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Anti-American demonstrators attacked U.S. embassies in more than a dozen nations, protesting a crudely made anti-Islam film produced in the United States.
On the fourth day of demonstrations in Egypt, protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at the U.S. Embassy. Police used tear gas in a bid to disperse the crowd, The New York Times reported.
Witnesses in Tunisia said a U.S.-run school was burned and looted, while in Sudan rage was directed at other missions as well.
In Nigeria, about 2,000 people assembled outside a mosque in the city of Jos, CNN reported. Police fired warning shots in an effort to break up the crowd.
There were many smaller demonstrations and riots, the BBC said. In London, about 200 people joined a non-violent protest outside the U.S. Embassy, while a crowd of about 1,000 burned U.S. President Barack Obama in effigy in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were on hand at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility, Md., Friday as the bodies of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. diplomats killed Tuesday in Libya arrived in the United States.
During a brief ceremony, Obama said Stevens was "everything America could want in an ambassador" and promised the sacrifice of the U.S. diplomats "will never be forgotten."
"We will bring to justice those who took them from us," he said. "We will stand fast against the violence on our diplomatic missions.
"Most of all, even in our grief, we will be resolute," the president said. "Because we are Americans, we will hold our heads high.
"The United States of America will never retreat from the world."
Clinton called on leaders in the Middle East to deal with violence in their countries, saying people in those nations "did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob."
"We will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spine and face the future undaunted," she said.
The violence began Tuesday, the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on New York and Washington. The protests were ostensibly sparked by a 14-minute trailer for "Innocence of Muslims" posted on YouTube depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a power- and sex-crazed bisexual pedophile.
In Cairo, where more than 200 protesters have been injured since Wednesday, hundreds of demonstrators filled Tahrir Square as well as an area outside the U.S. Embassy in the city's Garden City area following midday prayers, Ahram Online reported.
"If you love the prophet, stay peaceful," Imam Mazhar Shaheen exhorted the crowd.
However, Ahram Online said Salafist protesters, waving black flags, demanded action.
What were described as "limited clashes" were reported outside the embassy grounds and the Semiramis InterContental Hotel.
Egyptian soldiers began building a wall to protect the embassy.
Late in the day, the Muslim Brotherhood organized a demonstration to show unity between Muslims and Christians, al-Masry al-Youm reported.
In Libya, where Stevens and three other U.S. diplomats were killed Tuesday, the Shariah Supporters Battalion denied it was responsible for the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, The Tripoli Post reported.
The Libyan government said Thursday it arrested four people in the consulate attack as Libyan and U.S. officials mounted a manhunt for others believed to have been involved.
Shouts of "Death to America" and "We condemn the film" rang through Nangarhar province in Afghanistan Friday where demonstrators burned a U.S. flag.
The protests spread to other countries' embassies, including the German and British embassies in Khartoum, Sudan, CNN reported. At the German Embassy, demonstrators replaced the German flag with an Islamist banner. Military sources told CNN late Friday a team of U.S. Marines was sent to Khartoum to protect U.S. posts there, with similar teams going to Libya and Yemen.
Vice President Joe Biden called Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha Friday to express concern for the security of the U.S. Embassy and other foreign missions in Khartoum, the White House said in a statement. Biden reminded Taha his government is responsible for protecting diplomats and diplomatic facilities and said the United States' top priority is the safety of its diplomatic presence abroad.
The Times quoted German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle as saying part of the German Embassy in Khartoum had been "stormed" and "set aflame" but all personnel were safe.
Security personnel were in place at U.S. diplomatic posts throughout the Middle East, an unidentified senior Obama administration official told CNN.
"We are in a full-court press at every single one of the posts in the Middle East and anywhere else there is any chance of demonstrations after Friday services to make sure nothing bad happens -- and to have the security in place in case bad things do happen," the official said Thursday.
Yemeni security forces, backed by water cannons, blocked streets near the U.S. Embassy Friday as several dozen protesters gathered near the mission, carrying posters and shouting slogans. CNN reported witnesses said security forces opened fire on protesters but it wasn't clear what type of weapons were used. Two protesters died in demonstrations there Thursday. The Pentagon sent 50 marines to Sanaa to secure U.S. interests, the Times said.
Iraqi protesters denounced the United States and Israel, and called for the expulsion of U.S. diplomats and an apology for the film.
"We want the U.S. government to prove that there is justice by stopping this movie and punishing the director and his staff," the Times quoted Sheik Ahmad al-A'ani as saying in Baghdad.
Elsewhere in Iraq, U.S. and Israeli flags were burned as some preachers expressed disbelief Stevens and the others had been killed in an attack and instead accused the United States of orchestrating the killings as a pretext for an attack, the Times said.
In Gaza, demonstrators gathered outside Parliament where the crowd stomped on U.S. and Israeli flags, the Times said.
Egyptian leaders have been working to repair diplomatic strains with the United States created by their initial response to Tuesday's assault on the U.S. Embassy, when they focused more on anti-American opinion than on condemning the violence, the Times said.
During a phone call Wednesday, Obama warned Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi U.S.-Egyptian relations could be in danger if Cairo failed to protect U.S. diplomats and respond more firmly against the attacks.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has condemned the violent acts on U.S. missions in Cairo and Benghazi, with its secretary-general saying such actions could not be condoned under any circumstances, Khaama Press reported.
Speaking from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said the anti-Islam film was deplorable but reacting with violence cannot be accepted.
Ihsanoglu called for restraint and urged law enforcement officials to do what was necessary to restore calm.


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Lightwire Theater and Corbian Visual Arts & Dance Present THE UGLY DUCKLING and THE TORTOISE & THE HARE Today
Stamford Center for the Arts is proud to welcome back Lightwire Theater and Corbian Arts & Dance (as seen on America's Got Talent) who bring new life to the classic tales "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Tortoise & The Hare" today, February 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the Palace Theatre in Stamford. Tickets are on sale now at www.SCAlive.org. Lined with electroluminescent wire, these well-known stories play out on stage through a cutting edge blend of full-body puppetry, technology and dance.
Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling" has helped generations of children understand one of humanity's universal struggles. Lightwire Theater brings this classic story to the Modern Stage offering hope to us all as we root for the ugly duckling who exemplifies resilience and heroism along the way to becoming a beautiful swan.
Aesop's fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare," now more than 2,500 years old, continues to drive home the time-tested adage, "Slow and steady wins the race."
Lightwire Theater, with its dazzling visuals, poignant choreography and creative use of music ranging from classical to jazz to pop, literally brings these beloved tales into a new and brilliant light.
Tickets for The Ugly Duckling and The Tortoise & The Hare today, February 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM are $10 and are on sale now at www.SCAlive.org, charge by phone with major credit cards by calling the SCA Box Office at 203-325-4466 or in person at the Palace Theatre Box Office in downtown Stamford, CT. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10am to 6pm.
The vision of the Stamford Center for the Arts is to be the regional arts center for exciting entertainment that enhances and enriches the cultural, educational, economic, and social life of the community. The SCA strives to achieve this vision by demonstrating integrity in all work and relationships, providing service and quality in all activities, fostering and promoting diversity of thought, ideas and culture, providing stewardship for the Stamford Arts community, emphasizing outreach in our community, and offering creativity in all endeavors. Major funding is provided by the Department of Economic & Community Development.


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WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., Oct. 19, 2011 (ANTARA/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) --
Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn") Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Epix") announced today that the S1P1 lead compounds, AMG 369 and AMG 277, will be offered December 8, 2011 in a sealed bid sale. S1P1 agonists are currently indicated for treatment of multiple sclerosis ("MS").
MS is the second most common cause of disability in young adults (after trauma) and affects approximately 350,000 - 450,000 people in the US and 1-2 million people worldwide. The major unmet need in MS is agents with better safety and efficacy, especially in terms of halting the progression of disease and preventing or slowing disability. Until recently, treatment for MS was generally directed in three areas; 1) reduction of acute exacerbations, 2) reduction of relapses/disability progression, or 3) symptomatic relief. All of these first or second line therapies required injection or infusion, including the number one selling MS drug, Copaxone, which had sales of $2.6 Bil in 2010 and will face generic competition in 2014. Worldwide sales for all MS drugs were $11.5 Bil in 2010 and expected to grow at a CAGR of 6% to almost $19 Bil by 2016.
Information above per EvaluatePharma(R), Available WW Sales for Autoimmune Disorders and Multiple Sclerosis, Aug. 4, 2011.
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John Baker was born in Lancaster County PA June 18 1811 to unknown parents. He married Orzilla Minnis and had 8 known children. This family settled in Allen County Ohio after living in Tuscarawas County for a number of years. John died June 13 1892 in Allen county Ohio.
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SACRAMENTO >> The state's political watch dog group has decided to drop the investigation of state Sen. Kevin de Leon on whether he donated $25,000 to a nonprofit foundation directed by former state Assemblyman Tom Calderon.
Gary S. Winuk, the Fair Political Practices Commission's chief of enforcement division, in a Monday letter notified de Leon, D-Los Angeles, of the decision.
Winuk stated the decision was based on the commission's review of evidence.
However, the commission is initiating an investigation into Yes We Can, a now-terminated political action committee affiliated with the California Legislative Latino Caucus, which gave the money on Jan. 2, 2013, to the nonprofit Californians for Diversity.
Calderon, D-Montebello, is president of the latter group.
Yes We Can filed papers with the Secretary of State's Office Tuesday, announcing its termination.
In a Dec. 24 letter to John Valencia, treasurer for Yes We Can, Winuk stated the commission will seek to determine if the donation was a violation of the "behested payment" report requirement or if the directing the donation could indicate an elected officer is controlling the committee, Winuk stated.
The latter would violate the Political Reform Act's prohibition against a candidate controlling a committee not associated with an election, he stated.
"At this time we have not made any determination," Winuk stated. "We are simply providing you with this information and will be contacting you again to discuss this matter."
Valencia, didn't respond to an email for comment on the termination but earlier Tuesday stated the committee would cooperate with any investigation.
"The Yes We Can Committee is in receipt of a brief letter from the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) generally stating its inquiry into its contribution to the nonprofit organization, Californians for Diversity," Valencia stated.
"The committee will, of course, respond to specific inquiries as, and when, they are presented."
A federal affidavit alleges that Calderon and his brother, Ron, a state senator from Montebello, both controlled the nonprofit foundation and intended to use it to support them when Ron Calderon was no longer in office.
Ron Calderon told the undercover FBI agent that the $25,000 was part of a deal with de Leon to allow state Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Long Beach, to keep his position as chairman of the Latino Caucus, according to the federal affidavit made public in October by the cable network, Al Jazeera. Ron Calderon is also under investigation for soliciting bribes adding up to $88,000, including the $25,000 donation. Other alleged bribes came from an undercover FBI agent posing as a film producer and Michael Drobot, chief executive officer of Pacific Hospital of Long Beach, according to the affidavit.
Since the affidavit was released, Ron Calderon has been removed from all of his Senate committees, the California Film Commission and the Executive Board of the Latino Caucus.


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NY Cheers J-Roll
Jeers turned into cheers.
A year ago Jimmy Rollins put a bull's eye on his uniform when he said the Phillies were the team to beat in the NL East. It certainly got the attention of the New York media and fans. In the end, Rollins' prediction came true.
On Sunday night, Jimmy received his 2007 NL MVP Award at the New York Baseball Writers Association of America banquet, a major black tie event. It was a pretty powerful baseball banquet with all the national award winners, new Hall of Famers Goose Gossage and **** Williams, Luis Tiant, Denny McLain, Yogi Berra, Bobby Murcer, Brian Cashman, Omar Minaya, Joe Girardi, Willie Randolph and Zoba Chamberlain.
There were no jeers for Jimmy on Sunday night, just cheers.
Willie Randolph (Mets manager), prior to making one of the presentations kidded Jimmie: "Any more predictions for me?"
When it came time for Jimmy to receive his award the presenter was none other than Alex Rodriquez, the AL MVP winner. A-Rod was styling, the only person dressed in a black velvet tux.
"When we have interleague play it gives us a chance to see players in the other league," said A-Rod. "I love to watch shortstops in batting practice and games. I'm very interested in Jimmy's game. I saw his passion, his all-around talent. I could see he is a great player, a complete package. I'm a really big fan of his."
Rollins was terrific in his acceptance speech, thanking the New York fans for "inspiring me in 2007." "When I was like 17, we went to Seattle. I wanted to see Ken Griffey Jr. and A-Rod play. They were my inspirations."
Jimmy also thanked A-Rod, his dad ("for taking line drives off his arms during back-yard hitting") and his mom ("for teaching me to talk trash"). That last comment drew a huge J-Roll smile and laughter from the 1,000-plus audience.
Hopefully, next year we can make our fifth appearance at the New York banquet this decade (Larry Bowa, 2001 NL Manger of the Year), Ryan Howard (2005 Rookie of the Year, 2006 NL MVP) and J-Roll.
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The shop opened around 1929 as an informal neighborhood bar in a room attached to Peter Domilises's house at the corner of Annunciation and Bellecastle Streets – 7 minutes from our Garden Street bed and breakfast. It was frequented mostly by Mr. Domilise's countrymen from Sicily. Eventually they built a sandwich bar on the annunciation Street side of the room, selling po'boys exclusively.
After World War II, the business passed to the Domilises' son, Sam. Sam was a civic leader in this working class Uptown neighborhood, and after hours, the shop became a sort of unofficial municipal meeting room, where members of the community would gather to discuss the pressing issues of the 13th ward.
Sam Domilises died in 1981, and now the shop is run by Dot Domilise- "Miss Dot" to anyone who's been there more than once. It remains a humble room, with walls of wooden paneling and a drop ceiling. Behind the beverage bar is an informal beer cam museum, which showcases yellowing tin cans of Jax, Dixie and Falstaff.
Every celebrity that has ever visited New Orleans has stopped in to meet Ms. Dot and enjoy a po'boy. The walls are covered with signed photo's of the likes of Archie Manning and sons, Paul Newman, Julia Roberts and many more.
Domilise's still serves only po'boys on untoasted loaves of Leidenheimer bread.The house specialty is the roast beef. It comes with creole mustard and a huge ladling of brown gravy, and when you're finished, be grateful for the hand-washing sink at the far end of the room.
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Welcome to Jermyn Street, in the heart of St James's, one of London's most historic and fashionable districts.
Jermyn Street dates back to 1664 when Charles II authorised Henry Jermyn, the Earl of St Albans, to develop an area close to St James's Palace. It has flourished ever since and holds a worldwide reputation for high quality British artistry and craftsmanship. The street is home to London's finest men's tailors, shirt makers, suppliers of leather goods, food and wine merchants, restaurants, hotels and art galleries.


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NEW YORK — Protesters expressed fears Thursday that a scheduled cleanup of the private park where they've been camped out near Wall Street is merely a ploy to unravel the demonstration.
City officials have informed protesters that they will need to leave Zuccotti Park on Friday so that it can be cleaned, but that they'll be allowed to return afterward.
As a steady drizzle fell Thursday over the park, owned by Brookfield Properties, confusion was high over when the protesters will be ordered out - and where they'll go during the evacuation.
"The cleanup is a pretext to remove us from the camp. And we can return only if we abide by the rules of Brookfield Properties," said Justin Wedes, 25, a public high school science teacher from Brooklyn who was sweeping the pavement with others. "We're redoubling our efforts today."
Brookfield did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the cleanup. City officials remained mum on logistics.
"This is the cleanest protest I've ever witnessed," said Emilio Montilla, 29, a laid-off teacher's assistant. "We take care of ourselves. We're self-sufficient."
A notice handed out to protesters Thursday from Brookfield stated that the cleaning is part of daily upkeep, and that conditions have deteriorated in recent weeks because that upkeep was put on hold by the protesters.
"They're going to use the cleanup to get us out of here!" Wedes said. "It's a de facto eviction notice."
Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said in a statement Wednesday that the protest has "created unsanitary conditions and considerable wear and tear on the park." He said Brookfield asked for police help to clear the park so it can be cleaned.
Holloway said the cleaning will be done in stages Friday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited the protesters Wednesday to offer assurances.
Allison Esso of Human Services Council, a group that supports the protesters, was wary. "I'm hoping that they're not trying to undermine their ability to protest," she said.
The protest, known as Occupy Wall Street, has sympathetic groups in other cities which each stage their own local rallies and demonstrations: Occupy Boston, Occupy Cincinnati, Occupy Houston, Occupy Los Angeles, Occupy Philadelphia, Occupy Providence, Occupy Salt Lake, and Occupy Seattle, among them.
The movement has also drawn reaction from world leaders, including President Barack Obama, former Polish President Lech Walesa and Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Walesa said Thursday that he supports the New York protest and is planning to either visit or write a letter to the protesters. He said the global economic crisis has made people aware that "we need to change the capitalist system" because we need "more justice, more people's interests, and less money for money's sake."
Khamenei said Wednesday that the wave of protests reflects a serious problem that will ultimately topple capitalism in America. He claimed the United States is in a full-blown crisis because its "corrupt foundation has been exposed to the American people."
Khamenei's remarks came a day after U.S. officials said the Obama administration plans to leverage charges that Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador into a new global campaign to isolate the Islamic republic.
Protesters, who have been living, sleeping and eating in the park for the duration, say they are in it for the long haul, despite the onset of cold weather.
On Wednesday, police arrested four people outside JP Morgan Chase offices where Wall Street protesters called in vain for a meeting with Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon. Protesters accused the police of rough handling. An Associated Press photographer witnessed police officers heading into the crowd of demonstrators to make the arrests.
Meanwhile, about 700 members of the Service Employees International Union marched through the Financial District; the union, which represents 23,000 office cleaners, is gearing up for contract negotiations with the Realty Advisory Board.
More protests are planned in Toronto and Vancouver this weekend, and European activists also are organizing.
A lawyer for a woman pepper-sprayed during an action last month is demanding that the Manhattan district attorney prosecute an NYPD deputy inspector on an assault charge. Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the matter was being investigated by police internal affairs and the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Ali Akbar Dareini in Tehran, Iran, and Monika Scislowska in Warsaw.


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Today The New York Times, once again, reports what it asserts to be information contained in documents under court seal. And precisely for that reason, the Players Association will not, indeed cannot, comment on whether the information is accurate. But there should be no mistake. The leaking of information under a court seal is a crime. The active pursuit of information that may not lawfully be disclosed because it is under court seal is a crime. That its informants, according to the Times, are lawyers is both shocking and sad. That the Times is pursuing and publishing what it openly declares to be information which may not be legally disclosed is equally sad.
We intend to take the appropriate legal steps to see that the court orders are enforced.


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Keith Allen
A career minor-leaguer, Keith Allen managed to play with Detroit during the team's best years, winning the Stanley Cup in 1954. The following season, he became playing coach of the Brandon Regals in the WHL, his league of choice for the next decade. When the Philadelphia Flyers were granted one of the coveted six expansion teams for 1967, Allen was named their coach and two and a half years later their general manager. He helped build the violent, controversial, but ultimately successful Broad Street Bullies.
Along the way, Allen helped establish the Maine Mariners in the AHL, one of the more successful teams in hockey's minor pro leagues during the '70s. He was awarded the Lester Patrick Award for contribution to hockey in the United States. Allen began playing junior in 1940, but in 1943 he enlisted in the Canadian Navy where he was stationed aboard the corvette Nanaimo for more than two years. After some seven seasons in the AHL, he was called up to Detroit when the Wings had a rash of injuries, sometimes playing defense with Gordie Howe en route to the Stanley Cup. A two-year career in the NHL nonetheless paved the way for a lifelong involvement in the game that culminated with Allen's induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a Builder in 1992.


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Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Extraction: Distilled from leaves. Oleoresin. The odor is sweet, herby and a little warm, hinting of camphor.
Medicinal Action: A strong sedative, marjoram eases muscle spasms, tics, menstrual cramps, headaches (especially migraines) and stiff joints. Treats spasmodic coughs, colds, flu, laryngitis and hypertension, and is a light laxative. Also helps normalize blood pressure.
Cosmetic/Skin Use: Use marjoram on bruises, burns and inflammations, and to treat fungal and bacterial infections.
Emotional Attribute: Marjoram helps those who feel emotionally unstable or are prone to hysteria or irritability, especially due to outside stimulus. The old texts say it works so well that overuse deadens the emotions. Modern aromatherapists use marjoram to ease loneliness, rejection and a "broken heart."
Associated Oils:
Oregano (O. vulgare) --Closely related botanically, the division between the oreganos and marjorams is often hazy. However, true oregano is much more irritating to the skin. Although it is effective against respiratory, genital, urinary and intestinal infections, we suggest using less irritating oils.
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The Steelers have themselves a winning streak.
Shaun Suisham's 42-yard field goal at the whistle lifted Pittsburgh to a 19-16 win over the Ravens in a game that resembled many of the others in the rivalry between the two teams. It was physical football short on frills between two teams so evenly matched that the game ended with 287 yards for the Ravens and 286 yards for the home team.
The Steelers grabbed the last points after a drive that saw Ben Roethlisberger throw for two first downs after an Emmanuel Sanders kickoff return gave them the ball on their own 37-yard line. Pittsburgh got another first on an illegal contact penalty called on Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb and it added up to enough to set up Suisham's big kick.
The Steelers were returning a kickoff because the Ravens had just completed a 16-play, 73-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Clark. It was the most impressive drive of the day for the Ravens, who had a hard time keeping the ball moving before that point against a very game Steelers defense. The Ravens defense was game as well, but Roethlisberger found enough gaps to get his team their second straight win. It helped that the running game chipped in 141 yards of their own, including 93 from rookie Le'Veon Bell
Ravens coach John Harbaugh will likely face some questions about the decision to try an onside kick after cutting the Steelers' lead to 13-9 early in the fourth quarter. Kicker Justin Tucker didn't get the ball to go 10 yards and the Ravens were offside, neither of which mattered since the Steelers recovered and needed just 18 yards to set up another Suisham field goal. The Steelers had put together several time-consuming drives on the day, which likely factored into the decision, but those points wound up proving costly in such a closely matched contest.
Ultimately, though, it was their inability to move the ball on offense that wound up doing them in. The loss drops the defending Super Bowl champs to 3-4 on the season and they'll spend the bye trying to rectify that shortcoming. The Steelers, meanwhile, will travel to Oakland and try to continue grinding their way back into the playoff picture before the start of the second half.


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NASA says it may have found evidence of the seeds of black holes, pointing to the origins of the universe itself.
New information from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has revealed that supermassive black holes are located even in so-called dwarf galaxies. The finding is significant, because the standard belief is that black holes were formed when galaxies collided, forming larger celestial bodies.
"Our findings suggest the original seeds of supermassive black holes are quite massive themselves," said George Mason University's Shobita Satyapal, lead author of the new study. The paper was published in the latest issue of Astrophysical Journal.
The use of infrared technology allows WISE to pick up details that other telescopes couldn't otherwise detect through traditional visible light sources that are unable to penetrate through the thick layers of dust that occupy parts of deep space.
"Though it will take more research to confirm whether the dwarf galaxies are indeed dominated by actively feeding black holes, this is exactly what WISE was designed to do: find interesting objects that stand out from the pack," NASA astronomer Daniel Stern, who did not participate in the study, said.
Black holes remain an ongoing source of mystery and speculation in the scientific community. Most smaller galaxies observed by NASA are described as "bulgeless," meaning they do not appear to possess a cluster of stars near the galaxy's center. But the infrared data gathered by WISE indicates that there may actually be giant black holes existing at the center of these smaller galaxies.
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But Satyapal says the WISE findings could mean that supermassive black holes have been around since the earliest days of the universe itself, approximately 15 billion years ago. As the universe itself has expanded over time, the black holes have also theoretically grown.
"We still don't know how the monstrous black holes that reside in galaxy centers formed," Satyapal said. "But finding big black holes in tiny galaxies shows us that big black holes must somehow have been created in the early universe, before galaxies collided with other galaxies."
Other scientists have theorized that exploding stars may be creating infant, intermediate black holes on a regular basis. As those newborn black holes consume gas from within their host galaxy, they would continue to grow over time. And the very existence of black holes, at least as we currently understand them, was recently brought into question by Stephen Hawking.
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Big Hit Missing
In the last six Phillies wins, they've scored five or more runs. In the last 12 losses, four or fewer. Loss #12 came last night in another game where the offense couldn't get a big hit. Single runs in the first two innings and that was it for the offense.
Doc pitched well but walked one and that led to a two-run, game-tying inning. Papelbon came in a tie game, walked one and that led to three runs that gave the Mets a win. Jordany Valdespin, a shortstop who was sent to the minors by the Mets last Saturday after being hitless in his first six big league at-bats, was brouht back yesterday and hit a pinch-hit, game-winning home run with two out in the top of the ninth. That's the way it is going for the Phillies right now.
Meanwhile, the Phillies drew five walks and only one scored. They had a chance to regain the lead in the seventh and eighth innings but came up empty. That's the way it is going for the Phillies right now.
So, Joe-B gets the nod tonight. A game on May 8 may not seem like a big deal but a win is needed.
Down On The Farm
**Lehigh Valley was blanked on three hits by Indianapolis, 4-0. LF Domonic Brown was 0-3 in his return to the lineup after missing three games because of a hamstring strain.
**Reading was idle.
**Clearwater improved to 5-2 this month with a 6-5 win over Port Charlotte. 2B Carlos Alonso, 2-3, 3 runs, 2 RBI.
**Lakewood fell to 2-12 on the road, losing 5-0 at Savannah. 3B Maikel Franco's two-out double in the fifth inning was the BlueClaws' lone hit.
Players of the Week
Pitcher: LHR Jake Diekman, Lehigh Valley. Was 1-0 with 2 saves in 4 outings, 4.2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts. Struck out the side in getting a save on Tuesday (14 pitches, 10 strikes), the third time in 12 appearances he has fanned 3 in 1 inning. Picked up a win on Wednesday and his 6th save on Saturday, 2 innings, 2 strikeouts. For the season, 0.63 ERA, 22 strikeouts in 14.1 innings. The 25-year-old was a 30th round selection in 2007 out of Cloud County Community College and signed by Jerry Lafferty.
Player: 2B Cesar Hernandez, Reading. Hit .387 in 7 games, 12 hits, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 6 RBI. Ended the week on a 6-game hitting streak. Had four multi-hit games. During the week, he raised his average from .293 to .321. The switch-hitter leads Reading with 16 RBI. Defensively, he has 3 errors. The 21-year-old Venezuelan was signed in 2006 by Sal Agostinelli and Jesus Mendez.
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You parrot exactly what everyone who watched the game knew, what everyone who reads the sports pages knows. And you call yourself the 'insider?' You're more a joke than this comedy troupe of a big league team.
Thng problemse front office better make a decision and a decision fast about what they are going to do wit hes hapless phillies. They have serious problems, and I blame Reuben Amaro for their hitting problems.
It is now 9 to 4 Mets with another loser from the Phillies bull pen giving up a three run homer from Contreras. I will be turning them off early for the 3rd straight night. Pretty soon I won't be watching at all!!
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Let the starters go as long as they can (within reason)
Use Papelbon as the first man out of the bullpen.
Then , after his inning of work, turn the game over to the rest of the pen.
At least we get some use out of our best reliever before the game gets out of hand.
Maybe our win probability stats experts can tell us how much less likely we are to lose by getting one inning nearer to game end before we roll the dice with the dregs of the pen.
thank you very much,it's a very good Article!
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou clinched enough votes to pass the first part of an austerity plan aimed at meeting European Union aid requirements and staving off default for his debt-laden nation.
Papandreou won by 155 votes to 138, a wider margin than last week's confidence ballot, as some opposition lawmakers abstained rather than oppose a package that is the condition for further rescue funds. The vote was overshadowed by a 48-hour strike and scuffles outside parliament that saw police fire tear gas at demonstrators protesting budget cuts and asset sales.
Greek bonds rose as approval of the 78 billion-euro ($112 billion) plan sparked optimism Papandreou will be able to keep the country's coffers intact for now. Attention now shifts to a second bill tomorrow that authorizes implementation of the measures. Approval would allow Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos to meet European counterparts on July 3 for talks on releasing a fifth tranche of aid from last year's 110 billion- euro bailout.
"Markets will calm down a little bit and the situation will improve a little," said Christoph Weil, an economist at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt. "It's of course only a matter of time until this starts all over again. Greece needs to continue to implement its reforms, and we can tell how difficult that is."
The yield on Greece's two-year government bond dropped to 26.94 percent today from 28.54 percent yesterday. The euro traded at $1.4359 at 5:15 p.m. in Athens, compared with $1.4421 when the vote started.
Clouds of gas engulfed the square outside parliament as lawmakers voted on a package whose defeat could have led to the euro area's first sovereign default. Greece needs to cover 6.6 billion euros of maturing bonds in August and government officials have said they may lack the money to pay wages and pensions by mid-July.
Riot officers and hooded youths with clubs have clashed over the past two days as crowds swelled to more than 20,000 and some protesters fought police, broke windows at a McDonald's Corp. restaurant and burned two vans.
Papandreou has fought his legislative battle in tandem with a drive by European officials to convince lenders to participate in a Greek rescue. German Finance Ministry officials met with banks and insurers in Berlin today, using a French proposal as a blueprint for discussion, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
The vote followed Papandreou's plea to lawmakers to "do their patriotic duty" after a struggle to keep his party in line and recruit opposition allies. He appointed a new finance minister to stem defections, survived a confidence vote and outlined 5.6 billion euros of additional budget measures, including a 5 percent levy on lawmakers' wages.
"The overriding feeling across Europe will be relief," Tobias Blattner, an economist at Daiwa Capital Markets Europe in London and a former European Central Bank official, said before the vote. "There will always be people who say it won't really change anything and we'll still get a haircut, but at least it will buy time and calm the markets."
Parliament will tomorrow hold a vote on implementing the austerity plan. European Union President Herman van Rompuy said in a statement that "the eyes of Europe" will be on Athens again and that a second approval will help work on a second bailout packaged "proceed rapidly."
Lawmakers who backed Papandreou today "are likely to vote in favor also of the implementation bill," said Tullia Bucco, an economist at Unicredit Global Research in Milan. No time for the vote has yet been announced.
Papandreou's victory margin improved after five lawmakers in Dora Bakoyannis' opposition Democratic Alliance party abstained. While socialist lawmaker Panagiotis Kouroublis was expelled from the party after he voted against the bill, the impact was neutralized after New Democracy lawmaker Elsa Papadimitriou crossed the floor to vote with the government.
EU officials had called on Papandreou to draw the widest possible support for the austerity plan. EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said yesterday that there is "no plan B" if the laws aren't passed, while Christine Lagarde, named as the next head of the International Monetary Fund, called on Greece's opposition parties to offer support. The IMF provides about 30 percent of Greece's bailout funds.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today the vote was "good news."
Apart from sales of state assets such as a stake in Public Power Corp. SA, the former power monopoly, and levies ranging from 1 percent to 5 percent on wages, Papandreou's plan includes higher taxes on restaurants and bars, higher heating-oil taxes and lowering the tax-free threshold to 8,000 euros from 12,000 euros presently. Greek newspaper To Vima calculated the additional burden for an average Greek family of four at 2,795 euros a year, about the same as one month's income.
Implementing more austerity measures threatens to deepen a three-year recession and complicate efforts to boost government revenue. Greek gross domestic product, which contracted 4.4 percent in 2010, will shrink a further 3.8 percent this year, according to a report from EU and IMF inspectors in June. The nation's debt load will peak at 166 percent of GDP next year, and is already the biggest in the euro region's history.


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I applaud your efforts to examine both sides of voting issues 3A and 3B for Jefferson County Schools. However, misleading information has emerged, in some headlines, article tone, and through a few individuals at Board of Education meetings.
States attempting to undermine Voting Rights Act
This month marks the 47th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination in voting and has been instrumental in ensuring that citizens' voting rights are protected from nefarious state election laws. Instead of celebrating, we have watched attempts to undermine this vital law in states across the country.
Mary Parker listening to the voters in state House race
Yes, Justin Everett won the Republican primary; however, he will soon fall far behind my candidate, Mary Parker.
Plan to expand Chatfield Reservoir will destroy too much habitat
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The catastrophic wildfires and dangerously hot temperatures create the perfect opportunity for depression to set in. By now, many of us know someone who has been touched by one of the fires in Colorado. And simply turning on the news can be draining.
Article on Republican debate was fair and unbiased
A big thank-you to Vicky Gits for her unbiased reporting of the GOP debate between Loren Bauman and Justin Everett.
I found it very refreshing to read a straightforward news story without the writer editoralizing. Maybe the major media writers could take a lesson from you about factual reporting without editoralizing.
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Everett's stances on several issues indicate he is a true conservative
Last Tuesday I attended the Republican candidate debate for Senate District 22 between Justin Everett and Loren Bauman in an effort to decide whom I will support in the primary. The candidates differed on many issues; however, their stances on ObamaCare, the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR), and illegal immigration stood out the most.
What happened to manners?
What a lazy society we've become. We're so interested in our own little world, whatever suits us, that we don't think ahead to how our laziness and inconsideration affect others. Decency and manners have gone out the window.
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Monday was back to work day. Which means driving to and from downtown, but it also means being in the car for Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton's afternoon radio show. Hacksaw, during his 'greatest 15 minutes of radio' schtick, casually mentioned the Padres appear interested in bringing Khalil Greene back.
I smirked. That CAN'T be right. One of the major bright spots in 2009 was the rapid development of Everth Cabrera at short. I know this because the SDUT writers and Padre announcers constantly talked about it.
Why would Jed Hoyer even consider this? Khalil, dealing with anxiety issues and depression, went in the tank on the field. Cabrera was much better at the plate:
45 points of wOBA is pretty significant, in my opinion, in Cabrera's favor. So is 31 points of ISO in Greene's. But Greene had a bad year in 2009. How do his career numbers stack up with Cabrera?
Almost identical wOBA, but Greene walks 4% less career than Cabrera did last season and only trailed Cabrera by 6 wOBA points. A HUGE advantage in ISO for Greene. Granted, Greene nosedived badly in 2008 and 2009. There's risk, but if he could reprise something close to his career numbers...that'd help, wouldn't it?
Defensively, Greene was always solid (at least, that was his reputation), but wasn't Cabrera as good or better? Let's look:
Cabrera was god-awful at short last year. His WAR is solely a function of his bat. Greene, despite his reputation, isn't a very good defensive shortstop either. His UZR numbers, however, are better than Cabrera's. His Dewan plus/minus is worse. So call it a wash - neither one is very good.
There's been no discussion, either in the paper, on ESPN, or any other sites I frequent, regarding possible Padre interest in Greene. No where other than in Hacksaw's sports summary. So how much credence can be given to this seemingly preposterous rumor us unclear. But a back-of-the-napkin look indicates it's not as crazy as it seemed at first blush.
Which is the exact opposite of what I thought going into this line of inquiry.
Of course, the Padres would be taking a pretty big risk, betting that Khalil Greene could approach his 2007 season production when all recent data says those days are gone, never to return.
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Through my business, my involvement in our community, and my dedication to my clients, I have developed a great network of friends and business associates. If you need something, I'll be able to help….and that's what I love doing!
Again welcome to Central Texas, I look forward to helping you call our area "Home".


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This is a short post of things you may have missed.
First, three short (<15 minutes) podcasts I recently published:
The 9 Habits to Stop Now — The Not-To-Do List (iTunes or stream below)
Drugs and the Meaning of Life (iTunes or stream below)
Productivity" Tricks for the Neurotic, Manic-Depressive, and Crazy (Like Me) (iTunes or stream below)
Second, I've put up about a dozen highlights from other episodes — 1-3-minute clips on my YouTube page. If you enjoy them, I'll put up more, so let me know in the comments!
Here are a few to start with:
Third, below are some podcasts with friends. I had a blast on all of them, and all of them are different:
- Bryan Callen interviews me
- James Altucher interviews me
- Robb Wolf interviews me
- Dave Asprey (Bulletproof Radio) interviews me
- Pat Flynn (Smart Passive Income) interviews me
Posted on: June 16, 2014.
Please check out Tribe of Mentors, my newest book, which shares short, tactical life advice from 100+ world-class performers. Many of the world's most famous entrepreneurs, athletes, investors, poker players, and artists are part of the book. The tips and strategies in Tribe of Mentors have already changed my life, and I hope the same for you. Click here for a sample chapter and full details. Roughly 90% of the guests have never appeared on my podcast.
Who was interviewed? Here's a very partial list: tech icons (founders of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Craigslist, Pinterest, Spotify, Salesforce, Dropbox, and more), Jimmy Fallon, Arianna Huffington, Brandon Stanton (Humans of New York), Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Ben Stiller, Maurice Ashley (first African-American Grandmaster of chess), Brené Brown (researcher and bestselling author), Rick Rubin (legendary music producer), Temple Grandin (animal behavior expert and autism activist), Franklin Leonard (The Black List), Dara Torres (12-time Olympic medalist in swimming), David Lynch (director), Kelly Slater (surfing legend), Bozoma Saint John (Beats/Apple/Uber), Lewis Cantley (famed cancer researcher), Maria Sharapova, Chris Anderson (curator of TED), Terry Crews, Greg Norman (golf icon), Vitalik Buterin (creator of Ethereum), and nearly 100 more. Check it all out by clicking here.


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As part of our recent Kiva Insights Call, our community submitted additional questions through lending teams, and we wanted to take the time to answer the most popular questions below. Thanks again to everyone who participated; we always love to hear from you!
Q: How is Kiva making less popular loans more attractive, and what kind of feedback does Kiva provide Field Partners to help fund loans?
A: There are a few ways we work to highlight loans that may be less popular or in need of support. To start, we try to work with our Field Partners to help them improve their loan profiles, headings, descriptions, pictures, etc. We also recently launched the "Featured Categories" on our Lend page as a way to highlight loans with a particularly compelling social cause, such as green loans, youth loans, and loans to rural communities.
Lastly, we frequently highlight loans and partners through our blog. For two great examples, check out these posts about Mongolian green loans and sustainable eucalyptus farming in Kenya.
Kiva seeks to build a marketplace where lenders can choose from a wide variety of loans and ultimately serve a greater range of borrowers. To help our Field Partners better understand what types of loans our lenders are most interested in, we're also working to provide them with feedback through funding reports and your own comments within our community.
Q: Is Kiva working on a way to post loans at a steadier pace?
A: The short answer is yes, and some of the most common feedback we hear is about what our lending community calls "bulge loans." This happens when a Field Partner uploads beyond their monthly fundraising limit and loans get held until the first of the following month, resulting in a large amount of loans being posted all at once. Our hope is that by giving partners more flexibility in their posting, and transitioning them from a monthly cap to an overall credit limit, this problem will be alleviated.
We've also been working directly with partners that are still on monthly credit limits to help them better understand "best practices" for loan posting to help avoid expirations and we've already seen partners change their posting strategy based on this feedback.
Q: Are there any plans to improve loan tagging?
A: Currently we depend on Field Partners to tag loans, and tags are often tied to fundraising limits for certain partners. This means, for example, that in order for a partner to post green loans, our team must first verify that the partner does in fact offer loan products to their clients that match Kiva's definition of green.
At this time, we aren't able to monitor every loan to make sure it's tagged correctly before it gets posted to Kiva for funding. However, that's where our lending community can be a huge help. If you see any loans that you feel are mis-tagged or aren't tagged when they should be, please let us know. This will help ensure that we are training partners how to appropriately use the tagging functionality, and also help encourage them to post more of these loans to Kiva in the future.
Q: Why are some Field Partners' delinquency rates high, and is there any policy about updating the respective Partner pages with more information?
A: High Field Partner delinquency rates can happen for a variety of reasons and sometimes they may be temporarily or artificially inflated. Examples of issues that may result in high partner delinquency rates are repayment reporting problems, a small number of outstanding loans, late repayments by the Field Partner. We also don't require Field Partners to make wire transfers under $5,000, so for smaller partners, such as Maya, their high delinquency may just be the result of them not being required to send funds in a given month.
These issues typically correct themselves within a reporting cycle or two, but it is important to remember that our team is routinely monitoring our partners in order to ensure there aren't any larger issues at hand. As a team, we do our best to prioritize partner updates when we become aware of more serious causes for partner delinquencies or potential institutional issues. If there's a partner that you have any questions about, feel free to write us at email@example.com.
Q: What plans does Kiva have for new lender recruitment in 2013?
A: Lender referrals have always been a great way to recruit new lenders and we plan to continue to promote these efforts in 2013. A lot of this happens naturally by word of mouth and invites, but new ways to spread the word are emerging.
One way is by making it easy for people to mention Kiva to their friends on Facebook and Twitter, either by re-sharing something that Kiva might have posted, or by telling their friends when they make a loan. We have been learning a lot about the best ways to engage with Facebook and Twitter, and we will use these learnings to improve our social media presence in 2013.
Another way we encourage new lenders to join is to occasionally offer Free Trials to people who might not try Kiva on their own, so they can experience the joys of selecting a borrower and seeing them repay their loan. In addition, we're offering bonuses to lenders who refer their friends to Kiva, and we plan to continue to offer these programs in 2013.
We've also seen partnerships with other like-minded communities be effective. In 2012, Nerdfighters, TripAdvisor, MilePoint, and many other groups were really excited to spread the word about Kiva among their bases, and we hope to build new relationships in the coming year.
Lastly, we have several exciting programs and announcements lined up for this year that we will be telling the world about through press, social media, and partnerships. These announcements often help us attract new people who haven't yet tried Kiva.
Still have more questions? Send them our way at email@example.com!
About the author
Brandon Smith
Brandon is from North Carolina, where he studied journalism at UNC Chapel Hill. After interning at Kiva in 2012, he joined the staff full time in 2013 to serve as the Community Marketing Coordinator, Kiva's liaison with the 25,000 lending team communities. In his spare time, Brandon enjoys medium-format photography, biking around the bay, and keeping in touch with friends and family on the east coast.


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Prayer for Pastor Jack HibbsWritten by Jacob Prasch
Moriel & Jacob Prasch request prayer for Pastor Jack Hibbs in Chino Hills, California. Jack has a sizable and growing church with a radio ministry. Unfortunately however his health has currently come under a debilitating attack. As yet undiagnosed, Jack's symptoms include chronic insomnia that has reached the point of interrupting his physical capacity to function. Specialist medical examinations are continuing. Whatever the physiological cause, we do sense that the enemy has a hand in this and as is always the case in these things, God has a purpose in allowing it at least to a degree, working all things together for the better to those who love Him as Jack does , and are called according to His purpose.
Please pray that God grants Jack a recovery and encourages Jack and his wife Lisa while giving guidance and wisdom to his physicians. Please also pray for Jack's church and ministry and his assistants who are keeping it operational during this battle with frail health.
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The Jedi Starfighter (Delta-7, for the especially nerdy among us) has become some sort of LEGO annual tradition, the Star Wars version of the City Police 4x4 (which shows up in Advent Calendars, polybags, and sets year after year, for those that do not collect City Sets). This year, we get Saesee Tiin's starfighter, continuing a storied tradition of making up unpronounceable names and rainbow ships. We've been nice to Mace Windu's fighter, released last year and Ahsoka's Starfighter a few years back. We actually didn't review Plo Kloon's fighter from a couple of years back, which is probably for the best, given that it's far and away one of the worst ships ever made, or Anakin's Starfighter that kicked off the Clone Wars (though technically, Obi-Wans from the Episode II wave in the long-long ago was the first).
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that this version of the Jedi Starfighter, mostly inspired from the Clone Wars cartoons, has been absolutely done to death. What can possibly be done to make this ship unique and different at this point? It's kind of a given that consumers are desensitized to paying for the same thing over and over wrapped up in some new package each year (see Madden Football, iPhones, Call of Duty games, all of popular television, and the McRibb sandwich), so obviously, LEGO realizes that they can get in on that game. How does our new $30 starfighter stack up?
I suppose in the nature of full disclosure, I should say that I play Modern Warfare 3 all the time (and have Black Ops 2 on ore-order), own an iPhone 5 (which replaced my 4), I'm writing this on a MacBook Pro and while I skipped Madden this year, I did buy NCAA football... so perhaps I'm not the best judge of consumers being suckers. I also have never watched a bit of the Clone Wars cartoon, or trailers or spoilers, so most of what I know about it I just make up by glancing at box art.
Yet, I love the Jedi Starfighters, both the Eta-2 and the Delta-7 line for some reason. I own all of them except the Ultimate Space Battle, and bought multiples of them to store and keep parts around. I can't explain why a set I'm so critical of intrigues me so, but I can at least try to review the set. And I'm going to set the tone of the review for this guy pretty early: this is the best version of the Delta-7 Starfighter LEGO has ever made.
I set the precedent of reviewing minifigures before getting to the heart of the set, and who am I to break that tradition? We get three in this set, and LEGO continues their insidious practice of getting us to buy rehash sets by throwing in a new version of a droid. LEGO is most certainly run by Sith Lords. I mean, would anyone have picked up Plo Kloon's starfighter if it didn't have that wonderful little brown astromech droid? Of course not! Mace Windu's fighter included some extra droids that mostly justified the higher price, and it also had a BAMF Jedi in it, so worth it, but these new astromechs are usually a sure sign that a set is a bit of a stinker and they want us to buy it.
First up is the set's namesake, Saesee Tiin, a Jedi Master that I know next to nothing about and don't really want to hit Wookiepedia to learn about. Sorry guys, but I enjoy my blissful ignorance of the Clone Wars. I do know that he was firmly in the "unable to do the most basic fighting faction" with Kit Fistoo and Agan Kolar, since he died red-shirt fast when they went to arrest Palpatine.
We already had this Clone Wars version in the Jedi Shuttle, and this figure hasn't changed (the Arrest figure features darker clothes and a regular face). I can't really compare this to the arrest figure, because even I can't justify the price of that set (or the TRU markup). Maybe when I make my LEGO run later in the month... have to see how things go.
Next up is Even Piell... and I'm not even going to make a joke about that name. But I will remark that for some reason, when I look at this figure, I can only see Edward James Olmos. Take off those ears and put some salt and pepper hair up there and tell me you don't see it too.
That or this could be Yoda's evil twin... is that stuff around the mouth a goatee or just detail lines? Definitely evil twin if that's a goatee.
For the hook, the astromech droid, we get R3-D5, one of the two-hundred or so R3 droids that exist in the Star Wars universe (at least given the numbering scheme... not a lot of Serial Number options with just one letter and one number to choose from).
There's nothing special about him, truth be told, but much like putting a hat on Malibu Stacy, any collector has to have him. It's the new printing style, and the green works well. Of course, it's very green, instead of dark green, so he comes off very plastic and cartoony, but we already have a dark green astromech.
Now on to the ship itself. This is the first set in years where the minifigs are honestly less interesting than the ship itself (or at least don't add value to an overpriced set). We've seen the JSF done a few times, after all...
Sorry for showing off the side of my box there, but there wasn't really a better way to try and position these things. Obviously, Obi-Wan's is the one that stands out, both for its age and being a different style. The rest are all Clone Wars style, and more than any other set, try to capture some unique elements to the series. And that's one of the biggest problems of the Delta-style JSF... it's just not that exciting of a design. Sure, it looks sleek, but it looks like every other sci-fi ship of the last couple of decades. The OT ships were cool because they didn't look like planes (for the most part), and its what made them so iconic.
That's a failing of the source material though, and not the model itself. Like every other JSF, it's the wing design, cockpit at the big, small steering wing and that long, tacked-on nose. Where this model sets itself apart is HOW it achieves that. First, this ship, unlike all of the others, does not use a bar with the big flag. Originally, these were colored and/or stickered, but that died off quickly. Here, we do get some stickers, but with a couple of plates added around the cockpit edge.
From a building point of view, this is just fantastic, and so different that it gets you excited for the rest of the build. The set does use stickers, like the other JSF's did (save Ahsoka's and the original), but it uses them so much better. Look at that top picture above and how stickers only accent the front nose cone, but brick choice for the top of the wing creates the rest of the color and swoosh of the white. That is just beautiful. Or how the little bit of gold blocks make the sticker just accent the shape of the ship instead of screaming STICKER at us. Even on the slope, it blends. While Space Invaders is still my favorite sticker, this is probably the best use of them in a Star Wars set.
Speaking of that cockpit section, it uses hub fenders to great effect, something that was teased at in the battle packs as railings for guns. This effectively hides the gap created by not building a place for the glass, and looks wonderful. This is the first time LEGO has really tried to hide those gaps, and I hope to see it show up on a lot more ships.
Even the use of flick-fires, positioned on top, set it apart. It wouldn't be hard to do a little bit of modification and put some guns up there instead. On the bottom, we don't gear nearly as much detail. The over-complicated launching mechanism from Mace Windu's fighter are gone, replaced with minimal flick-fires. Yes, flick-fires still stink, but I'm a lot more forgiving of them taking up only 16 parts in the overall set vs. 40. The top-ones are new to this version, and actually connect from a technic piece on the underside. The engines are just on the back, and there's not much to see.
This version of the JSF really threw me for a loop when I first built it. I did not have high expectations at all, especially since I built this right after I'd wrapped up the Sith Fury. But after putting it together, I had to go and build all of the other versions, just to try and show off how much they'd improved the overall design.
Previously, I'd always looked at Ahsoka's as the definitive version of the JSF. Mace Windu's had too many stickers and Plo Kloon's had too much awful, but the bar has been reset. This set makes me want to go back and mod all of the older versions to match the new aesthetic. Vader's TIE was the last set that had me wanting to do that (and the new TIE Fighter gave me the canopies I needed to do it.
In the end, we're given a very worthy update and redesign to what has become our most familiar ship, a $30 price point that's actually pretty easy to swallow, and some minifigures that remind me of Edward James Olmos. That's a win all around. If every $30 set delivered like this one did, I think we'd be willing to swallow the price increases a bit easier.
What I liked
- Fun to build, and some new building methods that really improve the set
- New build methods improve what has been a very stable and predictable design
- Stickers used as accents instead of the focus
- Color and piece choice make the ship really work
- Selection for parts we don't like (flick fires) make the ship moc'able
What I didn't like
- Minifigures are somewhat boring
- Accent stickers are small and can be tough to apply
- Please reprint the Republic insignia tile, it's used a lot
- I need to buy a lot more parts to retrofit all of my old Jedi Starfighters now...
Verdict: Buy it. You can pick it up this set and more at FBTB's Shop @ Home site, or from Amazon (as of this writing)
Permalink: https://www.fbtb.net/reviews/2012/10/12/review-9498-saesee-tiins-starfighter/


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Sample size
Sample size is useful when talking about real-world experimentation using the scientific method. Sample size is the size of the participants in an experiment or number of trials of an experiment.
Sample size is important when researching the results of a scientific study or designing an experiment. One wants a sample size to apply to the entire world or universe, but in practice its impossible. So, typically a sample size will be made up of enough data to be statistically relevant which then can be applied in practice.
What can happen if a sample size is too small? - Data can be skewed towards a particular positive or negative result without any real applicable statistical significance.
Example: Ten people take a new pill to relieve their back pain and 3 people get better and 7 don't. Another ten people take a placebo for their back pain and two get better. The actual medicine has a ten percent effectiveness rate over placebo. One would consider this to be an effective drug over the placebo but look at the sample size for the experiment, there were a total of twenty people in the experiment. People who declare back pain as a regular symptom in their daily life are much more numerous than just twenty people in one experiment. When this data would be statistically analyzed, it would be found to have a high variance. A high variance is bad for the results of an experiment.


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METRO VANCOUVER - The four-minute mile, first accomplished 60 years ago, was celebrated Thursday night at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium.
But there's a more current barrier that is bedevilling some of Canada's finest female 800-metre runners.
"Ugghhh!!! I know, it's right there, eh," said Canadian champion Melissa Bishop after running 2:00.06 to win the event at The Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic.
The Eganville, Ont., native is one of just four women in Canadian history to have gone under two minutes, with a personal best of 1:59.69. She wasn't far off Thursday, two nights after coming within 1/100ths of a second at the Victoria Track Classic with a 1:59.70 finish.
"It does become (a mental thing) because you're so focused on hitting your splits that — sometimes you just need to put it out of your head and friggin' run," said Bishop.
One of the other Canadians to break the two-minute mark is North Vancouver's Jessica Smith. She has a personal best of 1:59.86, but was second Thursday in 2:02.08.
"There's a reason not many girls are on that list," said Smith. "It's just one of those things.
"You've just to keep at it and that's the internal struggle with this sport. The successes are few and far between. When you do find one, it keeps you in the sport and I'm sure Diane can attest to that."
Diane Cummins is the Canadian record-holder at the distance (1:58.39, set in 2001). The 40-year-old who called Victoria home for several years is retiring at the end of this season and was fourth Thursday in 2:02.15.
Cummins has silver and bronze medals from the Commonwealth Games, but didn't qualify for 2014. Both Bishop and Smith are headed to the Games in Glasgow later this month where they are expected to be medal contenders.
The best 800-metre time by a Commonwealth runner this year is a 1:58.48 from Kenya's Eunice Jepkoech Sum.
Both Bishop and Smith are eagerly anticipating running in Glasgow.
"I feel like I'm in the best shape of my career," said Smith, a refrain echoed by Bishop. "I've been having unbelievable workouts. Hopefully, there's some PBs coming soon."
Bishop said she was disappointed not to crack two minutes at the Jerome.
"Maybe I'm just saving it for the Commonwealth Games. That would be nice."
The rarely run men's mile was contested Thursday to mark 60 years since Roger Bannister and John Landy both broke four minutes at the 1954 British Empire Games in Vancouver.
But with the designated rabbit setting too slow a pace, it turned into a rather pedestrian affair, with 32-year-old Canadian Nate Brannen crossing the line first in 3:57.48.
"It was way too slow, no one wanted to go. They all just looked at me. Everyone knows my style, I'll be there at the end and I'm going to kick hard. So if you're going to beat me, you better go," said Brannen, who won $6,000 but failed to get the $4,000 bonus for going under 3:56.00.
"That was the main goal," said the Cambridge, Ont., athlete. "My wife is eight months pregnant. The 10 grand would have been nice. Worst case, go for the win, miss out on the (extra money)."
Brannen won the 1,500 metres at last month's Canadian track and field championships in Moncton, but failed to meet the standard to race in Glasgow. In fact, no Canadian male will race the distance at the Games.
It was a tough night Thursday for some of the top Canadians.
The country's newest sprint star, Aaron Brown of Toronto, false started in the men's 100 metres and was disqualified. Earlier this year, Brown — who has a personal best of 10.05 in the 100 metres — broke Atlee Mahorn's 23-year-old Canadian record in the 200. And a week ago, he beat a stacked field at that distance in Edmonton.
In the javelin, Canadian record-holder Liz Gleadle of Vancouver, a medal contender at the Commonwealth Games, was a disappointing third with a throw of 58.70 metres, nearly six metres off the record throw she unleashed in May in Lethbridge, Alta.
Gleadle said her mechanics have been off lately.
"I just haven't been spending a lot of time with my coach (at her base in Lethbridge). I came back (to Vancouver) for a week to get physio and it's just kind of all over the place.
"It's frustrating because you can see the javelin just flies out of my hand, there's so much power in the throw. And you think, 'Man, if I just hit the angle properly it would just go 10 metres further.' It's frustrating to not be able to do it at Harry Jerome."
Gleadle said she's still confident that two solid weeks with her coach will have her ready to throw well in Glasgow.
"It's just the angle of the throw. That's it."