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Tech Companies Increasingly Telling Users When Law Enforcement Comes Asking For Data
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Google already routinely notified users of government data requests but adopted an updated policy this week detailing the few situations in which notification is withheld, such as when there is imminent risk of physical harm to a potential crime victim. "We notify users about legal demands when appropriate, unless prohibited by law or court order," the company said in a statement.If you're looking for who to thank about this turn of events, there are two places to point. First: the good folks at EFF. For the past few years, it's been publishing its Who Has Your Back? chart looking at how companies respond to government requests for data. Each year, this list has convinced more and more companies to improve how they protect their users, and how they push back on government requests. And, the reason why so many companies are rushing to change their policies is because the EFF is about to release its latest version. Yet another reason to be happy the EFF exists.
Lawyers at Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are working on their own revisions, company officials said, although the details have not been released. All are moving toward more routinely notifying users, said the companies, which had not previously disclosed these changes.
"Later this month, Apple will update its policies so that in most cases when law enforcement requests personal information about a customer, the customer will receive a notification from Apple," company spokeswoman Kristin Huguet said.
Second, of course, is Ed Snowden. While not entirely directly at issue here -- since things like FISA Court Orders and National Security Letters are subject to gag orders barring companies from telling their users -- the generally heightened interest in government access to information provided to internet services has certainly created a culture where these companies can't get away with just rolling over for the government any more.
Of course, you could argue that it's taken these companies too long to get here -- and that's absolutely true -- but better late than never.
Oh yeah. Guess who's really upset about all of this:
The Justice Department disagrees, saying in a statement that new industry policies threaten investigations and put potential crime victims in greater peril.Once again, it seems like the DOJ and others think that anything that makes their job harder is somehow wrong. But that's incorrect. The whole point of protecting freedom is that it's supposed to be hard for law enforcement to spy on people and arrest them. That's how it's supposed to work.
"These risks of endangering life, risking destruction of evidence, or allowing suspects to flee or intimidate witnesses are not merely hypothetical, but unfortunately routine," department spokesman Peter Carr said, citing a case in which early disclosure put at risk a cooperative witness in a case. He declined to offer details because the case was under seal.


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Now that the All-Star Game is behind us and the second half is under way, fantasy owners are looking to find who the second-half all-stars are going to be.
There are the obvious stars that everybody already owns and values as such, but leagues will be won by stealthier additions.
Here's a look at players from each position who can be acquired on the cheap who may pay big dividends in the second half:
Catcher >> Jason Castro had a disappointing first half (.229, eight homers) which has depressed his value, but if he could play in the second half like he did last year (.276, 18 homers) then the Astros' backstop could be a major find.
First base >> Nick Swisher has warmed up of late, but is still hitting just .211 with eight homers after totaling at least 21 in every season since his rookie season of 2005. Durable and consistent, Swisher is a good bet to pick it up after the break.
Second base >> Martin Prado bounced back from a slow start last season by hitting .324 with six homers in the second half and the Diamondbacks veteran will have to do it again this year after batting .275 with four homers before the break.
Third base >> Chase Headley has been stricken by the team-wide slump that has affected the entire Padres lineup this year, hitting just .226 with seven homers so far. A free agent at the end of the season, Headley would benefit from a trade and is just two years removed from his 31-homer, 115-RBI breakout.
Shortstop >> J.J. Hardy averaged 26 homers over the past three seasons, yet had just three in the first half this year. Always on the streaky side to begin with, Hardy has already started showing signs of a homer binge to come (all three coming in his past 24 games).
Outfield >> Matt Holliday had a huge second half last season (.348, nine homers) after a similarly slow start to this year's first half (.268, seven homers). Carlos Beltran is already 4-for-8 with a homer in two games since the break coming off an injury-plagued first half (.216, nine homers). Shane Victorino only managed to play in 21 games in a terrible first half (.242, one homer, two steals), but he returned from the DL on Saturday and could return to his star form from a year ago (.294, 15 homers, 21 steals). All three are proven veterans who could easily resort to their extensive track record.
Starting pitcher >> A staff full of first-half strugglers in Matt Cain (2-7, 4.18 ERA), Francisco Liriano (1-7, 4.72 ERA), Brandon McCarthy (3-10, 4.80 ERA), Jake Peavy (1-8, 4.59 ERA) and Danny Salazar (1-4, 5.53 ERA) should all have much better in store for the second half.
Relief pitcher >> Someone else will come into a closer job by virtue of trade like Joaquin Benoit did with the Padres on Friday when the Angels acquired Huston Street. Neftali Feliz could become the Rangers' closer if Joakim Soria is dealt. The Dodgers have been rumored to be taking a close look at acquiring Jonathon Papelbon, which would open up the Phillies' closer job for flame-throwing rookie Ken Giles.
stud and dud of week
Chris Johnson: The Braves third baseman benefits from a week comprised just of the weekend before the All-Star break and the first day back, going 7-for-13 with three homers, five runs, seven RBIs and a steal in those three games. Mired in a season-long slump up to that point (.270, three homers), Johnson could be a huge sleeper for the second half considering he was runner-up for the NL batting title last year with a .321 average. Johnson doesn't normally provide enough power or speed for shallow leagues, but he can certainly be a solid producer in deeper leagues.
Adam LaRoche: The Nationals first baseman has historically been a slow starter, but this year he was hitting .290 with 12 homers and 47 RBIs heading into last weekend. LaRoche has gone 0-for-14 since, lowering his average to .275. He started the month batting .307, but he's been 5-for-45 since the calander turned to July. It's most likely just a run-of-the-mill slump and may provide a buying opportunity if LaRoche's owner is getting a little worried.
For updated in-season position rankings to help gauge trades and waiver-wire pickups, go to www.rotoace.com.

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Choose from two different dip varieties: Cajun Spiced or Roasted Garlic. Use as a topping for entrees or salads, or serve as a dip with fried vegetables, chicken wings or other crudite.
For a Cajun Spiced Dip:
6 California avocados
1⁄3 cup lemon juice
1⁄3 cup finely chopped onion
2 tbsp. chopped garlic
1 1⁄2 tsp. dried thyme
1 1⁄2 tsp. salt
1⁄2 tsp. ground black pepper
1⁄4 tsp. white pepper
1⁄4 tsp. cayenne pepper (or to taste)
For a Roasted Garlic Dip:
6 California avocados
1⁄3 cup lemon juice
4 heads roasted garlic
1⁄4 cup chopped parsley
1⁄2 tbsp. dried oregano
1⁄2 tbsp. salt
1⁄2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
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Tiger Woods is 41-2 on the PGA Tour when he has the outright lead going into the final round. He leads going into Sunday at Bay Hill. Daytona Beach's Matt Every is tied for 20th.
ORLANDO — The shot looked daunting to Tiger Woods, and so did the view from the bunker behind the eighth green at Bay Hill. Across a small lake was a large scoreboard that showed Justin Rose off to such a hot start that Woods was five shots behind and trying not to lose ground.
Two shots and two putts changed everything Saturday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Woods hit what he called his best shot of the third round, a 6-iron from 196 yards that settled 12 feet below the hole on No. 15 to set up a birdie. Minutes later, he hit another 6-iron from 183 yards to 20 feet and slammed his fist toward the hole when he made eagle, his third in as three days.
Just like that, Woods was atop the leaderboard, a familiar spot for him on this golf course. He finished off his round of 6-under 66 with two pars, and when Rose lost energy and stumbled over the final hour, Woods had a two-shot lead.
And that's a daunting view for everyone chasing him.
Woods is 41-2 on the PGA Tour when he has the outright lead going into the final round.
"Just because I've won here doesn't ensure that I'm going to win the tournament," Woods said. "The conditions are different. The game might be different. But the objective is still to put myself in position to win the golf tournament and somehow get it done on Sunday. Over the course of my career, I've done a pretty decent job of that."
Woods was at 11-under 205, two shots ahead of Rickie Fowler (67), John Huh (71) and Rose, who through four holes Saturday was six shots ahead of Woods. Rose had a 39 on the back nine and wound up with a 72.
Every tied for 20th
Daytona Beach's Matt Every, who squeezed into weekend play on the 3-over-par cutline, jumped 50 spots with a 66 and is now tied for 20th.
Every was 3 under through 15 holes before making eagle from 20 feet on the par-5 16th.
After making par 3 on 17, Every dropped a 15-foot putt to make birdie on the tough 18th for the second straight day.
Every gets the 12:10 tee time this afternoon, paired with Ben Curtis.
Rod Perry's day went the other way. The New Smyrna Beach native, head pro at Port Orange's Crane Lakes Golf Club, opened with a double-bogey and never turned things around, finishing at 6-over 78.
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From behind bars to the boardroom
After serving time in federal prison, Frederick Hutson started a business to connect inmates with their friends and loved ones. He never imagined just how swiftly Pigeonly would take off.
Meet Freddy
Freddy has always been someone who sees opportunity and takes action.
As a kid growing up in Brooklyn, he fixed fans and refrigerators, and started a window tinting business right after high school. But, at 21 years old, he found himself in trouble with the law.
Serving a four year sentence in federal prison, Freddy felt firsthand how difficult and expensive it is for people in jail to stay in contact with their loved ones. And he saw an opportunity.
Freddy started brainstorming in his cell. He sketched a website and started dreaming about an app. He made spreadsheets and wrote his first business plan.
Most inmates in the US are not serving life sentences—most will reenter society, and they are much more successful if they maintain a strong support network of family and loved ones. Most inmates also have young children, and the burden to stay in touch falls on the spouses and children of those behind bars.
After his release, Freddy partnered with his good friend, Alfonzo Brooks, to start building Pigeonly, a suite of tools and services to help people stay in touch with loved ones behind bars.
"When we first started, I was in a halfway house," Freddy says.
That's when he heard about NewME Accelerator, a 12-week program for African American, Latino, and female founders—groups often underrepresented among tech entrepreneurs. Freddy and Alfonzo applied and were accepted into the February 2013 accelerator class.
The NewME Accelerator
After being accepted, Freddy flew from Tampa, Florida, to San Francisco, California, to live and work with the other founders in his cohort. For the intensive three month program, they worked tirelessly on their ideas with mentors, experienced entrepreneurs, product experts, and investors.
"NewME helped me look at things in a different way. It plants the seed that you can build something massive. Going through the accelerator taught me the difference between having a product and owning a sustainable business, something way bigger than you."
NewME has helped 250 startups through their accelerator program in San Francisco and their pop-up events around the country. Google for Entrepreneurs is proud to be NewME's first supporter and the presenting sponsor of NewME Accelerator since 2011. Google sponsors NewME's operational budget to grow the accelerator and pop-up events, and provides mentors throughout the program.
"Google realizes that entrepreneurship is diverse. They have been our biggest supporter," says NewME founder Angela Benton.
"NewME sends a signal that being an entrepreneur isn't out of reach for minority founders," Freddy says.
"There's a support network that will help you do it. It tells people, 'Yes, this is reachable!' There is so much opportunity in those communities to solve problems. The mentors at NewME told me not to be ashamed of my background, but to embrace my history."
The NewME program culminates with pitching at a demo day for local investors. With his unique perspective, his great progress in the NewME program, and Pigeonly's vision for this previously untapped market, Freddy's pitch impressed investors. He raised a million dollars on demo day.
Pigeonly spreads its wings
Fotopigeon, Pigeonly's first offering, is a photo-printing service for the friends and family of inmates. With the Fotopigeon app, users can take photos on their cell phone and have them printed and mailed directly to their loved one. The team ships around 4,000 photos per week.
With the success of Fotopigeon, Freddy and his team then branched out into new ways of connecting families and friends. Most federal inmates are sent to jails in other states and phone calls to their families are long distance. Prison phone providers often charge exorbitant rates that make staying in touch very difficult. Telepigeon generates a local number for federal inmates, connecting them to their loved ones' phone numbers at a steeply discounted rate. "No one had ever used technology to solve this problem," Freddy says.
Now headquartered in Las Vegas' Downtown Project and operating with 11 full-time employees, Pigeonly's revenue is growing 30 percent month-over-month, with no plans of slowing down. Freddy has big plans for the team, and says they've only scratched the surface of the opportunities in this market. Seven million Americans are currently on probation, parole, or correctional supervision. Pigeonly dreams of also serving as a resource for people who are rebuilding a life after leaving prison, who need to secure credit, employment, or a place to live.
"I am a builder. My creative outlet isn't painting or music, but seeing problems and building solutions," Freddy says. "I get a lot of satisfaction from families who say we're making a difference for their lives. These are real people with real issues and we're solving those issues every day."
All hail the global taxi app
After unsuccessfully trying to catch a cab one night, Tallis Gomes got an idea that would grow into Easy Taxi, a global company that's making it easier to get a ride.
Meet Tallis
Tallis had never heard the word "startup" when he decided to attend the first ever Startup Weekend in Brazil in 2011.
On his way to the event, after trying for more than half an hour to hail a taxi, Tallis became frustrated. That experience sparked the idea that would become a transportation service used by millions of people around the world.
"Waiting really bothers me because it's about our time, and time is the most valuable asset in the world," Tallis says.
"Startup Weekend completely changed my life and how I look at the world."
Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, is a 54-hour boot camp that allows anyone to turn their idea into a reality. Attendees arrive on Friday night, present ideas, form teams, and then work tirelessly through the weekend. They do research, interview potential customers, and build working prototypes of their product, with the help of Startup Weekend staff and mentors. On Sunday night, the teams regroup and pitch their new company to a panel of judges.
In 2011, Startup Weekend hosted their first ever event in Brazil. Not only was it a pivotal moment for Tallis, but he says it also brought the concept of startups and entrepreneurship to forefront of Brazilian culture.
"Startup Weekend kick-started a movement in Brazil," Tallis says.
Though he and his team were initially working on another concept, they pivoted directions after Tallis' frustrating taxi experience. They worked all weekend to pitch their idea on Sunday night, when Tallis and his team won the competition and launched Easy Taxi. The mobile app allows users to request a taxi with the tap of a button, connecting drivers and passengers in a much easier way.
"Startup Weekend is powerful. They teach you to get out of the building and validate your idea with real people. In three days, you actually make something. It teaches you how to be an entrepreneur," Tallis says.
The Google for Entrepreneurs partnership with UP Global helps double the reach of UP programs including Startup Weekend, Startup Next, and Startup Digest. Through the partnership, UP Global will bring their programs for aspiring entrepreneurs to more than 1,000 thriving communities around the world by 2016.
"Our partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs has allowed us to exponentially scale our impact around the world," says UP Global CEO Marc Nager.
"Our vision of what the world can truly be if everyone has access and opportunity aligns closely with Google as an entire organization."
Going Global
After their Startup Weekend win, Tallis and his team went to work. Unable to find early investors, Tallis sold his own car to bootstrap the company. When they struggled to find new drivers for the Easy Taxi platform, Tallis and his team headed to local gas stations to start recruiting.
"Being an entrepreneur is like having to to kill a lion every day. Everyday you're solving a big problem that could fail or could be the biggest opportunity of your life," says the founder.
And the hard work has paid off. Easy Taxi quickly gained traction in Brazil, and is now operating in 162 cities across Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. In emerging markets where it can often be difficult to quickly and safely hail a cab, more than five million people use the service. The company has 1,300 full-time employees and has raised more than $27 million.
In three short years, Tallis Gomes went from not knowing the term "startup" to running a wildly successful company making waves around the world.
"Entrepreneurs are the people who get things done. I was a just guy who had a dream. And Easy Taxi fulfills my dream to make a difference in society," he says.
3D printing sparked a gem of an idea
Tanya Damm Bokobza uses new technology to recreate jewelry from just a photograph. Now people around the world use Morpheus to make custom jewelry and regain their lost family heirlooms.
Meet Tanya
After running her own agency and launching two startups, Tanya had designed across industries from semiconductors to virtual reality to medical devices. She had succeeded in nearly every aspect of the design world. Then Tanya discovered 3D printing. She immediately fell in love with the new technology and knew that she wanted to build her next business around it.
"The powerful niche of 3D printing is in making one-of-a-kind objects. I chose to start with recreating rare and heirloom jewelry, and using 3D printing technology to print them in precious metals," she says. Tanya built Morpheus, a platform that enables users to recreate a lost or desired piece of jewelry based on a just a photo.
The company matches clients with top designers around the world, who estimate the price and then provide digital 3D models of the commissioned pieces, which clients can then modify and approve. Finally, the custom piece is printed in silver, gold, or other fine metals, and shipped to the client.
"Making custom jewelry is an old industry that really benefits from the intricacies and precision of 3D printing," Tanya says. "At Morpheus, we are dealing with magic!"
"We want to help people bridge that gap from a static image to a real product, with no need for a design background."
With the help of programs at Campus Tel Aviv, Tanya built a thriving network of artisans, combining the innovation of 3D printing and the craftsmanship of jewelry design. In fact, Tanya applied to Campus Tel Aviv's weeklong mentorship and training program by submitting a piece of vintage jewelry that she recreated. With her incredible design background and mastery of 3D printing, Tanya was accepted to the program.
Campus Tel Aviv
With the highest startups per capita of any country in the world, Israel is often called "Startup Nation." And Campus Tel Aviv sits in the heart of it all. Campus is Google's space for entrepreneurs to learn, connect, and build companies that will change the world. Entrepreneurs get unparalleled access to mentorship and training led by their local startup community, experienced entrepreneurs, and teams from Google.
Google Launchpad is a weeklong pre-incubation program at Campus Tel Aviv, where early stage startup founders like Tanya get training and intensive mentorship on topics like user interface, product strategy, marketing, and how to pitch to investors.
"The programs at Campus Tel Aviv helped us achieve rapid progress in a very short time, using a lot of Google's resources and the deep experience of the mentors," Tanya says.
When not traveling around the world meeting with her investors, new Morpheus designers, and members of the jewelry industry, Tanya bases Morpheus out of Campus Tel Aviv, where she works remotely with her network of global jewelry design experts.
"The Campus Tel Aviv coworking area gives me exposure to other startup founders so I can brainstorm with people like me and opposite from me, and get fresh perspectives."
"Google is very open about helping out if you need anything. It is definitely not a normal office environment."
Like many great entrepreneurs before her, Tanya and the Morpheus team are starting small, but dreaming big. "We chose to start with the jewelry industry, but imagine being able to make anything you see in an image."


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Not bad for a couple of Zeroes: Red Bull Total Zero is showing $88 million in sales in tracked IRI channels in about FIVE MONTHS. Monster Absolute Zero has been on the market for a slightly longer period of time, and is already up to about $29 million. It would appear there had been some heretofore unrealized demand with regard to sugar-free energy drinks, wouldn't it? Apparently, some of the share is coming out of Rockstar Zero Carb, which slid back a bit. Another Zero calorie brand, Xyience, seems unfazed, continuing strong and steady growth, while Amp slid as cans are swapped out for restaging. All in all, though, energy is chugging along – up to $7.2 billion sans Walmart and a few other key chains. Can anyone say $10 billion category?


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A Phase I Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Anti-Tumor Activity of TH-302 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00495144
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 2, 2007
Last Update Posted : July 27, 2012
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|Condition or disease
|Tumors Hypoxia
|Drug: TH-302
|Phase 1
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|129 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase I, Multi-Center, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Anti-Tumor Activity of TH-302 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
|Study Start Date :
|June 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2011
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2012
- To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of TH-302 administered weekly x 3, repeated every 4 weeks in patients with advanced solid tumors
- To establish the pharmacokinetics of intravenously administered TH-302
- To assess the anti-tumor activity of TH-302 as measured by objective response and duration of response
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- At least 18 years of age
- Ability to understand the purposes and risks of the study and has signed a written informed consent form approved by the investigator's IRB/Ethics Committee
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic solid malignancy
- Advanced or metastatic solid malignancy previously treated with one or more regimens of chemotherapy or for which no effective therapy is available
- Recovered from toxicities of prior therapy
- Measurable disease by RECIST criteria (at least one target lesion)
- ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
- Life expectancy of at least 3 months
Acceptable liver function:
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal
- AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN); if liver metastases are present, then ≤ 5 x ULN is allowed
Acceptable renal function:
- Serum creatinine ≤ ULN
Acceptable hematologic status (without hematologic support):
- ANC ≥ 1500 cells/μL
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
- Urinalysis: No clinically significant abnormalities
Acceptable coagulation status:
- PT ≤ 1.3 x ULN
- PTT ≤ 1.3 x ULN
- All women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test and women and men subjects must agree to use effective means of contraception (surgical sterilization or the use or barrier contraception with either a condom or diaphragm in conjunction with spermicidal gel or an IUD) with their partner from entry into the study through 6 months after the last dose
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with high dose chemotherapy
- Prior radiotherapy to more than 25% of the bone marrow
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV, cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to Day 1, or unstable arrhythmia
- Seizure disorders requiring anticonvulsant therapy
- Symptomatic brain metastases (unless previously treated and well controlled for a period of ≥ 3 months)
- Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with hypoxemia or in the opinion of the investigator any physiological state leading to hypoxemia
- Major surgery, other than diagnostic surgery, within 4 weeks prior to Day 1, without complete recovery
- Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, requiring systemic therapy
- Treatment with radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapies (erlotinib, lapatinib, etc.) or hormones within 4 weeks prior to study entry (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or Mitomycin C)
- Patients who participated in an investigational drug or device study within 28 days prior to study entry
- Known infection with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
- Patients who have exhibited allergic reactions to a similar structural compound, biological agent, or formulation (containing solutol and/or propylene glycol)
- Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding
- Concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study
- Unwillingness or inability to comply with the study protocol for any reason
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00495144
|United States, Arizona
|TGen Drug Development Services
|Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85258
|Mayo Clinic Arizona
|Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259
|United States, California
|St. Mary's Medical Center
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94117
|United States, Indiana
|Indiana University Simon Cancer Center
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
|United States, Minnesota
|Mayo Clinic Rochester
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|United States, Tennessee
|Sarah Cannon Research Institute
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
|United States, Texas
|Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75201
|Principal Investigator:
|Howard Burris, MD
|SCRI Development Innovations, LLC
|Principal Investigator:
|Glen Weiss, MD
|Translational Drug Development
|Responsible Party:
|Threshold Pharmaceuticals
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00495144 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|July 2, 2007 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 27, 2012
|Last Verified:
|July 2012
Keywords provided by Threshold Pharmaceuticals:
Phase I
Advanced Solid Tumors
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
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This term has the same meaning as oxidized. It is used for wines whose color has browned and whose flavors have dulled or become strawlike and brackish. This can occur due to exposure to air, winemaking flaws, or simply by too much age. At times the term is used to indicate very well aged wines which have had ideal storage conditions.
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WHIT A HIE T BEFORE BOTH LEFT FOR EUROPE IIJMORED THAT HE WANTED TO RESIGN AS NAACP SECRETARY BKAUSE OF ROMA CE New York, July 26--The ru- by the Town Hall of th Air =~ ro:w'~ ~::;' Cv:!~~ I W~~:hY:r~. missed when it left became a ~ty when, it was What they plan for th~lr fureported from reliable sources, ture is not known_ eIther that they were married h ere he- would make a statement hefore fore both left for Europe dur- they left the United States on ing the first week of J uly. their I<lmored romance. This i.. White's second mar- Mrs. White is a larg white riage. He was divorced from his woman with 10llg dark haIr. She first wife June 30 in Mexico, is about 45 years old, while after 27 yearS of marriagp. They White is 56. OR 1 ~\h!;r:~~L'~~~i':'ll " ·r.. ui~ "er~ fIled ill redcl .. 1 (OUII (or ··'~il pI,. ~nd a ·'square dear' -here Ih~ egrn £"iIi/en, arc (01\«("r-..(,f1 Thunda , . Bao.ed on Ihe 11th \ mendm<'1Il of tht' Itnil I .taLe':S Con .i ' olion ",hich ~lI"'r.tnu~e'" titill'U'i <'till'" I pro'fc tlO" under lh la',," and on (crt;.in tion"i uf l . 1 •• ,,- Ih ~ P, O . w~ne\. prominent denlj t .... So. lit.J' the «(lUll IlIlc' on th rights of "'ewnc tn ,hMC Ih" p.nl, pl.n!!",,,,, .. lo iod the \ mphilhcalre ill Iroqu .. ~ Pdrl "h;ch n .... ill\' " een~ ~l h .(or "~;.IC per","" " fIClnldn ... nl on Ie. h(' i"", •• forblddmg CIl) o(f,na ls r. .. m <it"l'in~ :-'e~\tle~ tl,.. "Ii,;I.!:,o tlljo ed b)' while. in Iho pf.l(e SUMMARY· OF '~RIGHTS" MEET GIVot Joined " ilh Hr. ""e~n~\. "h .. .. a. lefu ... :c1 (hI· li~lt( I" pta goLr a l the C herol.ee Gull (Alllr..,. 3\ pl, .. l/ill- .ft. " , • 'loua Carroll, 25:10 \\ . \\ .10llt, "ho .. ," rcfu ... :t1 p.:rmi",io" 10 Illh in (be hero l et! PM!.. La!..e, alltl J ... n~" \\ . \\uir. 17'1f) W, \ alnul. who..... refU>ed a tielel .0<1 Ihe ri~hl '" '<:<' " ho al the mphitheaue. The deren<ian lS in Ihe ~uit a lion ale (iI, r ... I. I);", ... ' 'T 8)Tlle Morgan . \I a , or fharle Fam,Ie', , .... I the {,,"; ~(Ie Park "rhealrica,t - ' '6ciation. "hich Op('T~", Ih,' \"'rh• theatre. Allom~ m lhe Cit arc~ Benjamin F. '''0 a ~~~~~~~~Jt3~JI J"_m_ __, C rw _ M_ l· _O,_ ___________________________ __ of Made- A.C.P . an attache of It had been rumored that h" Information bureau, wanted to res.gn because of his also is active in advertising. romance with the new Mrs. The newlyweds are not to- White. gether now. as White had to ----------- catch up with the world tou r End park dlsrrlmlnation. OFFICERS HELD IN BEATINGS MOTHER.. AND CHILD I I"IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM" I FINDINGS (ITE -iERROR OF NIGHTRIDERS IN SOUTH AND POLICE DRAGNETS IN NORnt New York, July 28.-The Bill are: That the Smith Act. under o( Rights Conference in New which the 12 Communist leadYork July 16-17 was attended by 1301 delegates fTom 33 states and included churchmen, un-first nationwide · in Congress nullify civil rights since the war and I speech; That the Federal Bureau "'.Hecled . the profound alarm , of In ,estigation keeps under WIth whICh e9ery thoughtful . secret surveillance the opinions :;::~ ~,;~~y w~~~~,u~~r~~r:: I :n..: c=~I~~7:h ~~O~:i~~ ;;,~~ lice tactics, repressive Jegisla- I th(' President's Loyalty Order tion Ocnd the terrorizatIOn of I abridges the tradit ional Itberties ~:~t:.ei~~ t:;l'nl~ ~Ot: C:~~ i ~;/~~li~~7~:~elr~.;~~,,~:lrn L;~- [erL'Ttce ar" contamed m the country: ThaI the Attorney '''''; (nu"d ('n a bed unharmC'd, preamble to the main resolution G<'neral with the cOlTS"nl of th" 1n _ 3 nltm occupied hy M, ~ cnhtIcd " In Defense of Free- Prcsid(:nt is waging a deportaAli"" S Johnson, chaTged WIth dolO." adoplt'<l Sunday aner- tion campa'gn aramst the for-k!( lnapJJg the chu S~ arllclc. noon. July 17. I eign-born whus,' ch IC views ar Summarized, these findmgs! (Continue(! 00 page 4) TO lfiPiUSEKT OHIO Tampa, Fla., J uly 26--Police Houston, 19. of Mulbmy. in an I E I..S AT YJASH1NGTOi HELD FOR TAKING ~~~e!~~::;i~ ~~:::w~~;a~ I ~~~":t h:~ ~~:~:n~crha~O n~~ Cn .. mbus Oron, Jutv '26--A H. De Vault of Bartow; Roscoe The husband, Willie Houston. ronllIVersy'OvH • cml 'dJ- . • ~:eTh~;;'I!~~~?u:~~;~~ II :::~~iz.~~~~~~~~~~~hO~i ~~j~:~i~;o'~t;.t:F:~~ ANOTHER'S BABY Federal indictments charging healen so badly with a rubber m h to r" presen't Ohio a t the them with beating up two pris- hose and fists that he had seri- Eugene Clayton GiUs' Nation. The dlTectors of OIlers in violation of the Ne- ous internal injuries. inclutling F"rmer ald rman and prominpnl le;,d~r an_ ~ .. lo.cnman. who s(·"k the Republican nomtna- the Buckeye Gil'l< Slate. spon- M' Aitc Sere J b Arth II h goes' civil rights. The four jaw kidney hemorrhage, and was lion for a lderman from Ihe 10th Ward. >ubject It> the prtmary. AUj!u., \ 6. Mr. Clay ton wa.<; som.:l by the Amerrcan Legion 20, :~ ~ted ~~~a;, ':.on~ I in a u~~;tt~.." :to= :=: enforcement officers of Polk unable to walk for weeks. elected as l il ft r>t Negro ;,lderman in Louisv ill "'s hIs tory f('ur ) ars ago. He was d efeated au:<'i1.ary. oveTruled themselves rOOm at - 7 S .... m~r Alley, and I bile near the home of .Mrs. County were identified by U. S. hill ale charged with beating along WIth Ih Republican undldate for mayor and Ihe whole a ldc l'manic s la te two years ago. in 'C .. lumbus and a ...,med to send charged with vioblll ng a state I Greath"" last Friday. and sh District Attorney Herbert S. ,'ames "Papa" WillIams, 19. of largely becaw, of ('crtain d .:;ru ntled leaders and a deflection of a lar~e number of colored J oan Rankin. 16. eleeled gov- kIdnap"'!: statute and she _ s told lhe r th t . Phillips. Bartow to make him ad mit an- votes. But they say II will not happen th,s time and that II1r. Clayt on ",-il! he nommat.ed and prn<>r of the Oln" girls' !ltate held on a bond .or' $25;000. I son thou;t I: i ~ ro!~ ~~":: ~~f a~aJ:,ni:::~~e :.1 other Negro had stolen a pistol wi~ ... r,,; u l~~~ a.. ald~man con. November. """,;;aI wee~$ a go.._ d ' In pouession or the young :n~u~~~~ whereatvUls o( Gr en cutting Louise Lee "Vicki' and money. MODEt CONNECTED WITH POLL TAX BILL :,~:££~;'~~:£¥::!r~ ;~~~,.~ted;~i~~~,b~~ When tmced, M~ Johnson ACTION AGAINST LEADERS OF MOB LCmS 1ft f!EW AFFAIR =~::n~~~ o~~:.an ~gmn's ~~II:;..enlastromSat~srda~m~ight. \('ontlO ued on page 4) ATTACKS ON NEGROES URGEO AUanc c;~\' 2R-Orn'« A spokesman sai~ reverse d e-I ~~~v!l'IT'A: J~.~:~~n~YJ~hc~ BRID! s!-!aOTl LAWYER ----- Faulk ,<c. 1.-" .:.,«11 wh,. ( AGAIN PASSEDI~:::n.t"'~':;nde to COrTeCt l Gutermuth through h r satd to HUSBANDOVmWOH!If New York July 28 -A sec-I Mr J ones dispatched a me!!sage name \';a· connected WI.' ih. I tt .. ( g and , mlSl'e: be common·law husband, Joe • . ond request' that me;"hers of to Attorney General Tom Clark, of J o<' Louis. ~"t a tad pu h- Pre:" a IOn 0 the d .rect0r:s Kemp. The ch Ild was found on - - the mob terrorizing the Grove-I r quest ing . an tnvestigation of licity h~('~k lao \.( k IIL't \·,h .. .., ~::I ';~Oe ~~~<!Ct,llJ;.anOfR=~~ a bed. and was unharm~'<I . D~~~tn::~~~ July 28.-()tho lalId, norida, area be arreste,d (ContJnued on page 4) she co.uld least afTor~ It. I . d lscriminal ion fn Washington." I Mrs. Amy Creathou e, moth.er la " r "3-' ~::;I well kn.owQ and p,osecuted was made thIS MaglStra:e Frank Brad~r of Wa. hing11J n, July 28 - The pac ed In h ,House. As ....... al M'1S$ Rankin had told Intema- of the chlld, Identttled Miss bYWY hi~ brid~ three tim. week by Madison S. Jones, Jr .• ALDEICMEN VOTE FOR Mays LandinI! relea."" M rr •• on Hou,,", of Renrescntattves In Ith<o bIll was bI tterly fought by honal News Se ' h 1_ J ohnson as Ihe woman who Hed h h ' d!tast Thundlly. administrative assistant o( the 1 Dillard of 'cw Yo:~. a Gar a!~er >,sswn Tuesday. dga,n went 011,,1 .. Svuth .,Ien, but aft r fue leago . at th rv~r1s.er S~e from Ih" home with the baby :- :~.:~ ~:va t~~ .home of National iation for the Ad- t-!(RE PlAYG~OUND he had sentenced hIm to 30 days r <!COrd of passing. an antI-poll angry debate II was pas&ed by a warned her she would not be a turday about 7:30 p. ~. She wi fe Mrs. CI;;~ V1Slting. The vancement of Colored People. (or a ault on Mrs. F .. ulkner. lax bill Allhou ~b It is generally I vo o( 273 to 1111. permItted to ak th t ' and members or the fam.ly gave '40 also h P tra .W. Bran. Pn!viously the NAACP was as- I Tl Lo ' lIB rd (AI I H told newsmen he had r - expected that th bill will be The bill which wnuld outlaw m e e np_ chase but failed to caleh the ~n, ' 32. s ~t at Miss G~ sured by Frank Wright, assist- " " UISVI . oa Tu°es<! - lea, ed Dillard becaus h e pIgeonholed or filibustered to Ih poll-tax as a reqwrement woman, wbo later wrot Mrs, ~rrls, tree times but ant to Governor Fuller Warren, derm n, In se ~on I aY' 11 arned he had maintained an dealh in the S na , as has be n for voting in primaries and gen- WARE ACCOSED Greathou a no 0. which said ~sse<l. The atto~ey was shot that National Guard personnel nlnht'd vr"ted t ;;x-acr~ i a~ apartm nt for M,rs. Faulkner in don each of th f ur tim an era! elections in which feder1ll IX LOTTERY AFl'AIR that her child would not be re- tn .'he :u:n but did not sutrer were assilJled to patrol th ~~wit':.';ncooo"~ay:.e"ri.e ~act, N. Y. . ant i-poll tax measure has been ntfice-holders ar,: chosen, is ~ OUie "Goat" Ware, well- tum"". it she test itled in an au- ;:.::u~ lIl~':!i~e ;:f~ Grove~d area. owned by the Board of Educa- The model had D. liard. arr~~t- of friends and go with Dillard. fl:>~ it~l of PresIdent Truman . known in Republica.., politics, tomoblle-the(t ca . . day. Earlier in the week, press ac- tion adjoins the Lincoln Col- ed o~ as.aul~ charlOng hIm Volth Wh M ' !rate Brader sa CIVIl ngh program to be acted was arrested Monday on a lIhss Johnson I reported as P r . counts of continued violence ored School, on Bland. and is I beabng her In fro~1 o!. the Club th b~~ i ~ Mrs. Faulkner~ on at this session of Congress.. ch.arge brought by Leroy Mc- ha"ing been brought from Cin- se :.~~ sa.d the Branson ar against Ne~ prompted the I located south of Clay and Hill. I ~:;I::." I~ ~~lIC ~Y'F::' tare he immediately remanded .Southern rs fought the bill MI ken. 918 W. Walnut! w~o cinnati by Walter Green and l th~rities ;h!f~B:'e_:edto~: NAAC~ to wire Governor War- T. By rne Morgan, director or ner rc~ed to leave ~ roup Dillard. But wh n the . Y. bltt.,rly In the House, saylllg charged thai Ware, who '~ saId ------ - - phone ~aU that her estMln ed reo urgmg that the Guards":s~, Parks and Recreation, said that .! _ bartender lold his story, the ~ch (~as~resKlenco~rage N the to f=~te a lottery bUSlO~SS, being located in the r ar of 712 husband was visiting Jfss ~~%eh~e~~ ~ :~e~:'os%~:;U~~r::;ea~i;:~ I ~~OO~la::~~~.S~~:~ d:::!O: magistr~te saw things in a dif- ~~ers rep~ed '::at :~ ;li :;"urnber ~~i~ o:n~~~ ~h::I~! ~. Walnut, told him that the H.ams, a former !eCr'etary of turned to duty "to p~"kd li':e:: and alleys in the tract, includ- wading pool "tot lot", softball ferent light. Mrs. Faulkner later tax d isfranchlse larg~ masses $150 (or a 30-eent bet. tt ket ~e pun:hased was not h IS. She armed heraelf with Uw and pl'OJ)t'rty of N~ of that ing Clay. Gaulhert. Bland, Zieg- I diamond and shelter hou ac- told reporters she had broken of peopl., and enables 'narrow, McMicken said Ware, whose turned In in tIm to meet the (oreign r.,volver and _t to axnmwUty." At U:.e SUM time ler and Morgan from $7,000 to cording to the djrec:tor. with Dillard a month ago. (Contlnued 011 page 4) business place is reported as drawing for the day. the house where tw two w_. PATRONIZE' THE LEAD·ER ~ ADVERTISERS
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|The Louisville Leader. Louisville, Kentucky, Saturday, July 30, 1949.
|Vol. 32. No. 31.
|Cole, I. Willis (publisher)
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hiroki Kuroda pitched seven scoreless innings, Mariano Rivera got gifts before posting another save and the New York Yankees beat Texas 2-0 on Thursday to split the four-game series.
After David Robertson worked a 1-2-3 eighth, Rivera pitched the ninth for his 33rd save this season, extending his career record to 641.
The Yankees took the lead for good when Brent Lillibridge's RBI double in the sixth made it 1-0 off Derek Holland (8-6).
Kuroda (10-6) scattered six hits, striking out three and walking one. He is 3-0 with a 0.69 ERA in four July starts.
The Rangers honored the retiring Rivera in a ceremony before his last regular-season game in Texas, presenting him with a pair of cowboy boots inscribed with the Yankees logo, his name and No. 42. He was also given a cowboy hat and a $5,000 donation was made to the Mariano Rivera Foundation that helps needy children.
TORONTO (AP) — Mark Buehrle pitched a two-hitter and the Toronto Blue Jays ended a season-worst seven-game losing streak, beating Houston.
The last-place Blue Jays had been 0-6 since the All-Star break and had dropped 14 of 18 overall.
The Astros have won just once since July 13 and have the worst record in baseball at 34-67. They've lost 18 of 22.
Buehrle (6-7) struck out a season-high nine — his highest strikeout total since he fanned a career-high 12 against Seattle in April 2005 — and walked two in his first complete game of the season.
Buehrle pitched his ninth career shutout, and first since throwing a perfect game against Tampa Bay in 2009.
Erik Bedard (3-8) lost his fifth straight start.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Peavy pitched into the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat Justin Verlander and Detroit as the Tigers again played minus Miguel Cabrera.
Cabrera missed his third straight game because of an injured left hip flexor. The AL MVP left in the middle of Monday's game.
Torii Hunter homered for the third time in the series. But the Tigers outfielder exited in the eighth and is day to day with a sore left Achilles.
Peavy (8-4), the subject of trade speculation as the July 31 deadline approaches, was replaced by Matt Lindstrom after allowing Brayan Pena homered to start the eighth.
Addison Reed allowed the tying run to get to the plate in the ninth but struck out Pena to pick up his 26th save in 30 tries.
Verlander (10-8) gave up seven runs and 11 hits in six innings.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jeremy Guthrie pitched six solid innings, and Billy Butler homered in Kansas City's victory over Baltimore.
The Royals, who limped into the All-Star break with five consecutive defeats, went 5-2 on the homestand against the Orioles and AL Central Division-leading Detroit.
Guthrie (10-7), who won 47 games in five seasons with the Orioles, allowed six hits in six innings. He gave up one run, struck out five and walked one. Guthrie went 3-1 in July and his 10 victories are one shy of his career high, set in 2010 with the Orioles.
The Royals had 10 hits, including two each by rookie David Lough and Jarrod Dyson.
Butler homered, his ninth of the season, in the seventh inning off Francisco Rodriguez, who was making his Orioles' debut after being acquired Tuesday from Milwaukee.
Miguel Gonzalez (8-4) lasted 4 2-3 innings, his shortest outing of the season that snapped his streak of eight straight quality starts. He allowed a season-high six runs and eight hits.
SEATTLE (AP) — Hisashi Iwakuma allowed four hits in six shutout innings, and Seattle scored six runs in the second en route to a rout of Minnesota.
Iwakuma (10-4), who won his third straight decision, struck out nine and walked one. Since moving into the starting rotation on July 2, 2012, Iwakuma has gone 18-8 with a 2.78 ERA in 38 starts.
Against the Twins, Iwakuma is 4-0 and hasn't allowed an earned run in 26 2-3 consecutive innings over his four starts. He has held the Twins to a .168 batting average with eight walks and 24 strikeouts.
Nick Franklin hit a three-run home run in the Mariners' big second inning. Dustin Ackley had three hits, including two doubles, and two RBIs. Seattle, which has won nine of 10, has beaten the Twins six straight times at Safeco Field.
Twins starter Kevin Correia (7-7), chased after just 1 2-3 innings, allowed six runs and seven hits.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo each drove in two runs to power the Los Angeles Angels past Oakland.
C.J. Wilson (11-6) allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings for his third straight victory — the past two against Dan Straily (6-4) and the A's. He struck out six and walked three.
Josh Hamilton was 1 for 5 with an RBI after missing three games with a stiff right ankle for the Angels, who had scored just seven runs total while losing three of their previous four.
The last time an opponent scored at least eight runs at the Oakland Coliseum was when the Angels lost 10-8 in 19 innings on April 29.
Derek Norris hit his sixth home run of the season and added another RBI. Straily gave up five runs and seven hits in 4 1-3 innings, striking out five and walking two.
Los Angeles had 12 hits and finished 6 for 11 with runners in scoring position.


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The Great Republican Humor Crisis of 2012
Why is this crop of presidential candidates so incredibly unfunny?
MANCHESTER, N.H.—When John McCain joined Mitt Romney on the campaign trail this week, he brought with him something unfamiliar in this year's race: laughter. Following former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu at a rally on Wednesday, McCain said it reminded him of his favorite joke about governors: "There were two inmates in the chow line in the state prison and one of them turned to the other and said the food was a lot better in here when you were governor."
A remarkable fact about the 2012 Republican presidential campaign is that it is not funny. Republican candidates give speech after speech and draw only a handful of chuckles, and the occasional wry smile. This makes for boring politics, but it also makes for bad politics. People want to like politicians they vote for and a smile helps with that. Laughter is also an effective tool for undermining your opponents and spreading your message with voters.
You would be on firm ground if you said that times are too serious for a lot of jokes. You would also be on boring ground, and we would quickly move away from you and find someone more pleasant to talk to. It is possible to be humorous and serious at the same time. Great presidents who faced trying times were known for their humor. FDR mocked his Republican opponents in his "Fala speech," which got its name from his charge that his opponents would stoop to even attacking his dog: "I don't resent attacks, and my family doesn't resent attacks, but Fala does resent them." Abe Lincoln's wit was collected in volumes Old Abe's Jokes and Abe's Jokes—Fresh From Abraham's Bosom, John Kennedy was a first-class wit, and Ronald Reagan was a famous jokester. "I hope you're all Republicans," he quipped before doctors operated on him after the 1981 assassination attempt.
Herman Cain is the only candidate who consistently drew a laugh. (This is not strictly true, I suppose: The others have generated their share of laughs—Rick Perry has been hysterical—but rarely intentionally.)
This is a once-in-a-generation political humor crisis. Every campaign since 1968 has had at least one candidate who could make audiences smile. In 2008, Gov. Mike Huckabee and McCain could have qualified for Last Comic Standing. Even grimmer candidates such as Bob Dole and Pat Buchanan cracked jokes. My favorite from Dole, who wrote a book on political wit: "History buffs probably noted the reunion at a Washington party a few weeks ago of three ex-presidents: Carter, Ford and Nixon—See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Evil." Although my all-time favorite use of comedy in a political campaign was this 1968 Hubert Humphrey ad in which the notion of Spiro Agnew as vice president sends a man off the deep end.
All of the Republican contenders insist they are optimists, but they don't seem to realize that there is no better way to convey optimism than with a smile. Humor suggests that no matter how dark things are, you have the sensibility to laugh, to see a bit of sun around the corner. This is McCain's gift. He certainly has no trouble conveying his fears—campaigning with Romney this week he spoke in dire terms about the danger the current president presents to American foreign policy—but his jokes suggest a brighter day.
Humor is particularly helpful if you're trying to contrast yourself with a struggling incumbent. A sour sermon of despair can't possibly leave voters at a town hall with a warm feeling.
There's a social networking benefit to humor too. A joke well-told gives the audience something they can pass along later to their friends. It magnifies your message easily or at least makes voters feel good enough that they report back favorably about their experience at your rally. Harry Truman's 1948 campaign—and arguably his presidency—was defined in a joke. During a speech attacking Republicans during that campaign, a supporter yelled "Give 'em Hell, Harry!" Truman replied, "I don't give them Hell. I just tell the truth about them and they think it's Hell." That quip became Truman's nickname.
At the most recent debate Rick Santorum did show a little of this agility. While Ron Paul was attacking him the bell went off. When Paul paused Santorum interjected: "It caught you not telling the truth, Ron."
Wit suggests an agile mind, which is useful for a president who needs to cut through complex subjects, rally people to a cause, or break the tension in negotiations. Given the polarization in Washington at the moment, perhaps wit is required more than ever. Peggy Noonan tells the story about Reagan, who listened while a reluctant senator explained why he wasn't supporting a bill. "I'd jump out of a plane for you," said the senator, testifying to his loyalty. Reagan responded, "Jump." He got the vote. Among this year's stock answers when Republican candidates are asked about bipartisanship and compromise is to cite Ronald Reagan's cooperation with Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill. Their relationship was founded in part on joke telling.
And here's a little tip for the candidates: It's actually not that hard to tell jokes. You can just steal from Rep. Mo Udall. That's what John McCain and Lamar Alexander did. "I'm Mo Udall and I'm running for president," the failed Democratic candidate said, walking into a shop. "Yeah," replied the barber, "we were just laughing about that." (Though candidates repeat Udall's best lines at their peril, like his observation that the difference between a cactus and a caucus is that with a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.)
You can go too far, of course. James Garfield's political adviser warned him against humor—"Never make the people laugh. If you would succeed in life you must be solemn, solemn as an ass." Herman Cain used humor so much to dodge questions that it was unsettling. That joke about not knowing the name of foreign leaders isn't that funny if polls consistently show that voters think you're incapable of handling a foreign policy crisis or managing the serious duties of the Oval Office.
My characterization of the current field may be slightly unfair to Newt Gingrich, who has been known to offer some humor. At a rally in Wolfeboro he signed a photograph from a voter named "Slim," then said, "Nobody has ever called me slim." At the last debate he said he was struggling to hold his tongue so as not to appear "zany," a wry reference to a dig by Mitt Romney. But Gingrich is so busy calling people stupid and adopts such a lecturing tone it may be harder to hear the humor in his pitch. And the bile in some of his jokes may sap their effectiveness. When he said Michelle Bachmann was "factually challenged" and compared her to one of his dumb students, it may have struck some as funny, but it might also have just seemed mean.
It would be easier to endure the absence of laughter if the campaigns weren't otherwise so silly. It's not just that the debates and interviews force candidates into contortions. It's also that the candidates spend much of their time engaging in ridiculous hyperbole, offering straw man arguments, and pandering outrageously. If there's going to be clownish behavior, at least voters should get a few laughs out of it.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Barriers came down at federal memorials and National Park Service sites and thousands of furloughed federal workers — relieved but wary — returned to work across the country Thursday after 16 days off the job due to the partial government shutdown.
Among the sites reopening were Yosemite National Park in California, the Smithsonian Institution's network of popular museums, and the World War II memorial in Washington, which had been the scene of protests over the shutdown.
"Just to be able to get back to serving the public is so important," said Greg Bettwy, preparing to return to work with the Smithsonian's human resource department.
For other returning workers, shutdown-related frustration turned to elation at being back on the job. Some confronted backlogs of email and paperwork; others voiced concern that a gridlocked Congress might trigger another shutdown in January.
"The phrase everyone is talking about is 'kicking the can down the road,'" said Richard Marcus of Silver Spring, Md., who has worked at the National Archives and Records Administration for 29 years. "We'd hate to have to live through this all over again."
National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis said all 401 national park units — from Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California to Acadia National Park in Maine — were expected to reopen Thursday. The reopenings include tour roads, trails, visitor centers and other facilities at the park sites. Educational programs will resume, and permits will again be issued for special activities, Jarvis said.
Also reopening are dozens of programs that preserve nature and historic sites and improve access to outdoor recreation in local communities. And the U.S. Forest Service started lifting a ban on national forests. American Forest Resource Council President Tom Partin said national forest campgrounds would reopen as soon as employees could visit to make sure they're clean and safe.
The federal workers who were furloughed or worked without pay during the shutdown will get back pay in their next paychecks, which for most employees come Oct. 29.
At the Labor Department, Secretary Thomas Perez greeted workers with an email telling them he understood how much the furlough disrupted their lives.
"Unfortunately, as President Obama correctly noted, you are occasionally called on to perform your remarkably important work in a climate that too often treats federal employees and contractors as a punching bag," Perez said.
The Defense Department called back about 7,000 furloughed civilians. In an open letter to the workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the department still faces budget uncertainty as Congress struggles to pass a 2014 spending bill and deal with automatic budget cuts. Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale said Thursday that the department lost at least $600 million worth of productivity during the four days that civilians were furloughed.
The National Institutes of Health also will see lingering after-effects — NIH warned university scientists not to expect a quick resumption of research dollars.
"As the shutdown drags on, the challenge of re-establishing normal operations quickly is growing," NIH Deputy Director Dr. Sally Rockey emailed researchers.
Workers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services restarted the computerized worker verification system, e-Verify. The system used by business owners to verify the legal status of workers was the only USCIS program affected by the shutdown.
In Washington, the Capitol's visitor center planned to resume tours Thursday, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was reopening, and the Smithsonian — overseer of many of Washington's major museums — proclaimed on Twitter, "We're back from the (hashtag)shutdown!"
The National Zoo was set to reopen Friday, though the popular panda cam went live Thursday morning — giving fans a view of a cub wriggling about as her mother, Mei Xiang, tucked her paws under her chin and watched.
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md., email servers were slowly grinding back into gear.
Fire protection engineer Dan Madrzykowski had been in the office for about half an hour, and about 800 emails had popped into his inbox, but that covered only back to Oct. 13. Still, Madrzykowski said he was pleased to be back at work. "Nothing good was coming from keeping the government closed," he said.
Patrice Roberts, who works for the Department of Homeland Security, said she wasn't prepared for the emotional lows of the past 16 days.
"It's just frustrating having that kind of control over your life and just having it taken away from me," said Roberts, who is expecting another shutdown in January. "I'll be better prepared next time."
In Atlanta, tears welled in Denise Traicoff's eyes as she talked about the work she missed doing for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Traicoff works with officials in other countries to improve disease investigation and health programs, and has been focusing on polio. The shutdown meant such communications were stopped and colleagues in other countries abandoned.
"I'm mostly really frustrated," she said, walking into the CDC Thursday morning.
In Pottsville, Pa., several people waited outside the Social Security office ahead of its 9 a.m. opening. James Ulrich, an unemployed 19-year-old needed a replacement for his lost Social Security card to apply for jobs. He was told a replacement card would take another two weeks to arrive.
"I don't have a really good outlook on the government," Ulrich said.
In Cincinnati, Renee Yankey, a federal alcohol and tobacco tax specialist, was sleep-deprived after staying up late to watch news of the shutdown-ending deal, but otherwise glad to be back at work with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
"I can tell that the alcohol industry missed us," said Yankey, a federal employee for 25 years. "The first thing I hear is 'I'm so glad I got a person on the phone!'"
Crary reported from New York. Associated Press writers Matthew Barakat in Reston, Va.; Ben Nuckols in Springfield, Va.; Dan Sewell in Cincinnati; Mike Stobbe in Atlanta; Michael Rubinkam in Pottsville, Pa.; and Jeff Barnard in Grants Pass, Ore., contributed to this report.


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Subject: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Date: May 28, 2008
Description: Golden Bank, N.A.
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks of Golden Bank, N.A., Houston, TX
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 113015500 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a mystery shopping scam.
The counterfeit checks are similar to the authentic items but may be identified by the following: the instruments are of unknown color and include the following security statement in the top border: "THIS CHECK IS VOID WITHOUT A RED & GRAY BORDER AND BACKGROUND PLUS A KNIGHT & FINGERPRINT WATERMARK ON THE BACK." The following phrase is printed beneath the signature line in the lower-right portion of the instrument: "SIGNATURE AREA CONTAINS A KNIGHT & FINGERPRINT CHECK WORDING." The following additional security statement, which differs slightly from the authentic item, is located under the words "Cashier's Check" in the lower-left section of the check: "THE PURCHASE OF INDEMNITY BOND WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE ANY CASHIER'S CHECK OF THIS BANK WILL BE REPLACED OR REFUNDED IN THE EVENT IT IS LOST, MISPLACED, STOLEN OR DESTROYED."
Items presented to date have included a remitter of "****CLOSED CD #60254****" and been made payable in the amounts of $3,550 and $8,500.
Correspondence accompanying the counterfeit checks may contain the letterhead of "BMA CONSUMER RESEARCH GROUP, P.O. BOX 4440, TRENTON, NJ 08618; Tel: 1-514-585-0396; Fax: 1-515-474-6830." Note that these telephone numbers originate in Montreal, Quebec. The letter may be signed by Rickey Zackari, Manager, Human Resources. The correspondence informs the recipient that he or she has been selected to participate in a paid consumer research program as a mystery shopper. It is explained that the enclosed cashier's check is to be used to purchase merchandise at various nationally known merchants as well as to transfer money using a nationally known wire service. The funds to be spent at each location are broken down by a specific dollar amount, with the shopper being allotted the remaining funds as payment for his or her mystery-shopper service. Recipients are instructed to contact Ms. Natasha Jacob at 1-514-585-0396 to confirm receipt of the check. The letter also indicates that the offer expires on a specific date.
Due to possible variations in the appearance of the bank's official items and differing scams associated with the counterfeit or fictitious items, officials of Golden Bank, N.A., recommend that any recipient who receives any of the bank's official items from an unknown or questionable source should contact the bank to verify the item's authenticity.
For additional information and guidance, please contact Golden Bank, N.A.'s Fraud Department, 9315 Bellaire Boulevard, Houston, TX 77036, by telephone at (713) 777-3838, or by fax at (713) 596-6939.
Consumers who receive a counterfeit or fictitious item and associated material should file complaints with the following agencies, as appropriate:
Additional information concerning this matter that you believe should be brought to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to:
For additional information regarding other types of financial fraud, please visit the OCC's anti-fraud resource at: https://www.occ.gov/topics/consumer-protection/fraud-resources/index-fraud-resources.html.
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In written testimony submitted to the Senate Commerce Committee during hearings Thursday on the Affordable Care Act, NJBIA vice president for health and legal affairs Christine Stearns outlined eight "key challenges" that small businesses faced with the new healthcare law.
1. Confusion: Stearns said in her testimony that employers are continuing to struggle in their attempts to understand the new law and its rules. Many have no choice other than to make coverage decisions without fully comprehending their options, she said.
2. Instability: In spoken testimony before the panel Thursday, Stearns said, "There is a great deal of frustration that this instability brings." Businesses, she later wrote, need to confidence to make budget decisions for the coming year and the uncertainty surrounding the law doesn't help that.
3. Small Business Tax Credit Falls Short: Stearns said that while the tax credit has been played up, it's an unrealistic option in a high wage state like New Jersey. In order to qualify for the maximum credit, she says, a business must have 10 or fewer employees with average salaries of $25,000.
4. Many Opt to Renew Early: In order to avoid the coming requirements in 2014, many employers are considering renewing policies earlier than usual, she said. Association members are citing substantial premium increases as their reasoning.
5. Impact on Mom-and-Pop Businesses: Stearns said New Jersey will be forced to change its definition of small businesses come 2014, and along with that will come changes to how partnership groups or married couples obtain their policies.
6. Challenges Ahead: With the so-called "Cadillac Tax" ahead in 2018, Stearns expects employers and plan sponsors to look for ways to circumvent it, thus causing further disruptions.
7. The ACA Does Apply to Small Employers: While small employers often hear that the law doesn't apply to them if they have less than 50 workers, it is "simply not true," Stearns says. Any employer who provides coverage for their workers will be in some form, affected by the law, she said.
8. The Effects of the ACA Must Be Viewed In Context of the Larger Economy: It's not just the ACA that's causing changes for employers, Stearns said. There are additional added costs, such as the recent hike of the minimum wage, that are also concurrently taking place, she said.


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Will the iPhone 5S Boost Apple's Market Share?
Apple's iPhone business is at a key inflection point.
I'm a Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) customer, so I have a lot to choose from!
From Motorola, I can get a Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx, Droid Mini, Droid RAZR M, Droid 4, or a Moto X.
Samsung (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) also has a lot to offer. There's the Galaxy S4, Galaxy SIII, Galaxy Note 3 (both with and without the Galaxy Gear smartwatch), Galaxy Note II, and the ATIV Odyssey.
Then there's HTC (TPE:2498), which makes the One, Droid DNA, Droid Incredible 4G LTE, and the Windows Phone 8X.
Of course, on top of all this, I can go Nokia (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY), or LG (NYSE:LPL) if I want.
Nah, I'm actually going with an Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 5S.
Hey, I'm a single guy looking for love in the big city, and 'round these parts, image is everything.
And since I need to lose 20 pounds and own more than five shirts, buying a new iPhone is the easiest way to kickstart my personal makeover.
But in all seriousness, the iPhone 5S is by all accounts an outstanding device.
Countless reviewers, including Wall Street Journal's influential Walt Mossberg, have proclaimed it to be the best smartphone on the market.
People are going gaga over the polish and simplicity of the iOS 7 operating system, not to mention the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, which puts Apple in the lead in consumer biometric sensors category (because it actually works).
But let's ask the tough question:
Will the iPhone 5S actually help Apple win back market share in the face of the 9 bazillion competing smartphones I listed above?
Keep in mind, that list actually represents only the models from one wireless service provider in one market. The worldwide stage is far bigger, with fierce price competition in emerging markets.
As it stands now, Apple is on a market-share slide. Last quarter, it posted a significant upside surprise in iPhone shipments at 31 million units, but nonetheless, its share of the global smartphone market fell to 13.2% from 17.3% in Q1.
However, the bulls have been giddy over reports from market research firms Kantar World Panel and ComScore, indicating that Apple has actually gained share in developed markets like the US in recent months. That's actually quite an achievement given the age of the iPhone 5, and the fact that competition just keeps getting tougher and tougher.
This jibes with commentary from Apple's most recent earnings call, in which it said the following:
We had a sequential decrease of about 600,000 iPhones in channel inventory in the June quarter of about 31.8 units. iPhone sales were ahead of our expectations and we were particularly pleased with very strong year-over-year growth in iPhone sales and a number of both developed and emerging markets, including the US, UK, Japan, Brazil, Russia, India, Taiwan, and Singapore.
But emerging markets, in which sub-$200 smartphones are all the rage, are an important component of the broader market's growth.
In all likelihood, Apple is going to suck up market share in the US because of buzz around the iPhone 5S, which makes for an easy buying decision versus the 900 look-alike Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android phones fighting it out.
However, markets like China may be tougher to crack as the new lower-end (but still pretty awesome) iPhone 5C clocks in at a pretty high price.
Of course, Apple's strategy through its entire history has been to compete on design, functionality, and branding -- not price. While the company could chase the low end and build market share, it would be sacrificing its name longer term.
The Phablet Question
One of the more interesting phenomena to hit the mobile device market has been the rise of "phablets" -- a.k.a. giant smartphones with huge screens that also function as tablets.
IDC issued a report last week indicating that phablet sales could cannibalize the sales of low-end tablets.
Now if there's one thing that we've learned from the smartphone boom, it's that device convergence is finally a reality. Single-function devices like MP3 players, portable gaming machines, digital cameras, and GPS systems have, to some extent, been replaced by smartphones.
Smartphones got "good enough" at a bunch of things, and thus many people see no need for specialized gadgets.
Heck, the three most popular cameras on Flickr are iPhones:
But what if the phablet starts eating the small-screen smartphone, which is eating everything else?
Apple is holding steady at a 4-inch screen size on its iPhones, which has some battery life and usability benefits (particularly if you like using your phone with one hand), but as of yet, it's completely ignoring this potentially important market.
So What's the Story?
Apple does seem to be at a fulcrum point as it needs to get its global market share moving in the right direction. Market share increases are very important from an investor-psychology standpoint, and when it comes to locking people into the iOS ecosystem.
And as the smartphone market inevitably slows, market-share gains will be required to keep the stock moving higher.
The company has undoubtedly made a spectacular device in the iPhone 5S, and it should take hold in the US.
However, emerging markets and lack of phablet exposure are strategic challenges that warrant some attention.
In my opinion, it's a wash -- but that's what will make next quarter so exciting.
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The North Korean farce continues, and to be sure, I made mirth of it here on April Fools Day. It is assumed that Kim Jong Un is an erratic young wacko, perhaps involved in some domestic intrigue. But maybe not. Let's run through the balance sheet.
The pattern for North Korea for the last 20 years has been to throw a tantrum, and then collect concessions from the United States. It worked under Clinton, and under George W. Bush, too. So imagine you are Korean intelligentsia (now, now, treat this like a CGI movie, and engage in willing suspension of disbelief—you'll be rewarded, I promise). You look at the leadership of the United States right now, and what do you see?
Skip past Barack Obama for a moment, and just take in the secretary of defense, and the secretary of state. Chuck Hagel. John Kerry. Take a deep breath here. Put yourself in the shoes of the Norks. These guys make the British appeasers of the 1930s look like Chuck Norris. Think the Norks haven't paid attention to these guys? Add in Obama's obvious liberal guilt and what conclusion would you reach? Even a 28-year old Kim, educated in private schools in Switzerland but moreover schooled in the Nork blackmail drill, will draw the obvious conclusion: time to go for broke and take the U.S. to the cleaners, because its leadership right now is ripe for the plucking. Far from being crazy, Kim Jong Un may be the most rational person around right now.
People have said that Obama represents in many ways the third term of George W. Bush. In some ways this may be true, but can anyone think the Norks would conduct brinksmanship like this if Bush were still around?
So here's the test: if we think the Norks are serious about starting a war, the Bush Doctrine would call for a devastating, decapitating pre-emptive strike, which might in turn bring down the whole sorry edifice of Nork perfidy. Anyone think Obama is capable of this? Bueller? Bueller?
My prediction is another appeasement deal.


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'X Factor' Elimination: CeCe Frey + Diamond White Sent Home
On tonight's (Dec. 6) elimination episode of 'X Factor,' dreams came to an end for CeCe Frey and Diamond White, both of whom were sent home, reducing the Top 6 to a Top 4. You know what that means? We're down to the semi-finals for Season 2.
With these eliminations, the mentor panel was affected.
Frey's elimination meant her mentor Demi Lovato is also "eliminated" from the competition, as she has no more horses in the race. She is merely a spectator (and thorn in Simon Cowell's side) at this point.
Lovato wore leopard spots on her face, in homage to Frey's signature makeup look. Upon learning she was going bye bye, Frey rattled off about how she hopes people at home learned to love themselves by watching her, since she hoped to teach them that if you love yourself, you rely less on others. That was a deep and complex philosophy, and it was touching to hear this oft put upon contestant say that. Know what else was touching? Frey and Lovato embracing and crying after Frey learned her fate.
For the sing off, it was a battle of the ladies.
Fifth Harmony sang Mariah Carey's 'Anytime You Need a Friend,' and they did so quite beautifully, while Diamond White belted 'I Hope You Dance.' Of course, SiCo sent home White, while Brit sent home Fifth Harmony, since they sided with the act they mentored. Reid selected White to go home, leaving the ultra-serious Lovato, who is now act-free in the competition, to decide their fate. She sent White packing.
White was a class act when she accepted her fate, saying that Cher Lloyd came in fifth place on her season of the British edition, and look at her now. Thankfully, White won't let this minor setback this ruin her spirit. White was sent home earlier in the season and then brought back, so she is a resilient teenager. We think we will see her again.
That means that Emblem3, who wanna be 1D, are in the semis, repping Simon Cowell along with the ladies of Fifth Harmony. SiCo has two acts left in the race. Baby belter Carly Rose Sonenclar will rep Britney Spears. Country crooner Tate Stevens also made it through, holding court for Reid.
As for the leaderboard results, they went like this:
1. Tate Stevens
2. Carly Rose Sonenclar
3. Emblem3
4. Fifth Harmony


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'We invented what?'
'We invented what?'
You can't beat a system you can't understand
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a column praising the accomplishments of the baby boomers and pre-boom generations. However, a few faithful readers brought to my attention that I neglected to mention the greatest innovation of the fabulous '50s era. They were indignant and vocal about my negligence in mentioning that this generation was responsible for the birth of Rock 'N' Roll.
We did indeed engender the greatest innovation in music since Bach invented the tempered scale, starting with Bill Haley and his Comets rockin' around the clock. Carl Perkins brought us "Blue Suede Shoes," and Chuck Berry introduced us to "Johnny B. Goode." The Everly Brothers, Elvis the King, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard followed these legends.
The Coasters sang about "Charlie Brown," while Sheb Wooly paid homage to the "Purple People Eater." Fats Domino found his thrill on "Blueberry Hill," and Chubby Checker taught us to do "The Twist" while Danny & the Juniors took us to the hop. Then Ray Charles put Rhythm and Blues on the map and James Brown, the godfather of Soul, gave definition to the word funk.
No doubt about it, rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues caused a music revolution by introducing melodic innovations and styles that set traditional music aficionados on their collective ear. These popular music forms changed the fabric of our society and carved a cultural niche that more than likely will never be duplicated. Rock 'n' roll grew to influence the world more than any other musical movement.
The aforementioned artists and songs represent a small portion of the creative Americans who laid the foundation for the future of rock 'n' roll. When many of these groups and stars were at the forefront of pop music, the Beatles and Rolling Stones were adolescent fans just learning how to tune their instruments. Without Buddy Holly and the Crickets what would the Beatles have punned on for their band name?
Yes, the rock 'n' roll generation made its presence known by inventing a billion dollar business and the birth of pop culture. However, before we pat ourselves on the back, let's not forget about some of the embarrassments that we also propagated on to an unsuspecting public.
The same generation that gave us the Beatles also produced Jane Fonda. The mob was in its heyday, but at least they were patriotic. And let's not forget pop culture icons like Twiggy, Tiny Tim, and, later, Richard Simmons. I didn't want to acknowledge Richard Simmons, but he's so annoying that he's difficult to forget (will somebody please tell his mother to buy him some long pants).
We also produced some of the greatest athletes, like Mohammed Ali. Unfortunately, along with the great boxer, came Howard Cosell, the master mouth of the sporting set, whom everybody loved to hate.
With good conscience, we cannot possibly reminisce about the '50s without mentioning some of the major design flaws of the 20th century. Remember the Edsel and the Nash Rambler? And how can we leave out Danish Modern furniture, a study in true ugliness?
But getting back to the positive side of this innovative era, we must talk about the emergence of television. From Sid Caesar to Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in "The Honeymooners," and "All in the Family" with Archie Bunker, television put America in a class of its own. While television was in its infancy, it spawned Madison Avenue and the beginning of TV commercials. Whether that's good or bad is debatable. We could argue that "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should" made a grammatical error acceptable to future generations.
Also, Hollywood followed up on epics such as "Gone With the Wind" in 1939 and gave us "BenHur," "Cleopatra," and "Lawrence of Arabia," and "Doctor Zhivago."
Some true wackiness happened during this memorable time in history, such as the UFO conspiracy at Roswell, New Mexico. That event or non-event came to be a legend that lives to this day. However, the most preposterous conspiracy theory, by my estimation, was that of the Apollo 11 lunar landing being a staged government hoax. That ranks alongside Elvis still being alive.
Whether events, inventions, and innovations of this era are worth recognition or are less than memorable, I am sure to have omitted many that are important to some. Please forgive me.
Despite our mistakes and foibles, the world will rock on, roll with the punches, and, in a couple of decades reminisce about the hip-hop generation that is now enjoying young adulthood.
I have every confidence that they will uphold the tradition of continuing to live by the rules of a system that we have no hope of ever understanding.


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Oct. 21 Mike Matheny postgame interview
Q. Lohse definitely tomorrow?
MIKE MATHENY: Yes, Kyle Lohse pitches tomorrow.
Q. Lohse definitely tomorrow?
MIKE MATHENY: Yes, Kyle Lohse pitches tomorrow.
Q. Was any of the decision to let Carp hit for himself early reflective of Kyle's struggles and wanting to keep a fresh bullpen tomorrow and how disappointing was the defensive performance tonight?
MIKE MATHENY: Kyle struggles? I haven't seen ‑‑ no, we just at that point let Carp go ahead and tried to work through it and give us an opportunity to try to save some of our pen. But more importantly, he was making pitches getting out, so we let him go.
Q. Can you talk about Ryan's pitching tonight?
MIKE MATHENY: In my opinion he did everything he wanted to do to us. We've had trouble with him and he's made great pitches against us, and we've made very little adjustments. He's not making that many mistakes, so that's a tough combination for us.
Q. Beltran and Holliday have both been hurt. What kind of impact has that been on your defense?
MIKE MATHENY: We'd like to have them in there. We have some depth, to be able to throw a Matt Carpenter in there, we feel like we've got a viable option, and somebody that can be productive.
But Matt's been our three‑hole hitter all season long, which is something that has been very productive for us and we hated to lose him today, but somebody else has to step up.
Q. Just quickly, what is the status report on Matt right now, and do you expect him tomorrow?
MIKE MATHENY: Wait to see. We'll see tomorrow. But right now his back tightened up, even a little bit more as we went through the game. We'll see when we get here tomorrow.
Q. Do you feel like the Giants have made adjustments that they've had so much success against your hitters the last couple of games or any explanation?
MIKE MATHENY: I think, yeah, they have. But you're also talking about a couple of well‑pitched games. You're talking about some of their hitters are doing a nice job of getting us in the middle of the plate. And we knew going into this it was going to be a tough series. We knew that we had a couple of pitchers that we were going to be facing that are tough to stack up any runs on.
So it's just kind of played into a Game 7 here that everything is on the line and we couldn't be any happier to have Kyle Lohse on the mound knowing that we're going to have another tough day with Matt Cain that isn't going to make a lot of mistakes either. We have to make some adjustments.
Our team has done that all season. We've had some games where we stack on runs and then we go absolutely hitless, almost, for a while, or anything of impact. But at any day we know that our offense can pull out quite a bit of production. Hopefully it's tomorrow.
Q. A lot of ballplayers say you don't really know them until you see them play every day. You've seen Marco Scutaro play six games in a row. What do you know about him that you didn't before?
MIKE MATHENY: Six games isn't necessarily enough to make a blanket statement. But he's obviously given us a hard way to go.
He's a ballplayer. He plays hard. He sticks his nose in there and makes the plays on defense and he's gotten big hits against us. And that's something to be said about somebody that's able to compete and to produce in this environment. He's put together tough at‑bats.
Q. Talk a little bit about what you've learned about your team being in these kind of games. You've been no stranger to it the last couple of years both as a coach and as a manager.
MIKE MATHENY: Well, the one thing I know is these guys take these ones hard. We've had a number of losses this season that felt like we've been kicked in the gut as we're walking off the field. And what I have admired about this club is they show up tomorrow the exact same guys that they showed up here today. And they come out and they play the game. They're not going to dwell on it too long, but they're going to try to learn the lessons on the things they need to make the adjustments on. And they seem to be able to do that. They have a short memory.
We know this team on the other side is very motivated and driven, walked into Cincinnati needing to win three. Now they walked into the last game in St. Louis needing to win three. They've got a lot of positive thoughts going into it. But we do, too. Our guys will come out and play a different brand of baseball tomorrow.
Q. You've played in a Game 7. What experience will you take into now coaching your first Game 7?
MIKE MATHENY: We keep it pretty simple, just play the game. And we obviously have a close eye on everybody, especially Lohse starting pitching when you go into a Game 7 or elimination game scenario.
But overall, I don't want these guys doing anything different than what they've been doing to get to this point. If they've got something else in the tank, then they've shorted themselves and they shorted us all season long. We play the game the same way all the time, whether it's Game 7 or it's the first game of the season.


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Given our commitment to bringing the best possible products and service to our Hampton customers, it was an easy choice for us to partner with Nationwide. There's the On Your Side® Claims Service, policy Review, and AutoWatch. Plus, we like being able to offer the Vanishing Deductible® program to those motorists who like to reward themselves for each year of claims-free driving. It's no mystery how Nationwide has earned its 95% member satisfaction rating, and the Thomas E. Wilson, Inc. is proud to be part of this customer experience.
Whether you talk to Tom Wilson or one of our other knowledgeable Hampton agents, we'll make it easy to buy your next auto insurance policy. Give us a call at (757) 722-6351. We can discuss the particulars of your coverage directly on the phone, or we can set up a time for you to visit our office at 76 W Mercury Blvd, Hampton, Virginia, 23669-2572.