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In addition to working well with my depression,it energized me somewhat as compared to SSRI's.To my surprise and the surprise of my treating professional,it completely eliminated a compulsive disorder I had in conjunction with my depression.I plan to research this further.This may be related to Wellbutrins effect on Dopamine levels. I know it is marketed as Zyban to treat smoking addiction,and ... Show Full Comment
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I have only been on this medication for about 2 weeks but I already feel a little better. The only thing I do not like is my sleeping pattern is worse. I go to sleep easily but cannot stay asleep or wake up at 2-3 am and cannot get back to sleep. It might take time though and will talk to my dr on my next visit.
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Humidity returns Wednesday, 90-degree temps in some areas
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The clouds and showers Tuesday were on the warm front struggling through the area. It is moving north through New England tonight and tomorrow, pushing the clouds north with it. The humidity, however, is streaming in behind the front. The sun will heat the sticky air mass Wednesday to highs we haven't seen since July! Boston and surrounding towns will hit 90+. Some of the higher spots in Worcester may stay in the upper 80s. Beaches on Cape Cod and the Islands will stay in the 80s, perhaps even 70s on Nantucket. Beaches facing east on the north and south shores will still have hot southwest winds. It isn't impossible to get a thunderstorm Wednesday, but I think the bigger threat is Thursday into Friday.
A cold front will be cutting through Thursday with storms on it and ahead. It will be moving slowly thanks to Tropical Storm Gabrielle offshore. She won't hit us, but she does throw a kink in the jet stream. The front will slowly sweep through Friday, keeping the threat of storms in eastern New England. Friday night, it will be offshore and cooler air will be rushing in to New England.
Saturday morning, lows will be in the 40s and highs will only recover to the 60s. It will be an astounding temperature change in a short time.
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Using Facebook's Graph Search, I looked for photos I have "liked." Other photo search options are offered as well.
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Facebook introduced its social search tool last January, but until now, it was available on a limited basis.
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This chart shows when the U.S. DOT expects Highway Trust Fund obligations to exceed revenues, which is a fancy way of saying "broke." At that point, money from the U.S. Treasury will have to be transferred into the fund to keep road and bridge work nationwide from ceasing (they've already begun to slow down).
Congress has approved $50 billion over the last six years to keep the fund from going broke. While that tactic keeps projects going, it doesn't solve the underlying problem: As assets age, the formula for feeding the trust fund will never meet U.S. DOT- estimated demand for repair and rehabilitation: $16 billion every year.
The authors of a bipartisan Senate proposal that would stop emergency transfers once and for all know it won't happen by mid-August. They just hope their plan dovetails with work the House is doing in such a way as to increase the likelihood of their bill becoming law.
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Asking Americans to pay more at the pump isn't as crazy as you'd think, say Corker and Murphy. They cite a recent AAA survey in which respondents believe taxing fuel is the right funding mechanism and are willing to pay more to lower commute times and vehicle damage. (Americans also say they'll pay more for water, but look what happens whenever you propose a rate increase.)
Result: ensures there's enough money to meet future need.
A Portland Cement Association analysis (request a copy), however, says the proposal would raise $46 billion more than the senators' estimated $164 billion over 10 years: $210 billion.
That won't matter, though, if the White House continues opposing any and all tax increases. The Obama administration's solution:
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Everyone talks about how public roads should be paid for with public funds, but must that funding flow to the feds and then back to the states? Especially when more states (and municipalities) are taking matters into their own hands by increasing – with voter support – their fuel taxes?
According to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials/U.S. DOT Center for Excellence in Project Finance, the Highway Trust Fund was established by the Federal-aid Highway Act of 1956 to build highways and help finance primary, secondary, and urban routes.
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A Lake Charles woman suspected in a weekend shooting turned herself into police.
Lake Charles Police said Brittney Renee Vital, 28, turned herself in around 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Lake Charles Police officers were dispatched to 12th Street and 9th Avenue in reference to a shooting on Friday night, shortly after midnight .
Upon arrival, officers found a victim that was transported to a local hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound.
According to officers, the shooting happened at Vital's home at 2417 11th Street.
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A family is grieving the loss of a 23-year-old Toledo woman, while police search for the man they say shot and killed her.
Jordan Jones Harris was shot and killed in her west Toledo apartment Sunday evening. Family members say she had recently broken up with the man accused of killing her - Marquis Walker.
"That has to be the worst news that someone could hear, is to find out that your child has been murdered. And she's not my child, but she was like my child," said Blanca Romero, who says she was like a mother to Jones Harris. "You say you loved her. That's not love, that's not love. I'm sorry, that's not love. We love her."
Police are asking for the public's help finding Walker. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call CrimeStopper at 419-255-1111. Family members have another idea about how Walker should be brought to justice.
"You are a coward! A low down coward! Less than a man! Be a man and turn yourself in! That's what I want you to do," said Romero.
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For this mock draft, I decided to apply a little heuristic strategy of mine that I readily utilize in fantasy football drafts. As you may have deduced from the title that would be to choose the more "talented" player when you are unsure of whom to pick. Accordingly, I will be omitting the first round from this mock draft because in all likelihood, anyone we take with our first pick will likely be a difference maker. Now as you will notice that I have already talked extensively about a few of the players on this list, and for some, it seems to the consensus among members of BGN that these are players that we should definitely draft (i.e. I don't think anyone disagrees with drafting Brandon Williams (NT) and Cooper Taylor (SS)). There are others that I have also seen talked about on here, and yet still some in which you might not have even heard of. I am formatting this as a mock draft because I want to emphasize what I consider to be reasonable draft positions of these players.
2. Brandon Williams (DT)- A BGN consensus draft pick, whom you all should know by now, Brandon Williams is currently the guy I would take with 35th pick in the draft. Although he is only regarded as the 8th ranked DT prospect, (and I know that NT's tend to stay on the board a bit longer than most defensive linemen) I highly doubt he we available when we pick in the 3rd round. I believe he is a must have player given his athleticism, consistent motor, and ENDURANCE, and hence worthy of the 35th overall pick.
3. Terron Armstead (OT)- ******Just edited******** Unofficial 40 at combine 4.65!!!!!!!!! I was greatly impressed with Terron Armstead's week at the senior bowl. Although he is a small school LT, he showed me that he can still come up and DOMINATE the big boys. He and Menelik Watson (a guy projected to go a little higher) are in competition to be the most athletic O-lineman in the draft. Beside the tape, I want you all to think for minute about our most successful current O-linemen. First take Jason Peters. Most of you remember him coming into the NFL as a TE. However, most of you might not know that at 6'5" 320 lbs he had a 33.5" vertical and ran a 4.9 40 yd dash. Now consider Jason Kelce. He had a 30.5" vertical and ran a 4.8 40 yd dash. For O-lineman, the 40 (mostly 10 yd split) and vertical are good indicators of lower body strength and explosiveness. It's not always the case that the most athletic O-lineman are the best, but if a more athletic one and a less athletic one are similar on tape, I will more definitely draft the former. Now a little more about him: Armstead is currently listed at having run 4.8 in the 40, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him pull off a 4.7, at 306 lbs mind you. He is the 10th OT prospect, and luckily for us, that means theres a good chance he could fall to the 67th pick (however, this is one of those cases in which I wouldn't bet on it).
4. Tyrann Mathieu (CB/FS/KR/fucking beast at everything)- I've watched a lot of football, and I don't think I've ever seen a player, given his athletic limitations, as good at the game as the honey badger. The new theme (given by our new coaches) for the Eagles seems to versatility. There are none more versatile than Mathieu. He can contribute at a variety of positions on offense, defense, and special teams. Mostly, I don't think I need to talk about him very much because everyone knows who he is, but if you are doubting this, youtube him. I know he's small, he has off-field issues, etc. But here's the thing. Size is a myth. We see this time and time again. Height is not the end all be all, it is simply an added bonus. All NFL coaches seem to agree on this, and it's time fans start realizing it as well. And for the "off-field issues", If the only problem a guy has--who basically didn't have a mother and whose father was in and out of prison (and eventually incarcerated for murder)--is a soft-drug addiction, then I say he's doing pretty fucking good. And yes, he is worth at least an early 4th round pick. I would not be surprised to see someone take a chance on him in even the second or third round. He is the second must have player on this list.
5. David Bass (DE)- 39.5 sacks and 56 tackles for loss in his career at Missouri Western State. How this guy is the 17th ranked DE prospect is completely beyond me. He played extremely well against high level competition at the Shrine game and Senior Bowl. Although he projects as a DE, he played mostly OLB in college and I've heard he is great in coverage (SAM anyone?). And for some specs: 6'4" 263, and 4.6 in the 40. Projected to go in the 5th or 6th round, I think he would be a steal early in the 5th. Again, unlike most people, I wouldn't be shocked if he is one of the top ten DE's taken in the draft.
6. Shamarko Thomas (SS)- A guy whose only real criticism is less than ideal size (which if you read my thing about Tyrann Mathieu, then you know what I think about this), in 2012 Thomas led Syracuse in tackles, interceptions, and forced fumbles. 88, 3, and 2 respectively. He is another versatile player who has seen time at both safety and linebacker. Thomas is listed at 5'9" 217 lbs, yet manages to run the 40 in 4.26 (Leon Sandcastle anyone?). And if you watch him on tape, you'll see that this speed entirely translates to the football field. He shows great instincts, and doesn't make a whole lot of mistakes. Hopefully he continues to fly under the radar (projected to go in the 6th or 7th round), and we can snag this guy with our late 6th round pick. He might be one of those guys we should trade up a few spots for.
7. Cooper Taylor (FS/SS)- If you've been on here for a while, then you've definitely seen his name come up once or twice. I like to think that I introduced him to you all with my first post:
Regardless, we all know him now, and we all think the eagles should draft him. I really think he might just hang around till the 7th round because the only film on him is the from the Shrine game. Additionally, he was denied an invite to the combine, and we all know his history of Wolff-Parkinson-White isn't going to help him either. Regardless, I have faith that he will be a reliable starter in the NFL. He's giant, fast, a great tackler, great in coverage, etc. You all know, I don't need to go over it again.
7. Denard Robinson (QB/WR/RB/KR/nobody knows but I'm sure Chip Kelly can make great use of him)- Coming off his whole nerve injury in his hand, Robinson has seen his draft stock plummet. He's adjusting very well to his "new" positions at WR and KR, yet no one can doubt his athleticism. Kid is gamer. I've heard some mention that he might fit well in the TAZR position, that was invented by Chip Kelly for Oregon. Regardless, he is another extremely versatile, extremely athletic football player, and with the potential upside he brings, I don't think anyone will argue against taking him with our last pick in the draft.


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A fifth of workers over age 45 have quit adding to their 401(k)s.
Mary Knox Merrill/The Christian Science Monitor
Stock gyrations and a slumping economy are battering a generation's hopes for a comfortable retirement.
The current financial crisis has destroyed more than $2 trillion of the wealth held in retirement plans, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates. Even before that loss, Americans weren't saving enough to maintain expected standards of living in their senior years.
Now the bad news from broker statements may be confronting workers and retirees with brutal choices. Pay the mortgage or keep up the 401(k) contributions? Buy groceries or leave untouched a nest egg that shrinks by the day?
"Many people are making quick-fix decisions that put their financial future at risk," says Jean Setzfand, director of financial security at AARP, in a recent analysis of the state of US retirement security.
The good news for retirees is that the bedrock of the US retirement system, Social Security benefits, remains untouched by the crisis. On Oct. 16, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that beneficiaries will get a 5.8 percent cost-of-living increase in their checks next year. That's the largest such rise in a quarter-century.
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Searching for the "Productivity Slowdown": Some Surprising Findings from West German Manufacturing
AbstractThe authors test the hypothesis of a negative long-term trend and/or a structural break in total factor productivi ty after the first oil price shock for West German manufacturing industries within an econometric model based on a flexible cost function with capital as a quasi-fixed factor. After adjusting total factor productivity growth for scale economies and varying capacity utilization, this hypothesis is not supported by their empirical findings for the grea t majority of industries studied, whereas the hypothesis that the (log-)level of total factor productivity follows a random walk with drift is not rejected by various statistical tests. Copyright 1993 by MIT Press.
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8 ounce peppermint candy, soft type (recommended: Bob's)
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- Disney princess and sharp dresser Zendaya is slated to play Aaliyah in a made-for-TV movie produced by Lifetime. Tenatively titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, the movie will follow Aaliyah from her early success all the way up to her untimely death in 2001. Zendaya will re-record 4 of Aaliayah's songs. "She's been an inspiration and influence in my whole career, her talent still shines brighter than ever," Zendaya said. "All I wanna do is honor her, show how much she accomplished in only 22 years. She's beautiful inside and there will never be another Aaliyah, I just hope to share her beautiful story, and make her proud up in heaven." What do you think of the casting? (Teen Vogue)
- In other biopic news, apparently the Jimi Hendrix film starring Andre 3000 might not be coming out. Entitled "All Is by My Side," the film features no music from Hendrix himself, as the team wasn't given permission by Hendrix's family, and has been pushed back to a September release (it was originally scheduled to release this month). "We have made a point in the media that this Andre 3000 movie is not authorized by our family, and it has no music written by Jimi," said Janie Hendrix, Jimi's sister. Bummer. Were you looking forward to the film? (Page Six)
- In case you thought you had heard the last of androgynous model Andrej Pejic — he's so androgynous that his first season walking in the menswear shows many thought he was a girl — prep yourself for his next gig. Reports are saying that the model has been cast as "Sister #4″ in Sofia Coppola's "The Little Mermaid." We might be a little rusty on our Disney but that sounds like a small, fleeting role as one of Ariel's many sisters. Would you pay to see this fashion interpretation of a classic? (Fashionista)
- In enterprising news, 10th grader Chase "Sneakers" Reed, who goes to school in Harlem, opened a shop with his dad with $30,000 that came from selling his own collection of 200 pairs of shoes. Now, out of his shop called Sneaker Pawn, Reed sells sneakers like Crown Jewels for $1,400 and also offers custom-painting on sneakers. Talk about initiative! (NY Post)
- Anna Wintour recently did a candid interview with Suzy Menkes at Central Saint Martins, and in addition to stressing the importance of thinking with the business side of your brain, she gave some thoughts on red carpets. She said, "The red carpet, in the United States, has become too much of a business. It's a fact that celebrities are paid to wear everything, and to me that sometimes comes across as very manufactured and not individual…I was just recently at the Tony Awards in New York, and, God, they need your help. Let me tell you, it was a disaster." I tend to agree. What do you think? (Racked)
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Zendaya is adorable..but she does not give Aaliyah..An unfortunate casting choice, imo.
They should have cast someone who is at least somewhat reminiscent of Aaliyah.
Zendaya looks too young to play Aaliyah. I think it should have been Kesha Chante.
Also, if they are going to do movies based on singers, they need to stop re-recording their songs. That's the stupidest thing I've heard. One of the reasons the movie Selena was so popular is because they used Selena's real voice. Fans of Selena want to hear Selena. Fans of Aaliyah want to hear Aaliyah, not Zendaya.
I do hope they won't allow R. Kelly in the same room with Zen!
No movie dammit. I love aaliyah but no movie is necessary. I was 16 when the trajedy happened and although shocked and hurt, I don't feel that we need a movie!
I just hope lifetime doesn't produce some corny movie. And I can't wait for a black girl to get cast in a Spanish bio movie lol. We 0 -2 first Zoe w/ Nina Simone and now Aaliyah, atleast she does resemble her somewhat but I don't see her pulling off the spirit of Aaliyah I think she's going to bring a watered down version to the table. Aaliyah had Soul she was an Isley brothers Vibin spirit.
I always thought Ciara was the best choice if there was ever an "Aaliyah movie to be made. I agree, there doesn't need to be an Aaliyah movie at all. I don't like the choice even though Zendaya is doing well with her career. Its crazy that there wasn't a black singer casts. Even KeKe Palmer or Sevyn streeter would have been a better match. :(
Zendaya is actually biracial..black and white.
Still not convinced that she was the best choice, but I hope she pulls it off.
To be fair, in the TLC biopic they got Keke Palmer to play Chilli by slapping some Virgin Indian Curly in, and Lil' Mama had to change her eye color from green to brown to play Left Eye…no complaints there, I see.
Keke Palmer and Lil Mama LOOKED like the people they were playing and they had the spirits of Chili and Left Eye. They did a great job. This girl doesn't look anything like Aaliyah. Aside from being slim, she looks nothing like her. Plus she doesn't give that hip hop vibe. Zoe gives me more of a Taylor Swift vibe.
You think they naturally look like the ladies from TLC? Well, since they made some adjustments to look the part, all Zendaya needs is to darken her hair, use bronzer and do her job as an actress and learn to embody the subject's personality in their work. Just like any other actress taking on a biopic. It's a Lifetime movie, so that should suffice…lol.
As much as I like Zendaya I don't agree with this decision. But I heard she's only playing little Aaliyah so I can live with it. I also heard that Keshia Chante is playing adult Aaliyah. Now that's a perfect choice, I just hope she can act. And side note, there's a singer maned Sabi who looks a lot like Aaliyah as well. In certain pics it's scary.
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Interchange of limit operations
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Find a sequence of continuous functions [tex]f_n: R \rightarrow R[/tex] such that [tex]lim_{x \rightarrow 0}lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}f_n(x) [/tex] and [tex]lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}lim_{x \rightarrow 0}f_n(x) [/tex] exist and are unequal.
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3. The attempt at a solution
I think I need a sequence of continuous functions that has a limit function which is continuous at zero but discontinuous at some other point. In that case, the sequence of functions will not be uniformly convergent and we will not have these limits equal. But I dont know what function can fulfill this criteria.
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Well, can you give a sequence which is not uniformly convergent?
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Yeah I can but the limits turn out to be equal. For example,
[tex] f_n(x) = (cos(x))^n[/tex]
[tex] lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}lim_{x \rightarrow 0} f_n = 1 [/tex]
[tex] lim_{x \rightarrow 0}lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} f_n = 1 [/tex]
This sequence is not uniformly convergent but the two limits are equal. The question requires them to be UNEQUAL.
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In above post, there is a mistake.
[tex] lim_{x \rightarrow 0} lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} f_n(x) [/tex] doesn't exist. The question requires them to EXIST.
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Are you certain that it doesn't exist? I think that the limit does exist and equals zero.
You do have to restrict the function to [-pi,pi], otherwise there is no limit...
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Yes it doesn't exist. As you can see the limit function is following
[tex]lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}f_n(x) = 1 for x=0[/tex]
[tex]lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}f_n(x) = 0 , elsewhere} [/tex]
So the limit function is discontinuous at x=0 and [tex] lim_{x \rightarrow 0} f(x) [/tex] doesn't exist. By the way, it is the very first question of the exercise so it should be easy (I think so :confused: ) I dont know where I'm missing the point.
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So, the limit function is
[tex]f(0)=1~\text{and}~f(x)=0~\text{if}~x\neq 0[/tex].
Then the limit [tex]\lim_{x\rightarrow 0}{f(x)}[/tex] certainly exists (and it equals 0)! You can easily prove this with the definition of limit...
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What I know is that limit is defined, in above case, when f is defined on C{0} i.e. R - {0}. In this case, we can say limit x approaches 0 is zero as you described. But, since function is defined on x=0, shouldn't we take f(0) as limit ? Also, if we take it as a limit as you say, shouldn't the limit be different if we approach it from either side i.e. (-pi,0) and [0, pi). So a limit is not really defined here?
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No, the limit of f is independent of f(0). The limit of a function is what the function value should be to make the function continuous. In our situation, we have that the function is 0, except in the point zero. So if f(0)=0 (which is not the case), then the function f would be continuous. This means that the limit of f equals 0.
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Posted Apr 12, 2011 7:38 AM CDT
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Baker & McKenzie and a former partner have been sued in what the Am Law Daily describes as a scathing complaint (PDF) over their alleged roles in a corporate stock scheme that played a role in the collapse of Industrial Enterprises of America.
The Pittsburgh-based IEAM is now in bankruptcy court in Delaware, where the complaint against the law firm and Martin Weisberg was filed yesterday, on behalf of company shareholders, by California-based Thomas Alexander & Forrester and Delaware attorney Christopher Loizides. Contending that "IEAM had the right not to have criminals for its attorneys," the lawsuit claims that the firm hired Weisberg—who allegedly enabled a massive fraud at IEAM—solely because of the big bucks he could bring in from the representation.
Both Weisberg and Baker & McKenzie are accused of inadequately disclosing conflicts of interest related to the representation of IEAM.
The firm declined the Am Law Daily's request for comment, saying that it had not had an opportunity to study the complaint. Weisberg's lawyer did not immediately respond to the publication's request for comment.
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WINAMAC — Olga F. Russell, 96, Winamac, died at 3:46 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at her daughter and son-in-law's residence in Winamac.
Born May 6, 1916, in Winamac, she was the daughter of Frank and Maude Hunter Kopkey. Olga was married to William A. Russell on Sept. 15, 1940, in Winamac. He passed away on March 1, 1999.
She was a lifelong resident of Winamac and a partner in Russell's Old Trading Post in Winamac for 50 years with her husband and members of his family.
Olga was a graduate of Winamac High School.
She was a member of First Christian Church of Winamac. She was the Past Worthy Matron of Tippecanoe Chapter 96 Order of the Eastern Star in Winamac.
Olga's greatest love in her life was being with her family.
She was a skilled seamstress and loved to needlepoint. For many years, she did all the alterations for Russell's Old Trading Post.
Survivors include daughter, Carol Sue (Martin) Torgerson, Winamac; grandson, William (Megan) Torgerson, New Canaan, Conn.; granddaughters, Anne Torgerson, Los Angeles, and Aspen Gundy, Fishers; great-granddaughters, Charlotte Torgerson, New Canaan, Conn., and Isabel Torgerson, New Canaan, Conn.; brother, Jay (Mary Lois) Kopkey, Winamac; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Judith Ann Russell Gundy; and brother, Hank Kopkey.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, Winamac, with Pastor Rick Abbott officiating. Burial will be in McKinley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Winamac.
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A classic expressionist suspense thriller, impeccably packaged by the Criterion Collection.
- Thrilling 1933 mystery about an evil mastermind
- From the director of "Metropolis" and "M"
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- Fritz Lang, Germany, 1933. 121 minutes.
- Splendidly restored image and sound.
- Informative audio commentary by David Kalat, author of "The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse"
- Complete French-language version of the film, filmed simultaneously by Lang with French actors
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It was a special celebration Sunday as more than 1,200 neonatal intensive care unit babies, families, nurses and physicians gathered to share stories and joy.
The group got together at Wonderscope Children's Museum in Shawnee, and there were plenty of smiles and hugs to go around.
"There'll be lot of fun activities. Really just creating new memories for these people who went through a really tragic time in their lives. They survived, and they're here to pay tribute to the doctors and nurses who took care of them," Overland Park Regional Medical Center spokesperson Christine Hamele said.
All of these people, in one shape or form, are connected with Overland Park Regional Medical Center, which cares for more NICU babies in Kansas City than any other hospital.
Organizers called it a "joyous celebration of life," and there was plenty evidence of that to be found, including in the arms of father Scott Mullen who attended with his young son, Jacob.
"He was born about 12 weeks early. He was only one pound, one ounce. He was there about four months, and they worked on him pretty good. He had a lot of issues going on, and you can't hardly even tell these days. He is almost ready to take his first few steps," Scott Mullen said.
The gathering marked the 22nd year of the celebration for Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
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MORAGA, Calif. (UTC/WRCB) -- Ashlen Dewart and Kylie Lambert combined for 41 points to lead the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to its best start in more than a decade with a 68-59 win over Portland State on day one of the St. Mary's Thanksgiving Classic.
Dewart finished with 23 points and eight rebounds, while Lambert added 18 points and ten boards as the Lady Mocs improved to 4-0 for the first time since the 1999-00 season.
Dewart carried UTC through a rough start, scored 12 of the team's first 14 points. Portland State (3-1) led by as many as eight in the first six minutes, but hit a cold streak of their own to let Chattanooga catch up.
Lambert, who went 10-of-12 from the free throw line in the game, helped pick up the slack by scoring 13 of the Lady Mocs' next 21 points to open a 35-32 lead at the break.
Chattanooga opened the second half on a 17-7 run and led by as many as 13 with 13:05 to play. Portland State would twice cut the deficit to single digits, but could get no closer than eight points the rest of the way.
UTC shot just 34.9-percent from the field and made just 4-of-19 3-point attempts, but overcame its offensive struggles by forcing 26 Portland State turnovers and recording 19 steals.
Kayla Christopher finished with eight points to become the 25th member of the Lady Mocs' 1,000-Point Club. She also hit two 3-pointers to move into sole possession of fourth place on UTC's all-time career list with 171.
Chattanooga will face host St. Mary's on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET to wrap up the two-day event.
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Indoor triathlon held in honor of Jeremy Henwood: Money raised from event benefits needy children
SAN DIEGO - An indoor triathlon was held to honor fallen San Diego police officer Jeremy Henwood.
Surveillance video from Aug. 6, 2011 shows Henwood at a McDonalds moments before he was shot and killed. In the video is his last act of kindness: buying a 10-year-old boy cookies and a meal.
People gathered at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center to swim, cycle and treadmill run in memory of Henwood.
"We have officers from several different departments and community members who are out here … and it was all about raising funds for the STAR/PAL program, our underserved youth and our police memorial fund," said Assistant San Diego police chief Shelley Zimmerman. "It was everyone coming together today."
Henwood's younger brother Robbie, who participated as well, said, "It was wonderful just to see everyone come out and support of their son, their brother and to show how much that the community and the department will never forget him."
He says he appreciates that his brother's memory is allowed to live on.
"He was a man of strength and honor," he said. "That's how he lived. He was very generous. The buying cookies for kids … that's not a random act of kindness, that's an everyday act of kindness from Jeremy."
The money raised will benefit needy children, a fitting memorial for a fallen hero.
"It's just good that that was caught on camera and that it's kind of gone viral ... the whole world sees what these guys do for the community," said Robbie Henwood.
Saturday's event in honor of Officer Henwood raised more than $10,000.


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i am starting to go to the outdoors frequently to shoot wildlife, often in natural terrain that may have uneven ground, rocks, etc...it always takes me quite a few minutes to get the tripod set up to the height i want and level before i put on my gimbal or head. i'm curious if there are any 'tips of the trade' for someone who hasn't used the tripod all that often to make the setup process more efficient. i find myself doing a lot of trial and error before getting everything right. thanks.
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cohenfive wrote
...it always takes me quite a few minutes ....
Quite a few seconds I can understand. Minutes?
I generally drop one leg to the height I want with the tripod facing the way I want it. This means having the ball head controls where I want them when I'm shooting. Spread the other two legs out to the approximate angles they will need. Open up locks and let them slide out till they contact the ground, rock, tree or whatever. Lock them. Minor adjustments to leg angle and length if needed and mount the camera.
When I tear down I take the camera off then flip the tripod upside down with one hand. Fold the legs to the closed position, unlock them section by section and let gravity drop them into their closed state. Lock them up and move on.
Sometimes the most efficient setup routine or procedure is the opposite of the tear down. Have a think about what you do while tearing down and use that routine to determine how to set up.
A simple example. My cereal box is always in the right position in the cupboard to pull it out and pour the cereal into a bowl because when I put it away I simply close it up and put it in the cupboard. When I pull it out it's in the right position. I don't have to turn it around.
Nov 01, 2012 at 05:46 PM
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I usually work with full pull out of most of the sections on a leg, and then pull out the top section to a known amount that I "eyeball" to the normal amount I work with on level ground. For level ground I match the other two legs for pull out while they are close to each other. For sloped ground, I would pull out the sections of the second and third leg a little or a lot more, and then put them on the down hill side. Most of the time I hit the height I want, and am level enough for stability. Then, if I want to level the tripod to allow a level pan base movement, I proceed to do that by adjusting only the top section leg clamps, one leg at a time. And it helps to have a good level on the system, like the add on ones that Really Right Stuff sells to match their BH-55 and BH-40 ball heads.
Nov 01, 2012 at 06:54 PM
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If you are using the tripod at a fixed height/angle each time, consider marking your legs so that you know where exactly to stop on each leg. This is best for flat ground obviously.
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I use a RRS panning clamp with dovetail mounted on my ball head. That way I can use the ball head for leveling and the panning clamp allows for rotation. Kind of expensive, but makes setting up a snap.
Nov 01, 2012 at 07:48 PM
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thanks for the suggestions gang. my tripod has a level (benro c-358) which is ok, but my camera has a good one (d4) so i can get it level. i probably just need to use the thing more to get faster. i have been putting the gimbal on the tripod after i have the legs sort of set up, but i might need to attach it first in order to get the height correct more quickly. i can always use the center post to 'fine tune' the height as well..practice makes perfect i guess.
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If you are using a ball head, a camera level does not help at all to get the pan base of the ball head level for a panorama. For that you need a level that is below the ball, which is why either a tripod level or an add on level like the ones RRS sells.
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I'd say if time is of the essence, just get a mono-pod or handhold the shot even. Tripod and gimble head are a joy to use of course, but if time is important, then its no time to be using a tripod.
If you don't have the time to set up a tripod, no matter how long it takes you, then you shouldn't use a tripod for that shot.
Rushing faster than whatever your natural pace is only leads to accidents by forgetting to tighten a leg lock, or a dovetail clamp etc.
If your putting thousands of dollars onto a tripod, take the time to do it right and don't rush
If its fleeting wildlife, then a monopod will give you good support and is much faster and much more error free
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i hear you on the handholding, i do that when i have to..and i have a monopod that i use on occaison..but when i can set up the gimbal/tripod combo is wonderful. i just want to get more efficient in setup.
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If on a hill I usually start by opening up all the legs fully (assuming I want the tripod as high as possible). Then set up two legs lower on the hill, but so they're at the same height. Finally I loosen one joint on the final leg and shorten it until the tripod platform is levelish. I have a leveling base if it needs to be exact. If on a more awkward platform I'll just try to find little nooks for each foot to sit in. I often do this because near water there is a lot of slick rock and not enough friction to keep the tripod from sliding around. My viewpoint is from that of a landscape photographer, so it may or may not apply to you.
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When I'm in the field, I usually leave the legs extended and out. On the next setup, all that's required is adjusting maybe one leg (two at the most unless the next subject is a flower on the ground).
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I use Nagios to keep track of hard-disk capacity on my server disks. Whenever the successor to NetSaint kindly informs me that the remaining disk capacity on server XY has dropped below the magical threshold of 10%, I may be warned, but the trouble is just starting. If I'm out of luck, the whole data repository could reside on a RAID system without anything in the line of partitioning, and believe me, this is fairly typical for smaller servers. With a bit more luck, Nagios might tell me that the /var partition is the bottleneck, leaving me to launch du and find out where the disk hogs have their megabytes stashed. Unfortunately, output from the Disk Usage tool for overly complicated directory trees, like the ones I have, is less than intuitive.
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Michael Griest's business card says that he works on tax prepartion, but his attire suggests another name: Abraham Lincoln.
The Lincoln impersonator, who bears a striking resemblance to the 16th president, came to Mount Kisco Tuesday evening for an event held by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino to thank his social media supporters.
Astorino, whose Facebook page has more than 5,000 Likes, had a contest where the first 87 followers (or, it was noted, four score and seven people) who shared a post about it would get free tickets to a screening of Lincoln's new, eponymous film at Clearview's Mt. Kisco Cinema.
The film, which was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Daniel Day Lewis as the president, chronicles the last months of Lincoln's life. It has been nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.
For Griest, a Peekskill resident, playing Lincoln is a repeat gig. He takes on the role every February in Peekskill for the anniversary of the Lincoln's 1861 train stop in the community while he was still president-elect. The movie event in Mount Kisco also coincides with his 204th birthday; a rendition of "Happy Birthday" was sang by attendees.
Among the Facebook followers to were invited to the screening were Gary Sella and his wife, Paula Ciccimarra, of Ridgewood, NJ. Ciccimarra, who grew up in Thornwood, attended Westlake High School at the same time as Astorino, who is from and still lives in Mount Pleasant.
Ciccimarra recalls that Astorino, while at Westlake, was in the student council. When asked about his role in politics, she said that "it wasn't really a big shock."
Astorino, who said he has a bust of Lincoln in his office, described the president as one of his heroes, with founding father Benjamin Franklin being his other hero. The county executive said that Lincoln did not stray from his convictions.
Griest praised Lincoln's personal integrity, saying that he was a "man of principle."
For Astorino, who is running for re-election this year, the night was a chance to thank folks who have backed him before. Speaking to his supporters inside a dark theater before the screening, the county executive noted the role that social media has had in the past few years. Examples he cited included helping people in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and in with his first victory in 2009, when he defeated long-time incumbent Andrew Spano.


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Just to fill in for Al and all the others who post stuff about the live games they've attended, let me fill in for one game, tonight's game in Denver.
One thing is that the Rockies apparently still haven't figured out how to handle ticket sales (see, World Series ticket fiasco, October, '07). We had to pick up our tickets at the "will call" window. They have multiple windows broken down by alphabet. Each line had about 60-70 people in line. We got in line about 20 minutes before gametime, and didn't get into the stadium until the top of 2nd, just in time to see Soto hit his home run. Get it together, Rockies!
I don't know how he looked on tv, but I thought Rich Hill looked pretty good. A few Rockies really hit him hard, but that seemed to be confined to one inning only. A very encouraging sign for us, since he usually doesn't pitch well here.
Soto was a monster tonight. The one out he made was actually a frozen rope, but it was right at someone.
Tulowitzki's homer was a real Coors Field job, i.e., it just barely cleared the wall, and probably wouldn't have carried that far in thicker air. I'd have been really bummed if the Cubs had lost because they really hit the ball better than the Rockies overall, and yet had to struggle to pull off the win.
I thought Lou's substitution of Pie as a pinch runner for DLee in the 9th was curious, because DLee is no slouch on the bases (remember the double steal earlier in the game with DLee and The Riot?), and it caused Pie to come up in the 10th, in a spot where I'd have love to see Lee hitting.
You have to love The Riot, getting the game winning hit. And you also have to love Aram's homer to take a short-lived lead in the 9th. You have to love Marmol's fire when he took the mound in the bottom of the 10th (did they show him slamming the rosin bag to the ground before he threw his first pitch - he looked pumped). And finally, you have to love that, as with the two OT games in Pittsburgh, this was a game they'd have lost last year.
All of you guys probably know this just from watching the game. For some stuff that you couldn't probably tell on TV, I'd say the crowd was probably about 50/50 Cubs/Rockies fans (at least from where I was sitting 10 rows up from the field a little ways down the left field line from 3rd). I'd say we kept up our end of the bargain, as my voice is as sore as it's been from yelling at a game in years ("Let's go, Cubbies!) I did tons of high fives with lots of hard-core Cubs fans at the end of the game.
I'll say this for the Cubs/Rockies series here in Denver. I've been to a lot of the games and I've never had anyone give me a bad time for rooting for the Cubs. Indeed, people have always been courteous and good fans. I've gotten into some good discussions with Rockies fans during Cubs games, and we've had a good time rooting against each other.
As I was leaving, a woman with a frown on her face looked up at me (I'm 6'5") and said "congratulations." The usher at the top of the stairway asked me, with a big smile, if I'm coming back tomorrow (do you think my Cubs jacket and hat gave me away?) I told him I've got to work, and we patted each other on the back. I doubt that stuff like that happens at a lot of ballparks.
Oh, me, my jacket and hat witnessed the Cubs' 10,000th win. How cool.
Thanks to all of you for letting me share my fun with you. I look forward to hearing from you guys as we root the Cubs on through the season.
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I have always loved change.
It's terrifying, usually, but mostly that just adds to the excitement. Watching something evolve beyond what you have always known into something that could (and should) outgrow you is the most incredible sense of accomplishment. As a parent, my job is to teach my kids well enough that they no longer need me. And as an entrepreneur, my job is to create a business that will also, eventually, outgrow me.
My original vision was for one huge contest. It was going to be massive, bigger than the World Yo-Yo Contest or the European YoYo Championships or the Asia-Pacific Challenge. It was going to be hugemongous! But the thing is….there are already huge contests. And while I've got my issues with Worlds, I really don't have any issues with EYYC or AP. So there wasn't really anything there that needed to be what I wanted to create. Could I list out what I would like to change about those events? Sure. I'm obnoxious like that. Do any of those changes REALLY need to happen? Debatable.
After talking to several friends in the yo-yo community and extensively with Seth Peterson, I decided that what yo-yo contests needed was a series of events that went the other way. See, nearly all yo-yo contests are designed for the players. They are mostly held in private venues in whatever city the organizer lives in and the amount of press or media attention is negligible at best. They are events for yo-yo players to get together and hang out, and don't serve much purpose beyond that. And it always bothered me that yo-yo companies would sponsor these events…who was the sponsorship supposed to advertise to? The only people that saw the even were yo-yo players…and they already know everything about your brand!
Skating has tons of events like this…but they also have the X-Games. And a whole slew of other huge, public events that are tailored more towards the hobbyists and general public than to the die-hards. But the die-hards show up because it's a good way to keep their contest routines sharp, there are big cash prizes, and it's a chance to hang out with your friends AND perform for huge crowds. It's a best-of-both-worlds kind of scenario. And I wanted to create that for yo-yoing.
So I roped in Seth Peterson (co-founder of Save Deth) and Andre Boulay (fellow National Yo-Yo Master and owner of YoYoExpert.com) and we dove, headfirst, into creating something so ridiculously large that at least once a week someone told us we were out of our minds.
This first year of the Triple Crown of YoYo was an exercise in how much we could do without any real resources. Sponsorship was really limited because, being a new event, no one really wants to go all-in to support it yet…they want to see if it's going to grow legs and really take off. We really underestimated the amount of time it would take to lock down the size of venues we were going for…working with venues that estimated tens of thousands attendees for our contests was a huge learning experience! But after many months of work, we were able to get three amazing venues: Washington Square Park in San Francisco, Faneuil Hall in Boston, and Millennium Park in Chicago. Projected turnout for all three events: 70,000+ people.
So then we turned out sights on the contest format. If we wanted to show modern yo-yoing to the public, we had to get rid of the dull parts. Goodbye, prelims! We split each contest in to two days to keep prelims separate from finals, guaranteeing only the top freestyles would be on the main stage in the big venues. Guess what that also accomplishes? It doubles the cost of your contest.
We simplified the judging system, too. Because we feel that if you can't explain to someone in 2 minutes how the contest is scored, they ultimately aren't going to care. So we specialized everything…instead of many judges all expected to score the same thing at the same time, each judge only scored one aspect of the freestyles. Two judges handled positive technical points, one judge handled negative technical points. One judge scored originality, and a non-yoyo judge with heavy performing experience scored performance. Simple, elegant, and beautiful…and even better, you can explain it to a reporter in under a minute without having to repeat anything or show them a spreadsheet. Hooray!
For the press, we sent out press releases for two full months before each event. Releases went out every Monday morning, followed up by phone calls on Wednesdays (a traditionally slow news day) to try and secure TV appearances. Oddly enough, we had a hard time getting some of the press we thought would be the easiest, and the more elusive PR opportunities just dropped in our lap. For example…we absolutely could not get on a single morning talk show, but we managed to get the International AP Wire to cover two of the events which led to TV coverage in a half-dozen countries. Why was that easier to get than "Good Morning Chicago"? Who knows? But we'll take it!
And our last order of business was prizes. Pretty much every contest gives out yo-yos as prizes. Why? We have no idea. But when you give out yo-yos to a bunch of yo-yo players, guess what those yo-yo players do with them? They sell them and buy different yo-yos. *facepalm*
So instead, we went for cash. Big cash. Over the course of three events, we gave out $6,000 in cash and another $2,000+ in prizes from companies like Vannen Watches, Mimobot, and Rotofugi. NON yo-yo companies!
That's probably our proudest accomplishment, is the amount of support we got from non yo-yo companies…including major sponsor Rotofugi who is also producing a designer vinyl toy of the Triple Crown mascot! YES! We're actually going to have limited edition vinyl toys of the contest mascot! The mascot was designed by monster-maker and fine artist Chris Ryniak, so it makes sense that it would be turned into a toy…but how many other yo-yo contests have ever done anything like that, ever?
The first year of the Triple Crown was a huge learning experience for us, but an overall success. We learned some valuable lessons, we learned to always rent a covered stage (thanks, Boston) and we managed to show off the best yo-yo players in the country to more than 30,000 people in-person, and millions worldwide.
And just wait until you see what we have in store for next year. The events will continue to evolve to better suit the needs of the players and the interests of the spectators. Bigger sponsors are on the way, which means even more prize money.
We just won't be happy until the day we can write a yo-yo player a check for $10,000 for a single division!
Andre, Seth, and I are absolutely committed to this contest series. We know that we can continue to improve it and we know that we have tons to offer the yo-yo community. And we know what we want to get modern yo-yo play in front of more people than any other event in the world….and get modern yo-yos into the hands of more new players than any event in the world.
Keep an eye on www.triplecrownyoyo.com to learn more about the events, and for details on next year's contest series. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook!
It's been an amazing ride so far….can't wait to see what change the new year brings.
- Steve Brown
National YoYo Master
Co-Founder – Triple Crown of YoYo


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ATLANTIC CITY – Experts say that the town once known only for
gaming needs to broaden its strategies in the New Year.
Doctors Israel Posner and Brian Tyrrell of Stockton College
have been conducting a long-term study of non-gaming revenue, and said that Atlantic
City is going through something Las Vegas has already experienced, a serious
increase in non gaming options and revenue. Already, 20% of revenue comes from non-gaming,
and that's expected to increase.
In terms of gambling, NBC 40 spoke with Roger Gros, a gaming
analyst who says that Atlantic City needs to take advantage of lower taxes than
its out of state competition and raise payouts to make gaming in Atlantic City
more attractive to gamblers.
Overall, all the experts we talked to say that Atlantic
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destination, and ensure that 2013 will be a successful year.
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Here's prompts with a future bent, in celebration of the release of Starcraft 2 and because it parallels the last one:
- What is your favorite science fiction movie? Game? Book? Author?
- Which universe from a work of fiction would be the coolest to live in? Scariest?
- Which technology today do you think is underrated now, and will be big in the future?
- Do you have any goals that you really want to accomplish that are at least five years out?
- Starcraft 2, are you playing it? If yes, how much do you love it? If not, why not?
- What beer do you think you will be drinking most often in the future?


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And in any of those three scenarios we should probably find it disturbing that an elected official is using his time and mental energy in this way, against an ordinary citizen. I don't need to remind Mudflats readers that Alaska is in a time of turmoil. We are facing unknown consequences with an erupting volcano that threatens to wipe out a tank farm on Cook Inlet holding 6 million gallons of oil. We have critical issues in the legislature, including Alaska's acceptance or rejection of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus money for education and other critical purposes. We have a governor who has just chosen an incredibly divisive and extreme right wing idealogue as our new Attorney General. And there are only three weeks left in the legislative session. It bothers me quite a bit that instead of focusing all his energy on doing his job, one of our elected representatives would rather spend his time stalking and harrassing a political blogger.
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The Case of the Alaskan Blogger
A prominent Alaskan political blogger is "outed" by a State Representative. Will Andrew Sullivan find a way to blame this on Sarah Palin? (Mudflats)
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Fabian Castillo - 6 goals 7 assists 28 starts
Blas Perez - 13 goals 6 assists 26 games
Getting crunched for time on these so we're going to double up on this one. Brek Shea & David Ferreira are two huge parts of the FC Dallas offense this season. Brek Shea is becoming somewhat of a known commodity and that is being arguably the most dangerous left winger in the league. You simply can't defend him 1v1 and towards the end of 2011 teams put two and three defenders on him routinely.
The only problem with Shea is he will likely miss as many as 8 games due to international competition and there is the question of will Shea be at 100% for the games he is in Dallas once the rigors of World Cup Qualifying begin.
David Ferreira has shown very well in the limited time he's gotten this pre-season and the ankle does not seem to be an issue, but he has picked up a nagging achillies injury and is reportedly 50/50 for opening day. Will get get to 100% this season? Does he even need to be at 100% to be one of the top attacking midfielders in the league? Ferreira has some great weapons at his disposal and the best forward he's ever played with in Dallas.
Have your say in the comments and be sure to differentiate your predictions between the two players. Goals/Assists/Starts