четверг, 15 марта 2012 г.

National League

All Times EDT
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 64 56 .533 _
Philadelphia 64 56 .533 _
Florida 63 58 .521 1 1/2
Atlanta 55 65 .458 9
Washington 44 77 .364 20 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Chicago 73 47 .608 _
Milwaukee 70 51 …

City could move to block defender's Terras switch

Bath City may attempt to block Martin Slocombe's proposed move toWeymouth.

The 20-year-old left back verbally accepted a new deal at TwertonPark but the club were surprised to hear yesterday that he hasagreed to join the Terras instead.

Because Slocombe was a contracted player last season, City arenow looking at whether they can oppose the transfer or seekcompensation from Weymouth.

As he is under the age of 24, City will retain Slocombe's playerregistration under the Bosman ruling if they can prove they offeredhim terms in line with or better than the contract he was on lastseason.

The details were supposed to be provided in letter form at theend of …

Study: Most Diabetics Don't Exercise

DENVER - Bad news when it comes to diabetics and exercise: Most people with Type 2 diabetes or at risk for it apparently ignore their doctors' advice to be active.

Fewer than 40 percent get exercise, a new study found, and the more in danger the patients are, the less likely they are to be active.

That's despite an earlier study that found nearly three-quarters of diabetics said their doctors had advised them to exercise. The patients who got the strongest warnings to get moving were the least likely to listen, according to research being released Friday.

"People should exercise more, that story is out," said Dr. Elaine Morrato, who led both studies. "What we're …

среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

Police: Wal-Mart shooting suspect kills self

Authorities say a suspect the shooting of an elderly couple outside an Arizona Wal-Mart has killed himself after being stopped by police in New Mexico.

Donald Belanger died Tuesday after being pulled over near Albuquerque for driving slowly, New Mexico state police spokesman Peter Olson says.

The 55-year-old Belanger was suspected in a shooting Monday outside a Wal-Mart in Show Low, …

Beijing starts gating, locking migrant villages

The government calls it "sealed management." China's capital has started gating and locking some of its lower-income neighborhoods overnight, with police or security checking identification papers around the clock, in a throwback to an older style of control.

It's Beijing's latest effort to reduce rising crime often blamed on the millions of rural Chinese migrating to cities for work. The capital's Communist Party secretary wants the approach promoted citywide. But some state media and experts say the move not only looks bad but imposes another layer of control on the already stigmatized, vulnerable migrants.

So far, gates have sealed off 16 …

The Money Tree

While candidates may schmooze or send out direct mail pieces as part of their fund-raising efforts, sometimes they only need to shake the money tree of PACs and 527s, which don't face the same contribution limits (or mortgage payments) that the average donor does.

In 2004, 527s and PACs became more prominent as groups learned to exploit the loopholes of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. High-spending PACs that year included America Coming Together, MoveOn.org and the Media Fund on the left, and Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and the College Republican National Committee on the right.

While PACs are more limited in their influence (they can only give $5,000 to each …

Cathay Pacific to buy 8 Airbus A330 aircraft to expand fleet; total list price US$1.7 billion

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said Thursday it will buy eight A330 Airbus aircraft with a total basic price of US$1.7 billion (euro1.15 billion) to expand its fleet capacity.

It didn't disclose the actual cost of the planes. Airlines usually receive significant discounts from list prices on large orders.

The Hong Kong-based airline said delivery is scheduled for before the end of …

This & That

PARKER GETS INVITE

Robert A. Black Magnet star Jabari Parker of the Mac Irvin Fire has accepted an invitation to the NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, Va. Parker, a 6-4 guard/forward, will attend Simeon in the fall.

TOP OF HER GAME

Georgia third baseman Alisa Goler, a former Lincoln-Way East softball star, is one of 25 players nominated for college player of the year. She is one of only three sophomores nominated. Among the 21 seniors nominated are DePaul's Amber Patton and Northwestern's Tammy Williams.

COLEMAN'S PICKS

Recruiting analyst Van Coleman of Hoopmasters.com rates five Illinois players among the top 100 in the …

Live 'In the Woods' Show Offers Educational Opportunity

With a mandate to promote education within the forest industry, the PLC show in Oregon gave school kids a good look at career opportunities.

Over 4,000 people attended the live "In the Woods" show put on by the Pacific Logging Congress (PLC) in late September. The 3.5-day event was held on Longview Timber Company's Nehalem Tree Farm near Clatskanie, Ore.

"We were pleased with the turnout, especially the number of students and teachers that attended the event," says Rikki Wellman, the PLC's executive director and one of the main organizers of the show. "We view the show as a great way to promote the forest industry and to educate kids and their teachers about logging and …

G-8 nations express 'strong concerns' about sharp rise in oil prices

The finance ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations say they have "strong concerns" about the recent dramatic rise in oil prices.

They say the surge in prices of oil, food and other commodities requires cooperation among members to tackle the global challenges.

The G-8 ministers issued a joint statement Saturday at the end of their two-day meeting in …

JOHNSON FAMILY CAN'T FIND NOTE, FLOWERS

JOHNSON FAMILY CAN'T FIND NOTE, FLOWERS

Linda Johnson Rice, president and CEO of Johnson Publishing Co.,issued the following statement in reference to the controversybetween Roland Martin of the Chicago Defender and Oprah Winfreyregarding John H. Johnson's funeral:

"Ms. Winfrey said she sent flowers and a note to the chapel and wehave no reason to question her statement. She called me [Thursday]and explained that she had sent the flowers and a note.Unfortunately, they did not …

Ostrom thanks husband, colleagues for Nobel prize

Elinor Ostrom says it's an honor to be the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics _ and she promises she won't be the last.

Ostrom became the first woman to win the prestigious economic prize on Monday and was honored along with fellow American Oliver Williamson for analyzing economic governance.

Ostrom told reporters at Indiana University that people discouraged her from seeking a Ph.D. when she applied for graduate school but she loved studying economics.

The 76-year-old political scientist says she doesn't know exactly how she will spend her share of the $1.4 million in award money but will invest it in her students and "wonderful" colleagues.

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London's FTSE-100 index up 46.4 points at 5,667.2

Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed higher Monday.

The FTSE-100 share index was up 46.4 points, or 0.83 percent, at 5,667.2.

вторник, 13 марта 2012 г.

Griffey pays special tribute to race pioneer Robinson

Opening Day was even more special to Seattle Mariners star KenGriffey Jr. this season because it honored Jackie Robinson.

Griffey hit two home runs in a victory against the New YorkYankees, one of which passed over a right-field banner honoring the50th anniversary of Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball.

"Let them stand as my tribute to Jackie," Griffey said. "I'mnot going to try to tell you I tried to do that. I just try to dowhat I can to help this team win. But since they came and I'd liketo have something to mark this game for Jackie, they'll do.""Kenny rises to an occasion as well as anybody I've ever seen,"Mariners manager Lou Piniella said. "When adrenaline flows, theconcentration gets sharper. Add the ability factor, and you've got ahell of a mix."FOOD FOR THOUGHT: After the St. Louis Cardinals arrived inMontreal last Sunday, manager Tony La Russa sponsored a get-togetherfor his players at an Italian restaurant.The players all received special National League CentralDivision championship watches, then proceeded to get swept by theExpos in three games."We had such a great season last year, then it ended so abruptlythat we never had a chance to enjoy it and really reward theplayers," general manager Walt Jocketty said.La Russa said he wanted his players to have a tangible reminderof what they had accomplished last season."Some of my best memories are winning division titles in 1983(with the White Sox) and 1992 (with the Oakland Athletics)," he said."But those are just memories. This is something the players can lookat."NOTES: The Cleveland Indians led all teams in merchandise saleslast season, followed by the Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Mariners andWhite Sox.What is holding up a trade involving Los Angeles knuckleballer TomCandiotti is how much of his $3 million salary the Dodgers will pickup.

Bush Urges Nations on Emissions Standrards

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday urged 15 major nations to agree on a global emissions goal for greenhouse gases and to reach a consensus by next year.

With the United States often accused of dragging its feet on combatting climate change, Bush called for a meeting this fall of 15 countries identified as major emitters of greenhouse gases. This list would include the United States, China, India and major European countries.

The president outlined his proposal in a speech ahead of next week's summit in Germany of leading industrialized nations, where global warming is to be a major topic. Bush urged other nations to eliminate tariffs on clean energy technologies.

Germany, which holds the European Union and Group of Eight presidencies, is proposing a so-called "two-degree" target, whereby global temperatures would be allowed to increase no more than 2 degrees Celsius - the equivalent of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit - before being brought back down. Practically, experts have said that means a global reduction in emissions of 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

The United States has rejected that approach.

Stocks Mixed on Credit Worries

NEW YORK - Wall Street traded mixed in volatile trading Monday, with investors jittery about the credit and housing markets and an uneven batch of corporate earnings.

The market remained uneasy, although several companies including drug maker Merck & Co. reported decent third-quarter results. Investors were unhappy with rival drug maker Schering Plough Corp.'s results, and remained mindful of the downbeat profit outlooks from some blue chip companies last week.

Disappointing earnings and Standard & Poor's downgrade of another series of mortgage-backed securities sent stocks plunging Friday, taking the Dow Jones industrials down 366 points.

Over the weekend, the world's economic leaders not only said that calming the turbulent global financial markets will require vigilance, but they also warned of inflation risks - which puts central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve in a tight spot. The Fed lowered interest rates on Sept. 18 to make borrowing cheaper amid a growing credit market crisis, and Wall Street hopes policy makers reduce rates again when they meet next week.

Fed Governor Randall Kroszner at a speech in Washington reaffirmed that the central bank will "act as needed" to calm the financial markets. He also said problems with structured credit products - which dampened the profits at several banks in the third quarter - are recovering, but gradually.

Though the Fed is willing to help boost liquidity, concerns about problems in the financial industry are running high - concerns that make the record highs reached last week by the Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500 index appear unreasonable.

"It may take a little time here, a week or two, of trying to heal," said Steven Goldman, chief market strategist, Weeden & Co. "As we enter the last two months of year, we have a better opportunity to get back to those levels by year end."

In midday trading, the Dow was off 52.27, or 0.39 percent, at 13,469.75, after falling more than 100 points early in the session.

Broader stock indicators were mixed. The S&P 500 index fell 4.32, or 0.29 percent, at 1,496.31, but the Nasdaq composite index rose 7.94, or 0.29 percent, at 2,733.10, as bargain hunters snapped up tech stocks.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies also rose, adding 0.88, or 0.11 percent, to 799.67.

Declining issues outnumbered advancers by about 4 to 3 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 652.5 million shares.

Overseas markets were unsettled. In Asian trading, Japan's Nikkei stock average declined 2.24 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped 3.7 percent. In European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 fell 1.05 percent, Germany's DAX index fell 1.13 percent, and France's CAC-40 fell 1.38 percent.

Treasury bonds slipped as investors cashed in on Friday's steep gains. The yield on the 10-year note, which moves inversely to its price, rose to 4.41 percent from 4.40 percent late Friday.

On Friday - the 20-year anniversary of the Black Monday crash - investors sold off stocks and bought up safer assets like U.S. Treasury bonds as the prospect of a thaw in the frozen credit markets grew dimmer.

The Dow finished last week down 4.05 percent; the S&P 500 index finished down 3.92 percent; and the Nasdaq composite index ended down 2.87 percent.

Most major companies reporting earnings Monday posted solid increases in income, but Schering-Plough Corp.'s profit gain fell short of expectations. The drug maker fell $4.39, or 13.4 percent, to $28.32.

Crude oil futures fell $1.95 to $86.65 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Gold also declined, while the dollar rose against most other major currencies, except the yen.

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Parker's post-'Sex' life includes 'Family'

NEW YORK -- Gone are the Manolo Blahniks. They've been replaced bypeach satin pumps by some designer that no one can pronounce.

Gone are the three girlfriends riding shotgun. They've beenreplaced by one woman expressing great loathing for Sarah JessicaParker.

Film icon Diane Keaton rolls her eyes and shakes her head. "Sheacts. She produces. She has a perfume line. Frankly, it's disgusting.It's vile to me," Keaton says. "I had a little chat with Sarah in thedressing room the other day and said, 'Exactly how much money do youhave?' "

All this talk clearly embarrasses Parker, 40, who recently -- andmuch to her horror -- landed on a list of the wealthiest females ofNew York City.

"I was stunned to be on this list," says the actress, who arrivesfor an interview at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in a flouncy, A-line peachdress and her long hair pulled back in a ponytail. She's a rail inperson, but full of the same spunk and the same voice that became arole model to single women everywhere on "Sex and the City" (1998-2004).

If you believe the rich babes of New York list, Parker couldafford a lot of Jimmy Choos.

"First of all, I don't have $38 million, which is what they said."My God! I worked in cable," she quips.

"I'm well-paid, and I'm not complaining because it's pretty great,compared to what most Americans make who work much harder than me.

"Believe me, I'm aware of my good fortune on a daily basis."

Her good fortune includes a second act. It quickly becomes clearthat Carrie Bradshaw has left the building.

Now she's the "bitch from Bedford" -- uptight, brittle, self-confidence-gone-AWOL Meredith Morton in "The Family Stone," openingFriday. Parker plays a type A, career-driven professional, who is outof her element when brought home to New England for the holidays tomeet her boyfriend's (Dermot Mulroney) eclectic family.

It's hate at first sight.

Parker wasn't worried about shedding her plucky, good-girl imageto play bitchy.

"Believe me when I say that I was very prudent and patient after'Sex and the City' ended," she says. "Playing a bitch was somethingthat was the exact opposite of Carrie. And frankly, I got into itright away. It was a radically different role and one I wasn't surewould come my way again."

Parker wanted to work with Keaton, who is one of her role models.They bonded in the makeup trailer. "They put the ladies of a certainage in the same makeup trailer, so we were together every singlemorning," Parker says.

"Of course, I was there much earlier than Diane. I need themaximum time to look like what you see on the screen. I'd be sittingin the chair bleary-eyed and tired, and Diane would walk in fullydressed with the hat, the glasses, the huge cinch belt, a huge skirtand heels.

"Finally, I said to her, 'How do you do it? I can barely pull onthese jeans,' " Parker says. "Diane replied, 'Well, I've been upsince 4 in the morning with the kids, eating breakfast and startingthe day."

"It only happens because I'm jacked up on coffee," Keaton says.

Parker is jacked up on starting the next chapter of her life, andmovies are her current focus. She just wrapped a romantic comedy withMatthew McConaughey called "Failure to Launch," and in an upcomingproject -- a movie called "Slammer" -- she will play a prisoner atSing Sing who puts together an inmate musical.

Her other focus is her husband of eight years, actor MatthewBroderick, and their 3-year-old son James Wilkie. As for having morechildren, she smiles and says, "We'll see what happens. We have ahealthy, happy, young boy, which is just amazing."

Her secrets to a happy marriage are simple:

"Matthew and I have a sense of humor with each other," she says."We also just like each other. I still think he's the funniest personI've ever known. I find him sexy, attractive and I really love him."

"I still annoy him and he annoys me," she adds. "That's normal.That's marriage."

Ducks Rally to Take Stanley Cup Opener

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Travis Moen helped shut down Ottawa's big three, then scored a goal that trio would have been proud of. Moen, part of Anaheim's primary checking unit, took a pass in the slot from Rob Niedermayer and snapped the puck past Ray Emery with 2:51 left, giving the Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Senators in the Stanley Cup finals opener Monday night.

Moen's fifth of the playoffs came after Ryan Getzlaf's tying goal 11:25 earlier erased the 2-1 lead Ottawa carried into the third period.

In the first matchup of the teams this season, Moen, along with Niedermayer and Samuel Pahlsson, held Ottawa's top line of Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley to two assists and handed the Senators their first series-opening loss in these playoffs.

Mike Fisher staked Ottawa to a 1-0 lead in the first period with a power-play goal, and defenseman Wade Redden also scored on the man advantage in the second.

Andy McDonald scored in the first period for the Ducks, who will look to take a 2-0 lead at home on Wednesday night.

The Senators looked ready to win their first Stanley Cup finals game since the franchise was reborn in 1992, but the Ducks fought back and stole it away. Ottawa lost only one game in each of its other three playoff series and now faces its first deficit.

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 18 saves to improve to 10-3 in the playoffs. Getzlaf's goal put the Ducks in a great position : Anaheim is 13-0 in the playoffs when scoring at least twice.

Then Moen put them right where they want to be - ahead in the finals.

Even after grabbing an early lead, Ottawa goalie Ray Emery and the rest of the Senators showed a bit of rust in the first period following an eight-day layoff.

After leaving juicy rebounds and looking a bit unsteady in his crease, Emery bounced back in the second period, stopping all 10 Anaheim shots, including one he grabbed out of the air as it threatened to bound past him.

Redden broke a 1-1 tie in the middle frame, making up for losing the puck in the opening period that led to McDonald's tying goal.

It was nearly enough to give the Senators a win in their first venture out of the Eastern time zone since March. Ottawa fell to 7-2 on the road in the playoffs.

Two sweet Crumb cake, cowboy cookies a pair of desserts to make others pale in comparison

Think back to your own or your children's grammar school days andthe memories might include a favorite teacher's caring face, passingnotes to your best friend, mastering reading or school yard antics.

If you happen to ask Diane Ketchen of Hickory Hills what one ofher favorite memories from her son's school days is, she may saycrumb cake.

Ketchen sent us a recipe for a streusel-topped, sour cream crumbcake that she received from a friend she met during her son's grammarschool days, more than 25 years ago.

Baked in a jelly roll pan, this simple yet elegant, finelytextured cake is irresistible. Serve it warm from the oven and itwill melt in your mouth. Bake it ahead of time and serve it at roomtemperature at your next brunch, family breakfast or dinner.

Judith Neher of Crown Point, Ind., answered a recent request forMargie's Cowboy Cookies, which happens to be one of my all-time-favorite cookie recipes ever. These cookies are chock-full of oats,chocolate chips, flaked coconut and chopped nuts; think of them asToll House cookies on steroids.

Once you try these, you'll never go back to plain chocolate chipcookies again, and if eating raw cookie dough is a guilty secretpleasure, you've found heaven.

Requests

I am looking for a cookies and cream pie recipe like the oneserved at Baker's Square restaurants. It is so good and I have beenunable to find a recipe that even comes close to it. Please help.

N.W., Des Plaines

Does anyone have a recipe for a peanut butter pie? I think it ismade with crunchy peanut butter, cream cheese and whipped cream in apastry crust. Thanks in advance.

T.K., Lockport

I have misplaced my recipe for a bar cookie made with Germanchocolate cake mix and caramel. They are so easy and really good butI can't remember how to make them, please help.

R.J., Chicago

Send recipes and requests to: Swap Shop, Chicago Sun-Times, 350 N.Orleans, 9th Floor, Chicago 60654. All mail must include a daytimetelephone number. Sorry, requests can't be answered personally.

Sour cream crumb cake

MAKES 24 SERVINGS

Batter:

7/8 cup butter or margarine (1 stick)

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup sour cream

Streusel topping:

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

7/8 cup butter (1 stick)

To prepare batter: Lightly grease a 10-by-15-inch jelly roll panand set aside. In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter andsugar on high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs andvanilla and mix until blended. Stir in flour, baking powder andbaking soda. Add sour cream and mix until well blended. Pour batterinto prepared pan and set aside.

To prepare topping: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and coldbutter with a pastry cutter or two knives and mix until it resemblescorn meal. Sprinkle topping over reserved batter and bake in apreheated 350-degree oven for 30 minutes or until top is lightlybrowned.

Diane Ketchen, Hickory Hills

Nutrition facts per serving: 214 calories, 10 g fat, 6 g saturatedfat, 43 mg cholesterol, 28 g carbohydrates, 2 g protein, 74 mgsodium, 0 g fiber

Margie's

cowboy cookies

MAKES 4 DOZEN

17/8 cups butter or margarine (3 sticks), at room temperature

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon salt

4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

4 cups old-fashioned oats

2 cups chocolate chips

1 cup flaked coconut

1 cup chopped nuts

In a large bowl of an electric mixer, whip butter or margarine andsugar on high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, vanillaand salt and beat well.

In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and baking powder.Slowly add to the creamed butter-sugar mixture and stir until wellblended. Remove from mixer and using a large wooden spoon, stir inoats, chocolate chips, coconut and nuts until well combined.

Line cookie sheets with baking parchment and drop dough, byrounded tablespoonful onto prepared pans, about 2 inches apart. Bakein a preheated 350-degree oven for 7-12 minutes or until light goldenbrown with tiny cracks on top of the cookies.

Nutrition facts per serving: 239 calories, 12 g fat, 6 g saturatedfat, 34 mg cholesterol, 32 g carbohydrates, 4 g protein, 123 mgsodium, 2 g fiber

Meaty Ideas Fill Menu Of `Fences'

PICKET FENCES: FINAL JUDGMENT (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) WBBM-Channel 2, 9 to 10 tonight. `Picket Fences," winner of television's best drama Emmy for the pasttwo years, has been neglected by critics during its third CBS season.

ABC's "NYPD Blue" generated most of the media buzz last season,only to be upset by "Picket Fences" at the Emmy ceremony inSeptember. This year, NBC's "ER" has become the hottest new drama,adored by critics and viewers.

Can the moderately popular "Picket" come from behind again andscore an Emmy threepeat? Does David E. Kelley's quirky creationdeserve to win against "ER," "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Law &Order," "The X-Files," "NYPD Blue" and "Chicago Hope," Kelley's newhospital drama?

With tonight's "Final Judgment" episode, writer-producer Kelleyreaffirms the vitality of his strange, confrontational,issue-oriented series. Set in the small, fictional city of Rome,Wis. - where Middle America intersects with "Twin Peaks" - "PicketFences" continues to raise hard questions on hot-button topics.

This season, Kelley's characters have offered eloquent, equallyper suasive arguments for and against court-ordered busing to ensureschool integration, the legal rights of murder suspects and convictedchild molesters, biogenetic experiments involving human fetuses,euthanasia and the existence of God.

"Things in this town are never what they appear," saysexasperated Sheriff Jimmy Brock, a conservative pillar of integrityplayed with strength and conviction by Tom Skerritt. He won the bestactor Emmy for his intelligent, uncompromising work in the first"Picket" season.

In last week's "Without Mercy" episode, Dr. Jill Brock (Jimmy'scompassionate wife) was convicted of manslaughter in a test caseinvolving physician-assisted suicide. At 9 tonight on Channel 2, thedoctor's lawyers move to overturn the jury's verdict on the groundsthat the law against physician-assisted suicide is unconstitutional.An ironic subplot involves serial swan killers roaming through Rome.

Kelley devotes the bulk of "Final Judgment" to the pros and consof the law against euthanasia. Jill could have avoided her arrest bylying about her reasons for increasing the morphine dosage to asuffering man dying of cancer.

"This hypocrisy has gone too damn far," the doctor says. "Whenare we going to start telling the truth?" Now she faces a prisonterm because she told the truth about what she believed to be an actof mercy.

Capturing Jill's fear and indignation as a doctor, mother, wifeand humanitarian, Kathy Baker builds a convincing case for her second"Picket Fences" Emmy for best actress. Kelley gives Baker a movingspeech as Jill makes a closing argument in defense of her action.

"When you're looking into the eyes of a dying man, it's tough toconcentrate on the big societal picture," she tells Judge Henry Bone(Ray Walston). "When a patient begs you for peace, it's hard toprioritize the integrity of the law over the dignity of that man'slife. . . . The law says that I should have let him suffer."

Episodes like "Final Judgment" leave viewers with more than foodfor thought. Kelley's dramas are banquets for the brain. That's why"Picket Fences" still deserves your attention - and the seriousconsideration of Emmy voters.