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Let me start by saying that I know very little about other teams, their finances, their prospects, and their players, so I'm going to cheat a little bit. Judging from the other AAOPs I've read, cheating reality is the accepted norm. This one won't be pretty, and these Mets won't be winning the World Series, but it's a step in the right direction (followed by a stabbing pain and a stint on the DL).
I'm not going to do any crazy trades or big free agent signings (though I have stolen liberally from other AAOPs). With enough big contracts on the books for a couple more years and (hopefully) some pitching help due in a year or two, 2012 is going to be an audition year to determine who stays and who goes. And that's the last serious paragraph in this plan.
Re-sign Jose Reyes for $111 million over 6 years (17/18/19/20/19/18) with a team option for $22 million that, if exercised, would require Fred Wilpon to refer to Reyes as "J-Craw" for the entire season (we'll give him a $9 million discount due to financial hardship, and there should probably be a buyout in there somewhere, but who's counting?). The team option becomes a $15 million player option if the Wilpons sell the team before the end of the contract, with a stipulation that the stadium gift shop sell a special "Jose's Werth It" t-shirt during the regular season.
Step 2: Bad Contract Swap-o-rama
Jason Bay gets dealt to whoever takes him for whatever bad contract will leave the team paying the same amount as Bay's expected $18.1 million 2012 salary. Which bad contract doesn't matter because whatever player we get will be injured in Spring Training and will miss the entire season, but let's say Peavy or Lackey. Or Bay sits on the bench, gets injured himself, or whatever. The bottom line is that Bay is out of Left Field and his money goes into a black hole. We'll assume he isn't on the bench to free up a roster spot.
Step 3: Tender or Non?
Pagan and Pelfrey, yes for $5 million each. Paulino no. Everyone else who can be back cheap will be back at the expected price because I'm lazy. Pelfrey and non-Paulino will be dealt with in Steps 6 and 4, respectively. Pagan gets another chance because nothing else out there looks that much better for the money, might as well see what he's got. When he falters and/or suffers a concussion when colliding with David Wright and/or Daniel Murphy, Nieuwenhuis or someone else in the minors gets a call-up.
Step 4: Discount Shopping
Jonathan Broxton for $3 million and Kelly Shoppach for $1.5 million. Broxton will be in the mix for closer with Parnell and more (see Step 6), with the role eventually falling to... Manny Acosta. Shoppach's contract will become $2.5 million with incentives that will be met when Josh Thole is out for the season after a collision (on defense) with Buster Posey in June. Thole will walk away apparently uninjured, but a precautionary MRI will reveal an unrelated injury that requires immediate surgery, which Thole will get six weeks later after the Mets' new "medical staff" (see Step 5) tells him to "just walk it off." Posey is also injured on the play, but is still elected to start the All-Star game. He attends the event in a protective boot and will be reevaluated in three weeks.
Step 5: Let's Get Medical
Trade the medical staff to the Giants for a bag of practice balls, an old pitching machine, a portable "reading room," and a talking hot tub. It seems that the Giants need help keeping Beltran healthy after re-signing him for $23 million over two years (immediately followed by a DL stint starting in Spring Training and lasting a couple of weeks into the regular season), so it's the Mets Medical Staff to the rescue! The talking hot tub is made the interim medical staff until a replacement can be assembled at the All-Star break.
Step 6: All-Star Game
Since I need some AL All-Stars on the team (I have my reasons), we'll work a sneaky and underhanded deal with the Mariners to get Brandon League and Michael Pineda. The first offer will be Mike Pelfrey and Chris Schwinden, but the team will leak word that Justin Turner is the current favorite to be the 2012 starting second baseman because the Mets' leadership still isn't convinced that Tejada can hit at the major league level and Murphy is seen as a defensive liability and injury risk. When the Mariners press for more, someone lets it slip that Turner could be added, though it would create tension in the front office. Seattle insists on it and presses their advantage for more, while another leak suggests internal conflict over whether or not Fernando Martinez should be untouchable, with an unnamed source stating that he could be available with enough arm-twisting. Seattle twists away and Martinez completes the trade. The Mets cannot confirm or deny that they created a Director of Information Management position in the offseason.
Step 6: Shuffling the Deck
Move David Wright to Left Field, put Daniel Murphy at Third Base. No, scratch that, that would never work. Wright and Murphy are assigned to a new position called 3LBF (or L3FB) and play rock-paper-scissors to decide who plays where each inning. This is soon abandoned after racking up 32 errors in the first 13 games. Murphy and Wright quickly elect to wear helmets in the field, a la Olerud.
Step 7: Second Chances and First-Evers
Chris Young is signed to a $1.5 million one-year deal with Infinity Bazillion dollars in incentives that won't be met (the dollars here matter as much as the points on Whose Line is it Anyway?, the real one, not the watered-down Drew Carey version); Dillon Gee's number is kept on speed-dial. Young is sharp in his first start, going 7 innings and giving up only two runs, one earned and one on an error by 3LBF when Wright and Murphy couldn't figure out where they were supposed to be playing. In his second start, Young throws the first-ever Mets no-hitter in a 3-2 nailbiter with three walks, one HBP, and five batters reaching on errors. Wright and Murphy make the last out with the bases loaded when they trap a pop fly to shallow left field between their gloves. The ball and gloves are enshrined in Cooperstown. Young is lost for the season two days later when he trips and falls while eating an ice cream cone in Central Park, impaling his hand on a fallen tree limb. This will be only the second strangest injury in MLB this season.
Step 8: No Relief in Sight
D.J. Carrasco is sent to the minors, freeing up a spot for, um, let's say Danny Herrera. Whatever. He has a 1.2 ERA in 41.2 IP for Buffalo when he gets called up to fill in for Taylor Bucholz, who is recovering from a minor hot tub electrocution. He is sent back down after one appearance and 0.0 IP.
Step 9: Spin Cycle
In a surprise move, Jordany Valdespin makes the major league roster out of Spring Training to solidify the infield. Detractors worry that sitting on the bench could hinder his development a la Mejia, but everyone else figures that between Murphy, Reyes, and Tejada, someone's getting hurt pretty soon. All three are healthy for the entire season and Valdespin gets so bored that he almost drowns after falling asleep in the hot tub. Due to reports of a lullaby being heard in the clubhouse at the time, foul play has not been ruled out.
Step 10: PiTBNL
Let's face it, starting pitching is a crap shoot. Forget the free agents, they'll get too much money and break down more likely than not. Capuano wouldn't be bad to bring back, but I have a feeling he'll get greedy (wouldn't be surprised to see him re-sign though). Still, the best way to grab pitching these days is via mid-season trade, so we'll set aside $5 million for a PiTBNL (Pitcher To Be Named Later), either one starter/closer or 2-3 relievers (Wandy Rodriguez maybe?). Expect some low-level prospects to go the other way to a team desperate to dump some salary (and willing to eat some of it in the process) after a hopelessly lost season. I have no jokes here, I guess I lied back in the second paragraph.
Step 11: Desperation in a Pinch
Disaster strikes just after the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline when Willie Harris, giving Lucas Duda a day off, is lost for the season in a freak collision with David Wright and Daniel Murphy while fielding a pop fly in foul territory. With the last of the payroll spent on the PiTBNL and the front office split on who to call up as a replacement, Sandy Alderson has a revelation while taking a soak in the clubhouse and puts the hot tub on the roster. Purists cry foul, but with attendance and television ratings falling, Bud Selig allows it. The tub's impossible-to-find strike zone results in a bizarre .000/.955/.000 in 22 pinch hit appearances with 15 walks, 6 HBP, and one strikeout, after which it is ejected for disputing a called third strike and later banned from baseball when its expletive-laden tirade results in a $50 million FCC fine, later reduced to $500,000 on appeal on grounds that most of the words used were too obscure for children to recognize as foul language.
Step 12: Curses, Foiled at Last
A late-season surge helps the Mets finish in second place in the NL East with 87 wins, three games out of the Wild Card and four behind the NL East champion Braves. The Nationals finish a close third with 85 wins and the Phillies finish tied with the Marlins at 77 wins after a historic collapse when every Phillies player suffers a ruptured Achilles tendon in late July. Coincidentally, Ryan Howard reported waking up one morning in July with at least two dozen different locks of hair glued to his head. Roy Halladay throws two no-hitters in September sitting on the mound, accounting for Philadelphia's only wins that month.
That leaves us with:
|Jose Reyes
|Josh Thole
|Mike Nickeas
|Ike Davis
|Ruben Tejada
|Daniel Murphy
|David Wright
|Angel Pagan
|Kirk Nieuwenhuis
|Lucas Duda
|Kelly Shoppach
|Nick Evans
|Jordany Valdespin
|Willie Harris
|Talking Hot Tub
|Jason Pridie
|Johan Santana
|R.A. Dickey
|Jon Niese
|Chris Young
|Dillon Gee
|Michael Pineda
|Jonathan Broxton
|Manny Acosta
|Bobby Parnell
|Tim Byrdak
|Taylor Bucholz
|D.J. Carrasco
|Brandon League
|D.J. Carrasco
|Danny Herrera
Add in $5 million for the PiTBNL (which may slot in just about anywhere in the pitchers, Niese gets stuck with it for now) and about $2 million for injury replacement call-ups (those listed or current/trade equivalents) and there's your $110 million payroll. Oh, crap, I forgot to put Bonilla in there...


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Boston based social media guru Patrick O'Malley - who goes by the handle "617 Patrick" teaches social media skills and safety to clients all over the country. He says sites like Facebook are gold mines for scam artists when people post to much personal information. 350 million Facebookers world wide means a lot of potential victims. "If you think about what your bank asks for when they want information it's typically your social security number, your mothers maiden name and birth date, well your birth date is typically in your Facebook profile, and sometimes they can find your mothers maiden name...especially if she is a friend of yours," Patrick says.
Scams are one example of how sites like Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin can be hazardous to your wallet, and while there are many more, most do not involve crooks and con artists. Many times people on social networking sites end up costing themselves. Take pro football player Larry Johnson. The all pro running back lost a three hundred thousand dollar pay check and ultimately his job with the Kansas City chiefs after he posted an anti-gay slur on twitter.
Another person who ran into trouble in 140 characters or less is 22-year-old Connor Riley, aka, the Cisco fatty. The San Francisco woman tweeted: "Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work." Unfortunately for Connor she forgot to make the tweet private and a Cisco employee saw it and replied: "Who is the hiring manager. I'm sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the web." The post went viral and Connor riley is now a Twitterverse sensation for all the wrong reasons. "You have to realize anything you put on the internet could conceivably be seen by your employer, by your enemies, by your grandparents, your grandchildren and maybe for years to come," says Patrick.
Keep in mind the person you think you're talking to or getting information from may not actually be that person. And if your personal information is public – everyone can see it. Janet Spur suggests some ways to better protect yourself when using social media. "For a person to take off there birthday, any email address, and don't say your going away," says Janet. She says she's learned a lot from her experience, especially that not everyone on social networking sites - are really your friends.
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Let's stop pretending that marriage equality will affect Obama's African-American turnout.
(The Root) — As soon as ABC aired President Obama's May sit-down with Robin Roberts in which he gave his personal endorsement to same-sex marriage, the concern-trolling started: Will this stance hurt him with black voters, who are crucial to his re-election success? Black folks, so the conventional wisdom goes, are conservative on this issue and might stay home rather than re-up with Obama.
North Carolinians voted to ban gay marriage just a few days before the president's statement, and a lot of hay was made over the fact that black voters supposedly voted 2-to-1 for the ban. See! This could be a serious electoral problem for Obama among his base! (Roberts herself even said to the president that this was "a difficult conversation to have" in the black community.)
And so it went. Last week The Root's Keli Goff posed the question to Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), the head of the Congressional Black Caucus. Then the Associated Press spoke to a bunch of black pastors who said it was possible that black Christians might sit out this election. Just Monday, NPR chatted with the Rev. Derek McCoy, a Maryland pastor who runs a group opposed to same-sex marriage and is trying to defeat a ballot initiative there that would legalize it. McCoy said that he has heard pastors call for people to sit out this November.
But this hypothetical voter sit-out is not a real thing.
Tellingly, Cleaver told Goff that the number of people who might not vote would be "insignificant"; none of the pastors the AP spoke to named a single Obama supporter who said that he or she would abstain from voting; and McCoy was left awkwardly trying to explain how this was a serious issue for people of faith but, uh, he totally wasn't advocating that people stay home and not vote.
And what about all those black North Carolinians who voted to ban gay marriage? That number appears to have been made up. No, seriously: The Politico story in which that number first appeared didn't say where it came from, and ABC reported that there was no exit polling done in North Carolina for that vote.
This hardy little narrative about blacks and gay marriage rests upon the notion that anti-gay sentiment in African-American communities has unique properties, that it is fueled by some special black ignorance. And this notion seeps unchallenged into our cultural discourse. It's why, when gay students are greeted with chilly receptions at Morehouse College, the subsequent conversations are about black people's inclination toward a dislike of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) people rather than the peculiar ecosystem of a Baptist-influenced institution of higher education with a self-selecting population.
It's why, when CNN's Don Lemon came out, he could say with little pushback that the decision was fraught for him because "in the black community they think you can pray the gay away" — as if the "ex-gay" movement is somehow the singular province of prayerful Negroes.
It's the reason the "down-low"-brothers-as-vectors-of-HIV myth received such credulous treatment in the mainstream media, as if "the closet" were an invention as black as jazz and as if health officials hadn't debunked the whole theory anyway.
It's why, when a prominent black pastor denounces gay marriage, it's taken as some sort of neat shorthand about the broader attitudes of his race in a way that a random white evangelical leader's similar proclamation would not. Our homophobia is more potent and obdurate, this premise goes, and not just a mundane old ugliness.
The less-sexy story here is that there's virtually no evidence that any prominent black leaders who have backed same-sex marriage — Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J., Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, California Attorney General Kamala Harris — have faced any measurable backlash from black voters for doing so. And black folks' support for gay marriage has grown more robust, just as attitudes on gay marriage have in every other demographic group. A Wall Street Journal-NBC poll (pdf) from March found that black support for gay marriage had jumped way up since October 2009, from 32 percent to 50 percent.
Then Obama made his announcement, and the needle really started to move: A survey of black North Carolinians found a 19-point swing in support of same-sex marriage after the president's statement; a majority of blacks now favor it there. Black support for same-sex marriage surged in Ohio and in Pennsylvania. In Maryland, where the aforementioned McCoy is trying to block gay marriage, a poll containing an oversample of black people found a solid majority now in support of legalizing it. And the Washington Post also found an 18-point swing in support among blacks across the country, although the paper noted that its black sample size was tiny.
Professional opinion havers spent the summer worrying that Obama's stance on gay marriage would hurt him among blacks, when the reality is that something much different was happening: Obama's stance apparently ended up bolstering African-American support for gay marriage. As support for marriage equality becomes enshrined as a mainstream Democratic position, black folks, who are overwhelmingly Democrats, are going to take that stance.
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5:30am Wednesday 19th February 2014 in News By Elizabeth Mackley
YOUNG Ellie James burst into tears when she became Member of the Youth Parliament for Swindon on Monday.
The 16-year-old from Grange Park came up trumps after going head to head with three other candidates for the chance to make a difference to the town.
She said: "My first reaction was that I started crying because I have worked really, really hard for it and I had put it to the back of my mind.
"I was just really, really happy. I was over the moon that all the work had paid off."
The youngster, who attends Lydiard Park Academy, plans to use her next two years of her term living up to her strapline, 'Education then Procreation'.
She was inspired to campaign for teenagers to choose education over parenthood after her half-sister, Lucy James, gave up her dreams of working with animals at the age of 19 to bring up her children.
Ellie said: "I was quite young at the time and so it's only now that I realise the effect that it had on her life. Her two children are wonderful and she has no regrets about having them at all but what she does regret I think is taking her education further.
"My campaign isn't about contraception, it's more about education because for me it's really important and I really value education and I think having children can get in the way sometimes.
"If one parent has to stay at home to look after the children and the other then has to go out and work to provide for their family then they miss out on education which could improve their lives in the long term. And that's a shame."
It was only recently that Ellie became interested in politics because of the power to create positive change it can offer.
She said: "It was never ever something I thought about.
"I always wanted to go into fashion, which is really, really different. But then I became passionate about this and I really wanted to do something about it."
More than 4,800 votes were cast by young people in the election which came to an end at the Civic Offices on Monday night.
Robert Buckland, MP for South Swindon, read out the results of the elections and said all the contributions from candidates were inspirational.
He said: "The theme between the four candidates was their concern for the quality of life in the future. They showed they care deeply about society and the needs of young people; I'm really looking forward to working with Ellie and Wilf and the youth forum on the issues that concern them."
Ellie will work with her deputy member, Wilf Steenbergen-Cockerton, above, from Kingsdown School, to bring change to the town and the other candidates, Sheryl Hadgkiss and Lyndsey Weaver, will join the Swindon Youth Forum which supports the MYPs.
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Astros pull Wandy Rodriguez back from waivers, no trade discussions with Rockies. He's with the Astros remainder of season at least.
By pulling Rodriguez off waivers, the Astros guarantee that he'll stay where he is for the rest of the year. The Astros are open to the idea of trading Rodriguez, but they wanted more from the Rockies than the Rockies were willing to give. It was true with the Rodriguez trade negotiations at the deadline, and it's true with the Rodriguez trade negotiations now.
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Greenwich resident and writer Jane Kendall's love of horses made her the perfect match for Random House's "Horse Diaries" books for young readers. Recently, Kendall completed her second book in the nine-part series. Her first, "Maestoso Petra" tells the story of the famed Lipizzaner horses, and her latest, "Tennessee Rose," tells the history of the Tennessee Walking Horse.
On Saturday, August 11, at 3 p.m., Kendall will read from "Tennessee Rose" to Horse Diaries fans in a place she knows well -- the Cos Cob Library, where she works part time.
For more on the author and her new book, Greenwich Citizen asked Kendall a few questions.
Describe for us the "Horse Diaries" series -- what age group are they targeted for?
The age range is eight and up, although I like to think any good story is ageless. The series was devised by Random House -- and edited by the wonderful Diane Landolf -- to appeal to all the horse-obsessed young readers out there. The "hook" is that the story of each breed is told from the horse's point of view, like "Black Beauty." Kids really like these books; they write me comments on Amazon.
You've chosen to set your story of "Tennessee Rose" during the Civil War. Why is that?
There have been Tennessee Walking Horses in America since the late 1700s, which gave me a lot of leeway. The Civil War seemed rich with possibilities, however, and history always hands you a great plot.
What are some of the sources you used for "Tennessee Rose?"
The couple in Chapter 7 is based on my great-grandparents, Elisha and Mary Frances Rucks (he fought at Shiloh and in the Battle of Atlanta).
Many of my ancestors fought in the Civil War, and none of them wore blue!
They were all "dirt farmers," not slave owners. Also, my grandmother lived in Montgomery, Ala., so I could describe the countryside with accuracy. I've seen cotton fields in bloom, and they are very pretty.
What are some discoveries you made writing this book?
I hadn't really studied Civil War history; just watched Ken Burns' documentary series on PBS. But it was interesting getting into the economy of the War, and how completely the South was dependent on slave labor. Even though everyone on my invented plantation was treated very well -- and many slaves were -- it was still a system that was essentially wrong.
I hope they will like this book in the South as well as the North, but I don't believe in revisionist history. You have to describe things as they actually were, but you can do it with a modern perspective.
How do you do your research for these historical fiction books?
You cannot do everything online. Thank goodness for the Greenwich Library! For my first book in the "Horse Diaries" series,"Maestoso Petra," I told the story of how General Patton saved the Lipizzaner breed during WWII. My primary sources were the books by Colonel Alois Podhasky, who was head of the Spanish Riding School; long out of print, but I was able to get them through the Interlibrary Loan Program. There was no way other way I could have accessed that material.
What book are you working on next?
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My mother, who was a pianist, once said that I wrote the way someone played by ear. As much as I love writing, editing is my passion. I love taking someone's writing and making it better, and I'm a very good book doctor!


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So now I am not sure if I have really been writing or not. That has to sound sort of stupid to you reading this. I know it does to me. After all, I've been doing this now for over 3 years. As I read different blogs and articles about writing for a living, I realize I am nowhere near that happening. A couple of newspaper articles, a magazine article and a failed attempt at a novel have taught me that there is much more to writing than a few people telling you that have talent and starting a blog. When I read other blogs, I have a hard time calling mine one.
I'm encouraged by the number of views I've received since starting. Considering that I've not really been consistent or developed a noteworthy following, I've still received over 37,000 views. I wonder what it would have been if I'd written something worthwhile?
It's time to get focused. Writing whatever comes into my head has helped me practice but it isn't going to take me anywhere. Support and encouragement has come from several friends but I need to mature a bit and figure out how to really get this off the ground. I've become acquainted with several writers and they never seem to be without something significant to say. That is where I want to be. Writing for the sake of writing may be a nice hobby and a way to release some creativity but for me it isn't enough anymore.
A friend recently asked me what I would like to do with the rest of my life. I couldn't really come up with an answer. So much has changed in the past year. Since losing Fawn, it's been difficult to know who I am now without her. When you marry, you are intertwining two lives and personalities that complete and compliment each other. Well, now, having established that life, it's all changed. Now I have to figure me out all over again.
I know it's not too late. I'm not ancient yet. There is more to life than working 40-50 hours a week and still not making ends meet. I ask myself again the question my friend asked me. What do I want to do. Well I really do want to travel and write, at the same time if possible. With the technology we have now, with laptops and cell phones, lots of people are doing it. So I figure I can too.
Now comes the hard part. It's been easy to pretend to be a writer. That's what the novel I tried to write was about. Dreaming about it, wishing it were true and constantly talking about it are a far cry from actually doing it. For every successful writer there must be thousands who tried and didn't make it. There are probably exponentially more than that number who, like me, talked and dreamed about it and never even made a first step.
I have enjoyed simply writing about everyday stuff. It has not been a complete waste of my time. Practice is always good. But practicing with no goal in mind after a while can become discouraging. So it's time. It's time to read more information on making some money with my blog and growing and developing into someone whose efforts are worth reading. I hope that you who have been faithful to follow along will keep doing so. I'm open to suggestions and advice.
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Huskies looking for revenge against Billikens
SEATTLE - Wednesday: Saint Louis (3-2) at Washington (2-3)
Time: 9 p.m.
Where: Hec Edmundson Pavilion
TV: Pac-12 Network
Radio: 950AM, 102.9FM
All-time series: Saint Louis leads 8-6
Scouting report: The upshot for Washington is it follows the Colorado State debacle with one of the few opponents in the country worse at rebounding than it is. Saint Louis is ranked 311th in rebounding. The Billikens are also missing their second-leading scorer from last year, Kwamain Mitchell, because of an injury. Cody Ellis brings some pop off the bench for Saint Louis under interim head coach Jim Crews. Crews took over when Rick Majerus had to step aside this season because of a heart condition.
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Even days later, the numbers are still stunning.
Colorado State had more offensive rebounds (24) than Washington had rebounds (21) during the Rams' 73-55 bludgeoning of the Huskies last Saturday night.
During that game, Washington was pushed around by Colorado State on its home floor. The Rams lead the country in rebounding differential, but that was no solace to the Huskies.
"You look at that game almost in the sense that they came in here and punked us," Washington forward Desmond Simmons said. "If you've got any pride, that bothers you."
The Huskies went through a similar level of embarrassment last season when they played at Saint Louis and trailed 50-25 at halftime in their first road game. Washington will try to get back at the Billikens when it hosts Saint Louis in a 9 p.m. made-for-TV start Wednesday night at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
The home-and-home series with Saint Louis was scheduled as a way to give Scott Suggs, a Washington, Mo., native, a chance to play in front of hometown friends and family in what was expected to be his senior year. But, a toe injury kept him from playing last season. This year, Suggs, who was on crutches and in a walking boot Tuesday because of plantar fascitis in his right foot, will again miss the game against Saint Louis (3-2).
Which leaves Washington trying to figure things out early on.
Despite their record, the Huskies came into Tuesday 18th in the RPI rankings, one of the key measurements when determining if a team is worthy for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The RPI also has Washington's strength of schedule ranked fourth in the country.
That's because Washington's first five opponents are 22-4 overall. Loyola (Md.) and Seton Hall each have one loss, both to the Huskies.
But, without Shawn Kemp Jr. and Suggs, the Huskies are 2-3 for the first time since the 2008-09 season and one of the prime problems is a lack of rebounding. Washington's 32.6 rebounds per game is 269th in the country
"Our teams are usually pretty good rebounding teams," Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar said. "There are some guys that have to come out of their comfort zones to rebound the ball."
Suggs' absence also gives Washington a shortage in scoring. C.J. Wilcox scored a career-high 28 points though needed 25 shots to do so against Colorado State. Wilcox was much more aggressive on dribble-drives than he had been in the past. He once posted up and was bumped into when trying to catch a pass, causing him to land on his tailbone. Wilcox said he is bruised, but will play Wednesday night.
Wilcox was the only Washington player in double figures against Colorado State. The Huskies had at least three players in double-figures each game prior.
Kemp won't be back until December. Suggs is week to week with an injury that tends to linger for athletes. He hasn't practiced in a week. The Huskies are trying to hang on until they get those two back and a look at the team as a whole. Seven of the next eight games are at home, with the lone "road" game being played at KeyArena.
"We're 2-3 right now, but anything can happen," point guard Abdul Gaddy said. "It can easily be turned around or we could easily go to 2-6, which we don't want to happen."
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Columnist Praises Pro Bono Lawyers for Taking On Pro-Military and Constitutional Cases
Posted Aug 24, 2012 8:45 AM CDT
By Martha Neil
A federal appeals judge recently criticized what he perceived as an undue emphasis by this country's pro bono lawyers on pursuing higher-profile cases that display an antipathy toward the military. Meanwhile, he contended, rank-and-file service members have legal needs that go unserved.
But there is, in fact, a program that provides such lawyers for ordinary enlisted men and women, writes Andrew Cohen in an Atlantic post.
It's the ABA Military Pro Bono Project.
Helping members of the military with cases that don't make headlines, volunteer lawyers donate their services to help with landlord/tenant disputes and family law matters, among others. They should be praised, Cohen writes--just like the attorneys who represent defendants in other types of cases.
"The men and women who represent the detainees on grand constitutional issues like habeas corpus and due process deserve no less praise for their professional sacrifice than the men and women who are working pro bono to help our troops get divorced, or to avoid civil judgments, or to see their kids via visitation rights," says Cohen. "Instead of criticizing the charitable choices our attorneys make, we should instead be grateful that they've made the choice at all to sacrifice their time to help other people in need."
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text: As a die-hard Bronco fan living in Seattle I am catching firsthand what the 12th man thinks of Brandon Marshall here in Seattle. The majority of fans calling in to the local sports talkshow (950 KJR) do not want to trade either the 6th or the 14th pick for him. Most agree that a 2nd rounder and a 2011 2nd rounder is adequate. As with most fans the concensus is that he is a beast, a great WR but with huge issues and risks. I hope that BM pays attention to what is being said and realizes that he and maybe his agent are the only individuals that think he is worth his weight in gold. IMO his best bet is the to listen to MCD, shut up and go play good football for the Broncos. He will get his money either from the Broncos or from another team but it won't be this year. Seattle fans don't want him or his issues at the Qwest. Sorry Brandon but your attitude is costing you millions and the only one to blame is you. Grow up, play good football and get you money after you prove yourself to the coaches and the GM's of the league.


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Police say the alleged incident happened in Poland Res. Hall
A Lyndon junior accused of sexually assaulting another 19-year-old female student in a residence hall last year has pleaded not guilty. Several students have reported that he has not been seen on campus for at least two weeks.
Taylor T. Burke, 20, of 2116 Chapel Road in Bennington, Vermont, stood in front of a judge at Caledonia Superior Court on Monday where he pleaded not guilty to one felony count of sexual assault, no consent. He was released on a $10,000 unsecured appearance bond and ordered to stay at least 300 feet away from the alleged victim and three witnesses. If convicted, Burke faces a sentence of three years to life behind bars.
Attempts to reach Burke were unsuccessful.
According to an affidavit filed by Vermont State Police Detective Trooper Russell Finn, on March 27, 2011, an employee of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center called state police to report that a female had been sexually assaulted at Lyndon State College. The alleged victim then gave a statement to police regarding the alleged March 26, 2011 incident, claiming she had been sexually assaulted.
The affidavit stated that both the alleged victim and Burke admitted to engaging in consensual sex in a room on the first floor of the Poland residence hall after hours of drinking at an off-campus party. Police said that party occurred at a location above Phat Kats Tavern, located at 33 Depot Street in Lyndonville.
While at the party, Burke admitted to drinking approximately 12-14 beers. The alleged victim said she had consumed about ten Bud Light beers and told police that she knew Burke from attending school, but had not interacted with him at the party or had any prior relationship with him. She said she returned to her dorm room with both her roommate and her roommate's boyfriend after the party, but the two had "passed out" after attending the party.
The affidavit said that Burke arrived at the alleged victim's room around 2 a.m., where he later "pulled the blankets over their head" and they engaged in consensual sex. The alleged victim stated they both performed oral sex on each other as well. When Burke allegedly pulled her legs towards his chest during intercourse, the alleged victim stated that she became uncomfortable and told Burke to stop. The affidavit said Burke first ignored her, but then said "You like it." The document said that the alleged victim continued to say that Burke refused to stop, even after she tried other verbal methods including calling out to other people present in the room, stating she had to work in the morning and she was tired. She also said she tried to put her hands up in a defensive manner, trying to squirm away. Burke allegedly said "he was almost done" and that is when the alleged victim "gave up her attempts to stop and turned her head," the affidavit said. She told police that she was too scared to scream for help.
According to the affidavit, she also stated that Burke stopped having sex with her fifteen minutes after she told him to stop. When he stopped, she said that she put her clothes on and ran to another student's room.
When the interviewing officer asked if it was possible that she was not remembering the sexual assault accurately because she had consumed alcohol prior to the incident, the alleged victim replied, "I know what happened." She also stated that she was upset because "she had to accept that she had been sexually assaulted by Burke and she didn't want this to happen to another girl."
In an interview with police, Burke denied attending the party on March 25, but said he had instead been there the previous night. He also stated he was not certain on the date, as he did not remember being there. Burke claimed he had known the victim since last year, but agreed they had never had a relationship.
The affidavit stated that Burke said he returned to his dorm after the party. After Burke said that, the trooper interviewing him noted he had beads of sweat on his forehead. Burke said he was "ready to leave" and that he was "busted for alcohol in the past" and he did not like answering questions about parties. The interviewing officer told him he was not interested in asking him questions about previous parties.
According to the document, Public Safety Director George Hacking said that he spoke in person with Burke regarding the incident. Hacking reportedly stated that Burke had admitted to ending up in the alleged victim's dorm room after the party, where the two had consensual sex. Hacking said that Burke told him he later spent the night in the alleged victim's room. Burke told Hacking that he never heard the girl say "no" or tell him to stop.
According to the affidavit, Burke also told a friend that "he didn't remember anything after going to Cumby's [Cumberland Farms]", although when questioned by the friend about the sexual assault allegation, he allegedly said that the victim "never said no."
Burke said he was more intoxicated than the alleged victim, and that he may have either not heard her or "blacked out" during the incident.
"Blacked out" is a term that people use to describe a high level of intoxication that resulted in memory loss.
The affidavit said Burke said he did not remember where the alleged victim's hands were during sex. Burke also said she never raised her voice during sex to tell him to stop, nor did she cry or make excuses as to why they should stop having sex. Burke also denied remembering saying anything about "liking it."
As a result of the allegations, Burke was ordered to give a DNA sample within 72 hours for police.
Associate Dean of Student Affairs Jonathan Davis confirmed Burke was still a student at LSC.
A felony status conference is scheduled for May 4 at 9 a.m. In addition to the prison sentence, Burke faces a maximum $25,000 fine if convicted. His attorney, Peter Langrock, was unavailable for comment.
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Carol Vorderman MBE has been on Loose Women for more than two years.
Carol has been on national TV for more than 30 years and appeared as the first woman on Channel 4 back in 1982 on Countdown (a show she co-hosted for 26 years). Carol holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from Cambridge University and if you ask anyone in Britain for a name associated with numbers or Maths, almost all will say Carol.
She has sold many millions of maths and puzzle and diet books and was the second best selling female author during the 00s decade for non-fiction books. Only Delia Smith beat her. Winning Rear of the Year at the age of 50, Carol loves being a geek, her passion is aviation and Formula 1 racing. She flies planes and next year will attempt to fly around the world solo following Amelia Earhart's route.
Carol has two children Katie, 21 and Cameron 16 and is a single parent. She also looks after her Mum Jean. Her current other half is 38-year-old Duffy, a handsome former Red Arrows Squadron Leader.
Find out more about Carol in her Q&A below:
I'm best known for: Answering number puzzles quickly and having a big bottom
The proudest moment of my career is: The first time I appeared on Countdown when I was 21. I was truly nervous , had no idea what was going on but it was the start of one of the greatest friendships of my life with Richard Whiteley - the Mayor in the Chair or Dick as I preferred to call him.
The first thing I do in the morning is: Turn over and smile
My favourite lunch is: A late lunch starting at 3pm ish and ending about 10pm
The most famous person in my phonebook is: If I told you I'd have to kill you
The actress who would play me in a film about my life is: No-one would bother to make a film about my life... as Richard Whiteley once said 'they were lucky to make my This is Your Life stretch to half an hour... there weren't enough stories to fill it'.
My favourite memory from working on Loose Women is: So many good memories. Donny and Marie Osmond being brilliant, Michael Bolton singing (wowsers), my buddy Alan Carr making me laugh until I couldn't speak!
If I wasn't presenting Loose Women, I'd be: Flying a little plane somewhere warm and dry
You'd be surprised to learn that: I don't do Sudoku in bed
The one thing I couldn't live without is: Fresh air and a belly laugh... hang on that's two!!!


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Pete January 25, 2003 @ 12:12 PM
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Thanks Everyonefor the advice provided. I had bought Dan Holohan's Pocketful of Steam Troubleshooter. It was very useful addition to my library but it didn't really address the two-pipe air vent systems. Thanks for filling in the gaps. Pete
Pete January 24, 2003 @ 4:13 PM
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Correct Pitch for Two-Pipe Air Vent SystemI have old house in Boston that is heated with radiators that use the two-pipe air vent system (no steam traps, two pipes attached to the bottom of the steam radiator with air vent near top). Was the optimum pitch for these radiators? Pitch towards the bigger input pipe or pitch towards the air vent end? Also I am insulating all the bare steam pipes in my basement. I found white pre-slit fiberglass pipe covers (3 ft in length) in Home Depot that range from $4.50 to $5.29 each in price. Could this price be bettered much if I found a wholesaler or factory outlet? Anyone know of any in the Boston area? Thanks Pete
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Pipe pitchPitch sometimes is a matter of trial and error, but in general, in two-pipe, steam comes in one and condensate out the other. So pitch toward the condensate. Two-pipe with vents eh? Sounds like an old vapor/vacuum that has been through a number of "cosmetic surgeries". If you have pictures, that would be great to see. To Learn More About This Contractor, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in "Find A Contractor"
Noel January 24, 2003 @ 4:50 PM
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two pipe air vent IS the name of itIt pre-dates vapor. It is an improvment on one pipe that allows adjusting the heat with the radiator valves. Noel
Pete January 24, 2003 @ 5:11 PM
Contact this userHere's a picture that I dregged up. It doesn't show much. I will to take a fresh one if anyone thinks it will help much. I think my 1880 house uses a steam system that existed after one-pipe systems but before the more conventional two-pipe, steam trap systems bacame popular. I can't get much information on how to optimize my 'hybrid' system. Any rules-of-thumbs would be gratefully received. Thanks Pete
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Yupit's two-pipe, air-vent all right. Is that an American Rococo radiator? Those look fantastic when cleaned up and repainted- just ask Mad Dog! To answer your questions- the rad should pitch slightly toward the return end. In this system the steam lines were not sized to handle counter-flowing radiator condensate. Your steam mains should have vents at their ends. These should be sized to vent all the air in the main in a minute's time. Then each radiator takeoff has equal access to the steam. Do not install a vent on the return lines. On this system, the returns only handle condensate- not air as you'd find in a Vapor system. All your steam pipes should be insulated with fiberglass pipe insulation at least 1-inch thick. You won't find this stuff at Home Depot, but a local supply house would carry it or know where to get it. Keep the pressure LOW. If you have a Pressuretrol, set it to stop the burner (cut-out) at 1-1/2 pounds and restart (cut-in) at 1/2 pound. If you have a Vaporstat, set it to cut out at about 12 ounces and in at 6. When you've done all this, sit back end enjoy your classic, efficient heating system. To Learn More About This Contractor, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in "Find A Contractor""Reducing our country's energy consumption, one system at a time"
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I want to put the blog_signup_form directly on the profile page if the user hasn't registered a blog yet. That is relatively easy to do, but it then shows up on other users' profiles as well -> it should only show up on the user's own profile.
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Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson attended the 2013 Hammer Museum 11th Annual Gala held at the museum in Westwood, California on Saturday evening.
The German actress opted for a sexy look, wearing a racy red Jonathan Saunders Fall 2013 dress.
This 50s pin-up bombshell silhouette is new for Diane, but she pulls off the satin off-the-shoulder frock with a blush peek-a-boo bustier featuring a V-back as expected – with ease.
Diane accessorized with off-white Stuart Weitzman 'Nudist' sandals and a nude Charlotte Olympia 'Cancer Zodiac Pandora' clutch.
A side-swept ponytail and a bright-red lip colour to complement her frock completed her look.
The only think I'm not a fan of here is the hair. It feels a bit limp compared to everything else which is going on here.
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Chiefs Should Need to Pursue Geno Smith in 2013 Draft
As it stands, we pretty much all can agree that Matt Cassel is not the quarterback of the Chiefs future. Im sure we also all can agree that the Chiefs have top 5 offensive talent. The only thing remaining is a solid young gun. Geno Smith is our guy! Hopefully we are in position to draft him, and if not, Pioli NEEDS to make a Redskins or Falcons type of move to secure him. Im sold on his ability as a spread and conventional QB. Today's Stats for Geno: 45/51 comp. 656 yards, 8 TD's...the guy had more TD's than incompletitions. Just wow!


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While many parishes host a food pantry to help the less fortunate, St. John the Baptist Parish in Lockport goes above and beyond, as the St. John's Outreach has become one of the major human service agencies in Niagara County.
What once began as a small pantry three decades ago, St. John's Outreach has expanded into the old parish school on Chestnut Street and now offers food, clothing, furniture and diapers, a new service initiated this past spring. Outreach Director Michael Boron explains the center services more than just parishioners, but much of Eastern Niagara County.
"Even though we are under the umbrella and are sponsored by our parish, we are a communitywide human service agency," he said. "We service any and all households in need, regardless of whether they belong to the parish, are Catholic or have any religion. If they have a need, we're there for them."
The center's diaper pantry is a new service that began in May with a "baby shower," a reception that raised more than 11,000 donated diapers.
"We literally had a little party," Boron said. "We had a little cake and some entertainment. We encouraged people to stop by and drop off diapers and spend a few minutes with us. We had an incredible response. DeSales Catholic School brought in, by themselves, about 2,000 diapers."
The center has also received grant funding to continue the diaper pantry service. St. John's Outreach is working with the Food Bank of Western New York on the project, as there are few similar services in Niagara County. Boron estimates there are about 800 children in Niagara County under the age of 2 that would qualify for the service. Since the pantry opened in June, St. John's Outreach has distributed about 2,000 diapers.
"Diapers for our clients, who are typically low-income or no-income households, are very expensive and are a critical item for the health and well-being of their children," Boron said. "We have no idea how many we're going to need. We have a rough idea of how many low-income children reside in Niagara County, but we have no idea how many are going to come here."
St. John's Outreach continues operating its usual services. The clothing center welcomes donations from parishioners, the general public and other Niagara County churches. The furniture center offers deliveries and focuses on basic items, like beds, couches, chairs and kitchen tables.
The center also works with the Food Bank to operate the pantry, which services about 400 families a month. The pantry operates on a customer-choice model that allows clients to choose what they want instead of taking a pre-packed bag.
"It eliminates the chance that someone might have something in the bag they're allergic to," Boron said.
The center continues to work with other agencies like the Food Bank and Catholic Charities to help their clients, especially when St. John's Outreach cannot provide the service themselves.
"There's only so much we can do for them here, but one of our goals is not to let them just walk out the door with groceries or clothes," Boron said. "We try to give them guidance about what other services or resources could be available to them, if they're not now engaged by them."
St. John's Outreach also has seasonal services. Later this month, they will solicit the community for old backpacks and school supplies for the upcoming year.
"That's trying to give these low-income household children a jump start on the next school year and try to make sure they have the basic supplies," Boron said.
On Labor Day, St. John's Outreach has a special event to provide winter clothing for adults and children. The center also has special food distributions for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
St. John's Outreach receives its funding from a number of sources, including parish collections, members of the community who offer financial backing and various foundations which award grants. Boron believes the center services a few thousand people a month, although many are repeat clients. About 50 volunteers help keep St. John's Outreach in business.
"It's a great community resource," Boron said. "Quite honestly, a lot of people in Lockport didn't know who we were. They thought we were much more limited in who we serve, but I've done the best I can to get out and make people aware we're a human service agency. The flip side of that is that we're starting to gain more support from other churches in the area, both Catholic and other denominations, and other donors in the community. We are expanding with the need caused by the economy, but my belief is we're starting to get some traction on broadening our support base beyond our parish."


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A Little Misfortune Cats by Playge. Design by Ferg. 16 types. This might be one of the coolest mini figure blind boxes we have in stock now. (Get it here: Giant Robot – Misfortune Cats)
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Good Luck Trolls Are Back!
Oh I remember these! Good Luck Trolls of course. Did you have a collection? I did. I miss the early 90′s. Good Luck Trolls are back in their very own mini blind box. So many hair and color combinations you could get. Maybe you'll be lucky and get the rarest one. You can buy them here!
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Treeson Series 2 Figures!
Back in stock at the Giant Robot Webstore are the Treeson Series 2 figures. All-around artist Bubi Au Yeung created the cutest characters around which can now adorn your desk. Try your luck with these blind boxes. Make your living space friendlier. Find them here!
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Giant Robot Goods: New Jeni Yang art, Kumquat baby clothing, and more!
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Giant Robot Goods: 7.24.12 – New Totoro knitted plushes, Luke Rook figures, and more!
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GR Store: Mimobot Dark Knight Returns 8GB
Mimobot Dark Knight Returns. Flash Drive 8gb USB that's 19.99. There's been a price drop at Mimoco recently. We have it in stock along with other classic Mimobots! (Mimobot – Dark Knight)
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GR Interview: Jim A of Toy Boarders
GR: Did you grow up with Army Men?
Jim A: Yeah I grew up with army men. As a kid I set them all up then I'd get rocks and destroy the battlefield. The ones the dog chewed up were the injured soldiers.
GR: Explain how you came up with the idea of skateboarders in the Classic Army Men style?
Jim A: I saw what was already out there & I thought how cool it would be to make them based off of the old school toy soldiers that I grew up with. Keep them simple & cheap, but they had to look cool & realistic. I saw other things out there and they were sort of corny. They didn't look realistic – the characters had mohawks & the moves looked awkward.
GR: Are you a sculptor and or skateboarder? Are the original sculpts that tiny?
Jim A: I am a graphic designer & an old school skateboarder, my son AJ he skates all the time. He helped me design the final designs & got me up to date on the moves that they should be doing. Hence I named 'em after my son AJ – AJ's Original Toy Boarders. The original sculpts are just a tad larger than the final product – this way you can get a little more detailed.
GR: Was this easy to get done from your idea to complete product?
Jim A: No it wasn't easy. I wasn't familiar with the process of making moulds , but I had a friend teach me the process. Also we wanted to get each skater to balance on his board so that they would stand upright. There was always some tweaking involved so that we could maintain the style –yet keep them balanced.
GR: How did you pick their poses out of an almost an infinite amount of things that a skater does!
Jim A: We originally had more designs for the first series. We found out that some were not possible with a 2 part mould. Also like mentioned before we wanted them all to be able to pose upright on their board so kick flips and certain moves just weren't gonna work.
GR: Are the boarders any particular rider?
Jim A: No, no boarder in particular, just based off of my son & his friends that skate. We wanted them to have style so we based their clothing off of what kids are wearing today. Within the skateboard culture there are all sorts of styles so we wanted to cover a wide range.
GR: What's next?
Jim A: Series II Skate is DONE & in the Mould Process as we speak !! We are really stoked on this series –in it there is a Girl, we had lots of demands for a girl skater. Also we put a filmer in there – you know the friend that is following behind the rider with the death lens.
Series 1 Snowboard is currently being designed & after that we will design series 1 surf. We plan on having all of these by the end of the year. We also have some more ideas –but you will have to stay tuned for those ones.
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Operational Transformer
Here's a very well-done working transformer model built by Japanese engineer Kenji Ishida (Twitter him @BRLab). LEGO schmego. A tip of the hat to filmmaker/multimedia journalist Katsuyuki Ueno of Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan.
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CES Part Set 2 of 2
CES Part 2, thanks Dean Gojobori, who probably drew that Big Boss Robot below!
John Salley ex-NBA'er
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CES Photos Set 1 of 2!
Photos by Dean Gojobori
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Giant Robot Special Holiday E Newsletter Posted!
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The Giant Robot Big Boss Robot T Shirt
Aaron Brown, the artist and webstore czar models the Giant Robot Big Boss Robot T Shirt. ($19)
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James Jean Launched and Talk About OVM
James Jean's new product line including jewelry and more is now on his new OVM site. While his art soars in prices, this is a way to attain something at a lower price point. James answers a few questions for us about OVM. http://www.ovmlove.com/
GR: What is Ovum in relation to your art?
JJ: It's a way for me to make tangible objects out of the motifs and in my work that can be worn and collected in a way that's more accessible than a singular piece of artwork. I'm obsessed with quality, so the jewelry, like my books and graphic work, is designed down to the smallest detail.
GR: What kind of products are you seeking to make and what will we see in the future?
JJ: We have four major series of jewelry coming out this next year, along with sculptural multiples. OVM will also be publishing my iPad sketchbook app . . . so in that sense, OVM represents the arm of my production that's aimed at a larger audience, while my paintings and drawings will remain cloistered in my studio until my next show.
GR: Tell me about the creation of jewelry and what your intentions are with it's design?
JJ: The jewelry is inspired by forms in nature, much like my work – I think what makes the pieces unique are the silhouettes and shapes. I draw each piece and revise the molds very carefully, so that resulting forms seem as if they are plucked from my paintings or drawings. The constraints of designing something to be worn is a new challenge for me, so I have a Japanese design partner who helps me come up with elegant solutions for each piece.
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New Uglydoll Lucky Uckys and the Cookie Dreams In!
60 types? Wow, this is nuts. We just got them in stock minutes ago! Excuse the joyful low res iPhone 3GS photos. Uglydoll Lucky Uckys ($4.99)
Cookie Dream Babo from Yoyamart. Two sides both open eye and X'd out. ($23)
Cookie Dream Babo from SDCC. Yes resurrected. It's two sides so you get both faces. ($23)
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What is it about the "flu-like symptoms" game? Why does it seem that every time a player takes the court despite those nasty "flu-like symptoms" they always seem to have a big game?
Whatever the reason, the latest in a long line of "flu-like symptom" heroes is LeBron James. James missed Miami's shootaround earlier in the day with a cough and congestion, and then led the Heat to a 98-87 thrashing of the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night. James scored 31 points, grabbed eight rebounds, handed out eight assists, gathered four steals and blocked three shots, leading his team in each of those statistical categories. One wonders what he might have done had he felt better.
As dominant as James was, it was Miami's defense that was the determining factor in this game. The Heat held the Lakers to 37 points in the first half, 56 through three quarters. They held Kobe Bryant, the NBA's leading scorer, to just 10 points through three, and by the time Kobe and the Lakers got something going in the fourth, the hole was too deep. Kobe scored 14 of the Lakers 31 fourth quarter points, but they entered the period down 21 and were unable to get closer than 10 down the stretch. It was a valiant comeback effort by L.A. - and perhaps a bit foolhardy, as they ultimately lost the game, and now have to face Orlando a night after Bryant (41 minutes), Pau Gasol (37) and Andrew Bynum (37) logged heavy minutes in this loss.
The Heat improved to 5-0 without Dwyane Wade, who missed the game with a sprained ankle. It's not as if the Heat are better without Wade, but in some ways it's clearer for the team -- everyone knows it's LeBron's show. Besides, against the Lakers, getting Shane Battier into the starting lineup to defend Bryant is not a bad strategy. Battier chipped in on offense as well with 11 points, and Chris Bosh had 14.
Gasol led the Lakers with a season-high 26 efficient points, but other than Pau nothing was coming easy for the Lakers. L.A. was also again betrayed by its lack of depth. Their big three combined to score 65 points-- while the remaining eight Lakers managed just 22.
Dexter Fishmore at Lakers blog Silver Screen and Roll was not surprised that the Lakers lost for the fifth consecutive time to a LeBron-led team:
Tonight the Lakers appeared to be nowhere near Miami's class. That's because they're not. The Heat are deeper, more athletic and unlike the Lakers have players who can make outside shots. It only took them a quarter and change to open a double-digit lead and make it all too obvious they'd be winning this one.
The game marked the season debut for the Heat for Eddy Curry, who played in his first NBA game in over two years. Curry, who has reportedly lost something in the neighborhood of 70 pounds, looked positively svelte as compared to his former self, and put up a more than respectable six points and three rebounds in six minutes.
With the win the Heat improved to 10-4, 5-1 at home. The Lakers meanwhile dropped to 10-6, 1-5 on the road.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness, according to a new study.
Research from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy found that since 1999, the percentage of antibiotics prescribed nationwide has dropped by 17 percent, yet there are notable national and regional trends in the overuse of antibiotics.
Because of overuse, says researchers, common infections -- like Urinary Tract Infections-- are becoming more difficult to treat with currently available antibiotics. They say unnecessary use makes antibiotics less effective in fighting off infections.


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Built over two decades, WTS Group has established relationships with broadcasters, media companies and specialist manufacturers, to fill a gap in the global market as a full-service technology partner. With experience gained from a history in studios and production, the company has developed a network of worldwide resources, allowing us to deliver value, excellence and accessibility.
Today the WTS Group has two distinct lines of business: broadcast equipment supply and broadcast systems integration. These two divisions compliment each other, giving our customers advantages that our competitors cannot match. Being an equipment dealer and stockist as well as an integrator means we have the buying power to negotiate the best supply, service and aftersales support deals with manufacturers, while our systems expertise provides our equipment-sales customers with access to first-class installation, engineering and support services.


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The sound of ringing bells is one of the many joys that becomes familiar to those celebrating the holidays, none more familiar than those volunteering for the Salvation Army.
Collection kettles have been placed at businesses all around LaGrange and Troup County in order to raise awareness of those less fortunate and to encourage those passing by to donate.
"The kettle goal this year is $25,000 and we are well on our way to that," said LaGrange Salvation Army Captain Chris Powell. "The community has been very supportive of us."
The Salvation Army made its land in LaGrange in 1917 and had its first church building dedicated in 1921. It left LaGrange around World War II but made a return in the late 1970s.
Since then, the Salvation Army has been promoting the message of the Bible as well as providing assistance for the citizens of Troup and Heard counties.
The most common way that the Salvation Army has collected its donations is from the kettles.
According to Powell, "kettle season" traditionally begins on Black Friday and lasts until Christmas Eve.
"There's two kettles at Walmart, one at Big Lots, one at Kroger and one at the Piggly Wiggly on Sawmill (Plaza)," Powell said.
The kettles have started to expand outside of LaGrange. Several businesses in the surrounding areas have opened up to allowing the Salvation Army to place kettles outside of their locations.
"On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays we have a kettle at the Piggly Wiggly in Franklin and Ingles has given us permission to have one in Hogansville from the 14th through the 24th of December," Powell said.
But donating to the kettles is actually one of the many ways someone can contribute toward the Salvation Army cause.
"We are always open for individuals to come volunteer and ring the bell for us," Powell said. "We have volunteer opportunities here at the store to help sort clothing. Also, during Christmas, our distribution warehouse where we give out our angel tree gifts, my wife can always use volunteers to help sort that out as it's coming in as well as on the days of distribution."


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The Business Club is among the most active clubs on campus. Club events combine learning more about business, developing personal and leadership skills with having fun with other people involved in business study.
Learn the dining skills necessary to succeed in a job interview or to host a client.
Christmas Party and BBQs at the beginning and end of the year.
Brat sales at home football games.
Care packages for students are funded by parents and prepared by the Business Club.
The proceeds from these fundraisers - as well as other funds from Student Government - make the out-of-pocket cost of Club events really affordable!


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In September 2012, the University of Virginia Rare Book School (RBS) was awarded a substantial grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a new fellowship program, The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in Critical Bibliography. The aim of this program is to reinvigorate bibliographical studies within the humanities by introducing doctoral candidates, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty to specialized skills, methods, and professional networks for conducting advanced research with material texts. Over the course of three years, fellows will receive intensive, hands-on training in the analysis of textual artifacts, and will participate in seminars that guide them toward theorizing their archivally based scholarship. In addition, fellows will have the opportunity to work with experts and mentors in fields such as book history, manuscript studies, and the digital humanities via collaborative research and symposia. The deadline for application to the program is 1 December 2012.
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This week it's time to vote for your favorite local florist. You can show your support by voting in our poll, clicking on the directory link below and writing a short review explaining why they're the best.
Do you have a place in town where you always go when you need fresh flowers? Is there only one business that you trust with your garden?
Here are some of the flower shops that were already in our directory. If your favorite place to pick up flowers isn't included in our list below, please let us know in the comments section and we'll be happy to add it.
Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. on Friday. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by Patch editors, based on emails, poll results and reviews on Patch Places.
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Seven Natural Ways To Fight Hot Flashes
If youre looking for a way to end your irritating hot flashes, you might have heard that a nutritional remedy, flaxseed, can be helpful. But so far, study results are mixedand its probably better to stick with easier ways of cooling down.
A Mayo Clinic study, which provided the subjects with two tablespoons of flaxseed daily, concluded that flaxseed did improve hot flashes, but not without unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects like bloating. In another study, at the University of Calgary, women ate large amounts of ground flaxseed or soy flour, or were given a placebo. After the six-week trial, the researchers concluded that none of the substances did any good.
But no matter what the studies show, the good news is that there are plenty of simple ways to cool down. Here are some strategies:
1. Dress in layers, so you can peel off one layer after another as you get warmer.
2. Don't wear wool or synthetics, and be wary of silk. Dress in cotton.
3. Avoid turtlenecks and stick to open-neck shirts.
4. Keep ice water on hand.
5. Substitute soft drinks for alcohol. Wine and liquor bring on the heat.
6. Pass on jalapenos and other spicy foods that can be a hot flash trigger, like cayenne, chili peppers, wasabi and hot mustard.
7. Use your freezer liberally. A number of women say opening the freezer at home and sticking their head in brings relief.
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No double take needed, you read that right. $500! Hello.
Because we loooooove you all so much, and we know it's holiday time and you're wondering how the heck you're going to buy all those gifts, a bunch of us got together to offer a $500 Amazon Gift Card to one of our lucky readers.
I sure wish I could enter my own giveaways! What would you do with $500 from Amazon?
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Dealers are "fired up" to sell trucks, with new emphasis on highway applications. And executives will "relaunch the Mack brand" at the ConExpo-ConAgg show in March.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Vikings' value has jumped 22 percent on a business magazine's ranking of NFL franchises thanks to its planned new stadium.
An analysis by Forbes magazine found the Vikings had the biggest jump in value in the league.
The magazine released its 2012 team valuations on Wednesday. The other team to get financing for a new stadium, the San Francisco 49ers, had a 19 percent jump in value.
Forbes executive editor Mike Ozanian says that's directly due to the stadium deals and the expected spike in profits that will accompany them.
Forbes values the Vikings at $975 million. That ranks only 22nd of 32 NFL teams.
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Can I use 1/2" copper flex pipe ASTM B-280 refrigerant pipe that I have for in house naural gas supply?
Need to check with your local gas supplier if their gas is either hydrogen sulfide free, or is of a low enough hydrogen sulfide content to use copper.
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I doubt a 13" Retina MacBook Pro
I have read alot of speculation lately on the 13" MacBook Pro retina lately and so here are a few facts that we can derive from Apples latest behavior.
1. Apple is set on making every last product "retina" quality.
2. Apple holds onto designs and products for at least a few generations.
3. A MacBook Pro retina 13" will not have an optical drive and will be based around flash storage.
Based on these three ideas that I don' t think that anyone would dispute imagine a future lineup where there is a MBP 13" retina and a MacBook Air 13" retina. they would be very close to the same machine despite some slight hardware advantage given to the pro for being slightly bigger. Therefore, I think that in the near future when Intel integrated graphics prove powerful enough to handle it the Apple MacBook lineup is going to look like MacBook Air 11", MacBook Air 13" and MacBook Pro 15". All sporting retina displays, the first two for portability and the last for power users.


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QB issues could put Panthers RBs in 'double trouble'
The "Double Trouble" duo of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart are widely considered one of the league's best RB tandems, but rough times could be on the horizon.
Clausen to start in Week Three
Rookie Jimmy Clausen will start for the Panthers in Week Three, replacing Matt Moore.
Freeman, Bucs beat Panthers 20-7
Josh Freeman threw for 178 yards and two TDs as the Bucs improved to 2-0 after a divisional win vs. the Panthers.
Panthers' Clausen likely to get needed prep time
The expected return to action of Panthers QB Matt Moore following a concussion is good news for rookie Jimmy Clausen, who isn't ready to take over the starting job, according to NFC South Whispers.
Panthers downgrade WR LaFell to questionable for Sunday
The Panthers downgraded rookie WR Brandon LaFell from probable to questionable for their Week Two game against the Buccaneers because of a sore hamstring.
Johnson rises to top of Panthers' DT heap
Former Colt Ed Johnson probably wouldn't be a starter on most teams, but he has surprised some observers by rising to the top of the Panthers' unimpressive pack at D-tackle.
Panthers' Moore practices following concussion
Panthers QB Matt Moore, who left Sunday's loss to the Giants with a concussion, was back on the practice field on Wednesday.
Teams getting foggy on concussions
It's clear that despite the NFL's best efforts to make more stringent and closely monitored guidelines on players' safety regarding concussions, teams are getting a little foggy with the rules and with information pertaining to these ailments.
Report: Moore expected to return to practice, start Sunday
Panthers QB Matt Moore is expected to return to practice this week and should start Sunday after sustaining a concussion in the season opener.
Panthers swap kickoff specialists
The Panthers brought back kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd after his replacement, Todd Carter, was injured Sunday against the Giants.
If cleared, QB Moore will start for Panthers
Panthers QB Matt Moore may have suffered a concussion in Week One, but he'll be the team's starter in Week Two if he's cleared to play.
Giants' defense makes marked improvement
The Giants' defense — which gave up 427 points a year ago — appeared markedly improved in its first contest under new coordinator Perry Fewell.
Panthers' supposed strengths looked like weaknesses in Week One
The Panthers were awful at the things they have done well in the past — running the ball, protecting the quarterback — in their loss to the Giants.
Nicks' big day leads Giants to 31-18 win over Panthers
The New York Giants opened their new $1.6 billion home by beating the Carolina Panthers 31-18 with a big second half.
Panthers WR Smith regains captain status
Some expected the Panthers to make QB Matt Moore one of the offensive captains in a show of support before his first opening-day start, but the team voted for WR Steve Smith and OLT Jordan Gross.
A person familiar with the situation says the Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms on a three-year contract with free agent linebacker Kenny Onatolu. The person spoke to The Associated Press Friday on the condition of anonymity because the move has not been announced. Financial terms of the deal were not available.||||||| Onatolu spent the last three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, seeing action primarily as a special teams player. He's played in all 48 games with the Vikings but started only one. He has 44 career tackles. The Panthers are in need of depth at linebacker after losing free agent Dan Connor to the Dallas Cowboys and not re-signing Jordan Senn.