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Abstract: We study the impact of stock market valuations on delistings from European stock exchanges 1996-2004. Previous research has found that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) occur more often when market valuations are high. This is paradoxical since it implies that companies are more likely to engage in M&A when it is most expensive. In accordance with prior research we find that delistings by mergers and acquisitions are more likely when industry market-to-book values (q) are high. In contrast, we find no effect of industry q on going private transactions. The data also suggest that M&A are more likely to take place in bull years while going private transactions are relatively more likely in bear years. Our study is the first comprehensive study of delistings in Europe and the first study to demonstrate that going private transactions appear to be driven by different causal mechanisms than M&A. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7682
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One of the best things about working in a quilt shop is getting to see vintage quilts.
This two fabric quilt was brought in by a customer to have machine quilted by Amy. We often get old tops that are folded away in a box, never finished. It is nice to see these quilts being finished and used.
Our building used to be a hardware store, Arnold's. I think the building is a little over 100 years old. The blue fabric was bought at Arnold's back when it was a hardware store and carried a variety of fabric.
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How to earn PQRS bonuses in 2014
Earning Medicare Physician Quality Report System (PQRS) payment bonuses will require more effort in 2014.
You must report on PQRS measures for 50 percent of your applicable patients
Most practitioners will be required to report on nine quality measures—up from just three in past years. To ensure successful PQRS participation—especially with new, more complex rules—the AOA Advocacy Group recommends using online resources offered by the AOA.
If you meet PQRS requirements during 2014, you will earn a payment bonus equaling 0.5 percent of Medicare allowed charges for the year. If you do not participate during 2014, you will find your Medicare reimbursements reduced 2 percent during 2016.
Report on all measures that apply
If fewer than nine PQRS measures apply to your practice, you can still earn a bonus by reporting on all measures that do apply.
You will be subject to a Measures Applicability Validation (MAV) process. Through this process, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will determine whether you should have reported quality data codes for additional measures.
The reported measures must cover at least three of the federal National Quality Strategy (NQS) domains established by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). These include:
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"If an optometrist reports on the seven eye care measures and selects two of the 'extra' measures to report—bringing the total to nine measures reported—the optometrist has the potential to earn a bonus and avoid the penalties that will be applied under the PQRS in future years," says Rebecca Wartman, O.D., of the AOA Third Party Center Executive Committee.
To earn bonuses, you must report on PQRS measures for 50 percent of your applicable patients.
"Optometrists will again be able to report quality measures for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetes, and glaucoma," Dr. Wartman notes. "Optometrists can also again report on quality measures applicable to their general patient base, such as documentation of current medications and screening for tobacco use."
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It is only episode 3 of The Four: The Battle for Stardom, and we already have a completely different Four from the premiere episode. Last week, 16-year-old Zhavia (who was the first person to steal a seat on The Four) was not challenged, which took her through to the third week while three new singers each claimed their seat: Candice Boyd, Cheyenne Elliott (Diane Warren's granddaughter), and Jason Warrior.
To kick off week 3 with a bang, Candice, Cheyenne, Zhavia, and Jason sang Ariana Grande, Jessie J and Nicki Minaj's "Bang Bang." Afterwards, Fergie asked Diddy who from The Four he would not want to see go home, and he replied, "I feel like I could do something really, really special with Zhavia."
Zhavia was actually having vocal troubles and was ordered to be on vocal rest by doctors. But she said at the beginning of the night, "I'm not gonna let that hold me back if I get challenged."
Then, 24-year-old rapper (and dad to two adorable young sons) Rell Jerv from Wilmington, Delaware walked out on stage to become the first potential challenger of the night, and performed "Pools." Meghan Trainor called him "clever and talented," while Charlie said, "Real artists do what you just did, and you did you." Meanwhile, Diddy had this to say to the rapper: "The thing that I didn't really like is if I can detect the influences too much of other people, but the thing I loved was 35 seconds into it, I heard Rell. I heard you." And the verdict from the judges revealed four yes's, making Rell the first challenger of the night. Rell chose to go for Cheyenne's seat. Fergie asked her to comment on fans saying she only got her seat last week because of her famous musical grandmother, to which Cheyenne replied, "I respect my family and I love my family but, I'm willing to work just has hard as any of these people up here."
Cheyenne went first, performing Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball," followed by Rell, who performed "I Own it." And just like the song says, Rell owned it, indeed. Afterwards, DJ Khaled told Cheyenne, "There's a lot of pressure on you because you got the blood of an icon -- icon alert -- and you performed amazingly today." Diddy called her "the future icon," while Meghan, who enjoyed her performance told her, "I did wish we saw something different tonight." As for Rell, Charlie told him, "What you do is important for the world to see."
It was a strong performance from both performers, but only one could win, and the audience chose Rell, dethroning Cheyenne and sending her home.
The next performer to take the stage was 18-year-old Sean Cavaliere, who was previously in boy band New District (who broke up last year). Sean chose to sing Shawn Mendes's "Stitches," and shockingly, sounded just like Shawn -- maybe it's the name? Meghan told him that she wishes she didn't pick a Shawn Mendes song to sing because "we have a Shawn Mendes." Charlie told Cavaliere about working with Shawn Mendes, and asked him if he writes songs too, because Shawn had written "Stitches" himself. Meanwhile, Khaled said, "I don't feel like he was better than The Four." However, after the judges voted, two said yes and two said no. So, Sean went home and Charlie had this advice for Sean: "Find your sound and keep doing what you're doing."
Next, came 23-year-old Jefferson Clay from Austin, Texas with his acoustic guitar, who performed James Morrison's "Better Man." Diddy called Jefferson's performance "beautiful," while Meghan called it "impressive." And after the verdict came in, Jefferson got four yes's, making him the second challenger of the night. Right before he chose which member of The Four he wanted to take on, DJ Khaled pulled his son Asahd (ASAHD IN THE BUILDING) on stage, and encouraged him to "make the right decision." Ultimately, Jefferson chose to go after Jason's seat.
First up in the challenge was Jason, who sang Rihanna's "Love on the Brain," as his two brothers and mother proudly watched from the audience, and got a standing ovation from the judges and a personal pat on the back from Khaled. Then, Jefferson took the mic to perform R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)." After some constructive criticism for both Jefferson and Jason, the audience voted, and chose Jason as the winner, and he was safe for another week.
Following that emotional challenge, the next challenger appeared on stage -- 30-year-old Nicole Boggs from Nashville, Tennessee. Nicole sang Meghan Trainor's "Like I'm Gonna Lose You," and Meghan loved it and called the performance "amazing." Diddy said, "I don't know. Some things you don't know on the first listen or look. So, I don't know. But, I like you." In the end, Nicole got four yes's for the judges, and chose to challenge Zhavia, who had been wanting to sing all night and is the current longest-running member of The Four.
Despite her vocal illness, Zhavia performed Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly." Then, Nicole followed with Kesha's "Praying." Afterward, Charlie told Nicole, "You sang 'Praying' so beautifully, everyone felt your voice. We all got goosebumps." Meanwhile, Diddy said that even though he thought Nicole's voice was beautiful, Zhavia has the artistry, and "that's why [he's] rockin' with Zhavia."
And so, Zhavia still remains the longest running seat-holder on The Four thus far, and is safe for another week.
Next up was 18-year-old Tim Johnson, Jr., who sang Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" ... and even busted out a few dance moves! Meghan called Tim's performance "so fun to watch," while Charlie called him the "ultimate performer." Diddy also called it a good performance, before admitting he was unsure about Tim's song choice at first. And with four yes's Tim Jr. became the final challenger on the night, taking on Candice for her seat.
Candice performed first, singing Alessia Cara's hit "Here," followed by Tim performing Kodaline's "All I Want." Loving both performers, Khaled said afterward, "I'm very stressed out, and I don't like to be stressed out." And, Meghan thought Candice had an incredible voice, but said "For some reason, I see Tim's vision more." But ultimately it was up to the audience, and they chose Tim. So, Tim became the newest member of The Four, sending Candice home.
Here are your final Four of the night who will take their talents to next week's episode: Rell Jerv, Tim Johnson Jr., Zhavia, and Jason Warrior.
The competition is as fierce as ever, and the stakes are extremely high. Not only will the winner's career launch with the help of the judges, they will also become iHeartRadio's "On the Verge" artist; an artist development program supporting the winner with airplay across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide. This program has helped launched the careers of artists like Sam Smith, Fifth Harmony and Nick Jonas, among others.
Who's the next super star?! Stay tuned to The Four: Battle for Stardom every Thursday at 8/7c on FOX.
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I'm back from my skiing trip. Some steeze on Raxskis (Pictures behind thumbnail around 1MB). Photographer and full copyrights by me (Felix Hartmann)
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Dryers: To clean or itch, that's the question
"How dry I am..."
Is that song about alcohol, hair, or skin? When I was a medical resident, a fun dermatologist (who cussed like a sailor) gave us a lecture. He said that in the winter time, dry skin is very common. He called it "winter's rash." His solution to the problem of dry skin was to not bathe.
Not bathe? Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady said she would catch her death of cold if she took a bath. She insisted she was clean because she washed her face and hands. As the maids took off her dirty clothes and hat in front of a steaming hot tub, Eliza screamed, "A good girl I am!"
Well, what about it? Is taking a bath or shower that bad for your skin?
I knew a guy at the gym, and one day as he was leaving I said I had noticed he didn't shower and asked why. I pointed out that showering at the gym saves on hot water at home.
He laughed and said, "I shower only three times a week." I swear I didn't sniff him like a hound dog, but he frowned and said, "You think I smell, don't you?"
The truth is I had never noticed a bad odor from him. My college roommate used to run every day, and he didn't shower after his runs because he said "good sweat doesn't stink." But I never got near his armpits.
Back to the dermatologist who said not to bathe. "Soap and water will dry your body out too much," he said. "So just use a wash towel and clean your face, armpits, groin, and feet."
The audience of doctors simultaneously said, "Oooh!" (In LA, the idea of Julia Roberts and Tom Cruise not taking a shower before the Oscars was too much for us to handle.)
A dry martini suits some people. A dry sense of humor irritates most people. And dry skin can lead to medical problems, such as itchy rashes, bleeding, and infections.
I ask my patients what kind of soap they use. Ivory and Irish Spring are frequent answers, and they're are fine if you're a toilet bowl. However, their bold basic pH levels can result in a condition some dermatologists dub "Ivory Soap Dermatitis."
Dove Unscented and Tone are much nicer. Hot water also dries out skin, but I love hot showers. If you're like me, you stand in the shower like an extended video version of Flash Dance.
But the truth is, for most people, a shower a day is not needed. With clean clothes, deodorants, and good hygiene, most people will not smell bad on days they don't shower or bathe.
I tell my patients when they do bathe, spray some safflower or grape seed oil on the body immediately afterwards. The oil traps the water in the skin, and the results are Nicole-Kidman-eat-your-heart-out quality. The danger, though, is slipping from the oil.
I love to go to Origins or Bath & Body Works and get a bottle of ginger bath oil or eucalyptus-spearmint oil, pour it into a tub of warm water, and soak. I don't have any Shirley MacLaine out-of-body adventures in the tub, but it's very relaxing. When I get out of the tub, I'm buttery soft like a Georgetown Leather jacket.
Over-the-counter lotions like Vaseline Intensive Care are fine, but they also work best after getting out of the shower so you can trap the moisture in. Eucerin cream is great for dry skin, as well, but it's pretty greasy. If you're a thief, Eucerin will leave a trial of grease marks leading back to your home. But at least you won't have dry skin for your mugshot.
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Who is the Rolls Royce flying lady?
Since the early 1900s, Rolls Royce automobiles have been equipped with an iconic silver hood ornament; a woman, her head pointed forward, arms stretched behind her, her clothing flowing in the wind. While it's an all-around cool emblem, there's actually a lot more to the story.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu commissioned his friend, the famous sculptor Charles Sykes, to design a mascot for his Rolls Royce. What Sykes created, which would come to be known as the Spirit of Ecstasy, became the hood ornament that adorned decades of Rolls Royce automobiles, and is still standard on Rolls Royce cars today. The Spirit of Ecstasy was modelled after the British actress Eleanor Thornton, with whom Montagu maintained a long and secret affair. Besides the fact that he was married, his relationship with Thornton could never have been public, due to her impoverished social and economic status. Therefore, the Spirit of Ecstasy was designed as an homage to their unspoken love affair. Eleanor died in 1915, when the ship she was on with Lord Montagu was torpedoed by a U-Boat south of Crete.
From 1911 to 1914, the flying lady was made of silver, before being changed to a nickel or chrome alloy to deter theft. On modern cars, she can be seen in stainless steel, 24K gold plated steel, illuminated crystal, or diamond studding from the factory. All Rolls Royce cars equipped with the hood ornament have a button to retract the flying lady into the hood and are designed to automatically retract the flying lady if she is struck or tampered with to prevent theft.
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EDITORIAL: May Illinois' fourth felonious governor be its final one - So Rod Blagojevich is one corrupt cat who does not own nine lives after all. By Peoria, Ill.
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EDITORIAL: Rod Blagojevich guilty verdict provides no joy for Illinois - There's no reason to celebrate Rod Blagojevich's conviction on 17 of 20 counts in his federal corruption trial. We should lament what could have been. By Rockford, Ill.
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Heavy rain Thursday night into Friday morning sent area streams over their banks, closed roads, damaged bridges and knocked out power.
Mohawk firefighters were called to rescue residents from flooded homes early Friday morning and were turning their attention to pumping out flooded basements in the afternoon, according to Mohawk Fire Chief Daniel Mabbett.
"We had about six creeks go over the top at about 4:30 or 5 o'clock this morning," said Little Falls Mayor Robert Peters. He estimated that the city received about 3.5 inches of rain in an hour.
"It's terrible. It's absolutely horrendous," said Ilion Mayor John Stephens. "This is going to be worse than the 2006 flood."
Heavy rain Thursday night into Friday morning sent area streams over their banks, closed roads, damaged bridges and knocked out power.
Mohawk firefighters were called to rescue residents from flooded homes early Friday morning and were turning their attention to pumping out flooded basements in the afternoon, according to Mohawk Fire Chief Daniel Mabbett.
"We had about six creeks go over the top at about 4:30 or 5 o'clock this morning," said Little Falls Mayor Robert Peters. He estimated that the city received about 3.5 inches of rain in an hour.
"It's terrible. It's absolutely horrendous," said Ilion Mayor John Stephens. "This is going to be worse than the 2006 flood."
That flood, which occurred seven years ago, also in late June, caused major damage to roads and flooded streets and houses in Ilion, Mohawk and other local communities and closed Route 20 in the southern part of Herkimer County.
The situation was similar this time. Days of rain were followed by a heavy rainfall and the water had nowhere to go. And, as was the case in 2006, cleanup will not be quick or easy.
In Mohawk, power was cut throughout the village and there is a boil water advisory in place, Mabbett said. Drinking water is available behind the school, he added and noted it could be three or four days before the power is back on.
The flooding started at about 4 a.m., Mabbett said. "There were a few houses where foundations gave way. There was a trailer ready to fall into Fulmer Creek."
He said firefighters were called to rescue people trapped in houses on a number of village streets including Firman, Brookside, Harter, Devendorf and Garden streets. Those who were evacuated from their homes were transported to the fire station. Some then went to stay with relatives while the Mohawk Homestead hosted other evacuees.
Mabbett he is trying to access help from other departments and a payloader has been brought in to assist.
While streets in the village have reopened, fire police were assigned to traffic details at major intersections due to the lack of power to operate traffic lights.
In Ilion, Stephens said, there was damage to both residences and the village infrastructure. The stone arch bridge on Otsego Street near Weber Avenue was damaged when the head wall was blown out into the road, the mayor said. Debris struck the Richfield Street bridge and the West Main Street bridge was closed after a large gas main across the structure was struck. The main was not broken, but the bridge was closed as a precaution.
"At the marina there were canal boats over the wall, sitting on the grass," said Stephens. "It's been one hell of a day."
He said crews were out cleaning up Friday afternoon and urged residents to stay off the streets. "There's still danger. We don't know what's in the water."
In Herkimer, fire officials said there were two to three feet of water on some streets and emergency crews rescued at least three people from their homes due to the flooding.
Deputy Fire Chief Jim Woodrick said residents were being advised to "stay calm, stay dry, do not go in the basement." There were also reports of flooded basements.
Shortly after 9 a.m., German Street was closed due to a report of a problem with a gas main. National Grid was called in to address the situation.
"It's going to take awhile to clean up," said Herkimer Mayor Mark Ainsworth. "We want people to be aware that we're going to do the best we can." He said the village is looking into the possibility of renting additional street cleaners to help with the cleanup. He said officials from the governor's office have been surveying the damage. "Albany is well aware of our situation and will be doing what they can to assist us."
He urged residents to resist the temptation to go out to see the flood damage for themselves. "I know people are curious, but hinders work crews when they're trying to clean up," he said. There will be no all-night parking in the village until further notice.
The flooding caused damage to quite a few streets in Little Falls, according to Mayor Peters. "On West Main Street, we had three to four feet of water across the road." The worst damage was on Manheim Street and in the Kinney's parking lot, where a pipe blew out. Creek water overflowed and rushed through two stores - Little Falls Hardware and Ed's Pizza - and out again, he said. Little Falls Hardware announced that while the store was closed, employees could still be called at 867-0761 for repairs.
"The fire and police departments were out most of the night," Peters said. "My hat goes off to all the citizens of Little Falls who came out and helped their neighbors."
Peters said he contacted two private contractors who came in with backhoes and excavators will be working on the creek bed. He said that amount of rain all at once was simply too much for the city's infrastructure to handle.
"Mother Nature is Mother Nature," said Peters.
The village of Frankfort also declared a state of emergency and had some flooding, Village Clerk Karlee Tamburro said, but damage was not as heavy as in neighboring communities. Residents of Streamside Manor on Litchfield Street were evacuated early Friday morning as a precaution, but were later permitted to return to their homes. There was flooding at the Frankfort Marina and village crews were keeping an eye on Moyer Creek.
Herkimer County issued an emergency declaration, as did many local municipalities. Herkimer County officials are urging residents not to drink from municipal water systems until further notice. If residents can, they should boil water or drink bottled water, Herkimer County Legislature Chairman Vincent Bono advised. In the town of Fairfield, hard hit by flooding Sunday, Supervisor Henry Crofoot extended the state of emergency there for up to five days.
In addition to road closings and travel advisories, a number of businesses and facilities also closed as a result of the flooding. The Herkimer County offices and court complex, Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer Area Resource Center, Applebee's in Herkimer, Kinney's in Little Falls, Herkimer Adirondack Community Physicians and the Slocum-Dickson Medical Group in Ilion were among them. Kinney Drugs, Inc. announced it will continue to provide free prescription delivery throughout the Little Falls area as travel restrictions allow. In addition, the store will deliver grocery or other household items at no charge to the customer. The store will deliver from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The first shift at Remington Arms in Ilion was advised not to report to work Friday.
Meanwhile, sections of the New York State Thruway, the state's main east-west highway, were surrounded by flooding though police said the roadway remained open in both directions. The flooding also forced state officials to hold off on reopening a section of the Erie Canal that had been closed by previous high water. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a late-afternoon briefing that there was damage along a 100-mile stretch of the canal.
"We don't believe there's been any loss of life so far but it is a dangerous situation," said Cuomo, who declared a state of emergency in several upstate counties.
Fort Plain was hit especially hard by the flooding.
Greg Erhardt lives with his 86-year-old father near the river in Fort Plain and said the flooding was the worst they had ever seen.
"His cellar filled right up," said the younger Erhardt, 64. "Upstairs is livable, but we don't know yet about the electric. It's a mess…It's unbelievable. Fort Plain really got it this time."
Fred Cleveland lives a "stone's throw" from the river in fort Plain with his fiancée, their four children and his fiancée's mother.
"We lost everything in the apartment. I lost my van," he said. "When I walked out to the van, the mud was almost up to my knees."
Cleveland just moved back to the area two weeks ago. He said they got the kids and a "little bit of clothes" out of the apartment, but that was all.
"When I woke up, I was already in water waist deep," he said.
The Salvation Army in Herkimer at 431 N. Prospect St., announced that it would open with a hot dinner Friday at 6 p.m. Community Center later Friday night. "Our mobile feeding van from Albany has been assigned to the Herkimer County 911 Center to provide food, refreshments and comfort to rescue workers and emergency personnel," said Capt. Brian Clark, director of Empire State Division's Emergency Disaster Services.
State officials say a 125-mile stretch of the Erie Canal from the Albany area to central New York has been closed because of high water caused by the severe flooding. The waterway from Lock E-2 in Waterford in southern Saratoga County to Lock E-22 in Verona in Oneida County was closed Friday because of the flooding.
The state Thruway Authority temporarily closed the right lane between Exits 29A and 30 from Little Falls to Herkimer Friday morning. The road was reopened about 10 a.m.
State legislators representing the Mohawk Valley called on the governor to formally request a federal disaster declaration for Herkimer County to assist with repair costs associated with flooding damage.
Making the request were Senator James L. Seward (R/C/I - Oneonta), Assemblyman Marc Butler (R/C/I - Newport), Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi (D - Utica), Senator Hugh T. Farley (R/C/I - Schenectady), Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney (R/C/I - New Hartford) and Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi (D - Utica).
National Grid crews said Friday they were investigating a number of calls resulting from flooding in sections of the Mohawk Valley, particularly in the towns of Mohawk and Herkimer, and the villages of Ilion, Clinton, Clarks Mills and Fort Plain. While crews make repairs and help customers assess damage, it is important that customers take appropriate safety precautions with both electric and gas services and equipment during and after any flooding situations, according to a statement sent out by National Grid.
National Grid contact information for emergencies is:
•All gas emergencies or odor of gas present: 1-800-892-2345
•To report electric outages or downed wires: 1-800-867-5222
•General questions about safety and service: 1-800-642-4272
•Call before you dig: dial 811 or 1-800-962-7962
Wire reports contributed to this article.


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Set up a search window. I am using the KJVS. Right click on a word and search a word or key number. The results will be a new tab entitled KJVS 2 with the search results. Now detach the tab (window - detach tab) and move it to the second monitor or to the projector (mirroring must be turned off). Rename the second screen if you wish - window - set - name. When you go back to your main screen, search for a new word, and the results is updated on the second screen. For every new search, the second screen will be updated.
Another thing you might try. On the second screen, turn the recycle button off by click on it and it will disappear (it is the two green arrows to the right of history in the upper right screen). Go back to your first screen with just one tab. Right click and search for a word. A new tab will now be opened in the first screen (probably named KJVS 3) with the search results, but the second screen remains unchanged. Next, in the second screen turn the recycle button back on by clicking in the area to the right of the history icon. Then go back to the first screen and do another search. This time your second tab on the first screen and the second screen should show exactly the same search results.
With this last setup, one can operate in dual screen with the fonts on the second monitor set larger and the first monitor set smaller. Plus mouse movement now can done on the first screen, but the audience sees only screen two. The main limitation with this setup is that the second screen only reflects new searches.
Accordance 8.1 is lots of fun to use. It is enough to make a person stay up late and get up early!
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SmackDown took centerstage at Cyber Sunday as "The Animal" Batista added another chapter to his feud with The Undertaker, by defeating 'Taker to retain his gold. The match was stellar and complemented a fairly solid undercard, making Cyber Sunday a success on many different levels.
The main event stage was set as "The Animal" Batista was ready to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against The Undertaker, however, one question still remained: would JBL, Mick Foley or Stone Cold Steve Austin be the Guest Referee? Confident in his approach, JBL didn't wait for a tally of the votes and declared that he would be refereeing the contest. Mick Foley disputed that decision, leading to a brawl between the two that was broken up by Austin who served up Stunners to both stars and won the vote to be the special referee.
The match featured back and forth action, with Austin staying firm, yet fair. After trading several near falls, Batista began to gain some momentum and sent 'Taker into the buckles. He climbed the ropes and mounted 'Taker, only to receive a Last Ride that nearly put him away for the victory. Batista rebounded and reversed a Tombstone attempt, planting 'Taker with a Spinebuster. After another near fall, 'Taker sat up and shook it off.
Batista freaked out and went right back on the attack, dropping 'Taker with a Batista Bomb for yet another near fall. Enraged, Batista grabbed The Undertaker once more and drove him to the mat with a second Batista Bomb that put him away for the one-two-three. After the match, the champ celebrated with Steve Austin and a couple of beers.
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 PPV Report
The show began with Michael Cole and JBL kicking things off. Todd Grisham was at the Control Center and announced that Finlay and Rey Mysterio's match was voted to be a Stretcher Match.
Match One - Stretcher Match - Finlay vs. Rey Mysterio
This was a good match. Finlay's beating stick was hanging on a pole. Finlay managed to wear down Mysterio enough to grab the stick and go to work on Mysterio's legs. Mysterio fought back and hit a 619 on Finlay that sent him onto the stretcher, allowing Mysterio to drop a senton and push Finlay towards the line. A cord got in the way, but Mysterio ultimately got Finlay across the line for the win.
Winner Via Crossing The Line - Rey Mysterio
Match Rating - 6.5/10
In the back, Matt Hardy was shown with MVP and he looked all sorts of beaten up. MVP said that Matt Hardy would be unable to compete because of the injury he sustained on SmackDown. MVP said he was disappointed because he was looking forward to going out there. Hardy then informed MVP that just because he wasn't competing didn't mean that MVP wasn't, as he would be defending the U.S. Title against either Kane, The Great Kahli or Mark Henry.
JBL was shown in a referee shirt, claiming that he would be refereeing the Main Event between Batista and The Undertaker. Voting was then opened up for MVP's title defense. Maria was shown dressed as a cat, while Victoria wore a Yokozuna-ish sumo outfit and Kenny was Mr. Fuji. Ron Simmons jumped in with a "Damn!" Back at the Control Center, Todd Grisham announced that the Miz would be taking on CM Punk with 39% of the votes.
Match Two - ECW Championship Match - CM Punk (C) vs. The Miz
This was a decent match that saw Miz get reversed on several occasions by Punk. The end came after a barrage of nears falls by Punk, who countered The Reality Check with a GTS for the pinfall victory. Punk has been a good ECW Champion and Miz has certainly found a niche with Extreme Exposé.
Winner Via Pinfall and STILL ECW Champion - CM Punk
Match Rating - 6/10
The ECW Monster Mash match was hyped. Mickie James was dressed as a native, while Torrie was dressed as a football player. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler did their welcome bit, as a package was shown to hype the WWE Championship match. Todd Grisham was with William Regal who announced that Shawn Michaels garnered 59% of the votes and earned the right to take on Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.
Match Three - Ken Kennedy vs. Jeff Hardy
Kennedy did his best to wear down the high flying Hardy, who broke out a high crossbody and a huricanrana to derail Kennedy on two separate occasions. Hardy nearly had the match in the bag when he missed a corner dropkick, landing hard and allowing Kennedy to make the cover and pick up the win. Kennedy needs to take the Intercontinental gold.
Winner Via Pinfall - Ken Kennedy
JBL and Michael Cole did some more hype. Michelle McCool was dressed as Eve and Melina was a showgirl. Mick Foley was then shown playing with cutouts of The Undertaker and Batista. JBL and Foley argued over which one of them should be the special guest referee, while at the Control Center, Todd Grisham was with Vickie Guerrero, who announced that Kane raked in 67% of the votes and would be taking on MVP for the WWE U.S. Title.
MVP tried to mount some serious offense, but was ultimately taken down by Kane, who grounded and pounded. MVP eventually had enough of the offensive onslaught that Kane brought to the table and after getting driven ribs first into the post, decided to bail and take the countout loss, keeping his title in the process.
Winner Via Countout - Kane ... STILL WWE U.S. Champion - MVP
Match Rating - 5.5/10
Another one of the mysterious "Save Us" promos was shown. Layla was shown as a bad cop, while Kelly Kelly was a "Gangsta." A Survivor Series commercial was shown, hyping the return of Edge. In the back, Randy Orton talked about how he was capable of doing bad things to Shawn Michaels. A package was then shown to hype Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship.
Match Five - WWE Championship Match - Randy Orton (C) vs. Shawn Michaels
This was a very solid match overall. This match wound up going to the floor, HBK going to work on Orton. Back in the ring, HBK had things under control and nearly had the title won, but after missing Sweet Chin Music, Orton landed a low blow that got himself disqualified. Bad move putting MVP's intentional countout on right before Orton's intentional disqualification. Was a good match though. After the match, Orton went to do his patented kick on HBK, but Michaels got out of the way and hit Sweet Chin Music on Orton.
Winner Via DQ - Shawn Michaels ... STILL WWE Champion - Randy Orton
Match Rating - 7/10
Brooke was Jane from Tarzan, while Jillian Hall was Britney Spears. She even dropped babies on the floor. Ugh. Todd Grisham was back at Control Center and announced that Triple H vs. Umaga was voted to be a Street Fight.
This match was really good. Triple H and Umaga brawled back and forth and tore it up, with the fight spilling out to the floor and up into the stands. The announce tables were torn apart, as Umaga jumped off the SmackDown table and splashed Triple H through the ECW Table. Umaga then tossed Triple H back into the ring and missed a headbutt that allowed Triple H to roll out and get his sledgehammer. Umaga fought off a sledgehammer attack, but missed a Samoan Spike and got knocked out with the hammer and put away with the Pedigree.
Winner Via Pinfall - Triple H
Match Rating - 8/10
Todd Grisham was back and announced that Mickie James won the costume contest. JBL and Michael Cole then bantered a bit and a package was shown to hype Batista vs. The Undertaker. Todd Grisham was going to announce the results of the Special Referee poll, but JBL declared himself the winner. He and Mick Foley argued a bit and got into a scuffle that was broken up by Steve Austin, who delivered Stunners to both stars and won the vote to be the Special Guest Referee.
Match Seven - World Heavyweight Championship Match - Batista (C) vs. The Undertaker - Special Guest Referee - Stone Cold Steve Austin
Winner Via Pinfall and STILL World Heavyweight Champion - Batista
Match Rating - 7.5/10
Overall Event Rating - 7/10
EDITOR'S NOTE: Cheers to Chris Sokol for filling in as Comcast screwed over scheduled-reporter Dale Plummer yet again.
Chris Sokol is from Long Island, NY and enjoys Dunkin' Doughnuts munchkins.


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(CNN) – Missouri Republican and Senate hopeful Rep. Todd Akin compared his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, to a dog who plays "fetch" for higher taxes and regulations from Washington and brings them back to Missouri.
"She goes to Washington, D.C. and it's a little bit like one of those dogs, you know 'fetch,' and she goes to Washington, D.C. and gets all of these taxes and red tape and bureaucracy and executive orders and agencies and she brings all of this stuff and dumps it on us in Missouri," Akin said Saturday at a fund-raiser in Springfield, Missouri.
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Audio of the GOP Senate candidate was posted to PoliticMo.com on Saturday.
Akin spokesman Rick Tyler later followed up with a tweet on Monday: "If Claire McCaskill were a dog, she'd be a 'Bullshitsu'"
Asked about the congressman's comments and tweet, Tyler said Akin was using an "analogy," and contrasted it with his post on Twitter, which he said was a "joke."
"It seems to me she's got it just backwards," Akin said at the event, featuring former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee - one of few conservatives who stood by the Republican candidate following his controversial comments on "legitimate rape."
Akin continued: "What she should be doing is taking the common sense that we see in Missouri and taking that to Washington, D.C. and blessing them with some solutions instead of more problems."
In August, the social conservative congressman claimed in a television interview that "legitimate rape" rarely resulted in pregnancy, saying that "the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
Soon after, Akin sought to clarify his remarks, saying that he misspoke and apologizing repeatedly as the political uproar from both sides of the aisle intensified.
Akin's comments quickly drew national attention, sparking many Republicans, including GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, to call on Akin to drop out of the race as well as fund-raising organizations to pull money from his campaign.
Republicans are battling Democrats for control of the upper chamber in November's election. Akin's potentially damaging remarks could put that effort at risk.
More recently, following the candidates' first debate in September, Akin said McCaskill was more "ladylike" in her 2006 election than she is this time around - evidence, Akin said that indicated she was nervous about remaining in office.
@Annie..... no you've got it wrong 70% of the people who voted in that STUPID election voted against it. Only about 11% of registered voters voted. I did not vote because it was a waste of time. You cannot not change it at the state level. The only thing you can do is not accept the funds at the state level. Now there's something really smart let's not let the people who need healthcare have it in the state of Missouri.
This guy just doesn't get it – can he go a week without disrespecting American women? Akin needs to ask himself if his Mom would approve of what he's saying...
Akin is a incompetent disgrace to politics and public service!
"Akin is "No" different than any other Gop/Tea bagger! Their all a danger to America and Democracy! Obama-Biden 2012
OMG ....this man is living in the past....he is so aweful
How could any woman vote for such a backward thinking man!
Problem is many in this party are the same , this is a scary time in America!
McCaskill is so out of touch, and Akin has characterized her perfectly.
It's going to be wonderful to have Akin in the Senate.
Missouri is looking forward to it!
Akin also said of McCaskill after their first debate that "she wasn't ladylike"! How's THAT for a condescending GOP idiot? And the GOP does NOT distance itself from him...they're feeding his campaign all kinds of money. The GOP wants to win a game...they don't care about people.
There USED to be differences in policies...today the GOP is just rude and NASTY
McCaskill is going to destroy this caveman–I've even heard partisan GOP women say that cannot vote for Akin.
The Tea Party is going to be the undoing of the Republican party. I hope the level headed moderates wake up and stop running these fools
Akin, Mourdock and Joe Walsh in Illinois.
You know, religion's all fun and games...but every once in a while you get a Spanish Inquisition.
These troglodytes are running for the Senate of the United States. Apparently, they also are firm in their belief that if she floats, she's a witch...and if she sinks and drowns, she's innocent.
It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
Sad thing is he is not a one off. The Republican party really thinks of women as second class. Then again, this is Also Missouri- really can't expect much from them.
American women need to wake up. The republican party has no use for you and thinks you should be subordenant under your husbands. No equal pay no right to contraceptives no planned parenthood. no abortion for rape or incest. Wake up ladies these clowns want you home barefoot and pregnant while they run this country into the ground. You will have no voice and make no dicissions that are not run past your husband ,boyfriend . Forget equality lets go back to 1950 and start over. Don't give up what you have fought so hard to get. Look at the news today ans see how the candidate romney endorsed said rape is God will. Forward
This is what Missouri used to be like...under a Democratic governor...what happened?
"Mel Carnahan was one of the most successful and innovative chief executives in Missouri's history. Better schools, expanded services for seniors, improved health care for children, hundreds of thousands of new jobs and lower taxes for working families are the hallmarks of the Carnahan administration. Financial World magazine ranked Missouri as the third best managed state in the nation under Carnahan's leadership. And, under the Carnahan administration, Missouri is one of only four states to receive top honors in Governing magazine's recent study of state management."
"Governor Carnahan's sound fiscal management and innovative policies continue to enrich the lives of Missourians. His job training programs, economic development policies and welfare reforms have helped Missouri create more than 300,000 new jobs while reducing welfare rolls by about 50%. Over the past seven years, Governor Carnahan cut annual sales, business, and income taxes by a net total of more than $300 million, while balancing the state's budget and maintaining Missouri's triple-A bond rating."


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Everardo Javier Mancha, 38, Waco, died Feb. 15, in Providence Hospital, Waco, Texas.
He was born in Stanford, Calif., and was a graduate of Southwood High School, where he had earned varsity letters in football, baseball and wrestling. He was a member of the Wabash Wesleyan Church, Lions Clubs International and has been playing pool in the American Pool Association league competitions. Javier formerly worked at Marion General Hospital in food service.
Javier is survived by his father and stepmother, Evaristo and Deborah Mancha, Lafontaine; Brother, Evaristo Mancha, Marion; sister, Melissa (Harlen) Campbell, Dallas, Texas; sister, Laura (Chris) Plummer, LaFontaine; sister, Marissa (Efrain) Hernandez, Waco, Texas; sister, Olivia Mancha, LaFontaine; his mother, Gloria Gonzalez, Waco; grandmother, Janie Villareal, Waco; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and nephews.
A memorial service was held in Waco on Feb. 21, and there will be a memorial service locally at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leader Dog Project through the Somerset Lions Club.
Arrangements entrusted to Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Avenue, Marion, IN 46952.
Online condolences may be made at www.nswcares.com.


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The Qur'an has managed to acquire a variety of functions in Islamic religious history. The challenge has always been to try and identify what does the Qur'an mean to the Muslims at a specific historical period, and can one speak of general features that characterize Muslim's attitudes to the Qur'an across the ages. In this lecture I will try and identify some common features of the role played by the Qur'an in Islamic religious history, using the modern period to understand the shifts that one can detect in the story of the Qur'an in Islamic tradition.
"The Qur'an in the World: The Qur'an in Historical Context and Qur'an and Community in the Modern World" lecture series is sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Institute for the Humanities, International Institute, and LSA.
Walid Saleh, Associate Professor, Department and Centre for the Study of Religion &


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Cash Money Records is facing yet another lawsuit—except this time, rather than a disgruntled producer who actually made a track for the label, it's one who alleges an uncleared sample.
TMZ reports that Robert Poindexter of the '70s band The Persuaders claims Cash Money sampled his band's song "Love Gotta Pack Up (and Walk Out)" for Bow Wow's 2010 track "Still Ballin."
The suit says that neither Cash Money nor Bow Wow obtained permission to use the 1972 song, which topped the charts.
Poindexter claims he reached out to Cash Money, and that the label redirected him to Bow Wow's attorneys, who in turn pointed him towards Cash Money.
Poindexter is seeking $600,000 in punitive damages, plus interest.
Poindexter previously sued 50 Cent over the use of the same song, and Kanye West's use of another on a 2006 mixtape.
RELATED: Cash Money Records Sells 500 Million Singles Worldwide


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Large-Team Tournaments Policy
Announced June 16, 2011
1. Large-Team Tournaments are tournaments featuring larger teams playing a variety of game settings toward a common goal. Every tournament must have at least 8 teams competing with each team carrying 5-12 active players. Tournaments that have teams of 13 or more players will not be allowed.
2. To be allowed to run a Large-Team Tournament the organizer must:
- Have successfully completed a minimum of 3 tournaments, including 1 standard-team tournament.
- Appoint another TO as co-host or assistant (see below).
- Provide a clear and comprehensive tournament description and explanation.
- Provide a summary of the above tournament description (key points).
- Establish rules for the replacement of players and/or teams.
- Design the tournament in a manner that another organizer with a similar amount of experience would be able to rescue the tournament without too much interpretation of the rules.
- Seek approval from the Tournament Director responsible for Large-Team Tournaments before posting the tournament in the Create/Join a tournament forum.
- The approval PM needs to indicate which tasks both organizers will be responsible for.
3.- The co-host or assistant of the organizer must:
- Have successfully completed 1 tournament as the organizer.
- Have access to, or copies of, the relevant tournament information such as spreadsheets and brackets.
- Be prepared, willing, and active enough in the flow of the tournament to take over the tournament if the organizer leaves for any length of time.
4.- To be eligible for a Tournament Achievement Medal a member of the winning team must:
- Have played at least one-third (33%) of the tournament games he/she could have played.
- i.e. If a player could play in a max of 6 games per round, then they need to average at least 2 games per round over the course of the tournament.
- Have participated in at least half (50%) of all rounds or phases of the tournament.
- Have won 1 game in the tournament.
- Note: This rule is in addition to the existing rules about Tournament Achievement Medals.
Minimum Requirements Update
In April of last year, we made a substantial update to the Minimum Requirements to be considered a public tournament. We have been seeing an increase in the length of time it takes to complete tournaments, either through organizers not updating promptly or because the format is very long and/or complicated. As such, we would like every organizer to Design your tournament in a way that it should last no longer than 1 year in length. This is obviously a very subjective guideline as exact lengths are nearly impossible to accurately predict, but we have found that tournaments that last longer than 1 year tend to lose many players as well as the organizer. We are mostly asking organizers to be mindful of this target date for the length of their tournaments and design the structure and settings of the tournament to end in a timely manner. Longer and in-depth tournaments are invaluable to the CC Tournament environment, but we want to make sure they don't suffer from player attrition and organizer fatigue.
Tournament Director Changes
We recently found out that danryan needed to step down from his Tournament Director position due to becoming busier in his personal life. We thank him very much for the help he was able to contribute during his time as a TD.
Taking over his task of handling Abandoned and Rescued Tournaments will be tokle. And we couldn't just add 1 new TD, so we have also added sonicsteve to the group. He will be helping out when new organizers are needing assistance as well as helping us put together a new task that will be announced to the public in the coming weeks. Thank you both for your willingness to help make CC Tournaments a better place.
Also, the Tournament Director Task Distribution List has been updated, so be sure to check it for any issue you're needing help with in relation to CC Tournaments.
And thank you to everybody for your patience as we wrote the new policy and for your eagerness to expand the realm of CC Tournaments. This site would not be half enjoyable without your dedication.
~Night Strike
Head Tournament Director


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These are all the News & Announcements posted on Thursday, 12 December, 2013.
Staff Reading Picks
Book: Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
Recommended by: Natalie, Technical Assistant
A fun read that offers an explanation for why snowmen look different the day after you make them: they play at night! Each page is beautifully illustrated, and has a look-and-find aspect. Can you find the dinosaur on every page?
Book: The Christmas Chronicles: The Legend of Santa Claus by Tim Slover
Recommended by: Debbie, Associate Librarian
This is a fun, imaginative version of how Santa became Santa, starting with the orphan, Klaus, who was taken in by a guild of craftsmen in 1343. After the Black Death had swept through the land, he made toys for all the surviving children in his village and delivered them, with the priest's blessing, on Christmas Eve to put some joy back into their lives. Those children told the children from other villages, and Klaus, not wanting to disappoint any of them, found himself with more deliveries to make than he could do in one night. Enter his (soon to be) wife, Anna, and her reindeer, Dasher. (The magic and the flying come in later.)
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Clive Davis' new memoir is jam-packed with anecdotes about a range of stars that include Janis Joplin, Santana, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston, which is not surprising since he's credited with discovering some of the most iconic musical acts of his time in a career that spans five decades.
But Davis' most candid revelation has nothing do with any of his high-profile talents. In fact, it has nothing to do with music.
The music mogul reveals in the last chapter of the 600-page autobiography, "The Soundtrack of My Life" that he is bisexual.
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"For over fifty years, I never had sex with a male," he told Nightline in an interview. "I wasn't repressed. I just had very good sexual relationships with women."
Davis, 80, has been sexually involved with men since the end of his second marriage in 1985, he said. In the memoir, he talks about grappling with his sexual identity in a period of "soul searching and self-analysis" and how coming out affected his relationship with one of his sons. Davis has three sons, a daughter and six grandchildren.
"After my second marriage failed, I met a man who was also grounded in music. Having only had loving relationships and sexual intimacy with women, I opened myself up to the possibility that I could have that with a male, and found that I could," he told USA Today.
In the past 20 years, Davis has been in relationships with two men: a doctor for 13 years and seven years with a man he does not name. But he insists that he's never stopped being attracted to women.
"Bisexuality is misunderstood," he said in the interview with USA Today. "The adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but that's not my experience. To call me anything other than bisexual would be inaccurate."
Davis also dedicates a whole chapter to Whitney Houston, one of his most high profile clients, who died last year on the day of his famous pre-Grammy party. He recounts stories about their collaborations and includes two letters he wrote to Houston.
"She had flashes of understanding. I spent an afternoon with her a few days before she died, and she couldn't have been more vital. She played me music and promised that she would cut out cigarette smoking — I'd been relentless in telling her to do that. She was full of life, and looking back, it makes you feel so helpless," Davis said.
Most of "The Soundtrack of My Life," co-written with Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis, details Davis' music career after 1975 as the founder of Arista and J Records. Memorable scenes pepper the memoir and reflects the close relationships he had with his music stars: Janis Joplin offered to perform a sexual act with him; Bob Dylan considered Davis' suggestion of changing the title to his classic album "Nashville Skyline;" Kelly Clarkson bursted out in "hysterical laughter" over his music suggestions.
But even with such a colorful career, Davis says it's far from over. His future plans include an album of "diva standards" with Aretha Franklin and a Broadway revival of "My Fair Lady."


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Adrian homers in fourth straight as LA sweeps
Slugger finishes series with 10 RBIs; Haren improves to 2-0
PHOENIX -- The Dodgers on Sunday escaped with a sweep of the D-backs.
An 8-6 win was Los Angeles' third straight at Chase Field and ran its mark to 5-0 against Arizona this year, but it followed an uncomfortable formula as the Dodgers jumped out to a big lead and barely held on.
The Dodgers were powered by home runs from Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp and Juan Uribe. But Arizona played long ball, too, with a pair homers -- a solo shot by Eric Chavez capping a three-run third inning off starter Dan Haren and a three-run blast by Mark Trumbo on Jamey Wright's hanging curve in the seventh turning this one into another nail-biter.
Ultimately, the Dodgers won it with defense and pitching. Manager Don Mattingly called a pickoff at first base after he brought in left-handed reliever Paco Rodriguez, who nailed rookie Chris Owings to cut off a D-backs threat in the sixth inning without throwing a pitch. Chris Perez shut down another threat in the eighth and closer Kenley Jansen got the save by striking out a pair in a perfect ninth inning that saw the radar gun hit 100 mph.
Gonzalez had a three-run homer and added a double to his recent rampage. His hitting streak is nine games and his extra-base hitting streak is eight, one shy of the franchise record set by Jack Fournier in 1925 and matched by John Roseboro in 1961. Ten of Gonzalez's 14 hits this year are for extra bases, and his home run in four consecutive games is one shy of the club mark.
"You come to a park that's a good place to hit and it makes you a little more aggressive," said Gonzalez, who drove in 10 runs during the series and has 59 RBIs in 59 career games at Chase Field. "You feel better as a hitter."
The Dodgers also played some small ball, with six walks and five stolen bases, Dee Gordon getting two of the walks and a career-high four steals, one without a pitch thrown when he took off while reliever Randall Delgado kicked at the rubber.
"I saw the pitcher wasn't paying attention, the fielders weren't paying attention," said Gordon, who also made a big defensive play at second base leading off the bottom of the ninth. "I took off. I didn't want to freak out anybody. I tried to be sneaky about it."
Haren (2-0) was credited with the win, given a five-run lead and hanging on to enough of it during 5 2/3 difficult innings.
"I could tell from the start it was going to be a battle," said Haren. "I was able to get through it. I don't know how. I face them again next week and I have to have better stuff than this."
He also agreed that Gordon's dynamics on the bases are upsetting to an opposing pitcher.
"I know when I pitch, you have to keep those guys off base," he said. "They make you try to be quicker to the plate, and doing that you tend to leave balls over the plate."
Mattingly said a 9-4 start to the season, and 7-1 on the road for the first time since 1983, has relieved his anxiety about a slow start after the trip to Australia.
"I think we did a nice job getting ready to play," he said. In a sense, the days off [five this month] have been a blessing, even though they mess up your schedule."
"They played very well, they pitched very well and they swung the bats very well. We outhit them today, but they just got more runs than us," said manager Kirk Gibson, whose D-backs had 13 hits to the Dodgers' seven. "We walked six people and made an error, and they jumped on it with timely hits. They are playing good right now, and you got to tip your cap to them."
Haren survived a 32-pitch first inning without allowing a run, then was given a lead when Kemp led off the top of the second by hammering a 2-2 pitch that Arizona starter Trevor Cahill seemed to know was headed for trouble before the swing started. Kemp pulled the high fastball down the left-field line and into the back of Arizona's bullpen.
Leading off the top of the third, Haren grounded out to right field. Showing his foot speed is no match for his bat, he wrapped what looked like a sharp single, but Gold Glove outfielder Gerardo Parra charged the ball, gunned to first on a short hop and Haren was out by a half-step.
"I smoked it," Haren said half-jokingly. "I hit it too hard."
On the other end of the speedometer was Gordon, who walked his first two times up, stealing second base twice and third base once without a throw. Gordon walked after Haren's odd groundout, stole second and third. Yasiel Puig walked and stole second, Gordon holding third so Hanley Ramirez could bring him home with a high-hop infield single off the plate.
With runners on the corners, Gonzalez unloaded on a 1-1 pitch for a 5-0 lead, but Arizona cut into it quickly.
The second time through the batting order, the D-backs hurt Haren with a double by Parra, a triple by Aaron Hill and a homer by Chavez, trimming the lead to 5-3. Gonzalez's no-out double chased Cahill in the fifth and led to runs on Andre Ethier's groundout and a fielding error by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
Gonzalez and reliever Paco Rodriguez combined to bail out Haren in the sixth with runners on first and second and two outs. Before throwing a pitch in relief, Rodriguez picked Chris Owings off first to end the threat.


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With cold wx soon to be approaching I would like to remind cache owners and cachers to try to make sure there is at least a pencil in all caches. Pens, gelpens and felt tip pens do not work when temps get below freezing in caches. That makes it very frustrating trying to log visits. I usually throw a bunch of short pencils in my pack this time of year and leave them at caches that don't have them. It's no fun trying to thaw a pen to sign the log. Yes there are some dihards who cache all winter as well.


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Operations on Human Brain mark a big advance in Modern Surgery (May, 1933)
Operations on Human Brain mark a big advance in Modern Surgery
By Frederic Damrau,M.D.
IF YOU were in an operating room watching surgeons working on the brain, you would see things that would make you gasp. For example, at the Cleveland, O., Clinic, August 31, 1931, Dr. W. James Gardner removed the entire right half of the brain. And the patient recovered!
A woman, thirty-one, mother of two small children, had suffered from epileptic fits for ten years. She was becoming blind and had terrific headaches. The pressure of a growing tumor inside her skull was killing her.
From the right side of her shaved head, Dr. Gardner removed a section of skull four and a half inches in diameter. Then he cut through the dura, the tough protecting membrane covering the gray matter. Under it, he saw a cauliflower-like growth covering the surface of the brain. It had eaten its way like a cancer throughout the entire right hemisphere. The left half of the brain, far more important than the right because it contains the centers for speech and writing and governs the right side of the body, was perfectly healthy. Four times before, Dr. Gardner knew, distinguished surgeons had removed the right hemisphere of a patient's brain and every time the results had been fatal. Yet, it was the woman's only chance. With deft hands, he slipped loops of catgut around the arteries and veins and pulled them taut. This stopped hemorrhage. Then he scooped the entire right half of the brain, containing the huge tumor, out of the skull!
The cavity was filled with warm salt solution, the plate of bone replaced and anchored with silk, the flap of scalp sewed back in place, and the operation was over.
A few hours later, the woman recognized and talked with her friends. She improved rapidly, reading and writing during her convalescence. Her headaches and epileptic fits were gone. Although her left arm and leg were stiff, due to the loss of the right hemisphere of the brain, she was able to walk and three and a half months after the operation, she was helping care for her children.
One of the most amazing things about the human brain is its ability to recover from seemingly-fatal injuries.
I recall one case during the World War. A soldier was brought back from the lines, the front part of his brain riddled with shrapnel. We removed one piece, lodged deep between the two frontal lobes, which was two inches in diameter. The rest we did not dare touch because the fragments were too widely scattered. Nevertheless, the patient made an excellent recovery. He was not paralyzed in the least and his senses were unimpaired. The only troubles that remained with him were slowness of speech and a tendency to forget appointments.
On the Fourth of July, three years ago, an eighteen year old boy in Fargo, N. D., placed two lighted firecrackers in the barrel of a tire pump. They exploded with such force that they blew the handle off the pump and drove the piston shaft, a steel rod five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter and eighteen inches long, through the boy's skull and brain. It entered near the right eye and projected from the back of the skull.
Dr. Joel C. Swanson treated the boy for shock, gave him antitoxin against lockjaw and sterilized the protruding ends of the shaft with iodine. Then he pulled the shaft out. The boy recovered and successfully completed another year of high school. Apparently, his mind did not suffer from the accident.
On record in one European hospital is the astonishing case of a shoemaker who, during a temporary fit of insanity, tried to commit suicide by driving nails into his head. When he was brought to the hospital, five two-inch nails penetrated through the bone of the skull into the brain. Yet, after a surgeon removed the nails, the man recovered and he was later discharged completely cured.
Most incredible of all, is the story of the New England laborer who lived for twenty years after an iron bar, an inch thick, had been driven by an explosion through his skull and brain. The bar entered just below the left cheekbone, destroying the left eye, and a large part of the brain, and coming out at the top of the skull. Not only did the victim of this accident make a miraculous recovery, but he continued to perform his duties as a farm-hand and coachman to the entire satisfaction of his employers. Such accidents to the brain have played a part in enlarging the surgeon's knowledge of this vital organ. Step by step, medical men have built up a mass of information about it by observation of the sick, study of the brain after death in hopeless cases, and by stimulating the brains of dogs and monkeys with an electric current.
During the Franco-Prussian War, two German physicians, Gustav Fritsch and Eduard Hitzig, stimulated the brains of wounded soldiers and for the first time produced definite movements in unconscious humans by means of an electric current. Applying the electrodes to one spot, they made the legs move; to an-
other, the face; and to another, the fingers. Thanks to experiments on dogs and chimpanzees, the surgeon now knows exactly which part of the brain controls each function of the body. According to the symptoms, he knows just what part of the brain is diseased and where to operate. In the field of brain surgery, there can be no guessing.
There is a simple rule by which you can map out, on the outside of your skull, the location of the motor area that controls all the movements on the opposite side of your body. Draw an imaginary line from the root of your nose over the top of your skull to the bump on the back of your head. From a point half an inch behind the middle of this line, draw another line, three and three-quarters inches long, extending downward and forward at an angle of seventy degrees. In front of this line is the control-room governing bodily movements, the motor area of the brain in control of all your movements.
BEHIND the line is the portion of the brain that governs all the sensations to which the body is exposed. The only nerves connected directly with the hemispheres of the human brain are those controlling the sense of smell. Originally, our brains were smelling organs.
Just behind your forehead, are the frontal lobes with which you do your thinking. Savages and idiots have low, receding foreheads because this part of their brains has not developed. Strange to say, when one of these frontal lobes is destroyed by an abscess or a tumor, some other part of the brain tries to take over its functions and do the thinking.
Many geniuses have willed their brains to medical science for careful study under the microscope. Examination of the brain of Anatole France, the famous French writer, revealed that the convolutions and gray matter cells were both of exceptional development. When Nikolai Lenin, founder of the Russian Soviet Republic, died, his brain was sliced into 31,000 specimens and studied carefully by many scientists. Turgueneff, the Russian novelist, had one of the largest brains on record. It weighed more than four pounds. However, the size of the head is not an accurate measure of intelligence, for one of the two brains that exceeded his in weight was that of an imbecile. Large brains have no more units than small ones but the units are larger.
In the back part of the brain is located the center of sight. A tumor or injury here causes blindness. The lobe of the brain near the ear governs hearing. Just in front of the lower part of the motor area is the voice center. On the flat surfaces where the two hemispheres almost come together are the centers of smell and taste. We hear words with one part of the brain; see words with another part, and speak words with a third.
STRANGE things occur when any of these centers are disturbed. In one instance, a professor who used Latin and Greek fluently was struck on the head in an accident. When he recovered, he had forgotten every word of these languages. The cells of the brain in which they were stored had been permanently injured by the blow while the rest of the gray matter remained normal.
In another case, a little artery that supplies blood to a small area in the visual region of a patient's brain became plugged. Overnight she became as illiterate as an Australian Bushman. She could see perfectly but she could not read a word. She had been struck by word-blindness, a rare brain affliction which prevents the recognition of words when seen in type. Similarly, when another center of the brain is injured word-deafness results. Hearing is acute, but spoken words mean nothing. In one small patch of gray matter, hardly larger than a nickel, is stored every word we know!
A few weeks ago, medical authorities were amazed by a report coming from Los Angeles, Calif. A twenty-year-old Mexican girl, day after day ran a temperature of 110 degrees. One hundred and seven degrees had been considered fatal. The Medical Director of the Los Angeles General Hospital reported that for more than a month the girl lived with a temperature higher than that of any other known sufferer. Specialists who examined the patient concluded that a tubercular tumor in the heat control center of the brain had upset its normal operation in regulating the temperature of the body. Because a surgeon can lay out a map on the skull of a patient and know that under each section lie the cells controlling a special function of the body, he can know the exact position of any trouble. New methods of diagnosis, such as injecting air into the brain cavity, have also increased the accuracy with which the surgeon can trace the effect back to its cause.
I REMEMBER one man who was cured of epilepsy by the removal of a brain tumor that we found in this manner before an operation. Since convulsions invariably started in his face, we knew that the trouble was in the motor area, near the lower third of the previously-described imaginary line, running from the nose to the back of the head. To determine its size and position, we drilled two small holes through the skull near the bump at the back. Hollow needles, pushed through the brain substance into its central cavity, drained off some of the fluid. Finally, air was injected into the cavity and X-ray pictures taken. They showed that the cavity inside the brain was entirely out of shape on one side, due to the pressure of an extensive brain tumor. With this knowledge at our command, we were able to remove the growth successfully in a single operation.
In New York, the famous brain specialist, Dr. K. Winfield Ney, with whom I worked during the World War, has recently developed a spectacular new technique for curing epilepsy, which he has demonstrated to be caused by the sagging of the brain after it has become attached in places to the top of the skull. The fits, in such cases, are caused by pulling upon the attached portion of the brain. Dr. Ney's original operation consists in removing the top of the skull and replacing the bone with a heavy plate of special celluloid. This somewhat changes the shape of the skull and eliminates the pull at the attached points. The scalp grows over the plate and fibers of the dura, growing through tiny holes in the thick celluloid, anchor it firmly in place. To date, Dr. Ney has performed this operation upon seventy-four epileptic patients, with remarkable results.
AT ONE point on the brain, a speck the size of a pinhead produces alarming symptoms; at another point, a tumor becomes as big as a fist before it gives serious trouble.
A few years ago, a young tennis player of my acquaintance began having trouble with his serve. He couldn't seem to throw the ball into the air twice alike. That was the only thing he noticed wrong with himself, he told me when he came for an examination. Yet study of his case revealed that the cause of his trouble was a tumor on the brain about the size of a hazelnut and almost as hard.
When it was removed, the player's difficulty disappeared. If the tumor had not been discovered in this unusual manner, it might have grown to a size that would have made its removal most difficult, or even impossible. Surgeons today are more than ever on the alert to discover and remove such tumors as early as possible.
Not many years ago, an abscess of the brain was considered hopeless. Even when an operation was performed, at least eighty-five per cent of the patients died. Today, improved methods and earlier diagnosis save the lives of an increasing number of such sufferers. There have been cases in which an abscess of the brain has been cured simply by tapping through the skull.
An instance of this kind occurred in Cleveland, Ohio, three years ago. A six-year-old boy was running down the street when he fell and the point of an umbrella punctured his skull. Infection, carried into the brain, developed into an abscess.
By drilling a small hole through the skull over the infected spot, Dr. Albert T. Steeg-mann, the surgeon in charge, inserted a hollow needle attached to a syringe and drew off an ounce of pus. Immediately the boy began to improve. On alternate days, this tapping was repeated until no more pus could be drawn off. As a result the child made a complete and permanent recovery.
Approximately ten per cent of all cases of insanity grow out of injuries to the head. It has been proved, in a number of instances, that normal persons have been turned into criminals as a result of a blow that injured the brain. Curiously enough, the most serious symptoms of brain injuries often fail to appear until weeks after an accident.
FOR instance, take the queer case of a a wandering bullet found in the brain of a negro bricklayer. A few days before he was rushed to a hospital, after being shot through the back of the skull, a fire had destroyed all the X-ray equipment. It was impossible to find the lead and the surgeons dared not operate without knowing exactly where they would find the bullet.
In spite of the fact that the missile was left within his skull, the negro apparently recovered and left the hospital. Seven weeks later, however, he began to go blind. An X-ray picture showed that the bullet had wandered from the course it had taken on entering the skull and had been carried to the center of vision at the back of the head.
It was removed and the patient regained his sight.
At the last meeting of the American College of Surgeons, Sir William I. de Courcy Wheeler, famous Irish surgeon, told of removing a bullet that had been in a patient's brain for four years. The lead had lodged in the association area impairing the victim's memory, vision, and hearing, all of which were restored by the operation.
In another case, seventeen years passed before the serious results of an accident became apparent. A falling brick fractured the skull of an eleven-month-old baby boy. Convulsions followed for a time, then passed away. At the age of seventeen, the boy began to have epileptic fits.
THROUGH an amazing piece of surgery in which part of the boy's thigh was transplanted to act as a cushion for his brain, Dr. Charles H. Harris, of Fort Worth, Texas, restored him to health.
He found the fits were caused by pressure of the fractured skull-bone on the brain. Making a horseshoe-shaped incision, nine inches long, which extended from just behind the left ear around the back of the head, he lifted the section of the skull which was causing the trouble. Under it, to act as a cushion and eliminate the pressure, he placed a strip of fatty membrane cut from the patient's thigh.
The operation was a complete success. The convulsions disappeared and the boy returned to school. Another dramatic feat had been added to the long list recorded in the annals of brain surgery.


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At 5:30 p.m. tonight in the State of Maine Room at city hall, members of the public are invited to learn more about a potential bikeshare program in Portland. Maine's largest city was one of five nationwide to be selected to receive help from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to explore the feasibility of such a program.
Here's how a city announcement described bikeshare programs, if there are readers unsure of the concept:
Bikeshare is a program in which bicycles are made available for shared use. The program is designed to provide affordable access to bicycles for short-distance trips in an urban area as an alternative to motorized public transit or private vehicles. Bikeshare programs help reduce congestion, noise and air pollution and support sustainable growth that encourages local economic development while safeguarding health and the environment.
In a nutshell, you pick up a bicycle at a public kiosk and use it to go to lunch, visit the museum — whatever — and then return it to either the kiosk you picked it up from or another one in the city. How you'd pay, how much you'd pay, and where the kiosks would be, among other fairly significant details, remain to be pounded out in Portland and vary among other cities where these programs have been implemented.
According to Bicycling.com, bikeshare programs in other locations have payment systems that range from day passes of $5-$10 to annual subscriptions of $60-$75, some take credit cards at the kiosks and some force subscribers to access the bikes with key pads.
The number of bikeshare bikes per person varies pretty significantly in other cities that have tried the program as well. Washington, D.C., Minneapolis and Miami have between 552 and 573 people for every bikeshare bike on their racks, while Denver, Boston and New York City have between 1,041 and 1,374 people per bikeshare bike.
If Portland chose to be more like the former group, the city would have something like 115 bicycles in its program, while adopting the ratio of the latter cities would give it around 55 bicycles (back-of-the-proverbial-napkin math here).
Tonight's where you, a Portland resident and potential bikeshare subscriber, might want to find out what's feasible and weigh in on how many bikes you think should be offered, how much you'd pay to use one, and where you'd want to pick one up.


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If you fly 100,000+ miles a year, so it's bound to happen: through security; water, Mentos and New Yorker purchased, and then… "Flight #XX will be delayed." Like most people, my first reaction is to whip out my iPhone. Here's what I do with it, and the ten apps I've found to be invaluable in helping me cope when the airlines give me a few unplanned hours in the terminal.
If you fly 100,000+ miles a year, it's bound to happen: through security; water, Mentos and New Yorker purchased, and then… "Flight #XX will be delayed." Like most people, my first reaction is to whip out my iPhone. Here's what I do with it, and the ten apps I've found to be invaluable in helping me cope when the airlines give me a few unplanned hours in the terminal.
Get the hell out
I am an enormous fan of TripIt, the free multiplatform travel itinerary manager. For subscribers of its Pro service ($49 a year), its iPhone app has a dedicated tab for "alternate flights," on the same airline or another, so you can see what the options are if you just can't handle another minute of O'Hare.
Available for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7
**Grab a bite **
When the McNuggets just aren't doing it for you, AirportAce (free; $4.99) gives you terminal maps and points out your other dining choices, as well as transport options out of the airport and WiFi info. FlySmart (free) has better maps but fewer airports.
_AirportAce: Available for iPhone, iPad
FlySmart: Available for iPhone, iPad, Android_
**Know when I'm leaving **
Tripit provides flight updates, but I've found FlightTrack (free; $9.99) to be even more up-to-the-minute on changes to the flight, often beating what's on the screen at the gate, and it syncs with TripIt to pull in my flight.
Available for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry
Catch a flick
Sure, there's Hulu and Netflix, but lately I've been checking out the totally free Crackle. The selection of movies and TV shows is much more limited—mostly few-year-old flicks and a handful of episodes of vintage shows—but it streams over 3G or WiFi, and how else would I have remembered how much I loved NewsRadio?
Available for iPhone, iPad
**Lose myself in a good radio story **
For me, nothing takes me to my happy place like the soothing tones of Ira Glass's voice and scenes from This American Life. TAL's app ($2.99) lets you stream or download any of hundreds of episodes and even includes the brilliant but short-lived TV version.
Available for iPhone, iPad, Android
Read something
I don't mind iBooks, but Kindle (free) has done the most brilliant job at cross-device syncing, and when I'm not ready to dive into a full tome, Kindle Singles lets me read feature-length magazine stories. If you're feeling cheap, Kobo (free) and Stanza (free) both have excellent selections of free books. Speaking of magazine-type stories, The Atavist (free) has a cool interface and a great business model, giving much of the proceeds back to the writers.
_Kindle: Available for iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7
Kobo: Available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm Pre
Stanza: Available for iPhone, iPad
The Atavist: Available for iPhone, iPad_
Make my own WiFi
It won't typically be fast enough for streaming video, but if you need to get the laptop online and don't want to give Boingo your dough, MyWi ($19.99) can turn your iPhone into a WiFi hotspot. Your phone must be jailbroke but that's easy and gives you access to many other great apps.
Available for iPhone, iPad
Game and get smarter
Yeah, I love Fruit Ninja as much as the next guy, but if I'm going to game I like to think I'm also warding off Alzheimer's, so I go to Crossword (free; $9.99). The interface is great, the free version has dozens of puzzles of various difficulty and the full version lets you download just about any crossword in the world, including The New York Times.
Available for iPhone, iPad
Work on that screenplay
If you're writing the next Good Will Hunting, Celtx ($4.99) is the scriptwriter's tool, but when I'm just jotting notes or scenes, I love Simplenote (free). It's a basic text editor, but syncs flawlessly with the web so I never have to worry about losing that million-dollar idea. The paid upgrade isn't really worth it, but I did it anyway just to support these guys.
_Celtx: Available for iPhone, iPad
Simplenote: Available for iPhone, iPad_
Find a place to crash
If you're not getting out tonight and want something a little more adventurous than the airport Hyatt, check out Airbnb, the app for the Web site of the same name, which connects you to short-term apartment rentals (often a real person's place that they'll simply vacate for the night) in dozens of cities worldwide (though you'll find the most choice in New York and San Francisco). Reviews let you vet the place and the site handles the transaction for you. Prices are typically much cheaper than hotels, though you may have to email a few to get a response. A word of warning: this is not a hotel or cute B&B service, and don't count on the company to totally protect you from a filthy place, jerk renter or any other shenanigans. (Airbnb got a lot of bad press this past summer when some renters trashed a couple of apartments. After an initially poor PR job with its response, the company launched a number of safety measures—definitely worth a read before you give this a shot). Basically, I think of Airbnb the same way I do Craigslist, but with a nicer interface. (Disclosure: I've used istopover.com, which is very similar but without an app, and had a fine experience. Homeaway.com is another site that's been doing swaps and short-term rentals since 2005 and has an app). But if you're not up for this sort of adventure or just want the comfort of a concierge, hotels.com and hotwire have a great mobile sites that'll find you something more traditional in no time.
_Airbnb and Homeaway: both available for iPhone, iPad _