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Financial Services Affinity Group Hosts a Fall Happy Hour
POSTED ON: September 21, 2012
On Thursday, September 13, 2012 the Financial Services Affinity Group hosted a happy hour to kick off the fall semester at Cooper Union. Over 60 alumni and students gathered on the Alumni Roof Terrace to catch up with old friends, make new connections and enjoy breathtaking views of the New York City skyline.
The event was especially valuable for students and young alumni interested in pursuing careers in finance. "These events are a great opportunity to learn from alumni with experience," said one young alumna, who is interested in finding a job in the finance industry. During the happy hour, she had conversations with several alums working in this field.
The happy hour was organized by Financial Services Affinity Group co-chairs Ray Falci (ME '86) and Eric Hirschhorn (ME '89). Rohan Chauhan (IE '09, MCE '10), Jeff Hersch (EE '87), Tim Isgro (ChE '01, MChE '03), Malcolm King (EE '97), Barkha Kumar (IE '10), Ming Lai (EE '95), Darrell Low (EE '89), Anastasia Rudman (BSE '04), Kenny Yeung (EE '94) and Jack Zar (EE '90, MEE '94) served on the host committee. We are especially grateful for the generosity of Ray Falci, Eric Hirschhorn, Malcolm King, Ming Lai, Darrell Low, Kenny Yeung and Jack Zar, who made donations to underwrite the cost of the refreshments.
The Financial Services Affinity Group organizes professional development programs for Cooper students and alumni. The group also develops fundraising strategies that help to ensure Cooper's strength and stability. Last year the group raised nearly $300,000 for the Annual Fund, almost 10% of Fund's overall total ($3.1MM). To learn how you can get involved, contact Brooke Bryant at (212) 353-4171 or email@example.com.

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Jonathan Robie wrote:Ignoring the other things John said about Jesus, you mean? Are you asking if "a god" is grammatically possible, or if it's a likely meaning in the Gospel of John?David Robinson wrote:Putting aside all doctrinal considerations, for or against, is it possible according to the grammar/syntax of the Greek to render the qualitative anarthrous predicate noun "theos" of John 1:1, "a god"?
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A handful of lawmakers are hoping to ban guns in airports with a new bill in Congress, weeks after a gunman fatally opened fire in Los Angeles International Airport.
That shooting, which left a Transportation Security Administration officer dead and two others wounded, inspired the Airport Security Act, introduced Thursday in the House by a Georgia Democrat.
"It defies logic that we would allow anyone other than law enforcement officials to carry a loaded gun within an airport," sponsor Rep. Hank Johnson told Southern California Public Radio.
Federal law already bars airline passengers from bringing guns onto planes or past security checkpoints in airports, but the new bill in the House of Representatives would prohibit most people from bringing them into airports at all.
The LAX shooting took place just outside the security checkpoint, when a gunman identified as Paul Ciancia, 23, entered the screening area in Terminal 3 and pulled a rifle out of his bag, opening fire, airport police said. Three TSA workers were struck by gunfire, one of them fatally.
In Los Angeles, state law already prohibits people from carrying loaded guns in public places — but elsewhere, that isn't necessarily the case, something the new House bill's sponsors hope to change when it comes to airports.


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Shows that Pythagoras for Spherical Triangles reduces to Pythagoras's Theorem in the plane when the triangles are small relative to the radius of the sphere.
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Three squares are drawn on the sides of a triangle ABC. Their areas are respectively 18 000, 20 000 and 26 000 square centimetres. If the outer vertices of the squares are joined, three more. . . .
The area of a square inscribed in a circle with a unit radius is, satisfyingly, 2. What is the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle with a unit radius?
A belt of thin wire, length L, binds together two cylindrical welding rods, whose radii are R and r, by passing all the way around them both. Find L in terms of R and r.
The area of a regular pentagon looks about twice as a big as the pentangle star drawn within it. Is it?
Draw two circles, each of radius 1 unit, so that each circle goes through the centre of the other one. What is the area of the overlap?
In a right-angled tetrahedron prove that the sum of the squares of the areas of the 3 faces in mutually perpendicular planes equals the square of the area of the sloping face. A generalisation. . . .
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Is the sum of the squares of two opposite sloping edges of a rectangular based pyramid equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sloping edges?
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Our beloved summer is over, school began again on Wednesday, and thus the annual re-tooling of the schedule begins.
Soccer practice, trumpet practice, play rehearsals, homework — always homework! — must be wedged in, but still, dinner-hour looms. No matter what else is going on, we want a nice dinner. We eat together every night; it's a constant.
When the meal comes together quickly, without too much fanfare, prep or cleanup, it's a blessing, especially on busy school nights.
This new recipe spins a favorite – ravioli – in a new direction, with a quick pan-fry instead of boiling. Maybe I'm just cranky, but ravioli always bursts open for me when I boil it, no matter how gently, so this cooking method solves that problem, too.
And have you ever made a sauce out of cherry tomatoes quickly sautéed in a skillet? Me either, but try it. In less than 5 minutes, you'll have a delicious topping for your now-crisp ravioli, and voila, dinner is served!
Recipe: Crispy Ravioli in Cherry Tomato Sauce
Summary: Fresh ravioli get a turn in the skillet instead of being boiled, and a topping of quickly sautéed cherry tomatoes, for a dinner that goes from skillet to table in 15 minutes.
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 (9-ounce) packages fresh ravioli (not frozen) [often I will get 2 different flavors for added interest]
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes (20-24 ounces total)
- Pinch kosher or sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 4 tablespoons fresh grated Parmesan or Romano cheese (see note below)
- Garnish: Fresh basil leaves
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet. When shimmering, add one package ravioli, spreading out into a single layer. Fry for about 3-4 minutes, turning each ravioli at the halfway point, so both sides brown. Remove ravioli to 4 dinner plates and repeat with the remaining oil and other package of ravioli. When done, remove from pan to the same plates; all plates should have equal portions of ravioli on them.
- There will probably be oil left in the pan. If not, add a splash of olive oil, heat to shimmering, and add all cherry tomatoes. Sauté for a minute or two, add a pinch of salt, a few grinds of pepper, and continue sautéing another minute. Add garlic and sauté one more minute, until cherry tomatoes split and soften slightly. Most of them will still hold their shape. Spoon them out of the pan onto the ravioli.
- Sprinkle each serving with a tablespoon of cheese (see note below), garnish with basil leaves, and voila, dinner is served!
- Serves 4.
Quick notes
Some brands of prepared ravioli have a little grated cheese and herb packet with them. If they do, you may use that instead of the Parmesan called for in the recipe.
On occasion, I have wilted spinach first (do that in the skillet before you do the ravioli) and put the ravioli on a bed of wilted spinach, making a complete meal out of it.
Inspiration for this recipe came from "Cooking Light: The Complete Quick Cook," by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough; Time Home Entertainment, 2011. I then found the recipe for Quick Crisp Ravioli with Roasted Tomato Sauce online on their website. I have adapted it by eliminating several ingredients, an entire breading-and-frying cooking step, and altering the amounts of several other ingredients to suit our tastes.
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4
Culinary tradition: Italian
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At this busy time of year as we send our children back to school, our #SundaySupper team of food writers is sharing quick and easy back to school recipes to make supper time at your house a little easier.
Take a look at our awesome line-up of recipes today. Using this list, you have two months' worth of dinners at your fingertips!
- Greek Dogs by Supper For a Steal
- Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad by Magnolia Days
- Double Duty Fajita Chicken: Nachos Supreme and Enchiladas by Doggie at the Dinner Table
- Zucchini, Corn and Bacon Crepes by Vintage Kitchen
- Oregon Shrimp Quesadillas by Pescetarian Journal
- Korean omelet rice by Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
- Lemon Dillled Salmon Croquette Burgers by Granny's Down Home Southern Cooking
- Gluten Free Pepper Steak with Rice by No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
- Crispy Ravioli in Cherry Tomato Sauce by Shockingly Delicious
- BLT Soup by Meal Planning Magic
- Korean Pan-Fried Fish by Kimchi Mom
- Stove top mac 'n cheese by Gotta Get Baked
- Deconstructed Enchiladas by In the Kitchen with KP
- Croque Monsieurs by Juanita's Cocina
- Summer Squash and Mushroom Quesadillas by Chocolate Moosey
- Seared Lamb on a bed of Mashed potatoes with Artichoke Hearts by Cooking Underwriter
- Garlicky Pasta with Swiss Chard and Beans by Webicurean
- Baked Spanish Tortilla by Happy Baking Days
- Grilled Chicken Caesar Pizza by In the Kitchen with Audrey
- Chicken Pasta with Spinach and Beans by The Lemon Bowl
- Tomato Pie by My Catholic Kitchen
- Shredded Chicken in Peanut Sauce Tacos w/ Corn & Zucchini Sauté by GirliChef
- Tomatillo Chicken Stew by Small Wallet, Big Appetite
- Pollo a la Crema by La Cocina de Leslie
- Baked Tilapia Fish Tacos by Home Cooking Memories
- Grilled Lemon Pepper Chicken with a Yogurt Dill sauce and a Greek Salad by Noshing with the Nolands
- Wagon Wheel Pasta with Pancetta & Peas by Chelsea's Culinary Indulgence
- Lemon & Dill Shrimp Pasta w/ Oven Roast Corn by Mama, Mommy, Mom
- Ricotta – Tofu Tomato Toasts by Yummy Smells
- One Pot Spicy Asian Chicken and Rice by Hezzi D
- Turkey Italian Brown Rice Casserole by Momma's Meals
- Flatbread Pizza with Cilantro Garlic Sauce by Mom's Test Kitchen
- Cashew Chicken Stir-fry by Diabetic Foodie
- Chicken Bacon Avocado Quesadillas by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
- Roasted Butternut Lo Mein by The Meltaways
- Potluck Casserole with Cornbread Stuffing by Cindy's Recipes & Writings
- Jerk Chicken Chili by Mrs. Mama Hen
- Loaded Chicken and Steak Stuffed Potatoes by Big Bears Wife
- Steamed Tofu Serve with Fried Mix Vegetables by My Trials in the Kitchen
- Pasta with sausage and cherry tomatoes by Tora's Real Food
- Chicken Ravioli with Peas and Bacon by Daddy Knows Less
- Quick N Easy Thai Coconut Shrimp Stir Fry by Sue's Nutrition Buzz
- Whole Wheat Pizza with Hummus & Fresh Greens by Family Spice
- Speedy 'n Spicy Shrimp Pasta by The Weekend Gourmet
- End of Summer Grilled Peach and Chicken Salad by Sustainable Dad
- Teriyaki Tuna Bowl by Family Foodie
- Weeknight Stir Fry by From Fast Food to Fresh Food
- Baked Egg with Mushrooms and Bacon by Pippi's in the Kitchen Again
- Taco Bake by Daily Dish Recipes
- Fried Rice and Black Beans by Mama's Blissful Bites
- Chicken with Broccoli, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Bow Ties by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Pasta in Tomato sauce and turkey meatballs by Basic & Delicious
- Pasta Primavera by Midlife Road Trip
- Tots Your Tots Will Love by The Hand that Rocks the Ladle
Can you believe that line up of recipes? What a fabulous list of meals we have and like I said, I can meal plan for weeks!
Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day on Sunday. We'll be meeting up at 4 p.m. PST for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we'll talk about Back to School Meals and ways to make meal time easier!
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LeBron James Asks, "What Should I Do?"In his newest TV commercial, LeBron James asks, "What should I do?" Instead of being interviewed by a real journalist who would ask serious questions, James prefers to either deal with a shill like Jim Gray or else have his message condensed into a 90 second propaganda video created by his shoe company's marketers--but here are some answers to James' rhetorical question.
Before dealing with what James should do, the real issue is what James should have done several months ago:
1) The first thing is that he should not have quit during the pivotal game five of last season's Boston-Cleveland playoff series. Legitimate opportunities to win a championship are precious and should not be taken for granted. While it is reasonable to expect that James' Miami Heat will win at least 60 games this season and seriously contend for the NBA title it is also entirely possible that James will never again play for a team that wins 66 and 61 games in consecutive seasons. Game five winners when a series is tied 2-2 advance more than 80% of the time, yet James played like he could not wait for game five (and the series itself) to be over--it looked like James cared a lot more about hyping up his impending free agent status than trying to lead his current team to a championship. That is just disgraceful.
2) The second thing is that he should have followed the advice of NBA Commissioner David Stern to not turn the free agency period into a three ring circus. Under the collective bargaining agreement, James and every other unrestricted free agent had the right to sign with any team in the league. The Cavaliers had the right to offer James the most money and the Cavaliers had also proven that they were willing and able to surround James with a quality supporting cast, a unit that was talented enough to post the best record in the league two years in a row. When James decided that he preferred to join his buddies in Miami he should have first privately called Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert and then James should have simply held a press conference to announce the news. Instead, James hijacked ESPN--a network that sold out any last vestiges of journalistic integrity and/or neutrality--for a one hour telecast dedicated to venerating James' overdeveloped ego. The only thing more pathetic than the "Decision" is James' suggestion that he did it to benefit children and that he would be willing to accept any amount of criticism in order to help children; James did not donate his own money to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America but rather insisted that ESPN donate all advertising revenues from the broadcast. How generous of James to "donate" someone else's money in exchange for being provided a one hour infomercial focusing on his greatness and importance!
Looking forward, what James should do now is make sure that he has his priorities in order. James has boldly declared that he joined forces with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh not to win just one championship but to capture multiple titles. That means that, based on his own publicly stated standard, any season in which the Heat do not win a championship is a failure. Championships are won by defensive-minded teams that understand the importance of selflessness. James is the Heat's best player, so he must set the tone for the Heat to be a defensive-minded, unselfish team. It has become a cliche to refer to James as a Magic Johnson-type player but that is a very flawed comparison; James is one of the most dynamic scorers in NBA history and even though he is a skilled passer he is most certainly not a pass-first player the way that Magic was: during his career James has averaged 27.8 ppg, 20.8 FGA/g, 9.0 FTA/g and 6.9 apg while Magic averaged 19.5 ppg, 13.2 FGA/g, 6.5 FTA/g and 11.2 apg. James' ratio of shot attempts (FGA plus FTA) to passes (which we can roughly estimate by assist totals, though such totals should not be considered definitive) is much more similar to scorers like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant than it is to truly pass-first players like Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd.
James must prove that he is more interested in playing in a way that results in playoff success as opposed to simply playing in a way that augments his individual statistics. What does that mean exactly? There is no better example than the amazing impact that Kobe Bryant has had on Pau Gasol's career and legacy; before the Lakers acquired Gasol he was a one-time All-Star who had not led his team to a single playoff win in six seasons but in less than three years the perception of Gasol has completely changed: he has made the All-NBA Team twice, earned two All-Star selections and seems to be on track to earn Hall of Fame consideration once his career is over. Gasol's skill set did not fundamentally change since he joined the Lakers and his statistics have only markedly improved in two areas: field goal percentage and offensive rebounding. Gasol has shot better and grabbed more offensive rebounds largely because of the extra defensive attention that Bryant draws and Gasol has become a tougher, more dedicated player because of the standard that Bryant sets in the weight room and on the practice court.
Chris Bosh is a far more decorated and accomplished player now than Gasol was three years ago. Will playing alongside James (and Wade) have a similar impact on Bosh's efficiency and his legacy? The "stat gurus" generally insist that James and Wade are the two best players in the NBA, so it will be very interesting to see if the two of them combined can have a fraction of the positive impact on Bosh (and the rest of the Heat) that Bryant has had on Gasol (and role players such as Trevor Ariza and Shannon Brown).
Former Cleveland Coach Mike Brown received a lot of criticism for his supposedly unimaginative offense, even though the Cavs ranked third in field goal percentage in 2009-10 en route to posting the league's best record. It is ironic that during long stretches of James' first game with Miami the Heat looked like--paraphrasing TNT analyst Kevin McHale's words--Cleveland South, only with a supporting cast that did not have as many good shooters as the Cavs did. I am not going to overreact to one game; I fully expect the Heat to win at least 60 games and to most likely have the best record in the league. However, if even after Wade becomes fully healthy and Miami's team chemistry improves the team's main offensive set involves James dribbling around until he decides to either launch an off-balance shot or make a pass that he deems likely to earn him an assist (as opposed to a pass that facilitates ball movement and team play) then people will have to open their minds to the possibility that the issue is not coaching but rather that James prefers--or can only function in--an offense that features him dominating the ball.
Phil Jackson's teams have won 11 of the last 20 NBA championships. Think about that for a moment--one coach has captured more than half of the titles over a span of two decades! Jackson has been blessed to coach arguably the two greatest shooting guards in NBA history plus a host of other talented greats including Shaquille O'Neal, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman but one of the main reasons for Jackson's unprecedented success is that he is not afraid to challenge his superstars. Part of the way that Jackson challenges great players is by insisting that they play within what Jordan derided as an "equal opportunity" system, namely the Triangle Offense. Jackson had to convince both Jordan and Bryant that even though they could create their own shots at any time the only way to win a championship is to have a framework that involves the other four players and makes them offensive threats. Sure, Jordan and Bryant can make bailout shots when the Triangle breaks down but by having proper spacing and by instilling confidence in role players the Triangle enabled guys like John Paxson, Steve Kerr, Robert Horry and Derek Fisher to knock down clutch shots when opposing defenses threw multiple defenders at Jordan or Bryant. Is LeBron James willing and able to play in an offensive system that brings out the best in his teammates even if it negatively impacts his individual statistics?
While the Magic Johnson-LeBron James comparison is bogus, it is valid to compare LeBron James to Oscar Robertson. Many people may not realize that during Robertson's prime he was criticized in some quarters for dominating the ball; Robertson did not make it to the NBA Finals, let alone win a championship, until he teamed up with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) and accepted a less dominant role. Of course, at that stage of their respective careers it was clear that Abdul-Jabbar was a better player than Robertson, while James is clearly the best player on the Heat; it is not realistic to expect James to defer to inferior players--nor would that even be in the Heat's best interest--but if the Heat are going to win playoff series against veteran laden teams like the Magic, Celtics and Lakers then James is going to have to figure out how to get the best out of all of his teammates.
So, the answer to James' question is simple (but perhaps not easy): he needs to shift his focus from becoming a "global icon" (whatever that means) and from trying to manufacture a certain kind of public image (a process that worked well for several years but imploded horribly this summer) to changing his game from statistically impressive to championship caliber.
The question for James is whether his legacy is going to consist of successfully emulating the championship substance of Jordan and Bryant or if it is going to consist of flashy highlights, regrettable soundbites and some carefully crafted commercials.
Labels: Boston Celtics, Chris Bosh, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson
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DETROIT – Michigan's Right to Work vote yesterday came with a lot of emotion. It also came with a lot of questions. Since there was no committee process and only limited debate in the Legislature the questions surrounding right to work largely went unanswered.
Yes we know unions say it is something just short of blasphemy to even consider right to work in the cradle of unionism because it is sheer union busting. The opposition says it's about fairness. It says requiring workers to join a union and keeping their dues paid and up to date as a condition of employment is against their right to association.
But that's the political spin. What are the numbers? Where do you get a fair look at right to work and its impact?
Getting those answers from what anyone we might fairly consider unbiased is quite difficult. I worked especially hard at this today and found a study from Northwood University and Dr. Tim Nash, an economics professor. I spoke with him and he assured me there was a team that worked on this study that came from both sides of the political spectrum. He assured me their work is not doctrinaire and it DOES NOT emanate from the Richard DeVos Graduate School at Northwood. Many on the union side of this debate would take great exception to that considering DeVos put a lot of money behind the right-to-work effort. That would also give me pause about quality of the study if it were.
The net-net of the competitiveness study tells us the nation's money and business growth are moving away from right to work states. It also says non-right to work states still have much better wages.
READ: 2012 Michigan Economic Competitiveness Study
The actual focal point is the State of Texas and how the rest of the nation stacks up to its business climate. Within the body of that research the entire Right to Work/Non-Right to Work comparison is spelled out. I read the study today and came away thinking there is no particular point of view except that Texas is one great place to live and do business.
Now, personally I have been to Texas and would not put it high on my list of places I would consider packing up the family and moving to any time soon. But, clearly a lot of people are doing just that. In this debate, that is precisely the question at play. Where is the money, the job growth, the population moving? Republicans in the Michigan Legislature see this and want Michigan in on that party.
The union opposition insulted, angry and indignant about that consideration and the Republican's power politicking forcing this down their collective throats. For its part, the union side has its own studies that say Right to Work destroys jobs and wages and uses Oklahoma as its focal point.
For a different perspective that one you are likely to have seen or been part of in this debate, I urge you to read this study. Anyone interested in Right to Work issues, has questions about the economics behind it, wonders whether Right to Work hurts or helps there are answers here. The facts about where the capital in America is moving, where we as a nation stand internationally regarding economic competition, what our national debt will mean to us all are in there alongside the Right to Work issues. There are some scary statistics and an enlightening perspective well worth your time and energy.


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Scottsdale Auto Glass – What Should I know?
Simply put, this is glass that you would find in an automobile. Not too many know that in Scottsdale there are two major forms of auto glass. Each one is used on certain windows in the automobile. Both types of auto glass are more impact resistant and stronger than regular glass.
What Are the Different Kinds Of Windshield Replacement Scottsdale Services that are Available?
Laminated safety glass-this glass is generally used on a car's windshield. It is comprised of a couple of pieces of glass that has a slim layer of vinyl. The glass is then heated and pressed together in an autoclave, which is a type of oven. When this glass receives a tough impact it will shatter also but usually the shattered pieces will stick to the vinyl and not fall on the ground.
If the windshield just has a tiny vein or nick, the auto glass professional may be able to repair the tiny vein or nick to keep it from spreading further. The repair will generally take fewer than thirty minutes in Scottsdale. The vein or nick is cleaned thoroughly and dried. Resin is injected and a material like Mylar is used to hold it in place. The professional cures the resin by using an ultraviolet light.
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Versus Original Equipment Equivalent (OEE) - Auto Glass
Windshield replacement can be expensive, especially if your insurance company will not pay for it. Replacing your windshield is usually covered if you have comprehensive coverage, which is other than collision, on your policy. It is best to check with your insurance company first before setting up an appointment to have it replaced. If you do have to pay for the cost of windshield replacement there are several factors involved in the final cost, which could cost over two hundred dollars. When you take your car in to have the windshield replaced, the company will first decide if it can be repaired instead of replaced. Not every cracked or chipped windshield will require replacement.
There is another choice for windshield replacement glass that does not meet the same standards as OEM windshield glass but it is cheaper. This glass is called aftermarket glass. Other than the more expensive dealer glass, OEM tends to be most popular choice.
In today's world, you may be able to save the cost of having your car towed to the auto glass repair shop by having a mobile unit come to your home to replace your windshield. The replacement does not take long but it needs a couple of hours to set up before you can drive the vehicle.
Windshield Replacement: What Everyone Needs To Know
Automotive window replacement can be done by the novice if he or she takes their time and has some instruction. It doesn't require any special knowledge or expensive tools to replace car glass, but it does take patience! Here we will talk about replacing a fixed car glass that is bonded to the car body instead of being set into a removable frame.
If you are going to replace car glass that is not set in a frame, then you will basically have to "cut" the old glass out of the car. This procedure requires a few inexpensive tools that are often not in a common tool collection. You need a piece of piano wire to use as a saw, and a couple of inexpensive suction cup handles to lift out the old glass (if it is still in one piece) and to place the new glass into position without touching the edges of the glass.
The first step is to remove any molding that goes around the window. Molding can be attached in several different ways. It may be attached with some sort of clips, glued on, or may be just pushed onto a lip on the car body. This is one place where factory service information comes in handy! Some glass is flush-mounted with the exterior surface of the body and does not have any molding to remove. You also may need to remove one or more trim panels inside the car. Before starting to cut out the broken car window, apply tape to the car body all the way around the window to protect the paint. Next, use an awl to create a hole through the adhesive between the glass and the body. Then push a piece of piano wire through the hole, grab a helper to work the other end of the wire, and use a sawing motion to cut the adhesive all the way around the window. Once you have completely sawn all the way around the broken car window, use the suction cup handles to pull the glass out of the car body.
After the new adhesive has been applied and any recommended curing times have been observed, use the suction cup handles to install the new glass into position. Evenly press the glass into the adhesive until it is fully seated all the way around. Do not disturb the vehicle for several hours according to the adhesive instructions, and then be careful not to slam the doors and or drive on any excessively rough roads for several days until the adhesive has had time to fully bond with both surfaces.
That covers the general procedure for auto glass installation. Automotive window replacement can certainly be done by a driver that doesn't have any experience or training in this area, but some jobs are definitely easier than others! If this procedure doesn't sound like something you want to tackle yourself, there certainly isn't any shame in taking your car to an auto glass shop for a replacement, and most shops will even come to your home or workplace to do it for you.


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Dr. Charles J. Limb, assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, is combining his expertise in Otolaryngology with his love for playing jazz music in an innovative experimental study of the brain.
Turns out playing jazz music stimulates the part of the brain associated with self-expression. The area of the brain linked to self-censorship and inhibition, conversely, is slowed down.
And now...Mike Myers:
Dr. Charles J. Limb has clinical interest in cochlear implantation, implantable hearing devices, hearing restoration, music perception, acoustic neuroma, cholesteatoma, disorders of the skull base, dizziness, ear infections, ear surgery, imbalance, Meniere's Disease, otology, pediatric otolaryngology, and vertigo.


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We do admit to something akin to a grandparent's pride when one of our DOGS2WATCH wins a BIS. You get to brag to your friends about them and then send them home with the parents where they can pee on their carpet and shred their sofa pillows.
Our latest vicarious pleasure is the Afghan Hound, CH Jakar Winsong Elevate Your Game. Stephen Hubbell chose "Nike" out of a group that included the Irish Setter, CH Ashton Peaceful Easy Feeling, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, CH Pupukearidge Ikaika O Sprngvly , the Doberman Pinscher, Prefex Cyclone Mahina, the Cairn Terrier, CH Kiowa's Andfrew Jackson, the Affenpinscher, CH Pramada's Naughty Natalie, the Standard Poodle, CH Randenn Tristar Affirmation, and the Belgian Sheepdog, CH Isengard's Oncore.
We think that's pretty impressive.
We think that's pretty impressive.


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Boston — Despite the tough economy, many for-profit health club operators are still donating money to help the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) with its federal and state lobbying efforts. In 2009, IHRSA member clubs pledged $950,000 to the association's Industry Defense Fund, IHRSA announced last month.
The money, which was for the 2009 fiscal year that ended June 30, was given by the 54 members of IHRSA's Public Policy Council (formerly the Industry Leadership Council).
The Public Policy Council was established 10 years ago by club operators to fund efforts to protect the industry against unwarranted regulation and taxation, while positioning the industry at the forefront of health promotion and wellness policy, according to IHRSA.
In 2009, IHRSA had 18 legislative wins and no losses on the state level.
As 47 states face budget deficits, some state legislators and governors see taxing services such as health clubs as an attractive option to earn additional revenue, IHRSA says. At the state level, IHRSA has lobbied to prevent business regulations that it considers harmful, including proposals to tax club membership dues, bills restricting or prohibiting automatic renewals, bills mandating licensure requirements for personal trainers, and bills that mandate AEDs in health clubs but don't provide liability protection.
IHRSA also uses contributions to the fund to support legislation that grows the industry, such as the Workforce Health Improvement Program Act and the Personal Health Investment Today Act. Funding also helps run an IHRSA Washington office, build a nationwide grassroots network and host the annual IHRSA-member advocacy day on Capitol Hill.
IHRSA is now enrolling contributors for the Public Policy Council class of fiscal year 2010. To pledge, you can visit http://ihrsa.org/pledge.


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To legally join tracts of land. In order to make such drastic renovations to your home, you'll need to annex more land to your lot.
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[for a governmental body of a town or city] to attach a parcel of land onto an existing parcel of land through legal proceedings. The village annexed some adjacent land to itself. The adjoining lot was annexed to the site to allow for a bigger building.
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Here's hoping the Jasmine Revolution improves upon the legacy of Habib Bourguiba, the nation's first president.
By Christopher Hitchens
"Visiting Tunisia three years ago, I thought that it was easy enough to see the main problem. The state was publicly dedicated to modernity and secularism and development—what used so long ago to be called "Westernization"—but it didn't really trust its citizens to be grown-ups."
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Netgear, one of the earliest and most prolific suppliers of desktop NAS (Network Attached Storage) appliances for small and medium sized businesses, has a new line of storage boxes with an upgrade that includes the operating system, the user interface, and the file system. We tested the ReadyNAS 312, a 2-disk unit that comes diskless or filled with two 3.5 or 2.5 inch disks (SSD or SATA). In this case, the unit arrived with two Toshiba 1TB 3.5 inch drives mirrored together (RAID 1) for a maximum capacity of 1TB. After operating system and other file overhead, we started with 889GB of free space. Other units have four (models 104, 314) or six drive slots (316, 516).
The new file system, BTRFS (a B-tree file system often pronounced Butter F S), has been in heavy development over the past couple of years. Netgear claims to be the first Linux-based storage product with the file system, which gives them more speed, easier snapshot capabilities, and supports the new user interface.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves. No matter the innards, the box looks like a small black toaster that can hold only two slices. All desktop NAS appliances tend to look like toasters, but this is a pretty small one. Hard to make one of the look much different than the others, but this one has Netgear stamped into each side to help it stand out a little. The shiny front doesn't hurt, either.
Inside are two disk trays. In this photo you can better see the front USB 2.0 port, and blue lighted power button, and a Backup button. The Backup button can be configured to run a specific backup process when pressed.
In the back is the large fan that's quiet except for startup and shutdown. There are two Gigabit Ethernet ports which can be configured as active standby or multiple variations of load balancing. To the left of the Ethernet ports are two USB 3.0 ports and an eSATA port. Expansion Disk Array boxes now available to plug into the eSATA port can boost capacity of to 28TB. Hard to imagine any business with 25 or fewer concurrent users would need that much space, but surely there are some, and Netgear is ready.


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A lot of attention had recently been given to the fact that Coke and Pepsi have decreased the amounts of caramel color in their drinks to avoid having to label them with a cancer warning. But reducing the amount of caramel color won't change the fact that sodas are carcinogenic chemical cocktails. Here is a list of what makes soda so toxic. And by the way, caramel color is found in many foods most people eat every day, such as some breads, so if you are concerned about your caramel color intake, make sure to read the label on anything you buy.
1- Hormone-disrupting BPA in the can lining. This chemical mimics the female hormone estrogen and has been shown to have a number of detrimental effects on your health including raising your risk of breast and prostate cancer. You might also wind up with a bad case of moobs if you're a guy.
2- Aluminum in soda cans. Aluminum is a known neurotoxin that has been linked to Alzheimer's disease in many studies.
3-Brominated vegatable oil. This is present in about 10% of fruit-flavored sodas and sports drinks in the USA. Bromine displaces iodine and the resulting deficiency can increase your risk of breast, thyroid gland, ovary and prostate cancer. Bromine toxicity itself can cause symptoms such as skin rashes, severe acne, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, fatigue, metallic taste, and cardiac arrhythmia. It can also impair fertility.
4-Corn syrup sweetener, found in sodas, juices and many other processed foods is directly linked to obesity in a dose-dependant manner. Fructose, which is found in corn syrup, has also shown to induce the creation of new fat cells around internal organs (visceral fat). Obesity is a cause of type-2 diabetes and visceral fat, in particular has been linked to metabolic disturbances, increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes as well as breast cancer and the need for gallbladder surgery in women. http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/Abdominal-fat-and-what-to-do-about-it.shtml
5-Aspartame in diet sodas can cause many health problems, including neurological, psychiatric, gastro-intestinal and other issues and has been shown to cause cancer in lab animals.
6-Soda contains a lot of sodium, which will not slake your thirst, but lead to more dehydration. Too much sodium in your diet is bad for your health and can affect your blood pressure.
7-Soda is highly acidic. When you take in acidic substances, it alters your body ph. To maintain your blood ph in the right range, your body has to leach alkaline minerals from your own bones. This is why acid-causing substances can contribute to demineralization and its associated problems. Your cells also don't transport oxygen as well when your ph is acidic. What's more, cancer cells thrive in an acidic, oxygen-depleted environment while an alkaline environment wipes them out. This is why alkalization and oxygenation are the basis of many natural treatments for cancer. In other words, by acidifying your ph, drinking soda turns your body into a friendly place for cancer cells. To read more about Ph and cancer, go here http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/cancerselftreatment.htm
8- Caramel color. It's a chemical, not caramel, and it is so carcinogenic that Coke and Pepsi recently opted to reduce the amount of caramel color in some of their sodas rather than have to label these drinks with cancer warnings according to new FDA guidelines.
9- Mountain Dew turns mice to jelly. This was the defense launched by the company when they were assailed with a lawsuit from a man who claimed to have found a dead mouse in his soda. They said that was impossible because the acids in the soda would have disintegrated in the mouse into a jelly-like substance. Yech! If it does that to a mouse, what does it do to your insides? And if it does that to a mouse, who knows how much disintegrated junk you might be ingesting when you have a can?
10- Phosphoric acid, added to sodas to give them a tangy taste, is so corrosive it destroys tooth enamel and is even used industrially as a rust remover. http://www.naturalnews.com/021774.html
Besides being poisonous, soda makes you burp. That's not ladylike!
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Michael Douglas Is Gay, Khloe Kardashian Is Cheating, Kim Kardashian Is Eating + More in This Week's Tabloids
We read Us Weekly, In Touch, Star, Life & Style and the National Enquirer this week — so you didn't have to. Feel free to thank us later.
Apparently it was Kardashian Week in the tabloids (even more than usual), because all of them were full of Kim's pregnancy weight gain and Khloe's revenge-cheating on Lamar. We also learned about Adele's secret wedding, Blake Shelton's multiple affairs, Sean Lowe's bedroom plans, Michael Douglas' gay shocker and all kinds of other really real stuff you'd have to read to believe.
Us Weekly
We begin Kardashian Week in the tabloids with Us Weekly and Kim's apparent agony over pregnancy weight insults, which has resulted in a strict diet. We say she doesn't need a diet. She should just stop standing so close to a giant title that says, "Don't call me fat!" Because that only makes us want to call her fat.
Also, it turns out that Kanye won't let her wear maternity clothes for some reason. But we've seen the pants that rappers wear so we're not sure what his problem is.
Adele, who is refreshingly okay with her body, has secret wedding plans. We hope her boyfriend knows about all this, but if he doesn't, we really want to be there when she tells him. Could be another hit album in the making.
Us Weekly knows why Julianne Hough dumped Ryan Seacrest. Maybe he just wouldn't replace all the jewelry she lost. Maybe he really IS gay. Or maybe she's just pissed because his hips are even smaller than hers.
Alexis Bledel of 'Gilmore Girls' fame is now engaged to boyfriend and 'Mad Men' star Vincent Kartheiser. According to a source, Vincent isn't even sure what really went down or how it happened. All he knows is that Alexis was talking really fast and suddenly they were ordering flowers and choosing cummerbunds.
In Touch
The In Touch portion of Kardashian Week features more of poor, pregnant Kim, who can't stop eating and is in the middle of a 200-pound nightmare in which she's bingeing on waffle cones and fries. She reportedly had a meltdown over a busted zipper, but if she left the house in that white skirt and no one tried to project a movie on it, we say she's doing pretty well.
We get to meet Holly Madison's baby, Rainbow, and see the first pics of the little bundle. Don't worry, they cleaned up all the gook and sweat before taking any photos, so they aren't as scary as the first pics your Uncle Jim took of your Aunt Kate when she had your cousin Becky. And you don't have to look at them right before Thanksgiving dinner, either.
There are also tantalizing 'Bachelor' bedroom secrets this week. You might even find out how far "virgin" bachelor Sean Lowe will go in the boudoir while still saving himself for his wedding night with Catherine Giudici. We're guessing it will be based on the per-hour price and the availability of services. He'll still be a virgin with Catherine. That's how it works, right?
There are also 17 yikes-worthy red carpet blunders, including that time Hayden Panettiere showed up to an event with bright yellow clipart stars taped to her nipples. Apparently, celebs have shown up on a lot of red carpets with those stars taped to their naughty bits. At least 17 times that we know of.
In keeping with Kardashian Week, Star magazine has discovered and announced that Khloe Kardashian-Odom is cheating on her husband Lamar, in an act of exclamatory, yellow-on-hot-pink revenge.
Having had enough after years of marriage heartache and betrayal, Khloe supposedly plunged herself – not into a river – but into a new romance with a hip-hop star. Because they're super stable. Regardless, multiple photos of a very serious-looking Khloe prove the truth of these statements.
Star also appears to have the exclusive rights to the Blake Shelton-Miranda Lambert divorce, plus the business savvy to reveal Blake's multiple – in italics – affairs. Affairs or not, you have to know that any couple who ends up with a big rip between them every time they have a photo taken is just doomed.
Gwyneth Paltrow speaks out about her miscarriage and says, "I almost died." And everyone else says, "That's terrible, and we're appropriately frightened for you in our time warp of politeness, but it was like five years ago or something. Can you please give us something more recent and less depressing to talk about?" But kudos to Goopy on turning tragedy into triumph by using it to help boost sales of her new cookbook.
You can't celebrate tabloid Kardashian Week without mentioning Kimmy K, so Star does make sure to note that she's having plastic surgery while pregnant. We hope she uses it to fix whatever weird face problem the Photoshop mastermind at Star gave her -- because on the cover, the barcode looks better than she does.
Life & Style
Kardashian Week continues at Life & Style, where – you won't be shocked by this because you were just over at Star – Khloe Kardashian-Odom has been caught with another man. Apparently, the source didn't want to leave anyone out and also mentioned to L&S that Khloe was cozying up to a famous rapper. This caused Lamar to have a shocking reaction. Like hives or hysterical laughter or something.
The ever-nosy L&S also had the exclusive on Bachelor Sean's first night with fiancé Catherine. If it's their actual first night as a couple, we're pretty sure they spent it flying across the country to start the East Coast press tour. If it's their first night night together, well, really, they're the only two who should have the exclusive on that.
There's a big "uh-oh" because Taylor Swift has moved on with an athlete. By now, we can't keep track of who she's moved on from, but that doesn't matter. We're just hoping the athlete she picked isn't Tiger Woods – although she's totes his type – or A-Rod. They have issues. Then again, lots of things rhyme with both Woods and Rod, so maybe that's the criteria she's using these days.
Spring's best bags are out, because, let's admit it, this is Life and Style, so we have to talk about some style. Sadly, this is not a reference to a gathering of 'Real Housewives' casts, but it should be. If you think about it, they do match their shoes: leathery, tanned, and pumped.
National Enquirer
The National Enquirer must have missed the memo that it's Kardashian Week, because they spilled the beans on the Michael Douglas gay shocker instead and he's not a Kardashian at all.
Unfortunately, Michael has the kind of best friend who would tell all about the twisted secret he's keeping from Catherine Zeta-Jones and the real reason he's playing Liberace – which totally cancels out all of the super-hot non-gay roles he's played.
Chelsea Clinton has been going through fertility treatment heartache, so she's adopting an African baby instead. Seems Brad and Angelina had one they didn't even know about, so they were happy to downsize.
Tiger Woods has a pregnancy bombshell in the pages of the National Enquirer. They know why he's gone public with sexy Olympic champ Lindsey Vonn. Being pregnant is really going to ruin his golf swing, but hey, it's pretty much the only way he could actually shock us these days.
You know it's not a good week when the normally rather stable Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have a public blowup. Look, they have a bunch of kids and those balloons weren't going to inflate themselves. Next time, though, they should really get a helium tank.


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Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars
Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars release on eShop "a long shot" – Capcom
Don't expect Wii title Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars to land on the eShop for Wii U any time soon, according to Capcom.
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Capcom can't sell Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars any more
Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is already a difficult game to find in-store, but if you see it, pick it up now – it will soon become very difficult to find new.
Capcom announces GamesCom line-up
Capcom has announced its GamesCom line-up for Cologne.Here's the list of games that will be on-hand: Lost Planet 2, Monster Hunter 3 MotoGP 09/10 Spyborgs Dark Void Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Ultimate All-Stars Sounds like good times to us, and we will be there.Full press release posted after the break.
Capcom releases Comic-Con schedule, looks like fun
Capcom has released its schedule along with a list of treats it will be providing to attendees at Comic-Con next week.There will be tournaments, the Japanese game developers and loads more.Here's the list:Games Featured Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (never-before-seen demo) Lost Planet 2 Dark Void Tatsunoko VS Capcom Ultimate All-Stars Marvel vs. Capcom 2 […]
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom will not be released on PSN or XBL
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars is going to be a Wii title only according to Capcom, because it would easier for the developers to create a sequel than port it to "next-gen" consoles."The game is optimized for the Wii system, especially the graphics features, so if we were to port it to PS3 or […]
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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, June 9
One day after getting taken to the slaughterhouse by Ichiro Suzuki's 0-fer, 20 percent of our streakers regrouped and put all their eggs in the Robinson Cano basket; a fantastic basket to be in.
On cue, Cano delivered in spades, going 3-for-4 off Kevin Millwod and the Orioles, just as predicted right here yesterday.
Unfortunately, not everyone was so sagacious, as a combined 13.8 percent of streakers did not pass Go or collect $200, thanks to hit-free performances from Ryan Braun, Ichiro and Miguel Cabrera — the day's second, third and fifth most popular choices, respectively.
Now, at this point, I'd like to address the bevy of e-mails that have rampaged through my inbox:
No, you cannot select Stephen Strasburg in Beat the Streak.
In other streak news, "brentandcam" upped their Survivor run to 21 games after correctly picking the Rays, who downed the Blue Jays 9-0 behind Jeff Niemann's complete-game shutout.
16 more correct selections and "brentandcam" will be $10,000 richer and will be joyriding all the way to the the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix, Ariz.
I'm just so happy for him/her/them.
Time for Wednesday's picks
Oh, hello there …
? Billy Butler: .435 AVG (10-for-23) lifetime vs. Twins starter Carl Pavano
? Russell Martin: .438 AVG (7-for-14) lifetime vs. Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright
? Jose Lopez: .538 AVG (7-for-13) lifetime vs. Rangers starter C.J. Wilson
? Matt Holliday: .500 AVG (7-for-14) lifetime vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda
? Erick Aybar: .381 AVG (8-for-21) lifetime vs. Athletics starter Dallas Braden
? Jason Kubel: .412 AVG (7-for-17) lifetime vs. Royals starter Kyle Davies
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Yuniesky Betancourt: .385 AVG (5-for-13) lifetime vs. Twins starter Carl Pavano. Ya know, I'll give Betancourt the Feldmania stamp of approval on this one. He's batting .285 on the year and has hit safely in six of his last seven games. Ahthankyou.
You'll thank me later …
? Justin Morneau: .063 AVG (1-for-16) lifetime vs. Royals starter Kyle Davies
? Kurt Suzuki: .083 AVG (2-for-24) lifetime vs. Angels starter Joe Saunders
? Jorge Cantu: .150 AVG (3-for-20) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Roy Halladay
? Carl Crawford: .167 AVG (2-for-12) lifetime vs. Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum
Leaderboard time!
Dustin Pedroia's 0-fer put the kibosh on "SLaGFYmanny"'s 26-game game streak, which means our leaderboard is down to three:
Best of luck. May your Wednesday be chalk full of Justin Masterson implosions, John Lannan hit fiestas and Kenshin Kawakami breakdowns.
Top MLB streakers
? Elvis Andrus: 13 games
? Martin Prado: 12 games
? Jeff Francoeur: 11 games
? Brandon Phillips: 11 games
? Jeff Mathis: 10 games (DL)
? Jeff Keppinger: 10 games
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So is today the day Ichi will get a rest?? After two straight 0-fers and facing another hard throwing lefty (CJ Wilson.) I would think he might sit today. BUT that's just me speculating, havnt seen or heard anything that says he will or will not play. GL to all tonight. Of course my one day that I would be able to sit and watch an afternoon game there aren't any, oh well.
ATTENTION–70 percent chance of rain tonite in the Dallas Fort Worth area
Anyone live close to Baltimore & know if tonight's game will be played or not?
Side note & random thoughts. Been reading a bit about strategies: Like which pitchers to avoid, avoiding anyone is a recipe for failure, gotta go with a so-so hitter every now & again, and so on.
My take: That's all fantasy. On any given day (barring a lot of 1-2-3 hitters), I'd expect to see 50% of the overall top 6 averages per team with hits. If that's a fairly true statement, then one just has to be lucky enough to call heads vs. tails correctly and avoid the random "gimme" that goes 0-fer. And currently having 36 players above 300, why risk your pick unnecessarily on a 250-280 hitter?
For example, of those 36, 33 played yesterday, 12 did not get hits & one was due to pinch hitting. So 21 did get at least 1 hit. And yesterday was an exception IMO, higher than normal 0-fers from some really good/consistent hitters.
Just some random thoughts. Make your best feel/guess & hope lady luck favors you with her smile.
^^ Obviously we all have our own theories. I personally buy the idea to avoid top-notch pitchers; don't pay too much attention to previous 5-year stats but current year stats only; avoid other added risk factors: avoid players that went 0-fer day before, avoid rain-forecasted outdoor games, and some other tidbits. To each their own. If there was a magic formula we'd be player for some sort of certificate vs. hard cash.
lol, are there 2 lavolpe's here?
Several good choices in the matchup against Pavano. I settled on David DeJesus.
If the wind continues to blow out there, this game is also a good consideration for HRBTS (Guillen, Butler, Callaspo; Cuddyer, Kubel).
Cano v. Tillman of O's looks good to me.
NYY over O's
HR BTS – M Cabrerra or Konerko in Chgo which is a hitters park and wind blowing out toward left field at 19mph.
Could be a wild evening.
In response to the Hello there… picks. It is fantastic that Holliday is 7 for 14 against Kuroda, but he will be facing Clayton Kershaw tonight. Kuroda pitched last night.
PHI-FLA game postponed. Time to change picks or pick a safe "no selection".
SD-NYM postponed also with time to change picks.
Today's Top Picks of the current Top2500, all games included. Total of 150 hitters picked overall.
Player, Times Picked, Percentage
Robinson Cano, 597, 23.88%
Joe Mauer, 255, 10.2
Derek Jeter, 251, 10.04
Vladimir Guerrero, 97, 3.88
Jason Kubel, 81, 3.24
Miguel Cabrera, 71, 2.84
Adam Dunn, 63, 2.52
Alex Rodriguez, 56, 2.24
Justin Morneau, 53, 2.12
Kevin Youkilis, 47, 1.88
Victor Martinez, 44, 1.76
Ichiro Suzuki, 43, 1.72
Albert Pujols, 40, 1.6
… No Selection, 26, 1.04
Hightest "No Selection": Page 8 with a streak of 16 now reset to zero.
Is today the start of a bts trend? I see lots of big time bats that aren't necessarily great bts picks such as Kubel, A-rod, Dunn, Youk, V-Mart (at least this year although i had him yesterday), and Pujols. Prince also makes his way to the top 15 in total popularity. Some of them already got hits so if they all go get hits will we be seeing a more diverse selection more often now? It's interesting to see that a lot of these guys don't just go to the best player on each. A guy like Kubel may have been the 5th or 6th twin i would of went with and a guy like Dunn would of been 3rd even with good numbers against the pitcher.
Dunn really never has been a great pick, because he gets walked a lot. Not a lot of outright intentional walks, but he is probably next behind Pujols, in terms of AB's lost due to getting pitched around.
V-Mart is having around the same type of season as last year. Only difference is that last year he was hot right out of the gate, so his .410 batting average was very noticeable, but now he has been red-hot over the last 2 weeks, yet his batting average is "only" .297, so everyone does not notice him.
Youk is getting a lot of walks this year and Adrian Beltre is having a great season, so the Red Sox pick share is getting split.
Kubel is really not that great of a hitter. He had a great September last year to get the Twins into the playoffs, but even in a down season, Mauer is a better pick normally. Kubel's value is also somewhat inflated by the fact that all of the Twins' good hitters are lefties, so he is really the only viable righty.
Boston gets 2-hit by Masterson, a 1-5 win pitcher with more hits than innings pitched. I didn't see it coming and my 4 game streak is reset as the result. Those that picked V-Mart & JD were very wise or just very lucky. Well back to the starting line, not alone.
Kubel is really not that great of a hitter. He had a great September last year to get the Twins into the playoffs, but even in a down season, Mauer is a better pick normally. Kubel's value is also somewhat inflated by the fact that all of the Twins' good hitters are lefties, so he is really the only viable righty.
i just want you to know that kubel isnt a righty and if anyone is picking him for bts they really dont know what they are doing. hes really struggled at the plate this year and if you are going to take a twin why not take one of the twins that are actually producing
i want to say goodluck to everyone's streaks. i'm going to south africa to watch the world cup (GO AUSTRALIA) and my brother will be making picks for me. hopefully when i return i will see some people in our group with 20+ or 30+ streaks
Cubs and ChiSox fans will argue who is the better baseball team in Chicago all day and night.
BUT – When Hockey season rolls around they all cheer for the Blackhawks who tonight defeated the Phil Flyers 4- 3 in OT to win their first Stanley Cup since 1961!
GO HAWKS – Big celebrations in Chicago tonight with fireworks etc. Hopefully no cars turned over and set on fire and not too many arrests!
Great day for BTS, with all but the 3 late games done, 8.4% Top2500 reset (1/2 due to BOS & No-Selections)
Don't you just hate it when your HR BTS hitter goes yard, but your BTS hitter goes 0-fer? Bad karma.
Frustration talking: Anyone else thinking along the lines… "got a new plan for next year" ?
Gurpsing, who do you like in HR BTS as I see your at 4 right now and I was wondering who you like for Thursday? I'm at 2 and I had Cano but the Yanks are facing a rookie when it was Guthrie at first. I have Ortiz right now as wind is blowing out towards right field in Cleveland. I was one of the fortunate ones who picked Martinez in BTS and I have Swisher tomorrow.
"i want to say goodluck to everyone's streaks. i'm going to south africa to watch the world cup (GO AUSTRALIA) and my brother will be making picks for me. hopefully when i return i will see some people in our group with 20+ or 30+ streaks"
your hotel does not get internet service?
also, what day will you be returning?
how many games are you actually attending?
we will miss you!


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The MTV Movie Awards are not until Sunday night, but Thursday WOW! Creations got things going in style at the Roosevelt Hotel with their celebrity gifting suite. Everyone in attendance was pampered and left with plenty of amazing products while partaking in some of the newest and hottest products on the market in an event that was perfect put on in the fashion that WOW! Creations has become so famous for.
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ROCKFORD - An event later this week will honor and reflect on a century of progress since women earned the right to vote in Illinois.
The League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford and Rockford University will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of women's suffrage in Illinois with a Wednesday evening of history and political discussion.
Amy Nyman, a former music teacher and Lutheran pastor, hopes to transport the audience to the early 1900s with her historical portrayal of Julia Lathrop, a Rockford native who became a leader in the field of child welfare and women's rights.
Nyman's portrayal of Lathrop will be followed by a history on the Voting Rights Act and discussion on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Events like these are important, League President Ann Dempsey said, because they give men and women a chance to celebrate a significant milestone in our country's history and shed light on new challenges.
"It's hard for women today to imagine that 100 years ago women had to fight to gain the right to vote and participate in our electoral process," Dempsey said. "The best way to honor the people who fought so hard for us to obtain this right is to use it."
Women voters outnumber men
Women don't seem to have a problem exercising their right to vote in Rockford.
There are 44,409 registered female voters in Rockford. There are 36,957 registered male voters.
Women turn out in larger numbers as well.
Of the 52,654 Rockfordians who voted in the November 2012 general election, 29,564 were women and 23,090 were men.
The actual anniversary of the legislation giving women limited rights to vote in Illinois was June 26, 1913. Nationally women were granted the right to vote in 1920.
A time-sensitive concealed carry forum in late 2013 pushed the Rockford league's celebration of the milestone anniversary of women's voting into 2014, Dempsey explained.
Vision of a better world
The fight for women's rights to vote started in 1848. Women across the country did not get full voting rights until 1920.
There's a lot about the era and about Lathrop that Nyman hopes to share.
"That was an exciting time," Nyman said. "There were changes going on. You could hide from them and ignore them or embrace them and see what they could do for you and your community."
Lathrop along with her famous friend, social work pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, embraced them, Nyman said.
"They not only believed in a vision of a better world, a better society. They knew that it won't happen if you just talk about it," she said. "You have to do things."
Next up: wage gap
American women have made great gains when it comes to equality. They've earned the right to vote, the right to serve in the military, the right to play sports.
While women should celebrate and exercise rights won, they need to remember that the fight is far from over.
"There still needs to be work done on the wage gap," said YWCA CEO Kris Kieper. "Yes, women take care of children early in their careers, but there's still a wage gap for women without families. ... There are still inequities."
Women should be included more in discussions on health care reform, too, Kieper said, especially where it pertains to reproductive rights.
"Women bring a different perspective," she said. "A women's voice should be heard in these dialogues. ... It's not a better voice. It's a different voice."
Corina Curry: 815-987-1371; firstname.lastname@example.com; @corinacurry


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Sad Desk Salad
Jessica Grose
Jessica Grose
As a writer for Chick Habit, an increasingly popular women's website, Alex Lyons gets paid to be a bitch. She's churning out several posts a day, and she saves her juiciest ones for blog prime time, when working women eat their sad desk salads in their offices. Alex tells herself she's fulfilling her dream of being a professional writer; so what if it means being glued to her couch and her laptop from six a.m. to six p.m., scouring the web in search of the next big celebrity scandal? Since Chick Habit's parent company keeps close tabs on page views, Alex knows her job is always at risk.So when an anonymous tipster sends her the year's most salacious story—a politico's squeaky-clean Ivy League daughter caught in a very R-rated activity—it's a no-brainer. But is Alex really willing to ruin the girl's life by igniting the next Internet feeding frenzy? And what she doesn't yet realize is how this big scoop is about to send her own life spiraling out of control.Review"Fun . . . Grose takes what could be a heavy subject--ethical choices and their repercussions--and lightens it. . . An enjoyable debut with a message." (Publishers Weekly )"Rollicking . . . A quick-witted insider's view of the blogosphere, media pandering, Internet privacy and the difficulty of being a good girl in a bad, bad world." (Kirkus Reviews )"Sad Desk Salad by Jessica Grose is the Devil Wears Prada for the blogger age. A laser focused snapshot of our time, the novel gives readers an insider's perspective on the 24/7 grindhouse of celebrity-obsessed new media. Funny and heartfelt, a must-read."- (Valerie Frankel, author of Four of a Kind )"Jessica Grose is a smart, engaging, new voice in fiction. She will make you think anew about celebrity culture, modern feminism, and the perils of living online. She is also very funny. So put your work aside, open your sad desk salad, and read this book!" (Amy Sohn, author of Motherland and Prospect Park West )"A whip-smart, lacerating, laugh-out-loud look at what it's like to be young, smart and trying to make it in the big city." (Jennifer Weiner ) About the AuthorJessica Grose is a writer and editor. She was previously a senior editor at Slate and an editor at Jezebel. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Glamour, Marie Claire, Spin, and several other publications, and on Salon.com. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband.Read online


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Left: Sir Nicholas Houghton, Chief of the Defense Staff of the United Kingdom laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Syntagma Square, Athens. Photo Credit - British Embassy, Athens.
In this the 100th anniversary year of the start of the First World War (1914-1918) General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom visited Greece on July 16 at the invitation of the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Mikhail Kostarakos.
General Houghton's visit to Athens is in keeping with the long tradition of excellent relations between the Greek and British Armed Forces and the close cooperation of the two countries within NATO. Greece's role is to guard the front line defense of the southeastern flank of Europe.
The General made a respectful point to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square, Athens paying tribute to the brave Greek men and women who lost their lives in action. He later had meetings at the Defence Ministry and the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.
The visit to Greece of the British armed forces chief is just weeks ahead of the upcoming major NATO gathering of military chiefs that takes place in Cardiff on September 4th and 5th. This will be the largest gathering of international leaders ever to take place in Britain and a feather in Wales' cap. (click below for full story)


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Hayden on Her New 'Do: "So Easy!"
Andy Fossum/Startraks
Hayden Panettiere may keep mum on certain things — like her relationship with costar Milo Ventimiglia — but she was happy to chat with PEOPLE at the Ford Flex Rally in L.A. this weekend about her sassy new bob. The eighteen-year old actress tells PEOPLE, "With extensions and stuff because my hair is down to here still on the show, it's like every other day it's a bob. And then it's dark, and then it's blonde and long, so it's kind of nice not to have to wake up in the morning and have your hair sticking out to one side." And the besides being able to change up her style, what's the best part of her short new do? "It's like, oh my gosh, it's so easy! I can run out the door." As for the dark hair that Hayden's been sporting on set, she confides that "I play two different Claires," one of which will be evil. Tell us: What do you think of Hayden's new bob?


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This Fender Mandocaster or Fender Electric Mandolin as it is properly known, is a nice instrument and is unusual if not rare. A quick Google of Fender Mandolin/Mandocaster does bring up quite a few instances. The Mandocaster was in production for twenty years 56 - 76 so you'd imagine they were popular enough but as it apparently sounded more like an electric guitar than a regular 8 string mandolin, it didn't have that wide appeal. It makes you wonder why fender didn't discontinue it, especially as Gibson had really cornered the market. The eagle eyed of you will have already spotted the 24 frets! Altogether un-mandolin-like.
Coincidently, Gavin's recent post on Grinderman led me to this video of Honey Bee (let's fly to mars) on their Treacle Sessions.
David in Barcelona
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Wonder what on earth made you settle in such a godforsaken place 😉
What happens when a horsemad Ould Wagon moves from Cork to Provence with 2 horses, 2 dogs and a Long Suffering Husband? Why, she gets a third dog, discovers Natural Horsemanship à la Française, starts writing short stories and then discovers a long-buried talent for art, of course…
Here we are, one year into our adventure.
This time last year, it was still very much summer. This year, autumn is much, much earlier – I would say it's close on a month ahead of last year. There can be no more excuses; it must be time to write 'Provençal Summer' – the last of my 'seasons' posts from our first year in Provence.
It was hard to define when exactly spring segued into summer but, all of a sudden, we were basking in glorious heat and dryness. Early on, there were lots and lots of flowers. The best honeysuckle I've ever seen :
The hills were alive, not with the sound of music, but with wild broom, blazing yellow everywhere.
Gardens were a riot of colour…
Of course, there were sunflowers :
and lavender :
and poppies…
There were fields of corn and Fields of Clear Thinking (Clary Sage) :
There were misty mornings, which cleared to unbroken blue skies…
damp, misty days, when everything was crystallised with dew :
There were hot days by the sea at beautiful Cassis…
…where we hiked out to the Calanques to avoid this sort of thing :
There were hot days by lakes, too :
where the younger members of the family partook in some exciting stuff
while the the older members looked after the dogs (that's our excuse, anyway).
There were hot sunny days at home
when we visited our kind friends' pool and cooled ourselves down.
There were long lunches with new friends.
…quite a few of these guys…
…and the occasional one of these parked outside the local café :
Sheep panted in any patch of shade they could find…
Have to say, I wouldn't fancy wearing a wolly jumper in 40C myself.
The tree-lined road to the east of Céreste was like a giant, green cathedral.
We did ride, but not as much as I would have hoped. We stuck to the trails and stayed out of the arena – nice for Mr Arena-Sour Aero!
They found it hard work all the same, and worked up a sweat easily…
…and bled just as easily from the zillions of fly bites (poor babies).
There were weird vegetables (Corsican courgette, FYI)
…funny vegetables
…and romantic fruits :
There were last meals, where people got to eat frog's legs for the first time.
It was my first time, too. Yes, they are a bit like chicken wings, but with a slight fishiness going on.
Quite a few of them, actually!
…and sad farewells as the summer drew to a close.
I have to say, Provençal Summer was quite a bit greener than I expected
but I am reliably informed this was a particularly short, damp summer.
There were two cuts of hay and at least four cuts of lucerne. Wow. Eat your hearts out, Irish farmers.
Eventually, we started to see a bit of this going on…
…and I realised it was time to write this post.
It's been a great year. Thanks for sharing our adventure.
What a summer!! You guys sure kept busy! Thanks for sharing with us, I love it! So beautiful over there 🙂
very memorable and lovely photos as always. I love the one of the horse "parked"!
You make me want to move to Provence…
Beautiful photos Martine – a lovely way to remember what has been a super season. The lavender fields never fail to amaze me – simply stunning 🙂
How cool! I don't know if it's your amazing photography or the country (okay, it's both!) but it's so so beautiful there. Here, autumn is arriving later than usual. It's like summer is very slowly sliding away a degree at a time.
I feel like I've just visited Provence. It was a lovely trip and hey, no jet lag! Your photos are fantastic. Thanks for sharing them and your adventures.
Just gorgeous. Love the horse parking outside a cafe. Guess the owner would have to clean up after if necessary? Thanks for sharing your lovely surroundings with us.


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In Christopher Pike's introduction to this story he says that his greatest fear is becoming paralyzed, and that Christopher Reeve's memoir Still Me was partially the inspiration for The Tears of Teresa.
A man and woman come home from a late movie. Their 18 year old daughter is sleeping, and they sit in the kitchen talking for a little while. Suddenly, a figure rises out of the pile of dirty darks in the adjoining laundry room. The guy comes into the kitchen and forces the couple outside to their car at gunpoint.
Next, we meet Max, a 20 year old reformed high school nerd who recently avoided a life crisis using "gentle persistence and an occasional flash of anger" to convince his pregnant girlfriend, Teresa, to get an abortion.
Since the abortion, Teresa has been traumatized and unable to sleep. She hears a baby boy crying all night long. Max wants to give her money so she won't be so stressed out from college and her job, but he works for his father and good ol' Dad keeps hardcore control of all Max's money.
Max decides that he'll take Teresa on a trip to Las Vegas to help her unwind. He invites along his BFF David and his girlfriend Sandy to be buffers between Max & scary, cry-y, nightmarey Teresa, but Dave declines.
Meanwhile, the woman and man are still being held at gunpoint by the unknown man in their car. The woman drives, while the kidnapper sits in back. She tries the "I have to pee" routine, but does it half-assed. She didn't go for the gold with "I have my period"/"Do you like blood and piss?" I guess that wouldn't work because she's driving her own car and he's, like, sitting in the back, and hence wouldn't really be affected.
Teresa & Max have a great time in Vegas, until Teresa decides she wants to get married. Like, now. Max eventually agrees, and a drunken preacher performs the ceremony. Back in their room, Teresa wants to shower before consummating the marriage. Max stands on the balcony to clear his head in the night air. Suddenly, a hammer attacks his back, and some mystery being gives him the big boot over the balcony railing!!
Back to unknown woman, man, and kidnapper: the guy viciously ties up and beats his captives. He takes out a knife. He has the right to harm them... because of Max.
Max is semi-conscious in the hospital. A crying baby is hanging out next to him. He hears Teresa and his BFF Dave, and, man, are they plotting. 1! No abortion. Teresa's still pregnant. 2! Dave and Teresa planned this fakeass marriage/murder to get at Max's money when Max's dad realizes that Teresa is having Max's baby. 3! Max is awake enough to hear everything, and let them know he heard, but then he dies. 4! The crying baby grows up to take revenge on Dave and Teresa by kidnapping them as they get home from a movie 20 years later. Oh yeeeeah, this thing is going full circle.
So, even though Max dies, he WOULDA been a cripple if he'd lived, and that is the fate that Teresa and Dave have earned for themselves. But I have a question for the 20 year old baby man: Max's dad didn't give them any money, AND Dave raised Max's kid as his own... does that not count for anything? Past Baby/Future Crippler totally doesn't wanna hear it. He knifes both their spinal cords, and leaves Teresa and Dave to rot.
Anyweegie, still working on Last Vampire sextiligy. Sextology? That doesn't sound right... the rest of the Last Vampires. Those books don't read themselves. Uh, I read them. Right. So, those are coming up later in the week, along with some Pike short stories starring the fabulous Marvin Summers! Ok, he's not that fab. He was kind of a dumbass, but whatev.