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Not only is it always by your side but you can access both big-name titles or small, independent titles with a just a few clicks.
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At Los Alamos, scientists are using actinide analytical chemistry to identify and quantify the chemical and isotopic composition of materials. Since the Manhattan Project, such work has supported the Laboratory's mission. Today, actinide analytical chemistry plays a critical role in ensuring the national security of the United States through nuclear science and technology.
The scope of actinide chemistry includes chemical and radiochemical analysis of materials in which actinide elements make up a significant portion of the sample. Analyses range from assay of the major and minor components down to trace analysis of impurities—such work spans more than seven orders of magnitude of chemical analysis capability.
Actinide chemistry underpins the majority of the Laboratory's chemical sciences strengths and serves as a critical component of the plutonium science and research strategy at Los Alamos. Specialized radiological facilities and capabilities for transuranic chemical research at Los Alamos play a vital role in the Department of Energy's weapon complex modernization effort, which slates Los Alamos to be the Center of Excellence for Plutonium Science.
|Determining actinide behavior in natural and anthropogenic systems.
|Enhancing the nuclear fuel cycle.
|Developing new separation processes to recycle waste.
|Better understanding actinides in waste forms.
|Conducting molecular characterization and identifying new forensics signatures.
|Performing actinide molecular synthesis and characterizations extended to the heavier actinides. Such work includes the study of trends in periodicity.
- For the first time ever, scientists used light energy to create a rare molecular uranium nitride (U-N) complex containing a discrete terminal U-N unit, where the nitrogen atom is bonded only to the one uranium atom, versus prior work in which the nitrogen atom has always been bonded to two or more uranium atoms. Los Alamos scientists used photolysis on a uranium azide—a molecule containing one uranium atom and three nitrogen atoms—exposing it to ultraviolet light and using the energy from a photon to break off nitrogen gas, resulting in a molecule with a single uranium nitride group. This breakthrough is important because uranium nitride materials show promise as advanced nuclear fuels due to their high density, high stability, and high thermal conductivity–enabling them to run cooler in advanced reactors.
- Successfully disassembled nuclear weapons "pits" and converted them into more than 240 kilograms of plutonium oxide, an initial step in permanent plutonium disposition. Read: LANL disassembles "pits," makes mixed-oxide fuel.
- Developed the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG). The generator keeps the rover's batter charged night and day, giving Curiosity the potential of being the longest-operating, farthest-traveling, most-productive Mars surface mission in history. Read: Los Alamos National Laboratory top science news of 2012.
- Developed a new method designed to produce two new uranium iodide reagents. This cost-effective, environmentally green, and safe method will not only provide a nondestructive path forward for more than 5,300 metric tons of stockpiled nuclear waste but also stands to revolutionize the use of depleted uranium in chemistry, catalysis, materials science, and energy. This breakthrough technology received an R&D 100 Award in 2012.
- Developed a new thorium chloride reagent that one day could enable the development of a nuclear reactor so safe it would never melt down. This new approach not only enables the use of stockpiled nuclear waste as fuel but also will help establish thorium-based reactors as a key sustainable energy source for the future. This breakthrough technology received an R&D 100 Award in 2011.
- Restarted the Isotope Fuels Impact Tester (IFIT). IFIT provides a method to impact plutonium-238 heat sources and subassemblies of radioisotope heat generators to determine the impact response and the effect of different target materials. IFIT has been used to qualify the impact properties of a new generation of radioisotope power systems that will be used for space missions.
- Developing ways to determine the sources of a range of different nuclear materials, such as weapons-grade uranium and plutonium, reactor fuel, and radioactive waste. Such nuclear forensics enable scientists to identify illicit sources of nuclear materials and enable the shutdown of illegal pathways. Capabilities include (1) nondestructive and destructive analyses of both bulk and particle samples for the isotopic compositions of actinides (and thus determine age, origin, and processing history), ultra-trace-level analysis for national security, and high sample range for material interdiction needs. Los Alamos has in place forensic facilities and provides support for the Nuclear Emergency Response Team.
- Processing plutonium and other actinide compounds safety and efficiently to meet the nation's nuclear defense program needs, as well as the needs of industrial and international customers. Plutonium-processing activities consist of direct-oxide reduction, metal chlorination, americium extraction, and electrorefining. Workers also use hydrochloric and nitric acid dissolutions to perform plutonium processing and to reduce hazardous components in waste streams.
- Applying a suite of wet chemistry techniques to provide assay of plutonium, uranium, and neptunium, as well as iron determination, loss on ignition, free acid determination in plutonium solutions, special dissolutions, and preparation of standard solutions.
- Functioning as the research arm of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Los Alamos scientists have established core capabilities to study the environmental behavior of the actinide elements in a repository environment. The study of actinides is important to WIPP because the repository only accepts materials contaminated with transuranic elements (actinides).
- Using LIBS (laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy) and coulometry instruments to analyze the actinides at the Los Alamos Plutonium Facility at Technical-Area 55. A preliminary representative LIBS spectrum (average of 200 individual spectra) of a mixed actinide oxide sample indicates that the LIBS system has a resolution of 20,000 counts per second. LIBS can be used to identify, assign transitions, and analyze complex mixtures of actinide elements in the same sample. This capability supports the Laboratory's Global Security, Nuclear Deterrence, and Energy Security mission areas.
- Studying the thermodynamic and mechanical properties of a variety of nuclear materials, from single crystals of exotic plutonium compounds to aged plutonium alloys to mixed-oxide fuels. Materials properties are used over a range of temperatures in conjunction with microstructure to understand the physics and engineering performance of nuclear materials, such as in a nuclear weapon or reactor, and to provide fundamental information on the electronic structure of actinides.
- Using modern metallographic sample preparation and analysis on a variety of actinide materials to meet scientific and production missions. Core capabilities include cutting, grinding, and polishing, optical metallography and microscopy, grain-size analysis, X-ray diffraction (powder and single-crystal), and micro-hardness testing. These capabilities are used to support a myriad of programs and projects, such as Basic Actinide Science and Research, Pit Manufacturing, Pit Surveillance, Nuclear Fuels Research and Development, and the Isotopic Fuels Impact Tester.
- Los Alamos Plutonium Facility at Technical-Area 55: This facility is the nation's most modern plutonium science and manufacturing facility—it is the only fully operations, full-capability plutonium facility in the nation. The plutonium facility supports a variety of national security programs that involve stockpile stewardship, plutonium processing, nuclear materials stabilization, materials disposition, nuclear forensics, nuclear counter-terrorism, and nuclear energy.
- Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Building: Scheduled for completion in 2018, the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Building will provide Los Alamos with a best-in-class actinide research facility and center for excellence in plutonium science. This facility will be equipped with advanced instrumentation, office space for 350 employees, a training center with classrooms, and simulated laboratory space.
- G.T. Seaborg Institute for Transactinium Science: This institute integrates research programs on the chemical, physical, nuclear, and metallurgical properties of the lighter actinide elements, with a special emphasis on plutonium. The overall purpose of this institute is to serve as a national center for the education and training of students, visiting scientists, and faculty at all educational levels in transactinium science. The institute publishes the Actinide Research Quarterly, which highlights progress in actinide science.
- Anthony F. Drypolcher: Actinide Process Chemistry
- Lawrence R. Drake: Actinide Analytical Chemistry
- 2012 R&D 100 Award for U-Turn: Turning Uranium Around
- 2011 R&D 100 Award for TH-ING: Thorium is Now Green
|Rebecca M. Chamberlin and Lawrence R. Drake, "Capabilities and challenges in actinide analytical chemistry at Los Alamos National Laboratory," ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts (2011).
|N. Xu, L. Tandon, D. Gallimore, E. Lujan, D.R. Porterfield, L. Colletti, and K. Kuhn, "Dissolution and assay of neptunium oxide," Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1–5 (2012).
|N. Xu, D. Gallimore, A. Martinez, and L. Townsend, "Determination of neptunium in plutonium materials by ICP-MS," Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1–6 (2012).
|Ning Xu, Alexander Martinez, and David L. Gallimore, "TRU waste reduction by using gas pressurized extraction chromatography for Pu removal," Plutonium Futures - The Science 2010, 74–75 (2010).
|Khalil J. Spencer, Lav Tandon, Dave Gallimore, Ning Xu, Kevin Kuhn, Laurie Walker, and Lisa Townsend, "Refinement of Pu parent-daughter isotopic and concentration analysis for forensic (dating) purposes," Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 282(2), 549–554 (2009).
|Lav Tandon, Kevin Kuhn, Patrick Martinez, Joseph Banar, Laurie Walker, Terry Hahn, David Beddingfield, Donivan Porterfield, Steven Myers, and Stephen Lamont, et al., "Establishing reactor operations from uranium targets used for the production of plutonium," Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 282(2), 573–579 (2009).
|L. Tandon, E. Hastings, J. Banar, J. Barnes, D. Beddingfield, D. Decker, J. Dyke, D. Farr, J. FitzPatrick, and D. Gallimore, et al., "Nuclear, chemical, and physical characterization of nuclear materials," Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 276(2), 467–473 (2008).

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As we found out, Kingston Technology has teamed up with Intel to market flash memory-based drives to top makers of laptops and servers.
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The main pastime of inebriated white people is describing the most wasted that they have ever been, usually followed by explaining, in vivid detail, the well-deserved consequences of said event. I don't know why we're so proud of our terrible decisions and inevitable comeuppance. Perhaps it's a cathartic thing -- an attempt to alleviate some subconscious guilt for past transgressions -- or perhaps it's just really, really funny to relive the time Gary threw up on that cop. Regardless, we're going to have to figure out a new way to pass the time, because these folks have won the weirdo criminal competition once and for all.
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Laura Hall is the patron saint of drunken consequences.
Laura Hall is the first human being to be banned from drinking in an entire country. I once got 86'ed from a bar for dry-humping a jukebox (in my defense, it was playing Journey's "Separate Ways," and I am but a man, with all of man's weaknesses). That's what it takes to get a single building to refuse to serve you alcohol again. Laura Hall did something so outrageous that an entire country put her picture up on the wall with the line "DO NOT SERVE" underlined six times. And the story, impossibly, gets better from there:
That country ... was England.
Nobody is drunker than England! Except places that are kind of England anyway, like Wales -- where Laura Hall is also banned from drinking. That's right: Not one, but two countries are so frightened of what Laura Hall does with a few in her that they have instituted nationwide bans to keep her from consuming alcohol within their borders. And getting hilariously, criminally drunk is all Wales does! Wales is Europe's Florida. The words on the national crest of Wales are "Fuck you, I can drive." Their entire language looks like a drunken email to your ex. Their national anthem is the slurred words to Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping" -- and fucking Wales thought Hall was so out of control that they had to adopt a liquor fatwa.
The judge who sentenced Hall said she "represented all that is despicable and rotten in society." He further elaborated that "it must be a frightening sight to see you in full sail." Holy shit! I'm pretty sure that's what grizzled old pirates timidly whisper to each other when you bring up the Flying Dutchman, and that quote was from a judge! A man who does nothing but listen to crime reports all day.
So what, exactly, did Laura Hall do to earn her international 86'ing?
Various news stories mention a few different charges -- drunk in public, assault, trespassing -- but nothing that hints at what earned her the wrath of two entire countries and a sentence that sounds like a zealous priest's condemnation of the devil. But I'm actually fine with that. See, Laura Hall is like a horror movie -- right now she's the unseen monster, leaving our imaginations to fill in the blanks. Finding out her actual crimes would likely just disappoint.
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She was charged with two counts of Aquamanning in the second degree.
Gloria Garcia Gutierrez, a 53-year-old Sears employee, explained to authorities that she just didn't know you couldn't do it, so she did it. Which is the best excuse for anything I have ever heard. In what I'm going to have to assume were her exact words:
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The pom-pom tail can detach from the body of the bear rattle and the bunny, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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This recall involves all Vera Bradley Bear Ring Rattles and Bunny stuffed animal toys. The products are made of cotton and fleece. The bear ring rattle has a white teddy bear head, arms attached to an O-shaped body with a green, blue, brown and pink crisscross pattern design rattle. The bear ring rattle measures about 4.25 inches in diameter. The bunny is 10 inches tall from the top of its head to the bottom of its foot and was sold in three printed patterns. The "Bunny in Lilli Bell" has green vines with pink and orange flowers on the body, limbs and the back of the ears. The "Bunny in Lola" has a crisscross geometric pattern on the arms, legs and ears of the white headed bunny with a floral print body. The "Bunny in Tutti Frutti" has a green with a pink and yellow floral printed pattern fabric covering whole body. All of the recalled rattles and bunnies have a white pom-pom tail on the back of the item. The name Vera Bradley is marked on a tag attached to each item along with the following serial numbers:
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Dodger FanFest, Bill Veeckfest, Interleague & the Cardinals are at Dodger Stadium.
Saturday is the first Dodger FanFest at Dodger Stadium. Originally I was scheduled to go to the Baseball Reliquary Bill VeeckFest but I am going to the Dodger Fanfest and I will have someone tell me all about the Veeckfest and have them buy me the biography "Bill Veeck: Baseball Greatest Maverick" by Paul Dickson. The program include a panel discussion on the legacy of Bill Veeck, film screening & book signing.
Interleague starts today but not for the Dodgers. The St Louis Cardinals are in town. The Angels pay a visit to the Padres. Dodgers don't start interleague until June 8th when they go to Seattle. I will be there with my friend Lorena and another friend that will join us is Rosie. We are so looking forward to that trip. Safeco Field will be a new stadium for the three of us. At the SABR conference in Long Beach, I met a Mariner fan. I saw her again at the SABR Fall League conference in Arizona. I am going to see if I can contact her.
The schedule for the FanFest event is as follows:
12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m.: Autograph session with Scott Elbert, Elian Herrera, Adam Kennedy, Josh Lindblom, Jerry Sands, Matt Treanor, Scott Van Slyke.
12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: Autograph session with Chris Capuano, Matt Guerrier, Tony Gwynn, Jr., Justin Sellers, Jamey Wright.
12:45 p.m.-1:10 p.m.: Appearance and interview with Don Mattingly.
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Autograph session with Ron Cey, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell.
1:10 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Appearance and interview with Matt Kemp.
1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Appearance and interview with Cey, Garvey, Lopes, Russell.
2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Appearance and interview with Steve Sax and Steve Yeager.
2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Autograph session with Ronald Belisario, Todd Coffey, A.J. Ellis, Mark Ellis, Andre Ethier, Javy Guerra, Ted Lilly, James Loney.
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Autograph session with Bobby Abreu, Chad Billingsley, Dee Gordon, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Aaron Harang, Kenley Jansen.
3:00 p.m-3:30 p.m.: Appearance by Vin Scully.
3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Autograph session with Al "The Bull" Ferrara, Ken McMullen, Dennis Powell, Derrel Thomas.
3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Appearance and interview with Ned Colletti, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner.
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Autograph session with Billy Ashley, Lee Lacy, Kenny Landreaux, Wes Parker.
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Appearance and interview with Jaime Jarrin, Fernando Valenzuela, Pepe Yniguez.
4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Autograph session with Jimmy Campanis, Tommy Davis, Chuck Essegian, "Sweet" Lou Johnson.
4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Tommy Lasorda addresses fans.
5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Autograph session with Jaime Jarrin, Fernando Valenzuela, Pepe Yniguez.
5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Autograph session with Tommy Lasorda.
Entry to the event is free with your ticket to the evening's contest against the Cardinals. There will also be a wine tasting of Tommy Lasorda's wine for season ticket holders with their VIP card.
In the meantime is Fireworks Night to the 80's music. Dodgers have been paying tribute to decades with the Fireworks and also having a highlight video from that decade. 80's is a good one with two World Series & Fernandomania. I got my 1981 t-shirt on and my satin Dodger jacket.
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This was the first one for the Dodgers. It was a long day with the game at 7:10 but I had a great time & the Dodgers won! At least today's game is at 5 p.m. today instead of the usual 1:10 pm game.
Too bad we will miss you at the SABR convention by a week.
I will see if I can make New York. Will let you know.
I throughly enjoyed the Vin Scully making a brief appearance. Tommy's enthusiasm at the event. Jaime, Pepe & Fernando. Hearing from the infield of Lopes, Cey & Russell. Garvey could not make it. Steve Yeager, Ned Colletti, Monday. Don Mattingly. I got to ask questions at four of those interviews. tasted four different Tommy Lasorda wines. Spent the time with friends & fam. Kerhsaw pitched great blanking out the Cardinals! What more could you ask!


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We are now in the eye of a great and terrible storm. Halloween's attendant boozing and candying has past us, and in the wake of Thanksgiving we have several weeks to ignore our families, that we might tolerate them for Christmas. In case you need help to pass the time, here's a list of mid-holiday activities to get you through to New Years.
1. Shop drunk. Like, disastrously, ruinously drunk. Fill a camelbak with 50/50 eggnog and vodka and saunter through the mall. Shout irrelevant questions at cashiers and try absolutely everything on.
2. Purchase a Santa Claus costume and challenge other Clausi to feats of strength and violence. Steal as many Salvation Army bells as you possibly can.
3. Fill water balloons with hot buttered rum and ambush your friends! The cool ones will appreciate it.
Adam Brown kicked this festive week off with 5 famous bands that are ashamed of key members. Soren Bowie keyed us into directors who should have quit after their first film while Brockway looked at luckiest near-death experiences caught on camera. Chris Bucholz refused to apologize for burning down a Wal-Mart and John Cheese explained which popular jokes incite public beatings. Luke McKinney wound us down with the great dick moves in online gaming history and Michael Swaim closed us out with a guide for what to avoid when making an indie movie.
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Piruru, we don't believe that all men who enjoy My Little Pony are pedophiles. But we do believe that any grown-ass man who uses the title of that show enough to want to abbreviate it is kinda creepy.
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That makes a lot of sense, NathanLoiselle. Mainly because Roger Moore is the only Bond we can imagine needing to masturbate.
|6 Creepy Things You Never Noticed About Famous Kid's Cartoons
Most of these would have been less disturbing if they were just full of violence and cursing.
Notable Comment: "Did you watch the entirety of the Jem series *for* this article? (And, like, buy all the DVDs?) That's some real f'n dedication right there, if so."
The Jem series has been running on a continuous loop in our breakroom for the last four years, J21. It's what we have instead of an HR department.
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Before you move off to the far east, give this article a read and see if maybe just ordering more Pocky and Death Note DVDs isn't a better option.
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TheOilMan, go somewhere humid, crowded and utterly lacking in central air conditioning. Then say that.
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August 25, 2010
Photo Feature: From the Ground Up
Hundreds of individuals, foundations, and corporations contributed to the Yellowstone Park Foundation's successful $15 million capital campaign to build a new visitor education center at Old Faithful. After nearly two and a half years of construction, the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center opened to the public on August 25, 2010. It incorporates state-of-the-art educational exhibits and is a model of "green" building practices. The following are some photographs of the construction process, which helped earn it Gold-level LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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October 2009... ready for interior work over the winter of 2009/2010.
The Yellowstone Park Foundation would like to thank all who generously donated, including the following major capital campaign donors, for making this dream a reality:
National Science Foundation
Shalin Liu
Cheng Wu
The Coca-Cola Foundation
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
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Welcome! Before you visit the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center, you can get a preview by exploring the exhibits and viewing interactive media at the Old Faithful Virtual Visitor Center.


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Integrative Medicine Looks to the Future: Research Matters!
Last week, 800 people from 20 different countries attended the North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to attendees from North America, the conference drew participation from the UK, Ireland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and Australia, among others. Sponsored by the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine, the conference was unique in the diversity of attendees. Included in the mix were MDs, nurses, Naturopathic physicians, massage therapists, chiropractors, TCM providers, psychologists, public health professionals, dentists, and practitioner from many other healing traditions.
There were more than 250 posters and oral presentations, as well as stunning keynote addresses that clearly demonstrated the advancements attained in the science underlying integrative approaches to healing. The breadth of research was extensive and included clinical studies, basic science, education research and discourses on methodology. The abstracts are already on-line in an outstanding website that is searchable by topic or author. Whether you are a clinician, educator, or user of integrative healing, I encourage you to check out this website to see the latest research.
A few observations from my perspective:
- The research is becoming more rigorous while also being increasingly attentive to choosing methodologies that are appropriate for the therapy being studied.
- The complexity of the research topics requires an interdisciplinary approach.
- There is an urgent need to develop new models of care that do more than integrate a few complementary therapies.
- The demand by consumers for integrated care continues to grow and is clearly a global phenomenon!
The next international research conference will be held in Tromso, Norway on May 19-21, 2010 and is hosted by the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research.


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Insurance extensionMarch 15,2014Pause a moment to consider the plight of the long-term unemployed, our fellow citizens who for one reason or another have encountered failure after failure in their attempts to find a job, any job.
Some smug Americans offer flaccid advice to these unfortunate people: Get a job, they say, as if all it takes is a bit of determination.
Those who propose such a simplistic solution have probably never been out of work for any length of time and therefore may have never experienced the deep and humiliating frustration suffered by the genuinely jobless.
Try to imagine how such a person, having applied for job after job only to hear youre too old or youre over-qualified or some other such discouraging words, only to hear our nations political leaders dismiss them as lazy or too easily satisfied with accepting federal handouts.
Well, this week there finally was an encouraging development on Capitol Hill as Senate negotiators reached agreement on a plan to extend federal jobless benefits and even make them retroactive so that the two million Americans whose federal aid was cut off months ago would be appropriately reimbursed.
And heres the best part: The senators who came up with this plan were five Republicans and five Democrats. This was bipartisan politics at its best.
Well, maybe yes, maybe no. Lets see what happens when the Senates bill is taken up in the House of Representatives, that unwieldy and increasingly embarrassing political institution that must make some Americans consider the possible benefits of a single-chamber Congress (a concept that seems to work reasonably well in Nebraskas unicameral state legislature).
House Speaker John A. Boehner, perhaps ominously, offered no immediate comment on the prospects of the Senates initiative when it reaches the House.
Maybe he didnt need to, because in the past Boehner has always opposed proposals such as extending unemployment benefits because his argument has always been that any additional costs must be offset by spending cuts of equal magnitude. On this bill, there is indeed a plan to do just that, so perhaps Boehner will come around, provided his other political calculations favor the bill.
The renewed benefits would cost approximately $10 billion no small sum but that would be offset by extending fees on goods coming through U.S. Customs and a modification in the way corporations contribute to pensions, the senators explained.
Some of Boehners Republican colleagues in the Senate set the tone that could prevail in the House if only the diehard partisans, who so often appear more determined to undermine their political rivals and advance their own re-election chances than to enact fair and decent legislation, would finally acknowledge the genuine needs of the nations unemployed.
Im pleased that weve reached an agreement that will get a sufficient number of Republican votes, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who headed the Republican support for the measure, stated.
The bill would restart a key aid program for long-term unemployed workers whose jobless benefits went beyond state limits, which are about 26 weeks with some variation for each state.
The proposed legislation would sensibly require more job training for long-term jobless workers if they are to continue receiving insurance benefits.
Also, benefits would end for laid-off workers whose gross income the previous year topped $1 million. Strangely, there are some in that category.
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Business is not the only thing that will be booming at Summer NAMM, held July 11-13 at Nashville's new Music City Center.
The new NAMM Member Center at the NAMM Show was quite a hit with attendees.
Each day of the 2013 NAMM Show, NAMM U presented Breakfast Sessions that were packed with attendees looking for tips to grow their busine
At its Annual Meeting of Members, held January 27 during the 2013 NAMM Show, the NAMM Board of Directors bid farewell to departing member
Last night, one of Knoxville, Tenn.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the "Build a Band" Treasure Hunt on the NAMM Show smartphone app—we hope you enjoyed seeing som
When the business is music, it's a fine line between good times and work.


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Mr. Ramirez was born May 14, 1955, in Refugio to Dionicio and Guadalupe Ramirez.
Survivors include a son, Renaldo Ramirez Jr. of Refugio; two sisters, Blasa R. Villarreal and Lydia R. Vilarreal, both of Refugio; and three grandchildren.
A rosary will be recited today (Thursday) at 9 a.m. followed by the funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church.


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The Sparta Police Department says it's investigating an alleged bullying incident that took place on a school bus on Tuesday, February 19.
School officials have already "taken some action" against one of the students involved in the incident, according to police.
Investigators have been interviewing students and have looked at surveillance video related to this case.
Sparta police and school leaders say several Facebook posts have surfaced, but they say "the validity of those Facebook postings is the responsibility of the poster and Facebook page administrator."
Police say more details will be released after their investigation is complete, which may be later this week.


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The Child Star's Curse: Three Celebs Who Lost Their Way
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It has been a well-observed, much-written-about phenomenon: the child who grows up regaled by fame and fortune, then falls victim to addictive, thrill-seeking, self-harming behaviors. While some have escaped the curse, many more have gone on to lead upsetting lives or suffer tragic deaths. These celebrities seem to be tormented by poor decision-making and misfortune wherever they go, as illustrated by this new infographic by Clarity Way Rehab Center.
Where does the child star curse come from? Some experts believe that the tendency towards these behaviors happens when the spotlight begins to fade; feeling their hold on fame slipping, these young celebrities are eager to chase the excitement, sometimes turning to drugs or alcohol to fill the void. Others believe that being faced with adult responsibilities from such a young age halts their maturation, leading to adult lives led with the spontaneity of a child. Their responsibilities are vast, and even when they're out of the spotlight they're still in the camera lens of paparazzi and the focus of tabloids and gossip sites.
Lindsay Lohan, Macaulay Culkin, and Amanda Bynes are three examples of celebrities who fell victim to the curse.
Lindsay Lohan's time in the spotlight began when she became a child model at the age of 3, but her first big role came as the twins in The Parent Trap (1998) at age 11. While her career was off to a promising start with other hit movies such as Freaky Friday and Mean Girls, it went spinning off track soon after, and in 2007 she checked herself into rehab. Since then she's been hopping in and out of rehab, hitting people with her car, and spending time in jail.
Macaulay Culkin's break came at age 10, as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone. So successful was he at the height of his career that he made it on lists of the best child stars of all time, and was described as the "most successful child actor since Shirley Temple." Since then, he's been caught in possession of a number of drugs, spent time in jail, and done several stints in rehab.
Amanda Bynes started out her career on Nickelodeon shows All That and The Amanda Show. From there, she seemed to be at the beginning of a promising film career, releasing a number of box office successes. In 2012, she was arrested for talking on her cell phone while driving, and that's when the craziness began. She's been charged with DUIs and has been tweeting bizarre statements and even shaved off half her head.
Check out the infographic below to learn more about these three child stars who strayed down the wrong path:
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I am curious...has anyone experienced headaches when taking Yasmin?
I could not figure out if my headache (the kind where you can not even think) was from the Yasmin (day 2) or the end of my monthly cycle. I typically get a headache before and after my cycle but this headache was really bad.


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Why Madison? Presidential Listening Tour Event, Abingdon, Va.
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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As James Madison University embarks on a new era, the JMU Alumni Association and the Duke Club invite you to offer President Jonathan Alger your thoughts on why Madison matters to you.
Registration required. Reply to Jessica Cutrufello, (540) 568-7787 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Responses must be received by April 17.
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More information about the Why Madison Listening Tour: http://www.jmu.edu/whymadison.


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Tale Of The Tape: San Francisco 49ers At Carolina Panthers
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The Ravens and Patriots meet again in Gillette in what should be another great game.
The NFC East rivals meet again in the Meadowlands as the Cowboys look to avenge their only loss of the year.
The Seahawks travel to Lambeau for a match-up with the resurgent Pack.


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Research Interests: Asian American and Asian Canadian literature and film; feminist theory; 18th century fiction; postcolonial and diasporic studies; 20th century novel; minority literature; memory; gender, life writing.
Eleanor Ty is a Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies. She works on Asian North American Literature and Film and on Eighteenth Century British Literature.
She has published ten books: two recent volumes on memory studies, four books in Asian American and Asian Canadian Studies, and four in Eighteenth-Century British literature:
- Canadian Literature and Cultural Memory. Co-edited with Cynthia Sugars. Oxford University Press, 2014.
- The Memory Effect: The Remediation of Memory in Literature and Film. Co-edited with Russell J.A. Kilbourn. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2013.
- Unfastened: Globality and Asian North American Narratives. University of Minnesota Press, 2010.
The Politics of the Visible in Asian North American Narratives. University of Toronto Press, 2004.
- Asian Canadian Writing Beyond Autoethnography. Co-edited with Christl Verduyn. Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2008. (Awarded Honorable Mention, The Association for Asian American Studies Literature Book Award for 2008)
- Asian North American Identities Beyond the Hyphen. Co-edited with Donald Goellnicht. Indiana University Press, 2004.
Her earlier work was on 18th Century British Women Writers:
- Empowering the Feminine: The Narratives of Mary Robinson, Jane West, and Amelia Opie, 1796-1812. University of Toronto Press, 1998.
- Unsex'd Revolutionaries: Five Women Novelists of the 1790s. University of Toronto Press, 1993.
- Editor, Memoirs of Emma Courtney by Mary Hays (1796). Oxford World's Classics, 1996. 2nd ed, 2000. Reissued 2009.
- Editor, The Victim of Prejudice by Mary Hays (1799). Broadview Press, 1994. 2nd ed 1998.
She has published essays on visible minorities, Michael Ondaatje, on Joy Kogawa, Atom Egoyan, Jamaica Kincaid, on reading romances,on life writing, on Exotica, and on Miss Saigon.
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¡Viva Los Cyanos!
Hello all and Happy Summer! My name is Sarah Harrison, and I'm working as an intern for Dr. Valerie Paul at the Smithsonian Marine Station in my sunny hometown of Fort Pierce, Florida.
At the start of the summer I—along with two other undergraduates and a graduate student from the College of Charleston—went with Dr. Paul and Dr. Linda Walters of the University of Central Florida to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands for two weeks. We collected spawn from mustard hill coral (Porites astreoides) for Dr. Walter's experiment on coral larvae settlement. We also collected about 70 medium sized spiny sea urchins (Diadema antillarum) to investigate their eating habits—which thankfully did not include sunburned undergrads!! Between counting settled larvae on tiles and weighing urchin chow, Dr. Paul led the group in collecting almost a kilogram of three varieties of blue-green algae: Lyngbya, Hormothamnion, and Dichothrix.
Over the past few weeks I've been working on extracting and isolating natural products from these algae samples—something Dr. Paul has been doing for the past thirty years to put together a larger chemical portrait of how blue-green algae (a.k.a. cyanobacteria) and those that dine (or are chemically deterred not to dine) on cyanobacteria can interact to change the dynamic of coral reefs. Besides exploring these underwater rain forests for, Dr. Paul's lab also periodically sends off isolated compounds to the National Institute of Health to see if there is any medicinal use for our beloved goopy algae.
And finally, five things I wish I could have known earlier this summer…
1) Fire coral is aptly named.
2) An urchin will poke you whether it is hungry or not.
3) Talking to the rotational evaporator nicely does not guarantee anything.
4) Cuttlefish are not afraid to see if your dive mask tastes yummy…or to take a taste osf the sample you've just collected.
5) The nice folks at Customs & Immigration at the airport should be warned that the cooler they're about to open is very, very seaweed-y.


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Why I'm Endorsing Newt Gingrich
A few months ago, I got together with my friend Ali Akbar to hash out the idea of doing an anti-Mitt Romney website. A few weeks ago Ali and I, Yates Walker, Matt Mackowiak and others came out with Not Mitt Romney.
At the time, I hadn't settled on a favorite candidate and I was asked on multiple radio shows something akin to, "Well okay, if it's 'Not Mitt Romney,' then who is it?" At the time, Herman Cain was on top and although I like him and Michele Bachmann a lot, I said that I thought Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry were the two most viable alternatives to Romney.
Now, more time has passed and we're getting closer to the home stretch. We're less than a month away from the Iowa Caucus. Newt's ahead in Iowa, South Carolina, and Florida. Mitt's ahead in New Hampshire. No one else other than Ron Paul is in striking distance in any of those states and let's face it; Ron Paul is a Libertarian, not a conservative, and he has absolutely no chance of winning a general election. So, barring a major scandal or flub by Newt, it looks like either Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney is going to be the nominee.
Picking a candidate in cases like this for me always starts out with the same question: Who's the most conservative candidate that can be elected?
I've decided that candidate is Newt Gingrich. To begin with, he's a conservative and Romney's a right-of-center moderate.
I also believe Newt's more electable than Romney. That's not because he polls better than Romney against Obama right now — although he does according to Rasmussen. It's because Mitt Romney is a weak, bland, moderate candidate who inspires no passion and who seems to have no core convictions whatsoever. These are features, not bugs to establishment Republicans, but conservatives have fought too long and too hard to keep embracing guys like Romney just because a bunch of Republican careerists in D.C. like him or because it's "his turn." Is it too much to ask that the conservatives who provide the vast majority of energy, money, and the ideas in the GOP have one of our own as the nominee?
I don't think it's too much to ask and, yes, Newt Gingrich is a conservative. I won't sit here and tell you that he has no flaws or that he hasn't gone off the reservation a few times. But, I will also tell you that other than Ronald Reagan himself, Newt Gingrich has actually helped push through more conservative legislation than anybody else in the last 30 years. This is the man behind the Contract with America, welfare reform, and a balanced budget in D.C. He has a lifetime ACU rating of 90. This isn't a man who governed as a centrist and is now telling us how conservative he'll be this time around. This isn't a man who simply said "No" to everything that came down the pike because it wasn't "conservative enough" for him. This is a man who actually moved the ball forward for conservatives on Capitol Hill. When was the last time we got off defense and actually started moving D.C. to the right? Oh, yes, it was when Newt was the Speaker. So, people can criticize his performance as Speaker all they want, but no Republican in D.C. since Newt left has even come close to filling his shoes. Even the best people we have in D.C. right now are doing nothing more than holding the line. There's a lot to be said for that, but we've got to do more than that if we're ever going to turn the country around.
I'm not going to tell you that Newt doesn't have any flaws. He does. He committed adultery before he converted to Catholicism. He hasn't always been a doctrinaire conservative over the last few years. Sometimes, he comes across like he's wrestling to keep his ego in check. But, there are no perfect candidates running. Everybody in the race has flaws that are just as large as Newt's, if not larger. However, Newt also has some tremendous strengths. He's an excellent speaker and a phenomenal debater, he's extremely knowedgable and competent, he's actually gotten things done in D.C., and he's not cowed by the Left. That's what we need right now because this country has a lot of problems and although it's vital that we defeat Obama, it's not good enough to just replace him with a Republican who's going to govern by the polls and try to maintain the status quo.
Make no mistake about it, folks, the next year is going to be tough on conservatives. Barack Obama has been one of the worst Presidents in American history, but he's not just going to roll over and hand the presidency to the GOP. Since he has almost nothing positive to campaign on, he's going to run an extremely negative campaign and the mainstream media will do everything in its power to help him. The attacks on the GOP nominee are going to come fast and furious for the better part of a year. I'll support whoever the nominee is, but I would feel good about fighting on Newt Gingrich's behalf for a year. I could feel good about telling people that Newt Gingrich would be a competent President who would make this a better country. I could feel good about the idea of having Newt Gingrich as our President.
Although I gritted my teeth and supported John McCain in 2008 once he won the nomination, I couldn't say any of those things about him. I also couldn't say any of those things about Mitt Romney. I'm tired of being stuck with the "lesser of two evils" in presidential elections and that is ultimately why I'm endorsing Newt Gingrich. He can win the nomination, he can win the general election, and I believe he'll govern conservatively and actually get things done for the country. That's someone I can feel good about about voting for and endorsing for President.
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The Pride of C.K. McClatchy High…
The return of Larry Bowa's nephew…
Although they never wore the pinstripes at the same time, former coach Larry Bowa's nephew, Nick Johnson, is coming home. Traded to Montreal in 2003 for pitcher Javier Vazquez, Nick has signed a one-year deal for $5.5 million, with a mutual option for 2011, to return to the Bronx.
During Nick's "exile", winning baseball was not necessarily a common theme among his teams with the Montreal Expos, Washington Nationals, and Florida Marlins. Nick is eager to return to a team with a "win at all costs" attitude. Nick could have signed with the San Francisco Giants as their first baseman, however, his first love remained the Yankees. So, once the Yankees expressed interest, no other team really had a chance with Johnson.
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Nick slots in nicely at the top of the batting order behind leadoff hitter Derek Jeter. Nick has a knack (no pun intended) for getting on base. His career on-base percentage is .402.
Welcome home, Nick! We're glad you're back!
Given that the Yankees have now reacquired the two primary players in the December 2003 deal that sent Nick to Montreal and brought Javier Vazquez to the Yankees (the first time), they should consider calling the Los Angeles Angels and the Tampa Bay Rays about the availability of outfielder Juan Rivera and reliever Randy Choate, respectively.
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Although those are positions of need, I do not really want to see the return of either Rivera or Choate, but the Yankees do need to get creative about filling the hole in left field. It bothers me that the team hasn't figured out a way to unload pitcher Kei Igawa, particularly when his salary could go a long way toward bringing in a solid left fielder. The Yankees say they'll go with Brett Gardner and Jamie Hoffmann. While I don't feel you need an All-Star in left, I don't think that Gardner and Hoffman, individually or collectively, are the answer. I have genuine concerns about Nick Swisher's encore performance and the Yankees do not need simultaneous struggles at both outfield corners. I'd rather pay for a sound and dependable solution for left and then be prepared for Plan B in right.
Best case scenario is the return of Johnny Damon. It could still happen but Damon's price tag will have to come down. The other solid option (Mark DeRosa) appears to be dissipating as DeRosa is apparently favoring an agreement with the San Francisco Giants. Hey, as a Bay Area guy, I can't find fault with someone who wants to call the area home. San Francisco's a great town with a terrific ballpark.
Reed Johnson's name has been mentioned but I am less than enthused. Johnson missed 49 games in 2009 for the Chicago Cubs after fouling a pitch off his left foot which caused a fracture. A career .282 hitter, Reed only batted .255 in 65 games last season with 4 home runs and 22 RBI's.
His scouting report¹ says that "Hustle is his strongest suit. Makes consistent contact and hits well with runners in scoring position – especially against lefties. Is a good outfielder." The report goes on to say "he struggles against finesse pitchers and righties. A quality platoon or 4th outfielder." It sounds like he would be more capable as a back-up for Curtis Granderson in center than a starter in left.
¹Source: Sportsnet.ca Ontario
Lobbying for the Cubs to re-sign Johnson in September, pitcher (and former Yankee) Ted Lilly was seen wearing a t-shirt that read "With Reed, we will succeed". Maybe for Lilly and the Cubs, but not for the World Champions. Pass…
So now Jason Bay and his agent are calling the Boston Red Sox? Maybe Jason has started to send Theo fruit baskets like Julia did every day last season! Ha! I bet the Red Sox offer of 4 years and $60 million is looking very appealing these days. But of course, after Boston's signing of John Lackey and Mike Cameron, the money offered to Bay is probably no longer available. Bay has a 4 year, $65 million offer from the New York Mets. However, $5 million extra over 4 years is not worth the mess known as the Mets. Bay's best option is to remain in Boston but it is questionable whether the Red Sox have room in the 2010 budget at this point. Bay, at this point in time, appears to have overestimated his worth in the current free agent market. Financial constraint being shown by both the Yankees and the Red Sox…what is the world coming to? 😉
Finally, I'd like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May this be a season of joy for you and your family, and here's hoping that 2010 fulfills your every dream! Well, except for a World Series championship…I reserve that one for Yankees fans! J
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Wow. I haven't seen a Yankees blog with the name Kei Igawa in it in ages! I forgot all about him! Have a very Merry Christmas, Scott, and here's hoping Cashman does right by us with a shiny new left fielder (or Damon) before the end of the year.
Merry Christmas to you! I love Snoopy and Charlie Brown and the whole gang!
I'd still rather have Godzilla DHing, but I'm looking forward to seeing what Nick Johnson can do.
You can't have Randy Choate. I actually like chatting with him during baseball games. They guy is pretty funny.
But seriously, Nick Johnson is one of those guys I have been watching wondering how long it was going to take to get him back into the American League.
He is a great additon off the bench and to relieve Mark T. from time-to-time during blowouts and rest stops during the season.
Some moves go below the radar for their importance….This one was a major signing just like the picking up of Casey Kotchman from the Braves by those guys to the north of you.
Talented back-ups at a power position who can carry the swagger do not come cheap, but Johnson might have come at the perfect price to help the Pinstripes.
The Happiest of Holidays to you and your family. Hope the snow is white and the smiles light up the room today.
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And the problem with fruit baskets is WHAT? lol! You know I really have no problem with the Yankees once again like the 2003 or 2004 Yankees – especially the 2004 version; I'm kind of fond of them!😉
I hope you had a Very Merry Christmas! Here's to a wonderful New Year and SPRING TRAINING!


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RSBS Presents: Great Moments in Beer
Whether it's the crappiness of Old Style at a Cubs game or the deliciousness of Anchor Steam while watching the Giants, beer plays almost as integral a role in baseball as do the bat and ball. In fact, based on some of my experiences, maybe even a more integral role. It's a lot easier to sit through an hour long rain delay when you have a 16 oz. beer in the cupholder in front of you.
Over here at RSBS, we believe in the power of beer. Sometimes it's a Miller Lite while watching college football, sometimes it's the more refined tastes that come out of Michigan's own Bell's Brewery. In honor of all the goodness that beer has brought to our lives, we present our own great moments in beer.
June 4, 1974
Of course any list that celebrates the great moments in beer on a baseball blog has to include Cleveland's infamous 10 cent beer night. The plan was brilliant and the seats filled up. It's just that you can afford to drink a lot of beer when it's only 10 cents a cup. And when you're a baseball fan, your team stinks and you've had a lot of beer, well, things can get a little out of hand. It may not exactly be a positive moment in the history of beer but it definitely counts as a great moment.
In the middle of the first Bush presidency, America needed a pick-me-up. Luckily, beer was there to provide the bootstraps and the pull. In case you don't remember quite as vividly as my then 12-year old mind can still recall, 1991 was the year that Old Milwaukee introduced us to the Swedish Bikini Team. Ok, so they may not have actually been Swedish. And they may not have been an actual team. But that doesn't make the moment any less memorable. Relive it again.
August 12, 2009
Sometimes when your team stinks and they're getting pummeled once again, you feel the need to take things into your own hands. And who's there when you're looking for a sidekick? Why, it's our old buddy beer. Sure, Cubs fans aren't exactly known for being classy and this guy looks like a grade-A DB but it got the job done. I'm not condoning the act and I hope that karma took care of things but, I also bet Victorino thought twice the next time he went back for a fly ball in the Wrigley outfield.
September 15, 2010
However, one of the greatest moments in the history of beer took place only recently and it didn't happen on a baseball diamond. Just this month man took another step in the evolutionary process when he finally learned how to deep fry beer. Oh yes, you heard me right. A Texas chef finally perfected the process for deep frying beer and the results will be introduced sometime this month. I think we can all agree that having a beer to wash down a deep fried beer might just be the moment of perfection that causes the universe to fold up on itself. I'm willing to give it a try, though.
Welcome to October!
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OMG! 10-cent beer night was on MLB Network's countdown of the Most Bizarre Moments in MLB History! It was pretty bizarre….but I'd say it's more dumb than anything else!
Deep fried beer? Only in Texas…
OMG! 10-cent beer night was on MLB Network's countdown of the Most Bizarre Moments in MLB History! It was pretty bizarre….but I'd say it's more dumb than anything else!
Deep fried beer? Only in Texas…
Next time you are in SF, skip the Anchor Steam and head up 2nd Street to 21st Amendment. Mos Def the place for a few pre-game brews.
The Three Bs
Baseball, Beer, and Beezies
Beer ravioli ~ Mmmm!
Oktoberfest 1988, Munich…, Gee I wish I remember it!
Using beer to marinate almost anything that goes on the grill is another great past time… the bikini team was probably the biggest marketing mistake involving hot chicks in bikinis…. I'm with Mike, Oktoberfest, Munich from about '82 to '01 I remember some of them….
Great post! And deep fried beer? I don't even like beer and I'd be up for trying it!
I dared to try it first. Deep fried beer, and then I washed down with some cold beer. Thank you Texas. If I could find some Old Stale Light…life would be half as good.
Take that suckas!!!!😉
Beer…a little happiness in a bottle. It got me through another season with Leyland and Dumbrowski at the helm of the Tigers. I love it.
Here's another beer moment: Yesterday at Target Field – the hot beverage lines rivaled the beer lines due to the wild chill we had. If only they served Watney's Red Barrel from British fridges instead of cold Buds and Bud Light Limes…


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Why would Isiah get Webber and he just got Jeffies. If he get any more big men, there wont be any playing time for the other big men on the team.
Bergen Record - League sources have told Steve Adamek of the Bergen Record, the 76ers have approached the Knicks about a trade for Chris Webber, but weren't satisfied with Isiah Thomas' offer.
Quentin Richardson, who has $33.8 million over four seasons left on his contract and Maurice Taylor,whose $9.75 million contract expires after this season, were the starting points of the Knicks' offer.
Because of Webber's hefty salary, the Knicks would have to send additional pieces to Philadelphia
Why would Isiah get Webber and he just got Jeffies. If he get any more big men, there wont be any playing time for the other big men on the team.
Im not a fan of Chris Webber at all. BUT if we can dump Quentin Richardsons contract, Maurice (expiring) and add one more piece prolly Malik or Jerome James its not a bad deal at all.
Jeffies plays Small Forward by the way so this would not affect that at all.
You'd have a roster that looks like
Eddy Curry/Channing Frye
Chris Webber/David Lee (and either M.Rose of James)
Jared Jeffries/Jalen Rose/Renaldo Balkman
Steve Francis/Jamal Crawford
Stephon Marbury/Nate Robinson/Mardy Collins
then we can even sign some other pieces or perhaps Q.Woods back.
Webbers 20 mill contract expires in 2 seasons.. so next year thats 20 mill off the books
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There's a lot of different trade scenarios the Knicks could go with to acquire Webber. The one that would be most helpful to the Knicks if is they can unload Q-Rich, Malik Rose, Jerome James, and Mardy Collins for Webber straight up.
If Isiah can pull off that trade, then I think Dolan should look at that trade as the Knicks making "significant improvement."
Webber is a good passer and he can still run. In response to the Webber comment in an other topic, (Because this is the Webber topic) He's nothing like Houston, I mean this situation is much different. Webber's contract expires in two years and he WANTS to play. Unlike Houston who wanted to get paid from the bench. This is Ideal for NY. Channing Fry David Lee, Jared Jeffries and Renaldo Balkman will still get minutes. We just need to move Jerome James. This could be really good for the Knicks. We'd have a nice starting line up and a great bench.
webber got two bumbed knees but damn man i dont like houston but everybody here knows that he played hurt for the knicks and it ended up costing emOriginally Posted by donchris
Webber averaged 20pts 10 rebounds last season. Dude still has gas in the tank and if rebounds and tuffness is what the Knicks need the Webber is a step in the right direction if we can move out the right players.
Webber is definitely not the player he was out of college (duh!!!), but he can still get you near a double-double every night. Defense is now questionable.
But we have to jump at the opportunity of unloading and three of the following; QRich, Mo, the Roses and Jerome James. This is a must if we want to open up the roster for our rookies and other young players. What can we lose beyond having him rot on the bench?
On the other hand, I'd like to see something better on the table 'cause I'm certain the Feb. deadline should clear the way for some impact players.
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Of course we will get Chris Webber. This guy is old, over the hill with bad knees and huge contract.
Who else would want him but the NY Knicks?
Having Antonio Mcdyess out with an injured knee and huge contract was fun...lets do it again.//sarcasm
Haha! I see now the media is going to have fun with this.
i cant believe ya willing to take another risk wit a old player who cant run and jump no(good for pick and rolls though), i just want to know why ya giving up on Q so quick, he was the knicks best defender last year and ya happy to get rid of em
Webber's production probably wouldn't match 20pts 10rbs on the Knicks, but it would definitely be better than QRich, Mo Taylor & M.Rose or Jerome James combined. The trade would also free up two bench spots giving more time to the younger players, but based on our current situation we would have to consider how Webber would affect team chemistry. He isn't exactly known to be a stand up character type of guy. Adding him to team that already has a resident head case may not be the best move.Originally Posted by donchris
Acknowledging he was "surprised" that the 76ers were able to acquire Chris Webber from Sacramento, Knicks president Isiah Thomas said he never inquired about the five-time All-Star's availability. Webber is coming off knee surgery and has $62 million remaining on his contract.
"For us to try to take players right now at this stage of the game who are making in excess of $19 or 20 million and are over the age of 30, those don't work for our strategic plan right now," Thomas said. "I don't think that's the healthy and secure way to go."


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