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Welcome Home: After going 2-0-1-0 on the road to start the season, the Griffins will finally make their Van Andel Arena debut against the Hamilton Bulldogs this Saturday, Oct 25, the latest date for a home opener in franchise history. The Griffins will try to extend their remarkable sellout streak in home openers to 13 years during the Opening Night Celebration presented by Northwest Airlines WorldPerks®. The first 5,000 fans will receive LED Thundersticks, while the first 3,000 will also receive a Griffins magnetic schedule thanks to Cole's Quality Foods and Star Tickets. An extended pre-game show will celebrate the former Griffins who won the 2008 Stanley Cup as members of the Detroit Red Wings, and fans can enjoy both a post-game skate and a post-game autograph session with Griffins players.
Pink at the Rink: This Sunday's game against the Norfolk Admirals will mark the second-annual "Pink at the Rink," presented by Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grand Rapids. In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, fans can order specially priced tickets – $10 upper bowl or $15 lower bowl – by clicking here and entering the promo code: cure. $5 from every ticket purchased through this offer will be donated to Susan G. Komen. Griffins players will show their support by wearing pink ribbons on their helmets and pink skate laces, and using pink tape on their sticks. In addition, pink ribbons will be embedded into the Van Andel Arena ice surface. Afterward warm-ups, select Griffins players will sign their pink-accented sticks to be displayed on the concourse during the game and auctioned off after the final buzzer sounds. Finally, Sunnyslope Floral will sell pink carnations on the concourse for a $1 donation.
Unpack and Relax: Saturday's home opener will begin a three-game stand for the Griffins at Van Andel Arena and kick off a stretch in which they'll play five of six games and seven of nine contests within friendly confines.
Another Fast Start: With Grand Rapids owning a 2-0-1-0 record, this marks the fifth straight season that the Griffins have played their first three games without suffering a regulation loss. They started 3-0 last season, 2-0-1-0 in 2006-07, and 3-0 in both 2005-06 and 2004-05.
Congrats to Curt: Saturday's 4-3 shootout win at Lake Erie was Curt Fraser's first victory behind the Griffins' bench and his first in the AHL as a head coach. With Grand Rapids having earned five of a possible six points thus far, Fraser owns the third-best three-game start of the eight head coaches in franchise history, trailing only the perfect 3-0 starts of Bruce Cassidy in 2000-01 and Mike Stothers in 2007-08.
For Openers: The Griffins will try to reverse a recent trend this Saturday, as they have lost their last two home openers and four of their last six Van Andel Arena debuts. All time, Grand Rapids is 7-5 in its first home game of the season.
It's Been Such a Long Time: When Norfolk invades Van Andel Arena this Sunday, it'll mark the Griffins' first game against an Eastern Conference opponent – either at home or on the road – since a 4-3 shootout win over visiting Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Jan. 13, 2007. Grand Rapids, which did not face a single foe from the Eastern Conference in 2007-08, will play five clubs from that conference a total of 12 times this season…The Griffins last played the Admirals on Feb. 7, 2003, absorbing a 3-1 loss at Van Andel Arena. This Sunday's meeting will be five years, eight months and 19 days later, the longest span between games against an opponent in Grand Rapids history.
Everyone Contributes: Following Sunday's 7-3 rout of Toronto, in which seven different Griffins lit the lamp and 11 recorded points, no fewer than nine Griffins are averaging at least one point per game. Darren Haydar (2-2—4), Ville Leino (2-2—4), Mattias Ritola (1-3—4), Landon Wilson (2-1—3) and Jakub Kindl (1-2—3) all own three-game point streaks, while rookies Justin Abdelkader (2-1—3) and Logan Pyett (0-3—3) have tallied points in two of the three games this far. In addition, fellow first-year player Francis Pare enjoyed a stellar pro debut on Sunday, scoring a goal and adding an assist against the Marlies to claim Second Star honors.
We're Not Gonna Take it Anymore: The Griffins' 7-3 win at Toronto on Sunday broke their three-game losing streak at Ricoh Coliseum, while Saturday's 4-3 shootout win at Lake Erie snapped their three-game winless skid (0-2-1-0) at Quicken Loans Arena.
Comeback Kids: Saturday in Cleveland, the Griffins dug out of a 3-1 hole during the third period and erased a 1-0 deficit through three and a half shootout rounds to take a 4-3 win over Lake Erie. The last time Grand Rapids rallied from two goals down in the third period to win was on April 11, 2007 (4-3 SOW at Hamilton), while its last win when trailing by two goals at any point came on March 2, 2008 versus Lake Erie, when it trailed 2-0 and 3-1 before winning 6-4.
Working Overtime: This is the first season in Griffins history in which each of their first two games went past regulation time. Saturday's shootout win at Lake Erie was the third straight Griffins game to require overtime, dating back to last season.
Poking Through Pogge: Marlies netminder Justin Pogge, who entered Sunday's game with a 6-2 record, three shutouts, a 2.08 GAA and a 0.935 save percentage in nine career games against Grand Rapids, surrendered four goals on 18 shots during 30:40 of work before being chased by the Griffins midway through their 7-3 victory.
Milestones: Ryan Oulahen made his 232nd regular season appearance in a Griffins uniform on Sunday, tying him with Hugo Boisvert for ninth place on the team's all-time games played list. Next in his sights is eighth-place Todd Nelson at 236…Aaron Downey played his 300th AHL game on Sunday in Toronto…Darren Haydar needs five assists for 300 as a pro.
Trading Places: Last Thursday, the Detroit Red Wings recalled center Darren Helm from the Griffins and assigned goaltender Jimmy Howard. Helm has since played in two games with the Wings, showing three shots while averaging 7:58 of ice time. Howard, who sustained a broken finger during the preseason, was activated from injured reserve Thursday after having rehabbed with Grand Rapids during the previous week. He stopped 25 shots and denied four of five Monsters in the shootout to take the win Saturday at Lake Erie.
Alumni News: Former Grand Rapids forward Krys Kolanos (2006-07) was recalled by the Minnesota Wild from Houston on Friday but did not skate in the Wild's 1-0 shootout win at Tampa Bay on Saturday. Should he make an appearance in Minnesota's game this Thursday versus Buffalo, he will become the 96th Griffins alumnus to play in the NHL…Former captain Matt Ellis (2003-07) saw his first action with Buffalo in its 3-1 win over the Rangers last Wednesday, making the Sabres the 29th NHL team to ever ice a Griffins graduate. Colorado is the only NHL club for which a Grand Rapids alum has never played.
Get 'Em While They're Hot: Single-game tickets for all 40 Griffins home games are on sale at all Star Tickets outlets, including the Zone and Meijer stores, by phone through Star Tickets at (800) 585-3737, or online. Group, full-season and mini-plan ticket packages are available by calling the Griffins at (616) 774-4585.
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Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Hamilton Bulldogs (4-0-0-0) – Van Andel Arena – 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 26 vs. Norfolk Admirals (1-2-0-1) – Van Andel Arena – 4 p.m.
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We've been told that America is getting older. If our own graying temples and aching bones don't suggest the truth, recent Census Bureau statistics certainly confirm that point.
The data shows that the over 65 population was 13.4% in 2012, up from 11.9% in 2000.
The actual number of Americans over 65 climbed to 41.5 million, up from 32.6 million in 2000.
Projections for the future from the Census Bureau show that AARP is bound to have its golden era in the next 30 years. By 2020, the middle series projection for the U.S. population is over 65 population is 55.9 million, or 17% of the U.S. total population. By 2030, the over 65 population will jump to 72.7 million, of 20% of the population. By 2040 - not far from my 80th birthday, I hope - the over 65 population will be nearly 80 million, or 21% of the population.
How this graying of America affects the future of fresh produce demand is interesting to contemplate. It's got to be good news, right? One might assume that older Americans will be more invested in choosing the right kinds of food to stave off the aging process; all blueberries, all the time, am I right? Will older Americans consumer more canned fruits and vegetables and less fresh because of the hassle of making trips to the market?
I would think that home delivery of groceries and fresh food would be attractive for "seasoned citizens." The grocery store holds no mystery or romance for a 70-year old, I would guess. The attraction of home delivery will only increase in the years ahead. By the way, did you hear that Amazon Fresh is moving into San Francisco?
Looking at geography, the Census Bureau reports the states with the most "senior' population in 2010 were mostly easy to predict. Florida (17.3% over 65) leading the list. Others near the top of the chart included Maine (15.9%), Vermont (14.6%), Arkansas (14.4%) and Iowa (14%).
Another Census Bureau report that is worth noting is the 2010 state-specific report on fruit and vegetable consumption by age group.
It seems my hunch that today's seniors love produce more than youngsters is correct.
Looking at the 65 and over population in 2009, 41.3% of that age group ate two or more fruits every day, compared with 30.5% in the 45- to 54- year old bracket, and 30.8% of 18-to 24-year olds who ate two or more fruits per day.
About 29% of the over-65 population consumed three or more vegetables, compared with only 27.6% of those aged 45- to 54-years and 20.1% of those from 18 to 24 years old.
That is awesome news.
But will the generalization that older consumers eat more fruits and vegetables continue to hold in decades hence? It might be dangerous to assume so, since those light-eating 18 to 24 year olds eventually will receive an unsolicited AARP membership card. A USDA study from 2009 illustrates this point.
In a report ominously called "Younger Consumers Exhibit Less Demand for Fresh Vegetables," the ERS economists told me about their findings. From The Packer archives:
"Unless something happens to alter how the current young make food choices, they likely will exhibit a lower level of demand for at-home fresh vegetables in their later years than today's older generations currently exhibit," the report said.
The study used consumer expenditures data from 1982-2003, said Gary Lucier, economist with the USDA ERS and co-author with USDA economist Hayden Stewart.
Stewart said the study doesn't necessarily refute the idea that all consumers may eat more fresh vegetables as they grow older, but the data suggest that younger consumers start from a lower base level and remain at every age point behind the generations of cohorts before them.
"We tried to separate the effects of aging from the effects of when you were born," he said.
"It's entirely possible that, say, my own demand for fresh vegetables might grow with age to at least some point, and my parents, their kind of fresh vegetable demand-to-age trajectory might move the same way," he said. "Even for my kids, that is possible."
Stewart said he could not speculate about whether demand for fresh vegetables will continue to sag for consumers not yet born, but said the trend appears to be convincing.
"Certainly, among the (cohorts), we looked at there was a clear trend of decreasing demand for younger, demanding less than older," he said.
The report uses inferences from consumer expenditures to make inferences about the fruit and vegetable consumption.
Economists found a strong relationship between a household's per-capita expenditures for fresh vegetables for home consumption and the head of household's birth year.
"What the data tell you that people that are born in a certain time period behave similarly because of characteristics of life when they were born, and they carry those behaviors with them," Lucier said.
Lucier said the data show that younger consumers who eat less than their parents eat will carry that behavior forward over time.
"If someone is eating fewer vegetables today, 20 years from now, they will still be eating fewer vegetables, and 40 years from now, they will be eating fewer vegetables," Lucier said.
The study said marketplace could feel the effects in various ways. Compared to their parents, younger consumers may buy smaller quantities of fresh vegetables, purchase a narrower mix of vegetables that excludes expensive items, or both.
Unlike the 1960s, Lucier said modern lifestyles do not necessarily revolve around the family dinner hour. Vegetables that used to be eaten at home more often, such as turnips and sweet potatoes, are rarely purchased by the young.
Changing behavior may be more difficult and expensive, Stewart said.
"If people are eating on the go and eating out all the time, it kind of argues that you should try to get more fruits and vegetables in the foodservice arena," he said. "The produce industry needs to work harder at getting restaurants and foodservice operators to use products."
In addition, marketers could emphasize convenience of fresh vegetables for at-home use, Stewart said.
"Some innovations in fresh-cut produce had a significant effect on demand for fresh vegetables -- things like broccoli florets and bagged salads -- help to stimulate increased demand for fresh vegetables, and you would hope that more such innovations down the road would do the same," Stewart said.
If prepared foods and away-from-home foods fail to fill the gap created by reduced demand for fresh vegetables at home, the report said government programs to educate Americans about the role of vegetable consumption to health might be important.
Fast forward to 2013. It appears produce marketers still have work to do to reach older Americans, mainly related to their work in reaching younger Americans. Getting even more convenience-oriented with new products, getting greater volume of fresh produce in restaurants is absolutely essential. And perhaps instead of Sesame Street characters in the produce department, we need Nike and BMW logos.
How do you think the industry should market produce to the over 65 crowd?

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I am new to this site and have been reading a lot of the posts.
My husband was diagnosis in March 2008 at 49 years old. All indications were that it did not spread based on PET and CT scans.
On April 28 the whipple was attempted but stopped because of two spots on the liver.
I still can not understand why the surgeon did not continue with the resections and we would deal with the liver spots after. We do know the spots are cancer but they are so small that as of his last PET scan on September 4 it still has not lite up.
It seems that based on what i've read that some surgeons would have done the resections. Has anyone else been in a similar condition and their doctor did the whipple?
My husband had four rounds of gemzar and xeloda and it did not help, it only got worse.
He started a new regimen of chemo and we are hoping this time it will do something.
He is still fighting and has strength and courage that i could only dream of having. I admire him so much.
I will never give up that there is a way to get him in remission.
Also, what does everyone think of a doctor that tells his patients wife and I quote " I know you want your husband around for a long time, but it's not going to happen"
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Quote from: xxdanixx on January 25, 2013, 05:47 PM
The interview is up on youtube
Found the press interview but not the one with courier on court will keep looking though
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Thank you Dani found it !
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No problem,glad it was still there for you
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Loved the following in particular:
Friday night on the Rod Laver Arena was about the closest Roger Federer will ever get to being Jimmy Connors. He was effing (someone said that the Swiss swearing was like a unicorn giving you the finger), spewing at the umpire, indulging in some mild trash-talking, and generally looking as bloody-minded on court as he as in a long time. For calm and control in the white heat of a slam, you had to turn to the man on the other side of the net. As Federer has said, it seems that Murray is more at peace with himself. Murray didn't panic after losing the second set on a tiebreak (it was the first set he had lost all tournament) and he also didn't panic when he failed to serve out the match at 6-5 in the fourth set, and then lost another breaker. The fifth set contained some of his best tennis of the match. His reward was his first victory against Federer at the slams, no small moment (or four hours of moments packaged together). If Murray can play with the same composure on Sunday that he did during his victory over Federer, he will give himself every chance of holding up the Norman Brookes Trophy.
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Quote from: Tessie on January 25, 2013, 05:58 PM
Found the press interview but not the one with courier on court will keep looking though
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LOL AT THIS Anyway, Roger Federer is supposed to be the Jesus of tennis and the buff math teacher guy just beat him so that's a big deal I guess.
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Guys,I won't post the whole article on here,as it's pretty long,and isn't all Andy-related,but it's an interesting read
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Five thoughts from Andy Murray's rollicking 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 win over Roger Federer in the Australian Open semifinals on Friday ...
1. Another Murray landmark. Murray has won a Grand Slam title as well as an Olympic gold medal in the past several months. Yet you could make the case that Friday marked Murray's third breakthrough performance.
In five tremendously entertaining and hard-fought sets, Murray beat Federer for the first time in four attempts at a major with an effort that combined exquisite tennis with exquisite composure. He stepped to the baseline and served ace after ace, 21 to Federer's five, winning dozens of quick-and-easy points. He outplayed his opponent from the baseline, unleashing defense that was downright Djokovician, making Federer play extra balls. He volleyed, he sliced, he teed off on returns, he changed pace and, as always, made few tactical mistakes. He kept his poise under the most tense circumstances imaginable (see below).
For the first time all tournament, Murray dropped a set. But, in outlasting Federer in a five-set classic, Murray recorded one of the true signature wins of his career.
"Maybe there's just a little bit more belief, or he's a bit more calm overall," Federer said. "It seems like he has more peace when he plays out there, and in the process he has better results."
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in outlasting Federer in a five-set classic, Murray recorded one of the true signature wins of his career.
Good quote. This is definitely a watershed, and no matter how things pan out on Sunday, and there's every reason to realistically expect Andy to deliver the goods, it will have been a good tournament for the Iron Man. ( Andrew Castles nickname for Andy, but worth promoting)
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Australian Open - Federer's mask slips as Murray gets under his skin
Andy Murray did not just beat Roger Federer for the first time in Grand Slam play at the Australian Open on Friday, the Scot's relentless onslaught made the King of Cool lose his cool.
The regal Federer, whose grace and skill has dazzled the sport for a golden decade in which he has won 17 Grand Slam titles, rarely appears ruffled by anything but on Friday, in the heat of battle, his mask slipped.
Struggling to live with Murray's power and unable to punch through the Briton's granite-like defences, the 31-year-old Federer fought like a cornered rat to force a riveting contest into a fifth set.
Throughout the four-hour semi-final Murray showed scant regard for his opponent's reputation, engaging the Swiss maestro in the kind of close-quarters combat that left little room for the decorum and reverence often accompanying Federer matches.
Early on as Murray dominated BBC commentator Andrew Castle was forced to apologise on behalf of the Swiss for an F-word tirade and when Murray served for the match at 6-5 in the fourth Federer uttered some choice words in his direction.
Murray's nonchalant smirk across the net was followed not long after by a drilled forehand aimed directly at the body of Federer - a tactic once the preferred choice of Murray's poker-faced coach Ivan Lendl.
There was a palpable tension between the two players who one imagines, unlike Murray and Novak Djokovic or Federer and Rafa Nadal, are unlikely to be future drinking buddies.
"Stuff like that happens daily in tennis matches," Murray said when quizzed by British reporters.
"The stuff that people say on football pitches and in basketball and all sorts of sports, I mean, it was very, very mild in comparison to what happens in other sports.
"It's just one of those things."
While playing down the incident, the fact that Murray clearly got under Federer's skin during the match, then withstood a ferocious response from him to come out on top, will be stored away in the Scot's memory bank.
Federer gave everything he could on the Rod Laver Arena, both mentally and physically, but still came up short against a player transformed from the one whose mental strength when it really mattered was often questioned.
Murray's 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-7 6-2 victory took his career record against Federer to 11-9 but despite those regular triumphs, Friday's one seemed to be the most significant.
In last year's Wimbledon final, Murray also dominated before bowing to the old master in a tearful defeat and while he did gain revenge by winning their Olympic gold medal duel a few weeks later, real bragging rights are earned at Grand Slams.
"To lose them was tough," Murray said of Friday's two tiebreaks. "I was just happy with the way I responded after both those sets.
"I've lost some tough matches against him in Slams. I'm sure both of us will play each other again in Slams, so it will help having won once against him."
With Lendl in his corner, Murray is now the real deal. Gone are the sloppy service games, the passive returns and cagey counter-attack tennis that were once his trademark.
Murray has released the beast, fights fire with fire and is ferociously protective of his territory.
While he was a few years behind Djokovic in his "big-match" development, last year's U.S. Open triumph over the world number one Serb was proof that he has caught up and on Sunday they will walk out on court as equals.
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« on: January 26, 2013, 12:31 AM »
Boris Becker: my money is on Andy Murray to win Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic
I believe more strongly than ever that Andy Murray can be a multiple grand slam champion.
The most significant change in the entire men's game over the past 18 months has been Murray's improvement and development, as we saw in his brilliant Australian Open semi-final victory over Roger Federer on Friday.
This is why I predict he will win his final in Melbourne against Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
I expect it to be a similar type of match to the US Open final, a nail-biter over four or five sets, but deep down he knows he has what it takes to beat the defending champion.
The margins are narrow: I would rate Murray's chances as 51 to 49 in his favour. But you can tell that he is operating on a different level to previous years, and that working with Ivan Lendl has made the critical difference.
At 25, he is the same age as Djokovic – there are only seven days separating them – and my guess is that these two boys will win lots of grand slam trophies between them over the next three years.
Murray is a changed man since the London Olympics. He is a different personality on court having beaten Roger Federer in straight sets at Wimbledon to win the gold medal, which has finally unlocked his self-belief.
Losing in those four slam finals must have seriously demoralised him, but he has come through it now. Winning a slam is such a wonderful feeling, and he wants to experience it again.
He knows that the window for adding more slams to his collection is the present, not three or four years' time. He is desperate to seize his moment.
Physically, Murray and Djokovic are very evenly matched. The way that Djokovic moves on a hard court is mind-boggling: he defines what you can and cannot do by his sliding, and by the strain he puts on his legs just trying to reach the ball.
But Murray's mental approach to the game now, and the way he prepares tactically, could be the decisive factor. He has won his first grand slam, so the confidence is there for him to know and to understand at the deepest level that he is good enough to win another slam or more.
Murray was always extremely fit, but the weakness in his early years on tour was his endurance: he was constantly cramping in the long five-set matches.
With his different training habits, and his off-season winter sessions in Miami, he has made incredible progress in this area. Now it seems that the longer the match goes, the better it is for Murray.
The complication on Sunday is that the more of a marathon it is, the better it becomes for Djokovic, too. There is a clear reason why these two are at the top of the men's game.
In terms of rankings, Murray might still be third behind Federer, but I have been predicting since last summer that these two would be dominating men's tennis for the next 2½ years at least. That is exactly what is happening.
Djokovic is very popular with the Australian crowd: after all, he has won here three times before and is coming off a sequence of 20 straight victories.
He was part of one of the best matches of all time in last year's final against Rafael Nadal, so he is full of confidence – the king of Melbourne, if you like. But there is one guy he still does not like to play, and he is called Murray.
For Murray, that first slam success in New York, which he achieved against Djokovic in a fantastic five-setter, gives him an important feelgood factor. Be in no doubt that it will have an effect on this final.
While Djokovic had that incredible five-hour match against Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round, he recovered very impressively in his wins over Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer, and sometimes you need that type of five-setter to get yourself going in a grand slam.
From Murray's point of view, it is not an issue that no man has ever won his second slam title in the tournament directly after his first. He has been in so many finals and semi-finals that he is not the new kid on the block any more. He suffered in this type of environment for many years, which is why he broke through.
Murray knew that, eventually, all those years of frustration would be over. He will be ready for this showdown, but he has to make sure that he controls the centre of the court. If he lets Djokovic dictate, he will be doing a lot of running and he will probably lose.
The moment he becomes passive is the moment his opponent grows stronger. We saw how, when he was serving for the match against Federer, he became a little passive. It is still a flaw in his armoury and he cannot afford for it to show against Djokovic.
But Murray will not need any reminding that he is playing against the world No 1, a five-time grand slam champion. Crucially, he also knows that he is playing the same man whom he beat in his last major final.
This is why I still say he will win. This is his time.
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« on: January 26, 2013, 12:47 AM »
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James Lawton: Federer rages at the dying of the light as his old mystique is stripped away
Murray made him appear not only ageing and tired but edgy and querulous, someone ready to pick an argument with anyone
If it really is the end of Roger Federer as the most brilliant and resilient figure in the history of tennis we cannot say with absolute certainty that it is Andy Murray who has shown him the door.
Not yet, not with any decent respect for achievements so sublime and so relentless they are never likely to be surpassed, because we should remember this assertion was made on behalf of Rafael Nadal as long ago as four and a half years when he beat the great man on Wimbledon's Centre Court in a final some hard judges said could never be bettered.
That claim was violently premature, as Federer established exquisitely with five more Grand Slam titles, but in Melbourne today Murray did rather more than the currently disabled Spaniard.
He not only beat Federer, he announced that he had moved, finally, into a clearly superior category, younger, faster, stronger and capable of playing some quite astonishing shots. Six years, and 16 Grand Slam titles his junior, he did something to Federer that could not be obscured by the running time of four hours, and five sets, of their Australian Open semi-final. He took away more than Federer's hopes of maybe one last big-time duel with the ferociously in-form Novak Djokovic.
He stripped down massive amounts of both his mystique and his competitive charm.
He made Federer look mortal in some ways that we had rarely if ever seen before. He made him appear not only ageing and tired but edgy and querulous, someone ready to pick an argument with anyone, himself, an umpire, a line judge, maybe even the world, and this wasn't Federer. It used to be Murray but we only had a flash or two of that gesticulating destroyer of his own best hopes.
Murray consigned the distraught figure to a part of the past of this place where he was so curtly dismissed in three sets by first Federer, then Djokovic in the finals of 2010 and 2011. After the first debacle, Federer was kind enough, saying that Murray undoubtedly had the talent to one day win a major. A year on, though, the prediction seemed like a parody of reality when Djokovic picked Murray apart. It was a mis-match of grotesque proportions and much of it saw Murray raging at his entourage, the roof and not least himself.
Now such emotion was without a hint of encouragement in the stony countenance of his coach Ivan Lendl. Once again there was a mountain of evidence that the former Gland Slam winner, a man whose only serious ache is that he never carried off Wimbledon, has made not so much a new player as a new man out of Murray.
This one not only exudes power and imposing fitness but a level of self-belief that pre-Lendl was quite unimaginable. This new creation doesn't unravel at the first passing mishap. This one produces stunning strength at a place which in the past would have been broken.
Whenever he slipped against Federer today his first instinct was not to panic but re-make himself. He did it with a series of shots that were both lacerating and fearless.
For Federer it was to be in the eye of a prophecy he made so cheerily in the once familiar rush of triumph.
Now he was ransacking the last of his ability to win tie-breaks in the second and fourth sets, his sixth and seventh out of eight against Murray, but if this made the pulses of his most devoted followers race once more, his opponent coldly returned to the business of dominating a man he had never before beaten in a Grand Slam event.
Swift revenge for Federer's Wimbledon triumph last summer came in the Olympic final, but if a gold medal is something to treasure, it is not the same as beating the champion of champions in one of the four tournaments that matter most.
Nor does it compare with gaining the right to face down the rampaging Djokovic in your sixth Grand Slam final.
Murray beautifully defined the nature of the contest which tomorrow seems certain to rivet the tennis world as profoundly as that unforgettable Federer-Nadal collision in 2008.
That duel was about a haunting balance between the power of the young Majorcan and the most subtle Swiss. It made for rallies which carried the match from one crescendo to another and then just before the climax it brought a backhand down the line from Federer which some still swear was the best, the most nerveless shot they have ever seen.
What Murray now anticipates is an altogether different contest, one of withering forehands and the most brutally administered backhands and the kind of devouring movement guaranteed to drain the life out of all but the most resolute fighter. Murray said, "I hope it is a painful match as this will mean it is a good one."
Good one? It has the destructive potential of something like the dispute at the OK Corral.
Murray did not seem overly impressed when the old champion Jim Courier suggested it was probably a good thing he had not seen too much of Djokovic's evisceration of the normally obdurate Spaniard David Ferrer in the other semi-final.
The implication was that the man from Dunblane might just have suffered a sharp attack of intimidation. It did not seem so likely, not in the wake of Murray's absorption of the best Federer could conjure and his frequently savage response.
Shortly before Federer's last stand in the second tie-break, which astonishingly he won with the loss of just two points, the Swiss master greeted a Murray passing shot with what seemed to be an expletive. There was a suggestion that he was complaining about an element of gamesmanship in the delivery of the Scot's serve but Murray's reaction could hardly have been more imperious. "Whatever," he snarled as he returned to the baseline with another point – and another reason to believe that his progress to the showdown with Djokovic had become a formality.
It was one which would have still a scattering of some remnants from the best of Federer's past but not nearly enough, it had become utterly clear, to dress up an illusion that he was about anything more than saving a little face.
The Murray who collected his first major in New York last September, after running through a broken Djokovic in the final set, had rarely shown more touch or resolution.
When Federer performed his latest tie-break ambush it was maybe forgivable to speculate that he might once again be contemplating still more defiance of the dying of the old light. Certainly there was encouragement in the set of his jaw-line and the pumping of his fist. Unfortunately for him, Murray had never been less susceptible to the aura of a great man.
Murray's body language could hardly have been more eloquent as he raced through the final set like a man briskly recovering lost belongings. Whenever Federer convinced himself that there might still be a chance, when he attempted to lock into the fact that he remained just one break of service away from what would have been astounding parity, Murray felt obliged to set the record straight.
He produced overwhelming conviction and a brutal virtuosity. A second service which had briefly become a neon-lit embarrassment was placed in the margins of an irresistible charge to the finish line. His total of aces reached 21. His belief that he would meet Djokovic soared.
His objective was not so much to usher Federer down the high road of sports history. That was merely the by-product of his belief that he was indeed the right man to stand in the path of the world's best player. He said he looked forward to the final of pain. The diagnosis must be one of competitive bliss.
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MELBOURNE—At around 7:15 P.M. Friday, a few minutes before Roger Federer followed Andy Murray down from the locker room and onto the court, it looked like Rod Laver Arena had been been given an upgrade. Compared to earlier evenings here, the light was more atmospheric, the temperature was more comfortable, the crowd was better looking, the clothes were sharper, the VIPs were actually famous. Greg Norman was here, and the stadium's namesake sat in the front row with a full complement of legends surrounding him. A few rows back was the obligatory celebrity tennis fanatic. This time, though, it wasn't Anna Wintour or Gavin Rossdale or the Prince of Wales who had jetted in to pay homage to the Maestro. It was American actor Kevin Spacey, who is a....Murray fan? Here was a sign, if anyone needed it, that the guard was changing in men's tennis, right? The groupies are always the first to know.
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Well I don't like Boris Becker but I could give him a
as the only pundit who is calling for Andy it seems. And Iona love the bit about Spacey. I'll never forget what he said after USO as he spoke for so many of us I think - 'I've never wanted something so much for someone else as I wanted Andy to win' or words to that effect
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Andy's latest "The Australian" column
AS there is only a few hours now until my Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic, I thought I'd share a few insights into my preparation for the match and what I learnt from my two big matches against him last year, the first in a semi-final in Melbourne and the other one, obviously, in New York.
But first a memory from the US Open final last September that might give some of you a bit of a laugh. It's something only the eagle-eyed might have noticed and when I look back now, I still shake my head but given the result, all is well that ends well.
When I was serving for the US title against Novak and leading 30-0, I was deep in the zone, thinking about where to put my first serve, hoping I'd get a free point out of Novak, that's something that doesn't happen very often. Decision made, I walked up to the baseline, bounced the ball and … realised I was about to serve to the wrong side of the court, this at the biggest moment of my career. You'd think I'd have known better after 20 years or so of playing! It actually had nothing to do with nerves, even though I was serving for my first grand slam title. As I said at the time, because I had built it up so much in my head, thought so much about being in the position to win a slam, I didn't actually feel that nervous!
I just think it is all to do with being so much in the zone and while I haven't done it too much, I watch a lot of matches and it does happen to other players. I was watching Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in his match against Roger a few nights before our semi-final and he went to walk to the chair when it was only 2-all. It's very weird!
Now to what I hope will be a good omen for tonight's final against Novak. If any of you watched either the US Open final or my semi-final against Roger the other night, you may have noticed a familiar face in the stands. A few actors, like Will Ferrell, are really big tennis fans and it turns out that Kevin Spacey is another. He must be, given this Tweet from the other night – "Congrats @Andy_Murray for his win! Can't wait for Sunday night – Flew to Melbourne to watch. Awesome game!". Kevin starred in one of my favourite films of all time, The Usual Suspects, where he played the criminal mastermind Keyser Soze.
Now to the final. Since my win over Roger on Friday night, I have focused all my energy on preparing for the final. It was great to beat Roger for the first time in a grand slam but knowing the job wasn't complete, I headed straight to an ice bath before completing my media obligations. I didn't leave Melbourne Park till about 2am, so it was a late night.
The plan yesterday was to sleep for as long as possible before going about further recovery. On waking up, I had a full breakfast, toast, a fruit platter, some yoghurt and then headed to the pool for a swim and a massage to loosen up the body. It doesn't matter how fit you are, after a match like the one I had with Roger, you are going to wake up a little sore. But that's why I've got my great team here.
Lunch was dinner and rice then a little more stretching and massage, but mostly I tried not to expend too much energy. I had a very light practice, only about 30 minutes or so, later in the day before dinner and then to stay up as long as I could last night. Because the final is played at night, you don't want to go to bed early otherwise your body clock will be slowing down right at key moments in the final. Before going to the courts today, I'll have another proper breakfast and lunch to keep the body fuelled, with my last meal about 90 minutes before we go on to the court.
I'm really looking forward to the final. My results over the last year show I've played my best tennis in the big matches, the slam finals and the Olympics. It doesn't mean you are going to win every time but there is not much more you can do than that.
The thing that changes from winning big matches is that you have that extra bit of belief when you go out on the court. I think the thing with Roger and Rafa and then Novak over the past five or six years is that they have kept setting the bar at new levels and it has been up to the rest to catch up and I think I have done a good job with that.
Last year, when I played Novak here in a semi-final, that match was important for the rest of my career because it proved to me how close I was to breaking through if I improved a few small things.
It is obviously going to be tough and this might sound strange, but I hope am feeling in pain late on Sunday because that will mean I am right in the final. With our game styles, we play a lot of long points and have long rallies and we both return very well, so it is very tough to get free points.
Every time we played last year, it was incredibly close and very, very long matches. I wouldn't expect anything different tonight but I'm aiming to come out on top!
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Hudson replaces Bumgarner on All-Star roster
SAN FRANCISCO -- The fishing trip Giants starter Tim Hudson planned to take during the All-Star break is going to have to wait -- he has a baseball game Tuesday night.
All-Star Madison Bumgarner starting Sunday gave him the option to be ineligible for Tuesday's Midsummer Classic, and National League manager Mike Matheny didn't have to look far -- one locker stall to the left, to be exact -- to find a replacement, naming Hudson to the squad.
At age 39 (tomorrow), Team Hudson is ever so thankful to be heading to the All-Star Game. Even Jax gets to go! pic.twitter.com/cTT4PMfXdS- Kim Hudson (@kimberlybhudson) July 13, 2014
The 38-year-old is 7-6 with a 2.87 ERA in 18 starts. He's thrown seven or more innings in 11 of those outings and has allowed two earned runs or fewer 13 times. This marks the fourth All-Star selection for Hudson, and his first since 2010 (2000 and 2004 were the others). Not bad for a veteran whose 2013 campaign ended in agony with a broken ankle while covering first base.
"He's been very solid for us this first half," catcher Buster Posey said after the team's 8-4 victory Sunday. "It's good to see a guy that's towards the end of his career getting a chance to do that again."
Manager Bruce Bochy anticipated getting a pitcher that'd consistently give the Giants a chance to win, so he hasn't been too surprised by Hudson's success. Hudson's still been better than they had expected, though. Same goes for the ankle, which Bochy said is no longer a concern after some early-season soreness.
"I think he's even exceeded those," Bochy said of the team's expectations for Hudson, "because in a lot of these outings, he's been so good."
Added Bumgarner, who will be unavailable for the All-Star Game after starting Sunday's game: "Everybody knew how good of a pickup it was going to be. He definitely hasn't disappointed and deserves to go as much as anybody, if not more. I'm happy to see him going there. He's earned it."
Ryan Hood is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ryanhood19. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The legal setback for MLBAM over the use of player names in fantasy sports could lead to a Supreme Court showdown.
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When television and the baseball playoffs collide, different parties want different outcomes.
May 21, 2007
Maury talks about a revered colleague and friend on the anniversary of a tragic loss.
April 30, 2007
Maury chats with Vince Gennaro, a former consultant to MLB clubs and author of Diamond Dollars.
April 25, 2007
Who do you believe--Forbes Magazine, or the teams that invariably state the numbers are pure fiction? Maury has the details on the finances of major league clubs.
April 16, 2007
Maury gets his hands on a little Black Book of payroll data for major league baseball.
April 9, 2007
The deal's done, so who came out ahead between MLB, the various content providers, and the baseball-hungry public?
March 26, 2007
Maury unravels the latest on the Extra Innings story, and predicts where things might go from here.
March 12, 2007
In a canny move, MLB puts the onus on cable companies to match the DirecTV offer.
March 4, 2007
It what might be an exercise of impossibility, Maury talks about the Nationals' hope and faith.
February 26, 2007
Summing up the totals on the more than 100 players who filed for arbitration this offseason.
February 19, 2007
Talking to Bob and Peter Bavasi, Maury reflects on the gulf between what attracts people to the game, and what might drive them from it.
February 12, 2007
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Maury evaluates the proliferation of RSNs and their consequences on the financial state of franchises.
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Running the Pacific Coast League is how this third-generation baseball man continues the family tradition of service to the game.
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Maury checks out the gambles taking place on the business side heading into the 2007 season.
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Maury Brown chats with Baltimore executive Jim Duquette about the inflated off-season market, how the Orioles have addressed their problems in the bullpen and left field, and a good deal more.
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So it's 2012. The year I will be turning 38. I can remember a time when that seemed like a very OLD age. While I am not old, and certainly don't FEEL old, I have noticed in the past few years that things are um…well, they aren't quite the same as they were when I was, say, 18. Or maybe 28. Stuff like my knees, and ankles. Things go snap, crackle and pop! even when they aren't in a bowl full of milk as part of my breakfast.
I'm starting to understand why my grandma Evelyn hated the cold, because it made her joints ache. While I don't ache (yet?) in the cold, I do definitely react more to cold temperatures, at this stage of the game. Inflammation causes pain, and I don't have a high threshold for pain. I get kind of crabby. Pouty. Whiny. It's pathetic, really. But I'd like to prevent the pain before it starts, you know? Then I'm not stuck trying to relieve pain, just the inflammation that causes it.
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Results show starch digestibility and milk yield were decreased for dairy cows fed diets containing corn silage with very high dry matter (greater than 40 percent dry matter), says Randy Shaver, University of Wisconsin-Madison extension dairy nutritionist. Starch digestibility and milk yield also were reduced for dairy cows fed diets containing corn silage with insufficient kernel processing.
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Club feels slumping slugger must look inward to turn his season around
BOSTON -- Josh Hamilton isn't old and he isn't hurt, but for some reason, he also isn't right. The Angels left fielder wasn't last year, when he finished with a .250 batting average, 21 homers and 79 RBIs despite getting hot over the final six weeks. He isn't this year, heading into Wednesday's game against the Red Sox on a 5-for-41 slump that dropped his batting average to .263.
And amid the search for answers comes the following theory, a popular one for outsiders of late: Hamilton had a certain support system in place with the Rangers that cannot be duplicated with the Angels, which is why he hasn't had the same success since signing a five-year, $125 million contract.
C.J. Wilson -- Hamilton's teammate with the Rangers from 2008-11, and with the Halos since last season -- disagrees.
"It's the same thing here," Wilson said. "They live in a nice house, the kids are there; he's got all the same things going on. It's the same stuff. I think last year he got off to a bad start, and that carried some residual effects. Josh really cares; he really wants to do well. And he gets upset at himself. But when you've been through the ringer in real life -- off the field, like he has -- it kind of keeps baseball struggles in perspective."
Wilson, of course, is referring to the drug addiction that kept Hamilton out of baseball for three full years and often put his life in jeopardy. Hamilton overcame that, in a matter that befits a Hollywood script. But the 33-year-old still requires constant maintenance, and the mental aspect plays a big part in his success and failures.
In a way, the Angels are still feeling their way through that.
"Right now, he's searching," Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said. "We've had Josh now for two years, and we now have a better feel for his rhythm, his own needs, as you would with any of the other players. And right now, it looks like he needs to search for answers. When you do that, you generally just look in the glass at yourself."
In times like these, the Angels feel it's best to give Hamilton his space, which is why manager Mike Scioscia thought it'd be a good idea to keep him out of the lineup for two straight days -- Sunday in Arlington, Monday in Boston -- and have him come in for an early session Tuesday.
Hamilton walked onto the Fenway Park field at 1:45 p.m. ET for 20 minutes of pregame work, which preceded being placed back at his customary cleanup spot for Tuesday's game. Assistant hitting coach Dave Hansen put baseballs on a tee and then threw from behind an L screen, and hitting coach Don Baylor preached rhythm and timing.
"He's not 50 feet off the tracks; he's about halfway off the tracks," Baylor said. "It's all rhythm, rhythm, rhythm. It's almost like a dance step for him. When he doesn't have it, he doesn't feel it. Most hitters feel the same way; it's either the hands or the foot. That's why guys with toe-taps are very difficult."
Hamilton's swing requires constant maintenance because it has so many moving parts -- from the hands that swing upwards to the toe-tap he reintroduced to the way it all comes together when a pitch is delivered.
As Hansen put it, "You don't always know quite what's making it not run right, so you have to troubleshoot a few more things."
Hamilton made a couple of drastic adjustments this offseason. He worked with a functional movement coach to help his hips drive through the ball, added 28 pounds to get back to his normal weight of 240 and ditched the concept of having an accountability partner with him at all times.
This year, he only has one partner on the road, and never in the clubhouse. Hamilton called the decision "a responsible, growing-up lesson," and something that would allow him to get to know his teammates better so he can "really become a part of the team." Hamilton has always identified his support system as his wife and four daughters; not a certain clubhouse environment.
To get out of this slump, he has to look internally.
"There will be times when your confidence isn't there," Scioscia said, "and that's where Josh is right now."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Food Blog Day 2005
Do you know what today is?
It's Blog day 2005!
As I learned from Pim, today food bloggers spanning the globe are to name 5 new food blogs that they like.
Here are a few of my favorites at the moment. I wanted to list more than 5, but I'm still psychologically-bruised by Mrs. Sheegan, my 3rd grade teacher, throwing up her hands and telling my parents, "David has a very hard time following directions. He'll ever amount to anything…"
Ha! I say to her.
Here I am…and where is she? I don't see her blog listed anywhere around here, do you?
I don't read .com after her name… do I?
Then I had second thoughts.
I realized that as a grown adult I just may need to learn to follow directions, (maybe that's been my problem all along…gulp, my editor will be thrilled with this new revelation)…so I winnowed down the list to just 5 new blogs that BlogDay2005 requests.
And I guess that means I I'll soon be on my way to amounting to something.
Since I have no idea who many of you are (if you don't post comments), here's a list of food blogs that I haven't mentioned in my postings that you should check out…Happy Blog Day!
A very funny and scathing look at the world of catering. Anonymously penned…of course! As someone who's worked in the restaurant business for 25 years and has seen everything.
I'm hooked.
William (or Bill?) writes about the cuisines and culinary traditions of Mexico. Think you know Mexican cooking? You'll learn something new here from each entry.
Pristine, informative photos accompany this well-written blog.
This blog is focused on the how's and why's of making chocolate for people that want to tinker at it themselves. Lots of information and exploration. A terrific place to learn about chocolate.
Brett shares his wonder of all good things to eat wherever he goes. And he seems to go to all the places I want to go and eat!
Recently he blogged about my favorite food cities: Barcelona and San Sebastian, and is now back in San Francisco.
Always dreamed of gettin' outta 'Frisco and moving to a midwestern farm?
Susan did, and she writes lovely tips about bread making, farm cooking, often accompanied by daily photos from her farm and gardens.
If you'd like to explore some other food blogs and web sites for other bakers and friends, many who I've written about before but didn't want to ignore, check out my links page.
Want To Start A Food Blog?
If you're wondering what it's like to write a food blog, or what's involved, check out what Adam writes.
He's just celebrated his 1000 posting which I believe merits a complimentary upgrade from 'amateur' status, don't you? Perhaps we can help him find a new title…(since somehow "The Mediocre Gourmet" doesn't have quite to same appeal.)
Adam has the youthful enthusiasm I had before I became the hardened, yet wiser, internationally-celebrated cookbook author that I've become.
That was before the media and damn paparazzi pursued me relentlessly, compelling me to seek refuge and my reclusive existence in my Paris rooftop pied-à-terre, prompting much speculation in the industry. The scandals of reputed multiple cosmetic surgeries, a failed romance with Jennifer Lopez (and that American Idol star, which I can't talk about due to our settlement agreement), the revealing slew of unauthorized biographies that cast doubt on my personal life, and that nasty, and unfortunately public, falling out with Justin and Cammy at that club after that award scandal.
All have forced me to live an unassuming and vaguely anonymous life, food blogging in Paris.
Never miss a post!
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Happy Blog Day 2005!!!
Thank you! I'm flattered. : )
Thank you for your list, it is hard being a hack cook like myself and know where to get inspiration for my love of food and cooking(figures I would end up a Drafter) Oh well my wife enjoys it. I respect your choices
Thx for the always-good-and-clever food thoughts! Best wishes for your upcoming chocolate extravaganza with Susan Herrmann Loomis at her On Rue Tatin cooking course. Blog on!
Ingredient Sleuth
This has been fun! And Lil, Bob, and Ingredient Sleuth…I checked out your sites as well (and Susan too). It's been fun to discover some new blogs (to me, at least) like yours. Will keep reading!
This was good! Only makes sense that a blog I like to read, would recommend other blogs that I would like to read. But it begs the question of time – so many blogs…….


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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The show must go on, is the entertainer's credo, and it did just that in the nation's Porn Capital even after Los Angeles County voted to require performers to use condoms when filming sex scenes.
One of the industry's biggest stars, James Deen, reported for work, condom-free as usual, just hours after voters adopted the new law.
During a break in the action Thursday, however, Deen raised the same questions on the mind of everyone in LA's billion-dollar-plus porn industry: Can a planned court challenge get the new law tossed out before it is even implemented? Or, perhaps this time next year, will he be making films like "Atomic Vixens" and "Asian Fever Sex Objects" in some place like Las Vegas or Florida?
The law, listed on the ballot as Measure B, was passed by 56 percent of voters Tuesday. It won't take effect until election results are certified, which likely will be several more days. It could take months longer before county health officials decide how to enforce it and whether they must begin dispatching prophylactic police officers to keep a close eye on actors.
The Department of Public Health issued a terse statement with no timetable for developing an enforcement plan. There was no hint of whether there would be surprise inspections or if public employees would be paid to watch porn flicks to see if actors were complying.
The nation's adult entertainment industry, which is believed to generate as much as $7 billion a year in revenue, according to the trade publication Adult Video News, vigorously opposed the new law. It argued it is unneeded because of safeguards that include monthly venereal disease checks for all working actors.
They also maintained it would be costly and difficult to enforce and could drive the business out of Los Angeles' sprawling San Fernando Valley, taking with it as many as 10,000 jobs, including actors, directors, film editors and crafts and makeup people.
The main problem, they say, is that fans don't want to see actors using condoms.
"The last time we attempted to go all condom, our industry lost sales by over 30 percent," said Deen. "That's a huge hit to our economy."
Deen, who has appeared in more than 1,000 hardcore films over the past nine years and estimates he's been in about 4,000 sex scenes, said he's never been infected with any disease and he gets tested every two weeks.
"I love condoms, I think they're great and the safest thing you can do in engaging in sexual intercourse with a stranger," he said, adding he uses them in his personal life but not onscreen.
Industry officials, meanwhile, say the last reported case of HIV linked directly to work was in 2004. Since then, they add, about 300,000 films have been made.
Michael Weinstein, the nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation's founder and president, disputes those figures, saying there have been other, more recent HIV infections, not to mention numerous cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases.


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Today Cox Communications announced a nationwide marketing campaign that was designed to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of America during the holiday season.
Cox's "Days of Giving" campaign allows customers to donate new, unwrapped toys at the 133 Cox stores across the nation. The toys will be donated to local Boys & Girls Clubs in each of Cox's markets. Each customer who donates receives a plush Holiday Digeez doll, which is the company's mascot.
Cox is also putting its marketing muscle behind the campaign to build awareness and help make the campaign a success. Tactics include cross-channel TV advertising, social media advertising, email marketing and in-store marketing collateral.
"At Cox, giving back to the community is more than just a commitment. It's a way of life for our employees and our business," said Cox President Pat Esser, a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Southeast Region Board of Governors. "This particular campaign makes it easy for our customers to be involved in helping Cox assist a worthy organization and kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs in our communities."
Cox and the Cox Foundation are also giving $300,000 for new technology centers or upgrading equipment at existing centers at 12 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country. The technology centers provide students with access to curriculum that advances their computer literacy skills and also bridges the gap for kids who don't have access to a cell phone, computer or an Internet connection at home. Boys & Girls Club Technology Centers include state of the art computer equipment, including desktops, monitors, laptops, printers, docking stations, wireless routers, wireless cards, and proprietary Microsoft and Club Tech software.
Since 2008, Cox has contributed more than $8 million in cash and in-kind support to the Boys & Girls Clubs and its technology centers. In addition to donations of public service announcements and cash, Cox also has provided volunteer hours at clubs across the country, including painting murals, landscaping, renovating and installing computers.


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County supervisors met in closed session Tuesday to discuss the federal subpoena for all records, including emails, correspondence and inspections associated with Mendocino County's pot regulation ordinance.
After the closed session, County Counsel Tom Parker reported he was going to "hire and retain outside counsel and to take appropriate action."
Parker also reported "federal authorities have subpoenaed information regarding 9.31, but have not disclosed their interest in that information."
The federal subpoena was issued on October 23 and gave county officials until November 8 to deliver the documents to the federal grand jury. The county obtained a time extension until January 8 to comply, according to Parker.
The subpoenas were issued to "custodians of records" in the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office and the Auditors Office. The subpoena says "you are commanded to appear and testify before the grand jury...You are also commanded to bring with you the following documents..." It adds if the requested records are provided "no appearance will be necessary."
While the board has requested legal counsel on what to do, as far as TWN has been able to determine they were not the specific recipient of any of the subpoenas.
The subpoena requests copies of all "records, letters and any other communications on the Mendocino County Medical Marijuana Cultivation Regulation to include third-party inspectors and the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors" since January 1, 2010. The request was expanded to include all "memoranda, notes, files, or records relating to meetings or conversations concerning" the Zip Tie program or Medical Marijuana Cultivation Regulation.
The subpoena also requests any and all financial account numbers used by the Mendocino County, District Attorney's Office or Sheriff's Office. In addition to the broad request, there is also a specific request for the financial account numbers for funds received through the Zip-Tie program.
It requests all "records of inspections, applications and communications, to include emails, with Mendocino County 9.31 program permit applicants, permit holders and inspectors."
Representatives of the Emerald Growers Association spoke at the December 4 board meeting to ask the supervisors to "fight the federal subpoena."
The Emerald Growers Association is a medical cannabis trade association headquartered in Redway.
As part of its efforts, the association in a press release asked concerned citizens to contact the board and "demand that the county at to protect its citizens' interests and fight the federal subpoena by passing a unanimous resolution to direct County Counsel Tom Parker to oppose it in court, if necessary."


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- National Capital Region Incident Management Team returns from New Orleans at 3 p.m. today, Sept. 11.
- Eight jurisdictions represented.
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A 15-member National Capital Region Incident Management Team (NCR-IMT) will return from New Orleans this afternoon, following a nine-day assignment to the New Orleans Emergency Operations Center. The NCR-IMT will arrive at approximately 3 p.m. at the Springfield Fire and Rescue Station, 7011 Backlick Road, Springfield.
The NCR-IMT is a cadre of specially trained personnel that provides experienced command and control capability for large-scale, complex emergency incidents and disasters. The NCR-IMT deployed to Louisiana with specially trained management personnel including, fire, emergency medical services, law enforcement, public health and emergency management professionals.
Jurisdictions represented includedArlington County, City of Alexandria, Fairfax City, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Montgomery County, Frederick, Md., and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
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'Even if it was a preseason game, Corey Tropp will never forget his first goal in a Sabres uniform. With the puck deep in the Toronto zone, defenseman Keith Aulie's clearing attempt is picked off just inside the blueline by Matt Ellis who finds Tropp alone in the slot. Tropp turns quickly, makes another quick move and slides the puck between James Reimer's pads. "Ellie did a great job stepping up," Tropp explains. "He made a heck of a pass to me in the slot, and I just tried to get it off as quick as I could."'
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"Embrace birthdays by reveling in how far you've come and all of the experiences you've had," says Wendy Ferguson, 45. "I went to Antarctica for my 40th because I love travel and want to see the world. But celebrating doesn't have to be anything grandiose — just do something that's meaningful to you. It took years and experience in order for me to feel more comfortable in my own skin, but I've earned every laugh line and gray hair. And I think celebrating my age — rather than lying about it — has helped me grow older more gracefully."
Try this cheap, at-home trick from Shelly Ruch, CEO of Bella Semplice, a company that creates at-home facial and under-eye masks: Soak two cotton balls in a bowl of ice-cold whole milk; squeeze them out and place one over each eye. When your skin warms up the cotton balls, soak two more and repeat for up to 15 minutes. Cold milk constricts blood vessels to nix puffiness, the fat in whole milk moisturizes and replenishes dry skin, and the lactic acid helps remove dead cells to soften fine lines.
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I hate to say it, but I will anyway:
When I was a kid …
But … when I was a kid, all we had to worry about were earthquakes, which were never as bad as in the movies. Oh, and nuclear war with Russia. That was kind of a big one. But it was a vague concept, and at some point, we realized it probably wasn't going to happen.
Outside of the occasional "stop, drop and throw yourself under your desk" drill, we weren't concerned about big things in the news. Which is why it was a bit disturbing the other day when I went to wake the 10-year-old girl to get ready for school. Even before I did the old shakearoo — and I owed her one for waking me the previous day by nearly poking me to death — I noticed she was squirming and making some unhappy faces.
Deciding to keep my distance, I tried verbally waking her. After some more squirming and face-making, she opened her eyes and looked at me … then launched into a description of a nightmare involving a man locking her and her schoolmates in the cafeteria, with another man outside, and they wouldn't let them out, and everyone was screaming, and it was scary, and she didn't know what to do or how to get out and didn't know where her mom was and …"
Dreaming about being trapped in a school shooting is not the way a kid should start her day.
It's unavoidable
Even if kids don't watch the news — and ours don't — there's no way to keep them from finding out about what seems to be an increasing amount of school shootings across the country, especially since December, when a man walked into the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and shot to death 20 children and six adults. There were at least five school shootings across the United States over the following six weeks, each of which got plenty of coverage, thanks to the renewed debate over gun control and better security at schools.
There's no way to avoid kids absorbing all this. Schools openly talk about improving security. Some hold drills and talk about what kids should do if an intruder opens fire on campus. And if they don't, parents will. They talk to each other. This is not necessarily a case of media overload — though the residents of Newtown might disagree, and with good reason. It's more a matter of adults realizing this isn't someone else's problem, or a condition that's going away anytime soon. It can happen anywhere. Which is why my 4-year-old's preschool has started locking the front door the past couple of months, to be opened only by a worker who recognizes you.
No easy answers
It's been more than three months since Newtown, and 10-year-olds are still having nightmares. I wish there were a way to tell kids it won't happen anymore. But even if there were an answer to all this, political gridlock would probably keep us from enacting it.
The nightmares I had as a kid were about Godzilla attacking the mall or evil spies shooting at me or being tied up in the jungle, about to eaten by cannibals. All were induced by various forms of media and entertainment, of course.
But when I woke up, at least I could reassure myself it was all make-believe.
This generation's kids have to face the possibility of their nightmares coming to life when they are awake. In that respect, no one can say kids have it too good nowadays.
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Getting AB's, Pacheco looks toward playing in field
MESA, Ariz. -- Catcher Jordan Pacheco started Tuesday's 13-0 win over the Cubs as designated hitter -- going 1-for-1 with a single, a run scored and two walks in his first extended action since the Spring Training opener. Pacheco was out with a strained left shoulder.
The next test for Pacheco, who didn't have any structural damage but needed to build the rotator cuff muscles, will be playing defensively.
"The swing feels good, and it's nice to get out there and actually participate in a game," said Pacheco, who had a pinch-hit at-bat in Monday's 5-0 loss to the Padres. "The shoulder feels good, no pain.
"It's just being strong. My little rotator cuff exercises helped out a bunch. Going from not holding a glove up to doing it every day is a little wearing on the body. I've just got to be smart and keep up my exercises. It should be good."
The Rockies project Pacheco as backup catcher, although Michael McKenry is pushing for that spot as well. Nonetheless, looking forward to a full season of catching after serving as a corner utility man the last two seasons, Pacheco, 28, sees the time out of the lineup as a blessing disguised by pain.
"You don't want to sit out, but it was good for my body," Pacheco said.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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santa100 wrote:Daverupa wrote:
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"And what is the right view that is without effluents, transcendent, a factor of the path? The discernment, the faculty of discernment, the strength of discernment, analysis of qualities as a factor for Awakening, the path factor of right view of one developing the noble path whose mind is noble, whose mind is free from effluents, who is fully possessed of the noble path. This is the right view that is without effluents, transcendent, a factor of the path"
Thank you for the ref. for it definitely clarifies the huge contrast between a noble mind, one that "is free from effluents and fully possessed of the noble path" versus one that flatly rejects rebirth and other world.
It does no such thing.


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Modelling agency founder Eileen Ford, who shaped a generation's standards of beauty as she launched the careers of Candice Bergen, Lauren Hutton, Jane Fonda and countless others, has died.
She was 92 and died yesterday, according to Arielle Baran, a spokeswoman for Derris & Co., which handles public relations for Ford.
In a statement, the Ford agency called her "an industry icon and pioneer... We are incredibly proud and grateful for her revolutionary spirit and the values she instilled in Ford Models."
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Ford was known for her steely manner and eye for talent. She demanded professionalism from her models, putting them on strict diets and firing those with a taste for late-night revelry. Her discipline pushed Ford Model Agency to the top, making multimillionaires of both Ford and her late husband, Jerry, who handled the company's business affairs.
"I think our success came from Eileen's energy and her bluntness and, to some extent, her comfort with confrontation," Jerry Ford told USA Today in 1997. "A fortune teller once told her if she wasn't an agent, she should be, because all the stars pointed that way. She's always loved to tell people what to do."
The typical Ford woman was tall, thin, often blond, with wide-set eyes and a long neck. Ford was known to tell hopefuls shorter than 5ft 7in to give up their dreams.
The Ford look changed remarkably little over the years, and set a standard for the industry. Height and a willowy build remain paramount, though Ford was disdainful of the "waif" look - typified by British model Kate Moss - popular in the early 1990s.
Ford maintained that a model's charisma was as important as her looks, and prided herself on being able to detect successful personalities.
"There's a cockiness to them... They're just going to be good and you can just tell it," she told Life magazine in 1970. "I see girls that I know - I absolutely know - will be star models within just a matter of weeks, and they always are."
For high-fashion photography, she said, an ample bust was a disqualifier because the camera adds pounds and curves distract from the picture. "A bosom is terribly detrimental because it cuts you all up in pieces," she told The New York Times in 1967.
Ford felt a motherly responsibility toward her models, often inviting the youngest to live at her Upper East Side apartment. She prohibited the young Kim Basinger from going out before finishing her French homework. Supermodel-to-be Christy Turlington once recalled pretending to do laundry at night so she could sneak out while the family slept.
"Models are a business, and they have to treat themselves as a business," Ford told The Toronto Star in 1988. "Which means they have to take care of themselves and give up all the young joys."
The Ford agency continued to grow in the 1970s, when it began representing children, including a young Brooke Shields, and men. By then, Christie Brinkley, Jane Fonda, Ali MacGraw, Candice Bergen, Beverly Johnson and Suzy Parker had all been on the Ford roster.
John Casablancas provided stiff competition for the Ford agency when he founded rival Elite in the 1970s. He became known for wooing talent from other agencies - resulting in lawsuits - and stressing a more sensual, European look.
Ford, born Eileen Otte in New York City in 1922, grew up in the leafy Long Island suburb of Great Neck, New York. She had a psychology degree from Barnard College and modelled occasionally as a student. After graduating, she helped several friends book modelling jobs, and founded the agency in 1946 with her husband.
Ford wrote several books including Eileen Ford's A More Beautiful You in 21 Days (1972) and Eileen Ford's Beauty Now and Forever: Secrets of Beauty After 35 (1977), plus a syndicated newspaper column, Eileen Ford's Model Beauty, in the 1970s.
The agency engaged the public with events like a Supermodel of the World contest and weekly open houses in Soho that attracted 60,000 people a year.
The agency's revenues topped 40 million US dollars a year by the 1990s. Their daughter Katie took over as CEO in 1995 but stepped down after the company was sold to an investment bank, Stone Tower Equity Partners, in 2007. Jerry Ford died in August 2008.