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Stay tuned! After some brief commercial messages, JA will make an important point about the Blogosphere...
My friends Marcus Sakey and Sean Chercover have debut novels coming out this month. You've no doubt heard about them on KILLER YEAR and THE OUTFIT.
Visit THE OUTFIT today to enter their pretty cool writing contest. They're offering seven signed books to the winner--one from each member of that blog. I'll also throw in a signed copy of THESE GUNS FOR HIRE. But you have to tell them that JA sent you. ;)
If eight free books isn't enough, I encourage you to sign up for the free ITW newsletter, where you'll have a chance to win 150 thrillers by the top authors in the field. I'm not one of them---I was on tour when they collected the books. But you should have already bought my books anyway, so that shouldn't matter. Besides, there are plenty of other great books in that collection, and you know you want it. Visit www.150thrillers.com.
Can you stand another blog about mystery publishing? Even if you can't, go check out HEY, THERE'S A DEAD GUY IN THE LIVING ROOM. Jeff Cohen promised he'd give me a dollar for every person that goes over there and comments. So tell all of your friends, because I already spent the money on beer and tacos.
For the thousands who frequent this blog but still aren't sick of reading about the importance of self-promotion, check out JANA OLIVER and you can hear me preach about it in a podcast. A whole hour's worth. Normally, I try to be funny during live interviews. This one is more of a "beating reality into the heads of newbies" interview. Besides, how cool is it to get your daily dose of inspiration on your iPod?
Finally, if you live in or near the Big Apple and want to harrass me in person, go to Unbound: Advancing Book Publishing in a Digital World. It's an all day conference, sponsored by Google, at the New York Public Library on 5th and 42nd. Hear me wax prolific about the future of publishing, then hear some really important people disagree with me. Should be fun.
Coming soon: an annotated index for A Newbie's Guide to Publishing, with over 200 useful entries described, detailed, and organized. Thanks to Rob Siders, who must be some kind of masochist, for doing this. You'll no longer have to hunt and peck your way through dozens of previous blog entries to find the one paragraph you're looking for.
Okay, the commercials are over.
Blogging, like newspaper and radio, is often mistaken for a disposable form of information. Yet I get lots of hits from Google on old blog posts, and many of them continue to accrue comments.
Pay attention to what you're posting today, you bloggers of blogland. Because it will still be around tomorrow. If your posts are topical, or without purpose, you're not doing yourself a service.
Let me repeat that: Blogging Isn't Temporary. What you do now may one day be surfed by someone who isn't even born yet, and that path will lead back to you. Do you want that path to result in interest or apathy?
Think about why you blog, and what purpose it's serving. Look at your last fifty entries. Will they be of any interest to someone in 2017? If not, why do you think they are of any interest to anyone now?
That's why I don't do memes. That's why I don't blog about personal stuff. That's why I don't push my own books constantly---no one ever seeks out ads. And that's why, except on rare occassions, I don't blog about events, peers, friends, family, or what I watched on TV last night.
Your blog is a tool. But too many people are using hammers to scratch their asses rather than drive nails. If you blog as a form of entertainment, that's no problem--have fun. If you blog to increase your name recognition, you may be doing more harm than good.
Now I'll take questions.
Q: But JA, if this blog isn't about promoting your own work, why are you doing it?
A: Go to www.foodnetwork.com. What do you find? Recipes. Lots of recipes. Do they help raise the Food Network's Nielsen ratings?
Q: What exactly are you saying?
A: If you provide a service, or information, or entertainment, it leads to brand association and name recognition in a positive way---much more positive than you could ever get from a commercial or an ad.
Q: I still don't get it.
A: People have so many choices concerning what to buy and what to do with their time that they've become very selective. They don't want to be sold anything. They prefer to cater to their needs by seeking out information without being battered with it. Then, once they find something that works, they stick with it.
Q: How does this apply to author blogs?
A: It's about what you have to offer, not what you have to sell. Content brings people back, makes them talk about you, and continues to be relevant years later, leading more people to you. And unlike advertising, you don't pay for it, and it lasts longer than a few newspaper issues.
Content leads to name recognition, and more opportunities to promote yourself. A certain number of these people who discover you will become your fans, and help spread the word. You don't link to an ad. You don't tell your friends about this cool billboard you saw. But you pass along content, and how to find content, all the time.
Q: I've often wondered why only a few people link to my blog, or post comments...
A: Are you telling the world something they want to hear? Or are you telling the world something you want to say?
Q: Has this blog helped you sell a lot of books?
A: I've sold a few books thanks to this blog--books that I wouldn't have sold otherwise. I've also gotten a lot of press, speaking opportunities, and publicity from this blog--opportunities I wouldn't have had otherwise.
You can travel the world and spend a lot of time, money, and energy hunting for mice. Or you can bait some traps, sit back, and the mice will come to you.
Q: You keep ragging on advertising. Doesn't advertising help spread name recognition?
I don't believe that name recognition alone sells books. I can name hundreds of authors, and thousands of products. That doesn't mean I buy them.
But name recognition PLUS a positive experience does sell books. And that's what I'm trying to do with my blog, my website, my MySpace, my newsletter, my articles, my free e-books, my short stories, and my career; provide a positive experience.
Advertising isn't a positive experience. Sales isn't a positive experience. Climbing to the top of a pole with a megaphone and shouting "ME ME ME!" isn't a positive experience.
Offering content in the form of information and entertainment is a positive experience. Personal interaction is a positive experience. Word-of-mouth is a positive experience. Providing a service is a positive experience.
Take a close look at your blog. What kind of experience are you providing?
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California Department of Transportation
January 21, 2011
District: 06 - Fresno
Contact: Jose L. Camarena
Phone: (559) 488-4067
Sacramento – Continuing the push to rebuild California's infrastructure and spur job growth, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated $1 billion to 107 transportation projects statewide, including $838 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining allocations came from assorted state and federal transportation accounts.
"From one end of the state to the other, transportation projects are providing jobs and improving mobility for people and businesses in California," said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim.
Since its passage, $6.8 billion in Proposition 1B funding has been allocated by Caltrans and the CTC. Highlights of funding allocations include:
- State Route 99 -Island Park 6-Lane Widening Project will add lanes to ease congestion, improve mobility, reduce commute times and enhance safety from just south of Grantland Avenue in the City of Fresno to just north of Avenue 7 in southern Madera County. When completed, State Route 99 will have a total of six-lanes throughout Fresno County.
- State Route 41 – Operational improvements in and near Kettleman City, from Utica Avenue to Quail Avenue. Resurfacing of existing pavement, widening of shoulders, repaving ramps and installation of guardrails to improve ride quality and extend pavement surface life along 23 lane miles.
- Kern County Rest Area Improvements - In various counties at Coalinga, Button-willow, Boron, Warlow, Tejon, Coso Junction, and Crestview Safety Roadside Rest Areas. Resurfacing of parking lot and ramp pavement to improve vehicle and pedestrian traffic safety.
- State Route 65 - Operational Improvements near Bakersfield, from State Route 99 to south of Merced Avenue. Project will repair pavement areas and repave existing roadway to improve ride quality and extend pavement service life.
- City of Madera – Granada Drive Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Resurfacing Project. This will improve traffic circulation and safety and preserve and maintain a safe and sound pavement condition.
- Tulare County Road 108 Widening - Near the City of Tulare and in the City of Visalia, from the TID Canal (Avenue 250 alignment) to Caldwell Avenue (Avenue 280). Widen from 2 to 4 lanes with separated median to increase capacity and safety.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffies
Luckily, hubby has become quite the chef on his own (well under my tutelage, of course!). First Man Food Mondays, now cookies?! Apparently marriage does get better with age. These cookies are so soft they're more like muffies to me. Regardless of what they are, I know that they taste good and I just ate one too many of these tonight.
Super Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffies (Muffin + Cookie)
Adapted from Joy the Baker and Spork or Foon?
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Position a rack in the middle of the oven . Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and butter the paper.
Stir the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices together in a medium bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the eggs and sugar until smooth and lightened in color, about 1 minute. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl as needed during mixing. On low speed, mix the oil, pumpkin, and vanilla until blended. Mix in the flour mixture to incorporate it. Mix in the chips.
Using an ice cream scoop with a 1/4-cup capacity, scoop mounds of the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing the cookies at least 2 1/2-inches apart. You could also simply use a 1/4-cup measuring cup if you don't have a scoop. Use a thin metal spatula to smooth and flatten the rounds.
Bake the cookies one sheet at a time until the tops feel firm and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry, about 16-18 minutes. Cool them on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then use a wide metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
25 comments:
- Meghan said...
I'm so impressed your husband made these! I keep trying to convince mine to do more cooking :) I always think pumpkin cookies end up puffy and soft so calling them muffies is a great idea!
- November 12, 2009 at 9:02 AM
- Bridgett said...
It's always nice to have a man cook for you. I only wish my husband would get back into the kitchen! I absolutely love this recipe.
- November 12, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- Kim in the Kitchen said...
I made these cookies (or a very similar recipe) recently too! We were calling them "cake-ees" but I think muffies is much cuter:)
- November 12, 2009 at 9:10 AM
- VeggieGirl said...
Your husband is definitely a keeper! :-D
- November 12, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Melissa @BakingfortheBoys said...
Yum! My husband will cook but I don't see him baking. ;)
- November 12, 2009 at 9:34 AM
- Maria said...
Mmmm! I want one!
- November 12, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Grace said...
does he approve of the word muffies? because it's one of the most adorable mishmashes i've ever heard. :)
- November 12, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- North said...
Oh, it looks so delicious! I became hungry! :) Greetings
- November 12, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- pigpigscorner said...
Very impressed, I hope mine would do the same!
- November 12, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- Clumbsy Cookie said...
Oh! How nice to have a hubby baking cookies!!!
- November 12, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Sasha said...
LOL. Muffie sounds like such a cute food and indeed it is. Looks delicious.
If your husband bakes something called "muffies," he's def. a keeper ; )
- November 12, 2009 at 9:29 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Pumpkin muffies? I'd be in heaven...
- November 13, 2009 at 4:05 AM
- kat said...
Oh, I've had cookies like this, almost like eating a muffin top.
- November 13, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Katrina said...
These are one of my husband's favorite cookies. I LOVE that you call them muffies--I haven't heard that before!
I just made them last week for my husband.
- November 13, 2009 at 9:08 AM
- Bunny said...
Wow Sharon you sure do have a keeper in that hubby of yours! These look fantastic!
- November 13, 2009 at 4:33 PM
- Young Wifey said...
I can't get Hubster to even reheat my leftovers for me!
- November 14, 2009 at 6:19 PM
- Dawn said...
aren't you the lucky one!
yes these came out perfect. so good to see you back again. hope all is well over there -- you and your cookies!
- November 15, 2009 at 8:13 AM
- JJ said...
i made these are they are soooo yummy and perfect!!
- November 15, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- MaryBeth said...
These muffin/cookies look simply delish Sharon. I love the combo of chocolate and pumpkin
- November 15, 2009 at 7:25 PM
- Emily said...
MMmm. These cookies look so good. I know exactly what you mean about them being like muffins. It seems like pumpkin cookies are impossible to get/keep crispy.
- November 16, 2009 at 1:53 AM
- Chef Fresco said...
Those look awesome! I love pumpkin desserts!
- November 17, 2009 at 7:40 PM
- Kerstin said...
That's awesome your hubby bakes! These look so yummy!
- November 17, 2009 at 8:37 PM
It is certainly interesting for me to read that article. Thanks for it. I like such topics and anything connected to this matter. I definitely want to read more soon.
- November 18, 2009 at 6:08 AM
- Mr. P said...
Just found your blog by chance.. And now have a dilemna. I am sitting here with a cup of tea and no biscuit, and you have no idea how tantalizing that photo is!
You can literally see how fluffy they are. I am going to have to try them out.
- November 19, 2009 at 5:37 AM
If you love this recipe then you should try Panera's pumpkin muffies (muffin tops). They are so delicious!
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The best news for the teams involved in today's NFC Championship Game is that there are no significant injuries depleting the lineups.
All the regulars left on the roster are well enough to go, with no surprises on the inactive list.
The 49ers deactivated quarterback Scott Tolzien, linebacker Cam Johnson, safety Trenton Robinson, running back Jewel Hampton, defensive tackle Tony Jerod-Eddie, guard Joe Looney and defensive tackle Ian Williams.
The Falcons deactivated quarterback Dominique Davis, wide receiver Tim Toone, guards Phillipkeith Manley and Harland Gunn, tackle Lamar Holmes, defensive end Lawrence Sidbury and defensive tackle Travian Robertson.


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Clarkson University Senior Marty LaFleur Receives Frederica Clarkson Award
Graduating senior Marty LaFleur of Potsdam, N.Y. received the Frederica Clarkson Award during Clarkson University's 120th commencement ceremony today. He was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty based on his scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement.
The award was established in 1921 as a bequest in the will of Frederica Clarkson, sister of Thomas S. Clarkson, for whom the University is named. This award and the Levinus Clarkson Award are traditionally given to the two top students in the graduating class.
LaFleur, a member of Clarkson's Honors Program, received a bachelor of science degree in biomolecular science. A graduate of the Clarkson School Program, LaFleur will graduate with a 4.00 GPA, and was a recipient of the George L. Jones Jr. Scholarship in his junior year. LaFleur aspires to conduct medical research and gained valuable experience volunteering and shadowing at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.
LaFleur has conducted research since the summer following his freshman year in the Clarkson School. He started in Chemistry and Biomolecular Science Professor Costel Darie's laboratory identifying potential serum biomarkers for prostate cancer using 2D SDS-PAGE and mass spectrometric analysis. The following year, LaFleur began a project in Darie's laboratory examining the effect of tumor differentiation factor peptide on MCF7 breast cancer cells. LaFleur coauthored a peer-reviewed book chapter on proteomic techniques for the investigation of protein-protein interactions.
These early research experiences lead to LaFleur's acceptance to a summer fellowship at the Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in New York City. While there, LaFleur worked for Professor of Molecular Biology Andrew Koff examining how the tumor suppressor TRIM3 was regulated by phosphorylation in glioblastoma.
For his honors thesis, LaFleur worked with Chemistry and Biomolecular Science Senior University Professor Richard Partch. This research involved the use of gold nanoparticles as a carrier of a chemotherapeutic and in phototherapy allowing for a two-pronged attack on cancerous cells. The idea is that nanoparticles allow drug-resistant cells to be killed helping to prevent cancer relapse. As a junior, LaFleur received national recognition when he was awarded a Goldwater Scholarship to support this project and his academic pursuits.
LaFleur completed the KUMON mathematics program, coached youth soccer, and tutored local students in mathematics. He also participated in the Big Brother Big Sister Program as a freshman and later served as a tutor for biology, chemistry, calculus, and organic chemistry.
Following commencement, LaFleur will attend Harvard Medical School for a Ph.D. in immunology. He plans to investigate the manipulation of the immune response to target tumors and would like to continue this research as a university professor.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University President Tony Collins (right) presents the Frederica Clarkson Award to Marty LaFleur.
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WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new rules on Friday to reduce future carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants, a major step to address climate change that industry and some environmentalist say could all but end the construction of coal-fired plants in the United States.
Under the proposed rules, new coal plants would have to reduce emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide to 1,100 pounds per megawatt hour from the industry's current range of 1,800 to 2,200 pounds per megawatt hour. Natural gas plants would have to meet a standard of 1,000 pounds of carbon per hour, easily achieved as many gas generators already emit less than that.
The rules are the most significant initiative to date by the Obama administration to deliver on a reinvigorated commitment to addressing climate change that the president made in a June speech at Georgetown University.
"By taking common-sense action to limit carbon pollution from new power plants, we can slow the effects of climate change and fulfill our obligation to ensure a safe and healthy environment for our children," EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said. "These standards will also spark the innovation we need to build the next generation of power plants, helping grow a more sustainable clean energy economy."
For a new coal plant to meet the proposed emissions standard, it would have to use carbon capture and sequester technology, which entails scrubbing a fossil fuel before or after combustion and then storing the carbon dioxide deep underground or using it for operations such as recovering oil from partially depleted wells. The coal industry and its political allies insist that the technology is too expensive. As a result, coal plants would not be built and jobs in coal states eliminated.
"The president is leading a war on coal and what that really means for Kentucky families is a war on jobs," said Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). "The announcement by the EPA is another back door attempt by President Obama to fulfill his long-term commitment to shut down our nation's coal mines."
The long decline of coal jobs in Appalachia has been stoked by mechanization, loss of domestic heavy industry and most recently, the flood of cheap natural gas into power generation. But some environmentalists, such as Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, agree that the new environmental rules would effectively bar new coal plants. "Can you build a coal plant after this? No," Brune said. "It's not commercially feasible to build a new coal plant, period. That's why coal plants aren't being built in the first place. When coal-burning utilities are forced to account for soot, smog, mercury and now, carbon, they can't compete and it widens the gap between coal and other fuels."
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
The numbing chill of winter in New York
The Hollie Hughes, a sprint for New York-breds worth $65,000, was the feature on Thursday's Aqueduct racing program. Originally, this race was to be run on Monday but drew only three entries. A second attempt attracted a half-dozen, the others probably hustled by the racing office.
This is a sad if unintended commentary of the state of winter racing in New York but I was stricken yesterday while in search of a Thursday afternoon opportunity that I have not seen a live horserace since the Cigar Mile on Thanksgiving weekend, almost three months ago, which is the longest absence from live racing of my adult life after about three decades of daily attendance. Part of the reason is Aqueduct itself, which has the atmosphere of a third-world bus terminal. Part is a personal distaste for winter and part – not the smallest part – is the lack of a racing product that amounts to more than fodder for the simulcast and OTB gristmill.
I find very little at Aqueduct that prompts speculation in the pari-mutuel pools and expect nothing to change after post-scratch re-evaluation of this position. While admittedly more conservative than most horseplayers, a typical week of racing this winter has failed to yield more than a handful of plays and it is not unusual for a card, like today's – which does not include a single open allowance race but two for maiden claimers and a special weight for state-breds -- to be completely empty.
So, like many others, winter racing is observed from a couch in the living room and wagering, what little there is, is carried out on the Internet. This eliminates exposure to both the first-level clubhouse at Aqueduct and the Belt Parkway. But living with the Long Island cable system that carries the NYRA feed is not the ideal alternative to Aqueduct or an OTB-affiliated simulcast venue if the focal point is a race run out of town. On Monday, with the field for the Southwest Stakes in the paddock at Oaklawn Park, the screen went black and after 30 seconds or so, returned with no horses and people speaking in Italian.
A TVG subscription would have been handy and would have eliminated the need to rush to a nearby restaurant in order to see an out-of-town race run after 6 p.m.—in this case the Southwest and the San Vicente at Santa Anita -- in deference to the local OTB's arrogant disregard for its customers. That, however, would not solve the problem when Gulfstream or Santa Anita was the scene of a race of importance and HRTV, which carries those tracks, is not available on cable here.
The convenience of account wagering is among the better developments resulting from the off-track migration of players but there are obvious flaws born in the competition among various betting platforms, none of which operate with the best interest of the patron as a priority. Convenience is not always convenient. --PM
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We all know I just LOVE to laugh at people and their misfortunes. So, I found an uber cool website that has stories of horrific things that happen to people. Of course, not anything really bad like tragedies. Just things that have happened that are horribly funny. It would be called Fmylife.
I love this site so much because it just cracks me up every time I go there. It is highly useless and you will get nothing good from it, 'sept a laugh. But, it is worth is. Lolz
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Update December 4, 2011: Tiger Woods has won his first golf tournament since the scandal this column addressed two years ago.
Golfers adhere to a code of conduct unique in sports. From tee to green, they referee themselves. Expected to follow the rules, if they break any, they call penalties on themselves. It is the ultimate honor system. Cheating brings dishonor.
The No. 1-ranked golfer in the world found himself playing out a tragic irony in the past week. The ethics of the game with which he's become so identified now contrast dramatically with the emerging portrayal of him as the cheating husband. "I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all my heart," he wrote on his website. "I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves."
His infidelity isn't our business, no matter how effective TMZ.com is grabbing our attention. Woods didn't set himself up as a hero or a voice for morality; he didn't become an icon because he hired a PR firm. He earned that status by winning over 90 professional tournaments around the world. He earned it by people loving his story – the kid who at two years old putted with Bob Hope on TV, who got his first hole-in-one at six; and who at 20 turned pro, won nearly $1 million, and gained tens of millions more in endorsements.
Interviewed before he won the Australian Masters tournament last month, he was asked what motivates him today. "Winning," he replied. The interviewer asked how he handled the world's expectations that he will always win. In light of the last week, the question seems prescient. While he didn't acknowledge it was an issue, armchair psychologists (and real ones) have a field day analyzing what causes high profile winners (in sports, politics, and business) like Tiger Woods to act in ways so disconnected from what they say they stand for. What causes any of us to abandon values we say define us?
Acting out of alignment with our values is like a smoke alarm's noise when a fire starts. It forces us to pay attention. Whether it is triggered by gaps in maturity or self awareness, or reflects the burden of enormous expectations or pressures, or signals developmental needs, one's leadership is destroyed or eroded if the cause of the fire isn't addressed.
Pundits say that Woods' commercial value won't be undermined by the scandal. Given his world standing in golf, Nike, American Express, Accenture, AT&T and many other companies invest in him. He has become this incredible brand that transcends the brands that back him. And the vulnerability is that it has all been based on winning.
In this time of upheaval, Woods would be well served by giving thought to the leadership path he embarked upon at 20 when he created the Tiger Woods Foundation. Its purpose is to inspire youth through character development programs, and to pass along the values Woods says he got from his parents and teachers. More than 10 million children have been reached so far.
As a golfer, he represents the highest standards of conduct on the green, but it is clear now those don't apply to his personal life. Depending on the kind of leader he really wants to be and the impact he wants to have on the lives of children – both his own and others – he now gets to define what his values really are and how he will live them.
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As you can see, the site has a new forum with avatar capabilities so here's a little guide to how to personalise your forum presence with an avatar.
Avatars hosted on the .org
At the moment, you can host your avatar on the org but there are certain limitations:
- 1) You are limited to 100x100 pixels - this is a good thing, you should not really have an avatar bigger than this.
2) Your avatar must be less than 16k
Animated gifs can be made with a variety of tools. One tool that many amv makers will have already is Adobe Premiere, which can export movies as animated gifs.
Be warned - if you make animated gifs with Premiere, make sure you select options like Optimize Stills and lower the framerate.
Another popular tool which can easily handle animated gifs is Paint Shop Pro
N.B. The more complex your animation, the larger the gif will be. If you can animate something looping with just 3 or 4 frames, that is ideal. Also, feel free to use the transparency option with a gif for maximum effect ^_^
Avatars hosted externally
If you are finding it difficult to keep your avatar under the 16k limit, then you may want to sign up for the free avatar hosting service at:
They allow 3 images to be hosted that can be as large as 50k. I wouldn't recommend going that high but it's a good option for gifs bigger than the 16k limit on the org and you can use them on as many boards as you like.
N.B. Even with external hosts, please keep the image size lower than 100x100 pixels otherwise you will mess up the look of the forum.
Can't be bothered to make your own?
There's hundreds available on the net that people have made already for you but BE WARNED: Do Not Use Custom Avatars that people already use. If you download an image off an avatar site then that is fine but do not use other people's personal avatars.
If you don't know where to look for avatars, here's a start:
Anime Avatars
OK, I think that's all for now.
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Words (and acronyms) tend to be ones you learn along the way, and make for interesting discoveries.
- LDS = Latter Day Saints or Mormons, who provide FamilySearch, indexing, and Family History Centres.
- BTs = Bishop's Transcripts = a copy of the vicar's registers, which can be very useful if the originals have been destroyed by accident.
- OPC = Online Parish Clerk = a person who has volunteered to collect as much genealogical data as they can about a certain parish (and their help is free, too). Learn more about them here.
- TIA = Thanks In Advance = don't forget to say thank you to the OPC!
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Why Uncle Sam Is Hoarding Gold
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walkingstick » October 4th, 2013, 10:30 am • [Post 183] BRETT ARENDS'S ROI Archives | Email alerts
Oct. 4, 2013, 7:31 a.m. EDT Why Uncle Sam is hoarding gold
The Treasury says it won't tap its gold stockpile, even to avoid a default
Grab any Wall Street trader in a bar, or any portfolio manager in his office, and he's likely to tell you gold is finished.
It's silly, nothing more than a shiny metal, a substance with little use and little real value, a "barbarous relic," and the stuff of nothing more than superstition. Only a fool would own any gold in his portfolio.
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After all, its value has plunged by $500 an ounce in the past year, and $100 just in the past month. Gold hasn't even rallied during the budget crisis: So much for its "safe haven" status.
There is just one nagging problem with this story line. One group of people disagrees. And I am not talking about wacko gold bugs in Arizona ("the ex-husband state") with tinfoil on their heads.
I am talking about the people running the United States Treasury.
They remain firm believers in gold. Big-time.
This week I asked them if they would consider selling some of the country's gold reserves to pay the bills if the budget crisis escalates later this month.
Their response? Not a chance.
The Treasury has considered that option, among the many others, and rejected it. "Selling gold would undercut confidence in the U.S. both here and abroad," a spokeswoman said, "and would be destabilizing to the world financial system." She was quoting an official position laid out last year in a letter to Senator Orrin Hatch, but so far apparently little noticed on Wall Street.
The Treasury's position is, in a word, extraordinary. We hear all this skepticism these days about gold. Yet the Treasury itself considers U.S. gold holdings to be a key element in maintaining confidence in the country's soundness—and the stability of the international financial system.
I thought gold was a joke. Totally over. I thought no one cared about gold. But if that were really the case, why wouldn't the government just dump the holdings for whatever it could get?
To get the full measure of that statement, it is worth reminding ourselves of where we are now. The government has already shut down and there is a non-trivial risk that in just over two weeks it may actually default on its debts.
I'm not saying it's likely, but I am saying the risk is real. To prevent that happening, Congress, which can't even agree to keep open the Bunker Hill Monument for tourists, must agree to hike the debt ceiling. If it doesn't, the federal government will quickly run out of money.
The Treasury has considered various scenarios and contingencies, officials say. They have concluded that delaying government payments across the board—from Social Security to debt interest — would be the least harmful approach
In other words, according to the official position of the U.S. Treasury, the promises and commitments of the government, and its "full faith and credit," are actually worth less than gold. They'd rather default than lose their bullion.
The federal government has about 8,100 metric tonnes of gold, held in places like Fort Knox. At current prices that's worth about $340 billion. That would only keep the government going for about a month, which tells you how little gold we really have in relation to our commitments.
Governments in Europe, including those in Great Britain and Switzerland, have sold off some of their gold in the past (much of it near the bottom of the market 13 years ago).
Josh Strauss, co-manager of the Appleseed mutual fund (and a gold fan), calls the Treasury's admission extraordinary. "With gold on the ropes this year, investors are increasingly questioning the intrinsic value of gold," he says. "Given the craziness in D.C., it seems to me that investors should really be questioning the intrinsic value of paper dollars backed by feckless promises."
Strauss's fund has a big position in gold. He owns, and especially likes, Central Fund of Canada CET -0.56% , a closed-end fund with gold and silver in its vaults. The shares trade for 5% less than their net asset value, and because it is a stock your capital gains, if any, will be taxed at the lower rates levied on shares, rather than at the higher rates levied on collectibles such as gold.
I confess I am a gold agnostic—neither a confirmed skeptic, nor a true believer. I try to keep an open mind. (I do see some value in owning it, since in the past it has often tended to do well when other assets, such as stocks and bonds, have done badly.) But the Treasury's comment is really remarkable. The Treasury suspects that if the government just sold its gold, all those "gold skeptics" who run the financial markets would panic.
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Forum Post: God, Lady Lustitia, And George Zimmerman
Posted 5 years ago on July 14, 2013, 8:43 a.m. EST by bigdog187
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AFTER a good and long night's rest, despite the circumstantial outcome of The Zimmerman Trial, God spoke to me this A.M. and drew me to three distinct passages of scripture. And they are as follows these.....
The first comes from The Book of Galatians the 3rd Chapter and the 14th Verse where The Apostle Paul WROTE THESE WORDS, "And because of what Jesus Christ has done, the blessing promised to Abraham was taken to the Gentiles. THIS HAPPENED SO THAT BY FAITH WE WOULD BE GIVEN THE PROMISED HOLY SPIRIT (Thru The Life, Death, And Life Again, of God In Christ, His Holy Son, AND THE HOLY ONE OF ALL, Israel, WHO KNOW HIM BECAUSE of what He Has Given, Life NOT Death, ANGELS NOT DEMONS, GIVEN CHARGE OVER US, PROTECTING US, SUSTAINING US, ALL, UNTIL THE TIME OF JUDGEMENT FOR US ALL, Amen and Amen!)..."
I thought about that, and have continued to think about that, and God revealed to me in My Spirit that some day soon, may be not today, may be not tomorrow, may be not next week, next month OR much less a year from now, BUT some day, soon enough, Mr. George Zimmerman, just like us all, will get the justice he has earned. He will, just like us all, be judged accordingly by The Son of The Living God, The Holy And The Righteous One of Israel Will Serve Him Well, Just As Lady Justice Should have served him last night, BUT BECAUSE, and we all know this, The Criminal Justice System is bought and paid for folks! Lock, stock and barrel.
I AM reminded of these Words of James, The Apostle where he asks THIS: ("You mistreat the poor.)BUT isn't it the rich (the rich now) who drag you off to court?" Word came down, last night, and its posted below this posting here that The Koch Brothers financed this trial, financed most of, if not all of The George Zimmerman Legal Defense Fund. NOW, and admittedly, I don't know that to be entirely true, BUT given the long arm of The Koch Brothers, and their love for all things political, social and ecumenical, especially The Legislative Body for Tallahassee, Florida, and their direct ties with #ALEC: Link #1 http://www.alec.org/ Link #2 http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07/12/alec-helping-george-zimmerman-murder.html they have and do have a vested interest in Florida's #StandYourGroundLaw: http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/freedomline/current/in_our_opinion/florida-self-defense-law.htm AND THINGS LIKE The #CastleDoctrine, FULL DISCLOSURE HERE, I am highly in favor of The Castle Doctrine, BUT AND HERE IS THE DOCTRINE FOR YOUR REVIEW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Doctrine
SO, and now, we're left with what? Well, I am left, and its my prayer that you will be left, comforted with the fact that justice, some day very soon, will be of great service to George Zimmerman, BUT and until then he should be comforted with these words, and I think them appropriately apropos as they come from The Patience found in Job, "NOW, I would be at peace in the silent world below with kings and their advisors whose palaces lie in ruins, and with rulers once rich with silver and gold, (no less)." That comes from the 3rd Chapter of The Book of Job the 13th, 14th, and 15th Verses.
Some day soon George Zimmerman will welcome justice, the justice he deserves, and should have gotten last night, BUT for the buying, selling and trading of our supposed justice system.
BUT, and despite that fact I will, and you should to continue to march on in the pursuit of justice for Mr. Zimmerman, even so Lord, let it come quickly, YET even so let it come quickly Oh Lord MY GOD, BUT until that day I will close, finally, with these words from Paul, The Apostle of God In Christ Jesus My Lord, found, yet and once again of all places toward the end of The Book of Galatians SEE HERE: "BUT, I will never brag about (any thing other)EXCEPT THE CROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS (THE)CHRIST(THE HOLY ONE OF ALL, ISRAEL). BECAUSE, of his cross, the world is dead (Mr. George Zimmerman, like the world is dead already, whether he or us, really, wants to admit it or not, it is a fore gone conclusion that justice, some day soon will be served him, as it will us all!) AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, And I am dead(already)as far as the world is concerned."--Galatians 6:14
--ALL Passages of Scripture Were Taken From The BIBLE For All People, Contemporary English Version, (EMPHASIS Not Mine, But GOD'S!)


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New York boutique Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu PC earns an impressive 13 listings in this edition – more than any other firm. Susan Upton Douglass has wide-ranging capabilities, spanning trademark advice, searching, filing and general strategies. Peers admire her "unshakeable good sense and commercial advice". Cases in which the "revered" Ronald Lehrman has worked include the decision of the Supreme Court of Japan resulting in the recapture of the Tabasco trademark from a Japanese trademark pirate. Janet Hoffman is "superb" on the relationship between trademark and competition law and Carlos Cucurella has an "excellent knowledge" of European as well as US markets. Along with the "very talented" Cara Boyle and Mark Engelmann, he is listed for the first time in this edition. Roger Zissu is regarded as "one of New York's top trademark lawyers".
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Nine lawyers are listed from Hogan Lovells LLP, including Hamburg's Andreas Bothe whose expertise includes trademark infringement proceedings and extra-judicial advice. Natalia Gulyaeva, a partner in the Moscow office, has represented H&M in high-profile trademark litigation relating to a dispute with a Russian trademark pirate. Burkhart Goebel is "very highly regarded" in Madrid and Amsterdam's "brilliant" Marc Wallheimer is praised for his work in the entertainment and consumer electronics industries. Henry Wheare is a partner in the Hong Kong, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh offices and heads the Asia intellectual property practice. He has over 30 years' experience and gives "expert advice" to international companies on Asia regional and global brand management. In Milan Luigi Mansani is considered "highly intelligent and a fantastic litigator".
Rouse Legal fields eight nominees this year. Stuart Adams and Catriona Smith represent the London office and earn praise for their "top-notch client service" and "responsive, helpful advice". Head of the China trademarks group Rachel Tan focuses exclusively on brand clearance, protection and registry enforcement in China and is "second to none" in this area. Nick Redfearn practises from the Jakarta office and has handled complex litigation across Asia. He is also "widely sought after" for his portfolio management expertise. Fabrice Mattei manages the Bangkok office and is admired for his work on anti-counterfeiting issues.
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP achieves four listings across its offices in New York and London. John Olsen has more than 30 years' experience and advises clients on selection, acquisition, exploitation and enforcement of trademark rights throughout the world. Sources commend his "endless knowledge" and "solution-oriented advice". Perla Kuhn has assisted US and international companies in devising strong trademark portfolios in the US and across the globe.
Eight lawyers from three offices are listed from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. Christopher Woods is one of two lawyers featured from the New York office. He has "enviable experience" of the whole spectrum of trademark work across the US, Europe and Asia and has successfully represented a Fortune 500 multinational computer software manufacturer in trademark infringement proceedings. Lisa Pearson is a "go-to name" for alternative dispute resolution in IP matters. Senior counsel to the firm's San Francisco office, Paul Vapnek is "very highly regarded" for his litigation know-how. William Brewster is one of five selected lawyers from the Atlanta office and was lead trial counsel in Adidas v Payless, obtaining the largest jury verdict and the largest judgment ever entered in a trademark case.
Canadian firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP fields seven nominees, an increase of two from last year. In Ottawa, Paul Blanchard and Robert MacDonald garnered votes for their "unfailing strategic solutions". Chair and CEO Scott Jolliffe is based in Toronto and is a "stellar" trial and appellate lawyer. Kelly Gill is co-leader of the firm's IP litigation national practice group and is "a proficient advocate and an admirable opponent".
Six lawyers are featured from the Washington DC office of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP, including the "versatile" Julia Anne Matheson. Her practice encompasses trademark, unfair competition and internet-related issues and she publishes regularly on these topics. Laurence Hefter has worked as both in-house counsel and as a private practitioner, giving him "fantastic insight" into clients' interests. Linda McLeod has significant experience before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office and has also served as an administrative trademark judge.
Sally Abel is one of three lawyers listed from Fenwick & West LLP. She was repeatedly recommended to researchers for delivering "a world-class service" to clients and is one of the most highly regarded lawyers in the research.
Five prominent names from Canadian firm Bereskin & Parr LLP are featured. Founding partner Daniel Bereskin QC "has no equal" for trademark advice and litigation and is "outstanding in every respect". Cynthia Rowden heads the firm's trademarks practice group and is a "standout practitioner" according to peers. Her practice includes opposition and cancellation proceedings, strategy for enforcement, and internet-related intellectual property issues.
Brazilian firm Dannemann Siemsen Bigler & Ipanema Moreira performed very well in the research, with four names included. Peter Eduardo Siemsen is commended for "always going the extra mile for clients" and Peter Dirk Siemsen is a "highly seasoned" trademark lawyer.
In Argentina, Marval O'Farrell & Mairal once again emerges as a leader in the field of trademark law. Miguel O'Farrell was widely praised as a "phenomenal" lawyer. New inclusion Gustavo Giay impresses sources with his "clear, dependable advice on the trickiest of matters". Iris Quadrio is a "sharp-minded" lawyer with a "first-rate" trademark and copyright practice.
Shlomo Cohen was variously described as "one of Israel's finest lawyers", "extremely hard-working" and "a brilliant lawyer". He is among the most highly regarded lawyers in the research.
Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP has a top European trademark practice, with four lawyers featuring in this edition. Nick Rose heads the firm's intellectual property and technology dispute resolution group and is one of a trio of listed names from the London office. He specialises in the media and entertainment, technology, retail and sports sectors and has been involved in a number of leading reported cases. Mark Holah is head of the trademarks and brand protection group and receives praise for his "creative approach to problem-solving," while Allan Poulter has a "thriving practice" which benefits from his experience as director of a leading branding consultancy. In Brussels Thierry Van Innis has a "sterling reputation" built up over more than 30 years of practice.
Charles Gielen is one of three listed lawyers from NautaDutilh NV. He is the author of various IP handbooks and is "very highly respected" amongst the trademark community.
English firm Redd Solicitors LLP sees four of its practitioners listed. Foremost among them is Anna Carboni, a solicitor advocate whose litigation practice is described as "outstanding".
Munich-based firm Bardehle Pagenberg fields four nominees. Among Jochen Pagenberg's trademark clients are leading producers of health-care and cosmetic products and prestigious French manufacturers of luxury goods. He has also represented a publishing house and an author of famous comic strips for more than 30 years. Sources describe him as "superlative". Alexander von Mühlendahl is a former vice president of the OHIM (Trademarks and Designs) and is a "fabulous advocate".
Founding partner of Ella Cheong (Hong Kong & Beijing), Ella Cheong once again tops the research in Asia. She is "absolutely committed" and "incredibly bright" according to sources.
Pravin Anand of Anand and Anand practises in Noida and garnered votes for his "unrivalled local knowledge". Peers describe him as a "go-to name" in India.
Based in Auckland, John Hackett is "one of the most respected trademark lawyers in New Zealand", according to one interviewee. He has led a number of high-profile projects including a foreign filing programme and strategic brand repositioning exercise for Les Mills International Group, and implementing a compliance programme to prevent the "Sellotape" and "Glad Wrap" brands becoming generic.
Three names feature from Allens Arthur Robinson. Tim Golder's "extensive" experience includes advising Australia Post, Australian Grand Prix Corporation, Cricket Australia and Christian Dior. Jim Dwyer is "in high demand" for his trademark expertise in the entertainment sector and Philip Kerr is "a brilliant strategist".
King & Wood Mallesons also earns three listings. Liao Fei and Yang Xiaoli are based in the Beijing office and earn plaudits for their "impressive trademark savvy". In Sydney, Maurice Gonsalves is recommended as a "top trial lawyer".


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A school in southern Sweden is under fire after telling a female student to "tone down" her homosexuality after she complained she was being bullied for her sexual orientation.
In a complaint filed by the girl with the Swedish Equality Ombudsman, it states that she was forced to drop out of high school because of being severely abused by her fellow students.
The only recourse the teachers at the high school in the town of Munkgard took in regards to her complaints of being mistreated was advising her to "tone down" her sexuality because it "confused and frightened" the other students.
According to the girl's report, the majority of the abuse came around 2010 after a classmate beat her with a pair of pliers, which led to a minor fracture in her head.
"She threatened to shove pliers into my eyes and then she took hold of the pliers and delivered three hefty hits against my temples and the area close to my eyes," the girl said in her report.
When she brought it to the attention of school officials, they expressed absolutely no concern for her well being and simply told her that it was her own fault.
"You're the one to blame. It was your own fault. You provoked her," they told her, adding that she should have "just hit back."
Shortly thereafter, the girl made an online discovery that advised her that the school was obligated to report any neglect and abuse that occurred during school hours. However, when she brought it to the attention of the school, she was instructed that she would have to file a report on her own.
Although the ombudsman is now handing the case, the principal of the school will have an opportunity to give a statement before any further action can be taken.


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SAN ANTONIO — Long before they ever squared off down in the paint, exchanged pushes and shoves, elbows and hips and knees in the frenzy of a playoff game, Dwight Howard knew all about the Spurs' No. 21.
"I literally grew up watching Tim Duncan," said the Lakers center as he unlaced his sneakers following practice.
Howard was only 11 when Duncan was drafted No. 1 overall by San Antonio in 1997 and Duncan had already won two NBA titles by the time Howard entered the league as the No. 1 pick in 2004.
"He's a big guy who handled the ball, shot the ball well, had a lot of moves on the block and made it tough for guys to guard. I loved watching that."
But Howard never tried to imitate that. The truth is, his angular body and his offensive moves that are less-than fluid did always resemble those of another famous Spur, David Robinson. Those two have become friends, occasionally chatting by phone.
Yet when it came time for hero worship, Howard cast his gaze in the direction of, perhaps, the most famous big man of all time.
"My childhood idol was Wilt Chamberlain," Howard said.
But it wasn't grainy old videotapes that piqued his interest. The 1980's-era Alphie the Robot, a one-foot tall toy that asked questions and dispensed bits of trivia to young minds, first told Howard about Chamberlain.
"He used to say: 'Wilt Chamberlain scored a hundred points,' " Howard recalled. "I was intrigued by Wilt Chamberlain from that moment on. I wanted to meet him, but he died before I got a chance to get to the NBA. He was my childhood idol."
A six-year-old quickly began to research and learn about Chamberlain.
"He liked to have fun," Howard said.
It's funny how things turn out. Now Howard wears the Lakers jersey that Chamberlain once wore, lives just up the street from Wilt's former Bel-Air palace in the Santa Monica Mountains.
"If you came out the back of his house and looked up to the right, my house is right there," Howard said. "Mariah Carey lives right by me. You can see the ocean from my rooftop, downtown and the Staples Center from the back.
"And I've got a telescope just like Wilt had. The roof of his bedroom used to open and he'd look at the sky. Now I'm looking up at all the same stars."
Along with a slice of the sky, it seems they also share struggles at the free throw line and a few personality traits, including a persecution complex. (more…)


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University women's basketball team announced Tuesday afternoon that its first-round game in the Women's National Invitational Tournament against Boston College will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. The game will be played inside John J. Lee Amphitheater on the Yale University campus.
The Yale Athletic Department also announced the ticket information for the game Tuesday afternoon. Ticket prices for Thursday's game are $4 for students and $5 for general admission. Special group rates of $2 are available, but packages must be reserved in advance. Please contact the Yale Ticket Office for more information at 203-432-1402.
The game is Yale's first postseason game since 1979. It is also the Bulldogs' first-ever appearance in the WNIT. Yale has played in a postseason tournament only three times in its 38-year history, in 1977, 1978 and 1979.
Yale was one of 31 teams to earn an automatic berth in the WNIT. Boston College earned the automatic berth from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The remaining 33 teams in the 64-team field earned at-large berths.
Yale earned the Ivy League's automatic berth after finishing the regular season tied with Harvard in the League standings with a 10-4 record. The Bulldogs won the tiebreaker by virtue of sweeping the Crimson in the season series for the first time since the 1993-94 season. The Bulldogs finished 10-4 in Ivy League play for only the second time in their history, matching their Ivy League finish in 1988-89.
The WNIT will open with first-round games Wednesday through Friday, March 16-18. All games in the single-elimination tournament are held on the campuses of participating schools. Second-round games will be played Saturday through Monday, March 19-21. Third-round games will be held March 23-25. The WNIT quarterfinals are scheduled to be held March 26-28. The WNIT's Final Four semifinal games will be played on March 30-31. The WNIT Championship game will be held on April 2, and will be hosted by one of the two final participating schools.
Should Yale advance past Boston College on Thursday, it will face the winner of the St. Joseph's-Virginia Commonwealth matchup.
Fans of the Bulldogs can keep checking YaleBulldogs.com for updates.
Report filed by Jon Erickson Jr., Yale Sports Publicity


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The Dolphins will play the final two games of the season without running back Daniel Thomas.
Thomas was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a knee injury suffered in last week's win over the Jaguars. Thomas' season ends with 325 yards and four touchdowns on 91 carries as a complement to Reggie Bush in the Miami backfield. That was a drop in usage from the 2011 second-round pick's rookie season, with the fact that Bush has been in the lineup all season accounting for the decline.
Bush may not be in the lineup at all in 2013, though. He's set to become a free agent and said recently that there aren't any contract talks underway with the team. Thomas would be in position to benefit from Bush's absence, assuming he leaves, as long as he remains in front of 2012 fourth-rounder Lamar Miller and anyone else that the team brings in.
The Dolphins signed defensive back Julian Posey off the practice squad. He joins Dimitri Patterson, claimed off waivers Tuesday, as new members of the Miami secondary.