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By LARRY VAUGHT
They were high school friends in Indianapolis that both ended up playing basketball at the University of Kentucky. Now Marquis Teague is preparing for his second season with the Chicago Bulls after helping UK win the 2012 national title while Bria Goss is preparing for what she hopes can be a national championship junior year at UK.
"Let me tell you about Marquis. We have been friends since we were about fifth grade. We both had the same trainer at home, so we worked out together," Goss said. "My senior year he would even pick me up after school or I would drive to his house and we would go to work out and come back to his house, eat some dinner and then maybe play some video games."
She says they probably played one-on-one basketball games a "million times" in Indianapolis.
"He beat me most of those times. I can remember one game, but he won't ever admit to it. But I have beat him. Maybe it was a dream. No, I know I have beat him," Goss laughed and said.
Goss admits playing with and against Teague "definitely" made her better.
"I am older than him, but I look up to him like he is one of my older brothers because there were times he was on me more than the trainer. He pushed me," Goss said. "He would have these one on one drills where he would be the one to guard me, and he is a lot stronger, faster. He's a guy. He's in the NBA. All that really helps me. I don't know if I would be in the same position I am without him.
"He is not the reason I came here. I knew he had committed, but by that time Kentucky was already at the top of my list. I asked him how it is and if he liked it and he was excited to know I was coming here, too."
She says they still talk and exchange text messages.
"I see him sometimes at home and we will hang out. His mom is like one of my moms. So it is good," Goss said.
However, Goss says there was never a time they were more than just "friends" in high school or UK.
"It was always just friends. He dated one of my really good friends and that is what really made us closer. He would come talk to me or she would come talk to me and that just made us stronger," Goss said. "I was like a problem solver. Most of the time he was the one who was wrong if they had trouble.
"He admired me because I was really the only one who kept it real with him. He would have other girls to go talk to, but nobody would really tell him what I would tell him which is the truth. If he was wrong, I would tell him he couldn't do this or that."


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On Wednesday, July 17, 2013, the university community celebrated the launch of one major construction project and the completion of another. The Buley Library construction project is now under way, and the Wintergreen Avenue parking garage is now open for use. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy spoke at a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony along with campus, local and other state officials. Following the groundbreaking, a ribbon cutting for the new 1,200-space Wintergreen Parking Garage took place.
Along with Gov. Malloy, speakers at the groundbreaking included President Mary A.
Papazian; Marianne Kennedy, interimprovost and vice president for academic affairs;
Pasquale J. Salemi, deputy commissioner, Connecticut Department of Construction Services;
Lewis J, Robinson Jr., chair, Board of Regents for Higher Education; Toni N. Harp,
state senator, D-New Haven, and chair of the Legislative Appropriations Committee;
Gregory W. Gray, president, Board of Regents for Higher Education; and Erin McGuckin,
president, SCSU Student Government Association.
Cost: $31 million
Architect: Oak Park Architects, West Hartford
Construction Manager: Skanska, New Haven
Size: 245,000 square feet (includes 2008 addition)
Floors: 4
Exterior: Red brick and concrete
Projected completion: 2015
More information about the Buley Library Renovation
Southern is on course in less than two years to be home to a state-of-the-art library that will offer students the latest in media technology in a modern and attractive facility.
Hilton Buley Library originally opened in 1970 toward the end of Hilton Buley's (pictured below) 17-year reign as president of Southern. He served in that capacity from 1954 to 1971.
The project to renovate the 98,000-square-foot older wing of Buley Library has begun, according to Robert Sheeley, associate vice president for capital budgeting and facilities operations. The $31 million project will enable the university to boast a library that is 245,000 square feet, which includes the original wing, as well as the 135,000 square foot addition that was completed in 2008. It also will include a new 12,000-square-foot area encompassing an atrium and skywalk connecting the two sections of the building on the first and third floors.
"I am confident that we will have a library that Southern will be truly proud to call its own," Sheeley said.
"It is going to be a beautiful building that will be the academic hub of the campus," said Christina Baum, director of library services at Buley. "I really think it will be a more inviting and approachable facility for our students."
The Buley renovation is the second major project to commence on campus this summer. A four level, 98,332 square-foot academic and laboratory science building is underway in front of Jennings Hall, the current home for Southern's science programs.
The library project includes the creation of an art gallery, as well as space for media collections, special collections and a reading area on the ground floor. The first floor will feature include a cyber café, as well as an "information commons," an area that will include a computer lab, lounge seating, email stations, a reference help desk and an IT help desk. "The information commons will be a sort of one-stop shopping area for students," Baum said.
The project is being designed to include three classrooms, two computer teaching labs, a seminar room, a conference room and a Faculty Development Center on the second floor. Plans call for the third floor to include the eventual creation of a tutorial center -- which would feature a writing tutorial room, a math and science tutorial room, a computer lab and a conference room. The floor also would be home to the Library Science Department faculty and staff. The Office of Information Technology would eventually be located on the fourth floor, according to the building plans, as would library administration offices.
"One of the important improvements to the facility will be the additional group study space that is currently in high demand by our students," Baum added.
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I did notice my first tip to Disney in 1994 that several attractions at this World's Fair are at Disney. The "It's a Small World", The Carolsel of progress, Presidents hall of Fame.
There was also a huge world globe at the fair, and a prehistoric I think Sinclair Oil put on. The Monorail was another big attraction there.
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Time dependent shock temperatures were measured for stainless steel (SS) films in contact with transparent anvils. The anvil/window material was the same as the driver material so that there would be symmetric heat flow from the sample. Inferred Hugoniot temperatures, T h , of 5800–7500 K at 232–321 GPa are consistent with previous measurements in SS. Temperatures at the film‐anvil interface (T i ), which are more directly measured than T h , indicate that T i did not decrease measurably during the approximately 250 ns that the shock wave was in Al 2 O 3 or LiF anvils. Thus an upper bound is obtained for the thermal diffusivity of Al 2 O 3 at the metal/anvil interface at 230 GPa and 6000K of κ≤0.00096 cm 2/s. This is a factor of 17 lower than previously calculated values, resulting in a decrease of the inferred T h by 730 k. The observed shock temperatures are combined with temperatures calculated from measured Hugoniots and are used to calculate thermal conductivities of Al 2 O 3. Also we note that since there was no measurable intensity decrease during the time when the shock wave propagated through the window, we infer from this that Al 2 O 3 remained transparent while in the shocked state. Thus sapphire is a good window material to at least 250 GPa for shock temperature measurements for metals.
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Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 25, 2009, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, LARY SUDCHILD VONGSAVANH, a 35-year-old resident of Cotati, California and Lander, Wyoming, appeared for sentencing. VONGSAVANH was sentenced to a term of:
- Probation: 2 years
- Special Assessment: $100
- Restitution: $38.71
VONGSAVANH was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to theft of mail and contents by a postal employee.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
In the fall of 2007, VONGSAVANH was hired as the Postmaster Relief at the Zortman Post Office. The Postmaster Relief acts as a substitute awaiting the appointment of a permanent Postmaster.
In August of 2008, a complaint was made that VONGSAVANH was opening packages from the VA Hospital at Fort Harrison. In this instance, the complainant believed that VONGSAVANH was stealing morphine from mail addressed to her husband and also from packages containing morphine addressed to another Zortman area veteran.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service prepared a "test" package to verify the allegations. The test package, which indicated a return address of the VA Medical Center at Fort Harrison, was delivered to the Zortman Post Office through the regular mail delivery system.
Soon after delivery, two agents entered the Zortman facility and determined that the package had been tampered with. VONGSAVANH was confronted and admitted that he had opened the package, determined its contents, and set it aside with the intention of taking the package out of the Post Office at the end of his work day.
VONGSAVANH also admitted that he had opened other packages looking for prescription pain medications and had, on several occasions, either stolen mail containing morphine or opened the mail and removed the contents.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that VONGSAVANH will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, VONGSAVANH does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
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February 07, 2013 11:54 AM | Author: SCOTT SUTTELL
Some quick hits for the day:
A charming
New York Times
features interviews with students at
Shaker Heights High School
conducted on Jan. 25 — a big day, because it was the day before they took the SAT.
The kids, as you might expect, display a mix of confidence, nerves and befuddlement. Here of some of the responses I enjoyed this most:
Elana Ross, 15
"I get really nervous before tests. Like my stomach drops and I get all tense. One test in particular I took in math, where I got really nervous and was looking at the test and I was like, 'I don't remember how to do any of this!'"
Linda Fan, 17
''I have a superstition where I can't wear any jewelry on a test day. I always wear my rattiest T-shirts and sweat pants. When I was in fifth grade, I was in a science competition, and I was wearing a couple bracelets and a necklace, and I got last place. So I just stopped wearing anything fancy for tests.''
Aryanna Jones, 15
''For the most part I'm excited, I feel ready. I'm taking an 11th-grade math class in the 10th grade. My strong points are factoring binomials, stuff like that. Probably my weakest area is rotating conics, because it's a lot of different steps, and if I mess up one part, then I'll have the whole question wrong.''
Sasha Rae-Grant, 16
''On the PSAT I felt pretty good, but I didn't get quite the score I wanted. I kept spacing out. That's a problem for me with standardized tests. I try to get myself as relaxed as possible before a test. I'm a Brony — a teenage fan of 'My Little Pony.' I sometimes watch the episodes before a test because the friendliness is relaxing.''
Ben Robertson, 15
''I'm usually better at taking tests than I am at doing homework, because taking tests is sort of knowledge-based, and I guess doing homework is, like, diligent. You have to remember every single day, and sometimes I forget. It's very hard to forget to take a test because you go to take the test.''
Cleveland lands at No. 14 on Central Connecticut State University's
annual list
of America's 50 most-literate cities.
The study, conducted by university president John Miller, is based on data that includes the number of bookstores, library resources, newspaper circulation, Internet resources and educational levels.
USA Today
that for the digital age, the survey expands the definition of reading by counting online book orders, e-book readers and page views on local newspaper websites.
Cleveland's standout quality is library resources, which includes holdings, circulation and staff. It ranks first in that category.
"Cleveland may be a Rust Belt city, but it continues to invest in its libraries," Mr. Miller tells
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Among other Ohio cities, Cincinnati is No. 12, Columbus is No. 32 and Toledo is No. 44. The No. 1 city is Washington, D.C.
for the last 30 years or so has asked top investment pros to name one stock they think is most likely to outpace the market for the next 12 months.
this year's installment
of the feature, one of the stock pickers — David Fingold, portfolio manager at Dynamic Funds, selects
Parker Hannifin Corp.
, a producer of fluid power products, as his 2013 standout due to its strong record of growth, profitability and cash generation.
"He feels it will benefit from an improving industrial economy including aerospace, hydraulics, filtration, pneumatics and process control,"
Forbes says. "(Parker) is a dividend play, increasing its annual dividend paid to shareholders for 56 consecutive years."
The Great Lakes
are a little parched
The Associated Press notes that Lake Huron and Lake Michigan "have hit their lowest water levels ever recorded," and lakes Erie, Ontario and Superior are "well below average," according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This is the result of "more than a decade of below-normal rain and snowfall and higher temperatures that boost evaporation," according to the AP.
The low water "has caused heavy economic losses by forcing cargo ships to carry lighter loads, leaving boat docks high and dry, and damaging fish-spawning areas," the AP notes.
It says the Army Corps' report comes as shippers plead with Congress for more money to dredge ever-shallower harbors and channels. Shippers, the AP says, "are taxed to support a harbor maintenance fund, but only about half of the revenue is spent on dredging." (The rest is diverted to the Treasury for other purposes. Legislation to change that policy is pending before Congress.)
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With the opening of Aunt Barley's Antique Shop in Washington, the Borough continues its move toward becoming one of the leading antique shop destinations of Warren County. Aunt Barley's, located at 217 W. Washington Avenue (next to Sicilia Bakery), joins Main Antiques, Kathy's Kove, OliviaRae, Second Time Around, and The Conductor as antiquers in the Borough. "Washington has truly become a place for antique lovers to come to," said Sandi Cerami, Executive Director of the Washington Business Improvement District. "Between our antique businesses and array of quality second hand stores, we've got a number of establishments offering unique items and clothing." Owned by Carol Sickels and Lisa Whitmore, Aunt Barley's offers a diverse array of antiques, from toys, farm tools, and furniture, to dishes and glassware and collectibles. A family affair, Lisa is Carol's niece. Uncle Barry (Whitmore) is the store's "consultant." The name of the shop comes from Aunt (as in Aunt Carol), Bar (as in Uncle Barry) and ley's (as in Lisa). "We've both always had a love for antiques," said Lisa, explaining why she and her aunt decided to open up their shop. "We are really good partners because we have different tastes in antiques." The store is open six days a week (closed on Thursday), Monday through Wednesday 9-4, Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-6, and Sunday 11-4. To reach the store, call 908-689-0858. For more information about business opportunities in Washington, visit www.washingtonbid.org, or call 908-689-4800.a |


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Fun video from the Second Annual Reggie Destin Memorial Time Trial & Carve Contest that took place a few weeks back at The Donuthill. A large crew from the Nebraska skateboarding community gathered together to speed around the ramp's pockets and corners, and to celebrate the life of Reggie Destin. The results from the evening were as follows:
Fastest Course 1: Travis Baigent 17.87
Fastest Course 2: Travis Baigent 15.69
Fastest Combined:
1st Travis Baigent 33.56
2nd Jeff Chase 34.33
3rd James Brown 34.93
Longest Carve: Dave Nelson 285.0″
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> Made a batch of Cajun (brown) gumbo yesterday and it was terrible. THe
> roux would not brown properly and the resultant dish had a tacky oily
> feel/tooth and a floury aftertaste. After much soul searchinng ( and
> internet time), I think I have found the culprit.
> Found a reference in the GumboPages that warns the reader NOT to make
> roux with olive oil, as they invariably come up poorly. Reflection
> proved that I had done so, because I couldn't find the peanut oil.
> Bought a fresh bottle of peanut oil, and remeasured the AP flour, and
> the roux came up beautifully, with exactly the right "nose".
> A word to the wise. Avoid EVOO for roux.
I disagree. However, I've never made gumbo, or anything requiring a
brown roux. I can say that I have used olive oil for making roux for
white sauces, and generally like it pretty well (think turkey ala king).
It sure doesn't make sense to use a good olive oil for anything cooked
at a very high heat, since it loses a lot of the flavor you have paid
I'll take your word not to use olive oil for a dark roux.
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
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Our expert from ScoutPRO.com,Shawn Childs, helps you prepare for your big fantasy baseball draft.Washington Nationals Team Projection
A year after finishing with the best record in franchise history, the Nationals finished 4 games behind in the Wild Card hunt. They struggled through the first 5 months of the season (68-67), but their bats came alive in September, winning 15 of their first 19 games to keep a miracle finish within reach. The Nationals comeback hopes ended when they were swept in a 3-game series in St. Louis to start the last week of the season. Washington couldn't beat the best teams in the National League last season (7-24 against Atlanta, St. Louis, and Los Angeles). Additionally, they finished 6th in the NL in ERA (3.59) and had one of the worst fielding teams in the league. The Nationals scored 75 less runs than 2012 (656 - 6th in the NL). Washington was tied for 3rd in HR's (161). In terms of offseason moves, they lost P Dan Haren to free agency and signed OF Nate McLouth. Their only other additions were P Doug Fister and P Jerry Blevins, who were acquired in a pair of trades. The front part of starting rotation looks strong, especially if P Stephen Strasburg can pitch like a true ace. Furthermore, the bullpen has enough talent to be an asset. Their offense has power and some upside if Bryce Harper makes a step forward. Washington is a playoff contending team with enough front end pitching to compete for a World Series title if this team comes together in 2014.
1. OF Denard Span
I still don't think Span has the ideal skill set to be the leadoff hitter for the Nationals. His walk (6.3%) was a career low, while his K rate (11.6%) has been low during his whole career. His AVH (1.365) remains low, which gives him no upside in power. Span has no value against lefties (.223 with a .261 SLG %). He played his best ball over the last 3 month of the year (.295 with 42 runs, 4 HR's, 27 RBI, and 12 SB's). Denard didn't hit a HR in his first 389 at bats. He continues to be a high GB hitter (54.2%), and had a career low FB rate (22.8%) for a full season. Pitchers can get him out by throwing 65+ % fastballs. Overall, Span is probably a better real baseball player than a fantasy option. The best you can hope for is 3 neutral categories (BA, R, and SB's), but he will hurt you badly in HR's and RBI's.
2. 3B Ryan Zimmerman
When looking at Zimmerman's career stats, I was wondering if he is on a path to be a Hall of Fame player. He hasn't been dominant, but his longevity gives him an outside chance at 3,000 hits if he can stay healthy. He has hit 20 or more HR's 6 times during his career. His two short seasons were due to injuries. Last year, his K rate (21.0%) was a career high and it has declined in each of the last 3 seasons. His walk rate (9.5%) is just above league average. In September, he found his HR stroke (11 HR's). Ryan hit well at home (.310), but most of his power happened on the road (19 HR's - .239). During his career, he has been a plus hitter against LH pitching (.310 with a .503 SLG %). His HR/FB rate (17.6%) was a career high last year and he had his 2nd highest rate (16.0%) in 2012. Additionally, his GB rate (44.7%) has been higher than his career average in each of the last 3 seasons. Zimmerman is a professional major league bat that could be an asset in 4 categories, plus he could chip in with a handful of steals. His best season in the majors was 2004 (.292 with 110 R, 33 HR's and 106 RBI). If Harper stays healthy, Ryan could back draft him to have one of the better seasons of his career. His HR swing is trending upward.
3. OF Bryce Harper
Harper went to war in the outfield for the Nationals last season. His season started with a swollen left thumb late in spring training. The injury appeared to be a non-factor as he was hitting .400 with 5 HR's and 10 RBI just ten games into the season. On May 1st, he suffered bruised ribs when he crashed into the outfield wall. Bryce had a minor toe issue on May 10th after having surgery to correct an ingrown toenail. He then ran into another wall face first, suffering a bruised knee and shoulder (plus a cut on his chin that required 11 stitches). Harper then suffered concussion like symptoms and his knee started to swell up, which led to a DL stint in early June. He returned to the lineup on July 1st, but the knee issue lingered all season. Bryce had a minor hip issue in late July and a bruised triceps in mid August. Furthermore, his hip issue flared back up in early September. In the offseason, Harper had surgery to remove a bursa sac in his left knee. Each knee has 11 bursa sacs, which are filled with fluid to work as a cushion between your bones, tendons, and muscles. His recovery time table was about 4 to 6 weeks. In between all of his drama, Bryce had reasonable success. He was electric in April (.344 with 9 HR's and 18 RBI). However, his wall banging issues crushed his value in May (.193 with 3 HR's and 5 RBI in 57 at bats). When he returned to the lineup in July, Harper was the same player (.266 with 8 HR's, 35 RBI, and 9 SB's in 274 at bats). Overall, his skill set did improve as his K rate (18.9%) and walk rate (12.3%) showed growth. Bryce bashed RH pitching (.300 with .560 SLG %), but he struggled against lefties (.214). His FB rate (33.4%) has been low during his 2 seasons in the majors, but he has a plus HR/FB rate (18.0%). There is a lot of information to digest from Harper in 2013. First, he showed elite upside before taking on a couple of major league outfield walls. Second, his skill set for the season still showed growth. Third, he is a complete beast against RH pitching. Harper needs to play a lot smarter going forward. He has to let that one great play go in the outfield in order to protect his career. His next step is solving lefties. His approach did improve against them, although it didn't show in his batting average results. Harper is going to be a perennial top 5 pick in baseball. He has .300 batting average upside with 30 HR power and 20 SB ability. I'm sure he'll hit his way up the draft board in spring training. The only thing that can derail this runaway train is the dare devil behind the wheel.
4. OF Jayson Werth
Werth was a very good backend outfielder in 2013 despite missing 33 games (mostly due to a hamstring injury in May). His K rate (19.0%) was his 2nd lowest of his career and it has shown growth over the last 2 years. His walk rate (11.3%) has been solid during his career, but it was below his career average (12.0%). Jayson had success against RH pitching (.309 with a .501 SLG %), but he was even better against lefties (.350 with a .641 SLG %). Werth played like an elite player over the last 3 months of the year (.349 with 17 HR's, 61 RBI, and 8 SB's in 278 at bats). He even had a lower K rate (15.4%) with a higher walk rate (13.3%). If he played a full season, he may have delivered a 100/30/100 season. Washington paid him a ton of money in 2011, and Jayson showed he was WERTH every penny last year. He'll start the year at age 34. His skill set showed growth, but I'm not sure he'll ever play at that level again. If his K rate stays intact, he will have solid upside across the board. His lack of steals last year was due to his early hamstring issue.
5. 1B Adam LaRoche
LaRoche delivered 60 cents on the dollar last season. His breakout in power in 2012 wasn't repeatable. However, his K rate (22.2%) was in line with his career average and his walk rate (12.2%) was in a good area. His skill set against LH pitching (.198 with a .313 SLG %) dropped off the table after having success against lefties in 2012 (.268 with 11 HR's and .506 SLG %). Adam had a respectable 1st half (.13 HR and 43 RBI), but he failed to make solid contact after the All Star break (.217 with .369 SLG %). LaRoche lost 20 lbs. last season due to a side effect with ADD medication. In the offseason, he had surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow. Adam isn't an impact player, but he is a steady backend option with power. He could lose some playing time with Zimmerman shifting to first base against some lefties. I expected him to get his weight back under control, which will help his overall approach at the plate. Solid 20/80 player with a slight negative in batting average.
6. SS Ian Desmond
Desmond has delivered back to back 20/20 seasons with a nice batting average. He continues to be a free swinger with a high K rate (22.1% - career high) and low walk rate (6.6% - career best). He is almost the same hitter against both RH (.280) and LH (.281) pitching. Ian did most of his damage over the first 3 months of the season (.276 with 12 HR's, 48 RBI, and 8 SB's). His HR/FB rate (12.9%) was a step back from 2012 (18.2%). Overall, Ian is a nice option at SS. His power is developing, but his final numbers last year were achieved by a higher volume of at bats. His AVH (1.619) did regress. Desmond was a career .259 hitter in the minors with a lower K rate (19. 4%). His 20/20 skill set is for real, but his batting average appears to be higher than it should be. He hit the ball hard when he makes contact and his K rate could even improve. 2 Positive (HR's and SB's) + 2 neutrals (R and RBI) + 1 slight negative (BA) = an asset in 2014.
7. C Wilson Ramos
Ramos had a tough first half of the year due to two hamstring injuries, which led to only 48 at bats over the first 3 months of the year. When he returned in July, Wilson played at a high level (.276 with 14 HR's and 53 RBI). He hit well against lefties (.282), but all of his power came against RH pitching (15 HR's in 216 at bats - .500 SLG %). As intriguing as his power looks, Ramos had a high GB rate (56.9%) with a short FB rate (23.6%). His HR/FB rate (27.6%) was off the charts in 2013. Wilson was tough to strikeout (13.9% K rate - career low), but he barely took any walks (5.0%). Overall, Ramos looks like an interesting catcher in 2014. His 2013 results were supported by his 2011 success with growth in HR/FB rate and K rate. Even with regression in his HR rate, he still has enough upside to reach 20+ HR's with 450 at bats. His hamstrings have been a problem during his entire career and he had a bad knee injury in 2012. His high GB rate and slow feet hurt his upside in batting average, even with a low K rate. However, his RBI rate (24%) was top shelf last year. Upside player with some injury risk.
8. 2B Anthony Rendon
Rendon was able to make the push from AA to the majors with just 11 AAA at bats. His results with the Nationals won't blow you away, but his scouting report suggests he has 20 HR power with a plus approach at the plate. His K rate (17.5%) came in just above the major league average and it was almost identical to his short minor league career. His walk rate (7.4%) was shorter than expected, but his minor league career (16.9%) suggests upside in this area. Last year, he saw 64.4% fastballs, so major league pitchers didn't fear his power. He struggled with both breaking pitches (.226) and off speed pitches (.191). In essence, Rendon has a third baseman skill set playing second base. If his power develops, he could be an edge at the position. Anthony offers no upside in speed. He may have the skill set to bat leadoff and could be this year's version of Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals with more upside in power. With his short resume, I would tread carefully. Possible 15 HR's with a solid batting average, but his runs and RBI's will be short due to his slot in the batting order.
9. 2B Danny Espinosa
Espinosa whiffed his way out of the league, which led to Rendon getting a chance at second base. His K rate (28.1%) was slightly lower than 2012, but his walk rate (2.4%) was a disaster. When he was shipped to AAA, Danny didn't make any progress (.216 with only 2 HR's in 283 at bats). He even had a higher K rate (32.3%) with a short walk rate (6.0%). Espinosa showed a 20/20 skill set with batting average risk, but his lack of approach has led to less contact. Last year, he played through a torn rotator cuff injury, which wasn't corrected with surgery. Danny also dealt with a wrist issue. This year, he will compete for a back role with the Nationals. I don't like that his shoulder hasn't been corrected, but he probably isn't as bad as he was last year. If LaRoche struggles, Zimmerman may be shifted to 1st and Rendon to 3rd, which will create an opportunity for Espinosa.
10. OF Nate Mclouth
McLouth may offer the Nationals a higher skill set as a leadoff hitter than Denard Span. Nate has double digit power with two 20 HR seasons on his resume, plus he may have more speed. His K rate (14.5%) was much better than his previous 4 seasons, but his walk rate (8.9%) was lower than his career average. McLouth had no value against LH pitching (.209). This year, he is expected to be the Nationals 4th outfielder with upside if Span had an injury.
11. C Jhonathan Solano
If Ramos goes down with an injury, Washington doesn't have much behind him on the depth chart. Solano is a career .247 hitter in the minors with 22 HR's and 201 RBI's in 1,791 at bats. He looks like the favorite for the back up job.
12. IF Jeff Kobernus
He is a career .288 hitter in the minors with 10 HR's, 151 RBI's, and 162 SB's in 1,543 at bats. He will compete for a utility job with Espinosa. Jeff has plus speed and will have value as a pinch runner.
13. 1B Tyler Moore
He is a free swing with upside in power if he makes contact. Moore will compete to be the backup first baseman and provide depth in the outfield.
14. OF Scott Hairston
Hairston will be the right handed power hitter off the bench. Last year, he really struggled with Washington and Chicago (.191), but he had 10 HR's in 157 at bats.


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Every industrialized country relies on satellites every day, for everything from computer networking technology to telecommunications, navigation, weather prediction, television and radio. This makes satellites especially vulnerable targets. Imagine the U.S. military suddenly without guidance for its soldiers and weapons systems, and its civilians without storm warnings or telephones.Some satellites, however, are at greater risk than others. Most spacecraft -- including spy sats -- are in low Earth orbit, which stretches 1240 miles into space. As the Chinese test proved, such targets could be hit with medium-range missiles tipped with crude kill devices. GPS satellites are far higher, orbiting at about 12,600 miles. Many communications sats are in the 22,000-mile range. Destroying them requires a much more powerful and sophisticated long-range ballistic missile -- yet it can be done. "You'd need a sky-sweeping capability to comprehensively negate a space support system that is scattered all over," says John Pike, a space analyst at GlobalSecurity.org. "You'd need ICBM-size boosters -- hundreds of them."
Such an all-out satellite war would render space useless for decades to come. "There'd be so much debris up there," Clark says, "that it wouldn't be safe to put anything up in space."
The United States and Russia, the two countries with proven ASAT capabilities, have long steered clear of satellites as military targets. Even during the Cold War spy sats were hands-off; the consequences of destroying them were greater than those of unwelcome surveillance. "The consensus," Clark says, "was that anybody could look at anybody else."
Diagram: China's antisatellite strike took place at an altitude of 537 miles, which places the international spacecraft depicted below well within range of China's space arsenal.
To develop a more surgical capability, the Air Force launched Project Mudflap, which was designed to destroy individual Soviet satellites with missiles. But inaccurate space-guidance systems plagued early tests. Then, on May 23, 1963, the Air Force pulled off a successful intercept with a modified Nike-Zeus ballistic missile launched from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. It took out a rendezvous and docking target for NASA's Gemini missions at an altitude of 150 miles.
Over the next several decades the Air Force graduated to more sophisticated air-launched missiles that could hit targets with far better accuracy. In 1985 the United States destroyed an American solar observation satellite using a three-stage, heat-seeking miniature vehicle fired from an F-15 fighter jet. That test, like the Chinese one earlier this year, used a kinetic kill vehicle that spewed debris into space. Funding for the program was cancelled before the air-launched system could be perfected.
That same year, at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the Air Force began operating the powerful Mid-Infrared Chemical Laser. In 1997, it was used to temporarily blind sensors on an Air Force missile-launch and tracking satellite. The sat remained intact; no debris was created. And no laser tests have been conducted since. However, the current federal budget includes funding for a laser to be fired at a low Earth orbit sat from the Starfire Optical Range at Kirtland Air Force Base, in New Mexico, later this year.
Some $400 million has been spent in recent years to develop another sophisticated kill vehicle -- a three-stage missile that smacks an enemy's craft with a sheet of Mylar plastic, disabling it without producing any debris. It has yet to be fully tested, and would only work on satellites in low Earth orbit; communication and GPS sats are too high.
Destroying an adversary's satellites has far-reaching implications. Do you take out only military sats or so-called civilian ones, too? Nearly every satellite has dual uses: A civilian weather satellite used for tracking hurricanes also could watch military movements. Many satellites are used by multiple nations. And once a nation disables an adversary's satellites, it puts its own in peril. As Charles Vick, a senior analyst at GlobalÂSecurity says, "It's an act of war."
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For the past 45 years, the U.S. military has been developing weapons designed to destroy enemy satellites. Here are four of the most notable. --Davin Coburn | |
1] Perhaps the most spectacular test -- known as Starfish Prime -- occurred on July 9, 1962, when a 1.4-megaton nuclear warhead was detonated 250 miles above the Pacific. Radiation and electromagnetic pulses disabled at least six satellites and created an eerie, artificial glow for 20 minutes. | |
2] The U.S. conducted its only direct antisat test in 1985, when an F-15 climbed to 80,000 ft., then fired a three-stage missile. It caught up to a 17,500-mph Solwind solar observation satellite at an altitude of nearly 300 miles over Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. | |
3] In 1997 the U.S. Army hover-tested a kinetic energy weapon that could act like a space-age fly swatter. The kill vehicle extends a Mylar sheet to disable satellites without destroying them. The military found the technology too messy, and eventually canceled the program. | |
4] The XSS-11 microsatellite isn't an antisat -- but it could be. First launched in April 2005, the spacecraft is designed to circumnavigate targets and relay diagnostic data. Some experts note that it wouldn't be difficult to reprogram the craft to ram into enemy targets. |


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Of course, my thorough review of every article and Web page devoted to His Dreaminess prepared me for the possibility that the anticipation of talking to him might be better than actually doing so. In past profiles, he's responded to questions with cordial aloofness, quirky one-word replies or, most distractingly of all, additional questions that helped him avoid answering the ones already put to him. I hoped to do better--to elicit rare and witty examples of Reevesian insight--but I was prepared to be disappointed.
And I was!
Reeves, who was a couple of hours removed from playing a show in Pennsylvania, sounded for all the world like Ted "Theodore" Logan, his character in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. In fact, when he was asked about the current tour, "Excellent!" was the first word out of his mouth. "It's going really well," he went on, "but we've had little goblins along the way. When we departed from L.A., our bus broke down not once, but twice. Generators have been breaking down. In the middle of a show, my bass amp just punked out. Robert now no longer wants to play on risers, because he's bounced off a couple and had near-fatal drumming accidents. And Bret's wah-wah pedal is just a nightmare. It works, it doesn't work, it works, it doesn't work." Suddenly, he segues into a display of poetic gibberish that only his nonexistent twin might understand: "It wah. It just wah-wahs. It wahs, we wah over the wah that we wah." Then, as if some Ritalin had just taken effect, he's back to normal. "But those have been good tests--kind of fun, kind of wacky. We've had some really great shows and met a lot of great people. We're halfway through the tour, and all systems are go."
By the same token, even Reeves recognizes that as a bassist, he's no expert. He admits to having taken only one bass lesson; otherwise, he's self-taught. "I play by accident," he says. "I've been playing for a little bit longer now, so my facility's much better. I just have to start playing songs and learning more about different ways to make different kinds of feels on the bass. I'd say the bass sounds from Joy Division are probably the closest to what I instinctively come out with."
In truth, none of Reeves's thumpings on Visionary call to mind Ian Curtis's art-gloom; the closest he comes is an evocation of the Cure's bass style on "Goodbye." Keanu also takes credit for spawning the title track and "Breathe Tonight"; he refers to his contributions as "Reeves's riffs--as in, they were the root, the earth of the tree. Once in a while, I'll just play something and Bret reacts to it. You know, he'll get excited by it and play off of it."
Because of this improved musical chemistry, Mailhouse vows that Dogstar's playing is "a hundred times better" than it was two years ago. But that doesn't mean that the throngs coming to see the outfit are there to have a mind-blowing sonic experience. "We've been having chick fights lately," the drummer reveals. "Just a lot of hair-pulling and stuff. This one time in Texas, Bret had to stop the show because one big girl was punching this other girl in the face. They were fighting hard--and they weren't even on Keanu's side of the stage." No doubt that was part of the problem.
As the interview wound down, it became abundantly clear that Reeves had little of interest to say about Dogstar. About the best he could manage was a list of items the performers could not live without on the road, which he delivered in classic Ted fashion: "Poker chips, cards, food, Play Station, CDs. Oh, God, we have every CD ever made. What else? Bobby and a couple of guys in the crew like to smoke cigars. But I think the essentials are snack treats, videos, movies, music, Jack Daniel's, beer, water, Gatorade--you know, bodily-like fluids. So you need eye candy, hard candy, stomach candy and, of course, the gambling, which is for all of those fiendish desires."
Desires like being in a rock-and-roll band. It's a common fantasy, and fortunately for Reeves, he has more than enough big Hollywood bucks to make it come true, at least for a while. He's not dependent on the group for his livelihood: "Dogstar bassist" is just another role to him. And as awful as his portrayal can be, I'll be there this week, happily tolerating every minute of it.
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Nov 18, 2012 9:43 PM by Hope Hanselman, KSBY News
The holidays are upon us and it has many busy with preparations for Thanksgiving gatherings. In fact, some are already looking ahead to the next celebration.
There aren't many tree farms still around where customers can cut down his or her own tree. But the family at Hidden Springs Tree Farm has been through enough of these holiday seasons to know how to beat the rush.
"Now that we got this rain and it's starting to cool off and all the trees are starting to turn colors it's starting to really feel like Christmas," Fred Frank, owner, said.
No one can sense the holiday season approaching better than Fred, who started the tree farm with his father when he graduated college.
Now, his kids and grandchildren have planted roots in these ten acres in Atascadero.
"We went for quite a few years without making any money," Frank said. "It was kind of a labor of love because we figured if we hung in long enough we'd prevail."
But around this time every year at Hidden Springs, you'll find something special in the air.
Christmas tree season officially starts the day after Thanksgiving, which makes this week one of the busiest of the year for a tree farm.
"We're cleaning up and getting this organized," Auraly Dobbs, Fred's daughter, said.
She's been spending the week gathering all the supplies needed for the upcoming month and a half of tree sales-- which include gallons of apple cider.
Auraly grew up working on the farm, which makes her an expert on wreath making, bow tying and task managing. She will also inherit the place from her father.
She has all hands on deck from three generations of Christmas tree growers.
"There will be mad rushes and everybody racing around," she said.
This family's prep time is as much a seasonal tradition as the trees are for thousands of families in the area.
We all have ways of ringing in the holidays. This one just starts a few weeks early.
The Frank family at Hidden Springs is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Their opening day is the day after Thanksgiving.
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Ashley: I had to look up her name on MTV's website because I couldn't remember her. This marks the first and last time I will ever do research into anything regarding Buckwild. I think she's the narrator, or maybe God is the narrator and we're all just his ventriloquist puppets. She did nothing.
Salwa: Is Bengali, explained that she was "Bengali" lest we be confused about how come there's a girl who isn't white on this show. Went topless almost immediately. Probably will wind up co-hosting Today someday, where she will slowly poison an ancient Matt Lauer with arsenic coffee. Seems like a lovely girl.
Katie: That gossip-y girl who told everybody in class about how the popular girl with the pool in her backyard invited the popular boy with the bleached hair over, for a whole afternoon, when her parents were out of town, and they totally made out in the hot tub. At one point explained, "There was definitely monkey sex goin' on." Made the fewest poor life decisions of anyone in Buckwild, indicating perhaps that she is the Good Girl, or that she is storing up all the bad ideas for the season finale.
The girls all live together, and we saw Anna and Ashley go to West Virginia University to pick up Cara. Anna said, "Cara's one of our newer friends," which is reality TV-speak for "We hate her, hate her, hate her." Cara said, "This is the first time I've ever lived with girls," which is reality TV-speak for "I am the nightmare roommate who will take everything you love and destroy it, and also borrow your socks on the regular." The girls were heading back to meet up with their favorite young lads. "What do you think they're up to?" asked Cara. "Probably wrestlin' cows." They all laughed. Ho ho! Wrestling cows! As if!
Indeed, why spend a lovely afternoon wrestling cows...when you can eat 15 hot wings, crawl inside of a gigantic tire, and ride the tire down the hillside?
The Tale of Shain's Mudded Mudder
Shain piled his friends into his truck. Anna, Tyler, and Katie had to sit in the truckbed, leading Shain to play one of his favorite games: Muddin'! This involves driving a truck through gigantic puddles of mud, ideally while listening to Puddle of Mudd and pondering the fact that the kids on Buckwild probably don't know who Puddle of Mudd is, which probably explains why they have such an optimistic view of humanity. Shain seemed to be trying to toss one of his friends off the truckbed.
Alas, it turns out that if you drive your truck through gigantic mud puddles, sometimes you truck will get caught in a gigantic mud puddle. So Shain stood up and like yelled into the trees, and a redheaded shirtless farmboy emerged from out of the wild with a tractor and pushed the truck to safety. All in all, it was the best Monday we ever had.
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I saw a video (may here?) of a cat seeing snow for the first time, so I decided today that I would bring my cats outside to see if they would love it as much as the cat in the video.
Spoiler – they did not.
Wait, I have not seen it! What's the URL????
Also, I have a VG list (I do believe there are 100 of these, but, you know, whatever, nothing makes sense anymore)
I can't. I CAN NOT.
I can't find 1 crying gif that perfectly sums up my feelings, so here is a link to a bunch of them. http://mashable.com/2013/07/22/sad-gifs/
But I think this is the one that is the closest to my current feelings
Ahh, I was actually going to say the same thing! Now I want an ocean puppy!!!!!
Yeah, it's actually my first name and the first part of my last name, so that's why I capitalized it like that. However, you may capitalize my name however you see fit. Go for it!
Very important RandiLu update – so last Wednesday I told y'all about my head problems (headaches, possible aneurysm, yadda yadda). Well, it has been an interesting week since then!
It ended up not being an aneurysm, but a small tear in my artery (gross). I had to be at the hospital for a few days & had the worst spinal tap ever, but I'm happy to say I'm OK and back at home (and work, boo).
Thanks for all the sweet words & hugs from you guys. I was very scared this time last week and knowing that unknown internet folks were wishing me the best made me feel a little less scared! Group hug!!!
Thanks guys! I knew VG would cheer me up!
Ahh, not great Bob! I have had a headache for WEEKS. Finally got an MRI on Sunday and found out today that I my carotid artery is bleeding. They need to now make sure that's it's bleeding on the OUTSIDE of my skull and not the INSIDE, because if it's inside, I'm in big trouble. Best of all, is that I found this out at work and proceeded to freak out in front of my boss/VP.
I am not good with these things and I'm now planning out my will in case something happens and all I can think of is who is going to take both of my cats because they can't be separated!
Wait, next to the Homegoods?
Oh man, that Billy & Amy thing had ROLLING. The baby? Arrow?? WHAT??
Exactly what I'm doing! Twinsies!
Muppet Family Christmas is my all time fav. We had it recorded off of TV with old '80s commercials and everything. Now we can find the same version as was on TV, which is weird.
AHHHHH! Mind blown.
Confession: that whole trailer made me LOL.
It's worth it. It's so worth it.
Not good! I feel like I might have a panic attack because clients suck and are so needy and don't show up for calls and then yell at me because they didn't show up for calls!!
Way to be a downer Mr Monkey guy. Who cares if they get bit by those little monkeys
Maybe he should watch this otter pup doc! Cheered me up.
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I love Halloween – my bday is right before it so growing up every party was a costume party. I'm having another one this year (never grow up) and I will be Kevin from Up. This is my inspiration:
Trying for non-slutty but cute. And my friend is going to be Russell!.
I got the Wizard of Oz toy. My biggest regret.
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Tasty Tip Tuesday: Segmenting Citrus
Anyone here eat oranges like they're trying to cure a serious case of scurvy?
Well, knowing how to segment citrus is a must-know skill cooks and chefs should have, as well as citrus-lovers in general. It makes things much simpler when it comes to making salads or dressings or fruit salads.
Fine Cooking has a great video tutorial I'm sharing with y'all. It's super easy to do and will make your life so much easier when you're trying to make that beautiful salad with avocado and grapefruit slices.
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The surrounding of the guesthouse next to Dresden
Coming from west the guesthouse is located about 15 km in front of Dresden. Fast and easy accessible just 2 km away from the motorway A4 exit Wilsdruff it is situated at the edge of the core town of Klipphausen and the border to Sachsdorf next to the former sport and horse riding ground.
A wide range of shops for your daily needs as well many restaurants you can find at the little town Wilsdruff 2 km from the guesthouse. A large supermarket complex at the towns entrance offers Netto including bakery, Aldi, fruit and beverage markets and other shops. For the closest restaurant we recommend the pub "Zur Ausspanne" 1,5 km in direction to Meißen located. The best way to discover the quaint situated pub "Neudeckmühle" is a wonderful 30 minutes walk through the romantic valley Saubachtal.
When using the motorway A4 passing the motorway junction Dreieck Dresden and the connection to the A17 to Praque there are about 17 km to the city centre of Dresden with all popular and famous places of interest like Semperoper, Frauenkirche, Grünes Gewölbe and Zwinger. You need about 20 minutes. Alike it is to the airport Dresden and to the castle Schloß Moritzburg. Dresden you can enjoy best from a steamer tour of the oldest steamer fleet in the world. From the ship you can see the three famous castles Schloß Albrechtsberg, Lingnerschloß and Schloß Eckberg. You go below the well-known bridge Blaues Wunder to the castle Schloß Pillnitz.
Ideal for a day trip is the city Praque, just 2 car hours away. On the way you pass the well-known Elbsandsteingebirge whose starts shortly after Dresden with the mountain hotel Bastei, the fortresses Festung Königstein, Burg Stolpen and the open-air-theater Felsenbühne Rathen.
The charming landscape of the town Klipphausen amid the valleys left side the river Elbe goes straight to the banks. From the guesthouse you can reach the Elberadweg following a lovely footpath along several historical mills and restaurants undisturbed within one hour by foot. On the other side of the river you can see the grape yards of Radebeul and the castle Schloß Wackerbarth.
The Albrechtsburg and the Porzellan Manufacture Meissen, also located at the same river side, are just 15 minutes away and in the opposite direction to the south you will find the Tharandt Forest as extension of the Ore-Mountains in 15 km.


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Asiana has the best award chart in the Star Alliance. That means that you can book any of the 27 Star Alliance airlines, including United, for fewer miles on many routes with Asiana miles than with better known programs like United, Lufthansa, LifeMiles, Singapore, and Air Canada.
Asiana is a 1:1 transfer partner of Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints. As usual with Starpoints transfers, you get 5,000 bonus Asiana miles for every 20,000 Starpoints transferred.
If you can get your hands on Asiana miles, you can book insanely cheap awards like:
- Lufthansa First Class between the United States and Europe for 50,000 Asiana miles one way vs. 110,000 United miles
- United First Class between the continental United States and Hawaii for 27,500 Asiana miles one way vs. 40,000 United miles
- United Global First between the United States and Southern South America for 45,000 Asiana miles one way vs. 70,000 United miles
Unfortunately some Asiana awards have fuel surcharges, and it took 17 days for my transfer of Starpoints to reach Asiana miles. Continue reading for:
- Comparison tables of United award chart versus Asiana award chart
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Yamaha rolls out fall outboard promotion
Posted onThe Yamaha Marine Group announced a promotion as the holiday and boat show seasons approach.
The "Why Wait for Spring?" promotion gives consumers an opportunity to receive three years of Yamaha limited-warranty coverage, along with the additional protection of a three-year Yamaha Extended Service contract on eligible 2.5- through 350-hp four-stroke outboard models at no extra cost.
"The protection offered through the 'Why Wait for Spring?' promotion is hard to pass up," Yamaha Marine Group division manager Dale Barnes said in a statement. "The value added through the Y.E.S. contract gives consumers even more incentive to buy a new outboard this fall."
Yamaha's "Why Wait for Spring?" promotion is effective for eligible Yamaha four-stroke outboards sold, warranty-registered and delivered between Oct. 7 and Nov. 29.
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Want the answers to questions about the iPhone? You'll find questions and answers here.
i am having a hard time verifying my ios 7 software update, is anyone else having problems?
Same problem here. I have it downloaded, I agree to Terms and Conditions, it tries to verify the update then states "update is not available at this time please try again later".
iPhone 4 running iOS 6.
As I was writing I tried it again! It restarted it's starting up with the iOS 7 apple logo! SOLUTION... JUST KEEP TRYING IT OVER AND OVER! IT WILL EVENTUALLY GO THROUGH.
i also have the same problem ive been trying for the last hour and still nothing
Hi All same here (Italy).I have it downloaded on my iphone 5 but it fails to install it saying "update is not available at this time please try again later".
I am downlading ios7 as well on my ipad 3 and iphone 4 .. i presume they will have same issue, i will let u know when they are both done.
My iphone is unable to turn off, neither can I slide to unlock my phone.Any tips?
Iphone 5 managed to install now i have Ios7 tried many times after verifying failed but eventually it did it .. but ipad still fails to verify the downlaod ;(
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I plan on building a three tier due to not wanting to buy a pump, space limitations where I want to brew and I REALLY like the look of a three tier! I would love to see pics of everyones three tier type setup for ideas! Thanks!
kinda ghetto but you asked for it
Nah, thats not ghetto...my current setup is ghetto. One surplus electric wire spool, one chair, various milk crates
I'm looking at creating a 3-tier keggle system. So I'll be checking into this one.
Women are like yeast... You gotta keep them at the right temperature if you want to get anything out of them!
the stand itself is an old planter stand no welding required a friend found it on a neighbors porch there are some much nicer ones in the main "show us your sculpture or brew rig" post


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Towns along the New Jersey shore took much of the brunt. Homes were flooded, boardwalks were washed away and gas mains ruptured.
The extent of destruction in the New York City borough of Staten Island became clearer on Thursday, where whole houses were picked up off their foundations. Some 34 people were killed in New York City, a police spokesman said on Thursday, 15 of them in Staten Island, nine in Queens, seven in Brooklyn and three in Manhattan.
Matthew Gessler of Brooklyn went to Breezy Point, a New York neighborhood where fire destroyed 111 homes, to inspect damage to his mother's house.
"Where the fire happened, you could honestly take that picture and say it was somewhere in the Middle East, like in Afghanistan, and no one would doubt you at all," Gessler said.
In Jersey City, across the Hudson River from New York, drivers negotiated intersections without the aid of traffic lights. Shops were shuttered and lines formed outside pharmacies while people piled sodden mattresses and furniture along the side of the roads. The city has issued a curfew on people and businesses as well as a driving ban from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
New Yorkers faced an easier commute than Wednesday as the subway system resumed limited operations. But four of the seven subway tunnels under the East River remained flooded and there was no service in Manhattan below 34th Street, where the power is still out.
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Sheetfed Offset, Web Offset, Digital : Defining Crossover Points
May 2011 By Jean-Marie HersheyIn static sheetfed, web offset and digital printing, the term "crossover" denotes the number of impressions at which a per-unit cost advantage can be gained by switching a job from one process to another. Technological advancements continue to enable companies that offer all or most of these processes to be competitive over a wider range of jobs, extending the run length crossover between processes. At the same time, printers that offer most or all of these processes have deliberately coordinated their digital, sheetfed and web printing platforms as closely as possible in terms of capability and quality—revising, even threatening to render irrelevant, the traditional understanding of "crossovers" in the bargain.
Printing Impressions' sources for the following report are Jack Emery, vice president of Data Solutions Management for Sandy Alexander (Clifton, NJ); Bob Anderson, president of Prisma Graphic (Phoenix); and Herb Zebrack, president of Lithographix (Hawthorne, CA).
As usual, the devil is in the details. All press manufacturers have their estimates of where crossover can occur on their equipment; however, when printers have jobs that could be run on either their offset or digital equipment, or on their web or sheetfed offset presses, how they decide where the crossover point is located is frequently more nuanced than a "simple" cost-per-piece calculation. Other considerations include:
Sheet size: A printer can impose more images up on a half-size offset sheet than on almost any sheet for a digital press, meaning that an offset press may prove more productive than a digital machine for a given number of impressions. This gives the advantage to offset over the shorter run.
Turnaround time: Because there is no makeready on a digital press, the technology is well-suited to rush jobs, for which printers can charge a premium. In larger quantities, the premium can justify digital's higher cost per piece vs. offset.
Finishing: A toner-based digital press yields dry, ready-to-process sheets a printer can take to the bindery or finish in-line while his still-wet offset sheets are sitting on a skid. This cedes the advantage to digital over the longer run if this time savings is critical to the job.
Print quality: The fact that a multicolor offset press (CMYK-plus) is built to handle spot colors, whereas many digital production presses can only approximate them from four-color builds, tends to favor offset in smaller quantities where quality requirements are strict.


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Pre-order incentives must be working, because EA's detailed yet another pre-purchase goody, this time for its survival horror game Dead Space.
Anyone who pre-orders Dead Space from Play will receive a code to download platform-exclusive player suits from Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
Xbox 360 players get the Elite suit (like the Xbox SKU) and PlayStation 3 owners get the blue-neon Obsidian suit (like the erm... Alpha Protocol developer). PC gamers get bugger all, obviously.
You can see pics of both below. Apparently the codes only work during the first two weeks of release, so don't sit on them.
The game itself looks fantastic - and it's getting decent reviews from the mags.
It's out on October 24 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Have our read of our last hands-on to see what it's all about.


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5/10 they are not the style I like !
I give the T&B op.....hmmm.....8/10 I like the song and it seems like my kinda series, but I don't like the CG (although I'm not really a fan of CG in anime anyway) it stands out too much I feel (but again, it's the same with any series using CG), the idea seems interesting with the corporate sponsors of heroes (also, fun fact, Pepsi Japan really did make a Pepsi NEX drink to promote the series _^)
I love you more than anything angel! (Dedicated to Starsong)
Video 4 is UP!!! Finally decided to put a new one up, just picked something random from my plan to watch list . Please submit suggestion videos, I'm happy to put them up!
Ma Journal/ Visit my OP/ED rating thread!
I do really like the music and the overall atmosphere, i do really like the box with the character, they makes me want to know more about them and the story. The art is really beautiful, it is simple but still appealing: 8/10. (it's not my kind but i really liked it!<3)
I will try an send you a suggestion So for the new video? Bleh If people are like me then they skip endings most of the time. Endings (to me) should be a lot more energetic and aggressive. That though, was extremely passive and kinda boring. Its slow, and soft. Not my thing in all honesty. The music selection fits the them, and the images and characters and such. But I never sent he anime so I don't entirely know. But from the looks of that it would not be sometime worth wilfe for me to view. Art is cute though. Just wish it was a bit more preppy. (God I never thought I would want that...) Rating? 4/10
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Ah thanks for the suggestion , I may put it up tonight .
Video 5!
7/10 i liked music and animation, the art is pretty good, and the sequence of single characters, backgrounds, and groups was good as well! I do like also the bright colours and yeah, as you said, that missing part about the flying card, i suppose is a game, it's kinda inviting, even if i have to say that none of the characters seems appealing to me.
Taking a break from study and I decided to post one of my favourite openings this season . Enjoy video number 6!
boring, generic, unmemorable 3/10
I like Hyouka but the OP is nothing special and I actually prefer when the show doesn't have it. The song itself is boring, the rain drop effects look terrible, the animation is nice but it's much more presentable in the actual show. There are much better OPs this season. 4/10
I like the series a lot. About the opening the song is nice and suits the slow but slightly intriguing characters presentation, and the whole quite and a bit sad mood of it. I do really like the first part when they zoom out from Hotaru looking at the sky and show the whole school with a bird view, but that's one of the few good moments. i also like the art, backgrounds, hair movements and charcters interaction , the rest is quite boring. 7/10.
Originally Posted by Soma There are much better OPs this season. like shirokuma cafe oh man
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It's always a treat evaluating collegiate players who turned into NFL prospects because there are endless aspects to consider, which include but aren't limited to potential and value. These two aspects weighed heavily in the debate for me when I evaluated then-New Mexico St. cornerback Davon House prior to the 2011 NFL Draft.
Potential is a tricky word, because no matter how much raw talent House had, there was always the chance he could turn out a bust. That boom/bust scenario would be magnified if he was a higher pick and I gave House a second round grade, but he went in the fourth to the Green Bay Packers when they selected him 131st overall. The Packers got good value with House, I thought, because he displayed quality raw talent.
He had very good size at nearly 6'1″ and 200 pounds and ran well with a time of 4.44 in the 40-yard dash. On tape, he used his long arms to reroute wide receivers very well and he displayed the ability to locate and attack the ball in the air well. He also proved that he could plant his foot into the ground and drive downhill after backpedaling. Despite being rather tall and lanky for the position, he was not high-cut as most cornerbacks are with his size, and he had relatively good fluidity. House was also willing to stick his nose into the running game and bring down ball carriers, which not all cornerbacks are willing to do nowadays.
However, he was raw. He needed to drop his pad level when backpedaling, and his footwork needed to be cleaned up. The issues were fixable, so I gave him a high-round grade. The Packers may or may not have — we'll more than likely never find out — but they did select him, and in his first season he was non-existent.
He was still on the roster, of course, but it's like he wasn't because he was constantly injured. He only appeared in two games in 2011 and he didn't notch any impressive statistics. Now it's (almost) a different story. Per multiple reports, House has been healthy and one of the best cornerbacks on the Packers' roster, which has led to him just about wrapping up the No. 2 cornerback job. In the team's first preseason game against the San Diego Chargers, he showed why I gave him a second-round grade.
In the first quarter, House lined up straight-across from Chargers veteran receiver Malcolm Floyd, who was a part of the Chargers' 21 (2 backs, 1 tight end) spread personnel.
At the snap, Floyd released outside from his tight split and looked to attack House outside the numbers and vertically. However, as House opened his hips up to turn and run with Floyd, he extended his long left arm and knocked the receiver off-balance before also grabbing him near his shoulder pad, which is legal within five yards.
Once House is done re-routing Floyd, it comes down to foot speed and timing, which are simple aspects of playing cornerback, but skills that many struggle with. A big reason for those struggles is that young CBs often have poor timing and haven't developed an understanding of when to locate the ball. In this case, House shows good timing and ball location. But before that, he catches up to Floyd.
House showed the foot quickness to catch up to Floyd on this play, which was illustrated by him eventually ending up shoulder-to-shoulder with the receiver. This is where House shows improvement and is error-free because he doesn't turn his head before he catches up to Floyd, instead turning after when he is shoulder-to-shoulder and isn't a step behind. Many cornerbacks will end up turning their head too early, consequently losing ground and getting beaten over the top.
Finally, the ball is coming down and House is looking to make a play on it while also attempting to prevent Floyd from making the big catch. He does this by slightly leaning into the Chargers receiver to block him out toward the sideline and then going up to track the ball. Ultimately, the throw is poorly placed from the quarterback, but it doesn't take anything away from House, who showed physicality, timing, and technique, all of which led to a pass breakup.
Later in the game, House displayed the willingness to get physical in run support that he showed in college when he came downhill and took down ball carriers twice, one of which was very impressive. Unfortunately, House was later injured on a special teams play in the third quarter and is expected to misstwo-to-three weeks, according to Weston Hodkiewicz of the Green Bay Post-Gazette.
That's not a long term injury which will hinder his progress. With rehab, House will be back to show his potential and what a great value he was for the Packers when they selected him in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
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I was very troubled to learn that at the TTC meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, the Commission will consider a report that will set in motion a process to remove stops on our bus and streetcar routes. This significant move is being undertaken without proper notice or consultation with our communities or the TTC riders who will be affected.
The five page report to the Commission (available HERE) claims that the move is to "improve pedstrian safety" by removing mid-block stops and having them located close to a traffic signal. This will mean that heavily used mid-block stops, such as the one that serves parents and students at Lord Dufferin School, will be eliminated without concern for the passengers or the distances or conditions they will need to walk.
The report also recommends placing stops at minimum distances, stating that the "appropriate distance between stops" offers "less disruptive travel". One of the examples that is given is the removal of the streetcar stop at Victoria Street, near St. Michael's Hospital. Anyone who is familiar with that stop at rush hour knows that a significant number of people debark there in the morning. Forcing the passengers to load and unload exclusively at Yonge Street will not improve travel times or rider convenience. Although not in the report, the TTC are proposing to elimnate the Front Street stop for the Sherbourne bus, using this rationale.
These recommendations are a backdoor attempt to reduce service. They do not take into account the way that passengers use the system, transportation needs of the area, or the various uses near the stops in question. Rather than creating a rational terms of reference to examine the service in neighbourhoods, the staff are relying on a cheap and cheerful cookie cutter approach. Although the report promises a follow up report on the implications and a "plan for consulting with affected Councillors" there is no plan for consulting with the affected riders. This approach also sets a piecemeal justification for each stop.
I am committed to ensuring that our transit works for our community, and that all changes receive proper input from residents. I invite you to make a your voice heard at the Commission.
Members of the public may make deputations at the TTC meeting. Requests to appear as a speaker will be accepted in writing until Noon on Monday, January 27. You may send an email to email@example.com. You may also make a written submission.
The TTC meeting is on Tuesday, January 28, at 1:00 pm in Committee Room 1, City Hall.


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