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The fight is on over school nutrition standards that require schools to serve students a half cup of fruits and vegetables at every reimbursable school meal.
A new study offers evidence in support for the rule, but the influential School Nutrition Association wants Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift that mandate when child nutrition legislation is reauthorized in 2015.
In a study released in early March, Harvard School of Public Health researchers found the updated school nutrition standards helped boost fruit and vegetable selection in a study of 1,000 kids conducted both before and after new standards took effect in 2012.
Research was conducted in four urban, low-income schools. The study found that after the new regulations, the percentage of students selecting a fruit increased from 52.7% to 75.7%. For students who selected a vegetable, both the percentage consumed (24.9% pre-implementation compared with 41.1% post-implementation) and cups per day consumed (0.13 cups/day compared with 0.31 cups/day) improved, according to a news release about the findings.
Harvard researchers said the updated standards that require schools to serve increased fruits and vegetables did not increase plate waste. Still, the study's authors said plate waste remains significant, with students throwing away up to 75% of vegetables and 40% of fruits on their trays.
"There is a push from some organizations and lawmakers to weaken the new standards. We hope the findings, which show that students are consuming more fruits and vegetables, will discourage those efforts," lead author Juliana Cohen, research fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard said in a news release describing the results.
One fresh produce advocate said the study proved the value of the updated standards.
"This study confirms what we are seeing in schools across the country, the new school lunch standards have resulted in students selecting and eating more fresh fruits and vegetables," Lorelei DiSogra, vice president of nutrition and health for the Washington, D.C.-based United Fresh Produce Association said in a statement. "As the Harvard study concludes, there is no reason for Congress to roll back or weaken the new nutrition standards for school lunch."
But the study didn't completely satisfy some critics, who would like to see a broader study of the issue.
"That's great for the four schools in this one single district," said Diane Pratt-Heavner, director of media relations for the National Harbor, Md.-based School Nutrition Association. "We are very interested in seeing what the USDA will find in their plate waste study as part of the broader meal cost study they have planned," she said March 11.
School have been working hard, she said, to encourage students to try all the produce options under the new standards now that schools are offering an even wider variety of fruits and vegetables. Still, some school foodservice officials believe rules must be relaxed.
"We have been hearing from a lot of members who are concerned about plate waste, particularly as a result of the mandate that students take a fruit or vegetable with every meal," she said. Pratt-Heavner said that is one reason why the SNA is asking the USDA and Congress to lift the mandate that students take a fruit or a vegetable. She said that issue is part of the group's position paper on child nutrition reauthorization. Pratt-Heavner said the SNA believes that the requirement has led to increased program costs, plate waste, and a decline in student participation.
The national decline in participation rates in the national school lunch is a concern, in addition to higher costs from increased purchases of fruits, vegetables, she aid. Those costs aren't covered by the 6 cents per meal that school receive for meeting the new standards, she said.
Pratt-Heavner said school officials believe some students, particularly older students, are frustrated they must take a half cup of fruits or vegetables.
"This requirement that if a student just doesn't want to take a fruit or vegetable, forcing those kids to take a fruit or vegetable. Many of our members are reporting back that is increasing dissatisfaction with school meals," she said.
Pratt-Heavner said the SNA is not asking for any changes in the standards for school meals; kids would still be offered bigger servings of fruits and vegetables. "We're just asking for a change in the mandate that students take a fruit or a vegetable with every meal," he said.
DiSogra said United Fresh supports the requirement that students select a half-cup serving of fruits and vegetables as part of the reimbursable school lunch and/or breakfast.
"Schools around the country have increased the variety of fresh fruits and vegetables they serve, salad bars are an excellent example of this, and students are eating more fruits and vegetables," she said in an e-mail. "Increasing student's fruit and vegetable consumption is one of the priorities of the healthier school lunches and breakfast."


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TWO people have been cut from their cars after a collision in Droitwich.
Three cars crashed along the A38 Roman Way, between the Copcut and Land Rover roundabouts, spreading across the two carriageways.
West Mercia Police, the ambulance service, the Midlands Air Ambulance, and Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene at about 8.37am this morning.
A man and a woman had to be cut from their cars with one being airlifted to hospital and the other being taken in an ambulance.
The road was closed between the two points and a spokesman for the police said it would remain closed "for the foreseeable future".
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Source. Translated by Allan Menzies. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 9. Edited by Allan Menzies. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1896.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1015.htm>.
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San Francisco, Williams-Sonoma opened the first Williams-Sonoma Home store today in West Hollywood, Calif. The concept, initially introduced via a catalog last fall, will focus exclusively on premium home furnishings.
"The Williams-Sonoma Home store brings the catalog to life and allows us to further showcase the designs and expand our merchandise selection," said David DeMattei, president of emerging brands, Williams-Sonoma.
The 18,500-sq.-ft. store features design-consultation space for customers to meet with complimentary design consultants, look over fabrics or enjoy a cappuccino. The merchandise selection, inspired by European designs with a California style, includes handcrafted wood furniture, lighting, tableware, imported bedding and decorative accessories.


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BALTIMORE — One day after being acquired from the Houston Astros, former San Marin High standout Bud Norris dominated his former teammates over six innings in his Orioles debut, and Baltimore got a home run from Chris Davis in a 6-3 victory Thursday night.
The only runs Norris (7-9) allowed were on solo homers by Brett Wallace and Mark Krauss. The right-hander gave up four hits, walked two, and his season-high eight strikeouts included three by cleanup hitter Chris Carter.
Davis hit his major league-leading 39th home run off Travis Blackley in the seventh, a solo shot that gave him 100 RBIs for the season. He is the 39th player in club history to reach the 100 RBI mark and the first since Nick Markakis in 2009.
Norris spent his entire big league career with Houston until Wednesday, when he was dealt to the Orioles for outfielder L.J. Hoes and a minor league prospect.
Because the Astros scratched Norris from his scheduled start against Baltimore on Tuesday, he was well rested before heading to the mound.
Eager to contribute to a contender after leaving a team with the worst record in the majors, Norris made a favorable impression in his first start. He had at least one strikeout in every inning and left with Baltimore ahead 5-2.
Jim Johnson worked the ninth for his 37th save.
Hoes got his first major-league hit, a third-inning single that snapped a 0-for-10 streak that began last year. He also got his first career RBI on a run-scoring grounder in the eighth.
But Houston blew a 2-0 lead and missed a chance to win its first series since June 18-20, against Milwaukee.
The Orioles took two of three from the Astros by cranking up their sputtering offense. Baltimore totaled only 15 hits in its previous three games and had gone eight straight games without reaching double digits in hits before getting 11 against Houston starter Jordan Lyles (4-5) and two relievers.
Lyles allowed five runs, three earned, and nine hits in 5 2-3 innings.
After Wallace connected in the second inning and Krauss homered in the fourth, Baltimore grabbed the lead with a three-run fifth. Henry Urrutia hit a one-out single and shortstop Jonathan Villar misplayed a grounder before Nate McLouth and Manny Machado followed with RBI singles. Markakis had a sacrifice fly.
Brian Roberts and McLouth hit run-scoring singles in the sixth to provide the Orioles with a three-run cushion.


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Special rules for tuning level controllers (Part-1)
In Part I of his article on tuning level controllers, process control consultant F.G. Shinskey points out that loss of level controls can kill a process in a heartbeat, so tuning them properly should be a priority.
By F.G. Shinskey
ALMOST HALF OF the controllers in a typical process plant are flow controllers, and the next most common regulate liquid level, many of which set flow in cascade. Level loops differ from others in their economic objectives, in that there may be no economic penalty associated with a particular deviation from set point–yet a loss of level control can shut down an entire plant. They also differ in that their task is to regulate a process that is fundamentally non-self-regulating. This characteristic leads to limit-cycling of a PI (proportional + integral) controller in the presence of any deadband in the control valve, avoided by using either a valve positioner or a cascade flow loop. This combination of properties results in the need for different rules for tuning level controllers than are applied to flow, temperature, pressure and composition controllers.
There are different categories of level loops based on the vessel being regulated, and different tuning rules apply to each. Four categories are suggested here:
- Surge tanks feeding critical processes
- Material-balance regulators between process stages
- Levels affected by shrink-swell and inverse response, such as boiler drums
- Levels with resonance (manometer effect)
Surge Tanks Serve to Deliver
A surge tank accumulates feedstock from one or more sources–some may be batch–and serves to deliver a smooth average feed rate to a critical downstream process such as a reactor, evaporator, distillation column, or recovery boiler. To minimize disturbances to the downstream process, its feed rate should be constant, but must represent the average value of the total flow entering the surge tank.
Averaging takes place over the closed-loop time constant of the surge tank–typically 20 minutes to several hours–and this application is called "averaging level control." The tank accumulates volume based on the integral of the difference between total inflow and manipulated outflow rates. Its integrating time constant (WHAT SYMBOL?) is the time required to empty the tank from 100 to 0% level with zero inflow and 100% outflow (or by any other percentage level with the same percentage difference between inflow and outflow rates).
Simply Proportional Only
The simplest method of averaging level control is proportional-only. Consider the case of 100% proportional control, where the controller at 100% level sets outflow at 100%, and at zero level sets outflow at zero. This produces a closed-loop time constant equal to the integrating time of the tank. The outflow at any point in time consequently represents the exponentially weighted average value of the inflow, averaged over the integrating time constant of the tank. The closed-loop time constant of the tank is that portion of the tank volume covered by the proportional band P of the controller:
It could only exceed (WHAT SYMBOL?) by setting P beyond 100 %, but then outflow could not be manipulated over its full range, and the controller could not prevent the tank from overflowing or emptying. In most cases, operators choose a safety margin such as 10% at both ends of the tank, which requires a proportional band of 80%.
Proportional Controllers
A proportional control algorithm manipulates outflow m in relation to the deviation of controlled level c from set point r:
where <i>b<i> is an adjustable output bias also known as "manual reset." Ideally, <i>m<i> should be the set point of a linear flow controller.
If r = 50 and b = 50, then the proportional band will be distributed uniformly across the level measurement. One drawback of proportional control is that the level will almost never be at set point, leading operators to suspect that the controller is not working properly. One way of avoiding this misconception is to set r at the desired low limit of level, and b at zero, so that flow is zero when the level falls to that low limit. Full outflow is then reached when the level rises to
r + P.
Some digital controllers are unable to execute pure proportional control, in that bias b cannot be fixed, but floats, changing every time the controller is transferred between automatic and manual. Such a controller cannot be used in this application. But a proportional controller can be made from a digital scaler or calculation block, performing the function:
where cl and ch are set low and high limits respectively.
Proportional-lag Control
The maximum rate-of-change of outflow following a step change to inflow fi occurs immediately following the step, as shown in the lower set of curves in Figure 1. The initial steady state is at 50% flow and level. Because the proportional band of the controller is 80%, the level change is 80% of the steady-state flow change. The maximum rate-of-change of outflow is
Its value can be reduced by inserting a first-order lag at either the input or output of the controller. The upper set of curves in Figure 1 shows the effect of a lag whose time constant (WHAT SYMBOL?) f = 0.4(WHAT SYMBOL?). This is about the highest value recommended, in that it produces a second-order closed loop with a damping factor of 0.707–note the slight overshoot in flow and in level. At the same time, it reduces the maximum rate-of-change of outflow to a factor of 0.65 of what is calculated in Equation (4). It also effectively filters noise and other high-frequency transients.
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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet Saturday
October 3, 2012
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will host its 22nd annual Summit County Chapter banquet Saturday at the Silverthorne Pavilion to celebrate its members with plentiful raffles and giveaways.
During the social hour, there will be drawings, raffles, games, drinks and a silent auction. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and a live auction will follow.
Tickets for the event are still available and can be purchased online, according to Sean Shepherd, wildlife manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Single tickets for the event are $90, but bulk ticket purchases are also offered. The "Monarch Bull" tables are available for a group of eight, and includes eight meals, four memberships, and a gun to be kept or raffled within the table group.
Funds from the banquet will help the foundation, which has more than 180,000 members nationwide, toward maintaining hunting seasons, licenses and hunting ranges.
The organization is responsible for more than 632,000 acres of previously off-limits land now open to public hunting.


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Janice Rutherford was appointed chairwoman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, ushering in new leadership on a board that includes two newly elected members.
Rutherford, who was elected to the board in November 2010, succeeds Supervisor Josie Gonzales as board chairwoman.
Rutherford said in a statement Tuesday that the board has made "tremendous strides" over the past two years to focus on the County Vision to restore public faith in government.
"I pledge to continue those efforts with the help and support of my colleagues on the Board of Supervisors," Rutherford said.
The County Vision is a 20-year action plan drafted to address quality-of-life issues county residents deemed most important in a survey.
Supervisor Gary Ovitt was appointed vice chairman at Tuesday's meeting – the first of 2013.
The role of chairperson is a vital part of making policy that affects the entire county, Gonzales said.
In that role, Rutherford will become the leadership face of the board, and she will speak on behalf of the supervisors and the county.
Gonzales called the role an "awesome" responsibility after her colleagues appointed her two years ago.
"It's a daunting responsibility," she said. "The gravity of the responsibility has never left me."
The county charter requires the board to elect a chair at the first meeting in January after an election of supervisors. The chairperson presides over all board meetings, signs contracts approved by the board and works with the county's chief executive officer to set the board agenda.
Rutherford will have a challenging path ahead, Gonzales said.
In Gonzales' term, she had her own tough road, including efforts to reconstruct the county's image after high-profile corruption scandals.
Among those reconstruction efforts, Gonzales refused compensation for her chairmanship.
Rutherford will have her own unique challenges, Gonzales said.
Among them: leading the board through rough budgetary waters and setting the board's agenda through a still- fragile economy.
"There will be some challenges," she said. "No way the road will be smooth ahead."
Staff writer Ryan Carter contributed to this story.
Reach Joe via email, call him at 909-386-3874, or find him on Twitter @SBCountyNow.


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" Brand: Mr Kipling / Type: Cakes "
I don't buy a lot of expensive treats in the monthly shop but, generally when I do buy something I is because it is on offer and so it is a nice way to have a treat without spending a lot of money. My latest treat was these because after nipping to Asda to pick up some bits I spotted that they were only £1 per pack and as I love most forms of coffee cake I thought this would be the perfect treat for me to have!
What are they?
As the box states they are Mr Kipling branded cake slices. Just like a lot of the other cakes produced by this company there are 6 slices in the box of which each is just under about 3 inches in length. They are a sponge type slice which is flavoured with coffee and then covered with a fine layer of icing on top.
One thing that always sands out about Mr Kipling slices is the way they are packaged. Rather than have all the 6 slices in one try inside the box, the slices are put in 3 trays with two slices in each and then that tray is individually wrapped. Yes it is a lot of packaging but, it does really help to keep the cakes fresh. Especially when more often than not you will only eat a couple at a time!
I wasn't sure how good these would be as I have never had any coffee cake made by Mr Kipling before - however I was quite surprised as thy were my ideal cake! The flavour of the coffee in the sponge is not overly strong to the point where it is hard to enjoy but, at the same time the flavour is strong enough for you to know it is meant to be coffee. The icing on the top is also flavoured and as this is only a fine layer it complements the sponge perfectly. The cake slice overall has a lovely coffee flavour that for me personally, was very moreish! I definitely could eat more than two in one go although I had to stop myself from doing this!
This is what attracted me to the slices in the first place as they seemed such good value - I know that this is only an introductory offer and I think for how nice these are it is certainly good value. At normal price I would expect them to be priced at around the £1.30 mark although even then you may still be able to buy as part of a multi buy offer and therefore still only pay £1 per pack.
Overall opinion:
I was very impressed with these and would definitely buy these again whether they were on offer or not as they were simply delicious. The sponge was also very soft too which in turn make the cake slice a lot more enjoyable to eat. Mr Kipling can certainly put his slogan of 'exceedingly good cakes' to these and I would highly recommend these to anyone who loves a coffee cake.
I like a bit of coffee cake as much as the next girl, but I couldn't eat it all the time. Likewise, these cappucino slices are nice for a quick treat but definitely not on my 'buy every week' list.
As with all other Mr Kiplings slice cakes, these come packed in pairs (6 to a box) and have the classic white icing and striped - in this case brown - diagonal lines over the top. The icing is nice but doesn't really have any flavour and is a bit too sticky; though that may have just been the batch I bought. The icing was stuck to the top of the cellophane and a large amount of it was left behind which was disappointing but a known hazard with Kiplings Slices!
The cake itself was nice, moist and not overpowering in it's cappucino/coffee flavour. The main bug bear I had was that it wasn't really anything special and I only managed to eat one out of the two, which is quite rare! I ended up giving the second one to our resident rubbish bin, my Dad. He concurred that whilst the slices were nice, and it makes a nice change from the normal we buy of lemon and angel slices, they weren't really worth going back again for.
The cappucino contingent of Mr Kiplings slices were overall ok, no real faults with them apart from the icing being a bit bland. But there was nothing really "Wow!" or "Mmm, this is good" about them either, so I'm a little disappointed. I'll keep making my own coffee sponges to get my coffee fix in cake form in future I think.
The day has finally come. I think that Mother Lools has actually forced upon me all of the cakes from the Mr Kipling range therefore I have arrived at the last of my Mr Kipling cake reviews. Along the way I have tasted some really good cakes and some not so good cakes. The latest Mr Kipling Cappuccino Slices unfortunately fall into the second camp, the not so good and I certainly will not be purchasing these to stock in my own cupboards.
The Mr Kipling Cappuccino Slices come in a long rectangular box. The outer box is brown with the red Mr Kipling logo on the front. There is an image of a Cappuccino Slice on the front of the box which looks very appealing.
Inside each box are six cakes. There are two cake slices in three plastic trays. Each plastic tray is individually wrapped in cellophane to keep the cakes inside of the box fresh.
For a pack of six cappuccino slices these cost £1.29 from Asda. These are included in the 2 for £2 deal when Asda has this special offer on. However availability wise, the cappuccino slices from Mr Kipling seem to be less popular and I have only seen them on the shelves in Asda.
***Cappuccino Slices***
As soon as you open the cellophane the scent of coffee hits you. I quite like coffee so I found this smell very appealing.
Each cake slice is about 2cm wide 2cm deep and about 6cm long. The sponge base is a deep brown colour with cream colour icing on top with darker brown swirls on the icing.
When you first bite into the cake slice the initial taste is of coffee this is quite a strong taste. As you chew the taste of the cream icing also becomes apparent. The taste of the coffee flavoured sponge is less creamy coffee and more of a bitter unnatural taste. It reminded me of drinking really cheap instant coffee which I find tastes extremely unpleasant. The icing is also quite unnatural tasting. This is advertised on the outer packaging as creamy icing however I do not think that it tastes at all creamy. Instead it is very sweet and sickly and has quite a gritty feel on your teeth as you chew through it.
Per Cappuccino Slice:
Calories: 121 kcal
Fat: 5.3g
The calorie and fat content of these cake slices are pretty much the same as the other Mr Kipling cake slices. I found the slices quite sickly so unlike other Mr Kipling cakes I wasn't tempted to reach for a second cake slice.
I don't actually dislike coffee flavoured cakes or sweets, in fact I am one of those strange people who like the coffee flavoured Revel sweets and was really disappointed that Roses no longer have a coffee flavoured sweet amongst it's selection. Therefore my dislike for the Mr Kipling Cappucino slices is not just because I have a coffee aversion in fact I think it's because these cake slices just taste slightly weird and unnatural. The sponge cake slices are moist but the taste of the icing and the sponge together when you bite into the slice is awful and leaves quite an unpleasant sweet yet artificial taste in your mouth. I definitely will not
The people are work with generally fall in one camp or the other:- they either drink tea or they drink coffee. A few individuals even drink both. I'm firmly former camp as I find drinking coffee gives me headaches so I never touch the stuff. Which might make it seem slightly odd that I'm reviewing these Cappucino Slices
The slices comes are packed in plastic trays which, in turn are packed in an outer paper carton. The carton is recyclable & is a mixture of red, brown & white colours. The "Mr. Kipling" logo is on the front, along with the name & a picture of a pair of the Cappucino Slices. The back of the carton lists the ingredients, allergy advice, nutritional information & the Mr. Kipling's quality guarantee. There are also pictures of Mr. Kipling's Cherry Bakewells and Mr. Kipling's Angel Slices.
The website address is:- www.mrkipling.co.uk
and the product is desribed as:- "Coffee flavoured sponge, topped with cream flavour icing (26%).
Nutritional Information per slice {per 100g in brackets}
Energy kJ: 506 kJ {1727 kJ}
Calories: 121 kcal {412 kcal}
Protein: 1.1g {3.7g}
Carbohydrate: 17.1g {58.5g}
of which sugars: 11.5g {39.1g}
Fat: 5.3g {18.1g}
of which saturates: 2.1g {7.1g}
Fibre: 0.3g {1.0g}
Sodium: 0.04g {0.35g}
- equivalent as salt: 0.10g {0.35g}
Dietary & Allery Information
Contains gluten (wheat), egg, milk & soya.
May contain nut traces
These slices are suitable for vegetarians. They contain no artificial colour or flavours and no hydrogenated fat.
The slices:
Like a number of Mr. Kipling's cake the slices are packed in small plastic trays in twos. The carton contains 3 trays or 6 slices in total. Each tray is covered with a plastic film. The outer box informs us that the plastic trays are recyclable where facilities exist but that the plastic film isn't.
Despite the fact that I'm not a coffee drinker these are actually very pleasant and moreish. The coffee sponge is soft, reasonably fluffy and just the right consistency. It's not too dry & it's not too moist. The cream flavour icing actually tastes of coffee too & is fairly sweet without stepping into the "too sickly" territory. The sponge & cream topping work well together in terms of flavours & textures creating a pleasant snack experience.
The coffee taste here is more reminiscent of coffee flavoured chocolates you might find in selections such as "Milk Tray".
I paid the sum of 99p for these in my local corner shop.
These are a very handy size to pop into a lunchbox or if you're just looking for a little treat. The sugar & fat content is reasonably high, but, when compared with the Cadbury's Fruit & Nut bar I reviewed earlier these look positively healthy. One slice will provide you with 13% of your Recommended Daily Amount for sugar & 8% of your RDA for fat. Slightly worse is saturated fat with one of these slices weighing in at 11% of your RDA.
Still with sugar, fat & saturated fat all below 15% of your RDA these look positively virtuous compared to some of the cakes / confectionery items on the market.
Tastewise, I wouldn't let the fact that you don't like coffee put you off these. As I mentioned earlier, I don't like coffee but I've got a soft spot for these. My partner, who does like coffee, thinks that they're one of the worst things Mr. Kipling makes. The only other problem is that once you've ripped that film off & you're confronted with two Cappucino Slices there's very little chance of you only eating one of them.....


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Texas Rangers agree to terms with LHP Neal Cotts on one-year contract
Arlington, Texas-The Texas Rangers announced this evening that the club has agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Neal Cotts on a one-year contract for the 2014 season. No further terms were disclosed.
Cotts emerged as one of the top left-handed relievers in the majors in 2013 in his first big league action since 2009. He was 8-3 with a 1.11 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 57.0 innings over his 58 appearances with Texas. The left-hander tied for the major league lead in relief wins and had the second lowest ERA, the best in club history for a relief pitcher.
He opened the year at Triple-A Round Rock and was 3-1 with a 0.78 ERA in 15 games before his promotion to Texas on May 21. From that date on, his 58 appearances were the most of any major league pitcher.
Cotts is 18-15 with a 3.99 ERA in 342 career games with the White Sox, Cubs, and Rangers. He missed all of the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to injuries.
Cotts had been eligible for salary arbitration. With his agreement, three Rangers remain eligible for salary arbitration, pitchers Neftali Feliz and Alexi Ogando and infielder/DH Mitch Moreland.


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Greeting the Elderly—in Rain, Snow, or Heat
"In one ward, Aaronic Priesthood holders first observed and now serve in a meaningful way. Every week the young men arrive early and stand outside the meetinghouse in rain, snow, or blistering heat, awaiting the arrival of the many elderly members in their ward. They lift wheelchairs and walkers out of cars, provide sturdy arms to grasp, and patiently escort the silver-haired seniors into the building. They are truly doing their duty to God. As they observe and then serve, they are living examples of the Savior's teaching: 'Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me' (Matthew 25:40)."
Sister Linda K. Burton, Relief Society general president
I'm a Mormon. Are You?
"A few years ago, I was in line to make a purchase at my local grocery store. Ahead of me stood a young woman, about 15 years old. She appeared confident and happy. I noticed her T-shirt and couldn't resist talking to her. I began, 'You're from out of state, aren't you?'
"She was surprised by my question and replied, 'Yes, I am. I'm from Colorado. How did you know?'
"I explained, 'Because of your T-shirt.' I made my accurate supposition after reading the words on her shirt, 'I'm a Mormon. Are you?'
"I continued, 'I must tell you that I'm impressed by your confidence to stand out and wear such a bold declaration. I see a difference in you, and I wish every young woman and every member of the Church could have your same conviction and confidence.' Our purchases completed, we said good-bye and parted.
"Yet for days and weeks after this random everyday moment, I found myself seriously reflecting upon this encounter. … I couldn't help but wonder what meaningful phrase I would figuratively choose to have printed on my T-shirt reflecting my belief and testimony. … Eventually, I came upon an ideal statement I would proudly wear: 'I'm a Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it.' "
Sister Ann M. Dibb, second counselor in the Young Women general presidency
Would You Sell Your Soul for a Nickel?
"The Savior once asked His disciples the following question: 'What shall a man give in exchange for his soul?' (Matthew 16:26).
"This is a question that my father taught me to carefully consider years ago. As I was growing up, my parents assigned me chores around the house and paid me an allowance for that work. I often used that money, a little over 50 cents a week, to go to the movies. Back then a movie ticket cost 25 cents for an 11-year-old. This left me with 25 cents to spend on candy bars, which cost 5 cents apiece. A movie with five candy bars! It couldn't get much better than that.
"All was well until I turned 12. Standing in line one afternoon, I realized that the ticket price for a 12-year-old was 35 cents, and that meant two less candy bars. Not quite prepared to make that sacrifice, I reasoned to myself, 'You look the same as you did a week ago.' I then stepped up and asked for the 25-cent ticket. The cashier did not blink, and I bought my regular five candy bars instead of three.
"Elated by my accomplishment, I later rushed home to tell my dad about my big coup. As I poured out the details, he said nothing. When I finished, he simply looked at me and said, 'Son, would you sell your soul for a nickel?' His words pierced my 12-year-old heart. It is a lesson I have never forgotten."
Elder Robert C. Gay of the Seventy
My List during Sacrament
"When I was a teenager, Brother Jacob, my teacher, asked that I write down on a card what I had thought about during the sacrament. I took my card and began to write. First on the list was a basketball game we had won the night before. And then came a date after the game, and so went the list. Far removed and certainly not in bold letters was the name of Jesus Christ.
"Each Sunday the card was filled out. For a young Aaronic Priesthood holder, the sacrament and sacrament meeting took on a new, expanded, and spiritual meaning. I anxiously looked forward to Sundays and to the opportunity to partake of the sacrament, as understanding the Savior's Atonement was changing me. Every Sunday to this day, as I partake of the sacrament, I can see my card and review my list. Always on my list now, first of all, is the Savior of mankind."
Elder Don R. Clarke of the Seventy
"I really liked what Sister Burton taught: 'First observe, then serve.' It helped me see what I should be doing to help others, especially the girls in my Laurel class. Conference to me really helped strengthen my testimony of Christ and His love for us."
Emily H., 17, Washington, USA
"Sister Dibb told us to have confidence in ourselves and not be ashamed of sharing the gospel with people. The phrase 'I'm a Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it' is now my theme—to be a good example and in that way share the gospel."
Giselle T., 16, Veracruz, Mexico


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Battle of the Blues, 'Survivor' scheduled for same time slot
Posted February 7, 2013
Updated February 13, 2013
We have an "embarrassment of programming riches" on Wednesday, Feb. 13. This is a rare instance when two highly-anticipated programs are scheduled on WRAL at the same time … sort of.
On that night in the Triangle, WRAL will televise the biggest sports rivalry in the area and one of the highest-rated television shows of the season, the basketball game between the University of North Carolina and Duke University. Coverage begins at 9 p.m. We are under contract to air this game and have had it on our schedule for months.
Everything was fine until a few weeks ago when CBS posted its programming schedule for February. It includes the 90-minute season premiere of "Survivor" from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Suddenly what looked like a great television night on WRAL has become a dilemma with no easy solution.
Please don't think for a moment that decisions such as these are taken lightly or that there is any standard playbook to call on for the answer. We analyze every programming decision individually, and based on the anticipated viewing, limitations of our various platforms and rules from CBS, we work to find the best possible solution under the circumstances.
So first I will give you the answer to the question, "What will air where and when that night?" Then I will answer the questions we expect you to naturally ask.
Q: Isn't there a better solution?
A: Actually no. We exhausted every possibility. Our favorite was asking CBS to feed us the program ahead of time, so we could air it from 7:30 to 9 p.m., followed by UNC/Duke from 9 to 11. Unfortunately between protecting the secrecy of the ending of "Survivor" and the operational challenges of merging all of the commercials and promotional messages, they could not.
Q: You are a CBS affiliate, so why are you carrying the game, especially since it's also on ESPN?
A: We signed a contract several years ago committing to carry this and other ACC games. We have a long-standing relationship with Raycom Sports, the company that packages the ACC games for over-the-air television stations.
With the advent and growth of ESPN and other sports channels, it has become harder and harder to ensure key local or regional games remain available to all households, especially those without cable or satellite. WRAL supports this effort. To air local games of interest on WRAL, we periodically must preempt CBS programming. '
We certainly understand that this particular night, the game is interrupting a popular show, but with your patience and a bit of effort, we should be able to get through it.
Q: Wouldn't more people be interested in "Survivor"?
A: Actually, no. Last February, the estimated viewing on WRAL of the premiere episode was 156,000 people, and the Duke/UNC game was viewed by 217,000 people. We all know ACC basketball is big in the Triangle.
Q: I didn't know this was going to happen. Why didn't you warn me?
A: CBS promotion and public relations have been doing their job effectively across the country to promote "Survivor."
We obviously can't block that, but we are using every means available to us to alert viewers ahead of time. Notices on our website, stories in our newscasts, crawls on the bottom of the screen, Facebook and Twitter posts and this blog, all have been an effort to help viewers plan for this.
Q: Wasn't "Survivor" supposed to be a two-hour show?
A: CBS began promoting a two-hour episode several weeks ago, and then a week prior to the air date changed the schedule.
Q: If I set my DVR, will I get the entire second half of the program?
A: Yes, you should.
We are even going to special lengths to instruct the program listing services that provide the information to your electronic guide and DVR to show the late night segment as 35 minutes in length.
We don't want you to miss the ending. However to be safe, it is still a good idea to extend the record settings or record the next show.
Q: What do I do if I don't have a DVR?
A: Watch it online at cbs.com. Watch it on prime time on demand on satellite or cable. We know these are not options for everyone, but as I mentioned above, this schedule is the best we can do considering CBS's rules and other programming issues.
Q: Why don't you play "Survivor" earlier such as after the late news?
CBS has to watch out for the best interest of all of its shows. As such, they are not okay with preempting David Letterman and Craig Ferguson, even for another CBS show. Frankly, even at midnight, I suspect most people would use their DVRs to record it.
Q: Why don't you replay the full show at another time?
A: CBS's agreements with the various unions and guilds in Hollywood only permit one airing of the program.
In this case we did receive special one-time-only permission to simulcast the first hour and show the second hour in two different time periods. That was the best we could do.
Q: Is "Survivor" available online?
A: Yes, but not until the next morning. It becomes available for streaming on your computer at cbs.com sometime overnight.
Q: Why can't I get WRAL2 on satellite or U-Verse?
A: WRAL, like all other television stations in the country, continues to push all of the cable and satellite providers to carry our secondary channels. To date, we have not been successful with DIRECTV, DISH Network, and AT&T U-Verse. If you want to let them know how much you want WRAL2, please do.
Q: Isn't there some other way for me to receive WRAL2?
A: Yes there is. Even many satellite homes can tune in WRAL2 by adding a digital antenna.
The technical quality and the design of digital antennas have improved dramatically in the past several years. It is simple to connect a nice looking indoor antenna to most newer television sets, and if you live in a strong reception area, you can watch WRAL2 with a simple push of a button or two. Our engineers have provided instructions that make the purchase and siting of an antenna easy.
Q: Why can't I see it on WRAL2 in HD?
A: WRAL's signal is only so big. After we devote the bulk of it to making sure our primary signal looks great, the remaining bandwidth is shared between WRAL2 and WRAL Mobile. As such, standard definition is the optimal solution for WRAL2.
I hope we have answered all your questions. If not, feel free to write me at email@example.com. In the meantime, please accept our apology for any inconvenience this may cause you.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (April 16, 2009) – With apologies to Mark Twain, reports of Fair Trade's recession-induced death have been greatly exaggerated.
A global research study released today shows that interest in Fair Trade CertifiedTM in particular, and ethical consumerism in general, is on the rise. The study, conducted by global research group GlobeScan, comes on the heels of the recent release of 2008 U.S. Fair Trade sales figures. Those figures showed that despite a deepening recession and a slowing economy, Fair Trade Certified sales remained strong last year, growing by 10 percent in 2008. Powering that growth was another strong year for Fair Trade Certified coffee, which now accounts for nearly 20 percent of the specialty coffee category.
The study, a survey of at least 1,000 randomly selected consumers from each of the 15 countries∗ that offer Fair Trade products, found that:
• Nearly nine in ten American consumers believe that companies that deal with poor countries should pay workers fairly (89 percent) and ensure safe working conditions (87 percent);
• 81 percent of American consumers believe that companies dealing with developing countries should contribute to community development.
• 81 percent of American consumers say that seeing the Fair Trade Certified label positively affects their perception of a brand, and;
• 57 percent of Americans say they would spend at least five percent more for Fair Trade Certified products.
Fair Trade Certified is a market-based system for sustainable development whereby importers and retailers pay a premium price to farmers and farm workers who grow and produce goods in accordance with rigorous standards that guarantee worker rights, community empowerment and environmental sustainability.
"This research and our 2008 sales figures put to rest any thought that Fair Trade Certified is a boom-time luxury," said Paul Rice, the chief executive of TransFair USA, the nonprofit organization responsible for Fair Trade certification in the United States. "Today, consumers want to know a product's history, from farm to shelf. In the midst of the deepest recession of our generation, this sentiment is stronger than ever – it's proof that we've entered a new era of ethical consumerism."
The Fair Trade research is just one piece of a growing body of data to show the resilience and mainstream penetration of ethical consumerism. In research spanning the past decade, GlobeScan has found that the proportion of American consumers saying they have rewarded a company for being socially responsible has increased by 13 percent (from 46% in 1999 to 59% in 2009), a trend mirrored in other developed countries. Further, the current economic crisis hasn't halted this trend as there has been a significant increase in the proportion of American consumers rewarding companies since 2007 (up 11 points). The question has been asked in an identical way over the past decade in order to accurately measure shifts in consumer behavior over time.
Fair Trade Certified fits into this trend. The recent global Fair Trade study from GlobeScan found that more than 30 percent of Americans fall into a category GlobeScan defines as "ethically minded consumers," nearly double the size of the global average. GlobeScan defines these consumers as being very active in their communities and having very high expectations of companies for economic, environmental and social performance.
"Given the continuing rise of the ethical consumer right through the economic crisis, Fair Trade Certified is one of the brands most likely to succeed in these times," said Doug Miller, Chairman of GlobeScan.
The study, commissioned by TransFair USA as well as the umbrella Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), was the first of its kind for the growing Fair Trade movement. The study was conducted in an effort to gauge consumer awareness and attitudes toward Fair Trade in the 15 countries that have well established Fair Trade markets: Austria, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The study was fielded from Oct. 15 to Dec. 17, 2008. For more information or to see detailed study breakouts, contact Anthony Marek at email@example.com or 510-625-2000 x346
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Steampunk enthusiasts have been raving about The Steampunk Tarot deck all over the web, and after I received my review copy, I have to say I think it's well worth the praise.
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An electric marriage of favorite geeky things, this deck is the perfect formula. Popular illustrator Aly Fell's light infused paintings are a brilliant accompaniment to Tarot expert Barbara Moore's vision. The ancient archetypal symbolism of tarot as interpreted thru the lens of steampunk reads like the best story ever, with each card hinting at a hidden tale. Infused with notes of alchemy and steampunk's ever present Victorian aesthetics, the illustrations still manage to feel fresh. There are few cliches here and a blessed lack of torn paper edges or over abundance of cogs. Aly Fell's smooth style manages to draw you into a steampunk world that while otherworldly, avoids dystopian grunge, and instead invites you into a setting that is shiny and immediate.
The book that comes with this deck is just as engaging as the images. There is no re-hashing. While each card retains the symbolism required, Moore's descriptions and interpretations never veer from the focus of the project. Every card is well thought out and carefully explained. For lovers of Tarot and steampunk The Steampunk Tarot is a very worthy addition to your collection.
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The idea of father-son incest is really hot, but like others I've never actually fancied my own dad. I'm kinda glad tho, cos if you had a really hot dad it would be so hard to control your feelings as a teenager. Then again, even if my dad was actually hot I'm not sure I'd see it just because he's my dad. If I really wanted to fancy him, surely I would anyway.
Today the majority of people still find incest inherently wrong (for which, in many cases the Christian Church is responsible). That view's ok, because the vast majority of people would never actually commit it anyway (even if they fantasise about it). But it seems to me there is actually no feasible moral objection to consensual, majority-age incest.
An interesting example of culturally enforced father-son incest is the Etoro of (I think) Papua New Guinea. From about the age of 10 until late-teens the boy is expected to suck and swallow his dad's semen - almost daily in some cases - because it is believed to imbue him with masculinity. Sex with women among the Etoro is actually seen as emasculating, so it's kept to a minimum. (Sounds perfect!)


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Coventry 22, Wharfedale 10
This SSE National League One game was one for the purists, and it was a relief for the travelling faithful that the match was played, the pitch only being passed fit at 9am yesterday.
There had been heavy rain in the Midlands for days and the Coventry groundstaff's hard work was rewarded.
If there was a problem with the weather, it was the wind. Wharfedale used the conditions well but were unfortunate to see two long Tom Barrett kicks go dead.
Coventry tried to clear their lines in the first half by kicking but the strong wind meant they gained very little territory.
In the second half, Dale refused to kick and spent long periods of possession in and around their own 22. This meant they denied Coventry possession and the expected points.
Coventry dominated the set-piece and the Green Machine spent most of the afternoon retreating, either losing the ball or conceding a penalty.
Relief came in the dying minutes when prop Jake Armstrong was sin-binned. With Neil Dickinson on as replacement for the injured Adam Howard, the home side were denied a chance of a pushover try as the referee was forced to call for uncontested scrums.
Coventry ran the ball well in the first half but Dale always looked dangerous.
Coventry took an early lead with a penalty after a tackle by Aaron Myers was judged as dangerous.
They increased the lead after a missed penalty was caught, juggled but grounded legally by Mark Kohler. The conversion struggled to get near in the wind before Barrett opened the scoring for Wharfedale with a long drop goal.
The try of the match was then scored by Scott Jordan. One Coventry supporter said it was one of the best he had seen and "tries like that were worth the price of admission". This took Wharfedale into the lead 10-8.
Coventry's two other tries came either side of half-time and were both after sustained periods of pressure in Dale's 22 by the Coventry forwards, Will Hurrell and Max Northcote-Green scoring the tries with Cliff Hodgson adding the extras.
Both sets of players have to be congratulated for a hard-fought game. Not a flowing game of rugby but commitment and teamwork were in evidence a plenty from both squads.


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Two friends are about to take a take the journey of the their lives, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro together to raise money for children's charities.
Metro Detroiters will get a chance to support their climb and step back into the 80s this weekend.
Friends Patti Nicklowitz and Renae Johnson plan to leave for Mount Kilimanjaro in mid-February for the seven-day journey.
Nicklowitz, who is from Livonia will be raising money for Bridgepointe, a group that partners with schools all over the metro Detroit area. They organize social, educational, life-enhancing events and provide life essentials to the metro Detroit community.
Johnson, who is from Traverse City, will be raising funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Mount Kilimanjaro is on Tanzania's northern border in Africa. the two women have been training to climb the 20,000 foot mountain. Nearly every person who has reached the Uhuru Peak of the mount has recorded his or her thoughts in a book stored at the top.
The two women are hosting a fundraiser Saturday February 2 in Novi to help raise money or their causes. It is an 80's Bash at Salon One located at 43600 Grand River Avenue. Tickets to the event are $50. The fun starts at 7 p.m.
People can dress in their favorite 80's Celebrity, Movie Character, or Musician or just pull out some of their favorite 80's fashions.
The 80s Bash will include food, soft drinks, beer and wine, DJ and dancing, auction items and raffles.
For more information on the charities Nicklowitz and Johnson are raising money for and their story, you can go to their Klimbing for Causes website.
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On GnuPG Encrypted SPA Cross-Packet Entropy
19 August, 2012After writing about SPA cross-packet entropy using the Rijndael symmetric cipher and seeing good randomization across every byte position, I thought it would be informative to perform the same analysis for SPA packets that are encrypted with GnuPG. Prior to this analysis, I would have thought that GnuPG would produce similar results in that there should not be specific byte positions that would exhibit low levels of entropy, but it turns out that there are positions where measured entropy falls off significantly. Further, even though entropy is reduced at these positions, there is a good reason for this and does not indicate an issue with how fwknop leverages GnuPG (or with GnuPG itself).
First, recall that for Rijndael, the set of SPA packets as profiled by the spa-entropy.pl script along with the ent program produced the following graph that shows about 7.80 bits of entropy per byte on average: Given this graph, it is apparent that Rijndael comes pretty close to producing data that looks quite random across every byte position and there are no significant outliers. Now, let us run the spa-entropy.pl script in --gpg mode in order to instruct the fwknop client to generate SPA packets that are encrypted with GnuPG:
$ ./spa-entropy.pl -f 1000_pkts.data -r -c 1000 --base64-decode --gpg [+] Running fwknop client via the following command: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../../lib/.libs ../../client/.libs/fwknop -A tcp/22 -a 127.0.0.2 -D 127.0.0.1 --get-key ../../test/local_spa.key -B 1000_pkts.data -b -v --test --gpg-recipient-key 361BBAD4 --gpg-signer-key 6A3FAD56 --gpg-home-dir ../../test/conf/client-gpg 2> /dev/null [+] Read in 1000 SPA packets... [+] Min entropy: 0.00 at byte: 1 [+] Max entropy: 7.85 at byte: 654 [+] Creating entropy.gif gnuplot graph...This results in the following gnuplot graph: Wow, it is immediately apparent that there is something quite different about the measured entropy for GnuPG SPA packets. There are three areas of interest: 1) the first four bytes, 2) two bytes or so around byte 275, and 3) four bytes around byte 525. Why does the entropy fall off so drastically at these locations? The first region is most likely an artifact of the usage of the same GnuPG key across all SPA packets along with the fact that the fwknop client only strips off the first two bytes if they match the string "hQ" in the base64 encoded SPA data. This string corresponds to the same values that the /etc/magic database provides to the file command - it is the same across all GnuPG encrypted data regardless of which keys are used. But, the next four bytes aren't as predictable, and must vary from key to key so the fwknop client can't use a simple strategy of removing these bytes before an SPA packet is placed on the wire. (The whole reason for removing the bytes in the first place is to make it slightly more difficult to write a simplistic Snort signature for SPA packet detection.) The next two regions can be explained by the fact that the OpenPGP protocol (see: RFC 4880) often results in messages that are created with partial body lengths and corresponding length headers must be added into the data. Because SPA packets created by fwknop are usually nearly identical in size, these length headers would be added around the same positions and have the same data - this results in the entropy dips around bytes 275 and 525 across multiple SPA packets.
An interesting next step might be to run the same analysis on systems with poor entropy sources. On such a system, it would then be informative to have the fwknop client switch to Dan Kaminsky's new dakarand entropy source that is based on clock drift and see if things improve.


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Dental Corner: Properly equip your dental suite
Jul 01, 2007
You have made a commitment to yourself and your patients to upgrade your dental services. After all, periodontal disease is the most common disease in dogs.1,2 The key to providing high-quality oral care is having the knowledge and skills to recommend and deliver appropriate treatment, but without the proper equipment, your ability to perform basic dental procedures, such as periodontal prophylaxis and dental extraction, is compromised.
The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) recently established dentistry guidelines for accredited hospitals.3 The guidelines state that all hospitals should have equipment to expose and develop intraoral dental radiographs, a high and low-speed air and water delivery system as well as handpieces, dental burs, and a powered scaler. Dental instruments considered necessary by the AAHA guidelines include hand scalers and curettes, a periodontal probe and explorer, and the various instruments needed for dental extractions. In addition, the guidelines state that the instruments should be sterilized between uses and that patients undergoing dental cleanings or extractions should receive inhalation anesthesia with a cuffed endotracheal tube.3
These basic instruments are vital to a properly performed periodontal prophylaxis, keeping dental problems at bay.
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This is a late war or occupation era Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) that depicts two buddies each wearing a patch on the shoulder.
Both appear to be wearing Infantry (crossed rifles) collar discs. The standing man may be wearing a small oval 3rd Army patch under another unit insignia.
The sitting man is clearly wearing the 2nd Division Indian Head patch.
The post card back has lines for the address and a square stamp box, which is found on French and German cards of this era.
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With Hill now in the rotation the question lies on what position he will play. Does DC or PG come off the bench or is granger on the trading block again. Any thoughts
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With Hill now in the rotation the question lies on what position he will play. Does DC or PG come off the bench or is granger on the trading block again. Any thoughts
After hearing the interview from larry I think GH is our new sixth man he's more of a combo guard after doing some research and watching tape he does a good job guarding most sg but does a better job on ones. He is not a great passer but can find the open man so i think he's more of a sg who can play the point as needed but not full time.
He will play the 1 and 2 as the first guard off the bench.
If Vogel has some sense about him, he'll start at point guard.
You can play him off the bench with Lance and Hill guards the PG and Lance runs the offense.
I see Hill playing both 1 and 2 with whatever matchup is best for us. I think he would do well with PG playing the 2 on defense and GH running the show offensively. It will also be interesting to see if a GH/Lance combo would be effective.
It's bizarre that the Spurs would deal George Hill with the Tony Parker situation going on. And I really liked Leonard too. I thought he was a huge steal, and a great replacement for Mike Dunleavy in the rotation.
But, Hill has some potential to emerge as a really good player in his own right. He won't have all those veterans to lean on anymore. So he'll be forced to shoulder much more responsibility with us. He is a very solid 2 way combo guard. Ultimately, I think you'll wind up seeing Hill play a lot more at SG, but he can play either position effectively.
The Pacers have very sneakily assembled a very talented group of young guards with Collison, Stephenson, Hill, and Paul George all being able to give you minutes in the back court. 3 of those guys can play 2 positions effectively. I never thought going into the draft that George Hill would wind up on the Pacers without giving up a single player off of last years team. So that is definitely a good move.
Now on to the front court.... Go get that big nasty PF we've been wanting for 2 solid years now! And get Stanko' *** over here too!
Too bad there is gonna be a lock out.
My thoughts exactly!
He should be the backup 1 on Defense while Playing off of Lance on the Offensive side of the ball.
George hill is our jason terry
I think right now you start Hill on the bench backing up the 1 and the 2, with the thought that if we find out he was held back playing with Parker and Manu he becomes your starting 1.
Manu Ginobli has arguably been the Spurs best player for a while and he made a career out of being a 6th man that can play multiple positions. With Hill's work ethic and energy and willingness to do anything for the team (as Ive heard many times) I think this example will rub off on him nicely.
I don't want to sound condescending, which means to talk down to you by the way
Why do you need to do that? Did Collison play so well last year that he made the job his without a fight? Not in my eyes. I think you have to go into the season with the idea that nobody's spot is safe. Let Hill and Collison (and Price or anybody else) compete for the position in training camp and preseason.
I didn't mean to compare them as players, I was answering the question of what position he was going to play... As in backing up both guard positions for about 30 min a game. That being said I don't think either gh or dc and terry are very similar, and think it would be a big mistake to start hill over dc. Such a big mistake that I can almost guarantee that he wont.
PG Collison
SG Hill
SF Granger
backup sg: Rush/Jones
backup pg: Price/Stevenson
backup sf: George/Posey
A move has to be done with one of these guys. If not I can't see paul george starting with granger anymore because too much size is not when you take them out. Also I can't see Stevenson getting anytime with this current roster.
I didn't mean to compare them as players, I was answering the question of what position he was going to play... As in backing up both guard positions for about 30 min a game. That being said I don't think either gh or dc and terry are very similar, and think it would be a big mistake to start hill over dc. Such a big mistake that I can almost guarantee that he wont.
I was just saying the very first time the team is together, Collison will likely be viewed as the starting point guard.
Paul George is the starting SG, and it's Hills to have to win.
You guys aren't still counting on Lance are you? I say no way is he here long term. He is a blowup waiting to happen. If he even sticks in the NBA for more than 5 years I'll be very surprised. That was a good trade because I don't like Price and don't think Lance will be around. Hope I am wrong and he develops into a nice player but I don't see it.
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i think you are completely wrong. I honestly think when Lance was sitting in his suit last season, he was laughing at AJ and DC. He knows he can outplay both. I bet he surprise people come training camp.
I hope he is the starting PG since day one.
I wasn't really referring to his talent. I think he is a little on the crazy side and will pull an Artest in one way or another. Mentally he has a way to go before he is starter material I think.
We have options. I'd guess he'll be the 6th man as a PG,but he'll see minutes at SG too. He could also start at 2 with Paul George being the 6th man,which I think would be very interesting.
We'll see. I doubt he beats out DC as the starting 1.


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The Boston Red Sox called the Minnesota Twins in September, October and again this month to ask about the availability of catcher Joe Mauer, according to MLB.com's Peter Gammons.
The Twins' response each time was that Mauer is "not being traded."
Mauer, 29, soon will enter the third year of an eight-year, $184 million deal that pays him $23 million annually.
In 147 games this past season, Mauer hit .319 with 10 homers, 85 RBIs and an AL-best .416 on-base percentage. He set a new career high for games played after battling injuries in recent seasons and being limited to just 82 games in 2011.
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NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball slightly altered history on Tuesday with a scoring change to the Yankees' game against the Indians on Aug. 8.
Derek Jeter reached base in the first inning on what was originally ruled an infield single and the 3,430th hit in his career, which tied Honus Wagner for sixth place on baseball's all-time hits list. That play has now been ruled an error on Cleveland first baseman Carlos Santana, who could not cleanly handle a throw from shortstop Jose Ramirez.
Jeter's hit to tie Wagner now occurred the following day, when he reached on an infield single off Cleveland's Corey Kluber that was initially recorded as the go-ahead hit. Jeter's double in the fifth inning off Baltimore's Bud Norris on Aug. 11 is now actually the hit that gave him sole possession of sixth place.
Fearing that the original "hit" might be overturned, Steve Donohue, the team's athletic trainer, made sure to retrieve the other balls for Jeter's personal collection.
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OAKLEY — A high-profile restaurant here that hasn't yet opened was cited this week for serving food without a permit.
The owner of Carpaccio Ristorante at Main Street and Vintage Parkway will have to pay $2,526 — three times the cost of the food facility permit it's applied for — before the county will sign off on the document, said Marilyn Underwood, director of Contra Costa Health Services' Environmental Health Division.
Two inspectors visited the site Wednesday and spoke to owner Manuel Muñoz, who said that some of the food served at the Contra Costa County Mayors' Conference on Dec. 6 was prepared at his restaurant.
Although the business is out of compliance, "it doesn't necessarily mean that their operation was not safe," said Underwood, adding that she spoke with a few people she knew who attended the event.
"They felt fine afterward," she said.
The city of Oakley, which hosted this year's gathering, had planned to hold the meal following the business meeting at Carpaccio, which is directly opposite City Hall.
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So city leaders and Muñoz decided at the last minute to bring the food to the guests instead, and vans trundled food trays across the road to the council chamber.
Because workers were only preparing cheese and fruit platters at the restaurant — nothing like red meat or fish that could spoil — Muñoz said he thought he was in the clear. The rest of the food came from his brother's restaurant in American Canyon, he said.
"I make a really big mistake," he said.
Carpaccio also skirted fire safety rules, which stipulate that alarms, sprinklers and, in the case of a restaurant, commercial kitchen suppression systems must be installed and working before employees can do any on-site work.
As of Dec. 6, inspectors had not signed off on this equipment, according to Fire Marshal Lewis Brochard of the Contra Costa County Fire District.
Muñoz said he assumed he could use the premises because he wasn't cooking anything.
Carpaccio doesn't yet have a license to serve alcohol, either — the state won't grant that permission until it has conducted a final inspection — but the law makes an exception for private events where alcohol is neither sold nor normally stored and served.
The wine at the invitation-only conference was donated by a winery and waste disposal company, according to City Manager Bryan Montgomery.
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Do you mean NEXT season or do you mean DJ would demand a trade? And, in either case, Hill would be back to starting.
There seems to be this idea that "starter/bench" is some hard and absolute line and no player can be anything other than one or the other. A starter for one team could be nothing more than a serviceable backup on the other based on the style of play and the other players on the floor.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
It depends on how the returning starters execute offensively. If they struggle as much as they did sometimes last year, then he could at least become a finisher, if not a starter. But if Hill does show improvement and/or the others get better at working the ball around with one another, then I'd just stick with those in place. Something interesting to look for.
Not at all. While I'm excited to have DJ, it is not a good thing that your 8 mill a year guy can't beat him out for starting PG. I'm not saying Hill wouldn't slide back into his role as a starter, but I would be concerned spending that much on a guy who isn't better than DJ.There seems to be this idea that "starter/bench" is some hard and absolute line and no player can be anything other than one or the other. A starter for one team could be nothing more than a serviceable backup on the other based on the style of play and the other players on the floor.
That was my prediction.
Unless Paul George improves, DJ closing games means Hill finishes at the two.
(or Granger moves to power forward and either Hibbs or West sits.)
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
Don't see Augustin closing games unless we are going for a last second shot. He can't play the D.
Because of age and other related issues, I think it means that Granger is moved if they can get good value out of him. I think a potent DJ, means that GH moves to the 2, and PG moves to the 3.
If DJ can feed West and Hibbert as effectively as I can imagine he might be able to, we could be really dangerous. I think PG and GH defense could cover up DJ's weaknesses here.
As I've said in another place, Hill is a combo guard. The chances are that if he isn't better than DJ at PG, is he better than Paul at SG? If Paul improves in a way obvious to the rest of the league, being second to him at $8M - particularly a few years from now since it is a flat contract - won't seem bad at all and certainly won't make GH untradeable.
I think you write contracts based on what you have right now, and if DJ improves by some huge amount because he's playing for a real team instead of a bottom feeder, he could be a steal as opposed to Hill being not worth his contract.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
In other words, to go back to your original comment saying who starts isn't a concern as fans, I think the best thing for us fans is for the guy who is locked in for five years to prove he is a starter over the guy only here for one year.
As far as DJ playing with the starters goes, people are forgetting the possibility of small ball lineups. Don't be surprised to see lineups featuring Augustin at the 1 with Hill at the 2, possibly Granger at the 4.
I expect to see DJ as our most important backup along with Green and Mahimni (sp?). I'm hoping we run primarily this 8 man rotation, with a lot of mixed/mashed lineups as opposed to anything close to the hockey line substitutions of last season.
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Not quite what I meant (I meant that if the guy penciled in as the bench turns out to be better than the current starter without the current starter getting worse that's not a concern), but I get your point.
Bottom line for me is that ultimately I don't care what guys are paid. I want to see a fight for every position that brings the absolute best out of every player, and if the guy making less turns out to be better than the guy making more, so be it. I don't think Hill's contract is such that if we really needed to send him somewhere to make room for a better player at 1 and 2 we could not do so.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
There is all kinds of flexibility throughout the game. Even who starts isn't that big a deal (see Terry, Ginobli, etc.). The possible logjam discussion is all about who finishes.
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Above all, I hope DJ makes Tyler a quality backup. Is that possible?
If he can feed him near the rim, limiting Tyler's opportunity to isolate from 15 feet away.
Danny posted up a lot last year. Did you not see it?
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But yeah, Danny did a lot of posting. Looking forward to more of it this year. and from Gerald and Paul also.
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He has no in-and-out dribble move. He has no hesitation to respect because his crossover is slow. He is not a driver/slasher. He is a stop and pop and curler. He is old enough to expect nothing more. The only time he gets to the rim is when Roy and West have sealed their man on their hip, and the close out on his shot opens a dribble drive.
A pull up from midrange is not a bad thing. In fact you need it to get into the paint. It is why Durant is so dangerous. He can catch, triple threat, drive past closeout, get into the midrange, hesitate, either pull up, step back, or drive hard to the rim.
Danny is not that. And I don't think he ever will be. That is what we want Paul George to be.
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If you look at Danny's efficiency. He is no better 16ft to 3pt, 10ft to 15ft, or even 3ft to 9ft. So yes he could get better on the block efficiency speaking. But I do not want him to take more shots from there if he is not as good at it than the 3. Especially if it takes shots away from Roy or West on the block. I don't mind him going to the block if the front court is Ian and Tyler.
I also believe that Danny would be the odd man out, and that the final piece to our puzzle will be brought here as a result of either his being traded, or letting him go when his contract is up will free up just enough space to bring back either a superstar or a combination of players that fill whatever holes finally present themselves at that time.
I think that is what he's getting at.
Danny never really developed a comfort in the post which is why he isn't as efficient scoring there. Had that been a priority for him, you'd probably see him be a major threat in the post against nearly every 3 in the league, including LBJ.
Hope that Hill's injury heals soon.
DJ's defensive potential is very similar to Travis Diener's. Unless DJ has a Nash-like effect on our offense, I can't see a one year rental getting the keys to the offense.