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So far for us Broncos fans, there has been very little for us to clamor about. This biggest argument this off-season is "Who will start for Denver for the 2011 Season" After the Jump, we'll take a look at my personal ideas as to who will start, who won't, and why things are being said the way they are by Elway and others.
Let me start off by saying that No Trades will happen if a new CBA has not been reached. Therefore, Orton would remain with the Broncos through his contract. If that were to happen, I imagine there would be a Quarterback competition with Orton winning outright to start the season. Orton is the more polished quarterback, and there is not enough evidence to say Tebow is better than Orton with only 3 games under his belt.
WITH a new CBA in place, however, that can change a lot of things. It is my firm belief, that with a new CBA in place Orton WILL BE TRADED, and our future in Tebow will have begun. Take a look at some of these pictures and references prior to quarterbacks being traded:
"He's our quarterback," McDaniels said. "We're looking forward to getting him back. We're committed to him, and I'll continue to do what we can do to try to affect our relationship positively from this point forward."
Traded April 2nd, 2009
Now the question, why would the Coach hold up Cutlers jersey when the team is about to trade him? Why would he proclaim that the organization is 'committed to Cutler', when in actuality, neither the player or the team were fully committed?
Things are said for a reason. Usually to raise a players stock for an eventual trade. McDaniels holding up Cutlers jersey was stating that the team WANTED Cutler. Typically, you'll get hosed every time if you DON'T want a player and you are fully committing to that fact. Other teams will give you bargain bin ways of trading them. If your team WANTS a specific player on their roster, and other teams do as well but can feel that a trade is possible, they will have to offer you a lot more in compensation.
Lets take a look to see what the Bears staff was saying about Orton prior to being traded to Denver:
''I didn't hear exactly what all was said, but Jerry believes in Kyle,'' Smith said. ''What Ron has said, what we have said, what I said five minutes after our last game, is that we feel good about Kyle. We can't wait to get him back on the field again when he is healthy."
Traded same day as Cutler, directly after an interview that Kyle gave to the Chicago media stating that he felt comfortable that the Bears had found a starter with him, and that his feet were firmly planted within their organization.
Now, lets take a look at Drew Bledsoe from his patriots days, and some accomplishments he had:
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Career GP/GS: (124/123); 2001 (2/2/7/7): Voted offensive co-captain for the 2001 season by his teammates … Started first two games of the season at quarterback, extending his consecutive starts streak to 34 before being inactive vs. Indianapolis (9/23). Bledsoe enters the 2001 season ranked fourth among the NFL's active quarterbacks in career passing yards with 29,257 total yards.
Enters the 2001 season ranked 20th among the NFL's all-time leading passers with 2,504 career completions. He needs just 73 completions to move ahead of Phil Simms.
His 4,452 pass attempts in his first eight seasons rank second to Brett Favre whose 4,456 attempts are the most by a quarterback during any eight-year period in NFL history. Bledsoe needs just
46 attempts to move into
the NFL's all-time top 20 for career passing attempts.
After just eight seasons, Bledsoe already owns the franchise's career passing records for attempts (4,452), completions (2,504) and yards (29,257). He enters the 2001 season needing just 19 touchdowns to eclipse Steve Grogan's career record of 182.
He has eclipsed a quarterback rating of 100.0 in 23 games during his career. The Patriots are 22-1 in those games.
Bledsoe enters the 2001 season with a 63-58 (.521) regular season record as a starter (3-3 in the playoffs). At home, he is 36-25 (.590) during the regular season and 3-0 in the playoffs.
He passed for 3,291 yards in 2000, his seventh consecutive season with at least 3,000 yards passing. He became just the fourth player in NFL history to ever accomplish the feat, joining Dan Marino (9), Brett Favre (9) and John Elway (7).
He now owns seven of the top nine single-season passing performances in franchise history. In the first 33 seasons of the franchise's history, the Patriots only had five 3,000-yard passing performances by four different Patriots quarterbacks.
Bledsoe has started 17 games when the temper-atures were at or below
38 degrees. The Patriots are 12-5 in those games.
Bledsoe has started 30 games during the month of December and has an 18-12 record. The 18 wins in December are the most of any month of the season.
Bledsoe scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 13-yard run vs. the New York Jets (10/15/00). He added a 1-yard touchdown plunge the following week at Indianapolis (10/22/00).
Threw just 13 interceptions in 2000, a career low.
Bledsoe has been incredibly durable throughout his eight-year career, having played in 122 of 128 possible games since entering the league in 1993. Brett Favre, who hasn't missed a game, is the only quarterback to see more action in games since 1993.
In 1998, he directed the Patriots to the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. Before Bledsoe's arrival, the Patriots had qualified for the playoffs just six times in 33 years.
Bledsoe became the first quarterback in NFL history to complete game-winning touchdown passes in the final 30 seconds of two consecutive games. He did so in wins over Miami (11/23/98) and Buffalo (11/29/98) to propel the Patriots into the playoffs for their third straight year. Remarkably, he was able to complete the heroic come-from-behind efforts while playing with a broken index finger on his throwing hand.
His broken finger in 1998 forced him to miss the final two games of the season and the playoffs, snapping a streak of 56 consecutive starts, longest in the AFC. Only Brett Favre (107) and Trent Dilfer (61) had longer streaks at the time.
Completed a career-long 86-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Terry Glenn at Pittsburgh (12/6/98).
In 1997, Bledsoe led the Patriots to their second consecutive division title for the first time in franchise history and took the Patriots into the playoffs for the third time in four years.
In the past seven seasons, Bledsoe has missed just three games due to injuries (one game due to a separated shoulder in 1995 and two games due to a broken index finger in 1998).
In 1996, just his fourth NFL season, Bledsoe guided the Patriots to an AFC Championship and took the Patriots to their second Super Bowl in franchise history.
In 1994, he set franchise single-season passing records for attempts (691), completions (400) and yards passing (4,555).
His 691 pass attempts in 1994 remain an NFL record. He also set NFL records for attempts (70) and completions (45) in a game (vs. Minnesota on 11/13/94).
In that game vs. Minnesota, he exploded for a franchise record by completing 45 of 70 passes for 421 yards and 3 touchdowns. Trailing 20-0 with 58 seconds remaining in the first half, he completed four consecutive passes to lead the Patriots on a seven-play, 48-yard drive to position Matt Bahr for a 38-yard field goal as time expired in the half. In the second half, Bledsoe turned in what has already become a legendary performance by completing 37 of 53 attempts (.698) for 354 yards and
3 touchdowns, without an interception, a sack, or a penalty called against the team.
In 1995, he set a franchise record by attempting 179 consecutive passes without an interception (10/23/95 to 11/26/95).
At the age of 23, he became the youngest player in NFL history to surpass the 10,000-yard passing plateau when he connected with Ben Coates on a
6-yard completion just before the half vs. the Jets (12/10/95).
In 1999, he fell just 15 yards shy of reaching the 4,000-yard plateau for the third time of his career. He is one of seven players in NFL history to eclipse that mark multiple times, joining Dan Marino (6 seasons), Warren Moon (4), Dan Fouts (3), Brett Favre (3), Steve Young (2) and Peyton Manning (2).
Prior to 1994, the franchise's single-season record for passing yards was 3,465 yards. Bledsoe eclipsed that mark six consecutive seasons.
At the age of 21, he became the youngest player in franchise history and just the second rookie quarterback in team history to start in his NFL debut (Jim Plunkett started in his NFL debut in 1971).
At the age of 22, he became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to play in the Pro Bowl.
Read more at: http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=119&cp
Would you had traded this guy???? I wouldn't have. Although Tom Brady would have not become the Tom Brady of today, as he wouldn't have had the opportunity. Hindsight is 20/20. Still, Bledsoe's accomplishments are what legends are made out of.
Why did they trade him? They saw an up and coming QB in Tom Brady, with intangibles off the roof and a desire to succeed at a high level. Bledsoe was entering his 11th season, and while having an astonishing career for himself, it was time to move on. The Patriots didn't need to say they wanted this player on their team, it was a given fact. Nor did they say "We don't want him, who does???" Buffalo paid a heavy price to get him, and the Patriots prospered from the deal.
On to the infamous Brett Favre (pronounced Far-ve):
We all know the story. He contemplated retirement. A bunch of he said she said stuff went on, the Packers offered him $20 million to officially go into retirement, Favre asked to be released to sign with whoever he wanted to. The Packers declined and traded him to the Jets on August 6th 2008. Brett twisted the Packers arm, and the Packers wanted to move forward with Rodgers as Rodgers was in a contract year, and they new he would test the market the following year unless he started. The Jets hosed the Packers with a future conditional pick for a future Hall of Famer. Thats when the drama started.
The point here is the Packers showed a weakness with Favre, and were willing to give him a large lump sum to stay retired. They did not want to continue with finishing out Favre's career, especially with him wishy-washy about retirement. Therefore, they only received a future conditional pick when they did trade him.
There have been a lot of great quarterbacks traded to finish out their careers elsewhere, however how the team handles them and how they talk about them is how they are compensated in a trade. Teams that hold their players at a higher value will get a higher value. Teams that don't value their players, will get hardly nill during a trade.
Without a new CBA, Orton is in Denver. With a new CBA, well - anything could happen. Orton is in his contract year, meaning next year, without an extension in Denver, Orton will be free to test the market, the team will receive nothing in return. It would be ignorant to let a veteran quarterback that the team has no intention of extending a contract after the 2011 season to walk away and not try to get something for his services in return. The draft is nothing but a big lottery. Sometimes you win, most of the time you lose. An Orton trade within the first 3 rounds, would give our chances of winning a greater percentage within this lottery. Currently we are limited picks, however a trade with him would give us one more, or a rotational player that could help our team.
Elway is playing is safe. He doesn't know if a new CBA will be here in time to trade Orton, and he doesn't want Orton's value to plummet because the team admits to not valuing him very high. A player is only as valuable to a team as the team perceives him to be. It's that simple.
In 1978, the Peoples Cult shocked the world when 917 people died in a mass suicide. Don't drink the Kool-Aid - don't believe everything you hear that comes out of someone's mouth. The Kool-Aid isn't salvation, it is death. Don't jump off a bridge just because someone says it won't hurt when you land. Don't take every word, word for word. It is naive.
With a new CBA established in time to trade Orton prior to the draft, it will be done. The Broncos will want something out of Orton in his final year with the team, and if they have to retain Orton through his final year, they will try only let Tebow sit so long.
Orton starting in Denver isn't about what is being said by our Front Office. What they say is only helping the value of a player to the team. They are not going to hinder that value. Like every organization, they aren't in it for the player themselves, they are in it for what is best for the team, short and long term. Orton, while a more polished quarterback, isn't best for our team long term. Short term, what is he best for? He's best for getting good value to our beloved organization.
Orton, as discussed earlier, is a more polished quarterback than Tebow. Marino was a more polished quarterback than Elway. Elway, though, was a winner. Tebow is a winner. Winning teams have players who inspire men around them to succeed. Tebow does this. The team has rallied behind him and abandoned Orton. The organization surely has seen that.
This is why Tebow will be declared starter within the 2011 season, whether it's game 1 because Orton is gone, or game 6, Tebow time will begin this year!
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I know I'm not the most skillful writer, but hopefully some people will see the points made here. Everyone is tradable - however how much a team values a player determines how much he is worth to other teams. In some aspects, its not feasible to attain a player. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning are two players that teams would have to sacrifice too much, where they are not even proposed in trade offers. That may change by the end of their careers, but it's not changing right now.


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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia delivers her award acceptance speech at 2007 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner. President Johnson Sirleaf received the Bishop Walker Humanitarian Award. Photo by Gustave Assiri.
Recipients of the Africare Legacy Awards pose for a picture at the 2007 Bishop Walker Dinner. The award is a Malian Chi Wara (or, "farming beast") wood carving. Created by the Bamana people of Mali, this mythical creature, according to legend, is part antelope and part human and is credited with producing agriculture. Pictured (left to right): Africare Co-Founder and Former President C. Payne Lucas; Legacy Award recipients Kevin Lowther, Alan Alemian and Alameda Harper; Board Chairman W. Frank Fountain (behind statue); Africare Senior VP Jeannine Scott; Legacy Award recipient Elton King; Africare President Julius Coles; and Africare Co-Founder and Former Senior VP Joseph C. Kennedy, Ph.D. Photo by Gustave Assiri.
A Night to Remember
2007 Africare Bishop Walker Dinner Honors Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Raises $1.2 Million for Africare
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 19, 2007 — On Thursday evening, October 18, at the Hilton Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C., the 2007 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner welcomed over 2,000 leaders and distinguished guests from around the world to celebrate the empowerment of women in Africa and to honor Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Africa's first elected female head of state. President Johnson Sirleaf received Africare's 2007 Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award.
"As the first woman president of an African country, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf serves as a shinning beacon and testament to our theme of empowering women in Africa," noted Africare President Julius E. Coles. "I have known Ellen for 35 years; I have tremendous respect for her and the passion she has for promoting democratic institutions and development in her country. Africare is honored to salute her as the 2007 recipient of the Bishop Walker Humanitarian Award. "
The award, given annually at the Africare Dinner, recognizes the work of an individual or individuals who have made a significant impact on raising the standard of living in Africa. According to President Johnson Sirleaf in her remarks that evening, her work to restore Liberia's infrastructure and well-being is how she prefers to be remembered: "Tonight I ask you not to celebrate me or my presidency, but to celebrate the Liberian people, " she stated. "I want to be remembered for a Liberia where the educated children smile again, knowing that they can remain at home and be whatever they want to be. With your continued support and assistance, I know we can get there. "
Among those present to honor the Liberian president were U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, BET founder Bob Johnson — the National Chair of the 2007 event — and actor Chris Tucker. Mrs. Bush led a panel of distinguished speakers who paid tribute to the work of President Johnson Sirleaf. Also delivering tributes were Jacques Diouf, Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., and Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey of New York.
"We are honored to host the First Lady at Africare's 2007 Bishop Walker Dinner," noted Africare's Vice President of Marketing and Development, Nancy Kyger. "Mrs. Bush is actively involved in issues of national and global concern, as well as a dear friend and supporter of President Johnson Sirleaf."
The Africare Dinner is a top multicultural affair as well as the largest annual event for Africa in the United States. The event was first held in October 1990 in memory of the late John T. Walker, the first African-American Episcopal Bishop of Washington and the longtime Chairman of Africare's Board, who passed away on September 30, 1989.
Prior award recipients include former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, then President Nelson Mandela, and other distinguished individuals such as Andrew Young, Dorothy I. Height, Graca Machel, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates.
In addition to the Bishop Walker Humanitarian Award, Legacy Awards were presented at the 2007 Dinner to four of Africare's core staff members almost from the organization's beginning: Alan C. Alemian, Alameda E. Harper, Elton I. King and Kevin G. Lowther. All four have now retired. Together, they provided more than 100 years of service to the people of Africa — marshaling assistance valued at more than $600 million.
The Africare Legacy Award was created to acknowledge the contributions of those whose life work has had a positive impact on Africa. Prior recipients include Congressman Charles Rangel of New York, Dr. Clifton Wharton (former Deputy Secretary of State) and Africare co-founders C. Payne Lucas, Joseph C. Kennedy and Dr. William Kirker.
The 2007 dinner raised just over $1.2 million. Proceeds will help support Africare's essential mission of improving the quality of life in Africa.
"Africare's work is dedicated to helping Africans help themselves, " noted Coles. "Our programs are constructed under the fundamental belief that empowering communities will develop and sustain healthy economies and infrastructures. Africare joins hand in hand with the people of Liberia as we continue down the road of reconstruction."


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North Dakota is the number one producer in the country of over a dozen different crops.
But, hunger continues to be an issue.
That's why Doug Goehring has upped the ante on the Hunger Free North Dakota Garden project this year.
The project which accepts and distributes produce, is challenged to raise its charitable transactions to a half million pounds, about 2 million servings.
Melinda Bolton reports...
(Tim Mihallick, Community Gardener) "It's kind of like the old story that there's always a lot left over to give away, where the farmer takes his car into town and opens it with zucchini and tells people to take it, and he comes back and it's full with more..."
(Melinda Bolton) "The truth behind that age old story, is exactly what Ag Commissioner Doug Goerhing is counting on to help feed what he says is an estimated 70 thousand people. The program aimed at reducing that number began in 2010."
(Doug Goerhing, Ag Commissioner) "It was our effort then to step up and and look at some ways to help connect people to food and also help people connect with agriculture."
(Melinda Bolton) "Mihallick and his wife got back into gardening two years ago and upon finding out about Hunger Free ND, he feels it is a great idea."
(Tim Mihallick, Community Gardener) "I mean there's an opportunity to help someone out who needs some help. I mean, everybody wants to eat, and people that don't have the ability to have a meal, if we can help them out, that's a great project."
(Melinda Bolton) "Whether you have a 20 by 20 plot at the communal Rainbow Gardens in Minot or several hundred in Bottineau, nothing will be turned away and nothing will go unappreciated."
(Doug Goerhing, Ag Commissioner) " And they'll take anything whether you have a head of lettuce or several acres of sweet corn. There's no limitations; nothing's too small, nothing's too large. This is a great opportunity to move mountains of food in to our communities in the state."
(Melinda Bolton) "If you want to receive produce or simply share information on the program there is abundancence of it at nd.gov/ndda.
In Minot, Melinda Bolton KX News."
Minot Police say Zofia Kristal Pepple of New Town was struck by a pickup and killed about 6:25pm Sunday
A two-year-old child was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Minot Sunday evening.
They ask if you have any information about the incident that you contact them at 852-0111.
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Morrisons buys 49 former Blockbuster stores
Bradford-based supermarket Morrisons has bought 49 stores from the failed DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster to expand its convenience store business. The shops will be rebranded as Morrisons M local and could be open by the end of the year.
Morrisons says it hopes to create around 1000 jobs when it reopens the new shops which will be mainly in London and the South East. The announcement follows the supermarket's recent acquisition of seven former Jessops stores.


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Karsch And Anderson Champ And Chump Of The Weekend 12-10-13
Champ: Connor Cook for his performance in the Big Ten Championship game and also going 11-1 as a starter for the Michigan State Spartans.
No. 13 Michigan State beats Northwestern, 30-6
Cook threw for two touchdowns. Langford ran for two scores, and the Spartans (10-1, 7-0) reached the conference title game for the second time in three years.
Connor Cook Gives Spartans All The Offense Needed Against Wolverines
Connor Cook gave the Spartans all they needed in a powerful 29-6 win Saturday.
Cook Taking The Reins For Michigan State
Connor Cook has emerged from Michigan State's quarterback competition — just in time for the Spartans' first big test of the season.
Has MSU Found Its QB?
Connor Cook threw four touchdown passes in the first half, and the Michigan State offense finally looked smooth in a 55-17 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday.
Michigan St Routs Youngstown St 55-17
Connor Cook threw four touchdown passes in the first half, and the Michigan State offense finally looked smooth in a 55-17 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday.
Former Spartan Drew Stanton Calls MSU QB Situation A Bad Plan
Drew Stanton reminisced Tuesday on his time with the Detroit Lions and offered insight on the messy quarterback situation taking place at his alma mater.
Dantonio On QB Situation: 'All Four Are Sort Of In The Mix'
Michigan State might be one of the only teams in the country that, two games into the schedule, still has four contenders for the starting spot.
Veteran Defense Gives Michigan State A Shot At A Strong Season
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Albany -- This is National E-M-S Week, a time to honor the men and women who work in Emergency Medical Services. One Albany man says he is still alive thanks to three paramedics. \
Brother Marion Holliday says he is thankful Emergency Medical Services workers were ready when he needed help. Brother Marion Holliday said "got a few more years in me, I hope. Thanks to them? Yes, thanks to them."
Last month the 82 year old Pastor started having trouble breathing while driving to his South Albany home. Holliday said "just as I turned before I got to my house, I passed out. I don't remember."
Holliday's car crashed through the fence and hit this house. Neighbors called 911. EMS Supervisor Boyd Brown was driving nearby when he heard the call. EMS Shift Supervisor Boyd Brown said "I initiated CPR when I found he was not breathing, and did not have a pulse."
Ambulances arrived soon to help. Paramedic Kenny Kimbrell said "we had a problem removing the patient. So we were able to immediately stabilize him for trauma, and then continue CPR."
Paramedics knew they had only minutes to save his life. Paramedic Sylvia Wilson said "I climbed in the back trying to get the seat back, to where we could get the patient out."
They had to get the car off the house, but finally freed Holliday from the wreck. Wilson said "we got him loaded in the ambulance and was able to get a pulse back on him. He was taken to Phoebe."
Holliday recovered, he gave full credit to the paramedics. Men and women who train and prepare to handle emergency calls of all types anytime of the day or night. Brown said "this is just one of the good outcomes that we all work for and strive for."
Kimbrell said "it's not for the money. It's for the pleasure of helping people. Seeing the rewards of someone coming to you, patting you on the back, saying thank you."
But paramedics say getting a thank you is a rare experience for them. Wilson said "not most people. It's really kind of rare that you get the recognition for what you do."
Marion Holliday is one of those rare people who knows how important the Paramedics in the community are. Holliday said "they just don't get the credit they deserve. And I appreciate it so much."
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The Board of Education gave Superintendent Jeff Moss positive marks for his first six months on the job.
The full board announced the results of its six-month evaluation of Moss. The executive summary of its evaluation praised Moss, who took over in July, for bringing "energy, innovation, understanding and an open style of leadership and communication to Beaufort County schools."
The evaluation's primary focus was the five components developed by Moss for his first 90 days on the job, including: an effective partnership with the board, an action plan to increase student academic performance and close the achievement gap of various sub-groups, strengthening staff morale and community confidence, improving district support operations and services, and providing quality professional development programs.
"Dr. Jeffrey Moss has a clear vision that aligns well with the mission and strategic goals of the board and district," an executive summary of the evaluation says. "His central and overriding theme is the improvement of instruction for all students."
There was no compensation tied to the six-month review, which did not include student data as one of its elements.
The Board believes that Dr. Moss has more than met the expectations of his 90 Day Plan and is extremely pleased with his first six months as Superintendent.
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---- — The past cannot be without the present, and the future is that part of life that is on the horizon.
We live today with the knowledge of what got us here. We hope today and yesterday will lead to a good future, but it takes a lot of thought to get us there.
Life has given us the opportunity to do better later on, or at least maintain that type of life that is pleasurable not only to us but our children. As we remember the mistakes we made, so do we attempt to correct those errors of life so our children will have a better world to live in. I was asked by several readers who know me what my thoughts were about how we use our country to the best advantage.
We have been in wars to keep our freedoms intact, and we have ventured into countries to fight their battles. In the process, we encountered many thousands of deaths and injuries that stay with our soldiers and their families the rest of their lives. We use our power to let other countries know we are there if they need us, and this writer has one thing to say about that.
Mr. President, bring our soldiers home.
We have been in those countries too long and for every day we remain, we lose more of our loved ones who never get to finish taking care of the home front.
I realize in many ways we keep the bad forces out of our country by fighting those wars, and maybe that could be the way to keep them from entering our country and causing unrest here in our beloved America. But there has to be a finishing point. We have stayed too long in Afghanistan. Let's bring an end to that war and give our girls and boys that much needed trip home.
No, I am not one who says we should not help other countries. My family has had several members who have served our country in other countries, and I salute them. But we have so many who have come over from other lands and taken advantage of our way of living free, and yet they don't have to serve us in a military way.
We feed other countries while we allow our people to live on food stamps. My thought has always been that we share our food with others, but we should put our own people in front of the line.
Our universities are full of people from other countries who end up getting the great positions in life, while our own people stand in the unemployment line. How many times have we found those who are not even legal residents use the IRS to get money they did not even earn, yet they have names of relatives who do not live here as dependants on their tax returns? Are we looking the other way or just plain not doing our jobs?
So to those of you who asked, I give you this thought: What if we had never freed ourselves, thanks to a great group of men and women who through the years have given us all the rights and freedoms we used yesterday and today? Do we just sit back in our rocking chairs and reap all the freedoms we have without making sure their are no roaches lying in the cracks, waiting for that chance to create unrest, just like they do in their own country? Time will tell, but it sure would be nice to know now our freedoms are intact for years to come.
It will soon be that time when we voice our thoughts with ballots. Voting is only a part; we need to keep our eyes and ears open too. Don't forget to vote on the next voting day. That is our right and also our responsibilty.
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The inside of this lake haven offers large lake views from all the living areas. TV's on each floor give everyone some space to decide where they want to be. The open floor plan is convenient with a fully equipped kitchen, large dining area and all new furniture!
The bedrooms offer brand new mattresses for the perfect sleep after a hard day at play on the lake. The gas grill is located in the screed porch with lots of seating and the exterior decks even offer lounge chairs ! Everything is new and ready for this 2013 season.
This home also offer wi-fi, a fun ping pong table downstairs and a bedroom on every level for privacy. You better book now, before this one gets away!
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Personally, I'm against run-offs but if we are going to have them we need to come up with a criteria.
What do you think about having to be within 5 votes of the highest vote getter? Any more than that and we should just call it and move on.
Also, I guess we'll call this tomorrow late afternoon. Sound fair?
Without further adieu it's Mike Minor with 33.3% of the vote vs. Michael Pineda with 33.1%


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Supervisors to consider Grimes Canyon mine expansion plan
Operators of the Grimes Rock gravel mine Tuesday will seek the approval of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors to expand its excavation site near Moorpark.
The meeting could spark heat from critics who oppose Grimes Rock Inc.'s plan to extend its operating permit with the county to 2040. The company also is seeking board approval on a permit to expand its excavation site, at 3500 Grimes Canyon Road, to 135 acres from 48.
The Ventura County Planning Commission approved the company's request for a conditional-use permit in June, prompting an appeal from the city of Moorpark.
Moorpark officials have submitted comment letters to the board opposing the project, thinking that expansion of mining operations would increase the number of sand and gravel trucks traveling through the city's downtown area. They also say the traffic noise impacts associated with the expansion is "significant" and "avoidable."
Fillmore, however, favors the expansion plan. The Fillmore City Council voted in September to send a letter of support to the board.
Moorpark officials have asked the Board of Supervisors to recirculate the environmental impact report for public review before making a decision. They're also calling on the county to do more analysis of the project.
In the report, expansion plans call for an increase of up to 600 one-way trips per day to the gravel mine, up from 300. Mining excavations also are expected to increase, to about 1.8 million tons per year from 50,000.
Supervisors in September issued a public review period of the environmental impact report in the county and expect to have received comments by Saturday.
Supervisors Tuesday also plan to review a new density bonus ordinance proposed by the planning department. If approved, the ordinance would give developers in Ventura County more flexibility to increase the number of affordable housing units at a given parcel 15 percent.
Supervisors will also appoint two new members to the Ventura County Library Foundation to help raise money for the 11 county library branches.
The board will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hall of Administration at the County Government Center, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura.
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Since so many people will not be running their marathon this weekend, I feel kind of strange writing about my marathon next week. I don't want to add any salt to your wounds. However, Santa Barbara is only 7 days away and it would make a great replacement race! If you're missing the NYCM, you should probably just join me in beautiful Santa Barbara!
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If you want to get the best bargains on your holiday gifts you might want to skip Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
Another study out Wednesday morning says if you are looking for deals the best day to shop is Tuesday, November 27.
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Potty Training: Motivation and Rewards
Things were going so well on the potty training front. But suddenly your child has stalled — or, worse, regressed. Don't worry; it's completely normal for children to take their time or experience setbacks. Your job is to accept and support them no matter where they are in the process.
That said, you can encourage your child to move forward by offering some fun incentives. Here's how to motivate without pushing:
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The Art of Rewards
Rewards can be powerful tools when used correctly. But when used incorrectly they can backfire, shifting the emphasis entirely off potty training and onto claiming the prize. Follow these guidelines to keep things on track:
- Start with nonmaterial rewards. Your affection and congratulations are the most coveted rewards of all. You should always offer praise or a hug each time your child attempts a step, like telling you when she's urinating, even if it's into her diaper. You can also celebrate small successes (like sitting on the potty, even if nothing materializes) with a phone call to a loved one. Some parents make up a special song or dance to perform each time their child "performs." Avoid overdoing it, however; you don't want to make the process overly important or place too much pressure on your child.
- Keep material rewards small. Try rewarding your little one with a small treat each time he meets a goal. Go to the store together and purchase pint-size prizes: stickers, Matchbox cars, crayons. Place them in an out-of-reach but in-sight location so your child can keep his eye on the prize during visits to the potty. Hand out a reward only when he actually meets a goal — otherwise, you'll run through your gifts in a matter of hours!
Avoid purchasing large, expensive items. Luring your child with overwhelming gifts takes his focus off mastering a new skill and places it on getting the goods. And it sets him up to expect something huge each time he does what should come naturally. You want your child to use the potty because he has control of and confidence in his body, not because it's his ticket to a new toy.
While offering edible treats — candy, ice cream, chips — can be effective in the short term, many experts warn against using food as a reward. You don't want your child to begin to look at certain foods (e.g., sweets) as something he receives when he pleases you or does something "good." Kids this age are already asserting control over what goes into their body as well as what leaves it. It's best to tackle food issues separately, rather than bringing them into the potty training arena.
- Make the reward immediate. You're more likely to reinforce desired behavior by rewarding your child right away. Most young children don't have enough perspective to make the connection between the reward and the behavior if the reward comes hours after they've met their goal. The younger the child, the more immediate the reward should be.
- Create a reward board. Older kids (generally those 4 and up) will understand the concept of a payoff after a series of successes. To track your child's progress, set up a "reward board," a visual reminder of what she needs to accomplish to receive a prize. For each day of the week that your child stays dry, for example, you could place a gold star (or other sticker) on the board. When she collects five stars, she gets a small prize — a trip to the movies, say, or a stuffed animal.
Potty Helpers
There are other effective ways to motivate your child besides rewards. Try these parent-tested tactics:
- Make the potty the best seat in the house. If you want your child to spend more time on the toilet, it should be a fun, comfortable place to hang out. Go shopping together for a new potty, such as one designed in his favorite color or in a fun shape — an animal or a car, for example. Or decorate the potty you already own with bright stickers. You can even write your child's name on the toilet in permanent marker. You might also stash some special books next to your child's potty to encourage him to stay a little longer.
- Wow with color. Place a few drops of blue food coloring in the toilet bowl or potty chair. Show your child how adding yellow coloring — the same color as his urine — changes the blue into green. Once your child witnesses the magic change in color, he may be eager to make the color change all by himself.
- Use a potty partner. Going to the bathroom is much more fun when you've got company — such as a beloved stuffed animal, or a drink-and-wet doll. Encourage your child to show her potty partner how to use the toilet — once she helps her companion master the task, she might be more likely to follow suit.
- Make target practice a blast. To entice your son to learn how to urinate standing up (and to up the odds that he'll aim into the bowl), make a game out of it: Drop several Cheerios or other O-shaped cereal pieces in the bowl for him to "fire" at. You can also use paper targets. Create your own out of colored tissue paper, or purchase specially made, flushable targets in different shapes. (You can also use targets to encourage girls to use the toilet, although the game is less effective when the child is sitting down.)
Underwear and Overwear
- Purchase some special "big kid" underpants. Going from diapers to underwear is an exciting way for your child to feel grown-up. Even if she isn't quite ready for "big kid" underwear, the experience of shopping for some is a step in the right direction. Once she's wearing a favorite pair she may be more motivated to keep them nice and dry. (Buy several pairs, since there are sure to be accidents.)
- Dress your child in easy-to-remove clothing. If your child has to fuss with too many snaps, zippers, or buttons to use the potty, he may give up on the process. Try simplifying your child's wardrobe — sweats or other pants with elastic waistbands work well. During warm months, you may even want to let him run around without clothes — all he has to do is find his potty and sit!
If nothing you try makes a difference, your child is telling you he's not ready. In this case, the best thing to do is to back off and wait until he's physically and emotionally prepared to move forward again. Your patience and his readiness are the perfect combination.


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The West Virginia University men's soccer team will hold walk-on tryouts for the 2012 season on Monday, Aug. 20, at 4 p.m., at the Men's Soccer Practice Field.
All WVU students interested in trying out should bring proper training attire, including cleats. The tryout will last an hour and a half.
Interested students must be enrolled full-time at WVU, have remaining NCAA eligibility and proof of receiving a physical within the past 12 months that is signed by the doctor. There will be two forms to sign before stepping on the field. Please be on time.
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US President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai reaffirmed their commitment to Afghanistan on Sunday after the death of 38 troops in a helicopter crash, the White House said.
Thirty US soldiers, reportedly including some two dozen special forces, were killed when Taliban insurgents shot down a Chinook transport helicopter Friday in the deadliest attack on coalition forces of the decade-long war.
Seven Afghan commandos and an interpreter were also killed in the attack.
"President Obama received a call today from President Karzai of Afghanistan, who reiterated his condolences for the tragic loss of 30 American service-members," the White House said in a statement.
"President Obama noted the extraordinary service of the Americans who gave their lives, and expressed his condolences for the Afghans who died serving by their side," it said.
"The two presidents reaffirmed their commitment to the mission in Afghanistan, which is critical to the security of both our countries."
It said Obama had also placed calls to several military commanders to express his condolences and reaffirm US support for the troops.
US media reported that the dead included members of the Navy's SEAL Team Six, the secretive unit behind the daring raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Administration sources interviewed by AFP declined to comment on whether the dead included any Navy SEALs or Team Six members, but said the casualties did not include anyone who took part in the bin Laden raid.
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Doug O'Neill is nothing if not a realist. If he had his druthers, he would love it if I'll Have Another is named 2012's Horse of the Year when the Eclipse Award winners are announced at Gulfstream Park a week from Saturday on Jan. 19.
But the 44-year-old trainer of the only winner of three Grade I races on dirt last year--the Santa Anita Derby, the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes--realizes full well that voters chronically suffer from short attention span disorder, and since I'll Have Another didn't race the final seven months of last year, despite going unbeaten and winning all four of his starts, all stakes, he has virtually no chance to win Horse of the Year honors against the other two finalists, Breeders' Cup Classic winner Fort Larned and favored Wise Dan.
Despite his vested interest, O'Neill can live with that.
"Obviously, we're very close to that picture, so it's hard to be real impartial, but he's Horse of the Year in our minds," O'Neill said. "He's a once-in-a-lifetime kind of horse. Anytime you win the Santa Anita Derby, the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, that's quite a feat. The horse is a real champion.
"He brought Mario Gutierrez world-wide recognition, and that was huge in itself. I'll Have Another was great to us and I think great for racing."
No doubt about that. Now sold and retired to stud in Japan, I'll Have Another was within a 36-hour countdown of making a bid for a Belmont Stakes victory and racing history by becoming only the 12th Triple Crown winner, when a tendon injury put an end to that quest and ultimately resulted in his retirement.
Rival Horse of the Year finalists Fort Larned and Wise Dan had their day in the sun in the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita on Nov. 3, Fort Larned capturing the Classic and Wise Dan setting a course record of 1:31.78 in winning the Mile. For I'll Have Another, it was out of sight, out of mind.
"I do think if you're not running on Breeders' Cup day, the voters definitely look down on that," O'Neill said. "Because I'll Have Another didn't compete the last half of the year, he wasn't fresh in their minds.
"Still, it's an honor to be nominated. We're all going to Florida and have a fun time. Win, lose or draw, we're going to have a great time."
Team O'Neill will take solace with an Eclipse Award for I'll Have Another as outstanding 3-year-old male of 2012, but O'Neill, never one to count his chickens before they hatch, was prepared in any case.
"We should be good there," he said, "and if we're not, that's OK too."
Sham Stakes winner Goldencents could make his next start on the Triple Crown trail in the Grade II San Felipe Stakes on March 9, trainer Doug O'Neill indicated Thursday morning.
"We're going to meet with his owners next week," O'Neill said, "but one of the things we've talked about is maybe the San Felipe being his next start."
Regulus runs in his first stakes race when the Darley Stud homebred runs in Saturday's Grade II, $150,000 San Fernando Stakes exclusively for 4-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles. Trainer Eoin Harty thinks it's a good starting point for the gelded son of Distorted Humor, who is coming off a sixth-place finish in an allowance race on Betfair Hollywood Park's Cushion Track Dec. 1, in which he weakened after attending the pace to the half-mile marker.
"He was in against some very tough competition," Harty reasoned.
"It's his first stakes race, but you've got to start somewhere. He's been working super, he's a 4-year-old, he's in against straight 4-year-olds and there are not many opportunities like this, so you have to take them when you can."
Regulus has one win on Santa Anita's conventional dirt main track, and shows a bullet 1:14 1/5 work for six furlongs at his Hollywood Park headquarters on Dec. 29. Aaron Gryder, who has ridden the bay Kentucky-bred in his last four races, winning two, retains the mount.
The San Fernando, which goes as the seventh of nine races: Battle Force, Garrett Gomez, 9-2; Fly Lexus Fly, Rafael Bejarano, 6-1; Regulus, Gryder, 8-1; Mile High Magic, Martin Garcia, 8-1; Guilt Trip, Joe Talamo, 6-1; Handsome Mike, Mario Gutierrez, 9-2; Sky Kingdom, Edwin Maldonado, 20-1; Fed Biz, Mike Smith, 7-2; Tribal Jewel, Julien Leparoux, 6-1; and Tritap, Corey Nakatani, 10-1.
Trainer Lin Wheeler, who for many years was based in Southern California, died this past Saturday at age 70 from the effects of congestive heart failure at his home in Coarsegold, California.
Retired from training for the past 10 years, Wheeler was the son of trainer R.L. "Bob" Wheeler, who was inducted into the National Museum and Racing Hall of Fame this past August.
Affectionately known to his friends as "The Hombre," Lin Wheeler conditioned several stakes winners, including eventual 1982 Eclipse Award-winning mare Track Robbery, Grade I winner Rascal Lass, multiple stakes-winning sprinter Maheras, who won the 1976 Palos Verdes Handicap at Santa Anita, Gourami, a winner of the 1986 Cornhusker Handicap (Grade II), multiple stakes winner Individual Style and the good sprinter Ballrullah.
As a young man, Wheeler was around some of the best horses in the country, as his father trained the likes of Bug Brush, Silver Spoon, Tompion, Old Pueblo, Dotted Swiss and Miss Todd.
"I think the best race I ever saw was when Bug Brush and Hillsdale ran against each other in the (1959) San Antonio Handicap," recalled Wheeler in 1985. "They hooked up at the half-mile pole and ran head and head to the wire."
In receipt of a seven-pound sex allowance, Bug Brush, with 113 pounds and Angel Valenzuela, prevailed over the great Hillsdale and Tommy Barrow by three quarters of length, getting the 1 1/8 miles in a then-world record of 1:46.40.
Lin Wheeler gave up his public stable for several years in the early 1980s, as he took on a private assignment for Bruce McNall's Summa Stable, for whom he developed Track Robbery.
He would also go on to train for Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, who raced as Vista Stables in the mid '80s. It was Vista which owned Rascal Lass and also a precocious filly that Wheeler developed named Baby Grace, who went on to become the dam of multiple graded stakes winner Repent.
In recent years, Wheeler worked as a racing official at Charles Town and River Downs and was also stud manager for a time at Three Chimneys Farm in Lexington, Ky.
Wheeler, who died peacefully with his sister, Sidney, at his side; is survived by his stepbrother, Lance, a son, Jeff, a daughter, Sherri Wheeler McNitt, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
There will be a memorial for Wheeler this Saturday at 2 p.m., at 46777 Oonah Nation Road, Coarsegold, Ca., 93614, according to Sidney Wheeler.
Santa Anita's all-new 20 percent on-track Pick Six bonus rewarded three lucky fans attending The Great Race Place on Sunday, as they will bag a total of $8,776.20—20 percent more than the Pick Six mutuel payout of $7,313.20, which will go to nine other winning tickets purchased off-track.
In order to be eligible for the 20 percent on-track bonus, fans must sign up as Thoroughbreds Club members and swipe their membership cards before making Pick Six wagers. Fans can become Thoroughbreds members free of charge, by visiting Santa Anita's Thoroughbreds Center on the main floor of the Grandstand.
"This is an important initiative for our on-track fans," said Santa Anita President and General Manager George Haines in a statement on Jan. 3. "The Pick Six is the most popular, high-profile wager offered in California and this 20 percent on-track bonus will go a long way towards enhancing that tradition.
'We want to encourage everyone, if they haven't already done so, to be sure to join our Thoroughbreds Club in order to be eligible for the bonus."
During the month of January, Santa Anita will offer a retroactive Pick Six bonus to those who have not yet signed up as Thoroughbreds members, in order to facilitate implementation of the new program.
For those who have not yet become Thoroughbreds members during the month of January only, players can bring their winning Pick Six tickets to any information window where they must fill out required documentation in order to become eligible for the 20 percent bonus.
The Pick Six is a two dollar minimum wager and consists of the last six races on each day's race program at Santa Anita.
FINISH LINES: Breeders' Cup Marathon winner Calidoscopio worked five furlongs on Santa Anita's fast main track Wednesday in 1:01.40. "We'll look at the San Antonio (Stakes at 1 1/8 miles on Feb. 3) and then if all goes well the Santa Anita Handicap (1 ¼ miles on March 2)," trainer Mike Puype said . . . Betfair Hollywood Park riding champ Edwin Maldonado will be Steve Andersen's guest at Saturday's Daily Racing Form seminar, 11:15 a.m., in the East Paddock Gardens. Maldonado is named to ride in all nine races Saturday . . . With 1,329 players selecting favored Mizdirection in Sunday's Monrovia Stakes, 1,692 contestants were alive in Santa Anita's popular on line handicapping contest, ShowVivor, going into Thursday's races . . . In Monday's "Jeopardy" category, Rule of Thirds, the answer was Kentucky Derby, Preakness, with the question one that every race tracker knew, "The Belmont Stakes." . . . Mel Stute has been back at his regular table at Clockers' Corner for almost a week straight now since recovering from hitting his head in a fall nearly a month ago. The 85-year-old retired trainer is still undergoing therapy once a week in Pasadena, however, at a place he affectionately refers to as The Nut House. "Mentally," he says, "I'm a little bit off." Welcome to the club.


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Break the Mold, a collaboration celebrating bravery in design, is the fourth exhibition in our Changing the Conversation series of collaborative window installations, and the first to involve more than one member of the art and design community.[ Read More ]
Introducing the Shapes Collection
A collaboration between maison21 and 27 Ground for Woven Accents, the Shapes Collection of pieced cowhide rugs was inspired by Christian May of maison21's life-long love of strong geometric shapes in cubism, brutalism, and hard-edge abstraction.[ Read More ]
Meet the Artist, Break the Mold
I'm not the greatest at writing these things, mainly because I think in moods, shapes, colors, and feelings. Words are just translation. I've had many epiphanies leading me to this point as an artist, each one with its own story. Thinking back, though, there is a moment when I realized how much I love art and wanted a creative life.[ Read More ]
Woven Accents Presents BREAK THE MOLD: A Collaboration Celebrating Bravery in Design
Our Changing the Conversation series continues as we play host to this year's LA Design Festival closing party. In celebration of the design festival's fourth year, we wanted to create a concept for both the party and the window that would celebrate different modalities of design and challenge the status quo while spreading bravery.[ Read More ]
My Story by Krista Blair
I remember years ago hearing that old adage "Love what you do and the rest will come." The thing is though, loving what you do, what you're good at...it can take time, sometimes years, to figure out what that is. A big part of my story has been travel.[ Read More ]
Woven Accents Headed to NYC for ICFF
As newcomers on the ICFF scene, we at Woven Accents couldn't have had a better experience. To be surrounded by like-minded individuals and such creativity for those four days was quite an inspiration. We want to extend a big thank you to all of you who visited us at our booth and who helped make our trip such a positive one.[ Read More ]
Denise McGaha on Finding Her Passion in Interiors
One morning in 2011, I stood there with a three-month old baby on my hip and the world before me. Just three months after my son was born and three months after 9/11, my life changed forever. Living in Dallas, my once fabulous corporate career was no longer, and I had a new baby and a different view of life.[ Read More ]
My Story, My Journey: The Collaborator
As long as I can remember, I have been drawn to art and collaborating with others. In fact, I was nine years old when I first heard the word "collaboration." I liked the way it rolled off my tongue. More importantly, I liked the idea of co-creating with others. Karen Ray, author of The Nimble Collaboration, describes collaboration as a "mutually beneficial and well-defined relationship entered into by two or more [persons] to achieve results they are more likely to achieve together, than alone."[ Read More ]
Your Story is Your Treasure: Abigail Stone Opens Her Eyes to Discover Her One Love
Some people spend their whole lives never seeing their One Love* standing right in front of them, only recognizing it after they've exhausted every other possibility. I'm one of those people.[ Read More ]
Your Story is Your Treasure: Storytelling Through Space by CLOTH & KIND
At our very core we are curators and storytellers. Both inspired as children by our early travels and the natural world, we were invariably drawn to tell our stories through creation, by incorporating the objects and relics of those experiences into our lives like talisman.[ Read More ]
Your Story is Your Treasure: Be Inspired by Ginna Christensen
I've always been driven by my imagination. From the time I was four, I made up stories and created characters - or imaginary friends, whatever you want to call them - to help me make sense of the world. From the birth of my brother to the flat tire my mom got one Sunday evening on the Verrazano Bridge, I created stories to understand it all.[ Read More ]
Your Story is Your Treasure: A Maison 21 and Woven Accents Collaboration
Our Changing the Conversation Series* continues this May in conjunction with LCDQ's Legends of La Cienega. The theme for this year's Legends is NOVEL INTERIORS – story telling by design, and so with the help of Christian May, we are transforming our front gallery space into a story telling canvas inspired by Scheherazade and 1,001 Arabian Nights.[ Read More ]
Join Us as London-Based Textile Designer Tania Johnson Pays a Visit to Woven Accents
Tania Johnson, who specializes in custom, contemporary hand-knotted rugs, is crossing the pond and the country, for that matter. As the sole representative of Johnson's collection in Los Angeles, we invite you to the showroom Wednesday, March 26 through Friday, March 28, from 10 AM to 5 PM daily, to meet the textile designer and learn more about her stunning designs.[ Read More ]
ONE LOVE Comes to Life: Nothing great comes from playing it safe
On Thursday, February 13 (appropriately taking place the evening before Valentine's Day), a mix of more than 400 artists, collectors, interior designers, and architects gathered in the showroom for our lively and no doubt artful ONE LOVE event, which celebrated the introduction of our new collection of limited-edition rugs created in collaboration with some of today's most renowned urban and contemporary artists.[ Read More ]
ONE LOVE - Continuing the Conversation Between Art & Design
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CLEVELAND (AP) - Indians closer Chris Perez wants to focus on returning from his injured right shoulder and not his recent legal issues.
Perez, speaking to reporters for the first time since being charged with misdemeanor drug possession after marijuana was mailed to his home earlier this month, took no questions about the incident prior to Saturday's game against Washington.
Perez and his wife, Melaine, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The 2-time All-Star is on the disabled list with tendinitis in his right shoulder. He will begin a minor league rehab assignment Sunday and could rejoin the Indians next week.
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It's not my fault I have large fingers.
Oh really
meh. gusting upto 45mph outside & I have to go get some shit in before all the tards come out to play in town & it's like a game of avoid the douchebags.
You know the theme song from Family Guy? In the end, Stewie says "Laugh and Cry" but it sounds like "Effing Cry"?
I keep hearing "Death in Christ" and it's so creepy
McBain - The Movie
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Wtf happened in the wikipedia thread? Every time I open it, my browser zooms right out
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Wtf happened in the wikipedia thread? Every time I open it, my browser zooms right out
Sorry, my bad.
javascript in the wrong hands is a terrible thing
No, no Java script. I used an iframe with a pdf and it works perfectly on my computer
Thanks, that tripped me out
so, if the girlfriend seems against the idea of valentine's day, that means to get nothing and act like the holiday doesn't exist, right?
oh, and for anyone living in america this is probably the best chocolate you can find http://www.debrand.com/ has anyone else tried this place...fucking amazing, i went there for hot chocolate a few years ago and fell in love with it
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New Jersey arrives in Sac for the 3rd game of a 4 game road trip. They have a record of 4-7 with 2 road victories and 2 at home including their 106-100 win over the Kings on Oct. 29th. In the 9 games since their win over the Kings, the Nets have scored over 91 points only 2 times; in their 95-87 win over Cleveland and their 110-96 win over the Clippers. But, in their last 6 losses they have held their opponents to an average of 95.5 ppg. And, they lost to CHA & CLE by only 2 pts and to ORL by only 1. So, they could very easily be 7-4.
In the Kings loss in NJ, the Kings won the points in the paint, the fast break points, and the offensive boards, and in spite of the Nets 26 turnovers the Nets were able to pull off the win by shooting 52.5% Field, 54.5% from 3, and 36-45 for 80% from the FT line. Lopez & Harris combined for 50 pts, Outlaw had 18, and Favors chipped in for 10/7 off the bench.
It was Tyreke's first game of the season, after sitting out his one game suspension, and he looked as good as we hoped with 18/4/7. Beno Udrih shot 5-15 for 14pts from the floor but struggled on the defensive end against Harris and Jordan Farmar. Dalembert was just starting to play after his groin injury and only played 6 ½ minutes. DeMarcus started and played 21 minutes before fouling out with 3:30 left in the 4th quarter, and NJ went on to outscore us 17-3 after that.
The Nets are the 5th worst FG% team just ahead of the Knicks and Pistons, but unfortunately we made those teams look good with our defense. From 3pt range the Nets are an above average team, with a team average of 37%. Their top 3pt shooters in attempts are Anthony Morrow, Travis Outlaw, and Jordan Farmar, but Outlaw is the only one shooting at a high percentage. A very high percentage of 50% on 42 attempts, so our SF's better stay home on him.
New Jersey is playing their starters extended minutes usually around 35 mpg, with Favor and Farmar coming off the bench for a minimum of 20 mpg. And, Troy Murphy who started 4 games early this month has only seen 8 minutes in one of the last 4 games.
With PW's new lineup of Dalembert, Landry, Head, Evans, & Greene (who only saw 3:33 in the last loss), we should have a few better matchups than in our last meeting. I like Heads defense against Harris and Dalembert experience should have a bigger effect on Lopez's game than Cousins did playing on only his 2nd NBA game. But, Donte is going to have to avoid trying to help off of Outlaw, and leave him open for a three point shot.
This isn't a game where our bench can beat their bench to pull out the win. Our bench is going to be playing against a lot of their starters. This means that Beno could still have to face Farmar or Harris, and without help from his teammates, that looks like a matchup we can't win. The matchup between Cousins and Favors was a letdown last time with both players trying to get the feel of playing the NBA game. But, since this will be their last meeting this season, I'm looking for both to try and put on a show. Overall, I like the Kings to win a close low scoring game.


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Fallout: New Vegas
Posted by: Nebuchadnezzar on August 18th, 2012 @ 10:02AM
Graphics look amazing on my new TV. About as good as PC I imagine with 1900x res.
This game is super scary because it seems way harder (only doing normal). It's harder because you have no ammo, your guns suck, and the VATS you don't have enough AP to use it all of the time. Often you have to shoot at monsters in real time without the VATs. Last time I was ALWAYS in the Vats for every hit. Turn based but less scary.
I finally found some half way decent guns, a Hunter Gun, Two Shotguns, and the 10MM Handgun. But I'm always out of ammo for 10M. The Shotguns often can't pearce the armor of some of the monsters. My gear sucks and I can't repair it because it's 688 to repair.
It's challenging. It really does feel like you're trying to survive with nothing. Feel free to post any tips. I'm using a build straight off of gamefaqs. I specialize in Guns, Lockpicking, Repair, Speech, Science, Barter.
lock picking, sneak, loot, snipe, archer, etc. I never go melee or unarmed or spellcaster or anything. I pick GUNS over energy weapons usually. Last game let you do both.
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The KC guys playing it say they like it if you like the original.
10/18/10 - Fallout: New Vegas
You asked to see my Fallout 3 shrine I have at work. I've been saving bottle caps for like a year now.
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6/5/10 - Fallout
4/30/10 - Fallout: New Vegas ups the ante with customizable weapons, hardcore mode and more
4/8/10 - Beat THE PITT Last night. Not as good as the Alien ship or some of the other ones. It just sorta ended and I'm like uh what next. I don't feel like collecting 100 steel bars.
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Fallout Developer Would Have Done Fallout 3 Differently - Who cares, it was AWESOME
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11/5 - Beat Mothership Zeta. That was pretty cool. The end was pretty neat. It was worth it. Only add-on I have left now is THE PITT.
10/27 - I got the point lookout add-on. Boy is that one scary. Hillbillies and African savages charging you. Even when you can pause it they rush you over and pop on top of you.
10/26 - Beat the Anchorage add-on last night. Boy I sure screwed up not creating a save at level 29. Now I can't get 2 achievements.
10/22 - Finally got all bobbleheads and level 30. 1000 achievement points. Man that game scares the crap out of me. It doesn't matter if your character is untouchable or that you can pause the game in combat. It's still scary going around by yourself into bombed out buildings.
You aholes got me again. You forgot to tell me to save Sensor Modules & Cameras. Which you can turn-in after the Broken Steel is completed. Although why, who knows. I have 10,000 bottlecaps and nothing to buy.
9/7 - Level 28. That Broken Steel add-on rules so much. The game still totally scares me. You see some zombies, then a train runs them over. Or another building caused some strange flashback. I've never played a scarier game. Aliens vs. Predator 2 was pretty scary too though way back where you had to be the humans with aliens tracking you down.
Level 26. I did the first mission of Broken Steel add-on. It was so awesome. The combat was the best I've had even in the main game except for the final mission. Totally worth buying with those missions + level 30 + the perks.
I want to get all the achievements and do all the quests.
Level 18. At like 54 hours played. I switched to a different TV and the analog sound options STILL are not available. I even created a new profile, same problem.
I wish someone would have said at the beginning what items to save. How about that, next time?? I was drinking all the Quantum and I need 30.
Level 12 and 1/2. I received my Collector's Edition on Friday. It's totally worth it. The art book is great. The making of DVD was really entertaining and I learned a lot. Also the lunchbox and toy is cool. It's only $60.
Level 11 1/2. I spent the last two nights clearing every inch of a Hospital. It was so fing scary, bodies everywhere. I also play with my back to the patio and I keep hearing noises out there. I was scared to death to go to the mailbox after playing that. HotLikeMe is especially scary to have around. She'll randomly start talking while you're playing and scare you. Or she sat behind me on the couch and fell asleep then she'd randomly make noises while I'm playing which was so scary I woke her up and made her go to bed.
I was checking out the themes for my house. So far the Pre-War one looks best. I didn't check out Wastelander or Raider. Science/Love/Vault look dumb. Pre-War had tons of food including Sugarbombs which can be turned in for $ and exp.
I got the doctor's machine for my house. That thing rules.
That game is so hilarious. I threw a grenade and it blew a Super Mutant in half and half got STUCK in the roof. haha. Or another time I shot a raider and his head goes flying off and rolling away.
10/10 Must play.
Level 10. Still having dreams, every night I play it.
I just bought the collector's edition hardcover strategy guide on ebay. I almost never buy strategy guides. I bought GTA SA just for fun years later. This one sounded like it had cool maps and stuff. I'm really interested in this word. For Oblivion I did every quest.
Friday: I just bought the collector's edition on Amazon. F the survival edition $129. Someone here got it and said the clock runs out of batteries in one day.
The whole theme is so scary. I think the 1950s theme really added to it. That Galaxy Radio is super scary background music. Also it's so scary going into a building and you have no idea what you'll find. Sometimes it's scary to find people dead in various places.
The time line is really bugging me though. If it's been 200 years, how is this food still good. Shouldn't the skeletons be gone by then?
Also I think being that it's America makes it even more scary vs Oblivions/Morrowind's bs world. The monsters are scary too. I wish I had some sort of profile I could link.
Every night I have dreams about the game. haha. I play until I can't see the screen anymore.
Up to level 6. That game scares me so much! Esp when I play it alone at night.
Today I started over again with different stats.
Let me know if you have any tips?
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I proposed next to the Mississippi River.
I never thought I would be in Memphis, asking the woman I loved to marry me by the Mississippi River, but looking back on it now, it feels like it would have been weird anywhere else. We moved here about 2 years ago from Richmond, VA; she had gotten a job offer, and even though we had only been together 8 months, I couldn't just let her leave and let distance ruin something that could be IT. So, I left my job, my family and basically everything I have ever known and came to Memphis, a place I only knew of because of how awesome Jerry "The King" Lawler, Elvis and Justin Timberlake are. It was stressful, it was scary, but it was fate. I got a job as a teacher and coach, and things fell into place.
Through the first few months of living here, we met new people, made new friends, went to Redbirds games and Peabody rooftop parties. Our families and some friends visited, and as school started and football (the sport I coach) eventually ended, I felt an emptiness. I am a HUGE sports guy, to my future fiance's dismay at times. Big Redskins fan, big Washington Capitals fan, D.C. sports in general. I played football and basketball in high school, football in college, and have always seen myself through the lens of an athlete. The field, the court, everything made sense to me there, and I could identify and appreciate the effort, sacrifice and teamwork that success in team sports develops.
Alas, I was not able to get Sunday Ticket, so I couldn't see my Redskins (my all time favorite team who I watched with my Dad) as often as I would like (this was before RG3.) The Wizards, D.C.'s team, were not so good, and the Arenas gun stuff turned me away for good in hind sight. I didn't have a team I could support continuously. I began to be interested in the Grizzlies; I had watched the 2011 playoffs back in VA, when Z-Bo lost his mind, Grevis Vasquez made me not hate him as much (despised him at Maryland) and I had thought, wow, that must have been AWESOME to be at live. The lockout prevented the season from starting on time, so after Christmas I became a Grizz fan full on. NBA 2k12 favorite team full on.
And man, did I fall fast. This team was not your typical NBA team; they had heart, they had tremendous energy, they had an identity of Grit and Grind that I truly loved and identified with. The adversity they faced with DA and Z-Bo out and the level of mental toughness they showed was nothing short of extraordinary. Next thing I knew, I was reading everything Grizzlies I could find, watching old YouTube clips of Grizzlies past, I bought a good bit of Grizz gear and attended several games. The various game winning tip-ins, the Raptors OT game, the ridiculous Tony Allen self-pass vs. Cleveland, all good memories. With every powerful win and crushing loss, I went up and down day by day. I was ecstatic when I got tickets to Game 1 of my first playoff game; my still girlfriend and I went and we loved it. The Growl Towels, the energy, the huge lead! Amazing...until, of course, it wasn't. And the the stunning silence of 18,000 broken hearted people filtering through the halls of the Forum. I felt a terrible pain myself, and that's when I knew...
I was really in love. Like, Redskins-esque love. I truly cared about these players, these fans who I had never met. The series continued with the various highs and lows, and then I attended Game 7. Suffered through a similar heartbreak, like everyone else who was there did. But, I was hooked. I knew wherever I was, whenever I left this town, I would be a Grizzlies fan because of Tony Allen's passion, Marc Gasol's roar, the awesome hype videos before the starting lineups are introduced, Zach Randolph's push-ups, Mike Conley's uncanny speed, playing "All I Do Is Win" after victories, all just so awesome. And the way they played for each other, and for the city, with such vigor and passion...it really inspired me. As we adjusted to the city, the Grizzlies helped me feel like this place was not a vacation stay, but Home.
Memphis, for as long as I live, will always be synonymous with love. Love for the woman I proposed to down by the Mississippi, love for the city where it happened, and love for the Memphis Grizzlies. They are the avenue through which I became a Memphian, and wherever I live in the future, I will hold on to that. As another playoff run begins, I am so thankful for a team that made me feel like I was at home. Win or lose, I will be in the Forum, waving my Growl Towel, yelling for Marc or Zach to take the guy that's defending them. I will be staying up late, yelling at the TV like the rest of us, hoping for that Grit and Grind mentality to overtake the Arch-rival Clippers. I am a Grizzlies fan, I am a Memphian and I now and always will Believe.
She said yes, to the proposal by the river, if you were wondering. We are planning a December wedding, and I cannot wait to marry this amazing woman who became my best friend through out our Memphis adventure. We have talked about starting a family, and I am also looking forward to one day being a father. I hope my children are beautiful, smart and caring, like their Mother...
And I hope they're a passionate Grizzlies fan, like their old man. Go Grizzlies, beat L.A.!


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I admit I am a bit of a novice. However, it seems that whatever route the wolves choose to tweak their roster is not nearly as important as getting the proper coach in place.
Regarding roster changes, there are any number of routes we can take. Trade Beasley, trade the 2 for 4 and 8, find a way to get Iggy or whomever, etc. It really doesn't matter, because it is not like we are talking about the final piece to a championship puzzle yet. There is talent on this team. It may not be the most evenly balanced roster, and we can go on and on second guessing past draft choices in hindsight. However, there is no denying that whether you are talking about Flynn, Beasley, Randolph, Pek, Wes, whomever we draft etc. that there is talent present. If we had a coach who can develop them, Kahn wouldn't look like nearly the moron that he does at present.
Their number one concern is a coach that can relate to, develop, and stay the course with these younger players and coach to the strengths of the team. Rubio cannot play in a triangle offense for example. Not trying to take heat off of Kahn for hiring Rambis after the draft for example. He has made some mistakes. However, he has turned over a roster that needed turning over in a relatively short period of time. Rambis had a good reputation when we hired him...the move was not criticized around the NBA. He has been a huge disappointment with his failure to develop any of our younger talent (Love doesn't count) and trying to forcefeed an offense not suited for the roster on the team. Get rid of him already and lets move on.


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In this age of the constantly moving Information Superhighway (yeah I'm taking it back, deal with it), yesterday's dance craze or insanely popular meme is already dead and buried.
So what's big now? Well, it's got to be The Bill Self. It's practically the MC Hammer Shuffle, but updated for modern times.
What are you waiting for? Get to it! I want 5,000,000 YouTube videos on my Internet by sunrise!
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It's not 100% official yet, but it seems like the top two heavyweights in the world will be facing off once again in Toronto on September 22nd. UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will defend his belt for the second time against former champion Cain Velasquez. After the UFC on FX 3 post-fight press conference tonight, UFC president Dana White was quizzed about all sorts of fights in a media scrum and this was one of them. And he made it clear that the bout will probably take place in Canada.
Dos Santos defeated Velasquez by TKO in just 64 seconds to claim the UFC heavyweight title at UFC on Fox 1 last November. Both men won bouts at UFC 146 last month to set up the rematch.
The card has a likely co-main event as well already. Canadian welterweight prospect Rory MacDonald called out future Hall of Famer B.J. Penn earlier this week, and Penn has apparently accepted the bout.
The Toronto card is expected to take place in the Air Canada Center, but no location has been officially announced as of yet.


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Wedding Republic Handles Your Cash Registry Woes
The first thing you need to know about Wed-Tech is that it's totally different from Wedtech – a scandal in the late '80s involving baby carriages and military contracts. The non-scandal topic is a massive emerging space that's growing by the day and tugging at my cash-loving heartstrings to get married. One of the most interesting new entrants is Wedding Republic. (Sounds communist, right? It's Canadian). Wedding Republic is a cash registry for couples planning their weddings.
CEO and co-founder, Hana Abaza, tells me from Ottawa that she and her co-founder Jason Kinkaid came up with the idea while at a Super Bowl party. Kinkaid's sister had recently gotten married and she wanted camping gear. "His sister had just recently gotten married and was facing the same issues that a lot of our friends had. They just didn't want or need the items available on a traditional registry," says Hana. The problem was, there was no way to collaborate with other guests to make hefty purchases, and no way to order the gear online from shops that aren't set up to accept bridal registries, or even have the gear delivered.
Abaza and Kinkaid decided to do something about it. So they built Wedding Republic. Not only does it not make you sound rude asking wedding guests for cash, says Hana, but it also "allows couples to get what they want, and the guests to give what they want."
It's quite a cool concept. Each user's registry shows up as cards on a page – yes, it's Pinterest-y, but leagues ahead of that. Each card represents something that the couple are looking to spend the cash registry on, and overlayed on each image is a puzzle piece. When guests put in their dollars, they essentially buy a puzzle piece to the end gift.
"Wedding planning is archaic," says Abaza, usually it requires an Excel sheet just to figure out what's going on, and what to give as a present. Wedding Republic pulls in 4.5% on the guests contributions, holds the funds in trust, and then transfers the final amount to the couple in the form of a money order, by way of Paypal, or a bank transfer.
They now have over $6.5 million in gifts registered, and are aiming to amp up marketing. As well, they're hoping to offer up some more incentives for the ball-and-chained-to-be in the form of incentives and discounts on items they're looking to snag from their guests.
As lucrative as the market may be, it's not easy. "You're not just dealing with a user, but an important dynamic around an event," says Hana, and you have to be ready to satisfy the bridge, mother, groom, and guests (I'm guessing in that order, too). "People get crazy around weddings, right?"


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The search for flight MH370Continue reading the main story
The hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is continuing north west of Perth, Australia, with search teams using specialist equipment to survey the sea floor.
However, hopes that acoustic signals thought to be from the aircraft's "black box" flight recorders would lead them to the jet's final resting place have been dashed. Australian officials say a Bluefin-21 submersible robot has found nothing in its search of the area where four "pings" were detected in April.
Further specialist search equipment is now being sourced for wider underwater searches.Continue reading the main story
Since the plane disappeared on 8 March, the hunt has changed in scope many times.
At its largest, it covered 7.68 million sq km (2.96 million sq miles) - a total of 2.24 million square nautical miles. This was the equivalent of 11% of the Indian Ocean and 1.5% of the surface of the Earth.
However, from 16 March, satellite images of possible debris and tracking data released by the Malaysian authorities appeared to confirm that the plane crashed in the Indian Ocean, south west of Australia.
After searching an area more than 2,000km (1,240 miles) south-west of Perth, the hunt switched more than 1,000km (600 miles) further north, based on further analysis of radar data which showed the plane was going faster, thus using fuel more quickly.
The search zone narrowed again in early April to an area of 850 sq km (328 sq miles) of the ocean floor - located close to acoustic signals detected by Australian teams.
The Australian vessel the Ocean Shield picked up four acoustic signals in the same broad area - on the 5 and 6 April and again twice on 8 April. Chinese ship Hai Xun 01 also registered a signal on 5 April, but this was 600km further south.
Then, at the end of May, the search zone was again extended to an area of 60,000 sq km (23,000 sq miles).
This extended area's sea bed is currently being mapped by the Chinese survey ship Zhu Kezhen, ready for a commercial operator to take over the search mission in August. The mission is expected to take up to a year, at an estimated cost of $55m (£33m) or more.
Authorities have also asked the UN's Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization to check its system of hydrophones, which are designed to pick up possible nuclear tests, for any clues as to where the aircraft may have crashed.
So far not one piece of debris has been identified or recovered.
Eight countries have been assisting - Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
However, the investigation is being led by the Malaysian authorities, who are also liaising with the FBI, Interpol and other international law enforcement agencies.
Australia has been overseeing day-to-day search operations from its newly-created Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre (Jacc) based in Perth.
Members of China's Civil Aviation Administration and officials from the France's Office of Investigations and Analysis for the Safety of Civil Aviation have also been involved in the investigation.
The French are lending expertise from the two-year search for the flight recorders from the Air France Airbus A330 which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009.
British company Inmarsat, along with the UK Air Accident Investigations Branch, have provided detailed satellite data analysis to aid the hunt.What key equipment has been used?
Two vessels - the Australian naval support ship Ocean Shield and the UK's HMS Echo - used specialist listening equipment that can detect ultrasonic "pings" from the plane's "black box" flight recorders.
The Ocean Shield used a "towed pinger locator" (TPL), which is pulled underwater behind the ship at slow speeds and uses a highly sensitive listening device called a hydrophone to pick up signals.
Once the "pings" were detected, the autonomous mini-submarine Bluefin-21 was despatched to create a detailed sonar map of the sea bed. It is also able to carry a camera unit to take pictures of any possible wreckage.
By 29 May, it had scoured 850 sq km (328 sq miles) of the ocean floor, Australia's Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre said.
The depth of the water in the search area is estimated to be between 2,000m and 4,000m (6,560ft and 13,120ft).
Early in the search, military aircraft also scoured the area for any possible floating debris.
Aircraft types involved in the search include a US Navy P-8 Poseidon and Australian, New Zealand, South Korean and Japanese P-3 Orion maritime surveillance planes.
Two Chinese Ilyushin Il-76s also operated out of RAAF Pearce air base near Perth, while Malaysia sent two C-130 Hercules aircraft.
- The Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion is equipped with radar and infrared sensors as well as observation posts to help detect any debris on the surface of the ocean. It also has three cameras beneath the landing gear capable of zooming in for a closer look.
- The four-engine turboprop plane is designed to fly low and slow to aid surveillance. Once it has reached the search location, one or two outer engines can be turned off to preserve fuel and extend the surveillance time.
- The plane is also fitted with a magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) - used for detecting submarines underwater. The aircraft also has acoustic detectors, which are able to detect sound 1,000ft (304.8m) below the surface of the ocean.
Australia's HMAS Success, a naval oil tanker, is equipped with a crane which could be used to recover any possible wreckage.
China has deployed a number of vessels, among them the survey ship Zhu Kezhen, - or mapping of the ocean floor - in the area where the plane is thought to have crashed. This will take three months.
Its operations are being supported by the Chinese ship Haixun 01 and Malaysian vessel Bunga Mas 6, which are helping transport data to Fremantle each week for further processing. A contracted survey vessel will join the Zhu Kezhen in June.
The UK's HMS Tireless submarine, described as having "advanced underwater search capability", also joined the team.