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Japan Skater Slides into Samuragochi Scandal
SOCHI, Russia—No figure skater wants to land in the middle of an international scandal during the Olympics. But that's where Japan's Daisuke Takahashi finds himself.
Takahashi, the 2010 bronze medalist who will compete in the men's individual event Thursday and Friday, skates his short program to "Sonatina for Violin," a dramatic piece of contemporary music he believed to be written by Mamoru Samuragochi, a Japanese composer. But last week in Japan, Samuragochi confessed that he hired a ghost writer to compose his work.
Subsequently, the shadow composer, Takashi Niigaki, admitted to the fraud in a televised news conference for the sake of protecting the skater. "If this went on, Mr. Takahashi would be used as material to reinforce our fiction," Niigaki said.
To add to the strange tale, Samuragochi portrays himself as deaf, which contributed to his renown as the "Japanese Beethoven." But Niigaki doesn't buy it: "I've never felt that he was deaf."
Samuragochi issued a public statement Wednesday explaining that he does have a hearing problem, but it has improved recently.
Either way, it's not the sort of news a top athlete wants before heading into the Olympics. "When I heard, I was astonished," Takahashi, age 27, said through a translator at a Monday press conference. "Whether I could use the music, I was unsure."
Changing the music at this point would be tantamount to throwing in the towel. "Skating a new program to new music would make it virtually impossible to skate at the level necessary to be competitive," 1998 gold medalist Brian Boitano said via email.
It is not unheard of for competitors to change programs during the season. Just weeks before the Olympics, American Ashley Wagner ditched her long program set to music from "Romeo and Juliet" and returned to an old program set to "Samson and Delilah." But that's far different than commissioning a choreographer to create an entirely new program from scratch.
It can take up to six months, sometimes more, for a choreographer and a skater to create a program; every spin, jump and flashy foot sequence is calculated to maximize point value and is connected to specific phrases within the music. "They practice their programs and choreography hundreds of times and, in the process, refine the program until they have mastered the pacing," said Boitano. "Changing music also entails changing choreography, as no pieces of music are the same."
Takahashi will skate to the music on Thursday, but there will be no composer credit. The rights to music for figure skating programs must be licensed for television broadcast, and as long as those are secured, the show goes on.
"I liked the music," Takahashi said, adding that he was unaware of the fraud when he chose the piece. "I am happy to be using this music for skating."
Tatsuro Matsumura, director of international affairs for the Japan Skating Federation, said Takahashi doesn't know the composer: "There is no personal relationship."
Takahashi, age 27, may not be a household name in the U.S., but he is a contender. He's ranked fourth in the International Skating Union's standings, and won the 2013 NHK Trophy. His main competition comes from Russian hero and 2010 silver medalist Evgeny Plushchenko, who will have the crowd on his side. Patrick Chan of Canada and Javier Fernandez of Spain are both formidable. The number-one ranked skater is Japan's 19 year-old Yuzuru Hanyu.
Could the jolt of an embarrassing situation rattle Takahashi's nerves? Boitano says it shouldn't: "The ability to be resilient in even the most difficult situations is one of the traits of a champion."
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Devils Lake High School girls basketball coach Justin Klein has announced registration is under way for the Future Firebird program for girls in graded K-6. The program will meet for the first time on Saturday at Sweetwater Elementary School. For information on the program contact Klein at Central Middle School at 662-7664.
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Hebron Road will be closed to through traffic from Laurel Park Highway at the water tanks to Laurel Park Highway at Timber Creek on Monday and Tuesday. Local traffic to access homes along this section of road will be permitted. The road surface will be milled down several inches in preparation for a new layer of asphalt.
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Week in Review: Medical Innovation – Past, Present and Future
Week in Review: Medical Innovation – Past, Present and Future
01.18.13 | By Kaelan Hollon
For many in the nation's capital, this week was spent gearing up for Inauguration Day (Monday, January 21). Every four years, this includes a look back at our history and time-honored traditions. Recognizing the critical role of medical innovation and importance of learning from where we've been, PhRMA spent this past week highlighting the last century of medical innovation milestones and the impact they continue to have in helping millions of patients worldwide.
From Presidents Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama, our bloggers weighed in on both the Catalyst and PhRMA Pinterest page to discuss these historic achievements, the importance of ongoing collaboration and the work that remains to be done in the future.
On Thursday, we released a new report that looks into the more than 5,000 medicines currently in research and development in the United States ("Innovation in the Biopharmaceutical Pipeline: A Multidimensional View"). Of particular note, the report found that 70 percent of medicines in the pipeline are potentially first-in-class, and many are being developed for diseases and conditions that have not seen new therapies for more than a decade.
During a live webinar, John Castellani, PhRMA President and CEO, joined together with Dr. John Lechleiter, Chairman, President and CEO of Eli Lilly (also PhRMA Board Chairman), to discuss the outcomes of the report and the promising future of medical innovation. Castellani also reviewed the report's key findings in a Catalyst post, where he noted the significance of research and development:
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Also this week, Mark Grayson commented on the importance of clinical trials in India, pointing to a recent post by Jay Taylor, Vice President of International at PhRMA. The need for clinical trial participation in India is two-fold: First, the death rate for enrolled patients is approximately half of the death rate for the country's general population. Second, clinical trial participation is a necessary factor for the future of medical innovation globally.
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OAKLAND -- The A's continued to fill their need for left-handed relievers when they announced Wednesday that they have signed Eric O'Flaherty to a two-year, $7-million contract.
The O'Flaherty signing won't have an immediate impact on the bullpen, however, as he is coming back from Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery in his left elbow and isn't expected to be ready until mid-season.
The A's lost one of their prime lefties when they dealt Jerry Blevins to the Washington Nationals in December, but they added Drew Pomeranz from the Colorado Rockies for Brett Anderson in another December trade. Sean Doolittle is the No. 1 lefty in Oakland's bullpen.
O'Flaherty, 28, has spent the last five seasons in the Atlanta Braves bullpen, where he posted a 13-7 record and 1.99 ERA, all of it in setup work. He came to Atlanta from Seattle, where he broke in as a 21-year-old in 2006.
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A man armed with a semi-automatic handgun and a juvenile tried to rob the Quality Inn on West Main Street early Wednesday morning.
One of the men passed the night desk clerk a note demanding money at 2:35 a.m. The two fled empty-handed after the clerk told them there was no money to surrender, Stroud Area Regional Police said.
The suspect who displayed the handgun was described as about 5 foot 5 inches, Hispanic with a goatee, a dark hoodie, jeans and black work boots. The second male was described as a juvenile, possibly 14 or 15 years old, wearing a dark hoodie, jeans and sneakers. He was reported to have acted as the lookout.
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Oh, and have you heard that according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), 90 percent of all the people who suffer from oral cancers (mouth, lips, tongue, throat) are smokers?
While both of those effects may take a while to manifest, the yellowing of your teeth becomes readily apparent. Here's why. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that the 4,000 toxic chemicals found in tar deposit a "sticky residue" on the surface of your teeth. Couple that with the fact that the same chemicals coat your teeth with plaque and your (formerly) pearly whites don't stand a chance.
Yeah, but surely those stains can be easily removed, right? Not completely. According to the ADA, the discoloration caused by tar and other chemicals in the tobacco are harder to remove than other stains because the smoke actually penetrates the tooth enamel.
If the fear of yellow (or no) teeth doesn't propel you to quit, how about a hairy tongue? (That's not a typo.) Hairy tongue or black tongue is a condition that arises in heavy smokers when the cells on their tongue stop their normal shedding patterns. It results in an overgrowth of bacteria and the appearance of dark hair-like growths that are a combination of fungi and old skin cells. Enough said.
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My grandfather died of lung cancer so I have never been tempted to smoke.
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I wish my vanity could override my brain...I hate smoking...I stink, I have yellow fingers, and my breath is disgusting, not to include the running to my grave part...Smoking is such a taboo (rightfully so) but you can't just snap your fingers and that's it....no more smoker...Tried quitting with the patch and could not sleep, which made me very sick...I tried Chantix and had a really bad reaction...I just got an e-cigarette and my breathing is worse after that...Like I said, any helpful advice would be wonderful!
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Cost: $7,000,000
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A general description and range of typical timeframes for project phases is given below. Specific work is conducted during each phase while an emphasis is made on public involvement throughout the entire project.
Planning Phase (Completed October 2002)
During the planning phase, City staff worked with Armstrong Glen to plan improvements for the Columbus Circle project. At this time, questionnaires and public meetings were used to obtain input from property owners. Several improvement alternatives were developed and evaluated to determine the best solution. A recommended alternative was presented to the public for comment at the end of the planning phase.
Design Phase (Completed December 2005)
During the design phase, City staff worked with Armstrong Glen to develop construction drawings for the alternative selected during the planning phase. These plans were based on safety, cost, benefits, storm water analysis and an extensive public involvement process that allowed citizens to provide input at public meetings. The public input assisted CSWS and Armstrong Glen to make design decisions and determine appropriate improvements.
Property Easement/Acquisition (Completed October 2005)
The City's real estate staff worked with property owners to acquire Storm Drainage Easements (SDEs) for construction work. In addition to SDEs, temporary construction easements were obtained to access work areas.
Bid Phase (Completed May 2006)
During the bid phase, final specifications were prepared and quantities of material were determined. By state law, the lowest responsible bidder is awarded the construction contract. United Construction, Inc. was selected as the contractor for the project.
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Magnus Carlsen is the world's best chess player. Still, you think it would take him longer than 79 seconds to beat the world's second richest man.
The 23-year-0ld Carlsen—described as the (pre-arrest) "Justin Bieber of chess"—became a chess grandmaster when he was just 13-years-old, which is probably why Gates said the challenge had "a predetermined outcome."
"Wow, that was fast," Gates said after Carlsen beat him in just nine moves, adding that the only time he feels intellectually inadequate is "when I play chess with him (Carlsen)."


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GRANBY — The East Newton Patriots closed out the regular season on a good note Friday as they downed Monett 50-38 in a varsity Big 8 Conference boys game at East Newton High School.
While they played solid defense all evening, the Patriots only got better as the game went along. They held the Cubs to 16 points in the second half while claiming their fifth win of the season, moving to 5-18 overall and 2-5 in the Big 8.
"I thought our kids defended really, really well," Patriots coach Kyle Fields said. "The kids really executed better offensively. We just came out kind of from start to finish with a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of intensity.
"We haven't had a very good year, but I'm proud of the way the kids have played hard and stuck together. They never folded. Hopefully this win gives us a little momentum going into the district tournament."
Sam Swartz led the Patriots with 17 points, while Bryce Zimmerman added 13, Colby Thomas 10, Jacob Patterson one, Deion Clark three and Rocky Liveoak six.
The Cubs were led by Kyle Woods with 11 points, Caleb Blue had nine, Jonah Paszek three, Zack Hammond six, Elijah George three and Aaron Patton six.
Monett prevailed in the "B" game, 53-32. Aaron Millet led the Patriots with five points.
East Newton begins play in the Class 3, District 12 Tournament against Mount Vernon at Seneca High School at 4 p.m. Monday.
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We're occasional cooks, and with only 2 adults in the household, this range is just about perfect for us. Nice to have the various burner sizes for different applications, marvelous baking &...Read complete review
We're occasional cooks, and with only 2 adults in the household, this range is just about perfect for us. Nice to have the various burner sizes for different applications, marvelous baking & broil features, and very stylish. Control panel is intuitive, temperature control for the oven is spot-on, burner controls are excellent & responsive, and clean-up is pretty easy (assuming you're willing to deal with special needs of stainless steel). Highly recommended for an island application; fits nicely in our not-too-big island. It's worth noting that this design does have offset burner placement, and GE would've done better to keep a greater distance between the 2 largest burners to allow more space for oversize pots/pans. For our application though, this is practically a non-issue for us as we rarely use mega-super-size cooking tools; and if we do it's only one at a time.Would've gone for 5 stars but I'm not wild about the internal cooling fan that activates automatically when baking or broiling. All my previous ranges have been "built-in" style instead of "slide-in" style and none before has had this fan element. It's not horribly noisy, but I wasn't expecting my range to make noise the way a microwave or dishwasher does. Frankly it's just mechanical hum like any appliance with a motor or fan would have, I just wasn't expecting it. Something to get used to, and likely something that's integral with all ranges of this style.All that said, I'd definitely recommend this product for just about any small to average household looking for a solid, high function, high style gas range.
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I cook typical dinners for my family. I bought this stove/oven 2 years ago and am very sorry I did. The grill on top is an odd design so sometimes my smaller pans tip sideways. The high output burner is on the wrong side for a right handed person. The other burners are too small so I use the large one almost exclusively. The convection has never performed well for me. It also takes up so much space when I use my broiler pan the door doesn't shut all the way. I used the self cleaning feature once and it did get it clean but now the fan RATTLES so loud. I wish I had my dirty oven back. Just skip GE. I wish I did!
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By frickmaster
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Comments about GE Profile 30" Stainless Steel Slide-In Gas Range:
My parents had their oven for decades. Those times are over. The piece that holds the front glass rusted after 2 years and the the bottom drawer rusted on the front after 7 years. The thing is immaculate otherwise as it's cleaned daily. Otherwise, the thing cannot have two pans on the front at the same time without one pan being feeling the heat from the other burner.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By gecustomer11
from California
Though I have had this stove for only a few weeks I love cooking on it. I have read other reviews about the fan noise when the oven is in use. I have not found the sound to be loud or annoying. I also like the design of this stove.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Everything works great
By Rick48
from Chicago,Il
This is our second GE range. Ge ranges have a very accurate oven. Much better than the Decor that this range replaced. Stainless steel cook top. Great product.
By GoodWife
from Murrieta, CA
This stove is pretty to look at but not good for cooking! It is not functional with odd placement of burners - you cannot use all burners at once. The Stainless Steel is a nightmare! EVERY cooking session requires you clean & dry top of stove unless you are okay with streaks! And to clean you have to remove the heaviest grates ever! There are 2 large grates that rust easy and are also difficult for the average woman to lift daily - if you love a clean stove. Also the oven makes popping noise upon initial heat up. The middle igniter area sweats water on stainless when you first turn on oven; this creates MORE cleaning! Not designed for functional daily cooking & clean up. I dread using bc of post clean up.
Oven ignitor not working
By Turley
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Have had this range for 2 years. It's already had a thermal safety switch replaced and the oven fan is loud and now the oven ignitor is not working. There are two ignitors, one for the oven and one for the broiler so you can swap them out while you wait for the replacement and keep using the oven. Bought two replacements because if one went out, the other is sure to follow. Was able to diagnose and buy the part using online resources and it's a fairly easy repair but just another disappointment in an otherwise beautiful package
Doesn't Stand The Test of Time
By PJ053
I am on my third repair of the same part for the range. 1st repair in October, 2nd repair in February & again this month.
great looking range
By osucakes
from Milwaukee, WI
this oven really completes the new kitchen we put in- I just love how the slide in range looks and it works great
Awesome Sleek Range for any Cook!
By Dajus2001
from Decatur, GA, USA
This product is sleek and super effective. I have the gas range, and it heats up and cooks everything nice and evenly - both on the stove and in the oven. It was definitely an upgrade for me! Only do wish the drawer on the bottom came with a second oven standard - it was an upgrade that I wish I had chosen.
By spagirl
It's gorgeous, a work horse and so very easy to use! The installation was easy, too! Great, trusted brand and amazing performance. I'm very happy with my new GE oven/range.
Overall this product is excellent
By jaybird9848
from Birmingham, AL, USA
All features of this gas range are easy to use and all of the controls are on the front - no leaning over the stove to set something. Each burner is a different size to be able to handle just about any size pot or pan.
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DENVER (AP) — It's September, Colorado bow hunting is underway, and rifle hunters are lining up for a hot new license: $25 to shoot down a government drone over the village of Deer Trail.
Supporters acknowledge the licenses would be only symbolic, and a town election authorizing them is more than a month away. Still, The Denver Post reported Thursday (http://tinyurl.com/lhl5zbr ) about 1,000 people have applied for one.
Residents of the tiny plains town an hour east of Denver are still split on the proposal.
The scheme is part protest against government surveillance and part promotion to get Deer Trail some attention. It's working, at least on the second point. The federal government issued a warning against shooting at drones.
Phil Steel, who proposed the licenses, is selling novelty versions. Officials say he's given part of the income to the town.
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FOOD SCIENCE It's not your imagination: The foods you choose can affect your mood.
PERSON OF THE QUARTER-HOUR? Time magazine wants to know your choice for 2013 Person of the Year. You have to pick from the editors' 42 candidates, though, and they include Miley Cyrus and Jimmy Fallon. If this isn't jumping the shark, I don't know what is.
TOO LONG GONE Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent, now has the sad distinction of being the American held hostage longest by a foreign country — six years, eight months in Iran.
HOLIDAY CHEER Just in time for your holiday romp at the bookstore, a new study of 1,400 people age 16 to 24 found almost two-thirds like printed books better than e-books. It probably matters that it's a British survey.
SWEET Why is Candy Crush so addictive? The makers of the online game know just how to turn players into fanatics — and make money.
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Since 1986, a legion of rock & roll stars has congregated annually for a star-studded, rollicking evening that has become one of the most celebrated events of the year and the hottest ticket in rock—the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. For more than two decades, this ceremony—usually held at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria—has paid homage to the legendary artists, producers, songwriters, disc jockeys, and others who have made rock & roll an international musical and social phenomenon. Now, for the first time in published form, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The First 25 Years reveals the personal, behind-the-scenes dramas, once-in-a-lifetime performances, inspirational toasts, and colorful acceptance speeches that make up rock's most unforgettable night. In their own words, rock's biggest names tell of the inspirations behind their music as they salute the pioneers who paved the way. Containing archival memorabilia, collectible album cover art, and never-before-published photographs of rock's most iconic figures, this comprehensive volume is organized by year, with insightful chapter introductions that contextualize rock & roll's historical and cultural relevance. A wealth of first-person quotations and anecdotes that intimate the truth behind the music and a complete collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's program guides round out this must-have reference for anyone interested in rock's progeny. In equal parts a tribute to rock & roll and a contribution to its continued legacy, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The First 25 Years is the definitive volume for those who rock.
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Blaming the messenger: Parkland Memorial's criticisms of our Ebola center story don't stand up against the facts
My story raising questions about a Texas task force's selection of Parkland Memorial Hospital and UT Southwestern Medical Center to head up a new Ebola treatment center has prompted a strange response from Parkland.
One of its senior executives accuses me in a press statement this week of bamboozling some of the most prominent health-care experts in the industry, and my news organization of trying to divide Dallas' medical community.
First, some quick background. My Oct. 24 article featured three national experts on hospital management who in recent years have expressed concerns about Parkland's approach to patient safety or transparency. Until late last year, Parkland and UTSW were at the center of a rare two-year federal safety intervention to try to remedy what regulators called life-threatening failures in infection control and other practices at Parkland. UTSW oversees the hospital's clinical care.
After they were tapped as the operators of the newly created Ebola center, I naturally revisited that history in interviews with the experts. It's my responsibility as a watchdog reporter to follow up on such issues. The professionals in turn questioned whether the task force had considered the safety record of both institutions. They also called for transparency about whether Parkland and UTSW have tackled the longstanding problems in their academic partnership.
Consultants and government officials have warned over the years that their differences - divergent missions, turf battles and clashing business interests - must be fixed to ensure effective patient care. Officials with Parkland and UTSW have not responded to our questions about those issues, highlighted in our 2013 Chronic Condition investigation.
Back to the Parkland complaint. Michael Malaise, a senior public affairs executive with Parkland, circulated an email to Dallas "opinion leaders and media" alleging that I had made false claims in my conversations with the experts intended to "coax a particular response from them." He also accused The Dallas Morning News, whose ongoing investigation triggered the unusual federal crackdown, of being "obsessed with promoting discord" within the local medical community.
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At its annual meeting, Lauderdale County's Habitat for Humanity remembered a homeowner, Willie Alice Dean, who passed away this week. The organization also recognized volunteers and elected new board members.
"It's been wonderful. I have been blessed as well as the homeowners and the people that volunteer," said outgoing president, the Rev. Dorothy Lloyd. "It's just been great working with all of the volunteers and we've just had a wonderful time, in serving."
Lloyd will continue as a volunteer for Habitat, which is dedicated to building decent homes for God's people in need.
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HOUSTON -- Before Monday's 7-3 loss to the Astros, the one thing about A's starter Jesse Chavez that was consistent through good times and bad was his ability to keep the ball in the park.
He came into Houston having allowed just one homer in his last eight starts, and he'd never allowed more than two homers in a game in his big league career. Monday, he allowed three home runs to the Astros, who are nobody's idea of murderers' row.
The Astros finished with four homers on the night as for the third time in three series Oakland dropped the first game of the set.
"I've just got to think of it as my mulligan for the year," Chavez said. "I've got to get back out there and know it won't happen again."
For the moment, the A's have bigger concerns than four homers allowed and one loss. They discovered Monday they will be without center fielder Craig Gentry when an MRI revealed what a Sunday X-ray didn't: a nondisplaced fracture in his right hand, near the wrist. Gentry was hit by a pitch during a bunt attempt against the Rangers on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.
The A's are hoping Gentry will miss just a couple of weeks. But with the club's other center fielder, Coco Crisp, having an MRI of his own late Monday in the Bay Area because of a lingering neck problem, Oakland is having its depth tested. The A's called up Billy Burns from Double-A Midland to fill in for Gentry, although Yoenis Cespedes will get most of the starts in center with Brandon Moss taking over in left.
"I did the same thing last year when Jarrod Parker hit me on the left hand," Gentry said. He was playing for Texas at the time. "I only missed two weeks then, and I'm hoping that's the case again this time."
Manager Bob Melvin concurred with the two-week timetable, although he also said he was looking at the bright side.
"It was disappointing news," Melvin said. "We know it's going to be two weeks, and hopefully that's it. It's a blow, but we're going to have to get past it. We're optimistic that's it, but you never really know."
Chavez had allowed two homers in a game only twice this season, the last time coming May 18. But former A's slugger Chris Carter crushed him with a three-run homer in the third inning to wipe out an early 2-0 Oakland lead.
"With Carter, I thought the height of the pitch was OK," Melvin said. "He's a pretty good low-ball hitter. He followed it up there and put a good swing on it. That was obviously a big hit in the game."
The A's came back to tie the game at 3-all on Yoenis Cespedes' sacrifice fly in the fifth. But Oakland's momentum was gone. That's where things stood when Chavez walked Carter with one out in the sixth. Jason Castro unloaded with his 10th homer, and the local fans had scarcely gotten back into their seats after celebrating a 5-3 lead when Marc Krauss homered, too.
Chavez was done, but the Astros were not. With Dan Otero in to try to close out the inning, Matt Dominguez hit the third Houston homer of the inning.
Oakland started the scoring in the second inning on a Josh Donaldson double and an RBI single from Derek Norris. An inning later, Stephen Vogt went deep to right for his fifth homer, giving Chavez a 2-0 lead.
It would not prove to be enough.
With the Angels off, Oakland's lead in the American League West fell to 1½ games, exactly the lead the A's had at the All-Star break.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
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"Closed Curtain" is co-directed by Panahi and his fellow Iranian filmmaker and longtime friend, Kamboziya Partovi. Panahi, who has won awards at several major film festivals in the past, was sentenced to house arrest and a 20-year ban on filmmaking in 2010 after being convicted of "making propaganda" against Iran's ruling system.
Partovi presented the movie at the Berlin festival, where it's one of 19 films competing for the top Golden Bear award.
The new film, made by a very small team, is filmed entirely inside an isolated seaside villa, much of the time with the curtains drawn.
The two directors are the lead actors: Partovi playing an increasingly paranoid man trapped in the house as police search the area, and Panahi playing himself as the director of that story.
Scenes with the curtains open were "shot at the very end so we didn't get into trouble," Partovi said.
Festival officials say Panahi is no longer confined to his home but still isn't supposed to make films. The German government says it asked Iran to allow Panahi to travel to Berlin for the premiere; there has been no word on any response.
"It's very difficult not to work ...
He added that he didn't know what, if any, consequences making the film might have.
"Nothing has happened up to now," he said. But "we don't know what the future holds in store for us."
"Closed Curtain" contrasts with earlier Panahi films such as the exuberant "Offside," a movie following girls who disguise themselves as boys to sneak into a football match in Tehran. It won Berlin's runner-up Silver Bear in 2006.
The new movie follows "This Is Not A Film," a 2011 documentary that Panahi made in his Tehran apartment, where he was under house arrest.
That reflects his predicament, Partovi said. "If he's no longer allowed to speak about others and other people's lives, then he has to talk about himself."


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Guidelines for drinking-water quality - Volume 1: Recommendations
Third edition, incorporating first and second addenda
Download separate chapters
Table of contents, Preface, Acknowledgements and Abbreviations
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
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Chapter 2 - The Guidelines: a framework for safe drinking water
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Chapter 3 - Health-based targets
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Chapter 4 - Water safety plans
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Chapter 5 - Surveillance
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Chapter 6 - Application of the guidelines in specific circumstances
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Chapter 7 - Microbial aspects
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Chapter 8 - Chemical aspects
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Chapter 9 - Radiological aspects
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Chapter 10 - Acceptability aspects
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Chapter 11 - Microbial fact sheets
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Chapter 12 - Chemical fact sheets
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Annex 1
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Annex 2
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Contributors to the development of the Third Edition of the Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality
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Annex 4
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WACO, Texas - The No. 70 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's tennis team lost a hard-fought 4-1 final against No. 5 Baylor on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Championships. The loss ends the season for the Southland Conference Champions.
They finish the year at 15-10 overall after winning both the Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships.
After a battle in doubles, the Islanders were able to pick-up a point in singles as Gergo Weidinger beat the No. 98 player in the country Dennis Lengsfeld.
In doubles, Laurent Montoisy and Weidinger lost an 8-4 match at No. 1 doubles while Matt Westmoreland and Andrew Maingot lost an 8-3 final at the No. 3 position. The match at No. 2 with James Langford and Aurelien Tave were trailing 7-5 when the point was clinched.
In singles, a huge effort from Weidinger gave the Islanders their only point of the day. After winning the first set 6-3, he dominated his nationally-ranked opponent 6-1 in the second for a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles.
Montoisy won his first set at No. 1 singles before losing the second and it was tied in the third at 6-3, 1-6, 1-1 when the match was clinched.
The first singles match to finish was No. 4 as Westmoreland lost a 6-2, 6-2 match to put Baylor up 2-0. Right after Weidinger's win put the score at 2-1 Baylor, Langford lost 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2 and Nathan Robinson lost 6-0, 6-2 at No. 6 to finish the match.
In addition to Montoisy's match going unfinished, Tave was at 3-6, 4-4 when play was stopped.
The Islanders finish a season that saw them return to the NCAA Tournament and win both the regular season and tournament titles for the Southland Conference Championships.
Tennis Match Results
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Baylor
5/13/2011 at Waco, Texas
#5 Baylor 4, #70 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1
Singles competition:
1. #19 John Peers (BU) vs. Laurent Montoisy (AMCC) 3-6, 6-1, 1-1, unfinished
2. Jordan Rux (BU) def. James Langford (AMCC) 6-4, 6-1
3. #102 Roberto Maytin (BU) vs. Aurelien Tave (AMCC) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
4. #97 Kike Grangeiro (BU) def. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) 6-2, 6-2
5. Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) def. #98 Dennis Lengsfeld (BU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Julian Bley (BU) def. Nathan Robinson (AMCC) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition:
1. #5 Roberto Maytin/John Peers (BU) def. Laurent Montoisy/Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) 8-4
2. Julian Bley/Kike Grangeiro (BU) vs. James Langford/Aurelien Tave (AMCC) 7-5, unfinished
3. Robert Verzaal/Jordan Rux (BU) def. Andrew Maingot/Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) 8-3
Match Notes:
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 15-10; National ranking #70
Baylor 20-4; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,5,2,6)
NCAA Championship First Round Match
Baylor is the No. 5 national seed in the tournament.


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It's Friday night in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, and Caushun is chilling on the third floor of his parents' brownstone. He is totally street: baggy jeans, wrist bands, fresh black Timberlands, a diamond stud in his left ear and a baseball cap (worn to the back, at an angle) with his name spray-painted across the bill in graffiti bubble letters. Caushun is a rapper, and he's getting ready to rhyme, but right now he's flipping through Vogue. He did Kimora Lee Simmons's hair for her photo shoot, and he wants to see how it turned out.
Caushun can get fierce with some hair. "I'm nasty with mine," he said.
He calls himself "the weave king," an extensions specialist. He's done hairdos for J-Lo and Sarah Michelle Gellar, and he's the stereotype of the celebrity hairdresser. He's a b-boy with a poodle named Wesley and an apartment with ornate pillows with silk flowers on them and beautiful vases filled with giant lilies. Caushun is a 25-year-old openly gay rapper from the same neighborhood as Biggie Smalls, with flippy wrists, a gay twang and a flow that is liquid and cool and ready for the big time. He wants to be hip-hop's homosexual Jackie Robinson.
Hip-hop is now as large a cultural stage as baseball was in the 50's, yet the mainstream is just as closed to gay rappers as the major leagues were to black men before Robinson. And, as with Robinson, for Caushun to break through could have a profound impact on how gay people are perceived throughout America.
"He's going to open up discussion about one of the last acceptable prejudices," said his manager, Ivan Matias. "With homosexuals having so much influence over hip-hop from behind the scenes, it's time that they had a voice." He was referring to the gay executives, managers, stylists and magazine editors in the music business.
Caushun said simply: "Look, I'm keepin' it real. Don't let me find out that I'm keepin' it too real for hip-hop. Should that be the name of my album? `Too Real for Hip-Hop'?"
Caushun recently signed with Baby Phat Records, and his debut album, "Shock and Awe," will come out at the end of June before Gay Pride Day. His self-confidence is so strong that he doesn't believe his being gay will keep him from selling a million records and having a video played on MTV 20 times a week in other words, from becoming a star.
The hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, whose wife, Kimora Lee, is the owner and chief executive of Baby Phat, knows it will be hard to make Caushun a star, but he's hopeful.
"Rap music is one of the most homophobic musics we know," Mr. Simmons said. "But he's dope and he's unique because of his perspective on the world. I can't imagine that people aren't going to buy it. You think women and gay men won't buy it? It's a huge possibility."
Caushun says there were labels that wanted to turn him into a house-music artist or into the RuPaul of hip-hop, but he said no. He wants to be mainstream: "You got Jay-Z talking about girls, girls, girls. Nelly, take your clothes off. They put their sexuality out front. What's the big deal if I put mine up front and come out open?"
He learned to rhyme just hanging around his neighborhood. He says he would sit up in his parents house with his boys, smoking weed, and someone would start to rhyme, it was no big deal. "I rhyme about everything," he said. "I just rhyme from a gay perspective. And it's not like it's a flamboyant gay perspective. It's the next-door neighbor. We saying the same thing. I just might put a little gay terminology in there."
He plucked a few grapes from a bowl on a table, walked over to his iMac and put on a beat. The beat's just O.K. and the hook is kind of corny, but Caushun is witty, and he surely can flow.
What is recognized as the first hip-hop record by an openly gay person was "Hip-Hop Don't Stop" by Man Parish, recorded in 1986. According to industry figures and Web sites devoted to the subject, there are now at least 40 to 50 openly gay rappers worldwide. Most don't use homosexuality in the campy, cartoonish way Caushun does. The Deep Dickollective is a loose assemblage of black men based in San Francisco. Two regular members are Juba Kalamka, who rhymes as Pointfivefag, and Tim'm West, a widely respected rapper. Mr. West, who is H.I.V.-positive, is also an AIDS activist and a schoolteacher.
Their 2002 debut album, "BourgieBohoPostPomoAfroHomo," deals with homosexuality less sensually than politically. In one rhyme Mr. West notes that the struggle going on inside his body is far more frightening than the street violence so often discussed in hip-hop. "I got T's and disease fightin' for possession of me / How am I gonna be scared of Glocks you pops, G?," he rhymes in "Rhyters Retreat."
The collective uses live instruments and plays with forms the way the experimental rappers the Roots do. Its rappers, or M.C.'s, rhyme with the intellectual revolutionary pose of Chuck D and the erudition of Cornel West. They feel that just being homosexual in hip-hop is a revolutionary act.
"We're just trying to shatter that whole notion that a real M.C. has to be straight," Tim'm West said. The collective's most recent album, "Them Niggas Done Went and Said," was released on April 19.
The collective and Caushun are part of an openly gay hip-hop world that is as varied as its straight counterpart. A rapper named Semaj from Brooklyn, who calls himself "a thug who happens to be homosexual," wants to appeal to the same people who love Jay-Z. Tori Fixx from Minneapolis calls himself a cross between the mellow rapper Q-Tip and Prince. Mr. Fixx released an album called "The Mochasutra." Miss Money, a rapper, singer and producer from Houston, has been called the gay Missy Elliot. MaaSen, from Sweden, rhymes in a high-energy style reminiscent of the Irish-American rap group House of Pain. Katey Red is a transvestite from New Orleans. There are others in England, Switzerland and France.
Many say the best openly gay M.C. is a short white lesbian named Cyryus (pronounced Serious). In 1998 she released an album called "The Lyricist," which recalls the moody, brooding, lyric-focused feel of the rap group Black Moon. On a song called "Y Us?" she rhymes about a lesbian friend who's pretending to be straight. "You doin ya own thing/ a portrait of success/ congratulations!/ You've been nominated best supporting actress!/ I certainly hope the enemy is impressed/ now I carry the struggle on my shoulders cuz I've inherited your stress."
But Cyryus hasn't been able to test her talent because just being gay in America is challenging enough.
"When I met her in 1996 she was like, `I got a record, I'm pushing it,' " said Dutchboy, a rapper in the group Rainbow Flava and a central figure in gay hip-hop. "She was playing all these shows at all these pride events. Then she had some family problems and had to go live with her mom for a while. Then she was like, I'm joining the army. She lasted about a year before she got thrown out on some don't ask, don't tell. Last I knew she was bouncing around the South." No one I spoke to knew how to find her.
Many in gay hip-hop feel it's inevitable that a gay rapper will gain mainstream success. They point to the once unthinkable success of a white rapper like Eminem. "It'll be like D-Day," Dutchboy said. "A lot of people will go down trying and then someone will make it off the beach."
The record business isn't so sure. Executives from major hip-hop labels, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there was little chance of an openly gay rapper succeeding in the ultra-homophobic world of hip-hop. "A manager plays a record for us," one executive said, "and it's incredible, then the manager says, `Oh by the way, he's gay.' Everything stops. I really think we would probably tell him don't talk about it. Don't rock the boat."
Mr. Simmons says there is a chance, if a gay artist can find the right niche. "The hip-hop hardcore kid may think it's funny, may buy a single," Mr. Simmons said, "but he's not likely to buy an album because you're not speaking to a lifestyle that they're aspiring to. All these rappers are talking about a lifestyle that people relate to or aspire to. I don't think the average straight hip-hop consumer is going to buy it, but there's a lot of gay consumers buying rap records."
Of course, it would be tough for a gay rapper to get the discussion off of his sexuality and onto his rhymes. The cultural critic Michael Eric Dyson, who is a professor of African-American studies and religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania, said, "Your flow would have to be so ridiculous that Biggie would be envious!"
Hip-hop has long ignored gay rappers and straight hip-hop stars who visit gay clubs, some of whom use homophobic language in their rhymes. "I haven't had sex with any famous rappers, but I know about some," Dutchboy said with a hint of mischief.
Coming out of the closet has its artistic advantages. Mr. Kalamka said that before he came out he was unable to freestyle because he was afraid of what he might say. Now he can. Hanifah Walidah, a San Francisco rapper, agreed that coming out gave her new strength. "I look at old videotapes of me performing when I was in the closet," Ms. Walidah said, "and I could see through my body language that my body was tight, that I was holding something in, I wasn't giving all that I had to give. Sometimes I look at these M.C.'s who I know are gay and they're off the hook and I'm like, damn, wonder what they'll be like when they come out? How dope will they be when they're truly free?"
Asked whether or not the hip-hop nation is ready for a gay M.C., Tim'm West said: "The question is irrelevant. The openly gay M.C. is here. Will you or will you not respond to it? If you don't, I'm still going to keep making rhymes. I'm not interested in whether or not America is ready for me. I'm here."
Touré, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, is the author of ``The Portable Promised Land,'' a collection of short stories.
Sun Apr 20, 2003 10:58 am
hugh grants hooker
damn. i never heard of any of the mentioned rappers.
anyone else heard of em? are any of them good?
Sun Apr 20, 2003 11:13 am
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homosexuals are gay
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This is the absolute worst gimmick Ive heard yet. If your a homo, thats fine - but thats got nothing to do with hip hop. Be a dope mc and Ill support and buy the album regardless of what youre into - but dont be a gay mc - thats just a front to get some buzz or whatever cause without it, these would just be a bunch of fags with no skill and no backing or exposure to get shit done. this was a ridiculous article. there should be no prefix for emcee - just make substantial music or dont bother.
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sorry, couldn't help myself
Sun Apr 20, 2003 11:14 am
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homophobia and sexism are still cool to perpetuate. Racism is a big no no!
I hope this spawns a slew of gay rappers out of Brooklyn. that would be lovely.
Sun Apr 20, 2003 11:24 am
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yeah I remember hearing about some gay rappers a while back, rainbow warriors or some shit, and then deep dick collective are like some pissed off gay poets turned rappers....I did see this one dude out here in the bay, Plan B, he opened for grandbuffet and restiform bodies...the rapping was pretty shitty, but he was entertaining to watch, kid was running around in hot pants dancing in the crowd made me laugh, at first I wasn't sure if he was gay but then he had a line about "sucking dicks till the break of dawn"
whatever someones sexual preference doesn't matter to me, but I think its wack that these people are gonna push themselves as "gay rappers" they can't really avoid it though, since everyone will lump together like that, but it just like lumping all whiterappers with eminem and shit....whatever, I doubt its gonna get heard outside the gay community....it might not be pc but thats how the average hiphopper is, they won't be able to get past it
Sun Apr 20, 2003 11:25 am
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Sage Francis wrote:
I hope this spawns a slew of gay rappers out of Brooklyn. that would be lovely.
actually, not specifically Brook-town, but ny has it's shares of gay rappers
this is nothing new
and they all play with the novelty of it to get attention
which is gay
Sun Apr 20, 2003 11:31 am
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His new album is called "Shock and Awe".... LoL He's riding bush now
Sun Apr 20, 2003 11:46 am
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there already is a mainstream gay rapper. his name is ja rule.
but on the real, i am interested in hearin this dude rhyme. that would actually be cool to have a good gay rapper. i guess im just pessimistic but i doubt hes gonna really have much skill.
Sun Apr 20, 2003 11:56 am
hugh grants hooker
yea, i am scouring the net... but i cant find shit by any of those people.
i give up.
Sun Apr 20, 2003 11:59 am
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takin from HHI
For music samples and information
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i thought i heard somewhere that kwame was homosexual. or maybe it was those stupid polka dots that lead to that (mis)information.
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Yeah That sounds great...I know i just read a big huge thread on here the other day about how hip-hop is not based on color of skin...I wanna see how the homophobic mc's justify use of words like Faggot & homo...
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They failed to mention Paul Barman as a Gay rapper, or maybe Paul Barman isn't good enough to be considered a rapper.
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NJ, November 14, 2012–Princeton Theological Seminary will present
three musical services of carols from around the world for the Seminary and
Princeton communities on Monday, December 10 at 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 8:30
p.m. in Miller Chapel. This annual Christmas tradition has continued for more
than twelve years and offers a counterpoint to the more traditional Service of
Lessons and Carols. The service includes readings, choral anthems, and
congregational carols led by the Princeton Seminary Choir and international
students and staff of the Seminary. After each identical service, everyone is
invited to carol by candlelight outside of the chapel on the Seminary
A wide array of carols and anthems from different nations and
cultures reflects the Seminary's diverse student body. Of the 518 students
enrolled for the 2012–2013 academic year, 20 are international students who
come from Canada, Egypt, France, Germany,
Great Britain, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar,
Nepal, the Philippines, and Singapore. As part of the service,
students, faculty, and staff will read Advent and Christmas scriptures in their
native languages, including German, Spanish, Igbo, and Mandarin.
New this year is the carol "Carol of the Drum," a popular Christmas song
known today as "The Little Drummer Boy." It was originally based upon a
traditional Czech carol.
Also included is a song from Australia
titled "Southern Cross," by composer and conductor Stephen Leek. For the oldest
and smallest continent on the planet, the star formation of the Southern Cross
is an important physical and symbolic icon for survival, and encapsulates a
national pride. The five stars have traditionally assisted sailors in
navigating their way to Australia, and on the land have been beacons of light
leading the way across the vast open Australian spaces. In this cheerful work
the Southern Cross is likened to the Star of the East that led the Wise Men to
The event is free and open to the public.
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I love baseball. And Ilove baseball films. A few years ago I saw a seriously strangefilm called Battlefield Baseball,which combined baseball, horror and martial arts. It was insane, unlike any otherbaseball film I�d seen. Director Yudai Yamaguchi�s sequel (well, sort of a sequel) to that film, Dead Ball, is also insane, but actuallya better film. It�s about a young pitcher named Jubeh (Tak Sakaguchi) who is arrested andforced to play on the prison baseball team.
All Japanese pitchershave odd wind-ups. But check out Jubeh�s wind-up at the beginning of the film.His leg nearly touches his face. And then � unexpectedly � he flies off intothe air and hurls a ball down at his father, who is acting as catcher. The ballcatches fire, and hits his father in the head, causing his father to explode.But before dying, his father compliments the pitch and tells him to take careof his younger brother. By the way, flying off into space would seem to givethe pitcher an advantage, because the batter can�t see the ball�s release;however, I do wonder if it might be easier to steal off a guy who launches offthe ground like that.
Jubeh consequently swearsoff baseball. Instead, he becomes a criminal.His father would be proud. Though apparently he�s only killing bad guys.When he�s arrested, the prisoner in line behind him asks him to kill the badguy who lives in his head. That�s great. I do wonder why he�s allowed to wearboots with spurs on them. But with this film, you just have to accepteverything and go with it.
The warden wants Jubeh tobe on the prison baseball team. And then in a musical montage we�re introducedto the team. It�s completely silly. Jubeh actually sings the song and winks atthe camera (so yes, for a moment the film is a musical).
That is far from thecraziest thing in the film, however. Wait until you see the medical examinationof the players. Talk about your deep cavity search. And check out what theyfind up in there. It�s bloody hilarious. The headmistress of the prison is thegranddaughter of a Nazi collaborator, a man she is clearly quite proud of.Jubeh�s fight with the headmistress includes pens going through her head and afist coming through the phone. This movie revels in its over-the-top insanity.
The team is scheduled toplay a girl�s high school team from St. Black Dahlia High. Yes, seriously. Whynot? These girls are evil. Jubeh�s cell mate lists some of the atrocitiesthey�ve committed. The game itself is probably the least interesting portion ofthe film. But there is a lot of crazy Nazi stuff going on too, as Nazis havearrived to enjoy the game. So what more could you ask for? How about a Nazibaseball robot with a special connection to Jubeh? A robot that decideseveryone must die.
Does the film make a lotof sense? Absolutely not. But it�s really hard not to like this film. It�struly enjoyable and a lot of fun. Plus, it has an important message: Baseballsare not murder weapons.
Special Features
This DVD has severalbonus features. The first, Final Deadball,is a short film (approximately 21 minutes) that is a sort of companion piece tothe full-length feature. In this short, a ball player at the prison has apremonition, so fakes illness and thus escapes death. He is released fromprison. And suddenly baseballs are appearing everywhere, flying out of hisfood, flying out of street lights, and each time missing him and causing thedeath of someone else. He should have died in the ball game, so now death isfollowing him. It�s totally a rip-off of FinalDestination � and seemingly unabashedly, as per itstitle. Sadly, it�s not very good.
The second bonus featuresis Making Of Dead Ball (approximately12 minutes), with lots of behind-the-scenes footage, but no interviews oranything like that. The interviews are presented separately in Cast Interviews, in which six castmembers talk about the script and their characters and the director. The DVD also includes the film�s trailer (aswell as trailers for several other films).
Dead Ball is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray and DVD on April9, 2013 through Sushi Typhoon and Well Go USA Entertainment.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. — Fans clad in Truckee red and Incline green stretched an entire sideline for the Wolverines' first official games at their newly constructed soccer field Tuesday.
"It's great," Truckee senior co-captain Jesse Fereira said of the field, which received a major facelift over the summer in a large volunteer effort. "It's way better than (our situation) last year."
Both Truckee teams performed well for the occasion, as the girls jumped out to an early lead and held on for a 3-2 win while the boys notched their 14th shutout of the season with a 5-0 victory.
The girls played what seemed like two separate games, with the Wolverines winning the first one and the Highlanders taking the second. In reality, they were two separate halves, and Truckee's 3-0 advantage in the first half proved too much for Incline to overcome, despite a valiant effort.
"The first half was beautiful," said Truckee head coach Katie Jamison. "The second half was dangerous, especially toward the end. But overall I thought the girls played well. We played three games this past weekend, and as much as I'd like to say that doesn't take its toll, it did. The girls kind of wore down in the second half."
In just the second minute of the contest, junior forward Quinn Parker intercepted an intended clear-out from the Incline defense and slipped a low shot past the diving reach of Incline goalie Sarah Wright.
Seven minutes later, Truckee's Kaylee Neill crossed a ball to Melissa Cardoza on a breakaway, and Cardoza finished for a 2-0 lead within the first 10 minutes.
Truckee added a third goal of the half in the 38th minute, as Parker found a small pocket of space between two Incline defenders and sent another low shot past Wright, this time to the goalie's left.
"We need to get over our early mistakes. We gave them every one of those goals," said Incline head coach Tom Canino. "That's not to say the Truckee girls didn't play well. I thought they handled and moved the ball well. But if we didn't make so many mistakes, it would have been a different ballgame."
The Highlanders came out of the half looking energized as they steadily began pressuring the Truckee defense, which for 20 minutes bent but never broke. Incline's relentless attack finally paid off in the 60th minute, however, as freshman Vanessa Andrade received a through ball from Hannah Johnson and blasted a shot that was nicely blocked by Truckee goalie Cassandra Sawyer. But Elise Nelson, who followed the play, was there to clean up the rebound, cutting the lead to 3-1.
Incline added a second goal in the final minutes of the game when Haley Derr crossed a ball to Andrade directly in front of the goal, and the freshman buried it into the back of the net.
"Incline definitely was getting to the ball first," Jamison said of the second half, adding that the Wolverines started losing possession, unlike the first half, and falling out of formation. "They (the Highlanders) did not have a lot of opportunities in front of the net, but they took advantage of the ones they had."
Truckee improved to 13-3-1 overall and 2-0-1 in Mount Rose League play, while Incline fell to 10-4 overall and 1-2 in league.
The Wolverines controlled the boys game from the onset, scoring three goals in the first half off of corner kicks and four of the five goals in the game.
"That's certainly not the way we wanted it to go," said Canino, who coaches both Incline teams. "We gave up four corner-kick goals, so obviously that's something we'll need to emphasize in practice."
The first goal came in the 14th minute when Jose Sarabia lofted a corner kick directly in front of the goal, where Incline keeper Andrew Bessette tried to punch it out of the air and missed. That left an open shot from point-blank range for Fereira, who capitalized with his 11th goal in the last four games.
"I thought the first half we came out a little flat; we didn't have high energy," said Truckee head coach Casey Eberhardt. "That first goal sparked us and we started playing better."
Truckee added to its lead in the 30th minute. This time Thomas Arnstein took the corner kick, and Austin Simonpietri streaked in and got a foot on it just in front of an Incline defender, knocking it in for a 2-0 lead. Simonpietri then took another Truckee corner 9 minutes later, and Arnstein kicked in the rebound to extend the lead to 3-0.
"That's one of those things we try to work on, and our corner kicks were good today," Eberhardt said.
Simonpietri scored the Wolverines' fourth goal in the 68th minute, assisted by Sarabia, while Colten Roderigue rounded out the scoring with Truckee's fourth corner-kick goal in the 77th minute.
"We played decent," Fereira said. "We've definitely played better. But it's good to come out and defend our home field and get the shutout."
Truckee is now 16-2 overall and 2-1 in the Mount Rose League. Incline is 7-5-1 overall and 2-1 in league.