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Comments Thread For: 50 Cent Talks Gamboa, Mayweather, Broner, PEDs, More
By Mitch Abramson - Midway through a phone interview with 50 Cent, the rapper-turned-businessman-turned boxing promoter started to rap- literally.
He was discussing the alleged ties between Yuriorkis Gamboa, a boxer he now promotes, and an anti-aging clinic in Miami where Gamboas name recently appeared on a list of presumed clients. The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, was trying to make the point that since Gamboa is working with him- the boxer would suddenly be subject to the same type of gossip and rumors that routinely follow him around, at least that was his explanation for why Gamboa appeared on the list. And thats when 50 Cent started to rap.
[Gamboa] was like Why do you do this to me 50? Jackson said as if he was laying down vocal tracks for a new hit single in the same sing-song rapping style that made him a platinum-selling artist. Hes so much of the 50 fighter, so that when hes out and about it makes him feel like that additional [negative] energy is coming from [my] end.
No stranger to controversy, 50 Cent has handled the negative publicity surrounding Gamboa about as easily as he handles feuds with fellow rappers. Judging from his relaxed response, it's obvious he has the temperament to handle bad press- now lets see if he has the business savvy and stomach to actually survive in the boxing business.
After gaining entrée into the sport by befriending Floyd Mayweather, 50 Cent has now set out on his own as a promoter, signing a number of big names with an eye toward expanding his stable, even telling BoxingScene hed like to one day lend his marketing savvy to the careers of Chad Dawson and Austin Trout and that hed also like to be in business with Adrien Broner because he likes the youngsters colorful, glitzy style. He also maintained that he and Mayweather are still friends and that he could see himself working with Money, along with Mayweather adviser Al Haymon in the future, despite an apparent rift. What's clear is that 50 Cent wants to infuse a little pizzazz into a sport in need of it, and he will get another chance on Friday when he co-promotes with Lou DiBella a card starring IBF featherweight champ Billy Dib on ESPN's Friday Night Fights. [Click Here To Read More]
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Last I heard from 50 this white woman didnt want to kiss his gorilla looking ass.
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This dude is DELUSIONAL! Floyd is NOT your friend anymore bro! Floyd will hold a grudge, he will never let this one slide! Your disposable, and made him look bad when you attacked him on twitter.
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uggh 50 cent talking again
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His explanation for Gamboa's links to a PED clinic were hilariously bad.
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This guy thinks he is a business genius, but Al Haymon can and will make him his b*tch. And 50 won't sweet talk his way back into Haymon's good graces. He won't forget the slight against him. But I could care less about him and Floyd's friendship, I just wish him well on bringing new eyes to the sport.
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50 needs to understand 2 things.
Not every fighter is a ppv worthy superstar
And rapping into a ring or rapping on a wire
above a ring isn't entertaining or showmanship
it's pathetic and ghetto.
We like to see fighters fight.
We loved to watch Tyson walk to the ring with that
crazed look in his eyes ready for war.
No one was wanting to see Tyson rap or. Get his hair
Leave that **** for WWE
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We're talking about you now because you're link to Floyd's name,since you're out of the circle, then you're 50 cent who? D O N E. Stay on rap n low budget movie bro!
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The Critter Crusaders of North Florida are looking for donations of household items for a community yard sale to benefit the animals the animal advocacy group serves.
The sale will be in September and the group is accepting donations through Aug. 31. To donate, call Al at 352-493-4857.
Today, Sept. 15
Library Friends meeting
The Friends of the Luther Callaway Public Library (FLCPL), the Chiefland branch of the Levy County Public Library System, meet on the second Thursday of the month at 11 a.m. at the library, 104 N.E. 3rd St., Chiefland.
The Friends support the library by promoting the library's programs and resources and through fund-raising projects to purchase reading materials, books on tape, videos, operating supplies and minor equipment. There are no dues.
Today, Sept. 8
Levy Commission TRIM meeting
The Levy County Commission will hold its TRIM — Truth in Millage — public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 8 ay 6 p.m. in the County Commission Meeting Room. This is the final meeting for setting the property tax millage for the coming year. The millage has tentatively been set at 9 mills, It is currently 8.2741 mills. This is a public hearing at which the public can comment on the proposed millage and the almost $63 million county budget.
WWII veterans meeting
Today, Aug. 11
Economic development board meets
The Nature Coast Business Development Council is holding its regular monthly board meeting 3 p.m. Aug. 11, at the College of Central Florida, 114 Rodgers Blvd., Chiefland, in the conference room.
Due to the membership of the NCBDC consisting of more than one member of the Levy County RESTORE Act advisory committee, this meeting will also serve as a meeting for the Levy County RESTORE Act advisory committee.
Join Another Way for a night of food and fun at the Gathering Table in Chiefland on Saturday, August 13, starting at 4 p.m. How can you beat treating yourself to a wonderful meal and assisting the Gathering Table in donating to others?
For those who may not be aware, Another Way assists victims of domestic violence with shelter, counseling, and other resources.
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Homemakers meet
The Levy County Home & Community Educators group meets the third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. at the UF/IFAS Extension office at 625 N. Hathaway Ave., Bronson. There are no meetings during the summer months. For more information call 352-486-5131.
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Click on the following link for a printable version of the complete Council meeting packet.ncfrpc.org/CouncilPackets/2016/07_28_16.pdf
A new chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy will hold a charter meeting on Saturday, Aug 6 at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the recreation room.
The Swilley Family Reunion will be Sunday, July 24 at the Pavillion at Hart Springs in Gilchrist County. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. and family and friends are invited to come early and share pictures or stories about the family. You don't have to be a member of this Swilley family, any Swilley family or friends will be very welcome.
The United Methodist Men of First United Methodist Church in Chiefland will host their annual Falling Off the Bone Spare Rib Dinner on Saturday, July 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church at 707 N. Main St., Chiefland. You can dine in or take out. To reserve a dinner, call 352-493-4627
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Chinese invented the ink stone. They needed a smooth flat surface to grind the ink stick into liquid ink and to this purpose they created an ingenious grinding tool -the ink stone.
The oldest ink stones were made out of pottery. By the 7th century Chinese had managed to produce a ceramic ink stone that could hardly be distinguished from a natural stone, the impressive Chengni ink stone -not even a knife could scratch its surface. But its manufacturing was extremely arduous and they gradually replaced them with natural stones.
For centuries Chinese and Japanese have searched for the perfect natural stone and have created a fascinating ink stone culture with famous legendary ink stones.
How to choose an ink stone for Japanese calligraphy
The most important part of an ink stone is the flat surface on which you grind the ink stick with a little bit of water. This surface must have the right hardness and texture. When you touch it you should feel a polished surface and it should have a satiny sheen.
A high quality ink stone produces fine thick ink quickly. If the ink stone is too soft, the ink stick will not adhere to the ink stone and it will take very long to grind the ink. On the other hand, if the ink stone is too hard it will produce a coarse grained ink that is not homogeneous.
If an ink stone is too rough it can damage the very delicate hairs of the brush, because you use the surface of the ink stone to bring the tip of the brush into the right shape or to remove the excess ink. In short, an ink stone should be neither too hard nor too soft.
As I said, an ink stone must also have the right texture or porousness. If it is too absorbent the ground ink dries immediately. To ascertain that an ink stone has the right degree of absorption you can blow on its surface. It your breath dries immediately the ink stone is not very good.
What is the best shape and size for an ink stone
An ink stone can be round or rectangular; its shape makes no difference for the grinding, but you might have your own preferences. I myself prefer the rectangular ink stone when grinding a lot of ink. This ink stone has a flat surface where you grind the ink and a small reservoir at the other end for the ground ink. Thus you avoid having the ink stick in water for too long.
The best size is the one that makes you feel at ease when describing the circular movements with the ink stick on the ink stone. For regular calligraphy practice I recommend a round ink stone with a diameter of about 5″ or 13 cm or a rectangular one of about 6″ or 15 cm in length. With this size you do not feel constraint by a too small grinding space, and you can make enough ink for one calligraphy session.
There are very small ink stones for traveling. Usually they are part of a Japanese calligraphy set; they may not be the best quality but it is great to have them at hand when you feel inspired far from home.
For the practice of zen calligraphy you need an ink stone of at least 13″ x 8″ or 30 x 20 cm; it weighs several pounds. This ink stone has a real physical presence; the grinding surface is large and it has a deep well that can collect the sufficient amount of ink to brush large calligraphies.
How to take care of a Japanese ink stone
As a rule you grind the ink you need for the calligraphy session you planned for that same day. Keep in mind that you should never let the ink dry inside the ink stone, because it can damage it permanently. The ink sticks to the stone and it is very difficult to remove it, because if you scrape the surface too hard, you can also damage the stone.
If you decide to use bottled liquid ink and put it into the ink stone, you should be even more careful not to let it dry. The liquid ink has a lot of glue and when it dries it virtually embeds itself in the surface of the stone. If this happens the stone is spoiled irreparably and you cannot use it any more for grinding an ink stick. Do not use a valuable ink stone as a container for bottled ink.
A lid on the ink stone is very useful to prevent the ink from drying, especially recommended in hot summers. You can also use the cover of the wooden box that protects the ink stone.
You should always clean the ink stone after using it. Wash it thoroughly with fresh water. You can use a soft sponge, but never use a metallic or a hard cloth because you can damage the stone.
For the grinding of mineral colors for sumi painting I recommend ceramic ink stones or plates, or the cheaper natural stone ink stones because mineral residues may damage the more valuable stones.
Regarding external protections superior ink stones are sold well protected in a wooden box. As a rule, the more valuable the ink stone, the worthier is the box.
Chinese or Japanese ink stone?
For beginners a cheaper Chinese ink stone will do. You can easily find them on the market. If you are a more advanced calligraphy practitioner you will need a genuine ink stone to enhance the performance of the ink.
When buying an ink stone you should check it to make sure that it has the two qualities I described above. Depending on your personal preferences for the Chinese or Japanese aesthetics you can choose between various natural stones from which the ink stones are made.
The most prized Chinese ink stones are the Duan ink stones, with their unique purplish color and the She stones. Renowned Japanese ink stones are the Amahata and Akama stones, but unfortunately it is still difficult to find Japanese ink stones on the western market.
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The four-time Indianapolis 500 winner had sciatic nerve pain relieved
A.J. Foyt underwent successful back surgery today in a Houston hospital, his IndyCar team announced. He was to be held overnight as a precaution.
Foyt, 78, had been struggling to walk due to sciatic nerve pain in the lumbar region of his spine. The four-time Indianapolis 500 champion is expected to make a full recovery.
HISTORY: Sato first Japanese driver to win IndyCar race
Doctors believe the pain originated with injuries suffered in a 1965 stock car crash in Riverside, Calif.
That crash, which included an end-over-end flip, was one of the worst of Foyt's career. He was initially pronounced dead at the scene.
Foyt tweaked his back this winter when he fell at his ranch in southwestern Texas. He's missed the past two IndyCar Series races because of the pain and difficulty walking.
His team's driver, Takuma Sato, became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race on Sunday in Long Beach, Calif. Sato also gave A.J. Foyt Racing its first series win since 2002, at Kansas Speedway with Airton Dare.
Foyt watched the Long Beach race on television at home in Texas. He plans to be at next month's Indianapolis 500, where Sato and Indianapolis native and rookie Conor Daly will run for A.J. Foyt Racing.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens for practice May 11.
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Controversy Across Communities: The Role of Race in the Drive to Restrict Teen Abortions in California
Robert W. Scharr
Western Political Science Association 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Multiple times over the course of the last decade, many attempts have been made to pass an abortion parental notification law via ballot initiative in California. While all said attempts thus far has failed, supporters of the initiative persist due to the issue's undying controversy. This paper looks at how the question of race figures into the breakdown of support and opposition for more restrictive abortion laws, and considers economic inequality, religion, cultural traditions and geographic factors for each major racial group. It also makes use of both quantitative (pre-election polling, Census data, and election returns) and qualitative (in-depth interviews asking subjects of various racial backgrounds their perspectives on religious and social questions) data, and predicts future trends as to where the issue is headed based on immigration and public opinion.
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It is curious that when we speak of love, especially as women of color, we often speak of what love is not: abuse, abandonment, and pain. The narratives that we tell of un-love, or these "war" stories, have become perhaps the dominant "romantic" narrative among already marginalized women. It seems that rarely do women sit in rooms with each other and tell stories about true partnership, caring and concern; instead we trade horror stories about men cheating, lying, and hurting. We are interested in our collection with uncovering what power these "war" stories have in our culture. We are requesting contributions in the form of analytical essays, personal narratives and/or creative works based on actual experiences of "romantic" relationships, especially heterosexual relationships. We are particularly interested in those papers that critically discuss how the writer wrestled with a challenging relationship(s). Therefore, any essays that explicate any trials and tribulations that the authors endured / enjoyed are most welcome. Selected and collaboratively edited narratives will be part of a peer-refereed publication of a critical study examining female experiences in the realm of romantic relationships.
Moreover, for our "talk back" or response section we are interested in collecting narratives from women who have broken through the negative experiences and/or healed cycles of abuse to experience what they might call genuine love. These narratives can include cases in clinical psychology, autobiography, or examples from popular literature.
Some of the specific topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Analysis of bell hooks' works on love
Advice about love passed down from grandmothers, mothers, etc.
Critical self-analysis processes
Freudian / Lockean / Alpha male / masculinity / Michael Dyson /
slavery / pre-emancipation / institutionalized oppression /
Feminist theories and relationships
Deceit regarding finances, love, sexuality, fidelity, truth, etc
Heart - break phenomenon
Fighting wars / battles
Diaspora-related experiences
Literary analysis of love in the works of African, Caribbean, Asian, Native American, African American or Latina women
Monogamy / bigamy / poly -amorousness
Unexpected outcomes
Experiences with down-low / playboys / deadbeat partners
Relationship jitters / fears / allergies
Abuse - violence, verbal, emotional, psychological, physical, sexual...
Commitment phobia, truth phobia, perennial state of denial
Communication breakdown, communication phobia
Misinterpretations, accusations, suspicions, jealous
Offensive / defensive behavior
Strange relationships / marriages
Status differentiation - financial, education, neighborhood,
nationality, family background, taste, class, inter-racial issues
Mistrust, antagonism, paranoia, power struggles
Habitual liars / lies / half-truths / misrepresentations
Torturous behavior
Humaneness and foolish behavior
Ideal v reality
Female empowerment as civic engagement
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Electronic submissions in MS Word Times New Roman 12pt font
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Apple to double data center, build solar farm?
Earlier rumors that Apple's already massive Catawba County, North Carolina data center, said to encompass 500,000 square feet, are getting fresh legs, according to the Data Center Knowledge blog. Local realtor Bill Wagenseller took the above video from a small plane circling above the facility, which is expected to begin operations any day.
"Though there has been no official announcement, I discovered that site work is being performed and it clearly appears that there may be some truth to the speculation," Wagenseller wrote in his video description.
See also: Apple paid $1.7m for data center land
Thereupon, quite a bit of additional ground has been cleared on adjacent parcels, which could be visual confirmation of rumors that Apple plans to double the size of its facility. Although it doesn't appear that the area is the same size as the first set of buildings, it could be that the mothership included overbuilt cooling, water, power, etc. facilities in the existing data center to accommodate for a larger campus.
Moreover, there's additional speculation that Apple is also planning a solar farm on a 480-acre parcel nearby.
Perhaps this is one of the surprises Steve Jobs alluded to last week…
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Army Capt. Daniel Whitten
Died February 2, 2010 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
28, of Grimes, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device Feb. 2 near Forward Operating Base Sweeney, Afghanistan. Also killed was Pfc. Zachary G. Lovejoy.
Captain's star continues to shine
By Michael Futch
The Fayetteville Observer via Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The U.S. flag that draped Capt. Daniel Whitten's coffin is carefully folded away in a shadow box that sits on one end of the living room table. The case also holds his military awards and decorations.
Whitten was scheduled to return home Aug. 26 from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan. The following day, he and his wife would have celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary.
His death changed all that, leaving his wife, Starr, a widow at the age of 27.
"We're a growing number," she said, "and I wish that weren't the case."
Starr Whitten and members of her husband's unit — Company C of the 1st Battalion of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division — will remember Whitten on Sept. 11 during a paver stone dedication at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum downtown.
"That's kind of the reason I picked the day — because the boys are going to be back," she said. "Sept. 11 is a big day in history to begin with. So, I thought, what better way to honor Dan than on Sept. 11."
Soldiers with the Army Wounded Warriors program are expected to bike from the Iron Mike statue on Fort Bragg to the original Iron Mike statue that keeps sentry in front of the museum, arriving in time for the ceremony.
Whitten was a cadet, in school at West Point Military Academy, when the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington crippled this country on Sept. 11, 2001.
"Dan's philosophy was always to complete the mission," she said. "So, since 2001, part of our mission has been to protect our nation from something like this ever happening again. His death, I guess, was part of the mission."
It has been more than seven months since Starr Whitten heard the knock on the couple's front door the evening of Feb. 2.
"I didn't answer the door," she said. "I knew who it was."
Whitten had been killed that morning in the Zabul province of southern Afghanistan. A homemade bomb, the Pentagon reported, hit his Humvee.
Whitten and Pfc. Zachary Lovejoy, a soldier in his company, were up front. Both were killed by the blast from the improvised explosive device. Another soldier, Cpl. LeGrand Strickland, ended up losing both legs.
For security reasons, Starr Whitten said she learned only that they were on a mission near the Pakistan border.
"The details of the mission, I don't know," she said from her Fayetteville home. "I don't know that I would ever know."
The couple last talked on Jan. 28, less than a week before the accident. "He said he was going to be 'off grid,' " she recalled, tears glazing her blue eyes. "He used to say his Ranger tab made him invincible, and I shouldn't worry."
Daniel Preston Whitten was 28.
On the dashboard of her car, Starr keeps another Ranger tab that he gave her. "He said I earned it, too," she said softly. "Yeah, so it made me invincible."
Pictures of the two together grace her home. He loved to read, and a collection of his books fills a couple of bookshelves. Even her two dogs, Copper and Nilla, were picked out by her husband.
The occasional tear trickles down a cheek, and she sometimes smiles as she weeps.
"I like to go down memory lane," she said.
It was Starr's older brother, Rick, who introduced her to her future husband.
Six years ago, as Starr was beginning her senior year at the University of Georgia in Athens, Rick brought Daniel along to help her move into her apartment. The men had both graduated from West Point in 2004, but had become close friends during infantry officer basic course at Fort Benning, Ga.
"I remember first thinking, 'Beautiful. He's a really good-looking man.' For some reason we got to talking about Harry Potter," she said. "I had read all the Harry Potter books, and Dan had read them all, too. My roommate pulled me into the bedroom and she was like, 'Starr! That one! That one's a Starr boy. You go get him.' " They married a year later, on Aug. 27.
Six days after that, Daniel shipped out on his first deployment, to Iraq.
"Dan loved the 82nd. That's where he wanted to be," she said. "Dan was doing exactly what he loved."
Though she has no family here, Starr said she's fortunate to have a circle of close friends. Last month, she started her second year teaching at Seventy-First Classical Middle School.
"Everything I've done since Dan's death is — what I like to think — would be Dan's decision for me had he been able to make them," she said. "I think he would be pleased I stayed in Fayetteville. Pleased that I bought this house."
The paver stone bearing his name will be placed on the entrance to the museum, where 1,437 other inscribed bricks have been installed. Most, but not all, are dedicated to fallen soldiers.
Three years ago, Daniel took Starr to a similar paver stone dedication at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum for Maj. Larry Bauguess Jr., a soldier who was killed in Pakistan.
The Whittens didn't know him.
"He wanted to go pay his respects," she said. "I remember how strong his wife seemed."


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After winning the judges' competition earlier in the week, Janelle had saved Wil from the threat of nomination, angering Joe. "I am frustrated," he said. "I am on the block because I am the biggest threat in the house."
Ashley did not feel much better about her position. "I trusted Shane so much. I don't know what I was thinking," she said.
Not everyone in the house was upset about the nominations, though. Coach Mike "Boogie" and Frank did a little dance together after the nomination ceremony. Except their celebration was a bit premature.
"We still have the option to put Frank on the block," Shane told Britney after the nomination ceremony.
Meanwhile, Janelle was busy convincing her team to get on Shane's good side. "Janelle is coming to me with all this womanly advice of love and butterflies," Joe, in the diary room, yelled at the camera. "But I don't know if I can swallow my pride."
When Joe headed up to the HoH room, Janelle hoped he would not "blow it." But he did when he told Shane of his nomination, "I'm mad. It sucks."
"Is Joe trying to get on my good side or is he trying to get evicted faster?" Shane wondered.
The Veto CompetitionThe stakes were high for Janelle's players as they headed into the veto competition. "This is my chance to show I am a player in this house," Wil said just before becoming the first one out. Eventually Daniele, Ashley, Frank, and Joe all fell out as well, and HoH Shane won his third power of veto of the season.
"I'm not worried at all," Janelle said, despite her team's lackluster performance in the challenge. "This is just when I have to go to work." And so she offered Britney and Shane her wedding band and her Chanel earrings as proof she would keep Shane safe if he saved one of her players.
"I do like those Chanel earrings," Britney said before Wil and Shane convinced the girls that the gesture was enough to prove their loyalty.
In the Hot SeatBut there was still time for Boogie's team to muck things up for themselves. "I could not see any foreseeable circumstance [where I would nominate Shane next week]," Ian told Britney, who had been looking for a flat-out "no." And in an instant, Boogie's team was in the hot seat.
"I trust Frank, but I don't trust Boogie," Shane said to Britney before the veto ceremony, when he ultimately saved Ashley and nominated Frank.
"Hopefully he's not pissed," Shane said of nominating his secret alliance partner. "Hopefully I can convince him he's not the target when he really is."
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Oklahoma City Thunder 100, San Antonio Spurs 88: Banged up Spurs can't keep up
"Final exam week" ended last night for the Spurs, and just how well they came out depends on your definition of "pass" or "fail."
San Antonio fell to Oklahoma City 100-88 on Thursday night, and in doing so saw their lead in the West drop to a half-game. More importantly, these two teams are now tied in the loss column and the Thunder own the tiebreaker for the top seed. But the status of Tony Parker is far and away the greatest concern in the Spurs' locker room.
Parker left the game early in the fourth quarter after limping up the court, and he never returned. Pop said he's "concerned" with the point guard's condition and made mention of possible tendonitis in his shin, but more will be known in the coming days.
And as Tony struggled, it was Derek Fisher, straight out of the Twilight Zone, Grumpy Old Men movies or a Luby's cafeteria, who gave Spurs fans a familiar onset nausea that stems only from watching this man step foot on a basketball court. The 39-year-old sank 3-pointer after 3-pointer during a first-half run in which he drained the first four shots he took from beyond the arc.
It is unclear what the Spurs have done to the basketball gods to deserve this sort of long-term torture from a man who basically predates the birth of the sport he plays. Yes, he's that old. And once the Fisher bombs began to drop and the Thunder lead exploded to 20, it ultimately became too difficult to overcome.
The Spurs did come back, though. And all things considered, it was pretty impressive that they did. Huge efforts from Kawhi Leonard, Gary Neal and Tim Duncan countered the stinkers from Parker, Danny Green and Tiago Splitter, and San Antonio made a go of it, cutting the lead to as little as three with 4:41 remaining before running out of gas.
Kawhi Leonard had 24 points, 14 rebounds and six assists on 50 percent shooting, becoming only the third player in the NBA this season to at least match those numbers. The other two: Joakim Noah and Demarcus Cousins. Two big men.
Tim Duncan also had 24 points to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks, making it the sixth time he's put up that stat line or better. But he took 19 shots and wasn't as efficient as he's been recently, especially from the mid-range where he was very hesitant to shoot last night. You're doing OK when this is considered a down game, but as he failed to let it fly from the elbow it brought back Western Conference Finals memories from last year when Duncan looked flat-out scared to shoot the ball in Game 6. The Spurs need him to take that shot in those situations, otherwise the offense gets thrown out of balance more than it already is.
But it was Neal's impact that made the largest difference in this game outside of the usual steady forces. With no Ginobili in the lineup it's imperative for him to find his long-lost rhythm, and on Thursday night it looked like the Spurs' spark plug had been recharged.
In his last three games, Neal is shooting nearly 44 percent from the floor — an effective field-goal percentage of 54.7 and a 57 true-shooting percentage — including 43.8 percent from 3. His ability to not only spread the floor as a shooter, but to find the creases and gaps in which to operate (when healthy) with a very underrated mid- to short-range game is a luxury the Spurs have missed. It's a small sample size, but if San Antonio's interim sixth man can continue to produce this way it'll be a huge boost for a team that's sagging a bit right now.
On this night, however, the waves of Spurs comeback attempts were beat back by the Oklahoma City levee. Every time San Antonio made a run, the Thunder countered. San Antonio finished the first half on a 23-11 surge; Oklahoma City opened the third with a 17-6 tear. The Spurs exploded with a 21-8 burst to end the quarter, but once again the Thunder weathered the storm and responded with counterpunches of their own in the fourth. Three points within five minutes of the final buzzer would be the closest the Spurs would get in an eventual 12-point loss.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined to score 52 points on 41 shots in 80 minutes of court time, and Fisher's five 3-pointers ended up as middle-aged daggers for shorthanded San Antonio.
If you viewed last night's game with the expectations that the Spurs should win, you were wrong in doing so most likely, given the circumstances involved. But if you viewed it for what it was — the fourth game in five nights against a healthy Thunder team on four days rest — there's reason to come out of this one with some optimism.
San Antonio had a myriad of errors on both sides of the ball, especially in the transition game offensively. Botched fast-breaks, poor possessions and turnovers led to far too many easy opportunities for the Thunder. This Oklahoma City team needs no help, so giving it extra chances and not capitalizing on typically high-percentage plays of your own will not help matters.
With a hobbled Parker and no Ginobili at all, in a game in where the Spurs didn't play all that well, a relatively close loss still gives San Antonio a positive outlook on where its team stacks up against the West's best. Especially when you consider that not once have the Spurs' Big 3 been on the court together against the Thunder this season. Ginobili has missed three of them, Parker one. Even Leonard missed the last tilt in Oklahoma City.
And still, the problem is, the injuries are becoming a serious cause for concern.
Every prediction for the Spurs going forward must be prefaced with the phrase "if they are healthy," and rightfully so. With only six games remaining and Ginobili already on the shelf until the playoffs, Parker's exit from a game he went into rested is a problem. We'll have to see what comes out of this, but don't be surprised to read DNP's next to the names of the Spurs' most important pieces down the stretch. Pop has always made it clear health is more important than seeding as the season winds down, no more so than right now. Don't expect that to change.
San Antonio is capable of beating Oklahoma City in a series, but they'd need all hands on deck to do so. "If the Spurs are healthy" there's a chance, especially if Leonard continues his rapid improvement and Green and Splitter don't relapse.
If not, you might as well just save last night's game to you DVR, because you'll be watching it on repeat in late May.


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With so much talent on season 10 of American Idol – especially during Wednesday's killer rock performances – it's getting more and more difficult to decide who should stay and who should go.
Haley Reinhart, who's been in the bottom, came roaring back and impressed the judges again with her Janis Joplin number. Rocker James Durbin slowed it way down with a ballad, which Jennifer Lopez called "a great choice." And judges' save recipient Casey Abrams debuted his stand-up bass on the big stage – a definite crowd-pleaser.
Even the judges seem to be digging deeper to find ways of critiquing this crop of outstanding contestants. On Thursday, a thrilled Lopez told Pia Toscano that her performance of "River Deep, Mountain High" was "amazing," but she wanted to push her to study great female artists to fine tune her stage presence.
"It's not that you're not amazing," Lopez said, "but just keep studying, keep researching, get greater." Meanwhile, Randy Jackson declared that multiple contestants are "in it to win it."
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The well-studied BL Lac object AO 0235+164 is located behind an intervening galaxy at a redshift of 0.524. The ISM of this galaxy causes absorption due to hydrogen by the 21 cm hyperfine transition detected in the radio band, and by the damped Lyman alpha line, detected in our HST STIS UV data with a column of 5 ±1 x 1021 cm-2. The X-ray spectrum shows strong absorption beyond the Galactic value, which we attribute to the intervening system. This absorption is due to reprocessed metals, but also due to helium, which is partially primordial and partially reprocessed. The comparison of the UV and X-ray absorption yields the metallicity of the intervening system to be about 0.7 ± 0.2 Solar. We also comment on the dust content of the intervening system based on the detection of spectral features in the UV and optical.
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GEN News Highlights : May 25, 2009
Scientists at four U.K. universities have been awarded £4 million ($6.27 million) by the U.K.'s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to fund the development of new cell-based approaches to repairing broken bones and other age-related orthopedic problems.
The researchers at Imperial College London and the Universities of Keele, Nottingham, and Southampton will combine their expertise in skeletal stem cells, tissue engineering, as well as scaffolds and materials chemistry. The goal is to identify key growth factors, matrix proteins, and physical conditions that could ultimately lead to new approaches to skeletal repair.
"We believe a paradigm shift in approach is required if we are to lead internationally in regenerative medicine," says lead researcher, Richard Oreffo, D.Phil., at the University of Southampton. "Despite intense research, significant challenges for the reconstruction of tissues such as bone remain. A key requirement for these regeneration strategies to succeed is our ability to understand skeletal cell activity, develop appropriate scaffolds, and to understand how the environment the cells find themselves in affects their ability to interact with other cells to form new bone or cartilage.
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I just started using orb, and wanted to know if it was safe?
Kind of freaked out about how it works.
anyone here use the wii for streaming video? I wanted to use it to play files I have on my PC.
things i've tried and suck at using
Orb - by far the easiest to use and sexiest, worked right away, I've listened to music and watched videos. The largest I've watched is 350+MB, I've successfully watched a 100+MB video as well.
No joy watching long videos though. 700+MB videos start to load and then crash the wii! Have to hold down Power button to restart!
Anybody have the same experience?
I tried to Google all this stuff, and some folks had trouble with large videos on Orb...maybe it's a hardware thing?
Weezo - more complicated but works a little, I can't watch any video though, program is wicked slow and when it finally brings up your library, nothign works, everything takes forever to load...I haven't actually waited forever, I give up first
TVersity - not even sure, I suck at that one so bad that the webpage won't open up on the wii...
I just started using orb, and wanted to know if it was safe?
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Flash media server (php) works great. The wii only has 512mb memory and that is why it crashes.
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Nirvana, "Nevermind" - Another landmark album full of meaningful imagery, Nirvana's 1991 album marked the band's entry into the big-money pool of major labels, just like the naked baby swimming in a pool, with a dollar bill floating temptingly in front of him. Kurt Cobain declined to have an alternate cover made censoring the baby's privates, but did suggest a sticker would read, "If you're offended by this, you must be a closet pedophile." Then three-month-old Spencer Elden is now a grown man.


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LACK OF SUPERVISION AT BROKER-DEALERS POSES MAJOR CONCERN FOR FLORIDA INVESTORS 0 commentsFeb 26, 2013 1:32 PM
State securities regulators may be witnessing fewer problems with variable annuity sales, but they are continuing to see violations in certain areas of supervision at broker-dealers. This concern results from a review of 236 exams conducted during the first half of 2012. Regulators at the state level are worried that problems are arising as compliance resources at brokerage firms have been squeezed. Unfortunately, without a sufficient flow of resources going towards compliance, this trend will most likely continue.
The review conducted revealed the five most popular violations: 1) failure to follow written supervisory policies; 2) suitability; 3) correspondence/email; 4) maintenance of customer account information; and 5) internal audits. States found violations with written supervisory procedures in 24% of exams where such issues were reviewed - only 20% of the time when suitability was reviewed.
"We are concerned about [broker-dealers] having enough staff to service regulatory inquiries and [provide] customer service," said William Riley, special assistant to the director of Florida's Office of Financial Regulation. Mr. Riley added that "it is a concern, with the staff reductions at firms", and that "firms also are skimping on exception reports they buy from their clearing firms."
Industry compliance personnel have been warned by the Florida regulator to make sure they speak with customers who have a complaint, rather than just their broker. This would require branches to beef up branch audits and to follow up to make sure problems are taken care of. In many cases, no meaningful branch audits are being conducted.
On a good note, variable annuity violations have decreased since a similar review conducted in 2010. Only two years ago, variable annuity violations were third on the list of violations. This year, variable annuity violations fell to ninth place. This is probably due to the fact that variable annuity sales have substantially slowed within the last three or four years.
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Designed for introductory-level survey courses in World History. The primary goal of World Civilizations is to present a truly global history--from the development of agriculture and herding to the present. Using a unique periodization, this book divides the main periods of human history according to changes in the nature and extent of global contacts. This global world history text emphasizes the major stages in the interactions among different peoples and societies, while at the same time assessing the development of major societies. Encompassing social and cultural as well as political and economic history, the book examines key civilizations in world history. World Civilizations balances this discussion of independent developments in the world's major civilizations with comparative analysis of the results of global contact.show more
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New! The most consistently novel feature of this sixth edition involves the enhanced focus on the evolution of interregional and ultimately global contacts. Each Part Opener clearly discusses the nature of contacts in the time period involved, and from the postclassical period onward this involves also the assessment of basic systems of interaction and exchange. This theme is recaptured in chapters on individual societies but also in the Part Retrospective. New! Each Part Opener clearly identifies leading themes and Big Concepts, and chapters on the major regions allow the concepts to be explored more fully and compared across regional lines. New! Chapter Updates: 20th century materials have been substantially revised, with particular attention to greater clarity and emphasis on the end of the Cold War and ensuing developments. The emergence of globalization, and resistance to globalization, have also been reexamined. All of the other chapters have been reviewed and updated as necessary. New! In-text Pronunciation Guide: New to the sixth edition is a pronunciation guide, which is intended to help familiarize students with new terminology by providing in-text pronunciations of key words and phrases that will help students become comfortable when discussing text passages. Pronunciations are also included in the glossary at the end of the text. New! Complete Redesign: The sixth edition of "World Civilizations: The Global Experience "has been thoroughly redesigned. The student-friendly text, maps, and global orientation help students easily recognize and distinguish geographical features and areas. Maps in the part introductions highlight major developments during each period and familiarize students with all areas of the world. Full-color photos help bring history to life.show more
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Peter N. Stearns Peter N. Stearns is provost and professor of history at George Mason University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Before moving to George Mason University, he taught at Rutgers University, the University of Chicago, and Carnegie Mellon, where he won the Robert Doherty Educational Leadership Award and the Elliott Dunlap Smith Teaching Award. He has taught world history for more than 15 years. He currently serves as chair of the Advanced Placement World History Committee and also founded and is the editor of the Journal of Social History. In addition to textbooks and readers, he has written studies of gender and consumerism in a world history context. Other books address modern social and cultural history and include studies on gender, old age, work, dieting, and emotion. His most recent book in this area is American Fear: Causes and Consequences of High Anxiety. Michael Adas Michael Adas is the Abraham Voorhees Professor of History and a board of governor's chair at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Over the past couple of decades his teaching has focused on patterns and processes of global and comparative history. His courses on race and empire in the early modern and industrial eras and on world history in the 20th century have earned him a number of teaching prizes. In addition to texts on world history, Adas has written mainly on the comparative history of colonialism and its impact on the peoples and societies of Asia and Africa. His books include Machines as the Measure of Men: Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance, which won the Dexter Prize, and the recently published Dominance by Design: Technological Imperatives and America's Civilizing Mission. He is currently writing a global history of the First World War. Stuart B. Schwartz Stuart B. Schwartz was born and educated in Springfield, Massachusetts, and then attended Middlebury College and the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico. He has an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University in Latin American history. He taught for many years at the University of Minnesota and joined the faculty at Yale University in 1996. He has also taught in Brazil, Puerto Rico, Spain, France, and Portugal. He is a specialist on the history of colonial Latin America, especially Brazil, and is the author of numerous books, notably Sugar Plantations in the Formation of Brazilian Society (1985), which won the Bolton Prize for the best book in Latin American History. He is also the author of Slaves, Peasants, and Rebels (1992), Early Latin America(1983), and Victors and Vanquished (1999). He has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton). For his work on Brazil he was recently decorated by the Brazilian government. He continues to read widely in the history and anthropology of Latin America, Africa, and early modern Europe. Marc Jason Gilbert Marc Jason Gilbert is the holder of an NEHsupported Chair in World History at Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a former University System of Georgia Distinguished Professor of Teaching and Learning. He received his Ph.D in history in 1978 at UCLA, where he built his own program in world history out of a mixture of more traditional fields. He is a founding member of the World History Association and one of its initial elected officers.More than a decade ago, he founded and served as executive director of the Southeastern World History Association. He has codirected two Summer Institutes for Teaching Advanced Placement World History. He has attempted to bring a global dimension to the study of south and southeast Asian history in numerous articles and books, such as Why the North Won the Vietnam War.show more
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PART IV THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD, 1450--1750: THEWORLD SHRINKS 458 THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD, 1450--1750: THEWORLD SHRINKS 458 CHAPTER 21 The World Economy 466 The West's First Outreach:Maritime Power 466 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Causation and the West's Expansion 471 Toward a World Economy 472 VISUALIZING THE PAST:West Indian Slaveholding 475 Colonial Expansion 477 DOCUMENT:Western Conquerors: Tactics and Motives 478 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: The World Economy-- And the World 483 Further Readings 484 On the Web 484 CHAPTER 22 The Transformation of the West, 1450--1750 486 The First Big Changes: Culture and Commerce, 1450--1650 487 The Commercial Revolution 492 The Scientific Revolution: The Next Phase of Change 495 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Versailles 497 Political Change 497 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Elites and Masses 498 The West by 1750 500 DOCUMENT: Controversies About Women 501 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Europe and the World 504 Further Readings 504 On the Web 505 CHAPTER 23 The Rise of Russia 506 Russia's Expansionist Politics Under the Tsars 506 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Multinational Empires 510 Russia's First Westernization, 1690--1790 511 DOCUMENT: The Nature of Westernization 513 Themes in Early Modern Russian History 516 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Oppressed Peasants 517 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Russia and the World 519 Further Readings 519 On the Web 520 CHAPTER 24 Early Latin America 522 Spaniards and Portuguese: From Reconquest to Conquest 524 DOCUMENT: A Vision from the Vanquished 529 The Destruction and Transformation of Indigenous Societies 532 Colonial Economies and Governments 533 THINKING HISTORICALLY: An Atlantic History? 534 Brazil: The First Plantation Colony 537 Multiracial Societies 540 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Race or Culture? A Changing Society 541 The 18th-Century Reforms 542 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Latin American Civilization and the World Context 547 Further Readings 547 On the Web 548 CHAPTER 25 Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade 550 Africa and the Creation of an Atlantic System 551 The Atlantic Slave Trade 552 African Societies, Slavery, and the Slave Trade 557 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Slavery and Human Society 558 White Settlers and Africans in Southern Africa 563 The African Diaspora 566 DOCUMENT: An African's Description of the Middle Passage 567 VISUALIZING THE PAST: The Cloth of Kings in an Atlantic Perspective 569 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Africa and the African Diaspora in World Context 571 Further Readings 571 On the Web 572 CHAPTER 26 The Muslim Empires 574 The Ottomans: From Frontier Warriors to Empire Builders 575 DOCUMENT: An Islamic Traveler Laments the Muslims' Indifference to Europe 583 The Shi'a Challenge of the Safavids 583 THINKING HISTORICALLY: The Gunpowder Empires and the Shifting Balance of Global Power 586 The Mughals and the Apex of Muslim Civilization in India 590 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Art as A Window into the Past: Paintings and History in Mughal India 594 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Gunpowder Empires and the Restoration of the Islamic Bridge Between Civilizations 597 Further Readings 598 On the Web 599 CHAPTER 27 Asian Transitions in an Age of Global Change 600 The Asian Trading World and the Coming of the Europeans 602 Ming China: A Global Mission Refused 609 7135A01_FM01.qxp_jm 10/12/09 10:14 AM Page vii viii Contents DOCUMENT: Exam Questions as a Mirror of Chinese Values 611 VISUALIZING THE PAST: The Great Ships of the Ming Expeditions that Crossed the Indian Ocean 615 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Means and Motives for Overseas Expansion: Europe and China Compared 616 Fending Off the West: Japan's Reunification and the First Challenge 617 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: An Age of Eurasian Protoglobalization 621 Further Readings 621 On the Web 622 PART V THE DAWN OF THE INDUSTRIAL AGE, 1750--1914 628 CHAPTER 28 The Emergence of Industrial Society in the West, 1750--1914 636 The Age of Revolution 637 VISUALIZING THE PAST: The French Revolution in Cartoons 640 The Consolidation of the Industrial Order, 1850--1914 644 DOCUMENT: Protesting the Industrial Revolution 646 Cultural Transformations 649 Western Settler Societies 652 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Two Revolutions: Industrial and Atlantic 653 Diplomatic Tensions and World War I 656 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Industrial Europe and the World 657 Further Readings 658 On the Web 658 CHAPTER 29 Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of the European Global Order 660 The Shift to Land Empires in Asia 662 THINKING HISTORICALLY:Western Education and the Rise of an African and Asian Middle Class 668 Industrial Rivalries and the Partition of the World, 1870--1914 670 Patterns of Dominance: Continuity and Change 673 DOCUMENT: Contrary Images: The Colonizer Versus the Colonized on the "Civilizing Mission" 674 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Capitalism and Colonialism 677 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: A European-Dominated Early Phase of Globalization 682 Further Readings 682 On the Web 683 CHAPTER 30 The Consolidation of Latin America, 1830--1920 684 From Colonies to Nations 685 New Nations Confront Old and New Problems 689 Latin American Economies and World Markets, 1820--1870 692 DOCUMENT: Confronting the Hispanic Heritage: From Independence to Consolidation 698 Societies in Search of Themselves 701 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Explaining Underdevelopment 704 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Images of the Spanish-American War 706 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: New Latin American Nations and the World 708 Further Readings 710 On the Web 710 CHAPTER 31 Civilizations in Crisis: The Ottoman Empire, the Islamic Heartlands, and Qing China 712 From Empire to Nation: Ottoman Retreat and the Birth of Turkey 713 Western Intrusions and the Crisis in the Arab Islamic Heartlands 717 THINKING HISTORICALLY:Western Dominance and the Decline of Civilizations 718 The Last Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Qing Empire in China 723 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Mapping the Decline of Civilizations 724 DOCUMENT: Transforming Imperial China into a Nation 732 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Muslim and Chinese Decline and a Shifting Global Balance 733 Further Readings 734 On the Web 734 CHAPTER 32 Russia and Japan: Industrialization Outside the West 736 Russia's Reforms and Industrial Advance 737 DOCUMENT: Conditions for Factory Workers in Russia's Industrialization 742 Protest and Revolution in Russia 743 Japan: Transformation Without Revolution 746 THINKING HISTORICALLY: The Separate Paths of Japan and China 748 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Two Faces ofWestern Influence 751 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Russia and Japan in the World 754 Further Readings 754 On the Web 755 PART VI THE NEWEST STAGE OFWORLD HISTORY: 1914--PRESENT 760 CHAPTER 33 Descent into the Abyss:World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order 770 The Coming of the Great War 772 A World at War 775 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Trench Warfare 776 Failed Peace and Global Turmoil 782 7135A01_FM01.qxp_jm 10/12/09 10:14 AM Page viii Contents ix The Nationalist Assault on the European Colonial Order 783 DOCUMENT: Lessons for the Colonized from the Slaughter in the Trenches 784 THINKING HISTORICALLY:Women in Asian and African Nationalist Movements 792 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS:World War and Global Upheavals 795 Further Readings 795 On the Web 796 CHAPTER 34 The World between the Wars: Revolutions, Depression, and Authoritarian Response 798 The Roaring Twenties 799 Revolution: The First Waves 804 THINKING HISTORICALLY: A Century of Revolutions 810 The Global Great Depression 817 The Authoritarian Response 820 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Guernica and the Images of War 823 DOCUMENT: Socialist Realism 828 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Economic Depression, Authoritarian Response, and Democratic Retreat 830 Further Readings 831 On the Web 832 CHAPTER 35 A Second Global Conflict and the End of the European World Order 834 Old and New Causes of a Second World War 835 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Total War, Global Devastation 837 Unchecked Aggression and the Coming of War in Europe and the Pacific 838 The Conduct of a Second Global War 840 DOCUMENT: Japan's Defeat in a Global War 847 War's End and the Emergence of the Superpower Standoff 848 Nationalism and Decolonization in South and Southeast Asia and Africa 849 VISUALIZING THE PAST: National Leaders for a New Global Order 852 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Persisting Trends in a World Transformed by War 857 Further Readings 857 On the Web 858 CHAPTER 36 Western Society and Eastern Europe in the Decades of the Cold War 860 After World War II: A New International Setting for the West 860 The Resurgence of Western Europe 864 THINKING HISTORICALLY: The United States and Western Europe: Convergence and Complexity 868 Cold War Allies: The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand 870 Culture and Society in the West 872 VISUALIZING THE PAST:Women at Work in France and the United States 874 Eastern Europe After World War II: A Soviet Empire 878 Soviet Culture: Promoting New Beliefs and Institutions 881 DOCUMENT: A Cold War Speech 886 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: The Cold War and the World 887 Further Readings 887 On the Web 888 CHAPTER 37 Latin America: Revolution and Reaction into the 21st Century 890 Latin America After World War II 892 Radical Options in the 1950s 894 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Murals and Posters: Art and Revolution 895 DOCUMENT: The People Speak 898 The Search for Reform and the Military Option 898 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Human Rights in the 20th Century 902 Societies in Search of Change 905 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Struggling Toward the Future in a Global Economy 909 Further Readings 910 On the Web 910 CHAPTER 38 Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in the Era of Independence 912 The Challenges of Independence 913 DOCUMENT: Cultural Creativity in the Emerging Nations: Some Literary Samples 921 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Artificial Nations and the Rising Tide of Communal Strife 922 Post-Colonial Options for Achieving Economic Growth and Social Justice 924 Delayed Revolutions: Religious Revivalism and Liberation Movements in Settler Societies 930 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Globalization and Postcolonial Societies 935 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Postcolonial Nations in the Cold War World Order 935 Further Readings 936 On the Web 936 CHAPTER 39 Rebirth and Revolution: Nation-Building in East Asia and the Pacific Rim 938 East Asia in the Postwar Settlements 939 The Pacific Rim:More Japans? 946 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Pacific Rim Growth 948 THINKING HISTORICALLY: The Pacific Rim as a U.S. Policy Issue 950 Mao's China: Vanguard of World Revolution? 951 DOCUMENT:Women in the Revolutionary Struggles for Social Justice 956 Colonialism and Revolution in Vietnam 958 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: East Asia and the Pacific Rim in the Contemporary World 963 7135A01_FM01.qxp_jm 10/12/09 10:14 AM Page ix x Contents Further Readings 964 On the Web 964 CHAPTER 40 Power, Politics, and Conflict in World History, 1990--2010 966 The End of the Cold War 967 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Symbolism in the Breakdown of the Soviet Bloc 974 The Spread of Democracy 975 DOCUMENT: Democratic Protest and Repression in China 976 The Great Powers and New Disputes 977 The United States as Sole Superpower 980 THINKING HISTORICALLY: Terrorism, Then and Now 982 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: New Global Standards, New Divisions 984 Further Readings 984 On the Web 986 CHAPTER 41 Globalization and Resistance 988 Globalization: Causes and Processes 989 DOCUMENT: Protests Against Globalization 996 Resistance and Alternatives 998 THINKING HISTORICALLY: How Much Historical Change? 999 The Global Environment 1000 VISUALIZING THE PAST: Two Faces of Globalization 1003 Toward the Future 1005 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: Civilizations and Global Forces 1006 Further Readings 1006 On the Web 1007 Glossary G-1 Credits C-1 Index I-1show more


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By JAMES MAPSTEAD
As a longtime Arizonan, I was proud to add my name to the list of people who support a pro-solar energy organization chaired by Barry Goldwater Jr. called TUSK (Tell Utilities Solar won't be Killed.)
As a longtime community activist, I am convinced that solar energy in Arizona is one of these issues where liberals and conservatives can reach across the aisle and agree that solar is good for the environment and good for the economy.
Unfortunately, Arizona Public Service wants to sunset private rooftop solar energy by ending net metering, which requires APS to pay fair market value for any excess solar energy a rooftop solar customer sends back to the grid.
As a small-business owner, this strikes me as unfair. Why should APS get a free ride? Why should a utility monopoly be allowed to effectively end a thriving solar energy industry in Arizona?
I have served this community on the Phoenix Planning Commission, on the Board of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, and as board chair of Local First Arizona. I understand the value of a thriving economy. And I don't like it when a regulated monopoly seeks to press its advantage by driving competing industries out of business.
I have fought for numerous causes in Phoenix because I believe in activism for the greater good. Solar energy is a cause worth fighting for. This is a resource that should be available to everyone, not just monopolies such as APS. If net metering goes away, so do energy options for Phoenicians and the rest of the state.
Whether you are Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, I think we can all agree that rooftop solar gives residents a choice as to how they get their electricity while at the same time reducing the use of fossil fuels. It's good for the environment and good for the economy. Solar is currently a $16.2-billion industry in Arizona, providing 9,800 jobs.
It's my hope that the Arizona Corporation Commission embraces this message. Not because the message is conservative or liberal, but because it's what's right for Arizona. I never thought I'd be saying this, but thank you, Mr. Goldwater, and your fellow conservatives who are standing up to APS and standing for energy choice.
APS ratepayers deserve fair treatment and a choice as to where to get electricity. Our fragile environment deserves cleaner energy options.
James Mapstead is a small-business owner. He has served as a member of the Phoenix Planning Commission. He is a member of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and a self-described political activist.


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The New York Cosmos dusted off their boots after a 25-year layoff, and paid tribute to Paul Scholes, the English legend who said goodbye to Manchester United after a career that lasted 17 years. Yet the veteran looked in perfect form in a game that Hollywood couldn't have written any better for him to play out. And while the Cosmos sputtered in the beginning like an engine that had been idle for a quarter century, they showed some positive signs when the final whistle blew.
The day was a book of two tales. The game was a testimonial to the legend of Paul Scholes, who many of the world's best players, from Zidane to Xavi, call the best midfielder of the last 15 years. But it was also a prologue to the long-awaited second coming of the legend of the New York Cosmos. Both names are known equally around the world to fans of the beautiful game and both were on display on this day.
Old Trafford was sold out for this historic match, and fans cheered on not only Scholes and their club, but also Cosmos players, especially fan favorites Dwight Yorke, Gary Neville, and Nicky Butt. While New Yorkers would cheer Cosmos' Honorary President Pele, who was in attendance, it was the visitors' Director of Soccer, Eric Cantona, who got the crowd singing. In a great moment for both Manchester United and France, King Eric was greeted to "Start spreading the news. Eric is back here today." Ironically, it was sung to the tune of, "New York, New York".
Which of today's veteran Cosmos players would you like to see in MLS should the team field there?
Just minutes after kickoff, both Portuguese star Nani and Bulgaria's Berbatov reminded Cosmos fans just how big an undertaking this would be, just missing the target after chipping over American goalkeeper, Brad Friedel. With so many international names on the pitch against the American club, the opening goal would still have to come from the man of the day. Paul Scholes received the ball from a corner kick about 25 yards from goal, took a touch, and his trademark strike of the ball sent the fans into a frenzy.
In the next few minutes, Scholes put his stamp on the game with two brilliant balls. First, he received the ball at his own 30 on the right side, yet found Manchester's latest acquisition from Aston Villa, Ashley Young, 40 yards away on the opposite touchline. Second, he appeared to take on the defense, and instead, played a beautiful ball that sent Brazilian Rafael behind them.
The Cosmos defenders were under constant pressure in the opening, and it took World Cup Champion and former Golden Ball winner Fabio Cannavaro's well-timed block to keep Nani out of an empty net. The Cosmos had their first shot when Wayne Bridge tested United's new goalkeeper from a set piece, but De Gea was up to the challenge. Three minutes later, Freidel would be tested again, but this time from the penalty spot. Scholes was fouled in the penalty area, but ever the quiet professional, he refused to take it. Instead, he handed it to Wayne Rooney who launched it against the bottom of the crossbar, and it bounced into the net.
Four more goals would find the back of the Cosmos' net for United, but the Cosmos began to see that identity emerge. Anderson and Welbeck doubled the lead from two to four, and Diouf added a pair himself for a 6-0 final score. But by then, the match had been decided, and was no longer the most important outcome.
Having Cannavaro alongside him could not hurt, but Reyering was a very bright spot in the Cosmos defense, making numerous tackles, saves, and marking in the penalty area quite well. The other shining light came from Chad Calderone, who minded the Cosmos net for the second half. If Freidel was busy in the first half against United's starters, Calderone was working a double-shift, as it seemed the reserves were even hungrier to impress their manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. Itching to show that they belonged in the red shirts, there were some intriguing match-ups. Italy's former U21 player Macheda, signed by United from Lazio's academy, took on his nation's former captain Cannavaro, and got inside him on a cross that he nearly put away.
Which of today's Cosmos academy players do you think would have the most success in MLS?
Despite not having enough possession against a top-caliber club like United, there was promise when some of the younger attacking players stepped on the pitch. The best chance for the Cosmos came from perhaps the biggest name from their U23 roster, Bulgarian player Stefan Dimitrov. Dimitrov arrived in the US after his father won the lottery, and has played for the Chicago Fire. Proving why Cobi Jones, manger and US Hall of Famer, calls him a goal-scoring threat, he split two United defenders only to miss the target. Still, a smile could be seen on his face after the play, knowing he was nearly the answer to the trivia question, "Who scored the first Cosmos goal after their 25-year hiatus?"
While that question was not answered, and many remain as the club tries to become the 20th team of Major League Soccer, some were answered. The New York Cosmos name is still widely recognized and respected around the world, perhaps more than any American club name. This recognition allowed them to attract this Scholes farewell match, a sellout at Old Trafford, greats like Eric Cantona and Pele to coach, with players for this match that totalled over 1000 international caps.
Although the final score was 6-0, both the Seattle Sounders and MLS All-Stars lost to United on their home soil this summer, 7-0 and 4-0, respectively. As much as playing with Freidel, Cannavaro, and Keane can help Calderone, Reyering, Dimitrov, and Murphy, the poise of these four will also carry over to teenagers Iraheta, Diaby, and Gaitan, all of whom got to savor the experience.
Becoming a successful club in professional soccer is no easy task. The women's league has troubles, as do a large percentage of teams in the Italian, Spanish, German, French, and English leagues. But the teams that survive those troubled times usually come through it more successful. If any team were to capitalize on today's game, it would have to be one from New York. It would have to be the Cosmos. The next questions to tackle will include getting a stadium built, raising the $70-100 million necessary to enter Major League Soccer, and finding a perfect blend of young local players to mature under leadership of wiser, veteran players. But the Cosmos saw this formula succeed once. I think the time is ripe for the Big Apple to see them do it again.
Still, today was about Scholes. He displayed a bit of everything that made his career as magical as it was. 17 years with one team is unheard of in today's marketplace for footballers. But for the right type of player, playing for the biggest club in one's country can be incentive enough to make that commitment. Cosmos fans can hope that perhaps Iraheta, Diaby, or Gaitan might become that type of legacy in Cosmos white, the player that remains with the same club from first match to farewell testimonial. Today's performance was something out of a fairytale. But it's a fairytale that those three teenagers, who were born around the same time Scholes first wore United red, can dream about. And perhaps bring to Cosmos Country some day.


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Are you ready for some May Madness?
Hungry for a new type of territorial tussle?
Well, get ready. Soccer's version of the NCAA tournament is coming to Tucson for the first time and will bring along the added bonus of a matchup against an in-state rival.
FC Tucson will face Phoenix FC in the opening round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on May 14 at Kino Sports Complex North Field No. 5, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Wednesday.
Tickets, which are $16 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under, can be purchased at www.fctucson.com.
Phoenix FC is playing its inaugural season in the United Soccer Leagues Pro Division, which is a level higher than FC Tucson's USL Premier Development League.
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Cardinals Prospect Oscar Taveras Likely To Miss Opening Day
Oscar Taveras? ankle problems have lingered following last season?s surgery and now the stud outfield prospect is having hamstring issues in the same leg, so it sounds like the Cardinals have all but ruled out his making the team.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny told Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch that Taveras ?needed for everything to go right? to make the team out of spring training to begin with and the injuries have made it impossible to see him in game action.
For more on this story visit: Aaron Gleeman, NBC Sports