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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The NFL players' union might challenge former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue replacing Roger Goodell as the appeals officer in the Saints' bounties case.
The players association has concerns about ``ethical and legal issues,'' a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the union has not made any public statements.
The NFL had no comment.
Tagliabue is scheduled to hear the appeals of Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove on Oct. 30. He was appointed Friday by Goodell, his successor as commissioner.
Tagliabue works for the law firm that is defending the league in U.S. District Court in Louisiana in the bounties case. The NFLPA believes that's a conflict of interest. The union also might contend that such ``pay-for programs'' existed when Tagliabue was commissioner, with his knowledge.
The NFL and the union discussed the possibility that Tagliabue would step in if Goodell recused himself from hearing the appeals, and the union also suggested ``several outsiders'' who could be used in place of Goodell, the person said.
Vilma was suspended for the 2012 season and Smith was banned four games for his role in the bounties program. Fujita, now with the Browns, was barred three games, since reduced to one. Hargrove is a free agent whose suspension was reduced from eight games to seven.
``I have held two hearings to date and have modified the discipline in several respects based on my recent meetings with the players,'' Goodell said Friday. ``I will have no role in the upcoming hearings or in Mr. Tagliabue's decisions.''
Tagliabue was NFL commissioner from 1989-2006. For part of that time, Goodell was the league's general counsel.
The collective bargaining agreement with the union that was reached to end the lockout in August 2011 gave Goodell exclusive authority to hear appeals of discipline for conduct detrimental or to appoint someone to hear and decide an appeal. Goodell periodically has appointed others to hear appeals for club fines, personal conduct suspensions and for matters concerning drug and steroid policy.
Goodell handed down the suspensions in May and they took effect in July after initial appeals were rejected by Goodell. Those suspensions lasted through training camp before being vacated by a three-member appeals panel that instructed Goodell to start the disciplinary process again and clarify his reasons for suspending the players.
The suspensions were reissued by the NFL last week and promptly appealed by all four players. None of the suspensions is currently in effect because they were appealed within the framework of the NFL's labor agreement.
But all four players have asked U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan to throw out Goodell's disciplinary rulings on the grounds he has demonstrated bias against the players in his handling of the bounty investigation. The players say Goodell violated due process.
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Beyonce Reveals Weight Loss Secrets in Shape Magazine
If you watched Beyonce's sizzling Super Bowl performance, you were probably amazed at how slim she looked shaking that bodacious body of hers. The R&B diva reveals how she lost the baby weight she put on during her pregnancy with baby Blue Ivy in the new issue of Shape magazine.
"I gained 57 pounds when I was pregnant. I didn't have a lot of time to lose the weight, because I scheduled a show three months after I gave birth, which I would never do again," she said in the minute-and-a-half video -- the visual has since been taken off the Internet. "I'm not a person that is naturally very thin. I am a person that has to work at keeping my body in shape."
Beyonce credits her exercise regime, which includes cardio and lunges, and her dance workout, with helping her lose the weight. Also, a healthy diet of veggies and lean meat -- no carbs -- helps maintain her girlish figure.
The 31-year-old singer also stresses that the key to losing the unwanted pounds is knowing what works best for your body. "Not everyone is supposed to be the same," she explains. "Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you."
You can watch Beyonce's svelte body onstage when she embarks on her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, which kicks off in America on June 28 in Los Angeles.
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New name for Branson's cruise ship line: Virgin Voyages
Sir Richard Branson on Tuesday announced a new name for his forthcoming cruise ship line, Virgin Voyages .
The first sailing is planned out of Miami in 2020 to the Caribbean.
The vessels are being built by the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri with a capacity of at least 2,700 passengers, considered midsize by the cruise industry.
Speaking by phone following a Miami press conference about the cruises, Branson promised that Virgin Voyages would create boutique experiences for travelers that are as "magical" as those offered by his other enterprises, which include Virgin Atlantic airline, a Chicago hotel and a game reserve and lodge in South Africa. The company is also developing spaceship tourism through the Virgin Galactic venture.
Branson said Virgin Voyages will be the first major cruise line to adopt a new clean energy technology called Climeon Ocean that transforms waste heat from ship engines into electricity for onboard use.
Asked if the ships would sail to Cuba, Branson noted that Virgin has been flying to Cuba from London for years and that he "definitely" hoped to include the island on Virgin Voyages itineraries.
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Property tax relief needs to be part of overall tax reform
Minnesota House Democrats are working on a bill to provide $250 million in property tax relief for state property owners and renters.
While we agree that property tax payers have been hit particularly hard in the past few budgets as the state dipped into the Local Government Aid program, and could use some relief, we think property tax relief should come as part of a reform of the state tax system in general.
The state's tax system has been tinkered with, tweaked and adjusted here and there for years as various interest groups have come and demanded relief. Each effort to lower taxes on one class of taxpayer has resulted in increases for others.
The DFL property tax reform will undoubtedly have the same effect. The DFL is expected to announce its plans for funding property tax relief this week. Undoubtedly it will feature higher taxes on high-income earners and other classes of tax payers.
Minnesota's tax system is in need of an overhaul. It needs to be simplified, with clearer definitions of who pays for what, and made fairer for all. Relieving the pressure on one class of taxpayers by increasing the pressure on others isn't really a solution.


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Augustana Softball Team Loses Region Opener In Mankato [VIDEO]
Augustana fell behind early and dropped a 3-2 decision to Minnesota State Friday in Mankato in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Central Region 2 Tournament.
The Vikings (32-16) allowed three Maverick (39-10) runs in the first on a hit batter, walk, and back-to-back singles.
Augie got on the board in the sixth, as Carly Patterson's two-run homer brought the Vikings to within one, but that was all the scoring Augustana could muster. On the day, Augie pounded out nine hits but left 12 runners on base.
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The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website.
Aurealis Awards finalists
The finalists for the 2009 Aurealis Awards have been announced! The Aurealis Awards celebrate the best of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror publications. Winners will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane on Saturday 23 January 2010. Click through to view the finalists!
'100 Lightnings' anthology seeks submissions
100 Lightnings is a new anthology edited by Stephen Studach, to be published by iconic cult publishers Paroxysm Press; this will be a one hundred work anthology, featuring some of the best new flash fiction from Australia and around the world. Please see the publisher website for MS format guidelines.
Your Big Break film competition
Screenwriters take note! Tourism New Zealand is offering aspiring filmmakers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get their work in front of director, producer, and screenwriter Peter Jackson. The short film competition 100% Pure New Zealand Presents Your Big Break will give the top five entrants time working with the Academy Award-winning team responsible for the The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Click through for details.
Dymocks Southland Bestselling Horror Titles for November '09
Dymocks Southland is general bookshop in Cheltenham, Victoria, boasting a great range of speculative fiction. Click through for the Top 10 bestselling horror titles for November 2009.
Brimstone Press horror film special offer
Brimstone Press is running an amazing deal for lovers of horror. The next 15 Australian customers who order a Brimstone Press book through the publisher's website will receive FREE double passes to see two of the hottest horror films of the year: Paranormal Activity and Zombieland (value $64).
Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror Volume 4 available for pre-order
Angela Challis, editor of the Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror series of 'year's best' anthologies, has announced the line-up for Volume 4. Featured writers include Peter M. Ball, Lee Battersby, John Birmingham, Stephen Dedman, Paul Haines, Richard Harland, Robert Hood, Pete Kempshall, Kirstyn McDermott, Jason Nahrung, and Miranda Siemienowicz. Click through to preview the fabulous contents! ADFH Vol 4 will go on sale nationally in March 2010, but can be pre-ordered immediately from the Brimstone Press website.
Australian Shadows Award entry deadline reminder
The deadline for entering work into the Australian Shadows Award is drawing near (December 31). The Australian Shadows Award is coordinated by the Australian Horror Writers Association and is the peak award for horror fiction in Australia. Full details on the award can be found here.
Midnight Echo #3
Assembled by guest editor Stephen Studach and his talented crew, in these hallowed pages you will find a slew of stories, a devil's clawful of poetry, a clutch of dark and macabre art, and an exclusive interview by Lucy Sussex with Barbara Baynton - her first since her death in 1929! Obtain your copy at the Midnight Echo website. AHWA members receive a PDF version of the magazine free!
World Fantasy Award Winners 2009
The 2009 World Fantasy Awards were presented at the World Fantasy Convention held in San Jose, California in November. Two Australians were honoured with awards; Margo Lanagan in the category Best Novel (tied result), and Shaun Tan in the category of Best Artist.
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If you have news about Australian and New Zealand Horror publishing and film, or news of professional development opportunities in the field, feel free to submit news to Talie Helene, AHWA News Editor. Just visit HorrorScope, and click on the convenient email link. (International news is not unwelcome, although relevance to Antipodean literary arts practitioners is strongly preferred.)
For information on the Australian Horror Writers' Association, visit australianhorror.com.
This AHWA NEWS DIGEST has been compiled, written, and republished in select Australian horror haunts by Talie Helene. Currently archived at the AHWA MySpace page, and Southern Horror; hosted at the social networking sites Darklands and A Writer Goes On A Journey; and hosted by AHWA members Felicity Dowker, Brenton Tomlinson, Scott Wilson, and Jeff Ritchie (Scary Minds: Horror's Last Colonial Outpost).
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- After winning 35 games in 2008, the second
most wins in school history, the 2009 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle
baseball team looks to continue the growth that the program has
experienced under coach Matt Bragga, now in his sixth season.
The Golden Eagles get the 2009 season underway this weekend hosting a four-game series with St. Peter's College of New Jersey. The schedule gets underway with doubleheaders both Friday and Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. each day. Admission is free.
This year's team will feature a combination of seven experienced seniors, several incoming freshmen who look to make an immediate impact, and everything in between. Tech's captains, senior outfielder Alex Henry and junior pitcher Jared Dobbs, return to a squad which brings back three of its top six hitters, and four of its top five pitchers from a season ago.
One of Tech's strengths looks to be on the mound in 2009, as two of the Golden Eagles' three weekend starters return, along with two mid-week starters and the team's top go-to bullpen specialists.
Adam Liberatore is a top candidate to join Dobbs and senior Michael Alcorn as a conference starter, and Bragga is excited about the quality and overall depth of the pitching staff.
Alcorn, a fourth year starter, ranked second in the Ohio Valley Conference in complete games with six, eighth in the conference in ERA, and led Tech with seven wins a season ago. Joining Alcorn will be Dobbs, a third year starter. The captain earned all-tournament honors last spring, as he dominated the No. 2 seeded Samford Bulldogs, allowing one run in a complete game victory. Liberatore had a stellar fall campaign for the Golden Eagles after spending his summer pitching in the prestigious Valley Baseball League, where he led the league in ERA (1.36) and opponents batting average (.170) and earned Pitcher of the Year honors.
Sophomore A.J. Kirby-Jones, also one of Tech's leading hitters, led the team with a 2.92 ERA last season, while being named to the OVC All-Freshman team and the OVC All-Tournament team. He will see time on the mound again in 2009, likely in relief when the game is on the line. Returning saves leader Ryan Dennick will also be a mainstay in tight gamsituations. With Kirby-Jones being a right-handed pitcher, and Dennick a lefty, Bragga will have his options open out of the bullpen.
Chad Oberaker is coming off a strong freshman season in which he made numerous mid-week starts and was Tech's most improved pitcher in the fall. After proving that he has made the transition to collegiate baseball, Matthew Shepherd will also be looked upon as a mid-week starter or top flight reliever.
Senior Blake Forst will also play a significant role on the pitching staff. Forst has 19 career starts in his career as a Golden Eagle, and is effective with four different pitches, making him a versatile weapon to throw at opponents as a reliever or a starter.
A key newcomer to watch is junior college transfer Lee Henry. Henry was a junior college All-American, and looks to provide valuable innings as a starter or reliever.
Other key contributors on the mound will be freshmen dual position players Chad Hayes and Ben Burgess. They will be joined by junior Wade Bilbrey, sophomore Chason Choate and freshman Jerred Griggs, all of whom bring a wealth of ability to the hill for the Golden Eagles.
As a unit, the Golden Eagles ranked fourth in the conference in ERA, and struck out two batters for every walk, which led the conference, while opponents hit just .284 against them in 2008. With another year of experience under its belt, the pitching staff looks to put up great numbers again in 2009.
Between catchers Cory Wright, Brandon Crossman and Tate McMillan, Tech returns every inning caught from a season ago, and adds freshman Ben Burgess to the catching corp.
Wright is an experienced, strong-armed catcher who leads the Tech defense. Crossman provides the Golden Eagles with offensive punch to all gaps and savvy behind the plate. Burgess, with his ability to drive the ball to all fields and his poise behind the dish will make an impact at the position as well. He is a versatile player that will also see time in the outfield.
The Golden Eagle infield is loaded with talent, led by senior third baseman Evan Webb. McMillan and sophomore Kirby-Jones look to lead the way at first base. A mix of players, including Trice Powers, Chad Hayes and Heath Cheverton, will fill the middle infield slots.
Webb is an outstanding defensive third baseman with excellent range who can make the highlight-reel play from the hot corner. Also a threat at the plate, hitting .330 with 12 doubles and 41 RBIs last spring, Webb will be one of Tech's most complete players in 2009.
Up the middle, Tech will utilize shortstop Heath Cheverton, who was an All-Conference shortstop at Chattanooga State Community College. With his speed, range and arm strength, Heath can make the routine and spectacular play.
To go along with Cheverton, Tech will rely upon freshman Chad Hayes and redshirt sophomore Trice Powers in the middle infield. Hayes is a flashy defender, that has shown great ability to drive the baseball while Powers is a coach on the field that can defend and handle the bat extremely well.
Senior captain Alex Henry will roam left field, and is a dangerous all-around player with his defensive toughness and switch-hitting ability at the plate. Henry is a hard nosed competitor who will again be at the top of the TTU batting order.
Sophomore Chad Oberaker is a five-tool college player, and among the team's best athletes. When not on the mound, he looks to be an everyday player in center field.
The Golden Eagles can feel comfortable putting any number of multi-position players in right field. Redshirt-sophomore Casanova Donaldson could be a regular at the position, but also expect to see Ben Burgess, when not catching, or junior college transfer Richard Rausch spend time in right field.
Designated Hitter
McMillan, Kirby-Jones, and Crossman are everyday players who will fill the DH spot when not in the defensive lineup for the Golden Eagles. Kirby-Jones comes back after being named to the OVC All-Freshmen team and the OVC All-Tournament first-team. He hit .326 in 2008 with 15 doubles, five home runs, and 51 RBIs. He continued to play impressive baseball in the summer and fall, as he hit 11 home runs in the Clark Griffith Summer League and led Tech in home runs in the fall. McMillan is Tech's most improved offensive player, which is high praise coming off a season in which he hit .342. Crossman will be a major contributor as an offensive weapon. He spent the fall recovering from knee surgery.
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The Salton "Sea" was popular for its shoreline in the 40s and 50s, and there are even people living there today. It got more toxic (from runoff) and more saline (from evaporation exceeding fresh-water recharge) over time.
Now the "Sea" (I'll just call it Toilet) has a constituency of real-estate developers, local bureaucrats, et al., who are trying to get Billions of Dollars to "save" or "restore" it to its former glory. This is like restoring a dried up oil spill to its former glory.
The thing that really upsets me (see also here and here), is that these $billions are often justified as necessary to protect an essential reserve for birds migrating from Mexico to Canada (the Pacific Flyway). That excuse has created a Baptists and Bootleggers coalition of bird-lovers and local land developers who want to use other people's money (the infamous OPM) to benefit themselves.
The reason I am upset is that a far-better resting place for those birds exists -- it's called the Colorado Delta, and it is on the Sea of Cortez (Yep, in Mexico). The Colorado Delta is in trouble because the same farmers (IID et al.) whose toxic runoff is going into the Salton Sea are the farmers who are taking about 3 million acre-feet of water (about 3,700 megalitres) per year from the Colorado. The Colorado River is often dry before it even reaches its Delta -- making it less-suitable for birds.
So, the Sea has created its own "need," and restoring a better place (the Colorado Delta) is probably off the table because it's in another country. (Wouldn't want to spend our money on Mexicans now, would we?) Oh, the ironies only multiply in that fine Salton atmosphere of heavy metals and toxic dust....
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Last week, this story gave the latest update on the Salton Toilet
The state Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee approved the bill by Sen. Denise Ducheny, D-San Diego, to create the Salton Sea Restoration Council with 14 local and state voting members.You bet! 14 people plus 7 nonvoting (but still talking) plus all interested parties will produce a cacophony of no progress.
But Senate committee members passed the bill only after raising questions about issues from the role and power of the proposed agency to its financial obligations.
"This is still very murky," Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, said.
Ducheny, who also represents Cathedral City, agreed that the bill, as several committee members commented, was a "work in progress," but she stressed that it's important work that everyone agrees needs to be done.
[Did you read that? "Murky" + "Work in progress" = "pass the bill" from committee. But wait, they article goes on to say:]
No one spoke against the bill.
Environmental groups and representatives of Imperial County and the Imperial Irrigation District commended Ducheny's work on the bill.
[What we have here is a breakdown in common sense.]
Duchney also is the author of another bill, SB 187, which is stalled in the Assembly, to endorse the 75-year, $9 billion restoration plan produced last year by the state Resources Agency.
In the Senate committee, Ducheny ran into questions about whether a 14-member council was unwieldy
Bottom Line: The man-made Salton Toilet is now a man-made ecological disaster, with its own constituency devoted to keeping it going. The shenanigans that began 100 years ago ago going on today, and too many, precious resources (money, water and wildlife) are being thrown away to retain or restore a toilet that shouldn't even exist.
The people who created the Salton mess (IID et al.) should fix it. If that means they pay $9 billion, fine. If that means they take less water from the Colorado, fine. But it should NOT mean importing OPM to keep the insanity alive.


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For the first time since the "big rig" style hit the marketplace in 1994, the Dodge Ram has undergone a serious style change for the 2002 model year. However, not wanting to ruin a good thing, DaimlerChrysler decided to stay with the same Dodge Ram look and amplify it in the all-new Dodge Ram 1500.
Unveiled in early February at auto shows, the new Ram will start rolling off production lines this summer. The current 2500 and 3500 models will continue for one more model year. New versions of these models will appear next year.
DaimlerChrysler reports the 2002 Dodge Ram is more fuel efficient and quieter, handles better and delivers even more comfort and convenience than current models. The Ram's new exterior features a grille that is bigger and bolder, and design refinements have cut wind noise and improved cooling and aerodynamics.
Buyers will have two cab choices on the new Ram: regular and quad. Both cabs are larger and more luxurious and offer improved head, shoulder, hip and leg room. An ingenious rear storage and seating system in the quad cab easily handles work and passengers.
The truck is available with two new Magnum engines and an all-new transmission. The 3.7-liter Magnum V6 is smaller than the 3.9-liter V6 it replaces but provides 210 hp compared with 174 hp and delivers better gas mileage. The 4.7-liter Magnum V8 with 235 hp replaces the 5.2-liter V8 engine with 230 hp. Buyers also may opt for the 245-hp, 5.9-liter Magnum V8 engine. The increased power and fuel efficiency improve towing and payload. Maximum towing on the quad cab improves to 8,350 lbs. from 7,650 lbs. Payload increases from 1,567 to 1,750 lbs. In addition, the new Ram is outfitted with a redesigned chassis and suspension to provide a smoother, quieter ride.
Dodge "contractor special"
If you need power to make fast repairs out in the field, check out a future version of the Dodge Ram pickup. DaimlerChrysler has developed a hybrid-electric version of the Ram that can be converted to a stationary electrical generator. The engine is cleaner and boasts 15% better fuel efficiency. Off road, it will deliver up to 20 kW of power. The company calls this the "contractor special" because of its ability to provide portable power, which contractors, as well as farmers, often need.
The package is expected to cost $5,000 and be available on Ram 1500 and 2500 models and both 2-wd and 4-wd versions. Gas-electric and diesel-electric powertrains will be available, depending on the choice of engine. The engines may be operated in gas-, diesel- or electric-only modes. The generator on the Ram is accessed through electrical sockets in a pull-down box behind the rear fender. It adds about 250 to 300 lbs. to the vehicle weight. The company plans to produce the special Ram model in 2004.
Nissan's alpha T
The company that popularized compact trucks with the Datsun pickup intends to enter the full-size pickup market. Nissan Motor Company wowed the auto industry with the aT (alpha T) concept truck at the 2001 North American International Auto Show. The techno-styled vehicle is the company's first stab at a full-size truck. Nissan officials report they plan to sell a V8-powered truck model within the next few years.
"The aT concept pushes the envelope of contemporary pickup truck styling," reports Carlos Ghosn, president of Nissan. "Our message to the public is that Nissan is serious about entering the full-size truck market in a big way — both in size and impact."
The aT concept truck designers moved away from carlike styling and instead drew on a mechanical or power-tool design. The result is an aggressive, sharp-edged vehicle with a four-door body and butterfly-open doors. The pickup bed is deep with a low-hinged electronic tailgate and integrated toolbox. The interior is spacious and luxurious with leather seats, a fold-down table in the rear and a large transmission shifter. A 300-hp, 4.5-liter V8 engine with rugged suspension, 4-wd and 4-speed, electronically controlled automatic transmission promise adequate power for most farmers.
Lincoln's Blackwood
Elegant and powerful, the Lincoln-Mercury Blackwood made the leap from concept vehicle at last year's auto shows to reality. Expect the first models in showrooms by spring with a price tag of $52,500. Sound high? Maybe not when you consider that the Blackwood effectively blurs the line between full-size truck and luxury SUV or auto. In fact, the news release about the Blackwood never refers to it as a truck. After reading the description of it, you can tell why. The four-passenger cab is trimmed in black leather and a "three-dimensional composite surface" that resembles the exotic African Wenge wood. Not only are the front seats heated, they are air conditioned. A fan blows cooled air through the perforated leather seats.
Lincoln-Mercury promises a superb driving experience with Blackwood's 5.4-liter, 32-valve, dual overhead cam V8 engine. The engine produces 300 hp at 5,000 rpm and boasts a rating of 100,000 miles before the first tune-up. It is teamed with a 4R100-model, four-speed automatic transmission with overdrive and a locking torque converter. You can tow up to 8,700 lbs. with the Blackwood. It features a short- and long-arm front suspension that uses coil springs and shock absorbers with variable rate damping. The rear suspension uses a hybrid of leaf and air springs. The manufacturer plans to produce only 10,000 Blackwoods a year.
Ford update
Ford Motor Company hasn't announced any major redesign for its popular pickup lines. But it is celebrating the sale of one million Super Duty F-Series pickups in just two years. Ford is commemorating the feat with a 2001 Platinum Edition of the F-250, which is available in limited numbers only in the Southwest.
Otherwise, the company continues to churn out 2001 models, including its most popular truck, the F-150. Word on pickup truck sites on the Internet is that the vehicle will undergo a modest redesign for 2002.
The 2001 F-150 SuperCrew, which Ford introduced last year, continues to appeal to truck enthusiasts. It is the only truck in its segment with four full-size doors and a full rear seat. The vehicle will handle many farm hauling and towing needs with its 1,765-lb. payload capability and 8,000-lb. towing power. The XLT 4 × 2 with a 4.6-liter V8 is $27,220.
Ford also is producing the SuperCrew in a Harley-Davidson edition for $34,495. If sales of Ford's first Harley-Davidson edition is an indicator, this new model should sell quickly. When Ford produced the first edition last year using the F-150 SuperCab, the limited run of 8,200 models sold out in just five days.
GMC Sierra C3
GMC continues to build on its popular line of full-size Sierra trucks with a more powerful C3 version. The C3 indicates the third generation of the truck's major redesign first offered in 1999. Introduced last fall, the extended-cab Sierra C3 provides an exclusive "performance-biased driveline" system, according to GMC. The system includes a Vortec 6000 V8 with 325 hp at 5,000 rpm and 370 lbs. ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm. The Sierra C3 boasts a first for full-size pickups with full-time all wheel drive. Operators never need to engage the system. The all wheel drive is provided by a special transfer case mounted directly to a new, heavy-duty, electronically controlled, 4-speed automatic transmission. As a result, the C3 automatically and continuously transfers torque from slipping wheels to provide superior on-road control and performance.
The C3 provides more durable axles. For example, the rear axle uses a synthetic fluid to lower operating temperatures during hauling. In addition, GMC stiffened the axle shafts to reduce bending. Properly equipped, the Sierra C3 handles a 1,787-lb. payload and will pull 8,700 lbs.
Going for an "international class" look, GMC updated the Sierra C3 with design details such as body-colored handles, rearview mirrors and protective moldings. In addition, the interior promises to offer the most comprehensive features in a GMC truck, including leather bucket seats and an enhanced audio system. The Sierra C3 also offers OnStar's new virtual advisor and personal calling system. Truck operators may use voice prompts to access e-mail, stock quotes or driving information without ever looking at a screen or monitor. The personal calling feature allows hands-free dialing and reception of phone calls. Manufacturer suggested retail price is $38,305, with a $720 destination charge.
Chevy's Avalanche
We told you about it last year when it was a concept vehicle; this year, it should be available. The new Avalanche from Chevrolet combines the elements of an SUV with a pickup truck to form its own niche called the ultimate utility vehicle (UUV). We'll see if that term catches on the way the Avalanche is bound to catch on with some pickup lovers. The aggressive-looking vehicle is able to switch from a six-passenger SUV to a three-passenger pickup truck with a full cargo box. The unique covert-a-cab system allows this transformation. The rear passenger seat folds down to increase the cargo bed size from 5 ft. 3 in. to 8 ft. 1 in. A three-piece cargo cover may be used to protect the truck bed from the weather or removed to haul large items. The unusual vehicle is powered with GM's Vortec 5300 V8 engine with 265 peak horsepower and 320 lbs. ft. of torque. Four full doors provide easy access to front and back seats. The Avalanche should be available in late spring at Chevrolet dealers.


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|Why "The Unemployed Need Not Apply" Need Not Apply to You
|Career Tips - Supersonic Searching Mondays
|Written by Abby Kohut
Anyone who is currently searching for a job has probably read at least one article about a company who is unwilling to hire "the unemployed." Even more interesting is the article that I recently came across about the backlash from critics against job boards like Monster saying that ads of this kind should be banned from being posted.
As much as it would seem that encouraging job boards to remove these ads might seem like a solution, the better solution is to educate these companies from the top down on why "unemployed" candidates must be evaluated in the same pool as employed candidates. After all, even if all the job boards ban these ads, these companies can still make their own poor decisions during the hiring process.
First, let's review some of the common reasons why people become unemployed in the first place, shall we?
It is absurd to simply eliminate "unemployed" candidates without understanding why they are unemployed. Unemployment is simply a state that people pass through from one job to another. It is a natural part of life as is "unmarriage." When people get divorced, they don't simply get remarried the next day. They are "unmarried" until they are remarried. Similarly, people who are unemployed are simply between opportunities. For example, how can we as a country possibly expect people at the VP level to find a job within a week, especially if their company's closing came as a complete shock to them? Most people "forget" to keep networking once they are happily employed so when their company closes, they truly are starting from scratch. Besides, how many VP jobs in their specific industry are out there, not to mention vacant?
Job Seekers In-Transition: If you come across a job ad for a company who is disqualifying the "unemployed", and you actually still want to work for them, here's what you can do... First, don't be discouraged - most things that show up in ads and seem like "requirements" have wiggle room for exceptions. In fact, you've experienced this many times before. How many times have you seen a requirement on the job posting that you do not have? Has that ever stopped you? OF COURSE NOT!!! Your job is to find the hiring manager or the Department VP or the CEO and to settle the score on why you are the best person for the job. Consider this strategy:
Dear President of RudeRUs, Inc.
I recently discovered an ad for your open "WorkAlot" position on Monster and wanted to introduce myself to you as an ideal candidate. For the past 10 years I was a "WorkAlot" in a similar company who received outstanding performance reviews from all of my supervisors. I have attached a list of references on the following page which I invite you to call. They will tell you that I was a top performer who received recognition year after year for saving the company billions of dollars. My position was eliminated when my employer was acquired. Our doors closed about a year ago today.
You may wonder why I am writing to you instead of applying to your HR department. It's simply because the ad posted by your hiring manager or HR department states that the "unemployed need not apply". Based on my research about your company and your successful career history, it seems like the decision to include this hiring stereotype in your company's ad could not have been yours, so I wanted to be sure that you could personally make the decision on whether my background would be suitable for your company.
I look forward to having the opportunity to learn more about the position and to eventually joining your company as a "WorkAlot."
Sincerely yours,
Absolutely Abby's Advice:
In this market, thinking outside the box remains the fastest way to the finish line for job seekers. Don't let a few discouraging words turn you off to a job posting that you know you'll be a great fit for despite your gap in employment.
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HERO CENTRAL: Companions For Heroes Saves Two Lives At Once | Pets
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) --- Military personnel are committing suicide at an alarming rate. In fact, their death numbers are higher than service personnel who die in combat, according to the Associated Press.
Four years ago, a non-profit organization was established to fight against suicide by people suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
"Unconditional love. It doesn't answer. I could tell him anything. I don't have to worry about it being repeated. It's love and it's kind," U.S. Army veteran Raymond Crook describes his best friend, Meyer, a puppy from the local animal shelter.
When Crook left the military after serving in the Cold War, he developed PTSD. Eventually he wanted to commit suicide.
In 2009 he learned about Companions for Heroes, a non-profit organization that led him to Meyer, an Akita-Shepherd mix puppy.
"I'd been in school and served in the military. But there was a dark side of me that no one could touch. I wouldn't't let anyone in," said Crook.
But Meyer has made a breakthrough. Bonding with Meyer helps to heal Crook from his psychological traumas.
"Here's an animal that's lonely and needs love. And here's a veteran that's lonely and needs love. And truly it's God-sent. And what happens is that you learn to love again," said Crook.
Companions for Heroes (C4H) matches shelter animals with veterans, active military and first responders. There have been 149 matches nation-wide thus far.
"It's the best work I have ever done in my entire life," said Lynne Gartenhaus, the executive director of C4H.
"It's a completion of everything I've ever done because what you are doing is saving two lives at once."
Interested clients start with C4H by applying online. The prospective pet owner works with adoption counselors to find the compatible pet within the local animal shelters.
Companions for Heroes reimburses the pet adoption fees. The new owner also gets a year-long pet health insurance provided by C4H. In addition, the pet owner has access to a professional dog trainer who may address any behavior issues or train the pet for additional skills.
"Our founder, David Sharpe, has such a wonderful idea from his own experience to pair veterans and sheltered pets for mutual healing. And the thing is that it works. Animals really are magic," said Gartenhaus.
David Sharpe launched C4H after leaving the U.S. Air Force and suffered from PTSD.
Sharpe's loved ones gave him a puppy, Cheyenne, who would come to his rescue.
"There was a time when I wanted to take my own life. And she walked in, the little puppy that she then was. She walked in and licked my face."
Sharpe's near-death experience spurred him to create the non-profit organization. He shared his personal story to other veterans including Crook.
"Still wasn't able to put all the pieces together, when I met David. I was like, if it worked for him, it'll work for me," Crook explained.
Today, Meyer not only touches Crook's life, but he is an important part of the family.
"My father hated dogs. But he loves Meyer. And even when I had to work, Meyer was still there. So Meyer's been there for my granddaughter['s birth]. Now the next girl is born. I have two granddaughters now, since Meyer has been around. My grandson adores him."
NOTE: Gannett Foundation has provided a grant for Companions for Heroes.
Produced/Written by: Elizabeth Jia
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This is the 6th installment of the Drupal 7 Line by Line series of articles.
Up to this point in the series I've covered index.php, the basics of the drupal_bootstrap function and have been working through Drupal's bootstrap phases. (Links to earlier articles in the series can be found at the end of this article).
In the last article I covered the Drupal database bootstrap. In that article I mentioned the following:
[when I wrote about] page cache bootstrap process I noted that unless your site is configured in a specific way, both the DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_DATABASE (phase 3) and DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_VARIABLES (phase 4) bootstrapping phases will be completed before the page cache (phase2) bootstrap process can itself finish. As a result, I am technically covering the database bootstrapping process out of order and am not literally following the line by line code execution of Drupal exactly. I hope you can forgive me.
Keeping that in mind, today I will cover phase 4 in the bootstrap process: DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_VARIABLES.
Welcome to the 5th installment of the Drupal 7 Line by Line series of articles.
In the first four installments I covered index.php, the basics of the drupal_bootstrap() function and the first two phases of the Drupal bootstrap process: DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_CONFIGURATION and DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_PAGE_CACHE. (There are links to those articles found at the bottom of this article if you want to catch up.)
In the previous article about the page cache bootstrap process I noted that unless your site is configured in a specific way, both the DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_DATABASE (phase 3) and DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_VARIABLES (phase 4) bootstrapping phases will be completed before the page cache (phase2) bootstrap process can itself finish. As a result, I am technically covering the database bootstrapping process out of order and am not literally following the line by line code execution of Drupal exactly. I hope you can forgive me.
The third Drupal bootstrap phase begins with a call to the _drupal_bootstrap_database() function.
The first few lines of this function can put to rest any argument that Drupal is an application development framework (like Zend framework, or CakePHP, or symfony). In its current state it simply isn't. Here, on virtually every page load, Drupal checks to see if it in an installation state.
Welcome to the fourth part of the Drupal 7 Line by Line series of articles.
In this series I've been going through the Drupal page load process by going through the code line by line. So far I've covered index.php, the logic of the drupal_bootstrap function and the first bootstrap phase. (see the links at the bottom of this article if you want to catch up).
Today I'm going to cover phase two of the bootstrap process. This is where things start to get a bit more interesting as we see how Drupal handles page caching and how it supports pluggable caching backends.
Phase two starts with a call to _drupal_bootstrap_page_cache() from the drupal_bootstrap function.
<?php/** * Bootstrap page cache: Try to serve a page from cache. */function _drupal_bootstrap_page_cache() {?>
The first thing that Drupal does is declare the global $user variable which is used throughout the page load to represent the $user which is requesting the page. At this point it is completely empty. In fact, at this stage Drupal has no idea who or what is requesting the page.
In this third part of the Line by Line series I'll take a look at the first phase of the bootstrap process: namely DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_CONFIGURATION.
In the first part of this series I looked at index.php. In the second part I continued through the workings of the drupal_bootstrap function.
Up until now I've been literally going through the code line by line. From this point on I'm going to be less literal and only occasionally do line by line analysis where I think a closer look might be interesting.
So lets jump back in where we left off. I'd just finished explaining that Drupal was aware that it needed to do a full bootstrap and it was just about to start the first phase of that process.
Drupal calls the function _drupal_bootstrap_configuration().
The very first thing that happens in the first phase of the bootstrap process is Drupal defines its own error handling functions. Up until this point if an error had occurred in the code php would have used its own error handling to report the problem. Luckily very few lines of code have been executed to this point.
This post isn't technically a part of my Line by Line series of posts, but I thought I would share an ulterior motive for starting to write the posts.
At a practical level it is about re-familiarizing myself and other with all the things that go on during a typical page load in Drupal. A lot of things have changed in Drupal 7 so this is a worthwhile exercise.
But a lot of things haven't changed. Some really fundamental things.
Part of what I'm doing is shining a flashlight in some dark corners of code and thinking about how they could be better or different. Before I can think about actually changing things I need to fully grok why things are the way they are and make sure changes are worthwhile and not just changes for the sake of change.
I'm not sure what will become of all this, but its a personal pet project I've been thinking about for a while and I decided to start acting on it.
This is the second part of my Drupal 7 Line by Line series. In the first part I walked through Drupal 7 index.php. As you recall there are only four lines of code and two function calls that display all the pages on your Drupal 7 site.
In this post I'll start walking through one of those functions: drupal_bootstrap(). If you recall from Part 1 I said this function is starts up (bootstraps) all of Drupal's mechanisms required to handle a page request. This is only part of the story and only half the truth. A more accurate description would be that it loads up only as much of Drupal's functionality a php script needs so that the php script can uses that functionality to do something.
When drupal_bootstrap is called from index.php it is passed a single argument: BOOTSTRAP_FULL. In order for index.php (a php script) to display a web page (what the script does) it needs Drupal to bootstrap all of its mechanisms (i.e. a full bootstrap).
Lets see what the phpDoc comment and function signature for drupal_bootstrap() have to say:
* A string describing a phase of Drupal to load. Each phase adds to the
* previous one, so invoking a later phase automatically runs the earlier
* A string describing a phase of Drupal to load. Each phase adds to the
* previous one, so invoking a later phase automatically runs the earlier
This is the beginning of what I hope will be a series of posts that take you through a Drupal 7 page load line by line.
Before we begin, I want to share a story. Its the story of how I accidentally (or rather incidentally) became a Drupal developer.
A few years back I decided to be my own boss. I'd been working as a web application developer for a few years and it was time for me to strike out on my own. One of the first things I needed to do after writing a business plan was to launch my own website - the modern day hanging of a shingle.
I had a basic set of website requirements common to many businesses. I needed a flexible web based system that only needed to be install once and decorated (themed) very infrequently. Once installed it should allow me to enter and organize content via a web interface. I needed to be able to have it up and running in a relatively short period of time and I needed it to cost next to nothing.
Based on my own requirements, I knew I was looking for a modestly featured open source CMS or content management system.
I researched the available open source products that were available at the time. I read feature lists and reviews and eventually narrowed my choices down to Mambo (then soon to be Joomla) and Drupal. I installed both. Then for whatever reason I uninstalled Mambo and kept Drupal 4.4.
Drupal Camp Toronto 2010 is less than a week away.
Toronto will be holding its 3rd Drupal Camp on October 15th and 16th at the Toronto Reference Library on Yonge (near bloor). We've had dozens of volunteers preparing for months to make this the best Drupal Camp Toronto has seen.
There are three keynotes featuring Dries Buytaert (founder of the Drupal project and CTO at Acquia), Jeff Eaton (Lullabot) and Mark Brown (Microsoft).
Besides the those big names we've got dozens of session proposals by several other big names that will be finalized into a schedule on Tuesday October 12th. (You've still got time to vote for your favorite.) Some popular proposals so far include Drupal scalability, Drupal 7 theming and Accessibility in Drupal 7.
There will also be a common area for plenty of Birds of a Feather sessions throughout the two day event. You'll have opportunities to talk with fellow Drupalers and presenters about things that excite you most about Drupal.
It has been entirely too long since I've posted anything on my blog. Blame the wonderful spring weather we've enjoyed in Toronto or the workload of late. However true those two things are, I shouldn't go this long without posting anything.
So, to ease myself into publishing again I bring you one of my twice yearly posts encouraging you to attend the next Drupalcon.
In case you haven't heard the next Drupalcon is August 23-27th 2010 in Copenhagen Denmark. Tickets are available NOW and only €249 until June 28th.
If you've never attended a Drupalcon you're missing out. If you've only attended a North American Drupalcon, I encourage you to go to Europe and enjoy an entirely different atmosphere. Either way this may be the Drupalcon to attend. The King of Denmark will be putting on one heck of a show and it may prove to be the most social Drupalcon ever (with technical and business aspects ever present).
Full disclosure: I won't be attending.
The road to Drupalcon San Francisco runs through Moab Utah.
Last year I won a Nissan Cube and part of what I said I would do if I won was to decorate it and drive it to the next Drupalcon wherever it may be in North America. As it turned out, that "wherever" was San Francisco.
So yesterday I set out on the road with Danielle and we started making our way across the continent. But instead of sticking to our original driving plan which had us arrive in Colorado some time early tomorrow, we managed to make it all the way to Denver today. A little over 2,400Km in a little over 24 hours.


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Our hens are happy. They have lots of room to scratch and roam, a safe, comfortable, clean place to sleep at night, and an organic and very varied diet—especially right now, when they are getting lots of weeds and other goodies I have pulled from the garden. They also get regular affection, praise, and kitchen scraps from me.
Happy hens lay excellent eggs. And because our eggs have been especially beautiful and delicious this year, I've been putting them on just about everything. Here's what I mean.
You may remember this one from before–our post-Italy minestrone.
This was back in the fall.
This was back in January, right after I brought home some smoked salmon from a work trip to Seattle.
And this was two weekends ago.
And this was just last week.
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Supportive care for colorectal cancer
Supportive care helps people meet the physical, practical, emotional and spiritual challenges of colorectal cancer. It is an important part of cancer care. There are many programs and services available to help meet the needs and improve the quality of life of people living with cancer and their loved ones, especially after treatment has ended.
Recovering from colorectal cancer and adjusting to life after treatment is different for each person. Recovery depends on the stage of the cancer, the type of treatments and many other factors. The end of cancer treatment may bring mixed emotions. Even though treatment has ended, there may be other issues to deal with, such as coping with long-term side effects.
Talk to your healthcare team about the following. They can suggest ways to treat, manage or help you cope with any problems you have.
Maintaining proper nutrition is an important part of life after colorectal cancer, especially because cancer and its treatments affect the digestive system. Most people can eat their normal diet after surgery and other treatments for colorectal cancer. Some people may need to adjust their diet because they have the following problems, which can affect their nutrition.
Diarrhea is a common problem for people who have a bowel resection to treat colorectal cancer. Diarrhea is more likely to happen if a large amount of the large intestine is removed, such as with a total colectomy (all of the colon is removed).
Your large intestine normally absorbs water. When part of your large intestine, including the colon, is removed, it can't absorb water normally. This leads to diarrhea. Having diarrhea because some of your intestine has been removed is called short bowel syndrome.
You can help manage diarrhea by making changes to your diet. Limiting certain foods and drinks, such as greasy foods, high-fibre foods, coffee, tea and alcohol, can help prevent diarrhea. Your healthcare team can also recommend medicines to help manage diarrhea.
Surgery to treat colorectal cancer can change the structure and function of the intestine. The intestine can become narrow after a bowel resection. Muscles and nerves could also be damaged during surgery. These changes can affect the normal formation of stool and its movement through the large intestine, leading to constipation.
You can help manage constipation by drinking lots of fluids every day and being physically active. Laxatives and enemas can also be used to manage constipation.
Find out more about eating well after treatment, diarrhea and constipation.
Living with a colostomy or ileostomy
Colostomy creates a stoma (artificial opening) from the colon to the outside of the body through the abdominal wall. Ileostomy creates a stoma from the ileum (the last part of the small intestine) to the outside of the body through the abdominal wall. A colostomy or ileostomy can be temporary or permanent.
Not everyone with colorectal cancer will need a colostomy or ileostomy. It can be frightening for those who do need it. But you can adapt to having a colostomy or ileostomy and live normally.
It takes time and patience to learn how to live with a colostomy or ileostomy and care for the stoma. Specially trained healthcare professionals, called enterostomal therapists, will teach you what you need to know. Local or national ostomy groups and associations can also give you support and information.
Find out more about living with an ostomy.
Self-esteem and body image
How you feel about or see yourself is called self-esteem. Body image is your perception of your own body. For many people, body image and their perception of how others see them is closely linked to self-esteem.
Colorectal cancer and its treatments can cause the following body changes. Some of these changes can be temporary, others will last for a long time and some will be permanent:
- skin problems and scars
- hair loss
- changes in body weight
- having a colostomy or ileostomy
- urinary incontinence
These changes can affect your body image and self-esteem. Talking about feelings may help some people cope with their changed body image. Support from other cancer survivors and professional counsellors may help.
Find out more about self-esteem and body image and getting help from others.
Some treatments for colorectal cancer can cause sexual problems or make sex difficult. Some people may lose interest in having sex around the time of diagnosis and during treatment.
Talk to your doctor or healthcare team if sexual problems occur because of colorectal cancer and treatments. They can help you manage these problems. Some people find that counselling helps them cope with the effects that colorectal cancer and its treatments have on their sexual relationships. Sometimes medicines can help manage sexual problems.
Find out more about managing sexual problems for men and sexual problems for women.
Questions to ask about supportive care
To make the decisions that are right for you, ask your healthcare team questions about supportive care.
What's the lifetime risk of getting cancer?
The latest Canadian Cancer Statistics report shows about half of Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.


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Major Section: PROGRAMMING
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Accreditation system opened for the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing
Lausanne, Switzerland, March 21, 2014 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has opened the accreditation system for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.
Accreditation procedure
All journalists (regardless of nationality) working for Chinese domestic media must request their accreditation via the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) at the following address:
Tian Tonggui
All other media working for non-Chinese, international media organisations (including in Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei) are required to register via the IOC website following the instructions provided through the link below.
All rights-holding broadcasters' accreditation will be processed by OBS.
Click here to access the media accreditation system
Journalists already registered in the IOC media database for previous events, must ensure their profile is up-to date with personal information, a recent photo and correct passport details. All passports must be valid until at least 31 December 2014.
For media representatives who have successfully applied for accreditation online before 30 April 2014, the Youth Olympic Accreditation Card (YOAC) together with a passport or other official travel document will serve as an entry visa into China. These will be sent to the media representative directly in June 2014 by the Nanjing Organising Committee. The pre-valid YOAC will act as a valid visa for China for a period of one month prior to and one month following Nanjing 2014.
Further information on transport, the Main Media Centre, media access to the venues and key facilities will be communicated at a later date.
Beach volleyball at the Youth Olympic Games
The second edition of the Games are set to take place from August 16 to 28, 2014 in the Chinese city of Nanjing and it will be the first time beach volleyball will be included in the sporting line-up.
While just volleyball made it to the list of sports for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, this year's Games will only feature beach volleyball. The event will be held at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Sport Park – situated 20 minutes from the centre of the city – alongside a number of other sports including rugby, BMX and hockey.


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The growing demand for food banks seen in High Peak has been confirmed by a national report published by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs.
The findings back up Derbyshire County Council's evidence that an increasing number of people are now relying on emergency food parcels.
Cllr Dave Allen said: "This report underlines how many of our residents are struggling under the pressure of a national cost of living crisis."
High Peak's food banks are in Buxton, Gamesley, Glossop and New Mills. For more details visit advicederbyshire.org.


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LONDON (AP) Just when it looked as if he was headed for his offseason vacation, Novak Djokovic started playing his best tennis.
The top-ranked Serb was broken late in the first set and again early in the second, but he then found his stroke and quickly rebounded to beat Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sunday and reach the championship match at the season-ending ATP finals.
``Well, I had a little, let's say, crisis in today's match from 4-all, first set to 2-all in the second, where I didn't feel so good on the court, struggling to find my momentum and my rhythm,'' Djokovic said. ``So you try to be positive and push myself to fight for every point and believe I can come back. That was the case.''
Djokovic will face six-time champion Roger Federer or Andy Murray in Monday's final. Federer and Murray play in Sunday's other semifinal.
``Whoever I play against tomorrow, it's going to be very open,'' said Djokovic, who beat Murray in the group stage. ``I think there is not really any predictions about who's going to win.''
Federer and Murray are playing each other in London for the third time this year. The Swiss star beat Murray in the Wimbledon final for his seventh title at the All England Club, but Murray bounced back to defeat Federer in the Olympic final on the same Centre Court grass.
Del Potro took the lead late in the first set, breaking Djokovic for a 5-4 lead before serving out the set at love.
The tall Argentine, who defeated Djokovic to win the Olympic bronze medal at Wimbledon this year, then went up a break early in the second set. But Djokovic broke right back to 2-2 and then took Del Potro's serve again to take a 5-3 lead.
``He's so good,'' Del Potro said. ``Of course, he's the No. 1. In these kinds of matches, they make the difference between them and the rest of the players.''
In the third, Djokovic decided things by winning 12 of 13 points in a three-game stretch to take a 3-1 lead. He broke again three games later and held at love to advance.
``I believed that I could come back,'' said Djokovic, who treated the media to chocolates during his post-match news conference to thank them for work throughout the year. ``I believed that I could turn this match around in my favor, and I've done so.''
The victory was Djokovic's 74th of the season, tying him with David Ferrer for the most this year. It was also his seventh win in nine matches against Del Potro.
Djokovic won the ATP finals in 2008, and reached the semifinals in 2009 - the first year the tournament was played at the O2 Arena in London.


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Publications Tagged: Shi'ite
- Added June 01, 2005
- Terrorist Beheadings: Cultural and Strategic Implications. Authored by Mr. Ronald H. Jones.
- The author concludes that understanding the cultural and symbolic significance of terrorist beheadings is key to defeating them. He recommends political rituals such as elections, war crimes tribunals, and shura councils as countermeasures to affirm the legitimacy and authority of the new Iraqi government.
- Added February 01, 2004
- The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite Clergy: Partners or Adversaries? Authored by Dr. W. Andrew Terrill.
- The author addressed the critical need to gain the cooperation or at least the passive tolerance of the Shi'ite clerics and community. Such an effort could become more challenging as time goes on, and one of the recurring themes of this monograph is the declining patience of the Shi'ite clergy with the U.S. presence. Some key Shi'ite clerics are deeply suspicious of the United States, exemplified by conspiracy theories.


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That the identity and whereabouts of the person who allegedly shot a woman at her Chestnuthill Township home still hadn't been made public as of Friday remained a source of anxiety for the woman's neighbors.
That the identity and whereabouts of the person who allegedly shot a woman at her Chestnuthill Township home still hadn't been made public as of Friday remained a source of anxiety for the woman's neighbors.
Around 1 p.m. Thursday, state police responded to a call from a home on Whisperwood Court, a street in a relatively well-to-do neighborhood.
At the home, police found Bernadette O'Reilly, 50, with a gunshot wound to her abdomen. Police listed the incident as an attempted homicide.
O'Reilly was taken to St. Luke's Hospital. Hospital officials said they couldn't comment on her condition.
Since the shooting, police have released no new information about the shooter, giving rise to rumors in the neighborhood.
"Right now, it's kind of freaky because no one really knows what happened," said Ashley Honey, 20, of Effort, who said she lived not far from O'Reilly's home.
Honey said crimes are unusual in the neighborhood.
Indeed, the area where the shooting occurred, in a tucked-away corner of Effort, is by no means a place where crime looks rife.
Towering trees are omnipresent, and the homes are large and kept. Some have handmade mailboxes out front, and almost all of the houses on Whisperwood Court have posted signs warning would-be perps that the home is protected by a home-protection company.
The house where the shooting occurred has a Christmas angel in the front yard and a neon green Volkswagen bug in the driveway.
Police usually let members of the public know if a suspect is still on the loose and if the public is in danger. But not this time. The investigating officer, Trooper Bruce Wesnak, didn't return two calls seeking information Friday.
Neighbors say that until they know more about the shooter, they feel compelled to keep an eye out.
"We've been calling each other, looking out for each other since this happened," said one neighbor. "We're just on guard right now."