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1. How 'bout dem Cowboys?!
I know this is going out on a limb with this one... Dallas has brought in a complimentary back to Marion Barber in Felix Jones, they have improved their secondary with Adam Jones and Mike Jenkins, and their offensive line is still intact. Unless Dallas is bitten by a huge injury bug then there is no reason why they shouldn't win the division. I'm also predicting them to have home field advantage throughout the playoffs yet not make it to the Super Bowl (more on that later). None of this will save Wade Phillips job as he is replaced by Jason Garrett next year.
They did stay unusually healthy last year, though. I think they are a candidate to regress, especially as they move away from Parcells' team and towards Wade Phillips.
2. The Bills will have a better record than the Jets. Both will miss the playoffs...
I really liked the way the Bills played last year with Trent Edwards as their quarterback. Marshawn Lynch is a stud and will continue to grow this year as a running back. James Hardy is an excellent compliment next to Lee Evans. On the defensive side of the ball Marcus Stroud will help them stop the run and Leondis McLovin McKelvin will be an excellent compliment to Terrance McGee in the secondary. Ko Simpson and Donte Whitner will both be healthy. This team will contend heavily for a wild-card spot and will just barely be beaten out. Dick Jauron will be in contention for coach of the year.
The Jets, on the other hand, have brought in Brett Favre in hopes of pushing them over the hump. Not only did I think this was a mistake when they traded for him but I think it will backfire. Favre will have to adjust to a new system, develop a rapport with his receivers, and try not to butt heads with the Mangenius. Favre and his 38 (39 in October) year old arm will revert back to his 2005 and 2006 form and throw more or equal interceptions to touchdowns. The Jets don't have the kind of defense to overcome those kind of errors. Despite the gamble on Favre, the Mangenius ends up looking like a mancub and should have stuck with developing Kellen Clemons.
I agree with this.
3. Cardinals will win the NFC West the weakest division in football
I'm not sold on Seattle's offense getting them very far. Their defense will sustain them and win some games for them but it just won't be enough. On the other hand this will be Matt Leinart's year and he will prove it. I see Arizona being much more competitive this year, especially on defense. They have some of the best wide receivers in the league in Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston will excel in the slot. Arizona barely beats out Seattle.
Every year people fall for the Arizona hype. I don't get it. I have been on the "Matt Leinart is a bust" bandwagon from before he took a single snap, Edgerrin James is slow and ineffective; and can they stop any passing game?
4. Cleveland Rocks!
I didn't know whether to title this truth Who let the dawgs out? or Dawggystyle. So instead of choosing between those two I chose what I did.
There will be a changing of the guard this year in the AFC North. Pittsburgh will continue to experience the growing pains of having a new head coach which will allow Cleveland to hurdle them and win the NFC North. I really like this Cleveland team's chemistry and I love the moves they made in the offseason. They were aggressive about addressing their needs I think Corey Williams is going to excel as a 3-4 end. There are two things that worry me: 1) their secondary. Eric Wright and Brandon McDonald don't inspire me at all. I actually think their one of the worst corner duo's in the NFL right now. 2) Their running back situation. Jamal Lewis had a breakthrough season last year but I wonder for how much longer he will be able to continue performing like he did. Jason Wright averaged 4.7 yards per rush last year but I feel he is more of a situational type back. Even with that said, Cleveland with their offensive weapons and improved front 7 will win the AFC North.
The Steelers needed offensive line help in the worst way going into the draft and only managed to draft one offensive lineman, OT Tony Hills, in the fourth round. Justin Hartwig is an upgrade over Sean Mahan at center but losing Alan Faneca will hurt. While they got some great value with skill position players Limas Sweed and Rashard Mendenhall they will struggle keeping Roethlisberger up right. The Steelers will earn a wild card.
The Browns will go 6-10 and you can read my reasonings elsewhere.
5a. Green Bay victorious.
Even with the departure of Brett Favre, I don't see this Green Bay skipping a beat. Aaron Rodgers has had three years to learn the system and he should step right in like a veteran. He's been practicing against GB's defense for three years as well, which can only help him. If Rodger's goes down with an injury, though, then I can see Green Bay struggling
5b. Minnesota needs a QB.
Despite addressing their need for a pass rusher I am just not sold on Minnesota. I'm surprised they haven't been looking around for a QB yet. Here's an idea: Minnesota trades for J.P. Losman. The starting job is all but Trent Edwards' to lose in Buffalo and Minnesota would get a better signal caller than Tavaris Jackson. The same could be said about trading for QB Shaun Hill of the 49ers. I know, wishful thinking... Back to reality, the Vikings defense is scary. Their front 7 is monstrous. Their secondary, eh, I've seen better. But, with their ability to stop the run and now with Jared Allen rushing the passer they should win some ball games. However, you have to be able to throw the ball and that's something I don't see them doing very well this year, esp. when Bernard Berrian is your best receiver. AD and Chester Cheetah Taylor will touch the ball quite often. If they can stay healthy the Vikings are in the playoffs. If one of them goes down then their barely in contention for the wild card.[quote]
I think Minnesota will be better than Green Bay.
6. Around and round we go
Mike Nolan, Marvin Lewis, and John Fox will be the first three coaches fired next year. Depending on how well the Raiders do this year Lane Kiffin may or may not be fired. I see some drastic changes coming soon to some teams. I think Mike Martz could be in consideration for the SF job depending on how well the offense performs this year. Russ Grimm will be another name mentioned, possibly for the Cincinnati job or Carolina job. Bill Cowher's name is always one that comes up and I feel he will be closely courted by the Panthers. Pete Carroll's name will probably be brought up as well.
I think one of those three you mentioned will overperform and keep his job: my bet is on Marvin Lewis.
7. Be a Saint
This will be my first homer truth. The New Orleans Saints will win the NFC South and it will come down between them and Tampa Bay. I have really liked what the Saints have done this offseason. While I am still a little hesitant on their moves to bring in two guys that were injured last season, you can't help but feel that the front office knows what their doing after gambling on Drew Brees. Bringing in Jeremy Shockey makes an already dangerous offense that much more lethal. While I'm not sold on Deuce lasting a whole season, I am very confident in RB Pierre Thomas' ability to help fill in if he goes down. It also looks like Robert Meachem will be the #2 opposite Colston and that Adrian Arrington will be our 3rd or 4th receiver on the depth chart. Vilma, DE Bobby McCray, and DT Sedrick Ellis help strengthen our front seven and we should get a lot more pressure on opposing QB's than we have been able to get in recent years.
I agree. On Sedrick Ellis I think he will be a better pro than Glenn Dorsey will be.
8. Shirts vs. Skins
The Washington Redskins will make the playoffs as a wild card. I am going out on another limb with this one but I don't think the NY football Giants have added enough talent to recover from losing DE Michael Strahan, TE Jeremy Shockey, and S Gibril Wilson. I also think the Eagles will continue to be a mediocre team and fully expect another Donovan McNabb injury. For some reason or another I really like Washington this year. I think Jason Campbell will make strides as a starting QB, Clinton Portis is a dangerous running back, they brought in some good weapons at WR, and they traded for DE Jason Taylor. While I'm not sold on Jim Zorn being a head coach, I feel that Washington is the next best team in the division, at least for this year.
A huge limb here, as I think that the other three teams are all better than the Redskins. I do love Jason Campbell, but the constant changes in scheme and personnel worry me.
9. Houston vs. The Oilers
This year Gary Kubiak and the Houston Texans will boast a better record than the Tennessee Titans. That's right, I said it. Quickly and quietly the Texans have put together a good team and will be very competitive in the toughest division in football. DeMeco is a monster at linebacker and leads a fairly strong defense (minus the secondary) and Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson will give opposing defenses fits. Steve Slaton should fit in nicely as a third down back but Houston is definitely going to have to address their safety and running back issues this off-season.
Although I think Jeff Fisher is one of the best coaches in the NFL I just don't see the Titans having enough talent on offense to rack up enough points this year. Tennessee has a running back by committee and their best wide receiver is Justin Gage, a corny wrestling name if I ever heard one. Their defense is very solid and will help keep games close but unless Rob Bironas can kick 70 yard field goals this will be Houston's year to finish third in the AFC South.
I agree wholeheartedly.
10. The Missing Piece?
While I have the Cleveland Browns winning the AFC North, I feel that Pittsburgh will be hot on their heels and that will be because of one guy. No, not Rashard Mendenhall, Willie Parker, Santonio Holmes, or Limas Sweed but... Mewelde Moore. In a wide-open offense like the one Pittsburgh is trying to incorporate I can see Moore excelling as a 3rd down back. He's quick out of the backfield and can catch the ball and get a few YAC. If he is utilized properly he could be another weapon in a loaded arsenal.
I have always wondered why he hasn't been used like he was back in '04 with the Vikings. With that being said I don't expect him to get touches.
11. When the Saints go marching in
My second and final homer truth and it's a doozie. The Saints will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. I have them beating Dallas at Dallas to advance to the Super Bowl this year. While Dallas should go, I think the Saints have the better offense and a defense that will be tougher than people think. I'm sure I'll catch a lot of flak for this one but that's what these are about. The Saints have a fairly easy schedule and I'm picking them to finish 2nd in the NFC, right behind Dallas.
I have the Saints facing the Colts in the Super Bowl and losing. I wanted to put the Chargers here really bad but can't justify putting a Norv Turner coached team into the Super Bowl.
I doubt it, mainly because they won't be battle tested in the NFC South.
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ive been on the Bills bandwagon since last year. This team has made some great improvements, stays young, and is gonna be a threat in 2 years or earlier.
Trent Edwards is the real deal too. The WR from Indiana was a great pickup, as was McKlevin. Mitchell is a clutch player, Poz is back, Stroud anchors the inside. This team is gonna surprise a lot of ppl.
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text: I was just going through some negatives and ran across a few of my old Tri-X negs that I had developed in PMK. I believe the development time was 10 minutes but am not positive. Anyway, they too turned out fine, in fact, some printed VERY nicely (those with the good imagery that is..)

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Google to animal lovers: no donkeys were hurtComment on this story
San Francisco - Google on Wednesday moved to reassure users that no animals were harmed in the making of its popular maps after a street view picture surfaced of a donkey lying on the side of a road.
The message put out Wednesday by the Internet giant was prompted by reaction to the picture, which gave the impression that a Google Maps car had run over a donkey on a dirt road while gathering Street View images in Botswana.
In a blog post titled "Never ass-ume," Kei Kawai of Google Maps said the donkey was merely enjoying a roll in the dirt when the car approached.
"Because of the way our 360-degree imagery is put together, it looked to some that our car had been involved in an unseemly hit and run, leaving the humble beast stranded in the road," Kawai said.
"I'm pleased to confirm the donkey is alive and well."
His blog post included a set of images showing the donkey standing and moving aside as the Google Maps car neared, and then staring inquisitively at the departing vehicle. - Sapa-AFP
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Even though it may be out of necessity, Jason Oden is moving in to a new football home this spring at Colorado State and he isn't planning on being a short-term tenant.
He's moving to running back from safety to fill an expected void left by the unexpected departure of Donnell Alexander and he ran with the first team Saturday when the Rams made their annual spring visit to Denver.
Coach Jim McElwain put his team through a spring scrimmage session at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. Oden led the offense in rushing with 69 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns. He shared time with freshman Bryce Peters, who ran for 27 yards on 11 carries and scored two touchdowns.
The running back position is a critical part of CSU's spring practice that concludes Saturday with a spring game at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins. Not only have the Rams lost Alexander, but also Kapri Bibbs, last season's star running back who left school early to try the NFL.
"I can play both sides of the ball," Oden, a junior out of Buffalo, N.Y., said. "I'm trying to get things going at running back. Right now I'm studying the playbook. It's all about developing confidence. I had fun out there today, but it's a big jump going from defense to offense."
Even with the loss of personnel, coach Jim McElwain indicated he wasn't overly concerned about the position. But he still is looking ahead to adding some freshman running backs and a possible junior college transfer to the mix in preseason practice in August.
"If we can find a good one out there, we'll be keeping our eyes open," McElwain said of a possible addition of a JC transfer.
But he wasn't downplaying what he saw in the scrimmage.
"I feel good about what we have at running back," McElwain said. "We lost some good ones. But I think Oden is making the best of a position move. I'm excited to see how he is keeping his pad level down, how he's moving the pile, and he made some good cuts out there today. He has some skills."
Oden wouldn't speculate where he is on the depth chart, but he welcomes additional competition.
"We'll let the coach make that decision," Oden said when asked if he's the No. 1 running back. "Bring on the freshmen, the more the better. We'll compete and hopefully they can help us have a better offense."
McElwain was positive about the move to the Denver area for the scrimmage.
"We played with some energy," McElwain said. "I thought our offensive line did a really good job. It's good to see how our younger players respond to being in different surroundings."
Quarterback Garrett Grayson was upbeat about spring practice.
"I'd say we're ahead of where we wanted to be." Grayson said. "We've met our expectations."
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We have Lots of Definitive Lists around here.. But when looking for a "To Hit" list today I couldnt find it. So I figured I'd Make one.
To Hit, Or Attack, Modifier is the core of the D&D System. Everyone who melees wants to maximize their chane to hit the mobs. WIth So many ways to Increase your to hit bonus in this game, its about time we have some sort of list.
Base Attack Bonus (BAB)
Your Base attack bonus depends on your Class makeup. DDO has 3 BAB progressions.
Fighter, Ranger, Paladin, and Barbarian all share a 1:1 BAB Ratio. FOr every Level thet Gain they gain +1 to their Base attack bonus.
Cleric, Rogue, Monk, and Bard all Share a 3:4 Ratio. This equates to +3 to hit for every 4 Levels Gained in the class.
NOTE: Monks Gain +1 BAB Every 4 Levels if they are "Centered" (Effectivly increasing their BAB to a 1:1 class)
Wizards and Sorcerers have a 1:2 Ratio for their BAB. They get +1 for every 2 Levels in the class.
The To Hit is Lost First when Leveling. (A L1 Cleric for example has a 0 BAB) then Progresses from there. So when Multi-classing with a reduced BAB class your overall To Hit bonus will be reduced. (A 14 Barbarian/1Cleric/1 Wizard will have a BAB of 14 because L1 on both Cleric and Wizard is 0)
Ability Modifier
Your Ability Modifier is the next Substantial modifier for your To Hit Bonus. In Most cases this is your Strength Modifier. Exceptions are Ranged Weapons, Which use your Dexterity Modifier. You May also take the "Weapon Finesse" Feat which allows you to use your Dexterity Modifier for Weapons that fall into the "Light" catagory or Rapiers, Which are a Finesseable Medium Weapon.
Alchemical Bonus
An alchemical bonus is granted by the use of a nonmagical, alchemical substance.
There are Currently no Alchemical Bonus's to Weapons in this game, However, You can obtain Potions that will increas your Strength or Dexterity temporarily. This will effectively boost your to hit.
Alchemical STR and Dex potions are availabale via Collectable Turn ins to the collectors in the House D Ward.
Circumstance Modifier
A circumstance bonus (or penalty) arises from specific conditional factors impacting the success of the task at hand. Circumstance bonuses stack with all other bonuses, including other circumstance bonuses, unless they arise from essentially the same source.
Bard Spell- Focusing Chant +1 To Hit (Self Only)
You gain +2 to your attack Rolls if you are "Flanking" a Mob.
Rogues can gain a +1 to +5 Sneak Attack bonus to their To Hit when They do Not have Aggro. Many Items and Weapons can also Provide this Sneak attack Bonus.
Competence Modifier
A competence bonus (or penalty) affects a character's performance of a particular task, as in the case of the bardic ability to inspire competence. Such a bonus may apply on attack rolls.
Sources for Competence Bonus' are
Bard Song- Inspire Greatness +2 to Hit
Full Plate of the Defender - Vision of Destruction Raid Item +2 To Hit
Tumbleweed - Hound of Xoriat Raid Item +2 To Hit
Steady Handed Armbands - Madstone Crater +1 to hit
Enhancement Bonus
An enhancement bonus represents an increase in the sturdiness and/or effectiveness of a weapon. In Other words, this is your Weapon Modifier.. The "+1" in your "+1 Holy Battleaxe of Deception"
Weapons can have a +0 to +5 Enhancement bonus on them. Bane is also added to this Bonus. Lesser adds +1, Bane adds +2 and Greater Bane adds +4. FOr Example, a +5 Greatsword of Greater Evil Outsider Bane would be +5 against most creatures,but +9 to Hit against Evil Outsiders.
Insight Bonus
An insight bonus improves performance of a given activity by granting the character an almost precognitive knowledge of what might occur. Multiple insight bonuses on the same character or object do not stack. Only the highest insight bonus applies.
There are currently No To Hit Insight Bonus's in DDO
Luck Modifier
A luck modifier represents good (or bad) fortune. Multiple luck bonuses on the same character or object do not stack. Only the highest luck bonus applies.
Sources of Luck Bonus' to Hit.
Cleric Spell: Prayer +1 To Hit
Cleric Spell Recitation: +2 To Hit
Cleric/Paly Spell: Divine Favor +1 to +3. Self Only
Morale Modifier
A morale bonus represents the effects of greater hope, courage, and determination (or hopelessness, cowardice, and despair in the case of a morale penalty). Multiple morale bonuses on the same character do not stack. Only the highest morale bonus applies.
Sources of Morale Bonus' to Hit
Bard Song: Inspire Courage +1 to +7 To Hit with bard enhancments
Spell: Greater Heroism +4 To Hit
Spell/Potion/CLicky: Heroism +2 to hit
Spell: Good Hope +2 To Hit
Racial bonus
A bonus granted because of the culture a particular creature was brought up in or because of innate characteristics of that type of creature.
Sources of Racial Modifiers Include Drow Shortsword and Rapier Enhancements, Dwarven Axe Enhancments, elf Longsword and rapier enhancments, Halfling throwing Weapon Enhancments and other Racial Enhancment lines.
Size Modifier
A size bonus or penalty is derived from a creature's size category.
Halflings Receive a +1 To Hit because of their Size.
SPELL: Rams Might Adds a +2 To hit (Ranger, Self Only)
(Note: Rams Might also adds +2 Stacking STR For a TOtal of +3 To Hit)
Other ways to Increase your Attack Modifier.
Spell: Divine Power Self Only, available via Spell and Clicky.
Divine Power Increases your BAB to that of a Fighter of the same level (Effectively giving you a 1:1 BAB)
Spell: Tensors Transformation: Self Only, Scrolls Available
Tensors Transfomation Increases your BAB to that of a FIghter of the same level (Effectively giving you a 1:1 BAB)
You cannot Cast spells Under the effect of Tensors Transformation
Madstone Rage: Effect in Madstone Crater Quest, Clicky/Random effect from From the Madstone Boots From the Reaver Raid.
Madstone rage increases your BAB to 1:1 and also adds a +2 Stacking STR Enhancment.
You cannot cast spells, Use CLicky's, or consume some potions while uner the effects of Madstone Rage.
Weapon Focus/Greater Weapon Focus. These feats Provide a Stacking +1 for the weapon style selected
Precision: Provides +4 to hit with the Penalty of Halving your Base damage(ANd SNeak attack damage)
Cleric/Paly "Way Of" Enhancments: Provide +1 stacking to hit for your dieties Prefered weapon.
Increase your To Hit By Decreasing the Mobs AC!
There are several ways to decrease a mobs AC. THis effectively increases yoru chance to Hit the mob. These Include
Sunder:Free Granted Feat to Melee Classes. Causes -4 AC for 1 Minute
Imp Sunder FEAT Causes -5 to AC also Times for 1 Minute. Does not stack with Sunder
Eagle Claw Attack Monk Special Ability/Attack -4 AC
Unbalancing Strike Monk Special Ability/Attack -2 AC
Ooze Sunder Shroud Weapon Effect Chance to Cause -5 AC
Destruction: Weapon Effect. Stacks with Sunder. Causes -4 AC for 1 Minute (ALso available on a Mithral Breatplate from Houd of Xoriat)
Maldroit/Bone Breaking: Causes Dex Damage wich results in the mob losing thier Dex Bonus to AC (IF Any)
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Need tips for building upper body strength
Help! I have Olive Oyl arms! I want to focus less on my thighs and bum, and more on my arms. Can I build upper body strength and pump up my biceps and triceps with resistance bands, push ups and planks, or do I need to actually be lifting weights?
Push-ups, pull-ups, tricep dips, those are all amazing upper body workouts. Bench presses are good, too. Body weight exercises are great but if you want amazing arms I suggest adding weights when you're ready.


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The 31st Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre coastal race was held in Palma, Mallorca today, Wednesday 18th July 2012. Olympic and America's Cup champion Jordi Calafat chartered a winning course in his home-waters to secure victory for his Audi All4One team in the IRC 1 division.
Day three of Copa Del Rey 2012
It was the first line honours win in this regatta for the Palma born sailing legend's team, but it wasn't enough to challenge overall leaders Audi Azzurra Sailing Team, who finished second to remain on top of the overall leaderboard.
The 52s dominated the 13-strong fleet on corrected time with All4One taking the win, Azzurra in second place, PowerPlay third, followed by Gladiator, Provezza 7, Paprec Recyclage and Aquila in seventh.
All4One's victory moves the team onto the podium, in third place on the overall Copa del Rey IRC 1 leaderboard with 17 points. Azzurra continue to hold a commanding lead of 11 points and PowerPlay remain second on 16.5 points.
All4One and Azzurra started the coastal course with their usual match-racing style ferocity, but it was All4One who gained the early jump after edging ahead on the opening downwind leg, which Calafat described as 'crucial' to their win.
The two Audi teams were neck-and-neck approaching the Islote del Sech rounding, but it was All4One who played a massive right hand shift best.
'It's not about local knowledge, because everyone sails here so much,'' Calafat said. 'We won because we moved into a strong position in the first run and had the strong start that we planned.'
It was a crucial day's racing for the teams, as race rules do not permit for the coastal race result to be dropped, unlike other races in the six-day regatta.
Day three of Copa Del Rey 2012
Azzurra skipper Guillermo Parada said the importance of the coastal race was not lost on his crew as they hit the water with a strong overall lead.
Finishing the day in second place across the line and on corrected time was the perfect way to mark the half-way point of the regatta, the largest in the Mediterranean, Parada said.
'This was the critical race, we wanted to make sure we had a good result and we managed to do it,'' he said.
'From now on we will play it more looking at the situation and the points. There's still a long way to go, but for sure we are in the position we wanted to be in at the start of the week.'
Rán finished second in the IRC 0 coastal race to remain at top of the overall leaderboard on seven points, ahead of Shockwave on 14 points, and Bella Mente in third place on 17 points.
More than 1,100 sailors are competing on board 119 yachts, across seven divisions in the 31st Copa del Rey. A maximum of 12 races will be contested across the six-day regatta that concludes on Saturday July 21. Copa del Rey does not count towards the overall 52 Super Series.
The IRC fleets will return to a windward-leeward race format on Thursday, with the first race to begin at 1300 local, 1100 UTC.
PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN. 2012. Day three of Copa del Rey of 52 Superseries on july 18, 2012 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain (photo by Xaume Olleros/52 Superseries) - Copa Del Rey 2012
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We are products of our choices. With Paul Rudnick's "I Hate Hamlet," The Town Players of Newtown tackles the question of art over fame and fortune for one young, contemplative TV star. In doing so, the Town Players current summer fare proves to be the perfect antidote to summer doldrums and a delightful evening of theater. The script itself is loaded with laughs. The direction and performers find these moments and play them with perfect pitch, they are subtle yet uproarious.
The 1750 Matthew Curtiss House at 44 Main Street, which is the museum and headquarters of Newtown Historical Society, was the stepping-off point for the society's 18th Annual House & Garden Tour on Saturday, June 28. Participants obtained maps there of the houses and gardens that were open to ticket-holders on Saturday. The 18th annual event was well attended, and again served as a fundraiser for the historical society. This year's event offered eight properties on Main Street, one on West Street, and one on Newfield Lane. Tourgoers observed that while they may have passed the properties on display many times, they were not aware of the elaborate gardens present in their rear yards.
"A Glimpse Of The Garden" is a seasonal miniseries focusing on the heart of a gardener's work — a special spot, an extraordinary plant, a place of respite, or a place that evokes a heartfelt memory. What is down the garden path of your friends and neighbors? What is down your garden path? This week, a visit with Liljan Minck, who for nearly 60 years, has sat on the broad porch of her nearly 200-year-old home, resting after a session of dedicated work developing the gardens that surround her house. "I see everything from here," she said — trees, birds, flowers, shrubs, and people going by." Over the course of many years, she and her late husband Albert did all of the landscaping on their property. Nestled up against the foundation of the house is a flowerbed filled from front to back with seasonal delights, such as the fragrant White Festiva Maxima peonies, several varieties of hosta, golden leaf spirea, and lush bleeding heart shrubs. Peeking out from these are long fronds of Solomon's Seal here and there, and the silvery white foliage of Snow-In-Summer. Daisies bloom abundantly at the side of the house, as well.
Jeff Shwartz is a beekeeper, which entails much more than a sweet, amber-colored reward. "Believe it or not, I thought I wanted honey," he said. Regarding the work he began in 2007, he said, "I thought that a couple of times a year you pull on a deep sea diving suit and steal honey" from the bee hives. He soon discovered that tending bees was a far bigger business. He and his wife Nancy acquired books and delved into the world of bees, he said, "I learned it was much more." He began attending workshops and consulted with apiculture societies, backyard beekeeping associations, beekeeping clubs, and more.
Gusts of wind interrupted the sunny day, causing merchants and guests at the first Farmers Market of the season at Fairfield Hills to grab for tent posts. The market is open Tuesdays from 2 to 6 pm.
Stop & Shop Store Manager Rich Marcuccio, right, FAITH Food Pantry co-chair Nancy Taylor and event co-organizer and Newtown resident Chris Sferruzzo gathered in front of several pallets of food collected for FAITH Food Pantry during a June 14 car show and raffle held at the South Main Street grocery store in Sand Hill Plaza. The event featured a DJ, The Big Beat Band, food, activities for the kids, and dozens of hot rods, classics, customized, and stock vehicles ranging from vintage to a gull wing DeLorean complete with its space age "flux capacitor." Mr Marcuccio said the event raised $10,000 in food and cash donations for the pantry located in Sandy Hook Center.
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Paper may be the traditional gift for a first wedding anniversary, but for those involved with Hearts of Hope, something in ceramic may be even more appropriate. Barb Tarpey and her two daughters were among a few dozen people who attended the first anniversary gathering of the Hearts of Hope-Newtown chapter on June 18. She and her daughters were in the hall of Newtown United Methodist Church to paint palm-sized ceramic hearts for the first time Wednesday evening, and Mom was having a little trouble deciding where to begin.
Mother Nature more than cooperated and gave Barn Star Productions a perfect day for the first Newtown Antiques Market on Saturday, June 21. "We sure did get off to a great start," Frank Gaglio, show manager, said, "and the dealers made it happen." Eighty-five exhibitors came for the market, staged just off the flagpole green on the Fairfield Hills campus, with the booths surrounding Shelton House. "We had a nice turnout, about 100 people were in line when the show opened at 10 am and by 5 pm when the show closed, about 800 visitors had shopped the show," Gaglio said, and "many of the dealers reported having good sales and a profitable day."


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A Scandal Takes a Timeout
Where's the outrage over steroid use in the NFL?
Suppose they gave a drug scandal and nobody came.
On Sept. 21, the San Diego Union-Tribune published a blockbuster report listing 185 NFL players who had used performance-enhancing drugs -- men at every position from every team over the past three decades. (George Mitchell's headline-grabbing 2007 report on such drug use in baseball listed 100 fewer players in that sport.) Charles Yesalis, professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and one of the country's leading anabolic steroids experts, believes that "we're just touching the tip of the iceberg."
As it turns out, the tip may be all we see for a while. Though the Union-Tribune's study was called by many "the Mitchell report of pro football," there have been no suspensions, few newspaper headlines, and no threats of congressional hearings. Not yet, anyway. Less than two weeks after the newspaper published its findings, the NFL's sweeping drug problem seems like a scandal that never happened.
How is this possible in a sport that claims to be the most popular in America? No single reason seems to provide a sufficient answer, but several of the dots, when connected, start to form a picture.
First, there's the matter of statistics. The argument goes that baseball fans take stats very seriously and thus are spurred to action when performance-enhancing drugs taint the record books, while football fans are much less concerned about steroids and other such substances given that football has no identifiable statistical benchmarks such as Hank Aaron's 755 career home runs or Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. Only a few players on a team of 22 starters in football really have any stats.
Prof. Yesalis believes the statistical argument to be largely a creation of the media: "I think it's sportswriters who care about records being broken. I don't think the average fans really care all that much. They view sports mostly as entertainment." But Bob Costas disagrees. "I don't know about the average fan, but judging from the reaction to Barry Bonds's surpassing Aaron's home run record, a great many fans do care, and if they don't think the competition is legitimate, they're liable to seek their entertainment elsewhere."
Whether or not most fans care, the fact is that it's only when players like Bonds achieve certain statistical milestones that the question of performance-enhancing drugs comes into focus; what statistics do we have for offensive linemen in football?
For that matter, who notices offensive or defensive linemen at all? While experts have long acknowledged that linemen (whose average weight has increased by nearly 90 pounds over the past quarter century) are the primary users of bulk-up substances, most fans never get to see the faces of the players down in the trenches. Defensive linemen might not even get their names mentioned more than once or twice a game when they make a spectacular play like a quarterback sack, and offensive linemen almost never get their names announced on TV.
Every baseball fan knew Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Roger Clemens, and other star players who testified in congressional hearings, but if even the best-known linemen were to sit in front of the microphone, their staunchest fans might be getting a good look at their faces for the first time.
Why haven't football players been called to testify in hearings on steroids use in professional sports? For one thing, timing. Revelations of the extent of the NFL's problems with performance-enhancing drugs have surfaced during an economic crisis that makes last December, when the Mitchell Report was released, seem idyllic in comparison. Congress dare not be concerned with distractions concerning millionaire athletes.
For another, pro football isn't under threat of losing its exemption from antitrust laws as was Major League Baseball, which made its pitch to Congress in an effort to prove it was trying to deal with the problem. (Sen. Arlen Specter threatened to yank the NFL's antitrust free pass in 2006, but only in connection with the league's negotiation of exclusive TV packages. Drugs were never mentioned.)
The reason the NFL's antitrust exemption isn't on the line isn't clear either, but as Stephen Ross, chairman of Penn State's Sports Law Institute, puts it: "Congress only cares if the people they talk to care. Their constituents aren't complaining, so they aren't either."
That there is so comparatively little public outrage over drugs in the NFL may simply be because the league has done such a superb public-relations job. The earliest documented use of steroids in pro football dates back to 1962, when the San Diego Chargers' strength coach, Alvin Roy, was handing out steroid pills. It took the league 21 years to ban anabolic steroids, and in 1989 Commissioner Pete Rozelle helped implement the first game suspensions for positive steroid tests. But the NFL was still well ahead of baseball's pace; MLB would not adopt such regulations until 2004. Under Rozelle, the NFL's proactive stance bought it a great deal of good will while MLB continued to struggle with its image.
What no one knew then was that much of this good will was based on false perceptions. An example was reported by Mike Freeman in his 2003 book, "Bloody Sundays: Inside the Dazzling, Rough-and-Tumble World of the NFL" (HarperCollins). At a 1999 meeting of the NFL players union in Hawaii, union officials somehow forgot that the proceedings were being videotaped by a Florida company that they themselves had hired. With the cameras rolling, a union official told the session that 16 players had failed their drug tests that year but weren't punished because of a "secret agreement" between the league and the union not to enforce existing drug rules until a new policy, which was in the works, could be established. Apparently neither side wanted any bad publicity while the new agreement was being finalized.
How many other secret agreements has the league had with its players over the years not to enforce its own policies?
Enough, apparently, to create a major scandal, whether anyone outside pro football chooses to recognize it or not.
Mr. Barra writes about sports for the Journal.
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Please forgive my shameless plug. The information about my new website http://www.zonecalc.co.uk that follows is not trying to make money from you, it is a free to register online service that allows you to record your training details, and I, the creator, am asking people to try it out in advance before Google get the spiders into it (which is good!). Thanks guys.
I have just launched my new website and was hoping that I could draft in as many forum members as possible to help test it before Google gets hold of it. wondered if any of you guys would be good enough to help. It's FREE to use and in working order http://www.zonecalc.co.uk
I've been using it myself and I think ive ironed out a lot of bugs but I need some testers. The database will run now for good so any data you enter will remain. It is also private. The public will not see your data and you only need to leave a username, password and email, so if you want to be totally anonymous, create a unique login to what you'd normally use. Passwords one way are encrypted in the database.
ZoneCALC is a simple FREE training diary tool for tracking your zone based daily training. However, you can use the site to track your training without using zones if you so wish. Inputting your daily training data is quick and easy. It is primarily a web based number cruncher for 'at a glance feedback' of training zones and average/total times spent in these zones over a given cycle and user historical time period. ZoneCALC is always being added to, so expect new and improved features.
The aim is to fill the gap between spreadsheet based training diaries and complicated scientific analytic training software. It also gives you a current form rating based on a unique points scaling system. Be aware though, this form scale does not take physiological or scientific elements into consideration but can be used as merely a fun addition to watch your form, or as a rough guide to your condition over a period of 4 weeks, 6 weeks or 8 weeks, the generally accepted time taken for an adaptation or decline to occur after consistent or even inconsistent training.
Please please please let me know your comments, thoughts and any bugs you might find so I can fix them.
It is my aim to get athletes involved from across as many endurance sports as possible so you might see this thread (or similar) in other sports forums as well.
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The best hostels in Singapore's Little India
A short list to start with.
What we say:
There are countless reasons – great food, cheap prices, a central location – that Little India has become Singapore's backpacker hub. If you're planning to stay here too, these are our picks for the best hostels in this colourful neighbourhood.
The boutique Bunc@Radius Hostel is one of the newer hostels in Little India and it certainly feels like it with hotel-quality bedding in its pods, chic communal bathrooms and brand new guest computers. Half the hostel space is communal area where you can relax with a proper cup of coffee or soak up the tropical sun on the patio, and the staff organises free events like movie nights and walking tours of Little India. The higher prices (pods start at around $30 and privates around S$90) see Bunc attract a more flashpackery and Southeast Asian crew than some of the other backpacker hostels in the area. Note their WiFi can be very patchy.
Half the fun of staying in hostels is meeting other travellers, and for that we heartily recommend The Inn Crowd. This popular hostel is always filled with gap-year types who come for the hostel parties, barbecues and city tours by scooter. The dorm rooms are a little cramped, but for S$20 it's a clean, air-conditioned place to sleep with a social feel.
Another fun hostel is the Prince of Wales Little India, which is right above a pub of the same name. The second level has been turned into one big, breezy mixed-dorm room with bunk beds and lockers. You'll meet both locals and other travellers having a pint in the beer garden and the dorms are a bargain at S$22, including a hot breakfast.
At the other end of Little India, long-running The Hive delivers the goods on solid clean and spacious dorms with a backpacker vibe. The location isn't as central as some of the other Little India hostels, but the price is right and there is more space. The staff are switched on too. Further down Lavender Street you'll reach Rucksack Inn's latest branch, which has spotless dorms along with some pods. It lacks the rooftop garden of the neighbouring Green Kiwi, but we found the staff here to be far friendlier.
Last but not least, the quite new but very compact Vintage Inn over on Racecourse Road offers affordable single and double pods in amid some great Indian eating, and is very conveniently placed for Little India SMRT. Clean and well managed, think of it as Bunc, but on a smaller scale.
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|Key Diagnostic Features of Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis Due to Encephalitozoon cuniculi in a Lung Transplant Recipient.
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|PMID: 23388129 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|Microsporidia are increasingly recognized as opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised organ transplant recipients (OTR). Disseminated infection due to Encephalitozoon sp. is reported mainly in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients and rarely in HIV-negative OTR. The clinical spectrum ranges from keratoconjunctivitis, to pneumonitis, to acute kidney injury. The kidney is a common site for disseminated infection; however, specialized techniques are required for definitive diagnosis. We report the first case of disseminated Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in an HIV-negative lung transplant recipient diagnosed on renal biopsy. Five months after transplant, he presented with fever and a lung infiltrate and developed acute kidney injury. Renal biopsy showed granulomatous interstitial nephritis with gram-positive rod-shaped organisms with a "belt-like stripe" in tubular epithelial cells. Electron microscopy, polymerase chain reaction, and mammalian cell cultures of the urine sediment confirmed E. cuniculi infection. Retrospective review of a previous lung biopsy showed similar organisms. On the basis of electron microscopy findings, the patient was treated with albendazole, and immunosuppressive therapy was reduced. However, the patient expired due to Aspergillus pneumonia and disseminated E. cuniculi infection. Microsporidia should be considered in cases of fever of unknown origin and/or multiorgan infection in HIV-negative OTR when other causes have been excluded, as successful treatment requires early detection.
|Deborah J Levine; Daniel J Riley; James H Jorgensen; William D McClain; Fermin Tio; Govinda S Visvesvara; Sherry L Abboud-Werner
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|*Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases †Department of Medicine, Transplant Surgery ‡Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX §Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
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MGagen wrote:
I support everyone's right to the Enterprise of their imagination.
However, 947'
MJ's intention. Discarding that figure primarily because the hangar deck doesn't seem to fit ignores a more important and better documented full size set that
fit the 947' size: The bridge. At the intended scale, and only at the intended scale, does the turbolift fit into the visible tube at the back of the bridge dome. It seems misplaced to reject the 947' feature because the miniature hangar set (which we're not really sure of the dimensions and configuration of) doesn't fit, while throwing out the obvious and well documented bridge scale cue. At the very least, hanging on to the intended length is not "silly."
Once again, I'm not saying one cannot have a bigger E if one wants it. I'm merely pointing out that staying with MJ's size is not silly or indefensible.
The bridge fits perfectly well in my version. And my version is 1067' in length. So I disagree with that comment.
Your ideal scale is a hair over 2% larger than 947' -- Given the references available for the size of the bridge set and the exterior dome, this is well within the margin of error. It is hardly conclusive enough to support an uncompromising rejection of the originally stated length. Either figure may work. We just know one of them was stated by the designer.
This is an argument that gets a whole lot of "absolutist" focus from some folks... ie, they say that "947' is the correct length and you'd better accept it. If you don't, you're WRONG-WRONG-WRONG."
Not sure who you're arguing with, here. I began and ended
post with an acknowledgment that everyone is free to imagine an Enterprise of whatever size they wish. I was merely responding to a post that maintained that the hangar deck was the only reasonable driver for finding the scale of the ship. I made a well reasoned argument for why the bridge is a more reliable guide.
And at the very least, MJ's original figure of 947' is not "silly." Neither are those of us who prefer his scale. That is all I have to say about the matter.
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Well, I now own Fuel because of this mod. VERY good job on this.
FUEL: REFUELED is an enhancement modification for the game FUEL, which brings multiple bug-fixes, improvements and the addition of various new content.
A look at the changes made to FUEL: REFUELED in order to support user-created content (such as custom races, vehicle colors etc.).
Posted by Vetron on Dec 14th, 2010
T he base game of FUEL has never been that accessible to user-created content, simply due to the fact that the files are mostly packed into huge archives. This can make making changes to one specific race script quite difficult and virtually impossible to then share with other people without requiring them to manually edit the files. This is where FUEL: REFUELED V15.3 [BETA4] comes in...
The advantage of having this file structure is that it allows users to one-click install new scripts via the mod manager, with no manual editing of files or navigating complicated directories required. Also the scripts needed to create your own content (such as a custom race) are now housed in a user friendly set of files and folders, which does make editing (and debugging) them considerably easier.
From the release of V15.3, custom challenges are fully supported - including the ability to share your own created races on the forums, allowing users to download and install easily with one-click via the mod manager.
So how easy is it to create these custom races? Well the answer is pretty damn easy now! Below is an extract from an example race script.
EMD_SetStartPos -9139 0 39602
EMD_SetStartRot 0 5.6 0 1.000000
EMD_SetEndPos -9139 0 39602
EMD_SetEndRot 0 5.6 0 1.000000
EMD_SetCheckpoint -9181 0.000000 39697 -0.000000 -0.25 -0.000000 1.000000 1
There are only three values you have to worry about... the coordinates X & Y (the larger numbers above) and the rotation (0= south, east = 1.5, north = 3, west = 4.5 etc.). The coordinates can be viewed from the debug mode, and rotation figured out by simply looking at the in-game compass. Like I said, its now pretty easy to create your own custom track. I'll be writing a more in-depth guide soon, but it should be simple enough to work out the values given.
It's not just custom tracks that can be edited and shared, even something as trivial as the vehicle color palette can be manipulated down to the detail of each individual vehicle. I plan to extend this to vehicle handling as-well at some point too.
In preperation for the release of V15.3 in a few days time, I have set up two new boards on the forum. One for custom challenges and the other for vehicle color themes. You can post here with description and a download link. The best content will be packed up and posted on the main FUEL: REFUELED ModDB page. I will likely be releasing custom track packs that users can install. These will be optional downloads.
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I am seriously impressed with this mod. Can't wait to install FUEL again and try it out.
This sounds very promising. Something I always thought would be cool, would be to do a rally type race with checkpoints that utilized the whole free-roam map area for multi-player. This was not in the original game. IIRC, there was only free-roam where you could set target points to go to. Not very exciting.
So in a nutshell, could I use this mod to do a massive all-map rally race utilizing the whole game world? (The game is called FUEL, so I'm also wondering if I would need to compensate for fuel too ).
If so I will probably get FUEL for the PC :-)
What you want to achieve is possible, but not necessarily with this update. However within the game there is an advanced race editor that is accessible via the set of internal debugging tools that the devs 'forgot' to remove from the game - this works exclusively for creating custom online races and bypasses the distance / checkpoint limitations that are enforced in the standard editor. Screenshot: Moddb.com - This tool is available in the default game, but I reworked the text strings (adding notes on the controls) to make it user-friendly in the mod.
Heres an example race I just created using the advanced tool... Moddb.com - the race length is a massive 828 km :D - You could use this to get the result you want.
The release discussed above focuses on enabling the sharing of offline races only for the moment. Sharing multiplayer tracks that have been developed outside the game is something I would like to experiment with. The basic principle of how it will work being very much the same as what I have in this update, but I really need to do some extensive multiplayer play-tests to ensure everything works correctly online in terms of compatibility before I enable it.
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Is anyone else seeing the following incorrectly flagged warnings in VS2010???
Validation (HTML 5): Element 'legend' occurs too few times.
<input type="email" placeholder="watermark goes here?" autofocus="autofocus" />
Validation (HTML 5): Attribute 'autofocus' is not a valid attribute of element 'input'.
Weird - the warnings disappear when I switch validation mode to XHTML5, but reappear in HTML5 mode again.
I only see CSS 2.1 on my intellisense in VS2010 PRO SP1 - am i missing a step?
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why this warning happen
Hurry up already and give us the CSS3 schema natively - tired of these errors for junk.
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@Scott Marcus, It should work in VS2012 and VS2013.
I know this is old but still... I have VS 2010 SP1 and don't see CSS3 as an option
@Elmar, thanks for commenting. Please use the latest VS2013 for more updated support of CSS3.
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Criminal behavior is the result of a complex interplay of social and biological factors, but social learning theory has gained increased research efforts and academical support in recent years. Social learning theory considers the imitation from others from a young age and the development of rational choice.
Most researchers agree that criminal behavior is the result of a complex interplay of social and biological factors (Kitchen, 2009), but social learning theory has gained increased research efforts and academical support in recent years. Social learning theory considers the imitation from others from a young age and the development of rational choice through an experiential comparison between reward and risk. Where this relationship is seen to be favorable, the behavior is likely to be repeated and the frequency increased. Two crimes that could be explained and analyzed within the social learning theories are rape and computer crimes.
Many researchers agree that rape is a learned behavior (Ryan, 2004; Thornhill, & Palmer, 2000). Thornhill and Palmer (2000) explicitly stated that "rape only takes place when men learn to rape" (para. and that rape is mainly motivated by desire, which is also a learnt motivation. The differential association theory places emphasis on the reward and risk ratio and the acceptance of the views and messages of role models in the choice of pro-crime or pro-conformity attitude and behavior. The act of rape potentially has various rewards, including fulfillment of a sexual desire, a need to control or humiliate another person, and establishment of a different social status. The situational parameters are also varied, but Ryan (2004) explained that "men's cognitions foster rape" (p. 579), and that beliefs about sex and masculinity play a significant role in the tendency to commit rape. The methods and techniques, motivation, and minimization of the act as criminal or harmful are imitated from the behavior and attitude of role models such as parent, family members, public figures, peers and the media. According to Salfati and Taylor (2006) rape is "associated with a holistic set of criminal actions in which violence is applied in a controlled, goal orientated manner" (p. 124). Their research implied that rape is deliberate, planned, and motivated by a positive risk and reward balance. Glazov (2006) mentioned the potential role of a "culture's collective psychology" (para. 2) in the occurrence of rape. In certain cultures, males are taught that women are to their disposal to be mastered, controlled, disciplined and enjoyed in any way. Here individual rights are subordinate to community norms, where sexuality might not only serve as a means to procreation, but also punishment. It is important to realize that community norms are in essence learnt, inherited, and developed from one generation to another. Rape is in my opinion as much a sexual behavior as an act of violence, or even perpetuated by community myths. In South Africa, there is a belief amongst certain communities that sexual relations with a virgin is a cure of AIDS, which effectively increases the motivation to rape a child or infant (Earl-Tyler, 2002; Govender, 1999). Although this belief is completely nonsensical, its perpetuation was ensured by denial and reluctance to address the issue by authorities. Whatever the specific motivation, the need to control and disregard for the status of the victim, plays a central role in the decision to rape. The motivations and act are undoubtedly learned and imitated from others in the situation context of the community and culture.
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A Volkswagen AG executive Monday said the German automaker will make a decision before the end of the year on whether to build a new midsize SUV for the United States market and said the German company's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., is among the top two plants in the running for the new vehicle.
Frank Fischer, CEO and chairman of the company's Chattanooga plant, said no decision has been made yet, but he hopes the Chattanooga plant, which builds the Volkswagen Passat, will receive the new product.
"We are working very hard to get it," he said following a presentation at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars.
The company's plant in Pueblo, Mexico, also is in the running for the plant, he said. Fischer said timing on when the vehicle could come into production has not been made.
Fischer said the job impact would be "significant" if the Chattanooga plant wins the vehicle. He would not disclose a possible investment figure. The Chattanooga plant has more than 2,500 employees.
A new University of Tennessee at Knoxville study found the Chattanooga plant created 12,400 full-time jobs, including at suppliers, and helped boost state and local tax revenue by $53.5 million a year.
Volkswagen showed its CrossBlue concept crossover in January during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. If it comes to market, it will be bigger than the Touareg, but priced below it, a Volkswagen spokesman said.
The CrossBlue is a six-seat midsize SUV. The vehicle is a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid with 14 miles of electric range before the diesel engine would kick on.


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Remember how unbelievable Alex Rodriguez's last season in Texas was? That it was so far beyond anyone else, they had to give the MVP to a guy on a last-place team? Those stats: .298 BA, 47 HR, 118 RBI, and now, one giant asterisk.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, showing us all once again that they're not obsolete, reports this morning that Alex Rodriguez was one of 104 players who tested positive for steroids in 2003. Being that it's a Saturday morning, SI could certainly work on their timing, but I suppose this story might have enough legs to make it through the weekend.
Why this is worse for you, than it is for A-Rod, after the jump.
2003 was a trial run for baseball's steroid testing policy, and players testing positive were not punished. The results were supposed to stay anonymous, but "four independent sources" confirmed that Rodriguez's name was on the list, which was seized as part of the government's BALCO investigation.
Rodriguez allegedly tested positive for testosterone and Primobolan, which Kirk Radomski testified many players switched to because it was harder to detect.
When approached by an SI reporter on Thursday at a gym in Miami, Rodriguez declined to discuss his 2003 test results. "You'll have to talk to the union," said Rodriguez, the Yankees' third baseman since his trade to New York in February 2004. When asked if there was an explanation for his positive test, he said, "I'm not saying anything."
What does this mean for Rodriguez? Likely, not much. He won't be punished, and it's not as if he was beloved on the road. And at least he won't have to hear the "A-Fraud" chant now; "A-Roid" rolls off the tongue much better.
What does it mean for baseball? That's much worse. We all stupidly clung to the notion that we knew the steroid abusers when we saw them, and that there were still guys like A-Rod and Pujols and Griffey who were clean, just supremely talented. Now we can't cling to one of that holy trinity anymore.
Despite fans' enmity for Rodriguez, they were pulling for him to top Barry Bonds' all-time home run record, so at least we could have a "pure" number on top. That's out the window.
And, what'll be underreported in the next days and weeks, is that there are 103 other major leaguers who tested positive in 2003, out of nearly 1200 tested. That's almost ten percent. We've convinced ourselves that steroid testing since 2004 is flawless, that because only a handful of scrubs and minor leaguers tested positive, that it's no longer a problem in our sport. But it's unlikely that 100 players simply went cold turkey in one year.
This isn't just A-Rod's problem, but all of baseball's. The recent Yankee teams will, perhaps rightly, be derided as juiced. But remember, 104 players. That's three or four on your favorite team.
This is everybody's problem.