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Billion-dollar Didi deal seen as sign Apple's automotive interests go beyond just Maps
05/13/2016, 01:05 pm
As rumors of an "Apple Car" continue to grow, the company's $1 billion investment in Chinese ride hailing company Didi Chuxing has further driven speculation that Apple's interest in the automotive market goes far beyond improving its Maps service.
Apple invites WWDC 2016 scholarship winners to June 12 orientation
05/13/2016, 12:05 pm
People who won a scholarship to attend Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June are now being invited to attend a special orientation session on the Sunday before the conference, June 12.
Apple's iCloud Mail & Notes services hit by sudden outage [u]
05/13/2016, 10:05 am
Two iCloud services, Mail and Notes, suffered server-side problems on Friday morning, leaving some people unable to send or receive email, or create and sync any notes online. [Updated]
AppleInsider podcast talks HGTV Smart Home 2016 and the latest 'iPhone 7' rumors
05/13/2016, 09:05 am
Carley Knobloch, HGTV's SmartHome 2016 consultant speaks with AppleInsider about the products in the HGTV SmartHome, what products are in her home, and what goes into making the choice to buy a smarthome accessory. And Mikey Campbell joins the call to talk about the latest in 'iPhone 7' and 'iPhone 2017' rumors.
Didi Chuxing president says Apple deal closed in 22 days, talks in progress in several areas
05/13/2016, 09:05 am
Apple's surprise $1 billion investment in Chinese ridesharing service Didi Chuxing was forged in just 22 days, and the two companies are now in talks in several fields, a report said on Friday.
Oklahoma City Apple Store to get 'next generation' design makeover
05/13/2016, 01:05 am
As part of an international effort to refresh the look and feel of its retail outlets, Apple recently shut down the Penn Square Mall Apple Store in Oklahoma City, Okla., in preparation of a "next generation" renovation.
Apple invests $1B in Chinese ride sharing service Didi Chuxing
05/12/2016, 10:05 pm
Chinese Uber competitor Didi Chuxing, formerly Didi Kuaiti, on Thursday announced that Apple recently invested $1 billion to become the transportation network's latest big-name strategic partner.
Manhattan DA calls on US Congress to support bill requiring mandatory decryption
05/12/2016, 04:05 pm
The District Attorney of New York County is reportedly lobbying members of U.S. Congress in the hope they'll back legislation requiring companies like Apple to decrypt data on-demand following court orders.
As Apple display partner Sharp continues to bleed, new owner Foxconn shakes up management
05/12/2016, 02:05 pm
While display panel maker Sharp continues to lose money, the Japanese company faces a sweeping management reorganization under the thumb of its new owner, Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn.
Google delays support for Android tech mimicking Apple's 3D Touch
05/12/2016, 11:05 am
Google has reportedly interally delayed its own equivalent of 3D Touch, the pressure-sensitive Apple technology that allows iPhone 6s and 6s Plus owners to take shortcuts through iOS apps.
Google at work on Amazon Echo-like voice device codenamed 'Chirp'
05/12/2016, 09:05 am
A special Google team is reportedly developing a device that would integrate its search and voice assistant technology, much like the Amazon Echo.
Apple smart home invention uses pattern recognition to solve multi-user dwelling issues
05/12/2016, 06:05 am
An Apple patent application revealed Thursday outlines plans for an automated smart home system that tracks individual users through their connected devices, detects common patterns and compiles events for triggering thermostats, lights, door locks and more.
Apple unable to repair iPhone of teen lost at sea
05/12/2016, 01:05 am
A team of Apple engineers worked "around the clock" to return missing Florida teen Austin Stephanos' iPhone back to working order after it was submerged in sea water for some eight months, but on Wednesday the device was deemed unrepairable.
FBI director says legal war on encryption far from over
05/11/2016, 09:05 pm
FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday said the U.S. government will continue to wage legal war with tech companies to gain access to encrypted devices, intimating that such measures are weakening terror organizations like ISIL.
Apple again rumored to turn LA landmark into retail store
05/11/2016, 06:05 pm
A report on Wednesday claims Apple looking to build a new Apple Store at the Tower Theater site in Los Angeles, a designated historic-cultural monument in the city's famed Broadway Theater District.
Apple is the Teflon tech company as Wall Street troubles can't topple world's most valuable brand
05/11/2016, 11:05 am
No matter what the suits in New York think, Apple is still the king of the hill when it comes to consumers -- the company's brand is now worth some $154 billion, according to one calculation, nearly double its closest competitor.
Google and Oracle face off - again - over Android, with billions on the line
05/11/2016, 10:05 am
Two of Silicon Valley's most accomplished heavyweights stepped back into the legal squared circle this week, as the search giant defends its use of Oracle's Java APIs in Android for the second time.
Apple fan tells Tim Cook that iPad helped grandfather cope with cancer, gets reply
05/10/2016, 08:05 pm
Apple CEO Tim Cook this week responded to an email sent by a customer who explained how iPad and iPhone helped their grandfather recover from cancer surgery -- like an Apple commercial come to life.
Apple's iWork suites for iOS, Mac get minor updates for stability, bug fixes
05/10/2016, 02:05 pm
Apple's trio of iWork apps for both iOS and Mac were given simultaneous updates on Tuesday, squashing bugs and improving stability for the productivity suites.
VoIP-Pal serves Apple in $2.8B patent infringement suit over iMessage & Wi-Fi Calling
05/10/2016, 01:05 pm
Patent holder VoIP-Pal on Tuesday announced that it has formally served Apple in an infringement lawsuit, claiming over $2.8 billion in damages from concepts used in services like Wi-Fi Calling and iMessage.


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RANGOON — Three Rangoon-based human rights activists said on Thursday that Sagaing Division authorities want to arrest them because they spoke out against the government's treatment of farmers who oppose the Letpadaung copper mine in northwestern Burma.
Wai Lu and Wai Hmuu Twin of the Yangon People Service Network and Generation Wave activist Moe Thway said Sagaing Division authorities had accused them on June 13 of making statements with the intention of alarming the public or inducing someone to commit an offence against the government.
The charge under Penal Code Article 505 (b) was lodged at Monywa Township Court and carries a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment.
"If they come for us we are not going to run," Wai Lu told reporters during a press conference held at the 88 Generation Students office in Rangoon on Thursday. "I was just told this morning that police were on the way to arrest us," he added.
The trio said they were being prosecuted for remarks they made during an interview with local media in Monywa Township in early May. "We heard that the police were going to arrest us because of what we said to the media, which had disrespected the authorities," Moe Thway said.
Bo Kyi, joint secretary of the Thailand-based Assistance Association for Political Prisoners also attended the press conference and he condemned authorities for prosecuting the trio. He added that despite the government's promises of reform "authorities continue to arrest more political activists."
An officer at No. 1 Monwa Township Police Station told The Irrawaddy that the decision to prosecute the activists was made by local commanders.
"I presented the [interview] recording to my boss and he said that there were some words that disrespect the state. So, I was instructed to issue an arrest warrant for these activists," said the officer, who declined to be named as he was unauthorized to speak to the media.
During the interview, the activists had criticized local authorities for issuing an order under Article 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code to prohibit villagers from accessing or using their farmlands.
On Thursday, the trio stood by their criticism. "No one should be arrested under Article 144 anymore because our country is in a stage of transition to democracy. Under the military regime people were always arrested under this charge," said Wai Lu.
The Asian Human Rights Commission said in a paper in November that the use of the measure in Monwa is unlawful as only a judge can issue such an order.
Hundreds of farmers from 26 villages in the Monwa area have lost about 3,000 hectares (7,800 acres) of land to the huge copper mine and for the past year or so they have been protesting against the project.
A parliamentary commission, chaired by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, released a report in March urging the affected farmers to accept a compensation offer from the mining companies — Chinese state-owned company Wanbao and the military-owned Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd.
The local farmers however, have rejected the report and their continuing protests have led to confrontations with authorities.
On April 25, they began plowing their fields in protest, but local authorities quickly appeared on the scene to stop the farmers. Five farmers and a local activist were arrested and charged under Article 144, while others were reportedly beaten and shot at.
It was not the first time that local authorities have cracked down on protests against the mine. On Nov. 29, police carried out a sudden raid on a large group of farmers and Buddhist monks who were holding a sit-down protest outside the mining company's office.
Police shot smoke-generating incendiary devices into the camp, causing severe burns among about 100 monks and villagers. No officials have so far been held accountable for the incident.
If the Sagaing Division authorities do not like to be criticized, they are untouchable. It means they still behave like dictators. Criticism from the public which they are serving must be welcomed by any democratic government. Even the resident must accept criticism to evaluate her or her performance. I am ashamed for Sagaing Division authorities.
Crooked and corrupt authorities always behave this way. Instead of seeing their weakness, the people who have the right to criticize are going to jail again. These authorities might be children of military totalitarian rule. They are not fit to serve in the government today.


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#203 - iwatchtheworldburn
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#218 to #203 - schneidend
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You doubt that two people got sepsis in a surgery performed in 1847?
#660 to #218 - iwatchtheworldburn
Reply 0(05/14/2012) [-]
I doubt that a surgeon accidentally amputated his assistants fingers and that asurgeon died of shock
#662 to #660 - schneidend
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We're talking about an era where doctors thought women wanting to read and write was a mental illness. These are not clever men.
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Again, this is 1847 we're talking about, and the removal of a limb from a person who is not entirely numbed or unconscious via modern anesthetics being sliced into with a huge, serrated, steel blade. The assistant is literally holding down a thrashing arm/leg as it is being cut through. Also, a SPECTATOR died of shock. It could have been the patient's wife or sibling, or a med student who hadn't quite tested his mettle yet. And, again, 1847, "shock" could have been almost anything. The spectator could have had a wholly unrelated aneurysm.
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+1 for you
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Back at ya, champ!
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That comment made me laugh harder then the whole front page did XD


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The Seattle Mariners have shown an affinity under Tom McNamara for drafting the type of player labeled as a "baseball rat". Several of the club's draft picks in the past three seasons have fit that mold, but perhaps none more than Jack Marder. A California kid, Marder has been passed over by college programs and scouts all of his life, so when the Mariners finally selected him in the 16th round of the 2011 draft, it wasn't a surprise to him that he went so late. It was just another example of teams not knowing the whole Jack Marder.
Not short on confidence or words, Jack recently took the time to talk with SeattleClubhouse's Rick Randall about that history, about his influences as a player, and about his love for and dedication to the game of baseball.
SeattleClubhouse: Thanks for taking the time to talk with me today, Jack.
Jack Marder: No problem, Rick.
SC: You were a 16th round pick by the Mariners, which followed being passed over by some colleges in the past and told by scouts that you were "too small", "too old" or not "toolsy" enough despite being a 4-year varsity player in high school. How do you continue to prove all of the doubters wrong?
JM: Honestly, for me, I don't see it like that. Whenever an underdog gets an upset win in sports you hear them say, "No one believed in us, but we believed in ourselves", but I don't necessarily feel like that. Ever player has their doubters, but I have my family and my core group of friends and I have great supporters and that's all I need. I don't care what the detractors think. I'll listen to it sometimes if I think that it will help motivate me, but I never let it get me down. I just love baseball more than anything else in the world -- it's not about proving people wrong for me, it's about playing this game that I love for me. I go out, take care of my business, listen to the people that I trust and give it my all.
SC: Tying into that a little, I've seen some interviews in the past in which you stated that you draw a bit of inspiration from smallish big leaguers like Dustin Pedroia and Jack Wilson. Talk about the stigma of the small ballplayer.
JM: Definitely. Growing up one of my favorite players was Brett Butler. Sometimes people don't remember who he is, but growing up in California and watching him with the Dodgers I got attached to him. I'm not sure what it was exactly, just that he was smaller and I identified with that or just the way he was scrapping out hits because that's the way that I always was. So yes, guys like Butler or Wilson, Craig Biggio and Pedroia, I know that those guys went through a lot of the same things that I'm going through so I appreciate them. They weren't blessed with the size that scouts look for, but I think that the thing they all were blessed with -- and a thing that I think a lot of scouts don't look at enough, I think this should be another tool they look it -- is the size of their heart. I think it is as big of a factor, if not bigger, than the tools they do look at. I can go against more talented players and win because of heart. Find a way to scrap out a hit, move a runner up, grab an extra base or whatever--find a way to beat you, and that's how I play and that's because of heart. Craig Biggio -- who also started out as a catcher -- did that and scrapped his way right into the Hall of Fame. I pattern a lot of my game after him. He was another one of my favorite players growing up and he turned me onto pine tar when I was like 10-years-old, too. So I'll be one of those guys that will just find any possible way to beat you like those guys.
SC: Who is your biggest inspiration or influence as a ballplayer?
JM: I've had so many people that I train with or workout with, but the constant is my parents. They are always the two that ask me the tough questions and give me the inspiration and motivation to keep pushing even when I have a setback or get upset about something.
SC: Tying into the players you followed, it really seems like you're an "all-out effort" kind of player. Describe your approach to the game for me.
JM: Maybe this isn't a good thing, but I almost feel like I have to give it absolutely everything that I've got every single time. Because there definitely are a lot of guys that are more talented or more physically gifted than I am, but the way that I help separate myself from others is playing like my hair is on fire all the time. Until I was drafted I was always thinking, "You never know who is watching," so just in case a Jack Zduriencik or anyone like that was in the stands, seeing me for the first time, I didn't want to give the wrong impression. And even now, you never know who is watching you and I don't want to ever get the label that I dog it. Ever. So I go all out all the time. I want to be the poster child of the "baseball rat" label. And if I'm going to play like that, then I'm going to practice like that, too.
SC: I guess this is part of that approach, but I've seen a lot of video on you and you always, always sprint to first base. Be it on a HBP, a walk or whatever. Who taught you that?
JM: You know, I'm not sure where that started, exactly, but I just am in the habit of it now. I wouldn't call it a full-out sprint, but I do run hard. Even when I hit a home run, I don't take my time like a lot of guys do. I'm sure some people see me do that and are like, "who's this kid," but that's just the way that I do it. I play like I have a little chip on my shoulder so I just take the approach to every aspect of the game. Some people don't like it and some people may think that it isn't necessary -- like if I dive for a ball in the hole that they don't think I can get to -- but I don't care what people think, that is the way that I play ball. And I can guarantee you this; Everyone that ever sees me will come away saying, "that kid plays hard". So I think that's the way I play ball, and I leave the field knowing that I gave my all every single game.
SC: How do you balance that? You're a naturally aggressive personality it seems. So how do you balance that part of your human nature with trying to be selective at the plate?
JM: I don't know that I do or that I need to, really. I wouldn't call myself your typical "guess hitter", but I'm a highly educated guess hitter I think. I do a lot of my own homework, I do a lot of studying pitchers during the game, every single warm-up pitch, when I'm on deck, when I'm in the dugout, so when it's my turn to hit I feel that I know what I'm looking for and have a sense for when I'll get it. When I go up to the plate there is a certain pitch that I am looking for in a certain area, and if I get that pitch, I'm swinging. If it's not, then I'll take. I'm definitely an aggressive hitter and the coaches have talked to me about not getting overconfident, but I'm always going to be that guy that swings if the pitch is in my zone, regardless if the guy on the hill is throwing 100 miles an hour.
SC: You are obviously very in-tuned with the mental part of the game, and talking about Brett Butler and other guys you followed, are you also a student on baseball history?
JM: Sort of. I'm not a guy that knows all of the stats in history or things like that, but more in terms of how people play or what happened in certain games. I'm not the guy that's going to say, "Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941," but I'm more in tuned with their approaches. I know that Ted Williams was looking for a certain pitch in a certain spot in 2-1 counts and things of that nature.
SC: Catching is a very cerebral position. How much have you caught during your baseball career before your sophomore season at Oregon?
JM: I caught probably about 10 games in high school. Didn't really know what I was doing, just went out there and caught the ball. Sort of did what I thought I needed to do based off of watching how Yadier Molina did it on TV.
SC: You aren't the biggest guy and you're catching now for the Mariners, but the 34 starts behind the plate your sophomore year at Oregon – how did that come about?
JM: I got after it a bit in the offseason after my freshman year then (Oregon Head) Coach (George) Horton came to me before my sophomore year and said, "we have our third baseman, we have our shortstop and we have our second baseman so what do you think about catching?" He told me that was going to be my best chance to get on the field and play and thought it would be my best spot to get drafted, too, so I was all for it. Really at that point he could have said we need you to be a left-handed pitcher and I would have said, "let's do this", because I just wanted to play so bad. But we talked about my personality and we thought that I'd really fit and they (the Oregon coaching staff) all thought that I could do it, so I jumped all in and gave it everything that I've got. I think my personality and my instincts took over and I've picked a lot of things up over the past year from the different coaches and from watching different guys and now I feel that if you watch me catch that you would feel that catching is my natural position.
SC: Despite having really good bat speed and other good tools, you didn't have the most impressive hitting stats in college for the Ducks, but you also battled the injury bug quite a bit, do you think any of those injuries will be nagging?
JM: No. Just mostly bangs and bruises, really. Most of my injuries have all been just because of the way that I play. If you're going play full-bore, 100% out all the time, you're going to get banged up more than the next guy. But in terms of how I prepare, too, I try and train myself to be ready for those bangs and bruises. Just making sure that my body is always in shape and that I'm healthy. I want to play the way that I do all the time. I don't want to play at 80% -- which I actually did a little bit at Oregon, which was funky for me -- so I train myself expecting those little injuries. I feel like because of my training, my recovery tool and my mental approach that I can go 0-10 or 0-20, or get banged up, maybe break my pinky or something, and work through it whereas another guy that isn't used to it could let it get to him mentally or be out for a while with an injury like that.
SC: Kind of related to the injury bit, you seem to have a Craig Biggio-esque affinity for getting hit. Are you just "lucky" or is that a part of your game that you work on? Do you set up close to the plate in your stance?
JM: Honestly, a lot of it was the way that we played at Oregon, and I hope that doesn't sound bad. But if a pitch is coming at you, we just were coached not to get out of the way. And you know, when I wasn't hitting the ball well, getting on base any way that I could help the team. Getting hit by pitch in the right location -- like where you get hit and not get hurt -- getting hit in the right situation or things like that, I've kind of mastered that. I've developed an approach that, if the ball is coming in at me, I'm going to wear it for the team. I'm not afraid of getting hit.
SC: Being from California, how great was it for you to be able to make your pro debut for High Desert last season?
JM: That was really sweet. I signed straight out of the Cape Cod League and the Mariners told me I was going to go to High Desert and I was like, "Sounds good." I didn't know that High Desert was High-A or anything, I just knew it was close by. But when I got there, I had one of my high school coaches there, I had my parents there, my grandparents, friends. It was great. My pro debut was great because of that. A lot of kids I'm sure are scared, but I had a full-house there to watch me and I was really excited. I launched a ball foul on the first pitch I saw, ended up getting a couple of knocks, it was a great day. But being down in Southern California in High Desert, so close to home, it was great.
SC: After the season you went to Arizona for the Mariners' Instructional League. How was that experience for you this past year, and what was your primary focus?
JM: It was catching drills and catching style. There are so many styles of catching, and the way that I did things at Oregon was not the way that they wanted me to do it here. Not the "Mariner Way". They wanted me to change a few things and learn things the way they do things here. Just fine tuning the skills and doing it every day the way that the club wants me to do it from now through the big leagues. Jose Moreno was one of my coaches there and he was my coach in High Desert, too.
SC: Do you set goals for yourself, day-to-day, year-to-year?
JM: Yes. I set goals for myself each and every day. One is that I need to leave the field knowing that I accomplished the one specific goal that I set up for that day. Be it, I want to hit every ball to right field that day, or block every ball in the dirt or whatever. Then I do weekly goals, like being able to completely get my signs down by the end of a certain week. But I set goals for myself for each year and even two years out. I am a big believer in setting the bar high and giving yourself goals to aim for.
SC: Given your Northwest ties, did you follow the Mariners as a fan at all prior to being drafted?
JM: Never. I was always a Dodgers fan growing up. But I watched Bret Boone, Ichiro -- I watched every team play, but I was primarily a Dodgers fan. Obviously I'm a Mariners fan now, but that will be true with whatever organization I'm in at the time.
SC: Are you only doing catching drills now or are you still taking infield?
JM: I'm still asking (the coaches) where they want me every day, but mainly I'm only doing catching stuff. I'm getting infield work in on my own after practice right now just because I feel that I need to keep doing that work.
SC: Well thank you again for talking with me today and good luck in 2012 and beyond, Jack. Keep outworking everybody.
JM: Alright, I appreciate it.
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LOS ANGELES — USC alum and head coach Dan Hubbs is living his personal dream, and he just might be in the process of creating some special memories with the Trojans.
As Hubbs will tell you, there's certainly a lot of season left, but there are plenty of reasons why the Trojans should feel confident after a 3-0 weekend against Northwestern, and a dominant midweek performance against No. 2 Cal State Fullerton.
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At least for the time being, the feeling around the USC campus seems much different than past seasons. Hubbs had a chance to show me around around the athletic facilities at USC, and several administrators approached him with a quick, succinct, "great weekend coach, we're excited about the season, and go get'em." Perhaps that's standard procedure everywhere, but there seems to be a positive vibe about this program right now, from administrators, to the coaching staff, and of course, very visible through the players.
Maybe, just maybe, USC is beginning to get its bearings straight.
Nigel Nootbaar is one of several talented arms USC can rely on this season. (USC photo)
"No doubt we're much better over last season. I was saying a few days ago, one of the benefits of having 17 freshmen last season, is now we have 17 sophomores," Hubbs said. "That gives us some experience, and we know those guys are talented and capable.
"With everything equal, I think last year's team would be 2-2 at this point, not 4-0."
Through the first four games, the Trojans already have found a variety of ways to win. In the season opener against Northwestern, the Trojans needed a strong bullpen performance from left-handed specialist Sean Adler to finish off an 11-inning thriller, while in Game Two, relievers Jeff Paschke and Nigel Nootbaar combined for eight innings of shutout baseball to help the cardinal and gold capture a 15-inning win over the Wildcats. USC won the series finale against Northwestern with ease, thanks to a strong showing from the offense, but again on Tuesday, the Trojans needed the bullpen to rise to the occasion against the second-ranked Titans.
And once again, this unit, which struggled immensely last season, shined. Adler used an 85-87 mph fastball and mid-70s slurve to silence the Titans bats, striking out five in three shutout frames, while senior pitcher James Guillen threw two shutout frames to finish the contest.
The top four hitters in Fullerton's lineup went a combined 2-for-13 against USC's staff.
"We're going to need those type of performances from those guys throughout the season," Hubbs said. "We feel like we're much deeper on the mound than we've been in several years, and these games kind of proved that. The bullpen has been fantastic. I think we've thrown about 20 innings out of the bullpen, and this unit has given up one run. That's pretty good."
While the pitching staff's improvements have caught the most attention through the first week, the Trojans also seem to be more put together from an offensive standpoint.
USC is hitting .309 as a team in the early going, and that's even without its top three hitters from last season. Imposing sophomore Vahn Bozoian is off to a sizzling start, hitting a home run against Northwestern over the weekend, but making the strongest statement on Tuesday with a towering home run to left field on an 89 mph fastball from former first round pick and Cal State Fullerton right-hander Phil Bickford.
Jake Hernandez and AJ Ramirez are each hitting well over .400, while the same can be said for catcher Garrett Stubbs, who had two hits against the Titans, and is hitting .444. The Trojans also are excited about impressive freshman Jeremy Martinez and shortstop Frankie Rios. Martinez is hitting .294 through the first week, while Rios, though he's only hitting .188, has provided a spark at times — important because the Trojans are without shortstop Blake Lacey because of an injury.
"The bats have really woken up the past couple of days. It's nice to see guys like Vahn [Bozoian] do what they're doing. He's one guy capable of driving the ball pretty good, even with these bats," Hubbs said. "What I take from this team right now is that we're finding different ways to win. We blew the lead in the ninth inning on Friday, and we win in 11. We had to throw up a bunch of zeroes out of the bullpen on Saturday to win, and then the bats come alive. We're pretty much a balanced attack right now.
"With that said, there are always things that could improve," he continued. "For instance, we put some runners in scoring position tonight [against Fullerton] and didn't get them home. Little things like that will be key as we move forward this spring."
Though the Trojans are considered a traditional power, Hubbs and his club are taking absolutely nothing for granted. USC, despite winning the most national titles in NCAA history, hasn't reached the NCAA postseason since 2005. Adding to that, the Trojans began the 2012 season with a 7-0 record, only to finish the year with a 23-32 overall mark.
Significant progress was seen the first week of the season, and that's a step forward for a program that has been riddled with inefficiency for years.
Hubbs hopes the most special memories lie ahead.
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We're more connected today, but more lonely and atomised too
Published 01/03/2014 | 02:30
Have you ever been lonely? Who hasn't? And now the boffins at the University of Chicago have concluded that loneliness can lead to ill-health – that you're more likely to die prematurely if you're lonely, more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease, stress, the common cold and even HIV.
Being lonely is as bad for your health as being chronically obese. Loneliness may soon be compared to cigarette smoking for its deplorable impact on health. And at least you could say this for fags – the habit was companionable.
When the Catholic organisation, Opus Dei, was founded in 1936, a priest was deliberately selected to smoke cigarettes alongside working men. Unless a cleric smoked, he could never be part of ordinary life, it was deemed. They probably coughed a lot, but they weren't lonely.
Is loneliness – or the more country-and-western version, lonesomeness – a modern affliction? When you see pictures of how overcrowded folk used to be in Dublin tenements, loneliness must have been unusual. Getting some time to yourself would have been more of a problem.
According to my family's lore, although there was loneliness in the Irish countryside, there was also congeniality, with regular neighbourly and kinship visiting and the frequent "come-all-ye".
We're more connected today through electronic media, but more atomised too.
But here's a question the Chicago neuroscientists – led by Professor John Cacioppo, the world's expert on the effects of loneliness – haven't addressed: if we suffer from loneliness, is it our own fault?
If someone chooses to be single, do they foresee the day when they might feel lonely? Do they factor loneliness into the break-up of a relationship or a marriage?
Loneliness can come through loss as well as through lifestyle choice. People get widowed. Death robs us of companions. Friends move away.
You can be lonely in a crowd, too, when you feel you have nothing in common with the people surrounding you. I've felt that kind of loneliness; separated, by circumstance, from those I regard as my peers, or those with whom I have a natural affinity.
And if loneliness is now identified as a source of ill-health, should lessons against loneliness be included in health education?
Traditionally, the agony aunts' prescription for the lonely of heart was practical. Join a club. Go to night school. Acquire a new skill.
"Lonely hearts" of romantic yearnings now connect through the internet, many successfully. But if we're talking about being in touch with more people in general, joining a club, a society, or acquiring a new skill still seems eminently helpful.
Because no form of electronic communication can replace a human presence, or the satisfaction of sharing activities with those who share your interests.
If "loneliness education" were to be absorbed into health lessons, that's what they should put on the curriculum. Do not scorn stamp collecting. Do not sneer at golf as being "a good walk wasted". Do not turn up your nose at knitting circles.
Everyone – apart from the unusual natural hermit – needs a fellowship. And surely such fellowships work best when there is a common object, rather than as a non- specific gathering.
The local pub and the church community were both a focus for fellowship once. Both have seen decline, for different reasons. And where there is decline, the question follows: "What are you going to put in its place?"
Education for loneliness should probably include some instructions for thinking ahead. You almost certainly will be lonely in old age unless you take some affirmative action.
And there can scarcely be a better prophylactic than Dr Johnson's famous adage: "A man should keep his friendship in constant repair". All human relationships need nurturing.
The age of electronic connection – through emails, Facebook and other social media – is in many ways a terrific boon. It is like having lots of penfriends at once.
I love all that web-based communication. Yet I feel that many of our relationships now – or at least, many of mine – are friendly and cordial, but superficial.
You exchange all kinds of interesting information with people, who may even sign their messages with "lots of love" without ever experiencing a sense of intimacy ("Lots of love" is thrown around far too promiscuously anyway: consider the austere French alternative – "Bien affectueusement").
And then the busy people are too busy, while the lonely people may become more socially withdrawn.
So is it our own fault when we're lonesome? Sometimes, maybe. But not always. When a 30-year-old finds that her best friends have emigrated, when a 40-year-old singleton realises that the peer group have all paired off and settled down, when a woman is suddenly and devastatingly widowed or left – that is not down to a lifestyle choice.
But I think the first remedy may be in seeking a fellowship where common interests are shared, rather than hoping to strike up new friendships out of the blue.
And the Chicago experts say that getting strangers to "befriend" the lonely doesn't always help, because the lonely one feels they're the object of a social care project. Being proactive, oneself, is always better.
But if loneliness is bad for your heart, causes high blood pressure and possibly even affects your auto-immune system, then it is as important to know about this as it is to be aware that obesity, smoking and sexually transmitted diseases are health hazards.
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Everything considered, there should probably be an asterisk at the start of this season's stories about the Greeley Central girls softball team.
The * stands for the fact that the Wildcats are the equivalent of a first-year program. They're rebuilding from the ground up.
In fact, first-year coach Liz Mock-Murphy called it "ground zero."
A relatively young Greeley West squad handed the Wildcats a 23-0 nonconference loss Saturday morning.
Also realize that the Spartans were playing base-to-base/station-to-station offense in their two innings at the plate in the game, shortened to three innings by the 20-run mercy rule.
In fact, Greeley West coach Don Wagner emptied his bench in the second inning as all 13 Spartans saw action.
"I've been in their position before," a forgiving Wagner said. "I told our kids that our philosophy is that it's about us more than the other team.
"We're young, and we need quality at-bats," Wagner added. "We're working on hitting the ball where it's pitched."
The Spartans laced the ball to all areas of the field in the bottom of the first, scoring 17 runs on nine hits as 23 players came to the plate.
"We've faced that situation in both of our games so far," Mock-Murphy explained. "Some of our players are learning the fundamentals as we go."
Greeley Central senior Whitney Mart made the fundamentals look easy in the top of the first when she lined an 0-2 pitch from Greeley West starter Kenya Grauberger right back through the middle for the Wildcats' only hit.
The Wildcats (0-2) also received some solid defense from sophomore infielder Diane Maraz, who is listed as an outfielder but may settle in at second base.
"This is my first year," Maraz said. "I'm learning. It's starting to make sense — where to be and the areas I need to cover."
Unfortunately, the Wildcats are learning the hard way — giving up 49 runs in two games, having yet to score while not extending either game past the third inning.
Their Saturday morning lesson was at the hands of Grauberger, who recorded six strikeouts in her first start.
"I just went out there and pitched as hard as I could and kept telling myself to not let up," Grauberger said. "I wanted to work on my changeup, and I was able to do that a lot."
Grauberger received more than enough support as all but one Greeley West player put the ball in play, led by junior infielder Brittany Corrales, who was 4-for-4. Sophomore sensation Peyton Tellez had a pair of hits and scored four runs, two in the Spartans' first-inning barrage.
"It felt good to get a game in but it didn't really feel like an Greeley West-Greeley Central rivalry game," Corrales said. "It didn't take long for us to get going, and we did have fun. We're also learning, but you could sense that they are, too,"
Corrales had one of two extra-base hits for the Spartans, both doubles. The other came from sophomore catcher Aracelli Gallardo.
"We certainly weren't going to be concerned with the stats or the score today," Wagner said. "We have a lot of respect for the Greeley Central program. We know they're trying to get back to where they were a few years ago."
GCHS — Treasure Alvarez (L, 0-1, 12H, 5ER, 5BB, 1SO), (Whitney Mart, 2nd, 3H, 3ER, 4BB, 1S)) and Megan Luna.
GWHS — Kenya Grauberger (W, 1-0, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 6SO) and Aracelli Gallardo). 2B — Aracelli, Brittany Corrales. RBI — Corrales 3, Gallardo 3, Jenea Padilla 2, Peyton Tellez 2, Harper Sheets, Paige Taton, Grauberger.
» FOR OPENERS: Saturday morning's victory was the season-opener for the Spartans, who compete at the Class 5A level as a member of the Front Range Conference.
» TOUGH START: Under the direction of their third head coach in five seasons, the Wildcats list 12 players on the varsity roster, and have been outscored 49-0 in their first two games.
» MOVING UP: The Wildcats did advance a runner to second base in the game when Treasure Alvarez was hit by a pitch and moved to second base on a passed ball.
» DOUBLING UP: The only time the Spartans put back-to-back extra-base hits together was in the bottom of the first when Aracelli Gallardo lined a bases-loaded, three-run double to the left-centerfield fence, followed by an RBI double by Brittany Corrales.
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NHS risk register's publication vetoed by cabinet
The official assessment of the risks involved in the government's NHS shakeup will never be published after the cabinet exercised its rare right of veto to keep it secret.
The move ends a 19-month campaign by the Labour MP John Healey for publication of the Department of Health's own analysis of the damage its radical NHS overhaul may cause.
Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, said…"The Freedom of Information Act always contemplated such a 'safe space' and I believe effective government requires it. That is why cabinet has today decided to veto the release of the department's transition risk register. Had we not taken this decision, it is highly likely that future sensitive risk registers would turn into anodyne documents, and be worded quite differently with civil servants worrying about how they sound to the public rather than giving ministers frank policy advice."
Denis Campbell | The Guardian | 8th May 2012
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Just three out of 200 suspected war criminals have been kicked out of 'safe haven' Britain.
Just three of the 200 suspected war criminals found in Britain in the past 18 months have been removed from the country.
Suspects identified by border officials are accused of systematic killing, torture and rape in countries such as Afghanistan, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. More than 30 have been given the right to stay here.
Campaign groups said the figures showed Britain was a 'safe haven' for war criminals.
Home Office figures, released under Freedom of Information rules, showed that more than 800 people were investigated between June 2010 and the end of last year over potential involvement in war crimes.
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UK Border Agency paid £3.5m in bonuses
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) – recently branded "not fit for purpose" – paid £3.5m in performance-related bonuses to staff in one year, the BBC has learned.
Passengers recently faced prolonged queues to enter the UK at London's Heathrow airport, while the UKBA's computer ID system failed on 3 May.
The figures from a Freedom of Information request show the highest bonuses in the past year were £10,000.
Read more.
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Mandatory data breach laws kickstart compliance race
Panel urges business to get its house in order
Panel urges business to get its house in order
Says a clear direction is needed even though it has been a year since introducing legislation
A new analysis of documents leaked by Edward Snowden highlights massive surveillance efforts with special help from AT&T
Industry groups have asked the Senate to delete the section which requires them to report vaguely-defined terrorist activity
Lawmakers plan to take up the controversial bill after a month-long recess
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The PNC Foundation and the Y of Central Maryland launch a new financial education initiative to help preschoolers, teachers, parents and caregivers learn life-long lessons in managing money,
The PNC Foundation and the Y of Central Maryland launch a new financial education initiative to help preschoolers, teachers, parents and caregivers learn life-long lessons in managing money
(Baltimore, MD)— From earning to saving and sharing money and maintaining budgets, financial knowledge is more important now than ever before. With today's launch of For Me, For You, For Later, a joint initiative between the Y of Central Maryland and The PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from the PNC Financial Services Group Inc., families in Central Maryland now have access to financial education programs to help foster future financial stability and independence. The initiative is made possible by a grant from the PNC Foundation and the valuable work of the Y.
For Me, For You, For Later is an extension of PNC Grow Up Great, a 10-year, $100 million program designed to help children achieve success in school and life. Beginning today, the Y will introduce the financial education curriculum into its 52 Head Start classrooms in Baltimore City as well as classrooms in Howard, Harford, Carroll and Baltimore Counties and expand to encompass all 81 Head Start and preschool classrooms in year two. Using a bilingual multimedia kit created by Sesame Workshop, as part of a continuing partnership with PNC, the Y will implement activities related to basic financial concepts into its math curriculum and program plans for more than 1,000 preschoolers.
A preschool specialist will enhance the concepts beyond isolated workshop/classroom activities to ensure that the children understand and can properly apply the skills. Additionally, the Y will offer interactive workshops and family programs to inform and educate parents and other family members about managing finances.
"Research shows that learning to value and manage money can start as early as children are able to count," said Louis R. Cestello, Regional President of PNC Bank in Greater Maryland. "We're fortunate in Maryland that so many experts and opinion leaders are aligned in helping to equip children, families and communities with managing their financial futures."
The Sesame activities kit, For Me, For You, For Later, establishes the foundation for the program instruction for children between the ages of three and five. The kit features Sesame Street characters teaching preschoolers that everything has value and financial basics including topics such as the difference between needs and wants and the concepts of spending, sharing and saving.
"The Y's preschool and Head Start classrooms are critical tools for educating children and fulfilling our mission of raising healthy kids in spirit, mind and body," said John Hoey, President and CEO of the Y of Central Maryland. "For Me, For You, For Later will help ensure we are providing children with a well-rounded education that will foster positive growth into adulthood."
The new initiative is an extension of an existing relationship between the Y and PNC, which earlier this year announced a collaboration to enhance school readiness in the domains of math and science for preschool aged children. The PNC Foundation provided $81,500 to the Y for the I Am Moving, I Am Learning curriculum, which promotes learning through movement. The program uses monthly unit themes to incorporate the Head Start Performance Outcomes for Math and Science and to support the school readiness indicators identified by the Maryland Model for School Readiness.
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The PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group, actively supports organizations that provide services for the benefit of communities in which it has a significant presence. The foundation focuses its philanthropic mission on early childhood education and community and economic development, which includes the arts and culture. Through its signature cause, Grow Up Great, PNC has created a 10-year, $100 million initiative to enhance early childhood education and school readiness.
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Amir Khan Fires Back at The "Two-Faced" British Critics
British light-welterweight boxer Amir Khan is confident he will win an appeal, recently filed to overturn his split decision defeat to Lamont Peterson. The 25-year-old claims US boxer Lamont was favored by the ref because the fight, was on his hometurf in Washington DC. The outcome, resulted in the Bolton born boxer losing his IBF and WBA titles. A response from the International Boxing Federation is expected in the next seven days to see if the referee's decision is going to be overturned.
"Numerous times I got headbutted and he (the referee) saw it, but didn't do anything about it," Amir said.
The boxer has also requested a rematch. At the bout, last Saturday, Amir Khan was docked a point on two separate occasions by referee Joseph Cooper for pushing.
"The referee didn't follow the rules. If he had followed the rule book then points would not of been taken off," Amir said.
The two-time world champion has also said whatever happens with the appeal, he still wants a rematch on neutral ground, "somewhere like Vegas".
"I want it to be somewhere with neutral judging and refereeing. All we want is fair fights -that is what boxing wants, because when fights don't happen fairly, it puts the whole thing on a downer and is bad for the sport."
Amir Khan also criticised some of the former British boxers who are now sports pundits, who were at the bout.
"Some of them they are so two-faced, we need to support our own fighters especially if we are going to the U.S. The Americans all support each other, that is why they achieve so much."
[QUOTE=Eladio-Mor;11569757]Do you really think that Peterson a free agent had the money to pay off Judges and refs ??? You my boy have no respect for the rules ... 50 pushes in a 12 rnd fight 30 push after the…Comment by Thickback on 12-17-2011
[QUOTE=wazaa.;11569201]Amir should focus more on the things he did wrong in the fight than putting the blame on the officials.[/QUOTE] ^^^^This!!!!^^^^ By far the best post I've seen from any Khan fan. Khan made some horrible mistakes in that fight…Comment by Low Blow Combos on 12-17-2011
True colors come out when things don't go your way. The hoe is exposed.Comment by GRUSTLER on 12-17-2011
[QUOTE=Main Source;11570673]The days where men had the roles of "warriors" and "gladiators" are long gone. Boxers are seen as investments. We all know that money talks, especially when having an economical meltdown, but can you blame the promoters alone? I…Comment by Treaxey on 12-17-2011
[QUOTE=The Devil;11569170]Nice to see a fighter standing up for their rights. Khan was robbed, plain and simple. If fighters are allowed help from referees then no one should complain when guys like the Klitchkos and Foyd Mayweather take steroids for…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (68)


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Quantum physics challenges our most basic concepts about physical reality. To fully understand its conceptual implications, it is essential to try to explore whether there is a fundamental boundary between the quantum and classical worlds.
Quantum optical systems are uniquely suited to this research program because they allow a high degree of experimental control and theoretical understanding. The recent impressive experimental progress in quantum optics would not have been possible without the inspiration and guidance provided by theoretical work.
My overarching research objective is to lay the theoretical groundwork for experimental research programs that promise to greatly extend the domain where quantum effects such as quantum superpositions and entanglement can be observed.
My interest is currently focused on three particular approaches that promise to make it possible to extend the quantum domain in different and complementary ways. The first approach, based on quantum repeaters, aims to extend the distance over which entanglement can be observed to the intercontinental scale, which, besides its fundamental interest, would also have important applications in quantum information processing, in particular for long-distance quantum cryptography. The second approach, based on high-gain parametric amplification of single photons, may allow quantum experiments with human eyes as detectors. The third approach, based on quantum opto-mechanical systems, may lead to the most massive quantum superpositions to date, and might make it possible to test proposals for the unification of quantum physics and gravity. All these approaches are pursued in close contact with leading experimental groups.
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Since 1987 the Perth Wildcats have appeared in record 26 consecutive NBL finals, including the 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999-2000, 2002-2003 and 2009-2010 Grand Finals, an accomplishment matched by no other NBL club. The Wildcats won the NBL Championship in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999-2000 and 2009-2010.
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