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ATHENS, Ga. — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope didn't make a shot from the field for the first time in his career, and Georgia still found a way to keep its winning streak alive.
Caldwell-Pope then reached a conclusion no one would have dared one month ago: "We're a good team."
Georgia overcame Caldwell-Pope's off game and beat cold-shooting Texas A&M 52-46 on Saturday, giving the Bulldogs five straight Southeastern Conference wins for the first time in 12 years.
Caldwell-Pope, second in the SEC with his average of 17.8 points per game, had only 10 points – all on free throws. He preserved his streak of scoring in double figures in every game this season when he sank two free throws with 17 seconds remaining to help hold off the Aggies' late comeback.
"Every player on the team is contributing," said Caldwell-Pope, a sophomore.
"I believe in my team and my teammates believe in themselves. I had a bad night. I wasn't feeling real good. I was just trying to get the ball to whoever was scoring the most."
Nemanja Djurisic led Georgia (12-11, 6-4) with 13 points. The Bulldogs have won five straight SEC games for the first time since winning six straight in 2001.
Before the streak, Georgia was only 1-4 in the league. The Bulldogs' slow start to the season included deflating nonconference losses to Youngstown State, Southern Miss and South Florida.
Georgia is two games over .500 in the SEC for the first time since a 9-7 league record in the 2010-11 season. That team won 21 games overall and made the NCAA tournament.
Fabyon Harris led Texas A&M (14-9, 4-6) with 17 points. Elston Turner had 13 points despite making only 2 of 14 shots from the field.
Texas A&M made only 4 of 22 shots (18.2 percent) in the half and trailed 25-16 at halftime. The Aggies shot only 24 percent from the field (12 of 50) for the game, easily its lowest mark of the season.
The Aggies, who lost 59-52 at home to Georgia on Jan. 26, were swept in the season series.
Georgia also made only 12 shots from the field, a season low.
Georgia coach Mark Fox called the game "a slugfest, really a physical game, a hard-fought game, both teams really defending."
Georgia won the game at the free-throw line. Led by Caldwell-Pope's perfect 10-for-10 shooting, the Bulldogs made 25 of 32 free throws. The Aggies made 19 of 26 attempts.
"They got to the free-throw line too much," Kennedy said. "We got to the line also. The difference in the game came at the line because neither team could really shoot the ball."
The strong defense led to 47 fouls, including a technical foul on Caldwell-Pope with 20 seconds remaining. Harris and Turner each made two free throws on the possession to cut Georgia's lead to 50-46 before Caldwell-Pope's final free throws.
Caldwell-Pope, who had a least a share of Georgia's scoring lead in 20 of 22 games before Saturday, missed his only three shots from the field as the Bulldogs struggled against Texas A&M's tight defense. The Aggies rank third in the SEC, allowing 59.8 points per game.
"We had a lot of respect for Texas A&M's defense coming into the game," Fox said. "They guarded us very well, and I thought our defense was pretty solid from start to finish. Our kids were hungry and made enough plays to win it."
A 3-pointer by Djurisic early in the second half – the first 3 of the game for either team – gave Georgia a 28-18 lead. Caldwell-Pope made two free throws to stretch the lead to 12 points.
Harris sank three 3-pointers in a 14-5 run for Texas A&M to cut the lead to 35-32. Georgia recovered with eight unanswered points, including 3-pointers by Vincent Williams and Sherrard Brantley, for a 43-32 lead.
The Aggies, coming off a 70-68 win over No. 21 Missouri, were 0 for 7 from the field against Georgia before Elston Turner's baseline jumper with 12:10 remaining in the first half.
Georgia's Donte Williams fouled out with 4:35 remaining, less than a minute after the Aggies' Harris left the game with four fouls.
Kourtney Roberson had 12 rebounds for A&M.
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Definition of yankin' her chank
yank (one's) chank
- to try to deceive in a playful manner (same as 'pulling one's leg')
There is no way that could be true, you're yanking my chank!
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Hudson set for home debut in Giants' home opener
Arizona righty Cahill set to oppose San Francisco righty on Tuesday
The San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks both have something to prove as they meet for the second week in a row beginning Tuesday in the Giants' home opener at AT&T Park.
Tim Hudson will make his home debut after signing with the Giants this past offseason. Hudson called the Bay Area home for the first six seasons of his career, going 92-39 for the Oakland A's.
Launching a nine-game, 10-day homestand, the Giants need to revive the advantage they typically have enjoyed at AT&T. Their pedestrian 42-40 home record last season was their fourth-worst mark since they moved into the bayside ballpark. Only in 2005, 2008 (37-44 both seasons) and 2007 (39-42) were they worse at home.
Not coincidentally, San Francisco finished below .500 in all four of those seasons.
Building a 5-2 record during their season-opening trip to Arizona and Los Angeles buoyed the Giants' confidence and primed them for their AT&T Park opener.
"We're really excited to get home," right fielder Hunter Pence said.
Arizona lost three of four to the Giants at Chase Field last week. But the D-backs firmly believe that they could have won one, and possibly two, more games in the series with a little more luck. They lost the series opener by one run after squandering leads of 6-2 and 7-3. They absorbed their other defeats by two- and three-run margins.
Tuesday, they'll give the ball to Trevor Cahill, who pitched six respectable innings in the third game of last week's series but lost to Hudson, 2-0.
Cahill had an injury-plagued year in 2013 and also struggled with his mechanics and command. This spring, he showed improvement from a control standpoint, walking only six in 22 innings. But his command seemed to be off in his first couple starts of the season.
"I wish I had better command right now," Cahill said. "It's weird, because in Spring Training, I felt like my mechanics were better. I was throwing strikes, I didn't really walk guys, but I was getting hit around. Maybe because I was getting hit around, I figured I needed to be a little more fine. Maybe that's why I started walking guys again. But I'd rather take the feeling I had in spring than what I had last game, just because I felt like I could throw a strike when I had to. I felt my command was better then, even though I was getting hit."
Cahill is 2-1 with a 3.47 ERA in four starts at AT&T Park.
"It's definitely a pitcher's park," Cahill said of the Giants' home. "But a lot of it has to do with what you feel comfortable with -- the mound, the backdrop."
D-backs: Fourth time the charm?
This will be the fourth time the D-backs have taken part in Opening Day ceremonies this season.
They had an Opening Day in Sydney, Australia, they had their home opener last Monday against the Giants, and they also served as the opponent in the Rockies' opener Friday.
The D-backs have lost all three of the openers to this point, and they hope the fourth time will yield different results.
"It disrupts your routine a little bit, just because you've got to do all the on-field stuff, everything is a little earlier and there's more media, but that's part of it," second baseman Aaron Hill said of the pomp and circumstance that comes with Opening Days. "Once that first pitch is thrown, it's no different than any other game."
Giants: Hudson struggles in rematches
Hudson, who blanked Arizona for 7 2/3 innings last Wednesday, has endured mixed success when he faces the same team in back-to-back starts.
Hudson has pitched 15 "rematch" games in his career, posting a 6-7 record with a 5.70 ERA in those instances.
Hudson threw such an assortment of split-fingered fastballs, cut fastballs and sinking fastballs that he might have room for more variety if he mixes up his sequences even slightly Tuesday.
Worth noting
• Giants center fielder Angel Pagan lengthened his season-long hitting streak to seven games (13-for-31, .407). He has driven in at least one run in five games.
• You'd figure that Pence would hit his first home run of the season at Dodger Stadium, which he did Sunday. Since the start of the 2013 season, the Giants' right fielder is hitting .346 (18-for-52) with two doubles, seven homers and 14 RBIs in 13 games at Chavez Ravine.
• Giants first baseman Brandon Belt has hit safely in six of seven games.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Rock climbing; New guide promises to help locals
Dana Ludington repels down a crag at a route in the Bucks Lake Wilderness. A new guidebook on rock climbing, due to be released this summer, will make it easier for climbers to find routes. Photo by James Wilson
A new guidebook for rock climbing authored by local climbers is due to be released this summer. The book, "Locals Guide to: Rock Climbs of Northeast California," details climbs throughout Plumas, Lassen, Tehama and parts of Butte and Shasta counties.
Paul Bernard, of Chester, has worked for several years on the book that will soon be a reality. Sections of the book were put together by Brett Marty, Saylor Flett and Mason Werner, all of Quincy, as well.
"The main reason we compiled this is to preserve the historical aspect of these climbing areas," said Bernard. "A lot of the climbers who established these routes back in the '70s are dying off, and we need to record where these are."
The book will be the first comprehensive guide to crags around the area. Formerly, climbers would have to get the inside scoop from one another to know where to climb. The guide will have detailed maps, descriptions and full-color photos to help climbers find their way.
"It's really been fun to share our passion in this book," said Marty. "It will cater to environmentally friendly outdoor recreationalists."
The guide, and all the climbs, were developed with strict ground-up ethics, and the authors used a minimum number of bolts.
Many of the climbs mentioned in the book were discovered by the authors themselves. Once a climb was first ascended, it was named by whoever reached the top first.
The authors also added bits of local flavor to the guidebook. One example is in the section covering the Bucks Lake Wilderness. The authors suggest trying a Tree Smacker cocktail at one of the restaurants up at Bucks.
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United had six players in Stuart Pearce's original England squad and three started the 3-2 defeat to Holland - Danny Welbeck, Chris Smalling and goalscorer Ashley Young.
Sir Alex's side once contributed seven individuals in a single game - against Albania on 28 March in 2001.
Five started the 3-1 win with the other two coming on as substitutes.
So our latest poser was simply: Name the seven England Reds on that day.
Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Andy Cole and captain David Beckham were in the XI with Wes Brown (for Sol Campbell) and Teddy Sheringham (for Michael Owen) coming off the bench to give United seven representatives on the field and Phil Neville was also an unused sub.
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Phornoix conclusion: The driver is missing optimizations on Linux
My conclusion: The Linux Kernel itself is slower then Windows for gaming
Love the conclusion: Runs faster on Windows, driver based is shared between Windows and Linux.
Phornoix conclusion: The driver is missing optimizations on Linux
My conclusion: The Linux Kernel itself is slower then Windows for gaming
Open Source and Linux are bigger than just graphics drivers and OpenGL. I can support parts of the whole without needing to directly contribute to every piece.
Would you prefer me to not contribute at all and use Windows/Mac simply because I need the performance and features to the blobs?
Exactly, only the "privileged" few matter at all.
First you say the only way to support Open Source is to go Open-Source only, then you advocate using FOSS on Windows?
Also, you never asked which software I needed the blobs for, so your "I can only repeat again" statement is misdirected. I gave you two examples in my first response: Blender and OpenGL. Granted it wasn't clear that by 'OpenGL' I meant OpenGL development, specifically texture compression and GL3.3+ support. I'm an artist and co-developer of cross-platform indi-games/game-engine (in my spare time, engine is https://github.com/reignstudios/ReignSDK). Although not released on Linux yet, and not the most impressive of titles, our latest game (video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pvCcgQiXNk) requires texture compression. Our new project requires heavy 3D modeling and modern differed rendering techniques. It's simply impractical to work around the limitations and bugs of Linux OSS drivers specifically when that's such a small marketing target to begin with.
I work almost exclusively on Linux, but I wouldn't be able to if it weren't for the closed-source blobs. Honestly though, all that's besides the point. Even if all anyone did was run games on Linux, having a closed-driver as an option would still be a good thing because at least Steam games are possible at that point (which they aren't with the OSS drivers, yet), and that would lead to a higher volume of Linux desktops out there. More consumers means more support means more development, which is exactly what your arguing having closed-source drivers prevents.
Look, I'm a eager as the next guy to have the OSS drivers catch-up to the closed-source ones, but the reality is they simply aren't heading that direction any-time soon and they never will if people don't see Linux as a graphically comparable alternative to Windows.
blender runs on windows!
I assume you mean S3TC texture compression? this is available via libtxc_dxtn
and what steam games? there are no steam games available on gnu/linux as yet and if they were i'm pretty sure the r600g driver could handle them no problem
infact because all the free drivers use mesa for opengl this will make life much easier for valve instead of having to work around the different interpretations of opengl that amd/nvidia come up with
and since when does blender require opengl 3.3?
everyone who uses computers on the internet uses gnu/linux - it is one of the most widely used operating systems in the world - it got to this point by being free not by half arsed open/closed development
and i can assure you now that the radeon drivers have alot less bugs than the current catalyst drivers - i know because i can do a side by side comparison
your arguments fail and you contradict yourself alot


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Edwin Jackson continued this remarkable stretch of dominance by Nats pitching.
Game in a nutshell: Another day, another brilliant pitching performance. Edwin Jackson was the latest member of the rotation to do it, going the distance while allowing only one run on two hits. Adam LaRoche had another big, two-run double in the third, and Jesus Flores and Jayson Werth each drove in a run to lead the first-place Nationals to their fifth straight win.
Hitting highlight: He doesn't get much playing time now that he's backing up Wilson Ramos, but Jesus Flores sure is making the most of the opportunities he gets. The Nationals one-time "Catcher of the Future" went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a walk, making him a robust 6-for-10 at the plate this season. Not that Davey Johnson is about to make a change behind the plate, but it's always nice to know Flores is capable of producing when called upon.
Pitching highlight: Edwin Jackson had been the lone member of the Nationals rotation yet to put forth a dominant start. He certainly threw his hat into the ring today, big-time. Jackson went the distance,Read more »
- JaneB - Apr 14, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Incredibly fast, Mark! ANd the Caps just won, too! Great day for sports in DC.
- Anonymous - Apr 14, 2012 at 10:48 PM
- spike94wl - Apr 14, 2012 at 10:50 PM
This is exactly what a bullpen needs after a 13 inning marathon. Well done!!
- Nattydread - Apr 14, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Wow. Great performance by Jackson. Thanks for the LaRoche-Fielder comparison. I'm eating a healthy spoonful of crow.
- Drew - Apr 14, 2012 at 10:58 PM
EJAX came up huge for the pen. We've got hard-tossing Ross on Sunday and then we're back to Strasburg. How great is that?I know it's early, but it's like watching a different Beatle take the mic every day.Hooray for the Fab Five. GYFNG!!!
- Dryw - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:09 PM
Fab Five, Drew…I love it! After watching his grin when he got that base hit on Thursday, I'm voting for Gio as "the cute one."
- The Fox - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:14 PM
This is going to sound over the top or crazy but EJAX pitched a better game here than he did with his no hitter. A 92 pitch complete game with 9! Strike outs!Those are the numbers of an elite pitcher. This is not the Astros or San Diego all I can say is OMG. Is this pitching staff really this good? Pitchers are usually ahead of hitters but this is ridiculous. I guess Detwiler is on the spot now.
- baseballswami - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:16 PM
All I can say is — is this a dream?
- Anonymous - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Wow. I'll bet Craig Stammen is steamed that he didn't get the chance for another win today.
- UNTERP - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:17 PM
baseballswami said… All I can say is — is this a dream?It is a dream. Please don't wake up…
- UNTERP - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:18 PM
At the All Star game why don't they just send the entire Nats starting rotation and bullpen?
- NationalsFanatic - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:23 PM
"All I can say is — is this a dream?"If it is a dream, then it is a good one!
- SFNats - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:27 PM
"All I can say is — is this a dream?"The impossible dream. Wow!
- MicheleS - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:27 PM
JaneB and UnkydWOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!! Losing my voice! EJax was awesome!Excellent crowd today and met NatsJack
- The Fox - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:31 PM
baseballswami,Now you can say they won their first 3 series.
- fpcsteve - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:32 PM
Wish I could go to a Nats game. I'll have to settle for a Royals game. Not quite the same… I'm envious of you guys living in the DC metro area. Get out the brooms for the Reds. Go Nats!
- Mick - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:36 PM
could we be the 1970 O's? lolIn all seriousness, this shows that MLB is all about pitching. Our offense the first 9 games I bet is worse or on par with any other Nats team since 2005. If we begin to hit, are we talking 100 wins?
- UnkyD - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:39 PM
OK… Seriously. Let's put out an APB on Steve M. If anybody can tell us that he's well… I'd like to hear that….
- Mick - Apr 14, 2012 at 11:49 PM
great DC sports day, Nats 7-2 and Caps win too
- Nats in Athens - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Not sure I go with the weak offense comments I keep reading.It may not be (yet) on par with our pitching but we are getting the hits and we are showing patience at the plate. And the guys we need to deliver are all hitting the ball (except Zim).
- baseballswami - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:09 AM
The Fox – thanks for not letting me accidentally jinx it yesterday! Woo Hoo!
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:09 AM
"Not that Davey Johnson is about to make a change behind the plate"why not? if a guy hits .600 you don't put him on the bench..if he goes 0 fer 5, ok, but if he's red hot write his name in there
- DHamm - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:10 AM
"K Street"! Wow!
- Anonymous - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:19 AM
fpcsteve — Royals looking to brawl today with the Indians. Benches cleared.
- Rabbit - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:20 AM
Holy Crap! This sceptic is beginning to believe! GO NATIONALS!!??…
- baseballswami - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:21 AM
I think there is a difference this year in how the guys are carrying themselves. There is not quite a swagger, but confidence, intensity and a bulldog quality that I like a lot. This may have been just the perfect time for the Natitude campaign. I don't know what else to call it – it's just Natitude.
- NatsLady - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:22 AM
If you can have two "closers" why not two catchers? Who says you have to have a primary and a backup. Davey doesn't go by conventional wisdom. So why trade Flores for an outfielder? Go with what ya got.
- Rabbit - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:22 AM
Just thinking…..do we have 5 stoppers!!??
- sjm308 - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:29 AM
I am so excited for this team! Can't wait to actually sit in our "real" seats on Monday for SS.Please, please please stop trying to be GM's. This team likes each other, they play hard and we don't need anything!!! Sure we have some guys not hitting but its 162 games. What we DO have is pitchers that are lights out!!I think I mentioned that EJ would be one of the best #4 guys in the majors and when CMW comes back he will be the best #5. Our top 3 are super. This really is the year, and next year could be even better.So happy for LaRoche and Werth. When Zimm gets hot & he will, we will be even better. I do realize we will lose in the near future but for now I will continue to wear my Red Home Curly W and have it on for the SIXTH STRAIGHT DAY!!!Bullpen is now reloaded and ready to go which is great because I am guessing Detwiler will only give us 6 shutout innings.Go Nat! ps: agree with NatsLady – Don't trade anyone!!
- NatsBrat - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:31 AM
Flores needs to play more—c'mon Davey, go with the Flo!!!!!
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:32 AM
"Please, please please stop trying to be GM's"perhaps we should suspend all independent thought and agree to cheer in unison…what fun..as opposed to thinking about how we might improve the team and expressing those thoughts
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:35 AM
off topic, but Ryan Callahan of the New York Rangers is such an amazing hockey player..LETS GO RANGERS!!
- bdrube - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:37 AM
Wow – I was lucky enough to be at the stadium Opening Day and today for the two best performances by a Nats starter since Strasburg's debut. Before that, the best for me was Ramon Ortiz's near no-no back in 2006. Unlike that one, these last two were not flukes!
- sm13 - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:38 AM
I was at the game and the atmosphere was as electric as I've ever seen it. Lots of comments about how far we've come and how this is the new world for the Nats. I know folks love to bash Rizzo, but you've got to give him his due. He's brought the team to this point and the future is even brighter.Go Nats!!!
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:44 AM
The #1 starter is the guy who starts opening day…#2 starts the second game, and if one pitcher on your staff is clearly superior to the other starter's he's your ace (simlified, yes, and not the case with this Nats team…yet) But, the 2..3..4 doesn't mean anything…the 5 starter can if they skip his spot in the rotation thanks to off days, but if he goes each time it makes no difference..based on a small sampling (Detwiler with the one game) the starters are pretty much equal (Yes, Stras has electric stuff and sells lots of tix)…RIGHT NOW, April 14th, for the 2012 season, based on their record considering the way this team has hit (poorly) this rotation is fantastic..don't buy world series tickets yet but they are awfully impressive
- Tim - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:55 AM
Bryce who?Who needs hitters when we have the Fab Five!?!
- natsfan1a - Apr 15, 2012 at 12:57 AM
Awesome game and a good crowd today, though some in my section left in the bottom of the 8th, after Jackson had batted. I'm thinking, hello? He's going for a complete game here. It doesn't happen every day, you know. This is going on my list of fave in person games, which included a couple of other complete games (by Patterson and Livo).On other note, just saw the very cute pic of The Kid in the game thread. Thanks for sharing it with us, Mark. Now we know how the instant analysis posts get up so fast – Brian types them.
- Anonymous - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:02 AM
why not? if a guy hits .600 you don't put him on the bench..if he goes 0 fer 5, ok, but if he's red hot write his name in thereDoh? I think they've played in NINE games. Flores has caught in 4 PLUS he was brought in to hit and catch on a double switch in another.I think Davey his way ahead of you. He's keeping both catchers active and involved.
- ehay2k - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:03 AM
Dhamm, I heard about K Street from you, just to give credit where it's due. This rotation is sick! The bullpen is even better. I have been to two games now, and they are basically unhittable. Huge credit to our two starting catchers. Both call a great game.Odalis Perez, John Patterson, Shawn Hill, Tim Redding, thanks to you all for your service, and for showing us how far the team has come!
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:05 AM
Hey Anonymous (is that correct?) i wasn't speaking to the manager as much as I was writing to the person who wrote the line "Not that Davey Johnson is about to make a change behind the plate"DOH!
- bdrube - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:07 AM
@sm13 – anyone who bashes Rizzo is an idiot. Okay, some of his moves haven't worked out–show me a GM who has a flawless record. Compare where we were just three short years ago when he took over to right now. Night and day. Most incredible to me is he managed to flush what had been one of the worst bullpens any team has ever been saddled with and quickly built an elite unit for which the loss of the closer for three months is hardly more than a hiccup. I guarantee you if the Nats were to let him go, half-a-dozen teams would immediately be inquiring about his services.
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:09 AM
Check this out!http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/?eref=sinav
- Theophilus - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:10 AM
Jackson pitched the best game of his career, including his 8 BB no-hitter. This was an E. Jackson unlike any ever seen previously in nearly ten years in the ML. Getting 27 outs in only 92 pitches is a level of efficiency that would be superlative if he was pitching in the Vienna Little League. If he even approaches this level on a few more occasions I'll eat every unkind word I ever said about him.
- Anonymous - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:10 AM
could we be the 1970 O's? lol1969 O's? The O's the Miracle Mets beat? NO. They had Frank Robinson in right field. This team has Jayson Werth. No comparison. MVP in 2 leagues was Robinson. Outfield of Buford, Blair, Robinson? Boog Powell at first base? No comparison O's by a landslide. Shortstop. second base, third base, and catcher are a different story.Bullpen: Nats win that one.Starters: Cuellar, McNally, Palmer … and then pick 'em. versus Strasburg, Gonzalez, Zimmermann, Jackson, and Detwiler? Nats win this one … still young by comparison though …
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:13 AM
The 69 Mets had a fantastic rotation..so good they had Nolan Ryan on the bullpen..they're best pitcher, HOF'er Tom Seaver, lost game 1, and they proceeded to win the next 4…starting 2B on the O's? Davey Johnson
- Anonymous - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:16 AM
"Not that Davey Johnson is about to make a change behind the plate"As I said, I think he already has done just that … just that no one was watching. But the two catchers know. The bar is about to be raised in that competition all to the betterment of the Nats both offensively and defensively. Johnson was instrumental in bringing Flores in. He was someone Johnson saw while working for JimBo as a consultant. They sent him out to watch the Mets for potential rule 5 acquisitions. That's what Johnson came back with. Did you know that? Johnson clearly LIKES Flores a lot. But Johnson likes competition even more. If the Nats has Nieves as the backup to Ramos how many games do you think Nieves would have appeared in by now? I would guess NONE. Except perhaps as a late inning replacement or after one of the extra innings games.
- rps_94 - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:18 AM
My Natitude goes to . . . 11. Why? Because it goes.
- MicheleS - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:19 AM
Scott.. good link! I see you have had some Koolaid today! I over indulged with the Koolaid today at the park and lost my voice… Lots of WOOOOHOOOOOing.
- rps_94 - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:19 AM
Uh . . . does.
- Anonymous - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:19 AM
The 69 Mets had a fantastic rotation..so good they had Nolan Ryan on the bullpen..they're best pitcher, HOF'er Tom Seaver, lost game 1,You mean Seaver, Koosman, and Gentry plus Ryan. Ryan was the perfect closer at the time. Still wild but controllable in short spurts. Again I'd take Strasburg, Gonzalez, Zimmermann, Jackson and Detwiler over that rotation given the way they've been pitching. The Mets were also pretty young. I'd still take this rotation.
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:22 AM
I have a thing for Seaver..and the 88 Dodgers showed if you have one dominant starter (and, in one game closer) and weak hitting you can win it all…I cannot say no to having George Thomas Seaver on my baseball team
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:26 AM
of course the 88 dodgers only had to get through 2 series, not the 3 (or 4) of today
- sjm308 - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:33 AM
Scott: I also loved Seaver and have his rookie card.I never was asking anyone to suspend their thought process. I guess what I should of said was "in my opinon", no changes are needed to this team as long as they are playing well together and seem to really enjoy each other. I just hate making changes to something that is working. Its actually fun to play GM but right now I really like what I am seeing and my glass has always been half full to overflowing. I just love baseball!!, and having it back after such a long lapse makes it even more special.
- Scott from Burke - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:35 AM
sjm..if you mail me Seaver's rookie car all is forgiven and I will subsribe to your newsletter
- SweetBlues - Apr 15, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Believe, Rabbit. It feels good ~
- natsfan1a - Apr 15, 2012 at 2:04 AM
That was a great story, Scott. Thanks for the link. Loved McCatty's "Full Metal Jacket" reference.
- UnkyD - Apr 15, 2012 at 2:06 AM
Sweet link, Scott…thanks!
- SFNats - Apr 15, 2012 at 2:14 AM
could we be the 1970 O's? lol1969 O's? The O's the Miracle Mets beat?NO. They had Frank Robinson in right field. This team has Jayson Werth. No comparison. MVP in 2 leagues was Robinson. Outfield of Buford, Blair, Robinson? Boog Powell at first base? No comparison O's by a landslide. Shortstop. second base, third base, and catcher are a different story.I'm pretty sure that he actually meant the 1971 O's…the last team with 4 20-game winners.
- sjm308 - Apr 15, 2012 at 3:13 AM
Scott: nice try but that baby (along with a few others) is in a nice plastic case and I will let my boys fight over who gets which cards!!Funny thing is, I have never been a Mets fan but my son went and married a girl from Queens who used to work at Shea so I now have to at least be polite around her. She gets the David Wright rookie card, he gets the Ryan Zimmerman collection which grows each month.
- Scott - Apr 15, 2012 at 3:19 AM
i was a mets fan..the team disinegrated (yeah, they traded him) and i was swallowed up by the steve garvey image…became a dodgers fan..still my fave team…but i obviously keep close tabs on my local team
- Nats in Athens - Apr 15, 2012 at 11:13 AM
I would love to see Tyler Moore get a chance at the ML level. He has been great the past two years and seems to be handling AAA well. He may be an answer if he can transition to LF. I also think that the best thing that ever happened to this club was Riggleman resigning last June.


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You can download it from here.
Whats the functional extension? It offers VBR quality settings -V3+ to -V0+ and -V0+eco (economic version of -V0+). What are -Vn+ and -V0+eco good for? They improve pre-echo behavior. Beyond that, they combine the quality advantages of VBR (regarding pre-echo) with the quality advantages of CBR/ABR (with respect to ringing and other tonal issues). Lame users can be classified into three categories: a) Users who dont care about rare quality issues and/or care much about small file size. The common way for these users to work with Lame is to use -V5, -V4, or similar. b) Users who dont like to have obvious and especially ugly issues in their music even when theyre rare but who care about file size as well. The common way for these users to work with Lame is to use -V2, -V3, or similar. CBR 192 or similar, or ABR in this bitrate range, is an alternative (but seldom used). c) Users who want overall transparency or at least a quality which comes close to it, and who dont care much about file size. The common way for these users to work with Lame is to use -V0, -V1, or similar as a VBR method, or to use CBR 320 or 256. Using very high bitrate ABR is an alternative (seldom used). For users of group b) and c) -Vn+/-V0+eco offers significant quality advantages: We have two major issue classes with most of the lossy codecs: - temporal smearing (pre-echo) issues - ringing (tremolo) and other tonal issues. Lets look at the worst samples I know for these classes: - eig (extremely strong temporal smearing) - lead-voice (extreme ringing, for instance at sec. 0..2) With samples like these users of group b) cant be very happy when using -V2 or -V3, because the ringing issues are very obvious and ugly. The temporal smearing of eig is pretty obvious as well, especially around sec. 3. Using CBR/ABR 192 or similar is a good procedure to fight the ringing, but temporal smearing is much worse than with VBR, its real ugly. Things dont really change when using slightly increased quality settings. For users of group c) its exactly the same thing, with quality requirements and quality received just both on a higher level. So the traditional way of doing things isnt totally satisfactory. Users of group b) can use -V3+ or -V2+ (recommended) and get much better results in the overall view. Users of group c) can use -V1+ or -V0+eco (recommended) or -V0+ (recommended for the paranoid like me) and get transparency or close-to-transparency. Sure its impossible to prove transparency for the universe of music, but its true for the samples mentioned. And as these are very outstanding samples within their problem classes and because of the technical details of -Vn+ described below its plausible that the approach works rather universally. How is it done? -Vn+ uses -Vn internally (-V0+eco uses -V0), but the accuracy demands for short blocks are increased. Short blocks are used when the encoder takes care of good temporal resolution. Audio data bitrate is kept rather high also with long blocks which are normally used. These audio data requirements are helpful for any kind of problem, they are not restricted to ringing or pre-echo issues. Moreover a strategy is used which is targeting at providing close to maximum possible audio data space for short blocks. Whats the price to pay? Compared to -Vn the increased accuracy demands of -Vn+ raise average bitrate. As -Vn+ is targeting at significant quality improvements compared to -V2 for real bad samples, we need an average bitrate around 200 kbps at least. -V3+ and -V2+ are designed for users of group b) above, and as such take care of average bitrate not to be much higher than 200 kbps. For my test set of various pop music average bitrate is 205 kbps for -V3+, and 217 kbps for -V2+. For users of group c) I allow for the full quality resp. average bitrate range mp3 can offer. -V1+ takes an average bitrate of 257 kbps for my test set, -V0+ takes 317 kbps. -V0+eco (economic version of -V0+) takes 266 kbps. So -V0+eco comes nearly for free as -V0 takes 260 kbps for my test set. Unlike versions I published before, mp3packer isnt really needed any more to squeeze the unused bits out of the mp3 file (with the exception of fractional settings like -V0.5+ between -V1+ and -V0+). mp3packer brings average bitrate down by only 1 kbps maximum for -Vn+ between -V3+ and -V2+, by 1 to 2 kbps for -Vn+ between -V2+ and -V1+, and by 2 kbps for -V0+ and -V0+eco. So I think we can forget about mp3packer with these settings. Options --adbr_short x sets the minimum audio data bitrate for short blocks to x [kbps] when using -Vn+ or -V0+eco, with x in the range 150..450. Defaults are 360,370,420,440,440 kbps for -V3+,-V2+,-V1+,-V0+eco,-V0+ resp. --adbr_long x sets the minimum audio data bitrate for long blocks to x [kbps] when using -Vn+ or -V0+eco, with x in the range 110..310. Defaults are 160,170,215,220,290 kbps for -V3+,-V2+,-V1+,-V0+eco,-V0+ resp. --frameAnalysis prints detailed information for each frame (L/R or M/S representation, blocktype of both granules, available audio data bits, audio data bits used, etc.). Works for both -Vn and -Vn+. -------------------- lame3100m -V1 --insane-factor 0.75
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I took it as an occasion to install EAC1.0b3 on my Windows7 system. 3.99.5z works fine. I used
-V0+eco --noreplaygain --silent --pad-id3v2 --ta "%artist%" --tt "%title%" --tg "%genre%" --tl "%albumtitle%" --ty "%year%" --tn "%tracknr%" %source% %dest% as the command line option for the user-defined encoder lame3995z.exe. I have the msvcr100.dll in Windows\System32. Did you run vcredist_x86.exe provided in the zipfile? -------------------- lame3100m -V1 --insane-factor 0.75
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I have the msvcr100.dll in Windows\System32. Did you run vcredist_x86.exe provided in the zipfile? Hmm, that's probably my mistake. I'm using a different version of that distributable, so while I have msvcr100.dll, it's not in the system32 folder. Thanks. I finally figured it out. I had the 64-bit C++ redistributable installed, and so didn't install the 32-bit version that came with 3.99.5z. Lesson learned! This post has been edited by BFG: Oct 23 2012, 00:38 |
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U.S. Marine pallbearers carry a casket containing the body of Cpl. Christopher Monahan Jr. in Bayville, N.J., on Dec. 6. Monahan died Nov. 26 in Helmand province in Afghanistan. / Julio Cortez, AP
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - The number of U.S. deaths in Afghanistan is on track to decline sharply this year, reflecting the drawdown in U.S. forces and an expanded Afghan army that is playing a larger role in fighting the Taliban.
This year, 301 Americans have died in Afghanistan, down from a peak of 500 American deaths in 2010, according to a USA TODAY database. It is the second consecutive yearly decline.
"A year ago we were taking larger amounts of casualties than they were," said Marine Maj. Gen. Charles "Mark" Gurganus, referring to Afghan security forces in the former Taliban stronghold of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. "It is absolutely 180 (degrees) out now," he said.
"They're being targeted a lot more intensely," said Gurganus, commander of Regional Command Southwest.
The Afghan Defense Ministry estimates that the Afghan military and police have are seeing more than 300 deaths per month. About 80% of the operations are now led and planned by Afghan forces, up from 50% in the summer, according to the coalition command.
The Afghan security force has grown to about 350,000. The number of U.S. forces has declined to about 68,000 from a peak of nearly 100,000.
"They are really taking the fight now and we are stepping back," said German Air Force Brig. Gen. Günter Katz, the top coalition spokesman.
The United States and its allies are still in the combat zones, providing critical support functions to the Afghan military even as coalition forces are playing less of a role in direct combat.
The U.S. military supplies air support for medical evacuation, equipment to counter roadside bombs and intelligence and surveillance capabilities. Analysts say the Afghans will need such support to continue.
"Without a U.S. military presence, the Afghan government would be in deep trouble," says Seth Jones, an analyst at RAND Corp., a non-profit research group. "A U.S. presence is probably necessary to survive."
President Obama has said that U.S. forces are to remain in Afghanistan through 2014 only. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said a continued U.S. mission in Afghanistan would likely include counterterrorism forces, advisers and support functions.
Negotiations to leave behind a residual force after 2014 began last month. Similar negotiations in Iraq over a residual force broke down over the issue of legal protections for U.S. military personnel.
Analysts say they expect that U.S. and Afghan negotiators will reach an agreement because Afghanistan understands the importance of a U.S. presence.
"The Afghans are a lot more pragmatic," according to Said Jawad, a former Afghanistan ambassador to the United States. "They know both security and economic stability depends on an international presence."
Contributing: Paul Overberg in McLean, Va.
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Here we go again - a few things that make sense and the rest just a bunch of field good moves at best or incremental changes intended to be a step toward total bands at worst.
Background checks for all gun purchases including private sales makes sense. It will also finally shut up the "gunshow loophole" liars which have convinced the public that gun shows are weapon selling orgies where any terrorist can walk in and buy a full automatice M16 without so much as a drivers license for ID. Fact 1 - dealers who make up the majority of sellers at gun shows must already do the same paperwork and background checks as they do when selling from their stores. Fact 2 - It isalready illegal in the US, and has been for nearly 80 years, to purchase a fully automatic weapon without registering it with the federal government. And no such legally owned full auto weapon has been used in a crime.
So demands to close the gun show loophole and to stop the sale of full auto weapons are red herrings. The former is a minimal issue since private sales are fraction of total gun sales - but I do agree on background checks for all sales makes sense. As for the full auto issue, it's already covered for 80 years and has a proven success record.
But let's look now at the great liberal cheers for Cuomo's NY approach. Reducing from 10 rounds to 7 in the mags. What is the point? 3 more rounds before reloading. It will not change anything. When these shootings occur cops typically take 10 to 20 minutes to respond. Plenty of time to swap mags a few extra times. I can hear the cries now - but if it saves just one life! But what if it costs 2 or 3 when someone in their home is using a 7 round clip to defend against a criminal who is not obliged to obey the law and brings in a 20 or 30 round mag. But Cuomo isn't stupid. He knows this change won't reduce deaths. So what is the purpose - just one more increment so the next time something happens we can reduce the number to 4 rounds, then 1.
Next - registering all "assault" weapons (which they are not since they are not fully automatic). What is the point here? If the latest killer's mother had hers registered would it have stopped the kid from using them? There's only one purpose - eventual confiscation.
Next - background checks for ammunition purchases. You've already been checked out when you purchased each gun and found to be considered eligible to own them. So why would you not be eligible to purchase the ammunition? There's no reason. So what is Cuomo up to here? Simply make it more of an inconvenience to purchase and add cost to the system.
But let's assume we get to the perfect world that this legislation is hoping to creep toward - no guns. What does this perfect world look like. Does it stop Tim McVeigh from blowing up a building killing hundreds of people? No, he didn't use a gun for that. Does it stop 20 Islamic terrorists from crashing 4 planes and killing more then 3000 people? No, no guns used there either. Would it stop this more recent nut case from stealing his mother's can and driving it through a crowd of a few hundred grade schoolers as they are heading to their busses at the end of the school day? No, not at all.
And will it stop criminals from getting any kind of guns they want. Well, maybe about as well as prohibition eliminated alcohol, drug laws have eliminated illegal narcotics, the British Army eliminated guns and explosives from the IRA, etc. So it is unlikely these laws will stop these nuts from finding a crowd in which they can kill a number of people. And it won't stop criminals from getting any weapon they want. But it will leave law abiding citizens less able to defend themselves, as is currently done every day in the US.
According to some posts below, McVeigh would be a patriot.
Why? Because these folks maintain that our constitution implies that we should stockpile weapons in order to attack our own country should the whim occur.
Yes that's right. Gotta be ready to overthrow good ol U.S.of A- says so right in constitution….
Apparently, you have to read between lines a bit... but it's there.


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Intellectual PropertyWendy J. GordonBoston University School of Law As published in THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF LEGAL STUDIES, Peter Cane and Mark Tushnet, eds., Oxford University Press, pp. 617-646, October 2003 Abstract: This chapter for the OXFORD HANDBOOK ON LEGAL STUDIES provides an overview of the theoretical literature in Intellectual Property, and suggests directions for further study. The emphasis is on economic analysis, but effort is made to embrace other perspectives as well. Number of Pages in PDF File: 31 Keywords: intellectual property, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secrecy, rights in industrial design, rights of publicity, database rights, rights against misappropriation, "intangible" as a unifying concept, intellectual property doctrines, IP doctrines, "intellectual" as a unifying concept, similitude among patterns in IP, normative basis of IP doctrines, Lockean theories in IP, fair use, cybersquatting, rights of publicity, economics of IP, monopoly analysis, game theory perspective in IP, comparative institutional competence, justice, desert, labor theory of property, gift, gratitude, price discrimination, monopoly, deadweight loss, legal categories, taxonomy, public domain JEL Classification: K11, K33 Date posted: June 6, 2003Suggested CitationContact Information
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The first look of Arjun Kapoor starrer 'Aurangzeb' is out. The film will see the 'Ishaqzaade' actor in double role. Arjun who is busy shooting for 'Gunday' with Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra in Kolkata in a very short period of his filmy career grabbed the double role project. 'Aurangzeb' wil
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is again under media scanner. Her every move is noticed minutely and spread like a wild fire in the jungle. First her post pregnancy flab has been nationalized then her Cannes visit was highly looked upon. Her attempt not to make Aaradhya's face reveal to the world was crit
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The model has its emphasis on heat transport in a very small heat exchanger which is commonly used in the field of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS. In this case it might be a reactive processes that needs heating.
The heat exchanger itself is constructed by stacking several pleated sheets or plates on top of each other whilst leaving a gap in between. The fluid used to transfer heat circulates in gaps between the corrugated walls.
To simplify the modeling, only a cross-section between two plates is studied. The shape of the plates are in this case sinusoidal in order to increase the heat transfer area. The model is made more relevant by making the material properties, heat capacity and viscosity, functions of temperature - a true multiphysics model.


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Military Blazer: This military jacket commands attention! A stylish blazer, with flair to spare, featuring trend-right details from dome buttons to shoulder epaulets. An easy fit with jeans, you'll love it over dresses, too!
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I previously wrote a review on this jacket but it was never posted so I'm trying again. This blazer looks and feels great. However, the fabric comes with the wonderful ability to catch lint, dust, pollen and whatever small particles are floating in the air. It's a pain to keep clean. I often find myself using a damp rag to remove the dust and lint. Again, the blazer looks nice but the fabric choice was a miss.
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I was looking for a military jacket and I'm really glad I found this one! It has a little shape at the waist, so it's more flattering than some of the other more baggy styles out there. And I like that it's lined...just seems like better quality than others I've seen. Sleeves are a bit long for me (I'm 5'4") so I wear them rolled or pushed up like the model in the picture.
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Destinations Nairobi Famous for safaris, but there is more to see and do in this capital city. Wildlife, night life, international restaurants and bustling markets are on offer. Johannesburg Johannesburg is a thriving cosmopolitan centre, combining an eclectic mix of old world charm with contemporary architecture, with many outstanding museums and local art shops. Casablanca A vibrant town offering the best of modern Morocco. Visit nightclubs, designer shops, wide boulevards and gardens.
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Farmhouse Round Dining Table
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Embodying the beauty and conviviality of Italian country furniture, our round Farmhouse table is crafted by hand and designed to extend when needed, welcoming family and friends.
- Turned, built and finished by hand.
- The elm veneer top is finished in a warm honey stain, distressed for aged character.
- The solid ash pedestal base comes with a contrasting cocoa stained finish.
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- Seats 6; a matching leaf extends the table into a grand oval, seating 8.
- A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.
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- Overall: 50" diam., 30"H; extends to 72"L
- Seats 6; seats 8 when extended
- Top: 1.5" thick
- Leaf (1): 22"L x 50"W
- Column: 9" diam., 19"H
- Apron: 4.5"H
- Clearance under table: 23.75"H
- Overhang (at ends and sides): 2.5"
- Weight: 169 lb.
Additional Information
- Made in China.
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- Protect from direct sunlight, which can cause cracking and discoloration.
- Dust with a soft, clean, lint-free cotton cloth.
- Avoid any harsh abrasives or chemicals as they may damage the finish of this item.
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Please allow up to 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. Item arrives fully assembled and in one piece by our in-home delivery with White Glove service. We'll call you in advance to schedule a delivery time, then bring the item into your home, unpack and inspect it, perform simple assembly and dispose of all packaging material. (Please note that outdoor grills are not unpacked and require owner assembly. Complete beds will be set up; headboards only will be unpacked, but not attached to existing bed frames.) Delivery is by appointment, Monday – Saturday; our delivery service will call to arrange a day. Available in the 48 contiguous states. Please call 888.922.4108 for additional assistance.
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US Girl Scouts in Paris Help Girls Around the World To Think About Peace
PRLog – Jan. 26, 2015 – PARIS, France — As part of World Thinking Day 2015, USA Girl Scouts Overseas in Paris is reintroducing their Paris Peace Patch in response to the recent tragic events that have taken place in Paris. World Thinking Day is set aside on February 22nd by Girl Scouts and Guides to participate in activities and projects with global themes to honor and think about their "sisters" in all the countries throughout the world.
The theme for this year's World Thinking Day is "Girls worldwide say "We can create peace through partnerships." and is focused on people coming together for peace. The purpose of reintroducing the USA Girl Scouts in Paris Peace Patch is as a response to the recent tragic events that have taken place in Paris, and to encourage girls to:
· Resolve Conflict
· Reach out to others in peace and friendship
· Dedicate themselves to Acts of kindness
· Understand our difference to avoid misunderstandings
· Rejoice in our likenesses
Through this program, Girl Scouts learn about peace through games, role-playing, guided discussions and crafts. When completed, girls are encouraged to hold a Peace Ceremony with their troop, including poems, songs, and readings, for family and friends. Read more…


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Headquartered in Atlanta, ExpressJet is the world's largest regional airline with 9,000 aviation professionals, an average of 2,200 daily flights and an all-jet fleet of 388 aircraft. ExpressJet operates as American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express to serve more than 190 airports in the U.S., Bahamas, Canada and Mexico.
ExpressJet is led by a team of talented aviation professionals who are invested in empowering our front-line people to make a difference.
"Safety first" isn't a buzz phrase at ExpressJet, it's a culture that we take seriously every day, every flight. We put safety first in all we do.


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In the whirl of adolescence, peer pressure can get the best of children. It can push them to do things that they don't really want to do. Whether this pressure comes from friends or other kids at school, parents can counter it, if they're ready to help.
It's normal for children to get some guidance from outside sources, including their peers. But uninformed or bad guidance may send children down the wrong path.
Teens can feel pressure to drive recklessly, have sex, smoke, or use drugs and alcohol. Smoking, drinking, and use of marijuana among adolescents and preteens are not uncommon. The best shield against peer pressure is to help your child stay away from the bad influences until he or she is old enough to understand the risks. It's also important for your child to have the confidence to make decisions on his or her own.
The most precious thing is self-respect. This is instilled from a very young age. Children without an identity, or those who live in troubled households, are very likely to feel confused or disappointed in their parents and have a need to rebel.
You can nurture self-respect if you help your children view themselves in a positive light and praise them for good decision-making.
The parent can't control the child. The child has to be self-controlled. What the parent can do is act as a resource for the child's judgment and step in when there's danger. Modeling self-respect and proper behavior in front of your children is the greatest form of teaching that behavior.
Here are several ways to help your kids get ready to hang out with friends when no adults are around:
Get to know your children's friends and their parents. Children whose friends do not smoke, drink, steal, or lie are far less likely to do these things.
Role-play situations in which your child says "no" to an offer of drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. It's important to rehearse these scenarios so that your child feels comfortable with what he or she can say. A shy child or teen might prefer to say "No thanks" or "I have to go." A more confident or outgoing child or teen might prefer "Forget it!" or "No way!"
Also talk to your child about how to avoid situations you don't want him or her to be in or how to avoid people who break the rules. If your child is not in a situation in which he or she feels pressure to follow unacceptable behavior, he or she is much less likely to behave that way.
Nurture self-esteem in your children. A child or teen with strong self-esteem can make decisions and follow through on them, despite what his or her friends say. To nurture self-esteem, be generous with praise, so that your children see themselves in a positive way. Help them avoid children who ridicule or try to shame them.
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A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in ecology, from Faculty of 1000
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in ecology, from Faculty of 1000
A new study suggests a possible link between the use of oral contraceptives and rising prostate cancer rates.
Hundreds of rare giant land snails held in captivity in New Zealand froze to death after the temperature probes in their containers failed.
Are pharmaceuticals in the environment affecting human health?
Wasps inject their larvae into ladybug abdomens, where they feast on the bugs' insides.
Scientists have made a definitive link between a recently-discovered fungus and a lethal disease wiping out bat populations in eastern North America.
A study shows that different populations of the Southeast Asian ape display and transmit specific behaviors through generations in a way similar to human cultures.
Two genome-wide studies, backed up by field experiments, identify SNPs that correlate with Arabidopsis fitness in various climates.
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Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under previews, Coming Attractions, Blake Bell, Bill Everett | 16 Aug 2013 2:34 PM |
Editor Blake Bell has collected more rousing vintage stories from one of the all-time greats, who already set himself apart with this early Golden Age work: Bill Everett, creator of the Sub-Mariner and co-creator of Daredevil! In Heroic Tales: The Bill Everett Archives Vol. 2, you'll thrill to the exploits of Amazing Man, Skyrocket Steele and Hydroman; gasp at Everett's chilling horror shockers; and delight at his rare humor and romance work! All with Bell's insightful introductory essays.
We've excerpted 3 full Skyrocket Steele stories, along with the Table of Contents and more, for you to read and download. The book will be out next month; pre-order here, and take advantage of our discounted gift set with Vols. 1 and 2 here!


text: Homeopathic Materia Medica by FarringtonSALTS OF POTASH( )Toxicologically, potash may be of some interest to you, when, by accident, caustic potash is swallowed. Its great affinity for water, makes it attack the tissues with great avidity, producing very deep escharotic effects. It has more power to penetrate the tissues than have some of the other caustics, nitrate of silver for instance, hence it has been selected as the caustic for use when it is desired to reach far into the parenchyma of a part; as in the treatment of carbuncle, when a large portion of tissue has become gangrenous and a slough must be produced, caustic potash is used. The tissues thus acted upon have a greasy appearance, which is due to the formation of a soap made from the combination of the fats with the potash. Thus it differs materially in its action from the mineral acids, which make the tissues dry and dark, almost like amass of tinder. When swallowed by accident, for it is seldom used for suicidal purposes, the effects of caustic potash are violent. It causes such violent contraction of the stomach that what little of it gets that far is immediately ejected by violent vomiting. If the amount of caustic taken is sufficient, it causes a brownish film over the mucous membrane, or there may be spots here and there, in the mouth and throat which are denuded of their epithelium. The inflammatory process may increase to such an extent that these spots ulcerate, and as they heal they form cicatricial tissue with the subsequent unfortunate contraction and stricture of the part. The antidotal treatment to such accidents is both chemical and mechanical; chemical to relieve the effects of the drug, and mechanical to relieve the trouble that remains. Vinegar, lemon-juice and large draughts of mucilaginous drinks are mostly relied upon to relieve the acute symptoms of this poisoning. But there' are many cases of slow poisoning with the potash salts, particularly when our allopathic friends use bromide of potassium so extensively. We therefore have the chronic effects of this to treat. These may require to antidote them: HEPAR, which is an antidote to the metals in general; SULPHUR, and other remedies may be called for according to the symptoms present. It has been determined by experiments on mammals, that potash, particularly the carbonate, acts paralyzingly on the muscles. This accounts for the general weakness which belongs to all potash preparations. This paralyzing effect is very manifest in the case of the heart muscle, which becomes early affected in poisoning with potash, the animal eventually dying with the heart in diastole, that is, the heart is. widely dilated at the moment it ceases to beat. With this hint, you would expect to find potash salts of use in great muscular weakness, in what has been termed paresis, such exhaustion as accompanies convalescence from protracted disease as typhoid fever. We have it on the authority of Dr. Hering that mushrooms contain a large percentage of potash, and are therefore to be recommended as an article of diet in cases of exhaustion.