LEGION BASEBALL: NorChester knocks off top seed Boyertown in 11 innings

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BOYERTOWN ? When two good teams battle it out toe-to-toe long enough, as NorChester and Boyertown did in their second-round winners? bracket contest of the Berks County Legion League Tournament, a mistake or two usually decides the outcome.

That?s what happened on Thursday night at Bear Stadium as NorChester took advantage of a pair of Bear infield mistakes and a clutch two-out hit by Collin McCourt in the 11th inning for a 2-1 win. The Bulldogs (13-9, 24-13-1) advance to the winners? bracket final on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Owls Field in West Lawn against Exeter, a 10-0 winner over Twin Valley. Boyertown (19-4, 26-8-2) will meet West Lawn, an 8-4 winner over Shillington Thursday, at Owls Field at noon.

NorChester combined three hits ? including a leadoff single by Noah Beebe ? and an error to push across the winning run.

?Our runner getting on early on was huge,? said Bulldog catcher Dave Clay, who went 3-for-5 and threw out two runners on steal attempts. ?When we executed our bunt and they made a mistake, that gave us the run.?

After Beebe rolled a single to right, an error on a broken-bat bouncer to second put another man on. Then Ben Condello laid down a bunt and was safe when nobody covered first base to load the bases with none out.

The Bears almost escaped unscathed when right fielder Matt McCarney caught a fly ball by Clay and threw to the plate and catcher Cory Fox took the throw up the first base line and lunged across the plate to put a tag on Beebe for a double play. But McCourt punched a hit to right to score Dylan Gallagher and Bulldog reliever Steven Muscovitch retired the Bears in order in the bottom of the inning to wrap up the win.

?Collin really picked us up there,? said Bulldog manager Rick Harrison. ?He did a nice job going with the pitch, an outside fastball, and getting us the run.?

That came after starting pitcher Gallagher and Boyertown?s Dan Woodley battled to a 1-1 tie through eight innings. NorChester scored the first run in the second inning on two errors and an RBI single by Clay. The Bears tied it in the sixth on a leadoff single by Brett Moyer, a sacrifice by Ronnie Mauger, and a two-out infield error on which Moyer scored from second.

Boyertown had a chance to win it in the ninth when Dalton Hughes singled with one out and stole second, but Muscovitch came on in relief and fanned two in a row to end the threat. Then the hosts put another runner on second in the 10th on a single by Brandon Griesemer and a passed ball, but a grounder to first retired the side.

?We didn?t hit the ball real well,? said Boyertown manager Rick Moatz. ?We popped up too much, made some easy outs. We did have an opportunity or two at the end with the guys at second. If you can come through with a big hit, you can get a victory. Other than that, it was a well-played game.?

But the Bears couldn?t do that against Muscovitch, just as they couldn?t against Gallagher while collecting only five total hits.

?My curveball was working really well, and my defense behind me,? said Gallagher. ?They picked me up when I made a bad pitch.?

In fact, of the six runners who reached base against Gallagher in the first eight frames, the one scored and the other five were wiped off the base paths on two double plays, a pickoff at first, and the two throws by Clay.

Clay gave his pitchers credit for their quick deliveries to the plate.

?We knew they like to run,? said Clay. ?My pitchers gave me a lot of time all night. I?ve just got to get it there.?

?We made an effort to try to give our catcher a chance,? said Harrison. ?He did a good job tonight. He?s a good player and he stepped up.?

Gallagher also gave credit to Clay.

?That?s something you have to do against this team because they?re so quick,? he said of his fast delivery. ?Dave took it from there, threw some shots down to second base.?

All agreed that it was a well-played game, despite the occasional errors, as the two teams combined for five double plays ? three of them by Boyertown ? and allowed a total of just 13 hits.

?It was a lot of fun,? said Clay, the only player on either side to have more than one hit. ?They play a lot of tight games. They?re competitive games. We made less mistakes than they did.?

?American Legion, high school, or college ? it was a great game,? added Harrison.

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Windows 8 tablet demo shows its use in military fighter jets

You might think that a military fighter pilot is going to have access to a lot of high tech equipment, but when it comes to flying, most pilots still have to use paper notebooks in the cockpit. Today, as part of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, a new solution was shown that's based on a Windows 8 tablet.

During the day 3 keynote address, a video was shown of a Windows 8 tablet with a software solution that replicates the paper notebook content for a fighter pilot. The tablet and software were created by a company called PaceBlade, which has offices in the Netherlands and the US.

After the video was shown, Microsoft's partners division leader Jon Roskill brought up former fighter pilot and current PaceBlade representative Erik Cornelisse on stage to talk more about the Windows 8 tablet solution. Cornelisse said that he and other pilots tried to use the iPad as a replacement for their notebooks while serving in Afghanistan, but the 'iPad didn't work" for three reasons.

One was that the regular iPad was too big and the iPad mini is too small to use, while PaceBlade has an eight inch tablet that is apparently "just right" for fighter pilots. The second reason was that the iPad's software made it hard to organize the content needed for pilots. Finally, the iPad's security features were not good enough compared to those found in Windows 8.

PaceBlade is hoping to expand its secure Windows 8 tablet products beyond its military use to civilian aircraft, along with police, emergency responders, government and health care uses.

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Wal-Mart says it will pull out of D.C. plans should city mandate ?living wage? - The Washington Post

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If that?s the key to keeping Wal-Mart out of a city, lets get it on in NYC.

Again, I have a lot of feelings on things.

There?s no question $8.25 is a tough way to live in DC, especially with transit costs high relative to how far away you have to travel from. And Wal-mart is doing nothing more than a political game, given three of the six stores are already under construction. But $8.25 *is* the minimum wage. If DC doesn?t think that?s fair, why only force Walmart and other big businesses to raise their wages? Yes, Walmart can afford it, I think they should pay such wages. But DC is also saying that they don?t believe their minimum wage is a living wage.

I?m not thrilled about Walmart in general, but any jurisdiction who only takes it upon themselves to enforce such a wage when they want to punish somebody, whoever it may be, does not have a lot of moral high ground to stand on.

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Portuguese unions hold major anti-austerity strike

LISBON, Portugal (AP) ? A national strike against austerity measures by Portuguese labor unions on Thursday shut down many public services, but the government showed no signs of backing down from the pay cuts, tax hikes and layoffs it insists will help restore the bailed-out country's financial health.

Most services operated by the national train company CP, the Lisbon subway and city bus companies ? all of them state-run ? were cancelled during the 24-hour walkout, forcing commuters to use their own vehicles and congesting traffic in the capital Lisbon and Porto, the second-largest city. Airport management company ANA reported that 37 flights were cancelled by early afternoon, 32 of them at Lisbon airport, and many delays.

The protest went to the heart of the current debate in Europe over whether to ditch debt-reducing austerity policies and adopt more growth measures to pull the group of 17 European Union countries that use the euro, including Portugal, out of recession.

Portuguese business leaders and opposition political parties have joined labor unions in appealing for a change in course, but the government said it won't budge from an austerity strategy it insists will pay off in the long term.

It is preparing a new raft of reforms to cut public spending that are expected to further reduce living standards and stoke a record level of unemployment, even as Portugal weathers a forecast third straight year of recession.

"The country hasn't ground to a halt" Cabinet spokesman Luis Marques Guedes said of the strike after a meeting of government ministers. "The government believes that work is what the country needs to do."

The General Confederation of Portuguese Workers and the General Workers' Union, which together represent about 1 million workers in this country of 10.6 million people, want the center-right coalition government to ease off its spending cuts and take more steps to create jobs. Thursday's walkout was only their fourth joint protest in 25 years.

Some health centers around the country stayed shut, Portuguese media reported, while hospitals rescheduled operations and medical appointments. Many government offices had fewer staff but few private companies reported walkouts.

Portugal's European partners are keen for it to stick with its cost-cutting drive, which is viewed as vital if heavily-indebted eurozone countries are to put their three-year-old financial crisis behind them. Portugal's government debt stands at almost 124 percent of gross domestic product, the third-highest in the EU after Greece and Italy.

Also, the austerity program is a demand of foreign creditors ? Portugal's EU partners and the International Monetary Fund ? who lent it 78 billion euros ($102 billion) in a financial rescue two years ago. If Portugal doesn't stick with the planned cuts the creditors can stop disbursements of the bailout funds, leaving the country at risk of bankruptcy.

Nevertheless, the outlook for Portugal is grim. The jobless rate, currently at a record 17.8 percent, is forecast to hit 18.5 percent next year. The bailout creditors predicting a contraction of 2.3 percent this year after the Portuguese economy shrank 3.2 percent in 2012. The budget deficit stood at 6.4 percent of annual GDP in 2012 ? higher than the 5 percent target for that year though much lower than the 10.1 percent recorded in 2010.

Already, the government has raised sales tax to 23 percent from 13 percent, while income tax hikes have costing many middle-class workers more than a month's pay. A European Commission report published Wednesday forecast further declines in household income this year and next.

Unions are also angered by the government's latest plans, which include increasing the working time of state employees to 40 hours a week from 35; increasing their monthly pension deductions while lowering their pension entitlements; and laying off some 50,000 government workers out of the total of about 583,000.

The crunch won't stop there, however.

The government, which has to find another 3.4 billion euros of savings in 2014, is due to present next month details of a deep and broad reform of how the state is run. The proposal is expected to order a further streamlining of state services and will likely fuel more protests.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/portuguese-unions-hold-major-anti-austerity-strike-105439422.html

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South Africa's Aspen in $1 billion deal with Merck

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Aspen Pharmacare said on Thursday that it would acquire drugs and a plant from U.S. firm Merck in a $1 billion deal that bolsters its presence in Europe, Latin America and Asia.

Africa's biggest maker of generic drugs said it would buy an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) business located in the Netherlands and a portfolio of 11 drug brands from Merck.

Aspen said the deal was subject to the approval of various competition authorities and the South African Reserve Bank.

Last week, Aspen said it would acquire the Arixtra and Fraxiparine/Fraxodi brands of thrombosis drugs from GlaxoSMithKline, except in China, Pakistan and India, a deal that could also be worth $1 billion.

Shares in Aspen, rose more than 1 percent on the news, outperforming a 0.7 percent decline in Johannesburg's benchmark Top-40 index.

(Reporting by Tosin Sulaiman and Tiisetso Motsoeneng; editing by David Dolan)

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Oh, Canada: Cavaliers take Bennett with No. 1 pick

NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, shakes hands with UNLV's Anthony Bennett, who was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, shakes hands with UNLV's Anthony Bennett, who was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, shakes hands with UNLV's Anthony Bennett, who was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Indiana's Victor Oladipo, left, and Cody Zeller chat before the NBA basketball draft got underway, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Indiana's Victor Oladipo waits for the NBA basketball draft to begin, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Alex Len, of Ukraine, gestures after being selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Anthony Bennett learned he would be making NBA draft history the same time as everyone else.

"When they said my name," Bennett said. "That's when I knew it happened. I had no idea before."

Who did?

The Cleveland Cavaliers surprisingly made Bennett the first Canadian No. 1 overall pick, and Nerlens Noel tumbled out of the top five and right into a trade Thursday night in an unsettled first round of the draft.

"It was chaotic from the first pick," Minnesota president Flip Saunders said. "When Bennett was taken off the board, that set the tone for the whole draft."

There were moves all night, all of them taking a back seat to one in the works for the team that calls Barclays Center home.

The Brooklyn Nets will acquire Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett from Boston in a blockbuster deal that was still developing as the draft neared its conclusion, according to a person with knowledge of the details.

"There was a lot of activity," said Nets general manager Billy King, who wouldn't comment on the trade. "As you guys will find out, there will be a lot of trades that are announced."

His can't be until July 10, after next season's salary cap is set.

As for the draft, it was as unpredictable as expected, capped by Hakeem Olajuwon coming on stage at the end of the first round to greet David Stern, dressed in the same tuxedo style he wore when Stern called his name to start the soon-to-be retired commissioner's first draft in 1984.

One of the favorites to be taken first Thursday night, Noel fell to No. 6, where the New Orleans Pelicans took him and then dealt his rights to the Philadelphia 76ers for a package headlined by All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, according to a person familiar with the details. That trade can't become official until July 10 because of salary cap concerns, according to another official with knowledge of the deal.

The Cavaliers started things by passing on centers Noel and Alex Len, who went to Phoenix at No. 5, in favor of Bennett, the UNLV freshman forward who starred for Canada's junior national teams and was the Mountain West Conference freshman of the year. Bennett led a record 12 international players who were taken in the first round.

"I'm just as surprised as anyone else," Bennett said.

There was suspense right until the end of the Cavs' 5-minute window to make their selection, either because they were unsure who they wanted or were trying to trade the pick. Most predictions had them taking one of the big men, with Noel largely considered the favorite for the No. 1 choice even after a torn ACL that ended his lone season at Kentucky in February.

"I thought everything was in the air, so I wasn't thinking I was the No. 1 pick," Noel said.

Stern, booed heavily for most of his final draft, added to the surprise of the moment by pausing slightly before announcing the Cavs' pick, their first at No. 1 since taking All-Star Kyrie Irving in 2011.

Orlando passed on both of the big men, too, going with Indiana swingman Victor Oladipo with the No. 2 pick. Washington took Otto Porter Jr. with the third pick, keeping the Georgetown star in town.

Ten years after the Cavaliers selected LeBron James to start a draft that included future NBA championship teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in the top five, this one lacked star power and perhaps even the promise of stardom.

Bennett, Noel and Len are all coming off injuries and couldn't even work out for teams, but the Cavs decided Bennett's shoulder surgery wasn't enough cause for concern.

Len walked up to meet Stern and collect his orange Suns hat, then sat down near the stage to put on the walking boot he needs for the stress fracture of his left ankle that was discovered after Maryland's season.

Noel finally went to New Orleans with the next pick. He didn't seem upset at his fall down the draft board, hugging his mother and shaking hands with Kentucky coach John Calipari.

It was a good start to the night for the Hoosiers, with Cody Zeller going to the Charlotte Bobcats two places after Oladipo.

Kansas guard Ben McLemore, another player who was considered a potential top-three pick, also dropped, going seventh to Sacramento.

Headed by a lackluster class, the draft promised confusion and second-guessing, with no consensus No. 1 pick and little agreement among the order of the top five.

And with lesser-known names in the draft, veterans soaked up the spotlight in the hours leading up to it.

Yahoo Sports first reported that the Nets and Celtics were working on the trade that would complete the breakup of the Celtics' veteran core.

ESPN reported earlier Thursday that Dwight Howard was unlikely to return to the Los Angeles Lakers when he becomes a free agent next month.

The guys coming into the league were glad for the attention they did finally get once their names were called.

"It's like a weight vest you took off after running five miles," Oladipo said. "It's relaxing, man. But at the same time, you know it's just getting started."

National player of the year Trey Burke of Michigan also was traded, the Timberwolves sending his rights to Utah for the rights to Shabazz Muhammad and Gorgui Dieng, the 14th and 21st picks.

Lehigh's C.J. McCollum rounded out the top 10 by going to Portland.

Stern, retiring in February, seemed to play up the boos, which turned to cheers after every pick, fans perhaps as puzzled as some of the players at the names they were hearing.

"I was just kidding my agent because he didn't bail me out," Zeller said. "He didn't tell me. I didn't know until David Stern announced it. It's a crazy process not knowing, but I'm definitely excited that I ended up with the Bobcats."

Other players couldn't get too excited about their new addresses, because they changed quickly.

Stern was announcing deals by the middle of the first round and they kept coming after he called it a night and turned things over to Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver for the final 30 picks.

The flurry of trades wasn't surprising with so much uncertainty surrounding this class and so much hope in other areas. Teams such as Houston, Dallas and Atlanta already have an eye on Howard's future, needing to have necessary salary cap space to offer a maximum contract that could lure him away from Los Angeles.

The 2014 class ? which could be topped by a second straight Canadian in incoming Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins ? will be higher regarded than this one, with James perhaps heading the available free agents to follow.

Local fans seemed pleased with their picks, cheering loudly when the Nets took Duke forward Mason Plumlee at No. 22 and the New York Knicks grabbed Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr. two picks later.

Stern made his final pick to close the first round to cheers of "David! David!" before handing things off to Silver. Seven deals were official by the time Silver wrapped it up, with some, including the Noel trade, still being worked on even after the draft was finished.

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AP Basketball Writer Jon Krawczynski in Minneapolis contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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