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The German government must not waver in its fight to reduce the public deficit despite the grim economic outlook, central bank chief Jens Weidmann said in an interview to be published Monday.
"The goal is to achieve a structural budget balance rapidly," the Bundesbank president told Tagesspiegel, saying he was not convinced by government calls for a "pause" in efforts to restore the fiscal balance.
He pointed to Germany's "special responsibility (as a) pillar of stability in the euro area," which has been rocked to the core by a deep debt crisis.
Germany's public deficit is forecast by the Bundesbank to have declined sharply to 1.3 percent of gross domestic product from 4.3 percent in 2010, and is projected to reach one percent this year and 0.7 percent in 2013.
Weidmann was cautiously optimistic on the prospects for economic growth in the country, saying the current situation was "relatively favourable".
Last month, the central bank said GDP growth was forecast at 3.0 percent in 2011, but would expand by only 0.6 percent in 2012 and 1.8 percent in 2013 "assuming there is no substantial intensification of the debt crisis".
Weidmann also rejected calls by some politicians for a relaxation of regulatory rules as a way of resolving the debt crisis and restoring market confidence, saying: "We must say clearly where our regulatory limits lie."
He compared some of these demands to those of alcoholics "that promise to be sober tomorrow, but ask for one final shot of Schnapps.
"I do not see how you can fight a crisis of confidence by not respecting legal frameworks," he added.


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The theoretical premise at the heart of our procedure is thus: if the means by which conflict in society is resolved are fair and equal, justice will, on the whole, be achieved. Acceptance of this premise is a virtual catechism of lawyers. When criminal defense attorneys are asked, "Would you defend a guilty person? Would you help a guilty person be acquitted and go free?," the answer is usually the same: "Every person is entitled to competent legal representation; it is not for the attorney to judge; it is the job of the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." This response can be understood only in the context of a system that places procedure on a pedestal.
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How long does it take to become fluent in Japanese, Russian or any other foreign language? Language fluency, be it spoken or visual, requires time, dedication, study, immersion in the language community, and constant practice. While you may have the potential to handle communication of simple concepts of daily life after just three classes, it will most likely take you years to be comfortably fluent in native conversations at normal rates discussing complex topics.
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Instrument Technology Research Center
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Sugiyama T.,Instrument Technology Research Center |
Yuyama K.-I.,National Chiao Tung University |
Masuhara H.,National Chiao Tung University
Accounts of Chemical Research | Year: 2012
Laser trapping has served as a useful tool in physics and biology, but, before our work, chemists had not paid much attention to this technique because molecules are too small to be trapped in solution at room temperature. In late 1980s, we demonstrated laser trapping of micrometer-sized particles, developed various methodologies for their manipulation, ablation, and patterning in solution, and elucidated their dynamics and mechanism. In the 1990s, we started laser trapping studies on polymers, micelles, dendrimers, and gold, as well as polymer nanoparticles. Many groups also reported laser trapping studies of nanoclusters, DNA, colloidal suspensions, etc. Following these research streams, we have explored new molecular phenomena induced by laser trapping. Gradient force leading to trapping, mass transfer by local heating, and molecular reorientation following laser polarization are intimately coupled with molecular cluster and aggregate formation due to their intermolecular interactions, which depend on whether the trapping position is at the interface/surface or in solution.In this Account, we summarize our systematic studies on laser trapping chemistry and present some new advances and our future perspectives. We describe the laser trapping of nanoparticles, polymers, and amino acid clusters in solution by focusing a continuous wave 1064 nm laser beam on the molecules of interest and consider their dynamics and mechanism. In dilute solution, nanoparticles with weak mutual interactions are individually trapped at the focal point, while laser trapping of nanoparticles in concentrated solution assembles and confines numerous particles at the focal spot. The assembly of polymers during their laser trapping extends out from the focal point because of the interpolymer interactions, heat transfer, and solvent flow. When the trapping laser is focused at an interface between a thin heavy water solution film of glycine and a glass substrate, the assembled molecules nucleate and evolve to a liquid-liquid phase separation, or they will crystallize if the trapping laser is focused on the solution surface. Laser trapping can induce spatiotemporally the liquid and solid nucleation of glycine, and the dense liquid droplet or crystal formed can grow to a bulk scale. We can control the polymorph of the formed glycine crystal selectively by tuning trapping laser polarization and power. These results provide a new approach to elucidate dynamics and mechanism of crystallization and are the fundamental basis for studying not only enantioselective crystallization but also confined polymerization, trapping dynamics by ultrashort laser pulses, and resonance effect in laser trapping. © 2012 American Chemical Society.
Yuyama K.-I.,National Chiao Tung University |
Sugiyama T.,Instrument Technology Research Center |
Masuhara H.,National Chiao Tung University
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters | Year: 2013
We present laser trapping behavior of l-phenylalanine (l-Phe) at a surface of its unsaturated aqueous solution by a focused continuous-wave (CW) near-infrared (NIR) laser beam. Upon the irradiation into the solution surface, laser trapping of the liquid-like clusters is induced concurrently with local laser heating, forming an anhydrous plate-like crystal at the focal spot. The following laser irradiation into a central part of the plate-like crystal leads to laser trapping at the crystal surface not only for l-Phe molecules/clusters but also for polystyrene (PS) particles. The particles are closely packed at crystal edges despite that the crystal surface is not illuminated by the laser directly. The molecules/clusters are also gathered and adsorbed to the crystal surface, leading to crystal growth. The trapping dynamics and mechanism are discussed in view of optical potential formed at the crystal surface by light propagation inside the crystal. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
Huang K.-S.,I - Shou University |
Lin Y.-S.,Hungkuang University |
Yang C.-H.,I - Shou University |
Tsai C.-W.,Ming Chuan University |
Hsu M.-Y.,Instrument Technology Research Center
Soft Matter | Year: 2011
By applying the microfluidic emulsification and sorting processes, the formation of twin monodispersed droplets can be achieved in one step. The purpose of this study was to accurately separate the smaller of the twin droplets from the larger one to obtain two monodispersed microparticles. A bi-T-junction hybrid microchannel design was employed to control both emulsification and separation. The results show that the droplet sizes are comparable to the channel diameter and can be tuned by varying the shear rate of the oil phase relative to the aqueous phase. Due to the fact that the separation efficiency is close to 100% in this system, both of the collected larger and smaller droplets are highly monodispersed (RSD < 2% and 6%, respectively), and have high reproducibility. In addition, the proposed microfluidic device was employed to present a facile one-step synthetic approach for the preparation of twin monodispersed alginate microparticles entrapping quantum dots and Fe 3O 4 nanoparticles. The proposed microfluidic chip is capable of generating relatively uniform twin microparticles with sizes that can be well controlled. It is a simple, low cost, and high throughput process. In the future this apparatus could be applied to manufacture various twin monodispersed composite microvehicles to act as a smart drug delivery system. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Tsai C.-L.,Chang Jung Christian University |
Chang H.-C.,Instrument Technology Research Center
Kybernetes | Year: 2016
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to collate relevant literature on the theoretical background of regional innovation systems and factors that impact the operational effectiveness of regional innovation systems. Design/methodology/approach – The collated information is then used to determine the opinions of experts from industries within science-based parks, and the scholars on the researches of regional innovation systems in Taiwan. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to evaluate the critical factors of regional innovation systems. Findings – This study finds that industry cluster effects constitute the most significant operating factor for regional innovation systems within the Taiwanese science-based parks. In addition, this study not only confirms that partners or parent firm location which were advocated by Tödtling et al. are also critical to Taiwanese regional innovation systems, but also verifies how well the relationships to partners or parent firm are equally important for expansion the regional innovation systems. Research limitations/implications – The concepts of regional innovation system have been established since 1990, and related articles have been published from European and Asian scholars, however, seldom does literature offer questionnaires or research items to measure the operational effectiveness of a regional innovation system. Therefore this study has developed a questionnaire, by reviewing literature and verifying it by the AHP method, with Taiwan's HsinChu Science Park as the subject case. For the contribution on theories, this study inducted the construction of new innovation environments, new interactional behavior in regional organization innovation, and injection of new resources into regional innovation as the three main constructs to influence the operational effectiveness of regional innovation systems. In addition, this study has used experts' questionnaire answers and the AHP method to clarify the priority of factors to operate the regional innovation system. Practical implications – Industry cluster effect, construction of knowledge infrastructure and how close partners or parent firm are (distance and relationship) are the top three factors in HsinChu Science Park. The duties of the government are not merely picking good firms for the regional innovation system, but also making policies and defining regimes, providing a good business environment for campus firms, universities, and research institutions, as well as offering plenty of R&D funding to encourage industry-academia cooperation. Governments must invest in infrastructures, such as: establishing databases, libraries, information networks, the national technical standards for certification, and other public services, to facilitate industry-academia cooperation. Social implications – These research results indicate the operating essentials of regional innovation systems are not limited to interactions among regional organizations. This study suggests that the success or failure of a new regional innovation system would instead, be dependent on the regional environment, as in software planning and support, as well as the relationship of innovation with policy implementation and administration. Originality/value – Results showed that the top-five factors influencing the operational effectiveness of regional innovation systems are the industry cluster effect, the construction of knowledge infrastructure, how close to partner's or parent's firm (distance and relationship), import of foreign capital and technology, and the implementation of regional innovation policy. © 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Chang W.-T.,National Tsing Hua University |
Hsueh Y.-C.,National Tsing Hua University |
Huang S.-H.,National Tsing Hua University |
Liu K.-I.,National Tsing Hua University |
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A | Year: 2013
TiO2 multi-walled nanotube arrays (MWNTAs) were synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) as the template. TiO2 and Al2O3 layers were alternately deposited into the AAO pores by ALD. The tube thickness and the gap span were controlled by the ALD cycle numbers of TiO2 and Al2O 3, respectively. A MWNT composed of two or three concentric tubes with different diameters was formed after removal of Al2O 3. Silver nanoparticles were then deposited on both inner and outer surfaces of the tubes by photochemical reduction. Degradation of methylene blue was carried out to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of bare and silver-loaded TiO2 MWNTAs. It was found that the amount of TiO 2, the reaction surface area, the crystalline phase, and silver modification were the factors to determine the photocatalytic activity. The triple-walled MWNTAs showed the best performance, and Ag loading further enhanced the activity. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013.
Lin Y.-S.,National Tsing Hua University |
Yeh J.A.,National Tsing Hua University |
Yeh J.A.,Instrument Technology Research Center
Applied Physics Express | Year: 2011
High-efficiency GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with an emitting wavelength of 438nm were demonstrated utilizing nanoscale patterned sapphire substrates with void-embedded cortex-like nanostructures (NPSS-VECN). Unlike the previous nanopatterned sapphire substrates, the presented substrate has a new morphology that can not only improve the crystalline quality of GaN epilayers but also generate a void-embedded nanostructural layer to enhance light extraction. Under a driving current of 20 mA, the external quantum efficiency of an LED with NPSS-VECN is enhanced by 2.4-fold compared with that of the conventional LED. Moreover, the output powers of two devices respectively are 33.1 and 13.9 mW. © 2011 The Japan Society of Applied Physics.
Yang C.-C.,Instrument Technology Research Center |
Tsai H.-Y.,Instrument Technology Research Center |
Huang K.-C.,Instrument Technology Research Center
Optical Review | Year: 2013
White LEDs (WLEDs) have various yellow-ring (YR) effects when projected onto differing backgrounds. These effects are determined by the material that the WLED is projected onto. In our previous study, the YR phenomenon was expressed as the yellow-ring index (YRI), which comprises yellow light intensity (Y) and light intensity (I), and the maximum value of the YRI curve is a crucial optical parameter for determining the degree of the YR phenomenon. This study presents a modified evaluation model using YR degree and four YR diagrams (the YRIs are less than 5, 5 to 10, 10 to 15, and greater than 15) as the criterion for WLED quality control. © 2013 The Optical Society of Japan.
Liao B.-H.,Instrument Technology Research Center |
Hsiao C.-N.,Instrument Technology Research Center
Applied Optics | Year: 2014
Silicon nitride films are prepared by a combined high-power impulse/unbalanced magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS/UBMS) deposition technique. Different unbalance coefficients and pulse on/off ratios are applied to improve the optical properties of the silicon nitride films. The refractive indices of the Si3N4films vary from 2.17 to 2.02 in the wavelength ranges of 400-700 nm, and all the extinction coefficients are smaller than 1 × 10-4. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and x-ray diffractometry measurements reveal the amorphous structure of the Si3N4films with extremely low hydrogen content and very low absorption between the near IR and middle IR ranges. Compared to other deposition techniques, Si3N4films deposited by the combined HIPIMS/UBMS deposition technique possess the highest refractive index, the lowest extinction coefficient, and excellent structural properties. Finally a four-layer coating is deposited on both sides of a silicon substrate. The average transmittance from 3200 to 4800 nm is 99.0%, and the highest transmittance is 99.97% around 4200 nm. © 2014 Optical Society of America.
Instrument Technology Research Center | Date: 2013-05-28
A method for preparing a hemisphere-shaped dosage form containing drug. A high molecular weight solution containing the drug is prepared, and the solution is then dropped onto a base material. The interface phenomenon between the solution and different base materials causes the solution to form a hemisphere-shaped liquid drop dosage. After solidifying by cross-link or evaporation, a hemisphere-shaped dosage form containing drug is obtained. The advantages of the preparation method are a simple and fast process, and simple operation. Applications of the preparation method to prepare a hemisphere-shaped dosage form containing drug are also provide.
Instrument Technology Research Center | Date: 2011-04-07
A novel TCO coating and its manufacturing method are disclosed. The TCO coating of the present invention consists of titanium oxide, silicon oxide and metal. The TCO coating is manufactured according to electromagnetic field simulation software basing on the Maxwell Equations. Because the manufacturing method (including steam plating and sputter plating) of the present invention may be carried out under the room temperature, base boards that are made of polymer and that can not withstand high temperatures may be used and hence base boards may have wider applications. Also, less time is needed in the production, production cost is lowered and mass-production may be achieved.


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Until some time ago, there were, we are told, 12 bars spread over three 2-storey houses on this 50 m2 plot on Kiyamachidori, adjacent to one of Kyoto's most intricate network of night alleys, Pontocho, where a vibrant mixture of bars, brothels, inns, dwellings, shops have for centuries created an urban atmosphere of essential Kyoto nightlife. With an unobtrusive high-end restaurant next to a (visually less subtle) cheap yakitori, with a hidden gem of a ryokan at the end of the narrowest of side-alleys across an enigmatic place commanding courage to enter, any walk here leads to eventual surprises.
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The University has expanded the College of Health Sciences curriculum by the introduction of a new accredited graduate level "Physician Assistant Education Program" with its first class scheduled to begin in the fall semester of 2014. This new program will help the University fulfill its mission by preparing graduates for a career in the life sciences and health sciences professions.
The building program is comprised of two new departments within the College of Health Sciences, the Physician Assistant Program (11,813 NSF) and the Speech Language Pathology Program (5,063 NSF). Shared space will also be provided for the College of Health Sciences and the College of Pharmacy called the Inter-Professional Area (2,005 NSF).
The building is designed as a (3) three story building measuring 57,500 GSF. The slope of the site allows the building to appear as a three story façade facing the campus core and as a single story façade facing the residential neighborhood. The SLP program is located on the ground floor and required limited excavation into the side of the hill. A central stair traverses the slope 15' vertically and leads to the second floor where the PA Program is located. The PA Program occupies the entire floor, with classroom/student amenity space organized around a central circulation spine. Administrative offices are placed along the front perimeter of the building, taking advantage of the floor to ceiling perimeter glazing system.
Clinical spaces are located at the rear of the floor plate and are close to the classrooms in the existing CHS building. A student lounge is positioned above the building entrance in a large "picture window" that visually connects the students back to the central campus green. The central circulation spine continues to traverse the slope of the hill to the third floor. A large window area at the location of this stair further infuses the interior of the building with natural light and acts as a "way finder" to the third floor. The third floor is currently fallow. Wisely, the university elected to construct this additional space for future growth of the College of Health Sciences.
USciences and the design team were committed to designing a sustainable building and established a relationship with "Green Globes" to audit the design and construction. The project received "3 Green Globes". Sustainable design attributes of the project include:
Green Roof System: The project has an extensive green roof, covering the entire roof with the exception of the mechanical equipment platform. In order to account for the area lost to the mechanical equipment, the growing media has been increased in depth to allow for a greater level of precipitation absorption.
Triple Glazing: The project use a triple glazed window system. This allows the University to eliminate the hydronic perimeter heat system, with the benefit of reducing building operating and maintenance costs. The elimination of this perimeter heat system allows the design team to take full advantage of the floor to ceiling glazing.
Natural Light: The project team has infused as much natural light into the depths of the building as possible by using an array of Solatubes skylights in the central circulation spine that will distribute 30 ft candles on a cloudy day on the equinox by using prismatic lens. With floor to ceiling glass at the front of the building and store front glazing on the interior offices, natural light penetrates deep into the administrative area. The central circulation spine is illuminated from above through the use of an atrium. The atrium has 8 "solatubes" that fill the interior with diffuse light. This has the added advantage of not over exposing the interior with direct light from a traditional skylight and thus increasing the heat load. Both ends of the circulation spine have large windows, the student lounge with a northern exposure, and the stair to the third floor with a south exposure.
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Honored guest speaker at the Presidentâs Ball 2009 is Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, USN, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command.
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as the one used by Gayton in his "Areal Affiliations of California
Folktales." The reviewer is fully aware of the difficulty of plotting
distributions, particularly of a non-material nature, but he believes
that affiliations could by this technique be much more easily sug-
gested to the reader. At least Dr. Park should have included one
map locating the tribes in the geographical region he has under
The University of Texas.
The Life and Poems of Mirabeau B. Lamar. By Philip Graham.
(Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press,
1938. Pp. xiv, 332. $3.50.)
When in a letter of paternal advice Sam Houston wrote to
young Sam an emphatic warning against reading poetry, because
it was a waste of time, he no doubt had Lamar in mind. Lamar
wrote poetry. That in itself would damn any man, but for the
president of a republic to write poetry! What do they say in
Poland about Paderewski, who never would have been made presi-
dent had he not played the piano? What in the republic of
Ireland about those dreamer-rulers, Eamon de Valera and Dr.
Douglas Hyde ? If a man just played the fiddle, like Bob Taylor,
who fiddled himself into the governor's chair of Tennessee more
than once, that would hardly be counted against him. That was
and is a very different thing from writing elegant poems. But
why on earth and how under the sun did a lusty young nation of
pioneer men, of whom earthy old Sam Houston was certainly
much more representative than "that little gentleman" Stephen F.
Austin-how and why did they come to elect Mirabeau Buonaparte
Lamar president ?-Lamar, who is today, for thousands of people
altogether unaware of his political career, familiar as the author
the hyacinthine verses titled "The Daughter of Mendoza."
The anthologists have done more than the historians to keep
Lamar's name green, outside of Texas at least. This is not to say
that he was a better poet than president. His poetry, unlike Bob
Taylor's fiddling or Paderewski's pianoing, had little influence on
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Sublingual drops are often better absorbed than pills. As we age, our bodies often absorb less B-12 (and other nutrients). My personal thoughts, for me, are that these are good for us. However, there may be reasons you shouldn't take them, so do try to find a different doctor. At the very least, don't use huge doses without guidance. But you are right to investigate this.
The following info. is from the internet. It seems there is a product with sublingual methyl b12 that combines folic acid and b6.
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Smithfield, N.C. — Authorities arrested two people following an officer-involved shooting and car chase Monday night in Johnston County.
The Johnston County Sheriff's Office said a deputy on patrol tried to make a traffic stop around 10 p.m. on Cleveland Road near Barber Mill Road in Clayton. The driver of the vehicle did not stop, and the deputy pursued the car.
The occupants of the vehicle shot at the deputy during the chase as it continued down Spaniel Lane, which ends in a cul-de-sac. The driver of the suspect vehicle then turned around and aimed the car at the deputy who had gotten out of her vehicle.
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Just a Little Bit (Rosco Gordon song)
|"Just a Little Bit"
|Single by Rosco Gordon
|"Goin' Home"
|7-inch 45 rpm record
|Blues, R&B
|Vee-Jay (no. 332)
|Rosco Gordon singles chronology
"Just a Little Bit" is an R&B-style blues song recorded by Rosco Gordon in 1959. It was a hit in both the R&B and pop charts. Called "one of the standards of contemporary blues,"[1] "Just a Little Bit" has been recorded by a variety of artists, including Little Milton and Roy Head who also had record chart successes with the song.
"Just a Little Bit" was developed when Rosco Gordon was touring with West Coast blues artist Jimmy McCracklin. According to Gordon, McCracklin started to write the song and agreed that Gordon could finish it with both of them sharing the credit.[2] Gordon later presented a demo version to Ralph Bass at King Records, who was reportedly uninterested in the song.[2] Gordon then approached Calvin Carter at Vee-Jay Records, who agreed to record it. Meanwhile, Federal Records, a King Records subsidiary released a version of "Just a Little Bit" by R&B singer Tiny Topsy (1959 Federal 45-12357),[3] with songwriting credit given to Ralph Bass and several others unknown to Gordon.[2] The Tiny Topsy song, featuring a pop-style arrangement with background singers and flute, did not reach the record charts.[4]
Rosco Gordon song[edit]
Rosco Gordon's "Just a Little Bit" was released in late 1959 and entered the Billboard R&B chart in February 1960. An early review described the song as "a rhymba [rhumba] blues",[5] a reference to Gordon's "slightly shambolic, loping style of piano shuffle called 'Rosco's Rhythm'".[6] The original Vee-Jay single lists Gordon as the songwriter, although some later issues (and versions by other artists) list Bass and others as the writers.[7] "Just a Little Bit" was Rosco Gordon's fourth (and last) single to enter the R&B chart, where it reached number two during a stay of seventeen weeks in 1960.[8] "Just a Little Bit" also appeared in the Hot 100 at number 64, making it Gordon's only song to enter the pop chart.
Influence and other recordings[edit]
According to music writer Steve Turner, the opening horn line of the original Roscoe Gordon version influenced Paul McCartney during the writing of the Beatles hit "Birthday".[9] Several musicians have recorded "Just a Little Bit". In 1965, Roy Head had a Top 40 pop hit with the song and when Little Milton recorded it in 1969 (Checker 1217), it reached number 13 in the R&B chart and number 97 in the pop chart.[10] Other recordings include: Them (for their 1965 album The Angry Young Them); Etta James (1967 Tell Mama); Magic Sam (1968 Black Magic); Elvis Presley (1973 Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake); Rory Gallagher (1973 Tattoo). Jerry Lee Lewis (1974 Southern Roots); Slade (1974 Old New Borrowed and Blue); The Animals (1977 Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted); Joe Louis Walker (1990 Live at Slim's, Vol. 2); and Johnny Winter (1997 Live in NYC '97).[11]
- ^ Herzhaft, Gerard (1992). "Just a Little Bit". Encyclopedia of the Blues. University of Arkansas Press. p. 456. ISBN 1-55728-252-8.
- ^ a b c Dallas, Karl (July 30, 2002). "Rosco Gordon (Obituary)". The Independent. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ Gordon recalled this as taking place in 1958; Billboard shows the releases in 1959.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
- ^ "Rosco Gordon – Just a Little Bit". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media: 39. November 23, 1959. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Thomas, Bryan. "Rosco Gordon – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ "Just a Little Bit (Legal title) – BMI Work #782502". BMI Repertoire. BMI. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 170.
- ^ Turner, Steve (1994). A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song. HarperCollins. ISBN 0062736981.
- ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 259.
- ^ "Song Search Results for Just a Little Bit". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2014.


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EL PASO, Texas — Kalen Ballage returned a kickoff 96 yards to set up the winning score in No. 15 Arizona State's 36-31 victory over Duke on Saturday in the Sun Bowl.
Ballage's big return came after Duke (9-4) took a 31-30 lead on receiver Jamison Crowder's 12-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Blakeney with 5:03 left.
On the kickoff, Ballage took the ball near the goal line and went straight up the right hash for about 15 yards before picking up a block and cutting to his right. He was pushed out of bounds at the 4.
On the next play, Demario Richard took a shovel pass from Taylor Kelly and bulled his way over the left side and into the end zone. Kelly was stopped on the 2-point conversion try.
Duke drove to 14 on its final drive, but Anthony Boone's third-and-10 pass was intercepted by Kweishi Brown in the end zone with 45 seconds left.
Richard had four touchdowns for Arizona State (10-3) to tie the Sun Bowl record with 24 points.
Duke cut it to 30-24 with 10:10 left in the fourth on Boone's 14-yard pass to Barnes.
Kelly threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Richard in the third and Zane Gonzalez added a 47-yard field with 2:23 left in the half to push Arizona State's lead to 30-17.
No. 24 Southern California 45, No. 25 Nebraska 42: In San Diego, Adoree' Jackson scored on a 98-yard kickoff return and a 71-yard pass from Cody Kessler, and Southern California blew most of an 18-point, third-quarter lead before beating Nebraska.
Kessler threw for 321 yards and three touchdowns for USC (9-4), which was playing Nebraska (9-4) in a bowl game for the first time.
USC stuffed De'Mornay Pierson on fourth-and-3 from the USC 31 with 21/2 minutes left. Nebraska had one final shot but Tommy Armstrong Jr.'s desperation pass as time ran out was knocked down inside the 10.
Armstrong had brought Nebraska back from a 45-27 deficit with a 65-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Westerkamp and a 15-yard keeper and a 2-point conversion pass to Kenny Bell.
Penn State 31, Boston College 30, OT: In New York, Christian Hackenberg hit Kyle Carter for a 10-yard touchdown pass in overtime and Penn State kicked the extra point that Boston College could not, lifting the Nittany Lions to a win in the Pinstripe Bowl.
The Nittany Lions (7-6) played in a bowl game for the first time since January 2012 after the NCAA lifted the most severe sanctions levied against the program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
Penn State's Sam Ficken used retired New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter's locker and some of his clutch postseason play appeared to rub off on the kicker.
He sent the game into OT with a 45-yard field goal with 20 seconds left in regulation and won it with his extra point.
Tyler Murphy hit David Dudeck for a 21-yard touchdown on Boston College's first drive of overtime. Mike Knoll shanked the extra point for the Eagles (7-6) and that was the opening Penn State needed to complete its comeback.
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Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17: In Annapolis, Md., J.C. Coleman ran for 157 yards and a touchdown, and Virginia Tech harassed and ultimately injured Cincinnati quarterback Gunner Kiel while rolling to a victory
The Hokies (7-6) knocked Kiel out of the game in the third quarter during a play that virtually assured the Hokies a 22nd consecutive winning season.
Deon Clarke sacked Kiel and forced a fumble at the Cincinnati 43. Nigel Williams picked up the ball and fumbled at the 12, where teammate Greg Stroman scooped it up and took it into the end zone for a 27-10 lead.
Kiel remained down for several minutes and was helped off the field before being taken to the locker room. The 6-foot-4 sophomore did not return, and without him Cincinnati (9-4) had little chance to mount a comeback.
Kiel finished 14-for-26 for 244 yards, but his three turnovers led to the end of Bearcats' seven-game winning streak.
The Notre Dame transfer finished the season with 3,254 yards passing, the third-highest total in school history.
Michael Brewer went 14 for 24 for 94 yards and a touchdown to guide the Hokies to their highest point total since a 34-17 win at North Carolina on Oct. 4.
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer worked in the upstairs coaching box to avoid the risk of infection during his recovery from throat surgery. The Hokies were making their 22nd consecutive bowl appearance under Beamer, whose last losing season at Tech was in 1992.
The Hokies opened the second half with a 75-yard drive for a touchdown and a 20-10 lead.
Coleman opened the possession with four carries for 43 yards before Brewer tossed a TD pass to tight end Ryan Malleck on third-and-goal from the 1.
Freshman Joey Slye kicked four field goals for the Hokies.
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How Lehman Brothers Veered Off Course
If you want to see what's wrong with Lehman Brothers, the investment bank with a storied name but a troubled present, you need to leave the canyons of Wall Street and head to the flatlands of exurban Bakersfield, Calif., some 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles. That's where you find McAllister Ranch, envisioned as a 6,000-home, multibillion-dollar recreational community.
As you approach the "ranch" after a nearly two-hour drive from L.A., you come across an expanse of rough scrub dotted with tumbleweed, intermittent oil derricks and the odd skittering rodent. You pass a billboard -- "opening soon" -- pitching new homes built around a Greg Norman-designed golf course and promising boating, fishing and a beach club. Finally, you make it to McAllister: 2,070 fenced-in acres, which is more than three square miles. Look past the fence -- you're not allowed inside -- and you see a half-finished clubhouse and a golf course gone to weeds. You don't see any happy homeowners, who were supposed to have started moving in two years ago. You don't even see any homes. All you see is an almost-lunar landscape with no construction going on. So far, this development alone -- part of a major bet on Southern California's Inland Empire -- has cost Lehman $350 million. None of Lehman's peers, such as Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, has this kind of exposure.
Then there's the exposure all of them have: problems with collateralized loan obligations, leveraged buyouts and mortgage-related securities. But Lehman, with its 158-year-old name and prestigious history, insisted it was only minimally exposed to this kind of stuff. Turns out it wasn't. As a result, it's now engulfed in problems: big losses; messy public demotions of its chief operating and chief financial officers; battles with short-sellers, who are betting that Lehman's share price, down about 70 percent on the year, will decline further; rumors (which we consider unfounded) that it will pull a financial el-foldo the way the late Bear Stearns did.
Even if you're fortunate enough not to be a Lehman shareholder, you have a big stake in this game. Lehman's travails have roiled the world's financial markets, and that market malaise is breaking down the economy. How has Lehman come to the point where many people mention it in the same breath as Bear Stearns? Read on, and we'll tell you Lehman's true history -- and how management miscues, combined with historical forces outside Lehman's control, have put the firm in a world of hurt. We'll also tell you how we think the Lehman drama will play out.
For now, let's talk a bit more about McAllister Ranch and how it symbolizes Lehman's problems. First, Lehman's commercial paper unit is on the hook for a $235 million loan it made to the development. Good luck trying to collect that debt. Worse, in 2006 -- the height of the housing bubble -- Lehman invested a total of $2 billion in deals with McAllister's developer, SunCal, a Southern California firm severely spattered by the bursting of the real estate bubble. The $350 million McAllister loss looks increasingly like only a down payment.
Because it prided itself on real estate expertise -- it helped popularize real estate-backed securities in the early 1970s -- and investment prowess, Lehman risked far bigger proportions of its own capital doing deals than its major competitors did. Brad Hintz, a former Lehman chief financial officer who now follows the firm as an analyst at Alliance Bernstein, wrote recently that Lehman has more than 2 1/2 times its entire net worth tied up in complex, hard-to-value securitized products. Only Merrill Lynch, among Lehman's peers, has a higher ratio, Hintz said -- and Merrill is vastly larger than Lehman.
Lehman's high-risk, high-reward strategy produced cash gushers during the good days -- the firm reported almost $16 billion of profits from 2003 through 2007 -- but those days are gone. Lehman recently reported a $2.8 billion second-quarter loss, which probably won't be its last unprofitable quarter. Two years ago, Fortune lauded Lehman and its chief executive, Richard S. Fuld Jr., because the firm was the best-performing investment-banking stock in the country. But that was then. Now Lehman finds itself stuck with all sorts of hard-to-sell assets and securities worth far less than what it has invested in them.
How did Lehman, which had a reputation for prudence and sound management, end up in this pickle? Because, irony of ironies, Fuld, who prevailed in a decades-long battle for Lehman's soul, adopted the policies of the people that he and his trading floor allies fought so bitterly in Wall Street's most famous civil war of the 1980s.
The trading faction, which included Fuld and was led by his then-boss, Lewis Glucksman, wanted the firm to stick to its traditional knitting of trading and underwriting securities. The banking faction, led by Steve Schwarzman and Pete Peterson, wanted to use the firm's capital aggressively to do risky deals. The traders prevailed then -- but Fuld ultimately adopted large elements of the faction's proposed strategy.
Fuld's reversal isn't just some tactical change. It's huge. It's as if Jack Welch had decided during his General Electric days that the touchy-feely school of management was right after all and began walking the halls to ensure that people were happy.
Lehman resolved its various internal disputes by selling itself to American Express in 1984. Schwarzman and Peterson left to start Blackstone Group and become multibillionaires. Fuld stayed at Lehman. After 10 mediocre-to-awful years as part of American Express's failed financial supermarket strategy, an undercapitalized, independent company called Lehman Brothers emerged in 1994.


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So, we're finally getting sneakers with power laces and shoes that can change designs at the push of a button. The future is now.
Indeed, New York shoe designer David Coelho's "ShiftWear" sneakers feature a flexible, HD color e-paper display that can depict nearly any design that the wearer inputs.
Coelho recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the shoes, and he notes that the e-paper displays are pretty tough—the sneakers themselves are machine-washable, waterproof and they feature soles that are coated with Kevlar.
Users can upload images to the shoes via a smartphone. The display's battery can last for about 30 days without a charge when depicting a static image, and it can actually recharge with each step (wireless charging is an option, as well). The price starts at $150, but it quickly climbs up to $1,000 for shoes with larger displays. The shoes should be available in the fall of 2016.
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by Harold Friend
Mike Mussina once was a dominant pitcher, but never was he more masterful than on the night of Sept. 2, 2001 against the Boston Red Sox, when he came within one strike of pitching the fourth perfect game in Yankees' history.
Pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre noted, as he watched Mussina warm up in the bullpen before the game, that he was taken aback by the sharp drop on Mussina's curve ball.
"It looked the same as David Wells' curve ball on May 17, 1998."
Mussina and David Cone Were in a Scoreless Game
By the sixth inning, Mussina had 11 strikeouts and had retired the first 18 batters on 70 pitches, but Red Sox pitcher David Cone, who had pitched a perfect game on Joe Torre's birthday in 1999, was pitching his best game of the season.
It was a scoreless game and remained that way until the Yankees' ninth inning.
The Yankees Score in the Ninth Inning
Tino Martinez led off with a single, but Jorge Posada flied out to left.
Paul O'Neill hit a double-play grounder to second base, but Lou Merloni couldn't handle the hard shot. The ball went into right field as Martinez advanced to third.
Clay Bellinger ran for Martinez and scored the game's only run when Enrique Wilson grounded out to first.
Mussina Had Come Close to a Perfect Game Twice Before
Mussina went out to the mound for the ninth.
Shea Hillenbrand hit a hard ground ball that appeared headed for right field, but Bellinger, who was playing first base after having run for Martinez, made a great diving stop to his right and threw to Mussina, covering first, for the out.
Mussina, who had retired the first 25 Cleveland Indians in 1997 before Sandy Alomar singled in the ninth, and who had retired the first 23 Detroit Tigers in 1998 before Frank Catalanatto doubled, thought that after Bellinger's great play this would be the time.
Carl Everett's Pinch Hit
Mussina struck out Merloni for the second out, bringing up Carl Everett, pinch hitting for Joe Oliver. Mussina had faced Everett on May 24 and struck him out four times on fast balls.
Mussina got ahead, 0-2 and then missed with a high fast ball.
The former Baltimore Orioles' right-hander paused, stared at the ground, and took Posada's sign. The crowd was eerily silent.
Mussina fired another high fast ball.
Everett ended the perfect game with a clean hit to left field.
Trot Nixon grounded to second to end the game.
It Felt As If We Lost
"I'm disappointed, obviously. I'm still disappointed. I'm going to think about that pitch until I retire. I guess it wasn't meant to be," Mussina said.
Torre, who had been in the stands for Don Larsen's World Series perfect game in 1956, poignantly stated,
"It was supposed to happen."
But Bellinger summed it up best. "It felt as if we lost the game."
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Olney, Buster. "Mussina Misses Yankees' 4th Perfect Game by One Pitch." New York Times. 3 September 2001, p. A1


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By Kevin M. Smith
Killeen Daily Herald
The Killeen City Council will meet early Tuesday for more budget discussions.
A special workshop is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 101 N. College St. The lone item on the workshop agenda is to discuss the preliminary 2007-08 fiscal year budget.
On Thursday, the City Council approved the maximum tax rate at 69.5 cents per $100 assessed valuation, which is the current rate.
The council will also have its regularly scheduled workshop at 1 p.m. There are eight items on the agenda, including budget discussions.
The council is scheduled to vote on the proposed budget on Sept. 11. If the budget is not adopted by the council by Sept. 20, it goes into effect Oct. 1 as is. The fiscal year goes from Oct. 1, 2007, to Sept. 30, 2008.
Also on the agenda is a discussion on charter amendments. In July Councilman Billy Workman asked for discussion to be on the agenda after the council gave a 4-3 consensus not to pursue charter amendments for November's election.
Workman asked the council to wait before giving city staff consensus because Councilwoman Claudia Brown was not present at the meeting. But Mayor Timothy Hancock said the council cannot put off decisions because one person is absent.
At the July 24 workshop, council members Workman, Larry Cole and Juan Rivera voted in favor of a charter amendment election in November – though not necessarily for the pay raise Workman said he wants in a charter amendment. Council members Otis Evans, Kenny Wells and Mayor Pro Tem Fred Latham voted against a charter amendment in November – though not necessarily against the pay raise. Hancock broke the tie by voting against an election. Brown was absent at the meeting, but Workman hopes to garner her support for a different consensus at the next meeting.
The city can amend its charter – the document that governs the council and city functions – every two years. Amendments to the charter can be made by an ordinance approved by the majority of the council or by a petition signed by at least 5 percent of the qualified voters or 20,000 registered voters – whichever is less. The petition, if qualified, must then be drafted as an ordinance.
Workman claims that more compensation would encourage more residents to run for office.
Other agenda items at Tuesday's workshop include discussions about windmill and solar energy programs, employee group medical insurance proposals, administration details of the Redflex red light camera program, museums, council protocol, including citizens petitions, and residency requirements for board and commissions.
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TNT Magazine's editor in chief, Krysten Booth, is leaving the weekly magazine on 4 September.
Booth, who has spent four years in the UK, is returning to Australia. His replacement at TNT has not yet been appointed.
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We get to reflect our personal style in our shoes (wedges or flip-flops), cars (eco-happy hybrid or sport-savvy crossover) and even how we protect our smartphones (bring-on-the-bling or disaster-proof armor).
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US Cellular customers experiencing several issues, on the receiving end of billing system problems
When you think about what billing systems actually do for carriers, they are more than a mechanism to collect money from customers. They are also a switch interface for reps to enact feature changes, activate or deactivate devices on the network.
If an account goes too long overdue, the system will suspend the account not allowing the customer to make or receive calls. When you buy a new phone or set up a new account, the billing system is where it all starts (and ends usually). In short, billing systems are very important for you the customer and the carrier.
US Cellular made the decision to go through a system upgrade and it appears the result has been something similar to a never-ending-migraine headache from the lower-plains of hell. According to one person claiming to be a US Cellular rep, about 40,000 customers did not receive a bill last month. It also looks like scores of people are finding their accounts in a state of "suspended" even if the balances are current.
Needless to say, US Cellular has been taking it on the chin in social media and in service complaints. The company, once known for having a stellar service reputation, cannot seem to catch up with the deluge of complaints that are currently pouring in.
Yesterday, the carrier posted an admonishment on its Facebook page stating that progress has been made, "but recognize some challenges remain." We would call that an understatement as the hundreds of venomous comments from angry customers seem to set the mood of everyone right now.
If you are a US Cellular customer, are you up and running? Or have you made a switch?
source: US Cellular (Facebook)
7 Comments
1. DANTExphone888 (Posts: 102; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
They are the fifth largest carrier in USA, not the ninth, that is Alltel.
2. Gawain (Posts: 426; Member since: 15 Apr 2010)
Well, he got it wrong with "ninth largest" but USCC isn't the fifth largest. TracFone has a combined 20 million subs (and they're an MVNO). Cricket is bigger than USCC too, so at best it's eighth...
3. DANTExphone888 (Posts: 102; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
MVNO's don't count because they don't use the own network, and Cricket is owned by AT&T, which make it a subsidiary company. So basically, USCC is somewhere between fifth-seventh largest. BTW, I hope USCC sells out AT&T or Sprint in the next year,because with all these problems, it looks like they're setting themselves up to it.
4. DANTExphone888 (Posts: 102; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
I meant (sells out to At&t or sprint, and it looks like they're setting themselves up for it)-sorry for the typos.
5. Gawain (Posts: 426; Member since: 15 Apr 2010)
That's awfully convenient tossing aside a company with 20+ million customers. But whatever...I forgot about AT&T taking on Leap, so yeah USCC is suddenly fifth...that's a big gap from 4th (T-Mo) to 5th, 40+million customers to less than 6 million...
6. nana_2_2 (Posts: 1; Member since: 20 Aug 2013)
I'm one of the ones trying to endure to "interruption" of services. I've waited on the phone for an hour three different times yesterday. This morning I got up as soon as they were available 6 a.m. Still no service on one of the phones on the account. Service is fine on the other phone of the account. Not getting any answers on how long this may take to rectify.


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Upholding the Fondation Cartier's commitment to African contemporary art,
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Raqib Shaw (b. 1974, Calcutta) is a Kashmiri artist who lives and works in London.
Taryn Simon's works combine photography, text, and graphic design, in conceptual projects.
The exhibition at the Jeu de Paume presents a collection of Simon's works produced since 2000.
Fabrique de nuages [Cloud Factory] by Marie-Luce Nadal.
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On the occasion of the exhibition "Music", a 192-page monograph will be published.
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Phil Walsh's coaching legacy will never be forgotten, according to one of his 2004 Port Adelaide premiership players Damien Hardwick.
The third game of an indelibly stained round of AFL took place on Saturday at the MCG in the shadow of Walsh's murder.
Just like on Friday night, there were no banners, no songs and a well-respected minute's silence.
The Richmond and Greater Western Sydney clash was played with a ferocious intent but, at match's end, all players linked arms in a centre-circle tribute to the fallen coach.
While Walsh played 40 games for the Tigers in the 1980s, his greatest impact at the club might be happening now.
Hardwick and assistants, Mark Williams and Brendon Lade, were all a part of Port's 2004 triumph alongside Walsh.
Speaking after Richmond's nine-point win on Saturday, Hardwick paid tribute to Walsh, saying he had contributed to a strong "Port Adelaide flavour" at Punt Road.
"The football world has an enormous amount of respect for Phil Walsh," Hardwick said.
"When I was at Port Adelaide, he was doing things back in 2002, 2003, 2004 that we're still doing now but he didn't have the stats packages.
"He was an outstanding football brain; innovation could have been his middle name.
"What he has done for the game, I think, from a coaching point of view, can never be undone."
Richmond president Peggy O'Neal spoke before the match about football's capacity to help people with their grieving process.
"When tragedy occurs, the football community rallies to support those affected," she said.
"Today, we'll play football … but let's think about how many lives are touched by this sport and how much joy and comfort this sport and its people can provide in dark times."
Beaten coach Leon Cameron said hearing the news on Friday morning from Giants assistant Chad Cornes floored him.
"We didn't actually know whether it was real or not," he said.
"You just sit there and stare at the walls for a little bit.
"I some spent some really good time with him this year being a senior coach. His passion for the game was obviously enormous."


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How much obligation do athletes/coaches have to be forces for social change?
Do we, the sports-watching public, want to see political gestures from our athletes?
What is an appropriate political gesture vs. an inappropriate political gesture?
We often hear about athletes forming charities, reading in elementary schools, visiting hospitals, etc., but rarely see one doing something publicly on the playing field to make a political statement or raise awareness for a cause.
William Rhoden explores this issue in his book Forty Million Dollar Slaves. His thesis is that athletes stay quiet because of the big fat paychecks coming from their bosses, much the same way slaves kept quiet in order to avoid punishments back in the Southern cotton fields. Rhoden specifically points to Michael Jordan as someone who avoided being controversial throughout his career, despite the power and attention he possessed, because he benefited financially by doing so.
I have not heard one critical word about Hunter's gesture because it is so purely selfless and for such a noble cause. What if, however, Hunter went shoeless to raise awareness about the paltry minimum wage? What if Hunter left the game during the 2nd half to protest late-term abortions? What if Hunter ordered his team to forfeit games until troops were brought home from Iraq? It is easy to support a social/political agenda that is safe like shoes for kids, but what about one that is less safe and more controversial?
Of course, there are several historical examples that demonstrate what happens when athletes make overt political gestures during sporting events/ceremonies. Tommie Smith and John Carlos were kicked out of the Olympic Village and largely panned for their racism protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf famously refused to stand during the national anthem because its "history of tyranny" violated his Muslim beliefs. He was jeered by NBA fans and criticized for his actions. Carlos Delgado was booed for his decision to sit during the playing of "God Bless America" in protest of the Iraq War.
These are all largely the same actions Coach Hunter is taking tonight, but the causes in these respective situations were more divisive.
With the NBA All-Star game coming to New Orleans this season, what would happen if the players vowed to skip the game unless all Katrina areas of the city were addressed? What would the public reaction be in such a situation? Do athletes have any obligation whatsoever to use their enormous clout in matters similar to the way Coach Hunter is bringing attention to the plight of shoeless African children?
Let's face it - if Hunter is raising this much attention at IUPUI, how much attention could a Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant or David Beckham garner for a similar cause? What if Woods decided to play The Master's with a pink golf ball to raise money for breast cancer? Would it be appropriate? Would we be willing to live in a political sports culture for the sake of hungry Africans, dying AIDS patients and battered women or do we want to keep the separation of sports and politics.
I have to believe there are athletes and coaches across the country today thinking, "If he can do something like that for shoeless Africans, what could I do to help someone else?"
While I applaud Coach Hunter's beautiful gesture, I wonder whether it is opening a Pandora's box of public political statements from professional and amateur athletes across the country and wonder what the reaction will be if it occurs.


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Ambassadors recently welcomed Sears to downtown Bemidji. Owner Tony Olson and manager Bruce Lutgen Jr. are excited to be settled into the new location at 105 Beltrami Ave., home for Kenmore appliances and Craftsman tools. Repair services will be coming in 2014, officials said.
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Jimmy Rollins
Anyone who says the reigning MVP didn't deserve the honor doesn't understand the meaning of "MVP". J-Roll is the heart and soul of the Philadelphia Phillies. He became the first player in history to have 30 doubles, 20 triples, 30 homers and 30 steals in one season. He played great defense at a physically demanding position, appearing in all 162 games when the team was ravaged by injuries. Most importantly, Rollins led the Phillies on an exhilarating run to the NL East crown. Case closed.
It's possible that Rollins had a career season, but people forget that he's only 29 and in his prime. There's no reason why he can't duplicate those numbers. Sure, we'd love to see our lead-off hitter take more pitches and raise his on-base percentage, but how much more can you ask for?
This award usually goes to the big time, power-hitting run producers, and Rollins still tends to be overshadowed by the two big time run producers on the other side of his own infield. He's still the heart and soul of the Fightin's, but it will take another historic season to put a second MVP trophy on Rollins' mantle.
Ryan Howard
Following his MVP season (58 homers, 149 RBI, .313 batting average), Howard admitted that he got a little caught up in the awards dinner circuit and didn't prepare for the season as well as he could have. Despite a horrible start, a two-week stint on the disabled list, a 45-point drop in batting average and a major league record 199 strikeouts, Howard still clobbered 47 homers with 136 RBI in 2007.
I expect a historic season from Howard. He came into camp lighter, loose and refocused. He won a $10 million arbitration settlement, which will ultimately lead to an astronomical long-term deal. Pat Burrell is in a contract year and could finally provide decent protection.
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Chase Utley
The best second baseman in the majors was on his way to a possible MVP award until a broken hand sidelined him for about a month and cut into his numbers. Utley still managed to hit .332 with 22 home runs, 48 doubles and 105 RBI.
Utley has a short, compact stroke that's a little unorthodox but generates a lot of power. He's one of those guys you can pencil in for a minimum of .300, 25 HR, 45 doubles, 100 RBI, and solid defense. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Ryan Howard offers better protection than the Secret Service. I expect Chase Utley to be an annual MVP candidate for at least the next five years.
The great thing about this trio is that you can bring your kid to the game and say, "Play like these guys." They hustle, have fun, and play with respect. As for MVP, my pick is Howard, to the tune of a .300 batting average, 60 homers, 150 RBI. He's scary good.


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