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Monday, January 9, 2012
How to Sew a Two-Piece Underarm Gusset
Readers, I don't know how you feel about underarm gussets, but I am mad about them. (That's British for I love them.) I wanted to share a little tutorial based on a design of mine, a wiggle dress with fitted kimono sleeves and a super curvy body. To avoid any drapiness underneath the arm, I added an underarm gusset--a little triangular pattern piece that adds width in way that increases mobility but maintains a close fit. The vintage pattern above also utilizes a two-piece gusset.
There are two types of gussets: one piece and two piece. I'm showing you a two-piece gusset, which is a bit easier to insert. It has a seam down the center of the gusset.
Here's the gusset pattern piece. I know the pattern says "cut 2" but you actually need to cut 4. (Oops!)
And here's the side front piece, where you can see the cut-on kimono sleeve.
What you're looking for is the "gusset stitching line." There will usually be a large circle at the top of the stitching line and then a dashed "slash line" that goes down the middle of the stitching line.
1. To start, you need to cut and transfer these marks to the RIGHT side of the fabric. I usually forget and mark them on the wrong side, but it's no biggie to then transfer the marks you need to the right side.
2. Next, we'll reinforce the gusset. Gussets can get lots wear and start to rip at the inner point (ask me how I know). I've adapted this organza method from a segment of Kenneth King's article in Threads magazine. I love it!
First, you'll cut four pieces of on-grain sheer silk organza (you'll need to see your pattern markings through the organza). They need to be big enough to completely cover the gusset stitching line. Pin a patch of organza over the gusset stitching line.
3. Using a regular stitch length, stitch along the gusset line. When you get to the point, take one stitch across the point. (Making a sharp pivot results in a less-crisp point.)
4. Slash down the middle of your stitching, cutting as close to your stitching as possible without cutting through it.
5. Turn the organza to the wrong side of the garment and press. Pull the organza to the inside as you press so that no organza shows on the right side of the fabric.
6. Okay, here's the part that's a little bit tricky. What you're going to be doing is sewing a triangular insert, which has a sharp pivot point. You want to keep the pivot point smooth and pucker-free.
Start by matching the circle on the gusset pattern piece to the point of the gusset opening, right sides together.
On the inside, pin along the gusset stitching line. The stitching line on the gusset matches up with the stitching you made in step 3.
7. Start by stitching along one side, with the garment side up. You'll be stitching just to the left of the stitching you made in step 3.
When you get to the pivot point, stop with your needle down. Pivot the fabric to the left, getting all the excess fabric out of the way of the needle, and making sure that there are no puckers before you continue to sew.
Stitch along the remaining side of the gusset.
9. Press the gusset flat.
Repeat this whole process on the back piece of the garment. Trim away any excess organza from the gussets and pin the front and back garment pieces together, being sure to carefully match the gusset seams.
Stitch the seam and press open.
You now have a two-piece gusset! That wasn't so hard, was it?
If you have a one piece gusset, you need to make your gusset openings with silk organza as above, and then stitch the side seams and underarm seams of the garment, which will leave you with an open triangle. Next you will insert the gusset into the triangle, which requires pinning it in and then pivoting at 4 points. Not impossible, but a little bit trickier. If you want to make a one-piece gusset into a two-piece gusset, just cut the pattern piece down the middle and add a seam allowance.
There you have it: fun with gussets!
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- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2012 at 10:11 PM
Great technique! I think I would be willing to try! Thanks for sharing. KariReplyDelete
Gertie, Gertie, you are my hero! I've been thinking about underarm gussets for kimono sleeves quite a bit, because I love the look of them on vintage patterns, and because I managed to design myself a wedding dress that needs to have them. I have some time to experiment with them before it's time to make The Dress, but WHEW! I suspect that this tutorial will save me a lot of hair-tearing-out and trawling the internet. Thank you! Oh - will this pattern you describe be in your eagerly awaited book? It sounds lovely!ReplyDelete
this is wonderful! I hate the gaping with a kimono sleeve patternReplyDelete
Whoops, I think my brain just blew a gasket. That's British for OMFG.ReplyDelete
That colour is amazing, I am green with jealousy! Thanks for the tutorial, look forward to seeing the fit on a finished garment. I have a couple of vintage patterns on my to do list which are kimono sleeve, but as I dont like the bagging under the arm was to redraft for set in sleeve, this may be my answer...ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing! I'll definitely file this away for future use!ReplyDelete
I'll confess: I had to do some quick google research to wrap my mind around the workings of a gusset. But, now that I've sorted that out, I'm totally going to do this all the time. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
awesome! i'm in the middle of a jacket (may have bitten off more than is chewable) and I would love to use this. might just finish the usual pattern though and add it into another creation, since this is my first jacket and I've added a lining.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the fabulous tutorial Gertie.ReplyDelete
Love the colour of your fabric......will we see the finished piece soon??
This is a great tutorial I can understand thank you! I really need gussets to give me more room to raise my arms and not be so tight.ReplyDelete
That tip was so great!! I have made this kind of sleevs a few times and always been a bit scared of cutting in the arm piece and see how it behaves.ReplyDelete
Great post! I was wondering if this silk organza you are using is pure silk? Can I use synthetic instead and the results are same?ReplyDelete
Thanks in advance!
You are my savior! When we were learning gussets at school, I was just rolling my eyes. Now I understand how great they are and will have to learn to do them all by myself :DReplyDelete
Can't wait to see the finished garment :)
Thank you Gertie. I really needed this tutorial.Looking at the vintage clothes photos I wondered how to do that since I have not the original pattern.ReplyDelete
A two-piece gusset would be so much easier to insert! Brilliant. I too am mad for gussets :) You see them all the time on early 30's patterns with really closely fitted sleeves.ReplyDelete
Oooh, thanks for this Gertie - I've been wondering how to do this for a while - I always get intimidated sewing things into sharp points or corners and could never entirely work out how to do it without puckers or bubbles appearing.ReplyDelete
Also, this is hugely immature, but I do find the word "gusset" tremendously amusing.
Fantastic! Will definitely be using this when I next make a kimono sleeve. Mine have a tendency not to gape, but to rip under the arms otherwise...ReplyDelete
Awesome! And so timely. I've been trying to get up the courage to try making a vintage pattern I bought which has kimono sleeves and gussets.ReplyDelete
Thanks for another great tutorial!ReplyDelete
You can do oval gussets, too. A long oval inserted into a side seam, from waist to elbow, can transform a dress for someone who has a larger-than-average bosom, or heavy biceps. And crotch gussets can relieve stress for someone with a heavy bottom or thighs. J'adore gussets.ReplyDelete
Great tutorial! Thanks! I usually LOATHE sewing gussets... but this makes it SO much easier. Love using the silk organza!ReplyDelete
Thanks Gertie. Would it be possible to post a photo of you wearing the garment? Arm up and down so we can see what it does for the fit and motion.ReplyDelete
- PauletteJanuary 10, 2012 at 2:16 PM
YAY!!! Thank you so much. I have a vintage pattern that has underarm gussets...ReplyDelete
AND...love the pics of Henry.... :)
I learned of this technique from a gorgeous early '60s dress of my mom's cousin's that my sister wore (my Shera arms worked against me!). I hadn't noticed whether it was a two-piece gusset, but I bet it was. I've done the one-piece, but this is WAY better! Thank you so much for the excellent tutorial and photos.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tutorial Gertie! Might we suppose that there is a wiggle dress with and underarm gusset in your book?ReplyDelete
I have so many responses to this post and the comments:ReplyDelete
1. This was one of my mothers favorite dress patterns! I think I fit into it for 2 months during high school. I loved it, nonetheless.
2. Have you seen the new ad on tv for the men's jeans with "ball room"? I think it is Duluth Trading. The pants and the ad make me giggle, but I bet it makes the pants wicked comfortable.
3. @LinB - thanks for the comments about oval side seam gussets...have been thinking about modifying some old t-shirts, and an oval gusset is exactly what I need!
4. @Laura - no it doesnt have to be silk organza, but it does need to have a soft 'hand'. If the organza adds any extra stiffness to the underarm gussett, it will look strange and be very uncomfortable and itchy.
Thanks for posting this! I have a pretty blue cocktail dress with underarm gussets--I was going to wear it to a party last night but one of the gusset seams has torn. Looks like I'm going to take it apart, underline it (like I should have done to begin with), and resew it. I will use your gusset tutorial when I do!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I will definitely be doing the gusset on my dress this way!ReplyDelete
Honey you are a sewig queen! Thanks so much for the tutorial, this will come in handy as I really want to get out all my vintage patterns. I think I'm going to have to practice it first but your tutorial has really helped. Is there anything that you can't do!?!? You make me feel like a complete beginner! XxxX http://thesecondhandrose.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see the finished product! That fabric is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Thank you very much for the tutorial on gussets. Do you have any tips for adding gussets that are not part of the original design? In general, how long should the sides be? Any info on this would be appreciated. I appreciate the content of your tutorials. They're "meaty"--clear and straight to the point.ReplyDelete
Thank you for this tutorial. It came in good time. I am in the middle of sewing a vintage dress pattern with a one piece gusset. I had already sewn the side seams when you posted this so tried to insert a one piece but it was not going well. Decided to unpick seams and follow your tutorial. I think I also need to look at the shape of my gussets as I changed the bodice pattern. For a new and accurate gusset pattern would I just measure from main bodice and add seam allowances?ReplyDelete
Thanks so much, Gertie! As a woman who does a lot of FBAs, I think the gusset is a great invention. I am wondering how big the seam allowances are when you stitch the legs? I would think, as small as practical. Love your tutorials, you're a born teacher. Can't wait for the book.ReplyDelete
Oh I love gussets too, they are a miracle-maker, sort of like the FBA - armed (no pun) with FBA & gussets, there ain't nothing you can't fit, but more importantly lots of empowerment here! Great tutorial.ReplyDelete
Great tips! Several vintage patterns I acquired over the holidays have one-piece gussets, so this was really helpful to visualize exactly how I'd insert them (I'm so much better with pictures than words ;). Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tutorial. You made them less scary! I won't run away next time...ReplyDelete
Great tutorial !ReplyDelete
Love the colour of your fabric ..
I think this is a great technique that I will learn to use. Since my arms are heavier at the top, I've read that gussets can make a top fit better and look great! Thanks for a wonderful tutorial!ReplyDelete
Brilliant, thanks for posting this!ReplyDelete
Thanks for a great tutorial! I just finnished sewing the GPD from the blog of Honig Design. Unfortunately the fabrics leaning over mye chest and out to mye arm pits are to tight! It is allso to tight under the armpit, and I cant raise my arms. Dokke you think arm gussets can solve the problem? Hoping for youre answer! ToneReplyDelete
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"That's discouraging because they're just pushing all small businesses out. And that's not what our country was founded on," Derosier said.
Derosier did end up getting 60 days to pack up her salon and move to a nearby location. Today, business thrives at the salon she worked so hard to keep- but it came at a steep price tag.
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is an anatomically simple birth defect in which contents of the fetal abdomen migrate into the chest due to incomplete formation of the diaphragm. Herniation of viscera into the chest prevents the fetal lungs from developing and growing to normal size. In the most severe cases, there is significant morbidity and mortality at birth. For these fetuses, fetal intervention may improve outcomes by enabling the lungs to grow enough in utero that they are capable of sustaining life after birth. This unblinded, non-randomized trial will assess the safety and efficacy of the use of the Goldvalve balloon and MiniTorquer microcatheter to perform percutaneous temporary tracheal occlusion to treat severe CDH in utero. The primary outcome variable will be fetal lung growth due to successful 'plugging/unplugging' of the trachea, as determined by serial lung-head ratio (LHR) measurements. Secondary outcome variables include maternal, fetal and neonatal variables, specifically neonatal survival at 90 days of life. For infants who survive beyond 90 days post-delivery, their families will be offered follow-up (up to 2 years of age and possibly beyond) in the Long-term Infant-to-Adult Follow-up Evaluation (LIFE) Clinic at UCSF.
Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Device: Percutaneous endoscopic fetal tracheal occlusion/unocclusion
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Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
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|Percutaneous Endoscopic Tracheal Plug/Unplug for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Fetal lung growth due to successful fetal tracheal occlusion/unocclusion, as determined by serial LHR measurements [ Time Frame: Between 26 and 34 weeks gestation ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Neonatal survival at 90 days of life. [ Time Frame: 90 days post-delivery ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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Percutaneous endoscopic fetal tracheal 'plug/unplug' using the Goldvalve balloon
Device: Percutaneous endoscopic fetal tracheal occlusion/unocclusion
Between 26-28 wks' gestation, percutaneous endoscopic placement of the tracheal balloon. Between 32-34 wks' gestation, percutaneous endoscopic removal of the balloon.
Other Name: Goldvalve Balloon and MiniTorquer Delivery Microcatheter
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
General subject population: Pregnant women in the second trimester, at least 18 years of age, and of any and all ethnic backgrounds.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of CDH
- Normal fetal echocardiogram
- Normal karyotype
- Fetal liver herniated into the left hemithorax
- Lung-head ratio (LHR) is 1.0 or less, calculated between 24-26 weeks' gestation
- Fetus is between 26 and 28 weeks' gestation
- Singleton pregnancy
- Mother meets psychosocial criteria
- Pre-authorization from third-party payor for fetal intervention, or ability to self-pay.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Failure to meet all inclusion criteria
- Other congenital anomalies detected on ultrasound
- Contraindication to abdominal surgery or general anesthesia
- Allergy to latex
- Preterm labor, preeclampsia, or uterine anomaly (e.g., large fibroid tumor)
- Family unable or refuses to stay in San Francisco for duration of the tracheal occlusion period and for the duration of the pregnancy as medically necessary.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00768703
|United States, California
|University of California, San Francisco Fetal Treatment Center
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
|Principal Investigator:
|Hanmin Lee, MD
|University of California, San Francisco Fetal Treatment Center
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Hanmin Lee, Principal Investigator, University of California, San Francisco
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00768703 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 6, 2008
|Last Updated:
|April 10, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board
United States: UCSF Fetal Surgery Oversight Committee
Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
lung-head ratio
percutaneous tracheal occlusion
fetal intervention
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hernia, Diaphragmatic
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
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samuelzz10 wrote:I think it's dumb he can basically kill all of the justice league (in the doom comics)
So because one writer interpreted him that way, the whole character is dumb? The Batman and Robin movie was terrible, but that doesn't make Batman and Robin terrible characters. It just means someone decided to do what they wanted with the character, and it never caught on. I get that many different writers and artists contribute to the canon of long-standing comics, but to completely shoot down a character because of something one writer put into the story.
If I were to write a comic about Iron Man time travelling to ancient Greece, summoning all the gods down to Earth and then killing them all with lasers, would it automatically make Iron Man a bad character?
samuelzz10 wrote:Batman has a wild fantasy of ridding the world of criminals, while iron man is just doing the job
Your definition of "one-dimensional" is really screwed up. How is having a goal one-dimensional, but just doing something because you have to isn't?


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Study of RAD001 and Bevacizumab in Recurrent Ovarian, Peritoneal, and Fallopian Tube Cancer (RADBEV)
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This study will investigate the efficacy as well as the safety of RAD001 in combination with bevacizumab for recurrent ovarian, peritoneal, and fallopian tube cancer. RAD001 will be taken orally once daily and bevacizumab will be administered once every 14 days. The study will be conducted over a period of about 3 to 4 years.
Ovarian Cancer
Fallopian Tube Cancer
Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
Drug: RAD001
Drug: bevacizumab
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase II Study of RAD001 and Bevacizumab in Recurrent Ovarian, Peritoneal, and Fallopian Tube Cancer An Investigator-initiated, Single-institution Trial at Magee-Womens Hospital
- To evaluate the progression-free survival at 6 months for RAD001 and bevacizumab in recurrent ovarian, peritoneal, and fallopian tube cancer [ Time Frame: 6 months to 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- To evaluate the efficacy (complete response + partial response + stable disease) of RAD001 and bevacizumab in recurrent ovarian, peritoneal, and fallopian tube cancer [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Patients will recieve RAD001 by mouth everyday and Bevacizumab IV every 14 days until clinical progression.
Drug: RAD001
RAD001 10mg is taken orally (by mouth) once daily on a continuous basis. RAD001 is provided in tablet form and should be taken with a big glass of water on an empty stomach or after a low-fat meal.
Other Names:Drug: bevacizumab
bevacizumab will be administered intravenously (IV) once every 14 days.
Other Name: Avastin
Detailed Description:
In this trial, approximately 50 patients will receive the study drug, RAD001 in combination with bevacizumab (Avastin)chemotherapy. RAD001 will be taken orally once daily and bevacizumab will be administered intravenously once every 14 days. In addition to study treatment, a few blood samples and a sample of the patients tumor from a previous surgery if available will be collected for research.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients may or may not have measurable disease. Measurable disease is defined according to RECIST criteria. If the patient has had previous radiation to the marker lesion(s), there must be evidence of progression since the radiation was completed.
- Minimum of four weeks since any major surgery, completion of radiation, or completion of all prior systemic anticancer therapy (adequately recovered from the acute toxicities of any prior therapy)
- Fasting serum cholesterol ≤300 mg/dL OR ≤7.75 mmol/L AND fasting triglycerides ≤ 2.5 x ULN.
- Performance status £ 2
- Signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior treatment with any investigational drug within the preceding 4 weeks
- Chronic treatment with systemic steroids or another immunosuppressive agent
- Patients should not receive immunization with attenuated live vaccines within one week of study entry or during study period
- Uncontrolled brain or leptomeningeal metastases
- Other malignancies within the past 5 years except for adequately treated carcinoma of the cervix or basal or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin.
- Patients who have any severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions or other conditions that could affect their participation
- Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
- A known history of HIV seropositivity
- Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease
- Patients with an active bleeding diathesis or on oral anti-vitamin K medication (except low dose coumadin)
- Women who are pregnant or breast feeding, or women able to conceive and unwilling to practice an effective method of birth control.
- Patients who have received prior treatment with an mTOR inhibitor (sirolimus, temsirolimus, everolimus).
- Patients with a known hypersensitivity to RAD001 (everolimus), other rapamycins (sirolimus, temsirolimus) or excipients, or bevacizumab
- Patients with serious non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture.
- Patients with known hypersensitivity to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or other recombinant human or humanized antibodies
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01031381
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|Principal Investigator:
|Robert Edwards, MD
|University of Pittsburgh, Magee-Womens Hospital, Gynecologic Oncology Division
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Robert Edwards, Principal Investigator, University of Pittsburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01031381 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 10, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 14, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by University of Pittsburgh:
fallopian tube
primary peritoneal
Recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube, primary peritoneal cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fallopian Tube Neoplasms
Adnexal Diseases
Fallopian Tube Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Neoplasms by Site
Urogenital Neoplasms
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antifungal Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Growth Inhibitors
Growth Substances
Immunologic Factors
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Therapeutic Uses
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 02, 2015


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Too bad Camille Grammer won't be around for more "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" -- because we'd be O.K. with seeing more of this!
The reality TV star and boyfriend Dimitri Charalambopoulos (try spelling that without Google!) were photographed on a romantic vacation together in the Greek island of Santorini.
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Grammer and Dimitri have been dating since the fall of 2011.
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Buying a home is a huge decision and often harder than it needs to be. Take listings, for example. You need a decoder – what the heck is bot, atfn, and dhkp? (That's boat slip, attic fan, and dryer hookup to the uninitiated.) And flyers? They're never in the box on the For Sale sign, so drive-by shoppers can't learn anything about the house.
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First Student bus driver Sheila Boyd checks the ceiling hatch to one of the 115 buses that will start transporting Warwick students on the first day of school next Wednesday. In addition to hatches, the buses have windows that pop out to ensure no one could be trapped inside. The buses that are parked off Strawberry Field Road near the Warwick Post Office were undergoing thorough inspections yesterday. (Warwick Beacon photo)
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Los Angeles, CA -- Jen Zucker, a sophomore pitcher for the Beloit College Softball team from Glenview, Illinois (Glenbrook South), has earned Honorable Mention honors on the 2013 Jewish Sports Review All-American Softball team. The publication announced the team last week.
Zucker, who is on her way to Israel for the 2013 Maccabiah Games as a member of the USA Softball team, set a new standard for Buccaneer pitchers with her 167 strikeouts on the season, which led the Conference and ranked 22nd in NCAA Division III. Zucker also led the MWC in innings pitched and was second in appearances. She pitched just the fourth no-hitter in Beloit Softball history on April 14 against Grinnell College at the MWC Classic, an 8-0 victory. She ranked 12th in the nation in walks per seven innings, having given up just 17 free passes in 153 innings, and 34th in strikeouts per seven innings.
The USA team begins play in the Maccabiah Games on July 21 when they take on Canada. They play Israel on the 22nd.
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Anne Hathaway
- 1 of 9There's much to be said for Anne Hathaway's willingness to just go for it. Whether she's hosting the Oscars, chopping off her hair for the role of Fantine in Les Miserables, which hits theaters tomorrow, or stepping onto the red carpet in a floral embellished dress, the actress' fearless attitude is impressive. Of course, Hathaway's subtler sensibilities are worth praising too. Off the clock, chic accents, such as a tartan scarf or ladylike jacket, keep her easygoing ensembles feeling polished and sophisticated. Smitten with Hathaway's style? Scroll through today's slideshow for tips on how to get her look!
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16 U.S. Code § 670b - Migratory game birds; hunting permits
(a) Integrated natural resources management plan
The Secretary of Defense in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the appropriate State agency is authorized to carry out a program for the conservation, restoration and management of migratory game birds on military installations, including the issuance of special hunting permits and the collection of fees therefor, in accordance with an integrated natural resources management plan mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior and the appropriate State agency.
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Possession of a special permit for hunting migratory game birds issued pursuant to this subchapter shall not relieve the permittee of the requirements of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act as amended [16 U.S.C. 718 et seq.] nor of the requirements pertaining to State law set forth in Public Law 85–337.
Source(Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 102, formerly § 2,Sept. 15, 1960, 74 Stat. 1053; renumbered title I, § 102, and amended Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(1), (3),Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1375; Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXIX, §§ 2904(b)(5), 2913(5),Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2018, 2022; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(2),Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1353.)
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The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, referred to in subsec. (b), subsequently renamed the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act, is act Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, 48 Stat. 452, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 718 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 718 of this title and Tables.
Public Law 85–337, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 85–337, Feb. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 28, which is classified to section 2671 of Title 10, Armed Forces, section 472 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works [now 40 U.S.C. 102], and sections 155 to 158 of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
2011—Pub. L. 112–81inserted section catchline and subsec. (a) designation and heading, and substituted "agency.", subsec. (b) designation and heading, and "Possession" for "agency: Provided, That possession".
1997—Pub. L. 105–85substituted "military installations" for "military reservations" and "an integrated natural resources management plan" for "a cooperative plan".
1974—Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(3), substituted "title" for "Act" which for purposes of codification was translated as "subchapter".
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PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - In town and city halls across the state, voters have been lining up for the past few weeks for a chance to get an absentee ballot.
But this year, despite the new deadline, fewer people are voting absentee.
The Secretary of State's office says that as of Tuesday about 113,000 absentee ballots had been turned in. That's far below the absentee vote in the 2008 presidential election.
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In 2008, a Presidential election year, Mainers cast 238,940 absentee ballots--- roughly 32% of the total statewide vote.
In 2010, when Mainers were electing a Governor, there were 63,138 absentee ballots turned in. Smaller vote totals are common in non-presidential years.
As of Tuesday of this week, according to the Secretary of State's office, Mainers had requested 155,187 absentee ballots, but only 113,459 had been completed and returned.
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By KAREN BASSOSports writer
Well, the NFL just wrapped up the 11th week of play, and oddly enough, I found myself wondering why I had not written an editorial about the Oakland Raiders in these last 11 weeks. I must be sick, and no it's not in the head.
It's time. Although I would like to write about how great this team is and that I still believe that they will make it to the Superbowl this year, I won't. Instead, I decided to write about how sweet revenge is in the sporting world.
After struggling to claim a victory for four weeks straight, the Raiders stepped up to the Monday night challenge last week as they played their biggest rival, the Denver Broncos.
Now as a Raider fan I understand that winning games is good, but it is even better when they're games against the Broncos. After all, I only ask that the team wins two games each year and these are the Denver games.
I know that this community is lined with Bronco fans. In fact, I married into a family of Denver fans. The only time I'm not welcome in to my in-laws home is when the Raiders have smothered the Broncos. Lately, this has not been a problem as the Raiders have suffered miserably to the Broncos in most of the games played the past several years.
The most recent chapter in the Raiders/Broncos rivalry was wrote in bold letters by Oakland as they defeated Denver at home, 34-10.
It's really a funny thing. Each time I visit my in-laws, we talk about sports. Not last week, my father-in-law didn't say a word. And amazing enough, I didn't even rub it in. I must be ill.
Regardless, it is a great feeling as a fan to know that your team has claimed a victory over their biggest rival. It's especially sweet considering the fact that the Raiders had not won a game in Denver since 1994. That's been a day or two, in fact, I was still in junior high and was just beginning to get hooked on watching the Raiders. It was a long time coming.
This past weekend, the Raiders played another revenge game of sorts. It was the rematch from last playoff season against the New England Patriots.
For those who do not recall, let this upset Raider fan fill you in. It was the snow game which was played for the AFC conference title. The winner would move on to compete at the Superbowl.
It was an incredible game for the Raiders who after all, live in a warm climate and seldom play in the cold and snowy weather. The decision came down to the wire, but when everything was said and done, the Patriots moved on to play for the NFL title, and they won.
Any how, the Raiders suffered the most controversial call of the season as Rich Gannon threw a pass and was knocked down. The call was made that when he was hit, Gannon's arm was in a forward moving motion. Therefore, a roughing the passer call was not made and the ball changed hands. This is a call that will live forever in the minds of Raider fans across this great nation.
Well, last Sunday night, the Raiders hosted the world champion Patriots. To make a long story short, the Raiders dished out a loss to the Pats which will make them think about just how talented the Oakland team really is.
Who knows, football fans just might see a rematch for the AFC title this year. But as a devoted Raider fan, I like to think that the outcome will be quite different.
The taste of revenge is so sweet in the world of professional football.


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POTSDAM The village Planning Board has approved a site plan application for a new location for Scoopuccinos, which is expected to be displaced by the construction of a Hampton Inn.
Frederick Hanss, village director of planning and development, said the tentative new location for the restaurant, 62 Country Lane, across from Lowes store, would fit well with the villages efforts to increase activity along Market Street north of downtown.
I would say this is probably one of those projects that does what we want to do on Market Street, he said.
In February, the board accepted the site plan for the proposed Hampton Inn, a three-story, 95-room hotel intended to address the lack of available hotel rooms in Potsdam. The hotel is to be built at 167-169 Market St., the site of Scoopuccinos and Tons Sports Bar, which recently announced plans to relocate to a location to be determined.
The Hampton Inn, a project of Corning-based management company Vision Hotels, is estimated to cost $6 million to $7 million. Mr. Hanss said the remaining steps include obtaining a building permit from village code enforcement officer Larry Colbert and receiving funding for the project.
The Planning Board also approved a site plan last week for the expansion of Canton-Potsdam Hospital.
In March, the board members expressed disappointment that architects for the project hadnt kept them informed when they changed plans for stormwater runoff. Prior to that meeting, board members had learned of the changes from officials working on the $5.5 million expansion of the hospitals medical office complex at 49 Lawrence Ave.
The original plan called for water to be collected in above-ground ponds and underground reservoirs, where it would slowly seep back into the soil. Architect Brooks Washburn presented a revised plan that eliminates the underground containers and increases the size of the storage ponds.
He said hospital officials had previously told the board they were working on a limited budget and werent sure if they would have enough funding for the storage tanks.
Board member James F. Corbett said the board wasnt blaming the developers and wanted to ensure that no new construction adds to the villages already taxed stormwater system.
Were not blaming the hospital. ... We just dont want to exacerbate the problem, he said.
Board member Ted Prahl said the board found the hospitals site plan favorable with the only recommendations being to add one or two more handicapped parking spaces.
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On Gratitude: All Is a Miracle
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Be ungrateful, and nothing
Be ungrateful, and nothing can change,
Make your peace, and this worlds water and clay will appear as a golden carpet...
The miracles of nature,
The miracles of nature, including humans, are strong healing forces if we open our eyes and hearts to them. Two finches and a rabbit appeared on my deck this morning - nature knows when we are hurting. Nature knows when we need it. Be thankful.
I think people get hung up on
I think people get hung up on religions definitions of God. But if we say God is all that is, and all that is not then how can anyone say they do not believe in or know God? We can spend a lifetime becoming conscious of God. We can know that everyone and everything is to be respected and treasured.
"If the only prayer you say
"If the only prayer you say in your entire life is 'Thank you," that would suffice."
---Meister Eckhart (1260-c.1320)
I am a follower of Thich Nhat
I am a follower of Thich Nhat Hanh in my meditation practice, still I was startled by this title "On Gratitude: All is A Miracle." Last year I survived a near-fatal heart attack - one in a hundred my cardiologist says - during which I spent some time in the border lands to the great beyond. When I came back, lying in the ICU all I could do was think and talk about how life is just miracles layered on miracles - from the level of quarks to the entire cosmos itself - and how wonderful it is to be a part of it. My biggest challenge now is not to get bogged down in my own special time-honored and well-worn habitual ways of being cranky. You can't go where I have been and see any sense in it at all to expend time, attention, and energy that way. Thanks for giving your audience a chance to hear the great wisdom of Brother Thay.
"i thank You God for most
"i thank You God for most this amazing day..."
- e.e. cummings
Wonderful photo caught my
Wonderful photo caught my attention. This quote by the founder of Christian Science makes best sense to me re miracles... ""MIRACLE. That which is divinely natural, but must be learned humanly; a phenomenon of Science." Mary Baker Eddy. "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (Authorized Edition).
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Something for which I am
Something for which I am grateful! One time someone told me that our eyes can do what plants do. Namely, change sunlight into energy. In the plant, it is food. In us it is sight. I'm not sure that this is true, but I like the idea that it may be so.
We're all hurtling though our
We're all hurtling though our lives,
and the planet is hurtling though space
without a seat belt.
We have to discover successively more freedom inside the terrible things that have happened
and the terrible things that certainly will happen, and the whole of it is also
a mysterious splendor , full of kindness,
welcome and cups of tea . JohnTarrantRoshi
Beautiful. Thank you.
Beautiful. Thank you.
I am profoundly grateful for
I am profoundly grateful for Thich Nhat Hanh and for Krista and for On Being and for this website. The internet can be rather noisy and cruel. We need to water these seeds of compassion and kindness.


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Thomas Eric Duncan, the American patient carrying the Ebola virus is still fighting for his life in Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. His family is currently being quarantined in their apartment but is thought to be relocated soon to a donated home in a gated community, once the vehicle Duncan was in is quarantined. The family in quarantine consist of threeRead more


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Kevin Plawecki (right) of the St. Lucie Mets catches the throw to first base as Alfredo Lopez of the Jupiter Hammerheads makes it safely back to the bag during a pickoff attempt.
Yucary De La Cruz (center) congratulates Matt Reynolds (left) and Charley Thurber after the pair scored during the Mets' game against the Jupiter Hammerheads on Sunday afternoon.
Matt Reynolds (right) of the St. Lucie Mets makes the throw to first after turning a double play as Ryan Rieger of the Jupiter Hammerheads slides into second base.
St. Lucie Mets manager Ryan Ellis (right) speaks with Kevin Plawecki at third base during the Mets' game against the visiting Jupiter Hammerheads.
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FBI: attempted tree-lighting bomber Corvallis resident, former OSU student
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Those who know 19-year-old Mohamed Osman Mohamud say the Somali-born man seemed to be a normal American trying to make a change in the world around him.
"He seemed like he wants to do something to change something," said Yosof Wanly, an imam at the Al-Farisi Islamic Center. "That's what he thinks in his own mind and he took that initiative."
Wanly said Mohamud had a difficult childhood, moving from Somalia at a young age with his father before relocating to Beaverton.
If Mohamud wanted to change something, at the very least the naturalized U.S. citizen has created a major stir among law enforcement and millions of Oregonians.
According to members of the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice, federal agents arrested the teenager just as he tried blowing up a van he believed was loaded with explosives at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland Friday night.
According to a U.S. District Court warrant and a sworn affidavit, Mohamud was arrested at 5:40 p.m. just after he dialed a cell phone that he thought would blow up the van.
What he didn't know is that undercover agents, who had been following him for months, had exchanged the explosives with dummies.
The foiled alleged bomb plot had Corvallis residents and Oregon State University students buzzing Saturday.
Mohamud was a non-degree seeking student in pre-engineering, according to OSP Spokesman Todd Simmons.
Simmons said Mohamud attended classes at OSU in the fall quarter of 2009 and again in the fall quarter of 2010. Mohamud dropped classes on Oct. 6, 2010 which Simmons said is consistent with the university add/drop period.
"It's just weird because this is not what you would think would happen here in Corvallis," said OSU sophomore Garrett Denmark. "I'm just glad [the FBI] luckily was able to get onto him before anything big actually happened."
In the affidavit FBI agents detail emails they exchanged with Mohamud under the guises of willing accomplices.
In those emails Mohamud said he had been devoted to carrying out violent jihad since the age of 15. According to the affidavit, Mohamud also wrote that he chose Oregon because "it's Oregon and Oregon, like you know, nobody ever thinks about it."
When asked by the undercover agents why he wanted to attack the Portland Christmas tree lighting, he said he chose it because he was looking "for a huge mass that will...be attacked in their own element with their families celebrating the holidays." He also explained that he wanted "whoever is attending that event ... to leave either dead or injured."
But those words of violence never came up between Mohamud and his imam Yosof Wanly. Wanly said he had "average teacher-student" conversations with Mohamud and that he never thought an attack like this would even cross Mohamud's mind.
"In my humble opinion, there were wasn't anything that would prompt me to think he would plan this. It's completely, clearly, textually denounced in the Islamic religion," said Wanly. "He took that initiative without seeking any advice from anybody and he went overboard."
Wanly said Mohamud had visited the Islamic center on an inconsistent basis for the last year and a half.
OSU Spokesman Todd Simmons said the school administration is very surprised about the unfolding case, but that the OSU community, Corvallis residents, and the Portland population can rest easy in the confidence of how law enforcement handled this case.
"What we see in this investigation is that it went on for a longer period of time and there was heavy involvement throughout," said Simmons. "So rather than being frightened, people should have confidence that law enforcement is asking the right questions and pursuing the right leads."


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NORWOOD The debate over the controversial 8-ton weight limit on village streets is about to come to a head. Business owner G. Michael Knowlton has been summoned to appear in Potsdam Town Court for ignoring the limit, and he said he plans to fight the ordinance.
The village board reaffirmed the need for a weight limit in September, citing the poor condition of village roads and the potential damage that heavy trucks can cause.
Mr. Knowlton owns Knowlton & Son, a trucking business that primarily delivers salt during the winter. He has been deliberately ignoring the weight limit in hopes that he will be taken to court, where he hopes to prove the law is unfair.
Several business owners protested the weight limit when it was discussed in September, with Mr. Knowlton being among the most vocal.
The law forces him to take a 30-mile detour to reach Route 56, the one legal truck route running through the village.
Youre talking dollars per ton more to do that, and for us to be competitive, theres absolutely no way, Mr. Knowlton said.
A study commissioned by the village said rebuilding the most-trafficked roads to meet state specifications for truck traffic would cost nearly $8 million, money the village doesnt have. Local business owners who rely on using these streets argued that smaller-scale renovations could accomplish the task just as well.
Mr. Knowlton received calls from his neighbors Thursday morning informing him that there was a police car waiting down the street from his business. He drove down to ask the officer if he was waiting to issue a summons to truck drivers, and the officer said he was.
Mr. Knowlton asked that the summons be issued to him instead of to the drivers, who work for an Albany trucking company. He then loaded up a truck with enough salt to take him past the legal weight limit and drove to where an officer was waiting to issue the summons.
He pleaded innocent and will appear in Potsdam Town Court. A date has not yet been set.
I think its time, he said. It needs to go in front of somebody else to get it out of (the villages) hands, so somebody can make a logical decision about this.
Mr. Knowlton said he believes the decision to reaffirm the limit, which existed for years but had not been enforced before 2012, was initiated by Mayor James H. McFaddin and was created specifically to target him.
He and I dont get along at all, he said, citing old time politics as the reason for the dispute.
When the case goes before the court, the question will be whether municipal laws supersede state and federal regulations. Mr. Knowlton said it is the villages duty to provide a way for trucks to access Route 56.
We maintain that hes not guilty of anything because the village doesnt have the right, under the circumstances, to tell him he cant do what hes doing, said Thomas C. Finnerty, of Canton, whom Mr. Knowlton hired as his lawyer several months ago.
I took the case because I think he has a good, solid case for his legal argument, Mr. Finnerty said.
Mr. McFaddin declined to comment on the situation, directing all questions to Norwood Police Chief James J. Harris.
Mr. Harris could not be reached for comment Monday.
While he is waiting to appear in court, Mr. Knowlton said, his business will continue to run as normally as possible. He will use village streets when he can, and the 30-mile detour when he has to.
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The team has yet to make any big ticket free agent signings or impact player trades despite pressure to do so from its fan base and condemnation from the national sports press. So, taking all of that into consideration, how would you rate their off season so far?
Believe it or not I would give them a solid B+ and consider them one of the off season WINNERS. I base this in large part on the fact that we haven't been foolish enough to obligate the team to long term contracts for overrated players on the downside of their careers, nor have we undervalued our pitching prospects and overpaid in a trade. IMO Dan Duquette and the Orioles' brain trust have objectively evaluated the roster and recognize that adding one or two big (and expensive) pieces will not guarantee that all of the question marks on the roster will turn out to be positives.
The starting pitching should be solid, but it's not like we're bringing back the '71' rotation. The same goes for the bullpen, but it will be easier to have confidence in that bunch if they had back to back seasons of solid performance instead of just one.
The defense, which was HORRIBLE through the first half of last season, should be average or better this year and could be above average to plus if Chris Davis brings his A game to 1B and there's no reason for Wilson Betemit to play more than about 100 innings in the field.
Run production is certainly a big question, but good pitching will cover a lot of that and there really isn't any one position that could be upgraded from outside the organization without grossly over paying or weakening another position in a trade. I have advocated signing Adam LaRoche but the FO wants to give Chris Davis the opportunity to show he's the 1B of the future and IMO no one will work harder to prove them right.
Realistically, the Orioles' run production will improve through maturity. In part that will be Adam Jones and Chris Davis accepting their limitations and playing within them, Manny Machado's continuing development, and Markakis and Wieters ignoring the pressure they seem to put on themselves to carry the team and simply accept that they just need to play the game to the best of their abilities and nothing more. Without overdosing on orange Kool Aid I can see a valid case for each spot in the batting order improving from last year, and all of that without emptying the farm system or wrecking the payroll budget.
OK, let's address the "free" agent issue. The Orioles didn't sign any of the so called difference makers. THANK YOU, GOD! Here is my take on some of the players that fans on this (and other) sites have clamored for.
Zack Greinke SP Dodgers 6 $147.000MM the Dodgers just brought a pitcher that has had issues with pressure into what may be the biggest expectations in baseball in 2013. What could go wrong? If LA gets even three good years out of this deal they should feel lucky.
Anibal Sanchez SP Tigers 5 $80.000MM the Tigers are all in for 2013 so they over paid by about 3M a year and about two contract years.
Edwin Jackson SP Cubs 4 $52.000MM a "can't miss" prospect that has played for EIGHT ML teams by the time he's 28. No RED FLAGS there.
Josh Hamilton LF / CF Angels 5 $125.000MM let's see - substance abuse problems with recent relapses. A body that's starting to breakdown and some legitimate questions about his desire to perform at a plus level anymore. OF COURSE the Angels had good reason to not require a behavior or injury clause.
Mike Napoli 1B / C Red Sox 3 $39.000MM if this contract is finally completed as it was agreed to it you'll probably be able to time with a stop watch when it will become a bad contract.
Cody Ross OF Diamondbacks 3 $26.000MM he's been so inconsistent over his career that at least one of these contract years will be bad.
Nick Swisher 1B / RF Indians 4 $56.000MM a good player but Cleveland was so desperate to land one that they were probably bidding against themselves and went about two bad contract years too far.
As far as finding the ace SP we would all like, I just don't see one of those in the bunch. You have a pressure adverse SP with an ERA of almost 4.00 (Greinke), a solid but career #3 (Sanchez), and a pitcher that EIGHT teams have given up on by the age of 28 (Jackson).
I also don't see a difference making position player there also. Would Hamilton in LF or Swisher at DH have improved this team? Absolutely, and I would signed BOTH of them on one year deals. Maybe even two years for Hamilton, but anything beyond that is a big risk for either of them and 2013 is not the season to make that risk. Let's hope that 2014 is different.
I would like to remind those of you that disagree with me how the 2011 offseason went. We didn't sign any "free" agents from this bunch
Prince Fielder 1B Tigers 9 $214.000MM there's nothing wrong with this contract unless you have a problem with paying Fat Albert to waddle up to the plate as your DH for about the last three or four years of the deal.
Albert Pujols 1B Angels 10 $246.842MM the Angels decided to bring Albert to Los Angeles because they were concerned Hollywood wouldn't have enough broken down, overpaid has beens in about five years.
Jose Reyes SS Marlins 6 $106.000MM a history of injuries and a realistic lost of speed won't make the last few years of this contract bad, will it?
C.J. Wilson SP Angels 5 $77.500MM apparently, the Angels never heard of John Lackey or A J Burnett.
Mark Buehrle SP Marlins 4 $58.000MM this one will probably be like the Derek Lowe 4/60M Atlanta deal. One bad contract year too long.
nor did we make any big trades and IMO the season turned out OK. We needed starting pitching and Duquette found us some (Chen) in Japan at a reasonable price and traded for Hammel and a reliever, Lindstrom. We needed to build a bullpen and he recognized that most of the pieces were already there and then added O'Day and Ayala at a reasonable price. Can anyone honestly say they looked at those acquisitions and said "AHA! We're going to have a ninety three win season on the way to the playoffs?" Me neither. In fact, I thought we made a mistake not trading Guthrie for ML ready prospects.
So, Dan Duquette decided to see what he had in Chris Davis instead of wrecking the future payroll with Fielder or Pujols. THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. Davis has the potential to be an above average fielder at 1B and an impact bat, and his contract is affordable. Reyes might have made a nice addition for two or three years, but not signing him allowed Machado to be promoted and I expect Machado will be the better player by 2014. Wilson is a #2 and Buerhle is a #3 SP, and can you honestly say you would choose them TODAY over Chen and Miguel Gonzalez? IMO the pitchers Duquette chose to go with are on the upside of their career curve and Wilson and Buerhle are on the downside. Beyond all of that, do you really believe the Baltimore Orioles would have had a better result for the 2012 season if we would have had Wilson and Buerhle in our rotation instead of Chen and Gonzalez?
Most of us would have given the Orioles a failing grade for the last offseason and we would have been wrong. How is that any different than this offseason?


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The freshman made an instant impact for the Eagles. Goulak finished the season undefeated in dual match play and captured the Tri-Valley League singles title. Her only loss came in the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Individuals. Goulak was named the Tri-Valley League Player of the Year. The 4.0 student enjoys playing Sudoku, singing and watching "Grey's Anatomy." Goulak's favorite movie is "Rush Hour 2," her favorite food is gelato and her favorite team is the Lakers.
The 5-foot-2 senior was a steadying presence for the Rangers at the top of the singles lineup. Adelman finished with a 39-9 record, including 24-6 in Frontier League play. She was a first-team All-Frontier League selection. Adelman enjoys playing the violin and piano, swimming and surfing. She has a third-degree black belt in Taekwondo and was a junior lifeguard. Her favorite movie is "Bambi," her favorite TV show is "Covert Affairs" and her favorite foods are chow mein and orange chicken. Adelman will be attending Santa Barbara City College.
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The 5-foot-7 freshman had a strong start to her career for the Lions. Bendetti finished the season with a 19-5 singles record in Tri-Valley League play and was 9-2 overall in doubles. She was a first-team All-Tri-Valley League selection and was named her team's Most Valuable Player. Bendetti enjoys playing the guitar, surfing and photography. Her favorite TV show is "Grey's Anatomy," her favorite food is salmon sushi and her favorite athlete is Usain Bolt.
The 5-foot-7 senior was part of an impressive 1-2 punch in Westlake's singles lineup. Ferrari finished the season with a 47-8 overall record, including 40-2 in Marmonte League play, to help Westlake capture the league title. She was a first-team All-Marmonte League selection and a scholar-athlete. Ferrari enjoys watching movies, hanging out with friends and watching "Breaking Bad." Her favorite food is salmon, her favorite athlete is Rafael Nadal and her favorite movies are "The Titanic," "The Departed" and "A Beautiful Mind."
The 5-foot-3 senior was part of an impressive 1-2 punch in Westlake's singles lineup. Insogna finished the season with a 35-8 overall record, including 35-2 in Marmonte League play, to help Westlake capture the league title. She was a first-team All-Marmonte League selection and was a scholar-athlete. Insogna enjoys playing video games, spending time with family and friends and running. Her favorite foods are cheeseburgers and chicken strips, her favorite singers are Miley Cyrus and Juicy J and her favorite movies are "The Last Song" and the Harry Potter series.
The 5-foot-9 senior completed a successful individual and team career for the Sharks. Louks finished the season with a 42-4 overall record to help Malibu capture the Tri-Valley League title. She reached the Tri-Valley League singles final and reached the round of 16 at the CIF-Southern Section Individuals. Louks is an honor roll student with a 3.88 unweighted GPA with six Advanced Placement courses. Louks enjoys reading, journalism and art. Her favorite movie is "Silver Linings Playbook," she likes drinking smoothies and her favorite singer is Jack Johnson. Louks has committed to Tufts University.
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The 5-foot-6 senior capped her career run of dominance in the Pacific View League. Mayer finished the season with a 43-1 overall record, including an undefeated run through league. She captured the Pacific View League individual singles title for the third straight year and was named the league's Most Valuable Player. Mayer has a 4.5 GPA and is ranked No. 8 in her class. She enjoys snowboarding, hiking and watching "Grey's Anatomy." Her favorite movie is "Ghost," her favorite bands are Radical Something and Timeflies and her favorite food is sushi.
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The 5-foot-5 senior provided the Pioneers with a consistent source of success in singles. Rindt finished the season with a 49-11 record and was a first-team All-Marmonte League selection. She is an honor roll student with a 4.0 GPA. Rindt enjoys shopping, scrapbooking and watching "The Vampire Diaries." Her favorite food is macaroni and cheese, her favorite singer is Katy Perry and her favorite athlete is Serena Williams. Rindt will be attending Cal State Northridge.
The 5-foot-6 junior was unbeatable in Marmonte League play for the Coyotes. Warren finished the season with a perfect 51-0 record in league, and captured the league individual singles title for the second time in three years. Warren was named the league's Most Valuable Player, and reached the round of 16 at the CIF-Southern Section Individuals. She enjoys playing handball, tetherball, drawing and painting. Her favorite movie is "Life of Pi," her favorite singer is Beyonce and her favorite food is sushi. Warren is a big fan of Serena Williams.