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Lakers' 33-game win streak all the more impressive upon closer examination
Pat Riley and the 1971-72 Lakers outscored opponents by an average of 16 points during their 33-game win streak. (George Long/SI)
By Rob Mahoney
In the last few months, the 1971-72 Lakers have received about as much publicity as a single, 41-year-old team possibly could. Thus is the benefit of having an incredible, long-standing record finally challenged. No team since 1972 had come within even 10 wins of challenging the historic 33-game winning streak the Lakers minted that season, though every passing day and victory brings LeBron James and the Heat closer to that seemingly unmatchable mark.
Until now, the '71-72 Lakers' place in the record books was preserved by an untouchable air. But the Heat's mounting challenge has forced us to consider the exploits of a somewhat ancient basketball team as more than a bit of NBA trivia. Those Lakers -- built up to greatness by the efforts of Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, Wilt Chamberlain and coach Bill Sharman, among others -- have been preserved in box scores and databases for just this occasion. The box score of that era was so incomplete as to be rather inconvenient, but there's still plenty to learn about that record-boasting team through the resources available.
For one: During their streak, which spanned from November 1971 through January 1972, the Lakers outscored opponents by 16 points per contest. (The Heat's margin of victory has been 11.9.) An astounding 23 of the Lakers' 33 wins came by double digits, including eight by at least 20 points and two by 40 or more. Theirs wasn't merely a streak of consecutive wins, but a run of continuous demolition. The relative quality of the Lakers' opponents was actually slightly lower (.442 collective opponent win percentage) than what the Heat have faced (.468), but L.A. ran through its schedule like a bulldozer to the point that strength of schedule was something of a negligible factor.
James and Co., on the other hand, tend to toy with opponents before shifting into overdrive, often creating the illusion of a competitive game -- or even the illusion of real peril -- before taking control in the third and fourth quarters. It's an act that has become such an ingrained part of Miami's routine that it no longer holds any drama. The dissolution of, say, an early Orlando lead is about as certain as certain comes, as it's been roughly two months since we've seen Miami dig itself a hole so deep that it can't be conquered with 12-24 minutes of maxed-out basketball. That margin of victory ultimately looks a bit smaller as a result, though there's something to be said about Miami's display of in-game authority.
But, of course, any comparison between the two longest winning streaks in NBA history is obstructed by the differences in league dynamics between 1972 and 2013. Most of those differences are fairly intuitive (the three-point line, the size of the league, travel arrangements, etc.), but consider, too, the evolution of the NBA schedule. An 82-game slate is exhausting even with modern accommodations and relatively favorable scheduling, but the 1971-72 season pit the Lakers in six back-to-back-to-back situations (including four during the streak) and, as noted by John Schuhmann of NBA.com, saw L.A. begin its run with a stretch of eight games in just 10 days. Today's NBA teams will never know an in-season itinerary so brutal, even in the accelerated conditions of last year's post-lockout season. That the Lakers were able to accomplish the feat of winning 33 consecutive games is daunting in itself, but it's almost incomprehensible when you factor in the hassle of commercial travel and the lack of advances in physical maintenance.
Still, it's important that we don't see the '71-72 Lakers as merely the custodians of an impressive record, but as one of the greatest NBA teams of all time. Cross-era comparisons get dicey for all of the reasons described above (not to mention the drastic changes to the league's salary and cap structure), but the fact remains that only one team in NBA history has posted a better single-season winning percentage than those Lakers. In that season, they did what Magic and Kareem never could, and bested even the most gaudy of Kobe and Shaq's single-season marks. They won as many or more games than Michael Jordan's Bulls did in all but one season, beat out even the most impressive Celtics teams and similarly trumped the most impressive regular-season clubs from every other major NBA market. That in itself doesn't make the '71-72 Lakers the second-best team of all time by default, but this team is more than a winning streak and more than a mere champion. It takes a special level of superiority to win 33 consecutive games, but arguably even more so to win 69 of 82.
Fittingly, the Heat offer the most apt way to put the Lakers' amazing season in the proper perspective. Many have noted that it seems as though Miami may never lose again this season. That's an absurd possibility. But even more crazy? If Miami were capable of such a feat, an additional 12 wins -- and a 39-game winning streak in total -- would bring the Heat one victory shy of what those Lakers accomplished as an exceptional prelude to their '72 championship run.
*This post has been updated to correct the Heat's margin of victory during the streak. It is 11.9, not 8.9.


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If the partial government shutdown was a horror movie, it could now be called "28 Days Later."
We're rapidly closing in on the one-month mark for the partial government shutdown, and developments have slowed to a virtual crawl. The Trump administration has taken steps to minimize the pain and disruption caused by the shutdown, but there are no signs of real progress in getting the government reopened. Congress is gone for the long holiday weekend and there are no known talks scheduled between President Trump and Democratic leaders.
"President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are engaged in the bitter opposite of negotiations over the partial government shutdown," Bloomberg reported Friday morning, "as they seek to cow one another into an embarrassing capitulation."
Pelosi's office said Friday that she is postponing her planned trip to Brussels and Afghanistan, claiming that the Trump administration had leaked the delegation's commercial travel plans after revoking their use of military aircraft Thursday. "In light of the grave threats caused by the President's action, the delegation has decided to postpone the trip so as not to further endanger our troops and security personnel, or the other travelers on the flights," Pelosi's spokesperson said. The Trump administration reportedly has yet to respond to Pelosi's accusation.
This week's tit-for-tat between the two leaders did nothing to move the shutdown toward a resolution. Amanda Carpenter, a former adviser to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), told CNN that Trump's grounding Pelosi's scheduled congressional delegation might have excited his supporters, but didn't accomplish much else: "This is a move that will be effective at convincing the base that they are yet again owning the libs, but show me how it gets you to a deal," she said.
The bottom line: It ain't pretty. "Right now, there is zero trust between the two sides. … The well isn't just poisoned. It's poisoned, set on fire and collapsed. Which is bad news for the 800,000 federal workers who have been either furloughed or working without pay for a month now. And for the rest of us too, who are watching our government's slow-motion failure right in front of our eyes," CNN's Chris Cillizza said.
Other Key Shutdown Develoments
Chamber of Commerce Again Presses for End to Shutdown: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is again pushing the president and Congress to end the shutdown. In a letter to President Trump and Congress signed by 385 business groups, trade associations and local chambers of commerce from all 50 states, it said that the shutdown "is causing significant and in some cases lasting damage to families, businesses, and the economy as a whole. The harm is well documented and continues to compound with each passing day." The letter added: "There are numerous paths forward that would allow for the government to be reopened that should be acceptable to all parties. Failing to seize on one of those compromises that can pass Congress and be signed into law is unacceptable."
Does the Path to Ending the Shutdown Run Through the TSA? The Transportation Security Administration continues to face high rates of absenteeism, as workers required to work without pay continue to call in sick. The TSA said Friday that 6.4 percent of airport security officers had unscheduled absences on Thursday, up from a 3.8 percent rate on the same date a year ago. It said that "many employees are reporting that they are not able to report to work due to financial limitations."
Echoing what some other analysts and pundits have said, Tim Chapman, the executive director of Heritage Action, the political arm of the Heritage Foundation, told C-SPAN on Friday that if TSA agents walked off the job tomorrow, "the shutdown would be done in two days."
The Shutdown Hits Home for Trump, Sort Of: "Just 21 of the roughly 80 people who help care for the White House — from butlers to electricians to chefs — are reporting to work. The rest have been furloughed," the Associated Press reports. "The pared-down White House residence staff typically still includes a butler and a chef. Basic housekeeping continues."
Wall Street Is Shrugging Off the Shutdown: "The S&P 500 is up more than 10 percent since the beginning of the shutdown. That's only the fourth time this decade in which the index has gained that much in any 18 trading day period," Bloomberg reports. "That's not to imply the shutdown has stoked the market … but it does go to show how relevant, or irrelevant, Washington beltway brinksmanship is to capital markets." Markets are having their best January in 30 years, The Washington Post notes.


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Starting school is an exciting time, for both children and parents. Although exciting, it can also be daunting if you don't have the information you need. To help, Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) has put together an online toolkit to make the transition as smooth as possible for Win Ferguson Elementary families.
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To register for kindergarten in the 2020-21 school year, your child must be five years old on or before Dec. 31, 2020.
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If you are interested in registering your child in kindergarten for the 2018-19 school year, refer to the Kindergarten Registration information on the EIPS website for details and a link to the online registration form.
To register for kindergarten in the 2019-20 school year, your child must be five years old on or before Dec. 31, 2019.


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Close-Up on the Muslim Brotherhood's Grassroots Work
In summer 2012 you managed to film in a family centre run by the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. What is the documentary about?
Mona El-Naggar: I wanted to know more about how the Muslim Brotherhood's ideology and how they convey their ideas to the people, looking from the bottom up. The film is about a charity organization that is run and funded by the Muslim Brotherhood. One of the activities they offer is a class about premarital relationship counselling. They attract men and women in their twenties, most of them not yet married.
The family counsellor earns his living as a professor of botanic at university. He is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and he lectures as a volunteer. My film shows how his lectures perpetuate the traditional, discriminating gender roles and the backward family ideology of the Brotherhood. At the same time you can watch how the Brotherhood attracts regular people from the street, talk to them and guide their thinking about certain issues.
The Muslim Brotherhood has a reputation of being all but transparent. How did you manage not only to attend the classes but also to film inside the classroom?
Mona El-Naggar: Essentially I just walked in. I had asked for permission and this one woman who organizes the class surprisingly said: Sure, come in. So I went in and surprisingly I took permission from the lecturer as well. I explained what I was doing. Everybody in the classroom was okay, except one young man who had an issue with me shooting his fiancée. I agreed that I would not film him and his fiancée.
The course you were filming carried the title "Aroos wa arees dedd Iblees". Literally translated this means: "Bride and groom against Satan". How does that sound to Egyptians?
Mona El-Naggar: It may sound strange to Europeans, but it definitely has humour in Arabic, and in particular in Egyptian Arabic. There is this rhyme, it is catchy. I think it is designed to be sort of funny, but also young, and interesting.
At one point, the lecturer explains that women should not work and that a woman – even an outstanding female academic – is not worth anything if she cannot cook. He also explains that women think with their hearts while men think with their brains, and that polygamy is first and foremost benefiting women because "not a single uterus should remain empty". How did you manage to remain quiet, listening to this kind of discourse?
Mona El-Naggar: It may sound strange to a European, but many of these ideas are not considered extremist in Egypt. Young Egyptians are used to hearing these kinds of things in the street or on TV. What struck me was the way in which the lecture was given – a way that does not invite questioning or second thoughts. And what struck me even more was the huge gap between these ideas and Egyptian day-to-day reality. A huge number of Egyptian households are headed by women, and often they are the main breadwinners.
A young woman and her fiancé are listening politely while being in the classroom, but a side conversation during a break reveals that they are not very convinced by what they hear about the husband's right to four wives.
Mona El-Naggar: When I caught that moment on camera, I was very happy because it captured the flirtatious moment between the guy and the girl. They are in love. He is teasing her, that he would have the right to marry more than one wife. She does not challenge his right, but she makes clear to him that this would hurt her a lot. It is obvious that this young man is not planning to have more than one wife for sure, and that she is not a woman who is willing to accept her husband having another woman. However she believes that God granted him the right to have up to four wives. She won't argue with that, but she will not accept that her husband marry another woman. I think that was an interesting moment to get that on camera, to see the flirtatious part of it, because it is very telling.
Several scenes of show how the lecturer talks about sexuality. He draws the different orgasmic curves of men and women on a flip chart, and explains that if the sexual intercourse is good, women can have several orgasms in a row. How does that match with the deep-rooted taboos concerning sex in Egypt?
Mona El-Naggar: Actually, I was shocked when I attended that session, and so were some of the participants. You have to keep in mind that there is no sex education at schools in Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood does what nobody else is doing. They are possibly the only ones who are organizing this sort of classes. The lecturer does not consider this any taboo, because of his own understanding of religion: As long as it happens within the bounds of marriage, sex is good, there is nothing really taboo about that. Nevertheless, it was obvious that some of the women in the classroom felt very uncomfortable with the presentation. Later, when the camera was off, his wife came in and took the women to another room.
Why did you call the film "Submission"?
Mona El-Naggar: "Istislam" means "submission", and there is also a connotation of "surrender". I don't want to assign too much meaning to the title of the film. It was essentially inspired by one of the characters saying that believing is to submit to God's will, that religion equals "submission". The film shows how submission takes place at different levels: In religion, in love relationships, in the family, in the classroom in political organizations, in a state. All these forms of submission make me wonder: Why are we submitting our minds? Why do we surrender our ability to think, to question apparent truths, why do we not come up with alternatives?
So it would be a mistake to think that the Egyptian revolution is about freedom?
Mona El-Naggar: Obviously there is a contradiction between your willingness to submit and the quest for freedom. I think that the revolution means different things for different people. Freedom is a very romantic concept. In Egypt, many people want simply to be employed, or to be able to have a dignified form of transportation. They want to be "free" – but for many of them that simply means: free from headaches and other mundane problems.
Until now, you cannot say that anybody has achieved any real form of freedom. People are still just contesting public space, they are contesting to speak freely, to organize. Everything is up in the air, and it is a very messy situation. Nevertheless a lot has come to the surface. Different visions of how people want to live, how they want to articulate their identity, being Egyptian, to what extent religion needs to be part of that mix or not.
This is a real struggle, a historical debate – but people are not used to these kinds of debates. People are being tested, the country is being tested. You definitely see people come out and speak their minds, in many ways that they haven't before and express how they feel. To what extent this will continue, I do not know. I don't want to make any assumptions about what will happen.
Interview conducted by Martina Sabra
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This year's droughts have ravaged crops across North American and Russia and have had a huge impact on the food supply.
But now it's really time to panic:
"A world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable," the National Pig Association in the U.K. said this week, adding that the number of slaughtered pigs could drop by 10 percent in the second half of 2013 and the price of pork products may well double.
Does that mean it's time to raise your own Wilbur? Not quite, but some bacon lovers aren't taking any chances.
"Perhaps it's finally time for our country to address the need for a Strategic Bacon Reserve," said Heather Lauer, author of the Bacon Unwrapped blog and the book Bacon: A Love Story. "In the meantime, I'm going into survival mode and have already started stockpiling."


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Glaser, Bastel (d. 1538)
Bastel Glaser (Hubmayer) was a Hutterite martyr, one of the Anabaptists connected with Jakob Hutter in 1534-1535. His name "Glaser" probably refers to his trade (glazier); the name "Hubmayer," found in the Anabaptist court records in the archives of Innsbuck, is probably the correct one; at any rate he was not related to Balthasar Hubmaier, the Anabaptist apostle in the Black Forest and in Moravia.
We meet Bastei Glaser first in 1534. He was given the task of leading "a people from the Oberland" (Tyrol) to Moravia, on the usual route down the Inn and the Danube to Krems, and from there to Moravia. Between Krems and Meissau, in the village of Hohenwart, this group was halted, arrested, and taken to Eggenburg. There they were tortured by "burning the cheeks through." After an extended painful imprisonment, during which Jakob Hutter sent them a letter of consolation (Epistel an die Gefangenen zu Hohenwart), they were released, and may have reached Moravia, where, however, persecution was raging more violently than ever.
After three years, during which he was probably preaching, Glaser, together with Hans Grünfelder, the treasurer of the Anabaptists in Lüsen and in the vicinity of Michelsburg and Schöneck, was captured, taken to Imst (Tyrol), and tried. Although Gallus Müller, noted for his success in leading prisoners to recant, took pains to convert Glaser and his fellow prisoners, Hans Grünfelder and the aged Oswald, he did not succeed. In his cross-examination Glaser confessed that he had not come to this country until Michaelmas. He stayed in the woods most of the time and proclaimed his teaching to several brethren, but baptized nobody.
The report of the death of the above Brethren was written by Griesinger to the brotherhood in Moravia: "Out of sincere love we cannot refrain from reporting on our brethren, Bastel Glaser, Hänsl Grünfelder, and the aged Oswald from the Oetztal. These have with great joy proclaimed the Lord's holy Word and truth, as you probably know. ... I cannot adequately describe their joy. When Bastel and Hänsl were executed about 1,000 persons were present. Hänsl cried to the people, admonishing and warning; and Bastel too—until their death together with old Oswald." "The people were horrified. ... It is true, as the wise man says, They will spare neither the aged nor the gray. Their bones could not be entirely burned; they were afterward thrown into the water, and we hope that this witness was not made in vain. The heart of one did not burn; without doubt this was a divine testimony." The date of the execution is unfortunately not given anywhere. Since Gallus Müller wrote on 4 April 1538, that his efforts were not taking effect, the date was probably 1538 (not 1537).
Bastel Glaser is the author of two hymns: (1) "Herr Gott in Deinem höchsten Thron" (15 stanzas); (2) "O Herr Gott, wend mir meine Schmerzen" (23 stanzas).
Beck, Josef. Die Geschichts-Bücher der Wiedertäufer in Oesterreich-Ungarn. Vienna, 1883; reprinted Nieuwkoop: De Graaf, 1967: 116, 181 f.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 119.
Die Lieder der Hutterischen Brüder: Gesangbuch darinnen viel und mancherlei schöne Betrachtungen, Lehren, Vermahnungen, Lobgesänge und Glaubensbekenntnisse, von vielen Liebhabern Gottes gedichtet und aus vielen Geschichten und Historien der heiligen Schrift zusammengetragen, allen frommen Liebhabern Gottes sehr nützlich zu singen und zu lessen. Scottdale, Pa. : Mennonitisches Verlagshaus, 1914. Reprinted Cayley, AB: Hutterischen Brüdern in Kanada, 1962: 71-74.
Loserth, Johann. Der Anabaptismus in Tirol. Vienna: F. Tempsky, 1892: I, 530; II, 140 f.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Geschicht-Buch der Hutterischen Brüder. Macleod, AB, and Vienna, 1923: 105, 132 f.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Die Lieder der Wiedertäufer. Berlin, 1903. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. De Graaf, 1965: 171, 255.
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Its Monday night and I have just finished cutting this years hay. This is the earliest I have ever cut our hay in 32 years.
The only time that has been worse was 2002 when we had no hay to cut. While we are exceedingly dry now, my hay is not as bad as I would have expected. We were lucky that we had some irrigation water early that allowed me to get the ground saturated. Our irrigation water was turned off May 22 as the La Plata River continued to shrink to a trickle, and I am forced to cut the hay now as it begins to show signs of stress because of lack of moisture.
Our irrigation water comes from the tiny La Plata River that is currently running at about 30 cubic feet per minute about one-fourth of what it would normally be flowing at this time or year.
While I will have some hay for the sheep in the barn, the critical issue is going to be the grass to feed them through the long summer still to come. With the loss of our irrigation water three weeks ago (about seven weeks earlier than last year) and no real precipitation since March, my pastures are quickly drying up and will be of little use for the ewes and lambs through the long summer to come.
The hard choices will be whether to try and raise the lambs by feeding hay until I can provide them to my customers, or sell them at the sale barn for a loss and save my hay and pasture for the ewes. In 2002 when we produced no hay, we ended up feeding purchased hay for most of 18 months to get our sheep through all of 2002 until the spring of 2003.
As I look around Southwest Colorado, I see this drought having some major effects on agriculture. The rangeland already needs moisture, and any hope that we have a good monsoon season will not be realized for at least another month or longer. The loss of our snowpack earlier in the spring has a significant effect on our vegetation. The sooner the snow melts along with the warmer spring temperatures, the longer the time that the plants need to survive on the limited soil moisture, making the dry summer period effectively longer and harder for the plants and the animals.
It will be a tough year for many livestock producers in our area as we are just greeting the beginning of a long summer next week.
Doug Ramsey has farmed in La Plata County for more than 30 years. He can be reached at 385-4375.


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Boy, 9, feared dead after snowmobile falls into Alaska glacier crevasse
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- A 9-year-old boy on a snowmobile is feared dead after falling an estimated 200 feet into a crevasse on an Alaska glacier.
Climbers descended into the hole and spotted the snowmobile driven by Shjon Brown of Fairbanks.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/117V7nz) reported that the boy was with his father Saturday riding in the Hoodoo Mountains off the Richardson Highway between Delta Junction and Glennallen.
They were about five miles northwest of the Arctic Man Classic, a race involving snowmobiles and skiers or snowboarders.
The boy was riding with his father and others at about 3:30 p.m. and his father took a break to watch from a hillside.
He told troopers that Shjon, pronounced Shawn, rode around a small mound and did not reappear. His father went to investigate and saw the crevasse.
The hole was reported as a "moulin," a hole formed when water of the glacier surface erodes the ice.
The boy was wearing a helmet and goggles.
Climbers from North American Outdoor Institute and an emergency room doctor reached the bottom of the crevasse.
A climber spotted the boy's goggles and helmet and the partially visible snowmobile.
Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters said investigators believe the boy is under the machine in deep snow.
She said crews were on the scene late Sunday and would attempt a recovery, but she didn't have further details.
Personnel from the Army's Black Rapids high angle rescue team also responded.
Information from: Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com


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Ruf, Utley lead Phillies' charge against Cubs
OF homers, drives in two; second baseman has three hits, two RBIs
PHILADELPHIA -- Darin Ruf is one of the best reasons to still watch the Phillies the final two months of the season.
The front office has turned its attention to 2014, so it is watching him closely to see if he not only can handle big league pitching on an everyday basis, but handle new territory as the team's everyday right fielder. He continues to make the grade offensively and has held his own defensively, including Tuesday night in a scary 9-8 victory over the Cubs at Citizens Bank Park.
Scary because the Phillies carried a four-run lead into the ninth inning only to come close to blowing it.
But Ruf went 2-for-4 with one double, one home run and two RBIs. He has reached base safely in 33 consecutive games, dating back to last season. It is the longest active streak in baseball. He also is the first Phillies player to hit that mark since Chase Utley reached base safely in 33 consecutive games from Sept. 7, 2008 to April 22, 2009.
Mike Schmidt reached base a franchise-record 56 consecutive games from Aug. 16, 1981 to May 8, 1982.
"We still have 50 games left," Ruf said. "It's still important to stay consistent, keep your same routine each day, from the first game of the year to the last game of the year. It's nice to have a month of success right now, but that's not the ultimate goal -- to have one month of success. It's to have a successful career, multiple seasons of playing baseball well."
Ruf is hitting .309 with seven doubles, four home runs, seven RBIs, a .417 on-base percentage and a .543 slugging percentage in 24 games this season. The Phillies entered the game with just one other player with an on-base percentage better than .338: Kevin Frandsen (.347).
The team's .306 on-base percentage entering the night ranked 12th in the National League. Not coincidentally, the Phillies were 13th in the league averaging 3.76 runs per game.
They certainly need more players who can get on base like Ruf, if he can keep it up. He has a .995 OPS in 114 at-bats from last September through Tuesday.
"Ruf has to hit, but I think he can," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "The more he plays, the more we'll see. It seems like he gets better the more he plays."
The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Utley, who went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, singled to score Michael Young from second. But the Cubs took a 4-1 lead in the second, which included a three-run home run from Donnie Murphy to left field.
Kyle Kendrick allowed a homer to Anthony Rizzo in the third to make it 5-2.
Kendrick has been struggling since late June. He is 3-4 with a 6.93 ERA (29 earned runs in 37 2/3 innings) in his last seven starts.
"I've still got nine starts left, so I can finish strong," Kendrick said. "Everyone goes through a rough patch during the season. This happens to be mine right now. I felt great tonight. My velocity was back. The stuff was pretty good tonight. I'm getting out of it."
But the Phillies came back. They scored twice in the third with Ruf knocking in a run with a double to help make it 5-4. Ruf then hit a solo home run to left field in the fifth inning to help the Phillies take a 7-5 lead.
The Phillies almost experienced a disaster in the ninth. Closer Jonathan Papelbon allowed a single and a double to put runners on second and third with no outs to start the inning. He struck out the next two batters before Nate Schierholtz singled to score both runners to make it a two-run game.
Starlin Castro then hit a fly ball to left-center field. Left fielder Domonic Brown cruised underneath the ball, but missed it to allow another run to score to make it 9-8.
Papelbon eventually got the final out -- another fly ball to Brown in left -- to preserve the victory.
"I just dropped it," Brown said. "That's not acceptable. That's not acceptable at all."


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In this lesson you can learn how to calculate ROI in Excel.
ROI stands for return on investment. ROI is a profitability indicator which is used to measure the efficiency of the company, regardless of the structure of its assets or extraordinary factors.
To calculate ROI in Excel first you need some data. You need net profit and cost of investment.
Copy and paste this formula in cell D2: =C2/B2
This formula will calculate the ROI for the investment data you place in cells B2 and C2 and is based on this formula:
ROI = Net Profit / Cost of Investment
Remember to format ROI as Percentage. Click D2 cell > click CTRL + 1 keyboard shortcut > click Percentage with 2 decimal places


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Esther Haahr
ARMSTRONG – Funeral services for Esther Haahr, 90, of Ringsted will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2014, at United Methodist Church in Armstrong with Pastor Lyndon Roesler officiating. Visitation will be from 12:15 p.m. until the time of the service Saturday at United Methodist Church in Armstrong. Interment will be at Armstrong Grove Cemetery in Armstrong.
She died on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.
Esther Maude (Olson) Haahr, the daughter of William and Edna (Larson) Olson, was born Aug. 28, 1923, in Jackson County, Minn.
She received her education in Fairmont, Minn. schools, graduating from Fairmont High School.
On Feb. 15, 1947, she was united in marriage to Curtis Haahr. The couple made their home in Ringsted until moving to Algona. Esther was employed with the United Methodist Church in Algona and the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. They moved back to Ringsted in 1986.
Esther was a member of the United Methodist Church in Armstrong; Eastern Star of Algona and American Legion Auxiliary of Ringsted.
Left to cherish Esther's memory are her husband, Curtis of Ringsted; children, Calvin Haahr of Ringsted; Verlyn Haahr and his wife, Leanna of Waterloo; Carol Lynn Murphy of Firesteel, S.D.; three grandchildren, Andy Haahr, Danny Haahr, Fallon Murphy and sister, Helen Van Brunt of Gaylord, Minn.
She has been preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Wesley Murphy and an infant brother. Online condolences may be sent to www.henryolsonfuneral.com


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MANAGING DIRECTOR DAH SING BANK LTD 36TH FLOOR DAH SING BANK FINANCIAL CENTRE LTD. 108 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG Dear Friend, I am Mr. Hon-Hing Wong ,Managing Director Dah Sing Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I am contacting you with respect to a portfolio amounting to $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollar) deposited by a German Merchant named Mr. Mathew Schneider.On the 18th of October 2002 Mr. Mathew Schneider deposited $12,000,000 USD (Twelve Million United States Dollars) under our portfolio management department for four years and the deposit matured on the 18th of October 2006 with over 196% growth which amounted to a total of $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollar). Mr. Mathew Schneider, has since passed away without stating his next of kin because he deposited the funds in our establishment at a point he was finalizing divorcing his wife and had no kids coupled with the fact that he was an orphan, this funds has since mature and the roll-over on the funds has also expired.This sum of $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollar) is still in my possession in my Bank lifeless and unnoticed because there will never be a claim on the funds and all material and immaterial documents and certificates relating to the funds is also in my possession.According to the Hong Kong Law regulating cases of this nature which is also typical to other Asian countries, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, such funds will revert to the ownership of the Government for financing military operations, such as purchasing of arms and ammunitions for the military. In order to avert this negative development, I will like to seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Mathew Schneider so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be use for financing weapons which will further enhance the courses of war in the world in general. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 35% for you and the balance of 5% for will be responsible for the major /trivial expenses incurred in the course of the transaction. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this project will be done by my attorney and with my position as the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of this project. If you are interested, please reply immediately.Upon your response, I shall then provide you with further information's and modalities that will help you understand the transaction.You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this project would be most profitable for both parties because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Awaiting your urgent reply. Thanks and regards. Mr. Hon-Hing Wong


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Culture- ART FEATURE- Revolution's children: Chinese art's eastern edge
Imagine the police shutting down the University of Virginia and jailing its professors simply for being intellectuals. Think of soldiers ransacking the McGuffey Art Center and ordering its residents to produce uniform, state-dictated art or endure hard labor in prison camps. Now picture government officials co-opting Monticello and turning Jefferson's hallowed house into a cattle barn.
For the 26 artists whose work comprises the touring exhibition, "Regeneration: Contemporary Art from China and the U.S.," now on view at the University of Virginia Art Museum, such fantasies are analogous to the realities of their youth during Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution. Like compressed steam, their firsthand experience of political repression then powers their current pieces with an explosive energy.
The work in "Regeneration" is diverse and encompasses paintings, photography, prints, installations, and videos. What all the artists share is the impulse to recover Chinese aesthetic traditions and reconsider them in a modern, often global context.
For instance, photographer Chen Ling Yang's menstrual series plays off the seasonal symbolism of flowers in China. In her graphic and lovely "The Seventh Month Orchid," a woman's leg bisects a circular frame like a branch. A round birthmark near her knee echoes the frame's shape and punctuates a red rivulet of blood forming a calligraphic line from thigh to calf. Skillfully lit, a green shadow on the upper thigh ties the leg to the orchids blurring into a deep green background.
Several artists creatively address the alienating Western view of China as the "exotic other." Xu Bing's innovative "Computer Font Project" asks visitors to type a few words of English into a computer and then print out what they've written. What emerges is a page of seeming Chinese characters that are, upon closer examination, actually composite arrangements of the English words. Despite the party-trick aspect, the resulting designs are striking as they convey the message that language is language.
Other artists examine post-Mao China's position in the world. Hong Hao's technically stunning "New World" silkscreen prints mimic antique maps bound in a weathered atlas. The artist displays a wry wit, however, distorting countries' proportions (e.g., to reflect their global economic heft) and adding tongue-in-cheek annotations and symbols.
In his "New World Geomorphologic," a tiny slogan printed over China encapsulates the childhood lesson learned by all the "Regeneration" artists: "The only way to win proved by history is to keep it." And the visual history they're keeping and making is complex and rich.
"Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art from China and the U.S." is on display at the University of Virginia Art Museum through December 21. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.


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Fraying ties between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have led to a literal political witch hunt. Folks are getting djinned up (sorry) over rumors that the president's allies are summoning the bad guy from Wishmaster.
Says the Guardian:
Close allies of Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been accused of using supernatural powers to further his policies amid an increasingly bitter power struggle between him and the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Several people said to be close to the president and his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have been arrested in recent days and charged with being "magicians" and invoking djinns (spirits).
Ayandeh, an Iranian news website, described one of the arrested men, Abbas Ghaffari, as "a man with special skills in metaphysics and connections with the unknown worlds".
The arrests come amid a growing rift between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei which has prompted several MPs to call for the president to be impeached.
Of course, these accusations aren't happening in a vacuum. Mashaei (Ahmadinejad's potential successor) has been critical of clerical involvement in politics, and Iran's clerics are accusing Ahmadinejad of producing a recent documentary predicting the immediate return of the Shia messiah figure Imam Mahdi.
But damn, djinns. Time to take a cue from Christine O'Donnell's playbook, Mahmoud.
[Artwork is "Juzam Djinn" by Mark Tedin, old school Magic: The Gathering players know what's up. Hat tip to SupaChupacabra!]


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There's been a debate raging about whether college is worth the cost. The New York Times weighed in with a story recently saying it was a good deal if a college degree was earned.
Still, not all degrees are the same when it comes to earning power at a job. Recently, our sister site ThinkAdvisor looked at the 30 Best Paying College Majors: 2014. Engineering fields took many of the top spots in the survey of 129 majors.
Now we turn our attention to which pay the worst. Of course, salary isn't the only consideration when choosing a career, but it can't be denied that the more one earns the faster those student loans can be paid off. Still, the careers on our list might lead to personal fulfillment that can't be measured in monetary terms.
(Related: 15 Cheapest Colleges With Best Job Value)
The rankings below are based on data collected by payscale.com from 1,000 universities and include graduates with bachelor's degrees only. The universities surveyed include 88% of U.S. schools with an enrollment of more than 5,0000. We sorted them by starting salary down to the lowest and included information and ranking for mid-career pay.
Take a look at the 30 Worst Paying College Majors: 2014.
30. Liberal Arts
Starting Salary: $36,900
Mid-Career Salary: $60,500 (86th, tie)
29. Psychology
Starting Salary: $36,300
Mid-Career Salary: $60,700 (85th)
28 (tie). Photography
Starting Salary: $36,200
Mid-Career Salary: $55,500 (110th)
28 (tie). Theater
Starting Salary: $36,200
Mid-Career Salary: $58,600 (96th, tie)
28 (tie). Anthropology
Starting Salary: $36,200
Mid-Career Salary: $61,400 (83rd)
25. Art
Salary: $36,100
Mid-Career Salary: $57,100 (103rd)
24. Interior Design
Starting Salary: $36,000
Mid-Career Salary: $59,300 (91st)
23 (tie). Human Development
Starting Salary: $35,900
Mid-Career Salary: $48,000 (125th)
23 (tie). Public Health
Starting Salary: $35,900
Mid-Career Salary: $56,500 (106th)
21 (tie). Music
Starting Salary: $35,700
Mid-Career Salary: $51,400 (119th)
21 (tie). Hospitality & Tourism
Starting Salary: $35,700
Mid-Career Salary: $62,600 (81st)
19 (tie). Drama
Starting Salary: $35,600
Mid-Career Salary: $56,300 (107th, tie)
19 (tie). Kinesiology
Starting Salary: $35,600
Mid-Career Salary: $60,400 (88th, tie)
17. Biblical Studies
Starting Salary: $35,400
Mid-Career Salary: $50,800 (123rd)
16. Criminal Justice
Starting Salary: $35,300
Mid-Career Salary: $58,400 (98th)
15. Horticulture
Starting Salary: $35,200
Mid-Career Salary: $50,900 (122nd)
14 (tie). Recreation & Leisure Studies
Starting Salary: $35,000
Mid-Career Salary: $51,900 (118th)
14 (tie). Paralegal Studies
Starting Salary: $35,000
Mid-Career Salary: $53,000 (116th)
12 (tie). Physical Education Training
Starting Salary: $34,900
Mid-Career Salary: $56,300 (107th, tie)
12 (tie). Religious Studies
Starting Salary: $34,900
Mid-Career Salary: $57,900 (101st)
10 (tie). Athletic Training
Starting Salary: $34,800
Mid-Career Salary: $46,900 (126th)
10 (tie). Culinary Arts
Starting Salary: $34,800
Mid-Career Salary: $51,100 (120th)
8. Theology
Starting Salary: $34,000
Mid-Career Salary: $52,200 (117th)
7. Special Education
Starting Salary: $33,800
Mid-Career Salary: $49,600 (124th)
6. Animal Science
Starting Salary: $33,600
Mid-Career Salary: $55,200 (112th, tie)
5. Social Work
Starting Salary: $33,000
Mid-Career Salary: $46,600 (127th)
4. Broadcast Journalism
Starting Salary: $32,700
Mid-Career Salary: $68,800 (69th)
3. Exercise Science
Starting Salary: $32,600
Mid-Career Salary: $51,000 (121st)
2. Elementary Education
Starting Salary: $32,200
Mid-Career Salary: $45,300 (128th)
1. Child & Family Studies
Starting Salary: $30,300
Mid-Career Salary: $37,200 (129th)


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Performing all of these tests on one day will reduce the time to diagnosis making sure that any treatment that is needed can be started straightaway.
An initial OneStop breast clinic consultation costs £250 (£270 in London)
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Month: February 2013
No Easy Story to Tell
No Easy Day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer
5 Stars
Mark Owen's account of the Navy SEAL raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan and the killing of Osama bin Laden (OBL) is a powerful, must-read account. In spite of the uproar over whether Owen's book violated secrecy laws and that trust of the U.S. Government and military, it's a gem of an autobiography that anyone, from SEAL fans to those who want to know the truth about OBL's killing should read.
Given the amount of media leakage that occurred following the raid, including revelations of the SEAL's involvement hours after the attack and identification of the author's real name in the media, it's understandable why Owen wanted to set the record straight after watching the media spin fanciful stories of what happened. The uproar against a retired SEAL who legally vetted the text for sensitive information is hypocritical given that no public action has been taken against anyone currently in uniform or serving in the administration who have leaked far more revealing information about the decade-long pursuit of OBL.
I definitely recommend this book and give it high marks — 5 stars. Better the truth from one who was there than the spin provided by the administration, by Hollywood through movies such as the upcoming "Zero Dark Thirty," or the media's talking heads. That Owen tried to honor his fellow SEALs who put their lives on the line without the recognition they deserve day in and day out and is donating proceeds from the book to charities that support SEAL families is an added bonus.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Queen Elizabeth and I
"Who are these?" I asked.
"Those are three queens," Mom told me.
"Why are they dressed like that?"
"Because King George has died and they are dressed that way to show how sad they are. This is his widow, Queen Elizabeth, over here. And in the middle is his mother, Queen Mary. And over here is Princess Elizabeth, King George's daughter. Well, since her father died, she's the new Queen Elizabeth."
"Her father died!" That was hard for a four-year-old to take in, even though I was nearly five. She must be incomprehensibly sad. And she was so young, and so pretty. And she was the new Queen. My little heart broke.
When the family was finished with the magazine, I cut off the front cover and hid the picture under the mattress of my doll's pram. I would take it out every once in a while and look at it, sometimes kiss it, and put it back in its hiding place.
I can't recall what eventually became of that magazine cover, but the feeling I had then has never left me. And from that day, it has always been my dream some day to meet Queen Elizabeth. She came here, right here to Richmond, Virginia, a few years ago, and I would have given up almost anything to go see her. But Dad had just been put in a nursing home and was confused and lonely and I felt I had to be there with him. So he and Mom and I watched news coverage of the event on the nursing home's dining room television while we ate supper.
In my dreams I've met her rather often. Once I dreamed Demetrios and I were having breakfast in our little flat in London (No, we don't have one in real life!) when the doorbell rang it it was two men delivering a new table. It was the most beautiful table, shiny brass, round, with a blue marble top. I was surprised; I had not ordered a table. "What's this all about?" I asked Demetrios.
"Oh, I bought it especially for the occasion because the Queen is coming for luncheon."
"The Queen? Coming here? You mean the Queen is coming to have lunch with us today and you're only telling me now?"
"Relax," he said, with a smile. "It's being catered. You don't have to do a single thing except look pretty."
Well, I woke up before the actual luncheon, but in another dream, Queen Elizabeth came to visit our whole family at the beach cottage. And she enjoyed her Saturday with us so much that she invited us to come to church with her the next day, and we did.
Last night I was at one of the royal garden parties, and I finally met the Queen. This time I was sure it was real, not a dream. And what did I do when I thought my dream had at last come true? Acted like a star-struck teenager. I was so ashamed I went slinking off to some dim room.
A few moments later, the Queen appeared in the room, with a small entourage, all the people with her behaving very decorously, with proper reserve. I didn't even look up. I wanted to make myself small.
Then the Queen sat down, looked around, and sighed. "I rather miss being around any queenophiles," she said. ("Queenophile" was presumably something like russophile or anglophile.)
I said, "But you are around a queenophile. I'm definitely a queenophile!" If it was flattery she wanted, she'd come to the right place, except that mine was sincere admiration.
She obviously relished it, and so began a lively conversation we both enjoyed. I even ended up telling her about the magazine cover and the doll buggy, everything. We had such a good time that for once waking up wasn't even such a great disappointment.
Recently I saw a television program about one of the Queen's garden parties. It mentioned that people can fill out applications for invitations. I think I'll try to do that.
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- Spinneretta said...
You'd think that, being English, I'd have at least seen her, but no :( I missed her in 2007 too- my daughter was just small enough I did not want to wait in the rain to see her!
I have known people who HAVE met her though :) Certainly try the application- after all it can't hurt can it? :)
- April 20, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
Ooooo...yeah...go ahead and fill out the application....and see if you can take me with you! (Secretly, I believe my family is related to hers...but that's another story that medication has not been able to abolish! LOL)
- April 20, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- GretchenJoanna said...
I love hearing about how your childhood impressions have reverberated your whole life through. It is wonderful, as is the whole idea of a queen.
- April 21, 2010 at 12:29 AM
- margaret said...
Perhaps it's having grown up with her but I've never been too fond of queenie. I do wish people still dressed like that for funerals though!
- April 21, 2010 at 3:14 AM
- Anam Cara said...
When I was growing up, we lived in the country. We had no neighbors except an elderly aunt and uncle. What we did have was chicken (free range), a pig, a goat, a dog, and cats - too many to remember them all. I only saw other children at church on Sundays.
I had a sister 11 years older who told me that the same year I was born, there was a princess born in England. For years, I thought that Princess Anne and I were the only two people born in 1950.
When I finally went to school, I was astonished to find at least 25 other people born in 1950. Anne and I weren't so special anymore.
- April 21, 2010 at 6:41 AM
- Anastasia Theodoridis said...
Margaret, wouldn't it be unpatriotic of you if you were fond of the Queen?
Anam, my brother was born in 1950.
- April 21, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- DebD said...
Isn't today her birthday? Someone mentioned it on FB.
I definitely think you should fill out the application. Do it and take loads of pictures of us.
- April 21, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Anastasia Theodoridis said...
Deb, yes, today is her birthday. She was born April 21, 1925. Yikes.
- April 21, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Anastasia Theodoridis said...
Make that 1926. She's 84 today.
- April 21, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- DebD said...
she shares her birth year with my wonderful mother-in-law.
- April 21, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Mimi said...
What an amazing photo.
- April 21, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Anam Cara said...
you mean there's ANOTHER person born that year? : )
- April 21, 2010 at 8:47 PM


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Authorities are searching for a possible witness to a fatal crash Tuesday in North Fort Myers.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office wants to speak to the driver of the yellow SUV, possibly a Ford, who may have seen the accident at about noon at the intersection of Business US 41 and Powell Drive.
According to officials, preliminary details indicate that Joseph Recarey, 69, of 1013 N.E. 32nd Lane, Cape Coral, was southbound on US 41 in a 1997 Corvette when he entered the left turn lane to Powell, behind the SUV. After coming to a stop and waiting a period of time, Recarey pulled to the right of the SUV.
He went around the SUV and began to turn left onto Powell, officials said. The Corvette then collided into a 2007 Honda headed north on US 41, driven by Patricia Durocher, of North Fort Myers.
Durocher and a passenger, Ruth Babski, 89, of 3121 Old Farmhouse Drive, North Fort Myers, sustained injuries and were transported to the trauma center at Lee Memorial Hospital.
Babski was pronounced dead at the hospital, officials reported. Durocher was treated and released.
Due to the nature of the incident, a traffic homicide detective was assigned to investigate.
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There was a time in the NFL when a quarterback who passed for 400 yards in a game had done something really special. That time has passed.
Consider this: In 2005, there were only two 400-yard passing games all season, both by Marc Bulger of the Rams. In 2013, that total has already been surpassed, and Week One isn't even over. Peyton Manning, Eli Manning and Colin Kaepernick all topped 400 yards this week.
NFL quarterbacks have picked up this season right where they left off in the last couple of seasons. Over the last 35 weeks of the regular season, stretching back to Week One of 2011, there have been 36 quarterbacks who threw for 400 yards in a game. Basically, in the NFL these days, we average a 400-yard passer a week.
And when you see something every week, it stops being special. In the 1970s, there were five 400-yard passing games for the entire decade. When Joe Namath topped 400 passing yards, he had done something really great. When Eli Manning went for 450 in Sunday night's loss to the Cowboys, it sure didn't feel like a great game.
Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach and Bart Starr are among the Hall of Fame quarterbacks who never passed for 400 yards in a game. Matthew Stafford is only 25 years old and has already done it five times.
What has changed? That was the question Brian Kenny posed to me on his NBC Sports Radio show this morning. The primary difference is the rules: Quarterbacks are protected from hits. Wide receivers are protected from hits. Pass interference, illegal contact and defensive holding are called much more stringently.
What has also changed is that young quarterbacks come into the league ready to command an NFL offense immediately. In the old days, it took years for quarterbacks to make the transition from the college game to the NFL. Now young quarterbacks can do it immediately. In NFL history, there have only been four 400-yard passing games by rookie quarterbacks, and all four of them happened in the last two years.
Despite playing at a time when 400-yard passing games were less common, Dan Marino is still the all-time leader, with 13 games of at least 400 yards passing in his career. But it's just a matter of time before Peyton Manning or Drew Brees, both of whom have nine career 400-yard games, surpass Marino.
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Konerko returns to White Sox lineup
CHICAGO -- First baseman/designated hitter Paul Konerko returned to the White Sox lineup on Tuesday for the first time since June 23, after missing time with a sore back.
"There's always a little bit of hold your breath, don't know what to expect, even after playing a couple games, you miss 10 days and there's a little bit of suspense," Konerko said. "But the back is at a point where adrenaline will do it good. A game situation actually will make it all go away. There are times where you get back too soon on something and it's actually a hindrance and actually a lot worse than you thought. But it's at a point that last little bit of good being out there."
Konerko, who went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts hitting fifth as the DH in the 5-2 victory over the Orioles, said he took some swings on Saturday and felt he wasn't ready, though he could "see light at the end of the tunnel." He said rest was good at first, though, after a while, he felt sore from sitting or laying around.
"He understands where he's at and how he's doing," manager Robin Ventura said. "I think he's done a good job in the last couple years of being able to manage that. It's not always easy. Even hitting-wise, he's had a better stretch, so to speak, for the last few weeks that he was hitting better, just the at-bats. I don't think you push him aside and say he can't do this, this and this. He's still a quality hitter and a threat in the lineup. He will be productive."
Konerko hit .278 in the month of June with three doubles, two homers and nine RBIs.