Well
But whichever end of City Thameslink you are, it's not really sustained.


text: Good post that wasn't lined with negativity, but instead with reality. It's time for Melo to step up and I believe he will. He knows just as much as anyone else does that it's his time. And what I like is he's not only talking the talk, but doing everything he can to walk the walk as far as the offseason goes. Lebron threw the "no rings" monkey off of his back and onto Carmelo's. It's time to make noise, there is no more room for moral victories


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i am working on a project to remake sonic the hedgehog, and we are still in the design phase now so i have a lot of time to think about how i am going to do things.
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Nomar Garciaparra is ready to go after missing the first two weeks of the season to rehab a microfracture in his right wrist.
Garciaparra has joined his teammates in Los Angeles and is expected to be activated Friday as the Dodgers begin a five-game road trip. Garciaparra still feels the injury when he hits but says he doesn't need to make any adjustments.
"You have steps throughout the whole process to get back and I've taken every step," Garciaparra told The Los Angeles Times. "Now, it's go out there and play."
Jones humbled, honored to wear No. 42: When Adam Jones was asked to wear No. 42 to honor Jackie Robinson on Tuesday night, it was an extraordinary honor for him.
"First off, I froze because it was like, 'Wow.' I was stunned at the opportunity I'm getting," Jones told The Baltimore Sun. "I know a lot about [Robinson]. I know his playing career was tremendous, but the way he carried himself and handled all the [adversity], with the racism that he faced -- that outlasts all the on-the-field accolades."
Baltimore manager Dave Trembley had good reason to ask Jones to don Robinson's number. Trembley and the Orioles have perceived that Jones "had an idea about the history of the game, and especially the representation of the game from the standpoint of an African-American."
"He looked at me and said: 1) he was humbled, and 2) he was honored, and 3) he thought it was fitting because it was his mother's birthday," Trembley said.
Fellow Bruin Byrnes admired Robinson: The Arizona Diamondbacks had five players take advantage of opportunity to wear Jackie Robinson's retired No. 42, including Eric Byrnes, who wrote a thesis on Robinson while at UCLA. Robinson became the first UCLA student-athlete to earn a letter in four sports in one year.
"Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier had an impact not just in baseball and the sports world, but it impacted society," Byrnes told The East Valley Tribune. "Going to UCLA, I learned a lot about Jackie Robinson and what he meant to this country, not just this game."
Also wearing No. 42 for the Diamondbacks were Orlando Hudson, Justin Upton, Chris Young and first base coach Lee Tinsley.
"You look back on it, and, to be honest with you, he's the reason players like me and 'O' [Hudson] and Chris are here," Upton said. "It's a great opportunity for us to honor the past."
Wright has top 10 reasons to play streetball: David Wright displayed his power Monday night, but not in a Major League game. Instead, he blasted pitches from late-night talk show host David Letterman. Wright hit balls on a closed-off W. 53rd Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, with Masters winner Trevor Immelman playing center field.
Letterman threw several pitches to Wright, even hitting the Mets' third baseman in the back. Wright, though, didn't retaliate against Letterman.
"No, no, not in a suit," Wright told The New York Daily News. "Maybe if we were in a real game, maybe, but not in a suit. He was pretty good for a 61-year-old. He was bringing the heat, so I was a little surprised."
Rodriguez joins Williams, McCovey on HR list: Alex Rodriguez hit his 521st career home run Monday night, a 450-foot blast against Tampa Bay. The homer tied Rodriguez with Ted Williams and Willie McCovey for 15th on the all-time home run list.
"It makes you cringe a little bit," he told Newsday. "It definitely humbles you. I'm at a point in my career where you do some things, touching some of these names -- it's hard to believe."
Rolen takes BP for first time: Scott Rolen took batting practice with the Blue Jays on Monday. It marked the first time this season that he has been able to work out with his teammates since suffering a non-displaced fractured finger during Spring Training. While able to hit, Rolen still has tenderness in his finger, and the veteran third baseman is still not expected to return to the lineup until early May in a best-case scenario.
"Baseball preparation-wise, I'm ahead of schedule," Rolen told BlueJays.com. "The time frame doesn't change, because of the healing process. That's what we're lagging on, is healing. That nobody can speed up.
"But it's good to get back here with the guys -- get a uniform on and freeze on the bench and take a few hacks."
Johnson makes his first start of the season: Randy Johnson made his 2008 debut Monday night for Arizona, allowing three unearned runs in five innings while striking out seven San Francisco Giants hitters. It was Johnson's first start since June 28, 2007.
"I said this game would be like a Spring Training game for me, obviously with a lot more bearing and meaning," Johnson told The East Valley Tribune. "I'm still trying to find my way out there a little bit. There were glimpses of areas of the game that I was pretty pleased with. I look forward to my next start."
Solid spring has Pagan off to hot start: After an outstanding spring, Angel Pagan entered Tuesday hitting .385, ranking ninth in the National League. He led the Mets with 15 hits and extended his career-high hitting streak to six games on Sunday with two hits against the Brewers.
"People might be surprised, but I'm not, because I worked hard in Spring Training," Pagan told Newsday. "Everything went good in Spring Training, so I'm not surprised. I'm just [doing] what I worked on in Spring Training. I'm feeling great at the plate. I'm feeling awesome. I'm seeing the ball great."
Ludwick puts team first in battle for lineup spot: As one of five outfielders vying for playing time in St. Louis, Ryan Ludwick is making the most of his opportunities. Ludwick is hitting .333 on the year. He says that as he, Rick Ankiel, Brian Barton, Chris Duncan and Skip Schumaker compete for playing time, they're all still putting the team first.
"We get along great," Ludwick told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Coming into Spring Training, I was battling for a job. When the season starts, your goal is just winning. When you're in there, you're going to take advantage of your opportunities. When you're not, you've got to be ready to come in a pinch-hit role. We're all competitors. That's why we're playing well."
Hamstring forces Glavine to bench early: In his start Sunday against the Nationals, Tom Glavine had the shortest outing of his career. He faced only four batters before leaving the game with a hamstring injury. The severity of the injury is still unknown, but the injury has not gotten worse, which means it is possible Glavine can avoid going on the disabled list. The 42-year-old has not been on the DL once in his 22 years in the Majors.
"It's OK," Glavine told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "No worse. Just trying to move it around as much as I can."
DeRosa willing to chip in wherever needed: For Mark DeRosa, winning comes first. So with teammate Alfonso Soriano out for an undisclosed amount of time with a right leg injury, the Cubs may turn to DeRosa to play more outfield, and that's fine with him.
"I said in Spring Training, I have no problems moving around and doing what's best for the team," DeRosa told The Chicago Tribune. "I just want to find my name in the lineup. If it means going to left field to help this team win games, that's what I'll do."
Loewen working on pitching mechanics:Adam Loewen has been trying to find consistency in his mechanics since returning from elbow surgery last June.
"It really hasn't been the same for me," Loewen, told The Washington Post. "I'm still working on that. I've kind of had to relearn my mechanics after missing a lot of last year. So I'm still learning about myself."
Wilson noticeable in his absence: Jack Wilson has been out since April 3 with a calf injury, and everyone in the Pittsburgh Pirates' clubhouse has noticed just how much they miss him.
"You can ask anybody in that clubhouse, and Jack is one of the better shortstops in the National League, if not all of baseball," manager John Russell told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "You take that out of the lineup, and you notice when he's not around. That's no secret. Jack's a big part of our team."
Olsen finally turns tables on Braves: The Atlanta Braves have been a nemesis for Scott Olsen so far in his career. Coming into Tuesday's start, the Marlins lefty was 1-4 with an 8.54 ERA against the division rival. But he turned things around with seven scoreless innings, leading Florida to a 4-0 win. Olsen allowed five hits and did not walk a batter Tuesday.
"It's all about tempo for Ollie," manager Fredi Gonzalez told The South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "Get the ball back and throw it. He has been great in his three starts [this year]. He did his job again tonight."
Lopez's sacrifice flies help Mariners set record: The Mariners tied a Major League record Tuesday when they combined for five sacrifice flies in a game. Jose Lopez had three, while Yuniesky Betancourt had the other two. Lopez came to the plate with a runner on base four times and had a run-scoring single for a four-RBI game.
"I was trying to hit it hard each time," Lopez told The Seattle Times. "I was looking for a base hit."
Barton settling into role with Cardinals: When Brian Barton made the St. Louis Cardinals' Opening Day roster, he earned the spot. Even so, as a Rule 5 player, the Cardinals must either keep Barton on the Major League club all year or offer him back to the Cleveland Indians. After not reaching base in one plate appearance on Tuesday, Barton is still hitting .400 on the year and is adjusting to life as a platoon player.
"As a young player, I'm used to playing every day," Barton, who turns 26 on April 25, told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "It's not an easy situation not knowing when exactly you're going to play or what situation you're going to come into. But at the same time, I think I've shown an ability to handle that. I understand myself pretty well. I'm understanding the role."
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Taylor Phinney made it two in a row for his Trek-Livestrong squad on Saturday by winning the SRAM Tour of the Gila criterium, outsprinting Ivan Dominguez (Jamis-Sutter Home) and the rest of the field on the final straight. The win fulfilled a goal Phinney hoped to achieve a year ago, when he was derailed by a last-lap crash in this crit.
Fly V's Charles Dionne was third.
(Read the women's report)
Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnny's) had "a very smooth" ride to protect his Gila overall lead — and his Tour of California and Tour de France hopes. Leipheimer's teammates Lance Armstrong and Jason McCartney, along with Dominguez's Jamis-Sutter Home squad, worked the front for much of the day, smothering almost all forays and chasing down the one breakaway that briefly established a significant gap.
There were no changes to the top of the general classification and Leipheimer will carry a 59-second lead over Dave Zabriskie (DZ Nuts) into Sunday's concluding Gila Monster stage.
Phinney, 19, not only scored the stage win but took over the green sprints competition leader's jersey. His teammate Jesse Sergent won Friday's time trial, 14 seconds ahead of Leipheimer.
Jamis and Mellow Johnny's at the controls
The race began with some aggression from the Bissell team, who put Andy Jacques-Maynes off in a break for a lap or so before his brother Ben also joined a small group that got a gap.
Holowesko's Danny Summerhill also was active in the opening laps, joining several small breaks and snagging some primes.
But Armstrong, McCartney and Trek-Livestrong kept the pace strong on the four-corner course, which includes a roller-coaster back straight with two bumpy little climbs.
Mid-race, Jamis joined the front with four or five riders to chase down the day's most significant break, which included Roman Kilun (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis), Marsh Cooper (Trek-Red Truck Racing), Peter Salon (Holowesko Partners), and Jake Rytlewski (Kenda-Geargrinder).
The foursome built a maximum lead of about 20 seconds midway through the 40-lap, 43-mile race, but the Jamis/Mellow Johnny's crew brought them back with eight laps to go.
The last laps included a flurry of activity as Trek-Livestrong began to make a strong presence at the front and UnitedHealthcare, Fly V and Jamis all tried to position their sprinters. Phinney joined a break of five with teammate Julian Kyer, and then briefly attacked off the front of that break, but couldn't cobble together a group that would work with him.
UnitedHealthcare's Brad White took a flyer with three to go, and Zabriskie powered off with two to go.
Zabriskie's attack was the first of the day that posed a direct threat to Leipheimer's GC position, and Leipheimer said he toyed with the idea of joining his rival off the front.
"I was thinking about going with him because I thought it would be fun," Leipheimer told VeloNews. "But I could see the sprinters' teams were lining up. They were going fast and I didn't feel like it," he said with a chuckle.
Jamis took control of the front and brought back Zabriskie, as Trek-Livestrong fought to bring Phinney to the front on the final lap.
Trek-Livestrong's Alex Dowsett delivered Phinney to third position at the top of one of the backside hills. Phinney stayed there, behind Jamis' Luis Amaran and Dominguez, through the last two corners, coming through the fast, tight left turn and onto the finish straight still in third.
The last straight to the line is short, but on Sunday a headwind favored a late jump. When Amaran pulled off, Dominguez opened his sprint and Phinney followed up the line, coming around him with about 50 meters left, winning by half a wheel.
Fly V had fought to position Dionne near the front, but couldn't quite pull it off, said the team's Ben Day.
"We had a bit of a game plan there," Day said. "We were forced to show our hand a little earlier than we wanted to coming into the finish, and we came up a little short. We rode strongly; we had the bunch lined out, no one was coming over us, and if we had one more guy at the front riding strongly I think it would have made a big difference. There were so many attacks at the end we had to cover. The guys got a bit swamped coming up the top of the hill … Those Livestrong guys are riding pretty aggressively this weekend; they're riding well."
Dominguez said he hasn't done enough racing so far this season and doesn't have his sprinter's legs under him yet.
"I knew as soon as we turned I was in trouble, but I had to go. It's a long sprint, but I prefer to be passed by one or two guys than wait and get passed by everybody. (Phinney) is riding really good, riding really strong," Dominguez said.
"I knew to win the race I had to do something very stupid, because I don't have the legs. I saw him that he had my wheel, but I do not want to do any crazy moves and crash him in a race like that, so I just kept my line and he passed me. He's riding great," he said.
A smooth ride
Unlike last year, when Leipheimer was involved with a crash on the last lap and wound up finishing the Gila crit on teammate Chris Horner's bike, he enjoyed a trouble-free day Sunday.
"It was very smooth, I don't think it could go any better. There were no crashes that I saw. The main goal was obviously to get through the stage unscathed," Leipheimer said.
"Lance and Jason were awesome. I mean, they know how to do this, they can do it with their eyes closed. They know exactly what speed to ride and controlled it perfectly."
McCartney gave credit to Jamis.
"I think we wanted to chill back, and hoped the sprinters' teams would do more. You saw Jamis came up and they helped us right away. Zabriskie was frisky; he was in a move right away and then again with two to go, but no one was going anywhere in a race for the sprinters," McCartney said.
A sprinter?
Phinney, the two-time world individual pursuit champion, has won major time trials (the junior world championships), major track titles and major road races (including the Paris-Roubaix Espoirs last year). But Sunday was his first professional criterium win, and came in ahead of one of the most feared domestic sprinters, Dominguez, along with a handful of other NRC heavies.
After the race he said he still wasn't sure he considered himself a sprinter, but his goal remains to win major European road races as a pro.
"I never really thought of myself as a crit racer. I've had some success on the road in Europe and that's really where I want to go," he said.
Coming off an injury that kept him off the bike for two weeks, Phinney said his Gila performance bodes well for his next major objective: a repeat win at the Espoirs Paris-Roubaix.
As for the Gila Monster, Phinney has no personal goals on the mountainous final stage.
"Tomorrow is for training and helping my team. And maybe for riding up the last hill with my Ipod on," he said.
-Neal Rogers contributed to this report
Top Ten Stage
1. Taylor Phinney Trek Livestrong in 1:31:20.
2. Ivan Dominguez Jamis Sutter Home P/b Colavita at 0:00:00
3. Charles Dionne Fly V Australia at 0:00:00
4. Nick Walker Holowesko Partners Cycling Team at 0:00:00
5. Patrick Bevin Rubicon-Orbea at 0:00:00
6. David Tanner Fly V Australia at 0:00:00
7. Rory Sutherland Unitedhealthcare Professional at 0:00:00
8. Danny Summerhill Holowesko Partners Cycling Team at 0:00:00
9. Cody O'reilly Bissell Pro Cycling at 0:00:00
10. Jeremy Vennell Bissell Pro Cycling at 0:00:00
Complete results
Top Ten GC
1. Levi Leipheimer Team Mellow Johnny's in 9:18:59
2. Tom Danielson Dz Nuts at 0:00:59
3. David Zabriskie Dz Nuts at 0:01:04
4. Phillip Zajicek Fly V Australia at 0:01:14
5. Luis Amaran Jamis Sutter Home P/b Colavita at 0:02:02
6. Andrew Talansky U25 at 0:02:22
7. Cesar Grajales Ouch-Bahati Foundation Pro at 0:02:59
8. Chris Baldwin Unitedhealthcare Professional at 0:03:17
9. Corey Collier Ouch-Bahati Foundation Pro at 0:03:19
10. Rory Sutherland Unitedhealthcare Professional at 0:03:20
Complete results


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LOS ANGELES – Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (20-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) headlines Saturday's UFC on FOX 4 card against Brandon Vera (12-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), and he does so just two months removed from being linked to a fight his boss says he had no interest in.
The UFC targeted a fight between Rua and recent promotional newcomer Glover Teixeira (18-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) earlier this summer, but Rua, White said not long after the fight was public knowledge, had no interest in the matchup.
Instead, Teixeira now will meet Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (32-10 MMA, 7-4 UFC) at UFC 153 in Teixeira's native Brazil in October. But on Thursday, White said other light heavyweights not exactly lining up to fight him is something Teixeira might have to get used to.
"I'm sure no one's going to be happy about (fighting Teixeira)," White told a small group of media members after a news conference for UFC on FOX 4 in Los Angeles. "We'll see how it goes with Rampage. (It's an) interesting fight – both have really good chins and both hit hard.
"People are going to have to fight him. You can use the excuse, 'Listen, nobody knows who he is,' this and that. If he beats Rampage, it's going to be tough to say that."
Teixeira in May, in his UFC debut, made easy work of Kyle Kingsbury with a first-round submission that ran his win streak to 16.
In June, White said Rua told him he would rather be cut from the UFC than fight Teixeira.
Rua now finds himself in position to gain a possible title shot against Jon Jones, who beat him to win the light heavyweight title in March 2011. Rua's fight with Vera and the bout between fellow former champ Lyoto Machida (17-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) and Ryan Bader (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), White says, will determine the next challenger for the Jones-Dan Henderson winner.
A Teixeira win over Jackson in October might not leave him far from that type of title talk. So, too, is the scenario for Alexander Gustafsson (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who awaits his next fight – which White told MMAjunkie.com is just around the corner.
But consider Jones has wins over Rua, Vera, Machida and Bader – all but Vera coming just this past year – it begs the question of whether there are any tough fights left for Jones at light heavyweight.
White believes there are, and there will continue to be – same as has been the case for middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
"That's what they've been saying about Anderson Silva since 2006," White on Thursday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "There are always contenders. There are always guys. It's up these guys. On Saturday night, they've got to go in there, and they've got to deliver."
White suffered some backlash on Twitter after announcing the Rua-Vera winner would get the next shot at the title. Vera has won just once in his past four outings. Rua has lost two of three, including the title.
So he made the shot up for grabs to the one of the four 205-pounders who wins the "most impressively" Saturday night. But for those quick to criticize the four Saturday contenders and want to see folks like Gustafsson or Teixeira elevated quicker, White offers a caution.
"'Shogun' Rua had a 'Fight of the Year' last year against Dan Henderson, who is now fighting 'Bones' Jones for the title," White said. "How quickly we forget, everybody. We'll see what happens on Saturday. Again, don't judge fights until they happen."
For more on UFC on FOX 4, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Let's Investigate: Rap Music's Most Incredible Unsolved Mysteries
Rap's Biggest Mysteries
Rap full of crazy storylines and more drama than any reality show would love to get its hands on. Hell, any movie director would love it, too. We've been right there with all the drama as rap fans from jump, so we have a few questions we'd love to get answers to. Do you know these answers? If so, help us out.
Did Aaliyah Break Up The Roc? – The whole Roc-a-Fella split is shrouded in hurt emotions and mystery. One rumor is that Jay and Dame were upset over mutual love for Aaliyah. Hmmm…
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Toronto trades: Alan Anderon, Linas Kleiza
Denver trades: Wilson Chandler
Toronto Roster
PG: Lowry, Lucas
SG: Derozan, Fields, Ross
SF: Gay, Chandler, Pietrus
PF: Johnson, Bargnani, Acy
C: Gray, Valanciunas, Haddadi
Toronto gets rid of Kleiza's awful contract and we also get rid of Alan Anderson who has cost us multiple game with his constant jacking of shots despite shooting poorly, terrible post-ups, and his sometimes questionable defense. We get a solid young wing player in Chandler who can shoot and play some defense. With Anderson and Kleiza gone, we clear up some of our wing players and give Ross some time to play.
Denver needs a shooter on their team and we, Raptors fans, know that Alan Anderson is a shooter. He can back up Iggy. Kleiza is also a good bench shooter, so they can give them some scoring off the bench. Kleiza can play the 3 and the 4, so if Denver wants to play some small ball, they can have Kleiza at the 4.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' started by Faria, Jun 20, 2013.
What do you thing worf and Bashir do with him?
Ask for bawdy Curzon stories?
he could hang out with female quark
Gender never seems to be much of an issue with the Trills-
I would love to see the expression on Work's face though...
It wouldn't be Ezri Dax, but a totally different Dax. I would imagine for Worf and Bashir, he would be definitive proof that Jadzia was truly gone and perhaps even easier to accept, IMO.
Having Dax continue to be female was too easy.
If the new Dax had been a young man who continued to have romantic feelings towards Worf would have made for a whole new interesting story line on the show. The character of Erza was good, but TPTB were taking no chances with her gender.
Bashir already had his bromance with O'Brien, and a dominance game thing with leather clad Sloan, so the male Dax would have been right up his alley.
It would not have been cute.
This + you avatar had me explode in laughter!
Good one!
At first, I almost wished the next Dax had been a dude. Since it was Ezri, i think I disliked her just because I kept thinking she compared unfavorably as a replacement for Jadzia. And sure, she's supposed to be the next Dax, not just a replacement, but as a viewer, I think the transition would've been easier for me.
As for the actual characters, I think Worf would've had an easier time. Since Worf likes women, he'd be less weird and more accepting that it was a different person. On the other hand, looking back at the Jadzia lesbian kiss part, I wonder if a male Dax would have been attracted to Worf, and how awkward that would have been. ^_^
And I still don't understand why the Trills are so terrified of expressing feelings toward their old host's partners, when Ezri didn't even seem to care. Not talking about that one time on some other planet, but I mean, they briefly seemed to be considering a relationship. Wouldn't somebody from Trill show up and exile her or something? Or maybe they just don't give the symbiont to anyone else. I don't remember now.
I could see Quark and Bashir hitting him up for intimate details on Jadzia... only to have Worf kick all three of their butts.
Would of been more interesting. Although, I think Worf would have the most issue with it for a while, then drank a gallon of prune juice and get over himself.
Well, the prune juice would've helped him get a lot of his system.
I think they went with a female Dax more because of the male:female ratio on the show than because of creative cowardice.
But it would have been cool to have a male Dax. Sisko re-discovering the things he used to do with Curzon, her 'suitors' feeling super-awkward about it as he tried to hang out with them as friends, then when they finally get over the awkwardness casually mentioning something intimate between them. A lot of creative possibilities there.
Erza being implanted with the Dax symbote was a emergency situation, Dax would have died prior to arriving on Trill if not implanted in someone, anyone.
Ezra (iirc) wasn't in the symbote program and didn't receive the training.
^ Yes, indeed, and that was one of the aspects that was great for the character - having to grow into the role of host.
I don't think there's much that would've been done with it back in 1998. Bashir wouldn't have tried to make the moves on him. Worf is a wild card. He'd see him as a completely different person or he'd give him as much of a cold shoulder as possible and they'd never become friends.
If DS9 were made today, they'd push the angle that the new Dax used to be a woman. Homosexuality, transgender, not being completely one way or the other mentally, any of those. Bashir would have more inner conflict about it, but I still don't think he'd go for him... or would he? ... but Worf's reaction would be the same as it hypothetically would've been back then. Cold shoulder.
I don't think so. He seemed to be quite hetero. I don't think he had any particular thing for Dax as Dax. He liked Jadzia, sure. But I don't think he held a particular flame for her, like Quark did. And if I remember correctly, he didn't pursue Ezri in particular, either - she chose him, he was available, and he's not the kind of guy that says no in that situation.
Oh, ok, makes more sense now. I must have not been paying attention there. ^_^
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MP 'faked invoice with OAP address'
A former Labour MP made a series of bogus expense claims including using an elderly couple's address on a fake invoice, a court has heard.
Margaret Moran, 57, is accused of making false claims for £60,000 in parliamentary expenses between 2004 and 2008.
Southwark Crown Court heard that on one bill for more than £4,000, address details given for a building firm were those of an elderly couple.
Prosecutor Peter Wright QC said: "They relate to the home of an elderly couple with no connection whatsoever to Elite builders. The invoice was a complete forgery. It was simply a means of pocketing £4,756.40 in public money."
She also claimed more than £2,000 for a landline at her flat when there was no phone line fitted, the jury heard, and for carpet for three bedrooms for her one-bedroom Westminster flat. Mr Wright said: "It was rather a lot of carpet for a one-bedroom flat in London."
Moran, of Ivy Road, St Denys, Southampton, is accused of 15 charges of false accounting and six of using a false instrument over the claims for parliamentary expenses. The former politician was found unfit to stand trial due to mental health issues, so proceedings are taking place in her absence.
Rather than finding her guilty, jurors have to decide whether Moran did commit the acts alleged in the charges, and whether they amount to the offences with which she is charged. Mr Wright went through each count Moran is facing, detailing invoices she allegedly changed before submitting them to Commons authorities. She altered addresses to make it look as if she was making legitimate claims for her second home or constituency office, when they were to cover her personal costs, jurors heard.
Mr Wright said: "She appears to have arranged for the taxpayer to foot the bill for repairs to which she was not entitled." He told jurors some MPs would change where their second home was, or swap the address with their main home.
Mr Wright said: "The scheme permitted an MP to claim for only one second home. It makes obvious sense, does it not? There was however no prohibition on an MP changing their second home or even swapping their main and second home. It was a practice that became known as 'flipping'. There are examples in this case of flipping main and second homes."
In 2004, Moran's main home, for which she could not claim expenses, was in her constituency in Luton, and her second home, for which she could claim costs, was in Westminster, central London. In February 2007 she switched her main home to Southampton, and her second home was designated as Luton, the jury heard. She let her Westminster flat for more than £1,500 per month. In October 2008 she swapped again so her main home was in Luton and her second in Southampton. The trial continues.


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Yankees considering Gardner for playoff roster
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Even if Gardner is not ready to hit big league pitching by the time the Yankees expect to be in playoff games, Girardi believes that he could be useful in a limited pinch-running and defensive-replacement role.
"We've done that before, where we've just taken a baserunner," Girardi said. "We did it against the Angels in 2009."
Girardi was referring to speedster Freddy Guzman, who replaced veteran Eric Hinske on the American League Championship Series roster and pinch-ran in Games 2 and 5, striking out in his only at-bat.
Gardner went on the disabled list on April 18 with an injured right elbow that eventually required surgery, and he was activated from the 60-day DL on Tuesday.
A-Rod cleared to DH, nearing return to field
TORONTO -- Alex Rodriguez's sore left foot limited him to designated-hitter duty on Thursday night as the Yankees opened a four-game series at Rogers Centre, but he is expected to soon return to playing the field.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi suggested that Rodriguez could get back to playing third base as soon as Friday, though the Yankees want to be cautious about pushing the injury too much on the dome's artificial turf.
"We'll see," Rodriguez said after going 0-for-2 with a walk and a hit by pitch in the Yankees' 6-0 loss to the Blue Jays. "We'll see how this thing wakes up and talk to Joe tomorrow."
Rodriguez bruised the top of his foot on a foul tip in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Twins and said that it stiffened up after the game. He is 1-for-16 with six strikeouts in his last four games, and Girardi said that the Yankees need his performance to improve.
"We do need to get him going," Girardi said. "When he's rolling, our lineup can be really potent."
Rodriguez said that his recent skid has not increased any feelings of anxiety as the Yankees attack their last six games of the regular season.
"Our objective is, we don't care who does it, we just want to win games," Rodriguez said. "Swing at strikes, and if they don't pitch to us, pass the baton to the next guy. We have to trust our nine-man lineup; it's not tennis or golf. Our job here is to take what they give us, take small bites, and take it from there."
Teixeira feels good after testing calf strain
TORONTO -- Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira took seven at-bats in a simulated game on Thursday in Tampa, Fla., as he attempts to return from a strained left calf.
Manager Joe Girardi said that Teixeira also played an inning in the field and reported that he felt good afterward. Teixeira suffered the strain in late August and re-aggravated it on Sept. 8 in Baltimore while trying to beat out a game-ending double-play ball.
"To me, the biggest test is running the bases," Girardi said. "That's the biggest test for me, because I think he can protect it a little bit in the field if he has to. But sometimes you get into a situation like he was in Baltimore and your mind tells you, 'I've got to go.'"
Girardi said that he hopes Teixeira will be at 100 percent when he rejoins the Yankees, but it can be difficult to simulate the most demanding circumstances.
"You'd like to know that he's 100 percent when you put him back out there, but I don't really know until you can get into an intense situation," Girardi said.
Bombers bits
The Yankees have a rotation crunch for the playoffs with CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, Hiroki Kuroda and Phil Hughes in line, which could peg Ivan Nova for a bullpen role.
"I haven't even thought about that," Girardi said. "I'm so focused on winning this division, I haven't really thought about a playoff roster. I think it's too early to do that. I want everyone pitching well, and then we'll make our decisions."
The Yankees plan to use Derek Jeter as a designated hitter in at least one of the games on the Rogers Centre artificial turf this week.
On this date in 1923, the Yankees set a franchise record with 30 hits in a 24-4 thumping of the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The club mark for a nine-inning game still stands today.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BROOKLYN, NY.- The billion dollar Barclays Center arena and home to the Brooklyn Nets hosted this year's Jordan Brand Classic on Saturday. The night was filled with highlight reel dunks, blocks, and great basketball from some of the greatest basketball players from around the world. Not to mention, a star-studded audience with the likes of Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, C.C Sebathia, J.R. Smith, Busta Rhymes, LaLa Anthony, Victor Cruz, Spike Lee and many more.
Oh, and of course the founder - his airness, Michael Jordan also attended. Two great games, preceding an equally exciting International game, were played followed by a concert by recording artist Drake which ended with the Jordan Brand Classic All-stars joining him onstage.
Overall, the Jordan Brand Classic lived up to the hype. In the Regional game, the White team topped the Black team 114-102 in a game that was much closer than the final score exhibits and in the finally, the West edged the East in a nail biter, 102-98.
The Regional game started off slow. In the first two minutes, both teams turned the ball over on consecutive possessions until the Black team's Tyler Roberson went on a 4-0 run by himself while opening the game with a ferocious two handed put back slam. Team Black got off to a quick 10-2 lead. Roberson continued his early dominant play and after only four minutes he and his team found themselves with a commanding 18-2 lead. The white team struggled-an air ball free throw and a turnover by Hassan Martin-who's heading to Rhode Island-only escalated them eventually calling for a White team timeout.
The White team came out of their timeout roaring on two consecutive buckets by Florida Int. bound Jaquan Lynch and a pair of lay-ups by NYC player of the year, Jon Severe, fresh off the bench. Both teams began trading three point shots but the black team managed to keep their lead in the 10 point range despite the improved play of the White team. With 12:42 remaining in the first half, Black team, future University of Dayton point guard, Dayshon Smith, dished off a beautiful assist to Austin Colbert for an alley oop that got the crowd out of their seats making the score 26-13. At this point, it appeared that the Black team was going to dominate the game; the White team could not buy a basket and St. Joseph's signee, DeAndre Bembry, seemingly could not miss from anywhere and continuously rose above the rim for dunks, including highlight reel one handed slam.
After Kyle Washington's flush and more contributions from the likes of Severe and Lynch, the White team found a way to inch back in to the game and with 4:53 remaining, they knotted the game at 44 apiece. Despite an impressive 18 point first half by Bembry, the White team went in to the locker room at half time ahead, barely, 56-53.
The second half started off with a dunk by Martin off a pass from Rutgers bound Shane Rector. Black team continued to rally behind the play of Bembry and the witty passing of Smith. At one point, the Black team held an 87-78 lead with 3:14 remaining. However, the White team did not quit and behind the much needs contributions from Shamiek Sheppard, Washington, and an all around team effort, they managed to rally back and secure a victiory.
Bembry and Martin received MVP honors. Bembry had 26 points 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Martin had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. White team's Severe had 16 points and 5 rebounds; Black team's Dayshon Smith also had a solid outing with 11 points, 11 assists, and 6 rebounds.
After the game, NYCHoops.net asked Bembry what he enjoyed most about the game and he said: "I enjoyed being able to play side by side with all of these guys; there is some incredible talent here on both sides and it was an honor."
The National game started off with a bang-a put back slam by the East's, Florida Gator, Chris Walker. He went on to score his team's first 6 points and they led 6-0 early on. Both teams got off to slow scoring wise, they struggled with turnovers and were a bit careless with fouls. After a slam dunk by the West's Indiana signee, Noah Vonleh, his team led 11-10 with 14:17 remaining. With 7:56 remaining the East appeared to be gaining momentum off of a 7-0 run capped off by a slam by big man Andrew Wiggins-who is currently undecided-and a 3-ball by Syracuse bound, Tyler Ennis. Wiggins also wooed the crowd with an emphatic rejection at the basket-at this point the East led 26-20.
Later in the half, both teams started reverting back to turnover plagued ball and missed shots along with giving up easy dunks as a result of poor-or lack thereof-defense. The West capitalized down this stretch and held the lead at halftime, 42-38.
The second half started off with a trey by the East's Andrew Harrison-heading to Kentucky next season. Both teams would continue to go back and forth. There were over 5 lead changes throughout the half. Wiggins soon took over the game along with teammates Walker and Julius Randle who caught several ally oops thanks to the nifty dimes dished from their point guard, Ennis-he had 6 assists in the game. With 28.5 seconds remaining, Washington bound, Nigel Williams-Goss got fouled on a lay-up, and converted on a three point play to put the West up 99-96. Ennis tried to respond with a three but to no avail. It appeared that the game was a wrap until the West turned the ball over out of bounds on an inbounds pass that would soon be ruled West possession through a controversial call by the referees. The West never looked back.
West team's Jabari Parker and the East's Randle took home MVP trophies. Parker finished with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Randle finished with 19 points and 7 rebounds. West's Williams-Goss also contributed 17 points and 4 assists. While the East's Wiggins netted 19 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
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Last summer I conducted a serious of experiments with sourdough (SD) starters under various conditions: as found on this thread: http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,18283.0.html. Since that time, I left my original SD starter in the back of the fridge with no food or refreshment. Since arriving back home, I debated what to do with my starter. Ultimately, I decided yesterday to attempt to revive it before throwing it down the drain. The starter had a thick layer of black mold covering it (not shown), and was the consistency of Play-Dough underneath. After removing the layer of mold, I scooped out some of the original starter and added it to a container containing 200g ea. of AP flour and water. The slurry was thoroughly mixed and left to stand at room temperature (thermostat set to 70˚F). My feeding routine will be: 200gday-1 of both AP flour and water, mixed with 20g of the starter. Thanks to Craigs handy Sourdough chart, http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,22649.0.html, I will reefed approximately approximately every 21h (+/-2h) over the next ten days to see what happens. Any comments, questions or concerns are welcome. Jim
John,Thank you for your recommendation to watch the pH. I may have to sneak some into the lab to take a reading to see where this sample is at. If I do remember correctly, this starter was always a little boozy and was a fast eater so I am not too concerned at this stage. But I will definitely take you on monitoring the pH. I am not quite sure what you mean by "washing the starter" could you expand on that for me. Thanks, Jim
Jim: I just saw this thread. I've got to believe that washing it was probably the best thing you could have done. It looks really active now, and I'm guessing you can start to decrease the hydration level to get to where you want it to be. Good save.Barry
Norma, DVR, & JD:Thanks for the encouraging words. I am hoping everything is a success in the end Last night I conducted my third feeding. I found much more activity in the container this time. The starter had effectively doubled and there was much more bubbling than previous feedings. Via John's suggestion, I washed the starter using the methods outlined above before feeding. Jim
Jim,If I hadn't just stuffed my face at lunch I could probably drink that glass of starter! It looks great!Any observations/comments on the qualities/aromas that develop are read with great interest on my part.Sorry if I missed it but do you know what the "original" yeast was?I agree with Barry that you can probably start decreasing the hydration down to the 100% level since it looks like you've got it going again!Looking forward to pics of the first Lazarus Dough!John
Thanks for the kind words John. This particular starter I cultivated from orchard apples nears Lawrence KS, where I conducted my graduate work. The flavors of the original starter were quite sour and sharp, if memory serves me correctlyI still haven't tasted it yet. At the present, however, I do not feel this starter is vigorous enough to be used in any doughs, perhaps after a few more feedings. Jim


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Madison Media Software (www.sonymediasoftware.com), a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, is still a small development team that has yet to be fully adopted by the "big Sony." That may be changing with Vegas 7 ($559.96 for the Production Suite), although it's a mixed blessing for event videographers in this particular release. Vegas 7 boasts some workflow improvements and increased responsiveness working with HDV that will benefit all users, but most of this upgrade centers around support for Sony's higher-end XDCAM format. If you don't use XDCAM, Vegas 7 (with a $249.95 upgrade price) may feel a bit more like 6.5. Still, robust XDCAM support hints that Sony is paying attention to Vegas by cultivating its compatibility with Sony formats and gear, and that's good news, at least in the long run.
Changing Faces?As much as anything, Vegas's success as a slightly out-of-the-mainstream editor comes from an intuitive interface—with effects, filters, motion tracking, and other features essentially built right into the Track window—that makes getting stuff done fairly obvious compared to the competition. It has some quirks and omissions—the lack of a professional trim mode, for example—that arguably limit its depth, but users like it because for 80% of what they need, there's not very much digging or mode-changing required.
One of the longtime quirks of the Vegas interface, at least relative to the rest of the NLE industry, has been the position of the Video Preview window below the timeline, or Track window. Not surprisingly, given its heritage, Vegas's layout feels a lot more like an audio editor than traditional NLEs where the video preview is at the top of the interface and the timeline below. Experienced Vegas users haven't seemed to mind much, but that oddity probably contributes to Vegas being overlooked by some serious editing pros.
Vegas 7 now gives users the ability to flip that interface layout to take on a more conventional workspace appearance, moving the video preview window to the top of the screen and the Track window to the bottom.
However, getting there is still quirky. In past revisions, Vegas has supported dragging and dropping some of the main interface sections and having them snap into other places within the interface, although not the Track window, and that remains the case in Vegas 7.
Awkwardly, the ability to move the Track window to the bottom now exists as a separate feature deep within the Preferences tabs in an unnecessarily obscure checkbox titled "Dock windows at top of main window" (left). Fortunately, once you find that preference or otherwise manipulate the interface to your liking, you can now save the variation of it as one of your "top 10" menu-accessible layouts. Vegas, like many NLEs, now allows you to save several user-defined layouts as easily accessible menu items and that includes the position of undocked windows spread out across multiple computer monitors. Still, it would be much simpler, smarter, and more welcoming to new users to add a Video-Preview-on-top layout as a pre-loaded layout option.
In addition to putting the Video Preview window on top, Vegas now offers better control of the video preview itself. The size of the video preview now automatically scales to best match the size you've allotted to the Preview window, whether or not you're also previewing the video on an external monitor. Of course, you can preview the video at different quality levels to either ensure smooth playback or scrutinize image quality.
Vegas 7 has a couple of other nice tidbits that could directly help event videographers. First, if you incorporate stills into, for example, a wedding video, Vegas now sports red-eye removal tools (left) for still images so you don't have to go out to a dedicated photo editor, and the still-image manipulation features also include full pan-and-zoom functions.
And how about this idea from a bunch of old audio developers? Instead of setting audio levels in the Track window by playing the quasi-computer game of pulling and tugging on tiny rubberband points, you can now just draw a curve with your mouse and Vegas will plug in the points automatically (left). OK, so you'll probably have to pull and tug a bit to fine tune them, but roughing it out is much quicker.
More Than Just XDCAM SupportAs mentioned above, the big news in Vegas 7 is XDCAM support, including all SD and HD variations of XDCAM, all frame rates and bit rates, and all aspect ratios. And although that may not seem all that compelling if you're not an XDCAM user, XDCAM support has forced other issues that will benefit Vegas in general. For example, XDCAM HD is a LongGOP MPEG-2 format, as is HDV, and being able to crunch through I-, P-, and B-Frames in a seamless and responsive way is critical for efficient editing, regardless of which MPEG-2 format you're using. Indeed, lack of LongGOP responsiveness in the days of lesser-powered CPUs is why many professional NLEs eschewed MPEG editing in favor of intermediate-codec workarounds for several years, although MPEG editing has now become standard fare in most high-end systems.
New and very thorough XDCAM support puts Vegas into a new class of very professional capabilities, which will likely endear it to Sony. More importantly to the event videographer, improved LongGOP support also puts Vegas at or near the top of the heap when it comes to working with MPEG, including HDV, and a wide variety of other video and audio formats. And that means it meets the event videographer's need to work with all those formats in the same project and timeline. Similarly, XDCAM support means Vegas has to be able to render video to a variety of different formats, including the ability to both up-convert and down-convert source material. I was impressed by Vegas's quality up and down-converting, whether or not the material is XDCAM.
XDCAM support has also begotten greater, and long overdue, hardware support. Admittedly, SDI may be overreaching for many event shooters, but Vegas can also capture from 1394, can support ethernet transfers, and can now import footage directly from a Sony DVD Handycam disc-based camcorder. In turn, that Handycam disc import capability now indirectly allows you to import footage directly from (unprotected) DVDs. Vegas works with hardware from leading manufacturers like AJA and Blackmagic Design.
SDI support helps with Vegas's already-excellent audio processing, too, because Vegas needs to be able to capture and process multichannel digital audio. New multithreaded audio processing does that, but also means that working with large numbers of tracks in different audio formats is much more responsive.
Finally, proxy editing and metadata support may not be at the top of the event videographer's wish list either, but they're certainly critical pieces of the puzzle for Vegas to be better integrated with other Sony tools. It's also a step in the right direction for better integration between Vegas and DVD Architect.
+DVDIndeed, those Vegas Region Markers are metadata that can be leveraged in DVD Architect as chapter marks and for forcing I-Frames in the DVD elementary video streams. You can also use the text of region markers directly to create DVD Architect subtitles. Making subtitles is still a very tedious job, but doing it in Vegas as you edit makes a lot more sense than doing it while authoring in DVD Architect.
If you deliver on DVD a lot, the new revision of DVD Architect 4.0 may be as enticing an upgrade as Vegas itself. Two new features are particularly exciting, although they will likely appeal to different audiences (at least at first). The first, Scripting, gives DVD Architect some powerful new capabilities to create interactive games, kiosks, business and marketing collateral material, and the like. Scripting leverages the DVD format's GPRMs, or register memory settings, to perform basic "if/then" and other arguments and save interactive responses in a DVD player's modest memory. It's a powerful, if high-end, tool set.
Of more immediate interest to event videographers is the other key new feature: you can now spice up motion menus by adding keyframes and transformations directly to the video track of a DVD menu timeline (left). You've probably seen many professional DVD titles that include menus or buttons that slide or morph into place (as opposed to static buttons and menus). This keyframing ability allows you to build similar motion menus very easily using tools that are similar to those in Vegas instead of Scripting or building multiple menus that run into one another. You can have buttons move in from off the screen, fade in, crop, re-size, etc. and it's very empowering, if not powerful, and very intuitive.
Omissions and InclusionsThere are a couple of disappointments in the new package, stemming from features not found in Vegas 7. Vegas's Trimmer is functional enough, but lacks the precision of the two-window trim modes found in many other applications. While Vegas bundles the Boris Graffiti LTD titling plug-in, Vegas itself still lacks a serious built-in titler. Admittedly, Graffiti is more than capable of doing all sorts of fancy animated titles, but it's overkill and too many steps for basic titling. Vegas still lacks a multi-camera mode, and that could be a serious drawback for event videographers since that option in other applications can make rough-cutting multiple-camera shoots so much faster.
Also, the Vegas Production Suite includes DVD Architect 4.0 and that may be sufficient for taking most editing projects from start to finish. However, it's a surprise that Sony hasn't established a "Suite/Studio" bundle that includes Sound Forge, if not Acid, to compete with some of the bundles from other NLE manufacturers.
More importantly, Sony and Vegas users would benefit from pursuing the industry trend toward having all of those tools work together more seamlessly. Leveraging Vegas region markers for both subtitling and chapter points is a great start, but DVD Architect would benefit from integration with Vegas's compositing tools for building and editing motion menus or making minor edits to video assets. Such roundtrip editing is becoming common in competing suites and Sony needs to follow that trend, especially since it has the assets to do so. While Sony says Vegas 7 boasts seamless integration with Sony Cinescore, the video-scoring tool designed to take on SmartSound's Sonicfire Pro, the software doesn't currently ship with the Vegas+DVD package.
While the Production Suite lacks Sound Forge, Acid, and Cinescore, it does include a nice bundle of third-party software in addition to Boris Graffiti that's well suited to the event video community. Magic Bullet Movie Looks and the Sony Pictures Sound Effects Series sampler CD are quick, down and dirty tools for building, for example, same-day edit wedding videos for showing at the reception.
What's In It for YouThere's a lot to like about the new Vegas+DVD Production Suite, particularly if you happen to shoot with XDCAM. But while that's the big news for Sony, it's not the whole story for Vegas users. Vegas 7's improved HDV support will appeal to a much broader audience, as will the faster audio processing, although traditional DV editors may find the $249.95 upgrade price a little steep.
Vegas remains quirky in places, but perhaps that's part of its charm. It's a deep editor with a lot of features, including very professional 3D effects capabilities, color correction, waveform/vectorscope, Bezier masking, and more. And most of those features are right at your fingertips in the main interface and that makes the learning curve a lot less steep than in some competing tools.
Jeff Sauer (firstname.lastname@example.com) is the director of the DTVGroup, a research and test lab that regularly reviews tools and technology. He is an industry consultant, an independent producer, and a contributing editor to Video Systems and ProAV magazines.


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By Elmetra Patterson
Ninety Four year old Betsy Ann Eichelberger, the oldest member of the
Winston County Branch NAACP, attended the branch's 33rd Annual
Freedom Fund Banquet and was honored with an interview by Mark
McMillan, Director of the Economic Development & Community
Partnerships, of the Medgar Evers College, City University of New
York, which is located in Brooklyn, NY.
The college is collecting data for the celebration of Medgar Evers
life on the 50th anniversary of his death to be held at the college
June 2013. Medgar Evers' daughter Reena Evers-Everett was the
keynote speaker for the banquet.
Mrs. Eichelberger shared that she was shaken by the death of Medgar
Evers when he was assassinated in June of 1963. This was a turbulent
time in the life of African Americans. However, this act of violence
and many activities that followed helped to bring about the passing
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 contained provisions to help black
voters to register but was mostly ineffective until the Voting Rights
Act of 1965 was passed. The Voters Rights Act enabled millions of
previously disfranchised African Americans in the South to vote. Mrs.
Eichelberger became #211 to register to vote in Winston County,
according to the Winston County Voters League records. Mrs.
Eichelberger shared a story of discrimination against her while
working in the parts department on the production line at Spartus
Clock Factory. Her firing was proven unjust. She was rehired and
later retired from Spartus.
In attendance with Mrs. Eichelberger were five generations of her
family (including her): daughters, Elmetra Patterson, Janice Hopkins
(Tommy); son, Clifford Eichelberger (Nancy); grandchildren, Donna
Hopkins, Lorenda Eichelberger, Montana and Asia Eichelberger; great
grandson, Jahson Jones; and great great granddaughters, Jayana and
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CARSON, Calif. – The match up -- LA Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo -- and the location -- The Home Depot Center -- may be the same for the 2012 MLS Cup. But this isn't the 2011 Houston Dynamo.
Gone is a team that relied on physical play in the box and devastating set pieces from midfield Brad Davis, only to be replaced by a team with a number of intriguing attacking dimensions. Whether it's the success of forward Will Bruin, who has scored four goals this postseason or the return of tenacious midfielder Ricardo Clark, the Dynamo promise a serious challenge for the Galaxy.
But perhaps the biggest x-factor of all is Honduran Designated Player Boniek Garcia, who has shined in his first season in Houston making 22 appearances in regular season and postseason matches. During that time, the two-way midfielder has scored five goals along with seven assists.
Ahead of a week of preparation for Dec. 1's MLS Cup, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena cautions that Garcia is just one of Houston's many dangers.
"Boniek Garcia has arguably been their best player this year, not that there isn't an argument for Brad Davis, Will Bruin and many others. Ricardo Clark as well, who has joined their team midyear," said Arena. "But Garcia gives them a different dimension, a player that can run with the ball. Bruin is a goal scorer that plays in the penalty area on a full time basis."
"Davis is Davis, a great passer of the ball on the run of play as well as on set pieces and they've gotten good play out of their back line and goalkeeper," Arena added. "I think that Bobby Boswell in the D.C. series was outstanding so I think that they're bringing a complete team in here for the MLS Cup for sure."


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One of the earliest historical reports of a far northern, snow-covered place was by Pytheas who sailed out of what is now Marseilles in 325 B.C., and discovered a place he called Ultima Thule, a six day journey north of Britain. No one knows exactly where his ship landed but people believe that it may have been Iceland, Greenland, Norway or the Shetlands. Pytheas described the remarkable midnight sun and reported that the sea surrounding Thule was "neither sea nor air but a mixture like a sea-lung that binds everything together."
In the following centuries the Romans and medieval scholars called the Far North "the kingdom of the dead" where the Cyclops lived "in a place of chaos, the abysmal chasm." In those days scholars also believed that the North Pole was a "gigantic metallic rock rising out of the ocean."
This book presents a highly readable overview of Arctic exploration beginning in 325 B. C. up to the beginnings of commercial use of the Northwest Arctic Passage in the 21st century. If you followed the December news story about the people of Nome, Alaska being rescued by an oil tanker that had just completed a winter run through this new arctic passage, you know what I'm talking about.
Troubetzkoy's subtitle says it all. When you read about explorers starving to death, or eating each other to survive, you know that the pull of the north is incredibly strong.
The narratives recounted here demonstrate our human capacity to explore the new and far-away as well as learn about vastly different cultures under the most demanding weather conditions.
I've read many books about the Arctic, and this book introduced me to many facts that I had never heard about. For instance, I learned about the blond Inuit (Eskimo) who lived in the Coppermine area of western Canada. Stefansson, a Canadian of Icelandic heritage, traced them down after hearing rumors about their existence. In 1910, he discovered this people who had never seen rifles or knives and who lived very primitively. What amazed Stefansson, an anthropologist and linguist, was how their language showed many Icelandic patterns. He questioned whether this group had descended from white men who had left Iceland centuries before and married Inuit women upon reaching the New World.
The Scandinavian explorers, Stefansson included, as well as Nansen and Amundsen (who led the first successful mission to the South Pole and was also the first to complete a sea journey through the Northwest Passage) used a different approach from the British and other explorers. What they did was spend years with the native people of the region and adapt their clothing, food, and lifestyles to life in the Far North. Using native guides and following native lifestyles enabled them to succeed where others have failed.
The book also offers my favorite recent book quote. It was written in a journal by a member of the doomed Franklin Expedition, "There was no tripe de roche, so we drank tea and ate some of our shoes for supper."
Two other books on this fascinating subject include Fridtjof Nansen's Farthest North and Glyndwr Williams' Voyages of Delusion: the quest for the Northwest Passage.


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