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Posted on: August 6, 2011 12:54 am
Edited on: August 6, 2011 12:59 am
Is Hall of Fame voting process a bug or feature?
Posted by Ryan Wilson
This is like trying to identify the ugliest Victoria Secret's Angel, but in the spirit of fairness (and on behalf of ugly people everywhere) we feel compelled to mention that of the four modern players to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday -- Richard Dent, Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders and Shannon Sharpe -- Sharpe is probably the least attractive lingerie model of the bunch, metaphorically speaking.
That's not to say he shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame one day -- he should -- just that it's all relative, in both senses of the word. First, you can make a case, without much effort, that Cris Carter or Curtis Martin would have been just as deserving had they been selected instead of Sharpe. And even Sharpe, speaking the day before his induction, admitted that his brother should've ended up in Canton before he did.
"Sterling was supposed to be in the Hall first," Sharpe said. "I was supposed to introduce him for his speech, for his introduction and then take his bronze bust into the Hall. But now we're going in together. I'm taking him in with me. … I've always wanted to be like him," said Shannon.
Part of the issue is the fickle, sometimes secretive nature of the voting process. And barring a sudden change in course away from old-school writers debating the merits of each candidate based on things like "grit" and "gut feelings" in favor of a room filled with eggheads, mountains of data and complex algorithms accounting for variables most of us would've never even considered, it's going to be a messy affair.
If you're willing to accept the premise that it's an imperfect system but one that, in general, eventually gets it right, it makes the whole undertaking much less stressful and slightly more reasonable. (At least for the onlooker. We can't imagine what the nominees must go through, leaving the fate of their professional legacy in the hands of faceless voters.)
As for Sharpe's credentials, they're impeccable. He was an eight-time Pro Bowler, four times a unanimous first-team All Pro, he started for two different Super Bowl-winning organizations, and he retired as the NFL's career leader in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns by a tight end (records later broken by Tony Gonzalez).
So what's the problem?
It's less a problem than a nuanced distinction that gives us pause, even if momentarily. (Not to mention our previous concerns that there were very little differences among the candidacies of Sharpe, Carter and Martin.) In February, after the 2011 Hall of Fame candidates had been announced but before the finalists had been named, ProFootballReference.com wrote about Sharpe's Hall of Fame chances.
They (like us) thought he deserved to be in Canton, but made an intriguing point: Sharpe was a tight end, but at 6-2, 225 -- and given how he was utilized (and that he wasn't considered much of a blocker) -- he was closer to a wide receiver. PFR.com contrasts Sharpe with a player critics of the HOF voting system would point to whenever they wanted to make their point in just two words: "Art Monk."
The details:
PFR lists Sharpe at 6'2, 225 and Monk at 6'3 and 210. While Sharpe looks a lot bigger, and their careers overlapped, some significant changes occurred in the NFL while these guys were playing. In Monk's breakout season, 1984, the average TE was 6'3 or 6'4 and 236 pounds. Ten years later, the average TE was 6'4 and 254 pounds. So Monk was about 25 pounds lighter than the average TE; Sharpe was a little shorter and about 30 pounds lighter than the typical tight end. In Monk's five 1,000 yard seasons, he averaged 13.8 yards per reception; the league average for yards per reception (YPR) for WRs was 15.2 in those seasons. In Sharpe's four big-yardage years he averaged 13.0 YPR while the average WR averaged 13.7 YPR. Both were dependable, reliable possession receivers and had significantly better hands than the typical tight end. Both were much better blockers than your average WR but worse blockers than the average tight end.
If Sharpe is considered as a WR, he's in trouble. He ranked in the top ten just once in receiving yards, a tenth place finish in 1993. Like Monk, he has three Super Bowl rings, but that won't be enough if people compare him to Marvin Harrison, Terrell Owens and Randy Moss.
But -- and this distinction can't be overstated -- the PFR.com post makes one final, important point: "We shouldn't just think of these guys as tight ends or wide receivers, but as football players. And unlike in baseball, your contribution to your team can't be measured by what designation they put next to your name on the team roster."
It's that consideration that makes it easier for us to reconcile Sharpe's 2011 enshrinement over other just-as-deserving candidates. Football is the ultimate team sport, and contributions irrespective of position should carry more weight than anything else. It's just that sometimes, voters reach those conclusions separately from those of us on the outside looking in. Monk is the most obvious example. He had to wait eight years to get his due, but it finally came in 2008.
Three years later, and with nowhere near the controversy, it's Sharpe's turn and he's earned it. Sure, we could just as easily be talking about Carter or Martin here, but history suggests they'll eventually end up in Canton, too. This weekend, Shannon is the Laetitia Casta to Deion, Marshall and Richard's Marissa Miller, Gisele Bundchen and Heidi Klum. There are worse fates.
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Category: NFL
Posted on: July 12, 2011 10:01 am
Edited on: July 12, 2011 10:15 am
Lockout could put Hall of Fame game in jeopardy
Posted by Ryan Wilson
There isn't currently a 2011 NFL season, but July has been a busy month nonetheless. Most of it has been speculation driven -- the lockout will end on this date, free agency will start on that date -- but there's also legitimate hope that a new collective bargaining agreement will be ratified by July 21, no games will be missed, and there will be actual football this fall.
But it's not all rainbows and unicorns. We wrote earlier that the Cowboys might have to cancel their training camp in San Antonio because it's barely a week after the rumored July 21 CBA ratification date.
And while the regular season schedule is safe, as well as the final four weeks of the preseason (and the $800 million in revenues that go with it), the August 7 Hall of Fame game, typically the NFL's first preseason game played during Hall of Fame weekend in Canton, Ohio, could be in jeopardy.
"We have not identified a date by which we have to have an agreement to save the Hall of Fame Game," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told the Chicago Tribune. "Time is admittedly running short, however."
The Tribune notes that the July 21 ratification date would make it virtually impossible for the two teams playing in the Hall of Fame game, the Bears and Rams, to report to camp on July 22 and begin practicing on July 23.
There are also the "Transition Rules" to consider which, according to an ESPN report, spell out an actual timeline for roster transactions under the July 21 deal scenario, including the start of the new league year during which free agents would become eligible for the open market on July 28.
"This would create a wild period in which business would be done around the clock as teams settle rosters and go to camp at the same time," the Tribune's Brad Biggs and Vaughn McClure report. "Considering the Bears have only 54 players on their roster right now, a figure that includes draft picks, how quickly can Jerry Angelo and Cliff Stein find and sign 36 players?"
With all the deadlines in the 17 days between July 21 and August 7, it's hard to imagine that either team will be ready to play in Canton. The logistics are just too unwieldy.
Earlier this month, Hall of Fame president Steve Perry told ESPN that, depending on when the lockout ended, the Hall of Fame game could be postponed or played on another date.
"That's not our desire," he said. "It would not have the same impact as having it on Hall of Fame Weekend."
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Category: NFL
Posted on: July 5, 2011 10:52 am
Edited on: July 5, 2011 11:06 am
Hall of Fame Game still scheduled for Aug. 7
Posted by Ryan Wilson
After taking the weekend off to celebrate our country's independence, the lawyers for the owners and players resumed talks today, but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith aren't expected to be present for the negotiations until Thursday, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
The hope is that a new collective bargaining agreement can be reached by mid-July; if the lockout lasts beyond that, preseason games could be cancelled and owners and players could stand to lose up to $800 million.
While we wouldn't say optimism is high, there are signs that the two sides will resolve their differences and the 2011 season will begin on time.
Over the weekend, it was announced that the Cowboys set a July 29 training camp date at the Alamodome in San Antonio. And Tuesday, ESPN's Sal Paolantonio reports that the Pro Football Hall of Fame game between the Bears and Rams is still scheduled for August 7. The game is part of the Hall of Fame induction weekend in Canton, Ohio, and is the first game of the NFL preseason.
"We're making all plans to have the game on time. We've heard from both parties -- the owners and the players -- and they've expressed their desire to have the game. So, that's our plan," hall president Steve Perry told ESPN.
"Ticket sales are lagging behind where they were compared to this time last year," Perry acknowledged. "That's understandable. There is some uncertainty out there. But we're planning to have the game. Nobody has told us otherwise. In fact, both sides have told us they want to play the game."
Traditionally, the game is a sellout, but Perry said that only half the tickets for the 22,000-seat Fawcett Stadium have been sold. Just like the regular season, if the game isn't sold out it would be blacked out in Canton and the surrounding areas.
Both the Bears and the Rams have told Perry they plan to play in the game, but because of the lockout neither team knows exactly when they will be able to start training camp. If a new CBA isn't reached in the next 10 days or so and preseason games are ultimately delayed or cancelled, Perry told ESPN that the Hall of Fame game could be postponed or played on another date.
"That's not our desire," he said. "It would not have the same impact as having it on Hall of Fame Weekend."
The Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, however, are unaffected by the lockout and will go on as planned.
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Category: NFL
Posted on: January 9, 2011 12:46 pm
NFL Hall of Fame 2011 class finalists announced
Posted by Will Brinson
Marshall Faulk, Jerome Bettis and Curtis Martin -- three of the great running backs in NFL history -- were all listed as part of the 17 finalists for the NFL Hall of Fame's 2011 class.
The Hall of Fame announced the list Sunday, via NFL.com, and it includes 15 modern-era players, two senior nominees and five first-timers on the list.
Bettis, Faulk, Martin, Deion Sanders and Willie Roaf were listed as first-time finalists on the Hall of Fame ballot for 2011. It seems unlikely that all three running backs will make it, and Faulk and/or Bettis seem likely to land a spot moreso than Martin, mainly because of team success and off-field behavior.
Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Dermontti Dawson, Richard Dent, Charles Haley, Cortez Kennedy, Andre Reed and Shannon Sharpe made the ballot as nominees who had been listed before.
Chris Hanburger and Les Richter were listed as the senior nominees on the Hall's ballot.
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Posted on: December 2, 2010 9:30 am
Cris Carter is the key to many WRs' HOF chances
Posted by Andy Benoit
The list of 26 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2011 class was recently announced. The most important name on that list? Cris Carter.
Wide receiver has become one of the toughest positions for voters to gauge. The NFL has evolved so markedly into a passing league that the receiving statistics from one era to another are almost impossible to evaluate. The same problem applies to quarterbacks, but quarterbacks are much easier to figure because a.) They're tied more directly to their team's success; b.) They touch the ball every play and c.) They stay on your television screen after the ball is snapped. A wide receiver, on the other hand, might make important contributions like lifting a coverage, disguising a route or providing backside run-blocking support, but that action often takes place off screen.
The voters' decision will be overwhelmingly based on numbers. That's what makes Carter, the longtime Vikings receiver, the key that potentially unlocks the Canton door for a host of wideouts. Carter is third all-time in receptions (1,101), eighth all-time in receiving yards (13,899) and fourth all-time in touchdowns (130). Overall, he was essentially the second best wide receiver of the 1990s. If he doesn't get in, what hope is there for other prolific wideouts like Tim Brown, Andre Reed or Irving Fryar, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce or Marvin Harrison? All have similar numbers. (Holt, Bruce and Harrison each have a ring, but receivers aren't judged by titles the way quarterbacks, running backs and, obviously, head coaches are.)
Carter was passed over by Hall of Fame voters last year, but that could have simply been the Jerry Rice effect. This year could be Carter's best shot at getting in. Of the 25 other semifinalists, only Deion Sanders and likely Marshall Faulk are surefire Yes'.
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Category: NFL
Posted on: August 10, 2010 11:30 am
LeBeau happy to be back at Steelers practice
Posted by Josh Katzowitz
Here's a nice little interview with Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau after he returned to practice following his Hall of Fame induction on Sunday.
LeBeau has a very good reputation in the NFL as being a great dude, and that was pretty evident when the Steelers organization left training camp to travel to Canton to watch the induction ceremony.
After practice Monday, he talked to the media, including the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review .
My favorite question and answer? This one.
Q: Who did you leave in charge while you were gone and how did they do?
A: "John Mitchell is the assistant head coach but each coach kind of shared their duties equally. I figured it would take three of them to do my job."
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Category: NFL
Posted on: August 8, 2010 7:52 pm
Emmitt apologizes for forgetting UF in speech
Posted by Will Brinson
Emmitt Smith gave a profoundly impressive speech when he was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame on Saturday night.
One little problem: he forgot to mention the University of Florida in his speech. Conspiracy theories started cropping up as to why the Gator would have insulted his alma mater by not mentioning them in his lengthy address to football fans everywhere.
Smith, to his credit, attempted to clear up the issue on Twitter Sunday evening.
I sincerely sincerely apologize for not mentioning u last night in my hof speech Gator Nation
I jus got caught up in everything plz charge it to my mind not my heart!!
once a GATOR always a GATOR I loved everything the U of florida gave me Emmitt's willingness to apologize makes it seem a lot less awkward that he forgot to mention his college.
There was a lot of talk, though, about Smith memorizing his speech. And if that's the case, and he did so properly, it's kind of hard to accidentally leave out something as important as the college he attended.
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Category: NFL
Posted on: August 7, 2010 10:22 pm
Edited on: August 7, 2010 11:37 pm
Emmitt Smith cries while thanking Daryl Johnston
Posted by Will Brinson
Whether or not you think Emmitt Smith is the greatest running back of all-time (I don't; I'm not alone) , he was one of the all-time greatest backs to ever grace the gridiron, and he's a lock-job Hall of Famer. That probably explains why they saved his speech for last (well, that and the distinct possibility that he could offer up an amazing gaffe).
Emmitt moved through a list of people he wanted to thank -- Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Jimmy Johnson, Norv Turner, Jerry Jones and many more from earlier in his career -- and finally called out "Daryl Johnston, where are you?"
At this point, the crowd (which featured a LOT of Dallas Cowboy fans) went bonkers, screaming "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!!" as Johnston stood up from his seat in the crowd.
"Darryl, you mean the world to me," Emmitt began, before thanking him first for his blocking and then, as the all-time leading rusher began to become clearly emotional, for treating Smith "like a brother."
"Without you," Emmitt said, wiping away tears from his face. "I know today would not have been possible. I love you, Daryl, from the bottom of my heart."
It was a pretty touching moment in what was an exceptional speech, even for the most cynical of Emmitt haters.
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Diarmuid opens Trago's new garden centre
Posted: May 02, 2009|
Diarmuid Gavin will cut ribbon
A MULTI-MILLION pound garden centre and park opens in the Westcountry today and is expected to attract visitors from "all corners of the South West".
The 140,000 sq ft development at Trago Mills in Newton Abbot, Devon, is thought to be the UK's largest centre offering "core gardening" products.
Trago business development director Andrew Nunn said the centre would focus on supplying value-for-money gardening equipment, stocking everything from shovels and spades to sheds and greenhouses.
A pioneering drive-through area will allow shoppers to select bulk goods which can be loaded straight on to their vehicles and driven away.
The development also includes nine garden displays, alongside a picnic area, to inspire visitors and allow them to enjoy a full day out at the park.
Mr Nunn said the development was a "regional destination garden centre" and he expected visitors from as far afield as Cornwall and Somerset. "People in the South West are used to travelling quite a long way to experience something good. We will attract people from all corners of the South West."
Trago Mills, which runs discounted shopping complexes around the Westcountry, is a major employer in the region. The company has invested £8 million in the new development at Newton Abbot, employing local contractors throughout the construction.
Mr Nunn said it would provide an additional 20 full-time jobs once fully open. He added: "We're a local community business. We're based in Devon and Cornwall and proud that we continue to reinvest in the local economy. "
Today's opening marks the latest stage in the Newton Abbot site's recovery from a major fire which engulfed the shopping complex in October 2004, costing millions of pounds.
It is anticipated the new development could add £5.5 million to turnover. The project has been in the pipeline for eight years. Original plans were approved by Teignbridge District Council planners but it was controversially called in by the Government in 2006 and a public inquiry was held even though there were no major objectors.
In November 2006, it was given the go-ahead by then local government minister Ruth Kelly.
Proposals for five ornamental towers alongside the centre were under threat when Teignbridge planners recommended rejecting them for being an "eyesore", despite Trago's existing 32 towers.
Teignbridge Council's development control committee waved the plan through last November.
The centre officially opens this morning with celebrity garden designer Diarmuid Gavin cutting the ribbon.
About 1,000 balloons will be released at the launch, each with a gift voucher attached valued from £20 to £50.
There will also be a live gardeners' question time, with a panel including Diarmuid Gavin and fellow garden designer Paul Stone.
Mr Stone, who has won gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, designed the display gardens at the Trago Mills centre.


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John S. Knight Fellowships
In a video interview published Tuesday, John Temple spoke with Knight Fellowships Director Jim Bettinger at a recent event at Stanford University. Temple, who spent a year as managing editor of The Washington Post and was the founding editor of Honolulu Civil Beat, is currently a senior fellow at Stanford. Bettinger asked what journalists should learn, and what they should not learn, from Silicon Valley. Here's some of what Temple said, with the full video below.
Should learn
"…A great sense of openness and optimism and the sense of possibility and a willingness to try and to learn by trying and by doing and a willingness to experiment."
Should not learn
"Technology does not solve all problems."
"People sometimes tend to chase the next big thing in Silicon Valley, and journalism I think is deeper than that, and we have to be careful that it's not about fads. It's about a much deeper service to people than the next big thing."
"I think we in journalism have to be really careful not to measure our success by wealth, but by impact and by contributing to our communities and by making the world a better place with journalism, and there's all kinds of journalism that can do it, but it's not about the money, even though we know that a fundamental issue for us is to support and pay for the journalism that we as a society need."
Correction: An earlier version of this story cited the John S. Knight Foundation. That was incorrect, it's the John S. Knight Fellowships.


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Bandera Trail Run 25 km 2011 Course Flyover
By David Hanenburg on 12 Jan 2011 at 2:48 pm | Tagged as: trail running course flyover
Here is a unique perspective of the 25 km course from last weekend's Bandera Trail Run at the Hill Country State Natural Area in Bandera, Texas.
If you see a climb/descent, expect rocks of various sizes scattered all over it. The rocks have been removed from the video to provide viewing safety.
Course Profile
All climbs are under 300 feet in gain but do require plenty of zen-like concentration to keep from getting to know the rocks a bit too intimately.
To The Sky
(If you can't see the video, click here.)
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Alarm.com Cloud Service May Yield Smartest Thermostat on the Planet
In the first iteration, Alarm.com will let users view their activity schedules and opt in to the automated energy-management scheme. Eventually, the company hopes consumers will be comfortable with the program and just push a button to participate. (Click here for detailed view of energy dashboard.)
"For most households, we're able to put together a pretty accurate profile," says Alison Slavin, co-founder and VP product management for Alarm.com, which was founded in 2000 and now boasts about 1 million monitored accounts.
Only thing is, this "smart thermostat" isn't a hockey puck on the wall. It resides in the cloud via Alarm.com's SaaS (software as a service) platform.
True, there's an automated thermostat at the premises but the real work is done by Alarm.com servers that process millions of events – tripping a motion sensor, opening a window, arming the security system, changing the temperature, turning on/off a light, locking/unlocking a door -- from customers that subscribe to the company's home security and automation service.
Did you arm your security system to AWAY? If you did so in the morning, the system will presume that the family has cleared the house for the day and will set back the thermostat to an energy-saving level. But if you armed the system in the afternoon, it will probably think you're running a mid-day errand and keep the temperature as is.
Why Alarm.com Smart Thermostat Solution is Unique
Cloud-enabled "learning thermostats" are all the rage these days. We've seen the trendy NEST device that looks pretty cool but has only one "point" of learning: the thermostat itself. This is true of most of the so-called "cloud-enabled" thermostats now hitting the market, with the possible exception of Honeywell and its partner Opower. (Honeywell, by the way, is suing NEST for patent infringement.)
For example, the location-aware EverSense thermostat from Allure Energy relies only on the location of residents, whether they're inside the home or 100 miles away. Ecofactor, a SaaS provider, considers only the temperature changes in the home, whether instigated by the user or environmental factors.
On the other hand, Alarm.com builds on its home security and automation ecosystem to truly understand household activity based on how and when users arm and disarm their security system, when they open and close doors, how they use their lights, and other indicators.
Alarm.com tracks these events and builds an energy management scheme around them … if the customer so desires.
Slavin says consumers may think they have a pretty predictable activity pattern, but beta testing proves otherwise. Some 90 percent of trial participants said the energy management program was "very helpful because they had no idea what their activity patterns were," she says.
Even though the patterns might not be intuitive to users, they are generally "pretty predictable" if monitored intelligently, as Alarm.com purports to do.
"For most households, we are able to put together a pretty accurate profile," Slavin says.
At this point, the Smart Schedule feature is a manual process for Alarm.com customers. The system automatically processes household activity and generates charts showing proposed temperature adjustments, but users must approve the automatic setbacks.
Alarm.com wants to engage its users and get them familiar with the feature set without freaking them out on the whole smart-energy function. The activity patterns and proposed thermostat adjustments appear as an overlay on the customer's manually generated energy schedule. They can choose to accept or decline the automation for any given "time slice."
Alarm.com's Smart Schedule shows users their activity patterns (Click to view entire energy dashboard)
Ultimately, users will grow to trust the Alarm.com algorithms and just "push a button" to yield completely to the system.
The company only rolled out its energy management suite in 2010 and already has more than 100,000 monitored thermostats in the field.
Since the new service is all cloud-based, it can be activated without a truck roll. The software upgrade will be available free of charge to Alarm.com customers who have a compatible thermostat and subscribe to the company's basic two-way monitoring package.
Currently, Alarm.com works with home security systems from Interlogix (formerly GE Security/UTC) and 2Gig. So far, the only compatible thermostats happen to use Z-Wave wireless technology, but Alarm.com is hardware-agnostic and has been implemented in low volume with ZigBee and WiFi thermostats and other devices.
Next Up: Location-Based Services
With a cloud-based architecture, anything is game. Next on the Alarm.com roadmap is location-aware or proximity-enabled home automation feature that can adjust lights, temperature and other home systems automatically based on learned activity patterns and the physical location of family members.
Using mobile-phone tracking data, Alarm.com can tell, for example, if the parents are heading to the lake for the weekend and activate an energy-saving temperature mode, maybe even adjust the lights to give the home a lived-in look.
To ease customers into the feature, the first implementation will be an opt-in security alert. If everyone has left the house in the morning and the security system isn't armed, the system will ping the homeowners to ask if they want to arm it.
This and other Alarm.com features bring home the potential of the cloud. Already, the company integrates local weather via the Internet into its energy-management schemes. It also sends text and/or email messages in the case of a power outage.
Now that Alarm.com has reached a critical mass of customers, says Slavin, "not only can we alert you when your power goes out, but we can also tell you how many of your neighbors have lost power."
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I am loving what Alarm.com and 2Gig are doing. Their stuff really seems to work well. My only gripe is the integration. Give me 2Gig and ability to integrate 2-way with a control system and I could sell tons of these things.
If Lutron would get going they would have a solid solution that matches this…. and with use of the ocp/vac sensors and the stats RadioRA2/HWQS would do all that and more with the correct software and cloud services.
Lutron's thermostat is what, $500? 2Gig's is $150.
I know 2gig makes the coolest products. I am loving the burning odor in my home
Go 2gig!
No doubt Joe works for a 2GIG competitor who is not capable of competing against them with their product and instead has to resort to mudslinging. Anybody that know anything about the recall will know that it was a voluntary recall and the 2GIG family of products are second to none.
cloud enabling a thermostat does nothing to make the experience better for the end user. People already set their thermostat at the margin where comfort meets efficiency and the best you can do is use the local sensor network from the alarm system to set it back based on occupancy. Any other activity will make the end user less comfortable than they want to be.
Voluntary means they did not wait for the CPSC to mandate a recall, but this is a safety issue and a recall would ultimately happen one way or another.
I have this system installed in my home and I've had ZERO issues. In response to the recall, 2GIG owned up to the issue and fixed it. That is the sign of a respectable company. They didn't "pull a Toyota" and cover up the issue.


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I have just installed the system and I think the learning worked. But I have not installed RR yet as I want to make sure all hardware works first.
Can I somehow start the skin without RR? Or is a simple exe that loads the dll required? Does it exist already?


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One of the questions I'm almost always asked when I give talks on
statistics, whether to journalists or physicians, is how large a study
has to be before it should be considered worth writing about or making
treatment decisions on. All of my audiences seem to want a quick, easy
number to latch onto so they can toss the unimportant studies and spend
more time with the critical ones.
I'm always amazed that my audience isn't aware of that magic number. So
to save you, dear reader, some time, here it is: 267. Studies with 266
subjects just don't cut it, but 268 means it's definitely a good study.
What, you doubt me? Well, you should. As I always tell my audiences,
there is no magic number. Tiny studies can sometimes lead to perfectly
valid results, and massive studies can sometimes be meaningless. So how
do you tell the difference?
The Power of Power
The way to tell the difference is to look for evidence of a power
calculation—also referred to as sample size calculation. Before a study
begins, the authors determine the probability that the design and size
of a trial will make it possible to accurately reject a null hypothesis
if it is false. In English, a null hypothesis says something like "the
intervention has no effect" or "there is no difference between groups."
In other words, a power calculation predicts the chance that a real
effect will be picked up. (You may recall from biostatistics courses
that finding a false negative is a type II error, while a false positive
is a type I error).
By convention, 80% is the threshold. A power of 80% at a specified
significance level—say P<0.05—for a study of a given
size means that 80% of the studies of that size will have statistically
significant results if the hypothesized difference is true. At or above
this level, a study is adequately powered, while below it, it isn't.
Even if power calculations are performed, however, it's not always easy
to find them in a study, even if you know where to look. This is
particularly likely to be the case for trials with negative results—ones
that show no statistically significant difference between the groups
being compared. In a study published last year, a group at Adelaide,
Australia's Queen Elizabeth Hospital looked at 228 prospective,
randomized controlled trials in rheumatology published between 2001 and
2002 (J Rheumatol 2005;32:2083-2088). After assuming that the
studies showing a positive result were adequately powered, they found
that just 37 of the 86 with a negative or "indeterminate" result had
bothered to report a sample size calculation, although all but four of
those 37 turned out to have adequate power. In the remaining 49, when
the authors did their own sample size calculations, only 10 passed
muster for adequate size. That meant that half of the trials with
negative or indeterminate results were inadequately powered.
Inadequate powering was also frequent when researchers looked at acute
stroke trials (Stroke 2004;35:1216-1224) and surgery trials (
Surgery 2003;134:275-279). And in two reviews, researchers have
found the same was true in studies of head injury (BMJ
2000;320:1308-1311) and orthopedics (J Bone Joint Surg Am
1999;81:1454-1460). Perhaps more alarming, in the head injury and
orthopedics studies, inadequate powering affected all studies, not just
the negative ones.
There are many ethical questions raised when trials are not designed to
have adequate power (for a review, see JAMA 2002;288:358-362).
But the overarching one is this: why are we subjecting people to being
poked and prodded when the study is doomed to fail from the start? The
flip side of that is also an issue: Why have studies that are
overpowered? If 987 patients are enough, why enroll 1,113? One could
argue that such studies make up for loss to follow-up and allow
investigation of rarer effects, but the ethical concerns must be kept in
Beyond important ethical considerations, however, are problems of
interpretation: It's very difficult to justify using the results of an
underpowered study to make treatment decisions. Note that a study can
describe many different valid power analyses—for the main effect, for
secondary outcomes, for the sample as a whole and for patient subgroups.
Of course, studies may be underpowered to find differences in particular
subgroups, but that doesn't make their overall findings irrelevant, if
there is sufficient power to reach conclusions regarding the overall
The problem only arises when press releases—or authors—try to do too
much with the results. If a peer reviewer or journal editor is keeping
an author honest by instructing her to write something along the lines
of "our study was underpowered to detect a significant difference in
this subgroup," then ignore whatever hand-waving conclusion they draw
about that subgroup.
The Rare Condition
Okay, you're saying, it's easy to design an adequately powered study for
common conditions, but what about when it's impossible to have a large
trial because a condition is very rare? Sample size calculations help
you here: It turns out that the rarer a condition, the larger the
hypothesized difference or effect size has to be for a study to have
adequate statistical power—to show a significant difference between
A good rule of thumb is that the more common the condition, the more
subjects needed. If you're looking for a statistically significant
difference in a trial of a rare cancer that affects only a few thousand
people per year, a trial with less than 20 people in each arm may be
enough. If you're looking for a difference in people with hypertension,
however, which affects millions, you'll probably need at least a few
hundred subjects.
Another way to think about it is that what you're really doing is
narrowing the confidence interval (see earlier column "The 5% Solution
to Reading Studies With Confidence," May 2005, page 19). Studies with
smaller sample sizes—whether of a rare condition or otherwise—will have
larger confidence intervals around their findings, all else being equal.
If you have a good sense of the variability in a patient sample—which is
more likely in a common condition—you can state the results with more
assurance because a larger study will have a smaller range of possible
results within the confidence interval.
Keep in mind, however, that such small sample sizes for rare conditions
aren't automatically okay. A power calculation will still determine
whether you have a large enough sample size. Study designers sometimes
argue that it's still ethical and useful to perform small sample size
trials on such rare conditions, even when they haven't shown the study
to be adequately powered, because they can later gather several of those
studies into a meta-analysis with greater power. By now, however, we all
know the flaws in meta-analyses, so I say, why not just do the proper
study first so no one will doubt it? The additional subjects needed may
be only a handful.
Thanks to Howard Barkan, a biostatistician and research methodologist
in the Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California,
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The LeFE algorithm: embracing the complexity of gene expression in the interpretation of microarray data
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2 Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Cummington St, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
3 Virginia Commonwealth University, Biostatistics Department, E Marshall St, Richmond, Virginia 23284, USA
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Genome Biology 2007, 8:R187 doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-9-r187Published: 10 September 2007
Interpretation of microarray data remains a challenge, and most methods fail to consider the complex, nonlinear regulation of gene expression. To address that limitation, we introduce Learner of Functional Enrichment (LeFE), a statistical/machine learning algorithm based on Random Forest, and demonstrate it on several diverse datasets: smoker/never smoker, breast cancer classification, and cancer drug sensitivity. We also compare it with previously published algorithms, including Gene Set Enrichment Analysis. LeFE regularly identifies statistically significant functional themes consistent with known biology.


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PRINCE GEORGE—When Dinwiddie third baseman Carleigh Staszerwki slammed a towering three-run shot over the left field fence in the top of the first inning, Royals Coach Pat Waguespack was concerned but didn't show any reaction. He knew that his team had the ability to come back from the deficit, and he has learned over the years that it's better not to react and to let the game play out.
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The Royals struck for four runs in the bottom of the inning, and never looked back as they closed out a 6-4 victory to push their record to 5-2. Dinwiddie's record dropped to 4-4.
Short that first inning, Maddy Barlow took control on the mound and held the Generals scoreless through the next four innings. Waguespack switched pitchers in the sixth and lefty Taylor Harding finished things up allowing just one run in the seventh for the save.
The Generals got things going in the first inning when Cameron Branzelle was hit by an errant pitch. Taylor Davis followed with a single that put runners at first and second. A short-to-first ground out made it look like the Royals might escape the inning, but Staszewski took Barlow's 2-0 offering deep over the left field fence. Barlow got the next two batters to fly out to center, and the Royals got their turn at bat.
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Doug Richardson is an American screenwriter known for his ability to write action movies.[1]
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Other screenplays include Bad Boys and Hostage.
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: something that stops you from working, sleeping, etc. : the act of disturbing someone or something
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Chicken livers on toast
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Cooking timePrep: 20 mins Cook: 10 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 4
Not just for stuffings and pâtés, pan-fried chicken livers make a good-value starter or light lunch
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Nutrition per serving
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- 221
- protein
- 14g
- carbs
- 25g
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- fibre
- 2g
- sugar
- 1g
- salt
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- Pick over the livers, cutting away any fatty bits and sinew, then pat the livers dry. Place the shallot, parsley and capers into a bowl and drizzle with half the olive oil and 1 tbsp of the Sherry vinegar.
- Toast the bread (preferably on a griddle but a toaster is fine). Toss the livers in the flour and cayenne pepper, and season generously with salt and pepper. Heat the rest of the oil in a frying pan and fry the livers over a really high heat for 4-5 mins until brown and crisp on the outside and cooked, but still a little pink in the middle. Splash remaining vinegar into the pan and bubble down for 1 min.
- Tip the contents of the pan in with the shallot and parsley, toss everything together, season to taste, then pile onto the toasted bread. Season with a little crunchy sea salt and serve.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2010
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I made this today. 500grams of chicken livers for a quid at the local super market. I think i overdid the vinegar a little but it was really delicious. You have to be careful about the timing as i had a few small pieces which cooked quicker and they were a bit dry. The big pieces were juice and lush.


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I just got my No Sniveller and I'm going to try it out this weekend in 20-30f to see if it keeps my snivelling down to a minimum. From my understanding, lofts at 1" are good to 40f, 2" are good to 30 and 3" are good to 20f. the JRB website says the bag has 2.5" loft but I believe mine was a 2009 model so I'm not sure if it's the same. Does anyone know? Are my estimates above close?
Adan,No Sniveller specs are unchanged from 2009 to 2010.... As a 2009 model yours lofts to 2.5 inches.Pan
Sorry if I'm off topic.If I recall correctly from your previous posts, your close to my size. I'm 6'3" and wider shoulder(proportional for my height).I've always stayed away from JRB quilts because I thought 48" isn't enough to cover my shoulders when I sleep on my side.Not sure if your a side sleeper but I'll be interested to hear if it actually covers your upper half.
First I will say I am of larger size (ie wide not tall) but if Im careful I have no problems staying covered with my no sniviller. Although I do mostly use it in my hammock or as an underqulit so YMMV. If the width turns you off, look at the Sierra Sniviller (SS). Its a good deal wider and tapered at the foot. I have a stealth quilt proto the Jacks made a year or two back when I asked for basicly the S.S. I use it all the time and never have an issue with coverage.
I was concerned about the same thing. Now that I have it here, I think I'll be able to manage drafts pretty well. The Sierra Sniveller would have been better, i can see where the 4" increas in girth will be very helpful. I will probably tie a bandana across two of the loops so that i can easily reach under my waist and pull the bandana under me to make draft control easier. Other than that, its such a kooshy banket and plenty roomy tuck in around my neck. I will keep you posted.
I'm new to quilts. I'll be sleeping under a tarp on a Big Agnes Primaloft-insulated inflatable. I dont have a bivy yet but I wont be camping in windy areas. With a little practice, I'm hoping to take this gear to 30f, is that reasonable or do i really need a bivy to do this? I'll be wearing a base layer, really warm down jacket and medium warm, fleece pants. I'm a warm sleeper generally.
Adan, et al,30*F is more than reasonable for a JRB No Sniveller (or any three season JRB quilt for that matter) under the conditions you describe... Many customers report solid performance at 25 and even lower.Pan
Thanks Mr Pan. I can hardly wait to try it out.
I'm 5'11". Should I get the long or the regular? I'm very close to the 5'10" height on the website, and I hope to be able to save the extra weight. What would I be losing if I went with the regular?
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Would extend bonuses beyond iPods for first time
Apple is planning to announce its annual Back to School promotion at WWDC, which begins June 6th, a new report claims. Deals are in general expected to be consistent with past years, revolving around discounted Macs with the bonus of a free iPod touch or up to $229 towards any other iPod. Apple may also, however, be willing to offer up to $200 off the cost of an iPad, the source says.
Such a deal might reflect not only the growing popularity of the iPad, but also declining iPod sales and a desire to get the iPad into as many hands as possible. The iPad is a relatively expensive device, and may not be worth full price for students who need a computer first and foremost. Some schools have started buying iPads in bulk for students, but such arrangements are relatively rare.


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Directory of mobile apps
Want to take Brickset with you when you're out and about? Here's a list of apps that hook into our web services to provide access to our database and your collection on your mobile device.
A World of Bricks
By Cyril Auvity
AWOB (a World Of Bricks) uses a built in database cache and web services provided by Brickset.com.
It provides native access to a database of LEGO sets.
For fans of LEGO, AWOB is the best mobile guide to a wide range of LEGO® sets old and new.
With AWOB you can :
-Search the entire Brickset database by keyword or sets numbers
-Browse thru all the LEGO® themes
-Get a lot of informations about each set (like number of pieces, release date, etc...)
-Read all the building instructions (when avaliable)
Brick by Brick
By Limun Apps
If you like Lego you will love this app!
You can browse and search entire Brickset database, download build instructions and a lot more!
Bricking news
By Ace Kim
Bricking News brings the latest AFOL (Adult Fan Of LEGO) news to your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Featuring the latest news from The Brothers Brick, From Bricks To Bothans, Eurobricks, and Brickset, you'll always be up-to-date on the latest news, events, and MOCs (My Own Creations) wherever you go.
Need to look up a set while out? Bricking News also features a search function to search against the Brickset database of over 7,000 sets with results taking you directly to the mobile Brickset page without ever having to leave the app.
By Iskandar, Inc.
Search, download and view Lego instructions on your iOS device!
* Simple (and bricky) user interface.
* Favorite your sets for easy lookup later.
Brickset Mobile
By Kellino
For fans of LEGO, Brickset Mobile for iPhone allows you to manage your collection of LEGO sets on your iPhone. Brickset Mobile uses a built in database cache and web services provided by Brickset.com to provide native access to a database of LEGO sets.
By Extentia Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.
iBrickset is the best mobile guide to a wide range of LEGO ® sets old and new.
- Search the entire Brickset database
- Keep track of your LEGO ® sets
- Read reviews by other users
By Runar Aase
The MyFigs Minifig Collector is for Lego fans and minifig collectors of all ages. It is fun and easy to use, and it is all about your own personal minifig collection.
The Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog
By minifigure.org
The Unofficial LEGO™ Minifigure Catalog App is a must for every LEGO enthusiast! It contains information about all the Minifigures and Sets from the early beginnings until 2011. Professional high-resolution photographs of every Minifigure and the associated data are included. Browse the Minifigures and Sets by theme or year. The Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog App can even import/export with your data on Brickset.com.
View The Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog in the Apple AppStore »
Brick Collector
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A unique application to browse and mange your entire LEGO collection including sets and all minifigures series. The advanced search allow you to find set and figs by name, reference, year, theme...or just use the barcode scanning feature.
Need instructions? LEGO collector offer you the possibility to save set instructions on your phone.
Customise your user interface, just imagine (display all your collection, minifgures only, currencies used...).
All stored informations are linked to your brickset.com account (needed to use advanced functionality).
Available in English, French and German.
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LEGO® db provides a quick and easy way to search the Brickset.com
LEGO® Database with over 10.000 Sets!!
All info you need about almost any LEGO® Set in one app!
If you have a Brickset.com account you can also keep track of Sets you own or want.
Lego Minifigs Collector
By Luka Peharda
Easily maintain your LEGO minifigures collection. Update owned, set wanted.
Possibility to synchronise with your brickset.com account. Pull initial data (so you don't have to go through your collection and update owned status), simply update owned and wanted status of minifigures.
By OTIS Soft
Browse the LEGO catalogue & prices offline, or download building instructions.
If you're a LEGO fan you're going to love myBrickset - the only Android app that gives you instant access to the entire LEGO catalogue.
Browse the entire LEGO database offline, including retired sets. View official building instructions, even for retired sets. Includes retail price information for the UK, US and Canada - never wonder again if you're paying too much for your LEGO!
The Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog
By minifigure.org
The Unofficial LEGO™ Minifigure Catalog App is a must for every LEGO enthusiast! It contains information about all the Minifigures and Sets from the early beginnings until 2011. Professional high-resolution photographs of every Minifigure and the associated data are included. Browse the Minifigures and Sets by theme or year. The Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog App can even import/export with your data on Brickset.com.
View The Unofficial LEGO Minifigure Catalog in the Android Play Store »
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Brick Manager
By Cliff Simpkins
Brick Manager allows you to browse the Lego catalog and manage your Lego brick collection on the go.
- Browse the entire Lego catalog (available online at brickset.com) by theme
- Search for Lego sets by set name, set number, or year
- Get additional details for Lego sets (set metadata, pricing, images, set description)
- Download and view instructions for most Lego sets
By Ganrea Group
Brickalog is an app for Windows Phone 7 which allows the user to enter the set number of a LEGO set and be provided with links to view the instructions for that set. It makes use of the web services provided by Brickset.com.
You can also update your set ownership from within the app if you are logged in with your brickset.com account.
LEGO Tracker
By Sx3
A brickset.com client for windows phone. Keep track of your LEGO© collection. Find the sets you own or want and navigate to building plans, reviews and more. - Search by set-number- Search by free text search terms- Store the sets you own or want- View details about sets with links to building plans, reviews and more.
By JasWare
Lego Minifigures uses Brickset.com web services, here you can search all the released figures and login with your Brickset account to add figures you own or want. This app only shows Collectable Minifigures.
Windows 8
Brick Hub
By Wincubate ApS
Brick Hub is a Windows Store app allowing the user to browse information about all old, new and forthcoming Lego sets and Lego themes by utilizing online web services. It provides access to set pictures, set information as well as downloadable instructions for each set (where available). Furthermore, it implements searching through the Windows 8 Search charm. Moreover, it allows the user to associate his or hers Brickset account to store and modify personal owned and wanted lists. Finally, it facilitates sharing of set information with other apps and people through the Windows 8 Share charm.
By M. Nijdam
A Chrome browser extension that displays a tooltip over a known Lego set number on any webpage.


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Reading the proxy from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is always good for a chuckle.
There's something almost silly in the fact that Buffett, one of the world's richest men, earns a salary of $100,000 at Berkshire—and then cuts a check for $50,000 to reimburse Berkshire for "minor items such as postage or phone calls that are personal."
But no number is sillier than the $1,800 that board member Bill Gates was paid for his service to Berkshire last year.
The average board fees for companies in the S&P500 was around $241,000 in 2011, according to executive compensation experts at Equilar. So the fees paid by Berkshire are low no matter who's cashing the check. But with Gates, $1,800 is especially small.
Forbes earlier this month estimated the Microsoft co-founder was worth $67 billion. That means his fees from Berkshire amount to 0.000003% of his net worth.
To put that in context, the average American family's net worth is about $80,000. So $1,800 for Bill Gates is the equivalent of two-tenths of a cent for the average family.
Deal Journal already brought you some of the juicy tidbits from Howard Buffett's interview last night on "60 Minutes." But we were struck last night by the revelation of philosophical disagreements between Warren Buffett's son and Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and Warren Buffett's close buddy.
Howard Buffett has plowed some of his Buffett fortune into promoting sustainable farming techniques in poor countries. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — which has been handed $31 billion of Warren Buffett's money — has turned its considerable charitable funds to help poor farmers in Africa. Howard Buffett thinks some of the Gates Foundation's approach is doomed to fail, he told "60 Minutes."
By Shira Ovide and Erik Holm
Warren Buffett surprised the world with his revelation of a giant stock position in IBM. Warren Buffett doesn't know, care about or invest in tech companies. And he's buying IBM near an all-time high. Buffett doesn't pay retail! Right?
Well, it turns out there were harbingers 20 years ago of Buffett's surprise investment in IBM.
As shares of Eastman Kodak tumble, some big investors are taking it on the chin.
The Journal reported that Kodak has hired restructuring advisers — a possible path to a bankruptcy filing. The disclosure — along with a story from Bloomberg News — is killing Kodak's stock price. Recently, shares had lost more than half of their market value in minutes, down to 69 cents.
The decline may be eating into two legendary men. Bill Miller is Kodak's biggest stockholder. But Bill Gates's charitable foundation is the ninth-biggest holder of Kodak share as of June 30.
The charitable foundation started by Bill and Melinda Gates reported an apparently new investment in Comcast, the cable-and-entertainment giant.
According to a regulatory filing Monday, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation owned nearly 945,000 Class A "special" shares of Comcast, and a small position in Comcast's more widely traded Class A shares.
Among other newly disclosed positions, the Gates foundation also showed shares of Cemex, the Mexican cement and building-materials company, and of media company Liberty Global.
If you happen to be a nerd, as your Deal Journal blogger is, you may have stumbled on the disclosure of a $1.5 billion stock gift from zillionaire Warren Buffett to fellow zillionaire Bill Gates.
But there is a logical explanation.
"I was a strong proponent at the board level for the deal being done," Bill Gates told the BBC. "It'll be fascinating to see how the brilliant ideas out of Microsoft research, coming together with Skype, what they can make of that." >> READ the story here. (hat tip to Business Insider.)
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Seth Jones, an 18-year-old defenseman, took up hockey at age 5 while living in Colorado, where dad Popeye was playing for the Nuggets.
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Given his pedigree, location and ethnicity, Seth Jones is a unique prodigy.
Ronald "Popeye" Jones, the former Murray State University and NBA power forward, knew his son was special. He received additional affirmation three years ago. It was summertime in his home state of Texas, and Seth Jones was playing pickup hockey with a few members of the Dallas Stars.
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Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins hits a solo home run off New York Mets pitcher Hansel Robles during the sixth inning of a Grapefruit League game earlier this week. Stanton is one of just a couple of established players on Miami's team, which was gutted to slice payroll.
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It's rare never to see an opportunity. It's what you do with them that count.
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The City of Pella will be holding two meetings in the next two weeks, regarding the Comprehensive Plan. Planning and Zoning Director George Wesselhoft tells KNIA/KRLS News that the first meeting will be an open house to the public held at noon on Tuesday the 21st. Then on the 22nd, a presentation of growth, housing and biking concepts will begin at 6pm. Both meetings will be held at the Pella Public Safety Complex, located on the back side of the police department.
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Faye Lerch Mrs. Faye Lerch, 71, of 2216 Broadway, died at 12:15 a.m. today at Springfield Memorial Hospital, in Springfield, Ill. Mrs. Lerch was born in Bucklin, Mo., on Dec. 22, 1901, the daughter of William E. and Elizabeth (Henning) Pratt. She was married to John E. Lerch, who died in December, 1957. Mrs. Lerch was a member of the First United Methodist church, and of the Eastern Star, Federated Women's Club, Business and Professional Women's Club, Illinois Education Society, National Education Association, and Pi Kappa Sigma social sorority. She was a retired Mt. Vernon school teacher. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Myers Chapel, with the Rev. Carl E. Hearn officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral chapel after 5 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Lerch is survived by one son, Donald Lerch, Springfield; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Source: Mt. Vernon Register News Date: August 1973 Submitted by; Rosemary Newell Atkins
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A school bus accident sends several people to the hospital.
A school bus and a truck collided just before four Thursday afternoon.
It happened on Highway 80, near the Knott County line.
Officials say a passenger in the pick-up suffered the worst injuries but they are not believed to be life threatening. He was flown to Holsten Valley in Tennessee.
The driver of the truck, along with six students on the Perry County School Bus and the bus driver were taken to the hospital, mainly as a precaution.
A firefighter says the truck was on fire right after the collision but it was quickly put out.
The accident caused a big traffic back-up.
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We've got progress on the labor negotiations front! Repeat, we've got progress on the labor negotiations front!
Except (sigh) it's probably not exactly the kind of progress for which we're looking.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello tweeted the following after the two sides met today in Washington for the start of seven scheduled consecutive days of bargaining.
JOINT NFL-NFLPA STATEMENT: George Cohen, the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, has requested, and both sides have agreed, that the NFL Players Association and the NFL refrain from making any public comments about any aspect of the mediation process. The process began today under the direction of Mr. Cohen.
In response, my colleague Will Brinson, released his own statement: "We request that the NFL and NFLPA quit issuing statements and tweeting until they get their shizzle fixed."
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Snorkel, our Loggerhead Turtle, travelled to Cheltenham last weekend for a full medical check-up.
She had an MRI scan at a special unit, the results of which, at first glance, appear to show no tumour.
Having retuned to the Aquarium, Snorkel is resting in her own tank so that we can closely monitor her.
As a result she will be off display until Monday 4th July.
See our press release for more information - www.national-aquarium.co.uk/media-centre/press-release/snorkel-has-mri-scan-in-cheltenham
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Election of RCN Officers 2011
Results for the RCN Council Officers elections are listed on this page. You can also view the independent scrutineers report [PDF 386KB].
Election results:
Chair of Council
- Kath McCourt. 18 votes. Elected.
- Ann Marie O'Neill. 10 votes.
Vice Chair of Council
- Michael Brown. 17 votes. Elected.
- David Harding-Price. 3 votes.
- Ian Norris. 8 votes.
Honorary Treasurer
- Andrew McGovern. Elected unopposed.
Chair of Nursing Practice and Policy Committee
- Hamish Kemp. 12 votes.
- Ian Norris. 16 votes. Elected.
Chair of Membership and Representation Committee
- David Miller. 8 votes.
- Anne Wells. 20 votes. Elected.
Chair of Governance Support Committee
- Sandra James. 22 votes. Elected.
- Mike Travis. 6 votes.
Chair of Business Committee
- Michael Brown. 6 votes.
- Andrew McGovern. 22 votes. Elected.
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Sanlam: Unit buys in to Malaysian firmComment on this story
Sanlam Emerging Markets was buying 51 percent of Malaysia's MCIS Zurich Insurance for about R1.25 billion, the division of the JSE-listed insurer said yesterday. Sanlam said it would first buy a 40 percent stake in MCIS Zurich from shareholder Koperasi MCIS and then make an offer to acquire 11 percent from minority investors. Should there be a lack of interest in the offer from minorities, Sanlam would go back to Koperasi to make up the difference, it said. "Malaysia is a key part of Sanlam's future growth strategy," emerging markets chief executive Heinie Werth said. Sanlam shares inched up 0.2 percent to close at R55.32. – Bloomberg
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