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ZIM SOLDIER SHOT DEAD IN SA
An off-duty Zimbabwean soldier was shot dead in cold-blood at a shopping centre in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, in South Africa on Monday.
The deceased, identified as Phakamile Ncube from Mtshabezi near Gwanda, had gone to South Africa for shopping, when he was gunned down by a suspected security guard in Hillbrow.
Zimbabwe Defence Forces spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Alphios Makotore yesterday confirmed the incident and said the army would assist in repatriating his body for burial.
"He was our member and on official leave. He must have, like any other citizen, gone to that country to visit. We will assist in all possible ways in his burial," Makotore said.
South African police spokesperson, Vish Naidoo referred NewsDay to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate spokesperson, Moses Dlamini, who declined to comment on the matter.
A close relative said Ncube was gunned down after being in Johannesburg for a week and was about to travel back home.
"He went into a Discount Foods Shop and bought large carrier bags known as tshangani bags. A man now known to be a security guard at the supermarket followed him and placed a gun on the back of his neck and killed him," a relative narrated, saying they suspected that the two could have had an altercation before the incident.
Other sources said the attacker was a robber, who had earlier tried to rob Ncube inside the shop but failed.
Ncube was reported to have succumbed to excessive bleeding, as the ambulance only arrived at the scene to pick him up after an hour.
"Had the ambulance arrived earlier, this man could have been saved," a close family member, who declined to be named, said.
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Noticed yesterday that a load of popups keep appearing when I'm using IE, I seem to be infected with some kind of trojan, I've run, AVG, Ad-Aware, and a few other bits of software and each picks up bits and bobs but the problem still remains, mainly i've noticed a lot of the urls for the popus is googlesyndication.com don't know if that helps. Anyway, here's my HJT log, hope someone can help me it's driving me nuts!
i keep getting these cid popups and I have run a few antispyware programs to get rid of them but it does not seem have done any help. can anyone please help me. i have put the hijackthis log below.
Yesterday i ran Spyware doctor and it told me that i have "Rootkit.Agent". I thought it was delete but today it is here again and every time I start IE or Firefox I get popups. When spyware doctor was scanning it found the "Rootkit.Agent" when it was on the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\core.cache.dsk . Thanks for the help in advance and sorry for my bad English.
80G HD. I run Windows XP with Media Center.
I have 3 separate pop-ups wanting me to go to a (their?) website for a virus scan & probably purchase their product. One says I have a "TrojanDownloader.XS" (Sorry, not a HiJacker as my subject line says), one says I'm infected with some type of "bot," and the 3rd one says I need a "system security scan." It seems that several of my cleaning programs didn't want to open from my desktop...I had to go into their folders to get them to work.
I have used AVG virus and spyware Scans, and also Spybot, and AOL Spyware Removal Tools which I believe took out some of it, but the popups remain. Before the scans, I went to the Symantic website for the Fix, that wanted me to turn off my "system restore," which I did, and then I was to go into "Safe Mode" to run a scan. Unfortunately, F8 would not put me into Safe-Mode. It did nothing, so I then turned my "system restore" back on, and then did the scans with the hilighted programs above. I don't believe I have any dates in my "system restore" now to restore to. I saved a back-up copy before trying Safe-Mode, but it is infected too.
Hope you can help. HJ Log is below. Thanks in advance for your help!
2. I ran spybot and it came back saying the computer was all clean and in good working order.
3. Rebooted. Bars are still here as well as popups galore.
My problem is that when using internet explorer no matter where i am i get random popups from sites such as "adult freind finder and Claims direct".
So far i have run AVG anti-virus 8.0 and spybot S&D multiple time both in and out of safe-mode they often find trogens and such but having removed all problem they detected they seem re-appear and nothing i do can remove them.
CiD adserver5.com Pop-ups!HELP ME GET RID OF THEM PLLLLEEEAASSEEEE!
I've got McAfee and that hasnt picked up on it and AOL spyware protection hasnt picked up on it either.
None of all the other scans ive downloaded off the net have found it either.
ITS SOOOO annoying!!Im trying to study and I get about 6 pop-ups every couple of minutes and then my aol will freeze and then my comp will freeze.
I do have msn messenger but as far as i can see there are no add-ons and nothing in the add/remove program list.
Alot of my programs are non-responsive aswell and my automatic updates (security center) KEEPS on turning off, when i turn it back on it only lasts a few minutes and turns off again and when i re-boot it is off again.
I have Windows XP and im using aol wireless broadband if that helps?
Im not exactly a computer whizz and i need to solve this asap as i must get on with my course.
HERE IS MY HIJACKTHIS LOG IF THAT HELPS ANYONE?? I wouldnt mind any other solutions other han hijack aswell.
Q: Solved: 20 Popups/minute PLZ HELP ME !! Hijack log included.
A:Solved: 20 Popups/minute PLZ HELP ME !! Hijack log included.
Ok! I already have this happening. I'm getting all kinds of popups on my new Vista machine. Please help!!! HiJackThis is below. Thanks!
Could someone help me get rid of these annoying popups please? I ran HijackThis and pasted the log below. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Q: Solved: Constant Popups on my XP - HiJackThis included!
I'm new to this forum and need some major help with my XP pro machine. As of yesterday I'm starting to get constant popups when I access the internet. I am using IE7. Here is my HiJackThis log, see below. Any help would be greatly appreciated with this. Thanks!!!!
A:Solved: Constant Popups on my XP - HiJackThis included!
Q: Solved: sysprotect popups, HijackThis log included.
A:Solved: sysprotect popups, HijackThis log included.
I'd appreciate any help you can provide. I am constantly getting these pop up Security Warnings, mostly when I am in Yahoo mail, but sometimes when I am in other sites as well.
I've checked out what MS has to say on the subject,as well as other resources and the solutions just don't apply to me. I believe it was a setting change or breach when I tried re-installing McAfee and was made to disable AVG, Ad-Aware, etc.
I have really tried to find an answer looking at others posts but it seems like each persons problem is unique to their computer.
I never had any spyware problems before so I'm unfamiliar with a lot of programs. I have installed, adaware, spybot, avg antispyware, cleanup, win patrol, AntiVir Guard, and windows defender all because I have read other peoples posts. I know I probably don't need all of this but I didn't know what else to do. Also I am not too familiar with registry edits so I know I need to be careful if I have to change anything.
AntiVirGuard pops up 3 to 13 times saying trojan horses are detected what do I want to do? I usually select delete or block.
Then everything is usually ok until I get on the internet after which my computer redirects the sites I type in to a site called Jack9.com this happens every few minutes. Sometimes I get a bunch of popups in rapid succession and it freezes my computer. I have to restart windows explorer or restart the computer when this happens.
I have run every single previously mentioned program several times during startup and safe mode if possible and while they find things....they must be missing something because the problems continue.
i was trying to download a new driver for my sound card and got into some really bad stuff. i am having slow response times from a number of operations. my windows firewall is turned off and i cannot get it back on. i keep getting popups when i use my browser. and lastly my browser uses a redirect to get to my homepage and i cannot set the original one as default. thanks in advance.
Looks fine. Just be careful because you are using Limewire. P2P programs leave you vulnerable to infection.
Pls help me if you can. I'm surely infected with one or more viruses but my scans are not finding them. My browsers are now being closed out by something as are some of my programs. Here is my hijack log. Any help at all will be so very appreciated!
Q: Solved: Infected!! Hijack this log included.
I have another friend's computer that is infected with spyware, etc. The desktop is hijacked as well. I get a "balloon" pop up saying that the machine is infected and I should "click here" to remove the files. I also get transferred to weird sites when using IE.
A:Solved: Infected!! Hijack this log included.
Hi. about three weeks ago, one of my laptops was so seriously infected that i was advised by one of the good guys here to immediately disconnect from the internet, and reinstall the os.
It's a Dell inspiron running win xp, and it wirelessly connects to the internet via a linksys router. Win firewall is on, and win onecare scan shows no problems.
Q: Solved: infected computer - hjt log included.
A:Solved: infected computer - hjt log included.
i have recently been having problems with my pc,can someone tell me if it's infected and if it is is there a way to fix it?
Hi, thanks for reading and any help that is offered. My computer was infected a couple of days ago. I had AVG prior to the infection but it did not catch anything even after a full scan. I downloaded SpywareBlaster but now realize it is only a prevention tool. I ran TrendMicro's HouseCall online virus scan. That removed a few things, but did not seem to change anything. After that I got Lavasoft's Ad-Aware 2008 and ran it. It removed 167 items, one of them a worm autoupdater, but some things on my computer are still not right. Initially, my background was changed. It became a bright blue with a blue and yellow box in the middle that says, "Warning! Spyware has been detected on your computer. Install an antivirus or spyware remover to clean your computer." There was also a screen saver of beetles eating everything on the desktop. I've since changed the background back to what I want, but when I right-click the desktop and click properties on the drop-down menu, the Display Properties box only has three tabs: Themes, Appearance, and Settings. Sometimes the computer seems to momentarily lag at times that it normally hasn't. Other than that, as far as I can tell, everything else is okay. At present, the computer in question does not have internet access, so I cannot run anymore online scans.
I forgot to mention that before that HJT log was posted, I had already cleaned it up, but wanted to have an expert look at it to give it a clean bill of health as well as get some help with why my display properties were messed up.
I installed Spybot Search & Destroy on the computer with up to date definitions and the rootkit plugin. Spybot found the registry changes that had hijacked my desktop & screen saver as well as a couple other 'bots' and fixed it all. That seems to have solved all of my problems.
So, lately I've been getting a lot of internet explorer pop ups. I ran my norton (that's old and expired) and also an AVG, about to run a Spybot SD search.
After running my AVG though, it put a bunch of my application .exe's in the vault, which saddened me, and now every time I boot up, I get two errors about unable to find awvvw.exe and also a csfhstds.dll failure or something rather.
I searched for both, and csfhstds.dll didn't show up with anything under google, and the awvvw.exe brought me to a forum similar to TSG, and some of the posters said it was a vundo virus.
(By the way, after running AVG, the popups are rarer, but still occasional.
I have been infected by 'Adssite'. Any help would be greatly apprectiated. Thank you!
Q: Solved: PC infected by Win32.Beovens. HJT logfile included.
I believe my computer is infected by the Win32.Beovens Trojan. My sygate firewall software keep telling me someone is scanning the port and a remote control is trying to access my computer. I have installed and run the HJT and post the logfile here, really need someone help me out. Thank you very much.
A:Solved: PC infected by Win32.Beovens. HJT logfile included.
Q: Solved: Help! Infected by WinAntiSpyware2007 and Trojan.vundo! HiJackThis file included.
Hi, this is my first time and I am a novice at this, but I just can't ignore what my TrendMicro OfficeScan software told me it found a WinAntiSpyware2007 spyware and then I scanned my computer with SpyHunter v2.9 and it found a Trojan.vundo file in the registry. Can anyone help! Thanks so much!
A:Solved: Help! Infected by WinAntiSpyware2007 and Trojan.vundo! HiJackThis file included.
Apparently my OfficeScan software actually was able to get rid of the spyware after I closed out my Internet explorer session but it just did not remove it from my computer regsitry, but I have been informed that it probably can't hurt anything. My computer has not started acting up on me or anything, so this is all that I can assume.
Q: Solved: Infected with Spyware - popups! Help!
First of all, thank you for the great service that this forum does.
Yesterday afternoon I became infected with some spyware/adware/malware of some kind. IE popups started to occur randomly and my CPU was really chugging.
I've run several spyware programs (Windows Defender, AdAware, Spybot Search & Destroy, etc...). I think I've reduced some of the issues, but the popups still show up from time to time.
My current HiJack This log is below.
Thanks a million for any help!
A:Solved: Infected with Spyware - popups! Help!
Please could someone have a look at this log and tell me anything that needs fixed, theese "you are infected buy our program" popups are driving me mad.
Q: Solved: i have the problem much discussed in this forum with popups advising I am infected.
I seem to have a problem which is similar to many on this forum.
I get constant popups telling me I am infected with a pile of toojans and inviting me to download some anti spyware - which I assume to be bogus.
Seeing most threads suggest running HiJackthis and smitfraudfix I have run them and here are the log files.
A:Solved: i have the problem much discussed in this forum with popups advising I am infected.
Problem: Especially in Windows and System 32, I've had an increasing problem with programs increasing everyday that seem to be caused by a virus. Also, IEXPLORE.EXE opens every time the computer does, and has to be turned off through the task manager. My other spyware removal programs can't help.
I found this site through Googling one of the programs that appeared in sys32, and it showed up on this thread-- http://forums.techguy.org/security/392342-solved-troj_startpag-re-psguard-desktop-hijack.html. I seem to have most of that thread's problems, only without the hijacked desktop. I followed the advice from the first step and it helped quite a bit, but many of the programs are still there, and IEXPLORE still pops up. I got hijackthis!, but I'm not certain which programs I can delete or not, or what the root of the problem is. Help would be very appreciated! I'm attaching my hijackthis log, and won't restart the computer.
I think I've got a different account on my computer cleaned up - but this account (my sons) is still getting pop ups. I've run all the scans (ad-aware, spybot, Microsoft) and removed all they found and am attaching the log file...What else needs to be done to this one.
Just got pop ups 2 days ago, i keep scanning with spybot SSD and adaware and i cant seem to get rid of the files it finds.. My Adaware now freezes up..
I recently started getting pop-ups in Internet Explorer. It looks like it started with adyeildmanager.com. I added that to "sites to block" via tools in internet explorer. Still get em with various names from different sites. So, blocking seems like it will be a waste of time.
Bump because 4 days and on page8. I have done several types of scans and have logs available.
Hey guys...got a few repetative pop-ups that come up at intervals...nothing seems to trigger them they just come up when they feel like it. Thanks for the help!
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Reboot and delete the folder C:\Program Files\PurityScan (if it's still there).
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Double click the alcanShorty.exe file and follow prompts.
Open the Alcan Shorty folder & double click the run.bat file to run it.
This will download a file called BFU.exe and a BFU script.
If your firewall asks for permission to connect to the Internet you must allow it.
A message box will pop up saying "complete".
Be patient and wait for the message box to appear as it may take some time.
Press OK then BFU.exe will open.
Select the option to "Show log after script ends"
Execute the script by clicking the Execute button.
Note that you should see a progress bar while the script is being executed.
When the script has finished press "copy" and that will make a copy of the report in your clipboard.
by the way i should add that every now and then i get a different kind of popup too. I think it's something like a java type popup, could be wrong, but it's always a 'search the web' kind of popup and sometimes comes up once i've search for something.
I also receive popups with fake windows that look like the widows firewall telling me my computer is at risk. These messages mostly come from avsystemcare.com. The popups are also creating small wiindows telling me that my computer is at risk and to click yes or no to protect my pc. I have included a hijackthis log. Please help. I can answer any other questions you may have to the best of my ability.
I have also noticed that one of my svchost.exe files has become quite large ~22,000K. I don't know if that helps.
I have reformatted my computer and upon the new fresh installation, I receieve Internet Explorer popups, and sometimes even Firefox popups while I do not have either of them open. I know it is not just the "normal" popups you get from sites.
I don't see any anti-virus software, do you need a free one?


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package org.pac4j.core.client;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.pac4j.core.context.MockWebContext;
import org.pac4j.core.context.WebContext;
import org.pac4j.core.exception.TechnicalException;
import org.pac4j.core.util.TestsConstants;

import java.util.List;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;

/**
 * Tests {@link DefaultClientFinder}.
 *
 * @author Jerome Leleu
 * @since 1.8.0
 */
public class DefaultClientFinderTests implements TestsConstants {

    private final DefaultClientFinder finder = new DefaultClientFinder();

    @Test
    public void testBlankClientName() {
        final List<Client> currentClients = finder.find(new Clients(), MockWebContext.create(), "  ");
        assertEquals(0, currentClients.size());
    }

    @Test
    public void testClientOnRequestAllowed() {
        final Client client = new MockBaseClient(NAME);
        final Clients clients = new Clients(client);
        final WebContext context = MockWebContext.create().addRequestParameter(Clients.DEFAULT_CLIENT_NAME_PARAMETER, NAME);
        final List<Client> currentClients = finder.find(clients, context, NAME);
        assertEquals(1, currentClients.size());
        assertEquals(client, currentClients.get(0));
    }

    @Test(expected = TechnicalException.class)
    public void testBadClientOnRequest() {
        final Client client = new MockBaseClient(NAME);
        final Clients clients = new Clients(client);
        final WebContext context = MockWebContext.create().addRequestParameter(Clients.DEFAULT_CLIENT_NAME_PARAMETER, FAKE_VALUE);
        finder.find(clients, context, NAME);
    }

    @Test
    public void testClientOnRequestAllowedList() {
        final Client client = new MockBaseClient(NAME);
        final Clients clients = new Clients(client);
        final WebContext context = MockWebContext.create().addRequestParameter(Clients.DEFAULT_CLIENT_NAME_PARAMETER, NAME);
        final List<Client> currentClients = finder.find(clients, context, FAKE_VALUE + "," + NAME);
        assertEquals(1, currentClients.size());
        assertEquals(client, currentClients.get(0));
    }

    @Test(expected = TechnicalException.class)
    public void testClientOnRequestNotAllowed() {
        final Client client1 = new MockBaseClient(NAME);
        final Client client2 = new MockBaseClient(CLIENT_NAME);
        final Clients clients = new Clients(client1, client2);
        final WebContext context = MockWebContext.create().addRequestParameter(Clients.DEFAULT_CLIENT_NAME_PARAMETER, NAME);
        finder.find(clients, context, CLIENT_NAME);
    }

    @Test(expected = TechnicalException.class)
    public void testClientOnRequestNotAllowedList() {
        final Client client1 = new MockBaseClient(NAME);
        final Client client2 = new MockBaseClient(CLIENT_NAME);
        final Clients clients = new Clients(client1, client2);
        final WebContext context = MockWebContext.create().addRequestParameter(Clients.DEFAULT_CLIENT_NAME_PARAMETER, NAME);
        finder.find(clients, context, CLIENT_NAME + "," + FAKE_VALUE);
    }

    @Test
    public void testNoClientOnRequest() {
        final Client client1 = new MockBaseClient(NAME);
        final Client client2 = new MockBaseClient(CLIENT_NAME);
        final Clients clients = new Clients(client1, client2);
        final WebContext context = MockWebContext.create();
        final List<Client> currentClients = finder.find(clients, context, CLIENT_NAME);
        assertEquals(1, currentClients.size());
        assertEquals(client2, currentClients.get(0));
    }

    @Test(expected = TechnicalException.class)
    public void testNoClientOnRequestBadDefaultClient() {
        final Client client1 = new MockBaseClient(NAME);
        final Client client2 = new MockBaseClient(CLIENT_NAME);
        final Clients clients = new Clients(client1, client2);
        final WebContext context = MockWebContext.create();
        finder.find(clients, context, FAKE_VALUE);
    }

    @Test
    public void testNoClientOnRequestList() {
        final Client client1 = new MockBaseClient(NAME);
        final Client client2 = new MockBaseClient(CLIENT_NAME);
        final Clients clients = new Clients(client1, client2);
        final WebContext context = MockWebContext.create();
        final List<Client> currentClients = finder.find(clients, context, CLIENT_NAME + "," + NAME);
        assertEquals(2, currentClients.size());
        assertEquals(client2, currentClients.get(0));
        assertEquals(client1, currentClients.get(1));
    }
}

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Wikispaces in Higher Education
Wikispaces is a network where students and teachers can create and work on webpages together. You could put several students in a group to work on a project, and they could design a wiki pretty easily. Wikis have all kinds of elements you can add to them, like photos, videos, links, and the most important feature (in my humble opinion) is that you can track every revision.
So, lets say I have a class of 40 Natural Science Biology students. I put them into groups of 5. They are assigned a topic to write about, like stems cells or cloning or something science-y. I have each group start a Wiki. They can each work on the (collective) wiki from home, school, or wherever they can login to the internet. None of this "I saved the paper on my flashdrive and lost it," or "The paper is on my computer at home." Each student has a login name, and can access the wiki.
So, as the students are building the page, you (as the teacher) can review the revision history to see what each of the members have contributed. I hear all the time "So-and-so did all the work," or "So-and-so didn't help at all." This lets you know what REALLY happened! And, rather than a boring old paper, the students can build a multimedia presentation that can be shared with other students, and can become part of the student's e-portfolio to show potential employers.
If you would like to see the wiki I build, it's here - http://curriculumconceptmapping.wikispaces.com/ - and it's a few years old, so don't judge too harshly :) The story behind it is that there were three of us in a group for a professor's curriculum course, and he said we could make a project about the power dynamics of a classroom, and we could do it however we wanted. I had just learned about wikis, and I wanted to give it a shot. Instead of writing a paper, or doing a poster, we took pictures of how we saw the power dynamic working in this classroom, and we described them on the wiki. I was really the only one doing the revising and editing, but the finished product was unlike anything the prof or the class had seen at the time. The prof was so impressed, he shared it with the class.
My Wiki http://curriculumconceptmapping.wikispaces.com/

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Reuters is reporting that Facebook has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit brought by people whose faces and images were used in Sponsored Stories ads. The settlement, however, will not be going to the five Facebook users who brought the lawsuits — it will instead be donated to charity.
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VentureBeat covered this story before, and the lawsuit is not new. However, the settlement amount was not released previously. It was released this weekend in court documents that were finally made public.
Sponsored stories are ads created by companies out of users' interactions with their products or brands. The example that Facebook gives is a user liking a company's page, which is then used to market that company to the user's friends. Sponsored stories are extremely successful compared to other Facebook ad types — they can have between 20 percent and 46 percent higher click-through rates.
The most egregious example of a user becoming the inadvertent spokesman for a less-than-squeaky-clean brand, of course, is Nick Bergus, who became the leading pitchman for Passion Natural Water personal lubricant — in 55-gallon allotments. Bergus' mother may not have found the ad as amusing as his friends did, and therein lies the rub.
The bigger issue, of course, is legality: As Reuters states, California law recognizes the right of individuals to their name and likeness, so companies cannot use people in ads without their consent.
It's a lesson that will impact how Facebook runs sponsored stories in the future.
But given the fact that, as VentureBeat's Sean Ludwig mentioned previously, this could have become a class action lawsuit involving a third of the population of the United States as plaintiffs, $10 million seems a fairly small price to pay.


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Hamburg Altona has a very special position in the Hansestadt. Up until 1938, the district was independent, which is still clear in the character and building development. Thus, the city quarter can be further subdivided into Altona-Nord and Altona-Altstadt. While in the north you are more likely to find new buildings with a view of the Elbe, Jugendstil buildings and mansions from the early periods characterize the streets of the old town. This diversity of properties is also reflected in the rental prices from high-priced estates to cheap and charming apartments. If you decide to rent an apartment in Altona, you will be living very centrally. Thanks to the local train station Hamburg Altona, the district is well connected to both local and long-distance transport within Germany and other European countries.
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Within the city, traffic is well distributed. The public transport companies in Hamburg connect the entire city. Nevertheless, public transportation plays rather small role in the Hamburg streets, with only 18% of trips being made on public busses and trams. In comparison, 42% of residents choose to commute by car.
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Hamburgers also enjoy traveling by foot. There are numerous trails along the water or through the city. However, if you prefer to commute by bike, you can use the approx. 1,700 kilometers of cycling trails in Hamburg, which are a great excuse to explore the city. For this purpose, several BikeSharing services (e.g., http://stadtrad.hamburg.de) offer uncomplicated rental bikes at fair prices.
As the greenest city in Germany, Hamburg has countless parks, green areas, plus hiking and walking trails. Especially on the inviting promenades along the Alster and the Elbe rivers, you will find jogging tours and sporting activities. There are also numerous large events in the Hanseatic city. One is the annual harbor festival, which celebrates the birthday of the harbor and features various attractions on land and water.
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The city of Hamburg has been a leader in trade and industry through history. Testimonies of this time, like the old Speicherstadt and the Kontorenviertel, both UNESCO World Heritage sites, are absolutely worth seeing. Also an architectural highlight is the Hafencity, the largest urban development project in Europe, in which modern residential and office buildings have sprung up in the old harbor area. The Elbphilharmonie, which was officially opened after a long construction period in January 2017, is an absolute architectural masterpiece. In addition to the concert hall, it also offers apartments and a hotel. In addition, the Plaza is located at a height of 37 metres and offers a panoramic view of the city open to the public.
There is something unconventional yet relaxing about St. Pauli. In addition to the Reeperbahn and the party mile, the harbor and landing bridges are also worth a visit during the day.
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The Elbphilharmonie, also known as "Elphi", is an architectural masterpiece and places Hamburg as a top German city for music. It was created as a new landmark for the city and a "cultural monument for all".
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There are also numerous theaters in various disciplines in Hamburg. In addition to the renowned city and state theater, there are many independent houses. The Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hamburg is not only the largest theater in Germany, but also one of the most famous independent production houses along with the Kampnagel.
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Those interest in art shouldn't miss the larger museums such as the Kunsthalle or the Deichtorhallen. Also worth a visit are the smaller art galleries or spaces: URBAN Kunst displays Streetart and Only Art Club shows contemporary art by young artists. All houses in the Gängeviertel are designed as works of art. This is a successful example of art in public spaces which is accessible year round, free of charge, and accessible to everyone.
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Artwork Institute of Chicago Names Its Subsequent Board Chief
Long-time art collector and marketing director Denise Gardner will become chairman of the Art Institute of Chicago in November, possibly the first black woman in the country to hold that position on a major museum board.
"It's hard to avoid historical significance," Gardner said in a telephone interview on Monday. "That increases the sense of responsibility and the pressure to succeed, and that's good for me. I like to exceed expectations. "
Gardner, 66, will succeed Robert M. Levy, whose term ends in November. He heads the institute's school as well as the museum.
Gardner served as a trustee for 15 years and in her current role as vice chairman for five years, advocating for black artists as well as the accessibility and education of art to underrepresented audiences. "The work is still ongoing," said Gardner. "In this role, I can help the museum accelerate its progress."
The appointment comes at a time when cultural institutions are trying to diversify their staff, boards and programs. Gardner is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, which was founded last fall to help museums attract more black trustees, artists and curators.
"An executive with their credentials is exactly what we need now to guide us into the future," said James Rondeau, the museum's director, in a telephone interview on Monday. Given the Art Institute's continued commitment to diversity, he added, "The experiences and perspectives she brings as a black woman so connected to the city of Chicago will only be beneficial."
Gardner, along with her husband Gary, was the main sponsor of the museum's 2018 exhibition, Charles White: A Retrospective, which traveled to the Museum of Modern of Art. (The Gardners have three white works on paper.)
Her collection focuses on black and female artists, including Frank Bowling, Nick Cave, and Carrie Mae Weems. She was an early buyer of Amy Sherald, whose popularity has grown dramatically since her official portrait of Michelle Obama hanging in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.
"I want people of color to know the history, power and contribution of their own people in the visual arts," Gardner said. "I didn't like that in my apprenticeship as a young person. I remember as an adult when I found out about Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence and was almost a little angry – why didn't I know anything about these artists? "
Gardner was the president of Insights & Opportunities, a marketing and strategy planning firm, and a co-founder of Namaste Laboratories, a beauty manufacturer.
She was previously a board member of the Chicago Community Trust, the Chicago Public Library, and the Chicago Humanities Festival. She served on the boards of the Arts Club of Chicago and the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, which supports conservation and small arts organizations.
Gardner said she was brought to the Art Institute almost 27 years ago as a volunteer by Jetta Jones, the museum's first black trustee who died last weekend at the age of 95. Said Gardner. "This job could have been hers."
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Another week, another 2017 GVA winner! Today's Texanthropy Spotlight is Tony Smith, the Service to Veteran's Award winner. This award recognizes an individual or organization that focuses on providing needed programs or services to meet the needs of military-connected families or individuals.
Retired Veteran Tony Smith has turned his service to country into a more-than-full-time, unpaid second career as a county-appointed Veterans Service Officer in Coryell County...one of only two in a county that has one of the largest populations of disabled veterans. Two years ago, Tony found free office space and began reviewing a backlog of veteran's cases where assistance had been requested but not acted upon. The backlog was extensive, but Tony devoted himself almost full time to work through each veteran's issue.
Tony is a trained small group facilitator through "Bring Everyone in the Zone", based in Killeen. Within less than two years, he helped grow his peer-to-peer veteran groups from one poorly-attended group, to three in Copperas Cove and one in Gatesville. These groups provide a safe, confidential atmosphere for veterans and active duty personnel to gather.
In addition to the peer-to-peer groups, Tony serves as the commander of the local Disabled American Veterans Chapter 74 in Gatesville. He assists a steady stream of veterans in navigating the sometimes-challenging waters of accessing the VA system. Tony collaborates with groups like the Copperas Cove Soup Kitchen, which provides meals on weekdays to those in need, and Operation Stand Down Central Texas, which holds two Stand Downs a year for homeless veterans.
Tony has provided for the veterans in his area in other ways as well, including offering counseling and support, securing medical equipment donations, and arranging funeral logistics…just to name a few!
Tony Smith is a compassionate and willing volunteer who persists in providing support for veterans in his community. His tireless dedication to serve veterans will be a lasting catalyst for good.


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America's pastime has transformed and evolved in ways most modern baseball fans can scarcely imagine. In the game's early days, bats didn't have knobs on the end, infields were uneven – resulting in brutally unforgiving hops on a regular basis and players wore cumbersome, three-fingered gloves that made fielding more of a chore than an artform.
Thomas E. Wilson, who came to the United States as a young, scrappy railway worker, helped change all of that when he founded what is known today as Wilson Sporting Goods.
From the beginning, Wilson Sporting Goods has been synonymous with the greatest players in the game. Countless Hall of Famers relied on Wilson-made products during their careers – including the likes of Rogers Hornsby, Ted Williams, Al Kaline, Greg Maddux and Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez to name a few. That tradition continues to this day, with some of the biggest names in baseball – Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts and Clayton Kershaw all donning Wilson gloves during their historic careers.
Initially known as Schwartzchild & Sulzberger and then Ashland Manufacturing Company, Wilson & Co. was officially established in 1916. The firm became a force in the American meat-packing industry under the leadership of Wilson – and quickly formed an arm of the business dedicated to sporting goods products. By 1921, the Wilson Sporting Goods catalog showcased an array of products – including mitts, gloves, balls, wood bats and bat bags, catcher's masks and protective gear, uniforms and even bases and plates. Everything a player would need to play the game.
In 1918, Hall of Famer Johnny Evers had his own 'game model' glove, designed with shorter finger stalls – a precursor to the iconic Pedroia Fit design made famous by Boston legend Dustin Pedroia in the 2000s.
Today, Wilson Game Model gloves are some of the most popular models in our baseball lineup, but the concept itself is something that's been at the heart of Wilson ball gloves for over a century.
In the early 20th century, gloves were incredibly bulky and floppy. Catching a ball one-handed as players do today was near-impossible, especially for catchers. At this time, padding in the glove was seen as a critical safety feature for players. With such a heavy focus on this padding, the pockets were incredibly shallow – and, thus, players had to use two hands when making plays.
PLAYER DRIVEN DESIGNS
Since the beginning, Wilson glove designs have been guided by player feedback. In the early 1920s, professionals rarely endorsed products and companies rarely tied players to their equipment, but future Hall of Fame catcher Ray Schalk endorsed the Ray Schalk 507 Catcher's Mitt, which was pictured with the endorsement of Shalk and seven other American League backstops.
By 1927, Rogers Hornsby – a Cooperstown-bound legend – showcased two gloves, a conventional five-finger model and a three-finger fielder's glove called a 'four-finger'. The specialization and design of gloves for players based on their position and preferences had begun.
In the 1940s, Wilson led the innovative charge to transform gloves from hard-to-wield, bulky models of yesteryear into defensive tools, developing new styles, patterns and manufacturing strategies. One of the most groundbreaking features in Wilson gloves at this time was the 'Big Scoop' – the early pre-cursor to what we know today as a pre-formed pocket.
Later that decade, youth players couldn't get enough of Wilson's three-fingered Ball Hawk, which offered a large web between the thumb and first finger. Learnings from this decade helped turn Wilson into what it is today – a powerhouse for ball gloves.
That player-focused presence came to a head in 1957 with the development and introduction of the A2000.
The A2000: The Glove That Changed It All
Throughout the 1950s, Wilson began to write the book on modern ball gloves. Prior to this time, gloves had shallow pockets, small webs and hard-to-maneuver padded designs. This meant players had to field the ball in front of with two hands – drastically cutting down the number of balls they could make a play on and helping lead to some outlandish offensive performances.
In the spring of 1957, members of the Wilson glove team traveled the nation, seeking feedback and guidance from players of all ages, including those attending Major League Baseball Spring Training, in hopes of revolutionizing how gloves were designed and used. That annual mecca is what we all know today as Glove Day.
Instead of designing gloves based on what they believed the masses needed, the Wilson glove team sat side-by-side with the best professional players in the game, asking questions and taking notes on what each type of player wanted most from a glove. These craftsmen brought their leather-working kits with them – cutting and redesigning gloves on the spot, building them specifically for each player's game. They then took these designs back to the factory, combining notes and feedback. The end result? The A2000 – the iconic design from which all modern ball gloves stems.
With the A2000, Wilson took advantage of a patent on 'curved, streamlined back fingers' – allowing for a never-before-seen shape for a glove. The original A2000 featured many design aspects that have stood the test of time. The pocket moved from its previous location at mid-palm to the base of the web – which was widened.
Not only did the location of the pocket change, but it was lengthened and deepened, making one-handed catches not only possible, but routine. A 'Snap Action' feature allowed players to transfer the ball quickly from the pocket to their throwing hand and a reinforced thumb further helped transform gloves from shapeless masses to a more controllable, easy-to-use shape.
Additional features in the A2000 included a narrower heel and Finger Tip Lacing, keeping balls from breaking through the fingertips. A Hold-Tite Wrist Adjustment allowed players to make on-the-go changes with the fit of their glove. That same concept drove later innovations in the A2000 Fastpitch lineup, which debuted nearly a half-century later, allowing elite female athletes to have gloves that fit their game perfectly.
Almost instantly, the A2000 caught fire with players. Not only did it feature a never-before-seen design that made fielding the ball easier than ever, but it came with the backing of a baseball legend in future Hall of Famer Vernon "Lefty" Gomez.
Donning a Wilson glove, Gomez won more than 20 games four times in his 14-year career, spanning 1930 to 1943, leading the league in strikeouts three times. He was named to seven All-Star teams as a member of the New York Yankees, helping the club win five World Series titles. And when his playing days were done, he joined Wilson and led the team responsible for getting the A2000 on the hands of big league ballplayers and sharing their feedback to ensure Wilson gloves continued to meet player needs.
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As the game evolved and players got bigger, faster and stronger, Wilson continued looking for ways to craft A2000 patterns in ways that would meet players' ever-changing needs. This led to never-before-seen web styles and design facets that changed what people thought of when they heard the word 'baseball glove'. Over the past half-century, the man who has led the team is Wilson Ball Glove Master Craftsman Shigeaki Aso.
Today, Aso-san is as much of an icon in the game as the glove he's poured his life into. He started with Wilson back in 1974 – and has been at the center of every development during that time. One of his first creations? The most popular Wilson model ever – the A2000 1786 pattern, which features an H-Web and a shallow pocket that allows infielders to make plays faster than at any point in the game's history.
After the Wilson glove team took the A2000 1786 to Spring Training for the first time in 1987, there was an immediate demand for a slightly longer and slightly shorter variation – which are known today at the 1787 and 1788.
In 1993, Wilson introduced and patented Dual Welting, two leather strips along each back finger that creates "a curvature for the fingers which permanently and perfectly shapes the pocket." Dual Welting single-handedly advanced the game by allowing for one-handed catches, giving players more control than ever over their glove. This groundbreaking innovation paired perfectly with the Dial Fit System™ - which allowed each player to enjoy a customized fit with their glove. Both additions to the A2000 lineup gave players more control and laid the groundwork for some of the biggest innovations yet to come.
In 1997 baseball legend Barry Bonds was coming off his fifth consecutive All-Star campaign when he looked to take his defense to the next level. He wanted to find a way to make his glove lighter – without sacrificing pocket stability and performance.
Aso started with the material used to cover Wilson's Evolution basketball – knowing it was durable and moisture-resistant. After some fine-tuning, he got the material to the point he felt it could replace leather portions of a baseball glove to help reduce weight. When he delivered the new glove design to Bonds himself and witnessed his reaction, he knew that he'd been successful. And, thus, SuperSkin was born.
By the Best – For the Best
In 2007, Wilson unveiled a new line of gloves – the A2K. These gloves were built on legendary A2000 patterns with finer materials and even finer attention to detail. Designed with Pro Stock Select Leather and a revolutionary Double Palm Construction for unprecedented pocket stability and comfort than ever before, this lineup quickly earned the reputation as the most premium and longest lasting gloves in baseball.
After dominating the baseball space for decades, the A2000 Fastpitch series was released in 2008. Using the same unrivaled materials and craftsmen, Aso and the team created patterns for the female athlete – with smaller hand and finger openings for a proper fit – allowing players to have more control over the ball itself while on the field. Pockets were designed specifically for a softball, rather than a baseball – giving Fastpitch players a glove truly designed for their game. Similar to how the A2000 was designed alongside the best baseball players in the world, these gloves were born from feedback from elite talent, including Team USA gold medalists Cat Osterman, Crystl Bustos, Caitlin Lowe and Lauren Lappin.
In 2009 a similar approach was taken with the first A2000 DP15 GM – the glove crafted with and for Dustin Pedroia who has smaller hands than many big-league players. That design eventually inspired an entire lineup of Pro Stock models designed for players with smaller hands – appropriately called Pedroia Fit™ - including younger players and fastpitch players or those who generally want a more snug fit.
Today, players demand significant control over the design of their glove. This builds on a trend that's emerged in recent years – one spearheaded by the Wilson glove team: customization and personalization. Wilson launched its first custom glove site in 2011. The industry-leading WilsonCustomGloves.com is used by amateur and professional players alike. As of 2019, players can personalize over 80 A2K and A2000 patterns in two locations and customize every detail from the stitching to the laces and leather along with the fit and function.
Wilson took another revolutionary step and now offers SuperSkin in eight colors and released three colors of a second SuperSkin pattern, SuperSnakeSkin, in 2019. Pro Stock and Pro Stock Select Leather are available in a SnakeSkin style as well – adding even more pop to the A2000 or A2K model.
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It is against the law to deny employment, housing, education, or public services and accommodation because of a person's race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, or familial status. Since May 19, 1964, the Gary Human Relations Commission has been the local civil rights agency in Northwest Indiana. The anti-discrimination law is enforced by the Gary Human Relations Commission under the City of Gary Civil Rights Ordinance. The agency is also responsible for handling all ADA and Title VI complaints. Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!
The Gary Human Relations Commission is located at 455 Massachusetts St., Gary, IN 46402 inside the Hudson-Campbell Sports Center. Contact our offices at 219-883-4151 to schedule an appointment with one of our specialists.
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In accordance with the requirements of Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the City of Gary, Indiana, will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
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Crunchyroll Games announced the upcoming novel and anime series The Eminence in Shadow (ahp). No Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) launched. This game is for free on iOS and Android devices.
See our games launch trailer below.
The Eminence in Shadow Master of Garden is a series inspired by an anime and novel written by Daisuke Aizawa. The story begins with a young man living in modern-day Japan with the ambition to become as strong as possible. His desire for strength doesn't come from the desire to give attention to something but a power that is woven into the crowd and adapted to the shadows. His ambitions have been cut short when hes run over by a truck. Fortunately, he is reincarnated as a magic world as Cid Kagenou, a scion of a noble family. From there, he takes on a pseudonym, Shadow, and ends up living out his fantasies by founding Shadow Garden, a group that aims to protect an innocent cult, which he used to think up himself. Maybe she doesn't think so. The cult he thought was a simple play game gambit turns out to be real, and in the end Cid needs to become a true shadowy mastermind and fight against the dark of the new world.
This is a game that can play for free on mobile devices. The players will learn the stories adapted from The Eminence in Shadow which are the anime and the novels of the players' lifetime. Combat takes place on a side-scrolling plane and flashy animations are also available for special attacks.
Players who join the game during the launch period receive a bonus of 4,000 Phantasm Gems (premium currency) thanks to the pre-registering campaign. Early game missions and Beginner objectives will also give new players a free sarcastic Rose character, free rolls on the gacha and a lot more Phantasm.
The Eminence in Shadow Master of Garden is available on iOS and Android, except in East Asia, Belgium and the Netherlands. PC version is planned for later release. The anime series premiered during the Fall 2022 anime season and streams via Crunchyroll. The book is published in English by the Yen Press.
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Well, life as I know it, basically.
Woot! I just read 50 books in a year as was the challenge by Shelfari as described on my 50 Book Challenge page. I think now I'll start a new page to keep track of this year. I'm totally going to keep the ones I've already started too. 😉 Now to see if I can't read more than I did this past year!
Anyway, they just brought a new DVR box. We did lose what we had saved on our old one, but it meant that we wouldn't get behind anymore. Also, they have our show programming saved on a server somewhere so we didn't have to go and reschedule them all or anything. So, however much I don't like the scheduling capabilities of their DVR, I have to give AT&T props for the fast service (and of course for the DVR that will record 4 shows at once)!


Imaging an SMSF software where you don't have to create a separate filing system, the system does it for you. Now that's savvy!
You can now scan or email documents and upload them into SuperMate via an innovative document management system.
You can add documents singularly, or in bulk across multiple funds. Each document can be linked to a specific fund, member and transaction — and the process can be enhanced by machine-learned automated classification.
Once a document is uploaded and indexed you can choose to make it visible to your clients and advisers via ViewSuper — the portal which provides online fund access.
This system houses all your SMSF-related documents including Microsoft Office documents, PDFs and image files making your separate filing systems a thing of the past.


(CNN) — President Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell honored the late evangelist Billy Graham while he lies in honor at the US Capitol Wednesday.
Graham, an evangelical minister and spiritual confidant to American presidents, died at the age of 99 last week.
Graham lying in honor is a rare distinction for an American — and an official embrace of the religious leader from the halls of government.
He is only the fourth person to lie in honor, following civil rights icon Rosa Parks in 2005 and two slain Capitol Police officers in 1998, the Architect of the Capitol's records say. The practice is similar to government or military officials lying in state, but is used for private citizens.
"The GREAT Billy Graham is dead. There was nobody like him! He will be missed by Christians and all religions. A very special man," the President tweeted.
Graham's son Franklin, who took over the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, had participated in Trump's inauguration. Trump was one of the more than 800 guests who attended Graham's 95th birthday celebration in 2013 in Asheville, North Carolina.
Criticism of honoring Graham at the Capitol has been somewhat muted, with the Freedom From Religion Foundation issuing a statement calling the plan to have his body lie in honor inappropriate and citing, among other things, his comments on the Nixon tapes disparaging Jewish people, for which he apologized after they became public in March 2002.
Graham had urged Dwight Eisenhower to run for president in 1952 and served as an unofficial adviser to the former general after he was elected. He also became close friends with President Lyndon Johnson and preached at the former president's funeral.
President George W. Bush credits Graham with helping him change from a lukewarm Christian with a fondness for beer to a serious and committed evangelical.


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16 U.S. Code § 539l–1 - Inholdings
(a) State Land Board lands
If the Colorado State Land Board informs the Secretary that the Board is willing to transfer to the United States some or all of the lands owned by the Board located within the Protection Area, the Secretary shall promptly seek to reach agreement with the Board regarding terms and conditions for acquisition of such lands by the United States by purchase or exchange.
(b) Jim Creek inholding
(1) Acquisition of lands
The Secretary shall enter into negotiations with the owner of lands located within the portion of the Jim Creek drainage within the Protection Area for the purpose of acquiring the lands by purchase or exchange, but the United States shall not acquire such lands without the consent of the owner of the lands.
(2) Landowner rights
Nothing in this Act shall affect any rights of the owner of lands located within the Jim Creek drainage within the Protection Area, including any right to reasonable access to such lands by motorized or other means as determined by the Forest Service and the landowner consistent with applicable law and relevant and appropriate rules and regulations governing such access.
(c) Report
(1) In generalThe Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report concerning any agreement or the status of negotiations conducted pursuant to—
subsection (a), upon conclusion of an agreement for acquisition by the United States of lands referred to in subsection (a), or 1 year after August 21, 2002, whichever occurs first; and
subsection (b), upon conclusion of an agreement for acquisition by the United States of lands referred to in subsection (b), or 1 year after August 21, 2002, whichever occurs first.
(2) Funding information
The report required by this subsection shall indicate to what extent funds are available to the Secretary as of the date of the report for the acquisition of the relevant lands and whether additional funds need to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary for such purpose.
(d) Management of acquisitions
Any lands within the James Peak Wilderness or the Protection Area acquired by the United States after August 21, 2002, shall be added to the James Peak Wilderness or the Protection Area, respectively, and managed accordingly.
(Pub. L. 107–216, § 4, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1059.)
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 107–216, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1055, which is classified principally to sections 539l to 539l–5 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 539l of this title and Tables.
Committee on Resources of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
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I was listening to Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth call the Jays game on CJCL 1430 the afternoon Pete Rose set the all-time career hits record. I remember a recorded piece by Sparky Anderson came on to set the scene and tell us all history had been made. Pete Rose had more major league hits than anyone who had ever played the game of baseball and I thought that was pretty awesome.
I've long argued that Pete Rose should be in Cooperstown. I like the Hall of Fame to be about what happened on the field, between the white lines. When it came to playing baseball, Pete Rose is a shoe-on for Hall of Fame honours, and it always bothered me that Charlie Hustle wasn't eligible.
I read about Pete Rose's corked bat on Deadspin. "You're looking at an X-ray of a Mizuno PR4192 bat, commissioned by Pete Rose specifically for his 1985 chase of baseball's all-time hits record. Inside, clear as day, is a piece of foreign material, about 6 inches long, and the diameter of a nickel. "
I don't care whether corking a bat actually helps or hinders a batter, rule 6.06(d) prohibits the use of corked bats. It's against the rules, and Pete Rose did it anyway, believing it gave him an edge while he chased history.
It's funny, but his gambling and lies about it never tainted my opinion of Charlie Hustle, but this does. Rose cheated.
Baseball is different than hockey. In hockey, certain draft picks are projected as can't-miss elite superstars before they're even drafted. After Wayne there was Mario and Eric and Sidney. We were anticipating excellence before their professional debuts. In baseball, it's a much longer road to the big leagues, and so many things can go wrong along the way, so there really isn't a "can't miss" blue chip prospect as there is in hockey or basketball.
Having said that, I don't think I've ever heard as much hype about a player's MLB debut than I'm hearing about Stephen Strasburg. Stephen Strasburg will pitch tonight for the Washington Nationals and more than 200 requests for media credentials have been submitted. All eyes are on Strasburg who is 7-2 with a 1.30 ERA with 65 strikeouts and only 13 walks in 55 1/3 innings spread across Double-A and Triple-A.
I'm predicting he pitches a perfect game tonight. Anything less will be disappointing.
Roy Halladay pitched a perfect game for the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday in their 1-0 win over the Florida Marlins.
It's no surprise. Roy Halladay is the the best starter in baseball, the greatest Blue Jays starter of all-time and I once sat in the stands at SkyDome while he no-hit the Tigers for 8.2 innings. You just knew one day he'd be perfect.
Marlins 1st: Chris Coghlan called out on strikes. Gaby Sanchez strikes out swinging. Hanley Ramirez grounds out, second baseman Chase Utley to first baseman Ryan Howard.
Marlins 2nd: Jorge Cantu strikes out on foul tip. Dan Uggla strikes out swinging. Cody Ross grounds out, third baseman Juan Castro to first baseman Ryan Howard.
Marlins 3rd: Brett Hayes pops out to second baseman Chase Utley. Cameron Maybin flies out to centre-fielder Shane Victorino. Josh Johnson strikes out swinging.
Marlins 4th: Chris Coghlan grounds out, second baseman Chase Utley to first baseman Ryan Howard. Gaby Sanchez lines out sharply to centre-fielder Shane Victorino. Hanley Ramirez called out on strikes.
Marlins 5th: Jorge Cantu grounds out, second baseman Chase Utley to first baseman Ryan Howard. Dan Uggla flies out to centre-fielder Shane Victorino. Cody Ross grounds out to first baseman Ryan Howard.
Marlins 6th: Brett Hayes strikes out swinging, catcher Carlos Ruiz to first baseman Ryan Howard. Cameron Maybin grounds out, shortstop Wilson Valdez to first baseman Ryan Howard. Josh Johnson flies out to left-fielder Raul Ibanez.
Marlins 7th: Chris Coghlan called out on strikes. Gaby Sanchez lines out to left-fielder Raul Ibanez. Hanley Ramirez called out on strikes.
Marlins 8th: Jorge Cantu grounds out sharply, third baseman Juan Castro to first baseman Ryan Howard. Dan Uggla called out on strikes. Cody Ross pops out to shortstop Wilson Valdez.
Marlins 9th: Pinch hitter Mike Lamb flies out centre-fielder Shane Victorino. Pinch hitter Wes Helms called out on strikes. Pinch hitter Ronny Paulino grounds out, third baseman Juan Castro to first baseman Ryan Howard.
Halladay's perfect game is just the 20th in Major League history. It couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy, I just wish he had done it one season earlier.
The Barilkosphere has produced a great eulogy for the Montreal Canadiens' 2009-10 season. This gem comes courtesy of Bloge Salming and Down Goes Brown.
Six years ago, I called for Steve Nash to be named NBA MVP. That eventually happened. Twice.
Five years ago, I called for Steve Nash to be named Prime Minister of Canada. That hasn't happened. Yet.
I was just catching up on my RSS feeds when I read Rick Hodge's take on Steve Nash.
They say Einstein could see light. Ted Williams could see the seams on a 100 mile an hour fast ball. Mozart didn't just write notes, he could see the notes. Gretzky knew where his teammates were going be before they did. Vision, anticipation. Their world moves in slow motion. They see things we can't. That's how Steve Nash plays basketball.
I agree 100% with Rick Hodge. Steve Nash is a virtuoso who plays basketball with a hockey player mentality. Tim Duncan's elbow to Nash's face last night wasn't enough to keep Nash on the bench. Steve Nash returned to the game with his right eye swollen shut and still finished with twenty points and nine assists.
Nobody plays basketball like Steve Nash. Nobody. Appreciate this brilliant freak of nature while you can.
I absolutely adore the NHL playoffs. There's nothing like it in sports, in my humble opinion. It makes the NHL regular season feel like exhibition games.
Now that we're in the second round, and since it's all about me, here are the series I'm digging and not digging and the exciting reasons why.
This is my favourite series right now, because it includes both my favourite remaining team and my least favourite remaining team. I hope the Pens crush the Habs and show no mercy. If I were building a team from scratch, I'd pick Sidney Crosby first overall.
This is my least favourite series right now, primarily because I despise both teams. Can they both lose?
I'm watching game one right now and rooting softly for Philadelphia, so I can stop hearing about Tuukka Rask.
I grew up just hating the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Norris Division rivalry, and I couldn't stand them. Then, with guys I liked like Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman leading the charge, it became harder and harder to hate them. Today, I don't mind them at all, and I sort of like watching the Sharks falter spring after spring.
The next Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup has to be my Leafs. As a result, I'm physically incapable of actually rooting for the Canucks. 40% of my playoff pool plays for Vancouver, so I don't mind them going another round, but that's it.
But Chelsea Dagger is a great tune, so in this series, I'll just root for overtime every game.
Somehow, against all odds, the Montreal Canadiens have forced a sixth game in their series against Washington. They've exceeded all expectations, but that doesn't mean the mayor of Montreal is happy.
Here's the mayor of Montreal chiming in on the Habs.
In US College baseball action last night, Fordham rallied from 9-1 down to win 12-9 against Iona. You don't want to miss Brian Kownacki touching home plate in the clip below.
The call is by WFUV's Gregg Caserta.
This is a great day for the Barilkosphere. Last night, following Keith Yandle's goal for the Phoenix Coyotes at home against the Detroit Red Wings, a Coyotes fan threw a snake on the ice. Here's the photographic evidence of this epic moment in Barilkosphere history.
You're probably wondering why I'm giving the Barilkosphere credit for this act... @felixpotvin a.k.a. Chemmy from Pension Plan Puppets is the man responsible for this thrown snake, as he used the power of Twitter to essentially invent a movement to combat Detroit's octopus throwing tradition. As it unfolded in real time before my eyes on Twitter, it was fast and furious, but it seems Chemmy wanted Travis Hair from the Coyotes blog Five For Howling to throw a rubber snake on the ice. The Coyotes organization responded in an unfortunate humourless and passionateless manner, promising to eject anyone who dared try such a stunt.
Despite the Coyotes' best efforts to squish the snake, I heard references to Throw The Snake during the game last night and Hockey Night in Canada mentioned it as well.
If you're going to a Coyotes home game during the playoffs, throw the snake. Just do it. The Barilkosphere insists upon it.