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Major League Baseball and the players' association announced several revisions Thursday to its joint drug program, including new protocols for shipping urine samples in the wake of the successful appeal of Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder Ryan Braun earlier this year.
In one significant change, the specific substance that a player tests positive for will be announced in addition to his suspension. Those who test positive also will be barred from participating in the next All-Star Game.
The changes also include off-season blood testing for human growth hormone and additional random testing for all substances. A new protocol also was added for players to receive exemptions for drugs related to attention deficit disorder and ADHD.
In the aftermath of the arrest of Detroit Tigers outfielder Dmitri Young on assault charges in New York earlier in the season, a protocol was established for evaluating and treating players who abuse alcohol or are involved in off-field incidents related to alcohol use.
"These latest changes and revisions to the joint drug agreement reflect the players' desire to have the strongest possible drug prevention and treatment program in professional team sports," said Michael Weiner, executive director of the players' union.
"Today's announcement reflects one of the greatest strengths of the program - its ability to be improved through the collective bargaining process."
The changes modified the collection procedure to specific times when urine samples must be delivered to the courier and how they should be stored before delivery. It also includes circumstances in which procedural deviations would result in the invalidation of test results in the appeal process.
When Braun appealed his positive drug test, which indicated an abnormally high testosterone level, it was decided by independent arbitrator Shyam Das that a two-day delay in shipping the sample by collector Dino Laurenzi cast doubt on the validity of the test. Das ruled in favor of Braun, who avoided a 50-game suspension.
While winning the appeal on a chain-of-custody ruling, Braun steadfastly maintained he never used a banned substance and suggested tampering could have been involved.
Furious with Das' interpretation of the collection procedures, MLB officials later fired him. By then, management and the union had begun working on changes to that procedure as well as the others announced Thursday.
The new policy specifies that the collector must stipulate two FedEx locations from which samples can be shipped. If "unusual circumstances" prevent the collector from delivering the samples to FedEx immediately after collection, he must notify Comprehensive Drug Testing, which oversees the process. The independent administrator of the program then will determine if the sample should be dropped at FedEx or have the collector maintain temporary custody.
Before that change, the drug policy stated that "absent unusual circumstances, the specimens should be sent by FedEx to the laboratory on the same day they are collected." Laurenzi testified that no Milwaukee-area FedEx locations could ship Braun's sample to the lab in Montreal on the Saturday in early October he collected it, so he took it home until the next Monday.
Das served MLB and the union since 1999 before being fired over the Braun ruling. The Associated Press reported Thursday that Fredric Horowitz had been hired to replace Das.
The AP also reported that management and the union agreed there would be no written decision by Das on the Braun case, as usually is required within 30 days of a ruling.
"These modifications to expand upon the comprehensive nature of our program are consistent with our efforts to ensure we are running the highest quality drug testing in professional sports," said Rob Manfred, executive vice president for economics and league affairs for MLB.
"This agreement is a reflection of our commitment to monitoring our program and making upgrades in all possible areas in order to best serve our game."

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TCEQ Schedules Water Quality/Stormwater Annual Seminar
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is currently accepting registrations for its Water Quality/Stormwater Annual Seminar, to be held Sept. 16-17, DoubleTree Hotel, 6505 Interstate 35 North, Austin.
The seminar will include presentations covering a wide range of topics ranging from the technical aspects of municipal, industrial, stormwater, and sludge permits, to the design criteria for domestic treatment facilities and collection systems.
Other specialty topics will include water conservation, domestic water reuse, and water quality standards development and implementation procedures. Anyone involved in Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting, stormwater management, or wastewater treatment plant design and operation is strongly encouraged to participate.
Participants will receive updates on permitting rules and upcoming regulations to an ever-changing customer base in the regulated community.
Online registration is $99. Late registration (after Sept. 2) is $125. Fees include continental breakfast, break snacks, and lunch.
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March is National Nutrition Month
Margo Kerrigan, M.P.H., Area Director
Indian Health Service California Area Office
March 2006 - March is National Nutrition Month and the theme from the American Dietetic Association is "Step Up to Nutrition and Health." I think all of us in Indian country know that healthy foods and physical activity play positive roles in our health. Nutritious foods and daily exercise are part of a "healthy lifestyle." This is what we promote for prevention of chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity - diseases that affect Indian people disproportionately. A healthy lifestyle can also help prevent kidney disease. Happily, maybe we are improving our habits, as the rate of severe kidney disease requiring dialysis is decreasing in American Indian/Alaskan Native populations.
Since the National Nutrition Month message emphasizes taking steps, let me suggest some starting points:
Step 1: Think about your eating and activity habits. Do you eat five servings of vegetables and fruits a day? Do you rely on fast food for several meals a week? Are you getting daily exercise? Do you smoke? Are you ready to make a change?
Step 2: Make an appointment with the Registered Dietitian at your clinic. This nutrition and fitness expert can devise a healthy plan that will work for your lifestyle.
Step 3: Get support. Get your family involved, set up a walking club, or a healthy lunch group. No (wo)man is an island - we all need support to make difficult changes.
Step 4: Keep a journal of what you eat, everything that goes into your mouth for a few days. When you review it, you'll see where you can make some changes. For example, do you really need to drink two regular sodas a day (300 calories)? How about that daily cookie habit at three p.m.?
Step 5: Five servings or more of vegetables and fruits daily will provide super nutrition and make you feel full so you don't eat empty calories. How to do it: one small banana at breakfast, one cup of carrot sticks and green pepper strips at lunch, an apple mid-afternoon, and two cups of green salad at dinner. See the website www.mypyramid.gov for more ideas.
Step 6: Literally start taking steps. Get a pedometer and set a daily step goal for yourself. One mile is approximately 2000 steps. It's fun to compete with yourself. Many clinics have walking clubs, or get together with friends or family.
Remember, ANY spring-time step you take makes a difference to improve your health now and in the future!


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The argument over how obvious a band's influences should be is messy. Identifying when an artist tips from homage into mimickry depends on personal taste and a bothersome feeling that you've heard this before.
Somewhere on the latter end of the spectrum is where we find San Diego psychedelic rock outfit Blackfeet Braves on their self-titled debut album. The group pulls heavily from the past, so much so that there's little else to the album. Opening with "Mystic Rabbit", the galloping, western guitar riff sounds like it's going to be a good time, but the song quickly hits a Dire Straits groove, Mark Knopfler annunciation included, that washes over the next 12 tracks.
Blackfeet Braves also leans heavily on surf guitar, like in "Misery Loves Company" which owes much to The Chantays' 1963 instrumental "Pipeline". Similarly, "Cloud 9" features salty lines and familiar woozy, lo-fi vocals that coast over high-pitched 60's styled synths. That sounds like a choice blend, but there's this medium tempo that treads water throughout most of the album, which has the effect of making some of the tracks indistinct from one other.
The point is never to tease out every little similarity to some musical work that's come before, but internalizing and replicating are two different matters. Blackfeet Braves has a strong hold on this '60s west coast sound, but the challenge remains how to make it relevant decades later when just making a cool sound doesn't cut it.
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Yanto Soegiarto
While Indonesian officials are busy anticipating a global crisis and talking about the pride of a national economic growth rate that's the envy of the world, a lingering food crisis is imminent — and being overlooked.
Central Statistics Bureau (BPS) data shows that last year Indonesia imported 17.6 million tons of basic foodstuffs, including rice, soybeans, corn, wheat, sugar, beef and milk, worth $9.4 billion. To meet the needs of consumers, Indonesia imported 100 percent of its wheat demand, 70 percent of milk, 60 percent of soybean, 30 percent of beef and 18 percent of sugar.
Meanwhile, Indonesian food exports totalled just 250,000 tons, worth around $200 million. These figures show that Indonesia is facing a huge food deficit of $9.2 billion, according to a report published in this newspaper's sister publication Investor Daily. The food deficit is even larger if imports of fruits and vegetables are included in the figure.
It is ironic given Indonesia is an agricultural country with rich and fertile soil. The executive director of the Indonesian Association of Flour Manufacturers, Ratna Sari Loppies, concedes it is difficult to stop imports of basic foods to meet domestic demand. But she points to the need for proper application of a strategy on food security.
Besides that, Indonesia must protect its agricultural sector and provide subsidies to farmers. If the countries that are now facing the global crisis were able to protect their farmers and raise huge food surpluses, why can't Indonesia? Until 2025, half of the national food supply will come from advanced countries. They will keep producing food surpluses while Indonesia, if it remains as it is now, will keep encountering deficits.
Indonesia must begin reforms and provide adequate land for its farmers. Of the 23 million farming families, 95 percent have less than 0.3 hectares of arable land to use. Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) head Sofyan Wanandi says there are still problems with land certification and overlapping policies due to frequent changes in regional leadership, while Gadjah Mada University agriculture analyst Bustanul Arifin says the country's political system does not protect farmers, unlike in Japan, South Korea and China. He believes that Indonesia should protect farmers as well.
Many businesspeople have initiated programs to promote farmers' welfare. Aksa Mahmud, for instance, has introduced a program that empowers thousands of farmers in Sulawesi by providing technical know-how, credits and buying farmers produce at prices higher than the government offers.
Sinar Mas's Franky Widjaya has a crop insurance program and is involved in a partnership between large and small-scale farmers to promote agriculture and farmers' welfare.
Artha Graha's Tommy Winata has spent a lot of time in the fields. His rice estates empower farmers to boost production from the traditional six tons per hectare to 12 tons a hectare using hybrid seeds.
Hashim Djojohadikusumo has planted corn in his plantations while Arifin Panigoro and Siswono Yudohusodo have initiated rice estates in Indonesia's most eastern regency of Merauke, which has the largest flat farmland area in the country .
Merauke, dubbed the future "breadbasket " of Indonesia, has been left unattended. If developed, the regency could become a large producer of rice, maize, sugar, coffee, shrimp, meat, palm oil, and Indonesia could become the world's largest producer of food.
According to Hilman Manan, who spent several years in Merauke working for the agriculture ministry, the area has 2.5 million hectares of land that are ready for cultivation.
But, he says, a strong political will and leadership is needed to achieve self-sufficiency in food. A sovereign nation is a nation that can provide food security and welfare to its people.
Yanto Soegiarto is the managing editor of Globe Asia, a sister publication of the Jakarta Globe.


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Clayton County Commission Vice Chairman Wole Ralph has invited residents from his southern county district to meet him this weekend to chat about local issues, over a few cups of coffee, county officials announced this week.
Ralph is scheduled to host the first of a new series of "Saturday Morning Coffee" sessions on Saturday, at 10 a.m., at the Lovejoy Library Branch, located at 1721 McDonough Road, in Lovejoy.
While Commissioner Sonna Singleton has been holding similar sessions with her own constituents for some time, this is a new event for Ralph.
Tamara Patridge, administrative assistant to Clayton County Manager Wade Starr, said the informal coffee chat is not a campaign event for the commission vice chairman, whose District 3 Commission seat is up for re-election this year.
Patridge is acting as an interim county spokesperson, in addition to her duties as Starr's assistant.
"This is something that he [Ralph] has just decided to begin, to sort of talk about concerns and commentaries with his constituents ... just to hear what they have to say," Patridge said.
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.......The Word, for today, is "Election"
.......This reminds me; It's "Time" for my coffee break.
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Would that be Irish Coffee ?
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I hate to even think about it, and even if we are 15 games behind by the deadline, I'm not sure Ben would ever push the total reboot button. Red Sox history has very few instances of unloading high-priced players and/or free agents to be, but there are a few from recent (AGon, Crawford & Beckett) to way back (Slocumb and Wells are two that come to mind).
We have a great farm team on paper already, but trading away a few pieces to desperate GMs still in the race at the deadline could really boost our long term outlook as well as beef up our list of trade assets for a winter blockbuster or two.
Here's a list of high-priced or free agents to be on our current roster:
Pedroia: $110M/8 (Not going to be traded.)
Buchholz: $7.7M then $12M plus 2 team options (Toughest call to make)
Ortiz $16M then $16M and 2 club options (not likely to be traded)
Napoli $16M then $16M in '15 (not likely to be traded)
Victorino $13M then $13M (not likely to be traded, unless we view 2015 as a near lost cause too)
Mujica $4.75M then $4.75M: do it, even if for a stretch of a prospect
Breslow $3.8M then $4M team option: do it
Lackey $15.25M then Min wage next year (not likely to be traded, unless we view 2015 as a near lost cause too)
Lester $13M then FA: Blue chip trade candidate (if we can't extend...)
Uehara: $4.25M then FA: Blue chipper (at his age, should we extend?)
Peavy $14.5M then FA: If he is doing well, we could get a nice return here.
Pierzynski $7.5M: do it, even if for a stretch of a prospect
D Ross $3.1M: do it, even if for a low-level prospect
J Gomes $5M: do it, even if for a stretch of a prospect
Capuano $2.25M: do it, even if for a stretch of a prospect
Badenhop $2.1M, Miller $1.9M and Sizemore $750K + bonues will all be FAs after this year: do it, even if for a stretch of a prospect
I would not look to trade arb players, but here are some that other teams may want: Carp $1.4M + 2 arbs, Herrera $1.3M + 1 arb, Tazawa $1.3M + 2 arbs (I would not trade Taz), Doubront $586K + 3 arbs (stock not high enough now- better to keep and pray), Nava $556K + 3 arbs (doubtful we get a nice enough return to give up on him).
We will not trade all these guys. I'd be surprised if we trade away 1 or 2 for prospects, but the theory is sound, assuming we are out of it by July or the waiver-wire deadline in August.
Assuming all our free agents to be bolt, and no free agents are signed (not going to happen) this is what we are left with for 2015:
SP: Lackey, Buchholz, Doubront, Barnes, Ranaudo (or Owens)
RP: Mujica, Tazawa, Workman, Britton, de la Rosa, Webster, A Wilson
C: Vazquez & Butler (or Lava or Swihart)
DH: Ortiz
1B: Napoli & Carp
2B: Pedroia
3B: Middlebrooks & Cecchini
SS: Bogaerts (3B?)& Marrero (or Herrera or Holt)
LF: Nava & Hassan (or Brentz)
CF: JBJ (Wlkerson?)
RF: Victorino (H Ramos?)
Lots of holes, lots of young players with potential, lots of question marks, but also lots of promise.


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Intoxicated Woman Arrested for Assaulting Medics
A Bremerton woman was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault Thursday following an incident in which, according to a Bremerton Police Department report, she became combative with emergency medical personnel.
Olympic Ambulance medics responded at 11 p.m. to a call for aid on the 3500 block of Porter Street. They found an 18-year-old female "on her knees vomiting into a box."
Other people at the home reported that she had consumed "way too much alcohol." One person said she had six or seven shots of liquor and two beers. Another said she had eaten an unknown quantity of psilocybin mushrooms.
Bremerton Fire Department medics also responded to the scene.
The woman became agitated as medics attempted to take her vital signs. As they were trying to get her on the gurney, she began yelling obscenities and pushing them away.
She collapsed, partly conscious, and medics from both units secured her on the gurney. But shortly afterward, she sat up, pulled her leg free of the restraint and began kicking at medics. She "struggled violently with her arms and upper body."
A Bremerton police officer subdued her with a "pain compliance" maneuver, and the medics were able to restrain her, using "all available straps attached to the gurney."
The woman was transported to Harrison Medical Center, and she was arrested on suspicion of assault, being a minor in possession of alcohol and narcotic activity.
Two crew members from the Bremerton Fire Department aid unit and two medics from Olympic Ambulance sustained bruises and abrasions from the incident, the report states.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Counterfeit Silver Lunar Dragons - Don't Get Stung!
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Thanks for the heads up.
I've noticed that on the new 2 ounce coloured dragons, in some pics on e-Bay the pearl looks black, and in others it appears white. Plus the background in some looks more grey than others. Do you know if there are two versions? These were being sold by seemingly legitimate German dealers.
Also, do you think it is worth purchasing these coins at around $140 US? The one ounce and half ounce with colour have much lower mintages, so I am leaning against it. One only needs so many dragons.
Thanks very much
I have taken quite a few photos of the bullion dragon coins and also found that the pearl can either look white or black depending on the angle of the light, so if they are trusted dealers and the rest of the detail looks sharp enough then it's likely they are real coins.
Personally I am not a big fan of he coloured coins and there aren't enough of them (Mouse/Ox/Tiger/Rabbit) sold on the Australian markets to know how well their premiums perform. I recently bought some 1/2oz, 2oz and 5oz bullion (not coloured) dragons for $23/$83/$205 (AUD). The bullion coins are safer (IMO) because they are closer to Silver spot price and historically have not had very high final mintages and premiums have risen nicely in the Australian market for earlier coins in the series.
Thanks, BB. I agree about the bullion coins. I got one of each of those ones when silver was cheaper, and premiums seem to be quite strong in the US because of limited availability. The 5 oz has done esp. well. Another thing about the new painted ones is they only come in a capsule, whereas the one ounce and 1/2 ounce coloured come with boxes and papers, which add some value, though I would not buy one of the ANDA 2 oz. ones at secondary prices.
Hi , do you see any benefit in adding to one's collection the 10 kilo silver coin , as it comes with a hefty premium.....
IMO not for investment purposes. Not liquid enough to resell.
man! all this site you have and not a page on specifications?
I'm gettin mad about correct diameter and thickness of the lunar series, I and II.
I've found different numbers in any site!
I've just received a 2 oz silver dragon from Germany and it's
55,00 mm diameter
2,90 mm thickness
but i read:
54,00 mm x 2,60 mm
55,60 mm x 3,60 mm
can you please check your coins with a caliber?
I don't have a caliper to measure, but you will probably get different measurements depending on whether you check the rim or middle of the coin for example. Perth Mint has 55.6/33.6 in their official bullion coin guide, so I would be relying on that for accuracy:
You could email the mint to find out how to accurately measure it, e.g. email@example.com
Unfortunately the fakes are getting more and more perfect nowadays. The fake Pandas are especially wide-spread on sites like eBay.
What you're telling us there is really useful. Thanks for sharing.
Queen on the fake coin smiling? That's hilarious! :D
Everyone knows that Queen Elizabeth II doesn't smile!


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Hugh Hefner at the 2011 Playboy Jazz Festival in Hollywood. (June 11, 2011)
"Oops! Hef did a no-no in his pants again!"
I think he must wear that hat to remind his girlfriends that they are always on the poop deck.
"Poop pants. Poop pants. Pooped muh pants"
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EAST GREENWICH, R.I. — A rare auction of an Oscar statuette has brought a total of $79,200.
Nanci Thompson of Briarbrook Auctions in Rhode Island said Monday that amount includes a 20 percent buyer's premium for the 1942 Oscar awarded to Joseph C. Wright for color art direction in "My Gal Sal," starring Rita Hayworth.
Thompson did not disclose the buyer but said, "You would recognize the name."
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences doesn't allow an Oscar to be sold without first offering it back to the academy for $1. But the auction house says that restriction doesn't apply to awards before 1950.
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Romney reaches for the swing voters
By Richard Dunham : August 30, 2012 : Updated: August 31, 2012 1:41am
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers his nomination acceptance speech during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 30, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC which will conclude today.
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney watches as balloons fall around him and his wife Ann during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012.
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Delegates listen Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney addresses delegates before speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012.
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Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan, left and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney waves to delegates after his speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012.
TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney capped a Republican National Convention dominated by hard-core conservatives by reaching out to the small sliver of swing voters in the center of the electorate.
Eschewing much of the heated partisan rhetoric of most convention speakers, Romney delivered a 37-minute acceptance speech designed to help the Republican presidential nominee make political inroads with women, Latinos, African Americans, young voters and other groups that helped Barack Obama win the presidency in 2008.
"Hope and Change had a powerful appeal," Romney told more than 15,000 people gathered at a Tampa Bay Times Forum. "But tonight I'd ask a simple question: If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he's President Obama? You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had, was the day you voted for him."
While Romney's running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, ridiculed Obama and his record, Romney expressed sorrow that so many Americans' hopes for change were not realized.
"I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed," said Romney, offering a sharp contrast to congressional Republicans who vowed to stymie Obama and make him a one-term president from the earliest days of his presidency. "But his promises gave way to disappointment and division. This isn't something we have to accept."
With Romney and Obama locked in a statistical tie, only 11 percent of voters say there is any possibility they'll change their minds about their choice for president, a recent CNN/ORC International poll found.
In swing states that have been deluged with television advertising, the size of the undecided bloc is even smaller — as low as 6 percent of the electorate.
"It's a very small group," Republican pollster Whit Ayres said. "Much smaller than we usually see right now."
Romney used his nationally televised opportunity Thursday to address those persuadable voters rather than employing red-meat rhetoric to motivate the Republican Party's conservative core.
He only briefly mentioned abortion or same-sex marriage, focusing instead on the economic issues that unite Republicans and appeal to many independent voters, as well.
When it comes to jobs and free-enterprise capitalism, the Republican nominee portrayed Obama as an out-of-touch eccentric who doesn't understand American families or business creation.
The president, he said, wants to "heal the planet. My promise is to help you and your family."
Romney's speech particularly targeted female voters, who favored Obama over Republican John McCain in 2008.
Convention organizers spent the final two hours of their quadrennial confab highlighting the accomplishments of female entrepreneurs, Olympic athletes and public servants.
He quoted his mother, an unsuccessful Michigan Senate candidate and dedicated feminist, as saying, "Why should women have any less say than men about the great decisions facing our nation?"
His mother's advice helped shape his worldview, he told delegates.
"As governor of Massachusetts, I chose a woman lieutenant governor, a woman chief of staff. Half of my Cabinet and senior officials were women. And in business, I mentored and supported great women leaders who went on to run great companies," he said.
If Americans embraced the power of love, he told the delegates, "this world would be a far more gentle and better place."
Instead of hope and change, Romney emphasized jobs and faith.
"Today the time has come for us to put the disappointments of the last four years behind us," he said.
"To put aside the divisiveness and the recriminations. To forget about what might have been and to look ahead to what can be. Now is the time to restore the promise of America."


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Real estate news in San Antonio.
Monthly Archive for September, 2010
Free homebuyer workshop
The San Antonio Association of Real Estate Brokers will offer a homebuyer workshop from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the DoubleTree Hotel San Antonio Airport, located at Loop 410 and McCullough Avenue. Topics include how to find a real estate agent, how to apply for a mortgage and home inspections. There also will […] [Read More]
Home buyer and building seminar
The Abrego Development Co. is having a free seminar for individuals thinking of buying or building a new home. The event is from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at its Eden Crossing community at 650 Live Oak Drive, Adkins. The seminar will cover the options of buying a new home or an existing home, financing […] [Read More]
'Barbie's' dream house
(Associated Press) According to federal authorities, this is the house where accused drug boss Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as "the Barbie," was arrested on Monday in the town of Lerma, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. Looking for a mansion near Mexico City on the cheap? You might be able to […] [Read More]
Has Time magazine signaled the bottom of the market?
Time magazine has had some great covers over the years. But some say its real estate cover stories signal the exact opposite of where the smart money is heading. The recent Time cover story, "Rethinking Homeownership: Why owning a home may no longer make economic sense," is drawing plenty of attention this week. It's opening […] [Read More]
USAA Real Estate Company announces acquisition
USAA Real Estate Company announced Thursday the purchase of two office complex buildings in Florida, according to a company news release. Two USAA Real Estate Company affiliates, US Republic Core Fund and U.S. Premier Office Equities, purchased the 18- and 14-story tower buildings, which are located within Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas corridor. Las Olas Centre […] [Read More]
An uptick in renters
There are more renters – finally! – according to a new study from Rent.com. Nationally, 42 percent of property owners say they have lower vacancy rates than they did a year ago. Rental vacancies had been rising for much of 2009 and the first half of this year. Renter job losses have been a big […] [Read More]
North Side apartment complex sold to Austin-based firm
An Austin-based developer has purchased a North Side apartment complex and plans to update the façade and interior within the next six months. Heiser Development Corporation, which has a local office, purchased the Jackson Square apartments in July. Hendricks & Partners negotiated the transaction for the seller, TriTex Real Estate Advisors Inc., an Atlanta-based firm. […] [Read More]
Real estate daily dish
•When home construction goes terribly wrong and someone gets hurt, how liable is the architect? Here's an interesting story from the Austin American-Statesman about a long legal battle between a prominent Austin architect and a woman who was paralyzed when the balcony she was standing on collapsed. The balcony wasn't built to specification. But architect […] [Read More]
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Cool yo!
Posted via CB10
While many folks in the CrackBerry Forums are debating whether or not bringing back the BlackBerry belt of keys on the BlackBerry Q20 is a good idea or not, many folks like Drake for example are still out there rocking such devices as a BlackBerry Bold 9900.
Now, we're not really sure of Champagnepapi's reasoning for still using a BlackBerry Bold 9900 but we do know, without a doubt, he certainly has a BlackBerry 10 device kicking around somewhere and he chooses not to use it.
We also know he uses his BlackBerry often as a writing tool so maybe, the BlackBerry belt is what keeps him attached there and he just can't get into the BlackBerry flow without it. Fact of the matter is, some folks just can't get on without those buttons, so hopefully the Q20 will get people off old devices and into a new BB10 one.
Cool yo!
Posted via CB10
OK... anyhow it probably would be a reasonable idea to approach him about replacing Alicia Keys. I used to manage one of his numbers he had with Telus when he used a BlackBerry 8800. I know he is down to support the Canadian movement, apparent with his Toronto Raptors role...
"I started from the bottom and took it to the top" - BULLCRAP!!! If bottom is having a couple million to fund your start in music, get proper PR reps and FREE Advertisement from CItyTV (Toronto's major TV/news station) then SUCK it.
- complete poser that is now what it all seems to be. Those with money can emulate anything they want because it's cool to do so. Not hating just stating a fact.
Who cares what the past was about him and telus and you managing his account (I doubt you're the only rep who looked or made a one time change on his account back when the 8800 was around and supported under warranty. Either way BB should NOT be investing in a major stars representation of them - they make enough money and they don't NEED to loose more money for a whimsickle advertisement campaign. NOTHING has proven that celebrities in advertisement makes a company REAL cash.
IF their smart ... do what Apple did with the Think Different campaign ... use DEAD greats - no payments, no royalties, No $$ just to show their likeness in film or in pictures!
Just because you don't like his music. Doesn't mean you don't have to knock Drake as a supporter of Blackberry, he mentions blackberry in his songs, he is known to write his lyrics on a blackberry, and brings it with him to studio's (and got knocked for bringing them to performances)
In the video you can see why he loves the trackpad. If the volume keys could be binded to scrolling he would probably use his BB10 more.
Now aside from that... He is Canadian, and he seems to work well with PR campaigns having done successful work with the FIFA2013 launch (same day as his album) and doing great work with Toronto Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment. Not only being active in promoting the Raptors, but being utilized to convince Defoe come to Toronto.
So... If people feel that "Drake" would be a good celeb rep for BB it is not a misplaced by any means whatsoever.
I'm not the biggest fan of his music, but this is absolutely true. I've heard that we turned down Justin Beebs to be our poster boy. OH just imagine ALL of the tweenies we could've welcomed aboard the BB train!
also, Drake I hate you for taking away our ONLY clinical striker MID season. COYS!
Drake did have a middle class life and worked hard to get to where he is. It used in his talent to write music. Millions of people love his music. It doesn't happen to everyone. He never raps about guns. That's keeping it real and appreciate that he started from lower than he is now.
Posted via CB10
No need to get emotional over it dude. Why take it so personal, who cares?! Lol
BlackBerry Belt is a must for die hard BlackBerry power users...those who don't get that have no idea about BlackBerry legacy power users...Just look at BB07 sales figures.
Posted via CB10
Not necessarily. Those who upgraded to BB10 just got used to not having a trackpad. They don't really care for the belt. I had every BlackBerry from the first Pearl. Now I have a Z10. So just because I don't want the belt I'm not a diehard? Hmmmmm.
Posted via CB10
I've had every BlackBerry since the 7250 - then got the Z10 at launch - then the Q10 at launch - still miss the belt to this day.
So no - haven't "got used" to not having a trackpad.
No, because you don't understand the draw of the trackpad and function keys, you're not a die hard.
Seriously thought that I could never use a touch keyboard after years of using a Pearl various Bolds & a Torch.
I have now a Z10 & honestly would not be able to use a keyboard & track pad now.
I am a diehard Blackberry fan
Posted via CB10
I am a die hard user. The only thing I miss is the trackpad. Nothing else. Not the back button, definitely not the answer and end call button. I was a fan of the slide up or down. I hope BlackBerry bring that back as a choice for users.
That is what it comes down to. Choices. The more people have the feel or illusion of choice the happier they are.
Posted via CB using my Q10
John Chen said the BlackBerry Belt is important to many people and if he said it, I believe it.
I like everything he's said so far so as of now I believe the buttons are important (I didn't yesterday but that was before I heard him say it).
Cheers. :)
Please! BlackBerry 10 is so much better. I never thought I will be advocating keyless devices because before Z10 and Z30 all my keyless devices were disastrous to use, Great that they are bringing it back for those who want it but I can't go back . The Z keyboard is awesome and Gesture based OS phenomenal. I am a professional and use it regularly on the go. !
Posted via CB10
Well said
Posted via CB10
They would have been better off offering a slider.
Posted via CB10
The Drake zone!
Posted via CB10
How do we know that he has one laying around.
I'm personally done with the "belt" but if that helps sell phones so be it
Posted via CB10
it'll switch me over. i do a lot of emails/typing on my 9900 and the thought of having to navigate cursors and even the pointer in web browsing on a smaller screen is what kept me away from a Q10. i considered the z30, because with the bigger screen it's not as much an issue, but if the q20 is executed the way i suspect it to be, i'll definitely be trading in my 9900 for it.
I have a couple Q20s sold "site unseen"....there is a market for this phone for keyboard lovers of 9900, 9000, 8700 etc.
This will bring people back because of larger screen - Q10 was too small...also those folks mentioned above - love the pad....tpad not iPad.
Get it?
CB10 from the Z30
Not sure we need them using BlackBerry.
All they would do is whine about "apps" missing. Let them have the iToys
Sério.......not sure you need some celebrity using a Blackberry ?????
Did you think before you wrote this......or you did but wrote it anyway???
Posted via CB10
THEM. "Urban younger population."
No, I don't think they are what I consider ideal BlackBerry users. BlackBerry just ain't "cool" enough for them, and they would whine about lack of apps, and how uncool BlackBerry is. Not exactly what BlackBerry needs right now. Let them be cool with the cool devices, and continue to market to the regulated market. The young people who use BlackBerry today, didn't buy their phone to be "cool" -they needed a great communication device, and looked beyond all the BlackBerry bashing BS.
As for this particular celebrity, I think he is an as*. Recent behavior was vary un Canadian, whining about a lost cover. Under the conditions of that loss, he should have been more graceful, more polite. Not a brash, ungrateful punk.
I think BlackBerry could do better. Much, much better.
You're joking right? Why can't BlackBerry appeal to both groups? The platform is there and the app gap is closing. You do realize that the more people BlackBerry appeals to the better it is for the company in the long run right?
Alienating the everyday consumer is what got them in this mess in the first place. Being a business user, I'd think you'd be bright enough to see that.
Sincerely, member of the urban (professional) youthful population
Posted via CB10
You didn't choose BlackBerry to be cool. Clearly you needed a communication device, and got what you needed.
By not using this jerk as a celebrity endorsement (hypothetical as I doubt he is even an option) BlackBerry will not alienate anyone.
Repeat : NOT using him will NOT alienate anyone. But using him might. Recent tweets (deleted out of shame) are a good example of why he is a poor ambassador for BlackBerry.
He is an arrogant selfish as*!
BlackBerry can do better, much MUCH better.
Have higher standards, you're talking about the best communication device on the planet.
No need to dig in the dumpster for "celebrity" favors from a jerk like this guy.
Because he's Illuminati.. lol
Posted from my Q10 (TMobile) Running OS 10.2.1.2102 as of 2.14.2014!
Posted via CB10
I was about to post the same thing... prime candidate for a marketing partner!
arguably the biggest star in hip hop right now... between him, kanye, jay and gotta include weezy ... kendrick coming up but not the superpower they are...
yeah he's associated with younger crowd but he also doesn't have the perception for negative/violent/controversial rhymes that all of the other 3 do... IOW he's relatively "safe" from a marketing perspective...
BlackBerry needs to copyright "tPad"
CB10 from the Z30
i really feel like blackberry really scraped a lot of the features on the 9900, i have the q10 now and i almost want to go back to the 9900 when i see one. Don't get me wrong i love my bb10 and didn't really like the trackpad, however there are some things I do want to see on bb10. The ability to change LED Colors for different people, the ability to hold keys down to launch different apps. The fact that the 9900 had the connectors on the bottom so i could dock my phone at night to charge it. The fact that blackberry protect lost the ability to remotely back up things off my legacy phone. Don't get me wrong bb10 is amazing i just miss somethings. I love the new camera, I love the new processors, bigger battery, nicer display, however i wish they put some things in the new 10, instead of scraping things and starting over. However there are some areas where when i see a 9900 i just want to play with it and go back to old memories.
Drake needs to do a wrap song about "don't need no punk ass Typo when you're rocking your tPad"....
Are you all feelin me?
Punk ass Crackberry Mother...
I may be on to something huge here...appeal to the utes...
CB10 from the Z30
I hope they only make one with the "belt" and i really hope it's not going to be the newest flagship device!
This whole thing kinda worries me!
Posted via CB10
I use a 9900 series BlackBerry for work. Why? IT Dept. is still trying to decide between Android or iOS. Maybe if they wait long enough BlackBerry will be back in style!
Posted via CB10 on my Z10 using pure energy
Yeah let's go back to the phones that put blackberry in this awful position!
I don't get it. I really don't. Those buttons are useless, but to each their own I guess!
I was thinking something similar. Get well known popular personalities from music, movies, sports, etc and have them perform in a tongue in cheek "We are the World" kind of singing video to save Blackberry. You could advertise features through the personalities like taking pics of other celebs while using the time shift, or a sports dude reacting melodramatically to getting a text that got traded while using hub peek/flow to find out etc. Even get an obama look alike hamming it up and taking selfies with other celebs.
lol train of thought is weird.
The series of Samsung Galaxy commercials done with LeBron James should be a template of an ad campaign for BlackBerry. If they could find someone like Drake (or whomever) using a BlackBerry in a variety of settings
Posted via CB10
Long live the trackpad!
Posted via CB10
Is he crying in this picture? Maybe about his lost rolling stone cover to the dead drug addicted actor? Friggin world we live in can explode for all I care. Nothing but chumps everywhere.
Posted via CB10
This is hell we're in right now.
Posted via CB10
I am happy to say that no it is not and that there's still hope for all that are still alive and breathing.
A short story to look up and read when you have time.
Luke 16:1-31
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Take care, I'm off to bed.
He is a Canadian rapper, supposedly dating off and on Rhianna the singer from Barbados now living in the US.
Posted via CB10
Yes he does. He said so in a Bold commercial once.
Posted via CB10
*drools* I would so do him and then snap pics on my BlackBerry. Hope he's uncut!
*Posted with God's Phone ®. Duh! A BlackBerry!*
It'll result in a very insubstantial increase in legacy users switching over.
They don't get it - bringing back the belt won't do anything to help bb10 's cause, and for the small amount of "power users" that do switch, they'll find other things to complain about b/c they're just simply used to the way things have always been and can't adapt to change.
It'll be interesting to see how the 20 will be executed but I don't have high hopes for it.
When they should be focusing on innovating with a gesture-based keyboard for example (that would have the trackpad functionality built into it), they decide to bring back the "back, home, and call" buttons? I'll accept the track pad sure - but the back, home, and call? WHY?
Posted via CB10
I think Blackberry needs to combine all of the things people love and want in a smartphone and make two smartphones per year.
QWERTY and All Touch
Use premium materials ONLY
Camera 16mp rear & 5mp front
Large Removable Battery +2800mah
LCD display (356 ppi) or higher
Dual Stereo Speakers (same as Z30)
2GB of Ram or higher
Same Processor Speed of Z30 or faster
LTE ready
BlackBerry 10.2.1
Flat Design with sharp icons & vivid colors
Expandable Micro SD slot
These are just a list of things my dream 2014 Blackberry would include!
Posted via CB10
MUST have quad/octacore.
Not because it needs it, but because Joe Doe has been brainwashed into thinking he needs it.
iPhone for me? Scr... ahem Q that! (posted from the latter)
I highly doubt it's because of the "belt"
Posted via CB10
When you make cuts to save money it really hurts the user experience. The Z10 for instance is a perfect Blackberry 10 all touch device except for the fact that Blackberry went with a 1800mah battery and just average camera. This is unfortunate because people using other competitor devices are getting more and spending the same amount as we are. I feel that regardless if a product is brand new or not the price should reflect what you are getting I shouldn't have to pay $600 or so from a phone company at the time of launch of the Z10 and someone pay the same thing to a different manufacturer and they should receive more then I have . I LOVE Blackberry and will continue to choose it as my prefered and regular OS but I just wish for once they went all in and spent what needed to be spent on producing the absolute best smartphone they could produce. Their OS in my opinion is better then the competitors now is time for their hardware to reach beyond expectations
Posted via CB10
One too many times I try and convince someone that the Blackberry is a great phone option and every time I try and show them one of my favorite features without fail my BlackBerry begins to freeze or functions much slower than usually. I myself have faith in my Blackberry product and just want to share with the "world" what it can do but that only starts when Blackberry starts to step up their hardware specs.
Posted via CB10
The Germans call that the "demonstration effect", or Vorführeffekt.
Whenever you wanna show something, it fails.
Or you want do demonstrate that it's broken and fails, right that very moment it works again. As soon as the person turns around and walks away.... you know what happens.
iPhone for me? Scr... ahem Q that! (posted from the latter)
I won't lie I do miss my bold 9900 but I fell in love with the z10
Posted via CB10
I feel the same way (Y)
Posted via CB10
I don't give a shit about the Q20. There is a phone called z30 and Q5 and I can't get them . Does it matter when the when the Q20 comes out I won't be able to buy it anyways.
Not happy
Posted via CB10
It's clear that BlackBerry made a mistake introducing BlackBerry 10 keyboard devices without the belt. Looking back, it would have made sense to include it while customers got used to BB10. Personally, it didn't bother me, but obviously the record number of Q10 returns speaks volumes. I find it crazy that people used to complain that BlackBerry didn't listen to its own customer base. Now that they have, many keep on complaining. You can't have it both ways.
Posted via CB10
If my bb9900 was not bricked, I should have been used it instead of Z10.
Posted via CB10
There is a huge thread on BlackBerry user forums about all the people that want something like the Q20.
Posted via CB10
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Posted via CB10
I need to get drakes pin and congratulate him on staying true
Posted via the elegant z30
I've been saying BlackBerry should've brought Drake on board as a spokesperson forever. I'm not surprised he's still rocking a 9900. I'm sure he has an iPhone in the other.
Posted via CB10
Not sure if people have seen this video or not but it's Drake rapping while reading his blackberry http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-uKSeyYFGRo
Posted via CB10
Look, BlackBerry is a professional tool meant for professionals....point blank
Posted via CB10
FYI: He uses both a BB 9900 & an iPhone 5. BlackBerry should've made him their Creative Director over Alicia Keys, because he's Canadian & a popular mainstream artist currently. It's still not too late to bring him on board to help promote BlackBerry. He is already Global Ambassador for the Toronto Raptors.
Being Canadian and Popular Entertainers with a large following of fans why isn't Drake or Beiber the BlackBerry Brand Ambassador??
Posted via CB10
Lol RWeston86 had the same idea I had
Posted via CB10
Lotta rich famous ppl still rock the Trackpads
BlackBerry Q10
Q20 should cost aalot!!!b. To milk them! :P
BlackBerry Q10
You want too milk rich people?
Posted via CB10
I find it intriguing how everybody is a "professional" or "power user". My question is a professional or power user of "what".
If what you do does not involve typing large quantities and editing large quantities of text then your point is effectively useless.
If your a "professional" sports person who tweets a lot then no you may not need a trackpad and good for you.
IF on the other hand you where a writer, even an amateur would find the track pad useful. Think "why does that touch screen laptop still have a track pad?"
Even writing responses on CB most people write 2/3 lines. So yes, we can see why YOU don't require a track pad.
Just recently there was a post of some famous American woman who complained she missed the pad on her Q10. The first thing my partner asked when she heard the belt was coming back was "When?". As someone who deals with large volumes of emails it is much easier to scroll through an email with the trackpad as you can, again, see all of your screen. Essential on the smaller screen size.
So yes welcome back.
Posted via CB10
We can hear you. I like my Q10, and my Torch. No idea how BB10 with trackpad is gonna work. Maybe it's even better. Real world use will tell. Any speculations are premature.
It will mean more travel time for your thumb between keyboard and bottom bezel for swiping and tapping word predictions.
How is that going to affect speed and the overall usage pattern?
iPhone for me? Scr... ahem Q that! (posted from the latter)
I might get a bit annoying, but W A S D arrow keys / combos and a real PG-up / PG-down keyboard shortcut would do the trick for me (I am not talking about t = top b = bottom of page).
Add home / end to the mix, and the trackpad might be history.
iPhone for me? Scr... ahem Q that! (posted from the latter)
I have only used BlackBerry phones since '08. I bought the Z10 last March and used it soley until this past December when I charged my Bold 9900 for shines and giggles. I so quickly realized just how much I missed the physical keys, trackpad and ease of making calls. My business emails total 200-300 per day and the Bold blows the full touch away IMHO. I also prefer my ability to manage my emails with OS7. I will preface I am with my Z10 on AT&T and am curious as to the 10.2.1 changes when they are official. Irrespective I'll 100 percent buy the new Q20.
Drake is from Canada, BlackBerry is a Canadian Company, Drake uses a Blackberry 9900. Why isn't the marketing team at BlackBerry not taking advantage of the opportunity???????
Smh....Billion dollar company and can't execute on the most fundamental of marketing strategies. Use your strengths to your advantage!!!
Posted via CB10
Choice is a good thing if you don't want track pad etc don't buy it the choice is yours! PS Who the F#ck is Drake sound like a duck(quack quack)?
Tapping and flicking on my Zed 10
I have been a BlackBerry fan from many years and used several devices of BlackBerry, now I am using Q5 and loving it too. Looking forward to Q20 and Z3. Love BlackBerry.
Posted via CB10
I really dislike Drake, but he is a BlackBerry user, so he gets a pass!
Posted Via CB10 From My BBQ10 On The Verizon 4G LTE Network
I'm still a BB9900 user. But with this Q20 I will definitely upgrade!!!
Posted via the Android CrackBerry App!
Will the Q20 give us enough real estate to watch video in landscape mode? I wonder...
Posted via CB10
BlackBerry brother for life. I have the Arabic bold 9800, Zed10, and the Porsche P'9981. Personally, I like the OS7 but find myself using z10 more than I thought. Go full interface, but then again I'm not a extreme typer so I wouldn't take full advantage of the other two qwerty boards.
Posted via CB10
Really awesome that Drake uses a BlackBerry legacy device. We'll he is Canadian after all. They really do love their BlackBerry out there.
Posted via CB10