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In the coming months, your Joplin Expats team will be bringing you exclusive stories that take you behind the scenes with many of our most interesting Expats–as well as "Re-Pats" who have returned to their home town for good.
Find out who they are, where they are now, and what makes them tick. We already have a growing list of very interesting local and global entrepreneurs, community leaders and world travelers–all with their heart in the Joplin area. If you have any suggestions for featured Expats, email us at info (at) joplinexpats (dot) org.
Our first feature is coming at the end of January: Chicago-based Expat Tyler Huffman will discuss Big Bad Chubba's upcoming benefit and Reunion show, as well as the constant chaos in his most interesting educational and entrepreneurial life that he and his wife have built.
Big Bad Chubba, (a 90's Ska band formed in Joplin) will perform at the Blackthorn in Joplin on December 23.
"We arranged the night so there could be a lot of catching up with old friends." said Huffman "I am really looking forward to people coming out to the show and making music with some great friends."
The event will provide some talented Joplin natives an opportunity to share their love and support for their hometown. All proceeds will benefit those impacted by the May 22 tornado and the efforts to rebuild.
"This is important to me because music always leads me to the best things in my life." said Huffman, "I know it will be a wonderful time."
If you will be in the Joplin area over the Holidays, don't miss this exciting show. Tickets can be purchased at the Blackthorn for $10.


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Emily Blunt to Star in 'Mary Poppins' Sequel
Directed by Rob Marshall, the sequel is set 20 years after Disney's original movie in a Depression-era London.
Directed by Rob Marshall, the sequel is set 20 years after Disney's original movie in a Depression-era London.
Rob Marshall will reportedly direct the new film, set 20 years after the 1964 musical-fantasy classic.
Opening Dec. 25, the adaptation of the acclaimed musical stars Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine and James Corden.
The star-studded cast — which includes Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine and James Corden — gets the spotlight in the first teaser for the musical fantasy.
Meryl Streep's Witch takes center stage in the first photo from Disney's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical Into the Woods.
Rob Marshall, director of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, is set to helm an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's hit musical Into the Woods for Disney.
Tim Burton tops a rumored shortlist of directors that Disney is looking at to take over Pirates of the Caribbean should Rob Marshall not return for the next movie.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides makes a few missteps, but is overall a worthwhile and welcome return for the Disney franchise.
The duo, whose Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens on May 20, will re-team for a new take on the Dashiell Hammett novel turned classic movie.
Screenwriter Terry Rossio delivered the script over the weekend for a planned fifth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean. However, star Johnny Depp, who shot the second and third films back to back, says he'd want to wait a while before diving back into the franchise.
Ian McShane talks with Spinoff Online about taking on the role of the legendary pirate Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and offers some encouraging words concerning the future of Deadwood.
Disney locks in writer Terry Rossio to return for the Pirates 5 script. Meanwhile, Johnny Depp said he "would most definitely" consider playing Jack Sparrow again.

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Quail Hill is a community in the south part of Irvine, Orange County, California. It is one of the seven communities that belong to the University area of the City of Irvine. There are many streets such as balcony, and luminous.[1] The name of the neighborhood came from characteristic rock formation that adjoins 600 acres (2.4 km2) of permanent open space.[2] Located next to the 405 freeway, Quail Hill is close to major employment, entertainment and dining areas of the city. At the foot of Quail Hill there is the Quail Hill Loop Trail that provides public access to a natural surface trail.[3]
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City Approves New Social Housing in Oakridge
Mayor Gregor Robertson and Council have approved a new social housing project in Oakridge that will bring 46 new affordable rental homes targeted toward seniors to the neighbourhood. The social housing, approved at public hearing last night, will be owned by the Oakridge Lutheran Church and Catalyst Community Development Society. The building replaces the existing one-storey church and delivers 15 studio, 15 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom homes.
200 new rental homes approved in East Vancouver
Mayor Robertson and Council made progress in adding more supply to the City's rental market at last night's public hearing, approving two new projects under the City's Rental 100 policy that will add 200 new homes in East Vancouver. Combined, the new projects will provide 29 studios, 105 one-bedroom, and 66 new family homes.


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What exactly do you mean by your quote....(My bounderies, rules and regulations are ever changing but not without purpose...yours should be too!)
The part about your regulations are ever changing.....I know you talking about its going to be a compromise with the bounderies and rules. But ever changing it just sound like a battle... Maybe I'm focusing on those words too much.
So if you can elaborate on that please?
Our boundaries are always changing, because we are all personally growing.
When we first agreed to poly, the rules were... well ridiculously strict.
But they allowed for a Maca to have a month to research Polyamory and get an idea of what on earth it WAS before anything more happened.
Some of those boundaries are still in place, like not having sex with anyone else in his bed, or in his bathroom.
Others, are gone, like not showing affection to GG in front of him, because they aren't pertinent any longer.
One thing we found already is that some boundaries will be/are stricter with a NEW lover and as that person becomes NOT new to us anymore-the boundaries will be more lax.
For example, Maca, GG and I are fluid-bonded. No fluid bonding with another lover allowed.
But if at some point we became a closed quad-we wouldn't insist that the fourth person remain not fluid bonded-that would be silly at that point.
Does that make sense?
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The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. The primary version of the MP5 family is the MP5A2, which is a lightweight, air-cooled, selective fire delayed blowback operated 9x19mm Parabellum weapon with a roller-delayed bolt.
Best of all, it's now available for your iPhone or iPod in full interactive 3D!
✓ Fully physics based real-time 3D shooting range!
✓ MP5 spoken video Showcase
✓ 3D control – interact with the MP5 from all angles with automatic and single round firing modes
✓ Fully functional Grenade Launcher attachment that fires exploding rounds
✓ Interactive slide control & release
✓ Safety switch and mag release
✓ Muzzle flash, smoke, recoil and explosions
✓ Shell discharge (full and empty)
✓ Authentic sound effects for all actions
✓ Zoom in and out any anytime (even while firing)
✓ Auto orbit around the gun (while remaining fully interactive)
✓ Titanium Black, Arctic Tundra, Digital Urban and Woodland Camo skins
✓ Unlimited ammunition mode
✓ Bullet time - watch as rounds eject from the MP5 in slow, and ultra slow motion
Having been adopted by numerous law enforcement agencies and special forces groups, the MP5 remains one of the most widely used submachine guns in the world. See why for yourself!
Also available on the AppStore:
- .50AE Desert Eagle 3D: GUNCLUB EDITION
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Awesome as usual!
Please make it so that you can attach a silencer and remove the stock and things like that....also during the shooting range to add to the realism you could add a yellowish flashing glow on the walls next to the gun when fired to imitate muzzle flash. Thanks! And keep those updates comin!!!
Another awesome app!
Way to go binarymill! You have succeded! Two things, though: one the scope just sits there without use in shooting range. Two there should be an attachment menu
Ps you made woodland arctic
Great app!
A good sequel to this company's 2D simulations of guns. I would like to see the option of using the reflex sight, as found in their later sumulations, but this is still a geat sim of taking an MP5 to a gun range.
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I've always been one of those people who has to watch until the end of the credits for everything on TV to see what year it was made.
I'm sometimes afflicted by the malady "Roman Numeral Confusion" or the credits will run too fast or they'll shrink them to unreadable size to put up something else simultaneously on the screen or some other human will have the remote control and flip just before the end of the credits.
"It's over!"
"Who cares what year a 'Hawaii Five-O' episode was made?"
There is no practical reason to know or care about such things. But the origin dates of stuff on TV do matter to me, and many stay stuck in my head.
This is, apparently, not such a good thing, according to a recent study by the University of Oregon. Scientists there say, "Filtering out useless information can help people increase their capacity to remember what is really important awareness, or visual working memory, does not depend on extra storage space in the brain but on an ability to ignore what is irrelevant."
So perhaps I've never been a good judge of what's irrelevant. Very early on in life, for example, I knew that "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was the same age I was, debuting in 1965. So we're both 40 now. And as I was sitting around trying to figure out a column that might have some shelf-life through the Thanksgiving weekend, it hit me that I could try
a shamelessly unoriginal reflection piece -- sort of how thankful I am that women's basketball has grown so much in these past 40 years.
I feel partially compelled toward this because it's a little too early to start spouting much "wisdom" on what has gone on so far for 2005-2006.
Connecticut won the Preseason WNIT title, defeating Oklahoma in the title game. This was a coaching matchup of the "two coolest kids in class," UConn's Geno Auriemma and OU's Sherri Coale. If they are feeling generous this holiday season, maybe they can donate some of their unused quotes to less-fortunate (boring) coaches.
Texas and Texas Tech, considered with Baylor and Oklahoma as the top threats in the Big 12 and potential Final Four contenders, both have lost games already. Texas fell at home to New Mexico, while Texas Tech lost at Rice.
UCLA gave Baylor a scare in Waco, Texas, one of those "moral" victories. But then the Bruins were demoralized by BYU at home, getting an embarrassing lesson in the importance of rebounding. Wyoming beat Colorado in a game
where one Buffaloes player went 0-for-13 from the field and another went 1-for-12. They probably couldn't duplicate that combined "performance" again if they were blindfolded.
Speaking of missing, Stanford felt the absence of the backcourt experience it lost to graduation and fell at Minnesota. Then again, opponents can have all kinds of experience and still lose at the home of the Gophers.
And, of course, we've had a few of those revolting scores, such as this trifecta from Tuesday: Duke/LSU/Vanderbilt beat Fairfield/Southern/Alabama A&M 297-112.
But what does all of this tell us? Well, not a lot just yet. When does any UCLA result -- win or loss -- really surprise anyone? Texas and Texas Tech are adjusting to injuries and/or youth. The Mountain West Conference has good teams. Some matchups are really gross. And as far as UConn surely no one was waiting for the Huskies to win the Preseason WNIT title to proclaim that they might be good this year. Still, it was pleasing validation for UConn fans, who somehow had to endure not going to the Final Four last season.
But it's still too soon to say much about this season. The next few days, many teams are celebrating the Thanksgiving extended weekend on basketball trips. There are probably going to be some "upsets" come out of all that action. Sometimes those results end up being harbingers of things to come, and sometimes they're just hiccups.
And, considering all that, it occurred to me that it really was worthy of some reflection. We expect a lot now, and that's nice -- that we can expect it. Big matchups. Games on television every week. Scores and radio broadcasts and even "video-streaming" on the Internet.
Sometimes, I have to laugh when talking to today's players who refer to having an inkling of what women's basketball "used to be." They mean, like, back in 1997 or so.
But when Charlie Brown first "said" on TV in December 1965, "I know nobody likes me. Why do we have to have a holiday season to emphasize it?" collegiate women's basketball as we know it didn't exist.
In December 1975, when Sally was emphasizing once again that her message to Santa was, "All I want is my fair share," most colleges had accepted this Title IX thing was for real, and had begun women's hoops programs.
Of course, nobody was playing in the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas or anything like that then. Mostly, teams were staying in their own regions, driving vans and cars to games. But the records were starting to be kept. It had become something that was fleshing out a history, something that was just beginning to resemble what we have now.
In December 1985, when Lucy was once more explaining her preferred Christmas present would be real estate, the NCAA had taken over governance of women's hoops. By then, we'd had four CBS-televised NCAA Tournament title
games, where fans at least got a brief look at stars such as Janice Lawrence of Louisiana Tech and Cheryl Miller of Southern California and Teresa Edwards of Georgia.
In December 1995, when an irritated Schroeder again tapped out "Jingle Bells" on his piano, the UConn phenomenon had fully launched with a national championship. The Huskies' elevation and the fans' response had a major impact on the entire sport, including on the way it was covered by the media.
Now, we've reached the season in which the women's NCAA Tournament will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Next summer will be the WNBA's 10th anniversary.
And pretty soon, Linus will once more console Charlie Brown on his tree, saying, "Maybe all it needs is a little love."
Mechelle Voepel of The Kansas City Star is a regular contributor to ESPN.com. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I wrote this book during the unfolding of the surreal backdrop of what is now known as the GFC (Global Financial Crisis).
The readership market I was aiming at was small to medium sized business operators, whose ambitions were to make their businesses bigger and better.
I did not agonize over the writing process.
The book was "in my head" and the pages very quickly seemed to develop their own voice.
The reason is that the ideas, principles and observations were being stored away in the hard-drive of my brain from the time when I set up my first little business, when I was twelve years old.
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If you take a quick look at my site you can see I have it set up to attach the meta info like posted by, comments and filed in in the new entry. This is a built in function from Emire but I would like to attach that info to all the posts not just the newest one.
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An analog front-end (AFE) module designed for use together with a digital cable modem transceiver on one single die is presented. All the analog functionality is implemented in a pure 0.18-μm CMOS process with 1.8-V supply. Besides the critical requirements toward substrate and supply isolation, the design of the high-order antialiasing filter, the high-performance analog-to-digital converter, and the low-jitter phase-locked loop are most challenging. With a silicon area of 9.9 mm 2 and a power dissipation of less than 1 W, this 3-channel AFE can be considered a reference design for first-IF sampling (surface acoustic wave (SAW)-less) cable modem systems


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Definición de genip en inglés:
1The edible fruit of a tropical American tree.
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- Some that may be new to you and worth trying are genip, soursop, sugar apple, figs, tamarind and sea grapes.
- A man holds up a bunch of genips, oval green fruits with skin like a clementine orange and flesh like a grape.
- As we munched on genips and slapped mosquitoes, we were entertained by numerous and colorful birds, which would make a bird-watcher cringe with envy.
2 (also genipap tree) Either of two tropical American trees which yield genips:
- (also guinep) A large spreading tree (Melicoccus bijugatus, family Sapindaceae). another term for genipapo.
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- Some seeds germinate; and if they are left alone, they will grow into a guinep tree that eventually bears fruit.
- The Turks & Caicos National Museum was originally called Guinep House after the large genipap tree in the front yard.
- Almost a hundred years later, the ingazeiros, the genipap trees and the trees of noble wood seen during the expeditions of the geographical commission have disappeared.
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The buyer was T.R. Hale LLC, a California limited liability company, c/o H.G. Fenton, 7577 Mission Valley Road, Suite 200, San Diego 92108.
The seller of the property (assessor's parcels 466-183-09 and 10) was William D. McClelland and Norma J. McClelland, trustees of the McClelland Family Trust.
The property consists of two attached building with multiple separate entrances on El Cajon and Ohio Street.
In October 1999, the property sold for $456,000, with financing of $315,000.
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In terms of projected rankings, in my mind, there's value, and there's perceived value.
Value is actually a numerical breakdown of how a player is expected to produce, whether based on the Player Rater, dollar value, points system or otherwise. Perceived value is how the general public thinks the player should be ranked. It is not actual value, just what a majority feels.
We play this game of fantasy with real value, but owners tend to make their moves -- trades, free-agent pickups, start/sit decisions -- based on public perception. I mean, come on, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Howard, Mark Teixeira studs, right? You see them regularly on "SportsCenter" hitting mammoth homers, but guess what? According to our Player Rater, Pablo Sandoval has outproduced all three of them, and it's not even a close race.
Or take Jacoby Ellsbury, he of the mediocre homer and RBI totals. Well, put 40 steals with a .297 average, and he's No. 2 among outfielders on our Player Rater. Only Carl Crawford is higher. And Michael Bourn is 12th, higher than Shane Victorino, Nelson Cruz and Brad Hawpe, among others.
So would you trade Teixeira for Sandoval? I wouldn't, but at least I'm aware that the actual value would warrant it even if the perceived value wouldn't. This is the time of year when category- and position-excess trades go down, meaning owners will deal from excess in a category or position to bolster other categories or positions. It's also the most popular time of year for vetoes of those deals. I don't want to get into "Grand Theft Roto" territory here, but don't get caught up too much in perceived value. Our initial reaction is based on perceived value, but please, actually break down the numbers when talking trade or deciding whether to veto the deal.
After a decade of having a clear distinction between the haves and have-nots, the studs and the scrubs, it seems we've reverted to the fantasy seasons of 10 years ago, when there were more one-trick-pony base stealers (such as Nyjer Morgan), more powerful home run hitters who can't hit for average (Chris Davis, Jay Bruce), more high-K pitchers who can't get many guys out (Jorge De La Rosa) and more productive hitters who seem disappointing because they don't hit enough homers or steal bases (Nick Markakis). There are fewer all-around studs and more one- or two-category studs. All this makes valuation more difficult and kicks the perceived value even further away from the actual value.
Which brings me to the official post-All-Star break rankings you've been reading about all week. The beauty of the rankers at ESPN Fantasy is we all have different ways of valuation. Some rankers heavily use perceived value (in the perception of the ranker, of course), meaning they consider ranking to be like a draft, and if a player would/should be drafted before another guy, he's ranked higher. Others use actual value, projecting out stats and determining their values that way.
And voilà! The ranks are all compiled and aggregated into one final ranking. That's why I love our rankings, because they incorporate several methods. I can't tell you how many times I've been disgusted by rankings at another site that clearly just one person produced. Bo-ring! If he's a public-perception guy, he likely has Chipper Jones jacked up the list -- because he's God and all, ya know -- and is slow to move down a struggling vet such as Vernon Wells. And the actual-value guys have base stealers, closers or breakout players jacked up the list, which usually subjects them to the most criticism.
Here are the biggest risers and fallers among the hitters, along with five hot-button, debated guys (and my opinion of them):
Fortunes rising
Ten players who have jumped since our May re-rankings. NR = not ranked in top 250.
1. Brandon Inge, C/3B, Tigers (Preseason rank: 388; May rank: 196; All-Star break ranking: 136): Um, yeah, turns out that hitters who are on pace for 39 homers and 109 RBIs and qualify at catcher have tons of value. Who knew? But I will say, for those who think we've completely undervalued him, he ranks only 81st on our Player Rater, behind Juan Pierre and Jarrod Washburn, thanks to the batting average and lack of steals. I still think he'll finish with a batting average around .250, but I also think he can nearly maintain that homer pace, finishing about .251 with 34 home runs and 102 RBIs.
2. Joe Mauer, C, Twins (Preseason: 80; May: 67; ASB: 23): Worth noting because any catcher who climbs that quickly into "vintage Mike Piazza" territory is the real deal, because we at ESPN Fantasy are notoriously down on the backstops. Let's face it: Mauer has entered his prime. Only a wayward foul tip can derail him now.
3. Mark Reynolds, 3B/1B, Diamondbacks (Preseason: 208; May: 180; ASB: 34): Gulp! He might be what I call the bargain MVP of 2009. What we've learned: Strikeouts don't matter in 5-by-5 leagues what does is how the hitter fares in the other at-bats.
4. Ben Zobrist, 2B/SS/OF, Rays (Preseason: 508; May: NR; ASB: 108): Anybody can have one good month, and hot players can stretch it to two months, but three? We're in now, hook, line and sinker.
5. Pablo Sandoval, 3B/1B, Giants (Preseason: 150; May: 165; ASB: 71): That's right, he actually went down after posting just six RBIs in April. But this guy could win multiple batting titles in his career.
6. Russell Branyan, 1B/3B, Mariners (Preseason: 348; May: 249; ASB: 141): Should he be ranked higher? No. It might not seem like it, but he is slowing down, hitting just .156 in July. Only his propensity for homers got him this high.
7. Jason Bartlett, SS, Rays (Preseason: 205; May: 189; ASB: 97): Not to be a party pooper and all, but I think there is no better sell-high candidate than Bartlett -- if it's not too late. He has hit just .219 and scored just two runs in July.
8. Justin Upton, OF, D-backs (Preseason: 120; May: 87; ASB: 35): I'll give props to colleague Jason Grey for this one. He called this -- and I mean the full breakout performance -- before the season, and the rest of us in the rankings summit rolled our eyes. We can now roll them back the other way.
9. Shin-Soo Choo, OF, Indians (Preseason: 206; May: 144; ASB: 79): He quietly ranks 44th on our Player Rater after checking in with a 212.6 average draft position.
10. Michael Bourn, OF, Astros (Preseason: 281; May: 178; ASB: 122): The personal upside to this is that I've had a man crush on his talent and have him on just about all my teams right now, so obviously I think he's the real deal. The downside: He was on about all my teams last year, too.
Fortunes falling
Ten players who have dropped since our May re-rankings. NR = not in July top 250.
1. Russell Martin, C, Dodgers (Preseason rank: 52; May rank: 79; All-Star break ranking: 159): Very disappointing first half, and he's a notorious first-half hitter. My reasoning for his struggles: He was overworked the past two seasons. He played 306 games, 294 of them at catcher, during the course of '07 and '08. Catchers just don't play 150 games anymore. That 294 is 13 more than the next-highest (Jason Kendall) and 24 more than the third-highest (Brian McCann). I think his struggles will continue.
2. Chris Davis, 1B/3B, Rangers (Preseason rank: 66; May: 91; ASB: NR): Ouch. And are you ready for this? Davis is battling top prospect Justin Smoak in Triple-A Oklahoma City for both playing time and the chance to be called up to the majors when the Rangers need another bat.
3. Garrett Atkins, 3B/1B, Rockies (Preseason: 84; May: 120; ASB: 246): Has been usurped by Ian Stewart. It's not often you hear us say this, but we'd rather he leave the Rockies and get a fresh start elsewhere.
4. Howie Kendrick, 2B, Angels (Preseason: 118; May: 112; ASB: NR): Another popular breakout candidate who didn't. But at only 26 years old, he'll earn plenty more opportunities.
5. Adrian Beltre, 3B, Mariners (Preseason: 89; May: 110; ASB: NR): I tried to avoid players on the DL, but Beltre had his best season in his prior walk year, and now he's having his worst in this one.
6. Alfonso Soriano, OF, Cubs (Preseason: 16; May: 16; ASB: 60): The most notable of the big names to fall. But as I said in my Tuesday chat, I've seen signs in recent at-bats that his knee is feeling better. He's crouching more and getting lower, and he is opening up his lower body a lot better than he was even a few weeks ago, when he looked very stiff.
7. Corey Hart, OF, Brewers (Preseason: 65; May: 60; ASB: 115): Myth: He's a slow starter, especially in the power categories. That has proven true during the course of his career. Myth: He's a strong finisher. That is false. In the past three seasons, he has hit 29 points better before the All-Star break than after it. Even his steals drop (and he gets caught more). He's a May/June hitter, and last I checked, those months have passed.
8. Magglio Ordonez, OF, Tigers (Preseason: 51; May: 81; ASB: 203): Worth noting that he's 35, what I feel is the new begin-to-decline age in the post-steroids era. Not that Maggs took steroids, but those who did apparently could succeed well into their late 30s with them. It's time to adjust our decline-age thinking back to where it used to be.
9. Chris Young, OF, D-backs (Preseason: 114; May: 177; ASB: NR): Of the 79 games in which he has gotten an at-bat, he has gone hitless in 44 of them.
10. Ryan Spilborghs, OF, Rockies (Preseason: 257; May: 192; ASB: NR): Not many times you could say this, but the Rockies have just one outfielder among our top 250.
Hot-button hitters (and my take on them)
1. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, Yankees (ASB rank: 16). A-Rod, the ultimate lightning rod for debate, at least this season. I'm a buyer. In fact, I'd put him in my top eight.
2. Jose Reyes, SS, Mets (Rank: 119): When will he return? And how good will he be when he does? Will he still run? Lots of questions, varying answers. Personally, I don't think he'll return any time soon, and he won't be near the same player when he does -- at least not this season. People forget that Reyes has a history of hamstring injuries before this year.
3. Jorge Posada, C, Yankees (Rank: 140): Ranked as high as 90th and as low as 204th, Posada can be seen as either a rare offensive-minded catcher or an injury risk. I consider him more of the former now that he already has had time off.
4. Cody Ross, OF, Marlins (Rank: 183): Lots of nonbelievers out there, and honestly, I tend to be one of 'em. But he's not really doing much more this season than he did last.
5. Mark DeRosa, 3B, Cardinals (Rank: 185): You have disparities with injured players, but the buzz in St. Louis about DeRosa's wrist injury isn't good. I don't see him returning any time soon, unless he rushes it back and isn't the same player because of that.
Pickups of the week
Mixed: Martin Prado, 2B, Braves. Has taken the second-base job away from Kelly Johnson, at least temporarily, and is hitting .330. For those of you who think that average seems unnaturally inflated, I'll note that Prado, owned in only 10.7 percent of ESPN.com standard leagues, hit .320 in 228 at-bats last season.
AL-only: Clete Thomas, OF, Tigers. Reportedly has worked his way into a platoon with Magglio Ordonez in right field.
NL-only: John Bowker, 1B, Giants. Didn't do much with the Giants last season but was leading the Pacific Coast League in many offensive categories before being recalled last week. Also of note: He qualifies at only first base now but was playing the outfield in Triple-A and already has three games out there for the G-men.
Stat talk or splits watch
All too often, when setting our lineups, we sit hitters who bat left-handed and have a ton of lefty starters on the projected starters grid. In some cases, you shouldn't do that. For instance, Denard Span leads all qualified lefty hitters in batting average against lefty pitching (.376). Other lefty hitters who fare well against lefty pitching who might surprise you: Scott Podsednik, Luke Scott (at least this season), Nick Johnson, Michael Bourn, Kelly Johnson, Adam Lind.
Ballpark watch
Clearly, Citi Field in New York is not a good hitters' park, as Tristan H. Cockcroft detailed recently. But I thought I'd point out that more home runs have been hit per game during the Mets' home games than their road games, actually making it a neutral park, according to our Park Factors page.
5-by-5 watch: stolen bases
ESPN has done plenty of ogling over Albert Pujols during the past week, and for good reason, but I have to marvel at one more stat. Pujols obviously leads first basemen (and in some cases, all of baseball) in most offensive categories, and one of them is stolen bases. He has 10 this season, and the next-highest total among qualifying first basemen is six (Lance Berkman and James Loney).
Position watch
Emilio Bonifacio, Marlins: Bonifacio has hung on to his starting role despite threats and has hit .311 this month. Just as importantly, he is racking up position versatility. He came into the season with (just) second-base eligibility and quickly added third-base qualification. But he has been moving around a bit of late and now has six games in the outfield and 11 games at shortstop (five of them last week alone).
On the docket
How 'bout those first-place Detroit Tigers? The team won four of five games to close the first half, and better times could be in the near future. After a tough series at Yankee Stadium this weekend, the Tigers play 20 of their next 30 games at Comerica Park, where their batting average is 31 points higher and OPS 108 points higher than in road games. Also, the team is 27-13 at home versus 21-26 on the road.
On the farm
Tim Beckham, SS, Rays: One of the fantasy draws to this former first overall draft pick is that he is a do-it-all player who can play shortstop. Well, here's the problem: He's not playing well at shortstop. He has 31 errors in 79 games this season for Class A Bowling Green. Also of concern: He has been caught in seven of his 14 steal attempts. Obviously, Beckham is young (he's only 19), and he is showing good gap power. But he must development a lot before we see him, and there's a chance we might see him as a second baseman or outfielder (a la B.J. Upton) instead of shortstop.
Final thoughts
The last few weeks of July mark the last time top-level teams can trade with bottom-rung teams and not have it considered collusion or unfair trading. Right now, three-for-one trades in which a top-level team gets a stud for three usable players can fly because there's still (barely) enough time for the bottom-level team to make up some ground with the right deal. But after that, those deals leave themselves open to a veto.
Brendan Roberts is a contributing writer/editor for ESPN Fantasy.


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Oh, yes, it's a wonderful destination to "collect countries" and to spend money...and of course to get lots of impressions! Thanks for sharing!
Nice,informative tips thanks, still a place im planning to get to - if not for the easy catch to add to my country collection then for the beauty that many miss by saying its just a spot on the map as the train go past!
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Falcons! I really like the way you framed the St. Florin cathedral, very nice.
What a beautiful country! IT's a pity I didn't stop in here where I pass though very near in my way from Salzburg to Zurich
Those 'almost unrreachable heights' are where Liechtenstein really takes on a special flavor! Up out of the semi-sterile atmosphere of Vaduz. Agree, the scloss in Wien is more magnificent, but the Vaduzer setting can't be beat ;-]
Country collectors- what an absurd concept- but I am counting the Vatican and Andorra as well ! Have to go to San Marino and Monaco to notch up a few more...
I had almost forgotten that this little place existed! That is quite a scenic setting for the 'off limits' castle! I hate to think what prices are like if this is the most expensive place in Europe!!
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The mucus membranes in your vagina are used to producing a generous amount of natural lubrication. Those membranes are dependent on the hormone estrogen, which sends signals for the liquid to be produced. However, around the time of menopause, a woman–s level of estrogen production declines.
As a result, she may experience physical side effects like vaginal dryness. Though not life-threatening, vaginal dryness is uncomfortable and can affect relationships as it can make sex painful and may deter a woman from being intimate with her partner.
For this reason, many women seek treatment for this and other menopause symptoms and often find their answer in the form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). To learn the ways that HRT can help vaginal dryness, continue reading this article.
How Does HRT Work?
The aim of HRT is to balance hormone levels, whose upset is triggering menopausal symptoms like vaginal dryness. If a woman is suffering from vaginal dryness because of an estrogen deficiency, she may be prescribed estrogen replacement therapy. HRT can come in a number of forms including creams, gels, pills, injections, vaginal rings, and lubricants.
Are There Any Risks Associated With HRT?
There is unfortunately no magical and instant cure for vaginal dryness. Because hormone levels are so delicate, taking HRT can sometimes further disrupt hormone levels and actually cause the symptoms it is meant to treat! Also, prolonged use of HRT has been linked to an elevated risk of developing breast cancer and heart problems in postmenopause. It is important to consult a doctor about vaginal dryness and other symptoms to gauge their severity and determine whether or not the risks of HRT are worth the possible benefits.
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There are many available alternatives to HRT, though none have been scientifically proven as effective. However, herbs like black cohosh and evening primrose are far less risky than HRT. Most importantly, leading a healthy lifestyle consisting of a varied diet and regular exercise will help to balance hormones naturally.
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I'm going to be teaching a student-run, 9-day course in beginning to mid-level Linux use at my school in about two months, and so I'd like to compile a list of topics that would be useful to cover. I'm planning to cover the history of Linux and its relationship to UNIX, Minix, GNU, the shell, distros and their differences, how Linux is a multi-user environment, UNIX permissions, basic filesystems, and development tools. I've only just been selected to teach it today, so I'm still working out my topics.
My question to all of you is:
If you were taking a class to learn Linux, what topics do you wish the instructor would cover? What topics did you have difficulty learning? While I may go into some more advanced topics, please try to keep to mid-level or beginning-level useful or essential ideas.
Thanks a bunch!
09-26-2006 #2
One thing for me...
This might be related to "File Systems" but whether it is or isn't it was something i thought of when i read your question.
Something that i had trouble with was how different distros install things different (RPM's vs. Deb Packages... etc), and why.
i'll keep my mind on this and post anything else i think of. Congrats on being asked to teach the class too.Running Linux Since 2001®
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09-26-2006 #3
Vi maybe as it is in every distro out there and may make your life easier in Linux. Mounting and unmounting file systems, fstab, X Server configuration, compiling manually (specify that is not longer the standard way to install programs in Linux please). The file sytem structure, package managares , difference with windows. Some basic command line instruction. And for a mid-level recompiling kernels and making good .configs.
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09-26-2006 #4
A Unix course is quite an undertaking. In particular I know that I'd hate to be exposed to the console if I were a kid but nowadays I'd have appreciated more if a teacher had encouraged me to use the console and learn some basic commands to manipulate files, concatenation, invoque programs, compilation of programs, etc. Unix is perfect if you want to challenge curiosity and if you add to your questions something like "Figure out two ways to solve the problem and comment on the approaches."
VI, VI, VI and more VI... Sure, EMACS dudes will flame me but that could be used as an independent project
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09-26-2006 #5
As an example of the strength of bash maybe something about sed?
Also what I like is simple programming examples like a bash script or hello world in c. To me it was enlightenment that I could do those things on my desktop computer.
Apache would be nice to mention as many of these kids are chatting over sites that are served through linux/unix apache servers.Now what? You have Linux installed and running. The GUI is working fine, but you are getting tired of changing your desktop themes. You keep seeing this "terminal" thing. Don't worry, they'll show you what to do @
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09-26-2006 #6
If I was a beginner I would want to know about:
partitions: how to set them up/resize them/manipulate them;
different file systems, and how they compare with each other;
how to link different *nix commands together to achieve various objectives ... (I think of this as 'chaining' commands together);
an introduction to bootloaders;
an introduction to hackerism: what does it really mean and is it valid in today's world? After all without this where would Linux be?
I appreciate that modern distros sort out many of the above issues for you, but sometimes you have to change things manually. I'm self taught and this is a slow route to learning anything. If I'd had access to an introductory course (formally or otherwise) I would have picked up the essentials in several months, rather than a few years.
What are the differences between a shell and a terminal? Even now - though I'm more than happy using a CLI - I'm not 100% sure about that. I think students have to grasp how layered a Linux distro is ... that hierarchy of kernel, X-server, desktop manager, desktop environment etc.I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
09-26-2006 #7
Not so much something I wish I had known, but something I struggle to get across when talking to new users - package management. Coming from Windows most people see it as a bad thing, preferring an exe they can click and watch a wizard. It helps to have a good solid demonstration of package management, preferrably with something like apt or smart that shows not only the ease of use but the huge availability of programs. This could really benefit the idea of linux.
A recent convert of mine still thinks apt-get is the finest command he's ever seen. At the rate he uses it it's likely to be the only one he ever sees again!Registered Linux user #378740
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09-26-2006 #8Originally Posted by bigtomrodney
I think a comparison of different package managers would be good, but more importantly, a practical demonstration. Maybe split the students up into groups and get them to set up some repos and install some software.I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
09-26-2006 #9
I'll re-iterate what others have said - VI/VIM is probably the single most important tool they could learn. Without it they're helpless, and if they start to grasp some of it's complexities, then they'll fly (unlike me...).
Everything else you teach 'em should really be about their general approach rather than specific skills to cope with configuring specific packages, which they'll get their heads round by trial and error later.
Teach them that the best solution is the elegant solution - and in Linux systems configuration, elegance == simple.
Teach them that there is never a single 'best' solution to anything - that choice is the name of the game. If they're configuring a system for themselves, they get to pick their fave, if they're doing it for someone else, they may have set up stuff that isn't their favourite, but they'll learn a lot more.
They need to learn how to read unfamiliar config files, 'cos that'll help them fix other peoples systems - and leave their friends going 'wow' when they do it.
And teach them that if unauthorised people get into their systems, then it's even more than a matter of professional pride - and that they should take it personally. It's not just a matter of 'oh well we'll just reinstall' they've gotta be hurt. That approach ups the level of care they'll take when securing their systems.Linux user #126863 - see http://linuxcounter.net/
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I really don't think time should be wasted on vi/vim when other more important things could be covered. Only a more advanced user would need to harness the power of vi. Until then, anything that will edit a text file is sufficient.
For me, the most important things on an introductory level is explaining the kernel itself, the filesystem structure and mountpoints. Then comes the command line and things related to it. X, just like the kernel, should not be taken for granted either. I think compiling from source should be explained as an introduction to package management.
It is true that most users will be a little wary of package management but when I first installed linux and started to use apt-get, it was in that moment that I fell in love with linux. So I guess the correct approach to package management will definetly win people over.


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