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BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Ball Corporation's board of directors today elected John A. Hayes, the company's president and chief executive officer, as chairman of the board. R. David Hoover, who had been chairman since 2002, will remain on the board as a director.
Additionally, the board elected Michael W. Feldser, Gerrit Heske and Robert D. Strain as new corporate officers, appointed Theodore M. Solso as the corporation's lead independent director and announced Erik H. van der Kaay's retirement from the board.
" Dave Hoover 's legacy established a strong foundation for Ball Corporation, including impressive growth in sales and total shareholder return, as well as the expansion of the company's international presence," said Tim Solso , lead director and chairperson of the board's nominating/corporate governance committee. "Since becoming CEO in 2011, John Hayes has successfully built upon this foundation, and his strategic vision and leadership have continued to drive Ball forward in a challenging economic environment. We thank Dave for his leadership as chairman and look forward to the bright future ahead for Ball under John's direction."
Hayes has been president and chief executive officer of Ball Corporation since January 2011. He joined the company in 1999, and worked in leadership roles in corporate planning, marketing and development before moving to Europe in 2005 and becoming president of Ball's European metal beverage packaging business a year later. Hayes returned to the U.S. in 2008 to become executive vice president and chief operating officer of Ball Corporation. In January 2010, he became president and chief operating officer and joined Ball's board of directors. He became chief executive officer in January 2011.
Hoover joined Ball Corporation's board of directors in 1996 and became chairman in 2002. He served as Ball's chief executive officer from 2001 until his retirement in January 2011, after more than 40 years with the company.
In addition to reelecting all of the current corporate officers, the board elected three new officers: Michael Feldser, senior vice president and chief operating officer, global metal food and household products packaging; Gerrit Heske, senior vice president and chief operating officer, global metal beverage packaging; and Robert Strain, senior vice president and president, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. All were promoted to their current divisional positions earlier this year.
The board also appointed Tim Solso as lead director and announced Erik H. van der Kaay's retirement. Solso joined the company's board in 2003, and most recently served as chief executive officer of Cummins Inc. from 2000 to 2011.
Ball Corporation is a supplier of high quality packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ approximately 15,000 people worldwide and reported 2012 sales of more than $8.7 billion.

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Guy Clark still finding inspiration for new album
The cover of songwriter Guy Clark's new album "My Favorite Picture of You" features a decades-old wrinkled snapshot of his late wife Susanna with her arms crossed and a glare on her face.
The couple moved to Nashville in the early 1970s and helped cultivate a community of songwriters including fellow Texans Townes Van Zandt and Rodney Crowell, but it wasn't all artistic endeavors.
"Townes and I were in that house that she is in front of and we were drunk, drunk, just obnoxiously drunk," Clark said of his wife, who died last year. "She had seen it all before and heard it all before. And she had just had enough."
Clark, the West Texas songwriter who penned such hits as "L.A. Freeway" and "Desperados Waiting for a Train," has physically slowed down at the age of 71, but his new collection proves his skills as a country music poet are still sharp.
The album, released in July, is filled with cowboy ballads emphasizing the storytelling lyrics he's known for. Susanna inspired the title track, which he wrote before she died, but he also pens songs on topics as varied as immigration and veterans.
With songs made famous by country music legends like Johnny Cash, Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill, he stopped a long time ago trying to figure out what the artists wanted or what was going to be a hit on country radio.
"I just quit wasting my time thinking about it because the best work always comes from writing for yourself," Clark said. "Writing stuff you know about rather than, `What would George Jones like?' Or, `What would George Strait like?'"
Clark still collaborates frequently with other songwriters like Pistol Annies' Ashley Monroe, Shawn Camp and Chris Stapleton. That's what drew him to Nashville and has kept him here, despite his clear affection for Texas.
"I don't drink anymore but it is still fun to get in a room with other songwriters and say, `Hey, let me play you this new song,'" Clark said. "Townes and I were like that. He was always, anytime he had a new song, he would say, `Guy, you gotta hear this.' And I would do the same for him. Rodney and I do that."
This year the Academy of Country Music is honoring him with their Poet's Award, a fitting award for a songwriter who counts Dylan Thomas and Larry McMurtry as his favorite writers.
"I am glad that I raised the bar to some extent, if in fact I did," Clark said of his legacy. "But you can't live on that every day. You have to reinvent yourself the next day. You have to write as good and continue to do so. And that gets harder."
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Syria's News Agency Blames Israel For Damascus Blasts
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin.
MARTIN: A series of explosions shook the Syrian capital Damascus overnight. Syria's state news agency accused Israeli jets of carrying out the attack on a military research facility. There has been no official confirmation from Israel's government, though officials there have warned they will act to stop weapon transfers from Syria to Hezbollah. That's the Shiite guerilla movement based in Lebanon which is a staunch ally of the Syrian regime.
Our correspondents in the region are following developments. NPR's Deborah Amos is in Amman, Jordan. And Emily Harris is in Jerusalem. Thanks so much to both of you for joining us.
DEBORAH AMOS, BYLINE: Thank you.
EMILY HARRIS, BYLINE: Glad to be here.
MARTIN: Deb, let me begin with you. What can you tell us about the airstrikes?
AMOS: Well, for starters, we have confirmation from Syrian state TV that it was a hit on a military research facility that Israeli jets hit in January. There are videos coming out of Damascus, so we see columns of fire and smoke coming out of the Qasioun Mountains, which is behind Damascus. We also have reports from rebel sources that say there may have been as many as three strikes. Analysts in the region are saying that the targets were surface-to-air missiles that Syrians have either - and there's some confusion here. Either they were Iranian missiles or may have been Russian missiles.
MARTIN: This is at least the second apparent Israeli attack in Syria in the past three days. It seems to represent a significant escalation.
AMOS: Indeed, and it raises so many questions about spillover which we've already seen in Lebanon. We've seen it in Iraq. Jordanians are under the crushing weight of refugees. So this kind of story really makes people very nervous here.
MARTIN: What is this likely to trigger in terms of a response from Iran or Hezbollah, Deb?
AMOS: Almost immediately we had a condemnation from the Iranian Foreign Ministry. They didn't go any further in talking of response. But it is very likely that Iran and Hezbollah will deepen their involvement inside Syria. Last week, the head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said in a public speech that he would not allow Bashar al-Assad to fall.
We know from reports that the Iranians are supporting the Syrian regime with billions of dollars. There are Arab analysts here who call it Iran's Vietnam. This kind of strike, an Israeli strike, so sensitive in the region, is very likely to pull both countries deeper into Syria.
MARTIN: Emily, so far there hasn't been any official confirmation from Israeli leaders on any of this. But what position has the Israeli government taken?
HARRIS: That's right, the official response is no comment. But anonymously a senior Israeli defense official has confirmed Israel's involvement, anonymously to the Israeli press. But consistently the Israeli government has said that they will do anything necessary to stop weapons that they feel threaten Israel from getting into the hands of Hezbollah. And there's concern here that Hezbollah maybe trying to increase the number of weapons that it takes out of Syria, speed up that process. And it may draw Israel into a more regular series of this type of airstrike.
MARTIN: What do these strikes say more broadly about the kinds of calculations Israel is making right now?
HARRIS: Well, Israel is watching its northern border very, very carefully. Its border with Syria, it has built a brand-new, huge fence up there this year. There was an exercise - this happening this week - where 2,000 Israeli troops were called up for a practice session along the Lebanese border. The Israeli government has made known that they've deployed now a couple of batteries of Iron Dome, their missile defense system, in the north.
And so, really, all eyes here are on Syria and Lebanon in the north and trying to figure out what may happen. And, of course, thinking like how is this going to affect Israel.
MARTIN: Deb, this isn't I would imagine necessarily good for the Syrian rebels to be seen as having support from Israel, which is how Syrians state TV is characterizing these strikes, right?
AMOS: I think that is why you Syrian state TV immediately made a connection, saying that this was due to Syrian military gains against the rebels - which is true enough. But they said that Israel was supporting what they called the terrorists. And today, rebel sources said they want to topple the regime but they don't want the help of the Israelis. So it's a sensitive escalation. Whether it helps the rebels or not, I think is not clear militarily. But they are uncomfortable with being connected to the Israelis.
MARTIN: NPR's Deborah Amos in Amman, Jordan. And NPR's Emily Harris in Jerusalem. Thanks to you both.
AMOS: Thanks, good to be here.
HARRIS: Thank you.
MARTIN: And tomorrow on MORNING EDITION, Deb Amos reports on what the UNHCR - the U.N.'s refugee agency - is learning about the situation in Syria from the refugees who have fled the country.
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Turkey riled Syria, Russia and Iran by requesting the NATO surface-to-air Patriot system, designed to intercept aircraft or missiles, last Wednesday after weeks of talks on how to shore up security on its 900-km (560-mile) border as the conflict in Syria deepens.
Syria, which called the move "provocative", and its allies including Russia and Iran oppose any development that they perceive could be a first step towards implementing a no-fly zone.
"The deployment of the air and missile defence system is only to counter an air or missile threat originating in Syria and is a measure entirely aimed at defence," the Turkish military said in a statement.
"That it will be used to form a no-fly zone or for an offensive operation is out of the question," it said.
Syrian rebels, despite seizing swathes of land, are almost defenceless against Syria's air force and have called for an internationally enforced no-fly zone, a measure that helped Libyan rebels overthrow Muammar Gaddafi last year.
On Monday, Syrian jets bombed the rebels' headquarters near the border, opposition activists in the area said.
Most foreign governments are loath to impose a no-fly zone for fear of getting dragged into the 20-month-old conflict.
A joint Turkish-NATO team will start work on Tuesday assessing where to station the missiles, how many would be needed and the number of foreign troops that would be sent to operate them, the statement said.
Within NATO, only the United States, the Netherlands and Germany possess Patriot missiles. The Netherlands has sent Patriots to Turkey twice before during both Gulf wars in 1991 and 2003.
Turkey is reluctant to be drawn into the fighting, but the proximity of Syrian bombing raids to its border is straining its nerves. It has repeatedly scrambled fighter jets along the frontier and responded in kind to stray Syrian shells that have crossed into its territory.
Turkey - a major backer of Syria's opposition - is worried about its neighbour's chemical weapons, the refugee crisis on its border, and what it says is Syrian support for Kurdish militants on its own soil.
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John Del Signore / Gothamist: "Travesty": Press Photographers Association Blasts NYPD Over Photog's Arrest
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
National Press Photographers Association urges NYPD to 'do the right thing' — Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association, has written a letter to New York City Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne about the arrest last night …
A.J. Daulerio / Gawker:
New York Times Photographer Claims He Received NYPD Beat Down Last Night While Doing His Job
New York Times Photographer Claims He Received NYPD Beat Down Last Night While Doing His Job
Discussion: Gothamist
John Del Signore / Gothamist: NYPD Arrest Photographer On Assignment For NY Times In The Bronx
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
The New York Times Reports a Digital Success Story — The New York Times' paywall, long debated in and outside of the company, now looks like a bona fide success. — The company has more than 530,000 paying subscribers for its digital editions, and it credits the plan with a consistent increase in circulation dollars.
Discussion: mediabistro.com, NetNewsCheck Latest, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Los Angeles Times and Poynter
Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times: The Morning Fix: 'Dark Knight' still rising, Best Buy sale, Roseanne roasted
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Twitter's Succès De Scandale: Olympics Suspension Fiasco Drove Signups — There's no such thing as bad publicity. A source tells TechCrunch that mainstream news mentions of the temporary suspension of an NBC Olympics coverage tweeter / hater gave Twitter's signup rate a boost.
Discussion: Bigmouthmedia Search … and CNET
Erin Geiger Smith / Reuters: Analysis: Why Twitter apologized over NBC Olympics flap
Ari Fleischer / CNN:
How Washington officials bested the media — Editor's note: Ari Fleischer, a CNN contributor, was White House press secretary in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2003 and is the president of Ari Fleischer Sports Communications Inc. Follow him on Twitter: @AriFleischer
Discussion: Poynter and National Review
Steve Myers / Poynter: Ari Fleischer: Quote approval started with good intent
Greg Pollowitz / National Review: 'How Washington Officials Bested the Media'
Bill Keller / New York Times:
The Leak Police — In the months leading up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, this newspaper famously published a number of stories regurgitating the Bush administration hype about Saddam Hussein's supposed arsenal of mass destruction. A few journalists elsewhere — notably Jonathan Landay …
Discussion: Pressing Issues
Greg Mitchell / Pressing Issues: Bill Keller: Turn Off Leak 'Hysteria'
Jim Romenesko:
NYU launches history of undercover reporting database — New York University's "Undercover Reporting" database chronicles undercover journalism dating back to the 1800s. "Much of this material has long been buried in microfilm in individual libraries and thus very difficult to retrieve," …
Alyssa Rosenberg / Slate:
The New York Times Goes After Hurdler Lolo Jones and Gets Olympic Sexism Wrong … - The Sikh Temple Shooter Played in Hardcore White-Supremacist Bands - How Honest Do People Think Romney Is? Slate's Survey Results. — It's Outrageous That the Olympics Puts the Silver and Bronze Winners on the Same Podium Level
Discussion: New York Times, Poynter, Jezebel, SBNation.com, Bleacher Report, Deadspin and National Review
Jeré Longman / New York Times: For Lolo Jones, Everything Is Image
Doug Barry / Jezebel: The New York Times Won't Be Rooting for Lolo Jones
David Daniels / Bleacher Report: Lolo Jones: Team USA Star Will Silence Her Critics in 100-Meter Hurdles Final
Isaac Rauch / Deadspin: What Did Lolo Jones Ever Do To The New York Times?
Steve Beatty / The Lens:
Veteran editor and reporter joins The Lens for watchdog coverage — The Lens announces the addition of Steve Myers to its staff as deputy managing editor and senior staff writer. — Myers will help guide The Lens' development and digital strategy, ensuring that The Lens uses the latest tools …
Discussion: @abeaujon
Paul Bradshaw / Online Journalism Blog:
A case study in online journalism: investigating the Olympic torch relay — For the last two months I've been involved in an investigation which has used almost every technique in the online journalism toolbox. From its beginnings in data journalism, through collaboration …
Discussion: Journalism.co.uk
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Obama Turns To Local Media To Promote Reelection Message — NEW YORK — One afternoon in July, President Barack Obama sat down for eight interviews with local TV anchors — the same number he's had with the national media all year. They say all politics is local.
Discussion: Chickaboomer


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Extreme III Product Line Based On SanDisk's New ESP Technology, A Major Technological Breakthrough
COLOGNE, GERMANY, SEPT. 29, 2004 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced the world's fastest flash memory cards – the SanDisk Extreme ™ III line of CompactFlash, SD and Memory Stick PRO digital film cards. The CompactFlash and SD cards have minimum write and read speeds of 20 megabytes per second (MB/sec.).* Memory Stick PRO has minimum write and read speeds of 18 MB/sec.* The SanDisk Extreme III cards, which range in capacity between one and four gigabytes (GB), have essentially double the performance speeds of SanDisk's predecessor Extreme product line which currently has the fastest working cards in many of today's leading digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras.**
The SanDisk Extreme III product line was introduced at a SanDisk press conference at the Photokina imaging show where SanDisk is demonstrating products in Hall 1.2, Aisle A, Booth 059.
The new SanDisk Extreme III cards are targeted primarily at advanced and professional photographers who require high-performance flash memory storage cards for new high-end digital cameras. The cards will start shipping worldwide in October-November to high-end, retail photo specialty stores.
Yoram Cedar, SanDisk's senior vice-president of engineering, said, "SanDisk has developed a new ESP (Enhanced Super-Parallel Processing) technology that gives our new SanDisk Extreme III line its performance advantages. ESP technology is a major technology breakthrough that combines our in-house design of both NAND flash memory chips and controller chips using advanced 32-bit RISC processing and leading edge algorithms. Our engineers worked closely with major camera manufacturers in developing our new ESP technology."
Cedar also explained, "ESP has super-parallel write and read operations that are coupled with an accelerated flash data bus architecture to allow data to be transferred at twice the rate of most competitive cards. In addition, the ESP architecture streamlines every aspect of read and write data transfer operations through advanced hardware automation. The ESP architecture effectively removes the card as the bottleneck in data storage applications."
Rob Galbraith, photojournalist and author of www.robgalbraith.com who was the first to test engineering samples of the new cards, said, "SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash and SD cards are the fastest we've ever tested in card-to-computer transfers, by a significant margin, and at minimum appear to about match the original Extreme's write speed performance in current digital SLR cameras. As new digital SLR models are designed to utilize the faster transfer modes, it's likely that we'll then see Extreme III cards able to write pictures in the camera significantly faster than the already speedy Extreme line. In short, Sandisk appears poised to remain the maker of the fastest CompactFlash and SD cards for the serious and pro digital photographer."
With many professional and advanced photographers shooting pictures in extreme weather conditions ranging from African deserts to the Arctic, the SanDisk Extreme III cards also boast the industry's widest guaranteed operating temperature range from a freezing minus 13F (minus 25C) to a scorching 185F (plus 85C). The cards also include RescuePRO ™ software that allows photographers to easily recover accidentally deleted images, lost digital images or data.
Michelle Slaughter, director of digital photography trends at the InfoTrends/CAP Ventures market research group, said, "With more professional photographers and advanced amateurs increasingly using high performance digital cameras, there is a growing market for flash memory cards that allow the cameras to perform to their maximum capability. With their high performance ratings, SanDisk's Extreme III cards certainly should enable the cards to keep up with the speeds of the cameras so professional and advanced photographers don't miss any important images."
Kazuyuki Kazami, general manager, marketing department, imaging company, Nikon, said, "High performance memory card products are necessary for the high features and performance of digital still cameras, so that Extreme III would be a very welcome product for the market."
Tanya Chuang, a SanDisk retail product marketing manager, said, "We have designed our new SanDisk Extreme III product line for advanced and professional photographers. We have significantly improved the speed of our cards and added all the bells and whistles that these high-end photographers need. These features include RescuePRO data and image recovery software, for recovering accidentally deleted images, and our extended operating temperature range, which enables them to shoot pictures anywhere in the world under virtually any conditions. And the dedicated technical support included with SanDisk Extreme III provides the fast help they require to keep shooting."
SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash cards will be sold in 1, 2 and 4GB capacities with suggested retail prices ranging from $139.99 to $559.99 (€135 to €540, excluding VAT). The SanDisk Extreme III SD card will be sold in a 1GB capacity at a suggested price of $139.99 (€139, excluding VAT). And Memory Stick PRO Extreme III cards, sized in 1 and 2GB capacities, will carry suggested price tags of $279.99 and $559.99 (€289 and €576, excluding VAT).
SanDisk Extreme III cards will carry a 10-year warranty in Europe, the Middle East and Africa but will have a lifetime limited warranty in the rest of the world. Photographers who purchase the cards also will have access to a dedicated toll-free number for technical support questions. The RescuePRO image recovery software on the cards is compatible with both Windows and Mac and requires no driver download or special card reader.
SanDisk, the world's largest supplier of flash memory data storage card products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA.
The matters discussed in this news release contain forward looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties as described under the caption, "Factors That May Affect Future Results" in the company's annual report on Form 10-K-A and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The companies assume no obligation to update the information in this release.
*based on SanDisk internal testing. 1 megabyte = 1 million bytes.
SanDisk's product images can be downloaded from www.sandisk.com/about/media.asp#photos
SanDisk's web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com
SanDisk, the SanDisk logo and CompactFlash are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries. SanDisk Extreme and RescuePRO are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk is an authorized licensee of the SD trademark. Memory Stick PRO is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holder(s).


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Matthew 13 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Parable of the Sower
13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears,[a] let him hear."
The Purpose of the Parables
10 Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?" 11 And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
"'"You will indeed hear but never understand,
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
The Parable of the Sower Explained
18 "Hear then the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.[b] 22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
The Parable of the Weeds
24 He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds[c] among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the servants[d] of the master of the house came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?' 28 He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' So the servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them?' 29 But he said, 'No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, "Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
31 He put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."
33 He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."
Prophecy and Parables
34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[e]
"I will open my mouth in parables;
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field." 37 He answered, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40 Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, 42 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value
45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46 who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
The Parable of the Net
47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. 48 When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
New and Old Treasures
51 "Have you understood all these things?" They said to him, "Yes." 52 And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
53 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, 54 and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household." 58 And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
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US Airways-American Merger Offers Opportunity for Workers at Both Airlines
Washington, D.C. — The Communications Workers of America today released the following statement on the announcement of the US Airways-American Airlines merger:
This merger is a positive development for employees at both airlines. CWA commends the management of US Airways for recognizing the value of its partnership with union workers and its work to build an even stronger airline going forward.
CWA will actively support this merger throughout the review process.
Under the US Airways management team, this merger offers a huge opportunity for union workers from the reservations office to the cabin to ground operations to work together and create a global model of what flying and work life can be. That's a big plus for customers as well.
Passenger service agents at American Airlines now have an opportunity to get the union voice they want and to join with their colleagues at US Airways, where some 6,000 agents already have union representation.
US Airways agents know that negotiation and bargaining rights are the only way to make real improvements in wages and working conditions, and are bargaining now for a new contract. Piedmont fleet and passenger service agents have a first contract at US Airways, more evidence that the process works when workers and management are committed to bargaining rights. Flight Attendants at US Airways, represented by AFA-CWA, now are voting on a tentative agreement.
CWA looks forward to working with our alliance partner, the Transport Workers Union, and other employee groups in this new partnership.
For release February 14, 2013.
Contact: Candice Johnson and Chuck Porcari, CWA Communications, 202-434-1168, firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com


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A Fitness Critique of the ISIS Terrorist Workout Video
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is not just a bloody Islamist terror group currently massacring the Iraqi army; it's also the producer of a workout video. But is this the quality workout video that Middle Eastern radicals deserve?
- Let's start with the positives: Air squats, tumbling, jumping over smoke, crawling under wire, crouch-walking holding bricks, hand-walking on monkey bars (not just for kids!)—all great examples of functional fitness. Squats with tires, pushups with tires, marching with tires, crawling with tires—great use of an underutilized training tool. Overhead squats with rifles—good stuff. Consider adding weight as your recruits progress (grenade launchers?). Lots of good training in basic hand to hand combat and self defense techniques—a proven way to help your students feel safer walking the mean streets at night. Team lifts with a heavy log, just like the Navy SEALS. Your boys will be ready to join the U.S. military before long!
Now for a few items of constructive criticism
- The music is a little too downbeat: Haunting chants celebrating jihad are okay for your day off, but during a workout you're going to want something a little more up-tempo. Slayer?
- You are working out in black robes and ski masks: You want light, comfortable workout gear that will keep you cool and allow for free movement. An example of the opposite of this would be black robes and ski masks.
- When doing situps holding rifles, your feet are unsecured: Have your terrorists "buddy up" and hold each other's feet on alternating sets for better leverage.
- Correcting people's workout technique by kicking them and hitting them with sticks: Have you tried, instead, positive reinforcement and constructive correction? Effective workouts are all about maintaining that PMA: Positive Mental Attitude.
- Too much time spent sitting quietly listening to an imam: The portions of your workout video showing your troops running, jumping, and doing calisthenics are fine—but they're interspersed with seemingly interminable shots of all of them seated on the ground listening to a man preach about jihad. Try to limit your rest time between sets to one or two minutes. Otherwise, you'll never keep that heart rate consistently high.
- Too much time spent training simulated kidnappings: I understand the need for practice, but are you putting the cart of technique before the horse of building a basic level of fitness? The strength and cardio gains you'll achieve from repeatedly pushing a handcuffed man into a car trunk will be minimal.
- Your workout area is pretty dusty: If you must work out in the middle of a desert, try to work out in an enclosed area, or at least lay down some mats. That dust is really kicking up.
- There are multiple open flames in your workout area: Is it necessary for the pit that your recruits jump over to be fiery? Is it necessary for the hoop that they tumble through to be flaming? Sure it looks dramatic, but it adds little to the actual workout. And frankly, I question its safety.
- There are lots of guns in your workout area: Those aren't loaded, are they?
Overall, ISIS, you have my compliments. Your workout is much better than Barack Obama's.
[Image by Jim Cooke]


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Not sure if anyone had the luctory of meeting this horrible code. but when my computer failed and I had to reinstall everything I was forced to re-login to these forms again but this time I was met with a picture code that I had to enter.
Well the picture codes are very hard to read and I was at it for a good ten minuets before I passed, can this be changed to make it more readable.


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WFUV's Strike a Chord Campaign: Animal Legal Defense...
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For more than three decades, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has been fighting to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. Founded in 1979 by attorneys active in shaping the emerging field of animal law, ALDF has blazed the trail for stronger enforcement of anti-cruelty laws and more humane treatment of animals in every corner of American life. Today, ALDF's groundbreaking efforts to push the U.S. legal system to end the suffering of abused animals are supported by hundreds of dedicated attorneys and more than 100,000 members. Every day, ALDF works to protect animals by:
- Filing groundbreaking lawsuits to stop animal abuse and expand the boundaries of animal law.
- Providing free legal assistance to prosecutors handling cruelty cases.
- Working to strengthen state anti-cruelty statutes.
- Encouraging the federal government to enforce existing animal protection laws.
- Nurturing the future of animal law through Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapters and our Animal Law Program.
- Providing public education through seminars, workshops and other outreach efforts.
In addition to our national headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Animal Legal Defense Fund maintains an office in Portland, Oregon.


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$1.9 Billion in Capex? What's Apple Planning?
Here's an interesting data point from Apple's recent 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: The company has budgeted $1.9 billion in capital expenditures for fiscal 2010. That's 70 percent more than the $1.1 billion it spent in 2009. What does Apple (AAPL) plan to do with those additional funds?
According to its 10-K, the company "anticipates utilizing approximately $1.9 billion for capital asset purchases during 2010, including approximately $400 million for Retail facilities and approximately $1.5 billion for corporate facilities, infrastructure, and product tooling and manufacturing process equipment."
That's a wide range of potential applications–wider, in fact, than it has been in years past, as Caris & Company analyst Robert Cihra notes. "Interestingly…this year's 10K added wording for purchases of 'product tooling and manufacturing process equipment' which could imply Apple reversing course to actually build certain products/components in-house," Cihra said in a note to clients today. "Beyond that are signals of Apple investing in massive new data center capacity (e.g., North Carolina) that could support anything from iTunes/iPhone Apps through new 'cloud computing.'"
Sounds plausible. After all, there's a lot a company like Apple could do with an additional $1.9 billion in capital expenditures. Certainly, an iTunes TV subscription service would require some investment. A tablet/slate device might as well. Whether that's where this money is headed–if it's headed anywhere at all–remains to be seen. Who knows, perhaps Apple intends to blow it all on CEO Steve Jobs' dream of the "ultimate computer factory."


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I can think of several reasons one might want to move to Canada: they have single payer health care that every citizen receives and they usually are not using unmanned drones to shoot people in Pakistan and Yemen. I have found a third reason: the duplicate removal procedure in Google Places.
In the U.S., the current duplicate removal procedure is to use the "Report a Problem" link at the bottom of the Places page of the duplicate. It would be wonderful if it worked but the process now is to "Report a Problem", pray aggressively, wait 8 weeks and then try again. It is an endless cycle of frustration that as often as not does not result in the removal of the dupe.
It appears though, that in Canada, where the "Report a Problem" link doesn't exist, Google suggests that "since Report a Problem is not live in Canada, the user should go ahead and claim the listing to remove it". Once again they can use of the "claim the dupe, strip any enhanced content, wait for the merge, delete the listing from Places" procedure.
This is a process that actually works. It is a process that many in the US have reverted to using because the "Report a Problem" link doesn't work.
Maybe we should once again start a campaign to make Canada the 51st state. We could end up with a single payer health care AND a dupe removal process that works…Google Places: Another Reason to Move to Canada; Duplicate Listing Removal by Mike Blumenthal


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William Marsh was the grandson of Ignacy Mierzejewski, the son of John Mierzejewski. William was born William S. Mierzejewski in Toledo on January 21, 1922 to John Mierzejewski and Anna Myzlinski and baptized in St. Anthony's parish on January 28, 1922. Baptized Boleslaw, it seemed his family provided him with the Anglecized name of William.
Per the 1930 census, the family was residing at 1021 Hamilton and William was 8 years old.
William entered the military and volunteered for the Office of Strategic Service, a predecessor to the modern CIA. While in the OSS , he was assigned to operations in Yugoslavia. Thanks to his son, Bill, there are photos of him while in the service.
An undated article was found that mentioned William's service in the OSS. The date of the UP wire service is noted as 10/1, but the year is unknown. It is likely that this clipping came from the Toledo Blade and the date that the article was published was likely after World War 2. The article is transcribed below:
Soldiers Hit Behind Lines of Enemies
Washington, Oct. 1 (UP)—Super-commandos of the Office of Strategic services did heroic work behind the enemy lines in France, Italy, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia and China.
OSS revealed here today the names of the 800 highly trained volunteers from the army, including three Toledo men, who parachuted into enemy territory and worked with underground Allies to create chaos in German and Japanese occupied areas.
Listed among men who operated in Yugoslavia were Staff Sergt. W. S. Mierzejewski, 1021 Hamilton St.; T/5 F. G. Smolinski, 218 Detroit Ave., and W. J. Spiropoulus, 530 Nesslewood Ave., all of Toledo, and Staff Sergt. Steve T. Randolph, Bowling Green, O.
T/5 William Klingensmith, Bowling Green, was assigned to Norway and Lieut. Mills C. Grandes, Sandusky, O., to France.
The OSS men all spoke the languages of the country in which they were to operate. They functioned in parties of eight to 30 men, landing at night and contacting "partisans" in occupied territory, with whom they joined to strike the enemy in vital and vulnerable spots.
Of the 805 members of the OSS groups, 335 have already been decorated individually, by the U. S. or Allied governments.
After leaving the military, William lived in the Sidney, Ohio region. Here he met and married Dorothy Fronsoe.
William also joined the Ohio State Highway patrol in 1947; upon joining the OSHP he changed his last name to Marsh. He was assigned to the Troy Post 55 in 1948.
William passed away October 4, 1962 at the age of 40. Dorothy, his son Bill, and his siblings then moved to Miami, Florida in 1970.
Bill Marsh is seeking information on his father's history, particularly with the OSS. If you can provide any data, please leave a message here and I will follow up.


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I am the Community Heritage Officer at Heeley City Farm in Sheffield.
We are running a Community Excavation 'Life at No.57: The Sheffield Terraced House Dig', its part of the CBA Festival for British Archaeology. Today is Day 14 of 16 days of excavation. It is a community dig run in partnership with the University of Sheffield but with lots of volunteers of all sorts and ages. The project really wouldn't be possible without our amazing volunteers who are doing everything from keeping the finds room under control to supervising the trenches and keeping me organised. The Dig is free and open to everyone.
My Day started with a live phone interview with BBC Radio Sheffield to promote the Dig, my phone contribution was part of a large piece which had been record on site the day before with interviews with Dr Roger Doonan from the University of Sheffield, Megan and Morgan two 10 year old volunteers on their first dig and Joseph one of our volunteer supervisors who began his career in Archaeology through the Sheffield YAC (Young Archaeologists Club) and who is now just waiting for his A-Level results, we all have our fingers crossed for him as he wants to take up his university place to study Archaeology. We talked about why we are excavating 3 Victorian terraced houses on a city farm, who lived in them what we have found and who has taken part so far.
During the interview a lady living in rang the radio station, she lives in Hampshire and had been listening on-line as she used to live in Sheffield, it turns out that she lived on the very street we are excavating! The houses were all demolished in the 1970's and she lived there as a child just before they were pulled down. The BBC producer passed on my number to her and we had a lovely chat, she is going to e-mail me her memories of the street.
When I began work on site the volunteers had already started and our 3 trenches were going very well. We have 3 large trenches, Trench A has the front wall of No.50 Richards Road, Trench B has the front cellars of No.52 and 54 Richards Road and a passage into the back yards, the biggest trench , trench C has the back yards of 4 houses and an outhouse.
This is the third year of this project and its getting better each year, this year we have been looking for evidence of light trades and home-working, trades such as button-making and handle-finishing, we have found evidence of this in previous years. Our work will be supported this year by an exhibition all about trades in Heeley 100 years ago at Kelham Island Museum.
I spent most of the Day supervising volunteers and the trenches. Today we had about 40? volunteers or visitors to the site (it might be more, not had time to add everyone up yet) all the children are getting credit for their involvement through the Children's University so i spend some time registering people for this.
We had a visit from a local Heritage Photographer who is artist in residence at the moment in the Archaeology Department at Sheffield University he took lots of lovely photos of people at work in the trenches as well as a few of our reconstructed Iron Age Roundhouse which happens to be in the same field as the trenches.
We finished and packed up at 4, I said some sad goodbyes to volunteers digging for their last day, tidied and locked up up our finds room and came to do some paper work.
I'm working on getting ready for a lovely new storytelling project next week, a summer holiday week of activities built around a historical mystery with lots of trips out for 9 to 11 year old's.
Community Heritage always involves doing at least 3 projects at once. its now 5.30 and I'm going to walk home for my tea.


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If a blog falls... does anybody hear it?
This is the temporary end, for now at least, of Big City Blog. It's actually quite sad to type this, as strange as it sounds.
First off, my apologies for not posting for several months now. A perfect storm of work, holidays, a very rough and sad time with a sick dog, and the end of the Lonely Planet blogging program all added up to zero bloggage from me.
Lonely Planet decided to stop its program on Dec. 31, 2012, so there are a few dozen untethered travel bloggers out there now, along with myself. But LP were great supporters and provided an excellent platform to allow me to get some exposure globally, so no regrets there at all.
I don't know how many people have visited here over the years, or are even continuing to; Big City Blog has reached over 76,000 pageviews since 2009. And it's been quite cool to see the traffic feed over the years, with people checking in from Jakarta to Calgary to France to Australia to New York... (Must stop typing in destinations now. Travel bug activated...).
A very big and heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who followed this blog and helped keep me going. If you follow it on Facebook, you will still see updates to it periodically when I can travel more again, or when something really grabs me here in Amsterdam.
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May 12, 2016China
China's flagship investment project in Pakistan could provide a much needed economic spark, but significant security and political challenges loom.
October 11, 2013India
Indo-Pakistani relations have made small strides toward normalcy but face a period of steep challenges amid leadership changes throughout the region, writes CFR's Daniel Markey.
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Nawaz Sharif appears poised to return as Pakistan's prime minister, which would create new challenges for the country's already fractious politics and add strains to the U.S.-Pakistan relationship, w…
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April 14, 2011Pakistan
The crisis in U.S.-Pakistani relations followed mounting mistrust over the U.S. war in Afghanistan, in particular. But Washington should seize the chance to reinvigorate ties rather than look elsewhe…
December 11, 2008Pakistan
The terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai represent an escalation in Pakistan's battle between the forces of extremism and moderation, writes CFR's Daniel Markey.
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CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey writes that the global financial downturn is exacerbating preexisting economic problems in Pakistan.
February 28, 2013Kenya
Will Kenya's elections produce a representative government or deepen its democratic decline? CFR's Joshua Kurlantzick offers a prescription for reversing the retreat of emerging states like Kenya.
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This year's daunting UN challenges for President Obama: navigating the Palestinian statehood thicket and convincing Americans that UN diplomacy matters, writes CFR's Stewart Patrick.
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Yankees, Quickly
I know, I know – the Yankees have not even made the World Series yet. George Steinbrenner would file a protest if somebody told him I was already picking them to beat the Phillies.
Ibanez: 13-40-.285-.359*-.639*
Rollins: 7-22-.230-.266-.425*
Utley: 11-33-.288-.417-.545
Victorino: 2-12-.314*-.385*-.459*
* better LH than RH
Game One, Wednesday 10/28, @ New York: Sabathia*
Game Two, Thursday 10/29, @ New York: Burnett
Game Three, Saturday 10/31, @ Philadelphia: Pettitte*
Game Four, Sunday 11/1, @ Philadelphia: Sabathia* or ?
Game Five, Monday, 11/2, @ Philadelphia: Burnett, ? or Sabathia*
Game Six, Wednesday, 11/4 @ New York: Pettitte* or Burnett
Game Seven, Thursday, 11/5 @ New York: Sabathia* or Pettitte*
It's a slightly more daunting task than beating the Rockies with no lefty starters, and then flummoxing a slumping Clayton Kershaw and beating, in a do-or-die game for the other team, a starter who was released by Texas two months ago and on whom you can always rely – he'll always let you down. And they don't have a power plug-in for the DH in The Stadium (unless Charlie Manuel were to pull a real rabbit out of his hat, like John Mayberry, Jr.).
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First off, for anybody rooting for the Yankees as I am, here's an image you might enjoy. It's a penguin in a Yankees uniform, and I've posted a link because I can't make the image show up here:
A download link for a larger image is available on that page. It's great for use in making a fun, simple desktop wallpaper.
Now to the serious stuff. I agree with you, that the Phillies basically played opposing teams who barely bothered showing up. And I don't just say that because I don't care for the Phillies. I say it because the Rockies and the Dodgers epitomized EPIC FAIL.
My apologies to any Angels fans who think this is premature, but I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing the Yankees put away the Phillies. It'd be icing on the cake, if the Yankees managed to pull off a sweep. Bring on the brooms, they'll be marked down after Halloween! 😀
I'm going to pretend that you didn't write this post BEFORE the Yanks have clinched anything, not wanting to revive any 2004 ALCS poltergeists.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here? Is that your way of telling Keith thanks for compiling all those statistics? You should go to eBay and see if you can bid on some gratitude. (Just kidding, LOL)
I just found another Yankees penguin. Python fans could print one of these out, and put it on the telly.
"What's on the television then?" "Looks like a penguin in a Yankees uniform…!"
I am holding my ears and singing, "Blah, blah blah." As a confirmed Yankee-hater, I am hoping Keith is wrong! (I do , however, acknowledge, that on most topics, Keith is never wrong; hence, the childish behavior.)
I feel statistics are guides, not predictors. We have seen exceptional playing out of what was once considered mediocre teams. The Phillies may be approaching their zenith here…
Penguins in Yankee uniforms may qualify as abuse…lol!
I love and admire you very much, but, you haven't been right about the Phillies at all this post season. The Phillies will win the WS. Whether it is against the Yanks or the Angels we don't know yet. Stop counting your chickens before they hatch. Go Phils!
9CznvH Good point. I hadn't thought about it quite that way. 🙂
And another thing…if we are going by past performances who won 2 out of 3 of the games in the Phils v. Yanks this season? If memory serves my right it could have been 3 out of 3 but that was when Lidge was struggling. He isn't struggling anymore. The regular season and the post season are 2 different animals. The Phillies are better than they were last year.
I disagree with your analysis of the Phils v. Rockies. The Rockies were on a major role winning about 17 of their last 22 and almost taking the division from the Dodgers. The Yanks played the Twins who got into the playoffs less than 24 hours and more than 1500 miles before they had to play the Yanks. Who had the easier first game?
With all due respect Keith, I don't think that Ryan Howard's regular season numbers against lefties is a good argument for the Yankees winning the world series(when/if they win the ALCS) I don't have the stats, but Howard looked pretty comfortable against all the Dodgers lefties, including Kuo, Sherril and Wolf. Besides, every starting player drove in runs in the series. They nearly had every starting position player score a run in TWO separate games(Everyone in Game 3, only Ruiz did not cross the plate in Game 5). If Howard doesn't get it done, there will be someone else to step up. I agree with you about the DH, that is a difficult position to play with no experience. But the Phillies won it all last year, are extremely confident and have shown that they don't give up until the last out has been made. It should be a good series.
Ok, good point about Howard; however, let's look @ some points you neglect. The Phillies beat Sabathia in last year?s postseason, something you failed to mention. He may have been on short rest, but the Phils did it without Howard or Utley going off in the game. It was Victorino who delivered the big blow. Statistically this year Utley & Victorino have a .417 & .385 OBP against lefties, which you mention in passing. Howard may struggle, but not when men are on base in front of him this postseason. He's been electric & you can turn on any highlight show to see his results. Then the biggest glaring issue you forgot to mention is Jayson Werth, who had a .436 OBP with a 1.080 OPS versus lefties. Howard gets the press, but it's a team effort @ the plate. They are patient, wait for their pitch, & there is no easy out. The Yanks should pray Sabathia/Burnett/Pettite go deep in games b/c other than Rivera, your bullpen has right handers, who will undoubtedly have to go up against the Phillies? heart of the order at some point. Your only lefties are nowhere near Kuo or Sherrill. Phil Coke has a 6.85 Road ERA. Don?t get me started on Marte. I could see you going after Lidge, Hamels, or other areas the Phils have shown some kinks in their armor, but to go after this lineup is crazy. You have a 3 man rotation that will have to get it done in South Philly. CC didn?t get it done there before, so for a man so concerned with stats, why don?t you look at the most important one, which I?ll reiterate. He gave up 5 runs the last time he faced us in the postseason & lost.
Also, Keith, why so smug? Calling out the Phillies in such a manner – ?I don't think they can do it. Congrats on that pennant.? ? is not smart. The Phils have been doubted all year, but they are back in the World Series. I can?t name the countless talking heads who said they couldn?t beat the Dodgers and their bullpen can?t hold up. Well, why don?t you ask Torre, Broxton, & Manny about that? Lastly, this Yankees team hasn?t seen competition near the Phils. The Angels & Twins are good teams, but play small ball. The Phils pile up runs like no other. These aren?t the Yankees of old. There are more players on the Phillies with a World Series ring than the Yankees. This is an experienced team with all the tools to win everyday, who did it last year. Let?s see who holds up. Every team the Phils face has to fear them b/c they can beat you multiple ways. In fact, your post is so arrogant it sounds like a fearful diatribe as the Phillies are the only team with enough talent to stand up to the team $200 million buys you. You know it & the Yankees know it. Now, well see how good they can be against a great team.
No no no no no!! You're ALL wrong! All of you!
The MARINERS are going to win the World Series! Really!
Oh wait… what year is this again? 😀 Oops – never mind. They'll take it in 2013. You heard it here first, people. Best part is, when 2013 gets here and I'm wrong, nobody will remember this!
As we approach the World Series and near the end of the baseball season, some blasts from the past:
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf." – Asked for a preference of grass or Astroturf. Tug McGraw
"Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating." Dizzy Dean
"I know (Sandy) Koufax weakness. He can't hit." Whitey Ford
"The beanball is one of the meanest things on Earth and no decent fellow would use it. The beanball is a potential murderer. If I were a batter and thought the pitcher really tried to bean me, I'd be inclined to wait for him outside the park with a baseball bat." Walter Johnson
"I'd rather be lucky than good." Lefty Gomez
"Less than a foot made the difference between a hero and a bum." Grover Alexander
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." Bob Gibson
Best moment for me this season – Keith Olbermann's trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame. No one can tell a story like he can. No one. Keith has this wonderful ability to tell us things that we life long baseball fans never knew. He loves the history of baseball, so evident all season long as he took us with him for a ride down baseball memory lane. One of the best feelings in the world. This is the gift his baseball blog gave to us.
Cheers to 2009.
1948braves, agreed. I'm visiting my mother, and I read her the Tug McGraw quote… she laughed out loud at that one. Good stuff – thanks.
And yeah, Keith Olbermann has a real gift with words, as we've seen here and on Countdown. The Christy Mathewson story had me glued to the screen, and made me wish I had been there with Keith, looking through the archives. I can't imagine a better guide for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
I love baseball, but don't know as much about it as most here seem to… I just know I enjoy watching a good game.
Keith, if you ever write a book about baseball history, one that tells the stories of the players and the game… I'll be in line at the bookstore, waiting for my copy.
olympictrees: I'm glad your mother laughed at the McGraw quote. It was funny. One of the things I always loved about baseball were the characters in the game who we all got to know over the years from either reading about them or listening to a broadcaster relay stories from the old days. Some of the players were really funny without trying to be.
This quote is my all time favorite as told by Tim McCarver: I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter; that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.
It just never gets old with me.
The most recognized name for pitching excellence. Holds all-time records for wins 511, innings pitched 7355, games started 815, and complete games 749. In honor of his accomplishments, baseball created the Cy Young award.
"One of the fellows called me 'Cyclone' but finally shortened it to 'Cy' and its been that ever since." Cy Young
Oh Olby, you homer you.
Say, if Ryan Howard goes 2-14, with two singles to left, against the Yanks, can the Phils win 2 of 3?
I was fine with your stats last night on Countdown, until you made the mistake of drawing a conclusion.
I can only hope Matthews counters tonight. And, yes, the Phils will dominate. They ARE that good.


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Battered and bruised picture prompts questions about rise of extremism in western cities
Paul Joseph Watson
A photo of a bruised and beaten gay man who claims he received his injuries while walking through a Muslim suburb of Paris arm in arm with his boyfriend has provoked shock and fresh concerns about the rise of ethnic extremism in western cities.
"A man in Paris, France was reportedly beaten for walking with arm in arm with his boyfriend Olivier early Sunday morning. Wilfred de Bruijn, a French resident, says he was assaulted while walking in Paris' 19th arrondissement. He says he sustained several injuries, including a missing tooth, broken bones, and fractured pieces of bone in his skull. He posted a photo of his wounds on his Facebook page with the caption "Sorry to show you this. It's the face of homophobia," reports Al Jazeera.
The 19th arrondissement of Paris is mainly populated with Muslim and North African immigrant families and who live adjacent to Orthodox jews. The area is known for suffering high rates of crime fueled by "gang warfare," and ethnically-charged clashes are commonplace.
The 19th arrondissement was also the location of some of the worst scenes of unrest during the city's riots in 2005. Muslim extremists also attacked a gay club in Paris last year.
While the majority of people responded to de Bruijn's photo by noting how it reflected the sad state of human rights in 2013, some accused him of faking the story, asking why the wounds were not dressed and why de Bruijn only took 10 days sick leave from work.
It is important to emphasize that most Muslims abhor violence and that those who resort to it are in the minority.
However, many see the rise of Muslim extremism in western cities as a growing menace that is being downplayed as a result of political correctness.
In January 2010, videos began to emerge of so-called "Muslim patrols" in different areas of London. Although condemned by mosques, the aim of the patrols was to create "Muslim zones" where behavior such as drinking alcohol, dressing inappropriately, or appearing to be homosexual was met with intimidation and threats by gangs of Muslim men.
Signs that read "Sharia controlled zone" have also been plastered all over communities in London and other UK cities, with residents warned, "You are entering a Sharia-controlled zone – Islamic rules enforced."
On the other hand, numerous videos have also emerged of white people engaging in lurid racist rants against ethnic minorities on public transport. Such stories have received massive attention and countless thousands of comments. White people have also been the target of such rants metered out by blacks and Muslims.
The rise of social media and the widespread ability of people to film incidents in real time using cell phones has undoubtedly made it appear as if such activity is on the increase. However, the figures do show that "racist attacks" are increasing against both white populations and minorities in major western countries such as the United Kingdom and America.
Whether by accident or design, the intense media focus on these incidents has served to drive a further wedge between people of different ethnicity, faith and lifestyle – which in the long term will only serve to reduce the ability for people to unite under the banner of freedom in pursuit of their common interests.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.SOURCE


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Paris, 23 Jul 2004
It is now possible to track the position and speed of each rider in the Tour de France in real-time thanks to the EGNOS European satellite positioning system, a preparatory programme for the Galileo system.
Pinpoint positioning
Thanks to satellites, it will be possible to know at any given time where each rider is and how he is doing in the race, whether he is in the peloton or has broken away and is out in front.
This is useful information for Tour fans who want to know how their favourite rider is placed, but also for team directors who want constant updates on their star performers and their opponents, or who want to be able to analyse the race afterwards together with the riders. The information is also of great value to the organisers, notably for security reasons, giving them an overall perspective on how stages are unfolding complete with all the exact positions.
This data will be available on the Internet, on the Tour de France channel or will be broadcast by television channels even when they have no presence on the ground.
Satellite navigation
A whole new way of following Tour stages is about to be revealed. A revolution which has been made possible thanks to satellite navigation. Fitted to each rider are receivers which use signals from satellites to constantly calculate their position and speed throughout the entire length of the Tour.
This new approach to the competition is made possible by the use of data from EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service), a European Space Agency-developed network made up of satellites and ground stations which correct and augment data provided by the US Global Positioning System (GPS). In its current form, the (military) GPS system is neither accurate nor reliable enough for the task in hand, while EGNOS, operational as of this summer, provides the accuracy and continuity required to show positions with precision. By 2009, this level of performance will have been given a further boost with the deployment of Galileo, the first civil global satellite navigation system to be funded by the European Space Agency and European Commission.
System trials at Alpe d'Huez
For the moment, the tracking of riders by satellite is in the experimental phase and was demonstrated for the first time in the 21 July time trial between Bourg d'Oisans and Alpe d'Huez.
For this first ever trial, 10 riders were fitted with receivers and tracked by the EGNOS network, with team directors' vehicles trailing close behind each rider. It was thus possible to monitor the precise gaps between riders and even, for some of them, to model their ascent over the entire 15 kilometres of this legendary stage, visualising for example the efforts of Lance Armstrong as he negotiated the 21 bends leading to the top of l'Alpe d'Huez and comparing his ascent to those of other riders.
Eventually the intention is to fit a receiver to each rider and thus to monitor the exact positions of all the cyclists taking part.
Seeing all the riders
With this project it will be possible to map the positions of all the riders and thus to measure the gaps between them in real time. This data will also be used to construct a "live" virtual image of each rider, showing the action as it happens. The accuracy of EGNOS is such that the position of any moving object equipped with a receiver can be pinpointed to within a metre. It will be possible, against the backdrop of a 3-D visualisation of the countryside, to watch the progress of each rider through all the stages of the Tour. This information will be an invaluable addition to television broadcasts, which are unable to show all the riders.
Thus, a combination of precise topographical data and data on the position of each rider will provide an extremely accurate picture of the race as each stage phase unfolds.
With this kind of system each broadcaster will for example be able to have a dedicated channel on which viewers choose which rider they want to watch without needing to have a camera trained on each cyclist.
This new service is under development in the framework of a partnership between the European Space Agency, Tour de France organiser, ASO, and computer graphics firm, Trimaran.
For further information, please contact:
Franco Bonacina
Head of Media Relations
Tel: + 33 (0) 184.108.40.20613
Dominique Detain
Navigation Department
Tel: + 33 (0) 188.8.131.5226
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Governor shares "outrage" of Zimmerman verdict
Cuomo says criminal justice system must be respected
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he shares "the outrage at the apparent travesty of justice" in the jury decision which acquitted George Zimmerman in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.
Cuomo says Monday that he understands the "outrage" that the system failed in the case.
But the Democrat also says the criminal justice system must be respected.
Zimmerman, who identifies himself as Hispanic, said he fired in self-defense.
Rallies in New York on Sunday were largely peaceful as demonstrators supported the family of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and decried the verdict. New York police said at least a dozen people were arrested on disorderly conduct charges during a rally in Times Square.
Former Democratic Gov. David Paterson supported a call Monday by New York's congressional Democrats for a federal investigation.