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Pesticide Action Network Updates Service (PANUPS)
*Holistic Parenting: Raising Children to a New Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being, 2000* Lynn Wiese Sneyd. Explores the meaning of a holistic lifestyle and shows parents how the mind, body, and spirit are integral to children's well-being. Combines the most up-to-date alternative and conventional health and child care practices. Addresses topics of herbal medicine, homeopathy, Ayurveda, holistic dentistry, nutrition, immunizations and more. 313 pp. US$17.95. Contact NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, 4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood, IL 60646-1975; phone (847) 679-5500; fax (847) 679-1549; Web site http://www.ntc-cb.com.
*Children's Environmental Health: Reducing Risk in a Dangerous World, 2000* Dona Schneider and Natalie Freeman, American Public Health Association (APHA). Provides information about environmental threats to children and tools to reduce risks. Explains how children are more vulnerable than adults to all environmental threats. Topics include: infectious diseases, injuries and child health, the legacy of lead, environmental chemicals and pests, childhood asthma, and reducing environmental health risks. Includes appendix of learning activities to do with children. 149 pp. US$19.95. Contact APHS, 800 I Street NW, Washington DC 20001-3710; phone (202) 777-2742; fax (202) 777-2534; email email@example.com; Web site http://www.apha.org.
*Pesticides and Children's Health: What Every Parent Should Know, 1998* Laura Weiss and Caroline Cox. Oregon Pesticide Education Network (OPEN). Follows two fictitious children through an average day to explore interactions with pesticides and chemical threats to children's health. Incidents and health hazards based on published studies, actual incidents reported to Oregon agencies and data collected by state and federal agencies. 20 pp. US$5.00. Contact Oregon Environmental Council, 520 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 940, Portland, OR 97204; phone (503) 222-1963; fax (503) 222-1405; email email@example.com; Web site http://www.orcouncil.org.
*Poisons on Pets, 2000* David Wallinga. National Resource Defense Council (NRDC). Highlights potential health hazards to humans and pets from flea collars and other flea and tick control products. Studies show that exposures to hazardous pesticides, especially for children, can be quite high. Recommends that EPA ban use of products containing organophosphates. Offers recommendations for pet owners on combating fleas and ticks with a variety of non-chemical steps and/or by applying safer products, such as insect growth regulators. Available free at http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/pets/execsum.asp. Contact NRDC, 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011; phone (212) 727-2700; fax (212) 727-1773; email email@example.com; Web site http://www.nrdc.org.


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October 28, 2012 BY Aaron Hope
The Puma Disc Blaze LTWT is by its very nature one of the most eyecatching designs on the market, so much so that in a recent look at the yellow-Disc'd giraffe print edition, we remarked that even a tonal makeup would be a neckbreaker. Not to brag, but we were dead on there, as today a new all-black leather Disc Blaze Lightweight makes its first elegant appearance. They're joined by a black/white edition whose blocking really shows off this unique silo's distinctive lines and serves as a stark contrast against the other pair's 'dipped' upper. These just arrived at Japanese retailers like VA, so click below to see more photos in case they don't make it stateside.
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Tomorrow at the Neo Journalism Club join EngageMedia for the premier screening of six exclusive videos from inside West Papua.
In collaboration with our partners the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation and the Secretariat for Justice and Peace, EngageMedia presents Papuan Voices: untold stories of the Papuan conflict.
Our keynote screening will be Love Letter To A Soldier – a moving missive from a Papuan woman to an Indonesian soldier who was once based in her village on the PNG-Indonesian border. Theirs was a controversial relationship but she begs him to return to meet their three-year-old daughter: "I will continue to wait for you, Samsul. I don't care what people say."
EngageMedia's Papuan Voices project is a combination of empowerment and production. We collaborate with Catholic Church groups in Jayapura and Merauke to teach Papuan activists new video production and distribution skills so that they have the means to tell their own stories to the world.
Importantly, the stories we tell are not only framed around West Papua's political struggle for independence.
Join us tomorrow night for our first public screening of the latest work by our Papuan Voices videomakers.
Where: Neo Journalism Club, Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara, Jl. Antara No. 61, Pasar Baru, Jakarta, Indonesia.
When: Saturday 10 December, 6.30-9.30pm.
About Papuan Voices: Many of us know that West Papua is fighting for independence – but what else goes on there? How often do we hear directly from the Papuans themselves about life in Indonesia's most secretive province?
EngageMedia's Papuan Voices project overcomes political, geographical and financial barriers – as well as lack of technology – to bring important Papuan stories to the world, and shines light on the injustices that regularly occur behind the closed doors of this resource-rich and restive province.
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STORMY winds took the roof clean off the former Three Tuns pub in Wroughton yesterday, setting construction work back three weeks.
High gusts of wind and freezing rain swept around the town yesterday morning causing havoc for commuters and pedestrians.
One gust lifted the roof of the pub on Devizes Road, ripping away a support and damaging the building which is part-way through being renovated.
Shaun Taverner, a project manager with Jehu Project Services, is part of a team shelling the building before contractors move in to create a new Morrisons store.
Shaun had hoped the work would have been completed within the next fortnight.
But the bad weather has set the team off course by two to three weeks.
He said: "I took the call this morning when I was still in Bridgend in Wales and I didn't quite panic but it was close to it.
"The particularly big gusts of wind this morning lifted the roof off and probably took out a support.
"The structural engineers have been down and so has health and safety and we made the building safe."
The site has now been cordoned off and people are being warned not to approach because of safety concerns.
The Arkells pub was boarded up in August 2010 after the former landlords left the popular haunt, and an application for supermarket giant, Morrisons, to take on the site was approved last November.
The new store will be a Morrisons M Local, and will see four metre high tubular steel poles with LED lighting put up outside the store, as well as a new shopfront with automatic sliding doors.
The approval of plans to build the store faced opposition from councillors and residents, who expressed views that the democratic process had been too minimal.
A number of councillors expressed concern at the planning meeting that residents' fears about traffic disruption, noise pollution and an increase in anti-social behaviour were not listened to because the issues fell under the 'change of use' application, pushed through as a lawful development.
Change of use is a rule introduced in the summer which enables public houses to be converted to shops without need for a formal planning hearing.


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Q. Our company produces pendants and other jewelry parts out of Zamak metal. We find that the finished products have pores that we are unable to cover with the copper plating that we apply. Can you suggest any processes that will cover these pores? —E.C.
A. The quality of Zamak alloys vary greatly. They can be made from good-quality zinc, aluminum, copper and magnesium, or from lower-grade recycled materials. This variable can affect the quality of the finish that is applied to the parts. The actual cleaning and plating cycle also has a major role to play in finishing the parts. Many different procedures for plating of Zamak have been used, and the table below offers one basic sequence for plating:
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Pervis Ellison/Michael Olowokandi (Chronically injured, underachieving bust)
Kent Benson (Serviceable but ultimately not a #1 pick level center)
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noo murphy bring in shawne
We will miss JO tonight more than most nights
Shawne sighting
Tins is getting some bull **** bounces on the rim. That three was down.
Gotta finish that Gift.
No complaints on the zebras tonight
Really not into this Quisy hairdo.
Re: Poll
No option for being a Patrick Ewing type BUT winning the big one. That's my vote.
The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up.
LMAO I saw that charge on David coming from a mile away
Lynn Whitfield just checked into the game. I think we can make a run now.
Sergio Rodriguez checking in.
I'm gonna be watching to see which of SRod, Jack or Blake we might want in a trade.
Meanwhile, Roy is really good.
Shawne wide open for three!!.... airball
Team looks tired.
Our D looks horrible against the three. Horrible.
Just think about who has the same hairstyle:
These Portland announcers are pretty good. Dropping Dick Harter knowledge.
They didn't. They took Aldridge with the second pick then traded him to Portland for Thomas and victor Khryapa.
Who was the idiot who thought RUsh could guard Roy?
I can't believe we're within 5... it looks like they're taking us to the woodshed.
FT missed.
This space for rent.
Who photoshopped Quis into a dress?
This space for rent.
Sorry that's what I meant. I don't know why they valued Thomas over aldridge.
Seventeen-point first quarter. Gots to step this up B.
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Topic: Radiotheraphy and Bile levels
I know I'm clutching at straws but I was wondering if anyone had had Radiatheraphy whilst bilirubin was high? and if so what sort?
My Dad has been told chemo is not longer an option as his stents are blocked, he has an external drain but it is only draining 200-300ml per day. I was wondering if this would be an option, whilst Dad is still feeling well enough to have treatment.
We have made a referral for Cyberknife but this will probably be to late as Dad has been given 3-4 months and the process will probably take that long. If Radiotheraphy would work I'm sure we could travel to an NHS hospital in the UK.
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The Louisiana Senate advanced legislation Monday that could add a special assessment to Orleans Parish hotel and motel bills for tourism marketing and promotion efforts.
The Senate voted 24-7 for Senate Bill 242, sponsored by state Sen. Ed Murray, D-New Orleans.
Orleans hotel and motels would vote on whether they want to add the surcharge onto their guests bills in a referendum called by the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association. Two-thirds of the votes cast would be required before the extra charge could be levied.
The Senate added a provision to SB242 that would cap the "hotel assessment" at 1.75 percent of the daily room charge.
"What are the ramifications of X,Y, Z hotel if they vote no," asked state Sen. Conrad Appel, R-Metairie.
"They will not get the benefit of the marketing for those that pay into it," said Murray.
Murray said hotels could not be forced into participation. They could opt to participate at a later point, he said.
The measure now moves to the Louisiana House for further debate.


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Awards and Rankings
NBDEngineering team members included: Tyler Pattison, senior, Gig Harbor, Wash.; David Kanda, senior, Laguna Niguel, Calif.; Will Greenburg, senior, Seattle; Christopher King, senior, Post Falls, Idaho; and Sammy Vongphakdy, senior, Renton, Wash.
Two Gonzaga University School of Engineering and Applied Science student teams – "NBD Engineering" and "In God We Truss" – captured the top two awards, respectively, at the Chicago Innovation Chase finals earlier this month.
NBD Engineering team members won the top prize in the competition for their innovative idea, titled "Smart Serve." The team designed dinnerware pieces and a serving station that utilized radio frequency identification and sensor technology to track food consumption on the high-tech plates they designed. The team analyzed the collected data to provide insight into consumption, waste and nutrition. In God We Truss designed an innovative product called the KineMAT. As people walk across the surface of the futuristic mat, the mat produces electricitythat can be stored in lithium ion battery banks. The team designed the mat to be used in high-traffic, indoor areas. In God We Truss beat NBD Engineering by one point at the Spokane semifinals, before NBD Engineering edged In God WeTruss by one point – out of 4,000 total points – at the finals in Chicago Sept. 9.
The Chicago Innovation Chase is a national intercollegiate tournament designed in collaboration with leading industry experts and academics to prepare raw science, technology, engineering and mathematics talent to solve problems that are relevant and urgent. Students form teams and go through training, challenges, and mentorship from industry leaders. A total of 199 students from four different universities competed in the tournament. Visit the following website for more information on the Chicago Innovation Chase [http://www.leadthechase.com/].
In God We Truss team members included: Holly Setto, MBA, student; Anthony Schoen, a 2012 Gonzaga graduate; Vince Schuetz, a 2012 GU graduate; Oscar Marmolejo, senior; and Tygh Gianella, senior. Professor Vladimir Labay, Gonzaga chair of electrical and computer engineering, and Toni Boggan, assistant director of the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship, led the team.
For more than 60 years, Gonzaga has provided engineering education for students from the Inland Northwest and beyond. As the methods for teaching and practicing engineering evolve, so have our programs and curriculum. This constant commitment to excellence is propelling our faculty, students and school to earn national recognition and awards, some of which are listed below.
National Recognition of Engineering Programs:
- US News & World Report ranks GU's School of Engineering & Applied Science tied for number 20 best undergraduate engineering program in the nation among engineering schools without a doctoral program in the report's annual college ranking (2007)
- Mechanical Engineering Program ranked 17th nationally (2002), in the same category
Regional/National Achievements of Students/Faculty:
National Student Safety Engineering Design Contest (Sponsored by ASME-Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis Division and NIOSH):
- 1999-1st Place "Explosive Delivery System for the Ore Pass Explorer"
- 2000-1st Place "Design of a Truck Mounted Concrete Mixing Drum Cleaner
- 2000- 2nd Place "Grizzly Clean-Off Device For Use in Underground Mining Operations"
- 2001- 1st Place "Concrete Mixing Drum Waterjet Cleaning Apparatus"
- 2002- 1st Place "Overhead Materials Handling System For Use in Underground Mines"
- 2003 - 1st Place ""Conveyor Monitoring System for Foreign Debris Detection"
- 2005 - 2nd Place tie "Tool Designs for the Safe Removal and Installation of Heavy Equipment Bucket Teeth," and "Design of a Driver's Seat Suspension System for Heavy-Duty Halage Vehicles"
- 2008 - 1st Place "Rapid Mobility Particle Sizer (RMPS)"
National Old Guard Competition, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE):
- 2000 - 1st Place "Microchannel Recuperator For a Gas Turbine Engine"
- 2003 - Best Technical Presentation in Oral competition
- 2003 - 4th Place Overall
National Hydropower Contest, Student Division, Efficiency Category:
- 2000 - 1st Place
- 2001 - 1st Place
- 2002 - 1st Place
- 2003 - 2nd Place
Regional/National ASCE Student Chapter Steel Bridge Design Competition:
- 1998- 2nd Place (Regional)
- 1998- 8th Place (National)
- 2005 - 5th Place (Regional)
- 2006 - 1st Place (Regional)
- 2006 - Nationals - Weight (1st), Efficiency (11th), Overall (13th out 45 teams)
ASME Region VIII Student Paper Contest:
- 1999- 1st Place "The Design of the Cooling System For the Electronics on the Boeing 777"
IEEE Region VI Student Paper Contest:
- 2000 - 1st Place "Design of a Standard Phase Noise Test Source"
- 2003 - 3rd Place "Reliability Enhancement of the AVISTA Electric Power System"
- 2006 - 2nd Place "Theory & Design of a Portable, Quantitative, Airborne, particulate Matter Sensor"
- 2008 - Certificate of Merit "Electric Secondary Distribution System Design"
Global Student Entrepreneur Awards Competition:
- Miles Mays, '04 Civil Engineering Grad, was one of fifteen finalists in the competition in November, 2003. He showcased his business Flying M Livestock and Washout.
National Environmental and Water Resources Institute Parsons Brinkerhoff Student Design Competition:
- 2002-3rd Place "Stormwater Sampling Device Installation and Calibration Testing"
SAE Aerowest Competition:
- 2003 - 22nd Place (first year in competition)
- 2004 - 12th Place
- 2005 - 7th Place
ASCE Concrete Frisbee/Bocce Ball Competition:
- 2004 - 3rd Place
- 2005 - 7th Place
- 2006 - 2nd Place (overall), 2nd Place (Technical Paper)
ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition:
- 2007 - Women's Endurance Race - 2nd Place
- 2007 - Men's Endurance Race - 2nd Place
- 2007 - Women's Sprint Race - 2nd Place
- 2007- Men's Sprint Race - 3rd Place
- 2007 - Co-Ed Sprint Race - 2nd Place
- 2007 - Technical Design Paper - 3rd Place
- 2007 - Overall - 4th Place
- 2008 - Durability, Aesthetics, and Final Product - 1st Place
- 2008 - Technical Design Paper - 2nd Place
- 2008 - Oral Presentation - 4th Place
- 2008- Men's Sprint - 1st Place
- 2008 - Men's Endurance - 1st Place
- 2008 - Women's Endurance - 2nd Place
- 2008 - Women's Sprint - 8th Place
- 2008 - Co-Ed Sprint - 2nd Place
- 2008 - Overall Racing - 1st Place
- 2008 - Overall Placement - 2nd Place
National Manufacturing Division Student Paper Contest, ASME, IMECE:
- 2002- One of seven finalists (for November 2002)
- 2004 - 2nd Place Student Safety Design Contest, "Tool Designs for the Safe Removal and Installation of Heavy Equipment Bucket Teeth," and "Design of a Driver's Seat Suspension System for Heavy-Duty Haulage Vehicles."
Engineers Without Borders:
- 2004/05 - Awarded US EPA grant for People, Prosperity and the Planet
- 2006 - Awarded Honorable Mention at the annual P3 Sustainable Design Competition in Washington, D.C.
- 2007 - Awarded Honorable Mention at P3 Sustainable Design Competition in Washington, D.C.
Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Book Awards:
- 2001 - Extended Surface Heat Transfer by Dr. Abdul Aziz, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
ASME National Student Section Advisor Award for Top Faculty Advisor:
- 2002- Dr. Massimo Capobianchi, Chair & Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Local SME Student Paper Competition:
- 2007 - 2nd Place - Darcy Wagner "Plastic vs. Paper, A Manufacturing Perspective;" 3rd Place - Arlen Beers-Green "The Ideal Spacecraft Skin Material for a Manned Mission to Mars;" Consolation - Marie Gibbons "Product Standardization for the NCAA Basketball"
Other Significant Accomplishments:
Developed a National Conference on the topic "Ethics and Social Responsibility in Engineering and Technology"
- 1st and 2nd Annual Conferences held in 2001 and 2002, Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 3rd Annual Conference held in 2003 in New Orleans, LA, in partnership with LSU and ASEE
- 4th Annual Conference to be held in June, 2005 in Los Angeles, CA in partnership with Loyola Marymount University
Civil Engineering Senior Nominated for Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy
- George Josten was nominated for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Award honoring the top collegiate male and female soccer players from around the nation. Josten carried a 3.85 GPA and was an ESPN the Magazine first-team Academic All-America selection in 2006 and was awarded the Bulldog Club Male Athlete of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year at the Senior Athletes Social.
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January 10, 2013
In A Pickle
Jay Walking is no Felony
Darren Oliver is, depending on your perspective, in something of a pickle or a greedy bastard who should just shut up and throw the ball like he agreed to. The gist of his situation is:
You can read the full facts as told by Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi at FOX Sports by clicking that link.
Blue Jays writer Andrew Stoeten has been following the story. On January 4, he posted this at Drunk Jays Fans. You should read the story because Mr. Stoeten is good at what he does, but what really caught my eye were the comments: 188 of them at this writing, many of which fall on the "greedy bastard" side of things. The essence of their argument is that Oliver agreed to play baseball for the Blue Jays at the rate of $3 million per annum if the Blue Jays decided that they wanted to pay him that (i.e. if they exercised the option) and that threatening to retire if he's not paid more (or traded to a team closer to his family) is immoral or in bad faith.
This position does not hold for at least three reasons: contracts are economic, not moral; Oliver hasn't taken any unfair advantages in attempting to get more money than his contract says he is owed; and we as fans don't have any right to judge his behavior vis a vis the team in any case.
Morality or $$$
Contracts are not moral devices. Contracts are business agreements that governments have seen fit to enforce using the myriad powers of the state because such enforcement renders business relations more predictable and thus reduces the costs associated with uncertainty. If the cheese producers of America had to negotiate a new price, new delivery terms, new shipping standards, and new quality thresholds with the milk producers of America every time they needed a resupply, cheese would have to sell at a very high price to cover the additional costs associated with all that negotiation. It is expedient to be able to set all those terms once for some period of time or some number of shipments and to be able to rely on those terms. The entire edifice of contract boils down to that: we as a society have decided that we're all better off economically if we hold people to their bargains.
Despite the existence of government enforcement, companies breach contracts all the time. A first-year law student reads dozens of cases for her Contracts class, every single one of which arose from a breach of a contract over which someone sued. My Contracts professor explained the great volume of breached contracts this way, with the background that there are 950 cases in our textbook: out of all contracts, some tiny percentage are breached; out of all breaches, some tiny percentage result in lawsuits; out of all lawsuits, some tiny percentage result in a court judgment; out of all judgments, some tiny percentage are appealed; and out of all appeals, some tiny percentage are interesting and weird and instructive enough to end up in a casebook. Thus, if you work backwards from the number of cases in a casebook (again, 950 in my case) to the number of breaches, you're talking about multiplying by a number with many zeroes. Even considering that the book covers a significant period of time in Anglo-American law (a few cases stretch back to the early 19th century), I hope it's clear that breach is incredibly common.
Commonality or even near-universality of an action doesn't mean we can't consider that action wrong. Adultery, for instance, is quite common, but most people with a mainstream set of views consider it immoral. Still, I think it's worth thinking particularly hard about our moral boundaries if drawing those boundaries leaves huge, overwhelming swaths of the populace outside the realm of good behavior.
In short, ascribing morality to contractual relations is fraught with difficulty and certainly requires more thought and consideration than shouting "but he promised!" while pointing at the offending party.
Oliver's Actions
Whatever you think of the morality of contract in general, the leverage that Darren Oliver has brought to bear is not of the type that raises moral difficulties. The basic threat Oliver has employed is that he'll retire rather than play baseball in the snowy wastes of Canada, far from his family in Texas.
Here's a shorthand for what Oliver is saying: "Pay me $X or I will retire." What if, instead, things went like this:
(Hypo #1)
Does Oliver act immorally or renege on his contract if he changes his mind about retirement and accepts the offer of $X? It would seem that Oliver was, in this case, tempted by filthy lucre, which may or may not be morally defensible, but I don't see any room for an argument that Oliver has violated his promise to the Blue Jays.
What about something in the middle of the two poles?
(Hypo #2)
Is there some negotiation that Oliver has implicitly engaged in that makes this position wrong, but the above, where he simply accepts the offer, not wrong? What if he's completely genuine about retiring, i.e. "I'm retiring" isn't simply a ploy? The Blue Jays just convinced him to change his mind, and it turned out that their first attempt to do so didn't quite convince him. What has Oliver done?
Let's tiptoe a bit closer to what's apparently happened in real life:
(Hypo #3)
In this hypothetical, Oliver has responded to a Blue Jays overture by naming his price. If the Blue Jays want to meet that price, great. If not, then not. Is there a distinction to be drawn between Oliver in this scenario and Oliver in real life? In one, he makes a money demand and says he'll retire unless it's met; in the other, he says he's retiring and then makes a money demand. The order of events should make no difference morally. If one is wrong, so is the other.
But, noting that Hypo #3 does not materially differ from real life, what's the distinction between Hypo #3 and Hypo #2? In one, Oliver says the words "$X + $Y" and in the other, the Blue Jays say them. Does the difference between right and wrong really come down to which party names the price? That's an awfully thin reed.
One additional aspect is the expectations of the parties when they created an option:
If everyone thought Oliver would retire, then what exactly is his threat to retire? The Blue Jays exercised their option on him to cover their bases, to make sure they still had the rights to employ a valuable baseball player at a reasonably cheap salary if Oliver decided that he could put off being a full-time dad for one more year. Oliver then says, "Eh, I might go ahead and do what you figured I was going to do unless you pay me more." Whatever you think of labor exercising economic power, this isn't exactly a plant sit-in as far as surprise or disruption to operations. Retirement was on everybody's mind from the start.
Maybe you can examine the above series of similar hypotheticals in light of the actual situation the Blue Jays and Oliver are in and come to the conclusion that it really really matters that Oliver was the one who demanded more money rather than simply being offered money by the Blue Jays. I don't see this argument as tenable in the least.
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Last, let's say that contracts do have a moral component and that Darren Oliver is guilty of behaving immorally toward the Blue Jays, the party with whom he has a contract. This does not mean that we as fans, people who are not parties to the contract, have any fair basis to claim that Oliver has hurt us.
Why are we so mad? What right do we have as fans? What does Darren Oliver owe us? Yes, there's a good argument that the paying customers deserve his best efforts to stay in shape, to pitch well, and so forth, but that duty only arises once he has joined the team. Until he agrees to actually put on the uniform, there's no basis for making a claim over his actions and decisions. Arguing otherwise is tantamount to saying that Oliver owes us a moral duty to play baseball. Not to give his best efforts when he's on the field, but to actually walk out on the field.
Lest you think I'm battling a strawman, one commenter made this argument explicit:
Link. Yes, that may be a particularly bad argument, but I find it representative of the general level of entitlement in fans claiming that Oliver is behaving badly.
There's a legal analogy here: courts will not order what is known as "specific performance" of employment contracts, which means that if an employee breaches an employment contract, the court will not order as a remedy that the employee do work for the employer. (Hopefully the reason for this is clear. Check out the 13th Amendment if it's not.) We should be awfully careful about edging into feeling that a player owes anyone a duty to actually play.
And even if Oliver owes the team a duty, what business is that of ours? The team, believe me, can take care of itself. It's no concern of ours.
Jason Wojciechowski is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @jlwoj
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I'm sure the Blue Jays would trade him if they could find a buyer who is willing to pay $3 million. They might even give him away if someone would take on his contract. Problem is, he does not appear to be worth that much. On the other hand, he does have the right to retire.
Jan 10, 2013 08:47 AM
I love watching baseball. I love thinking about game strategy, and breaking down the way the game works, and admiring its elegance and beauty.
Jan 10, 2013 11:06 AM
Understood. I will skim a few comments at other sites, but the thought of reading them all and even diving in...
Jan 10, 2013 13:38 PM
It seems like a lot of those commenters are more emotionally involved in the whole situation than Oliver or the Jays are.
Jan 10, 2013 13:55 PM
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One thing that's (conveniently) missing in all of this is that his deal was supposedly "front-loaded" at his request. If the Jays paid him more in 2012 to secure his services in 2013 at a more attractive rate (IF he decided not to retire, which he thought was a strong possibility when he signed the deal and something the Jays were fully aware of), there's no problem in Oliver asking for more money? He reaped the advantages of that option, and now he expects the Jays not to get any benefit out of it? Nothing is definitive, but I'm not sure you can so easily say there's no moral dimension to this story when you consider that
Jan 10, 2013 15:34 PM
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If both sides knew that retirement was a possibility, then what's the problem? Oliver says "please put more money at the front of my deal" and the Blue Jays voluntarily and with full knowledge of the possibility of his retirement accept that request. Not out of the goodness of their hearts but because it makes sense from a business perspective.
Jan 10, 2013 15:50 PM
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You completely misinterpreted what I said. As I wrote, the benefit for the Jays was getting him at a favourable rate IF he decided to come back. Retiring does nothing to undermine that and there's absolutely no problem in him doing that. I fully understand he has no obligation to play. However, asking to return and be paid fair market value? How is that not him expecting the Jays to relinquish much of the benefit in the original deal?
Jan 10, 2013 17:04 PM
Jason Wojciechowski
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So the point boils down to: by asking for more money in 2012, Oliver implicitly promised not to ask for more money in 2013.
Jan 10, 2013 17:29 PM
Is it possible to injure someone by giving them an additional option? If Oliver decided to retire then the Jays would have no chance to obtain his services at all. Now, they have a choice between letting him retire and enticing him back. How can that be any worse than retirement?
Jan 12, 2013 10:50 AM
Very interesting article, and I love how BP brings expert perspective to bear on things like this. Personally, I think contracts can embody moral obligations, and huge, overwhelming swaths of the populace are indeed outside the realm of good behavior. "No one is righteous, not even one." However, as you explain, Oliver is not doing anything wrong here. Lots of us have contracts, but I'll bet unless we joined the military, we feel perfectly entitled to walk away from the job. Oliver is no different.
Jan 12, 2013 10:40 AM
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OK - look at this list and see if you notice a trend:
BENDER - on the mend - will be back in a few games - really - well, maybe not - ???
TINSLEY - will be back in a couple days - well, maybe not - ???
FOSTER and POLLARD - will be back in a few games - well, maybe not - ???
JO - will be back in a few games - well, maybe not - ???
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It looks like 'American Idol' judge Jennifer Lopez may be being "catfished" by a 53-year-old Los Angeles woman, who allegedly pretended to be the singer and demanded that a man named Rodrigo Ruiz send her naked photos of himself. Say what?!
Here's the crazy story:
Ruiz filed a $10,000 lawsuit against Lopez, claiming she had sent him letters in the mail in 2008, demanding that he send her pictures of himself "with and without clothes," as well as his demo CDs, TMZ reports. Thinking he had a shot at both a career in the music industry and a relationship with Lopez (who was married to Marc Anthony at the time), Ruiz became depressed when neither happened.
According to TMZ, Ruiz, who has also filed a police report claiming he has been sexually harassed, is still in denial about the situation and believes that Lopez herself was communicating with him. However, the P.O. box where he sent the materials is owned by a 53-year-old woman.
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The latest edition of hating on the most prestigious award in sports comes courtesy of Dan Scofield of Fighting Irish Gameday.
It's ironic that such vitriol would come from a follower of the program that has benefitted more from the Heisman tradition than any other. Usually the complaints come from fans of programs that lack significant history or success (you know, the sour grapes types).
Anyway, I had a post written up that ripped Scofield's screed completely to pieces (including the uncredited butchering of the Heismandments), but I thought better of it. First of all, it's not worthy of that much of my time. Second, I'd much rather point out that almost every critique he makes of the Heisman could apply equally to Notre Dame.
[Aside: I respect Notre Dame for its history and tradition, just as I respect the Heisman, so Irish fans please note that this is a rhetorical point I am trying to make in the context of this awful piece]
After all, what program in college football is more talked about than Notre Dame? And why? Certainly not because of anything it has done on the football field recently. He says most Heisman winners don't deserve the hype because they didn't earn it on the field. Well, same goes for the Fighting Irish. Jason White meet Charlie Weis.
Like the Heisman, Notre Dame is the product of hype, tradition, politics and bias. Like the Heisman, Notre Dame stirs up passions and jealousies. To paraphrase Scofield, you could say that Notre Dame is an 'unfortunate fact' for the college football world. Like Army and Navy, it has outlived its usefulness, but unlike the more noble service academies, it never went quietly into the night. It still thinks it is relevant.
Scofield bemoans that defensive players are left out of the Heisman equation. Well, what about all the less-historic programs that are currently better than Notre Dame on the field but don't get special treatment by the media and the BCS? Why doesn't Boise State have its own network?
My favorite line in the whole piece comes at the end:
One thing other sports have over college football is their connection with their traditions and past times.
Really? What other sports? Hockey? NFL? NBA? Good lord, college football reeks of tradition and paeans to the past. Has this guy ever been to a Notre Dame game? At this point, I must assume he is a subway alumnus.
Scofield also writes:
The (Heisman) award will continue on the path of self-destruction if legitamacy (sic) is not brought back into the trophy.
Again, could we not say the same about Notre Dame? How did Bob Davie, Ty Willingham and Weis work out for you?
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Pre-collections, such as Karl Lagerfeld's, are on the rise. Photo: AFP
NEXT month, the fashion world begins its twice-yearly merry-go-round of fashion shows. This time around, designers and brands in New York, London, Milan and Paris will be showing collections for autumn/winter 2013. That might, in most people's minds, denote the colours of falling leaves, coats, opaque tights, hats and gloves … what we wear when the weather changes, right? Wrong. In recent years, winter collections have included exotic hothouse flowers and miniskirts with bare legs and sunglasses, while the most recent round of summer shows featured layering, coats and a whole lot of very winter-worthy black.
This isn't designers getting confused - instead, it's part of a bigger trend towards a sort of seasonless style. In a world where we spend time in artificially cold or warm environments thanks to airconditioning and central heating, the demarcations between the seasons are not as clear as they once were. Add the washout summers and warmer winters created by climate change, plus the growing global market for high fashion, and the blurring makes even more sense. It may be about 7 degrees in London, but in Mumbai it's 34 degrees and humid.
This is a problem at the heart of fashion right now - British Vogue ran a three-page article addressing it in a recent issue and designers are getting involved in the debate. ''The problem at the moment is that you look at a winter show and you want to see warm clothes,'' says Jonathan Saunders. ''In actual fact, in the whole other half of the hemisphere, it's warm, and you deliver in July.''
To an increasingly show-literate audience of shoppers who have style.com in their bookmarks bar and get access to behind-the-scenes snaps from fashion insiders on Instagram, the collection in store starts to look a bit stale earlier than it used to.
While Saunders believes that eventually the industry will have to change to accommodate this new demand, a stopgap has been the rise of pre-collections - resort and pre-fall. Originally designed for wealthy customers jetting off for warmer climes in the winter - hence the name resort - these collections are designed to come into shops in November (resort) and May (pre-fall).
''Pre-collections have probably been more visible for about the past five years,'' says Susannah Frankel, fashion director of Britain's Grazia magazine. ''The rise of fast fashion partly explains that - people know a lot more about fashion now than they used to and they want to see new things more often.''
Generally more commercial than catwalk pieces, pre-collections are increasingly bringing in a greater total revenue than the autumn/winter and spring/summer shows. A lot of stores are spending 70 per cent of their budget on these collections in order to ensure the shop floor is topped up with new pieces all the time: pieces that can be worn throughout the year.
So could this spell the end of the seasonal fashion show? Probably not - but its function will evolve. Instead of selling clothes, the catwalk is now about exposure. ''The show is about the brand image and the pre-collections are about keeping that momentum,'' says Ruth Chapman, founder of London boutique Matches. ''These pieces need to be trans-seasonal. Our online business is 50 per cent international and the climates where people live obviously make a big difference.''
Jennifer Baca, managing director of Erdem - one of the first independent London labels to add pre-collections to their brand - says it has been a learning curve. ''We have to service the customer in the Middle East, Florida, Russia - everywhere,'' she says. ''It's mind-boggling.''
In another topsy-turvy move, high-fashion brands have started to take note of fast-fashion retailers such as Zara - where deliveries are small and often, with stock delivered twice a week, for instant-access fashion.
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According to city officials, the large amount of money that remains unspent from the City of Ukiah's budget for last year should not be seen as a surplus, but a one-time boost to its reserve funds.
"The bottom line is that it improves the reserves, but it is not money that changes our structural deficit situation going forward," City Manager Jane Chambers said Friday, explaining that the city still spends about a million dollars more than it brings in. "In my mind, as city manager, we need to find at least a million dollars in new resources, (or cut that amount) from general fund expenditures."
At Wednesday's City Council meeting, Chambers and Finance Director Gordon Elton told the council that nearly $900,000 went back into the city's reserves from the Fiscal Year 2011/2012 budget, but Chambers stressed that the extra funds came from one-time occurrences.
"Our reserves increased, but our spending did not decrease," she said.
Mayor Doug Crane said he also did not view the $892,306 left over as a surplus.
"Some of that money is money that didn't get spent, but it's still committed," Crane said Friday. "Most of this is a timing issue. The budget looks better, but that money is not available, it's really committed."
Chambers told the council Wednesday that a lot of the money didn't get spent because of "things we meant to get done and just didn't get done. Quite a significant amount of money is from my department," she said, explaining that dissolving the Ukiah Redevelopment Agency became a "huge burden time-wise, we had to run as fast as we could (and) there were some significant things that I hoped to bring forward and get started that did not get brought forward."
"If the projects didn't get done, are the (funds) encumbered?" Crane asked.
"No, they were allocated, but we didn't get as far as encumbering them," Chambers said, adding that the council can talk about whether it still wants to pursue those projects during the next budget discussions.
Crane said yes, the council could decide not to move forward with the projects, "but I'd rather not. Those things still need to get done."
Council member Phil Baldwin said the information presented by Elton and Chambers was "very complicated" and he needed more time to absorb it before commenting further, but that he was "hopeful we can find enough votes to hire another police officer. This is somewhat positive news."
Elton told the council that he saw the money as simply an addition to the city's "safety net," or fund balance.
"I see fund balance as a barometer of the city's ability to pay its bills," he said. "A fund balance is absolutely necessary, (and) zero-fund balance is not an option."
Chambers said to her, the structural deficit means the city needs to be more aggressive about pursuing economic development, including projects like a potential Costco store.
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Keith Floyd was born at an early age and educated at Wellington School in Somerset.
In a chequered career, he was an army officer, a journalist, a dishwasher, a bartender, a cook, a restaurateur, with restaurants in France, Spain, Britain and currently Thailand. He wrote at least 25 books, presented about 20 television series, which are still being shown in over 40 countries worldwide and had recently toured the country with his award winning one man show 'Floyd Uncorked'. He lived in Provence near Avignon.
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Memories of Keith Floyd by Mike Bevans, Linthwaite House Hotel, Windermere The Lake District.
first met Floyd in November 2006. I got a call from the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal, whom we have worked with in the past. Could I do a room on a sunday night for Keith Floyd who was doing his stand up autobiographical show. Why not? They gave me some tickets and some friends and I went to see him. It was shocking to say the least. There were kids in the audience - a very diverse audience to be sure - and his language left a lot to be desired especially his opening lines designed to shock gambit. I can't repeat it here. Oh go on then, I will. "I'm f****** p*****, and if you don't like it you can f*** off now". When he realised there were kids in the audience he was mortified and invited the boy down to the stage for a chat. Something he'll never forget. Later on a heckler on the front row (completely inebriated by the sound of it; though at first we just wondered whether this person was actually unable to help it, but in any case Floyd was having none of it) was asked by Floyd to restrain herself. She didn't. He tore a strip off her and she was asked to leave and escorted out of the theatre. She was to be found at the interval lying on the floor of the bar, drunk. Her husband, who was a dedicated follower of Floyd, attended the second half, and had brought a gift for him - a Panama hat - which Floyd, ever the gent, wore with aplomb.
The way he behaved on stage really summed up how he lived. What you see is what you get. No airs and graces. He'd swear if he wanted; no-one could tell him not to, but he had standards of decency and could behave like a gentleman. He believed in fairness, hated political correctness and the nanny state, and of course he enjoyed a drink, which he could generally manage. (Whiskey was preferred to red wine.)
As a result of the gig in Kendal I got talking to the great man over coffee the following day, and we immediately struck up a rapport. He regaled stories of his life, and commented on the industry, the country, rugby union and its players, his sartorial approach (faded elegance; he had either 70 or 700 pairs of shoes)and we had hours of fun. A few days later he phoned me to say he wanted to do something in the Lakes.
He'd fallen in love with Linthwaite and the Lakes and could he come up and discuss opportunities. The result was the Floyd cookery sessions at Linthwaite which started the following year and continued until after the divorce from Tess in 2008. We had some mind boggling situations. First day he asked me:
"Have you got any of my books?"
"No", I replied.
"Well I can't remember any of my f****** recipes".
I had to go to Kendal to buy his books so he could do the recipes. He told me he never kept any of his books; had never read them.
He and I would sit down with guests at dinner on one night. He pecked at his food though he needed to eat more. He couldn't really stand being worshipped and was short on patience. But start a conversation up with a subject he loved and he'd be off. Of course the guests loved him but we could all see that it was slowly unravelling for Floyd. After the divorce he phoned to say he wouldn't be coming back, it was Tess that loved the Lakes etc..
So it was with huge sadness that I learned on a plane flying back from holiday last week, the death of my brief friend Floyd. I value and treasure the time we worked together, and England is now missing a fine fellow. I read in one of the obituaries that he had an edginess, maybe similar to Oliver Reid, Richard Burton. I think that's true. He had a dash of good old fashioned swash buckling Englishness about him, a raffish character who would have probably suited being born in the Victorian era.
There has been a lot of waffle about how he compares to the chefs of today. He doesn't. He was from a different era and hated the modern food approach. He was more robust and simple in his cooking, just like on TV.
We miss him.
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England have dropped the out-of-form Ben Stokes and brought in Twenty20 debutants Moeen Ali and Stephen Parry against the West Indies.
The tourists, who must win this second match of three to stay in the series after Sunday's defeat at the Kensington Oval, were led as expected by Eoin Morgan in the absence of the injured Stuart Broad.
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A well-known veterinary practice is looking to expand with a brand new state-of-the-art hospital, it has been revealed.
Rosemullion Veterinary Practice currently has three branches, one at Parc Briwer in Penryn, one in Helston and their existing hospital, which is based at Melvill Road in Falmouth.
They want to build their new hospital off Kernick Road at the back of Asda, on land that is owned by Walker Developments and has been used for storing boat moulds in the recent past.
At a meeting of Penryn Town Council last week practice manager Stuart Saunders told councillors that the vets would lose their hospital status, awarded by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) every five years, if something was not done to replace the outdated and "cramped" hospital.
"They did say if we are in the same position when they come back then they won't give it to us," he said.
"We were the first veterinary hospital in Cornwall and it's a key driving force for the way we do things - We are really looking to push this through."
Limited parking space and not enough consultation rooms were just some of the issues that could be resolved with the new hospital at Kernick, Mr Saunders said.
The workforce could also be expanded to more than 50 permanent staff, he said, from the 34 that were employed by Rosemullion when he started as manager three years ago - and being a hospital means they run a 24-hour service.
"If we lose the hospital status then we sort of lose the reason to have that [round-the-clock] workforce there," Mr Saunders said.
"It would restrict the growth of the business as a whole."
Time is of the essence for any planning application, Mr Saunders added, as he would require so-called "convergence funding" to help finance the build.
Without this funding, which comes from a European-wide economic regeneration programme and must be distributed by next year, his plans would be "pretty much dead in the water."
A planning application is expected to be formally submitted within the next month and building work has to start by July 2013 for the funding to be forthcoming, Mr Saunders said.


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My Wolverine Adding Machine from the 40's-50's. Showed another pic of my favorite toy cash register to show how well they look together. Machine still works. I have had this packed away for sometime. Been in the retail business all my life so collecting these items are natural.Don't know what catagory to post this in??
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SANTA CLARA -- The sod held up enough, and so did Colin Kaepernick amid several hits in the 49ers' 21-7 exhibition win Sunday over the San Diego Chargers at Levi's Stadium.
Few complaints emerged afterward, however, about the sod or Kaepernick's repeated pummeling on that 2-day-old surface.
"To me, it's football, you're going to get hit," Kaepernick said.
The 49ers have one exhibition remaining to get their offense into gear before the Sept. 7 season opener at Dallas, and coach Jim Harbaugh said he'll start Kaepernick in Thursday's exhibition finale at Houston.
But Harbaugh wants better protection for his quarterback.
"We've got to work on that and be good in that area," Harbaugh said.
Not only was the temporary sod better than Wednesday's ripped-up grass, the 49ers defense also showed marked improvement. That was relatively expected, considering that unit was nearly at full strength and things couldn't get much worse after being outscored 57-3 through two exhibitions.
Offensively, however, Kaepernick acknowledged the 49ers again played "below" an acceptable standard, vaguely blaming that on "execution." Asked if he's concerned, he replied: "No. It's the preseason."
Tight end Vernon Davis also tried to stay optimistic and said he's very excited about the coming season.
"It's all about finding that zone, and it's hard to find at times," said Davis, who made his first catch of the exhibition season (for 16 yards). "We have to keep it tight. If one guy or two guys fall off and are not on the same page, it can be disaster."
Unexpectedly, it was the left side (the Pro Bowl side) of the offensive line that got breached, with left tackle Joe Staley and left guard Mike Iupati allowing Kaepernick to get hit three times. Kaepernick fumbled away the 49ers' second possession when he was stripped by Kwame Geathers, who beat Iupati.
Kaepernick, as was the case in the two preceding exhibitions, failed to lead a touchdown drive. But he withstood four hits on Sunday's opening three series, and he safely exited after producing a field-goal drive in the second quarter.
Kaepernick finished 6 of 12 for 59 yards with one sack, one lost fumble and neither an interception nor touchdown pass. His final two passes were tipped incomplete. Through seven series this exhibition season, he produced two scoring drives -- two Phil Dawson field goals.
It took nearly 10 quarters of exhibition action before the 49ers scored their first touchdown, that coming on Blaine Gabbert's 6-yard pass to Vance McDonald 46 seconds before halftime. It was Gabbert's second series in relief of Kaepernick and it was his best action after two ignominious games. On that touchdown drive, Gabbert was 5 of 7 for 58 yards with two third-down conversions.
"He was getting the ball out and on time," Harbaugh said of Gabbert.
McDonald, a 2013 second-round draft pick, celebrated the first touchdown of his 49ers career with a powerful spike, and the 49ers took a 10-7 lead into halftime.
Dawson broke the 49ers' scoreless drought at Levi's Stadium when he connected on a 39-yard field goal, helping him atone for last week's two misses. Kaepernick was 5 of 5 passing on the series before his final two attempts were tipped incomplete, including a third-down attempt.
The Chargers failed to convert Kaepernick's strip-sack fumble into points. Patrick Willis and Michael Wilhoite stopped Ryan Matthews on a fourth-and-1 run at the 5-yard line for no gain. It was Wilhoite's biggest play this exhibition season as he's filled the starting spot of an injured NaVorro Bowman.
"We definitely weren't getting pushed around," Harbaugh said of his defense. "People were executing their assignment and the defense played much better."
That defense helped keep the 49ers in control of their first win, which was secured by Glenn Winston's 27-yard touchdown run with 10:34 remaining. Two plays earlier, the 49ers lost rookie center Marcus Martin to a knee injury, potentially a major blow to the depth of an embattled line that remains without guard Alex Boone because of a contract dispute.
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This is my first post to the board having stumbled across this unique resource through Google.
Back in November my 65 year old Dad was diagnosed has having a Klatskin tumour. He had been admitted to a hospital abroad having presented with jaundice. At the time the hospital put in place a plan to drain the bile from his system and then to remove the tumour surgically. At the time it was important to my Dad to get back home to the UK in order to have treatment here.
We had him transferred back at the beginning of December and after getting him into the system here he was admitted to the care of the Royal Marsden in London. The plan was similar, he was to start the draining process and then move on to surgery however the path has not been so straightforward. Initially the drainage did not happen too fast but after a few days it started to move along (I forget exactly the units for these numbers but he started around 500 and they were trying to get them to below 50). At this point they did surgery to embolize one side of the liver in preparation for resection.
Shortly after Christmas he suffered an infection and was admitted to the Critical Care Unit for a few days suffering from dehydration and a severe fever. A course of antibiotics worked and a few days later he was transferred to a ward and then to home. At this point the drain was still doing it's thing and he was due to go back for a CT scan and follow up at the beginning of February.
After a week at home his condition deteriorated and he was taken back into hospital and admitted back to CCU. This time the infection was worse and by this point the concern was not directly the tumour but on controlling the infection and protecting his heart. He ended up having surgery again and this time they put a second drain in to unblock the other side.
Since recovering from this second bout of infection we have now been told that the tumour is now inoperable. As you can imagine mentally this has been a huge blow. The whole process has been an emotional rollercoaster for my father and the entire family - it seems like every step of the process is fighting against him.
Currently the planned next steps are to insert stents for internal drainage (now the infection is under control) and then to explore chemotherapy options.
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David West is interviewed by Hoopsworld and continues to drop knowledge.
He's such a grounded player. His experience has really paid big dividends for the Pacers. you can tell he's the one guy in the locker room that's not going to let the rest of the team get too full of themselves. When it's all said and done, I think signing David West will go down as the biggest free agent signing in Pacers NBA history.


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It could be even more fun to watch Thorne to see how much he improves this year.
``I think the biggest difference of Thorney is he came back with expectations of himself and a lot more confidence,'' Komets coach Al Sims said. ``You can see it when he's practicing and when he's playing. Last year he was just feeling his way and didn't want to make many mistakes. He was on the third line and didn't want to get sat out for making a mistake. This year he's much more confident with the puck and can do some different things.''
He's also bigger, putting on about 10 pounds of muscle over the summer. He's wider in the shoulders for more work in the corners.
``I just took my workouts a little more seriously,'' Thorne said. ``I have to be a little more prepared with going against bigger guys and younger guys also with more speed. I thought I needed a little more fitness so that's what I did.''
It shows. During the scrimmages, Thorne has been pounding everyone who gets in his way. It's obvious he feels he belongs on the ice and it's his area that others have to take from him when he's around the puck. He's been consistently burying defensemen in the corners.
``I knew it would be a lot easier on me going into the corners against bigger guys and having the puck coming out, not losing it every two or three times and having the puck most of the time,'' he said. ``That's where I knew I needed to bulk up more.''
Thorne is also working on other parts of this game, learning to be more patient with the puck. Last year, he'd get rid of it as soon as he got it, but throughout the season he learned to be more comfortable carrying it. Getting instruction from Komets' captain Colin Chaulk has helped.
``I listen to Chaulker a lot and he's a type of guy who loves the puck on this stick,'' Thorne said. ``I'm a chip and chase player, but I also have a little bit of skill in me and he's been teaching me that. I've been trying to be a little more patient with myself, patient on the ice and trying to make a little more decisions out there. I learned to have more confidence in myself.''
That doesn't mean he's going to get fancy all of a sudden or forget how he needs to play. He's just going to expand his game a little.
``I'm just going to play the same way I've been playing my whole career, chip and chase and have fun out there, never have a bad day and always have fun,'' he said. ``That's what me and Rizk and Schrockie have been harping on this year, let's have some fun. We know how we can play with each other and how well it goes. As long as we have fun, that's the way we have good success.'The Komets are not expected to play any veterans during tonight's first exhibition game against Evansville. There's a chance some vets may play Sunday, but that's also unlikely. After five days of scrimmaging, Komets coach Al Sims wants to see what the rookies can do under game conditions.
``The biggest part for us is these games in the afternoon when we really get a gage on how smart a guy is and how patient he is, is he physical or non-physical? We get all that from these games, and I'm sure we'll get a lot more from Evansville on Saturday and Sunday.''
The Komets only have a few spot open, maybe two forwards and two defensemen. Sims said he's going to pick his roster as if the Komets are not receiving any players from their affiliation with Norfolk of the American Hockey League. When those players show up, then he'll re-evaluate what he has.
``The agreement is they are here to play, and obviously if they are not good enough, they will send them on to other teams in our league,'' Sims said. ``If we're getting borderline American Hockey League players, they should be pretty good.''
The Komets got news Friday that defenseman Brent Henley has been released by Connecticut, and goaltender Charlie Effinger has been released by Grand Rapids. Both will be in the lineup Friday when the Komets open the regular season.
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Hunter Mill District Winter Coat Closet Opens Nov. 14
Nov. 10, 2009
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The eighth annual Hunter Mill District Winter Coat Closet will open on Saturday, Nov. 14. Donations are accepted at the North County Governmental Center, 12000 Bowman Towne Drive, Reston, through March 13 on the following days, excluding all major holidays:
- Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon.
- Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Coats donated should be new or gently used (in good condition and dry cleaned). Both child and adult sizes are needed – extra large sizes are especially appreciated. Donations are tax deductible and receipts are available.
The Hunter Mill District Winter Coat Closet, which helps children and adults who are homeless or in need, is sponsored by Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins and Reston Interfaith. Donations will be distributed at the North County Governmental Center. No appointment is necessary – however, supplies may be limited.
Volunteers are needed to assist clients in selecting coats, greet donors and sort donations. For more information or to volunteer, contact the Hunter Mill District Office, 703-478-0283, TTY 711.
The Fairfax-Falls Church community is committed to helping its most vulnerable residents and has set a goal to end homelessness by 2018. More information on the community plan to end homelessness can be found online.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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It's been a long time coming, but Samsung's first high-definition camcorder has arguably been worth the wait. If you're after an affordable high-def camera to use with your shiny new LCD TV, the VC-HMX10 represents good value for money.
After a frankly ridiculous amount of procrastination, Samsung is finally set to release its first ever high-definition camcorder, the VP-HMX10. As implicated by its low price tag, the HMX10 is very much a budget-orientated high-def model aimed squarely at entry level users. As such, it will fail to satisfy discerning videophiles who demand the unparalleled image resolution and clarity of 'full' HD. Nevertheless, it remains a worthy option for people looking for a cheap way to upgrade their SD camera.
The VC-HMX10 records video to SD/SDHC memory cards in the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video format, which offers superior rates of compression. SDHC media (and its assorted equivalents) are considered the Next Big Thing in the camcorder industry due to their high storage capacity and user-friendly convenience. At present, up to 32 gigabytes can be stored onto one SDHC card, which is the same amount of memory found on many hard disk-based camcorders.
The VC-HMX10 offers five different settings for video quality, comprising of Super Fine (HD), Fine (HD), Normal (HD), Standard (SD), and Economy (SD). This should be enough to keep everyone covered, regardless of their hardware or memory restraints. However, with a single 1.5Mp CMOS sensor measuring 1/4.5 inches, it isn't the most capable high-def camcorder on the market. Sporting a maximum resolution of 720p, it is outclassed by most HD camcorder on the market, which typically offer a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. On paper, this makes the VP-HMX10 an inferior product, though its target audience of casual users are unlikely to notice the difference.
During testing, our shots were occasionally marred by blotchy artefacts popping up on screen. While this was admittedly quite rare, it will nevertheless infuriate perfectionists and Tropfest hopefuls who require every frame to be glitch-free. We were also disappointed by the amount of noise apparent in low-light conditions, which made for some grainy and unattractive footage. This is a common flaw found in nearly all consumer-level camcorders, yet the lack of a dedicated night mode made it a lot more noticeable. Otherwise, the video quality was quite impressive overall, with accurate lifelike tones and a distinct lack of ghosting or motion blur, even when shooting fast moving images.
In terms of design, the VP-HMX10 shares much in common with its two flash-memory based HD rivals; the Sony HDR-CX7K and Panasonic HDC-SD9. From their miniaturised 'barrel' shape to their glossy black finish, all three cameras are nearly identical. However, the VP-HMX10 looks a lot cheaper on closer inspection, with ugly looking buttons, a stiff, uncomfortable hand strap and a much flimsier feel. The top-mounted battery compartment (which also houses the SD card slot) is of particularly low quality; requiring you to manually pull out the spring-loaded lid. Of course, this is the price you pay – or rather, don't pay – for a lower-cost model.
On the plus side, this is one of the smallest HD camcorders we have ever reviewed, making it a handy choice for frequent shooters. Indeed, the included carry bag could almost double as a sunglasses case; giving you an idea of its tiny dimensions. Of course, this can sometimes be a double-edged sword, particularly for people who have trouble shooting steady footage – a problem which is further exacerbated by the lack of an optical image stabiliser (instead the HMX10 offers an inferior EIS stabiliser).
Despite its somewhat tacky build quality, the VP-HMX10 benefits from several professional trimmings that are not found on either of its competitors. First and foremost amongst these is a 3.5mm microphone jack for external mics. This is a huge selling point for serious filmmakers on a limited budget who require crystal clear audio to go along with their high-def video. Unfortunately, because of the unit's tiny size, no accessory shoe is included on the camera, meaning you'll have to hold the microphone yourself (or get someone to do it for you). Nevertheless, this remains a highly impressive feature for an entry-level high-def camera; we take our hats off to Samsung for putting in the extra cost and effort.
Another neat feature unique to the HMX10 is its swivelling hand grip. This provides the camcorder's body with 135 degrees of rotation, allowing you to easily capture shots at unusual angles. For example, shooting directly upwards can be quite tricky when using a traditional hand strap, but the HMX10's versatile grip makes this a complete breeze. Again, this will benefit users in the short filmmaking camp who regularly capture creative or avant-garde shots.
When it comes to functionality, the VP-HMX10 is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, we found the touch-screen menu to be well laid out and attractively presented, yet on the other, certain small icons proved to be stubbornly unresponsive. The camcorder also takes several seconds to switch between video, photo and playback modes, which is sure to grate over time (it also won't let you capture still images while in video mode; even when you're not actually recording video). Manual options are quite ample; including exposure, focus, white balance, shutter speed, tele macro and a selection of scene modes.
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Grilled Pizzettas with Parmigiano, Prosciutto and Arugula and with Taleggio and Puttanesca
The Grilled Recipes kitchen invites you to try Grilled Pizzettas with Parmigiano, Prosciutto and Arugula and with Taleggio and Puttanesca recipe. Enjoy easy grilled recipes and learn how to make Grilled Pizzettas with Parmigiano, Prosciutto and Arugula and with Taleggio and Puttanesca.
Cook Time: 10 min
Level: Intermediate
Yield: about 6 pizzas
Chili Oil:
5 to 6 Fresno chile peppers, roughly chopped
1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
For the dough:
1/2 cup warm tap water
1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
For the toppings:
1/2 pound Parmigiano-Reggiano, shaved thin
1/2-pound Taleggio cheese, rind removed and chopped
1/4 pound prosciutto, sliced thin
2 cups baby arugula
2 plum tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup pitted gaeta olives, sliced
2 tablespoons capers
Pinch red pepper flakes
Extra-virgin olive oil
Chili-infused oil, for garnish
Chopped chives, for garnish
For the Chile Oil:
In a small saucepan, bring chiles and oil to a simmer. Remove from heat and let peppers steep in oil at least 1 hour.
To make the dough:
In a small bowl add the warm (this activates the yeast. If the water is too hot the yeast will die and if the water is too cold the yeast will not activate) tap water add the dry yeast and the sugar and stir to combine. Let sit for 15 minutes. The top of the water will bubble and it will smell very yeasty, this is what you want.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and the salt. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the olive oil and the yeast/water mixture. Using a fork gradually stir the flour into the yeast/water mix. Once most of the flour has combined, turn the dough out to a smooth clean work surface and use your hands to knead the dough to a smooth consistency.
Return the dough to the mixing bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm place for at least 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and preheat grill to medium-high heat.
For the puttanesca topping:
In a small bowl, mix together the tomatoes, olives, capers, red pepper flakes and season with salt and a drizzle of olive oil, set aside.
Brush and oil grill to remove any crud and clean.
Portion the dough into golf ball size rounds. Using a rolling pin, roll each dough into a rectangle, I like irregular shapes. If not using the dough right away, wrap each 1 in plastic wrap and reserve until ready to use. If using the dough right away grill each dough on both sides so there are grill marks and the dough is stiff and crisp. Top some of the dough with shaved Parmigiano and the other with Taleggio.
Top the Taleggio pizzas with the tomato mixture. Place pizzas in oven until cheese melts, about 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately when the Parmesan pizzas come out of the oven, arrange prosciutto slices on top and then top with the arugula and drizzle with spicy chile oil. Cut pizzas into pieces and serve immediately garnished with chives.
Recipe courtesy Anne Burrell
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For two days, the Cavaliers put on a full-court press trying to persuade 25-year-old free-agent forward Earl Clark to come to Cleveland. Rejecting interest from the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, Clark has agreed to a contract that will insert him into the middle of the Cavs' youth movement, a source told Sporting News.
Clark gets a two-year, $9 million contract.
In Cleveland, Clark will have the opportunity to win a starting job. The Cavaliers drafted UNLV forward Anthony Bennett, who can play either small forward or power forward, with the No. 1 overall pick. They have promising young power forward Tristan Thompson on board. New Cavs coach Mike Brown has long been a proponent of the "stretch-4" idea, employing big men who can also shoot from the perimeter.
Last season, after attempting just 10 3-pointers in the first three years of his career, Clark put up 104 in Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni's offense. He made 33.7 percent of them, but he showed enough promise as a perimeter threat that the Cavs figured it was worth it to take a chance on him. Clark is also big enough to guard power forwards and athletic enough to defend small forwards on the perimeter.
In the first two years of his career, spent with the Phoenix Suns, Clark worked with former Suns coach Igor Kokoskov, who has a solid reputation for building up young shooters. Kokoskov left Phoenix to join Brown's staff this offseason, and figures to be a key to Clark's development.
With a backcourt that includes All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters, the Cavaliers would like to play an up-tempo style. While Anderson Varejao is expected to come into the season as the starting center, the Cavaliers could go frequently with small lineups, with Bennett and Clark on the floor as forwards and Thompson as the center.
The signing of Clark won't become official until July 10.