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Datacolor SpyderLensCal
Specialist focus adjustment and accuracy check
We've been having a look at the new SpyderLensCal from Datacolor - it's a tool that allows you to measure aspects of the autofocus accuracy of your camera.
Keith has had a go at testing the SpyderLensCal, using his Canon EOS 1Ds mark 3 camera and various autofocus lenses.
AF and accuracy
As someone who has only relatively recently started using autofocus cameras, I'm still slightly impressed by the fact that AF works at all.
That said, my first 'pro' camera was a Canon EOS 1Ds, so perhaps I'm a bit spoilt when I read all the complaints and discussions of AF performance on various forums.
Any AF camera system has to contend with errors and tolerances in the various components that are part of it.
Lenses vary and camera bodies vary - so the final 'correctly focused' decision of the AF system may be slightly in error.
With my Canon 1Ds, the only way of getting everything fully optimised was to send your camera and lenses off for calibration.
Indeed, if you find that every single lens mis-focuses by a similar amount, it's a good sign that your camera might need servicing.
During the years I used my 1Ds I never noticed any focus errors that could not more readily be attributed to user error.
However, when I first got the 1Ds mark 3, I tested all my AF lenses and found that I could fine tune some of them a bit to improve their focus accuracy on that camera body.
I've written up some of my experiences with this process in another article about Camera AF Microadjustment.
I'll come back to some of my thoughts about the various different methodologies in the conclusions.
What do you get in the box
The SpyderLensCal comes in flattened form in a retail pack.
It costs $59 / 49 euro
The three parts, are:
There is a 'quick start guide' giving an outline of the steps you take to perform the adjustment, but no software or any thing else to guide you.
There are additional resources on the Datacolor web site, but you are going to need to find out how to set individual AF adjustments on your own camera.
Yes, this does mean reading the manual...
If you are someone who doesn't read manuals and expects things to 'just work' then I'd seriously suggest you get assistance if you want to try this.
Let me say again, that microadjustment is completely irrelevant to a large proportion of people who take photos - I'm assuming that if you are reading this then you are comfortable with the details of your camera's operations.
I'm going to show an example testing a Canon EF24-70 2.8L lens.
It just so happens that I've no idea of how good this lens is, since it belongs to CPS and is on loan whilst my normal 24-70 is away being repaired (a long saga that I'll leave for another day...)
The next photo (right) shows how the target hinges up and is locked perpendicular to the base, by the ruler.
The ruler was a bit stiff to release when I first took the device out of the box.
On the underside of the ruler is a ridge that holds things in place.
The line from the number '0' should line up with the front of the target.
There is a Video about the product at the Datacolor web site.
Using the SpyderLensCal
You need a camera that supports AF adjustment.
Currently (2010), these models offer it:
The device is attached to the top of a tripod, and levelled using the bubble level.
It's important to get things lined up carefully.
You need to be square on to the target.
If you move your mouse over the image, you can see how the parts link together.
I've set the camera up about 3.5 metres from the target, on a second tripod (below - move mouse over image).
In Canon's own advice about AF adjustment, they suggest putting the target at least 50 times the focal length of the lens away from the camera.
I'm doing the adjustment at the longest focal length of the lens - 70mm, so the distance should be at least 3500mm (50x70mm)
For my 70-200mm lens this is 10 metres, or just over 30 feet. Fortunately I have a relatively long and thin house...
Here's the camera and lens I'm using, with a cable release to minimise movement.
Before I take each test shot I move the lens focus manually to infinity, just to start each test from the same point.
You might wonder if I'm using things like mirror lockup to further reduce vibration and improve image sharpness?
I'll come back to just how much accuracy is really needed in the conclusions, but I'll just say that AF microadjustment is not akin to setting up your own optical test laboratory.
When setting things up, I make sure that the centre AF point is selected and that it is focusing on the centre of the target.
The somewhat brief instructions suggest taking photos and zooming in with the rear screen to view the ruler and see whether the front or rear section is sharper.
If the front is sharper than the target, then the lens is 'front focusing' and you can use the camera's adjustment procedure to alter it.
Here's the view after I've taken a photo.
It's actually a bit easier to see that the lens is slightly back focusing in this picture, than it was when looking at the rear LCD.
After some experiment, I decided to just take a series of photos at microadjust (MA) settings of +20, +15, +10, +5, 0, -5, -10, -15 and -20 and see what they looked like.
After taking the shots, I processed them in Adobe Camera Raw (with no sharpening or noise reduction) and cropped out just the target.
The images below are the output from the conversions, at 100%
As you can see, sharpness at full aperture (f/2.8) isn't great (I use the 24-70 typically at f/7 or thereabouts, and almost always have some sharpening applied at the RAW processing stage)
Oh dear ... is this perhaps not as clear cut as you might have hoped?
These are real images at 100%, from a real test at a good testing distance.
By using a quick preview of the images. I decided that -5 was the best and that 0 looked better than -10, not by much, so I picked a value of -3, which looks just fine.
It's difficult to show here, so I've animated a sharpened version of the images, stepping from +20 to -20 in increments of 5.
I think it's this imprecision that comes to a surprise to people expecting to see some dramatic improvement.
You might try applying a small amount of capture sharpening to each image and see if it helps show up differences.
Fortunately with a RAW converter such as ACR I was able to consistently apply different conversion settings (same to each image) and see whether it made it easier to see a difference.
Remember that you are processing these image to show detail in the target, not take a nice photo of the room behind it.
If I wanted to be more precise, I'd probably do a series from 0 to -10 in steps of 2.
When I originally tested my own 24-70, it needed no adjustment at all.
Microadjustment definitely works if your lenses need it, however at the back of my mind, I do wonder just how many people really do work that requires such precision set-up.
The only times I'm really picky about detailed focus is in my architectural and detailed product photography, however I'm mostly using manual focus lenses for this, so AF is pretty irrelevant.
My longest AF lens is a Canon EF70-200 2.8L IS and it is virtually much spot on in its AF. If I was using an 800mm with a 1.4x converter on a 1D Mk4 taking photos of birds eyes, I might pay a bit more attention...
Some time ago I wrote my original article about autofocus microadjustment, and included a screen test pattern that you can use for making adjustments. As it happens, this worked well, when displayed on my Apple 23" cinema display.
In the time since, I've had numerous mails thanking me for the information in the article and saying how it helped people make their adjustments. However, I've seen a number of comments on forums, from people who've just not got it to work.
During the testing of the SpyderLensCal I put up the test image on my new 15" MacBook, with its high res display.
At the same distance as the test target, it was very difficult to see a good sharp pattern. If you add to this the broader depth of field of an f5.6 'kit lens' at its longest focal length, I can see why some people have had difficulties.
So, in the test setup, to the right, with the target at ~50 times the focal length, the test pattern on the computer was less precise.
As someone who's championed the test pattern approach, this came as a bit of a surprise. Going back to my big Apple display however, it worked somewhat better. It also worked better on my old 15" G4 Mac PowerBook with its lower resolution screen.
The difficulty would appear to be partly due to the relatively small target size in the image when at 50 times the focal length.
The SpyderLensCal does indeed show a more visible change in focus when I reduced the distance to just over 2 metres, but I'm reminded that Canon probably suggests FL x50 for good reasons, and I wouldn't want to test things too much closer.
If you look at the camera/target distance in the Datacolor video, it's just too close - this is why the AF adjustment is so obvious. There are no suggestions as to the correct distance in the quick start guide.
If you're testing long lenses, with teleconverters, then it's more likely that you'll do it outside, where the easy to set up (and waterproof) SpyderLensCal will benefit from brighter lighting (better contrast).
The device is capable of sitting on a flat surface, if you don't happen to have a second tripod available.
This note about the adjustment process is from Canon who suggest taking three shots for each setting:
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I mentioned earlier that you should be careful in setting up the SpyderLensCal to be level, and to set your camera up so that the target is in the centre of the frame.
The way the device is constructed, offers several important visual clues you can use to be happy with the alignment, such as the edge of the ruler against the edge of the target.
But how precise do you -really- need to get?
Much as with aspects of colour management, there is an element of making precise adjustments and calibrations that appeals to a certain group of photographers (invariably male ;-).
When approaching the setup of camera and target in a similar manner to setting up an optical test lab for a lens manufacturer, the sloppy imprecision of the plastic SpyderLensCal is just not good enough.
If only it were made of precision metal parts and cost several times as much, then it -must- be better...
Well... No.
After trying out the SpyderLensCal, and seeing just how vague the difference in a few steps of adjustment settings were, I have to say I couldn't see any benefit if it was made from stainless steel and had built in laser alignment devices.
I'm doing a basic lens adjustment on my camera, not coming up with a foolproof method of testing mirrors for space telescopes.
The SpyderLensCal did impress me with its design simplicity, and I'll now include it with my other methods of checking autofocus accuracy.
If there was one group I'd really recommend the device to, it would be photography clubs.
If you've just one lens it might not be worth your while. At a club it would be a great resource, not to mention the opportunity for people to learn a bit more about what their cameras can do (and can not do ;-)
SpyderLensCal is available from Datacolor(US) or Datacolor (EU)
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USA Today's Kevin Allen posted an article about "Gordie Howe hat tricks" on his USA Today blog, and the Detroit Free Press almost immediately picked it up. Long story short, Gordie Howe only registered one "hat trick" in his long tenure as a Detroit Red Wing:
April 12, USA Today/Detroit Free Press: Although Howe was the most feared physical force and best fighter in his era after he took down Lou Fontinato in 1959, he actually only recorded one Gordie Howe Hat Trick during his 26-season NHL career. That came Oct. 11, 1953 at Detroit's Olympia Stadium when he fought Fern Flaman and recorded a goal and two assists in a 4-0 triumph against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
[Brendan] Shanahan, meanwhile, leads all active NHL players with 17 Gordie Howe Hat Tricks.
Of course, the reason why Howe didn't have more, is that players were afraid to challenge him after he pummeled Fontinato at Madison Square Garden. He broke Fontinato's nose. At the time Fontinato was considered the best fighter in the game. Howe didn't have to fight much after that.
Another funny aspect of the Gordie Howe Hat Trick history is that Wayne Gretzky, never considered a physical player, had the same number of Gordie Howe hat tricks as Gordie did.
My good buddy, Bob Duff of the Windsor Star, a first-rate columnist and an untapped source of NHL history, researched Gretzky's fights for me and discovered that Gretzky recorded one Gordie Howe Hat Trick on Dec. 22, 1982 when fought Minnesota's Neal Broten and registered one goal and two assists.

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text: As I get closer to a harvest, I have been researching different methods of curing my bud, as I searched the net for info, I came across the subject of water curing. The following is an extract from the now defunct Overgrow site. While, I myself have never cured using this technique, I do plan on trying this out. Introduction - What is the water cure? Why would I want to do it? The water cure has only recently come to light as a widely accepted form of curing. Water curing uses osmosis to flush out the chemicals, chlorophyl, pesticides, pests, and anything else you would rather not be smoking. The water cure is also very fast (about 7 days) with optimal quality (as compared to 30 days air curing), and as well does not stink like an air cure does. Water-cured buds are also more potent than air-cured (however there is proportional weight loss to potency increase). THC is not water soluable, and the bud is protected from air/light, enabling potency to be maintained at it's highest levels, while the nasty chemicals are flushed out. Some growers report being able to add nutes all the way up to their harvest date because the water cure takes care of the built up chemicals. Because of its speed, stealth and clean taste, water cure is very inviting to most non-commercial growers. The commercial grower might not be attracted to the water cure, as the weight of the bud is diminished. Water cure can also be attractive to those smoking/cooking with suspect cannabis (schwag), moldy bud, pest infested bud, unflushed bud, etc. How will my bud taste/smoke/smell/look? Properly water-cured buds (submerged for 7 days and properly dried) will have a clean, thick taste when smoked, as well as being more potent than air-cured buds. This is one of the major advantages to the water cure; a quick drying process that retains potency and has a clean taste and flavor. Smoking reports vary, however most people agree that water curing provides a very clean, smooth taste. Those with hashier, sandlewood/piney and harsher strains will find this method enjoyable for the clean, thick flavor without the edge (like a fine whisky). However, those with frutier tasting strains have mixed results. They report the smoke is almost too smooth - much of the fruity/citrussy flavor removed. The smell of the bud is greatly diminished, which many believe is one of the positive side-effects of water curing. Some also report a diminished smell in the smoke itself. Water-cured buds tend to look more earthy and dark in tone. Some say the bag appeal is decreased, however proper care while water-curing can improve bag appeal. What do I need for this? What is the process? 1. A container hold your bud and appropriate water (about 4 times as much water as amount of bud). A cooler with some kind of drainage works great. 2. A dehydrator or low-impact heat device. Dehydrators work great and cost about $40 from walmart. Radiators work well (as long as it isn't too hot), and some report using hair dryers. 3. A cool, dark place to put the water-curing container. You need at least 7 days to do this, any less than seven can result in undesireable quality. Even 5 days in water is not enough - you need seven!!! Plop in your freshy cut buds (or schwag, whatever, but fresh buds work best) into enough water to completely submerge the buds. The buds will float to the top for the first few days of this, so you need something to hold them down (a block of wood, a plate, etc). Change the water every day for 7 days, any less than seven could result in undesirable results (trust me). Try not to disturb the buds when changing the water as plant material can break off more easily (read: trichomes). Always keep the lid of the cooler open, do not seal off the container. The water may take on a yellowish/greenish (even brownish) tint each day, more so as the bud becomes completely saturated with the water. It will probably also stink. This is good, as it is the nasty chlorophyl and salts are exiting your plant. After 7 days remove the buds from the water. They will be sopping wet, and can be dried relatively quickly. You can purchase a food dehydrator from wal-mart for about $40 and consensus tells us this may be the best method for drying. Put the dehydrator on the lowest setting and dry for about 5 hours or so. Radiators and other low-impact heating devices can also be used. Users have reported hair dryers working with some success, as well as hanging the wet buds on a clothes line with a fan circulating air. The important thing to do is to ensure the buds dry quickly enough to not become moldy, but with as low-impact of a drying environment as possible. What I plant to do, as I wont be doing a massive drying here, is place them on a paper plate, and place it on my monitor, for some gentle heat to dry them out. 7 DO'S and DON'TS of water curing 1. Do not close the lid on the cooler. As the chlorophyll bleeds off into the water it evaporates - this is good and sealing the cooler just puts the crap back in the water. 2. Keep out of direct sunlight. I just put the cooler in the garage and that's the end of that. 3. Don't stir or agitate. This serves no useful purpose. 4. Don't bother straining the water for trichomes when you change it each day. I've tried it countless times and have yet to get enough trichones to make it worth the effort, though some hairs will break loose. 5. I've water cured as long as 9 days, but there was no real improvement over the 7 day mark - so why bother? 6. Do use a dehydrator. They cost $35 over at Walmart and you set it on the lowest possible setting. Mine takes about 5 hours to dry out a 1/2 pound of sopping wet buds. If you line dry make sure there is a drip tray or tarp for them to drip on. 7. DO NOT water cure seeded buds that were intentionally seeded so you can harvest seeds. Air cure these buds only... What is the dry-weight ratio comparison with air curing? Dry weight using air cure usually returns about 25% of the freshly cut bud weight. That means if you had 10 grams of freshly cut plant, you would get about 2.5 grams dry. Water cure, on the other hand, returns about 15% from wet to dry. In our 10 gram example, that would be about 1.5 grams. So why is there less weight using water, but more potency? THC is not water soluble. When the buds are underwater, they are protected from environmental conditions such as humidity, over exposure to air, temperature, and light. This consistent state is something not easily achieved through the traditional air cure, which can be prone to a harsher smoke with decreased potency if everything isn't just so. Water cure enables the removal of undesirable elements from your bud while retaining potency. How potency is increased through the water cure I should explain this so that the conspiracy theory kooks don't land on me like a ton of bricks. Here's the "magic" behind the increased potency you get by water curing. For the sake of making it simple, I'll use an example of 100 grams of bud going into the pot. Now, you had this bud assayed and know that 15% of it is pure THC. 15% of 100 grams is 15 grams. So in our example the 100 grams of fresh bud has 15 grams of THC in it. You water cure it and dry it. Now you have only 70 grams of bud left. WTF? But you are deceived because the 15 grams of THC is part of the remaining 70 grams of bud. 15 divided by 70 equals 21.42%. Sooo.... The mass didn't change, just some of the things that were there - aren't there anymore, so what is left becomes a bigger proportion of the entirety. You go assay your water cured bud and find out it has 21.42% THC content - a 50% increase in potency. Not bad, eh? How osmosis leaches nasties, saves trichs In air, chlorophyll breaks down at a rate that is only slightly faster than the breakdown rate of the resin - hence the reason the pot is dried for a short time then placed in jars and burped - but always out of direct sunlight because sunlight plus air equals an ideal situation for the THC is to break down and thus a loss of potency may ensue. In water, the chlorophyll breaks down (out of the plant) while the THC remains suspended in the resin and is relatively unaffected by the surrounding water medium.


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HERSHEY: Derek Sola and the Hamburg wrestling team has heard all the chatter concerning their District 3 standing.
Bermudian Springs is better. The Hawks had a weaker schedule, and power rankings were the only reason Sola's team made it to the district finals and advanced into the PIAA Team Wrestling Championships.
That is true. All except the weak schedule part.
The Hawks are proving their worth. Not only did they survive West Branch Tuesday night to advance to Giant Center, they knocked off tradition rich Burrell Thursday 35-33 to advance to the state quarterfinals.
"I think a lot of people when they do rankings, it's like 'Who is Hamburg, I'm not going to rank them," Sola said. "We have some quality wins against quality teams, and our losses came against what I would consider state-caliber teams.
"This shows that we are legit in what we have done. I know Burrell beat Brookville, so we will be ready for tomorrow."
The Hawks will face the Raiders, a 55-12 winner over Western Wayne in the opening round of Class AA competition.
As for the Hawks, they were in Burrell's face from the start.
Sean Stanish, Kerry Mega, Chris Kummerer and Nick Oswald did damage early, ripping off four huge wins to spot the Hawks a 17-0 lead.
Stanish started with a tech fall over Jason Roberts at 120, before Mega turned a reverse to start the third period in a 9-2 decision over Anthony Marra. But it was Kummerer who set the tone for the match.
Kummerer, ranked sixth in the state at 132, got put on his back by 12th-ranked John Andrejcik and fell behind 5-0 in the first period.
But Kummerer battled back. He closed the gap to 5-3 on a reverse in the second and turned Andrejcik twice in the third period for a 7-5 decision.
"I was pretty scared," Kummerer said. "That was something new. I just held that tie too long, and he got my head.
"I kept thinking bonus points. Going through, I knew I needed to get on top and get my tilts. It was a great feeling to come back."
Said Sola, "That was big, especially being down 5-0 in that match. He just kept chipping away. We had to win and get 138 to win that match. Both of those guys have been big for us all season."
Oswald pinned Damon Greenwald, but the Bucs stormed back to win the next four matches and take a 21-17 lead. Corey Falleroni (145), Steve Edwards (152) and Derek Beattie (160) all secured pins during the run.
Hawks hammer Cody Miller (182) ended the assault with a fall in 1:23 over Alex Moses. The Bucs then forfeited to Austin Bashore at 195 and bumped Robert Scherer up to 220 to face the heavier Logan Lackey.
The move backfired.
Lackey used that weight advantage to earn a 5-2 decision and put the Hawks up 32-21. It forced the Bucs to win the next three matches and get bonus points somewhere to move on to the quarterfinal round.
The Bucs' Alan Beattie did his part at 285. He pinned Blake Roberts in 3:02, but Hawks 106-pounder Romeo Eaddy delivered the knockout punch.
Eaddy doesn't have a big record, but he can sure lock in a headlock. He did it twice on Dean Edwards to build a 11-3 lead heading to the third.
But instead of sitting on his advantage, Eaddy wanted more. It allowed Edwards to score a takedown and three near-fall points with 30 seconds left, scaring the life out of the Hawk faithful sitting in the stands.
Eaddy fought off his back and hung on for the 13-9 decision to kickstart the celebration. With the match locked up, the Hawks forfeited at 113.
"I didn't know I was up that much, and I thought I needed more bonus points," Eaddy said. "I fought really hard there at the end to not get pinned.
"This is big for me. It's my first year on the high school team and going out and beating Burrell, it shows that we aren't going to back down from anyone."


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The fight for family leave insurance has a face. It also has a heart and a soul. It is personified in Robert Serrano--a marine, a hard-working grocery clerk, a proud UFCW Local 152 member, a loving husband to his beloved Delia for a dozen years, and a widower at 39 years old. It is also embodied in his wife, Delia, who Robert always called "D." A warm and family-focused woman, who raised her nephew as her own son, who thought the best times were cuddling and watching a movie, and who cooked with love and special skill.
For Robert, meeting Delia was 'love at first sight.' As for Delia, not so much. He recalled seeing her shortly after he got out of the service. She was behind the pharmacy counter where she worked and Robert told his friend, "See that girl there? That's the one I'm going to marry." He laughed when he told me that Delia thought he was arrogant and "one of those marines with a chip on his shoulder." Apparently, he changed her mind.
When Delia was dying of leukemia, Robert didn't get nearly enough time to spend with her. It pains him to even think about it. In his words, "I couldn't be there with her around the clock, like I wanted to, especially when she was still at home. I wanted to be there comforting her while she was in pain. And just hold her. But I missed that because I was at work." Robert said, "D had two bone marrow transplants but neither worked. Her liver and kidneys ultimately failed. I was fortunate and blessed to be able to spend the day before she fell into a coma with her before she ultimately passed."
For a long time before that sad day, Robert spent his days traveling between the Philadelphia hospital where Delia was being treated and the ShopRite in Vineland where he works, to spend a couple of hours with her at a time. Before Delia was diagnosed with cancer, the couple were both working. But when Delia couldn't work any more, their regular bills, as well as the added medical and travel bills, piled up. Donations and fundraisers helped but Robert was struggling just to keep up and he had exhausted all of his sick and vacation time. Like most people who need time to care for a family member, Robert couldn't afford to take unpaid leave.
The family leave insurance bill (S-786), which will be before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee next week, will allow all workers up to six weeks of family leave insurance, at up to $524 a week to care for a sick family member or nurture a newborn or adopted child. It is completely worker-funded and will cost workers about a dollar per week. Despite the reality that it won't cost businesses a penny, the business lobby continues to oppose the bill with fervor portending a crisis if the bill passes. That's nonsense. There has been no crisis in California, where near identical legislation has been in effect for years, and it won't happen here.
Robert is passionate when he talks about the need for family leave insurance. When I asked what he'd tell legislators who will be voting on the measure soon, Robert said, "I always say that cancer has no respect of a person. It attacks anybody, any culture or income. Legislators need to think of how they'd feel if they were on the other side of the fence, when they need time to be with a loved one. It's one thing if you're wealthy and if you can afford to take off. If you are a working class person or a middle class person, you can't. This bill is here to give us some help."
Working families across New Jersey agree with Robert. And our collective hearts go out to him. It's time to make New Jersey a much better place to care for our families and pass family leave insurance.
This blog was also published on www.politickernj.com


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Economics of Xenophobia Neo-Nazis Threaten German Exports, Minister Says
Xenophobia and neo-Nazism pose a serious threat to Germany's export-oriented economy, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has warned. He singled out eastern Germany as particularly vulnerable to that threat, saying it is in Germans' own interest to reject xenophobia and welcome foreigners.
German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich warned over the weekend that neo-Nazis and xenophobes at home could hurt the competitiveness of German goods abroad.
"It has to be clear to everyone that as an export-oriented country, we can't afford to be xenophobic," he told the Sunday edition of the daily Der Tagesspiegel. "If we want to sell our goods all over the world, we have to show we're open to those who are interested in our country."
Friedrich said that former East Germany, where xenophobia is particularly strong, has a clear need for foreign workers. He used Spain as an example of a country with extremely high unemployment, particularly among youth, that could serve to fill the labor shortage in Germany.
"The more foreigners who come into eastern Germany to study and work, the more companies will set up shop there so they can grab workers right out of university," he said.
Friedrich also warned of neo-Nazis making inroads in the former East. He said he worried that neo-Nazis were "knowingly infiltrating civil society in some parts of eastern Germany to achieve their goals."
"We cannot allow that," he said.
His comments came as tensions remain high over the anti-Islam video "Innocence of Muslims," which depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a womanizer and child abuser, and has sparked violent protest across the Muslim world. Caricatures published recently in a French magazine that also mock Muhammad have increased fears of further unrest.
Adding to the provocation, a populist group in Germany called Pro Deutschland has said it wants to show "Innocence of Muslims" publicly, unleashing a debate over how far the right to freedom of expression extends in Germany.
In an interview with SPIEGEL last month, Interior Minister Friedrich, whose ministry is currently reviewing the issue, accused such groups of intentionally provoking Islamists. "By doing so, they are recklessly pouring oil on the fire," he said. "We must use all legally sanctioned courses of action to stop them."
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- Threat of Violence: Ban on Showing Anti-Islam Film Unlikely (09/24/2012)
- Fears of Violence: France Bans Protests of Muhammad Caricature (09/21/2012)
- German Interior Minister on Anti-Islam Film: 'They Are Recklessly Pouring Oil on the Fire' (09/18/2012)
- A Persistent Threat: German Federal Police Warn of Neo-Nazi Terrorism (09/10/2012)
- Twenty Years of Failure: Why Germany Isn't Rooting Out its Neo-Nazis (08/27/2012)
- Twenty Years after Rostock: Racism and Xenophobia Still Prevalent in Germany (08/24/2012)
- The World From Berlin: In Eastern Germany, the Neo-Nazis Are Winning (08/21/2012)
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Reproductive, Intersex Surgery, Female genital System, and Maternity Care and Delivery
Para-urethral ducts
one of a pair of ducts that drains the bulbourethral glands into the vestibule of the vagina. Also called Skene's duct.
Surgical reduction of a clitoris that has become enlarge due to an adrenal gland imbalance
plastic repair of the perineum, usually to provide additional support to the perineal area.
is the insertion of a long needle (puncture) attached to a syringe through the back wall of vagina to gain access to the peritoneal cul-de-sac- the area between the uterus and the rectum- to drain fluid.
cervix is defined as excision of a cone-shaped or cylindrical wedge from the cervix uteri that includes the transformation zone and all or a portion of the endocervical canal.
(repair of the cervix) involves extensive suturing of the cervix to decrease the size of the opening into the vagina
is complex cervical repair in which plastic methods are to repair a laceration of the cervix
Dilation & Curettage (D&C)
can be diagnostic or therapeutic procedure performed when an endometrial biopsy has failed or was inconclusive or to determine the cause of abnormal bleeding or locate a neoplasm.
is the removal of the uterus, but in the CPT manual there are many variations of this procedure
note: the division of the hysterectomy code is based on approach (abdominal or vaginal), then on the secondary procedures (extent) that was preformed (removal of tubes, biopsy, bladder, ect.)
hysterectomy approach
abdominal: is one in which the surgeon opens the abdomen to view by means of an incision.
vagina: the surgeon makes an incision in the vagina around the cervix and removes the uterus the uterus and /or ovaries/ fallopian tubes (sapingo-oophorectomy) through the incision.
Intrauterine device (IUD), as illustrated in, for birth control and for some not -so -common procedures such as artificial insemination.
artificial insemination.
is the process by which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a female for the purpose of impregnating the female by using means other than sexual intercourse or natural insemination. I
In vitro fertilization
is a different procedure in which an egg from the female is withdrawn and fertilized with sperm in a laboratory for 2 or 3 days with subsequent implantation into the uterus.
is a diagnostic procedure to test the potency (unblocked) of the fallopian tubes.
The cutting away of adhesions that prevent the normal motility of the ovary. The procedure is used in the treatment of certain cases of female infertility.
is a procedure in which the physician inserts a needle into the pregnant to withdraw amniotic fluid and is only performed after the first the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
(abdominal ) may be performed to remove a hydatidiform mole ( cystlike structure) or an embryo.
ectopic pregnancy
is one in which the fertilized ovum has been become implanted outside of the uterus
Postpartum curettage
is performed within the first 6 weeks after delivery to remove remaining pieces of the placenta or clotted blood
missed abortion
is one in which the fetus has died naturally sometime during the first half of the pregnancy but remains in the uterus
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Rachel Smart Benefit at Bowler
Friends and volunteers will be hosting a benefit on Sunday, Nov. 10 to help Rachel and Chad Smart and their children Shaila, Jaida, Meiah, Anna and Mae, who have made their home in Fargo for several years.
Rachel was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia in September and will undergo radiation, chemotherapy and ultimately a bone marrow transplant. Rachel and Chad have and will continue to make many trips to the Mayo clinic. Proceeds from the benefit will help defray medical and travel expenses.
The benefit is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at the Bowler, 2630 S. University Dr., Fargo. The event will consist of a silent auction, prize drawings, bake sales, freewill buffet and music by DJ Ryan Bingham of Pirate Radio Productions.
Lend A Hand, a program of DMF, is providing up to $5,000 of matching funds to provide more help for the family. Online donations may be made to: www.dakmed.org/lendahand, click 'donate.' Cash or check donations may also be made payable to Rachel Smart Benefit and sent to: United Savings Credit Union, PO Box 2308, Fargo, N.D. 58103.


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Updates from Thursday, July 31
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported that the St. Louis Cardinals have landed John Lackey:
Cards getting lackey— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) July 31, 2014
Earlier, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports ruled one team out of the race:
Source: #Dodgers not getting Lackey.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2014
Gordon Edes of ESPN reported on Lackey's suitors and the chances of him being traded:
Sox close to deal for Lackey with NL team. Either Cardinals or Dodgers— Gordon Edes (@GordonEdes) July 31, 2014
Updates from Wednesday, July 30
Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe reported on trade talks between the Marlins and Red Sox:
Red Sox and Marlins had a few chats on Lester/Lackey. The Red Sox inquired about Yelich. Could be a prelude to deeper talks in offseason— Nick Cafardo (@nickcafardo) July 30, 2014
Earlier, Jon Morosi of Fox Sports reported John Lackey may be moved before the deadline:
Sources: Marlins and Red Sox are discussing a possible John Lackey trade. @FOXSports1— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2014
Royals inquired to Red Sox about John Lackey, but it appeared earlier today that KC was unlikely to meet the high asking price.— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 30, 2014
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported on the chances that Lackey is moved along with teammate Jon Lester before Thursday's deadline:
Source: "Very good chance" that #RedSox trade Lackey along with Lester.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2014
To be clear: Source not saying #RedSox will move Lester and Lackey in the same deal. Just saying "very good chance" both will be traded.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2014
Updates from Tuesday, July 29
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported on an added dynamic in trade talks for John Lackey:
Possible dynamic in #RedSox talks: Lester, Lackey are close. Lackey may not want to play for $500K in '15 or sign extensn if Lester is gone.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 29, 2014
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With a minuscule 2.9 percent chance of making the playoffs, per FanGraphs, the Boston Red Sox are in an unfamiliar position as sellers this summer.
They've already shipped Jake Peavy to the San Francisco Giants, and the rest of the rotation seems just as expendable. Jon Lester's name began floating around in Matt Kemp talks, per Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com, and now John Lackey is also receiving a lot of interest.
Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal has the most recent buzz:
Sources: #RedSox getting "hit hard" on both Lester and Lackey from most contenders, including AL East clubs.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 28, 2014
Source: #RedSox open to trading BOTH Lester and Lackey for right returns.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 29, 2014
Maybe it goes without saying, but sources say the #Dodgers are investigating every top available starter - Price, Lester, Hamels, Lackey.— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 29, 2014
Lackey, 35, has been rock solid this season. Continuing to build off of a terrific 2013 campaign that saw him show few ill-effects from Tommy John surgery, he sports a 3.60 ERA and 1.23 WHIP through 137.1 innings. He's 11-7 on the year with 116 strikeouts.
What is perhaps even more tantalizing than his work on the mound, though, is his contract.
When Lackey signed his five-year, $82.5 million deal in 2010, a unique injury clause was built in, stating that if he missed significant time with an elbow injury, the Sox would receive a club option at the major league minimum salary for 2015.
So, with Lackey, not only does a team get a dependable veteran starter who has 16 postseason starts and two World Series-clinching victories (2002, 2013) under his belt, but it also gets a player who provides tremendous financial flexibility for next season.
Should the Red Sox trade John Lackey?
It's unclear which teams have inquired about the right-hander, but it's not exactly surprising Boston is "getting hit hard" with calls.
The Sox shouldn't be rushing to move a player who will come at such a bargain in 2015, but with a thin pitcher's market and so many teams right on the brink of contention, a bidding war could cause his price to increase.
Should that happen, don't be surprised if Lackey is donning a new uniform sometime in the next couple of days. Ben Cherington has already proved he's not afraid of a fire sale.


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COURTLAND TOWNSHIP -- A Greenville woman was critically hurt Tuesday morning when a sport utility vehicle driver lost control and struck her car on M-57 near Redmond Avenue NE, Kent County sheriff's deputies said.
Angela Dykes, 47, was pinned inside her Volkswagen Passat in the 10:26 a.m. collision with a Toyota 4Runner.
Tarlochan Singh, 50, of Kentwood, who caused the crash according to police, sustained minor injuries. The crash closed the road for hours as police investigated.


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Looks like it was a build using the Move tech.... The way the recticule moves... as if someone was aiming with the waggle controller... Hmm. Interesting.
Since Socom 2, the last installment that truly used stealth (excluding PSP versions), the Socom series has been in a slow and steady decline. I believed that because this game would be handled by Zipper, rather then Slant 6, that the game would be worth buying a PS3 for (yes, I am a Socom 1 and 2 online vet) But ever since Socom 3, the series has withdrawn most of the stealth elements and instead slapped on a generic "all out war" approach to it's gameplay. The stealthy gameplay IS what made the singe player unique. Now this game looks like everything else out there. I know it's still too early to judge, but my first impression should have been joy not anger over a franchise I once loved being turned to crap.
Yeah, Gears of War 2 with what looks like crappy slow aiming. I thought we learned our lesson from sluggish controls.....Killzone 2.
That's not SOCOM?, That's Gears of War, Among Thieves.


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The Craft Gallery is located on California's Central Coast in a bubbly town called Capitola-by-the-Sea. Established in 1969, by owner Carin Hanna, our store features the arts and crafts of over 600 American craftspeople. An eclectic and imaginative assortment of crafts assures something perfect for everyone. Contact us today and we will assist you in selecting the perfect item that you will love for years to come.
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This three-event, two-day series of bicycle races each year attracts top competitors from across the Northeast and behind. The action begins 9 a.m. Saturday with the speedy Syacuse Criterium at Upper Onondaga Park in Syracuse. The criterium is a high energy race where competitors ride witin inches of each other while racing a circuit.
The Kid's Race begins at noon Saturday at Upper Onondaga Park. The event is free and open to children ages 2 to 14. Registration begins at 10 a.m. . Free helmets will be available to all participants.
The action continues at 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning with the "Crooked Lake Time Trial," a three-mile time trial, beginning at the Song Mountain Ski Resort. The action continues, starting at 11 a.m. with the Song Mountain Road Race, with competitors raciing from Song Mountain through the hills of Otisco Valley and back over distances of 27 to 55 miles.
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MENTOR, Ohio -- A 23-year-old Mentor man was charged today with the rape of a 10-year-old girl.
Nathaniel Hall was arrested following an investigation by Mentor police. Lt. Tom Powers said police learned about the incident Sunday when police were contacted by the hospital where the child was being treated for the rape. An investigation led to the arrest of Hall.
He was arraigned on a charge of rape this morning in Mentor Municipal Court and committed to the Lake County Jail on $500,000 bond.
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David Epstein: Top Track Coach Gets Eight-Year SuspensionDecember 2014
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David Epstein: Tyson Gay's Coach Says He Didn't Give Sprinter Banned SubstancesMay 2014
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BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI — Residents had until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, to cast a vote for or against a five-year operating millage renewal to provide $2.85 million for the Bangor Township Schools district.
The millage passed 939 to 233. Voter turnout at each of the six precincts was between 8 percent and 12 percent.
The renewal maintains the current non-homestead rate of 19.5896 mills. The tax applies only to commercial and industrial properties and second homes, not primary residences.
Bangor Township's six precincts saw low voter turnout earlier in the morning, though a high number of absentee ballots sent out were returned, according to the clerk's office.
The approval means the millage would stay in place through 2019. The current five-year millage expires at the end of this year.
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With a stay at Island Magic Resort in Mele (Mele Bay), you'll be convenient to The Summit Garden and Mele Cascades. This 4-star resort is within the vicinity of Tana Russet Plaza and Port Vila Market.
Make yourself at home in one of the 17 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and stovetops. Your room comes with a Tempur-Pedic bed. Rooms have private furnished balconies. 32-inch flat-screen televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this resort include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge). Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
You can enjoy a meal at a restaurant serving the guests of Island Magic Resort, or find a snack in a coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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4th St. Louis Indian Dance Festival
9:30 a.m.
$11 single-day, $28 three-day
This event is part of a series.
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Clayton High School Theater
1 Mark Twain Circle
Clayton, 63105
Saturday April 21 2012 – 9:30 AM
Youth Dance Series 1 - Mr. Mohan Ram – Young Male Dancer (San Antonio, TX)
Seminar 1 - Teaching Methodology of Indian dances: Challenges and Opportunities
Youth Dance Series 2 – Ms. Pranamya & Pranhuthi - Kuchipudi Duet (Dallas, TX)
Seminar 2 - Role of Teachers and Parents in Indian Classical Dances
Saturday 4:00 PM
Mrudanga – Center for Performing Arts - Enakshi Sinha (Ontario, Canada)
Three Aksha Dance Company - Guru Viji Rao (Philadelphia, PA)
Natyanjali Kuchipudi School - Guru Srilatha Suri (Dallas, TX)-Sri Krishna Parijatham
Sri Chakra – Guru Sushma Mohan (Los Angeles, CA) – Mystic Dances
Pampa Dance Company - Guru Nirmala Madhava (San Jose, CA) – UTSAVA
Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance – Guru Ramya (N. Bruswick, NJ) - Marga Darshana
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Bashaara Graves scored a career-high 23 points and No. 12 Tennessee rallied in the second half to beat No. 10 Georgia 79-66 on Sunday, giving the Lady Vols their fifth consecutive victory in this series.
After trailing 42-40 at halftime, Tennessee (11-3, 2-0 SEC) scored the first nine points of the second half and stayed in front the rest of the way.
Meighan Simmons added 16 points for Tennessee, while Jasmine Jones scored a career-high 12 points to go along with seven rebounds. Taber Spani had 11 points and seven rebounds.
Jasmine James scored 18 points and Khaalidah Miller had 14 for Georgia (13-2, 1-1 SEC).
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Looks like AGNC,MTGE,PSEC etc are all recovering in premarket. Anyone make any scores when everyone else was panicking? I got some cvrr calls.I wonder if this is a prelude to next week Friday if the dimwits in Washington can't compromise.
Jake you are correct. If congress doesn't do the right thing. Most stocks will correct. And agnc is no exception. But i hope not. I'm long.
I snagged some JMI at 18.86 on Thursday. There will likely be another opportunity next week just before congress takes it's laxative.
No panic here Jake,
I bought twice this week.
AGNC to 33-34 by the ex.
P.S. Sorry Helen,
I'll bet you really had smart things to say about trading AGNC,
but alas,
You are on IGNORE as well.
Ha HA
I agree this is a $35 stock in a good market however the 12/31 book was 31.64 and may be lower now. Any concerns of SPO? SPO risk keeps me from a full position.
Yes, a nice rebound today.
It makes me look forward to Monday. :)
Looks like. But may be a dead cat bounce. as many comprimises and cuts by this admin. Seem to not satisfy the right wing so they threaten and wanna close her down. Typical. Ain't it. vast improvement is not acceptable to the republicans who will trash the system to keep their goode ol boy system intact. Go agnc. Go democrats. Although i'm not one. They are the ones doing the heavy lifting. Respect. Hw


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Clay Greene Says He Was 'Just Roommates' With Dead Partner Harold Scull
Clay Greene is the 78-year-old man who claims in a lawsuit Sonoma County forcibly separated him from his partner Harold Scull in Scull's last weeks on this earth, and then sold all their belongings at auction without permission — claims the county denies. The pair had been together for 25 years. But while Greene wants the county to pay for its wrongdoing (he wouldn't be filing a lawsuit otherwise), it's not like he's going to join the gay parade. He doesn't even consider himself to be gay.
While Greene's attorney Anne Dennis says things like "Because they were gay, the county was able to do things they would not be able to do to a married couple," her own client has different dictionary: "Just because my friend was 10 years older than me and fell down in the driveway. They have to make a big deal out of it."
When prompted by a New York Times reporter, flipping through photographs of the men together, Greene says, "We weren't a married couple. Why are you making a big deal out of this? We were just roommates."
Greene's attitude about his homosexuality is clearly from another era, where gay men did not speak about such things. But we can only imagine the court filings from Sonoma County, defending itself, claiming not only did it act to separate the couple because of alleged domestic abuse, but how can they be guilty of denying hospital visitation rights to a same-sex couple when the surviving partner — and plaintiff — doesn't even consider their relationship to be that?
A judge and jury should see beyond such vernacular disparities. That doesn't mean Sonoma County won't exploit them.
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It boggles the mind to think that someone like this could still be in the closet.May 8, 2010 at 2:02 pm · @Reply ·
Every facet of this story is so very very sad.
It doesn't "boggle my mind that someone like this could still be in the closet" This man is from a different era. Think about how gays were thought of when this man was growing up. I feel sorry for him. Whatever relationship these two had, and took the legal steps to ensure that their affairs were taken care of in an event such as this, was ignored because someone in the county has a bias that is tainting their view of the facts. These two friends had taken the time and made the effort to ensure their property and medical power of attorney were in place. THAT IS WRONG!!!!!
If they aren't going to allow you to place that kind of trust in whoever you chose, then make the people applying for those forms have to go before an approval board before they can be in place so the county can approve or disapprove who you leave your care and personal property to. But it must go across the board regardless of gender of the participants, male to female, female-male, male to male, female to female.
@FredB: Unless he's senile or demented, he knows we are not in that era anymore. Its sad because he's still trapped emotionally.
I know things are bad for us now but can you imagine being gay back then….how sad!!!
I hate to say this, but if he cant stand up and claim his identity, then he doesn't deserve to file suit. I dont have claim on my roommate's junk–but she and I are just roommates. I know its hard and society was different back then, but c'mon people have faced firing squads. ovens and worse to declare their sexuality. Get the fuck over yourself.
@No. 6 Merkin
Very very sad to say but I completely agree. If he were alive today, Harvey Milk would be 80! I remember well that many, if not most, of my fellow "White Night" protesters were a good 20-30 years older than my then 21 years; those protesters would be in their 70s and 80s now,.
Certainly we all can and should have sympathy and empathy for Greene's plight. Nonetheless, though, if Greene can't say, "Yes, yes, he was my boyfriend!" well then, maybe he wasn't.
Of course Greene is still entitled to all claims of fraud and theft of his own property.
This story just gets weirder and weirder and sadder and sadder.
Uhhhh…. why are we all assuming he's gay just because queerty posted it? Maybe he actually is, or maybe he's telling the truth?
His complaint seems to be they just came in and took all their belongings and sold them.
Eh, whatever. Also the title's misleading, honestly I thought this was a story about a guy trying to justify his necrophilia or something. Although that may just be my fault…
No. 9 · Jose
Uhhhh…. why are we all assuming he's gay just because queerty posted it? Maybe he actually is, or maybe he's telling the truth?
His complaint seems to be they just came in and took all their belongings and sold them.
If you read the entire story, they had filied pretty much all the documentation contracts that people do in areas where gay marriage is not legal, rights of survivorship etc.. Additionally, when they were separated, his dying partner spend the last few months putting together a scrapbook of their lives together as a parting gift to him. Doesn't sound like any roomate I know.
Cam -you're slipping – his attorney says he's Gay in the story. :) just a friendly rib…..
Yes, indeed this story just gets wierder and sadder. The vast majority of people I know of WHATEVER persuasion or kink, just don't care what people think when they get to be 70 or 80. Wonder why this guy is so different? Not that he can't be, but gosh seems like the thought would have crossed his mind ONCE: "I've been living with another guy for 25 years, no marriage and no kids, people MIGHT think I'm Gay (even if I'm not…..)"
Don't ya think?
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Cam -you're slipping – his attorney says he's Gay in the story. :) just a friendly rib…..
LOL! Ouch! My only defense is that I hadn't read anything new on the story, just the first report…but you're right…I would say that his attorney saying "Yes, Gay" is probably a decent hint that he is. LOL
sadder and sadder.
if he feels they were just friends then he has no right to anything. this is not a case we should worry ourselves with. where they intimate partners? if yes, then he is gay and needs to get with the program.
as for being from "a different era" i agree and dont. i know plenty of older couples who have been together for ages and ages! they faced the same opposition and were closetted for long periods, but as they got older they threw all caution to the wind and chose to live openly (even in retirement communities!!!)
i thought with age came wisdom.


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Jordan, NY -- The Jordan-Elbridge school board is expected Wednesday to accept the retirement of the same administrator it once planned to have lead the district.
Sue Gorton, assistant superintendent for instruction, has submitted her request to retire effective Sept. 7, according to the agenda for Wednesday night's school board meeting. Gorton will turn 55 years old in August.
In July 2010, school district officials announced in an open letter and on its website that Gorton would take over that Nov. 1 as interim superintendent.
The district's suspended high school principal, David Zehner, challenged the appointment, charging the board never voted on Gorton's appointment in open session.
On Oct. 1, 2010, state Supreme Court Justice Donald A. Greenwood threw out the school board's appointment of Gorton as the interim superintendent.
Gorton has never spoken publicly about the administrative shake-up, which began around the time former Superintendent Marilyn Dominick clashed with the board and retired early.
The school board then hired former Whitesboro school Superintendent Lawrence Zacher as J-E's interim superintendent in November 2010. The board fired Zacher on May 16, the day after The Post-Standard reported details about the contract of the district's director of operations, Paula VanMinos, and that she'd been staying at Zacher's apartment in Skaneateles. The board fired VanMinos over the contract and her relationship with Zacher, who signed the contract after presenting it to the board in February 2011.
School district officials could not be reached for comment Tuesday about Gorton's retirement; Gorton also was unavailable for comment.
District officials declined to release Gorton's current salary without first processing a Freedom of Information request. Gorton made nearly $116,000 last year, according to a website that tracks public employees salaries, SeeThroughNY.
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WASHINGTON — Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation learned Tuesday the Air Force Special Operations Command will station its 16th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base.
The first of eight AC-130H aircraft could arrive at Cannon as early as October, along with associated crew and support personnel. Over the following 16 months, an estimated 600 military personnel will arrive at the base and 300 contractor and civilian positions will be added, according to the release.
"This assignment represents what I hope will be the first major wave of AFSOC personnel to Cannon over the next few years.


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By TED LaBORDE
WESTFIELD - City officials are warning motorists in the North Elm Street and Prospect Hill area of the city to "expect delays and use caution" when traveling the area through November.
The warning was issued because of the recent closing of Pochassic Street at Prospect Hill to motor vehicle traffic because of renovations to the original Great River Bridge on North Elm Street at the Westfield River and because of the start of the school year on Monday.
"Expect delays and use caution," said Pamela J. Kotarski, director of school transportation.
Most delays will occur in the Depot Square to Notre Dame Street area of North Elm Street weekdays during morning and afternoon transportation of students to and from Westfield High School located on Montgomery Street.
"I have 30 buses that go to the high school for 7:15 a.m. and departure at 2 p.m. each day school is in session," explained Kotarski. "Our only option is to reroute eight buses over Montgomery Street, Russellville Road, Cabot Street, Lockhouse Road, Arch Road and onto Southampton Road. That is costly and will only provide minor relief to the traffic situation during the school year," she said.
With the closing of Prospect Hill the only street access to that neighborhood will be from Notre Dame Street.
Mayor Michael R. Boulanger said Wednesday motorists, as well as area residents and business owners, can expect traffic delays and related problems through at least November while J.F. White Construction Co., of Framingham, supervises the Great River Bridge rehabilitation.
"During the next several months, operations in that area will involve replacement of public utilities in and around Depot Square and that requires the closing of the hill," Boulanger said. The mayor, Police Chief John A. Camerota and a representative of the city's Engineering Department met with project managers Wednesday to review travel routes in the bridge area.
"The current traffic pattern is necessary for safety concerns. But, the closing of the Hill produces other safety concerns that the city must deal with until the utility work is completed," said Boulanger.
"During the next several months traffic engineers will review the situation and determine to what extent the Hill area will be reopened to vehicles," the mayor said.
Traffic changes in the Depot Square area were made Aug. 18 when a new bridge across the Westfield River opened and the Great River Bridge closed for rehabilitation. The overall bridge project, started two years ago and scheduled for completion in 2011, has a price tag of $60 million.


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Unable to destroy Godzilla, the Earth Defense Force sends the vehicle "Gotengo" to corner Godzilla in the South Pole, burying him in ice. This freezes him and removes him as a global threat Years later, the EDF discovers a mummified space monster, sending a Mutant soldier named Ozaki as well as a UN biologist named Dr. Otanashi to research it. Soon after this, the pair meet Mothra's fairy guardians. The fairies explain that this creature is Gigan, a creature sent to ruin Earth 12,000 years prior and warn of a coming clash between good and evil. Kaiju begin appearing everywhere, and despite defeating Ebirah, the EDF is otherwise useless. With most of the cities destroyed, the kaiju all disappear as a massive alien ship appears above Tokyo. These "Xiliens" state that they are friendly and have eradicated the monsters. They also warn of an impending asteroid, Gorath, that will hit Earth soon. Ozaki and several others distrust the Xiliens, eventually discovering that they are actually the ones behind unleashing the kaiju to begin with, as well as replacing EDF members with robots. Their ultimate plan, is exposed on television, is to harvest mitochondria from an enslaved humanity for food. Opposed to his superior's plans, the Xilien commander's underling, known as the Regulator, assumes control of Earth's mutants, except for Ozaki. The kaiju return, with Godzilla's son Minilla being found, to and the other resistance flees to a secret area. Gotengo captain Gordon suggests freeing Godzilla to defeat the kaiju. While returning to Antarctica, Gigan chases them. Godzilla's first act from release is defeating Gigan, then following the Gotengo. After several short battles against Xilien-controlled monsters, the Gotengo and Godzilla reach Tokyo, with the Gotengo entering the Xilien mothership. During these battles, Ozaki's comrade Kazama scrambles the Mothership's shield at the cost of his life while Gorath crashes into Godzilla, where Monster X manifests and begins to battle Godzilla. Gigan joins Monster X's side, but Mothra engages Gigan. Rhe humans confront the Regulator, where he reveals that he and Ozaki are "Keizers," beings capable of controlling the Earth. Ozaki sides with the humans and fights against the Regulator, eventually proving victorious and flees the Mothership's destruction. During the kaiju battle, Mothra destroys Gigan, but Monster X changes into Keizer Ghidoraj and overwhelms Godzilla with lightning and a vitality-draining bite. Ozaki lends Keizer energy to Godzilla, allowing him to win. Godzilla sets his sights on the Gotengo, but Minilla stops him.
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- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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should undeveloped nations want to be developed are should these nation keep there old ways of doing things yes or no
Short-form name Long-form name FIPS Code
(see note 2) Capital
Afghanistan *+ Islamic Republic of Afghanistan AF Kabul
Albania *+ Republic of Albania AL Tirana
Algeria *+ People's Democratic Republic of Algeria AG Algiers
Andorra *+ Principality of Andorra AN Andorra la Vella
Angola *+ Republic of Angola AO Luanda
Antigua and
Barbuda *+ (no long-form name) AC Saint John's
Argentina *+ Argentine Republic AR Buenos Aires
Armenia *+ Republic of Armenia AM Yerevan
Australia *+ Commonwealth of Australia AS Canberra
Austria *+ Republic of Austria AU Vienna
Azerbaijan *+ Republic of Azerbaijan AJ Baku
Bahamas, The *+ Commonwealth
of The Bahamas BF Nassau
Bahrain *+ Kingdom of Bahrain BA Manama
Bangladesh *+ People's Republic
of Bangladesh BG Dhaka
Barbados *+ (no long-form name) BB Bridgetown
Belarus *+ Republic of Belarus BO Minsk
Belgium *+ Kingdom of Belgium BE Brussels
Belize *+ (no long-form name) BH Belmopan
Benin *+ Republic of Benin BN Porto-Novo
Bhutan + Kingdom of Bhutan BT Thimphu
Bolivia *+ Republic of Bolivia BL La Paz (administrative)
Sucre (legislative/judiciary)
Bosnia and
Herzegovina *+ (no long-form name) BK Sarajevo
Botswana *+ Republic of Botswana BC Gaborone
Brazil *+ Federative Republic of Brazil BR Brasília
Brunei *+ Negara Brunei Darussalam BX Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria *+ Republic of Bulgaria BU Sofia
Burkina Faso *+ Burkina Faso UV Ouagadougou
Burma *+ Union of Burma BM Rangoon
Burundi *+ Republic of Burundi BY Bujumbura
Cambodia *+ Kingdom of Cambodia CB Phnom Penh
Cameroon *+ Republic of Cameroon CM Yaoundé
Canada *+ (no long-form name) CA Ottawa
Cape Verde *+ Republic of Cape Verde CV Praia
African Republic *+ Central African Republic CT Bangui
Chad *+ Republic of Chad CD N'Djamena
Chile *+ Republic of Chile CI Santiago
China *+ (see note 3) People's Republic of China CH Beijing
Colombia *+ Republic of Colombia CO Bogotá
Comoros *+ Union of the Comoros CN Moroni
Congo (Brazzaville) *+
(see note 4) Republic of the Congo CF Brazzaville
Congo (Kinshasa) *+
(see note 4) Democratic Republic
of the Congo CG Kinshasa
Costa Rica *+ Republic of Costa Rica CS San José
Côte d'Ivoire *+ Republic of Côte d'Ivoire IV Yamoussoukro
Croatia *+ Republic of Croatia HR Zagreb
Cuba + Republic of Cuba CU Havana
Cyprus *+ Republic of Cyprus CY Nicosia
Czech Republic *+ Czech Republic EZ Prague
Denmark *+ Kingdom of Denmark DA Copenhagen
Djibouti *+ Republic of Djibouti DJ Djibouti
Dominica *+ Commonwealth of Dominica DO Roseau
Dominican Republic *+ Dominican Republic DR Santo Domingo
East Timor *+ Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste TT Dili
Ecuador *+ Republic of Ecuador EC Quito
Egypt *+ Arab Republic of Egypt EG Cairo
El Salvador *+ Republic of El Salvador ES San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea *+ Republic of Equatorial Guinea EK Malabo
Eritrea *+ State of Eritrea ER Asmara
Estonia *+ Republic of Estonia EN Tallinn
Ethiopia *+ Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia ET Addis Ababa
Fiji *+ Republic of the
Fiji Islands FJ Suva
Finland *+ Republic of Finland FI Helsinki
France *+ French Republic FR Paris
Gabon *+ Gabonese Republic GB Libreville
Gambia, The *+ Republic of The Gambia GA Banjul
Georgia *+ Republic of Georgia GG Tbilisi
Germany *+ Federal Republic of Germany GM Berlin
Ghana *+ Republic of Ghana GH Accra
Greece *+ Hellenic Republic GR Athens
Grenada *+ (no long-form name) GJ Saint George's
Guatemala *+ Republic of Guatemala GT Guatemala
Guinea *+ Republic of Guinea GV Conakry
Guinea-Bissau *+ Republic of Guinea-Bissau PU Bissau
Guyana *+ Co-operative
Republic of Guyana GY Georgetown
Haiti *+ Republic of Haiti HA Port-au-Prince
Holy See * Holy See VT Vatican City
Honduras *+ Republic of Honduras HO Tegucigalpa
Hungary *+ Republic of Hungary HU Budapest
Iceland *+ Republic of Iceland IC Reykjavík
India *+ Republic of India IN New Delhi
Indonesia *+ Republic of Indonesia ID Jakarta
Iran + Islamic Republic of Iran IR Tehran
Iraq *+ Republic of Iraq IZ Baghdad
Ireland *+ (no long-form name) EI Dublin
Israel *+ State of Israel IS Jerusalem (see note 5)
Italy *+ Italian Republic IT Rome
Jamaica *+ (no long-form name) JM Kingston
Japan *+ (no long-form name) JA Tokyo
Jordan *+ Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan JO Amman
Kazakhstan *+ Republic of Kazakhstan KZ Astana
Kenya *+ Republic of Kenya KE Nairobi
Kiribati *+ Republic of Kiribati KR Tarawa
Korea, North + Democratic People's Republic of Korea KN Pyongyang
Korea, South *+ Republic of Korea KS Seoul
Kuwait *+ State of Kuwait KU Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan *+ Kyrgyz Republic KG Bishkek
Laos *+ Lao People's
Democratic Republic LA Vientiane
Latvia *+ Republic of Latvia LG Riga
Lebanon *+ Lebanese Republic LE Beirut
Lesotho *+ Kingdom of Lesotho LT Maseru
Liberia *+ Republic of Liberia LI Monrovia
Libya *+ Great Socialist People's
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya LY Tripoli
Liechtenstein *+ Principality of Liechtenstein LS Vaduz
Lithuania *+ Republic of Lithuania LH Vilnius
Luxembourg *+ Grand Duchy of Luxembourg LU Luxembourg
Macedonia *+ Republic of Macedonia MK Skopje
Madagascar *+ Republic of Madagascar MA Antananarivo
Malawi *+ Republic of Malawi MI Lilongwe
Malaysia *+ (no long-form name) MY Kuala Lumpur
Maldives *+ Republic of Maldives MV Male
Mali *+ Republic of Mali ML Bamako
Malta *+ Republic of Malta MT Valletta
Marshall Islands *+ Republic of the
Marshall Islands RM Majuro
Mauritania *+ Islamic Republic
of Mauritania MR Nouakchott
Mauritius *+ Republic of Mauritius MP Port Louis
Mexico *+ United Mexican States MX Mexico
Federated States of *+ Federated States
of Micronesia FM Palikir
Moldova *+ Republic of Moldova MD Chisinau
Monaco *+ Principality of Monaco MN Monaco
Mongolia *+ (no long-form name) MG Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro +
Republic of Montenegro
Morocco *+ Kingdom of Morocco MO Rabat
Mozambique *+ Republic of Mozambique MZ Maputo
Namibia *+ Republic of Namibia WA Windhoek
Nauru *+ Republic of Nauru NR Yaren District
(no capital city)
Nepal *+ ! Nepal NP Kathmandu
Netherlands *+ Kingdom of the Netherlands NL Amsterdam
The Hague (seat of gov't)
New Zealand *+ (no long-form name) NZ Wellington
Nicaragua *+ Republic of Nicaragua NU Managua
Niger *+ Republic of Niger NG Niamey
Nigeria *+ Federal Republic of Nigeria NI Abuja
Norway *+ Kingdom of Norway NO Oslo
Oman *+ Sultanate of Oman MU Muscat
Pakistan *+ Islamic Republic of Pakistan PK Islamabad
Palau *+ Republic of Palau PS Koror
Panama *+ Republic of Panama PM Panama
Papua New Guinea *+ Independent State
of Papua New Guinea PP Port Moresby
Paraguay *+ Republic of Paraguay PA Asunción
Peru *+ Republic of Peru PE Lima
Philippines *+ Republic of the Philippines RP Manila
Poland *+ Republic of Poland PL Warsaw
Portugal *+ Portuguese Republic PO Lisbon
Qatar *+ State of Qatar QA Doha
Romania *+ (no long-form name) RO Bucharest
Russia *+ Russian Federation RS Moscow
Rwanda *+ Republic of Rwanda RW Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis *+ Federation of Saint
Kitts and Nevis SC Basseterre
Saint Lucia *+ (no long-form name) ST Castries
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines *+ (no long-form name) VC Kingstown
Samoa *+ Independent State of Samoa WS Apia
San Marino *+ Republic of San Marino SM San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe *+ Democratic Republic of
Sao Tome and Principe TP São Tomé
Saudi Arabia *+ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia SA Riyadh
Senegal *+ Republic of Senegal SG Dakar
Serbia *+
Republic of Serbia
Seychelles *+ Republic of Seychelles SE Victoria
Sierra Leone *+ Republic of Sierra Leone SL Freetown
Singapore *+ Republic of Singapore SN Singapore
Slovakia *+ Slovak Republic LO Bratislava
Slovenia *+ Republic of Slovenia SI Ljubljana
Solomon Islands *+ (no long-form name) BP Honiara
Somalia *+ (no long-form name) SO Mogadishu
South Africa *+ Republic of South Africa SF Pretoria (administrative)
Cape Town (legislative)
Bloemfontein (judiciary)
Spain *+ Kingdom of Spain SP Madrid
Sri Lanka *+ Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka CE Colombo
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan *+ Republic of the Sudan SU Khartoum
Suriname *+ Republic of Suriname NS Paramaribo
Swaziland *+ Kingdom of Swaziland WZ Mbabane (administrative)
Lobamba (legislative)
Sweden *+ Kingdom of Sweden SW Stockholm
Switzerland *+ Swiss Confederation SZ Bern
Syria *+ Syrian Arab Republic SY Damascus
Tajikistan *+ Republic of Tajikistan TI Dushanbe
Tanzania *+ United Republic of Tanzania TZ Dar es Salaam
Dodoma (legislative)
Thailand *+ Kingdom of Thailand TH Bangkok
Togo *+ Togolese Republic TO Lomé
Tonga *+ Kingdom of Tonga TN Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago *+ Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago TD Port-of-Spain
Tunisia *+ Tunisian Republic TS Tunis
Turkey *+ Republic of Turkey TU Ankara
Turkmenistan *+ (no long-form name) TX Ashgabat
Tuvalu *+ (no long-form name) TV Funafuti
Uganda *+ Republic of Uganda UG Kampala
Ukraine *+ (no long-form name) UP Kiev
United Arab Emirates *+ United Arab Emirates AE Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom *+ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UK London
United States + United States of America US Washington, DC
Uruguay *+ Oriental Republic of Uruguay UY Montevideo
Uzbekistan *+ Republic of Uzbekistan UZ Tashkent
Vanuatu *+ Republic of Vanuatu NH Port-Vila
Venezuela *+ Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela VE Caracas
Vietnam *+ Socialist Republic of Vietnam VM Hanoi
Yemen *+ Republic of Yemen YM Sanaa
Zambia *+ Republic of Zambia ZA Lusaka
Zimbabwe *+ Republic of Zimbabwe ZI Harare
OTHER Short-form name Long-form name FIPS Code (see note 2) Capital
Taiwan (see note 6) (no long-form name) TW T'ai-pei
Note 1: In this listing, the term "independent state" refers to a people politically organized
into a sovereign state with a definite territory recognized as independent by the US.
Note 2: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4 codes.
Note 3: With the establishment of diplomatic relations with China on January 1, 1979, the
US Government recognized the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government
of China and acknowledged the Chinese position that there is only one China and that
Taiwan is part of China.
Note 4: "Congo" is the official short-form name for both the Republic of the Congo and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. To distinguish one from the other, the U.S. Department
of State adds the capital in parentheses. This practice is unofficial and provisional.
Note 5: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950. The United States, like nearly all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv.
Note 6: Claimed by both the Government of the People's Republic of China and the authorities
on Taiwan. Administered by the authorities on Taiwan. (see note 3)
Source: Office of The Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
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The GEOnet Names Server (GNS) provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA's) database of foreign geographic feature names. If you want to see the official U.S. Government spelling of places around the world, go to:
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Authorities Wednesday identified the driver who allegedly slammed into a power pole off Oregon 224 Tuesday, then fled the scene, leaving behind an injured passenger, as Erik B. Sharp.
Sharp, 36, of Oregon City, was cited by Oregon State Police with driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving and hit and run. Sharp was arrested after a Clackamas County Sheriff's Office tracking dog found him a short distance from the crash.
His passenger, Jodie A. Clark, 38, of Arizona, was trapped in the wreckage. A Boring Fire District crew extricated her from the car, using special cutting and prying tools. She was taken to Mount Hood Medical Center, where she was treated for minor injuries and released.
Damascus: Two people who ran for Damascus City Council positions pointed fingers over who might have taken their election signs, according to police documents released Wednesday. Mayor Steve Spinnett accused a city councilor's husband of stealing $6 worth of his signs, according to records The Oregonian obtained from Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. In a separate police report, new city councilor Jim De Young accused Spinnett of taking down his election signs. The sheriff's office passed the cases to the District Attorney's Office, which will not pursue them.
Lake Oswego: A video by the City of Lake Oswego stressing the importance of its comprehensive plan will receive the "National Planning Excellence Award for a Communications Initiative" this spring at the American Planning Association's national conference.The association announced Wednesday the city's "We Love Lake Oswego" video (seen at the bottom of this post) would receive the award, which is given to efforts to "tell the planning story," according to a news release, and increase awareness and understanding about the planning profession.
* After the first eruption of applause and standing ovation for Lake Oswego's new mayor Kent Studebaker, it quickly became clear a similar reaction would follow for the three new councilors that went after Studebaker was sworn in on Tuesday night. The crowd that packed Lake Oswego's City Council Chambers cheered and rose each time after the swearing in of Karen Bowerman, Skip O'Neil and Jon Gustafson -- although a few that previously stood up for others chose to remain seated after Gustafson took his oath.
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March 24th, 2012
Fifth starter, three candidates left
Jim Leyland is down to three candidates for his Tigers' open rotation spot now that Adam Wilk has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo. He likes those three candidates, even though they've combined to make nine Major League starts between them, and none from the guy with the best statistics right now.
"There's three guys left, basically," Leyland said. "I think Jacob is going to be ready when he's ready, which I don't think is going to be in time probably to compete for this at this stage. So you're basically talking about Oliver, Smyly and Below, or somebody outside [the organization]."
He isn't downplaying any of them, and he isn't eliminating the possibility that they could still choose none of the above and trade for somebody. But he seems happy with the way things have unfolded.
"I still believe the fifth starter is in this camp," Leyland said Saturday morning, "but I also have always left myself open, because of my general manager. If he doesn't think so, he makes the final decision. And if somebody would pop up that he felt made us better, whether he would or would not make a pitch for him, I can't really answer that. That's why I've always left that little tiny margin of decision open [for a trade]. …
"I'm not trying to create a major story here that the Tigers might go outside. Please don't put headlines like that, because I don't think that's going to happen. I'm just saying I'm leaving that little thin line there open, because I don't know what my general manager [might decide]. My general manager has a tendency to surprise you. When they call you up and tell you they signed Prince Fielder, that's a pretty big surprise."
The reports on how little that line is conflict a little. CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman reported a couple days ago that the Tigers are still showing interest in John Lannan, but Danny Knobler suggested Saturday that the Tigers aren't fond of Lannan and will indeed stay in-house for their fifth starter.
It's getting to a time of year when every spring training start seems crucial, and Duane Below's upcoming outing against the Yankees would seem bigger than most. Leyland is trying to downplay the expectations, but he isn't denying it's a nice test.
If it wasn't a big deal, he wouldn't be going to Tampa to watch the game. He'd be staying back in Lakeland to monitor Justin Verlander.
"We're going to make this judgment not based on somebody's first three outings, not based on somebody's fourth outing," Leyland said. "We're going to base it on what we see as professional people that are supposed to be pretty good at what we do and say, 'OK, what all of a sudden touched you or you or you, that says this is my guy?'
"It's only natural that some people saw Oliver walk five guys the other day and said, 'Oh, he's out. He's out of the competition.' It's totally false. Don't fall for that."
What we learned today: Max Scherzer can rack up strikeouts without a high pitch count. If he can have outings like this in the regular season, racking up eight strikeouts over seven innings in just 88 pitches, he could be really, really effective.
What to remember: Scherzer's two-seam fastball isn't necessarily a swing-and-miss pitch, despite the strikeout totals today. He had a fair number of strikeouts on offspeed pitches, including a changeup that had Robinson Cano fooled for a fourth-inning K during a stretch of four strikeouts in six batters. Ideally, Scherzer's two-seamer is a quick-out pitch.
Hey, it's only spring training: Raul Ibanez was 1-for-36 for the Yankees this spring before Scherzer left a fastball up to him. He's now 2-for-37 with a two-run homer. It was his first base hit in two weeks. We're guessing he won't go that long between hits once the regular season rolls around.
The highlight play you missed: Take your pick of Don Kelly plays. He made a sliding catch in front of the Yankees dugout on a Mark Teixeira foul ball in the fifth, then made a diving stop and throw from the third-base line to rob Ramiro Pena an inning later.
Up next: Another round of split-squad games for the Tigers, but this set has two very different storylines. While Justin Verlander tries to continue rounding into regular-season shape in Lakeland when he faces the Phillies, Duane Below will be trying to help his case for the rotation spot in Tampa by staring down the Yankees lineup. Both games start at 1:05pm. The Tigers-Yankees tilt will be on radio in Detroit at 97.1 FM and online at MLB Gameday Audio.
To-do list for Sunday: Sort out what Below can do with a vaunted Yankees lineup, even if it is spring training. I will be at that game.
Saturday: Tigers vs. Yankees
They're expecting a sellout crowd at Joker Marchant Stadium today, including a packed environment on the left-field berm. They'll see pretty close to a regular lineup for the Tigers, injured Miguel Cabrera notwithstanding, and a few of the stars from the Yankees. Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira made the trip, as did Raul Ibanez. Curtis Granderson and Derek Jeter did not.
- Austin Jackson, CF
- Brennan Boesch, RF
- Don Kelly, 3B
- Prince Fielder, 1B
- Delmon Young, LF
- Alex Avila, C
- Ryan Raburn, DH
- Jhonny Peralta, SS
- Brandon Inge, 3B
P: Max Scherzer
- Eduardo Nunez, 3B
- Francisco Cervelli, C
- Robinson Cano, 2B
- Mark Teixeira, 1B
- Raul Ibanez, DH
- Chris Dickerson, CF
- Cole Garner, LF
- Colin Curtis, RF
- Ramiro Pena, SS
P: Freddy Garcia
Wilk optioned to Toledo
The competition for the two open spots on the Tigers pitching staff is down one. Detroit optioned lefty Adam Wilk to Triple-A Toledo this morning.
Wilk was seen as a candidate for the rotation and the bullpen, having pitched in Detroit down the stretch last year, but he did not have a particularly strong spring, allowing 10 runs on 19 hits in 12 innings over five appearances. Much of that damage came in his last two outings, yielding seven earned runs on 12 hits over just 5 1/3 innings against the Cardinals and Twins.
The move drops Detroit's pitching ranks in camp to 16, not counting injured Al Alburquerque. Manager Jim Leyland said Friday that the decisions on the fifth starter and seventh reliever will go "real late" in camp.
If, as Leyland has said, Turner is all but out of the rotation running after being shut down with shoulder tendinitis, then the rotation spot is a three-man race between Duane Below, Andy Oliver and Drew Smyly. Below could also be part of the bullpen mix if he doesn't win a starting job, but with three lefties competing to start, right-handers Brayan Villarreal and Luis Marte would seemingly have an edge there, with Chris Bootcheck still around to make things interesting.


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By John Lloyd
The opinions expressed are his own.
The sultans, as shapers of history, have gone from the world: but they leave behind the memory of a style of rule in which the division between the private life and the public one, between sexual arrangements and high politics, between the settlement of personal debts, whether of money or honor, and the state treasury barely existed. That was true of kings and princes, Russian tsars and Chinese emperors too: but because the west began (with mixed success) to separate the private from the public some centuries ago, the Sultans of Turkey – who came to the gates of Vienna at the height of their imperial reach and who fascinated and terrified Europe for centuries – are still seen here as the epitome of luxury and power combined.