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What is Breast Augmentation?
Since 1989, many women have sought Dallas area plastic surgeon, Dr. Michael R. Whetstone's, unique expertise in the field of breast augmentation surgery. This surgery is used to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breast for a number of reasons.
Breast augmentation involves the usage of general anesthesia. Implants, which improve the appearance of the breasts by defining size and shape, are inserted below the breast tissues. Although it enhances the shape and definition of the breasts, the procedure alone does not fully correct the appearance of droopy breasts.
. Breast augmentation alone cannot correct droopy breasts. If this is your desire, we will talk during the consultation about the option of a breast lift in conjunction with augmentation. The implants can be filled with either a type of silicone or they can be saline. Implants come in a large variety of shapes and sizes. Dr. Whetstone will provide you with an opportunity to handle and try on the implants during your consultation at our Las Colinas Centre for Plastic Surgery office.
Who is a candidate for Breast Augmentation?
- Women who feel that their breasts are too small or want to enhance the contour of their body
- Women who have a reduction in breast volume after pregnancy or weight loss
Where will my surgery be performed?
Dr. Whetstone performs his cosmetic procedures at Las Colinas Surgery Center, a fully accredited outpatient facility with a team of health care specialists working together to make your experience a positive one. A breast augmentation is typically scheduled for 1 to 1 ½ hours. General anesthesia is used because Dr.Whetstone wants to ensure a well-controlled and safe surgical experience that is most comfortable for his patient. Dr. Whetstone exclusively uses Board Certified Anesthesiologists. After being discharged from the surgery center to go home, a patient can usually resume light activities that same day.
What can I expect after surgery?
After surgery, you will be wearing a supportive surgical bra, mostly for comfort. You will be given instructions for post-operative care and will be able to return home with your care-giver. Most women experience minimal bruising and swelling from breast augmentation. Pain medication will be prescribed that will control any discomfort you might feel during the healing process. You will have scheduled follow-up visits at the office and will always have access to our staff to address any questions or concerns you might have. Depending on the type of work that you do, most patients are able to return to work within a few days of surgery.
Why choose Dr. Whetstone?
- Experience – Dr. Whetstone trained with the world-renowned plastic surgery pioneer, Dr. Thomas Cronin, inventor of the breast implant. Dr. Whetstone has been in the practice of plastic and cosmetic surgery for over 20 years. What you can expect is a surgeon that has performed hundreds of procedures which brings a unique level of experience and training.
- Personality – Patients comment about Dr. Whetstone's ability to make them feel comfortable during the consultation and surgery process. He will patiently answer your questions and concerns, believing that an informed patient is the best candidate for a surgical procedure.
- Individual Attention – Your surgical experience and needs are individual to you. Dr. Whetstone will work with you to determine the best approach to meet your needs. Our team at Las Colinas Centre for Plastic Surgery is always available to help you through the surgical process.
- Results – Hundreds of satisfied patients that refer friends and family.
Taking the next step.
Dr. Whetstone feels strongly that nothing can take the place of establishing a patient/physician relationship through a personal and complimentary consultation. Whether you are considering a single breast or body contouring procedure feel free to call us at 972.831.8822 to talk to our patient coordinator to schedule a consultation to see which surgery would be right for you.


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Record set as Yorkgate Gun Club's charity event hits its target (From Wharfedale Observer)
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Record set as Yorkgate Gun Club's charity event hits its target
11:00am Tuesday 6th November 2012 in News By Jim Jack, Reporter
A new world record for clay pigeon shooting has been set during a fundraiser atop Otley Chevin.
Martyn Shepherd shot 25 clays in under a minute to smash the previous record of 72 seconds during Yorkgate Gun Club's annual Think Pink day.
The focus of the event was to raise money for the Leeds branch of Pink Events, which supports breast cancer charities.
Yorkgate owners Bob and Angela Agar were also delighted to support Mr Shepherd, from Cleckheaton, when he mentioned earlier in the year he would like to try the world record attempt.
Shooting instructor Mr Agar, who has been running the club for nearly 40 years, said: "I'm very proud of Martyn and very chuffed he broke the world record on his first attempt.
"He'd asked us about the record at the beginning of the year and we said we'd support him, and then we just practised and practised and got a team of rifle loaders ready.
"He's only been shooting for a couple of years but he's talented, and sometimes people just need the talent bringing out of them."
Mrs Agar said the record-breaking success was the perfect complement to a successful day of fundraising.
She said: "We raised £3,460 and had 180 entries, from shooters around the county, for our clay skills competition, which was a huge response.
"We also got about the only sunny day of the summer, and a lot of people came along to enjoy our hog roast and 'have-a-go' stands. So to have one of our members also break a world record on top of that is really great, and he did it first time, in 57 seconds.
"Guinness World Records are currently verifying it, but Martyn had people there to witness it and provide written evidence, so it should be official soon."
Otley's Olympic torch bearer and potential future Paralympic swimmer, Danielle Bailey, was a special guest, and handed out prizes to the competition winners.

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The 5k run and 2-mile walk is happening Saturday morning around 8:30 at Brandi Fenton Park near Alvernon and River.
All money goes to The Erik Hite Foundation, which offers child care for law enforcement officers, first responders, and active duty military. The child care center works with the odd schedules, making it convenient for the parents.
The goal is to have 200 participants. So far, only 125 have signed up.
Registration is $25 today, or $30 on the day of.
The Erik Hite Foundation was started to honor the TPD officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty in June 2008.
Learn more and register online here.
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Committee on Probationary Deadlines (CPD)
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The Special Committee on Probationary Deadlines shall review proposed categories of special faculty from all units of the University, consider the appropriateness of fixed-term renewable contracts for individual faculty members in doubtful or disputed cases, and hear all requests involving modification of the normal probationary period for faculty members. The determinations of the committee are conveyed to the President of the University for action. The President's decision shall be made as promptly as possible. If he intends not to follow the recommendations of the Special Committee, he shall consult with the Special Committee stating his reasons and shall provide an opportunity for response by the Special Committee to him, before taking action. If the President finally decides not to accept the recommendations of the Special Committee, he shall state in writing to the Special Committee his reasons for rendering a different decision. The committee consists of a chairman and six additional members named by the Academic Senate, plus two members named by the Council of Deans.
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Old River TalesA play depicting Rockford History, Co-written by Rockford CollegeFaculty Emeritus Rufus CadiganFriday, May 37 p.m., Fisher Memorial Chapel
Old River Tales is a performance you won't want to miss! Actors will sing and act their way into your hearts with true stories about what it was like to live in Rockford during the 1800s. Local historian Sue Crandall and Rockford College Faculty Emeritus playwright Rufus Cadigan have put together a musical drama filled with stories about the historical figures and immigrants of Rockford's first community. You'll meet Abe Lincoln, Native American Hononegah and her boyfriend explorer Stephen Mack, mighty Chief Black Hawk, Jane Addams, the scandalous minister Jacob Schweinfurth and many more interesting characters.
Enjoy some string pickin' fun with the multi-talented professional cast of musicians and actors, Carolyn Cadigan, Sue Crandall, David Causey, Rockford College student Andrew Harth, Betsy Kaske, and Jenniel Wright. This group promises to entertain with a stirring musical about our ancestors who risked everything to make the hard journey to the Rock River Valley. You'll hear beautifully melodic songs from the era as you watch the dramatic story of European immigrants and post-Civil War freed slaves finding their homes in Rockford.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend as many events as desired. With the exception of the theatre productions, forum events are offered at no charge. All lectures and performances take place on the Rockford College campus, 5050 East State Street, Rockford. Tickets are required for all events. Please contact the Rockford College Box Office at 815-226-4100 or firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve your tickets or for more information.
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9/20/2014Reunion: Regent's 5K Run/Walk
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8/11/2014Denise Noe named as Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement
8/11/2014Fall courses start Aug. 20 and there is still time to enroll
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Stanford, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Richard Solomon notched a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds for the California Golden Bears, who edged out the Stanford Cardinal, 69-62, at Maples Pavilion in a Pac-12 Conference clash.
Solomon shot 4-of-9 from the field and 6-of-9 from the free-throw line for the Golden Bears (10-4, 1-0 Pac-12). Tyrone Wallace netted a game-high 20 points, shooting 6-of-13 from the floor. Justin Cobbs tallied 18 points and five assists.
Dwight Powell led the Cardinal (9-4, 0-1) with 16 points, hitting 6-of-10 from the field. Chasson Randle and Anthony Brown added 15 and 14 points, respectively.
The Cardinal shot 48 percent from the floor in the first half, but hit just 4- of-11 from the free-throw line. The Golden Bears shot 44.8 percent from the field, but this included 5-of-9 from beyond the arc, good for a 37-31 halftime lead.
Both teams struggled to match their earlier offensive presence in the second half, with the Bears shooting 39.3 percent from the field, slightly better than 36.4 percent on the Cardinal's side. The bigger difference was at the line, where the Bears hit 10-of-15 and the Cardinal just 6-of-9. The Cardinal led by two points with 5:17 left, but a Cobbs layup just under two minutes later erased that short-lived lead for good.
In the tight game, neither side led by more than eight points, and the lead changed on six occasions.
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IOWA CITY � Matt Hayek was picked by his fellow City Council members Saturday to continue as mayor of Iowa City for the next two years.
The vote officially was 7-0 for Hayek, according to the City Clerk's Office. Council member Jim Throgmorton abstained, but city rules treat it as a vote with the majority, hence the 7-0 vote.
The Gazette reported last month that Hayek would serve a third consecutive two-year term as mayor. Iowa City is one of the few towns in Iowa in which city council members pick the mayor from among themselves.
Hayek, 44, is an attorney serving his second four-year term on the council. He has said he will not seek re-election when his at-large seat is up in two years.The City Council voted 7-0 to re-appoint Susan Mims as mayor pro tem.


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An unusual side effect from a pill: it may improve the appearance of skin marred by a scar. The anti-seizure drug, Topamax, was used in a small study at the University of Florida with patients who all had scars that were at least two years old. After taking low doses of Topamax for less than two months, discoloration and uneven surfaces on scars were reduced. The researchers hope a double-blind, placebo-controlled study will be pursued to confirm these scar-smoothing results.
Researchers have identified changes in a single gene that may increase the risk of autism two to four times. Researchers found the genetic link by studying more than 400 families with at least two autistic children. They say the changes in the gene affect a cells ability to function normally. But they note that this change alone doesn't cause autism, and say there are likely several genes involved. They're hopeful that this finding will help them locate the other genes as well. Researchers add that the findings need to be replicated and if they are confirmed, could help with early diagnosis of the disorder.
Researchers say early intervention and treatment may be beneficial to autistic children. Previous studies have found genetic mutations and regions associated with autism. This is the first finding of a gene that is associated with an increased risk of the disorder, according to researchers. Autism is a complex developmental disorder that compromises ones communication and social skills. As many as one and a half million Americans (children and adults) are thought to have autism, according to the Autism Society of America.
The study was conducted by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and is published in the April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
You've heard the theory that dog owners look like their dogs. A new study tested that notion and you know what, they found that it's true at least for purebreds. Researchers at the University of California had impartial judges try and match up pictures of dozens of dogs and their owners. And a panel of judges found the dogs matched their owners about 65 % of the time. Why? The researchers theorize that when people select a pet they do, on some level, look for a reflection of themselves. And it's not always based on looks but sometimes matching personalities.
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Some issues regarding "new iPad" I face......
I brought iPad 3 about a month ago and used iPod touch 4g before.So iOS isn't something new for me.
One reason for bringing new iPad instead of iPad 2 (last year , i expected iPad retina display but they didn't) is for photos especially we have lot of collection like 15 GB of them
and display is stunning.
I have come across some things on iPad , wish anyone who have iPad would help me/clarify things :
As far as iPad 3 review was concerned , Josh said iPad is very fast and good.
1.Lockscreen has a picture symbol (picture frame) , when i press it , it takes 3-4 seconds to launch and its not smooth , the button glows for 3-4 seconds as if it was "frozen" , after that everything is fine and goes to displaying pictures.
In settings also when i press picture Frame option also , it takes 4-5 seconds to show options in picture frame.
2.In photos app , when i start slideshow with "Origami" , they show very low resolution pictures but normally those pictures "individually" have very clear quality and high resolution (most of the recent ones taken from 10 MP or 14 MP) , i know itunes compresses them but origami really compresses photos very much that they all look fuzzy during slideshow in photos app.
3.Charging takes lot of time (not an issue) but is it OK to leave it at night keeping it plugged ? i know its silly but according to apple , they said that battery indicator on iPad/iPhones is kept purposefully wrong that it shows 100% indicator for 90% battery capacity , i am not sure if it is OK to leave it charged real 100% every night (i mean battery 100% but not indicator 100%) , because it keeps plugged for like 7-8 hours continuosly at night.
4.It gets hot when doing heavy games.But i never really faced it much , only when it is very intensive tasks but it is a known issue.Again , this is not a serious issue i faced but just saying.
5.App sizes are too big than iPod Touch , idk if it is because of retina display or something but some apps are ridiculously taking so much space than on my cousin's iPad 2 too after installation but idk if he updated his apps recently , but i did see lot of size difference when comparing them , anyway i brought 64GB one so i am little safe.


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Pictures of Barack Obama bowing courtesy of today's Drudge Report.
I'm not going to hammer on the president for his choice of words on Jon Stewart. I'm not a fan of the Dems' insulting attempts at faux outrage over things like "binders" so I'll not do anything but quote our president. But we can safely say, as President Obama did, when Americans die our president's foreign policy is obviously "not optimal." And when you look back at the past four years, really, we can't say what's happened are mere "bumps in the road," either, but the result of having chosen the wrong road altogether. Today in the New York Post Amir Taheri put it more succinctly: the president's foreign policy has "failed."
So before tonight's debate about foreign policy, let's remind ourselves just how sub-optimal this president's foreign policy has been, and how bumpy the road was. People may criticize Mitt for not having foreign policy experience, but Obama only has four more years than Mitt has, having had none when he started on the job training. The question is whether Barack Obama learned anything during that time, and perhaps the biggest indictment contained in the mess in Libya is that his record indicates he hasn't learned what he needs to, and is willing to close his eyes to the obvious in favor of a narrative that supports, if tenuously, his world view. Meanwhile I'm sure someone else with a different philosophy, like peace through American strength, would do a lot better.
His One Argument: bin Laden
Let's start by giving the president partial credit for his one "achievement." In a true team effort, American intelligence, after years of searching that culminated during the Obama administration, was able to find Osama bin Laden. The president then sent a team of experts into Pakistan to kill him. Still, a number of things still trouble me about this "success."
First, the president's beaming over the mission and "spiking the football." While it's a comforting thought bin Laden is no longer a threat, call me old fashioned but it does not seem appropriate to throw a party when anyone is killed, even if a confessed terrorist and murderer. The appropriate attitude seems to be one of quiet gratitude, and confidence we were able to accomplish what we needed to protect American citizens from harm. But not elation.
Second, the president's taking personal credit for the achievement. What happened was a success due to years of work starting in the Bush administration and involving hundreds if not thousands of people from intelligence gatherers to planners of the raid to those who actually executed it. Let's not forget the president watched it on TV, and was not on the ground personally in Pakistan. He deserves credit as the person at the head of the team, but to the extent he deserves that credit, he deserves as much blame for what went wrong in Libya. And gracious leaders give credit where due. I agree he should be congratulated for making the decision to move forward. He took a risk and it paid off. But I disagree with President Clinton's assessment that this decision took any special fortitude. I believe Mitt's right that any president would have made the same decision. So Obama's credit is for being in the seat at the head of table when the team succeeded, and for calling for the two-point conversion to win the game. He succeeded, and gets the credit for that strategic decision. But it was the team on the field, not him that deserves any glory, and an end-zone dance seems particularly inappropriate.
Third, in his desire to take personal credit, the president shared sensitive intelligence information. He volunteered the identity of the team that carried it out, putting them and their families in danger. And this was one of many leaks, coming per Dianne Feinstein directly out of the White House, of sensitive US information. The president seems willing to compromise security when it suits his political purposes, which I find difficult to condone.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the success of this one mission does not mean Al Qaeda is really "on the run," as has been claimed by the Dems. They're still in Afghanistan and now are in Libya. And whatever the president's policy in this regard, despite bin Laden's removal, the date of Al Qaeda's last successful terrorist attack is no longer 9/11/01. It's 9/11/12.
Now, to more problematic issues: world hot spots
1. Libya. Four Americans are killed in Libya despite pleas for additional security. Reports out of the State Department, the intelligence community and the White House contradict who knew what when. Immediately after the attack the president made a generically deniable statement about not letting terrorism deter us, but spent the next two weeks allowing the American people to believe it's somehow the fault of our freedom of speech and an obscure YouTube video, using rhetoric that could suggest we somehow deserve what happened. Why? Again President Obama and the Democrats insisted on "spiking the football" over Osama bin Laden's death at their convention, such that it's an inconvenient truth that Al Qaeda is not really "on the run," especially in Libya where the president is trying to take credit for "leading from behind." Contrary to his assertions, Libya is not a model for American foreign policy success as it is now the site of the first assassination of an ambassador in 30 years.
Judge Jeanine of Fox lets it out here:
But even worse, beyond State Department's failure to send more support, the White House's incompetence or disingenuousness about what really happened, yesterday it came out that the Defense Department also knew from drone reports what was happening in Benghazi but moved too slowly to assist. How many of Obama's departments must be at fault before we lay final responsibility at the president's feet? According to the report:
The United States had an unmanned Predator drone over its consulate in Benghazi during the attack that slaughtered four Americans — which should have led to a quicker military response, it was revealed yesterday.
"They stood, and they watched, and our people died," former CIA commander Gary Berntsen told CBS News.
President Obama in the last debate swore to bring the perpetrators of this attack to justice. But according to the same report:
Even as the administration continues to vow that the perpetrators will be brought to justice, the man identified by witnesses as a ringleader in the attack continues to walk the streets of Libya without fear of arrest.
Ahmad Abu Khattala has admitted being at the consulate during the horrific attack but has yet to be questioned by any Libyan authorities.
Abu Khattala spoke to a New York Times reporter Thursday from a hotel patio as he sipped a strawberry frappe and mocked the US and Libyan governments.
"These reports say that no one knows where I am and that I am hiding," he boasted. "But here I am in the open, sitting in a hotel with you. I'm even going to pick up my sister's kids from school soon."
For a full report of what happened, and who said what when, here is Bret Baier's report, which we've linked to before:
2. Iran. Here's where leading from behind really backfired. In 2009 Iran's people were hungry for democracy and protesting in the streets. The president did nothing and the demonstrations were silenced. If those demonstrations had received western support, would we be talking about Iran's getting closer to a nuclear weapon today? Quite possibly no. Failing to avoid a potential nuclear showdown in the middle east is also "not optimal." But now that we've got to deal with Obama's Iranian mess, from the Boston Herald:
Obama says he'll prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Romney says he'll prevent Tehran from getting the "capacity" to build a weapon.
Capacity means the production of sufficient fissile material that Iran, in theory, could further enrich to bomb-grade capacity and, ultimately, attach to a weapon (which also takes time to design). Capacity is also the red line used by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who says Iran will acquire it within six months.
So who has the better plan, the guys who predictably say "let's wait and see what happens," or Mitt, who says he'll shut down this threat early, as our ally Israel insists is the right course?
3. Afghanistan. America's longest war. We're still there. Will our setting a fixed timetable for withdrawal allow our enemies to just wait us out? Quite possibly. The New York Times reports:
… both Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama say they think that America should be out of Afghanistan by 2014, the internationally agreed deadline for the withdrawal of forces, though Mr. Romney has the caveat that he wants to hear from his generals first. (The generals thought that Mr. Obama's insistence on setting a clear deadline for withdrawal was a bad idea — as did Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and many others.)
So whose idea is best in Afghanistan? Send a letter to our enemies telling them how long they need to wait us out and re-take the country, or Mitt's plan to listen to the generals on the ground and not cede to political forces at the expense of the mission?
4. Iraq. Yes, we're out. At least mostly. But was our withdrawal politically motivated? Or was it really a success? The timeline for withdrawal seemed again to defy the advice of our people on the ground. And it may not have been Obama's choice.
According to this Huffington Post article of a year ago, Obama really wanted to stay, but couldn't reach agreement with the Iraqis on the terms:
The Obama administration, concerned over continued violence and growing Iranian influence, for much of this year pushed to keep thousands of U.S. troops here in a significant-sized training mission. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other Iraqi officials expressed support of the idea, and they negotiated for months.
It was politically delicate for both Obama and al-Maliki, who each faced widespread opposition from their respective publics to continue a war that was never popular in either nation.
But talks ran aground over Iraqi opposition to giving American troops legal immunity that would shield them from Iraqi prosecution. Legal protection for U.S. troops has always angered everyday Iraqis who saw it as simply a way for the Americans to run roughshod over the country. Many Iraqi lawmakers were hesitant to grant immunity for fear of a backlash from constituents.
"When the Americans asked for immunity, the Iraqi side answered that it was not possible," al-Maliki told a news conference Saturday. "The discussions over the number of trainers and the place of training stopped. Now that the issue of immunity was decided and that no immunity to be given, the withdrawal has started."
When Obama announced Friday that all American forces would leave Iraq by the end of the year, he did not mention the immunity issue, portraying the decision as the fulfillment of one of his main campaign promises to end the conflict.
So Obama tried to paint even this involuntary withdrawal as a success, even though it was clear he and his advisors did not view it as the right move. Meanwhile, here's what Mitt said at the time:
President Obama's astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in Iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won through the blood and sacrifice of thousands of American men and women. The unavoidable question is whether this decision is the result of a naked political calculation or simply sheer ineptitude in negotiations with the Iraqi government. The American people deserve to hear the recommendations that were made by our military commanders in Iraq.
Yes, Mitt saw to the heart of this issue. It wasn't Obama's success that got us out of Iraq, it was his ineptitude.
5. China. As much an economic as diplomatic issue, as Mitt recognizes, American foreign policy might depends on our economic might, and our failure to prosecute our interests with China quickly becomes a legitimate foreign policy issue. Can we survive economically or militarily if we owe trillions to a foreign power? What has President Obama done to promote American business interests with China? Not much until recently, when pushed by Mitt. The New York Times said of relations with China:
This is the moment for each candidate to describe how he would counter China's growing claims in the South China Sea and other disputed territories, how he would handle trade tensions, and how he would manage a world in which the United States, for better or worse, is going to be reliant on Chinese investment in American debt for years to come. And it is the moment for each to give his view of the leadership change under way in China, where three-quarters of the top political posts are about to change hands.
Who merits our trust, Obama or Romney, to do what's right with China? Obama has done very little so far, and his policy has been not to offend. Unfortunately that's unavoidable sometimes unless you're willing to put American interests behind your own.
In terms of non-economic issues, China has also been making demonstrations of military power of late, and with a reduced military budget and declining economic might, our options under President Obama's policies may leave us fewer satisfactory responses. Per Mr. Taheri:
For its part, China has sped up its military buildup and flexed its muscles against Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam. Beijing has also accelerated the building of a blue-water navy to challenge the US in the Pacific and Indian oceans. And, by undervaluing its currency, China has continued what amounts to low-intensity economic warfare.
Finally a headline from the weekend edition of the Financial Times: "China flexes muscle over Senkaku." It was accompanied by a photo of three Chinese military officers pointing handguns at the sky, and the statement "China's navy started a joint exercise with civilian maritime agencies in the East China Sea yesterday. The drill is being read as a warning to Tokyo, with which Beijing is embroiled in a dispute over the Senkaku Islands." If there is in fact trouble between China and Japan, what would Obama do? I'm not feeling confident.
6. Israel. Why are our relations with Israel so bad that Joe Biden had to exaggerate the strength of his relationship with Israel's prime minister in his Vice Presidential debate (it later came out he can't possibly have known the Israeli prime minister as long as he claimed)? Why would President Obama suggest that Israel should go back to its 1967 borders, inviting Israel's enemies and possibly forcing us into a war to defend our closest ally in the region? Said the New York Times at the time of Obama's statement:
The Israeli government immediately protested, saying that for Israel to return to its pre-1967 borders would leave it "indefensible." Mr. Netanyahu held an angry phone conversation with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday before the speech, officials said, in which he demanded that the president's reference to 1967 borders be cut.
Israeli officials continued to lobby the administration until right before Mr. Obama arrived at the State Department for the address. White House officials said he did not alter anything under Israeli pressure, though the president made changes in the text that delayed his appearance by 35 minutes.
…the shift moves the United States a step closer to the position of the Palestinians, and is viewed as vital to them because it means the Americans implicitly back their view that new Israeli settlement construction will have to be reversed, or compensated for, in talks over the borders for a new Palestinian state.
So who do we back, Israel or the Palestinians? Mitt has said he'd stand with Israel. He also has a personal relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu that will help mend fences.
7. Russia. Rather than stand up to Putin's increasing grip on Russia, Obama was famously caught on microphone telling Russia's then president to pass along word to Putin that Obama would have "more flexibility" with (i.e., less accountability to) the American people after this election. What would President Obama allow Putin to do after he didn't have to answer to us anymore? And what else may he be thinking of in other areas? Interestingly Putin endorses Obama's presidency this time around (along with two other dictators Castro and Chavez). Also, Russia's help is needed to find a solution in Syria, something President Obama has failed to get done. Mr. Taheri added in his column today another troubling development in relations with Russia:
Encouraged by a perceived weakness on the part of the Obama administration, Russia has cast itself as an adversary, adopting an aggressive profile in regions of vital US interest. A clear signal in Moscow's change of attitude has come with the installation of S400 missiles close to the Caspian Basin and of long-range missiles in Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave next to Poland.
Mitt has identified Russia as one of our key geopolitical foes. Failure to stand with us against Iran and Syria legitimately earn Russia this title. Who do we trust more to stand up to Putin, Obama or Mitt?
8. Syria. Of course this is part of our Russian problem. How to get Syria to stop attacking its own people when Russia won't force them to, and we've lost strength with Russia (even promising more "flexibility," as noted above). Is there anything we can do? President Obama doesn't have any new ideas. Mitt suggested getting concessions from Russia before making unilateral changes to our defense posture in Eastern Europe. Perhaps with that leverage we could have leaned on Russia to press for changes in Iran or Syria. But now we'll never know.
One of the long-standing fears about unrest in Syria is that it can spread throughout an already volatile region. Violence has already spread to the border with Turkey, and the headline in today's Financial Times read "Syrian turmoil spills into Beirut," reporting on a demonstration in Lebanon yesterday. This demonstration was in response to car bombing of a Lebanese official credited with arresting one of Syria's allies in Lebanon. The attack was called one of the worst in Beirut in years. Laurent Fabius of the French Foreign Ministry said: "The interest of BAshar [al Assad], who is a manipulator, is to expand the contagion into Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon." Unfortunately it appears he may be succeeding. Obama's response? Something tells me we'll be leading from behind again.
9. North Korea. North Korea has nuclear weapons and is working on a means of delivery. This has been quiet lately but the guys in Pyongyang will likely be back making threats when they feel they have the leverage to do so.
10. Europe. Besides a possible economic crisis if the Euro folds, the economic consequences of which Obama has proven unable to control, according to Mr. Taheri:
…lack of clarity in Obama's policies has left the US no longer consulted even on crucial economic issues. And for all his promise to make the oceans recede, Obama has failed to provide the leadership needed to bring the allies together on environmental issues. Even the minimum accords negotiated by the Bush administration have been put on the backburner.
I'll wrap up with a commentary by Mr. Taheri:
Part of Obama's failure may be due to lack of experience; he had never been exposed to the challenges of international politics.
Yet the real reason for Obama's failure may be his fantasy view of the world in which his personal charm and knowledge are vastly overrated.
This is how candidate Obama praised himself four years ago: "I think that I am a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I am a better political director than my political director."
This has led to high-octane personalization of policymaking. Yet Obama has been unable or unwilling to make the personal contribution, in terms of study and hard work, that such a style requires.
Mideast leaders tell me that "urgent questions" remain unanswered for weeks because the president is "otherwise engaged." The US was left without an ambassador in Baghdad for months because the president couldn't find the time to make a decision.
Obama's foreign policy has been a jumble of contradictions. On the one hand, deep down, the president believes that America has long projected too much of its hard power, often for the wrong reasons. Thus, he hopes to rebrand his nation as a larger version of Norway by having recourse to soft power, chiefly his own charm and intelligence.
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Obviously every team has to establish post position, battle for rebounds & loose balls. To me that is just being athletic. But every team the Lakers have met in this playoffs has tried to get extra physical with them.
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- Rockets - Artest tried to get physical with Kobe. Plus Scola cracked Odom on the head/face and grabbed his jersey trying to pull him down as he went to the hole. This is what preceded Fisher giving Scola the forearm that knocked him down and got Fisher suspended.
- Denver - Kenyon Martin shoved Gasol to his butt and out of bounds just like Martin did to Dirk when they played Dallas.
Of course Howard is incredibly athletic and can have some sharp elbows at times (as can Kobe). But who on the Magic besides Dwight is most likely to bring the physical play (like Boston, Rockets) on defense? Or will they just try to be smarter, faster and longer and more athletic?


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The Portland Timbers are set to take on the Tampa Bay Rowdies Wednesday night in the U.S. Open Cup.
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The Timbers played their last Open Cup match against the Wilmington Hammerheads to a decisive 5-1 win on May 29.
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I have been doing genealogy for the past 14 years. Tracing the: Kreiser, Steinebach, Mueller/Miller, Bendele families (German Catholics to come to Grand Rapids and Traverse City, MI), Youker family of upstate, NY and Traverse City, MI, Harkins, Bonnell, Collins families of Michigan and Jay Co., Indiana, Pearson family of Peterborough, Ontario, Cornett family of Fremont, MI, Densmore/White family of Los Angeles, CA, etc.
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I've added them.
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Of course you're a 'Find A Grave' member, Adam [Duh!]. It's been a long, arduous day...
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Only the person who manages the memorial of your great-uncle Carl A. Kreiser can make those attachments. Her name is Kathleen (McCollom) Farley (#46481227). If you're a 'Find A Grave' member, contact Kathleen thru the edit tab of Carl's memorial and ask that she make those links. Otherwise, contact Kathleen thru her email address: email@example.com . I'm sorry, Adam, that I am unable to make the link myself.
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Hi Youker83 I have it all. Back to France and a bit of New England. We had a ancestor Sarah Allen that was captured in an Indian rad on Deerfield Mass. She was taken to Quebec ransomed and then choose to stay. Belile is a corruption of Belisle. How can I help? Willing to share it all. I have descent as well. Would love to update you branches. Robert DeVowe
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Transfers and links are done.
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She is linked to her parents. I'll be happy to transfer management of her memorial to you. If you want management just request it.
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Hello Adam,
Always good to hear from you, cousin! My father has been in the hospital and then Raybrook Manor for the past month. He's coming home on Saturday, so we're trying to get a lot down before then.
When I have a moment, I will do as you ask with the links. If I have any questions at that time, I will let you know.
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I just let a whole lot of time get away from me without answering your latest email. Sorry!
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Lately I've been trying to sort out all the kinks in the Dutmer/Dutmers family. Anna Vogt married Martin C. Dutmers. I'm going to the G.R. Library on Friday to look up Dutmer/Dutmers obituaries which I hope will help resolve some of the mysteries of who is related to whom.
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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have complete control of the AFC East following Sunday evening's victory over the New York Jets. Tom Brady led New England to 24 points in the second half, making the final score 37-16 in favor of the Patriots after an ugly first half of football.
Brady's favorite target during the duration of Sunday Night Football was tight end Rob Gronkowski, but six separate receivers were the benefactors of his 26 passing completions for 329 yards and three touchdowns.
Gronkowski definitely was key, however, as caught eight passes for 113 yards and two of Brady's three touchdowns. Veteran wide receiver Deion Branch pulled in a touchdown as well while linebacker Rob Ninkovich iced the game with an interception and touchdown of his own.
The Jets struggled throughout as Mark Sanchez threw two interceptions -- both of which ended up in the hands of Ninkovich -- which mostly offset his 306 yards through the air. Plaxico Burress pulled in Sanchez's lone touchdown pass to begin the fourth quarter.
The New England Patriots play the Kansas City Chiefs next week on Monday Night Football, making it an extra long week of recovery in between back-to-back games in primetime. The Jets are on the opposite end of the spectrum, though, as they have to turn around and play the Denver Broncos on Thursday night during the NFL Network's game of the week.
To read more about this game, check out our Patriots blog Pats Pulpit and our Jets blog Gang Green Nation. Head over to SB Nation NFL for more on the rest of Week 10's games.


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Published on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 at 3:21 p.m.
It's spring, which means it's report card time. So PolitiFact is unveiling a new feature that allows you to compare the report cards for individuals and groups we check.
Our new comparison pages display the Truth-O-Meter tally for selected people or groups. To get more details, you can click on any single ruling and see all of that candidate's Trues, Falses, etc.
To launch the feature, we've created pages for the presidential candidates and the Republican and Democratic parties. In the next few weeks, PolitiFact will publish additional comparisons of involving Super PACs and other groups, congressional leaders and others whose records are newsworthy.
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News: Dr. Dre Kills 2Pac Hologram Tour Hype, "I Want To Get Rid Of All The Rumors Out There" [Video]
Monday, Apr 23, 2012 10:00AM
Aftermath Records boss Dr. Dre recently thanked fans for their support of his Coachella performance a couple weeks ago and killed hype surrounding intentions to start a Tupac Shakur hologram tour.
While the tour could happen, the Doc made sure to let fans know the Pac hologram was purely intended for Coachella.
"What up, it's Doc Dre, backstage, Coachella, 2012 and I want to thank everybody out there for all the love and support," Dre said in an interview. "As you know, we had a hologram of Tupac Shakur show up as a part of our show. I want to thank a couple of companies out there that made my idea come to life. I want to say what's up to AV Concepts which actually projected the hologram. I want to say what's up to Digital Domain for actually putting the image together. They did an incredible job -- it was strictly for Coachella, get it right. I want to get rid of all the rumors out there. This was not done for a tour. If a tour happens, we'll see. This was done strictly for Coachella 2012, baby, just for you." (Interscope Geffen)
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"I think it adds to the experience of a show, man. I think it's technology used to benefit the consumer when they come to a concert," T.I. said in an interview with DJ Whoo Kid. "Basically, it was an 'Oh sh*t' moment. .... I'm really thinking, 'Wait a minute - if I could get this same technology to perform in three cities at one time, then that's another stream of revenue!' I could do six shows a night in six different places." (Shade 45)
Despite countless co-signs, former Death Row Records owner Suge Knight expressed his issues with the hologram last week.
Suge Knight is FURIOUS over the look of 2Pac's hologram at Coachella ... telling TMZ the people who created it screwed up one major detail. The rapper was out in Los Angeles last night when he pointed out that the 3D hologram used to bring 2Pac to life on stage was missing the rapper's famous Death Row Records chain. Knight told us, "At the end of the day, how you gonna take the Death Row chain off Pac? That's like taking the Raiders symbol off the Raiders." (TMZ)
Prior to Suge's comments, Dre spoke about putting together the Coachella performance.
While nothing has been made official, Dre said, "I think everybody's in love with it right now. We're having fun." The rapper-producer noted that the current technology only allows for flat projections that appear three-dimensional from the front, but he said he's "working on some new and different things for the future." He also mentioned how he hopes other artists will be able to bring out their favorites in hologram form: "Hopefully we can see Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye . . . Let's see what happens." Following the success of the performance, there's been plenty of talk about the possibility of taking the Tupac hologram on tour. (Rolling Stone)
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More on Booker's bogus claims about asbestos
Alongside his more grandiose claims about the "magic mineral" (which I highlight in detail in "Don't Get Fooled Again"), Sunday Telegraph columnist Christopher Booker has repeatedly alleged – echoing John Bridle – that white asbestos (chrysotile) cement is safe because the toxic fibres cannot physically be released from the cement in a "respirable" form.
This claim was examined in detail in a lab investigation by the Health and Safety Executive, in November 2007. The HSL found that:
As would be expected in a sample of asbestos cement most of the chrysotile fibres were encapsulated in the cement matrix, often as quite large fibre bundles which are clearly visible to the eye.
When the cement is broken or crushed the chrysotile fibres are released from the cement. The fibres released were examined by analytical transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to determine whether they had been altered and were no longer identifiable as chrysotile asbestos….
The analysis carried out showed that the asbestos cement contained fibres of chrysotile asbestos and released chrysotile asbestos fibres to air when sufficiently disturbed…
Claims being made in Internet articles and in some sections of the newspaper industry are not supported by this investigation.
Epidemiology has shown that chrysotile is a human carcinogen. Animal experiments have shown no evidence that the chrysotile asbestos extracted from the weathered surface of A/C products is less carcinogenic than UICC standard chrysotile asbestos…
See also: "Booker's 38 bogus claims promoting white asbestos", and "Bridle unbuttoned".
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White asbestos or chrisotile asbestos is listed as a class 1 carcinogen, but so are leather, alcohol, sawdust, coins amongst many others.
Lets have a little perspective please, rather than emotional irrationality!


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Classifieds Redux component for Joomla and
An enhanced classified ads manager, with the following features:
- 2 payment features, PayPal and direct payment to administrator using smart phone card swipe technology.
- Allows advertisers to create an ad and setup digital media to be downloaded with payments going directly to the advertiser
- Comments can be added to ads via jComments or Komento components (free plugins available).
- RSS feeds now available for all ads, ads of a specific category or ads of a specific ad owner.
- Joom Social and Community builder integration (free plugins available).
- Categories can be restricted for viewing and/or posting to certain groups or to a specific group, this allows for specific menus to only be seen by certain groups (such general public, registered users, dealers, wholesalers, etc.)
- Individual fields can also be restricted to certain groups or a specific group to be viewed and/or posted.
- Recurring/Subscription payment capability, defined globally or based on category.
- Mulitple levels of sub-categories allowed.
- Fees can be set at the field level (ie. charge for URL links, video links, etc.).
- Embed YouTube videos within the ad.
- Variable number of free and/or paid images per ad either globally or by category and/or sub-category.
- with Featured Ads module installed can include featured items at top of lists and highlighted.
- Up to 5 terms/durations and costs for each category and sub-category.
- Full demo data included for new installations.
- Built in Google mapping, to the street address level.
- Improved image resizing to eliminate distortion, will handle jpg, gif, png, animated gif images and gif images with transparent backgrounds.
- Variable number of free and/or paid images (for a total of 20) can be set in the admin configuration globally and for each category and sub-category.
- Cart payment system to make one payment for all items fo an ad.
- Ability to restrict (set a disclaimer) for a category (IE. over 13 only).
- Numerous additional configuration parameters to eliminate the need for custom modifications.
- Management can post or update ads from the front or backend without requiring payment or Captcha entry.
- Management can set/alter the start and end dates or assign a user to an ad either in the front end or back.
- SEO/SEF tested.
- Captcha verification when submitting new ads.
- Captures submitting users IP address.
- Currently language files exist for English (US and GB), French (translation provided by Valerie & Martin Lehmann), Italian, German and Spanish, more will be added as needed.
Latest upgrades:
v 6.9
- Added a tag to indicate Featured Items in addition to or instead of highlighting
- change the fixed formatting of the Trade Type and Mark as Sold fields to allow placement in any position and/or column for list and detail displays
- description field name has been changed from ad_text to ad_descript, conflict with advanced search form with Firefox (Chrome and IE functioned correctly)
v 6.6
- revised multi-column list display for uniformity
- description field name has been changed from ad_text to ad_descript conflicted with advanced search form with Firefox (Chrome and IE functioned correctly)
- improved image handling for newer versions of Apache and PHP
v 6.5
- Drag n Drop for images for uploading
- minor code cleanup
v 6.4
- improved SEF routing
- corrected advanced search bug
- improved plugin list display for Community Builder (be sure to download version 1.1 of the plugin also)
v 6.3
- drag and drop feature for re-ordering Joomla 3.0 admin lists.
- changed RSS image now displays above the detail info inline with email a friend and flag as inappropriate buttons.
- new parameters to allow default button styling instead of custom
v 6.1
- new ad detail display layout format to allow multiple columns.
- Google maps on detail ad displays now offer directions to allow smartphone and tablet users information on the go.
- support of Joomla 1.5 has now been dropped, the old Classifieds Redux version, frozen at 4.2, is available for those in the process of upgrading their sites from Joomla 1.5 to 2.5.
v 6.0
- NEW totally revised layout for list display and detail display. Allows the webmaster complete versatility in placing fields in any location. List columns can be re-arranged without code modifications. Ad detail displays can also be arranged without code modifications. Less than 15 minutes to apply each change.
- Please view the tutorials videos prior to installation:
- List columns change tutorial: Columns Change tutorial
- Ad display positions change tutorial: Positions change tutorial
v 5.0
- Joomla 3.0+ support
- RSS feeds now available for all ads, ads of a specific category or ads of a specific ad owner
- Comments can now be added to ads via jComments or Komento
- new param to use either name or userid or both or neither in the details display link to the owners profile and ads
- new params to allow/disallow display of buttons for email a friend and flag as inappropriate
- When editing an ad the headline will be set as readonly to avoid SEF/SEO conflicts
- search functions now allow for better text search, can search for any words in any order or a specific set of words
v 4.2
- Viewing and/or posting ads can be restricted by category to certain group levels ( registered and above, authors and above, or editors and above, or publishers and above, etc.)
- Also ads can be viewed and/or posted exclusively to a specific group, this allows one to set up a specific menu for a group that only they will see.
- And individual fields can also be restricted to groups or exclusive to a group to be viewed and/or posted.
- Ad payments can now display a graph (in the admin back end) reflecting monthly income for a user or all users. This will be added for a user for display in the front end shortly.
If you feel that I have put out a good product please leave a positive review on the Joomla Extensions Directory.
Classifieds Redux is based on the original adsmanager component from Thomas Papin. There is no connection between this author (E. I. Bohach) and Thomas Papin. Nor is there any connection between this website eibconsult.com and joomprod.com. Adsmanager is a copyright of Thomas Papin. Any use of the name (adsmanager) is strictly for information purposes.
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It's an epic weekend of lacrosse ahead — high-stakes games are all over the schedule. And, we'll get to see many of them on TV.
One of the bigger storylines is the fact that two elite programs are in danger of missing the postseason: It's do-or-die time for Virginia and for Johns Hopkins.
Check out Terry Foy's bracketology for some context, but Virginia (5-6) and No. 15 Johns Hopkins (6-4) have their backs to the wall. There are opportunities for both teams this weekend to get some signature wins and boost their RPI.
We posed the question: Will Johns Hopkins or Virginia (or both) make the NCAA Tournament?
Zach Babo (@ZachBabo)
I really don't feel too solid about the fate of either of these teams. Both are hurting, not playing great now, and lack signature wins. But both have two games ahead of them that will make or break their seasons. For Virginia, it's a battle with Duke Friday and then at least the first round of the ACC Tourney, where they are guaranteed to play another Top 10 opponent. The Cavs will have to either win both, or lose to Duke but then win the ACC Tourney to remain at .500 and make the tourney. For Hopkins, they face Maryland this week, and Loyola in two weeks, with games against Navy and Army on either side of Loyola. The Army and Navy games are simply games Hopkins CANNOT lose, but winning won't do much good either. Hopkins will have to beat Maryland, Loyola or both to have the resume their resume together.
Of the two, I think Hopkins will wind up making the field. That ACC slate is just too tough this year for Virginia. And the 5-6 record doesn't help. Hopkins is two games over .500, with the chance to pad that out and get at least one signature win. Also their losses to UNC, Princeton and Syracuse all look pretty good. And having the tiebreaker over Virginia has got to mean if there is one at large spot left between them, Hopkins gets it. I also think the selection committee does not want to be responsible for ending a historical trend. If Hopkins plays themselves out of consideration, then you won't be blamed for ending their streak of making every NCAA Tournament since 1972. But if they have a resume to makes the eligible, I don't see the committee wanting to say the streak ended because they didn't feel Hopkins had enough "quality wins" or something. A potentially 9-5 Hopkins team with at least one signature win over either Maryland or Loyola is still going to be hard to pass up.
Geoff Shannon (@Geoff_Shannon)
First a followup from anyone who read this week's Winners & Losers post: Ernie Larossa at JHU did get back to me, and reminded met that Johns Hopkins won 11 straight one-goal games. They won three in 2004, five in 2005 during their run to a championship and three more in 2006. Just for giggles, I looked up 2007 (championship) and 2008 (title game) too. In '07 they won six one-goal games. 2008 is interesting in that they lost three consecutive OT games in the early part of the season, while during their eight-game win streak run to the championship game they dominated opponents with multi-goal wins. Philosophical turn may have happened then (Of note, Bobby Benson's first year at Hopkins was 2007, replacing Seth Tierney, who moved to head coach Hofstra).
To the present: Hopkins HAS to win this weekend against Maryland. Even if their SOS starts to tighten up over the next few weeks, their Quality Wins will not exist. Even a win against Loyola then a win out doesn't do much for them. I picked them to pull a surprise win against Maryland this weekend (before the Terps make an undefeated run to a title game appearance), so I have them in. Virginia, I struggle to see how they bounce back. They have a woeful record against Duke over the last decade, and, in the ACC Tournament, they would have to catch one of their league opponents napping, and I just don't see that this year. They offensive pieces just aren't quite fitting together this year for them, and that hurts against opponents with multiple scoring threats.
John Jiloty (@JJiloty)
I think it's going to be very hard for both teams to make the postseason. Hopkins (No. 22 in the RPI) and Virginia (No. 24) have a long way to go. I don't see Hopkins beating both Maryland and Loyola, and they'll need both wins to make it in. According to the latest bracketology from Terry Foy, it looks like you'll need at least two Top 20 wins to make it, based on how things look now and where they'll project in a few weeks once the regular season's over. Army and Navy don't help Hopkins, and even if the Jays pick up two likely Top 10 wins in Maryland and Loyola, they still might be facing a tough battle with the Selection Committee, history or not. Hopkins needs to win out, and also hope that Towson creeps up six spots into the RPI Top 20. The Jays could really have used that Albany win — or a conference tournament...
Virginia currently owns one Top 20 win (Drexel) and has shots at at least two, potentially four (Bellarmine is No. 23 this week) more when you factor in the ACC Tournament. If they win out they're in, but I don't see that happening. I could see the Cavs picking up the Bellarmine win and one ACC victory; too much for them to win out and take the ACC Tournament.
So I think both will be on the outside of this year's NCAA Tournament.
Terry Foy (@TerenceFoy)
Based on my bracket analysis earlier in the week, it should be clear that I don't think Virginia or Hopkins is anywhere near the NCAA Tournament, so the question of will they make it is two-fold: 1. Can they win enough of their remaining games to garner consideration? 2. Will that be enough?
For me, the answer is 1. Probably not and 2. I don't think so. John did a good job laying out how tough it'll be for each team to build a quality resume, and I'll just add that of the teams that they'll need to pass, squads like Hofstra, UMass and Lehigh have the ability to play themselves into at-large berths — nevermind stealing an AQ — more easily than Hopkins or Virginia right now. There are eight at-large bids this year; it's going to be really hard for Virginia or Hopkins to get one at this point.
Casey Vock (@CVock)
Considering how well this has already been dissected by Terry and John, I think for me what will be interesting now is just watching these two stories develop, what other teams stand to get their time in the spotlight as a result of these two teams having off years and what comes next for two storied programs that have a monstrous amount of elite recruits coming in annually for the foreseeable future. If I had to bet on one, it's kind of clear that you'd be hard pressed to pick Virginia this season, as the team just appears to have never gotten into a true rhythm offensively and not necessarily a strong identity defensively either. This is a Hopkins team, on the other hand, that despite its struggles with its offensive midfielders, was close to beating North Carolina and certainly has a lot of talent to work with. Tucker Durkin and the Jays defense was splendid against Albany despite the end result, so they can at least feel good about their recent play at that end of the field. But will any of this matter? The forecast appears gloomy. Though I do have a feeling we could see an upset this weekend by the Jays, and that could very well be the start of the run for this team. But as has already been detailed here, this would be a pretty monumental achievement for Hopkins to get in at this point.