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Web site terms of service, which end users universally ignore, suddenly have teeth: violating them is a federal hacking offense, punishable with jail time. The days of being able to freely lie on the Web could be coming to an end. This could mean serious trouble for people who lie about their age, weight, or marital status in their online dating profiles.
The specifics of the Lori Drew case are messy and emotional. The important fact is that there is no federal cyberbullying statute, so the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles turned to a novel interpretation of existing computer hacking laws to try to punish the woman. The general idea is that in creating terms of service, a Web site owner specifies the rules of admission to the site. If someone violates any of those contractual terms, the "access" to the Web site is done without authorization, and is thus hacking.
On one hand I can agree with this somewhat specifically for the type of case in the article, spammers, people that are trying to be nuisance etc. For example one thing that I see that frequently comes up is where a memeber of forum was banned and they just keep creating new accounts to be a PITA. On the other hand if it was strictly enforced.....


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Are you upset by the fact that Ford no longer makes proper off-road SUVs as big as the Excursion? Well, you're in luck, because Hennessey has the answer.
The Ford Raptor SVT is already a pretty impressive set of kit. But if you really wanted an SUV wagon version, you get in touch with John Hennessey and his crew at Hennessey Performance.
Hennessey Performance, a tuning house in Texas, is famous for things like the mad Hennessey Venom GT, a car that can give the Bugatti Veyron a run for its money.
What Hennessey Performance does is take the standard Raptor, breathe fire on it, and add a rear cab at the back. And voila, you get the VelociRaptor SUV.
Photos suggest that the finished product rolled of Ford's own production line, the fit and finish being that good. The split out-folding doors, seemingly borrowed from old Excursions, make rear cargo access easy.
Underneath, the truck still has Ford's stock 411 hp 6.2-litre V8. If you fancy a little more grunt, a supercharger pack can be installed for bump in power to 600 horsepower. Hennessey claims the VelociRaptor will do the 0-100 kph run in 7.5 seconds, which is extremely impressive for a car the size of a small house. The conversion does take away some off-roading capabilities from the Raptor, with Hennessey claiming they have yet to actually test it off-road. Despite that, the main goal of this build is good on-road performance and 'moderate' off-road duties.
So if a Cadillac Escalade is too flashy or if a Ford Expedition is too subtle, despair not. The Texans are here to help.


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The first season of Hell on Wheels introduced us to three couples who could each star in their own historical romances, but who's going to get the happy ending? Now that the season two finale has aired, let's discuss:
***Beware of SPOILERS for Seasons 1 & 2 of Hell on Wheels***
Ruth Cole & Joseph Black Moon:
Though Ruth and Joseph come from two different worlds, in the world of the railroad, these two are perfect for each other. Ruth, a preacher's daughter turned preacher herself, struggles to find the balance between duty to her estranged, alcoholic father and her newfound passion for preaching and leading her church. Joseph proves her ideal mate, as he also must reconcile his Cheyenne heritage and fervent Christian faith. Though the two fall deeply in love, Joseph's desire to marry Ruth and lead the church together faces two big roadblocks. They both acknowledge that a white woman married to a Cheyenne man would have a difficult time moving in society, and the there's the little fact that Joseph stabbed Ruth's father. Okay, he did it to save a whole train full of innocent people, but it still counts. Now that tarnished idealist and Irish immigrant Sean McGinnes has set his sights on Ruth, abandoning both his family and his faith to gain her favor, is Joseph out of the running or will true love win out?
HEA potential: Cautiously optimistic. Joseph may have blood on his hands, but he's honorable to the core, and Ruth is too smart to buy Sean's act for long.
Lily Bell & Cullen Bohannon:
When we first met Lily Bell, she was a genteel Englishwoman who'd crossed the pond to be with her husband as he surveyed the American frontier. When a surprise Cheyenne attack ended her husband's life and left her with an arrow sticking out of her shoulder, Lily did what any self-respecting romance heroine would do. She yanked the arrow out of her own flesh and used it to kill her husband's murderer. Former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon knows what it's like to avenge a mate, as he's on the hunt for the men who killed his wife and child. He killed the wrong man at the end of season one but discovered he'd found the right woman in Lily. Over the course of season two, Bohannon and Lily find themselves in close quarters both personally and professionally, and Lily discovers that Bohannon has an intriguing bit of polish beneath his rough edges. Their simmering attraction explodes in a passionate encounter that shakes them both to their core, but what will the future hold?
HEA Potential: Unless Lily's only mostly dead at the hands of The Swede, pretty dismal, but there's a consolation prize. Losing his second love can only mean a darker and grittier Bohannon next season.
Eva Toole & Elam Ferguson:
Once a good Mormon girl, Eva escaped Indian captivity only to find that the tribal tattoo she now bore on her face left only one option for survival: prostitution. Elam Ferguson, an emancipated slave, is determined not to let anybody dictate his future, and falling in love with a woman he can't have is bad, bad news. With a huskily whispered, "I want you to be mine," Elam declares his love for Eva, who interprets this as a proposal. It's not. The railroad is moving on and Elam plans to move with it, while Eva will settle for nothing less than a house, husband and children. If Elam won't put a ring on her finger, Mr. Toole, the stationmaster, will, and does. Eva vows to be a faithful wife to Mr. Toole, who cares for her in his own way, but the love and passion between Elam and Eva only grows stronger. When Eva discovers she's carrying Elam's baby, which Mr. Toole will raise as his own, Elam builds Eva the house she's always wanted. It's there where Mr. Toole discovers them both, but he refuses to listen when Eva says she'd come to tell Elam goodbye. This triangle ends with a bang as Mr. Toole commits suicide in front of the lovers.
HEA Potential: Very good. It's going to be rough going, but Eva is now single, Elam built her dream home, and they have a baby on the way. Things are looking up for these two, as much as things can in Hell on Wheels.
So—what are your shipping prognostications?
Anna C. Bowling considers writing historical romance the best way to travel through time and make the voices in her head pay rent. She welcomes visitors to her blog, Typing with Wet Nails and to follow her at Twitter.


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Adair Turner also said that it was clear that the current UK pensions system would not solve the problem of inadequate saving by many people.
The commission has already estimated that more than 12 million people are not saving enough for their retirement.
Mr Turner said the commission's final report would be released in the autumn.
The interim report from the Pensions Commission - published last October - said a mixture of higher taxes, more saving and a higher average retirement age was needed to solve the UK's pension crisis.
Speaking to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) conference in Manchester, Mr Turner said that what he called the current system of "muddling through" was not an option.
"The question is no longer what is the situation, but what should we do about it?" he said.
He argued that life expectancy is unpredictable, and that if it suddenly rises then companies or tax payers should not have to foot the bill.
Mr Turner also said that the Pensions Commission remained "unconvinced" that scrapping the current second state pension to create a simplified state system was the best option.
The NAPF has proposed scrapping the second state pension in favour of a universal pension which would rise in line with average earnings.
However, Mr Turner did acknowledge that the second state pension was "muddled and for many people impenetrable".
"In the long-term we should probably choose between either converting it into an understandable compulsory savings scheme or integrating it into a more generous and understandable basic state pension," he said.
On Thursday, David Blunkett, the new work and pensions secretary, said he had ruled out none of the options for pensions reform, including compulsory saving.
He added that he wanted to build a consensus with MPs, the public and industry over the necessary reforms.
But Mr Blunkett called for people to "take responsibility and key decisions for themselves".
He described his approach as "something for something" - not a "safety net".


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I've been discussing this with my wife for the past few days, so I thought I might talk it out.
First, I clearly cannot put myself in the shows of a woman who wants a baby but simply cannot have one. I've tried, but I cannot. Neither can my wife, because, well, we have three and they came along pretty easily. I also believe in a divine purpose to the big things in life. I don't think God plans whether or not your wear a red shirt or a blue shirt, but for something like this? Surely right? Or maybe there are environmental factors or genetic factors or something like that. Or maybe God put those things there. Anyway, I also know that there are plenty of children who have been abandoned or will be abandoned, mistreated, neglected, who need the love of parents. Maybe the above factors which are increasing is meant to be offset or perhaps offset the rising number of the above mentioned children.
There is also the issue of embryo wastage, so to speak. What happens to the wasted embryo? Is it a life or not? Are Christians who practice IVF unwittingly supporting some sort of Abortion? In my personal theology, children or a gift of life from God. So, how does that play into this?
I think of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael. Sarah and Hagar. Sarah couldn't have children, but God had promised. So, Sarah gave Abraham her servant girl to be a surrogate, and that surrogate gave birth to Ishmael. God wasn't pleased, was He? So, even by New Testament times, Ishmael was seen as the child of human effort whereas Isaac who arrived when God chose, the child of promise. Further, there is the issue of Gentiles, who were not the people of God, suddenly by adoption, now heirs to the promise. Not by anything that they did but only through the gift of God.
A bit ago, a pastor who had preached always about the all-sufficiency of Christ and the need to fully rest on him, was challenged on this issue when his daughter chose to use IVF to have a child. When approached, his only answer was 'Sometimes, God needs help.' Of course, Abraham and Sarah said the same thing, and the Gentiles tried but never did become children of God until Christ.
Or, perhaps we deal with this on a purely secular level – although I admit I have a difficult time doing that.
For nearly the span of human history, children (and marriage) has been seen as a means to an end. The more children you have, the more likely that one will survive. The more hands you have to work in the field. The more daughters you have, the easier it is to make family connections. Children were used and discarded in the Industrial Revolution. They were not so much loved as needed. Society as progressed, I hope, past most of this (although…) in passing child welfare laws, child labor laws, etc… (Although in many instances, child abuse laws find their root in animal cruelty laws.) So, we have stopped seeing children as a means to and end – progeny, family connections, free labor, etc… – and more like a gift which parents are responsible for, to love, guide, mold, and raise free of the abuses of both the modern and the past generations. Our view on children has moved from a commodity or resource to a gift and a responsibility. Does in vitro remove or hinder that social progression? Would wide spread in vitro remove the status in our culture and society which children now have?
Of course, there is the other side of the coin too. What about those children produced as a result of in vitro? If you decide against it, or if your congregation, church or denomination decides against it, do you then invalid a child? Or the love of a parent to that child?
So, what are Christian ethics when it comes to this?


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1780 John Rivir was born on 12 May in Pennsylvania. [1] [Photocopy, Bible of grand son Christian S Rivir with John Rivir's birthdate record (bottom of the page in gray script).] In the 1880 census, John Rivir's birthplace was reported as Maryland, in the listing for son John Jr, and was reported as Pennsylvania, in the listing for son Christian. Both listed their mother's (Mary) birthplace as Pennsylvania.
1807 In November, John Rivir [Ribor] was taxed as a Single Freeman in Woodberry Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was a miller by occupation. He was not found in the previous two years (1806, 1804). [Photocopy, 1807 tax record abstract of freeman John Ribor [sic] miller of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.]
1811 John Rivir [Rivor] was taxed in Woodberry Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania with 10 cent tax paid on 1 horse and 1 cattle valued at $20. He was not listed as a single freeman. [Photocopy] 1811 tax record abstract for John Rivor [married] of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
1813 John Rivir served in the War of 1812 under Colonel Rees Hill, 147th Pennsylvania Militia Regiment. Several historical accounts relate to the regiment that John Rivir was in and to its role in the decisive battle on Lake Erie.
- An overview of the regiment reported [2]:
The 147th Pennsylvania Militia Regiment was organized under Colonel Rees Hill for a six-month tour of duty with the Army of the Northwest. This was a provisional regiment made up of militiamen mainly from western Pennsylvania. The regiment served between May and November 1813 initially helping to guard the naval facility at Erie, Pennsylvania. There were ten infantry companies and one artillery company attached to this regiment. Thirty-five militiamen from this regiment were on detached duty with the Lake Erie naval squadron of which 15 men participated in the Battle of Lake Erie. Private John Sylhamer, serving aboard the schooner Scorpion, was the only fatality among the Pennsylvania militia during this battle. After the battle the regiment was ordered to march to Catawba Island to join the rest of the army. Upon arriving at Cleveland, Ohio, the regiment was ordered to help bring the approximately 100 boats that were built at Cleveland for the invasion of Upper Canada to the mouth of the Portage River where the invasion was launched. The regiment refused to participate in the invasion of Upper Canada citing their rights under the federal militia act of 1792 of only serving within the borders of the United States. One officer and eleven men, however, did volunteer and they joined the invasion force. After the Battle of the Thames River, the 147th regiment marched to Detroit where they served as part of the occupation force until they were discharged in November 1814. Captain Isaac Linn's Company:18 May 1813 - 5 Nov 1813.
- Colonel Rees Hill was a Pennsylvania militia officer from Greene County, Pennsylvania. Hill was directed in late July to put his regiment at Perry's disposal and to sail on board Perry's fleet if they could be of use. On 4 August, Major General William Henry Harrison wrote to Master Commandant Oliver H Perry to report that the seige of Fort Meigs was abandoned by the British. The letter described the capture of several enemy prisoners who provided intelligence about British ships. The letter concludes with the statements [3]:
Make what use you may think proper of Colo. Hill's Regt. I should suppose that some of the marksmen might be selected from it who could render you great Service in an action with the enemy - With Great Respect and consideration. I am yr. humble servant. Willm. Henry Harrison. on our side but one man killed and a few slightly wounded
- In March, Commander Perry arrived at Presque Isle, on the southern shore of Lake Erie, where several gunboats were being built. [4]
Perry contacted Gen. David Mead of the Pennsylvania militia and Pennsylvania governor Simon Snyder, who ordered 1,000 men under Gen. Rees Hill to provide protection. A contingent of 14 US marines under Lt. John Brooks arrived, as did seamen sent by Chauncey. Perry sailed from Lake Erie in August 1813 to a new base at the Middle Sister Island before his battle of 10 September.
- An account of the American victory reports that [5]:
It would be useless to make any remarks upon this victory... in almost every point of view, the enemy had the advantage... The American fleet was built, equipped and manned in about three months, and consequently the crews of the vessels hastily collected... When the fleet was first got over the bar at Erie, there was not more than half sailors enough to man it, and it could not have sailed, had not a number of Pennsylvania militia volunteered their services... the marines were still less qualified for their situation,...,most of them never having seen a square-rigged vessel. Nearly all of them were volunteers from the Pennsylvania militia, on service at Erie, commanded by Colonel Rees Hill,..., of which about seventy entered on board at Sandusky.
1813 On 18 October, John Rivir died, while in service in the War of 1812, as reported in the family bible of grandson Christian S Rivir and the roster of the Pennsylvania militia:
Grandfather Rivir was Born in the State of Pennsylvania, May the 12th 1780 his given name being John and was buried on Bass Island in the state of Ohio having died in the War of 1812. [6] [Photocopy, Bible of grand son Christian S Rivir with report of John Rivir's death (bottom of the page in gray script).]
"River, John, died on the 18th Oct[ober]", from a list of volunteers in the war of 1812 for the Pay-roll of Capt. Isaac Linn's company, belonging to a regiment of Pennsylvania militia commanded by Col. Reis (or Rees) Hill, commencing 18th May, 1813, and ending the 5th November. John River, in the Company of Hill's Regiment Pennsylvania Militia was a private, and was discharged as a private. [7][8]
1820 Mary River (age 26-44) lived in WoodburyTwp, Bedford County with 1 male age 1 to 10 (Christian?) and 3 females under age 10 (who were these sisters?) and one female age 26 to 45 (herself) [9][10]. Peter Winebrenner lived next door and Christian Winebrenner was listed nearby. Living in Woodbury Twp were John Stoner (S1312), Abraham (131), Abraham (S1313), Jacob (S1314), and Emanuel Bossler married to Barbara (S1314), with reference numbers from the Wenger article about Stoners in 1988 Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Where was son John Rivir, age 11?
1821 On 7 February, Widow Mary Rivir, one of seven heirs of land left by Mary's grandfather, John Adams, to the descendants of her mother, Mary Adams Winebrenner, drew lot 4 of 7 of the divided land. She sold the lot to Conrad Martin. [11]
1821 On 10 March, "... I, Edward Cowan, guardian of David Winebrenner, a minor, one of the heirs of Mary Winebrenner, wife of Christian Winebrenner, who was one of the heirs of John Adam deceased and Mary Ryver another of the heirs of Mary Winebrenner, who was the wife of John Ryver and grand-daughter of the said John Adam, for and in consideration of the sum of thirteen hundred fifty one dollars and ninety three cents ... duly paid ... by Henry Breidenthal ... do hereby release ... all our right title ... to our two seventh parts of a certain tract of land called Woodstock ..." [12]
1822 There is no listing for Rivir on the 1822 tax list for Woodberry Twp, Bedford County. [13]
1829 The will of Christian Winebrenner, father of Mary, named his four oldest sons and mentioned three oldest daughters, but did not name the daughters. [14] The seven oldest children [by wife Mary Adam] inherited land from their grandfather, John Adam, which was partitioned, as recorded by several deeds [15][16][17]. "In 1874, Rev. Peter Winebrenner went from Indiana to Bedford Pennsylvania to be present at the settlement of the estate, and his notes gave the names of the three daughters as Mary Hay, Catherine Mohn, and Ester Allenbaugh." [18]
Research Notes:
1830 We have not found a listing for Rivir in the census for Bedford County, but the neighbors of Mary Rivir from 1820 were found in the Woodbury Twp census as follows: Joseph Daugherty (page 41), Christian Winebrenner (page 23), Henry Kayfer, George Albright, and Abraham Bulger (page 39), William Stull (page 29), Edward Cowan (page 17), Jacob Pote (page 19), Peter Marker (p 41), Adam Walter (p 23), Andrew Baker (p 19), Henry Grubb (p 7), and Abraham Ebersoll (p 27). [US census, 1830]
1830 We suspect that widow Mary Winebrenner Rivir had remarried to Hay by this time. Jacob Hay (age 40-49) and female (age 30-39) lived in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County in a household with 4 males and 2 females under age 10, listed adjacent to Daniel Cowen. [19]
1840 Jacob Hay lived in North Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), and 1 (50 thru 59); and females: 2 (under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), 2 (15 thru 19), and 1 (50 thru 59). [20] John Winebrenner (age 30-40)[perhaps Mary's half-brother] was listed on the same page of the census. Mary's son, John Rivir, lived near a George Albright [see 1830 census] and father-in-law Christian Stoner (age 50-60) in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
[1] Family Document, Bible of grandson, Christian S Rivir.
[2] Rees Hill Regiment, genforum, [URL].
[3] Douglas E. Clanin, "The Correspondence of William Henry Harrison and Oliver Hazard Perry, July 5, 1813-July 31, 1815," Northwest Ohio Quarterly (Autumn 1988), 153-80, at 163.
[4] David Stephen Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 (2004), 427, [GoogleBooks].
[5] John Milton Niles, The Life of Oliver Hazard Perry (1820), 151-55, [GoogleBooks].
[6] Family Document, Bible of grandson, Christian S Rivir.
[7] John B. Linn and William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume 12. (Muster Rolls, Volume 1) (1890), 263, and on page 287 of the 1896 reprint, [GoogleBooks].
[8] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume 8 (Troops) (1907), 65, [HathiTrust], [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive], [GoogleBooks].
[9] United States Census, 1820, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[10] US census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] Bedford County, Pennsylvania Deed M-680, citing deed L-162 from her father, Christian Winebrenner, to Conrad Martin.
[12] Bedford County, Pennsylvania Deed M-473.
[13] Tax list includes Henry Keefer, Jacob Pote, Peter Marker, and others in the 1830 census, [URL].
[14] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Bedford, Will 3-28, [FamilySearchImage].
[15] Bedford County, Pennsylvania Deed M-680.
[16] Bedford County, Pennsylvania Deed L-681.
[17] Bedford County, Pennsylvania Deed O-71.
[18] Arthur G. Gibbony, Winebrenner Genealogy (1942), C-1.
[19] US census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[20] US census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].


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I have become a big fan of your station in the last few months, I was listening the other day and a Pastor was sharing a poem. It was about an Older man who went into this church on his lunch break everyday to say a short prayer, before returning back to work. The Priest was suspicious of him because of theft and the neighborhood; so one day he asked him what he was doing and he replied praying, and that he did not know much about prayer but he prayed "Hello God its me again just come to check in again today…." It broke the priest heart and he stopped and prayed the same prayer. Then for a few days the man did not come to the church and the priest found out he was in the hospital sick….. and so the Priest visited and prayed for him.
I'd say it has been about a week since I heard it and it touched me and would love to share this with many more. Thanks Chris


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Nice work. One quick question: the two best rotations, what were their +/- and minutes played?
Sort by the +/- column and go to the bottom you get
+16 in 10:43, Holiday, Williams, Iguodala, Young, Brand
+15 in 11:49, Holiday, Turner, Iguodala, Young, Brand
Total of +31 minutes in under a half of playing time.
BTW - sorting works for +/- and the positions (only in the ascending order) except on the brand hawes worksheet...i'll work on getting that better.
Most telling statistic I saw doing the rotation research was when Collins had Williams running the point. Through all of the rotations of which Williams ran the point (about 8-10 different ones), the team was a combined -25 on the floor.
Louis Williams positional use is what I plan to go into more detail with hopefully soon.
John, thanks for the hard work; My two questions: Has the Thad/ Elton combo at the 4/5 gotten the majority of its minutes against opposing starters or bench players. And secondly, prior to the Spurs game it seemed our starters played well in the 1st quarter but got hammered starting the 3rd quarter, is this opposing teams deciding to pack it in [zone] or just this teams personality. I almost wish Collins started 2nd halves differently, with a quicker team or something.
Brian and Derek put in a lot of work just getting the sixers rotations down...it's not easy, focusing on the opponent as well might make people melt. If more people wanted to help out we could build it up but it becomes more complicated to track, so at this time I can only give you sixers rotations (I can give you the rotations by game, quarter, etc...but not who they were against)
Your other question regarding the third quarter is on my list after Louis Williams for a deeper look :)
Like the format, John.
This is what did happen so now the reader can draw anything they want from it.
Kings reportedly looking to trade South Jersey's Jason Thompson:
Geoff Petrie denies it via a twitter feed.
I don't buy the rumored trade out there, Thompson for Jeff Teague turned down by the Hawks?
I don't think Thompson has much value in a trade. Neither does Thad for that matter.
Kate Fagan is chatting at noon today. I'll be in meetings, but if you're looking for something to do, ask her if she still thinks Dalembert isn't missed.
Was is Kate who slammed some of us for our pessimism a week or two before the season started? Or was that Dei? Either way, the "Depressed" outlook wins out... unfortunately.
It was both. Dei said something like, "Songaila is a great pro, look how long he's been in the league!" Fagan predicted either 42 or 43 wins and said Sam wouldn't be missed because Hawes is such a great passer.
Fagan and Dei are now just more sixer PR mouth pieces masquerading as beat writers.
IMO- Kate is still an independent voice. She's sometimes off base, but speaks her mind. Dei is knowledgeable, but has seemed a bit "busy" this year. Dei also works for Comcast 9and thus the Sixers) so I don't expect her to be as free in her criticism of the organization.
Yeah, I realized after the fact that Dei and Kate came at it from two different medias (and employers) but I see Kate pandering more and more to the 'average' fan in the fanbase this year than in previous years, but that's just my perception. I see her giving us similar nonsense her colleagues at the inquirer and daily news have been doing for years whereas in her first year she was much more independent (to me) in writing what she thought was right.
I realize she has to get readers and viewers to her web stuff, I just think that journalism loses all integrity when journalists have to worry about circulation and hits as opposed to just writing
One thing you have to give Kate is that she was on the Jrue bandwagon early, and was vocal about it when EFJ was jerking him around.
Well the change in her approach and tone has come it seems this season, last season I still thought she had credibilit8y and was less 'mouth piecey'
TK76 slips a question past the goalie.
A pop up ad for general hospital before a sixers chat
Strong advertising they got there :)
As ussual, picks the softball question and avoids the more challenging/interesting ones.
BTW, I threw out a quetion about the D-League. Their affiliate, the Armor, have been bought out by the Nets for exclusive use. So I wonder where the Sixers will send their players (if at all.)
Stefanski scoffed at the d-league last year. I doubt they send anyone out. Better to practice w/ the big team and wear a suit every night for Brackins.
By the way, that's not my logic, that's the logic I believe the team is using (and it's what Fagan voiced).
Personally, I'm not sure how much value there is in the D-League, guys who get sent down there are usually beyond "development," but playing basketball is better than not playing basketball, imo.
I think in principle the d-league HAS value as a true sort of NBA minor league.
Unfortunately I don't believe the way it's used by the NBA gives it any value. It's good in theory but I believe it's implementation is awful.
Again, I think when Iguodala was out, Jrue and Turner knew the perimeter scoring would come from them. There was no diversion, or person to whom they would defer. It was pretty simple: the job is yours. I think with Iguodala back, they understand that -- right now -- this is his team more than theirs and there's less aggressiveness from Turner.
If this is true it's on TURNER not Igudoala
Iguodala has been shooting much less this season. If anything, he's probably been deferring too much. I'm not sure how that's stifling Turner. And Jrue has been getting just as many shots with or without Iguodala on the floor.
I don't know why Turner hasn't been more aggressive lately but my guess is he knows if he makes 2 mistakes then the coach will pull him and give Lou or Nocioni some of his minutes. Just like Collins did to him and Jrue in the third quarter last game when they still had a chance to come back. It would be different if this team had a bench that could come in and help win a game but we know that's not the case. I hope he lets them play through a few mistakes going forward so they can play free and easy and not look over their shoulder. It's not like they aren't giving good effort, and as far as making it a teaching point, well that's what practice is for.
Kate: "I feel like the Sixers have given the core of this roster enough time together: Iguodala, Lou, Thad, especially. I understand good trades are hard to come by, but I don't think it's fair to the fans to continue another full season without making a significant move."
Sounds about right. I wonder what Thorn does to put his stamp on this team.
I wonder too, and it better not be Iguodala for Kaman cause I will quit! I will QUIT!
See Kaman for Iguodala (even if Kaman wasn't hurt) makes no sense to me in building a winning roster as Kaman is not athletic and he's 2 years older than Iguodala.
So instead of getting a younger building block piece they get an older plodding center - who is also one of the ugliest men in the NBA
So the core of the sixers roster was a top 30 player and two bench guys?
Maybe that's why they stink.
The core still includes Iguodala, it's just Jrue and Turner now and collins should be focused on how that works and letting them work through their mistakes.
I wonder who wrote this ;)
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now that you seem to have sold out and are more interested in towing the sixers party line than giving us your honest opinions like last year - do you feel at all bad about it?
1:02 Kate - Ha! What's that mean?
1:04 Kate - I don't think I'm dodging any questions--and toeing the party line is definitely not on the agenda. Email me whatever question you want answered:
From Marc Stein's Daily Dime on ESPN.com:
Worrisome murmurs this week emanating from Sacramento, where giving up 42 points to Michael Beasley and losing at home to a Wolves team that pretty much never wins on the road apparently aren't the Kings' biggest issues.
Word is that handling rookie forward DeMarcus Cousins is proving to be an even bigger job for coach Paul Westphal and his staff than expected, even after the Kings hired Cousins' high school coach (Otis Hughley) in hopes of keeping the 20-year-old -- freshly relegated to a bench role -- plugged in.
One source close to the situation told ESPN.com that Cousins was fined recently for clashing with members of Westphal's staff. I've also been advised that it's not one-and-done as far as such clashes go, which has created a level of tension that -- anticipated or not -- obviously isn't what the Kings need when they're already operating at such an experience deficit on top of their serious defensive frailties.
No one doubts the potential possessed by the Kings' precocious tag team of Cousins and Tyreke Evans. But as one veteran scout warned me during summer league in Las Vegas, when tales and hints of Cousins' volatility and immaturity spread quickly: "It's always risky to have two young divas on the same team."
Didn't take long for the Kings to find out.
If the D-League's implementation was so awful we wouldn't see all these players coming out of the D-League.
Can you quantify that a bit? The Warriors have plucked a couple of guys. Amandusun was the MVP of the d-league, I believe. Lou spent a little time down there. Who else are you talking about?
Yeah, I'm curios to see some 'quantification' of all these D-League stars.
I'm no talking end of the bench 10th man guys, I'm talking about guys the d-league developed into real players
Aaron Brooks, Josh Powell, Ramon Sessions, Barea, Matt Barnes, Shannon Brown, Azubuike, Gortat, Brandon Bass, etc. No superstars but some solid guys above 10th Man status.
Powel couldn't get a job in the NBA this summer, which was odd. Otherwise, not a bad list. How long has the D-League been in existence?
Powell played against the Sixers on the Hawks, no?
Who am I thinking of? Oh, Josh Boone.
C.J. Watson, Reggie Williams, Cartier Martin, Sundiata Gaines, Von Wafer, Tolliver.
Would anyone know who gaines was if it wasn't for one shot in utah last year?
No, but he can play. Certainly C.J. Watson can play.
Yes gaines can definitely play which is why he was rosterless until 3 days ago because the timberwolves were short on point guards.
Most of the guys mentioned are end of rotation players, that doesn't prove to me that the NBDL works.
Besides, how many of those guys were SENT to the NBDL by their team and developed - that's the argument - not just a list of guys who played in the NBDL but guys who were sent down by their teams for significant amounts and then improved?
To use the NBDL properly, every team should own it's own affilliate, teams should follow the parent teams philosophy and it should be used to teach guys who need to learn the systems of the big club.
I don't see that happening. For one thing, they'd have to pay all those players, right? Even the meager salaries guys on NBADL contracts make is still some bread, plus the operating costs of each (they have to be operating at a loss, right?)
Then you get into expanding the draft, or do you fill out the rosters with undrafted free agents. Then you've got to expand your coaching staffs, if the real purpose is to get guys into the system earlier.
I just don't see the benefit, especially when you look at the NBA as currently constructed. Typically, teams have 2 or 3 guys suited up every single game who don't matter at all. What's the return on having a minor league system when you're looking at those dynamics?
It allows you to develop rookies faster (in my opinion) and a NBDL makes like 50 grand - dump the WNBA - use tat money to expand the NBDL - if the NBA wants it to be a true devleopment league than it has to be used as one.
You have all these high risk high reward kids drafted early because of upside and then you got 2-3 years to figure out if they can play but you can't find room for them toplay on your crowded roster.
Can also serve a function as a good place for veterans to rehab as well.
You could probably get the players' union behind it, if that matters. If underclassmen wind up spending time down there instead of eating up space on the 15-man roster, someone has to take those spots.
I still don't think there's enough value to get the owners to agree to spend the money, though.
I actually think one of the things no one is talking about in the CBA negotiations because of hte money issues is that Stern will go for a second year, make it sophmores, and he'll get it after the salary wars too I think.
The longer they have to stay in college the more Stern likes it, and the more ownership should like it.
Yeah it seems like Golden State has a lot of names. Those mostly bit guys too. I guess it's like plug guys in and score. The real D League experiment is San Antonio and their development of Alonzo Gee. That situation resembled a farm system more than anything Ive seen.
Video: Doug Collins on the 2-8 Sixers' struggles, especially the slow starts:
Check out the part in the first minute where he leaves the frame to get his stats from the last four games.
Doug is great. He's too good of a coach to be involved in this mess.
So what's his excuse for not coaching in Chicago right now then?
He withdrew, didn't he? I'm not sure how that invalidates him as a good coach.
Doesn't invalidate him as a good coach - but the 'too good of a coach to be involved in this mess' seems a little much.
He's an experienced coach who took the job and should have known how bad his roster was or his an awful evaluator of talent.
He wanted Chicago, Chicago wanted him, there's a reason he didn't take the job and a reason he did take the sixers job. Ther's only 30 NBA jobs no coach is 'too good' for a job if they take it. It's just a nonsensical statement.
If Collins didn't know this team was bad, then we're in trouble, cause he's addled
He had a center when he took the job :) And the number 2 pick was already decided, right?
By that, I mean they had already "won" the lottery at the time and he knew they'd be picking second in the draft, not that he knew they were picking Turner at #2.
Now you're just trying to goad me. The sixers were going to be terrible this year, it's Collins job to maximize the talent he has on the roster, i don't feel bad for him because he fails at the job.
I'm not really arguing against you, and I have to believe Collins has at least a modicum of culpability in the Dalembert trade. If he publicly puts his foot down, Stefanski can't possibly pull the trigger. Collins came in with enough cache with the fans and the owners to put the kibosh on that abortion of a trade, if he was really against it.
I think he took the job before the lotto results. Didn't he?
Collins was hired May 21
The lottery was Held May 18th (or 17th, the headlines from the google search are dated the 18th)
So he officially took the job after the lottery but I expect he had already agreed in principle
Wondering what you guys think of the following. Note that Curry would only be included to get the salaries to match up and he would probably be inactive for most games for Philly. I think there is enough upside for each team. Philly may have to also send a protected 1st rounder out to Denver to make it happen.
This is a great trade for both the Nuggets and the Knicks I guess
But trading for a soft italian who says he doesn't think he'll be a super star and a hobbled center lucky to average 45 games per season isn't exactly WOO HOO to me
Well, trading Iggy and Nocioni (although I could see Kapono going instead of Nocioni) would free up minutes that could go towards the following:
1. evaluating whether Thad has a future with the Sixers
2. allowing ET to continue his growth and progress
3. giving a look to Brackins at some point this season.
We also get an opportunity to see if Gallinari could fit as a long-term piece for us, and maybe we get lucky with Oden and he is able to shed the injury bug. At the very least, I like the idea of Oden & Speights splitting minutes at the 5 in the second half of the season. I like the feeling of the roster after a trade of this sort as far as competing and developing for the future.
I refuse to acknowledge comments that imply that Evan Turner can't mature with Andre Iguodala on the roster. There's not actual evidence to indicate that this is true yet, but it's a common meme from idiots who work in Bristol. Repeating the meme doesn't make it true.
As for Thaddeus Young - he's been in the league long enough - people need to stop looking for reasons to make excuses for him.
And the Brackins thing is ridiculous.
The three things you indicate that your trade 'allows' for are achievable with Iguodala on the roster if the coach decides they matter.
The guy has to think he's a future superstar? He's being realistic. If he thought otherwise, he'd be delusional/a gunner.
No, I disagree completely. Just because one thinks he can be a super star doesn't mean he's going to be a douche bag.
Yeah, players who can actually be superstars and think they can be are not delusional. Players who can't be and think they can be are, by definition, deluded, and are likely to play in ways that reflect their unrealistic assessment of their talents.
A guy who says where he sees his ceiling below being the best means a guy who is willing to settle for being less than the best he can be in my opinion.
I believe Galinari just says these things to give a built in excuse for a less than dedicated work ethic.
And since neither of us knows many NBA players or their psychology we are both equally right, or wrong.
Do you have a link to the quote? I'd like to know what the argument is about.
"A guy who says where he sees his ceiling below being the best means a guy who is willing to settle for being less than the best he can be in my opinion."
No, see, the flaw in this reasoning is evident. "the best" and "the best he can be" are not the same thing. He's not good enough to be the best. If Cole Aldrich said, "I know I'm no superstar, I know I'm here to play defense and rebound and get putbacks and be a fundamentally sound big man," people would generally praise that. If he said, "I think I can be a superstar, I have so much untapped potential," people would be concerned about him trying to do stuff he wasn't capable of to prove he was a superstar. Or a little more analogously, Rockets fans would've been a lot happier with Ariza if he realized he was just a finisher/spot-up shooter/defender, not a superstar.
I like it from the Sixers perspective, it's at least a swing for the fences (though one that will probably fall short). I just don't see why Denver would be willing to take on the second year of Nocioni's contract, and I doubt Portland would be willing to get that package back in return for the #1 pick, no matter how injury-prone he's become.
If this was the basis of a deal, it would probably have to happen closer to the deadline when Denver starts to get an itchy trigger finger, and there would probably have to be picks going from Philly and NY to Portland and Denver, and maybe multiple picks.
it's at least a swing for the fences (though one that will probably fall short)
If by swing for the fences you mean you (or me) trying to hit a home run off of a Randy Johnson (in his prime) fastball in Safeco field type swing - then sure it's a swing for the fences move with a 99.99% chance of sucking
But thank god the sixers could be the ones to over pay the perpetually hobbled Greg Oden right?
Someone please look at Yao Ming - who was healthy to start his career - and explain to me why anyone believes Greg Oden will ever be 'fully healthy'?
Yeah, I have serious doubts Oden will ever be healthy, but you're not locked into extending him. I doubt anyone is going to offer him big money next summer as a restricted free agent, essentially, he'd have a year and a half to prove he's worth extending, otherwise he's a healthy (heh) expiring contract after next season. I kinda like the Rooster as a fit on the perimeter with Jrue and Turner. He's a shooter who can do some other things and doesn't need to use up a ton of possessions to have an impact on the game.
If Oden pans out (longshot), it's a home run. If he doesn't, then you've cleared cap space and added a young piece on an affordable contract. They could do much, much worse, like dealing for Kaman, or Granger, which Kate Fagan seems to think is a great idea.
I really do not think there is a perfect trade out there for the Sixers this year. They have a quality piece to offer in Iguodala but need to bring a potential fit as a big in return. I would take a chance on a guy like Oden possibly finding health and giving us some good minutes at a position where we are hardly getting anything....while not killing our long-term salary picture.
I think there are better trades than the one you orchestrated though
Probably. I've seen much, much worse ones, though.
I hate trade machines, in principle...I think there should be a 'common sense' algorithm that refuses to process trades that not even a drunk isiah thomas would make
I'd do this deal, and I'm sober and much smarter than Isaiah Thomas. Worst case, you get tons of cap relief. Best case, Oden's healthy and you get a guy who's actually produced a ton when he has been healthy, plus a pretty good young player.
I think I probably would too, depending on the pick(s) the Sixers have to give up.
Basically, my criteria for any trade of Iguodala (and I don't want him traded), are as follows:
1. Young pieces or potential pieces. Guys who have a shot at becoming pillars alongside Jrue and Turner.
2. Expiring contracts
3. Draft pick(s)
If a trade meets two of those criteria, I'm OK with it. This one does provide two of those, and possible it doubles up on the first criteria. The only mitigating factor would be giving up one of the high draft picks the move would surely create for the Sixers by making them even worse in the short term.
Any draft picks the sixers get in that deal would be in the 20s, the knicks can't trade their pick for like 3 years.
So the sixers either get young talent or cap relief depending on which way oden goes, and galinari who i still think is softer than tissue paper.
Iguodala is worth more than that in my opinion.
There's no way they'd be getting picks back in the deal.
Basically, you can break it down like this:
They get one player who can step right in, start, possibly be a nice compliment to Jrue and Turner and really stretch the floor. He's not without his downside, but he seems like a good fit.
Then you get one of two things out of Oden. Either a dominant center who you wind up having to pay through the teeth for 20 months down the road (but only if he proves to be worth it)...or...
You get $19M in expiring contracts for next summer, Curry plus Oden.
If Oden shows a little bit, but not enough to extend him, then you extend the qualifying offer and you have another year to evaluate, at the end of which he becomes an $8.8M expiring contract that summer.
This move would have the potential of being a true franchise-changer for the Sixers if Oden pans out, but there are easy and favorable outs even if he doesn't.
Absolute worst case, obviously, is that Oden comes back, dominates for half of a season, Thorn decides to give him a max extension, then he gets hurt again early next season. Which is more likely than I care to admit, actually.
When talking about Melo to the knicks everyone should keep in mind
The knicks are in the driver seat for this whole Carmelo thing. As long as all evidence indicates that Carmelo will sign an extension in New York (and only new york) Denver has little leverage in trading him somewhere else and New York is in a strong position to low ball on any deal if Denver decides something is better than nothing.
New York also doesn't have to do anything. They can just accept this year as a lost cause, let Denver do whatever they want as far as a trade goes, then sign Melo when he opts out from wherever.
Yeah, that too, should have mentioned that, but if Denver wants to get something for Melo as opposed to letting him walk off into the sunset - they would have to take what New York offered, New York could lowball it - kind of like an andre miller / joe smith type deal with some crappy draft picks.
I wonder if there would be any back channel stuff where melo says 'trade for me now so i can get the max extension before the new CBA or i will just go wherever they pay me the most'.
I also gotta wonder what his publicity hungry wife will do if somehow the clippers score a cap space making deal so she can try and boost her 'career' in LA
I only saw a few minutes of that train wreck but man, Melo is whipped
I agree with you on Nocioni's second year. That could lead to Kapono replacing Nocioni in the deal.
I think Fields looks good early on and could be a long-term answer at PG for Portland. They also get a chance to look at Randolph and Hawes to see if they can get some quality minutes from them in a rotation. I'm not big on either guy, but Portland has a good roster already and this would strengthen their bench. I agree that a pick would likely be headed their way as well.
I didn't know Fields could play point.
He's a big guard who could play point and has as times this season. The kid looks good.
He looks good but I don't think he's a point guard.
Video: Evan Turner on his scoreless game and looking forward to his first NBA game in Ohio:
McNabb just signed a 5-year, $78 million extension with the Redskins. Good for him. Even happier for the Eagles that we've moved on.
OH YES!! How many cans of Beef with Country Vegetables can that buy?
So in those 5 years, which team wins more games- the Eagles or Skins. And how many games in those 5 years will the Eagles starting QB be a felon?
The Eagles are a better run organization than the RedSkins regardless of QB.
The Skins made an embarrassing situation (the benching) even worse by over compensating the other way and guaranteeing Donovan McNabb 40 million dollars.
But since they're in the NFC East and the Redskins continuing to over pay aging players is good for the Eagles, let me just say right on
More importantly, did they also extend Rex Grossman to run the two-minute drill for the next 5 years?
Ya gotta say this about McNabb. He's been benched twice in his career and has turned those benchings into new deals with a lot of added guaranteed money. Is there another player who has ever done that?
Lol, so he'll turn 35 during the first season of this extension. If there's a lockout he'll be 36 lol. WP redskins.


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USA Today "Pastrami gets its day in the sun"Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Just got a link sent my way for a great mention by Bob Minzesheimer in USA Today's Book Buzz about the upcoming book.
Noshing on knishes: Weighing in at 160 pounds, 5-foot-9 author David Sax looks too lean to have spent two years eating pastrami, brisket, knishes, blintzes and chopped liver — all in the interest of research. Sax's Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen, will be published Oct. 19 by Houghton Mifflin. At lunch last week — at New York's 2nd Avenue Deli — Sax said he tried to limit himself to small portions, "more of a grazing nosh than a gargantuan fress." Sax, 29, a Toronto native who lives in Brooklyn, calls traditional Jewish delis "an endangered species" because of diet, assimilation and economics. But on a cross-country search, he found good eats not only in New York, Miami and Skokie, Ill., but in Salt Lake City as well.
Meet Team Save the DeliMonday, June 22nd, 2009
Many of you think that I'm a one man deli machine, chronicling delis, eating myself obese, writing, publishing, and promoting my upcoming book.
I'm flattered, but the truth is that everything I do is done in concert with Team Save the Deli.
Who is team Save the Deli? Well, it's mostly female, half based in New York, and half in Toronto, with one in Boston, half Jewish, half Gentile, and all talent.
Let's meet them.
Cool Katz's pic and more hypeMonday, June 15th, 2009
My good buddy Mark Lamster sent me this cool pic today.
I think it's done on that iPhone app, where you can finger paint. And I think it's done by artist Jorge Colombo, who did the recent New Yorker cover. It's available for purchase as a print on 20×200.com, a super cool website where you can get great original art for $20.
Also, another little tidbit. I got more great hyped press that came out of BEA. Vick Mickunas of the Dayton Daily News wrote about the Book Expo of America convention this past friday: (more…)
Happy Birthday Caplansky'sTuesday, June 9th, 2009
A year ago tomorrow, June 10th, Zane Caplansky opened the doors of his kitchen at the Monarch Tavern in Toronto, and started slicing his dry aged, hand cut smoked meat. There was a good crowd that day. So good, in fact, that he sold out of meat and had to close for two weeks.
Irving's: To Save a DeliFriday, June 5th, 2009
When I often write about saving delis, it usually occurs after a deli has closed down. Those are sad occasions, which ultimately serve to remind us all as to why we have to fight for delis to survive, to fight, and ultimately to prevail. But for the deli that's just passed, there's precious little we can do my friends. It is history.
Not this time.
This time we fight. (more…)
Jeff Simon: Deli dearth strikes a hungry chordTuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Great article today from the Buffalo News, and not just because it mentions me and my upcoming book (though, note to Mr. Simon, I'm from Toronto, not Montreal). Simon's a lover of deli and he's been lamenting its demise. What's surprised him is that he's not alone. Read on:
Deli dearth strikes a hungry chord
And I thought I was a rarity a couple of weeks ago lamenting the disappearance of my favorite deli —Risa's—and her delicious matzo ball soup from Hertel Avenue. Was I wrong.
"My phone started ringing at 7 p. m.," wrote Risa Paonessa about my column on my unfulfilled yearning for her glorious matzo ball soup, sandwiches and the current general lack of a good Jewish deli inside the city limits.
Well, my e-mail box filled up too. And so did my telephone receiver. (more…)
The Buzz Builds!Monday, June 1st, 2009
So things are moving along as the buzz for Save the Deli builds.
First, this weekend was the Book Expo America, the industry's giant sales tradeshow, where book buyers meet publishers, and place their orders. My US publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, had their lunches during the conference catered by the 2nd Ave Deli. They did so well, they needed to restock their table, because editors, writers, and sellers were going crazy over the pastrami.


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Monday, May 21, 2012 | 6:52 p.m.
House fire
A man suffered minor injuries Monday after a North Las Vegas house caught fire.
Heavy smoke and flames could be seen from outside a home at 1829 Fighting Falcon Lane when firefighters arrived at 2:02 p.m., according to the North Las Vegas Fire Department.
Twenty-seven firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze that caused fire damage to two rooms and extensive smoke damage throughout the home, officials said. An adjacent home also sustained fire and smoke damage.
Responding firefighters found an adult male outside the home suffering from minor injuries who refused to be taken to the hospital, officials said.
There were no other occupants in the home at the time of the fire, officials said. Red Cross was not requested for assistance at this time.
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Why would a 13-year-old kill a dairy owner?
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It's impossible to comment on this specific case but, generally, the causes of crimes like the one that took place in Henderson usually means you have to look at the cause of ineffectual parenting. An individual crime could have any number of contributing factors but research shows that juvenile crime in general has some recurring features and, as a parenting organisation we have always taken very seriously the research that points to the influence of parents, older siblings and the family in life in general.
M. Hoghughi wrote in the British Medical Journal some years ago that parenting was the single biggest factor in youth crime. Violent parents, parents with mental health problems or drug and alcohol issues, and parents involved in crime themselves are obvious negative influences on children, but so are less obvious features like a lack of parental engagement and ineffective parenting techniques.
Any changes parents make to enhance home life will increase the odds their child will have a happier, healthier life; anything society does to support parents will return many benefits including reduced crime. No magic wands fix problems like this, but good parenting has got to be part of the solution.
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Reference: "Parenting is probably the most important public health issue facing our society. It is the single largest variable implicated in childhood illnesses and accidents; teenage pregnancy and substance misuse; truancy, school disruption, and under achievement; child abuse; unemployability; juvenile crime; and mental illness. These are serious in themselves but are even more important as precursors of problems in adulthood and the next generation." [BMJ Volume 316 23 May 1998].


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Senator Leahy (D-VT) has authored legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant from a judge instead of just a subpoena to read those communications. This is a step forward in protecting privacy in the digital age.
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The fire was first reported as a column of smoke near Woodside and Bear Gulch roads by firefighters returning to the main fire station on Woodside Road. A subsequent call by a resident reported a structure fire nearby on Mountain Wood Lane, which elicited a "full response" of vehicles and personnel appropriate to such a fire, the chief said.
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By Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY
The Detroit Tigers put emphasis on the oblique muscles, performing a series of exercises designed to strengthen the abdomen and avoid the kind of debilitating torso injuries that frequently afflict players.
It was puzzling, then, to see one regular after another — first designated hitter Gary Sheffield, then utilityman Brandon Inge and on Saturday outfielder Magglio Ordonez — go down with oblique ailments in a little over a month, possibly slowing the team's recent surge up the AL Central standings.
"That's why we're looking at that," general manager Dave Dombrowski says. "Are we doing too much? Too little? Do we need to do some other exercises … or is it just a coincidence?"
The Tigers are going with the latter theory, in part because the injuries happened in different ways, but they're not the only team grappling with how to deal with oblique strains, which typically send players to the disabled list for at least a month.
Though there's no hard evidence to confirm whether oblique injuries are on the rise, their prominence has increased in recent years. This season, besides the three Tigers, Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko landed on the DL for the first time in his 12-year career because of an oblique strain, and a similar injury sidelined Cleveland Indians pitcher Jake Westbrook.
Prominent victims from previous years include St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, Boston Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones and pitcher Tim Hudson, New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran and San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young.
"It's one of the more painful injuries I've ever had," Hudson says. "There's not a quick fix."
Young was enjoying an All-Star season last year, going 9-3 with a 1.85 ERA, until he strained his left oblique pitching against the Colorado Rockies on July 24. He came back Aug. 9 but didn't win a game the rest of the season. The Padres fell one victory short of the postseason.
"I'm sure it weighed on him from a mental standpoint and probably his velocity was down … ," Padres general manager Kevin Towers says of the post-injury Young. "I think the end of our season could have been a lot different with a healthy CY."
A major league muscle
The oblique muscles, located on the side and front of the abdomen and attached to the ribs, are responsible for flexing and rotating the trunk. Those are key movements in baseball.
"They hit, they throw, everything's rotational. And that's basically what you're doing with your obliques, you're rotating your rib cage," Oakland Athletics trainer Steve Sayles says. "When you send (players) back to activity, you have to train them for the high-speed movements they're making. If they were football players and everything was straight ahead, it wouldn't take as long."
The disabled time is about 50% longer for pitchers than position players, according to research done by Los Angeles Dodgers trainer Stan Conte. Intrigued about what he thought was a proliferation of oblique injuries, Conte studied DL data from 2002 to 2007.
He found the number of true oblique injuries in the majors ranged from 14 in 2002 to 22 in 2007, with the typical figure closer to 20. Half of them occurred in pitchers, who took an average of 44 days to return, compared with 31 for others.
Conte also discovered pitchers could pinpoint the moment when the injury occurred — always on the opposite side of their throwing arm and often with the muscle detaching from the 11th rib — whereas other players weren't as certain. Often it wasn't clear whether they had hurt their oblique or another part of their trunk.
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop David Eckstein was playing for the Cardinals in 2006 when he was in a collision at the plate that left him with a sore ankle.
"I was walking out to go play defense and I felt something in my back and I went, 'Oh my gosh, that doesn't feel very good,' " Eckstein says. "Then I made my first throw to first base and I felt like someone stuck a knife in me."
Eckstein missed nearly a month with a strained oblique.
Conte says questions remain over whether oblique strains are a new injury or the same ailment that in the past was called an abdominal or an intercostal strain, or perhaps simply a side injury. It's also unknown whether a greater emphasis on core strengthening has created more oblique strains.
Regardless, players find them more frustrating to deal with than, say, the usual pulled hamstring, partly because they affect everyday activities.
"If you sneeze, it hurts. If you cough, it hurts," Beltran says. "Even when you breathe, it hurts."
Toronto Blue Jays trainer George Poulis says he's had players with oblique injuries so severe, it hurt them to talk. Sheffield, renowned as a gamer, says the pain he endured when he sneezed was almost paralyzing.
New York Yankees outfielder Bobby Abreu missed a month in the spring of 2007 with a strained oblique and found it a trying experience.
"You have to understand that the healing is going to be a slow process," Abreu says. "All injuries take patience, but this injury takes even more. "
Jones was sidelined by oblique injuries in the 2006 and '07 seasons. He believes switch-hitters like himself are more vulnerable than others because they use two swings.
Also, they might face pitchers who throw from the same side for several days and suddenly have to switch around when an opposing manager makes a change.
"One of the times I hurt my oblique was in Philadelphia," Jones recalled. "We had faced two or three lefties in a row and then we faced (right-hander) Cory Lidle. I took a 2-0 hack and I almost passed out."
Seeking treatment answers
While diagnosing the difference between an oblique and other torso injuries has become easier with advancements in medical technology, especially the MRI, treatment remains difficult because the internal obliques are covered by other layers of muscle, making them hard to reach.
Common methods that help include ultrasound, electrical stimulation and hot-cold contrast. But, initially, rest is most important, and persuading players to refrain from activity for days or weeks can prove challenging.
Many are fearful of losing their conditioning and, as soon as the pain is gone, they want to get back.
"I've had some that linger because when you get a rib injury you'd say, 'Well, it's your rib. Why can't you ride the (stationary) bike?' " Chicago White Sox trainer Herm Schneider says. "And every time they do that, they're constantly re-aggravating it."
A treatment employed at the Stanford University Medical Center offers hope for reducing recovery time.
Combining the information from an MRI and ultrasound, diagnostic radiologist Chris Beaulieu had been able to guide a shot of an anti-inflammatory drug mixed with an anesthetic to the damaged area in other injuries, mostly to football players, reducing swelling and alleviating pain.
In 2006, when Conte worked for the San Francisco Giants and three of their pitchers hurt their obliques, he referred them to Beaulieu and found the technique hastened their healing.
Still, its use on oblique muscles is in its infancy, with only five cases compared to more than 100 for other injuries. As Conte points out, core strengthening has become a big part of training, and that would ostensibly help prevent oblique-type injuries, but their frequency hasn't decreased.
Hudson was bedeviled by a strained oblique during his last season with the A's, in 2004, and at other intervals before that, and felt for two years like he was on the verge of pulling the muscle.
After the 2005 season, he stopped doing core work and hasn't had a problem. Could that be the solution?
Conte doubts it, saying definite answers remain elusive.
"I don't think anybody has shown that," Conte says. "For every guy who you say does less and feels better, I can find one that does more and feels better."
Contributing: Mel Antonen, Paul White, Bob Nightengale
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Time travel is such a staple in the world of science-fiction that it's hard to come up with new ideas on the subject to make movies on. For example, I thought I made up a great idea when I sat down and wrote a screenplay for a movie about a killer robot that is sent back in time to destroy a woman who will give birth to a son that will lead a revolution against the machines that are trying to rule the planet in the future. However, and here's the kicker, a man is sent back by the boy to protect his mother so that he can be born but the guy sent back is actually the boy's father! Pretty wild, eh? It gets better...I decided the sequel will be better than the first one and then two more awful sequels would be made. Then I was told that it was already done and it was called the Terminator franchise...and then I realized that I typed up my entire screenplay while watching Terminator and it all made sense to me how I made that mistake.
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EAST LAKE — No one is having more fun these days than East Lake High's George Campbell.
He is rated by 247Sports as the nation's No. 1 athlete in the Class of 2015, has committed to Michigan and is putting up solid numbers (334 yards receiving, six sacks) in helping the Eagles start 7-0 for the first time.
But Campbell's avenue to lofty status among high school recruits has been marked by potholes.
When Campbell was 5, his father, George Campbell III, was sent to prison for 40 years for sexual battery with a weapon or force. Campbell's mother, Joye Nix, was left to raise him alone. She went to college and worked double shifts as a certified nurse to support them.
"It was a real struggle at times, but after George's father was sent away I made sure I did everything I could to provide for him," Nix said.
The only thing lacking was a male role model. Nix's brother, Ahmad Jackson, stepped up to fill that void. Jackson, who is just 12 years older than Campbell, is unwavering in his support.
"I was already with George a lot," Jackson said. "I watched him when my sister had to work, and we just developed a real solid bond."
It was Jackson who encouraged his sister to let Campbell try sports.
He played flag football with the Clearwater Jr. Tornadoes when he was 6. The following year he put pads on for the first time.
"I was terrible, one of the worst players out there," Campbell said. "I was tall and lanky, and it took a while to get used to the pads. I just had to find my way."
It didn't take long for Campbell to start tearing it up in youth leagues as a quarterback and running back. His athleticism was similar to that of his father, a former standout in football and basketball at Clearwater.
"I guess it's in the genes," Campbell said. "People say I remind them of my dad whenever I play."
His football career almost came to end in eighth grade when he broke his femur, an injury that required two plates to be inserted into his leg and was severe enough doctors recommended he give up the sport.
"I'll be honest, I cried when the doctors said that," Campbell said. "I knew I was going to play. I took it upon myself to heal and come back. But it's something that hit me and made me appreciate football that much more because it was almost taken from me."
Campbell buckled down in the classroom, maintaining a 3.0 grade point average. Before his freshman year, he enrolled at Clearwater Central Catholic but decided at the last minute to go to East Lake, his zoned school.
Campbell has developed into a deep threat in the Eagles' passing game, using his 6-foot-4 frame to outleap defenders. Last year was his breakout season, totaling 764 yards receiving and five touchdowns. His freakish athletic ability made him a star at combines.
By the summer, Campbell had 27 offers from the biggest college programs. In July he committed to Michigan, an announcement that garnered front-page headlines on ESPN.com and prompted a response via social media from Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, a booster of the school.
During the recruiting process Campbell leaned on Jackson, who was a priceless asset for advice. The two would talk a few times about his college choices.
"I did whatever I could to help him feel comfortable and make the best decision possible for him to succeed," Jackson said.
With Campbell, the Wolverines are gaining a player who can have an immediate impact with his big-play potential and scoring savvy.
But that is nearly two years away. As one of the nation's most heralded high school stars, Campbell has become a wishbone, being pulled in different directions.
Recruiting services tug hard, with texts and calls for updates. Invitations have come from all-star games — Campbell has decided to play in the 2015 Under Armour game in St. Petersburg. Colleges still send letters and text messages in case he changes his mind. On Aug. 31, Campbell received a text from Georgia coach Mark Richt, moments after the Bulldogs lost to Clemson in the season opener.
"It was exciting and fun at first, but it's starting to become more of a burden now," Campbell said. "I'm glad I have my uncle to help."
And Campbell is more focused on his high school team.
"We're just trying to get farther in the playoffs, and hopefully win a state championship," Campbell said.
Campbell also has worked on keeping a relationship with his father. He talks to him often and visits whenever he can.
"I was so young when everything happened to him that it's kind of blocked out of mind," Campbell said. "We try to keep in touch and stay connected. I know he's proud of what I've been able to do. I'm just glad I have a great family that's always been there for me."
In two years Campbell will be in Ann Arbor, miles from his biggest support system. Nix said she plans to keep working double shifts so she can afford to go to every Michigan home game. Jackson plans to join her.
"It's going to be stressful not having him around," Nix said. "But I'm going to do everything in my power to be with him as much as possible. …
"I think I've done a pretty damn good job of raising my son."


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For example, my trip to Holland last year has a blog on bee attractive flowers. This particular blog would be under two categories: Travel, and Bee attractive plants.
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Homestead-Miami Speedway announced that Ford Motor Company has extended its partnership to host Ford Championship Weekend for the next five years with an option to renew for an additional five years. Matt Becherer, president, Homestead-Miami Speedway and Joe Hinrichs, executive vice president and president of the Americas, Ford Motor Company, made the announcement in the infield media center at Michigan International Speedway this morning.
MATT BECHERER, President, Homestead-Miami Speedway - "When Ford Motor Company and Homestead-Miami Speedway first partnered on Ford Championship Weekend in 2002, it marked the first time where NASCAR would crown all three of its national touring series champions on the same weekend at the same race track. We're going to make history again this year when we host during Ford Championship Weekend the championship round of the new format for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship in the Ford EcoBoost 400. The anticipation and drama heading into Ford Championship Weekend this year is going to be unbelievable with four drivers all on equal footing in a winner-take-all format. Qualifying for the Ford EcoBoost 400 will easily be the most compelling qualifying session of the entire year. When the concept of Ford Championship Weekend was originally conceived, there was no way anybody could have anticipated what's going to unfold at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November. This year is the 13th year of what has been an absolutely fantastic partnership. When you think about it, Ford sponsors more than race, they sponsor a weekend - a championship weekend - and it makes that 13-year run even more impressive. While many things have changed in those 13 years one thing has remained constant and that's the fantastic partnership that we have with Ford Motor Company. We also have our collective commitment to making Ford Championship Weekend a fantastic experience for everybody involved. Whether you're talking about the celebrity involvement, whether you're talking about their best-in-class display that anchors our midway, or the iconic flags that are pulled behind the Ford trucks at the conclusion of the national anthem, there's no doubt in our fan's mind that we do everything possible to make Ford Championship Weekend a top-notch championship event.
"It's for that reason I am thrilled to announce that Homestead-Miami Speedway and Ford Motor Company have extended their relationship on Ford Championship Weekend through 2019 with an option to continue through 2024."
JOE HINRICHS, Executive Vice Present/President of the Americas, Ford Motor Company - "It's a big deal for Ford Motor Company and the Ford Racing team. First, I want to thank Matt and the entire team at Homestead-Miami Speedway for that partnership the last 12 years and we're certainly looking forward to the next five and perhaps 10 years together. As Matt said it's a whole weekend and not just one race, but with the Chase format the way it's now lined up this really sets up for an outstanding and exciting weekend for our fans and of course all NASCAR fans around the world. We're also really thankful for the partnership that we have. We think the Homestead-Miami team does a great job working with us with our activation on the midway, but also just to make the whole weekend a special event. We also want to thank John Saunders of ISC and the whole team at ISC for their relationship with us, not just at Homestead-Miami but at all the tracks, including here at MIS where we are today, and we look forward to all the opportunities we have with ISC in the future.
"When we look at these things we try to look at 'is this the right audience for us?' Clearly, when you look at the facts, 38 percent of all new car buyers intending to buy in the United States classify themselves as racing fans and 80 percent of them are NASCAR fans, so the logic is pretty clear for Ford Motor Company.
JOE HINRICHS CONTINUED -- "I was there last year at Homestead-Miami Speedway and I'll be there again this year to hopefully celebrate a Ford blue oval in the championship circle, but when you look at our 40,000 square feet of activation and what we bring to the whole weekend, including our new vehicles, which we have so many new this year, including Mustang and F-150, it's a great display for us.
"But as I said before, we think Ford Championship Weekend sets up now and into the future as an even bigger event with the new Chase format and the excitement around qualifying as Matt mentioned and then of course the race itself and crowning a champion. We have the pace car for all three events of the weekend, which is another opportunity for us to showcase new vehicles. We've done so many in the past with the Fusion Hybrid, the Mustang Bullitt, the F-150 Tremor and even the Mustang we used in the Need for Speed movie have all been showcased as pace cars there.
"Of course, the weather at Homestead-Miami is great too, so it sets up as a great weekend. We use that as an opportunity with our dealers and the rest of our extended Ford family to celebrate and bring incentive trips and other things to be a part of that - from Puerto Rico all the way around the rest of the world, so needless to say we're pretty excited and we all support the continuation of this relationship.
"Ford is proud to be a part of NASCAR, certainly with our Ford Racing program, and proud of the relationship that we have with Homestead-Miami and ISC."
MATT BECHERER - IS THERE A GUARANTEE FROM NASCAR THAT THIS WILL REMAIN THE FINALE FOR TRUCK, NATIONWIDE AND CUP THROUGH 2019? "We've spent the better part of a year renegotiating this extension and we would not have expended the time and energy that we did had we thought there was any chance that the championship could be leaving Miami in the near future. Now having said that, obviously there are a number of stakeholders that would have to weigh in to a decision of that magnitude. The loudest voice in that conversation is NASCAR's, but the reality is we would not have gone down the path we did if we thought there was a chance that it would leave. And frankly it shouldn't leave. The reality is if you look at the racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway over the last three or four years it's unbelievable. It's multi-groove, three-wide. Drivers can put their car anywhere they need to on the track depending on the changing track conditions and handling of the car. It's truly a driver's track. If you want to meet me out there on Monday after the race I'll show you where the entry to one to the exit of two the track is rubbered in from the white line all the way up to the wall. The same is true for turns three and four. There's not a square inch that isn't rubbered in. It's a perfect track not only for a championship, but a winner-take-all format for a championship, and then when you layer in the beauty and the amenities we have as a facility at Homestead-Miami Speedway and all the things that Miami has to offer for the fans, media and sponsors, whether it's night-life, ancillary activities adjacent to the race. To me, it's a perfect market for it. Miami is championship-oriented. The Dolphins have a couple Super Bowls. The Heat look like they're gonna be stuck on three for a while. The Marlins have a couple of World Series. UM, the Hurricanes with their national college football championships, not to mention the mega events we host in addition to Ford Championship Weekend - decades of Orange Bowls and Super Bowls and the list goes on, so it makes perfect sense for NASCAR to keep it there, in my opinion."
JOE HINRICHS - DO YOU PAINT YOURSELF IN A CORNER PUTTING YOUR NAME ON AN EVENT WHEN THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THE TEAM HOLDING THE TROPHY AT THE END OF THE DAY IS GOING TO BE DRIVING YOUR PRODUCT? HOW DO YOU LOOK AT THAT? "We look at it across several dimensions. It's more than just the actual race. It's clearly the weekend and the culminating event of the NASCAR season, which of course we're prominent participants in, so to us it's bigger than just the race and the championship, although clearly we want to win both. When you look at it to be able to showcase our vehicles and to celebrate the end of the NASCAR season in Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway makes a lot of sense for us. Last year, we had the Nationwide championship series win there, so there's more to the weekend than certainly just on Sunday, so to us it's bigger than just the weekend. And now with the Chase format the way it is having Ford Championship Weekend be truly a championship weekend for Sprint Cup, we think it makes a lot of sense."
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There was one name that was upon every tongue from the start, but it was the last to get utterance—fetlock Jones's.
There are three of these joints—the fetlock, pastern, and coffin.
This bone (cannon-bone) between the knee and the fetlock should be short, straight, and strong.
The inside of the fetlock is often bruised by the shoe or the hoof of the opposite foot.
Sedgett, as I passed, made a sweep at my horse's knees, and took them a little over the fetlock.
Put the ingredients into a bag, and secure it above the fetlock.
He stooped and fastened the straps about the forelegs of the horse just above the fetlock.
In the legs, from the base of the fetlock to that of the ham, U, V.
"Sweenied" shoulders are more often due to disease below the fetlock than to affections above the elbow.
More than one horseman turned home that day with a red bandage round his horse's fetlock, for Kilmanagh stones are sharp.
early 14c., fetlak, from a Germanic source (cf. Dutch vetlock, Middle High German fizlach, German Fiszloch), perhaps related to the root of German fessel "pastern."
The Middle English diminutive suffix -ok (from Old English -oc) was misread and the word taken in folk etymology as being a compound of feet and lock (of hair).