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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (June 15, 2012) – After day one of the 2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships, ETSU freshman K'Vonte Scott (Virginia Beach, Va.) sits in fifth place in the men's decathlon with 3,730 points through the first five sections of the event.
Scott's top performance of the day came in the 400m, where he took first place with a time of 49.61. The Buccaneer freshman also earned top fives in both the long jump and high jump, leaping 6.80m in the long jump and clearing a height of 1.96m in the high jump.
Gunnar Nixon of Arkansas currently resides in first place overall with 4,062 points.
Day two of the USA Juniors begins Saturday at 1:30 p.m. local time, starting with the 110m hurdles portion of the decathlon. The decathlon will conclude at 8:20 p.m. with the 1500m.
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Agricultural Land...
Farmers grow all kinds of crops, and weeds are a major challenge.
Whether it be orchards (e.g., peaches, plums, walnuts, almonds), row
crops (e.g.,tomatoes, corn), or rice and other grains, weeds want to
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After the first few maps and plans were approved, our
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Match even after bowlers dominate
Sri Lanka 44 for 3 (Junaid 2-15) trail Pakistan 226 (Shafiq 75, Misbah 40, Perera 4-63) by 182 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
The SSC and Pallekele could well be on two different continents, such was the contrast in the nature of their pitches. After the highway at the SSC last week, the moisture in the Pallekele pitch - increased by the rain before the Test - and a hint of grass gave Sri Lanka's attack early encouragement that lasted into the final session, justifying the home team's decision to bowl first. The new ball was a powerful weapon, employed expertly by Thisara Perera and Nuwan Kulasekara, who also stood out for their stamina and helped their team have the better of most of the first day.
But it was used even more menacingly by Pakistan's fast bowlers, whose extra pace and difficult angles produced wickets and plenty of nervous moments for the batsmen. Pakistan's 226 may be below-par, but an incisive spell in the final hour led by Junaid Khan revived their spirits and boosted hopes of a strong comeback.
Sri Lanka are without their centurion from the first two Tests, Tillakaratne Dilshan, on leave to be with his unwell children. The openers Dinesh Chandimal and Tharanga Paranavitana were given a working over by Junaid and Umar Gul, who moved it both ways, beat the edge and struck them repeatedly on the pads. Junaid was more lethal when he went round the wicket in the sixth over, angling it in and then nipping it away from the right-hander. Chandimal was fooled when he was trapped in front with one that held its line.
Kumar Sangakkara, fresh from missing two double-centuries in a row, was consigned to a duck the same over - done in by movement inward off the pitch, beaten through the gate twice, one an lbw not given and the other pegging back off stump. Gul should have had Paranavitana lbw, a close call that was turned down, but when Mahela Jayawardene failed to get his bat down to a Mohammad Sami yorker in the day's last over - after the batsmen's delaying tactics failed to meet their desired objective - Pakistan were back in it.
Among their batsmen, only Asad Shafiq and Misbah-ul-Haq put up any significant resistance; the others were out-thought by Sri Lanka's bowlers, armed with movement, swing and discipline. Perera and Kulasekara bowling spells of nine and 10 overs respectively in the first session, in which the bulk of the damage was inflicted.
The first sign of hope for the seamers appeared on the first ball, when Kulasekara swung one prodigiously and moved it further towards the batsman off the pitch. Perera mostly moved the ball the other way, and bowled fuller, creating more chances. It helped that the Pakistan openers also batted positively, though were edgy against deliveries bowled in the channel outside off.
Taufeeq Umar was the luckier of the two. Kulasekara attacked with three slips, a gully and a short leg, and removed the option of Taufeeq walking down the track to counter the swing as he had done at the SSC, by having the keeper standing up to the stumps. As he moved it away, Taufeeq was dropped at first slip, and then had an edge fly past gully.
In the eighth over, Perera beat Mohammad Hafeez with one that held its line before inducing a leading edge when he tried to work it square. Perera had his reward shortly after, as he slipped in a fuller delivery, had Hafeez playing forward and slightly away from his body, not expecting the ball to swing and then dart back in to clean him up through the gate. In his next over, Perera targeted Azhar Ali, unsettling him with an inswinger, then beating him completely with the away-going delivery and having him driving straight to gully off the next ball.
Kulasekara dislodged Younis Khan in similar fashion, following up an indipper with one in the corridor that prompted Younis to feather a low catch to the keeper. When Taufeeq played down the wrong line, trying to force Perera through midwicket to be trapped in front, an ardous task lay ahead for Misbah and the middle order to rebuild.
Misbah and Shafiq were reasonably adept against the spin of Rangana Herath and a shorter length bowled by the other two seamers - Dilhara Fernando, on his 17th comeback to the Test side, and Angelo Mathews. Under a good spell of sunshine, the Pakistan pair batted determinedly, leaving several deliveries outside off while at the same time capitalising on width as the swing disappeared and movement receded.
Shafiq drove well but was more confident against the short balls, with Fernando providing a healthy supply. Both batsmen used their feet to Herath, Misbah charging down the wicket twice to dispatch him through midwicket, and Shafiq pinching the singles while also collecting boundaries through point. When Perera returned for a new spell, they opened the face and played the ball down past the slips and gully. Misbah, though,hung his bat out to a much wider delivery that left him, edging a catch to Prasanna Jayawardene after an 85-run stand, giving Perera his best Test figures.
Harsh on width and elegant with balls pitched on the pads, Shafiq scored heavily square of the wicket, the flick and the cut - despite a deep point - producing the bulk of his boundaries. Support was lacking at the other end, however. Adnan Akmal was struck on the ring finger of his left hand by Fernando after warming up with a couple of fours, had to retire hurt and the pain would have been playing on his mind when he returned. He threw his wicket away, bowled trying an audacious sweep against Herath, who also got the ball to bite off the track. One such delivery accounted for Shafiq, who edged behind, and stopped Pakistan's recovery short of what they had hoped. That's before Junaid, yet again, reinforced the impact of Pakistan's biggest strength, fast bowling - never in short supply from his country.
Siddhartha Talya is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo


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Texting, checking email, talking on the phone. All things we shouldn't do while driving, and yet not surprisingly, things we still do while behind the wheel. But just how bad are these distractions?
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012
~ January ~
In Patchwork 318, this month is all about gardening. I decided on making a watering can block for Tamiko. It was pleasant to work with a bit of fresh green on these dark and gloomy days of January!
Melinda's vintage/cute Christmas block was already nearly finished. It just needed a border and some stamping. I stamped parts of the lyrics to "white Christmas" the way they get stuck in my head whenever I hear the song.
Well that was officially the last of Christmas, the tree is gone, the decorations are back in their boxes tucked away for December and nearly all the chocolates are eaten.
Bring it on January, my least favourite of months. I will not let your short dreary days bring me down! Perhaps it's a good thing not all the chocolate is eaten yet ;-)
x Leila
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*gasp* I just adore those blocks!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous blocks, and your dead right, don't let January get you down. I have to keep repeating this to myself..lol!ReplyDelete
You do some gorgeous blocks! Glad you've still got choccy left, it always improves things ;-)ReplyDelete
Fun to move from Christmas to Spring! Cute cute blocksReplyDelete
i love these blocks so much! that watering can is so bright and springy and i really do love the stamping on the christmas block.ReplyDelete
Love the Bee blocks :)ReplyDelete
Both lovely but I cannot hate January as I was born in this month! More pressies....ReplyDelete
Mmm... I was just finishing some chocolate now =). January is about halfway gone. Is that a good thing?ReplyDelete
LOvely bright fabrics, Spring won't be long.......ReplyDelete
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Case study on river management: Lake ChadNational Park "Protected" wetland in Chad Basin National Park.
Case study on river management: Lake Chad
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As big as the Caspian Sea as recently as 8,500 years ago, Lake Chad is now Africa's fourth largest lake, with a maximum extent of 25,000km². One of three major wetlands located within the Sudano-Sahelian zone (the others being the Niger River Inner Delta in Mali, and the Sudd Swamps in Sudan), Lake Chad is rather shallow and has been particularly susceptible to the increasing variability and irregularity of rainfall during the last 40 years.
It has fluctuated greatly during this period, shrinking by up to 80% in 1985, but reaching 19,000km² once more in 2001.
The River Chari - along with its tributary, the Logone - provides 90% of the inflow to the lake, while the remaining 10% comes from the Komadougou-Yobe River system. Three-quarters of the water entering the lake north of N'djamena originate from headwaters in the Central African Republic and, to a lesser extent, Cameroon.
Socio-economic importance
The Lake Chad basin supports more than 20 million people. The local economy in the upper part of the catchment is based on fishing, agriculture and pastoralism.
However, people living around the lake lack access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. More than 150,000 fishermen live on the lake's shores and its islands. The current estimate of annual fish production from the lake is 60,000 to 70,000 tonnes.
However, as a result of environmental changes since the 1970s, including fluctuations in lake level, there have been considerable changes in the fish fauna. These include high mortality, the disappearance of some open-water species, and the appearance of species adapted to swamp conditions in areas where they were previously unknown.
The raising of cattle, sheep and camels - by local as well as nomadic herders - is also economically important, together with cultivation of some traditional crops. The most common system is lake-bottom cropping or receding moisture cultivation, which has been a response to the contraction of Lake Chad.
Farming the lake floor
Villagers have shifted from relying entirely on fishing, to farming the emergent lake floor as flood water recedes. A few large-scale irrigation schemes (polders) developed on some parts of the lake shore have proven totally unsuited to the hydrological, climatic and cultural conditions in the Lake Chad region, and can be considered as complete failures.
Though still quite marginal, the production of spiruline (blue algae) seems to be gaining economic importance.
In addition to direct support for livelihoods, the lake also plays an important socio-economic role in regulating annual water supply, recharging groundwater, and helping to control flooding.


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Sunderland have confirmed the signing of French midfielder Alfred N'Diaye from Bursaspor for an undisclosed fee.
N'Diaye, 22, joined the Green Crocodiles from French side Nancy at a reported cost of €3 million in 2011 and became an integral part of the side.
Speaking earlier in the week, director of press and fan relations for Bursaspor, Selçuk Eren, confirmed the player's desire to move to the Premier League.
The France U21 international has signed a three-and-a-half-year-deal with the Wearsiders for a fee believed to be worth up to £4million and could make his debut on Saturday at home to West Ham United.
Speaking to the club's official website, manager Martin O'Neill described himself as delighted at the conclusion of the deal.
"Alfred is a strong, powerful young player and as such can offer us more strength in depth," he said. "He will give us options and I'm delighted that we have been able to bring him to the club."
A statement via Bursaspor's website also confirmed the deal saying: "We have reached a full agreement with Sunderland over Alfred N'Diaye, our French international who joined us at the beginning of 2011-12 will be joining the English Premier League. We wish Alfred N'Diaye all the best and hope he has a successful career."
Elsewhere it is believed the Black Cats are also attempting to secure a deal for Swansea striker Danny Graham. The 27-year-old began his career at nearby Middlesbrough and joined Swansea from Watford in 2011 for a fee of £3.5 million.
Having struggled to earn a starting place this season due to the impressive form of Spanish star Michu, the Gateshead-born striker confirmed recently his intention to hold talks over his future with Swans manager Michael Laudrup.


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Theres an interesting piece from historian Correlli Barnett in the Independent on Sunday Today, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz. I can't say I've always agreed with Barnett – particularly over his opinion on Montgomery – and sadly from such a prominent Historian, I find his writing pretty disappointing.
Over the past 70 years something of a myth has grown up around the Blitz. True, we did go on to win the war, but did this fact, in retrospect, shape perceptions of the blitz? I think so. If we had lost the war, it might have been a different argument altogether. There is evidence that civilian behaviour and morale did not hold up quite as well as popular belief thinks. There were very serious concerns in national and local Government that mass panic would ensue. Initially people were banned from going into Tube stations during air raids, for fear that they would never come up again and would evolve into a race of 'underground people'. There were also cases of looting, but these were largely hushed up at the time – Portsmouth magistrate records during the war record a large number of people who appeared in court, but with no crime entered – we strongly suspect that they were charged with looting, but that this was kept quiet so as not to harm morale. The blackout was also a great cover for crime, as Juliet Gardner has recently written in the Guardian.
The other issue is the perception of the Blitz as a distinctly London phenomenon. The Independent on Sunday's pullout is very much a case of '…and other cities', which I feel not only does injustice to other cities which suffered heavy punishment, it is also inaccurate. True, London was the most bombed city in terms of the number of raids, and the amount of ordnance dropped. Yet, even in 1940 London was a sprawling Metropolis of millions of people. It was also the captial, so of course it was always going to be a target. Yet smaller cities such as Coventry, Birmingham, Sheffield, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Liverpool were heavily bombed too. And when we consider the size of these cities, and that in some cases most of the damage came in a handful of raids, they underwent what was in many ways a heavier ordeal. Yet the Blitz has become an overhwelmingly London phenomenon, filed somewhere between Barbara Windsor and Jellied Eels.
Barnett writes that morale did not collapse in Britain during the Blitz, and neither did it during the Allied Air Forces strategic bombing assault on Germany later in the war. This, Barnett argues, is a lesson for modern warmakers who think that shock and awe undermines the enemy's resolve to resist. Yet this is a poor argument – societies have changed immeasurably, sense of community and togetherness is not quite what it was. And the waging of war, and the munitions that can be used, have changed too. Strategic Bombing was imprecise and indiscriminate. Yet Cruise Missile strikes send the message 'we can target you, anywhere, anytime' – something that can hardly make one feel like putting up a fight. Morale in the Ruhr and Berlin may have 'held' in 1943 and 1944, butt holding on is not the same as thriving. Albert Speer, the Nazi Armaments Minister, was quite clear in his opinion that allied bombing severely hampered the German industries. What more evidence do we need than that?
I would not think of myself as a revisionist when it comes to the Blitz, far from it. It's amazing to think the kind of ordeal that our ancestors – including my Grandparents – went through in those dark days. But at the same time I am also very cautious about buying into myths that have more to do with drama and popular culture than with reality.
Related Articles
- Germany's bombs set our cities and homes alight, but we carried on (independent.co.uk)
- London in the blitz: How crime flourished under cover of the blackout (guardian.co.uk)


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"One should be able to see things as hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise." --F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I remember it like yesterday, though it's now six years gone: the planes crashing into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, Shanksville. The utter panic as I frantically sped off to gather my children from preschool and daycare, wondering what to do next. The agonizing wait as my wife, sitting in her office in Alexandria, Va., literally could not get home -- roads were packed solid not only with cars but thousands upon thousands of walkers as Washington D.C. evacuated on foot. The days and nights that followed, the skies empty and silent except for the occasional roar of combat air patrols.
The worst part came from realizing I knew people in the places hit by the terrorist planes -- especially in New York City, where a good reporter and former co-worker, Gordon Forsyth, worked in one of the Trade Center buildings. Was he OK? It took a few days and phone calls but I finally reached him -- he'd just arrived at the office when the attacks started and so was one of the lucky ones, able to turn around and escape the madness.
I remember talking to him about that day much later. I didn't want to, in many ways, because I could only imagine the horrors he saw -- the people jumping from the burning trade center, watching the towers fall, all the awful things I only witnessed on the small, sanitized TV screen. He dealt with the smells, the screaming, being packed cheek by jowel on the ferries that carried so many away from the city. The worst of it all, in some respects, came after finally reaching home in New Jersey. That's when he went down to the train station, the place where he left for work -- and gazed upon row upon row of parked cars whose owners were never returning. It felt more like a cemetery than a parking lot, Gordon recalled -- giving him a cold feeling it would take a long, long time to shake. To this day, I still admire how he dealt with it all.
For months after the attack it felt like the worst kind of waiting game -- waiting for the other shoe to drop, the next terrorist strike. That feeling still hasn't left me -- we've got supplies in the basement, clothes packed in a duffel bag, ready just in case for what I do not know. You go on with life, of course, but you recognize that it's forever different now -- that your neighborhood, place of work, where you're visiting that day could be potentially be on the target map of some terrorist cell and not even know it. Living so close to Washington, D.C., feelings like those are just part of the landscape now.
Yet it isn't all hopeless gloom and doom, and should never be. Our eyes are open now in this country as to what can happen when it comes to terrorist activity; they will never be completely shut and ignorant again (at least that is the hope). We owe it to ourselves, the 3,000-plus that died that terrible day, not to be so soundly asleep at the wheel ever again.


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If you're lucky enough to live in an area with a large supermarket that stocks a good supply of ethnic food products, you may be able to find all the ingredients needed to make this authentic tasting (and looking) Japanese meal at home. I found all that I required in my area's Kroger market, with the exception of the matcha (green tea powder) needed for making green tea ice cream, which was finally located inexpensively at my favorite Asian mega-store (Hang Lung), in north Charleston.
Several of the ingredients used in these recipes will become fast favorites in many other dishes you make at home, too. The Japanese style panko breadcrumbs, for instance, having a shape and texture that will remind you of mashed potato flakes, are fabulous on fried chicken and pork cutlets, fish filets and much more. Rice wine vinegar, with an acidic rate of approximately 4.3 percent (as compared to red wine vinegar's 5 percent) is mellow and smooth and delightful in recipes for things such as potato salad. And, sushi rice, a variety of short-grain rice that is part of the family of rice used to make Italian risotto (Arborio), is absolutely essential in any dish where your goal is to have rice remain together during the entire distance it travels from your plate to your mouth. (By the way, sushi rice is the only kind of rice truly capable of being transported successfully with chopsticks.) And, lastly, about the green tea powder. With a texture something like ground natural cocoa powder, intense flavor and shock of vibrant color, I've only just begun curiously experimenting with its uses - this time for ice cream. All I did was make a paste of the green tea powder with some water, swirl it into my favorite recipe for vanilla ice cream and voila! - authentic, delicious, real Japanese green tea ice cream. The kids in your family will love this meal and will eat it up fast - except maybe for the ice cream, which the adults called "awesome," but the kids thought "weird." You be the judge - and if you wish - let me know what you think.
Sue Ade, a Lowcountry resident since 1985, is a gourmet baker and collector of vintage cooking utensils and cookbooks. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 683-0375.
12 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails left intact and butterflied (directions follow)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg, beaten
½ cup panko Japanese bread crumbs
Peanut oil for frying
To butterfly the shrimp: Holding the shrimp between your thumb and forefinger, carefully drag a sharp paring knife three-quarters through the back side of the shrimp, along the curve, from the head region to the tail. Do not cut all the through the shrimp and do not cut into the tail. Lay the shrimp on a flat surface and lightly press the back of the shrimp until is flattens out a bit. Rinse shrimp under cold running water, pat dry and set aside. Place flour, egg and egg into three separate shallow bowls. Coat shrimp in flour, shaking off excess flour, then dip into beaten egg, letting excess egg drip off.
Next, coat shrimp in crumbs, pressing down lightly so that crumbs adhere well to the shrimp. Pour oil into a large heavy skillet to a depth that comes halfway up the sides of the pan; heat to 375 degrees. Fry shrimp until golden brown, making sure not to crowd them in the skillet. Remove shrimp to a paper-towel lined plate to absorb excess oil. Serve hot with dipping sauce. Makes 2 servings as a main course, or 4 as an appetizer.
For the vinegar dressing
¼ cup rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1¾ teaspoons fine sea salt
2 tablespoons sake or mirin (sweet sake)
For the rice
2 cups sushi rice (or good quality short grain rice), rinsed and drained *
2 cups water
1 (2-inch) square kombu (dried kelp) rinsed well under cold running water (optional)
For the dressing: Combine the vinegar, sugar, salt and sake in a 1½ quart enamel or stainless steel saucepan. Over medium-high heat, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and pour mixture into a glass measuring cup, or small bowl, to cool to room temperature. (You can make the dressing a head of time, in any quantity you wish. It will keep, tightly covered, in the refrigerator for up to 1 year.)
For the rice: In the same pan used to cook dressing, combine the water and rice; soak for 30 minutes. If using the kombu, add it to the pot.
Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to simmer, cover pot and cook for 15 minutes, or until you can hear a "crackling" sound, which indicates all the water has been absorbed. (Do not peek under lid while the rice is cooking.) Remove rice from heat, and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Remove cover and remove kombu, if used. Transfer rice to a large, shallow non-metal platter. Fan rice to cool, while adding the vinegar dressing. Mix lightly, but thoroughly with a fork, being careful not to break up the rice. Cool rice to room temperature, then serve. Makes 4 cups cooked rice.
1/2 cup, plus 2 tablespoons minced fresh carrots
1 medium sweet onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1/4 cup, plus 1 tablespoon minced fresh celery
3 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh lemon, with a bit of the skin
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
1/4-1/2 cup water (according to thickness desired)
Combine all ingredients in the glass container of an electric blender and process until emulsified and moderately smooth. (Start with 1/4 cup water, adding more, if desired.) Remix dressing right before serving. Store dressing in the refrigerator in a tightly sealed a glass jar or bottle. Makes one scant quart. Will keep for up to 1 month.
¼ cup boiling water
3 tablespoons matcha (green tea powder), not leaf green tea*
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 small (5-ounce) can evaporated milk
4 tablespoons sugar
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup milk
Place green tea powder in a small mixing bowl. Whisk in water, whisking briskly to blend; set aside. Place remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl, mixing until well blended; whisk in green tea, mixing well. Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a 2-quart pitcher. Cover and chill for several hours, or overnight. Pour mixture into the canister of an ice-cream maker (at least 1½-quart capacity) and freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Spoon mixture into a freezer-safe container and freeze until desired firmness is reached. Makes about 1½ quarts.
Kitchen Ade note: I found my supply of green tea powder at the Hang Lung Asian Market, 5300-1 Rivers Avenue, in North Charleston - 843-745-9365 - at a cost of $3.79 for a 20-ounce package.
Green tea powder is also readily available via on-line sources specializing in Asian foods.)


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May, 4 2010) - Times for the first and second round matches of the NCAA Tournament were released Tuesday and Buccaneer fans will have to make an early drive down to Knoxville as the 65th-ranked men's tennis team begins tournament play with a 9 a.m. contest May 15 against 32nd-ranked Alabama.
Following the Bucs and Crimson Tide match, top-seed Tennessee will host Winthrop at noon. The winner of those matches will play a day later May 16 at 1 p.m.
All three matches will be played on the University of Tennessee campus at the Barksdale Varsity Tennis Courts.
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No. 2 Tennessee vs. Winthrop, noon
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My favorite part about competing for Brandeis, other than my teammates, is:
Representing a fantastic athletic and academic program. I'm very proud to attend this school and compete.
My favorite high school/non-Brandeis athletic moment is:
Beating the rival football team my senior year and running around with the other dancers in pure jubilation. That, or winning three state titles.
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Pierzynski homers as Rangers beat Mariners 8-3
When August started, Travis Blackley was a reliever on the worst
team in the majors. Now he's starting for the AL West leaders.
Blackley pitched six effective innings and A.J. Pierzynski hit a
three-run homer, leading the Texas Rangers to an 8-3 victory over
the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.
It was Blackley's first win since he was acquired in a trade
with Houston on Aug. 14.
"It's a good feeling," Blackley said. "I'm really excited
about the rest of the way."
Alex Rios had two hits and two RBIs as the Rangers picked up
their fifth win in seven games. Elvis Andrus celebrated his 25th
birthday with three hits and an RBI.
It was more than enough run support for Blackley (2-1), who
allowed three runs and five hits in his second start of the
"With all the injuries we've had, especially pitching injuries,
anyone we can get that can come in and give us six innings and a
quality start and give us a chance, that's an added bonus,"
Pierzynski said. "We've had a bunch of guys step in kind of from
out of nowhere and done some good things for us."
Kyle Seager hit his 20th home run of the season for the
Mariners, who have lost four in a row.
It was Blackley's longest outing since Oct. 2, 2012, after
making 42 relief appearances for Houston this season. He had a
similar experience last year, when he joined Oakland mid-season and
made 15 starts for the A's during their playoff run.
"Coming back here with another chase and another go at the
postseason, a little older and I've been through it – it's really
not as hard when you've got this team behind you," Blackley said.
"They play so well and they score a lot of runs most of the
Blackley was designated for assignment by Houston on Aug. 9. He
was sent to Triple-A Round Rock after the trade, but he came up
when right-hander Alexi Ogando went on the disabled list.
"I don't know what the Astros were thinking, I think they just
wanted to try out young guys. I wasn't having the best season in
that role, but it was a blessing in disguise," Blackley said. "I
wanted to start all year and they didn't have a spot for me to do
that, and a spot opened up here, picked me up and I'm trying to run
with it."
It was a much different night for Seattle starter Joe Saunders
(10-13), who turned in another sluggish outing. The left-hander
allowed seven runs and nine hits in seven innings to fall to 1-5
with a 7.71 ERA in his last seven starts.
"It was one of those weird nights where I thought I pitched
better than the results," Saunders said. "I've just been having
some bad luck."
The Rangers led 4-3 before Pierzynski hit a drive to right after
Adrian Beltre was intentionally walked with two out and a runner on
second in the seventh. It was Pierzynski's 15th homer in his first
season with Texas.
Mitch Moreland added his 19th homer in the eighth, giving the
Rangers an 8-3 lead.
Saunders got off to a slow start, and the Rangers took
advantage. Saunders hit Craig Gentry leading off the game and
Andrus followed with a single. The runners moved up on Ian
Kinsler's sacrifice before Beltre was walked intentionally to load
the bases.
After Pierzynski bounced into a fielder's choice, Rios singled
to center to lift Texas to a 2-0 lead.
The Mariners rallied in the third on Brad Miller's tying two-run
single. Seager hit a drive to right with one out in the fourth, but
that was all for Seattle.
NOTES: Before the game, the Mariners activated OF Franklin
Gutierrez from the disabled list and designated RHP Aaron Harang
for assignment. … Rangers OF Leonys Martin (sprained right ankle)
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SBC leaders to tour border facilities
WASHINGTON (BP) -- Southern Baptist national and state leaders will tour federal government facilities being used to address the crisis of unaccompanied children crossing America's southern border.
The tours, followed by news conferences in each city, will occur as the United States seeks to deal with the more than 57,000 under-age children who have been apprehended at the border with Mexico in the last 9 months, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Most of those children -- and sometimes children accompanied by a parent or parents -- reportedly are fleeing Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, which are plagued by violence among gangs involved in drug trafficking in those Central American countries.
McAllen, which is near the southern tip of Texas, has been a major entry point for unaccompanied minors.
Floyd and Moore have called not only for the federal government to repair what is generally acknowledged as a broken immigration system but for a compassionate response to the plight of the children who are in the United States illegally.
"These children are someone's children and someone's grandchildren. They are people, real people," Floyd wrote in a July 11 piece published in Baptist Press. "Their parents, along with other children who are crossing our unprotected borders, are trying to better their lives and futures.
"Yes, they should respect the rule of law, but now that they are here, we need to respect the God-given dignity of each of them," Floyd, pastor of Cross Church in northwest Arkansas, said.
Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), said in a statement for BP, "As Christians, our first response to this crisis on the border must be one of compassion toward those in need, not disgust or anger. This situation on the border is a crisis — one that will take careful work from government leaders to help secure a porous border and an even more porous immigration policy that fuels the problem. At the same time, this crisis will take a church willing to pray, serve and love these vulnerable ones in need."
Also participating in the tours and the news conferences July 22 will be Daniel Flores, Roman Catholic bishop of Brownsville, Texas.
Southern Baptists in Texas have been ministering as they are able, but the federal government has not permitted access to unaccompanied children. HHS is responsible for custody of such children once they are processed. It permits only federal authorities and federal contractors to be in contact with the minors, according to the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board. For now, Baptist churches are primarily working to help children and adults crossing the border together by serving them at a processing center; providing food, clothing and showers; and doing laundry.
The ERLC is among evangelical Christian organizations that have called for reform that would provide border and workplace security; uphold the rule of law; respect family unity; and establish a path to legal status and citizenship to those who want to live in this country permanently and are willing to pay penalties and meet the requirements. Flaws in both the system and its enforcement have resulted in an estimated 11 to 12 million undocumented immigrants living illegally in the United States.
In 2011, messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix approved a resolution on immigration reform that called for the advancement of the Gospel of Jesus while pursuing justice and compassion.
The U.S. Senate passed broad reform legislation last year, but the ERLC has said it needs improvement. So far, House of Representatives committees have approved bills dealing with such matters as strengthening border and national security, providing visas for guest workers and requiring employers to use the E-Verify system to check employees' eligibility. The full House has yet to act on those bills, however.
Tom Strode is the Washington bureau chief for Baptist Press, the Southern Baptist Convention's news service. BP reports on missions, ministry and witness advanced through the Cooperative Program and on news related to Southern Baptists' concerns nationally and globally. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp).


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I went to Divine Liturgy twice at a beautiful Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Birmingham, AL
The post-Vatican II theology is the same as the pre.
The Faith of the Catholic Church is the Apostolic Faith and will remain so.
Where is the issue with contraception in orthodoxy? I'm sorry, I lost you there.
Also, why not give Catholicism a chance. You might find it extremely uplifting.
If you are going to switch to Orthodoxy make sure it's your final switch. Or at least proceed with that goal in mind. Hoping around churches is probably not good for your soul or at the very least not good for your relationship.
You should be able to discuss this with your significant other as well. Maybe not outright, but field the question to her. Plus, if she's happy with Catholicism, try to see why. maybe she sees something you don't, and vice-versa.
Anyway, in the end, you should definitely talk to an orthodox priest. They should be able to provide you with a better direction than I can.
The post-Vatican II theology is the same as the pre. What Pope Benedict has insisted upon is that the words of the Conciliar documents are perfectly in keeping with the unbroken Magisterium of the Church. What happened was that a so called "Spirit of Vatican II" was dreamed up by elements in the Church who indulged in liturgical and other experiments which departed some way from the truths proclaimed and defended at the Council. The Church will come through this period of disorder as it has come through so many others. The Faith of the Catholic Church is the Apostolic Faith and will remain so.
Hey, thanks! Why don't you give me a call (my office number and office email address are on my parish website, which is easily found through my profile here) and then we can chat!
Orthodoxy - the only major things I have "issues" with are the Church's stances on contraception and divorce. A minor thing being the Papacy. I think the early Church definitely recognized Rome as the primacy, possibly even more so than just a "Primacy of honor," however I do have some issues with "Papal Infallibility" as I see some contradictions by previous Pontiffs. Can anybody help me "iron out" some of these issues?Another major problem however, is that if I was to convert to Orthodoxy. Currently, I have been in RCIA for almost six months and am only a couple months away from receiving First Communion. Also, I have gotten my girlfriend interested in Catholicism and she has been in RCIA classes with me and has decided to become Catholic. Leaving now would basically equate to abandoning her. This is further problematic because marriage has definitely been talked about. Also, I have heard the catechumenate period for Orthodoxy is quite long. This doesn't matter to me, but I am graduating from college in about ten months and will be moving to another state as soon as I graduate.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've gathered, the Orthodox Church once held artificial contraception to be a sin in all cases, and this is its current stance:"The possible exception to the above affirmation of continuity of teaching is the view of the Orthodox Church on the issue of contraception. Because of the lack of a full understanding of the implications of the biology of reproduction, earlier writers tended to identify abortion with contraception. However, of late a new view has taken hold among Orthodox writers and thinkers on this topic, which permits the use of certain contraceptive practices within marriage for the purpose of spacing children, enhancing the expression of marital love, and protecting health."from: http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article7101.aspand:"Again, however, married people practicing birth control are not necessarily deprived of Holy Communion, if in conscience before God and with the blessing of their spiritual father, they are convinced that their motives are not entirely unworthy. Here again, however, such a couple cannot pretend to justify themselves in the light of the absolute perfection of the Kingdom of God."from: http://www.oca.org/QA.asp?ID=147&SID=3
A husband and a wife are called by the holy Spirit not only to live together but also to share their Christian life together so that each, with the aid of the other, may grow closer to God and become the persons they are meant to be.Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald, dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, Masshttp://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article7105.asp
3. Papacy: We regard the Pope of Rome to be the "first among equals," but not the head of all the Church. He is equal to all four other Patriachs, but retains a special honor. We have always regarded him this way, pre- and post-Schism. The only thing that changed was that the Pope was excommunicated and therefore all subsequent Popes do not have apostolic succession (though they would if the Catholic Church were brought back into communion with the Orthodox). The Catholic position is just the opposite: the Pope excommunicated the Ecumenical Patriarch and therefore all Orthodox do not have apostolic succession (though again we would if the two churches were reconciled). We all pray for unification, that the Church may truly be One Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.the Pope is infallible when he speaks ex cathedra. At all other times, he is fallible like everyone else.
Because the purpose of marriage is NOT only for the bearing of children, sexual intimacy is considered an expression of love between husband and wife.
Catholicism - the somewhat "flip-flop" on Limbo. The allowing for cremation, and including recently the Italian Bishop's Conference allowing the families of those cremated "to spread the ashes," and as already mentioned Vatican II and the modernism. The contradictory approaches to theology between pre-Vatican II and post-Vatican II.
Orthodoxy - the only major things I have "issues" with are the Church's stances on contraception and divorce. A minor thing being the Papacy. I think the early Church definitely recognized Rome as the primacy, possibly even more so than just a "Primacy of honor," however I do have some issues with "Papal Infallibility" as I see some contradictions by previous Pontiffs. Can anybody help me "iron out" some of these issues?
4) On the Catholic side, I have read (in a pro-Catholic book) thatRome served as an appelate role in the early church. This would takethe Roman church to a level above being a "first among equals."
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RDS is the abbreviation for Radio Data System. RDS is a method of transmitting digital data along with the audio signal on FM radio. Although RDS is a European standard, it is also used in a slightly modified way in the USA, where it is called RBDS. Information on this page applies to both RDS and RBDS. In the following, the term RDS is used to refer to both standards.
Data transmitted by many FM radio stations includes:
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- Current date and time.
- Program type, e.g. Rock, Pop, Country, News...
- Traffic Message Channel (TMC), information about traffic jams etc.
Even though analog radio looks a bit old fashioned nowadays, RDS will certainly continue for several years, as most car radios and navigation systems rely on it.
Which cards can receive RDS ?
A card to be used for RDS naturally has to have a radio tuner. Additionally, it needs an RDS decoder. The most common chip seems to be the SAA6588 by Philips. It is connected via I2C to the video decoder chip.
Examples for RDS capable cards:
- Terratec Cinergy 600
- KNC ONE TV-Station RDS
- KNC One TV-Station DVR
RDS in V4L2 standard
According to V4L2 specifications, raw data from RDS decoders is read from the radio device. Data consists of blocks where each block is 3 bytes long. All decoding has to be done in user space.
Kernel modules
A kernel module for accessing the RDS decoder is needed. Hans J. Koch wrote a module for the SAA6588 (saa6588.ko). Presently, it is only available in the V4L CVS. It's not in the stable kernel yet (as of 2.6.13).
The modules for the main video chips (bttv, saa7134...) have to be modified to load and use the RDS decoder module. This has only been done for bttv so far. With a bttv card that has a SAA6588, you can read raw RDS data via /dev/radio after loading the saa6588 kernel module. For the moment, saa6588 is not requested automatically by bttv, you have to modprobe it manually.
See this page for more details.
RDS decoding
RDS decoding in user space has to address the following situations:
- There are more than one RDS capable cards in the system.
- There are more than one applications that want to access an RDS source.
This can best be done by a daemon that reads raw data from all RDS sources, decodes it, and distributes the results via TCP/IP or a unix domain socket. Such a daemon (rdsd) is under development, the project is hosted here:
There is also a library (librds) that simplifies application development by handling the communication with rdsd. While rdsd depends on a V4L2 compatible architecture, librds can be cross platform! It could therefore be possible to write applications for other operating systems that can connect via TCP/IP to an rdsd running on a Linux box.
Development progress in that project is somewhat slow as there is only one developer. Any help is highly welcome!
User applications
Within the rdsd project, a simple console tool (rdsquery) will be developed. Other possible applications could be:
- Enhance current radio applications (radio text, station names, ...)
- Stand alone RDS viewers.
- TMC applications to process traffic messages.
- Application to set the system clock according to RDS date/time.


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"Twilight" Author Stephenie Meyer Talks J. K. Rowling
Apr 10, 2008
In a new interview on MTV.com Stephenie Meyer, the author of the popular "Twilight" novels, discusses Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling along with the similarities she finds between the "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" series. While Mrs. Meyer notes she has not yet had the opportunity to meet her fellow author, she does say she "would love to sit down and talk with her." She continues, noting the fact that while both series are hugely popular among younger readers, comparing one series to the other is something she finds difficult to do. She states:
"The interesting thing about the comparison is that I think you can compare my fans to her fans more easily [than me to her]. I do think that we both have people who are just really really enthusiastic, and will come miles to see you and be involved, and everybody really cares about our characters. But the ['Harry Potter' and ˜Twilight'] stories are just so different."
"J.K. Rowling's audience is everybody, so that means we all have a piece of her audience' Meyer laughed. "It's terribly flattering to be compared to her, but there's never going to be another J.K. Rowling; that's a phenomenon that's not gonna happen again."
Finally, Mrs. Meyer goes on to talk more on topics she would like to speak with J. K. Rowling about if given the opportunity, including Jo's thoughts of the Harry Potter films, her fans, and her experience of being a popular writer. As readers will remember, actor Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory) has been cast as leading man Edward Cullen in the upcoming "Twilight" film. All three previously released novels in the "Twilight" series are available for purchase in our Cauldron Shop.


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As we previously reported, police found Dunn's car "off the road and in the woods" this morning in Pennsylvania -- completely engulfed in flames.
Thanks to Daily Local News for the clip.
Today I lost my brother Ryan Dunn. My heart goes out to his family and his beloved Angie. RIP Ryan , I love you buddy.
I love you Ryan. I'm gonna miss you bad
RYAN DUNN-- a super awesome memory was at the J RODY walston & the business show!!! I MISS YOU BUD!! You were always a happy kick-ass dude!!
Just heard that Ryan Dunn from Jackass died last night in a car wreck. Rest In Peace Ryan.
R.I.P Ryan Dunn. Very sad news
so sad to hear about ryan dunn. r.i.p. he had a lot of fun while he was alive.
Ryan Dunn died doing what he loved to do best...risking his own life.
"Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, RIP. His Porsche flew through 40 yards of trees.
RIP Ryan Dunn. I felt we coulda been bearded buddies. Enjoyed growing up with you on my tv


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My childish infatuation with the ancients aside, I like modernity. It's not all good, though--ennui, atomization, ethno-masochism--and, apparently, the relinquishing of any sort of serious national sovereignty, solidarity, or identity. Taking the citizenship standards index values* from a post derived from World Values Survey responses and correlating them with consanguinity rates (defined as second-cousin or closer), both at the national level, yields a statistically significant positive correlation of .59 (p = .003) among the 23 countries for which both consanguinity and WVS data are available. That is, the more inbred a country is, the more restrictive the attitudes of its population are on the issues of immigration and citizenship. Conversely, the more outbred a country is, the more its inhabitants tend toward unrestricted open borders.
If you'll allow me to shamelessly quote myself:
The paradox presented here for many like myself is that the places inspiring the warmest feelings and that I would like most to live in are the places that tend to put the least effort into maintaining what they have. It's tragic.Or maybe I'm just a retrograde troglodyte covetously trying to keep to and for myself what my ancestors rapaciously stole from the brotherhood, er, and sisterhood, of
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Although the flu season started later than usual, Le Bonheur physicians are already seeing children sick with the flu. This year's flu season is likely to be severe, warned Pediatrician-in-Chief Jon McCullers, MD.
"Getting to your primary care doctor early in a flu-like illness to get checked out is important, since there are antiviral drugs that can shorten the course of the flu, make you feel better quicker, and prevent complications." said McCullers.
Those with the highest risk for flu-related complications are children younger than 2 years old, people 65 years and older, those who suffer from chronic diseases, including asthma, diabetes, heart or lung disease or those with suppressed immune systems, women who are pregnant, the morbidly obese and residents in nursing homes or chronic-care facilities.
If your child does have flu-like symptoms, McCullers said to take your child to his or her physician and not to the emergency department.
"If you go to the emergency department you might either encounter other sick kids or get those kids sick," McCullers said.
For more information on the flu visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website.


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There is quite a bit of reporting in the news lately about gasoline prices inching towards the $5/gallon mark by summer. This will undoubtedly put a damper on many summer travel plans. Increasing gas prices is not good news for anyone especially for individuals in the midst of a financial downturn or recovery period; but on the brighter side of this unavoidable pain-at-the-pump, vacationing locally or "staycations" will probably see a surge once again and that is good news for hotels and resorts that experience an off-season in the Summer, such as South Florida. Enticing and incentivized weekend and week-long vacation packages will become more creative with the guest in mind. While the vacation of a lifetime may fall out of reach for some because of increased gasoline prices the benefits of vacationing locally will become more appealing. Today we are highlighting six oceanfront resorts from Jupiter (Palm Beach) to Key West all offering good summer rates and getaway packages.
Delray Beach Marriott 10 North Ocean Boulevard Delray Beach, Florida 33483
Overlooking the sandy beaches of the Atlantic Ocean on Florida's Gold Coast, the AAA Four-Diamond. Delray Beach Marriott is located midway between Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach. The 269-room Mediterranean hotel is just steps from Delray's thriving downtown district, with an array of boutiques, bistros, outdoor cafes, art galleries and evening entertainment. The hotel is Spanish-Moorish in architecture and décor. Oceanfront terraces overlook two palm-lined pools, highlighted by cascading waterfalls. Beach-view dining, and the exclusive oceanfront N. Spa round out the unique experience at the Delray Beach Marriott. The Deals: Spoil Yourself Spa Package, which includes a partial ocean-view room and your choice of up to two services from the following selection: 50-minute Swedish Massage, 55-minute Essential Classic Facial, Warm Oil Scalp Massage, or Express manicure and pedicure combination. Rates from $309. Valid through Sept.30, 2012. Promotional Code: SPA. Summer Romance Package. Enjoy a partial ocean-view suite, breakfast for two each day, one $75 resort credit, and one bottle ofchampagne upon arrival. Rates from $379. Valid through Sept. 30, 2012. Promotional Code: LUV.
Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa 5 North A1A Jupiter, Florida 33477
The low-key luxury of the Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa gives guests private access to 1,000 feet of Florida's sparkling coastline. This eco-friendly location is directly situated on the Atlantic Ocean a mere 25 minutes north of Palm Beach. The 168-room resort is surrounded by a selection of activities and amenities, including golf, eco-adventures, world-class shopping, dining, and spa. The Deals: Boomers…..Rock On! The Jupiter Beach Resort invites you to R&R with rejuvenating activities, which include luxury accommodations, breakfast for two each morning, 10 percent discount in the spa, restaurant and daily beach rentals, and two-for-one bicycle rental. Also, if you bring your grandkids, get 50 percent off your second room. Promo Code: BOOMER. Local Backyard Getaway! The package includes, daily breakfast, lighthouse tour for two, and $25.00 per day resort credit. Promo Code: LOCAL
Hollywood Beach Marriott 2501 North Ocean Drive, Hollywood, Florida 33019
One of South Florida's few remaining hidden gems, the Hollywood Beach Marriott is located beachfront between the Intracoastal Waterway and Hollywood's famous two-and-a-half mile Broadwalk of cafes, restaurants and live entertainment. The property is six miles from the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, making it an ideal vacation spot for out of town travelers. Just minutes from sport fishing, diving, boat rentals and sunset cruises, the resort makes the most of its enviable Hollywood Beach location. The Deal: Park and Cruise package is the perfect way to extend your vacation letting you unwind before or after your cruise. The package includes overnight accommodations, breakfast for two, and complimentary covered parking while you are on your cruise. Rates from $129. Valid through Oct. 31, 2012. Promotional Code: PCJ.
Key Largo Marriott Bay Resort 103800 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037
Just an hour's drive south of Miami, the Key Largo Marriott Bay Resort rests on 17 acres of lush waterfront on Key Largo, the northernmost island of the Florida Keys island chain. Boasting amenities such as a heated pool, private sunning beach, Pirate Island Divers, and full-service day spa, the resort is a perfect destination for both romantic retreats and exciting family getaways. The Deals: Learn about dolphin behavior and communication and make a life-long friend with the Swim with the Dolphins Package. The package includes breakfast for two adults daily at Gus' Grille and two Swim with the Dolphins tickets for two adults. Rates start at $294 per night. July 4th Fireworks. Reserve your Bay View Room for this spectacular event. The fireworks are shot off from the Blackwater Sound on the Bayside, right in front of the resort. Rates start at $259 per night.
The Westin Key West Resort & Marina 245 Front Street Key West, FL 33040
Located on the waterfront in the heart of Old Town, The Westin Key West Resort & Marina embodies the distinctive charm of legendary Key West. The resort is located on the sunset side of the island, next to Mallory Square, and is within walking distance of famous Duval Street. With 178 guest rooms featuring Westin's signature Heavenly Bed® and Heavenly Bath®, it is the only full-service resort in Key West to hold the AAA Four-Diamond rating since 1999. In the 37-slip marina, guests will find vendors offering a variety of water sport activities such as fishing, parasailing, snorkeling and sunset cruises. The Deals: Buy 4 Nights, Get the 5th Free! Book five consecutive nights, and you'll receive the best available rate plus your fifth night free. Simply book a five-night stay now through December 22, 2012. Blackout dates and other restrictions apply. Free night will be adjusted upon check-out. When making reservations by phone, call 877-619-0384 and ask for promo code "FNIGHT." Stay One Night and the Next is 40 Percent Off. Save 40 percent off every other night in Key West.Check in Saturday-Wednesday for stays now through October 17, 2012. A minimum stay of three (3) nights is required. Book online or call 866.716.8108 and mention rate plan ZB4. Blackout dates and other restrictions apply.
Sunset Key Guest Cottages, A Westin Resort 245 Front St Key West, FL 33040
Located on the 27-acre island of Sunset Key, Sunset Key Guest Cottages is accessible only by a 10-minute boat ride from The Westin Key West Resort & Marina, offering guests a truly secluded hideaway. Each of the 40 custom-designed two-, three- and four bedroom cottages is fully equipped with the comforts of home, plus a variety of amenities. Guests have access to attended beach services with cabanas; a tropical freeform, zero-degree entry pool; spa; two tennis courts; half basketball court; and waterfront restaurant. Unique services include 24-hour launch transportation to Key West and a daily delivery of a continental breakfast basket. The Deals: Two for One. When you stay at Sunset Key Guest Cottages, A Westin Resort, receive a two bedroom Gardenview Cottage for the price of a one bedroom. The best value of the season is available for stays between now and December 22, 2012. Blackout dates and other restrictions apply. Buy 4 Nights, Get the 5th Free! Book five consecutive nights, and receive the best available rate plus your fifth night free through December 22, 2012. Blackout dates and other restrictions apply. When making reservations by phone, call 877-619-0384 and ask for promo code "FNIGHT." Free night will be adjusted upon check-out. Stay One Night & the Next is 40 Percent Off. Save 40 percent off every other night in Key West. Check in Saturday – Wednesday for stays now through October 17, 2012. A minimum stay of three (3) nights is required Book online or call 866.716.8108 and mention rate plan ZB4. Blackout dates and other restrictions apply.


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Big Victory for Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won a majority in Sunday's upper house election. The WSJ's Mariko Sanchanta discusses "Abenomics" and Mr. Abe's next steps with Tokyo Bureau Chief Jake Schlesinger.
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... the the ... it's easy to eat ... Economics as Japan's prime minister seats on its ... ruling bloc when Sen Constable majority and the upper house of parliament ... joining me live from Tokyo is ... to give your teeth for The Wall Street Journal ... Jason Sincere Jake thanks so much for joining and was a pretty exciting and historic occasion ... now tell me what exactly it with the results and biscuits at Red Mr. season of AFS mandates ... tell me more about the victory ... sure ... you as for the results they're still counting seats um but ... you know right is in the schools closed every network ... I was confident in saying that I'm ... Mr. Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party ... I in partnership with their smaller coalition partner New Nico ... is one of the big majority in the upper house of parliament ... on the opposition's been crushed that's important because ... for years Japan and Japanese Prime ministers had been tortured by something called the twisted parliament ... which essentially has meant that the different chambers of the legislature controlled ... by opposing parties ... ALM that has made a very difficult the legislation through its ... forced a lot of prime ministers to quit after a year or less of a himself on ... suffered from that I when he first became prime minister ... six five six years ago ... ALM so with this you one other things into the Japanese politics is been famous for is its instability its lack of leadership ... this appears to for the first in a long time ... create a solid and stable leadership ... absolutely I mean that one of the things that I think has put Japan over the past few months is is that for most of its markets any we've seen it can't butts off ... but ... overall it's up forty percent year to date it's been the best performers in the world what are we likely to see tomorrow when the Nikkei opens her ... that's an interesting question is you say that the markets have gone up ... a locks um ... after Davis gear in late May early June the aam ... you were back on track for a new bull market in Japan ... I love is driven by a state that There Ave is going to be able to deliver ... continued economic reforms ... um you know the expectation that he was there when big in these elections aam ... is a big part of that equation and so I think overall ... may his victory today E on these market positive now is all in the markets ... this was highly expected the results came in almost exactly ... as predicted in advance so we don't know whether the market's already factored in exactly this response time ... maybe give the little that the selloff but I think going forward but everyone investors globally looking for is what is not making this and how quickly is the Guinness it ... um you know it you may see him try and con in this week ... I with the message to investors to show that he's not sitting on a Zorro can take advantage of this being the momentum that he got today ... well that's exactly my next question which is you know this is she's alive and fresh mandate ... aam and a kid's head and ... possibly a mandate to push through ... older Changes bowled over Florence ... and people thought he wouldn't you think that we're going to start seeing some of that ... perhaps in the next few months the next year ... sure ... web so in the next few months ago to start to see them address a ... more these issues the first big economic question ... that is still a few weeks out in terms of fighting the de tails is corporate tax cut ... a lot of people among the zone advise is ... again among corporate Japan in global investors ... I really think they should move forward on that ... aam I think is coupled with the complicated economic question of ... going ahead with the tax increase to can ... as you know as is incredibly terrible that problem right now ... the sales tax increase plan aam ... I and he may or may not go forward with that I think that's one of the big question is ... also that the phase ... politically I think it'll be an interesting challenge because ... a lot of as advisers telling us how do you go forward cut corporate taxes well you raising ... sales taxes and the average household but ... again he now has a mandated a stable majority for extended period time ... that is supposed to get in the breeding them to make tough political choices ... in and take one of the interesting consequence consequences of Abenomics that we've seen is that yields on Japanese government bonds it's buying it ... now the opposition has been saying that you know of and how now that this mandate ... it's only gonna get worse and Japan could ... see itself one day in a situation similar to the European debt crisis that we've seen ... how religion at our those claims and you think of is going to do anything to address ... the spike in JGB yields ... well here I think it to be a little careful with the Evoque everyday use JGB yields to go up ... the kick of the kind of been a busy bee started crawling back down even at their peak in May when they touched one percent in ten years ... and it was still lower than it was the year-ago ... yet but I think your point I think there is a concern that ... this large debt market aam ... has become quite volatile not just because of ... the new government's fiscal policy did uncertainty over the monetary policy question ... um I think you know there's a question of good increases in bed increases ... noted that ... Mr. out a in conjunction with these new Bank of Japan had ... set a goal of getting two percent inflation in two years ... if you do that and then you cannot have interest rates on government bonds continue to be below one percent ... it just can be so ... you if they can if these deals are going up because people believe in the Japanese growth story it's not a bad thing is things like that because people feel a ... policy makers have lost control ... of the economic policy that would be a bad thing we don't know yet how far that's been a door which direction ... and take the last question this week seeing that Prime Minister of day you know she is still more Japan's my as it were geopolitically with its neighbors ... and there's been a lot of talk that he might change Japan's pacifist costs Constitution ... what might be the time frame for that matter ... that's a really ... important point in the know in some ways that's what are the most interesting ... questions to look at going forward which is ... the prime Minister Abbe has this to me and Didi was one largely on the success so far as an economic policy ... I knew he has ... along the biting deep interest longer than he ever did in economic issues ... eyeing nationalism in changing the constitution ... in the store in what he considers to be Japan's Lost honor from World War two ... on and the question is whether he uses clinical capital for that ... in terms of the Constitution I guess is ... it'll be awhile before they start moving on that one of the very first interesting questions that you have to face ... is on August fifteen to whether he chooses to go to the US to the war shrine ... I which memorialize is a lot of Japan's war dead including some ... that were classified as war criminals ... every time a Japanese politician does that it causes huge controversy in the region ... I'd ever based United States which considers it be the sleeper bracketed ... Mr. Ave in the past has gone that night as Prime Minister ... Annette will be in some ways his first big cast ... great thanks so much Jake Lee Anthony keep you updated tonight on the site with ... election coverage in Tokyo ... and please stay with us tomorrow morning legal


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Lance Armstrong reportedly mulling doping admission
Lance Armstrong, who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, has reportedly told associates he is considering confessing to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
The report cited anonymous sources, and said that 41-year-old Armstrong was considering the confession to help restore his athletic career in triathlons.
Armstrong was been banned for life from cycling and cannot compete in athletic events sanctioned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Armstrong attorney Tim Herman told the Associated Press that he had no knowledge of a possible Armstrong confession.
"When, and if, Lance has something to say, there won't be any secret about it," Herman said in reaction to the New York Times report.
Herman also denied that Armstrong has reached out to USADA chief executive Travis Tygart and David Howman, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Armstrong, who recovered from testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain, won the Tour de France from 1999-2005. Although he has vehemently denied doping, Armstrong's athletic career crumbled under the weight of a massive report by USADA detailing allegations of drug use by Armstrong and his teammates on his U.S. Postal Service teams.
The report caused Armstrong to lose most of his personal corporate sponsors and he recently stepped down from the board of Livestrong, the cancer-fighting charity he founded in 1997.
Armstrong is also facing other legal hurdles.
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering whether to join a federal whistle-blower lawsuit filed by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis. A Dallas-based promotions company has also said it wants to recover several million dollars paid to Armstrong in bonuses for winning the Tour de France. The British newspaper The Sunday Times has sued Armstrong to recover $500,000 paid to him to settle a libel lawsuit.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.