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Hub letting the good times roll Boston is home to first skee-ball league in the Northeast Nostalgic childhood carnival game crawls into Beantown bar Tournament play is set to begin at the end of August What will be the name of your team? NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO

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The newest pub phenomenon is brewing in Boston and it may roll right over dart leagues and trivia nights. Tonight, bar flies can gather at The Greatest Bar and test their skills at a childhood favorite — skeeball. The bar will be home to the first ever skee-ball league in the Northeast. “We are trying to get people to come out by doing a mini-tournament [tonight], and trying to get them to see what these new machines are about,” said Duke DeVilling, vice president of SkeeNation’s Northeast operations. When DeVilling, a North Carolina native, moved to Boston with his wife, he wanted to bring a piece of his past with him. DeVilling approached owners of The Greatest Bar and pitched the idea of putting the machines in the pub to get a league rolling — an activity that became a huge hit in his hometown and surrounding cities, he said. Two weeks ago, the “Beer Ball” machines were installed. “What it has become in our other cities is something to look forward to every week,” said DeVilling. “You get to have a couple beers, relax after work, but there is also a competitive nature mixed in.” Bar owner Peter Lucido said the machines are an

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Patriots mourn loss BROOKLINE. Myra Kraft, the

wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, died early yesterday morning after a battle with cancer. The Patriots said in a statement they were heartbroken, and the community suffered a great loss. Kraft, 68, was a member of many charity organizations including chair of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley. METRO

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charged with breaking a woman’s window with his helmet was allegedly beaten down the next day by the woman’s husband as he left his arraignment. According to police, Nathaniel Freedberg, 52, of Allston, faced malicious destruction of property charges Monday. The woman’s husband, Fernando Castro-Laboy, 34, of Jamaica Plain then allegedly beat Freedberg with that same helmet outside of court METRO

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updated version of the nostalgic childhood ones. “They are more like a big pinball machine,” he said. “It has all the bells and whistles and it challenges you a little bit. It’s kind of like mixing Beer Pong with skee-ball.” Lucido said already the games have garnered more attention on weeknights, but he expects it to increase more when tournament time begins. DeVilling said he anticipates the trend traveling to surrounding bars and cities, expanding the Boston league.

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How it rolls Boston Skeeball League’s first season will start at the end of August, consisting of teams of three, playing on Thurs-

day evenings. On league nights, teams roll 10 frames per person at $1 per frame. Each week participants roll against a different team in the league. The games last about 45 minutes. METRO

FALL RIVER. The Department of Conservation and Recreation announced that the pool manager, the assistant pool manager, and the southeast regional director resigned at the request of the DCR following an investigation of a Fall River woman’s drowning earlier this month. The woman’s body was in the pool for two days, unnoticed, while people continued to swim, according to reports. METRO

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Will this stop adult bullies? State looking at legislation on workplace bulling Victims talk about degrading comments, sabotage READ MORE ONLINE: WWW.METRO.US/ BULLYING

dinator for the Workplace Bullying Institute, said the effort has gained momentum over the last year, going from 23 supporters signed up to more than 400 this year. Avenues in the workplace, like human resources personnel, don’t usually work to curb bullying, he said. Valerie Cade, the author of “Bully Free at Work,” said bullies grow up, but their characteristics don’t. “For someone who has bullying behavior, it’s addictive, and they have to keep feeding it,” she said. Currently, 19 other states are reportedly considering similar proposals. MICHAEL NAUGHTON

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Trooper faces hearings after domestic incident A veteran state police trooper will face a departmental review today, one

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With the suicides of two bullied high school students in Massachusetts, the focus on anti-bullying efforts thus far has been on children. But a group of advocates have been trying to convince state legislators to pass a bill that would give a legal avenue for victims of workplace bullies. The bill was the subject of a recent State House hearing and members of the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development are currently examining it. “Some of the most destructive workplace bullying is of the covert variety, involving attempts to undermine someone’s work performance and destroy [their] reputation,” said David Yamada, a professor at Suffolk University who helped author the bill.” Advocates said that up to 59 percent of employees directly experience workplace bullying. Gregory Sorozan, coor-

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day after he was in court for a hearing on charges that he beat his Transit police officer girlfriend inside his Quincy home this week. Trooper Brian Dunn is on administrative leave pending today’s hearing. A Quincy District Court judge yesterday refused a request by prosecutors to hold Dunn without bail because they said he posed a danger to the woman and the community.

Dunn’s lawyer said that he is the victim and that pictures of him after the incident show bite marks on his arm and that the cuts on his face were from his girlfriend. Police responded to his Quincy home Monday morning. His girlfriend said he strangled and assaulted her. Inside the home police found eight guns and between 500 and 800 rounds of ammunition. METRO/MN

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A trip on the crooked path to easy street Top cheats Here’s some of Kreisler’s favorite cheaters. Enron. Coined the phrase “creative accounting” Rod Blagojevich. The power, the chutzpah, the hair Kim Kardashian. She has a “career.” Bernie Madoff. If Tiger Woods like money more than women The Pharmaceutical Industry. “Restless Leg Syndrome”? Sounds legit, here's my money. The Yankees. They may not always cheat, but they do always suck.

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“It’s a study of that type of mentality that lets you not worry about anyone else but your bottom line and self interest.” KREISLER

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President Barack Obama would accept a short-term extension of the debt limit that lasted a few days if it were necessary to give Congress time to pass legislation for a broader deficit reduction deal, the White House said yesterday. The White House said the only way the president would allow a brief extension would be to deliver a reduction deal. Otherwise, he opposed an extension.

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Hear them roar: Apple record SAN FRANCISCO. Apple shares flirted with a record $400 yesterday, a day after the world’s most valuable tech firm posted blockbuster results, triggering a spate of brokerage upgrades.

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New software for screening travelers at U.S. airports will do away with naked images, addressing a major public concern, the Transportation Security Administration said yesterday. After complaints from travelers, the TSA earlier this year began testing at four airports software for the full-body scanners that instead uses a generic body outline and highlights the area where any anomaly is detected, eliminating actual images of passengers. TSA has increasingly relied on the full-body scanners after a Nigerian man allegedly tried to detonate a bomb hidden in his underwear aboard a transatlantic flight in December 2009. The bomb failed to fully explode but set off a rush to upgrade security to

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British PM regrets hire of journalist Prime Minister David Cameron, defending his integrity to parliament in emergency session yesterday, said he regretted hiring a journalist at the heart of a scandal that has rocked Britain’s press, police and politics. But in hours of stormy questioning he seemed to rally his Conservative Party behind him and stopped short of bowing to demands that he apologize outright for what the Labour leader called a “catastrophic error of judgment” in appointing as his spokesman a former editor of Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World. Only if Andy Coulson, who has since resigned,

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ties on Tuesday arrested 16 people on charges they participated in major cyber attacks, including an attempt to cripple eBay’s PayPal website as retribution for dropping WikiLeaks as a client.

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@TomArnold Biggest changes in the last 10 years: My love affair with my Blackberry and Tivo. You? @hwinkler4real So if everyone in England is resigning because of phone hacking HOW FAR BEHIND ARE WE here in the US It has to be in the NEWS CORP culture @Pink just tried 2do yoga class w/ a 6 wk old.even dressed her in buddha onesie thinking it’d keep her calm. wrong. so wrong. no dwnwrd dog 4 me @CarrieFFisher Though life is far from a bed of roses Thru which one lethargically loiters It nevertheless is more savory Than a bed comprised of goiters

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Actors Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara attend the ‘Entourage’ Season 8 premiere at the Beacon Theatre on Tuesday night in New York City.

t was packed Tuesday night on Amsterdam Avenue in New York City for the premiere of the final season of “Entourage.” Mark Walhberg, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Sir Ben Kingsley, Andrew Dice Clay and many others were on hand to say goodbye to the hit HBO show. Now that the series is done filming, we asked some of the stars we saw: Who would make up their ultimate entourage?

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Bryan Batt: (“Mad Men” actor) I’d love

to have my mom, she just passed away. I would love to have her back. She’d be first on my list. I would have Christina Hendricks, and my friend Patricia Clarkson. They’re grounded and cool people and I love to hang with them. They’re also gorgeous red heads. We’d go to Venice and get in a gondola and row and row.

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Jeremy Piven:

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My mom. Deﬁnitely my momma.

Doug Ellin (“Entourage” creator) My kids and my dogs. That’s it. I’m not really into the entourage. I still have

“The show this year will be extremely nostalgic, extremely touching. Everyone will be smiling and crying at the same time.” ADRIAN GRENIER, ON THE FINAL SEASON OF “ENTOURAGE”

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More drama on Lopez-Anthony While Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have announced that their split was “amicable,” sources tell People magazine it was anything but. The decision to separate reportedly came “after months

of nonstop arguing,” a source says, adding that Anthony feeling jealous about Lopez’s “American Idol” success and Lopez fearing Anthony wasn’t being faithful were factors. “

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Kevin Dillon: I think I would like Dean Martin. He’s a golfer, he sings great and he’s cool. He’s smooth as butter.

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Shooting down the ‘malarkey’ After stepping out for a business meeting in Beverly Hills in a body-hugging minidress, Jessica Simpson is shooting down rumors that she and fiance Eric Johnson are expecting, according to Celebuzz. “This photo agency is full of malarkey,” Simpson’s publicist says.

Constance Zimmer (Dana Gordon) My

husband, my daughter and my nanny. That’s pretty much my entourage. We go to the park. We eat a lot. We do a lot of eating. Mind you, that’s my posse. But my ultimate entourage would probably be people who are shorter than me and not as pretty as me. Anything to make me feel better about myself. Just kidding!

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Q&A Will “The Late Late Show” go on? I don’t know. I think that’s a fair question, and it’s something I’ve been asking myself recently. I mean, I’ve been doing it since January 2005, so I guess it will be coming up on seven years. I don’t know how much I can do with it or where I’m going to take it. I’ll do it for a little while longer, but I really don’t know how it’s going to play out. I like keeping it as loose as possible.

Craig Ferguson on lending his voice to the new ‘Winnie the Pooh’ ‘You turn up looking like a slob and sound like an owl,’ he says of animation’s perks When he’s not keeping night owls entertained hosting “The Late Late Show,” Craig Ferguson has been sneaking into recording studios to lend his vocal talents to several animated projects, including last year’s surprise hit “How to Train Your Dragon” and next summer’s Pixar release, “Brave.” Now, Ferguson

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Oh yeah, of course. I knew the stuff. The books were read to me when I was a very little kid, and I watched the Disney movies

and TV shows, I remember, as a child. My favorite as a kid was Tigger — not at all Owl, who I suppose radiated a kind of intellectual figure, but the character of Tigger, who kind of crazy and unrestrained. You’re not your usual Scottish self as Owl.

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Animation is very attractive if you’re in my line of work, because you’re not limited by your own physical appearance, clearly. So you don’t have to worry about your physical limitations,

right down to the extent of when you go to work that day you don’t have to shave. You turn up looking like a slob and sound like an owl. Between acting, writing and hosting a late-night talk show, your schedule must be a nightmare.

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‘Friends With Beneﬁts’ Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis attempt to make work what absolutely no one else in the history of predictable romcoms has been able to. At least they’ll look hot doing it.

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‘Horrible Bosses’ No one likes working for a man eater, a psychopath or a jerk —

‘Monte Carlo’ Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy and Selena Gomez star in this tweenified story of three girls traveling in Paris who are whisked away to Monte Carlo when one of them is mistaken for a British heiress.

‘Zookeeper’ Fans of Kevin James will likely enjoy his romp around a Boston zoo where talking animals give him dating advice.

‘Winnie the Pooh’ No 3-D, no computer animation, just a purely delightful little film set in the Hundred Acre Wood.

‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ You may have heard about this little sleeper hit. The final installment of the franchise pits Potter against his lifelong nemesis, the creepily noseless Lord Voldemort.

successful) films. As Crowne, he’s a down-on-his-luck good guy trying to rebuild his life by going to community college.

but very few of us would actually embark on eliminating said boss. Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jason Bateman star as three hardworking men who attempt to do just that.

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going out Music ‘Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera’ Tonight, 7:30 and 10 Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge $25-$45, 866-811-4111 www.cluboberon.com

The ’90s are back with a bang — or at least they are back with a whack of a police baton to the knee. If you grew up around these parts, you probably remember where you were when you heard about hometown Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan getting brutalized by some thug hired by Tonya Harding (her teammate on the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating team). Now, more than 15 years later, Michael Teoli and Elizabeth Searle have done what any smart writer does when dealing with truth that is stranger than fiction: write a rock opera about it. ‘The Italian Girl in Algiers’ Through July 31, Tsai Performance Center, 685 Comm. Ave., Boston, $30-$50, 617-227-0442 www.bostonmid summeropera.org

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This comic opera by Rossini is full of lighthearted romantic romping and confusion; but it’s not without social criticism, either — at one point the North African king Mustafa is told that to honor the Italian noble order of “Pappataci,” “You must

eat, drink and sleep all you like, and remain oblivious to anything around you.” We’ll take it!

Movies ‘The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu’ Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre 559 Washington St., Boston, $5-$10, 617-824-8400 www.artsemerson.org

This documentary is not the actual autobiography of the Romanian communist dictator, but in another, more ironic sense, it is: It’s a compilation of state propaganda footage featuring Ceausescu giving speeches schmoozing with Eastern Bloc power. Refraining from narration, the director lets the footage speak for itself, painting a picture both ridiculous and haunting.

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Guess which one is the titular ‘Italian Girl in Algiers.’ That would be Sandra Piques Eddy, center.

Embroidered mittens are always the trademark of a tyrant, as you can see from this still from the film, ‘The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu.’

$25-$50 Bobby Lee is best known for his numerous years as a cast member on “MADtv” and can now be seen on E!’s “Chelsea Lately.” He has also made appearances on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Mind of Mencia.”

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Think of it as “Boston Theater Idol” or something like that: Company One has challenged a bunch of local theater companies to write and perform a short play for a cash prize and bragging rights. This is the fourth and final night of presentations before the finals. Companies are judged by both a panel and the audience, so your vote counts! Unlike “American Idol,” there are no standard text-messaging rates that apply!

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This Vermont-based traveling circus features performers between the ages of 10 and 18, but don’t let their ages fool you — this is a full-fledged circus show. Backed by adult professionals, they do it all; highwire, trapeze, juggling, clowning and more — all at a hectic performance pace. This summer they’re performing more than 70 shows in seven weeks! Now that’s death-defying.

will perform fan favorite songs that will have guests singing and laughing, and they change the lyrics to well-known songs to keep customers on their toes.

Cedric The Entertainer Saturday, 8 p.m. MGM Grand Theater $30-$60 Actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer is best known for his roles in “Barbershop,” “Be Cool,” “Madagascar” and “The Original Kings of Comedy,” directed by Spike Lee. His new show on NBC, “It’s Worth What,” premiered this week.

The acrobatic troupe Les 7 doigts de la main presents this musical, theatrical showcase in which stunts of human kinetic wonderment are interspersed with dramatic vignettes on mental illness. If we can defy gravity with our bodies, can we do the same with our minds? You won’t see anything like this show in Boston this summer.

Art ‘Kodachrome: Prints from Slides’ Saturdays through July 30 Washington Street Art Center, 321 Washington St., Somerville Free, 617-623-5315 www.washingtonst.org

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This documentary tells the remarkable story of a strike at Walpole State Prison in the early ’70s, which led to the inmates actually running the prison for several months. Some of the inmates who were there will share their stories in a discussion after the film. They are probably some very interesting stories, to say the least.

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Call us nostalgic, but we were upset to hear that Kodachrome slide film is no longer made. So was local photographer Lee Kilpatrick, so he made sure to get all his slides developed before the deadline. These prints are highlights from those rolls. Nothing especially unites them thematically, but they all display the film’s trademark cinematic sharpness and bold colors. MATTHEW DINARO

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ome like it hot, and some don’t — especially in the summer swelter. There’s another side to Boston’s booming waterfront. Away from the bustling South Boston end, the spot where Aragosta sits at the foot of the North End is a peaceful haven. Tucked into the cul-desac that houses the Fairmont Battery Wharf, Aragosta took over the spot from Sensing, a gorgeous, modern restaurant that hearkened back to French traditions while presenting itself in cool minimalism, with seriously good food. But it was

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perhaps a little too airy for Boston tastes, which never tire of the Mother Cuisine: Italian. So now, we say hello to Aragosta — Italian for lobster. Executive chef David Daniels (The Federalist, Topper’s — The Wauwinet, Nantucket) sticks with classics and, yes, there are dishes that make use of the delicious crustacean, whether

When it comes to dessert, Aragosta has a Boston Cream Pie semi freddo that playfully turns the table on its otherwise subtle unshowy mantra. Vanilla sponge, cream and chocolate-flavored semi freddo are set on a cocoa macaroon, the flavor of which is intoxicating. Just when we thought chocolate had been done to death! ganano-dusted halibut with risotto and Cape Code clams en brodo. Less is always more satisfying. Appetizers at Aragosta range from $9 to $16; entrees range from $17 to $34.

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Due to popular demand ... Christina Perri’s show was originally scheduled for the Brighton Music Hall, but because of demand it was moved to the Paradise. That’s the same trajectory for Ellie Goulding, who was supposed to play the BMH in March, but sold so many tickets so quickly that the show was moved to the ’dise. Look at Goulding now (on the list to the left) just a few months later and she’s playing the House of Blues next week. Here are a few other recent concert venue upgrades. Lykke Li moved from the Paradise to the House of Blues in May. Dirty Heads moved from the Paradise to the House of Blues in March. Mogwai was originally scheduled for an April show at the Paradise, but because of visa issues, and demand, the show was moved to Oct. 1 at the House of Blues.

ure, Christina Perri’s debut album “Lovestrong” landed in the top five of the Billboard charts the week it debuted — but perhaps even more noteworthy for the 24-year-old musician was the fact her double platinum first single “Jar Of Hearts” was performed by Lea Michele on the “Prom Queen” episode of “Glee.” (Is there a bigger stamp of having made it for musicians in our new pop culture landscape? Probably not.) So now that she’s overtaking the airwaves and TV sets, we had the tattooed sensation give us a little bit of background information.

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Madeleine Peyroux with Nellie McKay October 7 Berklee Performance Center (On sale Friday)

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Mercury Orchestra Saturday, 8 p.m. Sanders Theatre 45 Quincy St., Cambridge $15-$25, 617-826-9092 www.mercuryorchestra.org

The Mercury Orchestra will play Gustav Mahler’s 6th Symphony, known as the “tragic” symphony. As one of the least-performed of all of Mahler’s symphonies, it’ll be a treat to hear. This pic of

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Oumou Sangare Monday, 7:30 p.m. The Paradise 967 Comm. Ave., Boston $25, 18+, 800-745-3000 www.ticketmaster.com

This veteran Malian singer, known in her homeland as “The Songbird of Wassoulou,” has a knack for mixing pop accessibility with traditional sounds. Her voice is clear as glass, and she

sings with both ease and force. Her songs are filled with engaging call-and-response, and her band

spits out grooves that make hip-shaking inevitable. MATTHEW DINARO ED ALCOCK

Oumou Sangare, “The Songbird of Wassoulou,” plays The Paradise on Monday.

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How do your morals taste? RE: “IF ONLY VEGGIES TASTED BETTER”: Reader Mark,

what separates us from the geese upon whose livers you feast is our alleged capacity for compassion. I’m sure you’ll be able to fill the foie void in your life somehow — maybe go to the park and watch the geese. ALLISON WILLNER, VIA E-MAIL

Your blatant advocacy for the torture of a species just so people like you can have the luxury of enjoying an unnecessary delicacy is completely repulsive.

The wrinkled prune (I’ve seen better-looking burn victims) Rupert Murdoch testified that he employs 53,000 great and ethical people (sans the 10 arrested and one dead). He’s up on that, but when it came to paying hacking victims multimillion-dollar settlements, he claims he knows nothing. If I were James Murdoch, I’d brush up the old man on the definition of perjury. DAVID DIBELLO, VIA E-MAIL

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I don’t know if Congress has awakened to the fact yet that their duty in office is to the American people first and foremost, and not to stall the government. This isn’t a game of Scrabble or tictac-toe; real lives weigh in the balance and real money is on the line here.

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Act now, or hold our peace RE: “DEMOCRATS WILL INDEED PAY TAX”: Tax

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Whatever it is, if the debt ceiling is not raised, the market will crash along with those dear US bondholders and whatnot. Why it has to be done on the back of the elderly or anyone or anything else beats me, but so be it. America Inc. is not a welfare state, so let’s now put our words into action and eat our peas.

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Report: Beltran too expensive The Red Sox would like to land Mets OF Carlos Beltran, but the asking price appears to be too high, ESPN.com reported last night. “We’re interested in Beltran, but the price would have to be sensible,” the site quoted a Red Sox source as saying. “We lost a lot of good prospects for [Adrian] Gonzalez and want to protect our better minor leaguers.” METRO

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Yao quits officially Yao Ming made it offical yesterday in Shanghai: His eight-year NBA career is over. Despite being plagued by injuries throughout his run with the Houston Rockets, Ming was instrumental in exposing the Chinese market to the NBA. “One door is closing, and another one is opening,” Ming said. METRO

Bruins sign two draftees The Bruins have signed two 2010 draftees to entry-level contracts, the team officially announced yesterday. Jared Knight, the 32nd overall pick, and Ryan Spooner, the 45th overall pick, are reportedly with the team on three-year deals. Both are likely to play in the OHL in 2011-12. METRO

Steve Williams won’t be pointing the way for Tiger Woods anymore. The golfer has ﬁred his longtime caddy.

Tiger fires his longtime caddy

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Brash New Zealander Steve Williams won’t be carrying Tiger Woods’ bag whenever the former world No. 1 returns to golf. Woods announced yesterday he has fired his longtime caddy. The decision “came as a shock” to Williams. METRO

Ellsbury the hottest of the hot for Boston Center fielder torches Baltimore again He’s on his way to career bests in every significant category Today’s an off-day Seattle up tomorrow As great as Adrian Gonzalez has been, as impressive as Josh Reddick has looked, perhaps the finest feel-good story in the Red Sox’s lineup is the resurgence of Jacoby Ellsbury. The center fielder, whose 2010 was ruined by a spate of injuries, just might be the hottest hitter

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in an offense full of them. He’s batting .316 on the season, with a career-high 15 home runs. Two of those came yesterday during the Sox’s 4-0 win over the lowly Orioles. No surprise there: Ellsbury is on a 29-game hitting streak against Baltimore, with a .445 average, six homers and 20 RBIs during the span. “He kind of put us on his shoulders today,” manager Terry Francona said. “He does that from time to time.” All but forgotten in spring training with the arrival of Carl Crawford, Ells-

“We shouldn’t feel like he’s picking on us. He’s having a great year, and he seems to be even better against us. You could ask the same question about Reddick and Gonzalez.” ORIOLES MANAGER BUCK SHOWALTER

bury looks poised to set full-season career highs in every major offensive category. He’s within 30 runs of 2008’s 98 and a half-dozen RBIs of 2009’s 60, and he’s well ahead of his previous full-year bests in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS and home runs. Ellsbury and the Sox, who’ve won four of five, have today off. They’re back at Fenway Park for the first time since July 10 tomorrow, when they host the Seattle Mariners. METRO

No trade for Reyes The New York Mets definitely will not deal star shortstop Jose Reyes before the trade deadline, ESPN’s Buster Olney reported yesterday. Reyes returned from the

DL on Tuesday. Even with the All-Star in the lineup, the Mets appear unlikely to reach the postseason. They’re sitting third in the NL East. METRO

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Altitude will key today’s Tour stage With three climbs of more than 2,000 meters (6,562 feet) and the highest-ever Tour de France finish at 2,645 meters (8,678 feet) on the Galibier pass, altitude will be a deciding factor in today’s 18th stage. “Two thousand meters is the limit at which every one of us is suddenly lacking oxygen,” Movistar team director Yvon Ledanois said. “Some riders handle it well, and others [handle it] far worse.”

“This is not really something you can work on. It’s part of your natural abilities.” MOVISTAR TEAM DIRECTOR YVON LEDANOIS

With 2,000-meter finishes so rare, there’s no real need to prepare for the altitude. But most contenders prepped specially for today’s stage.

“Cadel [Evans] has good references at altitude and he’s always felt well in the high mountains, but we organized two training camps at altitude as soon as we discovered the course,” Evans’ team director, John Lelangue, said. Evans — who sits second behind Thomas Voeckler — Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck are generally regarded as the three favorites on today’s climbs. REUTERS

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