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Jordan Spieth: It's win or go home
Masters champion Jordan Spieth insists it is still a case of "win or go home" despite the new format for the WGC-Cadillac Match Play.
Masters champion Jordan Spieth insists it is still a case of "win or go home" despite the new format for the WGC-Cadillac Match Play.
Five-times major champion Phil Mickelson has pulled out of this week's World Golf Championships-Match Play tournament, citing unspecified personal reasons.
Erik Compton took a share of the lead with four birdies in six holes before play was suspended due to darkness on a rain-plagued third day of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
American Hudson Swafford surged into a one-shot clubhouse lead in the weather-hit Zurich Classic of New Orleans second round.
Tiger Woods will make his next competitive start at next month's Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the former world number one confirmed.
Brendon de Jonge and Boo Weekley beat a downpour to set the early pace in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Former winners Nick Faldo and Tom Watson will make their final Open appearances in front of the largest arena in the championship's 155-year history at St Andrews in July.
Jim Furyk defeated Kevin Kisner on the second play-off hole to win the RBC Heritage title at Hilton Head and record a first PGA Tour victory since 2010.
Troy Merritt will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the RBC Heritage but will be looking over his shoulder with a host of big names in the chasing pack, including Masters champion Jordan Spieth and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell.
Masters champion Jordan Spieth roared back into contention at the RBC Heritage with a second-round 62 as Graeme McDowell added a 69 to his opening round of 66 to sit five shots behind leader Troy Merritt.
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell holds a share of the lead with Matt Every at the RBC Heritage following a 66 at Hilton Head in South Carolina, with Jordan Spieth eight shots off the pace as he came back to earth following his Masters win.
Masters champion Jordan Spieth is confident he will win more majors in pursuit of world number one Rory McIlroy.
It is a measure of how far Jordan Spieth has come in such a short space of time that he was thinking about where his former college team-mates were playing as he began his final round of the Masters.
Rory McIlroy predicted he will face numerous battles with Jordan Spieth for golf's greatest prizes after the American's record-breaking Masters victory on Sunday.
Former world number one Tiger Woods is in no hurry to play again despite comfortably his best performance of the season in the Masters.
American young gun Jordan Spieth won the 79th Masters in record-equalling style with a wire-to-wire victory, landing his first major title by four shots.
Look back at all the action at Augusta as Jordan Spieth was crowned Masters champion.
Graeme McDowell insisted he would never consider not playing the Masters despite another frustrating experience at Augusta National.
Jordan Spieth has had his wobbles and his pursuers are within touching distance, but the Texan can go on to win the Masters at Augusta, writes Greg Allen.
Justin Rose produced a stunning burst of scoring to take advantage of a late blunder from Jordan Spieth and set up a thrilling final day of the 79th Masters at Augusta National.

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The Hundred-Foot Journey: Culinary mash-up
By Stephanie Zacharek
Into the Storm tears up America
By Alan Scherstuhl
Land Ho!'s seniors never quite charm
By Amy Nicholson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fails
By Amy Nicholson
Get On Up is an inspired James Brown biopic
By Stephanie Zacharek
Guardians of the Galaxy misses the mark
By Stephanie Zacharek
Magic in the Moonlight doesn't cast its spell
By Alan Scherstuhl
Michel Gondry's Mood Indigo gets richer as it darkens
By Amy Nicholson
And, come to think of it, isn't that also the story of Julia Roberts? Up to now, the actor's main reward has been commercial ratification of the highest order (her previous two films having earned a combined $250 million domestic gross), but here she's stepping into Norma Rae territory, giving a socially conscious star turn with Oscar-winning potential. Soderbergh, for his part, not only respects that ambition but roots for her success. Per the fairy-tale ending of Erin Brockovich's true story (and the conventions of the Roberts oeuvre), the star's latest character enjoys a huge payday near the end--but it's not the last scene of the movie.
Without giving much away, I'll mention that Soderbergh leaves Erin among the people, working her charms door to door--just as the filmmaker may prefer to spread his own word at the level of the homespun indie. Still, the question of where the star may go next isn't easily answered. After all, how much longer can she continue her trick of subtly surprising her audience in role after role? Or, to put it another way: How much longer can we continue to underestimate the savviest actor in Hollywood?
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The ways that Axiom Verge resembles Metroid help set up and drive home the ways that Axiom Verge is most definitely not Metroid.
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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
8-bit can be a reference to actual computing power, or it can be a retro look for videogames that want to recall a bygone era.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
The Classic NES Series of games were re-released versions of NES games for the GBA. Also known as Famicom Mini and NES Classics in Japan and PAL regions respectively.
Demons are generally creatures of evil, usually from Hell, who are often totally untrustworthy even when they're not murdering everyone and destroying everything in their path.
The wear and tear of a character's outfit as he or she receives damage. It can be done for realism, but often serves to titillate.
Digital Distribution is the concept of purchasing digital media via the internet and having it sent to the user directly via the internet. No physical representation of this content is given but the content resides on the users hard drive and is legally owned by them.
Engrish is the usage of improper English spelling or grammar and is most commonly found within older video games as a result of poor English localization. Although most of it comes from East Asian languages, it is not exclusive to that region.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
More commonly known as a "time loop", these games feature events that force the players through the cycle of repeating one (or a few) day(s). This is often presented as the result of time travel or other strange phenomena.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto building, onto platforms, or onto skulls, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
The single most important thing in the world, love is a powerful story telling element that can connect characters or drive a story. There are many video game characters who have fallen in love with someone or something.
A creature which is made up of mostly identical segments and has an elongated shape.
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Throwing weapons include knives, shurikens, axes, darts or even explosives such as grenades and molotov cocktails.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
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Kick Off the Holiday Season at Santa Fe's 24th Annual Winter Spanish Market
"Winter Spanish Market is an outgrowth of the famous Traditional Spanish Market"
The 24th Annual Winter Spanish Market will be held November 30 and December 1 & 2, 2012 at the Santa Fe Convention Center at 201 West Marcy Avenue in Santa Fe.
Winter Spanish Market is an outgrowth of the famous Traditional Spanish Market, the oldest and largest Spanish market in the U.S. that is held each summer on and around the Santa Fe Plaza. The Winter Market will showcase the work of some 100 New Mexico Hispanic artists. Many of the unique, handmade art pieces will have a holiday theme and are perfect for the home or as gifts.
Winter Market Week will begin with a Luncheon with the Artists at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at the Hotel St. Francis. Thee event pairs guests with a Spanish Market artist over lunch for the chance to meet and learn more about the artist and their work. This is a special way of getting acquainted with the artists. Tickets are $55 per person or $500 for a table of 11, including the artist. Call (505) 982-2226 x 103 for tickets
WinterNite Party, held Friday, November 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Santa Fe Convention Center, offers the first opportunity to see and purchase that very special art piece, as market artists will exhibit and sell at this evening event, which will also feature music and food. Tickets are $25 for Spanish Colonial Arts Society members and $40 for non-members. Call (505) 982-2226 x 103 for tickets or tickets may be purchased at the door.
The Winter Market will open officially at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning and remain open until 5 p.m. at the Santa Fe Convention Center. Join in the festivities and kick off the holiday season. Walter Burke Catering will have food for purchase in the lobby and there will be music throughout the day. Winter Market admission is free.
Sunday morning, all artists and guests are invited to a special Market Mass at The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi at 8 a.m. for a blessing of the artists and the Market.
Immediately after the Mass, at 9:30 a.m., the doors will open and the market will continue at the Convention Center until 4 p.m. , with food by Walter Burke Catering and live music.
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Starfleet Credits/ and some more
I or rather to say we have a problem here.
I make a list and tell me if you agree.
1. More credits when you finish a mission
2. C-Store is just crap scrap it
3. Why exchange ???
4. They promise a lot but nothing is realy there.
5. Season one is nice nice job
6. Hard - Easy Slider
7. Bridge ?
1. The only way to get some money is to do PVP and also to get some SP.
But I wish they finaly they would put some more missions in the game because all day doing PVP is booring.
So some missions please ???
2. Why C-Store ??
Ohhh I Know there is not anough money around thats happening when you sell Lifetimes .
Whole america and around buy lifetime and money is gone .
They never should done that ! they just should sell 2 month or 4 month .
Because they now want to make money with C-Store .
3. Why Exchange ???
they realy sould revented exchange, prices are off the roof !!!
Buy a paser beam array for 999.000.000 or 80.000 its just stupid !
So please shut the exchange down put a price lock on it and restarted it .
4. Empty promises
There is a lot thats put a side when STO was not lauched they put updates,
what they make and they do a lot of good stuff to the game there is a lot they dismissed .
So what about the bridge is there someting to do there or just walk around like JA.
5. Season One !!!
They did a amazing job there ......
6. Hard or Easy ???
I think they can't implented into the game thats why it never will come .
7. Bridge
So what about it ! there is nothing to do here realy and what about bridge invite its dangerous !!!
I went on invite to another bridge he loged off not going annywhere i was traped on his bridge .
O I tried the doors but did't work realy stupid bug !


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Populist conjecture will unreliably inform you that Canadians ride polar-bears, say about 'a-boot' and live in igloos because it is unfathomably cold. This is untrue. It is biblically cold.
I've just stepped off the cosy confines of an airbus to be greeted by a gust of wind so brutal I'm instantly transported back to a time without long-johns. Mercifully, sitting right in front of me is a brand-spanking new Audi RS3 in metallic grey; a sight to warm the frozen hearts of petrolheads the world over.
See more pics of the new Audi RS3
But, it's been nearly two years since the RS3 was rumoured and the world is now becoming accustomed to 300bhp+ hot hatch monsters, and this Audi doesn't have the market all to itself. Ignoring the Focus RS500 (because you can't actually buy it any more), there's the small matter of the BMW 1-Series M Coupe, too.
The head of quattro GmbH told us he doesn't consider the BMW to be a direct competitor, instead referring to Audi's TT RS. Still, there's no mistaking the RS3 and 1M cost the same, are released around the same time and boast similar power.
Ah yes, power. The RS3 gets the TT RS's engine, drivetrain and diff, meaning 340bhp/332lb ft of torque, permanent four-wheel drive and a 0-62mph time of 4.6 seconds (limited top speed of 155mph).
Did we mention it's cold in Canada? The roads were caked in black ice and dusted with a garnish of fresh snow, so our road test was limited to a brief 20-minute blast along a frustratingly straight road.
The engine sings fantastically. As in the TT RS, it accelerates with venom, and the standard-fit S tronic 'box does a good job of harnessing the five-pot's pull. Sounds fantastic, too - a hint of old-school Audi quattro lingers in the upper regions of the rev range. Other than that... well, I couldn't really tell. Driving a 340bhp Audi RS3 with a Captain Sensible hat on is rather like dating Kelly Brook by proxy; you hope it's going to be great but never know until you actually try.
One thing of note, however - the ride was extremely firm and quite unforgiving...
More info in next month's TopGear magazine - on sale 27 January - but for now, we can attest that its engine is certainly up to the RS tag. The rest of it, you will have to wait and see.
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Some of you may be aware of Google's research into automonous vehicles. I recently read a very interesting and informative article in The New Yorker about the beginnings of that research and their progress.
Article here:
In relation to this counter steering thread, I recently recalled the following paraphraph from that article:
"Finally, a year into the project, a Russian engineer named Alex Krasnov cracked the code. Theyd thought that stability was a complex, nonlinear problem, but it turned out to be fairly simple.
When the bike tipped to one side, Krasnov had it steer ever so slightly in the same direction.
This created centrifugal acceleration that pulled the bike upright again. By doing this over and over, tracing tiny S-curves as it went, the motorcycle could hold to a straight line. On the video clip from that day, the bike wobbles a little at first, like a baby giraffe finding its legs, then suddenly, confidently circles the fieldas if guided by an invisible hand. They called it the Ghost Rider."
This sentence in particular: "When the bike tipped to one side, Krasnov had it steer ever so slightly in the same direction."
My attempt at rephrasing: If a leaning bike steers in in the direction of the lean, it stands up. To me the inverse would then be true, if a leaning bike steers in the opposite direction of the lean (counter steer), it leans further.
I would suggest that this is engineering evidence of the effect of counter steering.
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Victory: Judge confirms the freedom to marry in Alabama
Postedon May 21, 2015 at 04:20 pm
Today, May 21, Judge Callie V. Granade ruled in favor of the freedom to marry in Alabama, issuing an injunction that would require all state clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples who want to get married, reaffirming a previous ruling in the state.
Gallup poll is the latest to show supermajority support for the freedom to marry
Postedon May 19, 2015 at 03:25 pm
Today, May 19, Gallup released a new poll that showed that 60% of its participants supported the freedom to marry, the highest Gallup has found since 1996, when it first began polling around the issue.
Celebrating Freedom to Marry Anniversaries in PA, OR and MA
Postedon May 18, 2015 at 04:30 pm
This week marks big anniversaries for the freedom to marry in three states: Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Massachusetts.
New video shows Freedom to Marry's historic National Plaintiffs Event
Postedon May 18, 2015 at 09:00 am
Today, Monday, May 18, Freedom to Marry released a video showcasing the plaintiffs and lawyers who attended the National Plaintiffs Event.
Marriage supporters gather to discuss freedom to marry in Mississippi
Postedon May 14, 2015 at 11:20 am
Last night, on Wednesday, May 13, supporters of the freedom to marry gathered in Jackson, Mississippi to discuss the future of marriage in the Magnolia State.
Q&A: Twin sisters release new song and video calling for equality for all
Postedon May 05, 2015 at 11:30 am
The sisters, who hail from Flemington, New Jersey, are strong supporters of the freedom to marry and the LGBT community - part of the next generation of Americans for whom support for LGBT people is overwhelmingly widespread, a no-brainer.
Historic poll shows more religious Americans support than oppose the freedom to marry
Postedon May 04, 2015 at 10:30 am
Last month, a poll released by the Public Religious Research Institute showed that, for the first time ever, more religious Americans support than oppose the freedom to marry.
More than 75 plaintiff couples from marriage cases past and present gather in DC
Postedon Apr 30, 2015 at 05:30 pm
This week same-sex couples who were plaintiffs in marriage cases from across the country and throughout history joined together in Washington, D.C. at the National Marriage Plaintiffs Gathering, organized by Freedom to Marry.
New ad shows that Floridians agree that #LoveMustWin nationwide
Postedon Apr 30, 2015 at 10:45 am
Today, April 29, Freedom to Marry and Equality Florida released an ad that aired on local TV and online showing the positive impact the freedom to marry has had on Florida and that it's time for all couples - across the nation - to be able to marry.
Supporters show the Supreme Court that #LoveMustWin
Postedon Apr 29, 2015 at 11:25 am
On Tuesday, April 28, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the question of the freedom to marry in Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Michigan - in a case that could ultimately come to a resolution that decides marriage nationwide.


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|Are you running out of hard drive capacity? Do you need to archive some important digital documents, photos, or music? This elegant external hard drive, reminiscent of a book, is the perfect solution. It takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.
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Start it, run it, never think about it again11/8/2011
Great drive -- after 2 years, it has outlasted my PC, and my new Mac Mini found it -- and my files -- no questions asked. Played a key role in PC to Mac transition. It's my second WD external, and the first, five years older, is still running, also without a hiccup. Before you choose, make sure a USB drive is what you want -- an Ethernet connection lets you hook up the drive to a router, meaning you can access data from elsewhere your network while your main computer's asleep.
Great value for a 500GB9/21/2011
This was of great value when I purchased over a year ago. It has been really reliable. I have even accidentally dropped it once or twice and not lost any data.
One possible simple repair for WD My Books not pow3/3/2010
My out-of-warranty WD My Book Essential II USB 2.0 drive (MDL: WD5000H1U-00) stopped powering on recently, and after testing the wall wart output and trying a different USB cable & computer, I opened the enclosure and tried the bare drive in another enclosure, and it worked fine. So I started testing the I/O / power supply PCB (I am an electrical engineer). Mine says FIREFLY 1U/1B in the upper right on the component side. With the 12V power attached, there was no voltage appearing across the 1000uF cap (C55), so I assumed the 12V to 5V DC-DC (switching) converter circuit was not working. Nothing looks scorched, swollen, or out of the ordinary physically. Then I happened to test the voltage at the output of the inductor (L19) and I was getting 4.X volts! I looked more carefully, and apparently the surface-mount inductor solder joint had opened! So I resoldered it down, and voila, it worked perfectly again. I think this could be the source of many complaints people have about WD My Book drives failing in high-use applications. The more time the drive is powered on, the more vibration the surface-mount inductor will experience (mostly from the drive mechanism but also from its self-induced switching vibration), and the more likely the solder joint will fail. If you know your bare drive is good, look carefully at the FIREFLY 1U/1B board and test for continuity between both ends of the inductor and the + terminal of the 1000uF output cap (C55)! Or, better yet, check for continuity between pin 8 (SW) of U4 (the NX2114 controller chip) and the + terminal of the output cap. I hope this saves somebody from losing data or throwing away a perfectly good hard drive!
Good product for the price2/11/2010
I purchased this item over a year ago. I use it for my time machine backups and it works great. At the time of purchase it was the cheapest 500GB HD on the market.
Great HD for the price8/10/2009
I got this HD around November 2008, and I have had no problems with it at all. For the price point, it performs incredibly well, and I have no complaints!
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Purchased this product on the recommendation of my more technical savvy bro-in-law. Glad I did. Easy to use and the directions even come with pictures.
Inform the novice.5/28/2009
I am, at best, a novice on the computer. Someone advised me to purchase an external harddrive because I have so many photos and videos saved on my computer. From the product description, I could not tell that I would need to format the external HD myself or buy a separate program. Once I used the trial program, I had to have someone remove and reformat the HD and create a program to use on the computer. I would NEVER have been able to do that myself. The information needs to include advice that a novice will understand. I was pleased with its appearance, however, and with Buy.com quick service.
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I have bought two of this item. One as a gift. Both are working just fine and fit the bill for our needs. Good price and Buy.com's usual quick and easy service. A good deal.2 Helpful | 0 Not Helpful
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I like the convenience of this HDD. It is attractive, compact and simple to use. Great value also.
Works great.2/14/2009
Ready to go out of the box. It came formatted FAT so I couldn't copy large files. I just reformatted it to NTFS and it works fine.
Great External Hard Drive2/12/2009
I made my purchased a year ago! Great product, I will be ordering my 2nd wd 500g external hard drive from buy.com within the next few weeks. I'm satisfied with the product and recommend the purchase to anyone with storage needs.
So Far, So Good2/9/2009
Price was right and shipping was almost immediate. So far, so good. I've only had it for a few weeks but it is working fine. I have had previous experiences with Western Digital hard drives and all are still running.
Plug and Play1/21/2009
Worked perfectly right out of the box. Very fast data transfer. I would recommend this product to anyone looking to backup their hard drive or to store files.
Good product1/20/2009
This hard drive is VERY easy to use -- just plug it in.
Good Value for the storage capacity1/20/2009
Got it approx. 2 months and so far so good. Very easy to use. I just turned on the system and was able to save items from my computer to this drive. The only thing is that I wished it had an on/off button so I didn't have to plug and unplug from the electric outlet every time.
Great Hard Drive!1/19/2009
Bought this on special and couldn't be happier. It is plug and play right out of the box. It is super quiet and has good looks. Would recommend to anyone for a backup storage device.
Good multi-purpose drive1/19/2009
The 'WD' My Book runs good, not a single problem. If you are using Windows XP, I suggest you re-format the drive to NTFS, which gives more available drive space. First transfer the files from My Book to a folder on your computer. The WD My Book is very quiet, transportable, and the price is unbeatable. I showed mine to several friends, an they liked the look too.
Performs OK1/12/2009
Performs OK
Performs as expected!1/5/2009
True plug and play.
Good product.1/3/2009
Suits what I need. Decent price for a good product. I hope it lasts a long time (that is what I'm most worried about). The transfer speed with USB 2.0 is decent and acceptable. I just needed something to supplement my dwindling free space of my laptop's internal HDD.
good product, good price, good service1/3/2009
good product, good price, good service
good device1/1/2009
received drive, plugged it in, and it worked
nice product12/22/2008
easy to use basic format is well
Good for storage12/22/2008
My boss wanted a storage space and I found this deal. Note that this is not the regular compact jump where you just plug it into the USB. It comes with a power adaptor. The drive is slightly smaller than a bible you will find in the motels. For a person who is looking to store data on the go you will have to get the ones that HD makes for less than 250GB. This one is high speed data transfer. I would recommend this to the following people. 1. Computer technician with work related to hardware repair. 2. For personal use as a backup to your desktop. 3. The frequently formatting people. 4. People who have large music, video files, anniversary videos, holiday video's etc and want to keep it safe in a single vault. 5. Hi speed data transfer. Not recommended for 1. On the go people. 2. Multiple Business presentations in a single day. 3. Skinny laptop bags. Any way my boss was not really happy so I had to return and get a 160GB. Thanks to buy.com they really helped in easy returns and refunds.
good device12/22/2008
Works right out of the box; no issues
Great product!12/18/2008
I received my product 1 day after I ordered it from buy.com. I've not had any problems yet (although I've only had it a few weeks). I would recommend this product to anyone.
Great product for the price12/10/2008
This product is easy to use and you do not even know it is running. Overall it has met my expectation.
Great product, great price12/10/2008
Perfect for me as a backup storage drive. Performance is adequate enough, reliability seems fine, plug and play makes it easy. I've had very good experiences purchasing from buy.com. Recommended.
Great product, great price12/10/2008
Perfect for me as a backup storage drive. Performance is adequate enough, reliability seems fine, plug and play makes it easy. I've had very good experiences purchasing from buy.com. Recommended.
Western Digital My Book Essential Edition12/2/2008
I needed a backup memory for all my pictures, music, school work and more. I did some shopping around and found this site to have the best price for this product. I love this product and recomend it to other people. It is really easy to use and I love that it has so much memory in it. I was a little bit confused about the downloading part, but got it figured out. Works great.
Can't beat the price, or how well it works.11/30/2008
I needed more space for music, pictures, etc., saw this and gave it a try. I am very happy with the results and recommend it highly. I have put everything I have from work and home and have everthing in a place I can take with me were ever I need to.
For the amount of storage the price can't be beat.11/26/2008
This is exactly what I expect from Buy.com, a quality product at a reasonable price. I highly recommend Buy.com and this external hard drive to anyone who is looking for a secondary drive for thier computer.
Best harddrive ever11/25/2008
This hard drive is super amazing!!! Its lightning fast and it turns off when you dont use it. its really sleek looking and small too. just an awesome product - i love it!!!!!
My Third My Book!11/25/2008
I love these good-looking little external drives. They're small, efficient and simple to set up. Would definitely recommend to anyone.
Cheap and cheerful11/24/2008
This is my second WD MyBook. I'm sorry to say that the first one died after a year when my dog bumped it and knocked it two feet to the stone floor. It was working great til, then. The new one is working great, and is in a place where none of the critters can disturb it. For the money, this thing is great. I plugged it in, formatted it for my Mac, and turned on Time Machine and it is doing very quick backups with no issues.
Happy so far......11/23/2008
Arrived in perfect condition. Very easy to set up and use. Quiet, and looks good. Seems to be working well, using with time machine.
Best external drives available11/19/2008
They look nice, great performance, quiet, and reliable. I don't need to say anymore.
I am using this instead of the hard drive to store all my important documents and files. I like the convenience and the reliability of My Book. And the price was almost too good to be true.
Works great with my MacBook Pro11/15/2008
Using this drive with TimeMachine. I also created another partition which is being used to backup my Aperture masters.
No problems.11/11/2008
WD's MyBook works as promised. Unpacked drive, plugged in power and USB cables, and voila!, it was up and running. Couldn't be simpler. The real test comes in several years: will the drive still function then as well as it does now? However, my experience with WD in general, has been very positive over the past twenty years and I expect this drive to functioning well.
High Storage Capacity, Low Price11/2/2008
Finally broke down and purchased an External HD. Decided to pick up this WD HD due to their excellent reliability in Internal Drives. I am pleased at how fast the transfer rate is and quietness of the drive (except for a 4 second screech when using XP's backup utility). Very easy to use and can back up all those massive photo and text folders I've been accumulating on my hard drive. Only downside I've seen so far is a mild decrease of computer performance when plugged in.
So far, So good!10/26/2008
We have used the drive and it works great. You plug it in and with windows xp it picks it right up and you can start transferring files. No problem!
Wonderful Back up for documents and photos10/25/2008
Shipping was fast and for the price...excellent!!! I use it to back up all my photos and documents. Windows Vista tells me it doesn't like using it for computer backup, but I do and everything has worked fine. I'm satisfied. I have one on each computer...one with windows XP and one with windows vista.
Solid, reliable storage10/15/2008
Good buy for the money. I was looking for basic storage: load it up & then store it safely. This drive met my requirements just fine. Because it is USB 2.0 only, (no Firewire connection available), it felt slow. (Also because I was storing many 30gig files). If you're in a hurry, or going to use this drive for day-to-day storage, consider spending a few more bucks and get the model with Firewire connections.
realiable product10/14/2008
I like it because it works smoothly and looks great! It is also very quite when it is working.
Needs Backup software.10/14/2008
This USB Hard drive looks and works seamlessly. I bought it for my mother who is a PC newbie, and she was able to use it without instruction from me. (A minor miracle!) If this product was bundled with commercial or freeware backup software, it would have scored a perfect score from my perspective.
Western Digital Comes Through Again10/14/2008
The first external hard drive I ever purchased was a 120 gig WD hard drive for the same price if not more. That was maybe three or four years ago. Significant improvements have been made as obvious with this hard drive. No power button is great, as it powers on only when connected to your computer, and then shuts off as you computer does as well. Only thing was reformatting it, but that was no biggie. Great to have the extra storage space at such great value. Thanks Western Digital, and thanks Buy.com!
Cool harddrive10/13/2008
I bought this to help my computer back up files and it turn out to be better than I expected. I really love this stuff and it is very easy to use.
Price was right, delivery was fast and the drive works perfectly.


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'The New Yorker' visits Tehran
In the lull of August, major media outlets are turning a watchful eye on Iran. Jeffrey Goldberg's lengthy piece offered a view from perches in Washington and Jerusalem. Meanwhile, The New Yorker dispatched its globetrotting reporter, Jon Lee Anderson, to Tehran, where he secured a very rare sit-down with the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Anderson's report reveals a leadership stubbornly dismissive of external pressure, and outrageously blind to internal disputes.
It also shows a short, fiercely despised man trying hard to be press-savvy. As the interview begins, a press aide suggests Anderson avoid talk of war, whispering other topic ideas, like the Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Ahmadinejad apparently offered his help. But Anderson pushes at the pressing issue, questioning Ahmadinejad on his repeated calls for the destruction of Israel. "The Iranian nuclear-energy program and the issue of Palestine," the president tells Anderson, "are two separate issues."
While none of the president's comments, which were peppered with slights against the "Zionist regime," were revelatory or new, other figures close to him were more frank. A day before his interview, Anderson was beckoned by the president's senior media adviser, Ali Akbar Javanfekr. Anderson describes their meeting:
I had it in my power, he said, to relay Iran's "honest and good intentions to the United States." When I raised the topic of Israel, he affected a mournful look. "Israel is unfortunately doomed," he said. "I say this without any animosity but as a statement of fact. The rest of the world demands it, and the United States should separate itself, because it can gain nothing from this relationship except more trouble." He smiled and added, "It is like a mother with a spoiled child, a child that is disobedient and which the mother does not discipline, but also a child which bothers the neighbors."
Anderson's access as a foreign journalist is an anomaly. Ahmadinejad's team appeared aware of this—their nation's opacity—and ready to exploit it. Javanfekr coyly noted the recent debacle with Gen. Stanley McChrystal. If the America doesn't know what is happening within its own military, he suggested, how could it understand Iran?
One of the few Iranians Anderson was permitted to interview is Hossein Shariatmadari, an adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei and editor of the official clerical newspaper. Anderson questioned him about sanctions and a possible military conflict. Shariatmadari did not mince words:
In whatever combination they attack us, the Americans with Israel or without, we will hit Israel. They have nukes, yes, but their entire territory will be under the barrage of our missiles.
The cleric curtly dismissed the Green Movement, the country's opposition that rose up last summer but has since met with well-documented suppression, as a "grand conspiracy" instigated by foreigners. Ahmadinejad also flippantly objected to suggestion of the presence of domestic turmoil, lauding the high voter turnout without the slightest irony—"Iran is the record-holder in democracy."
A bulk of Anderson's piece is devoted to his, rather futile, search for the opposition. He has clandestine meetings with members of a movement that one Iranian calls leaderless and "splintering." In one rendezvous, a woman pines for a figure to push for the separation of "mosque and state." She says, "We need a Spinoza in Iran." That would be quite a burden. Spinoza was excommunicated from the Jewish community in Amsterdam.
But Iran's lingering dissidents, Anderson reports, already share such a fate: "This was a very different Tehran from the one I had last visited in December, 2008, six months before the contested elections. Most of the politicians, journalists, and academics I saw then were no longer free to talk."
Anderson mentions several prominent opposition member who have come forward with public apologies, without noting that these confessions were deemed false. (Yesterday, an Iranian woman sentenced to death offered a similar confession, identified by several observers as forced.)
Still, Anderson tries to end brightly, on a resistance movement that, driven by a unifying disgust of the president, lingers. Anderson depicts Ahmadinejad as surprisingly confident, more at ease than he has been in previous years. In recent months, Ahmadinejad has accelerated his sweeping, bizarre accusations. Speaking at a gathering of expatriates, the diminutive President ripped into the U.S. using a phrase awkward even in Persian: "The bogeyman snatched the boob."
His remarks have been widely panned online in Iran, inspiring a satirical Facebook page with over 11,000 members. This response is not at all a sign that the massive resistance of a year ago is thriving. But maybe it's a start.
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So what will we do as the Bay Area's Episcopal Church for Pride in 2015?
This year you get to help decide what - if anything - Bay Area Episcopal Churches will do to celebrate Pride in 2015. Many of the people who have led us in the past - like The Revs. Tommy Dillon and Dan Burner - have moved on to churches outside our area. Others, like The Rev. Diana Wheeler, are busy with a new assignment.
So this year it is up to us - together - to decide what to do for San Francisco's 2015 Pride Celebration. Please take a minute and go to our online 2015 Pride Survey to share your thoughts on what we should do - and what you can do to help.
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Graduating from high school is a milestone for your students. It marks the end of one chapter and the excitement of beginning a new chapter in their lives! Whether your teen is headed directly into employment, the military, college, or another endeavor, use their high school graduation as an occasion to bless them, make memories, and rejoice in the goodness of the Lord.
It felt like I was on that four-foot-high, four-inch-wide balance beam for days, when really it was only about fifty minutes..."I'll never be ready for this (gymnastics) meet," I mumbled to myself with the trepidation of a wobbly sixteen-year-old high school gymnast.
You may be wondering how this relates to homeschooling. Well, as moms and teachers, it's easy to focus on what other homeschoolers are doing—to compare ourselves with others. And that can be a discouraging thing!
This list of questions, which I've called the Test of Ten, served to guide Chris in countless decisions he had to make; furthermore, it helped shaped who he was: a strong, faithful and incredibly useful man of God who brought glory to His Savior...
March 31 is the launch date of Building the Machine, the first investigative documentary about the Common Core. Building the Machine will introduce the public to the Common Core States Standards Initiative (CCSSI) and its effects on our children's education. The documentary, created by HSLDA, compiles interviews from principle educational experts, including members of the Common Core Validation Committee.
Are you in the midst of teaching your teen at home? Or is high school on the horizon in a couple of years for your middle schooler? Where do you find help when teaching high school?
Check out HSLDA's 32 page booklet entitled A Guide for Homeschooling through High School!
If you and I sat next to each other to enjoy a cup of coffee together, and you were to ask me what it takes to homeschool, I'd say, "Perseverance." In What Does It Take, Pt. 1, we talked about the commitment that it takes on the part of the parents. Yes, homeschooling is a huge commitment.
To teach day in, day out, week in, week out takes tenacity and an attitude that says, "I'm going to stick to this!" And that's hard—especially when we don't always see immediate results or fruit.
What do Rebecca Rather, Ken Forkish, and Clara Polito have in common? They are all part of what is now being called the Craft Culture. These are individuals who are following their passions and developing a craft. Whether it's baking, cooking, woodworking, or weaving, entrepreneurs are enjoying the satisfaction of using their talents and abilities to delight the rest of us.
As your teens progress through the high school years, it's helpful for them to develop good interview skills. Colleges and employers may use an interview as part of the application process for securing admission or employment. How can you best prepare your teens so that they interview with confidence and poise?
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We often hear from moms who are frustrated because their child is having difficulty recalling information from day to day. They say, "He knew his multiplication facts (long division steps, science definitions, etc.) yesterday, but today, it's as if everything is brand new." There are many specific strategies that can be used to help students hold onto information. Today, I thought I'd describe just a few.
The homeschooling community and proponents of school choice all over the world are still rejoicing over the wonderful news that the Romeike family is allowed to stay in the United States. After seeking asylum because of Germany's persecution of homeschoolers, all of us watched and hoped and prayed that they wouldn't be sent back ...
When the Supreme Court declined the Romeike case, I couldn't help but think of how I'd feel if this was our family. What if we were going through this?
The house was unusually silent. She poured her morning coffee, and strode from the kitchen to the little school room upstairs, the carpet muffling the sound of her footsteps. She sat at her desk, took a sip of steaming coffee, and glanced around the room. A tall bookshelf in the corner, three desks, and some fluffy pillows on the floor. On the walls next her were NASA pictures, reminding her of those visits to Cape Canaveral.
Whether you have a teen who is an avid reader or one who is often reluctant to pick up a book, you are probably looking for noteworthy book suggestions to keep your teen reading!
Some time ago, I provided ideas for reading lists for teens. I provided four links to great book lists, as well as four reference books with extensive reading lists. Since then, I've located more great resources for parents to use as they compile a list of reading material for their teens.
Colleges use a variety of factors when making admission decisions. But which ones are most important for the schools your teen is applying to? There's a way to find out!
The Common Data Set is helpful when trying to determine how important factors (such as interviews, grade point average, high school course load, and extracurriculars) are to specific colleges. Simply do an internet search by typing in the name of the college and the words "common data set." This usually brings up the college's input to the Common Data Set.
I am so thankful for the wonderful resources available to families who are teaching children with special needs. Technology tools, low tech adaptive equipment, multi-sensory curriculum options―these are just some of the resources that make it possible to successfully teach a child with special needs at home. In addition to those tools that you can 'buy' are the wonderful people resources that homeschooling families can access. One such person is Barbara Newman who is a church and school consultant for the great folks at CLC Network. She is a special education teacher, author, and speaker who has a passion for creating environments that include, support, and celebrate people with disabilities. This week, I am pleased to introduce Barbara as a guest blogger. Enjoy!
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Sharif Abdel Kouddous: "Five Months of Waiting: What Happens When A Revolution Stalls Out?"
From Sharif's new article in "Foreign Policy": "Five months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, Tahrir Square has, once again, been transformed into a mass protest encampment and the epicenter of the struggle for change in Egypt. Thousands of protesters are entering the second week of a sit-in reminiscent of the one that captured the world's attention during the 18-day uprising that began on Jan. 25."
"Book Excerpt: 'Haiti After the Earthquake,'" by Paul Farmer
Read the first chapter of "Haiti After the Earthquake," the new book by Paul Farmer, renowned physician and social justice advocate. On Thursday's show we will talk to Farmer about his book, and his experience working with Special Envoy for Haiti Bill Clinton in post-earthquake recovery efforts.
"Soldier Suicides and the Politics of Presidential Condolences." By Amy Goodman
President Barack Obama just announced a reversal of a long-standing policy that denied presidential condolence letters to the family members of soldiers who commit suicide. Official silence, however, has long stigmatized those who die of self-inflicted wounds. The change marks a long-overdue shift in the recognition of the epidemic of soldier and veteran suicides in this country and the toll of the hidden wounds of war.
"Malcolmology": The Late Dr. Manning Marable's Last Video Recordings on Malcolm X
In the last months of his life, Dr. Manning Marable recorded a series of videos to accompany his book, "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention." Marable died on April 1, 2011, just days before the book's publication. His family has shared with Democracy Now! the last two installments of the six-part "Malcolmology" video project, a collaboration between Truth2power Films and Marable.
"Malcolmology": Episode Six of the Late Dr. Manning Marable's Last Video Recordings on Malcolm X
Watch the sixth installment of the "Malcolmology" video project, a unique collaboration between truth2power films and the late Dr. Manning Marable, author of the new Malcolm X biography, "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention".
"WikiLeaks, Wimbledon and War" By Amy Goodman
Last Saturday was sunny in London, and the crowds were flocking to Wimbledon and to the annual Henley Regatta. Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blower website Wikileaks.org, was making his way by train from house arrest in Norfolk, three hours away, to join me and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek for a public conversation about WikiLeaks, the power of information and the importance of transparency in democracies.
Montana Farmer Says Exxon Refuses to Admit Extent of Damage from Oil Spill into Yellowstone River
Family farmer, Alexis Bonogofsky, didn't get a phone call from ExxonMobil Pipeline Company when its pipeline ruptured Friday night beneath the Yellowstone River, leaking as much as 42,000 gallons of crude oil into the water and onto neighboring land of property owners such as herself. Instead, she discovered "globs of oil" Saturday morning while checking on the flooded pastureland where she grazes her goats. [includes rush transcript]
Watch: Full Video of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange & Philosopher Slavoj Žižek With Amy Goodman
In one of his first public events since being held under house arrest, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange appeared in London Saturday for a conversation with Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, moderated by Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman. They discussed the impact of WikiLeaks on world politics, the release of the Iraq and Afghanistan war logs, and Cablegate — the largest trove of classified U.S. government records in history. [includes rush transcript]
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When the levees broke: The flood that made rock and roll
Did you know that a flood created rock and roll? Conservancy scientist Jeff Opperman says the 1927 Mississippi River flood drove the migration of Delta Blues musicians northward...where they plugged into amps and got electrified.
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(Recommended background listening as you read this post: "Black Mud" by the Black Keys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APSrvU7KdPM&feature=related)
Floods destroy. Floods also create. In 1927, an epic flood on the Mississippi River killed hundreds and wreaked massive property damage. But in its wake of destruction, that flood created rock and roll.
To be fair, rock and roll, like the Mississippi, is a seriously big river, one with many tributaries that converged to form its still-shifting channel. But one of its tributaries — and perhaps the essential one, with a gritty, longing, shuffling beat still pulsing unmistakably within the bigger river — sprang forth from the black mud that covered the whole Mississippi Delta when the swollen river finally slunk back to its banks in the late summer of 1927.
The black mud was one more sheet thrown messily across a thick bed of soil that had piled up over centuries of floods. Floods destroy, but floods also create — and that thick, black flood soil was phenomenally productive. People had created a thriving economy and society on top of it. They built massive levees to keep the river at bay, and first slaves and then sharecroppers turned that black soil to the white gold of cotton. But in 1927, those levees failed, and the society that rose up on the largesse of floods now felt their wrath.
Although floods are what made the soil so rich, in the short term the 1927 flood threw the Mississippi Delta into disarray. The flood re-exposed the deep racial fissures that the Delta society had worked hard to either smooth over or wish away. In the wake of the ugliness and economic upheaval, a river of rural blacks began moving north from the Delta.
Delta blues musicians chronicled the flood and its aftermath. Consider "When the Levee Breaks" by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie. Over a traditional Delta Blues riff on an acoustic guitar, McCoy tells how blacks were forced to work in near slave-like conditions strengthening the levees during the flood:
"I works on the levee, mama both night and day, I works so hard, to keep the water away." With the final line, he alludes to the great migration of blacks moving northward, "I's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan, gonna leave my baby, and my happy home."
Led Zeppelin recorded a cover of the song and added greater geographic specificity to that final line. In so doing, they revealed the city where the Delta blues were transformed, the setting for the alchemy that gave their version such heft: "going, going to Chicago."
Chicago was the destination for many of the Delta migrants and, in Chicago, the Delta Blues got plugged into amps and electrified. There, Chess Records' artists like Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker provided the first DNA strands that mutated and gloriously evolved the Delta Blues into "Chicago Blues."
With the vigor of a new species, the Chicago Blues dispersed globally and, where it touched down, continued to evolve. In London, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger bonded over their mail-order records from Chess.
As I said before, rock and roll sprang from many sources. But stripped to its essence, its true heart may be the primal beat and yearning soul of the electrified Delta Blues. The northward migration of blacks from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago set this electro-evolution in motion, and that migration was sparked and hastened by the great flood of 1927. And although rock has continued to evolve, you can still hear the black Delta mud in its DNA.
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The 28th Annual Golf Outing will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Whitetail Ridge Golf Course in Yorkville. (Rain date is Wednesday, June 3, 2015.)
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A reworked sports betting bill passed the Delaware House of Representatives early Friday, greatly improving the odds that the First State will become the only state east of the Mississippi to allow legal gambling on sporting events.
An earlier version of the bill that would have authorized sports betting fell two votes short of a needed three-fifths majority on Tuesday. But the proposal, backed by Gov. Jack Markell as a means to address the state's fiscal crisis, was amended to address ...
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This may sound silly, and i hope im not the only one experiencing this. I found out i was pregnant about three days ago. For some reason, maybe because im so excited to be a mom, im worried about my first doctors appointment to officially confirm it. Its on Tuesday and i have this fear that they are going to tell me im not pregnant or something. Silly right? Is that wierd? I mean i KNOW i am(especially after 3 BFP's) but did it ever cross your mind before you went to the doctor? I guess i just need some reassurance. If anyone had the same thoughts and you realized you were just being silly could you tell me about it? Want to feel like im not the only one i guess=( I appreciate any and all who comment!
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I know what you mean. I was so nervous before my first appointment and who am I kidding... I still get nervous before appointments. I haven't felt her move yet and I feel like once I do feel her move on a regular basis that I'll feel reassured that she is ok. But otherwise, dr. appointments are kinda all we have for awhile to tell us that our little ones are ok. So it is totally understandable. :)
I was the same way at my first one and even more so when they did my first ultrasound, but everything will be alright! (: I took 3 tests (all in the middle of the day) and she had a strong, fast heartbeat of 173 at 10weeks. Our little one is still just as active as can be now. Don't stress, dear. It does your little one no good, but the fear is understandable. I think we have all had it. Congrats and best of luck to you! (:
I feel the exact same way and I have my first appointment 2moro. I even did another test yesterday just to make sure it was still positive (lol) I can't wait for 2moro to get confirmation and move on from there.
Still in shock. My baby was not planned but i have made my life all about him now. I am happy.and just waiting for lo.to come out. It's really a blessing. Congratulations to you all! :)
I'm only five weeks and feel the same way, so you're not alone. I hate that I have to wait three weeks for my first appt. It's my first pregnancy and I'm clueless - and just want to hear the heart beat to confirm that we're on the right track. I know it's crazy but I can't help it - so you're not the only one. I'm sure everything will be fine and your baby is growing as it should.


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ATLANTA Jason Heyward's debut has Hank Aaron convinced that the rookie can stir up more excitement about baseball in the black community.
The legendary Atlanta Braves slugger told The Associated Press Tuesday that Heyward, who is black, "can mean an awful lot to what ails baseball."
Aaron shares a growing concern that there are too few African-American players in the game. It's a concern he expressed again during spring training. He says it's a common problem that baseball has been slow to address.
Aaron isn't wasting anytime promoting the Braves' newest African-American star.
After Heyward's debut on Monday - which included a three-run homer on his first swing - the Hall of Famer was even more optimistic that the 20-year-old rookie can make a difference.
"You don't know how excited I was, and not only me," Aaron said. "I was talking to (civil rights pioneer and former Atlanta mayor) Andrew Young about the same thing, and he wants me to bring him out there to meet Heyward. It's beginning to move through the black area. People are getting excited."
Aaron, 76, says the buzz makes him feel good.
"He can certainly bring the excitement back, not only for Atlanta but also for African-American players," Aaron said. "We do need to have many, many more Jason Heywards."
Heyward has shown interest in promoting baseball. He is associated with a program co-sponsored by the Braves which offers free instruction to Atlanta inner-city middle school and high school kids. The program called L.E.A.D. - Launch, Explore, Advise and Direct - aims to help players earn college scholarships through baseball.
Today, the NBA attracts more black athletes than Major League Baseball. And though Heyward - 6-foot-5, 240 pounds - chose baseball, Aaron said his first impression of him was that he "looked more like a basketball player."
"But he carries it well," Aaron said. "He moves around well. He can glide along and catches a lot of fly balls and he runs the bases very well."
Aaron said it's a bonus that Heyward is from Henry County, about 30 miles south of Atlanta. "He can be the kind of player that everybody dreams about, and coming from Georgia certainly has its advantages."
A fact that's not lost on the Braves.
Atlanta set up the Heyward era with a bookend pairing of the its first and newest right fielders. Aaron, who played right field in the team's 1966 inaugural season in Atlanta, threw the ceremonial first pitch to Heyward before Monday's game.
"He said have fun and told me I'm ready to do this," Heyward said. "He said go out there and enjoy it."
The largest crowd to ever attend a day game in Atlanta was with Heyward from the start. He received a loud ovation from the 53,081 fans during pregame introductions and then was serenaded by "Let's go, Hey-ward!" chants in his memorable first at-bat.
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Scammers who prey on the elderly just keep getting better at it, according to Julie Wiggins, Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman for the High Country Area Agency on Aging.
"These people are educated and skilled at what they do," she said. "They have narrowed it down to a science."
Wiggins, a member of the Ashe County Elder Abuse Prevention Team (ACEAPT), said the eldery are targeted by scammers for two reasons: they tend to be unsuspecting and to have resources.
"The current generation of elderly are characteristically trusting and want to do the right thing," she said. Scams asking for prepayment of taxes on supposed sweepstakes winnings or payment of delinquent bills are effective for this reason.
"Seventy-five percent of the nation's consumer wealth is held by people over 50. They have pensions, savings, investments and equity for exploiters to to tap into," Wiggins said.
The target age for scammers is about 70, she said, an age when early-stage dementia begins for many elderly. But, she said, victims come from all social and economic backgrounds.
A multi-disciplinary team comprised of members of different agencies, the ACEAPT provides training and case consultation to prevent and respond to elder abuse. The team holds annual forums at Ashe Services for Aging to raise awareness of financial exploitation of the elderly, the most recent of which was held in September.
Ashe County Sheriff's Detective William Sands, an ACEAPT member, said people in the mountains of western N.C. are particularly hard-hit by out-of-country scams in recent years, according to FBI reports.
"We continue to have reports of sweepstake scams," said Sands.
"In the past, people were to send money for prepayment of taxes and handling charges on their winnings. These amounts ran into thousands of dollars," he said.
"Now the scam has changed some. People are required to send anywhere from $5-25 to find out if they are a winner. Most say they can afford that much. Of course, then the scammer has their personal information," he said.
"This continues with more of the same through the (mail), and normally includes telephone calls to the victims. I have cases where people receive a dozen or more letters a day. Most have never entered a sweepstakes contest," he said.
"Another continuing issue is purchases through the Internet. People prepay for items that never come, some very costly. Money going out of the country will never be recovered," he said.
"We continue to tell people 'if it seems to good to be true, it is,'" said Sands.
According to Wiggins, not all financial abuse of the elderly comes from scammers and con-artists. "The majority of exploiters are actually family members," she said.
Exploitation by family is a "gray area," she said. While some may deliberately steal from elderly family members, others will use resources that aren't theirs under the comfortable rationale: "Mom would want me to have this."
Victims are often too embarrassed to report being taken in by scammers. Family members who suspect their parents or grandparents have been victims of financial exploitation should look for these warning signs published by the N.C. Department of the Secretary of State (SOS):
• Sudden changes in bank account or banking practice, including unexplained withdrawal of large sums of money by a person accompanying the elder
• The inclusion of additional names on an elder's bank card signature
• Unauthorized withdrawal of the elder's funds using the elder's ATM card
• Abrupt changes in a will or other financial documents
• Unexplained disappearance of funds or valuable possessions
• Substandard care being provided or bills being unpaid despite adequate financial resources
• Discovery of elder's signature being forged for financial transactions or for the titles to his/her possessions
• The provision of unnecessary services
• Sudden appearance of previously uninvolved relatives claiming their rights to an elder's affairs and possessions
• Unexplained sudden transfer of assets to a family member or someone outside the family
According to the SOS, "The 'successful' con artist is a marketing expert who understands human nature, and preys upon our fears or desires by unleashing a variety of psychological tactics. The key to avoid becoming an investment fraud victim is to recognize the pressure tactics, and to remember that it is OK to say 'no' to an unsolicited sales pitch."
Some common tactics employed by scammers include:
• Promises of wealth: the salesperson dangles the promise of wealth in a short period of time, often "guaranteed" or with "little risk involved."
• Trappings of success: the salesperson projects the image of success or offers testimonials, "proving" he and the offer are "legitimate."
• " The lemming effect": the salesperson tells you that others are investing, and that you should, too, or risk missing out on a good deal.
• Favors: the salesperson gives you something — a free meal, discount, etc. — hoping you will feel obligated to give him something in return.
• Act now! : the salesperson pressures you to "act fast" because the offer will be available "only for a limited time."
If you believe you have been defrauded of if you suspect someone you know has been taken in a scam, send a written complaint to a securities advisor at the N.C. Department of the Secretary of State Securities Division PO Box 29622 Raleigh, NC 27626 or call (800)688-4507.


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Toilet Spoon with Bowl in Shape of a Cartouche
The cartouche-shaped bowl of this spoon is incised with a scene showing a pond or an artificial pool. Within the water swim three bolti-fish; lotus flowers and buds rise from the water's edge. Each of these images relates to the Egyptians' belief in rebirth after death. The elegant handle consists of three lotus plants that join to form the neck and head of a duck.
- Medium: Wood, paste inlays
- Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 1336-1295 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dimensions: 2 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (6 x 23.3 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
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- Accession Number: 37.616E
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Toilet Spoon with Bowl in Shape of a Cartouche, ca. 1336-1295 B.C.E. Wood, paste inlays, 2 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (6 x 23.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.616E. Creative Commons-BY
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