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My top 10 LW
3) Roberto Duran (1968-2001)
Record: 103-16, 70 KO
World Champion 1972-79, 12 Defenses
Lightweight Titlists/Champions Faced - 5: (Ken Buchanan, Esteban DeJesus, Guts Ishimatsu, Hector Camacho, Vinny Pazienza)
Panamas Manos De Piedra was not just a great Lightweight...he was high in the race for greatest fighter period over the second half of the twentieth century.** A pro at 16, Duran grew quickly from just above the Bantamweight limit to a full fledged Lightweight by 1971.* Before he got there, he scored a knockout over future Featherweight titlist Ernest Marcel May 1970.* His breakthrough in the States came at Madison Square Garden with a first round knockout of tough Benny Huertas on the undercard of Ken Buchanans rematch defense of the Lightweight crown over Ismael Laguna.* He couldnt know yet just what was coming in less than a year.* With a title shot in sight, Duran stopped former Jr. Lightweight king Hiroshi Kobayashi to end his 71 campaign and got Buchanan, the lineal and WBA champion, in June 1972.* After a controlling his competitive 13 rounds, Duran ended matters with a vicious low blow at the bell.* Buchanan could not continue and Duran would hold the belt with an iron grip.* He would not, however, remain undefeated as, five months later, Duran was dropped in the first and lost a ten round non-title affair to DeJesus.* It was Durans last and only loss at Lightweight.* A 1973 knockout defense against Ishismatsu came in ten rounds; Ishimatsu would go on to win the WBC title.* DeJesus would as well but not until after a March 1974 rematch with DeJesus.* With the title on the line, DeJesus dropped Duran again in the first but found the land beyond the tenth frame unforgiving and was felled in eleven.* More quality challengers would follow like Ray Lampkin, Lou Bizzaro, Vilomar Fernandez.* More knockouts followed with them.* Decisions against the skilled Edwin Viruet in a title defense, and future Jr. Welterweight titlist Saoul Mamby in non-title action, also buffered the resume.* Finally, on January 21, 1978, it was Dejesus one more time.* The Puerto Rican entered with the WBC title for a unification affair but Duran would stay off the floor and savage his rival en route to a twelfth round stoppage in his final Lightweight affair.* Duran would vacate the title and later add the Welterweight title and belts at Jr. Middleweight and Middleweight.* He was inducted to the IBHOF in his first year of eligibility in 2003.
Why Hes Here: Duran had it all.* Speed, defense, power, a great chin &, most important, as crowd pleasing a style as one could ever ask for. Is he 3rd or really 2nd or 1st, who knows but he could be ranked 1-3 and no one would argue or some might, There arent a lot of immortal names on his LW ledger but a lot of that had to do with Duran. Consider how close he came to never losing through the first 64 bouts of his career, ending with DeJesus III: at the end of DeJesus I, it was Duran coming on strong.Both of their other fights ended past the tenth.Had the title been on the line, would there be a loss at Lightweight?* Be glad the answer is lost to time for the sum of the trilogy is a nice piece of history.* Consider also that, while he held only the WBA belt through most of his reign, five other men would trade the WBC belt and he thrashed two of them before they got to it.Even decades past his best, well into the Middleweight old timers circuit, younger men who followed him at Lightweight like Camacho and Pazienza had their hands full with Durans shadow.His accomplishments above Lightweight, and even his failings, make up a large piece of his legend but even without them, his LW run was greatness all its own.No one ever so violently ruled the class &, in a violent sport, that counts.Roberto Duran.Period.
2) Henry Armstrong (1931-45)
*Record: 151-21-9, 101 KO
World Champion 1938-39, 1 Defense
Lightweight Titlists/Champions Faced 6: (Juan Zurita, Barney Ross, Lou Ambers, Lew Jenkins, Beau Jack, Sammy Angott)
Fighting the bulk of his early career closer to, & at, the FW limit, Armstrong was perhaps even more lethal as a LW. Besting future LW titlist J. Zurita in 4 in 36 was a hint of the champion to come. In 1937, he defeated P.Sarron for the FW title.Before he could get to this divisions crown, he would snare the WW title in 1938 from Barney Ross while weighing only 133 ½ lbs, one fight after knocking out quality LW contender Lew Feldman in 5. Ross was followed with a gripping split decision over Ambers to complete his legendary trifecta of simultaneously held crown. In his next 8 fights, Armstrong would defend the WW title 7 times (once in conjunction with a LW defense), never exceeding the LW limit of 135 lbs. In those bouts, he bested future MW titlist C. Garcia while giving up 12 pounds, stopped Feldman in 1, decisioned rival Baby Arizmendi & crushed perennial contender Davey Day in the 12th.The Ambers rematch in August 1939, 1 year after their first bout, was a savage war marred by point deductions which ultimately cost Armstrong the LW crown.Still holding onto the WW title, Armstrong would continue his sensational run often still weighing less than a modern Jr. WW. While not contested at LW, before & after his WW reign, he did manage wins over Jenkins & Angott higher on the scale, excellent contender Willie Joyce, and even managed another knockout of Zurita.
Why Hes Here: Someone had to be number two, and Armstrong,gets the nod because the man in front of him was just a little bit better.* Or maybe not. Who knows, An argument can be made, as was the case at Featherweight, for rating Armstrong best in class.* At his peak, he was virtually unbeatable and he was at that point at Lightweight.* The problem comes from the lines crossed by other divisions, Armstrong always with a foot in Featherweight still or a foot in Welterweight.* Prior to the last twenty years or so, it was rare to see Armstrong rated at all outside the Welterweight division.* But time and reflection show Armstrong belongs with the best in all of the classes he won titles in.* Had he concentrated solely on the Lightweight title, he likely compiles title numbers the likes of which would still stand as records.* Acknowledging the more concentrated efforts of others costs him slightly here.* Armstrong was an inaugural member of the IBHOF in 1990.
1) Benny Leonard (1911-32)
Record: 85-5-1, 69 KO, 121 no decisions
World Champion 1917-25, 8 defenses
Lightweight Titlists/Champions Faced 3: (Rocky Kansas, Freddie Welsh, Willie Ritchie)
Benny Leonard was not only one of the greatest lightweights of all time, he was one of historys greatest pound for pound fighters Al Bodner stated, "Leonard had a truly remarkable record. He was one of the greatest master boxers of all time."
A professional at age 15, New Yorks Leonard lost three of his first 14 bouts by stoppage.* It would take about twenty years to happen again.* A technical marvel who could punch when it counted, Leonard was one of the dominant figures ever to lace gloves.* He didnt really hit his stride until 1915 when he began multiple series of bouts with the likes of Johnny Dundee, Rocky Kansas, and Freddie Welsh.* Most of them were news verdict bouts but the accounts of the time usually favored Leonard.* By 1917, he was ready for the throne, dropping Welsh three times en route to a ninth round knockout.* Three fights later, hed add a knockout of reigning Featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane.* Keeping an active schedule, Leonard fought as often as three times a month because selling tickets was how food got on the table.* Two months after a four round news loss to Ritchie in 1919, Leonard scored an eighth round knockout as official as it gets.* In defense of the crown over the years, he turned back Rocky Kansas by decision and knockout and bested rival Lew Tendler in a superfight of the time.* Leonard even made a go at the Welterweight title in 1922, losing on a foul to Jack Britton in a call fraught with controversy.* Hed retire as champion in January 1925 but Depression losses forced a 1931 comeback.* Leonard never regained his form.* A lengthy winning streak fooled some but a crushing knockout in a big step up against future Welterweight champ Jimmy McLarnin in 1932 ended Leonards time.* Leonard was an inaugural Hall of Famer.*
Why Hes Here: KNOWN as, The Ghetto Wizard was a fleet footed mobile boxer with a strong punch and liked to set a fast pace. He had excellent hand speed and was a clever two-handed hitter. He had a piston like left jab, a classic right cross and was an accomplished combination puncher. Leonard also loved to train and never entered the ring in less than top condition. He made a real science of the sport studying feints, shifts, and defensive moves for hours at a time in the gym. He was master who rarely lost a round in the vast majority of his fights. He was coolness itself in the ring, finishing off a beaten opponent with cold fury, recovering quickly when hurt and talking himself out of trouble. Because he punched correctly he never suffered a hand injury; because he knew how to defend himself, he usually left the ring unmarked, because he kept himself in peak of condition he could travel ten fast rounds and look as fresh as when he started.
If it seems this summary doesnt do justice to Leonard, well, it doesnt.* All of the old news fights might not have been full speed affairs, but Leonard was remarkable in that he was able to look a winner more often than not under any circumstances.* Leonard is easily, and often, cited as the best that ever did it at Lightweight.* Given the men he most often competes with for the top spot, it might be the most compelling 1-5 debate in any division historically.* The choice for number one here? Pick any of this top 5 and you may not be wrong, on any given night, anyone of them could be #1 through #5.
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6) Barney Ross (1929-38)
Record: 72-4-3, 22 KO, 2 no decisions
World Champion 1933; 34-38
Lightweight Titilist:
Titlists/Champions Faced 2: (Jimmy McLarnin, Henry Armstrong, Canzoneri, Sammy Fuller)
Already having reigned (and previously rated) at WW and Jr. Welterweight, New Yorks Ross became the first man in history to hold three lineal World titles simultaneously when he rose to defeat Jimmy McLarnin for the Welterweight crown in May 1934.* Rematching immediately, Ross lost the title in his first defense to maintain a streak of Welterweight champions who had done just that going back to the first reign of Jackie Fields in 1929.* It was a statement of depth a parity Ross would ultimately put a stop too following a rubber match victory over McLarnin.* While he would defend successfully only twice, Ross won seventeen in a row over the ensuing three years.* Among those wins were the defenses against the tough Izzy Jannazzo and future Middleweight champ Ceferino Garcia and a rare for Ross stoppage in two over perennial contender Baby Joe Gans.* The Garcia defense was the third victory over the Filipino bolo puncher during the winning streak.* In was in May 1938 that Ross would lose his title, and end his career, giving way to the man usually credited for first holding titles in three classes simultaneously: Henry Armstrong.* Rosss corner offered to throw in the towel as Ross took a brutal beating but Ross heard the final bell.*
He was ahead of his time as a pure boxer, he could do it all in the ring, and box with the best in History, and one of the best Ring Generals ever.
Why Hes Here:A gifted boxer, Ross was probably not his very best at Welterweight, but at Lightweight & Junior Welterweight, which says a lot about how good he truly was.* Trained by Ray Arcel, the same man who helped to hone the violence of Duran, Ross was a beautiful boxer.* The only two men who could defeat him at Welter, McLarnin and Duran share space with him in other top ten list and he had a case for being 3-0 against McLarnin.* Three victories over the near great Garcia only add to the picture.* The Hall inducted Ross of course on day one, an inaugural inductee in 1990.
5) Joe Gans (1893-1909)
Record: 120-8-9, 85 KO, 18 no decisions
World Champion 1902-04; 06-08 14 defenses
Lightweight Titlists/Champions Faced 4: (Frank Erne, Jimmy Britt, Battling Nelson)
While it is sometimes hard to know just what the oldest of the old timers in the gloved era brought to the table, there is just enough film of Gans to indicate what his record already tells the world.* Speed, power and greatness belonged to the Baltimore native as did a dominance of most of the early twentieth century.* A pro at 16, he lost only two of his first 32 bouts before a draw with Featherweight legend Young Griffo.* Fighting up and down the Eastern shore, he would continue to win far more than he lost on the way to a shot at Frank Ernes Lightweight crown in March 1900; a cut held him from glory when Gans asked for the fight to be stopped after 12.* He bounced back, stopping Griffo in eight among 32 bouts on the way to a rematch with Erne in May 1902.* The only loss in the run was by second round stop versus Hall of Famer Terry McGovern in a bout long suspected of being fixed.* Nothing could fix Erne in the rematch as Gans won on a first round knockout.* He would lose only once between winning the title and May 1906, that lone defeat coming at the hands of a young and already great Sam Langford.* There is dispute over whether Gans totally vacated the title from 04-06, but history records other champions in those interim years.* One of them, Jimmy Britt, had Gans down multiple times only to be disqualified in late 1904.* One fight prior, Gans faced Welterweight champion Joe Walcott in a non-title 20 round draw.* Hed twice stop future Welterweight champ Mike Sullivan in 1906, after a draw the year before, make firm that he was still the best Lightweight with a 42nd round disqualification win over Nelson later in the year. He knocked out Britt in six to defend the crown in what would be his last great victory, ultimately being stopped by Nelson twice in 1908 to end his salad days.
Why Hes Here: Gans is commonly credited with 14 title defenses spread over two reigns where he never lost the crown in the ring.* It is a record for consecutive, successful lineal defenses at 135 lbs. without a loss and not even Gans greatest statistic.* If a fighter with 60 fights retires with 8 official losses, its a good career.* Gans?* He had eight in almost 200 and against great fighters from divisions above and below him.* It might be hard to know, with our eyes, just how great he was.* The advantages of extensive film are obvious and they dont exist here.* But even on paper, it doesnt get much better than The Old Master.* Gans was, of course, an inaugural member of the IBHOF.
4) Pernell Whitaker (1984-2001)
*Record: 40-4-1, 17 KO
Lineal World Champion 1990-91, 3 Defenses
IBF 1989, 2 Defenses; IBF/WBC 89-90, 3 Defenses; IBF/WBC/WBA, 90-91, 3 Defenses
Lightweight Titlists/Champions Faced 6: (Jose Luis Ramirez, Greg Haugen, Freddie Pendleton, Juan Nazario, Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya)
Some fighters just have it from the cradle.* Norfolk, Virginias Sweet Pea was one of them.* Arguably the greatest defensive fighter since Willie Pep, Whitaker amassed a sensational 201-14 mark before he ever got paid for his craft.* From 1982-84, he captured the U.S. AAU title, a Silver at the 1982 World Championships, Gold at the 1983 Pan-Am games and, finally a 1984 Olympic Gold in a tournament where he didnt give up a single point.* By his ninth pro fight in 1986, he was being matched with serious contender Rafael Williams, coming off the floor in round four for an easy unanimous decision.* Hed finish the year two fights later with a lopsided win over former Jr. Lightweight champion Alfredo Layne.* While not a great fighter, Layne had won and lost the title versus Hall of Famers Wilfredo Gomez and Brian Mitchell in his previous two outings.* Whitaker blanked him on the cards.* He followed Layne with a convincing March 1987 decision over a Roger Mayweather between titles at 130 and 140 lbs. to up his record to 13-0.* One year and three fights later, Whitaker was headed to France to challenge a 100-6 WBC titlist in Jose Luis Ramirez.* After twelve, one judge had Whitaker winning nine rounds but the others did not for one of the worst decisions of the 1980s and Whitakers only loss at Lightweight.* Whitaker was not long deterred, bouncing back two fights later in February 1989 to blank two-time titlist Greg Haugen on two of three cards for his first belt.* After making a quick defense, Whitaker would avenge the Ramirez robbery, adding a then vacant WBC belt by again blanking his man on two of three cards.* In his next two, Whitaker would defeat game challenger and future titlist Freddie Pendleton before turning back the great Azumah Nelson by unanimous decision; Nelson entered as a reigning Jr. Lightweight titlist.* The unification of the crown would be complete in August 1990 and the judges were never a factor with Whitaker nailing WBA Juan Nazario in the first for a classic one punch knockout.* He would make three more defenses before vacating the crown to move up the scale, still the only man to unify all the available Lightweight titles since Roberto Duran.
Why Hes Here: While there is only one truly great fighter on his ledger at Lightweight (Nelson), Whitaker did the only thing any fighter can do by beating everyone he could and leaving the division cleaned out.* He never came close to being legitimately defeated at the weight and hardly ever decisively lost a round.* Ramirez typically only struggled with the better Lightweights and Haugen had lost only once to then, to V. Pazienza, & avenged the defeat while Nazario entered off a KO win over Hall of Famer Edwin Rosario.While fights above LW were not factored in for these ratings, it is worth noting that Whitaker arguably didnt outright lose a fight until the age of 35, at WW, versus F. Trinidad.His WW draw with Chavez is widely decried as among the worst decisions in history & the scoring of his 1997 WW loss to De La Hoya, a fight such notables as Larry Merchant & Al Bernstein had him winning, was so absurdly wide as to indicate Whitaker needed a KO to score a draw.Through almost 15 yrs, politics were far more dangerous to Whitaker than punches & he was recognized by the Ring Mag family as the top fighter of the 90s.He could easily be called, today, the best fighter of the last 20 yrs.Whitaker was voted into the IBHOF in his 1st yr in 2008.
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10) Beau Jack (1939-55
Record: 91-24-5, 44 KO.
World Champion: 1942-1944
Lightweight Titlists/Champions Faced 7 Johnny Bratton,Tippy Larkin,Bob Montgomery,Henry Armstrong, Juan Zurita. Sammy Angott, Kid Gavilan, Lew Jenkins.
Sidney Walker, better known as Beau Jack, (April 1, 1921 February 9, 2000), was an American lightweight and two-time world champion. One of the most popular fighters during the War Years, he headlined at boxer on twenty one occasions, a record that still stands, Called The greatest lightweight ever by Cus D'Amato, trainer and manager of fighters such as Floyd Patterson,José Torres and Mike Tyson. o make extra money, he would engage in battle royales, which consisted of five to ten boys fighting each other blindfolded, until only one remained standing. The winner was given a purse by the white organiser. He turned Pro in 1940, he began his career fighting in Massachusetts where He established an impressive record of 27-4-2. It was also during these early fights that Jack earned his reputation for being a relentless and powerful fighter, two traits which endeared him to audiences. November 1942 Jack found himself in a fight against AllieStolz*to decide who would challenge for the New York version of the world title. Going into the fight Stolz was the clear favourite, with 3-1 odds to win. However, Jack pulled off a massive shock by knocking out Stolz in the 7th round. In the title fight, against*Tippy Larkin, Jack pulled off a similar surprise by knocking out the champion in the third round.[3]
Jack only held the title for six months before dropping it to fellow hall-of-famer*Bob Montgomery*on an unanimous points decision. Jack would go on to regain the title from Montgomery, before losing it to*Juan Zurita*in March 1944.he showed remarkable stamina, fighting three main events in one month. fought in a swarming style in which he used his great upper body strength and volume of punches to wear down an opponent.
Why He's here: Beau Jack, considered one of the greatest lightweight boxers who ever laced on the gloves, Called The greatest lightweight ever by Cus D'Amato, Jack was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1979 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991, he had a Perfect 1942 Campaign, winning all 13 of his bouts, 3 against top 10 Opposition, Not many could have beaten him, he comes in at the 10th spot. He fought the great Bob Montgomery 4x splitting them, he beat Henry Armstrong, late in his career near the end, he lost a Unanimous decision to Ike Williams and had a draw.
He was a Fantastic fighter and worthy of any top 10 LW List.
9) Tony Canzoneri (1925-39)
Record: 137-24-10, 44 KO, 4 no decisions
World Champion 1930-33, 4 defenses; 35-36, 1 Defense
Lightweight Titlists/Champions Faced 4: (Sammy Mandell, Al Singer, Barney Ross, Lou Ambers)
After an impressive run at Featherweight, the Louisiana born Canzoneri would capture both the Lightweight and Jr. Welterweight titles simultaneously at 135.* By his early twenties, he was widely regarded as the best fighter in the world at any weight when earning such recognition meant doing it versus the best opponents to be found on a regular basis.* After an upset loss of the 126 lb. crown in 1928, Canzoneri drew with future Lightweight champion Al Singer to begin business between the two.* Before their second meeting, Canzoneri would fall short on points in an August 1929 title shot versus Mandell; it was his only loss in 14 fights that year.* He would lose two of 13 in 1930, to Jr. Welter great Jackie Berg and future Hall of Famer Billy Petrolle, while besting reigning Jr. Lightweight king Benny Bass and, in his final fight of the year, stopping Singer in the first round to capture the Lightweight honors.* In April 1931, hed stop Berg in three to defend his Lightweight crown and wrest the 140 lb. title into his collection; by the end of the year hed decision Berg in a rematch and reigning Jr. Lightweight champ Kid Chocolate in defense of both his crowns.* 1933 was a lesser year with a pair of major upset losses to Johnny Jaddick for the Jr. Welterweight crown but a revenge win over Petrolle to keep the title at Lightweight.* His first Lightweight title reign would end in a pair of narrow decisions to Ross but Canzoneri had another run in him.* Knockouts of then-Jr. Lightweight champ Frankie Klick (whom he also decisioned) and Chocolate, along with a decision over Hall of Famer Baby Arizmendi led to Canzoneri being matched with Lou Ambers for Rosss vacated title in May 1935; dropping Ambers twice, Canzoneri sailed to a unanimous decision and second Lightweight crown.* Two more non-title wins over Klick, a defense against Al Roth, revenge decision over Jaddick, and defeat of former Welterweight champion Jimmy McLarnin provided his last wild burst of greatness.* Hed lose the title to Ambers in September 1936 and again suffer defeat in their 1937 rubber match, never to compete for a World title again.* Canzoneri was retired in three by big punching Bummy Davis in his final fight, the only knockout loss in some 175 contests.* Canzoneri was an inaugural member of the IBHOF.*
Why Hes Here:* Like many of the greats before television revenue allowed for more relaxed schedules, Canzoneris career was marked by audacious matchmaking.* From 1929-37, he fought no less than one and as many as three fights a year against strong-case Hall of Famers.* That doesnt even include all the multiple World champions from multiple weight classes or the fact that hed won three titles in three weight classes before he was 23 years old.* If there is any knock to be made, it is in an occasional inconsistency against the very best but, given that volume of challenges, losses are to be expected.* Many modern fans can be heard to ask what made the old timers so great.* If such question exists for anyone reading here then scroll up and read it all again.* The answers are easy to find though it is still true greatness can be found in any time.* The next man on the list is evidence of as much.
8) Ike Williams (1940-55)
*Record: 126-24-5, 60 KO
World Champion 1947-51, 4 defenses
NBA Titlist 1945-47, 3 defenses
Lightweight Titlists/Champions Faced 5: (Bob Montgomery, Sammy Angott, Juan Zurita, Beau Jack, Jimmy Carter)
Tall for the division at 59, Williams was a terror possessing tremendous speed and power and a usually solid beard.* Like many of his time, Williams learned his craft while still basically a kid, turning pro at 16 and losing four of his first fifteen before an unbeaten stretch of 33 fights ended with a stoppage loss to a Montgomery in 1944 whod already won and lost a share of the Lightweight crown.* Williams would continue to be up and down through 1945, splitting a pair with Angott (the loss by stoppage) and dropping three of four distance contests to Willie Joyce while managing to snare the NBA Lightweight crown from Juan Zurita with a second round stop.* A non-title 1946 points verdict over future Welterweight titlist Johnny Bratton set the stage was the highlight of a year which featured two NBA defenses and then came a big 1947.* Winning nine of ten outings, Williams stopped former Jr. Welter champ Tippy Larkin and followed immediately with a unification revenge knockout of Montgomery in six rounds.* The reign would last four years though Williams fought more often in non-title affairs.* He beat Bratton twice more and the first of three against Kid Gavilan while also stopping Beau Jack to defend the crown and decisioning him in a non-title affair.* Struggling mightily to make weight, he was pummeled in his final title fight by Jimmy Carter and stopped in 14.* He would continue at Welterweight, drawing with and then stopping Jack in his final two outings.* Williams was an inaugural member of the IBHOF.
Why Hes Here: It will never be known for sure but mob influence may have stopped Williams from being even greater.* Its a scary thought.* What was provided was often excellent but not always.* To his credit, Williams was a gamer.* He came up big in big moments, scoring knockouts for his first title, again to unify, and in a big fight with Jack.* Did he ever throw fights?* There has always been speculation, though not as bad as that which has lurked over the career of the man who beat him for the title.* There was enough, plenty in fact including multiple Hall of Fame Lightweights, to overcome any concerns and recognize that at his best Williams was as good as anyone could be at 135 lbs.*
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7) Packey McFarland (1904-15)
Record: 64-1-5, 47 KO, 43 No Decisions
Lightweight Champions/Titlists Faced ***8211; 2: (Freddie Welsh, Jimmy Britt)
Chicago has produced many a great fighter. McFarland was as good as any of them. Also known as the ***8220;Pride of the Stockyards***8221; & the ***8220;Chicago Flash,***8221; McFarland displayed grit, skill, & serious power to go along with an anvil chin.Turned pro at 16, McFarland rose through the ranks & by age 20 was beginning to face the best. In a 3 fight stretch from February to July 08, he won a points verdict over future World Champ F. Welsh in 10, stopped former LW king J. Britt in 6, & battled Welsh again to a 25-round draw.The following year, he***8217;d add a win over future MW titlist J. Thompson & in 1910, go even again with Welsh over 20 frames.His competition remained high in 1911 & 12 with a draw against future WW great J. Britton & news wins over Hall of Famer Owen Moran & another future WW champion, Matt Wells. As his career neared its end, McFarland grew into a WW & even MW. When it was over, he***8217;d lost only once & it took a while for the loss, a short decision in his 1st 10 fights, to be recognized.
Why He***8217;s Here: McFarland was in a bit of a quandary in his time.LW title contests in the U.S. in the first decade of the 20th century were fought at 133 lbs. McFarland was fine at the modern limit of 135 & would have been comfortable had there been a Jr. Welterweight division.Neither were the case.However, for the early bouts with Welsh & Britt, he was below 133 & probably could have made it to the line with the right opportunity.An absolute lack of interest from then champion Battling Nelson was an obstacle he could not overcome.There have been contenders ducked by champions in every era.McFarland was among the most notable in his.In over 100 fights, he proved himself the better of great fighters from below & above him in the scale &, while adding L***8217;s to other men***8217;s ledgers, was not accepting them back in return.McFarland was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1992.
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Kenyan international Kevin Omondi and his fellow Fisa Academy graduate Musa Mohammed have signed a one-year contract extension with Premier League giants Gor Mahia.
Confirming the new development to the club's official website, senior vice chairman David Killo said that the duo had been targeted by KPL champions Tusker.
Despite the brewers' interest, the pair have decided to extend their stay at K'ogalo with each one penning down a new one-year deal.
"Tusker had been following the two players but I am happy they have decided to stay at the club. This shows they have confidence in the club," said Killo.
Ade, as he's popularly known, propelled K'Ogalo to the final of the FKF President's Cup with a clinical finish during their 2-1 win over arch-rivals AFC Leopards in the semifinal at MISC-Kasarani.
Even though his teammate, Mohammed, has had less playing time this season, the defender was among the Kenya U23 team that played against Senegal and Guinea in build-up matches early in the year. Their contracts were due to expire at the end of this month.

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Canadiens 5, Senators 3 --- Asked about Dominik Hasek's health after yesterday's morning skate, Bryan Murray initially deflected the discussion clear of the goalie's tender zone.
"Well, he's got a sore throat today," offered the Senators coach.
Fact is, there's a pro athlete out there who suggests the adductor muscle is connected to the head -- or, at least, that getting over a strain of said muscle is putting mind over matter.
"For the most part, it's just mentally getting over the hurdle, trusting it, being able to go out and put it in the back of my mind to where I'm not worrying about it," White Sox outfielder Scott Podsednik told the Chicago Sun-Times last Sunday.
Podsednik, one of the top base stealers in major league baseball, went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained adductor Aug. 15, 2005. Upon his return, he was nowhere near the same player that swiped 47 bags in his first 75 games.
When Podsednik had two steals in a Sept. 28 game against the Tigers, they were his first two since Sept. 5. That's like Barry Bonds going three weeks without a homer --or three days without a walk.
Podsednik did participate in the team's World Series run through to November -- he even hit a key, albeit rare, dinger -- but was still not the same threat as he had been on the base paths.
Five months later it is the first week of the MLB season, and an adductor strain is giving Podsednik problems again.
Meanwhile, the NHL world waits to see if Hasek can return from his adductor strain and steal some wins for the Senators in their run at a championship.
Possible he has to win a battle in his head, first.
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Call-up D Brad Norton now has the distinction of being involved in the worst fight in Senators history. Hands down. After yet another goal by Montreal's Chris Higgins, Norton tripped and challenged Habs tough guy Aaron Downey. The two gladiators dropped their gloves, put their dukes up, posed and postured for 20 seconds, at least. But not a punch was thrown -- nor a fist drawn back -- before linesmen mercifully stepped in. Norton and Downey were given 10-minute misconducts, but they really should have been ejected for embarrassing the game ... Speaking of disgraceful, the announcement that Dany Heatley had just set a new Senators' single-season record with his 46th goal was greeted by a casual, quiet applause. If that accomplishment doesn't warrant a standing ovation, what does? ... The crowd was more enthusiastic when Guy Lafleur was shown to be in attendance on the videoboard. The sight of the former Hab great generated a cheer and a "Guy, Guy, Guy" chant ... Yes, too many Montreal fans were permitted in the building once again. Even the players noticed. "This is supposed to be our building," Bryan Smolinski said in an interview on the Team 1200 during the second intermission, "and all we see is (Habs) white, when it's supposed to be red." Later, Jason Spezza told Cheapseats: "We've got to win some games in the playoffs and convert those people."
Between Periods:
Given all the life-size cardboard cutouts that have popped up in local convenient stores lately, we have decided on a new nickname for Mike Fisher -- The Coca-Cola Kid ... "Ottawa and our goalie played in the first period," Habs coach Bob Gainey said last night. "The rest of our team joined in for the last two." .... When it was pointed out to David Aebischer that, along with his 44 saves, two Senators (including Call Up Of The Day Tomas Malec) hit the post, the Montreal goalie laughed and said: "Yeah, but I would have had them."
Things That Make You Go Hmmm:
Wonder how many of his 47 goals has Heatley scored from within a stick length of the goalie's left post -- including the two last night? Twenty maybe? More? ... To put things in perspective, the Senators' 53-game winning streak when they had scored four or more that came to an end in Buffalo on Wednesday was the third longest such streak in NHL history .... Rough game? Hell, yeah. It was the first time I (or probably any other pressbox sitter) ever suffered a paper cut on the nose from the Senators media notes ... Murray doesn't think he ever sent another one of his players over the boards for 36 shifts and 37:47 of ice time like he did with rookie D Andrej Meszaros in Buffalo on Wednesday. "I had (Hall of Famer) Rod Langway (in Washington) and I don't remember doing it with him," said Murray. "That's too much, and we know that." Meszaros "only" played 27 shifts and 25:02 against the Habs. "It was better, we had six defenceman (as opposed to five in Buffalo). I feel not bad. We've got basically three new guys in the back," he added. "It's not an excuse but we have to play like a team and help each other out." ... Biggest turnaround of the season -- the $7 pre-game meal served media, team and NHL brass at Scotiabank Place was easily the worst in the league until a couple of weeks ago. Suddenly, it has become quite good.
At The Buzzer:
Think the Habs had some added motivation from their previous visit here, when they were blanked 3-0 and held to 12 shots on goal, prompting Hasek to declare it the easiest shutout of his life? "You never forget a comment like that," said Montreal D Craig Rivet. Added F Mike Ribeiro: "For sure, they don't have their A-team right now. But last time here, it was the same for us." ... Heatley's second goal gives him a team-record 95 points this season. There's the announcement. There's another polite and conservative round of applause. To steal a Lindy Ruff quote, that's a joke ... Once again, Antoine Vermette had the most success in the faceoff circles, winning 10-of-15 draws.


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Officially a pilot at 18 years old
Emilio Beckett has two reasons to celebrate this summer. Emilio recently graduated from Marian Catholic High School and also has successfully completed the requirements for private pilot license. Emilio passed all phases of the exam three weeks ago. The FAA Exam has three areas of proficiency; oral, written and practical. The exam was taken at the Lehigh Valley Airport.
Emilio, 18, has been flying since he was 15 and soloed three days following his 16th birthday. Emilio' s Flight Instructor is Byron Arner. Byron Arner was recognized last year with the distinction of Master Pilot.
Emilio has begun to attend Aviation Courses at the LCCC. He has extended his training with Byron Arner to pilot multiengine aircraft.
Emilio resides in Mahoning Valley with his parents, Ed and Beth and his sister, Elena.


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Yeast Infection in Men
Male yeast infections, also known as male candidiasis, are not as common as women's yeast infections. Under 20% of men will be develop a yeast infection. Often times, a male yeast infection may go untreated, or be improperly treated because an infection is very similar to other infections, such as a sexually transmitted infection.
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Every human has a natural balance of the Candida albicans fungus. Most times, it is controlled by other good bacteria and does not cause a problem. However, when this balance is thrown off, the Candida bacteria may become an overgrowth and produce a yeast infection. The Candida fungus thrives in warm, moist places and can be found on the skin, in the stomach and inside the mouth.
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Causes of Yeast Infection in Men
Antibiotics - Antibiotics are known to be the number one cause of yeast infections in both women and men. If antibiotics are taken in excess amounts, they may kill the good bacteria that helps to fight off a yeast infection. Without a balance of good bacteria, the Candida fungus may multiply, and your body has no way of fighting off the overgrowth.
Sexual Intercourse - One of the more common causes of a yeast infection in men is through sexual intercourse. If one partner fails to mention to another that they have a yeast infection, it may pass back and forth and continue to worsen.
It is important to fully rid the body of a yeast infection before engaging in sexual intercourse. If you have had intercourse with someone who has been diagnosed with a yeast infection, it is important to be examined by a physician to treat a possible yeast infection, even if symptoms are not present.
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Diabetes - Men with diabetes may easily develop a yeast infection because of high sugar levels in the urine. This level of sugar may create a breeding ground of yeast to overgrow. Diabetics may also have a weakened immune system. This allows an infection to thrive.
Certain lubricants and condoms - There are certain types of condoms, lubricants and spermicides that are known to heighten the risk of a male yeast infection. These condoms may contain a lubricant that contains nonoxynol-9, which is a spermicide. This can be avoided by using condoms and lubricants that do not contain nonoxynol-9. Check the labels to be sure your product does not contain this particular spermicide.
Allergens - These may be anything that could cause an irritation in the genital region. If you have an allergy or sensitivity to certain scents, disinfectants, soaps or washing powders/fluids, and they have not been properly rinsed from your body or clothing, it may cause a yeast infection.


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(Note: the photos above are not necessarily winners in our Redskins Pumpkin Carving Contest — I just thought they were pretty cool.)
Happy Halloween, Redskins fans!
Today is the final day to have a chance to release your "Hailoween" creativity to win several items from the Redskins, including tickets to Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers and an autographed Ryan Kerrigan jersey.
Fans have been choosing three Redskins-themed pumpkin stencil options by clicking here and carving them up and sending us photos — that's how easy it is, and it's not too late to get involved:
– To enter the Redskins Pumpkin Carving content, submit your photos to the Redskins Facebook page, which can be found here.
– Five finalists will be selected tomorrow (Nov. 1), and then we'll begin a fan vote to select the Grand Prize — a signed Ryan Kerrigan jersey with two tickets to Sunday's Redskins-Panthers game. The other four finalists also win tickets to the game.
There's also two other ways to get involved in the fun Redskins Halloween activities:
– Send your Redskins pumpkin photo to us on Twitter by composing a tweet @Redskins and using the hashtag #HAILoween.
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Thu Jan 3, 2013, 09:33 PM
alp227 (29,883 posts)
Adrian Lamo on Bradley Manning: 'I knew my actions might cost him his life'
(Interview in Jan. 4, 2013 edition of The Guardian by Ed Pilkington)
Ed Pilkington: Let's start with the reason we're having this IM chat: Bradley Manning. We heard Manning himself recently describe his treatment during the nine months he was held in Quantico marine base on suspicion of having leaked hundreds of thousands of confidential US documents and videos to WikiLeaks. Have you been following the proceedings, and if so how closely?
Adrian Lamo: My only exposure to the proceedings right now is the things that people ask me whether I've heard. That sometimes disturbs folks' sense of perspective, as though it's wrong of me to have more to my life than Bradley Manning. It's not because I take it lightly, but because I take it as seriously as I do. Making the choice to interdict a man's freedom knowing it could mean his life, is something that's easy to judge but can only really be understood by living it. You either fold it into your character, come to terms and go on with your life, or you get stuck in that moment forever. For a while I thought I would be. I took it badly. But I came to terms and continued my life some time ago. It has, after all, been two years.
EP: We heard harrowing testimony from Manning. Locked in his 8x6ft cell for 23 hours and 40 minutes a day, stripped naked at night, made to stand to attention at morning call in the nude. And on and on I appreciate that you might not want your life to be stuck on Manning, but hearing such details must have an impact on you. Did you expect him to face such harsh treatment when, as you put it, you chose to interdict his freedom by passing his details to the FBI?
AL: As a clarification, I co-operated with the Department of Defense in this matter, not the FBI. This is the army's prosecution, and while there's some overlap, the FBI is looking at another spectrum of issues. To speak to your question, I don't have first-hand knowledge of his conditions while detained. But a lot of choices by a lot of people went into taking this case where it is today. It's clear the circumstances would be very different if it weren't for my involvement, but you can only label something a proximate cause within so many degrees of separation of what it's putatively causal of.
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Response to alp227 (Original post)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 09:35 PM
RomneyLies (3,333 posts)
1. Adrian Lamo is a true hero. n/t
Response to RomneyLies (Reply #1)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 10:41 PM
alp227 (29,883 posts)
3. why
Response to alp227 (Reply #3)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 10:41 PM
RomneyLies (3,333 posts)
4. He did his duty and revealed a huge security risk and potential traitor. n/t
Response to RomneyLies (Reply #4)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 10:45 PM
railsback (1,881 posts)
6. Exactly, man
I don't know why so many here fail to see what Manning COULD have done if not caught.
Response to railsback (Reply #6)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 11:01 PM
sendero (28,552 posts)
9. I can only hope..
.... that you are soon arrested and thrown in jail for what you "could" have done.
Response to RomneyLies (Reply #4)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 12:34 AM
Canuckistanian (42,290 posts)
11. A traitor? Why?
Someone who exposes war crimes is not a traitor.
Other than embarrassing those in absolute power, what did Manning do, exactly?
Be specific.
Response to Canuckistanian (Reply #11)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 12:40 AM
RomneyLies (3,333 posts)
12. Someon who dumps thousands of classified documents on the open internet
with no clue whatsoever of the contents of those documents is a straight up traitor.
End of discussion.
Response to Canuckistanian (Reply #11)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 01:37 PM
raouldukelives (5,178 posts)
18. Didn't you get the memo? Exposing war crimes is very unprogessive. nt
Response to RomneyLies (Reply #1)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 12:28 AM
Luminous Animal (27,310 posts)
10. Lamo is a low down dirty operative.
The defense department has been after Wikileaks since 2007 when they released BUSH'S IRAQ WAR http://mirror.wikileaks.info/wiki/US_Military_Equipment_in_Afghanistan/ military costs (and more specifically, the implication that we were using chemical weapons in Iraq). They found their patsy with Manning and I have little doubt they set him up. They give a soldier who has disciplinary issues, mental health issues, and hangs out in the hacker community access to low level classified info and then Lamo "conveniently" has prolonged and multiple chats with him leading him on to try to implicate Assange and Wikileaks as not merely a conduit for information but active facilitators.
They assume that he was so mentally fragile that they can isolate him for a year, strip him of his clothing, humiliate him, wake him up repeatedly during the night, keep a florescent light shining on him day & night, and deprive him of regular daylight for 23 hours and 40 minutes a day, and bar him from exercising with the end goal of implicating Wikileaks and Assange in a conspiracy.
Unfortunately for the defense department, Manning has proved far more resilient and sane than they counted on and he had they global community and the UN on his side.
Response to Luminous Animal (Reply #10)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 12:40 AM
RomneyLies (3,333 posts)
13. He's a hero
Manning is a traitor.
End of discussion as far as I'm concerned.
Response to RomneyLies (Reply #1)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 02:56 PM
sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)
19. Adrian Lamo is a liar and a former criminal himself who got off easy by
destroying the trust of another human being. He cared nothing about this country, about the War Crimes committed by the Bush War Criminals revealed in the leaks.
He is everything this country did not need at a time when War Crimes were rampant, and he chose to defend and protect the criminals while turning in a real American hero.
He is generally despised all over the world so it's no wonder he doesn't want to talk about what he did.
Response to sabrina 1 (Reply #19)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 03:04 PM
RomneyLies (3,333 posts)
22. Ah, nearly a verbatim quote of the anti-Lamo Wikileaks propaganda
Why am I not surprised.
Response to RomneyLies (Reply #22)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 05:47 PM
sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)
24. Do you know anything about this creep or are you just anti-Wikileaks
and other independent media, real news outlets?
To be honest I am surprised at the anti-Wikileaks minority on this forum. I never realized that people on the left were so supportive of the Big, Crooked Banks that brought down the world's economies.
Wikileaks, a multiple, award winning Global News Organization were responsible for the initial exposure of Iceland's Corrupt Banking system. A country that actually acted on the information, arrested the crooked bankers along with their crooked politicians who enabled them and as a result are the only country to have rebounded from the disaster these criminals created all over the world.
The rule of law works. Too bad we don't respect it in this country we might be on the rebound also.
Lamo is a liar and a crook. The reason you see that all over the place, is because it is true. He is among the most despised people in the world, so it's no surprise at all that he has been hiding from reporters asking questions about his own life and his reasons for what he did. He helped protect war criminals and crooked banksters and will go down in history when this chapter is written, as one of the bad guys.
Response to sabrina 1 (Reply #24)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 05:48 PM
RomneyLies (3,333 posts)
25. Wikileaks is nothing more than the outlet for Julian Assange's egotistical musings. n/t
Response to RomneyLies (Reply #25)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 05:55 PM
sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)
26. Don't know much about Wikileaks either apparently.
Wikileaks is what a good news organization should be. But truth telling is threatening to the corrupt which is why the big banks went after Wikileaks so furiously. Too bad it didn't work. The world respects Wikileaks and thanks to them and other independent media, the people know what caused the destruction of the world's economy, and they also know that their politicians have been complicit in covering up for them.
The opinions of a few people on the internet will never diminish the historical importance of the emergence of News Organisations like Wikileaks finally considering the takeover of the MSM by Big Corporations.
Response to alp227 (Original post)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 10:40 PM
larkrake (1,674 posts)
2. A true crud, coward
Response to alp227 (Original post)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 10:44 PM
railsback (1,881 posts)
5. All I can say is that its a good thing Manning was caught
That punk's action could have been far more serious.
Response to railsback (Reply #5)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 10:50 PM
AZ Progressive (3,411 posts)
8. Yes, how dare anyone reveal the truth about our government's actions
The government has the right to keep its actions secret, especially when Democrats are in control.
Response to AZ Progressive (Reply #8)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 01:12 PM
railsback (1,881 posts)
14. LoL. Give me a freakin' break.
Manning had NO patriotic drive to reveal government secrets for the good of the country. Read those transcripts. Manning was only looking for attention, and could have handed over those files to ANYONE willing to show him sympathy.
Response to railsback (Reply #14)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 01:29 PM
sibelian (7,804 posts)
17. Eh?
Are we talking about the same guy?
Response to railsback (Reply #5)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 02:57 PM
sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)
20. Yes, how dare anyone reveal War Crimes committed by the Bush Administration.
Manning is a hero, Lamo is a coward and a liar.
Response to sabrina 1 (Reply #20)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 03:20 PM
railsback (1,881 posts)
23. Apparently, Teabagging knows no political boundaries
Face value reactionary arguments, completely void of any depth.
Response to alp227 (Original post)
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 10:49 PM
msanthrope (37,549 posts)
7. I knew who Frank Wills was. Mr. Lamo's most interesting quote?
AL: Not long after the files were released, the Taliban announced that they were combing poorly redacted contact logs for the names of Afghani nationals who were assisting security forces in postwar Afghanistan. Even if that were the sole data point, I'd remain convinced that months of warning is a hell of an important thing to give someone before the date of their potential execution.
WikiLeaks has a history of hand-waving away the consequences of their disclosures. When documents they released were linked to violence in Kenya, Julian Assange said, apparently to the Observer, that "1,300 people were eventually killed, and 350,000 were displaced. That was a result of our leak," going on to compare those numbers to the statistics of other deaths in Kenya to paint death as a normal part of Kenyan existence, as it were.
Assange went on to say " we are not about to leave the field of doing good simply because harm might happen", and that if anyone were conclusively killed because of WikiLeaks, they could take comfort knowing: "Well, we will review our procedures" upon proof of their death. I have a different vision of good, one where high ideals don't excuse any crime or atrocity because someone meant well.
Response to msanthrope (Reply #7)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 01:23 PM
railsback (1,881 posts)
16. That sounds pretty cold blooded.
What bothers me most about WikiLeaks is that one guy, Assange, is making these calls about what to release. He could be a psychopathic killer for all we know, releasing names and locations of people who will eventually get murdered as he sits back and watches the show.
Response to alp227 (Original post)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 01:21 PM
struggle4progress (93,565 posts)
15. "... There was no way to be both kind to Bradley and mindful of the potential for harm
to people I had never known and would never know which the situation posed ..."
Response to alp227 (Original post)
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 02:58 PM
closeupready (29,503 posts)
21. He's a douchebag in my personal opinion. And I don't care what he thinks.
or how he justifies himself. I would want nothing to do with him, now or ever.
Manning was wrong. So was this guy.


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CINCINNATI — Matt Downs doubled home the tiebreaking run with two outs in the ninth inning on Thursday and the Houston Astros held on for their first win of the season, 3-2 over the previously unbeaten Cincinnati Reds.
The Astros were the last NL team to win a game, and they did it with a little drama.
Downs, who had struck out in all three of his at-bats this season, doubled off Nick Masset (0-1) for the lead. Closer Brandon Lyon, who blew his only other save chance on opening day, gave up a pair of two-out singles before getting pinch-hitter Ramon Hernandez to ground into a forceout.
The Reds won their first five games for the first time since 1990. They were the lone NL team left without a loss — Texas is still perfect in the AL.
Left-hander Fernando Abad (1-0) got his first major league win in relief of Brett Myers, who pitched into the seventh inning, when he gave up Scott Rolen's tying pinch-hit homer.
It was a particularly sweet win for Houston, which dropped its first eight last season — one shy of the club record — and lost five in a row to start this season.
PHILLIES 11, METS 0: At Philadelphia, Roy Halladay pitched seven sharp innings for his first win of the season, Wilson Valdez had a career-high four hits, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets.
Halladay (1-0) allowed six hits and struck out seven. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner gave up one run in six innings in the opener against Houston, and avoided a loss when the Phillies rallied in the ninth for a 5-4 win.
The four-time NL East champions are off to a 5-1 start.
BREWERS 4, BRAVES 2: At Milwaukee, Nyjer Morgan jarred the ball loose in a collision at home to give Milwaukee the lead in the second inning, and the Brewers went on to beat the Atlanta Braves for their third straight win.
Ryan Braun hit his third home run of the season for the Brewers, who have recovered nicely from a four-game losing streak to start the year. Milwaukee rallied to take three of four games from the Braves after losing Monday's home opener at Miller Park.
Martin Prado had a two-run single for Atlanta, which will hold its home opener tonight after playing its first seven games on the road.
Milwaukee got a better outing the second time around from new starter Shaun Marcum (1-1), who gave up two runs, five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.
Brewers closer John Axford pitched a scoreless ninth to earn saves in back-to-back games after a shaky start to the season.
Atlanta couldn't muster much run support for starter Tommy Hanson (0-2).
ROCKIES 7, PIRATES 1: At Pittsburgh, Esmil Rogers allowed four singles while pitching into the eighth inning, Troy Tulowitzki homered and drove in three runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat Pittsburgh to wreck the Pirates' home opener under new manager Clint Hurdle — formerly manager of the Rockies.
Rogers (1-0) won the Rockies' No. 5 job with a strong finish in spring training. He looked more like their ace, mixing a devastating 95 mph fastball with a few breaking pitches to overwhelm the Pirates over 7 1-3 dominant innings. After giving up singles to the first two batters, the right-hander retired 22 of 23, including 18 straight.
Tulowitzki connected for his third homer in the fourth off Paul Maholm (0-1) to make it 3-1 as the Rockies won their fourth straight.
NATIONALS 5, MARLINS 3, 11 INNINGS: At Miami, Adam LaRoche snapped a slump with a two-run homer in the 11th inning Thursday, and Washington salvaged the final game of the series.
LaRoche was 3 for 23 before he hit his first homer of the year off Edward Mujica (1-1). That ended a streak of 12 2-3 scoreless innings for Florida's bullpen in the series.
The Marlins gave up two unearned runs, struck out 12 times and went 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position.
Jayson Werth hit his first home run since signing a $126 million, seven-year contract to join the Nationals.
Todd Coffey (1-0) pitched a perfect 10th. Sean Burnett pitched the 11th for his second save.


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ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- He's been threatened with death and fire-bombing, and now a Rockville gun shop owner has caved.
Andy Raymond says he won't be selling a revolutionary smart gun at his Engage Armament store on E. Gude Dr. after all.
But he's also launched a chilling tirade against politicians.
"Shoot the people who made the laws. Gun them the f*#@ down! There's an f*#@ing reason we've got these things. And that's to defend our f'--ing freedom," Raymond yells while pulling down an assault rifle in a video he briefly posted on the store's Facebook site. A gun control group has now posted the video on YouTube.
Raymond had planned for his Engage Armament in Rockville to be the first shop in the nation to sell the Armatix iP1, a 22 caliber handgun that only fires after you plug a code into its paired radio frequency I-D watch.
"I believed people should have the choice of what firearm they're going to buy," Raymond said. "No firearm should be prohibited. And no one should be forced to buy a firearm either."
Engage has never sold a single smart gun.
But hardcore gun rights activist are furious he considered it... and they've threatened to kill him and burn his shop if he does.
They're furious he'll trigger a New Jersey law that requires all guns be keyed to their owners three years after the first smart gun is sold anywhere in the country.
"When people are going to burn down my shop, now all of a sudden things are a little bit different. I believe it, but I'm not going to sit here in a burned out building and say 'at least I'm a principled man,'" said Raymond.
It may be a smart gun, but so far it's manufacturer has been unable to find any gun shops smart... or dumb enough... to sell it.
Raymond fears just thinking about selling it will cost him his business.


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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky is the newest installment in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon video game series. The game expands on the fun found in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness. Players be a Pokémon and team up with a partner Pokémon. Together the two set out on an adventure of exploration and discovery, ultimately saving the world from destruction. With additional Pokémon to be, new "Special Episodes" and enhanced communication features, this is a grand adventure with a moving story and stunning finale. This game is a great starting point for players to enter the world of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and for returning players to discover even more secrets.
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"I became a mother after successfully giving birth in April," the 2007 and 2011 world champion said with a big smile on the TV Asahi network.
Ando, who has shunned competition in the last two seasons, did not say who the baby's father was. But media speculated he might be a 27-year-old professional Japanese figure skater who retired from competition after the 2010-2011 season.
Her interviewer quoted Ando as saying off camera that she definitely wanted to get married when "various arrangements have been made with the partner".
Ando said she would pursue her dream of competing in her third Olympics in February and then retire.
"I want to continue working hard on the rink in a responsible manner," she said.
Ando, who in 2002 became the first and only woman to land a quadruple jump in competition, said she became aware of her pregnancy last October when she pulled out of the 2012-2013 Grand Prix series citing insufficient conditioning.
Ando hinted she had considered an abortion.


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Fair and clearer prices for domestic flights for leisure travellers.
Airline fares for domestic flights have become unfair and overly expensive, as well as that the pricing and costing of these flights has become more and more unclear. What are the charges and taxes for? What exactly are we paying for? It is understandable that we need to cut down on flights in order to protect the environment, but why peanalise domestic leisure travellers? Particularly those on low incomes. For example:- A flight form Belfast to Southampton in February for two weeks return will cost around £580 for a 1 hour flight, yet you can fly to New York for around £800 which is an 8 hour flight of around 8,000 miles. How can this kind of pricing be fair or justified? Clearly it is the domestic travellers that suffer here.
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An online security service allowing users to access blocked content is selling cat scratching posts with the faces of either North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or Russian President Vladimir Putin to promote its new anti-Internet-censorship campaign.
The virtual private network site Hidemyass.com has launched Thepussycatriot.org a site that jokingly claims to be for "cats against cyber censorship."
"The very fact we share nearly four million cat photos and videos on the Internet each and every day does back up that lyric somewhat," it states. "What's more, thanks to our limitless online obsession with felines, many lolcats, moggy memes and cat virals have seen regular domestic kitties become celebrities in their own right."
Pussy Cat Riot is selling handcrafted scratching posts in the shape of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. (Thepussycatriot.org/Supplied)
But the site goes on to say that Internet censorship is a major problem in many countries where citizens are denied access to sites, such as YouTube and Facebook.
"It is imperative we recognise and challenge the powers that restrict not only the public's access to the simple joy of funny cat content, but to information as a whole."
The site includes many of the Internet's most famous cats as supporters, Nala Cat, Henri Le Chat Noir and Princess Monster Truck.
The site says cat scratching posts of Kim and Putin were handcrafted by a team of artists and took more than 200 hours to make. They sell for £4,500 ($8,200). All the proceeds are donated to charity.
If that's too steep a price for you, you can also buy a litter box with dictator's picture on it for £3 ($5.47) or a starter kit with a bandana, badges and stickers for only £1 ($1.82).
As the site states: "Internet cat content is a symbol of our freedoms."


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Upcoming Debate at Boston University
|September 19, 2005
|Posted by William Dembski under Education, Evolution, Intelligent Design
Bob Zelnick, well known news personality and chair of the BU journalism school, is organizing a debate on whether ID should be taught in conjunction with conventional evolutionary theory. The debate will feature Edward Sisson and me on the ID side and Eugenie Scott and James Trefil on the evolutionist side. The debate will take place at Boston University on Wednesday, November 2, 2005. Stay tuned for details. I've been informed that CSPAN is expected to cover the debate.
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You guys will need an opening act. And have you considered integrating pyrotechnics? Flash-pots and a fog machine for dramatic impact?
Seriously, I wish you the best Dr. D. Be aggressive and remember to ask Eugenie how Darwinism constitutes "good news" in any way, shape, or form. Also, try to get it all on video and maybe you could stream it on your site?
If it gets shown on C-SPAN, please please PLEASE post the date and time on the blog. I really need to tape that.
a tip for anyone who didnt realize, CSPAN will archive the video to their website (i think in real player format) after its aired. i think they do this with ALL of their stuff, or nearly all of it- you can go to their site and search the archives and find nearly anything theyve aired (ive never NOT found something they aired that i wanted to find). decent quality too- especially considering some of these archived videos are 4 and 5 hours in length.
CSPAN eliminated some rather curious responses to Ron Paul over the Iraq war…
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My DD has been home for a little over two weeks, and I was just curious how long it takes for their heads to get 'less long'. I've heard this is common in preemies, especially those that were on the cpap for an extended period of time. She doesn't have an overly large head or anything ( ) just like instead of growing outward, it grew backward.
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Can anyone tell me why is it that preemies get that "preemie head"? My girlfriend just had her baby at 36 weeks, but weighed only 1182 grams. The baby is tiny, she got conflicting reasons for the baby's small size from the obs and the pedi, so the reason is unknown. The baby's doing okay, still in the NICU, but gaining weight slowly, but the baby has that undeniable "preemie head" why is that why does it occur?
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26 years after WALKMAN created a revolutionary music lifestyle, the new Sony WALKMAN will now redefine it.
Simply called 'WALKMAN', the new digital music player from Sony features spectacular ergonomic design and an exciting range of intelligent features that allow the user to enjoy music in a totally new way.
Sony WALKMAN, available in two capacity sizes - 20GB (NW-A3000) and 6GB (NW-A1000), also features two new shuffle functions. By selecting 'My Favorite Shuffle', the device automatically selects the most listened to 100 songs and plays them at random. The 'Time Machine Shuffle' function randomly selects a year and plays all of the songs from that particular year that are currently held on the device.
Featuring an advanced organic EL display (2 inches on the 20GB version and 1.5 inches on the 6GB model), Sony WALKMAN not only incorporates a range of great features, it also offers the ultimate in ease of use through an appealing user interface and fantastic visibility.
Once switched on, a mobile phone style 'Home' menu appears offering nine different options that can be selected via the four-way directional button. These include 'Music Library', 'Play Mode', 'Initial Search', 'Intelligent Shuffle', 'Favorite 100', 'Play History', 'Settings', 'Playlist' and 'Now Playing'.
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It seems to be only available in Europe - I couldn't see a link on the Sony America site.


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Calvary Presbyterian Church
The old Calvary Presbyterian Church was organized on April 23, 1849, as a New School Presbyterian Congregation. New School Presbyterians believed that missionary work should be interdenominational, with different denominations, especially Congregationalists, sharing the control and funding of missionary work. Old School Presbyterians believed that missionary enterprises should be completely under the control of Presbyterian boards and agencies. Eight members of the Mount Zion Presbyterian Church of Cave Spring formed the Calvary Presbyterian Church in Springfield. Later the church contained both New School and Old School members.
The Presbyterian Church of Springfield (New School) was built at the east side of South Jefferson Street between Elm and Walnut. It was dedicated July 4, 1858. It was quite large and considered to be the best church building in town until the Southern Methodists built a new building in 1859.
Calvary Presbyterian Church was organized on August 28, 1860, as an Old School congregation by 21 dissenters from the Presbyterian Church of Springfield (New School). Reverend H.M. Painter was the first pastor. The Civil War began shortly after the church was built and most of the churches in Springfield suspended services and their buildings were used by both Union and Confederate officials at different times and for different purposes. The Calvary Presbyterian Church was the only church in Springfield to continue regular services during the Civil War.
In 1878 the Calvary congregation agreed to build a new church. They purchased a site at St. Louis Street and Benton Avenue from John S. Phelps, who was governor of Missouri at the time. The building was ready for use in 1879, although it wasn't dedicated until March 19, 1882. This is the building portrayed in the postcard. It was made of stone and red brick and it remained until the congregation merged with the First Presbyterian Church in 1930. It then left this building to move to the present site of First and Calvary Presbyterian at Dollison Avenue and Cherry Street.
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'Community' Season 5: Donald Glover Officially Takes Reduced Role
Streets behind, 'Community' fans. Streets way, way behind. A few weeks ago, we heard the news that series breakout star Donald Glover had been eying a reduced schedule in 'Community' season 5 to concentrate on his career as rap alter-ego "Childish Gambino," and now it seems Glover's reduced involvement in the new season has officially come to pass. So, how many episodes will we see Troy Barnes in?


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Seventh Day Adventists
Members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church believe it's critical to one's relationship with God to provide a healthy body to house his spirit. They maintain a strict vegetarian diet to honor God who said: Thou shalt not kill. They are also vegetarian because they believe in the holistic nature of man. They prohibit all use of coffee, tea and alcohol, believing these interfere with the body's ability to absorb nutrients. But they gladly augment their vegetables and grains with eggs and dairy products.


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New England captain Kevin Pietersen (right) greets his South African counterpart Graeme Smith at the toss, ahead of the fourth Test at the Oval, in London, on Thursday.
Pietersen was named England captain following Michael Vaughan's resignation after the series loss to South Africa.
Interestingly, Pietersen's debut as England captain comes against the country of his birth.
The 28-year-old was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, but opted to play for the country where his mother was born because he disapproved of South Africa's racial quota system.
Left-arm wrist-spinner Gulam Bodi was preferred to Pietersen by the KwaZulu Natal Dolphins in Durban in 1997, triggering the youngster to ditch the country of his birth.
His English mother gave Pietersen eligibility to play for England, and after serving a qualifying period of four years playing at county level, he was called up almost immediately into the national side. He made his international debut in the One Day International match against Zimbabwe in 2004 and his Test debut in the 2005 Ashes series against Australia the following year.
Not surprisingly, Smith made no secret on his thoughts at Pietersen being named England skipper.
"We were at the South African Embassy on Tuesday for a function. People there were angry and upset at Kevin becoming England captain," Smith was quoted as saying by the Sun.
Factfile -- Kevin Pietersen
Born: June 27, 1980, Pietermaritzburg
Early career in South Africa: Played for KwaZulu-Natal
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ODI debut vs Zimbabwe in November 2004
Test debut vs Australia in July 2005
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - On the stage at Doubleday Field sat two people who were in the same building 20 years ago when the Blue Jays played their most recent post-season game.
On one side was Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, while Montreal Bill Shaiken, of the Los Angeles Times and past president of the Baseball Writers of America Association, was on the other.
In between were Shirley Cheek and Paul Hagen.
Shirley had watched from the seats, Hagen was in the press box, so neither heard Tom Cheek make that famous home run call on Oct. 24, 1993:
"A swing and a belt! Left field! Way back! BLUE JAYS WIN IT! The Blue Jays are World Series champions as Joe Carter hits a three run home run in the ninth and the Jays have repeated as World Series champions! Touch 'em all, Joe! You'll never hit a bigger home run in your life!"
But they all heard it again here on Saturday afternoon prior to Shirley's acceptance speech for the Ford C. Frick Award her husband won.


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Masked gunmen stormed into three banks in Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe and San Marcos in takeover-style robberies yesterday, sheriff's officials said. It wasn't known if the same men were involved.
Shortly after 9:30 a.m., two men with handguns ordered everyone to the floor at Citibank on Lomas Santa Fe Drive near Interstate 5 in Solana Beach. One robber was described as black, 6 feet tall and thin, wearing a white shirt; the other was described as black, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, dressed in black. A getaway driver helped them escape in a dark Nissan Sentra, sheriff's Lt. Anthony Ray said.
At Bank of America on Avenida de Acacias near Paseo Delicias in Rancho Santa Fe, a gunman told customers and employees to lie on the floor. The robber, described as Latino and wearing a white, hooded sweat shirt and white bandanna across his face, demanded money from all the cash drawers about 2:25 p.m., sheriff's Sgt. William Dreyer said.
Four gunmen wearing masks and gloves held up U.S. Bank on South Rancho Santa Fe Road near Grand Avenue in San Marcos about 5:15 p.m., sheriff's Lt. Mike Munsey said. The robbers forced everyone to lie down. Three robbers wore black, hooded sweat shirts and one was in a white, hooded sweat shirt. Witnesses didn't know the race of the robbers, Munsey said. –D.B, A.M. and P.R.


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Earning an NAACP nomination for his portrayal of Drew "Bundini" Brown in "Ali" is no laughing matter, according to funnyman Jamie Foxx.
"When you know me as the funny guy but are willing to accept another performance and be brought in by it, that takes a little getting use to," says Foxx.
Preparing for the role, Foxx bulked up to 200 lbs. (he's normally 175) and talked to those who knew Bundini best.
"I really tried to put myself in the place of these guys back in the '60s," Foxx says. "There was a lot of racial tension and people back then didn't really consider Ali as a friend."
Foxx says working with director Oliver Stone on "Any Given Sunday" also prepared him for "Ali."
"I call him the diabolical genius," says Foxx. "He pushed and pulled and tugged performances out of everybody. He really goes hard and I credit him for allowing me to see another side of Hollywood and for allowing me to be black and not be ashamed of it. I'm prepared now for anybody."
At a glance
Born: Dec. 13, 1967
Birthplace: Terrell, Texas
Notable: Began standup comedy career in 1989 when a girlfriend dared him to go onstage at a nightclub
Image-friendly: This is Foxx's fifth NAACP Image nom. The other four were for his sitcom, "The Jamie Foxx Show."


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More than 100 people who staged a protest on their behalf in downtown Lansing Tuesday are wondering the same thing.
The Greens, who appeared at a hearing Friday in Ingham County Probate Court, had their 7-month-old daughter, Brielle, removed from their Larch Street home after Child Protective Services successfully petitioned the court to do so. By the same decree, her 6-year-old son, Elliott, for whom she had shared custody with her exhusband, can no longer stay with them. He lives with his father in Genesee County.
The CPS recommendation was based on an interview with Elliott, testified Lori Bundy, a services specialist with the state Department of Human Services, who is working on the case. Bundy said the child told her last month that he had witnessed "medicine flowers" growing at the house. He also reported "various people in the home smoking in the kitchen with children present," she testified.
Bundy was unable to verify the presence of marijuana in the home, she said during Friday's hearing, because the Greens refused to let her enter the house without a court order, based on their attorney's advice.
Maria and Steve Green have felony marijuana charges pending in Oakland County, where they used to live, from an incident in 2011. They said they plan to show the court next month that they were legal under the state medical marijuana law to grow the 29 plants that police found. The Greens have had bond conditions placed on them since January, which include not using controlled substances.
Maria Green, 31, is a caregiver for four medical marijuana patients and is a patient herself to treat multiple sclerosis. Steve Green, 34, uses medical marijuana to treat epilepsy, but he is not a caregiver for others because of a felony larceny conviction when he was 17. Five years ago, Steve Green was also convicted of attempted breaking and entering. Maria Green said, "He was on so many prescriptions for his health problems and he was unaware he was trying to open a door to a building that was not his home."
All of this factored into attorney referee Rod Porter's decision Friday to remove Bree from the home. But at the heart of his decision to place Bree into custody of the state Department of Human Services (which in turned placed her with Maria Green's mother), was that he saw the Greens' home as unfit because there was medical marijuana growing there, albeit legally.
"It's reasonable to assume marijuana is being grown in the home with children being present," Porter said during Friday's hearing. "That is dangerous for children to be involved with that situation. We have homes in this community robbed at gunpoint by individuals who know children are living in the home. … I've had several robbery cases come before me where people on the street hear drugs are being grown in the home, know children are present in the home, choose to break in anyway with guns thinking they're going to make it rich getting some drugs, marijuana and money."
Porter also said that Steve Green had tested positive for eight months this year while having bond conditions from the pending charges in Oakland County. It never came up during the hearing, but Steve Green said afterward that he was able to continue using medical marijuana to treat his epilepsy until June, when an Oakland County judge stipulated as a bond condition that he could no longer use marijuana to treat his condition. He tested negative for marijuana on Aug. 15 and has been clean since, according to an Oakland County supervision report that also said he has not violated any bond conditions.
Outside of the hearing room, "disbelief" is how Green described his emotions. "I can't believe they would do that."
East Lansing attorney Joshua Covert, who represents the Greens, said Probate Judge Richard Garcia will decide Friday on giving the couple temporary custody. That's before an Oct. 7 hearing in which Garcia will decide whether the Greens will keep custody. A week before that, Covert plans to request the decision be made by a jury.
"I feel that if we present this to a jury of their peers, they will have a hard time proceeding" with taking Bree away, Covert said. "I believe a jury would be shocked to see what has transpired. The Greens' fundamental right has been trampled on."
Covert pointed to a section of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act that says a person shall not lose custody of a minor unless it "creates an unreasonable danger to the minor that can be clearly articulated and substantiated."
"Having plants at home locked and potentially using marijuana for medicinal purposes would not put them" in unreasonable danger, Covert said. "I grew up around parents who smoked marijuana openly, illegally. I never once as a child thought my parents were abusing or neglecting me."
Covert added during a speech at Tuesday's rally: "What I saw on Friday was one of the hardest things I've ever had to see. It's something that will stay with me for the rest of my life."
The Department of Human Services won't comment on individual cases due to privacy concerns, spokesman Dave Akerly said in an email. "But, in general for any case here at DHS, we would look at parenting as being the key factor during an investigation."
"The safety and well-being of the children involved is always going to be paramount.
"As for marijuana itself, we look at it in the same way as we would any drug usage, prescription drug or otherwise with one major difference: in the case of pills, etc., we can determine with a blood sample or series of samples if the dosage matches that of the prescription in terms of use. That simply is not the same case with marijuana."
Over a hundred people gathered at noon Tuesday outside of the Department of Human Services building on Grand Avenue to protest Bree Green's removal from her parents. Elected officials, attorneys and advocates stood beside the Greens, erupting occasionally into loud chants of "Free Bree."
Thomas Lavigne, a Detroit-based attorney with Cannabis Counsel, said the Greens' case is not isolated and said there's "a level of xenophobia against medical marijuana patients."
"Now with our children, this is where we draw the line. This is our red line," he said, in reference to President Obama's "red line" comment about the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Jim Gierach, a former prosecutor from Chicago who represents the organization Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, said the failure of the War on Drugs "is seen on the Green family and this infant Bree. … Bree belongs home."
State Rep. Jeff Irwin, an Ann Arbor Democrat who has introduced statewide legislation to decriminalize marijuana, called Porter's decision Friday "twisted and imbecilic logic."
"This infant has been taken from her mother. That's wrong. The rationale the judge employed was that because of a position the parents hold, they're subject to additional risk of robbery. That is the slippery-est slope I've ever heard of."
Irwin wondered if the same logic could be applied to a wealthy family in a 5,000-square-foot home who might have valuables inside.
"The rich and powerful play by a different set of rules," Irwin said. "We need a judicial system that follows the clear letter of the law."
"Eyesore of the Week," our look at some of the seedier properties in Lansing, will return next week. If you have a suggestion, please e-mail email@example.com or call Andy Balaskovitz at 999-5064.


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The NSA Denies Exploiting The Heartbleed Bug, What If It's Telling The Truth?
The NSA's Denial is Surprisingly Straightforward
For the past year, the NSA's responses to the Snowden leaks have followed the same strategy: Either the organization claims that its activities are legal or it denies engaging in a similar (but distinct) activity from the one it's actually accused of actually perpetrating. A good example of this is the allegation that the NSA tapped undersea data cables from Google and Yahoo to intercept company data as it moved between server farms.
When asked if these allegations were true, General Alexander responded: "But I can tell you factually we do not have access to Google servers, Yahoo servers. We go through a court order." By refuting a claim that no one actually made, Alexander bet that the majority of readers wouldn't understand the difference between tapping the link between servers and tapping the servers themselves.
With that in mind, what's striking about the Heartbleed denial is that it's unusally straightforward. The NSA's formal response states:
Reports that NSA or any other part of the government were aware of the so-called Heartbleed vulnerability before April 2014 are wrong. The Federal government was not aware of the recently identified vulnerability in OpenSSL until it was made public in a private sector cybersecurity report. The Federal government relies on OpenSSL to protect the privacy of users of government websites and other online services. This Administration takes seriously its responsibility to help maintain an open, interoperable, secure and reliable Internet. If the Federal government, including the intelligence community, had discovered this vulnerability prior to last week, it would have been disclosed to the community responsible for OpenSSL.This clear, specific statement is exactly what the NSA hasn't been willing to say in its previous remarks. That doesn't mean the organization is being honest, but the scope and severity of this flaw means that it's possible even the NSA would feel obliged to reveal it.
Unfortunately, the fact that we're discussing whether the NSA would actually help patch a bug or deliberately exploit it is, itself, evidence of how perceptions of the organization have changed. A recent (albeit unofficial poll) by Princeton Survey Research Associates found that the NSA was trusted less than Facebook or Google when it came to securing personal information and considered the organization most likely to violate individual privacy.
If corporations and the public no longer trust the NSA to be truthful about what it knows and when it knew it, the organization's role in the wider security ecosystem will be fundamentally compromised. Google and Yahoo responded to the data cable snooping by implementing end-to-end encryption within their data centers. Now, with every major security flaw, the first question is "Did the NSA arrange this or just benefit from it?"
Why No One Trusts The NSA:
It's always been a given that the NSA had to balance the dual mandate of helping to secure the United States while finding ways to spy on targets using exploits and vulnerabilities in software. One of the most damning aspects of the Snowden leaks is the way the organization boasts of finding a legion of unpatched vulnerabilities and using those bugs to further its goals.
But the organization's responses to these leaks has been to alternately hide from the wider implications or to give false rebuttals to questions no one is asking. The general public may be fooled, the technical press and engineers in Silicon Valley are not. It's no accident that this is the third OpenSSL vulnerability to be discovered in a matter of months; it suggests a broad research project aimed at locking down the holes the NSA has used to peer through windows.
In that sense, it doesn't matter if the NSA knew about Heartbleed or not. The agency has established a pattern of refusing to acknowledge a lie (General Alexander has referred to his remarks in front of Congress as the "least untruthful" answer), refusing to acknowledge known truths, and dismissed the concerns of ordinary citizens and Congressman alike. It's not as simple as saying the NSA may or may not have lied -- the NSA is no longer trusted to understand the scope of the problem or care about the concerns of US citizens. The organization is playing by a different rulebook.