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A few weeks ago, the University of Miami received its Notice of Allegations from the NCAA after a 23-month long investigation.
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Perhaps it was one of the above sources President Obama used as he fumed about TV news during a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last Thursday in Minneapolis, when he stated:
"On Monday, we had what we called a White House Working Families Summit. And we just talked about bread-and-butter issues that everybody talks about around the kitchen table but, unfortunately, don't make it on the nightly news a lot"
Yikes! Evidently President Obama does watch TV news.
President Obama during his fundraising speech also blamed the GOP and those who report the news for deciding what is important by driving debates over phony scandals when he said:
"They're fabricated issues, phony scandals, it's not on the level and that must feel frustrating. It makes people cynical, and it makes people turned off from the idea that anything can get done"
It's nice to know they're fabricated and phony. The past six years I thought the IRS disappearing email, illegal immigrant children crossing the border, the Bowe Bergdahl trade for five Guantanamo Bay prisoners, the Afghanistan prison release of 12 terrorist detainees and the VA abuses were all real.
That's just the past six weeks of fabricated and phony scandals, not the past six years.
Speaking of "Fabricated and Phony" part I — This Saturday marks the start of 13 years the Sandusky Register has printed my submissions, which, according to my crapbooks, err, scrapbooks in the attic, add up to just over 600 printed columns.
The amazing fact about all that is, I don't type. That's right. I peck the letters out one finger at a time on the keypad. All of which confirms what many have deemed true.
Hoefert is a pecker!
Speaking of "Fabricated and Phony" part II — I am certain over the first 12 years I have stayed true to my Marxism beliefs, not Karl but rather the Groucho "Whatever it is, I'm Against it!" Marx belief of continually pointing out the Emperor (Along with Congress) has no clothes.
After six years of showing President Bush in his socks and underwear I didn't think the emails and comments I received concerning President Bush could be equaled or topped.
I was wrong.
What I discovered was while our elected officials in Washington have remained in the same stagnate state, the state of the readers of the Sandusky Register have become more informed and aware, no matter how big or small, of the political events that surround their lives and affect their lives.
That is what President Obama needs to do to help him become more informed and aware of the political events that surround the lives of all Americans.
Hmmm … I wonder how he could accomplish that.
Is it possible that by watching TV news President Obama could begin relating to the needs and wants of his constituents?
Or better yet, become TV news .
Instead of isolating himself in weekly private fundraisers he should hold weekly public town hall meetings across the country. Sandusky is as good as anywhere to start, focusing on just that week's top hot issue and have it broadcast.
I'm sure the networks would jump at the chance to air a reality show that's really about reality.
By concentrating on just one issue a week in town hall meetings I believe President Obama will get a better understanding of how the average American citizen feels about the top hot issue not being a phony scandal and fabricated.
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GUY HENDERSON: The real meaning of jollyrobins
Posted: February 21, 2013|
I WAS taken to task the other day over my use of the word 'jollyrobins'. I used it in the caption of a picture on Facebook, and I felt it suited the situation perfectly.
It was a picture taken just before 7.45 last Tuesday evening, and it was taken from the press bench at Plainmoor, the home of Torquay United FC.
Laptop plugged in and primed, I was keenly looking forward to Torquay's home match against Rotherham, looking forward to writing the usual live blog of the match and exchanging banter with readers old and new.
Regular readers in Spain, Yorkshire and Colorado were already logged in and waiting patiently for the match to begin, along with many closer to home.
It was a dry, clear, cold February evening and I fancied Torquay for a win.
Beside me, high up in the rafters of the magnificent new Bristow's Bench stand, sat my colleagues John Uzzell and Ross Reid.
Mr Uzzell is a former Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United defender who casts an expert eye over proceedings. Mr Reid is a Cornish fellow with whom I have worked, on and off, for more than 30 years.
They both shared my enthusiasm for the forthcoming encounter with Rotherham, and I quickly snapped a picture of them.
In it, Mr Uzzell smiles out from beneath the fur-lined brim of his winter hat, while Mr Reid's optimistic smile is accompanied by a raised right hand that is caught somewhere between a thumbs-up and a clenched fist.
We were in ebullient mood, and I later posted the picture to Facebook, captioned: "Didn't we all look full of jollyrobins before kick-off?"
And that sparked a debate that lasted long after the final whistle had blown on a match that had ups, downs and disappointment by the bucketload. What, exactly, is the state of jollyrobins?
As is the fashion nowadays, I looked online to check that the word genuinely exists. It does, after a fashion.
The only reference I could find was one from someone posting on a forum to say it was something his nan used to say, and he could never work out what it meant, either.
I think I know what it means, so let me try to explain.
My old mate Captain Kay is a Lancashire man, and very proud of the fact.
He's not really a Captain, of course, but his military bearing means he could pass for one.
He has cropped up in this column before, taking photographs of Sinclair C5s careering down South Hams hills with me at the controls and getting us roughed up by the French secret service for getting too close to then-President Francois Mitterand.
The good Captain and I worked in Totnes for several years, he taking beautifully-composed black and white photographs to accompany articles I hammered out on an ancient typewriter in the smoke-logged newsroom of the town's weekly newspaper.
Totnes in those days was not really all that different from Totnes today.
It was an old-fashioned market town with large — and now long-since-departed — industrial employers such as the timber yards, the bacon factory and the big dairy.
At the same time it was already being feted as the alternative capital of the UK, a reputation built solidly through the 1970s by Dartington and those who came to be part of the groovy, Bohemian goings-on there.
If you think the current Narnian Army v Take Back Totnes conflict is new, think again. This has been going on for many a long year.
By and large though, the two very different sides of the town get along pretty well.
Every now and then there's a spat, the Narnian Army girds its loins in hemp and batik and takes to the streets to protest in favour of or against something.
"Be careful now," they say. "Down with this sort of thing."
And everyone generally agrees they have a point, and signs their petition or buys a hand-made badge, then gets on with daily life.
One day, Arthur and I went to visit an artist who lived in a purple bus down a muddy lane. I don't recall her name exactly, but it had something to do with herbs and moonbeams.
She was very welcoming, completely charming and utterly bonkers.
She ushered us on board the bus, which had drooping curtains across its windows, a wood-burning stove in one corner and native American dream-catchers hanging from its roof. There were at least four cats living in the bus, but it was hard to count them because they kept moving about.
It was a vehicle that had once, when it was shiny and new, carried holidaymakers for days out to places like Great Yarmouth and Rhyl, and there was a sense of fun about the whole contraption.
She made us herbal tea in jam jars as we sat around the stove smoking roll-ups. She was enthusiastic and passionate about her art. She relished the opportunity to tell us about it, She had been looking forward to our visit all day.
When we left, me with a notebook full of herby moonbeams and the Captain with a camera full of meaningful monochrome portraits, we paused a few paces from the bus.
"That woman," said the Captain. "Has a head full of jollyrobins."
And with that he marched purposefully back up the lane towards his Vauxhall Chevette and the real world. So there you have it.
Jollyrobins. It's a state of other-worldly fun and excitement, a slightly loopy lust for life. It's like having your head full of fluttering birds.
Puppies have it, artists who live on buses have it, and Torquay United fans have it in the moments immediately preceding kick-off.
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In some schools in the state, as many as 1 in 3 incoming kindergartners and newly enrolled older students have parents who oppose vaccines, according to a Dispatch analysis of schools' immunization counts.
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January 4 (Sat) 10:30am-12noon; Earth-Kind Gardening Seminar: 'Growing Backyard Fruit Trees and Berries' at The Garden Center 10682 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250. This is a FREE presentation by David Rodriguez, Extension Horticulturist for Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension Service. David will guide you in successfully choosing the most appropriate fruit trees and berries for […] [Read More]
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In Dr. Calvin Finch's column last Sunday, he talked about trees which can be used for living Christmas trees in our area. He suggested several to be used: Arizona Cypress grows 2-3 feet per year up to about 30 feet, Italian stone pine only grows about a foot per year up to about 25-35 feet […] [Read More]
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One measure will provide nearly $240 million next year by raising the gross receipts tax by one-half cent to 5.5 percent. The tax rate will decline annually until it returns to 5 percent starting in July 2014.
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How to take out income protection insurance
Mark Bouris
Being in the insurance business, my people are often asking their clients: "What's the biggest asset that you have to protect?"
The answer is usually the same: "My home."
Most people forget to mention their health and ability to earn a living. This is without a doubt our biggest asset - lifetime earnings, for most Australians, equal between four and six times the value of the equity in their homes.
But while we insure our house, car and boat, most of us don't protect our incomes.
We did some research into this phenomenon, interviewing more than 500 employed people aged 20 to 45 on the eastern seaboard, most of them earning between $50,000 and $100,000 a year. Forty per cent of them had kids.
The first thing that leapt out at me from the research was that just 3.1 per cent were unaware of income-protection insurance.
In other words, Aussies know about protecting their incomes. Yet 83 per cent of Australians have comprehensive car insurance, while just 6 per cent protect their income.
Not so super
But it was the ones in between the "insured" and "not insured" who intrigued me: 31.7 per cent of the respondents said they didn't think they had income protection unless it was provided by their super fund.
I like the fact tax breaks are given to people who source their income-protection insurance through their super funds, because it ensures that many working people have cover should they become sick or if they are injured.
Plus, paying insurance premiums through super frees up personal cash flow for living expenses and household bills. However, because super is compulsory, many members don't pay much attention to what they are actually getting from their fund. And the fact is, three out of five of the big industry funds don't have income protection as a default option, so if you're relying on an industry fund to look after you in this respect, you could be out of luck.
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Thousands of Australians haven't checked the insurance components of their super accounts.
And those funds that do have default income protection have strings attached: one of Australia's largest industry super funds enforces 90-day "wait" periods before you can draw the income insurance and it has "capped" monthly payouts at $850, regardless of how much you actually earn.
I believe this is a matter that breadwinners should take control of, regardless of what they believe is the "default" insurance in their super.
You should see an adviser or a broker about this. You are looking for three things:
■ Monthly earnings (you'll be covered for up to 80 per cent of current earnings)
■ Wait period (can be as low as two weeks)
■ Duration of payout (usually ranges from one year to retirement age)
If you haven't investigated these policies before, I urge you to at least talk with an insurance broker or financial adviser. You should have a policy that suits a full-time, part-time or self-employed person and it must be a policy that covers what you need without you paying for what is irrelevant.
The cost is also an important factor in relation to income protection. Our research shows 42 per cent of people thought it was too expensive, even though a 40-year-old white-collar worker can be covered for $1.50 a day.
So how much does it cost? It depends on a number of factors, including the selected monthly benefits, age, profession and smoking status.
Here are four scenarios that we sourced:
■ Finance manager, male, 41 years old, non-smoker, insuring a $5000 monthly benefit (30-day wait; 12-month benefit). He will pay $39.52 a month.
■ Nurse manager, female, 35 years old, non-smoker, $4000 monthly benefit (30-day wait; 12-month benefit). She will pay $41.42 a month (if a "hands-on" role, it rises to $53.32).
■ Domestic plumber, male, 29 years old, smoker, $5000 monthly benefit (30-day wait; 12-month benefit). He will pay $72.21 a month.
■ Gardener (unqualified), 47 years old, female, non-smoker, $3000 monthly benefit (30-day wait; 12-month benefit). She will pay $117.56 a month.
In the end, it's your call. There are some tips, too: you can take income-protection insurance in your super but you can also buy it personally and claim the premiums as a tax deduction. Also, most companies will offer policies that cut off at 60 years old but many are now extended to 70 - but you have to ask, which is why I suggest talking to a professional broker.
Start by at least asking what you would do in the event of illness or injury. Be honest with yourself and then talk to an expert.
Mark Bouris is executive chairman of Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management. See ybr.com.au
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As the mother of a college student who lives on a college campus and a sad witness to the tragedy that struck the Virginia Tech campus last week, there is something about the situation that just does not make sense. Either it isn't being reported correctly or we may have some definitively misplaced priorities on college campuses.
I've read on several occasions the discussion of the reason and defense of the decision not to put the information out to the Va. Tech student body following the first murders, in the hours available before the killer struck again. I've read stories about other colleges reconsidering safety policies.
Does this boil down to whether this was perceived as an event is worthy of disrupting classes? We reasonably expect, as parents, that the college we select for our children will use a minimum standard of care when making decisions or policies regarding their physical safety. I've sent for the policy from the college my daughter is attending — because apparently we do have to ask these questions.
Historically, it has not been a question on the college tour check list of the rational person, when selecting a college with their child, whether the college equates the inconvenience of the disruption of classes as equivalent to the physical safety of our children.
If this is a common discussion going on at college campuses in the United States, I can settle the matter right now. If there have been murders on campus and the murderer/s is/are on the loose, lock down the campus. Do it swiftly — do it without question — and do it every time.
Use weather sirens — use the public address system — use everything at your disposal. Tell the students to secure themselves in the closest room with a lock, immediately. How is this difficult to understand? Wouldn't an inconvenient false alarm be preferable to this —anywhere? At any time? Do colleges still drill the student body to be prepared for emergencies?
In retrospect, it is evident to me that this was handled improperly. There can be no rational connection between the inconvenience of interrupting classes and the physical safety of students. I am sure that the administration at Va. Tech. and particularly the deciding party who opted not to communicate with the students regrets that decision.
But how can there be any questions about what the policy should be in this circumstance? Dead students + killer on the loose = complete/campuswide lock down.
We want campus administrators to put our students' safety first. We want them to make this their highest priority. Human life is far more valuable than the inconvenience of having to reschedule classes due to a security emergency — even for a false alarm.
If I were the parent of a student killed in the second group of shootings at Va. Tech, I would have great difficulty accepting the statement that this college did not want to interrupt classes and they 'thought' they knew where the killer was.
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So, in all the excitement of RT, followed by the Digital Rights conference, plus my week-long cruise to Alaska (where I did not work), I forgot to post that we have sold two more novels for reprint to Alyson Publishing (of course, we told the authors).
We are thrilled to announce that Alyson Publishing will publish two RR titles in 2010 as what we all hope will be their new foray into gay romance publishing. They will publish our best-selling titles AN OFFICER AND HIS GENTLEMAN by Ryan Field and SEX, LIES AND WEDDING BELLS by EM Lynley. Don Weise, the publisher of Alyson, and someone who has been reading gay erotica for at least two decades, said our books were as good, if not better, than anything he's ever read. And, that if this is the direction romance novels have gone in since he last read them, then he better start reading romance novels again!
We're all thrilled.
And told each told each other so at the Alyson BEA party last night at The Gates, a beautiful brand new club with chandeliers and marble walls and flowing vodka drinks. It was quite a gala affair.
This is going to be the start of a beautiful friendship!
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Two Books Sold to Alyson
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Congratulations to Ryan and EM!
- June 1, 2009 at 7:52 PM
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See that is my key problem: I don't think he was that hot! Despite his fantastic ball game 2 days ago, his hits were soft singles. He was more lucky than good. Even during his "hot" stretch, he was racking up RBI's becasue he simply does not hit with runners on base.
Banner game for Bay batting clean up. 0-5 and 2 k's. Twice left runners in scoring position.
Didn't even finish the game.
Those three xbh's were three more then Bay had over that same stretch until last night. In a perfect world, Ike and Wright are batting in the middle of the order, but Murph is the better option over Bay right now.
At least Murphy is hitting with guys on base, as opposed to Bay who is almost an automatic out. Maybe Bay can break out of this prolonged slump and turn into the middle of the order type player we thought he would be. For now, I would leave him where he is at, let him be comfortable, see fastballs, and boost his stats and confidence before we toss him to the wolves again.
If F-Mart isn't the immediate replacement, then who is? It is unknown if the Mets can get a good prospect for Beltran, who would be a rental player to any team taking him on. Internally, the Mets don't have many other options besides Martinez.
Beltran has shown enough over the past 7 years with the Mets to warrent a contract in the 2 year/$20 million range. Will he accept that? Well that probably depends on what the market dictates his value at, in which case the Mets could bail out if it is too high. At worst, they miss out on recieving a mid-level prospect. At best, they sign a guy who could potentially hit 20 homeruns and 100 RBI's while playing solid defense on a short term contract.
Why are you caring about less expensive? If the Mets can retain him for a 2 year deal that they feel reasonable, why would we settle for less productive options because they are cheaper? If you replace Beltran with a player in the free agent market with similar numbers, it will cost a ton. Beltran might come at a slight discount because of the baggage he carries, but it is well worth the risk for the Mets who have need to fill many other holes (pitching).
I don't see how it will be easy at all to replace 20 homeruns and 100 RBI's for cheap. With pretty much zero protection, Beltran has been basically the only player in the lineup producing any sort of power besides Reyes. Why would the Mets be so quick to not even extend an offer?
I'm with you that the Mets should not overpay for Beltran. If the deal is right, which it potentially could be given his age, then he would provide a ton of vallue.
If you don't mind me asking, who do you feel would be better replacements for cheaper?
LO, you're right James, at least there is a pulse. When all else fails, the Mets sure do know how to keep themselves in the spotlight.
@Andrew - Maybe 5 years 80 million won't get it done. I think the Mets should go up to 18 per year for 5 years. If the price is driven up anything higher than that I think the Mets should thank Reyes for his time and let him walk. How many times have the Mets been the ones to over pay for a player? Bay, Beltran, Perez, Castillo, and that is just recent times.
I want him here just as much as other fans, but the Mets have to be smart about handing out long term contracts. I will be interested to see how Crawford's deal hamstrings the Red Sox in years 5-7. Reyes is great and the Mets should make a legitimate offer to retain him, but there is no shame is losing out to a team that's willing to over pay.
I agree that Reyes has been the most consistent performer this year and could likely be a key player moving forward. However, if a team is willing to offer Reyes a contract identical to Crawford's then I think the Mets have to tip their cap and walk away. 5 years at 15-18 per year is fair for both sides.
"Yankee fans don't give your team a second thought."
I can listen to WFAN for 3 minutes and render that statement invalid. It is completely natural to compare two franchises competing for fans in the same market.
@Harry - You make excellent points. If you assume that the Wilpon's invested all of their money with Wilpon, then of course this is a bad move. Like I've said, I tried to leave the Madoff situation out of this since that would be speculation at this point.
That said, if you say that 8% is unfair but then use 3% because the prime rate is 3.25% that is completely unfair. Interest rates are at historic lows and there is no reason to believe they will remain this low for the next 2 decades. Many economists feel that the FOMC should raise rates as soon as next month's meeting.
My point is that the money saved was invested back into the team (not Madoff) which lead to an extremely sucessful year and sparked huge growth in the franchise's value. In that case, I was comparing the sum of $5.9m in 2000 to cash flows totaling $29m over a 35 year period.
Dave - Even if a discount rate of 5% is used, you are talking about spending a few extra million dollars spread over the course of a long period time to reach a World Series. Nothing is set in stone, but if the Mets had to spend the lump sum up front, they may decide against making a trade for Mike Hampton.
Also, still not sure why 8% is not reasonable. In 2000, with prime rates of 8.5%, you wouldn't take a loan with an 8% interest rate? Seems fair to me. The S&P was returning near 25% gains and the Wilpons were heavily invested in Real Estate which was in the midst of an unprecedented boom. It's easy to look back now and say they should have saw what was coming, but at the time the deal must have seemed reasonable.
@Dave - If the Mets trade Reyes I highly doubt that the money saved would go back into the team. There has been no indication from Reyes that he would not sign with the Mets if offered a market value contract. Why would the Mets trade him and pretty much eliminate themselves from the bidding on him in the off season if they plan to spend the $17m?
I don't view this as a Carmelo Anthony situation where the player simply did not want to return to the team. Jose Reyes continues to say he wants to remain a Met, and why should we not believe him? If the plan is to trade Reyes that most likely means that the Mets are slashing payroll and will not put the saved money back into the payroll.
BTW - Just realized that Bonilla struck a similar deal with Orioles. The Orioles are currently paying him $500k per year until 2015. With more research, we could probably find a ton of buy out deals with similar structures due to the predicted investment income owners felt they could make.
Thanks for the awesome comment Harry.
There is good chance that the presumed Madoff "returns" did play a huge part in this buy out. However, at the time, almost any investment vehicle was returning enormous profit, so I tried to avoid involving Madoff in this post.
I am no corporate finance expert, so feel free to bash me after this: I think when you were calculating the NPV for the 25 years, you did not incorporating the 10 years of $0 cash flows. I believe those should be incorporated because we are actually comparing a lump sum of $5.9 in 2000 compared to cash flows ending 35 years from that time. Using 3%, which is fairly low in my opinion given 35 year returns in equities markets throughout history, NPV would be a little over $14m. However, using the 8% that DID make sense at the time and over any long stretch in U.S. history, the NPV is a bit under the original $5.9 million.
We can comprise and discount it at 6% and the value is a couple of million dollars greater. Trading a few million to go to the World Series in 2000 was worth it to me.
In 2000, if the Wilpons could have predicted market conditions they probably don't make the deal. But at the time, I believe it was fairly sound reasoning.
That could very well be true. If the Wilpons were indeed receiving guaranteed returns each year from Madoff then the decision to defer Bonilla's money makes perfect sense. I tried to leave the Madoff situation out of this post given that all of the facts have not been uncovered.
At the time simply investing in a broad range of equities would have returned much more than 8%. Perhaps they should have been more aware of the economic conditions, but it is hard to fault them from not seeing the two recessions that would hit equity markets worldwide in the following 10 years. The S&P was returning astronomical gains (over 20%) in the years leading up to the Bonilla deal. Over the past 30 years, it returns a bit over 8%, so either way, I think the Wilpons used an accurate discount rate.
I do remember that Shirsch. I believe that was the game winning RBI right? Only something that could happen to the Mets.
It's funny how the Mets fortune has changed. On September 12, 1969, the Mets beat the Pirates twice by a score of 1-0. The run in each game was driven in by the Mets starting pitcher; Jerry Koosman and Don Cardwell,
Boy, how times have changed.
While I have not agreed with Collins' on field decisions at many points in the season I don't think he deserves a ton of blame for moving the runner over to third in the 9th. As both of you have mentioned, the situation strongly dictates what the right move is. In the early to middle innings of a game, I am a believer in letting the hitters hit and attempt to start a big inning. However, in an instance where the Mets simply needed one run to win a ball game I think Collins made the correct move.
If a manager does not have confidence in his players to get a bunt down and hit a fly ball, then the team is going to have issues. You'd like to think that the Mets should have the ability to get a single in 3 attempts, but thats not always the case. Futhermore, a single is not garunteeing the runner will score from second base. In a 9th inning situation, the Marlins have their outfield playing shallow, in order to cut off the run on a single. In that case, you now need two hits, or a hit and a sac. This situation called for a bunt also because of the hitters the Mets had coming up. Despite being a feel good story, Pridie is still only hitting .246 after hitting even worse in the minors. Paulino, Thole, and Martinez also are marginal hitters at this point. If the Mets had the meat of the order coming up, I may agree that the bunt should be taken off, but even in that case, it may make sense.
That is a solid rant Ovanjye, I LOVE IT! The funny thing is I happen to agree with a lot of what you're saying. I've had a lot of frantic conversations with my friend about many of the topics you mention
1) I think we have to take one rumor at a time. Right now, Reyes is the hot topic. That being said, if the Mets are dead set on keeping ONLY one of the two, I keep Reyes over Wright. I am extremely concerned with Wright's trends and inconsistencies. At minimum, barring Ike's health, I bump up Beltran and Ike to 3 and 4, and bat Wright 5th.
2) I disagree that this is a good team. They have very limited talent on the pitching staff, and refuse to hit with runners in scoring position. That said, trading the best players wont help. What will help is to make smart free agent signings and develop draft picks. Bay at a 5 year $80 mil isn't smart. K-rod getting $17 mil isnt smart. Trading Reyes or Wright in a gamble for prospects is not what will help this team.
@Dave - isn't it funny. As Mets fans we love to complain about all of the horrendous trades that the organization has made, but when you really stop to think about it, they've made their fair share of great trades as well. I guess it is in our DNA to focus on the negative.


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As construction work advances down Gallatin Street, the rebirth of Vandalia's downtown is becoming more apparent each day. Much of the underground infrastructure work is now complete, and workers are preparing to pour the second block of concrete street surface.
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When you're a jazz fan, you're accustomed to being a minority. Popular musical tastes run in other directions.
So it was on Saturday night, when my wife and I attended a jazz concert at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis. We were among a decided minority of whites in a predominantly black audience. But it wasn't uncomfortable in the least.
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Though his behavior since taking office in January doesn't raise our expectations much, Gov. Pat Quinn has promised to talk with Vandalia officials this Saturday at the DuQuoin State Fair.
We hope it doesn't trouble the governor unduly to have a conversation with Vandalia Mayor Rick Gottman and other locals who would like an audience with him.
Since Quinn early this month announced his plan to slash about 125 positions at the Vandalia Correctional Center, lot of us in this area would like to bend his ear. But no go. He's been unavailable.
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Gorgeous Leonardo DiCaprio is regarded as one of the finest actors of his generation. From teen heartthrob, he has developed into one of Hollywood's most popular leading men.
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Leonardo is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the sexiest celebrities in the world. His wonderful good looks have made him popular with women of all ages. However, he's much more than just a pretty face. He's also one of the most talented and wealthiest young actors in the world.
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born in Hollywood, USA on November 11th 1974. He was involved in the world of entertainment from a young age with appearances in many commercials and television shows. However, his big break came in 1993 when he was cast in the movie This Boy's Life.
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His Sexiest Moments
1. Portraying Howard Hughes in the film The Aviator (2004) as he seduces a series of women.
2. As the charismatic conman Frank Abagnale Jr. in the movie Catch Me If You Can (2002). He may have been breaking the law, but did he did it with such style.
3. Playing Jack Dawson in the biggest movie of all-time Titanic (1997). It may not be his best acting performance but it's one of his most endearing.
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On Fox News, Meghan Kelly interview Herman Cain's campaign manager, Mark Block, and pressed Block on his charge, made yesterday, the Governor Perry's campaign (in the form of GOP strategist Curt Anderson) leaked the sexual harassment story to Politico. Mr. Anderson emphatically denied the charge, and Block was able to watch clips of Anderson's interview. Mr. Block, in turn, said he now accepts Anderson's denial even as he (Block) stands behind what he said yesterday.
This is as incoherent an explanation as what Herman Cain has said on abortion, trading GITMO prisoners for hostages, appointing Muslims to a Cain cabinet, and his knowledge of a sexual harassment settlement agreement. It simply makes no sense. Mr. Block is pretending to reconcile two opposite claims.
If the Cain campaign is not the most amateurish of any presidential campaign in decades, I'm open to suggestions as to which ones were worse.
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Everyone seems to want to dump on the Vancouver Canucks, but I would certainly call a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals a successful season. The main reason the Canucks lost is because of unfortunate injuries, a lack of depth up front and inconsistency from their goaltender. While 2 of those 3 can't be cured with offseason moves, one of them will be the focal point starting July 1.
The Canucks have arguably one of the best goaltending tandems in the NHL, and that will in all likelihood stay that way. Luongo was shaky in the playoffs, but when he is on his game, he is one of the best goalies in the world. The loss of Christian Ehrhoff will hurt, but Vancouver should be just fine on defense, especially with Bieksa re-signing to a cap friendly deal. Up front, the Canucks feature 2 scoring lines that are as good as it gets for a 1-2 punch. The problem is after that, where there is not much scoring.
Vancouver GM Mike Gillis has just under $11M to play with this summer, and 6 roster spots to fill. The first 2 will be the re-signing of RFAs Jannik Hansen and Victor Oreskovich. Gillis found out last year that there is no such thing as having too many defensemen, so he will try and bring back Sami Salo on a short-term deal. The remaining dollars will be spent on some quality top 9 forwards; ones who may not be the biggest names, but they'll be capable of scoring 15-20 goals and will not shy away from playing physical. Keep in mind; if Gillis really wants to rock the boat, he has the assets to acquire an impact forward. All he has to do is drop the names Cody Hodgson and Cory Schneider, throw in a salary like Samuelsson's or Ballard's and he'll have the makings of a blockbuster trade.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS 2011-12 ROSTER (using CAPGEEK CAP CALCULATOR)
Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m)
Mason Raymond ($2.550m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Mikael Samuelsson ($2.500m)
TOP 9 LW ($0.000m) / Manny Malhotra ($2.500m) / TOP 9 RW ($0.000m)
4TH LINE LW ($0.000m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.000m) / Jannik Hansen (RFA)
Victor Oreskovich (RFA)
Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) / Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m)
Alexander Edler ($3.250m) / Keith Ballard ($4.200m)
Aaron Rome ($0.750m) / Chris Tanev ($0.900m)
Andrew Alberts ($1.225m)
Roberto Luongo ($5.333m) / Cory Schneider ($0.900m)
There will be some changes in Vancouver this summer, that's inevitable, but don't expect the core of the team to be drastically altered. This was, is and will be an elite NHL team for years to come, so you can expect the Canucks to once again be at or near the top of the Western Conference in 2011-12.
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I'll be driving from the Bay Area to Seattle on Thurs/Fri and am in need of some snacks for the car. We'll stop for dinner/spend the night somewhere but it's always nice to have something to munch on in the car esp. around lunch. I know there are obvious options like crackers or whatever, but what is your favorite road trip snack? Is there something you make specifically for eating in the car? Just trying to make the drive a little more interesting...thanks!
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Modern beds
Lots of loafingly lovely styles to choose from!
When does a modern bed become "modern"?
Sometimes you know exactly what style you're after: a modern bed with chrome legs and removable wool cover, for example (that'd be our lovely modern Chrome bed by the way). But other times you're not sure how to describe exactly what it is that you want.
For instance, do you want a classic bed or a modern bed with a classic twist? Whatever you call it, conveying your interpretation of beds can be a minefield. Unfortunately, if you're searching on the web for examples of perfect bed design, your success depends on accurate description.
When it comes to buying modern beds, KISS! (Keep It Simple, Silly!)
We suffered exactly this frustration a while back when we found ourselves faced with an impenetrably huge choice of modern beds on the internet, with each company seeming to promise a bigger range than the next. And so the idea for The Sleep Room was born.
We decided that the one thing we didn't want was a large selection. Based on our experience, being faced with a vast product range can be intimidating, and rather than giving customers what they want, seems to send out all the wrong signals. To us, a range with an innumerable amount of beds lacks confidence and direction and ignores the fact that less is so often more. Moreover, browsing through pages and pages of bed styles just makes life harder.
We decided to do the exact opposite of everyone else on the web and put together a small range of modern beds, including wooden, metal and leather upholstered beds, which we would be proud to have in our own homes.
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There was another reason why we didn't want to bamboozle customers with a huge range of beds for sale. By limiting our range, we ensure that we have most of our beds in stock at all times (in full, king and super king sizes), and so are able to deliver to customers within just a few days of their ordering. This is in stark contrast to most other bed companies who take your money up front and then disappear for 12 weeks while they get your modern bed made - during which time who knows what could happen.
If you're anything like us you're fairly impatient;* once you've seen the bed you want, you want it delivered ASAP. (*Actually we prefer to call ourselves proactive or enthusiastic rather than impatient, even if our loved ones have often pointed out differently!)
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Man Charged in Waldoboro Arson
A 34 year old man from Waldoboro has been arrested for arson. The charge stems from an intentionally set fire at 50 Union Rd in Waldoboro on November 14 that destroyed a mobile home.
Arrested and charged with arson is 34 year old Eric J. Buckley who was living at the mobile home. He was the only occupant at the home at the time of the fire. Also living there, but not at home, was a woman and her 13 year old son. Buckley was arrested just after noon Friday upon his release from the VA Hospital in Togus. Buckley was transported to the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset and will likely make his first court appearance early next week.
Fire Marshal Sgt. Ken Grimes said Buckley set fire to items in a bathtub and the fire then quickly spread destroying the mobile home. During the fire, a Waldoboro firefighter was hospitalized for treatment of heat exhaustion and later released.
A 14 year old neighbor, Jacob Soule noticed the fire and helped Buckley escape out a bedroom window. Soule then called 911 to report the fire and unleashed the family dog from the outside of the mobile home.
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Cookie sales are the number one fundraiser for the Girl Scouts of America, but for troop members Amanda Brennan and Katie Reed, its also a chance to get a taste at what its like to run a business.
Its teaching me money management and how to be polite in sales, said Amanda Brennan, a Naperville Girl Scout. When youre in the booth sales you have the money box where you give change. So its like an actual cash register.
Im learning how to manage money, how to make good decisions, how to be a good businessperson, said Katie Reed, another Naperville Girl Scout. You have to find out who is your loyal customer and you have to learn as you go.
Girls can go online to the Cookie Club and electronically track their sales and see how close they are to reaching their goal.
Online, you basically set up all of your contacts and you just put in their email It will send them an email saying Im selling cookies would you like to buy any, said Reed. They send you back something called a promise.
It is really their first introduction to e-commerce, said Maria Wynne, the CEO of the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Those barometers actually show a girl how to manage a business like you would if you were in a corporation of any kind.
The Girl Scout Organization has been selling cookies since 1917 and they pride themselves on the five life long skills they teach girls which can be found right on the box.
Goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics, explained Wynne. When you think of these in the aggregate, these are the skills for life.
Every element of the program strives to prepare girls for their next steps.
Eventually when you do get a job you are going to want to put I was a Girl Scout, said Brennan. It shows you have good teamwork skills with other people.
Im going to be a girl scout through and through, said Reed Then after Im too old to be a girl scout I will be a leader. I think Im going to do girl scouts the rest of my life!
Some of the cookie names have changed over the years, but the message has stayed the same, empowering girls with the tools they need to mix up success in the future.
If you havent placed your order yet, visit girlscoutcookies.org to find the location of booth sales beginning in February.
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Even though most experts claim that there is no cure for autism, there is one program that claims it can show autistic people how to live their lives normally. This is called the Son-Rise program, which uses a ton of creative ways to teach autistic kids how to learn and interact with people.
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DENVER -- A representative for Willie Nelson says the country music legend is feeling better after canceling a weekend performance and will be back on the road.
The 79-year-old Nelson was scheduled to perform Saturday at a private home in Castle Pines Village, Colo. The benefit was for an organization that provides animal care and shelter in the Denver area.
The host of the fundraiser, Fred Bartlit, told The Denver Post (http://bit.ly/NedGyD ) that he was informed that Nelson was taken to the hospital after having trouble breathing.
But Elaine Shock said Monday that Nelson was not hospitalized and no other concerts will be canceled. His next performance is scheduled Tuesday in Dallas.
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Brian Hicks' Oct. 6 column "Why is the state fooling around with sex education?" did a great job of perpetuating tired stereotypes.
The column states, "… it is a constant war between folks who want to teach health and those who want to teach abstinence-only …" and "… a bunch of old white men in Columbia decided that they — and their pastors — know what's best for our kids."
The offended tone implies that abstinence education, which is taught by Heritage Community Services locally, is not based in science and is driven by old, out-of-touch, religious zealots that are clueless to the dynamics of the 21st century.
The facts do not support these assumptions. Heritage's curriculum, Heritage Keepers Abstinence Education, is one of only 31 teen pregnancy prevention programs listed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as proven effective.
A year after being in the Heritage Keepers program, students surveyed said they were involved in sex at a rate 67 percent lower than non-program students. These were 2,215 students from 41 S.C. schools; 63 percent were African-American and the rest were Caucasian or "other."
Furthermore, Heritage Keepers is approved as medically accurate by the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data indicate that more than 80 percent of teens under 15 and more than 70 percent of teens 15 to 17 say they have not had sex, a dramatic reduction from the 1980s and '90s.
CDC guidelines for Effective School Health Education to Prevent the Spread of AIDS recommends that schools provide programs that encourage young people to abstain from sex.
Healthy People 2020 challenges health advocates to increase teen abstinence by 10 percent. To meet these goals, evidence based abstinence education programs are needed.
Heritage Keepers is effective across age, gender and race in rural, urban and suburban communities, increasing the probability of academic success, economic stability and self sufficiency. It's about their lives, not politics.
Hicks concludes his article by writing, "If lawmakers want to be ignorant, well, that's their choice," implying that only ignorant lawmakers would support abstinence education.
However, the real ignorance is a lack of knowledge about what research really shows, that instruction that focuses primarily on contraception use does not necessarily make sex safe for all teens.
The multitude of families without fathers and teens with STDs speaks for itself.
Youth who learn the benefits and skills associated with avoiding risky behavior are statistically better off in nearly every category of well-being. All S.C. teens have a right to know they have a choice.
Preston Hipp
Chairman of the Board
Heritage Community Services
Tradd Street
This letter was also signed by Rodney Williams and Ted Jones, board members of Heritage Community Services.
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Posted at: 03/01/2013 3:43 PM
Updated at: 03/01/2013 10:30 PM
By: Brittany Lewis
(ABC 6 News) -- Jade Werth says she's outraged the man seen on camera being so rough with her son won't be charged.
The Olmsted County Attorneys Office said Friday it reviewed the case, but didn't find probable cause to charge a former paraprofessional at Century High School with malicious punishment.
ABC 6 is not identifying him, because at this point, he faces no criminal charges.
He was accused of malicious punishment after video appears to show him pushing an autistic child into a window.
The Rochester School District first began investigating the incident after some other students came forward.
School leaders took action, changing the employees job description. He's no longer a para professional, but works with the district in a role not having direct contact with kids.
Werth says prosecutors used her son's autism and how its handled as an excuse.
"Mr. Mark Ostrem used that as a weapon, as a shield to cover this up saying, well Austin does require physical dependence and hand on hand instruction," says Werth, "are you kidding me, I'm insulted, I'm disgusted, as a parent, how dare they."
Although not to the level of a crime, the county attorney does acknowledge the actions of the former para were inappropriate.
Werth says she won't stop here. She's planning on moving forward with a civil case. She also tells us she is planning to rally at the school board meeting next Tuesday.
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I bought (what I thought) was a set of Ultegra 6500 caliper brakes from a "going out of business" sale at one of our LBS'. Little did I realize there's a difference in the pivot bolt length between the front and read caliper assembly. What I got would be considered two rear brakes as the bolt is fairly short, 36mm. Checking Shimano's TechDocs the rest of the caliper looks to be the same between front and rear. So I think I need to just replace the pivot bolt with the longer, 50.7mm, version.
Checking for the part, 83H 9803, online looks like it's not readily available in the US but it is showing up on some UK web sites with the price somewhere around $35. At this point going back to the LBS where I bought them is out of the question and I haven't tried checking with a local shop for price and availability.
I am wondering if it's possible to interchange the pivot bolt from a 105 caliper, Y-83J 98030, which is the same length and costs something like $20. Anybody know? The other option would be to get a longer pivot nut, but I'm concerned about safety issues running with a shorter bolt and making up for it with a longer nut.
The brakes I'm replacing are Tektro's and are so much like the Ultegra's. The pivot bolt is about 2", but I realize now I really need to check it as I have a carbon fork. If you have any experience disassembling/reassembling the caliper I'd appreciate any insights you might have.


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Jayne Vaughn: Animal shelter objectives often misunderstood
A frequently asked question of the Sevier County Humane Society is, "Are you a no-kill shelter?" The answer to that question is no. The Sevier County Humane Society is an open admission, full service animal shelter.
This means our doors are always open to any domestic animal in need, unlike "no-kill" shelters that selectively receive animals, and turn them away when they are full. Some even charge to drop off an animal. There is no fee to leave an animal at the Sevier County Animal Shelter.
These are some of the reasons animals come into the care of the Humane Society. They may be:
- Homeless
- Unwanted
- Abandoned
- Lost
- Sick/injured
- Victims of abuse or neglect
- Displaced due to natural disasters
- Their owners have been incarcerated
- They require rabies quarantine
- They are suffering and their owner has requested that they be put to sleep.
Once they arrive at the shelter:
- If they are strays and have identification/microchip the owner is contacted immediately. If we are unable to reach them by phone, a certified letter is sent to the last known address.
- An intake form is prepared detailing all of the information that we have on the animal, and any special needs they may have.
- They are vaccinated and de-wormed on intake, unless they need time to adjust to the environment and then this is done at a later time.
The animal is then placed in intake if they are healthy and behaviorally sound. If they are owner-surrendered they may be put up for adoption immediately, or as openings become available on our adoption floors. Puppies and small dogs are housed in our romper room, and medium /large dogs in our adoption runs. Our adoptable cats are placed in our cat house.
Unsound animals are placed in our quarantine section. Sick and injured animals in our sick bays, where they are treated. If they are owner-surrendered and have bitten, or deemed dangerous or are suffering past recovery, they are humanely euthanized.
Unidentified stray animals are held in our intake area. Law requires that strays be held for 72 hours to allow the owner to reclaim. Our shelter holds strays for five days to allow owners more time to reclaim their pets.
If the animal remains unclaimed, it is then moved to the appropriate adoption area where there is no set time limit on how long they will be there. The animals' stay at the shelter could be weeks or months depending on a variety of factors, primarily that they maintain good health and fare well in the environment.
We take great efforts to provide a loving, enriched environment for our animals, but sometimes they succumb to physical and/or psychological disorders. Sick or injured animals are treated, depending on their reasonable recovery however the Sevier County Humane Society believes that it is inhumane to allow unhappy animals to languish in a cage.
Sometimes euthanasia is our best option for them. Fortunately, most of them thrive with all the love, attention, and enrichment that we provide. In fact sometimes they grow to like it (and us) so much that they don't want to leave. Some have even found their way back to us after being adopted!
The number one goal of the Humane Society is to reunite lost (stray) animals with their owners, and next is to find loving, responsible homes for our adoptable animals. We partner with shelters in other states where there is a shortage of animals for adoption. We also partner with PetSense, where we always have cats available for adoption, and dogs on the weekends.
We also have animals for adoption at the co-op the third Saturday of each month, and we always have animals available for adoption at our shelter on Gnatty Branch Road.
Full service animal sheltering is often misunderstood, and underestimated in all that it requires. I hope that this has provided a better understanding of how we provide for the 3500 needy animals that come into our care every year.
For information on our programs, including low cost spaying and neutering, please contact the shelter at 453-7000, or visit us Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. at the shelter located at 959 Gnatty Branch Road (between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg off of the Spur).
— Jayne Vaughn is executive director of the Sevier County Humane Society.


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Biking heroes of politics ride forth this week
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It's oddly fitting that on the week Chuck Thies writes of "The War on Automobiles" over on the Huffington Post's new D.C. page, some of the District's real biking heroes have emerged to tackle genuine issues — and ones that hardly do anything to further a "war" against cars. That's tired rhetoric that takes away from understanding the dimensions of transit and smart growth that accompany these biking issues, and it's a shame to diminish them with such a binary way of thinking. Cars vs. bikes? We can do better than that.
Mere days before Capital Bikeshare turns one year old, here's how biking got political as of this past week:
• Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells has continued to earn a healthy share of good will lately, despite the political committee reshuffling of early this summer. This very morning, he announced plans to cook in front of the Wilson Building as part of Park(ing) Day. Here's a photo of the gathering.
What's really news, however, is that Wells has voiced support for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association's cyclist anti-harassment legislation and may propose it as soon as Tuesday, according to WAMU. Wells will co-introduce the bill with Ward 2's Jack Evans and Ward 1's Jim Graham. The legislation would give cyclists better protection and legal recourse against drivers who intentionally harass or assault them on the road. The idea of such a bill has gathered momentum as the result of a video depicting just such an assault on a cyclist riding along Rhode Island Avenue, which WABA unveiled earlier this month.
• Multiple U.S. Congress members have now voiced support for adding Capital Bikeshare stations to the National Mall. The National Park Service had resisted the move until recently, and the Congressional letter of support for the bikeshare stations is a further important push to ensure that these bikeshare stations are eventually installed. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) in addition to Reps. James P. Moran (D-Va.), Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)., Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and Tom Petri (R-Wis. ) signed the letter, according to a Post report yesterday.
Blumenauer, as I talked about before, is the founder of the Congressional Bike Caucus. Hopefully adding the bikeshare stations to the Mall will ease tensions between D.C. bicyclists and NPS.
• National tension also rose this month as funding for biking and pedestrian projects came into question. Would Congress cut the Transportation Enhancement funds in the highway bill as politicians battled over its extensions and long-term form? Just maybe. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) in particular has been resisting those funds.
But other senators have fought back vocally — Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-California), Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada), and others have stood up for Transportation Enhancement funds. According to The Hill, Reid said recently about Coburn's objections: "[Coburn] says that he doesn't like bicycle paths being part of the highway bill. Well, for most Americans, they are absolutely important. It's good for purposes of allowing people to travel without burning all the fossil fuel on the highways."
Taken together, these moves represent a large and impressive step forward on these biking issues in the face of rather stark objection from detractors. Many comments about the startling cyclist assault video that WABA released didn't see the motorist as particularly at fault for hitting the bicyclist. But are these proposals so wrong? I can see the case against WABA's new legislation — why not better enforce existing laws rather than pass something new? many might say — but most of the above is a natural extension toward our cultural shifts toward more biking and bike commuting that has emerged in the last decade.
Don't believe the trend? New York City is planning to unleash 10,000 bikes onto its streets through a new bikesharing program in 2012. Biking issues are officially everybody's issues.


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Michael A. De Leon is a graphic designer by day, but wears many hats in his off time. In 2004, after several years of covering the Spurs, he started Project Spurs, a Spurs team fansite as an outlet to provide content to Spurs fans, while continuing to write for himself and learning the ins and outs of online publishing and web design. He has since built a writing team and started a popular weekly Spurs podcast called the Spurscast.
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