Split (1)

train · 2.59M rows

text stringlengths 12 102k
Which brings us to the Hall of Fame ballot. What is a voter to do? Baseball asks writers to factor “character’’ and “integrity’’ when considering candidates. Cooperstown won’t have Joe Jackson and Pete Rose because of gambling scandals. McGwire has yet to receive 25 percent of votes even though he has 583 homers.
He has been held out of the Hall because of steroids and that’s not likely to change. So what happens when Bonds’s name appears on the ballot? A-Rod? Clemens? Sosa? Are they all out, or will the voting membership eventually bend on cheaters because there are so many of them and, well, it was “the Steroid Era’’?
The Steroid Era. This is the only way baseball can move forward, make itself feel better.
If everything can be wrapped up in “the Steroid Era,’’ we don’t have to blow up the record book and start over.
Seventy-three homers in a season? Don’t worry about it. It happened during the Steroid Era.
Very tidy. But what if the era never ended? What if the Steroid Era morphed into the HGH Era? What if it’s just the Cheating Era, which extends to infinity?
What does the 'A Dog's Purpose' controversy mean for animals in films?
Last week, a viral video showed a dog on the set of “A Dog’s Purpose” being forced into a moving body of water during production of the movie. The clip raised questions about the treatment of the animals on the film’s set, and some are suggesting it could shift the way animals fit into feature film productions moving f...
Still, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which led a campaign to boycott the movie, believes animals should no longer be used on screen at all. A rep for PETA told Fox News animal scenes should be made up solely of Computer-Generated Imagery, or CGI, going forward.
Long-time Hollywood animal trainer Robin Penland-Elliott, of “On the Lamb Herding,” told Fox News that the treatment of animals on sets has evolved through the years.
Penland-Elliott said despite the precautions taken, issues still arise.
“Not all animals are suited for this work. Not all humans can be entrusted with this training and handling,” she insisted.
Penland-Elliott said she stays attuned to the animal’s needs on set to avoid any potential mistreatment.
Whether the TMZ video will change the industry in the future remains to be seen. One Hollywood trainer, who has worked on prominent commericals and films and wished to remain anonymous, told Fox News he believes it's up to American Humane to do a better job to protect animals on sets.
“Usually they’re very good and on the spot, but people make mistakes. I don’t think trainers are going to change the way they train, because good trainers are good trainers,” he said.
Lange believes that ultimately it’s audiences who will push Hollywood for changes in the use of animals on-screen.
“People don’t want animals hurt for entertainment, proof of that came two weeks ago with the end of the Ringling Bros circus that operated for more than 146 year. Hollywood is already embracing modern, humane approaches to telling stories about animals by using CGI, animatronics and other tricks of the trade that repla...
From basketball to track to volleyball, Water Valley High School's Kenzie Jordan was at the top of her game from start to finish in 2018.
Water Valley High School's Kenzie Jordan was at the top of her game from start to finish in 2018.
She began the year by averaging 17 points and four steals per game for the Lady Wildcats basketball team.
She then won three medals at the Class 1A State Track and Field Championships -- taking gold in the 200-meter dash and helping two relays to third-place finishes.
Yet she might be best remembered in 2018 as the leader of Water Valley's volleyball team, which was ranked No. 1 in the state and reached the state final.
For everything she accomplished, Jordan has been named the Standard-Times' 2018 Sportswoman of the Year.
The 5-foot-9 Jordan recently signed to continue her volleyball career at Angelo State University.
The versatile hitter/setter averaged averaged 15 kills, 24 assists and three blocks during Water Valley's run to the state final.
She was named all-state and academic all-state by the Texas Girls Coaches Association, and she was the MVP of the All-West Texas Volleyball Team.
Jordan has been a multi-sport standout for Water Valley since her freshman year, and she still has the spring semester of her senior year in front of her in 2019.
Here’s how the clash between the NSA Director and a senior Yahoo executive went down.
In an unusual public exchange, the director of the National Security Agency and a senior Yahoo executive clashed over cyber-spying Monday, illustrating the growing chasm between Washington and Silicon Valley over whether intelligence officials should have broad access to the products being developed by the nation's top...
For a normally staid Washington cyber-security conference, this one hosted by New America, the tense back-and-forth had the packed audience of executives, senior policy makers, bureaucrats and journalists buzzing.
Speaking at the signature event of the conference, NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers called for a "legal framework" that would enable law enforcement and anti-terrorism officials to tap into encrypted data flowing between ordinary consumers -- echoing a stance laid out by other administration officials, including FBI Direc...
Roger's remarks were later challenged by Alex Stamos, Yahoo's chief information security officer, during a question-and-answer session.
"That would be your characterization," Rogers said, interrupting him.
"No, I think... all of the best public cryptographers in the world would agree that you can’t really build backdoors in crypto," Stamos replied. "That it’s like drilling a hole in the windshield."
"I’ve got a lot of world-class cryptographers at the National Security Agency," Rogers said.
"I’ve talked to some of those folks and some of them agree too, but…" Stamos said.
"Oh, we agree that we don’t accept each others’ premise," Rogers replied, interrupting again, as laughter erupted across the audience.
A little bit later in the exchange, Stamos tried to bring up a different point.
"If we’re going to build defects/backdoors or golden master keys for the U.S. government, do you believe we should do so — we have about 1.3 billion users around the world — should we do for the Chinese government, the Russian government, the Saudi Arabian government, the Israeli government, the French government?" Sta...
"So, I’m not gonna… I mean, the way you framed the question isn’t designed to elicit a response," Rogers replied.
"Well, do you believe we should build backdoors for other countries?" Stamos asked again.
"My position is — hey look, I think that we’re lying that this isn’t technically feasible. Now, it needs to be done within a framework. I’m the first to acknowledge that. You don’t want the FBI and you don’t want the NSA unilaterally deciding, so, what are we going to access and what are we not going to access? That sh...
"So you do believe then, that we should build those for other countries if they pass laws?" Stamos asked a third time.
"I think we can work our way through this," Rogers replied.
"I’m sure the Chinese and Russians are going to have the same opinion," Stamos said.
"I said I think we can work through this," Rogers said.
Rogers, in his initial remarks, was also critical of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, saying his disclosures revealed NSA surveillance tactics to terrorists.
“It has had a material impact on our ability to generate insights as to what terrorist groups around the world are doing,” he said.
For his part, Snowden, who has been in the limelight this week after a film documenting his efforts won an Academy Award, wrote Monday that he regretted not leaking his trove of secret documents earlier.
“Had I come forward a little sooner, these programs would have been a little less entrenched," Snowden wrote on the Web site Reddit. "And those abusing them would have felt a little less familiar with and accustomed to the exercise of those powers."
The United Nations has expressed concerns over the situation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem (Al-Quds), caused by ongoing Israeli aggression.
Israel deployed thousands of troops in the area after it closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound to Palestinians in a bid to allow a Jewish religious ceremony to be held in the compound.
"Incitement from any quarter regarding holy sites, as well as provocative actions in East Jerusalem (Al-Quds), do not serve the sanctity of the city or the cause of peace, and must stop," he added.
"UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has been very concerned at the recent clashes in Jerusalem (Al-Quds)," Serry said in a statement following a visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound.
The UN envoy said that all parties involved have expressed their desire to see calm restored, adding that he hopes to see practical steps taken in this regard. "We cannot allow a further outbreak of violence or let extremists set the agenda," he said.
"The way forward is for the parties to implement their Roadmap commitments and resume final status negotiations on the basis of the 1967 lines on all core issues, including Jerusalem (Al-Quds), in the framework of UN Security Council resolutions and previous agreements," Serry said.
"Only this offers a route to lasting peace for both peoples and this holy city," he concluded.
Irish e-learning company Riverdeep has inked a deal with Software McKiev, the world’s largest Macintosh software development company, to bring some 20 Riverdeep education software products to Apple’s new OS X ‘Jaguar’ operating system.
Software McKiev will convert the applications to run on Mac OS X Jaguar and market the new editions in Macintosh-specific retail and online channels throughout the US and Canada.
The titles selected for the new collaboration will include: The Print Shop, Kid Pix Deluxe, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, Edmark Thinkin’ Things, Dr Suess’s ABC and the ClueFinders series.
The first product of the collaboration to reach the marketplace, The Print Shop, will be available in Apple Store retail locations in the US as well as online in early February.
Software McKiev is the world’s largest company that specialises in helping software publishers adopt Apple technologies. The company’s World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia, for example, is bundled on most iMac, eMac and iBook computers.
One-time Nasdaq star Riverdeep has in recent months witnessed its share price floundering and speculation over the past few months has indicated that the company may soon de-list as a publicly-quoted company. CEO Barry O’Callaghan is currently putting together a management buyout (MBO), backed by the company’s founder ...
The two men own more than 25pc of the company.
Sprint and T-Mobile agreed to merge, in a deal that values Sprint at $26.5 billion.
The new company will have two headquarters in Washington state and Kansas and will be led by T-Mobile's John Legere.
The deal still faces regulatory scrutiny by the Trump administration.
Both Sprint and T-Mobile have lagged behind Verizon and AT&T, the two largest wireless companies, and the proposed deal keeps the new company entrenched at number three. The proposed all-stock deal values Sprint at about $59 billion and the combined company at $146 billion, including debt. Without debt, the deal values...
The new company — which is touting an ability to create a large scale 5G network and thousands of U.S. jobs — will preserve T-Mobile's name, and will have dual headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, and Overland Park, Kansas. John Legere, T-Mobile's CEO, will retain the top job in the newly formed carrier.
"This combination will create a fierce competitor with the network scale to deliver more for consumers and businesses in the form of lower prices, more innovation, and a second-to-none network experience — and do it all so much faster than either company could on its own," Legere said in a statement.
"As industry lines blur and we enter the 5G era, consumers and businesses need a company with the disruptive culture and capabilities to force positive change on their behalf," he added.
The news confirms CNBC's earlier reporting that the two companies would strike an agreement. The companies came close to a merger agreement in November, before SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son pulled out after weeks of talks.
The agreement still faces stiff regulatory scrutiny from the Trump administration, which has thrown up resistance to at least one other megadeal — AT&T's proposed acquisition of Time Warner.
If approved, the combined T-Mobile-Sprint would have about 100 million retail subscribers but would be better positioned to compete against Verizon and AT&T. The two larger companies have 116 million and 89 million subscribers, respectively. Both have mapped out a strategy for transitioning to 5G within the near term.
"We remain focused on providing customers with the most reliable 4G network as we build the world's first and best Ultra-Wideband 5G network — not just a proposal that may or may not happen in the next couple of years," Verizon spokesman Richard Young said in a statement.
"As we've seen time and time again, there's Verizon's network and then there's all the rest," he added.
—The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Correction: An earlier version misstated which entity's value is $26.5 billion without debt. It's Sprint. An earlier version of this story misstated the number of AT&T subscribers. As of its latest earnings release, AT&T has 89 million subscribers.
Dubai: More than half of sport-related injuries can be prevented with a little forethought, said a Dubai-based doctor on Thursday.
Avoiding personal injury ahead of time is a lot easier than fixing broken bones, sprains and pulled muscles after the damage is done.
“Sport-related injuries are common during the summer, and while most injuries are acute, 50 per cent of them can be prevented,” said Dr Hussam Antwan Touma, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, and medical director of Rehabilitation Services at Emirates Rehabilitation and Homecare (ERHC).
An acute injury can happen suddenly, he said, and is usually associated with trauma such as cracking a bone, spraining a ligament, tearing a muscle or bruising.
It could also be a result of falling or crashing into another player during a sports competition, said Dr Touma.
While it is good to commit to an exercise programme, it is important to know your physical limits, too. Doctors suggest incorporating warm-up exercises and learning the fundamentals from a pro to maximise performance with the least risk of injury.
“It’s always good practice to incorporate a set routine for your exercise regimen but if you believe you have an existing injury, it is best to consult a doctor before continuing with your exercise programme. When it comes to your health and well-being, it is important to be sure you receive the most accurate informati...
The medical community in the UAE is working towards more preventive medicines as called for in the National Agenda of UAE’s Vision 2021 to focus on preventive medicine to ensure longer and healthier lives for citizens.
Andres Torres stood up and got in a hitting stance, an imaginary bat in his hands, as he demonstrated the proper way to load up to whack a pitch with full impact.
SAN FRANCISCO – Andres Torres stood up and got in a hitting stance, an imaginary bat in his hands, as he demonstrated the proper way to load up to whack a pitch with full impact.
The other panelists and the audience at the Bayview Opera House watched in both amusement and appreciation as the former San Francisco Giants outfielder broke into an impromptu coaching clinic, his weight shifting to his back leg as he coiled to strike the ball, if there had been one.
Torres was one of the speakers during a Q&A session following a screening of Ghost Town to Havana, the 2015 documentary that tells the story of the Oakland youth team that traveled to Cuba in 2010 and came away with lessons in both baseball and life.
The movie has made the rounds at some of the smaller film festivals, earning enthusiastic responses from audiences and awards at Syracuse and Sebastopol last year but not widespread distribution.
So Berkeley filmmaker Eugene Corr is engaging in a local barnstorming tour, offering free screenings at Bay Area sites in hopes of inspiring men and women to volunteer as coaches and mentors for inner-city kids. That’s the larger message of the documentary, with two such figures – Roscoe Bryant in Oakland and Nicolas R...
As the leadoff hitter and center fielder of the 2010 Giants, Torres was one of the heroes of the team that brought San Francisco its first World Series championship, which he celebrated by jumping off his parade float and walking part of the route to greet the fans.
His presence lent some local star power to Tuesday’s screening but also came with a sense of poignancy. Torres’ high school sweetheart and his wife of nearly 18 years, Soannie, died in December of a rare form of cancer at age 37.
Torres, the father of a 12-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl, was a frequent contributor to the Giants’ community-outreach efforts during his time with the team (2009-2011 and 2013) and wanted to lend his support to the film’s cause.
A former track athlete who didn’t start playing baseball in his native Puerto Rico until age 16, Torres shared his story of perseverance. He played 12 years in the minor leagues with only occasional call-ups before establishing himself in the majors at 31, all the while battling attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...
Like many in the audience, Torres was moved by the documentary’s depiction of the two coaches as influential figures in the lives of countless kids. While Reyes makes his living as a coach – although a meager one with a salary of $14 a month – Bryant works security at night and runs his free baseball program in the aft...
His Oakland Royals have grown into a year-round operation that provides playing opportunities for some 80 kids, the majority African American, in four age categories.
With no previous coaching experience – he didn’t even play baseball growing up in Ohio – Bryant first got involved in 2004 along with his then-wife Lehi as a way to offer their children and other local kids a safe activity away from the notoriously violent streets of their Ghost Town neighborhood in West Oakland.
In the film, Bryant recalls the moment when a teenage victim of a drive-by shooting expired in his arms, prompting him to take action. He felt the area lacked for positive role models like the ones he often saw in his youth, and he wanted to give kids a healthy outdoors option.

Subsets and Splits

No community queries yet

The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.