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BEREA -- Pat Shurmur is like the windshield of a car that takes all the bug splatters so the passengers inside are protected.
As the Browns' losing streak got longer and grew to nine, 10 and 11 games, Shurmur put himself out front. He never put blame directly on the players that dropped passes, missed tackles or threw the ball to the guys in the opposite colored jerseys. He would say "We have to protect the ball" or "We have to play better," but there are no tire marks on Brandon Weeden or anybody else from that proverbial bus.
Shurmur even supported Joe Haden. When asked if he felt betrayed midway through Haden's four-game suspension, he shook his head and said he was treating the banishment as though Haden were out with a sprained ankle, which of course wasn't the case.
Haden's return Sunday coincided with the end of the losing streak (five games this season) and only led to more speculation of what the Browns' record might be had he played against the Bengals the first time plus the Bills, Ravens and Giants. The Browns gave up 10 passing touchdowns in those four games.
"I think (Shurmur) needed it most," linebacker D'Qwell Jackson said after the Browns beat the Bengals, 34-24, for their first AFC North victory in more than two years. "He's here early. He's grinding through everything. He took some shots from (the media).
"The players -- we come in every day. We're so in tune with what we're doing. He has to deal with everything. I think it was a great win for him just to be able to relax and move forward for next week."
The Browns went 311 days between celebrations. That equates to more than 7,500 hours of sports talk radio in Cleveland, including the offseason, but excluding weekends.
Even in June, the only quiet month of the year in the NFL after minicamps, the Browns, and especially the head coach, are fodder and an easy target for the talk jocks.
"I think we needed it," Shurmur said Monday when asked about Jackson's remarks. "This isn't about me. This is about my players. This is about our city. This is about trying to build a consistent winner.
"It's our first win in a long time. I think we've been building up to it. It's easy for folks to roll their eyes until you win a game. Now that we've won one, I want our players to get greedy with that feeling and go out and try to win against the Colts."
Sixteen players on the roster are rookies. In all 27 are either rookies or in their first or second seasons making the Browns one of the youngest teams in the NFL.
If the currency of greed is winning multiple games, the Browns haven't satisfied their greed since they beat the Colts on the road and Dolphins at home in back-to-back games on Sept. 18 and Sept. 25 last year.
"We knew at some point we'd get our first win," Jackson said in a conference call Monday. "It's how well will we respond next week. That's going to be the true test of how well these young guys can understand the situation and actually get better week to week.
"Next week, we'll be able to tell what type of character team we do have. We're in every one of our games. Yesterday was a chance for us to actually make some plays in the fourth quarter when we needed to and we were able to do it."
Winning three straight would make the Browns outright gluttons. They haven't won three in a row since they were 1-11 and then somehow won their last four games in 2009 in Eric Mangini's first year as head coach.
The Browns host the Chargers and Ravens after meeting the Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday.


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MILLBURY, OH (WTOL) - Lake High School is getting a big gift from the Cleveland Browns and the National Football league -- a $20,000 check.
The NFL matched the Browns' donation of $10,000. The check will be presented Thursday night at the varsity boys' basketball game.
Less than a year ago, a EF-4 tornado destroyed Lake High School and its football field. The turf football field was resurfaced, but Lake's football players still do not have a locker room. The donation will go toward locker rooms near the facility.
Lee Herman, the school's principal, said he is extremely grateful for the money and calls the future locker rooms a definite upgrade.
"We went through all of last year without a locker room to use, so we had to try to figure out how we would conduct fall practices with no locker room space whatsoever," said Herman. "Kids can come, actually have a place to change, take showers, store equipment. This will be a tremendous help."
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Screening of "HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream?"
Part of the weekly film series for Politics 101.
"HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream?" is stunning audiences across the globe as it traces the worldwide economic collapse to a 1971 secret memo entitled Attack on American Free Enterprise System. Written over 40 years ago by the future Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, at the behest of the US Chamber of Commerce, the 6-page memo, a free-market utopian treatise, called for a money fueled big business makeover of government through corporate control of the media, academia, the pulpit, arts and sciences and destruction of organized labor and consumer protection groups.
HEIST's step by step detail exposes the systemic implementation of Powell's memo by both U.S. political parties culminating in the deregulation of industry, outsourcing of jobs and regressive taxation. All of which led us to the global financial crisis of 2008 and the continued dismantling of the American middle class. No other film goes as deeply as HEIST in explaining the greatest wealth transfer of our time. Moving beyond the white noise of today's polarizing media, HEIST provides viewers with a clear, concise and fact- based explanation of how we got into this mess, and what we need to do to restore our representative democracy.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Mindfulness Workshop
Learn about the healing powers of mindfulness through conversation and mindful practices.
Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to what is happening right now, by observing what is happening inside (thoughts, feelings, physical sensations) and outside (interactions and surroundings) with an open mind. Lauren Witcher from Tools for Peace will be a guest instructor.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
LA Urban Teacher Residency Program Info Session
Think about this great opportunity in education post-Oxy
Want to make a difference through education to the people who need it most? LAUTR is a great gap year option with excellent mentorship!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Reign of Error: A Talk with Diane Ravitch
Diane Ravitch will be giving a talk about her new book, "Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools."
Ravitch is a research professor of education at NYU, and a prolific writer, who is internationally acclaimed for her expertise on past and present education. As Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander from 1991 to 1993, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. Subsequently she revised her thinking on these issues and is now the most well-known critic of efforts to promote vouchers, charter schools and high stakes testing, as she discusses in her new book.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
JET Program Information Session
Join the CDC for an info session to learn more about the JET program.
The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET) is a Japanese government initiative that brings college graduates to Japan as Assistant Language
teachers and Sports Education Advisors in Japanese kindergartens, elementary, junior high and high schools, or as Coordinators for International Relations in local governments and boards of education.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Meet and Greet with ABCMouse.com
Meet alumni who currently work for ABCMouse.com.
Age of Learning has created ABCMouse.com, an incredible website for early learners (pre-school and kindergarten) to engage with educational activities. This Glendale based company has already hired many Oxy alum and is eager to meet more great students. We hope you can join us! Meet Eric Palmer '96, Jon Dohring '08, Rob Dohring '08, and members of their recruiting staff.


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Methuen, Mass. driver killed in I-95 rollover in Portsmouth
According to New Hampshire State Police, the accident happened about 9:49 p.m. and involved a single vehcile.
"Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Chevy HHR sedan, being driven by William Lasonde, age 63, of Methuen, Mass., was traveling northbound on Interstate 95. The vehicle left the right side of the roadway, struck a guardrail, and rolled over multiple times," Troop A said in a statement. "As a result, Lasonde was ejected from the vehicle. Lasonde was transported to the Portsmouth Regional Hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries."
This accident occurred in the right median area separating Interstate 95 northbound and the Exit 5 exit ramp. A portion of the right travel lane was closed for approximately two hours as Troopers investigated.
Assisting New Hampshire State Police at the scene were both the Portsmouth Police Department and the Portsmouth Fire Department.
This accident remains under investigation by Trooper Scott Garton. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Garton at (603) 223-8490.
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A lot of employees are suddenly needed in one Southeast Kansas community. The demand is high for these jobs even though it's seasonal work.
For Heather McDonnell, at MDT Personnel, there is a need to fill 300 jobs at a Coffeyville, Kansas warehouse.
She says it is seasonal work, which is important to that company.
"It's very important because they have to meet their quota, so you've got to make sure that you have the people in there to fill the job and get everything pick and packed and out the door," says McDonnell.
The company has used MDT since last year and is working again to fill warehouse jobs with immediate openings.
It is MDT's policy not to disclose the company where these jobs will be filled.
However, McDonnell says "whenever they do come apply, we will tell them where they will be working and exactly what they will be doing."
She says MDT sees hundreds of people come through it's Joplin doors every week looking for work.
McDonnell says not all of the jobs offered at MDT are temporary.
"It can be daily work. It could be weekly work. It could be temporary to permanent, just whatever the client needs. We're there to help them out."
With this seasonal work being very important to the company, McDonnell has been working for weeks at job fairs and placing posters up hoping people will begin to fill those jobs.
MDT will host another job fair on Monday the 15th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Joplin Career Center.
You can also visit the MDT offices at 1318 East 7th Street.


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Shimano XTR Race BR-M987 Hydraulic Disc BrakeShimano loaded the new XTR Race M987 hydraulic disc brakes with tons of new technology to produce a brake set that's lightweight, compact and delivers a 10% increase in braking power. Engineered specifically for the XC racer, the XTR Race M987 brake features a compact lever design with integrated barrel reservoir and hinged band clamp. To enhance control and ergonomics, Shimano gave the new brakes a shorter, 13mm-wide lever blade and a post-mount caliper optimized to minimize weight and to enhance stiffness and insulation.
- Includes brake caliper, brake lever and hose (1000mm front, 1700mm rear)
- Race brake is tuned specifically for XC use, with a light action, snappy lever return and 10% more braking power than previous XTR hydraulic disc brakes
- Compatible with post mounts and 160mm rotors. Rotors and IS adapters sold separately
- 13mm wide shorty brake lever with ergo pivot delivers efficient input and smooth operation
- Lever features integrated barrel reservoir design with split clamp and aluminum banjo hose fitting
- High-power hose for efficient delivery of power to caliper
- One-piece forged post mount caliper
- Oversized ceramic piston for optimized light weight, rigidity and insulation
- Four pad choices for any condition - resin/Al, metal/Ti, resin/Ice, metal/Ice
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(LEXINGTON, KY) A high ankle sprain could bench University of Kentucky freshman quarterback, Patrick Towles for the rest of the season.
In his weekly press conference on Monday, Head Coach, Joker Phillips said he doesn't know how many games Towles will miss, because everyone heals differently from this type of injury. "He doesn't have to move as far, or as fast as a tailback or a receiver, so who knows? Some guys' pain tolerance is different than others, so we'll take a look at it every week," said Phillips. The Cats have not ruled Towles out for the season, but are making plans if he's unable to return.
Towles saw his only action of the season so far in Saturday's 27-14 loss to Mississippi State. He played well, leading the Cats down the field, completing five of six passes for 71 yards, including a 32 yard touchdown pass to La'Rod King. Towles injured the ankle on the very next possession when he was sacked and rolled over the ankle. The team does not know if Towles will be able to come back this season, so they're considering applying for a medical hardship to save a year of eligibility for the quarterback. "If he's unable to return, we could hold him and say he's unable to return. It's something we would have to discuss with he, his family, and compliance to make sure everything's in order," said Phillips.
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The Arizona Cardinals have progressed in negotiations with Andy Reid and are closing in on a deal that would make him their next head coach, according to multiple reports. Mike Jurecki reports from Arizona that the Cardinals are "closing in" on the deal, while TV reporter Tim Ring says that the deal is "very close." Jason La Canfora of CBS also tweeted that he expects Reid to end up with the Cardinals job.
Revenge of the Birds addressed the reports, writing that the Reid hire would still leave multiple questions in Arizona:
When team president Michael Bidwill addressed the media on Monday about the decision to part ways with both Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves, he did reveal that Reid was a candidate for the job.
There has not been any report that he was interviewed.
Reid, if hired, will only have one offensive coach on staff -- tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens.
If this proves to be true, there will be two very important questions left to be answered -- who will be the team's GM and what will the fate of defensive coordinator Ray Horton be.
After 14 years in Philadelphia, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie fired Reid on Monday morning. The move was expected, and there were reports that Reid was already making calls around the league to put together a staff for one of several other expected openings. It was initially suspected that the Chargers might make a run at Reid, who lives in the area. But reports surfaced that Dean Spanos and San Diego were leaning in a different direction.
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Saint Joseph\'s University plans to convert the existing (formerly Episcopal Academy) sports fields into 6 fields for NCAA, Division I, and Atlantic 10 Conference intercollegiate games and intramural sports with 1000+ seats, 35\' nets, PA sound system. Neighbors along N Latches Lane, Raynham Road, Berwick Road, N Highland Ave and other adjacent residences within a couple of blocks from the fields strongly object this plan. Because of the noise that will be generated by spectators and the amplified sound systems, because of the frequency of use of the now intercollegiate baseball, softball and field hockey fields, neighbors petition Saint Joseph\'s University to reconsider the current plan in order to preserve the quietness of this residential neighborhood.
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As you may know there are a few prominent climbing advocacy groups in the US. Here is a thread to talk about them. In no particular order here are some things to discuss: -Are you a member of one or both? If so, why? -How can either of the groups do better? -Would you be interested in a joint membership? -What if the AAC library was Netflix style, how much would you pay for that? -Who can name the president of either group? -What are the goals of each group? -Tell us a story, how has the AAC or AF effected your climbing? -Could a climbers advocacy group ever be a powerful lobbyist? -Let 'er rip, why are these groups a waste of money, time, and resources? -Can these groups be feared like the NRA or ATV Assoc? Should they be feared? Should climbers sue for access?
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What I don't get and have been wondering lately is why there are two groups, ASCA and ARI, that seem to have the same purpose. As for the OP, im a member of both. AAC for a few years, AF for one. I like the advocacy that both groups do, especially the AF. An AAC membership pretty much pays for itself for me in the alpinist and other discounts, which is a nice bonus. I like the reports they put out and the grants they've started recently.
Pick one Frankie and go with it.
I really dig the AAC Library.
I am a member of both!!! The insurance alone is worth the membership to AAC. The library is awesome!!! The whole building in Golden is awesome!!! As for the access fund......well anytime we gain more access or save areas it is a good thing. Can either do more for me?? Not really..... Maybe more AAC climbing huts..... And of course the Access fund could work on Sphinx Rock!!!!!!
Access Fund member and contributor for many years. I would like to see the fund solicit new members much more aggressively. There is no excuse for any climber NOT to be a member. The more members, the more clout with beaurocracies and the more cash to fund worthwhile projects. I have been an AAC member in the past and frankly saw little benefit. At the time there was no hut reciprocity in Europe, so we had to join the French Alipne Club anyway. Rescue is not commonly billed in the US so the insurance doesn't help me and my recollection is that overseas coverage was not straightforward. I would consider joining, but just don't see why. It would however, be great to see the AAC library holdings available in digital form. Mark
Not only am I an A.F. member, I am also a (volunteer) Regional Coodinator for Oregon. I have been for over 9 years and love the work the Access Fund does. I have seen it open more doors and open seats at table discussion with land managers where climbing access was already considered closed or closures were immenant. Fun fact: The A.F. actaully split off from the AAC. I agree that more energy could/should be put into member drive(its is one of the biggest challenges we face because hey- what climber wants to give up beer money for an intangible thing like access. It is also a bit like insurance in that there's little percieved value when everything at my local crag is copesetic. but all of a sudden I hike out to my crag and there's a No Tresspassing sign... all of a sudden climbers LOVE the A.F.! I alos thing we need to see more pro athletes step up and speak out for support. We had the Ambassador program rollin fr quite a while with creat success but with schedules and contracts it is hard to nail them down for the long haul. In regard to a formitable power house I say yes, the Access Fund lobbies on the Hill regularily and has leveraged an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) at a federal level with the USFS stating that access Fund representation (this can be a local climber) is allowed/invited at ANY USFS meeting when climbing access is on the agenda. Again thats any state, any district, any issue... thats a good start. We are looking for ways to appropriatly partner with other user groups (like ATV) when it is appropriate when dealing with access issues in "mixed- use areas" to increase the political "clout". I would love to hear more on how folks feel these groups could do better. there is always room for improvement! Hope this helps.
The AF t-shirt designs are way better than the ones of the AAC.
Now we're talkin'. With money comes power so I'd like to see a stronger focus on recruiting members. My strong recommendation is to offer a joint AAC and AF membership that is, most importantly, billed via credit card on a monthly basis. This I can guarantee will foster a more continuous and most importantly lucrative membership. With this monthly membership can come a Netflix style AAC library (at additional cost perhaps?), newsletter, magazine, whatever will hold a majority of climbers interest on a monthly basis. I'd pay $9.99 a month for that and that's equal to more than what the AAC and AF charge per year combined. Overall I want to see a more continuous interaction between these groups and climbers, a announced and defined set of goals, plus a bit of entertainment to keep me engaged.
I've been a member of both organizations forever, it seems. I was on the founding board of the Access Fund and have been an AAC member since the early '80's. I started and served as a board member of the AF for 13 years and will continue to be a member because we will always need advocates to keep climbing areas open. I'm an AAC member because I appreciate the way they preserve and celebrate the legacy of climbing, they keep me informed of what's going on via the AAJ and ANAM and, importantly, I take advantage of all the ways they support climbers and climbing on a day-to-day basis. I don't care about joint membership. I will always be a member of both groups because they serve different purposes. It may make some marketing or membership-drive sense to offer a promotional joint membership to members of college climbing clubs or whatever. Goals: The Access Fund's goal is to preserve access to climbing areas. The American Alpine Club has too many goals. So many, in fact, that you need an instructional manual (2012 AAC Guidebook to Membership) to know what they do. I'm a member because the AAC is simply the single best resource for American Climbers. If I were the boss of writing tag lines, the AAC's would be AMERICA'S CLIMBING RESOURCE. Through the library, museum and rare books collection and, to a lesser extent, the AAJ and ANAM, they preserve climbing's legacy. Through their grants and educational programs they build climbing's future. And, importantly, through the long list of benefits (insurance, research, events, hut system, campgrounds, discounts, etc) they support my day-to-day climbing. There are not enough climbers and we don't spend enough money to buy any legislators. If, however, we join with other groups that recreate in the outdoors, we become the third largest private economic engine in the US valued at $646 Billion. If we (climbers, environmentalists, photographers, mountainbikers, horseback, hunters and fishermen, ATVs and motos, backpackers and all the businesses that support the recreation community) could ever get on the same side of the table and form a PAC, then we'd have more juice than all the business sectors except banking and insurance. Read that last sentence again. It's important. Our goal as recreationists is not to be feared. It's to be loved. Cheers, Malcolm
I am a member of both and have been since the early 90's (AAC) and its founding (AF). I think it could be easily proven that without the Access Fund climbing would be radically different for us in the US, as in much, much more limited. Every climber should be a member of this organization... it does nothing but good and without it we would not enjoy the sport the way we do.
I don't belong to either. Part of the reason why is I already have member fees with the AMGA and since, at least in the talking I've done with recruiters at events (ice fest, rendevous, etc.) they're more focused on general climber access. Which I am of course for but since commercial access is how I am able to make a living I invest what little money I have where I think I'll get the most return. What I would like to see is all these climbing and guiding advocacy groups work together even with other outdoor recreation groups to promote access (recreational and commercial) along the lines of what Malcolm mentioned. Hard to do though since some of those groups have conflicting interests. Sometimes you don't have to buy a legislator. Sometimes you just have to scream loud enough that they'll do anything so you'll shut up.
There are already big outdoor recreation organizations that appeal to the larger crowd and who have a clout in D.C. - Sierra Club, Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) from the North East and River Keeper just to name the few. When I lived in the NE, I used to be a member of the AMC and volunteered a lot with them. Unlike the Sierra Club, who make political endorsements and commit faux-pas like endorsing "green" Clorox, the AMC is politically neutral, but quietly gets things done like obtaining a Wilderness designation for the White Mountains of New Hampshire during GWB administration. I don't think the AF needs to be incorporated into a larger non-profit. Larger non-profits become bureaucratic machines, less agile and more wasteful. I like giving to smaller non-profits like the Center for Biological Diversity - I believe they were named one of the most efficient environmental groups in terms of dollars spent/things done. They work in a unique way of litigating to gain protections for endangered species (you can read more about them on their site www.biologicaldiversity.org/support/membership/index.html). They were one of very few voices raising an alarm when the BP/Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico couple years ago. I like Malcolm's idea of a PAC though...
S.P.L.T. Image, I don't agree that the AF and the AAC should join forces. Their missions are distinct and all climbers should be members of both. Clear and separate missions will allow each organization to best pursue their own goals. It's no stretch of the imagination to imagine a diverse group of outdoor recreation organizations to sit on the same side of the table. Imagine if the area around Canyonlands National Park were threatened by oil and gas drilling, tar sands operations, uranium exploration, mining and milling and more potash mining and mills. Why is it a stretch for you to imagine the motos, ATVs, hikers and climbers on the same side of the table? After all, if the area gets blown up, drilled, mined and otherwise fucked up, it will be removed from the recreation equation for all of us. This doesn't mean that we'd have to form a single club for all of us to join. A Super PAC , funded by businesses and organizations that represent the third largest sector of our private economy, Outdoor Recreation, is a reasonable way to present a large force in DC when we have a shared interest to fight for. But I digress. Much like mixing religion and government messes up both, a joining of the AF and the AAC would obscure their mission and make it harder to achieve their goals. Join both organizations. Seems like a no-brainer to me. climb safe, Mal
Join the American Alpine Club Join The Access Fund
Malcolm, it is a stretch because motos and ATVs are worse than drillers/miners. We need what drillers/miners provide even if we don't much like where they want to get it from, and at least nowadays they clean up after themselves. Motos/ATVs are scum that tear up the desert for no gain at all - they just totally trash whatever places they go. At least in Utah, the motorized rec lobbies have probably been just as effective at preventing land protection as extraction companies are.
"What can the AF do here, specifically?" Get Williamson opened up
Everyone wants their crag saved or protected by the Access Fund. And to prove it, they will pay $35 and then complain that the t-shirt doesn't fit right and the water bottle leaked in their bag after the lid wasn't totally tightened... at best. Don't look at what they send you in the mail, look at what they give you over the long haul and just send them a little money. If you pick one, pick the Access Fund. And i say this believing in the work of the AAC and feeling they have come around a bend and are on par with the average climber. This is simply because the AF is indespensible. Without it, you probably would not be a climber right now. And they should be separate organizations that work for climbers as best they can in tandem. One has a specialty, the other works in all sorts of areas.
AF seems to be mostly concerned with stuff out in Colorado and other spots...... In California, not much protecting, or even complaining via the courts. We have lost Fossel Falls, Castle Crags, Auburn Quarry and Williamson, without squat being done. Maybe time for AF/California?


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Murray's loss came one day after second-seeded Novak Djokovic exited with a second-round loss to big-serving American Sam Querrey.
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Janowicz had the momentum after controlling the tiebreaker and broke Murray twice in the deciding set as he raced to a 5-1 lead. Serving for the match, the 21-year-old saved three break points and secured the win on his second match point with a forehand winner. He then slumped to the ground and broke down in tears as he held his head in his hands.
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Earlier, Berdych recovered from a poor first set to beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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"The way that Kevin started was incredible. I had no chance, everything went on his side," Berdych said. "There were not many chances for me but I still had the hope and belief I could make it."
Berdych recovered and broke Anderson in the eighth game of the second set, and again in the seventh game of the decider before clinching the match with a backhand volley at the net.
He next plays Gilles Simon of France, who advanced without hitting a ball after 15th-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan pulled out because of a recurrence of his right ankle injury.
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Berdych shouted "What kind of call was that?" and threw his towel in the air as he walked off, prompting jeers from the crowd. After securing the break, however, he evened the match with an ace on set point and yelled "Yes!" as he clenched his fist.
Later Thursday, Ferrer was playing No. 16 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, and sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France was up against No. 11 Nicolas Almagro of Spain.


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Under heavy guard, accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was brought to the federal courthouse in Boston.
He appeared before the judge in his orange jail jumpsuit, only saying the words "not guilty" seven times, to various groups of criminal charges. Hundreds of people came to watch the spectacle - inside and outside the courthouse -including victims and friends.
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Production designer Martin Childs approached the quasi-historical drama Quills, which focuses on the Marquis de Sade's latter days at Charenton, like a puzzle. "The event in Doug Wright's screenplay, I came to realize, could only happen if all the rooms were in a certain relationship to one another," says the designer, an Oscar winner for Shakespeare in Love. "It became a puzzle to work out how that could be done--and then, to turn that back into architecture as it might really have been, rather than taking the real architecture of Charenton Asylum, and try to force the story into it, which might not have worked."
The time of the Philip Kaufman movie, based on Wright's play, is the early 1800s; the place, Napoleonic France. The Marquis (Geoffrey Rush), notorious for both his sexually outre fiction and his similar real-life exploits, has been committed to the asylum; here, he lives in comparative comfort, surrounded by his favorite things, including his all-important collections of dildos and writing quills. He continues to compose his lurid novels, which are smuggled out of Charenton by the laundress (Kate Winslet). But when a stern administrator (Michael Caine) arrives to supplant the kindly priest (Joaquin Phoenix) who runs the asylum, the Marquis' privileges are gradually stripped, until he is left naked in a bare cell--no pen nor ink nor dildo in sight.
So he whispers his latest story through Charenton's decaying walls. Passed from inmate to inmate, it finally reaches the kitchen, where the laundress dutifully writes it down. "You have to establish that that could happen in this building," says Childs, who built the set at Pinewood Studio in England. "In order for there to be lines of communication between the rooms, then it was essential that the building take on a life of its own. Once you establish that there is weather not only outside the building, but inside it, that the walls are leaking and almost seem to move with drippage at certain points, you can believe that there are holes between the cells where communication can take place."
The set was unusual in that the rooms were built adjacent to each other, just as it plays in the story-passing sequence. "We didn't employ the 'magic of cinema' here," Childs says. "It was so the people playing the inmates could understand how the scene worked." Since the asylum set was built as one large piece, it took up a lot of space, but a bend in the corridor of cells helped it fit snugly on the Pinewood stage. "In a way," says the designer, "that was the first thing I thought of, to get that bend so when you stood at one end of the corridor, you got a series of arches, and in the final, tiny arch, you would get a glimpse of the 'forbidden' cell--the Marquis de Sade's cell."
The real Charenton is no longer extant in its early 19th-century form, and Childs' research revealed that the building was a centuries-evolving structure. "That gave us the chance to use lots of different periods of French architecture," he says. "So whenever you got close to the bowels of the building, I would employ the architecture of French Cistercian monasteries, and once you got to certain exteriors, I was able to use 18th-century facades. This gave the sense that the building had been there forever."
The asylum exterior was shot at Luton Hoo, a 19th-century English country home previously seen in such films as Eyes Wide Shut and Mrs. Brown, also designed by Childs. "One of the fortunate things about the UK is that in the 19th century, it was fashionable for people to build grand houses in the manner of the French 18th century," he says. "We Frenchified Luton Hoo further by adding chateau-like roof shapes and a facade. Which again, was useful dramatically, because at the end of the film the chateau burns down, and it gave us something to destroy without destroying the underlying building."
Childs' next film after Quills was From Hell, a Jack-the-Ripper tale shot in Prague, on a huge East End of London set. The designer would like it to be known that stories of period ghouls--or period anything--don't comprise his only specialty. "I don't want people to think I can't do modern," he says. "I long to--like Helena Bonham Carter--burst out of my corset and do Fight Club."
Quills will be released in November by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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As I noted recently, it's Buffalo Trace Antique Collection season, which means that the utter insanity surrounding a few great bourbons and ryes (and Eagle Rare 17) is in full swing. Friday morning I received an email from K&L letting me know my pick in their raffle had arrived. Yes, this is how sad and over the top the mania is: they have to raffle off spots for whiskey. I told you this was impossibly nerdy.
Having found by chance the George T. Stagg, I had one other high in my sights: The 2011 release of William Larue Weller. More people seem to prefer the completely massive, totally over the top profile of the George T. Stagg, but I have a definite preference for the William Larue Weller. It's a wheat recipe bourbon (versus the rye recipe of Stagg) and it's everything I like about wheaters.
The 2010 release is still high on my list of favorite whiskeys around; it's just totally stunning. I'd also done a trade recently and got a sample of the 2009, which is great but definitely different from the 2010. I was looking forward to the 2011 release.
Now that it's here, I decided to take the opportunity to taste it against the last two years' releases to see how they stack up and to provide some context. William Larue Weller happens to be one of my absolute favorite whiskeys ever, so this had a very lofty heritage to live up to.
The 2010 Weller was actually the first I'd tasted and remains one of my absolutely favorite whiskeys, despite its somewhat extreme profile. The 2009 was acquired via a sample swap with Sku and the '11′s provenance has been discussed.
The 2010 Weller is an absolutely ridiculous whiskey. It's one of the most woody bourbons I've ever had, but surprisingly it doesn't go over the line into being too bitter. It's not like sucking on a cheap pencil… it's more like being in an old wood-paneled study where the wood and furniture polish smell just permeates the room. It's rather warm on the nose, which is to be expected given its strength. The wood and furniture polish are rounded out by a slight hint of toffee and just the faintest hint of apples. The palate continues with the warmth, but it's not overpowering. It's spiced with cinnamon and star anise; grain and corn are also predominant as well as the wood notes. It's syrupy and rich and has just a hint of molasses. The finish is grainy and warm and dries ever so slightly. There's some corn sweetness as things taper off as well.
While the 2010 is all about wood, I found the 2009 to be a showcase of grain. The nose has corn, caramel and toffee in abundance. There are light hints of cinnamon and clove and it seems less hot on the nose. However, the palate is where things heat up quickly. Wood is noticeable, as you'd expect on a Weller, and there are dark fruits – plums, black cherries – as well. There's some corn sweetness as well. The palate is a little lighter and not as syrupy, with some general grainy notes (no doubt the wheat). The finish is long, rich, full, and lasting, but slightly dry. It's a great whiskey overall and I think it's a little more lively than the '10.
Which brings us to 2011′s entry. This year is notable for the increased ABV – Weller is now 66% ABV which puts it ever closer to George T. Stagg territory. The nose immediately presents huge toffee notes with some caramel; it's buttery and has a definite pecan note. Maple syrup is in abundance; wood is present but not overbearing. There's some white pepper and cinnamon as well as some black cherries at the edges of this one. The palate continues the rich, buttery experience of the nose – it's sweet as well with toffee in abundance again, some wood and some vanilla. There's molasses, oranges and pepper to be found as well. As it finishes, the cherry moves center stage initially, and there's wood at the forefront for the first time as well. There's vanilla, a faint hint of corn sweetness and some slight hints of marshmallow.
Another way the 2011 Weller shines is with water. It simplifies its character – much more caramel and corn on the nose; on the palate it's all caramel and toffee with a buttery mouthfeel and a hint of cherries. With water it's insanely smooth.
To be honest, I think the 2011 Weller is superior to 2010 and 2009. 2009 is good but is a bit fiery and hot. 2010 can be overly bitter and a little closed off. The 2011 is warm, open and inviting, very balanced in flavor and with a lot more going on in the nose. It is extremely enjoyable neat; it's also phenomenal with a bit of water. Really, you can't go wrong with it unless you decide to mix it with Coke.
These bourbons can be costly and an extreme style exercise. However, they stand up to the price tag in my opinion. It's not an everyday sipper, it's a great one for a special occasion – just don't let those occasions be too far apart!
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Comment: This is much, much livelier and does not have the deep hints of age that I think the 2010 had. Very heavy, pleasant and notable grain and corn notes. Really solid and a heavy hitter. Pleasant nose.
Rating: A-
Nose: Quite hot on the nose. Less corn evident, more wheat. A smoothly integrated wood note with kind of a dusty, polished furniture note. Smells like an old study. A somewhat bright sweetness that brings some toffee notes with it.
Palate: Warm but not overpowering. Lightly spicy – some cinnamon, hints of star anise, some grain and some corn, medium wood notes, syrupy with the slightest hint of molasses. Ever so slightly salty.
Finish: Grain and warmth which give way to wood, which dries slightly on the palate. It also has a slight corn sweetness to it.
Comment: This is really good. Less grainy than the '09, more woody and dusty, it's old and sedate. Of the two this wins by a whisker but I wouldn't turn either down.
Rating: A-
Nose: Big toffee notes initially with some caramel beneath. Slightly buttery; hints of pecan. Maple syrup in abundance; wood is present but not overbearing. Some cherry notes hanging out in the background as well. White pepper and cinnamon. Water opens up more of the caramel notes and brings some corn and grain to the front.
Palate: Warm and rich; slightly buttery. Sweet with toffee; some wood present; maple syrup; some vanilla. Light molasses and a hint of oranges. A light dusting of pepper. Water makes this ridiculously smooth and buttery, there are some cherry notes but it's dominated by toffee and caramel. Insanely smooth.
Finish: Black cherry and wood in abundance, some vanilla at the edges; slightly bitter; the slightest trace of corn sweetness. Some slight hints of marshmallow.
Comment: This is easily the best Weller of the last three, in my opinion; balanced and clean. However, where that would make it an A based on the previous years, it just feels slightly restrained. Water makes this an absurdly syrupy, buttery, rich whiskey – I don't know if I prefer it more with or without the water. Dealer's choice.
Rating: A-


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Perzanowski Named #ASunXC Runner of the Week After Record-Shattering Performance
MACON, Ga. – Senior Kelly Perzanowski (St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville HS) became the first FGCU women's cross country runner since 2011 and second all-time to earn Runner of the Week honors when the Atlantic Sun Conference announced its weekly award winners on Wednesday morning.
The well-deserved honor comes as a result of Perzanowski's record-shattering performance in the women's 6k at last Saturday's Mountain Dew Invitational at UF. Perzanowski led the pack of 270 runners to cross the finish line in 20 minutes and 45.06 seconds, while crushing the former record of 22:02.6 and outpacing competitors from Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, LSU, South Carolina, Miami, Stetson and North Florida.
In both of FGCU's meets this season, Perzanowski has led the Eagles while claiming the individual title in both races. Last weekend her stand-out time led the Eagles to claim 11th place overall, outrunning state-foe Miami in 12th and conference rival Stetson in 13th. That finish followed the Eagles first-place finish at the Westminster Collegiate Invite to open the 2013 season.
In her four seasons at FGCU, Perzanowski has left her mark on the all-time record book as she claims the top spot for both the 5k and the 6k. Additionally, she holds three of the top-five 6k times and five of the top-10 5k times.
The first FGCU runner to earn the A-Sun's weekly honor was Barrie Cohen after her seventh-place finish in the Disney World Cross Country Classic women's 5k with a time of 18:42.70.
The Eagles take to the trail again for another 6k against a group of tough competitors in Minneapolis, Minn. for the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 28.
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Luke Russert and Other Journalists Hail Steve Kroft's Obama Interview: He Was a 'Friend to the Nation'
Conservatives thought CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft was typically soft and deferential toward Barack Obama on Sunday night, but his fellow liberal journalists are high-fiving him. On Twitter, NBC's Luke Russert oozed: "Steve Kroft was a friend to the nation tonight. Clear concise questions that got us important answers." That's an interesting tweet from the son of Mr. Two-Minute Question. But it sounds to many that you're somehow patriotic and nonpartisan or a "friend to the nation" when you rally around Obama.
Over at the Poynter Institute's website, Al Tompkins interviewed Kroft and praised his "laser-focused" questioning. He even praised him for avoiding political questions (like enhanced interrogation). Questions that sounded to Obama critics like pathetic whiffle-ball questions were hailed for their professionalism:
Kroft gets right to the interview with, interestingly, an objective (or closed-ended) question. Not what journalists might expect.
KROFT: Mr. President, was this the most satisfying week of your presidency?
I would have expected a subjective question to work best at the beginning of the interview. I might have asked the question, "How satisfying was this week?" But Kroft's question was better than mine. His question would reveal any hint of gloating.
Was Kroft trying to "reveal" gloating? Or was he encouraging gloating, because he felt Obama deserved to pat himself on the back? For most interviewers, a short question is a good interview-starter, and this was not an occasion for a typical, sweat-inducing 60 Minutes grilling. But Tompkins avoided the history of Kroft's gooey interviews with Obama, especially before he became president. The second question was also a softball: "Was the decision to launch this attack the most difficult decision that you've made as Commander-In-Chief?" Tompkins asked about it:
Kroft is aware he used a lot of closed-ended questions, and he did it on purpose because of time pressures and because of how this President answers questions.
"I have interviewed him before and you don't want to ask him open-ended questions - you get long answers,"...Kroft explained, "It is difficult to interrupt the President - it is not something I particularly like to do. The thing about this president is he will give you his thought process if you ask him about it. He will explain the complexities that weigh on his mind."
This is where the bias becomes obvious. CBS and "60 MInutes" are known for hardball interviews, with plenty of interruptions. On the same program, Scott Pelley was tough on President Bush in 2007, and tough on John McCain in 2008. (See our "Syrupy Minutes" Special Report for the contrast.) But for Obama, the whole formula was thrown overboard. Kroft asked Obama at that time about whether the country was too racist to accept him, why people would think he was Muslim, and toughies about beer and bowling. But Tompkins and the rest of Kroft's fans don't see the short questions as deferential:
Even when he asks double-barreled questions, Kroft's questions are short, 15 words or less. That brevity makes this interview so watchable.
"I probably wrote the questions longer, but the good thing about writing your own questions is you know the material," Kroft told me. "I had to keep moving. I was so cognizant of the clock."
Kroft also know the interview is not about him. Less confident interviewers have a habit of asking long-winded questions to make themselves look informed and commanding. Kroft is authoritative.
Media critics of all kinds can object to interviewers who ask long-winded, self-involved questions. The interview should be about the interviewee and not the interviewer. But Kroft is not "authoritative" in these interviews. He's submissive. These Poynter people are typical liberals in that they can't find the liberal bias in anything, or bias somehow equals professionalism. Tompkins especially loved the ending, which offered Obama a strong emotional wallop before the stopwatch started to click:
Kroft moved toward the final soundbite with a statement, so the President was not backed into a corner and offered a remarkable ending:
KROFT: This was one man. This is somebody who has cast a shadow, has been cast a shadow in this place, in the White House for almost.a decade.
OBAMA: As nervous as I was about this whole process, the one thing I didn't lose sleep over was the possibility of taking bin Laden out. Justice was done. And I think that anyone who would question that the perpetrator of mass murder on American soil didn't deserve what he got needs to have their head examined.
"We put that at the end because I thought it had a real sense of finality. I thought it was the strongest answer," Kroft told me. "I was interested in whether he had moral thoughts about it." Again, the subjective answer proves to be the most memorable answer in the interview.
The "60 Minutes" interview was laser-focused. Kroft didn't swerve off into politics and only lightly treaded into international affairs regarding Pakistan. Those issues will find their place in other shows at other times. This interview was about the decision-making process that led to an historic capture.
CBS put the "strongest answer" at the end because they love and support Obama. This interview was going to avoid any political squabbling, because they want to enable Obama's re-election in 2012 just as they enabled Obama's election in 2008. It was quite obviously a "spike the football" interview.
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Come on!!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 6:13pm.
With friends like that, who needs enemas?
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Questions Steve wanted to ask...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 6:16pm.
"Mr. President, with gas approaching $5 per gallon this summer, what have you been doing to lower your golf handicap?"
"Your Excellency, unemployment numbers recently shot back up to over 9%, where will you and your family be taking your next vacations at?"
"Lord Obama, 29 states are currently challenging your "Obamacare" in the appellate courts, how is Mrs. Obama's vegetable garden growing this spring?"
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Excuse me?
Submitted by Herbster on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 6:38pm.
.......Luke Russert? LUKE RUSSERT? If he wasn't Tim's son, he'd be picking sh _ _ with the chickens. If his name was Joe Smith, he'd be lucky to be working at MacDonalds. My apologies to MacDonalds.
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Disgusting narcissism on parade!
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 7:15pm.
Are today's journalists so arrogant that they can't see anything outside the Beltway Bubble? This latest fawning interview with "Ears" was so sugary sweet a viewer could get cavities just from watching it! That's par for the course for this make believe media, though. You know Mr. Kroft would have been brutal on Mr. Bush or (insert Republican here).
It's bad enough that we have to suffer with this extreme narcissist in the White House, who is wrecking this country with Marxist policies. Then the MBM adds insult upon insult by congratulating Mr. Kroft.
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Luke, use the force Luke
Submitted by bolivar on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 7:24pm.
Daddy was a good reporter and a fair, just man. You are not your father and from the looks of it never will be. I saw clips from this interview and Kroft was softballing obummer from the start. They gave Bill Oreilly hell for asking tough (well almost) questions and then when he tried to blather on call him on it and interrupt. Why you don't do that to the president!!! The hell you don't - Bush did not get a break from the press other than about a month after 9/11. Other than that they were all over his case.
Now, George made some mistakes and some huge boners but, I actually LIKED him. I cannot even work up a less than disgust for obummer. I will never have respect for him and for that I will be labeled as racist. I love Herman Cain and wish he could get a plan and campaign together because he gets it. Obummer never will "get it" and doesn't even know what "it" is.
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Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 9:42pm.
"Luke Russert and Other Journalists Hail Steve Kroft's Obama Interview..."
" Luke and other journalists"? Please don't tell me Luke Russert is now considered a journalist. When I was a kid (and I know this dates me), I was given a set of pilot's wings by the captain of a flight my family was on (remember when they did things like that?) This didn't make me anymore of a pilot than NBC made Luke a journalist when they gave him his Official Junior Journalist Press Card and put him on the air in the wake of his father's tragic passing. By the way, the airline didn't let me fly the plane....
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Submitted by sherlock1 on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 10:02pm.
Luuuuke! Luuuuke... I am you brain, Luuuuke! Pull your head out so I can get oxygen, Luuuuke!
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As if I care what other libtard
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 10:13pm.
Propaganda proliferaters think?
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your father is rolling in his grave
Submitted by seeseebutler on Wed, 05/11/2011 - 12:49pm.
I knew Tim Russert. Tim Russert was a friend of mine. You Luke, are no Tim Russert.
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