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They say it's different.
They say pitching the ninth inning is different than pitching the eighth inning.
Today, David Robertson might agree.
Before Mariano Rivera's season ended last Thursday night, Robertson hadn't pitched in a save situation all season. His next outing came a few nights later, but it wasn't a save situation. He entered in the ninth inning, but the Yankees were up 6-2 against the Royals; Robertson struck out all three batters he faced.
Robertson didn't pitch the ninth inning in a save situation last year, either. Last year, Robertson was the Yankees' eighth-inning guy, and performed brilliant. If you combine his 2011 and his 2012 before his first save situation -- we'll get to that moment in a moment -- Robertson pitched as well as any relief pitcher in the major leagues.
In 78⅔ innings, Robertson gave up 47 hits and allowed eight runs. He struck out 121 batters, and his ERA was ... well, his ERA was simply ridiculous: 0.92.
As you might imagine, no pitcher with as many innings as Robertson sported an ERA so low; in fact, no pitcher with at least 50 innings since Opening Day in 2011 has an ERA that begins with a zero. David Robertson was on a planet of his own.
As an eighth-inning setup man.
As a closer? Not so much.
Tuesday night, Robertson got his first shot as the Yankees' closer. And he did convert the save opportunity, but not before giving up a hit and a couple of walks to load the bases, finally escaping by striking out the dangerous Carlos Pena.
Wednesday night, there would be no escape. Asked to protect a 1-0 lead, Robertson gave up consecutive first-pitch singles, a walk, and then a game-tying sacrifice fly before Matt Joyce unloaded a three-run homer to blow things open. That was the most shocking thing, as Robertson had given up just one home run in his previous 98 appearances.
Is it a coincidence, then? That after a season-plus with a 0.92 ERA, Robertson would suddenly give up four hits and three walks in his first two outings as the Yankees' designated closer?
Ask me again in a few weeks. Maybe the ninth inning is different. But it's not like the eighth inning doesn't have its pressures, too. Or maybe it's not the ninth inning, per se. Maybe it's the pressure of replacing a legend. Maybe that's a pressure to which one can be accustomed. To which David Robertson can be come accustomed, anyway.
Ask him again in a few weeks.


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Businesses are being poached across state lines, but now a group has come together hoping to bring peace to the border war.
The Kansas City metro stretches across two states. State Line Road is the dividing line between Kansas and Missouri, and the competition for businesses is heating up.
Overland Park and Lenexa are two Kansas towns that benefit from their close proximity to Missouri. In recent years, several businesses have set up shop in those cities, leaving Missouri behind for lower tax rates.
While some may call it healthy competition, others see it as bad business.
"We shouldn't have some sort of race to the bottom to create jobs that don't create any kind of quality of life," said state Sen. Paul LeVota in Missouri's 11th District.
If that sounds like sour grapes from a Missouri politician, consider that his colleague across the state line agrees.
"Our local business leaders from both sides of the state line needs to step up and say, 'it is time to stop and re-evaluate,' because at the end of the day, we're not doing any favors for anybody here," said state Sen. Tom Holland in Kansas' 3rd District.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback had embarked on an aggressive tax-cutting policy which sweetened the pot by offering incentives to businesses willing to relocate.
Missouri passed a similar tax measure, which Gov. Jay Nixon recently vetoed.
Critics and some economists say tax incentives prevent revenue from going into schools and local roads which ends up hurting both states in the long term. That was the focus of a recent University of Missouri-Kansas City forum.
"In terms of the message to economic students lowering taxes, it is which taxes and at what expense. It is questionable in terms of where our revenue is going to come from," said Annie McKay with the Kansas Center for Economic Growth.
The Missouri State Legislature is now considering whether to override that veto, but it appears unlikely at least right now.
As for the border war, both politicians say the states should be working together.
Some of the biggest companies to cross the state line lines are Freightquote.com, moving their 1,000 employees from Lenexa to south Kansas City.
J.P. Morgan moved to Overland Park from Kansas City with 800 employees in tow, and AMC is packing up 450 Kansas City workers and heading to Leawood.
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"Hello everyone,
I know I will likely get flamed for this, but i work for j list in the San Diego office.
i know the japan side needs improvement on their customer service and I am working with them on it. but it is slower then I would like.
make sure to use our trouble ticket system or reply to the tracking mails you get from me for orders from the USA (shirts and games) and I will do what I can to help you out.
i will also say when I have gotten items from the japan side it can be a bit frustrating. i am not here to sell anything or to change your minds, i just want you to know we are listening, and some of us are trying to make it better.
Shipping and Warehouse Manager
USA Office
P.S. i am giving us a 3/5 we have room for improvement.
have a great day everyone.
"just dont buy from j-list
they all liar."
"Wow. For a site so handsomely so put together, the service behind the scenes is shamefully below par. If you make an order, don't even expect them to bother shipping that order for the next 2 weeks.
The items are actually all overpriced compared to any other online retailer, the service is too slow to ever be considered professional or even remotely competent, they give 0 support to buyers who didn't make an account with them, and they don't actually respond to emails.
Everything they sell can be gotten from Amazon for up to 30% cheaper... plus it will be shipped that day, oftentimes from merchants already inside the States.
Do not bother with Jlist.com. It's a deplorable mess run by some lazy and greedy animals. Only giving 1 star because there is no option to give 0."
"This website is just terrible. I ordered a figma figure from them last October and didn't hear from them until late February. "it takes 4-6 weeks" I hear you cry. But that was not the problem. I was expecting a generic "you weren't home, so it's in your local post office" message. This is where shit hit the fan. They said they could not find my home address and is currently sitting in some warehouse in California until I fix my address. Well, after looking at my info and double checking, the address was/is fine and should be located (fed ex and ups find me just fine). I send them a reply stating the address is correct and the order should be sent. I did not receive a reply shortly and thought that they were on top of things. HUGE MISTAKE, instead what follows is the bane of my existence. Every single month now I receive an automated message stating I never replied to them and should contact them immediately. Yet it always states the same amount of time. So they're receiving my messages, ignore them and send me another message doing the same song and dance. I will never recommend this place to my friends and I hope no one shops there again so they don't get ripped off as bad as I did."
"I have bought T-shirts for my son at Christmas time and I was billed twice. They keep telling me it is a Paypal issue. Paypal is telling me to contact J-List. I am not getting anywhere with J-List. I will never buy again from this supplier. First time and last time regardless how nice or original the stuff is. Never had any issue before buying online or paying through paypal. I am not a happy camper, for sure! Update: J-List came through and refunded the overcharge. It was a headache but in the end, it got resolved. Thanks Nicholas Graham from J-List!"
"I ordered a magazine subscription for Animedia Magazine on October 13th 2013 for $12 and I paid $16 extra for EMS Express Shipping (3-5 days). Total is $28. I get the confirmation email with my invoice details, etc. It's now November 7th and I don't have my magazine, tracking information, or any confirmation that it's been shipped or processed. I go on the website and check to see what's going on and there is absolutely NO information whatsoever about my order.
I've contacted J-List representatives by email (because there is no customer service number..) several (and I mean SEVERAL) times, but they keep telling me that my subscription starts in November. Uhh yeah okay.
So this guy named Nicholas emails me after I demand that my November issue of Animedia be shipped and that I be given tracking information (There is one in stock on the website..or so it says). He tells me that he can get me the October issue and I clearly told him that I wanted the November one. I'd be fine with the October issue, but now that it's November I want to keep up with the new anime. Anyways, he emails back and told me that my card was declined. Why was he trying to charge me? I already paid $28 on the 13th of October. Does this money just get wasted? Basically they wanted me to pay $28 for nothing, and then another $28 for the actual magazine to be shipped. My next billing cycle is November 13th and I will NOT be renewing my subscription if this is how they work (which seems that it is based on other customer reviews).
J-List "You've got an enemy in Japan" is more like it."
"The first couple of times they were good, but on the third order they are taking forever and this time I paid extra for faster shipping - I was promised it would only take 2 weeks, it's been 3 weeks since I paid and I finally got an email saying that my order has shipped. What happened? Did it really take 3 weeks just to confirm my payment? :("
"I know they've gotten a ton of bad ratings, but there was a PC game being offered by very few stores, so I took a chance on J-List. I did pay via PayPal so that I could use PayPal Buyer Protection if ripped off, but as I mostly expected, the order went as it should. Product received in less than a week, came with extra items I can only describe as hilarious and/or sad. Nonetheless, no problems."
"I'm looking at some of the other reviews here and I guess I lucked out. I ordered a Studio Ghibli pocket diary calendar after the other retailer I usually buy them from didn't stock them this year, so it was a small item. It was shipped right away and got to me in a timely fashion. I used a trackable shipping method, which I have found is a must when dealing with a company from overseas. I also used PayPal. I liked how their prices were listed in US dollars, too. "
"If i could rate 0 stars I would. I have been waiting 7 weeks for my order. I finally e-mailed them and there response was my credit card was declined saying they sent me a CC refusal e-mail yet i've been checking my email and have never once gotten an e-mail about my order nor an e-mail about my card being refused? Although they still managed to charge me a $5 dollar cancellation fee? I had enough money to cover my order how can they refuse MY money and then take a $5 cancellation fee after refusing it? Don't trust J-List and make your orders somewhere else."
"I used to like this site. I wasted so much money on things I thought were great. However, I realized the hard way just how much I wasted. The only thing I didn't like at the time was that the owner, Peter Payne, was braggy, a narc and acted like he was better than others simply because he is a president of a company. However, after being fortunate enough to go to Japan myself, I realized just how much he was overcharging people for stuff that you can get if you look hard enough. The slap in the face was when I check one of the prices for a book. 60 dollars on Jlist. Not too bad if you want it enough right? Well just the other day I saw the same item in a bookstore, for....20 dollars, or roughly 1500 yen. seriously? And this isn't just for one item, but many which are marked up extremely high. The last insult was a banana container for 8 dollars on the shop, 100 yen in Japan. I swore off of jlist after this because I realized that this site is ripping people off at such a crazy amount. Save your money, and even if you may not have the chance to go to Japan, I have seen many import shops that have the same exact items at a much lower price.Not to mention they are scamming people with the shipping prices. 12.50 in shipping for that candy? Yeah, right. you could get that shiped through another company for 4.50."
"J-List is painfully slow at processing orders and their customer service comes across as snarky and unhelpful. I ordered a video game that was listed as in-stock, and it took over two weeks to be shipped after my card was charged. That is absolutely unacceptable.
It's a shame, too. J-List stocks a lot of interesting stuff and does a wonderful job with the site's presentation, but it's obviously a disaster behind the scenes. Not recommended."
"I have ordered twice from J-list. On the first occasion, one item out of the shipment was missing and (without notifying me) replaced in the shipping box with a completely different (and enigmatic) food product. I never could figure out what the hell that thing was. What was especially bad was that I was not forewarned or simply notified then refunded for that one missing item. On the second occasion, five items were missing from the shipment. Adding to that, the missing items were no longer listed on their website. Even further, one food item received had expired before I had even placed the order, and J-list did not respond to my concerns regarding that. Great looking website. Abysmal customer service. EFFECTIVELY, THEY JUST DON'T CARE.
"I have been purchasing stuff online for years without much issues. I tried purchasing from them late last year and heres their reply, "We need to receive a scan of your credit and ID (both sides of each) in order to process your order. Please send a computer scan to this email address". a scan of both sides of my credit card and id sent via email? really?
At first i thought it was an error and asked them about it, they confirmed it and promised to "delete it once its verified". i refused and when i suggested for other forms of payment like paypal, they simply ignored all my emails. its been months since and i have yet to hear from them."
"This is an overall review.
I used to love jlist. I bought a lot of merchandise from them back in the day but recently they have gone down in service.
They list items as in-stock and then take weeks to ship them and most of the time when they do ship your order it is always short a few items and they don't give you the professional courtesy of informing you that certain items are unavailable for shipping BEFORE they ship.
One time I had to contact them about it and it still took a few days for them to get back to me with info on when the remaining items would be available. Keep in mind these items were listed as in stock. They said please allow several more days...well after about three weeks and not even one email from them explaining the delay I emailed and canceled that portion of the order.
Now my remaining credit is a small dollar amount but I've had nothing but problems trying to get a refund. Read the reviews online and take it seriously when people write that their customer service is atrocious. I don't know why I continue to do business with them except that they do have a good selection of items. However after being treated as if I was the one bothering them I have officially sworn off of jlist.com. A customer shouldn't have to harass a business to get even sub-par service. I would rather go to Japan Town in CA (where you can literally find everything jlist sells and more for cheaper prices) or the Japanese Market in NJ/NY.
I'm usually big on recommending sites but I want to expose them on their practice more than anything else. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with treating customers like the crap they scrape off the bottom of their feet just because they offer items that are hard to find for non-Japanese.
Seriously stay away from jlist, I don't know if this is how it's done in Japan but their extremely poor customer service ruins any positive experience or enjoyment you may get from the products. They really don't care about you once you've made your order. And you will have an incredibly difficult and seemingly impossible time getting in touch with them. They used to have a number listed but they removed that and put in a help center ticket system that either no one monitors or they just junk altogether. They also use an automated email so if you reply to an email they sent it comes back as undelivered, basically forcing you to use their inefficient ticket system.
If you order something that they physically have in stock then you'll have no problems with jlist.com and might even disagree with me on service but god help you if they don't have it stock in San Diego. (which they don't for most items) because then it is customer service hell for you.
People complain about outsourcing when it comes to getting customer service on items like laptops, desktops, or IT help but I would take all the Indian reps I've spoken to this year over jlist. They are THAT bad.


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Dr. Oz was Born ... :
... June 11, 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of a professor and doctor, Mustafa Öz, and older brother to two sisters, Seval and Nazlim.
The Early Years :
Talk about an overachiever. Dr. Oz received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and obtained a joint MD and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Wharton Business School. To prove his overachiever status, he went on to win his college's Captain's Athletic Award for leadership and was class president followed by president of the student body during medical school.
Medical Professional:
Today, Dr. Oz is vice-chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Research includes heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, complementary medicine and health care policy. Then there are the more than 400 original publications, book chapters, and medical books and patents. Not to mention the 250 heart operations he performs annually.
It's no wonder he caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey.
Becoming a Talk Show Host :
Dr. Oz's success soon landed him on television, making appearances on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Larry King Live and The View. He served as chief medical consultant on the Discovery Channel's Transplant! series. And for more than five seasons, he has been the wildly popular featured health expert onThe Oprah Winfrey Show.
So popular that Oprah and her Harpo Production company has spun his success off as a syndicated talk show, The Dr. Oz Show.
What Does the Future Hold? :
If The Dr. Oz Show becomes a success – and there is every indication it will – Dr. Oz is likely to become the next Dr. Phil. But with such wild success already, in both his personal and professional career, it is more likely that becoming a talk show host is a new experience for a charismatic guy who has already done it all.
And Just for Fun:
- Married to Lisa Oz, an author and Reiki master. They have four children.
- Has authored more than 400 original publications, book chapters, and medical books.
- Performs 250 heart operations annually.
- Host of a daily talk show on Sirius XM Radio's Oprah Radio
- Authored five. New York Times best sellers including "You: The Owner's Manual", "You: The Smart Patient", "YOU: On a Diet", "YOU: Staying Young", "YOU: Being
- Beautiful" as well as the award winning "Healing from the Heart".
- Belongs to every major professional society for heart surgeons
- Honored as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People, Esquire magazine's 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century
- Called a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum
- Won the prestigious Gross Surgical Research Scholarship
- Received an honorary doctorate from Istanbul University
- Voted "The Best and Brightest" by Esquire Magazine,
- Voted "Doctor of the Year" by Hippocrates magazine and "Healer of the Millennium" by Healthy Living magazine.


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Six homes built to IBHS "Fortified"
specificationssurvived Ike's storm
surge. About halfway up the pilings are the remains of
utility decks set slightly above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE).
Though not intentionally installed as "breakaway" elements, these
lower decks were torn off by waves. (Photo by Richard
When dawn broke after the midnight landfall of Hurricane Ike a year
ago, virtually every residence on the Bolivar Peninsula had been
swept away by the hurricane's overwhelming storm surge. Standing as
lonely exceptions on the scoured beach, however, were 10 out of 13
homes built to the above-code standards of the Institute for
Building and Home Safety's "Fortified... for safer living" program.
(The other 3 homes, experts believe, were probably taken out when
their pilings were struck by floating debris from other nearby
A year of study later, IBHS has released a full report on
Hurricane Ike. The report, "Hurricane
Ike: Nature's Force Versus Structural Strength," draws on the
lessons of the of the 10 surviving Fortified homes. But it goes
beyond those examples to examine a range of issues in
storm-resistant construction, making observations and
recommendations relating to key topics, including elevation,
wind-driven rain intrusion, roof attachment, and roof deck
waterproofing. Also included is a guide for retrofitting existing
homes to boost their resistance to wind, rain, and flood.
The key difference between the 10 surviving Fortified houses and
their vanished neighbors was the height of the buildings' first
framed floor. The builder installed open utility decks for the
homes at an elevation slightly above the area's 19-foot Base Flood
Elevation (BFE), then framed the floor systems for the first
occupied stories 8 feet higher than that. In the storm, the utility
decks were lost to storm surge wave action — but the
foundation pilings, and the homes' occupied space, survived.
IBHS argues that Ike demonstrated the limitations of building at or
near the Base Flood Elevation (BFE), which is based on a
statistically estimated 1% probability that water will reach the
established elevation in any given year. While this likelihood is
often described as a "100-year flood," wave action above the BFE is
actually a strong possibility far more frequently than every
hundred years.
The report notes, "A '100-year flood' means that the level of
flood water has a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded
in any single year. However, it is well recognized in the
engineering community that coastal homes built to this level have a
26 percent chance of being flooded or demolished over the life of a
30-year mortgage. This chance increases to about 40 percent over a
50-year period." Building higher than the BFE improves the
building's long-term odds of survival, explains IBHS: "For example,
building to a 500-year flood elevation reduces the chance of surge
exceeding the base elevation to about 10 percent over a 50-year
A scene of devastation surrounds the surviving
Fortified homes. Nearly every house on Bolivar was
destroyed by Ike's storm surge. Many, although sturdily built and
properly attached to foundations, failed because their elevations
were insufficient to keep them above the wave action of the surge.
(Photos by Tim Reinhold)
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4.3/5 rDev +4.4%
A great old pub tucked in the middle of the buildings just outside Leed's Victorian section. If you didn't know it was there you may have difficulty finding it. Many nice ales on draft. The owners were very nice and willing to talk - I visited on a week night. The copper bar and tables are fantastic, and enjoying a couple pints outside in the summer evening was also very enjoyable. This pub has been here longer than the USA has been afree from British reign. Highly recommended if you're in Leeds.
10-22-2009 04:16:10 | More by aaronh
4.06/5 rDev -1.5%
Whitelocks is said to be the oldest pub in Leeds. It is tucked a way in a narrow back alley of Briggate Rd in the old Victorian blocks right downtown. At least it is Leeds' smallest pub. It is not much bigger than a closet. Guests have to squeeze in through the door, apologizing for stepping on people's toes all the way up the bar (which is only a couple of steps away). Along the windows are some chairs and tables. Forget about ventilation. In the summertime guests can sit in the alley outside. The bartenders work on some sort of boardwalk behind the bar which make them appear somewhat elevated when they crouch underneath the low ceiling. The selection includes some good handpulled IPAs such as Greene King and Deuchar's. The crowd appeared to be professionals stopping in for a pint on their way home from work. I suppose the pub's originality draws tourists during the season. It's convenient location is reason enough to drop in if you are in Leeds.
12-20-2005 17:40:30 | More by JanM
4/5 rDev -2.9%
I visited Whitelocks (just off Briggate) on a recent Tuesday evening (November 2009).
This is a classic Victorian pub, with a preservation order on it, one of the most antique in Leeds, and as Property people would say; has many period features intact! Sure, the copper counter top and copper tops to the tables are probably recent, but the bar is original, with beautiful green and brown tiling. It has a separate curtained-off bit to the right that serves as a restaurant.
They had a very good selection of hand pulled cask ales; Leeds Best (from the newish Leeds brewery that started in 2007), Theakston's Old Peculier, and guest ales Fireside, Young's Ale, Easy Rider and London Pride.
I had the Leed Best and the Old Peculier and the OP was particularly superb.
We also ate in Whitelocks. It was decent solid fare; my pal had fish and chips and I had a steak pie with mash, gravy, cauli and peas.
The toilets are located upstairs and they were spotlessly clean. they also (I believe) have another bar room upstairs that can be hired out, or opens for special occasions.
This place is an oasis in the middle of the Leeds city centre shpping district.
11-19-2009 16:23:56 | More by JohnfromDublin
Whitelocks in Leeds, United Kingdom (England)
- out of 100 based on 3 ratings.


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Centre Mont-Royal
Montreal, Canada
July 13-17, 2009
Ric Wheeler
Ric works at Red Hat as the manager and part time architect of the file system team. He has extensive experience in storage and file systems after spending ten years at EMC in its Symmetrix and Centera groups, four years at The Open Group's Research Institute and four years at Thinking Machines working on the CM5 operating system. In the distant past, Ric worked on the original MOSIX process migration system at Hebrew University's distributed systems laboratory. For the past ten years, he has been active in the Linux file system and IO world where he helped organize workshops, inform open source developers about high end storage and helped advance the robustness of the Linux IO & file system stack.
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Stunning Newly Built Home in Country Club Setting in Lake Naomi
- bedrooms 6
- baths 4
- sleeps 16
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Timber Trails
rates (USD)
/ week
vacation rental description
This new home features 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, family room, living room
and loft. The spacious kitchen is a chef's dream. Air Conditioning.
Located in the Lake Naomi County Club an additional fee provides
access to all of the amenities of the club - heated pools, beaches,
golf, tennis, restaurants, kid's clubs and built in
May 2007 the Community Center with indoor pool, hot tub, fitness
center, kids game room and much more. Within 15 minutes to Camel back/
Camel beach, Jack Frost and Big Boulder Ski Resorts. Also minutes from, Mt. Airy Casino, Pocono Raceway and the new NASCAR store. Whether you are into sports, shopping, sightseeing or just hanging out with a cool drink and a
book, you will not find a more beautiful location in the Poconos.
Highlights of this house include a large deck with grounds bordering
State Gamelands. There are 4 TVs, a DVD/ VCR. The kitchen is fully
stocked with dinnerware, cookware, microwave, toaster, coffeemaker,
range, BBQ grill, refrigerator and dishwashers. This is a non smoking
vacation rental location
property availability
- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
Last modified on 08-4-2014 at 9:34 AM.
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Jennifer Handwerk 267-218-5980
house rental amenities
Newly built in 2006 on 1.5 wooded acres, 11 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 4 baths,
East and West wing sleeping areas-each with master bedroom, sleeps 16,
central air conditioning, 40" HD plasma TV, WIFI, 3400 SF designer
decorated, 2 master bedrooms-one with fireplace, 2 propane fireplaces,
large rear deck w/ patio furniture, Large open kitchen, Island w/
chairs, Stereo system wired inside & outside, Ceiling Fans, Microwave,
2 Dishwashers, 4 TV's, Washer & Dryer, Professionally Landscaped
activities and attractions in Lake Naomi Poconos
Lake Naomi has it all. Scenic lake with beaches, two pool clubs,
challenging golf course, HarTru and conventional tennis, fitness
center and club house restaurant. You can swim, bike, hike and fish to
your heart's content. Summers are paradise, with a full calendar of
activities for adults and children (including daycare/ camp programs).
In the Winter, you can ski, tube, snowmobile and ride horses within 15
minutes of our home. Nearby attractions: Camel beach (summer fun
park); Camel back (ski area); Crossings (outlet mall); antique and
craft shops; Pocono Raceway (NASCAR/ Indy); white water rafting;
horseback riding; Jack Frost/ Big Boulder ski areas; Mt. Airy Casino; state-of-the-art bowling center. The necessities of life are 10 minutes away; Walmart
Super Center, Kmart and other shops. You'll find restaurants of all
types in close proximity.
vacation rental rates
$2050/weekend - 3 days and 2 nights (all non-peak rentals)
$2550/weekend - 3 days and 2 nights(Winter Peak Season) 12/13/13-3/10/14
$3075-$4475/week (Summer Peak Season) 5/24/14-9/2/14 email or call for rates
Holdiay upcharges:
Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King, Presidents's add $350
Christmas: add $500
New Year's: add $2000
Fees: Cleaning: $ 150.00
Refundable Security Deposit: $750.00
Parties must be over the age of 30-no students or singles under age 30.
Additional fee for use of the Lake Naomi Club facilities-optional.
Jennifer Handwerk 267-218-5980
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Lake Naomi
- Golf
- Swim
- Boating/Sailing
- Hiking
Jennifer Handwerk , owner


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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Wilmington Business Development is asking New Hanover County to partner with the City of Wilmington in a grant that would allow Castle Branch to expand their current location into their world headquarters.
Castle Branch, which is located near Mayfaire Town Center, does employee background checks and recently grew into screening those in the health care industry.
Castle Branch President Joe Finley told WECT in August of 2012 that he company recently expanded to California, but reiterated that the company is committed to the Wilmington community.
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The highlight of their visit was the last event: a recording session of five works by student composers. We've had guest contemporary ensembles do reading sessions many times before, and they are all very helpful, but this one was extraordinary. Part of the reason is that we've become better at organizing the sessions on our end, but a lot of it had to do with the commitment and skill of our guests. Each student came away with an outstanding recording, and a lot to think and talk about in the weeks to come.
The concert the night before was full of goodies. It started off with Steve Reich's Vermont Counterpoint, which is a piece I'd enjoy more on recording than live, because you can't help trying to listen for the live flutist in all of the recorded flute counterpoint, which is a futile exercise. Elliott Carter's Esprit rude/esprit doux II is okay but not one of my favorites – as my wife says, it sounds a bit like Carter doing Carter, rather than a compelling work on its own merits.
But the rest of the concert was great, especially pieces by Huang Ruo and Franco Donatoni. Huang Ruo's: Concerto No. 3: Divergence is one of a series of pieces he has written for the ensemble. It has all of the things you would hope to hear in a young composer: fresh, vivid ideas, over-the-top theatrics, a couple of creative dead ends – things he probably benefited from trying once. And Donatoni's Arpege was full of arresting combinations and intricately woven games.
I have further thoughts on the concert that I hope to get to in a future post.
We also had two master classes, a round table lunch, a symposium and a number of informal encounters. About the only downer was the cancellation of their flight from Newark, which meant they arrived late and we had to compress some of their activities. Continental said the cancellation was due to weather, but I'm suspicious, because I was under the impression that we always have weather. It's clear to me that the airline is involved in some kind of a conspiracy against new music.


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On April 18, 1943, during World War II, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, was killed as his plane was shot down by U.S. fighters while approaching Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.
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In 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Mass., warning American colonists that the British were coming.
In 1831, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa was officially opened.
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Lehman Brothers is threatening to unseat UBS as the most favored among five banks that underwrite subprime-mortgage securitizations for IndyMac.
The two banks are running neck-and-neck in a unique point-based contest that IndyMac uses to pick the institutions that will distribute those issues each year. The winner of the current showdown will run the books on the Pasadena, Calif., lender's next offering in its "INABS" series, via the IndyMac Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust.
IndyMac expects to issue $5 billion of bonds through that platform in 2007, up from $4.2 billion in 2006 and $3.2 billion in 2005. Considering that the most recent issue in the program topped $1.3 billion, the lead underwriter for the next deal - scheduled for early 2007 - stands to pocket up to $3 million of fees.
That institution will also be part of a five-bank group that will manage all of the lender's INABS issues next year, as will the existing syndicate members with the next three highest scores. The final spot will go to a newcomer, as IndyMac usually drops the lowest-scoring bank from its syndicate.
UBS, the previous contest winner, still leads the scoring. It's followed by Lehman, RBS Greenwich Capital, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley, in that order. But only the thinnest of margins separates UBS and Lehman, and IndyMac has not finished its tabulations yet, said Andrew Sciandra, who came up with the idea for the annual runoff in 2004.
Meanwhile, it looks like Deutsche Bank will replace Morgan Stanley in the number-five slot. While banks in the rotation have the most chances to score points throughout the year, Deutsche has the edge so far in 2006.
Morgan Stanley's tally dipped after IndyMac's main contact there, banker Forchi Chen, transferred from New York to a sales-related position in Hong Kong. While Morgan Stanley's Albert Han is putting forth a solid effort for the company now, the transition hasn't been seamless, said Sciandra. "Forchi knew us well," he said. "He spent a lot of time with us, meeting with investors. Albert will get there in time."
The IndyMac executives noted that Deutsche was dropped from their syndicate in 2004, following the departures of several key staffers from the bank's underwriting area. But bankers Ryan Stark and Randall Johnson stepped up Deutsche's focus on the lender and arranged a string of meetings with investors this year. "They're definitely acting like a bank that wants to get back in the rotation," Sciandra said.
IndyMac's point person at UBS is Patrick Fitzsimonds. Scott Stimpfel fills that role at Lehman. IndyMac also works closely with Credit Suisse's Elton Wells and Greenwich's Adam Smith.
Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch are strong contenders to join that group in 2008, although IndyMac doesn't plan to include more than five underwriters in the syndicate.
IndyMac awards points to banks for their efforts to distribute its bonds to wider investor bases, conduct pertinent research, come up with useful new deal structures and fund its other loan products. The last category, added this year, gives banks credit for purchasing packages of prime-quality mortgages from the lender - credits that the buyers often securitize via IndyMac's SEC-registered shelf entities or through their own issuing vehicles.
That factor helped Lehman immensely this year, since it purchased $13 billion of IndyMac's credits. Deutsche was the next largest buyer, taking $5 billion.
Underwriters also accumulate points for running smooth operations and offering IndyMac "corporate support," such as warehouse financing and equity-analyst coverage.
Sciandra runs a trading team at IndyMac that sells or securitizes some $25 billion of mortgage-related credits that the lender originates each quarter, including prime-quality, subprime and alternative-A loans. He's closely assisted by senior trader Jim Shirreffs and senior analyst Bernard Guanio.
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The West Pier is the subject of hundreds, if not thousands, of amateur photographs and paintings by Brighton artists every year.
But how has it featured in the mainstream arts?
Perhaps its most famous appearance was as the setting for scenes from Richard Attenborough's 1969 film Oh! What a Lovely War starring John Mills.
It was also used as a location for a very different film four years later in 1973 - Carry On Girls (the Palace Pier featured in the earlier Carry On At Your Convenience).
The smouldering pier also provided a backdrop to Hove renaissance man Nick Cave's second novel The Death of Bunny Munro, set in Brighton in 2003.
It was also the subject of Patrick Hamilton's The West Pier, which was described by Graham Greene (author of Brighton Rock) as "the best book written about Brighton".
Indie band James shot their video for Just Like Fred Astaire on the West Pier and the nearby seafront:
It starred Brighton actor Ralph Brown, who also directed this 2000 video by the Crocketts, Host - also shot on the pier:
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Organizations interested in applying for 2011-12 fiscal year reimbursable grants from the City of Kansas City, Mo., Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund are invited to attend the annual informational workshop. Three workshops are scheduled:
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1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon butter
2 – 3 tablespoons cold water
2 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 (12-ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
2 tablespoons dark molasses
2 large eggs
1 egg white
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
To make the crust, combine flour, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in food processor; pulse until blended. Add oil and butter. Pulse until coarse crumbs form. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse until a soft dough forms. Flatten dough into a disk; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 12-inch circle; ease it into 10-inch deep dish pie plate, pressing evenly onto bottom and up sides of pan. Prick dough all over with fork. Crimp edges.
Line pie crust with foil; fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake 20 minutes; remove foil and weights. Return crust to oven and bake just until dough is lightly browned, 10 – 12 minutes. Cool crust in pan on rack 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, to make filling, combine sweet potatoes and brown sugar in food processor and pulse until smooth. Add milk, molasses, egg, egg white, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; pulse until blended. Pour filling into crust. Bake just until center is set, 40 – 45 minutes. Cool completely on rack. Chill until ready to serve. Cut into 12 slices.
Servings: 12
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Per Serving: (1 slice) 232 Cal; 6 g Protein; 6 g Tot Fat; 1 g Sat Fat; 3 g Mono Fat; 40 g Carb; 2 g Fiber; 23 g Sugar; 127 mg Calcium; 2 mg Iron; 227 mg Sodium; 45 mg Cholesterol
Test Kitchen Tip: You can easily substitute 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
Original recipe courtesy Paula Deen: Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie
Lightened Up recipe courtesy of Bobby Deen and the Paula Deen Test Kitchen
Bobby Deen is the younger son of celebrity chef Paula Deen. Like older brother Jamie, the Savannah resident has helped shape the Deen media empire with a series of highly successful commercial collaborations, ranging from three best selling cookbooks to the series Road Tasted on the Food Network, and the award winning Lady and Sons Restaurant in Savannah. On a personal side, he was also named one of People Magazine's Most Eligible Bachelors in 2007.
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I love to cook Paula's recipes and I think its great Bobby has lightened them up so I can eat them without worrying about extra calories or fat. I wished he would come out with a recipe book on Paula's recipes lightened up.
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Rally de Mexico: Sebastien Loeb Triumphs in Latin America, Tops World Rally Championship Standings
Sebastien Loeb is super accustomed to leaving just about everyone in his dust.
Oakley's Rally Car Superstar continued his speedy supremacy last week by tallying his sixth straight Rally Mexico race – blasting the field by more than 42 seconds. The result extends his already commanding World Rally Championship lead to a massive 66 points after three of 13 rounds.
"I am very happy," Sebastien said, rocking his Oakley eyewear after the race. "I always win here. It is a great result for the team as well, with Mikko finishing second, a one-two for us."
Fellow Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen grabbed the lead early on. But a charging Sebastien saw himself power to the front mid-way through leg one. It was smooth sailing from there.
"It really has been a perfect weekend. The rally was very difficult and I had to push really hard to shake off Mikko. Once I'd built up a bit of gap I was able to control the race a bit more but I stayed alert nonetheless."
Congratulations to Sebastien for yet another display of dominance in Mexico!
1 Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 4hours15min32.700
2 Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Citroen +42.4sec
3 Petter Solberg (Norway) Ford +2min11.4
4 Mads Ostberg (Norway) Ford +4min51.5
5 Ott Taenak (Estonia) Ford +5min02.6
6 Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar) Citroen +6min41.4
7 Armindo Araujo (Portugal) Mini +12min46.9
8 Sebastien Ogier (France) Ford +14min57.8
9 Ken Block (US) Subaru +22min26.8
10 Ricardo Trivino (Mexico) Ford +23min30.7


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I applied through college or university and the process took 2+ weeks - interviewed at 50 Below in January 2010.
Interview Details There really was none. I talked to the manager for 10 minutes and was hired later that day.
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I applied through an employee referral and the process took 2 months - interviewed at 50 Below in August 2012.
Interview Details There was a bit of back and forth as to whether or not I would interview because they were waiting for confirmation that an employee would be leaving. I already knew some of the employees there, and came in for a field day first to see if I would enjoy the work before interviewing. After I confirmed that I would love to interview, there was a hiring freeze and I was put on hold for an interview. A few weeks prior to filing bankruptcy I came in for an interview with the supervisor and the manager. Both were very professional and up-front about the financial situation of the company. They made sure I knew what I would possibly be going in to. The interview was very casual and relaxed, and I felt at ease. Afterward, there was a delay because the former owner wouldn't sign off on the new hire paperwork. The manager was very patient in reassuring me that they wanted to move forward but that they were waiting on the owner's signature. A few weeks after my interview I received my official offer, and accepted.
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I applied through a recruiter - interviewed at 50 Below in April 2013.
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I applied online and the process took 3 weeks - interviewed at 50 Below.
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I applied online and the process took 4+ weeks - interviewed at 50 Below in June 2010.
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March 22nd, 2013
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It took us a little longer this season, but we arrived at the magic 100″ settled base depth at 3 pm today. With a 362″ season-to-date snowfall total, we need to remind all everyone that there is more fun to be had! Check out Spring in Alta.


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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- Aston Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov and Bolton winger Martin Petrov are out of Bulgaria's friendly at Hungary later this month.
Coach Lyuboslav Penev didn't say why the pair will be missing for the Feb. 29 game in Gyor when announcing his squad on Wednesday.
Penev failed to persuade Dimitar Berbatov to return to the squad. The Manchester United forward retired from international football in 2010, saying the national team is too stressful.
Five players from current Bulgarian league leader Ludogorets are in the 21-man squad, as is striker Valeri Bojinov, who has moved on loan to Lecce from Sporting Lisbon.


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And so it is written that it is incredibly difficult to say "Goodbye" to yesterday. We shall remember the wonderful times that made us laugh, they certainly outweigh the bad. I had a belief that we'd get Jeff forever, but as we can clearly see, forever's gone away. I repeat, it is incredibly difficult to say "Goodbye", "So long", and "See you on USSM" to yesterday.
The dust has now been given just about a week to settle since Jeff Sullivan's
passing decision to hang it up on the site he built into one of the best on SBNation, and already I feel like I've lost touch with the Mariners. To the point where I'm not sure how you pronounce the team name. Muh-RYE-ners? But with the Jon Shields announcement and his experience in the Maryners blogging department, I start to snap back to reality and remember that we are just days, or minutes if you will, or many nanoseconds, from a new baseball season.
That's when I start to regain the feeling that I had before Jeff
was run over by a pack of alpacas decided to take a long vacation from LL; I think the Seattle Mare-runners are going to surprise some people this season. And why not spend at least a little while with a little bit of hope for this season, rather than already bypassing 2013 for some future season? This chance to believe in this team, much like any team, might only last for so long.
But I truly believe that even in the AL West, and even if it's unexpected, that Seattle can be a good team right now. Especially considering that it seems like they're rarely ever the team we expect.
Their last winning season came the year after the 2008 debacle. When they won 88 games in 2007, Jose Vidro was the full-time DH, Richie Sexson hit .205, and the rotation included Jarrod Washburn, Miguel Batista, Jeff Weaver, Horacio Ramirez, Cha-Seung Baek, and Ryan Feierabend at different times. Those were different times and different opponents in the West, but there's still nothing surprising about having a few surprising teams. The nonsensical Baltimore Orioles and the micro-budgeted Oakland A's are a testament to that. So why not the M's?
I write about the Seahawks over at Field Gulls and it's not like we share much of a different sentiment about the football team than we do the baseball team. Either way it has been many, many years of failure and disappointment and a bitter expectation that somehow we'll be fucked in the end. The only marginal difference up until recently was that the Seahawks had made a championship game once, while the Mariners left their disappointments in the ALCS and no further. Perhaps if anything, the baseball team could at least brag that they had some of the most legitimate stars in baseball in the 90's and also appeared in the Saturn Award-nominated classic Little Big League, a feat that has since not been matched by any team in professional sports.
But things started to change for the Seahawks over the last two years and gradually the fans have started to feel things that they've never felt before; a genuine belief that we can do this. That we can be as good as anybody else in the league and there's no reason that our fandom has to be rained on every year. Maybe there's legitimate reason for hope.
It started for me in 2011 when the Seahawks defense had started to show swagger unlike I have ever seen in that team. Richard Sherman did the talking, Kam Chancellor did the hitting, and Earl Thomas just quietly turned into the best safety in the league, but as a fan I started to feel this strange new thing that my therapist calls "confidence". Seattle finished 7-9 that year but by the end of it, you started to think that they had the potential to be very good but still something was missing. Then Russell Wilson filled that hole and I mean that in a very sexual way.
After a heartbreaking and surprising loss to the Miami Dolphins dropped the Seahawks to 6-5 last year, you could sense that feeling start to creep into the room again. The "rain" on our parade. The idea that we should kick rocks and give up and look to next year, but all I could think was "funk that". We invest so much time and energy and effort into every individual season that it seems pointless to me to give up when it's not over. You don't quit on a season or a team just because something looks too difficult to overcome. I wasn't about to give up on the 6-5 Seahawks just because their next game was at Chicago and we had lost a game we should have won when there was plenty of time to make the playoffs, and I certainly am not going to give up on the 2013 Mariners before the season has ever started.
There can be something special in Safeco, just like what has developed in the stadium across the way, and it can start this year.
In case you don't follow football, the Seahawks won their next five games and finished at 11-5. They went into the playoffs as the hottest team in the league but had to travel throughout because they finished a half-game behind the 49ers in the West. This didn't stop them from beating the Redskins and nearly upsetting the Falcons in the next round, and now one of the youngest teams in the NFL is also being heavily bet-on to win the Super Bowl next year. I'm fairly certain that the Seahawks have never been favored to win a Super Bowl for a single day in their history, but those feelings are beginning to change.
The Mariners have slowly been improving. They went 61-101 in 2010, scoring 513 runs and allowing 698. In 2012, they went 75-87, scoring 619 runs and allowing 651. They've got one of the very best stars in the game, and the "culture" shifted a little bit this year by guaranteeing his stay through 2020. Maybe Justin Smoak really has figured something out. Maybe Dustin Ackley can tap into that plate discipline and ability to make contact that made him one of the best prospects of the last five years. Maybe Kyle Seager and Michael Saunders can take another step forward. Maybe Michael Morse was actually a great addition. I don't think that any one of these maybe's is outlandish.
Maybe Danny Hultzen's walks last year were a complete fluke. Maybe James Paxton joins the rotation in July and is good. Maybe Erasmo Ramirez is great. Maybe Mike Zunino picks up 200 at-bats.
Maybe the Angels have too many hands in the cookie jar, and Josh Hamilton misses 90 games, and Albert Pujols' decline is real. Maybe the Rangers let too many get away. Maybe the Athletics were a total fluke and go back to 75 wins. Astros.
The point is that I could actually see a lot of scenarios where the Mariners are competitive as soon as this season. That they could be in a race for a Wild Card or even Division title as late as September. And if you're competitive into September, you might as well be considered competitive into October. And if you make the playoffs, there's an old saying that might be able to be applied to baseball that goes "it's anyone's ballgame."
I don't bring all of this up because I think there's a lot of negativity around here or anything, we've got enough to deal with after Jeff
was killed in a Surviving the Game-style hunting contest left, but I say it because I don't think we have to start dismissing the M's playoff chance this year. I think that they can do it, and I believe that just like the Seahawks, there's something special being built here. And just like in that scenario, it could be here sooner than most expect.
A note on Jeff:
I've killed Jeff several times in this post but I just want to say a couple of things in case anyone gets the wrong idea.
I have been writing about sports for over ten years, but the majority of that came on blogs I created and then destroyed after nobody read them and because I couldn't stay with the upkeep of writing for no audience. I also just wasn't very good but we are fortunate to get a lot of practice without an audience if we just keep plugging away. So I'd be on and off with writing for years.
At one point I found out that there were actually some really good Mariners blogs after I stumbled upon USSM and kept coming back to that site to get a new perspective on the game. I think many of us probably share this same experience. And then soon after discovering USS Mariner, I was led from that site to Lookout Landing and then my world got flipped turned upside down.
Now I'd like to take a minute to tell you about Sullivan, so just sit right there.
Dave Cameron makes you consider baseball differently, but LL does that and much more- you learn about the game while also being as entertained as just reading your favorite comedy website or Ziggy cartoon. I think Jeff Sullivan is the best baseball writer that there is. I thought that when he left LL, he'd be leaving to go work for ESPN because they offered him a stupid amount of money. I've already said that I write about the Seahawks for SBNation and none of that would have been possible without LL because Sullivan inspired me to want to start telling stories again. That you could write about sports and not be boring, or drab, and that you didn't have to follow any sort of guideline. I took a gig at FakeTeams, the fantasy baseball site of SBNation, and just decided to try my hand at trying to write about sports however felt right to me rather than however seemed "normal."
A few months after that, I was invited to participate at Field Gulls. A few months after that, I volunteered to help launch their YouTube efforts. And awhile after that, I have been given opportunities to write for the main SBNation.com site. Whereas I didn't feel like I had a whole lot of purpose in my life before, I've found that writing gives me a reason to get out of bed in the morning and that would not have been possible if I hadn't started reading Jeff Sullivan a few years ago.
Maybe you and/or a thousand other people don't like my style of writing, and that's okay, but I just know that I would have been lost without it.
My reputation at LL didn't start out, as they say, "good." I was banned at one point, and I emailed Jeff to complain about it and didn't make myself look very good at that moment. I think that I've changed since then, that I've done better and grown as a person, but I sort of got the sense that the powers that be were not fans of mine. Still, after I got the opportunity to write for more SBNation sites, I wanted some advice and I emailed Jeff again, this time to just pick his brain a little bit on SBNation if he was willing.
I wasn't sure what to expect because I don't know Jeff and if anything I felt like his opinion of me would be less-than-stellar based on our last email exchange. However, what I got in return for every question I asked him, were these very long thoughtful answers and dedicated replies, to the point where I felt like I was the one who actually had to cut him off because I was starting to feel like I was taking advantage of his generosity. A week after our last exchange, I got another email from Jeff that basically just said "Sorry, I can't recall if you had any other questions. Is there anything else I can help you with?"
He's not just a great writer, but he appears to me to also be a very good guy, and I think that SBNation will miss him more than we can understand at this time. So, just thanks very much Jeff, we all owe you a lot.
RIP Jeff.
(And Matthew officially retired after I was finished writing this. While "contentious" is certainly one way to describe many of my early discussions with Matthew, I wouldn't know nearly as much about baseball as I would have without him. RIP Matthew as well.)


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Each week, we'll feature a different outstanding criminal case from around the region. Information is courtesy of MassMostWanted.com. If you have any information regarding the case, contact your local police department.
Theft - Case No. 120294
May 22, 2012
Stoughton : Goldcrafters Exchange
Case Details:
On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 a white or possibly Hispanic male came into Goldcrafters Exchange (pawn shop) wearing a black over coat, black baseball hat, black rimmed glasses, shirt and tie. Party is further described as approximately 5'06" tall, thin and in his 30's or 40's. Male also has a tattoo on the right side of his neck that appeared to be some sort of script, possibly someone's name. . Subject ran and got into passenger side of waiting gray/silver minivan that victim believes was a Dodge Caravan.
If you have any information about the identity of this person or where they are, please contact:
Stoughton PD: (781) 344-2575
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Herpes zoster (shingles) is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chickenpox. After a person has had chickenpox, the virus lies dormant in the nerves, and in some people, becomes reactivated at some point in their lives, resulting in an outbreak of herpes zoster. Herpes zoster occurs in 1 million people each year in the U.S., and approximately one in every three people. People who received the chickenpox vaccine also have a small risk of herpes zoster. Herpes zoster is more common in people with a depressed immune system, and in people older than age 50. The virus usually results in a painful rash or small blisters on a strip of skin anywhere on the body. On some occasions, even after the rash is gone, the pain may continue for a prolonged period of time, a complication called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
The incidence of herpes zoster occurring in children is low, but the risk of acquiring this disease increases with age. Children who have weakened immune systems may experience the same, or more severe, symptoms as adults. Children most at risk for herpes zoster are those who had chickenpox during the first year of life or whose mothers had chickenpox very late during pregnancy.
Herpes zoster most often occurs on the trunk and buttocks. However, it may appear on the arms, legs, or face. The following are the most common symptoms of herpes zoster. However, each person may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Skin hypersensitivity and pain in the area where the herpes zoster appears
Mild rash, which can appear up to five days after and first looks like small, red spots that turn into blisters
Blisters which turn yellow and dry
Rash which usually goes away in two to four weeks
Rash is usually localized to one side of the body
Fever, chills, headache, nausea
PHN can cause pain for weeks, months, and rarely even years after the rash resolves
The symptoms of herpes zoster may resemble other skin conditions. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
Diagnosis usually involves obtaining a medical history and performing a physical examination. Diagnosis may also include:
Skin scrapings. Gently scraping the blisters to determine if the virus is shingles or another virus.
Blood tests
Immediate treatment with antiviral drugs may help lessen the duration and severity of some of the symptoms. These antiviral medications (acyclovir, famcyclovir and valacyclovir) are more effective the sooner they are started. Medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) may help alleviate some of the pain, but the disease has to run its course. Use of medication will be determined by your doctor based on factors including duration and severity of the symptoms.
The CDC recommends vaccination at age 60 for all individuals who have had chicken pox or the chicken pox vaccine. The vaccine (Zostavax) is approved for use at age 50 as well, but current CDC guidelines do not recommend routine vaccination between 50 and 59 years old. The herpes zoster vaccine has been shown to reduce infections by one half, and to reduce PHN by two thirds.
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