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The Preseason AP Top 25 poll won't come out until next month, but here at BangTheBook.com, we're giving you a Top 25 from a betting perspective. Using power ratings to determine the top 25 teams in college football, readers will have the opportunity to look at what the preseason Top 25 might look like if designed by a bettor. Each article will feature a preview of that team with a write-up for each position and an explanation of why the position group was rated that way and some further insight into the methodology of creating power ratings.
The Methodology: Each team is rated up to 100 with eight different position groups considered. Quarterbacks, offensive and defensive lines, and coaching are graded on a scale of 4 to 15, while running backs, wide receivers, linebackers, and defensive backs are graded on a scale of 4 to 10 in half-point increments.
Groups are rated on returning production, potential, previous performance, and a handful of other variables. Information was gathered from all corners of the college football world, including preseason magazines, websites dedicated to specific teams, national college football websites, and more.
The #1 team on the BangTheBook.com Preseason Top 25 is the reigning national champions, the Florida State Seminoles!
Quarterbacks (15/15)
The reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Jameis Winston, will try to become the first back-to-back Heisman Trophy winner since Archie Griffin did it for The Ohio State University in 1974 and 1975. Despite the fact that Florida State's safety net, Jacob Coker, transferred to Alabama, there's no ignoring the numbers that Winston put up in his redshirt freshman season. Winston accounted for over 4,000 passing yards and 40 touchdowns, as well as four more rushing touchdowns. He is an elite talent and the sky is the limit for the Seminoles so long as Winston stays healthy (and eligible).
Running Backs (10/10)
Leading rusher Devonta Freeman departs, as does third-leading rusher James Wilder. The Seminoles do return Karlos Williams, a converted defensive back who ran for eight yards per carry on his 91 rushing attempts last season, and should get contributions from Mario Pender, a top ten running back recruit that was ineligible last season. True freshman Dalvin Cook was the #2 running back recruit in the 2014 class and he should get some experience as Florida State projects to be more than a two-touchdown favorite against everybody this season.
Wide Receiver (9/10)
The losses are heavy here as Kelvin Benjamin was a first-round draft choice of the Carolina Panthers and Kenny Shaw's 933 receiving yards need to be replaced. Leading receiver Rashad Greene is back, however, and he caught 24 more passes than any other receiver. Senior Nick O'Leary is the conference's top tight end with Eric Ebron gone from North Carolina and the Seminoles' recruiting class will produce depth. Kermit Whifield, who averaged 36.4 yards per kick return, may lack the size at 5'7", but the speed and explosiveness are there.
Offensive Line (15/15)
The offensive line opened up plenty of holes en route their second consecutive season of 5.6 yards per carry. They also allowed just 35 sacks, though Winston's mobility had something to do with that. Part of the power ratings process is also understanding where other parts of the team can help a certain unit and Winston's mobility clearly helps elevate this group. The projected starting five on the offensive line are all seniors with plenty of experience, so this is one of college football's top offensive lines.
Defensive Line (15/15)
Some people may undervalue the Florida State defensive line because a big name like Timmy Jernigan left. What's important to remember here is that Florida State destroyed almost everybody they played last season and that means that the backups got valuable experience. It's a fairly young group, but their potential is high enough to give the Seminoles a perfect score in the trenches.
Linebackers (9/10)
Perhaps the only area where the Seminoles are "lacking" is at linebacker. And by "lacking", that simply means that a lot of production has graduated or moved on to the next level and it may take a little time to replace those players. Keep in mind that most of these players on defense were recruited by Mark Stoops, who is now the coach at Kentucky. Last year's defensive coordinator, Jeremy Pruitt, moved on to Georgia, so this will be the third defensive coordinator in three seasons. Compared to the rest of the ACC, however, the talent gap is wide.
Defensive Backs (9.5/10)
It was tough to put up gaudy stats on defense because the two-deep becomes the three-deep when you're winning by 40+. The Seminoles lost LaMarcus Joyner and Terrance Brooks to the NFL, but it's not like the replacements are inexperienced. One corner, Ronald Darby, was the ACC Rookie Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 and the other corner, PJ Williams, led the team in pass break-ups. Even with the opposition chucking the ball around the yard to try and play catch up last season, the Seminoles secondary only allowed 52 percent of passes to be completed. Florida schools have an embarrassment of athletic riches at their disposal and it shows.
Coaching (14/15)
It's hard to argue with what Jimbo Fisher has done in his four seasons at the helm. The Seminoles are 45-10 with a national championship (31-23-1 ATS). The only reason this isn't a full 15 is because of the aforementioned change at defensive coordinator with the third straight season with a new guy. In the ACC, it shouldn't have too much of an impact, but every coordinator has different ideas and ways of running things. It could lead to a continuity issue early on, but there's a ton of talent at the coaches' disposal.
Total: 96
The Seminoles are the most talented team in the country and play in the weakest, by far, of the five power conferences. Another thing about power ratings is that there needs to be an understanding that lines are going to be inflated for certain teams. Rate an elite team too low and your numbers will suggest betting against them. As evidenced by Florida State's 11-2-1 ATS mark last season, that's probably not a profitable endeavor. Florida State is deserving of the top spot, but it's also important to be aware of how a team is going to be lined. The expectations are sky high and rightfully so.
Florida State lost some talent, but they're one of the schools with the luxury of reloading year after year. In the era of the College Football Playoff, the SEC draws lessened appeal from recruits that want to play for the crystal football. While it's a given that the SEC will have a team in the final four every year, if not two, going to Florida State right now is clearly the best chance to play for a national championship. That, coincided with Florida's difficulties post-Urban Meyer, has given Florida State one of the nation's best recruiting classes in the country again this year and that shows no signs of slowing down.
Florida State grabs the top spot and it's highly unlikely that they will relinquish it unless Jameis Winston gets hurt.
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Wannabe Far-Rider
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Fairbanks, AK
Oddometer: 2,971
Neat, learn something every day. Its probably best I didn't just randomly stop in after all.
"We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time.
2008 Yamaha WR250X
Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012
Joined: Nov 2003
Location: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Oddometer: 10,995
Great RR so far!
You are an inspiration to WR owners!
"A man turns his back on the comforts of home, and when the dust all settles and the story is told, history is made by the side of the road..." - DBT
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Key Largo, FL
Oddometer: 14
Nice trip, I too was recently in the Deals Gap area and really impressed by the roads and scenery. I'm on a 250 klx and find 250s perfect for that type of riding. Fun on the twisty roads and take any dirt trail you like.
Say hi to Baltimore for me I used to live in Fells Point.
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The Kanto Pain
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: Château d'If
Oddometer: 616
great RR . An area of the U.S that I haven't visited yet, but is in the cards. Thanks for the info.
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Growin older but not up
Joined: Jul 2009
Location: Sadly, Flatistan :(
Oddometer: 169
Seems like only yesterday, but it was 30 years ago that I rode the Skyline Drive on a bicycle with 3 friends. Took us 2 weeks to go up the Drive and back down through the Shenandoah Valley. I went back a couple of decades later and was disappointed in how it seemed to have changed. Maybe it was only me that changed . . .
Great RR!!! Keep it coming!
Wannabe Far-Rider
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Fairbanks, AK
Oddometer: 2,971
Day 9 - into Oklahoma
Woke up early to the sounds of insects buzzing around my campsite, the bugs here were simply horrible. Fortunately I had gotten pretty efficient at packing up camp by this point so I was able to get out without getting bit or stung again...
Back on the wonderful national forest roads!
Finally came to whats considered the first truly difficult section of the trail, Warloop Road. This is a big reason I stopped early the night before, as I didn't want to go down it tired.
Not so bad at first.
Around this corner, it basically turns into a large and loose rock strewn piece of single track for about a mile.
While I had seen worse trails back home, it was by far the worst actual "road", with signs and houses on it, I have ever been on up to that point. Definitely not terribly big bike friendly, but so long as you look ahead and take your time its not too difficult. Thankfully it sees some maintenance, couldn't find the ADV log though...
Being comfortable enough on the bike and on the dirt to look ahead was probably one of the biggest things I gained during this trip, followed closely by being way more comfortable standing and operating controls on the pegs. Both make riding on roads of questionable character so so so so much easier. Looking ahead was a skill I had originally learned autocrossing, and I remember the feeling of when I finally "got it", and it was the same feeling I started to get in the Ozarks and cemented on Warloop. In both cars and bikes, its what really allows the rider and the machine to work together as one...
Enough philosophy for now, there's miles to cover!
Crossing into Oklahoma:
Out of the mountains and into the prairie
I loved these old river cuts
I made it to Pryor, OK and had to make a stop at the local library to sort through a few things.
Specifically tires:
The rear wasn't too too terrible, but I was very worried about the front. All the gravel was particularly unkind to them both and I was starting to worry about the safety of riding on them, especially with how misshapen the front knobs has become. I searched a little in vain for shops along the route, made a few posts on the WR250R mega thread, and decided to soldier on, praying they'd get me to Colorado.
Is it getting flat yet?
Great sign for a dual sport!
Home... home on the range...
I absolutely loved the landscape in Oklahoma. Wide open spaces stretching to the horizon in all directions. No hills, trees, and barely any structures to obscure the view. Simply fantastic, and very humbling.
Another day, another reroute... well, lets investigate...
Nope, definitely closed lol.
Crossing into the Cherokee Reservation
Another cool old bridge
I ended up making it to Sedan, KS and stayed in the only motel in town. They were familiar with people on the trail, were nice enough to let me park the bike on the lawn in front of my room. I went a step further and parked the bike inside the room as it and I had attracted a little too much attention riding out to get dinner. Even with the computer break for an hour in Pryor, and the tires, the roads in Eastern OK were very nice and allowed me to motor at a pretty good clip and managed to make 300 miles on the day. I was defintiely getting tired and frustrated by this point too, and was starting to have my doubts about being able to finish the trip.
I was just about settled in for a decent nights sleep to continue worrying about the tires and the ride, when the phone rang. It was another ADV'er, Highfive, offering up tires and a place to do some maintenance in the morning. Only problem was, HF lives a solid 100 miles back the way I already came... took one more look at the tires and said "I'll see you in the morning".
"We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time.
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Wannabe Far-Rider
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Fairbanks, AK
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"We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time.
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Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012
Wannabe Far-Rider
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Location: Fairbanks, AK
Oddometer: 2,971
Day 10 - Rancho Highfive and more of the great plains
Time for a high speed run back to Tulsa. How does the bike handle high speeds? How does the lil 250 handle the revs? Put it this way, I held the throttle to the stop for 90 miles, tucked down into a stiff headwind, and all that happened was my gas mileage went to shit (ran dead out at ~90 miles). Used the rotopax out of necessity for the first time and rolled into Rancho Highfive a little later than I wished.
Parked next to the infamous R²:
The man himself:
We basically pulled the equivalent of a NASCAR pitstop for dual sports and had the tires changed, wheel bearings repacked, and air filter cleaned in 2 hours. And by we, I mean HighFive. He and I both knew better than to let me get in the way. Rolled in with dead tires, left with a basically new OE front trailwing and a brandy new rear Dunlop D606.
Of course, then it was time to play a little. Got to see the brandy new motocross track he was building in his backyard, made me kinda upset to have all the luggage and live so far away. I also had the opportunity to ride R² and see what all the fuss was about. The power mods are now a definitely consideration, it definitely wakes the motor up all over but especially up top, and the added oomph would definitely be a fun addition. I also got to ride his son's KLX250S and came away very glad I went blue instead of green.
Highfive is also trials rider, and a good one at that...
with his own little playground in the backyard.
He even let me putter around on it
That may have been the most nervous I was the entire trip. After all his generosity, the last thing I wanted to do is drop this thing. So light and easy to control, there's definitely a fairly steep learning curve to riding one skillfully I imagine. A 280cc 2-stroke with controls so light that they work when you think about it and no seat to sit on will do that. I need one of these once I get a car again, I can see this being illegal amounts of fun, especially around campus and my apartment complex.
After riding, I was invited in for lunch and got to meet the whole family. A nicer and more generous group of people I've ever met. Again, thank you so so much for the tires and help and restoring my faith in people, and allowing me the phyiscal tools and mental refresh/reset to be able to finish this ride.
Back on the road again, and back to the reservation and on the trail. Another cool old bridge:
and another
and another...
the bridge from yesterday
Shortly afterwards, the road turns into the open range land. I saw a lot of these oil storage tanks and wells pumping away across the state.
An abandoned farm house that looked like it was an extra from the wizard of oz
And then there's this...
I just had to stop, turn the bike off and take my helmet off, and just sit. It was entirely empty of human presence and except for me, the bike, and the road, and so utterly beautiful its beyond description to me. I could have stayed there all day, just staring at the rolling hills and the grasses dancing in the wind. But I knew there were still a lot of miles to go, so back to it...
A short detour. HF had told me it was more than worth my while to make it into the Tallgrass Prairie preserve, and I'm very glad I did.
Cows have to be the dumbest and laziest creatures. As you approach them, they will first get up, and look at you like "are you really going to keep coming and make me move?" Then, as you get closer, they run just far enough to get out of the way... in possibly the lest graceful fashion I can imagine a 4 legged animal moving.
Ohh... hello...
Thats right, free range bison. Thousands of them. No fences, no controls, nothing between you and them. They're smaller than I imagined, but have a... fierceness in their eyes utterly devoid in the eyes of their bovine cousins. The signs explained it, but looking at them made it clear that these were wild animals. Its a shame there are so few left...
As you leave the buffalo range, you come up over a hill and see this giant goddamn TREE. Now, I haven't seen a tree this big since I left Arkansas some 300+ miles ago. There isn't anything this size as far as the eye can see in any direction, and there wouldn't be anything like this again until I got to Colorado. Its completely dead save for the small bit at the top.
Riding into the sunset of another day...
I only made about 150 trail miles (another 300 on the bike though) and ended the day in Blackwell, OK. Tomorrow would get me most of the way across OK and the next day would see me into Colorado...
"We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time.
2008 Yamaha WR250X
Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012
weezin' the juice!
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: California
Oddometer: 1,133
"...if you don't like the price then move on because I don't give a shit...it's my bike and I will sell it for whatever I want." Craigslist SF posting
I ain't no DingWeed
Joined: Aug 2009
Location: Wentzville, MO
Oddometer: 1,741
awesome, great RR, and I'm glad you were able to stop and enjoy the treasures of the ride! And then there's the hospitality of HighFive, God Bless HF!!
Man, this could make a movie!
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Joined: Sep 2006
Location: In the shadow of the Uncanoonucs...
Oddometer: 16,772
Great RR!
Hats off to Highfive!
These are our Golden Years. ~ EC
The future is no place to place your better days. ~ DMB
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
~Augustine of Hippo
Joined: Oct 2005
Location: North Georgia
Oddometer: 88
You are the man!
Awesome ride report! Keep it coming!
Joined: Jul 2008
Location: Sykesville, MD
Oddometer: 322
Those bison do look small...they almost don't look like pure bison. The ones I've seen out at Yellowstone (and around here on farms for that matter) are much bigger looking.
In any case, I'm loving your RR!
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Joined: Nov 2003
Location: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Oddometer: 10,995
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Apologies to all for my lack of posts, but I am officially back from my seven month sabbatical and ready to get down to business. Since the NBA draft, there's no question that basketball has been on my mind. Here are my latest thoughts:
- Will the Kings stay in Sacramento? With rumors swirling left and right, NBA Commissioner, David Stern, finally laid to rest the idea of the Kings heading South to Anaheim and will thus remain in Sacramento. For all the negative press that Stern gets, I applaud him for assisting in keeping my team where they belong.
- The draft. Every year I think that Kings somehow manage to get screwed over or screw themselves over in the NBA draft. Although we have had great draft picks for the past few years, the Kings still have not been able to get the job done. This year worried me. We need help and we need it fast. We need a player who can step up, be a leader and lead the Kings to the playoffs. It seems that this year my prayers have been answered (although it may be too soon to tell). With the 5th pick in the NBA draft, the Kings selected Thomas Robinson from the University of Kansas. At the power forward position, Robinson averaged 17.7 points and 11.9 rebounds in his junior year at KU. He seems to have the size, quickness and ability to dominate and hopefully he is the missing piece in the Kings puzzle.
- A little off topic, but over the weekend I headed to Las Vegas and to my pleasant surprise, Team USA was staying at my hotel. Every time I got off the elevators I had the pleasure of seeing Kevin Durant, James Harden, Anthony Davis, Deron Williams and Russell Westbrook holding it down at the casino. Highlight of my trip was running into DeMarcus Cousins at the elevators, telling him I'm a Kings fan and getting my picture with him. With Summer League starting up tomorrow, it will be interesting to see who steps up and delivers for the Kings.
- Dwight Howard. Since I have the pleasure of working in the sports industry, I am able to watch Sports Center at the comfort of my desk. Next to the Penn State scandal (which, no pun intended, I won't touch on), the biggest story is Dwight Howard. He is persistent about leaving Orlando, but just where will he end up? Rumors have been flying, but with Brooklyn officially off the table, all eyes are on the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. As much as I can't stand the Lakers, I hope Howard ends up there. I currently reside in Los Angeles and happen to live with the #1 Lakers fan aka my boyfriend. I'm not saying I want the Lakers to win a national championship, but it does bring excitement to the city and I feel like the team becomes more likable for me once they get rid of the players I feel make the Lakers, well, the Lakers. With fan favorite Steve Nash joining the team and with Kobe Bryant having a limited number of seasons left, adding Howard would help break up the original team and lessen my hatred for the Lakers. While I will NEVER be a die-hard Laker fan, I do respect and appreciate good basketball and those are two qualities that the Lakers posses.
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Tennessee's Unclaimed Property Service Now Online; More than 47,000 unclaimed property searches completed in December 2002 at www.TennesseeAnytime.org.
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Experts estimate that one in eight Americans has unclaimed property or cash being held in state treasuries, and more than $20 billion is waiting to be discovered by citizens. Thanks to a new service on the state's official Web site (www.TennesseeAnytime.org), Tennessee is making it even easier for you to see if have citizens and businesses have unclaimed property in the state's possession.
The Tennessee unclaimed property service lets users search for property and prepare a claim over the Internet. The site currently lists more than a million dollars in unclaimed property items. Since launching in December 2002, the service has logged more than 47,000 searches for unclaimed property.
The unclaimed property site is the result of a partnership between the Tennessee Treasurer's Office and TennesseeAnytime, the official state Web site that is managed by eGovernment firm NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV).
Tennessee's online unclaimed property database offers a user-friendly search engine and is updated monthly. Once the service delivers a search match, users can initiate an online claim with the Tennessee Treasurer's Office. The application will display back to the user what information should be provided to the Treasurer's Office in order to complete the claim - usually a proof of address, or copies of a driver license or death certificate.
The Unclaimed Property Division administers the Tennessee Unclaimed Property Fund. The division is responsible for tracking and maintaining funds that have been reported as unclaimed. Dormant checking and savings accounts, uncashed money orders, contents of unclaimed safe deposit boxes, unclaimed wages, bank accounts, securities, and other assets are among the items that are listed in the Tennessee Unclaimed Property Fund.
"Reuniting citizens with their lost assets is yet another way that Tennessee is using the Internet to serve its constituents," said Debra Luling, general manager of TennesseeAnytime. "We will continue to build online solutions that offer better customer service to the citizens and businesses of Tennessee."
The unclaimed property service was developed by TennesseeAnytime, which manages the official Tennessee state portal and works with multiple state agencies through its contract with the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration to bring government services online.
About TennesseeAnytime
TennesseeAnytime built, markets, operates, and maintains the official Web site for Tennessee (www.TennesseeAnytime.org). Ranked as the nation's best government Web site this year by the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University, Tennessee's official government portal is consistently recognized among the leading state Web portals. TennesseeAnytime is a wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC.
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1. I think racers on tracks use only one finger because their front brakes are so powerful and they don't need to stop - no personal experience.
2. Off road riders use differing technics and bikes. Since I don't do that, have again no experience or advice.
For road riders, had this discussion some time ago about number of fingers on the front brake lever on another forum. (MSF directive was to use all four fingers always.)
What I took away from that thread was 'use the least fingers you need to get maximum braking from your bike.:" For me, on my bike, that is the first two fingers. Confess they are not always over the lever - but they migrate there with no thought at the slightest perceived threat or possible threat. I can roll off throttle and add brake at the same time, or vice versa, which also contributes to smooth riding. I also like having the progressive brake control rather than a stab at the brakes from my hand off the brake.
Another poster suggested twice his hand reaching the front brake lever was faster than his brain. Can we all agree that the brain has to perceive a threat BEFORE the body can take any action? Can we also agree a four finger stab on the brake lever might not end well?
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The debris from the demolition was cleared to make way for the framing of the home for Bevery Hill, Fred Burdette and their six adopted children.
From Tuesday on, the public can go to the site to watch the activity and be a part of the transformation.
The family went off to DisneyLand while the work on their home is done.
The house is on Gentry Road in the Carriage Hill neighborhood near Lynnhaven Mall.
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Hi! Do you prefer the Babolat SFX or the Asics GR5? And why? Which one is more comfortable? Thanks.
Good question. Tough question. I'm going to have to go with the Babolat SFX. Mainly on the fact that I haven't worn the GR5 shoes that much. However, I've always been a huge fan of the Gel Resolution line.
I choose the SFX for the following reasons: they fit my feet better (wider, lower arch), the cushioning is plush but responsive, supportive and stable.
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) is preparing to announce a major order for Boeing 787s.
The Star Alliance carrier says in a mobile phone text message to Flight that the formal announcement is currently being prepared. The deal will comprise 20 firm orders for 787-9s and purchase rights for 20 more, the short message service (SMS) continues.
It will represent a serious setback to Airbus, as the European manufacturer had been seeking to sign SIA as a launch customer for the rival A350 for some time.
The Star Alliance carrier says in a statement that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase 20 787-9s and has acquired purchase rights for another 20.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Lance Berkman doesn't expect to get much, if any, action in the Rangers' interleague series against the Cardinals while getting time off for rest and knee soreness.
The Rangers' DH has only four starts at first base, and the pitchers are batting in the weekend series matching 2011 World Series opponents. He wasn't in the lineup Friday night and didn't seem to mind, saying it made sense to take the rest.
Berkman was a key component of the Cardinals' 2011 championship team, but missed virtually all of the 2012 season due to knee problems. He had considered retiring before signing with the Rangers.
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Siemens will supply power plant components, including six F-class gas turbines, for the Ras Djinet and Ain Arnat combined cycle power plants (CCPP) in Algeria.
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Flexible Power In Italy
GE has installed its aeroderivative gas turbine technology at Tamarete Energia's 104 MW combined-cycle plant near Ortona, Italy.
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Microturbines To The Big Apple
Capstone Turbine Corp., a clean-technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, has received an order from Related Companies, a New York, U.S.A.-based real estate development and investment firm.
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Four-Day Power Installation
Altaaqa Global has successfully designed and installed 24 MW of temporary power in the Sultanate of Oman, taking only 4 days to complete. The power project was one of the fastest installations in the history of the equipment rental industry, the company said.
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€200 Million Order From Saudi Electricity Co.
Siemens' Energy Sector has been awarded two contracts valued at approximately €200 million by Saudi Electricity Co. (SEC).
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Wärtsilä Powering Up Russia
Wärtsilä has received contract to supply a 110 MW power plant for Russia. The plant, which will be located in Tikhvin in Russia's Leningrad region, will run on natural gas using six Wärtsilä 50SG engines.
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10 MW GE Jenbacher Engine Starts Up
The first GE Jenbacher J920 Flextra gas engine has been commissioned for the upgrading of the combined heat and power (CHP) plant of Bavarian utility Stadtwerke Rosenheim. The engine joined three J620 and one two-stage turbocharged J624 Jenbacher gas engines to deliver about 40% of the electricity needs and 20% of the heating demand for the city of Rosenheim, Germany.
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ABB Upgrade Orders In Brazil
ABB's Turbocharging business unit received an order to upgrade 30 turbochargers in a series of power plants operated by Wärtsilä under O&M agreements. ABB said it has been working with Wärtsilä since early 2012 to create and pilot this service option.
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Adding China Power
East China Electric Power Design Institute (ECEPDI), a regional subsidiary of China Power Engineering Consultancy Corp. (CPECC), announced the signing of a survey and engineering contract for Jiangsu Huadian Qishuyan Power Generation Co. Ltd.'s 903 MW combined-cycle addition at the Huadian Qishuyan gas-fired cogeneration power plant.
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First Wärtsilä Mozambique O&E Contract
Wärtsilä has signed an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Central Termica de Ressano Garcia – owned by Sasol New Energy from South Africa – and the Mozambique state utility, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM). The three-year agreement covers the company's gas engine power plant in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique.
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IRS Audit Finds 1 in 4 Error Rate in Scanned Taxpayer Correspondence
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A new audit by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released on October 24 found that while the IRS has improved the timeliness of scanning taxpayer correspondence into its Correspondence Imaging System (CIS) since a previous audit six years ago, the accuracy rate has apparently declined during that same time period. The declining accuracy rate occurred even as the volume of paper correspondence fell nearly 20 percent from 10 million documents annually to about 8.1 million. While the 2007 audit found database input errors in 18 percent of cases sampled, the 2013 rate was closer to 1 in 4 (24 percent.)
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The relatively small sample did not allow the OIG to project the 24 percent rate onto the entire CIS inventory, but Inspector General J. Russell George, who rose to prominence this summer during Congressional hearings on IRS treatment of non-profits applying for tax exempt status, found the results disturbing nonetheless:
The report also found that more than half of open cases in the CIS inventory involve correspondence from taxpayers regarding identity theft. Since identity theft cases are not always properly linked to existing cases in the CIS, the result is "multiple cases and different IRS employees working with the same taxpayers and taking conflicting actions to resolve the taxpayer's case." The audit found that as many as 46,000 taxpayers could have multiple case files that are not linked in the IRS's system.
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Microsoft SQL Server is a comprehensive database server and information platform offering a complete set of enterprise-ready technologies and tools that help people derive the most value from information at the lowest total-cost-of-ownership. Enjoy high levels of performance, availability, and security; employ more productive management and development tools; and deliver pervasive insight with self-service business intelligence (BI).
A complete and integrated platform, Microsoft SQL Server brings it all together to get more value out of existing IT skills and assets, increase the productivity and agility of IT departments, and quickly build flexible, innovative applications.
SQL Server 2012 delivers an ROI of up to 189% with a 1 year payback period.Total Economic Impact Of SQL Server 2012 Upgrade, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Microsoft, March 2012
Microsoft DBAs run more mission critical databases, when compared to Oracle DBAs.Source: Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database: A Comparative Study on Total Cost of Administration (TCA)
SQL Server delivers six nines (99.9999%) uptime availability.Source: Microsoft Case Study: Stratus Technologies
SQL Server is the most secure of any of the major database platforms.Source: ITIC: SQL Server Delivers Industry-Leading Security, Sept 2010
SQL Server is the uncontested leader in TPC-E Performance Benchmarks.Source: TPC-E Top Ten Performance Results
SQL Server delivers a 460% savings in annual cost of administration per database over Oracle.Source: Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database: A Comparative Study on Total Cost of Administration (TCA)
Microsoft outpaced the Business Intelligence software market with 23.6% growth based on revenue in 2010.Source: Gartner, Market Share: All Software Markets, Worldwide, 2010, March 30, 2011
SQL Server overtakes IBM DB2 to claim no. 2 spot in 2009 RDBMS license revenue.Source: IDC WW RDBMS 2009 Vendor Analysis: Top 10 Vendor License Revenue by Operating environment, August 2010
PowerPivot was voted one of eWeek's Top 10 Technologies of 2010.Source: eWeek 2010 Products of the Year: Messaging and Collaboration
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NCAA Football Betting: College Football Matchups for Week 14
Here at Bang the Book, we have all of the top matchups of the 2011 NCAA football betting campaign covered! Today, we're taking a look at the best matchups for Week 14! #21 West Virginia Mountaineers (8-3 SU, 5-6 ATS) @ South Florida Bulls (5-6 SU, 4-7 ATS)Spread: West Virginia -1.5, Total: 55Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL - Thursday, 8:00 ET Click He.....
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The ACC title and a spot in the Orange Bowl will be up for grabs on Saturday night in Charlotte, where the Clemson Tigers will look to notch their second NCAA football betting victory of the season over the Virginia Tech Hokies. Head Coach Frank Beamer knows that his team really let one slip away this year. The team had a great close to the season.....
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Harvey and Jessica struggled to defend Pearson Specter against the SEC onslaught, and Louis tried to deal with his newfound unemployment. Read More... http://www.tv.com/shows/suits-2011/community/post/suits-let More »
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This year the Huskies are 8-4 with a bowl game left, but they gave up 45, 53 and 41 points in losses to Oregon, Arizona State and UCLA.
In all five years the Huskies had at least one three-game losing streak, and Sarkisian was 24-21 in league play.
But Sarkisian still got Haden's attention as a Trojans blood brother, a guy who left West Torrance to play baseball there before he transferred to El Camino College and then Brigham Young.
He could have stayed at Washington. He called Washington "his dream job" and said his goal was to coach one more year at the Montlake campus than Don James did. He fell 16 years short of that.
It is expected that Sarkisian will bring defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox and linebacker coach Peter Sirmon, at least, and that he will call his own plays, which isn't recommended.
Defensive line coach Tosh Lopoi could come, too.
In 2010, while at Cal, Lopoi was suspended for ordering a player to fake an injury to slow Oregon's offense. That is why Stanford coach David Shaw guffawed when Sarkisian accused the Cardinals of doing the same thing this year.
Deep inside, Haden had to be relieved when UCLA carved up the Trojans on Saturday because a victory would have tripled the cries to hire Ed Orgeron.
Haden had no intention of doing so, when he fired Lane Kiffin, and now Orgeron can chase a head coaching job somewhere, although Sarkisian should have found a place for him.
The concept of USC Family only goes so far. Yet it is certainly a force. Without it, one wonders why Haden hired Sarkisian.
One also notes that Carroll and Larry Smith, the most successful USC hires in the past 27 years, were the only ones who came from the murky elsewhere.
There's also the theory that Haden is putting Machiavelli to shame by creating the Washington opening and hoping UCLA's Jim Mora will jump at it, because Washington was Mora's "dream job," too.
Tuesday Sarkisian will appear at McKay Center and tell us that some dreams are dreamier than others. Beside him, Haden will tell us that Sarkisian led his list all along.
At this point, it's all wishing and hoping.
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J.A. Happ probably would have opened the season as the most well-compensated pitcher in Triple-A if Ricky Romero hadn't struggled so mightily this spring. Inserted into the Blue Jays' rotation instead, Happ struck out six in 5 1/3 innings and combined with three relievers on a two-hit shutout of the Red Sox on Saturday.
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- proudlycanadian - Apr 6, 2013 at 4:03 PM
Happ pitched well but did not go very deep into the game. Toronto's bullpen has been used a lot so far because the starting pitchers have not gone deep into the games. Hopefully Dickey will be able to go at least 7 innings tomorrow.
- turdfurgerson68 - Apr 6, 2013 at 6:25 PM
Forget Happ…aw fu*k, didn't know the Jays have a Loup Garou on the team!!
Kiss the division goodbye…Blue Jays will be the 2013 AL East champs.
- kjericho43 - Apr 6, 2013 at 4:15 PM
The Red Sox have a potentially decent rotation. But with Morales out, they have no depth. Aceves? No thanks.
- tfbuckfutter - Apr 6, 2013 at 6:25 PM
I seriously doubt Ryan Dempster will post an ERA under 5.
I will happily own up to being wrong if he posts a good season, but I expect nothing from him.
Whether he ends up on the DL or not, John Lackey's performance is still a HUGE question mark, but at least he looked pretty decent before leaving.
Clay and Jon look pretty solid, but to me, 60% of the Sox rotation is questionable, and I don't think you can reasonably expect for things to fall right in all three cases. At least Farrell's presence may nudge the odds a bit.
- jaysjunkie - Apr 7, 2013 at 12:08 AM
Happ looked very solid today. Good job by the 'pen, too. Santos still makes me nervous, though.
- dolphincult - Apr 7, 2013 at 12:22 AM
Might as well get the bullpen action working early…..its been the achillies heel for the BJays for a while. Still waitn for this lineup to show me what all the fuss is about. But just the same, nothn like some good BJay action on a sunday!
- hitdog042 - Apr 7, 2013 at 9:35 AM
The Red Sox have some depth. Allen Webster for one. Ruby Delarosa. Steve Wright. I hate it when people who don't know say dumb things. They can also trade for a vet like Capuano. Relax.
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In the fourth round, Pascal got a little over anxious while attacking Ikeke, and ran into a right hand that he didnt see, making Pascal back off as he seemed to be slightly hurt by the punch. Ikeke, however, didnt appear to notice and continued to throw mostly jabs. In the eighth round, Pascal landed a powerful flurry of punches, hurting Ikeke with several scorching left hooks which knocked him back against the ropes.
In the ninth round, Pascal again cornered the slender, 64 Ikeke against the ropes, where he shelled him for severely for thirty seconds, landing several picture perfect left hooks that snapped Ikekes head back violently each time. I thought for a second that he would either go down or the referee would step in and halt the fight. Thankfully, the referee didnt step in and stop it prematurely, because Ikeke still was able to defend himself.
However, Pascal was unable to finish the job. In the 11th round, Pascal looked to have hurt his left hand after throwing a hard left hook. After that, he rarely used it for the remainder of the fight. In the 12th round, Pascal hurt his right hand after landing a shot to Ikekes head. From that moment on, Pascal spend the much of the round moving frequently around the ring, and rarely throwing punches. Ikeke, badly fatigued by this time, was in no position to take advantage of the situation, and did little during this time, except for throwing a number of harmless jabs.
Overall, it was a fine performance for Pascal, especially with his vast arsenal of power punches that he showed against Ikeke. However, Pascal needs to learn to keep his fist closed when he throws punches, since he loses much of his power when he throws punches with an open hand, something that turns what would be a devastating punch into a cupping punch.
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Many teenagers are living half their lives on social media sites, and they're writing the rules as they go. One online trend 16-year-old Temitayo Fagbenle finds disturbing is something she calls "slut shaming" — using photos and videos to turn a girl's private life inside out. Temitayo reported this story as part of the Radio Rookies program at member station WNYC.
In the Puritan times of the 17th century, shaming women as in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter for their wanton acts was a whole town effort.
Today, this so-called slut shaming has a new tool. Instead of the town square, some people now turn to social media sites to share explicit photos and videos to shame these women and girls among their peers.
A recent Facebook posting I saw had a picture of a half-naked girl, lying on bed. The boy who posted it tagged the picture so that everyone could see it and go to the girl's page. Within less than an hour, the photo had about 443 likes and 261 comments. Comments like "your life is officially shot LMAO," and "I think she gonna cut her veins when she see this."
People post these pictures and videos and make "smut lists" for their neighborhood or school.
The boy who put up the picture posted a status update saying he received 2,000 friend requests because of the photo; and things like this are a regular occurrence at my school.
Two years ago, when I was in ninth grade, a girl in my class faced a similar situation. Her boyfriend put an intimate video of them up on the Internet, and suddenly everyone was talking about it. "He was going around holding his head high," the girl says. "He gave me a bad name.
Talking to a group of girls at my school about this online slut shaming, some of them say they often feel the need to shame other girls for their improper behavior. "They do it to themselves," one girls says. "Half the time we can't even blame the guys."
They do say, however, that it's not always the girl's fault and that often the girls are photographed and recorded without knowing. "That's not fair that a guy can actually hide his phone, have sex with you and record you, and then show it to his friends," one girl says.
When I was talking to the girl this happened to, she said she didn't know she was being recorded. "I kind of had a feeling that something was wrong, but I didn't want to believe it," she says.
At school, she was hoping that it wouldn't be too big of a deal, but even the principal knew about the video. He brought her to his office and called her mom.
"I couldn't even look at my mother because I felt hurt and I also felt that I disrespected her," she says. "I didn't want kids in the school to look at my mother and be like, 'Wow, she raised nothing.' "
I see girls get exposed like this on my Facebook newsfeed almost every day.
As for the schools, they have had to take on a new role. Some students take screenshots of the cyberbullying they see online, print them out and bring it to their teachers as evidence.
In cases where somebody might put up a sexually explicit video, Erica Doyle, the assistant principal at my school, says school officials absolutely contact the authorities. "Because once we're dealing with digital media that is sexually explicit [and] that has been captured and shared with the public, that actually now is a criminal matter," Doyle says.
Teenagers today aren't necessarily crueler than they were in the 1600s. It's just that now when we chastise each other, everybody who has access to the Internet can see it. And once that picture or video is out, you can't be completely safe in your mind that the past won't creep up on you at some random time.
This is the new scarlet letter.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.
And I'm Melissa Block.
We're going to explore now the social media equivalent of a scarlet letter. These days, it's called "slut-shaming," and it involves harassing and humiliating girls by posting explicit photos or videos of them online. Radio rookie Temitayo Fagbenle is 16 years old and she reports that among her contemporaries in New York, "slut-shaming" is all too common. A word of warning, this story includes sexually graphic descriptions.
TEMITAYO FAGBENLE, BYLINE: Back in 17th-century Puritan times, shaming women like Hester Prynne for their wanton acts was a whole-town effort.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: (as Character) Hester Prynne, you have been found guilty of adultery.
FAGBENLE: I was 10 when I read "The Scarlet Letter."
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: Has she no shame?
FAGBENLE: Hester was cast out of the community and forced to wear a red letter A for adultery.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #2: It would be better if they put the brand of a hot iron on her. That, she could not hide.
FAGBENLE: Slut-shaming like this has been going on for centuries, but now there's a new tool. Instead of shaming hussies in the town square, people use social media sites to "expose hos."
All right, so there's this photo on Facebook of this girl. She's laying down on a bed. She seems to be half-naked.
All she had on was a white T-shirt and the boy tagged her in the picture so everybody could go to her page.
This picture was put up 43 minutes ago and it already has 443 likes and 261 comments.
People post pictures and videos and make "smut lists" for their neighborhood or school.
I'm just going to read some of the comments now: "Your life is officially shot. LMAO." One boy put: "I think she going to cut her veins when she see this."
As for the boy who put up the picture, the boy just actually posted a status. He said he has 2,000 friend requests because of the photo he just put up. And this is, like, a regular occurrence. Like, I'm sure it's going to be pulled down. Maybe I should report it right now, but I don't know.
Two years ago, when I was in ninth grade, a girl in my class faced a similar situation. Her boyfriend put an intimate video of them up on the Internet. It was the talk of the town.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #3: He was going around holding his head high saying, oh, well, I was able to do this with her, and he gave me a bad name. It was on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, WorldStar, everything.
FAGBENLE: So WorldStar is like the X-rated version of YouTube. It was on WorldStar?
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #3: It was on everything.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #4: Once it gets to a social media network, it's over for her life.
FAGBENLE: Yeah, I think that's wrong. Right?
I gathered a group of girls in my school to talk about slut-shaming online.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #4: They be getting exposed, like yesterday. Yesterday there was some girl. She was in a picture with, like, a...
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #5: Penis in her mouth.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #4: Yeah, smiling.
FAGBENLE: Girls often feel they need to shame other girls for their improper behavior.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #4: Girls do it to themselves. Half the time we can't even blame guys. Like, she was doing it looking into the camera smiling.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #5: She wasn't smiling.
FAGBENLE: But it's not always the girl's fault.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #6: There's people that, they don't know when they're taking the picture. There's people that don't know they're getting recorded. That's not fair that a guy can actually hide his phone, have sex with you and record you, and then show it to his friends, like, oh, look. They don't care.
FAGBENLE: When I was talking to the girl this happened to, she said she didn't know she was being recorded.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #3: I kind of had a feeling that something was wrong, but I didn't want to believe it.
FAGBENLE: Can you just, like, just walk me through the first day you came to school after it happened?
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #3: Well, I came to school hoping that it wouldn't be too big of a deal. I was walking around the school with my hood on, trying to just, like, to get to class...
FAGBENLE: But even the principal already knew about the video. He brought her to his office and called her mom.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #3: I went back to class and, like, a half an hour later, my mother was in the school. And I couldn't even look at my mother because I felt hurt and I also felt like I disrespected her. And I didn't want kids in the school to look at my mother and be like, wow, she raised nothing.
FAGBENLE: I see girls get exposed on my Facebook newsfeed almost every day.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: It was about 7th grade and I'm in 12th grade now.
FAGBENLE: Back in middle school, this guy emailed a picture of his girlfriend without a shirt on to some of his friends. It spread around their entire school.
Did she transfer out of the school after it happened?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: No, she stayed and continued to be the smut, smitty, slide, skip-skap, skally-whap, you know, whore, slut...
FAGBENLE: I don't want to make an assumption because he's a friend of mine, but maybe he doesn't understand the seriousness over what he did. So did you intend it to be malicious?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: I guess I thought it would be cool or something. It took me a day to send it out and then from a day, it just went around, went around, went around, until it finally got back to the school and a teacher saw it.
FAGBENLE: Schools have had to take on a new role. Some students screenshot the cyberbullying they see online, print it out and bring it to their teachers as evidence. Can you tell me your name, please?
ERICA DOYLE: My name is Erica Doyle.
FAGBENLE: Erica is the assistant principal at my school. In cases where somebody might put up a sexually explicit video, is it necessary for you to contact the authorities?
DOYLE: Yes, absolutely, because once we're dealing with digital media that is sexually explicit that has been captured and shared with the public, that actually now is a criminal matter.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: I got arrested. They handcuffed me to a bench. That was pretty scary.
FAGBENLE: But most of the time, the police don't find out. Kids don't usually report it. You said that when you decided to do it, you thought it would make you cool so did it make you cool?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Yeah. After it happened, there was a lot of, like, yeah, man, that was awesome.
FAGBENLE: You sound pretty unremorseful right now.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: I regret doing it to her. But still, I didn't have to go to jail. Porn websites do it every day, so. Even the girls gave me props, but there was about, like, 1 percent of them that, you know, that thought I did the wrong thing.
FAGBENLE: Before you yourself were affected, what did you think of girls like that and what do you think now?
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #3: Well, I would do the same thing that happened to me. Like, I was calling them names and I was judging them. But then, when it happened to me, there were situations, like, on Facebook where they'd be blowing up some other girl's spot and I'm like, wow, she screwed up the same way I did.
FAGBENLE: Teenagers today aren't more cruel than they were in the 1600s. It's just that now when we chastise each other, everybody that has access to the Internet can see it. And once that picture or video is out, you can't be completely safe in your mind that the past won't creep up on you at some random time.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: I saved the pictures. I know the teachers delete it. I still have them.
FAGBENLE: This is the new scarlet letter.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: It is now ordered that you should wear upon your bosom for the rest of your natural life, the scarlet letter A.
FAGBENLE: For NPR News, I'm rookie reporter Temitayo Fagbenle.
CORNISH: Our story was produced by Radio Rookies, a training initiative at member station WNYC in New York. Tomorrow, Radio Rookies will host a live chat online about sexual cyberbullying. You can find out more at npr.org.
CORNISH: You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.