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Carolina rearguard Ryan Murphy had a goal and three assists in Canada's 6-5 loss Monday against Russia. Columbus d-man Ryan Murray went one and one, while Toronto blueliner Morgan Rielly added two assists. I only caught a few minutes of that game, and missed the Tuesday one entirely. Nail Yakupov had two assists for Russia. Of the four names mentioned, Yakupov and Murray have shots of sticking with the big club, but only Yakupov is the sure thing. I think Carolina is too deep on D to rush Murphy, while the Leafs will be patient with Rielly. Rossy will have the full scoop on this stuff over at DobberProspects.
In the final game, Canada won 4-2 in regulation, which forced an overtime period to decide the series. Ryan Strome won that one at 3:20. St. Louis forward Ty Rattie had two goals for Canada. The Blues are too deep for Rattie to get on the roster this year, and I think Strome is a year away as well.
Meanwhile, at the Under-18 tournament (Ivan Hlinka Memorial), Canada won their second game, topping Sweden 7-5. Of note, Max Domi tallied four points.
Thank goodness for prospects, because that may be all I get to write about for awhile. On the plus side, DobberProspects.com will get tons of content - what else would I do with my time? On the downside, we may not see any prospects tournaments. Steve Yzerman, for one, said that unless a CBA deal is done soon, the Lightning won't participate in a prospects tourney.
Those of you who haven't heard what the NHLPA offered the NHL in their 'alternate' proposal, it involved a reduced chunk of hockey related revenue (HRR) for the next three seasons, the hard cap remaining in place, and a luxury tax system that will give money to the weaker financial teams. Over the three years, the proposal would see the players giving up as much as $800 million, and those weaker teams getting as much as $250 million per year. The sense of it is this - the fans are impressed with the proposal and the optics of it indicate that the players are giving up a lot here. It all depends on how hardline the owners' stance is. If they concede a luxury tax, I think these talks can gain steam. The good news is, the two sides will meet three more times this week.
The annual DobberHockey banner voting is almost complete, and we have three quarters of the banner decided. Every year we change the players on the big banner up top. And voting is decided in the forum. Vote for the last spot here. The three spots taken so far go to - Claude Giroux, Erik Karlsson and Jonathan Quick. The last spot will either go to Steven Stamkos, Alex Pietrangelo or Carey Price. To me it should be Stamkos. Yep, I'm trying to influence the vote.
Aaron Ward summed up the players' position nicely, in a few tweets:
Proposal theme is to partner with the stronger teams in league to help smaller market/struggling teams. In past as revenues go up, cap goes up. Now players share will grow at an artificially slower rate.If revenue grows at least by 7%, owners would keep $465 million. Rev grew at 9% this year and at 10.2% year before which means teams could stand to make double. In essence players are saying, go for it, make money and grow the game and keep what's leftover and in the 4th year the Players have the option to revert back to present system at 57%. Parameters in proposal as to how that money is used to help teams 'in need'.
The Flames have invited Steve Begin to training camp. He missed all of last season after hip surgery. So now the tryout invites start trickling in. Andrei Kostitsyn? Kristian Huselius? Petr Sykora?
My offseason analysis for The Hockey News looks at the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers. Lots to write about, in terms of prospects/youngsters.
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It would appear that my understanding of the NHLPA proposal is different to yours, that's fine, my post was made using the information that I had read so far. More information has come out, I still don't think I like the idea but that is my opinion. Sorry if it is wrong in your eyes.
letnry - Thank you for your explanation. Whilst luxury tax may not be the correct term to use it seems to be the one used in the majority of reports I have read, maybe I should change my source of information.
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letnry said:
I think luxury tax isn't the right term to use, at least not in the baseball sense. There will still be a hard salary cap, the "luxury tax" referred to here, from my understanding, is tied to team earnings, not a penalty on team spending.
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The luxry tax will also see any parity that has been created in the league out of the door. The rich teams, maybe 10 at best, will follow the yankees budget system and everyone else becomes a feeder team for these rich clubs. Horrible system in my opinion.
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As for the CBA, this is a solid offer by the players. It opens the door for serious earnings management by the ownership group though which they should be salivating at. Early recognition of revenues to boost growth margins wil lsurely become a problem. The players may be giving up more than they think as projected growth may "suddenly" skyrocket. If management can circumvent and find loopholes to the cap system you can be sure they can boost growth.


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Vincent Lecavalier indicates the X-Rays on his left foot were negative, although an MRI will also be done as a precaution. The forward took a Sami Salo slap shot off his foot at the end of Saturday's game. (Update: Team announces he's listed as day-to-day with a bone bruise. He doesn't think he'll miss a game with it.)
Simon Gagne has had an awful line assignment of late, but Sunday at practice he lined up with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter on the second line. Hopefully, for his sake, that sticks.
Dustin Byfuglien still not practicing with the Jets.
The praise continues to roll in for St. Louis Blues rookie Vladimir Tarasenko. Ken Hitchcock reflected on a time when Jere Lehtinen was a rookie for him in Dallas and drew some comparisons between him and Tarasenko:
"In a similar way, I thought Lehtinen was like (Tarasenko)," Hitchcock said. "He just kind of wowed you with his tenacity on the puck, his ability to make plays in small spaces, Jere was like that. They're different players, but in some ways they're similar players because they're so strong on the puck.
"Vladie is still learning the game, like Jere was. (Lehtinen) came over and they sent him down right away. He wasn't good enough, in their eyes, to be a regular player and he was going to (go down) and get some games. Then they had a couple of injuries, and he came back and never left the league.
"Vladie has similar traits. He's a much better checker than people think. He's a powerful man, at 220 pounds, and he's got that quick release like Lehtinen had. He makes plays every game."
The St. Louis Blues have put Jaroslav Halak on the IR with what seems to be a minor groin injury. Lou Korak notes Brian Elliott will start at least the next two games, but that Ken Hitchcock expects Halak to be ready to go next weekend. The injury apparently happened during a Henrik Zetterberg breakaway.
Ryan Kesler is skating with the Canucks at practice as this is being posted.
Kesler will travel with #canucks Says he still has a ways to go but feels comfortable and was excited to skate w/team.— Dan Murphy (@sportsnetmurph) February 3, 2013
Saturday afternoon began with a reminder of why it is you drafted those Pittsburgh Penguins so highly. Sidney Crosby (1-2-3, plus-4, 4 PIM, 5 SOG, 14-7 FO) was DOMINANT and if this is any indication of what lies ahead for Penguins' opponents, watch out. This was MVP-level Sid. Chris Kunitz (1-2-3) and Evgeni Malkin (0-2-2) naturally got theirs. Nothing for James Neal, but he made his presence felt physically (4 hits) and you know he's going to rack up ridiculous totals by season's end.
Zach Boychuk made his Pens' debut alongside Malkin-Neal, as expected. 12:00 TOI, no points and no PP time. Um, as expected? Keep the immediate oulook tempered for Boychuk and we'll see if he can raise his consistency to meet the glorious chance he's been given to begin the stint with his new team. Barring something spectacular from Boychuk, Dan Bylsma will seemingly most likely continue to rotate that wing slot depending on the situation. I wish Boychuk the best and certainly think he can make something of himself in the NHL at some point, but I haven't really been holding my breath since the waiver claim was made that he'd be the immediate answer on that line.
Kris Letang (1-0-1, 4 SOG) scored on a point shot where Martin Brodeur had Crosby on one side of him and Malkin on the other. Can't blame the Hall of Fame goaltender for not tracking the puck perfectly in that situation. Letang has six points in eight games, but I still think we'll see him take that to another level once Pittsburgh's offence truly gets in gear like today.
Patience with Marc-Andre Fleury too. The 2.94/ .890 splits you saw coming into this clash will melt into much more impressive stats before you know it. This was the real Pens team here.
It's worth noting that Adam Henrique (-2, 5-11 FO, 15:05 TOI) began this one between Dainius Zubrus and Ilya Kovalchuk on the first line, with Patrik Elias - Travis Zajac – David Clarkson making up the second trio. This was Henrique's second game back. Zajac still had the better PP role over Henrique.
Being a backup is a lot funner than I anticipated.........—Strombone (@strombone1) February 2, 2013
Talk about an impressive first-year boost for the Habs. Alex Galchenyuk (0-2-2, 9-2 FO!) has three separate 2-assist efforts in his past four games, while linemate Brendan Gallagher (1-0-1) has goals in three of those same four. And what's with Rene Bourque (2-0-2, 5 SOG)? Points in four of five, goals in two of three and he looks WAY better than he did last year post-trade for this team. Tomas Plekanec (0-2-2, 5 SOG) has points in all but one start and the other member of that trio, Brian Gionta (0-1-1), ended a brief three-game pointless skid.
P.K. Subban (0-1-1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG, 3 hits) made his return to the lineup and nearly scored in the third period with a blistering one-timer from the point on a 4-on-3. For his first game back, that's a solid bottom line for standard league owners. To date, it had been Andrei Markov and Raphael Diaz logging the most power play minutes on the back end for Montreal. Subban supplanted the Swiss-born Diaz on the first unit here. Six of Diaz's eight helpers coming into today had come with the man advantage, so FYI.
Five straight wins for Carey Price and his peripherals have been magnifique. There were some big questions about what sort of team would be playing in front of him this season, but they've done well and he's been really strong. It's early, but he's clearly outperforming wherever you would have landed him at your single-season draft.
Max Pacioretty may play as early as Sunday, according to Michel Therrien's post-game comments. The winger's recovery from last weekend's emergency appendectomy was slated to be in the 3-4 week range.
Thomas Vanek (1-0-1, 4 SOG) stretched his point streak to a season-long seven games with his third period goal. He's naturally been especially fun to watch this year with some flat-out motivated performances. Nagging health issues last year aside, I just wish we saw the '12-13 version of Vanek most of the time. Forget about the points, which have been plentiful and spectacular. But the game he delivered against the Bruins a few days back? Unbelievable. The scoring acumen is expected, but his playmaking has been dishtastic and the compete level has been unlike anything I've ever seen from this guy in his eight years in the league. I tweeted during that Boston game after he had collected his second or third point of his second five-point result that I don't think I've EVER seen him play better or show more drive than he's given Sabres fans to date. Didn't see a lot of today's clash against the Habs because I watched quite a bit of the Pens and then the Oilers, but in general it's been "A-game" Vanek to date.
Paul Stastny (1-0-1, 7 SOG) has points in B2B games after a pretty miserable start to the year. P.A. Parenteau (1-0-1) maintained his point-per-game average. Same with his centre, Matt Duchene (0-2-2, 16-8 FO), who has B2B two-assisters. Quite an impressive game by Duchene. Jamie McGinn (1-1-2, 5 SOG) was winging it with them here and also has two pointers in two straight.
Sam Gagner (0-1-1) has points in all eight Oil games and linemate Nail Yakupov (1-0-0) has found the back of the net in five of seven, while Ales Hemsky (0-1-1) had just one point in five tries before today.
Bad news for Columbus in their win over Detroit. James Wisniewski not only suffered a concussion, but also back and leg injuries. The Wings also lost Brendan Smith for what could be a minimum of two weeks with a shoulder issue.
Niklas Kronwall (0-1-1) continues to seize on his chance with Nicklas Lidstrom retired and now has seven points in eight tilts with plenty of power play time. Damien Brunner (1-0-1) scored a nothing goal late to extend his point streak to six games. Whether you drafted him late or added him as a free agent pickup, he's coming up well for poolies so far. Consistent top-six role with a first unit power play slot all the time. Jimmy Howard said after the game he was Awful with a capital "A" between the pipes. Jonathan Ericsson (0-1-1) has three points in two February starts.
Artem Anisimov (2-0-2, 5 SOG) has points in three of five and Fedor Tyutin (0-2-2, 3 hits) is quietly up to seven points already this year. Jack Johnson (0-1-1, 4 SOG) is gaining steam with points in three of his past four and he topped CBJ PP time tonight.
Jeff Skinner (0-1-1, 3 SOG) had no assists prior to this one against the Flyers, but he's been shooting with regularity and scoring quite a bit. He has at least three shots in each game so far. Eric Staal (1-1-2) has points in five in a row with nine points in that time. Jiri Tlusty (0-1-1), who is on his line as we've seen from time to time in recent years, picked up his first point of the season. Alex Semin had five points in his prior five clashes before being blanked tonight. He's creating a lot of chances by shooting often though, which is exactly what he needs to continue doing to have more success.
Danny Briere (1-1-2) and Claude Giroux (1-1-2, 5 SOG) were teamed up again and had a productive evening. Giroux had that two-pointer against the Panthers as his only output in six tries coming into this one, but you know it's only a matter of time until he's putting up multi-pointers on a nightly basis. The Flyers have been struggling, but we're going to see the lines settle in before too long and the value of those name players will rise steadily. Jakub Voracek (0-1-1), Brayden Schenn (0-1-1) and Sean Couturier (0-1-1) in particular. Matt Read (0-2-2) had all of his five points in five games leading into this one. For a goalie with a 2-5 record before this win, Bryz had really strong splits (2.31/.918) and he played well again against the Canes.
You no doubt heard by now that John Erskine received a three-game suspension for the Wayne Simmonds incident.
Carl Hagelin (1-1-2) secured his first points of the season. He, Derek Stepan (1-0-1) and Taylor Pyatt (0-2-2) came through with some secondary scoring for the Rangers. Good outing for Martin Biron (30/32, .938) with his first backup start of the year.
Steven Stamkos (2-0-2, 7 SOG) has a goal in five straight contests and points in every Lightning game on the year. Matt Carle (0-2-2) added his fifth and sixth points and has been a decent depth source of points on D. Check into Vincent Lecavalier's injury status if he's on your roster. More should known on that front Sunday. Any injury to him could also potentially impact Cory Conacher's offensive output, so fingers crossed there.
First shutout of the season for Tuukka Rask, which took a big chunk out of the damage done against Buffalo the other night. On the whole he has been excellent for his fantasy owners. Brad Marchand did not finish this game after a second period tumble, but it has been a called a mostly precautionary move. Doesn't sound like he'll miss any more time, but we'll see.
James Reimer turned aside 33/34 in that one and has given up two or fewer goals in three of his five starts. Three and four goals in the other two games.
Ray Whitney will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a broken foot. The Stars lined up against Phoenix with Brenden Morrow receiving the immediate boost of that fallout, skating alongside Jamie Benn and Jaromir Jagr. We'll see how that shakes out in the coming games, but in standard leagues with hits and PIM we should see Morrow's value climb past the virtually worthless third and fourth line role he's had to date.
Mike Smith's stats have not been pretty early on, but this shutout will help that and he'll be fine in the long run this season playing for Phoenix.
Mikael Granlund frustrated, dejected after a tough battle drill. Who skates up to him to give him pep talk right after? Zach Parise #mnwild— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) February 2, 2013
Speaking of excellent Wild prospects, Charlie Coyle has been called up and may make his NHL debut Monday against the Coyotes.
BB on Vatanen: "He's going to be a good player but he's going to give a coach nightmares because he's a risk taker."— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) February 2, 2013
Nick Bonino (3-1-4, 7 SOG) had been the centre recently with Bobby Ryan (0-2-2) and Teemu Selanne (1-0-1) on his wings. So naturally he posted mostly zeroes every single night. Bruce Boudreau then moves Ryan to center with Kyle Palmieri (1-0-1) as the other wing on that line, which pushes Bonino down to the fourth line with Emerson Etem (0-2-2) and Devante Smith-Pelly. So what does Bonino do against the Kings Saturday? Not much. Just a hattie. Four-pointer. Sweet. Palmieri, it's worth noting, has been chipping in well the past few games now after being blanked in three in a row. And Ryan, from whom we expect big things in fantasy, has B2B multi-pointers. Four-game point streak rolling for him too, which has accounted for all of his points this year. Sheldon Souray (1-0-1) topped all Ducks in PP time. Cam Fowler (7:18 TOI) was hurt. Upper-body.
Drew Doughty (0-2-2) has points in B2B starts after absolutely zero points before that. Dustin Brown (2-0-0, 6 SOG) has points in three of four with his normally steady string of hits, but it'd be nice if his point contributions would come as often as that last stretch of '11-12. Simon Gagne (0-2-2, 12:53 TOI) has points in three of four, but has been mostly a bottom-six guy of late.
Crazy finish to this Hawks-Flames game. All four goals in the third period. Flames get their second marker at 19:25 and Chicago responds with three seconds left in regulation. Nuts. Ray Emery was robbing people every time I looked, ending up with 45/47 and an outstanding .975 SV%.
Q on Emery: "That was criminal. You have to call the cops after that performance. We stole two points. He was spectacular." #Blackhawks— Tracey Myers (@TramyersCSN) February 3, 2013
With Dave Bolland out, Andrew Shaw (0-1-1, 15:22 TOI) began tonight between Patrick Sharp (0-1-1) and Patrick Kane (1-1-2, SOG). All of Shaw's points have now come in his past three starts. As far as Kane, looks like he's finally putting his money where his mouth is as far as growing up and taking his game to the next level. He's getting the job done.
Jiri Hudler (0-1-1, 5 SOG) has five points in his only three starts now. Alex Tanguay's (0-1-1) point streak hit five games. Dennis Wideman (1-0-1, 4 SOG) has a respectable total of four points in six tries, but almost as important are the 22 SOG in that time. Pretty remarkable pace for the top dog on Calgary's first PP unit, considering that would put him on a pro-rated route to hit the 300 SOG mark over 82 games. He has never topped 175 in a single year. Again, we're talking about a shortened campaign now – but that is a huge spike in that category for his standard league value.
Martin Havlat (1-0-1) began the season with points in four in a row, but then had nothing in three before potting San Jose's only goal in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Preds. He began the year on the second line with Logan Couture and Ryane Clowe, but has slipped to the third line in recent games. Scott Gomez was initially slotted in as the replacement on L2, but tonight it was James Sheppard beginning the game there. Havlat was with Gomez and Michal Handzus. It's a situation worth keeping an eye on if you own Havlat, anyway.
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Great restaurant. Charming patio area to relax in and enjoy amazing signature dishes!
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner! – All are amazing here. For a quick bite from inside, the chicken salad sandwich is one of the best ever. Our favorite entree is the cherry chicken. And how could you leave without having a rich and creamy chocolate espresso brownie?! So good! You can't order wrong at Julienne. Be sure to give it a try.
wish they were open on sundays! – i must say, julienne has the best service we've ever experienced at a breakfast spot. i never saw the bottom of my water glass or my coffee cup. the staff is ever present but never hovering, the perfect balance. i ordered the chilaquiles with bacon (my favorite favorite favorite brunch meal and hangover cure, haha) and the first order didn't have bacon like i asked but i ate it anyway cuz it was so good! when we brought it to the attention of our server, he was apologetic, quickly took my plate away, and brought me another chilaquiles with the bacon in it in less than ten minutes. i pretty much ate 2 plates of chilaquiles! the chips were crispy and the topping of sour cream, cheese, and avocado was delish. oh! the rosemary toast was divine, too! we each got a loaf for our moms, plus the strawberry jelly. we went again for breakfast and the fiance got the creme brulee french toast and wow! we couldn't place it at first, but it tasted just like pineapple upside down cake (a good thing!). we should try julienne for lunch sometime, but for now, their brunch hits the spot!
Packed but great food! – This place is packed all the time but it is definitely one of those restaurants that you have to try.
Excellent atmosphere for lunch, relaxing spot and pretty sceneries.
Charming Brunch – I come here once a month. It's one of my favorite places to have brunch. I always enjoy my meal here but I think I come here more because of the ambiance. I just ove its rustic and charming decor. Dont forget to visit their gourmet store just next door while you're there!
bigotry alive and well in san marino – the decor is lovely and the food quite nice, but for those of you "of color," rethink this establishment. i (japanese) brought a friend (chinese) for a birthday breakfast one weekday morning. there was a Caucasian group ahead of us that was seated. the hostess or owner saw us standing behind (we both made eye contact with her) them when she passed us to take them to their seats. when she came back to seat the next party (us, i imagined) another Caucasian group of ladies walked in. she looked passed us to seat them next. this act was so blatant that my and my friend's mouth dropped open in disbelief. there happened to be 2 Latino waiters that happened to have been standing at the register with her. they looked a little startled and the 4 of looked at each other for a few seconds. then one of the waiters said, "i think they were here first." the woman looked indignant, said, "oh." and took us to be seated. there was no apology or excuse. the only word she spoke to us was, "oh."
Brunch with a reservation. – This place is great. It's almost like you're not in the city. Delicious food, but make sure you have a reservation. Waiting 45 minutes for brunch is NOT worth it.
Love early morning breakfast – what a way to start the day. Having grown up close by my mother still frequents Julienne's on her early A.M. walks and loves it when I can join her after my early gym workout. I was pleasantly surprised they opened as early as 7:00am during the weekday. Had my favorite huevos julienne(huevos rancheros) declicious and decadent. My mother love's their oatmeal with the yummy baked apple slices on top. The ambience of botanicals and music playing in the backround make for a lovely setting breakfast or lunch time. Love the staff they cater to us.
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OK...so, I have made the decision that I want to change. I am tired of being unhealthy due to an unhealthy weight that is a result of an unhealthy diet and lifestyle. Therefore, I am in the planning stage and am trying to piece together my diet, workout routine, and just about everything else so that I will stay on track and beat this challenge.
So, I am looking to you for some ideas and help.
First off, Cost. I know the BfL folks promote the EAS brand for obvious reasons. Have any of you NOT used the products and completed the challenge with great results? I have no problem using their products (or similar), it is just the cost of said products that I have an issue with. Times are hard these days and I just can't afford to pay for a bunch of products outside that of a normal grocery list. Or at least, one that is going to be healthier for me. Why does healthy eating cost more?!?!
Recipies...I am open to meal suggestions and recipies.
Schedule...I work afternoons...4 pm to 12:30 am. Need ideas on meal planning with such a schedule....
Anyway...I hope y'all will throw some thoughts and ideas my way. I am not sure what my official start day will be just yet, but it will be soon!
Thanks in advance!
If you want to enter the challenge you should use at least one EAS product at least once. I think that is in the packet. As for recipes, I don't really do them. I just eat meals with each portion that's right for me. I think there is enough there to mix up a few pretty good meals. There are a of bunch recipes listed under the "Library" tab at the top of this website.
As for your schedule, just plan your meals as you would from the time you wake up. Don't worry about how late you eat as far as the hour of day. That just isn't an issue as long as you keep a somewhat regular schedule. Timing of when you eat is important if your goal is fat loss. Eat first thing after you wake up and eat 1 hour after cardio days and within 30 minutes on weight days.
Hope this helps.
Love you some you...PERSEVERE!
I also have to keep an eye on the finances... so I choose to use the EAS Myoplex Lite ready to drink shakes. They cost around 5-6 bucks for a 4-pack, and I make sure to have one at least once during the day as a meal. Usually fits right in when I am the busiest, and it's time to eat something.
That being said, I have a few "recipes"... basically big batches of authorized food that I can whip up on Sunday and portion out during the week (my turkey bean "chili" is awesome!)... but for the most part I just keep a copy of the authorized food list taped to my fridge, and pick one protein, and one carb, and away I go. Some days I feel like a shake for breakfast, some days I feel like tilapia and brown rice for breakfast! Doesn't matter as long as it's 1 protein to one carb. The longer I am on BFL, I have noticed my grocery bill isn't as huge as it once was, and also pretty much stabilizes once I get into the groove of planning and eating.
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In a game that remained scoreless through six innings, the Cubs finally broke through in the seventh, taking a 1-0 lead. But the Aces would respond, quickly tying the game in the eighth on a two-out RBI single for Josh Bell. In the ninth, Pollock led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a throwing error. That set the stage for Gillespie, who knocked home Pollock with the eventual game-winner.
Aces starter Brad Bergesen took a no decision in his Reno debut, dealing 3.2 scoreless frames with three strikeouts. After his exit, Bryan Henry tossed 2 1-3 shutout innings, and Mike DeMark allowed an unearned run in his lone frame. Jensen Lewis (4-1) worked a scoreless eighth and earned the win, before Bryan Shaw came on in the ninth and nailed down his second save in as many days.
Iowa starter Casey Coleman worked six scoreless innings, scattering two hits with eight strikeouts. The loss fell to Cubs reliever Esmailin Caridad (0-4), who was responsible for Pollock's run in the final frame.
At the dish for Reno, Bell led the way with two hits and an RBI. Adam Eaton and Tyler Bortnick doubled in a six-hit Aces effort.
The series continues on Monday night. RHP Trevor Bauer (4-0, 2.90 ERA) gets the nod for Reno, while Iowa will counter with RHP Frankie De La Cruz (1-5, 3.83 ERA). First pitch is set for 5:05 p.m. PT at Principal Park, and the action can be heard live on Fox Sports 630 AM or by visiting RenoAces.com.
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In the second debate of the 2012 general election campaign—the only debate between the Vice Presidential candidates—the facts themselves became one of the issues.
"Casual fibs, flat-out falsehoods: What other misleading gambits will Paul Ryan pull out at tonight's debate, " the @BarackObama Twitter account asked a short time before the debate began.
But our Investigations Inc. fact-checking team found neither Vice President Joe Biden nor Rep. Paul Ryan had a monopoly on the facts—or the casual fibs—on Thursday night.
In the opening exchange of the debate, Ryan assailed the Obama administration for its handling of the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others.
"This Benghazi issue would be a tragedy in and of itself, but unfortunately it's indicative of a broader problem, " Ryan said. "And that is what we are watching on our TV screens is the unraveling of the Obama foreign policy, which is making the world more chaotic and us less safe."
Biden called the charge "malarkey, " adding "not a single thing he said is accurate."
Asked for specifics, Biden blamed Ryan directly for any shortage of security at the compound.
"This lecture on embassy security — the congressman here cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for, number one. So much for the embassy security piece, " Biden said.
(Read More: Biden-Ryan Debate: Clash on Economy, Mideast )
The charge is mostly true, but largely irrelevant.
Last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that proposed cuts by House Republicans in the 2012 State Department Budget—including a $331 million cut in worldwide embassy security—would be devastating.
"Cuts of this magnitude will be devastating to our national security, " she wrote in a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers on February 14, 2011.
Some of the cuts were later restored in negotiations with the Democrat-controlled Senate.
This year, the Administration returned to Congress with a scaled-down request.
(Read More: A Closer Look at Romney's Small-Business Tax and Jobs Claims )
"The work supported by this request is vital, " the State Department said in justifying its request for, among other things, $688.8 million in security upgrades for State Department facilities worldwide in fiscal 2013. The same document includes no increase in security personnel.
Biden also claimed the Administration was unaware of requests by personnel in Libya for additional security.
"We weren't told they wanted more security, " Biden said.
But in testimony this week before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, State Department Regional Security Officer Eric Nordstrom described extensive communications with the State Department over the summer about security staffing levels in Tripoli and Benghazi.
But Nordstrom generally had praise for the State Department's handling of the requests, and noted that the ferocity of the attack was unprecedented.
"Having an extra foot of wall, or an extra half dozen guards or agents would not have enabled us to respond to that kind of assault, " Nordstrom said in his written testimony.
On domestic policy, the candidates sparred over Medicare, with Ryan repeating the claim that Obama had cut $716 billion from Medicare to finance the Affordable Care Act—Obamacare.
"Here's the problem. They got caught with their hands in the cookie jar, turning Medicare into a piggybank for Obamacare, " Ryan said.
(Read More: Poll: Who Do You Think Won the VP Debate?)
As we have reported, the Romney campaign's claims on the Affordable Care Act's Medicare cuts have typically ignored the fact that they cut payments to providers and do not impact beneficiaries. But Ryan took a different tack in the debate, warning that even cutting payments to providers is dangerous.
"Their own actuary from the administration came to Congress and said one out of six hospitals and nursing homes are going to go out of business as a result of this, " Ryan said.
But that is not what Chief Medicare Actuary Richard Foster said in written testimony submitted to Ryan's House Budget Committee on January 26, 2011.
The testimony did warn that some of the law's assumptions about whether hospitals and nursing homes—covered under "Part A" of Medicare—could absorb the cuts may be "unrealistic." But it did not say they would go out of business.
"Simulations by the Office of the Actuary suggest that roughly 15 percent of Part A providers would become unprofitable within the 10-year projection period as a result of the productivity adjustments, " the testimony warned, adding that the policy could be adjusted over time in exchange for smaller savings.
Ryan and Romney have proposed overhauling Medicare for people currently under 55, adding so-called "premium supports"--which critics call vouchers--to allow recipients to purchase private insurance if they choose, instead of traditional
Medicare. Ryan claimed the plan is bipartisan.
"It's a plan I put together with a prominent Democrat Senator from Oregon, " Ryan said.
But that Senator, Ron Wyden, distanced himself from the Ryan plan after Romney made a similar claim in August.
(Read More: For Biden and Ryan, Debate Becomes a Laughing Matter )
"Governor Romney is talking nonsense. Bipartisanship requires that you not make up the facts. I did not 'co-lead a piece of legislation.' I wrote a policy paper on options for Medicare. Several months after the paper came out I spoke and voted against the Medicare provisions in the Ryan budget. Governor Romney needs to learn you don't protect seniors by makings things up, and his comments today sure won't help promote real bipartisanship, " Wyden said in a statement at the time.
But the policy paper released in December, 2011, does include many of the broad goals of the Ryan plan, including the controversial "premium support" program for private insurance, and a commitment to preserve the guarantee of traditional Medicare for seniors.
On taxes, neither candidate was willing to add clarity to how their campaigns' plans square with deficit reduction.
Asked what he would do beyond raising taxes on the wealthy to reduce the deficit, Biden offered no specifics, and appeared to scale back the Administration's position on the Bush tax cuts.
"Just let the taxes expire like they're supposed to on those millionaires, " Biden said. "We can't afford $800 billion going to people making a minimum of $1 million."
The President has argued the Bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire for people making more than $250, 000 per year, not $1 million.
But Ryan was no clearer about how he would fund Mitt Romney's proposal for a 20 percent across-the-board cut in marginal tax rates, insisting it would be worked out in a bi-partisan agreement with Congress.
"What we're saying is, deny those loopholes and deductions to higher-income taxpayers so that more of their income is taxed, which has a broader base of taxation so we can lower tax rates across the board, " Ryan said.
But he declined to offer specific on loopholes to be closed or spending to be cut.
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Dams and Reservoirs Safety Program was established in 1977 with the passage of the SC Dams and Reservoirs Safety Act. Dams regulated under this law are classified based on both their hazard potential as either high hazard, significant hazard, or low hazard and their size as either large, intermediate, small or very small. The history of this program is given on our Dams and Reservoirs Safety Program History webpage.
State law and regulation require submission of plans and specifications and a written permit before a dam regulated under this program may be built, altered, or removed. Dams which are either twenty five feet or more in height or impound (hold back) 50 acre feet or more are regulated by the Department unless exempted by state law.
The Industrial, Agricultural, and Storm Water Permitting Division of the Bureau of Water is responsible for administering the Dams and Reservoirs Safety Program. Since 1977 numerous permits have been issued to construct, alter, repair, or remove dams in SC. This Division also conducts construction inspections and final inspections to ensure all work is performed according to the approved plans and specifications. Before a regulated dam or reservoir can be placed into operation, a written authorization to begin operations must be granted by the Division.
The EQC Regional Offices are responsible for routine inspections and classification checks on dams. Routine inspections are performed on high hazard and significant hazard dams, and classification checks are done for low hazard dams by checking the area below the dams. Enforcement actions are used by the Bureau when necessary to ensure permits are obtained when required and to ensure compliance with permits. Bureau and Regional Office staff are available to give talks and presentations on the different aspects of the Dams and Reservoirs Safety Program. Please send an E-mail to one of the contacts if you are interested in arranging a presentation for a group or class.
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GMO Myths and Truths
Genetically modified (GM) crops are promoted on the basis of a range of far-reaching claims from the GM crop industry and its supporters. They say that GM crops:
- Are an extension of natural breeding and do not pose different risks from naturally bred crops
- Are safe to eat and can be more nutritious than naturally bred crops
- Are strictly regulated for safety
- Increase crop yields
- Reduce pesticide use
- Benefit farmers and make their lives easier
- Bring economic benefits
- Benefit the environment
- Can help solve problems caused by climate change
- Reduce energy use
- Will help feed the world.
However, a large and growing body of scientific and other authoritative evidence shows that these claims are not true. On the contrary, evidence presented in this report indicates that GM crops:
- Are laboratory-made, using technology that is totally different from natural breeding methods, and pose different risks from non-GM crops
- Can be toxic, allergenic or less nutritious than their natural counterparts
- Are not adequately regulated to ensure safety
- Do not increase yield potential
- Do not reduce pesticide use but increase it
- Create serious problems for farmers, including herbicide-tolerant "superweeds", compromised soil quality, and increased disease susceptibility in crops
- Have mixed economic effects
- Harm soil quality, disrupt ecosystems, and reduce biodiversity
- Do not offer effective solutions to climate change
- Are as energy-hungry as any other chemically-farmed crops
- Cannot solve the problem of world hunger but distract from its real causes – poverty, lack of access to food and, increasingly, lack of access to land to grow it on.
Based on the evidence presented in this report, there is no need to take risks with GM crops when effective, readily available, and sustainable solutions to the problems that GM technology is claimed to address already exist. Conventional plant breeding, in some cases helped by safe modern technologies like gene mapping and marker assisted selection, continues to outperform GM in producing high-yield, drought-tolerant, and pest- and disease-resistant crops that can meet our present and future food needs.
Download a PDF of the full GMO Myths and Truths report
At this point the burden of proof is on YOU to show exactly which studies show the safety of which GMO, in which circumstances and with which study design. You will find, once you look at the studies, that many show risks. You will also find that a lot of those studies made it into the list of 1700 in the supplementary materials but NOT into the main paper.
It's up to YOU to back up YOUR assertions.
Shun: you say "The number of people who sign it doesn't matter, only whether the science agrees." I would entirely agree that the number of scientists who say something doesn't matter; we have always said that as with Galileo, it only takes one scientist who is right, to set the new gold standard of knowledge. Unfortunately though, you GMO proponents have hoist yourselves on your own petard by claiming that numbers and "consensus" matters. Well, here are numbers showing a LACK OF CONSENSUS ON GMO SAFETY.
I would remind you of the very obvious fact that just because a paper is "on consumption" or "on equivalence", it does not necessarily prove that the GMO is safe or equivalent to non-GM crops. In fact there are many papers in that list that show toxic effects and non-equivalence. Obviously you have not read the papers. Maybe you should.
You don't understand what a scientific consensus is do you? It's not the number of people who agree or don;t, but whether the objective science itself agrees or not. Studies show GMO's are safe; people can cry all they want about it, it you can't change the safety of GMO's anymore than you can change the effectiveness of vaccines, the nature of gravity, or evolution.
And how about you name one of those studies? Again, back up your assertion. You obviously didn't know how many studies actually do show safety, so why should I believe you on this. You obviously don't understand what studies on consumption and equivalence are about? I'm not saying your lying, though I think the Italian researchers know more about the studies than a moral crusader like yourself.
I would remind you of the very obvious fact that just because a paper is "on consumption" or "on equivalence", it does not necessarily prove that the GMO is safe or equivalent to non-GM crops. In fact there are many papers in that list that show toxic effects and non-equivalence . Obviously you have not read the papers. Maybe you should.
Shun, unfortunately for your thesis that there is a scientific consensus about GMO safety, nearly 300 scientists and experts have signed a statement explaining that there is NO CONSENSUS ON GMO SAFETY.
I am surprised you haven't noticed it, it got quite well covered in the press.
The number of people who sign it doesn't matter, only whether the science agrees. Not all scientists can understand GMO's or be unbiased. Scientists can hold any position they want, however facts and the scientific method are objective. There is not a single link showing genetic modification to be harmful. Pesticides and such can be dangerous, but most go through rigorous tests before they can be allowed on the market; those used by genetically modified foods use less herbicides, insecticides and use the safest pesticides ever made, unlike organics which use often worse chemicals.
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Shun, in addition, most of those 1700+ studies you cite to claim GMO safety DON'T EVEN ADDRESS GMO SAFETY. They are irrelevant to GMO safety.
All other readers, apologies for shouting, but sometimes extra emphasis is required.
Would you actually like to be specific? Because if you actually open the file, you'll see that there are 312 studies on consumption alone. 45 on their equivalence to normal crops, 304 on how to detect toxins and whether any have been found, 107 on assessment, and a 167 on various subjects including safety. That's 935 on direct safety. The rest deal with how they affect the environment, biodiversity and other important topics. This was a sample collection done by independent Italian scientists, and doesn't include all of them out there. It only accord for the last decade, a third of the lifetime of GMO's, and also the period with the greatest restrictions and scientific accuracy. But hell, here's another 600 or so.
All other readers, apologies for shouting, but sometimes extra emphasis is required.
I am surprised you haven't noticed it, it got quite well covered in the press.
To me, Levi is badly missing the point. As someone who learned not to trust what any authority says about a source from reading "tobacco science" and then "pesticide science" and then "GM science", I know that it really doesn't matter what the authors of GMO Myths and Truths say about anything (I hope they will forgive me for saying that).
What matters is the data on which they base their statements. So I advise readers of the report to consult the original source data and make their own judgements. I have used this report in just that way, and I can say that even if you ignore 100% of what the report's authors say, there is a very strong case against GM *just on the basis of the data cited*.
A lot of the source data for this report is peer reviewed or from government sources. So if you don't like what the data say, your argument is with the data. The authors of this report really don't come into it.
The scientific consensus is that there is no dangers to GM foods. Individual studies mean nothing in science because of error, rather things are only put into truth when they get peer-reviewed and repeated for assurance. And as for the consensus, here are over 1785 studies on how GMO's are safe for the environment, health, etc.
I was interested in Levi Dettwyler's notion that inheritance is not orderly but "chaotic and random", so I googled "genetic inheritance" and "orderly". This article on human genetic screening thinks genetic inheritance is orderly:
This author thinks the process by which genes build life is orderly: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21842/
I have noticed over the years, talking to some GM enthusiasts, that they have this attitude that life is chaotic, random, and disorderly, that "nature" is violent and makes numerous mistakes, and that therefore man has to improve on it by doing genetic engineering. I now think their attitude is an anomaly. Most scientists don't think like that, certainly many reflective and intelligent ones do not.
Levi, have you considered that it's you who are the anomaly here, and maybe you should ask yourself why you have this attitude towards the process that, after all, produced you and me?
Life is random and ordered. The actual changes, mutations, are random, however the process which selects them out of the population are not random. Life is chaotic in that the changes that arise are random, but which changes survive is not. An animal in the water could mutate and grow weak bones randomly, however that animal is likely to die from predators and if it someone managed to breed, its offspring would do the same. The chaotic nature of evolution depends on what level you look at.


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Student Honored for Service at Health Clinic
Monday, November 12, 2012
By Lexi Palma '13
Ananda Brinkmann '13 received the Volunteer Appreciation Award from the Capital City Rescue Mission forher work at its free clinic. The Capital City Rescue Mission Free Clinic in Albany is a non-profit organization that administers basic health care and medical care to those who are homeless. Medical professionals and volunteers, including Brinkmann, help the poor or uninsured with episodic and primary care.
The Ulster Park, New York native said she does a little bit of everything for her patients, including intake and vitals, education on chronic diseases, communication with other health care facilities and even clipping toe nails for diabetics who cannot reach their feet. "Most of all, it's a service of presence, just being able to be there with the guests of the Mission and develop relationships," Brinkmann said.
Brinkmann is the youngest person to receive this award from the Capital City Rescue Mission."I was caught completely off guard but was extremely honored," Brinkmann said. "When I was just starting at the Clinic I know I had doubts that I would be a good fit for the place as I had never worked with such a population in such a setting before."
She has volunteered at the Free Clinic since the spring of 2011 and said the staff and patients were gracious and encouraged her to grow into her current role."My mentors there have taught me invaluable lessons about medicine and health care and more importantly, life lessons on how it all fits into the bigger picture of social justice in the health sector," Brinkmann said. She said Sarah Schoof, FNP, Linda Brown, RN, Laura Haskins, RN, Ibrahima Diop and Nadine O'Brien, RN are true heroes. "Even after I graduate and move on, they will still be there carrying on the mission and changing the community through their hard work, dedication and love," Brinkmann said.
Brinkmann, who carries a 3.6 grade point average, became involved with the clinic through her work with the Siena College Bonner Service Leaders Program, which is run through AmeriCorps and the Bonner Foundation. She has logged more than 1,500 hours of service at the Capital City Resuce Mission Free Clinic so far and will complete more than 1,800 hours by the time she graduates in May.
"Ananda is a great leader," said Assistant Director of Academic Community Engagement and Coordinator of the Bonner Service Leaders Program Tony Rivera. "She lives the mission of the Bonner Program. She is humble and modest, as well as focused and driven. I'm happy she's in the program and her award was very well-deserved."
The Siena Bonner Service Leaders combine academic studies, including hands on experience, with community service to gain a better understanding of community and social justice issues.
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As Julian calendars around the world collectively flipped to 2009, Flying Lab Software flipped the switch to a long-awaited revision to avatar combat in Pirates of the Burning Sea. And looking back on my review from February of last year, avatar combat was certainly an aspect of Burning Sea that begged for some attention. Russell Williams, CEO of Flying Labs Software, thought my complaints versus avatar combat were a "fair cop." In his words (just over a year ago): "[Avatar combat] was a system that came in fairly late. We'd originally planned to ship without avatar combat and it hasn't had the many iterations of love that ship combat went through. We will be continuing to work on it, of course, and polish it up until it's just as good as the rest of the game."
There are times when returning to a game after a lengthy hiatus can leave you baffled. Scratching your head, you may not recall exactly what you appreciated in a game in the first place. You look around and notice that the thrill (and fog) of holding something new has melted away in the sunny rays of time and distance. At best, picking up an old character--instead of starting anew--can stymie your efforts to get back into the flow, while, at worst, your old character can feel like an eBay purchase. (Okay, you've got this high level character…now what do you do with it?) Head hung low you accept defeat and concede to the fact that nostalgia--even one-year-old nostalgia--may not be enough to carry the day.
Burning Sea, however, doesn't succumb to that. Not entirely.
While I feel perfectly clueless as to how to rebuild my character's skills, pushing off the pier instantly rekindles what's so special about Burning Sea. The water scintillates like a rapper's medallion, the clouds trundle on the horizon like herds of white pacaderms, and my steed--my ship--cuts a swath of whitewash across the cerulean map. Burning Sea still manages to ensnare a huge breadth of freedom of movement, a healthy portion of what makes the ocean so enthralling in the first place.
Standing on the docks of the French nation's new-character town, Charlesfort (I felt that was the safest place to walk away from Burning Sea after my initial 30 days had lapsed, over one year ago), I immediately digest the facelift that the well-established (present day) South Carolinian town has received over the last 12 months. Charlesfort is functionally no different now, but its facade is noticeably more aristocratic: Fitting for a town that was one of the first European settlements in North America. I spy in the chat lot that my revived level 20 privateer, Armand Dresden, is having all of his Swashbuckling Skill Points handed back to him. A reboot to the fighting system means a refund of my previously spent points.
I seek out the Dirty Fighting skill trainer immediately. Being boarded at sea without even the faintest idea of how to draw my cutlass would be…silly. I find the trainer and, with no clue as to the min/max balancing options, I spend my eleven points as evenly as possible across the categories of Control, Defense, Offense, and Black Powder.
The 1.11 build (known as "The Clash of Steel") which went live at the beginning of January now brings Burning Sea's combat even more within recognizable MMO conventions. Health still operates as expected. Health equals your hitpoints. When you've taken enough steel and pistol shots, your hitpoints will go away and you will be knocked out (and revivable with smelling salts). Your Guard, however, is a new convention to avatar combat. Guard operates like armor, creating an outer shield protecting your Health much in the way that armor protects your ship's inner Structure. Almost all skills (like Eviscerate, Shoot, or Gut Kick) require Initiative to execute. If you lack Initiative you'll be handcuffed from using any skills. Initiative does recover quickly in combat, though, and even quicker out of combat.
Another major difference between new school and old school combat is the arc of your attacks. Shooting your pistol will indeed target only one enemy, but melee attacks will often cover a 90-degree area of effect in the direction you're facing. Blood will fly from multiple enemies from singular attacks. This, in general, has rendered combat far easier than in previous builds, which is a godsend considering the lethality of melee combat before. Old school rules also made shipboard combat unpalatable as enemies would aggro in a different direction every split second. With enemies running all over topside, it made shipboard combat more of a sprint than a sparring match. Now I've noticed--though my evidence is not scientific--that enemies tend to settle on their targets more readily, with seemingly less running about during fights.
Avatar combat as a whole has markedly improved. The difficulty has been reined in so much that I felt compelled to visit the Port Captain (one is found is every town) and kick the difficulty up a notch. This puts less computer-controlled allies on my side and more enemies on the other. Should this prove daunting then I can just as easily ratchet it back down to a more favorable degree. Sad as I am to say it, however, combat remains a jerky prospect, and needs to quit trying to serve as such a frenetic foil to the deliberately-paced ship-to-ship combat.
Of course, PvP'ing against other player captains doesn't grant any leeway in difficulty. And as I wander about the sparsely-populated towns, and as I sail the largely empty sea lanes, I bear witness to another slowly sinking MMO. The few players I see in passing are all--without exception--at the level 50 cap. Odds are that I'd see at least one, maybe two, lower level players. And I'm sure they're out there, but I sure didn't see them. Flying Lab Software went from eleven servers down to four in April of last year, and they're holding fast to that number. Still, the based-in-reality backdrop, the non-flashy avatar combat, heavily-instanced land-based missions, and the humans-only lack of fantasy fiction may not provide enough of a ritual escape for the online roleplaying crowd. Nevertheless, Burning Sea's ship-to-ship combat is second to absolutely none, and it should be a crime punishable by law for fans of nautical combat to not invest at least a month into Flying Lab Software's Caribbean.
The "Clash of Steel" avatar combat revamp serves as more than a tweak and less than an overhaul in terms of the change it brings. The to-and-fro flow of combat is not entirely removed, but is notably lessened, while other deviations from the older formula make melee combat a much easier pill to swallow. Still, ship-to-ship combat is Burning Sea's belle of the ball, singularly making up for the still shaky melee.
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Surprise to see The Justin thread still going strong. I thought this forum diidn't like him.
Eternal youth and endless life. I'll sacrifice everything and everyone to obtain it
The biggest stars often have more people hating them than loving them. Its actually good for their career because it keeps people talking about them.
It applies to Justin on JUB I guess.
If they had more people hating them than loving them they wouldn't be big stars.^ They'd just be someone most people hated. The reason stars are stars is because they're beloved not because they're hated.
I don't particularly think he needs to "bulk" up...but he needs to work on his shoulders more...I really think that that is what makes him look so skinny.
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OH and those ridiculously long tank tops and oversized everything
Its a shame that he doesnt have the face to go with that body.
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he even manages to look hot in dungarees. Awesome
Does he have those tattoo or are they from the model
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Bieber receiving a Diamond Jubilee Award from the Prime Minister of Canada:
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I really don't like the fact that he drives... he's TOO famous to be driving his own car around LA. If it was a small town or something, sure... but the paparazzi are too crazy in LA.
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