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Metallica’s lead guitarist talks about solos and learning to play “Dazed and Confused”

Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Reading Festival

Kirk Hammett of Metallica performs on stage at the Reading Festival, England on August 24th 2008.

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You have been working on the new Metallica album for almost three years. How do you know which riffs and solos to keep and which to throw out?
I know whether I’m cutting it or not. And I always try to make a solo the best it can be. I recorded over 100 solos for one track on this album — and the solo is only 25 seconds long [laughs]. Rut it’s apparent when the solo works that it’s all there. It’s either “Wow!”— or it’s not good enough. It’s that black-and-white.

How would you describe your role in Metallica’s two-guitar sound
James [Hetfield] and I have always been complementary. We’ve never gotten into guitar squabbles, like a lot of bands with two guitar players do. His approach is primal — rhythmic and percussive. Mine is more technical and fluid. I see the guitar as a bunch of scales and tones. I write riffs and arrange chords to make sure they fit tight harmonically. On a lot of the albums we did in the Nineties, I was doing orchestration, looking for something that fit over a certain part to make it more exciting- a texture, a chord, a little lick here, a chug there. We’ve strayed from that. We’ve gotten back to the one-voice guitar thing we did in the Eighties. The album we’re working on now is about Metallica as a single thing – a locomotive coming to mow you down.

Is there a solo on the early albums that was a breakthrough in your playing?
When the other guys heard the solos on “Creeping Death” and “Ride the Lightning” [both on 1984’s Ride the Lightning], it was a different aspect of soloing than they were used to. [Original lead guitarist] Dave Mustaine played fast all the time. I play melodically. And I play parts, different sections that make the solo as hooky as possible. Although I’ve always been very flashy. I admit it.

How did you write the riff in “Enter Sandman” [on 1991’s Metallica]? It’s up there in instant recognition with “Smoke on the ‘Water” and ‘”Whole Lotta Love.”
My friend has a guitar store, and there is a big sign in there that says no “ENTER SANDMAN” [laughs]. Soundgarden had just put out Louder Than Love. I was trying to capture their attitude toward big, heavy riffs. It was two o’clock in the morning. I put it on tape and didn’t think about it. When [drummer] Lars [Ulrich] heard the riff, he said, “That’s really great. But repeat the first part four times.” It was that suggestion that made it even more hooky.

You were 15 when you started playing guitar. That seems late, given that you grew up in San Francisco, a great music town, and had an older brother with a lot of records.
In the late Seventies, 15 was early. I learned by playing along to records hundreds of times. The first one I learned to play decently was “Purple Haze.” I remember playing to “Dazed and Confused” from [Led Zeppelin’s] The Song Remains the Same every day, trying to learn the whole half-hour version. That was a riff dictionary. But the second I heard “Mother Mary,” by UFO [on 1975’s Force It], my whole attitude toward the guitar changed. Their guitarist, Michael Schenker, wasn’t playing blues-based solos. He was playing modes — scales that sounded almost classical — and rhythmically he was out the door. To this day, UFO are my favorite band in the whole world. I was playing “Doctor Doctor” [from 1974’s Phenomenon] for my one-and-a-half-year-old son. He went crazy.

Where is the Hendrix in what you play with Metallica?
I make it a point not to be too obvious about it. I touched on it in “For Whom the Bell Tolls” [on Ride the Lightning] — the whammy-bar craziness at the end. Hendrix had a lead tone like nobody else, when he was full-on with the Marshall amps, the fuzztone, the wah-wah and the Uni-Vibe [phase pedal]. When I heard the Woodstock album, I said, “I want my guitar to sound like that.” But when he stepped on a fuzz box, it was to drive a statement home rather than just bring a mountain of fuzz down on people’s heads. Hendrix always had a purpose.

How would you describe your tone, especially when you solo?
I like a clear, singing tone that isn’t overly fuzzy. I like distortion when it’s within the tone. And I’m in love with the wah-wah pedal. I sometimes feel like I overdo it with the wah-wah, but I don’t care, because it makes me feel good. I try not to step on it with the beat but sweep with it, very slowly, through a part or a solo. I like the unpredictability of it. It’s hard to do a wah-wah track the same way twice, because your foot will always be on a different part of the beat.

Is there a limit to what you can express on the guitar with Metallica because of the band’s intensity and fury?
It’s important not to stray too tar from that. But in my spare time, I play a lot of jazz and blues. I listen to Tal Farlow, Kenny Burrell, Elmore James and Buddy Guy. One of these days, I’ll do a solo album that is very rounded, as far as styles of guitar. I was thinking once: What am I going to do when I’m 70 years old and I’m sitting on the porch with a guitar? Play “Seek and Destroy”? [Laughs] I love riffing on UFO songs for half an hour. But then I’ll lean over to the amp, switch to a clean channel and play some bossa nova or Robert Johnson.

Can you bring some of that to Metallica? Or is that just not going to happen?
Metallica — the name says it all.

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    1. At which version did Pale Moon stop support for SSE? Could be wrong but I think Moonchild stopped after the 3.6.x series. I keep my own archive of software and do have 19.0.2 on hand but don’t remember what the CPU requirements were.

    2. Sometimes you can make an addon run with newer Firefox versions by manipulating the file “install.rdf” inside the .xpi. It is the same for all Mozilla based apps that use .xpi files.

      The xpi is an archive file, programs like 7zip can open it and decompress its contents.

      Inside the install.rdf you find a sequence “minVersion” and “maxVersion”. If you open it with a text editor and set the “maxVersion” to “28.0” and save it, the install routine should work.

      In “./defaults/preferences” you find a file prefs.js, which shows you the prefs you find displayed, if you filter them in “about:config”.
      Sometimes the menu/configuration window of an addon does not work anymore, but the entries can still be manipulated directly within “a:c”.

      You may set up a testing entvironment and check carefully that the addon does work properly, does not crash the browser, and will work with other addons you like to combine.

      Hope that helps, Randy

      P.S.: Also check the addon “reload tabs progressivly”.

    3. I use “BarTab Heavy” + “storeTab” addons with good results in this PM version (25.2.1 SSE). I mainly open unloads-tabs with “BarTab Heavy”, and use storeTab for save them inter-sessions.
      Thanks for the new version, Roman.

  1. Pale Moon is presently at v24.7 and your download link is v24.6. Are there plans to release an updated Pale Moon SSE ?

  2. Just realized you provide a Windows .exe link. Updated question, any plans to port SSE to Linux and update to v24.7 ?

  3. Thank you very much Roman for providing these builds. Just yesterday you saved my day. I happen to have an old Athlon XP 3200+ computer, and as Moonchild dropped SSE support in Pale Moon some time ago, I had to stick to the standard Firefox (was not aware of the contributed builds).
    Until Firefox version 34.0.1, this was quite OK but now there was an update to 38.0.1. This version periodically uses up 100% CPU and consequently, freezes the entire browser, even with no pages loaded at all.
    Uninstalling and re-installing Firefox 38.0.1 with an empty profile did not help. Seems that Mozilla now also dropped support for such old CPUs somehow 🙁

    But fortunately, a search in the Palemoon forum now pointed me to your page. Installed the latest SSE build and it runs excellent.

    Thank you once again for your great work!

  4. Hi Roman,

    Any chance the latest version is released anytime soon? BTW, why are you always a couple of versions behind the official release and not up to date? No time? No willingness? Something else? Please, don’t get me wrong because it’s just curiosity. I really appreciate your work.

    Anyway, thank you.

    1. Hi Milan,

      It’s because of the time. The purpose of the initial build was to create a version which can be installed on my mother’s PC. So I don’t have a direct access to a PC where to test the build and also there is really no need to keep it up-to-date for her. So the creation of the builds is really random. I hope I will manage to create a new build soon. You can follow my Twitter account to get notified when new build is ready.

  5. Yep, that clarifies it. Thank you so much for the answer, Roman.

    Hope we’ll see the new build soon.

    Kudos to you man and keep up the excellent work.

  6. Thanks for you awesome work! 🙂

    Because of you I can enjoy palemoon on my old pc.
    Would be nice if you could built a new version of palemoon 25.5.0 or better 25.5.1 (bug fixed version) if you have time again.

    And maybe it could be more sensefull to base on the atom build because it is more optimized for low end pcs, which sse2 lacking pcs should be… So disable webdev tools and so on. Compile with -o3 and so on. Only suggestions. 🙂

    1. I already use the Atom build, because that is the only maintained version compatible with Windows XP. For now there is only 25.5.0. And you can download it now 😉

  7. Roman, thanks a million for the new build! Awesome job, keep it up!

    I would also like to thank you on behalf of the old PC users. It’s good to know that someone still cares about us.

  8. Thank you my friend, yes, as all other pals here did write. You did and are doing a great, excellent and friendly work. You are doing well that that Moonchild don’t do. Here in Argentina and other South American countries your efforts for “old” hardware users are highly appreciated. All the best, take care, and go on when you get the time.

  9. Hello,

    I am very happy to find a SSE-version of PaleMoon, for my ´AMD Athlon XP´ CPU.

    Does the german language pack of PaleMoon (SSE2) work with this, too ?

    Thanks for answer, Best Regards.

    1. Language packs should not be architecture specific. I use Czech language pack without any problems.

  10. Hello,

    Thank you very much for the builds!
    I have a few old laptop and this is really a life saver.

    It got my curiosity; It would be possible to create a build to run with only MMX instruction set?

    Thanks again!

  11. Thanks for compiling this SSE build, Roman! I’m still on WinXP with an AMD Athlon XP and I have to say, this build is much faster and more responsive than the official Firefox build. Very nice!
    I too would welcome v25.6 of your SSE build, but I was also wondering why you removed the webconsole (ctrl+shift+k). I noticed it a few moments ago. It’s something I do use from time to time.

  12. Thanks for the SSE version for Windows XP, but Windows runs really slowly on old hardware such as my Dell Inspiron 8100 (with high-res monitor). Any chance of a linux version?
    Firefox 41 works but slowly.

  13. > any plans to port SSE to Linux ?

    Running the latest releases of Palemoon on good old Athlon XP and Pentium 3 systems powered by Linux here. Runs like a charm with SSE-only CPUs.
    For Ubuntu (and derived distributions like excellent Bodhi) check the stevenpusser repository. Cheers.

  14. Thanks for this download. It allowed me to use a “Firefox Equivalent” on an OLD PC with an AMD Sempron 2300+ CPU. Good old 32-bit, Single-Core! 😉
    It’s being used as a Printer Server for a WiFi client. Since the user is in a different apartment, and doesn’t want to drill holes in walls, this should work for that PC.
    Thanks Very Much, HSS

  15. Just like to leave a memorial to SSE, was a great guy could still render youtube videos at like 10 fps but it was viewable, h.264 cannot be rendered..RIP. I also like to like to give thanks to Roman for making this possible, I appreciate all your hard work, I can at least download programs on my Garbo laptop!

    Definitely would donate my Social Security Check to get h.264 support, but i guess it is impossible with SSE.

    Later Friendo, I wish I was as smart as you.

    a bit chaotic. i have added a STICKY at page 136
    kmeleon (KM-Goanna)is much more stable. when palemoon/newmoon is crashing-from time to time-it will find back. often written data still there-not always.
    there are updates every week. and there is an installer. will run it later on other drive. i am running from seperate folder always, everything in Newmoon-folder and subfolders . read what i (3dreal) have found.
    have 3gb ram-200gb hdd here. cloning to 1tb soon.

  17. Check download file names, some are named -see, while the first one is -sse. You probably meant ‘sse’ with all.

  18. Testing an ancient 32 Bit PIII 700 with 500 MB RAM, if it works with xp to save it from the trashcan (sony vaio pcg-z600tek). Unfortunatly, it does also not support SSE, so any non SSE would be very welcome.

    I am already considering trying a minimalistic Linux, but i am afraid driver issues would be a pain in the a.. because of the exotic hardware like PCICIA DVD-ROM adapter and that iLink Sony stuff. Any advice is welcome.

    1. My advices and experiences for owners of Pentium III laptops with at least 512 Mb of RAM: (I own a Toshiba Satellite 3000 PIII-M)

      Try debian Q4OS ver 3.9.1 32 bits, I’m using a Toshiba 3000 PIII and really works fine PaleMoon default version 21 found on Synaptics program installer built inside.
      SMPlayer comes back to life your old and powerless laptop graphic card.
      Not to be surprised Youtube cannot work properly on line, but once you download videos at 360p maximum you really be not very disappointed at all playing them offline. Only microphone and output drivers are not working well under Q4OS on my laptop but maybe could work for you.

      DVD self-installation drivers works fine, do not use 3.0 PCMCIA cards to expand USB, only 2.0. Change your old IDE internal disk for a IDE adapter M.2 disk and expand your storage. Old 20 Gb could be not enough storage and they are slow.
      Western Digital Compact Flash seem to be the only recogniced cards for linux, formatted on vFAT.

      No worries about driver installations. Old computers usually lacks WIFI and Bluetooth. Insert this kind of USB devices before you install, usually they don’t need installation disk or download third party software, Q4OS configures them automatically. Not really fast LAN or WIFI speed can be reached with good USB adapters, but enough to open an online web mail browser or text pages. 480 Mbps Wifi USB speed reached on my laptop is better than 100 Mbps using LAN speed built inside the laptop.
      Wine not always work as I desired, but many windows software are still usable.

      I think I still can use 90% of the computer I used to work many years ago as an old multimedia viewer and some specific tasks. I’m very happy to have found Q4OS with SSE support, my laptop runs with Q4OS even better than Windows Xp or Windows 7 Pro I tested before. Q4OS never takes you to a blue screen when you install updates over Basic installation, which I think is wide enough for a Pentium III. You only need to install not far from Trinity Desktop.

  19. mypal-29.2.1.win32.installer.exe

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Rubio: “It is our responsibility to clearly outline to the American people what our proper role in the world is and what American interests are at stake when we engage abroad. … If this is to be another American Century, the world needs a strong America now. Because freedom cannot survive without us.”

Senator Marco Rubio’s Remarks As Delivered

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. First of all, thank you all for coming. I am honored and privileged to be here. I’m impressed by the good work, by the way, that the Helms Center is doing in teaching young people the foreign policy principles that Senator Helms stood for. And I’m honored by this opportunity to speak to you for a few moments eight and a half months into my Senate career on what I think is a historic and important moment in American history. And I hope by the end of our time here together tonight we’ll all share that belief irrespective of where we fall on the individual issues.

I have come to deeply appreciate Jesse Helms’ willingness to fight for his views – particularly in foreign policy – and his unwillingness to compromise on matters of basic principle. That made him rare in Washington, and it also made him influential. I want to read what a distinguished journalist once wrote that it was “his relentless, unswerving application of conservative principles to practically every issue” is what “made him a major player in Washington and [in] national politics.”

Jesse Helms was, in particular, an unswerving champion of freedom fighters. When he was still a junior Senator, he and a former governor of California—a fellow named Ronald Reagan – they worked together to introduce a “morality in foreign policy” plank to the 1976 Republican platform.

Here is what it said, it said: “The goal of Republican foreign policy is the achievement of liberty under law and a just and lasting peace in the world. The principles by which we act to achieve peace and to protect the interests of the United States must merit the restored confidence of our people.”

It also said that “we must face the world with no illusions about the nature of tyranny.” And it pledged that: “Ours will be a foreign policy that keeps this ever in mind.”

Now, remarkably, this was controversial in the 1970s—the era of détente, of defeat and of retreat. The idea of placing morality at the center of our dealings with other nations was derided by supposed sophisticates as unrealistic and uninformed.

But then Ronald Reagan took these words to heart and he made them the center of his foreign policy—a foreign policy that even his critics now admit was remarkably successful.

President Reagan challenged the “evil empire.”

“Tear down this wall,” he demanded—and it came down. He won the Cold War not by coddling dictators but by confronting them—and by standing up for the principles that have defined us since the formation of our great Republic.

As I think about the challenges of the 21st century—challenges that range from upheavals in the Middle East to the fiscal crisis back home – I am mindful of Ronald Reagan’s example—and of Jesse Helms’.

I am guided by their understanding that America’s strength lies in its ideals, and that if we are to make this century another American century, we must be prepared to fight for those ideals.

Now, fundamentally, I believe that the world is a better place when the United States of America is strong and prosperous. Now, I don’t believe that America has the power or means to solve every issue in the world. But I do believe there are some critically important issues where America does have a meaningful role to play in resolving crises that are tied to our national interests.

If we refuse to play our rightful role and shrink from the world, America and the entire world will pay a terrible price. And it is our responsibility to clearly outline to the American people what our proper role in the world is and what American interests are at stake when we engage abroad.

At the core of our strength are the “self-evident” truths of the Declaration of Independence: “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” that government exists to “secure these rights” and that it derives its “just powers from the consent of the governed.”

These are not just our rights as Americans. These are the rights of all human beings. Nurtured in thirteen embattled colonies along the Eastern seaboard more than two centuries ago, the blessings of liberties have since spread to more than 100 countries around the world.

Freedom’s domain now stretches from Mexico to Mongolia. Some of the world’s democracies are ancient nations. Others are more recent in origin. Some are poor. Others are rich. Some are Christian. Others Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Confucian, Hindu. All are united by their respect for certain fundamental human rights – even if they do not always achieve in practice the ideals they seek to honor. America should take pride in knowing that so many of the freedom movements we have seen around the world since 1776 draw their inspiration from the courage and the words of our own Founding Fathers.

The honor roll of free countries does not yet include the land of my parents or grandparents—Cuba—but that I believe is only a matter of time. Because sooner or later, the tides of freedom will wash against the shores of this island nation that has been trapped for too long in a prison constructed by Fidel and Raul Castro.

Why am I so confident about the future? Because in our time, we have seen how dictatorships have fallen and democracies risen – even in the most unpromising surroundings.

Just in the past year, in the Middle East – the region whose governments have been most resistant to freedom – we have seen the first stirrings of democratic upheavals. We do not know how the Arab Spring will ultimately turn out, but it has already proven one thing: that no faith, no ethnicity, no region, and no people are immune to the fundamental desire to control their own destiny.

As dissidents and freedom fighters battle dictators around the world, they look for support to the greatest democracy in the world. And America must answer their call.

We do not seek to impose our vision of government. We do not insist that every nation must have a presidency, a supreme court or a bicameral legislature. Nor do we have any intention of using force to depose every despotic regime on the planet.

But we must do what we can to champion the cause of freedom—not only with the power of our example but also with our money and our resources, our ingenuity and our diplomacy, and on rare occasion, when there is no good alternative and when our national interest is clearly at stake, our armed might.

Without our commitment to the rights of man enunciated by our forefathers, what are we? Just another big, rich country. But when we champion our ideals, we gain moral authority—and we gain physical security.

You see, we may not always agree with our fellow democracies, but seldom, if ever, do we fight them. The more functioning democracies there are—“functioning” being the important quality—the easier we can breathe.

States that do not respect the rights of their citizens seldom respect the rights of their neighbors. They become breeding grounds for all sorts of ills—from the trafficking of humans and drugs to contagious diseases and famine, from nuclear proliferation to terrorism—that threaten our own security.

Now some suggest that America should heed the famous words of John Quincy Adams and go “not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.” The problem is if America turns inward and ignores the monsters abroad, they are likely to come here.

It happened in 1917 when German U-boats torpedoed American merchant ships.

It happened in 1941 when Japanese aircraft bombed Pearl Harbor.

And it happened ten years ago when Al Qaeda carried off the deadliest terrorist attack in history from a base in the Hindu Kush. If we do not have the luxury of ignoring developments in lands as remote as Afghanistan, then there is no corner of the world from which we can safely turn our backs.

The fanatics who orchestrated the attacks of 9/11 were nurtured in lands that knew no freedom, in countries where, for too long, the people’s pursuit of happiness had been subordinated to the rulers’ pursuit of power. A lack of economic, social and political opportunity helped to create the conditions that enabled a radical few—deluded by demented doctrines of hate – to commit mass murder simply to make a statement.

The form of the threat was relatively novel: We were attacked not by another nation-state but by a band of terrorists who took shelter in a failed state. But this threat – like the threats of Nazism, fascism, and communism – comes from a sick and failed ideology.

With Osama bin Laden’s recent demise, the founder of Al Qaeda joined a long list of tyrants—Adolf Hitler to Saddam Hussein—who have experienced for themselves the righteous wrath of a democracy bestirred from its peaceful pursuits.

I applaud President Obama for ordering the raid that finally brought Osama bin Laden to his just fate. I applaud the President, too, for his stirring words in support of reformers in the Middle East. I only wish that he had shown more commitment to the cause of freedom. He has been slow and hesitant, and we have missed some significant opportunities to alter the strategic landscape in America’s favor. And the President’s failure to lead has served to magnify the damage done to U.S. interests.

For example, in the summer of 2009, the young people of Iran took to the streets to protest against mullahs that had consigned them to poverty, while squandering oil riches to build nuclear weapons and support foreign terrorist groups. The President was so intent on negotiating with Iran’s tyrants that he did little to help its people. As the Green Revolution fizzled, protesters demanded to know, “Obama, are you with us or against us?”

This year, the Administration did come to the aid of the people of Libya, but only after weeks of hesitation that allowed Moammar Qaddafi—an anti-American criminal—to get back on his feet and resume slaughtering his own people.

Then it took another four months before the President was willing to recognize the Transitional National Council as the rightful government of Libya. And even then, the Administration refused to commit the resources and make the tactical decisions that could have shortened this conflict.

The regime was so lacking in popular support that it finally fell, but the fact that the war dragged on so long has, at a minimum, raised the costs of reconstruction and lengthened the toll of the dead and wounded.

An anonymous presidential adviser justified this by claiming that it was part of a deliberate strategy to “lead from behind”.

We could see the same doctrine in effect in Syria where the President waited a full six months after the start of a popular uprising—six months that Bashar Assad and his goons spent indiscriminately slaughtering their own people—before calling for Assad’s removal. And even then, the Administration refused to recall our ambassador or impose the entire list of sanctions that some of us in Congress had been pressing for.

Now the President’s defenders suggest that it was right not to get more involved because they worry about the consequences of turmoil in the Middle East. I’ve often hear it said that: “Better the devil you know.” We should be concerned about what will come next in places like Egypt that have been American allies.

I can understand why President Obama hesitated before finally withdrawing our support from Hosni Mubarak, which I believe, under the circumstances, was the right thing to do. But it is hard to see why we would hesitate in the case of Iran, Syria or Libya – all avowed enemies of America. It is hard to imagine a ruler worse than Ahmadinejad, Assad or Qaddafi, and easy to imagine that their successors might be much more amenable to our interests.

Even in countries such as Egypt, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, we simply do not have the luxury of endorsing the status quo.

Instead of tying our fate to discredited dictators, we would be better advised to build constructive alternatives. That’s what Ronald Reagan did when he pushed Ferdinand Marcos out of power in the Philippines in 1986. The following year he did the same thing when he helped push a military ruler out of power in South Korea and supported the transition to civilian rule. Today, South Korea is one of the world’s freest countries—and one of the richest. Yet only forty years ago, it was poorer than North Korea—and nearly as poor as Syria. Its transformation shows what is possible when free people are allowed to harness their full potential.

This is the change that we must encourage in the Middle East.  Now unfortunately the views of some of the protestors distasteful. I certainly condemn the anti-Israel sentiments uttered by protest leaders, and I can understand why many Israelis are alarmed by the recent turn of events.

Israel is one of America’s closest allies in the world, and our closest and most reliable friend in the Middle East. It is a shining bastion of democracy, liberty, and opportunity in one of the most blighted parts of the world. But the naïve strategy of trying to appease Islamist extremists like Iran, and turning our back on Israel, will only embolden our common enemies and weaken the prospects for peace – and for democracy itself.

For the sake of peace, and out of principle, the United States must strongly affirm its commitment to Israel, not just in words but in deeds.

At the same time, the people of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and other Middle Eastern lands are in the streets because they want a better life for themselves and their children. They aren’t asking for the imposition of a Taliban-style rule. They are asking for the ballot box and for economic opportunity.  And if their desires are fulfilled, they will move closer to Thomas Jefferson’s vision of the world than Osama bin Laden’s.

That is why I am so concerned that the Administration may let this historic opportunity pass. I am glad that the President is trying to bring along our allies. But our allies would be the first to tell you that nothing important or difficult happens without American leadership. Unfortunately, that leadership has been missing at a critical juncture during the last few years.

Most recently, for example, it has been suggested that the advice of military commanders in Iraq be completely ignored in favor of a dramatic troop drawdown that even Iraqis say is too drastic.

It’s a reminder that, in our republic, elections have consequences not just at home, but all over the world. Because while previous generations of leaders - and even some I serve with today - have stood up for unpopular but necessary measures, even at the risk of losing elections, others are simply too willing to do what is politically self-serving. America, and the entire world for that matter, needs resolute leadership in this era of historic but volatile transformation, particularly in the Middle East – and particularly in Iraq.

Beyond the Middle East, in our own hemisphere, a combination of narco-trafficking networks, anti-American strongmen, and the increasing penetration of Iranian influence is raising dangers of a special kind. Individuals like Hugo Chavez, who have no business running anything in the first place much less a country, have worked strenuously to build a bloc of countries to work against U.S. interests – and at great risk to great friends like Colombia.

Again, the Administration has missed easy opportunities to stand with our allies, for instance, through free trade agreements. We cannot continue to ignore or be complacent about Latin America, nor can we relegate our friends in the region to anything less than high priority partnerships for us to continue nurturing.

After all, the security of our democratic society depends on the success of liberty in our own hemisphere. The fight against drug and human trafficking, and the infiltration of Islamist terrorists requires the success of economic and political freedoms – and of the rule of law – in Latin America. We must be more vigilant – and more decisive – in defending our interests in our own hemisphere.

And by the way, the notion that we should “lead from behind” would have been incomprehensible even to the Democrat who preceded President Obama. In his second inaugural address, President Bill Clinton said that “America stands alone as the world’s indispensable nation.” That is as true today as it was in 1997.

If America refuses to lead, who will combat international outlaws? Who will stop terrorists and weapons proliferators? Who will deal with the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs? The rising disorder in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia? The growing challenge from China which seeks to dominate East Asia, but won’t even let its own people use Google?

The world counts on America. And whether we like it or not, there is virtually no aspect of our daily lives that is not directly impacted by what happens in the world around us. We can choose to ignore global problems, but global problems will not ignore us.

Yet our ability to lead is threatened. It’s threatened not by any external foe, but rather by our own fiscal woes.

This year, the national debt surpassed the size of our economy and it will continue to grow unless we get it under control.

Now, I am a strong advocate of cutting unnecessary and wasteful spending, but the defense budget is not the biggest driver of our debt—it accounts for roughly twenty percent of our annual federal spending. By contrast, entitlement programs swallow more than half the budget and they are the main drivers of our debt.

The Pentagon already faced sharp cuts. During his last two years in office, Secretary of Defense Gates cut or curtailed procurement programs that, if taken to completion, would have cost $300 billion. This summer, the President and congressional leaders agreed to cut another $350 billion from the defense budget over the next ten years.

Those cuts by themselves alone are worrisome enough but what is more worrisome is what’s looming: In the worst case scenario, if the so-called Debt Super Committee doesn’t reach any deal at all, the Pentagon could stand to be slashed by more than $1 trillion over ten years.

Our new secretary of defense—himself is a well-known budget hawk – has warned that cutbacks of this scale would have a “devastating effect on our national defense.” I can but echo Leon Panetta’s words.

The American armed forces have been one of the greatest forces of good in the world during the past century. They stopped Nazism and Communism and other evils such as Serbian ethnic-cleansing. They have helped birthed democracies from Germany to Iraq. They have delivered relief supplies, and performed countless tasks in service to our nation.

All they have ever asked for in return is that we provide them the tools to get the job done – and that we look after them and their families. They have never failed us in our time of need.

We must not fail them now. We must maintain a strong national defense.

Foreign aid is also an important part of America’s foreign policy leadership. While we certainly must be careful about spending money on foreign aid, the reality is that it is not the reason we have a growing debt problem.

If it is done right, and when done in partnership with the private sector and faith-based community, foreign aid spreads America’s influence around the world in a positive way. Let me give you an example: the Bush Administration’s program to provide HIV medicine to Africa has not only saved lives, it has increased America’s influence across the continent. These are allies in the future that can be our partners, not just in our political struggles on the world stage, but in economic trade. And a world where people are prosperous and free to grow their economies and pursue their own dreams is a better world for all of us.

I began by quoting the words of Jesse Helms and Ronald Reagan. In closing, let me recall the great words of one of the most important Democrat leaders of the 20th Century – Harry S. Truman. In 1951, speaking to the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., this is what he said:

“I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose. It is not given to us to know fully what that purpose is. But I think we may be sure of one thing. And that is that our country is intended to do all it can in cooperating with other nations to help create peace and preserve peace in the world. It is given to us to defend the spiritual values—the moral code—against the vast forces of evil that seek to destroy them.”

There are still vast forces of evil seeking to destroy us. The form of the threat has changed since Truman’s time. But evil remains potent—and America remains the strongest line of defense, often the only line of defense.

I pray that we will continue to find the wisdom and courage—and resources – to act effectively in the defense of our moral code—the same code that we share with all civilized people. The world needed a strong America in Truman’s time. And if this is to be another American Century, the world needs a strong America now.

Because freedom cannot survive without us.

Thank you so much for having me. May God bless all of you and may God bless our country. Thank you.


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New Olympic dates clash with Lions tour

The IOC has confirmed that the Tokyo Olympic Games will now take place from Friday 23 July to Sunday 8 August 2021.

The Games had been due to take place this summer but were postponed last week because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the Olympics will clash with the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa and specifically the team’s Test series against the world champions.

New Olympic dates clash with Lions tour

In charge: Warren Gatland is Lions head coach for a third time (Getty Images)

Warren Gatland’s side play their first tour match on Saturday 3 July against the Stormers – three weeks before the Olympics starts. However, all three Test matches against the Springboks will take place at the same time as the Olympics is on – 24 and 31 July and 7 August.

The fact the events are taking place in different time zones is likely to minimise any clash in broadcast schedules, but there are other issues to consider.

One is selection. Any 15s players from South Africa or the home nations who were contemplating switching to sevens for Tokyo 2020 will now have to decide whether they want to play in a Lions series or an Olympics because they won’t be able to do both.

New Olympic dates clash with Lions tour

On the attack: Cheslin Kolbe breaks in the World Cup final (Getty Images)

Mark Bennett and James Davies switched from 15s to sevens to be part of Team GB’s silver medal-winning sevens squad in 2016, for instance, although both would be long shots for Lions 2021 selection.

SA Rugby magazine reports that Springboks Cheslin Kolbe and Kwagga Smith were planning to make themselves available for selection for the Blitzboks for the Games, but may now have to rethink things. After all, a Lions tour to South Africa happens only once every 12 years.

There may be supporters who had booked to go to the Olympics and on the Lions tour, too, so they will have to decide which event to experience live.

Another issue is sponsors. The Lions is a huge commercial entity but sponsorship deals could be affected now the tour is in competition with the Olympics, particularly as it also overlaps with the rescheduled Euro 2020 football tournament (11 June to 11 July 2021).

With three huge events competing for media coverage, it could impact the value of sponsorship deals.

The women’s game could be even more affected by the new Olympic dates, where there is far more crossover between sevens and 15s.

Fast show: Portia Woodman in action for the Black Ferns Sevens (Getty Images)

Keira Bevan, for example, is in the Team GB training squad but is also Wales’ first-choice scrum-half. Portia Woodman was the top try-scorer at RWC 2017 with 13 but is also a star performer for the Black Ferns Sevens.

Next year’s World Cup kicks off on 18 September in New Zealand – only a six-week turnaround from the Olympics, which could make it hard for players to compete in both events given the time it can take to adapt between the two codes.

Players face some tough decisions over the next year.

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Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction

Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction
История, Религиоведение
Автор: Chapman Mark
Год: 2006
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What is Anglicanism? How is it different from other forms of Christianity, and how did it come to have so many different versions throughout the world? Although originally united by location and a common belief, Anglicanism has gradually lost its pre-eminence as the English state church due to increasing pluralisation and secularization. While there are distinctive themes and emphases that emerge from its early history and theology, there is little sense of unity in Anglicanism today.

Here, Mark Chapman explores the fascinating history, theology, and structures of Anglicanism, and highlights the diversity of the contemporary church by examining how traditions vary from England and American, from South Africa to Malaysia. Chapman looks at current developments and controversies, such as homosexuality and women priests, and offers thought-provoking suggestions for the future of Anglicanism. Putting the history and development of the religion into context, Chapman reveals what it is that holds Anglicanism together despite the recent crises that threaten to tear it apart.

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Avoid Shin Stress Fractures

Preventative measures make measurable difference

For nearly 400 years a curious sporting celebration has taken place each summer in western England at the foot of the Welsh Mountains. Among the regular installments of the Cotswold Olimpick Games are tug of war, a 5-mile cross country race, a falconry exhibition, the consumption of hearty amounts of spirited beverages, and most importantly, the British Shin Kicking Championship.

Despite the fact that competitors are allowed to pad the inside of their pants with straw, most runners would cringe at the thought of jumping into that ring. New research, however, suggests that our avoidance of such bone breaking, 17th-century shin kicking rituals is somewhat duplicitous. It turns out that you might as well take a kick to the shins if you're failing to do a series of simple calf strengthening exercises integral to healthy running.

About half of stress fractures in runners occur in the tibia, the larger and stronger of the two bones between the knee and ankle. When researchers at the University of Minnesota studied 39 competitive distance runners to see if they could identify predetermining factors for tibial stress fractures, they found that the runners with bigger calf muscles had fewer stress fractures than those with smaller calf muscles.

Why might that be? Bones tend to respond to strengthening muscles by becoming stronger themselves. So it makes sense that, as lead researcher Kristin Popp, Ph.D., puts it, "People who had stronger calves had stronger bones than people who had smaller calves." The thinking goes, "If the strength of the muscle is relative to the size of the muscle, and you increase your muscle strength, you would also increase your bone strength," explains Popp.

Popp is also the women's assistant track and cross country coach at Iowa State. She says of calf strengthening, "It's part of our general strength routine here. I think a lot of those exercises are really preventative [when it comes to injuries]."

While stress fractures may indicate a need to strengthen your calf muscles, it's ideal to recognize the issue before it lands you in a walking boot. Bill Welle, of Velocity Sports Performance in the Minneapolis area, says, "Wherever the weakest link is, that's where you're going to feel it." So if your calves are sore after running or strength work, you may want to spend some time focusing on making them stronger.

Jason Lehmkuhle, who has a 2:12:54 marathon PR, knows all too well the importance of keeping the lower legs healthy. Having suffered 10 tibial stress fractures, five on each side, he has learned many lessons. Through strengthening exercises and developing a keen awareness of how his legs are functioning, he has managed to avoid shin issues for the last four years, and therefore has been able to train consistently for performances such as a fifth-place finish in the last Olympic marathon trials.

Lehmkuhle says, "I do eccentric calf races on the stairs. I also do duck walks, where you walk on your heels, then walk on your toes. When I'm just sitting around, I write the alphabet with my foot. That helps keep all the little secondary tendons and muscles in and around my lower leg and ankles strong and loose."

Popp suggests starting with calf raises. She says that if you aren't able to do single-leg raises on a step, lowering your heel past the level of the stair, "that might be a good indicator to a runner that your calves are not as strong as they probably should be." Popp recommends 3x15 calf raises to start. Begin with both legs on level ground, graduate to single-leg calf raises, and then try them on the stairs when you get stronger.

She also uses the alphabet activity with her runners, saying to spell out only capital letters and complete the sequence two to three times on each leg.

Welle says that if you haven't done much calf strengthening before, you should start with the routine two times each week. He notes, "If you've never done the exercises, your calves are going to get sore. It's pretty tough to keep your mileage up when those calves are burning." Chronically sore calves could translate into a change in your gait, which might lead to other issues.

"For me, there has been a direct correlation between just keeping my calves loose and healthy and avoiding shin problems," says Lehmkuhle, emphasizing that if you've had problems with your shins in the past, don't ignore the twinges and tweaks.

He continues, "Your calf is not only a muscle you use to propel yourself running. It is also a shock absorber. If your calves are congested or tight or not functioning at 100 percent, they are also not absorbing all the force they would normally absorb, so those forces get transferred elsewhere, i.e., your shin and elsewhere in your lower leg."

Despite this, Popp explains that it can be hard to convince a runner to adhere to the extra supplementary training, such as calf strengthening. "You probably don't see drastic results in your performance due to such strength training, but you might see a drop in injuries," she says. Lehmkuhle agrees, saying, "Any of the supplementary exercises I am doing are not necessarily to make me faster, but rather to prevent injuries and other things that would prevent me from doing the training that would make me faster."

While tending to your calves might add an extra 30 minutes to your training calendar each week, Popp suggests, "It's not going to take a lot of added strength in that area to make a difference."

MACKENZIE LOBBY is a freelance writer based in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Claremont student Rebecca Reader-Lee will play Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D with the Sidney Classical Orchestra. (Provided)

Claremont student Rebecca Reader-Lee will play Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D with the Sidney Classical Orchestra. (Provided)

Eight young soloists to play with the Sidney Classical Orchestra

Eight young soloists will bring their talents to Sidney on March 4 as part of the Sidney Classical Orchestra’s annual Young Soloists concert. A violinist, soprano, flutist, cellist, and four pianists will play works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Faure.

Brown said they typically choose between five and eight soloists, and it is one of their more popular concerts of the year. The soloists range in age from 11 to 22 years old, and include Karen Chan, Gillian Newburn, Alexander Martin, Mariah McDonald, John Evans, Ricky Chiu, and Lexie Krakowski. Rebecca Reader-Lee, a Grade 10 student at Claremont, will play the first movement of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major.

“Mozart in general is quite challenging, but not technically,” said Reader-Lee. “It’s more mentally challenging. It’s just difficult in a way that other pieces aren’t, and I like to work through those challenges.”

Reader-Lee has been playing violin since just before her third birthday, at Suzuki violin lessons with Yasuko Eastman. She later studied with Michael van der Sloot for three years; this is her first year with Müge Büyükçelen.

Reader-Lee played with the SCO at last year’s young soloist concert, but she wanted to do it again.

“It’s such a wonderful experience, and I really appreciate working with the orchestra,” she said. “They’re all wonderful people and a really good experience, so I wanted to do it again.”

In January, Reader-Lee played The Planets, Gustav Holst’s epic seven-movement orchestral suite which partly inspired John Williams’ score for Star Wars. The piece required the Victoria Symphony to join forces with the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra, of which Reader-Lee is also a member. She said it is the biggest group she has played with to date.

Krakowski, a fellow soloist, is a good friend of Reader-Lee’s; they are both students of the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Collegium Program for young musicians, and play in ensembles together, but Reader-Lee said she appreciates both solo and ensemble playing.

“They’re both completely different to me and I love them both.”

Outside music, Reader-Lee is interested in the sciences, and is an avid bird watcher. She volunteers to band birds at the Rocky Point Bird Observatory.

“It takes organization, and sometimes it is stressful, but eventually it works itself out,” she said.

Conductor Stephen Brown said the concert is one of the most popular shows of the year.

“When we did this last year there was a guy at the end of the concert. He lept up, he was sitting in the front row and said, ‘I’m 96 and I think these people are absolutely stupendous! Come on, everybody, get on your feet!’”

“It was amazing,” said Brown. “It’s like we paid him to do it!”

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Canadian Labour Congress president Hassan Yussuff looks on as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Labour 7 Consultation in Ottawa. (The Canadian Press file photo)

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Trudeau ends 3-country tour with global reputation, alliances intact

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds footing on the world stage after China and India controversies

Justin Trudeau is heading home from a lengthy, three-country foreign tour in which the prime minister appeared to recapture his international mojo and reassert several key alliances, but didn’t sign off on any big deals or declarations.

When the 10-day trip to Peru, France and the U.K., with a quick stop in Ottawa, started last week, one of the top questions was whether Trudeau could rediscover his footing on the world stage after recent controversies in China and India.

This time, there were no eye-catching outfits as Trudeau stuck to tried-and-true business suits and, on occasion, his patented button-up shirt and rolled-up sleeves as he met with world leaders, industry representatives and students.

There were no noticeable gaffes or tensions as the prime minister pushed his progressive trade agenda, women’s rights and ocean protection while issuing warnings against rising authoritarianism and inequality around the world.

Mixed with those higher ideals were closed-door discussions — first in Peru with Mexico and the United States about the North American Free Trade Agreement; and then in the U.K. about Russia, Syria and cybersecurity.

The prime minister didn’t make it easy on himself, either, as he flew briefly back to Ottawa from Peru to meet with the premiers of Alberta and B.C. on the Trans Mountain pipeline, and then onto France, rather than directly to Paris as originally planned.

Yet that stop back home may have represented the most concrete outcome as Trudeau announced plans to draft legislation affirming federal jurisdiction over the pipeline and negotiations with Kinder Morgan for financial support for the project.

In Peru, just hours after meeting Trudeau, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence did predict a new NAFTA within several weeks. In Paris, Canada and France agreed to co-operate and push other countries to honour their commitments under the Paris climate agreement.

READ MORE: Trans Mountain ‘will be built,’ Trudeau says after meeting with Horgan, Notley

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In London, the prime minister also joined his counterparts from Britain, Australia and New Zealand to reaffirm their tight-knit global security alliance.

And Trudeau reportedly used every opportunity to promote Canada’s G7 priorities and bid for a UN Security Council seat. That included in meetings on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in Peru and a Commonwealth leaders’ summit in London with leaders from Chile, Peru, Argentina, New Zealand, Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa and the Caribbean.

However, there were no significant business deals, despite a high-profile address to industry leaders in Peru and several meetings in Paris and London. There were minor foreign-aid announcements.

Trudeau did have some bold moments, such as when he used his speech to the French National Assembly to make the case for the Canada-EU free trade deal — to the anger of some French MPs and approval of others.

He was also unapologetically tough on the Venezuelan government, which he described as a murderous, authoritarian regime. And he was critical of the Commonwealth — or at least some of its members — for not championing LGBTQ rights.

But the prime minister was ambiguous in a variety of other areas, including his plans to fight plastic waste in oceans and whether Russian hackers were a threat to average Canadians.

And despite touting democratic ideals, there was no mention of human rights as he met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who has been accused of growing authoritarianism. He also veered away from any significant criticism of Cuba.

Supporters will likely say that the trip was a success as the prime minister met key allies and advanced Canada’s interests on a number of fronts, including trade, security, gender rights and the environment.

Critics will point to the lack of any significant new agreements or business deals and his ambiguity on several files as proof that the trip, which came at a critical time in the pipeline debate back home, was a waste.

During his final news conference in London on Thursday, Trudeau was asked for his own assessment.

“Here in London and in France and in Lima, we were very much engaged in promoting Canada’s interests and creating opportunities for greater trade, greater relationships that are going to benefit Canadians and benefit the world,” he said.

“We know that government and governance and serving Canadians is a process that stretches out over time and we focus every day on defending and advancing the interests of Canadians — whether there’s a headline in it for you guys or not.”

Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press

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COLUMN: A mix of good and bad news about B.C.’s economy

Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of BC

Amid an escalating U.S.-China trade war, a decelerating global economy, and a steadily diminishing B.C. budget surplus, the provincial government recently published its revised economic outlook. As usual, the picture is mixed, although with more downside than upside risks.

Drawing on the government’s updated forecast and other recent data, below I list a few positive features of today’s B.C. economy. A follow-up column will look at areas where the economic news is far less cheerful.

In B.C., the biggest driver of economic growth tends to be the expanding population. More people mean a greater demand for goods, services and housing. Population growth in B.C. is running at 1.4 per cent, well above the figure for Canada. That translates into another 65,000 residents every year. The bulk of this reflects international immigration, which stands at around 45,000 annually. On top of that are thousands more non-permanent immigrants who are in the province on work and study visas.

There is a caveat. What ultimately matters for prosperity is how much GDP the economy produces relative to the size of the population. Adding more warm bodies doesn’t do much to boost prosperity, if GDP and real incomes are barely growing when measured on a per person basis – as is presently the case for Canada.

In the past two years, B.C. has experienced slight gains in both per capita GDP and average incomes, adjusted for inflation. But the gains are considerably smaller than the numbers for total GDP growth would suggest.

A notable bright spot for B.C. is non-residential construction. The value of non-residential building permits hit a record $5.1 billion last year, and a further sizable jump is on track for 2019.

Some examples of significant construction investments are LNG Canada’s huge new project in Kitimat; B.C. Hydro’s Site C dam and reservoir; the expansion and rebuilding of hospitals in several communities; major capital projects underway at the Vancouver and Prince Rupert ports and Vancouver International Airport; and new investments in transportation infrastructure.

At the same time, B.C.’s job market has also been healthy. So far in 2019, employment has been growing at an annualized rate of more than three per cent. At 4.4 per cent, B.C.’s unemployment rate is the lowest in the country. More recently, there has been an easing in the pace of job creation. This may signal weaker economic conditions going forward.

Finally, business has been brisk in several industry sectors.

Tourism, which accounts for almost six per cent of GDP, has been booming, though there are signs this year that that activity is levelling off. As economic growth slows in the U.S., China and Europe, B.C. tourism operators may have less reason to smile.

The advanced technology sector (representing seven per cent of provincial GDP and 110,000 direct jobs) is growing and continues to show strength in several sub-sectors, notably clean technology, digital services and other IT-producing industries.

The film and television industry is another growth star, with revenues expected to reach $4 billion in 2019. It’s operating at full capacity, which may limit the prospects for further growth in the near-term.

Agri-food is another growth engine. The value of B.C. agri-food exports has increased sharply in recent years. And the medium-term outlook is positive, notwithstanding restrictions on imports of some Canadian agricultural commodities recently imposed by China.

Add it all up, and there is evidence that the province’s financial health will continue to chug along even as the global backdrop becomes less favourable. But B.C. faces several home-grown problems that are weighing on the economy. I will explore some of these in my next column.

Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of British Columbia

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Braves crush Brewers behind Dansby Swanson’s 7 RBIs

EditorsNote: 8th graf, take out Curtiss' first name

Dansby Swanson hit a pair of homers -- including a grand slam -- and drove in seven runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

Swanson was 3-for-4 and tied the franchise's single-season record for home runs (20) by a shortstop, matching the mark set by Denis Menke in 1964. He also scored two runs and started a pair of double plays.

Swanson's first homer, a two-run shot off Brandon Woodruff, came in the sixth inning. The second home run, which bounced off the left-field foul pole, came against reliever John Curtiss with the bases loaded in the seventh. It was his second multi-home run game of the season and second career grand slam.

The loss ended Milwaukee's four-game winning streak and halted the Brewers' eight-game road winning streak, the team's longest stretch since 2008.

Atlanta starter Kyle Muller pitched five innings and allowed one run on four hits, two walks and seven strikeouts. He has allowed just two runs over 14 innings in his last three starts.

The Atlanta bullpen put together four scoreless innings, one each from winning pitcher Jesse Chavez (2-2), Tyler Matzek, Richard Rodriguez (in his Braves debut) and Will Smith.

Woodruff (7-6) threw 5 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on eight hits, one walk and six strikeouts. Woodruff surrendered a homer for the first time since June 23, a span of five starts.

Newly acquired relievers Daniel Norris and Curtiss made their Milwaukee debuts with different outcomes. Norris looked sharp in pitching 2/3 of an inning, but Curtiss was victimized for five runs in 2/3 of an inning.

The Brewers scored first in the second inning, getting a run when Avisail Garcia scored on Manny Pina's infield grounder.

The Braves tied the game in the fourth inning on Swanson's RBI single that drove in Austin Riley.

Jorge Soler made his Atlanta debut on Saturday. He started in right field, went 3-for-4 and drove in a run with an infield single in the seventh.

Riley was 0-for-3, ending his nine-game hitting streak. He walked twice and scored twice.

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Dyess Airforce Base to House B-21 Raider

ABILENE, TX — Dyess Air Force Base has announced it will be a base for the B-21 Raider bomber aircraft. Back in 2018, the base was selected as a candidate to house the long-range stealth bomber.

According to Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office Director Randall Walden, "The built-in feature of open systems architecture on the B-21 makes the bomber effective as the threat environment evolves. This aircraft design approach sets the nation on the right path to ensuring America’s enduring airpower capability.”

“Through award-winning community support and the most capable Airmen in the Armed Forces, Dyess Air Force Base has uniquely positioned itself as an indispensable weapon in our national defense arsenal,” said Congressman Jodey Arrington (CD-19).

“I am proud the Air Force recognized Dyess’ proven ability to command the skies by selecting our base to enter the final stage of the process to house the next generation of bomber aircraft, the B-21 Raider. The B-1s and C-130Js at Dyess play an ever-expanding role in our national security and humanitarian efforts, and as overseas tensions continue to escalate, the B-21 will ensure our military can continue to project American strength around the globe abroad," he said in a statement.

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