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My Love is Broken
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Some say cyber love is not real but only an illusion. An illusion for those who claim to be unable to find love in the real world. The one who are not up to the standards lovers have begun to create. But what some don't understand is that cyber love is real. It exist- though rarely- in this somewhat cruel world of hate and violence. It exist for those who truly wish to find it and sometimes, even, for those not looking at all and stumble upon it by accident.
Not me.
It was no accident for me.
I desperately searched for someone I could claim to be mine. Love or no love.
I wanted someone to talk to about everything. Someone who would laugh with me, maybe cry with me as well.
I wanted someone sweet, caring, understanding, sexy, dark, mysterious, and funny enough to make me laugh at even the most ridiculous things!
I know it seemed like an impossible list of expectations for just ONE guy but...he was all of that and more.
He was beautiful accident waiting to happen.
And it all started with me hiring my thirteen year old to be my matchmaker.
I told her to find me a random boy she thought I might like.
She brought me one seemingly dull boy who was no where near my expectations and only bored me with bad complements and dry jokes.
The second one was forgettable for I cannot remember a thing about him. Only that for someone he didn't meet my standards.
The third...Oh the third was different.
He came to me, his name already highlighted green ( the color of friendship), and his shirt was blue! Of all the colors in the world he wore my most favorite color. The moment he was close enough to see the bright green of my name we typed out the "LMAO" and fell to the pixilated ground together in laughter.
I fired my matchmaker on the spot claiming she failed me for the third time. Of course it was a joke and was not taken as harsh and so we all laughed together at the irony of the situation that was meant to be a blind date.
I didn't know at the time that I would fall in love with him.
The cyber boy.
I only knew that I really liked him and I wanted to be his friend. Maybe a little more than that.
I had been friends with him for only a few days when a female friend of his (who is now like a sister to me) practically forced him to ask me out and stop beating around the bush! I wonder all the time why she did that for me. She had told me she liked him very much the whole time they were friends.
"But," she told me, "He seems happier with you."
I'm not sure what she told him to get him to do it but he did.
And I was happy for a short while.
That is when the fear started.
I was scared he would leave me; leave me for someone prettier, smarter. I was afraid he would hurt me.
I broke up with him at least a week later. I don't remember giving him a reason. I just told him I had to.
The word got out and his female friend (and several of my other friends) were so upset they begged and pleaded that I go back to him. We bickered for about a day before they convinced me to at least talk to him.
And so I did.
He greeted me with warmth and understanding. I told him why I did it, I think, and he understood. Told me he wouldn't do that to me.
I told him that I wouldn't ask him out for fear that I'd hurt him again.
He smiled and said,
"Well then I'll have to ask you out." and we laughed.
We stayed together for a longer period of time. Maybe two months before the fear started up again.
I started to that he didn't find me pretty enough.
In the beginning he told me that looks did not matter to him. That personality is more important. At the time I thought that was the stupidest thing I had ever heard! I wanted to know who I was dating but he refused to show me his picture. I showed him mine and he only said "nice :)".
It hurt.
I was already self-conscious at the time and it seemed like he thought I was nothing. I had even posted the picture on my profile and never once said anything about it. As if it wasn't there.
But he saw it..I didn't know it at the time but he did see it. And thought I was pretty.
That made me grin like a goofball when he told me.
But he was too late.
I had cheated on him for a guy that said I was beautiful.
He was a horrible person. He was handsome but he was horrible.
He was dangerous and scornful.
He was a punishment.
I broke up with my cyber love to be with that heinous boy.
I stayed with him for some time until I just couldn't take it anymore. Until we couldn't take it anymore. He broke up with me because he knew that what he was ( a blood) he knew I couldn't handle it. I swear that his breaking up with me was the sweetest thing he'd ever done for me.
Because I missed my cyber love the whole time I was with the blood.
I crawled back to him in a pathetic attempt to get him back.
He listened to my sad explanation and didn't seem the least bit upset. If he was he hid it well. But he took me back and we stayed together. He stopped trusting me like he used to but he stayed with me. We were happy. He even introduced me to his best friend and cousin. We call her Sar.
Sar is my very best friend and is so much like my sister we hardly ever use one another's name when referring to each other with other people (she does this more than I do) instead we say "My sis".
She understands me better than my love does to this day. She knows just about everything except little bits and pieces from recent activities.
She understood why I cheated on him a second time. She even plotted scheme to help me get him back again. She knew I did it again because of fear. She knew I didn't mean to.
He took me back and we stayed together happily for several weeks before I started wondering if he really loved me.
Yes, I actually worried about that. It never occurred to me that the fact that he took me back both the times I had cheated on him was any indication that he did love me.
So one night I tried to ask him but I couldn't. He begged me to just ask him whatever I needed to. He then just assumed what I was going to ask and he was right! He answered my unasked but well guessed question and said...
I don't remember what he said. Out of everything! I blocked his answer out.
All I remember is that as soon as he logged off I quit the game...
I didn't tell I was going to do it. I never said I would break up with him. I never said anything to him.
I just left.
He hasn't been the same ever since.
He is afraid. Afraid of hurting other girls like he thinks he hurt me.
I broke something in him.
His spirit to love and have fun.
I stayed away from the game for several months. I didn't start to play again until at least seven months. He actually missed me.
And Sar was pissed because I never told her I was leaving.
They both forgave me.
I've asked Sar why but I don't remember what she said.
I haven't asked my love why he forgave me.
But he did.
One of the many things those two souls have taught me was how to forgive and love your friends. I just hate that I had to learn from them so late.
I've cried and starved and kept myself awake over what I've done. I hated myself so much I just didn't want to BE anymore.
But when I came back to the game most had left, the ones that stayed were there with open arms and warm hearts.
I was forgiven.
I was loved by people I have never met in person.
The first time I saw my love again my heart stopped, skipped, flipped and fluttered before it settled back to its average rhythm.
I still loved him.
But he loved another.
I chased him again. Trying to get him back after so many months of missing him.
He wouldn't take me back.
He claimed to love the other.
I quit again out of anger and heartbreak.
I came back again in three months later and found myself falling reluctantly for his brother.
His brother was a wise one though. He knew why I wanted him and rejected me as honestly and as kindly as he could.
I look back at my fears then and my fears now... most of them are irrational or just plain stupid.
He never gave me a reason to be afraid of him. I kept hurting him because of silly assumptions. Assumptions that he soon started to believe.
I'll never forgive myself for making him believe he was hurting me.
He wasn't.
I was.
And I still am to this very day.
I write this with flooding eyes and shaky hands because it's hard to admit the things I've done to him.
He didn't deserve it.
I didn't deserve him. I wasn't ready for him.
I never told him that.
But I did recently send him an apology for everything I'd done to him:
(excuse the * symbols I had to block the names)
'I know I shouldn't bring this up again; the last time we talked about it it ended in an argument... I'm so sorry about everything I did to you. I never apologized for it ( if I did it wasn't proper), I'm sorry about everything I did to us when I used ******; the cheating and then just leaving for no reason at all other than being scared? I was foolish. And I just became more foolish. How I acted with you when you were with ***. Oh God! I was so stupid it's actually humorous now. I was just so jealous and angry that I had left and let her take you away, I saw how happy you seemed to be with her and I just hated it. I hate myself for running away from it. I'm so sorry about my behavior then, I really am. Then you were gone again. As if it were a punishment and not just an inevitable absence. I fell for ***** (sadly to say he was right ) because he reminded me of you in so many ways I forgot he was *****! He was right when he told me that I didn't like him, that I only thought I did. He as so right! Wow I hate admitting that- I mean he's ******! he's never supposed to be right! :( it figures... he would be right about this. I never could make myself stop thinking about you. I could never stop thinking about all those times you took me back after I did those things. I could never stop thinking about how sweet and honest and true you were. It felt so real with you. I haven't felt that since I left you that final fatal time. I hope you don't think I'm putting you on the spot because that is really not what I'm doing. I swear. I just needed to tell you the truth, and finally let the weight of all of it leave me. I couldn't eat or sleep because of all the weight. I'm sorry if I ever made you feel like you hurt me. You never did and I know you never would. You never ever hurt me and I hate that you think you did. You were so very near perfect. I can't give my heart to anyone else because you still have it. I know I'm probably scaring you away... and I understand if you never want to talk to me again. But when you came on and we talk the way we used to, about Sar and your life and your worries, and those times you stood close to me. The love I forced myself to drown just came flooding back into me. And when you moved it drowned again because I remembered what you told me. It's something I can't help and I'm sorry for that too. I can't help but love you, Isaac. That's never going to change. I just couldn't keep it in. It was hurting me and I hope you understand. I love you.'
That will never suffice though.
It will never be good enough.
But he forgave me once again.
Will I ever learn?
Is this a lesson I have to learn the hard way?
We remain friends to this day and he has started trusting me enough to talk to me like he used to. Telling me everything that goes about.
In a friendly way of course.
We laugh like a two infants laughing at a silly face.
And I wonder sometimes:
Could it grow to be something more?-something better than what it used to be?
Sometimes I hope that it will.
But I don't think I would let him.
I love him too much to break his heart again.
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Hi Amber, the prompt is used very well in a very different playground. Ha what a diverse theme do you choose - cyber love?!
That's very good. A fantastic plot, esp. the ending is really to be applauded. And the final line '...to break his heart AGAIN' was very very shrewd. I don't know if its your own story or not, (indeed it's non-fiction), and I hate to assume it. But it felt like real story, there's so much emotions put inside. So much insecure feelings, so much fears, so much love and everything, that it all seemed very realistic.
And to be honest on god's name, I felt that the apologizing part is messed up. It's not clear. It's a little annoying too.
And, if I read the same part trying to fit in the shoes of the actual victim (not possible. but I pretend to) I can feel the realism behind those words. A heart-broken lady, a highly perplexed girl esp after a love break will, for certain, prattle like this. That's true. So, in that sense it is ok, whereas in literary sense, it needs re-work...
Overall impression is that this is good. Nicely written. Kmu.
Your friend, Arun...:)
Thank you, arun. I agree that literary wise it is not my best and sadly the excuse is that I really did NOT want to write it! This us actually coming down as soon as the contest is over. I just can't stand to read it or even bother to revise it :(
Thank you very much for taking the time comment, though, I greatly appreciate it(them).
amber!! you have so much love in you and so much talent! your prose rocks! insecurity is an ugly beast, isn't it? i have plenty so i should know. hope you do astoundingly well in the contest. let me know and i'll celebrate with you!
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"I'm making my commitment to USC," Calhoun said. "It really came down to the coaches. I love the coaches at USC.
"Plus, USC has such great tradition. When I went up there in spring, Coach [Clay] Helton showed me around. I love the history and winning there.
"I talk to the coaches a lot and have a great relationship with them. The coaches just made me feel welcome. Coach Helton is the one who recruited me up there. And academically, I can go to USC and graduate early within three years.
"Honestly, it's everything about USC."
The turning point in Calhoun's recruitment appeared to be last May when he, cornerback Adarius Pickett and running back Joe Mixon took an unofficial visit to USC.
"It was really big, just in general," Calhoun said. "Seeing USC's academics really made a difference. The lifestyle is calm and relaxed.
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Calhoun was set to go through his official visits before making a commitment.
"What changed was that I wanted to get this over with," said Calhoun. "I really wanted to commit, keep in touch with my new coaches and then concentrate on balling out for my team. We want to win a state championship this year."
Interestingly, USC found out about Calhoun's decision when it aired on television Wednesday.
"They knew when to tune in, but I didn't actually tell them I was coming," Calhoun said. "I've been keeping quiet about it with everyone.
"You see a lot of recruits wanting to commit to USC or UCLA. It's a hard choice."
Throughout his football career, Calhoun has lost friends and loved ones. Those losses have been turned inward as motivation on the field.
"I lost two teammates in three years, and then I just lost my granny recently," said Calhoun. "That sort of thing, losing people. It just makes you angry.
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In previous interviews, it became obvious that the Trojans went to great lengths to impress the playmaking linebacker from El Cerrito.
According to Calhoun and his father, the Trojans rolled out the cardinal and gold carpet. The USC staff broke down where Calhoun will fit in their new 5-2 scheme.
"They see me in the middle, and a lot of coaches see me at middle," Calhoun said. "They really don't care about my size. They know I have heart and I love to hit."
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Single-arm Study of Photodynamic Laser Therapy Using Foscan for Non-curatively-resectable Bile Duct Carcinoma
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The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy and safety of Foscan (temoporfin) photodynamic therapy in the treatment of locally advanced perihilar bile duct carcinoma without distant metastases.
|Non-curative Resectable Bile Duct Carcinoma
|Drug: Temoporfin
|Phase 2
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|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Phase II, Open-label, Single-arm Study of Photodynamic Laser Therapy Using Foscan for Non-curatively-resectable Bile Duct Carcinoma
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Rate of local response and depth of tumoricidal tissue penetration of Foscan-PDT [ Time Frame: post treatment ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Progression-free survival time, overall survival time [ Time Frame: Before first intervention and at months 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 after intervention ]
- Toxicity using WHO criteria and criteria for local toxicity in the biliary system [ Time Frame: Before first intervention and at months 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 after intervention ]
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|January 2006
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|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Drug: Temoporfin
Drug treatment: Temoporfin 0.15 mg/kg body weight, intravenous injection within at least 6 min.
Laser Treatment: 652nm wavelength; 30 Joules/cm diffusor length ( 200 sec at 150mW/cm diffusor length), within 96 h after Foscan
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|19 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
bile duct carcinoma proven by histology in advanced or non-operable stage or tumor extension:
- Bismuth type III or IV ( not resectable with R0-margins )
- Bismuth type I or II, if resective surgery is contraindicated for old age or poor surgical risk of patient
- sufficient general condition to undergo PDT (Karnofsky status > 30%)
- age > 19 years
- access to common bile duct (either via endoscopy after sphincterotomy or percutaneously after transhepatic drainage),
- informed written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- porphyria or other diseases exacerbated by light
- known intolerance or allergies to porphyrin derivatives
- a planned surgical procedure within the next 30 days
- coexisting ophthalmic disease likely to require slit lamp examination within the next 30 days
- impaired kidney or liver function (creatinine > 2.5x elevated, INR > 2.2 on vitamin K),
- leukopenia ( WBC < 2000/cmm ) or thrombopenia ( < 50000/cmm ),
- cytotoxic chemotherapy within the past 4 weeks.
- pregnancy ( and safe contraception for 6 months after PDT )
- accompanying/complicating disease with very poor prognosis (expected survival < 6 weeks),
- proven advanced peritoneal carcinomatosis ( PET scan imaging, ascites positive for tumor cells)
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|Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Jahn, a supplemental pick by the San Jose Earthquakes last year, will play forward for the Earthquakes when they host the Los Angeles Galaxy at 7:30 p.m., in what is billed as the California Clasico. Fireworks are guaranteed.
The Earthquakes-Galaxy rivalry has been called the best in Major League Soccer and, if last year's game at Stanford that drew in excess of 50,000 fans is any indication, things could heat up quickly this weekend.
Jahn has been a pleasant surprise for the struggling Earthquakes (4-7-6), eighth in the nine-team Western Conference. Expected to spend the season as a backup, Jahn has been thrust into the starting lineup as a result of injuries to a few of San Jose's forwards, including reigning league MVP and top scorer Chris Wondolowski.
Wondolowski missed the Earthquakes' 1-0 loss to host DC United last weekend, a match that snapped DC's 13-game winless streak.
"Adam has been great," Earthquakes interim coach Mark Watson said. "We've seen him for a few years since he's been at Stanford. We brought him in with a view to development. He had to be patient for his opportunity. But things happened and he's gotten the opportunity to play and has been great."
Jahn, who scored 13 goals in 18 matches and was named first team All-Pac-12 Conference for the Cardinal last year, is the second-leading scorer for the Earthquakes, with four goals.
"I didn't expect to be playing much because there were so many good forwards here," Jahn said. "But there were some injuries and I got the chance. Playing has given me confidence and the willingness to get into this training."
Watson, who was named interim coach three weeks ago, looks at the California Clasico as a game that could change the Earthquakes' fortunes this year.
"We've had a tough season so far, that's obvious," said Watson, who joined the San Jose staff in 2010. "Maybe this is what we need to get back on track. It's a big game anyway. We need three points and this is a showcase game."
Jahn said he was able to acquire 20 tickets for family and close friends and expects a lot more of his friends to be in the stands on Saturday. Last year's match at Stanford was sold out.
"I've heard it going to be packed," Jahn said. "It gets pretty loud up there, so I can only imagine how loud it gets on the field. It will add a variation to the game because we won't be able to communicate with each other as well. We'll have to trust each other to know what we're doing."
Jahn has practiced on the field in Stanford Stadium, which gave him some idea of playing in a bigger stadium. He got a second chance to work out, with the rest of the Earthquakes, at Stanford on Thursday, when San Jose held a scheduled practice there.
Wondolowski remains doubtful for Saturday night's game, so it may be up to Jahn to create some offense. It's a familiar situation for the two-time California Gatorade Player of the Year at Jesuit High in Sacramento. He was asked to carry a big load for the Cardinal.
He recorded 24 goals in his four years at Stanford, with 60 career points. He was a three-time all-conference pick and an All-West Region selection. Jahn came close to tying last week's game when he beat the United goalkeeper but bounced his shot off the post in the 73rd minute.
"He's a mature kid," Watson said of Jahn. "He's a fantastic person and professional. His passing has been good, he holds the ball well and he's been scoring goals."
Wondolowski also has made an impact on Jahn, who considers the 30-year-old veteran a mentor.
"He's very helpful," Jahn said. "He gives me advice directly on what runs to make and how to be calm in the box. Just watching him I can learn a lot. He has great movement and does well in the box. He's a great player and does so much for this team. If he can't play, it's up to us to our faith in our teammates and get the job done."
The Galaxy-Earthquakes rivalry dates to the first year of the MLS, in 1996. The two teams have matched up more than any other teams in the league. They've met 48 times in the regular season, faced off eight times in the postseason, and four times in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The teams squared off in the playoffs in 1996, 2003 and 2005, as well as the 2001 MLS Cup.
"It's the history," Watson said. "There's the geographical proximity, but the games have been interesting every year, to the first year of the league."
Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant, also a Stanford grad, was San Jose's first-round selection in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft and played 46 games for the Earthquakes from 2003-04, producing one goal and six assists.
Dunivant may not recognize Stanford Stadium, as he predates even the Jim Harbaugh era. His final game in a Cardinal uniform was the 2002 NCAA championship game, a 1-0 loss to UCLA. That's the last time Stanford has advanced beyond the round of 16.


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I know this was brought up a few months ago, but here is an interesting article
Boyle Takes on Baseball
By Carolina Fernandez | June 9, 2005
Mark Boyle thrives on the unusual. From piranha fishing in the Amazon to performing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, he has experienced a plethora of unique amusements during the off-season. This summer, he will go from chartered jets and five-star hotels with the Pacers to eight-hour bus rides and basic accommodations as broadcaster for the Billings Mustangs, a rookie league baseball team in Billings, MT.
Boyle, the Pacers radio play-by-play announcer, has a love for baseball and wanted to pursue his passion during the downtime he has in the summer.
I always wanted to do baseball, he said. But as my career evolved I didnt have a chance. The reason I chose to do a minor-league team is because their season is short. It only runs June through September.
Boyle cited his passion for baseball as one of the things that inspired him into pursuing his career.
I went into broadcasting because I wanted to broadcast baseball every day in the summer, said Boyle. I just always wanted to do that. Im very pleased with my career, but it was always just something I wanted to do.
At the risk of offending basketball fans, baseball has always been my favorite sport. If there could only be one sport in the world and I had to choose it, I would choose baseball.
And now, hes pursuing his dream. Mustangs General Manager Gary Roller is eager to have an experienced broadcaster.
This year it was a pretty easy decision, said Roller. We usually get broadcasters right out of college because of the level we play at. I was very excited about it.
Boyle gave several reasons for choosing the Mustangs as opposed to other teams, part of the reason being he began his career there.
I started at a radio station there in Miles City (MT) in 1978, he said. Back then they didnt have specialized radio, so I was a disc jockey and did farm reports, news reports, a little bit of everything. Im also familiar with the park. That was one of the things that was appealing.
In addition to having started out in Montana, Boyles wife also is from there and the couple has friends and family in the area.
One challenge that Boyle might encounter is adjusting to the slower pace of baseball, which has a much more deliberate tempo and entirely different rhythm than basketball. Boyle recognizes and appreciates these differences.
The pacing of the game is different, he said. In baseball there is a lot of dead time, you can weave in anecdotes it lends itself to a more conversational approach.
There are a lot of things not applicable at the NBA level. Theres more of a bond between baseball fans and broadcasters than in any other sport. People can see more about you than in basketball, you have time to tell stories; you cant do that in basketball because its so quick. Baseball broadcasting was always appealing to me growing up. Theres an intimacy and connectivity there and you dont have that in basketball.
Roller is anticipating that Boyle will be up to the task of making the change in the broadcast booth. If he has a concern, it is his new play-by-play man's adjustment to the more spartan lifestyle.
Baseball is his passion and he follows it very closely. I think there will be a very smooth transition, he said. The transition that might be difficult for him will be from the lifestyle of the NBA to the minor league. We dont charter jets or stay at the Four Seasons, were a bus team. I think that will be harder for him to adjust to than the transition from broadcasting basketball to baseball.
Boyle is prepared for the differences of working with a minor-league team compared to one in the NBA.
It will be different to not take flights to games and stay in fancy hotels; you take that for granted in the NBA, he said. These guys have to travel eight hours on a charter bus to get to games. Im a little older now than when I started my career with the Pacers and Im curious as to how Ill respond getting back to the real world.
Boyle agreed that along with the lifestyle change, it will also be a transition to work with the different types of players he will encounter.
I think it will be different, the guys in the NBA are at different places in their lives, he said. A lot of the people who play in this baseball league are coming straight out of high school and college, for some of them its their first time away from home and their first professional experience. Theyre younger guys and less experienced, and most of them dont make very much for a monthly salary. Ive never had any problems with any of the Pacers players, theyre great, but they are more mature and have more life experience. Unlike the Mustangs, all the guys on the Pacers are richer than me.
Even though Boyle is excited about his new adventure, he does not plan to make this a typical summer routine.
Im looking at this as a one-time thing, he said. Never say never, but the Pacers were kind enough to give me this time off and my wife is being pretty flexible on this.
Roller said he is excited about what Boyle can bring to the Mustangs.
Hes very polished, most of the broadcasters we get arent very experienced and basically he will just pick it up running, he said. While most of them have to figure out what their style is and many take a month to get their feet under them, he already has a style that will transfer well into baseball.
Roller said he was not sure if Boyles presence as broadcaster would increase the amount of local listeners, but he said he thinks it will maximize their national listeners (the games are streamed on the Internet at http://broadcast.billingsmustangs.com).
However, the chance that local interest will peak is likely, as well, due to the promotion of his arrival in the local media.
Were trying (to promote his arrival), but in a small market its tough, Roller said. We have a banquet on the 18th (June), where the players will sign autographs and he will emcee it, but the media in town is very excited. They all have features they want to do on him. Its very unusual on this level for someone like Boyle to broadcast (for the minor leagues). They are all waiting to sit down and talk with him.
Whats in store for his next adventure, climbing Mt. Everest or swimming with sharks, perhaps? He hasnt decided.
Ill think of something, Boyle said. Im glad to finally take a whack at this baseball thing.


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LOS ANGELES—A former criminal defense lawyer has been sentenced in Los Angeles to seven years in prison for laundering more than $1.3 million on behalf of the Mexican Mafia prison gang.
Isaac Guillen was sentenced Thursday after being convicted earlier of racketeering and money laundering charges.
Prosecutors say Guillen used the shield of the attorney-client privilege to relay messages from a Los Angeles street gang to a Mexican Mafia member who is serving multiple life sentences at a Colorado prison. Guillen laundered drug and extortion funds by creating three businesses and providing money to start a methamphetamine laboratory.
The 52-year-old Guillen earned his law degree from UCLA and also studied at UC Berkeley. He was disbarred in California three years ago.


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Since Hampton (Va.) athlete Deon Newsome was born, he's been around Virginia Tech.
The three-star standout who committed yesterday to the Hokies has an important tie to his school of choice.
Newsome's father, Myron Newsome, played linebacker at Virginia Tech during the 1995 and 1996 seasons after two years at Butler Community College in Kansas.
The elder Newsome said he didn't try to persuade his son to choose Virginia Tech but is happy with the decision.
"I said 'Man, you've gotta go with who rolled with you from the jump,'" Myron Newsome said. "It's not about who's been coming on lately. He's been going there his whole life, really. He was a baby going up to Blacksburg, then as a younger guy. But I told him he has a choice. When I was going off to college I didn't have a choice and I had to go to El Dorado, Kan. Virginia Tech was with me and stayed with me the whole time."
Deon jokingly told HokieHaven.com he had some subliminal advertising from his dad.
"Pretty much every time a Virginia Tech game is on, that's what's on in the house," Deon said. "But my dad let me do my own thing."
The Peninsula District's defensive player of the year in 1992, Myron said he felt like the Hokies afforded him some big opportunities. He believes his son will have those same opportunities and more.
"For me, playing at Tech, you get to go to bowl games and that's the main thing," Myron said. "You get to go to a bowl game, get a good education and he's gonna do engineering. If he's gonna do that, that's the right pace for him. It's an honor for me, for him to follow in my footsteps, but he still has to make his own name. He can't do what I did. He has to do better than what I did."
But Deon has already said he hopes to make a name for himself and not worry about living up to any expectations from his dad's career.
"I just wanna get there and make a name for myself," Deon said. "Then, my brother (seventh-grader Dazz) wants to go there too. He's four years younger than me. But he's pretty good too."
Deon and his father will also complete the rare feat of playing college football for the same coach, Frank Beamer. The coach has been at Virginia Tech for 25 years.
"It's good because you know you've got stability with the coaches. By Coach Beamer being there for 25 years and Coach Foster, Coach Wiles there since 1996 and Torrian played with me. They have good stability around there and guys I know who I played with, they take care of 'em. Coach Newsome being from around here, I know they're gonna take care of Deon."
Myron said he also feels comfortable knowing he won't be terribly far away, in addition to the work of the Hokies' coaching staff.
"You're around people who know me and who have been around a long time," Myron said. "That's another plus. If Deon goes in the wrong direction, they can call me and cut him off, say 'This is what we've got going on.' I'm a phone call away and that's good having a rapport with those guys. I can call the coaches anytime."
But before he can worry about what happens at Virginia Tech, Deon said he has a few things to take care of at Hampton. A multi-positional athlete, he'll play quarterback this fall for the Crabbers.
"I guess I really need to focus on that," he said. "But I'll get better with my speed, which I'm doing right now running track. And route running and stuff, that'll improve."
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CHICAGO -- A commuter train arriving at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport jumped the tracks and climbed an escalator Monday morning.
The crash left 32 people with non-life-threatening injuries, Chicago police said.
The Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train jumped a bumper at the end of the line and moved onto the platform and up the escalator at 1:52 a.m. MDT, Chicago Fire Department Spokesman Larry Langford told WGN.
Passengers complaining of injuries were taken to four hospitals, but Dr. Douglas Propp at Lutheran General Hospital told WGN their physical pains were minor.
"As you might expect, someone who has been in a train accident is worried about the worst," Propp said. "You can imagine, people early in the morning, not expecting anything like this to happen, would be bothered by it. They came here, we reassured them. We evaluated them. Obviously, the clinical people put their minds at ease. And also, pastoral care is here to meet their needs."
It could take 24 hours before the crash site is cleared and Blue Line service is restored to the airport, WGN reported.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to join the investigation Monday.
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text: I know this probably should go in the Knives & Edged Items forum, but if you're like me, you carry a knife every day and rarely check in on the knife guys. Thats why I posted it here. I carry a Kershaw Leek or Boa everyday. Both of these are "assisted opening" knives but this law could extend to other knife designs as well. I ran across this this morning and figured it needed to be seen. http://kniferights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=150 Monday, 08 June 2009 US ATTEMPTS TO RE-DEFINE SWITCHBLADES – WOULD MAKE MOST POCKET KNIVES ILLEGAL U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has proposed revoking earlier rulings that assisted opening knives are not switchblades. The proposed new rule would not only outlaw assisted opening knives, its broad definition of a switchblade would also include one-handed opening knives and could be easily interpreted to cover most other pocket knives, even simple old-fashioned slip-joints. Note that CBP's interpretation of the Federal Switchblade Act forms the basis for national, state and even local law and judicial rulings in many cases. This ruling by CBP is NOT limited to just imports. This WILL affect virtually everyone who carries a pocket knife, no matter the type! http://Download the 63 page CPB document and read it for yourself Knife Rights has sent a letter to CBP requesting an extension to the ridiculously short 30-day comment period. We need your help to make an impression on CBP. They figured that they could slip this by everyone with little notice. We need to let CBP know that they are not going to get away with it; that we noticed and we are not happy and that we will not stand by while they take away our pocket knives. We are in for the fight of our lives. We need you to write CBP NOW! http://Click here for a Model Letter you can send to CBP. However, the reality is that CBP isn't required to listen to our demands, but they do have to answer to Congress. After you send a letter to CBP, giving them notice they are not going to sneak this by us, the next step is to inundate Congress with emails and letters. If you want to be free to carry your pocket knives in the future, you need to write your Senators and Representative TODAY! http://www.kniferights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=29 We have also prepared a Communicating with Congress page that includes tips to maximize the effect of your letters. This page was developed after consultation with experts who understand exactly how to get your message across to Members of Congress. We have also included easy links to find your Representatives, if you don't know who they are or the best way to reach them. How much of an impact your communication has can be significantly impacted by how and what you write. Our aim is to help maximize your impact so your Members of Congress actually listen and do something. PLEASE, take a few minutes to review our Communicating with Congress page BEFORE you act. Knife Rights was formed three years ago because we knew it was only a matter of time before something like this would happen that would threaten to take away our right to own and carry our knives. Well, that time is now and we're working to help keep our essential tools and essential rights. We cannot do it without your help. Knife Rights is only as powerful as the forces we can bring to bear. You are the only truly effective weapon we have. Policitcans only listen to voters. NOW IS YOUR TIME TO ACT! Because you are sending a hard copy letter and emails via Members' web forms, we won't know you did it unless you let us know. It is critical that we be able to know how many have responded, so please click here to send us an email (email@example.com) to let us know you've sent the letter and emails. WRITE Customs NOW! WRITE your Members of Congress NOW! Art


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SALINAS, Calif. — California's summer harvests and plantings of strawberries point to stronger fall volume than last year's crop.
Fresh shipments surpassed 122 million trays through mid-July, up 11%. Acreage is up slightly, but the real difference was weather, said Carolyn O'Donnell, communications director for the Watsonville-based California Strawberry Commission.
The crop soaked up steady doses of sunshine through summer, something that can't be counted upon along the fog-prone Central Coast.
Weekly volume is expected to run from 4 million to 5 million trays of fresh strawberries through August, beginning its seasonal dip in September to 3.5 million to 4 million.
That's a lot of strawberries.
"It's still a significant portion of the California crop that comes during August, September and early October," said Mark Munger, vice president of marketing for San Diego-based Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce.
While volume is off its summer peak, he said, fall strawberries make up for that in taste.
"Often it's one of the times when quality and flavor are the best," Munger said. "The plants are a little stressed. Whenever you see a bit of stress on the plant, you also see an improvement in the sugars, so the eatability of the berry goes up significantly."
"Last year we had so much fog and drizzle all summer that it really affected the fall fruit," Cindy Jewell, director of marketing at Watsonville-based California Giant Berry Farms, said July 25. "Thankfully, conditions have not been like that. With all the extra sunshine we're getting really good quality and size."
Summer plantings in Ventura County will pick up the slack for Salinas and Watsonville by late September or early October.
"That will give us a nice bump through the late fall and early winter months," O'Donnell said. "Santa Maria will also contribute to that bump."
"Some of the plantings in Oxnard and Irvine will bring us fruit in November and December," said Robert Verloop, executive vice president of marketing at Naturipe Farms LLC.
But the real fall push starts earlier, Verloop said, with back-to-school marketing.
"We've got a lot of promotions hitting in August," he said. "We continue to drive for big displays and good pricing. Parents seem to come back to portable, easy to prepare or ready to eat. It's almost like the indulgences of summer are over and they're returning to healthy products. It's always a time to look forward to in the produce department."
Naturipe Farms has tasted double-digit sales growth for berries in both retail and foodservice this year, Verloop said.
"When we had all crops at their peaks, we still ran short on occasion because of the strong demand that was out there," he said.
"We're getting more requests from customers not to pick fruit early, or not to run ads at the same time as last year," Verloop said. "'Do it when it's best for the fruit,' they're saying. The whole issue of getting optimum flavor is becoming a bigger driver in decisions made by buyers. It's gratifying to see that for the consumers."
Andrew & Williamson reported significant growth in its organic strawberry program.
"For the summer we were up about 20%, and in our winter season we almost doubled our organic strawberry volume," Munger said. "That trend will continue as we grow the program in the next season."
After Oxnard, Andrew & Williamson will return to Baja in December. For winter, California Giant will source in Mexico and Florida.


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Children and parents at Sunny Days Pre-school in Lyneham tracked down eggs hidden by the Easter bunny and took part in a bonnet parade last week.
The Easter bunny left a note for children, who followed clues and footprints to the field at Lyneham Primary School where they found the scattered eggs.
Parents also took part in the bonnet parade, using pipe cleaners to make decorations.
Pre-school manager Jean Rimmer organised the event on March 27 as an end-of-term event.
The pre-school, by Lyneham Primary School, Preston Lane, opened in January this year and looks after 60 children between the ages of three and five.
Mrs Rimmer, who started as manager in February, said: "I just thought it would be a nice way of getting to know the parents.
"The Easter bunny joined in afterwards and gave them a reward of chocolate lollies and they sang him a song. The feedback from the parents was really positive, I was surprised how much they enjoyed it."


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Spinomix focuses on delivering high-quality-low-cost solutions for sample preparation of biological materials. The extraction and concentration of targeted cells and molecules (e.g. bacteria and DNA) under routine conditions, of adequate quality and at optimal cost are critical for their detection on existing and future in vitro diagnostic platforms. Spinomix's approaches use two proprietary technologies: MagPhase™, an automated sample preparation platform based on magnetic nanoparticles and microfluidics with cost efficient, rapidly processed and disposable cartridges. FibroTrap™, a fibrinogen based technology, to separate targeted cells and molecules within routine sample collection tubes.
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Reportedly signed 1B-R Mike Napoli to a three-year, $39 million contract. [12/3]
[Jan. 17 edit: The terms of the deal were changed after Napoli's physical. The final agreement was for just one year and $5 million.]
Two and a half years ago, in August, the Angels put Mike Napoli on waivers like every team puts every player on waivers, and the Red Sox put in a claim. A trade would have made all sorts of sense: the Red Sox were likely to lose Victor Martinez to free agency and had otherwise relied on an about-to-retire Jason Varitek, Kevin Cash, Dusty Brown and Gustavo Molina to fill in the gaps. Gustavo Molina, incidentally, is not related to the Molinas, an incidental he's probably not sick of hearing at all. Their top catching prospect, Ryan Lavarnway, ranked just 15th on Kevin Goldstein's list and was described as "an offense-oriented catcher (who) still has work to do behind the plate." They could have used a catcher like Napoli, even one who catches like Napoli. The Angels, meanwhile, were looking at Napoli's arbitration status and not altogether sure they wanted that sort of salary commitment on the books, especially with Kendrys Morales expected back at first base.
A deal couldn't be worked out—the Red Sox apparently didn't have anything as attractive as Vernon Wells + All The Debt In The World to offer—and Napoli finished the season with the Angels. Two years later, the Red Sox finally got their man, but of course nothing remains in stasis for two years. Mike Napoli is different now. The Red Sox are different now. You're different now. Here's what has changed in two and a half years.
Mike Napoli got ridiculously good and then went back to normal.
In 2012, Napoli did a lot of things like he did in 2011. He had the same high walk rate, the same HR/FB rate, and an isolated power that was in his line with his career mark. He still hit better on the road than at home, surprisingly; he still hit better against righties than lefties, surprisingly. But he did not have a career-high BABIP, and his strikeouts came back hard. His batting average dropped by nearly 100 points. He was still a good hitter for a catcher, but slightly worse than the average first baseman and only ever-so-slightly better than the average designated hitter.
The optimistic way of looking at this is that a) much of the production was similar to his peak production and b) he still hit fastballs. This requires a bit of jumping to conclusions, but if a player is doing terribly against fastballs I jump to the conclusion that he's being affected by age and his bat is slower. If a player is doing terribly against other pitches, but still hitting fastballs, I jump to the conclusion that he just wasn't hitting very well. A player who isn't hitting very well might still hit better; a player who is old will never get younger.
Of the 1,174 fastballs that Napoli saw in 2012, he whiffed 106 times—9.0 percent. Of the 1,444 fastballs he saw in 2011, he whiffed 133 times—9.2 percent. On the other pitches, meanwhile—curves, sliders, changeups, splitters—his whiff rate went from 12.3 percent in 2011 to 17.4 percent in 2012. (Cutters, which are included here in the fastball category, showed a swing-and-miss spike this year, too. Cutters vary so much from pitcher to pitcher that I could see an argument from including them with the fastballs, or including them with the non-fastballs, or making them a separate category.)
So if those non-fastball whiffs mean that Napoli isn't hitting as well as he did in 2011, well, of course he didn't hit as well as he did in 2011. He never had before, and he probably never will; Napoli essentially bunched all his best weeks into a single amazing season that made us all rethink what he could do, but he's probably not a radically different hitter than he always was. He's not actively trending downward, is what I mean. So what we learned about Napoli in the past two seasons is:
For what it's worth, PECOTA forecasts a .300 TAv for him.
The Red Sox got catchers.
The twist is that it's David Ross, the backup catcher Boston just signed for two years and $6.2 million. There's obviously daylight between them, particularly in the power (and almost totally because of 2011). And Ross faced a lot fewer right-handers than Napoli. And Ross didn't have to play every day. But Ross is also a much better defender, an excellent thrower and framer compared to Napoli's below-average skills at each.
I bring this up only because Napoli has been a de facto backup catcher for the past few years, starting just 60 games or so behind the plate each season. But, in Ross, the Red Sox arguably have a better backup catcher than Napoli right now, and so Napoli will be a first baseman. He'll be a first baseman with a bat that is certainly good enough for first base, but—excepting that one season —isn't special at first base.
When a player moves down the positional spectrum, he either improves his defense (relative to his peers at the position) or he loses value. Napoli is not a good defensive catcher. In three partial seasons at first base, Napoli doesn't appear to be a good defensive first baseman. All else staying the same, simply changing positions knocks around a win off his expected WARP.
From Boston's perspective, $13 million per year is a little bit steep for two wins, but it comes with two possible ways—he ends up proving useful as a catcher, or he hits like he did in 2011—for them to come out ahead.
There didn't used to be qualifying offers and now there are.
The question is whether either player would have seen his market dry up had he carried the burden of a qualifying offer. In Napoli's case, the simplest answer is no: the Red Sox' pick was protected because it was in the top 10 of the first round. In Hunter's case, perhaps. Perhaps the Tigers would have offered (making up a number here) only two years and $20 million if it meant losing a pick. Perhaps Hunter would have had a good read on this market and accepted the Angels' offer. Perhaps he would have anyway, just because, and perhaps Napoli would have, too. So far, though, it appears teams were a bit too conservative in making qualifying offers this offseason.
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Simon Pegg, who plays the U.S.S. Enterprise's chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, and John Cho, who plays helmsman Hikaru Sulu, established their bona fides in 2009's "Star Trek," as they inherited roles made known by other actors in the nearly 50-year franchise. In this summer's sequel, they're joined by Alice Eve, who likewise plays a role -- astrophysicist Dr. Carol Marcus -- originated by another actor, in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."
"I obviously went back and watched the 1982 film," Eve says. "Bibi Besch played Carol Marcus, Dr. Carol. And the thing with that for me which was liberating was that she was more mature in that film than I am at this stage. And she had a grown son: David Kirk, who was, you know, a teenager. So obviously she went on to invent the Genesis Project and was a very serious woman, but what I took from her was her essence. There was a real determination to not only tell Kirk what to do but to, you know, achieve her goals as an advanced physicist."
All three actors agree on a typical direction from the director of both recent "Trek" films, J.J. Abrams. As Pegg enacts it, "Energy, energy, aaaand action!"
"Intensity, intensity!" Cho adds.
Pegg can claim the greatest cardio challenge this time out. "I ran a lot," he notes. "I think that one scene, it was about a 100-meters sprint -- and full-on open sprint -- like proper fast-as-you-can running, or someone's gonna die. And I did three takes of it in less than 15 minutes, which I don't think an athlete would be happy to do. And it did lead to me being sick."
For Sulu's part, he gets a crack at the captain's chair, an opportunity for which the original Sulu, George Takei, often advocated and eventually, briefly, won. "I don't feel that need, and I feel like my idea would probably ruin the movie," Cho says, laughing. "So no, I don't particularly ... I don't myself do that. I have heard George advocate that to myself and others."
Of course, it's not all fun and games, and Pegg takes a crack at explaining the film's "darkness": "This film we join Kirk in the very infancy of his captaincy, which he got very young, and he got at a point when he wasn't really ready for it. And we see him making a bad decision 'cause he's being ... there's a whole scene in the first movie about how officers are supposed to stand down if they're emotionally compromised. And Kirk is emotionally compromised from the start of this film. You know, he's driven by something other than sense. He's driven by vengeance.
"And Scotty really is absolutely right to stand up to him and thinks that Kirk will agree with him to the point of calling his bluff and resigning, but (Kirk) doesn't. And so I think the 'darkness' in this film is less some sort of misplaced sense of kind of broody, po-faced seriousness and more to do with Kirk's kind of indecision and inexperience and inability to know what to do. At one point in the film, he says, 'I don't know what to do.' That's what the 'darkness' is. It's Kirk's kind of 'What am I? Am I a soldier, or am I an explorer?'"


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Phoenix resident Mark Love always wanted to be different, so when it was time to build a Bomb for himself, he stayed away from the traditional Chevrolet brand. Mark opted on a 1935 Dodge Touring Sedan, as he knew this unique ride could not only separate him from the pack, it would also be a gorgeous Boulevard cruiser. His search was rather convenient as well, as when Mark found the car, he didn't need to go far; the car was for sale locally in his hometown! Once it was home, it was ready to receive some love as Mark had big plans for his Dodge Touring Sedan.
The car was not in the best shape when Mark started, but it was a straight forward build as the car was complete and only had minor rust for being as old as it was. Finding the correct parts and all of the accessories was not cheap or easy, however. It took Mark a lot of patience and networking all over the United States and abroad to locate some of the ultra rare accessories that were added to this vintage cruiser. This car possesses every factory option offered by Chrysler in 1935; Front accessory dual side mounts with all of the accessory chrome, accessory horns, bumper, bumper guards, fender lights, stainless steel grill, hood ornament, accessory body moldings, vent windows, Peckit visor, sun visors, foot stands on the floorboards, flower vases, fender skirts, back up lights, bullet tail lights, wheel covers, military wheels, and a passing light that was designed to let the driver behind you know that it was safe to pass you.
With just 18 months invested into the build, this classic has already been turning heads as it competes in events and on the block with the best of our industry. When we asked Mark what would be next for his Dodge, he responded, "Nothing, as I'm planning on building another Lowrider." This Dodge looks immaculate, but what lies next for Mark? Only time will tell.
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Nickname: Smooth Criminal
Make: 1935 Dodge Touring Sedan
Owner: Mark Love
City/State: Phoenix, AZ
Car Club: Oldies CC Phoenix, AZ
Suspension: Original suspension lowered 4 inches by re-arching the leaf springs to lower the body.
Engine: Stock 270L straight 6-cylinder flathead with a 3 speed transmission.
Paint: Dupont single stage black done by Dave Sanchez
Upholstery: Original design upholstered by Dave Sanchez of Dave's Upholstery & Restoration.
Wheels: 16-inch Military Wheels
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After a week training with Celtic FC in Scotland, Juan Agudelo is sounding like a player who would like to stay longer. The 19-year-old Chivas USA forward told STV on Friday that a permanent move was "definitely something I thought of as soon as I heard the word 'Celtic'."
The club's manager, Neil Lennon, was quoted as saying that he was "very impressed" with Agudelo and was eyeing an offer. Agudelo has one year remaining on his MLS contract, which paid him $100,000 this season.
Traded from his hometown New York Red Bulls to Chivas in May after failing to secure a regular starting role, Agudelo finished the 2012 season with three goals and three assists in 24 games. He scored in the season finale, a 2-2 draw at FC Dallas, and was called up to the U.S. national team for last week's exhibition in Russia. He entered the game in the 63rd minute and helped set up Michael Bradley's goal 13 minutes later.
Chivas finished last in the Western Conference and currently is looking for its seventh coach in nine seasons.
Agudelo said U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann "encouraged" the brief Celtic sojourn, which apparently may turn into something more. Asked if he'd accept an offer, Agudelo said, "We'll see. I'd have to consider a lot of things. But yeah, definitely, Celtic is a great club."
He added, "This kind of move has been on my mind since I could remember playing soccer, or football. Going and playing in Europe is what I would like to do. This is, right now, where the best football is being played, and I would love to play here."
Celtic hasn't had much interest in American players in the past. Its eternal rival, Rangers FC, was the destination of choice, with Claudio Reyna and DaMarcus Beasley having starred there in recent years and Carlos Bocanegra, Maurice Edu and Alejandro Bedoya all on the books last season. But Rangers' bankruptcy and relegation to the fourth division have left Celtic as Scotland's main player. The Bhoys are in first place in the Scottish Premier League at 7-2-4 and remain in contention for a spot in the UEFA Champions League's round of 16.
"I know the history, and it's basically a religion for many," Agudelo said. "And just to have that there and have the support of the whole city would be lovely. It would be lovely, and especially the fact that they're consistently Champions League."


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Fredi giving B.J. another shot in leadoff spot
ATLANTA -- Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez raised some eyebrows when he placed B.J. Upton back in the leadoff spot for Friday night's series opener against the Nationals. But as fans and media members were trying to make sense of the decision, Upton hit one of the three two-run homers Stephen Strasburg surrendered in the Braves' 7-6 victory.
"I'm just going back to the comfort, where he has done well," said Gonzalez, who is correct in stating that Upton has been more productive in the leadoff spot than he has in any other lineup spot since joining the Braves last year.
But as Upton has batted .228 with a .291 on-base percentage in the 35 games he has manned the lineup's top spot entering Saturday, he has not proven to be the best option to fill that role. The Padres' Everth Cabrera is the only player to compile a lower OBP (.290) as a leadoff hitter (minimum 35 games) this year.
"You look at the numbers, and he has been productive there," Gonzalez said. "You always try to put guys in positions where they are going to be productive or as productive as you can."
Gonzalez had used Emilio Bonifacio as his leadoff hitter during the two games played earlier this week in Seattle. But Upton has been back in the leadoff spot during the first two games of this weekend's three-game set against the Nationals.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. Joe Morgan is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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On Tuesday, I wrote about the importance of foreign direct investment to China's economy and what investors should watch for as the Chinese begin forming their new government tomorrow. In this column, I'll discuss the domestic economic needs in China and how they may impact the national policies on trade and currency management by the new government.
The relationships China has with the U.S. government and the U.S. private sector are not the same. In fact, in some ways, the goals pursued by each relationship are diametrically opposed.
The Chinese economy is shifting away from an export driven model to a domestic growth model so, by necessity, the country's reliance on foreign direct investment (FDI) for capital intensive projects increases. In order to continue to attract FDI, the government must make the country more attractive than other parts of the world, including the U.S. They've accomplished this by providing a very investor friendly regulatory environment.
The result is that even though FDI going into China has decreased by about 4% this year, it has decreased by almost 40% in the U.S. So, even though the actions taken by China are pleasing to U.S. investors, they are seen as antagonistic by U.S. government leaders.
This is not a situation that is going to change -- regardless of any punitive actions, such as trade sanctions or tariffs, which the U.S. may attempt to pursue against China. The only way to preclude capital flight from the U.S. is for the U.S. government to pursue reducing regulatory and tax burdens on U.S. businesses domestically and to reduce taxes on the repatriation of foreign earnings of U.S. businesses.
Neither of these actions is likely to occur in the near future, but I am monitoring the situation and will write about it when appropriate.
As FDI in China has steadily increased over the past 30 years, the value of China's foreign reserves have as well. They now stand at about $3 trillion, with about $1 trillion of that invested in U.S. Treasuries. This is the largest foreign reserve pool in the world, and it is 3x larger than the second largest pool in Japan.
This money has all accumulated in China's foreign reserves as an almost sole result of the manufactured goods exports portion of the economy that was made possible by foreign investors bringing money into the country to capitalize on cheap labor.
Now that this labor arbitrage has been exhausted (as labor costs in China have risen), many in Chinese officials are advocating using the foreign reserves to stimulate domestic economic activity. This is a very risky thing to do, though, because one-third to one-half of those foreign reserves represent FDI brought into the country by principally U.S. investors, and the profits they've accrued since. Using these reserves now to stimulate domestic economic activity may be viewed by foreign investors as the Chinese government competing with them for business using capital that is owned by the foreign investors!
Just as the need to stimulate FDI in China has caused tensions between the governments, the need to stimulate domestic economic activity now risks aggravating the investors who provided the FDI.
Equity investors considering China must be aware of these issues and watch for the decisions that the new government will begin making about them in 2013.


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About the Book
'Joining the ends' is a creative response to the critically acclaimed site-specific theatrical show 'The Mill- City of Dreams' produced by Freedom Studios.
"When I leave school, can I work in a shop? " She said "You're going in the mill where they've all gone."
Left alone, with the keys to a disused mill, Frank wanders through the empty mill spaces with only his memories and ghosts of the past for company. In his 65 years, he has seen the mill go from boom to bust. He has seen his friends disperse and the city change.
Now whose dreams will come to fill this once great building?
'Joining the ends' documents the creative process in realising 'The Mill- City of Dreams' and is filled with exhilarating photographs taken of the final show and the stimuli and musings of the creative team that informed what would become a transformative experience for both audiences and a city alike.
'Joining the ends' is testament to the imagination that can transform forgotten spaces in our cityscapes.
The production 'The Mill - City of Dreams' was a Freedom Studios co-production with imove - a Cultural Olympiad programme in Yorkshire. imove is primarily funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to create a cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
"This beautifully presented promenade piece in a vast Victorian mill building asks, pertinently, where this country is going next." ****
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"Beguiling, powerful, perfect" ***** Nick Ahad, Yorkshire Post
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- Category Arts & Photography
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
80 Pages
- Publish Date Oct 24, 2011
- Tags The Mill, Freedom Studios, Theatre, Bradford, imove
About the Creator
Freedom Studios is a theatre company, which seeks to creatively challenge form, aesthetic and language through the creation of its work solely or in collaboration with artists working across art forms. Over the course of the next three years the creative works produced and commissioned by Freedom Studios will both speak to and respond to one central provocation; Whose Britain? Freedom Studios is keen to uncover in collaboration with artists and audiences what has become of our green and pleasant lands?
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GrooveTV #206 - Garaj Mahal
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