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Checking Romney's claim on 'you didn't build that'
For more than two weeks, the Romney and Obama campaigns have argued about whether President Barack Obama insulted entrepreneurs. The dust up involves remarks Obama made at a stop in Roanoke, Va. The key phrase: "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." A Romney video claims the president was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people." We ran that assertion through the Truth-O-Meter.
By Robert Higgs :: Published on Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
PolitiFact Ohio marks two years of the Truth-O-Meter
Observers decrying a decline in the quality of political discourse used to cite 30-second sound bites as a symptom or cause. Thirty seconds is practically a filibuster now. The typical statement in broadcast news stories today is closer to nine seconds. Just enough time to recite a talking point. Just enough words to fill a 140-character Tweet. Long enough to grab our interest, to enlighten, mislead or enrage. Enough to make PolitiFact Ohio say "Really?" PolitiFact Ohio is celebrating two years of checking these sound bites, and looking forward to more.
By Tom Feran :: Published on Sunday, July 29th, 2012 at 11:57 a.m.
Debunking claims about a new home sales tax
Did you get the chain email that claims the health care law will institute a new tax on home sales? It boldly proclaims that the health care law includes "a 3.8% sales tax" on "all real estate transactions." The claim has persistently circulated for two years, but there's just one catch: It's not true. We ran it through the Truth-O-Meter.
By Robert Higgs :: Published on Thursday, July 26th, 2012 at 12:15 p.m.
Rating Romney's claim on Finnish auto stimulus
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, in an ad that's airing in Ohio called "Where did all the money go" charges that stimulus money went overseas to pay for electric cars in Finland. We took a look to see if money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus act, helped to Fisker Automotive manufacture high-end, plug-in cars.
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El Paso Police need your help finding a missing 16-year-old girl.
POSTED: 09:03 PM MDT Sep 28, 2013 UPDATED: 01:13 PM MST Jan 16, 2014
El Paso Police need your help finding a missing 16-year-old girl.
Jade Alexis Alexander is from west El Paso. Police have been searching for her since May. Her friends told police she's been spotted in El Paso since then. It has also been reported that Jade was not happy at home.
Officers also have information that indicates Jade may be staying in the Westway-Vinton area with friends.
If anyone has information about Jade, or where she might be, contact police.
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UPDATE 8.20PM: THE CFA has downgraded the Carapooee fire to an advice message.
UPDATE 6.12PM: THE CFA has downgraded the emergency warning at Carapooee to a watch and act.
UPDATE 5.43PM: BENDIGO fire crews will travel to parts of the Mallee region tomorrow afternoon to provide assistance.
Crews will leave about lunchtime.
UPDATE 4.22PM: THE CFA have upgraded the Carapooee fire to an emergency warning.
The message applies to residents in Emu, Carapooee, Archdale and Biallaba.
The grassfire is fast-moving and out of control.
The fire has now crossed Dunnolly Road.
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UPDATE 4.13PM: CFA have issued a watch and act warning for Carapooee.
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During a Total Fire Ban, subject to exceptions, no fire can be lit in the open air or be allowed to remain alight in the open air between midnight and 11.59pm.
Question: Can I have a barbecue, light a campfire or light a fire for warmth or comfort?
Yes: Barbecues that are fixed appliances. Fired by gas or electricity, being permanently fixed structures built of stone, metal, concrete or another non-flammable material designed exclusively for meal preparation.
Or barbecues that use only gas or electricity, are designed and commercially manufactured exclusively for meal preparation (including portable barbecues), and when alight are placed in a stable position, provided that: A/ the area within a distance of three metres from the outer perimeter of the barbecue is clear of flammable material. B/ you have either a hose connected to a water supply or a vessel with at least 10 litres of water for immediate use. C/ an adult is there at all times when the fire is alight who has the capacity and means to extinguish the fire. D/ The fire is completely extinguished before the adult leaves.
NO: campfires, fires for warmth or personal comfort are banned during Total Fire Ban days. Solid and liquid fuel barbecues and ovens are also banned during Total Fire Ban days.
Question: I run a meal preparation business (eg. catering), or am a community/charitable/fundraising or similar organisation. Can I set up and light a fire to operate a barbecue or a spit at outdoor functions?
Yes: But only if you have a written permit issued by CFA or MFB and you comply with the conditions of that permit.
A community organisation, a charitable organisation or an organisation involved in fundraising (for example, a school or sporting group involved in fundraising) may apply for permission to light a fire to prepare meals for other people in the course of their business. These permits are issued by – and at the discretion of – local CFA District offices, CFA Headquarters or MFB Zone offices. Municipal Fire Prevention Officers cannot issue these permits.
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Question: Can I drive a vehicle in places where the vehicle will be in contact with crops, grass, stubble, weeds, undergrowth or other vegetation?
Yes: But only if the vehicle is fitted with an efficient silencing device (eg. muffler) that takes all of the exhaust from the engine through the silencing device. This should be avoided wherever possible, due to the extreme fire danger posed by dry vegetation and very hot exhaust systems.
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Yes: However, if possible postpone this work as the risk of starting fires is extremely high.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - A Justice Department memorandum circulated last week that gave U.S. states leeway to experiment with pot legalization failed to address the provision of financial services to marijuana dispensaries, which suggests the Obama administration still is not prepared to allow money from state-recognized pot sales to flow into banks and other financial institutions, money-laundering policy experts said.
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Sergie and Aleks engaged in a nasty war of words yesterday! shit got juicy!
Sergie throws the 1st 8 hit combo!
ValeTudo.ru: What can you say concerning loud statements about you made by Alexander Emelianenko?
Sergei Kharitonov: When I read his interview I laughed out loud. Although he is 30 years old and that's certainly not the reason for laughter. Firstly, for guys like Alex I am not Serezha but Sergei Valeryevich. Secondly, it's about time for him to learn how to compress thoughts and, above all, to think before he speaks. He didn't get a proper upbringing, I guess, but I don't want to go deeper in it – he doesn't deserve so much honor. He is a great trash-talker but real fighters prove their strength in the ring.
Alex is a drinker, he is always brawling. Normal man like me or Fedor would never drink to alcoholic mania and fight in the street. But I often hear about Alex getting into scraps like this in different corners of our country. He rampages, harasses the waitresses and other girls, lies, cries on every corner that he is a champion of the world and the strongest man on Earth. I guess, this is some kind of a drug effect.
VT: Is it true that he is not allowed to fight abroad because of medical condition? The rumors are...
SK: All organizations in the world know about his hepatitis C and nobody wants to have business with him. He has drunk himself into this disease. He is drug addicted alcoholic and criminal. All his disrespectful remarks to the athletes are just a bulls---. How can he fight with hepatitis? Nobody gonna take him to any tournament. He lies that he hasn't been to prison but it's not true, he has.
VT: What do you know about his business today?
SK: I know that for the present moment Alex doesn't have neither house nor home. He has spend everything on drink. He doesn't have a flat, doesn't have a car. And the only way to make some money for him is to give a scandalous interview and to attract some attention to his person. He is ready for everything to get the bout. He even came to Fedor's camp with the hope that Fedor would help him to organize a fight somewhere. But he is washed-up.
VT: Do you believe that prison has an influence on him?
SK: I know some people that have been to prison, they reformed, realized their mistakes and improved. Alex hasn't changed at all. He stayed the same. There were some cases when he could get to jail but Fedor stepped in again. There were also some cases when Fedor literally saved his life. Being honest, prison is the best place for Alex. Fedor made a great push to take him out of a jail as early as possible. I remember 2002 when Fedor said "I'd like Alex to get out of jail somewhat quicker". Fedor is the reason why Alexander is free now. Actually he owes his brother everything he has at the present moment. Fedor carries him on his shoulders. Fedor gave him an opportunity to step in the ring, to make some money. He used to make good money because of his last name but he could not keep it, swapped everything for drink and parties.
He is likely to give that interview being drunk and drugget-out. You can see it by his voice in his interview about Fedor's trainers - he was inadequate. He's gonna be 30 in 2 days, this error was born on August 2nd, day of airborne troops, my holiday. And he is still living from one drunken feast to another, from one scuffle to another. He must be missing the jail.
VT: Did you train with Alexander?
SK: He came to our gym in about a month since he went at large and Fedor asked me not to punch Alex too strong. And after it Alex said in his interview that he had taught me how to punch. What can a criminal teach you in a month after prison?
VT: Do you think there's a risk for Fedor to be infected when he trains with Alexander?
SK: It's just not comfortable for Fedor to turn his brother down. The only way Alex can knock somebody out now is the smell of an alcohol from his mouth.
I don't think it was a good idea to take Alex to the camp. His comment "We were hanging out in Kislovodsk for three weeks" means that he distracted Fedor from training process.
And he always says «We» in his interviews. Who are those "we"? Fedor will get a lot of respect regardless of number of his losses. He is a respectful athlete and worthy person. Concerning Alex I can say that he is the reason why our relations with Fedor became worth. We've drifted apart. It would be a great pleasure for me to come to Kislovodsk and train with Fedor but Alexnader's presence there makes it impossible.
Aleks fires back:
Kharitonov lied. Everything he says in his interview is stupid nonsense. Maybe he over partied at gay parades in Amsterdam and lost his head.
Lets start from Hep C. I'm offering Kharitonov next. I'm ready to take the blood test for Hep C in front of any media and internet resources. If the results are negative he should cut his own finger. If the results will turn out positive I will cut my own finger. Thats for the whole world to know who is the f---face. Thats what I'm offering to him concerning his claims. If he refuses this bet then the world will know who's lying anyway.
What else does he need? A clown hat. He screams everywhere that he's a paratrooper. But in truth he's just an army office rat, who has never seen any action. When he came to fight the whole paratrooper image including the right song was my idea. If he's a real paratrooper he should act as one
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Despite a rough start to their meet against Ferrum College in which the Bridgewater College Eagles swim team had their top relay team disqualified and the fact that the meet was originally supposed to be hosted by Ferrum, the lady Eagles broke through the waves and defeated Ferrum 128-40.
Ferrum was an interesting meet because it was supposed to be at their pool but on Wednesday afternoon the team was informed that they were not allowed to have the meet there because of a championship football game. Instead, the meet was moved to BC's pool.
"This mentally helped a lot!" Jennifer Lutz said about this past Saturday's meet.
In the 200-meter medley relay, Bridgewater's relay team made up of Macey Smith, Jessica Thomas, Gabby Harbour, and Allie Stewart, finished in first with an impressive time of 2:21.27.
Bridgewater's second victory came from Danielle Dillon in the 800-meter freestyle. Dillon finished first with a time of 10:36.81. Following closely behind Dillon was teammate Kelsey Hess who finished with a time of 11:04.22.
In the 200-meter freestyle, Carrie Crowther set a new school record finishing in first place with a time of 2:20.43. Annalee Gallagher broke another school record in the 50-meter freestyle finishing in 28.74. Shannon Myers finished second behind Gallagher with a time of 28.86.
More records were broken by the ladies as the afternoon continued. In the 200-meter individual medley, Allie Steward finished six seconds ahead of teammate Jeni Zeiler to set a new school record. In the 100-meter butterfly, BC swimmers Emily Townsend and Annalee Gallagher were the top two finishers. Carrie Crowther found her second victory of the day in the 100-meter freestyle.
Another broken record came from Shannon Myers in the 100-meter backstroke. Danielle Dillon took home her second victory in the 400-meter freestyle. The final school record of the day was broken by Jeni Zeiler in the 100-meter breaststroke. In the final event of the day, Bridgewater found another victory in the 200-meter freestyle relay made up of Danielle Dillon, Carrie Crowther, Annalee Gallagher, and Jennifer Lutz.
"As a team, our goal for the season is to be first and second in everything we do so that we can be the best," Amy Buettner said. "This is accomplished by long hours in the pool with the workouts that Coach Fran cooks up for us."
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Can I put a Nest Learning Thermostat in more than one home?
When you put Nest Learning Thermostats in more than one home, you can control all your Nest Thermostats from the same Nest Account (each Nest Thermostat needs to be connected to Wi-Fi).
You can see all of your Nest Learning Thermostats in one Nest Account, even if they're in different homes. Putting a Nest Thermostat in a second home allows you to view and control the temperature when you're not there. Worried about the pipes freezing while you're away? Just check your Nest Account to see the current weather and indoor temperature.
You can use a single Nest Account to manage two different locations with up to ten Nest Learning Thermostats.
With your Nest Account, you can set Safety Temperatures to ensure that the temperature stays within a certain range when you're away. And if you're renting out your second home, put your Nest Thermostat into Away mode over Wi-Fi when renters leave, to save energy when the house is empty.
When you add a new Nest Learning Thermostat that is in a different zip code or postal code than your current Nest Thermostat, it will automatically be added to your account as a new location. Each home has its own location on your Nest Account. For each Nest Learning Thermostat, you'll be able to view and change schedules, set Away temperatures and Safety Temperatures and change settings remotely. Locations don't share learning data. What the Nest Thermostat learns at home during Minnesota winters won't affect the schedule in your Florida condo.
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Okay, the season is about to enter the post season tournament phase. Who do you want handling the ball for the Huskies in crunch time? In years past, it was BRoy, QP and IT. My choice this year is: It depends. If Dawgs are leading in last minute by a few, then no question CJ Wilcox, as the teams are going to be fouling. If game is tied or we are behind, and we need the "cold blooded " shot, then I say TRoss. He has the moves to create his own shot with his crossover step back, plus the 3 pt range. If Tony comes back next year, he will be that guy to penetrate, pull up, or kick out but right now he isn't as polished as Ross in crunch time, besides the FT% and 3 point range issues.
My choice for the five guys on the floor in crunch time are Aziz for D, CJ Wilcox, TRoss, Gaddy, and Tony Wroten. The trick is to make sure Aziz and Tony don't touch the ball for too long if we are ahead and its close.
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Next week I will just be posting about my experience on board the largest cruise ship in the world, the Oasis of the Seas. (Okay, so technically it is not the largest… it's sister ship, the Allure of the Seas, is actually 2 inches longer). I will be posting photos, reviews and many stories. If you have never been to the islands before, this might be a perfect way to start, as you can experience one island for one day and then the very next day you will be someplace new. Then when you plan your next trip, just go back to the island that you like the most and spend more time there… To all of my USA followers, I hope you have a happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend… See you Tuesday!
ocean-wonder: I can't believe this photo has been reblogged over 400 times. Wow. Thanks to everyone who is following my blog. I will continue uploading as I continue traveling.
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What I love about working from home:
- I don't have to wear shoes at the office. Hell, I can wear my pajamas all day if I want to.
- If I feel creative at 3 a.m. on a Sunday, well, then that's when I do my work.
- Speaking of work, it's different every day. Some days I'm helping someone decide what his or her business should look like. Other days I'm helping a writer find the best way to get her point across. I get to design magazines and books and I help people announce when they've brought a child into the world.
- My dogs are my office mates. They keep my feet warm (since I don't wear shoes, as you now know.)
- I get unlimited coffee. And candy corn.
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- Nothing. When you do what you love, it doesn't feel like work, anyway.


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A woman accused of setting up a man to be attacked after he responded to a Craigslist ad is going to prison.
Danielle Azevedo pleaded guilty to robbery and meth possession Wednesday. She was sentenced to nearly four years in prison with 44 days credit for time served.
Deputies arrested her in August after a man said he connected online with Azevedo, who investigators said identified herself as a prostitute named Karizma.
They agreed to meet at the man's Hazel Dell home late one night. Deputies said Jacob Diepenbrock went with Azevedo and attacked the man at his home.
Diepenbrock was arrested, however the case against him was dismissed last month.
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this could fit in another vox thread, but this is about one specific problem.
i can do high pitched vocals like exhumed and bodom decently. under my breath
how can i i strengthen my voice so that i can make that sound while projecting, instead of whispering? everyone always says practice...but i cant practice without having any idea what im doing. i cant get it to project, it comes out weak and absolutely terrible
anyone else have that problem? what do i do?
well first I'd work on getting that voice of yours to come out at atleast your speaking level, if you can only do it at a whisper.
Then you'd want to turn the volume up on the PA, put some reverb on there, and mess with the settings untill you're happy. Now, if you have more equipment, like a mixer, you could use some other stuff (mixer is usualy enough).
Why I said to turn up the volume is simple, not everyone can make their voice project while trying to growl like bodom or anything of that sort. If you notice, Alexi Laiho looks like he's barely trying when he sings... that's because he's using that volume knob and the mixer.
I can do bodom growls fairly well, and on some songs sound almost identical (when I want to, it's not my actual voice), and I do all of those things that I mentioned. :) But if you're going to do any other type of singing, not like bodom, maybe cleaner, you'll need practice and learn how to breathe properly (also use your diafraghm, you should do this anyways).
awesome, thanks
im just doing it with no vocal equipment. that was a great post though
should i use some sort of distortion for alexi vocals? i can sort of do it at talking volume already
Yes, I used a small distortion through my mixer when we covered "Needled 24/7" (the singing only part) and "Children of Decadence". Make sure that the distortion is controlable on how much distortion you can have it on there, also, you can feed it straight to the PA if you're using the regular mic plug (not the fat three holes one).
Now, if you only have the distortion on which you can not controll how much of distortion is put out then you might want to flip it on and off on sertain parts of the song that you want to, it'll sound dull if you have it on all the time. And you are right about using distortion, in moderation (small film of distortion), that's what gets your growls a little smoother, getting rid of the hoarse sounding gutteral sound. ALso, reverb (should already be on your PA) helps with this aswell.
Anyhow, glad to help you, no one helped me like this when I had to learn it all... made some mistakes in my past, heh. :)
The more you sing, the less you are in need of an effect to ruin your voice. Scream. Don't think. Just scream at the top of you lungs like a girl would when you smack her across the face in middle school. That's fucking projection. After doing that....damn it's no wonder some women have manly voices....
there are very few vocals who look like their actually screaming. look at alexi, he hardly breaks a sweat. to actually holler for 40+ minutes would be murder, i know thats not how everyone does it. frank mullen clearly does that, with no distortion. watch a live video, hes always read and he throws his body into it. but thats not the vocal style im going for.
Then you have years before your breathe grows. And even if it is murder, it will no doubt thicken your vocal cords, not to mention you'll be heard across a large classroom when you even talk lightly.
well the last thing you want to do is start screaming and messing up your chords... Sing, get better at it, learn how to breathe (projecting and controll), and the more you practice all the right techniques the better you'll get overall. Growling should be a secondary thing you do after you learn atleast the bassics of singing, Alexi had some training (he recounted, and you can clearly tell), but nothing like any serious vocalist would do.
So, get some bassic vocal training, learn a few tips on how to practice breathing, your notes, and preparing, and that's all you'll need. After you get pretty good at this start implementing growling, on a moderate level, don't push yourself too hard if you want to keep your voice. Then use all the things I listed earlier, and you'll be fine. I did all of this, and am glad to be able to do a large variety of singing styles, and keeping my voice healthy. :)
very, very helpful. unfortunately for me, i have to sing for grades in my music theory class. despite losing some serious sleep over it, it is helping
thanks a lot
Oh, and NEVER raise your neck into the air to sing high. NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
So....I see your practicing to do vocals in the band eh?haha
If you stare at the ceiling while you sing, you will put WAYYYY too much strain on your neck and adam's apple.
well, im not trying to hit any manowar notes
and log yeah, but not really. just for my own fun
You just have to practice.
\Some peoples voices naturally break up and distort nicely at lower volumes.
While others have to praticly yell to break up correctly.
And if that werent enough theres the whole inward screaming thing thats getting big these days.
Point is...just like with anything else....
You just have to practice.
A good way to practice is with a cd of a singer you dig.
Thats how i started practicing anyways.
yeah, i do it along with the bands im trying to emulate
im getting better
haha, yeah it's like kareoke but without the hair brush.
I was speaking to a friend bassonist yesterday and she told me that you should not use any upper torso muscles, instead use the "lower tummy" she said. So in other words, you're a man, so speak from the balls. Lower tummy would mean basically from the belly button and below....
i dont think i can make my voice come from my balls
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Council calls for immediate halt to A&E closure plan (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)
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Redbridge Council calls for immediate halt to King George Hospital A&E closure plan
Updated 7:32am Monday 20th January 2014 in News By Rachael Knowles
Redbridge Council has voted to demand an immediate halt to plans to close a failing A&E department while a full review of east London A&E services is carried out.
The council said it had "serious concern" that Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT), which runs King George Hospital in Goodmayes, was placed in special measures last month.
A&E services at the hospital have been earmarked for closure in 2015, when services are expected to move to Queen's Hospital in Romford.
However, the council called for an immediate halt to these plans until issues are resolved.
The trust was criticised by the Care Quality Commission for a lack of full-time staff and long waiting times.
At a fulll council meeting last week, the council voted for the authority's chief executive to write to the Department of Health to ask what support it will be giving the trust.
He will also be writing to the chief executive of BHRUT to ask that it presents its improvement plans to a health scrutiny committee at the earliest opportunity.
The council asked that the CQC report and the response from BHRUT be made available through Redbridge Council's website.
A public meeting with representatives from BHRUT is also planned to give members of the public a chance to ask questions about planned improvements at the trust.
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"A friend e-mailed me yesterday and asked if Tyrone Crawford was still with Boise State. I replied, "Yes, Crawford's still on the roster. Why?" The friend said he was just surprised he hadn't heard anything about Crawford, the Broncos' lone junior college transfer. That changed later in the day when Petersen raved about the 6-4, 275-pound Canadian from Windsor, Ontario. "He's as big and strong and fast as anyone we have right now," said Petersen. "Just getting him dialed into our schemes—we'll see how long that takes." Boise State had been recruiting Crawford heavily in high school (that's how the staff discovered Michael Atkinson), but Crawford had to go the JC route at Bakersfield College because of academics. The Bronco staff stayed on him (and Crawford never wavered), and he appears ready to pay some dividends."


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DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- With ice still covering some hot fishing spots in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, many anglers and outfitters are wondering if they'll have enough open water for this year's opener.
Minnesota's fishing opener is a little over a week away, and Wisconsin's is this Saturday -- making the chances of ice out on many Wisconsin lakes even slimmer.
The Duluth News Tribune reports that even though ice is prevalent on some of the bigger, deeper lakes, areas near moving water have opened up. Darwin Markgraf of God's Country Outfitters near Grand Rapids says he believes those areas will be crowded.
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The Bucs keep adding impact free agents, signing Pro Bowl OG Carl Nicks to a five-year, $47.5 million contract.
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A day after signing WR Vincent Jackson to boost their offense, the Buccaneers added to their defense, signing CB Eric Wright to a five-year deal.
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After staying out of the free-agent melee for the past few offseasons, the Buccaneers took a tremendous risk, albeit one that could pay big dividends, on the first day of free agency.
Bucs make big move, sign WR Jackson
The Buccaneers have made the first major splash of free agency, signing WR Vincent Jackson to a five-year deal on Tuesday evening.
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The NFL is on the verge of its annual round robin of free agents and teams filling out dance cards otherwise known as free agency, which begins Tuesday.
Woman sues Bucs' Talib for alleged threat
A Tampa woman is suing Buccaneers CB Aqib Talib for allegedly threatening to "put a cap in" her during a traffic accident in December 2010.
Bucs hire Ligashesky to coach special teams
Greg Schiano completed his staff in Tampa by hiring Bob Ligashesky as special-teams coordinator.
Report: Bucs place first-round tender on Bennett
The Buccaneers have placed a first-round tender on DE Michael Bennett, according to ESPN's Pat Yasinskas.
Bucs announce offensive staff
New Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano completed his offensive coaching staff on Tuesday, including QB coach Ron Turner.
PK Barth given franchise tag from Bucs
The Buccaneers used their franchise tag on PK Connor Barth, announcing the move just minutes before Monday's deadline.
Bucs agree to four-year deal with OL Zuttah
The Buccaneers announced Monday that OL Jeremy Zuttah has signed a four-year extension with the team.
Corner weighs heavily on Bucs' minds
Sources still expect that signing a starting cornerback will be one of the Bucs' priorities in free agency.
Buccaneers' fantasy questions for the offseason
Can LeGarrette Blount bounce back? That's just one of several fantasy football questions surrounding the Bucs this offseason.
Bucs' Schiano: Changing culture will take time
PFW caught up with Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano before he departed the media center at the Combine Thursday.
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The Buccaneers continue to mine the college ranks for their coaches, hiring LSU defensive backs coach Ron Cooper for the same job in Tampa.
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Time Set for Pac-12 South's most important game of the year.
The Arizona State game at Rice-Eccles Stadium is set for 1:30 p.m. This means tailgaters need to get there early. Most importantly everyone needs to get their damned asses in the seat by 1:15 at the absolute latest. This is going to be a huge game. We need to be loud and rockus from the beginning. There better not be any empty chairs by kickoff. Everyone needs to be ready and loud before kickoff. We are not like that lousy fairweather fan base down south.


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During his campaign in 2010, Allen West complained of "Gestapo" tactics by some of his critics. On Wednesday, he blamed public dissatisfaction with the Republican House on Nazi-like propaganda tactics by Democrats.
"If Joseph Goebbels was around, he'd be very proud of the Democrat Party, because they have an incredible propaganda machine." Goebbels was Adolf Hitler's minister of propaganda.
This time, Rep. West's comments got the attention of the Anti-Defamation League, the nation's leading organization in the fight against anti-Semitism. Director Abraham Foxman said in a news release that such comments "trivialize real historical events, and they diminish the memory of the [More]


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The St. John Providence Health System announced a major round of layoffs that could affect hundreds in the coming month. Employees received a letter from interim CEO Jean Meyer explaining the layoffs for the five-hospital system. The letter stated vacant positions will not be filled, and some positions will be eliminated. Right now, the exact number of planned layoffs is unknown. Watch the video for Fox 2's Amy Andrews report.
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- Style: Pop/Contemporary
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- Casting Crowns again challenges the church with their powerful lyrics
- Musically, they didn't change much from the first release, but hey, why fix what ain't broke?
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Lifesong once again challenges the church with powerful lyrics. My favorite song, "Does Anybody Hear Her" talks of a woman in pain, making all of the wrong decisions in her life. Yet the church is so busy judging her, that they are blind to her pain. Mark Hall says, "They are all around us. To become numb to their pain is to become numb to the very heart of God and the suffering of His only Son." "Stained Glass Masquerade" follows the same lines, reminding the church that none of us are perfect, but when we try to act as though we are, while in church with our peers, we become "Happy plastic people under shiny plastic steeples with walls around our weakness and smiles to hide our pain."
"Love Them Like Jesus" reminded me, lyrically at least, of "Here I Go Again", from their debut release. Someone in pain, watching their life crumble, and looking to you for answers. What do you say? What do you do? "Just love her like Jesus. Carry her to Him."
"Prodigal" could be the life story of pretty much anybody that I know. "Welcome to my world, and the life that I have made. Where one day you're a prince, the next day you're a slave."
Bottom line - my hat goes off to Casting Crowns for a job well done, once again. This is one band that doesn't soft-pedal their message, even if it is one that people enjoying a "comfort-zone" may not want to hear. It's apparent to me that their incredible popularity isn't just due to their obvious talent. It's what I like to call a "God thing." Think about it ... most people don't want the errors of their ways pointed out to them, yet Casting Crowns does just that. But people flock to see them and hear their music. I believe that's because God is opening hearts to see the ugly truths about ourselves so that the seeds that Casting Crowns plants have a place to grow.


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I think I remember looking at this, in the pit?
It's technically in a smaller separate pit next to Like Shaking Hands with God.
Moss sure grows fast out here. This had been done sometime around 2000. I think the FA was Eric Z or Paul Jones. I don't remember a name or rating.
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Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists co-president Ken Howard made the announcement, calling Dick "an enormously talented performer whose work has crossed nearly every major category of entertainment".
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Ashley Benson Congratulates Troian Bellisario On Her Seventeen Magazine Issue
"Pretty Little Liars" Troian Bellisario opened up in the new issue of Seventeen Magazine about her past self-harming and issues she had to work through in her life. Troian's co-stars have been super supportive of her revelations in the magazine.
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By the tone of some of the media coverage, you might have thought Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced a plan to slash military spending yesterday. On the front page of USA Today (1/27/12), under the headline "Panetta Backs Far Leaner Military," readers learn in the first paragraph: The Pentagon's new plan to cut Defense spending means a reduction of 100,000 troops, the retiring of ships and planes and closing of bases–moves that the Defense secretary said would not compromise security. The piece quotes critics of the cuts like Sen. Joe Lieberman and an analyst at the right-wing American Enterprise Institute. […]
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Largo, Florida -- Republicans, Democrats, current lawmakers, past lawmakers and members of the military joined others Thursday in paying their respects for a man called a "legend in the people's House".
"He was a man who in this order loved God, his family, his country and the House appropriations committee," said Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner as the crowd inside the First Baptist Indian Rocks church laughed.
Boehner went on to describe Young as someone who had what he called "a fundamental sense of decency".
"When you think about all the tall orders that he fulfilled and all the people he had to wrangle with and yet, somehow, he never uttered a cross word, never acted in bad faith and I always really admired him for it."
Also speaking during Young's funeral service was the second ranking Democrat in the House, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland.
"Bill was much more than the sum of his achievements he was a man of character, of decency, of compassion, of integrity and of extraordinary patriotism," Hoyer said.
"We remember Bill him for his humility that was so very genuine, for the wisdom he possessed and the common sense he exercised, for the legislative skill that he displayed and the and life of integrity he lived."
Although he didn't attend, former President George W. Bush sent a letter saying Young, "was unrelenting in using his influence to support men and women in uniform. He knew that they deserved the best equipment and care our country could possibly offer".
A number of local and state politicians also attended Thursday's ceremony including Gov. Rick Scott, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Senator Bill Nelson who praised Young for his bipartisan leadership.
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Former state Attorney General Bill McCollum also described Young as a wise and thoughtful person. McCollum said Young also learned a valuable lesson early on in his career.
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Dear Big 12 Board of Directors,
I realize that quotes here and there, or bits of speculation left lying on a dusty coffee table in the internet, or random rumors hatched in the minds of drunken clowns tweeting from beneath their bar stool on a lonely Wednesday night... these things don't necessarily reflect reality. I'm perfectly aware that our assumptions, as fans, may be completely at odds with what you're really discussing, even when those assumptions are driven by comments made by members of your own group.
But I'll have to beg your indulgence here and work with what I've got. And what I've got, I don't like. Not one bit.
Jamie Pollard has indicated to the media that the strong desire of the Board is to remain at ten teams. Now, I admit that his wording could just be taken to indicate that there's only going to be one team coming in for 2012, and if the intention is to add teams later, then okay. Staying at ten teams, however, is simply unacceptable and illogical.
Why? Because six years from now, some of you may want to leave, and that will put us right back where we are right now -- flailing around desperately in search of stability. Worse, six years from now there will be options that are on the table right now which will very likely no longer be there then. Because there's no way we're going to get West Virginia or Louisville or Cincinnati on board to replace Missouri for the 2012 season should they leave, one can only assume that the team Jamie Pollard is referring to when he says you're all mostly in agreement in who the tenth team should be is Brigham Young. Nobody else even makes sense in that respect. If you stand pat now, it's possible you lose your shot at the Big East schools that have been mentioned as likely targets.
Here's the concern, Board members. We don't know, exactly, who's been championing a 10-team league, or a 12-team league, or actively blocking a 12-team league. I am not generally one to claim that we, as fans and alumni, are owed too terribly much from wider organizations than our own schools, but in this case I have to make an exception.
The members of the Big 12 who stand in opposition to boosting the conference's membership to 12 teams so that the conference will still have a shot at survival should some schools opt to bolt after the expiration of the six-year grant of rights need to identify themselves. The constant covering of your backsides so that you can pass blame off on other schools, or on uncontrollable circumstances, or any other hogwash... needs to stop. Just look at what we've been through the last 18 months. The entire cause of the perception that the Big 12 is an unstable mess of egos who don't trust each other can be traced directly to the fact that neither Nebraska nor Texas A&M nor Missouri dealt with everyone -- everyone, meaning their partners in the conference and the public -- in an honest and above-board manner. They spread blame, trying to lay cover for their departure.
You owe it to us to put a stop to that behavior. All of you. If there are those among you who have resisted returning to a twelve-team model who then leave the conference in six years' time, the downfall of the league will then absolutely be your fault. There will be nothing whatsoever you can possibly say or do to deflect it. Sure, I've just given you the incentive to hide your position on the matter now; after all, if we don't really know who refused to budge on this one, we can't throw rotten tomatoes at them in six years.
On the other hand, maybe some freakin' integrity might help rebuild the trust in this conference. Step up, you obstructionists. Let us know exactly why you oppose rebuilding the conference to the point where it can survive more defections. Because as things stand right now, we're only still breathing because TCU was there for the taking, and because Pitt and Syracuse pulled a fast one. If not for that, the Big 12 is still stumbling around looking ridiculous.
Or, you know, you could just announce plans to return to a 12-team format. That would solve the stability problem right there, because we already know that the potential new additions want to be here.
Do the right thing, and stop trying to cling to a status quo that nobody really believes will work. You won't show long-term commitment via a longer-term grant of rights (and I don't blame you, because you really do need to see what the next first-tier contract is going to look like before signing away your very lifeblood), show it by ensuring that the conference will survive your own departure, should such come to pass. You're partners. You're supposed to have one another's backs, even if you're doing so by helping prepare your partners for your own eventual departure.
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So Dick Vitale released his pre-season top 40 for the upcoming basketball season and Maryland is no where to be found. This isn't super suprising given the losses this past offseason but what is interesting is that Wichita State (N.I.T Champs), Miami Florida, and Texas A&M did make the cut. While I don't see Maryland cracking the top 25 this year I do have them ahead of Wichita in a head to head matchup.
UNC deservably holds the top spot with Duke coming in 6th after losing their top three players. Yawn.. http://espn.go.com/espn/dickvitale/story/_/id/6787669/dick-vitale-preseason-top-10-unc-takes-top-spot Curious what you guys think UMD's rank should be. Personally I think around 50th is about right given the circumstances. I do think something out of the ordinary happens this year and we return to the NCAA Tournament finishing the season around 30-40th in the nation but maybe thats just my biased optimism.


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Damian Williams / James Jones / Donald Driver
Posted 13 December 2011 - 06:53 AM
With Jennings out Driver and Jones will both see more touches, but I see James having a much higher upside. He's taken a few deep ones to the house this year and that's something Driver just doesn't do. In the three games that Driver scored TDs this year he had no more than 35 yards ... but Driver does have 5 more receptions than Jones this year, so I don't know.
But I also have the option of starting Damian Williams who plays IND this week. Nate W had a huge game so the DEF might be focusing on him more and leave Williams open a few times. Problem is I'm also stacking other Titans players because they play the Colts. I have Chris Johnson, Titans DEF, and Rob Bironas. Too many eggs in one basket to start Damian too?
I want to take someone who'll give me some consistent points. I don't need a boom or bust player b/c I have Brees/Welker/Foster/Gates ... so I just need someone that will score a solid 7-10 points in PPR.
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Team 1: 10 team, std scoring, no PPR - 1QB, 1RB, 1RB/WR/TE, 3WR/TE, 1K, 1DST - 4-5
R.Wilson, Brady, Pryor, R.Rice, Ridley, L.Miller, Mathews, A.Brown, Vereen, D.Thomas, AJ.Green, A.Johnson, A.Brown, S.Johnson, WW D/ST, Crosby
Team 2: 12 team, std scoring, no PPR - 1QB, 1RB, 1RB/WR, 2WR, 1WR/TE, 1K, 1DST - 6-3
RG3, Lynch, Lacy, Spiller, Stacy, M.James, A.Brown, Starks, B.Marshall, D.Thomas, Hilton, J.Gordon, Boykin, R.White, WW D/ST, Crosby
Team 3: 12 team, std scoring, no PPR - 1QB, 2RB, 1RB/WR, 3WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST - 5-4
Romo, Pryor, AP, Lacy, Stacy, Rice, L.Miller, M.James, B.Marshall, J.Gordon, Douglas, M.Brown, J.Cameron, WW D/ST, Crosby
Team 4: 12 team, std scoring, no PPR - 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1FLEX, 1TE, 1K, 1DST - 6-3
RG3, Pryor, Foster, Lacy, Stacy, Tate, A.Brown, M.Ball, V.Jackson, A.Brown, C.Shorts, Douglas, Boykin, Witten, WW D/ST, Forbath
Team 5: 12 team, std scoring, no PPR - 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1FLEX, 1TE, 1K, 1DST - 6-3
Luck, RG3, T.Richardson, Spiller, Lacy, L.Miller, A.Brown, M.James, V.Jackson, D.Thomas, Hilton, Gordon, Douglas, Gates, WW D/ST, Crosby
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Pandan Chiffon Cake
This is a fantastic chiffon cake recipe from Keiko Ishida's baking book. The cake is very light and cottony soft, just how a perfect chiffon cake should be. I used Keiko's Vanilla Chiffon cake recipe here; but, I substituted the water and vanilla with freshly squeezed Pandan juice (Screw pine leaves). The result? A wonderful fragrant Pandan Chiffon Cake which everyone loved very much. I am really pleased with this recipe. It's definitely a keeper, one to share with everyone!
Pandan Chiffon Cake
6 Large Egg Yolks
25 g Sugar
70 g/ml Pandan Juice
70 g/ml Canola or Corn Oil
½ to 1 tsp Pandan Paste (optional)
100 g Pastry Flour, sifted
120 g Sugar
12 g Corn Flour/Starch
6 Large Egg Whites
Equipment: Angel Cake Tube Pan (22 or 24cm)
Baking Sheet
Position the rack on lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 325˚F/160˚C.
Place the egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl, and beat well. Add Pandan juice, oil, and Pandan paste, if using and stir to incorporate with a whisk. Add flour and mix well, until the batter becomes sticky.
Make the meringue: Combine sugar and corn flour. Beat the egg whites until foamy. Add half the sugar and continue beating for a few minutes, then add remaining sugar and beat until egg whites are glossy and stiff peaks form.
Add one-third of meringue into the egg yolk mixture and fold in lightly, then add remaining meringue and fold to incorporate completely.
Pour batter into an ungreased angel cake tube pan. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes.
When cake is done, remove from the oven and turn it over, leaving it to cool for about an hour.
Once the cake is cool completely, carefully run a knife or spatula around the sides of the cake to loosen it before inverting onto a wire rack.
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This years event will once again be held outside the Albany Mall with show times at 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
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Date of News Release: 10/03/2007
Greenville, KY (Muhlenberg County) - David Maddox age 19 of Powderly, KY was operating a 1992 Buick southbound on KY 601 approximately 5 miles north of Greenville when it appears that he fell asleep. The vehicle exited off the right shoulder of the roadway and traveled off an embankment. The vehicle struck a utility pole and overturned. It came to rest on its top and caught fire. Mr. Maddox was transported by ambulance to the Muhlenberg Community Hospital for treatment. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Tpr. Nathan Knight investigated the crash that occurred on October 2, 2007 at 1:50 p.m. The Greenville Fire Department and Muhlenberg County EMS assisted at the scene.


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After 12 people lost their lives in 11 days due to house fires, Murfreesboro firefighters staged a demonstration showing the difference between the effectiveness of sprinklers in homes and how much water firefighters use.A small controlled fire inside a department trailer was extinguished in a matter of seconds due to a sprinkler.The sprinkler continued for about six minutes and used 20 gallons of water. Wayne Waggoner, Executive Director of the Tennessee Fire Sprinkler Contractors Association, told Nashville's News 2 that amount of water is exponentially less than the amount of water from a fire hose and truck."If you count that up, in six or seven minutes, that's a lot less water going into that building to extinguish that fire than what we would use with the 95 to 1000 gallons on our fire hose or the fire trucks," Waggoner explained.A firefighter spraying water from a ladder truck used over 11,000 gallons of water in the same amount of time as the sprinkler.
Businesses and commercial buildings are required to have sprinklers by law, and in Cheatham County, sprinklers are only required in homes being built.Murfreesboro Fire Marshall Ken Honeycutt gave a few suggestions for homeowners so they can avoid similar tragedies due to house fires.Those suggestions include: "You need to, once a year, clean those detectors out, and when I say clean I mean vacuum and dust those things out because there could be some dust accumulation in there," Honeycutt said."Normal shelf life for most detectors is about 10 years. So if you've got some more than 10 years it's probably a good idea to go ahead and replace those," he added.He continued, "You may have lint built up [in a clothes dryer]. That's typically the biggest issue. So you need to clean those once a year and you need to make sure you get someone, or you can do it yourself, clean the vent pipe that goes out to the exterior of the building."Electric power strips can also cause fires, like the fire that broke out Monday at Fairview High School. Honeycutt recommends people only use those strips for temporary power supply and to make sure they are inspected and replaced when discoloration occurs.
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#Leica #Photography The Leica M9-P Hammerthorne special edition in the hands of Stig Bjorge in Tokyo. Photo: Thorsten Overgaard. Special Edition celebrating the 5 year anniversary of Leica Camera Ginza Store in Tokyo, made in 100 pieces with a chrome Leica 28mm Elmarit-M ASPH f/2.8. On the photo with Luigi grey leather strap and case. To read more of the Worlds (Possibly) Longest Camera Review on the Leica M9, touch the image
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It's the latest twist for a prominent historic building that was gutted by a fire in 2005. The Crimson is located at the high-profile intersection of Gay Street and Summit Hill Drive, across from the Knoxville Visitor Center, and is being rehabbed by a team that includes architect Buzz Goss and Jeffrey Nash, the developer behind the Old City's Crown & Goose gastropub.
The suit details Crimson's side of an ongoing dispute over construction costs at the project. In February, a lien for $283,621 was filed against the building by JHC, and Crimson Inferno subsequently executed a bond with an Illinois insurance company to discharge the lien and secure the satisfaction of any judgment that may be rendered in favor of JHC in the matter.
According to the lawsuit, a lender on the project requested an updated budget in September 2008 and held up payment of a draw request by the developer. The suit said JHC refused to resume work until the developers paid a $50,000 deposit. After receiving that deposit, the suit alleged, JHC did additional work and submitted an improper pay request that lacked detail and documentation and "was greatly in excess of the prices which the parties had agreed upon for the specified work."
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If this ends up reading as insulting towards a certain Atlanta Braves player, you should know that this isn't my intention. On the left edge of my desk is a nice stack of Tyler Pastornicky baseball cards. I consider myself a fan. I watched as he won the starting shortstop job out of spring training in 2011. I then watched as he struggled through the first two months of the season. His bat is his calling card and he put up a slash line of .248/.281/.324 before his demotion. He is not, of course, the first young kid to struggle during his first two months on a major league roster. I'm willing to bet their are more players who have started their careers off like Rev than those who have set the world on fire from day one. His biggest troubles weren't offensive though. His UZR was a stunningly bad −12.1. He wasn't just playing the field poorly, he was awful. Simply awful.
I run through all of that and you start to wonder how I could be a fan. All I can offer is that my fandom is rarely dependent upon on field performance. Still, I have very specific reasons that I consider myself a fan, and I'll get to those in a bit. If you put on the uniform with the tomahawk across the chest, my default position is to be a fan. I've attended numerous games since Dan Uggla arrived in Atlanta, and I have not booed him once. I see a guy who goes out every day and plays his heart out. He's doing everything in his power to live up to the massive contract. That's all I can ask as a fan. Sure, I would prefer that his performance live up to the amount of cash he's paid, but it's no matter. I'm a fan. I also have a soft spot for career minor league catchers. I'm not sure I've rooted harder for anyone than I did Clint Sammons and JC Boscan.
So, now that I've established myself as a fan of Dan Uggla, Clint Sammons and JC Boscan, it shouldn't be a stretch to imagine that I'm a fan of Tyler Pastornicky. I am, however, a bigger fan of Pastornicky. Imagine that you are named the starting shortstop of a big league team coming out of camp. Imagine that you struggle from the start on both sides of the ball. Imagine that you are sent back down to the minors just two months into your big league career. Imagine that your Dad's big league career lasted all of ten games and now you were back in the minors. Imagine that your replacement, who went straight from AA to the starting lineup in Atlanta, set the world on fire from the start. How easy would it be to give up? How easy would it be to walk away from the game? I can tell you what isn't easy. It isn't easy to rededicate yourself to your craft. It isn't to swallow your pride and accept that you have more work to do. It simply isn't easy to get better. Rev didn't select the easy path and that's why I'm a fan. I'm not qualified to say whether or not he has career ahead of him in the big leagues, but I suspect he does. I sure hope he does.
As a Blue Jays prospect, Rev never showed up on the radar of the Bowman Scout. In 2011, he put up impressive numbers with the bat in Mississippi and Gwinnett and received his first Bowman cards in 2011 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects. He also appeared in Topps minor league set, 2011 Pro Debut. As a rookie in the Braves starting lineup, Topps was in the Tyler Pastornicky business big time in 2012. He appeared in virtually every set released by Topps in 2012. He was asked to sign for base Topps, Topps Chrome, Topps Finest and Triple Threads. Pastornicky continues to receive cards in 2013. Despite the small team set sizes of Topps Heritage and Panini Prizm, and despite the fact that he is currently, for all intents and purposes, a minor league player, he was included in both sets. Fair enough.
There have been very few players over the years that have captured my imagination and my fandom as immediately as Andrelton Simmons. From his first day in the uniform of the Atlanta Braves, he's been one of my favorite players. He turned the simple act of fielding a routine ground ball into an art form. Even though e hasn't spent a full year in the big leagues yet, he's made a number of plays already that many of us will never forget. His range, arm and instincts are far beyond anything I've ever seen on a regular basis. In baseball, you can't always believe your eyes, but in the case of Simba, the numbers make his defensive prowess look, if this is even possible, more impressive. (Check out Scott Coleman's post from earlier this week detailing Simmons defensive numbers.) If he's in the game, I want every hitter to hit the ball his way.
A lot of us were terrified when the Braves brought him up the big leagues straight from AA. The general belief was, from the moment he was drafted, his defense was ready. His hitting was considered a work in progress. That's not to say he wasn't hitting well in the minors. He actually put up number that were quite good at every level of the minors. Still, most of us didn't think his bat was ready. Instead, he never looked overmatched. He seems to have the ability to make adjustments on the fly. His defense is so amazing that any offense he puts up will be gravy. It's hard to argue that his offense is still a work in progress. That's not an easy position to be in when you play int he big leagues. By all indications, it looks like Simmons can handle it. I think he's going to far exceed our expectations for his offense.
There are a lot of little things that made Simmons one of my favorites from the start. There's something about the interviews he gives that just makes me like him. He's one of those guys who gets it. When he talks about the mechanics of his swing, you can tell that he isn't just blessed with athletic instincts, but he was also blessed with the ability to analyze his game and his capabilities. I also like the way he carries himself on the field. He clearly takes his game seriously, but at the same time, he also looks like he's having fun. He has a smile that is simply infectious. My fandom was confirmed in the dugout after his first big league home run. It was a solo shot against the Blue Jays. When he arrived in the dugout, he was hazed a bit as his veteran teammates ignored him when he arrived in the dugout. What did Simmons do? He started high-fiving the air. How can you not love this kid?
Andrelton Simmons showed up on Topps radar the year he was drafted as he appeared in both 2010 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects and 2010 Topps MiLB Pro Debut. I guess he didn't capture the imagination of the Bowman scout though as he didn't appear in any of the Bowman products in 2011. He did make both of Topps minor league products, 2011 Topps Heritage Minors and 2011 Topps MiLB Pro Debut. (His Heritage minors cards are among his best. If you don't like the green uniform of the Lynchburg Hillcats, there's something wrong with you.) In 2012, Topps went all in with their Bowman products. Simmons appeared in 2012 Bowman, 2012 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects, 2012 Bowman Platinum and 2012 Bowman Sterling. He ever received his first Bowman autograph as well. He also appeared in 2012 Topps Chrome and received his first Topps base card in 2012 Topps Update. I was convinced that Topps would be all-in with Andrelton Simmons in 2013 and it was the single thing that excited me most about the 2013 collecting season.
It hasn't worked out like that of course. I guess I should have been concerned when Topps decided that Zack Cozart was their All Rookie Team shortstop. 2013 Topps Series 1 came and went without a Simba card. He was included in 2013 Topps Heritage thankfully, and that covers his Topps cards so far in 2013. He wasn't given a card in 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen. He didn't appear in the 2013 Topps Stickers set. 2013 Bowman has been on the shelves for over a week now and there is no Andrelton Simmons card to be had. (Zack Cozart cards are everywhere on the other hand.) I can't explain the lack of Simmons cards. It makes little to no sense to me. It's only a short term problem though for the Simba collector. Sooner or later, Topps will have no choice but to put Simmons in all of their sets. I'm betting that day will be sooner rather than later.