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Roy Halladay

Harry Leroy Halladay III(born May 14, 1977), usually referred to as Roy or his nickname "Doc", is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. His nickname, coined by former Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek, is a reference to Wild West gunslinger "Doc" Holliday. He was the Blue Jays' first draft selection in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, the 17th pick overall, and has played for the team since 1998.

Milorad Cavic

Milorad Cavic didn't have any regrets about his tactics after losing to Michael Phelps again Saturday. It was his pre-race trash talk that he appeared most sorry about.

After morning heats Friday, Cavic lambasted Phelps for sticking with his Speedo swimsuit, offering to buy his rival one of the new, supposedly faster suits from Arena or Jaked. Cavic intimated that Phelps was compromising his chances of winning to maintain his lucrative contract with his sponsor.

"When I race Michael Phelps, I want him at his best. Because only when he's at his best could I ever feel like I've gotten the race I wanted," said Cavic, who wears Arena.

"Of course, winning is pretty important to me. But I want the atmosphere, I want the experience to be everything that it was tonight. There are no regrets. I did my best. He did something huge - huge. My only regret is I let the media make what it makes of it all."

In almost an exact replay of last year's Beijing Olympics, Phelps beat Cavic with a furious finish in the 100-metre butterfly, breaking the world record set by the Serb in Friday night's semifinals.

Phelps clocked 49.82 seconds, Cavic touched in 49.95 and Rafael Munoz of Spain was third in 50.41.

Cavic was nearly seven-tenths ahead of Phelps at the 50-metre mark, but he couldn't hold on to the lead on the second lap.

"It was an incredible race. We all went a lot faster than we expected," Cavic said. "Tactically, I didn't do anything wrong. I think I had a much better finish than usual ... But I knew that if I was going to win this race, I needed a big enough lead in front of Michael, and at the 50-metre mark I turned and saw that he was much closer than I would have expected.

"I had no idea if I was going too slow or if he was going too fast, but he was too close for my comfort and at the end I knew it was going to be very, very tight. Given that he was so close to me at the 50-metre mark, I was very, very strong toward the end. But Michael Phelps is Michael Phelps and he does what he does and he did."

At last year's Beijing Olympics, Cavic came closer to beating Phelps than anyone else.

The American-born Serb lost by a mere hundredth of a second, a finish so close that the Serbs filed a protest and swimming's governing body had to review the tape down to the 10-thousandth of a second.

After the Olympics, Cavic ended a seven-year spell working with coach Mike Bottom in California, deciding he wanted to move to Serbia. But the roof of his training pool in Serbia caved in and he ended up training with Italian coach Andrea Di Nino in San Marino.

In a gesture toward his coach - and perhaps in a move to win over the crowd - Cavic waved a banner for the local football team, AS Roma, when he was introduced before the race.

"It was a gift to me," Di Nino said. "I'm from Rome and I'm a Roma fan."

While the 100 fly didn't plan out as he hoped for, Cavic will still leave Rome with his first gold medal at a world championship. On Monday, Cavic won the 50 fly, a non-Olympic event that Phelps does not swim.

"He's happy. He got one gold and one silver medal, but he still wants to improve," Di Nino said. "And it's just between him and Phelps. Munoz was six-tenths behind.

"It was a great race, between two champions," the coach added. "Michael Phelps is the Michael Jordan of swimming. Losing to Michael Phelps is an honour, and Phelps knows he can't rest on his laurels in the coming years. Cavic is right there."

But Cavic might not get the chance to race Phelps again until the 2011 worlds in Shanghai. Di Nino doesn't want to wait that long.

"We're ready. It's Phelps that doesn't race during the season. Cavic races World Cup.

Maine Lobster Festival

The newest Maine Sea Goddess works on the fishing vessel Gloucester Girl and lists lobstering among her hobbies -- along with traveling, working out, reading and teaching.

Callie Lynn MacQueston of Vinalhaven, who was ceremoniously crowned Wednesday night at the 62nd annual Maine Lobster Festival amid pomp, circumstance and neighborly cheer, seems a perfect choice for the 2009 Sea Goddess. She’ll represent the festival and the Maine lobster industry for the next year.

Outgoing Sea Goddess Bryson Cowan of Thomaston said that it was an honor to wear the sparkly crown.

Burger Recipes

Ingredients:

* 1 pound ground beef
* 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
* 1 1/3 cup canned french fried onions, divided
* 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 4 hamburger rolls

Directions:

Combine beef, worcestershire sauce, 2/3 cup french fried onions, garlic salt and pepper. Form into 4 patties.

Place patties on grill. Grill over hot coals about 10 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted into beef reaches 160 degrees, turning once. Top with remaining 2/3 cup onions. Serve on rolls.

This recipe for All American Onion Burger serves/makes

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.

Following her separation from Mottola in 1997, Carey introduced elements of hip hop into her album work, to much initial success, but her popularity was in decline when she left Columbia in 2001, and she was dropped by Virgin Records the following year after a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown, as well as the poor reception given to Glitter, her film and soundtrack project. In 2002, Carey signed with Island Records, and after a relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to the top of pop music in 2005

Senator Chris Dodd

It’s definitely a setback for US President Barack Obama’s team engaged in the battle to implement health care reform throughout the country, Senator Christopher Dodd would undergo surgery for prostate cancer in August during the congressional recess. There is hardly any doubt that the Democratic senator is one of the foremost proponents of extensive health care reform in the whole of United States and he is also a ranking Democrat on the health, education, labor and pensions committee, at the same time.

But what is most striking is his serenity. Christopher Dodd is of 65 years of age and indicates that prostate cancer is nothing new for a person of this age. “The benefit of being in Congress and having a good health care plan is not one available to everyone,” he said.

While talking at the televised press conference in Hartford, in his home state of Connecticut, he informed that he had managed to detect his disease early on account of an annual medical checkup. “We can talk in abstractions about health care, but in some ways what I’m going through many people do,” he said. “It’s not about me — it’s about people without health care, the ones under-insured.” How do you judge this? Isn’t this one of the best specimens of social consciousness known hitherto?

Dodd said he would need only “brief recuperation” at home and intended to run for re-election in November 2010.”I’m running for re-election,” he said, adding without being serious: “I’ll be running without a prostate but I’ll be a better candidate.”

We are not sure what is there in the future for him but it must be admitted that Senator Christopher Dodd has the courage to fight until death and he is also the person who took advantage of the annual medical checkup.

It’s true that the impoverished section of US society is also in the need of same.

Victor Martinez

Victor Martinez was unpacking items from a Cleveland Indians duffel bag as a clubhouse attendant in the Boston clubhouse wrote the No. 41 on a warmup uniform and dropped it in front of the locker.

Just before Friday's non-waiver trade deadline, Martinez was traded from the last-place Indians to the contending Red Sox for pitchers Justin Masterson, Bryan Price and Nick Hagadone. A day later, the slugger looked around and smiled about the prospect of beginning a new chapter in his career.

"I'm pretty excited. Until today, I never thought that I would play for a team like this," Martinez said. "This is a new team, a new organization. I'm not going to try to do too much; I'm just going to play my game and see what happens."

Boston manager Terry Francona gave Martinez a chance to have an immediate impact, inserting him at first base and batting him third Saturday night against Baltimore.

Any sadness Martinez felt about leaving Cleveland seemingly vanished when he noticed how many fine players surrounded him in the Red Sox clubhouse.

"God does things for a reason. He dragged me here and I'm really proud, I'm really honoured to wear the Boston (uniform)," Martinez said. "This is a pretty tough team to beat, and a good thing for me I'm on this side now. It makes it a lot easier."

As he spoke, Martinez had to cope with the music blaring from atop his locker. The speakers were placed there by David Ortiz, whose cubicle was next to Martinez's. Showing consideration for his new teammate, Big Papi turned down the music when he realized an interview was being conducted.

"I've always played against him and David has always been great to me, even on opposite teams," Martinez said. "Now we're on the same team and I'm very excited about that. I know it's going to be fun."

Martinez wasn't the only newcomer in the Boston clubhouse. Casey Kotchman, obtained in a trade with Atlanta for Adam LaRoche and cash, was delighted with his new surroundings.

"I'm happy to be here as a part of this storied franchise, excited to put on this uniform and be with this group of guys and have a good chance to win," he said. "The objective is the same each and every day. Whether you play or not, or play well or not, you try to do the best you can."

Kotchman was not in the starting lineup against the Orioles, but Francona expects to use him quite often down the stretch.

"Hard-nosed, tough out, very good defensive first baseman," the manager said. "One thing I remember is when he left the Angels how much his teammates seemed to miss him. That's probably the biggest compliment you can give any player. I said to him, 'We used to hate you on the Angels. That's probably the same reason we'll love you now."'

Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a stop motion animated film based on Roald Dahl's book of the same name, which will be released on November 13, 2009 by 20th Century Fox. It stars the voices of Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, and Bill Murray. It is the first animated film directed by Wes Anderson. Development began in 2004 as collaboration between Anderson and Henry Selick (who worked with Anderson on the 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) under Revolution Studios. Revolution folded, Selick left to direct Coraline, and the project moved to Fox Animation Studios. Production began in London in 2007. Anderson chose to record voices outside of a studio. This is 20th Century Fox's first stop-motion animated film.

Corazon Aquino

The death of former President Corazon Aquino has generated renewed interest in the 1986 "People Power" uprising that brought her to power and was beamed around the globe.

Satellite TV coverage of Aquino's battle to avenge her husband's assassination and restore democracy electrified the world and generated support for her cause.

Dramatic images of the slight widow in a yellow dress leading millions of her countrymen against the corrupt dictator Ferdinand Marcos also helped inspire non-violent democratic movements across the world, say observers.

"I think that what happened in the Philippines is not being given enough credit for the overthrow of authoritarian regimes elsewhere in the world like in Eastern Europe and within the Soviet Union itself and elsewhere in Asia," said leading Asian scholar Rodolfo Severino.

"People seem to forget that this wave of enlarged freedoms was really pioneered by the Philippines," said the former diplomat and secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

CNN was just three years old when "Cory" Aquino, who died Saturday after a battle with cancer, was thrust onto the world stage by the murder of her politician husband Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino on August 21, 1983 at Manila International Airport as he was being escorted off a plane by soldiers.

Within months, American, Japanese, and European television networks established a permanent presence in the city and satellite dishes began sprouting on the roof of the historic Manila Hotel.

Aquino's widow, who returned from the United States to bury her husband still dressed in the bloodied white safari suit he wore when he was shot, became the darling of the international media, and Marcos the villain.

The liberal use of Roman Catholic symbols such as the crucifix and images of the Virgin Mary by the pro-Aquino forces made for great TV footage as protests rocked key cities.

Marcos, who ruled the Philippines for two decades, made a fatal mistake when he held snap presidential elections in February 1986 and a reluctant Aquino was persuaded to run against the man she held responsible for her husband's death.

When both sides claimed victory, a military mutiny ballooned into a full-blown rebellion against Marcos.

Aquino supporters including nuns, children, and grandmothers faced off against Marcos's soldiers, who were paralyzed into inaction when confronted by flowers, rosaries—and the presence of foreign media.

Within days, Marcos and his coterie fled to the United States after it became clear that international opinion—and diplomatic recognition—had swung in favor of a revolutionary government led by Aquino.

Aquino was famous as a democracy icon years before the world came to know of Aung San Suu Kyi's struggle in Myanmar and witnessed images of the anonymous Chinese individual standing defiantly before a tank near Tiananmen square.

"She was the template for the avenging daughter which we saw in Pakistan and Burma (Myanmar). Secondly, she highlighted the importance of women to democratization," said Bruce Gilley, an assistant professor of political science at Portland State University who specializes in Asian politics.

"Few countries democratize successfully without having a woman or women included in the democratic leadership. Women represent a break with the patriarchal traditions associated with authoritarian rule. That’s why they are so often at the head of democracy movements," he said.

The impact of "People Power" reached well beyond Asia.

In the late 1980s, democratic fever swept across Eastern Europe as the Soviet Union disintegrated. In Czechoslovakia the "Velvet Revolution" swept dissident writer Vaclav Havel to the presidency.

Havel himself has publicly cited the Philippines' example as an inspiration for democratic movements worldwide.

Bug Bites

Bug bites and stings usually are just nuisances. They bring momentary alarm, temporary discomfort and pain, but no serious or lasting health problems. But on occasion, they can cause infections that require treatment and allergic reactions that can be serious, even fatal.

Parents should know the signs of an infection or allergic reaction, and when to get medical attention. Inform all caregivers if a child has any history of complications so they know what to do in the event of a bug bite or sting.

Mary Cassatt's Brithday

Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) (pronounced [kəˈsæt]) was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists.

Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children.

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Breakfast Recipes

Baked Omelet Squares
"This is a family favorite for Christmas morning. We serve this along with sausage balls for a great Christmas brunch. Very easy and delicious!"

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
* 1/4 cup butter
* 1 small onion, chopped
* 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
* 1 (12 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
* 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives
* chopped cooked ham (optional)
* sliced jalapeno peppers (optional)
* 12 eggs, scrambled
* 1/2 cup milk
* 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion until tender.
3. Spread Cheddar cheese in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer with mushrooms, olives, sauteed onion, ham, and jalapeno peppers. In a bowl, scramble eggs together with milk, and season with salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over ingredients, but do not stir.
4. Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until no longer runny in the center and slightly brown on top. Allow to cool slightly, then cut into squares and serve.

Pete Seeger

Peter "Pete" Seeger (born May 3, 1919) is an American folk singer, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 50s as a member of The Weavers, most notably the 1950 recording of Leadbelly's "Goodnight, Irene" that topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950.[1] In the 1960s, he re-emerged on the public scene as a pioneer of protest music in support of international disarmament and civil rights and, more recently, as a tireless activist for environmental causes.

As a song writer, he is best known as the author or co-author of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" (composed with Lee Hays of The Weavers), and "Turn, Turn, Turn!", which have been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement and are still sung throughout the world. "Flowers" was a hit recording for The Kingston Trio (1962), Marlene Dietrich, who recorded it in English, German and French (1962), and Johnny Rivers (1965). "If I Had a Hammer" was a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary (1962) and Trini Lopez (1963), while The Byrds popularized "Turn, Turn, Turn!" in the mid-1960s, as did Judy Collins in 1964. Seeger was one of the folksingers most responsible for popularizing the spiritual "We Shall Overcome" (also recorded by Joan Baez and many other singer-activists) that became the acknowledged anthem of the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement, soon after folk singer and activist Guy Carawan introduced it at the founding meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960.