Behind Bonds' home run, Giants slip by slumping Cincinnati

CINCINNATI - For the first time in his season of setbacks andscandals, Barry Bonds is feeling really good. And the feeling isrubbing off on his teammates.

Bonds hit a tying, two-run homer in the eighth inning - No. 730overall - and Shea Hillenbrand had a solo shot in the 10th that sentthe surging San Francisco Giants to a 5-4 victory over the slumpingCincinnati Reds on Monday night.

For most of the season, Bonds has been a focal point for his chaseof baseball's home run record and a grand jury's investigation of hisconduct. With his legs feeling strong again, he's become the focalpoint of San Francisco's comeback.

"I'm feeling a lot better," said Bonds, who …

US military official says naval ship arrives to help Bangladesh recover from cyclone

The U.S. Navy prepared Friday to deliver much-needed food and medical supplies to hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis whose homes were destroyed by Cyclone Sidr, a top U.S. military commander said.

The arrival of the USS Kearsage near the Bangladesh coast came as authorities and aid workers warned that Bangladesh faces acute food shortages, after the devastating storm ravaged crops and destroyed homes across a large swath of the country.

"We are here to help the people in their time of need," Adm. Timothy Keating, the top U.S. military commander in the Pacific Ocean, told reporters.

The first ship arrived Thursday and Keating said a …

Dima, Gheorghe

Dima, Gheorghe, Rumanian composer; b. Brasov, Oct. 10, 1847; d. Cluj, June 4, 1925. He was a pupil of Giehne in Karlsruhe, of Uffmann in Vienna, of Thieriot in Graz, and of Richter, Jadassohn, and Reinecke at the Leipzig Cons. He directed musical societies and church …

Product Digest: this month's topic Solids Handling

Bucket Elevator Enables Rapid Process Line Expansion

The multi-axis Elecon bucket conveyor and elevator system now comes with mid-size buckets with a capacity of 495 in.3 - more than twice the capacity of the original Elecon system. The conveyor has a patented chain and uses wedge-shaped, cantilevered buckets that come together and overlap at the loading or fi Hing station. The patented rack-and-pinion system ensures full discharge with a 360-deg. bucket rotation and quick return to the upright position. The system can convey materials vertically, horizontally or in any direction up to 180-deg., which provides flexibility for process configurations without the need to transfer …

Edwards Shrugs Off Clinton Lead in Polls

CORYDON, Iowa - Democrat John Edwards tried to make light of Hillary Rodham Clinton's big lead in national polls Monday, saying that four years ago it looked as if Howard Dean might run away with the nomination.

Edwards, campaigning in the state that will hold leadoff caucuses in January, said his organization is much stronger than at this point in 2004 when he eventually won a surprise second-place finish.

Clinton now leads in Iowa as well nationally, according to the latest polling. The Des Moines Register on Sunday had her at 29 percent in the state, up from 21 percent previously, with Edwards at 23 percent, down from 29. Barack Obama was at 22.

Asked about a …

Police: Illegal ammo used in NJ casino shooting

A man charged with gunning down a supervisor at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort used illegal hollow-nose bullets, designed to inflict maximum damage, authorities said in court documents.

Mark Magee, 57, of Norristown, Pa., is charged with murder and weapons offenses and was being held on $1 million bail.

Magee apparently knew the victim, Raymond Kot, from previous trips to the Atlantic City casino. Kot, 55, had worked for the Taj Mahal since the day it opened in 1990.

At his initial court appearance Thursday afternoon in Mays Landing, Magee spoke only to acknowledge that he understood the charges against him. The proceeding took less than three …

Illinois Tops In NBA Quality

The leading producers of professional basketball talent areCalifornia, New York, Illinois and Michigan. California has 37players in the NBA, New York 30, Illinois 26, Michigan 21.

But Indiana and Kentucky have produced only two.

Those are among the statistics uncovered by reader Steve Georgeof Chico Valley, Ariz., who has completed a comprehensive survey ofthe NBA.

Other revelations: Comparing quality to quantity, Illinois has produced more players(16) who appeared in at least one all-star game and averaged at least20 points in an NBA season. California is next with 11. Illinois, Michigan and New York have produced the best young talent.Illinois' list …