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The Nationals beat the Reds last night 7-3 so it was really only an afterthought that Bryce Harper beat himself 10-0. After grounding out to second in the seventh inning, "Harper whacked a wall down the tunnel from the Nationals dugout with his bat." The bat then Mike Emricked off the wall and hit Harper in the face, drawing "copious" amounts of blood. He needed 10 stitches above his left eye after all was said and done.
"It doesn't hurt at all," Harper said, smiling. "I feel fine. I didn't get light-headed at all or nothing. I feel good."
Manger Davey Johnson said Harper could miss one or two games, but Harper insisted he wanted to play.
"I think I'm good," Harper said. "The doctor said I could play, so I'm going to play."
Harper was given a band aid and went back out to the field with blood streaking down his face. Teammates didn't seem to have a problem with the reckless behavior, though. Many understood the emotions and teammate Ian Desmond even gave Harper a new nickname—"Bam Bam."
Sure, that's one option.
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Bryce Harper gets 10 stiches above left eye after hitting himself with his bat [WaPo]


text: The Hubble telescope was built by the United States space agency NASA with contributions from the European Space Agency. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) selects Hubble's targets and processes the resulting data, while the Goddard Space Flight Center controls the spacecraft. Space telescopes were proposed as early as 1923. Hubble was funded in the 1970s, with a proposed launch in 1983, but the project was beset by technical delays, budget problems, and the Challenger disaster (1986). It was finally launched by Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990, but its main mirror had been ground incorrectly and created a spherical aberration, compromising the telescope's capabilities. The optics were corrected to their intended quality by a servicing mission in 1993.

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The Burnout series has always been about eye-watering speeds and the intense thrill of driving like a maniac through oncoming traffic. Burnout 3: Takedown is still about all of the above (it's definitely the fastest Burnout to date, if not the nippiest racer on PS2), but it adds an unprecedented level of aggression to the whole adrenaline-soaked affair. The 'Takedown' of the title refers to the ignoble art of ramming opposing cars off the road, a tactic you'll become increasingly familiar with as you play.
This newfound emphasis on suicidally aggressive driving has a big impact on Burnout 3's core gameplay; it's not enough to simply overtake anymore. What you really want to do is use an opponent's slipstream to get level with them, then ram them hard into the barrier, watch the sparks fly, ram them again and watch their car spin into the air before landing in a wrecked heap in your wake. And then do it all again with the next car...
The perfect 'Takedown' is made all the more satisfying by some ingenious camera work; at the moment of impact, the camera pulls back to show the full scale of the carnage in slow motion before seamlessly segueing back to the race. As in previous Burnouts, your boost bar fills up with each hair-raising near miss as you careen through traffic. Once it's full, hit the boost for a breathtaking burst of speed, complete with some stunning motion blur effects. You can almost feel the G-Force pushing you back in your seat.
Of course, not all of your time in Burnout 3 is spent racing; Crash mode makes a welcome return in all its destructive glory. Dropping you into various set piece scenarios, such as the approach towards a busy intersection, Crash mode events task you with instigating the biggest pile-up possible then score you based on the total cash value of the resulting damage.
Burnout 3's branching game structure has you working your way through increasingly tough Race and Crash events, but the action doesn't stop there. For the first time in the series, Burnout 3 lets you mix it up online, racing against up to five human opponents via a Network Adaptor, or prove your destructive prowess in online Crash mode.
1-2 Players
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What is a spinal tap (lumbar puncture)?
A spinal tap, also called lumbar puncture, is done to measure the amount of pressure in the spinal canal or to remove a small amount of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) for testing. Cerebral spinal fluid is the fluid that bathes your child's brain and spinal cord. In some cases, a spinal tap may also be done so medication can be injected into the spinal fluid, or to remove excess CSF in babies with hydrocephalus (a condition in which there is an overproduction or lack of absorption of the cerebral spinal fluid that is found inside the ventricles, fluid-filled areas, inside of the brain). A special needle will be used for the spinal tap.
Getting ready for the test
Your child will lie on his or her side on a table and be asked to "curl up in a tight ball." Alternatively, he or she may be asked to lean over a table. A technician or nurse will stand beside your child to help him or her hold very still and explain what the doctor is doing. Remaining still is very important and will make the test go more smoothly. The doctor will feel your child's back for a space between the bones of the lower part of the spine to insert the needle. The doctor will clean your child's back with an antiseptic.
What is involved with the test?
The doctor may numb the spot for the spinal tap by injecting a special medication or by applying a topical medication. This shot stings for a few seconds, but it will make the spinal tap less painful for your child. Then, the doctor will put the special needle through the numbed skin, and into the space where the CSF is found. Your child will feel some pressure while the needle is being pushed in. He or she must stay very still. The CSF will begin to drip out of the needle and a small amount will be collected in test tubes.
If the doctor needs to inject medication in the spinal canal, it will be given through the same needle after the CSF is collected. When the test is completed, the needle will be removed and an adhesive bandage will be placed over the injection site. The test tubes will be taken to the lab.
Sometimes, intravenous (IV) conscious sedation may be used for the procedure. On rare occasions, the spinal tap is done while your child is under general anesthesia. If anesthesia is used, your child will not be allowed any food or drink from the night before the test until after the test is completed. Your child may remain sleepy for a short time after the test is complete. Usually, when anesthesia is used, the child is not aware of the test and will not remember it later.
What happens after the test?
Your child's doctor will discuss the lab report and treatment plan with you. Some of the studies can be completed in one day while others may take 2 or 3 days. Your child's doctor and nurses will be available to answer your questions.
Headache may occur in 10% to 30% of patients following lumbar puncture. Needle size and type and positioning can all be factors in post lumbar puncture headaches. The headache is usual mild and resolves on its own. Your child's doctor may prescribe pain medication for your child's headache.
For more severe headaches, your child's doctor may recommend an epidural blood patch. This is a procedure in which the person's own blood is injected epidurally at or near the lumbar puncture site to seal the area and prevent spinal fluid leakage. Intravenous caffeine is another option. Both have proven effective in providing pain relief after a lumbar puncture.


text: Happy New Year to you all! I hope you celebrated the start of 2017 in good spirits with your family and friends. Now that we're a few days into the new year, it's good to look ahead and think about what this year may bring us. But, first, let us take a look back. Last year was full of activities. Our good Lord save us through all the challenges of the year. But we also achieved a huge lot of success. Concerning the academic aspect, we made significant progress in teaching, learning and research. In terms of the administrative aspect, much was achieved. It was by the selfless dedication and hard work that the Faculty chalked this huge success. Of course, there is still a lot of work to be done. This year marks the beginning of change in our political life as a nation, so must this change be reflected in our life as a Faculty. It is important that we use our time wisely. This will be possible only with your continued dedication, hard work and teamwork. So I encourage everyone to evaluate constantly their actions in the Faculty, and the potential impact these actions will have on other parts of the University. The year ahead will certainly bring its own challenges but I'm sure by working together and being focused we can realise our goals as a Faculty. I am convinced that I can count on your support and co-operation. God bless The Faculty of Arts! God bless UCC! God bless Ghana!


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Hokkaido Shinkansen will be opened on March 26, 2016 between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. This will be the newest Shinkansen (Bullet Train) line technically. However this line is connected with Tohoku Shinkansen at Shin-Aomori. Many of trains run through Tohoku Shinkansen to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto from Tokyo. You will be able to get Hokkaido from Tokyo directly by this Shinkansen train.
However Hokkaido Shinkansen will be partial open. You can get southern Hokkaido only. You still need to transfer to get most of Hokkaido. such as Sapporo. And also Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station is not located in downtown of Hakodate. You need to transfer to get Hakodate.
I mentioned many negative things at the beginning. But it will be much more convenient and faster than current trains. There are a few things that you need to know before taking Hokkaido Shinkansen. I would like to show you the detail of Hokkaido Shinkansen and will also give you some tips to use this Shinkansen line in this post.
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Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child?
A few days back there was a news item in the paper about how Indian children ranked second last in the world in a test of Science, Math and English.
While the accuracy of statistical studies can always be questioned, but second last? For a nation that can not stop patting its back for its high-quality theoretical knowledge, where education is valued above everything else, how did things come to this?
The first thought that came to my mind was - "Boy, looks like Indian parents have finally stopped beating their kids." Which might be where the problem started.
Back in the good old days, if you were a good child your parents rewarded you with a Five star chocolate. Maybe ice-cream. Perhaps a movie outing if you did something really special, like top the entire batch in school, three years in a row. Bad performance wasnt just not rewarded, but there were serious consequences. In Russell Peters' immortal words, somebody got hurt a real bad every-time you got less than 90% in Math.
Moms were known to turn into tigresses and kids would pee their pants. It was nasty. But it worked.
And then we decided to get civilized.
No more competition, because it can emotionally scar the child. No more scolding them. FIRs to be filed if a teacher dares raise her voice on a child. No more marks. Only grades. This was socialism applied to education. Since no one could fail, the government need not worry about pass percentages anymore. Since students couldn't fail, they could, well, pursue other interests.
Meanwhile, the Chinese kept beating their kids to bring out the best in them. Their kids grew up to be famous scientists, mathematicians, gymnasts, swimmers, etc. They grew up battered, but they were the best at what they did.
As this Chinese mom wrote, her daughter was not allowed to get grades below A in any subject, or "not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama." That's the sort of dedication it takes. If the child cracks, so be it. But at least most of them will grow up smart.
We, our kids went in the other direction. Mobile phones. Drinking. Sexual pursuits. Roadies. The parents thought their boy was going for his tuition, while he was in the park smoking a Gold Flake, girl friend in tow.
Some of the kids started taking too much inspiration from our cricketers, many of whom never completed college. Nobody reminded them of the crucial difference though, that cricketers don't need to know Math or Science. Or even Cricket, going by recent performances, but that's besides the point.
And then "3 Idiots" happened. Suddenly, good old slogging was a bad thing. Wildlife photography was in. You could mess around with your teachers. You could come to class drunk and still be a hero. You could commit suicide if the pressure got to you.
China continued to race on. They don't have time to watch movies.
Our kids mostly gave up on studies, while there was a second group of truly unlucky ones who got pushed into starting IIT coaching from the 8th standard, thereby ending up as nervous wrecks. And before we knew it, we were at the bottom of the heap. Poor Kyrgyzstan must wonder where they went wrong to be the only country worse than us.
The silver lining is that at this rate soon our children won't know the capital of the state they live in. India would then become America.
So beat your children, India. Beat them hard, and give them Complan. They'll thank you for it one day.


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Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add sea salt and corn, stirring constantly with a wire whisk until it starts to thicken. Reduce the flame to low and simmer 10 minutes until the polenta is done. Lightly oil a 8" baking pan. Pour the polenta into the pan and smooth out evenly to about 1/2" thick. Place the pan in the refrigerator and chill for 2 hours or until firm.
While the polenta is chilling prepare the marinara sauce. Heat oil and sauté the garlic and onions for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and shoyu, and sauté 2 to 3 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients for the sauce except the parsley. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to low and simmer for 35 to 40 minutes until the mushrooms are very tender.
Slice the hardened polenta into rectangular slices. about 4" by 2". Lightly oil a metal baking sheet and place the polenta slices on it. Lightly brush each slice with olive oil. Place the broiler rack so that it is about 4 inches from the flame. Broil until golden and slightly browned around the edges, about 20 minutes. Remove the slices.
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How will you spend Father's Day?
On behalf of everyone at the Dodger organization, we want to wish all the Dads out there a Happy Father's Day.
If you're coming out to the Stadium, bring your glove so you can play catch on the field with your father/son after the game. And check out the ceremonial first pitch from Tom Gordon to Dee Gordon and Tony Gwynn Sr. to Jr., plus snag a new BBQ Apron from Farmer John.
If you're not making it down here, tune in on KABC 790, KTNQ 1020 or on PRIME Ticket, where they've got lots of Father's Day content in store throughout the game. You can hang out and watch with your kids or your Dad and make it a day to remember.
You can also watch Tony Gwynn Sr. talk about his son here and read about how Tom Gordon helped change Dee's career path here.
And if you do nothing else for your Dad today, make sure you educate yourself on how to "keep Dad in the game" through the prostate cancer foundation. It's supported by so many people – including Tommy Lasorda and our Dodger rep, Mat Kemp. Early detection is so important and you can literally save your father's life.
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Thanks for the new thread, Josh.
Well my dad has been a fan of the Dodgers for as long as i can remember. I remember when i was little when he was working out in the yard or the garage he would carry his radio around to hear the game and watched it every time when it was aired weather in black or white or when we first got our color tv he always enjoyed the game. To this day i still put it on for him and we sit there and cheer them on even at the young age of 101 he won't miss a game my dad was born on Sept. 19 1909 he may well be your oldest fan.
Happy Fathers Day!
FRUSTRATING is the word. Try as hard as we can, and we can't get past those Padres to last place in the division. I'm almost ready to give up on that quest. It's not that we don't deserve it – Ned made sure of that – but we still have a couple of pieces on this team that work like we're designed to win something. Well, maybe come trade time, Ned can still saddle us with a PVL or two that can enable us to go all the way, DOWN I mean.
Love to hear about all those EMPTY SEATS. Keep sticking it to Frank until Bud lowers the boom on the bastard.
I see that the Marlins' manager Rodriguez resigned after his team's low standings this season.
That's quite unheard of these days, not that I expect Ned or Donnie to have that kind of honor system. Can't wait for a new owner to come and clean out the coaching ranks and all the front office big wheels – a bunch of IMPOSTORS all.
What about daughters?
Happy day to all pops out there! My son made me a nice breakfast. And a heartfelt goodbye to Clarence Clemons, Springsteen's "Big Man" and part of the soundtrack of my younger, glory days…
Welcome back Kuo and Ellis.
Hello and welcome to today's edition of Bad Baseball.
<———– with your host, Leonard Pinth-Garnell
Today's game promises to be particularly dreadful with the last place Astros of Houston, Texas and the even more inept Dodgers of Los Angeles, California. Ooh it looks like we're just about to start with the opening pitch…
There. That wasn't so good now was it?
I'm thrilled we made it past the first inning without a run scored against us 😉
Our team not scoring….no surprise there.
So against Norris in the past:
Blake – 2 for 2 (1.000 avg.)
Ethier – 1 for 1 with a 2-run HR (1.000 avg.)
Kemp – 2 for 2 (1.000 avg)
lol before today so do we have a chance or not? lol I thought Gordon was going to walk.
So much for those 3 already 0/3.
Nice post from Ms Hernandez, and I hope her pops is still with us to see a resurgent Dodgers.
I detest walking guys that are hitting under .230.
Even though he's 4/8 with 2 doubles and 2 rbi's the series.
Geez, Loweeney, what's the hurry?!
Padres lost. We are safe.
Stunningly awful.
You look stunning 😉
Thank you Tru! I am trying add an air of dignity and panache to our proceedings.
Sure you are!
Oh that hurt a .176 hitter beat the Padres.
Is it just me, or, is Kuroda not very good?
Note the two out error and walk combo, followed by a devilishly poorly timed wild pitch. Brilliantly bad.
As a team, we are brilliantly bad!
Tell me why Thames is better for us than Sands was?
Or, for that matter, the Aussie too! He kind of sucks also.
That's next week's show – Bad Banjo Hitting Left Fielders.
We've had many of those.
That didn't do anything for one's olfactory senses now did it?
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I think Neddy was brilliant the way he put this fabulous team together.
I need some No-Doz…..the brilliant hitting in this game is making me sleepy.
Look how deliciously inept each and every one of the Dodgers' hitters are, reaching depths heretofore unheard of.
( ( 😉 ) )
Think Bourne wants some cheese to go with his whine?
Who cut the cheese?!
Ahhh and what a vintage performance we're seeing from the Dodgers' line-up this matinee.
it's quite amazing to see how we look so good awinging and coming up empty.
I'm sorry to report this, but, the crowd looks pretty decent today.
I sure am happy to see the great Dodger crowds return on this splendid Father's Day to help me celebrate my victory in court over my former girlfriend.
Pretty good crowd is far from a sell-out, Frankie.
Hmmm, I was thinking about changing my avatar to something a little less provocative, but looking at yours, trublu4ever, I think I'll keep it as it is.
I have a few splendid photos you can borrow 🙂
lol now reveal the real person under that name.
lol wow 1-18 record this month.
I've seen several of yours. Perhaps you could recycle a few of them. I haven't had sex for almost 2 years.
( 🙂 )
Poor Kuroda he probably wish he went to the Yankees or Red Sox.
Brilliant pitchers duel.
Oops, here comes the collapse.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO….not GrrRear!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We could really do Kuroda a favor. He has been quite decent. Why not trade him to either the Yankees or the Sox for a couple of decent prospects. It might do us some good in the future, while having Kuroda this season is going to do us ZIP in any case.
Corporan is quite the hitter. Perhaps Ned could pick him to replace Barajas.
lol are get Bengie out of retirement? I just had to say it.
That's an excellent suggestion, messagebear! Ned! Trade Kuroda ASAP for some of the old Yankee Stadium memorabilia. We can save the rest of Kuroda's salary for the rest of the year and we can get some more by putting up the seats and bricks and whatever else we get on eBay.
The Astros got the 2nd worst bullpen in the NL.
Time to shut them down again Bailey and get that 3 games sweep.
Make that Fuentes.
Way to go Brian Fuentes…got the gnats out in the 9th!
Note how they build into a crescendo of anticipation, then hit nothing but flat notes. Perfectly hideous.
Is it me, or, are two hits through 7 innings, pretty bad?!
I love pitching duel to bad this game is done now.
P$id Attendance: 44,665
Holy shit…of all people Navarro with a bomb!
Holy shit Navarro no he didn't.
Dioner's surprise Fathers Day gift!
Yeah, Dioner!
You're the MAN!
Gordon was trying to get a bunt single?
Even Vinnie said "of all people" referring to Navarro's home run.
Nice surprise to see you Nelly.
I was watching, but I had to share time with the other game that the A's won. Plus, Denny and his win today too 🙂
Good job by the pitching staff today…..very pleasant surprise.
WINNING! streak
Thank you Javy!
We don't need no stinky Broxton. I bet the Astros wish they save some of the run in last night game.
Game 37 attendance (2010): 56,000
Today's attendance courtesy of trumom : 44,665
Greater than last year = 5 / Less than last year = 31
20th straight game of negative attendance
Games less than 30,000 this season – 5
Games less than 30,000 in 2005 – 2010: none
Last game was 9/14/2004 – 29,704
Lowest attended game of the year: Game 8 – 27,439
Largest single game drop: Game 18 (55,662 – 28,419 = 27,243)
2010 attendance (37 games) – 1,636,743 (44,236 average)
2011 attendance (37 games) – 1,326,315 (35,846 average) #10 in MLB
Drop of 310,428 total
Average drop of 8390
Extrapolated for 81 games – 679,586
Projected 2011 final attendance – 2,883,713
2010's final attendance – 3,562,318 (#3 in MLB)
Next game's (37) attendance in 2010 – 56,000
Rory McIlroy is killing everyone in this US Open.
Somebody call the police!!
Whether it's true or not, this is exactly the kind of thing that is now making the Dodgers (the Organization) suspicious at best. Tony Jackson said he heard it second hand, but it was said that as of now, security is no longer to give away foul balls to the fans in the stands. Why? Because they cost $8 a piece.
That's exactly why he is McCheap!
Pretty soon, they will have pay toilets…imagine the money they could make after all of the beer consumption!
Good Morning ITDland. It's going to be a splendid day in my neighborhood. Hope the same for you. I see, tonight, we get to face Brad Penny. If there is one game I really want, it's this one! So, please, Dodgers, bring the bats with some hits in them.
Just heard that MLB will NOT approve McCourrts's Fox deal. I am extremely optomistic that the Frankie saga is finally coming to and end.
Where did you get the info? If it's true, we should all be celebrating 🙂
It was on my Facebook page. Somebody got the information from Yahoo.
Thanks, Tru!
I can't find anything to verify this, however. When I click on his link, it says pge cannot be found. Will check this out some more.
Wooooo Hooooo!!! Excellent news!!!!
Sit tight – perhaps Yahoo! was a little premature in their article.
12:04pm: MLB has not notified McCourt of any decision on the Fox deal
Do the right thing Bud! Make Frank SELL THE TEAM!
Thanks, STT.
I knew I shouldn't have trusted Yahoo 😉
That suck for the Cardinals Pujols out 4 to 6 weeks.
Who cares about Pujols – like we need another guy signed up for $250 million. Nothing like a broken wrist to slow you down from the really big money.
Wow you must really had a piss off night.
Some of you may enjoy this writ-up. It's rather lengthy, and I haven't gotten through it yet.
Frank McCourt Must Go
red pen – "writ-up" is "write-up"
Wow I wonder how it feel to manager when you 87 years old?
I bet everyone wanted Votto. I bet the Dodgers would've taken Votto over Loney now if they had to do it over.
The SHOWDOWN cometh…
Great to see that Bud has announced his decision.
Flush Frank down the toilet; flush all his cronies down too – especially Ned and Soboroff, the great political addition. What a pile of crap!
Not posted yet? Okay, I'll do it. Front page of the LA Times, and still up after almost an hour:
Bud Selig rejects Dodgers TV contract, nullifying McCourt divorce deal
The settlement between Frank and Jamie McCourt announced Friday was contingent on Commissioner Bud Selig's approval of a new Dodgers TV contract. A provision in that proposed contract that would have funneled $173.5 million to the estranged couple immediately was apparently unacceptable to Selig, leaving the team's future in limbo.
Here's the article: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-mccourt-fox-selig-20110621,0,6709990.story
Sweet! Thank you, NSB!
As for Bud Selig – okay, that's one good decision for you.
This Bud's for you!
This is why people hate you boss http://itsaboutthemoney.net/archives/2011/06/20/commissioner-selig-frank-mccourt-must-go-a-petition/
Of course you know what this really means… no new thread for at least a week.
I'll get on it…
OK, when we get up to about 200 on here, we can go to:
First Post-Selig Decision Lineup
Gordon SS
Uribe 3B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Thames LF
Navarro C
Carroll 2B
Kershaw P
( 😉 ) thanks, STT
That is freaking wrong I rather have Loney bat 2nd.
Of course you might have to flop Ethier and Kemp.
I'd love to flop Andre & Matt 😉
I hope the next thread makes some acknowledgment of the MLB decision concerning the Fox deal. A fair and balanced view would also allow for the possibility that Frank McCourt is a worthless disgusting puke of a shithead who deserves to be put out of baseball permanently.
Dodgereric & Bear ~ this one's for you: Dodger employees can now park in the stadium parking lot instead of the satellite lot because of low attendance.
I'm still laughing at that pay toilets idea lol.
Not quite sure what all this means as of yet so until we know for sure that the McCourt era has officially ended, I will remain cautiously optomistic. After reading the article posted above that describes all the various entities under Frank's control, it may be a long time getting rid of and recovering from the coniving McCourts. In addition, I think hailing Bud Selig as a hero is a bit premature. This is far from over and had the commissioner done a better job of qualifying the McCourt's in the first place and monitoring their activities, perhaps we would not be in this situation. I wonder how much influence the commissioner has over the business activities of the owners but then again, the owners hire the commissioner and he serves at their will. I do applaud Selig's concerns about the Fox deal and how it will affect the fans and the organization. I just wish he had been more diligent in the first place.
lbirken – Great summary and I agree wholeheartedly. I look at this decision as the first step in the right direction.
Finally. McCourt ought to read the writing and just go. Let the team get on the road back.
Might one also assume that there may be no ITD Day at the ballpark this year, and that Frank may not be willing to communicate with the ITD bloggers any time soon?
Good afternoon all! I'm lbirken in being cautiously optimistic about the TV decision, and also think Bud is trying to clean up the mess that he allowed to happen. Let's hope this is the first step on the slippery slope that slides Frank right out of LA. I would take either Mark Cuban or the Garvey-Hershiser-Billionaire group here in LA! And no, no public ownership of the Dodgers, as we would have some of those morons on the city council on some oversight committee, along with Villaraigosa smiling for the cameras at every game. We need a GOOD private owner!
*with lbirken….
Bear, as I am sure you know, Frank and Jamie are getting blasted everywhere, not just here.
Correct me if I am wrong but it just occured to me that Mr. Selig did not come in with the heavy hand until it became clear to him (and MLB) that the Dodgers were experiencing a noticeable decline in attendence. Don't the other clubs share a part of the revenue from ticket sales? As long as the Dodgers meet payroll and the fans keep coming, would Mr. Selig have done anything?
I'm surprise Ned didn't even try to get this guy back and come out of retirement but let's Paul go and kept Thames and DFA Gibbons.
Happy Belated Bday former Dodgers Mientkiewicz.
If Frank sues, let's go all the way in – if he can't make payroll, don't have MBL pay, but declare everybody a free agent and close down the season on Frank, PERIOD.
I'd even give up the Dodgers as we know them for a year or so, just to see Frank absolutely RUINED.
Bear, interesting idea but you know MLB will never do such a thing. My guess is Frank has not violated any MLB agreements by creating all those companies. Some would probably call what he did genious and who knows, other owners might be doing the same thing. Frank made the same mistake all the banks and financial geniouses made that led to the horrible recession: they never figured the bubble would burst and probably didn't much care.
……and the bubble wouldn't have burst if Jamie hadn't slept with the chaffeur 🙂
Are you saying that a loose screw made everything fall apart for the Dodgers?
Pretty much sums up Jamie & Frank doesn't it bear? One is a loose screw and the other has a screw loose.
The best laid plans….
Laid back….
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Whole lotta nobody at the game so far…
Wow….the bleachers are bare!
Step 1. A loose screw
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How many more steps before Frankie is gone?
I'm hearing he won't be able to make the payroll.
Ya gotta figure Jamie is going to chime in here soon. She's hurting for cash.
I think we should move to the thread Beav suggested earlier in the day.
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Of course, Penny is pitching!
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"I just told her I was with you last night," Abshire would tell dump truck business associate Lee Green, according to Green's testimony. Green was among the friends Abshire called hours after he reported finding his wife's body on Taylorsville Road, and according to his testimony, the widower's behavior seemed unusual for a grieving man.
"He showed me naked pictures of a girl," said Green, who recalled Eric's words as he displayed the images of a former girlfriend.
"He said, 'They might not want to see these today,'" Green said, explaining that "they" referred to Justine's parents who were en route to Abshire's Fredericksburg Road house from their then-home in Tennessee. Abshire was never "the marrying type," added Green, who professed surprise when Abshire married Justine in May 2006, less than six months before her death.
Other testimony Friday came from State Police Special Agent Mike Jones, the lead investigator of the case, who asserted that a changing story by Abshire raised police suspicions.
Among the details that Jones cited: the time Abshire arrived home the night Justine died, a stop at Arby's for dinner that Abshire said on different occasions occurred before or after he visited his mother, a patient at Martha Jefferson Hospital. Abshire, Jones noted, also couldn't remember which roads he traveled after he traded his car for his motorcycle at the All American storage unit in Ruckersville, and went riding.
Jones also mentioned being "struck" by Abshire's nickname for his wife.
"He called her 'Thing,'" Jones said.
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I think his lawyer should go for an insanity defense . Try these characteristics on for size.
I'm not sure that defense would work . Some of the worst murderers - Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer were not found to be insane by the courts.
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Fascinating details Courteney, in your interview with Coy about the truck and the storage shed. I would surmise that there would have been some sort of tire tracks at the scene. Couldn't they match those to the truck that went missing and was then found ?
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Report from October 16, 1952, presented as a speech by Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr., at St. Luke Church in Charleston, South Carolina, regarding African American education in South Carolina. DeLaine discusses salaries of white and African American teachers, the Clarendon County, South Carolina school segregation case, also known as Briggs v. Elliott, and the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. DeLaine requests funds for an endowment for Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina. This is the first version of two drafts in the collection.
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I am pretty sure I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark when it came out in theaters initially when I was 9 years old and I thought it was the best thing I ever saw. And in watching the film again for this review for the umpteenth time recently, the thing I was taken by was that I still feel that way I did when I was 9. The film still gives you action and adventure, with a contemporary serialization of its protagonist, and all the characters seem to roll with it to some degree also, no matter what side of the story they find themselves.
For the few unfamiliar, Lucas conceived the story that Lawrence Kasdan (Wyatt Earp) wrote into a screenplay that Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) directed. Set in the mid to late 1930s (ahead of the surge of power by the Nazis), Harrison Ford (Paranoia) plays Indiana Jones, an archaeology professor who moonlights as an explorer of sorts, hunting for historical artifacts. His latest quest comes to find him seeking out The Lost Ark of the Covenant in a race to find it first ahead of said Nazis. He runs into an old flame in the process, Marian Ravenwood (Karen Allen, Scrooged), who plays a part of Indy's hunt for the Ark.
Obligatory talk about spoilers in case you still have not seen the film at this point. That and the requisite scolding for still not having seen the film to go and seek it out already.
So much has been written about Raiders that it is hard to find new ground for it (other than Paramount's strange Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark title for this Blu-ray as a revisionist way to pass the baton from Ford to Shia LeBeouf), but what continues to strike me about Raiders in recent viewings is how much fun the story has and the characters have in it. Take for instance Ronald Lacey, who plays Major Toht, the leather coat wearing Nazi who we see early on in the film at Marian's bar in Tibet, only to show up later. The dude is creepy as hell from the jump and he suffers that gruesome burn on his hand. He comes back with his burned hand and meets Marian again, and we think he is coming to basically break her, but he pulls out a weapon that eventually is a coat hanger and makes for a nervous laugh for newer viewers and hearty ones for vets. It is not the only moment like that for the movie, but it is the one I always stick with.
Moreover, I think that Ford's performance as Indy makes it very easy for the viewer to get involved with the character early on and stay involved in it. From the opening moments when he is in the jungle to his escape on the airplane, the viewer sees that Indiana Jones is bold when it is required, but it is played against expressions or moments that expose a vulnerability that makes you feel like Jones is a bit of an everyman in Raiders. His quest is yours whether you are 9 or 90.
That Raiders can still stir the emotions in anyone down to the same level of wanting to do what Indiana Jones does is a testament to just how much it has going for it and what type of film it is. There is a certain degree of kismet to the film but the story and Ford's performance and work opposite Allen (saying nothing of his scenes with Denholm Elliott and John Rhys-Davies) make the film more than just a fun romp and something that strikes a resonant entertaining chord with people. God help me I love it so.
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In attempting to watch Raiders against the disc in the Indiana Jones boxset, this AVC-encoded 2.35:1 widescreen Blu-ray appears to sport the same transfer as its 2012 brother, and that is not bad at all. The disc looks great, with the great Kauai colors in the opening jungle sequence having new life breathed into them, and the Tunisian sandy browns looking just as good, and none of the film's colors suffer from any real saturation problems. It lacks some of the image detail fitting other discs, but to do so would potentially open the film up to DNR issues or other problems. It looks superb, save for the subtle erasing of the plastic shield in the pit of asps and cobras of course.
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Just as superb is the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track, and in its lossless glory, the film's sound designer Ben Burtt returned as part of the remastering of the films for Blu-ray, and Raiders sounds great. Directional effects in the jungle sequences help bring a convincing level of immersion to the experience, and the subwoofer gets involved in smaller sequences like trees almost falling when the idol is approached, and the boulder shakes the room as you would expect it to. In quieter sequences dialogue is well-balanced and consistent through the film, and the effects, low-end and channel panning are all present and abundant through the listening experience. It may be the same track as the 2012 disc but it is without complaint.
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On its own, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of The Lost Ark is a great flick, and looks and sounds simply spectacular. However, if you are a huge fan of the film and want the extras associated with it, the complete four-disc set is priced reasonably at the moment, with a virtually identical transfer and soundtrack. So if you do not care about the extras and want just the movie, this is an easy choice.
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Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner have walked their last "Twilight" red carpet with the arrival this weekend of the series finale "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2." Now, they must step into careers of their own using the superstardom the multi-billion-dollar franchise has provided them.
Making that transition from a beloved film series with a fervent fan base can be tricky. Do you stick to the same kinds of roles that people came to love you for and maintain the safety of familiarity? Or do you veer drastically in the other direction to prove to the world that you have range — that you're so much more than just a mopey teenage girl or a hunky set of abs?
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe, for example, has successfully made choices that showcase his versatility, from appearing on stage naked in a Broadway production of "Equus" to the gothic horror film "The Woman in Black." His "Harry Potter" co-star, Emma Watson, played a damaged party girl this year in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," a character who couldn't have been more different from the fastidious Hermione Granger.
The three core "Twilight" stars have all struck while the iron was hot, making a variety of films in between the five "Twilight Saga" installments about high schooler Bella Swan and the vampire and werewolf who competed for her affections.
Stewart was the best known of the "Twilight" trio before being cast as Bella. She'd played Jodie Foster's daughter in the 2002 thriller "Panic Room" and a commune singer who befriends Emile Hirsch's character in Sean Penn's Oscar-nominated "Into the Wild" (2007).
Her choices between the "Twilight" movies have run the gamut, from playing a young Joan Jett in the 2010 biopic "The Runaways" to a fairy-tale warrior princess in this summer's "Snow White and the Huntsman." Next month, she'll appear in "On the Road," based on the iconic Jack Kerouac novel.
"Kristen seems to do a lot of indie movies. 'Snow White and the Huntsman' is more of an outlier in terms of being a blockbuster," said blogger and "Twilight" expert Cleolinda Jones, author of the "Movies in 15 Minutes" series. "But it seems like she's got the kind of personality where she's got to do what she has to do ... she's not thinking in terms of career strategy."
Andrei Constantinescu of the Dallas-based Legacy Casting says he'd like to see Stewart mix it up even more.
"Her non-'Twilight' film choices are bold and different to a point, but her dark and broody acting style, similar to her real-life persona, is a bit played," said Constantinescu, whose work as an extras casting director includes the TNT series "Dallas." "I'd love to see her in a romantic workplace comedy like 'The Devil Wears Prada.'"
Pattinson has made some of the most daring and impressive choices of the three of them. Before being cast as the swoony vampire Edward Cullen, the lanky British actor appeared in another blockbuster franchise as Hogwarts student Cedric Diggory in 2005's "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." In 2009, he played Salvador Dali in the barely seen "Little Ashes," and last year he starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in the circus romance "Water for Elephants" — although Associated Press reviewer David Germain wrote there was "barely a spark" between the two.
Pattinson has worked with the likes of David Cronenberg, starring this year in the acclaimed Canadian director's financial drama "Cosmopolis," which takes place almost entirely inside a limousine. And he'll soon work with Cronenberg again in "Maps to the Stars," and also begin shooting Werner Herzog's "Queen of the Desert."
Jones says Pattison has wisely chosen to parlay his "Twilight" fame to collaborate with serious directors and actors.
"He knows he has a certain box office appeal so the fangirls are going to see him no matter what he's in," she said. "People are willing to work with him the first time, they see all this potential he has, then they want to come back and work with him again."
Constantinescu echoed those thoughts: "He's the one to watch for additional films down the line," he said. "We are just scratching the surface with Robert."
Then there's Lautner, who was just 15 when he auditioned for the role of the sensitive, muscular werewolf Jacob Black. He'd appeared in a few films by then, including playing the title character of Sharkboy in 2005's "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D." In between the "Twilight" films, he stuck to lighter fare. He was part of the ensemble cast of 2010's "Valentine's Day" in a romantic subplot opposite Taylor Swift.
But Lautner's leading-man debut was last year's "Abduction," a title that naturally inspired plenty of puns about his famously toned frame. The thriller from director John Singleton found Lautner playing a high-school student who gets caught up in a web of intrigue. AP reviewer Jake Coyle wrote that Lautner "handles himself reasonably well" but the script was the film's "major deficiency."
Constantinescu says he doesn't expect Lautner will stray far from crowd-pleasing fare.
"He's very good at playing the young, muscular jock or hero," he said. "Similar to Kristen, I'd love to see roles that offer Taylor different objectives than to be the hero, take his shirt off and save the day. However, I'm not sure that the public would believe him as anything more than the borderline superhero he has become famous for."
Jones agreed: "He's not going to be in the next mumblecore indie movie," she said of Lautner. "I'm not sure where he goes with this after age 30. His current trajectory is kind of clear, but I don't know what happens when he grows out of his dimples."


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Mariah Carey may be the only confirmed judge for the next season of American Idol, but it seems even she's been kept out of the loop when it comes to who else will be joining the show.
Yesterday Us Weekly, reported that rapper Nicki Minaj was nearly "100% confirmed to judge American Idol." Soon after rumors swirled that Mariah was none too happy about the younger pop star coming on board when it was believed she would be the only woman at the judges' table.
Once the news of a possible hiring at American Idol broke, Mariah took to Twitter not to badmouth Nicki, but to question her bosses about what was really going on.
Of course, ever the diva, Mariah also had a suggestion of her own for who should take the remaining seat at the judge's table and surprisingly, this person seems very open to the possibility.
@MariahCarey @AmericanIdol Girl, we've known each other since we were teenagers. How fun would that be?!— Lenny Kravitz (@LennyKravitz) August 21, 2012
The two not only knew each other as teens, but appeared in the 2009 movie, Precious, together.
Mariah has also worked with Nicki, enlisting the rapper's multiple personalities for her 2010 song, "Up Out of My Face." The two seem to play nice in the video so maybe they could also play nice in front of the TV cameras too, right?
Who do you think would make a better co-judge with Mariah: Nicki Minaj or Lenny Kravitz?
Maybe you'd prefer Enrique Iglesias, whose name has been added to the shortlist of possible judges. And let's not forget Pharrell Williams and Nick Jonas, who confirmed he was in the running on Twitter.
Or at this point, are you wishing they'd just pick someone already?
-Shannon Carlin, CBS Local
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About Mathematics Awareness Month
Mathematics Awareness Month is held each year in April. Its goal is to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics. Mathematics Awareness Month began in 1986 as Mathematics Awareness Week with a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan, who said in part:
Despite the increasing importance of mathematics to the progress of our economy and society, enrollment in mathematics programs has been declining at all levels of the American educational system. Yet the application of mathematics is indispensable in such diverse fields as medicine, computer sciences, space exploration, the skilled trades, business, defense, and government. To help encourage the study and utilization of mathematics, it is appropriate that all Americans be reminded of the importance of this basic branch of science to our daily lives.
In 1986 activities concentrated on national-level events, such as opening an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution on mathematics and hosting a Capitol Hill reception. Since that time the focus has shifted to activities at the local, state, and regional levels. Over the years, the general purpose has consistently been to increase the visibility of mathematics as a field of study and to communicate the power and intrigue in mathematics to a larger audience. In 1999, Mathematics Awareness Week became Mathematics Awareness Month.
The JPBM gratefully acknowledges The Math Forum for hosting the Mathematics Awareness Month website until 2005.
Activities for Mathematics Awareness Month are generally organized by college and university departments, institutional public information offices, student groups, and related associations and interest groups. They have included a wide variety of workshops, competitions, exhibits, festivals, lectures, and symposia. Some years elected officials have issued proclamations for Mathematics Awareness Month, frequently in connection with special meetings and events arranged to observe the month.
The number and breadth of activities increase annually. For example, one college has sponsored a high school mathematics day to encourage women to continue their studies in mathematics. At one university, two departments - mathematics and architecture - cooperated to plan and produce an interactive traveling exhibit that provided hands-on experience for such topics as codes, tilings, chaos, geometry, graphs, and computer science. That exhibit was used as a model for a mathematics exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Science and Industry. High schools are also involved in Mathematics Awareness Month activities. One school held daily contests including a scavenger hunt and trivia quizzes, while others have enjoyed lectures given by mathematics faculty from nearby institutions.
Each year a national theme is selected and theme materials are developed and distributed. Summaries and results about each year's activities are collected each spring.
In order to focus efforts and encourage participation, Mathematics Awareness Month packets are sent to AMS, ASA, MAA and SIAM leaders; department chairs; selected high school teachers; public policy representatives; and leaders of related associations. Packets include a color poster and announcement. The website includes a sample press release which can be customized to specific Mathematics Awareness Month events. Mathematics Awareness Month themes provide a focus for the month of April, but the related resources with each year's theme are valuable well beyond April. JPBM welcomes submissions of additional resources, supplemental links, updates, etc. to consider posting on the website. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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VIDEO DOWNLOAD - Torrie Wilson Shoot Interview
Torrie Wilson, one of wrestling's most beautiful divas sat down to conduct her first ever shoot interview! For the first time ever you will get a chance to understand the girl that lies beneath the makeup, glitz, and glamour as Torrie walked us through her entire career.
Coming into wrestling from a background of fitness competitions and modeling, Torrie described what it took to be successful in those arenas and compared them to the grueling world of professional wrestling. Going straight into the WCW madhouse, Torrie was around all the big names and controversial events and was more than willing to share her thoughts on all of them. Vince Russo. Eric Bischoff. Hulk Hogan. Randy Savage. Scott Steiner. Kevin Nash. Ric Flair. David Flair. Eddie Guerrero. Shane Douglas. The names and stories come fast and furious. We asked Torrie about the rumors of Kimberley Page being jealous of other girls' success. Who helped her the most? What were the politics like? How hard was it being a women in such a testosterone filled workplace? How did her romance with Billy Kidman start? We also got Torrie's reactions to some of the crazy gimmick matches she was a part of, including being in a cage and on top of a scaffold.
Torrie talked about her transition to the WWE and what type of impressions all the Superstars made upon her. Trish Stratus. Vince McMahon. Stacy Kiebler. Tajiri. Dawn Marie. Al Snow. Kurt Angle. Nidia. The Undertaker. Jamie Noble. Sable. Billy Gunn. Triple H. Stephanie McMahon. Carlito. Every major angle and storyline is covered. We asked Torrie point blank about how her family felt about her being in Playboy as well as how it changed her life. Torrie was there to see the fight between Booker T and Batista and gave us her reaction. The shoot also became very emotional when the subject of Chris Benoit came up. This is one DVD where you'll get an interesting comparison between the workings of WCW and WWE from someone who was in both companies during some truly remarkable times.
As an exciting bonus, we've also included a mini edition of FACE OFF with Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie! That's right, you'll also getting a bunch of behind the scene stories by two of wrestling's most well remembered females as they sat together and answered questions about their shared time in WWE. Their favorite angles. Their favorite matches. Their favorite Vince McMahon stories and much, much more. A truly fun segment!
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WASHINGTON - Following the release of a Senate report harshly criticizing U.S. intelligence gathering and analysis, the focus will soon shift to whether and how to make sweeping changes to the intelligence community.
After a yearlong investigation, the Senate Intelligence Committee released nearly 120 conclusions about the intelligence community's performance on estimating the threat from Iraq, found primarily in a 2002 assessment that served as the Bush administration's leading arguments for war.
Following release of the 511-page review Friday, the panel's top Democrat, West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller, said three-quarters of senators would not have voted to authorize the invasion if they had known how weak the intelligence was.
"This report cries out for reform," said committee chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan.
In the unanimously approved report, senators concluded that the CIA kept key information from its own and other agencies' analysts; engaged in "group think" by failing to challenge the assumption that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction; and allowed President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell to make false statements.
"Most, if not all, of these problems stem from a broken corporate culture and poor management," which won't be fixed simply by giving the agency more money or people, the report said.
Among much-discussed reform proposals, some have suggested centralizing the intelligence community under a Cabinet-level Director of National Intelligence who would oversee the roughly $40 billion budget of the 15-agency intelligence apparatus. Currently, the CIA director also oversees the intelligence community, but he doesn't control the vast majority of the money.
Deputy Central Intelligence Director John McLaughlin, who said the CIA and other agencies are adapting and making internal reforms, urged caution against disruptions while the nation is in the middle of the anti-terror fight. "Some sort of reordering of the boxes here will not bring you perfection in the intelligence business," he said.
But politics may play more of a role in reforms than anything else. Few believe significant changes will happen before the November election.
The report was yet another blow to the credibility of the Bush administration and U.S. intelligence agencies. The committee concluded that key assertions used to justify the Iraq war - that Saddam Hussein had chemical and biological weapons and was working to build nuclear weapons - were either wrong or overblown.
Bush called the report a useful accounting of intelligence agencies' shortcomings.
He defended the decision to go to war, however, as well as his prewar assertions about Saddam's government and weapons of mass destruction.
"We haven't found the stockpiles, but we knew he could make them," the president said. "The world is better off without Saddam Hussein in power."
Although senators from both parties agreed in harshly criticizing the CIA, Democrats and Republicans clashed over whether administration officials had pressured intelligence analysts to reach predetermined conclusions on the Iraq threat. Democrats said there was pressure; Republicans said there were tough questions but no inappropriate influence.
Democrats also said the investigation should have examined whether the White House had twisted the intelligence it received - a second phase of the probe that probably won't be finished until after the elections.
"The fact is that when it comes to national security, the buck stops at the White House, not anywhere else," said Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
The report comes as Bush looks for a new leader for the intelligence community. CIA Director George Tenet has resigned, effective Sunday, and McLaughlin will take over as a temporary replacement. But the report's across-the-board criticism of the CIA could indicate that any nominee from within the intelligence community would have a tough time winning confirmation by the Senate.
McLaughlin said the CIA is learning from its mistakes and has already made changes, including adding reviews from a "devil's advocate" perspective to all future national intelligence estimates.
"We get it," McLaughlin said at a rare news conference at CIA headquarters. "Although we think the judgments were not unreasonable when they were made nearly two years ago, we understand with all we have learned since then that we could have done better."
Among conclusions in the report:
ä Most major judgments in the October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate about Iraq's alleged nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs were "either overstated or were not supported by the underlying intelligence reporting."
ä Intelligence officials didn't explain to policy-makers the uncertainties behind their judgments.
ä Intelligence agencies suffered from a collective presumption that Iraq had an active and growing program to develop weapons of mass destruction.
ä The United States depended too heavily on defectors and foreign governments' intelligence.


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Treat domestic death threats more seriously (Other Views)
Michelle Kane should not have had to die before her case was taken for the deadly threat it was.
She followed the directions of lawyers and police and undertook every legal remedy available to a woman being terrorized by a violent and enraged husband. She filed a restraining order; she reported his threats and violence to the police, repeatedly; finally, when it seemed she would get no protection from the escalating threats, she took her two small children and fled the family house.
It wasn't enough, though, because on Saturday morning Michael Kane allegedly made good on his threats. Witnesses and police say he tracked Michelle to friends' house, chased her down the street with a knife like a horror-movie monster, and then stabbed her so many times and with such ferocity that she died quickly.
This is a terrible story but, sadly, not uncommon. Although the incidence of domestic violence is happily declining nationwide, women are still killed by their spouses and partners in alarming numbers. During the announcement in March of the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said: "On average, three women are murdered every day in this country by a boyfriend, husband or ex-husband." That's more than 1,000 people killed a year -- or to put it much more starkly, the equivalent of a full 777 airplane crashing every four months.
A domestic death threat is clearly no empty threat. This one certainly wasn't. On the day before her murder, Michelle virtually begged police for help in what appears to have been an escalating situation. She went to the police station twice, saying her husband had violated his restraining order and threatened to kill her. She called later to report someone had broken the windows in her house.
It's not clear how Los Angeles Police Department officers interacted with Michael Kane. Though he appeared not to have been arrested before Monday, the police did have contact with him. The extent of this will be made clear when the case goes to court.
The LAPD receives tens of thousands of calls each year related to domestic violence and can't protect all the women and men victimized by their partners. Fair enough. But there has to be something more that we as a society can do to give authorities and courts the power to arrest and prosecute people before they make good on intentions to harm.
Except, there already is: California Penal Code 422. The law says, "Any person who willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement, made verbally, in writing, or by means of an electronic communication device ... causes that person reasonably to be in sustained fear for his or her own safety or for his or her immediate family's safety, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by imprisonment in the state prison."
Michelle clearly felt this to be a grave and imminent threat. She reported that her husband said he was going to have her "whacked" or "beheaded." Why this wasn't enough for Michael Kane to be arrested before Saturday morning is something that police will have to explain.
Death threats are a basis for arrest. Just as one example, this week a warrant was issued for a California man who tweeted that he wanted to "personally blow (the) head off" Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz. The man later said he opposed the Arizona sheriff's famously controversial stance on illegal immigration. Maybe that was a credible threat and not the unwise commentary of a political foe, but it wasn't any more credible than what Michelle reported.
The solution should not have to be that the women of the world have to go buy a gun and hope it doesn't get used on them in the process of defending themselves. Michelle Kane did everything right. She followed the rules, but she still died.
That's unacceptable. Lawmakers and law enforcement leaders need to make domestic death threats a priority and treat them like the crimes they are.


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Uefa announces Euro 2020 to be held in 13 cities
Uefa has announced that Euro 2020 will be held in 13 different cities across Europe.
Michel Platini held a press conference on Friday which confirmed previous hints he has given that the competition would be held across the continent as opposed to a one country or two neighbouring nations, as every previous edition has.
There is a maximum of one venue per nation and there are technical specifications for stadia size which limit entries for each stage of the finals.
The 13 countries containing the host cities will not gain automatic qualification into the group stage, but the host nations that do qualify will be spread across the groups in the finals.
Each national association will be permitted to submit two bids - one for the standard group stage 'package', and one to hold a semi-final/final match.
Uefa will decide which cities are to be hosts at Euro 2020 in September 2014, with September 2013 being the expected month for formal confirmation of bids.
This new format is not expected to be a long-term direction, however, and the current format that is in place for Euro 2016 in France is expected to be continued for Euro 2024.


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When the Philadelphia Union visit Home Depot Center on Saturday, the Galaxy's offense will try to take advantage of one of the league's leakiest defenses.
The only concern – if it is one – is that Edson Buddle is the only one scoring goals.
If there's chance the Galaxy could get a goal or two from another player, it stands to reason that it will happen against Philadelphia. The Union are facing problems most expansion teams have faced, with a porous defense trying to come together in a hurry. Philadelphia's backline has allowed eight goals in four games, and the Galaxy are eager to exploit that.
"Obviously, a team that's given up goals, you've got to attack them from that aspect," Galaxy forward/midfielder Mike Magee said. "Having said, that we've done well to score goals in every game. Obviously the last game we didn't do well against Kansas City, but we're going to look to press at home."
Another factor the Galaxy will have in facing the Union is their upcoming eight-day stretch. The Galaxy will sandwich games against Philadelphia and Seattle (at Qwest Field on May 8) around a match at Colorado (Wednesday at Dick's Sporting Goods Park).
"This is coming down a tough stretch – three games in a week – so we're going to want to get three points in the first one," Magee said.
Would the Galaxy be more dangerous if someone other than Buddle scored? Magee doesn't quite see it that way.
"Edson's finishing every chance he's had. He's finishing goals in like, the sixth minute," Magee insisted. "It's not like we're not finishing and he's rescuing us. He's scoring early and often, so we're not too worried about it."
The Galaxy have four wins and a draw in five games, have allowed one goal and are playing strong on both sides of the ball. According to Magee, those bent on creating negative criticism of the club are forced to dig deep this days, and often resort to create negative scenarios.
"We're in first place in the league right now. Obviously people need something to say," Magee said. "When you're winning games and one guy is scoring all the goals, that's the only thing they can really pick on."