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Sox's dramatic year ends in playoffs
Sox's dramatic year ends in playoffs
And since the franchise began, you can count on drama with the Red Sox, too.
The 2008 season had everything for Boston. There was winning -- which the Red Sox did a lot of in making it to the postseason for the sixth time in the past seven years. There was losing -- most notably a Game 7 loss to the American League East-rival Rays in the AL Championship Series, ending Boston's hopes of a repeat World Series championship.
There was tension -- like a massive on-field fracas with the Rays, and a heated argument between Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis. There were abrupt departures -- none more than Ramirez finally reaching the boiling point with the Red Sox front office and being dealt to the Dodgers after 7 1/2 seasons with Boston. And there were welcome additions -- like Ramirez's replacement, Jason Bay, and rookies Jed Lowrie and Justin Masterson.
Take that -- along with plenty more -- and wrap it with the never-say-die attitude of Red Sox Nation and the allure of Fenway Park, and you've got yourself another memorable season in Boston.
It was a pretty quiet first month of 2008 for Boston, and, unfortunately, it was also quiet for former Red Sox legend Jim Rice.
Rice, who played his entire 16-year career in a Red Sox uniform, just missed out on getting the nod to enter the Hall of Fame, falling 16 votes and less than three percentage points shy. But, with 72.2 percent of the vote and with his name being mentioned on 392 ballots, the former right-handed-hitting outfielder -- who finished his career with a .298 batting average, 382 home runs and 1,451 RBIs -- is getting closer to going to Cooperstown, N.Y.
Boston also re-signed backup catcher Doug Mirabelli -- whose specialty was handling knuckleballer Tim Wakefield -- and bolstered its bullpen by signing lefty specialist Javier Lopez and acquiring right-hander David Aardsma from the White Sox for a couple of prospects.
The Red Sox locked down two big parts of their team in February.
First, they officially brought back Youkilis when they signed him to a one-year, $3 million deal. Youkilis would end up having the best season of his career -- playing both corner infield positions admirably and finishing third in the AL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
Then, on Feb. 24, Terry Francona -- who guided the team to its first two World Series championships since 1918 -- received a well-deserved three-year contract extension, with team options for 2012 and '13.
With players slowly making their way to Spring Training in February, nobody created a bigger buzz than David Ortiz, who was back on the field after undergoing surgery on his right knee. Unfortunately, Curt Schilling would never get that opportunity, as he was sidelined with a right shoulder injury early in the month and was unable to recover.
Boston also solidified its bench by signing first baseman Sean Casey and outfielder Bobby Kielty -- who delivered a pinch-hit home run in Game 4 of the 2007 World Series -- to one-year deals.
The Red Sox also signed Bartolo Colon to a Minor League contract, giving him a chance to compete for a spot in the starting rotation.
It was a hectic ending to Spring Training, as the Red Sox learned the coaching, training and clubhouse staffs wouldn't receive stipends for making the trip to Tokyo to open the regular season.
Following a players-only meeting and talks with Major League Baseball and the Players' Association, it was resolved everybody traveling overseas would be paid.
The Red Sox ended up splitting the two-game, season-opening series against the Athletics, winning the first game in 10 innings thanks to a game-tying homer by Brandon Moss in the ninth and a go-ahead RBI double by Ramirez in the 10th.
The Red Sox also reached one-year agreements with Jonathan Papelbon, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and 15 others, then surprisingly released Mirabelli on the March 13 after the veteran catcher had spent the better part of six years with the club. Kevin Cash became the backup catcher, meaning it was his responsibility to handle the tricky knucklers of Wakefield.
No. 1 starter Josh Beckett (back spasms), center fielder Coco Crisp (tightness in both groins) and right fielder J.D. Drew (lower back strain) dealt with lingering injuries during the month, but looked on track to return soon.
After embarking on an 18-day, four-city, three-country road trip that covered more than 16,000 miles, the Red Sox finally headed home to Boston for the Fenway opener on April 8. That day, the Sox got their World Series rings and ended up with a 5-0 win over the Tigers, thanks to a solid start by Daisuke Matsuzaka.
The Red Sox went 16-11 in the first month of the season, going on a six-game winning streak in the middle of April before being swept by the eventual AL champion Rays toward the end.
Highlighting the month was a ninth-inning, go-ahead home run by Ramirez in Cleveland, the Red Sox battling back after being down five runs late to beat the Rangers, 6-5, and, on April 29, Youkilis hitting a walk-off single against the Blue Jays that ended Roy Halladay's shutout and the Red Sox's five-game losing streak.
April also saw several Boston players go on the 15-day disabled list, including Mike Lowell (strained left thumb) -- though he returned in early May -- Alex Cora (right elbow) and Casey (right hip strain).
Ortiz didn't get injured, but his bat seemed like it was, as he ended the first month of the season batting just .184 (19-for-103). In unrelated news, Big Papi's old No. 34 jersey, which was recovered after being secretly buried in the new Yankee Stadium to "curse" the ballpark, was sold at an April 24 charity auction for $175,100.
On May 19, young left-hander Jon Lester became the 18th pitcher in franchise history to hurl a no-hitter when he blanked the Royals, 7-0. The achievement capped a historic comeback from anaplastic large cell lymphoma about 20 months earlier. But, five days later, Lester announced that his father was suffering from lymphoma, too.
The Red Sox got some good news with the health of a couple of starters, as Schilling was successfully throwing bullpen sessions and Colon, on May 21, made his debut and picked up the win. But late in the month, Boston was forced to put Matsuzaka -- who started off the season 8-0 -- on the 15-day DL because of a mild strain of his right rotator cuff.
The Red Sox also had a pair earn Player of the Week honors, as Lester (after the no-hitter) and Youkilis (.375 with 10 RBIs in the second week of the month) were rewarded.
The Red Sox went 17-11 in the month and remained in the hunt for the AL East crown, with one of the more memorable moments coming on May 1. That's when captain Jason Varitek hit a two-out single for yet another walk-off win against the Blue Jays -- this time a 2-1 victory.
The Red Sox had another milestone on the last day of the month, as Ramirez became the 24th player to reach the 500-homer mark when he clubbed an 82-mph first-pitch offering from former teammate Chad Bradford in the seventh inning in Baltimore.
Ellsbury set the Boston rookie steals mark by swiping his 32nd bag on June 15.
But the month proved to be a testy one for the Red Sox.
First, the Sox and Rays went at it with their fists at Fenway Park on June 5, with Crisp and James Shields taking center stage. Crisp charged the mound after being struck by a Shields fastball in the right leg during the second inning. Both benches and bullpens cleared, and Crisp ended up with the biggest suspension at seven games.
Shortly after that, it was Ramirez and Youkilis who got into a heated discussion in the dugout and had to be separated -- although both said the event was behind them afterward.
Then, later in the month, Ramirez pushed longtime traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the floor in the visitors' clubhouse in Houston following a spat over a ticket request.
As if that weren't enough bad news, Ortiz would miss the entire month because of a partially torn ECU tendon in his left wrist. Then, on June 20, Schilling announced during a radio interview that he would have surgery on his ailing shoulder, officially ending his season and putting his career in huge jeopardy.
Matsuzaka made his return later in the month -- having the shortest outing of his Red Sox career on June 21 -- and Youkilis saw his record-setting 238-game errorless streak at first base come to an end on June 7.
Things between the Red Sox and Ramirez finally reached a boiling point on July 31, when Boston traded the future Hall of Famer to the Dodgers -- right before the non-waiver Trade Deadline -- as part of a three-team deal that saw the club acquire Pirates left fielder Jason Bay in exchange for outfielder Brandon Moss and right-hander Craig Hansen.
Ramirez played 7 1/2 years with the Red Sox, winning two World Series rings and hitting at least 30 home runs while driving in 100-plus runs each full season except 2007. But, apparently, "Manny being Manny" had run its course in Boston, and the Red Sox were said to have been ready to suspend the left fielder had he not been traded.
On a brighter note, the Red Sox dominated the All-Star Game even though it was played at Yankee Stadium. Not only did Francona lead the AL club to a 4-3, 15-inning victory, but Drew -- who was named the AL's Player of the Month for June -- took home MVP honors after going 2-for-4 with a home run and a great catch up against the wall. Youkilis and Pedroia were elected as starters, while Ortiz -- though he didn't play -- Papelbon and Varitek were also named to the team.
July also saw shortstop Julio Lugo (strained left quad) go on the 15-day DL on July 12, Papelbon register his 100th career save on July 13, and Ortiz make his return to the lineup on July 25 after missing the previous 46 games.
Boston went 11-13 in July, its only sub-.500 month of the season, and found itself three games back in the AL East entering August.
In a month that saw the Red Sox go a season-best 18-9, they got a big boost from some key veteran additions in starter Paul Byrd and center fielder Mark Kotsay.
But it was the guy who came over in the Ramirez deal that made the most headway.
Bay started his Red Sox tenure by scoring a walk-off run in his first game, belting a homer in his second game and finishing August with a .315 batting average and 29 RBIs. With Lugo on the shelf, rookie Jed Lowrie also stepped up as a suitable replacement at shortstop, seeing action in 26 games during the month, while batting .299 with 23 RBIs.
But Lowell (right hip flexor), Drew (back) and Wakefield (right shoulder) were forced to go on the 15-day DL, and Clay Buchholz -- who struggled to a 2-9 record with a 6.75 ERA -- was optioned to Double-A.
While Buchholz struggled, Lester continued to shine, as he picked up AL Pitcher of the Month honors for July after going 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA.
The Red Sox were also able to sign all 14 of their top Draft choices by the deadline.
It was a month of celebration for the Red Sox, as Sept. 23 saw them clinch the team's sixth playoff spot in the past seven years after a 5-4 win over the Indians at Fenway Park. Boston was in the thick of things for the AL East crown for most of the month, pulling into a tie for first place on the Sept. 16. But the Rays took home the division, and the Red Sox were assured the Wild Card spot on Sept. 27.
Though they knew they'd be in the playoffs, the Sox weren't sure about the availability of two integral parts of their lineup, as Drew (back) and Lowell (hip) suffered setbacks all month long and were big question marks heading into the postseason -- which featured an AL Division Series matchup against the 100-win Angels.
Early in the month, Fenway Park set a Major League record five years in the making when it hosted its 456th consecutive sellout. Then, on Sept. 28, it honored a person whose last name will always correlate with the historic ballpark, as Johnny Pesky's No. 6 was retired. Pesky spent 57 of his 69 years in baseball with the Red Sox, and he has the right-field foul pole, "Pesky's Pole," named after him because of the light-hitting shortstop's rare game-winning home run in 1948 -- according to legend.
On Sept. 16, Timlin -- who was left off the ALDS roster -- set the record for career appearances by a right-handed reliever with 1,050, passing Kent Tekulve.
It couldn't have been a better start to the postseason for the Red Sox, as Lowell and Drew found themselves in the lineup for Game 1 of the ALDS.
Though Lowell would eventually be scratched for the rest of the playoffs and have to undergo surgery for his ailing hip, Drew would step up big with several key hits, and Boston took care of the Angels in four games. The finale was the most memorable, with a botched suicide squeeze in the top of the inning leading to a walk-off single by Lowrie in the bottom half.
But the Red Sox eventually met their match in the up-and-coming Rays after a dramatic seven-game ALCS.
Boston started off the series with an impressive Game 1 victory at Tropicana Field behind a stellar shutout by Matsuzaka. But Tampa Bay would take Game 2 thanks to a walk-off sacrifice fly by B.J. Upton in the 11th inning, and dealt the Red Sox lopsided losses in Games 3 and 4 -- outscoring them by a combined 22-5.
Game 5 was nothing short of historic.
Despite being down, 7-0, heading into the bottom of the seventh, Boston rallied in historic fashion while Tampa Bay's bullpen collapsed. In the end, it was Drew who provided the heroics when his two-out line drive sailed over right fielder Gabe Gross to cap the top comeback win in postseason play since 1929.
The Red Sox then took Game 6, 4-2, behind strong pitching from Beckett, who gutted it out despite severe pain in his right oblique. But the Rays showed just how valuable winning the AL East crown is, as they got the deciding game in their home stadium, and, despite Boston taking an early lead on Pedroia's solo homer in the first inning, rallied for a 3-1 victory to end the Red Sox's season.
Varitek and Schilling filed for free agency shortly after the end of the season.
November was the month that saw it all pay off for Pedroia. First, he snagged an AL Gold Glove Award at second base, then he claimed the Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award, and five days later, the big prize came when he captured the AL Most Valuable Player Award.
In just his second season in the Major Leagues, Pedroia -- standing a generous 5-foot-9 -- hit .326 with 17 home runs and 83 RBIs while scoring 118 runs and stealing 20 bases.
The Red Sox also got the ball rolling in the trade market when they took care of the logjam in center field. Boston sent Crisp to Kansas City in exchange for right-handed reliever Ramon Ramirez, who went 3-2 with a 2.64 ERA in 2008.
The Red Sox also exercised their option on Wakefield and acquired right-hander Wes Littleton from the Rangers.
November also saw Francona finish fourth in the AL Manager of the Year voting, and Ellsbury finish third in the running for the Rookie of the Year Award after the 25-year-old hit .280 with nine home runs, 47 RBIs and 50 steals.
After a stellar year, the Sox made sure they locked up their second baseman, signing Pedroia to a six-year, $40.5 million deal three days into December. The Red Sox also offered arbitration to Varitek and Byrd, then signed 22-year-old Japanese right-hander Junichi Tazawa on Dec. 4.
Alden Gonzalez 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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Episode Start After yesterdays scene Arjun Knock the Kanchi's Room Gate ..Kanchi Getting Smile to see Him..Arjun says that he want to Take some things from the Coverd..Arjun enter the room and saw that Kanchi tries to wear the necklace but don't success..Arjun comes closed to Kanchi and help her to wear the necklace..Arjun and Kanchi both have feeling something' Kanchi tells him that necklace give me from Bua Ji .. She asking him..How I am looking..Arjun smile and says very beautiful..Kanchi blushing and closes her eyes and says I love you..Hope I was get is previously' Just she gets shocked to see that Aaditya there and he replies that I loves you too Kanchi' Kanchi not found Arjun there ' Aaditya Hugs Kanchi and just Kanchi notice that Arjun standing at the Gate and Looking her' Arjun remembers FB scene with Lakshmi and ( Haara Haara both Male AND female Version Playing On the BG)
All of them Enjoying Kanchi and Aaditya Mehandi..All of Ladies congrats Kanchi's Mother for Kanchi's Wedding'. Jiyana and Kishori also there' Some Ladies pointed that may Be Arjun is Kanchi's Boss so he was manage all the preparations. Kanchi's Mother ask kishori to apply Mehndi of her hands but Kishori replies that they are going tomorrow so can't apply Mehndi On her hands' Kanchi's mother requested her to stoped till Kanchi's wedding not happen but she replies that she Assume Kanchi as Her daughter so don't says that this house is not her..Mehandi Wali ask Kanchi of her bridegroom name cause she want to wrote of her hands' Kacchi Looking sad and don't give answers..Some girls smile and says that her bridegroom's name start with A..A for Aaditya'. Mehndi Wali wrote A letter in her hands' Aaditya also comes there and wrote K on his Hands also l Ike Shagun'. All girls teases Aaditya' Aaditya getting blushing
When Aaditya going coincidently he bump with Arjun and his hand joint with Arjun hands also..The Aaditya Hand's Mehndi also wrote in Arjuns hands also and Arjun gets K letter on his Hands' Arjun getting sad and embarrassed and goes to the washroom to clean his hands..when Arjun cleaning his mehndi. Kishori also comes there and tries to realize his Love for Kanchi..Arjun and kishori confrontation scene kishori tells him to tells his felling to Kanchi and stop her..Kanchi also comes there..Arjun getting embraces and goes..
Kanchi at her room and looking Confuse regarding her wedding with Aaditya..She tells herself that she could not knew what will she want..Kanchi comes to jiyana room and ask her why she not sleep till..Jiyana replies that she was talking with her Mom ..She pointing to Star ..Kanchi says that I also want to talk to your mother with you' Kanchi tells that I could not meet you but I have fast friend with your daughter Jiyana and she assume me like her Mother and Arjun I also and just stopped..Jiyana asked her to continue her words but Kanchi keep silent' Jiyana confessed that she was did all thing to untie Arjun and Kanchi..She tells her that she was remain her fast friend always' she Give impression to her to watch when she Remember her..Kanchi Hugs Jiyana..
Kanchi sit-in her room with wearing Saadi ka Joda and girls comes there and says that Baraat now coming..Arjun talking with someone on phone and just see Kanchi on her room with wearing Saadi ka Jooda..Arjun stares her and remembers kanchi when she was comes to his house after wedding..Arjun pointing her Like good Luck..Kanchi also replies with teary eyes..
Kanchi's mother comes to Kanchi 's room and close the gate of the room'. She tells her that how she looking upset and sad ..Kanchi making some excuse..Concise Mother tries to realize her of her true love..She tells her that if she don't Like Aaditya as her husband then refuses the wedding..
Other side Kishori also tells Arjun that Aaditya is comes now to take baraat and jiyana also getting upset..She tells that before leaves from here may be it will be good is we are do congrats Kanchi and Aaditya. Kishori and Aarjun confrontation scene ..Kisori tries to realize Arjun for her loves with Kanchi and tells him to confess his love to Kanchi else he would be Late..Arjun replies that maybe he also loves Kanchi & may be Kanchi also would loves him but he scared that if it will be wrong then he will be lose his friend..
JIyana overhear all the conversation and remembers her Mother and gets promise her mom that she want Kanchi and Arjun Untie..
Kanchi comes with girls for wedding and Panditji tells to put Varmala to both ..Arjun, JIyana and Kishori also there and all of them getting sad..Kanchi and Aaditya putting VarMala On each other Nack..Kanchi also looks sad..Some ladies tells girls to do dance and sing' Just they Notice a Gitaar and ask about it' Jiyana replies that this guitar is her Father..All of them tells Arjun to sing a song' Arjun keep quite' Kanchi also requested Arjun to sing a song..Arjun hold the guitar and sung the song' (DO chancel Nan Karte chedkhaniya ' Haar Haara mein do naino se Haara)'
Arjun and Kanchi eyelock scene' Kanchi release Arjun Pain and his Loves & feeling for her..Kanchi going to Take Phere with Aaditya and getting confuse and Upset'. Arjun, Guyana and Kishori tries to leaves her and going' Kanchi recollect all previous memories with Arjun..Aaditya ask Kanchi that he has any problems why she looking Upset' just Kanchi standup from the Phere's and running behind Arjun and calling him'..Arjun Ji !!!!!..Arjun,Jiyana and Kishori Turns and surprize to see kanchi...Arjun and Kanchi smile with happines and joy.
Kanchi singing the Song Wari wari mein apne Piya pe waari'Arjun and Kanchi both getting smile and Looking Happy'Kanchi complains Arjun why he going to leaves her..She says that god made them to each other and she can't lives without him' Kanchi Hugs Arjun'. Kanchi Put her head on his chest..
Episode end with Arjun and Kanchi Untie
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Silas Redd is a Running Back who has played for Penn St. It appears that he has decided to LEAVE the Penn St. "Tickle Monsters" and go to the USC Trojans.
I don't follow ANYONE on Twitter.
But from listening to the radio, the hosts of the show are reading Penn St. player tweets and general Penn St. "fans" tweets.
My disgust has reached a new low. (I'm here to tell you... a LOT of things 'disgust' me! So this is saying something.)
Silas Redd is being lambasted by the folks from Pennsylvania via "social media". He's being called, a coward. He's showing his true colors, etc...
You know what? Maybe his "TRUE COLORS" are that he is directly opposed to CHILD ASS RAPE! Maybe he is ASHAMED to be associated with a culture that protects and ensures the CHILD ASS RAPERS!
The NCAA decided NOT to give the University the "death penalty". If hindsight is really 20/20, then that decision was a HUGE mistake!
One of the few things that the NCAA has done right, was to allow these players to LEAVE the program that protects CHILD ASS RAPERS.
So a player has decided to leave.
If the University had any moral character, they would follow this kid's example and LEAVE as well! I'm talking closing up shop for all things football. The received a penalty of 12 Million Dollars a year for 5 years. That "slap on the wrist" punishment is a JOKE! A sick, disgusting, perverted joke.
What also makes me want to HURL... is that this "movement" is being spearheaded by the YOUTH! They "youth" are the ones that are circulating "We are, Pissed Off!" Instead of the usual, "We are, Penn St!". See, they think that they are being punished too severely. "THEY", the students who a privileged enough to receive "higher education" are the VICTIMS... not the boys who were ASS RAPED by an OLD RAT BASTARD and then "protected" by a group of OLD RAT BASTARD'S!
This group of YOUTH is actually SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT... not rallying an anti-establishment agenda, like I "used" to think highly educated people tend to do. I have come to learn that are education system is getting what it's paying for!
If you think that our school system is a mess... what do you think of the kids who succeed under this system? They go on to a NEXT level of this SAME type of system, and then they are "perfecting" this broken system with every graduating class. This IS what they are paying for. This is the GOAL! They are achieving their goal.
Bottom line... This "banality of evil" could not be clearer and more easily understood.
The fans of college football in this region is MORE outraged at the thought of NOT being able to "tail gate", than they are with MAN ON BOY ASS RAPES that were going on just buildings over from that stadium!
There are SO many lessons to be learned from this. I don't think we'll learn a Damn thing from it. But, hopefully I am wrong. The lesson to be learned here is that BLIND TRUST is so Damn dangerous that we should NEVER do it (on any level) again. This false respect for false authority is destroying humanity. It's easy to spot for us outside of this Pennsylvania bubble.
We should turn that eye towards ourselves and what we are BLINDLY TRUSTING.
Don't take my word for it. Look this stuff up. Look at the OUTRAGE at this kid for leaving Penn St. Where was that SAME outrage for children who supposedly were in a CHARITY?!? You know, "CHARITY"... systems that are set up to HELP people out, only to be MAN ON BOY ASS RAPED! Where was that outrage!?! But now, people are openly talking about taking away Saturday Football Games! Now, "THAT'S" a reason to become outraged!
I could rant about this for days.
Why didn't that BIG, JOCK, red headed former QB not BEAT that OLD RAT BASTARD off of that child in the shower!?! How does one just, "walk away"?
God help us all.


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Fingernails don't really come to mind when thinking about world class art. But at this year's Tokyo Nail Expo, artists got a chance to show off some of the world's freakiest and fashionable fingernail art. And yes, Hello Kitty art made it into the show as well.
Along with showcasing the newest impressive and intricate nail art designs, over 50,000 visitors also took part in the crowning of the Tokyo Nail Expo Nail Queen 2009.
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Mike McCarthy very nearly Jim Schwartz'd himself by throwing a red flag to challenge a fumble. That could have been a catastrophe had McCarthy not thrown it after the officials had already decided to review it, given the inane rule the NFL has about coaches throwing a red flag before an automatic review. Nevertheless, the Packers were penalized 15 yards for the challenge flag toss even though the play was reviewed and overturned in their favor. Jordy Nelson tried to avoid what might have been an embarrassing disaster by hiding the red flag in his pants, but that's the thing about NFL fields: there are eyes everywhere.
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Theater at EMU will present six performances of the popular musical, "Godspell," in Lehman Auditorium at Eastern Mennonite University.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4 and Oct. 10-11, with matinees at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 and 12.
The musical, which enjoyed a successful off-Broadway run in 1971, is based on the gospel according to St. Matthew.
Featuring a 10-member ensemble cast and music and new lyrics by Stephen Swartz, the play builds gradually on a series of New Testament stories to a powerful close depicting the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
"'Godspell' offers the timeless words of the One who is the way, the truth and the life, and it offers the kind of music that sends us singing out the door," said Barbra Graber, associate professor of theater at EMU and the play's director. Anne Gross of EMU's music department is musical director.
Admission is $8 in advance, $10 at the door; seniors (65 and over), $6; students, $6 and children ages 5-9, $3. The play is not recommended for children under five.
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Eroding common carrier obligation would only serve to increase monopoly power over rail customers.
Speaking before the Surface Transportation Board (STB), American Chemistry Council's President and CEO Jack N. Gerard reaffirmed the importance of the railroad's obligation to serve the needs of the nation, and called for stronger action by the STB to address the growing monopoly power of the railroads over their customers.
"Railroads have an obligation to serve the transportation needs of the country," Gerard said. "They are required to operate in the public interest because the public depends on safe and reliable service in the delivery of a wide range of products." Their obligation, the common carrier requirement, is a debt the railroads owe to the nation.
"The railroads received enormous grants of land in the 19th Century in the public interest to develop rail service for the public use, convenience and necessity," Representative James Oberstar (D-MN), Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, recently recounted.
"We're concerned, however, that with today's hearing the Board is pursuing the wrong line of questioning. For the past 25 years, we have watched the railroads consolidate so that a handful of railroads control 90 percent of all rail freight traffic in the United States. This new-found market power has doubled industry-wide profits since 2003 and sent rail stock prices soaring," Gerard explained. "To even consider reducing the common carrier obligation instead of addressing the current barriers to competition in the freight rail system would only serve to extend the monopoly power the railroads currently enjoy over their customers."
Chemical companies rely on rail transportation to deliver 170 million tons of essential chemicals each year to customers in manufacturing, agriculture, energy, transportation technology, communications, health, education defense and virtually every aspect of life in America. "More than 96 percent of all manufactured goods are directly touched by chemistry," Gerard explained.
"We've witnessed a century of safe transportation of these critical materials, but the NTSB has determined that the cause of several recent fatal accidents were railroad maintenance and operational failures," Gerard continued. "Now with increased traffic and perceived capacity constraints the railroads wish to avoid their common carrier obligation for hazardous materials to focus on other traffic. This clearly has nothing to do with the public interest."
Rather than face the liability associated with their performance, the railroads want to simply void their common carrier "contract" with the American people. "The railroads argue that it is not in their interest to move these vital materials," Gerard explained. "This raises several serious questions, including which of the thousands of products made from chemicals, and the jobs of Americans who make these products, do the railroads wish to eliminate from U.S. commerce? These materials are critical for the production of life saving medications and medical devices, body armor used by our military and law enforcement officers, deicing fluids for airplanes, energy saving solar panels, and so much more."
"To make matters worse, the railroads are trying to sell a fantasy that there are benign alternatives to all these crucial materials in order to avoid their responsibility and appropriate liability for the safe transportation of these products," Gerard continued. "Railroads, as well as hazardous materials shippers, should continue to bear liability for their own actions. Removing that liability could erode safety performance by creating a disincentive to address the multitude of factors to enhance rail safety."
Many of the issues raised in today's hearing could be addressed by increasing access to competitive freight rail service. For example, Gerard explained that removing the barriers to competition would "improve the efficiency of the system" and "in many instances, reduce the


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Next week is going to be a big one for me since I've not had a vacation in quite some time. I actually don't remember the last time I was gone for more than maybe one day. I guess when you've got a fun job that doesn't make you actually WORK, then vacations seem a little unnecessary.


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Webcomic The Only Living Boy by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis has gained a lot of attention since it was successfully launched as a Kickstarter, with a bunch of Harvey Award nominees, including Best Webcomic. It's also the #1 downloaded book on Noisetrade, a portal for ebook and audiobook sales. It's story of 12-year old Erik Farrell, a runaway boy who finds himself in a strange world without his memory or friends. Ellis's lush artwork uses the palette of the web to its full extent, and Gallaher's story presents a classic tale of fantasy exploration.
In this preview of the newest episode, Erik stumbles onto a map of his world, but more mysteries unfold with a missing moon and the legend of the Dreaded Lord Baalikar. And is Erik really the only living boy left in the world?
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General Motors Corp. is ending its popular discount program that let buyers pay the same price its employees pay for vehicles throughout the summer. The promotion was scheduled to end Friday at the close of business for each dealer, a GM spokeswoman said. GM (NYSE: GM) introduced the incentive in June and saw U.S. sales shoot up 41 percent in June and 19 percent in July.
Two top Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives are being promoted to vice chairmen positions, and they will switch areas of oversight, the company announced Friday. Mike Duke, who has headed up Wal-Mart's (NYSE: WMT) domestic stores, will lead the company's international division. John Menzer, who has been chief of the international stores, will oversee U.S. stores.
American Airlines announced Friday that it was canceling 15 round trips temporarily in markets it serves from its two largest hubs, Chicago O'Hare and Dallas-Fort Worth international airports. The cutbacks will go into effect Wednesday and continue through Oct. 29, when American, a unit of AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR), said it will evaluate the jet fuel market and decide whether to restore the flights. "The skyrocketing price of jet fuel has forced American Airlines to take the regretful step," according to a statement issued by the airline.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday it has approved a $15 billion project to expand the delay-plagued O'Hare International Airport by reconfiguring the runways - a plan that requires destruction of hundreds of homes. The eight-year plan calls for reconfiguring the airport's intersecting runways to a design of six parallel and two diagonal runways, which planners say would make it easier for planes to take off and land. The first runway would be opened in 2007.
Cable TV magnate John Malone is expanding his international operations with the acquisition of Cablecom Holdings AG, Switzerland's largest broadband cable operator. The $2.19 billion cash deal, expected to close in mid-October, strengthens Liberty Global Inc.'s position as the largest cable provider outside the United States, giving it a total of about 17 million video, Internet and phone subscribers. Liberty Global (Nasdaq: LBTYA) said the purchase would make it the largest broadband cable operator in 11 of its 14 European markets.
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Dr. Ziva Cooper is an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurobiology in the Department of Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. She received her Ph.D from the University of Michigan in Biopsychology, where she studied the abuse liability of drugs in laboratory animals specifically focusing on how different states of opioid dependence alter operant behavior maintained by various reinforcers. In 2009, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship under the mentorship of Drs. Margaret Haney and Sandra Comer in the Division on Substance Abuse at Columbia University studying human behavioral pharmacology of cannabinoids and opioids. Her general research interest involves understanding the neurobiological, environmental, and behavioral variables that influence the reinforcing effects of drugs. To that end, she is currently concentrating on human laboratory models of polysubstance abuse in order to determine how multiple receptor systems contribute to the abuse liability of psychoactive drugs, including cannabinoids, opioids, and cocaine.
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Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Cocaine Smoked with Marijuana
Substances are rarely abused independently, thus, determining the physiological and behavioral effects of abused drugs administered independently and simultaneously under well-controlled conditions is an imperative preliminary step to advance the area of substance-abuse treatment in dually dependent populations. Marijuana abuse and dependence among the cocaine-dependent population is widespread. Although there has been a great deal of research investigating the behavioral and physiological effects of cocaine and marijuana independently, there are few reports documenting how marijuana alters cocaine's behavioral and physiological effects and no studies directly assessing how marijuana alters relapse to cocaine use. Dr. Cooper and colleagues are interested in identifying variables that contribute to the abuse liability and health risks associated with this drug combination by investigating how marijuana and cocaine-associated cues may impact the subjective, reinforcing, and physiological effects of smoked cocaine. These findings will clarify the role of the cannabinoid system on cocaine's effects while also providing clinically relevant information to direct treatment strategies for this dually dependent population.
Analgesic Effects of Marijuana and Oral THC
Laboratory animal studies have demonstrated the analgesic effects of drugs that act on the cannabinoid system; however, these effects have yet to be clearly elucidated in humans. To better understand the potential clinical application of cannabinoids for pain management, Drs. Cooper, Haney and Comer are investigating the analgesic efficacy of smoked marijuana and oral THC in the Cold-Pressor Test (CPT), a laboratory model of pain. The CPT has predictive validity for clinical use of analgesics. Determining the efficacy of cannabinoids in an experimental model of pain will provide important endpoints of this effect to further investigate the potential role for clinical use of smoked marijuana and/or oral THC as analgesics.
Glial-inhibitors for Opioid Tolerance and Dependence
Recent evidence has reliably demonstrated that opioid agonists increase glial cell activity, resulting in neuroadaptations that increase opioid tolerance and dependence, and directly contribute to their abuse liability. Dr. Cooper is working with Dr. Comer and colleagues to identify the potential of glial-cell inhibitors to both decrease the abuse liability of opioids while enhancing their therapeutic efficacy as analgesics by attenuating tolerance and dependence associated with opioid-induced glial activation.


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IT'S NOV. 24, THE WEEK BEFORE Thanksgiving, but before Drew Hannah leaves the city of Zagreb in Yugoslavia to return to his home in New Canaan, Conn., he stops by the hospital bed of a badly burned 7-year-old Croatian boy. Suddenly the burly Hannah, 41, finds himself crying. "I've seen a lot of these kids—some without a leg or hand, some burned, some torn up by shrapnel or bullets," he explains later. "I usually hold myself in check, but sometimes it just gets to you."
Such emotion is unusual for Hannah, operations leader of the only large-scale private U.S. effort to aid victims of the civil war between the Serbs and Croats. He has already led three relief missions to the embattled region. This time he'd stopped at the children's hospital to deliver an urgently needed $3,000 skin-grafting device that will enable doctors to cover the third-degree burns on the chest and arms of the boy, Nedjelko Beus. While racing for shelter during a nighttime Serbian air attack on the town of Sinj, the bare-chested Beus had tripped, and a lit candle he carried in one hand ignited a plastic bag he held in the other hand. "They say flaming liquid plastic burns like napalm," says Hannah, tenderly cradling the fingers of the boy's unbandaged left hand.
An upbeat former real estate developer, Hannah took charge of his first 48-hour airlift to Zagreb in late September, after his boss, Bob Macauley, chairman of AmeriCares, a New Canaan-based disaster-relief group (PEOPLE, May 29, 1989), was similarly affected by searing news footage of the war's wounded. Hannah had been organizing grain shipments to the Sudan and Ethiopia when one morning, he says, "Bob came chugging out of his office all excited, collared me by the copying machine and asked me to go to Yugoslavia." Three days later, Hannah and his small crew of "quick-response" workers were in the air on a chartered 707 with $1.6 million worth of medical supplies, largely donated by U.S. pharmaceutical companies.
The five-month war—triggered by Croatia's secession from the six-republic Yugoslav federation in June—has so far claimed more than 7,000 lives and left 10,000 people wounded, including some 300 children, and if the current shaky ceasefires are broken and the conflict escalates, casualties are bound to increase. "We'll be back before Christmas because the needs are still there," Hannah says, adding that his group provides both sides with medical supplies, though the beleaguered Croats have so far received the bulk of the aid. "It's tough keeping our sympathies out of our work, but we try to stay politically neutral."
Hannah began his most recent mission early Saturday, Nov. 23, after a quick goodbye to his wife, Sarah Bourne, 32, an employee-benefits consultant. "I worry about him going off to war zones," she says, "but the job has tapped a whole new compassionate side of him." Hannah, who helped run a construction business in Philadelphia, had broken his knee last year. Then in January, while receiving disability benefits, he moved to New Canaan, where his wife had found a good job. Eager to work, he volunteered to join an AmeriCares project repairing dilapidated houses of the poor in near-by Stamford and Norwalk. That led to a full-time job with the group, which dispenses about $100 million in privately donated aid each year, and eventually to his directing the Yugoslavia missions. "A year ago," he says, "I would never have guessed I'd be a relief version of Indiana Jones."
In the afternoon, ever mindful of the $100,000-a-day rental cost of a larger DC-8 and its five-man flight crew, Hannah hastily boards the transport at Hartford's Bradley International Airport after the last supplies are loaded. "We're always scrambling to beat the clock," he says, explaining that the 43 tons of cargo includes 57 critically needed external fixators (metal devices that hold broken bones in place). "Without them," he says, "hundreds of injured will have to have limbs amputated because their shattered bones won't heal."
During the 10-hour flight to Graz, in southern Austria, Hannah briefs the 10 passengers seated in the plane's cramped rear section. The group includes AmeriCares workers, New York City—based Relief for Croatia doctors and two members of the Knights of Malta, an international relief group that supplies AmeriCares with financial and logistical aid. Luggage, sleeping bags and food packs line the aisle and rear wall. "Get some sleep," Hannah counsels. "You'll need it."
After a brief touchdown in Frankfurt to repair a faulty brake, the group arrives in Graz at 8:30 on a drizzly Sunday morning. Behind schedule, they quickly head south toward the Slovenian border in a three-car convoy, to be followed by the mission's cargo-laden trucks. Two hours later, they enter Zagreb, a city of 1 million and capital of the breakaway Republic of Croatia. It looks like the war zone that it is: Bridges and other key defensive sites are fortified with gun emplacements, windows are taped against the impact of bombs, and everywhere stacked sandbags protect basement air-raid shelters. At the hotel where the group checks in, hundreds of haggard refugees from the eastern war front fill the lobby and adjacent rooms.
While part of the relief group leaves to check on the supply trucks' arrival at a central medical ware-house, Hannah huddles with his local field contact, Joachim Krauskopf, 41, a veteran Knights of Malta relief worker. "He makes this all happen," Hannah explains, hurrying to a children's hospital several blocks away. "He's our early-warning system. He keeps in touch with the Croatian intelligence folks and knows the risks and how to keep our people safe." At the hospital, Hannah delivers the lunchbox-size skin-grafting device to a thankful Dr. Zvonimir Vrtar, the head pediatrician. "You have no idea how many lives this little thing can save," he says, leading Hannah through wards filled with several score badly injured children. "And these are only a few of the worst cases. Most are taken to other clinics closer to the fighting." As for burn victim Nedjelko Beus, Dr. Vrtar tells Hannah the boy will recover, though it may take many operations and years of healing.
Before returning to Graz for a scheduled Monday-afternoon departure, Hannah runs through a series of hurried meetings with hospital directors, Franjo Cardinal Kuharic (Zagreb's Roman Catholic Archbishop), government officials, Croatian Red Cross workers and others pleading for more international relief aid. By 3 P.M., after only seven hours of sleep over two days, Hannah is behind a steering wheel sipping coffee as he leads the mission's convoy north to Austria. They arrive at the airport minutes before the 5 P.M. deadline. After takeoff aboard the cavernous, now-empty plane, the group's leader ventures a tired smile. "We did it again," Hannah says, running a hand through his graying hair. "Now, if I can just find my sleeping bag, I can call it a night—a very long night."


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CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that Iran's involvement is complicating the US mission and may stir up sectarianism. Iraqi forces have surrounded Tikrit in preparation for a final push into the city.
Iran's largest salt lake has shrunk by 90 percent over the last decade, one of many endangered water resources. Iran is belatedly adopting modern drip irrigation. Mar 22 is International Water Day.
Secretary Kerry offered condolences Friday to President Rouhani's brother, a member of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team, on the loss of his mother.
After Hezbollah intervened in Syria's civil war, some warned it would become the group's 'Vietnam.' A look at what Hezbollah has gained, and the price it paid.
Fierce fighting is underway to wrest back all of the Iraqi city of Tikrit from the so-called Islamic State. But after a victory, avoiding reprisals on Sunni residents by Shiite militias won't be easy.
A months-long campaign by the Free Syrian Army, the largest rebel group in the south, has collided with an Iranian-backed counteroffensive in support of the Assad regime.
As Iran nuclear talks near a deadline, Shiite forces are on the move near the Golan Heights, potentially pitting Iranian forces against those of Israel.
Israel's prime minister warned Congress that the US should not sign any nuclear deal with Iran until the Islamic Republic becomes a very different place.
US officials worry that Iran's major role in the fight against IS in Iraq could fuel Shiite-Sunni tensions and drive more Sunni Arabs into the arms of the jihadis.
A look at some specific complaints from Israel on a possible nuclear deal with Iran.
Susan Rice, Obama's national security adviser, said Netanyahu's planned speech to Congress on Iran's nuclear program is 'destructive' to the US-Israel relationship.
The final complaint slain prosecutor Nisman submitted to Argentine authorities called for Kirchner to face questions in court over a 1994 bombing. Now the focus is back on Kirchner after a draft order for her arrest was found in Nisman's apartment.
President Kirchner says rogue Argentine spies were responsible for the death of prosecutor Nisman, who was buried Thursday in Buenos Aires. She told the nation that a change to the Intelligence Secretariat is the best way forward.
The context of Hezbollah's retaliatory strike against an Israeli patrol near the Golan Heights in which two soldiers were killed, and the chances of a wider conflict.
Iran may bring back a controversial policy of selling military exemptions to help fill government coffers emptied by lower oil prices and nuclear sanctions.
The government says Nisman's allegations over the investigation of a 1994 bombing and his death were linked to a power struggle at Argentina's intelligence agency and agents who had recently been fired.
Prosecutor Nisman died of a gunshot wound on Sunday. He was scheduled the next day to make the case that President Kirchner was involved in a cover-up of Iranian involvement in a 1994 terrorist attack in Buenos Aires.
Gen. Mohammad Ali Allahdadi of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, who died on Syria's Golan Heights Sunday alongside senior Hezbollah fighters, was buried Wednesday in Tehran. Israel has not officially commented on the incident.
Alberto Nisman was found dead Sunday. He was due to present evidence on an alleged cover-up by Argentina's president over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center, and Argentines say they won't settle for 'easy' answers.
An Israeli raid over the weekend led to the highest number of Hezbollah deaths since a 2006 month-long war between the two. Hezbollah will now have to carefully weigh its desire to inflict a punishing message without escalating the situation further.
The mother of Jason Rezaian, jailed nearly half a year, says she'd like to think her recent trip in which she visited her son and confronted Iranian officials helped 'speed some things along.'
Some Iraqi Shiite officials credit Iran with saving Baghdad from Islamic State forces, deriding US military support as ineffective or slow. But Sunnis say Iranian assistance comes at a high price.
In the second half of 2014, the price of oil fell by 50 percent. Hezbollah, which last fought Israel in Lebanon in 2006, is starting to tighten its belt as its patron Iran feels the impact of lower oil revenues and sanctions.
Mr. Khamenei used the hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and #Ferguson in a series of tweets that suggested the hypocrisy of the US at Christmastime.
Israel did not confirm the strikes, reportedly near the Damascus airport and Lebanon's border, but analysts noted Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke earlier of dealing with regional threats.


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The Unlikeliness of an Economic Catastrophe: Localization & Globalization
This paper attempts to show why it is highly unlikely that a disaster can become a catastrophe. We first put forward an economic concept of disaster localization. This shows that a localized disaster is unlikely to affect the macro economy in any significant way and that economic development itself tends to make most disasters localized as an incidental consequence of its endogenous processes. We then show that the effect of current globalization on vulnerability seems to be double-edged. It may increase local vulnerability by disenfranchising communities and adding new sources of economic instability. But it may also speed up the downgrading of vulnerability at the national level by contributing to upgrade localization, further reducing the possibility of a catastrophe. It is therefore, difficult to imagine a realistic scenario in which a disaster could become catastrophic, even less so in developed countries.
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Improvisational theater isn't just for aspiring comedians and performers anymore.
Improv classes and workshops are popping up in Seattle, Portland, Boise, Spokane and Eugene. Companies and business schools are taking notice.
Reporter Julia Flucht is in one of these classes and reports on how the improv mindset can produce creative results beyond the stage.
On stage at the Brody Theater in Portland, you have to react quickly to a scene that is always changing.
One of my classmates is Gaby Alarcon. She is a graduate student at OHSU studying neuroscience. She says improv counterbalances her dry PHD research.
"I think the reason why I like it so much is that it gives me an outlet to be creative that I don't typically get at my work."
Alarcon is also here to overcome her shyness. It seems to be working.
The teacher of this class is performer and hairdresser Marilyn Divine.
"The basic rules of improv will help you in life no matter what you do," she says.
And that basic rule is known among Improvers as "Yes, And…" In other words Divine says, "Start from a place of saying yes. Say yes, and…add a contribution. Play chivalrously, generously … be light on your feet."
The "Yes, And…" principal is so effective in generating creativity and agile thinking that businesses have begun to notice.
"I've seen people take this and incredibly improve their morale and their collaboration and their productivity … just by looking for 'where's the yes,'" says Jeremy Richards, a contract project manager for Microsoft . He also runs corporate Improv classes for the Seattle theater, Unexpected Productions.
"Before I start jumping down your throat and tell you what's wrong with your idea, your proposal, where can I say yes and the second part of that 'and' is, how can I build on that?"
Richards says his improv workshops are booming with local companies such as Microsoft, Nintendo, Amazon and REI. And it's not just corporations using these techniques. Many top tier business schools are also teaching communication, innovation and group dynamics through the lessons of improv.
Bob Kulhan runs workshops at Duke, UCLA and Columbia. Kulhan says these techniques spread "…the idea that the team is more important than the person, the product is more important than the person, and the process itself is more important than one single individual."
Kulhan especially notices how improv helps international students break through cultural and language barriers.
"International students will stop thinking about the right thing to say and focus their energy on simply reacting in real time, which is of course the root of improvisation — reacting; being focused and present in the moment and reacting honestly."
Beyond MBA students and managers, there are still other people who benefit from 'being focused and present in the moment': Adults and children with ADHD.
That's according to actor and comedian Patrick McKenna, who stars in the documentary, "ADD and Loving It." He discovered a happy connection between his ADHD and his improv abilities when he saw the Toronto-based Second City improv troupe. McKenna was such a natural that he eventually landed a spot there. He felt he could let his creativity loose without the fear of saying something wrong.
"… it allowed me to speak my mind unedited and be celebrated for that and rewarded for that by the audiences' laughter at Second City."
Like McKenna, improv instructor Marilyn Divine says she also has ADHD and improv comes to her naturally.
"It really helped me with my focus," she says. "It moved so fast and I could track everything and I could connect different elements that other people might not be able to see."
There isn't much research yet. But those who do improv say taking a break from life's scripts is a useful skill anyone can learn.


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Army Veteran at the Helm of Junior League of Arlington Leadership
The Junior League of Arlington has announced the board of directors for the 2014-15 year led by President Jeannie Deakyne. Deakyne, a former Army officer, is the first military veteran to lead the organization in its 40 year history.
May 30, 2014 (Newswire.com) - The Junior League of Arlington has announced the board of directors for the 2014-15 year led by President Jeannie Deakyne.
Joining Deakyne is a group of women with a variety of personal, educational and professional backgrounds who share the organization's commitment to community service. They are:
• Emily Swanson of Arlington, president-elect;
• Andrea Powers of Arlington, communications vice president;
• Valerie Landry of Arlington, community vice president;
• Jenene Schaffer of Arlington, finance vice president;
• Theresa Austin of Arlington, fund development vice president;
• April Pettitt of Arlington, membership vice president;
• Misty Lockhart of Grand Prairie, member at large;
• Bree Butler of Arlington, nominating committee chair
• Shelly Osten of Arlington, parliamentarian;
• Lyndsay Mitchell of Arlington, recording secretary;
• Lynda Sherrieb of Arlington, sustaining advisor; and
• Sabra Ellis of Arlington, sustainer representative
Deakyne and the board of directors will lead the organization in addressing the toughest challenges related to women and children across North Texas.
"June 1st will kick off a Junior League focus on hands-on, short-term volunteer partnerships with community groups and nonprofits in Arlington, Mansfield, Grand Prairie and the Mid-Cities" said Deakyne. "With 500 members, we are very committed to meeting the needs of our community — responsively and with lasting impact," she said.
Deakyne joined the Junior League of Bell County, Texas in 2005 while she was serving as an Army officer stationed at Fort Hood. She transferred to the Junior League of Arlington in 2008 and has served in several leadership positions including communications vice president, fund development vice president, membership vice president and president-elect. She resides in Arlington with her husband, Will, and is the Manager of Learning and Development for the University of Texas at Arlington.
For more information about the Junior League of Arlington, or to inquire about becoming a member, visit the web site at jlarlington.org
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- Released: Apr 4, 1971
- Sound: 8
- Lyrics: 9
- Overall Impression: 8
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Sound — 8
After trying his folky/hippie wings on the previous year's "Space Oddity" album, Bowie immediately went straight into something completely different, rapidly establishing himself as the "chameleon of rock music". By 1970, he was looking in the direction of some of the heaviest bands at the time, such as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. The production of "The Man Who Sold The World" is perhaps not as hard as the Zeps or as heavy as the Sabs, but it's bleak and barren. The bass guitar is often heavy on fuzz, and the guitar tone is raw to the bone. Mick Ronson really gets to show off on this album, with guitar solos popping up pretty much everywhere and even guitar harmonies on some of the tracks. There are also a few tracks which are folk songs rather than hard rock, and they feature some awesomely sloppy flute work which makes the songs sound quite demented. By now, you might have gotten the idea that there is nothing on this album that could be called accesible or radio-friendly. And then you would be right. While it may scare some fans of Bowie's commercial zenith, 70's rock maniacs like myself will adore it.
Lyrics — 9
This is the department where the album really shines in comparison with other early rock and metal bands. Bowie was always a clever fellow, and he had a very captivating style of writing lyrics. On this album, he sings about a wide range of subjects, most of them presented in a dark and/or cryptic way. He critisizes the authorities' treatment of the mentally ill in All The Madmen (inspired by his brother Terry who would also inspire the song Bewlay Brothers on the album "Hunky Dory), he takes a potshot at organized religion in Saviour Machine, and he explores his Nietzschean philosophies in The Supermen and After All. Some more cryptic and arguable lyrics are featured in the title track, Black Country Rock and The Width of a Circle, and Running Gun Blues offers a rather graphic account of a soldier at war. Bowie adapts his singing well to the music. His thin, metallic voice suits this material quite well, and he was probably wise to avoid the grandiose style of his later glam rock years. Since his voice is kind of weird and not "impressive" (from a technical point of view), it might be hard to stomach for some. I know, for me it was an aqcuired taste, but I'm fully used to it now and I wouldn't want it to sound any different.
Overall Impression — 8
This album is rarely regarded as a milestone of hard rock, and it's not hard to see why. Compared to such groundbreaking, heavy albums as "Paranoid" and "Deep Purple in Rock", both of which appeared in 1970, this album pales in terms of historical importance. But it's still quite a gem. It might only contain one true classic (the title track, later raped by Nirvana on their Unplugged album. Sorry Kurt, you did some great stuff, but you shoulda left this alone), but it's got several other strong ones. The Width of a Circle, Black Country Rock and the timpani-enchanced The Supermen are all strong proto-metal songs. Saviour Machine and All The Madmen are both as awesome as they are weird. And even the lesser songs matter, as they're all quite diverse and differ a lot from each other. It's hard to pinpoint something on this album that's actually bad, there are just some places where the album drags a bit. After All is a bit to boring, the sludge-fest She Shook Me Cold doesn't really go anywhere, and Running Gun Blues is just bland. Also, the album never gets truly breathtaking, maybe except for the closing chants of the title track. Overall, this is an album I recommend for fans of hard 70's rock, first and foremost. Actually, it's hard to tell if a fan of Bowie is guaranteed to like it, since Bowie tried pretty much any genre that crossed his way.


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We're starting a new series of features on Entertainment Fuse where we check in on games that have been out for some months now. Usually we will cover a game's DLC or patches as something standard, but now we'll run them under what we simply call "Checking In." I've been playing Halo 5: Guardians every now and then whenever there are new maps out, but the Warzone Firefight beta was up last weekend for free. Fans are been requesting a return of Firefight, the wave-based survival mode that first debuted in Halo 3: ODST. They got their wish within Warzone and it's exactly what it is with some tweaks that doesn't seem to be final yet.
Warzone Firefight has a maximum of eight players completing five rounds of enemy waves within a time limit. The beta only had one map, but the AI Covenant or Promethean encounters are randomized. They can be as easy as kill 75 grunts or a little difficult as defeating some Warden Eternals at the fifth round. Even at the early rounds, enemies can pick you off quickly if you're not careful or just rushing in with no backup from your teammates. Time gets extended whenever a round gets completed and you can go to a req station to spend req points as you would in a Warzone match. The time limit does play a factor compared to past Firefight modes where you are more in a rush to defeat the tougher foes than being patient trying to survive. Fortunately there are infinite respawns when you die, but I wish there's a version with no time limit and health system from the online co-op campaign where teammates can bring you back if you're down.
Firefight with the Warzone twists play as exactly as Halo fans thought it would play like. The shooting and mobility are still crisp, but the crazy potential because of Warzone's req system makes the mode more fun with teammates. I've seen crazy scenarios such as three Scorpion tanks crowding up the tunnels trying to defeat Warden Eternals because they have so much health. Good thing 343 has been improving the Req system since the game's launch so you can get the power weapons and vehicles faster. The developers have said this is not the final version of Warzone Firefight as they will check on the feedback players give them the past few days. After spending some time with it, I'm looking forward to the final version of the mode this summer especially with more maps and a fun diversion from the competitive multiplayer.
Speaking of the competitive multiplayer, 343 has been adding free new maps and playlists on a periodic basis, which has been great especially compared to the majority of other shooters with paid season passes. Combat is still a blast whether you are playing qualifying matches again because the ranks were reset some time ago or heavily serious into the Halo Championship Series scene. It is however unfortunate player numbers are not as high as Microsoft and 343 want it to be because of the Xbox One sales and the more popular shooters that are being played such as Black Ops III, Destiny and The Division. It is really a shame because this franchise was at the top of the mountain one time and the multiplayer in Halo 5: Guardians is still pretty good. Is it still because of the bad reception from 343's efforts on The Master Chief Collection or the Xbox One's sales numbers? Perhaps but at least the fans are still there playing it a lot.
The recent additions of Forge and the return of Grifball keeps the variety going from the other competitive modes. The community has been coming up with some spectacular stuff with the Forge tools and Grifball is another requested mode by the fans being brought back. For those not familiar, Grifball has the players on the hammer or energy sword bringing a ball to a goal to score points. This might be a response to the crazy success of Rocket League, which now has a basketball twist out soon, but it's fun to play some matches to break from all the shooting. However, betrayal kills happen a lot because of players swinging wildly with the hammer going for kills, so I wish friendly fire is turned off in a future update if Grifball stays in the playlist rotation.
Halo 5: Guardians still plays great and there's tons of more free stuff in the coming months with competitive maps and the new Warzone Firefight mode. Warzone Firefight can be fun with friendly teammates or randoms and also chaotic especially with the higher req items. There's some tweaks 343 can make in the mode because of player feedback from last weekend's beta, but I'm happy with the fans that this mode will be back in some form this summer. The competitive scene remains healthy even though I wish the player numbers are bigger, but perhaps players have really moved on to the other popular shooters in the market and they think Halo doesn't have what it takes anymore. Especially with free DLC and no season pass to worry about buying, Halo 5 is worth playing now at it's current price if you're still on the fence despite story issues in the campaign, but the multiplayer makes up for it for all skill levels.


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Brain damage caused on the football field ultimately led to the suicide of former defensive back Andre Waters, according to a forensic pathologist.
Bennet Omalu of the University of Pittsburgh told the New York Times that Waters' brain tissue resembled that of an 85-year-old man with characteristics of early stage Alzheimer's. Omalu said he believed the damage was related to multiple concussions Waters sustained during his 12-year career with the Eagles and Cardinals.