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For some 30 years now, small clusters of movie teenagers have made the journey to various cabins in various woods. The return ratio for such trips is one surviving, bloodied, traumatized, hospitalized teenager for every 10 dead friends left behind. And the ratio of entertaining, original movies about attractive young people and the hideous monsters that stalk them is about the same. For every clever remake or freshly twisted spin, there are innumerable gore fests with nothing original to say.
Hello, "Evil Dead," 2013 edition.
This isn't a strict remake of Sam Raimi's hugely influential 1981 horror classic, but it does include the basic framework and some visual nods to the original. On its own, it's an irredeemable, sadistic torture chamber reveling in the bloody, cringe-inducing deaths of some of the stupidest people ever to spend a rainy night in a remote cabin in the woods.
Shiloh Fernandez is the dull and dimwitted David, who returns to the family's old cabin along with his new girlfriend, Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore); his former childhood friends Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci) and Olivia (Jessica Lucas), and his little sister, Mia (Jane Levy). Even before we learn Mia's trying to kick smack, we know this kid has problems because she's got a bit of a goth look going, she believes in the spirit world, and she likes to sketch.
Like most cabins in the woods, this cabin in the woods seems to be miles away from any other cabins or any signs of life. Gee, the family must have had a blast there, especially with Mom battling insanity, and Dad — well, we never hear about Dad.
Within a few hours, the dog finds a blood-covered trap door leading to a basement filled with strung-up cat carcasses and a book of evil curses. Soon after that, Mia starts having visions and speaking in a demonic voice. Yet these morons stay put. (When they finally do try to leave, there's a conveniently biblical-style rainstorm flooding the exit road.)
Olivia's a registered nurse, but she doesn't seem smart enough to know how to register for Google Plus. Eric, who for some reason is groomed and dressed as if he'd just come back from a Kurt Cobain look-alike contest, opens a book that says "leave this book alone" and starts reciting a chant that should never be recited. Geez, whose idea was it to invite Eric on this trip?
Enter the she-bitch from hell, who's possessing Mia and intent on offing everyone in sight in the most disgusting, prolonged manner possible. Cue the ominous score, the cheap scares and the increasingly moronic behavior by David and his dunderheaded friends. The gore factor goes all the way to 11, with admittedly impressive makeup and special effects. Over the course of a rainy night that seems like it'll never end, we're treated to multiple scenes of projectile vomiting, dozens of nail-gun shots penetrating flesh and bone, black ooze and blood everywhere, dismemberment and stabbings. All shown in excruciating detail.
Save for a few darkly funny one-liners, there's almost no wicked humor here, and there's certainly nothing original about the plot. The actors do a pretty fair job of conveying terror, but the characters they're playing are such one-dimensional idiots, you begin rooting for the demonic she-bitch from hell to take 'em out.
I love horror films that truly shock, scare and provoke. But after 30 years of this stuff, I'm bored to death and sick to death of movies that seem to have one goal: How can we gross out the audience by torturing nearly every major character in the movie?
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Currently there is a shortage of 70 foster homes on Oahu. National Statistics on Foster Children aging out of the System share dismal outcomes; only 58% graduate high school by the age of 19; less than 10% go on to college; 1 in 5 will become homeless; 1 in 4 will be incarcerated within two years of exiting the system. For most former foster children, problems exist in forming stable cohabiting situations, parenting and social relationships.
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Sitting on the front porch of his Williamsport home 75 years ago, the 12-year-old was approached by a man who asked, "Can you play ball?" His name was Carl Stotz, and he was starting a youth baseball league that would supply bats, balls and uniforms -- unimaginable luxuries in Depression-era Pennsylvania.
After watching Hauser shag flies and field grounders, Stotz invited him to join.
"When you're presented the opportunity to swing a real bat instead of a stick, and play with a real ball instead of something round that had tape on it, it was awesome," Hauser, now 87, reminisced as he watched his great-grandson -- a fourth-generation ballplayer -- take the field not far from Little League's birthplace.
Little League began with three teams and Carl Stotz's big dream: to teach boys the fundamentals of baseball along with values like teamwork and sportsmanship.
Today it's a global enterprise with 2.1 million baseball players and a long-running TV contract for its signature event, the 10-day Little League World Series, played each August in front of 40,000 fans at South Williamsport's Lamade Stadium and watched by millions more on television.
Little League is marking its 75th anniversary with a new PBS documentary, a partnership with Major League Baseball and a website that's collecting players' memories and photos.
With thousands of local leagues in 50 states and more than 80 countries, Little League's appeal remains little changed from June 6, 1939, when the eager boys of Lycoming Dairy and Lundy Lumber met in the inaugural game.
Oil the glove. Lace the cleats. Play ball.
And maybe learn some life lessons.
"If the kids have fun playing the game, the Little League field can really be a classroom," said Stephen Keener, Little League's president and CEO.
A lumber company clerk who doted on his baseball-loving nephews, Stotz saw a need for field dimensions and rules designed especially for younger boys. He promoted his idea relentlessly, and leagues patterned after Little League spread rapidly throughout the U.S., then internationally.
Stotz would later split with Little League in a legal dispute over the direction of the program, and he died in 1992. His family has since reconciled with Little League, contributing many artifacts to its museum.
"My father's goal was to see a boy wearing a baseball hat," said his daughter, Karen Stotz Myers. "He was thrilled so many children had that opportunity."
A progenitor of today's heavily organized youth sports, Little League has both reflected and shaped the culture.
It becomes a reality show each August, its young all-stars turned into mini-celebrities by saturation TV coverage of the World Series -- a spectacle lamented by some critics. In the 1950s, it took a stand for civil rights by confronting dozens of whites-only leagues in South Carolina. Twenty years later, it found itself on the other end of a civil rights battle, begrudgingly admitting girls amid a series of lawsuits.
Participation has declined about 20 percent from its 1997 peak of 2.6 million, likely a function of competition from other youth sports and activities. But it'll probably be around as long as kids like 5-year-old Owen Newcomer and his 7-year-old sister, Isabella, pick up a glove.
Little League is in their blood -- their mother, grandfather and great-grandfather, Dick Hauser, are alums.
"We just enjoyed being around it, and I couldn't wait for my kids to get that experience," said their mother, Jen Newcomer, who played Little League softball.
Keener, the CEO, said he's confident that Little League will be around another 75 years.
"There's still the allure of being part of a team, of playing a game that's very special, and doing it with the kids in your community, that I think keeps Little League relevant today."
Some important dates in the history of Little League:
- 1938: Using neighborhood boys as his guide, Carl Stotz, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, draws up rules and field dimensions.
- 1939: First game is played June 6. Lundy Lumber beats Lycoming Dairy 23-8.
- 1947: Hammonton, New Jersey, starts first Little League outside Pennsylvania. The inaugural National Little League Tournament, the forerunner of today's Little League World Series, is played.
- 1951: The first international Little League program forms in British Columbia.
- 1956: Carl Stotz severs ties with Little League in a dispute over program's direction.
- 1957: Monterrey, Mexico, becomes the first international team to win the Little League World Series.
- 1963: ABC's "Wide World of Sports" broadcasts Little League World Series championship game.
- 1964: Little League chartered by U.S. Congress.
- 1971: Aluminum bat used for first time.
- 1974: Little League changes policy to admit girls, following lawsuits.
- 1978: Little League surpasses 6,500 local leagues.
- 1985: First live broadcast of championship game.
- 1992: Stotz dies.
- 1997: Little League baseball participation reaches peak of 2.6 million.
- 2001: Little League endures birth-certificate scandal at World Series.
- 2007: Little League introduces pitch-count limits in effort to reduce arm injuries.
- 2014: Little League celebrates 75th anniversary.


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Not only for making a passable "SNL" sketch into a passable comedy movie for a change, but mostly for his "30 Rock" finale last week.
Forte stole the show as he was torn over his desire to cross-dress like Cher, but feeling unfaithful to his girlfriend and alternate cross-dressing fantasy Jenna (Jane Krakowski). This dilemma would break lesser men.
In the end, all sides won as Forte managed to cross dress as both of his idols, and still keep his girlfriend happy. His presentation was priceless.
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This seems to have gotten worse the last year or so. By the way I am a C for quad, nine years post injury. I don't really understand it, but especially after a lunch,, I get so cold! I usually have to put on an electric blanket and drink hot water to stop shivering. Quite annoying.
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I'm with you in spirit, Pal!
My wife is gone for ten days and I'm on the loose.........when it's a little cold to galavant much!
The furnace in the garage is running and running because the furnace bozo replaced the old mercury switched thermostat that I had rotated so it didn't come one until ~33*F.
Now it's trying to maintain something north of 45*! So I found a 35* thermostat on Amazon. WTF! Its for use in GARAGES! And it will be in my mailbox tomorrow.
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It's been 39 years for me & I just turned 60 too!
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Men?s Cross Country Runner of the Week ? No. 7
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Evans Kirwa of Embry-Riddle (Fla.) has been named the NAIA National Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Kirwa was selected based on his performance from Oct. 15 - 21 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent runner of the week selections. This is the third weekly honor for Kirwa this season.
Kirwa, a native of Eldoret, Kenya, claimed his 16th career individual championship and fourth this season by placing first overall at the Sand Shark Cross Country Invitational in Beaufort, S.C. The senior crossed the line with a personal-best and program record time of 24:05.21 - nearly 40 seconds faster than second place - in the 8,000-meter race. Kirwa's first-place finish led the Eagles to their second team title of the season.
With the performance, Kirwa ends his regular-season career with 13 of the top-20 times in Embry-Riddle history.
For complete results for the Sand Shark Cross Country Invitational, click here.
For the complete NAIA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week calendar, click here. This is the final Runner of the Week for the 2012 season.
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Nominees: Kip Kosgei, Northwood (Texas); Zach Widner, Siena Heights (Mich.); Adam Godwin, Oklahoma Baptist; Paul Freese, Loyola (La.); Brandon Sotelo, Texas Wesleyan; Nic Mizeur, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Aaron Caldwell, Baker (Kan.); Jordan Travis, Spring Hill (Ala.); Etaslon Kabura, Graceland (Iowa); Stephen Glinski, Aquinas (Mich.); Johnny Watson, Wiley (Texas); Landon Hamilton, Cumberlands (Ky.); Matt Pieri, Xavier (La.); Aaron Belcher, Indiana Tech; Frank Adelman, Southwestern (Kan.); Cole Carlson, Ottawa (Kan.); Hildon Boen, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Dusty Prescott, Davenport (Mich.); Eric Avila, Southern Oregon; Cody Gorham, Columbia (Mo.); Yanni Gallagher, William Penn (Iowa); TJ Mosbach, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Anthony Vecchio, South Carolina Beaufort; Kevin Randle, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Daniel Tubei, Park (Mo.); No Nomination, St. Thomas (Fla.); Corey Samples, William Woods (Mo.); Taylor Whitmore, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Brad Liston, Shawnee State (Ohio); Kyler Kathman, Southeastern (Fla.); Ethan Naylor, Indiana Wesleyan; Aj Fraser, Bethel (Ind.); Andy Reidsma, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Matt Leonard, Missouri Valley; Alejandro Sanchez, Waldorf (Iowa); Phil Rizzo, St. Francis (Ill.); Abdi Ismail, Dickinson State (N.D.); Gabriel Barron, Webber International (Fla.); Zach Gaines, Mobile (Ala.); Arya Bahreini, Oklahoma City; Mizael Carrera, Robert Morris (Ill.); Ryan Gehman, Montreat (N.C.); Hayden Hohnholt, Concordia (Neb.); John Gilbertson, The Master's (Calif.); Matthew Gastineau, York (Neb.); Joseph Mullen, Tennessee Wesleyan.
2012 NAIA Men's Cross Country Runners of the Week
Week 1 (Sept. 12): Frank Adelman, Southwestern (Kan.)
Week 2 (Sept. 19): Evans Kirwa, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Week 3 (Sept. 26): Greg Montgomery, College of Idaho
Week 4 (Oct. 3): John Gilbertson, The Master's (Calif.)
Week 5 (Oct. 10): Evans Kirwa, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
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- Laura@JourneyChic said...
Looove those bangle bracelets and that handbag! I've never been an orange person but am warming up to it. I just bought an orange tee at LOFT and put it under a denim blazer for a little punch of color, and really liked how it looked!
- May 17, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- Inspired Mrs. Stevens said...
a punch of citrus orange makes me happy too! You know, we luv it here in AUstin :)
- May 18, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Julie Khuu said...
Love those espadrilles! Orange paired with fuschia is totally my go-to combo right now...so fresh and so clean! Makes me wish summer were here NOW!
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- May 18, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- Lacey said...
I looove orange! It's so happy :) cute blog
- May 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Christy said...
As I'm sure you're not surprised to hear, I DO love to wear head-to-toe brights! I would so love to have the middle dress. And the wedges. Gorgeous! Hope you're feeling well Averill!
- May 23, 2011 at 8:04 AM
- Bromeliad said...
I think I could do a little or a lot of orange. Guess I should take a look in the closet. No time to be shy.
- May 23, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- Janell @ Isabella and Max said...
I Adore orange! I just picked up a orange/red pair of sandals and they are sure to become this season's favorite! Janell
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- Lisa - A Room with A View said...
Hi Averill,
I have recently begun to add pops of orange, burnt orange to my wardrobe- I love the effect! Thank you for a colorful, fun post - great accessories!
- May 28, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- emily said...
Orange is such a fun color! I can't believe those linen flats are from Banana!
- May 30, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- Dumbwit Tellher said...
Nothing more to say but...GOSH I love orange.
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Kathy, I was looking forward to seeing your two females (girls, ladies, women?) but there's an x in the upper left corner of a blank box. I don't know if it's my computer or if there's something missing behind the scenes in the blog post....ReplyDelete
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Silk Road Theatre Festival in the Ruhr
For centuries, the old Silk Road was the most important link between the Orient and the Occident. However, merchants on the road traded in more than just silk, silver or gold: as is always the case when people from different backgrounds come together, ideas and philosophies of life changed hands.
Since the mid-1990s, the Theaterlandschaften Seidenstraße Festival (Silk Road Theatre Festival) has brought together theatre people from over 15 countries along this ancient trading route in the Theater an der Ruhr in the German city of Mülheim. Similarly, Roberto Ciulli and his ensemble have taken their productions to countries like Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Iraq.
Aesthetic proximity and critical distance
The focus of this year's Silk Road Festival in Mülheim was on two entries from Iran and the art of theatre in the Maghrib. Despite their aesthetic proximity to European theatre, the critical analysis of the heritage of the colonial era is tangible in the productions from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
And so it was that of all things, Ahmed Khoudi from Algeria chose to put on a play from the French literary canon: King Ubu by Alfred Jarry. For Abderahmane Zaboubi of the Algerian National Theatre, this fantastically absurd play about a violent ruler who establishes a horrific regime of terror holds a mirror to the society in which he lives. 'We want to show just how many King Ubus there are in our country," said Zaboubi at the directors' final panel discussion. The fact that this discussion was conducted in three languages - German, Farsi and Arabic - made it a sensual treat for the ears.
Sabah Bouzouita's production of August Strindberg's Dance of Death was outstanding. With this production, the Tunisian director turned her back completely on the folklore of Arabic theatre. She was also rewarded for her acting with the 2003 Theater an der Ruhr Theatre Award.
What makes this festival so fascinating is not least the variety of languages and forms of acting expression, which despite their aesthetic obstinacy are imbued with the flair of the most varied cultural identities.
The West exports more than just freedom and democracy
The Iranian director Shabnam Toluie explains the social predicament of young people in Teheran: 'The third generation after the 1979 revolution is currently trying to find itself.' Her production, Bitter Coffee, features young people in a western-style café. A toilet is positioned at the front of the stage. The protagonists hear the same music on the radio as young people in Germany are dressed in jeans and T-shirts, struggle with drug and relationship problems, and suffer from loneliness. Shabnam's aim is to draw the audience's attention to the fact that the West not only exports freedom and democracy, but also all the problems associated with individualisation.
It's easy to criticise from the outside
During the panel discussion, the obligatory question of the compulsory headscarf, which the female actors wear with a certain degree of casualness, is raised. 'Are women in Teheran even allowed to go into cafés alone?' asks one woman. Roberto Ciulli grasps the opportunity to educate those present about a country most people haven't had the chance to get to know on their holidays. 'The production breaks boundaries' and pushes them back by allowing women's hair to peep out from beneath the headscarf and men and women to hint at bodily contact on stage. 'Let's not try to be more courageous from the outside than the most courageous people in Iran,' warns Ciulli.
For Najib Cherradi of Tunisia's 'El Teatro', the existential sharpness of the play The Palestinians by Jean Genet lies in 'people who are oppressed but put up resistance'. The production, which was directed by Taoufik Jebali, creates disturbing images for Genet's attempt to put into words the massacre of Palestinians in the Lebanese camp in Schatila.
Maghribi and European theatres face similar problems
The problems faced by Moroccan directors are astoundingly similar to those faced by their German counterparts: theatre attendance has been steadily declining over the past ten years. Hassan Hammouche of the 'Tensift' group wants to get people back into the theatre by 'creating a new harmony between folk theatre, theatre, the intellectuals and the public.'
Inspired by their meeting in Mülheim, the Maghribi directors now want to set up a joint festival in their own countries. And so, a few new links have been created in the 'Theaterlandschaften Seidenstraße' network. It's all about barter: instead of trading in gold and silver on the old Silk Road, here the currency is a glance, a laugh, rage and sometimes even pain.
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News Release 12-134
NSF I-Corps Celebrates First Year Bridging University Researchers with Entrepreneurs
Anniversary highlights accomplishments of nearly 100 teams and the announcement of the addition of two I-Corps National Innovation Network nodes
July 18, 2012
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In July 2011, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched the Innovation Corps (I-Corps), a program to broaden the impact of select, NSF-funded, basic-research projects by preparing scientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the laboratory.
Leveraging experience and guidance from established entrepreneurs and a targeted curriculum, I-Corps grantees learn to identify valuable product opportunities that can emerge from academic research.
Now, one year into its three-year pilot phase, the I-Corps program has reached pivotal milestones. Several teams already are receiving public and private follow-on investment and participants have built a novel I-Corps Mentor Network that connects experts from the academic and entrepreneurial communities.
"NSF launched Innovation Corps to leverage productive public-private partnerships and extend the impact of fundamental research discoveries," says NSF Director Subra Suresh. "I-Corps has already had an impact beyond our initial expectations and inspired the research and business communities to collaborate in new ways. It is a model that can be transferred to other areas as well, and we are grateful to all the stakeholders for their support and participation."
Nearly 100 teams--composed of academic researchers, student entrepreneurs (undergraduates, graduate students and post-docs) and business mentors--participated in the six-month I-Corps program.
The curriculum is a hypothesis-based approach to assessing technological readiness that combines two, site-based short courses, extensive online coaching and hands-on outreach to potential customers. I-Corps merges the structured coursework with guidance from NSF program officers and leading entrepreneurs, who committed their time to the program.
Several I-Corps teams have received NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants, enabling them to develop companies based on what they have learned from the program. In the coming year, NSF hopes to expand I-Corps to an additional 200 teams of researchers and their business mentors.
"Academic researchers already have many skills valuable for success in business, such as critical thinking, teamwork and an ability to move in a new direction and learn when a hypothesis proves false," says Errol Arkilic, NSF program director for I-Corps. "The NSF I-Corps builds upon that expertise, introducing researchers to the business community and teaching them to seek, and speak to, the needs of potential customers."
As an extension of the I-Corps program's success and as a mechanism to broaden the geographic reach of the effort, NSF will expand the network of nodes that serve as teaching sites for the hands-on curriculum.
The I-Corps node at Stanford University now will join one at Georgia Tech and one at the University of Michigan. Additionally, NSF is now soliciting proposals for new nodes, all of which will serve their regional community as innovation supporting resources and act as focal points for expanding the national I-Corps network.
"I-Corps is an innovation model that demonstrates the continued strength of the American entrepreneurial spirit," says Dedric Carter, NSF senior advisor for Strategic Initiatives. "Building on NSF's 60-plus year legacy of investing in basic research and spawning innovation, I-Corps embodies many of the key elements for entrepreneurial achievement and illustrates why our nation is still the world-leader for start-up success."
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Rush Limbaugh snapped at former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for calling Republicans too reactionary, saying the party lost in 2012 because it "is considered wishy-washy."
"Jeb Bush said that too many Republicans are reactionary," the conservative radio host said on his program Friday, according to a show transcript. "It's a code word used by people who aren't conservative to taint us as extremists."
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Limbaugh was referring to comments Bush made earlier in the day at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" conference in Washington.
"Let me just say that we got beat because our brand is perceived to be tarnished, to be reactionary, to be too negative rather than hopeful and positive," Bush said in a segment aired on Limbaugh's show, referring to the 2012 election.
"So Jeb Bush, who we really like here, said at the Faith and Freedom Coalition today that he wasn't gonna be critical of the Obama administration. That really worked out for Romney, didn't it?" Limbaugh responded.
Limbaugh then turned Bush's criticism around, applying the term "reactionary" to conservatives generally seen as having less extreme views than Limbaugh does.
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Welcome to Goodsell Observatory
Goodsell Observatory is located at 93° 09' 07.9" W and 44° 27' 42.4" N, altitude 290 m, on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. The building, built in 1885, houses three historic telescopes. In the larger dome there is a 16.2-inch John Brashear refractor, and in the smaller dome there is an 8 ¼-inch Alvan Clark and Sons refractor. Downstairs resides a transit telescope originally used to help set the time in the midwest. All three telescopes are over one hundred and ten years old, and both the 8" and the 16" telescopes are regularly used for open houses.
Goodsell is also equipped with modern telescopes—8-inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain LX200s—used for classes and open houses. These telescopes are set up when needed on permanent piers located behind the observatory on the east lawn. Also available for use are SBIG STT-8300M, STF-8300M, and ST-2000XM CCD cameras with LRGB and narrowband filters. These are used outside with the portable scopes or with either of the permanent scopes, and are supported by six computers on moveable carts. Click here for more information and images of Goodsell's equipment.
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The Tanzania Project Blog
The purpose of this site is to allow two people who are going on a trip to Tanzania to report on their day to day experiences. While visiting Tanzania the main purpose of their stay is to visit a hospital project there which assists people with disabilities. Disabilities which include blindness, cataract, trachoma and other physical disabilities. One of the staff members Marcus works with a large Australian not for profit agency in Melbourne and the other is an Australian full time and professional blogger (ProBlogger). ProBlogger has a large following and CBM (the not for profit agency) has selected him for his writing abilities. The intention is to promote awareness of people with disabilities in the poorer countries of the world while focusing on the journey of Marcus and Darren to Tanzania.
The audience will be primarily those who are interested in humanity and human rights issues and also those who want to or already donate to agencies assisting people who are either poor and or are living with a disability. This can range anywhere from 25 - 70.
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An object is a chunk of memory bundled with the code that manipulates memory. In the memory, the object maintains its state (the values of its instance variables), which can change and evolve throughout its lifetime. To get a newly-created object off to a good start, its newly-allocated memory must be initialized to a proper initial state. This article is a companion piece to this month's Design Techniques installment, which focuses on designing classes for proper initialization. Here we take an in-depth look at the mechanisms Java uses to manage object initialization.
The motivation behind Java's initialization mechanisms
At the beginning of an object's life, the Java virtual machine (JVM) allocates enough memory on the heap to accommodate the object's instance variables. When that memory is first allocated, however, the data it contains is unpredictable. If the memory were used as is, the behavior of the object would also be unpredictable. To guard against such a scenario, Java makes certain that memory is initialized, at least to predictable default values, before it is used by any code.
Initialization is important because, historically, uninitialized data has been a common source of bugs. Bugs caused by uninitialized data occur regularly in C, for example, because it doesn't have built-in mechanisms to enforce proper initialization of data. C programmers must always remember to initialize data after they allocate it and before they use it. The Java language, by contrast, has built-in mechanisms that help you ensure proper initialization of the memory occupied by a newly-created object. With proper use of these mechanisms, you can prevent an object of your design from ever being created with an invalid initial state.
The Java language has three mechanisms dedicated to ensuring proper initialization of objects: instance initializers (also called instance initialization blocks), instance variable initializers, and constructors. (Instance initializers and instance variable initializers collectively are called "initializers.") All three mechanisms result in Java code that is executed automatically when an object is created. When you allocate memory for a new object with the
new operator or the
newInstance() method of class
Class, the Java virtual machine will insure that initialization code is run before you can use the newly-allocated memory. If you design your classes such that initializers and constructors always produce a valid state for newly-created objects, there will be no way for anyone to create and use an object that isn't properly initialized.
Default initial values
If you provide no explicit initialization to instance variables, they will be awarded predictable default initial values, which are based only on the type of the variable. Table 1 shows the default initial values for each of the variable types. (These are the default initial values for both instance and class variables. Local variables are not given default initial values. They must be initialized explicitly before they are used.)
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(byte) 0
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Table 1. Default values for fields
If you don't explicitly initialize an instance variable, that variable will retain its default initial value when
new returns its object reference. For example, here is a class, named
CoffeeCup, whose
innerCoffee field is not explicitly initialized (there are no constructors or initializers in the class):
// In source packet in file init/ex1/CoffeeCup.java // This class has no constructors or initializers class CoffeeCup { private int innerCoffee; //... }
As a result, when the reference to a new
CoffeeCup object is first returned by
new, the
innerCoffee field will be its default initial value. Because
innerCoffee is an
int, its default initial value is zero.
Note that this means that if you explicitly initialize
innerCoffee, say to a value of 100, then when each
CoffeeCup object is created,
innerCoffee will, in effect, be initialized twice. First,
innerCoffee will be given its default initial value of zero. Later, the zero will be overwritten with the proper initial value of 100. All of this takes place while the Java virtual machine is creating the new object -- before it returns the reference to the new object. By the time the reference to a new
CoffeeCup object is returned from the
new operator, the
innerCoffee field will be set to 100.
The central player in object initialization is the constructor. In Java, constructors are similar to methods, but they are not methods. Like a method, a constructor has a set of parameters and a body of code. Unlike methods, however, constructors have no return type. Like methods, you can give access specifiers to constructors, but unlike methods, constructors with public, protected, or package access are not inherited by subclasses. (Also, instead of determining the ability to invoke a method, the access level of a constructor determines the ability to instantiate an object.)
Constructor basics
In the source file, a constructor looks like a method declaration in which the method has the same name as the class but has no return type. For example, here is a constructor declaration for class
// In source packet in file init/ex2/CoffeeCup.java class CoffeeCup { // Constructor looks like a method declaration // minus the return type public CoffeeCup() { // Body of constructor } // ... }
As with methods, you can overload constructors by varying the number, types, and order of parameters. Here is a class
CoffeeCup with two constructors:
// In source packet in file init/ex3/CoffeeCup.java class CoffeeCup { private int innerCoffee; public CoffeeCup() { innerCoffee = 237; } public CoffeeCup(int amount) { innerCoffee = amount; } // ... }
When you instantiate an object with
new, you must specify a constructor. For example, given the
CoffeeCup class above that has two constructors, you could instantiate it in either of these two ways:
// In source packet in file init/ex3/Example3.java class Example3 { public static void main(String[] args) { // Create an empty cup CoffeeCup cup1 = new CoffeeCup(); // Create a cup with 355 ml of coffee in it CoffeeCup cup2 = new CoffeeCup(355); } }
In Java jargon, constructors that take no parameters (or no arguments) are called "no-arg constructors." In the code shown above, the first instantiation of a
CoffeeCup object specifies the no-arg constructor. The second instantiation specifies the constructor that requires an
int as its only parameter.
this() invocation
From within a constructor, you can explicitly invoke another constructor from the same class by using the
this() statement. You may want to do this if you have several overloaded constructors in a class, all of which must execute much of the same code. Here's an example:
// In source packet in file init/ex4/CoffeeCup.java class CoffeeCup { private int innerCoffee; public CoffeeCup() { this(237); // Calls other constructor // Could have done more construction here } public CoffeeCup(int amount) { innerCoffee = amount; } // ... }
In this example, the no-arg constructor invokes the other constructor that takes an
int as its only parameter. It passes
237 to the other constructor, which assigns that value to
You cannot call
this() from methods, only from constructors. If you do call
this()in a constructor, you must call it first, before any other code in the constructor, and you can only call it once. Any code you include after the call to
this() will be executed after the invoked constructor completes.
Constructors are not methods
To further illustrate the difference between methods and constructors, consider this fact: The name of a class is a valid name for its methods. In other words, class
CoffeeCup could have methods named
// In source packet in file init/ex5/CoffeeCup.java // THIS WORKS, BUT IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF POOR METHOD NAMING class CoffeeCup { private int innerCoffee; public CoffeeCup() { // The constructor innerCoffee = 237; } public void CoffeeCup() { // The method innerCoffee = 99; } // ... }
Given the above definition of class
CoffeeCup, you could legally do the following:
// In source packet in file init/ex5/Example5.java class Example5 { public static void main(String[] args) { CoffeeCup cup = new CoffeeCup(); // invoke the constructor cup.CoffeeCup(); // invoke the method } }
Although it is legal to give a method the same name as a class, in practice you should never do so, in part because other programmers might confuse it with a constructor, but also because it breaks many of the rules for good method design. First, a class name is not a verb; it's a noun (at least it should be a noun). Method names should be verbs. You should name methods after the action they perform, and "CoffeeCup" is not an action. Also, "CoffeeCup" doesn't follow the naming convention for methods, in which the first letter is lowercase. The purpose of this example is merely to highlight the fact that constructors aren't methods by showing that a constructor does not conflict with a method that has the same signature.
If you declare a class with no constructors, the compiler will automatically create a default constructor for the class. A default constructor takes no parameters (it's a no-arg constructor) and has an empty body. Because the compiler will automatically generate a default constructor if you don't declare any constructors explicitly, all classes are guaranteed to have at least one constructor. For example, if you declare a
CoffeeCup class without declaring a constructor explicitly:
// In source packet in file init/ex6/CoffeeCup.java class CoffeeCup { private int innerCoffee; public void add(int amount) { innerCoffee += amount; } //... }
The compiler will generate the same class file as if you had explicitly declared a no-arg constructor with an empty body:
// In source packet in file init/ex7/CoffeeCup.java class CoffeeCup { private int innerCoffee; public CoffeeCup() { } public void add(int amount) { innerCoffee += amount; } //... }
The compiler gives default constructors the same access level as their class. In the example above, class
CoffeeCup is public, so the default constructor is public. If
CoffeeCup had been given package access, the default constructor would be given package access as well.
Instance initialization methods
When you compile a class, the Java compiler creates an instance initialization method for each constructor you declare in the source code of the class. Although the constructor is not a method, the instance initialization method is. It has a name,
<init>, a return type,
void, and a set of parameters that match the parameters of the constructor from which it was generated. For example, given the following two constructors in the source file for class
// In source packet in file init/ex8/CoffeeCup.java class CoffeeCup { public CoffeeCup() { //... } public CoffeeCup(int amount) { //... } // ... }
the compiler would generate the following two instance initialization methods in the class file for class
CoffeeCup, one for each constructor in the source file:
// In binary form in file init/ex8/CoffeeCup.class: public void <init>(CoffeeCup this) {...} public void <init>(CoffeeCup this, int amount) {...}
Note that
<init> is not a valid Java method name, so you could not define a method in your source file that accidentally conflicted with an instance initialization method. (
<init> is not a method in the Java language sense of the term, because it has an illegal name. In the compiled, binary Java class file, however, it is a legal method.)
Also, the
this reference passed as the first parameter to
<init> is inserted by the Java compiler into the parameter list of every instance method. For example, the method
void add(int amount) in the source file for class
CoffeeCup would become the
void add(CoffeeCup this, int amount) method in the class file. The hidden
this reference is the way in which instance methods, including instance initialization methods, are able to access instance data.
If you don't explicitly declare a constructor in a class, the Java compiler will create a default constructor on the fly, then translate that default constructor into a corresponding instance initialization method. Thus, every class will have at least one instance initialization method.
When the compiler generates an instance initialization method, it bases it on a constructor. It gives the method the same parameter list as the constructor, and it puts the code contained in the constructor's body into the method's body. But the instance initialization method does not necessarily represent a mere compilation of the constructor with the name changed to
<init> and a return value of
void added. Often, the code of an instance initialization method does more than the code defined in the body of its corresponding constructor. The compiler also potentially adds code for any initializers and an invocation of the superclass's constructor.


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Recent developments have brought signs of relief from runaway costs. In July of this year, provisions from the Higher Education Opportunity Act took effect, requiring publishers to disclose textbook prices to professors during the marketing process. Increased awareness of cost will create an atmosphere where lower-cost options can gain traction. Concurrently, several potential solutions have evolved in the textbooks marketplace.
College textbook prices have skyrocketed in recent years, threatening the affordability and accessibility of higher education in America. The average student spends $900 on textbooks annually, which can be the tipping point between affording a degree and dropping out because of cost. As prices continue to rise, the need for solutions is increasingly urgent.
Cost-reducing options for traditional textbooks: As of this fall, more than 1,500 colleges offer books for rent, and more than 7,000 common titles are available as e-books. New e-reading devices like Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle offer a convenient, portable way for students to read and store digital books.
Alternate models: Open textbooks are offered online under an open-source license that allows free digital access, low-cost print options and customization by instructors. More than 1,000 professors are using open textbooks this fall, and dozens of high-quality books are already available.
The Student PIRGs conducted this study to evaluate the long-term potential of these new options as solutions to the high cost of textbooks.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Workshop 3: Lectures & Activities
After viewing Lecture One, analyze the documents and argue the case that Lowell was an exploitative situation and mostly a dead end for working women. Write down each argument, point by point. Use the questions to guide your analysis.
Now take the other side of the argument. Make the case that young women were liberated by the opportunity at Lowell. Argue each point on the list you wrote against the Lowell experience.
Note: This activity has two sets of questions: those that relate to specific documents and appear on each document page and more general, "big picture" questions listed below. You may begin with general or specific questions depending upon your preference.
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A Chicago woman whose personal tragedies have derailed her "American Idol" dreams in the past is once again facing a major obstacle on her path to pop stardom.
Angela Martin, 28, punched her golden ticket to Hollywood at the Chicago auditions for the show, but she heads to the next round without a major part of her support team -- her mother, who went missing the day after Christmas.
According to People magazine, Glenwood, IL police found Viola Brown Martin's car abandoned in a south suburban forest preserve on New Year's Eve, but she hasn't been seen since.
"We haven't stopped looking," Martin told People. "We've been out in the cold, and before I left to go to Hollywood, we were looking."
In 2007, Martin made it to Hollywood, but was cut in the second round soon after learning that her father was murdered.
In 2008, she made it to the top 50 but had to leave the competition to handle a legal matter back home.
Martin seems to believe her mother is alive, because she told the magazine that "When people see her, they just need to say, 'You need to call your kids.'"
Martin also has a 10-year-old daughter who suffers from Rett Syndrome, a developmental disorder.


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Xiamen GRAND SLAM | 22 - 27 October 2013
Xiamen, China, October 25, 2013 – Reigning world champions Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen of the Netherlands posted a pair of victories in the knockout stage here on Friday to set up a men's semifinal clash with compatriots Jon Stiekema/Christiaan Varenhorst in the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Xiamen Grand Slam.
Brouwer/Meeuwsen, who had been crowned at the World Championships in Poland in July, swept Greece's dark horses Kotsilianos Georgios/Zoupani Nikos 2-0 (21-12, 21-17) in 32 minutes in the quarter-finals Friday afternoon for their fifth straight win in Xiamen and a berth in Saturday morning's semifinals.
"It's very nice! In the last tournament of the season, it will be great to finish it with the best results possible. We're going for it tomorrow, " said Meeuwsen. "I think we performed at a good level all season long, with one big win, like you already said. I am pretty satisfied, but it will be nice to get nice results here as a finish. "
Meeuwsen thought it was no coincidence that two teams from the Netherlands made it into the top four in the windy weather in Xiamen.
"We used to praticed in the wind a lot in our country, so we are used to this condition, it's no coincidence that we're both in," he added.
The 20th seeded Stiekema/Varenhorst beat Italy's Alex Ranghieri/Andrea Tomatis in straight sets (21-17, 21-17) to meet Brouwer/Meeuwsen in the semifinals. It was tied at 15-all in the second set before Stiekema/Varenhorst pulled away with a 4-0 run to make it 19-15. After a smash by Varenhorst gave the Dutch team their first match point at 20-17, Ranghieri made a spiking mistake to send Stiekema/Varenhorst to their first trip to a World Tour medal round this season.
"We are excited of course. It was almost like a home game for us with the wind. In the Netherlands we have the same weather, " said Varenhorst. "In the condition like this, I think we can reach the final and maybe win the gold."
Italy's 11th seeds Nicolai Paolo and Daniele Lupo eliminated seventh seeded Evandro Goncalves Oliveira/Emanuel Rego of Brazil 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) to make the semifinals for the third time in their fifth trip to China.
"I like to play in China! It's different to play (in windy conditions). We have focused on the match and we played better than our opponents, so we are proud of this," said Paolo. "Emanuel is like the history of the sport, a legend. So we are proud of ourselves."
Paolo and Lupo will also go for the chamionship. "We try to win the tournmanent every time we play, we'll try to do that and we are ready for this. We have a good season, but sometimes we lost some matches with our mistakes. So we have to stay focused and prepare for the next match. "
In the last quarter-final match, 10th seeded Alison Cerutti/Vitor Goncalves Felipe rallied past Jacob Gibb/Casey Patterson of the United States 2-1 (11-21, 23-21, 15-11) to remain as the only Brazilian tandem in the title contention following the elimination of Pedro/Bruno and Ricardo/Alvaro.
The double gender Xiamen Grand Slam is the last of a record 10 Grand Slam events on the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour calendar with the men's and women's semifinal and final matches set for Saturday and Sunday respectively.
China has hosted more than 23 women's and 14 men's tournaments on the FIVB World Tour, but this is the first visit for an FIVB international beach volleyball event in the city of Xiamen. The event in Xiamen is one of three FIVB international beach volleyball events being held in China this year. The first was the 2013 FIVB Open tournament held in Fuzhou on April 23 to 28, followed by the Shanghai Grand Slam, which took place from April 30 to May 5, 2013.
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We sometimes take it for granted that folks understand that the primary purpose of the Nielsen TV Ratings is to facilitate the sales of commercial TV advertising. That the Nielsen Ratings don't do plenty of things that many fans wish they would do, is old news. Also old news: that's because they're not supposed to do those things or designed to do them. The Nielsen Ratings are not supposed to be a popularity metric.
Why aren't iTunes, Amazon and Google Play views included in the Nielsen Ratings? Because not only do they not carry the same ads that ran on TV, they don't carry any advertising at all.
So I wanted to get out in front of the curve. The forthcoming new "Nielsen Twitter TV Rating" will be completely separate from the Nielsen TV Ratings. So next season if anyone asks if Arrow's overnight ratings include all the tweeting, you can definitively tell them "no!" On the plus side they will include any DVR viewing up to 3am after the telecast.
The Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings is a separate product for a mostly (arguably completely) separate purpose. Nielsen is a global market research firm that does and sells many things besides the Nielsen TV ratings. The Twitter product will be one of those other things. That product, which will measure Twitter engagement with specific programming, is aimed at helping TV networks market more efficiently on Twitter and better execute cross promotional marketing (like when your TV screen implores you to tweet about the show you're watching with a special hashtag).
We can debate about how the data will be used, but there's no arguing about this: it won't be counted in the Nielsen TV Ratings.


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Episode 73, Alessondra
June 12, 2015
Join us for an interesting and fun conversation with planetary astronomer, Alessondra Springmann. She's working on NASA's OSIRIS-REx project and could be one of the first to confirm an asteroid is on a trajectory to hit Earth! Don't worry, everything is going to be fine. Plus, we have more guests from outer space! And the […]


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Professional development is your responsibility. Any woman serious about career advancement always has it on her mind and in her sight. The biggest misconception is that it is costly to continue professional development. It doesn't have to be expensive. Money is the number one reason why a lot of people bypass professional development and end up stunting their career growth. But blaming cost is a cop out.
There are several low cost things you can do to invest in your professional development.
- Get biblical with it and "tithe". OK for those of you who attend church faithfully, you understand the concept of tithing. It's where you give 10% of your earnings to the Lord. Well I content that you can tithe to yourself as well as the Lord. I always tithe in thirds. 10% to church, 10% to build my savings and 10% dedicated to my professional development. Set yourself up a Professional Development Fund. It can be a separate savings account at your local bank or credit union, or even using the envelope system. Each month count up your contributions and decide whether to invest in a course or certification or if you want to continue to build the account up to invest in a conference or something bigger. But no matter what, don't touch that money for any other purpose. You'll be surprised at how much money you accumulate.
- Remember that Reading is Fundamental. I am a voracious reader. I have been since I was a child. Don't over look your local library. Granted some area libraries are better than others, but take an afternoon and stroll through. My local library has a book sale the first Saturday of each month. I always find great books (it could be because I live in an area where a lot of prominent business people live). I've paid anywhere between 50 cents and $5 for quality books. I've gotten books by Jack Welch, Seth Godin and many more prominent thought & business leaders. You never know what gems you'll find. Also, sign up for member cards at book chains like Barnes & Noble and Borders. You get special discounts and sales. I love the clearance table! And of course there are online book sites such as Amazon.com, Half.com and Alibris. Reading books keep you up to date in your industry and social trends.
- Trade with your friends. If you hang with an intelligent crowd, which I'm sure you do, you can always trade books, CDs, and programs. My friends love coming to my house because I have an actual library in my home. Yes, a separate room that is a dedicated library with all my books, CDs, Magazines and DVDs. Rather than lending stuff out, I make trades. That way I know I will get my things back! You've heard of cookie swap parties and even clothing swap parties. Each month, make it a point to have a Knowledge Swap Party. Everyone invited should make a list of what they have (books, CDs, DVDs, etc) so there is no overlap. Then have everyone bring the items to the party and trade. You are educating yourself and helping your friends educate themselves at the same time. Trust me it's fun and saves lots of money.
- Enlist your boss in your professional development plan. I know times are tight, but some companies are still willing to invest in their top talent. If you are a valuable employee and you stay on the cutting edge of your field (and that in turns brings value to your company's bottom line), your company may pay for you to attend conferences, training and/or certification courses. It's up to you to write a compelling proposal and presentation that convinces them why you are the person to attend, what benefits you'll gain, and how it fits into the company's success. The burden of proof is on you so make it a good case. Request a meeting with your boss and explain to him or her where you'd like to see your career go. Then ask for his or her help in achieving your goals. Inquire about tuition assistance or tuition reimbursement programs.
- Learn a new language. You can access tons of free and low cost websites, buy CD and DVD programs, instructional books or get a tutor. Local community colleges offer courses for continuing education credits. Visit their websites and find out what language classes they offer and what levels you can take. Being bilingual (or multilingual) can dramatically increase your earning potential. While some people still fight embracing additional languages (Spanish in particular) the smart people are immersing themselves in new languages. Learn a new language.
- Can't afford to return to college, look into continuing education courses. The beauty of continuing education is that you can often get credit that can be applied towards certain certifications and job promotions. There are certificate, diploma and certification programs in everything from Office Management to Project Management to Bookkeeping & Accounting. These courses prepare you to sit for certification exams.
- Get a team of mentors. Yes, a team. No one mentor can fulfill all of your needs. Also, no one person is meant to be your mentor forever. It's a great professional move to find multiple mentors from varying backgrounds and experience. Draw from the collective experience. Make sure you set up regular appointments with them on a rotating basis. Take plenty of notes and challenge yourself to learn more in between your meetings. Remember to give back in return. After all, your mentors are being gracious with their time. Even if they don't ask for or require anything in return, it is still proper etiquette to establish a give and take relationship.
- There's always the internet! When all else fails, you can find a wealth of information on the web. There are resource websites available on every imaginable topic. Exercise your Google skills to find new and up to date information. While some would caution you to stay away from opinion blogs, I say read them, but be objective. It's always good to get other people's point of view on different issues. Set up Google Alerts so that you are notified every time an article, blog post or event pops up on the internet.
Don't let lack of money keep you from advancing your career. In this economy, you must be creative and resourceful. It is your responsibility to cultivate your career. Over time, you will find that you'll be able to afford more sophisticated professional development. Until then, try the suggestions above.
Til next time.
Adrienne Graham


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Red Sox blanked by O's for second time in series
BALTIMORE -- For much of the season, the Red Sox have gone mysteriously quiet at the plate, unable to deliver key hits with men on base. But something entirely different happened during this three-game series at Camden Yards.
Over three games and 27 innings, the Boston bats went stone-cold silent.View Full Game Coverage
BALTIMORE -- For much of the season, the Red Sox have gone mysteriously quiet at the plate, unable to deliver key hits with men on base. But something entirely different happened during this three-game series at Camden Yards.
Over three games and 27 innings, the Boston bats went stone-cold silent.View Full Game Coverage
It culminated with a 6-0 loss to the Orioles in the rubber match of a three-game series, as the Red Sox scored one run in three days.
The last time the Red Sox scored one run or fewer in a three-game series was on April 27-29, 1981, in Texas, when Carl Yastrzemski was the designated hitter, Jim Rice played left, Dwight Evans patrolled right and Carney Lansford, en route to a batting title that season, was at the hot corner.
"Well, one run in 27 innings is extremely difficult," said manager John Farrell. "You credit their pitching. You credit inning-ending double plays three times tonight. We had big opportunities [Tuesday] that we left a number of men on base, particularly in the early innings. We've got to do a better job offensively all the way around."
This was the first time the Sox scored one run or fewer in any three-game span since April 21-23, 1993, when they were shut out twice in Seattle and mustered one run in Anaheim.
When the Red Sox set out on this three-city road trip, they were flying high after winning seven in a row.
The flight home was presumably much more downcast, as Boston went 2-7 on the frustration-filled journey.
"Slump? What slump? Who's slumping? The team? We're just not scoring runs," said Xander Bogaerts, who went 0-for-16 in Baltimore. "It's just hits, opportunity hits. [Tuesday] night I think I had a few opportunities that I just didn't cash in. It's tough. It's tough to be going through something like this."
The Sox are 29-36 as they had home to start a four-game series with the Indians on Thursday. The defending World Series champs are nine games back in the American League East.
The latest loss was prolonged by a rain delay of one hour and 38 minutes in the bottom of the seventh.
"We haven't been swinging the bats good," said Dustin Pedroia. "When we do hit the ball well, it's right at somebody, or we get a rally going and we find a way to stop it quick. But you've got to keep fighting through it. That's all we can do."
Rubby De La Rosa had a rocky first inning, but minimized the damage after that, giving up seven hits and four runs over 5 2/3 innings.
"I thought tonight was an important learning experience for him, the way in which he needs to use his fastball," said Farrell. "Quickly the word spreads around this league on what an individual pitcher will go to. I thought once he started to use his fastball more from the third inning on, he forced some swings and made his changeup and his breaking pitches that much more effective. But like I said, I think it's more a very good learning lesson tonight."
However, the way Boston is hitting of late, the pitching staff doesn't have much margin for error.
De La Rosa's outing got off on the wrong foot in the first. It started on a one-out walk by Steve Pearce. Adam Jones ripped an RBI double to left. With two outs, Chris Davis ripped a two-run homer to right to make it 3-0.
While De La Rosa settled down nicely, the Orioles did get one more in the fourth on an RBI single by Nick Hundley.
"I think it was better from the second inning through the last inning," said De La Rosa. "I feel my command was better and my fastball was location was better."
Baltimore nearly increased the lead to 5-0 when Nick Markakis slapped a grounder that third baseman Bogaerts made a diving stab on and shoveled to second for the force attempts. Initially, Hundley was ruled safe and Markakis was awarded with an RBI. But Farrell challenged the play, and it was overturned, erasing the run and ending the inning.
However, not even that could generate any momentum for Boston.
Wei-Yin Chen retired the first 11 batters he faced until Pedroia belted a liner to right with two outs in the fourth. Pedroia tried to stretch it into a double, but was thrown out by Markakis.
"There's two outs," said Pedroia. "That's why I went. Obviously get in scoring position with two outs. He made a perfect throw. Those are the type of aggressive plays we like. He just made a perfect throw."
When the Red Sox finally had a promising rally in the sixth, putting two on with one out, Brock Holt hit into a 4-6-3 double play.
"I'd be the first to day I think we kind of caught Boston not swinging the bats as well as they're capable of," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter. "But I'm impressed with the way our guys pitched the last three days."
As for Farrell and the Red Sox, they will try to regroup at home.
"I'm not at the point of pulling something out of a hat for a lineup, I can tell you that," Farrell said. "But we've got to trust in the players that we have and continue to work through this."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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In my last post, I started to answer some questions posed by The Ancestry Insider in his post entitled, "Can Copyright Be Claimed on Digitized Public Domain Documents?" Here is the second question of the series: "What if the document was the original Declaration of Independence, and the photographer employed the exact same treatments—lighting, creative angles, and so forth—as a way to create a photograph that was more legible than the original?"
The next question asked by The Ancestry Insider is legally the same as the one above, it is "What if the document is already legible but for some reason considerable skill and originality is necessary to make the photograph as legible as the original?"
The Declaration of Independence is actually a good example of a public domain document. The term "public domain" is not defined in the U.S. Copyright law but any work that is not specifically protected by the copyright law properly becomes part of the public domain. This is sort-of a backward definition. Once a work enters the public domain, no individual-not even the creator-may copyright it. See Golan v. Gonzales, 501 F.3d 1179 (Colo. 2007).
The question from The Ancestry Insider raises the legal issue of what the copyright law calls a derivative work. In this case, the copyright law does have a definition in the statutes. "A "derivative work" is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization, fictionalization, motion picture version, sound recording, art reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work consisting of editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications, which, as a whole, represent an original work of authorship, is a "derivative work"." The questions asked by The Ancestry Insider, put into legal jargon, would essentially be whether or not the actions of the photographer were sufficient to create a derivative work.
In the case of Eastern Am. Trio Prods., Inc. v. Tang Elec. Corp., 97 F.Supp.2d 395, 417-18 (S.D.N.Y.2000) the court held that "when a photographer "personally supervised the lay-out of the items that were photographed, positioned them in what she thought an attractive manner, selected particular angles and lighting, and in some cases even had the images enhanced by a computer to achieve the desired outcome ... [t]he creative elements asserted [satisfied] the minimal originality requirement for copyright."
So the answer to the two questions above in both cases is yes, the enhanced photographs or scans would probably be copyrightable but the issue of whether or not a copyright could be maintained would depend on the degree of creativity used and whether or not the resultant photograph would be or even could be considered a derivative work.
I would give my own opinion that if the only issue is legibility and there is no artistic intent, the photographer or scanner would have a much more difficult time convincing any court that the scan or photograph was a derivative work and therefore protected by copyright.
I hope I get the time to answer the next questions. I guess we'll see what happens.
Nothing I say in these blog posts is to be construed as a legal opinion about any particular case or controversy. They are my opinion only and nothing I say or write should be construed to form an attorney-client relationship.


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SCOTTSDALE — The murky bullpen picture continues to clear as manager Jim Tracy said Friday night that left-hander Josh Outman has made the team.
That leaves four locks in the relief corps: closer Rafael Betancourt, setupmen Matt Belisle and Rex Brothers and Outman, who could be used as both a left-handed specialist and multiple-inning reliever. With the Rockies using only four starters until April 15, Tracy has not decided if he will carry an eighth reliever or an extra bench player.
Tracy also revealed that Tyler Chatwood is being considered for a bullpen spot after losing out in the starter derby to Jamie Moyer. Esmil Rogers and Josh Roenicke are considered favorites to land to two bullpen roles, with Alex White, Edgmer Escalona, Chatwood and Matt Reynolds in the mix. With Outman a lock to make the team, the left-handed Reynolds' chances have decreased. He struggled to get lefties out last season, and hasn't improved much on those matchups this spring. Chatwood has also struggled with his command, leaving him with an uphill battle.
Outman was acquired from Oakland along with Guillermo Moscoso in exchange for outfielder Seth Smith. Moscoso will start the season in the Triple-A rotation. Outman missed 10 days early in camp with triceps tendinitis. As he recovered, the Rockies no longer viewed him as starter, but rather a potential bullpen weapon.
"I want to compete and help the team win, whether that's in the the bullpen or as a left-handed specialist. I'll do it with a positive attitude," Outman said, adding this camp has not gone as he scripted. "I expected to make the team in the rotation. I was given as good a shot as anybody else. I missed two outings (with the injury) and there was no way I could build back up and catch up at that point."


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