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Will South San Joaquin Irrigation District's bid to take over PG&E's retail system in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop trigger a rise in the ocean level?
Andrea Contreras has been recognized as "Citizen of the Year" for her years of devoted support to police canine operations in the western states just as she accepted a golden handshake in Manteca.
LATHROP – Recently retired Lathrop Police Chief Dolores Delgado turned down the $3,500 catered reception that the City Council wanted to host for her retirement.
It was something that Vada McKinnon would have liked to have done herself.
LATHROP - The City of Lathrop will be hosting the first in a series of public workshops to revise the Master Plan for the East Lathrop Community Complex.
Technology will soon make it less frustrating – and quicker – to pay municipal utility bills by phone as well as improve the efficiency of municipal staff.
"Cissy" of "Family Affair" fame is speaking in Manteca during the eight annual Women's Connection networking event on Friday, Feb. 5.
Victoria Martin – who is suffering from advanced bone cancer – got one of her wishes granted Saturday in front of family and friends.
Manteca's first roundabout designed to address a pre-existing traffic problem may go in on South Powers Avenue at Hutchings Street in a bid to improve the safety of children walking to and from Lincoln School.
If you're a typical PG&E customer using 850 kilowatts hours per month brace yourself for a possible $17.44 jump in your monthly power bill on Jan. 1, 2011.
The annexation of 240 acres immediately south of the developed neighborhoods around Woodward Park will accommodate 863 more single family homes.
RIPON – Camila Sweaney has had a busy year.
PG&E is threatening to sue the South San Joaquin Irrigation District over a 24-inch natural gas pipeline project in rural South Manteca that the SSJID board refused to rubber stamp.
It was a red carpet event Thursday night when San Joaquin County Supervisor Ken Vogel officially installed five board members to new terms on the Ripon Chamber of Commerce board during a dinner at the Spring Creek Country Club.
Ron Corbin was getting ready to bicycle from the Prayer Valley Church food distribution effort last week across from Library Park to his brother's home with bags of food on the handle bars.
Several schools in Manteca Unified will be greeting the new school year with new roofs and playground equipment, smooth pavements that were once cracked, newly replaced lighting units, new carpets on the floors, and fresh coats of paint in a number of classrooms.
When Ripon Unified voters hit the polls in November, they'll have a say so on how to conduct future school board elections.
An 81-year-old Manteca woman sustained fatal injuries in a 7 a.m. Wednesday crash while driving her 2007 Ford sedan at Louise Avenue and Jack Tone Road, according to a CHP report.
Dennis Bitters would rather not see you.
Spreckels Sugar in the 1950s paid its employees one week in $2 bills.
They come in waves.
Hundreds of cancer patients at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Manteca have been the recipients of love and comfort from a handful of women at the Woodbridge at Del Webb community in Manteca.
Everything comes in cycles for Karla Fredricks.
Anthony Thomas doesn't shy away from the label, or begrudge those that gawk and needle him with questions down at the skate park.
The picture was familiar to anybody who had followed the local news within the last week – the bullet-ridden Ford Explorer used in the failed getaway attempt by the Bank of the West robbers that ended with three people dead in North Stockton.
The West Nile Virus is more prevalent in San Joaquin County now than it was at this time last year.
Henry is an autistic and energetic child.
STOCKTON (AP) - Authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a fourth suspect in connection with a bank robbery that spun into a police chase and deadly shootout.


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We've seen numerous objects created with 3D printing, but Amanda Ghassaei has been working on a rather specific use of the technology: using it to help turn digital audio files into albums you can play on your record player. In a detailed post at Instructables, she covers the testing and production process — she used "Debaser" by The Pixies as a demo track — needed to create the 33rpm records. Ghassaei has gone on to create records of songs from a number of different artists, including New Order, Joy Division, Radiohead, and Nine Inch Nails. Links to several of the 3D printing files needed to recreate them are even provided, allowing readers with the right equipment to try their own hand at printing records.
Unfortunately, the sound quality won't be acceptable to the high-end audiophile. Even with a 600 dpi printer capable of rendering layers just 16 microns thick, the audio from the records has a sampling rate of 11khz at a resolution of up to 6 bits — a fraction of what's provided by even a mediocre MP3 file. However, she writes that her goal with this specific project was to simply "produce something recognizable by approximating the groove shape as accurately as possible with the tools I had" — and in that goal she has clearly succeeded.
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Me and my friend were here for the late night happy hour (which they hold from 10pm-12am, Su-W). During this time, as well their standard 3-6p M-F happy hour, you can get half-off appetizers, $4 craft pints, and $4.25 goblets. Anyways, we walked in an saw maybe a dozen people inside the place. It's the smallest YardHouse I have been in, though still a pretty good size. The keg room sits to the left, TV's are all over the place, and the oval-shaped bar sits in the middle as rock music was blaring.
The tap beer selection is smaller than the usual YardHosue as well, though it is still a pretty list of beers. Many of the YardHouse staples are there: their 4 house beers, Firestone, Rogue, Delirium Tremens, Red Nectar Ale, Deschutes, Stone, Longboard, Mardesous 10. To my surprise, I found a handful of beers which are difficult to locate on tap: La Chouffe, Blanche de Chambly, Kwak, Green Flash IPA. Drafts are poured into pint glasses and short goblets. We ordered six different beers, all of which were in good condition, though a slightly warmer serving temperature for the stronger beers would warrant a higher score.
We sat at the bar, and the service was very attentive, quick, and friendly, although I should note it wasn't really busy. We ordered some fried calimari and sliders, both which end up hitting the spot for us.
I had forgotten how cool the YardHouse happy hour was, and this visit reminded me why. But keep it mind, if you go off-happy hour, you will be paying a lot more. 6 beers and two appetizers cost me and my friend $40 during happy hour before tip; we would have eclipsed $70-80 if we were to go any other time.
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Iggy Azalea tumbled off the stage during an MTV Video Music Awards benefit concert, but she appeared unharmed and posted a video of the fall on social media.
While playing the take-no-prisoners wife of a law-bending judge in the upcoming Amazon pilot "Hand of God," an indecent inclination by the veteran actress conflicted with the instincts she'd developed as a network TV star. Delany, who's logged countless hours on such series as "China Beach" and "Desperate Housewives," wasn't sure what to do.
An attorney for M.I.A. says his client and the NFL have reached a settlement ending their multimillion dollar dispute over the Sri Lankan rapper's flash of the middle finger during her 2012 Super Bowl halftime performance with Madonna.
Pop star Justin Bieber has finally settled a $10,880 bill for attempting to smuggle his pet monkey into Germany last year.
A former child model accusing "X-Men" director Bryan Singer of sex abuse in Hawaii said he wants to dismiss the lawsuit - not because it lacks merit but because he can't find a new attorney to represent him.
The Dominican Republic government commission that oversees public performances is banning a Sept. 13 concert by Miley Cyrus on morality grounds.
Justin Bieber's entourage has cost a Niagara Falls border patrol guard her job after she allegedly accepted a $10,000 bribe to let members with criminal records enter his native Canada from the U.S. last year.
The ashes of late actor Robin Williams have been scattered at sea near his home in San Francisco, Calif.
Serena Williams replaced her tennis racket with a microphone at a karaoke event a week ahead of the U.S. Open.
A photographer sued Justin Bieber and one of his bodyguards Wednesday for assault and infliction of emotional distress over an altercation on Hawaiian beach late last year.
Billy Crystal will pay tribute to Robin Williams, his longtime friend and fellow comedian, at next week's Emmy Awards.
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This list not only sucks, it isn't updated. X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Guardians of the
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This article's last sentence strikes dead the full review, which is ungenuie.
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Amen on Suits. Add Graceland, Covert Affairs, White Collar and just about any series USA has
1.Avengers 2.Gotg 3.Dofp 4.Winter Soldier 5.Iron Man 6.X2 7.X-men 8.Captain America 9.Spiderman 2
Oh snap. Honesty is refreshing.
This "Witherspoon comeback" was already stupid. She's done for and she can't
Every bible story ever has been whitewashed. Give them a break. Hollywood in general needs to be
As Above So Below, see the movie, then read the book it was based off of, LEGION OF DWELLERS:
It's Greta Gerwig not Amy Adams. Your not missing anything.
Can't wait to see this.. Love both the lead actor. Great review, very insightful.
Itâs a respectable performance especially when compared to her last few years of vapid roles, but
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Ain Krorfa is the new Hawaii.
It took me, somehow, until about halfway through the book to realize that Port and Kit were actually married. Up until then, I had been thinking their "marriage" was only a trick to avoid unpleasantness with Arab hotelkeepers. When I did finally learn this, it was a revelation. I began to see a very real purpose to their physical place. With their marriage clearly in trouble, they go to Africa to try to reconnect with each other. What they are going through is essentially a second honeymoon.
As in a traditional honeymoon, the physical act of traveling is vital to what they are trying to accomplish. And in just the same way most newlyweds go on vacation to "discover" each other, Port and Kit go on their own journey for the sake of rediscovery. In order to find the real essence of their relationship, they remove themselves as much as possible from their shared past. Getting lost together is a way of, at least temporarily, starting fresh. As he gets deeper into the journey, Port begins to realize this on a conscious level: "Only then did he understand that he really wanted to know nothing about El Ga'a beyond the fact that it was isolated and unfrequented, that it was precisely those things he had been trying to ascertain about it." He even goes as far as to consider going there without a passport, for the thrill of losing himself even further.
The importance of location to Port and Kit is mirrored in the "Tea in the Sahara" story Port hears towards the beginning of the novel. The Sahara represents to them a place of stark purity, where their deepest emotions can be exposed by the barrenness around them. In wandering from town to town, the two are seeking their own version of the tallest dune in the desert, to get the best view of the landscape they share within them.
I also had a really tough
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Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:12 pm 49ers LE Ray McDonald will undergo surgery to repair his torn biceps.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald tore his biceps in Week 5 but played through it and ended up starting 14 games, racking up 37 tackles and 3.5 sacks. He graded out as Pro Football Focus' No. 22 3-4 end out of 45 qualifiers. McDonald was particularly strong against the run. He's under contract for $3.5 million in 2014.
Source: Sacramento Bee
Tue Oct 8, 2013 11:32 am 49ers DE Ray McDonald has been diagnosed with a right biceps strain.
Fantasy Source Spin: An MRI ruled out structural damage and he's considered day to day. McDonald's status for Sunday's game against the Cardinals remains in question, but he's not expected to miss an extended period of time.
Source: CSN Bay Area
Mon Oct 7, 2013 10:46 am 49ers DE Ray McDonald will have an MRI on his biceps Monday.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald hurt his right biceps while sacking Matt Schaub in the third quarter Sunday night. He was quickly ruled out for the night, suggesting fear of a serious injury. The 49ers were forced to turn to Demarcus Dobbs and Tony Jerod-Eddie in McDonald's place.
Source: CSN Bay Area
Sun Oct 6, 2013 10:27 pm 49ers DL Ray McDonald exited Sunday night's Week 5 game against the Texans with a right biceps injury.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald headed to the locker room after sacking Matt Schaub on a third down in the third quarter and was ruled out almost immediately. That's a sign it's a significant injury. The Niners are down to Justin Smith, Glenn Dorsey, and Tony Jerod-Eddie as their lone three healthy defensive linemen.
Wed Feb 8, 2012 1:08 pm 49ers LE Ray McDonald was arrested Wednesday for an outstanding warrant stemming from his 2010 arrest for suspicion of DUI.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald was pulled over for a traffic violation at 2AM Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Police learned of McDonald's old warrant upon inspection of his record, and released him from jail at 7AM. McDonald is the second 49er to be arrested in the last 12 days, joining OLB/DE Aldon Smith. A high-impact and underrated defender, McDonald had 2.5 sacks in San Francisco's NFC title game loss to the Giants after racking up 5.5 in the regular season.
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:03 am 49ers DE Ray McDonald (hamstring) played just 44-of-80 snaps in Saturday's win over the Saints.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald normally plays just about every down, but was hobbled by his latest hamstring strain. Backup Ricky Jean-Francois saw 36 snaps. McDonald was one of the best 3-4 defensive ends in football this season.
Source: CSN Bay Area
Sat Jan 7, 2012 9:30 am 49ers DE Ray McDonald expects to be available for the Divisional Round of the playoffs after tweaking his hamstring in Week 17.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald missed Week 9 with a hamstring injury, but otherwise started every game for the 49ers, notching 39 tackles, two forced fumbles and 5.5 sacks. McDonald thrived under first-year HC Jim Harbaugh, grading out as the third best 3-4 defensive end by Pro Football Focus.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:35 am 49ers DE Ray McDonald (hamstring) will be "evaluated throughout the week."
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald sat out the final two and a half quarters of Sunday's win over the Browns. He notched a sack before going down, and was replaced by Ricky Jean-Francois. McDonald's three sacks are good for fourth on the 49ers.
Source: CSN Bay Area
Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:09 pm 49ers DE Ray McDonald is done for the day with a hamstring injury.
Fantasy Source Spin: The extent is unknown, but McDonald was out of his shoulder pads and replaced by rookie Demarcus Dobbs by the third quarter. McDonald has been dominant in his first season as a starter, so his loss could sting a tough 49ers defense.
Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:39 pm 49ers agreed to terms with DE Ray McDonald on a five-year, $20 million contract with $7 million guaranteed.
Fantasy Source Spin: The new 49ers' coaching staff has deemed McDonald an ascending player at age 27 (in September), and he racked up a sturdy 31 quarterback pressures last season while playing in a rotation, mostly off the bench. New DC Vic Fangio plans to run a more up-tempo scheme up front, so McDonald will be an every-down player for the first time in his career. He'll be a candidate for 5-7 sacks.
Source: Matt Barrows on Twitter
Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:25 pm Free agent DE Ray McDonald prefers to re-sign with the 49ers as long as he's elevated to a starter's role.
Fantasy Source Spin: The Niners informed McDonald before the lockout that they want him back, presumably at left defensive end. As long as the offer is fair, McDonald is willing to sign before hitting in the open market in the event of an exclusive negotiating window.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:46 pm Several GMs tell the Sports Xchange's Len Pasquerelli that DE Ray McDonald will get "surprisingly good play" on the free agent market this summer.
Fantasy Source Spin: Just 26 years old, McDonald has flashed as an inside rusher in nickel packages the past few seasons. The Niners are expected to place a priority on signing McDonald, but he could receive interest as a three-technique tackle as well as a 3-4 end.
Source: Sports Xchange
Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:44 am Free agent DE Ray McDonald is not interested in returning to the 49ers as a backup this summer.
Fantasy Source Spin: "I know I'm an every-down player, a starter," McDonald said. "And that's what I'm looking to do this year. I'm not looking to back up anybody." Re-signing with San Fran remains a strong possibility, though. Isaac Sopoaga is projected to move inside to replace NT Aubrayo Franklin, leaving a vacancy at left end. McDonald can play end in a 3-4 or three-technique in a 4-3 scheme.
Source: Sacramento Bee
Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:33 pm CSN Bay Area's Matt Maiocco thinks the 49ers will make re-signing free agent DE Ray McDonald one of their top priorities this summer.
Fantasy Source Spin: Maiocco believes McDonald will be the Niners' third biggest target after Alex Smith and C David Baas. McDonald has emerged as an above average inside rusher on passing downs, and the Niners could face some stiff competition for his services if he ends up an unrestricted free agent.
Source: Matt Maiocco on Twitter
Wed Jun 1, 2011 11:09 am The 49ers are expected to "compete to keep" free agent DE Ray McDonald this summer.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald is a four-year veteran, so there's a chance his free agency will end up restricted anyway. The 26-year-old graded out as a top-12 pass-rushing 3-4 end, according to Pro Football Focus. The Niners appreciate his value as an inside rusher on passing downs.
Source: CSN Bay Area
Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:26 pm 49ers DE Ray McDonald pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of driving under the influence stemming from a June arrest.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald was arrested in San Mateo County when he clocked at 94 mph. A pretrial conference has been set for September 28 with a jury trial following on October 18 if the case hasn't been resolved.
Source: Associated Press
Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:20 pm 49ers DE Ray McDonald was arrested Saturday night in San Mateo County on suspicion of DUI.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald was apprehended just before 8PM and released on bail roughly two hours later. He's scheduled to appear in court on July 22. The 49ers' nickel end, McDonald hasn't had any history of off-field problems to this point.
Source: Comcast Sports Bay Area
Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:02 pm 49ers activated DE Ray McDonald from the active/PUP list.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald is coming off offseason ACL surgery and is expected to return to practice Monday afternoon. He'll resume his role as Justin Smith's backup at right end.
Source: Sacramento Bee
Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:02 pm The 49ers expect DE Ray McDonald (reconstructive knee surgery) to be ready by Week 1.
Fantasy Source Spin: McDonald, who had surgery on the same knee that bothered him in college, is still questionable for training camp. He is RE Justin Smith's backup.
Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:52 pm 49ers DE Ray McDonald underwent knee surgery after the season.
Fantasy Source Spin: The injury is to the same knee that was seen as a question mark when McDonald was drafted back in 2007. There's no word on the severity of the surgery or McDonald's expected recovery time.
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i recommend getting a different HPT. i am a strong advocate of the wondfos you can order from amazon (you get 25 for $7 or something ridiculous) and they are very sensitive. my EDD is 1/20 and i got my BFP using those last week.
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Lea Michelle Tweets Pic from Magazine Shoot
On the road to recovery after the passing of Cory Monteith, Lea Michele offered her fans a special pic on Saturday (September 21) from a steamy new photo shoot.
Posed in the back of a car wearing a black and white striped dress, the 27-year-old flashes a big smile for the camera. "Sneak peek:) #Covershoot," she tweeted.
In related news, Jane Lynch of "Glee" spoke to People Magazine about Lea's loss, and how it affects the entire cast of the popular T.V. show.
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Rolled Contour - a search here of the past couple of weeks should turn up example.
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Infielder Wilson Betemit has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Baltimore Orioles with a wrist injury. Betemit has torn cartilage in his right wrist, and an MRI also revealed ''a pretty significant bone bruise,'' according to Orioles manager Buck Showalter. The move, announced Thursday, is retroactive to Aug. 12. Showalter expects Betemit to return Aug. 27, when he's eligible to leave the DL. Betemit is batting .264 with 12 homers and 37 RBI in 97 games with Baltimore. He's played first base, third base and left field. The Orioles recalled 25-year-old first baseman Joe Mahoney from Triple-A Norfolk to fill out the roster. Mahoney made his major league debut July 7 against the Angels, going 0 for 3 before being optioned to Norfolk two days later.
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Too loud to get any sleep, but beautiful facilityPosted Aug 23, 2014
Pros: Comfortable beds, spacious rooms, nice bathroom with washer/dryer.
Cons: The soundproofing from other rooms!
Location: Easy walk to town
I wish I could write a much better review of this hotel, but sadly I cannot. The hotel is beautiful, the rooms are spacious, beds comfortable, etc. but unfortunately you can hear EVERY movement in the room above you (and some from the room next door as well) . . . and it's loud. I have no idea why, but the guest staying above us for our first two nights in the hotel was up in the middle of the night for long periods of time - doing what, I have no idea, but it sounded like constant walking around in their room! As a result, we did not sleep well at all. In addition to this, the hotel is located along the truck route through town so there is considerable noise from the road beginning early each morning. That was to be expected knowing the hotel's location, but the noise from above was unbearable. When I spoke to the hotel staff about it after our second night there, she simply smiled, apologized, and said luckily the guest staying above us was checking out that day. Of course someone new checked in though! All of that said, the hotel is very nice and conveniently located to allow guests to walk into town easily. The bathroom was nice with a shower, soaking tub and washer/dryer (very helpful!). If they could fix the acoustics in the building, I would certainly stay again without hesitation. As things are now though, we won't be back to the White Buffalo.
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Nice hotel near Jackson holePosted Aug 15, 2014
Great room, great stuff. I reserved a suite with kitchen. Everything in the room is perfect. They even have washer and dryer in the room.
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Posted Jul 23, 2014
Great location and room is spacious and and comfortable. Even equipped with washer and drier in room. Excellent stay.
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Posted Jul 3, 2014
Nothing I can complain. The experience of staying in this hotel is awesome. It is totally out of my expectation. I strongly recommend this one if you want to visit Grand Teton or Yellow Stone National Park.
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Great suites, great servicePosted Jul 2, 2014
Pros: Location, staff, rooms.
We stayed in 2 adjoining suites with our family including 2 young kids. When we checked in, they were originally separated but when I requested they be side by side, the staff moved around a bunch of reservations to accommodate (this was July 4th week so I know it wasn't easy). The suites were private, well appointed, clean and comfortable. Great for little kids (a playground is across the street). Hotel is walking distance (2 -3 blocks) to main parts of downtown. We didn't eat at the restaurant or go to the bar - candidly there are likely better options in downtown that would make it hard for any hotel to compete with. I would highly recommend and was surprised at how nice it really was given earlier mixed reviews. They certainly did not match our experience. Staying here was one of the highlights of our trip!
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nice equipped suitPosted Jun 21, 2014
Loft suite was well equipped with a nice kitchen, washer&dryer machines, very comftable when traveling with kids.
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Best hotel in town!Posted May 29, 2014
Excellent in everything including room equipments, style, or services. They even got landruay in the room
for Everyoneby Barry from Wyoming
Nice PlacePosted May 27, 2014
Pros: Within walking distance to everything downtown.
Cons: Offer a continental breakfast
Great hotel. A little noise from the floor above, hardwood floors throughout, but not too bad.
Recommendedby Bear from SF
in the center of actionPosted May 25, 2014 on Hotels.com
awesome very clean contractors we not no green horns. steak was so big you could split it yum yum.


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Captain N is aboard! Captain on the bridge! The respect he garners trumps captain Russell Crowe with long hair… Captain Patrick Stewart with no hair… Captain N has a huge ass flat top! And this captain is Nerlens Noel; double the N for twice the… nifty…? Twice the… neat hair? This captain will put non-believers 20,000 leagues under the sea! Here's my top 75 for the 2014-15 Fantasy Basketball Season (based on 9-cat H2H):Please, blog, may I have some more?
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I shouldn't have waited. I should have stepped up and said, "Yes JB, I've waited 30-some-odd years of my life to get on an airplane because I'm afraid that there really could be a gray furry monster who destroys it while we're 30 thousand feet in the air". Looking back I fear perhaps I may not have been too logical in my thinking and now I have to carry that regret with me for the rest of my life. Like when I didn't go to Mexico with JB for spring break. Even though I never really heard any stories because he claimed he 'couldn't remember anything', he came back with obvious aversions to Tequila, guacamole, the word 'labradoodle', and giant black dildos. Don't ask how I know, I wish I didn't. Or when he did that semester abroad. He told me about going hostel to hostel, meeting new people and learning new things everyday. If I would have gone with him then I probably would have learned why he gets so strange whenever he hears someone speaking Dutch. He gets this big smile on his face and his eyes gloss over like he's catatonic. If you want to break him out all you have to do is say 'labradoodle' and you can tell from the look on his face that whatever day dream he was having immediately turned into a nightmare.
I assume by now you've read the title and are asking yourself, 'Self, why am I reading about Paul George for fantasy?' Pretty simple really… because I wrote it before his injury. Doh! I shouldn't have waited but I wanted to make sure Melo was going back to New York and then I had to wait on Lance to sign and then… So what do I do with it? Throw it away? Well it's just a bunch of 0′s and 1′s in a computer somewhere and I don't know where so that wasn't an option. I figure I'll post it, face the furry monster, and catch the next flight anywhere. So here it is, Paul George v Carmelo Anthony unaltered and I hereby challenge you to find a more pointless post for fantasy basketball the rest of the year:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Razzball Nation! You've seen a dime a dozen… And no I'm not talking about lady parts or buttcheeks on Game of Thrones…. But mock 2014 NBA Drafts! And since Game of Thrones is the hottest thing on TV, Slim and I decided to join the fray. Let's pretend he's built like Drogo, the facial hair is fa rizz folks, and I back-and-forth with him like whatever the hell that giant was north of the wall. But not like that! Wait, this just got way off track…
What we did differently is alternate picks to adjust our thoughts and expectations accordingly. Slim thinks Embiid to the Cavs, I think it's Wiggins, many others think Parker… We then have to make new thoughts as we go, and track players falling to get them to their upcoming destinations. We both go into why we made that pick for the team, and a quick blurb on their fantasy impact on said destination should it come to fruition. Here's how we see the 2014 NBA Draft's First Round going down:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Happy draft lottery, Cleveland-ites! Is having another 1st overall pick enough to lure LeBron back?! I think chances of that are as good as Anthony Bennett turning out to be a good player…
And now to the fun stuff… Figuring out where to rank the volatile middle-tier guys. As Paris Hilton once said, "Studs are studs! Except for when they're busts!" Wow, awful. Needed to get some shock value in here – that was my proverbial watermelon mallet.
After the top 20, things get pretty tricky this early in the offseason. And until a good bit after the NBA Draft, 50 is as high as we're gonna go. The draft class is loaded, and several should proliferate into the top 100, with a few even top 50 guys in the right situation. Then free agency, old guys retiring, all that hooblah. But if you're thinking ahead to some dynasties or formulating some early fantasy draft strategies, here's my way too early Top 50 for the 2014-15 Fantasy Basketball Season (spoiler alert: still no Jonas Valanciunas):Please, blog, may I have some more?
So we're through my top-50 and now getting into the mid-rounds. We're taking this through the whole top 100, but some of these are going to be gold and some fool's gold. As in, Larry Sanders' gold. If I got to the end of a rainbow and Larry Sanders was there, I'd ask for a refund…
Through the Top 20 and Top 50, I think I've done the rankings pretty well. They tell you towards the end of high school, "the smart ones get the As, but the most successful get Bs." I might have made that up since I never studied for virtually anything and got Bs… But a 3.00 GPA thus far sounds about right! Rankings are based on my final updated top 200, comparing them to the FantasyPros aggregate Draft Day Rankings along with Basketball Monster's Total Value for 9-cat leagues on the season. Slim then grades me. I asked him, "will you give me As if I show you my double-Ds?" He then flunked me… Here's a look back at the Top 75 for the 2013-14 Fantasy Basketball Season:Please, blog, may I have some more?
"1,000, 1,001, 1,002, 1,003. Wow, I can hardly lift my left arm I did so many. I don't know if you heard me, but I did over 1,000." Maybe should've stopped at like 40! Kyrie Irving strained his left biceps a couple weeks ago, sending owners into a furious frenzy of wire replacements. And one of the most fun times of the year (although you could argue most frustrating) is when the fringe or struggling playoff teams make drastic moves. Well, I would argue dropping Kyrie when news hit wasn't a drastic move, but I think you all know what I'm saying in H2H leagues. After a very positive reevaluation, Uncle Drew was cleared for practice yesterday and could return as soon as tomorrow. Talk about positivity! While the game tomorrow against the Magic seems questionable, there still is cloudy uncertainty. Both that game and the Cavs next on Friday at the Hawks are on very busy, heavily-scheduled days. Of course when healthy, Kyrie is a no-brainer, but I'd imagine his first game back comes with a little bit of training wheels. So if you're in your final week in your title hopes, I'm not seeing an immediacy in picking him up. But if your finals are next week, or a two-week final, go ahead and Cry Uncle. Wait, that doesn't mean what I was hoping. Go ahead and pry Uncle? Eh… In Roto, hopefully you held Kyrie as that's what I would've done. Looking ahead to next week, it's sadly only three games for the Cavs, but stay positive! One against Detroit and another against da Bucks. Gotta like those. Here's what else I saw last night in fantasy basketball action:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Razzball Nation! We're here on a special weekend wrap-up where Slim (this is JB speaking) got to the action and JB just snuck in the beginning. And snuck in the end! I'm like Brad Pitt at the Oscars. "Wait, why is he winning best picture! So confused right now…" Tomorrow I'll proudly illustrate what I did over the weekend, but a nice defining touch hoops-wise was another great one from my boy Mike Scott, who while posting great lines, isn't helping the Hawks win… And that's a problem! Especially with Paul Millsap assumedly back sometime soon this week. But I thought Gravity mighta gotten best picture too! After a really rough send-off last Monday, went bonkers on the Suns for 20/5/2/3/0 with three treys and not a single TO. I bet Philly sports fans wish they had no TO. BOOM! Double sports joke. The main number that got my emoji tats all excited was the 40 mins played. Millsap is going to travel with the Hawks as they migrate on a 5-game road trip, but very easily could miss the first few making Scott a solid short-term add. So beam him aboard, win a big week as we near playoff time, and don't forget to yell over the music if those pompous mf#@*$ng PA guys at the Oscars wanna condescend you by playing the music. And here's Slim with what he saw over the weekend:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Wow, what a wild night across the NBA-osphere. Tons of injuries, lots of scrubs getting some burn, if I didn't know better, I woulda though it was late March. But no! I guess we can start with that other JB as Jerryd Bayless moved into the starting line-up and lit up the Hawks for a season-high 29 Pts. Shooting 12-21, it was pretty ThrAGNOFfy for 29/2/2/1/0 with 5 treys. Why you avoid the 3-point specialists on draft day! Who knows what preppy-boy Brad Stevens is going to do next, and while getting the Pacers on Saturday isn't a great matchup, home games vs. GS, BKN, then DET next week could be a 10 3PTM week for JB. And while he's not as multi-cat as the real JB over here, we can all grab the band if we need some scoring. I'll wear a headband as well for the moral support! Here's what else went down on a very busy night of injuries and surprise games in the NBA:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Oh man! So many places to go with a title like that… Last night we had two virtually 100%-owned big men step back on the hardwood in Derrick Favors and Andrew Bogut. Let's start first with Aussie Aussie Aussie who had his typical Oi Oi Oi multi-cat line for 4/7/4/1/1. Played 29 minutes which is very encouraging, but did foul out. The big man fouls were rough in this one! Both starting 4/5s combined for 10 fouls in Golden State at Detroit. Mark Jackson pre-game must've been like, "pretend you're all Artest and the Pistons just threw a beer on you!" I remain high on Bogut for his multi-cat walkabouts. Then to Favors – who had been doing fantasy owners no Favors with his bum hip – but lit it up in his return last night for 8-9 FG (4-4 FT) 20/4/1/0/3 in 29 you-couldn't-ask-for-better minutes. Hopefully his hip can hold up the rest of the season! And hopefully he doesn't Favor too much on the other one. Womp womp. Worst joke of the year! Here's what else I saw last night in fantasy hoops:Please, blog, may I have some more?
And you thought that the trade deadline was gonna be a dud. And to that, sir or madam, I give you two words: Byron Freakin' Mullens. Bam! The Sixers have just dropped the mic on the NBA stage, a la Chris Rock.
Actually, all joking aside, Lord Byron might be worth watching in deeper leagues – if the Sixers stick with the free flowing offence they've been playing thus far, there's a long shot he might actually produce. He started for the Bobcats for half a season, and wasn't all that bad. Yeesh!, that's a limp di*k endorsement if I've ever given one.Please, blog, may I have some more?


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Gov. Terry Branstad earned $234,907 and is paying $28,298 in federal taxes for 2013.
The governor and his wife, Chris, are paying $6,235 in state taxes.
Branstad's governor salary totaled just over $127,000. He also earned more than $54,000 from the state's retirement pension fund from earlier service as governor, lieutenant governor and legislator.
Additional income of $22,000 is from capital gains earned on business investments.
He also received $35,000 from an IRA following an uncle's death.
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Woke to a lovely morning here in Sarlat, made even lovelier when a small deer skipped its way around the garden shrubbery. Just in case you think it was dawn, it was far from it as it was just before ten.
Headed out then to visit the World Heritage site of Cloitre de Cadouin, a decent drive away. Here the good mood continued when the receptionist, who enjoyed here three months in UCC improving her English, presented us with a smashing bottle of Bergerac Molleaux (from the Caves de Monbazillac) as a reward for being persistent tourists.
We had clocked up four visits to such sites and so earned the wine. As it was, we had visited almost twice that number but didn't realise that such a scheme was in force until well into our holiday.
The complex boasts a fine church but is it the 15th century cloisters in the Flamboyant Gothic Style, and sponsored by Louis X1, that are the highlight here. Fine doors at the four corners, the abbot's throne and the restored chapterhouse are the features, though there are many more. A short but quite impressive visit.
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KYIV, Ukraine, November 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
According to a public opinion poll, conducted by the largest Ukraine-based market research company, about half of Ukrainians support the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU. Supporters of the European integration generally share the values of the EU aimed at improving social standards: they are eager to reject corruption, respect parking regulations and speed limits, etc., as reported by gfk.ua.
According to the GfK Ukraine's survey results, 45 percent of Ukrainian residents support Ukraine's association with the EU, while 14 percent of respondents would approve Ukraine's joining the Customs Union. At the same time, 15 percent believe that Ukraine should not enter any alliances; the rest of respondents were undecided. However, as the survey revealed, many of the respondents supporting the European integration demonstrate a lack of tolerance toward those openly displaying his or her homosexuality.
Interestingly, 54 percent of Ukrainians who believe that the country should sign Association Agreement (AA) with the EU also hope that Ukraine subsequently becomes a member of the European Union. At the same time eight percent did not support Ukraine's succession to the EU following the signing of the AA.
The GfK Ukraine researchers discovered an expected trend: younger respondents (16-29 years old) were mainly supporting Ukraine's European future, while older generation (over 60 years old) were less supportive of the Association. College-educated respondents demonstrated the highest levels of support, and vice versa.
"Russia's aggressive reaction to Ukraine's prospective signing of the AA with the EU led to fast reverse reaction among Ukrainians. The share of European integration supporters increased significantly within several months. However, developing European values among Ukrainian citizens, according to the survey, is the process that needs more time," commented Hlib Vyshlinsky, Deputy Managing Director for GfK Ukraine.
Notably, in December 2012, Deutsche Welle presented the results of an opinion poll among Ukrainians between 18 and 65 years old. More than half of the interviewees wanted Ukraine to become an EU member, while 35 percent of Ukrainians aged 18-29 supported rapid integration (within the next five years). Notably, the share of Ukrainians who evaluated the EU - Ukraine relations as friendly more than doubled in six months - to 28 percent in December 2012.
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PLAYERS: Jameson Taillon, Gregory Polanco, Alen Hanson, Josh Bell, Luis Heredia, Tony Sanchez, Kyle McPherson, Stolmy Pimentel, Vic Black, Josh Harrison, Alex Presley, Andrew Lambo, Jarek Cunningham, Robby Rowland, Ivan De Jesus
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TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. If a player is in the majors, he will be removed, everyone below him will be shifted up a spot, and a new player will be added to the bottom of the list. Rankings are from the mid-season rankings, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player page. 1. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Altoona (3-6, 2.94) - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR 2. Gregory Polanco, CF, Altoona (.301) - 0-for-4 3. Tyler Glasnow, RHP, West Virginia (4-2, 2.69) - DNP 4. Alen Hanson, SS, Bradenton (.291) - 2-for-5, 2B 5. Austin Meadows, CF, GCL Pirates (.000) – DNP 6. Josh Bell, RF, West Virginia (.282) - DNP 7. Nick Kingham, RHP, Altoona (1-2, 3.86) - DNP 8. Luis Heredia, RHP, West Virginia Power (1-1, 1.93) – DNP 9. Reese McGuire, C, GCL Pirates (.636) - DNP 10. Dilson Herrera, 2B, West Virginia (.267) - DNP 11. Tony Sanchez, C, Indianapolis (.294) - 1-for-4, 2B, BB, 2 RBI 12. Barrett Barnes, CF, West Virginia (.239) – DNP 13. Kyle McPherson, RHP, Indianapolis (0-1, 19.29) – Triple-A DL 14. Stetson Allie, 1B, Bradenton (.224) - 0-for-3, BB 15. Wyatt Mathisen, C, West Virginia (.185) - Low-A DL (UPDATE 6/22) 16. Clay Holmes, RHP, West Virginia (2-5, 4.89) - DNP 17. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP, Indianapolis (1-1, 3.48) - 6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR 18. Vic Black, RHP, Indianapolis (0-2, 2.10) - DNP 19. Harold Ramirez, CF, Jamestown (.290) - 2-for-4 20. Blake Taylor, LHP, GCL Pirates (0-0, 0.00) – DNP ORDER YOUR 2013 PROSPECT GUIDE The 2013 Prospect Guide is now available, and is the perfect resource to follow the minor league system during the 2013 season. You can order your copy on the products page of the site. Order together with the 2013 Annual and save $5! DAILY SUMMARY Top Pitcher: Jameson Taillon, RHP (3-6, 2.94) – 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR Top Hitter: Josh Harrison, SS (.317) – 2-for-5, 2 2B Home Runs: None AAA: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS Box Score Result: Toledo 9, Indianapolis 7 Starting Pitcher: Stolmy Pimentel, RHP (3.48) – 6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR Top Hitter: Josh Harrison, SS (.317) – 2-for-5, 2 2B Other Notable Performers: Alex Presley, CF (.286) – 2-for-4 Tony Sanchez, C (.294) – 1-for-4, 2B, BB, 2 RBI Andrew Lambo, RF (.298) – 2-for-4 Ivan De Jesus, 2B (.332) – 2-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI Game Notes: Stolmy Pimentel has had three starts where he has given up one or fewer runs in 6+ innings. In his other two starts he has combined for ten earned runs in 11 innings. That inconsistent performance was a problem for him in Altoona, and will likely hold him back from being a top of the rotation guy. One good sign is that he's cutting down on the walks, with 10 in 31 innings. Josh Harrison hit two doubles, giving him 28 on the year. Tony Sanchez hit his 24th double of the year. Andrew Lambo has cooled a bit, going 8-for-30 with a double and a homer in his last ten games. Jameson Taillon struck out six and walked none in seven innings tonight. AA: ALTOONA CURVE Box Score Result: Erie 3, Altoona 1 Starting Pitcher: Jameson Taillon, RHP (3-6, 2.94) – 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR Top Hitter: Charlie Cutler, DH (.302) – 2-for-4, 2B Other Notable Performers: Jarek Cunningham, 2B (.232) – 2-for-4 Game Notes: Jameson Taillon wasn't as dominant in the three starts heading into this game. He didn't have bad numbers, with six earned runs in 16.1 innings. However, he had an 8:6 K/BB ratio in that span. Tonight was not only a good start, but he did much better with six strikeouts and no walks. On the season he has a 2.94 ERA in 95 innings, with a 91:33 K/BB ratio. A+: BRADENTON MARAUDERS Box Score Result: Charlotte 9, Bradenton 6 Starting Pitcher: Emmanuel De Leon, RHP (2-1, 3.69) – 1.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR Top Hitter: Dan Gamache, 2B (.278) – 3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI Other Notable Performers: Robby Rowland, RHP (4.61) – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Alen Hanson, SS (.291) – 2-for-5, 2B Jacob Stallings, C (.232) – 2-for-3, 2B, BB Game Notes: Emmanuel De Leon got the start tonight for some reason, but lasted only one inning. He gave up five runs, all unearned due to a three error inning. Two of those errors led to the five runs. Alen Hanson returned from the disabled list and went 2-for-5 with a double in his first game back. Dan Gamache hit his 23rd double of the year. A: WEST VIRGINIA POWER West Virginia was postponed due to rain. A-: JAMESTOWN JAMMERS Box Score Result: Jamestown 10, Batavia 3 Starting Pitcher: Jackson Lodge, LHP (2-0, 4.05) – 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR Top Hitter: JaCoby Jones, SS (.450) – 2-for-5, 3B Other Notable Performers: Adam Frazier, 2B (.438) – 3-for-4 Harold Ramirez, LF (.290) – 2-for-4 Danny Collins, DH (.310) – 2-for-5, 2B Jeff Roy, CF (.258) – 3-for-4 Game Notes: Jamestown has scored 39 runs in their last three games. Everyone in the lineup had hits tonight, and six players had multiple hits. Adam Frazier and JaCoby Jones are both off to great starts in their careers. Frazier is 7-for-16 while Jones is 9-for-20 with two doubles and a triple. Jones played his previous three games in center field, but got the start at shortstop tonight. He is listed as a shortstop on the Jamestown roster, despite being drafted as a center fielder. Harold Ramirez currently has a six game hitting streak, and a 1.325 OPS in 24 at-bats in the month of July. RK: GCL PIRATES The Pirates were off today.
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By Jeffrey Tayler

Russians will face a wide range of options when they cast their ballots in parliamentary elections scheduled for Dec. 4. That doesn't, however, mean they'll have much choice.

United Russia, the party of President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, leads the pack among those already represented in the State Duma, and is projected to garner roughly half the votes, according to a detailed election guide in The Moscow Times.

The leading party's chief opponents, the Communists, are expected to pick up between 14 percent and 20 percent of the vote, a weak performance the newspaper attributes to the party's "reluctance to modernize its platform by embracing some form of social democracy that could score well with younger voters."

Coming in a close third is the hyper-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party, which the article called "fundamentally a one-man show" led by the indefatigable Vladimir Zhirinovsky. The Liberal Democrats are "neither liberal nor democratic," and "have never voted against the Kremlin on important issues."

Bringing up the rear is A Just Russia, which "remains fiercely loyal to Vladimir Putin" and may or may not clear the 7 percent vote threshold for participation in the legislature.

Myriad other parties have also gained some popular support. None currently has seats in the Duma, and none is likely to get any, in large part because the Kremlin's draconian registration rules have excluded many contenders from the elections.

The probable result is that the same four parties already in the Duma will return, with one difference: "This time, United Russia won't have a constitutional majority," according to the newspaper Kommersant. Nevertheless, "yet another victory for United Russia will definitely worsen the irritation felt in our society."

The restricted range of electoral possibilities has depressed and angered many. Anatoly Chubais, architect of Russia's controversial 1992-1994 privatization program and currently head of state-owned technology company Rosnano, wrote in his Live Journal blog that "for the first time in twenty years" he is siding with those "who have no one to vote for," and has chosen to abstain. Distressed cyber-ripostes flooded his comments section, among them "Citizens don't act that way" and "I'm in shock."

Communist Party chief Gennady Zyuganov, in an interview with the newspaper Vedomosti, drew a disturbing parallel between United Russia's likely victory and the Arab Spring. A half-year before he was overthrown, Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party "got 78 percent of the vote. Not a single Egyptian believed the [election] results. The same thing could happen here."

What if such a revolt actually did take place? "What guarantee do we have that a revolution would install" such liberals as "Boris Nemtsov and Mikhail Kasyanov and not" hard-line nationalists "Dmitry Rogozin and Vladimir Zhirinovsky?" wrote opposition blogger and radio talk show host Yulia Latynina in an op-ed for The Moscow Times. If the business "elite continue supporting the regime until the last possible moment, we will end up with nationalism and a gang of fascists in charge."

Latynina's solution: The candidacy of anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny. "Voters like the way he exposes flagrant government corruption. Businesspeople admire the way Navalny, a lawyer by profession, manages to beat the authorities at their own game. By participating in the Russian March earlier this month, Navalny appealed to nationalists and to those members of the Russian elite who are fed up with leftist liberal multiculturalism and internationalism." This means, she believes, that "not a single Russian public figure other than Navalny has any chance at all" of winning fair and just elections.

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President Medvedev's announcement last week that Russia may target the United States' planned European missile defense shield may have raised some eyebrows, but the opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta has interpreted the move as little more than pre-election posturing. The president, who heads United Russia's ticket, "tried to prove to voters that . . . he's cool, but to put it mildly, he wasn't very convincing." The paper agreed with Medvedev that Russia's action will not lead to a new cold war: "It's true. The West has simply ignored the absurd threats."

In an op-ed for The Moscow Times, independent military analyst Alexander Golts wrote that Medvedev's threat bears "no relationship to any real military threat or to Russia's current capabilities." He noted that the Russian measures were "already planned," and that Moscow "would only be shooting itself in the foot" if it implemented its worst-case plan of withdrawing from the New Start arms-reduction treaty. In view of the "significant numerical superiority in both conventional and nuclear weapons" enjoyed by the United States and NATO, arms control is "especially beneficial for Russia."

Hence, Medvedev's attempt at saber-rattling does little more than "mollify" the West. That's not exactly the coup de grace the outgoing president was hoping to deliver United Russia's electoral opposition -- what there is of it.

(Jeffrey Tayler is Moscow correspondent for World View. He is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and the author of six books, including "Murderers in Mausoleums: Riding the Back Roads of Empire between Moscow and Beijing." The opinions expressed are his own.)

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