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Casey Kotchman's banner at The Epicenter.
With nothing else in particular going on …
I'm trying to finish processing the last of the 2007 photos. I'm working on the final Quakes game right now, September 1 against Modesto. Hopefully they'll be done tonight.
If you're not a serious photographer, you probably wouldn't know how hard it is to get decent photos during a night game in a minor league ballpark. Ever since I started doing this gig in 1998, I've struggled with technology and resources to figure out a way to shoot acceptable photos in dismal conditions. A basic rule of thumb in photography: light is everything. Whether you're using film or a digital camera, the principle is the same — the camera is capturing light. The more light, the higher quality the image.
If baseball wasn't action photography, it would be much easier, because you can just tell your camera to leave its aperture open for a long time. But baseball is all about action. It's kinda like combat photography — you don't know what to expect, but you can make an educated guess. And you have no control over the conditions.
Shooting in major league parks like Angel Stadium is easy, because the lighting is excellent. But the lower you go in the minor leagues, the more modest the ballparks and therefore the more inferior lighting.
During the September 1 game, I was experimenting, seeing what I could get away with. Back in the film days (pre-July 2002), it was very frustrating because I never knew what to expect until the film was developed. Experimentation equalled money. But with digital, I can experiment all I want. Worst case scenario, I just delete the JPEG files.
I tried opening the aperture longer, but when you do that you get more of a "smear" effect as the player moves. Even if he's relatively stationary, any movement can lessen the resolution of the image. Digital images also start to suffer from pixelation, which can look like rain or streaks or just bizarre color grainy effects.
One day, I'm sure, camera technology will evolve to the point where images in low light conditions won't be a concern. But that day ain't today.
Greg Dini in the bullpen before the Quakes' September 1 game.
As the year passed, I found myself experimenting more with cropping photos in Adobe PhotoShop to come up with some interesting images. I've always had a thing for photographing catchers. They're kinda like the knights of old with helmets, chest protectors, shin guards, etc. To me they're the most visually interesting. The photo to the left of Greg Dini is an example. He was warming up Blake Holler before the game. In many minor league ballparks, the bullpens are down the foul lines so it's easy to go down there with a camera and shoot some photos.
With two exceptions … I remember in May 2002 I went down the line at Ray Winder Field in Arkansas to shoot photos of Bobby Jenks warming up. Pitching coach Mike Couchee asked me to stop because Bobby said it made him nervous. Mind you, anyone could go stand next to the chain link fence and watch him warm up. But as we know, Bobby is in his own world. Anyway, I honored the request and stopped … The other exception was July 15, 2003, when Randy Johnson made a rehab appearance with Lancaster at Rancho Cucamonga. I went down the line as always and shot photos of him warming up. Johnson didn't object, but the Lancaster players who were in awe of The Unit were a bit unhappy that I'd crossed an invisible line they weren't willing to cross. Any other night, they wouldn't have cared less. But they seemed to think Randy deserved some space.
One rule I learned early on was to respect the game, and after a while you get the knack for what crosses the line. When Jered Weaver was pitching at Rancho Cucamonga, a free-lancer came through there who had no experience with sports photography. He went out on the infield while Weaver was warming up before an inning, crouched in front of him, and started shooting pictures! Jered didn't seem to notice, but I couldn't believe this guy. In the minors, photographers can pretty much shoot in foul territory so long as they use common sense. But on the field?! Holy Cow, to quote Harry Carey.
A photo of Tim Mattison pitching on September 1. Note the blur effect (which looks kinda cool) in his leg because the shutter speed was slowed down to capture more light.
If you look at photos shot before World War II, it's not unusual to actually see photographers crouching in foul territory near home plate to get pictures of a batter's swing. That was because cameras were primitive compared to today. (You will see this simulated in The Natural.) NO WAY I'd get that close!
I've also posted some photos of the banners hung at Rancho Cucamonga's Epicenter of players with the Angels who once played with the Quakes. Among the players with banners are Casey Kotchman, Dallas McPherson, Mike Napoli, Ervin Santana, Jered Weaver, Brandon Wood and Howie Kendrick. Most of the photos were supplied by FutureAngels.com. If you look up these names in the FutureAngels.com Digital Gallery you'll see what they look like.
Anyway, after the Rancho game I have the three fall instructional league game photos to process, and I'll be done with 2007. I'll post an announcement on the web site home page.
By the way, if you haven't checked out the main site at www.futureangels.com, I've added a new bulletin board application written in PHP, called phpBB. I'm still exploring the features when I have the time, but in the interim I'd like to suggest you check out the new board. I see several people here responding to my blogs who haven't registered for the bulletin board. Here, you can only post in reply to my blogs, but over there you can start your own topics.
I've been trying to find the time to read the Mitchell Report, but other matters have taken priority. Y'know, I'm not sure there's really anything I can say that hasn't been said. I'm not particularly shocked or surprised. Ballplayers are bred to be competitive at everything — even with their own bodies. In a lot of these instances, they were either marginal players looking for an edge to keep their jobs, or injured players who thought they could hasten their recoveries by taking HGH. That's what probably happened with Gary Matthews, Jr. in 2004 — he'd suffered a hip injury and was trying to get healthy for the stretch run.
I'm not convinced this stuff makes much of a difference. The HGH might make you heal better, but from what I've read it would take massive doses to give you any more strength. Steroids tend to bulk up your body, and help you tolerate the wear 'n tear over a 162-game season.
But there's no magic pill to turn you into a 50-homer hitter or a 20-game winner. At best, it might give you more of what you already have.
I've always thought it a bit hypocritical that we get all upset over performance enhancing substances, but no one ever talks about performance degrading substances. How much did Mickey Mantle hurt his team by all the injuries that resulted from drinking and carousing? How many homers could Babe Ruth have hit if he didn't eat himself into obesity and suffered from siphilis?
Back on the subject of performance-enhancing substances, what about the eight cups of coffee Troy Pervical used to chug-a-lug before a relief appearance so he could get a caffeine high? Caffeine is legal, amphetamines are not, but both are supposedly "performance-enhancing."
Go back to the early 20th Century, and you had players throwing spitballs, sharpening their spikes, openly gambling, and so on.
Cheating has always been a part of the game. Yet somehow, the game has survived. And it will survive this.
Personally, when it comes to stuff like that, I've always been a goody two-shoes. I was about the only guy on my dorm hall in the mid-1970s who didn't smoke pot. It was around. I just didn't see the point. So I wouldn't be interested in steroids or HGH, but having been around players for ten years I can see the psychology that leads to its use.
Elsewhere …
Hopefully you've listened to the Jack Hiatt interview. Documenting the history of the Angels minor leagues continues to be an interest of mine, although I have limited time. Several related ideas are percolating, but as always it boils down to time and money.
In closing, I'll note the torment of my colleague John Sickels who's been flamed for his top prospect reports. I only get flamed for the Angels list. He gets it times thirty. C'mon, people, it's only an opinion. It's not life and death.
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Did you really get a lot of nasty emails and what-not? I mean, I made a comment about it and I disagreed with you on one specific thing, but I was just expressing my own thoughts. Nosibro, while slightly more vociferous, wasn't really that bad, and we were the only ones who commented here.
It was mostly on other boards who regularly insult me out of jealousy. What's funny is how some of these sites will smear my reputation or question my parentage, yet they won't hesitate to copy my work and try to pass it off as their own.
You'll notice I never talk about other fan sites here. Some of the sites constantly war with each other while proclaiming themselves the #1 site in Angels Nation. Puh-leeze. What is this, junior high where we have to whip it out and measure it?! So the sites that attack me, I just don't respond.
Jealousy aside, there have been posts and e-mails over the years that got pretty nasty. I remember one stathead who took me to task because I didn't put Alex Dvorsky on the Top 10 list. Who was Alex? A kid from Cedar Rapids who had a good rookie year with Provo in 2002. Why? Because he was very old for the league.
But clearly I was a dolt because I didn't see the beauty and wonder of sabermetrics! He had a high OBP in Provo, therefore he was a sure-fire future major league star.
I wonder whatever happened to the guy who sent me that flame letter …
Alex was a really nice guy, and a class act while he was with us. But he wasn't a big-league prospect.
That's one point I make over and over in my report, which I think is missing from the stathead stuf like Baseball Prospectus. I look at context. They don't. Have you seen any other site that pulled out the hitter-friendly ballpark stats for the Salt Lake batters like I did? I haven't seen one. That's because I understand the context of what happens in that league. You can't just look at one number and make a snap decision, any more than you can ignore injuries or tinkering with mechanics or other intangibles.
To his credit, John Sickels has moved further and further away from strident sabermetricism. We talk sporadically, about a lot of things including baseball, but we can have an intelligent conversation because he gets out and actually looks at the players, talks to scouts, schmoozes with coaches, and so forth. He gets it. The more extreme of his brethren don't.
Maybe people flame you because you come off as being a self-righteous, full of yourself know-it-all. Just going out on a limb there…
If you could only hear some of the things people say about you at the affiliates maybe you'd understand.
Yeah, sabermetrics is numbers. Period. That's why Billy Bean's "sxxt don't work" over the long haul. No context. No thought to mental aspect, minor league park, work ethic, personal issues, and just plain dumb luck. As in Dallas McPherson's lack of, to give one recent example.
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BARRE Four hundred twenty-five tons, or roughly the weight of a fully loaded typical 747 jet. Thats the combined amount of weight members of TOPS Club lost in 2012.
TOPS (for Take off Pounds Sensibly) is an organization committed to helping its members lose weight. It says it doesnt adhere to the idea of shedding pounds by taking a pill or with extreme dieting. Instead, it advocates letting its members find their own avenues to weight loss, including choosing a meal plan that fits them, and coordinating that plan with their doctor. The organization says members also have access to experts in the fields of medical research, nutrition, fitness and psychology.
I think one of the biggest ways TOPS helps is by providing the support and encouragement that allows each member to empower themselves, TOPS Vermont coordinator Karen Macedo said in an interview via email. We focus on making lifestyle changes that will last long term, instead of just focusing on the dieting.
TOPS has 150,000 members belonging to 9,000 chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada. It charges $28 annually in the U.S. as well as fees for each individual chapter, which come out to less than $5 a month.
According to Macedo, Vermont has 38 chapters, including one in Barre. She said that those interested in joining can visit www.tops.org and put in their ZIP code to find the closest chapter.
My hope is that TOPS can become more widely known and recognized as a good, lower-cost option for those that struggle with weight loss, Macedo said. It is a tool that has helped many people achieve their goals of becoming healthier and maintaining healthier lifestyles.
While each TOPS chapter may have slight variations in activities, theyre all primarily the same, according to Macedo. She said the TOPS chapters of Vermont usually have around two statewide events each year.
One is held in the spring to recognize weight loss success from the previous calendar year and celebrate with those who have reached their goal weight, she said. The other event is held in the fall and provides additional motivation to keep us on the right track through the holiday season.
According to Macedo, a typical TOPS meeting lasts around an hour and begins with a private weigh-in for each member. Then the members gather and discuss the challenges they have faced with weight loss as well as successes and goals. The meeting devotes time to discussing ways to achieve health and wellness.
Awards to recognize successes may be given either before or after the brief program, Macedo said. There may also be a brief business meeting before the meeting draws to a close. The meetings then close with an inspirational thought for the week or an inspirational activity.
Obesity is one of the major health issues facing the U.S. According to the American Heart Association, as of 2013, roughly 24 million children and teens ages 2 to 19 and 154.7 million adults were obese or overweight. The organization estimates that if obesity rates continue to climb, health care costs for weight-related problems could reach from $861 billion to $957 billion by 2030. U.S. obesity rates trail only Mexicos for highest in the world.
Weight loss and healthy lifestyles are definitely getting more and more attention, Macedo said. Weight loss and dieting are now multibillion-dollar industries. We all know that obesity increases the risk for many serious health conditions. That being said, I think we may see health insurance companies providing financial incentives to people who adopt healthier lifestyles and maintain an ideal (body mass index). Much as we did with some companies providing incentives to smokers who quit.
Vermont is doing better than most states in combating obesity. According to a report released in August by the organization Trust for Americas Health, Vermont was the sixth least obese state in the country. However, the adult obesity rate is still 23.7 percent.
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Depression can happen at any time of year, even the carefree days of summer. Check out these 10 signs of summer depression as listed by Health.com and see if your mood is something to be concerned about:
10. You feel overly anxious -- Life can be crazier in the summer for some people with weddings, cookouts, sports and the task of trying to keep bored children occupied. Make sure to schedule in some quiet time if you find yourself feeling "over-amped."
9. Your sleep is screwed up -- Long summer days can mean getting up earlier and going to bed later, which can lead to sleep deprivation. Michael J. Breus tells Health.com your body releases more of the stress hormone corisol when you're sleep deprived, which can lead to depression.
8. You have no "me" time -- Summer can do a major number on any "me" time you may try to pencil in as schedules are shot and commitments pile up. Use some vacation days just for yourself, or share child care or chauffering responsibilities with other parents to get your daily workout in. It's preventive mental health care.
7. You're trying to be Superman at work -- Summer is the time of vacations, and you can find yourself super stressed if you're trying to fill in for co-workers at the lake for the week. Don't just pick up the slack, get out of the office yourself. Take your turn. Research shows people who take vacations are healthier, both physically and mentally.
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Cemetary historian Nanette Napoleon is getting angrier by the minute.
She just discovered the art mural saga runs deeper. Not only is the mural at the Hawaii Convention Center hidden from view, but now, so is the plaque with the artist's name.
"I think it's glued with silicon or something. Unbelievable," said Napoleon.
HTA head Mike McCartney allowed the mural to be cloaked because the depiction of bones offended some native Hawaiians.
"If you don't like it, you don't like it. That's your opinion but that doesn't give you the right to do what's going on," Napoleon said.
Napoleon fears the screws holding the cloak may have damaged the piece.
"Look at this. They have drilled into this," she gestured.
Pulling back the corner exposed wood secured into the wall.
"They have done this to a state building. This is vandalism as far as I am concerned," Napoleon.
She's organizing a protest demanding that the HTA --free the mural.
Napoleon is calling for the community to turn out on Saturday at 10 a.m. and to bring signs and wear black.
Earlier this week, the governor expressed his dismay, equating the situation with "culture cops" and calling it unacceptable.
"That was experimented with before World War II in Nazi Germany. We are not going to repeat that in Hawaii," said Gov. Neil Abercrombie.
Paulette Kaleikini, who covered the mural, responded with a statement. "Native Hawaiians can't rely on the state when they are responsible for the insult, abuse and continuous desecration of our history, culture, traditions, and practices."
Leaders in the art community are rallying for action.
"I think that cloak needs to come down. It is OK to walk in and say this artwork offends me. It's not okay to cover it up," said Stephan Jost, director of the Honolulu Museum of Art.
Yost hopes a costly legal battle can be avoided and that the community can begin a conversation about whether Hawaiian culture is respected.
The attorney for artist Hans Ladislaus met with the HTA and state lawyers late Wednesday afternoon.
Bill Mayer said he has been assured the federally protected mural has in no way been damaged.
He said after meeting for an hour and a half, a tentative settlement had been reached, but he said that details would not be released until Thursday.


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And I promised I would be back soon with some design posts. I am a lot more hesitant these days to post photos of my unfinished house because they shop up on Pinterest and other places and are forever out there! But then I remind myself that my house will never be finished so I might as well share.
Here are a few photos of the boys' bathroom that they share upstairs. I love a good B&A and I was pleased with how this one turned out! Sorry that my before photos aren't great.


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The retired FBI agent gulped down swigs of a Monster energy drink before taking the stage at Western Carolina University last week to offer students a glimpse of his life and times. Moore is the author of Special Agent Man: My Life in the FBI as a Terrorist Hunter, Helicopter Pilot, and Certified Sniper.
Moore spoke to a crowd of about 40 students and faculty about his career exploits, the importance of international travel and safety abroad.
Moore visited WCU as part of International Education Week, a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and foreign exchange studies.
Moore became an FBI special agent in 1983 at age 25 ŌĆö his first assignment was to go undercover and join the Aryan Nation in Idaho. After six weeks in the white supremacy organization, Moore and his partner were found out and had to continue surveillance of the Aryan Nation from afar.
ŌĆ£They were extremely violent,ŌĆØ Moore said, recalling that members of the group shot a Salt Lake City man in the head 10 times because he had dared to criticize them on his radio show.
Moore later led the investigation into a shooting at a Los Angeles Jewish Community Center perpetrated by white supremacist Buford O. Furrow. Furrow watched the center in the evenings while planning out his attack on what he assumed would be elderly Jewish people. However, when he went to the center in the morning, he didnŌĆÖt encounter senior citizens but rather a group of children.
During MooreŌĆÖs interrogation, Furrow said that the children changed everything. When asked what he meant, Furrow replied, ŌĆ£Well, you have to aim lower.ŌĆØ
Moore reported that Furrow is serving a life sentence without parole.
After a couple of years in the Northwest, Moore switched to the FBIŌĆÖs aviation division and then to SWAT and covering the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.
Moore projected pictures from various assignments onto a large screen in the theatre throughout his speech. ŌĆ£This is me on all my undercover operations,ŌĆØ Moore joked as a blank screen flashed onto the screen.
Following the Sept. 11 attacks, Moore was transferred to work terrorism cases and began traveling abroad on assignments in Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines, among other places. He emphasized the importance of traveling internationally to learn about other cultures and how they see things.
ŌĆ£You have to understand their culture, what motivates them, what moves them,ŌĆØ Moore said, in order to work either with or against them. He added that if he were in charge of education, he would make it mandatory for students to go overseas. ŌĆ£You should have an idea of what itŌĆÖs like to go into another country and survive.ŌĆØ
Moore also emphasized a few times that people should not blame one country or group of people for the actions of a few.
ŌĆ£Prejudice and overgeneralization will not survive meeting the other side,ŌĆØ Moore said.
Moore told more stories about an assignment in Jakarta, Indonesia, and his history with bombings. In many cases, suicide bombers were sent in a vehicle with explosives that featured three switches ŌĆö one for instant detonation, one for a five-minute delay that would allow them to run away and another to disarm the bomb. But, as the bombers found out, the switches were a test to see if they chickened out or not ŌĆö all three triggered immediate detonation.
Moore retired from the FBI in 2008 and began a job at Pepperdine University, where he was in charge of ensuring studentsŌĆÖ safety while studying in other countries. However, Moore was fired from that job after advocating for Amanda Knox, an American student who was found guilty of killing her roommate while the two lived in Italy.
After reviewing the evidence, or lack thereof, Moore said, he began working to help free Knox from prison in Italy. Eventually, her verdict was overturned, and Moore moved onto his next case.
Currently, he is speaking out on behalf of Jacob Ostreicher, an American living in Bolivia who was accused of money laundering. Ostreicher has spent 18 months in prison without a trial, Moore said. But, even if he received one, it would not be fair, he said.
ŌĆ£You will not be guaranteed that you will be judged on the merits of the crime,ŌĆØ Moore said. Trials abroad are more based on feeling, rather than fact, he said.
Moore encouraged those interested to apply for a position with the FBI.
There are no standard type people who can be FBI agents, Moore said, adding that he has seen a third-grade teacher, a stockbroker and a peanut concession stand worker become agents.
ŌĆ£If you are an expert at what you do, it is almost more important than what you do,ŌĆØ Moore said.
Anyone applying for a job with the agency must have at least three years work experience. No specific field is required. Applicants who have graduated from law school receive a pass on the work requirement.
ŌĆ£Do not think that there are superhuman powers you need to have,ŌĆØ Moore said.
And although FBI agents are typically called G-men, Moore said that in his experience, female counterterrorism agents were the employees the bureau couldnŌĆÖt do without, citing one agent who has spent two years at Guantanamo Bay questioning two top terrorism suspects who refuse to speak to anyone but her.


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The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has a football team since 1892 with an all-time record of 724–384–54 (a .646 winning percentage). The "Dawgs," as they are sometimes called, play in historic Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, which, with a capacity of 92,746, is the eighth largest on-campus stadium in the United States and the 15th largest stadium in the world. The Bulldogs have won 12 Southeastern Conference championships and produced two Heisman Trophy winners, as well as winners of a number of other awards and numerous All-Americans and NFL players.
Georgia Bulldogs History
The University of Georgia first formed a football squad in 1892,with chemistry professor Charles Herty as head coach. The team played its first game against a team from Mercer University, in what was supposedly the first football game played in the deep south. Playing on a field that would later be called Herty Field, Georgia beat Mercer by a score of 50-0. In the second game of that inaugural "season," Georgia lost by a score of 10–0 to Auburn University. That game marked the beginning of Georgia's longest-standing football rivalry, which is called the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. Vince Dooley held the head coach position longer than any other Bulldogs coach, leading the Bulldogs from 1964 until 1988. During his tenure as head coach, Georgia won its second consensus national championship in 1980. The 1967 Cotton Bowl win over SMU made Georgia only the 3rd school in college football history to have won all 4 of the historical major bowls, Rose, Cotton, Sugar, Orange.
Georgia Bulldogs Conference affiliations
Georgia was a founding member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA), one of the first collegiate athletic conferences formed in the United States. Georgia participated in the SIAA from its establishment in 1895 until 1921. In 1921, the Bulldogs, along with 12 other teams, left the SIAA and formed the Southern Conference. During its time in the Southern Conference, the team never won a conference championship. In 1932, the Georgia Bulldogs left the Southern Conference to form and join the Southeastern Conference (SEC), where Georgia has won the third most SEC football championships, with 12, behind Alabama (22) and Tennessee (13).
Georgia Bulldogs Nicknames
It was not until 1920 that the nickname "Bulldog" was used to describe the football team, a name bestowed by sportswriters. An Atlanta Journal story about school nicknames proposed: The Georgia Bulldogs would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity. Shortly thereafter, another news story appeared in which the name "Bulldogs" was used several times to describe the Georgia team and the nickname has been used ever since. Prior to that time, Georgia was simply known as the "Red and Black." In more recent years, the Bulldogs have been referred to by fans as the "Dawgs."
Georgia Bulldogs Traditions
* Uga (pronounced UH-GUH) is the name of a lineage of white Bulldogs, which have served as the mascot of the University of Georgia since 1956. Uga VI, whose reign began in 1999, died from congestive heart failure at his home in Savannah, Georgia on June 27, 2008. Uga VII made his debut on August 30, 2008 in a 45–21 win over the Georgia Southern Eagles. Uga VII's official name is Uga VI's "Loran's Best." Uga VII died in November 2009, and has yet to be replaced. Deceased Ugas are interred in a mausoleum near the main entrance to Sanford Stadium.
* Glory, Glory is the fight song for the Georgia Bulldogs and was sung at football games as early as the 1890s. The fight song was arranged in its current form in 1915.
* Larry Munson, also known as the Voice of the Bulldogs, announced Georgia football games from 1966-2008. Many of his calls are famous among Georgia fans and he is seen as a signature of Georgia football culture. He is widely seen as one of the best announcers in American sports.
* The ringing of the Chapel Bell after a Georgia victory started in the 1890s when the playing field was located near the Chapel and freshmen were compelled to ring the Chapel's bell until midnight to celebrate the victory. Today, freshmen are no longer required to do the chore, with students, alumni, and fans taking their place.
* "How 'Bout Them Dawgs" is a slogan of recent vintage that first surfaced in the late 1970s and has become a battle cry of Bulldog fans. The slogan received national attention and exposure when Georgia won the national championship in 1980 and wire services proclaimed "How 'Bout Them Dogs!"
* The "Dawg Walk" is a tradition that was revived in the 2001 season that features the football players walking through a gathering of fans on the way to Sanford Stadium. The Dawg walk was revived when Mark Richt took over as football coach. The famous Redcoat band traditionally leads the Dawg walk.
* "Hunker Down Hairy Dawg" is a slogan Bulldog fans use on third downs telling the defense to get tough and make a stop on third down Rivalries The Bulldogs have three main rivals, Auburn, Georgia Tech and Florida Gators. All three rivalries commenced over 100 years ago. With long rivalries, it is not surprising that there is some disagreement over the records between the schools. For example, Georgia discredits two games in 1943 and 1944 against Georgia Tech, both UGA losses, because some of their players were in the war.
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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate released the results of a national survey of 18-35 year old Americans that reveal that the impact of the housing crisis has given rise to two of the most knowledgeable generations to become homebuyers,
Generations X and Y, which account for an estimated 103 million Americans. More than three-quarters (77 percent) of the Gen X and Y Americans surveyed believe that they have become increasingly knowledgeable about homeownership due to increased media coverage that has magnified real estate topics throughout the past six years.
The survey's findings show that these two younger generations of potential homebuyers are not deterred from home buying and believe owning a home is a key indicator of success (75 percent). Furthermore, they are willing to do their research and save in ways that may surprise those who believe the values of Gen X and Y have strayed from those of their parents, including taking a second job and moving in with mom and dad.
"Every generation faces defining economic events that alter their collective perspective," said Sherry Chris, president and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC. "'The Greatest Generation' was shaped by the Great Depression and baby boomers were impacted by the oil crises throughout the 1970s. Gen X and Gen Y experienced their 'coming of age' moment during the largest housing market downturn in American history. As such, these generations believe that the details, risks and rewards of home buying are integral to their planning.
Other findings from the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate survey:
• Not the "Me" Generation. The majority of Gen X and Gen Y survey respondents (71 percent) understand that homeownership is not something they deserve; rather it is something they must earn. Nearly all those surveyed are willing to adjust their lifestyle to save for a home by eating out less (62 percent), working a second job (40 percent) or even moving back home with their parents (23 percent).
• In the know. Sixty-nine percent believe that the recent housing downturn has made them more knowledgeable about homeownership than their parents were at their age. Gen X and Y members appear to be doing their homework before making one of the biggest investments of their lives. For those surveyed, interest rates (58 percent), home prices in a desired neighborhood (59 percent), and the ability to secure a loan (51 percent) are the top areas to research before buying.
• Homeownership is the new bling. Gen X and Y are not blinded by flashy signs of success; 75 percent believe owning a nice home is a fundamental indicator of success over taking extravagant vacations (12 percent), owning an expensive car (9 percent), or owning designer clothing (5 percent).
• First things first. Gen X and Y want to make sure they are ready to own. Sixty-nine percent believe someone is ready when they can afford to buy while also maintaining their lifestyle. For 61 percent of respondents, the "readiness indicator" is when they've landed a secure job.
For more information regarding the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gen X and Y homeownership survey, visit www.bhgrealestate.com.


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Miriam Jenkins
Representing: NZL
Gender: Female
Athlete Place of Birth: Yerevan, Armenia
Athlete Weight: 60kg
Athlete Height: 160cm
Website: http://bratcorenz.blogspot.com
WTS Ranking: No Ranking
ITU Points List:: No Ranking
Athlete Biography
I first competed at the Waikato Secondary Schools triathlon in 2000 (aged 14) with my sister, because it sounded like fun. The person who has had the influence on my sporting career is Jo Sullivan, my former swimming coach. I currently train in Dunedin, and during an average training week, I spend five hours swim training, seven to 10 hours cycling, and three to four hours running.My personal best swim time (750m) is 8:52, bike (20km) 38:44, and run (5km) 22:50. My favorite ITU race is Gold Coast! Love the flat bike course and the warm water. My triathlon goals are to win further World and Xterra World titles, and to compete at the first Paralympic triathlon.
Outside of triathlon, I study fun things at university and do makeup for short films, balls, and weddings. Something the triathlon world doesn't know about me is that I can recite Pi to 17 decimal places. The biggest obstacle I have overcome in life is learning to ride a bike (no, seriously, it was hard).
Athlete Language: English, Chinese
Athlete Tri Entry Year: 2000
Athlete Education: Bachelor of Science, University of Otago (2011)
Athlete Proudest Moment: winning 2005 World Championships
Athlete Coach: myself!


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- Title
- Enhanced two-photon absorption of CdS nanocrystal rods
- Author(s)
- Li, Xiangping; van Embden, Joel; Chon, James W. M.; Gu, Min
- Abstract
- In this letter we report that CdS nanocrystals are reshaped into an elongated rod form for increasing two-photon absorption. CdS quantum rods with uniform rod dimensions have been synthesized and their two-photon absorption cross section in solution has been characterized using the z -scan method and the two-photon induced fluorescence study. The absorption cross section was found to be 20.9x10-46 cm4 /s photon-1 under two-photon excitation at wavelength 800 nm, which is an order of magnitude larger than that of CdS quantum dots of similar diameters. The higher two-photon absorption coefficient establishes the potential of this class of quantum rods for various photonic applications.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
- Source
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 94, no. 10 (Mar 2009)
- Publication year
- 2009
- FOR Code(s)
- 020503 Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy; 020504 Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications
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- II-VI semiconductors; Cadmium compounds; Fluorescence; Nanostructured materials; Nanotechnology; Semiconductors; Two-photon spectra; Wide band gap
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- American Institute of Physics
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A man accused of causing a deadly crash on the North Shore changes his plea.
A judge found Donald Halleron guilty of killing a Haleiwa man during the tsunami evacuation last year.
A mangled mess of metal was the aftermath of a fiery crash in Wahiawa last October.
Honolulu police say Donald Halleron, 30, was speeding when he slammed his truck into a Jeep, causing a chain reaction collision the night of the 2012 tsunami warning.
Witnesses say he reeked of alcohol following the crash.
"While driving that car northbound on Wilikina Drive, he collided with a 2002 Jeep operated by Nolan Raboy," said Prosecuting Attorney Scott Bell. "The evidence illustrates that Mr. Halleron had alcohol in his system."
The crash killed Raboy, who was burned beyond recognition.
"My emotions are scattered from one place to another," said Nick Raboy, son of the victim. "Where I can't put it down to any emotion."
Halleron was charged with first degree negligent homicide and Tuesday he waived his right to a trial.
After he plead no contest, the judge accepted the plea and found him guilty.
Halleron was then taken away in cuffs.
He didn't explain why he changed his plea, but his defense attorney said his client was taking responsibility for the incident.
Halleron's friends and family were in court and did not want to talk on camera.
The Waialua man will be sentenced in November where he could face 10-years behind bars.


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Halloween Half Term fun
Once again we are holding an Open Training Session at Molineux on Monday, 28th October.
And hopefully it will be a Spooky Molineux………
All kids who attend in fancy dress will get a trick or treat goody bag and there will be prizes for those in the best fancy dress costumes!
Upon entry your junior tickets will be taken and you will also be entered into a prize draw for six lucky winners to enjoy an enhanced experience at the training session.
So come and watch the team train and get an insight into the training regimes along with the opportunity to get autographs and photos with your favourite members of the squad.
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Tickets are free and are available to claim from the Ticket Office on 0871 222 1877 from 9.00am Saturday 5th October. One ticket and accompanying adult ticket can be claimed per junior season ticket holder or member.
Museum –Adult ticket purchased for £7.00 can take a child in for free (normally £4.50). The Museum will be open from 10am until 4.30pm on the day and tickets can be booked in advance from the Ticket Office on 0871 222 1877 or online at wolvesmuseum.co.uk. Subject to availability you can also purchase on the day from the Megastore.
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Data breach may include Vermont Shaw's stores
NEW YORK A data breach at Supervalu may have affected as many as 200 of its grocery and liquor stores as well as retail chains the company recently sold in Vermont and several other states.
The announcement lengthens the list of retailers that have had security walls breached in recent months, including Target, P.F. Changs and even the thrift store operations of Goodwill Industries International Inc.
Hackers accessed a network that processes Supervalu transactions, with account numbers, expiration dates, cardholder names and other information possibly stolen, the company said. Those systems are still being used by the stores Supervalu sold last year for $3.3 billion, potentially opening up customer data at those stores as well. On its website, Shaws reported that stores in Vermont, as well as Shaws and Star Market stores in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, have been affected by the breach.
Massachusetts-based Shaws is owned by AB Acquisition LLC (known as New Albertsons), a company that utilizes Supervalu for IT services. Shaws operates 19 grocery stores in Vermont.
Shaws reported Friday that it has no evidence of misuse of any of its customers payment information.
The breach occurred between June 22 and July 17, according to Supervalu, which said it took immediate steps to secure that portion of its network.
The cards from which data may have been stolen were used at 180 Supervalu stores and liquor stores run under the Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbachers, Shop n Save and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy names. Data may also have been stolen from 29 franchised Cub Foods stores and liquor stores. Those stores are in North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and Missouri.
But Supervalu said a related criminal intrusion occurred at the chain stores it sold to Cerebus Capital Management LP in March 2013. Those stores include Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaws and Star Market and related Osco and Sav-on in-store pharmacies in two dozen states.
Cerebus affiliate AB Acquisition said its working closely with Supervalu to evaluate the scope of the potential breach.
Supervalu has yet to determine if any cardholder data was actually stolen. Information about the breach was released out of an abundance of caution, the company said Friday.
The company believes that the intrusion has been contained and said it is confident that people can safely use credit and debit cards at its stores.
Supervalu and AB Acquisitions are offering customers whose cards may have been affected a year of consumer identity protection services via AllClear ID.
Supervalu has also created a call center to help answer customer questions about the data breach and the identity protection services being offered. The call center can be reached at 855-731-6018. Customers may also visit Supervalus website under the Consumer Security Advisory section to get more information about the data breach and the identity protection services.
There are efforts underway to make credit and debit cards more secure after a rash of security breaches in recent months.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today reported 2,250 emergency room-treated injuries associated with motorized scooters in the first 7 months of this year. If injuries continue at this rate, the total estimate for 2001 is expected to show a marked increase over 2000. The first full year in which CPSC collected data on these injuries was 1999. In 2000, there were an estimated 4,390 hospital emergency room treated injuries associated with motorized scooters. This represents more than a 200-percent increase over the 1999 estimate of 1,330 injuries.
CPSC is aware of at least three deaths associated with motorized scooters. Two of the deaths involved children, including a 6-year-old boy in California who died after falling off a motorized scooter and an 11-year-old boy in Pennsylvania who died when the motorized scooter he was riding crashed into a truck. Also, a 46-year-old man died in California after being struck by an automobile. All of the victims suffered head injuries; none was wearing a helmet. CPSC recommends that riders wear the same safety gear as we recommend for non-powered scooters - a helmet, and knee and elbow pads. Sturdy shoes also are important. CPSC Chairman Ann Brown said, "Common sense requires that riders of all ages understand the importance of protective gear and observing local safety rules. Have fun outside but don't end up in the emergency room."In 2000, an estimated 39 percent of the injuries occurred to children under 15 years of age. Most injuries occurred to the arms, legs, faces, and heads. The most common injuries were fractures. Motorized scooters are increasing in popularity. They are two-wheel scooters, similar to the unpowered scooters, but equipped with either a small 2-cycle gasoline engine or an electric motor and a battery. Some manufacturers are retrofitting stocks of non-powered scooters with electric motors. In addition, kits are available to retrofit non-powered scooters. The gasoline-powered scooters usually cost between $400 and $1,300. The electric scooters range from under $200 to about $1,000.Protective gear, including helmet and knee and elbow pads, is available for less than $35. CPSC recommends the following safety guidelines:
- Wear a bicycle helmet that meets CPSC's standard, along with knee and elbow pads.
- Wear sturdy shoes.
- Owners of motorized scooters should check with local authorities for riding guidelines and restrictions.
- Do not ride at night.
- Children under 12 should not ride motorized scooters.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of
thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the
nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or
mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household
chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
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Time to mortgage the house!
Yum, I'm not usually a bear lover but he's just the perfect little cub!
Yet another Queerty underwear post. Must be hurting for hits and given they can't continue with the inane Magic Mike posts, underwear posts.
I'll take his sweaty jockstrap instead…
@Spike: This is hardly just another underwear post. This one is for a great cause. Of course, at $34 (American) I would rather just buy a reasonable pair of underwear and give the other $20 to the charity itself.
What an amazing man. I love this guy!
Queerty, the last two pictures are in error. We ordered a briefsless Ben, not Benless briefs! :(
My lord is he hot! Yum.
He should auction off 7 minutes of heaven for one lucky gay man. Now THAT would raise some serious money =)
Ugh who cares about the media whore Ben Cohen, he's NOT for LGBT rights or same gender marriage at all and just wants to make some fast cash and media attention from pretending to be for LGBT rights and our issues.
Dear lord! Please, pretty please, don't pose like this anymore. My private parts are going to explode sky high. This guy is HOT AS HELL!
@Matt: Cohen already had enough attention as a sports figure. He did not need to go the gay way in order to keep people interested; however, he has always been supportive of gay rights. Not everyone that supports gay rights is a media whore.
Trifecta: British, Jewish, uncut.
This guy is HOT HOT too bad he is not gay!!!
He wants all of you desperate, old queens to spend lots and lots of money on him to he can live lavishly. Rugby didn't pay as well as old, lonely gay men.
@Baba Booey: Where exactly do you get off? You are now making absolutely ridiculous claims. He does not take money from his foundation. That would be called embezzlement. His foundation is a separate entity.
You really need to ask yourself why you hate this guy so much that you would make ridiculously false claims about him. Unless you are just trolling.
@Matt: Indeed he is a fame whore. His wife is his manager. If this guy was some fat slob, gay men would laugh at him. He is flown around on private jets and paid quite well by the HRC. It's really disgusting that he uses "LGBT rights" as a ploy to feel his image and make lots of money. But, whatever works, he has bills to pay too, and lonely, old queens have no problem shoveling money out to him hand-over-fist. Which he very much appreciates.
@Daez: @Daez: Where do I get off? Not thanks to this guy, unlike you. Which is what he wants.
This guy is made nicely – very nicely, by the HRC. Banking off of your rights. If you're okay about that, great. I'm not. I find it appalling and expolitive. Great. Have a nice day. :)
@Baba Booey: made = paid
@Baba Booey: You think that people that get involved in the cause should get no benefit from it at all? You have a very antiquated idea of charity. Everyone involved in charity wants some sort of benefit in this day and age.
Also, I do not really get off on him, and I am far from a lonely old queen, but if this guy makes money for the cause, then who the hell are you to put him down because of it. What have you done for the cause lately?
Many many more varied shots of him on his flicker page, including a couple of him at a lake showing nice nude butt shots.
@Baba Booey: No, I just get tired of people like thinking that all "charity" work should be done for free. People make money from causes. It just happens. I especially get tired of people like you that bitch about what others do when they are doing nothing themselves.
@Daez: I think you're in love.
You know nothing about me. But, you can think whatever your little heart desires.
@Baba Booey: I have no desire to support this person. I have given no money to his cause. You have said nothing to make me believe you are not just the average person that bitches about what everyone else does while doing nothing. My guess is that you are between 20 and 23. You are the type of person that would not even bother signing a petition for a cause because it is above you. You most likely do not like this guy more because he is older than any other reason.
No comment to make, other than bugger the underwear – will he come home and meet my mum?
@Baba Booey: So Baba Booey is…boy, I've lost count…Aquarelle's sixth personality we've seen at this point? The gay Sybill
Dear lord! It should be illegal for straight men to be this hot!
Wel he's so mush better now that he lost a lot of fat I find him a super male
@Paul: I've really touched a nerve with many of you. The stereotype that gay men are hyper-sexed, but also obsessed with straight men is really proving to be true in this case.
@Daez: seek medication.
I fail to see how this is ben using the gay community to make a profit when hes donating a large portion to charity. There is just no pleasing you bitchy old queens. Get over it. Your bitter, old self will never look like this…
Ben is just great. Tall, gorgeous, with a great, friendly smile and all around great personality.
@Baba Booey:
Baba Booey said "The stereotype that gay men are hyper-sexed, but also obsessed with straight men is really proving to be true in this case."
Well Baba, maybe if you ever get lucky enough to get laid in your lifetime by something that has a heartbeat and isn't made of rubber or plastic, you'll understand that seeing a hot, hairy guy and liking it is a rather normal guy reaction.
Can I take Ben home as well as his underwear, and preferrably not wearing his underwear!
Damn . . . please expand the ad campaign. We need to see the posterior side of those shorts before purchase. And, is there a special donation for getting any already worn? Ah ha.
@Baba Booey: Really? Is this what this comes down to. You are so incapable of forming a cohesive thought that the thoughts you do espouse sound like they came from someone in Kindergarten. No wonder you hate real gay activists.
Matt, are you as stupid/suspicious/uncaring as you sound…@Matt:
He is absolutely totally gorgeous and how can you not adore him. I will dream of him as he is a wonder of the world. Thank you for sharing this with us. Jim
If you actually do some research and follow the guy on Twitter, you'll know that he's quite sincere and has been for many, many years. Someone who only does something when they benefit don't go out of their way to do things like he does.
Ouch to Matt. Your a rainmaker and not in a good sense. So what he leverages his work to help his image. We should all be so diligent. Not many other guys in his position would do the same. And so what old queens write checks to make your life better than the hell they went through. How about a thank you Matt and a sense of appreciation instead of your misplaced bitter resentments. I feel sad for you. Jim
@Baba Booey: Oh, honey, your envy is showing and it's not pretty.
@Paul: Oh Paul, honey. When will finally get over your obsession with me? I will *never* be interested in the likes of you.
Ben Cohen – Gay4Pay but doesn't put out.
All you sad homos who fall for this shit.
Dear Matt,
Thank you for your last baiting comment. At least now we all know your agenda and your type. You are undoubtedly homophobic and closeted with severe sexual identity confusion. I am happy you are able to get some authentic sexual satisfaction by coming to this web site and see the beautiful pictures of these gorgeous men who you adore as much as we do. The male form is so beautiful isn't it and it is so glorious to be intimate with a man you adore and to give him all your love. Do not be ashamed. It is OK and a gift from God. It will be liberating for you and eventually your self-hatred and your acting out and projecting your self hate onto others will release you from your pain. Are you cute? How do you stack up against Ben. Don't be a doormat Matt. Show your pride and join the parade and enjoy your short miserable life better. Peace.
Jim that's nice, quit describing yourself.
I've been out for decades since I'm in my late 40s. I'm glad others here are seeing the truth about Ben Cohen.
As far as the parade goes I stopped going to pride events decades ago when they started being totally corporate and pointless.
I am so sorry. I totally missed the fact that you are so sophisticated. By the way, check out the voting. You're on a losing side and I still think you are homophoic even though you have been "ot for decades". I don't march in parades either, but I do not put them down. Let people have fun. Who am I to judge? And Matt, I love men and I love being a man and I love Ben so let me love him and fantasize and go protest without us having to listen to your resentments. You are a bitter man. Que triste?
@Baba Booey: "If this guy was some fat slob, gay men would laugh at him…"! Jealousl much?? So fit is in, fat is out in our culture. Adapt or settle for less :)
@no one: bingo.
He's bear-licious!
Ben, you are amazing!! I'd buy your undies anytime! :)
ewwwwwwwwwww this guy is fugly! He is not any sort of ALLY to LGBT people at all just wants to make cash off of us! SMH
Oh my!!!! I can just smell the manleyness in those underwear…
Some facts:
Ben Cohen is not paid by the HRC and never has been.
Ben Cohen is not managed by his wife and never has been. Some wrongly perceived a former PR manager to be his wife.
Ben Cohen has never stepped foot on a private jet and most often flies coach at his own expense.
Ben Cohen is not paid one dime by his Foundation; in fact, he donates profits to the Foundation.
Patrick Davis
President, Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, Inc.
I know this is Queerty so there have to be some negative comments about literally anything and everything, but this man really seems beautiful inside and out, and that is really all there is to say on the matter. Good on him.
he's so wonderful now that he stopped rugby He lost a couple of pounds and so he's really sexy i just wish that he was gay but he's gay friendly that's all so mush Ben i luv you and frenchkis you


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Holy Mother of God!!!
Do you think there's some 30 year-old alien living 100 million light years away writing on a series of tubes that his fellow aliens can read and do read because the alien planet's first passion is their planetarian pastime, a game of rounders perhaps?
Happy BIG BANG Friday, Y'all!
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In the Era of movies like "Independence Day" and "My Stepmother is an Alien", you never know.
Hopefully there is a twin universe where everything is backwards.
In that universe I am a rich man (LMAO).
Rays Renegade
You and me both, Cliff. You and me both!


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I have been EPing for about six weeks after nursing for almost 6 months (nursing strike). I have the PISA pump and had been using the 27 mm shields with good results then I began to experience some mild soreness I thought was a lubrication problem. So I started puting on lansinoh before pumping... Bad idea. Apparently that stuff is sticky. More soreness. Then I started using olive oil around the tunnel of the shields and it seemed to get a little better. Then all of a sudden more soreness! So I switched to the 30mm shields and still using the olive oil. I get better flow with the 27 mm and the 30mm it just seems like my nipples kinda swell up. I don't think I have the suction too high only about 1/4 the way up. Am I using the wrong size shields? What to do? Any suggestions?
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Aug 20, 2010
Get them now!
I thought it would be cool to post and continually update an ideal team comprised only of players I am really feeling right now as breakout/value types. You can call this my all "Get their ass on your team this year" team.
1st Team:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Michael Turner
RB: Ryan Mathews
WR: Randy Moss
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Johnny Knox
TE: Jermichael Finley
And while I'm at it….
2nd Team
QB: Kevin Kolb
RB: Jahvid Best
RB: Ahmad Bradshaw
WR: Greg Jennings
WR: Miles Austin
WR: Jeremy Maclin
TE: Zach Miller
And while I'm at it still…
Sleepers Only:
QB: Joe Flacco (ok, maybe Matthew Stafford is a better "sleeper")
RB: Arian Foster
RB: Justin Forsett
WR: Mike Williams (TB)
WR: Lance Moore
WR: Brandon Tate
TE: John Carlson
Note: These aren't rankings, but more like tiers of guys I'm excited about. I don't have Andre Johnson here, for example, but I would like you to "get his ass" on your team if you it's feasible.


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Iran nuke talks open; EU asks Tehran to compromise
ALMATY, Kazakhstan Six nations and Iran sought Friday to find elusive common ground at negotiations that would satisfy both Tehrans demands for international recognition of its right to advanced nuclear technology and world concerns that the Islamic Republic wants to misuse that expertise to make atomic arms.
But comments by representatives of the sides laid out starkly different visions of what each sought from the other, suggesting tough talks ahead in efforts to salvage diplomacy as a way of ending the nuclear impasse.
The six insist Iran cut back on its highest grade uranium enrichment production and stockpile, fearing Tehran will divert it from making nuclear fuel to form the material used in the core of nuclear warheads. They say Iran must make that move and make it first to build confidence that its nuclear program is peaceful.
But Iranian negotiator Ali Bagheri challenged the six countries on that point, telling reporters what is being referred to as confidence-building measures are actions that both sides ... need to take simultaneously.
He gave no specifics, but the comment could be an allusion to Iranian demands of sweeping sanctions relief instead of the offer from the six offering only a limited lifting of sanctions.
It also wants any nuclear concessions it makes to have specific limits instead of leading to others. Alluding to that demand, Bagheri said his country wanted to nail down the start of the process, the dimensions of the process and the final outcome of the process.
And he described any would-be nuclear deal as only part of a comprehensive process, suggesting Iran was still holding to its earlier demands of a broader deal also addressing security issues.
Such views are unlikely to sit well with the six the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.
At the talks in the Kazakh city of Almaty they are asking Tehran only to greatly limit its production and stockpiling of uranium enriched to 20 percent, which is just a technical step away from weapons-grade uranium. That would keep Irans supply below the amount needed for further processing into a weapon.
But they view that only as a first step toward the process. Iran is operating more than 10,000 centrifuges. While most are enriching below 20 percent, this material, too could be turned into weapons-grade uranium, although with greater effort than is the case for the 20-percent stockpile.
Tehran also is only a few years away from completing a reactor that will produce plutonium, another pathway to nuclear arms.
The U.N. Security Council has demanded a stop to both that effort and all enrichment in a series of resolutions since 2006. Iran denies any interest in atomic arms, insists its enrichment program serves only peaceful needs, says it has a right to enrich under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and describes U.N. Security Council demands as illegal.,
Ahead of the meeting an EU official speaking for the six world powers said Friday the onus was on Iran to engage on the six-nation offer, which foresees a lifting of sanctions on Irans gold and petrochemical trade but keeps penalties crippling Irans oil sales and economy in place.
The core issue here is the international community concern of the very strong indications that Iran is developing technology that could be used for military purposes, said Michael Mann, spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, the formal convener of the talks.
There are suspicions of an enrichment program that could have military uses, he said. The confidence building has to come from Iran because it is Iran that is developing its nuclear program.MORE IN Wire NewsMADISON, Wis. Full StoryKABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan has fallen so far from Americans consciousness that some may... Full StoryCHARLESTON, S.C. Full Story
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Better make that four cheers, as all four campuses participated by hosting about a combined 100 young students at its newly revamped Kids College this week.
First, the college catered to a younger, more inclusive audience over a four-day period, instead of 16 days as in years past.
Second, the curriculum focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) courses because of their popularity with educators.
These valuable lessons help our U.S. students improve their abilities to compete in technology fields much in demand in modern society.
In addition, this year, those attending the Kids College did so for FREE.
"We did realize the cost could be a little prohibitive, so this gave us the opportunity for anybody to sign up," Monica Cruz, CBC marketing manager, said. "We basically removed any barrier and made it more accessible to more students."
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hello everyone!
My DD is 4 wks 3 days. She was 8lbs 2oz at birth. We have been EBF since day 1. She got down to 7lbs 8oz at her lowest point. She was 7 13 2 weeks ago, and then this past Friday I took her and she was STILL 7lbs 13oz. So at 4 weeks,. shes still not to her birth weight!
We nurse ATLEAST every 2-3 hours, a little longer at night. She has plenty of wet diapers a day and probably about 10 dirty ones a day!
When we nurse, I hear her swallowing for the first few minutes, and then she slows down, and sometimes falls asleep.
She crys alot when Im not holding her or nursing her. But she sleeps great at night.
I started taking fenugreek last night to see if it will help (2capsules) and Ill take it 3x a day.
I tried pumping after a feeding on friday to see if I got anything, and it was only a few drops, so Im pretty sure she's emptying the breast when she's eating.
I feel like I might be starving her or something - I really just want her to grow!
THank you!