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 As the October nor'easter makes its way through the state, Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) has opened its new Emergency Operations Center in Berlin.
Over 200 CL&P line and tree crews are working to restore power to customers affected by outages and the company is seeking of securing additional help. "As was predicted, the heavy, wet snow is weighing down the trees and creating issues across the state," said Al Roy, CL&P's manager of Emergency Management. "Our crews and support staff continue to respond as the storm moves through and we are communicating with town and state officials to coordinate efforts."
CL&P will be assessing storm damage as soon as it is safe to do so. An estimate as to when power will be restored will be available once the assessment is complete. We appreciate our customers patience.
In the meantime, CL&P is reminding customers to:
Stay away from all hanging wires. Assume any falling , hanging or burning power lines are live and very dangerous and call 9-1-1in emergency. If a power cable falls on any vehicle while you’re inside, stay there. Don’t touch anything outside the vehicle and wait for emergency crews.
Report your power outage by calling CL&P at 800-286-2000. Our automated phone system rapidly processes your report and helps us speed restoration efforts. It also provides restoration estimates as soon as they’re available.
Before operating a generator, make sure it has been properly installed by a licensed electrician. Improperly installed generators can feed electricity back into power lines and pose a deadly situation for our line workers. Always operate generators outdoors to avoid carbon monoxide hazards.
If there is any lose power, turn off your circuit breakers. This action will help reduce the possibility of damage to sensitive electronic equipment once power is restored.
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Wikileaks stops publishing classified files

The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is stop its publication of classified files.

Wikileaks said that it would focus no assurance survival in future instead on raising funds.

This announcement came after what the group called a blockade by US-based finance companies.

This followed its disclosure on the internet of hundreds of thousands of secret US government files and diplomatic cables.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said that since last December an "arbitrary and unlawful financial blockade" had been imposed by Bank of America, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and Western Union.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said "The attack has decreased 95% of our revenue,"

The former computer hacker said the organisation had lost "tens of millions of dollars in lost donations at a time of unprecedented operational costs".

"A handful of US finance companies cannot be allowed to decide how the whole world votes with its pocket," he added.

Mr Assange said Wikileaks must "aggressively fundraise in order to fight back against this blockade and its proponents".

He said the group was taking pre-litigation action against the blockade in Iceland, Denmark, the UK, Brussels, the United States and Australia and had lodged an anti-trust complaint at the European Commission.

Wikileaks spokesman, Kristinn Hrafnsson said its website will be reopen for submissions of confidential documents on 28 November.

Dan Wheldon

Dan Wheldon, who shifted to the United States from his country England with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to twice prevail at his sport's most famed race, he died Sunday after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300.

One of the most well-liked drivers in the paddock, age of Wheldon was 33.

He called the Indy 500 "the largest sporting event in the world," and his second and final win there came in a most unexpected fashion. Trailing rookie JR Hildebrand with only one turn remaining, Wheldon was resigned to finishing second for the third straight year.

Then Hildebrand brushed the wall just seconds away from what seemed like certain victory, giving Wheldon one of the luckiest breaks ever at the Brickyard. He crossed the line in front, he was in final lap and led in the entire race.

Wheldon returned to the track in the morning for the traditional photo session with the winner, kissing the bricks as his 2-year-old son Sebastian sat on the asphalt alongside him, and his wife, Susie, held their then-2-month-old son Oliver.

"That's Indianapolis," Wheldon said after this year's Indy will win. "That's why it's the greatest spectacle in racing. You do not know what is going to happen in a race."

Such was the case again Sunday at Las Vegas.

Wheldon started last in the 34-car field and was up to 24th quickly, but still well behind the first wave of cars that got into trouble on the fateful lap. Still, he had no way to avoid the wrecks in front of him. There was no time to brake or steer out of trouble. His car touch into the fence extending high over the track barrier, and after two hour of accident his was announced.

Wheldon start driving go-karts as a 4-year-old, and racing was a constant in his life as he attended school in England as a child, winning eight British national titles along the way. He came to the U.S. in 1999, he was trying to find sponsor money to finance his dream, and by 2002 — after he start his journey in some lower-profile open-wheel series, such as the F2000 championship, Toyota Atlantic Series and IndyLights — he was on the IndyCar grid for the first time.

Wheldon was a fast study. He got his first IndyCar Series ride in 2002, competing two time with Panther Racing, then replaced Michael Andretti when Andretti retired the next season and won Rookie of the Year.

His first victory was in Japan, and he closed second in the championship standings behind Andretti Green Racing teammate Tony Kanaan. The next year, he won series champion. NASCAR teams talked to him about switching series. So did Formula One organizations.

In the end, he decided IndyCar was his calling.

"The biggest thing for me is the Indianapolis 500," Wheldon said in 2005, not long after becoming the first Englishman since Graham Hill in 1966 to win the race. "It would be very difficult to leave this series because of that race."

A star was born at that 2005 Indy 500 — and it wasn't necessarily Wheldon, the winner. Danica Patrick was a rookie at Indy that year, and not only did she steal the show, she nearly took the biggest prize as well. Wheldon passed Patrick with less than 10 laps to go and held on for the victory, and that wasn't the last time those two would share a spotlight.

At Milwaukee in 2007, Wheldon and Patrick brushed cars during the race, then brushed bodies on pit road after the race in a relatively heated exchange.

texas rangers

The Rangers dusted the pesky Detroit Tigers, 15-5, in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series and take benifit to the World Series for the second straight year.

Texas rangers does not actually put them in the dynasty category, but consider this:  Texas Rangers are the first team in a decade to win back-to back American League pennants.

And if Texas Rangers does not capture the attention of the Yankees and Red Sox, it should.

"I think it's very hard to repeat,'' said club president Nolan Ryan, "and when you see at our ballclub, with the young talent we have to maintain that we have . . . Are we genius? I don't know. But I'll say this: I think we're as good a ballclub as there is.''

Over the last some seasons, the Rangers are performing effectively and efficiently organization. General manager Jon Daniels has emerged as one of the game's top executives and a stabilized ownership group has provided him with the necessary resources.

The Rangers aren't about to spend dollar-for-dollar with the Red Sox and Yankees, with a 2011 payroll of $92 million, enough for 13th among the 30 MLB clubs. But remember: They were willing  to hand out more than $100 million to retain Cliff Lee last winter. There is room to gain more payroll, too. The Rangers' new local TV deal, worth nearly $3 billion, doesn't even kick in until 2015. That might not match the revenues earned by the Yankees' YES Network or the Red Sox' NESN, but it will do.

It may not even be good for the Rangers to be players for the super-elite free agents such as Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, but as the Red Sox and Yankees know all too well, that could be a dangerous neighborhood in which to work. The Rangers learned that first-hand with their $252 million contract for Alex Rodriguez.).
 But the real foundation of the team came in a huge deal by Daniels in 2007 in which the Rangers traded Mark Teixeira to the Atlanta Braves and got shortstop Elvis Andrus, starter Matt Harrison, closer Neftali Feliz and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia in exchange.
  The Texas farm system is well-regarded and was in the top half of all organizations last May by Baseball American, an achievement considering how many players the system has graduated in recent seasons, plus the four players they had to sacrifice to get Lee from Seattle in the middle of 2010.
 The Rangers are in it for the long haul. The Rangers have to won as many pennants as the Yankees and Red Sox combined in the last six seasons. The top Two now have company.
 The Rangers are not feeling their work is done. Reminded that his team had just become the first team to back-to-back A.L. pennants since the Yankees of 1998-2001, Daniels kept his. position     "I think the other teams that did it won the World Series,'' he said, ''so I think we've still got a pretty big step ahead of us before we can put ourselves in that group.''
 It's even more incredible when you consider that, until the Rangers beat Tampa Bay in the Division Series a year ago October, they had won exactly one (1) postseason game in their history and had never won a playoff series. Now, they've won four of their last five.
 Throw in the fact that the Rangers were literally auctioned to the highest bidder in the summer of 2010 and their journey is all the more remarkable.
 Now, the Rangers are winner for the World Series again. And just in case the Red Sox and Yankees have been preoccupied surveying their own damage, they're not going anyway anytime soon.

Stop loss

October 15, 2011 / Google is closing some of its products including Google Buzz, Code Search, Code Search API, and Jaiku, saying “changing the world focusing on the future, and honesty about the past.”

“We keen to create great products that really change people’s lives, products they use two or three times a day,” said Bradley Horowitz, Vice President, Product.

September, Google close dow Aardvark (which helped people answer each other’s question), Desktop (in which users had instant access to their data, whether online or offline), Fast Flip (which helped pioneer news content browsing and reading experiences for the web and mobile devices), Google Maps API for Flash (which provided ActionScript developers a way to integrate Google Maps into their applications) among others.To be successful you need real focus and thought—thought about what you have worked on and, just as necessary, what you don’t work on. It’s why we now decided to shut down some products, and turn others into features of current products.
Code Search was designed to provide services to people search for open source code all over the web, will be close down along with the Code Search API on January 15, 2012.
In a coming weeks, Google will close down Google Buzz and the Buzz API, and focus instead on Google+.
Now visitor would not be able to create new posts after that, they will be able to view their existing content on their Google Profile, and download it using Google Takeout, according to the search giant.
Jaiku, a product Google acquired in 2007 that lets users send updates to friends, will shut down on January 15, 2012.
We’ll be working to enable users to export their data from Jaiku,” Google said.
Some years ago, Google enabled people to interact socially on iGoogle. With its new focus on Google+, iGoogle’s social features will be removed on January 15, 2012.
iGoogle itself, and non-social iGoogle applications, will stay as they are.
The University Research Program for Google Search, which provides API access to Google’s search results for a small number of approved academic researchers, will shut down on January 15, 2012.
In addition, later today the Google Labs site will shut down, and as previously announced, Boutiques.com and the former Like.com websites will be replaced by Google Product Search.
Horowitz said “We learned a lot from products like Buzz, and are putting that learning to work every day in our vision for products like Google+. Our users expect great things from us; today’s announcements let us focusing even more on giving them something truly awesome,”.

make your mark

Six contestants have been selected for final to complete at the event in Hollywood, and viewers will ultimately decide the winner.

The winner will be featured on an episode of “Shake It Up!” as a spotlight dancer.

Nineteen-year-old starlet Selena Gomez will serve as a judge on the television special, along with fellow Disney actors Roshon Fegan and Debby Ryan.

Ages of final contestants are between 10 to 15-years-old and living different states. The final contestants include two dancing duos and a large group of four in the contest for the Grand Prize.

Disney’s most famous series “Shake It Up” premiered in 2010 and has been renewed for a second season, which start last month.

“Make Your Mark” will air on the Disney Channel Friday at 8:30 p.m. EST.

Access Hollywood reported Gomez saying, “I have never judged anything, I’m kind of excited,” when asked about “Make Your Mark.”

The actress/singer is reportedly going through a break-up from superstar Justin Bieber.

“Justin is still like a kid,” said an undisclosed source speaking to T.V channel  “All he desires to watch movies and play video games.”

Gomez is getting frustrated” with Bieber and “wants to go out and have romantic dinners,” said the source.

In the upcoming film adaptation of Jay Asher’s novel, 13 Reasons Why, Gomez will play a teen who commits suicide. The career move is a bold one in comparison to her past roles on the Disney Channel.

Recent reports indicate that the actress will host this year’s MTV Europe music Awards in Belfast. The show live on MTV Sunday, Nov. 6 and will feature performances by Coldplay, Jessie J, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Rick Ross

Rick Ross' private jet made an emergency landing in Birmingham, Alabama, 2 hours ago, he was going to his concert in Memphis ... and we saw that he suffered in another seizure.

It's the twice time in a day where a plane in which the rapper was a jet made an emergency landing.  We broke the story ... Rick suffered a seizure this morning on a Delta flight that returned to the Ft. Lauderdale airport.

Rick went to the hospital for treatment, released after some time, and then took off at 5:07 PM ET from Ft. Lauderdale to make his concert  tonight in Memphis. But at 5:44 PM CDT, the plane was diverted and landed in Birmingham after Rick had a seizure on board.

Now Rick is admitted in a Birmingham hospital emergency room. Before Rick took off from Ft. Lauderdale, he send a video on twitter showing he was ok.

Rick might be on stage for performance in Memphis at 7:30 PM ET.

usc football

After allowing 84 points and 946 yards the last two games, the Trojans kept Cal off the scoreboard until late in the third quarter and doubled their turnovers caused this season with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

Zach Maynard committed four of Cal's five turnovers — surpassing the team's season total entering into the game — and the Bears lost their sixth straight conference game since late last season. Cal is off to its worst conference start ever under coach Jeff Tedford.

Maynard threw for 294 yards and ran for a touchdown and his half-brother, Keenan Allen, had a career-high 13 catches for 160 yards but it wasn't enough to overcome the litany of mistakes.

This series was one-sided ever since Cal upset USC 34-31 in triple overtime back in 2003. The Trojans have won eight straight and it hasn't even been close of late with USC outscoring Cal 125-29 the last four years.

Cal fell behind 23-0 early in the second last quarter before the offense finally got going, with Maynard leading the Bears to a field goal and then scoring on a 3-yard with 6 seconds left in the third to cut it to 23-9.

But Maynard's third interception midway through the fourth quarter led to Curtis McNeal's 2-yard touchdown run that made score 30-9 with 5:14 remaining.

The Bears turned the ball over four times in the first half, including three alone by Maynard, and unable to convert a fake punt as they fell behind 20-0 at the break.

It was good for the Bears as the game a year ago in Los Angeles when USC led 42-0 at the half. Cal's defense actually did a decent job defending Barkley and the Trojans' strongest offense but USC took benefit of short fields for its scores.

Allen fumbled on Cal's fourth play from scrimmage to set the tone for the game, but the Bears comeback that miscue thanks to an odd play call by USC coach Lane Kiffin.

On fourth-and-goal from the 8, the Trojans lined up in an off formation and snapped the ball diagonally to Rhett Ellison, who dropped it for a turnover.

The Trojans capitalized on the next turnover as Nick Perry forced a fumble by Maynard that led to Andre Heidari's first field goal.

USC then overcome the game open with 17 points in the second quarter, having a 39-yard TD catch from Lee over fellow freshman Stefan McClure, a field goal after Chris Galippo intercepted Maynard's pass deep in Cal territory and a 7-yard TD pass from Barkley to Carswell after punter Bryan Anger was stopped on a fake that made it 20-0.

Barkley achieved 19 of 35 passes for a season-low 195 yards. Robert Woods, the nation's top receiver, was held to five catches for 36 yards.

Cal's only sustained drive of the half ended in the final minute when Maynard threw into triple coverage and was intercepted in the end zone by Dion Bailey.

Detroit Lions

Barry Sanders represented the past. Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford and company represented the present (and from the looks of things, the future too).

Detroit made first appearance on “Monday Night Football” in a decade. The big crowd ever at Ford Field (67,861) actually delayed the national anthem with their chants of “Bar-ry! Bar-ry!” after the Lions’ legend took part in the coin flip.

Then the current Lions won by 24-13 and comeback victory over NFC North rival Chicago to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1956, the year before their last NFL title. Detroit kept pace with another division rival, the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, as the only undefeated teams in the league.

That crowd definitely played a role, causing nine Bears false starts with their ruckus.

"It was unbelievable," said Stafford, who achieved 19 of 26 for 219 yards with two touchdowns. "Especially early on, some of those third downs, you couldn't hear yourself think."

The Bears’ six false begins in the first half were more than any other team had committed in an entire game this season, according to STATS LLC.

Chicago said "We were  against a loud crowd, but that isn't an excuse," In this game Pre-snap penalties kill Chicago.

Johnson gave smile to crowed about with his ninth touchdown reception of the season (an NFL record for the first five games of a season), a 73-yarder from Stafford early in the second quarter to give the Lions a 7-0 lead.

Javid Best had the second-longest run in franchise history, an 88-yard touchdown run (three yards longer than Sanders’ biggest gain on the ground) in the third quarter. Javid best finished with a career-high 163 yards.

First-round draft pick Nick Fairley also made his Lions debut as a backup defensive close behind Ndamukong Suh and others.

Overall, it was a big night for Detroit fans (well, at least Detroit football fans), who were unhappy through an 0-16 season just three years ago. But perhaps the one person who wasn't celebrating was Coach Jim Schwartz, who was worried about the next game against another surprise team, the 4-1 San Francisco 49ers.

"I don't think you win any awards for 5-0. We've got to play 16 games," Schwartz said. "We've got a long way to go. It's a good start."

Columbus Day

Although it's a national holiday, Columbus Day doesn't get much respect. In many Schools don't announce day off on Columbus day. Its main observation seems to consist of the suspension of mail delivery.

One of 10 federal holidays, Columbus Day marks the anniversary of the great Genoese explorer's bumping into what is now the Bahamas, on Oct. 12, 1492 (Julian calendar reckoning). But a lot of modern Americans have different views about Columbus, some like and some do not like Columbus.

Columbus was not an American nor he did not discover or even set foot in what is now the United States. And he was an Italian at the vanguard of the Spanish conquest of the New World, while our national mythology traces back to the British Isles, not the Iberian Peninsula.

This is not to diminish the significance of the 1492 landing. Though Columbus could not really discover a place where American people were already living, he did discover America for exploitation by Europe. And, as Robert Frost might put it, that has made all the difference.

Columbus Day now seems to have three distinct identities: It's a tribute to Columbus and the "discovery" of America; a day of ethnic pride for Italian Americans; and an excuse for a three-day weekend when the fall foliage is ablaze.

Since America's founding, Columbus' reputation has varied wildly. He has been revered as a sort of proto-Founding Father whose portrait might be found next to George Washington's in our schoolhouses. And he has been derided as a stubborn bumbler who brought about the deaths of tens of millions.

Columbus was an exceptional sailor and entrepreneur who was obsessed, as so many were at the time. He found a quicker and more cost-effective route from Europe to China and India. He bumped into America because it was in the way.

So Columbus' motivation was self-interest. He did not show to improve humanity, but he didn't touch it final event.

A form of the explorer's name, Columbia, has long been used as a poetic name for America and as a feminine personification of the United States. Think of the Columbia Pictures torch lady and the patriotic tune "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean." There's a statue of Columbia atop Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park, and our nation's capital is of course the District of Columbia.

The high-water mark of Columbus' reputation probably came in 1893, when Chicago hosted the World's Columbian Exposition in honor of the quadricentennial of his landing. Also at that time, Catholics were immigrating to the country in large numbers, and they were very happy to discover that a fellow Catholic was held in high esteem in Protestant America. (The Knights of Columbus organized in 1882.)

Columbus Day first became a state holiday in 1906 in Colorado, of all places. It became a federal holiday in 1937. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the legislation to honor the man and the event - and to make his Catholic constituents happy.

Since Columbus was living in Genoa, he has been a source of pride and respect for Italian Americans. Many people would like Columbus Day to be for Italians what St. Patrick's Day is for the Irish. And they're flummoxed that Irish Americans could take two ingredients, liquor and the color green, and turn them into such a successful holiday. We should all be flummoxed.

This Irish American firmly believes that Italian Americans deserve their own day of celebration. But he also thinks it would get a lot more attention in some other month. October has Halloween, Oktoberfest, football, hayrides, and apple cider. It's thinking about a celebration of things Mediterranean.

An Italian food, tradition and culture day would ideally be in May or perhaps September - a time of mild weather when folks could take a table and chairs into the backyard, string up some lights, serve up rustic bread with sopressa and aged provolone, and drink vino da tavola out of the little glasses. What's not to like?

Phillies

The sellout crowd watched in stunned silence Friday at Citizens Bank Park.

The final out was recorded. The St. Louis Cardinals were mobbing ace Chris Carpenter after a 1-0 victory in game 5 of the NL divyision series. And Philadelphia Phillies lost game when Ryan Howard was on the ground withering in pain.

The quiet was finally broken by the sound of a fan yelling, "Let's Go Eagles,'' and others start shuffling towards the exits.

The Phillies, believing this might be the greatest team in their franchise history, disappeared into the Philadelphia night.

Inside the clubhouse, Roy Halladay, who gave up one run and lost, stared vacantly into his locker for nearly 25 minutes. Center fielder Shane Victorino grabbed World Series tickets from his locker and tore them into pieces. Manager Charlie Manuel uttered how he felt angry and empty. Howard, hitless in his last 15 at-bats and now suffering surgery on a possible torn Achilles tendon, kept muttering to himself.

The Beasts of the NL East, the Phillies had realized the Boston Red Sox collapse down the stretch, and the New York Yankees lost their tempo in the first round, but they were not believed that they would suffer the same circumstances.

"I'm very surprised,'' Phillies reliever Brad Lidge said, "that we lost.''

The Phillies scored 15 runs in the first 10 innings of the series and just six the rest of the way. If not for Ben Francisco's pinch-hit, three-run homer in Game 3, the Phillies might have been eliminated in St. Louis.

"The hard part is you think about all the hard work you put in over the course of the year, all the anticipation, all the excitement," Halladay said. "All of a sudden that kind of dissipates. It's hard to have it end like that.

"It's a tough way to go.''

It was a classic pitching duel, one that will be forever frozen in time. It was happen first time since the 1921 World Series that the game's lone run in a clinching game was scored in the first inning.

It didn't ease the Phillies' pain one bit.

"I am feeling little sick,'' said Pence, who hit just .211 in the series, "I was not able to do more.''

Said Manuel: "I could not really tell you the truth how I feel. Right now, I've got some anger. I've got some question. I just feel very empty."

The Phillies, just like 26 other teams, are faced with the future. Tough decisions have to be made.

Shortstop Jimmy Rollins, 33, is a free agent, and wants a five-year deal. Closer Ryan Madson and outfielder Raul Ibanez are free agents, too. There are option years on the contracts of starter Roy Oswalt and Lidge.

"I would say in my four years here, this was probably the most talented team we've ever had," said Lidge, who has a $12.5 million club option that the Phillies surely will not exercise. "I know there's a chance there's a few people here that might not be back, so you want to make sure you take advantage of something like this when you can. At the same time, the horses in the rotation will be back, and because of that, this team is going to continue to win.''

Yet, it will plan different for coming year. The uniforms will be the same, but players could be different.

"This is the most unpredictable team I've ever been on,'' Lidge said, "with the most unbelievable fans I've ever witnessed," Lidge said. "This is a pretty amazing place, a pretty special place.

"I will plan different for this winter"

It's going to be a long one, three weeks longer than expected.

"Obviously, we had higher expectations, we expected to play much better than this season," Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee said. "But nothing's handed to you and you have to earn it. It's not over until it's over.

Ryan Howard

What we watched was the St. Louis Cardinals win a baseball game on the road 1-0. What we watched was the St. Louis Cardinals have ability to win a baseball game on the road 1-0.

What we watched was St. Louis Cardinal Chris Carpenter pitch to Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of a National League, as last year  Brian Wilson of the San Francisco Giants played.

What we watched was instead of Howard eyeballing the decisive pitch as it sailed past him for a season-closing strike call, he swung, hit the ball and crumpled to the ground injured halfway up the baseline.

What we watched in a ground second baseman threw the ball to future Chicago Cub Albert Pujols for the out at first. What we watched was Carpenter, Pujols and their friends happy in the field.

What we watched was, baseball is fickle, which we knew yet it always rattles us when we're on the ass-end of that capriciousness. What we watched verified the adage that the best team on any given night can win, even when all they can muster is one run in the top of the first inning.

What we watched were the high hopes of Philadelphia fans get snuffed out like used-up Pall Malls outside Passyunk Avenue taprooms. What we didn't watch were St. Louis fans's have high hopes victory like nitrous victory balloons because that footage wasn't yet available.

All that, that's what we watched and we're trying to be penalty with all that. Except those of us getting Tased. Because those of us who will feel the sour sting of electrodes responded with a simple "." while those of us who will be delivering the sweet cracklin' of electrodes responded with an eloquent, I do not want tease at all. all. As I tried to talk to him about the tattoo, I wish to talk him out of the tasing."

Most of all, what we watched was a great goddamn baseball game, even if that pockmarked jitbag Tony LaRussa gets to preen, posture and prance for some days.

Jorge Posada

Realizing Jorge Posada played in way that it was his final game in pinstripes, an emotional Jorge Posada cut short his media session after the New York Yamkees lose Game 5 of the ALDS, 3-2, to the Detroit Tiger. Posada's got emotional  when he was asked about what the fans have meant to him.

"They have been awesome," Posada said. "The spotters  have been shocked to this team and to me."

The 40-year-old Posada spoke for 3½ minutes before he welled up and politely walked away.

In the Game 5 loss, Posada went 2-for-4. During the playoff series, he closed 6-for-14 (.429), which was the best on the Yankees. His percentage on base was .579.

"He was awesome," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi, tear came from his eyes when talking about Posada. Coach said Posada had a tremendous career and I'm sure he's will carry on, and I don't know whats to happen in future.

Posada refused to answer whether he thought this was his last game as a Yankee. He said many time if Yankees do not want him, then he can consider to play for another team.

Posada, 40, completed his four-year, $52.4 million contract. Last winter, the Yankees moved Posada from behind the plate, making him a part-time DH. Posada had his fewest at-bats in a non-injury season since 1997.

In his 344 regular-season at-bats, he closed with 14 homers and 44 RBIs. In a game in May, he removed himself from the lineup against the Boston Red Sox when Girardi had him batting ninth. Later in the season, Girardi benched him, but each time Posada fought back to earn some playing time. He ended up picking up the game-winning hit in the Yankees' AL East-clinching win against the Red Sox last month.

He said i am not prepared to discuss about the winter right now," said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. The GM's contract is also up, but he's expected to return.

With the Tigers featuring righties, Posada started each of the five playoff games.

"What he gave us in the postseason, I don't think there is a prouder moment that I've had of Jorgie," Girardi said.

"Next year is all going to wait for all of us," Cashman said earlier in the week.

Cashman appreciates what Posada has meant over a Yankees career that really start in full force in 1997.

"He is definitely one of the premiere catchers of this generation," Cashman said. "He is a borderline Hall of Famer and he is one of the best catchers in Yankee history."

If Posada is indeed finished in New York, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will be sad to see his longtime friend and teammate go.

Rivera said that I will miss Posada.

Meanwhile, Yankees ace CC Sabathia is facing a decision on whether to return to the Bronx next season. Sabathia, 31, has an opt-out clause in his seven-year, $161 million contract that he can use to make himself a free agent. Since spring training Sabathia has refused to say if he will use the opt-out or not. Sabathia has four years and $92 million remaining on his current contract.

After the Yankees' loss, in which Sabathia pitched in relief for the first time in his career, he said "a lot" will go into his decision, starting with his family and "everything that matters."

"We just have to wait and see," Sabathia said.

Cashman has already pegged keeping Sabathia as a top priority.

"He is our ace," Cashman said. "He ranks highly."

Sabathia finished the regular season at 19-8 with a 3.00 ERA. In his 1 1/3 innings in relief on Thursday, he allowed a run, which raised his ERA for the series to 6.23 in 8 2/3 innings.

Sabathia has been worth his money thus far. In 2009, his first season with the club, he led the Yankees to the World Series title by pitching on three days' rest throughout the postseason. Over his three seasons, Sabathia is 59-23 with a 3.18 ERA.

Afghanistan Haqqani militant Haji Mali Khan captured

Haji Mali Khan a senior leader of Haqqani network has been arrested in Afganistan, the Nato-led international force Isaf has said.

He was captured during an operation by Afghan and coalition forces in Paktia province on Tuesday. He was fully loaded with armed but did not resist.

He is the senior commander in Afghanistan for the Haqqani network, he was blamed for some recent Afghan suicide attacks and accused of links to Pakistan.

He is also a revered elder of the clan, the uncle of the network's leader, Siraj Haqqani, and served as an emissary between the Haqqanis and Baitullah Mehsud, the former head of the Pakistani Taliban who was killed in a suspected US missile attack in 2009.

He is accused of setting up bases in Paktia and coordinating the transfer of money for militant acclivities.

Afghan government called him as the brain of the network.